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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Round-robin | Round-robin may refer to:
Computing
Round-robin DNS, a technique for dealing with redundant Internet Protocol service hosts
Round-robin networks, communications networks made up of radio nodes organized in a mesh topology
Round-robin scheduling, an algorithm for assigning equal time-slices to different processes on a computer
Round-robin item allocation, an algorithm for fairly allocating indivisible objects among people
Communication
Round-robin (document), a document signed by several parties in a circle in order to hide the identity of the leader
Round-robin letter, a news-filled letter typically accompanying a Christmas card
Round-Robin Letter (Spanish–American War), a letter written in the United States Army during the Spanish–American War in 1898
Other uses
Round-robin story, a collaborative piece of fiction or storytelling
Round-robin test, an interlaboratory test performed independently several times
Round-robin tournament, a competition where each contestant meets all other contestants in turn
Round-robin start, a possible ordering of turns in a turn-based game
Round-robin bet, a type of wager offered by UK bookmakers, covering three selections
"Round Robin", a 1960 song by Donnie Brooks
See also
RRDtool, a round-robin database tool
Modular arithmetic, a system of arithmetic for integers, where numbers "wrap around" upon reaching a certain value |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Publishing%20Requirements%20for%20Industry%20Standard%20Metadata | The Publishing Requirements for Industry Standard Metadata (PRISM) for the Internet, computing, and computer science, is a specification that defines a set of XML metadata vocabularies for syndicating, aggregating, post-processing and multi-purposing content.
PRISM provides a framework for the interchange and preservation of content and metadata, a collection of elements to describe that content, and a set of controlled vocabularies listing the values for those elements. PRISM can be XML, RDF/XML, or XMP and incorporates Dublin Core elements. PRISM can be thought of as a set of XML tags used to contain the metadata of articles and even tag article content.
PRISM conforms to the World Wide Web standard for Namespaces. PRISM namespaces are PRISM (prism:), PRISM Usage Rights (pur:), Dublin Core (dc: and dcterms:), PRISM Inline Metadata (pim:), PRISM Rights Language (prl:), PRISM Aggregator Message (pam:), and PRISM Controlled Vocabulary (pcv:). PRISM incorporated existing industry standards such as Dublin Core and XHTML in order to leverage work that had already been done in the publishing industry. New elements were created only when required and assigned to PRISM specific namespaces.
Overview
PRISM consists of three specifications. The PRISM Specification, itself, provides a definition for the overall PRISM framework. A second specification, the PRISM Aggregator Message (PAM) Schema/DTD, is a standard format for publishers to use for delivery of content to websites, aggregators, and syndicators. PAM is available as an XML DTD and an XML schema (XSD). Both PAM formats provide a simple, flexible model for transmitting content and PRISM metadata. The third, and newest, specification provides an XML schema (XSD) for the capture of content usage rights metadata. This Guide to PRISM Usage Rights utilizes the elements found in PRISM’s Usage Rights Namespace to allow users to comprehensively capture and relay rights metadata for text and media content.
Background
In 1999, Idealliance contracted Linda Burman to found the PRISM Working Group to address emerging publisher requirements for a metadata standard to facilitate “agile” content for search, digital asset management, content aggregation. Since that time, individuals from more than 50 Idealliance member companies have participated in the development of the specifications.
PRISM is an Idealliance specification but is available free of charge. Idealliance (International Digital Enterprise Alliance) is a not-for-profit membership organization. Its mission is to advance user-driven, cross-industry solutions for all publishing and content-related processes by developing standards, fostering business alliances, and identifying best practices.
Many organizations use PRISM because it provides a common metadata standard across platforms, media types and business units. Organizations who are involved in any type of content creation, categorization, management, aggregation and distribution, both commerci |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary%20Shelley%27s%20Frankenhole | Mary Shelley's Frankenhole is an American adult stop motion-animated television series created by Dino Stamatopoulos for Cartoon Network's late night programming block Adult Swim. The series premiered on June 27, 2010 and ended on March 25, 2012, with a total of 20 episodes, over the course of 2 seasons.
Premise
Dr. Victor Frankenstein has completely mastered immortality and has now also created an infinite number of Einstein–Rosen Bridges (wormholes) or "Frankenholes" between Somewhere in Eastern Europe (which is teeming with monsters and supernatural forces) and every time period from the past and the future. This allows historical figures and celebrities seeking the doctor's services to find him. Although many classic horror monsters are present, the series' main focus is Dr. Frankenstein and his family. Creator Dino Stamatopoulos says "regular human beings are the monsters."
Besides Dr. Frankenstein himself, other characters from Mary Shelley's 1818 novel Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus appear.
Characters
Dr. Victor Frankenstein (voiced by Jeff B. Davis) is an immortal genius mad scientist. He "doesn't like anyone," wears a lab coat and has red hair. He is a sadomasochist (auto eroticism such as burning his crotch, shooting himself below the waist, etc.) and is opposed to the idea of regular sex, especially with his wife, who uses his fetish to her advantage by bribing him with genital mutilation. He had a troubled relationship with his father since his dying wish was to not be brought back to life. He begins work at midnight for "creditability." Since he never gave the immortality serum to his sons, they continue to age while Victor and Elizabeth stay youthful.
Professor Sanguinaire Polidori (voiced by Scott Adsit) is the immortal assistant and partner of Victor. He is tall, has white hair and wears a lab coat. He sometimes acts as a conscience for Frankenstein, but is often quiet (playing into his supporting cast role). Often a voice of reason, "Polly Dolly" (as Frankenstein calls him) has a soft spot for the sinister. He insists they revive Frankenstein's father so they can beat him up, drinks poison, and often has a disdainful tone in his voice. Polidori has been Frankenstein's assistant for quite some time; he was already immortal when Frankenstein and Elizabeth were first married (in fact, Polidori was the one who married them). When bringing patients into Frankenstein's lab, it is said that he gives Frankenstein creepy introductions. He is based on Doctor Septimus Pretorius from Bride of Frankenstein. His name is based upon author John Polidori, a friend of Mary Shelley.
Elizabeth Frankenstein (voiced by Britta Phillips) is Victor's immortal wife. She tries to act motherly but is sexually starved and is having an affair with Count Dracula, although she does this to try to make Victor jealous. She is often at odds with her husband and lover, often expressing displeasure over the little time Victor devotes to the family due |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Data%20Applied | Data Applied was a software vendor headquartered in Washington. Founded by a group of former Microsoft employees, the company specialized in data mining, data visualization, and business intelligence environments.
Products
Data Applied implements a collection of visualization tools and algorithms for data analysis and data mining. The product supports several types of analytical tasks, including visual reporting, tree maps, time series forecasting, correlation analysis, outlier detection, decision trees, association rules, clustering, and self-organizing maps.
References
External links
Official Site
Applied data mining
Software companies based in Washington (state)
Defunct software companies of the United States |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RTV%20%28Indonesian%20TV%20network%29 | PT Metropolitan Televisindo, operating as Rajawali Televisi (RTV, stylized as rtv) is a commercial television network in Indonesia, owned by Rajawali Corpora. RTV is currently segmented as "family television", licensed via the Ministry of Communication and Information Technology, and its frequency is coordinated through the Department of Transportation. RTV officially aired for the first time on 1 November 2009, in Jakarta as the B-Channel. With 24 hours of airtime, RTV's current programs focus on entertainment, soft news, and a variety of animation programs, ranging from anime, tokusatsu and children's animation. The B-Channel changed its name to RTV with the launch of Langit Rajawali on 3 May 2014.
In 2016, Mayapada acquired a 20% stake in RTV ownership from Rajawali Corpora. Mayapada later acquired another television network INTV (formerly Banten TV), which in 2019 was relaunched as MYTV.
History
The B-Channel was co-founded by Sofia Koswara and Rajawali Corpora in 2008, at the time was relayed through a local television station in Cikarang, TVN (now part of RTV regional stations); which later launched on 1 November 2009. In 2012, Rajawali Corpora bought Sofia Koswara's stake in the B-Channel. On 3 May 2014, the B-Channel changed its name to RTV during the Langit Rajawali show. In August 2016, Mayapada Group acquired 20% stocks of RTV.
On 30 March 2017 on their press conference, RTV announced that they will focus more on children's programmes,. In February 2018, RTV opened its mini studio at KidZania Jakarta.
Broadcast coverage
RTV broadcasts from Greater Jakarta and surrounding areas, with digital television reaching over 26 UHF frequencies. Since August 2018, RTV is available throughout Indonesia from satellite Telkom-4 (previously from satellite Apstar 6 and Palapa D). Additionally, RTV broadcasts can be watched from subscription television, including Transvision, IndiHome, and Skynindo. This is in addition to RTV's transmitter network.
In terms of coverage, RTV is among the top TV networks in Indonesia. It currently has 44 transmission stations in 206 cities in the country. The TV is also available on other platforms, such as pay TV, online streaming, and other digital media.
Programming
Since 2019, RTV programs largely consist of animation. Despite this, RTV is not a children's interest channel.
Animation programming
The aforementioned animation programming airs from 12:00 to 4:00 pm on weekdays, consisting of children's animated series from morning to afternoon, and anime/tokusatsu series in the evening. RTV also has a time slot known as Zona Ceria; now had been split into Sinema Ceria, Sinema Keluarga, Mega Hero, Super Anime and Super Girly (see #Time slots (only used on promos and official show names)).
News programming
RTV has a news programming entitled Lensa Indonesia (formerly Lensa Sore); which airs in the morning, noon, afternoon, and midnight. RTV airs criminal news entitled CSI: Catatan Seputar Investigasi, Turn B |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wireless%20Emergency%20Alerts | Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA, formerly known as the Commercial Mobile Alert System (CMAS), and prior to that as the Personal Localized Alerting Network (PLAN)), is an alerting network in the United States designed to disseminate emergency alerts to mobile devices such as cell phones and pagers. Organizations are able to disseminate and coordinate emergency alerts and warning messages through WEA and other public systems by means of the Integrated Public Alert and Warning System.
Background
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) proposed and adopted the network structure, operational procedures and technical requirements in 2007 and 2008 in response to the Warning, Alert, and Response Network (WARN) Act passed by Congress in 2006, which allocated $106 million to fund the program. CMAS will allow federal agencies to accept and aggregate alerts from the President of the United States, the National Weather Service (NWS) and emergency operations centers, and send the alerts to participating wireless providers who will distribute the alerts to their customers with compatible devices via Cell Broadcast, a technology similar to SMS text messages that simultaneously delivers messages to all phones using a cell tower instead of individual recipients.
The government issues three types of alerts through this system:
"National alert" (formerly "Presidential alert"): Alerts issued by the President of the United States or the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
Alerts involving imminent threats to safety of life, issued in two different categories: extreme threats and severe threats
Amber alerts
When the alert is received, a sound is played even if the ringer is off. On nearly all devices, the Emergency Alert System radio/TV attention signal sounds in a predetermined pattern.
The system is a collaborative effort among FEMA, the Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate (DHS S&T), the Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions (ATIS) and the Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA).
Participation
Within ten months of FEMA making the government's design specifications for this secure interface for message transfer available, wireless service providers choosing to participate in CMAS must begin development and testing of systems which will allow them to receive alerts from alert originators and distribute them to their customers. Systems were required to be fully deployed within 28 months of the December 2009 adoption of such standards and were expected to be delivering alert messages to the public by 2012. Although not mandatory, several wireless providers, including T-Mobile, AT&T, Sprint, and Verizon have announced their willingness to participate in the system. Providers who do not wish to participate must notify their customers. Some phones which are not CMAS-capable may require only a software upgrade; while others may need to be replaced entirely.
CMAS messages, although d |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahjong%20%28disambiguation%29 | Mahjong is a four-player game of Chinese origin
Mahjong or Mah-Jong may also refer to:
Mahjong solitaire, a tile-matching game usually played on a computer
Japanese Mahjong, a Japanese version of mahjong
Three player mahjong, a variant of mahjong
Mahjongg (band), an indie band based in Chicago
Mah-Jongg (lemur), a ring-tailed lemur
Mahjong (film), a 1996 Taiwanese comedy film |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HKR | HKR may refer to:
Hakor, Egyptian pharaoh of the 29th Dynasty
Hawkesbury River railway station, in New South Wales, Australia
Hrvatski katolički radio, a Croatian radio network
Hull Kingston Rovers, a British rugby league club
HKR International, a Hong Kong land developer |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bus%20Pirate | The Bus Pirate is a universal bus interface device designed for programming, debugging, and analyzing microcontrollers and other ICs. It was developed as an open-source hardware and software project.
Overview
The Bus Pirate was designed for debugging, prototyping, and analysing "new or unknown chips". Using a Bus Pirate, a developer can use a serial terminal to interface with a device, via such hardware protocols as SPI, I2C and 1-Wire.
The Bus Pirate is capable of programming low-end microcontrollers, such as Atmel AVRs and Microchip PICs. Programming using more advanced protocols such as JTAG and SWD is possible, but is discouraged due to hardware speed limitations.
The Bus Pirate v3.6 is based on an PIC24 MCU (SSOP), and communicates with a host computer with either a USB interface with a FT232RL (SSOP) or an on-chip USB module.
The Bus Pirate was designed by Ian Lesnet of Dangerous Prototypes.
Feature list
The Bus Pirate can communicate via the following serial protocols, with line levels of : 1-Wire, I²C, SPI, JTAG, asynchronous serial, and MIDI.
It can receive input from a keyboard, and can output to a Hitachi HD44780 LCD controller.
Other features:
UART
2- and 3-wire libraries with bitwise pin control
measurement probe
frequency measurement
pulse-width modulator, frequency generator
On-board multi-voltage pull-up resistors
On-board and power supplies with software reset
Macros for common operations
Bus traffic sniffers (SPI, I²C)
A bootloader for easy firmware updates
Transparent USB -> serial mode
SUMP compatible low-speed logic analyzer
AVR STK500 v2 programmer clone, supported in AVRDude programmer software
Generational differences
v3.x models uses a 5×2 header for ribbon cable, whereas the v4.x models uses a 6×2 header.
The size of the circuit board was changed to 60 mm x 37 mm in the Bus Pirate v3.6 and up so it would match the mounting holes for the "Sick of Beige" DP6037 case.
See also
Flashrom
References
External links
Source code for Bus Pirate software at GitHub
Open hardware electronic devices
Single-board computers |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Platinum%20Arts%20Sandbox | Platinum Arts Sandbox is a Video game programming tool. The tool was developed by Michael Tomaino and Kevin Meyer.
Features in media
PBS/WMHT Games in Education Conference
Moddb.com Top 100 Mod/Game of the Year 2008
Many various Moddb.com Interviews and Features
Slashdot.org Article - Involving Kids In Free Software Through Games?
Total PC Gaming Magazine, February 2009
Podcast interview with Michael Tomaino
PC Format Magazine Issue 232 November 2009
References
External links
Official Platinum Arts Sandbox Game Maker Webpage
Official Forums
Official Wiki
Official Platinum Arts Webpage
Video game development software |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Data%20stream%20clustering | In computer science, data stream clustering is defined as the clustering of data that arrive continuously such as telephone records, multimedia data, financial transactions etc. Data stream clustering is usually studied as a streaming algorithm and the objective is, given a sequence of points, to construct a good clustering of the stream, using a small amount of memory and time.
History
Data stream clustering has recently attracted attention for emerging applications that involve large amounts of streaming data. For clustering, k-means is a widely used heuristic but alternate algorithms have also been developed such as k-medoids, CURE and the popular BIRCH. For data streams, one of the first results appeared in 1980 but the model was formalized in 1998.
Definition
The problem of data stream clustering is defined as:
Input: a sequence of n points in metric space and an integer k.
Output: k centers in the set of the n points so as to minimize the sum of distances from data points to their closest cluster centers.
This is the streaming version of the k-median problem.
Algorithms
STREAM
STREAM is an algorithm for clustering data streams described by Guha, Mishra, Motwani and O'Callaghan which achieves a constant factor approximation for the k-Median problem in a single pass and using small space.
To understand STREAM, the first step is to show that clustering can take place in small space (not caring about the number of passes). Small-Space is a divide-and-conquer algorithm that divides the data, S, into pieces, clusters each one of them (using k-means) and then clusters the centers obtained.
Algorithm Small-Space(S)
{{ordered list
|1 = Divide S into disjoint pieces .
|2 = For each i, find centers in Xi. Assign
each point in Xi to its closest center.
|3 = Let X''' be the centers obtained in (2),
where each center c is weighted by the number
of points assigned to it.
|4 = Cluster X' to find k centers.
}}
Where, if in Step 2 we run a bicriteria -approximation algorithm which outputs at most ak medians with cost at most b times the optimum k-Median solution and in Step 4 we run a c-approximation algorithm then the approximation factor of Small-Space() algorithm is . We can also generalize Small-Space so that it recursively calls itself i times on a successively smaller set of weighted centers and achieves a constant factor approximation to the k-median problem.
The problem with the Small-Space is that the number of subsets that we partition S into is limited, since it has to store in memory the intermediate medians in X. So, if M is the size of memory, we need to partition S'' into subsets such that each subset fits in memory, () and so that the weighted centers also fit in memory, . But such an may not always exist.
The STREAM algorithm solves the problem of storing intermediate medians and achieves better running time and space requirements. The algorithm works as follows:
Other algorithms
Other well-known algorithm |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam%20FM%20%28Bristol%29 | Sam FM was an adult hits format radio station that broadcast on 106.5 MHz FM in Bristol, United Kingdom and owned by Bauer Radio. The station formed part of the Hits Radio network, although its entire output and playlist was locally produced and took no network programming. It ceased broadcasting on 6 September 2021 when it rebranded to Hits Radio Bristol & The South West.
History
Original 106.5
The station was awarded its original broadcast licence in September 2006 as Original 106.5, and commenced broadcasting on 20 May 2007. It was owned by a group of investors under the name Tomahawk Radio. The station originally broadcast an Adult Oriented format, with 40% of its music coming from past or present Top 20 charts.
Jack FM
106 Jack FM replaced Original, which had previously broadcast using the same frequency, on 2 December 2009 following a staged on-air argument and station hijacking the previous day.
The station was acquired by Celador Radio on 7 September 2010.
Rebrand to Sam FM and merger
From 1 April 2015, the Jack FM name was dropped in favour of Sam FM by the station owner Celador Radio, who decided on changing the name six months beforehand. The station's topical imaging are voiced by actor and comedian Gareth Hale (of Hale and Pace).
On 25 May 2016, OFCOM announced it had granted Celador permission to merge the station with its sister station in Swindon. The company said the Swindon station was not financially viable as a stand-alone service, having made a £50,000 loss in 2015. The station continued to broadcast its weekday breakfast show from Bristol - shared with the Swindon station - and retained local news bulletins, traffic updates and what's on information.
Following the purchase of Celador Radio by Bauer Radio in 2019, Sam FM Swindon became part of the Greatest Hits Radio network in September 2020, leaving the Bristol Sam FM as a standalone operation again.
DAB
Sam FM was removed from DAB in 2015, but three years later was re-added to Bristol's DAB Mux in a bid to increase listener reach.
Hits Radio Bristol & The South West
On 6 September 2021, Sam FM was rebranded as Hits Radio Bristol & The South West. The station takes the national networked breakfast show from Hits Radio UK hosted by Fleur East, James Barr & Matt weekdays from 6am-10am. The drive-time slot was hosted by Max & Jason weekdays from 4pm-7pm. From Monday 4th September, this was moved to 10am-1pm.
See also
Greatest Hits Radio Bristol & The South West
Hits Radio South Coast
Greatest Hits Radio South Coast
Greatest Hits Radio Swindon
References
External links
Radio stations in Bristol
Organisations based in Bristol
Radio stations established in 2009
Jack FM stations
Hits Radio |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigel%20Burton | Nigel Burton (born July 30, 1976) is an American football commentator for the Pac-12 television network and the former head coach for the Portland State Vikings college football team.
Playing career
Burton grew up in Sacramento where he attended Jesuit High School. He attended the University of the Pacific in 1995, but when the school eliminated its football program the following year, he transferred to the University of Washington, where he graduated in 1999 with a bachelor's degree. He played safety for both schools' football teams. He earned all-academic honors from the Pacific-10 Conference three times at Washington and later earned a masters in business administration at the University of South Florida.
Coaching career
Burton's first coaching job was as a defensive assistant for South Florida in 2000. From 2001 to 2002, he coached defensive backs at Portland State, and then from 2003 to 2007, coached the secondary at Oregon State. In 2008, Burton was named defensive coordinator at Nevada.
In 2009, Burton was selected to replace Jerry Glanville as the head coach at Portland State. He became the second African American head football coach in school history after Ron Stratten, who coached in the early 1970s. Burton was fired after the 2014 season and compiled an overall record of 21–36 during his tenure at Portland State.
In 2015, Burton joined Pac-12 Networks as an analyst.
Personal
Burton is married and has two children.
