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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alien%20thread | In computing, an alien thread in a multi-processor system is a thread of program execution executed by one processor on behalf of a process running on another processor. Alien threads are implemented in the Fiasco.OC/L4 microkernel operating system.
References
Threads (computing) |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ESobi | eSobi is an integrated desktop-based information management tool and a standalone news aggregator delivered with worldwide Acer computers. eSobi is a shareware application and the full version of eSobi consists of four functions: (1) an RSS reader, (2) a podcast receiver, (3) a meta-search engine, and (4) a data library.
eSobi supports both 32-bit and 64-bit Windows 7 and Windows Vista, as well as Windows XP.
History
eSobi was first developed by esobi Inc. of Taipei, Taiwan in 2006 for Windows computers. It started out as the very first in the market to combine an RSS reader, a meta-search engine, and a scrapbook all in one application, aiming to ease information overload of the Web. Recent updates (September 2009) added a podcast receiver and features a new UI design.
Since 2008, Acer has bundled the simpler version of eSobi on its computers, including the popular netbook Acer Aspire One. This version of eSobi includes only the RSS reader and data library; both are free with the purchase of Acer computers. eSobi is also the software partner of Transcend Information, Inc. and the 90-day trial version is delivered with selected Transcend's JetFlash USB flash drives.
eSobi for Windows Mobile and Android platforms are also available.
Reviews
eSobi received a CNET Download.com 5-star editor’s review and a Softpedia 4-star “Very Good” editor’s review in 2009.
Features of eSobi for Windows PC
An RSS reader that handles feed subscriptions
News Watch for monitoring news of targeted topics set by keywords
Full-page, summary, and text-only reading modes
Offline readability
A podcast receiver with a download manager
A built-in Windows Media Player for quick play of audio and video files
A meta-search tool for retrieving results from multiple search engines simultaneously
A quick search tool for finding information by category (RSS feeds, blogs, travel, shopping, answers, etc.)
Automatic RSS feeds detection during browsing
Search History for storing entire search results including keywords and tabs
A data library where users can store, categorize, organize, edit and view web pages offline
See also
List of feed aggregators
References
External links
eSobi official site
eSobi on Twitter
Atom (Web standard)
Windows Internet software
News aggregators |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mathematical%20knowledge%20management | Mathematical knowledge management (MKM) is the study of how society can effectively make use of the vast and growing literature on mathematics. It studies approaches such as databases of mathematical knowledge, automated processing of formulae and the use of semantic information, and artificial intelligence. Mathematics is particularly suited to a systematic study of automated knowledge processing due to the high degree of interconnectedness between different areas of mathematics.
See also
OMDoc
QED manifesto
Areas of mathematics
MathML
External links
www.nist.gov/mathematical-knowledge-management, NIST's MKM page
The MKM Interest Group (archived)
9th International Conference on MKM, Paris, France, 2010
Big Proof Conference , a programme at the Isaac Newton Institute directed at the challenges of bringing proof technology into mainstream mathematical practice.
Big Proof Two
Mathematics and culture
Information science |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macaria%20abydata | Macaria abydata, commonly known as the dot-lined angle, is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is native from northern Argentina to the Caribbean and southern United States (southern states from Arizona to Florida, regularly wandering north to Colorado, Kentucky and other more northern states). It has been introduced to the Pacific and has spread rapidly since. The first introduction occurred in Hawaii in 1970 (recorded from all the main islands in 1984). Further spread occurred as follows:
1975: Yap, central Micronesia
1976: Bonin Islands (Chichi-jima, Haha-jima)
1977: Saipan, central Micronesia (1985)
1980: Okinawa Island
1983: Taiwan
1985: Guam, central Micronesia (1985) Sulawesi (1986)
1986: Tonga (1985), Fiji (1985), Miyako Islands (Miyako-jima), Luzon, the Philippines (1985)
1987: New Caledonia (1985), Sabah, Malaysia
1988: western Samoa (1985)
1992: Hong Kong
The wingspan is .
The phrase "dot-lined" comes from the evidence of small dots along the postmedial and sometimes median line of both forewing and hindwing(anterior of the marginal band).
Recorded host plants for larvae in its natural range are Vachellia farnesiana, Cassia, Sesbania, Parkinsonia aculeata and Glycine max. Larvae have been observed on Acacia koa and introduced Lysiloma latisiliquum and Litchi chinensis in Hawaii. In the Indo-Australian tropics it has been reared from Leucaena and Mimosa diplotricha.
References
External links
The Moths of Borneo
Moths of Jamaica
Bug Guide
Macariini
Moths of Asia
Moths of North America
Geometridae of South America
Moths of the Caribbean
Moths of Japan
Moths of Central America
Moths described in 1858 |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin%20Butler%20%28character%29 | Kevin Butler (portrayed by Jerry Lambert) was a marketing character used by Sony Computer Entertainment America as part of their It Only Does Everything (2009–11) and Long Live Play (2011) advertising campaigns for the PlayStation 3 in North America. He starred as the Vice President of various fictitious departments within the PlayStation division of Sony, responding to "Dear PlayStation" queries. Due to the positive reception to the commercials, Sony extended them throughout the remainder of 2010 as well as into 2011. The character was created by Deutsch LA, the advertising agency responsible for the campaign. Deutsch/LA also managed Kevin Butler's Twitter account and wrote his E3 2010 speech. Creative Circus graduates Will Lindberg and Mark Adler were responsible for creating the "Hall of Play" Facebook application to induct PlayStation gamers into the Hall of Play by Kevin Butler.
Appearances
Kevin Butler first appeared in a 2009 ad for MLB 09: The Show called "Dustin vs. PlayStation" where he, the "Director of Game Accuracy", was debating the in-game abilities of Dustin Pedroia, 2008 AL MVP. He then appeared in another ad for the game called "Joe the Fan" discussing Pedroia's abilities with a fan named Joe Biancanellio, a Baseball Connoisseur. These are the only two commercials not part of the It Only Does Everything campaign and featured the original model PS3 due to these two commercials being made before the slim model was released. The original PS3 model can also be seen in Kevin Butler's "Artist Spotlight" for ModNation Racers.
The first commercial in the It Only Does Everything campaign began with the price drop and rebranding of the PS3 where the "Director of Rumor Confirmation", Kevin Butler, responded to a call in regards to a rumor about the PS3 price drop. Kevin Butler then appeared in many additional commercials. On June 15, 2010, he made a live appearance at Sony's E3 press conference promoting the PlayStation Move and gaming in general. He revealed on his Twitter account that he had a college degree in M.B.A., Master of Being Awesome. In the "What Are You Waiting For?" commercial, it was shown that Kevin Butler had his own RV called "The PlayStation VP-ehicle" and he put the PlayStation Move to the ultimate test by spending 90 days in the Maguire family's house.
For the 2009 holiday season, Kevin Butler teamed up with Best Buy employee Nick DeVita from New York to promote a PS3 Best Buy bundle. They also teamed up to promote PS3 Best Buy bundles for the consequent holiday seasons in 2010 and 2011.
On August 26, 2011, Butler told his Twitter followers "KB's off to be PRESIDENT of my uncle's new upstart company" which was later revealed to be fictional "Economy Flooring". This led to the launch of a new marketing campaign, Long Live Play, to succeed the It Only Does Everything marketing campaign. The first commercial in the Long Live Play campaign began with Butler as President, Economic Flooring, until he receives a call from |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20power%20stations%20in%20New%20York | This is a list of electricity-generating power stations in New York, sorted by type and name. A more complete list can be found on the NYISO website in the planning data and reference docs section where an annual report call the Load and Capacity Data Report, or the "Gold Book" is listed. The list is located in Table III-2 of the report.
List of resources
The following is a list of existing generation resources contained in the NYISO's 2018 Gold Book grouped by station location.
Other plants
This is a list of plants not mentioned by name in the NYISO Gold Book.
Retired plants
This is a list of retired plants.
References
Network for New Energy Choices. New York, NY. "New York Power Plants" Retrieved 2011-04-16.
External links
U.S. Energy Information Administration - New York Quick Facts
New York
Lists of buildings and structures in New York (state) |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PlayPower | PlayPower is a non-profit organization designed to create free educational computer software for low income families in India and other developing countries. After 2012 the project was reformed as PlayPower Labs, LLC, which focuses now on educational games for mobile platforms.
Concept
The games are designed to run on 8-bit systems, using designs and processors that are in the public domain e.g. Famicom clones which patents have expired, which allows the games to be run on very low cost computers. For $12, families can buy a compatible computer with an 8-bit, 6502 processor, a keyboard, a slot for game cartridges, a mouse, and two game controllers. Lacking its own monitor, the computer plugs into a TV screen for display. Part of the software should be acquired as source code of abandoned educational games, like Number Munchers and Lemonade Stand, and ported by the open-source community.
At least three games were in production as of early 2010, "Hanuman Typing warrior", "Hanuman's Quiz Adventure" and the "Mosquito game". The project opened the source code for these three games, written in assembly. One of them teaches players how to type, which can greatly improve their earning potential in the job market. Another is a multiple choice question game, somewhat similar to that featured in the film Slumdog Millionaire. And finally, a different game was created to raise awareness of malaria (which infects 1.5 million people a year in India) by allowing players to kill mosquitoes and accumulate points toward antimalarial mosquito nets.
History
The organization was founded in 2008 by Derek Lomas and Daniel Rehn , who were students at the University of California at San Diego at the time, and Jeremy Douglass, a postdoctoral research fellow at the same school at the time.
In 2012 Daniel Rehn announced on his private homepage the PowerPlay project as "finished".
After 2012 the Playpower project was transformed to "Playpower Labs, LLC" and offers now mobile platform educational games via Apple's iTunes store and Google's play store.
Reception
PlayPower won the MacArthur Foundation's Digital Media and Learning Competition in 2009, for which it received $180,000 to help fund its activities. More than 100 volunteer programmers from around the world have signed up to help develop games.
The project was noted in the academic domain and by the web community like BoingBoing.
See also
Uzebox
References
External links
Hanuman Typing Warrior NES game and source code on groups.google.com
Appropriate technology
Nintendo Entertainment System hardware clones
Open-source video games
Educational video games
Non-profit organizations based in California
Information and communication technologies in Asia
Video game organizations |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CineFiles | CineFiles is a database of digitized film documents, containing more than 50,000 documents on film history, compiled at the Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive, at the University of California, Berkeley, and supported by the Museum Informatics Project. Types of documents available on CineFiles include newspaper clippings, film reviews, interviews, popular and scholarly articles, publicity materials, program notes, book excerpts, pamphlets, filmmakers' texts and correspondence, and many other rare archival documents dating from the early 1900s to the present.
Citations are available for all documents, and page images are available for documents with copyright clearance. Page images or links are freely available for over 90% of the documents. In some cases access to documents is restricted to users with a UC Berkeley on-campus IP address. More about this topic can be found on the Copyright Resources Project webpage. CineFiles currently includes documents on the films of more than 150 major international directors, materials describing silent Soviet cinema, and PFA's unique collection of exhibitor manuals, among other documents. New titles and document images are continue to be added.
History
CineFiles database was created in 1994 and expanded in 1996 with support from the National Endowment for the Humanities to allow the Pacific Film Archive Library and Film Study Center to index and digitize materials from its documentation collection and make them freely available, with copyright holders' permissions, on the Internet. In 2006, a three-year grant from Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) to expand the scope of CineFiles. Other supporters include the Library Services and Technology Act, the Packard Humanities Institute, and individual donors.
The website was redesigned in 2009.
Notes
External links
CineFiles Database
Film archives in the United States
University of California, Berkeley |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark%20Engebretson | Mark Engebretson, DMA, Northwestern University (born 1964, California) is a saxophonist and composer. His music combines computer music and live performance, the latter usually performed on saxophone.
Biography
Engebretson was born in California and raised in Alexandria, Minnesota. His family later moved to North St. Paul, Minnesota. His father, a retired doctor, is also a saxophonist as well as a clarinettist. Engbretson attended St. Olaf College for a year before transferring to the University of Minnesota. He is currently Associate Professor of Composition and Electronic Music at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro and director of the Alice Virginia Poe Williams Electronic Music Studio at that university. He is a member of Red Clay Saxophone Quartet and was formerly a member of the Vienna Saxophone Quartet. Aside from Northwestern University, he also studied at the University of Minnesota and the Conservatoire de Bordeaux. His teachers have included Frederick Hemke, Jean-Marie Londeix, M. William Karlins, Pauline Oliveros, Marta Ptaszynska, Michael Pisaro and Jay Alan Yim.
Music
As a composer his influences include Eugène Bozza and Paule Maurice. Eric Stokes introduced him to experimental music and found sound (i.e. Found art using sounds as its material). Engebretson has received commissions from Harvard University's Fromm Music Foundation (2007) and the Thomas S. Kenan Center for the Arts (2008). His compositions have been performed at Indiana State University New Music Festival (Terre Haute, Indiana) and International Society for Contemporary Music Festivals (Tirana, Albania and Baku, Azerbaijan) as well as several lesser known contemporary music festivals such as Wien Modern (Vienna), Gaida Festival (Vilnius, Lithuania), Ny Musikk (Bergen, Norway) and the Florida Electroacoustic Music Festival. The world premiere of SaxMax was given at the 14th World Saxophone Congress in Ljubljana, Slovenia by James Romain.
References
External links
Publisher Effiny Music
Publisher Apoll Edition, Vienna
Mark Engebretson member page on Society of Composers
Faculty Profile University of North Carolina at Greensboro, School of Music
Profile on Hartwick College Music Festival website
Innova Records listing for recordings on Innova label'
Profile on World Saxophone Congress website
Red Clay Saxophone Quartet - Mark Engebretson profile on Steve Stusek personal website
Programme notes with biography and profile for the North American Saxophone Alliance 2004 biennial conference
21st-century classical composers
American male classical composers
American classical composers
University of Minnesota alumni
American classical saxophonists
American male saxophonists
Living people
People from Douglas County, Minnesota
1964 births
Conservatoire de Bordeaux alumni
21st-century American composers
21st-century American saxophonists
21st-century American male musicians |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nick%20Jr.%20%28disambiguation%29 | Nick Jr. is an American morning programming block that airs on Nickelodeon.
Nick Jr. or Nickelodeon Junior may also refer to:
Regional versions
Nick Jr. (Sub-Saharan African TV channel)
Nick Jr. (Middle Eastern and North African TV channel)
Nick Jr. (Australian and New Zealand TV channel)
Nick Jr. (Russian TV channel)
Nickelodeon Junior, the TV channel variation of Nick Jr. in France
Nick Jr. (German TV channel)
Nick Jr. (Indian TV channel)
Nick Jr. (Italian TV channel)
Nick Jr. (Latin American TV channel)
Nick Jr. (Dutch TV channel)
Nick Jr. (Polish TV channel)
Nick Jr. (Portuguese TV channel)
Nick Jr. (Scandinavian TV channel)
Nick Jr. (Southeast Asian TV channel)
Nick Jr. (British and Irish TV channel)
Programming blocks
Nick Jr. (Greek TV programming block)
Nick Jr. on CBS, a defunct block
Nick Jr., a block on Nickelodeon Canada
See also
Nick Jr. 2, a second Nick Jr. TV channel in the UK and Ireland
Nick Jr. Channel, an American pay television channel that primarily targets preschoolers |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO/IEC%2024744 | ISO/IEC 24744 Software Engineering — Metamodel for Development Methodologies is an ISO/IEC standard for software engineering metamodelling for development methodologies. It defines a metamodel from which development methodologies (software, but not only) can be instantiated.
In other words, ISO/IEC 24744 provides an agreed-upon set of words (a vocabulary), plus their corresponding meanings (their semantics), that can be used to describe methodologies used to develop software, hardware and other similar products.
From a technical viewpoint, ISO/IEC 24744 is based on the principles of method engineering and departs from the strict modelling paradigm sponsored by the Object Management Group, using instead an extension of the object-oriented approach that incorporates powertype patterns and clabjects.
External links
ISO/IEC 24744 page in ISO's catalogue
24744 |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20presidents%20of%20the%20British%20Computer%20Society | Below is a list of presidents of the British Computer Society from the inception of the BCS in 1957 onwards, with years of office.
1957–1960 Prof. Sir Maurice V. Wilkes FRS FREng *
1960–1961 Frank Yates CBE FRS *
1961–1962 Dudley Hooper *
1962–1963 Sid Michaelson *
1963–1965 Sir Edward Playfair KCB *
1965–1966 Sir Maurice Banks *
1966–1967 Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma *
1967–1968 Stanley Gill *
1968–1969 Basil de Ferranti *
1969–1970 John Giffard, 3rd Earl of Halsbury *
1970–1971 Alexander D'Agapeyeff OBE *
1971–1972 Sandy Douglas CBE *
1972–1973 Graham Morris
1973–1974 Ray Barrington
1974–1975 Ewart Willey
1975–1976 Cecil Marks *
1976–1977 Gerry Fisher
1977–1978 Paul Samet
1978–1979 Frank Sumner
1979–1980 Julian Bogod
1980–1981 Frank Hooper
1981–1982 Peter Hall OBE *
1982–1983 Prince Edward, HRH Duke of Kent
1983–1984 David Firnberg
1984–1985 Ewan Page
1985–1986 Robert McLaughlin
1986–1987 Sir John Fairclough *
1987–1988 Ernest Morris TD
1988–1989 Brian Oakley CBE *
1989–1990 Dame Stephanie Shirley
1990–1991 Alan Roussel
1991–1992 Stephen Matheson CB
1992–1993 Roger Johnson
1993–1994 John Leighfield CBE
1994–1995 David Mann
1995–1996 Geoff Robinson CBE FREng
1996–1997 Ron McQuaker *
1997–1998 Sir Brian Jenkins GBE
1998–1999 Ian Ritchie CBE FRSE FREng
1999–2000 David Hartley
2000–2001 Alastair Macdonald CB
2001–2002 Geoff McMullen
2002–2003 Jason Pod-Woodward *
2003–2004 Prof. Dame Wendy Hall
2004–2005 David Morriss
2005–2006 Charles E. Hughes
2006–2007 Prof. Sir Nigel Shadbolt
2007–2008 Rachel Burnett
2008–2009 Alan Pollard
2009–2011 Elizabeth Sparrow
2011–2012 Prof. Jim Norton
2012–2013 Bob Harvey
2013–2014 Roger Marshall
2014–2015 Prof. Liz Bacon
2015–2016 Jos Creese
2016–2017 Ray Long
2017–2018 Paul Martynenko
2018–2019 Chris Rees
2019–2020 Michael Grant
2020–2021 Rebecca George OBE
2021–2022 John Higgins CBE
* Starred entries above are deceased.
References
External links
BCS past presidents
Lists of British people
British Computer Society
British Computer Society
Lists of members of learned societies |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Missional%20community | A Missional community is a group of people, about the size of an extended family, who are united through Christian community around a common service and witness to a particular neighborhood or network of relationships. The Missional Community doesn't exist for anything less than making disciples of Jesus among these networks or neighborhoods. The participants of missional communities find their primary identity of “church” within the missional community, rather than a larger worship service or small group. In essence, this group of people becomes a close-knit spiritual family on mission together.
General characteristics
Missional Communities (MCs) are designed to be a flexible, local expression of church, not dependent on typical church buildings or church services. MCs have been described as “small enough to care but large enough to dare.” Missional Communities may be called by other names, such as Clusters, Go Communities, Incarnational Communities, or Mission Shaped Communities. MCs are primarily led by laity and are “lightweight and low maintenance” and most often meet 3–4 times a month in their missional context. Missional Communities place a strong value on life together, with the expressed intention of seeing those they impact choose to start following Jesus. With this focus, a Missional Community will often grow and multiply into other MCs. Missional Communities are most often networked within a larger church community, often with many other Missional Communities.
An MC has leaders who, through a process of discernment, decide their mission vision and then invite people to join them in reaching that particular context. The leaders of the MC are held accountable by the leadership of the greater church community, both for what they do and for the way in which they do it (i.e., character as well as task). “Low control, high accountability” is one way to describe relationships between the Missional Community and the church body and leadership. Alex Absalom describes the focus of a missional community in this way:
Since Missional Communities are meant to be led by laity, running the community can be spread throughout the group so that it doesn't make a few leaders do all of the work. This sharing of the work is a key ingredient and one of the main benefits of these mid-sized groups. People don't approach it as consumers but as participants. While some MCs meet in homes, it is not uncommon for many of them to meet in the particular mission context they are reaching into. (For instance, a MC reaching out to the homeless would meet on the streets with the homeless rather than trying to bus them to another location.)
Missional Communities often have small groups within the larger body, with small-group leaders being held accountable by the Missional Community Leaders. The small groups work as places of support, challenge and closeness, as the wider MC gathering is too large for general sharing of prayer requests and the like. MCs will also ga |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Financial%20Women%27s%20Association | The Financial Women's Association (FWA) is a New York-based network of female professionals from various sectors of the financial world. Founded in 1956, the FWA is a professional organization focused on enhancing the role of women in finance, as well as fostering the development of young female leaders. The FWA serves its members through educational programs and networking opportunities, and it serves the community through its nationally acclaimed scholarship, mentoring and training programs.
