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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/STM-4 | The STM-4 (Synchronous Transport Module) is a SDH ITU-T fiber optic network transmission standard. It has a bit rate of 622.080 Mbit/s.
The STM-4 specification is designed to carry 7,680 8-bit "voice" frames every 125 micro-seconds for a total payload bit rate of 491.520 Mbit/s. The other levels defined by the SDH standard are STM-1, STM-16, STM-64 and STM-256. Beyond this we have wavelength-division multiplexing (WDM) commonly used in submarine cabling.
Although STM-4 is comparable to OC-12 the SDH frame structure allocates more space to overhead than that of SONET. Because of this, STM-4's payload bandwidth differs from that of OC-12.
SDH Rates
SDH is a transport hierarchy based on multiples of 155.52 Mbit/s. The basic unit of SDH is STM-1.
Different SDH rates are given below:
STM-1 = 155.520 Mbit/s
STM-4 = 622.080 Mbit/s
STM-16 = 2,488.320 Mbit/s (~2.5 Gbit/second)
STM-64 = 9,953.280 Mbit/s (~10 Gbit/second)
STM-256 = 39,813.120 Mbit/s (~40 Gbit/second)
Each rate is an exact multiple of the lower rate, therefore the hierarchy is synchronous.
STM-1 frame structure
The basic STM-1 carrier frame consists of eight overheads, four pointers and a space for the payload. The overheads are the regeneration section overhead (RSOH), associated with the regenerators, and the multiplex section overhead (MSOH), associated with the multiplexers.
The space for the payload carries the VC-4 container, the first byte of which is signaled by the AU-4 pointer, and which is allowed to move in order to accommodate frequency
In previous sections we have looked at an example in which a 140 Mbit/s signal was mapped into a VC-4, but the multiplexing map lets the STM-1 signal transport other types of Plesiochronous signals and even combinations of signals. All the possibilities are shown in the table below:
The basic STM-1 transport rate is 155.520 Mbit/s and is defined in the ITU-T recommendation G.707.
As mentioned above, the overhead of an STM-4 signal (SOH) is divided into two parts: the MSOH and the RSOH. The overheads contain information from the system itself, which is used for a wide range of management functions, such as monitoring transmission quality, detecting failures, managing alarms, data communication channels, service channels, etc. These functions will be described in more detail in the section on network management services.
An STM-4 frame consists of 36 rows each containing 270 bytes. This is a direct multiple of STM-1, which consists of 9 rows each containing 270 bytes. The frame frequency of 32 kHz has also been chosen as a 4x multiple of that of STM-1, so that one byte of frame corresponds to the transmission capacity of a 64 kbit/s channel.
The first 36 bytes of each row of a frame (with the exception of row 16) contain a Section OverHead. The first 36 bytes of row 16 contain the AU pointer (payload address). The field consisting of 261X36 bytes is for payload transmission (The STM payload is known as the Virtual Contai |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenCog | OpenCog is a project that aims to build an open source artificial intelligence framework. OpenCog Prime is an architecture for robot and virtual embodied cognition that defines a set of interacting components designed to give rise to human-equivalent artificial general intelligence (AGI) as an emergent phenomenon of the whole system. OpenCog Prime's design is primarily the work of Ben Goertzel while the OpenCog framework is intended as a generic framework for broad-based AGI research. Research utilizing OpenCog has been published in journals and presented at conferences and workshops including the annual Conference on Artificial General Intelligence. OpenCog is released under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License.
OpenCog is in use by more than 50 companies, including Huawei and Cisco.
Origin
OpenCog was originally based on the release in 2008 of the source code of the proprietary "Novamente Cognition Engine" (NCE) of Novamente LLC. The original NCE code is discussed in the PLN book (ref below). Ongoing development of OpenCog is supported by Artificial General Intelligence Research Institute (AGIRI), the Google Summer of Code project, Hanson Robotics, SingularityNET and others.
Components
OpenCog consists of:
A graph database, dubbed the AtomSpace, that holds "atoms" (that is, terms, atomic formulas, sentences and relationships) together with their "values" (valuations or interpretations, which can be thought of as per-atom key-value databases). An example of a value would be a truth value. Atoms are globally unique, immutable and are indexed (searchable); values are fleeting and changeable.
A collection of pre-defined atoms, termed Atomese, used for generic knowledge representation, such as conceptual graphs and semantic networks, as well as to represent and store the rules (in the sense of term rewriting) needed to manipulate such graphs.
A collection of pre-defined atoms that encode a type subsystem, including type constructors and function types. These are used to specify the types of variables, terms and expressions, and are used to specify the structure of generic graphs containing variables.
A collection of pre-defined atoms that encode both functional and imperative programming styles. These include the lambda abstraction for binding free variables into bound variables, as well as for performing beta reduction.
A collection of pre-defined atoms that encode a satisfiability modulo theories solver, built in as a part of a generic graph query engine, for performing graph and hypergraph pattern matching (isomorphic subgraph discovery). This generalizes the idea of a structured query language (SQL) to the domain of generic graphical queries; it is an extended form of a graph query language.
A generic rule engine, including a forward chainer and a backward chainer, that is able to chain together rules. The rules are exactly the graph queries of the graph query subsystem, and so the rule engine vaguely resemble |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amnesicoma | Amnesicoma is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae.
Species
Amnesicoma albiseriata Warren, 1893
Amnesicoma simplex Warren, 1895
References
Amnesicoma at Natural History Museum genus database
Amnesicoma at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms
Larentiinae
Geometridae genera |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antimimistis | Antimimistis is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae.
Species
Antimimistis attenuata (Moore, 1887)
Antimimistis cuprina Prout, 1958
Antimimistis illaudata Turner, 1922
Antimimistis subteracta Prout, 1925
References
External links
Eupitheciini
Geometridae genera |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apithecia | Apithecia is a monotypic moth genus in the family Geometridae described by Prout in 1914. Its only species, Apithecia viridata, described by Frederic Moore in 1868, is found in India, Nepal, Bhutan, China and Taiwan.
Subspecies
Subspecies include:
Apithecia viridata viridata
Apithecia viridata wilemani Prout, 1931 (Taiwan)
Apithecia viridata reliquifascia Prout, 1926
References
Geometridae genera
Monotypic moth genera
Moths described in 1868
Larentiinae
Moths of Asia |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atopophysa | Atopophysa is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae.
Species
Atopophysa candidula Inoue, 1986
Atopophysa indistincta (Butler, 1889)
Atopophysa lividata (Bastelberger, 1909)
Atopophysa opulens Prout, 1914
References
Atopophysa at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
Larentiinae
Geometridae genera |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secret%20Lab | Secret Lab is an independent computer game developer based in Hobart, Australia. They are best known for their work on Night in the Woods, the Qantas Joey Playbox games, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation Play School Play Time and Art Maker games.
Secret Lab's founders, Dr Paris Buttfield-Addison and Dr Jon Manning, are co-authors of more than 20 books for O'Reilly Media and For Dummies.
Secret Lab was slated to develop the Tiki Bar TV video game, Day of the Tiki. Secret Lab also developed the tie-in video games for Canadian superhero web series, Heroes of the North. Secret Lab also works on the critically acclaimed adventure game, Night in the Woods, building dialogue engine tools, and creating the mobile version of the game.
In December 2010, Secret Lab's founders were jointly awarded one of Australia's most prestigious awards for technology, the Pearcey Award by then Premier of Tasmania David Bartlett. Secret Lab was also awarded three Tas ICT Awards in 2010: "Success in Exporting ICT Solutions", "Excellence in Digital Media or E-Marketing" and the "Tas ICT President's Award for Excellence". In 2013, Secret Lab received the Tas ICT Award for "Best Software Product" for their work on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation Play School Play Time app for iPad.
Secret Lab was responsible for the development of a number of popular iPad Applications, including the Australian Broadcasting Corporation Foodi app for iPad, as well as the Play School Art Maker and Play Time apps for iPad. Both Foodi and the Play School Art Maker app were finalists for the 2011 Australian Interactive Media Industry Association (AIMIA) Awards in the "Best Cultural and Lifestyle" and "Best Application on a Tablet or Mobile" categories, respectively.
In 2013, Secret Lab's Play School Play Time app was a finalist for the AIMIA "Best of Tablet - Entertainment" and "Best of Tablet - Learning and Education" awards, and went on to win "Best of Tablet - Entertainment" and the overall "Best of Tablet" AIMIA awards. Secret Lab's work for Qantas also yielded a 2016 iAward for "Mobility Innovation of the Year". Co-founder Paris Buttfield-Addison received a 2016 "Gold Disruptor" award at the Australian Computer Society Reimagination Thought Leaders' Summit in Sydney.
References
External links
Secret Lab website
Video game development companies
Companies based in Hobart
Video game companies of Australia
Australian companies established in 2008 |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leya%2C%20ang%20Pinakamagandang%20Babae%20sa%20Ilalim%20ng%20Lupa | Leya, (International title: Leya, the Most Beautiful Numbali / Girl Underneath the Land) is a Philippine television drama fantasy series broadcast by GMA Network. Directed by Ruel S. Bayani, it stars Nadine Samonte in the title role and Oyo Boy Sotto. It premiered on October 18, 2004 replacing Ikaw sa Puso Ko. The series concluded on January 28, 2005 with a total of 75 episodes. It was replaced by Saang Sulok ng Langit in its timeslot.
Cast and characters
Lead cast
Nadine Samonte as Leya
Oyo Boy Sotto as Emman
Supporting cast
Bing Loyzaga as Rosario
Amy Perez as Maruba
Jake Roxas as Gilbert
Jennifer Sevilla as Lorinda
Kier Legaspi as Eladio
Lindsay Custodio as Fajita
Jordan Herrera as Bardok
Jenine Desiderio as Bararak
Denise Laurel as Kathleen
Abigael Arazo as Bumbum
Recurring cast
Jan Marini as Delia
Maybelyn dela Cruz as Gamela
Lester Llansang as Aries
Dyan Delfin as Lantaya
Gemmalyn Estrada as Chinggay
Bon Vivar as Hari
References
External links
2004 Philippine television series debuts
2005 Philippine television series endings
Filipino-language television shows
GMA Network drama series
Philippine fantasy television series
Television series by TAPE Inc.
Television shows set in the Philippines |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liam%20James | Liam James (born August 7, 1996) is a Canadian actor, known for his role as Noah Curtis in the 2009 film 2012, young Shawn Spencer on the USA Network television series Psych, and the lead character, Duncan, in 2013's The Way, Way Back. He also starred as Jack Linden in AMC's The Killing and Adam Warren in ABC's The Family, playing the son of main characters.
James is from Vancouver, British Columbia. He has heterochromia iridum with one green and one blue eye.
Filmography
Film
Television
Awards and nominations
References
External links
1996 births
Living people
Canadian male child actors
Canadian male film actors
Canadian male television actors
Male actors from Vancouver
21st-century Canadian male actors |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cmune | Cmune is a Chinese software developer which was established in 2007. Cmune is the maker of UberStrike, a cross-platform computer game. Cmune has offices in Beijing, China and San Francisco, United States.
Developed initially under the name Paradise Paintball, the first-person shooter (FPS) Uberstrike is a casual and multiplayer free-to-play 3D browser game. As of November 2012, it was the largest FPS inside Facebook. It was also available on its own website, and on the App Store for Mac and iOS. The company was shut down later in 2020.
As of June 13, 2016, the game has been offline.
Recognition
On 28 May 2009, Paradise Paintball was selected as one of the winners Facebook fbFund 2009 program. The fbFund is run by Facebook, Accel Partners and The Founders Fund. Cmune was nominated for two Unity Awards: the Community Choice Award, which is chosen via poll, by users, and The Cross Platform Award.
Games
Cmune has developed 3 games in total. UberStrike, DeadHeads and UltraHunt. The company also worked on PAYDAY: Crime War for a few months.
UberStrike was an online FPS for PC's and later becoming available on iOS. Game was shut down in 2016 but original website www.uberstrike.com is still up.
DeadHeads was an online FPS for Android and iOS. The game was shut down in around 2020. Website is still up to this day at deadheads.webflow.io
UltraHunt was a battle royale game for Android and iOS. It originated in 2018 and was in closed pre-alpha stage. Not so much is known about that game.
UberStrike
Paradise Paintball was launched in November 2008. The game was ranked number 1 worldwide on Apple Dashboard for four months after its debut in November 2008 and was the first real-time 3D multiplayer game launched on Facebook and MySpace, where it was awarded "Best New App" at GDC in March 2010. Paradise Paintball was touted as the first 3D browser based game with real time micropayment systems, where users are able to purchase virtual goods without having to quit the game.
Paintball Paradise was renamed 'UberStrike' on November 16, 2010. The game also had a forum where every player could seek training, visit clan threads, sell signature art, etc. On April 13, 2016, Cmune announced the closing of Uberstrike through the game's website homepage and the game servers were terminated on June 13, 2016.
In 2019, fans created a patch of the game. The game can be played without official Uberstrike servers. Link to the Discord server with installation instructions: https://discord.gg/hhxZCBamRT
DeadHeads
DeadHeads was launched back in May 2017. It offered 12 weapons and lots of skins to them, 4 survivor characters (with each having own skins) and 5 infected characters (with each having own skins). There were 10 maps in total, with some being taken from UberStrike: Turbine, Transit, Outpost, New Hongkong, Lunar, Hangar, Ground Zero, Garrison, Basilica and Aqualab. This game had a discord server which is still up to this day and can be accessed from the offi |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snapvine | Snapvine was a Seattle, Washington startup company that specialized in providing voice-over-IP features for the users of social networks. The company was founded in 2005 by Joe Heitzeberg, who was the CEO of the company.
In 2006, the company raised $2 million from the venture capital firms Draper Fisher Jurvetson and First Round Capital. Russell Siegelman, a partner in the Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers and former Microsoft executive, personally invested in the company and sat on its board of directors. In July 2006, the company had six employees, 20,000 users, and had recently moved its headquarters to Belltown, Seattle.
In 2007, Snapvine raised $10 million from the venture capital firm Bridgescale Partners. In September 2007, the company had grown to 18 employees, and its product had five million downloads on Myspace, Facebook, Bebo, Hi5. Celebrities 50 Cent, Enrique Iglesias, and Vanessa Hudgens used Snapvine on their Myspace pages. Its software widget was used in 200 social networks, and its voice player was invoked 22 million daily by users accessing their accounts. Snapvine monetized its product by selling banner ads, as well as voice ads users must hear as a prerequisite to making and sending their own recordings to other social media users. According to TechCrunch, the company's competitors in 2007 were SayNow, Jangl, and Jaxtr.
After experiencing a viral growth among Myspace users, the company was acquired by the company Whitepages for $20 million in 2008. Whitepages founder and CEO Alex Algard said he intended to combine Snapvine's functionality with Whitepages, a site people used to obtain the contact information of people with whom they have lost contact. Algard hoped that when people searched for themselves online, they would find their Whitepages profile. They could then substitute their phone numbers with newly created Snapvine voicemail accounts, allowing users not to have to disclose their phone numbers. The majority of Snapvine's 25 employees were expected to join Whitepages at Whitepages' Seattle office after the acquisition.
Snapvine ceased its operations on March 31, 2010.
References
External links
Official website of Snapvine from the Wayback Machine on March 1, 2010
Companies based in Seattle
Computer companies established in 2005
VoIP companies of the United States
American companies established in 2005
2005 establishments in Washington (state) |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue%20Obelisk | Blue Obelisk is an informal group of chemists who promote open data, open source, and open standards; it was initiated by Peter Murray-Rust and others in 2005. Multiple open source cheminformatics projects associate themselves with the Blue Obelisk, among which, in alphabetical order, Avogadro, Bioclipse, cclib, Chemistry Development Kit, GaussSum, JChemPaint, JOELib, Kalzium, Openbabel, OpenSMILES, and UsefulChem.
The project has handed out personal awards for achievements in promoting Open Data, Open Source and Open Standards. Among those who received a Blue Obelisk Award are:
Christoph Steinbeck (2006)
Geoff Hutchinson (2006)
Bob Hanson (2006),
Egon Willighagen (2007)
Jean-Claude Bradley (2007)
Ola Spjuth (2007)
Noel O'Boyle (2010)
Rajarshi Guha (2010)
Cameron Neylon (2010)
Alex Wade (2010)
Nina Jeliazkova (2010)
Henry Rzepa (2011)
Dan Zaharevitz (2011)
Sam Adams (2011)
Jens Thomas (2011)
Marcus Hanwell (2011)
Roger Sayle (2011)
the Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory (2012)
Saulius Gražulis (2014)
Antony Williams (2014)
Daniel Lowe (2014)
Andrew Lang (2014)
Matthew H. Todd (2014)
Greg Landrum (2016)
Mark Forster (2016)
John Mayfield (2017)
See also
Cheminformatics
References
External links
Twitter account
Free chemistry software
Free software
Open science
Chemistry software for Linux |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LIVE555 | LIVE555 Streaming Media is a set of open source (LGPL) C++ libraries developed by Live Networks, Inc. for multimedia streaming. The libraries support open standards such as RTP/RTCP and RTSP for streaming, and can also manage video RTP payload formats such as H.264, H.265, MPEG, VP8, and DV, and audio RTP payload formats such as MPEG, AAC, AMR, AC-3 and Vorbis. It is used internally by well-known software such as VLC and mplayer.
The software distribution also includes a complete RTSP server application, RTSP clients and a RTSP proxy server.
References
External links
C++ libraries
Free software programmed in C++ |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hans%20Uszkoreit | Hans Uszkoreit is a German computational linguist.
Hans Uszkoreit studied Linguistics and Computer Science at the Technical University of Berlin and the University of Texas at Austin. While he was studying in Austin, he also worked as a research associate in a large machine translation project at the Linguistics Research Center. After he received his Ph.D. in linguistics from the University of Texas, he worked as a computer scientist at the Artificial Intelligence Center and was affiliated with the Center for the Study of Language and Information at Stanford University.