Head coaching record
References
1976 births
Living people
American football safeties
Oregon State Beavers football coaches
Pacific Tigers football players
Portland State Vikings football coaches
South Florida Bulls football coaches
Washington Huskies football players
Players of American football from Sacramento, California
African-American coaches of American football
African-American players of American football
21st-century African-American sportspeople
20th-century African-American sportspeople |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FDMS | FDMS may refer to:
Father Dueñas Memorial School, in Guam
First Data Merchant Services
Matsapha Airport, in Eswatini
See also
FDM (disambiguation) |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20Australian%20television%20series%20premieres%20in%202009 | This is a list of Australian domestic television series which debuted, or are scheduled to debut, in 2009.
Premieres
Free-to-air television
Nine Network
SBS One
Community television
Subscription television
Unknown networks
Notes
References
2009 in Australian television |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astro%20SuperSport | Astro SuperSport is an English language in-house subscription satellite television network in Malaysia dedicated to broadcasting sports-related content 24 hours a day. Astro SuperSport 1 to 4 are available on the Astro via Channels 811 to 814 (HD) to subscribers of the Sports Pack only. The Sports Pack features a total of 15 sports channels covering sporting events from all over the world.
Launched in 1996 as one of Astro's original channels, Astro SuperSport offers a variety of international sporting events such as football, badminton, motorsport, rugby, volleyball, golf and WWE shows. Astro SuperSport broadcasts in HD. The network has been broadcasting studio shows around major football in HD like the Premier League and FIFA World Cup since 2010 and magazine shows like FourFourTwo since 2011.
Channels
Current channels
Astro Box Office Sport
Astro Box Office Sport is the first pay-per-view channel of Astro. Launched on 2000, it is broadcast on Astro via Channel 200. This channel focuses on the most sporting events live around the world, such as boxing and WWE.
Astro SuperSport Plus
Astro SuperSport Plus was the extra channel of Astro SuperSport. It is broadcast on Astro in HD.
Astro SuperSport 2
Astro SuperSport 2 is the second sister channel of Astro SuperSport. Launched on 18 November 2009, it is broadcast on Astro via Channel 811 and in high-definition Channel 833. Sporting events that are aired on this network events include the BWF Super Series, the ATP World Tour Finals, the J-League, the Bundesliga, the Ligue 1 as well as American competitions like NFL and NHL and Mexican competitions like Copa MX.
Astro SuperSport 3
Astro SuperSport 3 is the third sister channel of Astro SuperSport. Launched on 1 July 2010, it is broadcast on Astro via Channel 816 and in high-definition Channel 834.
Astro SuperSport 4
Astro SuperSport 4 is the fourth sister channel of Astro SuperSport. Launched on 23 April 2013, it is broadcast on Astro via Channel 817 in SD. HD version is available via channel 836. It simulcasts games such as FA Cup, NBA Games, WNBA, Badminton Premier, Superseries and Grand Prix Gold, WTA Tour plus pulsating shows of WWE such as WWE Raw, WWE Smackdown, WWE NXT, WWE This Week and WWE Bottomline.
Former channels
eGG Network
eGG (every Good Game) is the first 24/7 eSports, Gaming Entertainment Network in Southeast Asia and is the gaming channel Of Astro Supersport. Launched on 13 August 2015 as the Astro SuperSport Plus, previously this channel only available in Malaysia as the special sister channel of Astro SuperSport but due to high enthusiasm of eSports fans outside Malaysia, from 7 June 2016, the channel changed its name and was launched officially as eGG. After the eGG Network launched in 2016, the channel is also available for the viewers in Australia, Indonesia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand. This channel focuses on e-sports, and broadcasts electronic games tournaments live around the world. The |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Premio%20Lo%20Nuestro%202010 | Premio Lo Nuestro 2010 was held on Thursday February 18, 2010 at the American Airlines Arena in Miami, FL was broadcast live on the Univision Network. The nominees were announced in December 2009 during a live televised morning show Despierta América! on Univision Network. This year marked the first time the awards are presented in High Definition.
Performers
Presenters
Natalia Jiménez
William Levy
Jacqueline Bracamontes
Eiza González
Franco "El Gorila"
El Chapo de Sinaloa
Luz Rios
Carolina Tejera
Arcángel
Gloria Estefan
Melina León
Eddy Herrera
Jose Luis Terrazas Jr.
Fabian Muro
Christian Chávez
Carolina la O
Marjorie de Sousa
Gabriel Soto
Lili Estefan
Carlos & Alejandra
Wisin & Yandel
Don Francisco
Miguel Galindo
René Camacho
Luis Fonsi
Aleks Syntek
Tati
Diana Reyes
Raúl González
Special awards
Lifetime Achievement Award
Chayanne
Special Career Achievement Award
Alejandro Fernández
Young Artist Legacy Award
Thalía
Awards
General
Pop
Album of the Year
Ricardo Arjona — 5to Piso
Fanny Lu — Dos
Cristian Castro — El Culpable Soy Yo
Paulina Rubio — Gran City Pop
La 5ª Estación — Sin Frenos
Best Male Artist
Cristian Castro
Enrique Iglesias
Luis Fonsi
Ricardo Arjona
Tommy Torres
Best Female Artist
Fanny Lu
Gloria Trevi
Laura Pausini
Nelly Furtado
Paulina Rubio
Best Group or Duo
Jesse & Joy
La 5ª Estación
Los Temerarios
Playa Limbo
Reik
Breakout Artist or Group of the Year
Alexander Acha
Nelly Furtado
Sonohra
Tati
Victor & Leo
Song of the Year
Luis Fonsi featuring Aleks Syntek, David Bisbal and Noel Schajris — "Aquí Estoy Yo"
Playa Limbo — "Así Fue"
Paulina Rubio — "Causa y Efecto"
Ricardo Arjona — "Como Duele"
La 5ª Estación — "Que te Quería"
Rock
Album of the Year
La Secta AllStar — Fuego Los Fabulosos Cadillacs — La Luz del Ritmo
Moderatto — Queremos Rock
Zoé — Reptilectric
Artist of the Year
Beto Cuevas
Juanes La Secta AllStar
Maná
Motel
Song of the Year
Los Rufianes — "Dame Tu Corazón"
La Secta AllStar — "Déjalos Que Hablen"
Beto Cuevas — "Hablame" Vivanativa — "Mariposa Mía"
Los Fabulosos Cadillacs — "Should I Stay or Should I Go"
Tropical
Album of the Year
15 Años de Corazon - Grupo Manía
Ciclos - Luis Enrique
El Mensaje - Rey Ruiz
La Introduccion - Carlos & Alejandra
The Last - AventuraBest Male Artist
Domenic Marte
Fonseca
Gilberto Santa Rosa
Hector Acosta
Luis EnriqueBest Female Artist
Carolina la O Marala
Melina LeónBest Group or Duo
Adolescent's Orquesta
Aventura Carlos & Alejandra
Grupo Manía
Jorge Celedón and Jimmy Zambrano
Soloist or Group Revelation of the Year
Carlos & Alejandra Grupo Rush
Indio
Marcy Place
Rafely Rosario
Song of the Year
"Eres Asi" - Domenic Marte
"Llego el Amor" - Gilberto Santa Rosa
"Marialola" - Grupo Manía
"Por Un Segundo" - Aventura "Yo No Sé Mañana" - Luis Enrique
Merengue Artist of the Year
Eddy Herrera
Elvis Crespo
Grupo Manía
Juan Luis Guerra Rafely Rosario
Tropical Salsa Artist of the Y |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael%20Gregg | Michael Gregg is an American computer security specialist, businessman, author and co-author of several books, including Build Your Own Network Security Lab and Inside Network Security Assessment. He has also served as an expert witness before a congressional committee on cyber security and identity theft.
Career
Gregg holds two associate degrees, a bachelor's degree and a master's degree.
He has been quoted in newsprint and featured on various television and radio shows, including NPR, The New York Times, ABC, CBS, Fox TV and others discussing cybersecurity and ethical hacking.
He is the lead faculty member for Villanova University's online Cyber Security program.
He also holds several certifications, including MCSE, MCT, CTT, A+, N+, CNA, CCNA, CIW Security Analyst, and TICSA.
Publications
Gregg has contributed to the following published works:
CISSP Exam Cram Questions 2nd edition Que Publishing
CISSP Exam Cram Que 2nd edition Publishing
CISSP Exam Cram Que 1st edition Publishing
Inside Network Security Assessment Sams Publishing
Certified Ethical Hacker Exam Prep Que Publishing
Hack the Stack Syngress Publishing
Syngress Force 2006 Emerging Threat Analysis: From Mischief to Malicious
Security Administrator Street Smarts 2nd edition Sybex
Security + Study Guide Syngress
CHFI Study Guide Syngress
InfoSecurity 2008 Threat Analysis Syngress
CompTIA Security+ Certification Kit
CISA Exam Prep Que
Build Your Own Security Lab Wiley
Gregg has written articles for print and Internet publications such as:
http://www.certmag.com/issues/dec02/feature_gregg.cfm
http://gocertify.com/article/ceh.shtml
http://searchnetworking.techtarget.com/generic/0,295582,sid7_gci1226646,00.html
http://www.cramsession.com/articles/get-article.asp?aid=1084
References
External links
CNBC video on iPhone application vulnerabilities
Fox News Report on Google hack leaked to Internet
Villanova University Gains CNSS National Standard 4011 NSA Certification
Experts warn of IE vulnerability
Cybersecurity
5 tips for safe online shopping
Network penetration testing
Phone hacking threat low but it does exist
Michael Gregg discusses browser hijacking on CBS5
Cyberwar could cause global collateral damage
Hackers target cell phones
Hacker Halted presenters
Michael Gregg Expert Answer Page
MALC caucus
Author interview
Network security, taking the layered approach
Cyber-security expert teaches how to guard against hackers
Expert witness at congressional hearing
Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
American technology writers
People in information technology
Writers about computer security |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porsche%20Challenge | Porsche Challenge is a racing video game developed by SCE Studios Soho and published by Sony Computer Entertainment released for the PlayStation. The player and computer-controlled cars in the game consist of Porsche Boxsters.
Gameplay
Players must choose one of the Porsche Boxsters at the start of each race and race around tracks trying to win. Each car has a different driver and each driver has a different personality. The drivers can comment on how other drivers drive and their relationship with the other drivers can affect this as well. Usually they say how bad the other drivers are and how they are better.
There are three types of races for each track:
Classic - The player races in an arcade-type fashion. No changes to the environment.
Long - A long race where barriers, shortcuts and numerous other features are changed throughout the race; the player must notice these small changes to ensure their chances of winning races. The changes are made once every lap.
Interactive - This type of race randomises tracks, physically changing the track all the time. While driving, all of a sudden the track could change, forcing the player to go the long way around.
The game also features time trial and practice modes.
Development
Development on Porsche Challenge began in 1995. The license agreement with Porsche allowed the game designers to work with Porsche employees in order to accurately model the Boxster's appearance and performance. Each of the six drivers were individually motion captured to create their own distinctive animations.
As is common in the racing genre, Porsche Challenge was programmed with a "catch-up AI", which causes AI-controlled cars to drive faster and more skillfully when a player car is ahead of them than when they are in the lead.
Release
Following the game's release in Europe, according to Next Generation it "oddly languished in limbo for months until SCEA decided to pick it up for release in the U.S.", scheduling it for August 1997.
Reception
Porsche Challenge received an average score of 73% at GameRankings, based on an aggregate of 12 reviews. In August 1998, the game earned a "Platinum" award from the Verband der Unterhaltungssoftware Deutschland (VUD), indicating sales of at least 100,000 units across Germany, Austria and Switzerland.
Though most critics concluded that Porsche Challenge is a competent title which falls far short of greatness, otherwise reactions to the game varied widely and sometimes contradicted each other. For example, while Next Generation, Game Revolution, and Dean Hager of Electronic Gaming Monthly praised the car's handling as indistinguishable from driving a real Porsche boxster, GamePro, Glenn Rubenstein of GameSpot, and Hager's co-reviewer Kraig Kujawa all contended that the realism of the handling makes the racing frustrating and less enjoyable. Where Hager found the characters "goofy" and opined that they should have been gotten rid of, and GamePro said that the selection of charact |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vriesea%20gradata | Vriesea gradata is a species of flowering plant in the Bromeliaceae family. This species is endemic to Brazil.
Cultivars
Vriesea 'Bobalou'
Vriesea 'Coppertone'
Vriesea 'Kelly Anne'
Vriesea 'Phillip'
References
BSI Cultivar Registry Retrieved 11 October 2009
gradata
Flora of Brazil
Taxa named by John Gilbert Baker
Taxa named by Carl Christian Mez |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metric%20k-center | In graph theory, the metric -center problem is a combinatorial optimization problem studied in theoretical computer science. Given cities with specified distances, one wants to build warehouses in different cities and minimize the maximum distance of a city to a warehouse. In graph theory, this means finding a set of vertices for which the largest distance of any point to its closest vertex in the -set is minimum. The vertices must be in a metric space, providing a complete graph that satisfies the triangle inequality.
Formal definition
Let be a metric space where is a set and is a metric
A set , is provided together with a parameter . The goal is to find a subset with such that the maximum distance of a point in to the closest point in is minimized. The problem can be formally defined as follows:
For a metric space (,d),
Input: a set , and a parameter .
Output: a set of points.
Goal: Minimize the cost d(v,)
That is, Every point in a cluster is in distance at most from its respective center.
The k-Center Clustering problem can also be defined on a complete undirected graph G = (V, E) as follows:
Given a complete undirected graph G = (V, E) with distances d(vi, vj) ∈ N satisfying the triangle inequality, find a subset C ⊆ V with |C| = k while minimizing:
Computational complexity
In a complete undirected graph G = (V, E), if we sort the edges in non-decreasing order of the distances: d(e1) ≤ d(e2) ≤ … ≤ d(em) and let Gi = (V, Ei), where Ei = {e1, e2, …, ei}. The k-center problem is equivalent to finding the smallest index i such that Gi has a dominating set of size at most k.
Although Dominating Set is NP-complete, the k-center problem remains NP-hard. This is clear, since the optimality of a given feasible solution for the k-center problem can be determined through the Dominating Set reduction only if we know in first place the size of the optimal solution (i.e. the smallest index i such that Gi has a dominating set of size at most k), which is precisely the difficult core of the NP-Hard problems. Although a Turing reduction can get around this issue by trying all values of k.
Approximations
A simple greedy algorithm
A simple greedy approximation algorithm that achieves an approximation factor of 2 builds using a farthest-first traversal in k iterations.
This algorithm simply chooses the point farthest away from the current set of centers in each iteration as the new center. It can be described as follows:
Pick an arbitrary point into
For every point compute from
Pick the point with highest distance from .
Add it to the set of centers and denote this expanded set of centers as . Continue this till k centers are found
Running time
The ith iteration of choosing the ith center takes time.
There are k such iterations.
Thus, overall the algorithm takes time.
Proving the approximation factor
The solution obtained using the simple greedy algorithm is a 2-approximation to the optimal solution. This sectio |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Futurama%20%28season%206%29 | The sixth season of Futurama originally aired on Comedy Central from June 24, 2010, to September 8, 2011, and consisted of 26 episodes. The season marks the change of networks from Fox to Comedy Central.
The first 13 episodes (known as Season 6-A) aired during 2010, and the remaining 13 episodes (known as Season 6-B) aired during 2011. This makes the episode "The Futurama Holiday Spectacular" the mid-season finale, despite airing almost twelve weeks after Futurama 100th episode. The final episode of the season, "Reincarnation", aired on September 8, 2011 as a three-segment non-canonical special after the official season finale.
The first 13 episodes of the season have been released on a box set called Futurama: Volume 5, on DVD and Blu-ray Disc. It was released in the United States and Canada, on December 21, 2010, and on UK DVD on boxing day 2011. The remaining 13 episodes are available on a box set called Futurama: Volume 6, which was released in the United States and Canada on December 20, 2011. Both volumes have all episodes ordered in production order as was the case with Volumes 1–4.
Production
With the future of the series uncertain at the time of production, the final of the four film releases that comprise Season 5 was designed to stand as the series finale. However, both Matt Groening and David X. Cohen had expressed a desire to continue the franchise in some form, possibly a theatrical film. Shortly before the films concluded airing in their episodic form, 20th Century Fox announced that Comedy Central had picked up the show for 26 new half-hour episodes that began airing on June 24, 2010.
Due to budget concessions, the number of returning writing staff had to be reduced.
Initial voice actor contract talks resulted in a dispute, with 20th Century Fox reportedly refusing to meet the cast's demands for $75,000 per episode. The claim was strenuously denied by members of the cast, and on July 17, 2009 Fox announced that auditions would be held to recast the characters. Groening and Cohen had no part in the discussions, with the former stating "we hope that Fox and the actors can come to an agreement as soon as possible." It was speculated by some in the media that this was merely a ploy in order to get the cast to agree to Fox's offer, citing a similar situation with the cast of The Simpsons as a previous example. The dispute resulted in the voice cast being unable to attend the Futurama booth at Comic Con 2009. However, a deal was struck and on July 31, 2009, it was announced that the full original voice cast would be returning.
Groening, Cohen and the cast expressed extreme optimism for the return of Futurama, with Katey Sagal and Phil LaMarr claiming that the new season's episodes are "hysterical" and "the best yet". Commenting on the revival, Groening revealed that several plots for the upcoming episodes had actually been devised during or even before the original run of the series. Groening has also explained that he had been in |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Database%20activity%20monitoring | Database activity monitoring (DAM, a.k.a. Enterprise database auditing and Real-time protection) is a database security technology for monitoring and analyzing database activity. DAM may combine data from network-based monitoring and native audit information to provide a comprehensive picture of database activity. The data gathered by DAM is used to analyze and report on database activity, support breach investigations, and alert on anomalies. DAM is typically performed continuously and in real-time.
Database activity monitoring and prevention (DAMP) is an extension to DAM that goes beyond monitoring and alerting to also block unauthorized activities.
DAM helps businesses address regulatory compliance mandates like the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS), the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX), U.S. government regulations such as NIST 800-53, and EU regulations.
DAM is also an important technology for protecting sensitive databases from external attacks by cybercriminals. According to the 2009 Verizon Business’ Data Breach Investigations Report—based on data analyzed from Verizon Business’ caseload of 90 confirmed breaches involving 285 million compromised records during 2008—75 percent of all breached records came from compromised database servers.
According to Gartner, “DAM provides privileged user and application access monitoring that is independent of native database logging and audit functions. It can function as a compensating control for privileged user separation-of-duties issues by monitoring administrator activity. The technology also improves database security by detecting unusual database read and update activity from the application layer. Database event aggregation, correlation and reporting provide a database audit capability without the need to enable native database audit functions (which become resource-intensive as the level of auditing is increased).”
According to a survey by the Independent Oracle User Group (IOUG), “Most organizations do not have mechanisms in place to prevent database administrators and other privileged database users from reading or tampering with sensitive information in financial, HR, or other business applications. Most are still unable to even detect such breaches or incidents.”
Forrester refers to this category as “database auditing and real-time protection”.
Common use cases for DAM
Privileged User Monitoring: Monitoring privileged users (or superusers), such as database administrators (DBAs), systems administrators (or sysadmins), developers, help desk, and outsourced personnel – who typically have unfettered access to corporate databases – is essential for protecting against both external and internal threats. Privileged user monitoring includes auditing all activities and transactions; identifying anomalous activities (such as viewing sensitive data, or creating new accounts with superuser privileges); and reconcili |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matchbook%20FX | Matchbook FX was an internet-based electronic communication network ("ECN" or Electronic Trading Network) for trading currency online in the Spot-FX or foreign exchange market. It operated between 1999 and 2002.
History
Founded in 1999, Matchbook FX (sometimes referenced as "MatchbookFX", "MatchBook FX" or "Match-Book FX") was the world's first open and inclusive internet ECN for Foreign Exchange trading, available to all willing FX trading participants including hedge funds, CTAs, banks, corporations and, uniquely at the time, retail FX traders as well.
Matchbook FX was initially conceived by Daniel Uslander, Ron Comerchero (commodity futures and equities traders) and Josh Levy (former Goldman Sachs FX trader) of the New York-based proprietary FX trading firm Valhalla Forex Inc, as well as Mark S Smith of the Florida-based equities-trading technology firm NexTrade ECN. Several months later, GlobalNetFinancial.com, a NASDAQ-traded financial news and technology firm, bought in as the third major equity partner in the three-way joint venture.
As one of the earliest providers of open-access FX e-trading, Matchbook FX received considerable acclaim for its efforts to instigate change and level the playing field in the insular, closed, clubby, and highly profitable domain of interbank Forex dealing, likely to the chagrin of the major international money center banks.
Matchbook FX was recognized in 2000 as one of Silicon Alley Reporter Magazine's "12 to Watch", its annual listing featuring top internet companies.