History
In 1956, eight women from Wall Street applied to join the Young Men's Investment Association. The eight women were Elizabeth Heaton, Audrey Hochberg, Nancy McNamara, Susan Rappaport, Jane Sheppard, Gloria Swope, Joan Williams, and Nancy Zuger. When they were denied admission, they founded the Young Women's Investment Association, which would later evolve into the Financial Women's Association in 1965. From their first event in 1957—a luncheon with an invited speaker—the organization has experienced considerable growth. As of 2013, the FWA consisted of over 850 members, some from the highest echelons of finance and international business.
Activities
The FWA organizes nearly 100 events each year.
Women in Finance
One of the primary functions of the FWA is to enhance the existing role of women in finance. To this end, the organization has sponsored a number of fact finding forums to encourage ongoing dialogue between the financial community and the public sector. The FWA also conducts surveys to highlight the inequalities that exist in the corporate world; one survey, for example, focusing on the disparity of women in corporate boards, was featured prominently in the media in late 2006. Another, showing the pay disparity between men and women in the financial sector, gained similar attention.
Mentorship
The FWA aims to actively train and develop future female leaders in the financial field. The organization provides a variety of networking opportunities where young members can meet other professionals in their industry, and also offers seminars to young women.
Speakers
Through a series of high-profile events and functions, the FWA provides a forum for prominent women leaders; past noteworthy speakers at FWA events have included:
Alan Krueger, Chair, White House Council of Economic Advisors
Michael B. Donley, Secretary of the Air Force, Washington D.C.
Kim Guadagno, Lieutenant Governor of New Jersey
Richard Ketchum, Chairman and CEO FINRA
Leo Melamed, Chairman Emeritus CME Group
Carolyn Maloney, U.S. Congresswoman (D-12-NY)
Christine Quinn, Speaker of the New York City Council
Madeleine Albright, former Secretary of State
Christine Whitman, former New Jersey governor
Sheila Bair, the 19th Chairperson of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Judith Rodin, the president of Rockefeller Foundation
Annual Dinner
The FWA Annual Dinner and Women of the Year Awards, the FWA's premiere event, is its primary fundraiser for the FWA of Ne |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renee%20Percy | Renee Percy (born November 14 in Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian actress, writer, and comedian. Percy is best known for her work on the sketch comedy shows Air Farce Live and CTV/Comedy Network's Comedy Inc, and for her Comedy Now! Special "Women of the Night II". Appearing in numerous national television commercials her most notable role is her Canadian Comedy Awards winning viral video "Sure Lock: A True Poo Story".
Career
Percy was born into a family of artists – her mom was a dancer and her dad, a musician. She began her creative path at the Etobicoke School of the Arts and chose acting over dance and karate (she holds a 2nd degree Black Belt). At the age of 10, her mother took her to audition for the Canadian series, Degrassi Junior High. The producers thought she was too young and was eventually cast as Pipi on Degrassi High two years later.
After Degrassi, Percy was accepted into the University of Toronto Honors Program with a Specialty in Drama and Minor in English. Further, Percy auditioned and was accepted for the department's Master Class. After graduation the class went on to tour with the school's visiting German Director Norbert Kentrup on a 12 stop European tour.
Percy began stand-up at the Lab Cab Factory Theatre and went on to tour across Canada with the world's largest chain of comedy clubs, Yuk Yuk's. Percy attended the Humber College School of Comedy's post graduate program where she won the Mark Breslin Scholarship and the Phil Hartman Award for Best Comedian. Her sketch show "Mardi Bra" was named one of Now Magazine'''s "Best Comedic Discoveries" of 2004, which was staged at the Toronto Fringe Festival.
Her credits have included the films Textuality and Eat Wheaties!, as well as supporting or guest roles in television series.
Percy also claims the title of being the only female staff writer to be hired by Canada's most successful television comedy series Air Farce Live, in addition to writing for Canada's other national sketch comedy show Comedy Inc.. She has also appeared on CTV/Comedy Network in the Comedy Now! special Women of the Night, and as a series regular on Comedy Inc. She is also a writer and voice actor on the animated sketch show pilot Duncebucket'' on Teletoon.
Awards
Winner of the Phil Hartman Award For Comedy.
Winner of a Canadian Comedy Awards for "Sure Lock: A True Poo Story"
References
External links
Official web site
Living people
21st-century Canadian comedians
21st-century Canadian actresses
Canadian sketch comedians
Canadian women comedians
Canadian film actresses
Canadian television actresses
Actresses from Toronto
Comedians from Toronto
Humber College alumni
University of Toronto alumni
Year of birth missing (living people)
Canadian Comedy Award winners |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual%20Valve%20Amplifier | A Virtual Valve Amplifier (VVA) is software algorithm designed and sold by Diamond Cut Productions, Inc. for simulating the sound of various valve amplifier designs. It can be found within their DC8 and Forensics8 software programs.
A VVA can be used to color the sound of a digital recording by adding "tube-warmth" or "fat-bass" in addition to adding subtle harmonics to enhance very old or muffled recordings. The algorithms behind a VVA are based on real vacuum tube circuits and non-linearities, mathematically simulating the large-signal transfer functions of various vacuum tubes and output transformers found in amplifier designs. A majority of this data was originally derived from extensive bench measurements on real vacuum tube amplifier circuits under varying operating conditions by engineers Craig Maier and Rick Carlson in the early 1990s. A VVA is a direct mathematical reconstruction of the same signal passing through a physical electron tube amplifier. The VVA algorithm can be found in the Diamond Cut DC8 and DC Forensics8 software packages. It is also sold as a VST plug-in.
Basic operating parameters
VVA designs generally include a number of parameters that may be configured to change the sound and operating characteristics of the amplifier design:
Operating point
Historically referred to as the "Q" or bias point by engineers, the operating point of a vacuum tube is a condition generally fixed by the amplifier manufacturer. In general, the operating point determines the device's bias value at zero signal input and determines the distribution of harmonics introduced into the output of the amplifier. Tubes that operate with a higher operating point close to cutoff give more "headroom", enabling greater volume gains to be applied before signal degradation in the form of "breakup" or saturation results. By contrast, a lower operating point introduces more harmonic distortion into the final output as a result of the different non-linearity distribution near cut-off as compared to operation in the nominally linear portion of the characteristic. Some guitar amplifiers are designed to produce this type of distortion as its sound effect is considered desirable.
Drive
This describes how loudly the "physical" equivalent of the virtual valve amplifier is set. However, the output level of a VVA generally remains constant independent of drive due to internal gain compensation algorithms. Instead, the drive determines the amount of distortion that can be introduced into the output signal. As such, the Drive of a VVA describes the degree of modulation applied to a given vacuum tube amplifier circuit centered about the set operating point. The higher the drive level setting, the greater will be the production of predominantly even order harmonics due to the circuit's asymmetrical non-linearity. As a result, the VVA "effect" increases with increasing drive.
Common vacuum tube types
Triode 12AX7/ECC83
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martha%20Matilda%20Harper | Martha Matilda Harper (September 10, 1857 – August 3, 1950) was an American businesswoman, entrepreneur, and inventor who launched modern retail franchising and then built an international network of 500 franchised hair salons that emphasized healthy hair care. Born in Canada, Harper was sent away by her father when she was seven to work as a domestic servant. She worked in that profession for 25 years before she saved enough money to start working full-time producing a hair tonic she invented. The product, and the creation of special hair salons that utilized it, was successful. Harper began franchising the salon model to low-income women, and by its peak the company included more than 500 franchises and an entire line of hair care products.
Early years
Martha Matilda Harper was born in Oakville, Ontario, Canada, on September 10, 1857. Her date of birth is sometimes disputed because she also used the year 1868 on occasion to reportedly make herself seem younger. However, she is said to have sworn in an affidavit that her true birth year was 1857. Her parents were Robert and Beadie Harper. She received little formal education as a child. Harper's father sent her away at age seven to become a domestic servant for relatives in Orono, Ontario. She worked in that profession for 22 years before moving to the United States to work as a servant in Rochester, New York. Her last Canadian employer, a physician, imparted his knowledge of hair health to her, and bequeathed her his hair tonic formula when he died. She learned to respect scientific principles from the physician which benefitted her while making the hair tonic. While a servant, Harper developed her own hair tonic after becoming concerned that the hair products on the market did more harm than good. She saved enough money to begin producing the hair tonic full-time, and, upon leaving domestic service three years after her immigration to the United States, opened the first public hair salon in the region in order to help market it. Her salon opened in 1888 in Rochester using her life savings of $360.
Company
Harper's salon, the Harper Method Hair Parlour, and many of her innovations underlie the modern concept of the hair salon. Before Harper, hairdressers used to make home visits. She used her hair tonic on herself to advertise. Her floor-length hair also served as an effective marketing tool and appeared in many advertisements for her products. She hired former servants to staff her salon. In 1891, at the urging of Bertha Palmer of the Palmer House fame, Harper became the first to start modern retail franchising, allowing franchisees to open salons under the Harper name. Her first franchise was in Buffalo, New York. Palmer wanted Harper to open her unique hair salon in Chicago in 1893 in time for the Columbian Exposition in Chicago, which Harper did.
Each salon was owned by a woman; the first 100 shops only went to poor women like Harper. She trained the franchisees and inspect their salon |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tracy%20Byrnes | Tracy Byrnes (born 1970) is an American television business news anchor, journalist, and accountant who worked for the Fox Business Network. Byrnes appeared as a recurring panelist on Fox Business Channel stocks and investment news programs Cashin' In, Bulls & Bears and Your World with Neil Cavuto. She formerly hosted the 1 P.M. ET weekday FBN Live on FoxNews.com Live. She joined Fox Business Network as a reporter in October 2007 after being a recurring guest since 2005. She left Fox Business Network in March 2015.
Early life and education
Byrnes, born into a Sicilian-American family, was raised in northern New Jersey and is a 1992 graduate of Lehigh University with a B.A. in economics and two English minors. After college, Byrnes embarked on a career at Ernst & Young LLP as a senior accountant. Byrnes later advanced her education with an M.B.A. in accounting from Rutgers University Graduate School of Management.
Career as Columnist, Author
Byrnes began her financial journalism career in 1997. As a freelance business columnist, Byrnes has written columns for The Wall Street Journal and the New York Post. Prior to freelancing, she spent four years as a senior writer for TheStreet.com, In 2008, Byrnes released her first book, Break Down Your Money: How to Get Beyond the Noise to Profit in the Markets. In 2015, Byrnes founded WineOnTheStreet.com, a wine-focused content site.
Family
Byrnes is divorced. She is a mother of three children, two girls and a boy. She implied on national TV that she's still receiving alimony after the divorce because she has 3 kids, despite her public claims that women do not need men's money.
References
External links
IMDB bio
Tracy Byrnes bio at premierespeakers.com
Tracy Byrnes @ Wineonthestreet.com
Tracy Byrnes @ FamilyProof.com
1970 births
American accountants
American women accountants
American business and financial journalists
American people of Italian descent
American television news anchors
Lehigh University alumni
Living people
People from New Jersey
Rutgers University alumni
Women in finance
American women television journalists
Women business and financial journalists
21st-century American women
Fox Business people |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mateo%20Valero | Mateo Valero Cortés (born 1952 in Alfamén) is a Spanish computer architect. His research encompasses different concepts within the field of computer architecture, a discipline in which he has published more than 700 papers in journals, conference proceedings and books. Valero has received numerous awards, including the Eckert–Mauchly Award in 2007, for "extraordinary leadership in building a world class computer architecture research center, for seminal contributions in the areas of vector computing and multithreading, and for pioneering basic new approaches to instruction-level parallelism." He is the director of the Barcelona Supercomputing Center, which hosts the MareNostrum supercomputer.
Biography
Valero graduated in Telecommunications Engineering from the Polytechnical University of Madrid (UPM) in 1974 and got his Ph.D. in Telecommunications Engineering from the Polytechnical University of Catalonia (UPC). Among other awards recognising his achievements, Valero has won the prestigious IEEE-Computer Society Eckert-Mauchly Award – the highest international honour in the field of computer architecture – ‘for extraordinary leadership in building a world class computer architecture research center, for seminal contributions in the areas of vector computing and multithreading, and for pioneering basic new approaches to instruction-level parallelism’.
In 2017, Valero won the Charles Babbage award for parallel computing for his “contributions to parallel computation through brilliant technical work, mentoring PhD students, and building on incredibly productive European research environment" and in 2015 the Seymour Cray award for supercomputing ‘in recognition of seminal contributions to vector, out-of-order, multithreaded, and VLIW (Very Long Instruction Word) architectures’. He has also been presented with the Goode award (2009), again for his contributions to vector, out-of-order, multithreaded, and VLIW architectures; the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) Distinguished Service Award 'for extraordinary leadership of initiatives in high-performance computing research and education'; the Julio Rey Pastor Spanish National Research Award in Mathematics, Information and Communication Technology (2001); the Leonardo Torres Quevedo Spanish National Research Award in Engineering (2006); and the Rey Jaime I Award for fundamental research (1997).
Valero has combined his academic work with establishing and managing centres for high-performance computing research and technology transfer to businesses.
Between 1990 and 1995, he first established and then directed the Barcelona European Parallelism Centre (CEPBA, after its initials in Spanish) to carry out fundamental and applied research in parallel computing.
From 1995 to 2000, he was the director of C4, the Catalan Computing and Communications Centre, coordinating activities carried out by CEPBA and the Catalan Supercomputing Centre (CESCA, after its initials in Catalan).
From October 2000 |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bullzip%20PDF%20Printer | Bullzip PDF printer is free-of-charge virtual printer computer software that allows programs running under Microsoft Windows operating systems to create Portable Document Format (PDF) files by selecting to "print" to the Bullzip PDF printer instead of a physical printer. Version 12.x of the software was approved for use by the US Department of Veterans Affairs, with AES encryption listed as a benefit, subject to some decision constraints such as keeping up-to-date, and banning the use of FTP, unapproved by the VA.
Features
The Bullzip PDF Printer works by creating a virtual printer in the operating systems that prints to PDF files instead of paper. This practically allows any application to create PDF files from the print menu. The virtual printer employs Ghostscript in order to translate the document into the Portable Document Format, and requires Ghostscript 9.0 or later. It can be viewed as a printer option in your printing properties once installed.
Bullzip is free for personal or commercial use by not more than ten users. There is also a commercial version called bioPDF.
A review in 2020 reported that the virtual printer had the features of most such programs, with additional security features, including password-protecting PDF files during creation with 128/40 encryption, and watermarking. It stated that PDF files created were not searchable, tended to be larger than produced by other programs, and that conversion was rather slow. It is not limited to PDF, also producing BMP, JPEG, PCX, PNG, and TIFF files. It offers quality settings for screen, printer, ebook, and prepress. An unusual feature is the ability to append content to an existing PDF file.
PDF Studio
Bullzip also publish free software "PDF Studio" which can view PDFs and merge, search, print, split, delete, and move pages.
See also
List of PDF software
References
External links
Reviews
BullZip PDF Printer (Review) by Edward Mendelson, PC Magazine, August 17, 2007
Replace Adobe Reader and Its Replacements with Bullzip by Jon L. Jacobi, PC World, January 15, 2009
BioPDF PDF Writer: Basically Bullzip, And That's Great by Jon L. Jacobi, PC World, January 30, 2009
PDF software |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capricorn%20%28microprocessor%29 | The Capricorn family of microprocessors was developed by Hewlett-Packard in the late 1970s for the HP series 80 scientific microcomputers. Capricorn was first used in the HP-85 desktop BASIC computer, introduced in January 1980. Steve Wozniak was inspired to build the Apple to be a computer like the HP 9830, and in 1976, he offered HP rights to the Apple computer. He was turned down and was given a release. When the calculator division started an 8-bit computer project called Capricorn, he left for Apple when he wasn't allowed to work on that project.
Architecture
Source:
The Capricorn is a microprogrammed CPU containing 64 eight-bit registers, an eight-bit arithmetic logic unit (ALU), a shifter and control logic. The 64 registers are split by boundaries. There is a boundary every two bytes for the first 32 registers and one boundary per 8 bytes for the remaining 32 registers. Each low-level instruction modifies data beginning at the register addressed up to the next boundary. The design results in very compact code. It was up to the coder to access and modify between one and eight bytes using only one CPU instruction.
The first 32 registers are often used for address manipulation. The remaining 32 registers are used for floating point operations. Because there are four sets of eight byte boundary registers (32-63) most floating point operations are done using only registers without any memory access. Six of the first 32 registers are reserved by hardware for use as special-purpose registers: one register pair is defined as the program counter, another pair as the stack pointer, and one more pair as an index pointer for internal operations. There is no dedicated accumulator — any general register can be used for ALU results because the register file is designed to allow up to two read and one write operations for the first 32 registers and up to eight read and one write operations for the remaining 32 registers at the same time. Any pair of registers can be used as a 16-bit index register.
The ALU can work either in binary or binary-coded decimal (BCD) mode. Variable-length instructions let the programmer treat data in the upper 32 registers as entities between one and eight bytes in length — for example, two eight-byte values (e.g. mantissa of a floating-point number) can be added using a single instruction. This feature reduces the number of loops that need to be programmed.
The CPU has an interrupt mechanism with up to 127 vectors. For direct memory access, the CPU can be halted by an external device.
Implementation
The Capricorn CPU was implemented as a silicon-gate NMOS logic circuit (4.93×4.01 mm) in a 28-pin dual in-line package, with an 8-bit, multiplexed external bus. The CPU chip consumed 330 mW at 625 kHz.
CPU timing is controlled by four non-overlapping clock phases with 200 nanosecond width and 200 nanosecond spacing, for an overall clock cycle of 1.6 microseconds, equivalent to 625 kHz clock frequency.
The complet |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RFactor%202 | rFactor 2 is a computer racing simulator developed by Image Space Incorporated (renamed Studio 397 in 2016, acquired by Motorsport Games in 2021) and released for Windows in 2012. Like its predecessor rFactor, rFactor2 is designed to be modified and used by professional racing teams for driver training and race car development. Much of its source code is derived from rFactor Pro, which is also used by professional racers and most of the Formula One teams and NASCAR manufacturers.
rFactor 2 is designed to simulate any type of multi-wheeled vehicle of any era, including four-wheeled and six-wheeled vehicles with either two or four steered wheels. It features advanced physics, suspension, and tire model.
Background
After the initial success of Sports Car GT (1999), Image Space Incorporated used its self-developed software engine Motor1 for several racing titles, including the Formula One simulators F1 2002 and F1 Challenge '99-'02. iMotor is an umbrella term that covers every component of the software engine, including the graphics engine gMotor and the physics engine Motor. After the release of F1 Challenge '99-'02, isiMotor was licensed to another company for the first time, SimBin, who went on to produce popular retail sim racing titles GTR and GTR 2.
Image Space Incorporated then made a racing simulator with open architecture and provided tools for the modding community to create third-party content. This title became rFactor, released in 2005, which was the first ISI title using the software engine referred to as isiMotor2.
isiMotor2 was further licensed to companies such as Slightly Mad Studios, Reiza Studios, and 2Pez Games. isiMotor2 also laid the foundation for rFactor Pro, a software simulation engine used by real-life racing teams and car manufacturers, including most of the current Formula One grid and NASCAR manufacturers. Image Space Incorporated took the experience from isiMotor2 and rFactor Pro and began the development of rFactor 2. From this point on, the software engine would be referred to as isiMotor2.5. rFactor 2 also incorporated code that was developed for rFpro. At the same time, rFpro continues to use the developments made by ISI to the rFactor codebase.
Development
From announcement to open beta (2009-2012)
The public first became aware that the development of rFactor 2 was underway when Gjon Camaj of Image Space Incorporated posted WIP in-game screenshots on Twitter in early March 2009. Later that month, he revealed more details about the upcoming simulator alongside additional in-game screenshots. In October 2010, Camaj revealed in an extensive interview plans for including licensed content, a new reworked UI, inclusion of dynamic weather, new innovative dynamic racing surface technology, improvements to the AI logic, and a new force feedback system with lower input lag and much faster and more direct steering rack forces, similar to the popular third party developed RealFeel plug-in for rFactor.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public%20Warning%20System%20%28Singapore%29 | The Public Warning System (PWS) is a network of civil defense sirens installed by the Singapore Civil Defence Force on over 2,000 strategic points in Singapore to warn Singaporeans of impending dangers, air raids and atomic bomb blasts. Thus far, the siren network has only been used for occasional public awareness drills, monthly noon chimes and for commemorating the island's Total Defence (February 15) and Civil Defence Days (September 15). It was also used to mark a minute's silence nationwide for the passing of former prime minister Lee Kuan Yew on the evening of 23 March 2015 and on 1 and 9 August 2020 to mark the first National Day at home.
History
When it was a British colony, Singapore had mechanically-powered air raid sirens over the island, but the system did not work perfectly and was defunct after World War II. Then, in the 1980s, the SCDF planned a network of powerful electrical sirens throughout Singapore to warn the people of natural disasters and air raids. The first 250 of these sirens were completed by Hörmann Warnsysteme GmbH in 1991 and tested in 1992 in certain parts of Singapore, and by now 284 sirens are installed on rooftops of selected buildings or on the ground if there are no buildings.
Types
There are a total of four installation types, they can be installed with:
Standard: Eight horns joined together on the left and right sides of a thin medium length steel pole (for buildings with short, medium or no rooftops). This is the original design from 1992 still used today.
Also built as on ground sirens in certain areas of Singapore: Yew Tee Industrial Estate, Sungei Kadut, Adam Road Mid-Sub Power Station, Mandai Air Base, an unknown factory in northern Woodlands and on the compounds of Woodlands Fire Station. This configuration is based on the ECN 1200.
