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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris%20Melissinos | Christopher Robert Melissinos is a leading figure in the Java programming language community. He served as Sun Microsystems' Chief Evangelist and Chief Gaming Officer. During his tenure at Sun, he was responsible for the creation of their Game Technologies Group and was a driving political force behind the formation of several open source Java gaming technologies including Project Darkstar, and Java bindings for OpenGL, OpenAL and Jinput.
Melissinos is a prolific speaker, regularly speaking at conferences such as the Consumer Electronics Show, Electronic Entertainment Expo, Game Developers Conference, Harvard's Cyberposium, Java Conference in Milan, Italy, and Ziff-Davis's Electronic Gaming Summit. He was also the host of JavaOne in 2009.
Past Pixels
In 2009, Chris Melissinos founded the PastPixels organization to start and focus on the long term preservation of video games and related ephemera. Stemming from his lifelong collecting, since the early 1970s, and building upon his work in the video games industry for more than 15 years, PastPixels was created as an entity for him to pursue preservation projects. The first of these projects to be completed was "The Art of Video Games" for the Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington, DC.
Past Pixels website: www.PastPixels.com
The Art of Video Games Exhibition
"The Art of Video Games" exhibition opened at the Smithsonian American Art Museum on March 16, 2012 and closed on September 30, 2012. This exhibition became one of the most successful exhibitions in the history of the museum, attracting more than 23,000 visitors during its opening weekend and more than 680,000 visitors in its 6-month run at the museum.
The exhibit's goal was to examine the influence of art and popular culture on video games, and the subsequent reflection of video games on culture with titles spanning over four decades of gaming. Chris Melissinos is the exhibit curator and he assembled an advisory group made up of experts, developers, and journalists in the interactive entertainment industry. to offer suggestions and opinions in the structure of the exhibition.
Additionally, there was a public vote for the final 80 games, out of 240, that were presented in the exhibition to allow for the inclusion of Melissinos' "Three Voices of Video Games" thesis in the selection process itself. This public vote ran from February 14, 2011 through April 17, 2011 and received more than 3.7 million votes from 119,000 people in 175 countries.
Considered to be one of the standout art exhibitions of 2012, The Art of Video Games exhibition toured across the US into 2016.
TEDx Talk - "Video Games: Limitless Universe for Exploring Humanity"
On May 6, 2017, Chris Melissinos gave a talk at the TEDx conference in Herndon, Virginia, titled "Video Games: Limitless Universe for Exploring Humanity". In this talk, Melissinos described the evolution of video games as a communicative and artistic medium, demonstrating how it evolved form the |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hub%20E%20City | Hub E City is a cable television StarHub TV channel 825 which belongs to StarHub. Its programming consists solely of drama series and hot entertainment programmes from Taiwan, Japan and Korea, dubbed into Mandarin for dramas (variety shows remain Korean) and also airs highly rated Taiwanese variety shows presented by popular hosts. There are commercial breaks during programmes on every 30 minutes. Starhub CableTV's channel 826 is E City +2 channel, showing programmes they air 2 hours before at a 2-hour later timeslot, which is still under the Chinese Entertainment Basic Group together with its Start Over and Catch Up TV buttons. Now Starhub also has added Starhub CableTV's channel 111, a simulcast of E City channel 825. Initially both of them are complimentary only on for one and a half years from 25 April 2011 to 31 December 2012, however, the complimentary viewing extended for two more years, which ends on 31 December 2014
The channel is a Homemade Theme channel by StarHub TV, along with HUB VV Drama (including On Demand), HUB Sports (4 different numbered channels, as well as HUB Sports Arena), HUB Sensasi, HUB Dunia Sinema On Demand, HUB Ru Yi Hokkien On Demand and HUB Varnam VOD.
In February 2012, for a period of 7 weeks, E City was the broadcaster of the Mandarin version of Fairprice Family Cook Off (S2). The English version was broadcast by the Asian Food Channel (Ch 435).
See also
StarHub TV
VV Drama
Astro Sensasi
References
External links
Starhub CableTV programme guide
2009 establishments in Singapore
Television stations in Singapore
Television channels and stations established in 2009 |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Real-time%20simulation | Real-time simulation refers to a computer model of a physical system that can execute at the same rate as actual "wall clock" time. In other words, the computer model runs at the same rate as the actual physical system. For example, if a tank takes 10 minutes to fill in the real world, the simulation would take 10 minutes as well.
Real-time simulation occurs commonly in computer gaming, but also is important in the industrial market for operator training and off-line controller tuning. Computer languages like LabVIEW, VisSim and Simulink allow quick creation of such real-time simulations and have connections to industrial displays and programmable logic controllers via OLE for process control or digital and analog I/O cards. Several real-time simulator are available on the market like xPC Target and RT-LAB for mechatronic systems and using Simulink, eFPGASIM and eDRIVESIM for power electronic simulation and eMEGASIM, HYPERSIM and RTDS for power grid real-time (RTS) simulation.
What is real-time simulation
In a real-time simulation the simulation is performed in a discrete time with constant step also known as fixed step simulation as time moves forward in equal duration of time, other techniques having variable step are used for high frequency transients but are unsuitable for real time simulation. In a real time simulation the time required to solve the internal state equations and functions representing the system must be less than the fixed step. If calculation time exceeds the time of the fixed step, an over run is said to have occurred and the simulation now lags behind the actual time. In simple words, real-time simulation must produce the internal variables and output within the same length of time as its physical counterpart would.
Configuring models to run in real time enables one to use hardware-in-the-loop simulation to test controllers. It's possible to make design changes earlier in the development process, reducing costs and shortening the design cycle.
Real-time simulation in academic curricula
Real-time simulators are used extensively in many engineering fields. As a consequence, the inclusion of simulation applications in academic curricula can provide great value to the student. Statistical power grid protection tests, aircraft design and simulation, motor drive controller design methods and space robot integration are a few examples of real-time simulator technology applications.
See also
Human-in-the-loop
Simulated Real Time, a literary method unrelated to the type of computer models described on this page.
References
External links
The What, Where and Why of Real-Time Simulation
HYPERSIM | The Power System Simulator of Tomorrow
From Offline Simulation to Real-Time Testing |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mobile%20simulation | Mobile simulation may refer to:
M-learning or mobile learning, games and simulations for learning on mobile devices
Mobile simulator, computer software that emulates a mobile device |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaggy | Jaggy may refer to:
Jaggies, in computer graphics, the stairlike lines that appear where there should be smooth straight lines or curves
There's No Such Thing as a Jaggy Snake, a song by Biffy Clyro
Jaggy Shivdasani (born 1958), Indian bridge player
Football
Jaggy MacBee, club mascot of Partick Thistle and Junior side Rossvale.
Phil Jagielka (born 1982), English professional footballer
Kim Jaggy (born 1982), Swiss-born Haitian footballer |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WINLAB%20%28Rutgers%20University%29 | WINLAB is the Wireless Information Network Laboratory, a research laboratory at Rutgers University, that is dedicated to research in a number of disciplines related to wireless communications. It consists of a number of faculty members from the Computer Science and Electrical & Computer Engineering departments at Rutgers University and research scientists. It is housed on a separate facility, away from the main engineering campus of Rutgers University (Busch Campus). The lab is famous for a pioneering early work during the development of cellular networks. It also houses the ORBIT testbed, the largest indoor wireless testbed of its kind in the world, housing more than 1200 radio nodes in a single room. The laboratory has approximately 40 PhD students, 20 MS students, and 2 Undergraduate students advised by approximately 20 full-time professors. WINLAB is funded by grants from its industry sponsors, the National Science Foundation, as well as Rutgers University and other agencies.
Evolution of Research in WINLAB
WINLAB was founded by Prof. David Goodman in 1989 as an industry-university cooperative research center focusing on wireless technology. During the founding years of WINLAB, analog cellular telephony was the leading technology in the market. The research addressed fundamental issues in mobility due to switching, signaling and effects of power control and coding in CDMA systems. WINLAB researchers were one of the earliest to work on issues related to packet transmission in cellular wireless networks. Over the years, research in WINLAB has evolved to meet the challenges in wireless, in both theoretical and practical aspects. The research projects in WINLAB are mainly driven by sponsors companies and the wireless industry in general. In the year 2001, Prof. Dipankar Raychaudhuri took over as the director of WINLAB.
Industry Advisory Board research reviews
The Industry Advisory Board (IAB) research reviews are a regular bi-annual feature in WINLAB research schedule. Each research review session is based on a theme of research. WINLAB faculty and students showcase their work in these meetings. The program includes overview talks, guest lectures, student talks, demonstrations and poster sessions. The sponsor companies are given status updates on the various research projects going on in WINLAB.
References
External links
Official website
Rutgers University, Electrical and Computer Engineering Department (ECE)
Rutgers University, Computer Science Department (CS)
Rutgers University
University and college laboratories in the United States
Wireless
Wireless network organizations |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carmen%20Sandiego%27s%20ThinkQuick%20Challenge | Carmen Sandiego's ThinkQuick Challenge (sometimes referred to as Carmen Sandiego's Think Quick Challenge) is a "game show-themed" edutainment computer game for kids ages 8–12 (although PC Mac suggests it is suitable for ages 10 and up). The title, which is a part of the Carmen Sandiego franchise, was released by The Learning Company on June 1, 1999. It can be played by up to 4 players, and runs on the Mohawk engine.
Development
The 1000 questions over 7 subjects in the game were written and developed by teachers. The game was first to give Carmen Sandiego players a multiplayer option. The title reviews curriculum for fourth- through sixth-graders.
There was a promotion where if players picked up their copy from CompUSA8, they would be entered into a draw with the chance to win Carmen Sandiego prizes. There was also a competition called "2000 TECHNOLOGY & LEARNING Teacher of the Year Awards program", with Learning Company as one of the sponsors and offering copies of the game as prizes for state winners.
Plot
Carmen Sandiego and her six Master Thieves (Gnash, Madame Le Zaarde, Snarla Swing, Dr. Depth, Count Hypno, and Jane Reaction) have sent KnowBots (SynicBot, HALieBot, Pure-EBot, BruiserBot, DimBot, and Touchy-FezlyBot) to steal the world of its data and information from various texts. In response Acme Agent Chase Devineaux recruits additional agents to counter this worldwide threat. Carmen Sandiego, eager for a challenge awaits the agents.
There is no actual end to the game, as after the defeat and capture of Carmen's minions, the game will just restart with them free as if the previous events never happened.
Gameplay
The object of the game is to get past Carmen's KnowBots and correctly answer questions to capture Carmen's Master Thieves. At the beginning of each mission, Chase Devineaux, the ACME Detective Agency's top agent will describes the suspect and the vital stolen knowledge. There are three difficulty levels, that cater for three age groups respectively and start players with a certain number of Energy Points. Up to four players or teams can play.
Players outwit KnowBots in a game-show type competition. In a regular game, players visit two locations, each with two KnowBots, alternating every three questions. Each KnowBot is knowledgeable in different subject areas: History, Geography, Math, Crime scene (which is similar to a memory game), English, Life Science, Physical Science, or Art and Music. If the player(s) answer correctly, they gain a certain number of Knowledge Points dependent on the type of question being asked (For example, Multipick questions are worth 950 Knowledge Points, and Rapid Fire Sort questions are worth 200 Knowledge Points each). If they get a question incorrect, they lose one point of Capture Energy, which is essential to the capture of the Master Thief. Once at the Master Thief's hideout, the player needs to solve a unique puzzle to enter. The player with the most Capture Energy will have the opportunit |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anna%20Kournikova%20%28computer%20virus%29 | Anna Kournikova (named Vbs.OnTheFly by its author, and also known as VBS/SST and VBS_Kalamar) was a computer virus that spread worldwide on the Internet in February 2001. The virus program was contained in an email attachment, purportedly an image of tennis player Anna Kournikova.
Background
The virus was created by 20-year-old Dutch student Jan de Wit, who used the pseudonym "OnTheFly", on 11 February 2001. It was designed to trick email users into clicking to open an email attachment ostensibly appearing to be an image of the professional tennis player Anna Kournikova, but instead hiding a malicious program. The virus arrived in an email with the subject line "Here you have, ;0)" and an attached file entitled AnnaKournikova.jpg.vbs. When opened in Microsoft Outlook, the file did not display a picture of Kournikova, but launched a viral VBScript program that forwarded itself to all contacts in the victim's address book.
De Wit created Anna Kournikova in a matter of hours using a simple online Visual Basic Worm Generator program written by an Argentinian programmer called [K]Alamar. "The young man had downloaded a program on Sunday, February 11, from the Internet and later the same day, around 3:00 p.m., set the virus loose in a newsgroup." The Anna Kournikova virus did not corrupt data on the infected computer, unlike the similar ILOVEYOU virus that struck a year earlier in 2000, yet infected the computers of millions of users and caused problems in email servers worldwide.
Conviction
David L. Smith (the author of the 1999 Melissa virus, who was in FBI custody at that time), assisted the FBI in tracking down De Wit's identity. De Wit turned himself in to the police in his hometown Sneek on 14 February 2001, after he posted a confession to a website and a newsgroup devoted to the tennis player (alt.binaries.anna-kournikova), dated 13 February. He admitted to the creation of the virus using a toolkit, and said that his motivations were to see whether the IT community had developed better system security in the aftermath of previous virus infections. He also attributed blame for the virus's rate of spreading on Kournikova's beauty, and blamed those who opened the email, writing: "it's their own fault they got infected."
A few days after the virus release, the mayor of Sneek, Sieboldt Hartkamp, made a tentative job offer to De Wit in the local administration's IT department, saying that the city should be proud to have produced such a talented young man.
De Wit was tried in Leeuwarden and was charged with spreading data into a computer network with the intention of causing damage, a crime that carried a maximum sentence of four years in prison and a fine of 100,000 guilders (then equivalent to US$41,300). His lawyers called for the dismissal of the charges against him, arguing that the virus caused minimal damage. The FBI submitted evidence to the Dutch court, suggesting that US$166,000 in damages had been caused by the virus. Denying any inten |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Media%20Go | Media Go is a media player and media library application that runs on Microsoft Windows and was developed by Sony Entertainment Network. The software organizes and plays a wide variety of multimedia content including video, music, podcasts and photos, and can share them in a network as a DLNA server. Media Go also manages content on various Sony mobile devices including the PlayStation Portable, PlayStation Vita, Walkman, Sony Tablet, and Xperia. Gracenote tagging is integrated, and in the past it also had a storefront from PlayStation Network and mora for purchasing media content.
Sony announced the discontinuation of the software by December 2017; it was replaced by Music Center for PC which only works with audio products like Walkman.
History
Media Go was introduced in 2009 by Sony Creative Software, alongside the Sony Ericsson W995, initially made for transferring media to Sony Ericsson handsets excluding in the Japanese market. It was expanded to the PSP following the release of PSP Go, replacing the PSP Media Manager. From 2013 it replaced the X-App in Japan as the media manager for Sony devices.
Features
Media Go has many features that can be used to manage and synchronise content. Advanced functionality allows music to be tagged with SensMe metadata, and support for track ratings and purchases that can be made from the PlayStation Store, Sony Xperia's PlayNow Arena or select partner stores (such as BigPond Music, for Telstra customers). Where applicable, Media Go will also automatically download and/or convert certain content (e.g. a podcast) into a suitable format. Media Go can also purchase, backup, and restore PlayStation Portable (PSP) and PlayStation Vita (PS Vita) games and other content, including digital comics; the ability to shop for and purchase PSP or PS Vita content from the PlayStation Store without a PSP or PS Vita connected to the host computer is now supported in current versions of Media Go. As of 2014, the PlayStation Store (except the Download List) is no longer available from Media Go, as it redirects to the PlayStation Store website. Game download and activation was completely disabled on October 24, 2016.
Like iTunes and Windows Media Player, Media Go is also able to "rip" music from a CD and automatically download missing metadata (album artwork in particular) via Gracenote. , Media Go cannot "rip" video from a commercial DVD or BD. Media Go also provides "drag from" behaviour: most multimedia files that are displayed can be dragged from the Media Go application to a Windows Explorer folder, an e-mail message or browser drop target. Like most competing programs though, one of Media Go's primary functions is as a computer multimedia organizer and player/jukebox, with a choice of large or compact/mini interface modes; Media Go also acts as a fully functional picture manager, similar to Microsoft's Windows Media Player.
File support
Media Go supports various audio file types including MP3, WAV, ALAC, FLAC, WMA, |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Museum%20of%20Computing | The Museum of Computing in Swindon, England is dedicated to preserving and displaying examples of early computers. It was the first United Kingdom museum exclusively dedicated to the history of computing and opened in February 2003.
Aims
It aims to preserve the history of computing, to be used as a valuable educational resource and as an information repository for historians, collectors and the media, and to illustrate this history in an entertaining way.
Exhibits
The Museum includes working machines and interactive activities. The exhibitions have included the Pong to PlayStation exhibition. More than thirty computers were lent to Gordon Laing, a former editor of Personal Computer World magazine, in connection with the writing of his 2004 book Digital Retro.
Notable events
The exhibition "Calculators from the Abacus to the Microchip", was launched by Sir Clive Sinclair in March 2006.
In April 2007, the Museum was honoured by a visit from HRH Prince Edward, Duke of Kent, patron of the British Computer Society.
The Museum moved to 6–7 Theatre Square in July 2009, between the library and the theatre.
In May 2010, the Museum celebrated the 30th anniversary of the video game Pac-Man with a real life Pac-Man game and special exhibition at the museum all day.
March 2011, 'Gaming on the Go' exhibition, 35 years of the handheld games console.
Administration
The Museum of Computing is a not-for-profit organisation, run by volunteers.
References
External links
Museum of Computing website
Museum of Computing
Computer museums in the United Kingdom
Museums established in 2003
Museums in Wiltshire
Science museums in England |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vector%20Informatik | Vector Informatik develops software tools and components for networking of electronic systems based on the serial bus systems CAN, LIN, FlexRay, MOST, Ethernet, AFDX, ARINC 429, and SAE J1708 as well as on CAN-based protocols such as SAE J1939, SAE J1587, ISO 11783, NMEA 2000, ARINC 825, CANaerospace, CANopen and more. The headquarters of the company Vector Informatik GmbH is in Stuttgart, Germany. Subsidiaries include Braunschweig, Munich, Hamburg, Regensburg along with international subsidiaries in Brazil, China, France, Italy, England, India, Japan, South Korea, Austria, Sweden, and the USA. Vector Informatik also includes Vector Consulting Services GmbH, a consultation firm specializing in optimization of technical product development. Altogether, these companies are referred to as the Vector Group.
History
Vector Software GmbH was founded on April 1, 1988 by Eberhard Hinderer, Martin Litschel and Helmut Schelling. In the year 1992, the company changed its name to Vector Informatik GmbH. In the same year, the first CANalyzer license was sold and the company attained sales of one million Euros for the first time. In 1996, the first CANoe and CANape licenses were sold.
In 1998, Vector CANtech (USA) was founded, and in the following year Vector Japan. In 2001, the subsidiary Vector Consulting GmbH was founded, which offers consultation services for engineering development and its cost effectiveness. In 2006, Vector Informatik acquired "Division 4m Software" from Micron Electronic Devices AG. In the same year, sales of the Vector Group exceeded the 100 million Euro mark for the first time. In the following year, Vector Korea was founded, and in 2009 Vector Great Britain, Vector Informatik India and Vector China. 2011 the previous representation office in China was converted into a legally independent business. In August 2011 the four owners of Vector Informatik GmbH have transferred their business shares to a family foundation and a non-profit foundation. In September 2011 Vector has welcomed its 1,000th employee. In 2013, a new subsidiary Vector Austria was established, followed 2014 by Vector Brasil and Vector Italy.
Fields of Activity
As mentioned above, Vector handles networking of electronic systems based on the serial bus systems CAN, LIN, FlexRay and MOST as well as CAN-based protocols such as SAE J1939 and CANopen. Electronic control modules in vehicles are clearly the company's focus. However, experience gained in this area has also been applied to other areas such as avionics, heavy-duty vehicles, special machines, and embedded systems in general. A selection of press releases provides additional background:
Diagnostic validation with GM
AUTOSAR PDUs with FlexRay at AUDI
Optimizing driver assistance systems at BMW
XCP-on-FlexRay at Audi
Efficiency and quality in gear drive calibration at ZF
Wireless interfacing of development and analysis tools at Bomag AG
Integrated diagnostic and flash solution for LuK GmbH
Car2x/DSRC c |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/251st%20Cyberspace%20Engineering%20Installation%20Group | The United States Air Force's 251st Cyberspace Engineering Installation Group (251 CEIG) is an Air National Guard engineering installation unit located at Springfield ANGB, Ohio. It is the oldest communications/cyber group in the USAF and was originally chartered at the 251st Mobile Communications Group. The units assigned to the 251CEIG compromise 47.5% of the USAF's Engineering Installation capability and 47.5% of Department of Defenses Build and Extend Organic cyberspace infrastructure robust capability. The co-located 269th Combat Communications Squadron is also assigned to the 251st and is the USAF's Oldest Mobile Communications Squadrons rooted as the 1077th Signal Company Army Air Corps founded in March 1942. The Group Headquarters has 38 personnel assigned with a wartime mission to augment Major Command AFFOR staffs, Joint Force Commander staffs, Numbered Air Forces Warfighting Headquarters staffs or any Combatant Commanders cyber and Communications forward staff function.
Mission
The mission of the 251st CEIG is to command, organize, equip, train and administer assigned and attached forces to ensure complete mission readiness in support of emergency USAF requirements, and to provide timely and reliable communications engineering and installation in support of state emergencies.