Unique aspects
Prior to Matchbook FX, most FX trading was transacted mainly by phone or amongst large banks (such as Chase, Goldman Sachs, UBS, Deutsche Bank, or Citibank) in the "interbank market" or by phone between large banks and their multinational corporate clients (such as IBM, Intel, Coca-Cola, etc.) or institutional clients (such as hedge funds, pensions, mutual funds, and other asset managers).
Despite on-line FX "e-trading" being rare at the time, Matchbook FX's ECN approach was considered unique by market participants because of its stated aims to democratize the Foreign Exchange market by empowering all "Buy side" FX participants (including retail traders and institutions) to be, for the first time, Market Makers or Price Makers, instead of only Price Takers.
Matchbook FX functioned as an open limit order-book, also known as a Central Limit Order Book or CLOB – similar to an online exchange – where any participant subscribed to the network could either post its own bids and offers just like a market maker, or immediately trade on any other existing bids and offers for a given currency. This process allowed users to join or better the prevailing prices in the network and thus directly impact (and tighten) the bid–ask spread widths on which they traded. As such, Matchbook FX was considered to be one of the main catalysts that presaged rapid technological advances, sharp compressions in bid/ask spreads, and other sweeping c |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vivek%20Rajkumar | Vivek Rajkumar is a former professional poker player.
Early life
Rajkumar was born in India and grew up in Singapore and Seattle. He graduated with a degree in Computer Engineering.
Career
Rajkumar has interests in social media, gaming, hard technology, and sports betting. He partners with entrepreneurs at the earliest stage, often when they are just at the idea stage.
Rajkumar has also been involved in tournament poker. In 2008, he won the World Poker Tour Borgata Poker Open Main Event. He won two notable hands as a big underdog - once with pocket Tens versus pocket Aces before the flop (18% chance of winning), and the final hand with Ace Jack versus Ace Queen (26% chance of winning). The loss of either hand would have resulted in him being knocked out of the tournament. He has also won smaller field events including the 2008 LA Poker Classic $2,500 No Limit Hold'em event and the 2009 L.A. Poker Classic $9,900 No Limit Hold'em event. However, since 2019, he has not been involved in poker.
References
American poker players
Indian poker players
World Poker Tour winners
American people of Indian descent
American businesspeople
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people) |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John%20Weckert | John Weckert (BA – University of Adelaide, Graduate Diploma in Computer Science – La Trobe University, Master of Arts – La Trobe University, Doctor of Philosophy – University of Melbourne) is an Australian philosopher who has been an influential figure in, and substantial contributor to the field of information and computer ethics. He has published many books and journal articles outlining his research in this field.
He is the founder and editor-in-chief of the journal Nanoethics: Ethics for Technologies that Converge at the Nanoscale, as well as the Australian Computer Society (ACS) representative on the Technical Committee on Computers and Society. He works closely with the ACS on various projects, including developing case studies to accompany the ACS Code of Ethics, with the case studies linking to clauses outlined in the CoE. He is also the manager of the Centre for Applied Philosophy and Public Ethics (CAPPE) Program on Emerging Technologies: IT and Nanotechnology at Charles Sturt University. He is currently the Senior Professor of Information Technology in the School of Information Studies at Charles Sturt University.
Education and profession
Qualifications
Ph.D. University of Melbourne, 1985, Philosophy.
Diploma of Computer Science, La Trobe University, 1985.
M.A. La Trobe University, 1977, Philosophy.
B.A. (Hons)(First class) University of Adelaide, 1974, Philosophy.
Positions held
Professor of Computer Ethics, School of Humanities and social Sciences, Charles Sturt University
Professorial Fellow, Centre for Applied Philosophy and Public Ethics, an ARC funded Special Research Centre
2003–2006: Professor of Information Technology, School of Information Studies
October – December 2006 – Erasmus Scholar NTNU, Trondheim, Norway and Linköping University, Sweden
January – March 2004 – Visiting Professor of Philosophy, Dartmouth College, USA
2000–2002: Associate Professor of Information Technology
July 1991 –December 1999: Senior Lecturer in Information Technology
September 1986 – July 1991: Lecturer in Computing, Charles Sturt University
1985–86: Lecturer in Computing/Philosophy, Melbourne College of Advanced Education
1977–84: Lecturer in Philosophy, Melbourne College of Advanced Education
1976: Senior Tutor in Philosophy, University of Western Australia
1975: Tutor in Philosophy, Monash University
Contributions to information ethics
Weckert has contributed many ideas to Information Ethics, specifically relative to the relationship between the philosophical and applied sides of Information and Computer Ethics.
Trust in an online environment
Weckert has done extensive research on the idea of trust within an online environment. He sums up his theories in his 2005 article, "Trust in Cyberspace".
In the article, Weckert focuses on a few key issues regarding the concept of trust and if and when it may be possible in cyberspace. Trust has both cognitive and non-cognitive aspects: one may feel a certain way about another's |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ingo%20Wegener | Ingo Wegener (December 4, 1950 in Bremen – November 26, 2008 in Bielefeld) was an influential German computer scientist working in the field of theoretical computer science.
Education and career
Wegener was educated at the Bielefeld University. He earned a diploma in mathematics there in 1976, a doctorate in 1978, and a habilitation in 1981. His doctoral dissertation, Boolesche Funktionen, deren monotone Komplexität fast quadratisch ist, was jointly supervised by and Rudolf Ahlswede.
He was a computer science professor at Goethe University Frankfurt from 1980 until 1987, when he moved to the Technical University of Dortmund. He remained at Dortmund until his death.
Contributions
Wegener's dissertation research concerned circuit complexity, and he was known for his research on Boolean functions and binary decision diagrams.
He wrote two books on related topics, The Complexity of Boolean Functions (Wiley, 1987, also called "the blue book") and Branching Programs and Binary Decision Diagrams: Theory and Applications (SIAM Press, 2000).
Beginning in the 1990s, his research interests shifted towards the theoretical analysis of metaheuristics and evolutionary computation.
Awards and honors
Wegener was elected as a fellow of the German society for computer science, the Gesellschaft für Informatik, in 2004. For his merits on teaching and research in the field of theoretical computer science, he earned in 2006 the Konrad Zuse Medal from the Gesellschaft für Informatik.
References
1950 births
German computer scientists
2008 deaths
Bielefeld University alumni
Academic staff of Goethe University Frankfurt
Academic staff of the Technical University of Dortmund |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Exchange%20%28TV%20series%29 | The Exchange was a Canadian business news television series which aired weekdays on CBC News Network, with an overnight rebroadcast on CBC Television, from October 26, 2009 to September 9, 2016.
The show originally launched as The Lang and O'Leary Exchange, a half-hour daily series co-hosted by CBC's senior business correspondent Amanda Lang and businessman Kevin O'Leary, starting at 4:30 p.m. Eastern. Lang and O'Leary had previously co-hosted the Business News Network series SqueezePlay.
On March 1, 2010 The Lang and O'Leary Exchange became an hour-long show starting at 7 p.m., pre-taped earlier in the evening, and aired on the CBC News Network. In September 2012, the show was revised into two half-hour formats, and gained an airing at 6:30 p.m. local time for the first half hour on CBC Television following local newscasts.
Guest hosts, when Lang or O'Leary have been absent, have included Rudyard Griffiths, Bruce Sellery, Preet Banerjee, Som Seif, Mike Abramsky, Dianne Buckner, Danielle Bochove, Michael Hyatt, David Chilton and David Kaufman.
On August 11, 2014, it was announced that Kevin O'Leary would leave the CBC, and join Bell Media to return to his previous home of BNN. As a result of the change, Amanda Lang became the sole host of the program, which was renamed The Exchange with Amanda Lang the following Monday. A few months later the program was relaunched, doing away with most of the Lang & O'Leary-era segments.
On October 13, 2015, the CBC announced that Lang would leave CBC News to move to Bloomberg TV Canada. The Exchange continued with a number of rotating hosts, until Peter Armstrong was named the program's new permanent host in 2016. The program ended on September 9, 2016; its successor, On the Money (hosted by Armstrong), launched in the same 7 - 8 PM (Eastern) time slot on September 12, 2016.
References
2009 Canadian television series debuts
2016 Canadian television series endings
CBC News Network original programming
2000s Canadian television talk shows
2010s Canadian television talk shows
Business mass media in Canada
2000s Canadian television news shows
2010s Canadian television news shows |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dancing%20with%20the%20Stars%20%28American%20season%2010%29 | Season ten of Dancing with the Stars premiered on March 22, 2010, on the ABC network.
The Pussycat Dolls singer Nicole Scherzinger and Derek Hough won the competition, while Olympic figure skater Evan Lysacek and Anna Trebunskaya finished second, and ESPN host Erin Andrews and Maksim Chmerkovskiy finished third.
Cast
Couples
This season featured eleven celebrity contestants. Damian Whitewood, from the Broadway dance revue Burn the Floor, joined the cast of professionals this season. Ashly DelGrosso Costa, whose last season as a pro was season three, also returned, while Edyta Śliwińska continued as the longest-tenured professional on the show, having appeared on all of the first ten seasons.
Future appearances
Pamela Anderson returned for the All-Stars season, where she was paired with Tristan MacManus.
Host and judges
Samantha Harris did not return as co-host for this season due to her commitments on The Insider and Entertainment Tonight. On March 8, 2010, Tom Bergeron announced on Good Morning America that his new co-host would be season seven champion Brooke Burke. Len Goodman, Carrie Ann Inaba, and Bruno Tonioli all returned as judges.
Scoring chart
The highest score each week is indicated in with a dagger (), while the lowest score each week is indicated in with a double-dagger ().
Color key:
Notes
Weekly scores
Individual judges' scores in the charts below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Carrie Ann Inaba, Len Goodman, Bruno Tonioli.
Week 1: First Dances
Each couple performed either the cha-cha-cha or Viennese waltz. Couples are listed in the order they performed.
Week 2: First Elimination
Each couple performed either the foxtrot or jive. Couples are listed in the order they performed.
Week 3: Storytelling Week
Each couple performed either the paso doble, quickstep, or waltz. Couples are listed in the order they performed.
Week 4: Double-score Week
Each couple performed either the rumba or tango, receiving two sets of scores from the judges: one for technical and one for performance. Couples are listed in the order they performed.
Week 5: Movie Week
Each couple performed one unlearned dance. Couples are listed in the order they performed.
Week 6: Marathon Week
Each couple performed either the Argentine tango or samba, plus a swing dance marathon for extra points. Couples are listed in the order they performed.
Week 7: Team Dance Week
Each couple performed one unlearned dance, plus a team cha-cha-cha. Couples are listed in the order they performed.
Week 8: Race to the Semifinals
Each couple performed two unlearned dances, the second of which had to reflect the style of a particular era. Couples are listed in the order they performed.
Week 9: Semifinals
Each couple performed two unlearned dances. Couples are listed in the order they performed.
Week 10: Finals
On the first night, the three couples performed three dances: a redemption dance selected by one of the judges, which was a style |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/26th%20Cyberspace%20Operations%20Group | The United States Air Force's 26th Cyberspace Operations Group is a network operations unit located at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas. The group was commanded by Colonel Randy Witt in 2023.
In 2016 an Air Force cyberspace network defense system attained full operational capability.
Lineage
Activated as the 6914th Electronic Security Squadron on 1 October 1986
Redesignated as 26th Technical Group on 1 March 1993
Redesignated as 26th Intelligence Group on 1 October 1993
Redesignated as 26th Information Operations Group on 1 August 2000
Redesignated as 26th Network Operations Group on 5 July 2006
Redesignated as 26th Cyberspace Operations Group 1 October 2013
Assignments
6910th Electronic Security Wing, 1 October 1986
691st Electronic Security Wing, 15 July 1988
26th Intelligence Wing, 1 October 1991
67th Intelligence Wing (later 67th Information Operations Wing, 67th Network Warfare Wing, 67th Cyberspace Wing), 1 October 1993 – present
688th Cyberspace Wing, 4 Jun 2018-.
Components
26th Operations Support Flight (later 26th Operations Support Squadron, 1 November 2008 – present
26th Network Operations Squadron
Maxwell Air Force Base-Gunter Annex, Alabama, 18 August 2009
33d Network Warfare Squadron, 26 July 2007 – present
Stations
Sembach Air Base, Germany, 1 October 1986
Vogelweh, Germany, 1 September 1992
Ramstein Air Base, Germany, 1 January 1995
Lackland Air Force Base (later, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland) Texas, 5 July 2006 – present
Decorations
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with Combat "V" Device
1 June 2002 – 31 May 2003
1 October 2010 - 30 September 2012
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award
1 July 1988 – 30 June 1990
1 Oct 1993 – 30 Sep 1994
1 Oct 1996 – 30 Sep 1997
1 Oct 1999 – 30 Sep 2000
1 June 2001 – 31 May 2002
1 June 2003 – 31 May 2005
1 Jun 2005-31 May 2007;
1 Oct 2012-30 Sep 2013;
1 Oct 2013-30 Sep 2015.
See also
List of cyber warfare forces
Notes
References
Cyberspace Operations 0026
Cyberspace 0026
Military units and formations in Texas
Military units and formations established in 2013 |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danville%20New%20Tech%20High | Danville New Tech High School is a school located in Danville, Illinois. This school currently is only for sophomores and juniors. The school is part of the New Tech Network and implements only Project Based Learning teaching methods.
New Tech origins
The New Tech program was started in Napa, California in 1996 as a result of the local business community working collaboratively with the school district.
Campus
New Tech classes are different from other classes because they utilize project based learning. Students work in groups to solve authentic problems that require standards based content knowledge.
New Tech activity day was on the first day of school where every New Tech student had games to play and obstacles to go through in a group. The goal was to give students a glimpse of what they would be experiencing throughout the year.
Advisory board
The Advisory Board is a group of students who act as liaisons between staff and students. The advisory board brings student concerns to the staff and also helps staff create and enforce school policy and procedures.
References
Buildings and structures in Danville, Illinois
Public high schools in Illinois
Schools in Vermilion County, Illinois |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer%20University%2C%20Monywa | The Computer University, Monywa ( ) is a public university in Monywa, Sagaing Region, Myanmar. The Ministry of Science and Technology run university offers bachelor's, and graduate degree programs in computer science, and computer technology. Students may continue advanced studies at the University of Computer Studies, Yangon in Yangon.
History
The university was founded as the Government Computer College, Monywa in the city of Monywa in September 2000. The college was moved to the present location at Monhuyin Saigyidaw village on the outskirts of the city a year later. In April 2006, a new building was opened. In January 2007, the college was "upgraded" to the university level. The university is part of a number of formerly two-year schools that have been promoted to university level in recent years. The military government, which repeatedly closed down schools and universities in the 1990s, has pursued a policy of dispersing students away from major city centers.
Programs
CU, Monywa offers 5-year bachelor's, and two-year master's degree programs in computer science and computer technology.
See also
University of Computer Studies, Mandalay
University of Computer Studies, Yangon
References
Universities and colleges in Monywa
Universities and colleges in Sagaing Region
Technological universities in Myanmar |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LG%20eXpo | LG eXpo (GW820) also known as LG GW820 is a projector-enabled mobile phone designed for business users, and manufactured by LG Electronics. It runs Microsoft's Windows Mobile operating system, and was released in December 2009.
The phone features a 3.2 inch resistive screen, which is operated by holding a stylus pen. It boasts a crisp screen with pixel density of 291.5 ppi (diagonal) which is very close to with iPhone 4's retina display at 329.6 ppi (diagonal). It has a fingerprint sensor which acts as D-pad and omits the need to input password as well as instil extra security for business users. The stylus is stored externally, in a cylindrical container with a cap. It is the first mobile phone to feature a handheld projector.
References
External links
LG eXpo Official Site by AT&T
LG eXpo Picture
LG eXpo Press Release
LG eXpo Review by Gizmodo
LG eXpo Forum
cnet review on LG eXpo
LG Electronics smartphones
Mobile phones introduced in 2009
Mobile phones with an integrated hardware keyboard |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satellite%20Image%20Time%20Series | A Satellite Image Time Series (SITS) is a set of satellite images taken from the same scene at different times. A SITS makes use of different satellite sources to obtain a larger data series with short time interval between two images. In this case, it is fundamental to observe the spatial resolution and registration constraints.
Satellite observations offer opportunities for understanding how Earth is changing, for determining the causes of these changes, and for predicting future changes. Remotely sensed data, combined with information from ecosystem models, offers an opportunity for predicting and understanding the behavior of the Earth's ecosystem. Sensors with high spatial and temporal resolutions make the observation of precise spatio-temporal structures in dynamic scenes more accessible. Temporal components integrated with spectral and spatial dimensions allows the identification of complex patterns concerning applications connected with environmental monitoring and analysis of land-cover dynamics.
References
Photographic techniques
Satellite imagery
Time series |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jenks%20natural%20breaks%20optimization | The Jenks optimization method, also called the Jenks natural breaks classification method, is a data clustering method designed to determine the best arrangement of values into different classes. This is done by seeking to minimize each class's average deviation from the class mean, while maximizing each class's deviation from the means of the other classes. In other words, the method seeks to reduce the variance within classes and maximize the variance between classes.
The Jenks optimization method is directly related to Otsu's Method and Fisher's Discriminant Analysis.
History
George Frederick Jenks
George Frederick Jenks was a 20th-century American cartographer. Graduating with his Ph.D. in agricultural geography from Syracuse University in 1947, Jenks began his career under the tutelage of Richard Harrison, cartographer for Time and Fortune magazine. He joined the faculty of the University of Kansas in 1949 and began to build the cartography program. During his 37-year tenure at KU, Jenks developed the Cartography program into one of three programs renowned for their graduate education in the field; the others being the University of Wisconsin and the University of Washington. Much of his time was spent developing and promoting improved cartographic training techniques and programs. He also spent significant time investigating three-dimensional maps, eye-movement research, thematic map communication, and geostatistics.
Background and development
Jenks was a cartographer by profession. His work with statistics grew out of a desire to make choropleth maps more visually accurate for the viewer. In his paper, The Data Model Concept in Statistical Mapping, he claims that by visualizing data in a three dimensional model cartographers could devise a “systematic and rational method for preparing choroplethic maps”. Jenks used the analogy of a “blanket of error” to describe the need to use elements other than the mean to generalize data. The three dimensional models were created to help Jenks visualize the difference between data classes. His aim was to generalize the data using as few planes as possible and maintain a constant “blanket of error”.
Description of method
The method requires an iterative process. That is, calculations must be repeated using different breaks in the dataset to determine which set of breaks has the smallest in-class variance. The process is started by dividing the ordered data into classes in some way which may be arbitrary. There are two steps that must be repeated:
Calculate the sum of squared deviations from the class means (SDCM).
Choose a new way of dividing the data into classes, perhaps by moving one or more data points from one class to a different one.
New class deviations are then calculated, and the process is repeated until the sum of the within class deviations reaches a minimal value.
Alternatively, all break combinations may be examined, SDCM calculated for each combination, and the combination with |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bulk%20insert | A Bulk insert is a process or method provided by a database management system to load multiple rows of data into a database table.
Bulk insert may refer to:
Transact-SQL BULK INSERT statement
PL/SQL BULK COLLECT and FORALL statements
MySQL LOAD DATA INFILE statement
PostgreSQL COPY statement |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrzej%20Nowak%20%28psychologist%29 | Andrzej Nowak (born June 12, 1953, in Warsaw) is a Polish psychologist, one of the founders of dynamical social psychology. He is a pioneer in applying computer simulations in social sciences.
Nowak received his M.A. (1978) and his Ph.D. (1987) from the University of Warsaw. His scientific interests include complex systems in psychology and social sciences.
Andrzej Nowak is currently a professor at the University of Warsaw, at the SWPS University of Social Sciences and Humanities, and at Florida Atlantic University. He is the director and founder of the Institute of Social Psychology of Internet and Communication at the Warsaw School of Social Sciences and Humanities. He is one of the founders of the Institut for Social Studies at the Warsaw University, where he is a director of the Center for Complex Systems Research.
Nowak is one of the world's leading experts on the modeling and computer simulation of social processes. Using cellular automata, he has modeled the emergence of public opinion in society and linear versus non-linear societal transitions. At FAU, he conducts both simulation and experimental research in the Dynamical Social Psychology Lab in collaboration with Robin Vallacher.
Current research projects include the use of cellular automata to simulate the emergence and maintenance of self-concept and linear and non-linear scenarios of societal change, the use of attractor neural networks to model interpersonal and group dynamics, and the use of coupled dynamical systems to simulate the emergence of personality through social coordination. Dr. Nowak is also developing software for identifying attractors (equilibrium states) in the temporal patterns of thought and emotion on the part of people diagnosed with various forms of mental illness.
Books
Vallacher, R. R. & Nowak, A. (Eds.) (1994). Dynamical systems in social psychology. San Diego: Academic Press.
Nowak, A. & Vallacher, R. R. (1998). Dynamical social psychology. New York: Guilford Press.