Half-size: Four horns joined together on the left right sides of a thin medium length steel pole (for buildings with medium-high rooftops) or a long steel pole (for buildings with high rooftops). First completed in mid-1990s. This configuration is based on the ECN 600.
Double: Double the horns, but not double the decibels of the signals with sixteen horns as standard type and eight horns for half-size. First completed in late 1990s and installed in early to mid-2000s. This configuration is based on the ECN 2400.
Also built as an on ground siren (standard sixteen horn type) on the Assumption English School compound a few meters away from the school until it was rebuilt from late 2015 until early 2016 with the siren's current whereabouts unknown.
"Zig-Zag": Four horns joined together in a "zig zag" pattern on both left right sides of a thin short steel pole, this is the default configuration of the ECN 600 completed in 2009 it is currently on the rooftop of Clementi Fire Station.
Sirens attached on appropriate rooftops of buildings can have a custom-made line control unit cabinet (which is white) beside the siren, and to the lower section of on-ground sirens, to elimina |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temple%20University%20College%20of%20Science%20and%20Technology | Temple University's College of Science and Technology houses the departments of Biology, Chemistry, Computer & Information Sciences, Earth & Environmental Science, Mathematics, and Physics. It is one of the largest schools or colleges of its kind in the Philadelphia region with more than 200 faculty and 4000 undergraduate and graduate students. Michael L. Klein is dean of the college and Laura H. Carnell Professor.
Founded in 1998 from the science departments in what was then the College of Arts and Sciences, the College of Science and Technology offers bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees in all six departments as well as science with teaching bachelor's degrees through the TUteach program, based on the UTeach program.
Undergraduate Research Program
The College of Science and Technology offers the CST Undergraduate Research Program (URP). Students selected to participate work with a faculty sponsor to perform research in the faculty member's lab. It may also be possible for students to earn a stipend for additional work performed in the lab in excess of the required research course requirements. Students may be asked to participate in conferences, author papers or to showcase their research work in the department or at the URP Research Symposium.
Centers and Institutes for Advanced Research & Education
Center for Advanced Photonics Research
Center for Biophysics and Computational Biology
Center for Computational Genetics and Genomics
Center for Data Analytics and Biomedical Informatics
Center for Materials Theory
Institute for Computational Molecular Science
Sbarro Health Research Organization
Research Support Facilities
Research and Instructional Support Facility (RISF)
Solid Phase Peptide Synthesis and Analysis (SPPS)
Materials Research Facility
Notable faculty
Antonio Giordano, Biology
Michael L. Klein, Chemistry
Jie Wu, Computer & Information Sciences
Igor Rivin, Mathematics
Xiaoxing Xi, Physics
Notable alumni
F. Albert Cotton, chemist
Angelo DiGeorge, pediatric endocrinologist
Bernard Roizman, virologist
Herbert Scarf, mathematical economist
References
Temple University |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lawrence%20Rosen | Lawrence Rosen may refer to:
Lawrence Rosen (attorney), attorney and computer specialist
Lawrence Rosen (anthropologist), American anthropologist and scholar of law
See also
Larry Rosen (disambiguation) |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BlackTV247 | BlackTV247 is an Internet-based video website which features Black inspired programming. The site has over 16 different channels and claims to have the world's largest library of Black inspired programming.
BlackTV247 employs a two-pronged programming strategy whereby it both hosts programming on its own network and links to programming hosted on external networks. Although the majority of the programming on BlackTV247 is produced by third parties, the site also broadcasts its own original programs including, The Best of BlackTV247.com and BlackTV247 News.
BlackTV247 debuted on January 27, 2010 and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Los Angeles-based BTV247, Inc and was conceived by BTV247, Inc. founders, Justin Beckett and Cecil Cox.
Channels
, BlackTV247 has over 16 different channels including TV. Film, Comedy, Sports, Shorts, Music Video, Critic's Choice, Faith Based, Politics, Dance, Business, International, Education, Music Programming, Lifestyle and Haiti Relief.
Original Programming
BlackTV247's sister company, BTV Productions, provides the network and its affiliates with original programming. Examples of the type of original programming that appears on BlackTV247 includes The Trial of Huey Newton, developed in partnership with the Dr. Huey P. Newton Foundation, BlackTV247 News and the Best of BlackTV247.com, which features Miss Brittany Bell, Miss Arizona USA 2010.
Availability
Over 75% of BlackTV247's content is viewable from anywhere in the world.
References
External links
Official Site
Corporate Site
BlackTV247.com Aggregates All Black TV, All the Time
American entertainment websites
Video hosting
Video on demand services |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brooklyn%20Music%20School | The Brooklyn Music School is a community school for the performing arts in the Fort Greene neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York offering in person and online programming. Founded in 1909 as the Brooklyn Music School Settlement, it owns and operates a four-story building located at 126 St. Felix Street that contains twenty-four classrooms, three dance studios, and a 266-seat Spanish Style theatre. The school is a long-standing member of the National Guild of Community Schools of the Arts.
The Brooklyn Music School Playhouse was also the home of the Little Theatre Opera company in the 1920s. From 2011 until 2018, it was the home of Science, Language & Arts International School (SLA), a French and Mandarin immersion science- and arts-based elementary school.
Muse Academy at the Brooklyn Music School was founded in 2018.
References
External links
Official website
NYC Arts Write-Up
Brooklyn Arts Council (Brooklyn Music Playhouse). .
Little Theatre Opera (San Jose News). .
Science, Language & Arts International School (SLA). .
Music schools in New York City
Educational institutions established in 1912
Fort Greene, Brooklyn
Universities and colleges in Brooklyn
1912 establishments in New York City |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grzegorz%20Rozenberg | Grzegorz Rozenberg (born 14 March 1942, Warsaw) is a Polish and Dutch computer scientist.
His primary research areas are natural computing,
formal language and automata theory, graph transformations, and concurrent systems.
He is referred to as the guru of natural computing, as he was promoting the vision of natural computing as a coherent scientific discipline already in the 1970s, gave this discipline its current name, and defined its scope.
His research career spans over forty five years. He is a professor at the Leiden Institute of Advanced Computer Science of Leiden University, The Netherlands and adjoint professor at the department of computer science, University of Colorado at Boulder, USA. Rozenberg is also a performing magician, with the artist name Bolgani and specializing in close-up illusions. He is the father of well-known Dutch artist Dadara.
Education and career
Rozenberg received his Master and Engineer degrees in computer science from the Warsaw University of Technology in Warsaw, Poland. He obtained a Ph.D. in mathematics from the Polish Academy of Sciences also in Warsaw in 1968.
Since then he has held full-time positions at the Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland (assistant professor), Utrecht University, The Netherlands (assistant professor), State University of New York at Buffalo, USA (associate professor), and University of Antwerp (UIA), Belgium (professor). Since 1979 he has been a professor of computer science at Leiden University, The Netherlands and adjoint professor at the Department of Computer Science of University of Colorado at Boulder, US.
Publications and editorial functions
Rozenberg has authored over 500 papers, 6 books, and (co-)edited over 100 books and special issues of scientific journals.
He was also a (co-)editor of four handbooks: "Handbook of Formal Languages" (3 volumes, Springer-Verlag), "Handbook of Graph Grammars and Computing by Graph Transformation", "Handbook of Membrane Computing" (Oxford University Press), and the "Handbook of Natural Computing" (4 volumes, Springer-Verlag).
He is on the editorial/advisory board of about 20 journals, and is the editor-in-chief and either the founder or a co-founder of the following journals and book series: International Journal on Natural Computing (Springer-Verlag), Theoretical Computer Science C: Theory of Natural Computing (Elsevier), Monographs in Theoretical Computer Science (Springer-Verlag), Texts in Theoretical Computer Science (Springer-Verlag), and Natural Computing book Series (Springer-Verlag).
Functions in the academic community
G. Rozenberg either founded or co-founded and/or was the chair of the following conferences: International Conference on Developments in Language Theory, International Conference on Graph Transformation, International Conference on Unconventional Computation, International Conference on Theory and Applications of Petri Nets, and the International Meeting on DNA Computing.
Rozenberg was president of th |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paduka%20%28butterfly%29 | Paduka is a genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae.
References
Natural History Museum Lepidoptera genus database
Hesperiidae
Hesperiidae genera |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HD%2086226%20b | HD 86226 b is a gas giant exoplanet discovered by the Magellan Planet Search Program in 2010. It was confirmed in data collected by the CORALIE spectrograph on the Swiss 1.2-metre Leonhard Euler Telescope in 2012. It takes about 4.6 years to orbit its G-type star and was initially believed to have a minimal mass of 0.92 Jupiters. Discovery of the second planet in the system has led to the revised mass of HD 86226 b in 2020, now estimated to be 0.45.
References
Exoplanets discovered in 2010
Exoplanets detected by radial velocity
Giant planets
Hydra (constellation) |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gdbserver | gdbserver is a computer program that makes it possible to remotely debug other programs. Running on the same system as the program to be debugged, it allows the GNU Debugger to connect from another system; that is, only the executable to be debugged needs to be resident on the target system ("target"), while the source code and a copy of the binary file to be debugged reside on the developer's local computer ("host"). The connection can be either TCP or a serial line.
How it works
gdbserver is launched on the target system, with the arguments:
Either a device name (to use a serial line) or a TCP hostname and port number, and
The path and filename of the executable to be debugged
It then waits passively for the host gdb to communicate with it.
gdb is run on the host, with the arguments:
The path and filename of the executable (and any sources) on the host, and
A device name (for a serial line) or the IP address and port number needed for connection to the target system.
Example for debugging a program called hello_world on a remote target using TCP ("2159" is the registered TCP port number for remote GDB):
remote@~$ gdbserver :2159 hello_world
Process hello_world created; pid = 2509
Listening on port 2159
local@~$ gdb -q hello_world
Reading symbols from /home/user/hello_world...done.
(gdb) target remote 192.168.0.11:2159
Remote debugging using 192.168.0.11:2159
0x002f3850 in ?? () from /lib/ld-linux.so.2
(gdb) continue
Continuing.
Program received signal SIGSEGV, Segmentation fault.
0x08048414 in main () at hello_world.c:10
10 printf("x[%d] = %g\n", i, x[i]);
(gdb)
Alternatives
Another technique for debugging programs remotely is to use a remote stub. In this case, the program to be debugged is linked with a few special-purpose subroutines that implement the GDB remote serial protocol. The file containing these subroutines is called a "debugging stub".
See also
GNU Debugger
KGDB
Notes
References
Andreas Zeller: Why Programs Fail: A Guide to Systematic Debugging, Morgan Kaufmann, 2005.
External links
GDB homepage
Debugging with GDB
Debuggers
Debugging
Debugger
Unix programming tools |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georg%20Klaus | Georg Klaus (28 December 1912, Nuremberg – 29 July 1974, Berlin) was a German philosopher, cybernetician, chess master, and functionary.
In 1928, he started his chess career in Nuremberg, playing at Arbeiterschachklub Nürnberg, then Nürnberger Schachklub Noris. In 1933, he won in the Franconian championships. In that time, he began to study mathematics at the University of Erlangen in 1932, and became a member of the Communist Party of Germany (KPD). In 1933, he was arrested by Nazis, and spent two years in a Nuremberg prison and three years in the Dachau concentration camp, until 1939.
After his releasing, he worked in a factory (Faber-Castell bzw. Schwan-Bleistift), and again played chess in Nuremberg (Schachklub Noris). During World War II, he took 2nd, behind Friedrich Nürnberg, in Regensburg in March/April 1942 (the South German championship), shared 2nd with Hans Müller, behind Ludwig Rellstab, in Bad Oeynhausen in June/July 1942 (the 9th German Chess Championship), and took 4th in Bad Krynica in November/December 1943 (the 4th General Government chess tournament, Josef Lokvenc won).
In October 1942, he was drafted into the Wehrmacht, and sent to the Eastern Front in March 1943. He fought in the Kharkov region and in the Battle of Kursk in July 1943. He was injured in combat, and awarded the Iron Cross, 2nd Class. Then, he spent several weeks in a field hospital in Bad Blankenburg, Thuringia.
In March 1945 he was in the Western Front, and after Western Allied invasion of Germany, he had been taken into Allied captivity. From April to September 1945, he was kept in an American army camp (Lager 2227) in Ostend, Belgium.
After his release on September 2, 1945, he returned to Nuremberg, and next to Bad Blankenburg, then the Soviet occupation zone. In February 1946, he became a political functionary of KPD and the Socialist Unity Party of Germany (SED) in Sonneberg, Thüringen. He received a doctorate of pedagogy (1948), and a habilitation in philosophy (1950) from the University of Jena, Thuringia. In 1953, he played in a friendly match GDR vs. Bulgaria in Sofia, and was the Präsident der Sektion Schach der DDR in 1953/54.
From 1953, he worked at the Humboldt University of Berlin, and from 1959 in the Academy of Sciences of the German Democratic Republic. Klaus published in 1963 a collection of papers on
"Cybernetics in Science, Technology, and Economics in the GDR." After fighting a running battle with bureaucracy in the journals from 1963 on, Klaus was asked to prepare a "Cybernetic Dictionary" as his contribution to the Seventh Congress of the SED in 1967.
References
1912 births
1974 deaths
German chess players
Sportspeople from Nuremberg
German male writers
University of Jena alumni
University of Erlangen-Nuremberg alumni
Academic staff of the Humboldt University of Berlin
Members of the German Academy of Sciences at Berlin
20th-century chess players
20th-century German philosophers
German Army personnel of World War II
Recipie |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gorgi%20Coghlan | Georgina Coghlan ( Rendell; born 18 August 1975) is an Australian television presenter and performer who is best known for co-hosting Network Ten's Logie Award winning The Circle between 2010 and 2012, as well as being a regular panelist on The Project.
Personal life
Coghlan grew up in Warrnambool, Victoria on a sheep farm. She was educated in Warrnambool at both St Ann's Ladies College and Emmanuel College and is a former State level equestrian competitor in eventing and dressage. Coghlan also has a Graduate Diploma in Secondary Education, specialising in Biology and Science, and a Bachelor in Science, and worked as a teacher at McKinnon Secondary College.
Gorgi was previously married to lawyer Justin Quill. In October 2009, she married Ballarat businessman Simon Coghlan. In July 2010, Coghlan announced on The Circle that she was pregnant with her first baby and she gave birth to a daughter on 30 December 2010. Gorgi and Simon named their daughter Molly-Rose Coghlan.
Career
Prior to joining Network Ten Coghlan was the Melbourne reporter and travel presenter for Today and for National Nine News on the Nine Network. Coghlan joined Today in 2004 after working on programmes for community television station, Channel 31 in Melbourne. Coghlan worked at Channel 31 on the news and current affairs program C News in Melbourne, where she presented the news and worked as a reporter.
During her time at the Nine Network, she was also the Melbourne reporter for National Nine News Early Edition and worked as a reporter on National Nine News in Melbourne. She has also filled in presenting the weather on Today for Steven Jacobs. She resigned from Today in December 2008.
In 2010, Network Ten announced Coghlan as host of the new morning show The Circle alongside Denise Drysdale, Yumi Stynes and Chrissie Swan. Coghlan is also a fill-in presenter for Carrie Bickmore on The Project. Colin Lane replaced Coghlan on The Circle whilst she was on maternity leave. She was also a weekly radio social commentator on 3AW "Afternoons with Denis Walter".
In addition to her teaching and television careers, Coghlan is a trained professional singer and has appeared in numerous professional musicals and televised concerts. She has had parts in the long running Queen musical "We Will Rock You", "Carols By Candlelight" (2006, 2007 & 2008) and the Nine Network's The Singing Bee and ABBAMANIA. As Gorgi Quill, she released a solo album, Edward, on CD (Sound Vault Records, SV0535) dedicated to her late grandfather, who inspired her love of singing and music.
In February 2015, Coghlan was announced as Carrie Bickmore's replacement on The Project during Carrie's maternity leave. She has previously been a panelist and fill-in host. Coghlan announced on 27 July 2021 that she would be stepping away from the show after 10 years.
In 2019, Coghlan was revealed to be the 'Monster' on The Masked Singer Australia and was placed third on the show.
References
External links
The Project
The Cir |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joanne%20Lipman | Joanne Lipman (born June 18, 1961) is an American journalist and author who has served as chief editor at USA Today, the USA Today Network, Conde Nast, and The Wall Street Journal's Weekend Journal. She is the author of That's What She Said: What Men Need to Know (and Women Need to Tell Them) About Working Together (William Morrow, January 30, 2018). She is also the inaugural Peretsman Scully Distinguished Journalism Fellow at Princeton's Institute for Advanced Study and a CNBC on-air contributor. Until December 31, 2017, she was Chief Content Officer of publishing company Gannett, and editor-in-chief of USA TODAY and the USA TODAY Network, comprising the flagship title plus 109 local media organizations, including the Detroit Free Press, The Des Moines Register and The Arizona Republic. The CCO role, a new position, was created to unite Gannett's media properties into the nationwide USA TODAY Network, encompassing the company's 3,000 journalists. "That's What She Said," published by William Morrow, grew out of her viral Wall Street Journal article, "Women at Work: A Guide for Men." She is co-author, with Melanie Kupchynsky, of Strings Attached: One Tough Teacher and the Gift of Great Expectations, published by Hyperion in the U.S., with international editions in Europe and Asia. She was the founding editor-in-chief of Conde Nast Portfolio magazine and Portfolio.com website from 2005 to 2009. Previously she was a deputy managing editor of The Wall Street Journal, the first woman to hold that position. She is a frequent television commentator on business issues, appearing on CNN, CNBC, CBS and other news outlets. She has also contributed to The New York Times.
Biography and career
Lipman was raised in East Brunswick, New Jersey, the daughter of Diane H. and Burton E. Lipman. Her mother was a programmer analyst and her father was an author of business books and CEO of a cardiac pacemaker component manufacturing company. She graduated from East Brunswick High School and summa cum laude from Yale University with a B.A. degree in history. While a student at Yale, she worked as an intern for The Wall Street Journal, which she joined as a staff reporter upon graduating in 1983. In 1984 she reported that Alastair Reid, a staff writer for The New Yorker, had created composite characters and otherwise altered facts in his reporting. After covering the insurance and real estate beats, she created and wrote the Journal's daily Advertising column from 1989 through 1992. She served as a Page One editor of the Journal from 1992 through 1996.
In 1998, she created the Journal's popular Friday section, Weekend Journal. She served as its editor-in-chief through 2000, when she was named a Deputy Managing Editor of the newspaper, the first woman to hold that post. In 2002, she oversaw the creation of a new fourth section, Personal Journal. The New York Times described her role as the Journal's "innovator in chief."
In 2005, Lipman moved to Conde Nast to crea |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Test%20track | Test track may refer to:
Test Track, a slot car attraction in World Discovery at Walt Disney World's Epcot in Bay Lake, Florida
Lego Technic Test Track, a rollercoaster
TestTrack, computer software for managing requirements, defects, issues and testing activity
Railway test track
SpaceX Hypertube test track
See also
Proving ground
TrackTest |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Africa%20Environment%20Outlook%20for%20Youth | Africa Environment Outlook for Youth, also known as AEO for Youth, was a United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) project that established Africa's first ever youth environmental network. This network worked with young people from at least 41 African countries and mobilised them to write a youth-oriented book known as AEO for Youth. The book captured the views and perspectives of young people from all over Africa.
History
During UNEP's Global Youth Retreat (GYR) 2003, held at the UNEP Headquarters in Nairobi, the African caucus endorsed a proposal to develop a youth version of the Africa Environment Outlook (AEO). AEO for Youth targeted young people between the ages of 16 and 30. It updated and highlighted the main AEO environmental themes in a way that was interesting, attractive and appealing to youth in Africa.
The resultant product was an image-intensive book that was launched at the Africa Ministerial Conference on the Environment in Congo Brazzaville, in 2006. The AEO for Youth Project was led by David Bwakali together with sub-regional coordinators from all of Africa's six sub-regions.
External links
United Nations Environment Programme |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Firewall%20%28computing%29 | In computing, a firewall is a network security system that monitors and controls incoming and outgoing network traffic based on predetermined security rules. A firewall typically establishes a barrier between a trusted network and an untrusted network, such as the Internet.
History
The term firewall originally referred to a wall intended to confine a fire within a line of adjacent buildings. Later uses refer to similar structures, such as the metal sheet separating the engine compartment of a vehicle or aircraft from the passenger compartment. The term was applied in the late 1980s to network technology that emerged when the Internet was fairly new in terms of its global use and connectivity. The predecessors to firewalls for network security were routers used in the late 1980s. Because they already segregated networks, routers could apply filtering to packets crossing them.
Before it was used in real-life computing, the term appeared in the 1983 computer-hacking movie WarGames, and possibly inspired its later use.
Types
Firewalls are categorized as a network-based or a host-based system. Network-based firewalls are positioned between two or more networks, typically between the local area network (LAN) and wide area network (WAN), their basic function is to control the flow of data between connected networks. They are either a software appliance running on general-purpose hardware, a hardware appliance running on special-purpose hardware, or a virtual appliance running on a virtual host controlled by a hypervisor. Firewall appliances may also offer non firewall functionality, such as DHCP or VPN services. Host-based firewalls are deployed directly on the host itself to control network traffic or other computing resources. This can be a daemon or service as a part of the operating system or an agent application for protection.