History
Headquarters, 251st Combat Communications Group (CCG) was constituted at Springfield, Ohio, on 5 October 1952. Commanded by Major Charles R. Stahl, the Headquarters had an initial strength of five people. Of the existing ANG communications groups and five active duty groups, the 251CCG is the oldest, and it is also the parent unit of two other ANG combat communications groups: The 226CCG in Alabama and the 254CCG in Texas. At its inception, the group had twelve subordinate units in Ohio, North Carolina, Missouri, Illinois, Texas, Alabama, and Arkansas. The mission of the 251st initially was a composite of the missions of today's Engineering –
Installation Squadrons and Combat Communications Squadrons. While the organization was charged with providing, installing, operating, and maintaining communications equipment for deployed flying units, it did so from "scratch", with a greater variety of small components than today's relatively complete tactical capabilities. Beginning in 1953, the headquarters planned and directed Group-Wide Exercises at locations across the country, beginning with Annual Training at Stewart AFB, New York, in August of that year. In 1954, the organization was authorized with its first full-time officer Air Technician: Capt (later Lt Col) Herbert E. Moore. In that year, the headquarters strength increased to nine officers and nine enlisted personnel. The 251st started remissioning into a Cyberspace Engineering Installation Group in 2010. The current mission of the Headquarters, 251CEIG is to command, organize, equip, train and administer assigned and attached forces to ensure readiness in order to provide communications engineerin |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European%20Operations%20Management%20Association | The European Operations Management Association (EurOMA) is an international network of academics and practitioners from around the world who have a common interest in the continuing development of Operations Management. EurOMA is a European-based network with rapidly growing international links, whereby members can share their ideas, knowledge, and experience. It is a communication network that bridges the gap between research and practice. Together with its American- and Japan-based counterparts, the Production and Operations Management Society (POMS) and Japanese Operations Management and Strategy Association (JOMSA), EurOMA is working towards extending the arena of Operations Management throughout the world by bringing the professionals in the field closer together.
EurOMA places a key focus for development and application of knowledge; excellence in manufacturing and service operations must be led by the development of new knowledge. The Association provides such a focus for identifying and disseminating the latest thinking and research as well as for exploring current issues in OM, thereby setting research agendas for the future. The International Annual EurOMA Conference is a major forum for the presentation of new ideas and developments in the field.
Furthermore, EurOMA aims to support education in Operations Management by promoting a wide range of academic activities designed to advance the teaching and learning of Operations Management, including workshops, seminars, summer schools and forums.
The current EurOMA president is Raffaella Cagliano of the Politecnico di Milano, who heads up the EurOMA board.
Origins
The Association was originally formed as a UK-based group (OMA) in 1984, and rapidly grew into Europe's leading professional association for Operations Management. The expanding European dimension led to the forming of the European Operations Management Association (EurOMA) in October 1993. EurOMA is a professional non-profit association, and currently administered by EIASM, the European Institute for Advanced Studies in Management.
Activities
Annual conference: EurOMA hosts an annual conference that brings together Operations Management scholars from across the world. It also participates in joint events with its US partner organisation, the Production and Operations Management Society (POMS).
Publications: The official journal of EurOMA is the International Journal of Operations & Production Management (IJOPM), which provides a communication medium for all those working in the operations management field, whether they work in academic institutions, in industry or in consultancy. The content of the journal focuses on topics which have a substantial management (as opposed to technical) content.
Education: EurOMA hosts many educational and training programs, including the EurOMA Summer School, the Annual Doctoral Workshop, and the Service Operations Management forum.
Career development: EurOMA offers a placement service th |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visual%20CMDB | An ITIL Visual Configuration Management Database (Visual CMDB) is a series of spreadsheet applications that integrates the CMDB with Change Management and Service Level Management. A Visual CMDB provides a unified view of IT infrastructure in a visual representation. This common view is a cornerstone for implementing a successful Configuration Management process.
A Visual CMDB helps manage IT assets(CIs) such as Hardware, Software and network components and associated details such as data files, documentation and service level information.
The integration of Change Management with a Visual CMDB allows users to do impact assessments for change and to make the correct changes to the infrastructure to keep the CMDB in sync with reality. The Forward Schedule of Change provides additional visual information to help with change impact assessment over time.
References
Office of Government Commerce (OGC), ed.: Service Support. IT Infrastructure Library (ITIL). The Stationery Office, Norwich, UK (2000)
OGC, ed.: Introduction to ITIL. IT Infrastructure Library. The Stationery Office (2005)
See also
ITIL
itSMF
Capability Maturity Model
ISO 9000
Total Quality Management
Information technology management |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ATN%20International | ATN International, Inc. (ATN) (), formerly known as Atlantic Tele-Network, Inc., is a publicly traded telecommunications company that is headquartered in Beverly, Massachusetts. It operates digital wireless, wireline, and both terrestrial and submarine fiber optic networks, serving markets that are geographically separated and technically challenging, such as the plains, deserts, and mountainous areas of the United States.
ATN's expertise is operating in underserved or niche markets, growing its business organically and through acquisitions by providing an alternative to national carriers.
On March 12, 2004, the company reported total operating revenues rose 11% to $78.9 million, as compared to $70.8 million for 2002.
Wired services
ATNI also operates Wireline and Fiber Services through GT&T (Guyana). In July 2016 ATNI acquired the Virgin Islands landline and wireless assets of Innovative Communications Corporation from Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance Corporation due to foreclosure. The combined United States Virgin Islands operating company is named Viya.
Wireless service
ATN operates wireless service in the United States as both a wholesale and a regional cellular provider via its subsidiary companies of Commnet Wireless, LLC (US)(Wholesale) in the western United States and Viya in the US Virgin Islands.
ATN also operates international cellular service as One in Bermuda. ATN previously owned Islandcom Wireless in Turks & Caicos (now defunct and had its former customers transferred to the Liberty Latin America-owned LIME/FLOW).
Acquisition of Alltel assets
On April 26, 2010, ATN acquired certain former Alltel wireless assets that Verizon Wireless was required to divest as part of the regulatory approvals granted for its purchase of Alltel earlier that year. Since that time, ATN, through its Alltel subsidiary Allied Wireless, has served subscribers primarily in rural areas across Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Illinois, Ohio, and Idaho.
Sale of Alltel assets
On January 22, 2013, AT&T announced that it had signed an agreement with Atlantic Tele-Network to acquire the company's U.S. retail wireless operations, operated under the Alltel brand, for $780 million in cash. Under terms of the agreement, AT&T will acquire wireless properties, including licenses, network assets, retail stores and approximately 585,000 subscribers.
Divestiture of Sovernet
In August 2016, ATN announced that it agreed sell its New England operations in Sovernet Communications and Sovernet's subsidiary Independent Optical Network (ION), operations to Oak Hill Capital Partners by early 2017.
See also
Verizon Wireless
Alltel
Allied Wireless
References
External links
Official Website
Mobile phone companies of the United States
Companies based in Beverly, Massachusetts
Telecommunications companies based in Massachusetts
Companies listed on the Nasdaq |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20railway%20stations%20in%20Worcestershire | This is a list of railway stations in Worcestershire, one of the counties of the United Kingdom. It includes all railway stations in Worcestershire that form part of the British National Rail network that currently have timetabled train services. It does not include stations on heritage railways, except for those stations which are shared with those on the National Rail Network.
The main operator is West Midlands Railway who run the majority of services in the county. However Great Western Railway operates the Worcester - London service and Chiltern Railways operates services between Kidderminster and London.
The main rail routes in Worcestershire include:
Birmingham to Worcester via Bromsgrove
Birmingham to Worcester via Kidderminster
Cotswold Line
Cross-City Line
Stations
The following table lists the name of each station, along with the year it first opened, and the district in which it is situated. The table also shows the train operators who currently serve each station and the final two columns give information on the number of passengers using each station in recent years, as collated by the Office of Rail Regulation, a Government body. The figures are based on ticket sales.
The 2020-21 data has - in most cases - dropped significantly due to the Coronavirus Pandemic and the lockdown lasting from March 2020 - May 2020 in the UK. Passenger numbers have begun to recover in the 2021-22 period.
See also
List of railway stations in the West Midlands
List of railway stations in Merseyside
List of railway stations in Greater Manchester
List of railway stations in Wales
List of London railway stations
References
External links
Worcestershire
Railway |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20group-1%20ISBN%20publisher%20codes | A list of publisher codes for (978) International Standard Book Numbers with a group code of one. (Data from published items by these publishers.)
Assignation
The group-1 publisher codes are assigned as follows:
2-digit publisher codes
3-digit publisher codes
4-digit publisher codes
5-digit publisher codes
6-digit publisher codes
7-digit publisher codes
See also
List of group-0 ISBN publisher codes
List of ISBN identifier groups
References
External links
https://www.isbn-international.org/range_file_generation
http://www.books-by-isbn.com/
http://www.books-by-isbn.com/cg-english_speaking_area_1.html
List of 2 and 3-digit publisher codes for ISBNs that start with a 0 from http://blog.openlibrary.org/2009/07/20/isbn-publisher-codes/ where there is also a complete list of publisher codes for ISBNs that start with a 0 or 1.
Book publishing
Bookselling
Book terminology
Identifiers
International Standard Book Number
1
Unique identifiers |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lisa%20Gansky | Lisa Gansky (born May 1, 1961) is an American entrepreneur and author.
She was the co-founder and CEO of Global Network Navigator (GNN), the first commercial website, which was acquired by America Online (AOL). She was also the co-founder, CEO and chairman of Ofoto, a digital photography company, which sold to Eastman Kodak. She is an international thought leader, writer and speaker on the topic of the collaborative economy or sharing economy, open innovation and entrepreneurship.
Career
In 1993, Gansky co-founded Global Network Navigator (GNN), the first commercial web site and portal, with Tim O'Reilly and Dale Dougherty. GNN was purchased by America Online in 1995 while Gansky was CEO of the company. Following the acquisition, Gansky moved to AOL and became Vice President of Internet Properties and Services, overseeing Webcrawler, GNN, internet software, AOL internet investments (ivillage), and online advertising and e-commerce.
In 1999, she co-founded Ofoto, a digital photography company, and served as chairman and CEO. During her time as CEO, the company sold to Eastman Kodak in 2001. Following the acquisition, she became general manager of Eastman Kodak Company's Digital Imaging Services division. Ofoto later became Kodak Gallery.
Gansky's book, entitled The Mesh: Why the Future of Business is Sharing, was released in 2010. In July 2010, she launched the Global Share Economy (Mesh) Directory to support the community of share-based businesses and organizations.
In addition to her roles at Ofoto and Eastman Kodak, she has been an investor and advisor to companies including 11:FS, Breather, Clear Cove Systems, Feastly, Greenbiz, Honest Buildings, Instructables, muse.ai, Miso Tasty, OpenRov, Turo, Science Exchange, Scoot Networks, Solar Mosaic, Sunfolding, Taskrabbit, Traity, Bango plc and Trove. She is the founder of Instigating + Co.
References
External links
Article from Treehugger
Article from Poptech
Personal site
Mesh Directory
1961 births
Living people
American technology writers
Women technology writers
20th-century American businesspeople
20th-century American businesswomen
21st-century American women |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yumurcak%20TV%20%28TV%20channel%29 | Yumurcak TV was a Turkish television network for children which was owned and operated by Samanyolu Yayıncılık A.Ş. On 19 July 2016, its license was revoked and the channel closed by the Radio and Television Supreme Council due to alleged links with the Gülen Movement following the 2016 Turkish coup d'état attempt.
References
External links
Children's television networks
Defunct television channels in Turkey
Television channels and stations established in 2007
Television channels and stations disestablished in 2016 |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Owen%20Van%20Natta | Owen Thomas Van Natta (born November 12, 1969) is an American businessman who has found success in a variety of tech spaces, including e-tail, social networking, music streaming, gaming, finance and investment. He currently serves as Founder of OVN Capital and has held notable positions in various tech companies, including Amazon.com, Facebook, Myspace, BOKU Mobile Payments, and Zynga. Van Natta holds a bachelor's degree in English and American literature from the University of California, Santa Cruz.
Van Natta is also a Founder and Managing Director of Prefix Capital, as well as a Founder of 415, LLC.
Van Natta married Jennifer Van Natta in 1998 and had two children together. The couple divorced in August 2019.
Career
From June 1998 to August 2005, Van Natta was Vice President of Worldwide Business and Corporate Development at Amazon.com, where he managed global marketing programs and strategic partnerships during the period where Amazon was laying the groundwork for the company's historic growth in market capitalization. He was part of the founding team of A9.com, the Amazon.com search engine optimization company, and was responsible for site operations and sponsored-link advertising.
Van Natta became the Chief Operating Officer at Facebook, where he focused on revenue operations, business development, and strategic partnerships from September 2005 to February 2008. At the time of his departure, his title was Chief Revenue Officer. He went on to serve as the Chief Executive Officer of Project Playlist in 2008, a music sharing website allowing users to search for music, create custom playlists, and share the content with friends.
In April 2009, Van Natta became Chief Executive Officer of MySpace, where he was responsible for all aspects of the company's strategic vision and the execution of its global business initiatives. Van Natta created new features as a part of his refocusing of strategy, and tried to move MySpace from a social networking platform to an entertainment content distribution platform. By the end of 2009, NewsCorp's Fox Interactive Media business posted revenue of $226 million and profits of $7 million, the vast majority of it from MySpace. After spending ten months in his position, he stepped down and joined Zynga in February 2010.
Van Natta joined Zynga, a tech company that makes online social games, as Executive Vice President of Business. As a member of the Board of Directors in August 2010. He was responsible for the company's revenue strategy, corporate development, international expansion, and brand. He resigned from Zynga on November 17, 2011.
He is currently a Founder and Managing Director of Prefix Capital.
References
1969 births
Place of birth missing (living people)
Living people
American technology chief executives
American chief operating officers
University of California, Santa Cruz alumni
Facebook employees
Zynga people
Amazon (company) people
American business executives
20th-century American businesspe |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/YouTomb | YouTomb was a website built to track videos removed by popular American video-sharing website YouTube. The site operated a searchable database of recent video removals on YouTube. It tracked not only DMCA takedowns but also terms of use violations and user removals. Those videos removed due to DMCA takedowns were sortable by alleged copyright holder. The database was generated by software that repeatedly scanned YouTube for unavailable videos. The site was operated by the MIT chapter of Students for Free Culture and its source code is licensed under the GNU Affero General Public License. Although it only tracked YouTube, a future goal was to cover more video websites on YouTomb (unavailable as of November 2014).
See also
Lumen
References
External links
YouTomb (archived)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
YouTube
Software using the GNU AGPL license |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harwell%20CADET | The Harwell CADET was the first fully transistorised computer in Europe, and may have been the first fully transistorised computer in the world.
The electronics division of the Atomic Energy Research Establishment at Harwell, UK built the Harwell Dekatron Computer in 1951, which was an automatic calculator where the decimal arithmetic and memory were electronic, although other functions were performed by relays. By 1953, it was evident that this did not meet AERE's computing needs, and AERE director Sir John Cockcroft encouraged them to design and build a computer using transistors throughout.
E. H. Cooke-Yarborough based the design around a 64-kilobyte (65,536 bytes) magnetic drum memory store with multiple moving heads that had been designed at the National Physical Laboratory, UK. By 1953 his team had transistor circuits operating to read and write on a smaller magnetic drum from the Royal Radar Establishment. The machine used a low clock speed of only 58 kHz to avoid having to use any valves to generate the clock waveforms. This slow speed was partially offset by the ability to add together eight numbers concurrently.
The resulting machine was called CADET (Transistor Electronic Digital Automatic Computer – backward). It first ran a simple test program in February 1955. CADET used 324 point-contact transistors provided by the UK company Standard Telephones and Cables, which were the only ones available in sufficient quantity when the project started; 76 junction transistors were used for the first stage amplifiers for data read from the drum, since point-contact transistors were too noisy. CADET was built from a few standardised designs of circuit boards which never got mounted into the planned desktop unit, so it was left in its breadboard form. From August 1956 CADET was offering a regular computing service, during which it often executed continuous computing runs of 80 hours or more.
Cooke-Yarborough described CADET as being "probably the second fully transistorised computer in the world to put to use", second to an unnamed IBM machine. Both the Manchester University Transistor Computer and the Bell Laboratories TRADIC were demonstrated incorporating transistors before CADET was operational, although both required some thermionic valves to supply their faster clock power, so they were not fully transistorised. In April 1955 IBM announced the IBM 608 transistor calculator, which they claim was "the first all solid-state computing machine commercially marketed" and "the first completely transistorized computer available for commercial installation", and which may have been demonstrated in October 1954, before the CADET.
By 1956, Brian Flowers, head of the theoretical physics division at AERE, was convinced that the CADET provided insufficient computing power for the needs of his numerical analysts and ordered a Ferranti Mercury computer. In 1958, Mercury number 4 became operational at AERE to accompany the CADET for another two years be |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonathan%20Katz%20%28disambiguation%29 | Jonathan Katz is an American actor.
Jonathan Katz may also refer to:
Jonathan Katz (computer scientist)
Jonathan David Katz (born 1958), professor of queer studies
Jonathan Ned Katz (born 1938), historian of human sexuality
Jon Katz (born 1947), technology writer
Jonathan M. Katz (born 1980), foreign correspondent and author
Jonathan Katz, CEO of Katz Broadcasting, now a subsidiary of the E. W. Scripps Company |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samsung%20Galaxy | Samsung Galaxy (, stylized as SΛMSUNG Galaxy since 2015 (except Japan where it omits the Samsung branding), previously stylized as Samsung GALAXY; abbreviated as SG) is a series of computing and mobile computing devices that are designed, manufactured and marketed by Samsung Electronics. The product line includes the Samsung Galaxy S series of high-end smartphones, the Samsung Galaxy Tab series of tablets, the Samsung Galaxy Note series of tablets and phablets with the added functionality of a stylus, the foldable Samsung Galaxy Z series, and smartwatches including the first version of the Samsung Galaxy Gear, with later versions dropping the Galaxy branding, until the release of the Samsung Galaxy Watch in 2018.
Samsung Galaxy devices use the Android operating system produced by Google, with a custom user interface called One UI (with previous versions being known as Samsung Experience and TouchWiz). However, the Galaxy TabPro S is the first Galaxy-branded Windows 10 device that was announced in CES 2016.
The Galaxy Watch is the first Galaxy-branded smartwatch since the release of later iterations of the Gear smartwatch from 2014 to 2017. In 2020, Samsung added the Samsung Galaxy Chromebook 2-in-1 laptop running ChromeOS to the Galaxy branding lineup. The follow-on Samsung Galaxy Chromebook 2 was released in 2021.
Definitions
Categories
Current
Galaxy Z, high-end foldable devices
Galaxy S, the flagship series with the newest features
Galaxy A, a midrange series with more features than the M series
Galaxy M, a slightly more budget alternative to the A series
Galaxy F, another A series alternative sold in developing countries
Galaxy Xcover, rugged business phones with lower specifications
Discontinued
Galaxy Note, devices with a large screen and a stylus (discontinued in 2021). Replaced by the S Ultra models.
Galaxy J, low-end devices (discontinued in 2019). Merged with Galaxy A.
Hierarchy
The main 2023 lineup of Galaxy smartphone models looks like this:
Galaxy S23 Ultra
Galaxy S23+
Galaxy S23
Galaxy Z Fold 5
Galaxy Z Flip 5
Galaxy A54 and Galaxy M54
Galaxy A34 and Galaxy M34
Galaxy A24
Galaxy A14 and Galaxy M14
Galaxy A04s
Galaxy A04 and Galaxy M04
Model numbers
Since September 2013, model numbers of devices in the Samsung Galaxy series are in the "SM-XXXX" format (excluding the Galaxy J SC-02F, Galaxy Centura SCH-S738C, and SGH-N075T). Previously, from 2009 until September 2013, the model numbers were in the "GT-XXXXX" format.
SM-Nnn0 – mainstream Note model (New type of model number)
SM-Tnn0/1/5/6 – mainstream Tab model (New type of model number)
SM-Pnn0/5 - mainstream Tab with S Pen Stylus model
GT-Snnn2/ SM-Gnnn/DS / SM-Gnnn/DD SM-Gnnn2 Dual-SIM "Duos" model
GT-Snnn5/GT-Nnnn5/GT-Pnnn5/GT-Innn5/SM-NnnnF/SM-Tnn5/SM-GnnnF – 4G/LTE model
SM-Wnnn – Windows model (i.e., Galaxy Book)
SM-Gnnn - S series, F series model
SM-Annn – A series model
SM-Mnnn – M series model
SM-Snnn – S series model
SM-Xnnn |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Database-as-IPC | In computer programming, Database-as-IPC may be considered an anti-pattern where a disk persisted table in a database is used as the message queue store for routine interprocess communication or subscribed data processing. If database performance is of concern, alternatives include sockets, network socket, or message queue.
British computer scientist, Junade Ali, defined the Database-as-IPC Anti-Pattern as using a database to "schedule jobs or queue up tasks to be completed", noting that this anti-pattern centres around using a database for temporary messages instead of persistent data.
Controversy
The issue arises if there is a performance issue, and if additional systems (and servers) can be justified. In terms of performance, recent advancements in database systems provide more efficient mechanisms for signaling and messaging, and database systems also support memory (non-persisted) tables.
There are databases with built-in notification mechanisms, such as Postgres, SQL Server, and Oracle. These mechanisms and future improvements of database systems can make queuing much more efficient and avoid the need to set up a separate signaling or messaging queue system along with the server and management overhead.
While MySQL doesn't have direct support for notifications, some workarounds are possible. However, they would be seen as non-standard and therefore more difficult to maintain.
