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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armadillo%20%28C%2B%2B%20library%29 | Armadillo is a linear algebra software library for the C++ programming language. It aims to provide efficient and streamlined base calculations, while at the same time having a straightforward and easy-to-use interface. Its intended target users are scientists and engineers.
It supports integer, floating point (single and double precision), complex numbers, and a subset of trigonometric and statistics functions. Dense and sparse matrices are supported. Various matrix decompositions are provided through optional integration with Linear Algebra PACKage (LAPACK), Automatically Tuned Linear Algebra Software (ATLAS), and ARPACK. High-performance BLAS/LAPACK replacement libraries such as OpenBLAS and Intel MKL can also be used.
The library employs a delayed-evaluation approach (during compile time) to combine several operations into one and reduce (or eliminate) the need for temporaries. Where applicable, the order of operations is optimised. Delayed evaluation and optimisation are achieved through template metaprogramming.
Armadillo is related to the Boost Basic Linear Algebra Subprograms (uBLAS) library, which also uses template metaprogramming. However, Armadillo builds upon ATLAS and LAPACK libraries, thereby providing machine-dependent optimisations and functions not present in uBLAS.
It is open-source software distributed under the permissive Apache License, making it applicable for the development of both open source and proprietary software. The project is supported by the NICTA research centre in Australia.
An interface to the Python language is available through the PyArmadillo package,
which facilitates prototyping of algorithms in Python followed by relatively straightforward conversion to C++.
Armadillo is a core dependency of the mlpack machine learning library and the ensmallen C++ library for numerical optimization.
Example in C++ 11
Here is a trivial example demonstrating Armadillo functionality:
// Compile with:
// $ g++ -std=c++11 main.cpp -o file_name -O2 -larmadillo
#include <iostream>
#include <armadillo>
#include <cmath>
int main()
{
// ^
// Position of a particle // |
arma::vec Pos = {{0}, // | (0,1)
{1}}; // +---x-->
// Rotation matrix
double phi = -3.1416/2;
arma::mat RotM = {{+cos(phi), -sin(phi)},
{+sin(phi), +cos(phi)}};
Pos.print("Current position of the particle:");
std::cout << "Rotating the point " << phi*180/3.1416 << " deg" << std::endl;
Pos = RotM*Pos;
Pos.print("New position of the particle:"); // ^
// x (1,0)
// |
// +------>
return 0;
}
Example in C++ 98
Here is another trivial example in C++ 98:
#include <iostream>
#include <armadillo>
int main()
{
ar |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PDCurses | PDCurses is a public domain software programming library for DOS, OS/2, Windows, X11 and SDL2. It is a continuation of the original curses system - while development of curses ended in the mid-1990s, work on ncurses and PDCurses continued. PDCurses implements most of the functions available in the original X/Open and UNIX System V R4 curses. Development started in 1987 to support The Hessling Editor. It supports many compilers for these platforms. The X11 port lets one recompile existing text-mode curses programs to produce native X11 applications.
External links
PDCurses on GitHub
Curses (programming library)
Public-domain software with source code |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J.%20Kevin%20Barlow | J. Kevin Barlow is a Mi'kmaq from the Indian island of New Brunswick. He is a former Chief Executive Officer of the Canadian Aboriginal AIDS Network (CAAN).
Barlow worked in the aboriginal health field for over 25 years. He has presented his research in New Zealand, the United States, Mexico, and across Canada, exploring challenges in international HIV prevention and AIDS education.
He has worked primarily in the HIV/AIDS sector, and is Principal Investigator on a number of grants exploring cultural competence, mental health, and historical trauma. His leadership and advocacy earned him a national award for excellence in aboriginal programming in 2006.
References
External links
Cedar Project website
Publications
J. Kevin Barlow, EXAMINING HIV/AIDS AMONG THE ABORIGINAL POPULATION IN CANADA: in the post-residential school era (2003), found at PDF
HIV/AIDS activists
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people) |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronic%20Markets%20%28journal%29 | Electronic Markets - The International Journal on Networked Business is a quarterly double-blind peer-reviewed academic journal that covers research on the implications of information systems on e-commerce. It was established in 1991 and is published by Springer Science+Business Media. Since 2010, Electronic Markets is included in the Social Sciences Citation Index. The editors-in-chief are Rainer Alt (Leipzig University) and Hans-Dieter Zimmermann (FHS St. Gallen University of Applied Sciences).
Abstracting and indexing
The journal is abstracted and indexed in Scopus, Inspec, ProQuest, Academic OneFile, Current Contents/Social & Behavioral Sciences, International Bibliography of the Social Sciences, and the Social Sciences Citation Index. According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2017 impact factor of 3.818.
References
External links
Official Website
Copyright policies & self-archiving
Business and management journals
Information systems journals
German economics journals
Springer Science+Business Media academic journals
Academic journals established in 1991
English-language journals
Quarterly journals |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/InterMine | InterMine is an open source data warehouse system, licensed under the LGPL 2.1. InterMine is used to create databases of biological data accessed by sophisticated web query tools. InterMine can be used to create databases from a single data set or can integrate multiple sources of data. Support is provided for several common biological formats and there is a framework for adding other data. InterMine includes a user-friendly web interface that works 'out of the box' and can be easily customised.
InterMine makes it easy to integrate multiple data sources into a single data warehouse. It has a core data model based on the sequence ontology and supports several biological data formats, allowing sysadmins to configure which organisms or data files are required. It is easy to extend the data model and integrate other data, with a web service API, clients in seven different languages, and an XML format to help import custom data.
As an active open source project, InterMine maintains a developer mailing list and thorough developer and user documentation.
Supported data formats
Chado
GFF3
FASTA
GO & gene association files
UniProt XML
PSI XML (protein interactions, Protein Structure Initiative)
InParanoid orthologs
Ensembl
Clients
Web clients allow users to access the data programatically with minimal effort, and are available for perl, python, ruby, javascript, Java, and R. Data can also be queried via a native Android app.
Web application
The InterMine web application allows creation of custom bioinformatics queries, includes template queries (web forms to run 'canned' queries). Users can upload and operate on lists of data. It is possible to configure/create widgets to analyse lists with graphs and enrichment statistics.
An admin user can publish new template queries, change report pages and create public lists at any time without any programming. Many aspects of the web app can be configured and branded.
Current projects (not exhaustive list)
An up-to-date list of projects can be viewed at the InterMine Registry
Generic Model Organism Database
modENCODE
FlyMine
HumanMine
RatMine
YeastMine
TargetMine
MitoMiner
MouseMine
ZebrafishMine
WormMine
INDIGO
ThaleMine
TargetMine
PhytoMine
MedicMine
BovineMine
HymenopteraMine
SoyMine
BeanMine
ChickpeaMine
LegumeMine
PeanutMine
Shaare
Wheat3Bmine
PlanMine
GrapeMine
RepetDB
XenMine
CHOMine
References
External links
InterMine
Department of Genetics, University of Cambridge
Wellcome Trust
InterMine API Documentation
Bioinformatics software
Biological databases
Data warehousing products
Genetics in the United Kingdom
Science and technology in Cambridgeshire
South Cambridgeshire District |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bridging%20model | In computer science, a bridging model is an abstract model of a computer which provides a conceptual bridge between the physical implementation of the machine and the abstraction available to a programmer of that machine; in other words, it is intended to provide a common level of understanding between hardware and software engineers.
A successful bridging model is one which can be efficiently implemented in reality and efficiently targeted by programmers; in particular, it should be possible for a compiler to produce good code from a typical high-level language. The term was introduced by Leslie Valiant's 1990 paper A Bridging Model for Parallel Computation, which argued that the strength of the von Neumann model was largely responsible for the success of computing as a whole. The paper goes on to develop the bulk synchronous parallel model as an analogous model for parallel computing.
References
Computer architecture
Theoretical computer science
fa:مدل پل زدن |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cavalier%20Computer | Cavalier Computer, later Cavalier Computer Corporation, is a defunct software company that produced games for the Apple II series of computers. The company was founded in 1981 by high school classmates Jim Nitchals and Barry Printz and achieved an early success with Bug Attack, a game similar to Centipede that ranked among the top 30 software titles of 1982.
Jim Nitchals died at age 36 in 1998.
Software
Asteroid Field by Jim Nitchals (1980)
Bug Attack by Jim Nitchals (1981)
Microwave by Jay P. Zimmerman and Jim Nitchals (1982)
Raiders of the lost Ring, sometimes called Ring Raiders, by Jim Nitchals (1981). A clone of Star Castle.
Star Thief by Jim Nitchals (1981)
Teleport by Mike Abbott and Jim Nitchals (1982)
References
External links
Game Designers Remembered: Jim Nitchals
Defunct video game companies of the United States
Privately held companies based in California |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Control%20channel | In radio communication, a control channel is a central channel that controls other constituent radios by handling data streams. It is most often used in the context of a trunked radio system, where the control channel sends various data which coordinates users in talkgroups.
In GSM networks, Control Channels are divided into three categories: Broadcast Channel (BCH), Common Control Channel (CCCH), and Dedicated Control Channel (DCCH).
Broadcast Channel (BCH)
The group of Broadcast Channel is subdivided into three channels:
Broadcast Control Channel (BCCH)
Frequency Correction Channel (FCCH)
Synchronization Channel (SCH)
The BCCH is transmitted by the base transceiver station (BTS) at all times. The radio frequency (RF) carrier used to transmit the BCCH is referred to as the BCCH carrier. The mobile station (MS) monitors the information carried on the BCCH periodically (at least every 30 secs), when it is switched on and not in a call.
The BCCH Consists of:
a. Broadcast Control Channel (BCCH): Carries the following information:
Location Area Identity (LAI).
List of neighboring cells that should be monitored by the MS.
List of frequencies used in the cell.
Cell identity.
Power control indicator.
DTX permitted.
Access control (i.e., emergency calls, call barring ... etc.).
CBCH description.
The BCCH is transmitted at constant power at all times, and all MS that may seek to use it to measure its signal strength. “Dummy” bursts are transmitted to ensure continuity when there is no BCCH carrier traffic.
b. Frequency Correction Channel (FCCH):
This is transmitted frequently on the BCCH timeslot and allows the mobile to synchronize its own frequency to that of the transmitting base site. The FCCH may only be sent during timeslot 0 on the BCCH carrier frequency and therefore it acts as a flag to the mobile to identify Timeslot 0. It has a sequence of 148 zeros transmitted by the BTS.
c. Synchronization Channel (SCH)
The SCH carries the information to enable the MS to synchronize to the TDMA frame structure and know the timing of the individual timeslots. The following parameters are sent:
Frame number.
Base Site Identity Code (BSIC).
The MS will monitor BCCH information from surrounding cells and store the information from the best six cells. The SCH information on these cells is also stored so that the MS may quickly resynchronize when it enters a new cell. Follows the FCCH and contains BTS identification and location information.
Common Control Channels
The Common Control Channel (CCCH) is responsible for transferring control information between all mobiles and the BTS. This is necessary for the implementation of “call origination” and “call paging” functions.
It consists of the following:
a. Random Access Channel (RACH)
Used by the mobile when it requires gaining access to the system. This occurs when the mobile initiates a call or responds to a page.
b. Paging Channel (PCH)
Used by the BTS to page MS, (paging can be performed b |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20Disney%20Channel%20%28Indian%20TV%20channel%29%20series | This is a list of original programming by Disney Channel in India.
Original shows
Movies
Disney XD original series
Chorr Police (2009-2012)
Luv Kushh (2012-2014)
Mysteries and Feluda (2011)
P5 - Pandavas 5 (2011-2012)
The Adventures of King Vikram (2012-2014)
Howzzattt (2012)
Hungama TV original series
Hero - Bhakti Hi Shakti Hai (2005–2007)
Zoran (2007)
Footnotes
Videos
"All for One (Aaja Nachle)" from High School Musical 2
"Ud Chale" from High School Musical 2
"Ek Hai Hum (All for One)" from High School Musical 2
"Shake it Up" (Medley of songs "Shake It Up", "Bezubaan" and "Sorry Sorry") from Shake It Up and ABCD: Any Body Can Dance
"Happy Birthday Mickey" (Bollywood celebrities Ranbir Kapoor, Deepika Padukone, Sushant Singh Rajput, Jacqueline Fernandez, Meet Bros, Sunidhi Chauhan, Varun Dhawan, Shraddha Kapoor, Anushka Sharma, Alia Bhatt, Amit Trivedi, Shaan, Nargis Fakhri, Riteish Deshmukh, Aditya Roy Kapur, Tiger Shroff, Sidharth Malhotra and Kailash Kher wishing Mickey Mouse Happy Birthday)
"Sab Sahi Hai Bro" (Promotional song for Aladdin's Indian release performed by Badshah)
See also
List of programs broadcast by Disney Channel (India)
List of programs broadcast by Hungama TV
List of Disney television films
References
Disney
Disney India
Disney Channel related-lists |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BSCI | BSCI may refer to:
Business Social Compliance Initiative, a supplychain monitoring certification (BSCI)
Cisco Career Certifications, Building Scalable Cisco Internetworks (BSCI)
Broad-Spectrum Chemokine Inhibitor (BSCI), a class of anti-inflammatory drug
Boston Scientific, a Fortune 500 medical device company |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British%20Rail%20Telecommunications | British Rail Telecommunications was created in 1992 by British Rail (BR). It was the largest private telecoms network in Britain, consisting of 17,000 route kilometres of fibre optic and copper cable which connected every major city and town in the country and provided links to continental Europe through the Channel Tunnel.
BR also operated its own national trunked radio network, providing dedicated train-to-shore mobile communications, and in the early 1980s BR helped establish Mercury Communications’ (now Vodafone) core infrastructure by laying a resilient figure-of-eight fibre optic network alongside Britain's railway lines, spanning London, Bristol, Birmingham, Leeds and Manchester.
Realising the enormous commercial potential, BR Telecommunications Limited (BRT) was created in 1992 to exploit its wayleave rights and to take responsibility for the management and maintenance of the industry's voice, data and radio networks associated with the operational running of the railway and its business needs.
BRT was bought by Racal Electronics in 1995 and became Racal-BRT. This merged with Racal Network Services (RNS) in 1997 to become Racal Telecom. Two companies, Thales Translink and Thales Fieldforce, evolved from Racal Telecom in 1999 and were merged into Thales Telecommunications Services (TTS) in April 2002. TTS provides specialist telecoms services to the UK transport market.
On 1 April 2009, under TUPE employment regulations, around 480 telecoms experts moved from Thales to Network Rail to maintain the telecoms network.
Early history
In May 1837 William Fothergill Cooke (1806–1879) and Professor Charles Wheatstone (1802–1875) entered into a partnership, and on 10 June patented a five-needle telegraph for which five wires were necessary. The telegraph worked by deflecting any two of the needles at the same time to point to any one of 20 letters on the grid behind the needle. Sending and receiving messages was a slow process, as each word had to be spelt out. With only 20 letters on the grid, the spelling sometimes contained inaccuracies. On 25 July, Wheatstone's and Cooke's telegraph was demonstrated to the directors of the London and Birmingham Railway between Euston and Camden Town, a distance of just under a mile.
In 1839 the world's first commercial telegraph line using the Cooke and Wheatstone five-needle system was commissioned by the Great Western Railway and built between Paddington and West Drayton, a distance of 13 miles. It was working to Hanwell by 6 April and was completed to West Drayton on 9 April. The public could pay one shilling (5p) to view the telegraph and could send their own telegrams. The undertaking marked the first commercial use of electricity. The line was later extended to Slough, but when it was proposed to carry it to Bristol, the Directors of the railway company objected and the agreement with Cooke and Wheatstone was rejected. Eventually, it was agreed that Cooke was allowed to retain the wires in position |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butler%20SQL | Butler SQL is a now-defunct SQL-based database server for the classic Mac OS from EveryWare Development. For much of its history, it was partnered with another EveryWare product, Tango, that built dynamic database pages from SQL data. The product eventually ended up with Pervasive Software, although it is no longer sold.
Butler was introduced to take advantage of new a Mac OS component known as the Data Access Manager (DAM), which was similar in concept to ODBC, allowing end-user client programs to access various data sources. DAM, however, worked at a lower level than ODBC and did not contain any inherent query language. To address the concern that a single DAM program might want to work with different back-end databases, Apple used a second system known as the Data Access Language (DAL), which was a variant of SQL that included additional flow-control and data manipulation instructions. DAL queries were converted to the target database using an adaptor on the server.
Butler was written to natively support DAL as its variant of SQL, and use DAM internally to support networking. As such, it avoided several intermediary layers that would be required to use the same queries on other database servers. Butler 2.0, released in May 1996, added direct ODBC links as well.
Butler suffered from performance problems due to the single-user nature of the Mac OS. In particular, file access was single-threaded and multitasking was coordinated by the applications, not the operating system.
References
Lawrence Charters, "Data, Data EveryWare", January 1996 General Meeting, Washington Apple Pi
"EveryWare ships Butler SQL 2.0", Business Wire, 13 May 1996
Discontinued software
Classic Mac OS software
Proprietary database management systems
MacOS database-related software |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trams%20in%20Warsaw | The Warsaw tram network is a tram system serving a third of Warsaw, Poland, and serving half the city's population. It operates 726 cars, and is the second-largest system in the country (after the Silesian system). There are about 25 regular lines, forming a part of the city's integrated public transport system organized by the Warsaw Transport Authority. Since 1994 the system is operated by the municipally-owned company Tramwaje Warszawskie sp. z.o.o.
History
Horse tram
The history of tram transport in Warsaw dates back to 1866 when a long horse tram line was built to transport goods and passengers between the Vienna Railway Station and the Petersburg and Terespol railway stations across the Vistula River. This was in order to circumvent limitations imposed by Russian authorities, which prevented the construction of a railway bridge for strategic reasons. In 1880, a second line was constructed with the help of Belgian capital, this time intended as public transit within the city. The Belgian company quickly expanded its own lines, and in 1882 took over the line between the railway stations, which has lost most of its original purpose after a railway bridge was finally built in 1875. In 1899 the entire tram system, by then of tracks with 234 tram cars and 654 horses operating 17 lines, was purchased by the city. By 1903, plans were drafted to convert the system to electric trams, which was done by 1908.
Interbellum
The development mostly stagnated for the next 10 years with only a few short stretches built. After World War I, the network developed rapidly handling increased traffic and extending to the outskirts of the city with the network reaching the length of and 757 tram cars in 1939. In 1927, a privately owned light rail line called EKD (today Warszawska Kolej Dojazdowa) was built, connecting several neighboring towns with the center of Warsaw using electric motor coaches similar to trams, only faster, larger and more massive, with frequent stops and tracks running along the streets in city; however the system was incompatible with the Warsaw trams as it used standard gauge tracks while the city network still used Russian gauge left from Russian times. In 1925, the company operating the Warsaw trams decided to construct an underground system. Preliminary boring started, but the work was suspended because of the Great Depression; the idea resurfaced in 1938, but was again buried with the outbreak of World War II.
Second half of the 20th century
The tram system remained operational, although gradually deteriorating, during most of the Nazi occupation until the Warsaw Uprising in 1944, after which all the infrastructure was systematically destroyed. After the war it was rebuilt relatively fast. As the system was practically built from scratch the occasion was used to convert it to standard gauge. During the 1950s and 1960s, the network was extended to newly built districts of soviet style panel houses and industrial plants and newer |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HP%20Pavilion%20dv5 | The HP Pavilion dv5 was a model series of laptop/mobile computers manufactured by Hewlett-Packard Company that features a 15.4" diagonal display. The HP Pavilion dv4 features a 14.1" and the HP Pavilion dv7 a 17" display. The dv5 series has been discontinued, being partially replaced by the dv6 (16") series, and released again as a 14.5" model in 2010.
Models
dv5se (Special Edition) - Features the Renewal Imprint finish
dv5t - Uses An Intel Processor
dv5z - Uses An AMD Processor
Weight And Dimensions
Note: Weight varies by configuration
Customizable Features
The following are customizable features only available in the United States (HP CTO Notebooks). Information retrieved on the HP store website, November 2008.
References
HP dv5tse Information webpage
HP dv5t Information webpage
HP dv5z Information webpage
HP dv5 14.5-Inch Edition, 2010
See also
Hewlett-Packard
HP Pavilion
Pavilion dv5 |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California%20Pacific%20Computer%20Company | California Pacific Computer Company is a defunct software company that published games and related software for the Apple II family of computers in the late 1970s and early 1980s. California Pacific is best known as the publisher of the first installment of Richard Garriott's popular Ultima game series, and for Super Invader, a Space Invaders clone voted the most popular software of 1978–80.