Packet filter
The first reported type of network firewall is called a packet filter, which inspects packets transferred between computers. The firewall maintains an access-control list which dictates what packets will be looked at and what action should be applied, if any, with the default action set to silent discard. Three basic actions regarding the packet consist of a silent discard, discard with Internet Control Message Protocol or TCP reset response to the sender, and forward to the next hop. Packets may be filtered by source and destination IP addresses, protocol, source and destination ports. The bulk of Internet communication in 20th and early 21st century used either Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) or User Datagram Protocol (UDP) in conjunction with well-known ports, enabling firewalls of that era to distinguish between specific types of traffic such as web browsing, remote printing, email transmission, and file transfers.
The first paper published on firewall technology was in 1987 when engineers from Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC) developed filter systems known as packet filter firewalls. At AT |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pocklington%27s%20algorithm | Pocklington's algorithm is a technique for solving a congruence of the form
where x and a are integers and a is a quadratic residue.
The algorithm is one of the first efficient methods to solve such a congruence. It was described by H.C. Pocklington in 1917.
The algorithm
(Note: all are taken to mean , unless indicated otherwise.)
Inputs:
p, an odd prime
a, an integer which is a quadratic residue .
Outputs:
x, an integer satisfying . Note that if x is a solution, −x is a solution as well and since p is odd, . So there is always a second solution when one is found.
Solution method
Pocklington separates 3 different cases for p:
The first case, if , with , the solution is .
The second case, if , with and
, the solution is .
, 2 is a (quadratic) non-residue so . This means that so is a solution of . Hence or, if y is odd, .
The third case, if , put , so the equation to solve becomes . Now find by trial and error and so that is a quadratic non-residue. Furthermore, let
.
The following equalities now hold:
.
Supposing that p is of the form (which is true if p is of the form ), D is a quadratic residue and . Now the equations
give a solution .
Let . Then . This means that either or is divisible by p. If it is , put and proceed similarly with . Not every is divisible by p, for is not. The case with m odd is impossible, because holds and this would mean that is congruent to a quadratic non-residue, which is a contradiction. So this loop stops when for a particular l. This gives , and because is a quadratic residue, l must be even. Put . Then . So the solution of is got by solving the linear congruence .
Examples
The following are 4 examples, corresponding to the 3 different cases in which Pocklington divided forms of p. All are taken with the modulus in the example.
Example 0
This is the first case, according to the algorithm,
, but then not 43, so we should not apply the algorithm at all. The reason why the algorithm is not applicable is that a=43 is a quadratic non residue for p=47.
Example 1
Solve the congruence
The modulus is 23. This is , so . The solution should be , which is indeed true: .
Example 2
Solve the congruence
The modulus is 13. This is , so . Now verifying . So the solution is . This is indeed true: .
Example 3
Solve the congruence . For this, write . First find a and such that is a quadratic nonresidue. Take for example . Now find , by computing
And similarly such that
Since , the equation which leads to solving the equation . This has solution . Indeed, .
References
Leonard Eugene Dickson, "History Of The Theory Of Numbers" vol 1 p 222, Chelsea Publishing 1952
Modular arithmetic
Number theoretic algorithms |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ambition%20%28charity%29 | Ambition (formerly known as Clubs for Young People) is a registered charity whose members are youth organisations in cities, counties and countries throughout the UK. Through its network, Ambition works with more than 3,500 organisations, supporting over 350,000 young people. In 2017, it merged with the charity UK Youth. Ambition works directly with its member organisations to help facilitate the delivery of quality of youth services, and also influences national and local government to support youth clubs. The current Chief Executive is Marie Hammer.
Purpose and charitable objective
Ambition is a major voluntary youth organisation in the UK, promoting the importance of quality youth clubs.
History
Ambition was founded on 24 October 1925 as the National Association of Boys' Clubs (NABC) in order to consolidate the Boys' and Lads' Club movement which had been growing steadily since the latter quarter of the 19th century. At the time the vast majority of boys left formal education at the age of 14 and began life in employment. To many boys the street was the only place available to socialize once they had finished work, which became seen as a social problem. The boys' club movement therefore aimed to provide these working class boys with a place to socialize and have access to positive activities in their leisure time.
Once founded, the NABC grew rapidly. Within a year, five local federations were affiliated bringing 262 boys' clubs with them while an additional thirty-three clubs were affiliated directly with the NABC. By 1928, fifteen local federations with 715 clubs had affiliated with 71 further clubs joining directly and by 1930, 17 federations were affiliated and 944 clubs, 107 of which were directly. More than half of the federations which were affiliated by 1930 had not previously existed.
At the 1930 NABC conference, the Principles and Aims of the Boys Club Movement was accepted by the organization as the official doctrine of the Boys' Club movement and popularly became known as "the NABC Bible". The document set out the purpose, programme, policy and philosophy of the National Association.
National Association of Boys' Club continued through the Second World War and contributed towards the war effort. During the war, many boys' clubs had to alter the practices and the activities they provided. Many helped the war effort with new activities such as cultivating fallow ground, providing canteens for local soldiers, digging shelters and helping evacuated school children. Many youth clubs opened their premises as makeshift schools during the day. Boys clubs' also helped children evacuate from the cities during the war to settle into their new homes and make friends.
In 1992, NABC officially changed its name to NABC-Clubs for Young People, to reflect that its clubs were no longer just for boys. In 1999, this changed again to the National Association of Clubs for Young People and in 2005 to Clubs for Young People. In 2012, the charity' |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ingenu | Ingenu, formerly known as On-Ramp Wireless, is a provider of wireless networks. The company focuses on machine to machine (M2M) communication by enabling devices to become Internet of Things (IoT) devices.
History
Ingenu was founded in 2008 as On-Ramp Wireless; by the end of 2014, it was valued at $72 million, according to data from PitchBook.
On September 1, 2010, the World Economic Forum announced the company as a Technology Pioneer for 2011.
On April 4, 2011, Bloomberg announced the company as a 2011 New Energy Pioneer.
The company was renamed to Ingenu in September 2015. Initially, the company focused on utilities, but in 2012 expanded to the gas and oil industries. The Ingenu brand launch in September 2015 coincided with the announcement of a network dedicated to machine connectivity.
Technology
Using the free 2.4 GHz ISM bands, Ingenu’s hardware has been tested at over a 30-mile range in the 2.4 GHz free ISM band while maintaining low power operation. It is optimized for robustness, range and capacity.
the company had operations in 20 countries.
Technology
Ingenu uses the name random phase multiple access (RPMA) for patented technology used in its network. RPMA is used in GE's AMI metering. RPMA is also used for oil and gas field automation, or digital oilfield. The technology includes network appliances, the microNode radio module, a reference Application Communication Module for development platform, and a general I/O device.
The Machine Network
In September 2015, Ingenu announced a public network exclusively for machines supported by RPMA technology. The network will begin in the US, and as of the launch had 55,000 square miles. The company planned to cover Phoenix and Dallas by the end of 2015 with coverage across the United States complete by the end of 2017. The Machine Network also has coverage in Europe, starting with nationwide coverage of Italy, through a partnership with Meterlinq.
Ingenu has private, regional, machine-to-machine networks. One of these networks is owned by San Diego Gas & Electric. At the announcement of the Machine Network, Ingenu indicated it would continue to support and pursue private networks.
References
External links
Official Ingenu Website
Internet of things companies
Wireless networking
Companies based in San Diego |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20mobile%20virtual%20network%20operators%20in%20the%20United%20States | Mobile virtual network operators (MVNOs) in the United States lease wireless telephone and data service from the three major cellular carriers in the country, AT&T Mobility, T-Mobile US, and Verizon. In 2016, MVNOs across the nation such as Metro PCS, Boost Mobile, Cricket Wireless, and Tracfone brands (including Straight Talk) have served about 36 million subscribers.
Voice and data service operators
In general, the types of phones and other devices supported by the MVNOs are in line with the technologies used by the Mobile Network Operator (MNO), the underlying cellular network provider. All major and regional MNOs use 4G LTE / LTE Advanced and 5G NR protocols (2G and 3G having been deprecated and shut down), with GSM technologies.
However, many MVNOs tend to sell somewhat older phone models (e.g. ones discontinued by the host networks), which can affect whether all technologies supported by the carrier network are usable by MVNO customers. The acronym BYOD means "Bring Your Own Device", indicating that a customer can port a cellphone or other cellular device they already own to the MVNO, rather than having to buy/rent a new device from them (assuming it is compatible with the host network, has not been reported stolen, is not still locked into a contract, etc.). MVNOs often restrict the list of BYOD devices they'll support to a smaller subset than the host networks. MVNOs will often push/favor a specific model phone because it is locked into the host carrier "preferred network" that gives that MVNO the best deal/rates.
Providers supporting multiple host networks use only one of them for each device, depending on the specific phone model and/or SIM card used (except for Google Fi Wireless, which switches automatically between the different listed host networks based on factors such as relative signal strength).
Different companies target different markets: typically a subset of business, lifeline, and personal. Lifeline refers to the Universal Service Fund's Lifeline low-income phone program. In the case of providers with both Lifeline and non-Lifeline offerings, but different options for each (as opposed to the same options, but different costs), the Lifeline offerings have been put on a separate row with "[Lifeline]" in the "Company" field. Note that though the Lifeline program is a Federal one, each state is responsible for implementing its own version, so details beyond the basic requirements of the program can differ significantly from state to state (starting with the set of provider companies available). As of this writing, Lifeline provider info has mostly only been filled in for California and Minnesota.
Most of the MVNOs in this table provide voice, text, and data services to mobile phones ("Yes" in Phone service column; note that this column does not indicate whether the provider sells phones – all providers offering phone service sell phones unless the "BYOD" column contains "Yes, BYOD-only"). Some MVNOs also have data-o |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Layered%2C%20Inc. | Layered, Inc., was an American software company based in Boston, Massachusetts. The company chiefly developed for Apple's Macintosh computer. At the time of its acquisition in 1990 by Peachtree Software, of Norcross, Georgia, Layered was considered the market leader in accounting software for the Mac, with InfoWorld calling Layered "the Rolls-Royce of Macintosh accounting software". It marketed the Insight Expert Accounting family of software in 1985 and atOnce! in 1989, the latter rebranded as Peachtree Accounting for Macintosh after the company's acquisition.
References
1990 disestablishments in Massachusetts
1990 mergers and acquisitions
Accounting software
Macintosh software companies
Defunct software companies of the United States
Software companies based in Massachusetts
Software companies disestablished in 1990
Technology companies based in the Boston area |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Princeton%20Application%20Repository%20for%20Shared-Memory%20Computers | Princeton Application Repository for Shared-Memory Computers (PARSEC) is a benchmark suite composed of multi-threaded emerging workloads that is used to evaluate and develop next-generation chip-multiprocessors. It was collaboratively created by Intel and Princeton University to drive research efforts on future computer systems. Since its inception the benchmark suite has become a community project that is continued to be improved by a broad range of research institutions. PARSEC is freely available and is used for both academic and non-academic research.
Background
The introduction of chip-multiprocessors required computer manufacturers to rewrite software for the first time to take advantage of parallel processing capabilities, including rewriting existing systems for testing and development. At that time parallel software only existed in very specialized areas. However, before chip-multiprocessors became commonly available software developers were not willing to rewrite any mainstream programs, which means hardware manufacturers did not have access to any programs for test and development purposes that represented the expected real-world program behavior accurately. This posed a hen-and-egg problem that motivated a new type of benchmark suite with parallel programs that could take full advantage of chip-multiprocessors.
PARSEC was created to break this circular dependency. It was designed to fulfill the following five objectives:
Focuses on multithreaded applications
Includes emerging workloads
Has a diverse selection of programs
Workloads employ state-of-art techniques
The suite supports research
Traditional benchmarks that were publicly available before PARSEC were generally limited in their scope of included application domains or typically only available in an unparallelized, serial version. Parallel programs were only prevalent in the domain of High-Performance Computing and on a much smaller scale in business environments. Chip-multiprocessors however were expected to be heavily used in all areas of computing such as with parallelized consumer applications.
Workloads
The PARSEC Benchmark Suite is available in version 2.1, which includes the following workloads:
Blackscholes
Bodytrack
Canneal
Dedup
Facesim
Ferret
Fluidanimate
Freqmine
Raytrace
Streamcluster
Swaptions
Vips
X264
References
External links
The PARSEC Benchmark Suite
The PARSEC Wiki
Benchmarks (computing)
Evaluation of computers |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josh%20Levs | Joshua Levs, commonly known as Josh Levs, is an American broadcast journalist. Born in Albany, New York, he reports for the CNN news television network.
Biography
Levs was raised in a Conservative Jewish family in Albany, New York and received his undergraduate degree from Yale University. He worked for NPR in Atlanta before moving to CNN.
Levs has spent more than 10 years at CNN, reporting across all platforms and networks.
When Levs requested extended paid parental leave from CNN's parent company Time Warner in August 2013, he was denied anything more than the two weeks of paid leave for biological fathers—much less than 10 weeks paid leave that were provided for women and for men who had babies through adoption or surrogacy. Levs used his two paid weeks, and additionally vacation and sick days as he cared for his three children and wife, who had developed severe preeclampsia. Levs filed a charge with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission against Time Warner demanding equitable paid paternity leave, essentially winning the claim a year later.
Levs is married to Melanie Lasoff; they have three children.
Parenting book
According to the Today Show, Levs turned his paternity leave experience into a 2015 book, All In: How Our Work-First Culture Fails Dads, Families, and Businesses--And How We Can Fix It Together, asserting the need for more paternity leave in view of changes in family dynamics that have occurred over the last fifty years.
See also
Thornton, Terri, "CNN's Joshua Levs Uses Social Media Savvy in Hard, Soft News", PBS, December 16, 2010. (WebCite archive)
"TEDxEmory - Josh Levs - Breaking the system to achieve the impossible", TED talks video, posted August 12, 2011. (WebCite archive)
References
External links
Josh Levs Blog at CNN
American radio reporters and correspondents
American male journalists
Jewish American journalists
American television reporters and correspondents
Peabody Award winners
Yale University alumni
Living people
CNN people
Year of birth missing (living people)
21st-century American Jews |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ry%C5%ABshi%20Yanagisawa | is a Japanese professional wrestler, mixed martial artist and kickboxer. His real name is . As a martial artist, he competed in K-1, Pancrase Hybrid Wrestling (Pancrase) and Fighting Network RINGS. As a professional wrestler he competed in New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) and Inoki Genome Federation (IGF).
Mixed martial arts career
Pancrase Hybrid Wrestling
Yanagisawa joined Pancrase Hybrid Wrestling upon the formation of the company in 1993. He lost his first two fights to future legends Bas Rutten and Masakatsu Funaki. He then went on a four fight winning streak including a win over Vernon White but his win streak ended when he lost to another future MMA legend: Ken Shamrock. After the Shamrock fight, Yanagisawa entered Pancrase's 1995 Neo Blood Tournament where he made it to the finals before losing to Takafumi Ito. Following the loss, Yanagisawa would go winless for his next 5 fights including a draw with Guy Mezger, a loss to Frank Shamrock, and losses in rematches to Rutten and Funaki. Yanagisawa would snap his losing streak at Pancrase - Truth 3 in a victory over Larry Papadopoulos by submission but would then lose a rematch to Mezger. After that, Yanagisawa would go a three fight winning streak including victories over Vernon White by submission and a decision victory over UFC 6 tournament winner: Oleg Taktarov. After another loss to Mezger, Yanagisawa went on an 11 unbeaten streak including wins over future K-1 legend: Semmy Schilt and UFC 7 tournament runner-up: Paul Varelans before he lost once again to Mezger. On September 14, 1998, Yanaigisawa challenged Guy Mezger for the King of Pancrase Openweight Championship but lost by Decision. After one more victory, Yanagisawa would go winless for his last 9 fights in Pancrase (including a loss to future UFC Middleweight Champion: Evan Tanner) before leaving Pancrase in early 2000.
Fighting Network RINGS
In late 2000, Yanagisawa joined Fighting Network RINGS. On October 9, 2000, Yanagisawa entered RINGS' King of Kings tournament where he defeated Borislav Jeliazkov in the first round but lost to former UFC Heavyweight Champion: Randy Couture in the quarterfinals. Yanagisawa would go 1-2 in his next fights including losses to Bobby Hoffman and Fedor Emelianenko before leaving RINGS and MMA in late 2001.
Return to Pancrase and DEEP
In 2004, Yanagisawa returned to fighting at Pancrase - Brave 10 where he lost to Ryuta Noji by Decision. In 2009, Yanagisawa fought two more fights for DEEP but lost both fights.
Professional wrestling career
Yanagisawa debuted in wrestling in 1992 originally competing for Pro Wrestling Fujiwawa Gumi but made no impact on the promotion. By 1993, Yanagisawa left the promotion, following Masakatsu Funaki and Minoru Suzuki to Pancrase.
Ten years after debuting in wrestling, Yanagisawa returned to the sport when he joined New Japan Pro-Wrestling. He originally debuted on August 8, 2002 under a mask as he attacked Masahiro Chono. After unmasking, he joined Tadao Yasu |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/And | And or AND may refer to:
Logic, grammar, and computing
Conjunction (grammar), connecting two words, phrases, or clauses
Logical conjunction in mathematical logic, notated as "∧", "⋅", "&", or simple juxtaposition
Bitwise AND, a boolean operation in programming, typically notated as "and" or "&"
Short-circuit and, a short-circuit operator, notated "&&", "and", "and then", etc.
Ampersand, the symbol "&", representing "and"
AND gate, in electronics
Music albums
And (John Martyn album), 1996
And (Koda Kumi album), 2018
A N D, a 2015 album by Tricot
And, a 2007 album by Jonah Matranga
Businesses and organizations
Alberta New Democrats, now Alberta New Democratic Party
Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, US
Automotive Navigation Data, digital map supplier
AND Corporation, biometrics
AND CO, software subsidiary of Fiverr
Transportation
Anderson Regional Airport, South Carolina, US, IATA airport code
Anderston railway station, Scotland, National Rail codeh
Other uses
Allow natural death, a medical term
Andorra, ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 country code
Andromeda (constellation), abbreviation
Ansus language, ISO 639-3 code
And (film), an upcoming anthology film starring Emma Stone, Jesse Plemons, Willem Dafoe, Margaret Qualley, Hong Chau, Joe Alwyn and Mamoudou Athie
See also
& (disambiguation)
Ampersand (disambiguation) |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KEXS-FM | KEXS-FM (106.1 FM) is a radio station licensed to Ravenwood, Missouri, United States, broadcasting a religious format. The station is currently owned by Catholic Radio Network.
References
External links
Radio stations established in 1972
Catholic radio stations
EXS-FM |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ridge%20Racer%20Accelerated | Ridge Racer Accelerated for iOS, SoftBank 006SH with 3D screen and Amazon Kindle Fire Tablet on Android is an arcade racing video game developed by Namco Networks. It is part of the Ridge Racer video game series. The game was released on the App Store, Google Play and Amazon App Store and it uses micro-transactions for unlocking more courses and an extra car class. There are three cars available per class, with six cars more to be unlocked during the game's progress. The game also features an SP1 class consisting of prototype cars. The game features an Arcade, Duel, Survival and Time Attack mode. The game uses the same engine, race courses and menu system from Ridge Racer 2 (PSP).
It features a full motion video opening that stars Reiko Nagase.
Gameplay
The core aspect of the entire Ridge Racer series is drift racing, that is traditional lap racing against opponents with the added twist of intentionally oversteering and sliding the car through sharp corners and turns, known as "drifting", which earns the player several bonuses during a race.
Controlling the car is done by tilting to steer and on screen buttons for accelerating, decelerating and nitrous.
Notable also is the "nitrous boost" system from the previous games in the series. The player has a Nitrous Gauge made up of three nitrous tanks, which at the start of a race are either completely depleted or only partially full. As the player drifts through the corners (especially at very high slip angles) during the race, their nitrous gauge fills up. When the player fills up one of the three nitrous tanks, it can be activated to achieve a temporary speed boost. The nitrous tanks cannot be recharged while any tank is in use though, but the residual speed increase when the nitrous boost expires can be used just before entering corners to recharge the player's nitrous tanks at a faster rate than normal.
The game features 8 unique courses (16 when played in reverse) with 3 more (6 when played in reverse) that can be bought in-game, all taken from previous PlayStation games. Including purchased courses (forward and reversed), the total number of tracks comes to 22.
The cars in the game include six classes, each increasing in speed and difficulty. There is a seventh (Special) class.
The game features 48 cars (referred to as machines), based on 12 basic models. Each class of cars has nine cars, six of which have to be unlocked. The Special Class has only three cars, one of which is available to drive right away. Including purchased cars, the total rides comes to 57.
Music
The music in the game is a collection of tracks taken from the PSP version of Ridge Racer. Players can also listen to their own personal music library stored on their iPod/iPhone.
Reception
The game received "mixed" reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.
References
2009 video games
IOS games
IOS-only games
Namco games
Racing video games
Ridge Racer
Video games developed in the United States |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wearable | Wearable may refer to:
Clothing
Wearable technology
Wearable computer
Activity tracker |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andy%20Robson | Andy Robson is a 1982 British children's television series, produced by Tyne Tees Television, which aired on the ITV network for two series in 1982 and 1983. It was based on Frederick Grice's novel The Courage of Andy Robson, published in 1969.