Liebrand, W., Nowak, A., & Hegselman, R. (Eds.) (1998). Computer modeling of social processes. New York: SAGE
.* Culicover, P. & Nowak, A. (2003). Dynamical Grammar: Minimalism, Acquisition, and Change (Foundations of Syntax). Oxford: Oxford University Press.
External links
Andrzej Nowak's page at Robert B. Zajonc Institute for Social Studies
Institute for Social Psychology of Internet and Communication at the Warsaw School of Social Sciences and Humanities
web-page at Florida Atlantic University
1953 births
Living people
Polish psychologists
Academic staff of SWPS University |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/4in6 | 4in6 refers to tunneling of IPv4 in IPv6. It is an Internet interoperation mechanism allowing Internet Protocol version 4 (IPv4) to be used in an IPv6 only network. 4in6 uses tunneling to encapsulate IPv4 traffic over configured IPv6 tunnels as defined in . 4in6 tunnels are usually manually configured but they can be automated using protocols such as TSP to allow easy connection to a tunnel broker.
References
IPv6 transition technologies
Tunneling protocols |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advanced%20Format | Advanced Format (AF) is any disk sector format used to store data on magnetic disks in hard disk drives (HDDs) that exceeds 528 bytes per sector, frequently 4096, 4112, 4160, or 4224-byte (4 KB) sectors. Larger sectors of an Advanced Format Drive (AFD) enable the integration of stronger error correction algorithms to maintain data integrity at higher storage densities.
History
The use of long data sectors was suggested in 1998 in a technical paper issued by the National Storage Industry Consortium (NSIC) calling attention to the conflict between continuing increases in areal density and the traditional 512-byte-per-sector format used in hard disk drives. Without revolutionary breakthroughs in magnetic recording system technologies, areal densities, and with them the storage capacities, hard disk drives were projected to stagnate.
The storage industry trade organization, International Disk Drive Equipment and Materials Association (IDEMA), responded by organizing the IDEMA Long Data Sector Committee in 2000, where IDEMA and leading hardware and software suppliers collaborated on the definition and development of standards governing long data sectors, including methods by which compatibility with legacy computing components would be supported. In August 2005, Seagate shipped test drives with 1K physical sectors to industry partners for testing. In 2010, industry standards for the first official generation of long data sectors using a configuration of 4096 bytes per sector, or 4K, were completed. All hard drive manufacturers committed to shipping new hard drive platforms for desktop and notebook products with the Advanced Format sector formatting by January 2011.
Advanced Format was coined to cover what was expected to become several generations of long-data-sector technologies, and its logo was created to distinguish long-data-sector–based hard disk drives from those using legacy 512-byte sector. Enterprise disks can be formatted with additional 8-byte Data Integrity Fields, resulting in a 520 or 528-byte physical sectors.
Overview
Generation-one Advanced Format, 4K sector technology, uses the storage surface media more efficiently by combining data that would have been stored in eight 512-byte sectors into one single sector that is 4096 bytes (4 KB) in length. Key design elements of the traditional 512-byte sector architecture are maintained, specifically, the identification and synchronization marks at the beginning and the error correction coding (ECC) area at the end of the sector. Between the sector header and ECC areas, eight 512-byte sectors are combined, eliminating the need for redundant header areas between each individual chunk of 512-byte data. The Long Data Sector Committee selected the 4K block length for the first generation AF standard for several reasons, including its correspondence to the paging size used by processors and some operating systems as well as its correlation to the size of standard transactions in relational |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UNEP%20Environmental%20Data%20Explorer | The UNEP Environmental Data Explorer (what was the GEO Data Portal until June 2012) was an authoritative source for data sets used by the UNEP and its partners in the Global Environment Outlook (GEO) report and other integrated environment assessments. Its online database held more than 500 different variables, as national, sub regional, regional and global statistics or as geospatial data sets (maps), covering themes like Fresh water, Population, Forests, Emissions, Climate, Disasters, Health and GDP. One could display them on-the-fly as maps, graphs, data tables or download the data in different formats.
Service was launched in 2002 January and shut down in 2016 June.
References
External links
Official website (archived)
United Nations Environment Programme |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20Delhi%20Metro%20stations | This is a list of all stations of the Delhi Metro, a rapid transit system serving Delhi and its satellite cities in the National Capital Region of India. The network consists of 10 colour-coded lines serving 256 stations with a total length of . Delhi Metro is built and operated by the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation Limited (DMRC) and the first section was opened on 25 December 2002 on the Red Line.
Sikanderpur station offers an interchange with Gurgaon Metro via a 90 m × 9 m walkway.
Noida Sector 52 station offers an interchange with Noida Metro.
Each line of the Delhi Metro is identified by a specific colour. The system uses rolling stocks of both broad gauge and standard gauge trains, and has a combination of elevated, underground and at-grade lines. The Metro is open from about 05:00 to 00:00, with trains operating at a peak frequency of 2–3 minutes, and has an average daily count of 2,760,000 commuters.
Statistics
* Transfer stations are counted more than once. There are 24 transfer stations: 23 transfer stations serving 2 lines and 1 transfer station serving 3 lines. If transfer stations are counted only once, the result will be 231 stations.
Metro stations under construction: 45
Metro stations planned/ proposed: 37
Metro stations
See also
List of Namma Metro stations
List of Kolkata Metro stations
List of Mumbai Metro stations
List of Jaipur Metro stations
List of Chennai Metro stations
List of Lucknow Metro stations
List of Kochi Metro stations
List of Noida Metro stations
List of Nagpur Metro stations
List of Ahmedabad Metro stations
Notes
References
External links
Official website of Delhi Metro Rail Corporation Ltd. (DMRC)
Delhi Metro station information
Delhi
Delhi Metro stations
Stations |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marmaduke%20%282010%20film%29 | Marmaduke is a 2010 American live-action/computer-animated comedy film and an adaptation of Brad Anderson's comic strip of the same name. The film centers on a rural Kansas family and their pets—a Great Dane named Marmaduke (voiced by Owen Wilson) and his best friend, a Balinese cat named Carlos (voiced by George Lopez)—as the family relocates to Orange County, California and has to face the challenges of starting a new life. The film was released on June 4, 2010 and received largely negative reviews from critics.
Plot
Marmaduke is a Great Dane, living in rural Kansas with his best friend Carlos, a Balinese. Their owner Phil Winslow works as a marketing director for a dog food company. Phil is very strict with Marmaduke. He and his wife Debbie have three children: Brian, Barbara and Sarah.
One day, Carlos tells Marmaduke that he overheard Phil saying that they were being transferred to Orange County. In their new location, Phil must meet his new boss at the dog park. The boss has a beautiful collie called Jezebel and Marmaduke takes a shine to her. Marmaduke also meets an Australian Shepherd named Mazie who introduces him to her crew: a nervous Chinese Crested called Giuseppe, and a knowledgeable Dachshund named Raisin. They indicate the snobbish group in the park. This includes Bosco, a tough and callous Beauceron who had two Miniature Pinscher minions named Thunder and Lightning. Bosco tells Marmaduke to stay away from Jezebel who is his girlfriend. Later that night, Marmaduke and the mutts get together at night and crash Bosco's pedigrees-only party, only to be scared away. Marmaduke asks Mazie to help him get a girl, whom she presumes is herself but is Jezebel.
Marmaduke has Carlos pretend to be lost in the dog park, and the two stage a fight in front of all the dogs to boost Marmaduke's popularity. Marmaduke enters a dog surfing contest put together as a promotional stunt by Phil to sway Petco and beats Bosco, who is the reigning dog-surfing champion. They get into a fight, appalling the Petco executives in the process. As a result, Phil hires a dog trainer named Anton to help him control Marmaduke, albeit with little success.
Marmaduke takes Jezebel on Mazie's dream date, which the latter watches from afar. While the Winslow family are on Don's boat, Marmaduke throws a party; most residents of the dog park attend, save for Mazie, Giuseppe and Raisin. Bosco crashes the party after discovering that Carlos lives with Marmaduke and the Winslows. He exposes Marmaduke, who loses his friends. When the Winslows return and Phil discovers the house in a wreck, he locks Marmaduke outside. Marmaduke runs away and leaves Mazie a toy she had given him earlier. Mazie goes to Marmaduke's house, and Carlos tells her that he left the house. As she looks for him, Marmaduke meets Chupadogra, a wise, elderly English Mastiff who is feared for presumably eating his owner. In reality, he ran away to lead a pack, but they abandoned him. He has spent the time al |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auricle%20Ensemble | The Auricle Ensemble is a chamber ensemble based in Scotland. It was created by a co-operative of professional musicians working in the UK in 2007 and has become known for its diverse programming. The group is based in the West End of Glasgow, with rehearsal space and administration based at St Bride's Church, Glasgow. The Auricle Ensemble performs throughout the year as a resident ensemble in the St Bride's at 7 series, and repeats these concerts across Scotland, in places such as the University of Edinburgh, Falkirk Town Hall, Byre Theatre St. Andrews, Isle of Bute, Wigtown Book Festival.
It performs annually at Glasgow's West End Festival and Edinburgh Festival, and received critical attention with its tour of Arnold Schoenberg's Pierrot Lunaire. The ensemble's family concert with its orchestral octet performances for young audiences narrated by Balamory actress, Juliet Cadzow has been performed in festivals and venues across Scotland.
The Auricle Ensemble's 2010/2011 season features a Mini-Mahler series wherein all of Gustav Mahler's reduced works created for Arnold Schoenberg's Society for Private Musical Performances are being performed over Mahler's two anniversary years.
An "auricle", is the external part of an ear.
References
External links
http://www.auricleensemble.org.uk
https://web.archive.org/web/20101005105837/http://www.chambermusicscotland.org.uk/p/auricle_ensemble/
2007 establishments in Scotland
Chamber music groups
Chamber orchestras
Co-operatives in Scotland
Music in Glasgow
Musical groups established in 2007
Organisations based in Glasgow
Scottish orchestras |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank%20Bonsangue | Frank "Frankie the Butcher" Bonsangue is an American film, stage and television actor. He is also a television personality on several cooking shows including the Food Network's "Hot off the Grill Show with Bobby Flay". He has appeared in Spider-Man 2, Analyze That and Law & Order.
Early life
Frank was born in Astoria, Queens, New York.
Career
Before turning to acting, Bonsangue worked in the food business at his family-owned meat market in Greenwich Village, then at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel. He has studied acting at the Stella Adler Acting Conservatory, the Michael Howard Studios and the Young Actors Workshop.
He voice Phil Bell in a best popular video game Grand Theft Auto IV.
Filmography
External links
Official site
Frankie the Butcher YouTube channel
American male television actors
American male film actors
Year of birth missing (living people)
American male stage actors
Living people
People from Astoria, Queens |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Local%20Radio%20Breakfast | Local Radio Breakfast is an early morning Australian radio program. The program is broadcast on the ABC Local Radio network and is simulcast to state-based metro and regional radio studios and newsroom. Featuring news, talk-back, social issues, information, music and entertainment; the program is broadcast live to audiences in Australia's eastern states and, due to a difference in time zones, on delay to audiences in westerns states.
Background
Local Radio Breakfast programming includes live broadcasts of news, music and community service announcements. The program airs between 5:30am and 8am AEST, prior to the daily current affairs program, AM, at 8am. A weekend edition of the program, Saturday Breakfast, is broadcast from 6am to 7:45am AEST.
Format
The format of the Saturday Breakfast program, while not always the same, is usually consistent. The program begins at 6am following the hourly news broadcast. ABC news broadcasts are state-based and occur every hour, on the hour, introduced by the "Majestic Fanfare" theme tune.
The weekday Local Radio Breakfast program involves a presenter highlighting key news stories, introducing a musical playlist and making community announcements. An average of four major current affairs news items are presented each hour, with precedence reserved earlier in the program for deeper analysis and discussion of key new stories. Key news items include a mix of reports from ABC correspondents, the BBC and CNN. Local Radio Breakfast also involves interviews with a variety of people, including federal and state politicians, prominent academic or social commentators, persons of interest, celebrities and people involved in current affairs or breaking news stories.
National Breakfast is a similar broadcast on metro and regional ABC radio stations, whose content is identical to the morning broadcast on ABC's 24-hour TV News channel. National Breakfast differs from Local Radio Breakfast in that the content of the program has a strictly national focus.
AM
At 8am, Local Radio Breakfast switches over to AM. AM is the ABC's flagship national radio current affairs program, and follows an identical format to similar long-running ABC current affairs programs, The World Today and PM. AM is presented by Sabra Lane, an award-winning ABC journalist. The AM program in presented on weekends between 8am and 8:30am, after which listeners are ‘returned’ to local hosts and state based radio programs.
References
External links
ABC Local Radio website
ABC NEWS WATCH, controversial blog site dedicated to critical analysis of ABC radio
Public radio podcast directory, link to daily podcasts of Local Radio Breakfast and other ABC programs
ABC Radio and Regional Content
Australian Broadcasting Corporation radio programs
Breakfast radio
Australian talk radio programs |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital%20geologic%20mapping | Digital geologic mapping is the process by which geological features are observed, analyzed, and recorded in the field and displayed in real-time on a computer or personal digital assistant (PDA). The primary function of this emerging technology is to produce spatially referenced geologic maps that can be utilized and updated while conducting field work.
Traditional geologic mapping
Geologic mapping is an interpretive process involving multiple types of information, from analytical data to personal observation, all synthesized and recorded by the geologist. Geologic observations have traditionally been recorded on paper, whether on standardized note cards, in a notebook, or on a map.
Mapping in the digital era
In the 21st century, computer technology and software are becoming portable and powerful enough to take on some of the more mundane tasks a geologist must perform in the field, such as precisely locating oneself with a GPS unit, displaying multiple images (maps, satellite images, aerial photography, etc.), plotting strike and dip symbols, and color-coding different physical characteristics of a lithology or contact type (e.g., unconformity) between rock strata. Additionally, computers can now perform some tasks that were difficult to accomplish in the field, for example, handwriting or voice recognition and annotating photographs on the spot.
Digital mapping has positive and negative effects on the mapping process; only an assessment of its impact on a geological mapping project as a whole shows whether it provides a net benefit. With the use of computers in the field, the recording of observations and basic data management changes dramatically. The use of digital mapping also affects when data analysis occurs in the mapping process, but does not greatly affect the process itself.
Advantages
Data entered by a geologist may have fewer errors than data transcribed by a data entry clerk.
Data entry by geologists in the field may take less total time than subsequent data entry in the office, potentially reducing the overall time needed to complete a project.
The spatial extent of real world objects and their attributes can be entered directly into a database with geographic information system (GIS) capability. Features can be automatically color-coded and symbolized based on set criteria.
Multiple maps and imagery (geophysical maps, satellite images, orthophotos, etc.) can easily be carried and displayed on-screen.
Geologists may upload each other's data files for the next day's field work as reference.
Data analysis may start immediately after returning from the field, since the database has already been populated.
Data can be constrained by dictionaries and dropdown menus to ensure that data are recorded systematically and that mandatory data are not forgotten
Labour-saving tools and functionality can be provided in the field e.g. structure contours on the fly, and 3D visualisation
Systems can be wirelessly connected to other dig |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hermogenian | Aurelius Hermogenianus, or Hermogenian, was an eminent Roman jurist and public servant of the age of Diocletian and his fellow tetrarchs.
Legal scholar
The compiler of the eponymous Codex Hermogenianus, which collects imperial laws of the years AD 293–94, has long been identified with Hermogenianus, author of the six-book Iuris epitomae (Summaries of the law), a synopsis of classical legal thought. This manual, which followed the arrangement of the Praetor's Edict, survives in 106 excerpts in Justinian's Digest or Pandects. The excerpts are reassembled according to an approximation of their original order in Otto Lenel's Palingenesia and an English translation can be constructed by reference to Watson's edition of the Digest. It is clear from his last place in the index to the Florentine Digest, that Hermogenian belonged to the last generation of jurists exploited by Justinian's compilers. References to plural principes and imperatores in several Digest extracts from the Iuris epitomae are certainly consistent with a tetrarchic date. It is probably on this work that his subsequent high reputation was based; the fifth-century author Coelius Sedulius calls Hermogenian a doctissimus iurislator ('most learned relator of the law') and it is probably of the Iuris epitomae (rather than the Codex) that the same author claims that he produced three editions. By analysing the style of the surviving extracts of the Iuris epitomae Tony Honoré has identified Hermogenian also as the drafter of the emperor Diocletian's rescripts (replies to petitions) from the beginning of AD 293 to the end of 294, a task that would have been the job of the emperor's (procurator) a libellis or magister libellorum (master of petitions). These rescripts formed the core of his compilation of imperial laws, the single-book codex that bore his name, which was perhaps designed to function as a supplement to the Codex Gregorianus that itself had gathered up material from as far back as the emperor Hadrian. Certainly, the two works are closely linked in subsequent citations, the Hermogenian always after the Gregorian.
Public servant
More recently the legal scholar has been identified with the Aur(elius) Her[mog]enianus, revealed as co-author with his senior colleague as praetorian prefect, Julius Asclepiodotus, of an inscribed dedication to Constantius as Caesar (AD 293/305), unearthed at Brixia (modern Brescia) in northern Italy in 1983. At this stage, given his title vir eminentissimus (in contrast to his colleague's clarissimus), Hermogenian still belonged to the equestrian order. As happened to a number of senior equestrian prefects of the period, at some point subsequently during Diocletian's reign, he was promoted to the senate, as witnessed by his tenure of the senatorial post of proconsul Asia, in which capacity he put up a dedication to Diocletian or his colleague Maximian at Ilium (Troy) sometime before 305.
Benet Salway suggests identifying Hermogenianus with the Aurelius |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sony%20Vaio%20Z%20series | Sony has used the Z model naming scheme for its high-end ultraportable notebook computers since 2000. Unlike other Sony models, the Z has always been manufactured in Japan or in the United States for some models (i.e. VGN-Z540). Sony has stated that production of the Z series will cease at the end of 2012.
The model numbers for these computers have been PCG-Z (2003), VGN-Z (2008), VPC-Z1 (2010), VPC-Z2 (2011), SVZ (2012).
For differentiation, subsequent Z models proceeded to include high-end screens, CPUs, GPUs and on-board DVD/Blu-ray drives etc.
Models
Z5xx (US), Z1x (Europe, Asia) - launch models ~ July/August 2008
Z6xx (US), Z2x (Europe, Asia) - October/November 2008 - minor hardware (CPU, hard disk, RAM) improvements
no new model (US), Z3x (Europe, Asia) - minor hardware upgrades, as above
Z7xx (US), Z4x (Europe, Asia) - different colour palm rest, minor hardware improvements
Z8xx (US), Z5x (Europe, Asia) - new model for Windows 7, minor hardware improvements, enabled VT support in BIOS
Z11 - 2010 post-CES model. Core i5 and i7 CPU options. SSD-only. Nvidia GT330m GPU.
Z12 - September 2010, updated iXXX series CPUs, sim card holder added to North American models
Z13 - October 2010, added i7-640M CPU, TPM options, keyboard updated.
Z14 - January 2011, added CTO 1TB SSD option
Z21 - July 2011 - Sandy Bridge (i7 2ndGen), 0.66" thickness, slate battery, external AMD graphics/power dock, lightpeak, USB 3.0, 1.3 Mpx webcam, new Flash SSD
PCG-Z Original (2003)
The original Z featured a color 14.1" SXGA TFT display (1400 x 1050), Firewire (i-Link), two USB 2.0, and a PCMCIA slot and external CD and Floppy Drives, and weighed around 2.1kg. It had a Pentium M processor ranging from 1.5 to 1.7GHz. It ran Windows XP and included Sony's DV-Gate software for importing video from DV camcorders.
VGN-Z (2008 & 2009)
In 2008 the first series of VGN-Z was introduced. Second series was introduced in December 2009 as a part of the Intel Centrino 2 launch. They fall into the ultraportable category, with a 13.1" screen and 1.47 kg weight (3.4 lb) (dependent on configuration). They were configured with Intel Core 2 Duo CPUs.
Compared with the SZ series, the Z is slightly lighter (200 grams), with a slightly smaller (13.1" vs. 13.3") screen, which was switched from 16:10 to 16:9 widescreen aspect ratio. In comparison to the SZ, which was available only in 1280×800 resolution, the Z series come with a choice (model-dependent) of screens which were 1366×768 and 1600×900 TN panels.
As with the SZ, the Z has hybrid graphics, featuring a NVIDIA GeForce 9300M GS as well as Mobile Intel 4 Series Express 4500MHD chipsets. The user can switch between the Nvidia (for better graphics performance) and Intel (for longer battery life) via a 2 way switch above the keyboard.
Newer options with the Z series are an integrated Blu-ray Disc drive, built-in HSDPA support and the use of an SSD (including RAID configuration, for better performance) instead of a hard drive for st |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sony%20Vaio%20X%20series | The Vaio X series is a line of high-end ultraportable notebook computers from Sony introduced in September 2009, claiming to be the world's lightest notebook, at 655 grams ((with special lighter battery, standard weight is 780 grams )). It features an 11.1", 16:9, 1366x768 LED-lit LCD screen with built-in webcam, 2GB of DDR2 RAM, a choice of 64, 128 or 256 GB SSD (no hard drive option, SSD choice depends on territory), Intel Atom Z540 1.86 GHz or Z550 2.00 GHz (CPU choice varies by territory), WWAN (HSDPA, UMTS, EDGE and GPRS built-in).