Nowadays, he is teaching as a professor of Computational Linguistics at Saarland University. Moreover, he serves as a Scientific Director at the German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence (DFKI) where he heads the DFKI Language Technology Lab.
Life and career
Hans Uszkoreit, a native of East Berlin, was actively involved in a group of young individuals who opposed the East Germany regime. His protesting against the 1968 invasion of Czechoslovakia led to his expulsion from high school and subsequent imprisonment for a period of fifteen months on charges of subversive agitation. Realizing that continuing his education in East Germany was not feasible, Uszkoreit made the decision to escape to West Berlin. There, he completed his high school education and pursued a degree in Linguistics and Computer Science at Technische Universität Berlin. During his time as a student, he worked part-time as an editor and writer for Zitty, a city magazine, which he co-founded.
In 1977, Uszkoreit was granted a Fulbright Grant to further his studies at the University of Texas at Austin. During his time in Austin, he concurrently served as a research associate in a significant machine translation project. Subsequently, he received a second Fulbright grant, which enabled him to pursue a Ph.D. program in linguistics. In 1984, he successfully completed his doctoral studies, earning a Ph.D. in linguistics.
Between 1982 and 1986, Uszkoreit held the position of a computer scientist at the Artificial Intelligence Center of SRI International in Menlo Park, California. In 1988, he created the Department of Computational Linguistics and Phonetics at Saarland University. In 1989 he was elected head of the Language Technology Lab at DFKI.
In 2012, Uszkoreit's achievements in the domain of relation extraction led to his receipt of a Google Faculty Research Award, acknowledging the substantial progress made by Uszkoreit and his team in advancing the field. In 2013, Uszkoreit, in collaboration with Feiyu Xu and Roberto Navigli, was granted an additional Google Research Award, which provided support for a targeted project within Google's Language Understanding Program, focusing on the augmentation of language comprehension and analysis.
Personal life
He is father of a son Jakob Uszkoreit and daughter Lena Uszkoreit.
Awards
2002 Elected Member of the European Academy of Sciences
2012 Google Faculty Re |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Two%27s%20Company%20%28British%20TV%20series%29 | Two's Company is a British television situation comedy series that ran from 1975 to 1979. Produced by London Weekend Television for the ITV Network, the programme starred Elaine Stritch and Donald Sinden.
Premise
Dorothy McNab (Stritch) is an American author residing in London. As she spends most of her days writing, she hires an English butler, Robert Hiller (Sinden), to help run her Chelsea home. Being the epitome of the English gentleman, Robert does not approve of Dorothy's lurid thriller novels or her American ways. Much of the comedy stems from the banter between the two, as they continually disagree due to their cultural differences and often try to outwit each other.
History
Two's Company was created by Bill MacIlwraith, who also wrote all of the episodes. Although the first and second series were not simulcast nationally in the UK, the third and fourth series were shown in a primetime Sunday evening slot by all ITV stations. It was nominated for a BAFTA Award for "Best Comedy" programme in 1977, and was nominated for four BAFTA Awards in 1979, including "Best Comedy", "Best Graphics" (opening credits sequence) and Stritch and Sinden were each nominated for "Best Light Entertainment Performance".
Stritch and Sinden also performed the series theme song, with lyrics written by Sammy Cahn and music by Denis King, which played during the animated opening credits sequence where Stritch's character is portrayed as a brassy American eagle and Sinden's as a snooty British lion.
After its success in the UK, the series was remade for U.S. television in 1981 as The Two of Us starring Peter Cook and Mimi Kennedy, though this version was less successful and was cancelled the following year. Additionally, the original series was rerun on A&E during the mid-1980s.
All four series of Two's Company have been released on DVD in the UK, the US, and Australia.
Episodes
Series overview
Series 1 (1975)
Christmas Special (1976)
Series 2 (1977)
Series 3 (1978)
Series 4 (1979)
References
External links
1975 British television series debuts
1979 British television series endings
1970s British sitcoms
English-language television shows
ITV sitcoms
London Weekend Television shows
Television duos
Television series by ITV Studios
Television shows set in London |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MacLinkPlus | MacLinkPlus was a file format translation tool for classic Mac OS and PowerPC-era Mac OS X made by Dataviz. It could convert and open files created for another operating system, or by programs that may not be available on the user's computer. Thus, it could open a Word or Excel file even if Microsoft Office was not installed. MacLinkPlus supported, among others, word processing files, spreadsheet files, database programs and graphic formats.
Once installed, the application displayed an icon on the desktop onto which users could drag and drop their documents to have them converted.
MacLinkPlus was bundled by Apple with new Macintosh purchases from 1994–1997. It worked in conjunction with Macintosh Easy Open in order to ease the transition of customers' documents from PCs or older Macs. DataViz also sold MacLinkPlus separately at retail, for users who did not have bundled copies.
Following the unbundling by Apple, DataViz added the "Deluxe" moniker to the MacLinkPlus Deluxe 10 release in 1998, in order to distinguish it from previously bundled versions. MacLinkPlus Deluxe 13 added native Mac OS X compatibility in 2001. They continued with near annual releases until version 15 in 2004. A final version, MacLinkPlus Deluxe 16, was released in 2007. Because of the age of its code base, MacLinkPlus was never updated to include Intel compatibility, and as such, Mac OS X Snow Leopard is the last operating system version it will run on. It was quietly discontinued and is no longer sold by DataViz.
References
External links
MacLinkPlus Deluxe website (Internet Archive)
Utilities for macOS |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southampton%20BASIC%20System | Southampton BASIC System (SOBS) was a dialect of the BASIC programming language developed for and used on ICT 1900 series computers in the late 1960s and early 1970s; it was implemented as an incremental BASIC interpreter under the MINIMOP operating system at the University of Southampton and also ran under MAXIMOP.
It was operated from a Teletype terminal, though CRT terminals could also be used.
Language characteristics
In common with many early implementations of BASIC, SOBS needed lines to have line numbers, both to allow a user to add new lines to the program in the desired place and also as targets for GOTO and GOSUB statements. A RENUMBER facility was available to allow for sections of the code to be renumbered, by default in increments of 10, to allow more space in the middle of a program.
Other than line numbers, all numeric values were represented internally as floating point.
Statements
The language had relatively few statements by comparison with modern programming languages:
Note in particular the lack of a WHILE-like statement; FOR was the only looping construct available to programmers.
Variables
Variable names for numeric values were either a single letter, or a single letter followed by a single numeric digit, thus allowing for 286 discreet variables in total. Strings were supported; variable names for them had the same restriction but were followed by a pound (£) symbol.
Functions
A limited number of numeric functions were provided, all of which took one numeric parameter:
Support for strings was more limited, with only one function, LEN, which returned the length of the string parameter. Sub-strings were supported with square brackets, so A£[2,3] referred to the sub-string of the string A£ from the 2nd character to the 3rd character inclusive, so
10 LET A£ = "FOO"
20 PRINT A£[2,3]
would print OO
This syntax was also supported on the left-hand side of an assignment, so
10 LET A£ = "FOO"
20 LET A£[2,2] = "BAR"
30 PRINT A£
would print FBARO
Arrays
Support for handling arrays of data was relatively strong, with MAT statements able to read an entire array from DATA statements, and perform useful matrix operations such as matrix addition, matrix subtraction, matrix multiplication, and finding the inverse matrix for a square matrix.
Example:
10 DIM A(3,3)
20 MAT READ A
30 DATA 1,1,2,1,0,2,0,2,1
40 DIM B(3,3)
50 MAT READ B
60 DATA 0,0,1,0,1,0,1,0,0
70 DIM C(3,3),D(3,3)
80 MAT C=A*B
90 MAT D=INV(C)
100 MAT PRINT D,
The output would be
2 2 1
1 -1 0
4 -3 -2
Debugging
SOBS had primitive debugging capabilities, limited mostly to the TRACE statement. TRACE ON would cause the interpreter to print each line number as it was executed.
References
BASIC interpreters
ICL programming languages
Science and technology in Hampshire
University of Southampton
BASIC programming language family |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MacDraft | MacDraft is a 2-D computer-aided design (CAD) program for Mac OS X, which can be used to create drafts, illustrations and architectural plans. Unlike pixel-based drawing programs like MacPaint, MacDraft is vector and object-based, fully scaled drawing system. MacDraft is a feature-rich and flexible 2D CAD software for architects, engineers and construction services as well as professional CAD users, designers, educators and hobbyists.
MacDraft was first released in 1984 by Innovative Data design. A later version was called Dreams, but this nomenclature did not last long. The MacDraft program was later acquired by Microspot, an English software company, and its latest version is called MacDraft Professional. Microspot also releases a Windows version called PC Draft. Microspot are still developing and selling MacDraft now.
References
External links
MacDraft Pro official webpage
1984 software
Computer-aided design software
MacDraft PE official webpage |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International%20Nuclear%20Library%20Network | The International Nuclear Library Network (INLN), coordinated by the IAEA Library, i.e. the Library of the International Atomic Energy Agency, is a consortium of nuclear libraries and knowledge centres. The Network seeks to promote the exchange of nuclear information and to strengthen strategic partnerships amongst members. The underlying strategy is twofold: first, whenever a new partner joins the network, the shared information base is enlarged; and second, the larger the information base becomes, the more attractive the network is. The 37 nuclear libraries coming from 27 countries that participate in the coalition have managed to enhance their information pool and extend their services to cover nuclear information and knowledge needs on a global scale.
History
The International Nuclear Library Network was founded in 2005 by the IAEA Library and the Atomic Energy of Canada Limited (AECL) Library. In its initial years, it counted a total of five members (in addition to the initiators, the National Atomic Energy Commission of Argentina, the Turkish Atomic Energy Agency and the Institute of Nuclear Physics of Uzbekistan Academy of Science. In 2006, the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO) also joined the network. In 2007, the INLN welcomed four new members: the China Nuclear Information Centre, the Nigerian Nuclear Regulatory Authority, the Obninsk State Technical University for Nuclear Power Engineering in the Russian Federation, and the Russian Association of Nuclear Science and Education (RANSE), thus increasing the membership to ten participants. In 2008, at the meeting of INLN Members and prospective members, during the 34th International Nuclear Information System (INIS) Liaison Officers Meeting in Vienna, a large number of nuclear libraries from around the world expressed their interest and subsequently joined the INLN: the Belarus INIS Center, Chair of Ecological Information Systems, the Nuclear Research Institute Rez plc of Czech Republic, the Egyptian Atomic Energy Authority (EAEA), the Ghana Atomic Energy Commission Library, the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) of India, the Radiological Protection Institute of Ireland, the Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA), the Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Nucleares (ININ), Centro de Información y Documentación Nuclear (CIDN) of Mexico, the Centre National de l' Energie des Sciences et des Techniques Nucléaires (CNESTEN) of Morocco, the Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute (KAERI) at the University of Science and Technology (South Korea), the Vinca Nuclear Institute of Serbia, the Centre National des Sciences et Technologies Nucléaires (CNSTN) of Tunisia. In November of the same year, the Library Network of the Brazilian Nuclear Energy Commission (Comissão Nacional de Energia Nuclear – CNEN), consisting of seven nuclear libraries, became an INLN official member. In January 2009, the Commissariat à l'Énergie Atomique (CEA) - Centre de Saclay - Centre de Resso |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Babbage%20%28programming%20language%29 | Babbage is the high level assembly language for the GEC 4000 series minicomputers. It was named after Charles Babbage, an English computing pioneer.
Example
PROCESS CHAPTER FACTORIAL
ENTRY LABEL ENTRYPOINT
LITERAL TO = 4 // Assume using the default proforma
EXTERNAL ROUTINE
OPEN,
PUT,
CLOSE,
TOCHAR
VECTOR [0,19] OF BYTE ANSWER = "factorial x = xxxxxx"
HALF COUNT
HALF VALUE
FULL RESULT
//******************************************************************************
ROUTINE FACT(VALUE)
// return factorial of RA.
VALUE => RESULT
WHILE DECREMENT VALUE GT //0// DO
<<
RESULT * VALUE => RESULT
>>
RETURN(RESULT)
END
//******************************************************************************
ENTRYPOINT:
OPEN(TO, 1)
// Print factorials for numbers 1 through 9
1 => RA
REPEAT
<<
RA => COUNT
FACT(RA) => RA
TOCHAR(RA, 7, ANSWER + 13)
TOCHAR(COUNT, 2, ANSWER + 9)
PUT(TO, 20, ANSWER)
COUNT + 1 => RA
>>
WHILE RA LT 10
CLOSE(TO)
STOP(0)
END
//******************************************************************************
See also
GEC 4000 series
OS4000
References
Articles with example code
Systems programming languages
Assemblers
Charles Babbage
GEC Computers |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XZ | XZ, X.Z., or xz may refer to:
xz, a lossless data compression file format based on the LZMA algorithm, often with the file extension ".xz"
XZ Utils, a set of free lossless data compressors, including the command xz
Yamaha XZ 550, a motorcycle produced c. 1982–1983
XZ Tauri, a binary star system in the constellation Taurus
XZ, a type of PSA X automobile engine
Tibet Autonomous Region, China (Guobiao abbreviation XZ) |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XZ%20Utils | XZ Utils (previously LZMA Utils) is a set of free software command-line lossless data compressors, including the programs lzma and xz, for Unix-like operating systems and, from version 5.0 onwards, Microsoft Windows. For compression/decompression the Lempel–Ziv–Markov chain algorithm (LZMA) is used. XZ Utils started as a Unix port of Igor Pavlov's LZMA-SDK that has been adapted to fit seamlessly into Unix environments and their usual structure and behavior.
Features
In most cases, xz achieves higher compression rates than alternatives like gzip and bzip2. Decompression speed is higher than bzip2, but lower than gzip. Compression can be much slower than gzip, and is slower than bzip2 for high levels of compression, and is most useful when a compressed file will be used many times.
XZ Utils consists of two major components:
, the command-line compressor and decompressor (analogous to gzip)
liblzma, a software library with an API similar to zlib
Various command shortcuts exist, such as (for ), (for ; analogous to ) and (for ; analogous to )
XZ Utils can compress and decompress both the xz and lzma file formats, but since the LZMA format is now legacy, XZ Utils compresses by default to xz.
Usage
Both the behavior of the software as well as the properties of the file format have been designed to work similarly to those of the popular Unix compressing tools gzip and bzip2.
Just like gzip and bzip, xz and lzma can only compress single files (or data streams) as input. They cannot bundle multiple files into a single archive – to do this an archiving program is used first, such as tar.
Compressing an archive:
xz my_archive.tar # results in my_archive.tar.xz
lzma my_archive.tar # results in my_archive.tar.lzma
Decompressing the archive:
unxz my_archive.tar.xz # results in my_archive.tar
unlzma my_archive.tar.lzma # results in my_archive.tar
Version 1.22 or greater of the GNU implementation of tar has transparent support for tarballs compressed with lzma and xz, using the switches or for xz compression, and for LZMA compression.
Creating an archive and compressing it:
tar -c --xz -f my_archive.tar.xz /some_directory # results in my_archive.tar.xz
tar -c --lzma -f my_archive.tar.lzma /some_directory # results in my_archive.tar.lzma
Decompressing the archive and extracting its contents:
tar -x --xz -f my_archive.tar.xz # results in /some_directory
tar -x --lzma -f my_archive.tar.lzma # results in /some_directory
Single-letter tar example for archive with compress and decompress with extract using short suffix:
tar cJf keep.txz keep # archive then compress the directory ./keep/ into the file ./keep.txz
tar xJf keep.txz # decompress then extract the file ./keep.txz creating the directory ./keep/
xz has supported multi-threaded compression (with the flag) since 2014, version 5.2.0.; since version 5.4.0 threaded decompression has been implemented. Threaded decompression requires |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Outcode | Outcode may refer to:
the first part of a UK postcode, short for “outward code”
the region codes used in the Cohen-Sutherland clipping algorithm |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sutera%20%28plant%29 | Sutera is a genus of annual and perennial flowering plants and shrubs of the family Scrophulariaceae mainly confined to Africa.
Taxonomy
Sutera cordata was named Manulea cordata in 1800 by Thunberg. Bentham renamed it Chaenostoma in 1836, Kuntze changed it to Sutera in 1891 on the grounds of synonymy. In 1994 Hilliard considered the two names subgenera of Sutera, but in 2005 Kornhall and Bremer separated the two again, placing S. cordata in Chaenostoma.
Species
, Plants of the World Online accepted the following species:
Sutera brunnea Hiern
Sutera burkeana (Benth.) Hiern
Sutera cooperi Hiern
Sutera foetida (Andrews) Roth
Sutera griquensis Hiern
Formerly placed in this genus
Sutera cordata → Chaenostoma cordatum
References
External links
Pretoria National Botanical Garden: Chaenostoma cordata
Kristo Pienaar: South African 'What Flower Is That'? Struik, 2003.
Aluka: Sutera
Scrophulariaceae
Scrophulariaceae genera |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vulnerability%20management | Vulnerability management is the "cyclical practice of identifying, classifying, prioritizing, remediating, and mitigating" software vulnerabilities. Vulnerability management is integral to computer security and network security, and must not be confused with vulnerability assessment.
Vulnerabilities can be discovered with a vulnerability scanner, which analyzes a computer system in search of known vulnerabilities, such as open ports, insecure software configurations, and susceptibility to malware infections. They may also be identified by consulting public sources, such as NVD, vendor specific security updates or subscribing to a commercial vulnerability alerting service. Unknown vulnerabilities, such as a zero-day, may be found with fuzz testing. Fuzzy testing can identify certain kinds of vulnerabilities, such as a buffer overflow with relevant test cases. Such analysis can be facilitated by test automation. In addition, antivirus software capable of heuristic analysis may discover undocumented malware if it finds software behaving suspiciously (such as attempting to overwrite a system file).
Correcting vulnerabilities may variously involve the installation of a patch, a change in network security policy, reconfiguration of software, or educating users about social engineering.