Plot
Set in Edwardian England and starring Tom Davidson as the eponymous hero, the series concerned the adventures of Andy, who had been sent from a coal mining town in County Durham in North East England, to live with his aunt and uncle in rural Northumberland after his father was injured in a pit accident. The series also starred Stephanie Tague and Stevie-Lee Pattinson as Victoria and Alec, two of Andy's friends in his new surroundings.
Cast
Production
Music
The series' theme tune, "Best of Friends" was written by BA Robertson and Alan Parker and sung by Barbara Dickson. A full song running 3'20" was recorded but never commercially released, although it can be heard on Dickson's official YouTube channel. An abridged version accompanied the closing credits of the television series.
External links
1982 British television series debuts
1983 British television series endings
1980s British children's television series
British children's drama television series
Television series by ITV Studios
Television shows produced by Tyne Tees Television
ITV children's television shows
English-language television shows |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sidmouth%20Railway | The Sidmouth Railway was a railway branch line that ran from a junction at Feniton to Sidmouth, connecting the resort to the main line network.
History
The London and South Western Railway (L&SWR) opened a main line from Yeovil to Exeter on 18 July 1860, giving a through route from London. The rugged terrain of the south-east Devon coastline meant that the railway passed some distance to the north of Sidmouth; the nearest station was Feniton, nine miles away. There had been a number of railway schemes put forward over the previous decade or so to serve Sidmouth directly but they had come to nothing.
Planning
On 18 December 1861, London promoters held a meeting for the purpose of forming a Company to build a railway branch line to Sidmouth and a harbour there. The "Sidmouth Railway and Harbour Company" obtained an Act of Parliament on 7 August 1862 with a share capital of £120,000 and authorised loan capital of £40,000. Subscriptions were slow to be taken up, and the contractor Shrimpton complained that he was unable to make progress, as the engineer, H H Bird, had not supplied adequate plans. Further difficulties arose when it emerged that the Company had secretly divided the share issue into two classes, and calls were only being made to one of the classes. Finally it was shown that the Company had unsupported liabilities of £20,000, over three-quarters of which were due to the contractor Shrimpton.
Undertakings were given to resolve the matter, but the Company foundered in 1869.
The trustees of the Balfour family now launched a scheme for a Sidmouth Railway, and this got its Act of Parliament on 29 June 1871, with share capital of £66,000 and borrowing powers of £22,000. The line was to be constructed under the arrangements for a Light Railway, and an agreement was made with the L&SWR for 50% of receipts if over £4,000, with an option for the L&SWR to purchase the railway.
The share issue was successful and a tender for construction of the line was awarded to R T Relf of Okehampton for £35,000. Possibly learning from the delays encountered in constructing the neighbouring Seaton Branch Line, there was a penalty clause for late completion of the work. Nonetheless Relf got into difficulties, asking the company for extra payment as he found that he had under-priced the station work, designs for which had not been completed at the time of tendering. The directors made a small allowance to him, and he sued for the balance, but he lost his case. However the railway was complete by July 1874. Col F H Rich of the Railway Inspectorate of the Board of Trade duly made the inspection and passed the line for opening. It opened on Monday 6 July 1874.
Early operation
On the opening day there was no formal ceremony to mark the event, although celebrations took place through the first week.
The branch was single track. The junction station on the main line at Feniton had been called Ottery Road immediately prior to the opening, but the name was changed t |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bo%C3%B6tes%20II | Boötes II or Boo II is a dwarf spheroidal galaxy situated in the constellation Boötes and discovered in 2007 in the data obtained by Sloan Digital Sky Survey. The galaxy is located at the distance of about 42 kpc from the Sun and moves towards the Sun with the speed of 120 km/s. It is classified as a dwarf spheroidal galaxy (dSph) meaning that it has an approximately round shape with the half-light radius of about 51 pc.
Boötes II is one of the smallest and faintest satellites of the Milky Way—its integrated luminosity is about 1,000 times that of the Sun (absolute visible magnitude of about −2.7), which is much lower than the luminosity of the majority of globular clusters. However the mass of the galaxy is substantial corresponding to the mass to light ratio of more than 100.
The stellar population of Boötes II consists mainly of moderately old stars formed 10–12 billion years ago. The metallicity of these old stars is low at , which means that they contain 80 times less heavy elements than the Sun. Currently there is no star formation in Boötes II. The measurements have so far failed to detect any neutral hydrogen in it—the upper limit is only 86 solar masses.
Boötes II is located only 1.5 degrees (~1.6 kpc) away from another dwarf galaxy—Boötes I, although they are unlikely to be physically associated because they move in opposite directions relative to the Milky Way. Their relative velocity—about 200 km/s is too high. It is more likely associated with the Sagittarius Stream and, therefore, with the Sagittarius Dwarf Elliptical Galaxy (SagDEG). Boötes II may be either a satellite galaxy of SagDEG or one of its star clusters torn from the main galaxy 4–7 billion years ago.
Notes
References
Dwarf spheroidal galaxies
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Boötes
Local Group
Milky Way Subgroup
Astronomical objects discovered in 2007 |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trams%20in%20Deauville | The Tramway de Deauville was a small narrow gauge tramway system serving the balneary station of Deauville, France.
Inaugurated in 1876, the network consisted of a line stretching Avenue de la République across the town centre. Traction was by horse and transport without concessions. The tram closed in 1905.
References
Les Chemins de Fer Secondaires de France
Deauville
Transport in Normandy
600 mm gauge railways in France |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European%20route%20E262 | European route E 262 is a road part of the International E-road network.
It begins in Kaunas, Lithuania and ends in Ostrov, Pskov Oblast, Russia.
Route
: Kaunas - Ukmergė - Zarasai
: Daugavpils - Rēzekne - Grebņeva
58K-306: Vyshgorodok - Ostrov
Gallery
References
External links
UN Economic Commission for Europe: Overall Map of E-road Network (2007)
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Roads in Lithuania
Roads in Latvia
E262 |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Generator%20Rex | Generator Rex is an American animated science fiction television series created by Man of Action for Cartoon Network, with John Fang of Cartoon Network Studios as supervising director. It was inspired by the comic M. Rex, created by Aaron Sowd, Joe Kelly and Duncan Rouleau, and published by Image Comics in 1999. The series premiered in the United States on April 23, 2010, on Cartoon Network, and concluded on January 3, 2013.
A two-part crossover special with Ben 10: Ultimate Alien, titled Ben 10/Generator Rex: Heroes United, aired on November 25, 2011, while a second 44-minute four-part special, Ben Gen 10, aired on April 11, 2021, featuring different and younger versions of the Generator Rex characters in the Ben 10 universe.
Plot
Seasons 1–2 (2010–2011)
Five years prior to the events of the series, an explosion occurred on Earth, causing microscopic machines called "nanites" to infiltrate the bodies of all its organic life. When activated, nanites mutate the biology of their hosts; living beings with activated nanites are known as Exponentially Variegated Organisms (E.V.O.). Rex is an amnesiac fifteen-year-old boy and permanent E.V.O. who, unlike most other E.V.O.s, lacks physical deformation but has forgotten his past. He is also able to control his active nanites, allowing him to manifest from his body various bio-mechanical abilities and powers. He also has the unique ability to deactivate nanites inside other E.V.O.s, effectively curing them of their mutations and returning them to normal. Working for Providence under Agent Six and White Knight, Rex uses his unique abilities to stop and cure rampant E.V.O.s.
His archenemy, Van Kleiss, is a British scientist who became an earth-manipulating humanoid E.V.O.. He despises Providence and is connected to the original nanite explosion, which is noted as "the Nanite Event" five years prior. He seeks to become all-powerful by using fellow E.V.O.s, and promises to tell Rex about his childhood past if he will join him, using the former's blooming relationship with the siren-like human E.V.O. Circe to do so. Upon attaining Rex's nanites, Van Kleiss acquires the opposing ability to create E.V.O.s upon physical contact; whereas Rex fully regains his powers and access to new and greater machinery from his Omega-1 Nanite after fully tapping into the nanite's technological abilities.
After her second and final mission with the Pack, Circe defects when Van Kleiss threatens Rex's life and joins his E.V.O. street gang in Hong Kong, China. To further complicate matters, Rex's long-lost elder brother Dr. Cesar Salazar suddenly resurfaces and joins Providence. At one point, Van Kleiss and Rex are forced to work together to escape the artificial intelligence Zag-RS, who is revealed to be a creation of Caesar's who modeled her voice after their late Mexican mother Violetta. Back in Hong Kong, Rex encounters and defeats his former boss Quarry, who was given a proposition from Van Kleiss, but was taken to Abysus |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European%20route%20E95 | The European route E95 is a road in Europe and a part of the United Nations International E-road network. Approximately long, it connects Saint Petersburg with Merzifon in north central Turkey. Between its northern terminus in Russia and its southern end, it passes in addition through Belarus and Ukraine. Between the ports of Odesa / Chornomorsk on Ukraine's southern coast and ports of Turkey (particularly, Samsun) vehicles are required to cross the Black Sea by ferry over a distance of .
In Ukraine, the E95 designation is not signed as Ukraine does not number its routes at all except in internal circumstances.
Route
: St. Petersburg - Pushkin - Gatchina - Luga - Pskov - Ostrov - Opochka - Pustoshka - Nevel
: Haradok - Vitebsk - Orsha - Mogilev - Gomel
: Chernihiv - Brovary - Kyiv
: Kyiv - Vasylkiv - Bila Tserkva
: Bila Tserkva
: Zhashkiv - Uman - Blahovishchenske - Liubashivka - Petrovirivka - Znamianka - Odesa
Odesa – Samsun
There currently is no ferry from Odesa to Samsun. The best alternative is the ferry to Samsun from Chornomorsk, about away from Odesa.
: Samsun
: Samsun - Kavak - Havza - Kayadüzü (Start of Concurrency with )
: Kayadüzü - Merzifon (End of Concurrency with
Trivia
Russian hard rock band Alisa has a song called "Trassa E-95" dedicated to the road between Moscow and Saint Petersburg (previously part of E95, now part of E105).
References
External links
UN Economic Commission for Europe: Overall Map of E-road Network (2007)
E095
E095
European routes in Ukraine
E95 |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open%20Mobile | Open Mobile was a mobile network operator that offers mobile phone services exclusively in Puerto Rico. The company was established on June 12, 2007, as a relaunch of NewComm Wireless Services (formerly d/b/a Movistar). Its new owners, M/C Partners and Columbia Capital, acquired Movistar's assets for $160 million USD after Movistar filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in December 2006.
Open Mobile's business model is based on the advance payment and unlimited local call services. The company was able to achieve positive EBITDA after 5 months of its relaunch. Since 2015, the company began to offer safelink mobile re-certification procedures.
In 2014, Verizon Wireless signed a 2G and 3G roaming agreement with Open Mobile to allow Verizon customers to use Open Mobile's network without charge. This agreement came when Claro shut down the former Verizon CDMA network in Puerto Rico in favor of GSM, UMTS, and LTE.
On February 23, 2017, Sprint and Open Mobile announced an agreement to combine their businesses in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands into a new joint venture. Both companies will continue to operate separately until the transaction closes. The transaction close was subject to review and approval by the Federal Communications Commission, along with other regulatory authorities. The merger was approved in September 2017, with Sprint becoming the majority shareholder.
In the summer of 2018, all of the Open Mobile stores were changed to Boost Mobile stores.
As part of Sprint's merger with T-Mobile, Open Mobile customers will be transferred to T-Mobile. Customers who choose not to be transferred will be able to find a new carrier.
References
Companies that filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 2006
Telecommunications companies of Puerto Rico
Companies established in 2007
2007 establishments in Puerto Rico
Guaynabo, Puerto Rico
T-Mobile US |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carnie%20Wilson%3A%20Unstapled | Carnie Wilson: Unstapled is an American reality television show, starring game show hostess and singer Carnie Wilson. The show aired on Game Show Network (GSN) from January 14, 2010, to March 11, 2010. Filmed in southern California and produced by World of Wonder, the series chronicles the life of Wilson, host of GSN's The Newlywed Game, as she strives to lose excessive weight gained over the past decade. Wilson had a public fall out with the network after the series was broadcast and was criticized after gaining weight while on a diet featured on the show.
Format
The series focuses on the life of Carnie Wilson, daughter of Brian Wilson, founder of the Beach Boys. The show takes place at Wilson's residence in the Los Angeles area, and viewers see some of the struggles as she attempts to lose about 50 pounds after giving birth to her second child. The series also depicts Wilson's attempt to balance her life as a game show hostess, entertainer, wife, and mother of two daughters.
Former wrestler Diamond Dallas Page, Wilson's personal trainer and fitness guru, makes frequent appearances on the show. The "Unstapled" part of the show's title is a reference to Wilson's 1999 gastric bypass surgery. By 2001, Wilson had lost 150 pounds, though she had regained much of it back by 2010, when the show was being filmed.
Wilson's diet program is featured on the show. She became a paid spokesperson for The Fresh Diet while on the show, and there was a controversy when Wilson gained weight while on that diet in 2010.
Production
The series was green-lit in a Game Show Network (GSN) press release delivered on October 21, 2009. Executive producers included Randy Barbato, Fenton Bailey and Tom Campbell, while World of Wonder was the show's production company. The show premiered on January 14, 2010. While the network has been known for traditional game shows, Kelly Goode, the network's senior vice president for original programming and development, argued that the show made sense given viewers' positive response to Wilson on The Newlywed Game. Wilson expressed excitement at the prospect of the show, saying, "It's a great message to send out for women, that we can multi-task, we can be a present mom and a present wife and try to keep our sanity."
In July 2010, Wilson sued GSN, claiming she was owed $277,500 in extra pay for doing the show. GSN, meanwhile, argued that Wilson failed to make scheduled appearances The Dr. Oz Show, Access Hollywood, and The Wendy Williams Show to promote the series. The two parties settled their dispute in 2012.
Episodes
Reception
In a series preview CNN's James Dinan argued that GSN would be better off focusing on traditional game shows in order for the network to avoid "losing its niche": "Perhaps GSN will learn that lesson and stay true to its original calling when this experiment comes to an end. Then again, I could see it following the leader and become just another channel." Annie Barrett of Entertainment Weekly added, "The on |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/February%202010%20Australian%20cyberattacks | The February 2010 Australian cyberattacks were a series of denial-of-service attacks conducted by the Anonymous online community against the Australian government in response to proposed web censorship regulations. Operation Titstorm was the name given to the cyber attacks by the perpetrators. They resulted in lapses of access to government websites on 10 and 11 February 2010. This was accompanied by emails, faxes, and phone calls harassing government offices. The actual size of the attack and number of perpetrators involved is unknown but it was estimated that the number of systems involved ranged from the hundreds to the thousands. The amount of traffic caused disruption on multiple government websites.
Australian Telecommunications Minister Stephen Conroy proposed the regulations that would mainly filter sites with pornographic content. Various groups advocating uncensored access to the Internet, along with companies like Google and Yahoo!, object to the proposed filter. A spokesperson for Conroy said that the actions were not a legitimate form of protest and called it irresponsible. The attacks also drew criticism from other filter protest groups. The initial stage was followed by small in-person protests on 20 February that were called "Project Freeweb".
Background
The attack began as a protest responding to a plan by Australian Telecommunications Minister Stephen Conroy that would require internet service providers to block Australian users from accessing illegal and what the government deemed as "unwanted" content. Websites to be blocked feature pornography showing rape, bestiality, child sex abuse, small-breasted women (who may appear under the legal age), and female ejaculation. Drawn depictions of such acts are included in the proposal. The proposed filter also includes gambling sites along with others showing drug use. A leaked version of the proposed blacklist (also referred to as the "refused classification" or "RC" list) also showed sites that did not include adult content. The name "Operation Titstorm" was in reference to the material that would be censored.
Google has questioned the proposal, saying the prohibitions would be too broad. It is strongly opposed by free speech groups. A poll conducted by McNair Ingenuity Research for the Hungry Beast television program found that 80% of their 1,000 respondents were in favour of the concept of the plan. The survey also found that 91% were concerned about the government's intent to keep the list of filtered websites a secret.
The Department of Defence's Cyber Security Operations Centre discovered the attack was coming on 5 February. A statement released by Anonymous to the press two days before the attack said, "No government should have the right to refuse its citizens access to information solely because they perceive it to be 'unwanted'." It went on to read, "The Australian Government will learn that one does not mess with our porn. No one messes with our access to perfectly le |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gigahearts | Gigahearts is the second studio album by Italian industrial rock band Dope Stars Inc. Lyrically it focuses on traditional cyberpunk beliefs and themes. The album was released in 2006 first in Europe and in other countries including North America and Australia in the following weeks. Like Dope Stars' previous album and EPs, Gigahearts was recorded on the Trisol record label and distributed by them in most of Europe, while Metropolis Records was the distributor in the United States, Canada and much of the rest of the world. Other companies have handled distribution in some counties.
Upon release, Gigahearts garnered media attention for Dope Stars as one of the few industrial acts in Italy.
Background
Following the release of their debut album, Neuromance, Dope Stars had plans to release a follow-up album immediately. The band had already signed a two-album contract with Trisol Music Group and they chose to keep the label for the new album. The band also decided to record again in Subsound Recording Studios in Rome, Italy. Gigahearts was recorded during the early months of 2006. Dope stars' lead singer and Gigaheart's producer, Victor Love stated that his experience of recording and producing tracks gave him the knowledge that enabled him to produce the album. He said that working with Neuromance producers Thomas Rainer and John Fryer gave him the opportunity to develop methods to guide tracks for the album as well as produce. Love felt that being able to produce the album himself gave the band a creative hold on the sound of the album and allowed them to convey the mood he had intended while writing the tracks.
Commenting on the role of songs on the album and their recording process, Love stated "It is really important in my opinion that each song should have its special role inside an album and should focus on a particular song idea. This idea should be expressed clearly and should not get lost in details to help the listener to focus on it and understand the feeling that inspired it. Also the production in this sense play a main role, cause each good production should look at the essence of a song and should make its best to put it in vivid light."
As with all other projects of Dope Stars, Victor Love wrote most of the songs for the album in one day. Love said the band spent more time in the studio than with their first album, and greater emphasis on production enhanced the ultimate effect. A single, "Beatcrusher", was chosen to be included on the Saw IV soundtrack, This was following the band's inclusion on previous Saw film soundtracks.
Following the release of Gigahearts, Dope Stars Inc. toured extensively to promote the album until 2008 when they began focusing on writing new songs. They have since released a third EP album titled Criminal Intents/Morning Star which was a precursor to the announcement of the planned release of their third album, 21st Century Slave.
Themes and composition
As with all of their albums, Gigahearts maint |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Postcards%20from%20the%20Wedge | "Postcards from the Wedge" is the fourteenth episode of the twenty-first season of the American animated television series The Simpsons. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on March 14, 2010. In the episode, Homer and Marge once again try to discipline Bart after Edna Krabappel tells them that Bart has not been doing his homework, but Bart has a plan to manipulate Homer's strictness and Marge's sympathetic ear, which backfires when Homer and Marge see through the plan and decide to ignore Bart.
The episode was written by Brian Kelley and directed by Mark Kirkland. The episode features references to the shows Pokémon, House and The Jetsons.
The episode received mostly positive reviews and got an 18-49 Nielsen Rating of 2.6/8.
Plot
At Springfield Elementary, after Edna Krabappel shows a video from 1956 to her students about the future, she tells her students to turn in their homework project, which they had three months to do. Bart, who had forgotten, tries to make his homework on the fly out of odds and ends found in his desk. A disapproving Edna sends a letter to Homer and Marge informing them Bart is three months behind on his homework. When Homer is informed that he does not have to help Bart with this work; he is eager to increase his son's workload, but Marge is concerned that the heavy workload will dissuade Bart from liking school, unaware that he already hates it. With his parents not agreeing on this issue, Bart uses their opposing views to avoid homework entirely, creating a wedge issue that sharply divides them both. As the arguments continue, Bart even incites them to argue about very minor things that do not even involve his homework. However, when Lisa sees what Bart has done, she calls him out for his behavior.
Marge seeks advice from Ned Flanders, who recalls having a minor argument with Maude on the day she died which still haunts him. Marge also seeks counsel from Patty and Selma, who, eager to break up Marge and Homer, encourage her to "stick to her guns" so she will be happier without Homer. However, knowing how her sisters feel about Homer, Marge thinks about how her life could end up like theirs and immediately heads out to make things right with her husband. Meanwhile, Homer falls asleep at work, dreams about accidentally killing Marge and realizes that he too wants to apologize. The two spot each other in traffic, rush out of their cars and embrace. They then decide to let Bart fend for himself, leaving him stunned when they pay no attention to any of his antics. When Bart confesses to Nelson he no longer feels thrilled when he plays pranks, Nelson suggests Bart receives no gratification from pranks unless someone loses their temper.
Bart then decides to destroy Springfield Elementary, which has recently been damaged by a subway tremor he and Milhouse caused on the town via the subway tracks, by driving a train under it. Homer and Marge find a note from Lisa informing them of this prank, and the |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal%20Channel%20%28Greek%20TV%20channel%29 | Universal Channel was a Greek television network, owned by Universal Networks International, a division of NBCUniversal. It debuted in Greece on May 7, 2009, exclusively on Conn-x TV, the pay-TV service of OTE, one of the major telecommunication groups in Southeastern Europe. Later, the channel broadcast in Cyprus via PrimeTel, Cablenet and CytaVision. The Channel hosted the branded block Sci Fi, the brand dedicated to science fiction, horror, fantasy and paranormal of NBCUniversal. Sci-Fi aired every Saturday from 9 PM to 1:10 AM and every Sunday starting from around 4 to 9 PM.