Software
Akalabeth: World of Doom by Richard Garriott (1979)
Apple-oids by Tom Luhrs (1980)
Super Invader by M. Hata (1980), later renamed to Cosmos Mission
Bill Budge's Space Album (1980), collection of four games
Fender Bender
Trilogy of Games by Bill Budge (1980): Night Driver, Pinball, Space War
Ultima by Richard Garriott (1981)
3-D Game Tool by Bill Budge (1981)
Brainteaser Boulevard by Chuck Bueche (1982), Frogger clone
Lady Tut by Greggy (1983)
See also
Steve Gibson (computer programmer)
References
Defunct software companies of the United States
Defunct video game companies of the United States
Software companies based in California
Video game companies based in California
Companies based in Solano County, California
Davis, California
Software companies established in 1979
Software companies disestablished in 1983
Video game companies established in 1979
Video game companies disestablished in 1983
1979 establishments in California
1983 disestablishments in California |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wearable%20augmented%20task-list%20interchange%20device | Wearable Augmented task-List Interchange Device (W.A.L.I.D) system was designed by computing researchers of the wearable computing group at the University of Oregon as a simulator to test wearable communities projects. The first version was used in testing the Negotiation System described in When Cyborgs Meet: Building Communities of Cooperating Wearable Agents, and as described in Modeling Wearable Negotiation in an Opportunistic Task Oriented Domain. The WALID simulator is also modified for the trust domain.
The experimental system of WALID is developed to test the weighing of trust versus self-interest. The experiment was made easy by the fact that Oregon computing researchers live and worked in the same neighbourhood in Eugene, Oregon.
In this experiment, two individuals use their mobile devices to negotiate about and to exchange real world tasks such as dropping off someone's dry cleaning of returning a book to the library. It is based on the ideal of "doing a favour for others knowing that one day they will do it for you".
The WALID system utilizes personal agent software to find nearby community members in close proximity to negotiate the exchange of tasks. Agents are made aware of the activities of the tasks and their locations via a user's task list. When an encounter occurs, negotiation is made and the tasks are exchanged if the negotiation goes through.
Ideas from game theory are employed to ensure that results negotiations are mutually beneficial; cooperation is conducted only if there is opportunity to enhance the user's objective.
Notes
Robotics projects
University of Oregon
Mobile computers |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boundary%20vector%20field | The boundary vector field (BVF) is an external force for parametric active contours (i.e. Snakes). In the fields of computer vision and image processing, parametric active contours are widely used for segmentation and object extraction. The active contours move progressively towards its target based on the external forces. There are a number of shortcomings in using the traditional external forces, including the capture range problem, the concave object extraction problem, and high computational requirements.
The BVF is generated by an interpolation scheme which reduces the computational requirement significantly, and at the same time, improves the capture range and concave object extraction capability.
The BVF is also tested in moving object tracking and is proven to provide fast detection method for real time video applications.
References
K.W. Sum and Paul Y.S. Cheung, "Boundary Vector Field for Parametric Active Contours," Pattern Recognition, vol. 40, no. 6, pp. 1635–1645, Jun 2007
Rafael Verdú-Monedero, Juan Morales-Sánchez, and Luis Weruaga, "Convergence Analysis of Active Contours," Image and Vision Computing, vol. 26, issue 8, pp. 1118–1128, 2008
N. Lin and B. Hu, "Moving Object Detection and Tracking in Video Sequences Based on Boundary Vector Field," Journal of Computer Applications, vol. 28, Jun 2008
Pattern Recognition (Journal of the Pattern Recognition Society)
Image and Vision Computing, Elsevier Journal
Journal of Computer Applications
Image processing
Animation terminology |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hong%20Kong%20Society%20of%20Medical%20Informatics | The Hong Kong Society of Medical Informatics was founded in April 1987 by a group of medical practitioners and informatics professionals with special interests in medical informatics and computing and communications.
The society is a non-profit organization registered as a Company Limited by Guarantee.
See also
Health informatics
Hospital Authority
References
Further reading
The Development of eHealth in Hong Kong in the past 20 years
Medical Informatics: The state of the art in the Hospital Authority. Asia Pacific Association for Medical Informatics. Conference No3, Hong Kong, HONG-KONG (27/09/2000 2001, vol. 62, no 2-3 (95 p.) (27 ref.), pp. 113–119
External links
Hong Kong Academy of Medicine
Asia Pacific Association for Medical Informatics
Hong Kong Society for Medical Informatics @ International Medical Informatics Association
eHealth Consortium
Medical and health organisations based in Hong Kong
Health informatics and eHealth associations |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marketing%20accountability | Marketing accountability is a term that signifies management with data that is understandable to the management of the enterprise. "Accountable Marketing" is another name that can be given to this process.
Overview
Within marketing accountability the expression “integrated marketing communications” (IMC) implies that marketing and communications are integrated within the business and management of the enterprise, not as a stand-alone functional silo. Analogous to other business functions like manufacturing and sales, accountable marketing is based on a set of valid outcome performance indicators and the associated activity input costs. Outcome performance indicators are called Effectiveness Metrics; Effectiveness combined with costs is called Efficiency (effectiveness per dollar spent).
According to the Common Language Marketing Dictionary, Marketing accountability refers to the use of metrics to link a firm's marketing actions to financially relevant outcomes and growth over time. This accountability allows marketing to take responsibility for the profit or loss from investments in marketing activities, and to demonstrate the financial contributions of specific marketing programs to the overall financial objectives of the firm, including brand asset value. Return on marketing investment (ROMI), customer acquisition costs, and retention rates are examples of commonly employed marketing accountability metrics.
Marketing Accountability was the subject of a report published in 1997 by Financial Times Management Reports It investigated a widespread problem that consultants McKinsey & Co. had described as "marketing's mid life crisis".
Recent research by the Forbes CMO Practice and the Marketing Accountability Standards Board shows CMO are under growing pressure to show returns on rising investments in marketing assets, new media, data, analytics and technology needed to compete for digitally enabled customers. The complexity of marketing accountability has growth as marketers must add many more investments to the marketing portfolio to adapt to changing customer preferences and compete effectively for market share. According to Forbes research, the CMO of the average Global 5000 company must now allocate resources across at least 20 primary investment types in their annual budget.
Methodology
In order for indicators to be considered valid for accountability, they must meet a few minimum requirements. They need to measure marketing outcomes from the consumers’ point of view, they need to include all marketing activities, they must be repeated over time, and they must meet statistical and technical criteria required of all measurement systems.
The measurements need to be true outcome indicators. Unlike sales where the outcome is easily quantifiable, marketing is more difficult to define: there is not a direct, fast-acting relationship between marketing activities and sales. Some marketing materials are designed to inform, others attempt to p |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samsung%20NC10 | The Samsung NC10 (Samsung SENS NC10 in South Korea) is a subnotebook/netbook computer designed by Samsung. At the time of its introduction (2008), it was noted for its combination of a 10.2" screen and large 6-cell battery as standard, giving a battery life of up to 7.5 hours, a large hard disk drive and a release price of 499 USD (299 GBP).
Technical overview
Processor and memory
The Samsung NC10 uses a 1.6 GHz Intel Atom N270 processor running at FSB frequency of 533 MHz, and includes 1 GB of DDR2 800/6400 memory as standard. North bridge chipset is Intel 945GSE and south bridge is Intel ICH7-M. NC10 may be equipped with DDR2 667 or 800 MHz, but 945GSE GMCH supports DDR2 400/533 MHz only, so there is no reason to install memory faster than 533 MHz (PC2-4200). Internally, the NC10 has one slot for memory accepting memory modules up to 2 GB.
Display
The screen is a non-glossy display and measures 10.2 inches (259 mm) diagonally, and has a resolution of 1024×600 pixels. An external display can be used through the standard VGA connector.
Keyboard
The 83-key keyboard is 93% of the size of a full-size keyboard, with 17.7 mm pitch between keys and 2 mm travel on each key press, with some reviews claiming it is the best keyboard of any netbook yet released. The keyboard has also been treated with the anti-bacterial Silver Nano technology.
Storage
The standard internal hard drive size is 160 GB on a SATA 1.5 Gbit/s interface. It also includes an SD card slot, supporting MMC, SD and SDHC cards for additional storage.
The standard internal hard drive can be replaced with a Solid State Drive (SSD).
Problems with hardware
Some users noticed a white screen problem. After some time if the brightness is more than 40% screen goes completely white.
It has been reported on various forums that the problem relates to a faulty cable between the screen and motherboard. Users have had success in getting this fixed under the Samsung factory warranty. A YouTube video provides a simple DIY solution to the issue by fastening some screws around the screen.
Sometimes the main board develops bad through holes which can cause very strange symptoms as mentioned earlier, a pin from old AMD laptop CPU such as Sempron can be used as well.
As these netbooks are quite old now the power switches and surrounding plastic are quite prone to failure. Repairing them is feasible and in the short term replacing it with a reed switch pair from old phones and small magnet does work as the switches are hard to find.
Part numbers include BA81-0588CA but this is also used on other machines notably the AOA270 and some HP laptops.
Also quite common with these are RAM failures, especially with the stock memory. It is believed that the failure is caused by deterioration in the memory chips used for serial presence detect and BIOS failures though rare do sometimes cause "black screen" similar to the early Aspire One units which can be recoverable using crisis boot disk and Alt Esc method.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angers%20tramway | The Angers tramway () is the tramway network in the French city of Angers in Pays de la Loire.
Opened on 25 June 2011, the system is operated by RATP Dev and replaced some bus lines, with the buses redeployed throughout the rest of the metropolitan area. The Alstom APS ground-level power supply has been used on two parts of the line totalling in order to avoid overhead lines in the centre of Angers and Avrillé. Angers is the third city using such system, after Bordeaux and Reims.
Timeline
April 2007: Works officially started.
April 2010: Delivery of the Alstom Citadis 302 trams
December 2010: Testing
January 2011: Operation of shadow service without passengers
25 June 2011: Line A in service
8 July 2023: Line B and C in service
Current Service
The total budget for the first line, re-evaluated in 2008, is around €350m (€47m for the trams), up from the 2004 estimate of €250m.
Main features for Line A:
North-South connection across the metropolitan area, connecting Avrillé (third most populous town ) to La Roseraie (most populous district in Angers).
Non-stop service from 5.30 AM until 0.30 AM (19 hours a day)
25 stations
End to end journey time of 37 minutes;
Average speed of 20 km/h (13 mph)
6 minute headways during peak hours.
an estimated 35,000 passengers expected daily.
As the line goes on both banks of the Maine, a new bridge was built to allow the trams to cross the river. It connects Angers' University Hospital Centre to Saint-Serge. This 270m bridge is accessible to bicycles and pedestrians as well as emergency vehicles.
Stations
Angers-Roseraie
Jean Vilar
Jean XXIII
Bamako
Strasbourg
Place Lafayette
Les Gares
Foch-Haras
Foch-Maison Bleue
Ralliement
Molière
Saint-Serge Université
Berges de Maine
C.H.U-Hôpital
Capucins
Jean Moulin
Les Hauts De Saint Aubin
Verneau
Terra Botanica
Plateau Mayenne
Bois du Roy
Acacias
Saint Gilles
Bascule
Avrillé-Ardenne
Advantages
Good public transport system for Avrillé (third town in the metropolitan area after Angers and Trélazé), bringing more life to the city centre and assisting with the development of new neighbourhoods
Connecting new districts: Plateaux de la Mayenne and des Capucins
Tram station close to Terra Botanica
Connecting important facilities such as the University Hospital Centre (4,500 employees and 3,000 visitors a day), Angers Saint-Laud railway station and the administrative city
The new bridge on the Maine is used by trams, bicycles and pedestrians between the hospital and the Gaumont Film Company studios.
A better connections to the Angers city centre and improved traffic flows
A more attractive city centre (including a larger pedestrian area)
Complementarity of different transport types around the central connection point, Angers Saint-Laud railway station and bus station
Connecting La Roseraie as part of the urban renovation of the district.
Drawbacks
Line A passes through place du Ralliement, which will still be accessible for pedestrians, eme |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20population%20centres%20in%20Quebec | Population centre, in Canadian census data, is a populated place, or a cluster of interrelated populated places, which meets the demographic characteristics of an urban area, having a population of at least 1,000 people and a population density of no fewer than 400 persons per square km2. The boundaries of a populated place are not necessarily contiguous with municipal boundaries; a population centre may both include areas outside the boundaries of a municipality, if their urban development is directly contiguous, and may exclude areas inside the boundaries of a municipality which are less densely populated. A municipality may also not be classified as a population centre at all, but may simply be part of another municipality's population centre. Accordingly, do not confuse this list with List of municipalities in Quebec, which lists all municipalities by their actual municipal populations.
The term was first introduced in the Canada 2011 Census; prior to that, Statistics Canada used the term urban area.
In the 2021 Census of Population, Statistics Canada listed 273 population centres in the province of Quebec and 2 population centres located in part in Quebec.
See also
List of cities and towns in Quebec
List of the largest population centres in Canada
References
Lists of populated places in Quebec |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Technical%20data%20management%20system | A technical data management system (TDMS) is a document management system (DMS) pertaining to the management of technical and engineering drawings and documents. Often the data are contained in 'records' of various forms, such as on paper, microfilms or digital media. Hence technical data management is also concerned with record management involving technical data. Technical document management systems are used within large organisations with large scale projects involving engineering. For example, a TDMS can be used for integrated steel plants (ISP), automobile factories, aero-space facilities, infrastructure companies, city corporations, research organisations, etc. In such organisations, technical archives or technical documentation centres are created as central facilities for effective management of technical data and records.
TDMS functions are similar to that of conventional archive functions in concepts, except that the archived materials in this case are essentially engineering drawings, survey maps, technical specifications, plant and equipment data sheets, feasibility reports, project reports, operation and maintenance manuals, standards, etc.
Document registration, indexing, repository management, reprography, etc. are parts of TDMS. Various kinds of sophisticated technologies such as document scanners, microfilming and digitization camera units, wide format printers, digital plotters, software, etc. are available, making TDMS functions an easier process than previous times.
Constituents of a technical data management system
Technical data refers to both scientific and technical information recorded and presented in any form or manner (excluding financial and management information). A Technical Data Management System is created within an organisation for archiving and sharing information such as technical specifications, datasheets and drawings. Similar to other types of data management system, a Technical Data Management System consists of the 4 crucial constituents mentioned below.
Data planning
Data plans (long-term or short-term) are constructed as the first essential step of a proper and complete TDMS. It is created to ultimately help with the 3 other constituents, data acquisition, data management and data sharing. A proper data plan should not exceed 2 pages and should address the following basics:
Types of data (samples, experiment results, reports, drawings, etc.) and metadata (data that summarizes and describes other data. In this case, it refers to details such as sample sizes, experiment conditions and procedures, dates of reports, explanations of drawings, etc.)
Means of researches and collections of data (field works, experiments in production lines, etc.)
Costs of researches
Policies for access, sharing (re-use within the organisation and re-distribution to the public)
Proposals for archiving data and maintaining access to it
Data acquisition
Raw data is collected from primary sites of the organisations t |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hierarchical%20RBF | In computer graphics, a hierarchical RBF is an interpolation method based on Radial basis functions (RBF). Hierarchical RBF interpolation has applications in the construction of shape models in 3D computer graphics (see Stanford Bunny image below), treatment of results from a 3D scanner, terrain reconstruction, and others.
This problem is informally named as "large scattered data point set interpolation."
The steps of the method (for example in 3D) consist of the following:
Let the scattered points be presented as set
Let there exist a set of values of some function in scattered points
Find a function that will meet the condition for points lying on the shape and for points not lying on the shape
As J. C. Carr et al. showed, this function looks like where:
— is RBF;
— is coefficients that are the solution of the system shown in the picture:
For determination of surface, it is necessary to estimate the value of function in interesting points x.
A lack of such method is a considerable complication to calculate RBF, solve system, and determine surface.
Other methods
Reduce interpolation centers ( to calculate RBF and solve system, to determine surface)
Compactly support RBF ( to calculate RBF, to solve system, to determine surface)
FMM ( to calculate RBF, to solve system, to determine surface)
Hierarchical algorithm
An idea of hierarchical algorithm is an acceleration of calculations due to decomposition of intricate problems on the great number of simple (see picture).
In this case, hierarchical division of space contains points on elementary parts, and the system of small dimension solves for each. The calculation of surface in this case is taken to the hierarchical (on the basis of tree-structure) calculation of interpolant. A method for a 2D case is offered by Pouderoux J. et al. For a 3D case, a method is used in the tasks of 3D graphics by W. Qiang et al. and modified by Babkov V.
References
Geometric algorithms
Computer graphics
Interpolation |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draugiem.lv | Draugiem (For Friends) is a social networking website launched in 2004. It is the largest social networking website in Latvia with approximately 2.6 million registered users.
The Draugiem social network operates under the Draugiem Group, an umbrella organisation that owns other IT-related companies which have developed as suppliers of technology to the social network.
The English-language version of Draugiem is known as Frype.com.
History
The Draugiem.lv social network was founded in 2004 by Lauris Liberts and Agris Tamanis. In 2007, the company reported it had reached 1,000,000 users. By 2017 the company had opened offices and facilities in Cēsis, Barcelona, Los Angeles, Charlotte and Tijuana, as well as relocating their Rīga headquarters to a bigger building in the neighborhood of Torņakalns. In 2019, Mapon (part of Draugiem Group) opened offices in Estonia and Finland.
On the 2018 Latvian parliamentary election on October 6 the main page of Draugiem.lv was hacked and replaced with an image of a Russian flag, Russian president Vladimir Putin and Russian army, as well as text in Russian saying "Latvian comrades, this is for you. Russia's borders are boundless. Russian world can and needs to unite everyone who values Russian culture no matter where they live – in Russia or outside its borders. We recommend using the phrase ‘Russian world’ more often", while the Russian national anthem played in the background. The website was taken offline and re-opened a few hours later.
Brands
Road Games
In 2019 the company created Roadgames, an adventure travel game, with an investment of EUR 100,000. The game requires participants to take part in tasks outside, and is intended as a team building activity for organizations.
Mapon
The Mapon brand was launched in 2006 to provide GPS tracking services for businesses, and is the second largest brand in the Draugiem company with 54 employees and offices in Finland.
Fast Brands
Fast Brands was launched in 2018 and provides companies with the opportunity to sell products online.
References
External links
The Baltic Course article about Draugiem.lv
Internet properties established in 2004
Latvian social networking websites
2004 establishments in Latvia |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intelligence%20Committee | Intelligence Committee may refer to:
European Coordinating Committee for Artificial Intelligence
Intelligence Community Coordination Committee (Croatia)
Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament (UK)
Joint Intelligence Committee (India), see National Security Council (India)
Joint Intelligence Committee (UK)
National Intelligence Co-ordinating Committee (South Africa)
Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security (Australia)
Security Intelligence Review Committee (Canada)
United States House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence
United States Senate Select Committee on Intelligence
See also
Joint Intelligence Committee (disambiguation)
National Security Council (disambiguation) |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20defunct%20social%20networking%20services | A social networking service is an online platform that people use to build social networks or social relationships with other people who share similar personal or career interests, activities, backgrounds or real-life connections.
This is a list of notable defunct social networking services that have Wikipedia articles.
References
Social networking defunct |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magic%20string | In computer programming, a magic string is an input that a programmer believes will never come externally and which activates otherwise hidden functionality. A user of this program would likely provide input that gives an expected response in most situations. However, if the user does in fact innocently provide the pre-defined input, invoking the internal functionality, the program response is often quite unexpected to the user (thus appearing "magical").
Background
Typically, the implementation of magic strings is due to time constraints. A developer must find a fast solution instead of delving more deeply into a problem and finding a better solution.
For example, when testing a program that takes a user's personal details and verifies their credit card number, a developer may decide to add a magic string shortcut whereby entering the unlikely input of "***" as a credit card number would cause the program to automatically proceed as if the card were valid, without spending time verifying it. If the developer forgets to remove the magic string, and a user of the final program happens to enter "***" as a placeholder credit card number while filling in the form, the user would inadvertently trigger the hidden functionality.
Resolution
Situations/issues of cause
Often there are significant time constraints out of the developer's control right from the beginning of their involvement in a project. Common issues that might lead to this anti-pattern as a result:
Null != null or any variation where a data type doesn't compare bitwise to a supposedly identical type. This is an issue that can even occur within the same development environment (same programming language and compiler). This problem has a long history for numerical and boolean types and most compilers handle this well (with applicable warnings and errors, default resolution, etc...). Nullable types such as strings have the difficulty of historically different definitions for NULL. The errors/warnings produced are often general or a 'best fit' default error whose message does not actually describe what's going on. If the developer can't get enough clues to track the issue down through debugging, taking a short cut, and coding in a 'default' string, may be the only way to keep the project on schedule. One solution to this may be the application of the Null Object pattern.
Programmed into a corner. Sometimes a design seems straightforward and even simple but turns out to have a logical flaw, dependent upon the possible user inputs, due to an often unforeseen circumstance towards the end of planned development. Thus a developer might feel the need to implement a user input with special security/operational allowances to deal with such circumstances. This can be particularly ironic since it will sometimes become obvious that a more robust design from the beginning would likely have left room to handle the flaw. However this would perhaps have taken too much time to implement and it might |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Durant%20Touring%20Car | The Durant Touring Car was manufactured by Durant Motors, Inc.