Project vulnerability management
Project vulnerability is the project's susceptibility to being subject to negative events, the analysis of their impact, and the project's capability to cope with negative events. Based on Systems Thinking, project systemic vulnerability management takes a holistic vision, and proposes the following process:
Project vulnerability identification
Vulnerability analysis
Vulnerability response planning
Vulnerability controlling – which includes implementation, monitoring, control, and lessons learned
Coping with negative events is done, in this model, through:
resistance – the static aspect, referring to the capacity to withstand instantaneous damage, and
resilience – the dynamic aspect, referring to the capacity to recover in time.
Redundancy is a specific method to increase resistance and resilience in vulnerability management.
Antifragility is a concept introduced by Nassim Nicholas Taleb to describe the capacity of systems to not only resist or recover from adverse events, but also to improve because of them. Antifragility is similar to the concept of positive complexity proposed by Stefan Morcov.
See also
Application security
Full disclosure
IT risk
Long-term support
Project management
Project complexity
Risk management
References
External links
"Implementing a Vulnerability Management Process". SANS Institute.
Computer security procedures
Security compliance |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel%20Jackson | Daniel Jackson may refer to:
Daniel Jackson (basketball) (born 1988), Australian basketball player
Daniel Jackson (computer scientist) (born 1963), professor of computer science
Daniel Jackson (footballer) (born 1986), Australian rules footballer
Daniel Jackson (playwright) (born 1980), Scottish playwright, also known as D.C. Jackson
Daniel Jackson (soccer) (born 1989), American soccer player
Daniel Jackson (Stargate), a fictional character in the Stargate science fiction franchise
Daniel Jackson, a fictional character from Saving Private Ryan
See also
Dan Jackson (born 1993), Costa Rican-American soccer player
Danny Jackson (born 1962), American baseball pitcher |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neal%20S.%20Wolin | Neal Steven Wolin (born December 9, 1961) is the CEO of the corporate advisory firm Brunswick Group, an equity partner of Data Collective, a board partner of Social Capital, and a limited partner advisor of Nyca Partners. He is the longest-serving Deputy Secretary of the U.S. Department of the Treasury and also served as Acting Secretary of the Treasury in early 2013.
In 2009, following eight years with The Hartford Financial Services Group, Wolin was appointed Deputy Secretary of the U.S. Department of the Treasury by President Barack Obama, where he led the U.S. government's financial reform plan during the Great Recession, including the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. He resigned as Deputy Secretary in August 2013.
Wolin also served during the Clinton administration for eight years as general counsel, Deputy General Counsel of the Treasury, and as a staff member of the United States National Security Council.
Early life and education
Wolin was born and raised in Evanston, Illinois, where he graduated from Evanston Township High School in 1979. His father, Harry S. Wolin, was a lawyer; and his mother, Doris Wolin, was a former public school teacher.
Graduated summa cum laude with a B.A. in history from Yale University, Wolin also served as president of the Yale Political Union. He then received a M.S. in Development Economics from Balliol College, Oxford, as a Charles and Julia Henry Fellow; and subsequently earned a J.D. from Yale University, where he was a Coker Teaching Fellow in Constitutional Law.
Career
Following law school, Wolin served as a law clerk to U.S. District Judge Eugene Nickerson in Brooklyn, New York, and taught as an adjunct professor of law at Brooklyn Law School. Wolin also worked at the Washington, D.C. law firm of Wilmer, Cutler & Pickering.
From 1990 to 1993, Wolin served as Special Assistant to three Directors of Central Intelligence: William H. Webster, Robert Gates, and R. James Woolsey, Jr.
Clinton administration
From 1993 to 1994, Wolin served as Deputy Legal Advisor to the National Security Council.
In 1994, Wolin became an executive assistant to National Security Advisor Anthony Lake and Deputy National Security Advisor Sandy Berger.
From 1995 to 1999, he served as the Deputy General Counsel of the Department of the Treasury, under Secretary Robert Rubin.
In November 1998, he was appointed to the President's Commission on Holocaust Assets in the United States.
From September 15, 1999 to January 20, 2001, Wolin served as General Counsel of the U.S. Department of the Treasury, under Secretary Lawrence Summers.
In January 2001, Secretary Summers presented Wolin the Alexander Hamilton Award, the highest honor awarded to a Treasury official.
In early 2001, Wolin was also visiting fellow in economic studies at the Brookings Institution, and an adjunct assistant professor at the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University.
The Hartford
In March 2001, Wol |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argobba%20people | The Argobba are an ethnic group inhabiting Ethiopia. A Muslim community, they are spread out through isolated village networks and towns in the north-eastern and eastern parts of the country. Group members have typically been astute traders and merchants, and have adjusted to the economic trends in their area. These factors have led to a decline in usage of the Argobba language. Argobba are considered endangered today due to exogamy and destitution as well as ethnic cleansing by the Abyssinian state over the centuries.
History
According to scholars, the Kingdom of Aksum's army moved south beyond Angot, encountering a nomadic people named Gebal in eastern Shewa, who are supposedly the precursors to Argobba. Gebal would develop into settlers of Hararghe known as Argobba after their conversion to Islam and having significant ties to the Muslim world, dominated trade in Zeila and Harar. Modern Argobba claim they originate from the Arabian Peninsula through Zeila in what is now Somaliland and first settled in the Harar plateau. Argobba people consider the inhabitants of Doba their ancestors.
In the 13th century, Argobba are associated with the Walashma dynasty of Ifat, which would become leaders of the Sultanate of Ifat and Adal Sultanate. According to Harari tradition numerous Argobba had fled Ifat and settled around Harar in the Aw Abdal lowlands during their conflict with Abyssinia in the fifteenth century, a gate was thus named after them called the gate of Argobba.
The Argobba and the Harla people seem to have relied on each other in the Islamic period. A power struggle erupted between the Abadir dynasty of Harari and the Walashma dynasty of Argobba throughout the Islamic period until Ahmad ibn Ibrahim al-Ghazi took control of Adal Sultanate by executing the Walashma sultan Abu Bakr ibn Muhammad in the 16th century.
Due to the wars between the Ifat Sultanate and Ethiopia, the region of Ifat was incorporated into Ethiopia having been an integral part of the empire for over a century since early medieval times. During this period of incorporation, large sections of the local Argobba population embraced Christianity. According to French explorer, Charles-Xavier Rochet d'Héricourt, who had visited the region of Ifat. He stated that in 1517, an invasion from a formidable force suddenly fell upon the eastern provinces of the Kingdom of Shewa. An army of Somalis and Hararis, led by a bold and fanatical chief named Ahmad ibn Ibrahim al-Ghazi, entered the province of Ifat-Argobba and had already forced the inhabitants to embrace Islam again.
In the late sixteenth century, Argobba were involved in several conflicts with the Oromo during the Oromo migrations, and due to the withdrawal of Adal from Ethiopia, came partially under Ethiopian Empire rule losing land rights.
In the nineteenth century, Emperor Yohannes IV ordered the forced displacement of Argobba for refusing to convert to Christianity. Many Argobba were forcibly baptized in Shewa by Men |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Children%20%26%20Nature%20Network | The Children & Nature Network was founded in 2006 by a group of educators, writers, and community leaders who share a deep concern about children's disconnection from nature. The Children & Nature Network was created to encourage and support the people and organizations working to reconnect children with nature. The organization provides access to the latest news and research in the field and a peer-to-peer network of researchers and individuals, educators and organizations dedicated to children's health and well-being.
The Children & Nature Network news service offers parents, youth, civic leaders, educators and health-care providers access to the latest news and research in this field as well as practical advice, including ways to apply new-found knowledge at home, at school, in work environments, and in the community. The network also engages a diverse community of institutes, organizations and industries by providing a forum for publishing and presenting research, reports and case studies on children's health and nature, and related program-development strategies and support. The Children & Nature Network has compiled research studies to help understand what is best for children's healthy development.
In addition to Richard Louv's book, Last Child in the Woods, other books written by the Children & Nature Network board of directors include Coming Home: Community, Creativity and Consciousness by Cheryl Charles, Toddlers, and Families: A Framework for Support and Intervention by Marti Erickson, and Children and Nature: Psychological, Sociocultural, and Evolutionary Investigations by Stephen Kellert. Marti Erickson hosts the Mom Enough podcast.
Mission
The mission of the Children & Nature Network is to give every child in every community a wide range of opportunities to experience nature directly, reconnecting children with nature's joys and lessons, its profound physical and mental bounty.
Co-founders
Board members include published authors, educators, entrepreneurs, researchers, academics, youth leaders, and business and organizational leaders.
Marti Erickson, PhD
Richard Louv
Cheryl Charles, PhD
Martin LeBlanc
Amy Pertschuk
Michael Pertschuk
The co-founders of the Children & Nature Network bring a substantial set of accomplishments as recipients of awards and recognition for their research, leadership, journalism, educational program development and entrepreneurship.
Leadership teams
Nature-deficit disorder
The term "nature-deficit disorder" was coined by author Richard Louv in his book Last Child in the Woods to describe what happens to children who become disconnected from their natural world. Louv associates this separation from nature to some of the most disturbing childhood trends, such as the rises in obesity, attention disorders, and depression. Research indicates that getting children outdoors helps reduce attention disorders.
References
External links
Child-related organizations in the United States
Organizations |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zhang%20Hongjiang | Zhang Hongjiang () is a Chinese computer scientist and executive. He served as CEO of Kingsoft, managing director of Microsoft Advanced Technology Center (ATC) and chief technology officer (CTO) of Microsoft China Research and Development Group (CRD). Hongjiang is currently Chairman of BAAI. In 2022, he was elected to the National Academy of Engineering for his technical contributions and leadership in the area of multimedia computing.
Background
Zhang retired in December 2016 from the positions of CEO of Kingsoft, the executive director of Kingsoft board, and the CEO of Kingsoft Cloud. He is a senior advisor of Carlye Group (NASDAQ: CG). He was also the board member of Cheetah Mobile Inc. (NYSE: CMCM), Xunlei Limited (NASDAQ: XNET), and 21Vianet Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: VNET).
Zhang was a founding member, then the assistant managing director, of Microsoft Research Asia (MSRA). MSRA was reported in 2004 as “The hottest Computer Lab” by MIT Technology Review. While with MSRA, he led efforts to research in Media Computing, Data Mining and Web Search, Natural Language Computing, and Distributed Systems. Prior to joining Microsoft, Zhang was with Hewlett-Packard Labs at Palo Alto, California, where he was a research manager. He also worked at the Institute of Systems Science (today, renamed I2R), National University of Singapore.
A researcher in media computing, more specifically in video and image analysis, search and browsing, over the years, Zhang has authored four books, over 350 scientific papers, and holds 62 US patents. He has been elected Fellow of IEEE for contributions to media computing and leadership in content-based visual media analysis, retrieval, and browsing
, and Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) and won the “2008 Asian American Engineers of the Year” award. He is also the recipient of 2010 IEEE Computer Society Technical Achievement Awards and the recipient of 2010 Microsoft Distinguished Scientist.
Zhang served as chief technology officer (CTO) for Microsoft China Research and Development Group (CRD) and managing director of the Microsoft Advanced Technology Center (ATC). In 2011, Zhang left Microsoft and joined Kingsoft as CEO.
Education
PhD in electrical engineering, Technical University of Denmark, Lyngby, Denmark, 1991
BS in radio and electronics, Zhengzhou University, Henan, China, 1982
Academic activities
International member of NAE, 2022
Editor, Proceedings of IEEE, 2004-
Editor in chief of IEEE Transaction on Multimedia, 2004–2007
Associate editor, IEEE Transaction on Circuits and Systems for Video Technology, 1999–2002
Member of editorial board, IEEE Multimedia, 1998–2002
Founding member of editorial board, International Journal of Multimedia Tools and Application, 1995–1999
Editor, Journal of Visual Communication and Image Representation, 1997–2002
ACM SIGMM executive board, 2002–2004
Chair, ACM Multimedia Conference, Singapore, Oct, 2005
Co-chair, IEEE Multimedia Conference and Expo, Toronto, July 2006
Refe |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FalconStor%20Software | FalconStor is a data management software company based in Austin, Texas.
History
FalconStor was co-founded in 2000 in New York by Computer Associates veterans ReiJane Huai and Wayne Lam. In 2007 the company started a joint-venture with the Chinese Academy of Sciences for the Blue Whale file system.
The joint venture was named Tianjin Zhongke Blue Whale Information Technologies Company, located in Tianjin, China. FalconStor was listed at #5 in the Forbes 2008 list of 25 fastest growing technology companies. In August 2009, FalconStor, in a joint-venture with Nexsan to create the co-branded DeDupe SG. In 2011 CRN added FalconStor to their List of 25 “Need to Know: Storage Vendors”.
In 2012, the company agreed to pay $5.8 US million as part as a federal investigation settlement, after it has admitted that its employees gave more than $300,000 in bribes to executives at JPMorgan Chase with restricted stock shares and golf memberships in exchange for contracts. The company was further charged with falsifying its corporate books and records associated with the bribery.
On September 25, 2017, FalconStor was delisted from Nasdaq Capital Market. The company's stock is traded on OTC Markets Group Inc.’s OTCQB Venture Market.
In June 2020, FalconStor partners with Hitachi Content Platform (HCP) to provide end-to - end data management and backup solutions.
Personnel
On August 17, 2017, FalconStor appointed Todd Brooks as CEO. Previously, he served as COO of ESW Capital companies Aurea Software and Trilogy.
In 2018, FalconStor moved its headquarters to Austin, Texas, and hired Brad Wolfe, former CFO for Asure Software, as CFO.
Products
In 2019, FalconStor launched its Data Mastery software platform (a rebrand of its FreeStor product).
In May 2020, FalconStor Software announced a new tool named StorSafe, an enterprise-class permanent data storage container that combines with existing recovery applications and archive processes.
References
External links
Companies formerly listed on the Nasdaq
Companies traded over-the-counter in the United States
Software companies based in New York (state)
Software companies based in Texas
Software companies established in 2000
2000 establishments in New York (state)
Companies based in Austin, Texas
Software companies of the United States |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China%20Gospel%20Fellowship | The China Gospel Fellowship (), also known as the Tanghe Fellowship (), is one of the largest evangelical Christian religious movements in China, and is a house church network formed in the province of Henan. Approximately 5 million members.
History
The China Gospel Fellowship, or Tanghe Fellowship was founded in the 1980s.
In 2002, Eastern Lightning, a Chinese Christian new religious movement, allegedly kidnapped 34 of the Fellowship's leading members and held them for two months. In 2004, more than 100 leaders of the church were arrested as part of governmental raids against unregistered churches. Sources consider it to be among the one of the largest Protestant denominations in the world, and the third largest in China, behind the state-supported Three-Self Patriotic Movement and the Fangcheng Fellowship.
See also
List of the largest Protestant bodies
References
External links
China Gospel Fellowship official website
Protestantism in China
Religious organizations established in the 1980s
Evangelical denominations in Asia |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ICL%20DRS | The ICL DRS was a range of departmental computers from International Computers Limited (ICL). Standing originally for Distributed Resource System, the full name was later dropped in favour of the abbreviation.
During the mid-1980s separate Office Systems business units had produced a disparate range of products including IBM-compatible PCs such as the PWS (a PC/AT clone), small servers branded DRS, and various larger Unix servers sold under the Clan range. A rebranding in late 1988 pulled these together under the DRS brand, with a consistent mid-grey and peppermint-green livery.
The ICL division responsible for these systems eventually became part of the Fujitsu-Siemens joint venture.
DRS 20/100/200
The original DRS was the DRS 20 produced in Utica, New York and launched in September 1981. This ran the proprietary DRX (Distributed Resource Executive) operating system. The basic 'intelligent terminal' (model 10/110/210) used 8-bit 8085 processors (workstation, application and network processors), each with between 32 KB and 128 KB of memory. The Model 210 also had an 80188 application processor with 512 KB to run CP/M. The larger models 20 and 40 had floppy disk drives. The floor-standing models 50, 150, and 250 had hard disks, from which diskless models booted. In early models, these were 8" floppy disks, and later 5¼" disks.
The diskless model, that partnered the DRS 20, was the DRS 10. It had 10 KB available for applications programs developed in CIS COBOL.
Up to 16 DRS 20/DRS 10 machines could be connected via LAN with the addresses being set by DIP switches on the rear of the unit. The LAN was formed via 93 ohm coaxial cable in a bus formation running at 1.25 Mbps.
The final model 310 (styled like a DRS 300 module) had a second 80186 application processor with 1 MB RAM to run Concurrent DOS, emulating an IBM PC with a Hercules screen display.
DRS 300
In the mid-1980s ICL developed the DRS 300 in Kidsgrove, and ran down Utica. Launched in 1986, DRS 300 was a modular system consisting of A4-sized units designed to be placed on an office bookshelf. Modules containing a power supply (Kx), processor (Ax), hard and floppy disks (Dx), streamer tape (Sx) etc. were connected by SCSI. Initial models used a 6 MHz 80286 processor (A1 module) with up to 1 MB memory. Later modules used an 8 MHz processor (A2) or 80286 with 80287 maths coprocessor (A3) with up to 4 MB, and ran Concurrent CP/M-86 and later Concurrent DOS. Although this could run code developed under CP/M, PC DOS or MS-DOS, in practice available applications were limited because many shrink-wrapped packages developed for the IBM PC made use of direct access to the (IBM) hardware. This was addressed through use of softclone technology to intercept such calls. However, this required the continual release of patches for new application versions.
The initial DRS 300 also ran ICL's implementation of Unix System V Release 2, DRS/NX V2, though that was never released commercially. Later a |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stec | Stec or STEC may refer to:
Shigatoxigenic Escherichia coli, bacterial strains
sTec, Inc., solid-state data storage company based in Santa Ana, California
Daewoo S-TEC engine
Stec (surname) |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WRocK%20Online | WRocK Online was a Metro Manila FM radio station and an Internet radio station owned by ACWS-United Broadcasting Network (also operating under the trade name WRocK Entertainment) in the Philippines. As an FM radio station, it operated under the call sign and frequency DWRK at 96.3 MHz, a frequency now used by 96.3 Easy Rock. The main format of the station was soft rock music.