Universal Channel Greece broadcast TV series and movies produced by Universal Pictures, 20th Century Fox and CBS. It has aired many series for first time on Greek TV, such as Parenthood, Nurse Jackie, Flashpoint and Haven, while the Sci Fi block aired among the others Eureka, Sanctuary and non-fiction shows like Fact or Faked: Paranormal Files and Destination Truth.
Universal Channel (Greece) aired exclusive Universal Networks International series, for the first time on Greek TV, such as Rookie Blue and Fairly Legal. The network also showed many Hollywood blockbusters of various genre such as The Blues Brothers, Twelve Monkeys, Bridget Jones's Diary, Bean, Carlito's Way, Waterworld, Pitch Black, Meet Joe Black, Shakespeare in Love, Twister, Eraser and The Streets of Liberty City from 5 October 2008 to 1 October 2010. Universal Channel (Greece) was received very well by its subscribers.
May 31, 2012, NBCUniversal ceased providing Universal Channel to OTE TV and it was replaced by Village Cinema. On March 31, 2013, this channel ceased broadcasting in Cyprus and was replaced by Sundance TV.
Programmes
30 Rock
Boy Meets Girl
Columbo
Covert Affairs
Destination Truth (Sci-Fi block)
Eureka (Sci-Fi block)
Flashpoint
Flipping Out
House M.D.
Impact
In Plain Sight
Kath & Kim
Law & Order
Law & Order: LA
Law & Order: UK
Malcolm in the Middle
Miami Social
Million Dollar Listing
Monk
My Name Is Earl
Nurse Jackie
Parenthood
Rookie Blue
Sanctuary (Sci-Fi block)
Shattered
The Diplomat
The Office
The Philanthropist
Movies
Twelve Monkeys
15 Minutes
2 Fast 2 Furious
2012
Bridget Jones's Diary
Bean
Carlito's Way
Casper
Deep Impact
Dragnet
Eraser
Fast & Furious
Fast Five
Herbie: Fully Loaded
Josie and the Pussycats
Just Go with It
Liar Liar
Meet Joe Black
Men in Black (1997 film)
Men in Black II
Pitch Black
Pretty in Pink
Proof of Life
Shakespeare in Love
Summer Catch
Taxi Driver
The Blues Brothers
The Bourne Identity
The Bourne Supremacy
The Bourne Ultimatum
The Fast and the Furious
The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift
The Matrix
The Matrix Reloaded
The Matrix Revolutions
The Mummy
The Murder House Rules
The One
The Powerpuff Girls Movie
The Streets of Liberty City (5 October 2008, 29 April 2009, 1 October 2010)
Tirea-Vanin
Top Gun
True Lies
Twister
Waterworld'
See also
Universal TV
Notes
References
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KPIO-FM | KPIO-FM (93.7 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a religious broadcasting music format. Licensed to Pleasanton, Kansas, United States. The station is currently owned by Catholic Radio Network.
References
External links
Radio stations established in 1972
Catholic radio stations
1972 establishments in Kansas
PIO-FM |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HRHIS | A human resource for health information system (HRHIS), also known as human resource information system (HRIS) — is a system for collecting, processing, managing and disseminating data and information on human resource for health (HRH). Depending on the level of development of a country's health care system and the organization of its workforce, an HRHIS can be computerized or paper-based, including information on numbers and distribution of health workers and track their career information. It is usually an integral part of a comprehensive health management information system, and may be used to monitor and assess the performance of the overall health system.
For example, in Tanzania the title Human Resource for Health Information System refers to an open-source software for HRH information management developed by the Department of Computer Science, University of Dar es Salaam for the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare (Tanzania), and funded by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and other development partners.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hisptanzania.or.tz/hris.php |title=HISP Tanzania: Human Resource for Health Information Software (HRHIS) |website=Health Information Systems Programme |date=2009 |access-date=9 March 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-date=23 October 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111023002014/http://www.hisptanzania.or.tz/hris.php }}</ref> The system supports the capture of data linked to any level in the organizational hierarchy and is customizable at both the input and output sides.
In Canada, the HRHIS is composed of multiple computerized components, including the National Physician Database and the Registered Nurses Database.
Similar systems have been developed and implemented elsewhere. In Uganda, an open-source HRHIS was implemented under the request of the Ugandan Ministry of Health (MOH), to link and better manage a variety of independent sources of health workforce data, including data from censuses and other national surveys, MOH administrative records, district level sources, independent research studies, and health professional council data. In Brazil, the national web-based HRHIS (known in Portuguese as sistema de informação e gestão de recursos humanos em saúde) was implemented by the Brazilian Ministry of Health under a process of health systems reform and decentralization, catalyzed by the availability of new information technologies at the level of local health organizations. Botswana developed its HRHIS in 1994, and Ministry of Health staff used the data as a basis for coordinated national workforce planning efforts with other agencies and ministries, such as the Department of Local Government which employs health workers in local regions.
HRHIS in Tanzania
The Tanzania Ministry of Health and Social Welfare (MOHSW) identified health workforce information as a key area needing to be strengthened for fast tracking implementation of its Human Resource Strategic Plan. The |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WPVL%20%28AM%29 | WPVL (1590 AM), is an American radio station broadcasting a sports format. WPVL, which is licensed to Platteville, Wisconsin, is owned by QueenB Radio Wisconsin, Inc. and features programming from ESPN Radio. Former call signs used by WPVL have been WTOQ and WSWW. The station's current letters were formerly held by WPVL in Painesville, Ohio. Prior to their current sports format, the station programmed oldies music.
In April 2012, WPVL was granted a U.S. Federal Communications Commission construction permit to move to a new transmitter site, decrease day power to 970 watts, and decrease night power to 470 watts.
References
External links
FCC construction permit
Morgan Murphy Media stations
PVL
Sports radio stations in the United States |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Numeric%20Annotation%20Glyphs | Numeric Annotation Glyphs or NAGs are used to annotate chess games when using a computer, typically providing an assessment of a chess move or a chess position. NAGs exist to indicate a simple annotation in a language independent manner.
NAGs were first formally documented in 1994 by Steven J. Edwards in his Portable Game Notation Specification and Implementation Guide. Within the PGN specification, 256 NAGs are proposed of which the first 140 are defined; the remainder were reserved for future definition.
Introduction
A Numeric Annotation Glyph is composed of a dollar sign character ("$") immediately followed by one or more digit characters. Each NAG then has a specific meaning and often a standard typographical representation. The meanings first defined stemmed from the use of specific typographic symbols when annotators were commenting upon chess games; most especially in Chess Informant publications. The objective was to devise an alternative representation of these symbols which could be incorporated in the simple computer file format proposed as the PGN standard. This mechanism allowed often sophisticated typography to be expressed using the simple ASCII character set.
Since its inception there has been no attempt to further formalise or standardise the meaning of the undefined 116 NAGs although PGN editors, such as ChessPad, have variously used these higher glyphs.
Standard NAGs
Non-standard NAGs
Notes on tables
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The more exotic symbols used by Chess Informator are often derived from common mathematical typographic symbols; their mathematical meaning rarely has any relevance to their chess meaning
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See also
Chess annotation symbols
Notes
References
Sources
Krogius, N; Livsic, A; Parma, B; Tajmanov, M. Encyclopedia of Chess Middlegames. (1980) Belgrade: Chess Informant.
Malanovic, Aleksander (Editor) Encyclopedia of Chess Openings, volumes A-E. (1978) Belgrade: Chess Informant.
Chess notation |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samsung%20Wave%20S8500 | The Samsung Wave (or Samsung Wave GT-S8500) is a smartphone developed and produced by Samsung Electronics. It is the first smartphone to run the Bada operating system developed by Samsung Electronics, which was commercially released on May 24, 2010. The Wave is a touchscreen phone powered by Samsung's "Hummingbird" CPU (S5PC110), which includes 1 GHz ARM Cortex-A8 CPU and a built-in PowerVR SGX 540 graphics engine. It also has a "Super AMOLED" screen and 720p high-definition video capture capabilities. Due to shortage of Super AMOLED screens, Samsung released a successor to the device called Wave II and ceased production of the original S8500 model.
Specifications
Screen
The screen is a capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED with an anti-smudge oleophobic coating on top of the scratch-resistant tempered-glass ( Gorilla Glass Display ). The screen resolution is 800x480 WVGA with 283 PPI.
Processor
The phone features a 1 GHz SoC, which internally contains an ARM Cortex A8 CPU core, the same model as Apple's A4 processor. The graphics engine of the device is a PowerVR SGX 540 GPU which is said to be capable of generating 90 million triangles per second (same as the SoC used on the Samsung Galaxy S).
Camera
The phone features a 5 megapixel EDOF camera which supports 2560 x 1920 pixels, along with autofocus, LED flash, Geo-tagging, face and blink detection, image stabilization, touch focus, etc. Shooting modes include beauty shot, smile shot, continuous, panorama and vintage shot. As a camcorder it is able to shoot HD recording (1280x720) at 30 FPS with flash. As well as this, it is also able to record slow motion video (320x240) at 120 FPS with flash.
Operating system
The Wave was the first phone with Samsung's own Linux based Operating System, Bada, meaning "Ocean". Samsung worked on the later versions of Bada 1.2 and later 2.0. Bada 1.2 was released to the world in a phased manner as it was designed to improve stability.
In January 2012, Samsung declared that it was planning to merge Bada with the Linux-based Tizen operating system that was developed in collaboration with Intel. Despite the collaboration, was not supported by the Wave.
Unofficial ports of Android were made due to the restrictions and the eventual cease in development of Bada. Versions ported include Android Froyo, Gingerbread, Ice Cream Sandwich, Jellybean, KitKat, Lollipop and Marshmallow.
Other features
Other features include A-GPS, 2 GB/8 GB of internal storage with a microSDHC slot for an additional 32 GB. It also has a magnetometer (compass), a proximity sensor, an accelerometer, 5.1-channel surround sound Mobile Theater, music recognition, a fake call service, smart search, Social Hub and it is the first phone to support Bluetooth version 3.0.
Radio connectivity includes Bluetooth 3.0, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n and HSDPA 3.6 Mbit/s.
This phone is available with both European/Asian 3G bandings and the North American 3G bandings. The North American 3G bandings version of the |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OntoCAPE | OntoCAPE is a large-scale ontology for the domain of Computer-Aided Process Engineering (CAPE). It can be downloaded free of charge via the OntoCAPE Homepage.
OntoCAPE is partitioned into 62 sub-ontologies, which can be used individually or as an integrated suite. The sub-ontologies are organized across different abstraction layers, which separate general knowledge from knowledge about particular domains and applications.
The upper layers have the character of an upper ontology, covering general topics such as mereotopology, systems theory, quantities and units.
The lower layers conceptualize the domain of chemical process engineering, covering domain-specific topics such as materials, chemical reactions, or unit operations.
Further reading
Marquardt et al. (2010). OntoCAPE: A Re-Usable Ontology for Chemical Process Engineering. Springer-Verlag, Berlin Heidelberg.
External links
OntoCAPE Homepage
Knowledge representation
Ontology (information science) |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TC%20%28complexity%29 | In theoretical computer science, and specifically computational complexity theory and circuit complexity, TC is a complexity class of decision problems that can be recognized by threshold circuits, which are Boolean circuits with AND, OR, and Majority gates. For each fixed i, the complexity class TCi consists of all languages that can be recognized by a family of threshold circuits of depth , polynomial size, and unbounded fan-in. The class TC is defined via
Relation to NC and AC
The relationship between the TC, NC and the AC hierarchy can be summarized as follows:
In particular, we know that
The first strict containment follows from the fact that NC0 cannot compute any function that depends on all the input bits. Thus choosing a problem that is trivially in AC0 and depends on all bits separates the two classes. (For example, consider the OR function.) The strict containment AC0 ⊊ TC0 follows because parity and majority (which are both in TC0) were shown to be not in AC0.
As an immediate consequence of the above containments, we have that NC = AC = TC.
References
Circuit complexity
Complexity classes |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roland%20Carl%20Backhouse | Roland Carl Backhouse (born 18 August 1948) is a British computer scientist and mathematician. , he is Emeritus Professor of Computing Science at the University of Nottingham.
Early life and education
Backhouse was born and raised in the Thorntree district of Middlesbrough, an industrial town in the north-east of England. In 1959, he won a place at the then all-male Acklam Hall Grammar School before going on to Churchill College, Cambridge, in 1966. His doctorate (Ph.D.) was completed under the supervision of Jim Cunningham at Imperial College London.
Career
Backhouse's career has included Royal Aircraft Establishment (1969–1970), Heriot-Watt University (1973–1982), University of Essex (1982–1986). He was formerly Professor of Computer Science at the University of Groningen (1986–1990) and Eindhoven University of Technology (1990–1999) in the Netherlands, before his position at the University of Nottingham.
He was a member of the International Federation for Information Processing (IFIP) IFIP Working Group 2.1 on Algorithmic Languages and Calculi, which specified, maintains, and supports the programming languages ALGOL 60 and ALGOL 68.
Personal life
Backhouse is married to Hilary, née Mitchell. They have three sons, Kevin, Andrew, and David.
Academic interests
His research interests lie in the mathematics of program construction and algorithmic problem solving. Together with Jan L. A. van de Snepscheut (1953—1994), he began the biennial series of conferences on the Mathematics of Program Construction, the first of which was held in 1989.
References
Publications
Books
Books edited
Selected papers
External links
The DBLP Computer Science Bibliography
1948 births
Living people
People from Middlesbrough
Alumni of Churchill College, Cambridge
Alumni of Imperial College London
Academics of the University of Nottingham
20th-century British mathematicians
21st-century British mathematicians |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smartbomb%202.3%3A%20The%20Underground%20Mixes | Smartbomb 2.3: The Underground Mixes is the second remix album by Canadian Cyberpunk/Industrial metal band Left Spine Down. The double album features remixes from across the industrial and EBM spectrum from mind.in.a.box, Angelspit and Cyanotic to Psy'Aviah and Dismantled; along with all three of the band's music videos.
Track listing
References
External links
Left Spine Down Official Site
Synthetic Sounds Official Site
Discogs.com Listing
Fighting for Voltage on Amazon.ca
Fighting for Voltage on Amazon MP3 Store
2009 remix albums
Left Spine Down albums |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aniline%20%28disambiguation%29 | Aniline is an organic compound with the formula .
Aniline (data page)
Aniline may also refer to:
Mauveine (also known as aniline dye), the first synthetic organic dye
Aniline leather, leather treated with aniline as a dye
Aniline Yellow, a yellow azo dye and an aromatic amine
Aniline Blue WS, a mixture of methyl blue and water blue
Aniline point, the temperature at which equal volumes of aniline and diesel oil are completely miscible
See also
ANLN or anillin, a protein |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World%20Kickboxing%20Network | The World Kickboxing Network (WKN) is an international Kickboxing governing body established in 1994.
History
In 1994, the World Kickboxing Network was founded as a subsidiary of International Sport Karate Association (ISKA) to capture new markets. The ISKA's operations were concentrated in the North American market, while WKN was focusing in Europe. In the 1990s there was strong competition between kickboxing federations. Both organizations split in late 1998 due to minor disagreements. The newly created team was chaired by Frenchman Stephane Cabrerra, Billy Murray and Olivier Muller.
On September 19, 1998, WKN became the first organization to promote a world championship in Muay Thai on the same event as a boxing world championship. Jérôme Le Banner vs. Espedito Da Silva for the WKN World super heavyweight Muay Thai title was sanctioned on the undercard of Evander Holyfield vs. Vaughn Bean for the WBA and IBF heavyweight titles at Georgia Dome in Atlanta. The event was organized in collaboration with promoter Don King whom raised the hand of Le Banner, crowned new WKN Muay Thai world champion after knocking out Da Silva in the first-round.
On October 22, 2004, WKN made history in kickboxing by promoting the first kickboxing world championship bout in Romania. Samir Mohamed vs. Alexander Kozachenko for the WKN World super lightweight title headlined the Eurosport and Pro TV televised event Local Kombat 10 in the city of Brăila. The local Kombat promotion later developed into the Superkombat Fighting Championship, with its winners competing for the WKN titles.
In January 2011, International Vale Tudo Championship (IVC) announced its return with a new ruleset based on the Unified Rules of Mixed Martial Arts. On August 20, 2016, WKN brought IVC back to the international scene by co-promoting Micheletti Vs. Ortiz for the WKN World super cruiserweight World title in the main event of IVC 15 in Sao Paulo, Brazil. The event also included MMA bouts. Micheletti defeated Ortiz and took the title by knockout in the first round. After IVC 15, there were no more events and the organization is currently on hiatus. After IVC 15 there were no more events and the organization is currently on hiatus.
In 2014, WKN launched a world series of international kickboxing events named Simply the Best which was broadcast on FOX Sports and SFR Sport 5.
WKN World Cup
WKN World Cup 2009 Paceville, St. Julian's, Malta
The event took place in St. Julian's, Malta on September 19, 2009 with up to 13 countries partaking, including Malta, Corsica, Belgium, Egypt, France, Poland, UK, among others.
WKN World Cup 2019 Auckland, New Zealand
The event was held from November 28 to November 30, 2019, as an amateur championship contested by international athletes in their respective weight classes. It took place at The Trusts Arena in Auckland, New Zealand with up to 60 countries participating. The event marked the first time kickboxing and mixed martial arts world champio |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David%20Bussau | David Thomas Bussau (born 10 November 1940) is a pioneer of microfinance, having founded Opportunity International Australia and co-founded the Opportunity International Network. He has been hailed for his innovative approach to solving world poverty by challenging the conventional wealth distribution model of development, addressing the root causes of poverty through responsible wealth creation.
Background
A successful entrepreneur himself, Bussau started life in an Anglican boys' home and launched his business career at the age of 15 with a rented hotdog stand. Twenty years later, and with numerous successful businesses to his credit, he "retired", having reached what he refers to as the "economics of enough".
In 1974, answering a call for help, Bussau moved his family which includes Carol, his wife, and Natasha and Rachel, his two daughters, to Darwin and headed up a national movement to assist the victims of Cyclone Tracy. Soon after, he began aid work in Indonesia and eventually endowed a private foundation committed to responsible wealth creation and entrepreneurship, believing this is the best way to alleviate global poverty. He is especially remembered for his work beside Bishop Wayan Mastra of the Protestant Christian Church in Bali in erecting a contextual worship center in Blimbingsari
Founding Opportunity International
Challenging conventional thinking that poverty is inevitable and hopeless, Bussau's work illustrates his belief that there are many creative and talented poor people and all they need is an opportunity. Recognising that the key to building any small business is access to credit, Opportunity International has been active for over 35 years and Opportunity International Australia currently serves over a million clients and is focused on three main countries: Indonesia, India and the Philippines.
Now retired from Opportunity International, Bussau continues his work by providing consultancy services to governments, multinationals and other organisations.
Recognition
Bussau has been recognised for the work he has done in the international development sector: chosen by The Bulletin magazine "as one of Australia's 10 most creative minds"; awarded the Order of Australia for services to international development; named the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year 2003 and most recently awarded Senior Australian of the Year 2008.
References
1940 births
Australian businesspeople
Living people
Members of the Order of Australia |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trams%20in%20Gda%C5%84sk | The Gdańsk tram system is a tram network in Gdańsk, Poland that has been in operation since 1873. The tramway is operated by (GAiT) and managed by the (ZTM Gdańsk). There are 11 lines with a total line length of . The system operates on track.
Background
The route length of the tramway network is . The total track length is . The trams are powered using direct current at 600 V.
Network characteristics
The entire network is located within the administrative borders of the city of Gdańsk. The tracks are separated from road traffic at 85% of their length. Most of the network is double track. There are single track sections in the Brzeźno and Nowy Port districts functioning as balloon loops.
The tramway network primarily covers the Dolny Taras and Śródmieście, and also links Wyspa Portowa and Siedlce. In 2007, the network was expanded to Chełm, and in 2012, it was expanded to Łostowice and Orunia Górna via Ujeścisko. In 2015 trams started running to Piecki-Migowo and Brętowo .
The majority of the lines are located on flat terrain; however, a notable exception is that the line to Chełm is the steepest tram line in Poland. Three tram loops (Jelitkowo, Brzeźno Plaża, and Stogi Plaża) and the Brzeźno terminus are located a few hundred meters from Gdańsk Bay; consequently, the lines experience a lot of tourist traffic.
The tracks run mainly through urbanized areas. An exception to this is the line to Stogi, running through the .
The lines to Chełm have some characteristics of light rail.
The two depots for the trams are located by ulica Stwosza in Strzyży and by the street ulica Władysława IV in Nowy Port. The depots have a capacity of approximately 40% of all the trams.
History
Horsecars
The first horsecar line was launched by the Berlin-founded company "Deutsche Pferdeeisenbahn" on 23 June 1873. It ran from Heumarkt (Targ Sienny) through Langfuhr (modern Wrzeszcz) to Oliva, where the first tram depot was built. After a year, the line between Langfuhr and Oliva was suspended due to competition from rail transport.