Durant Touring Car specifications (1926 data)
Color – No. 9 blue
Seating Capacity – Five
Wheelbase – 109 inches
Wheels – Disc
Tires - 31” x 4” cord
Service Brakes – Contracting on rear wheels
Emergency Brakes – Expanding on rear wheels
Engine - Four cylinder, vertical, cast en bloc, 3-7/8 x 4-1/4 inches; head removable; valves in side; H.P. 24.03 N.A.C.C. rating
Lubrication – Force feed and splash
Crankshaft - Three bearing
Radiator – Cellular type
Cooling – Centrifugal pump
Ignition – Storage Battery
Starting System – Two Unit
Voltage – Six
Wiring System – Single
Gasoline System – Vacuum
Clutch – Single plate, dry disc
Transmission – Selective sliding
Gear Changes – 3 forward, 1 reverse
Drive – Spiral bevel
Springs – Semi-elliptic
Rear Axle – Semi-floating
Steering Gear – Worm and gear
Standard equipment
New car price included the following items:
tools
jack
speedometer
ammeter
electric horn
transmission theft lock
demountable rims
spare tire carrier
closed cars have rear view mirror, sun visor, cowl ventilator, corner lights and heater.
Prices
New car prices were F.O.B. factory, plus tax:
Touring - $830
Coach - $1050
Coupé - $1160
Sedan - $1190
See also
Durant Motors
Durant (automobile)
References
Source:
Durant Motors |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elcar%20Seven%20Passenger%20Sedan-8-80 | The Elcar Seven Passenger Sedan-8-80 was manufactured by Elkhart Carriage Company of Elkhart, Indiana.
Elcar Seven Passenger Sedan-8-80 specifications (1926 data)
Color – Light or dark coach blue or Thebes gray
Seating Capacity – Seven
Wheelbase – 127 inches
Wheels – Steel or wood
Tires - 32” x 6.20” balloon
Service Brakes – Hydraulic, contracting on four wheels
Emergency Brakes – Contracting on front universal
Engine - Eight cylinder, vertical, cast en bloc, 3-1/8 x 4-1/4 inches (260.78 c.i.d.; 4.273 liters); valves in side; H.P. 31.25 N.A.C.C. rating
Lubrication – Full force feed
Crankshaft - Five bearing
Radiator – Cellular type
Cooling – Water pump
Ignition – Storage Battery
Starting System – Single Unit
Voltage – Six
Wiring System – Single
Gasoline System – Vacuum
Clutch – Dry plate
Transmission – Selective sliding
Gear Changes – 3 forward, 1 reverse
Drive – Hotchkiss
Springs – Semi-elliptic
Rear Axle – Three-quarter floating
Steering Gear – Cam and lever
Standard equipment
New car price included the following items:
combination tail and stop lights
two lights on instrument board
electric horn
speedometer
ammeter
oil gauge
motometer
automatic gasoline gauge on instrument board
bumpers front and rear
snubbers all around
automatic windshield wiper
rear vision mirror
cowl ventilator
extra rim and carrier
pump
jack
tools
repair kit
robe rail
foot rail
enclosed models have heaters
Optional equipment
The following was available at an extra cost:
none listed
Prices
New car prices were F.O.B. factory, plus Tax:
8-80 Five Passenger Touring - $2165
8-80 Seven Passenger Touring - $2265
8-80 Four Passenger Open Roadster - $2315
8-80 Three Passenger Coupé Roadster - $2315
8-80 Five Passenger Sedan - $2265
8-80 Seven Passenger Sedan - $2765
8-80 Five Passenger Brougham - $2865
See also
Elcar
References
Source:
Cars of the United States |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hannibal%20TV | Hannibal TV (Tunisian Arabic: ) is a Tunisian television network. It has been broadcasting since 2005. The channel ceased operations on July 3, 2019. The channel resumed operations on October 2, 2020, but it was ceased operations again on October 29, 2020.
The channel has been resume operations again from December 28, 2021.
History
On February 13, 2004, Tunimedia SARL was granted a 10-year renewable broadcasting license against a royalty of two million dinars per year. The group of the Tunisian millionaire Larbi Nasra launched Hannibal TV on February 12, 2005, at 7:00 pm (Tunisian time) but its official launch took place only on 13 February (date of the first anniversary of the granting of the broadcasting license to chain). The programs began with an hour late on the schedule announced by a reading of the Koran followed by a reading of a letter of the presidency of the republic and a multicast gala throughout the evening.
The channel takes its name from a reference to the Carthaginian general Hannibal and was the first private television channel in Tunisia until the creation of Nessma in 2007.
A partnership agreement with France Télévisions was signed on 23 February 2007. Under the terms of the contract, Hannibal TV would cooperate with the French group in the field of advertising and program production and secondly of a communications consultancy that would focus on attracting foreign advertisers.
In 2008, the Hannibal TV group launched two new channels: Hannibal Orient for the Middle East market and Hannibal Elferdaws devoted to religious programs. As a result of financial problems, these two channels ceased broadcasting two years later.
In November 2013, Larbi Nasra sold almost 90% of the capital of the chain. Tarek Kadada, a Saudi Arabian-born Palestinian, held 49 percent of the capital and became the main shareholder of the channel. The rest of the capital is held by Tunisian investors: Noureddine Hachicha, Mongi Makni, Habib Makni and Imed Ghaïth.
In June 2019, The team of the channel learned that the Nessma channel was closing its doors under the order of Haica, so they sacrificed themselves, Haica decided not to close Nessma so it was Hannibal TV that decided to close it. The channel ceased operations on July 3, 2019.
The channel resumed operations on October 2, 2020. The channel ceased operations again on October 29, 2021.
The channel resumed operations temporarily from December 28, 2021 until the regularization of its situation within a period not exceeding June 30, 2022 due to the agreement between the channel and HAICA.
References
External links
Official Facebook page
French-language television networks
Television stations in Tunisia
Television channels and stations established in 2005
Television channels and stations disestablished in 2019 |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M-Module | M-Modules are a mezzanine (computer hardware) standard mainly used in industrial computers. Being mezzanines, they are always plugged on a carrier printed circuit board (PCB) that supports this format. The modules communicate with their carrier over a dedicated bus, and can have all kinds of special functions.
M-Modules are standardized as ANSI/VITA 12-1996 expansion cards and are especially suited for adding any kind of real-world I/O to a system in a flexible way. There are modular I/O extensions for all types of industrial computers, from embedded systems up to high-end workstations. The M-Module Interface – a fast asynchronous parallel interface – offers sophisticated functions like 32-bit data bus, burst transfers up to 100 MB/s, DMA and trigger capabilities. M-Modules also offer direct front-panel connection rather than requiring a separate adapter panel with ribbon-cable connections. This provides a clean path for sensitive signals without loss of data or signal quality – using, for example, shielded D-Sub connectors and coaxial cables.
Overview
The mezzanine approach to placing multiple functions in a single card slot has been around for a long time both in proprietary and open standard forms. Valid arguments can be put forth for both of these approaches. The M-Module is one open standard that is gaining increasing popularity for applications in the fields of analog and digital I/O, instrumentation, robotics, motion functions and fieldbuses. This standard was originally developed in Germany by MEN Mikro Elektronik for VMEbus applications and was soon expanded to support the CompactPCI bus as well. It has been embraced as ANSI/VITA 12-1996.
In addition to the single wide form shown, M-Modules can be developed in double, triple and quadruple wide configurations. Because of the standard's genesis in the VME world it is sized such that 4 fit in a 6U module and 2 in a 3U module. Conveniently, because of the way other backplane standards have evolved, 4 units easily fit the front panel space in VXI and 6U cPCI/PXI while 2 will fit in the front panel space of 3U cPCI/PXI and up to 8 will fit in a 1U LXI rack mount carrier.
At the present time a number of instruments are available in the M-Module form factor in the following categories:
Pulse generators
Function generators
Arbitrary waveform generators
Digital word generators
Digital multi-meters
Counter/Timers
Rubidium sources
OCXO's
GPS timing receivers
Distribution amplifiers
Precision voltage sources
MIL-STD-1553, CANbus, ARINC429
Switching modules
Serial, Analog & Digital I/O
A significant advantage to the M-Module is that it has a relatively straight forward set of electrical and mechanical specifications. This enables an engineer to design a function that might be required without having to become an expert on VXI, PXI or LXI as carriers are available to allow the design to be ported to the backplane or bus of the test system in use.
Supporting the standard
As with any mezzanine ca |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Online%20OS | The Online Operating System was a fully multi-lingual and free to use web desktop written in JavaScript using Ajax. It was a Windows-based desktop environment with open-source applications and system utilities developed upon the reBOX web application framework by iCUBE Network Solutions, an Austrian company located in Vienna.
About the project
OOS.cc, which is short for Online Operating System, was a web application platform that mimicked the look and feel of classic desktop operating systems such as Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X or KDE. It consisted of various open source applications built upon the so-called reBOX web application framework.
As applications could be executed in an integrated and parallel way, the OOS could have been considered a web desktop or webtop. It provided basic services such as a GUI, a virtual file system, access control management and possibilities to develop and deploy applications online. As the Online Operating System was executed within a web browser, it was no real operating system but rather a portal to various web applications, offering a high usability and flexibility.
The project was partly funded by grants from the Internetprivatstiftung Austria (IPA). As at 01.08.2008 almost 20.000 users have joined the oos.cc community, using the offered featured and applications.
History
The development of the web desktop was started by iCUBE Network Solutions in 2005, followed by the first beta releases in 2006. Hence, together with YouOS and eyeOS, it can be considered to be one of the first publicly available systems of its kind. The first full version including core-level multi-language support, the file system and a basic set of applications was released to the public in March 2007 on the occasion of a national exhibition (ITnT Austria ) and has left beta state half a year later in October 2007. The first release considered stable (1.0.0) was published in July 2007. The project itself and the contained applications have received several national innovation awards (see,) and have gained attention mainly due to the comprehensive approach taken (see,).
OOS.cc started as a national project. The full platform including all offered applications are currently available in three languages (German, English as well as Spanish) and is receiving increasing coverage around the world (for examples see, or).
The current version is 1.3.01 from 01.08.2008.
Technical overview
The project is fully written in JavaScript, exclusively using DHTML techniques to run in any web browser without any additional software installation needed. The system implements a modern kind of web application model, excessively using Ajax for communicating between client components and the Java server backend in an exclusively asynchronous manner. Aim is to offer users the unique interaction behavior following the desktop metaphor, which is the main idea of any web desktop.
Also typical for this sort of web application is the broadly use of Javascr |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flint%20Six%20%2255%22%20Four%20Door%20Brougham | The Flint Six "55" Four Door Brougham was manufactured by Flint Motors Division of Flint, Michigan.
Flint Six "55" Four Door Brougham specifications (1926 data)
Color – Optional
Seating Capacity – Five
Wheelbase – 120 inches
Wheels – Artillery
Tires - 32" x 6.20" balloon
Service Brakes – Hydraulic, expanding on four wheels
Emergency Brakes – Contracting on rear
Engine - Eight-cylinder, vertical, cast en bloc, 3-3/8 x 5 inches; head removable; valves in side; H.P. 27.34 N.A.C.C. rating
Lubrication – Force feed
Crankshaft - Seven bearing
Radiator – Cellular type
Cooling – Centrifugal pump
Ignition – Storage Battery
Starting System – Two Unit
Voltage – Six to eight
Wiring System – Single
Gasoline System – Vacuum
Clutch – Single plate
Transmission – Selective sliding
Gear Changes – 3 forward, 1 reverse
Drive – Spiral bevel
Springs – Semi-elliptic
Rear Axle – Semi-floating
Steering Gear – Ross cam and lever
Standard equipment
New car price included the following items:
tools
jack
speedometer
ammeter
motometer with lock
electric horn
transmission theft lock
automatic windshield cleaner
demountable rims
stop light
front bumper
spare tire carrier
rear-view mirror
sun visor
cowl ventilator
headlight dimmer
clock
closed cars have heater and dome light.
Optional equipment
The following was available at an extra cost:
extra tire
tube
rim
tire cover
gasoline gauge on dash
Prices
New car prices were F.O.B. factory, plus Tax:
Five Passenger Touring - $1595
Four Passenger Coupé - $2195
Five Passenger Sedan - $2285
Five Passenger Brougham - $2735
Four Passenger Sport Roadster - $1950
See also
Flint (automobile)
References
Source:
Cars of the United States |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star%20Two%20Door%20Sedan | The Star Two Door Sedan was manufactured by the Star division of Durant Motors.
Star Two Door Sedan specifications (1926 data)
Color – Blue lacquer with nickel radiator
Seating Capacity – Five
Wheelbase – 102 inches
Wheels – Wood
Tires - 30” x 3-1/2” cord
Service Brakes – Contracting on rear
Emergency Brakes – Expanding on rear
Engine - Four cylinder, vertical, cast en bloc, 3-3/8 x 4-1/4 inches; head removable; valves in side; H.P. 18.2 N.A.C.C. rating
Lubrication – Full force feed
Crankshaft - Three bearing
Radiator – Cellular type
Cooling – Centrifugal water pump
Ignition – Storage Battery
Starting System – Two Unit
Voltage – Six
Wiring System – Single
Gasoline System – Vacuum
Clutch – Single plate dry disc
Transmission – Selective sliding
Gear Changes – 3 forward, 1 reverse
Drive – Spiral bevel
Springs – Semi-elliptic
Rear Axle – Semi-floating
Steering Gear – Worm and gear
Standard equipment
New car price included the following items:
tools
jack
speedometer
ammeter
motor driven horn
ignition theft lock
demountable rims
spare tire carrier
Closed cars have the following standard:
sun visor
rear vision mirror
windshield wiper
Optional equipment
The following was available at an extra cost:
none listed
Prices
New car prices were F.O.B. factory, plus Tax:
Touring - $540
Coupster - $625
Coupé - $715
Two Door Sedan - $750
Four Door Sedan - $820
See also
Star (automobile)
References
Durant Motors |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/30%20Rock%20%28season%203%29 | The third season of 30 Rock, an American television comedy series, consists of 22 episodes and began airing on October 30, 2008, on the NBC network in the United States. The season was produced by Broadway Video, Little Stranger, and NBC Universal; the executive producers were series creator Tina Fey, Lorne Michaels, Marci Klein, David Miner, and Robert Carlock.
In this season, Liz focuses heavily on her personal life, trying to adopt a child and find a new romantic partner. Meanwhile, Jack Donaghy pursues a new relationship, Jenna Maroney undertakes a new Janis Joplin-based film project, and Tracy Jordan enjoys the success of his video game developed at the end of the previous season.
The third season aired under NBC's promotional banner "Comedy Night Done Right" on Thursdays at 9:30 p.m. Eastern Time. The season was critically acclaimed and received 22 Emmy Award nominations, the most for a single show in 2009. The nominations broke 30 Rock's own record (17) for the most nominated comedy in a single Primetime Emmy Award ceremony. The season was released on DVD as a three-disc boxed set under the title 30 Rock: Season 3 on September 22, 2009, by Universal Studios.
Synopsis
Season 3 continues from the epilogue of the Season 2 finale, Cooter. Jack tries to get his job—and his promotion—back. Meanwhile, Liz tries to adopt a baby, while Tracy enjoys the success of his pornographic video game as Jenna sues him for not properly compensating her.
Season-long plots include Jack meeting a new love interest, Elisa (Salma Hayek), and the search for his real father (portrayed by Alan Alda). Liz also finds a new love interest, Dr. Drew Baird (Jon Hamm), while going through cutbacks and discovering her potential to host a talk show. Jenna is cast as a Janis Joplin-type character since the life rights to Janis Joplin could not be obtained. Kenneth Parcell's (Jack McBrayer) age is also revealed to be questionable. It is also revealed, in the penultimate episode of season 7, that Jack and Jenna were romantically involved throughout season 3.
Crew
The third season was produced by Broadway Video, Little Stranger, Inc., and Universal Media Studios and aired on NBC. The executive producers were series creator Tina Fey, Lorne Michaels, Marci Klein, David Miner, and Robert Carlock. Jack Burditt, John Riggi, and Ron Weiner acted as co-executive producers. The producers for the season were Alec Baldwin, Jerry Kupfer, and Don Scardino with Diana Schmidt and Irene Burns as co-producers. Joann Alfano had been the executive producer for the first and second seasons and vacated that position afterward. Ron Weiner became a co-executive producer after being a story editor for the second season. Alec Baldwin, who plays Jack Donaghy in the series, became a producer for the third season.
There were 11 directors through the season. Those who directed multiple episodes were series producer Don Scardino, Gail Mancuso, and Beth McCarthy. There were eight directors who each dir |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Ed%20Wynn%20Show | The Ed Wynn Show was an American variety show originally broadcast from September 22, 1949 to July 4, 1950, on the CBS Television Network. Comedian and former vaudevillian Ed Wynn was the star of the program's 39 episodes, which were the first shows broadcast live from Hollywood, and transmitted via kinescope to New York.
The show included the commercial television debuts of Groucho Marx, Dinah Shore, The Three Stooges, Hattie McDaniel, Buster Keaton, Leon Errol, Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz.
Production
The Ed Wynn Show premiered on September 22, 1949 on CBS. The series starred Ed Wynn (1886–1966), a well-established comedian of stage, vaudeville, film and radio. The series consisted of vaudeville-like skits and music performed by the days' popular artists. Speidel wrist watches was the show's original sponsor. Speidel was soon replaced as sponsor by Camel cigarettes. Under the sponsorship of Camel, the series was known as The Camel Comedy Caravan.
The Ed Wynn Show achieved several "firsts" during its short run. It was the first television series to originate from Hollywood. The series was broadcast live from KTTV in Los Angeles and using the kinescope film process, the films were sent to New York and transmitted on the CBS Eastern and Midwestern stations a week later. The Ed Wynn Show was also one of the first television series to use the kinescope process in an effort to preserve episodes for later distribution. Sometimes after the live broadcast was finished, some re-takes were kinescoped and edited into the film to improve the east coast version.
The series was known for its list of prominent guest stars every week. Some notable guest stars included Eddie "Rochester" Anderson, Frances Langford, The Charlivels, Eve Arden, Celeste Holm, Hattie McDaniel, Buddy Ebsen, Garry Moore, The Modernaires, Mitzi Green, Robert Clary, Gloria Swanson, William Frawley, Joe E. Brown, Charles Laughton, Vera Vague, Carmen Miranda, Cesar Romero, Peggy Lee, Groucho Marx, Buster Keaton, Dinah Shore, The Three Stooges, Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz made their television debuts on The Ed Wynn Show.
The series ran one season, ending on July 4, 1950.
With the death of Robert Clary on November 16, 2022, there are no more surviving people that appeared on the show.
Broadcast history
Los Angeles
KTTV, Channel 11
9/22/1949 - 12/15/1949 Thursdays 9:00-9:30 pm
12/24/1949 - 2/18/1950 Saturdays 8:00-8:30 pm
2/25/1950 - 4/22/1950 Saturdays 9:00-9:30 pm
4/27/1950 - 6/15/1950 Thursdays 7:00-7:30 pm
(Except 6/8/1950 Thursday 9:00-9:30 pm)
New York
WCBS-TV, Channel 2
10/6/1949 - 12/29/1949 Thursdays 9:00-9:30 pm
1/7/1950 - 3/25/1950 Saturdays 9:00-9:30 pm
4/4/1950 - 7/4/1950 Tuesdays 9:00-9:30 pm
Awards and nominations
Although the series was not very popular with television audiences, The Ed Wynn Show did receive a George Foster Peabody Award for Outstanding Entertainment for the year 1949 and a Primetime Emmy Award for Best Live Show for the year 1950.
References
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WEC%2038 | WEC 38: Varner vs. Cerrone was a mixed martial arts event held by World Extreme Cagefighting on January 25, 2009. It aired live on the Versus Network. In the main event, WEC Lightweight Champion Jamie Varner defended his title against undefeated top contender Donald Cerrone.
Background
Featured on the card was a rematch between former WEC Featherweight Champion Urijah Faber and Jens Pulver. Faber was originally lined up to face José Aldo at this event, but Aldo was replaced by Pulver. Aldo was instead moved to a bout with the debuting Fredson Paixao at this event, though Paixao was later replaced by WEC newcomer Rolando Perez due to an injury. The Faber/Aldo matchup would eventually take place at WEC 48 the following year, where Aldo defended his then-WEC Featherweight Championship in a unanimous decision victory.
Ed Ratcliff was originally slated to face WEC newcomer Anthony Njokuani at this event, but was forced from the bout with an injury and replaced by the debuting Ben Henderson.
The event drew an estimated 702,000 viewers on Versus.
Results
Bonus Awards
Fighters were awarded $7,500 bonuses.
Fight of the Night: Jamie Varner vs. Donald Cerrone
Knockout of the Night: José Aldo
Submission of the Night: Urijah Faber
Reported Payouts
The following is the reported payout to the fighters as reported to the California State Athletic Commission. It does not include sponsor money or "locker room" bonuses often given by the WEC and also do not include the WEC's traditional "fight night" bonuses.