The choice of the slower Intel Atom CPU, rather than a Core 2 chip, arguably places the device in the netbook class, however its pricing at over $1000, and other hardware aspects, such as the high resolution screen, Windows 7 on all models, and SSD usage suggest that it is a full notebook.
The device features an SD and Memory Stick reader, Bluetooth support, 2 USB ports, and a VGA port. Due to its thickness (thinner than a MacBook Air), the ethernet port is angled, as a square-on port would be taller than the laptop.
Users wanting extended battery life can use the included extended battery, which is described as a battery-stand, tilting the laptop at an angle.
External links
X Series | Sony | SonyStyle USA | Wayback Machine
References
X
Computer-related introductions in 2009 |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franco%20%28General%20Hospital%29 | Franco Baldwin is a fictional character from General Hospital, an American soap opera on the ABC network. James Franco originated the character in November 2009, after seeking out a soap opera role. He continued to portray the character in intermittent guest stints through January 2012. The character of Franco is a multi-media artist and serial killer who becomes fixated on Jason Morgan (Steve Burton), a known hitman. Franco terrorizes Jason, along with his friends and family. Jason supposedly kills Franco in January 2012, after Franco allegedly rapes Jason's wife Sam (Kelly Monaco). The character is mentioned often after his alleged death, and for a time it was believed that he was Jason's twin brother. In May 2013, Roger Howarth assumed the role when the character was revealed to be alive. Franco's return brought about the revelation that his biological parents are Scott Baldwin (Kin Shriner) and Heather Webber (Robin Mattson). In March 2021, the character was written off after being fatally shot by Peter August (Wes Ramsey).
James Franco's casting on General Hospital was met by surprise and mixed reviews. Franco also used his time on the series to create a documentary that was shown at the Tribeca Film Festival, and turned a scene filming at MOCA into a live performance piece. The attention Franco garnered boosted publicity for General Hospital and the soap opera genre.
Casting and creation
In 2009, James Franco sought out a soap opera role. Sharing the same agent as Steve Burton, who played Jason Morgan on General Hospital, he went to that series for his request. Franco signed on for a series of 20 episodes that he filmed in three days. He was credited as a special guest star, and first appeared on November 19, 2009. His scenes aired through February 2010. He returned on June 30, 2010, for a summer-long storyline. He next appeared on February 25 and February 28, 2011, bookending his co-hosting job of the 83rd Academy Awards. Franco returned for a longterm stint on September 20, 2011, that aired until January 13, 2012.
James Franco recalled approaching General Hospital in an interview with The New Yorker: "I wanted their full treatment, so all I said was that I wanted to be an artist and I wanted my character to be crazy." Franco's friend and colleague Carter, a conceptual artist who Franco was collaborating with on the film Maladies, had suggested that Franco take a soap opera role and play an artist. They would use the material in the film, where Franco plays a former soap opera star. The General Hospital writing staff created the rest of the character, who they named "Franco, just Franco." Executive producer at the time Jill Farren Phelps stated, "He’s an unusual character and he has an unusual goal", promising his primary story arc would involve character Jason Morgan. The series promoted the character as "an artist whose canvas is murder". Ken Tucker of Entertainment Weekly compared the characters art installations to a rip off of Jea |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sony%20Vaio%20TT%20series | The Sony Vaio TT series was a line of high-end ultraportable notebook computers from Sony introduced in September 2008, with high-end features including an ultra-low voltage Core 2 Duo processor with DDR3 SDRAM; an 11.1", 16:9, 1366x768 LED-backlit LCD screen with built-in 0.3 megapixel webcam; choice of 1.8" hard drive or SSD (optionally with RAID); and optional Blu-ray drive. The weight of the laptop is 1.3 kg.
The laptop's base price was $2000, and a configuration with a 1.4 GHz Core 2 Duo U9400 CPU, 4 GB of RAM, two 128 GB SSDs in RAID and Blu-ray writer cost $4,450.
The system sold very poorly in the United States and Europe, due to competition from netbooks costing as little as 10% of the TT's price, and was discontinued less than a year after its introduction. It was replaced in the lineup by the X series, also an 11.1" laptop, but reduced in weight, price and performance, due to the use of the Intel Atom processor and the omission of the optical drive.
It continued to be sold in the Asia Pacific region, where an updated model featuring a U9600 (1.6 GHz) CPU and Windows 7 was released. It was discontinued in early 2010.
The 11-inch MacBook Air, released in October 2010, had similar specifications to the Vaio TT series.
References
TT
Computer-related introductions in 2008 |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Food%20Network%3A%20Cook%20or%20Be%20Cooked | Food Network: Cook or Be Cooked is a cooking simulation-styled minigame compilation developed by American studio Red Fly Studio and published by Namco Bandai Games. It was released exclusively in North America on November 3, 2009, and is the first video game to use the Food Network license.
Cook or Be Cooked contains twelve different meals to prepare; the player must go through recipes and complete the meals by completing minigames correctly. The game features a single player mode, a hotseat mode allowing up to four players to prepare one meal, and a multiplayer cook-off mode between two people. Cook or Be Cooked garnered mediocre reviews from critics upon release, who noted a lack of content in the game.
Gameplay
The game places the player in a 3-D kitchen environment and tasks them with cooking meals to be judged upon completion. The kitchen features multiple working areas, each with a dedicated camera angle.
From a first-person perspective, players utilize the motion controls of the Wii Remote and Nunchuk to cook and prepare food. Meals consist of multiple dishes which must be served at the same time so that they remain hot enough to be enjoyable; the game requires the player to manage their time while cooking. There is also an ability to speed up the flow of time to skip the tedious waiting periods between recipe steps, but it must be used cautiously to avoid missing timing cues for certain next steps.
There are twelve recipes, half of them being American and half of them being international, split among the three daily meal times (breakfast, lunch and dinner), ranging from a cheeseburger with a side of potato salad to a homemade marinara pasta dish, and the game's instruction manual contains an appendix that provides real-life instructions on how to cook each of them, based on the recipe book Food Network: How to Boil Water. The game responds to the player's performance during and after the recipe, with Food Network's Mory Thomas and Susie Fogelson (appearing in the game in shrunken form after warping through a television screen) providing in-game commentary about real-life cooking tips and the player's performance, as well as judging and assessing the recipe's final score with a taste test.
History
The game was first publicized by a press release on April 29, 2009, in which the game's title and the partnership between Namco Bandai and the Food Network was announced. The game was released on November 3, 2009.
Reception
Cook or Be Cooked received "mixed" reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic. GameSpot's Shaun McInnis noted that though the gameplay itself controlled tightly and was fun, it held little replay value because of the lack of dishes to create. David Wolinsky of The A.V. Club described the game as immersive when it worked, but felt the game's small selection of recipes made the fun short-lived. 1UP.coms Mike Cruz stated that the game could be finished in one sitting.
References
External links |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robotomy | Robotomy is an American animated television series created by Michael Buckley and Joe Deasy for Cartoon Network. The series ran from October 25, 2010 to January 24, 2011. The series revolves around Thrasher (Patton Oswalt) and Blastus (John Gemberling), two teenage outcast robots who enter high school at their home planet Insanus. It was produced by Cartoon Network Studios and World Leaders Entertainment (best known for being the production company of The Venture Bros.), and co-executive produced and directed by Christy Karacas, creator of Superjail! and Ballmastrz: 9009. The series was the result of numerous failed pitches to the network by the creators.
Plot
Thrasher and Blastus are two teenage robots who live on the planet of Insanus. Their planet is inhabited by murderous robots who seek to kill one another for no apparent reason. Slightly less horrific than their peers, the duo seeks to make it through high school, and navigate their lives with mixed results. Thrasher (Patton Oswalt), a tall and lanky robot, wishes to gain the affections of an attractive female robot named Maimy (Jessie Cantrell). Meanwhile, Blastus (John Gemberling), a short and rotund robot, just wants to be popular. As with Blastus, unlike most robots on Insanus, he is mostly sensitive and non-criminal, much to the disapproval of his mother. In his quest to be cool, however, he is incredibly impulsive and overconfident in his abilities. Thrasher, though calm and reserved, often falls prey to Blastus' badly-thought out plans.
Other characters include various schoolmates and staff members. Weenus (Michael Sinterniklaas) is a nerdy, psychopathic robot who is even lower on the social pyramid than the protagonists. Dreadnot (Dana Snyder) is a teacher at Harry S. Apocalypse who finds joy in torturing and invoking pain into his students. Their principal, Thunderbite (also voiced by Snyder), is an oversized, skull-shaped robot who, when not causing pain, acts sweet and motherly to the students. Megawatt (also voiced by Sinterniklaas) is a spoiled rich kid who is attractive to the female robots, most of whom he blows up; to Thrasher's disdain, he is dating Maimy. Tacklebot (Roger Craig Smith), Megawatt's friend and musclehead jock, acts violent and hostile toward the protagonists.
Production
The series was created by Michael Buckley and Joe Deasy and produced by World Leaders Entertainment in New York. It was originally created with the working title Horrorbots. The network had contacted Buckley to create a series three years prior to the broadcast of Robotomy. He asked for Deasy's help, and together they pitched five ideas, to which all were rejected. Six months later, a second wave of ideas proved equally unsuccessful. Reaching their third trial, also six months later, the two pinpointed the rejections on them thinking within the network's mindset as opposed to their own. Frustrated with the project, they submitted a rough premise of Robotomy, which was accepted, much to th |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronic%20Proceedings%20in%20Theoretical%20Computer%20Science | Electronic Proceedings in Theoretical Computer Science is an international, peer-reviewed, open access series published by Open Publishing Association reporting research results in theoretical computer science, especially in the form of proceedings and post-proceedings of conferences and workshops, in the field of theoretical computer science. As of December 2009, the editor-in-chief of the series is Rob van Glabbeek. The series is indexed by the Digital Bibliography & Library Project (DBLP).
References
OA repository for refereed conference proceedings in CS, Open Access News. May 1, 2009.
Information on EPTCS at DBLP
External links
official website
Computer science journals |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sony%20Vaio%20SR%20series | The Sony Vaio SR series was a line of consumer-grade notebook computers from Sony introduced in July/August 2008 to replace the Sony Vaio C series range (they could also be seen as competing with the lower end SZ models), as a part of the Intel Centrino 2 launch. They are equipped with a 13.3" screen and weigh approximately 1.95kg, significantly lighter than the C series, similar to the non-premium carbon fiber models of the SZ, but significantly heavier than the Z Series (which, unlike the SR, uses carbon fiber to reduce weight).
As with the SZ and C series laptops, the SR uses a 16:10 ratio 1280x800 LED-backlit screen. All are configured with Intel Core 2 Duo CPUs and DDR2 RAM. SSD storage, instead of hard drive, is an option.
Base-line models feature integrated Intel 4500MHD graphics, while higher-end laptops are equipped with ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3470 graphics (in later models the ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4570 is the discrete graphics option). Compared with the higher-end Z series, which has GeForce 9300M GS graphics (producing less heat in the smaller chassis of the Z series), the ATI-equipped SR offers better gaming performance, marking it out as the consumer/gamer's option. The SR also features a 1.3 megapixel webcam to the 0.3 megapixel found on the Z.
Options available on the Z series that were not available on the SR are WWAN (HSDPA), and RAID SSD. CPU, RAM and hard drive options are the same on both models, and, as with the Z, the SR features a Blu-ray drive option.
External links
SR |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simple%20Protocol%20for%20Independent%20Computing%20Environments | In computing, SPICE (the Simple Protocol for Independent Computing Environments) is a remote-display system built for virtual environments which allows users to view a computing "desktop" environment – not only on its computer-server machine, but also from anywhere on the Internet – using a wide variety of machine architectures.
Qumranet originally developed SPICE using a closed-source codebase in 2007. Red Hat, Inc acquired Qumranet in 2008, and in December 2009 released the code under an open-source license and made the protocol an open standard.
Security
A SPICE client connection to a remote desktop server consists of multiple data channels, each of which is run over a separate TCP or UNIX socket connection. A data channel can be designated to operate in either clear-text, or TLS modes, allowing the administrator to trade off the security level vs performance. The TLS mode provides strong encryption of all traffic transmitted on the data channel.
In addition to encryption, the SPICE protocol allows for a choice of authentication schemes. The original SPICE protocol defined a ticket based authentication scheme using a shared secret. The server would generate an RSA public/private keypair and send its public key to the client. The client would encrypt the ticket (password) with the public key and send the result back to the server, which would decrypt and verify the ticket. The current SPICE protocol also allows for use of the SASL authentication protocol, thus enabling support for a wide range of admin configurable authentication mechanisms, in particular Kerberos.
Implementations
While only one server implementation exists, several programmers have developed new implementations of the SPICE client-side since the open-sourcing of SPICE.
spice-protocol
The spice-protocol module defines the SPICE wire protocol formats. This is made available under the BSD license, and is portable across the Linux and Windows platforms.
spice
The spice module provides the reference implementation for the server side of the SPICE protocol. The server is provided as a dynamic library which can be linked to any application wishing to expose a SPICE server. , QEMU uses this to provide a SPICE interface for virtual machines. The spice codebase is available under the LGPL v2+ license.
A client part of the spice codebase named spicec was removed in December 2014.
spice-gtk
The spice-gtk module implements a SPICE client using the GObject type system and the GTK widget toolkit. This comprises a low-level library, spice-client-glib, which implements the client protocol code, and a high-level set of widgets which provide a graphical client capability using GTK. This is made available under the LGPLv2+ license, and is portable across the Linux, OS X and Windows platforms.
spice-html5
The spice-html5 module implements a SPICE client that uses JavaScript and is intended to run inside a web browser supporting HTML5. While it implements the SPICE protocol, it can |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sony%20Vaio%20S%20series | The Vaio S series was a line of notebook computers from Sony introduced in summer 2004. They have been touted as business laptops, and their designs have focused on being thin and light. They also have features friendly to businesspeople, such as TPM chips, matte (anti-glare) displays, RAID SSDs, and extended sheet batteries, as well as continuing to include RJ-45 and VGA (D-Sub) connections.
2010
Sony introduced the VAIO S series in January 2010 to replace the SR series. The aspect ratio of the display was changed to 16:9 (1600x900) from the older 16:10 (1280x800). The CPU was upgraded from Intel's Core2 Duo to Intel's First-Generation Core i3/i5, and the system RAM was updated to DDR3. The graphics options were either the CPU-integrated Intel GMA HD Graphics or a discrete NVIDIA GeForce 310M. As with the SR, the S offered an optional Blu-ray Disc drive. Unlike the SR, the new VAIO S Series had a mini-PCI slot that allowed for an optional internal WWAN (mobile broadband) adapter. The keyboard was also redesigned with new backlit chiclet (island-style) keys.
2011: The SA/SB/SC/SE series
The VAIO SA/SB/SC series was released in February 2011. It once again featured a 13.3-inch screen with a matte anti-glare finish, with a native 16:9 aspect ratio and maximum resolution of either 1366×768 or 1600×900. It was notably thinner and lighter than its predecessor, weighing just under 4 lbs (half a pound lighter) and 0.95" thick (1/4" thinner). It also had a completely redesigned chassis, replacing the large rounded hinge with a sleek and angular design, featuring chrome accents on the hinge and VAIO logo. The processors were updated to Second-Generation Intel Core i5 and i7 CPUs, and the graphic options were either AMD Radeon HD 6470M (512MB DDR3) or 6630M (1GB DDR3). The laptop also featured a physical switch that could disable or enable the discrete graphics card at will and make the computer use the integrated processor GPU to increase battery life. It had 4GB of DDR3-1333 memory soldered to the motherboard, and one open RAM slot which was customer-accessible and supported an additional 4GB of RAM. It also features a sheet battery that increases the battery life to 15 hours. The 3rd VAIO S Series was the first VAIO with a non-removable battery.
Reviewers noted that the display felt quite flimsy, and that applying everyday amounts of torque, such as opening the display from one corner, would result in noticeable bending. Sony responded that this was by design, saying that under torque it would bend rather than break.
In August 2011, Sony introduced the SE model as a larger variant of the existing S Series notebook. It featured a larger 15.5-inch IPS panel with a native resolution of 1920×1080, and a full number pad was added to the keyboard. Its hardware was otherwise identical to the 13.3" S Series, with an optional Blu-ray Disc drive and up to an Intel Core i7-2640M CPU and AMD Radeon HD 6630M GPU.
2011 Series SATA 6 Gbps controversy
The early |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GR%2058 | The GR 58, also: Tour du Queyras, is a long-distance walking route of the Grande Randonnée network in France. It forms a 108 km long loop in the Queyras, one of France's regional parks, in the department of the Hautes-Alpes. It passes through Ceillac, Saint-Véran, Abriès, Les Fonds and Brunissard.
References
Hiking trails in France |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Principal%20curvature-based%20region%20detector | The principal curvature-based region detector, also called PCBR is a feature detector used in the fields of computer vision and image analysis. Specifically the PCBR detector is designed for object recognition applications.
Local region detectors can typically be classified into two categories: intensity-based detectors and structure-based detectors.
Intensity-based detectors depend on analyzing local differential geometry or intensity patterns to find points or regions that satisfy some uniqueness and stability criteria. These detectors include SIFT, Hessian-affine, Harris-Affine and MSER etc.
Structure-based detectors depend on structural image features such as lines, edges, curves, etc. to define interest points or regions. These detectors include edge-based region (EBR) and scale-invariant shape features (SISF)
From the detection invariance point of view, feature detectors can be divided into fixed scale detectors such as normal Harris corner detector, scale invariant detectors such as SIFT and affine invariant detectors such as Hessian-affine.
The PCBR detector is a structure-based affine-invariant detector.
Why a new detector?
In many object recognition tasks, within-class changes in pose, lighting, color, and texture can cause considerable variation in local intensities. Consequently, local intensity no longer provides a stable detection cue. As such, intensity-based interest operators (e.g., SIFT, Harris-Affine)–and the object recognition systems based on them–often fail to identify discriminative features. An alternative to local intensity cues is to capture semi-local structural cues such as edges and curvilinear shapes. These structural cues tend to be more robust to intensity, color, and pose variations. As such, they provide the basis for a more stable interest operator, which in turn improves object recognition accuracy. PCBR detector was developed to exploit these more reliable image structural cues.
Algorithm description
Step 1: Curvilinear structure detections
As a structure-based detector, PCBR does not use edges, instead, it uses curvilinear structures, also called ridges. Curvilinear structures detection generates a single response for both lines and edges, producing a clearer structural sketch of an image than is usually provided by the gradient magnitude image. The Steger's algorithm is modified to get the curvilinear images. As only the first step of this algorithm is used which is to calculate the principal curvature images, the principal curvature is adopted as the name of this detector. To get the principal curvature, the Hessian matrix is calculated:
where is second partial derivative of the image evaluated at point x in the direction and is the mixed partial second derivative of the image evaluated at point x in the and directions. The maximum and minimum eigenvalues of this matrix form two images which correspond to white lines on black background and black lines on white background.
Step 2: Seeking ch |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sony%20Vaio%20C1%20series | The Vaio C1 PictureBook was a series of subnotebooks from Sony's Vaio lineup, branded 'PictureBook' for its webcam and video capture capabilities, a first for portable computers. PictureBooks were lightweight computers, weighing 1kg (2.2 lb). They featured 8.9" LCD displays, and were notable for being the first consumer laptop with a built-in webcam.
The original model, the PCG-C1, was first released on September 19, 1998, in Japan only, with an initial production run of 5,000 units.
Subsequent revisions were released through the early 2000's, with improved display resolution, CPU, RAM and hard drive.
The C1 PictureBook series was succeeded by several other subnotebooks and UMPCs, most notably the UX series, and perhaps a direct successor to the C1's form factor, the P series.
Models
Original revision
These original models had a single built-in mono speaker by the keyboard. The Intel Pentium and Microsoft Windows stickers were affixed beside the top left corner of the screen.
PCG-C1 - Mobile Pentium MMX 233MHz CPU, 3.2GB hard drive, 64MB RAM, ultra-wide 8.9" 1024x480 TFT display, 0.27MP webcam, integrated modem, Windows 98 (September 1998). Japan market only.
PCG-C1X - Mobile Pentium MMX 266MHz CPU, 4.3GB hard drive, Windows 98 (1999). First model one available in the U.S.
PCG-C1F - same as C1X, but with U.K. localization
PCG-C1R and PCG-C1S - same as C1X, but with Japan localization
2nd revision
This revision featured built-in stereo speakers by the keyboard. The Intel and Microsoft Windows stickers were affixed beside the top right corner of the screen.