See also
Inbox and outbox pattern
References
Anti-patterns
Databases |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20General%20Electric%20Concert | The General Electric Concert was a music series sponsored by General Electric and broadcast on the NBC Red Network beginning in 1931.
Featuring orchestral selections along with tenor Richard Crooks, the 30-minute program aired Sunday afternoon at 5:30pm in 1931–32. It moved to Sunday evenings at 9pm for the 1932–33 season.
As early as 1923, General Electric sponsored radio programs on WGY in Schenectady, New York. Walter Damrosch, a pioneer in the presentation of music on radio, conducted the orchestra for General Electric in the late 1920s and early 1930s on a program that was listed in newspapers as Damrosch's General Electric Concert.
References
See also
Music Appreciation Hour
1930s American radio programs
1931 radio programme debuts
American classical music radio programs
General Electric sponsorships
NBC radio programs |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dansefeber%20%28season%202%29 | Dansefeber is a Norwegian television reality program and dance competition airing on the TVNorge network. The show is a version of the US original version So You Think You Can Dance. Season two premiered with Merete Lingjærde, Geir Bie and Vibeke Sørlie as permanent judges and Henriette Lien returning to host. Contemporary dancer Hanna Mjåvatn was crowned Norway's Favourite Dancer and the top price of 500,000 norwegian kroner, as the first female dancer to win the competition in every version of the show. Runner-up were hip-hop dancer Eric Nærbø, with jazz dancer Michelle Purvis finishing 3rd, and Latin ballroom dancer Bjørn Holthe finishing 4th.
Audition
Cities
Open auditions for this season were held in the following cities:
Oslo
Bergen
Trondheim
Format
The format is the same as So You Think You Can Dance (US) season 2-present; the dancer could:
Be sent straight home, because the judges did not think the dancer was good enough
Be sent straight to the "Fever Days", same as Las Vegas Week in the US version
Be sent to the choreography round, where the dancer will be asked to learn a choreography later hi in the day, and based on that, the judges decides who will go through to the "Fever Days"
The Fever Days
The Fever Days were held in Oslo. The "Fever Days" is the same as Las Vegas week in the US version, where the dancers will be asked to learn different styles of dance in a workshop. After all the challenges, the judges picks the top 20 finalists, 10 female and 10 male from all over Norway.
Finals
Elimination chart
Contestants are in reverse chronological order of elimination.
†Mona Berntsen suffered an injury that resulted in her being unable to continue in the competition. She was medically withdrawn, and Michelle Purvis replaced her as she was the most recent female competitor eliminated. That meant Berntsen was able to try for the next season, which it was not going to be, but bigger, in So You Think You Can Dance (Scandinavia), which she won.
All shows
Audition 1 (Oslo)
The first episode of Dansefeber was audition in Oslo.
Auditioners which got the top 20:
Hanna Mjåvatn (winner)
Eric Nærbø (runner-up)
Michelle Purvis (3rd place)
Bjørn Holthe (4th place)
Philip Olsen (top 6)
Alexandra Joner (top 6)
Ellen Dybvik (top 8)
Endre Jansen (top 12)
Mona Berntsen (top 12, winner of So You Think You Can Dance (Scandinavia)
Navid Rezvani (top 14)
Hugo Hagström (top 18)
Anett Amundsen (top 18)
Audition 2 (Bergen)
The second episode of Dansefeber was audition in Bergen.
Auditioners which got to the top 20:
Ole Petter Knarvik (top 10)
Marit Halvorsen (top 10)
Anette Stokke (top 14)
Lars Olav Eltervaag (top 16)
Sara Einbu (top 16)
Trine Lise Akselsen (top 20)
Audition 3 (Trondheim)
The third episode of Dansefeber was audition in Trondheim.
Auditioners which got to the top 20:
Vegard Kristiansen (top 8)
Chenno Tim (top 20)
The Fever Days
The fourth episode of Dansefeber was the Fever Days in Oslo, which is the same as Las Vegas Week in |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motorola%20Krave | The Krave (model ZN4) is a 3G CDMA mobile phone produced by Motorola, introduced in October 2008 exclusively for Verizon Wireless. It runs the BREW application platform on the Synergy operating system.
Features
The Krave is a revolutionary flip phone in that it is a touch screen phone which can be accessed from the phone's transparent cover, although with less accuracy and sensitivity than with it open. The earpiece speaker and speakerphone microphone is mounted in the middle of the cover, with no apparent connection to the phone. The "wires" are actually a fine mesh which is laminated into the cover. This red-colored mesh can be easily seen only in sunshine or other very bright direct lighting. Because this piece covers part of the 240×400 color LCD screen, some options of the camera and media player are not available with the cover closed, and this portion of the screen is blank black at those times. When closed, it effectively has a qVGA resolution of 240×320.
The phone connects to 1xRTT voice and EV-DO data cellular networks. It also receives V Cast TV, Verizon's brand of mobile TV provided by MediaFLO. This is a pay TV service, and it cannot receive new free-to-air ATSC-M/H signals from local TV stations.
Along with the TV service, a few other functions can be used with the cover closed, including VZ Navigator, the digital music player, and viewing or taking pictures and videos. If the Navigator icon is activated without the additional-cost subscription, it instead plays an audio/video advertisement for the service, and drains the lithium-ion battery by leaving the backlight on at the end until the user discovers it and exits the ad.
The phone has 130MB of available flash memory on board, and takes microSD and microSDHC cards up to 8GB using a slot on the side, mounting it to on the phone's filesystem. Charging and data are via microUSB, while unprotected data (excluding ringtones due to Verizon lockdown) can be exchanged via Bluetooth. Also due to Verizon firmware, it cannot be connected as a standard mass-storage device or media player device.
It has a 3.5mm TRS connector socket for standard headphones, and takes a TRRS connector (like the iPhone) for stereo headsets. The phone can also be operated in this manner, however loose connections can cause it to randomly stop, skip to another song, or even beep very loudly and redial without permission, even with a regular pair of headphones that does not have these features. There is also no setting available to defeat this behavior, which occurs even with the switch in the locked position.
The music player plays MP3, AAC, AAC+, Enhanced AAC+, MIDI, and WMA 9 & 10, and displays album art. When closed, or when open in vertical mode, it has a progress bar that can be dragged through the song. When open in horizontal mode (left side down) it displays only album art, with three others tilted to each side, like the iPhone and iTunes. The song and album name are partly displayed, |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gfirst | GFIRST is the United States Government Forum of Incident Response and Security Teams.
Background:
GFIRST was formed because there was a need and desire to improve information sharing about cybersecurity incidents across federal government incident response teams. The focus was to create an environment in which the technical owners and operators could share there experiences with each other in a trusted environment.
GFIRST evolved from a couple of earlier initiatives. Initially, there was a Task 1 initiative with the White House that focused on information sharing among a small group of incident response teams. The initial group was VA, IRS, DOE, and DOD. This group was successful in its initial information sharing efforts and the idea of G-CIRC was formed by the initial founders of the group (Rob Pate created the concept and eventually helped to launch GFIRST during the formation stage of DHS US-CERT).
The GFIRST community grew like wildfire and the number of participants in the monthly DHS hosted meetings grew. The GFIRST community had the opportunity to make site visits to other incident response team around the nation to learn the best practices from others across government. In addition, the Annual GFIRT conference became a yearly gathering for the incident response community as well as many security leaders inside and outside of government. GFIRST always strived to keep the content rich, the community strong and focused, as well as deliver value to the security community.
It was formed by a group of FIRST federal members (formed out of FEDCIRC) in 2003. GFIRST, hosted by US-CERT, is a community of more than 50+ incident response teams from various federal agencies working together to secure the federal government.
Annual conference
US-CERT hosts an annual GFIRST conference which is open to all interested in learning more about cyber security and incident response. GFIRST Conferences are a great place for public and private sector leaders serving in non-technical roles to become familiar with the fundamentals of cyber security and incident response. GFIRST is also an excellent resource for practitioners in incident response and information security from the public and private sectors.
External links
GFIRST Conference Site
Original White House memorandum establishing FEDCIRC in 2002
GFirst 2013 Website
https://www.linkedin.com/in/robpate/
United States Department of Homeland Security |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kernighan%E2%80%93Lin%20algorithm | The Kernighan–Lin algorithm is a heuristic algorithm for finding partitions of graphs.
The algorithm has important practical application in the layout of digital circuits and components in electronic design automation of VLSI.
Description
The input to the algorithm is an undirected graph with vertex set , edge set , and (optionally) numerical weights on the edges in . The goal of the algorithm is to partition into two disjoint subsets and of equal (or nearly equal) size, in a way that minimizes the sum of the weights of the subset of edges that cross from to . If the graph is unweighted, then instead the goal is to minimize the number of crossing edges; this is equivalent to assigning weight one to each edge. The algorithm maintains and improves a partition, in each pass using a greedy algorithm to pair up vertices of with vertices of , so that moving the paired vertices from one side of the partition to the other will improve the partition. After matching the vertices, it then performs a subset of the pairs chosen to have the best overall effect on the solution quality .
Given a graph with vertices, each pass of the algorithm runs in time .
In more detail, for each , let be the internal cost of a, that is, the sum of the costs of edges between a and other nodes in A, and let be the external cost of a, that is, the sum of the costs of edges between a and nodes in B. Similarly, define , for each . Furthermore, let
be the difference between the external and internal costs of s. If a and b are interchanged, then the reduction in cost is
where is the cost of the possible edge between a and b.
The algorithm attempts to find an optimal series of interchange operations between elements of and which maximizes and then executes the operations, producing a partition of the graph to A and B.
Pseudocode
Source:
function Kernighan-Lin(G(V, E)) is
determine a balanced initial partition of the nodes into sets A and B
do
compute D values for all a in A and b in B
let gv, av, and bv be empty lists
for n := 1 to |V| / 2 do
find a from A and b from B, such that g = D[a] + D[b] − 2×c(a, b) is maximal
remove a and b from further consideration in this pass
add g to gv, a to av, and b to bv
update D values for the elements of A = A \ a and B = B \ b
end for
find k which maximizes g_max, the sum of gv[1], ..., gv[k]
if g_max > 0 then
Exchange av[1], av[2], ..., av[k] with bv[1], bv[2], ..., bv[k]
until (g_max ≤ 0)
return G(V, E)
See also
Fiduccia–Mattheyses algorithm
References
Combinatorial optimization
Combinatorial algorithms
Heuristic algorithms |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BASE%20Productions | BASE Productions is a production company founded in 1992 by John Brenkus and Mickey Stern. As a producer of reality, documentary, and unscripted infotainment programming, BASE Productions uses a trademark motion-capture and CGI technology. The company has produced programming for a variety of channels, such as A&E, Animal Planet, the Discovery Channel networks, Fox Sports Net, G4, ESPN, HBO, MTV, National Geographic Channel and Spike TV. BASE Productions is located in Los Angeles and Washington DC.
Chief executive officers
John Brenkus serves as the co-CEO, as well as the host of Sport Science. During the early years of his career, Brenkus produced numerous short films and music video projects before launching full-time into film and television writing, production and direction. John Brenkus is based in Los Angeles.
Mickey Stern is the co-CEO and also headlines the business, legal and financial aspects of BASE Productions. He is based in Washington, D.C.
John Davis is the Executive Vice President working closely with Brenkus and Stern headlining the business, legal, financial and creative aspects of BASE Productions. He is based in Los Angeles.
Robert Curran is the Executive Vice President of Development and is responsible for creative development and production management, and serves as Executive Producer on many BASE Productions projects.
Productions
TV series
Fact or Faked (2012), Reality, SyFy
Stunt Busters (2011), Reality, Speed
Car Warriors (2011), Reality, Speed
Car Science (2011), Reality, Speed
Last American Cowboy (2010) Reality, Animal Planet
I, Predator (2011) Reality, Animal Planet
Jesse James Is a Dead Man (2009) Reality, Spike TV, starring television personality Jesse James, premiered on May 31, 2009 on Spike TV to the most viewers and highest rating for an unscripted series premiere among the 18-49 male demographic. In the finale of the first season, Jesse James sets the land speed record for a hydrogen powered vehicle.
Strong Men (2009-current) Reality, National Geographic Channel
Crime 360 (2008- current) Reality, A&E
Human Wrecking Balls (2008-2010) Reality, G4
Known Universe (2008-current) Reality, National Geographic Channel
Sport Science (2007- current) Reality, ESPN, tests such theories and practices as female versus male Muay Thai. The show ran for two seasons on Fox Sports Net before being picked up by ESPN in January 2010.
Fight Science (2006- current) Reality, National Geographic Channel
Deep South Paranormal (2013-) Paranormal, SyFy
References
External links
Los Angeles Times Kevin Love looks to go the distance on FSN's Sport Science
Oregon Live 'Sport Science' host takes great pains for 'good TV'
Tampa Bay Online 'Sport Science': Skull Breaks Like a Coconut
Tulsa World Bring the Pain: TV Host Dives into The Brutal Force of Pro Sports
Variety FSN to Sport more 'Science'
USA Today Zany Sports Science Show Answers Questions You Never Had
Mass media companies based in Washington, D.C.
Mass med |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20bus%20routes%20in%20the%20Wellington%20Region | This is a list of Greater Wellington Regional Council contracted bus routes in the Wellington Region, operated under the banner of the Metlink public transport network, as well as commercially operated commuter services. There are approximately 100 bus routes in total across the region.
Route numbers
Route numbers are generally classified by area: routes 1-29 are Wellington City routes, 30-39 are express and peak-only routes, 50-59 and 60 are Newlands routes, 80-99 are commercial routes, 110-119 are Upper Hutt City routes, 120-199 are Lower Hutt City routes, 200-209 are Wairarapa routes, 220-239 are Porirua City routes, 250-299 are Kāpiti Coast routes, and 300-999 are school bus routes or other special routes.
From July 2018, many Wellington City routes were shortened to connect with high-frequency spine routes at bus hubs, but extend to the city centre at peak times. For example, the usual route 19 service in Johnsonville connects with the route 1 service during the day, but extends to Wellington City in the peak time as route 19e. These extended routes sometimes differ from other peak-only routes by running in both directions at peak (although some do only run in one direction). An 'x' suffix generally means that the service is an express service and does not stop at all the bus stops along the route.
Prior to 2018, routes 40-49 were used for routes in Wellington City's north-western suburbs, and prior to 2011 Porirua City routes were numbered from 60-69 and Kāpiti Coast routes from 70-79. Other services, like the railway lines, cable car, and harbour ferry, are given lettered route numbers (for example, the Melling Line is MEL).
Route operators
Under the new Public Transport Operating Model, all Wellington Region bus routes were put out to tender in 2016. All tendered routes in Wellington City were awarded to Tranzit Group, and all direct appointment routes in Wellington City and Eastbourne remain with NZ Bus and Newlands Coach Services. Uzabus won all tendered routes on the Kāpiti Coast, and Tranzit Group (under the brand Tranzurban) won all tendered routes in the Hutt Valley and Porirua and remained the bus operator in the Wairarapa.
List of routes
Wellington City routes from 2018
These bus routes, which came into operation on 15 July 2018, operate within the Wellington City area. Previously, Wellington City services (with the exception of Newlands and Johnsonville services) were operated entirely by GO Wellington.
Hutt Valley routes
These Hutt Valley routes first came into service on 15 July, 2018. Previously, Hutt Valley services were operated entirely by Valley Flyer.
Wairarapa routes
The Wairarapa is physically separated from Wellington by the Remutaka Range. Connections to Wellington are made by the Wairarapa Connection train from Masterton to Wellington.
Porirua routes
Most Porirua services connect with the Kapiti Line railway service at Porirua station. The route 60 service connects Wellington City and Porirua City bus ser |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual%20organization%20%28grid%20computing%29 | In grid computing, a virtual organization (VO) refers to a dynamic set of individuals or institutions defined around a set of resource-sharing rules and conditions. All these virtual organizations share some commonality among them, including common concerns and requirements, but may vary in size, scope, duration, sociology, and structure.
History
The collaborations involved in grid computing of the early 2000s lead to the emergence of multiple organizations that function as one unit through the use of their shared competencies and resources for the purpose of one or more identified goals.
A virtual organization has the characteristics of a formal organization while not being one. It comprises a complex network of smaller organizations which each contribute a part of the production process. Boundaries between organizations are fuzzy; control is generally by market forces, reinforced by the certainty of long- term contracts.
The XtreemOS project promised to support virtual organizations.
See also
List of grid computing projects
Open Grid Forum
Cloud computing
References
Grid computing |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bus%20SCS | SCS is an acronym for "Sistema Cablaggio Semplificato" ("Simplified Cable Solution"). It uses a fieldbus network protocol and has applications in the field of home automation and building automation. It is used mainly in bTicino and Legrand installations.
General features
An SCS bus is based on a sheathed twisted pair formed of two flexible conductors; these are braided and unshielded with isolation 300/500V, SELV as double isolation is required – according to the rules adopted by CEI (International Electrotechnical Committee). The bus is unpolarized, devices are required to support the DC power supply in both polarity.
Wiring
Two kind of wiring are possible:
Free cabling were a mix of bus and star topology are present, better for old houses
Star wiring were all devices are connected to the switch rack, better for new houses
Communication
Across the SCS bus four different types of signals are transmitted in frequency modulation:
Electricity supply via 27 Vdc
Data with a frequency clock of 9600 Hz
Sound
Video
The transmission protocol is the CSMA/CA.
Functions
Through the SCS bus you have the following functions:
Light control
Automation
Sound diffusion
Energy management
Thermoregulation
Video intercom
Alarm system
All the listed functions share the same technology and the same procedures for configuration / installation.
Configuration
All devices connected to SCS bus must be manually configured, no autolearn is possible, apart Alarm system and extenders. Configuration assign an address and an operating mode. Two kind of configurations are possible:
Physical - using numbered jumpers with different values resistor. Those are custom made devices and packages.
Virtual - using a configuration software connected with an ethernet gateway. In this case the address and operating mode are written in a non volatile memory in every device. Applying a physical jumper override the virtual configuration wiping the memory.
Addressing details
Device addressing use three different 'digits' A|PL|GR. The A mean the room, the PL is the Point of Load in the room, and GR is the group. Group join loads in same or different rooms in a logical manner. Not all devices has group addressing. All devices must answer to room broadcast called AMB. All devices must answer to general broadcast called GEN. Physical and Virtual addressing has different limitations:
Writing physical addresses use 2 digits. Writing virtual addresses use 4 digits.
In big houses and buildings, SCS address extension is possible, were different address domains are connected via some bridges. Only some kind of messages can cross a bridge.
Here the values of physical configuration jumpers:
Note: It looks like the values of the configurators are measured, not from any official table. Resistor values are not between short difference. E.g. "4", it is in this table 471 kohm; if resistor is 1%, it is about 470 k ... 479 k. The original table from year 1999/2000 says: 0 = 4,7M, 1 = 825k, 2 = |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biglang%20Sibol%2C%20Bayang%20Impasibol | () is a Philippine television drama comedy series broadcast by GMA Network. Directed by Jeffrey Jeturian, it stars Celia Rodriguez, Nestor de Villa and Sylvia La Torre. It premiered on March 12, 2001 replacing Rio Del Mar. The series concluded on January 25, 2002 with a total of 228 episodes.
Cast and characters
Lead cast
Celia Rodriguez as Nena
Nestor de Villa as Noel
Sylvia La Torre
Supporting cast
Delia Razon as Luding
Michael de Mesa as Tonito
Princess Punzalan
Gardo Versoza as Carlos Herrero
Jeffrey Quizon as Epoy
Lara Fabregas
Lyka Ugarte
Russel Jake Bauan as Dennis Rodman
Alessandra de Rossi as Angela
Gladys Guevarra as Medusa
Carmina Manzano
Dindin Llarena as Deedee
Steven Claude Goyong
Wendy Laguidao Hunter
References
External links
2001 Philippine television series debuts
2002 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/Christchurch%E2%80%93Lyttelton%20Motorway | The Christchurch–Lyttelton Motorway, also known as Tunnel Road, is part of the road network connecting Christchurch, New Zealand with its port at Lyttelton. It is part of State Highway 74.
Route
The northern terminus is a roundabout on Ferry Road, a few hundred metres southeast of an intersection with the Christchurch ring route. The motorway immediately crosses the Ōpāwaho / Heathcote River and is carried on an embankment south across its swampy floodplain. The northern section is two lane, unlit and is relatively lightly trafficked, with the majority of traffic entering at a grade-separated parclo interchange with Port Hills Road which connects via the Opawa Expressway to the north and west.
South of the interchange the motorway climbs the western side of the Heathcote Valley, with a crawler lane and passing through some cuttings. The access road to Horotane valley, a side valley of the Heathcote, passes beneath the motorway, connecting to Port Hills Road which continues in parallel to the motorway.
At the head of the Heathcote Valley is the north entrance to the Lyttelton road tunnel, with a southbound on-ramp and northbound off-ramp to Bridle Path road. The tunnel's toll plaza was located here prior to the abolition of tolls in 1979. The speed limit is restricted to 50 km/h in the Lyttelton Road Tunnel. The motorway terminates at a roundabout immediately at the Lyttelton end of the tunnel.
History
The 6.1 km road was completed in 1964 with the opening of the Lyttelton road tunnel, the country's second-longest road tunnel. It is designated a motorway, with pedestrians and cyclists excluded, although for the most part the road is 2-3 lane undivided carriageway.