History
DWBC/RK 96 Real Radio
ACWS (Associated Communications through Wireless Services)–United Broadcasting Network (UBN) established DWBC-FM in 1972, as a simulcast of 940 kHz. In 1980, RK 96 was launched (it also changed its callsign to DWRK). Headed by Mike Pedero (who established NU 107 in 1987), it played Lite Rock, competing with easy listening stations DZMB 90.7 (now 90.7 Love Radio) and Mellow Touch 94.7 (now Mellow 947) before reformatting in 1988.
96.3 WRocK
The station underwent rebranding and reformat as 96.3 WRocK with a Lite Rock format in 1988. The new format plays also love songs along with its lite rock songs. During the 1990s, it had a copyright infringement with 103.5 K-Lite with its use of the stinger "it's the true light rock" and "light rock with a kick". They also owned Ultravision 25 (now Net 25, owned by Eagle Broadcasting Corporation).
On February 28, 2003, Republic Act No. 9192 signed by then-Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo which renewed ACWS-UBN's license for another 25 years. The law granted ACWS-UBN a franchise to construct, install, establish, operate and maintain for commercial purposes and in the public interest, radio and/or television broadcasting stations in the Philippines.
During the 2000s until its acquisition by MBC, it hosted events and played music that inspired a generation up to October 26, 2008, when its DJ's aired the final edition of "Lite Rock Favorites of the Week" with DJs Cherry and Dylan Thomas.
On October 6, 2008, it has been announced that the Elizalde Group of Companies' Manila Broadcasting Company (MBC) has purchased WRocK from the Hodreal family, owners of ACWS-UBN, for PhP229.6 million. Except for the acquisition price, further terms were not disclosed.
While the Manila radio station (DWRK – rebranded to 96.3 Easy Rock) is under the control of MBC, ACWS-UBN retains control of the WRocK provincial stations.
Rebirth & Later years
In October 2008, ACWS-UBN decided to re-establish the WRocK format online through the hayag.com online stream. Listeners were able to hear WRocK through webstreaming powered by Hayag, or through the WRocK Online website (requires Microsoft Silverlight).
Since May 2010, due to lack of resources and financial challenges, it suspended its operations indefinitely (as well as the Bacolod station). The Cebu & Davao stations still exist, with the latter being blocktimed by UMBN as Hit Radio then rebranded to Retro 95.5 in 2016.
Former Stations
Final DJs
Cherry Bayle (now with 92.3 Radyo5 TRUE FM)
Martha Del Rosario
Naomi Villa
Butch Allen
Mark Fournier
Jay Walk
Jimmy |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Active%20hard-drive%20protection | In computer hardware, active hard-drive protection refers to technology that attempts to avoid or reduce mechanical damage to hard disk drives by preparing the disk prior to impact. This approach is mainly used in laptop computers that are frequently carried around and more prone to impacts than desktop computers.
Implementation
Usually, the system consists of accelerometers that alert the system when excess acceleration or vibration is detected. The software then tells the hard disk to unload its heads to prevent them from coming in contact with the platter, thus potentially preventing head crash.
Many laptop vendors have implemented this technology under different names. Some hard-disk drives also include this technology, needing no cooperation from the system.
See also
Hard disk drive failure
Head crash
Sudden Motion Sensor
References
Data security
Hard disk drives |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PRIMA%20%28Indonesia%29 | PRIMA is one of the interbank networks in Indonesia. PRIMA is owned by PT Rintis Sejahtera. PT Rintis Sejahtera is a Satellite Communication services provider that transmitting digital information within the region and around the world. Before the creation of ATM PRIMA, this network was known as ATM BCA network that worked as the ATM network for Bank Central Asia.
Services
PRIMAMESH
PRIMALINK
PRIMASTAR
PRIMANET
EFT SWITCHING, the Interbank network
BROADBAND
Members
Bank Central Asia
Bank Muamalat
Bank Jabar Banten
Bank Mayapada
Bank Ekonomi
Bank Mega
The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi, Ltd. Jakarta Branch
Bank Bukopin
Bank Rakyat Indonesia
Bank Sumsel
Bank Permata
Bank Bumi Arta
Royal Bank of Scotland Indonesia, before ABN AMRO
Bank Nusantara Parahyangan
Bank Jasa Jakarta
Bank BPD Jateng
Bank OCBC NISP
Bank BCA Syariah
Bank BPD Kaltim
Bank Victoria International
Bank Pundi Indonesia
Bank Maspion
Bank Negara Indonesia
Rabobank Indonesia
Commonwealth Bank Indonesia
Bank Mandiri Syariah
Bank Mega Syariah
Bank Mandiri
CIMB Niaga
Bank Mutiara
UOB Indonesia
Bank KEB Hana Indonesia
References
External links
PT Rintis Sejahtera website
Interbank networks
Financial services companies of Indonesia |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ALTO%20%28interbank%20network%29 | ALTO is an interbank network in Indonesia. It was founded in August 1993.
History
In 1997, Asian Economic Crisis invaded Indonesian banking industry. Many banks closed, merged or recapitalized.
In 2007, ALTO expanded the business to Money Transfer Operation. In 2009, ALTO developed Mobile Air Time Top Up for all telecommunication provider in Indonesia. The newest business start up from ALTO is Boston School of Banking and Finance, which focused in education for the future banking employers. The other start up is a payment service named ALTO Cash.
In November 2013, ALTO made a joint venture with Seven Bank, who is a Japanese ATM network, named PT. ATM. The goal is to developing ATM business in Indonesia.
Timeline
1994 – Shared ATM Network
2004 – ATM Acquiring
2007 – Money Transfer Operation
2009 – Biller, Top Up Mobile
2011 – Front End Processing Switching Outsourcing
2011 – NSICCS Function Lab 2012
2011 – Core Banking Outsourcing
2011 – Alto Cash and ARMS (Mobile Wallet)
2011 – Boston School of Banking and Finance
2012 – SMS Banking
2013 – Tanamas System
2013 – EDC
2013 - Set Up PT CBI with PT RINTIS and PT ARTAJASA
2013 – Remittance Outward
2014 – Alto Pay
2015 - PCI-DSS Compliant (Coming Soon)
Products
Outsourcing Core Banking Application
Outsourcing Switching Application
ATM Outsourcing
ALTO Cash
Biller Gateway
Remittance (Cash to Account or Account to Cash)§→§
Definition of Member, Partner, and Merchant in ALTO Network
The members in ALTO Network are every financial institution or bank which registered as member in ALTO Network. The membership is open for all Bank Indonesia clearing participant.
The partners in ALTO Network are every companies which provide biller service and delivery channel service owner.
The merchants in ALTO Network are every business entity or individual which participated in Debt Card Service Facility utilization and incorporated in ALTO Network.
Members
Bank Permata,
Bank Internasional Indonesia,
Bank Danamon,
Bank Panin,
Bank Artha Graha,
Bank Prima Master
Bank BNP
Bank Harda International,
Citibank Indonesia
Sinarmas Bank
Bank Kesejahteraan Ekonomi
BPR KS
Bank Negara Indonesia
Bank Tabungan Negara
Bank CNB
DBS Bank
BPR Eka Bumi Artha
Bank SBI Indonesia
BPR Lasem
Non Bank Member
KSP Intidana
PT. Finnet Indonesia (subsidiary of Telkom Indonesia)
PT. Indosat Tbk. (known as Indosat-Ooredoo)
References
Yellow Pages Indonesia
(Indonesian) CBI Siapkan Sertifikasi Kartu ATM Debet Berbasis Chip
Financial services companies of Indonesia
Interbank networks |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kelly%20Gallardo | Kelly Gallardo (born November 20), also known by the stage name "Kelly", is a radio disc jockey in the Philippines.
Career
Since starting her broadcasting career in 1992 (Rajah Broadcasting Network and Manila Broadcasting Company), she has worked as a DJ and production supervisor. She has taught radio production to college students earlier in her career.
Lending her voice to many local and foreign radio and TV ads, she is best identified with her work on Nickelodeon. She is also a contributing writer for Total Woman magazine.
She was one of the top-rated deejays on Magic 89.9. She planned to release a book titled "Kellybites", based on a segment from her radio show.
She joined 99.5 Hit FM on August 20, 2007, 103.5 Max FM on January 21, 2008, and later Radio Boracay since April 2011. She is also currently a donor/member of Project Brave Kids Foundation.
Radio shows
Midday Play (Magic 89.9) (2004–2007)
Mornings with Kelly and Tin (99.5 Hit FM) (2007)
Kellybites Nights (103.5 Max FM) (2008)
The Bite Club (103.5 Max FM) (2008–2009)
KellyBites Radio (podcast) (2010–2011)
KellyBites Radio (Radio Boracay RB106) (2011–present)
References
External links
Kelly's official blog
Living people
Filipino radio personalities
Year of birth missing (living people) |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MacTribe | MacTribe is a web site and monthly computer magazine dedicated to Apple Macintosh products. It is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
History
MacTribe is both a print magazine and website. In 2005, MacTribe published its first issue online. In 2008, MacTribe published its first print issue presenting a clear alternative to Macworld and Maclife. It was released on October 15, 2008. During the initial period the magazine was published eight times per year.
Distributed by Source Interlink and carried by Barnes and Noble booksellers, the magazine has a circulation of 60,000 per bi-monthly issue and the website boasts over 200,000 unique impressions per month. Capitalizing on other Mac magazine's lack of fashion, culture and lifestyle converge, MacTribe provides information, articles, news and reviews not only on technology and new Apple products but on important happenings in the Mac enthusiast's world.
References
External links
MacTribe Official Website
2008 establishments in Massachusetts
Computer magazines published in the United States
Eight times annually magazines published in the United States
Monthly magazines published in the United States
Macintosh magazines
Magazines established in 2008
Magazines published in Boston
Online computer magazines |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vanguard%20%28TV%20series%29 | Vanguard is a television documentary series that was broadcast on the now defunct Current TV television network. Vanguard reported on such issues as the environment, drugs, and the effects of globalization and conflict.
The focus of most Vanguard episodes is to explore and immerse viewers in global issues that have a large social significance. Unlike sound-bite driven reporting, the show's correspondents conduct interviews with affected peoples and the regions involved usually being led by a guide and translator who facilitates access. Since Vanguard's subject matter often involved exposés about organized crime, drug trafficking and armed revolts, the correspondents can face significant danger because of their reporting due to unstable political or security situations.
Vanguard has received some of the media industry's highest honors for journalism, including the 69th Annual Peabody Award, given for excellence in electronic media, and the 2010 Television Academy Honor, which recognizes "achievements in programming that present issues of concern to our society in a compelling, emotional and insightful way." Vanguard has also been awarded the 2009 Alfred I. duPont-Columbia Award and the 2009 Livingston Award, and has been nominated four times for a News and Documentary Emmy Award and also for a Sports Emmy Award.
Vice president of the Vanguard journalism unit Laura Ling and her colleague Euna Lee were detained in North Korea after they allegedly crossed into North Korea from the People's Republic of China without a visa. They were subsequently pardoned after former U.S. President Bill Clinton flew to North Korea to meet with Kim Jong-il. They were producing a piece for Vanguard at the time of their detainment as shown in a Vanguard episode titled "Captive in North Korea".
In April 2012 Current announced that it would produce six new episodes of Vanguard. However, according to their own Facebook Page, apparently only two episodes were created in season 6 before the Vanguard series was ended, falling 4 episodes short of their originally announced plan. The Vanguard homepage and blog, a section of Current TV's website, were also ended when the Current TV website was shut down.
In 2013 Al Jazeera Media Network bought Current TV and after several months created Al Jazeera America. The new channel took what remained of Vanguard's team and merged them into Al Jazeera's investigative unit and the America Tonight team. Christof Putzel continues on at Al Jazeera America as a correspondent on the investigative reporting series America Tonight'."
Episodes
Season 1
Season 2
Season 3
Season 4
Special - Captive in North Korea (Interview with former Vanguard VP Laura Ling)
Season 5
Season 6
See also
The 90's (1989-1992)
Fault Lines'' (2009-2018)
References
External links
Official Webpage
Current TV original programming
Peabody Award-winning television programs
2000s American documentary television series
2010s American documentary television se |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TCP%20Gender%20Changer | TCP Gender Changer is a method in computer networking for making an internal TCP/IP based network server accessible beyond its protective firewall.
Mechanism
It consists of two nodes, one resides on the internal the local area network where it can access the desired server, and the other node runs outside of the local area network, where the client can access it. These nodes are respectively called CC (Connect-Connect) and LL (Listen-Listen).
The reason behind naming the nodes are the fact that Connect-Connect node initiates two connections one to the Listen-Listen node and one to the actual server. The Listen-Listen node, however, passively Listens on two TCP/IP ports, one to receive a connection from CC and the other one for an incoming connection from the client.
The CC node, which runs inside the network will establish a control connection to the LL, and waiting for LL's signal to open a
connection to the internal server. Upon receiving a client connection LL will signal the CC node to connect the server, once done CC will let LL know of the result and if successful LL will keep the client connection and thus the client and server can communicate while CC and LL both relay the data back and forth.
Use cases
One of the cases where it can be very useful is to connect to a desktop machine behind a firewall running VNC, which would make the desktop remotely accessible over the network and beyond the firewall. Another useful scenario would be to create a VPN using PPP over SSH, or even simply using SSH to connect to an internal Unix based server.
See also
Firewall (computing)
LAN
Network Security
VPN
VNC
References
External links
A more complete explanation of the working mechanism
An article explaining the idea
Implementations
tgcd, TCP Gender Changer Daemon is a Unix daemon implementation of TCP Gender Changer method (GNU GPL 2+)
revinetd is an implementation of the TCP gender changer (GNU GPL 2)
An implementation using socat utility (GNU GPL with OpenSSL linking exception)
Firewall Tunnel is a Firewall Tunnel based on the TCP Gender Changer method (GNU GPL 2)
Computer networks
Linux security software
Network analyzers
Free network management software
Remote desktop
Computer security software
Unix network-related software |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/On%20Safari%20%282000%20game%20show%29 | On Safari is a British children's television game show programme, produced by Scottish Television for broadcast on ITV network children's strand CITV in 2000.
The show was presented by Richard McCourt and featured two teams of two children taking part in a series of challenges and tasks within a safari park, including animal-care and physical skill challenges; the winning team took part in an endgame to win a prize (usually a trip to go on safari in Africa).
The show was re-broadcast on STV in 2009 as part of their weekend children's strand wknd@stv.
External links
On Safari on STV Player
2000s Scottish television series
2000 British television series debuts
2000 British television series endings
Scottish television shows
Television shows produced by Scottish Television |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/On%20Safari | On Safari may refer to:
On Safari (1982 game show), a 1982–1984 British children's game show set in the jungle, presented by Christopher Biggins, and produced by TVS for broadcast on ITV network
On Safari (2000 game show), a 2000 British children's game show, presented by Richard McCourt, and produced by SMG Productions for broadcast for ITV/CITV
On Safari (1957 TV programme), a British nature documentary television programme hosted by Armand and Michaela Denis that debuted in 1957
On Safari (album), a 2016 album by The Kentucky Headhunters |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2002%20Breeders%27%20Cup%20betting%20scandal | The 2002 Breeders' Cup betting scandal was an incident that arose when computer programmer Chris Harn conspired with two friends, Derrick Davis and Glen DaSilva, to manipulate bets in the 2002 Breeders' Cup, held at Arlington Park in Arlington Heights, Illinois. This enabled him to arrange a $3 million USD payout to the trio. The scam was exposed when 43-1 longshot Volponi won the Breeders' Cup Classic. This unanticipated victory made Davis the sole winner of the Pick 6 jackpot. Eventually, Harn, Davis and DaSilva entered pleas of guilty.
The incident was the largest betting scandal to take place in the United States in a century. It also exposed serious security flaws in the system used to collect bets for horse races.
Background
Harn was a senior computer programmer at Autotote, which handled the wagers for 65 percent of horse races in North America at the time. In the fall of 2001, Harn discovered unclaimed ticket data that if claimed, would total hundreds of thousands of dollars. Using this data, he reprinted the unclaimed tickets so that he and his friends could claim them at local tracks. However, cashing them was another matter. As an Autotote employee, he was restricted from making wagers himself. In any event, he was too well known at the tracks to cash them.
To solve this problem, he talked DaSilva and Davis into cashing the tickets at various tracks. The three men had been friends and fraternity brothers at Tau Kappa Epsilon during their days at Drexel University. DaSilva now lived in New York City while Davis lived in Baltimore. Davis and DaSilva traveled to several tracks in New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania to cash the vouchers. The three men then split the winnings.
However, Harn soon realized that if they kept it up too long, they'd eventually be tracked down. He looked for a way to get one big payoff that could allow him to easily cover his tracks. He found it in the Breeders' Cup, the richest day in American horse racing. Harn decided to go for the Ultra Pick 6, in hopes of scoring a win by picking the winners of the six major races of the competition—the Classic, Turf, Sprint, Distaff, Juvenile and Mile.
Finding a weak link
At the time, all wagers placed at the numerous off-track betting parlors around the country that were still live after the second race of a Pick 4 and the fourth race of a Pick 6 were forwarded to Autotote headquarters in Newark, Delaware and to the track where the race was held. Harn discovered that there was a half-hour delay between the end of the second or fourth race and when the live wagers were forwarded—enough time to alter the results. Harn was uniquely positioned to take advantage of this weak link. He was a "super user"—the highest level of access at Autotote. In fact, he was responsible for maintaining the entire network.
He had DaSilva set up an account at the Catskill Off-Track Betting Corporation in Pomona, New York. Harn liked Catskill because its security was fairly l |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acad%C3%A9mie%20Louvain | Académie Louvain was a network of French-speaking catholic universities in Belgium active between 2004 and 2015. It was formed following the Bologna process to reform higher-level education, creating a larger university structure.