PCG-C1XE - 8.1GB hard drive, 64MB RAM, 266MHz Intel Pentium 2, Windows 98 (1999). Japan market only.
PCG-C1XN - 12GB hard drive, 64MB RAM, 233MHz Intel Celeron, Windows 98 (January 2000).
PCG-C1XS - 12GB hard drive, 64MB RAM, 400MHz Pentium 2, Windows 98 (January 2000).
PCG-C1XD - Same as the C1XS, but with German localization.
PCG-C1XG/BP - Same as the C1XS, but with Japan localization.
3rd revision
Beginning this revision, the C1 PictureBook shipped with Transmeta Crusoe processors.
PCG-C1VN - first machine with Transmeta Crusoe CPU - TM5600 600MHz CPU, 128MB RAM, 12GB hard drive, ATI Rage Mobility 8MB, Windows ME (September 2000)
PCG-C1VE - same as C1VN (September 2000)
PCG-C1VP - same as C1VN, except Crusoe TM5600 667MHz CPU, 15GB hard drive, Windows 2000 Professional option (March 2001)
PCG-C1VFK - same as C1VP, First Model with integrated Bluetooth 1.0 Adapter, Windows 2000 Pro (March 2001)
PCG-C1VSX - same as C1VP, except choice of 15 or 30GB hard drive, no external monitor support and Bluetooth 1.0 and Windows 2000 Pro only
PCG-C1VS/BW - same as C1VSX, except Crusoe 600MHz, 15GB hard drive, included PC Card CD-RW drive, support for external monitors, no Bluetooth and Windows ME only with Office XP preinstalled
4th revision
Beginning this revision, the C1 PictureBook shipped with improved displays, bumping the resolution to 1280x600.
PCG-C1MV - Crusoe TM5800 733MHz CPU, 256MB RA |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sony%20Vaio%20C%20series | The Sony Vaio C Series is a discontinued series of notebook computers from Sony introduced in September 2006 as the consumer alternative follow-up to the then current SZ series.
History
Like the SZ, the first C series featured a 1280x800 (16:10 widescreen) 13.3" LCD screen, plus Core 2 Duo CPUs; later 15.5" models were released. As a consumer laptop, a variety of colours were offered, while compared with the SZ, the C series was heavier, and lacked the switchable graphics option, instead offering either lower-power Intel GMA 950 or faster Nvidia GeForce 7400 graphics. A crocodile-skin option was offered in Japan.
The C series was superseded by the SR series.
Models
The 13" 2006 C series weighed 5.1 pounds/2.3kg.
External links
http://www.sonystyle.com/cseries - official page
References
C |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Home%20Movies%20%28season%201%29 | The first season of the animated sitcom Home Movies originally began airing in the United States on the television network UPN from April 26 to May 24, 1999, and on Cartoon Network from September 2 to October 7, 2001. The pilot episode was titled, "Get Away From My Mom." Co-creators Brendon Small and Loren Bouchard, along with Tom Sydner, served as writers, executive producers, and directors for the season. The season utilized Sydner's signature "squigglevision" animation style, though it would change to a more "conventional" flash-animated style for the subsequent three seasons.
The series follows the adventures of 8-year-old Brendon Small, who writes, directs, and stars in homemade film productions that he creates with his friends Melissa Robbins and Jason Penopolis. Brendon and Melissa's soccer coach, John McGuirk, is a short-tempered and selfish alcoholic who constantly gives Brendon and Melissa bad or morally bankrupt advice. Brendon's mother, Paula, meanwhile, is divorced and juggling her children, her job as a creative writing teacher, and her romantic life.
The main cast for the season consisted of Small, H. Jon Benjamin, Paula Poundstone, and
Melissa Bardin Galsky. Poundstone's role was recast after six episodes and given to Janine Ditullio as a replacement. The first five episodes of the season demonstrated a writing style known as "retroscripting," consisting of the cast completely improvising the storyline and animation being produced afterwards.
UPN decided to schedule the season in the timeslot following Dilbert on Monday nights, in the hopes of giving Home Movies good Nielsen ratings. Despite this, the pilot episode received all-time low ratings and the network called the crew in order to inform them that it was the lowest-rated program they had ever broadcast in the timeslot in its televised history. The ratings continued to be incredibly low and UPN canceled the series after only five episodes. Despite this, Khaki Jones, Cartoon Network's Vice President of Original Series, was a "huge fan" of the series and was able to get it picked up on the channel's Adult Swim block, reopening production on the season. These episodes include Jonathan Katz, Ron Lynch, Sam Brown, Paula Plum, Richard Snee, Mitch Hedberg, Eugene Mirman, Laura Silverman, Larry Murphy, Will LeBow, Bill Braudis, Jen Kirkman, Kelly Kimball and Amy Roeder, as guest stars.
The complete season DVD was released by Shout! Factory on November 16, 2004, and featured all thirteen episodes and an assortment of bonus features.
Episodes
Home release
The DVD boxset for season one was released by Shout! Factory on November 16, 2004. Other than all thirteen episodes of the season, the DVD included several bonus features, including interviews with the cast and crew, animatics, an animation gallery, commentary tracks on ten episodes, and two short films created by Small and Benjamin.
See also
Home Movies
List of Home Movies episodes
References
External links
1999 Ameri |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sony%20Vaio%20505%20series | The Sony Vaio 505 (called SuperSlim until 2003) series was a line of ultraportable notebook computers from Sony's VAIO brand. The introduction date in the United States was July 24, 1998.
Hardware specifications at introduction were a 200 MHz ($2000) or 266 MHz ($2700) Pentium MMX CPU, 32 MB RAM, a 2.1 GB hard drive, 10.4" SVGA (800x600) screen, integrated sound, modem, speakers, microphone, PC-Card slot, and optional firewire port. It also featured a touchpad with additional pen (graphics tablet) functionality. The weight was 3.1 lbs (1.4 kg).
In addition to the 10.4" models, a 12.1" 505 Superslim Pro was introduced in April 1999, weighing 3.75 lbs (1.7 kg), and featuring 1024x768 screen. Starting from the R505 revision (2001), the laptops were supplied with a docking station with integrated CDRW/DVD drive. From R505D onwards, 802.11B wireless was integrated.
The V505 models increased weight and thickness due to the integration of the DVD drive; they were no longer branded 'superslim', as thickness increased from 1 to 1.33", and weight to 4.37 lbs (2 kg).
A one-off X505 model was produced in 2004, with the same screen size (10.4") and 1024x768 resolution as the 1999 models, but with a greatly reduced weight of only 1.73 lbs (822 grams). Case was made with a nickel-carbon alloy. Connectivity was provided by a fast ethernet port, unlike previous models, no modem was included, and neither was 802.11 wireless or bluetooth.
The Sony VAIO X series, launched in 2009, had many design similarities with this product, although an Intel Atom-series processor was used.
US Models
10.4":
PCG-505 G and GX - July 1998 - launch models, specs above
PCG-505 F and FX - 233 MHz/266 MHz Pentium MMX, 4.3 GB hard drive, 2 MB Neo Magic MagicGraph graphics September 1998
PCG-505 TR/TS/TX - 300 MHz Pentium MMX, 6.4 GB hard drive, improved 1024x768 screen, 64 MB RAM - April 1999
PCG-N505 VE/VX - Celeron/Pentium II 333 MHz, 2.5 MB Neo Magic graphics. July 1999
PCG-N505SN - Pentium II 400 MHz, 2.5 MB Neo Magic graphics. July 1999
VGN-X505ZP - ULV Pentium M 1.1 GHz, Intel 855GM graphics, 512 MB RAM, 20 GB hard drive. May 2004
12.1":
PCG-Z505 S - April 1999, Celeron 333 MHz, 64 MB RAM, 6.4 GB hard disk, 2.5 MB Neo Magic 256AV, fast Ethernet, RJ-11 modem port
PCG-Z505 R/RX - July 1999, Pentium II 366/400 MHz
PCG-Z505 HE/HS - January 2000, Pentium 3 450/500 MHz, 64/128 MB RAM, 8.1/12 GB hard disk
PCG-Z505 JE/JS - April 2000, Pentium 3 500/650 MHz, 64/128 MB RAM, 9/12 GB hard disk, 3 MB/6 MB Neo Magic VRam
PCG-Z505 LE/LS - September 2000, Pentium 3 650/750 MHz, 64/128 MB RAM, 12/20 GB hard disk, ATI RAGE Mobility 8 MB SDRAM
PCG-R505 TL/TE/TS - March 2001, Celeron 650/Pentium 3 750/850 MHz, 128 MB RAM, 15/15/20 GB hard drive, Intel 815EM integrated graphics
PCG-R505 JL/JE/JS - October 2001 Pentium 3 750 MHz/850/850 MHz, 128/128/256 MB RAM, 15/20/30 GB hard drive
PCG-R505D models Pentium 3 1.13 GHz, 256 MB RAM, 40 GB hard drive, Intel 830MG graphics, 802.11B wireless
PCG-R50 |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CooperationWorks%21 | CooperationWorks! is a network of organizations promoting rural development through the formation of cooperatives in the United States. CooperationWorks! is organized as a cooperative of 21 member development centers. The co-op facilitates the coordination of cooperative development efforts and provides business expertise to its member organizations.
CooperationWorks! is partnered with the National Cooperative Business Association and the Cooperative Development Foundation.
History
Legislation was signed into law in 1990 authorizing grants to establish a network of rural cooperative development centers throughout the United States. The development centers worked together on an informal basis for nine years. The Madison Principles, a set of standards for cooperative development, were developed in 1995 in Madison, Wisconsin. In February 1999, representatives from nine cooperative development centers on the U.S. met in Denver to found CooperationWorks!
In September 2009, the USDA awarded $2.9 million in grants to 15 members of CooperationWorks! to create jobs and foster economic development in rural communities.
Members
Arkansas Rural Enterprise Center
California Center for Cooperative Development
Common Enterprise Development Corporation
Cooperative Development Institute
Cooperative Development Services
Democracy Collaborative
Food Cooperative Initiative
Fund for Democratic Communities
Indiana Cooperative Development Center
Iowa Alliance for Cooperative Business Development
Kentucky Center for Agriculture and Rural Development
Keystone Development Center
Latino Economic Development Center
Mississippi Center for Cooperative Development
Montana Cooperative Development Center
North American Students of Cooperation
National Cooperative Development Association
National Network of Forest Practitioners
Nebraska Cooperative Development Center
North Dakota Rural Electric and Telecommunications Development Center
Northwest Cooperative Development Center
Ohio Cooperative Development Center
Rocky Mountain Farmers Union Cooperative and Economic Development Center
South Dakota Value Added Agriculture Development Center
References
External links
Official website
Agricultural cooperatives in the United States
Agricultural organizations based in the United States |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sony%20Vaio%20AW%20series | The Vaio AW series is a discontinued range of high-end multimedia laptop computers from Sony introduced in September 2008, replacing the AR Series. They feature an 18.4" 16:9 screen with 1680x945 or LED-backlit 1920x1080 (1080p) screen, NVidia GeForce 9300M GS 256MB or 9600M GT 512MB graphics, Blu-ray drive (Blu-ray burner option), Intel 5100AGN wireless chipset, Core 2 Duo P or T CPUs and a 1.3 megapixel webcam, optional RAID SSD storage (in addition to the hard drive) and HDMI output.
The AW weighs 3.7kg/8.2lbs.
External links
Product info
AW |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sony%20Vaio%20AR%20series | Sony VAIO AR series was a range of high-end multimedia notebook computers from Sony introduced in June 2006 as the first laptop with integrated Blu-ray drive (top model, costing $3,499 at launch - double the base model). It replaced the AX Series. It featured a 17" 16:10 widescreen LCD screen, with choice of 1440x900 or 1920x1200 resolutions (full HD 1080p capable). It was replaced by the AW series.
Launch specs were Intel Core Duo T2300, T2400 or T2500 CPUs running at 1.66, 1.86 or 2 GHz, Nvidia GeForce Go 7400 64MB, 7600 128MB, or 7600GT 256MB, with 160GB or RAID0 100Gb hard drives and 1GB of RAM.
These computers have a 17-inch widescreen LCD display and weigh 8.8 pounds (4 kg); because of this, they are the largest of the Sony VAIO computers and are considered to be desktop replacement computers. Being somewhere between a notebook computer and a desktop computer, it has exceptional functionality, considering they have the specifications equivalent to that of a desktop computer. However, as a result of its large size, it has a battery life between 1.5 hours and three hours; this is considered low for a notebook computer but sufficient for a desktop replacement computer.
Included in some models is also a movie pack, which consists of four predesignated feature films saved on the harddrive.
CTO Specifications
Processors:
Intel Core 2 Duo Processor T7250 (2.0 GHz)
Intel Core 2 Duo Processor T8100 (2.1 GHz)
Intel Core 2 Duo Processor T8300 (2.4 GHz)
Intel Core 2 Duo Processor T9300 (2.5 GHz)
Intel Core 2 Duo Processor T9500 (2.6 GHz)
Operating Systems:
Microsoft Windows XP Professional
Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium
Microsoft Windows Vista Business
Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate
Memory:
2 GB DDR-SDRAM (DDR2-667, 1 GBx2)
3 GB DDR-SDRAM (DDR2-667, 2GBx1 + 1GBx1)
4 GB DDR-SDRAM (DDR2-667, 2 GBx2)
Hard Drives:
320 GB SATA Hard Disk Drive [5400rpm]
240 GB SATA Hard Disk Drive
400 GB SATA Hard Disk Drive
500 GB SATA Hard Disk Drive
600 GB SATA Hard Disk Drive
640 GB SATA Hard Disk Drive [2x 320GB]
400 GB SATA Hard Disk Drive [7200rpm]
Optical Disk Drives:
DVD±R DL / DVD±RW / DVD-RAM Drive
Blu-ray Disc Read Only Drive
Blu-ray Disc Read and Write Drive
Displays
LCD 17" WXGA+ (XBRITE-HiColor) 1440x900 resolution with integrated video camera
LCD 17" WUXGA (XBRITE-HiColor) 1920x1200 resolution with integrated video camera
Graphics Cards
NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT GPU with Total Available Graphics Memory of 1279MB (max.) if 2GB System Memory is selected.
NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT GPU with Total Available Graphics Memory of 1791MB (max.) if 3GB or 4GB System Memory is selected.
Video RAM: 512MB Dedicated Video RAM
Networking
Wireless LAN: Intel PRO/Wireless 4965AGN Network Connection (802.11a/b/g/n) w/ Bluetooth Technology: Integrated Bluetooth Technology
In addition, a Sony VAIO AR has an optional ATI TV Wonder Digital Cable Tuner and an optional extended battery.
References
External links
VAIO AR main page
AR |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sony%20Vaio%20AX%20series | The Vaio AX series was a range of multimedia notebook computers from Sony introduced in October 2005 running Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005. It replaced the A Series. It featured a 17" 16:10 widescreen LCD screen with 1440x900 resolution. It was replaced by the AR series.
Launch specs were Intel Pentium M 1.86 GHz, ATI Mobility Radeon X700 graphics, two 80GB hard drives, wireless, modem, ethernet, remote control, 0.3 megapixel webcam, and hot-swappable TV tuner/DVD burner.
The AX weighed 8.8 pounds/4.0 kg.
References
External links
AX |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sony%20Vaio%20A%20series | The Sony Vaio A series was a range of multimedia notebook computers from Sony introduced in May 2004, featuring a 17" 16:10 widescreen LCD screen with 1920x1200 resolution. It was replaced by the AX series.
All models used the Intel Pentium M processor, initially at 1.7 GHz, featuring integrated wireless, modem and ethernet, 64 MB ATI Mobility 9700 graphics and a DVD burner.
The A weighed 8.6 pounds (3.9 kg).
External links
A |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beijing%E2%80%93Harbin%20high-speed%20railway | The Beijing–Harbin high-speed railway () is an operational high-speed railway corridor, announced in 2008 as part of the "Four Verticals and Four Horizontals" master railway network plan. It is part of the CRH's system of passenger dedicated lines, connecting Beijing Chaoyang railway station in Beijing and Harbin railway station in Harbin.
The line is part of the Harbin–Hong Kong (Macau) corridor, and is long. The distance between Beijing and Harbin in after opening of this section in Jan 2022. It comprises the sections: Harbin–Dalian high-speed railway, the Beijing–Shenyang high-speed railway, and the Panjin–Yingkou high-speed railway.
Components
The main route of the Beijing–Harbin high-speed railway begins as the Beijing–Shenyang high-speed railway to the city of Shenyang. At Shenyang, the main route continues as part of the Harbin–Dalian high-speed railway, which travels from Harbin to Dalian via Shenyang. The remaining section of the Harbin–Dalian high-speed railway between Shenyang and Dalian serves as a branch route to Dalian as well as Yingkou, which is one of the termini of the Panjin–Yingkou high-speed railway. Here the Panjin–Yingkou high-speed railway is a short branch to the city of Panjin. At Panjin, the railway connects to the Qinhuangdao–Shenyang high-speed railway, which is part of the Beijing–Harbin Railway.
Station list
Harbin–Dalian section
Beijing–Shenyang section
References
High-speed railway lines in China
Standard gauge railways in China |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel%20Fedida | Samuel Fedida, OBE (4 May 1918 – 2007) was an Egyptian-born British telecommunication engineer responsible at Post Office Telecommunications for the development of Viewdata.
Fedida was born in Alexandria, Egypt. He had the idea for Viewdata in 1968 after reading a publication with the title The Computer as Communications Device. The first prototype became operational in 1974. In 1977 the system was introduced in the United Kingdom. He was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in the 1980 Birthday Honours.
The book Viewdata Revolution authored by Mr Fedida and Mr Rex Malik, ISBN 0852272146, was published in 1979, and is listed in the main catalogue of The British Library.
References
Sources
1918 births
2007 deaths
British computer scientists
20th-century British inventors
British telecommunications engineers
British Telecom people
History of computing in the United Kingdom
History of telecommunications in the United Kingdom
Officers of the Order of the British Empire
Date of death missing
Place of death missing
People from Alexandria
Egyptian emigrants to the United Kingdom
Egyptian Jews |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prairie%20Meteorite%20Network | The Prairie Meteorite Network was a system of sixteen camera stations in Midwestern United States, run by the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory from 1964 to 1975. The network used surplus aerocameras with 6.3–12 inch focal length wide angle metrogon lenses that covered a format of 9 x 18 inches on aero roll film. During ten years of network activity only one meteorite fall was recorded, the Lost City meteorite in 1970.
See also
Glossary of meteoritics
European Fireball Network
References
Meteorite organizations
History of science and technology in the United States
Former buildings and structures in the United States
1964 establishments in the United States
1975 establishments in the United States |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strategic%20Command%20%28video%20game%20series%29 | Strategic Command is a series of computer video games developed by Fury Software and Battlefront.com, and published by Excalibur Publishing. Since the premiere of Strategic Command: European Theater in 2002, seven titles and five expansion packs were released, with the seventh game, Strategic Command American Civil war Released in 2022
Strategic Command games are turn-based strategies set in World War II ,World War I and American civil war. The first two games took place in the European Theatre of World War II, while the third one focused on the Pacific Theatre. The fourth game takes place on a map of the whole world.
Except for the first title (which featured a hex map), the games are played on maps divided into squares ("tiles"), with the player assuming control over either Axis, Central Powers or Allied, Entente Cordiale states of World War II and World War I
Common elements
Strategic Command games are all turn-based strategies, set in World War II (except for the Patton Drives East expansion pack of Strategic Command 2, which also features post-war campaigns and scenarios). In campaigns, the player controls all of either Axis or Allied states. The most important part of the game is commanding the military units, but the player also controls the research of technologies and diplomatic relations. Neutral states may join the war in certain circumstances (for example, in European Theater, Spain may become an Axis state, if other Axis powers first manage to defeat the United Kingdom), or when one side directly declares a war against them.
Apart from campaigns – in which the game takes place on a whole theatre of war – Strategic Command series also feature scenarios taking place on smaller maps, and portraying only single events, such as Operation Market Garden or the 1974 war on Cyprus.
Since Strategic Command 2, weather and diplomatic pressure are modeled in the games. Using diplomatic pressure, the player may eventually persuade a neutral country to either join the war on his side, or to prevent it from becoming his enemy.
Games
The first game in the series, Strategic Command: European Theater, was released in 2002. It was the only Strategic Command game taking place on a hex map, with one hexagon representing 50 miles of terrain. The game featured six campaigns, all taking place on the same map, but with different starting dates. Creating fan-made campaigns was also possible.
The player could choose the neutral states to act "random", "historical" or "neutral". With the "random" option, neutral states may decide to join the war depending on current situation, while "historical" means joining the war on an exact, historical date, regardless of the circumstances (for example, the USA will always become an Allied country on December 8, 1941). With the "neutral" option, those states won't join the war, unless it will be directly declared against them.