Interchanges
References
Motorways in New Zealand
Transport in Christchurch
Two-lane expressways |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kadenang%20Kristal | (International title: Crystal Chain) is a Philippine television drama series broadcast by GMA Network. Directed by Gina Alajar, it stars Amy Austria, Maricel Laxa, Rio Locsin, Jackie Lou Blanco and Teresa Loyzaga. It premiered on July 31, 1995. The series concluded on August 9, 1996 with a total of 268 episodes.
Cast and characters
Lead cast
Amy Austria as Kristal
Jackie Lou Blanco as Elizabeth
Maricel Laxa as Aileen
Rio Locsin as Lolita
Teresa Loyzaga as Teresita "Sita"
Supporting cast
Angelica Panganiban as Mariella
Lady Lee as Anya
Patricia Ann Roque as Nadia
Karina "Kara" Cruz as Luisa
Sarah Jane Abad as Ruth
Luz Valdez as Amelia
Ernie Garcia
Tanya Gomez
Roy Alvarez
Julie Fe Navarro
Janus del Prado
Jefferson Long
Accolades
References
1995 Philippine television series debuts
1996 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/Hanna%20Damasio | Hanna Damasio is a scientist in the field of cognitive neuroscience. Using computerized tomography and magnetic resonance imaging, she has developed methods of investigating human brain structure and studied functions such as language, memory, and emotion, using both the lesion method and functional neuroimaging. She is currently a Dana Dornsife Professor of Neuroscience and Director of the Dana and David Dornsife Cognitive Neuroscience Imaging Center at the University of Southern California.
Career and research
After obtaining a Doctor of Medicine from the University of Lisbon in 1969, Hanna Damasio began her career in academia as an instructor in the Department of Neurology at the University of Iowa in 1976. She quickly climbed the academic ladder, becoming a professor in the Department of Neurology in 1985. In addition to academic appointments, Hanna Damasio was also employed as the Director of the Laboratory for Neuroimaging and Human Neuroanatomy at the University of Iowa from 1982 to 2004. She continues to serve as a distinguished adjunct professor at the University of Iowa. Currently, Hanna Damasio is a Dana Dornsife Professor of Neuroscience and Director of the Dana and David Dornsife Cognitive Neuroscience Imaging Center at the University of Southern California.
Hanna Damasio utilizes brain imaging methods, such as computerized tomography and nuclear magnetic resonance, to enhance the diagnoses protocols for diseases that affect the brain. Her current projects include: developing new techniques to investigate brain structure in vivo using magnetic resonance, developing new techniques to evaluate experimental results in positron emission tomography (PET), and investigating the neuroanatomical substrates of language, memory, emotion, and decision-making using the lesion method. Her work has resulted in numerous scientific articles which appeared in leading journals. In 1989, she published "Lesion Analysis in Neuropsychology" (Oxford University Press), a classic textbook for which she received the Prize for Outstanding Book of the Year in Bio and Medical Sciences from the Association of American Publishers. Her continued interest in human neuroanatomy led her to develop the first atlas of the human brain based on computer tomography images: "Human Brain Anatomy in Computerized Images", also published by Oxford University Press. The book is a recognized reference now in its second edition.
Honors and awards
Hanna Damasio was awarded the Pessoa Prize in 1992 for her significant contributions in science and literature. She was elected to the American Neurological Association in 1995 and recognized as a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1997. In 2004, she shared the Jean-Louis Signoret Prize in cognitive neuroscience for pioneering work in social cognition. In 2010, she was a co-recipient of the Cozzarelli Prize from the United States National Academy of Sciences, attributed to the best article in behavioral neuros |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KSDM | KSDM (104.1 FM; "K-104 Country") is a radio station licensed to serve International Falls, Minnesota, United States. KSDM broadcasts a country music format, from the Westwood One network. The studios are at 519 Third Street, shared with sister station KGHS. Both also share a one tower transmitter site east of town. The station is owned by Jimmy D. Birkemeyer's R & J Broadcasting, along with KGHS.
On September 16, 2016, Red Rock Radio announced that it would sell KSDM and KGHS to R & J Broadcasting as part of an eight station deal; the sale was completed on December 21, 2016.
On-Air Personalities
There are two main radio personalities who dominate the airwaves in International Falls. Preston Otterson and Duane Etienne run a Morning Show and then Lunch with the Legends at noon. Preston Otterson is the Sports Director, covering local and regional sports. Duane Eitienne is the News Director covering the news in the area as well as regionally. You can find their show on www.rjbroadcasting.com.
References
External links
Radio stations in Minnesota
Country radio stations in the United States
Radio stations established in 1979
1979 establishments in Minnesota
International Falls, Minnesota |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1180s%20in%20poetry | Nationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature (for instance, Irish or France).
Events
1181:
Bertran de Born's first datable poem, a sirventes
1183:
Ordering of the Senzai Wakashū, an imperial Japanese poetry anthology
Bertran de Born composes a planh, "Mon chan fenisc ab dol et ab maltraire", on the death of Henry the Young King (on June 11). Rigaut de Berbezill composes another, "Si tuit li dol e.l plor e.l marrimen", as does Peire Raimon de Tolosa
Joseph of Exeter largely completes writing his Latin epic De bello Troiano
1187:
Compilation of the Senzai Wakashū, ordered in 1183
Works published
1180:
Approx. date of Khusraw and Shirin by Nezami
Births
Death years link to the corresponding "[year] in poetry" article. There are conflicting or unreliable sources for the birth years of many people born in this period; where sources conflict, the poet is listed again and the conflict is noted:
1180:
August 6 - Emperor Go-Toba (died 1239), Japanese Emperor, calligrapher, painter, musician, poet, critic, and editor
4 September — Raimbaut de Vaqueiras (died 1207), Provençal troubadour and knight
Kambar (died 1250), medieval Tamil poet and the author of the Ramavataram
Peire Cardenal (died 1278), an Occitan troubadour
1181:
Ibn al-Farid (died 1235), Arabic Sufi poet
1184:
Ibn al-Farid (died 1235), Arabic Sufi poet
Sa‘di (died 1283/1291), Persian poet
Ahmad al-Tifashi (died 1253), Arabic poet, writer, and anthologist, in Tunisia
1186:
Baha' al-din Zuhair (died 1258), Arabian poet
Deaths
Birth years link to the corresponding "[year] in poetry" article:
1180:
Minamoto no Yorimasa (born 1106), Japanese poet
John Tzetzes (born 1110), Byzantine
Zhu Shuzhen (born 1135), Chinese poet of the Song dynasty
1181:
Serlo of Wilton (born c.1105), English-born Latin poet and abbot
1183:
Wace (born 1115), Anglo-Norman poet and author of the Roman de Brut and Roman de Rou
1187:
November 9 - Emperor Gaozong of the Song Dynasty (born 1107)
1189:
Anvari (born 1126), Persian
See also
Poetry
12th century in poetry
12th century in literature
List of years in poetry
Other events:
Other events of the 12th century
Other events of the 13th century
12th century:
12th century in poetry
12th century in literature
Notes
12th-century poetry
Poetry |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bingo%20%281998%20film%29 | Bingo is a 1998 computer-animated short film directed by Chris Landreth. The short is based on the stage play Disregard This Play by the theater troupe The Neo Futurists. It uses surrealistic imagery and dialogue to tell the story of an ordinary man who is surrounded by characters who insist that he is someone named "Bingo the Clown" even though he is not. Eventually, the man is worn down by their unwavering insistence and comes to believe that he is Bingo the Clown.
At the time of Bingo's creation, Landreth was employed as an animator at AliasWavefront, and the film was used to demonstrate the capabilities of the company's new Maya animation software.
Plot
The film opens with a live-action footage of the Neo-Futurists performing the excerpt of Disregard This Play before a live audience. A man in a strange hat greets a man sitting in a chair and addresses him as "Bingo". When the man in the chair denies being named Bingo, the man in the hat insists that he was, in fact, "Bingo the Clown-o". As the man in the chair tries to correct him, the man in the hat continues to address him more loudly from cutting off the protests. This was removed from a Vimeo upload by the film’s director.
After the footage, it opens the scene in computer-generated imagery. A man, "Dave," is sitting in a chair under a spotlight and surrounded by darkness. A clown enters, smoking a cigarette, and addresses Dave as "Bingo." Dave starts to protest that he's not "Bingo the Clown," but the clown ignores him and repeats the phrases "Hi, Bingo!" and "Bingo the Clown!" With each repetition, the clown's voice gets louder and he grows physically larger until he is screaming at Dave with a head larger than Dave's entire body.
A female harlequin enters, calling for "Music, please!" As she exits, the stage is illuminated with an instrumental rendition of "In The Good Old Summer Time" playing in the background. Strange screens rise up from under the floor and begin displaying a series of seemingly random images interspersed with pictures of clowns and the words "Hi Bingo!" At the same time, the clown begins riding a bicycle in circles around Dave while balancing a piano on one hand, and Dave is bombarded with peanuts.
The harlequin descends from the ceiling and orders the music to stop. As she exits, the music stops and the lights dim, leaving Dave alone in a spotlight once again. A little girl clown enters, holding a balloon that keeps bursting and re-inflating in new colors. She addresses Dave as "Bingo" and warns him that "he" is coming to "check on your progress." When Dave asks if Bingo is the one who is coming, the balloon girl's face transforms into a gigantic, snake-like monster and she shouts that Dave is Bingo. She then turns immediately back into a little girl to inform Dave that "he" is coming. The first clown walks through the spotlight, still carrying the piano in one hand, and drops his bicycle beside Dave's chair before leaving.
The balloon girl calls Dave "Bing |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LPDDR | Low-Power Double Data Rate (LPDDR), also known as LPDDR SDRAM, is a type of synchronous dynamic random-access memory that consumes less power and is targeted for mobile computers and devices such as mobile phones. Older variants are also known as Mobile DDR, and abbreviated as mDDR.
Modern LPDDR SDRAM is distinct from DDR SDRAM, with various differences that make the technology more appropriate for the mobile application.
LPDDR technology standards are developed independently of DDR standards, with LPDDR4X and even LPDDR5 for example being implemented prior to DDR5 SDRAM and offering far higher data rates than DDR4 SDRAM.
Bus width
In contrast with standard SDRAM, used in stationary devices and laptops and usually connected over a 64-bit wide memory bus, LPDDR also permits 16- or 32-bit wide channels.
The "E" and "X" versions mark enhanced versions of the specifications. They formalize overclocking the memory array by usually 33%.
As with standard SDRAM, most generations double the internal fetch size and external transfer speed. (DDR4 and LPDDR5 being the exceptions.)
Generations
LPDDR(1)
The original low-power DDR (sometimes retroactively called LPDDR1) is a slightly modified form of DDR SDRAM, with several changes to reduce overall power consumption.
Most significantly, the supply voltage is reduced from 2.5 to 1.8 V. Additional savings come from temperature-compensated refresh (DRAM requires refresh less often at low temperatures), partial array self refresh, and a "deep power down" mode which sacrifices all memory contents. Additionally, chips are smaller, using less board space than their non-mobile equivalents. Samsung and Micron are two of the main providers of this technology, which is used in tablet and phone devices such as the iPhone 3GS, original iPad, Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.0 and Motorola Droid X.
LPDDR2
In 2009, the standards group JEDEC published JESD209-2, which defined a more dramatically revised low-power DDR interface.
It is not compatible with either DDR1 or DDR2 SDRAM, but can accommodate either:
LPDDR2-S2: 2n prefetch memory (like DDR1),
LPDDR2-S4: 4n prefetch memory (like DDR2), or
LPDDR2-N: Non-volatile (NAND flash) memory.
Low-power states are similar to basic LPDDR, with some additional partial array refresh options.
Timing parameters are specified for LPDDR-200 to LPDDR-1066 (clock frequencies of 100 to 533 MHz).
Working at 1.2 V, LPDDR2 multiplexes the control and address lines onto a 10-bit double data rate CA bus. The commands are similar to those of normal SDRAM, except for the reassignment of the precharge and burst terminate opcodes:
Column address bit C0 is never transferred, and is assumed to be zero. Burst transfers thus always begin at even addresses.
LPDDR2 also has an active-low chip select (when high, everything is a NOP) and clock enable CKE signal, which operate like SDRAM. Also like SDRAM, the command sent on the cycle that CKE is first dropped selects the power-down state:
If t |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victorinos | Victorinos is a Spanish-language telenovela produced by the United States-based television network Telemundo. It debuted on June 23, 2009, replacing Sin Senos no hay Paraíso and concluded February 5, 2010.
The telenovela is a remake of the 1991 RTI Colombia weekly series Cuando Quiero Llorar No Lloro (best known in Colombia as Los Victorinos), which in turn is based in the homonymous 1970 novel by Venezuelan writer Miguel Otero Silva. Ramiro Meneses, who is currently directing the Telemundo telenovela, starred as one of the Victorinos in the 1991 RTI series.
The serial ran from Monday to Friday to run for over 26 weeks. As with most of its other soap operas, the network broadcasts English subtitles as closed captions on CC3. This show was replaced by the original serial of the show, it had replaced. (Victorinos replaced Sin Senos no hay Paraíso and Victorinos was replaced by Sin Tetas No Hay Paraíso, which was the original version of 'Sin Senos" on Telemundo). Telemundo is currently re-airing the series at 12:30/11:30 PM slot
Plot
The story begins with four men, all born the same day, each named Victorino. The first one (Victorino Mora), poor and less fortunate, was born into a loving family composed by his mother and stepfather and later on, 2 younger siblings. Not much longer however, his biological father killed the man he knew as his dad and doomed him to a life of crime filled with hate and vengeance.
The second one is born into a family of upper class (Victorino Gallardo). His father was a criminal and when he turned old enough, he followed into his father's steps.
The third one was born in a middle-class family and appreciated all the good things he had in his life (Victorino Manjarres). Since birth his father pushed him to be a general in the army, but could not and ended serving in the police department.
And, the fourth one (Victorino Perez), was born to a schemer (get rich fast, very rich, though as a result of undermining people) and his much younger buxom wife, he dies of a heart attack and she dies soon after giving birth to Victorino. The baby was later adopted into a middle-class family. His adoptive mother (Gloria) was a tool for a gay couple ( Franchesca and Julian Perez) who wanted to adopt him, but later on stayed and became part of the family.
The day of their birth, a prominent fortune-teller, (Norman Ragner), predicted their fate: The day when the three Victorino's meet, one of them will die. After revealing this prophecy Ragner suddenly dies of an apparent heart attack. The prophecy is not taken seriously at first until Victorino Gallardo's mother, discovers that there are two, and then later three Victorinos, causing her to find out everything about the prophecy. It's soon discovered that there's not THREE but FOUR Victorinos, as a result Mrs. Gallardo pushes the issue further and discovers that Ragner had an assistant (Phillip duMonde), who we find out later in the novela that his interest in the matter sparks from |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008%E2%80%9309%20United%20States%20network%20television%20schedule%20%28late%20night%29 | The 2008–09 network late night television schedule for the four major English-language commercial broadcast networks in the United States cover the late night hours from September 2008 to August 2009. The schedule is followed by a list per network of returning series, new series, and series canceled after the 2007-08 television season.
Legend
Schedule
Monday-Friday
Note: The Tonight Show with Jay Leno ended its first run on May 29, 2009, with The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien premiering on June 1, 2009.
Note: Late Night with Conan O'Brien ended on February 20, 2009, with Late Night with Jimmy Fallon premiering on March 2, 2009.
Saturday
By network
ABC
Returning series
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Nightline
CBS
Returning series
Late Show with David Letterman
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
Fox
Returning series
MADtv
Talkshow with Spike Feresten
NBC
Returning series
Last Call with Carson Daly
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Saturday Night Live
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
New series
The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
References
TV Listings - New York Times TV Listings
United States late night network television schedules
2008 in American television
2009 in American television |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mobile%20Life%20Centre | The Mobile Life Centre at Stockholm University in Kista, Sweden, conducts research in mobile services and ubiquitous computing. The Centre focuses on researching consumer-oriented mobile and ubiquitous services, spanning all areas from entertainment and socialization to work and society. The Centre joins forces with local research organizations such as SICS and The Interactive Institute. It has major partners from the IT and telecom industries, including Ericsson Research, TeliaSonera, Sony Ericsson, and Microsoft Research. Partnerships in the public sector include Stockholm Municipality and Kista Science City, which secure societal relevance, and collaboration with Stockholm Innovation and Growth ensures that results are integrated in the innovation system. The Mobile Life Centre is one of the 19 VINN Excellence Centers selected by Vinnova (the Swedish Government Agency for Innovation Systems).
Funding
The Centre is funded by Vinnova on a 10-year grant, 2007 - 2017.
See also
List of ubiquitous computing research centers
Mobile Interaction
References
External links
Stockholm University
Human–computer interaction
Ubiquitous computing
Research institutes in Sweden |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Facebook%20Query%20Language |
Facebook Query Language (FQL) is a query language that allows querying Facebook user data by using a SQL-style interface, avoiding the need to use the Facebook Platform Graph API. Data returned from an FQL query is in JSON format by default.
History
FQL was first made publicly available in February 2007. FQL is no longer available as of August 7, 2016, when Facebook API 2.0 was no longer available. Facebook API versions newer than API 2.0 do not support FQL.
Example
In the following query, four different types of data are retrieved from a single table (status) and for a single user ("me"):
SELECT status_id,message,time,source FROM `status` WHERE uid = me()
This query can run by querying the Facebook graph endpoint /fql with the parameters set to q=[FQL]
References
External links
Official Homepage
Query languages
Facebook software
2007 software |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vulnerability%20Discovery%20Model | A Vulnerability Discovery Model (VDM) uses discovery event data with software reliability models for predicting the same. A thorough presentation of VDM techniques is available in. Numerous model implementations are available in the MCMCBayes open source repository. Several VDM examples include:
Alhazmi-Malaiya: Time based model (Alhazmi-Malaiya Logistic (AML) model)
Alhazmi-Malaiya: Effort based model
Rescorla: Quadratic Model and Exponential Model
Anderson: Thermodynamic Model
Kim: Weibull Model
Linear Model
Hump-Shaped Model
Independent and Dependent Model
Vulnerability Discovery Modeling using Bayesian model averaging
Multivariate Vulnerability Discovery Models
See also
Attack (computing)
Computer security
Information security
IT risk
Threat (computer)
Vulnerability (computing)
References
Computer security
System software |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interpreter%20directive | An interpreter directive is a computer language construct, that on some systems is better described as an aspect of the system's executable file format, that is used to control which interpreter parses and interprets the instructions in a computer program.
In Unix, Linux and other Unix-like operating systems, the first two bytes in a file can be the characters "#!", which constitute a magic number (hexadecimal 23 and 21, the ASCII values of "#" and "!") often referred to as shebang, prefix the first line in a script, with the remainder of the line being a command usually limited to a max of 14 (when introduced) up to usually about 80 characters in 2016. If the file system permissions on the script (a file) include an execute permission bit for the user invoking it by its filename (often found through the command search path), it is used to tell the operating system what interpreter (usually a program that implements a scripting language) to use to execute the script's contents, which may be batch commands or might be intended for interactive use. An example would be #!/bin/bash, meaning run this script with the bash shell found in the /bin directory.
Other systems or files may use some other magic number as the interpreter directives.
See also
Architecture description language
Bourne shell
C shell
Command-line interface#Command-line interpreter
Filename extension#Command name issues
Shebang (Unix)
Unix shell
References
Command shells
Computing terminology |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Captivate%20Network | Captivate is a digital media company with a network of 12,000 high-resolution, flat-panel elevator and lobby displays in 1,800 premier office buildings across North America. Published in two countries and two languages, the network spans over 31 metro areas or Designated Market Areas across the United States and Canada with a combined unique audience of 11.3 million viewers each month.
Captivate employs a team of editors who customize business, news, sports and lifestyle content, in real time for the specific audience the network serves and the short form writing appropriate for its digital screens. Captivate is a 13-time recipient of B2B Magazine's Media Power 50 Award.
The editors source content from over 100 providers – such as The Wall Street Journal, Associated Press, USA Today, The Washington Post, Business Insider, The Atlantic, The Canadian Press as well as its own original content to engage and inform tenants in premier commercial real estate buildings.
The New York–based company serves corporate, advertising and real estate customers.
Captivate has offices in Greater Boston, New York City, Chicago, Los Angeles and Toronto.
Designated Market Areas:
United States: Atlanta, Austin, Boston, Chicago, Cleveland, Columbia, South Carolina, Dallas, Denver, Detroit, Hartford, Houston, Indianapolis, Los Angeles, Memphis, Miami, Milwaukee, Minneapolis-St. Paul, New York, Philadelphia, Phoenix, San Diego, San Francisco, Seattle, Tampa, Tulsa, Washington, D.C.
Canada: Calgary, Edmonton, Montreal, Toronto, Vancouver
History
The idea for Captivate came during an elevator ride when Mike DiFranza recognized people’s uneasiness in crowded elevators, and decided to provide video media for them to watch. He started the company with co-founders Todd Newville and Ray Pineau in October 1997, with its first installation at Boston’s Seaport Hotel a year later in October 1998.
In March 2001, Captivate merged with its competitor – Toronto, Ontario–based Elevator News Network (ENN) – to form the largest elevator media network company. ENN continued to operate in Canada under its own name until November 2001, when it changed its name to Captivate to establish a unified brand across North America.
Gannett Co., Inc. acquired the assets of Captivate Network in April 2004. In September 2013, Gannett announced Captivate would be a separate corporate structure co-owned by Generation Partners and Gannett, allowing for private funding to facilitate more rapid growth. Veteran media executive Mark Shapiro was named as Chairman of the Board and Marc Kidd was named CEO.