After acquiring the company Otto Braunschweig und Oskar Kupferschmidt in 1877, the tramway was expanded:
From Centrum to Ohra (modern Orunia) (1878)
From Kohlenmarkt (modern Targ Węglowy), through Langgasse (ulica Długa), Langer Markt (Długi Targ), and Langgarten (modern Długie Ogrody), to Langgarter Tor (modern Brama Żuławska) and Niederstadt (modern Dolne Miasto) (1883)
From the train station Danzig Petershagen by present-day ulica Toruńska, through Rechtsstadt (modern Główne Miasto), to Fischmarkt (modern Targ Rybny) (1886)
From Centrum to Schidlitz (modern Siedlce) (1886)
During this time, the following tram depots functioned:
In Langfuhr near Mirchauer Weg
Near Weidengasse in Niederstadt
Wooden halls in Ohra and Schidlitz
Introduction of electric trams
In 1894, the Berlin-founded company AEG acquired "Danziger Strassen Eisenbahn". Subsequently, the company decided to electrify the tramway network. The first regular |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cartoon%20Network%20%28Middle%20Eastern%20and%20African%20TV%20channel%29 | Cartoon Network is one of two digital children's television channels that air animated series: Cartoon Network MENA (formerly known as Cartoon Network EMEA), which serves the Middle East and North Africa division along with Cyprus; and Cartoon Network Africa, which exclusively serves Sub-Saharan Africa. Both feeds are owned by Warner Bros. Discovery under its International division.
The network began as part of the larger UK/pan-European service on 17 September 1993; the UK branch would separate itself in October 1999, but kept a nearly identical schedule until August 2001.
Cartoon Network EMEA used to share channel space with TNT Africa; the latter would air from 21:00 to 06:00 CET, while the former would run for the rest of the day.
On 1 July 2016, an HD feed on beIN known as Cartoon Network MENA was launched, replacing Cartoon Network Africa in the MENA region. It features both English and Arabic audio tracks. In addition to being offered by various Gulf IPTV providers (as well as Cablevision in Lebanon and most Cypriot TV providers except for Nova), Cartoon Network MENA also has a different management team, different branding and a fully separate schedule from Cartoon Network Africa.
History
Since September 17, 1993, Cartoon Network Europe has been broadcasting from the Astra 1C satellites for Central Europe and Intelsat 707 for Eastern Europe. Broadcasting was carried out from 5:00 to 19:00, and the TNT UK channel was broadcast in the evening. Initially, the channel was legally called Cartoon Network Europe, and it also featured several soundtracks in the following languages: English, Spanish, Swedish, Danish, French and Italian.
At first, Cartoon Network broadcast cartoons from Warner Bros, MGM and Hanna-Barbera, such as: Looney Tunes, Merrie Melodies and Tom and Jerry. A few years later, he began broadcasting his own animated series: The Powerpuff Girls,Dexter's Laboratory, etc. As a result, most of the programs from Warner Bros were relegated to the background, and the original animated series took up most of the air.
In August 1996, Cartoon Network increased the broadcast time to 21:00, and in December of the same year switched to round-the-clock broadcasting.
On October 15, 1999, Cartoon Network Europe was renamed Cartoon Network UK, and became available only for the UK, Ireland and Malta. The TV channel switched to paid TV broadcasting, and was encrypted on Astra 1C using VideoCrypt. For Europe, Africa and the Middle East, Cartoon Network EMEA was launched, which was free and transitional, as Warner began to localize its channels across Europe. Cartoon Network EMEA copied Cartoon Network UK schedule until 2001, but there were exceptions, shows such as Dragon Ball Z and Angela Anaconda were not broadcast, as there were no pan-European broadcast rights.
In April 2005, Cartoon Network was completely dubbed into Russian, and Greek subtitles were added on 20 June 2005.
In 2011, Cartoon Network EMEA was renamed to Cartoon Network P |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vivian%20Hsu%20filmography | This article contains the filmography of Vivian Hsu.
Filmography
TV series
Anime
Awards and nominations
External links
Vivian Hsu at the Hong Kong Movie DataBase
Vivian Hsu at Hong Kong Cinemagic
Actress filmographies
Taiwanese filmographies |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MeeGo | MeeGo is a discontinued Linux distribution hosted by the Linux Foundation, using source code from the operating systems Moblin (produced by Intel) and Maemo (produced by Nokia). Primarily targeted at mobile devices and information appliances in the consumer electronics market, MeeGo was designed to act as an operating system for hardware platforms such as netbooks, entry-level desktops, nettops, tablet computers, mobile computing and communications devices, in-vehicle infotainment devices, SmartTV / ConnectedTV, IPTV-boxes, smart phones, and other embedded systems.
Nokia wanted to make MeeGo its primary smartphone operating system in 2010, but after a change in direction it was stopped in February 2011, leaving Intel alone in the project. The Linux Foundation canceled MeeGo in September 2011 in favor of Tizen, which Intel then joined in collaboration with Samsung. A community-driven successor called Mer was formed that year. A Finnish start-up, Jolla, picked up Mer to develop a new operating system: Sailfish OS, and launched the Jolla Phone smartphone at the end of 2013. Another Mer derivative called Nemo Mobile was also developed.
MeeGo was intended to run on a variety of hardware platforms including hand-helds, in-car devices, netbooks and televisions. All platforms shared the MeeGo core, with different "User Experience" ("UX") layers for each type of device. MeeGo was designed by combining the best of both Intel's Fedora-based Moblin and Nokia's Debian-based Maemo. When it was first announced, the then President and CEO of Nokia, Olli-Pekka Kallsvuo, said that MeeGo would create an ecosystem, which would be the best among other operating systems and would represent players from different countries.
History
MeeGo T01 was first announced at Mobile World Congress in February 2010 by Intel and Nokia in a joint press conference. The stated aim is to merge the efforts of Intel's Moblin and Nokia's Maemo former projects into one new common project that would drive a broad third party application ecosystem. According to Intel, MeeGo was developed because Microsoft did not offer comprehensive Windows 7 support for the Atom processor. On 16 February 2010 a tech talk notice was posted about the former Maemo development project founded in 2009 and code named Harmattan, that originally slated to become Maemo 6. Those notice stated that Harmattan is now considered to be a MeeGo instance (though not a MeeGo product), and Nokia is giving up the Maemo branding for Harmattan on the Nokia N9 and beyond. (Any previous Maemo versions up to Maemo 5, a.k.a. Fremantle, will still be referred to as Maemo.) In addition it was made clear that only the naming was given up whilst development on that Harmattan will continue so that any schedules will be met.
Aminocom and Novell also played a large part in the MeeGo effort, working with the Linux Foundation on their build infrastructure and official MeeGo products. Amino was responsible for extending MeeGo to TV device |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FirstPlay | FirstPlay was a video gaming online magazine published by Future Publishing for Sony Computer Entertainment Europe. It was produced by the team behind PlayStation Official Magazine and features video reviews and previews and screenshots of upcoming and recently released PlayStation 3 games. Episodes were released weekly on the PlayStation Store where users could choose to purchase a single episode or a 90-day subscription at a discounted rate.
Content
Editorial content in FirstPlay was scripted by Associate editor Nathan Ditum and writer Matthew Elliott with contributions from the Official PlayStation Magazine UK team. The videos were edited by a dedicated production team and narrated by Lucy Porter. All video content was presented in 720p. Each episode consists of four sections; HD Reviews & Previews, Network Highlights, Featured Downloads and Screenshot Galleries. Typically, each episode of FirstPlay has four features in each section.
The HD Reviews & Previews and Network Highlights sections both offer video content. This consists of reviews of recently released and upcoming PlayStation 3 games and previews of future games in the HD Reviews & Previews section while the Network Highlights section will include different video features each week such as round-ups of the best PlayStation Network games or user-created LittleBigPlanet levels. Advertisements of up to 30 seconds in length are run before each video feature. The user may choose to skip these after they have viewed five in total. Users can control the playback of video content in the same way that they can from video on the XMB, with the ability to pause, rewind, fastforward and skip.
The Screenshot Galleries feature screenshots of upcoming games. Each screenshot is accompanied by a voice-over providing commentary about a specific image, or general information about the game. The user can zoom into and pan around images and can also export images to their XMB to access from outside of FirstPlay.
The Featured Downloads section offers exclusive downloadable content which varies in each episode. This could include free add-ons for retail games, XMB themes, PlayStation Minis or other content.
History
Sony Computer Entertainment first announced in September 2008 that they were working with Future Publishing to produce an "on-console digital magazine" for PlayStation Network users in Europe. This was following the earlier release of Qore, a similar service available to users in North America. The service was initially scheduled for release in early 2009. In October 2009 it was revealed through a Future Publishing job listing that the service would be called Official PlayStation Magazine HD (or OPMHD). The product was finally announced as FirstPlay in February 2010 and it was confirmed that it would launch in Spring 2010. The first issue of FirstPlay was released on the PlayStation Store on 8 April 2010.
In July 2011 SCEE announced that the FirstPlay service was to end, leaving 6 July epis |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Data%20mule | A data mule is a vehicle that physically carries a computer with storage between remote locations to effectively create a data communication link. A data mule is a special case of a sneakernet, where the data is automatically loaded and unloaded when the data mule arrives at its terminal locations. Disruption Tolerant Networking (DTN) can use data mules to exchange data among computers that do not have access to the TCP/IP-based Internet.
Data mules have been used to offer internet connectivity to remote villages. Computers with a disk and wifi link are attached to buses on a bus route between villages. As a bus stops at the village to pick up passengers and cargo, the DTN router on the bus communicates with a DTN router in the bus station over Wi-Fi. Email is down-loaded to the village and up-loaded for transport to the Internet or to other villages along the bus route.
Data mules are a cost-effective mechanism for rural connectivity because they use inexpensive commodity hardware, can be quickly installed, and can be piggy backed on existing transportation infrastructure.
Despite potentially long delays for receiving data, surprisingly large bandwidths can be achieved. For example, delivering a 1TB disk once per day has an effective bandwidth of 100Mbit/s.
The term data mule is likely based on the use of the term mule in smuggling, but the backronym MULE (Mobile Ubiquitous LAN Extension) is also claimed to be the source.
References
External links
https://web.archive.org/web/20110706173432/http://www.communityict.ca/docs/daknet-case.pdf
Network architecture |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impact%20%28TV%20programme%29 | Impact (formerly Impact Asia), styled also as Impact with Yalda Hakim is a news programme that premiered on BBC World News on 1 February 2010 as part of a network-wide refresh. The programme was hosted by Yalda Hakim, who replaced previous presenter Mishal Husain. The programme brought audiences a mixture of breaking news, debate and analysis using the BBC's range of correspondents based in the Asia Pacific regions and around the world. Broadcasting political, diplomatic, business, sports and breaking news stories directly affecting Asia Pacific, the programme aimed to analyse stories from a global perspective. The format included sport, business and weather updates. The programme aired until 3 March 2023.
History
As part of a shake-up of the BBC World News schedule, on 1 February 2010 presenter based strands were developed to give more focus on the names hosting each slot. These replaced several editions of World News Today. Impact Asia was developed as one of these slots. In 2011 the programme was renamed Impact to avoid the exclusion of other sections of the global audience.
As part of BBC's plan to merge its domestic BBC News channel in the UK and BBC World News in early 2023, Impact was one of the programmes which got cancelled. The final episode aired on 3 March 2023 at 13:00 GMT on the then BBC World News.
The programme is spiritually replaced by The Daily Global which premiered on 22 May 2023 and is focusing on roundups of international news.
Schedule
Impact aired from 13:00–14:30 GMT (with an extra half-hour at 15:00 GMT), weekdays on BBC World News. The programme was split into three parts, each lasting half an hour. After the final section World Business Report then Sport Today air. During British Summer Time, the programme aired at 12:00–13:30 GMT (with an extra half-hour at 14:00 GMT); and was followed by an edition of HARDtalk.
Presentation
The programme was originally broadcast from studio N8 in the News Centre at BBC Television Centre, along with other output from BBC World News. When major news events occur the programme may be presented on location, for example, Mishal Husain presented from Pakistan in the aftermath of Osama Bin Laden's death. From 14 January 2013 the programme moved to Broadcasting House studio B.
Presenters
When Yalda Hakim presented, the title sequence ended by stating 'Impact with Yalda Hakim'. However, when she did not, as she was often on assignment, the titles only showed 'Impact', regardless of the alternate presenter. This only happened if she wasn't reporting from a location on a topic covered in the show.
It was announced that Husain would leave the show in autumn 2013 to join Today, she presented her last programme on 7 October 2013. She was to maintain the role of 'relief presenter'. In April 2014, Yalda Hakim was announced as Husain's permanent replacement.
References
External links
(Current)
(2010–2012)
2010 British television series debuts
2023 British television series endings
2020s |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Worklife%20%28TV%20programme%29 | Worklife (Previously Business Edition and Business Live) is a news programme that premiered on BBC World News on 1 February 2010 as part of a network-wide refresh. The programme is presented by Tanya Beckett (Monday–Thursday) and Jamie Robertson (Friday). The programme examines the inner workings of business, translating complex financial stories to give viewers a clearer understanding of the rapidly changing global economy, and how it will impact on their lives. It also includes the top global news stories of the day as well as weather updates.
The current presenting line up is Sally Bundock with either David Eades or Karin Giannone in the morning.
In 2015, the programme was relaunched as Business Live with two editions one at 08:30BST/GMT and 20:00BST/GMT. Originally there was only one morning edition but was expanded to two in November.
History
Business Edition was reduced from 60 to 45 then to a 30-minute structure on 9 November 2010. The programme was replaced with an edition of BBC World News from April 2011. Business Edition with Tanya Beckett returned to BBC World News on 18 June 2012 at 22:00 GMT. This was originally an edition of World News Today: Business Edition. In June 2015 the program was ended to allow Outside Source and World News Today to be simulcast on the BBC News Channel.
It returned in November 2015 replacing an edition of World News Today under the name Business Live.
On 7 October 2019, Business Live was renamed to Worklife to reflect with sister programme Worklife India and its BBC Worklife website.
About the programme
Morning edition
This edition is presented live from London with two presenters and broadcast on BBC News Channel and BBC World News at 08:30GMT/BST (09:30CET). It gives the latest in Europe, Asia closing view, US recap.
After the top story, the headlines will be presented from the catwalk. Then, it switches to the presenter sitting at the desk. After that, the catwalk presenter will present the programme in the first half of the show. After the look at the markets segment they will join at the desk with a guest. In the last half, they will have a look at social media segment and then the business papers review.
This was the first edition of the programme until November 2015 when its second edition launched in the evening.
Evening edition
This edition is presented live from London and New York. Tanya Beckett and Michelle Fleury are the main presenters and the show is broadcast at 20:00GMT/BST (21:00CET) only on BBC World News.
During the top stories, the New York presenter will appear first, then the London presenter at the desk. The headlines intro is the same as the morning edition. The programme is mainly presented from the catwalk in Studio C, New Broadcasting House, London. This was originally an edition of World News Today and replaced the Business Edition which was broadcast at 21:00GMT/BST (2200 CET), Business Edition was also an edition of World News Today until 2010, but was replaced b |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Park%20Connector%20Network | The Park Connector Network (PCN) of Singapore is a network of walking/running/cycling paths that connects the various parks and other green spaces in Singapore. Both the parks and the PCN are managed by National Parks Board (NParks).
As part of the National Cycling Plan to promote cycling, the Land Transport Authority (LTA) is constructing networks of cycling paths within towns. These cycling paths connect with the PCN, enabling people to safely cycle both intra-town (e.g., from home to MRT station) and inter-town (longer distance cycling).
History
The proposal to form a park connector network was approved in 1991 by The Garden City Action Committee. In 1995, The Kallang Park Connector became the first park connector to be implemented. Stretching over nine kilometres, the park connector links two regional parks: Bishan Park and Kallang Riverside Park. In December 2007, the Eastern Coastal Loop, a 42-kilometre loop, was completed, providing a link from East Coast Park to Changi Beach Park. By January 2012, 200 kilometres of the PCN has been completed. In 2015, NParks has completed 300 kilometres of the PCN, along with the Central Urban Loop.
List
Loops
Central Urban Loop
Eastern Coastal Loop
Northern Explorer Loop
North Eastern Riverine Loop
Southern Ridges Loop
Western Adventure Loop
Individual Park Connectors
See also
List of parks in Singapore
References
External links
Official site
National Parks Board, Singapore
A Green Network for Singapore, Kiat W. Tan
1995 establishments in Singapore
Buildings and structures completed in 1995
Parks established in the 1990s
Protected areas established in 1995
Cycling in Singapore
Parks in Singapore
Singapore geography-related lists
Singapore nature-related lists
Sports venues in Singapore |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London%20Bridge%20Area%20Signalling%20Centre | London Bridge Area Signalling Centre (ASC) was a signalling centre on the Kent Route of Network Rail, principally covering the line from London (Charing Cross, Cannon Street and London Bridge) to Kent and Sussex route areas of Network Rail. The signalling centre was opened in 1974, and closed in 2020.
History
Background
In the 1970s, a substantial project to resignal railway lines into the three railway termini of Charing Cross, Cannon Street and London Bridge was initiated. This involved consolidating 16 signal boxes into one new Area Signalling Centre, to be located at London Bridge - as well as partially rebuilding London Bridge station.
In 1972, work began to segregate the trains before their arrival at London Bridge. Prior to the development of the ASC, Cannon Street and Charing Cross trains arrived on all lines and were signalled approaching or leaving to London Bridge station to their respective destinations. To facilitate this, the Borough Market signal box (opened in 1895) required 2 full time signallers, and handled over 100 trains per hour. This project would allow it and other signal boxes to be consolidated into a new, modern signalling centre - with signallers assisted by computers and substantial automation.
Building
After searching for an appropriate location, a site at the country end of London Bridge station was chosen. The building was built on top of the Grade II listed railway arches on the south side of the station. The building was designed by in-house British Rail Southern Region architects, in a Brutalist style. The upper section of the building is about two-thirds the length and slightly wider than the lower storey, projecting over live railway lines. It is clad with white concrete slabs in a contrast to the lower storey's brown walls. The lower floor housed the signalling equipment, as well as the offices and mess facilities for the signals maintenance team. The upper floor contained the control panels for the signallers.
Commissioning
In 1974, the first section of the control panel in the London Bridge ASC was commissioned, with trains first being signalled from the new ASC in 1975. As work continued, redundant signal boxes such as the old 1923-built London Bridge signal box were closed one by one and consolidated into the new ASC at London Bridge. In 1975, British Transport Films produced 'Operation London Bridge', a short film about the project. In 1976, the Borough Market signal box was closed - with the historic signal box acquired by the National Railway Museum. The ASC was visited by the Duke of Edinburgh in 1976.
By December 1978, the project had been completed, costing £23.8 million. Traffic bound for Charing Cross and Cannon Street was now segregated outside London Bridge, mainly at Parks Bridge Jn but occasionally in the New Cross area. The London Bridge central traffic was kept as a separate working railway from the eastern side.
London Bridge ASC
At its height, the London Bridge ASC was one of th |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Televideo%20%28disambiguation%29 | TeleVideo Corporation is a U.S. company that achieved its peak of success in the early 1980s producing computer terminals.
Televideo may also refer to:
TV/VCR combo (also known as a televideo), a device that combines a television and a video cassette recorder in a single unit
Televideo (teletext), an Italian teletext service
Videophone or two-way television used for instructional or conferencing purposes |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EPSILON%20%28programming%20language%29 | EPSILON is a macro language with high level features including strings and lists, developed by A.P. Ershov at Novosibirsk in 1967. EPSILON was used to implement ALGOL 68 on the M-220 computer.
See also
"Application of the Machine-Oriented Language Epsilon to Software Development", I.V. Pottosin et al., in Machine Oriented Higher Level Languages, W. van der Poel, N-H 1974, pp. 417–434
FOLDOC - http://foldoc.org/EPSILON
ALGOL 68 dialect |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%20series%20%28computer%29 | M-20, M-220 and M222 were a range of general-purpose computers designed and manufactured in the USSR.
These computers were developed by the Scientific Research Institute of Electronic Machines (NIIEM) and built
at Moscow Plant of Calculating and Analyzing Machines (SAM) and
the Kazan Plant of Computing Machines (under the Ministry of Radio Industry of the USSR).
Operating systems
The operating system provided batch processing and simultaneous execution, subsequently enhanced to provide a multitasking mode.
OS4-220 – for the М-220
DM-222 – for the М-222
Available programming languages
FORTRAN – an optimized ALPHA translator – by A.P. Ershov
ALGOL 60 – compiler
ALGOL 68 – compiler, written in ALGOL 60
See also
The Association of M-20 Users – a M-20 software distributor
Further reading
L.N. Korolyov. The computer structures and their software base. Moscow, Nauka, 1974.
Electronic digital computation machines for general purposes. Vol. 4. NII EIR Publication, 1972.
External links
http://www.computer-museum.ru/english/m220.htm
Ministry of Radio Industry (USSR) computers |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UMES%20%28disambiguation%29 | UMES can refer to:
University of Maryland Eastern Shore - in Princess Anne, Maryland, is part of the University System of Maryland.
University of Michigan Executive System - a operating system. |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rob%20Palmer%20%28presenter%29 | Rob Palmer (born 15 April 1975) is an Australian television presenter. He is best known for presenting the Do It Yourself segments on several lifestyle programs on the Seven Network.He is currently a presenter on 107.7 Triple M Central Coast.
Career
Palmer appeared on Channel Seven's Room For Improvement program (2001-2003), and also on the short-lived House Calls to the Rescue.
In 2004, he became the DIY section presenter on Better Homes and Gardens. At the end of December 2014, it was reported that his contract with Channel Seven was not renewed.