Strategic Command 2: Blitzkrieg, released in 2006, was the first game in the series usin |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strategic%20Command%202%3A%20Blitzkrieg | Strategic Command 2: Blitzkrieg is a grand strategy computer game developed by Canadian studio Fury Software, and published by Battlefront.com in 2006. The second game in the Strategic Command series, Blitzkrieg is a turn-based strategy set in World War II, focusing on the European Theater. The player controls all of either Axis or Allied states.
A sequel to Strategic Command: European Theater, Blitzkrieg was the first game in the series to include weather conditions, new unit types such as paratroops and engineers, as well as diplomatic pressure.
Two expansion packs were later released. The first one, Weapons and Warfare adds new units, combat rules, a deeper weather model, additional terrain types and the simulation of roads and railways, while the second one, Patton Drives East, adds new campaigns and scenarios, some of them – for the first time in the series – post-World War II or hypothetical.
Gameplay
Strategic Command 2: Blitzkrieg is a turn-based strategy set in World War II. The player controls all of either the Axis or Allied states. The most important fraction of the game is commanding the military units, but the player also controls the research of technologies and diplomatic relations.
Blitzkrieg was the first game in the series to feature weather conditions (such as rain or snow, which, for example, hampers the movement of air units), as well as diplomatic pressure. Using this feature, the player may eventually persuade a neutral country to either join the war on his side, or to prevent it from becoming his enemy.
The major campaigns take place on a map encompassing all of Europe, as well as North Africa, Atlantic Ocean and east coast of North America. However, unlike the previous installment, Blitzkrieg also contains five scenarios played on smaller maps, namely North Africa, Battle of Kursk, D-Day, Operation Market Garden and the Battle of the Bulge. Additional Global Map campaign was later released for free with a patch.
Expansion packs
Weapons and Warfare
The first expansion pack to Strategic Command 2, titled Weapons and Warfare, adds new units, enhanced naval movement and combat rules, a deeper weather model, additional terrain types and resources, and the simulation of roads and railways.
Patton Drives East
The second expansion pack, Patton Drives East, adds new campaigns and scenarios to the game, among them – for the first time in the series – post-World War II or fictional conflicts, including the titular "Patton Drives East", a hypothetical war between the US and USSR following the defeat of Nazi Germany.
Reception
Strategic Command 2: Blitzkrieg gathered average reviews from game critics. IGN noticed a contrast between the game's interesting gameplay and rather plain graphics and sound effects, commenting: "loads of substance, but not much style," while Strategy Informer noted "this game really is for the hardcore of turn-based strategists, as otherwise you could soon be finding yourself turned away by the lac |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strategic%20Command%20WWII%20Pacific%20Theater | Strategic Command WWII Pacific Theater is a grand strategy computer game developed by Canadian studio Fury Software, and published by Battlefront.com in 2008. The third game in the Strategic Command series, Pacific Theater is a turn-based strategy set in World War II, focusing – for the first time in the series – on Asia and the titular Pacific Theater. The player controls all of either Axis or Allied states.
Gameplay
Like the previous installment, Blitzkrieg, Pacific Theater is a turn-based strategy taking place on a map divided into squares (or "tiles"). It is the first game in the series not focusing on the European Theater of World War II, but rather taking place in the titular Pacific Theater.
The main campaign lasts from attack on Pearl Harbor until 1947, and takes place on a map stretching from Novosibirsk and Bangalore in the west to California in the east, and from Bering Strait in the North to the southern coast of New Zealand in the south. The game also features eight "mini-campaigns", played on smaller maps, namely Battle of Midway, Kododa Trail, Philippines Campaign, Battles on Imphal and Kohima, Battle of Peleliu, Battle of Iwo Jima and Battle of Okinawa.
Notes and references
External links
Strategic Command WWII Pacific Theater official website
2008 video games
Windows games
Windows-only games
Computer wargames
World War II grand strategy computer games
Battlefront.com games
Turn-based strategy video games
Grand strategy video games
Video games developed in Canada
Video games set in India
Video games set in Japan
Video games set in New Zealand
Video games set in Oceania
Video games set in Okinawa Prefecture
Video games set in Palau
Video games set in Papua New Guinea
Video games set in the Philippines
Video games set in Russia
Video games set in the Soviet Union
Video games set in the United States
Pacific War video games |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strategic%20Command%20WWII%20Global%20Conflict | Strategic Command WWII Global Conflict is a grand strategy computer game developed by Fury Software, and published by Battlefront.com. The game was released on 4 March 2010. It is the fourth title in the Strategic Command series. As the previous installments, it is a turn-based strategy set in World War II. For the first time, the main campaigns don't focus on a particular theater of war. Instead, the game features a map of the whole world. The player controls all of either Axis or Allied states.
Notes and references
External links
Strategic Command WWII Global Conflict official website
2010 video games
Windows games
Windows-only games
Computer wargames
World War II grand strategy computer games
Battlefront.com games
Turn-based strategy video games
Grand strategy video games
Video games developed in Canada |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image%20color%20transfer | Image color transfer is a function that maps (transforms) the colors of one (source) image to the colors of another (target) image. A color mapping may be referred to as the algorithm that results in the mapping function or the algorithm that transforms the image colors. The image modification process is sometimes called color transfer or, when grayscale images are involved, brightness transfer function (BTF); it may also be called photometric camera calibration or radiometric camera calibration.
The term image color transfer is a bit of a misnomer since most common algorithms transfer both color and shading. (Indeed, the example shown on this page predominantly transfers shading other than a small orange region within the image that is adjusted to yellow.)
Algorithms
There are two types of image color transfer algorithms: those that employ the statistics of the colors of two images, and those that rely on a given pixel correspondence between the images. In a wide-ranging review, Faridul and others identify a third broad category of implementation, namely user-assisted methods.
An example of an algorithm that employs the statistical properties of the images is histogram matching. This is a classic algorithm for color transfer, but it can suffer from the problem that it is too precise so that it copies very particular color quirks from the target image, rather than the general color characteristics, giving rise to color artifacts. Newer statistic-based algorithms deal with this problem. An example of such algorithm is one that adjusts the mean and the standard deviation of each of the source image channels to match those of the corresponding reference image channels. This adjustment process is typically performed in the Lαβ or Lab color spaces.
A common algorithm for computing the color mapping when the pixel correspondence is given is building the joint-histogram (see also co-occurrence matrix) of the two images and finding the mapping by using dynamic programming based on the joint-histogram values.
When the pixel correspondence is not given and the image contents are different (due to different point of view), the statistics of the image corresponding regions can be used as an input to statistics-based algorithms, such as histogram matching. The corresponding regions can be found by detecting the corresponding features.
Liu provides a review of image color transfer methods. The review extends into considerations of video color transfer and deep learning methods including Neural style transfer.
Applications
Color transfer processing can serve two different purposes: one is calibrating the colors of two cameras for further processing using two or more sample images, the second is adjusting the colors of two images for perceptual visual compatibility.
Color calibration is an important pre-processing task in computer vision applications. Many applications simultaneously process two or more images and, therefore, need their colors to be |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tonsler%20Park%2C%20Charlottesville | Tonsler Park is a park in Charlottesville, Virginia. It was the location of Balloon 3 in the 2009 DARPA Network Challenge.
Benjamin Tonsler
Benjamin Tonsler was one of Charlottesville's most prominent African American citizens. Very little is known of his early life. He was born April 2, 1854, in Albemarle County. In later years his descendants came to believe that a member of a family for whom he worked taught him to read and write, which was illegal at the time.
Whatever the circumstance of his early life, Mr. Tonsler went on to become a noted teacher, principal and citizen. He was educated at Hampton University and returned to Charlottesville to teach at the Jefferson Graded School, which at that time was the only school available to African Americans. He taught for several years and then assumed the position of principal, which he held for almost thirty years. His students remembered him as a stern disciplinarian who took huge risks to further their education. Under the segregated laws of the time it was illegal to educate African American students past eighth grade. Mr. Tonsler had his older students stay after school to study more advanced texts with the understanding that the books were to be hidden whenever the white Superintendent appeared for an inspection. In this secretive manner many students were able to complete coursework that prepared them to enter college.
Mr. Tonsler was a close friend of Booker T. Washington whom he met while in college, and Mr. Washington stayed at his home on his way to Tuskegee to assume the presidency of the Tuskegee Institute (now Tuskegee University). Mr. Tonsler's home was located not far from the park which now bears his name: Tonsler Park, which the city created in 1946.
Benjamin Tonsler died on March 6, 1917, at age 63 after a short illness. He is buried at Oakwood Cemetery next to his wife, Fannie Gildersleeve Tonsler.
References
City of Charlottesville, Va Parks & Recreation
Virginia municipal and county parks
Parks in Charlottesville, Virginia
1946 establishments in Virginia |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ninite | Ninite (; codenamed Volery during private beta stage) is a package management system offering that enables users to automatically install popular applications for their Windows operating system. It enables users to make a selection from a list of applications and bundles the selection into a single installer package. It is free for personal use. A paid version, Ninite Pro, is available for professional use. Alternatively, a cheaper albeit less robust version of Ninite Pro known as Ninite Updater is available for users who want the ability of one-click updates without the other features offered by Ninite Pro.
Features
Ninite works on Windows 7 and later. It presents the user with a list of programs and generates a custom installer executable based on the user's selection. When run, the installer downloads and installs the selected programs. Ninite's installer always downloads the latest version of the program. This is accomplished by downloading a regularly-updated list of applications and their download URLs from the Ninite servers each time the program is run. Benefits of using Ninite rather than the individual applications' installers themselves include: toolbar/adware free installations, the ability to update multiple applications at once, automatic selection of architecture (64-bit vs 32-bit), language selection based on operating system's language, and error reporting, should one of the installations fail.
Reception
Austrian magazine Der Standard wrote, Ninite gets a good basic package of software on the computer. Computerwoche listed Ninite as number 11 of 28 reviewed freeware tools. PC Magazine listed it as a Batch-Installer for software installation at one.
Operation
On the Ninite webpage, the user chooses software of own preference by activating checkboxes and continues with downloading the executable installer, which is preconfigured to the users custom selection. By executing the installer, the previously chosen software is unattended (without any requested user interaction) installed on the computer.
Supported software
(as of May 2021)
Web browsers
Chrome, Opera, Firefox, Microsoft Edge
Messaging
Zoom, Discord, Skype, Pidgin, Thunderbird, Trillian
Media
iTunes, VLC, AIMP, foobar2000, Winamp, MusicBee, Audacity, K-Lite Codec Pack, GOM, Spotify, CCCP, MediaMonkey, HandBrake
Runtimes
Java (AdoptOpenJDK) x64 Version 8 and 11, Java (AdoptOpenJDK) 8, .NET Framework, Silverlight
Imaging
Krita, Blender, Paint.NET, GIMP, IrfanView, XnView, Inkscape, FastStone, Greenshot, ShareX
Documents
Foxit Reader, LibreOffice, SumatraPDF, CutePDF, OpenOffice
Security
MS Essentials, Malwarebytes, Avast, AVG, Spybot 2, Avira, SUPERAntiSpyware
File sharing
qBittorrent
Online storage
Dropbox, Google Backup and Sync, OneDrive, SugarSync
Other
Evernote, Google Earth, Steam, KeePass 2, Everything, NV Access
Utilities
TeamViewer 15, ImgBurn, RealVNC, TeraCopy, CDBurnerXP, Revo, Launchy, WinDirStat, Glary, InfraRecorder, Classic Start
Compression |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph%20Buonomo | Joseph Buonomo (born November 28, 1943) is an American entrepreneur and a co-founder of Direct Computer Resources, an enterprise software company.
Overview
Buonomo has served as DCR's President and CEO since 2000. Prior to that, he was DCR’s Executive Vice President beginning with the company’s inception in 1996. Buonomo was one of the four original developers of the company’s first product, DataVantage for IMS. Under Buonomo’s leadership, DCR has since developed several data-security software products.
He is a member of the board of directors of the Internet Security Alliance and has been active in seeking solutions to issues of cybersecurity.
References
External links
Direct Computer Resources, Inc., website
Businesspeople in software
American technology chief executives
American computer businesspeople
Living people
1943 births |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google%20phone | Google phone may refer to:
Any phone running Google's Android operating system
Phones that were manufactured or co-manufactured with Google, including:
Android Dev Phones:
HTC Dream, an HTC-manufactured Android developer smartphone, released December 2008
HTC Magic, an HTC-manufactured Android developer smartphone, released November 2009
One of the phones of the Google Nexus family:
Nexus One, an HTC-manufactured smartphone, released January 2010
Nexus S, Samsung-manufactured successor to the Nexus One, released December 2010
Galaxy Nexus, Samsung-manufactured successor to the Nexus S, released November 2011
Nexus 4, LG-manufactured successor to the Galaxy Nexus, released November 2012
Nexus 5, LG-manufactured successor to the Nexus 4, released November 2013
Nexus 6, Motorola-manufactured successor to the Nexus 5, released November 2014
Nexus 5X, LG-manufactured successor to the Nexus 5, released October 2015
Nexus 6P, Huawei-manufactured successor to the Nexus 6, released September 2015
One of the phones of the Google Pixel family:
Pixel, released 2016
Pixel 2, released 2017
Pixel 3, released 2018
Pixel 3a, released 2019
Pixel 4, released 2019
Pixel 4a, released 2020
Pixel 5, released 2020
Pixel 5a, released in 2021
Pixel 6, released in 2021
Pixel 6a, released in 2022
Pixel 7, released in 2022
Pixel 7a, released 2023
Pixel Fold, released 2023 |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Road%20warrior%20%28computing%29 | In business travel, a road warrior is a remote worker that uses mobile devices such as tablet computers, laptops, smartphones, and Internet access while traveling to conduct business. The term has often been used with regard to salespeople who travel often and who seldom are in the office. Today it is used for anyone who works outside the office and travels for business. Unlike digital nomads, road warriors do not necessarily choose to travel; it is part of their work duties.
History
The term is believed to originate in the Mel Gibson movie Mad Max 2:The Road Warrior (1981).
In the pre-mobile technology era, road warriors were people whose jobs required a lot of travel, either by car or plane. The majority of this group were salespeople and professionals that needed to be with clients such as accountants, consultants, etc. They typically would need to come back to their company's office for administrative duties. The office held limited resources (phones, fax machine, computers, etc.) that were best used by centralizing them.
As both computer and telecommunication technologies became more portable and less expensive, the need for Road Warriors to come back to offices for use of limited and costly resources began to wane.
Major technologies that impacted Road Warriors:
Internet
Text Pager
Portable terminal - Allowed Road Warriors to access work computers for first time.
Personal computer
Email - Allowed information to move and be seen anywhere
Portable computers like Compaq Transportable PC
Portable cell phone
Blackberry phone - Allowed secure message between users
Smartphones
Wireless Access (Wi-Fi)
Culture
The term Road Warrior has been credited to the 1981 movie Mad Max 2 sub-titled "Road Warrior" starring Mel Gibson. Its harsh road life in a post-apocalyptic world was used to symbolize the hardship of modern business travel.
The 2009 movie "Up in the Air" starred George Clooney as a person who fully lives the Road Warrior life to the extreme.
Road Warriors use mobile devices and laptop computers that connect to companies' information systems. Specialized applications from Software as a Service (SaaS) providers are often used in order to conduct their work duties.
References
Computing and society
Business travel |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meurig%20Bowen | Meurig Bowen is a British arts administrator who works mainly in festival and orchestral programming. He is the Chief Executive and Artistic Director of the Britten Sinfonia and a Trustee of Polyphony (choir).
He is the younger son of Welsh tenor Kenneth Bowen (1932–2018) and brother of Hereford Cathedral Director of Music Geraint Bowen.
Bowen was educated at William Ellis School, London, and King's College, Cambridge, where he was a choral scholar (1985–88). Six years at a London artist management company, where he was Administrator of The Hilliard Ensemble, were followed by a further six years working in Sydney as artistic administrator of the Australian Chamber Orchestra. He returned to the UK as director of the Lichfield Festival, and subsequently head of programming at the Aldeburgh Festival, before becoming Artistic Director of the Cheltenham Music Festival, where he succeeded Martyn Brabbins, in 2007.
Bowen stepped down from his role at the Cheltenham Music Festival in December 2017 to take up the new role of Head of Artistic Planning at BBC National Orchestra and Chorus of Wales.
In April 2017, Quarto Books published The School of Music, a children’s book he co-wrote with his wife Rachel, and illustrated by Daniel Frost. The English language edition has been followed in 2018 by translations available in Brazil, Bulgaria, China, France, Korea and Russia.
In August 2020, Bowen was appointed as Chief Executive and Artistic Director of the Britten Sinfonia, a chamber orchestra based in Cambridge.
At times, Bowen has been active as a music journalist and commentator, writing for the national press and for CD liner notes, notably on the Hyperion label.
Bowen’s two-hander for actor and pianist, Erik Satie: Memoirs of a Pear-Shaped Life, was premiered at the 2015 Cheltenham Music Festival, and has since been performed at the Presteigne and Canterbury Festivals, St George’s Bristol, in Oxford and New York.
Notes
External links
https://web.archive.org/web/20100207165520/http://cheltenhamfestivals.com/blog/tag/meurig-bowen/
1965 births
Living people
Artistic directors (music)
Alumni of King's College, Cambridge
People educated at William Ellis School |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intercultural%20communicative%20competence%20in%20computer-supported%20collaborative%20learning | Intercultural communicative competence in computer-supported collaborative learning, is the application of computer-supported collaborative learning (CSCL), to provide intercultural communicative competence (ICC) to its users.
Essential ideas connecting CSCL and ICC
One of the well-known applications of CSCL is tele-collaboration involving the use of the Internet or other computer-mediated communication tools by internationally dispersed students in order to foster the development of foreign language linguistic and intercultural competence in communication. With the aid of the technological mediation used in tele-collaborative study, participants on each side of the network have cost-effective access to "Languaculture."
Numerous models and theories of intercultural communication have been proposed, including communication accommodation (Giles, 1973), cultural convergence (Barnett & Kincaid, 1983), identity or face negotiation theory (Ting-Toomey, 1993), and interactive acculturation (Bourhis, Moise, Perreault, & Senecal, 1997). A model of ICC (or IC) widely accepted in foreign language education has been proposed by Byram. This model includes five components, all of which are needed for a student to become an "intercultural speaker":
attitudes: curiosity and openness, readiness to suspend disbelief about other cultures and belief about one's own.
knowledge: of social group and their products and practices in one's own and in one's interlocutor's country, and one of the general processes of societal and individual interaction.
skills of interpreting and relating: ability to interpret a document or event from another culture, to explain it and relate it to documents from one's own.
skills of discovery and interaction: ability to acquire new knowledge of a culture and cultural practices and the ability to operate knowledge, attitudes and skills under the constraints of real-time communication and interaction.
critical awareness or an evaluative orientation: an ability to evaluate critically and on the basis of explicit criteria perspectives, practices and products in one's own and other cultures and countries.
CSCL affordances for ICC
There are benefits as well as challenges for using CSCL as a means of intercultural communication. Research in the field indicates several advantages, including that it:
Helps build negotiation strategies
Improves EFL and ESL language skills
Promotes the idea that learning is fun because:
it's a novel way to communicate
students view virtual worlds as places where they can take risks and "try on" different faces
Positively impacts the development of intercultural competence
Makes face-to-face characteristics (such as age, race, and gender) a non-issue
Cultivates a "community of learners" despite physical and cultural distance between learners
Expands knowledge and understanding of other cultures
This, in turn, fosters cognitive development as participants' new-found awareness of different perspectiv |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TG4%20%28TV%20program%29 | TG4 (TeleGiornale 4) is the brand for Italian TV channel of Mediaset network Rete 4's news programmes. They are shown domestically on Rete 4 several times throughout the day. Its editor-in-chief is Rosanna Ragusa.
Programme format
Rete 4 had a news program from its inception until 1984 and was called Gli Speciali Di Rete 4. However, in 1984, Rete 4 Ultimissima was established.
The programme is generally presented by a single newsreader. Most items will be made up of reports but may preceded or followed by a correspondent reporting live from the scene of the report.
Daily programme and presenters
11:55 am edition (30 minutes): Luca Rigoni, Stefano Messina, Viviana Guglielmi.
07:00 pm edition (50 minutes): Giuseppe Brindisi, Stefania Cavallaro.
01:10 am edition (20 minutes): nobody (it is a collection of reports about main news of the past day).
06:00 am edition (20 minutes): nobody (it is a collection of reports about main news of the past day).