Market
Captivate’s at-work news and advertising network is a segment of the digital out of home (DOOH) market, which is essentially any type of digital advertising that reaches the consumer while he or she is outside the home. According to the Digital Out-of-Home Media Forecast 2008-2012 from PQ Media, the U.S. DOOH media industry – which includes video ad networks, digital signage and ambient ad |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WHHN | WHHN 88.1 FM, "Radio Maria" (for "His Holy Name") is a non-commercial radio station licensed to serve the community of Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania. It is part of national Catholic network Radio Maria USA based at KJMJ in Alexandria, Louisiana.
Brief history
WHHN is the second Catholic station in the Altoona market, the other being local low-power WMES which are not affiliated with each other nor co-owned. WHHN is owned and operated by Radio Maria Inc. and is a repeater of originating station KJMJ 580 kHz in Alexandria, Louisiana.
WHHN's initial sign-on took place on Saturday morning, June 13, 2009. WHHN is the seventh of what is a network of repeaters originated by KJMJ which has been on the air since May 2000...the former KLBG and originally KALB (AM). In 2007, Radio Maria USA applied for ten additional frequencies on the FM band; up to that point it was only a six-station network comprising KJMJ (AM) with three repeaters (one AM and two FMs in Louisiana) with one AM in Texas and an FM and AM in Ohio. Audio streaming plays a huge part in its network operations as its repeater network slowly begins to grow. KJMJ with its repeaters and audiostream make up Radio Maria's only English language network. Radio Maria's international base is located in Erba (CO), within the Province of Como, Italy, and is managed by its founder Emanuele Ferrario. In addition to its English language network, Radio Maria USA operates a Spanish-language network in Houston, New York City and Chicago using FM subcarriers along with an Italian language FM subcarrier also located in New York. Audio streaming of their programming is offered as well from their respective websites.
Faclilites and Programming
Though WHHN has yet no local studio, its transmitter is located north of Hollidaysburg on the eastern outskirts of Altoona.
However, a live program is originated in the Philadelphia area, "Don't Give Up" presented by Anne McGlone and Anna Iatesta live from Cabry Hall located on the campus of The Malvern Retreat House at St Joseph's-In-The-Hills on Wednesday afternoons at 5pm local time. More locally originated programming is planned and is in the works new FM station. In addition to the Altoona area, the WHHN signal can be received on a regular car radio along portions of the Pennsylvania Turnpike in the areas of Bedford west of the Sideling Hill travel service plaza and east of the Allegheny Mountain Tunnel.
Listeners outside WHHN's signal area can also access the station's
audiostream anywhere in Pennsylvania by using the Alexa, iPhone, BlackBerry and Android mobile phone devices by means of downloading an app from the Radio Maria website.
Mary Pyper is national board president. Joshua Danis is national co-ordinator. Frank Hare is studio/production manager.
Father Duane Stenzel O.F.M. (1927–2011) served as national program director from May 2000 until his death.
See also
KJMJ
KBIO
WULM
WHJM
HMWN
External links
Official Radio Maria USA site (with streaming audio)
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ajay%20Bhatt | Ajay V. Bhatt is an Indian-born American computer architect who defined and developed several widely used technologies, including USB (Universal Serial Bus), Platform Power Management architecture and various chipset improvements.
Early life
After completing his Bachelor of Engineering (Electrical) in 1980 from the Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, India, Ajay V. Bhatt received his master's degree from the City College of New York, United States.
Career
Bhatt joined Intel in 1990 as a senior staff architect on the chipset architecture team in Folsom. He holds one hundred and thirty-two U.S. and international patents, and several others are in various stages of filing. In 1998, 2003 and 2004, Bhatt was nominated to take part in a Distinguished Lecture Series at leading universities in the United States and Asia. He received an Achievement in Excellence Award for his contribution in PCI Express specification development in 2002.
Intel's Chief I/O architect responsible for the platform and I/O interconnects directions, Bhatt also leads definition and development of the next-generation Client Platform architecture.
The October 9, 2009 episode of the late night variety/talk show The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien included a comedy sketch featuring him that parodied Intel's "Rockstar" commercials. Ajay Bhatt was featured in the July 2010 issue of GQ India, as one of "The 50 Most Influential Global Indians!"
Bhatt was brought greater attention by a 2009 Intel television advertisement in which he was portrayed by actor Sunil Narkar.
Recognition
2013 winner of the European Inventor Award in the Non-European countries category
In April 2013 he was awarded the Outstanding Achievement in Science & Technology Award at The Asian Awards in London.
Further reading
USB inventor is tech's unlikely 'rock star', By John D. Sutter, February 4, 2010 – Ajay Bhatt on CNN.COM
How humble USB turned engineer into tech 'rock star' By Nick Glass and Matthew Knight, CNN
References
External links
Ajay Bhatt Interview with Conan O'Brien
Photo at Flickr
Ajay V.Bhatt winner of the European Inventor Award
1957 births
Living people
20th-century Indian engineers
20th-century Indian inventors
21st-century American engineers
21st-century American inventors
American patent holders
City College of New York alumni
Indian emigrants to the United States
Intel people
Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda alumni
USB |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/City%20of%20Film | UNESCO's City of Film project is part of the wider Creative Cities Network.
Film is one of seven creative fields in the Network, the others: Crafts and Folk Art, Design, Gastronomy, Literature, Media Arts, and Music.
Criteria for UNESCO Cities of Film
To be approved as a City of Film, cities need to meet a number of criteria set by UNESCO.
Designated UNESCO Cities of Film share similar characteristics:
important infrastructure related to cinema, e.g. film studios and film landscapes/environments
continuous or proven links to the production, distribution, and commercialisation of films
experience in hosting film festivals, screenings, and other film-related events
collaborative initiatives at a local, regional, and international level
film heritage in the form of archives, museums, private collections, and/or film institutes
film making schools and training centres
effort in disseminating films produced and/or directed locally or nationally
initiatives to encourage knowledge-sharing on foreign films
About the cities
In 2009, Bradford became the first film city—with Sydney joining in 2010.
Sydney is home to Fox Studios Australia, the studio that brought The Matrix trilogy, The Great Gatsby, and The Wolverine to life. Sydney's "pristine beaches" and "lush mountains" can also provide a backdrop for location shooting.
Busan hosts an annual International Film Festival and is a "standard-setter" in the film world.
Bristol is home to the Academy award-winning Aardman Animations. It is also home to The Bottle Yard Studios and the BBC Natural History Unit.
Bristol is "packed with history and full of character," Yamagata is a "pleasant, bustling rural capital."
Yamagata hosts every two years an International Documentary Film Festival.
Potsdam is home to Babelsberg Studio, the largest film studio in Germany. It is also home to Film Park of Babelsberg and Film University of Babelsberg.
Mumbai is home to Hindi cinema.
Cities of Film
There are 21 Cities of Film, spanning 18 countries and four continents.
14 are from Europe, four from Asia, two from Oceania and one from South America.
Poland, Spain and the United Kingdom are the only countries to have two member cities.
The Cities of Film are:
See also
Creative Cities Network
City of Literature
City of Music
Design Cities
City of Crafts and Folk Arts
City of Gastronomy
City of Media Arts
References
External links
The Creative Cities Network: Film (unesco.org)
UNESCO |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canal%20Trece%20%28Colombian%20TV%20channel%29 | Canal Trece (stilized as Trece.) Is a Colombian free-to-air television network with regional coverage, specialized in cultural programming. Being a public television station, it is owned by the Colombian Government and its operations are managed by the RTVC Public Media System. The headquarters of the channel are located in Bogotá.
Conceived originally as part of a project to assign a departmental public television channel to the Boyacá department, the channel was officially launched on September 1, 1998, under the name of Teveandina. It was available in Bogotá and 14 other Colombian departments: Amazonas, Arauca, Boyacá, Caquetá, Casanare, Cundinamarca, Guainía, Guaviare, Huila, Meta, Putumayo, Tolima, Vaupés and Vichada.
At first, the channel was limited to the broadcasting of programming blocks acquired by third-party companies on their own signal, who rented space to sell their productions. After the inauguration of the first private channels in the country in 1998, the channel went through a great economic crisis due to the fall in the audience that brought the opening of signals. Due to this, several production companies migrated to Caracol and RCN as main clients, so Teveandina started issuing infomercials to keep their signal on air. However, in 2000 the channel declared bankruptcy. But Telecom Colombia (currently Movistar Colombia), the majority shareholder of the channel, contributed 700 million pesos to maintain the company, and the National Television Authority (ANTV) contributed 200 million pesos more to pay the salaries of employees.
In 2001 the channel administration was changed, and a new direction was sought for the business, identifying a market niche that until then was neglected by both public and private channels: Young people. With this new approach, the name of Teveandina was changed to Canal Trece, the image was redesigned and a new stage began. In this way, the structure of the canal was redesigned, creating programming for young people, which implied starting to produce in the channel's facilities, something that had not been conceived in its beginnings.
In 2004, the management assumed a new administration that has sought to position and consolidate the image through various strategies, among which are adopting the color orange as a distinctive, reducing the percentage of videos and increasing the programming of other types. Special emphasis was given to the commercialization of the channel's programs, so that it became the channel's most important item and together with the production services, it has made the channel sustainable and profitable. With the liquidation of Telecom, Canal Trece became the property of RTVC and the Colombian ministry of telecommunications, since it owns 91% of the shares of the entity and the remaining 9% to the Governments of Boyacá, Caquetá, Casanare, Cundinamarca, Guaviare, Huila, Meta, Putumayo and Tolima.
References
External links
Official website (in Spanish)
Television networks |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuboid%20%28video%20game%29 | Cuboid is a video game developed by Creat Studios and released on January 8, 2009, for the PlayStation Network on PlayStation 3.
Gameplay
In this puzzle game, players move a block twice as tall as it is wide along a puzzling path, trying to push it to and fit it into the exit. The block can only be rotated 90 degrees at a time in one of four directions, and due to the size of the block, when the block is face up the block can only be moved two units at a time on the grid of platforms, and can only be moved one unit at a time otherwise. If the block is moved off the platforms, the player fails the level and must restart the puzzle from the beginning. There are platforms that can break if the block is made to stand upright on them, which will cause the block to fall off as well.
Levels also contain elements that must be interacted with to progress, such as switches, teleporters, and the aforenoted wooden platforms. Switches on certain levels need to be activated to progress through the level, which may reveal or disable platforms, and some of them require the block to stand upright on them to activate. There are also powerups, including one that splits the block into two, and one that allows the player to take a few more movements on levels with a limited amount of movements before the level is failed.
Reception
Cuboid received a score of 79/100 on Metacritic based on 13 reviews, indicating "generally favorable" reviews.
Cuboid was included in IGN's Top 10 PlayStation Network games. IGN reviewer Sam Bishop stated that the game is a great value for its $10 cost, and its initial appeal is in its simplicity. GameSpot reviewer Kevin VanOrd compared Cuboid to Bloxorz, an older free Adobe Flash game, instead stating that the value of Cuboid is low compared to Bloxorz and other $10 PlayStation Network games.
iOS release
Creat Studios and I-Free published Cuboid for iPad, iPhone and iPod touch in App Store on May 17, 2012.
References
2009 video games
IOS games
PlayStation Network games
PlayStation 3 games
Puzzle video games
Multiplayer and single-player video games
Video games developed in the United States
TikGames games
Creat Studios games |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahjong%20Tales%3A%20Ancient%20Wisdom | Mahjong Tales: Ancient Wisdom is a board game available from the PlayStation Network and Games for Windows – LIVE, and available for download Via the PlayStation Store and Games on Demand. The game was released January 8, 2009 in United States for the PlayStation 3. The game was developed by Creat Studios and published by Creat Studios & TikGames.
Gameplay
Mahjong Tales combines the features of Mahjong into a single game featuring a narrated story mode that whisks players away into a storybook adventure, revealing hand-illustrated ancient Chinese tales. Mahjong Tales delivers multiple game modes and features trophy support.
Reception
IGN:5.2
References
2007 video games
Games for Windows
Mahjong video games
Microsoft games
Multiplayer and single-player video games
PlayStation 3 games
PlayStation Network games
TikGames games
Video games developed in Russia
Video games scored by Laura Shigihara
Windows games
Creat Studios games |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/It%27s%20a%20Business | It's a Business was a television sitcom that aired on the DuMont Television Network for 10 episodes.
Broadcast history
It's a Business aired on DuMont from March 19 to May 21, 1952, replacing Famous Jury Trials, and was a half-hour program that aired on Wednesdays at 9 pm. The series starred Bob Haymes and Leo De Lyon as Broadway song publishers in the 1900s, during the vaudeville era, and Dorothy Loudon as their secretary.
Production
The program was directed by Frank Bunetta and written by Bob Weiskopf. Paul Rosen was the producer. Mort Lindsey directed the music It was broadcast live from the Adelphi Theatre in New York City.
Episode status
As with most DuMont series, no episodes are known to survive.
See also
List of programs broadcast by the DuMont Television Network
List of surviving DuMont Television Network broadcasts
References
Bibliography
David Weinstein, The Forgotten Network: DuMont and the Birth of American Television (Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 2004)
External links
It's a Business at IMDb
DuMont historical website
1952 American television series debuts
1952 American television series endings
Black-and-white American television shows
DuMont Television Network original programming
Lost television shows |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gametraders | Gametraders is an Australian retailer of computer and video games, accessories, anime DVDs and toys. The company was founded in 2001 by Mark Langford, and they have 8 stores across Australia, after a large amount of store closures (at one stage around 46 stores).
Products
Gametraders is a retail business with stores across Australia, selling video games and related products including consoles, accessories, pre played games, pre played consoles, toys, collectables, posters, and T-shirts. They are one of the few Australian game retailers specialising in the sale of retro games and consoles that are no longer widely available. Gametraders is currently the only retail chain in Australia that trades consoles and games of any type, whereas other retail chains only deal in current generation video games and consoles and last generation consoles and games. For this reason, Gametraders has become a popular choice for video game collectors in Australia. Gametraders also sells anime DVDs, manga, strategy guides, video game related T-shirts and weapon replicas. Some stores also specialise in the sale of Pop vinyl figurines. Gametraders have also embraced trading cards games Yu-Gi-Oh, Magic the Gathering, Pokémon, World of Warcraft and others, some stores hosting weekly tournaments.
Pre-Played
A large amount of Gametraders' sales comes from its ‘Pre-Played’ range, which consists of consoles and games traded in by consumers for cash or store credit. Gametraders accepts trade-ins of any game, regardless of what console it was designed for, and is the only retail chain in Australia that sells games from any gaming console, including the Atari 2600, Commodore 64, Amiga, NES, Game Boy and many other consoles that are now unsupported by most stores.
References
External links
Gametraders Official Website
Gametraders Official Facebook page
Online game databases
Video game retailers in Australia
Retail companies established in 2001
2001 establishments in Australia |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speak%20%28Unix%29 | was a Unix utility that used a predefined set of rules to turn a file of English text into phoneme data compatible with a Federal Screw Works (later Votrax) model VS4 "Votrax" Speech Synthesizer. It was first included in Unix v3 and possibly later ones, with the OS-end support files and help files persisting until v6. As of late 2011, the original source code for , and portions of speak.m (which is generated from speak.v) were discovered. At least three versions of the man page are known to still exist.
The main program (speak) was around 4500 bytes, the rule tables (/etc/speak.m) were around 11,000 bytes, and the table viewer (speakm) was around 1900 bytes.
History
The speak utility was developed by Douglas McIlroy in the early 1970s at AT&T Bell Labs in Murray Hill, New Jersey. It was included with the 1st Edition of Unix in 1973. In 1974, McIlroy published a paper describing the workings of this algorithm.
According to the McIlroy paper, "K. Thompson and D. M. Ritchie integrated the device smoothly into the operating system", which is evident from /usr/sys/dev/vs.c "Screw Works Interface via DC-11".
McIlroy Algorithm
The McIlroy Algorithm is a large set of rules, sub-rules, and sub-sub-rules, applied to a word to isolate long vowels, silent 'e's, and slowly convert each letter into its "Screw Works" equivalent phoneme code.
The intention of the algorithm is to convert any English text into Votrax Phoneme codes, which could be played back/recited by a Federal Screw Works "Votrax" speech synthesizer.
A later (1976), simpler text-to-speech algorithm developed jointly by Votrax and the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, known as the "NRL Algorithm", serves a similar purpose.
References
Unix software |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Innovation%20and%20Networks%20Executive%20Agency | The Innovation and Networks Executive Agency (INEA) was an executive agency established by the European Commission in order to run the Connecting Europe Facility and parts of Horizon 2020, with legacy programmes of the Trans-European Transport Network (TEN-T) programme and the Marco Polo programme. It replaced the Trans-European Transport Network Executive Agency (TEN-T EA) on 31 December 2013.
The Agency was in charge of all open TEN-T projects. The projects represented all transport modes – air, rail, road, and maritime/sea – and logistics and intelligent transport systems, and involved all European Union member states. Its status as an executive agency meant that, although independent, INEA was closely linked with its parent, the Directorate-General for Mobility and Transport (DG MOVE). DG MOVE dealt with all policy-making issues related to the TEN-T programme, while the INEA existed to execute the programme's specific tasks.
The Innovation and Networks Executive Agency (INEA) ended its operations on 31 March 2021 and was replaced by the European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency (CINEA).
References
Executive agencies of the European Commission
2006 establishments in Belgium
2006 in the European Union
Government agencies established in 2006
Organisations based in Brussels
Information technology organizations based in Europe
International organisations based in Belgium
Transport and the European Union |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fishpathogens.eu | Fishpathogens.eu is a database created to store data on isolates of different fish pathogens and their sequences. The site was launched June 2009 with a database on Viral hemorrhagic septicemia virus. In spring 2010 the database was extended with a section on Infectious hematopoietic necrosis virus.
The goal of the database is to offer a platform for sharing of available information on isolates of fish pathogens and their sequences. We encourage laboratories from all around the world to submit data of fish pathogens isolated in their laboratory.
The database is funded through the FP6-2004-Food-3-A project EPIZONE and the European Commissions financial aid for running the European Community Reference Laboratory for Fish Diseases.
References
External links
Fish diseases
Animal virology |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Video%20Research | is a Japanese marketing research company conducting audience measurement for television and radio. Since its foundation in 1962, Video Research has created its own nationwide network of branch offices and founded two international subsidiaries. Video Research USA, Inc. was founded in April 1998 and Video Research International (Thailand) Ltd. in January 2002. Advertising giant Dentsu owns 34% of the company.
Controversies
Video Research sued an unnamed former Nippon Television producer in 2005 for damages. The case ended in an amicable, court-recommended settlement.
References
External links
Official website of Video Research
Market research companies
Dentsu
Audience measurement
Japanese companies established in 1962
Marketing companies established in 1962 |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billion%20laughs%20attack | In computer security, a billion laughs attack is a type of denial-of-service (DoS) attack which is aimed at parsers of XML documents.
It is also referred to as an XML bomb or as an exponential entity expansion attack.
Details
The example attack consists of defining 10 entities, each defined as consisting of 10 of the previous entity, with the document consisting of a single instance of the largest entity, which expands to one billion copies of the first entity.
In the most frequently cited example, the first entity is the string "lol", hence the name "billion laughs". At the time this vulnerability was first reported, the computer memory used by a billion instances of the string "lol" would likely exceed that available to the process parsing the XML.
While the original form of the attack was aimed specifically at XML parsers, the term may be applicable to similar subjects as well.
The problem was first reported as early as 2002, but began to be widely addressed in 2008.
Defenses against this kind of attack include capping the memory allocated in an individual parser if loss of the document is acceptable, or treating entities symbolically and expanding them lazily only when (and to the extent) their content is to be used.
Code example
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<!DOCTYPE lolz [
<!ENTITY lol "lol">
<!ELEMENT lolz (#PCDATA)>
<!ENTITY lol1 "&lol;&lol;&lol;&lol;&lol;&lol;&lol;&lol;&lol;&lol;">
<!ENTITY lol2 "&lol1;&lol1;&lol1;&lol1;&lol1;&lol1;&lol1;&lol1;&lol1;&lol1;">
<!ENTITY lol3 "&lol2;&lol2;&lol2;&lol2;&lol2;&lol2;&lol2;&lol2;&lol2;&lol2;">
<!ENTITY lol4 "&lol3;&lol3;&lol3;&lol3;&lol3;&lol3;&lol3;&lol3;&lol3;&lol3;">
<!ENTITY lol5 "&lol4;&lol4;&lol4;&lol4;&lol4;&lol4;&lol4;&lol4;&lol4;&lol4;">
<!ENTITY lol6 "&lol5;&lol5;&lol5;&lol5;&lol5;&lol5;&lol5;&lol5;&lol5;&lol5;">
<!ENTITY lol7 "&lol6;&lol6;&lol6;&lol6;&lol6;&lol6;&lol6;&lol6;&lol6;&lol6;">
<!ENTITY lol8 "&lol7;&lol7;&lol7;&lol7;&lol7;&lol7;&lol7;&lol7;&lol7;&lol7;">
<!ENTITY lol9 "&lol8;&lol8;&lol8;&lol8;&lol8;&lol8;&lol8;&lol8;&lol8;&lol8;">
]>
<lolz>&lol9;</lolz>
When an XML parser loads this document, it sees that it includes one root element, "lolz", that contains the text "&lol9;". However, "&lol9;" is a defined entity that expands to a string containing ten "&lol8;" strings. Each "&lol8;" string is a defined entity that expands to ten "&lol7;" strings, and so on. After all the entity expansions have been processed, this small (< 1 KB) block of XML will actually contain 109 = a billion "lol"s, taking up almost 3 gigabytes of memory.