Jamie Varner: $34,000 (includes $17,000 win bonus) def. Donald Cerrone: $9,000
Urijah Faber: $48,000 (includes $24,000 win bonus) def. Jens Pulver: $35,000
Danillo Villefort: $8,000 (includes $4,000 win bonus) def. Mike Campbell: $3,000
José Aldo: $10,000 (includes $5,000 win bonus) def. Rolando Perez: $3,000
Benson Henderson: $5,000 (includes $2,000 win bonus) def. Anthony Njokuani: $2,000
Edgar Garcia: $6,000 (includes $3,000 win bonus) def. Hiromitsu Miura: $6,000
Dominick Cruz: $8,000 (includes $4,000 win bonus) def. Ian McCall: $3,000
Scott Jorgensen: $8,000 ($includes $4,000 win bonus) def. Frank Gomez: $2,000
Jesse Lennox: $4,000 (includes $2,000 win bonus) def. Blas Avena: $7,000
Charlie Valencia: $14,000 (includes $7,000 win bonus) def. Seth Dikun: $2,000
See also
World Extreme Cagefighting
List of World Extreme Cagefighting champions
List of WEC events
2009 in WEC
External links
Official WEC website
References
World Extreme Cagefighting events
2009 in mixed martial arts
Mixed martial arts in San Diego
Sports competitions in San Diego
2009 in sports in California
January 2009 sports events in the United States |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Approximate%20counting%20algorithm | The approximate counting algorithm allows the counting of a large number of events using a small amount of memory. Invented in 1977 by Robert Morris of Bell Labs, it uses probabilistic techniques to increment the counter. It was fully analyzed in the early 1980s by Philippe Flajolet of INRIA Rocquencourt, who coined the name approximate counting, and strongly contributed to its recognition among the research community. When focused on high quality of approximation and low probability of failure, Nelson and Yu showed that a very slight modification to the Morris Counter is asymptotically optimal amongst all algorithms for the problem. The algorithm is considered one of the precursors of streaming algorithms, and the more general problem of determining the frequency moments of a data stream has been central to the field.
Theory of operation
Using Morris' algorithm, the counter represents an "order of magnitude estimate" of the actual count. The approximation is mathematically unbiased.
To increment the counter, a pseudo-random event is used, such that the incrementing is a probabilistic event. To save space, only the exponent is kept. For example, in base 2, the counter can estimate the count to be 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, and all of the powers of two. The memory requirement is simply to hold the exponent.
As an example, to increment from 4 to 8, a pseudo-random number would be generated such that the probability the counter is increased is 0.25. Otherwise, the counter remains at 4.
The table below illustrates some of the potential values of the counter:
If the counter holds the value of 101, which equates to an exponent of 5 (the decimal equivalent of 101), then the estimated count is , or 32. There is a fairly low probability that the actual count of increment events was 5 (). The actual count of increment events is likely to be "around 32", but it could be arbitrarily high (with decreasing probabilities for actual counts above 39).
Selecting counter values
While using powers of 2 as counter values is memory efficient, arbitrary values tend to create a dynamic error range, and the smaller values will have a greater error ratio than bigger values. Other methods of selecting counter values consider parameters such as memory availability, desired error ratio, or counting range to provide an optimal set of values.
However, when several counters share the same values, values are optimized according to the counter with the largest counting range, and produce sub-optimal accuracy for smaller counters. Mitigation is achieved by maintaining Independent Counter Estimation buckets, which restrict the effect of a larger counter to the other counters in the bucket.
Algorithm
The algorithm can be implemented by hand. When incrementing the counter, flip a coin a number of times of the corresponding to the counter's current value. If it comes up heads each time, then increment the counter. Otherwise, do not increment it.
This can be easily achieve |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LYME%20%28software%20bundle%29 | LYME and LYCE are software stacks composed entirely of free and open-source software to build high-availability heavy duty dynamic web pages. The stacks are composed of:
Linux, the operating system;
Yaws, the web server;
Mnesia or CouchDB, the database;
Erlang, the functional programming language.
The LYME and LYCE bundles can be and are combined with many other free and open-source software packages such as e.g. netsniff-ng for security testing and hardening, Snort, an intrusion detection (IDS) and intrusion prevention system (IPS), RRDtool for diagrams, or Nagios, Collectd, or Cacti, for monitoring.
Details
Both databases Mnesia and CouchDB as well as Yaws (and also Mochiweb, Misultin, and Cowboy) are written in Erlang, so web applications developed for LYME/LYCE may be run entirely in one Erlang virtual machine. This is in contrast to LAMP where the web server (Apache) and the application (written in PHP, Perl or Python) might be in the same process, but the database is always a separate process. As a result of using Erlang, LYME and LYCE applications perform well under high load and if distribution and fault tolerance is needed.
The query and data manipulation language of Mnesia is also Erlang (rather than SQL), therefore a web-application for LYME is developed using only a single programming language.
Interest in LYME as a stack had begun by August 2005, as was soon cited as a high-performance web application platform that used a single development language throughout. Favorable comparisons to other popular stacks such as Ruby on Rails were soon forthcoming. Comparisons to LAMP have also been favourable, although some have highlighted the difficulties of porting "SQL thinking" to the very different context of Mnesia.
Adoption
A successful user of LYME is the Swedish internet payment-processing company Klarna, who have built their whole architecture on LYME. This is seen as a successful project that demonstrates virtues of both LYME and functional programming in general.
LYME was also covered in the Erlang session at the Software Practice Advancement (SPA) 2008.
Besides Yaws, there are several other web servers written in Erlang, e.g. Mochiweb, Misultin, and Cowboy.
Besides Mnesia and CouchDB, there are a couple of other databases written in Erlang, e.g., Cloudant, Couchbase Server (born as Membase), database management system optimized for storing data behind interactive web applications, Riak, and SimpleDB (part of Amazon Web Services).
See also
LAMP (software bundle)
MEAN (software bundle) a JavaScript software stack for building dynamic web sites and web applications
References
Erlang (programming language)
Free web software
Web frameworks
Web development software
Internet software for Linux |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Non-structured%20programming | Non-structured programming is the historically earliest programming paradigm capable of creating Turing-complete algorithms. It is often contrasted with the structured programming paradigm, in particular with the use of unstructured control flow using goto statements or equivalent. The distinction was particularly stressed by the publication of the influential "Go To Statement Considered Harmful" open letter in 1968 by Dutch computer scientist Edsger W. Dijkstra, who coined the term "structured programming".
Unstructured programming has been heavily criticized for producing hardly readable ("spaghetti") code.
There are both high- and low-level programming languages that use non-structured programming. Some languages commonly cited as being non-structured include JOSS, FOCAL, TELCOMP, assembly languages, MS-DOS batch files, and early versions of BASIC, Fortran, COBOL, and MUMPS.
Features and typical concepts
Basic concepts
A program in a non-structured language uses unstructured jumps to labels or instruction addresses. The lines are usually numbered or may have labels: this allows the flow of execution to jump to any line in the program. This is in contrast to structured programming which uses sequential constructs of statements, selection (if/then/else) and repetition (while and for).
References
Further reading
External links
BPStruct - A tool to structure concurrent systems (programs, process models)
Programming paradigms |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Processing%20delay | In a network based on packet switching, processing delay is the time it takes routers to process the packet header. Processing delay is a key component in network delay.
During processing of a packet, routers may check for bit-level errors in the packet that occurred during transmission as well as determining where the packet's next destination is. Processing delays in high-speed routers are typically on the order of microseconds or less. After this nodal processing, the router directs the packet to the queue where further delay can happen (queuing delay).
In the past, the processing delay has been ignored as insignificant compared to the other forms of network delay. However, in some systems, the processing delay can be quite large especially where routers are performing complex encryption algorithms and examining or modifying packet content. Deep packet inspection done by some networks examine packet content for security, legal, or other reasons, which can cause very large delay and thus is only done at selected inspection points. Routers performing network address translation also have higher than normal processing delay because those routers need to examine and modify both incoming and outgoing packets.
See also
Latency (engineering)
References
Bibliography
Computer Networking: A Top-Down Approach by Kurose and Ross. 6th edition
Computer networking
Packets (information technology)
Computer engineering |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DOCS%20%28software%29 | DOCS (Display Operator Console Support) was a software package for IBM mainframes by CFS Inc., enabling access to the system console using 3270-compatible terminals.
Computer operators communicated with IBM mainframe computers using an electro-mechanical typewriter-like console that came standard on most IBM 360 and 370 computer, except a few upper end models that offered video consoles and the Model 20 which came standard without a console.
The majority of smaller and less expensive IBM 360s and 370s came equipped with these ruggedized Selectric keyboard devices. The Selectric was a major step up from the teletypes (TTY) associated with Unix and smaller systems, but still clunky. The video consoles provided with certain models were not considered particularly user friendly, and they ignored two thirds of IBM's mainframe market, DOS and its VSE descendants.
DOCS replaced or supplanted the typewriter interface with a video screen. In practice, it worked a little like present-day instant messenger programs (ICQ, QQ, AIM, Adium, iChat, etc.), with a data entry line at the bottom and messages scrolling in real time up the screen. The commands were otherwise identical.
DOCS was available for DOS, DOS/VS, DOS/VSE, and came packaged with third party operating systems, such as EDOS from The Computer Software Company, later acquired by Nixdorf.
Platforms
Software
The product ran under several DOS-related platforms:
DOS/VS
DOS/VSE
DOS, modified
EDOS
vDOS
Hardware
Several vendors offered DOCS as part of their OS:
Amdahl
Fujitsu
Hitachi
Magnuson
RCA
Development
DOCS was developed by CFS, Inc. of Brookline, Massachusetts at the Kayser-Roth data center in Whitman, Massachusetts. Dick Goran wrote the video interface. Leigh Lundin wrote the operating system interface and transcript recorder.
Fx
DOCS required a dedicated partition. With DOS having only three partitions and DOS/VS seven, giving up a partition to DOCS placed a crimp in practicability.
Leigh Lundin designed Fx, a pseudo-partition that relieved the user from relinquishing a working partition. Fx appeared in the DOS/VS version of SDI's Grasp as F0.
Marketing
DOCS was sold in North America by CFS, Inc, Brookline, Ma.
For overseas sales, CFS engaged in both mail order and local vendors. The product was also embedded in third party operating system packages, such as EDOS and vDOS.
References
Device drivers
IBM mainframe software |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vocabulon | Vocabulon is a French language educational video game, produced by Megableu and Index+ in 1998. It was released for both Microsoft Windows based PCs and Apple Macintosh computers.
The aim of the game is to save the world of words (Vocabulon) from the diabolical professor Charabia, who has built a machine which devours letters. The player has to bring a bomb into his den, where the player finds each letter, which composes the code, on islands of Vocabulon.
External links
Vocabulon at Microïds
Windows games
Classic Mac OS games
1998 video games
Microïds games
Language learning video games
Video games developed in France |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis%20and%20the%20Lights | Francis and the Lights is an American pop project of Francis Farewell Starlite. The term "and the Lights" refers both to the lights on a stage and pixels on a computer screen. Francis Farewell Starlite (born Abe Morre Katz-Milder; 14 June 1981) is an American musician, record producer, singer, songwriter, and dancer. He is primarily a vocalist and pianist, and is often credited by the Francis and the Lights name for his solo work. He is a frequent collaborator of multiple artists and producers, including Kanye West, Justin Vernon of Bon Iver, Benny Blanco, Cashmere Cat, Chance the Rapper, Nico Segal, Frank Ocean and Banks.
Starlite often uses the Francis and the Lights name when crediting his solo work and contributions. He has said, "There are no 'members' of Francis and the Lights. It is me and whomever else is involved. Including you."
Their music is characterized by a heavy use of electronically produced beats. During live performances, the vocals are backed by his pre-produced tracks with the assistance of a DJ, while Francis uses a synthesizer at times. Past performances have included a live band, as depicted in several of their earlier music videos. Francis and the Lights released their debut studio album, Farewell, Starlite!, on September 24, 2016.
Biography
Early life and education
Starlite was born Abe Morre Katz-Milder on 14 June 1981 in Oakland, California. He was raised in Berkeley, California, and attended Berkeley High School, where he befriended future collaborators and Francis and the Lights members Rene Solomon and Jake Schreier. In 1999, Starlite enrolled at Wesleyan University in Middletown, Connecticut. Starlite befriended future Francis and the Lights collaborator Jake Rabinbach while a student at Wesleyan. Starlite attended Wesleyan from 1999 before ultimately dropping out in 2002. While there, Starlite and Rabinach were schoolmates of MGMT's members Andrew VanWyngarden and Benjamin Goldwasser, whom they have since toured with.
Personal life
Starlite legally changed his name to Francis Farewell Starlite in 2004. When asked in an interview with Entertainment Weekly why he had changed his name, he answered: Let me think about how I want to answer that question. Let me think for a moment. [One minute passes] It’s very difficult because I’m very proud of the fact that I changed my name. It has meaning to me. I believe that people change, and that you are what you make of yourself. And that that is true. That’s true … I don’t want to, I don’t want to … The problem is that I feel like when I start talking about these things, I start to say things that I wouldn’t necessarily want to read myself saying. They might be too easily misinterpreted. So I think I’ll just leave it at that. I’m proud of the fact that I changed my name. I am what I make of myself.
History
Starlite began traveling across the United States by train in an effort to find what direction he was going to take his life. While on a train traveling from Elkhart, |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edos | Edos is a discontinued operating system based upon IBM's original mainframe DOS (not to be confused with the unrelated and better known MS-DOS for the IBM PC). The name stood for extended (or enhanced) disk operating system. It was later purchased by the West German computer company Nixdorf, who renamed it to NIDOS (Nixdorf Disk Operating System).
In 1970, IBM announced the IBM/370 product line along with new peripherals, software products, and operating systems, including DOS/VS that supplanted DOS. Although IBM was rightly focused on their new products, the computing world was dominated by the IBM/360 line, which left a lot of users nervous about their investment.
Although there were a couple of projects emulating the IBM/370 on the IBM/360 (e.g., CFS, Inc.), other companies took a different approach, extending the then-current (and limited) DOS.
The Computer Software Company (TCSC) took the latter approach. Starting in 1972, they developed Edos, Extended Disk Operating System. They extended the number of fixed program space partitions from 3 to 6, added support for new hardware, and included features that IBM had offered separately. The first version of Edos was released in 1972, in response to the announcement by IBM that DOS Release 26 was the last DOS release to be supported on the System 360, and future DOS Releases would support System 370 machines only.
They also made available other third party enhancements such as a spooler and DOCS, from CFS, Inc.
Edos/VS and Edos/VSE
TCSC enhanced EDOS to become EDOS/VS, which was announced in 1977 and delivered it to beta test sites in 1978. In May 1977, TCSC announced it would release Edos/VS in response to IBM's release of DOS/VS Release 34 and Advanced Functions-DOS/VS. Edos/VS was based on IBM's DOS/VS Release 34, and provided equivalent functionality to IBM's Advanced Functions-DOS/VS product. Unlike IBM's offerings, Edos/VS would run on System 360 machines and System 370 machines lacking virtual storage hardware (non-VS machines), whereas IBM's offerings only supported the latest System 370 models with VS hardware included. TCSC identified the parts of IBM's DOS/VS Release 34 operating system which relied upon System/370-only machine instructions and rewrote them to use instructions supported by the System/360. TCSC was legally able to reuse IBM's DOS/VS Release 34 code, since IBM had (intentionally) published the code without a copyright notice, which made it public domain under US copyright law at the time.
In 1981, NCSC announced plans to release an Edos/VSE 2.0, based on IBM DOS/VSE Release 35, suitable for IBM 4300 machines.
TCSC corporate history
TCSC was founded by Jerry Enfield and Tom Steel, responsible for development and marketing, respectively. Company headquarters were in Richmond, Virginia. TCSC expanded into Canada, Australia, and Europe. Other products of TCSC included the Extended Console (Econ) system, which enabled display of the system console using a CRT terminal |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armin%20Gessert | Armin Gessert (June 13, 1963 – November 8, 2009) was a computer game developer from Germany. Along with Manfred Trenz and Chris Hülsbeck, he was one of the developers of the 1987 computer game The Great Giana Sisters for Commodore 64. His previous employers included the labels Rainbow Arts and Blue Byte. He was the founder of Spellbound Entertainment.
Career
In 1994, he established his own company, Spellbound Entertainment. Spellbound released several titles, including Desperados, Desperados 2, and Airline Tycoon. Gessert’s last title, Great Giana Sisters DS, was released in 2009 in Germany and Australia.
Death
Gessert died of a heart attack on November 8, 2009.
References
External links
Spellbound Entertainment
Confirmation of Gessert's death
1963 births
2009 deaths
20th-century German inventors
German video game designers
Video game programmers |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jackie%27s%20Back | Jackie's Back (stylized as Jackie's Back!) is a 1999 television film directed by Robert Townsend. It premiered on the Lifetime Television Network on June 14, 1999.
Plot
Presented as a mockumentary, Jackie's Back chronicles the life and career of Jackie Washington (Jenifer Lewis), a 1960s/1970s R&B diva. After several years of toiling in obscurity, Washington decides to organize her own comeback concert with filmmaker Edward Whatsett St. John (Tim Curry) filming the event. The film also features numerous cameo appearances by celebrities.
Cast
Jenifer Lewis as Jackie Washington
Tim Curry as Edward Whatsett St. John
T.V. Blake as Antandra Washington (Jackie's daughter)
Tangie Ambrose as Shaniqua Summers Wells (Jackie's daughter)
Robert Bailey, Jr. as Wilson Wells (Jackie's grandson)
Whoopi Goldberg as Nurse Ethyl Washington Rue Owens (Jackie's sister)
Loretta Devine as Snookie Tate (Jackie's childhood friend)
Tom Arnold as Marvin Pritz (Jackie's former manager)
Alan Blumenfeld as Ivan
Loren Freeman as Kim
Johnny Brown as Reverend Eustace Barnett
Julie Hagerty as Pammy Dunbar
David Hyde Pierce as Perry
Kathy Najimy as Lola Molina
Kyla Pratt as Little Jackie Washington
Rudy Ray Moore as Dolemite
Isabel Sanford as Miss Krumes
JoBeth Williams as Jo Face
Mary Wilson as Vesta Crotchley (Jackie's 3rd grade teacher)
Richard Lawson as Milkman Summers (Jackie's Ex-Husband #1)
Reynaldo Rey as Cadillac Johnson (Retired Pimp)
Cameos
Patti Austin
Charles Barkley
Diahann Carroll
Eddie Cibrian
Jackie Collins
Don Cornelius
Taylor Dayne
Melissa Etheridge
Kathy Griffin
Sean Hayes
Ricki Lake
Howie Mandel
Camryn Manheim
Penny Marshall
Bette Midler
Liza Minnelli
Rosie O'Donnell
Dolly Parton
Donna Pescow
Chris Rock
Eva Marie Saint
Grace Slick
Robert Townsend
Bruce Vilanch
External links
1999 television films
1999 films
1999 comedy films
American mockumentary films
Films directed by Robert Townsend
Films scored by Marc Shaiman
Lifetime (TV network) films
1990s English-language films
1990s American films |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cisco%20Security%20Monitoring%2C%20Analysis%2C%20and%20Response%20System | Cisco Security Monitoring, Analysis, and Response System (MARS) was a security monitoring tool for network devices. Together with the Cisco Security Manager (CSM) product, MARS made up the two primary components of the Cisco Security Management Suite.
MARS was an appliance-based solution that provided insight and control of existing security deployments. It could monitor security events and information from a wide variety of sources, including third-party devices and hosts. The correlation engine in MARS could identify anomalous behavior and security threats and could use large amounts of information collected for forensics analysis and compliance reporting.
Features
Learns the topology, configuration and behavior of your environment
Automatically updates knowledge of new Cisco IPS signatures, for up to the minute reporting on your environment
Promotes awareness of environmental anomalies with network behavior analysis using NetFlow and syslog
Provides simple access to audit compliance reports with more than 150 ready-to-use customizable reports
Makes precise recommendations for threat mitigation, including the ability to visualize the attack path and identify the source of the threat with detailed topological graphs that simplify security response at Layer 2 and Layer 3
Integrates with the Cisco Security Manager to correlate security events with the configured firewall rules and intrusion prevention system (IPS) signatures that can affect the security event.
Supported Types
MARS centrally aggregates logs and events from a wide range of popular devices:
network devices (such as routers and switches)
security devices and applications (such as firewalls, intrusion detection systems vulnerability scanners, and antivirus software)
hosts (such as Microsoft Windows, Sun Microsystems Solaris, and Linux syslog)
server-based applications (such as databases, Web servers, and authentication servers)
Note: Web logging is only supported on hosts running Microsoft IIS on Windows, Apache on Solaris or Linux, or iPlanet on Solaris.
Note: Hosts running Microsoft IIS on Windows need to run InterSect Alliance SNARE for IIS, from which MARS receives web log data.
network traffic (such as Cisco NetFlow).
References
External links
Cisco Security Monitoring, Analysis and Response System product page
Cisco products |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avoch%20railway%20station | Avoch railway station was a station on the single track branch of the Highland Railway, in north east Scotland. The line connected villages in The Black Isle peninsula to the railway network via a junction at Muir of Ord.
History
Opened by the Highland Railway in 1894, it became part of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway during the Grouping of 1923. The station then passed on to the Scottish Region of British Railways on nationalisation in 1948. It was then closed by British Railways.
Authorisation was obtained on 4 July 1890 to build a 15.75 mile (25 km) branch line from Muir of Ord to Rosemarkie; however the line never proceeded beyond Fortrose.