Editor-in-chief
July 1991–June 1992: Edvige Bernasconi
June 1992–March 2012: Emilio Fede
March 2012–January 2014: Giovanni Toti
January 2014–May 2018: Mario Giordano
May–August 2018, February–June 2019: Rosanna Ragusa
August 2018-February 2019: Gerardo Greco
June 2019-today: Andrea Pucci
External links
Official Website
1992 Italian television series debuts
Italian television news shows
Mass media in Rome
R.T.I. - Mediaset
Rete 4 original programming |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International%20North%E2%80%93South%20Transport%20Corridor | The International North–South Transport Corridor (INSTC) is a 7,200-km (4500 mile) long multi-mode network of ship, rail, and road route for moving freight between India, Iran, Azerbaijan, Russia, Central Asia and Europe. The route primarily involves moving freight from India, Iran, Azerbaijan and the Russian Federation via ship, rail and road. The objective of the corridor is to increase trade connectivity between major cities such as Mumbai, Moscow, Tehran, Baku, Bandar Abbas, Astrakhan, Bandar Anzali, etc. Dry runs of two routes were conducted in 2014, the first was Mumbai to Baku via Bandar Abbas and the second was Mumbai to Astrakhan via Bandar Abbas, Tehran and Bandar Anzali. The objective of the study was to identify and address key bottlenecks. The results showed transport costs were reduced by "$2,500 per 15 tons of cargo". Other routes under consideration include via Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan.
This will also synchronize with the Ashgabat agreement, a Multimodal transport agreement signed by India (2018), Oman (2011), Iran (2011), Turkmenistan (2011), Uzbekistan, (2011) Kazakhstan (2015) (figure in the bracket indicates the year of joining the agreement), for creating an international transport and transit corridor facilitating transportation of goods between Central Asia and the Persian Gulf. This route will be operationalised by mid-January 2018.
Objectives
The primary objective of the NSTC project is to reduce costs in terms of time and money over the traditional route currently being used. Analysts predict by having improved transport connectivity between Russia, Central Asia, Iran and India their respective bilateral trade volumes will increase. A study conducted by the 'Federation of Freight Forwarders’ Associations in India (FFFAI) www.fffai.org found the route is, "30% cheaper and 40% shorter than the current traditional route". Analysts predict the corridor is likely to increase trade connectivity between major cities such as Mumbai, Moscow, Tehran, Baku, Bandar Abbas, Astrakhan, Bandar Anzali etc.
History
Russia, Iran and India signed the agreement for the NSTC project on 16 May 2002. All three countries are founding member states on the project. Other important member states include Azerbaijan, Armenia, Kazakhstan and Belarus with other states having varying levels of involvement. Azerbaijan is heavily involved in the project currently building new train lines and roads to complete missing links in the NSTC. Turkmenistan currently is not a formal member but is likely to have a road connectivity to the corridor. Prime Minister Modi during a state visit to Turkmenistan formally invited it to become a member state on the project, "I also proposed that Turkmenistan becomes a member of the International North South Transport Corridor."
Member states
The following are member states in the NSTC project: , , , , , , , , , , , , . Observer member — .
Azerbaijan road and rail routes
The NSTC route through Azerbaijan allows |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tapering%20%28mathematics%29 | In mathematics, physics, and theoretical computer graphics, tapering is a kind of shape deformation. Just as an affine transformation, such as scaling or shearing, is a first-order model of shape deformation, tapering is a higher order deformation just as twisting and bending. Tapering can be thought of as non-constant scaling by a given tapering function. The resultant deformations can be linear or nonlinear.
To create a nonlinear taper, instead of scaling in x and y for all z with constants as in:
let a and b be functions of z so that:
An example of a linear taper is , and a quadratic taper .
As another example, if the parametric equation of a cube were given by ƒ(t) = (x(t), y(t), z(t)), a nonlinear taper could be applied so that the cube's volume slowly decreases (or tapers) as the function moves in the positive z direction. For the given cube, an example of a nonlinear taper along z would be if, for instance, the function T(z) = 1/(a + bt) were applied to the cube's equation such that ƒ(t) = (T(z)x(t), T(z)y(t), T(z)z(t)), for some real constants a and b.
See also
3D projection
References
External links
, Computer Graphics Notes. University of Toronto. (See: Tapering).
, 3D Transformations. Brown University. (See: Nonlinear deformations).
, ScienceWorld article on Tapering in Image Synthesis.
Linear algebra
Functions and mappings |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caribbean%20International%20Network | Caribbean International Network (CIN)-TV is an internationally broadcast English language television channel based in Jamaica. The main focus of the channel is Caribbean culture, news, sports, lifestyle, opinions, and entertainment.
The main emphasis of the channel is the Anglo-Caribbean demographic with a heavy emphasis on Jamaican and also Trinidad and Tobagonian content.
Beginning in January 2007, CIN announced its availability in New York City, where it broadcasts to the sizeable Caribbean-diaspora resident there. In New York, CIN is available both on cable and over the air. It is available over-the-air on WNYE and to cable systems in New York City via ch. 73. And Channel 26 on Verizon Fios Services Friday and Saturday Nights in Queens, New York.
External links
Caribbean International Network (CIN)-TV - Official website
Caribbean Media Corporation
Caribbean cable television networks
Television stations in Jamaica
English-language television stations |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Streetcars%20in%20St.%20Louis | Streetcars in St. Louis, Missouri, operated as part of the transportation network of St. Louis from the middle of the 19th century through the early 1960s.
During the first forty years of the streetcar in the city, a variety of private companies operated several dozen lines. In 1898, the City of St. Louis passed a Central Traction Bill that required franchises for streetcar companies. United Railways quickly consolidated most St. Louis streetcar companies, then St. Louis Suburban in 1906. United Railways sank into receivership which was resolved only in 1924. It was reorganized as St. Louis Public Service Company in 1927, serving the city of St. Louis and neighboring St. Louis County, Missouri. It became Bi-State in 1963. Other private companies, such as those serving the Metro East region or St. Charles, Missouri, continued separate operations.
Streetcars began to be replaced by buses in St. Louis in the 1920s; the last one ran in 1966. Many of today's MetroBus and Madison County Transit bus routes follow the routes and names of streetcar lines.
In 2018, a 2.2-mile (3.5 km), 10-station heritage streetcar line was completed in and near the Delmar Loop area. Since 2022, the Loop Trolley has been operated in summer and fall by the Metro Transit division of the Bi-State Development Agency.
History
Early public transit
By the 1830s, St. Louis had grown beyond the ability of many of its residents to walk conveniently throughout the town. In 1838, brief mention is made in historical records of a private horse-drawn cab service in the city, followed in 1843 by the beginning of an omnibus service by entrepreneur Erastus Wells in partnership with an investor named Calvin Case. During the late 1840s, other horse-drawn omnibus service companies began operation, but by the end of 1850, most of these companies had consolidated with the Case and Wells lines to form Case and Company, which operated 90 carriages and several lines in the city. In 1855, Case was killed in the Gasconade Bridge train disaster, and the company was divided among its other investors. The resulting horse-drawn omnibus lines became the blueprint for horse-drawn street railway service in the late 1850s.
Initial street railways
In December 1855, a group of investors formed the Laclede Railway Company to build a horse-drawn street railway modeled on services provided in eastern cities such as New York City, Philadelphia, and Boston. The Laclede line was never built, but by 1859, seven other horsecar lines were proposed. The first of these lines began operation on July 4, 1859, running east to west on Olive Street from 4th to 10th streets. Early operations were marred by difficulty in securing quality rails, and construction problems caused derailments of the cars. Four of the lines were completed before the outbreak of the American Civil War.
After the Civil War, other lines opened in St. Louis that connected the central city with western areas. In 1874, with the opening of the E |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aechmea%20caudata | Aechmea caudata is a species in the genus Aechmea. This species is native to southeastern Brazil from Espírito Santo to Rio Grande do Sul.
Cultivars
Cultivars include:
Aechmea 'Ann Vincent'
Aechmea 'Blotches'
Aechmea 'Blue Tip(s)'
Aechmea 'Brett Terrace'
Aechmea 'Fascidata'
Aechmea 'Fire Chief'
Aechmea 'Fireworks'
Aechmea 'Gotha'
Aechmea 'Mary Brett'
Aechmea 'Melanocrater'
Aechmea 'Pioneer'
Aechmea 'Roman Candle'
Aechmea 'Sao Paulo'
Aechmea 'Sarah'
Aechmea 'Scarlet Gem'
References
External links
caudata
Flora of Brazil
Plants described in 1891 |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big%20Magic%20International%20%28Canada%29 | Big Magic International was a Canadian exempt Category B Hindi language specialty channel and it was owned by Ethnic Channels Group. It broadcast programming from Big Magic, Bloomberg UTV and local Canadian content. The channel had expanded internationally to markets like the US, Canada and Australia, which had an enormous South Asian diaspora.
Big Magic was a general entertainment service from India, programming includes comedies, dramas, music, movies, business news and reality series.
History
Big Magic International was licensed by the CRTC on August 9, 2006 as Hindi TV. It originally launched as NDTV Imagine In November 2009 but was subsequently re-branded as 'Imagine Dil Se' in early 2011.
On April 12, 2012, Turner Broadcasting System announced that they would be shutting down Imagine TV in India due to the channel not performing to their expectations. The channel ceased operations on May 11, 2012.
On June 21, 2012, Imagine Dil Se Canada was re-branded as 'Big Magic International', following the signing of an exclusive deal with Reliance Broadcast Network.
On August 13, 2015, the CRTC approved Ethnic Channels Group's request to convert Big Magic International from a licensed Category B specialty service to an exempted Cat. B third language service.
See also
BIG Magic
References
External links
Big Magic International Canada
Big Magic International
Digital cable television networks in Canada
Television channels and stations established in 2009
Hindi-language television in Canada
Television channels and stations disestablished in 2016
Defunct television networks in Canada
2016 disestablishments in Canada
2009 establishments in Canada |
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Data%2C%20context%20and%20interaction | Data, context, and interaction (DCI) is a paradigm used in computer software to program systems of communicating objects. Its goals are:
To improve the readability of object-oriented code by giving system behavior first-class status;
To cleanly separate code for rapidly changing system behavior (what a system does) versus slowly changing domain knowledge (what a system is), instead of combining both in one class interface;
To help software developers reason about system-level state and behavior instead of only object state and behavior;
To support an object style of thinking that is close to programmers' mental models, rather than the class style of thinking that overshadowed object thinking early in the history of object-oriented programming languages.
The paradigm separates the domain model (data) from use cases (context) and Roles that objects play (interaction). DCI is complementary to model–view–controller (MVC). MVC as a pattern language is still used to separate the data and its processing from presentation.
Description
Data
The data remains "what the system is." The data part of the DCI architecture is its (relatively) static data model with relations. The data design is usually coded up as conventional classes that represent the basic domain structure of the system. These classes are barely smart data, and they explicitly lack the functionality that is peculiar to support of any particular use case. These classes commonly encapsulate the physical storage of the data. These data implement an information structure that comes from the mental model of end users, domain experts, programmers, and other people in the system. They may correspond closely to the model objects of MVC.
An example of a data object could be a bank account. Its interface would have basic operations for increasing and decreasing the balance and for inquiring about the current balance. The interface would likely not offer operations that involve transactions, or which in any way involve other objects or any user interaction. So, for example, while a bank account may offer a primitive for increasing the balance, it would have no method called deposit. Such operations belong instead in the interaction part of DCI.
Data objects are instances of classes that might come from domain-driven design, and such classes might use subtyping relationships to organize domain data. Though it reduces to classes in the end, DCI reflects a computational model dominated by object thinking rather than class thinking. Therefore, when thinking "data" in DCI, it means thinking more about the instances at run time than about the classes from which they were instantiated.
Context
The context is the class (or its instance) whose code includes the Roles for a given algorithm, scenario, or use case, as well as the code to map these Roles into objects at run time and to enact the use case. Each Role is bound to exactly one object during any given use case enactment; however, a single object |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graduate%20Pharmacy%20Aptitude%20Test | The Graduate Pharmacy Aptitude Test is an annual allIndia examination conducted by National Testing Agency on computer based test mode only, to evaluate candidates for admission of Pharmacy graduates into the Masters (M. Pharm) programmes. Until 2018, it was conducted by All India Council for Technical Education, New Delhi. The results are also used to determine eligibility of students for scholarships and other financial assistance.
The syllabus and the pattern of question paper remains the same under NTA. There is no increase in the exam fees currently being charged.
This includes about a 70 pages of syllabus which comprises all of the subjects included in all years of Bpharm course.
See also
List of Public service commissions in India
References
External links
GPAT 2020
Pharmacy education in India
:[GPAT 2021 Qualifying Topics] |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PrimoPDF | PrimoPDF is a freeware program that creates PDF files from printable documents on computers running Microsoft Windows. It works as a virtual printer. It does not present the user with advertisements, but does utilize the OpenCandy Adware program, and its terms of service say that it may use OpenCandy to recommend other software to the user. PrimoPDF is developed by the same company that develops the commercial Nitro PDF software. According to the download link on its Web site in February 2023, version 5.1.0.2 remained current.
PrimoPDF requires the Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0. When the program runs, it tries to download automatic updates from www.primopdf.com each time it prints. This feature can be disabled within the program settings. It uses the Ghostscript file format converter and RedMon printer redirection software.
According to its documentation, PrimoPDF has the following features:
PrimoPDF supports creation profiles (Screen, eBook, Print, Prepress, and Custom) to determine file quality, resolution, and size.
Can append output to an existing PDF file.
Supports strong password-based PDF security.
Allows PDF metadata—including author, title, subject, and keywords—to be set.
Create files for PDF version 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, or 1.5
The software uses OpenCandy (which includes spyware) to deliver advertisements.
See also
List of PDF software
List of virtual printer software
References
Seth Rosenblatt, CNET editors' review, October 8, 2009, CNet
Davey Winder, PrimoPDF Review, 15 Dec 2006, PC Pro
External links
Freeware
PDF software |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OPT | OPT or Opt may refer for:
Computing
/opt, a directory in the Filesystem Hierarchy Standard
Option key, a modifier key on Apple keyboards
OPT, the theoretically optimal page replacement algorithm, a page replacement algorithm for swapping out pages from memory
Other uses
Occupied Palestinian territories, another name for the Palestinian territories of the West Bank and Gaza Strip
Ocean Power Technologies, a US owned renewable energy company
Office national des postes (disambiguation)
Operation Prime Time, a consortium of TV Stations to provide alternative prime time programming
Optical projection tomography, a form of tomographic tissue imaging used in biomedical research
Optional Practical Training, a period during which university students with an F-1 are permitted by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) to work for one year on a student visa without needing an H-1B
Optimized Production Technology, a production planning system created by Eliyahu M. Goldratt
Outdoor Payment Terminal, a name sometimes used for the self-service user interface hardware at fuel stations
Oral pressure therapy, a treatment for obstructive sleep apnea
Overseas Passenger Terminal, Sydney
Obshchestvennoye Rossiyskoye Televideniye (, ОРТ in Cyrillic script), the former name of Channel One Russia, a public broadcaster in Russia
Oxford Placement Test
See also
Opt-out, to avoid receiving unsolicited product or service information
Opting out, a political expression in Canada, describing the intention of a province to remove itself from a program administered by the federal government
Opt in email, the option to receive bulk e-mail
ORT (disambiguation), an acronym in Russian and Greek which appears like OPT |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NMR%20database | NMR database (NMR = nuclear magnetic resonance) may refer to:
Nuclear magnetic resonance spectra database, a collection of NMR spectra for a large number of compounds
Nuclear magnetic resonance database method, a strategy to identify the stereochemistry of certain chiral compounds |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear%20magnetic%20resonance%20database%20method | The nuclear magnetic resonance database method enables identification of the stereochemistry of chiral molecules, especially polyols. It relies on the observation that NMR spectroscopy data depend only on the immediate environment near an asymmetric carbon, not on the entire molecular structure. All stereoisomers of a certain class of compounds are synthesized, and their proton NMR and carbon-13 NMR chemical shifts and coupling constants are compared. Yoshito Kishi's group at Harvard University has reported NMR databases for 1,3,5-triols 1,2,3-triols, 1,2,3,4-tetraols, and 1,2,3,4,5-pentaols.
The stereochemistry of any 1,2,3-triol may be determined by comparing it with the database, even if the remainder of the unknown molecule is different from the database template compounds.
References
Nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/College%20Football%20on%20USA | College Football on USA refers to the USA Network's cable television coverage of the college football regular season. USA's coverage ran from 1980 to 1986.
History
During USA's first three seasons (1980-1982), they broadcast several games (they in essence, cherry picked games from regional and national syndicators like Raycom, Mizlou, and Katz) a week. These broadcasts were shown on a tape delayed basis as much as two days later. For USA's final four seasons (1983-1986), they narrowed their coverage to only one game a week. Initially, the games were selected from virtually every conference. However, in the later years, USA would frequently (but not exclusively) air games involving Pittsburgh, Penn State, Notre Dame, Boston College and Maryland. More to the point, by 1984, USA primarily aired games from the Big Eight Conference.
Schedules
1984
Notable games
1981 Liberty Bowl - This was the first college bowl game to be exclusively broadcast on cable television.
"The Play" - The Play refers to a last-second kickoff return during a college football game between the University of California Golden Bears and the Stanford University Cardinal on Saturday, November 20, 1982. After Stanford had taken a 20-19 lead on a field goal with four seconds left in the game, the Golden Bears used five lateral passes on the ensuing kickoff return to score the winning touchdown and earn a 25-20 victory. Members of the Stanford Band had come onto the field midway through the return, believing that the game was over, which added to the ensuing confusion and folklore. There remains disagreement over the legality of two of the laterals, adding to the passion surrounding the traditional rivalry of the annual "Big Game."
The biggest highlight of University of Maryland quarterback Frank Reich's college career was the comeback he led against the University of Miami Hurricanes on November 10, 1984 at the Orange Bowl Stadium. Reich came off the bench to play for Stan Gelbaugh, who had previously replaced him as the starter after Reich separated his shoulder in the fourth week of the season against Wake Forest. Miami quarterback Bernie Kosar had led the 'Canes to a 31-0 lead at halftime. At the start of the third quarter, Reich led the Maryland Terrapins multiple scoring drives. Three touchdowns in the third quarter and a fourth at the start of the final quarter turned what was a blowout into a close game. With the score 34-28 Miami, Reich hit Greg Hill with a 68-yard touchdown pass which deflected off the hands of Miami safety Darrell Fullington to take the lead. Maryland scored once more to cap a 42-9 second half, and won the game 42-40, completing what was then the biggest comeback in NCAA history.
1985 Cherry Bowl - The end of NCAA control over television rights resulted in a major increase in televised games, and TV rights fees dropped sharply amid the resulting glut, something not anticipated by the Cherry Bowl organizers.
1985 Holiday Bowl
1985 Freedom Bowl
Simulca |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TR5 | TR5 or some variant thereof, may represent:
Triumph TR5, a British sports car
Triumph TR5 Trophy, a British motorcycle
TR.5 aero engine, see Avro Canada Orenda
Travan TR-5, computer tape storage cartridge
TR5, a postal district in the TR postcode area |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infinite-tree%20automaton | In computer science and mathematical logic, an infinite-tree automaton is a state machine that deals with infinite tree structures. It can be seen as an extension of top-down finite-tree automata to infinite trees or as an extension of infinite-word automata to infinite trees.
A finite automaton which runs on an infinite tree was first used by Michael Rabin for proving decidability of S2S, the monadic second-order theory with two successors. It has been further observed that tree automata and logical theories are closely connected and it allows decision problems in logic to be reduced into decision problems for automata.
Definition
Infinite-tree automata work on -labeled trees. There are many slightly different definitions; here is one. A (nondeterministic) infinite-tree automaton is a tuple with the following components.
is an alphabet. This alphabet is used to label nodes of an input tree.
is a finite set of allowed branching degrees in an input tree. For example, if , an input tree has to be a binary tree, or if , then each node has either 1, 2, or 3 children.
is a finite set of states; is initial.
is a transition relation that maps an automaton state , an input letter , and a degree to a set of -tuples of states.
is an accepting condition.
An infinite-tree automaton is deterministic if for every , , and , the transition relation has exactly one -tuple.
Run
Intuitively, a run of a tree automaton on an input tree assigns automaton states to the tree nodes in a way that satisfies the automaton transition relation.
A bit more formally, a run of a tree automaton over a -labeled tree is a -labeled tree as follows. Suppose that the automaton reached a node of an input tree and is currently in state . Let the node be labeled with and be its branching degree. Then, the automaton proceeds by selecting a tuple from the set and cloning itself into copies. For each , one copy of the automaton proceeds into node and changes its state to . This produces a run which is a -labeled tree. Formally, a run on the input tree satisfies the following two conditions.
.
For every with , there exists a such that for every , we have and .
If the automaton is nondeterministic, there may be several different runs on the same input tree; for deterministic automata, the run is unique.
Acceptance condition
In a run , an infinite path is labeled by a sequence of states. This sequence of states form an infinite word over states. If all these infinite words belong to accepting condition , then the run is accepting. Interesting accepting conditions are Büchi, Rabin, Streett, Muller, and parity. If for an input -labeled tree , there exists an accepting run, then the input tree is accepted by the automaton. The set of all accepted -labeled trees is called tree language which is recognized by the tree automaton .
Expressive power of acceptance conditions
Nondeterministic Muller, Rabin, Streett, and parity tree automata recognize the same set |
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