Variations
The billion laughs attack described above can take an exponential amount of space or time. The quadratic blowup variation causes quadratic growth in resource requirements by simply repeating a large entity over and over again, to avoid countermeasures that detect heavily nested entities. (See computational complexity theory for comparisons of different growth classes.)
A "billion laughs" attack could exist for any file for |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lyric%20Famous%20Challengers | Lyric Famous Challengers was a radio series broadcast on the NBC Red Network in 1929.
The program combined music and drama, depicting conflicts and challenges in the music world. For instance, one program dramatized the confrontation of Richard Wagner with a music critic, incorporating Wagnerian excerpts along with music popular in Wagner's time. Another presented incidents in the life of Beethoven.
The series aired on Saturday evening at 8pm ET, usually preceded by Phil Spitalny's Orchestra and followed by Laundryland Lyrics and The General Electric Concert.
References
1920s American radio programs
American classical music radio programs
1929 radio programme debuts
NBC radio programs |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yola%20%28webhost%29 | Yola () is a website builder and website hosting company headquartered in San Francisco. However, it was founded in Cape Town, South Africa. People without programming and graphic design skills can make web sites using Yola. Its drag and drop system allows users to incorporate widgets without knowing HTML. Yola also integrates e-commerce and blog software and acts as a domain registrar. It competes with other web hosting and creation such as Wix, Weebly, Jimdo and Webs.
Corporate history
The business started out under the name SynthaSite, founded by Vinny Lingham in March 2007. In November 2007, the company raised a $5 million round of financing from Columbus Venture Capital and launched the beta version of the product.
In February 2009, SynthaSite announced $20 million in Series B funding from Reinet fund. The company was renamed Yola on March 26, 2009. Lingham said the rename was in anticipation of the company's future direction, and further that "the name SynthaSite has brought us to where we are today, but it won't take us where we want to go. We're reaching a global market and need a name that is easy to say, resonates in any language, and captures the creativity and excitement that our users bring to their Websites."
According to Yola's management, together with the Synthasite users, in January 2009 there were more than a million users of the tools, including small businesses, individuals and groups.
In February 2012, Yola introduced a fully functional online store that provides shopping cart functionality and gateways for various payment providers among other things. It is priced as a $10.00 per month add on for customers with a hosting package. The online store feature is being developed and maintained by a company called Ecwid. Yola users can now integrate this store widget into their websites via simple drag and drop. While this addition has been well received, critics point out that Yola will now be dependent on an external company for the development of one of their key features.
Yola's website indicated that there were more than 9 million Yola users in October 2013.
Features
Yola offers different service levels: Free, Bronze, Silver, Gold and Premier. The free subscription includes one, three-page site, a download capacity of 1 GB, and basic web builder tools. Yola Bronze costs $49.95 a year and includes 2GB of storage, a custom domain with private registration as well as unlimited pages and bandwidth. Yola Silver version requires subscribers to pay an annual rate of $99.95. Silver has many additional features over Bronze, including an expanded storage capacity of 5GB, unlimited premium styles and mobile and Facebook publishing. It also includes the removal of any Yola branding from the user's sites, Google and Facebook ad credits and more web building tools. Yola Gold has features in addition to that of Silver, including keyword usage and traffic reporting, automatic SEO monitoring and full-site search optimization scans and h |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiwibox | Kiwibox.com was a social networking service. It was founded in 1999 and went defunct in September 2019.
Company Information and History
Kiwibox.com was initially founded in 1999 to give teenagers a voice on the internet and was a leader in the teen oriented world for several years. It was founded by three Carnegie Mellon University graduates, Lin Dai, Michael Howard, and Ivan Tumanov. Dai served as the Chief Executive Officer and Editor-in-Chief, Howard as the Chief Operation Officer, and Tumanov as the Chief Technology Officer. The first editors came from Carnegie Mellon University and University of Pittsburgh, and included Sonni Abatta, now a lead news anchor at WOFL-TV in Orlando.
In August 2007, the company was bought by Magnitude Information Systems, Inc., a publicly listed company. In 2008, the company launched a new version, Kiwibox 2.0 and in October 2009 the company launched Kiwibox 3.0, shifting its audience focus from teenagers to young adults. The new platform brings the community to the next level with the latest social network technology. As of December 31, 2009, Kiwibox Media Inc. merged with Magnitude Information Systems and renamed itself to Kiwibox.com, Inc. the New York-based social network. In the beginning of 2011 Kiwibox acquired Pixunity.de, a photoblog community and launched a U.S. version of this community in the summer of 2011. Effective July 1, 2011 Kiwibox.com, Inc. became the owner of Kwick! – a top social network community based in Germany. Kiwibox.com shares are freely traded on the bulletin board under the symbol KIWB.OB.
On September 19, 2019, Kiwibox posted on Facebook that the site would go offline in the near future. The post encouraged users to download personal information as soon as possible.
Features
Kiwibox had a number of unique features such as blogging, photos, status updates, games, forums, event pictures, event scheduling, etc.
History
1999 - 2004
Kiwibox was founded and launched.
2005 - 2007
Kiwibox exceeded 1 million registered members.
Kiwibox merged with Magnitude Information Systems (OTC BB:MAGY.OB).
2008 - 2009
August 2008, Kiwibox launched the new Kiwibox 2.0 site. With the launch of Kiwibox 2.0, the mobile platform also went live for users to gain access to Kiwibox via cell phones.
During 2008, the Kiwibox Teen Network was also launched. In late 2008, Kiwibox signed contracts with Universal Music Group to distribute video content to its users.
Early in 2009, with over 500 original self-produced videos, Kiwibox was accepted into the partnership program with YouTube, LLC. Kiwibox crossed 2 million registered members. The 4KIWI SMS platform launched enabling users to get SMS updates from news to friend alerts.
2010-2014
During the beginning months of 2010, Kiwibox released their full functioning Android application allowing users to easily explore, connect, and party via their cellular phones. The revamped site is now a community for college students and young professionals, to |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phil%20Reitinger | Phil Reitinger was the Deputy Under Secretary of the National Protection and Programs Directorate (NPPD) and Director of the National Cybersecurity Center (NCSC) at the United States Department of Homeland Security from 2009 to 2011. During that time, Reitinger led the department's integrated efforts to reduce risks across physical and cyber infrastructures and helping secure federal networks and systems by collecting, analyzing, integrating and sharing information among interagency partners.
Prior to his nomination, Reitinger was an executive with Microsoft with the title of Chief Trustworthy Infrastructure Strategist, or CTIS. Prior to joining Microsoft, Reitinger was the Executive Director for the Department of Defense Cyber Crime Center.
Upon his departure from DHS in September 2011, Reitinger joined Sony as its Senior Vice President and Chief Information Security Officer. He then went on to become the President of VisionSpear, LLC, an information security and privacy company focused on data-driven decisions and the technology to support them.
In 2013, Reitinger was appointed to Governor Andrew Cuomo's Cyber Security Advisory Board to provide advice on developments in cyber security and make recommendations for protecting New York's critical infrastructure and information systems. He is also a member of the American Bar Association Standing Committee on Law and National Security Advisory Committee.
In December 2015, Reitinger was appointed as the president and CEO of the Global Cyber Alliance, a transnational, not-for-profit organization dedicated to confronting cyber risk, bringing criminals to justice, and improving the connected-world. He also serves on the advisory boards of several companies, and mentors other cyber security and privacy start-ups as a Stars Mentor for the MACH37 seed accelerator. He is also Senior Associate (Non-resident), Strategic Technologies Program, at the Center for Strategic and International Studies.
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Year of birth missing (living people)
Obama administration personnel |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katydata | Katydata () is a village in the Nicosia District of Cyprus, located 56 kilometres from Nicosia and 2 kilometres north of Linou. It is in the Solea Valley.
History
Archaeologist Menelaos Markides has excavated in Katydata (as well as the surrounding area), and this yielded 100 ancient tombs as well as many amphorae from the Bronze Age.
Furthermore, the Troodos Archaeological and Environmental Survey Project (TAESP), carried out to examine the relationship between people and their environment from the Neolithic to the Modern period, surveyed a total of 159 square kilometres which included Katydata.
One area (Laonarka) surveyed in the village in 2002 as a part of the TAESP yielded some red polished ware along with some bone (possibly human), as well as major pottery scatter from the Late Bronze Age. This almost certainly originated from tombs.
The research team discovered that another area (Pano Limna) included an Archaic sanctuary and a substantial Late Roman settlement. According to the findings, there was a wider chronology of occupation than expected, with a wide range of Iron Age material, but also material from the Hellenistic and Early Roman periods, as well as the expected Late Roman. Figurines, terracotta sculptures and statues were unearthed. The research team speculated that the significant numbers of figurines and rather sparse contemporary sherds could mean that they originated from a bothros from the sanctuary.
Geography
Two rivers flow through the village: the Karkotis and the Setrachos. In fact, the name of the village literally means "low" (Greek: κάτω) and "water(s)" (Greek: ύδωρ). It also lies next to the only active mine in Cyprus, which produces copper cathodes.
A natural water source that has been converted to a type of fountain lies west of the old village centre and east of the Karkotis. This is called Paliovrysi (Greek: Παλιόβρυση).
Culture
There is a Museum of Mining Heritage, which is located in the village centre. It consists of two rooms: one is designed to look like a mine and contains various mining articles; the other room has displays of the minerals from the nearby mine. There is also a communal park, which offers a vantage point.
The village hosts a yearly music festival called Windcraft Music Fest, which is organised by the non-profit cultural association Windcraft Loud. There is a particular emphasis on wind instruments.
Religion
The inhabitants' religion is mostly Greek Orthodox. The main village church is dedicated to St John the Theologian (Greek: Άγιος Ιωάννης ο Θεολόγος) and was built in 1878. There is a smaller church called Agia Paraskevi (Greek: Αγία Παρασκευή) and, in the outskirts of the village, in nearby Skouriotissa, there is also the Monastery of Panagia Skouriotissa.
Education
Katydata used to have a primary school but this has been closed for years. Children can attend nursery school (Greek: νηπιαγωγείο), gymnasium (Greek: γυμνάσιο) and lyceum (Greek: λύκειο) in Evrychou.
Ref |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KCMB | KCMB (104.7 FM) is a radio station licensed to serve Baker City, Oregon, United States. The station is owned by the Elkhorn Media Group and the broadcast license is held by KCMB, LLC.
Programming
KCMB broadcasts a country music format that includes some programming from Citadel Media.
History
This station received its original construction permit from the Federal Communications Commission on April 28, 1986. The new station was assigned the KCMB call sign by the FCC on October 3, 1986. After multiple extensions, KCMB received its license to cover from the FCC on January 10, 1989.
In December 1989, Clare Marie Ferguson-Capps reached an agreement to transfer the license for this station to Oregon Trail Radio, Inc. The deal was approved by the FCC on February 1, 1990.
Effective August 28, 2012, Capps sold the station to KCMB, LLC for $1.25 million.
References
External links
KCMB official website
CMB
Country radio stations in the United States
Baker City, Oregon
Radio stations established in 1986
1986 establishments in Oregon |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/REAL%20Server | REAL Server is a relational database management system (RDBMS) built on top of the SQLite database engine.
History
REAL Server evolved from the SQLite Server originally developed by SQLabs in 2004. In May 2005 Real Software, Inc., creator of Realbasic, purchased the source code and the copyrights of the SQLite Server and invested in its development. In 2007/2008 the first version of the REAL SQL Server was released. A new version was released in April 2009 and renamed REAL Server. In September 2010 SQLabs repurchased all the server's Intellectual Properties and a new major release is now under development by the SQLabs team.
Features
Event-based,
Asynchronous sockets,
Multi-core and multiprocessor aware,
Strong AES encryption (128, 192 and 256 bit),
Supports unlimited connections (For each supported operating system, REAL Server uses a state-of-the-art event API, kqueue on Mac OS X, epool on Linux and I/O Completion Ports on Windows),
Full ACID (Atomic, Consistent, Isolated, Durable) compliant,
Platform-independent storage engine,
Full support of triggers and transactions,
Journal engine for crash recovery,
Supports databases of 2 terabytes,
Supports SQLite 3 databases,
Automatic logging,
Automatic compression,
Multiversion concurrency control (MVCC),
Plugins for extending the SQL language and the custom commands supported by the server,
Restore and backup support,
Mac OS X, Windows and Linux support.
Connectivity
REAL Server can be used with the following:
Realbasic
PHP
C SDK
ODBC
External links
SQLabs.
REAL Server, Official REAL Server website
References
Relational database management systems |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thessaly%20Railways | Thessaly Railways () was a railway company in Greece, which owned and operated the metre gauge railway network of Thessaly and Pelion railway from 1884 to 1955, when the company was absorbed by the Hellenic State Railways. Today the term usually refers to the section of mainline between Domokos and Rapsani and its two branches, the West Thessaly branch to Kalambaka and the Volos branch.
Network and stations
The network of Thessaly Railways consisted of the following lines:
Volos—Velestinon. The line extended from Volos station to the city centre along Dimitriados Street.
Velestinon—Kalampaka, connecting with the Athens-Larissa-Thessaloniki standard gauge mainline at Palaiofarsalos. This section had a maximum gradient of 3% between Velestinon and Aerinon.
Velestinon—Larissa, terminating to the Thessaly Railways station, next to the mainline (standard gauge) station.
Volos—Mileai (Pelion railway)
Construction started in 1882 under the general management of chief engineer Evaristo de Chirico. The section from Volos to Larissa, long, was inaugurated on 22 April 1884 by King George I. The section from Velestinon to Kalambaka was completed on 16 June 1886.
Rolling stock
Steam locomotives
Thessaly railways used 46 metre gauge steam locomotives of various types: All of them were tank locomotives, without tenders.
Railcars - Diesel multiple units
In addition, three Breda railcars of a different type were transferred to Volos from Messolongi-Agrinion line in 1976. Three Linke-Hofmann DMU-2 were transferred in 1978 from the Peloponnese network.
Four class 9401 Mitsumbishi diesel locomotives (numbers 9416 to 9419) were also used in Thessaly after 1973 and were used for shunting and as a replacement of steam locomotives for freight trains.
The Thessaly network after 1955
The Hellenic State Railways (OSE) absorbed Thessaly Railways in 1955.
In 1960 the line from Larissa to Volos was converted to standard gauge and was connected at Larissa with the mainline from Athens to Thessaloniki. For the section between Latomeio and Volos the standard gauge line follows a different route with an additional halt at Melissiatika. The standard gauge line is physically connected to the Athens-Thessaloniki mainline, allowing OSE to run through services to Volos from Athens and Thessaloniki. Volos station was converted to dual gauge, in order to accommodate trains of the two branches. Parts of the station and the track towards the city centre were at this period of a unique triple-gauge system: standard gauge for Larissa trains, metre gauge for Kalambaka trains and gauge for Pelion trains.
In 1970 the network was taken over by the new Hellenic Railways Organisation, successor of the Hellenic State Railways.
In 2001 the section between Palaiofarsalos and Kalampaka was converted to standard gauge and physically connected at Palaiofarsalos with the mainline from Athens to Thessaloniki. Volos station was converted to exclusively standard gauge. The section to th |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Televis%C3%A3o%20de%20Mo%C3%A7ambique | Televisão de Moçambique (TVM, lit. "Television of Mozambique") is the national public broadcaster of Mozambique. It is headquartered in Maputo, the country's capital.
The network receives 60 percent of its operational financing from the government and the remaining 40 percent from advertisers and other commercial sources.
History
In August 1979, an Italian company set up a small improvised studio at the Maputo Internacional Fair (FACIM).
The station was launched on 3 February 1981 as Experimental Television of Mozambique (Televisão Experimental de Moçambique) with experimental programming aired on Sundays only. Gradually its broadcasting increased to the entire week (in 1986 it was broadcasting six hours a day and four days a week), achieving that goal in 1991.
The station broadcast its first Brazilian telenovela, O Bem-Amado, in 1986, followed by Roque Santeiro the following year.
In April 1992, a second center in Beira opened, in co-operation with RTP, who provided technical support in the development of the network due to a protocol signed in September 1989. A third center opened in Nampula in September 1994. Two further protocols were signed in June 1994 and September 1997. Subsequently TVM was able to allow relays of RTP Internacional, whose terrestrial frequency was replaced by RTP África in 1998.
The broadcaster was renamed Televisão de Moçambique in 1994, following the passing of Decree Nº 19/94, on 16 June that year.
In September 1998 TVM opened its Central Television Center in Maputo, which enabled the station to start broadcasting via satellite, reaching the entire country, from June 25, 1999. In the early 2000s, TVM had a staff of at least 200.
Thanks to the satellite signal (the satellite chosen at the time was Intelsat 804, with coverage in Africa and much of the Middle East and Europe), TVM was now broadcasting to eighteen television transmitters nationwide.
A second channel was on the cards in February 2008, with an initial target for June of that year. The service eventually launched on 8 March 2012. and was subsequently closed on 7 April 2017 with international service TVM Internacional taking its place, but on subscription television platforms (TVM2 was free to air).
Provincial centers
TVM operates ten provincial television centers nationwide:
Centro de Televisão Central (Maputo)
Centro de Televisão Provincial da Matola (Maputo)
Centro de Televisão Provincial da Sofala (Beira)
Centro de Televisão Provincial de de Nampula
Centro de Televisão Provincial de Quelimane (Zambézia)
Centro de Televisão de Pemba (Cabo Delgado)
Centro de Televisão Provincial de Lichinga (Niassa)
Centro de Televisão Provincial de Inhambane
Centro de Televisão Provincial de Chimoio (Manica)
Centro de Televisão Provincial de Xai-Xai (Gaza)
References
External links
Publicly funded broadcasters
Television channels in Mozambique
Portuguese-language television networks
Companies based in Maputo
Television channels and stations established in 19 |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugh%20Daniel | Hugh Daniel (April 19, 1962, Chicago, Illinois – June 3, 2013, Pacifica, California) was a noted computer engineer.
Computer engineering
He was an early participant in the Cypherpunk movement. He contributed significantly to the Internet Engineering Task Force's (IETF) early standardization of Internet Protocol Security (IPsec) and Domain Name System Security Extensions (DNSSEC). He is also noted for having managed the FreeS/WAN (Free Secure Wide-Area Networking) project, with the goal of securing Internet communication via opportunistic encryption of Internet traffic. He co-founded the Openswan project and Libreswan. He worked with the Electronic Frontier Foundation, and human rights groups in Guatemala. He worked on Project Xanadu, the first hypertext system and helped set up The WELL (The Whole Earth 'Lectronic Link) virtual community. Mr. Daniel was associated with groups responsible for the optical character recognition processing of the PGP5 source code at the HIP'97 con, a Quadrennial Dutch hacker convention that took place from August 8 until August 10, 1997, at the campsite Kotterbos in Almere, Netherlands. His other contributions to the field include work on the original Apple Laserwriter. He worked with John Gilmore’s company Grasshopper Group in San Francisco, California, porting Sun Microsystems' NeWS windowing system to A/UX (Apple Unix).
Interest in spaceflight
Daniel's interest in spaceflight led him to work for Starstruck, which built three rockets and successfully launched one suborbitally.
His interest in space also lead to long discussions with Landon Curt Noll about Pluto research. Noll's efforts managed to save the budget of the monitoring of Pioneer and Voyager probes, as well as the New Horizon's probe past Pluto. In thanks, Noll was allowed to write some bytes in the "filler" part of the PROM of New Horizon, including Daniel's IRC handle: ||ugh.
Death
Hugh Daniel died of heart failure at age 51. To honor his enthusiasm and contributions to space, a gram of his remains were launched into space on the Celestis Sunjammer flight, along with Gene and Majel Roddenberry, and James Doohan.
Quotes
Hugh was known for using expressive words such as "airfort", "Linux children" and "Republicrats". Some of his more famous quotes:
"When you're NAT on the net, you're NOT on the net"
"Beam me up, Scotty; there's no intelligent life here"
"Get me off this planet!"
"I'll be wearing a red shirt; you won't miss me"
References
1962 births
2013 deaths |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sector/Sphere | Sector/Sphere is an open source software suite for high-performance distributed data storage and processing. It can be broadly compared to Google's GFS and MapReduce technology. Sector is a distributed file system targeting data storage over a large number of commodity computers. Sphere is the programming architecture framework that supports in-storage parallel data processing for data stored in Sector. Sector/Sphere operates in a wide area network (WAN) setting.
The system was created by Yunhong Gu (the author of UDP-based Data Transfer Protocol) in 2006 and was then maintained by a group of other developers.
Architecture
Sector/Sphere consists of four components. The security server maintains the system security policies such as user accounts and the IP access control list. One or more master servers control operations of the overall system in addition to responding to various user requests. The slave nodes store the data files and process them upon request. The clients are the users' computers from which system access and data processing requests are issued. Also, Sector/Sphere is written in C++ and is claimed to achieve with its architecture a two to four times better performance than the competitor Hadoop which is written in Java, a statement supported by an Aster Data Systems benchmark and the winning of the "bandwidth challenge" of the Supercomputing Conference 2006, 2008, and 2009.
Sector
Sector is a user space file system which relies on the local/native file system of each node for storing uploaded files. Sector provides file system-level fault tolerance by replication, thus it does not require hardware fault tolerance such as RAID, which is usually very expensive.
Sector does not split user files into blocks; instead, a user file is stored intact on the local file system of one or more slave nodes. This means that Sector has a file size limitation that is application specific. The advantages, however, are that the Sector file system is very simple, and it leads to better performance in Sphere parallel data processing due to reduced data transfer between nodes. It also allows uploaded data to be accessible from outside the Sector system.