Universities in the network
The network included:
Université catholique de Louvain (UCLouvain; Louvain-la-Neuve, Mons, Saint-Gilles, Woluwe-Saint-Lambert, Charleroi, Tournai)
Facultés universitaires Saint-Louis (FUSL), today Université Saint-Louis - Bruxelles (Brussels)
Facultés universitaires Notre-Dame de la Paix (FUNDP), today University of Namur (UNamur, Namur)
Facultés universitaires catholiques de Mons (FUCaM), now part of the University of Louvain as UCLouvain FUCaM Mons (Mons and Charleroi)
The merger process
The first implementation of the Académie Louvain network was the creation of the Louvain School of Management, which could unite the faculties and departments of economics, management and business of all four universities, in 5 different cities. This specific choice was made because all four member universities offered degrees in this field. It also included the ICHEC Brussels Management School, a college based in Brussels.
After almost three years of active collaboration within the network, the rectors of the four catholic universities decided on March 12, 2007 to open negotiations with the aim of merging the four establishments into one single university. Each site was to become a site of "UC Louvain".
The merger among the four was aborted December 17, 2010 after the ultimate vote on the board of UNamur failed to attain the required 80% (30 in favour and 14 against).
FUCaM merges with the Université catholique de Louvain separately on September 15, 2011 becoming the UCL Mons.
In 2013, the merger process being cancelled, the FUNDP in Namur and FUSL in Brussels decide to change their names and respectively become the University of Namur and Saint-Louis University, Brussels.
In 2017, Saint-Louis University, Brussels and the Université catholique de Louvain (UCL, which has two campuses in Brussels) decide to merge and form a new university called UCLouvain. This last merger is yet to be formally endorsed by the French Community of Belgium that organizes all state funded education, but will de facto take effect in September 2018.
Dissolution
The Académie Louvain was formally dissolved on February 26, 2016 as a consequence of the new legislation for the higher education in French-speaking Belgium, the Décret Paysage (also known as the Décret Marcourt). The merger plan partially succeeded as the original UCL, FUSL and FUCaM still merged in a single institution called UCLouvain. Practical collaborations of the Académie Louvain are still in place, as for example all 20 libraries work in a single network called BORéAL (Bibliothèque On-Line du Réseau de l'Académie Louvain).
References
External links
UNamur
University Saint-Louis Brussels
Université catholique de Louvain
Université catholique de |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University%20of%20Pangasinan | The PHINMA – University of Pangasinan, also known as UPang, is a private and non-sectarian university located at Dagupan, Pangasinan, Philippines. It is a member of the PHINMA Education Network (PEN). It offers practically all undergraduate and graduate courses that Metro Manila universities offer. It has a staff of about 300 faculty members and employees.
History
Dagupan Institute
The University of Pangasinan started operation in 1925 as the Dagupan Institute, which offered elementary, secondary and vocational courses. It was founded by Dean Francisco Benitez of the University of the Philippines, who became the chairman of the board of directors; Dr. Blas F. Rayos; Dr. Apolinario delos Santos, then President of the University of Manila; Dr. Mariano delos Santos, then Dean of the University of Manila; Dr. Sylvestre Pascual; and Dr. Blas F. Rayos, then Dean of the College of Education of the University of Manila. Rayos became the president of the school and headed it for 45 years until 1975 when he died and was succeeded by his son, George O. Rayos, who served as president until 1987.
In 1937, the College of Liberal Arts was established with the president Blas F. Rayos Sr. as its first dean.
Dagupan Junior College
In 1941, the school was renamed the Dagupan Junior College. Its operation was interrupted by the outbreak of World War II in December 1941. It resumed operation in 1945 immediately after the war. Four courses were added to its offering soon after. These were civil engineering, architecture, graduate school, and secretarial science. Shortly thereafter, additional courses were offered such as secondary education, law, home economics, nursing, and commerce, with major in accounting, management, banking and finance, and economics.
Dagupan Colleges
In 1950, the school assumed the name Dagupan Colleges, and the Graduate School added courses leading to the degrees of Master of Arts in Philosophy and Master of Science in Business Administration. The school started a review class in Nursing in 1954. Eventually, review classes in Accounting, Civil Engineering and Law were offered. The year 1959 saw further expansion of curricular offerings with the opening of courses leading to the degrees of Bachelor of Science in Foods and Nutrition, and Bachelor of Science in journalism.
In the next decade following were added: the organization of Naval Reserve Officers' Training Corps (NROTC) and the Naval Women's Auxiliary Corps in 1960, and the offering of the Sanitary Engineering course in 1965.
Status
On July 3, 1968, the college was converted into a university by virtue of the University Charter granted by the Department of Education. Thereforth, the school operated as the University of Pangasinan.
In 2009, it became a member of the PHINMA Education Network.
Sister schools
Araullo University, Cabanatuan, Philippines
Cagayan de Oro College, Cagayan de Oro, Philippines
University of Iloilo, Iloilo City, Philippines
Southwestern University, Cebu |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian%20Antarctic%20Data%20Centre | The Australian Antarctic Data Centre is a section of the Australian Antarctic Division, which forms part of the Australian Government, Commonwealth of Australia, in the Department of the Environment and Energy.
AADC services form the backbone of data collection and data management in Australia's Antarctic Science Program.
Services
Managing science data from Australia's Antarctic research (acquiring, indexing, storing, disseminating, linking and data mining)
Mapping Australia's areas of interest in the Antarctic region
Managing Australia's Antarctic state of the environment reporting
Fabricating, installing and managing Australia's Antarctic station tide gauges
Providing advice and education and a range of other products
Purpose
The AADC undertakes its role in alignment with the National Antarctic data management policy.
Scientific data are key (and highly valuable) outputs of Australia's Antarctic Science Program and therefore should be managed for posterity.
Article III.1.c of the Antarctic Treaty states that "to the greatest extent feasible and practicable" ... "scientific observations and results from Antarctica shall be exchanged and made freely available"
The Australian Antarctic Data Centre participates in the WorldWideScience global science gateway.
External links
The Australian Antarctic Data Centre website
The Australian Antarctic Division website
The World Wide Science website
Commonwealth Government agencies of Australia
Scientific organisations based in Australia
Australian Antarctic Territory |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenedHand | OpenedHand, a computer software, was an embedded Linux start-up that was acquired by Intel in Q3, 2008. The firm developed an OpenEmbedded distribution called Poky Linux (now part of the Yocto Project) and the Clutter library. The latter is heavily used in the customized UIs of Maemo and Moblin, embedded Linux distributions from Nokia and Intel, respectively.
References
Intel software |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ngayon%20at%20Kailanman%20%282009%20TV%20series%29 | (International title: Until Forever /
) is a 2009 Philippine television drama romance series broadcast by GMA Network. Based on a 1992 Philippine film of the same title, the series is the fourteenth installment of Sine Novela. Directed by Mike Tuviera, it stars Heart Evangelista and JC de Vera. It premiered on June 8, 2009 on the network's Dramarama sa Hapon line up replacing Paano Ba ang Mangarap?. The series concluded on September 25, 2009 with a total of 80 episodes. It was replaced by Kaya Kong Abutin ang Langit in its timeslot.
Cast and characters
Lead cast
Heart Evangelista as Ayra Noche-Torres (Villaflor)
JC De Vera as Edwin Torres
Supporting cast
Arci Muñoz as Donna Benitez
Dion Ignacio as Dags de Leon
Luis Alandy as Ronald Noche
Boom Labrusca as William
Yayo Aguila as Melissa Noche
Bernard Palanca as Rafa Villaflor
Mel Kimura as Luding
Dexter Doria as Inya Benitez
Ramon Christopher as Leo Cruz
Angeli Nicole Sanoy as Sabrina Villaflor
Pen Medina as Vener Torres
Guest cast
Charlie Davao as Artemio Noche
Shiela Marie Rodriguez as Mitch
Gail Lardizabal as Grace
Ratings
According to AGB Nielsen Philippines' Mega Manila household television ratings, the pilot episode of earned a 21.1% rating. While the final episode scored a 20.2% rating.
References
External links
2009 Philippine television series debuts
2009 Philippine television series endings
Filipino-language television shows
GMA Network drama series
Philippine romance television series
Philippine television series based on films
Television shows filmed in the Philippines |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C3%A1s%20sabe%20el%20diablo | Más Sabe el Diablo (Literally "The Devil Knows More", "Falling Angel" in English-speaking markets) is a successful Spanish-language telenovela produced by the United States-based television network Telemundo. This melodrama features lovers embroiled in intrigue, betrayal, vengeance and unbridled passion. It stars Gaby Espino, Jencarlos Canela and Miguel Varoni. Telemundo says that about 1 million people tuned in each weeknight.
Production
Set in New York (yet mostly filmed in Miami), the serial features the street-wise Ángel, who treats life as a game he plays to win. He tangles with the power-hungry Martín, who is engaged to a stunning, feisty lawyer named Manuela. She decides to defend Ángel, even though Martín wants to destroy him. Neither of the men know that Ángel is Martín's own son. Our hero learns that love is the only key to survival.
Telemundo originally aired the serial Mondays through Fridays from 25 May 2009 premiere to 12 February 2010 finale. As with most of its other soap operas, the network broadcast the English subtitles as closed captions on CC3. The original working title for the show was ¿Por qué diablos? (literally "Why Devils?", although it can also mean Why the hell?), which is the name of an earlier 1999 Colombian telenovela on which it was based. A compressed version entitled "Más Sabe el Diablo the Remix" was to air with English language subtitles on the cable network mun2.
Telemundo added a subplot at the request of the U.S. Government. Perla Beltrán, a character who got a job for the U.S. Census, is used to promote the census to Hispanic Americans, who were (as of 2009) wary of the U.S. Census. The U.S. Census Bureau met with the producers of the series. Don Browne, the president of the television network, said that it maintained "total creative independence" during the process.
Title
The title of the show is a shortened form of a classic Spanish idiom or refrán: "Más sabe el diablo por viejo que por diablo." The approximate equivalent translation in English would be: "The devil knows more because he is old than because he is the devil." This refrain is meant to underscore the significance of wisdom derived from age and life experience.
Plot
The show starts by telling the story of Esperanza Salvador, working as the maid in the Acero household in Mexico. A young Martín has a secret sexual encounter with Esperanza, whom he ends up impregnating. The Acero family and especially Graciela, Martín's mother, disapprove. Graciela takes Esperanza to an abortion clinic. Esperanza escapes the abortion clinic with the help of the driver and goes to the home of a friend of Graciela's. Esperanza is granted a visa and lives in Miami; she does this in order to get closer to Martín.
Determined to fight for Martín's love, Esperanza steals money, her passport, and visa from a vault and escapes to New York City to search for Martín Acero. But Esperanza's life starts turning upside down. A group of men surround her and take her purse |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centralized%20database | A centralized database (sometimes abbreviated CDB) is a database that is located, stored, and maintained in a single location. This location is most often a central computer or database system, for example a desktop or server CPU, or a mainframe computer. In most cases, a centralized database would be used by an organization (e.g. a business company) or an institution (e.g. a university.) Users access a centralized database through a computer network which is able to give them access to the central CPU, which in turn maintains to the database itself.
Historical context
The need for databases rose in the 60's with the invention of direct access storage, which allowed users to directly access records. Previously, computer systems were tape based, meaning records could only be accessed sequentially. Organizations quickly adopted databases for storage and retrieval of data. The traditional approach for storing data was to use a centralized database, and users would query the data from various points over a network.
An example for a centralized database could be given with the Australian Department of Defense, which centralized their databases in the mid 1970s.
Advantages
Centralized databases hold a substantial amount of advantages against other types of databases. Some of them are listed below:
Data integrity is maximized and data redundancy is minimized, as the single storing place of all the data also implies that a given set of data only has one primary record. This aids in the maintaining of data as accurate and as consistent as possible and enhances data reliability.
Central host computer can be more easily protected from unauthorized access.
Generally easier data portability and database administration.
Data kept in the same location is easier to be changed, re-organized, mirrored, or analyzed
Transactions can more easily comply with the properties of ACID.
Disadvantages
Centralized databases also have a certain amount of limitations, such as those described below:
Access speed is limited by network speed.
The central computer is a single point of failure, if the computer experiences downtime, users will not be able to access any data.
If there is no fault-tolerant setup and hardware failure occurs, all the data within the database will be lost.
If someone accesses the central computer, all of the data can easily be compromised.
Difficult to scale as the centralized computer would need to be replaced to scale up.
Centralized databases vs. Distributed databases
The underlying idea of centralized databases is that they should be able to receive, maintain, and complete every single request that the main system must perform by themselves. There is only one database file, kept at a single location on a given network.
A distributed database, however, is a database in which all the information is stored on multiple physical locations. Distributed databases are divided into two groups: homogeneous and heterogeneous. It relies on repli |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MojoPortal | mojoPortal is an open source, cross-platform, content management system (CMS) for ASP.NET which is written in the C# programming language. mojoCMS supports plugins and has built-in support for, among others, forums, blogs, event calendars, photo galleries, and an e-commerce feature. The project was awarded an Open Source Content Management System Award by Packt in 2007 saying that the "ease of use, set of relevant tools and plugins and also the fact that it is cross platform, made it stand out above the rest". In February 2017, i7MEDIA, LLC, acquired the project from lead developer Joe Audette.
Awards
eCommerce Developers Perth
3rd place in the 2009 CMS Awards by Packt Publishing, in the Non-PHP category
Key features
Works with MS SQL Server, SqlAzure, MySQL, PostgreSQL, and SQLite databases
Supports multiple sites on one installation and database
HTML 5 compliant Content Management with support for work flow and approval/publishing process
Custom Skinning with support for user selectable skins and individual skins per page
Supports TinyMCE, CKeditor, or XStandard HTML WYSIWYG
Easily Customizable User Profile System
Member List
Flexible Menu system
Localizable, currently translated into 10 languages
Passwords encryption
SSL support for the whole website or per page
URL re-writing
Error logging and optional debug logging
Authenticate against the database, LDAP, Active Directory, Windows NTLM, or OpenID.
Content Workflow
Content Versioning
Content Template System
Content Style Template System
Content Widgets
Built in SEO (Search Engine Optimization)
301 Redirect Manager
Integrated Google Analytics
Default modules
HTML Content
Blog
SuperFlexi
Event Calendar
Forums
Contact Form
Survey
Poll
References
External links
mojoPortal website
Free content management systems |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rio%20Del%20Mar%20%28TV%20series%29 | Rio del Mar is a Philippine television drama series broadcast by GMA Network. Directed by Mel Chionglo, Jeffrey Jeturian and Gina Alajar, it stars Vivian Velez. It premiered on February 15, 1999. The series concluded on March 9, 2001 with a total of 541 episodes. It was replaced by Biglang Sibol, Bayang Impasibol in its timeslot.
Cast and characters
Lead cast
Vivian Velez as Bianca
Supporting cast
Michael de Mesa as Anton
Celia Rodriguez as Candida
Krista Ranillo as Giselle
Melisse "Mumay" Santiago as Stefany
Aiza Seguerra as Anna
Cogie Domingo as Gerald
Jhong Hilario as Rodel
AJ Eigenmann as Jon-Jon
Stella Ruiz as Eloisa
Menggie Cobarubias as Pio
Arisa Azakawa as Lizelle
Guest cast
Ronaldo Valdez as Conrado
Dennis Roldan as Miguel Bautista
Julio Diaz
Sharmaine Arnaiz
Val Sotto
Daisy Reyes
Nina Medina
References
External links
1999 Philippine television series debuts
2001 Philippine television series endings
Filipino-language television shows
GMA Network drama series
Television series by TAPE Inc.
Television shows set in the Philippines |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PhilPapers | PhilPapers is an interactive academic database of journal articles in philosophy. It is maintained by the Centre for Digital Philosophy at the University of Western Ontario, and it has "394,867 registered users, including the majority of professional philosophers and graduate students." The general editors are its founders, David Bourget and David Chalmers.
PhilPapers receives financial support from other organizations, including a substantial grant in early 2009 from the Joint Information Systems Committee in the United Kingdom. The archive is praised for its comprehensiveness and organization, and for its regular updates. In addition to archiving papers, the editors run and publish the most extensive ongoing survey of academic philosophers.
History
Philosophy Research Index
The Philosophy Research Index was established as an indexing database containing bibliographic information on philosophical publications in several western languages. It contained listings for a range of philosophical publications, including books, anthologies, scholarly journals, dissertations, and other documents. The first version of the database was launched by the Philosophy Documentation Center in 2011 after a multi-year planning and development process, with technical support from Makrolog Content Management. It was established to build systematic coverage of philosophical literature in several languages in a manner that could be sustained for the long term. The database provides faceted searching, automatic translation and social networking functionality, and a visual time line for the display of search results, as well as OpenURL linking to fulltext resources. Philosophical topics covered include aesthetics, epistemology, ethics, history of philosophy, logic, metaphysics, philosophy of language, philosophy of religion, philosophy of science, political philosophy, and social philosophy.
In July 2014 PDC partnered with the PhilPapers Foundation. All data in the Philosophy Research Index was consolidated into the PhilPapers database. The Philosophy Research Index ceased be available as a separate resource once commitments to its customers was fulfilled.
See also
List of academic databases and search engines
References
External links
Philosophy Research Index
Philosophy Documentation Center
Philosophy websites
Online databases
Philosophical databases
Bibliographic databases and indexes
Internet properties established in 2006
Philosophy Documentation Center academic journals
University of Western Ontario
Philosophy journals |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NNM | NNM can stand for:
the IATA code for the Naryan-Mar Airport
Network Node Manager, a component of HP OpenView
Network for New Music, founded by Joseph Waters and Linda Reichert no kkk kllll
in Vehicle registration plates of Japan, the abbreviation for Matsumoto, in the Nagano prefecture
in Vehicle registration plateslOaof Poland, the abbreviation for Nowe Miasto Lubawskie
net new money, in the field of Assets under management
Nordic Network Meeting, a conference in the Erasmus Student Network#Northern European Platform
NASDAQ National Market, a stock market |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rivada%20Networks | Rivada Networks is a US-based communications technology business with offices in the US and Ireland. Rivada Networks was founded on July 6, 2004 and its current CEO and chairman is Irish businessman Declan Ganley. Rivada Networks is financially backed by Peter Thiel. An October 20, 2020, CNN report said that the White House had allegedly increased pressure to fast track a contract to lease the Department of Defense's underutilized spectrum in a public private partnership between the DoD and Rivada Networks, to use DoD's mid-band spectrum to eventually share 5G airwaves with wireless providers. Karl Rove, who is a paid lobbyist for Rivada, and Newt Gingrich have been lobbying since early 2019 for the DoD/Rivada deal which CNN says, would be "premium real estate for the booming and lucrative 5G market." Rivada says that is "not interested in a nationalized 5G network."