References
Notes
Sources
Station on navigable O.S. map
Vallance, H.A. (1985). The Highland Railway. 4th Extended edition: extra material by C.R. Clinker and Anthony J. Lambert. Newton Abbot: David St John Thomas. .
External links
Avoch station on navigable O. S. map
Disused railway stations in Ross and Cromarty
Former Highland Railway stations
Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1894
Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1951
1894 establishments in Scotland
1951 disestablishments in Scotland
Black Isle |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talloires%20Network%20of%20Engaged%20Universities | The Talloires Network of Engaged Universities is an international association of institutions which aims to foster higher education civic engagement. Its secretariat is based at Tufts University. The network began in September 2005 with a global conference involving 29 higher education heads from 23 countries who gathered at the Tufts University European Center in Talloires France. The Network has over 400 member institutions in 78 countries. The Network hosts conferences, produces publications on university civic engagement, provides financial and technical support to regional university networks, and awards the annual Ma net Media Prize for university student civic engagement initiatives. The Executive Director of the Talloires Network of Engaged Universities is a Dr. Lorelene Hoy.
References
External links
International college and university associations and consortia
Tufts University |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HTTP%20message%20body | HTTP Message Body is the data bytes transmitted in an HTTP transaction message immediately following the headers if there are any (in the case of HTTP/0.9 no headers are transmitted).
HTTP message
The request/response message consists of the following:
Request line, such as GET /logo.gif HTTP/1.1 or Status line, such as HTTP/1.1 200 OK,
Headers
An empty line
Optional HTTP message body data
The request/status line and headers must all end with (that is, a carriage return followed by a line feed). The empty line must consist of only and no other whitespace.
The "optional HTTP message body data" is what this article defines.
Response example
This could be a response from the web server:
HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Date: Sun, 10 Oct 2010 23:26:07 GMT
Server: Apache/2.2.8 (Ubuntu) mod_ssl/2.2.8 OpenSSL/0.9.8g
Last-Modified: Sun, 26 Sep 2010 22:04:35 GMT
ETag: "45b6-834-49130cc1182c0"
Accept-Ranges: bytes
Content-Length: 12
Connection: close
Content-Type: text/html
Hello world!
The message body (or content) in this example is the text Hello world!.
See also
HTTP
HTTP compression
List of HTTP headers
List of HTTP status codes
Web cache
Application layer protocols
Hypertext Transfer Protocol
Internet protocols
Network protocols
World Wide Web Consortium standards |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Variant%20object | Variant objects in the context of HTTP are objects served by an Origin Content Server in a type of transmitted data variation (i.e. uncompressed, compressed, different languages, etc.).
HTTP/1.1 (1997–1999) introduces Content/Accept headers. These are used in HTTP requests and responses to state which variant the data is presented in.
Example Scenario
Client:
GET /encoded_data.html HTTP/1.1
Host: www.example.com
Accept-Encoding: gzip
Server:
HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Server: http-example-server
Content-Length: 23
Content-Encoding: gzip
<23 bytes of gzip compressed data>
See also
HTTP
HTTP compression
List of HTTP headers
Web cache
References
External links
How Apache handles content negotiation
Network protocols
Web browsers
Internet protocols
Application layer protocols
Open formats
World Wide Web Consortium standards |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Girocard | girocard is an interbank network and debit card service connecting virtually all German ATMs and banks. It is based on standards and agreements developed by the German Banking Industry Committee.
German girocards are usually co-branded with Mastercard's Maestro/Cirrus or Visa's V Pay logo, allowing cardholders to use them in other European countries. As another co-badging option, combined girocard/JCB cards were introduced in 2016. The German Savings Banks Association has announced that upcoming Sparkassen-Cards will also function as full Debit Mastercard or Visa Debit cards in addition to girocards and will have a 16-digit Mastercard/Visa number to pay online. Some banks are phasing out girocards. DKB, for instance, has announced that instead of a girocard and a Visa credit card, it will soon be issuing its customers a single Visa Debit card.
History
Originally, German banks formed an interbank network connecting virtually all German ATMs. The network used Eurocheque guarantee cards as ATM cards and did not have a name or trademark of its own. In 1991, the electronic cash debit card service was introduced using the same cards, replacing the Geldkarte ATM and POS scheme in the territory of former-East Germany. The cards used for all three payment methods were simply known as Eurocheque card (German Eurocheque-Karte).
When the Eurocheque system was disbanded at the end of 2001, the cards could no longer use the Eurocheque brand. However, German banks continued to use the EC logo, which was simply re-interpreted as "electronic cash" and the cards were colloquially known as an EC card (German EC-Karte). However, the ATM network still did not have a trade name and was generically called "Deutsches Geldautomaten-System" (German ATM System).
In 2007, the German Banking Industry Committee introduced "girocard" as a common name for electronic cash and the German ATM network. girocard purports to be SEPA-compliant, even though cards are only issued and accepted within Germany.
Services
POS
The girocard network is used for point-of-sale payments within Germany. Two principal processing methods can be used: chip-and-pin guaranteed girocard payment and chip-and-signature non-guaranteed Electronic Direct Debit (ELV, Elektronisches Lastschriftverfahren).
About 770,000 places in Germany accepted girocard payments in summer 2016 (approximately one location per 106 inhabitants). The slow pace of the expansion of the girocard acceptance network has attracted criticism from authors who have pointed out that in the UK, the once-dominant Switch/Maestro debit cards were accepted at 571,268 locations in 2001 (one location per 103 inhabitants) and at over 900,000 places in 2005 – "from high street shops to pubs, opticians, websites, cinemas – even local councils".
A common misconception is that girocard can be used for card-not-present payments. girocards are generally not equipped for e-commerce and any attempt to use the internal 19-digit card number, starti |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple%20Writer | Apple Writer is a word processor for the Apple II family of personal computers. It was created by Paul Lutus and published in 1979 by Apple Computer.
History
Apple Writer 1.0
Paul Lutus wrote Apple Writer alone in a small cottage he built himself atop a hill in the woods of Oregon, connected to the electricity grid via of cable strung in trees. The original 1979 version of Apple Writer ran from a 13-sector DOS 3.2 diskette and supported 40-column text display. It displayed text entirely in uppercase, but case could be toggled by pressing the ESC key; characters that the user signified as uppercase appeared in inverse (black-on-white) capitals, while characters in lowercase appeared as standard capitals. The names of the binary files Apple Writer 1.0 produced began with the prefix "TEXT".
An undocumented feature was its ability to print to printers using a game paddle port as a serial interface. Users had to build their own serial cables; the risk of damage to the computer or printer was why Apple did not publicize the information, but Lutus documented the feature in a letter to BYTE.
Apple Writer 1.1
Released in 1980, Apple Writer 1.1 took advantage of DOS 3.3 and ran under the newer 16-sector format. It also featured a spell checker known as Goodspell and some minor bug fixes.
Apple Writer II
Apple Writer II was released in 1981 and, like its predecessor, ran under DOS 3.3 on an Apple II Plus. Unlike the original, Apple Writer II could display both upper and lower case characters and, with a Sup'R'Terminal card in slot 3, could support both 40- and 80-column text. It also wrapped text too long to appear on the current line (rather than breaking it mid-word) and included a glossary and the Word Processing Language (WPL), a macro-like resource that allowed certain tasks to be automated. Apple Writer II files saved as standard text files rather than the older binary files.
Apple Writer ///
This program was released in 1982 for the Apple ///, and was able to use the enhanced capabilities of the Apple ///.
Apple Writer IIe
Released in 1983, Apple Writer IIe took advantage of the Apple IIe's built-in 80-column display and full keyboard and featured the ability to create larger files, print files to disk and directly connect the computer keyboard to a printer for typewriter-like operation.
Apple Writer 2.0
Apple Writer 2.0 was released in September 1984 and was the first version of the series to run under ProDOS. It allowed users to set screen margins and to connect the computer's keyboard to a modem, allowing it to be used as a rudimentary terminal program.
Apple Writer 2.1
Published in late 1985, this version corrected a problem with parallel printer cards present in 2.0 and changed printed characters from low-ASCII to high-ASCII, correcting an issue with certain interface cards and printers.
Freeware
Following the success of AppleWorks, Apple discontinued the Apple Writer series. Creator Paul Lutus agreed in 1992 to make his progra |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Video%20Italia%20%28Canadian%20TV%20channel%29 | Video Italia was a Canadian category 2 Italian language digital cable television channel owned by Telelatino Network Inc. (80%) and Gruppo Radio Italia (20%). The channel broadcast primarily music programming such as concerts and music videos. It was a Canadian version of the Italian channel, Video Italia.
History
In December 2000, Telelatino Network was granted approval by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) to launch Video Italia, described as "a national ethnic Category 2 specialty television service consisting of music and entertainment programming directed to Italian/Italian-speaking audiences."
The channel launched in June 2005 initially on Vidéotron in a package marketed as Super Trio Italiano with 2 other newly launched Telelatino channels, SKY TG24 and Leonardo World. All three channels were wholly owned by Telelatino Network with the exception of Video Italia, which was 80% owned by Telelatino Network Inc. and 20% owned by Radio Italia.
On September 11, 2007, Vidéotron discontinued carriage of Video Italia and on September 18, 2007 the remaining carriers, Rogers Cable and Mountain Cablevision discontinued carriage of Video Italia also. In Telelatino's message posted on its website, they noted that they were "disappointed" with the decisions of the distributors to drop the channel, along with some of the others in the Super Trio Italiano package, suggesting it was not Telelatino's decision to discontinue the service, rather it was a lack of interest from distributors.
References
External links
Telelatino website
Video Italia (Italy)
Defunct television networks in Canada
Former Corus Entertainment networks
Multicultural and ethnic television in Canada
Music video networks in Canada
Italian-Canadian culture
Italian-language television stations
Television channels and stations established in 2005
Television channels and stations disestablished in 2007 |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/System%203 | System 3, System/3 or System III could refer to:
Computing and electronics
Acorn System 3, a home computer produced by Acorn Computers from 1980
Cromemco System Three, a home computer produced by Cromemco from 1978
IBM System/3, a low-end business computer manufactured between 1969 and 1985
IBM System/3X, a line of general business midrange computers manufactured from 1975
Operating System/3, operating system made by UNIVAC
System Software 3, operating system made by Apple
System 3 (software company), a software development firm
UNIX System III, operating system released by AT&T
Zenith System 3, a line of television models by Zenith Electronics
Other
System 3 in Trilogy, album by Criss Angel and Klay Scott
System 3 FC, a football club in St Vincent and the Grenadines
STS-3 (Space Transportation System-3), the Space Shuttle mission
See also
Series 3 (disambiguation) |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aquanaut%27s%20Holiday%3A%20Hidden%20Memories | is a PlayStation 3 game developed by Artdink and published by Sony Computer Entertainment. A Japanese version was released in Japan and South East Asia on September 25, 2008. A translated English and Chinese version (Aquanaut's Holiday ~堡礁秘辛~) was released in Hong Kong, South Korea, Taiwan and South East Asia on November 20, 2008.
History
Aquanaut's Holiday: Kakusareta Kiroku was previously known as Aqua which was the title used in the Tokyo Game Show 2007 official teaser.
This PlayStation 3 release is the latest installment in Artdink's Aquanaut's Holiday game series which started on the PlayStation in 1995.
Gameplay
The actual story mode of the game can be compared to an adventure game. The main - unnamed - character is a journalist, in search of the missing oceanographer William "Bill" Graber. Using a submarine called the Dolphin no.2 you explore the seas for clues.
The game takes place in Kisira Atoll, in Polynesia. An oceanographic research facility named Kisira Base is the starting point and where you always come back to, for supplies (such as batteries for sonar navigation buoys) and equipment.
Two scientists work at the base, the young and dreamy Jessica Porter and the conservative chief Robert Kemelman.
Both assist you in solving mysteries, each in their own way. Jessica likes to believe fairytales and legends, while Robert usually comes up with a scientific explanation.
All the fish, animals and other discoveries are added to a database. Some fish can communicate and the player has to repeat the sounds made by a fish, using the four trigger buttons of the Sixaxis controller.
At all times, the unlocked area of the map is free to explore as you like.
English version
The game is currently only available in Japan and South East Asia (Hong Kong, Taiwan and Singapore), however the Asian version was re-released in November 2008 with Chinese and English languages replacing the original Japanese. Given the fairly simple gameplay, the English version is understandable for teens and older players, but young children may be confused by the significant Engrish evident in the translation. The English-language version is also available in Korea.
Reception
Aquanaut's Holiday: Hidden Memories entered the Japanese sales charts at number 9, selling 18,000 units. The game received a score of 32 out of 40 by Famitsu magazine.
See also
Afrika
References
External links
Official website (China)
Official website (Korea)
Tokyo Game Show 2007 teaser
2008 video games
Artdink games
PlayStation 3-only games
Sony Interactive Entertainment games
Submarine simulation video games
PlayStation 3 games
Japan-exclusive video games
Video games developed in Japan
Video games scored by Hideki Sakamoto
Single-player video games |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asus%20Eee%20Top | The Asus Eee Top (with the second word pronounced ) is a touch screen all-in-one desktop computer designed by Asus and released in November 2008. Its motherboard employs Splashtop technology called "ExpressGate" by Asus.
There are four models in this series, the ET1602, ET1603, ET2002 and ET2203d.
The ET 1602 and 1603 models feature a 1.6 GHz Intel Atom processor, wide-screen (16:9) 15.6" display, 1 GB of DDR2 RAM, 160 GB SATA HDD, 802.11b/g/draft-n Wi-Fi, speakers, SD card reader and a 1.3MP webcam with Windows XP Home modified with Asus' big-icon Easy Mode.
The difference between the models is in the graphics cards. The 1602 has integrated graphics chipset, but the 1603 includes a separate video card, the ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3450.
In August 2009, two more models were introduced, the ET2002 and ET2203. The ET2002 is the first all-in-one to use the Nvidia Ion platform with the Atom 330 and nVidia GeForce 9400 IGP. The ET2203 includes a Blu-ray player, a Core 2 Duo T6600 processor and an ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4570 graphics card. These models can also be used as standalone monitors with the ability to connect an HDMI-equipped gaming console such as the PS3 or Xbox 360, and other HDMI-equipped peripherals to the HDMI input.
Models
See also
HP TouchSmart
iMac
References
External links
PCPRO Asus Eee Top ET1602 review
Stuff.tv Asus Eee Top review
PC Advisor Asus Eee Top 1602 review
HEXUS.net: Review: ASUS Eee Top ET1602: a glimpse of computers to come?
Legit Reviews: ASUS Eee Top Review - Touch Screen Desktop PC
Best Thin Bezel Monitor
Eee Top
Touchscreens
Discontinued products
All-in-one desktop computers |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/That%27s%20the%20Thing%20About%20Football | "That's the Thing about Football" is a song written and performed by Australian artist Greg Champion, featured for almost a decade on Seven Network's coverage of the Australian Football League.
Released in 1994, the song reached a peak of number 31 on the Australian ARIA Charts and is widely regarded as a classic in mainstream Australian sporting culture.
External links
That's the Thing About Football
1994 songs
Australian rules football songs |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nova%20Sport%20%28Czech%20Republic%20and%20Slovakia%29 | Nova Sport 1 is focused primarily on mainstream sports and broadcasts sporting events and sport-related programming in the Czech Republic and Slovakia. It has broadcasting licenses for major sport leagues and events including the National Hockey League (NHL), ATP 250 Tennis tournaments, and Moto GP. Nova Sport also produces various weekly sports shows and magazines, as well as locally produced daily sports news programs in the Czech Republic and Slovakia.
Nova Sport 2 focuses on popular sports that have not yet been broadcast to a similar extent, including the National Basketball Association (NBA), darts tournaments, Bellator MMA and also international rugby.
Sport competitions
Football
FIFA Club World Cup
UEFA Champions League
Copa Libertadores
EFL Cup
FA Cup
Major League Soccer
La Liga
La Liga 2
Serie A
Coupe de France
Ligue 1
Ligue 2
Bundesliga
2. Bundesliga
DFB-Pokal
Fortuna Liga
Fortuna Liga Slovensko
Tennis
ATP Tour 250
Basketball
NBA
Handball
Handball-Bundesliga
Rugby
Premiership Rugby
Women's Six Nations
Ice hockey
NHL
Floorball
Swedish Super League
Motorsport
Moto2
Moto3
MotoGP
NASCAR Cup Series
NASCAR Truck Series
Kickboxing
WBC
Mixed Martial Arts
Bellator MMA
KSW
Darts
Premier League Darts
Pool
World Pool Masters
Equestrianism
Longines Global Champions Tour
References
Television stations in the Czech Republic
Sports television networks
Central European Media Enterprises
Television channels and stations established in 2002
Czech-language television stations
2002 establishments in the Czech Republic
TV Nova (Czech Republic) |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/StatXact | StatXact is a statistical software package for analyzing data using exact statistics. It calculates exact p-values and confidence intervals for contingency tables and non-parametric procedures. It is marketed by Cytel Inc.
References
External links
StatXact homepage at Cytel Inc.
Statistical software
Windows-only proprietary software |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Packers%20Radio%20Network | The Packers Radio Network is a broadcast radio network and the official radio broadcaster of the Green Bay Packers, fully under the team's control in regards to technical productions and on-air personnel. The network's flagship is iHeartMedia's WRNW in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and its coverage is also heard nationwide through NFL Game Pass, Sirius XM, and TuneIn.
The team's play-by-play announcer is Wayne Larrivee, with former Packer center Larry McCarren providing color commentary since 1995. Former Packers fullback John Kuhn serves as the network's sideline reporter.
History
The Packers radio network was previously with WTMJ, which has broadcast the games since November 24, 1929, and was the former flagship station of Journal Communications until the E. W. Scripps Company and Journal completed their broadcast merger and publishing spin-off on April 1, 2015 (Good Karma took over WTMJ's operations on November 1, 2018 upon Scripps' second withdrawal from radio). It was one of the few arrangements where a team's flagship radio station was not based in their home market and the local station served as a network affiliate only, as WTMJ's signal to Green Bay and most of Wisconsin's population centers is city-grade. Meanwhile, the rights for Packers games in the Green Bay are held by Midwest Communications's WIXX, with Midwest Communications acquiring the Fox Cities rights to the team in 2022 for WYDR, resolving an oddity in the network where former Fox Cities affiliate WAPL transmits from the same tower site as WIXX.
In situations where Milwaukee Brewers baseball playoff games conflicted with Packers games (WTMJ and Good Karma Brands originate that team's broadcasts as the Brewers Radio Network) in September and October, WTMJ's FM sister station WKTI (94.5) originated the games in Milwaukee, with other stations in the Packers Radio Network continuing to determine how to carry both games, depending on whether they have a sister station to broadcast both games.
Though its broadcasts began in 1929, WTMJ did not begin paying the Packers for broadcast rights until 1943; it paid the team $7500 to broadcast the season. In the early 1930s, there was no exclusive right given to broadcast games, and WHBY, then based in Green Bay, often sent its own announcers to call the game. From 1933 to 1936, three additional stations carried WTMJ's radio broadcasts of Packer games: WLBL in Stevens Point (a non-commercial station owned by the state commerce department decades before the creation of Wisconsin Public Radio), WTAQ in Green Bay and WKBH in La Crosse. WSAW in Wausau and WJMS in Ironwood, Michigan started carrying the feed in 1937.
On October 27, 2021, the Packers announced that its longtime association with WTMJ would end at the end of the season, and that it had signed a deal with iHeartMedia to make sports radio station "The Game", WRNW (97.3), the team's new Milwaukee radio affiliate in 2022. Packers broadcasts already aired on iHeartMedia stations in Madiso |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nickelodeon%20%28European%20TV%20network%29 | Nickelodeon is a pay television network dedicated to kids. Nickelodeon is widely available throughout Europe as a subscription service or free-to-air service; depending on what region in Europe you are living in. Nickelodeon is seen in 24.2 million households throughout Europe, via channels and blocks.
Nickelodeon is operated by Paramount Networks EMEAA on behalf of its owner Paramount Global. Nickelodeon first launched in Europe in the United Kingdom in 1993 followed by a 1995 launch in Germany, 1 year later in 1996 Nickelodeon launched a Pan-Scandinavian channel for viewers in Sweden, Norway, Denmark & Finland, following this Nickelodeon subsequently launched a pan-European version of the channel and other local Nickelodeon channels.
Pan-European Nickelodeon
Main Article: Nickelodeon (Central & Eastern Europe)
The Pan-European version, known as Nickelodeon airs a selection of programming from Nickelodeon in the USA and local shows from Nickelodeon in the UK, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand. Nickelodeon Europe is a 24-hour pan-regional feed reaching Malta, Romania, Hungary, Albania, Czechia, Slovakia, Croatia, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Slovenia, Serbia, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, France and Ukraine. The channel is primarily available in English with additional soundtracks in Russian, Hungarian, Romanian, Croatian and Serbian, Slovenian, Bulgarian, Czech, French, Kazakh, Estonian, Lithuanian, Latvian & Turkish. A total of more than 68 million homes across Europe and Central Asia can view the pan-European version of Nickelodeon. In a number of countries in Europe also host a local version of the channel and/or localized programming blocks. The UK/Ireland version of the network launched their HD simulcast channel on 5 October 2010 over Sky, and it is expected that further launches of HD channels will occur across the continent in the next few years.