He won the 10th season of Dancing with the Stars in 2010.
Personal life
Palmer married British former television presenter Gwenllian Jones in 2003. , they have one son and two daughters. He has type 1 diabetes, diagnosed when he was aged seven.
Grew up in the Hills District of Sydney NSW.
Attended: St Michaels Catholic Primary at Baulkham Hills.
High School; St Ignatius College Riverview.
References
Living people
Australian television presenters
Dancing with the Stars (Australian TV series) winners
People educated at Saint Ignatius' College, Riverview
1975 births |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Close%20Combat%3A%20Battle%20of%20the%20Bulge | Close Combat: Battle of the Bulge, sometimes known as Close Combat IV: Battle of the Bulge, is a 1999 computer wargame developed by Atomic Games and published by Strategic Simulations Inc. (SSI). A simulation of the Battle of the Bulge during World War II, it is the fourth game in the Close Combat series. A remake, Close Combat: Wacht am Rhein, was released in 2008.
Gameplay
Close Combat: Battle of the Bulge is a computer wargame that simulates the Battle of the Bulge during World War II, using real-time gameplay.
Development
The game was developed by Atomic Games, as the fourth game in the Close Combat series. Atomic had made the first three games for Microsoft, but the publisher had ended the series after the release of Close Combat III: The Russian Front. While all three games had been profitable, Marc Dultz of CNET Gamecenter reported "indications that the company is now only interested in publishing games that have the potential of selling 250,000 units or more." Atomic reacted by splitting from Microsoft and migrating to Mindscape's Strategic Simulations Inc. (SSI) label in April 1999, in order to create Battle of the Bulge.
Reception
The game received favorable reviews according to the review aggregation website GameRankings.
It was a finalist for Computer Games Strategy Plus 1999 "Wargame of the Year" prize, although it lost to Panzer Campaigns I: Smolensk '41. The staff wrote, "Atomic Games’ innovative series finds a new home but retains its high-quality gameplay." The game was also a runner-up for Computer Gaming Worlds 1999 "Wargame of the Year" award, which ultimately went to Sid Meier's Antietam! The staff wrote that the former was the latter's only "serious competition" for the award, but was hampered by "AI quirks and mysteriously reincarnating units".
Sequel
Following the game, Atomic began work on a fifth Close Combat game with SSI in early 2000. However, Mindscape had since been sold to Mattel when that company bought The Learning Company, Mindscape's parent, for $3.5 billion in 1999. As a result, Close Combat V was published by Mattel Interactive, a financially unstable company. Computer Games Magazines Robert Mayer noted in September 2000 that "the future of this game series is up in the air—Mattel Interactive is perennially on the trading block, and Atomic ... has lost some key staff members in recent months". Late in September, Mattel sold The Learning Company at a bargain price to The Gores Group. A spokesman for the new managers announced that they expected to make it "profitable within six months." The fifth Close Combat, subtitled Invasion: Normandy, was released in October.
References
External links
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hell-O%20%28Glee%29 | "Hell-O" is the fourteenth episode of the American television series Glee. The episode premiered on the Fox network on April 13, 2010. It was written by series creator Ian Brennan and directed by Brad Falchuk. In "Hell-O", cheer-leading coach Sue Sylvester (Jane Lynch) attempts to sabotage the relationship between glee club members Finn Hudson (Cory Monteith) and Rachel Berry (Lea Michele). Glee club director Will Schuester (Matthew Morrison) attempts to begin a relationship with school guidance counsellor Emma Pillsbury (Jayma Mays), but several obstacles come between them, including the coach of rival glee club Vocal Adrenaline.
"Hell-O" introduces special guest stars Idina Menzel as Shelby Corcoran, the coach of Vocal Adrenaline, and Jonathan Groff as Jesse St. James, the group's lead singer. Glee fans had previously lobbied for Menzel to be cast as Rachel's biological mother. The episode features cover versions of six songs, five of which were released as singles, available for digital download.
The episode was watched by 13.66 million American viewers, making it the second-highest-rated episode of the entire series, after the season 2 post-Super Bowl XLV episode "The Sue Sylvester Shuffle", and received mixed reviews from television critics. Vanity Fair Brett Berk and the Houston Chronicle Bobby Hankinson felt the episode was haphazard and uneven, while IGNs Eric Goldman observed that "Hell-O" reset the events of the preceding episode "Sectionals", and in doing so felt rushed. David Hinckley of the Daily News agreed with this assessment, but felt that resetting character development was a positive move in the long term.
Plot
Following the suspension from her position at William McKinley High School, cheer-leading coach Sue Sylvester (Jane Lynch) blackmails Principal Figgins (Iqbal Theba), slipping him a date rape drug and taking an incriminating photograph of them in a compromising position. He allows her to return to work at the school, where she immediately returns to plotting to bring down New Directions. Finn Hudson (Cory Monteith) and Rachel Berry (Lea Michele) are now dating, although Finn still is not over his ex-girlfriend Quinn Fabray (Dianna Agron). He expresses his feelings through a performance of the Doors' "Hello, I Love You" as part of the week assignment of performing songs with the word "Hello".
Sue enlists cheerleaders Santana Lopez (Naya Rivera) and Brittany Pierce (Heather Morris) to seduce Finn. He breaks up with Rachel, who angrily sings "Gives You Hell" in retaliation, and goes on a date with both Brittany and Santana, but comes to the realization that he does want to be with Rachel. In the interim, Rachel meets Jesse St. James (Jonathan Groff), the lead singer of New Directions' rival glee club Vocal Adrenaline, at a local music library. The two perform an impromptu duet of Lionel Richie's "Hello", and Rachel becomes enamoured with him. Eventually, the New Directions members learn about the blossoming relationship |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mama%20%28software%29 | Mama is an object-oriented educational programming language designed to help young students start programming by providing all language elements in the student mother tongue. Mama programming language is available in several languages, with both left-to-right (LTR) and right-to-left (RTL) language direction support.
A new variant of Mama was built on top of Carnegie Mellon's Alice development environment, supporting scripting of the 3D stage objects. This new variant of Mama was designed to help young students start programming by building 3D animations and games.
History
The first versions of Mama - 1.0, 1.1 and 1.2 - provided simple integrated development environment (IDE) which contained support to standard elements such as text editor with syntax highlighting, compiler, debugger, output window, etc. Starting at version 1.5, Mama was integrated with the open source Alice IDE to support drag and drop programming and 3D animating. Mama versions are implemented in Java.
The current release of Mama, version 1.5.4, is available both in English and in Hebrew, and it runs on Microsoft Windows.
Design
Mama was designed to address the following problems in educational programming:
Industrial programming languages are designed to be usable for production code, thus introducing additional complexity. Mama is designed solely to teach programming concepts, providing simple and quick development of programs.
Syntax errors frustrate students when start learning programming - Mama's variant over Alice uses a drag and drop environment to create computer animations using 3D models.
Mama language is a pure object-oriented language, while the Alice IDE is object based. That implies that while writing textual scripts with Mama language supports all object oriented elements (inheritance, polymorphism, generic programming, Observer pattern style event handling), creating objects and methods with the drag and drop interface is object based - there is no inheritance (and thus no polymorphism). The last observation may confuse beginners - thus it is suggested to use Mama scripts only as advance topics in CS courses.
Mama 1.5 main improvements over Alice version 2.2:
added Mama programming language as a (rich) scripting language - 3D scene objects can be manipulated using this scripting mechanism
full Unicode support
creation and editing of 3D objects
support uploading movies to YouTube and publishing in Facebook
support for scenery and characters
tutorial editor tool for instructors
movie export with audio
user standalone executables
better menu logic
many bug fixes
IDE Basics
There are several parts in IDE window: at the top you'll find the main menu and the toolbar, which let you execute commands such as create/open a worlds, import 3D objects into the world, create a standalone application, export the animation to YouTube, etc.
The five windows contained in the main window are:
object tree - contains the object list in the current world.
3D wi |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20Cake%20Boss%20episodes | Cake Boss is an American reality television series, which originally aired on the cable television network TLC from April 19, 2009, to December 2, 2017. New episodes returned on May 18, 2019, with the show moving to TLC's sister network, Discovery Family until April 11, 2020.
During the course of the series, 247 episodes of Cake Boss aired over nine seasons.
Series overview
Episodes
Season 1 (2009)
Season 2 (2009–10)
Season 3 (2010)
Season 4 (2011–12)
Season 5 (2012–13)
Season 6 (2013–14)
Season 7 (2015)
Season 8 (2016–17)
Season 9 (2019–20)
References
General references
Episodes
Lists of American non-fiction television series episodes
Lists of American reality television series episodes
Lists of food television series episodes |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marshallese%20passport | The Marshallese passport is an international travel document that is issued to Marshallese citizens.
Physical appearance
The Marshall Islands passport includes the following data:
Photo of passport holder
Code of issuing state (MHL)
Passport number
Name of the holder
Name of the issuing state (Republic of the Marshall Islands)
Date of birth of the passport holder
Sex
Place of Birth
Date of issue
Date of expiry
Issuing authority
Visa requirements
As of March 2023, Marshallese citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 123 countries and territories, ranking the Marshallese passport 87th in terms of travel freedom (tied with the Colombian, North Macedonian and Tuvaluan) according to the Henley visa restrictions index.
Marshall Islands signed a mutual visa waiver agreement with Schengen Area countries on 28 June 2016.
See also
Visa requirements for Marshallese citizens
References
External links
RMI Passport Application Instructions
RMI Passport Application
Marshall Islands
Government of the Marshall Islands
Foreign relations of the Marshall Islands |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles%20Giancarlo | Charles Henry "Charlie" Giancarlo (born 1957) is an American entrepreneur and investor. He is the chairman and CEO of data storage company Pure Storage. He is a former senior executive of Cisco Systems and Silver Lake Partners.
Education and career
Giancarlo holds a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from Brown University, a master's degree in electrical engineering from the University of California, Berkeley, and an MBA from Harvard University.
He co-founded Telecom Systems in 1984, and then Adaptive Corporation in 1988.
Giancarlo joined Cisco in 1994 when it acquired Kalpana, an Ethernet switching company, where he was vice president. He became Cisco's first vice president of business development, where he developed Cisco's merger and acquisition strategy and practice. In 1999, he took responsibility for the commercial line of business at Cisco,. He became chief technical officer in 2003 and chief technology officer in July 2004. Giancarlo was responsible for many of Cisco's technologies including Ethernet switching, Wi-Fi, security, IP Telephony, and telepresence, as well as Cisco's entry into markets such as the small and medium business and consumer markets after acquiring Linksys, Scientific Atlanta, and WebEx. Although some analysts thought he might become chief executive after John T. Chambers, Giancarlo resigned from Cisco in December 2007.
In January 2008, he became a managing director and operating partner at the private equity firm Silver Lake Partners.
He was president and CEO of Avaya from June 2008 (replacing Louis D'Ambrosio) through December 2008. He has a son, Andrew. After the appointment of Kevin J. Kennedy as CEO, he became chairman of the board at Avaya, while continuing to serve at Silver Lake where he served on the boards of directors of Silver Lake portfolio companies Mercury Payment Systems, and Vantage Data Centers. In 2013 he was succeeded in his role at Silver Lake by Mark Gillett.
Giancarlo founded ItsOn in 2009, and was a founding investor at other ventures, including Equinix, Blue Jeans Networks, Coraid, Big Switch Networks, Avi Networks, Soraa, Enlighted, Attivo, Exablox, Formation Data, LensVector, NetSpeed, and Virtual Instruments.
In August 2017, it was announced that he would replace Scott Dietzen as CEO of Pure Storage.
He serves on the boards of companies such as Accenture, Arista Networks, Tintri, ServiceNow, and Vectra Networks Inc.
References
Further reading
Avaya
Avaya employees
American technology chief executives
Living people
American chairpersons of corporations
Brown University School of Engineering alumni
UC Berkeley College of Engineering alumni
Harvard Business School alumni
Cisco people
Silver Lake (investment firm) people
American chief technology officers
1957 births
American people of Italian descent |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compellent%20Technologies | Compellent Technologies, Inc., was an American manufacturer of enterprise computer data storage systems that provided block-level storage resources to small and medium sized IT infrastructures. The company was founded in 2002 and headquartered in Eden Prairie, Minnesota. Compellent's flagship product, Storage Center, is a storage area network (SAN) system that combines a standards-based hardware platform and a suite of virtualized storage management applications, including automated tiered storage through a proprietary process called "DataProgression", thin provisioning and replication. The company developed software and products aimed at mid-size enterprises and sold through a channel network of independent providers and resellers. Dell acquired the company in February 2011, after which it was briefly a subsidiary known as Dell Compellent.
History
Compellent Technologies was founded in 2002 by Phil Soran, John Guider, and Larry Aszmann. The three had network storage and virtualization backgrounds.
The company had its initial public offering on October 15, 2007, became profitable for the first time in Q3 2008 and was profitable in consecutive quarters since. On February 11, 2010, it announced Q4 2009 revenues had increased 35 percent over Q4 2008, the company’s 17th consecutive quarter of revenue growth, with full year revenue of $125.3 million.
On December 13, 2010, Compellent announced it agreed to be acquired by Dell for approximately $960 million. The purchase was completed in February 2011 and the product line sold as Dell Compellent.
In the following years, Dell slowly phased out the Compellent brand name, naming the products simply Dell SCxxxx (for example, Dell SC9000).
Products
Storage Center
Compellent’s storage area network (SAN) system, called "Storage Center", combines several virtualized storage-management applications with hardware. The product tracks metadata, information about each block of data stored on the Compellent system, including the date and time written, frequency of access, associated volume, type of disk drive used, type of data stored and RAID level. Large amounts of data are stored and managed on a granular level and assigned automatically to high-performance drives or large-capacity drives. Compellent said this method of data management can lower hardware, power and cooling costs."
The base configuration of Storage Center includes a dual, redundant disk array controller, disk enclosure, disk drives, connectivity hardware, and software modules.
For high availability purposes, I/O ports and power supplies are also redundant.
The operating system, called SCOS (Storage Center Operating System), is regularly updated. Software modules include:
Storage virtualization
Thin provisioning
Automated tiered storage
Continuous snapshots
Remote replication and live volumes
Boot from SAN
Compellent’s hardware supports different server/host interfaces (such as Fibre Channel and iSCSI) and drive technologies (such as so |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethtool | ethtool is the primary means in Linux kernel-based operating systems (primarily Linux and Android) for displaying and modifying the parameters of network interface controllers (NICs) and their associated device driver software from application programs running in userspace.
ethtool consists of two components, an API within the Linux kernel through which NICs can send and receive parameters through their device driver software, and a userspace API based on the Linux SIOCETHTOOL ioctl mechanism through which application programs can communicate with the kernel to send and receive NIC and NIC driver parameters.
Most Linux distributions provide a standard utility program called ethtool that can be used from a shell to control, or gather information from NICs using the ethtool userspace API. In the Information technology community, the term ethtool is usually used to refer to this utility program.
The ethtool userspace API can be accessed from programs written in the C and C++ programming languages through the C standard library or C++ standard library respectively.
Several scripting languages such as Perl and Python provide ethtool API bindings that allow programmers using these languages to write scripts that can control NIC's.
The macOS and FreeBSD operating systems provide utility programs that have a user interface similar to the Linux ethtool utility, but that use fundamentally different APIs to communicate with their operating system kernels and NIC's.
Usage
The command is useful for:
Identification and diagnosis of Ethernet devices
Extended Ethernet devices statistics
Control speed, duplex, autonegotiation and flow control for Ethernet devices
Control checksum offload and other hardware offload features
Control DMA ring sizes and interrupt moderation
Control receive queue selection for multiqueue devices
Upgrade firmware in flash memory
Examples
To display the current parameters of the first network port ():
$ ethtool eth0
Settings for eth0:
Supported ports: [ TP MII ]
Supported link modes: 10baseT/Half 10baseT/Full
100baseT/Half 100baseT/Full
Supports auto-negotiation: Yes
Advertised link modes: 10baseT/Half 10baseT/Full
100baseT/Half 100baseT/Full
Advertised auto-negotiation: No
Speed: 100Mb/s
Duplex: Full
Port: MII
PHYAD: 1
Transceiver: internal
Auto-negotiation: off
Supports Wake-on: g
Wake-on: g
Current message level: 0x00000007 (7)
Link detected: yes
To configure it with the 1000Mb/s speed and duplex, in 1000BASE-T:
$ ethtool -s eth0 speed 1000 duplex full autoneg off
To let the link light of the device eth0 flash for two minutes:
$ ethtool -p eth0 120To print the driver info of the interface eth0:$ ethtool -i eth0
driver: mlx5_core
version: 4.9-2.2.4
firmware-version: 14.28.2006 (MT_2420110034)
expansion-rom-version:
bus-info: 0000:65:00.1
supports-sta |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Celerity%20Computing | Celerity Computing, Inc., was a publicly traded vendor of Unix-based minisupercomputers based in San Diego, California. Celerity Computing was founded in May 1983 by Steve Vallender, Nick Aneshansley and Andrew McCroklin. All were former employees of NCR Corporation.
Celerity shipped its first product, the C1200 Personal Workstation in November 1984. The C1200 was the first in a series of machines using the ACCEL RISC architecture, based on the NCR/32 32-bit processor. The C1200 offered a color monitor with up to 1280 by 1024 resolution. The C1200 was followed by the C1230 and C1260 models. The C1260 offered a dual processor option. The C1230 and C1260 were often used as multi-user systems. The C1200 series ran a version of BSD 4.2 Unix with System V Release 2 functionality merged in.
Celerity attempted to make the transition to being a minisupercomputer vendor with the development of the Celerity 6000, based on the ACCEL architecture implemented in ECL based on parts from Bipolar Integrated Technology. The Celerity 6000 had a 33-MHz system clock and up to 8 processors (max 8 scalar processors or 4 scalar processors and 4 vector processors). After running into financial difficulties during the development of the Celerity 6000, the assets and technologies of Celerity Computing were acquired by Floating Point Systems—itself financially ailing—in September 1988. The Celerity 6000 was completed and released as the FPS Model 500 minisupercomputer.
Celerity's assets changed hands multiple times in the following years through acquisitions and selloffs: Floating Point Systems sold to Cray in 1991; Cray sold to Silicon Graphics in 1996; and Silicon Graphics sold their Cray Business Systems Division to Sun Microsystems later that year. Many of the software and hardware engineers who were employed at Celerity—including McCrocklin and Campbell—were kept on board all the way to Sun Microsystems and beyond. The business unit they worked in under Sun Microsystems was renamed to Enterprise Systems Products (ESP).
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1988 disestablishments in California
1988 mergers and acquisitions
American companies established in 1983
American companies disestablished in 1988
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Computer companies disestablished in 1988
Cray
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Defunct computer companies based in California
Defunct computer companies of the United States
Silicon Graphics
Sun Microsystems
Technology companies based in San Diego |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GSM%20Cell%20ID | A GSM Cell ID (CID) is a generally unique number used to identify each base transceiver station (BTS) or sector of a BTS within a location area code (LAC) if not within a GSM network.
In some cases the first or last digit of CID represents cells' Sector ID:
value 0 is used for omnidirectional antenna,
values 1, 2, 3 are used to identify sectors of trisector or bisector antennas.
In UMTS, there is a distinction between Cell ID (CID) and UTRAN Cell ID (also called LCID). The UTRAN Cell ID (LCID) is a concatenation of the RNC-ID (12 bits, ID of the Radio Network Controller) and Cell ID (16 bits, unique ID of the Cell). CID is just the Cell ID. The concatenation of both will still be unique but can be confusing in some cellid databases as some store the CID and other store LCID. It makes sense to record them separately as the RNC ID is the same for many cells, the unique element is the CID.
A valid CID ranges from 0 to 65535 (216 − 1) on GSM and CDMA networks and from 0 to 268,435,455 (228 − 1) on UMTS and LTE networks.
Cell ID databases and services
A number of commercial and public Cell ID databases and services are available:
See also
Base transceiver station
Field test mode
E-CellID
References
External links
Combain Positioning Service - cloud service with API to locate wireless devices based on Cell-ID and Wi-Fi
LocationAPI by Unwired Labs - Location as an API service to locate devices with WiFi, Cell towers & IP
Mozilla Location Service - an open service which lets devices determine their location based on network infrastructure like WiFi access points and cell towers
CellMapper - cellular coverage and tower map
OpenCellID - an open source project, aiming to create a complete database of Cell IDs worldwide, with their locations
cellidfinder - Find the coordinates of any known CellID.
Navizon - cloud service with API to locate wireless devices using a global database of WiFi access points and Cell-ID locations
openBmap - a free and open map of wireless communicating objects (e.g. cellular antenna, Wi-Fi access points...)
minigps - some information on Cell IDs in china
Mylnikov GEO - an open source API project. It lets get coordinates of mobile towers with no limits and absolutely free. (Russian)
Base Station Numbering Schemes - Discussion of cellular repeater numerology
GSM standard |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernard%20Moullier | Bernard Moullier (born 27 September 1957) is a French former ski jumper. Moullier competed at the 1980 Winter Olympics.
References
External links
http://data.fis-ski.com/dynamic/athlete-biography.html?sector=JP&listid=&competitorid=41832
1957 births
Living people
French male ski jumpers
Olympic ski jumpers for France
Ski jumpers at the 1980 Winter Olympics
Place of birth missing (living people)
20th-century French people |
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