Sector provides many unique features compared to traditional file systems. Sector is topology aware. Users can define rules on how files are located and replicated in the system, according to network topology. For example, data from a certain user can be located on a specific cluster and will not be replicated to other racks. For another example, some files can have more replicas than others. Such rules can be applied at per-file level.
The topology awareness and the use of UDT as data transfer protocol allows Sector to support high performance data IO across geographically distributed locations, while most file systems can only be deployed within a local area network. For this reason, Sector is often deployed as a content distribution network for very large datasets.
Sector integrates data st |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbara%20Hall%20%28editor%29 | Barbara Hall MBE (3 February 1923 – 18 April 2022) was an English crossword compiler, advice columnist and writer. From the early 1980s until her retirement in 2010 she was the Crossword Puzzles Editor for the Sunday Times. In a career spanning seven decades, she edited, created and set puzzles for the Daily Mail, The Yorkshire Post, The Sunday Times and The Observer, as well as many other newspapers, making her Britain's longest serving crossword compiler.
Early life
Barbara Hall was born on 3 February 1923 in Derby, England, and grew up in Aston-on-Trent. Her father Lawrence Shelton Taylor served during World War I as a radio operator and air navigator before becoming an accountant on the railways. During World War II he re-joined the RAF as a reservist and trainer. Her mother Olive Taylor (née Bradbury) served in World War I on the Western Front in the Women's Auxiliary Army Corps, and worked during World War II as a Braille teacher.
After gaining a scholarship to attend Parkfield Cedars Grammar School in Derby, Hall had her first crossword published, when she was 15 years old, in the Northern edition of the Daily Mail in 1938. This was as a result of winning a competition, for which she was paid 2 guineas. She intended to become an elocution teacher, having been accepted to study at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. However, her plans were disrupted by the Second World War. From 1943 until 1946, she served with the Women's Royal Naval Service, working as a coder, preparing orders for ships of the North Sea Coastal Command. After the war, and her marriage to the journalist Richard Seymour Hall, she developed her career as a crossword compiler and writer.
Career
The Hall family moved to Africa in 1955, where she worked part-time on the Central African Mail newspaper, a publication edited by her husband, which later become the Zambia Daily Mail. During her 12 years living in Northern Rhodesia (later Zambia when it became an independent country in 1964), she wrote numerous feature articles. Her advice column, "Tell me Josephine", was one of the paper's most popular features, and resulted in a book, including a foreword by Dr Kenneth Kaunda, the first President of Zambia, which was translated into over 19 languages. Barbara Hall continued to support her husband's work, writing articles and puzzles both before and after he became the editor of the Times of Zambia. Whilst working in the newspaper industry in Zambia, she met many eminent people, including Jomo Kenyatta, Indira Gandhi and Chiang Kai-shek. She had a deep love of Zambia, worked constantly to promote its independence, was a founder of The Zambia Society, and stayed close friends with Dr Kenneth Kaunda and his family.
After returning to the United Kingdom in 1967, she continued to compile crosswords and puzzles, alongside articles, reviews and features, which appeared in a wide range of publications. She made a specialty of themed puzzles and produced scores of these on a |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Novo%20Tempo | Novo Tempo (Portuguese for "New Time") is a Portuguese Christian TV channel and Radio Station for Brazil. It is owned by the Seventh-day Adventist Church. Novo Tempo features programming produced by Adventist churches, colleges, hospitals and institutions, covering religious, health, educational and family life topics. Novo Tempo is a 24-hour broadcaster on satellite and cable networks in Brazil and is available over-the-air in some communities.
Novo Tempo is part of the Hope Channel network.
See also
Media ministries of the Seventh-day Adventist Church
References
External links
Television networks in Brazil
Seventh-day Adventist media
Television channels and stations established in 2007 |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20Pennsylvania-Reading%20Seashore%20Lines%20passenger%20trains | The former railroad network Pennsylvania-Reading Seashore Lines operated in New Jersey from 1933, serving Philadelphia, Atlantic City, Camden and Cape May. Timetables were introduced in June 1934 and June 1941.
Timetables from June 24, 1934
Source:
Boardwalk Flyer - Train #159 (lounge car) dep Camden 3:08 PM, arr Atlantic City 4:05 PM
Rocket - Train # 165 (lounge car) dep Camden 4:08 PM, arr Atlantic City 5:05 PM
Quaker City Express - Train # 120 (lounge car) dep Atlantic City 7:10 AM, arr Camden 8:07 AM
Timetables from June 22, 1941
Source:
Atlantic City Angler – Train # 103 dep Camden 5:23 AM, arr Atlantic City 6:30 AM
Boardwalk Arrow – Train # 1003 (Buffet Parlor Car) dep Philadelphia 6:45 AM, arr Atlantic City 8:10 AM
The Flying Eagle – Train # 1007 (Parlor Car) dep Philadelphia 8:50 AM, arr Atlantic City 10:15 AM
The Flying Cloud – Train # 1009 (Parlor Car) dep Philadelphia 9:50 AM, arr Atlantic City 11:10 AM
The Sea Lion – Train # 1011 (Parlor Car) dep Philadelphia 10:50 AM, arr Atlantic City 12:15 PM
The Pilot - Train # 1019 (Parlor Car) dep Philadelphia 11:15 AM, arr Atlantic City 12:35 PM
The Ozone – Train # 1013 or 1023 (Parlor Car) dep Philadelphia 11:55 AM, arr Atlantic City 1:15 PM
The Shore Queen – Train # 1015 (Parlor Car) dep Philadelphia 12:55, arr Atlantic City 2:15 PM
The Jolly Tar – Train # 1017 (Parlor Car) dep Philadelphia 1:50 PM, arr Atlantic City 3:10 PM
The Boardwalk Flyer – Train # 159 (Lounge Car) dep Camden 3:08 PM, arr Atlantic City 4:00 PM
Seashore Limited - Train # 1021 dep Philadelphia 3:30 PM, arr Atlantic City 4:55 PM (Parlor Car Daily, Buffet Parlor Car from North Philadelphia weekdays except Fridays and Sats.)
Barnacle Bill Special – Train # 165 or 167 (Lounge Car) dep Camden 4:08 PM, arr Atlantic City 5:05 PM
The Cruiser - Train # 1025 (Sleeper as parlor) dep Philadelphia 4:25 PM, arr Atlantic City 5:50 PM
The Sea Hawk – Train # 1027 (Parlor Car) dep Philadelphia 6:50 PM, arr Atlantic City 8:10 PM
The Twilight - Train # 1031 (Parlor Car) dep Philadelphia 8:45, arr Atlantic City 10:05 PM
The Honeymooner – Train # 1033 (Parlor Car) dep Philadelphia 10:45 PM, arr Atlantic City 12:10 AM (night)
The Skipper – Train # 1002 dep Atlantic City 6:00 AM, arr Philadelphia 7:21 AM
Barnacle Bill Special – Train # 116 (Lounge Car) dep Atlantic City 6:40 AM, arr Camden 7:37 AM
The Cruiser – Train # 1004 (Parlor Car) dep Atlantic City 6:45 AM, arr Philadelphia 8:05 AM.
The Dolphin – Train # 1006 (Parlor Car) dep Atlantic City 7:30 AM, arr Philadelphia 8:53 AM
The Sea Hawk – Train # 1010 (Parlor Car) dep Atlantic City 8:40 AM, arr Philadelphia 10:00 AM
The Navigator” – Train # 1012 (Sleeper as Parlor) dep 10:35 AM, arr Philadelphia 12:05 PM
Seashore Limited – Train # 1016 dep Atlantic City 12:45 PM, arr Philadelphia 2:10 PM (Parlor Car Daily, Buffet Parlor Car to North Philadelphia weekdays)
The Beach Patrol – Train # 1020 (Parlor Car) dep Atlantic City 3:45 PM, arr Philadelphia 5:10 PM
The Flying Cloud – Train # 1024 (Par |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010%20Major%20League%20Baseball%20draft | The 2010 Major League Baseball draft was held on June 7–9, 2010 at the MLB Network Studios in Secaucus, New Jersey.
First-round selections
The draft order was determined based on the 2009 MLB standings, with the worst team picking first.
Key
Supplemental first-round selections
The "sandwich picks" after the first round are compensation for losses of free agents during the 2009–10 offseason.
Compensation picks
Other notable selections
Aaron Barrett, 9th round, 266th overall by the Washington Nationals
Brandon Cumpton, 9th round, 267th overall by the Pittsburgh Pirates
Whit Merrifield, 9th round, 269th overall by the Kansas City Royals
Zach Walters, 9th round, 271st overall by the Arizona Diamondbacks
Jacob deGrom, 9th round, 272nd overall by the New York Mets
Josh Spence, 9th round, 274th overall by the San Diego Padres
Yadiel Rivera, 9th round, 279th overall by the Milwaukee Brewers
Austin Brice, 9th round, 287th overall by the Florida Marlins
Tyler Lyons, 9th round, 289th overall by the St. Louis Cardinals
Tyler Holt, 10th round, 300th overall by the Cleveland Indians
Akeel Morris, 10th round, 302nd overall by the New York Mets
Mario Hollands, 10th round, 321st overall by the Philadelphia Phillies
Chi Chi Gonzalez, 11th round, 328th overall by the Baltimore Orioles
Eric Jokisch, 11th round, 340th overall by the Chicago Cubs
Chasen Shreve, 11th round, 344th overall by the Atlanta Braves
Adam Duvall, 11th round, 348th overall by the San Francisco Giants
Joc Pederson, 11th round, 352nd overall by the Los Angeles Dodgers
Robbie Ray, 12th round, 356th overall by the Washington Nationals
Stefen Romero, 12th round, 372nd overall by the Seattle Mariners
Kyle Ryan, 12th round, 373rd overall by the Detroit Tigers
Danny Burawa, 12th round, 385th overall by the New York Yankees
A. J. Griffin, 13th round, 395th overall by the Oakland Athletics
Tommy Medica, 14th round, 424th overall by the San Diego Padres
Nick Tepesch, 14th round, 436th overall by the Texas Rangers
Mike Bolsinger, 15th round, 451st overall by the Arizona Diamondbacks
Steve Wilkerson, 15th round, 473rd overall by the Boston Red Sox, but did not sign
Chase Whitley, 15th round, 475th overall by the New York Yankees
Cody Allen, 16th round, 480th overall by the Cleveland Indians
Dalton Pompey, 16th round, 486th overall by the Toronto Blue Jays
Cody Anderson, 17th round, 521st overall by the Tampa Bay Rays
Jason Garcia, 17th round, 533rd overall by the Boston Red Sox
Preston Claiborne, 17th round, 535th overall by the New York Yankees
Kris Bryant, 18th round, 546th overall by the Toronto Blue Jays, but did not sign.
Adam Eaton, 19th round, 571st overall by the Arizona Diamondbacks
Burch Smith, 20th round, 600th overall by the Cleveland Indians
C. J. Riefenhauser, 20th round, 611th overall by the Tampa Bay Rays
Cody Martin, 20th round, 615th overall by the Minnesota Twins
Brett Bochy, 20th round, 618th overall by the San Francisco Giants
Scott Copeland, 21st round, 628th overall by the Balti |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speran%C8%9BaTV | Speranța TV is a Christian television channel in Romania, broadcast in the Romanian language. It is owned by the Seventh-day Adventist Church. Speranța TV features programming produced by Adventist churches, colleges, hospitals and institutions, covering religious, health, educational and family life topics. Speranța TV is a 24-hour broadcaster on satellite.
Speranța TV is part of the Hope Channel network. It is the Romanian version of Hope Channel and it was launched on April 30, 2007 at 6pm Romanian time.
See also
Hope Channel
References
External links
Television stations in Romania
Seventh-day Adventist media
Television channels and stations established in 2007 |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20unrecovered%20and%20unusable%20flight%20recorders | Flight data recorders (FDRs) and cockpit voice recorders (CVRs) in commercial aircraft continuously record information and can provide key evidence in determining the causes of an aircraft loss. The greatest depth from which a flight recorder has been recovered is , for the CVR of South African Airways Flight 295. Most flight recorders are equipped with underwater locator beacons to assist searchers in recovering them from offshore crash sites, however these beacons run off a battery and eventually stop transmitting. For various reasons, a flight recorder cannot always be recovered, and many recorders that are recovered are too damaged to provide any data.
See also
List of missing ships
References
Recorders
Aircraft recorders
Aviation-related lists |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyber%20Org | is an action video game developed by FuzzBox, published by Square and released in 1999 for the PlayStation.
A majority of the game is in English.
Gameplay
Classified as a Space Opera, a new type of action game, Cyber Org is set in a futuristic world, with three different playable characters and multiple areas to explore. Each area has puzzles and fight sequences rendered in polygonal 3D. The gameplay is easy to understand even for beginners, utilizing a single button combined with a secondary button for combo attacks.
Audio
The music of Cyber Org was composed by Yoshihiro Sato.
Development
The game was announced in December 1998.
References
External links
Cyber Org at Square Enix
1999 video games
Action games
PlayStation (console) games
PlayStation (console)-only games
Square (video game company) games
Video games developed in Japan |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gearman | Gearman is an open-source application framework designed to distribute appropriate computer tasks to multiple computers, so large tasks can be done more quickly. In some cases, load balancing rather than raw speed may be the main goal; a Web server, for instance, could use Gearman to send tasks for which it is not optimized to another computer (which may be running on a different architecture, using another operating system, or loaded with a computer language better suited to a particular operation).
It was originally written in Perl by Brad Fitzpatrick. Brian Aker and Eric Day rewrote the framework in C.
How Gearman Works
Gearman assigns each involved computer a role as client, job server, or worker. A worker machine can be assigned multiple instances of the worker role, which allows more powerful computers to complete more portions of a given task. Tasks originate on a client, are transmitted from the client to the job server, and performed on one or more workers. The completed task's output is then returned, again by way of the job server, to the client where the task originated. Gearman is conceptually related to MapReduce; Gearman handles MapReduce by allowing worker nodes to map out work to other workers, with the original worker acting as the reducer.
Gearman performs coalescence on the work sent by a client. If two or more clients ask for work to be completed on the same body of work, either by seeing that the same blocks are being sent or by using the unique value sent by the client, it will coalesce the work so that only one worker is used. It does this specifically to avoid thundering herd problems which are common to cache hit failures.
To mitigate the damage that would be done if a job server (or its network connection) were to fail, clients can be configured with more than one assigned job server; if the first assigned job server fails, another can be transparently substituted.
Gearman implements a protocol that consists of binary packets containing requests and responses; this protocol defines the structure of messages passing between the three parts of a Gearman implementation. By default, the Gearman protocol uses TCP port 4730.
It previously operated on port 7003, but this conflicted with the AFS port range and the new port (4730) was assigned by IANA.
The name "Gearman" was chosen as an anagram for "Manager", "since it dispatches jobs to be done, but does not do anything useful itself."
Features
Job retries
Round robin scheduling
Coalescence
Persistence storage via:
libmemcached
libdrizzle
SQLite
MySQL
Postgres
tokyocabinet
Redis (unreleased - currently in development)
MongoDB (unreleased - currently in development)
Implementations
Gearmand, up to version 1.1.12
Gearmand, from version 1.1.13
java-gearman-service
Gearman::Server
TclGearman
Clients
Currently there are client libraries for C, Perl, Node.js, Python, PHP, Ruby, Java, .NET, JMS, MySQL, PostgreSQL, and Drizzle.
Similar software
H |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FileHippo | FileHippo is a software downloading website that offers computer software for Windows. The website has sections listing most recently updated programs and most popular downloads, organised by category, with program information and link. Registration is not required in this website. Before the acquisition by Softonic the FileHippo website, funded by user donations and third-party advertising, had an Update Checker, later renamed App Manager, a free program that scanned a computer for outdated software and offered links to more recent versions.
FileHippo was established in 2004 by the UK-based technology company Well Known Media. The site added a news section in 2014. FileHippo was estimated to be worth over US$13,000,000 in November 2015. FileHippo does not accept software submissions from publishers. Softonic later acquired FileHippo; the FileHippo home page states "Softonic International, S.A. holds the license to use the name and logo of Filehippo".
References
External links
FileHippo.com
Download websites |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Project%20%28Australian%20TV%20program%29 | The Project (previously The 7PM Project from 2009 to 2011) is an Australian news-current affairs and talk show television panel program, airing weeknights and Sunday across Australia on Network 10, produced by Roving Enterprises. The show is hosted by Waleed Aly, Sarah Harris, Georgie Tunny, Hamish Macdonald, Sam Taunton and Michael Hing with rotating daily panellists usually appearing once a week.
The one-hour show, formerly half-hour, premiered on 20 July 2009 and airs live in the eastern states with delays in other states (including Queensland during daylight saving). It is broadcast Monday to Friday from Network 10's studio in The Como Centre, South Yarra, Melbourne and Sundays from Network 10's Sydney studios at Pyrmont. The Project draws its content and comedy from recent news stories and offers a sometimes alternative view to mainstream, sponsored news stories. It runs for 51 weeks of the year, taking brief breaks during the Christmas and New Year period.
The Project (as of 2017) has won numerous accolades, 9 Logie Awards, including the Gold Logie won by hosts Carrie Bickmore and Waleed Aly.
Format
The program hosted by Waleed Aly, Sarah Harris, Georgie Tunny, Hamish Macdonald, Sam Taunton and Michael Hing and features other regular panellists appearing during the week. The most frequently occurring presenters currently included: Steve Price, Susie Youssef, Jan Fran, Julie Goodwin, Kate Langbroek, Jessie Stephens and Rachel Corbett. The hosts are often joined by several special guests during the course of an episode.
The main content of the show revolves around Aly, Tunny, Macdonald, Harris, Taunton and Hing at the desk discussing some of the news events of the day. This discussion often involves live crosses to reporters or guests via satellite. Special guests, often of a celebrity nature, also regularly appear in studio, usually during each show's final segments. In addition, the show features pre-recorded interviews with celebrities, conducted by either one of the main cast or US entertainment correspondents Jonathan Hyla or Xavier Brinkman. Feature stories by the main cast, often of a humorous but insightful nature, are also prominent throughout each week.
Hosts
Current
Substitutes
Waleed Aly: Hamish Macdonald and Hugh Riminton.
Sarah Harris: Georgie Tunny, Chrissie Swan, Rachel Corbett and Narelda Jacobs.
Sam Taunton / Michael Hing: Joel Creasey, Dave Thornton, Tom Cashman, Susie Youssef, Nazeem Hussain and Rove McManus.
Georgie Tunny: Sarah Harris, Rachel Corbett and Jennifer Keyte.
Hamish Macdonald: Michael Hing and Hugh Riminton.
Former
On 8 December 2013, it was announced that regular host Dave Hughes was leaving The Project in order to concentrate on his stand-up comedy routine with a national tour in 2014. For his final appearance on the show on 11 December, Hughes was given an emotional farewell by co-hosts Bickmore and Pickering.
On 12 March 2014, Pickering announced that he would be leaving the show on 7 April |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CK2 | CK2 can refer to the following:
Casein kinase 2, a term related to cell physiology
Crusader Kings II, a grand strategy computer game by Paradox Interactive |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air%20data%20module | An air data module is a component of the navigation system. Each unit converts pneumatic (air pressure) information from a pitot tube or a static port into numerical information which is sent on a data bus. This pressure information is received and processed by the Air Data Reference (ADR) component of the Air Data Inertial Reference Unit (ADIRU). This processed information is then sent to one or more display management computers that present information on the cockpit's primary flight display. Airspeed information is also sent to the flight computers and other electronics, including the autoflight subsystem (e.g. flight management and guidance system).
Construction
The air data module is a gas pressure sensor which converts mechanical forces created by gas pressure into digital signals that can be carried to the air data reference unit. ADMs generally have a maintenance bus and communication bus, and a connector on the housing for a pressurized gas line that is connected to the pitot tube or static ports. The maintenance bus can be EIA-485 and the communication bus can be ARINC 429
References
Avionics
Aircraft instruments
Air navigation
Navigational equipment |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meter%20data%20management | Meter data management (MDM) refers to software that performs long-term data storage and management for the vast quantities of data delivered by smart metering systems. This data consists primarily of usage data and events that are imported from the head-end servers managing the data collection in advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) or automatic meter reading (AMR) systems. MDM is a component in the smart grid infrastructure promoted by utility companies. This may also incorporate meter data analytics, the analysis of data emitted by electric smart meters that record consumption of electric energy.
MDM Systems
An MDM system will typically import the data, then validate, cleanse and process it before making it available for billing and analysis.
Products for meter data include:
Smart meter deployment planning and management;
Meter and network asset monitoring and management;
Automated smart meter provisioning (i.e. addition, deletion and updating of meter information at utility and AMR side) and billing cutover;
Meter-to-Cash system, workforce management system, asset management and other systems.
Furthermore, an MDM may provide reporting capabilities for load and demand forecasting, management reports, and customer service metrics.
An MDM provide application programming interfaces (APIs) between the MDM and the multiple destinations that rely on meter data. This is the first step to ensure that consistent processes and 'understanding' get applied to the data. Besides this common functionality, an advanced MDM may provide facility for remote connect/disconnect of meters, power status verification\power restoration verification and On demand read of remote meters .
Data analysis
Smart meters send usage data to the central head end systems as often as every minute from each meter whether installed at a residential or a commercial or an industrial customer. Utility companies sometimes analyze this voluminous data as well as collect it. Some of the reasons for analysis are
to make efficient energy buying decisions based on the usage patterns,
launching energy efficiency or energy rebate programs,
energy theft detection,
comparing and correcting metering service provider performance, and
detecting and reducing unbilled energy.