Global on-air identity
In January 2010, Viacom International launched a global on-air identity campaign for its Nickelodeon channels worldwide (except Nickelodeon US, which adopted the new look identity 28 September 2009). The new look on air-identity debuted on France (29 January 2010), UK and Ireland (15 February 2010), Poland (1 March), in Africa on 13 March 2010, and on Nickelodeon Netherlands, Germany, Nickelodeon Austria and Nickelodeon German-speaking Switzerland on 31 March 2010. The new look design incorporates the newly designed Nickelodeon logo which originally launched on Nickelodeon US in September, 2009. The roll-out of Nickelodeon's new global on-air, online and offline branding will take place throughout 2010 on all Nickelodeon channels worldwide (with exception to Nickelodeon US). Nickelodeon Europe picked up the new 2011 look from Nick USA in 2012. The first country to pick up the new bumpers was Nickelodeon (UK and Ireland). It first got random airings of these bumpers in October 2011 and they were fully used from 2 January 2012.
Localized |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phasor%20Zap | Phasor Zap is a game for the Apple II family of computers, created in 1978 by programmer Chris Oberth and published by The Elektrik Keyboard of Chicago, Illinois.
Game play
Phasor Zap presents the player with a purple-tinted starfield that represents the view from the player's spacecraft. Enemy spacecraft appear from the edges of the screen and move straight across it, and it's up to the player to use to the paddles to focus four "phasor" beams onto each ship to destroy it, earning points. The player begins with a limited amount of phasor energy, one point of which is consumed each time the player shoots. When the amount of remaining energy reaches zero, the phasor is depleted and the game is over.
When an enemy ship crosses either the vertical or horizontal center line of the screen, it fires, scoring a hit. When this happens, the word "ZAP!" briefly fills the screen. If the player hasn't already run out of phasor energy, the game will end when the enemies score 99 hits.
The term "phasor" alludes to the phaser energy weapons used in the Star Trek science fiction series.
References
1978 video games
Apple II games
Apple II-only games
Elektrik Keyboard games
Video games developed in the United States |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Softape | Softape was an Apple II software company that published computer games, utilities and productivity programs for the Apple II series of personal computers in the late 1970s and early 1980s. It was co-founded by William V. R. Smith, Bill Depew and Gary Koffler. In 1980, the company's name was changed to Artsci, Inc. (artscipub.com) and they now operate as an internet service provider as well as publish literature on amateur radio.
Softape's Software Exchange newsletter, Softalk, was started in 1979 as a club newsletter, of which there were only two editions. Its success caused Softape to look for partners to handle a monthly format magazine. Margot Comstock and Al Tommervik joined the effort in 1980 and the new group re-designed it into the Apple II enthusiast magazine Softalk.
Software
Softape published at least 20 games for the Apple II:
Cypher Bowl for Atari 400/800 by William Depew (1981)
Crazy Eights by William Smith (1979)
Solitaire Poker by William Smith (1979)
Fighter Pilot by Steve Baker (1978)
Go-moku by Steve Baker (1979)
Photar by Steve Baker (1981), originally called Nightcrawler
Microgammon by Steve Baker
Burn-Out by Steve Baker
Bubbles by Steve Baker
Planetoids by Steve Baker
Baker's Trilogy by Steve Baker; includes Bubbles, Burnout and Planetoids
Star Mines by Steve Baker (1983)
Apple 21 by Bill DePew (1978)
Draw Poker by Ken Labaw (1981)
Crossword by Jim and Vicki Neville (1980)
Crazy Eights by Bill Smith (c. 1979)
Craps by Roger Walker (1979)
Pro Golf I by Jim Wells (1979)
Roulette by Roger Walker (1979)
Bomber by Bob Bishop (1979)
Forte by Gary Shannon (1980)
AppleTalker by Bob Bishop (1979)
AppleLis'ner by Bob Bishop (1979)
TicTacTalker by Bill Depew (1979)
Jupiter Express Gary Shannon (1979)
Talking Calculator by Bob Bishop (1980)
References
The History of Softape / Artsci
The History of Softape / Artsci: Softalk (magazine)
Defunct software companies of the United States
Defunct video game companies of the United States |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ocean%20Data%20View | Ocean Data View (ODV) is a proprietary, freely available, software package for the analysis and visualization of oceanographic and meteorological data sets.
ODV is used by a large number of oceanographers. The UNESCO Ocean Teacher project employs ODV as one of its main analysis and display tools. ODV is used to display and analyze data from several oceanographic projects such as Argo, World Ocean Circulation Experiment, World Ocean Database Project, SeaDataNet, World Ocean Atlas, and Medar/Medatlas projects.
Ocean Data View includes also options that permit to perform objective analysis thanks to the add-on DIVA software.
Notes and references
External links
http://odv.awi.de/
Earth sciences graphics software
Data analysis software
Graphic software in meteorology |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seasonality | In time series data, seasonality is the presence of variations that occur at specific regular intervals less than a year, such as weekly, monthly, or quarterly. Seasonality may be caused by various factors, such as weather, vacation, and holidays and consists of periodic, repetitive, and generally regular and predictable patterns in the levels of a time series.
Seasonal fluctuations in a time series can be contrasted with cyclical patterns. The latter occur when the data exhibits rises and falls that are not of a fixed period. Such non-seasonal fluctuations are usually due to economic conditions and are often related to the "business cycle"; their period usually extends beyond a single year, and the fluctuations are usually of at least two years.
Organisations facing seasonal variations, such as ice-cream vendors, are often interested in knowing their performance relative to the normal seasonal variation. Seasonal variations in the labour market can be attributed to the entrance of school leavers into the job market as they aim to contribute to the workforce upon the completion of their schooling. These regular changes are of less interest to those who study employment data than the variations that occur due to the underlying state of the economy; their focus is on how unemployment in the workforce has changed, despite the impact of the regular seasonal variations.
It is necessary for organisations to identify and measure seasonal variations within their market to help them plan for the future. This can prepare them for the temporary increases or decreases in labour requirements and inventory as demand for their product or service fluctuates over certain periods. This may require training, periodic maintenance, and so forth that can be organized in advance. Apart from these considerations, the organisations need to know if variation they have experienced has been more or less than the expected amount, beyond what the usual seasonal variations account for.
Motivation
There are several main reasons for studying seasonal variation:
The description of the seasonal effect provides a better understanding of the impact this component has upon a particular series.
After establishing the seasonal pattern, methods can be implemented to eliminate it from the time-series to study the effect of other components such as cyclical and irregular variations. This elimination of the seasonal effect is referred to as de-seasonalizing or seasonal adjustment of data.
To use the past patterns of the seasonal variations to contribute to forecasting and the prediction of the future trends, such as in climate normals.
Detection
The following graphical techniques can be used to detect seasonality:
A run sequence plot will often show seasonality
A seasonal plot will show the data from each season overlapped
A seasonal subseries plot is a specialized technique for sho |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Week%20in%20Religion | The Week in Religion is an American religious television program broadcast on the now defunct DuMont Television Network. The series ran from March 16, 1952, to October 18, 1954. The program gave equal time to Jewish, Protestant, and Roman Catholic speakers; it was hosted by Rabbi William S. Rosenbloom, Reverend Robbins Wolcott Barstow, and Reverend Joseph N. Moody.
The program, produced and distributed by DuMont, aired on Sundays at 6pm ET on most DuMont affiliates. The series was cancelled in 1954.
See also
List of programs broadcast by the DuMont Television Network
List of surviving DuMont Television Network broadcasts
References
Bibliography
David Weinstein, The Forgotten Network: DuMont and the Birth of American Television (Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 2004)
Alex McNeil, Total Television, Fourth edition (New York: Penguin Books, 1980)
Tim Brooks and Earle Marsh, The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network TV Shows, Third edition (New York: Ballantine Books, 1964)
External links
DuMont historical website
DuMont Television Network original programming
1952 American television series debuts
1954 American television series endings
Black-and-white American television shows
English-language television shows
American religious television series |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/It%27s%20Alec%20Templeton%20Time | It's Alec Templeton Time was an early American television program broadcast on the now-defunct DuMont Television Network. The series ran during the summer of 1955. It was a musical program hosted by blind satirist and musician Alec Templeton. The program, produced and distributed by DuMont, aired on Friday nights on most DuMont affiliates.
It's Alec Templeton Time has the distinction of being one of the last programs to air on the dying DuMont Television Network, along with Have a Heart (ended June 14, 1955), What's the Story (ended September 23, 1955) and Boxing from St. Nicholas Arena (ended August 6, 1956). The struggling network was already beginning to shut down network operations before It's Alec Templeton Time even aired its first episode, and Paramount Pictures would take control of DuMont during the summer; as a result, the series' run was brief, and did not last past the summer months.
Episode status
As is the case with most DuMont programs, nothing remains of the series today.
See also
List of programs broadcast by the DuMont Television Network
List of surviving DuMont Television Network broadcasts
References
Bibliography
David Weinstein, The Forgotten Network: DuMont and the Birth of American Television (Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 2004)
Alex McNeil, Total Television, Fourth edition (New York: Penguin Books, 1980)
Tim Brooks and Earle Marsh, The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network TV Shows, Third edition (New York: Ballantine Books, 1964)
External links
DuMont historical website
DuMont Television Network original programming
1955 American television series debuts
1955 American television series endings
1950s American television series
Black-and-white American television shows
Lost television shows |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J.%20Greg%20Hanson | J. Greg Hanson is an American computer scientist and software engineer. He previously served as the first Assistant Sergeant at Arms and chief information officer of the United States Senate from June 2003 to January 2008 under Senate Majority Leaders Bill Frist and Harry Reid.
He is now President of Excellence in Business, a consulting firm working with clients on business strategy, strategic planning, large business capture and business development, achieving operational excellence, developing solution architectures, application of high technology, and market analysis.
Hanson has also served as an Adjunct Full Professor, teaching graduate information technology courses for the George Washington University, University of Maryland, and University of Maryland University College (UMUC).
Career
Hanson earned a Bachelor of Science from the United States Air Force Academy, Master of Science in information systems from the Air Force Institute of Technology, and PhD in computer science from the University of Central Florida.
Hanson's initial career was in the United States Air Force, where he retired in 1997 as Chief Software Engineer at USAF Headquarters. There he developed global software policies and led the agency's $345 million Y2K program. He served as Chief Scientist at NATO's Central Region Headquarters, where he managed a $200 million command and control project, directed a four-contractor international consortium, and built NATO's largest local area network. Hanson served as CIO, Under Secretary Defense (Acquisition) for four years. In this position he led a technology development and support division and managed $110 million in contracts and resources.
After retiring from the Air Force, Hanson became chief technology officer at Telos Corporation, where he developed an information assurance spin-off called Xacta, where he was the company's first CTO. He then served as CTO for Universal Systems & Technology (UNITECH), a northern Virginia technology firm.
He then served as the first Chief Information Officer for the United States Senate where he was responsible for planning and operations of a 500-person organization and a $150M budget supporting the Senate.
After serving as the Senate's first CIO, Hanson became Chief Operations Officer (COO) for Criterion Systems, Inc., an IT Solutions and Services company in Virginia, where, as a Direct report to CEO, he had P&L responsibility for one of the fastest growing high technology corporations in the United States. As Chief Operating Officer (COO) Dr. Hanson led three lines of business supporting the United States Department of Defense, Federal Civilian Agencies, and the Intelligence Community (IC). He also served as Chief Technology Officer (CTO) for Criterion's High Performance Computing business.
After serving as Criterion's COO, he became General Manager for NCI Information Systems' Enterprise Solutions Sector. NCI, a publicly traded company (NASDAQ: NCIT, Russell 2000 Index, S&P |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alpha%2021364 | The Alpha 21364, code-named "Marvel", also known as EV7 is a microprocessor developed by Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC), later Compaq Computer Corporation, that implemented the Alpha instruction set architecture (ISA).
History
The Alpha 21364 was revealed in October 1998 by Compaq at the 11th Annual Microprocessor Forum, where it was described as an Alpha 21264 with a 1.5 MB 6-way set-associative on-die secondary cache, an integrated Direct Rambus DRAM memory controller and an integrated network controller for connecting to other microprocessors. Changes to the Alpha 21264 core included a larger victim buffer, which was quadrupled in capacity to 32 entries, 16 for the Dcache and 16 for the Scache. It was reported by the Microprocessor Report that Compaq considered implementing minor changes to branch predictor to improve branch prediction accuracy and doubling the miss buffer in capacity to 16 entries instead of 8 in the Alpha 21264.
It was expected to be taped-out in late 1999, with samples available in early 2000 and volume shipments in late 2000. However, the original schedule was delayed, with the tape-out in April 2001 instead of late 1999. The Alpha 21364 was introduced on 20 January 2002 when systems using the microprocessor debuted. It operated at 1.25 GHz, but production models in the AlphaServer ES47, ES80 and GS1280 operated at 1.0 GHz or 1.15 GHz. Unlike previous Alpha microprocessors, the Alpha 21364 was not sold on the open market.
The Alpha 21364 was originally intended to be succeeded by the Alpha 21464, code-named EV8, a new implementation of the Alpha ISA with four-way simultaneous multithreading (SMT). It was first presented in October 1999 at the 12th Annual Microprocessor Forum, but was cancelled on 25 June 2001 at a late stage of development.
Development
The development of the Alpha 21364 was most focused on features that would improve memory performance and multiprocessor scalability. The focus on memory performance was the result of a forward-looking article published in Microprocessor Report titled, "It's the Memory, Stupid!" written by Richard L. Sites, who co-led the definition of the Alpha architecture. The article concluded that, "Over the coming decade, memory subsystem design will be the only important design issue for microprocessors."
Description
The Alpha 21364 was an Alpha 21264 with a 1.75 MB on-die secondary cache, two integrated memory controllers and an integrated network controller.
Core
The Alpha 21364's core is based on the EV68CB, a derivative of the Alpha 21264. The only modification was a larger victim buffer, now quadrupled in capacity to 32 entries. The 32 entries of victim buffer is divided equally into 16 entries each for the Dcache and Scache. Although the Alpha 21364 is a fourth-generation implementation of the Alpha Architecture, aside from this modification, the core is otherwise identical to the EV68CB derivative of the Alpha 21264.
Scache
The secondary cache (termed "Sca |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antenna%20TV | Antenna TV is an American digital television network owned by Nexstar Media Group. The network's programming consists of classic television series, primarily sitcoms, from the 1950s to the 1990s. Antenna TV's programming and advertising operations are headquartered in the WGN-TV studios in Chicago. The network's operations are overseen by Sean Compton, who serves as the president of networks for Nexstar.
The network is available in many media markets via the digital subchannels of over-the-air television stations, and on select cable television providers, such as Xfinity and Verizon Fios through a local affiliate of the network and IPTV. Antenna TV broadcasts 24 hours a day in either 480i standard definition or 720p high definition depending on market.
History
Tribune Broadcasting announced the formation of Antenna TV on August 30, 2010, with television stations owned by Tribune and Local TV LLC (an Oak Hill Capital Partners-controlled holding company that Tribune had been co-managing since 2008, in an agreement that remained in place until Tribune completed its outright acquisition of the group in December 2013) serving as its initial charter affiliates; Tribune originally intended to launch the network on January 3, 2011, but executives later chose to push the date of its debut two days ahead of schedule.
Antenna TV was launched on January 1, 2011, at 12:00 a.m. Eastern Time Zone (the late evening of December 31, 2010, in other U.S. time zones), initially debuting on seventeen Tribune-owned stations and thirteen stations owned by Local TV. The first program to air on Antenna TV was The Three Stooges' first short Woman Haters as part of a marathon of short films involving the comedy trio (which became an annual New Year's Day tradition on the network that aired until 2015, originally airing as an all-day marathon before being reduced to airing only on New Year's Day morning in 2013).
On October 1, 2011, Antenna TV introduced block programming scheduling for most of its programs, organized by genre and the decade of their original broadcast; it included a weekday afternoon block of sitcoms from the 1950s, a weekend afternoon block of 1960s sitcoms (including the early 1970s sitcom, The Partridge Family), a Saturday night lineup of drama series (a genre of television programs which had previously aired on the network in very limited form on Sunday mornings only), an overnight block of classic television series from the monochrome era of the 1950s and early 1960s, a Sunday prime time lineup of sitcoms from the 1990s, and a weeknight prime time lineup of comedies from the 1970s; with the exception of the black-and-white program block (which was reduced to once a week and moved to Friday nights, where it remained – except for a brief sabbatical from January to April 2013 – until being dropped completely in November of that same year) and the Saturday night drama block (which was reduced to Saturday evenings only, and was later replaced by movies |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collocation%20extraction | Collocation extraction is the task of using a computer to extract collocations automatically from a corpus.
The traditional method of performing collocation extraction is to find a formula based on the statistical quantities of those words to calculate a score associated to every word pairs. Proposed formulas are mutual information, t-test, z test, chi-squared test and likelihood ratio.
Within the area of corpus linguistics, collocation is defined as a sequence of words or terms which co-occur more often than would be expected by chance. 'Crystal clear', 'middle management', 'nuclear family', and 'cosmetic surgery' are examples of collocated pairs of words. Some words are often found together because they make up a compound noun, for example 'riding boots' or 'motor cyclist'.
See also
Collocational restriction
Collostructional analysis
Compound noun, adjective and verb
Phrasal verb
Siamese twins (English language)
Terminology extraction
n-gram analysis
External links
What is collocation
References
Tasks of natural language processing
Computational linguistics
Corpus linguistics |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronic%20Network%20for%20Arab-West%20Understanding | The Electronic Network for Arab-West Understanding (ENAWU) is a specialized information network that links together a network of think-tanks and information repositories in the West and the Arab world.
Background of ENAWU
The establishment of this network was funded by the Anna Lindh Foundation, the German development organization Misereor, and others.
The network was launched on June 5, 2008 by Prince Hassan bin Talal in Jordan. Project directors are Cornelis Hulsman and Sawsan Gabra Ayoub Khalil.
The Objective of ENAWU
ENAWU aims to foster relations and dialogue between Muslims and non-Muslims by providing access to accurate, credible, and reliable information for use by scholars, diplomats, journalists, students, other researchers and general users. Improving public understanding of the contemporary Islamic world in non-Muslim countries and, similarly, improving public understanding of the contemporary non-Muslim world in Islamic countries can be accomplished by strengthening, improving and expanding reporting. Reporting that will necessarily include analysis of Arab-West cultural issues, religious issues, and other key factors that involve civil society in the Arab world and the West. ENAWU aims at changing the ways in which sensitive topics involving people belonging to other cultures or religions are discussed, stressing the need to refrain from polemics, exaggerations, and other forms of distortion. The ENAWU portal uses the Arab-West Report as a springboard for discussions, recently encouraging interactive online forum discussions on the controversial film 'Fitna' by Dutch MP Geert Wilders.
History
Dutch sociologist Cornelis Hulsman moved with his Egyptian wife Sawsan Gabra Ayoub Khalil in 1994 to Egypt where they discovered large discrepancies between various (Western) media reporting and what they actually found in Egypt after thorough investigations of various topics reported in media. It became clear that many of the complexities in society and context were insufficiently explained for audiences that generally have little knowledge about Egyptian society. This made Cornelis Hulsman initiate the Religious News Service from the Arab World in 1997. In 2003 the name was changed to Arab-West Report. The data include summary translations from Arabic media, investigative reporting, interviews with major actors. The focus was always non-partisan and never only on tensions or dialogue only. The aim was to give a full overview of the complexity of different convictions in Egyptian society. Arab-West Report was until 2005 the personal initiative of Cornelis Hulsman and Sawsan Gabra Ayoub Khalil.
The Center for Intercultural Dialogue and Translation (CIDT), an Egyptian not for profit company founded in 2005, the Arab-West Foundation in the Netherlands, an NGO founded in 2005 and the Center for Arab-West Understanding, an Egyptian NGO founded in 2007 were established to continue this work and work together on building and expanding the Ar |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hin%20Keng%20station | Hin Keng () is a station on the , part of the MTR rapid transit network in Hong Kong. It opened on 14 February 2020 as part of the Tuen Ma line's first phase. It was built as part of the Sha Tin to Central Link project. The station is located near Hin Keng Estate in Tai Wai, Sha Tin, New Territories. It is an elevated station with one entrance facing Che Kung Miu Road.
History
The station was built on the site of the New Territories South Animal Management Centre and Shatin Plant Quarantine Station, facilities of the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department, which were relocated to a new facility on To Shek Street (多石街) in November 2013.
The station and approach structures were built under MTR contract number 1102. Worth HK$1.039 billion, the contract was awarded to Japanese construction firm Penta-Ocean on 5 July 2013. Major sub-contractors employed on the project include Hong Kong company Ngai Shun Construction & Drilling Company as well as the Chinese state-owned China Geo-Engineering Corporation. The architect was Hong Kong-based Leigh and Orange. Construction of Hin Keng station began with a ceremony on 13 November that year.
A topping-out ceremony for the station was held on 30 April 2015, making Hin Keng the first station on the Sha Tin to Central Link to be topped out. The station opened on 14 February 2020 as part of the south extension to Kai Tak.