History
The name Rivada is derived from the acronym, "Radio Interoperable Voice and Data Applications."
Rivada Networks is part of a joint venture with Port Graham Development Corporation called Rivada Port Graham Solutions. In April 2012, Rivada Port Graham Solutions was one of 30 prime contractors awarded a contract on the US Secret Service's $3 billion Tactical Communications (TACCOM) contract for the US Department of Homeland Security. Contractors received contracts in one or multiple technical categories, and each indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract has a 2-year base and three 1-year options. Some of the technical categories on the contract include portable/mobile radios, control/base stations, software, upgrades, repeaters, routers, comparator systems, engineering, design, installations, maintenance, frequency managers, spectrum managers and test equipment.
Partnerships
In May 2016, it was reported that Rivada Networks had partnered with Harris Corporation, Ericsson, Nokia, Intel Security, Fujitsu Network Communications, and Black & Veatch to form Rivada Mercury. Rivada Mercury unsuccessfully bid to build a nationwide LTE network in the 700 MHz spectrum licensed to FirstNet.
Rivada Networks 5G business model
In November 2018, Federal Communications Commission (FCC) chairman, Ajit Pai, announced the first spectrum auction for 5G services as part of a multi-year "aggressive spectrum strategy" to "facilitate America's superiority in 5G." 5G—the "next generation of cellular technology"—will increase internet speed allowing, for example, users to "stream HD videos on your mobile network", and doctors to "perform remote surgery.
In his February 19, 2019 Fox News article, "America in race against China—and the clock—to control future of tech", Newt Gingrich, called for a public-private partnership where private capital would facilitate a "wireless moonshot" by taking advantage of a "shared spectrum available for a carrier-neutral, wholesale-only, nationwide 5G network" to "show the world that Chinese wireless dominance is not inevitable". In early spri |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newtel%20Solutions | Newtel Limited (formerly known as Jersey Cable) is the operator of a cable television network in Jersey, Channel Islands. Newtel Solutions also provides telecommunications services including telephony and broadband, using retail brands Homenet and Ytel.
Newtel was, prior to 1998, known as Jersey Cable Limited, a company founded by Peter Funk in 1988.
It acquired the former Rediffusion (Channel Islands) Limited cable network from British Electric Traction Limited in 1988. Jersey Cable had invested heavily in a new TV cable network, replacing the Rediffusion overhead cable system with an underground distribution network. Newtel first offered voice telephony using a Class Licence provided by the States of Jersey Telecommunications Board (now JT Group Limited), then later when the market was liberalised under a Class II licence issued by the Jersey Competition Regulatory Authority in 2003.
Newtel entered the Guernsey telecommunications market in 2002 when licensed by the Office of Utility Regulation as a communications provider (which has recently been sold to Wave Telecom). Newtel Solutions holds an Irrefutable Right of Use (IRU) on the Channel Islands Electric Grid telecommunications cable to France, over which it connects its communications internationally.
References
External links
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Associate companies
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Telecommunications companies of Jersey
Mass media companies established in 1988
1988 establishments in Jersey |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Red%20Buttons%20Show | The Red Buttons Show premiered on the CBS television network on October 14, 1952, and ran for two years on that network, then moved to NBC for the final 1954–55 season.
The series finished #11 for the 1952–1953 season in the Nielsen ratings and #12 in 1953–1954.
Format
The CBS run of the series featured monologues, dance numbers, and sketches with Red and the other series regulars. The characters played by Red included the boxer Rocky Buttons, the Kupke Kid, the Sad Sack, and Keeglefarven. When the series was canceled by CBS, it moved to NBC which at first kept it as a variety show. When the ratings remained low, the program was overhauled and turned into a sitcom with Red playing himself as a TV comic. Phyllis Kirk played his wife, Bobby Sherwood played the director of Red's program and Paul Lynde played the network's vice president.
CBS regulars
Red Buttons
Dorothy Jolliffe
Pat Carroll
Beverly Dennis
Allan Walker
Joe Silver
Betty Ann Grave
NBC regulars
Red Buttons
Phyllis Kirk
Paul Lynde as Mr. Standish
Bobby Sherwood
Nelson Case, announcer
Production
Bill Davenport and Johnny Green were writers for the NBC version. It was sponsored by Pontiac.
References
External links
The Red Buttons Show at the Internet Movie Database
The Red Buttons Show at Classic TV & Movie Hits
The Red Buttons Show theme song lyrics at Classic Themes
1950s American variety television series
1950s American sitcoms
1952 American television series debuts
1955 American television series endings
American television series revived after cancellation
Black-and-white American television shows
CBS original programming
NBC original programming |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GauntNet | GauntNet is a Java-based tower defense game created by Landon Kryger and James Van Boxtel in a game design class at Washington State University's Computer Science Program. The game continues to gain popularity due to its multiplayer nature.
The game sets itself apart from other multiplayer tower defense games since up to 8 players all play on the same board. In addition more than 40 different maps are playable making the maze and board size not fixed.
Gameplay
Like other tower defense games, players try to destroy the enemies (called creeps) walking past their towers, however, in GauntNet there are creeps for each team. Players receive money for killing creeps and for their creeps not reaching the exit. Thus players try to kill other players creeps as well to get extra money.
If a players creeps get to their exit, they lose a life. Once losing all their lives, a player is removed from the board along with all their towers.
Play continues until all players have died or the last wave is destroyed. The winner is then the player with the most points.
Like other tower defense games, upgrading towers is very important to play well. In addition, players are constantly competing to build mazes with their towers that benefit them and hurt other players. Thus, players often sell and rearrange towers to compete with their opponents.
References
External links
GauntNet Official Website at GauntNet.com
2008 video games
Java platform games
Tower defense video games
Video games developed in the United States |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott%20Greenstein | Scott Greenstein (born 1959) is president and chief content officer of Sirius XM Radio. Scott leads the programming and advertising sales for a radio company and a subscription media company. Under Greenstein, SiriusXM has pioneered new channels and formats. He also led SiriusXM's signing and renewing of key agreements with the National Football League, Major League Baseball, NASCAR, the National Basketball Association, the National Hockey League and Premier League soccer. Before SiriusXM, Greenstein was Chairman of USA Films. During his tenure, the studio released many films, including Steven Soderbergh's Traffic, Spike Jonze’s Being John Malkovich, Robert Altman’s Gosford Park, and the Coen Brothers’ The Man Who Wasn't There. Greenstein also served as Co-President of October Films, where Scott was instrumental in acquiring, marketing and releasing such films as The Apostle and executive producer Steven Spielberg’s Academy Award-winning documentary The Last Days.
Honors
In 2006, Greenstein was honored by LIFEbeat, the music industry's charitable organization dedicated to reaching America’s youth with the message of HIV/AIDS prevention.
In 2009, Greenstein was awarded the First Knight of the Royal Order of the Polar Star by the King of Sweden, for his contributions in promoting Swedish music and culture in North America.
References
1959 births
Living people
Place of birth missing (living people)
Sirius XM |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/InterMapper | Intermapper is a cross-platform, network monitoring, and network mapping program for Mac, Linux, and Windows. It is produced by Fortra.
The current version of Intermapper comes with a variety of network probes based on ping, SNMP, http and other network protocols used to monitor the state of networked devices and servers. It displays the status of the devices it monitors in maps or lists. For example, the software can monitor the internal state of Apple Inc. Xserves such as fan speed and CPU temperature remotely by using a probe to query the servers. Intermapper can also discover network devices by probing a network, building a map of devices found in each network segment starting from a single IP address.
Intermapper also supports alarms for devices that have disappeared from the network or which are in a warning state, and can send alerts via email, pager, console alerts, or script execution. The software can be configured to display graphs of performance data stored at variable intervals to show trends. Intermapper can export data for use with Google Earth to show network infrastructure on a map, and provides a web service for display of network status and maps.
As of 2017, Intermapper offered a free 30-day trial to monitor up to 500 devices, as well as a free 10-device version. Subscription pricing is also offered.
Intermapper began as a Macintosh program, and was created at Dartmouth College, supporting monitors via both SNMP and AppleTalk. Dartware was purchased from the original founders in December 2012, by HelpSystems. None of the original founders (William Fisher, Richard Brown, Stuart Pompian) remain.
References
External links
Network management |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Algorithmica | Algorithmica is a monthly peer-reviewed scientific journal focusing on research and the application of computer science algorithms. The journal was established in 1986 and is published by Springer Science+Business Media. The editor in chief is Mohammad Hajiaghayi. Subject coverage includes sorting, searching, data structures, computational geometry, and linear programming, VLSI, distributed computing, parallel processing, computer aided design, robotics, graphics, data base design, and software tools.
Abstracting and indexing
This journal is indexed by the following services:
See also
ACM Transactions on Algorithms
Algorithms (journal)
Discrete Mathematics & Theoretical Computer Science
References
Algorithmica received the highest possible ranking "A*".
External links
Springer information
Computer science journals
Springer Science+Business Media academic journals
Monthly journals
Academic journals established in 1986
English-language journals |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20This%20TV%20affiliates | The following is a list of current affiliates of This TV, a general entertainment TV network. This TV is currently carried on over-the-air TV stations in the United States, most of whom carry the network on a digital subchannel. In some markets, This TV operates a secondary affiliation.
Current affiliates
Notes:
1 Indicates station is a primary feed This TV affiliate.
Former affiliates
References
External links
ThisTV.com - Official website
MGM Links with Weigel Broadcasting for Digital Subchannel Offering, from Chicago Tribune, July 28, 2008 |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image%20and%20object%20order%20rendering | In computer graphics, image order algorithms iterate over the pixels in the image to be produced, rather than the elements in the scene to be rendered. Object order algorithms are those that iterate over the elements in the scene to be rendered, rather than the pixels in the image to be produced. For typical rendering applications, the scene contains many fewer elements (e.g. geometric primitives) than image pixels. In those cases, object order algorithms are usually most efficient (e.g. scan conversion or shear warp). But when the scene complexity exceeds that of the image, such as is the case often in volume rendering, then image order algorithms (e.g., ray casting) may be more efficient.
References
3D rendering |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polsat%20Caf%C3%A9 | Polsat Café is a Polish lifestyle television channel aimed primarily at women. It is owned and operated by Polsat.
Programmes
Example of programmings aired on Polsat Café:
Szpital dziecięcy - the medical series in the world. Doctor Marta Cisek (Monika Piwek) - doctor a 1 in 3 doctors in the intro. Doctor Olga Wieczorek (Natasza Leśniak) - doctor a 2 in 3 doctors in the intro. Doctorman Paweł Wiślicki (Martin Budny) - doctor in finale in 3 doctors in the intro.
Na zdrowie
Zoom na miasto
Zaskocz bliskich
Shopping Queens: Królowe zakupów
Botched Up Bodies
Mała czarna
Randki bez cenzury
Odyseja życia
Jak być młodym?
Kobieta Cafe
Looksus
Zdrady
Gwiazdy bez cenzury
Grunt to rodzinka
Baby Room
Randka z nieznajomym
Walka o piersi
Café w formie
W obiektywie Justyny Steczkowskiej
Demakijaż
WySPA
Jem i chudnę
Niebezpieczne kobiety
Seks na weekend
History
It launched on 2 August 2004. Polsat Zdrowie i Uroda Polsat Cafe on 5 October 2008 Zakończenie Programu on 6 October 2008 Rozpoczęcie Programu startu kanału 6 pażdziernika 2008 It was renamed as Polsat Café on 6 October 2008.
On April 6, 2020 On August 29, 2021 Polsat Café changed its logo and graphic design along with neighboring Polsat Cafe channels.
The logo was changed again, on August 30, 2021 with the major rebranding of Polsat Cafe, and it's television channels.
Logo
External links
References
Polsat
Television channels in Poland
Television channels and stations established in 2008 |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syncplicity | Syncplicity is a file share and synchronization service developed by Syncplicity Inc. The service lets users store and synchronize files between computers. It supports Microsoft Windows and macOS.
History
The service was initially available for beta test, and became public in 2008.
In late 2010, a client for Intel-based Macintosh computers running Mac OS X version 10.6 or later was released.
On May 21, 2012, Syncplicity, Inc. was acquired by EMC Corporation.
In July 2015, Skyview Capital, a global private investment firm, purchased Syncplicity from EMC.
In February 2017, Axway purchased Syncplicity from Skyview Capital.
In October 2022, TDV Capital Partners purchased Syncplicity from Axway.
Account types
Syncplicity offers both free and paid accounts.
Other file synchronization services
Several file synchronization and backup services launched around the same time as Syncplicity, including Live Mesh, Dropbox, and SugarSync. Syncplicity allows synchronization with other online services including Google Docs, Zoho, and Facebook. Documents can be synchronised with an associated Google Docs account from Windows or Macintosh computers; however, documents uploaded to free Google Docs accounts will be converted to Google Docs file formats where conversion is supported, and otherwise ignored. Photos can be synchronised with Facebook albums. Online services including Scribd and Piknik are supported by Syncplicity.
Reviews
In 2008, Syncplicity was rated the second best synchronization software behind Dropbox in a Lifehacker reader poll, and PCWorld's reviewer called Syncplicity "my top pick among sync services".
A later review (under EMC ownership) found that Syncplicity might not be able to compete well with Dropbox and Sugarsync on price and storage, but has features, including security and availability, that might be attractive to business users. The free version offers less storage than other free services.
See also
Comparison of file hosting services
Comparison of file synchronization software
Comparison of online backup services
Cloud storage
Remote backup service
References
External links
Syncplicity website
Syncplicity Ad
File hosting
Data synchronization
File sharing
Cloud storage
Email attachment replacements
File hosting for macOS
File hosting for Windows |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Research%20on%20Language%20and%20Computation | Research on Language and Computation was a quarterly peer-reviewed academic journal covering research in computational linguistics and natural language processing. It was established in 2003 and ceased publication in December 2010. The journal was published by Springer Science+Business Media.
Abstracting and indexing
The journal is abstracted and indexed in:
External links
Computational linguistics
Linguistics journals
Springer Science+Business Media academic journals
English-language journals
Quarterly journals
Academic journals established in 2003
Publications disestablished in 2010 |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fangcheng%20Fellowship | The Fangcheng Fellowship () is a Christian religious movement in China. Established in the early 1970s by Li Tianen, it expanded to become one of the largest house church networks with, as of 2010, an estimated ten million members. If considered Protestant, it constitutes one of the largest Protestant denominations in the world, and the second largest in China, behind the state-supported Three-Self Patriotic Movement.
See also
List of the largest Protestant bodies
Notes
Protestantism in China |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vehicle%20Dynamics%20Integrated%20Management | Vehicle Dynamics Integrated Management (VDIM) is an integrated vehicle handling and software control system developed by Toyota. It involves an omnibus computer linkage of traction control, electronic stability control, electronic steering, and other systems, with the intent of improving responsiveness to driver input, performance, and overall safety. The system was first introduced in the Japanese domestic market in July 2004, when Toyota debuted VDIM on the Toyota Crown Majesta. This was followed by the VDIM's export debut on the third generation Lexus GS, which was launched in 2005. VDIM integrates the company's Electronically Controlled Brake (ECB), Anti-Lock Brakes (ABS), Electronic Brakeforce Distribution (EBD), Traction Control (TRC) and Vehicle Stability Control (VSC) active safety systems with the Adaptive Variable Suspension (AVS), Electric Power Steering (EPS) and Variable Gear Ratio Steering (VGRS) systems which previously worked independently using proprietary software. This way all the systems function together rather than the ECU prioritizing which is the most important. VDIM was initially designed for rear-wheel drive cars.
VDIM's capabilities expand upon Toyota's stand-alone Vehicle Stability Control (VSC) system which was introduced in 1995; VSC remains the baseline electronic stability control system used by the company. VSC by definition does not intervene until after a skid is detected, while VDIM takes measures to prevent skids, slides, or wheel spins rather than just take action after tire slippage has occurred. This is done by constantly making corrections in a subtle manner that are transparent to the driver. In further contrast with VSC, VDIM can also calibrate driver steering input according to vehicle speed, with active steering and throttle adjustments to improve ride quality and directional control during performance driving, such as in slalom courses.
With the EPS system VDIM instantly varies the amount of power steering assist depending on driving conditions. In vehicles equipped with Variable Gear Ratio Steering (VGRS), VDIM also manages steering gear ratios to help the driver maintain control. Initially, the system was only offered on vehicles equipped with Electronically Controlled Brake (ECB), but this is no longer required.
Applications
Lexus IS: IS 350 (2005), IS 250 (2008), IS F (2007; with an additional "sport" setting)
Lexus GS: GS 430 (2005), GS 350 (2006), GS 450h (2006), GS 460 (2007)
Lexus LS: LS 460 (2006), LS 600h (2007), LS 500, LS 500h (2018)
Lexus RX: RX 400h (2005), RX 350 (2009), RX 450h (2009)
Nexus NX: NX 300h (2014 on)
Toyota Camry Hybrid (2006)
Toyota Crown Majesta (2004)
Toyota Highlander Hybrid (2005)
Toyota Sienna (2011)
Toyota Landcruiser 300 Series (2021)
Similar systems
Cadillac Integrated Chassis Control System (ICCS)
References
Toyota
Lexus
Vehicle safety technologies
ja:VDIM |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FZI%20Forschungszentrum%20Informatik | The FZI Forschungszentrum Informatik (Research Center for Information Technology), is a non-profit research institute for applied computer science in Karlsruhe, Germany. FZI was established in 1985. FZI has very close collaborations with Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), but is not affiliated to KIT Karlsruhe.