This data not only helps utility companies make their businesses more efficient, but also helps consumers save money by using less energy at peak times. So, it is both economical and green. Smart meter infrastructure is fairly new to Utilities industry. As utility companies collect more and more data over the years, they may uncover further uses to these detailed smart meter activities. Similar analysis can be applied to water and gas as well as electric usage.
According to a 2012 web posting, data that is required for complete meter data analytics may not reside in the same database. Instead, it might reside in disparate databases among various departments of utility companies.
See also
Automat |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TrafficShaperXP | Traffic Shaper XP is a traffic shaping utility for the Windows operating system, which can be used to control the rate at which specific programs upload/download data.
Criticism
The free version of the software only supports a maximum of five rules and ten addresses and limits network traffic to 3,687 kbit/s.
Similar products
NetLimiter
cFosSpeed
References
External links
Internet Protocol based network software
Utilities for Windows |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/20Q%20%28game%20show%29 | 20Q is an American game show based on the online artificial intelligence and handheld computer game of the same name. Licensed to and produced by Endemol USA, it premiered on June 13, 2009, during Big Saturday Night airing on GSN, and is hosted by Cat Deeley of So You Think You Can Dance with the voice of Mr. Q provided by Hal Sparks.
In Argentina, the name of the show is Flor de palabra; it is hosted by Florencia Pena and Richard Rubin of Beauty and the Geek.
Gameplay
The game is divided into four parts.
Preliminary game
The first part involves members of a randomly selected row of the studio audience. Mr. Q gives a category, and clues to the identity are revealed one at a time. The first contestant to come up with the correct answer qualifies to play the main game. Three qualifiers are determined in each preliminary round.
Main game
The three players then play the main game head-to-head. The computer gives a category, and then are given a choice of two questions. For example, if the category is Food and Drink, the questions would be "Is it caffeinated?" or "Is it served for breakfast?" A player in control asks either of the two questions, and if the answer is yes, that player retains control of the board; otherwise, s/he loses control. On each turn, after a question has been asked, the player can either choose a question that hasn't been played yet, or ask for a new pair of questions and ask one of those questions. If the player asks for 2 new questions she/he has to choose one of them. Or s/he can choose to attempt to come up with the correct answer. If correct, the player wins the game, $5,000, and a chance to play the semi-final round against the winner of the second main game; a wrong answer loses control.
Semi-final
In the semi-final round, the players compete one at a time in the same category, with one player (via coin toss) on stage, and the other player offstage in a soundproof isolation booth. The first player is given a category, and then a series of clues. Every few seconds (signaled by two short low-pitched beeps), another clue appears on the screen. The player's objective is to guess the subject using as few clues as possible. The other player then plays the same category, and tries to come up with the answer in fewer clues. The player that can figure out the subject with fewer clues wins a prize and goes to the end game.
End game
In the end game, the player is given selection of two categories, and the computer must play the game as the contestant asks questions from a provided list of 20. While the computer can attempt to answer at any time, the contestant is only given one chance to guess the answer. At a critical point in the game, the computer goes into "sleep mode" and the host asks the contestant if s/he has any idea what the answer is, after which Mr. Q. awakens from his "nap." If the player buzzes in with the right answer before the computer does, s/he wins $20,000; if the computer is wrong, the human contestant get |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old%20Harbour%2C%20Jamaica | Old Harbour is a town in southern Jamaica.
Transport
It used to be served by a station on the national railway network. The nearby Port Esquivel is a major shipping hub for the exportation of bauxite and sugar. Port Esquivel is also the location of a tank farm constructed for ethanol but repurposed for petroleum distillates.
Location
Old Harbour is located in southern St. Catherine near the island's southern coast. Nearby settlements and notable places include Old Harbour Bay, Longville Park, Free Town, McCooks Pen, Port Esquivel, Moores Pen and Little Goat Island.
See also
Railway stations in Jamaica
References
https://www.google.com/maps/search/Old+Harbour+Bay/@17.9308891,-77.1641408,13z/data=!3m1!4b1
Populated places in Saint Catherine Parish |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canal%20A | Canal A (previously known as Cadena Dos) was a Colombian open television network launched on January 16, 1971, under the name Tele9 Corazón.
History
TV9 Telebogotá (Teletigre), the first private television station in Colombia, began broadcasting on January 14, 1966. It was founded by Consuelo Salgar de Montejo, a journalist, politician, and businesswoman. It broadcast on channel 9 of the VHF band in Bogotá and could also be tuned in to the rest of Cundinamarca, Tolima and part of Huila. Due to its strong opposition to the corruption of the National Front, a coalition between the Conservative and Liberal parties that alternated power, the television channel was expropriated on January 2, 1971, and became administered by the State. TV9 Telebogotá changes its name to Tele 9 Corazón two weeks later, on January 16 of the same year.
The station changes its name again on March 27, 1972. Its new name became Second Chain, and it began to increase its coverage with the installation of repeater stations at the national level in 1974. In 1979, due to the arrival of the televisión color to Colombia, temporarily changed its name to Segunda Cadena Color, and again in 1984 as Cadena Dos. Finally, in 1992 it changed its name to Channel A. This latest name change was made to encourage competition with its sister channel Cadena Uno, because since then the programmers had spaces on only one channel; Previously, the programmers were assigned spaces indistinctly in both channels.
Until 1998, together with Channel 1 and Señal Colombia, they were the only television stations in the country with national coverage. However, the entry into operation of the private channels Caracol and RCN and the economic crisis at the beginning of the 2000 decade left Canal A and the Canal Uno without programmers, who declared bankruptcy or became production companies.
In 2003, RTI Televisión, the only remaining programmer on Channel A, moved to Channel One, thanks to a rescue plan for programmers in crisis, approved by the Comisión Nacional de Televisión on June 19 of the aforementioned year. After several months of broadcasting only the spaces of the state programming Audiovisuales, on February 2, 2004, Canal A definitively closed its transmissions as a commercial public television channel, changing its name to Señal Colombia Institucional, with a political focus in its programming.
See also
Canal Institucional
Television in Colombia
References
External links
RTVC (successor of Inravisión, its operator)
Television networks in Colombia
Defunct television networks
Television channels and stations established in 1972
Television stations in Colombia
Television channels and stations disestablished in 2004 |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waiuku%20and%20Mission%20Bush%20Branches | The Waiuku and Mission Bush Branches are two branches on the New Zealand railway network which are closely linked. The Mission Bush Branch connects the North Island Main Trunk railway to the Glenbrook Steel Mill.
History
Proposed as early as 1880, and surveyed along a more southerly alignment in 1883, the branch line to Waiuku was finally authorised in 1912, following the election of William Massey, the local MP for Waiuku, as Prime Minister. The first sod was turned on 19 February 1914, in a ceremony at Waiuku. Progress was slow, and the branch did not open until 5 January 1922, with more work to finish until the line was fully open. The line was not very profitable, and passenger services were withdrawn on 17 July 1948, being replaced by buses.
In 1966 it was announced a new spur line would be built from Glenbrook to the New Zealand Steel steel mill at Mission Bush. Traffic continued to decline, until the line was closed on 31 December 1967 to Waiuku. The construction of the steel mill was the line's saviour. The spur line to the steel mill was opened on 7 October 1968.
The remaining section from Glenbrook to Waiuku was in the process of being lifted until it was taken over by the Glenbrook Vintage Railway. The line has been extended into Waiuku following the old branch as far as the last curve where it deviates. The line presently terminates at Victoria Avenue in Waiuku, a short walk from the centre of the town, with plans the eventually terminate the line at the Tamakai reserve, next to the old wharf.
The extension to Victoria Ave was completed by Easter of 2010 with the first passenger carrying train running on the line on 3 April 2010, hauled by JA 1250. The extension was officially opened to the public on Labour Weekend (23 October 2010) by Kevin Lawrence, former Waiuku Borough Mayor, and Len Brown, Mayor of Auckland.
Services
Services currently consist of five trains per day. Inbound trains include bulk lime and coal trains, outbound trains carry export steel to the Port of Tauranga.
References
Citations
Bibliography
Hermann, Bruce J; North Island Branch Lines p 11 (2007, New Zealand Railway and Locomotive Society Wellington)
Railway lines in New Zealand
Rail transport in the Auckland Region
3 ft 6 in gauge railways in New Zealand |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Low-latency%20queuing | Low-latency queuing (LLQ) is a feature developed by Cisco to bring strict priority queuing (PQ) to class-based weighted fair queuing (CBWFQ). LLQ allows delay-sensitive data (such as voice) to be given preferential treatment over other traffic by letting the data to be dequeued and sent first.
Development
Class-based weighted fair queuing (CB-WFQ) was initially released without the support of a priority queuing system, thus it could not guarantee the delay and jitter (delay variation) requirements of real-time, interactive voice and video conversations. Since for CBWFQ, the weight for a packet belonging to a specific class is derived from the bandwidth assigned to the class, which in turn determines the order in which packets are sent. All packets are serviced fairly based on weight and no class of packets may be granted strict priority. This scheme poses problems for voice traffic that is largely intolerant of delay, especially variation in delay.
In order to address this, Cisco released LLQ to provide strict priority queuing for CBWFQ by enabling the use of a single, strict priority queue within CBWFQ at the class level. This allows for directing traffic belonging to a class to the CBWFQ strict priority queue. One or more classes priority status can be given within a policy map. When multiple classes within a single policy map are configured as priority classes, all traffic from these classes is enqueued to the same single, strict priority queue.
See also
Class of service
Quality of service
QPPB
Streaming media
Traffic shaping
External links
Low Latency Queuing (LLQ)
Cisco QoS – Low Latency Queuing
Bandwidth Sharing within CBWFQ/LLQ
References
Congestion Management Configuring CBWFQ and LLQ
Telecommunications engineering
Network performance
Streaming
Teletraffic |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radio%201990 | Radio 1990 is a thirty-minute music video showcase program that ran during primetime on weekdays on USA Network. It was intended to compete directly with the major network program Friday Night Videos, as well as MTV and other cable channel shows like Night Tracks. It was a companion to another USA Network program, Night Flight, which featured a combination of music videos, interviews, standup comedy and other performances.
The program ran from March 1983 until September 1986, and was hosted by Lisa Robinson and Kathryn Kinley. It also featured celebrity musical guest co-hosts. In August 1985, Paul Stanley of KISS co-hosted for a week and Frank Zappa co-hosted during the week of Halloween 1985.
References
External links
1980s American music television series
USA Network original programming
Television series by Universal Television
1983 American television series debuts
1986 American television series endings |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earth%20Human%20STR%20Allele%20Frequencies%20Database | The Earth Human STR Allele Frequencies Database is a scientific project based on a dynamic web interface and a relational database management system. Its main purpose is the management of STR populational data reported from all over the world, providing highly specialized population genetics tools and also an overview of world population genetic structure at global scale.
At the bottom of EHSTRAFD approach stays peer-review journals standardization trend in publishing populational data and most important, the allele frequencies gradient distribution over vast geographical areas.
Database Tools (Modules)
Allele Frequency Global Tracking (AFGT) - allows searching for allele frequency distribution at global and regional level. STR Loci are available in AFGT if there are reported in at least ten EHSTRAFD populations. The AFGT locus list is permanently updated with each EHSTRAFD release.
Regional Profile Frequency (RPF) - allows calculating the frequency of a genetic profile at global and regional level, base on EHSTRAFD current records. RPF is available just for ISSOL (Interpol Standard Set Of Loci), ESS (European Standard Set - recommended by ENFSI) and CODIS (Combined DNA Index System) loci.
Most Probable Geographical Origin (MPGO) - allows searching for the most probable geographical origin of a given STR genetic profile. Geographical origin is estimated by the profile frequency in different populations. MPGO is available just for ISSOL (Interpol Standard Set Of Loci), ESS (European Standard Set - recommended by ENFSI) and CODIS (Combined DNA Index System) loci.
See also
Population Genetics
DNA profiling
Short Tandem Repeat
List of online databases
References
External links
EHSTRAFD.org
Biology websites
Genetics databases
Human population genetics
Online databases
Population genetics organizations |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telelombardia | Telelombardia is a Milan-based Italian local television network that offer entertainment programs, news and weather bulletins, sports and political debates, variety shows and paid programming.
See also
Qui studio a voi stadio
External links
Telelombardia Official Website
Television channels and stations established in 2004
Free-to-air
Television networks in Italy
Companies based in Milan
Italian-language television networks
Television channels and stations established in 1974
Mass media in Milan |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sykopetra | Sykopetra () is a village in the Limassol District of Cyprus, located 5 km north of Arakapas.
Historical Data:
As the archaeological findings of the area testify, the settlement of Sykopetra existed from the time of the Cypriot kingdoms. More specifically from 1050 BC. by 725 BC. In the older years copper was extracted in the area.
The village of Sykopetra existed from the Byzantine period up to the Ottoman domination of the island, as witnessed by the various toponyms of the area. At the time of the Frankish occupation the village was assigned to the Order of the Knights, while in the 14th century it was transferred to the Order of the Knights of the Ioannina.
The community of Sykopetra consists, besides the village of Sykopetra, the settlement of Prophet Elias which is more modern and according to historical sources in the past was called Lampiris. It was renamed by the first resident who built the Church of the Prophet Elias after finding a picture of the Prophet on a nearby river.
Crops and Occupations:
The inhabitants of Sykopetra are engaged in agriculture and the most important cultivation are mandarins and other species of fruit trees.
In addition, wild vegetation thrives in the village. More specifically, the deep valleys of the community of Sykopetra are covered by riverside vegetation, such as plane trees, Oleander, etc. On the slopes there are many types of trees, shrubs and weeds.
References
Communities in Limassol District |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Funny%20Pets | Funny Pets is a Japanese digital computer (CGI) anime series created and directed by Ryuji Masuda that was made in 2006.
The sound effects were made by Shizuo Kurahashi.
Plot
The plot of the series is that a UFO carrying two aliens from another planet ends up falling into Earth, where they are saved by a moody air-headed showgirl called Funny (ファニー). The two aliens, the moon-like Crescent (クレセント) and the sun-like Corona (コロナ), must adjust to life as Funny's pets. There are 24 episodes and two seasons in this series, all of which are available on YouTube and NicoNico Douga, a Japanese video sharing website.
Characters
Funny (ファニー)
Corona (コロナ)
Crescent (クレセント)
Horley (ホーリーとその家族)
Staff
Director - Ryuji Masuda
Character Design and Art Settings - Wakako Masuda
Music - Meynable Co.
Sound Design - Hiroshi Nakano
Sound Effects - Shizuo Kurahashi
CG Director - Takayuki Ito
CG Designers - Akio Koizumi, Reiko Muto, Yoshiaki Higa, Taeko Kawagoe
VFX - Kohei Yamamoto
Producer - Shunsuke Koga
Production - Funny Pets Production Committee (RumbleFish, tvk, KBSKyoto, Rent-Track Japan, S1-T3CG)
Reception
Anime-Planet: The anime received overwhelmingly negative reviews on review site Anime-Planet, criticizing the show for its violent and nonsensical plots, simplistic 3D animation and unlikable characters (first season note: 1,068/5 - second season note: 1,059/5)
OST (soundtrack)
The music is composed and mixed by Meyna Co, who also created the soundtrack for another of Masuda's shows called Ga-Ra-Ku-Ta: Mr. Stain On Junk Alley.
Tracks:
Opening (Lyrical)
Title 1
Candy
Crescent Blues
Funny
Title 2
Hunting
Idea
Arrows
Candy 2
Title 3
Candy 3
Crescent Blues 2
Cabbage
Title 4
Candy 4
Fear
Candy 5
Ghost
Spanked
Whale
Picture Book
Anger
Showdown
Walking The Rainbow
Driving To The Rainbow
Rainbow
Flight
Too High
Inflated
Ascension
Birthday (Short Version)
Crescent Blues
Birthday (Long Version)
Title 5
Three Matches
The Last Match
Orbit
Title 6
Out Of Frame
Canon
Title 7
Danger
Candy 6
Circle
Crescent Blues 4
Title 8
Love
Admiration
Guitar
Forced Dancing
Kiss
Heartbreak
Title 9
Guitar 2
The Favor Is Repaid
Guitar 3
Title 10
Frog’s Song (Vocals Only)
Frog’s Song (Instrumental)
Frog’s Song (Complete)
Frog’s Song (Distorted)
Music Notes
Frog’s Song (Music Notes)
Frog’s Song (Music Notes) (Complete)
Title 11
Cloud Pets
Evil And Just
Evil’s Theme
Just’s Theme
Candy 7
Title 12
At The Ocean
Hiding The Evidence
Title 13
Discovered
Grief
Goldfish
Dead Goldfish
Haunted
Book Thrower
Candy 8
Forbidden Game
Graveyard Dance
Title 14
Crescent Blues 5
Star’s Song
Crescent War
Chocolate Fight (Short Version)
Chocolate Thieves
Chocolate Trance
Chocolate Fight (Long Version)
Candy 9
Back To The Home
Back To Funny
Candy 10
Opening (Instrumental)
Related
Popee the Performer
Ryuji Masuda
Ga-Ra-Ku-Ta: Mr. Stain On Junk Alley
References
External links
Funny Pets Off |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyber%20Studio | Cyber Studio CAD-3D (or just CAD-3D) is a 3D modeling and animation package developed by Tom Hudson for the Atari ST computer and published by Antic Software. The package is a precursor to 3D Studio Max.
CAD-3D is a basic polygonal 3D modeling and rendering program. An operator can assemble a scene out of geometric primitives or custom extruded or lathed objects. Various view ports are available to adjust lighting and camera positioning. The limited rendering functionality allows for flat shading in 16 shades. Rendered images can be exported in Degas Elite or NEOChrome format.
By making changes between rendering separate cels, CAD-3D can be used for simple animations. Without its scripting extension Cyber Control changes have to be made by hand.
History
The first version was published in 1986 titled CAD-3D. It still lacked advanced modeling features (boolean subtraction) and any animation.
In early 1987 Tom Hudson extended the application and it was renamed 'Cyber Studio CAD-3D v.2.02 '. The name Cyber Studio was proposed by Antic Software publisher Gary Yost due to his interest in William Gibson's seminal 1984 book "Neuromancer" which had introduced the term Cyberspace to describe a virtual 3D environment. As of 1987 the software was packaged together with Cybermate, a Forth-based authoring language written by Tektronix engineer Mark Kimball, the creator of the StereoTek liquid crystal shutter 3D glasses that Antic Software sold as an add-on to Cyber Studio. Cybermate was used to edit, sequence and present the animation files along with sound. The scripts allowed an operator to control when and how fast a video or audio segment played and whether it should loop. In combination with the other scripting language, CyberControl, users were capable to create video animations up to five minutes long. Jim Kent wrote Cyber Paint, a 2D animation program that brought together a wide variety of animation and paint functionality and the delta-compressed animation format developed for CAD-3D.
Extensions
Antic Software published a variety of related Cyber-products to extend the software's functionality:
Cyberpaint - A Cell-based 2D-painting and animation software
CyberControl - Scripting language for CyberStudio CAD-3D
CyberSculpt - An extended modeling software
CyberTexture - A texturing extension
References
1986 software
Animation software
Atari ST software |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Shopping%20Game | The Shopping Game is an American game show created and produced by Nick Nicholson and E. Roger Muir that aired on the Satellite Program Network (SPN).
The program aired mainly during 1982, and was taped in Nashville, TN and hosted by Art James with co-host Elyse Brown.
References
1980s American game shows
1982 American television series debuts
1982 American television series endings
Television series by Nicholson-Muir Productions |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ptrace | ptrace is a system call found in Unix and several Unix-like operating systems. By using ptrace (the name is an abbreviation of "process trace") one process can control another, enabling the controller to inspect and manipulate the internal state of its target. ptrace is used by debuggers and other code-analysis tools, mostly as aids to software development.
Uses
ptrace is used by debuggers (such as gdb and dbx), by tracing tools like strace and ltrace, and by code coverage tools. ptrace is also used by specialized programs to patch running programs, to avoid unfixed bugs or to overcome security features. It can further be used as a sandbox and as a run-time environment simulator (like emulating root access for non-root software).
By attaching to another process using the ptrace call, a tool has extensive control over the operation of its target. This includes manipulation of its file descriptors, memory, and registers. It can single-step through the target's code, can observe and intercept system calls and their results, and can manipulate the target's signal handlers and both receive and send signals on its behalf. The ability to write into the target's memory allows not only its data store to be changed, but also the application's own code segment, allowing the controller to install breakpoints and patch the running code of the target.
As the ability to inspect and alter another process is very powerful, ptrace can attach only to processes that the owner can send signals to (typically only their own processes); the superuser account can ptrace almost any process (except init on kernels before 2.6.26). In Linux systems that feature capabilities-based security, the ability to ptrace is further limited by the CAP_SYS_PTRACE capability or by the YAMA Linux Security Module. In FreeBSD, it is limited by FreeBSD jails and Mandatory Access Control policies.
Limitations
Communications between the controller and target take place using repeated calls of ptrace, passing a small fixed-size block of memory between the two (necessitating two context switches per call); this is acutely inefficient when accessing large amounts of the target's memory, as this can only be done in word sized blocks (with a ptrace call for each word). For this reason the 8th edition of Unix introduced procfs, which allows permitted processes direct access to the memory of another process - 4.4BSD followed, and the use of /proc for debugger support was inherited by Solaris, BSD, and AIX, and mostly copied by Linux. Some, such as Solaris, have removed ptrace as a system call altogether, retaining it as a library call that reinterprets calls to ptrace in terms of the platform's procfs. Such systems use ioctls on the file descriptor of the opened /proc file to issue commands to the controlled process. FreeBSD, on the other hand, extended ptrace to remove mentioned problems, and declared procfs obsolete due to its inherent design problems.
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