It became part of the Tuen Ma line when the Ma On Shan line was merged with the .
Design
Hin Keng station is an elevated station with an open design that allows for natural lighting and ventilation, reducing energy consumption. Both the concourse and platform levels are designed to promote cross ventilation, intended to achieve comfortable thermal conditions without the use of air conditioning. Computerised fluid dynamics analyses were carried out to inform this design. In addition, architectural fins on the station's exterior are provided to reduce solar thermal gain.
The station has a green roof of approximately , which is designed to sustain vegetation growth with less irrigation and maintenance requirements than traditional green roof systems. The green roof, as well as the use of wood and other brown-coloured materials in the station design, was intended to visually blend the station into the surrounding environment (it is adjacent to a wooded hillside).
The glass canopies on the station exterior, which provide protection from the elements, double as artworks. They incorporate a colourful design resembling a patchwork quilt, which was designed by Hong Kong artist Ng Ka-chun and Hin Keng Estate residents.
Station layout
Entrances/exits
A: Hin Keng Estate
Gallery
References
External links
Shatin to Central Link - Shatin Section Newsletter, December 2010, p. 2
Environmental Impact Assessment: Tai Wai to Hung Hom
MTR stations in the New Territories
Sha Tin to Central Link
Tuen Ma line
Tai Wai
Railway stations in Hong Kong opened in 2020 |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HDDerase | HDDerase is a freeware utility that securely erases data on hard drives using the Secure Erase unit command built into the firmware of Parallel ATA and Serial ATA drives manufactured after 2001. HDDerase was developed by the Center for Magnetic Recording Research at the University of California, San Diego. HDDerase is designed for command-line use only.
It differs from other file deletion programs such as Darik's Boot and Nuke which attempt to erase data using block writes which cannot access certain portions of the hard drive. The internal firmware Secure Erase command can access data that is no longer accessible through software, such as bad blocks.
See also
Data erasure
Data remanence
Undeletion
Hiren's BootCD, which contains HDDerase 4.0, the last known (2008) release.
References
External links
Secure Erase - research information and download link
Data erasure software |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WUSO | WUSO (89.1 FM) is a radio station in Springfield, Ohio, United States. It is owned by Dayton Public Radio, Inc. and rebroadcasts the classical music programming of WDPR in Dayton on a full-time basis from its transmitter atop Tower Hall on the Wittenberg University campus.
From 1966 to 2019, WUSO was Wittenberg's student-run college radio station, with studios in Firestine Hall on the campus.
History
Radio returns to Wittenberg
Wittenberg University (WU) received a construction permit from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to build a new 10-watt radio station on the campus on October 11, 1965. Organization on campus for a new station had dated to 1961, when a radio club was formed with 35 students. Two years later, a student committee was formed to analyze the idea, and the university appropriated funds to purchase equipment. On February 20, 1966, WUSO began broadcasting. The station represented the return of broadcasting to the university, which had shown an interest in radio transmissions beginning in 1896. Signing on in 1922, station WCSO—the university being Wittenberg College at the time—operated until 1930, when it was shuttered as part of a consolidation that formed WGAR, a new station in Cleveland.
WUSO initially broadcast for six hours a day; by 1971, it was on for three hours in the morning and then 11 hours in the evening. The station survived a 1977 funding cut by the WU student government (SGA) that nearly threatened it with closure because it suggested relocating the facility without considering the technical and legal implications of such a move. Pressure from SGA forced cutbacks, such as the elimination of a news wire, as well as internal reforms. Studios were in the basement of Alumni House before relocating to Sprecher Hall in 1979. The move required major changes and left the station off the air for a year and a half, and it also saw the station convert to stereo broadcasting.
Over time, WUSO began operating with a freeform format, a contrast to the Top 40-heavy FM dial in the area. Programs ranged from Christian rock to jazz; in 1986, station manager Krista May did on-air shifts hosting a punk rock show under the name "Chrystal Meth". However, despite a series of efforts over the years, WUSO remained a 10-watt outlet. By 1986, the original transmitter was out of service for six weeks during the winter term. Even with 10 watts, the station attracted substantial interest on campus: there were 120 DJs in 1990. The station narrowly survived another financial challenge again in 1996 when the student senate made a grant to allow the station to purchase Emergency Alert System equipment that it needed in order to meet requirements for the new service. The station abandoned Sprecher Hall in 1998 as part of its demolition, moving into the basement of Firestine Hall and replacing much of its equipment in the process.
Upgrade to 120 watts
As a Class D station operating on the same 10-watt basis as in 1966, WUSO was vulnera |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Burns%20and%20the%20Bees | "The Burns and the Bees" is the eighth episode of the twentieth season of the American animated television series The Simpsons. It first aired on the Fox network in the United States on December 7, 2008. In the episode, during a poker game, Mr. Burns wins ownership of the Austin Celtics basketball team and he decides to build a new stadium in Springfield that endangers a bee colony which Lisa built. Lisa's subplot refers to the current worldwide disappearance of bees.
The episode was written by Stephanie Gillis and directed by Mark Kirkland. It marks a second use of the Christmas-themed opening, first seen in "Kill Gil, Volumes I & II". Billionaires Mark Cuban and Jeff Bezos and sportscaster Marv Albert guest star as themselves.
In its original airing, the episode garnered 6.19 million viewers. It received mixed reviews from television critics.
Plot
Mr. Burns attends the annual Billionaires' Retreat, where he wins the fictional Austin Celtics pro basketball team in a poker game against the Rich Texan. After witnessing the antics of Mark Cuban at a Dallas Mavericks game, Burns decides to build a luxurious sports arena to win over Springfield basketball fans, renaming the Celtics the Springfield Excitement.
Meanwhile, Jimbo, Dolph, and Kearney dare Bart to prank the second-graders by hitting a beehive with his slingshot. Lisa discovers, however, the bees in the hive are dead. Groundskeeper Willie explains the bees are dying all over Springfield by loss of habitat, thus contracting a fatal disease. Lisa seeks help from a reluctant Homer, informing him that there will be no more honey without the bees to produce it, and Professor Frink has an uninfected queen bee sting Lisa, releasing pheromones which attract many uninfected bees, which form a bee beard.
After trying to keep the bees in the Simpson home, Lisa and Marge find an abandoned greenhouse for the bees to live in. However, the site of the greenhouse is exactly where Burns plans to construct his new arena. Lisa attempts to convince the town to save the bee population, but despite her logical protest that they always get into trouble when they ignore her advice, she fails when Burns informs everyone about the amazing features of his arena.
Homer and Moe attempt to help save the bees by mating a queen bee from Lisa's hive with Moe's Africanized bees to create a hybrid bee species strong enough to survive anywhere. Six weeks later, on the night of the grand opening of Burns' sports arena, Homer takes Lisa to the top of a hill and shows her the hive containing the hybrid bees. When Homer accidentally releases them, the bees attack Burns' new arena, which resembles a beehive. In the end, the arena is legally declared a bee sanctuary, enabling the bees to survive. At the next billionaires' retreat one year later, Burns reveals how much the bees cost him. After it is discovered that he is four million dollars short of a billion, he is kicked out of the retreat and into the millionaires' camp. M |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extrasolar%20Planets%20Encyclopaedia | The Extrasolar Planets Encyclopaedia is an astronomy website, founded in Paris, France at the Meudon Observatory by Jean Schneider in February 1995, which maintains a database of all the currently known and candidate extrasolar planets, with individual pages for each planet and a full list interactive catalog spreadsheet. The main catalogue comprises databases of all of the currently confirmed extrasolar planets as well as a database of unconfirmed planet detections. The databases are frequently updated with new data from peer-reviewed publications and conferences.
In their respective pages, the planets are listed along with their basic properties, including the year of planet's discovery, mass, radius, orbital period, semi-major axis, eccentricity, inclination, longitude of periastron, time of periastron, maximum time variation, and time of transit, including all error range values.
The individual planet data pages also contain the data on the parent star, including name, distance in parsecs, spectral type, effective temperature, apparent magnitude, mass, radius, age, and celestial coordinates (Right Ascension and Declination). Even when they are known, not all of these figures are listed in the interactive spreadsheet catalog, and many missing planet figures that would simply require the application of Kepler's third law of motion are left blank. Most notably absent on all pages is a star's luminosity.
As of June 2011, the catalog includes objects up to 25 Jupiter masses, an increase on the previous inclusion criteria of 20 Jupiter masses.
As of 2016 this limit was increased to 60 Jupiter masses based on a study of mass–density relationships.
See also
NASA Exoplanet Archive
Exoplanet Data Explorer
References
External links
Astronomy websites
Exoplanet catalogues
Astronomical databases
20th-century encyclopedias
French websites
Paris Observatory |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air%20data%20boom | An air data boom provides air pressure, temperature, and airflow direction data to data acquisition systems for the computation of air, ground, and water vehicle orientation, speed, altitude/depth, and related information. Air data booms can be used as primary sensors or as a "measurement standard" of which primary sensors and instruments are compared to.
Purpose and overview
An air data boom is used to collect source data during the testing of air vehicles, ground vehicles, and water-borne vessels. The air data boom is mounted on the vehicle in a location that allows for relatively undisturbed air to be measured. To attain such undisturbed air, mounting is usually done on the nose, wing, or upper horizontal stabilizer of the vehicle.
Typical components
Air data booms may measure one, some, or all of these capabilities:
angle of attack (AoA, alpha)
angle of sideslip (AoS, beta)
static pressure (Ps)
total pressure (Pt, pitot pressure)
outside air temperature (OAT)
total air temperature (TAT)
Specialized air data booms may also contain mission-specific sensors such as humidity sensors, ice detectors, accelerometers, strain gages, and the like.
Synonyms
An air data boom may be referred to by a variety of names, including:
flight test boom
vehicle test boom
nose boom
wing boom
YAPS head (for Yaw-And-Pitch Sensor head)
Manufacturers
Most air data booms are either procured from niche manufacturers such as SpaceAge Control, Goodrich,, or created by vehicle manufacturers, R&D facilities, and test organizations.
See also
Index of aviation articles
Flight test
Flight test instrumentation
Angle of attack
Pitot-static system
Pitot tube
Total air temperature
References
Notes
External links
Airdata Measurement and Calibration
Calibration of Air Data Systems and Flow Direction Sensors
Wind-Tunnel Calibration of a Combined Pitot-Static Tube and Vane-Type Flow-Angularity Indicator at Mach Numbers of 1.61 and 2.01
Aircraft components
Sensors |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual%20Collaborative%20Learning | Similar to computer-supported collaborative learning (CSCL), virtual collaborative learning environments aim to produce technology-based learning processes where participants can work together as a group to construct and share knowledge . Such environments “provide a rich opportunity for collaborative knowledge building, particularly through peer-to-peer dialogue.
In context of virtual collaborative learning, virtual structures and spaces are designed for individual and collaborative learning activities .
Virtual collaborative learning in terms of problem-oriented project work in groups facilitated is becoming increasingly common in distributed learning settings where participants are physically in different locations.
The basic affordances of virtual collaborative learning are to have the ability to synchronously and asynchronously communicate via an array of electronic tools, e.g.: group and discussion chats, wikis, and blogs, where application transparency is essential. The main barrier to virtual collaborative learning is the difficulty in achieving agreement when diverse viewpoints, cultural boundaries, acuity of thoughts, or different working and cognitive learning styles exist.
Virtual collaborative learning systems can be divided into two main categories: action-oriented from where the participant’s knowledge is captured and shared or text-oriented which focuses on participants sharing knowledge via written communication. Within these categories, the participants may
use a range of tools for both synchronous (e.g. chat, telephone conference, video conference) and asynchronous (e.g. threaded forum, document pool, e-mail)
communication.
The evolution of virtual collaborative learning systems will depend upon the participant's cognitive processes. The participant may adapt to the technology to change the way that they learn or the participant may utilize their learning and collaborative situation to optimize use the technology.
See also
Collaborative workspace
Computer-supported collaborative learning
E-Learning
Virtual Learning Environment
References
External links
1. Researching "collaborative knowledge building" in formal distance learning environments. Vanessa Paz Dennen, Trena M. Paulus. Page 96.
2. Proactive Behaviour May Lead to Failure in Virtual Project-Based Collaborative Learning. Pernille Bjørn, Morten Hertzum. Page 1.
3. Collaborative Learning Team PBWiki. DePaul University's PM440 Fall 2008 Collaborative Learning Team, Tony Feldhaus, Ruth Hong, Zoaib Mirza, Ahmad Noordin. http://pm440.pbwiki.com/CLT
4. Designing Collaborative Learning Systems: Current Trends & Future Research Agenda. Angelique Dimitracopoulou. Page 116.
5. Principles and Grand Challenges for the Futures: A Prospectus for the Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning (CSCL) Community" Eric Hamilton (2007).
6.
7. Virtual Learning – Everything You Need to Know Article By CloudShare
Notes
Virtual learning environments |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al%20Qaeda%20Network%20Exord | Al Qaeda Network Exord is a classified order that allows the U.S. military to direct operations against al-Qaeda in 15 to 20 countries around the world, including those not at war with the United States.
It was approved by U.S. President George W. Bush and signed by Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld in the spring of 2004, and came in response to a desire on the part of the Secretary of Defense to use the military against targets outside of Afghanistan and Iraq; the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) had been given similar authority in the immediate aftermath of the September 11th attacks.
References
Al-Qaeda
Classified information |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Junos%20OS | Junos OS (also known as Juniper Junos, Junos and JUNOS) is a FreeBSD-based network operating system used in Juniper Networks routing, switching and security devices.
Versioning
Junos OS was first made available on 7 July 1998, with new feature updates being released every quarter 2008. , the latest version is Junos OS 23.2, released on 23 June 2023.
Architecture
Junos operating system is primarily based on Linux and FreeBSD, with Linux running as bare metal, and FreeBSD running in a QEMU Virtual machine. Because FreeBSD is a Unix implementation, users can access a Unix shell and execute normal Unix commands. Junos runs on most or all Juniper hardware systems. After acquisition of NetScreen by Juniper Networks, Juniper integrated ScreenOS security functions into its own Junos network operating system.
Junos OS has several architecture variations:
Junos OS is based on the FreeBSD operating system and can run as a guest virtual machine (VM) on a Linux VM host.
Junos OS Evolved, which runs native Linux and provides direct access to Linux utilities and operations.
Both operating systems use the same command-line interface (CLI) user interface, the same applications and features and the same management and automation tools—but Junos OS evolved infrastructure has been entirely modernized to enable higher availability, accelerated deployment, greater innovation, and improved operational efficiencies.
Features
Junos SDK
Junos's ecosystem includes a Software Development Kit (SDK) . Juniper Developer Network (JDN) provides the Junos SDK to 3rd-party developers who want to develop applications for Junos-powered devices such as Juniper Networks routers, switches, and service gateway systems. It provides a set of tools and application programming interfaces (APIs), including interfaces to Junos routing, firewall filter, UI and traffic services functions. Additionally, Junos SDK is used to develop other Juniper's products such as OpenFlow for Junos, and other traffic services.
Command-line interface
The Junos OS command-line interface (CLI) is a text-based command interface for configuring, troubleshooting, and monitoring the Juniper device and network traffic associated with it. It supports two types of command modes.
Operational Mode – Monitors hardware status and displays information about network data that passes through or into the hardware.
Configuration Mode – Configures the Juniper router, switch, or security device, by adding, deleting, or modifying statements in the configuration hierarchy.
FIPS 140-2 security compliance
Junos-FIPS 140-2 Security Compliance is a variation of Junos OS, providing users with software tools to configure a network of Juniper Networks devices in a Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) environment.
Juniper Extension Toolkit (JET)
Junos OS offers programming interfaces and the Juniper Extension Toolkit (JET). JET is a standard component of Junos OS, and it runs on all Juniper routers, switches, and s |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Film%20and%20Video%20Arts%20Society | The Film and Video Arts Society of Alberta (FAVA) is a Canadian non-profit, charitable film organization based in Edmonton, Alberta, which provides training, equipment, studio spaces and networking opportunities for emerging and established filmmakers. Established by independent artists in 1982, FAVA represents one of the oldest artist-run co-ops in Canada and reached its 40th anniversary milestone in 2022. Since 2019, the society has operated out of the City of Edmonton's Orange Hub, where they now offer access to multiple large-scale studio spaces, a recording suite, editing suites, and a dark room. FAVA's successful model is now copied by other non-profit cooperatives; having grown from 16 initial members to today's more than 300. Early years of meager supplies and limited resources helped to nurture a communal sense of sharing and a pooling of equipment that extended even to the National Film Board of Canada who shared office space and an infamous "late-night key" (that provided access to a bounty of top-line equipment) with FAVA in the Ortona Armoury (their previous location). Today, young and emerging artists have access to equipment, expert advice, and an established network of linked-in artists and policy advisers, that enable them to engage in creative and experimental projects that would be nearly impossible to attain on their own.
The organization's events include the annual FAVA Fest, a film festival devoted exclusively to films made within the Edmonton region, and the Gotta Minute Film Festival, a one-minute, silent film festival that screens in public spaces, mainly PATTISON screens on the Edmonton LRT and Calgary C-Train. FAVA Fest is a qualifying festival for the Canadian Screen Awards.
In the early 2010s, FAVA began developing a web app then known as "Filmreel", which use was to consolidate multiple forms of software and tools the organization was using to manage inventory, members, education, statistics, and rental bookings. The app changed its name to AMS Network, which is now used by many similar organizations across Canada.
Notes
External links
Film organizations in Canada
Culture of Edmonton
Organizations based in Edmonton
Media cooperatives in Canada |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University%20Library%20of%20Southern%20Denmark | The University Library of Southern Denmark (, abbr. SDUB) is a library network in Denmark. It acts as a knowledge center for the entire region of Southern Denmark, with departments in six cities. Researchers and students at the University of Southern Denmark are its primary users, but companies, organizations and educational institutions, such as upper secondary schools, are also among its users.
History
In 1999, Odense University, the Southern Denmark School of Business and Engineering and the South Jutland University Centre were merged to form the University of Southern Denmark (SDU). The research libraries belonging to these institutions were merged to form the University Library of Southern Denmark.
In 2006, the Odense University College of Engineering was merged into SDU. At the same time, the Odense Technical Library became a part of SDUB. In 2007, the Business School Centre in Slagelse and the National Institute of Public Health and their libraries were also incorporated in the University of Southern Denmark.
During the last few years, some of the Library departments have been renovated. This has happened at the main library at Campusvej and in Kolding. The Technical Library will move to Campusvej in the summer of 2015.
Libraries
The University Library has several specialised sub-libraries and also collaborates with Odense University Hospital (OUH). In Odense, there are the Mathematical Library, the Medical Research Library at OUH and the Music Department at the Carl Nielsen Academy of Music. The Music Department takes care of the jazz collection of the University Library of Southern Denmark, which is just one of the library's many special collections.
Collection
The University Library of Southern Denmark provides access to books, journals, newspapers, maps, musical scores, microfilms, and a wide variety of electronic resources. The library has about 1.6 million printed volumes and gives access to about 103.500 electronic journals, 427.000 e-books and a large number of online databases, 460 at the moment (all figures are from March 2015). The collections mainly cover the areas of study and teaching at the University of Southern Denmark, but practically all fields of study are represented at the library.
List of directors
Torkil Olsen (1965-1982)
Aase Lindahl (1982-2013, appointed temporarily 1982-86)
Bertil F. Dorch (October 1, 2013 –)
Services
The University Library offers its users many services, including a number of services for researchers; bibliometrics and registration of research, and there are contact librarians for all institutes and centres.
Furthermore, the library offers e.g. course resources and Libguides, and provides many courses for users on information searching and academic conduct in various connections. The library, together with a number of other units and academic milieus at SDU, has also established a Learning Commons, where students can get help with generic academic competences.
Collaboration
The Uni |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VITAL | VITAL may refer to:
Vitamin D and Omega-3 Trial, a 7 year clinical trial
VHDL-VITAL, VHDL Initiative Towards ASIC Libraries
VITAL (machine learning software)
VITAL (asset management software), a software suite of digital asset management products by VTLS based on the open source Fedora architecture
VITAL (ventilator), NASA ventilator developed during the COVID-19 pandemic
See also
Vital (disambiguation) |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Premi%C3%A0%20de%20Dalt | Premià de Dalt is a municipality in the comarca of the Maresme in Catalonia, Spain. It has a population of 9,788.
References
External links
Government data pages
Municipalities in Maresme |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feedalizr | feedalizr was a cross-platform, desktop social media aggregator built using Adobe Integrated Runtime that consolidates the updates from social media and social networking websites. Users can then use this application to update those sites from their desktop and view a consolidated stream of information.
Developed by a distributed team named MIH SWAT, located in Cape Town and Sao Paulo, it was the first Adobe AIR application for Friendfeed
As of 2009, feedalizr is no longer being maintained.