References
External links
1985 establishments in West Germany
Computer science institutes in Germany
Research institutes established in 1985
Education in Karlsruhe |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FZI | FZI may refer to:
FZI Forschungszentrum Informatik, a non-profit research institute for applied computer science in Karlsruhe, Germany
FZI, the FAA LID code for Fostoria Metropolitan Airport, Ohio, United States |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bakers%20Row | Bakers Row is a road in London which forms the gateway to a network of little cobbled streets which form part of Little Italy, a nickname which applies to the western area of Clerkenwell.
The name Little Italy was due to its strong Italian connections, which were evident for almost 200 years. The area is also known as Italian's Hill. Its boundaries are formed by Clerkenwell Road, Farringdon Road and Rosebery Avenue and it includes the historically important Italian church of St Peter's.
Bakers Row was almost totally destroyed during a heavy bombing raid in 1940, during the Blitz. The area was selected for "total clearance", a London County Council policy which took advantage of areas damaged by bombs to clear overcrowded tenements. This plan was classified as top secret until April 1945, as publication would have helped German Intelligence assess the effectiveness of their bombing raids.
The Eagle pub on Bakers Row was Britain's first gastropub.
References
External links
London Town
Street Check
Streets in the London Borough of Islington |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trams%20in%20Bremen | The Bremen tramway network () is a network of tramways forming part of the public transport system in Bremen, Germany. The network is currently operated by Bremer Straßenbahn AG (BSAG; Bremen Tramways Company Ltd.), and integrated in the Verkehrsverbund Bremen/Niedersachsen (VBN; Bremen/Lower Saxony Transport Association). , the network had seven lines, extending over of route (up from of route in 2011).
Lines
The lines with the suffix "S" (e.g. line 1S) are express lines, which do not stop at every station. Line 3S was discontinued in 2014 because of lack of available trams.
History
Horse tramway
On 28 March 1876 the Aktiengesellschaft Bremer Pferdebahn was founded. The enterprise opened a horse tramway line from Herdentor to Vahrster Brücke on 4 June 1876, extending the line to Horn in 1877. In 1883, the extension from Herdentor to the stock exchange in the city centre was opened.
The rival company Große Bremer Pferdebahn, which used British capital, opened a line from Hastedt to Walle on 3 November 1879; today's line 2 partly follows the trajectory of that horse line. Both companies extended their network, and lines were opened to Freihafen (1888), Hohentor (1889) and Arsterdamm (1880/1884).
Electric tramway
In 1890, the line from the Stock Exchange to the Bürgerweide exhibition grounds was electrified as a trial for the duration of an exhibition. Once the exhibition had ended, the overhead line equipment was removed, but the system had worked so well that it was decided to electrify all tramways. Electrification was implemented by Union-Elektricitäts-Gesellschaft, the German subsidiary of the American Thomson-Houston Electric Company starting in 1892. The network was fully electrified by 1913, with the exception of the Freihafen line, which had been abandoned by then. Meanwhile, Große Bremer Pferdebahn merged with the Bremer Pferdebahn (which had renamed itself as Bremer Straßenbahn in 1890) in 1899.
In 1908, line numbers were introduced. By 1939, the network consisted of the following lines:
1: Ringbahn
2: Gröpelingen - Markt - Sebaldsbrück
3: AG Weser - Markt - Hohwisch
4: Horn - Bahnhof - Markt - Arsterdamm
5: Flughafen - Markt - Bahnhof - Hemmstraße
6: Vulkanstraße - Brill - Bahnhof - Hemmstraße
7: Hartwigstraße - Bahnhof - Markt - Rablinghausen
8: Gröpelingen - Burg
10: Friedrich-Karl-Straße - Bahnhof - Waller Bahnhof
11: AG Weser - Norddeutsche Hütte
12: Sebaldsbrück - Osterholzer Friedhof
15: Hemmstraße - Bahnhof - Markt - Pappelstraße - Emder Straße (über Westbrücke)
16: Gastfeldstraße - Brill - Bahnhof - Wachmannstraße
The system suffered severe damage during World War II - tram services were abandoned on 22 April 1945. After WWII had ended, only 10% of the rolling stock was in working order, and 80% of the overhead lines had been damaged.
World War II aftermath
On 13 June 1945 the first tramways resumed operation. In the immediate aftermath of WWII, the Bremen network was split in two, as the bridges over |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trams%20in%20Leipzig | The Leipzig tramway network () is a network of tramways which together with the S-Bahn Mitteldeutschland forms the backbone of the public transport system in Leipzig, a city in the federal state of Saxony, Germany. Opened in 1872, the network has been operated since 1938 by Leipziger Verkehrsbetriebe (LVB), and is integrated in the Mitteldeutscher Verkehrsverbund (MDV).
With its 13 lines, route length of and 522 tram stops, the network is currently the third biggest in Germany, after the Cologne and Berlin tramway networks.
History
Rolling stock
As of 1 January 2020 there were a total of 245 trams and 43 trailers in regular service, consisting of the following:
84 Tatra T4D-M (Typ 33c/33d/33h/33i)
56 Low floor articulated trams of type NGT8 (Typ 36/36a)
49 Low floor articulated trams of type NGTW6 (Typ 37/37a/37b)
33 Low floor articulated trams of type NGT12-LEI classicXXL (Bombardier Flexity Classic) (Typ 38/38a)
23 Low floor articulated trams of type NGT10 Solaris Tramino (Typ 39)
43 Low floor trailers of type NB4 (Typ 68a/68b)
In 2018 Leipzig sold 20 used trams to the Ukrainian city Dnipro, to be used on its tram routes.
Gallery
See also
List of town tramway systems in Germany
Trams in Germany
References
External links
Leipzig
Transport in Leipzig
Leipzig |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Institute%20for%20Computational%20Sustainability | The Institute for Computational Sustainability (ICS), founded in 2008 with support from an Expeditions in Computing grant from the National Science Foundation, focuses on the newly emerging field of Computational Sustainability and aims to apply computational techniques to help solve some of the most challenging sustainability problems of our time.
Its vision is that computer scientists can — and should — play a key role in increasing the efficiency and effectiveness in the way we manage and allocate our natural resources, while enriching and transforming Computer Science. The institute, headed by Carla Gomes, is a joint venture involving scientists from Cornell University, Bowdoin College, the Conservation Fund, Howard University, Oregon State University, and the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory.
Research team
The institute's research team is highly interdisciplinary, bringing together computer scientists, biologists, environmental scientists, biological and environmental engineers, mathematicians, and economists from 7 different colleges, in 12 different departments. The team is led by:
Carla P. Gomes, Cornell University (Director ICS)
David Shmoys, Cornell University (Associate Director ICS)
Thomas Dietterich, Oregon State University (Deputy Director ICS (OSU))
Mary Lou Zeeman, Bowdoin College (Deputy Director ICS (Bowdoin))
Expedition goals
The NSF Expeditions in Computing grant supporting ICS has the following goals:
To inject Computational Thinking into Sustainability that will provide:
new insights into sustainability questions;
new challenges and new methodologies in Computer Science (analogous to Computational Biology).
To establish a new field, Computational Sustainability:
Focused on computational methods for balancing environmental, economic, and societal needs for a sustainable future.
To establish the Institute for Computational Sustainability (ICS) in order to:
Perform and foster research in Computational Sustainability
Establish a vibrant research community, reaching far beyond the participating members of this Expedition.
NSF support
The National Science Foundation announced in 2008 that it has established a five-year program to support research in the field of computational sustainability. Quoting from their Press Release 08-141:
August 18, 2008
The Directorate for Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) at the National Science Foundation (NSF) has established four new Expeditions in Computing. Each of these $10 million grants will allow teams of researchers and educators to pursue far-reaching research agendas that promise significant advances in the computing frontier and great benefit to society.
...
In the Expedition Computational Sustainability: Computational Methods for a Sustainable Environment, Economy, and Society, Carla Gomes and her colleagues at Cornell University, Bowdoin College, the Conservation Fund, Howard University, Oregon State University and the Pacific Northwes |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/People%20in%20Conflict | People in Conflict was an afternoon program that appeared on CTV Television Network every weekday from October 1, 1962 through September 11, 1970. It ran for half an hour and covered two different stories of real people suffering from emotional crises. It was originally produced in the Vancouver CTV affiliate CHAN-TV but was moved to Montreal's CFCF-TV in the late 1960s to take advantage of the new colour television cameras.
The show was later produced in Australia by John Pond and Channel 7.
References
People in Conflict. TVArchive.ca. Retrieved May 21, 2009.
1960s Canadian documentary television series
CTV Television Network original programming
1962 Canadian television series debuts
1970 Canadian television series endings
1970s Canadian documentary television series |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cake%20Boss | Cake Boss is an American reality television series, which originally aired on the cable television network TLC. The series premiered on April 19, 2009, and has spawned four spin-offs: Next Great Baker, Kitchen Boss, Bake You Rich, and Bakery Boss.
On January 26, 2015, Cake Boss was renewed for two additional seasons.
New episodes returned on May 18, 2019, with the show moving to TLC's sister network, Discovery Family until April 11, 2020.
Plot
The show follows the operations of Carlo's Bake Shop, an Italian-American family-owned business in Hoboken, New Jersey owned and operated by siblings Buddy Valastro (to whom the series' title refers), Lisa Valastro (Buddy's sister), Maddalena Castano, Grace Faugno and Mary Sciarrone. The show focuses on how they make their edible art cakes and the interpersonal relationships among the various family members and other employees who work at the shop.
Cast
Bartolo "Buddy" Valastro Jr. (born March 3, 1977) – The star of the show, who has worked at the bakery since age 17 in 1994. He is the only son and the youngest child of Bartolo "Buddy" Sr. and Mary Valastro. He grew up in Little Ferry, New Jersey. He is married to Elisabetta "Lisa" Valastro (née Belgiovine) with whom he has four children: Sofia, Bartolo "Buddy" III, Marco, and Carlo. In 2012, as a result of the attention that the series brought to Hoboken, New Jersey, the Hudson Reporter named him as an honorable mention in its list of Hudson County's 50 most influential people.
Mauro Castano (born August 18, 1963) – pastry chef and Buddy's right-hand man. He is married to Buddy's second-oldest sister, Maddalena. He was born in Milan, and left Italy when he was 7. He arrived in the USA on February 15, 1976. His father is from Bernalda, Basilicata and his mother from near Reggio Emilia, Emilia Romagna. On September 16, 1989, he had his first date with Maddalena (her father orchestrated all), and in October 1991 they married.
Joseph "Joey" Faugno (born October 10, 1967) – The shop's head baker. He is married to Buddy's oldest sister, Grace. They have two children: Robert and Bartolina.
Frank "Frankie" Amato Jr. (born August 29, 1978) – cake decorator. He is Buddy's second cousin and godfather to his son Marco, with two children of his own.
Danny Dragone – a multipurpose employee who has worked at the bakery since before Buddy was born. He is a close family friend, and his daughter, Tatiana, works at the bakery. He is nicknamed "the mule" for his versatility.
Grace Faugno (née Valastro) – (born June 30, 1966) Buddy's oldest sister. She works the front counter and in later season in the decoration and delivery from special orders. She is married to Joey Faugno, the shop's head baker. They have two children: Robert and Bartolina.
Maddalena Castano (née Valastro) (born August 15, 1967) – manages the front counter. She is married to Mauro. They have three children: Dominique, Bartolo "Buddy", and Mary.
Mary Sciarrone (née Valastro) (born September 30, 1969) – |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Running%20in%20Heels | Running in Heels is a reality television show that follows three interns working at the New York office of fashion magazine Marie Claire. The series debuted on March 1, 2009 on the Style Network in United States and the United Kingdom and on E! in the United Kingdom, Canada, Asia and Australia. It was also shown in the United Kingdom on digital channel E4. In The Netherlands it airs on RTL 5. In Denmark it is shown on TV3. The show follows the lives of the Marie Claire staff as well as three new interns, Ashley Gosik, Samantha DeZur, and Talita Silva.
External links
Running In Heels at mystyle.com
Running In Heels at marieclaire.com
2009 American television series debuts
2009 American television series endings
2000s American reality television series
Fashion-themed reality television series
Fashion-themed television series |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pencept | Pencept, Inc. was one of a small number of pioneering companies in the 1980s developing and marketing technology known as pen computing.
Pencept was noted primarily for the robustness (for the time) of the handwriting and gesture recognition algorithms, and for an emphasis on developing novel user interface approaches for employing gesture recognition and handwriting recognition that would work with existing applications hardware and software.
Pencept employed a proprietary technology for on-line character recognition, based on a functional attribute model of human reading. Thus, unlike many other recognition algorithms employed for handwriting recognition, the recognition was generally user-independent and did not involve training to a user's particular writing style.
Early products included the PenPad 200 handwriting-only computer terminal that was a direct replacement for the VT-100 and other standard ANSI 3.62 terminals, but with a digitizing tablet and electronic pen and no keyboard. With the advent of the IBM personal computer, later products, such as the PenPad 320 focused particularly graphics and CAD/CAM applications for the DOS operating system, as well as for data entry and data editing applications.
The Pencept systems were featured in demonstrations at the 1983 and 1985 CHI conferences. A video showing parts of the 1985 demonstration at the CHI 85 conference is available from the Open-Video.org on-line collection.
See also
Pen computing
Handwriting recognition
References
External links
Annotated bibliography of references to handwriting recognition and pen computing
The Unknown History of Pen Computing
Notes on the History of Pen-based Computing (YouTube)
Computer companies established in 1980
Defunct computer companies of the United States |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F9%20Financial%20Reporting | F9 is a financial reporting software application that dynamically links general ledger data to Microsoft Excel through the use of financial cell-based formulas, wizards, and analysis tools to create spreadsheet reports that can be calculated, filtered, and drilled upon. The F9 software is developed, marketed, and support by an organization also called F9, a division of Infor Global Solutions (Canada) Ltd. which is headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia.
History
F9 - The Financial Reporter was originally developed by Synex Systems Corporation, a subsidiary of Synex International (Symbol SXI, TSX). First announced in 1988 as Acclink for Accpac as a Lotus 1-2-3 Add-in for DOS and released under F9 name later in 1989. Subsequently F9 was developed for the Microsoft Excel Spreadsheet Platform.
F9 was developed to allow a non-technical user, typically an accountant, to create a dynamic, customized general ledger financial report using a spreadsheet that is 'hot-linked' to an accounting system's general ledger.
Initially, the user interface used the same syntax as Accpac for specifying the reporting period. This was soon replaced by a simpler to understand and more flexible generic natural language interface that used a temporal trinary (three part) phrase parsing syntax composed of a modifier, a period specifier, and a temporal index. For example: "starting balance last quarter" is broken down to 'starting balance' (modifier) + 'last' (temporal index) + 'quarter' (period). The temporal index can be relative or absolute and the modifier can determine if the value returned is differential or cumulative.
The first F9 addin was a significant software effort in that it used a coding trick to break the small memory model limit 1-2-3 imposed on addins and allowed F9 to be run as a compact memory model program. This allowed F9 to be written in C (using a Microsoft C DOS compiler) rather than assembler allowing easier changes and debugging.
An F9 addin was developed for Excel in 1989 and with the lack of a 1-2-3 version that supported Windows and problems with the Lotus Programming Language (LPL) the Excel version of F9 soon far outsold the 1-2-3 version.
On or about the year 2002 F9 was renamed 'F9 - Financial Intelligence.'
In 2002, Synex Systems was acquired by privately owned Lasata Software of Perth, Australia. In 2005, Lasata was acquired by UK based Systems Union. In 2007, Systems Union was acquired by privately held Infor Global Solutions, a U.S. company that specializes in enterprise software.
What was Synex Systems Corporation now operates as an independent business unit (IBU) within Infor Global Solutions called F9.
As of 2012 F9 was used by over 30,000 financial accounting professionals in more than 20 countries worldwide and was named one of Accounting Today's "Top 100 Software Products" for 2001.
Features
Financial Spreadsheet Formulas
Use of natural language (English) accounting period specifiers
Dynamic Report Filters
Repor |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exploration%20%28video%20game%29 | Exploration (also known as Voyages of Discovery and Christoph Kolumbus in Germany) is a simulation strategy game designed by Software 2000 in 1994.
Reception
Computer Game Review was unimpressed with the game, writing, "For a game called Exploration, there's really not a whole lot to explore." William R. Trotter of PC Gamer US was more positive: there is "nothing new here, but if you haven't burned out on colonization games, it's a good time", he wrote.
References
External links
1994 video games
Amiga games
DOS games
Historical simulation games
Multiplayer and single-player video games
Naval video games
Software 2000 games
Video games developed in Germany |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas%20%26%20Friends%3A%20Hero%20of%20the%20Rails | Thomas & Friends: Hero of the Rails is a 2009 British computer-animated adventure film and feature-length special of the British television series, Thomas & Friends. The film is produced by HIT Entertainment with animation from Nitrogen Studios. It introduces full CGI animation replacing live-action models, and the addition of a voice cast for the characters alongside the narration to the TV series.
The film features the voice of Ben Small and Martin Sherman as Thomas the Tank Engine for the UK and US respectively. It was first released on DVD and on iTunes on 12 January 2010. To promote the film a "Day Out with Thomas 2010: The Hero of the Rails Tour" was held at locations such as the Illinois Railway Museum, where guests could participate in activities such as arts and crafts or ride on a 15-ton replica of Thomas the Tank Engine.
A mobile app (Thomas & Friends: Hero of the Rails) was released in May 2011. The DVD was also released in 2019 in "The Heroic Collection" along with Misty Island Rescue, Day of the Diesels, Blue Mountain Mystery, and Tale of the Brave.
This special takes place between the twelfth and thirteenth seasons of the television series.