Supported services
A user could configure his or her feedalizr account to aggregate content from the following services:
References
External links
feedalizr (no longer active)
MIH SWAT
Social information processing
News aggregator software |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gareth%20Jones%20%28computer%20scientist%29 | Gareth Jones is a computer scientist. Jones obtained a bachelor's degree in Electrical and Electronic Engineering from the University of Bristol in 1989 and a PhD examining the Application of Linguistic Models in Continuous Speech Recognition in 1994 from the same institution. He has since worked at the University of Cambridge, at the University of Exeter, at the Toshiba Corporation Research and Development Centre in Kawasaki, Japan, at Carnegie Mellon University, U.S.A. and at the National Institute of Informatics, Tokyo, Japan. In 2003 he was appointed as a Senior Lecturer in the School of Computing at Dublin City University.
Jones has published extensively in the general field of information retrieval, especially with regard to multi-medial and cross-linguistic information access, and is a member of several editorial boards.
External links
Gareth Jones' homepage
Living people
Alumni of the University of Bristol
Year of birth missing (living people)
British computer scientists |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cetyl%20myristoleate | Cetyl myristoleate is a fatty acid ester or, more specifically, a cetylated fatty acid (CFA). It is the cetyl ester of myristoleic acid. Preclinical and clinical data show potential benefits in the management of arthritis and fibromyalgia.
History
Cetyl myristoleate was isolated for the first time by Dr. Harry Diehl at the Laboratory of Chemistry of the National Institute of Arthritis, Metabolic, and Digestive Diseases in Bethesda, Maryland. Dr. Diehl had tried to unsuccessfully induce polyarthritis in Swiss albino mice using Freund's adjuvant (heat-killed desiccated Mycobacterium butyricum) but realized that they were immune. Further investigation revealed that cetyl myristoleate was what was causing the mice to be immune to becoming arthritic. The compound was isolated and identified using thin layer chromatography. In order to validate his theory that cetyl myristoleate could prevent arthritis in rodents, Diehl injected two groups of rats with the arthritis-inducing Freund’s adjuvant. After 20 days, both groups had no visible sign of arthritis. Then, a group was re-injected with the adjuvant while the other group received an injection of cetyl myristoleate followed by an injection of the adjuvant 48 hours later. After 58 days of observation, the rats that had not received cetyl myristoleate injections had developed swelling, had grown on average 5.17 times less than the other group and were lethargic. On the other hand, the rats who received cetyl myristoleate injections were healthy and growing at a normal rate. The findings were first published in 1994 in the peer-reviewed American Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences.
Synthesis
Cetyl myristoleate has been prepared by an esterification reaction between myristoleic acid and cetyl alcohol, catalyzed by p-toluenesulfonic acid monohydrate.
Animal pharmacology
In animal studies, cetyl myristoleate was first reported to block inflammation and prevent adjuvant-induced arthritis at very high doses in rats. In follow-up studies in mice, a modest anti-inflammatory effect was observed.
Studies in humans
In 1997, a prospective randomized study conducted by H. Siemandi showed that after 32 weeks of observation, cetyl myristoleate had clearly superior efficacy in terms of reducing the frequency of arthritic episodes when compared to control groups of patients who received a mixture of natural compounds or a placebo.
Although cetyl myristoleate is sold as a dietary supplement, its possible benefits in the treatment of any medical condition are not completely established and the Federal Trade Commission has taken legal action against supplement manufacturers for inaccurate claims.
There is some clinical evidence for the benefits of CFAs, which may contain cetyl myristoleate, in arthritic patients. One pilot study found that cetyl myristoleate may be beneficial against fibromyalgia, and there have been other studies. However, these low-quality clinical trials provide only limited scientific evidence of |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20podcasting%20companies | This is a list of notable companies, networks, and organizations which are primarily known for the production and distribution of podcasts in both audio and video format. Although the accessibility of the medium means that many media, news, and radio organizations have produced podcasts, the scope of this list is concerned only with organizations and companies which are primarily involved with, or significantly known for, the production and distribution of podcasts.
Entries are organized alphabetically, with country of origin listed. Entries which are subsidiaries of other organizations have their parent organization noted.
A-G
Al Jazeera Podcasts – Al Jazeera Media Network, Qatar
All Things Comedy – United States
American Public Media
ANIMA Podcasts – Kroma Entertainment, Philippines
Audacy – Audacy, Inc., United States
AudioBoom – England
BBC – England
Cadence13 – Audacy, Inc., United States
Canadaland – Canada
Carolla Digital – United States
Castbox – Hong Kong
CBC Radio – Canada
Crooked Media – United States
The Daily Wire - United States
Dixo – Mexico
Earwolf – SiriusXM, United States
ESPN Radio – The Walt Disney Company, United States
Exactly Right Podcast Network, United States
Feral Audio – defunct in 2017, United States
FineRadioCO - Nigeria
Frogpants Network – United States
Generally Speaking Production Network – United States
Gimlet Media – Spotify, United States
H-Q
HeadGum – United States
Heritage Radio Network – United States
Idle Thumbs – United States
iHeartRadio – United States
The Incomparable – United States
Jupiter Broadcasting – United States
Lemonada Media - United States
Libsyn – United States, Liberated Syndication, Inc.
Luminary – United States
Maximum Fun – United States
Megaphone – Spotify, United States
Nerdist Industries – United States
New York Times Podcast – United States
Night Vale Presents – United States
NPR – United States
Parcast – Spotify, United States
Pineapple Street Studios, United States
Play.it – Audacy, Inc., United States
PodcastOne – United States
Public Radio Exchange – United States
QCode – United States
R-Z
Radiotopia – Public Radio Exchange, United States
Realm Media - United States
Relay FM – United States
Revision3 – defunct in 2017, Discovery Digital Networks, United States
The Ringer – Spotify, United States
The Roost – Rooster Teeth & WarnerMedia, United States
Slate – United States
SortedFood – United Kingdom
SModcast Podcast Network – United States
Stitcher – United States
Team Coco – SiriusXM, United States
TLV1 – Israel
TWiT.tv – United States
The Verge – United States
Vox Media Podcast Network – United States
Wall Street Journal Radio Network – United States
WNYC Studios – New York Public Radio, United States
Wondery – Amazon Music/Amazon, United States
References
Lists of companies
Companies |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft%20Small%20Basic | Microsoft Small Basic is a programming language, interpreter and associated IDE. Microsoft's simplified variant of BASIC, it is designed to help students who have learnt visual programming languages such as Scratch learn text-based programming. The associated IDE provides a simplified programming environment with functionality such as syntax highlighting, intelligent code completion, and in-editor documentation access. The language has only 14 keywords.
History
Microsoft announced Small Basic in October 2008, and released the first stable version for distribution on July 12, 2011, on a Microsoft Developer Network (MSDN) website, together with a teaching curriculum and an introductory guide. Between announcement and stable release, a number of Community Technology Preview (CTP) releases were made.
On March 27, 2015, Microsoft released Small Basic version 1.1, which fixed a bug and upgraded the targeted .NET Framework version from version 3.5 to version 4.5, making it the first version incompatible with Windows XP.
Microsoft released Small Basic version 1.2 on October 1, 2015. Version 1.2 was the first update after a four-year hiatus to introduce new features to Small Basic. The update added classes for working with Microsoft's Kinect motion sensors, increased the number of languages supported by the included Dictionary object, and fixed a number of bugs.
On February 19, 2019, Microsoft announced Small Basic Online (SBO). It is open source software released under MIT License on GitHub.
On January 2021, a community member started evolving Small Basic by adding a form designer and a mini Win Forms library with some new syntax features, and released its it under the name Small Visual Basic in Jul 28, 2021.
Language
In Small Basic, one writes the illustrative "Hello, World!" program as follows:
TextWindow.WriteLine("Hello, World!")
Microsoft Small Basic is Turing complete. It supports conditional branching, loop structures, and subroutines for event handling. Variables are weakly typed and dynamic with no scoping rules.
Conditional branching
The following example demonstrates conditional branching. It ask the user for Celsius or Fahrenheit and then comments on the answer in the appropriate temperature unit.
' A Program that gives advice at a requested temperature.
TextWindow.WriteLine("Do you use 'C'elsius or 'F'ahrenheit for temperature?")
TextWindow.WriteLine("Enter C for Celsius and F for Fahrenheit:")
question_temp: ' Label to jump back to input if wrong input was given
tempunit = TextWindow.Read()
' Temperature Definitions in Celsius:
tempArray["hot"] = 30 ' 30 °C equals 86 °F
tempArray["pretty"] = 20 ' 20 °C equals 68 °F
tempArray["cold"]= 15 ' 15 °C equals 59 °F
If tempunit = "C" OR tempunit = "c" Then
TextWindow.WriteLine("Celsius selected!")
tempunit = "C" ' Could be lowercase, thus make it uppercase
ElseIf tempunit = "F" OR tempunit = "f" Then
TextWindow.WriteLine("Fahrenheit selected!")
' We calculate the temperat |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1953%E2%80%9354%20United%20States%20network%20television%20schedule%20%28daytime%29 | The 1953–54 daytime network television schedule for the three major English-language commercial broadcast networks in the United States covers the weekday daytime hours from September 1953 to August 1954.
Talk shows are highlighted in yellow, local programming is white, reruns of prime-time programming are orange, game shows are pink, soap operas are chartreuse, news programs are gold and all others are light blue. New series are highlighted in bold.
Fall 1953
Winter 1953/1954
Spring 1954
Summer 1954
By network
ABC
New Series
Don McNeill's Breakfast Club
The Ern Westmore Show
The Jerry Lester Show
Turn to a Friend
CBS
Returning Series
Action in the Afternoon
Art Linkletter's House Party
Arthur Godfrey Time
The Big Payoff (moved from NBC)
The Bob Crosby Show
Double or Nothing
The Garry Moore Show
The Guiding Light
Love of Life
On Your Account (moved from NBC)
Rod Brown of the Rocket Rangers
Search for Tomorrow
Strike It Rich
The U.N. in Action
Wheel of Fortune
New Series
Barker Bill's Cartoon Show
The Brighter Day
I'll Buy That
The Jack Paar Show
Journey Through Life
The Morning Show
Portia Faces Life
Robert Q. Lewis Show
The Secret Storm
The Seeking Heart
Valiant Lady
Woman with a Past
Not Returning From 1952-53
The Al Pearce Show
Bert Parks Show
The Bil Baird Show
The Bill Cullen Show
Bride and Groom
CBS Morning News
Everywhere I Go
Freedom Rings
Homemaker's Exchange
Meet Your Cover Girl
Mike and Buff
Summer School
There's One in Every Family
NBC
Returning Series
Atom Squad
The Bennetts
The Big Payoff
The Bill Cullen Show
Ding Dong School
Follow Your Heart
The Gabby Hayes Show
Glamour Girl
Hawkins Falls, Population 6200
Howdy Doody
The Kate Smith Hour
On Your Account (moved to CBS)
Three Steps to Heaven
The Today Show
Welcome Travelers
New Series
Ask Washington
The Betty White Show
Breakfast in Hollywood
Bride and Groom
First Love
Golden Windows
The Home Show
One Man's Family
Pinky Lee Show
A Time to Live
Not Returning From 1952-53
The Big Payoff (moved to CBS)
Break the Bank
Ladies Choice
See also
1953-54 United States network television schedule (prime-time)
References
https://web.archive.org/web/20071015122215/http://curtalliaume.com/abc_day.html
https://web.archive.org/web/20071015122235/http://curtalliaume.com/cbs_day.html
https://web.archive.org/web/20071012211242/http://curtalliaume.com/nbc_day.html
Hyatt, The Encyclopedia of Daytime Television, Billboard Books, 1997
TV schedules, New York Times, September 1953 – September 1954 (microfilm)
United States weekday network television schedules
1953 in American television
1954 in American television |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Empire%20of%20the%20Ants%20%28video%20game%29 | Empire of the Ants is a video game released in 2000, developed by Microïds, and based on a novel of the same name written by Bernard Werber.
Gameplay
The game is playable on a network with up to 8 players, and the game contains more than 60 species of insects and different animals. Requiring strategy and management, it is set in the combative world of ants and their anthills.
Reception
The game received "mixed" reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic. Dan Adams, in reviewing the game for IGN, concluded the game has the potential but criticized the lack of characters and poor graphics.
References
External links
Empire of the Ants at Microïds
2000 video games
Biological simulation video games
Multiplayer video games
Real-time strategy video games
Strategy First games
Video games about insects
Video games based on novels
Video games developed in France
Windows games
Windows-only games
Microïds games
Video games about ants |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sequential%20minimal%20optimization | Sequential minimal optimization (SMO) is an algorithm for solving the quadratic programming (QP) problem that arises during the training of support-vector machines (SVM). It was invented by John Platt in 1998 at Microsoft Research. SMO is widely used for training support vector machines and is implemented by the popular LIBSVM tool. The publication of the SMO algorithm in 1998 has generated a lot of excitement in the SVM community, as previously available methods for SVM training were much more complex and required expensive third-party QP solvers.
Optimization problem
Consider a binary classification problem with a dataset (x1, y1), ..., (xn, yn), where xi is an input vector and is a binary label corresponding to it. A soft-margin support vector machine is trained by solving a quadratic programming problem, which is expressed in the dual form as follows:
subject to:
where C is an SVM hyperparameter and K(xi, xj) is the kernel function, both supplied by the user; and the variables are Lagrange multipliers.
Algorithm
SMO is an iterative algorithm for solving the optimization problem described above. SMO breaks this problem into a series of smallest possible sub-problems, which are then solved analytically. Because of the linear equality constraint involving the Lagrange multipliers , the smallest possible problem involves two such multipliers. Then, for any two multipliers and , the constraints are reduced to:
and this reduced problem can be solved analytically: one needs to find a minimum of a one-dimensional quadratic function. is the negative of the sum over the rest of terms in the equality constraint, which is fixed in each iteration.
The algorithm proceeds as follows:
Find a Lagrange multiplier that violates the Karush–Kuhn–Tucker (KKT) conditions for the optimization problem.
Pick a second multiplier and optimize the pair .
Repeat steps 1 and 2 until convergence.
When all the Lagrange multipliers satisfy the KKT conditions (within a user-defined tolerance), the problem has been solved. Although this algorithm is guaranteed to converge, heuristics are used to choose the pair of multipliers so as to accelerate the rate of convergence. This is critical for large data sets since there are possible choices for and .
Related Work
The first approach to splitting large SVM learning problems into a series of smaller optimization tasks was proposed by Bernhard Boser, Isabelle Guyon, Vladimir Vapnik. It is known as the "chunking algorithm". The algorithm starts with a random subset of the data, solves this problem, and iteratively adds examples which violate the optimality conditions. One disadvantage of this algorithm is that it is necessary to solve QP-problems scaling with the number of SVs. On real world sparse data sets, SMO can be more than 1000 times faster than the chunking algorithm.
In 1997, E. Osuna, R. Freund, and F. Girosi proved a theorem which suggests a whole new set of QP algorithms for SVMs. By the virtue o |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bridge%20%28interpersonal%29 | A bridge is a type of social tie that connects two different groups in a social network.
General bridge
In general, a bridge is a direct tie between nodes that would otherwise be in disconnected components of the graph.
This means that say that A and B make up a social networking graph, is in A, is in B, and there is a social tie between and . If were to be removed, A and B would become disconnected components of the graph. This means that is a bridge.
For example, A could represent a corporation and B Congress. could then be a lobbyist and a Congressman. would then represent the relationship between that corporation and Congress that only exists through the lobbyist.
This is very similar to the concept of a bridge in graph theory, but with special social networking properties such as strong and weak ties.
Local bridge
Local bridges are ties between two nodes in a social graph that are the shortest route by which information might travel from those connected to one to those connected to the other. Local bridges differ from regular bridges in that the end points of the local bridge once the bridge has been deleted cannot have a tie directly between them and should not share any common neighbors. Also if the local bridge is deleted the distance between these two nodes will be increased to a value strictly more than two.
Social network implications
In social networks, bridge relationships transmit information from one group to another. The breadth of information spread depends heavily on the number and connectedness of the bridges available to the originators of the information. Author Malcolm Gladwell characterizes people that habitually act as bridges as Connectors in his book The Tipping Point.
Bridges and local bridges are powerful ways to convey awareness of new things, but they are weak at transmitting behaviors that are in some way risky or costly to adopt. Weak ties are able to spread awareness of a joke or an on-line video with remarkable speed, but political mobilization moves more sluggishly, needing to gain momentum within neighborhoods and small communities. McAdams observed that strong ties, rather than weak ties, played a much more dominant role in recruitment to Freedom Summer on college campuses in the 1960s.
See also
Interpersonal ties
References
Social networks |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CyberArk | CyberArk is a publicly traded information security company offering identity management. The company's technology is utilized primarily in the financial services, energy, retail, healthcare and government markets. CyberArk is headquartered in Newton, Massachusetts. The company also has offices throughout the Americas, EMEA, Asia Pacific and Japan.
History
CyberArk was founded in 1999 by Alon N. Cohen and current Executive Chairman Udi Mokady who assembled a team of security engineers who implemented the digital vault technology ().
In June 2014, CyberArk filed for an Initial public offering (IPO) with the Securities and Exchange Commission, listing 2013 revenues of $66.2 million. CyberArk became a public company the same year, trading on the NASDAQ as CYBR. In the years following its IPO, CyberArk made a string of security acquisitions.
2015: CyberArk acquired the private Massachusetts-based company Viewfinity, which specialized in privilege management and application control software, for $39.5 million.
2017: CyberArk acquired Massachusetts-based cybersecurity company Conjur Inc., which secured access for software development and IT teams that are building cloud-based software, for $42 million.
2018: CyberArk acquired assets of Boston-based cloud security provider Vaultive. Twenty Vaultive employees, most from the company's research and development team, joined CyberArk.
2019: CyberArk acquired identity startup Idaptive for $70 million.
On February 12, 2020 CyberArk said it had over 5,300 customers.
In May 2022, CyberArk announced the launch of ‘CyberArk Ventures’ a collection to fund Cybersecurity Technology start-ups. The organisation gained $30 million from global investments to empower the new venture, with the aim of funding disruptive technologies. CyberArk aligned with investors including Venrock, Yl Ventures, Team8 Capital and Merlin ventures and has announced the joint investments in Dig Security, Enso Security and Zero Networks.
On February 9, 2023, cofounder Udi Mokady stepped down from the role of CEO and handed it over to previous COO Matt Cohen. He became the Executive Chairman of the board.
References
Companies listed on the Nasdaq
Computer companies of the United States
Software companies based in Massachusetts
Software companies of Israel
Software companies of the United States
1999 establishments in the United States
1999 establishments in Massachusetts
Software companies established in 1999
Companies established in 1999
Companies based in Massachusetts |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google%20matrix | A Google matrix is a particular stochastic matrix that is used by Google's PageRank algorithm. The matrix represents a graph with edges representing links between pages. The PageRank of each page can then be generated iteratively from the Google matrix using the power method. However, in order for the power method to converge, the matrix must be stochastic, irreducible and aperiodic.
Adjacency matrix A and Markov matrix S
In order to generate the Google matrix G, we must first generate an adjacency matrix A which represents the relations between pages or nodes.
Assuming there are N pages, we can fill out A by doing the following:
A matrix element is filled with 1 if node has a link to node , and 0 otherwise; this is the adjacency matrix of links.
A related matrix S corresponding to the transitions in a Markov chain of given network is constructed from A by dividing the elements of column "j" by a number of where is the total number of outgoing links from node j to all other nodes. The columns having zero matrix elements, corresponding to dangling nodes, are replaced by a constant value 1/N. Such a procedure adds a link from every sink, dangling state to every other node.
Now by the construction the sum of all elements in any column of matrix S is equal to unity. In this way the matrix S is mathematically well defined and it belongs to the class of Markov chains and the class of Perron-Frobenius operators. That makes S suitable for the PageRank algorithm.
Construction of Google matrix G
Then the final Google matrix G can be expressed via S as:
By the construction the sum of all non-negative elements inside each matrix column is equal to unity. The numerical coefficient is known as a damping factor.
Usually S is a sparse matrix and for modern directed networks it has only about ten nonzero elements in a line or column, thus only about 10N multiplications are needed to multiply a vector by matrix G.
Examples of Google matrix
An example of the matrix construction via Eq.(1) within a simple network is given in the article CheiRank.
For the actual matrix, Google uses a damping factor around 0.85. The term gives a surfer probability to jump randomly on any page. The matrix belongs to the class of Perron-Frobenius operators of Markov chains. The examples of Google matrix structure are shown in Fig.1 for Wikipedia articles hyperlink network in 2009 at small scale and in Fig.2 for University of Cambridge network in 2006 at large scale.
Spectrum and eigenstates of G matrix
For there is only one maximal eigenvalue with the corresponding right eigenvector which has non-negative elements which can be viewed as stationary probability distribution. These probabilities ordered by their decreasing values give the PageRank vector with the PageRank used by Google search to rank webpages. Usually one has for the World Wide Web that with . The number of nodes with a given PageRank value scales as with the exponent . The left eigenvec |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Livestock%20Emissions%20and%20Abatement%20Research%20Network | The Livestock Emissions and Abatement Research Network is an international research network focused on improving the understanding of greenhouse gas emissions from livestock agriculture.
It was established in November 2007.
See also
Climate change in New Zealand
Environment of New Zealand
References
External links
Livestock Emissions and Abatement Research Network
Climate change in New Zealand
Agricultural organisations based in New Zealand
Livestock
International organisations based in New Zealand |
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