In the film, Thomas discovers an old, dilapidated engine in the woods, and tries to repair him in secret, without the villainous Spencer finding out.
Plot
One summer on the Island of Sodor, Spencer arrives to help the Duke and Duchess of Boxford with the construction of their new summer house. After being an absolute nuisance to all of the other engines by teasing and bossing them around, Thomas accepts Spencer's challenge to a contest of strength, taking heavy cargo around the island. Thomas' brakes fail after climbing a tall hill, and he runs out of control through an overgrown, abandoned line. There, Thomas finds an old abandoned Japanese tender engine named Hiro, said to be one of Sodor's first engines. Hiro does not want Sir Topham Hatt to find out, fearing he will be scrapped, so Thomas promises to keep his secret and work to make Hiro "Master of the Railway" once again. Later, he's taken to the Sodor Steamworks for repairs, where he finds old parts for Hiro. He takes them with permission from Victor (the Steamworks engine), only to discover that Hiro's hiding place is dangerously close to the Duke and Duchess's new summer house.
The following day, Thomas tells Percy about Hiro and asks him to do his own job while he helps Hiro. Percy misplaces his own mail cars and breaks down while doing Thomas' job, so Thomas brings him to the Steamworks. Sir Topham Hatt finds out about this and scolds Thomas by forcing him to do Percy's work. With nobody else to ask for help, Thomas and Percy tell the rest of their friends (Gordon, James, Edward, Henry, Toby, and Emily) about Hiro. They all work together in bringing Hiro new parts, distracting Spencer, and keeping the operation secret from Sir Topham Hatt while Thomas and Percy try to find the missing mail cars. Hiro makes friends with all of the |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lonnie%20D.%20Bentley | Lonnie D. Bentley (born 1957) is an American computer scientist, and Professor and former Department Head of Computer and Information Technology at Purdue University, known with Kevin C. Dittman and Jeffrey L. Whitten as co-author of the textbook Systems Analysis and Design Methods, which is now in its 7th edition.
Life and work
Born in 1957, Bentley attended the Mountain Home High School in Arkansas. He studied at the Arkansas State University, where in 1979 he received his B.S. in Business Data Processing, and in 1981 his M.S. in Information Systems.
Bentley has taught courses such as Systems Analysis and Design Methods; Systems Analysis (using structured analysis-based methods); Systems Analysis (using information engineering-based methods); Systems Design (using RAD design-based methods); Systems Design (using structured design-based methods); Enterprise Resource Planning and Integration; Business Process Redesign.
Aside from systems analysis and design, Bentley also focuses on enterprise applications, business process redesign, computer-aided software engineering (CASE), rapid application development (RAD), and graphical user interface (GUI) design.
Along with his contributions to higher education, Lonnie is also a founder of Broadband Antenna Tracking Systems (BATS).
Honors and awards
1985 - Best Teacher Award, Department of Computer Technology
1995 - Outstanding Tenured Faculty Award, School of Technology
1998 - $1,000 OOPSLA Educators Scholarship
1998 - $500 Dow Corning Faculty Scholarship
2006 - Arkansas State University Distinguished Alumnus
Selected publications
Bentley, Lonnie D., Kevin C. Dittman, and Jeffrey L. Whitten. Systems analysis and design methods. (1986, 1997, 2004).
Whitten, Jeffrey L., and Lonnie D. Bentley. Using Excelerator for systems analysis and design. (1987).
Bentley, Lonnie D., and Jeffrey L. Whitten. Systems analysis and design for the global enterprise. McGraw-Hill Irwin, 2007.
Whitten, Jeffrey L., and Lonnie D. Bentley. Introduction to systems analysis and design. McGraw Hill Irwin, 2008.
References
External links
Lonnie D. Bentley at purdue.edu
Technology professor wins commercialization award, October 10, 2011
1957 births
Living people
American computer scientists
Information systems researchers
Systems engineers
Arkansas State University alumni
Purdue University faculty |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison%20of%20continuous%20integration%20software | This is a compendium of continuous integration software that supports a software engineering practice, continuous integration, in which developers' changes are immediately tested and reported when they are added to the mainline code base. The comparison of various continuous integration tools is done on the basis of platform, license, builders and Integration IDEs.
Features
SCM system support
The following table compares the features of some of the most popular Continuous Integration software on the basis of the Source Control Management or the Version Control Management which is an essential part of CI Software system. The table shows some popular SCMs and whether they are supported by the CI software.
References
Further reading
Continuous integration
Continuous integration software |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dancing%20with%20the%20Stars%20%28American%20season%209%29 | Season nine of Dancing with the Stars premiered on September 21, 2009, on the ABC network.
Some changes were added this season, including a larger cast and relay dances. Four new dances were introduced to complement the large cast: the bolero, lambada, two-step, and Charleston.
Singer Donny Osmond and Kym Johnson were crowned the winners, while singer Mýa and Dmitry Chaplin finished in second place, and reality star Kelly Osbourne and Louis van Amstel finished in third place.
Cast
Couples
This season featured sixteen celebrity contestants. The cast was unveiled on the August 17, 2009, edition of Good Morning America. Executive producer Conrad Green confirmed to Entertainment Tonight that the season would feature three double-eliminations throughout the season. Former U.S. House Majority Leader Tom DeLay withdrew from the competition in week three; however, Debi Mazar was also eliminated on the same night, replacing the double elimination planned for week five. Pro pairings were officially announced on August 24, 2009.
Host and judges
Tom Bergeron and Samantha Harris returned as the show's co-hosts. Len Goodman, Carrie Ann Inaba, and Bruno Tonioli returned as the judges, with Baz Luhrmann appearing as a guest judge in week two. This was Samantha Harris' last season as co-host.
Scoring chart
The highest score each week is indicated in . The lowest score each week is indicated in .
Color key:
Notes
Weekly scores
Individual judges scores in charts below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Carrie Ann Inaba, Len Goodman, Bruno Tonioli.
Week 1
The couples had to prepare two dances (either the cha-cha-cha or foxtrot, and the salsa or Viennese waltz) dividing themselves between men and women. The men performed on the first night and the women on the second night. On the first night, the men performed either the cha-cha-cha or foxtrot, and then participated in either a salsa or Viennese waltz relay. The judges ranked the couples in each relay. On the second night, the women performed either the salsa or Viennese waltz, and then participated in either a cha-cha-cha or foxtrot relay. One couple was eliminated at the end of each night. Couples are listed in the order they performed.
Tom DeLay was reported as having a possible stress fracture in his foot on September 15, just one week before the competition. However, the injury did not keep him out of the competition. Additionally, Mýa had to go to the hospital for stitches on September 20 after a glass shattered in her hand. This injury did not affect her performance. After the show, Debi Mazar was taken to the hospital with a torn muscle in her neck and chest.
Night 1 (Men)
Night 2 (Women)
Week 2
Each couple performed either the jive, quickstep, or tango. Couples are listed in the order they performed.
During rehearsal on September 28, Lacey Schwimmer "severely strained" her hip flexors and abductors. Her injuries required three weeks of physical therapy, though |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vimeo%20Livestream | Vimeo Livestream is a video live streaming platform based in New York City that allows customers to broadcast live video content using a camera and a computer through the Internet, and viewers to play the content via the web, iOS, Android, Roku, and the Apple TV. Livestream requires a paid subscription for content providers to use; it formerly offered a free ad-supported service but no longer does so as of 2016.
History
Livestream was founded as Mogulus in 2007 by Max Haot, Dayananda Nanjundappa, Phil Worthington, and Mark Kornfilt, and has offices in New York, Los Angeles, London, Zaporizhia and Bangalore. It launched with a free streaming service, and introduced its white label “pro” service in April 2008 with Gannett as its first customer. In July 2008, Gannett invested in Mogulus with $10 million in funding. Mogulus helped C-SPAN to coordinate its online streaming and broadcast of the inauguration of U.S. President Barack Obama in January 2009.
In May 2009, Mogulus re-branded as Livestream. Haot stated that as they started gaining more professional customers, the name "Mogulus" felt like it was impeding the company, and opted to rebrand the company, spending around to acquire the "livestream.com" domain name via auction. On October 30, 2009, the Foo Fighters played their first internet-only live concert from their studio space Studio 606 in Los Angeles using Livestream. During the 2 hour and 45 minute performance, viewers were able to ask the band questions, and request songs through a custom Facebook page with an integrated chat feature. The event drew more than 150,000 viewers worldwide .
In May 2014, the company moved its headquarters from Chelsea to Brooklyn, New York. Jesse Hertzberg was appointed CEO in April 2015, with all four founders remaining with the company in senior roles. In 2017, Livestream appointed cofounder Mark Kornfilt as the new CEO.
On September 26, 2017, Livestream was acquired by IAC via subsidiary Vimeo. Vimeo incorporated Livestream into their service Vimeo Live, with plans for professional and enterprise customers. At the time Vimeo acquired Livestream, then CEO of Livestream Mark Kornflit took the position of General Manager of Live and reported to Vimeo CEO Anjali Sud.
In July 2020, the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences used Livestream via Vimeo OTT to broadcast the Daytime Emmy awards. The Grand Rapids Symphony used the same platform when it began live streaming events in September 2020 as part of its response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
As of February 2021, the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq were using Vimeo to live stream their opening and closing bells.
Products
In 2007, Mogulus introduced 'Studio', an online interface that simulated a tv studio. Users could mix camera feeds, video, YouTube, tickers, overlays to create a "netcast". A Mac/PC desktop client 'Procaster' could be used to combine a camera feed with screen capture. Procaster was later renamed Livestream Producer.
On October |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haddington%20line | The Haddington line was a branch railway line connecting the Burgh of Haddington to the main line railway network at Longniddry. It was the first branch line of the North British Railway, and opened in 1846. Road competition severely hit passenger carryings in the 1930s, and the line closed to passengers in 1949. Coal and agricultural goods traffic continued, but the line closed completely in 1968.
First railways
As early as 1825 the notion of a railway network covering much of central Scotland was being formed, but the cost of forming the line, and the limitations of the technology of the time, resulted in the scheme being shelved. In March 1836 a prospectus for a proposed Edinburgh, Haddington and Dunbar Railway was issued. The promoters had examined alternative routes to reach Dunbar; a coastal route (close to the present-day main line) was far easier to construct and operate, but the Garleton Hills lay between the coast and Haddington. Routing through the town generated more traffic, but it involved much more complex engineering, and would involve steep gradients that were challenging to the motive power of the period.
The Edinburgh, Haddington and Dunbar Railway did not proceed, but later in 1836 a proposed Great North British Railway was put forward. This had the alternate title of Edinburgh, Dunbar, Berwick and Newcastle Railway, and it was designed to follow the coastal route. Dismayed at seeing their town omitted, the Burgh magistrates commissioned the railway engineer George Stephenson to report on the practicability of a route serving their town. His report of September 1838 was cursory, but noted that such a route would cost £100,000 more than the coastal route; he considered that an additional £5,000 per annum required to pay off that excess would be generated by the additional traffic from Haddington.
In 1838 the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway was authorised to build its main line; it opened in 1842. Now the attention of business people in Scotland turned to the construction of trunk railways, particularly a line to connect central Scotland with the English network which was taking shape. The possibilities, and the claimed advantages of rival routes, caught the public imagination, and there was much controversy over the line to be adopted; for some time it was assumed that only one line south could be viable commercially, and that selection of the line was a matter for Government, and a Commission (colloquially referred to as The Smith and Barlow Commission) was set up to do so. In fact the Commission's report was not decisive, and in January 1842 the promoters involved with the Great North British Railway decided to proceed with their own scheme for a railway from Edinburgh to Dunbar, again following the coastal route. With aspirations later to connect to England, they settled on the name "The North British Railway".
The North British Railway board had not been unanimous in the decision, and a significant faction, led by Lord T |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GEC%202050 | The GEC 2050 was an 8-bit minicomputer produced during the 1970s, initially by Marconi Elliott Computer Systems of the UK, before the company renamed itself GEC Computers Limited. The first models were labeled MECS 2050, before being renamed GEC 2050.
The GEC 2050 was commonly used as a Remote Job Entry station, supporting a punched card reader, line printer, system console, and a data link to a remote mainframe computer system, and GEC Computers sold a complete RJE package including the system, peripherals, and RJE software. Another turnkey application was a ticketing system, whose customers included Arsenal Football Club. The system was also commonly used for road traffic control and industrial process automation.
The GEC 2050 supported up to 64KiB of magnetic-core memory (minimum 4KiB, expandable by 8KiB and 16KiB modules). Weighed 41 kg (90 lbs). The system had a single Channel Controller for performing autonomous I/O, and used the same peripheral I/O controllers as the GEC 4000 series minicomputer.
Instruction set
Although CISC, the instruction set is sufficiently simple to be tabulated in its entirety:
Using the opcode 29 as an illustration, the assembler code (AD X2,X1,offset) causes the contents of the memory location 'offset(X1)' to be added to register X2. Thus, register X1 is being used as the index register, and the offset, v, is specified in the second byte of the instruction. G is a dummy index register whose value is always zero, and hence causes the offsets to be treated as absolute addresses in the zeroth (global) segment. (Incidentally, since X3 is the standard index register, the assembler program allows ',X3,address' to be abbreviated to ',address'.)
The conditional jump instructions are listed in pairs, the former opcode is for a forward jump, and the latter one for a backward jump. Again, the offset of the jump is obtained from the second byte of the instruction. Thus, all instructions in rows 0 to 7 and row 9 consist of two bytes (the opcode and a data byte) while all the other instructions consist of just a single opcode byte.
The main accumulator register, A, can be set to be 1, 2, 3 or 4 bytes in length, using the SETL instructions. This controls how many bytes are loaded (or stored) in a memory-access instruction. The JIL instruction performs a Jump Indirect, like the JI instruction, but saves the value of the program counter, S, into index register X2. This allows very simple non-recursive subroutine calls to be achieved. More complex subroutine calls involve the use of the PREP instruction, which saves the return information in the first bytes of the current memory segment. Such calls, too, cannot be recursive.
User experience
This section describes a work session on this computer, at one typical installation in 1975. The programmer might arrive, to work on a Fortran-II program that he had already started writing in the previous session, carrying a teleprinter paper listing of that program that has been annotat |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paracerceis | Paracerceis is a genus of isopod crustacean in the family Sphaeromatidae. It contains the following species:
Paracerceis caudata (Say, 1818)
Paracerceis cohenae Kensley, 1984
Paracerceis cordata (Richardson, 1899)
Paracerceis dollfusi Lombardo, 1985
Paracerceis edithae Boone, 1930
Paracerceis gilliana (Richardson, 1899)
Paracerceis glynni Kensley, 1984
Paracerceis holdichi Kussakin & Malyutina, 1993
Paracerceis nuttingi (Boone, 1921)
Paracerceis richardsonae Lombardo, 1988
Paracerceis sculpta (Holmes, 1904)
Paracerceis spinulosa Espinosa-Perez & Hendrickx, 2002
Paracerceis tomentosa Schultz & McCloskey, 1967
References
Sphaeromatidae |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dear%20Friend%3A%20Madrasta | Dear Friend: Madrasta () is a 2009 Philippine television drama series broadcast by GMA Network. It is the fourth installment of Dear Friend.
Cast and characters
Lead cast
Yasmien Kurdi as Sheila
Iwa Moto as Gellie
Gary Estrada as Arnold
Marco Alcaraz as Lino
Supporting cast
Kevin Santos as Bernard
Dang Cruz as Nino
References
2009 Philippine television series debuts
2009 Philippine television series endings
Filipino-language television shows
GMA Network drama series
Television shows set in the Philippines |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bihastina | Bihastina is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae.
Species
Bihastina albolucens Prout, 1916
Bihastina subviridata (Bethune-Baker, 1915)
Bihastina viridata (Warren, 1906)
Former species
Bihastina argentipuncta (Warren, 1906)
Bihastina aurantiaca (Prout, 1926)
Bihastina eurychora (Prout, 1928)
Bihastina papuensis (Warren, 1906)
References
External links
Asthenini
Moth genera |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calicha | Calicha is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae.
Species
Calicha nooraria (Bremer, 1864), China, Korea
Calicha ornataria (Leech, 1891), Japan, Korea
Calicha griseoviridata (Leech, 1897), Taiwan
References
Calicha at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
Natural History Museum Lepidoptera genus database
Boarmiini |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cathydata | Cathydata is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae.
References
Geometrinae |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chihuo | Chihuo is a genus of moth in the family Geometridae.
References
Natural History Museum Lepidoptera genus database
Ennominae |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cnestrognophos | Cnestrognophos is a genus of moth in the family Geometridae.
Selected species
Cnestrognophos mutilata
Cnestrognophos pentheri
References
Natural History Museum Lepidoptera genus database
Gnophini |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coenocalpe | Coenocalpe is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae erected by Jacob Hübner in 1825.
Species
Coenocalpe lapidata (Hübner, 1809) – slender-striped rufous
Coenocalpe millierata (Staudinger, 1901)
References
External links
Coenocalpe at insectoid.info
Coenocalpe at zipcodezoo.com
Melanthiini
Geometridae genera |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cotta%20%28moth%29 | Cotta is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae.
References
Natural History Museum Lepidoptera genus database
Ennominae
Moth genera |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Craspedosis | Craspedosis is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae.
Species
Craspedosis arycandata (Walker, 1862)
Craspedosis atramentaria (Warren, 1894)
Craspedosis cyanoxantha (Meyrick, 1889)
Craspedosis leucosticta Warren, 1896
Craspedosis melanura (Kirsch, 1877)
Craspedosis simulans Butler
Craspedosis sobria (Walker, [1865])
Craspedosis timor (Walker, [1865])
Craspedosis tricolor Felder
Craspedosis undulosa Warren, 1894
References
Craspedosis at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
Natural History Museum Lepidoptera genus database
Boarmiini |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dasysternica | Dasysternica is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae.
References
Natural History Museum Lepidoptera genus database
Geometridae genera |
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