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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flux%20Family%20Secrets | Flux Family Secrets (also known as Flux) is a series of casual puzzle personal computer games games developed by the independent game development company Skunk Studios. The series is composed of games with ‘Fractured Object’ puzzles where, in order to progress through a game, the player must find several objects that have been disassembled and hidden somewhere in the rendered scene. The games in the series are published by Big Fish Games, and are also available for download from other video game download websites.
Development
Both of the games in the series have been developed by Skunk Studios. The games have relied primarily on the creation of 3D assets. In Flux Family Secrets: The Ripple Effect, character artwork was created by Overton Loyd, who has worked with creating artwork for album covers and animated television shows.
Installments
Flux Family Secrets: The Ripple Effect
Flux Family Secrets: The Ripple Effect is the first game in the series, which was released on April 11, 2009. The game focuses primarily on time traveling to the past. The story beings with Jesse, the main character of the story that the player plays as, searching for the family she had never known and is brought to Flux mansion. To prove her lineage, she is put through a test where she is sent back in time in order to retrieve various historical artifacts, and is charged with fixing different aspects of history by replacing objects that have been scattered throughout time. The story begins a story-arc that continues on into the next game in the series, Flux Family Secrets: The Rabbit Hole.
Flux Family Secrets: The Rabbit Hole
Flux Family Secrets: The Rabbit Hole is the second game in the series. It was first released on June 10, 2010 as a "Collector’s Edition" game, which contains extra content as compared to the standard edition, such as additional scenes and missions. This was the first high-definition game released by Big Fish Games. The game was later released in a standard edition later that summer for a lower price. The sequel continues the story as it focuses more on the Flux mansion and some of the family members responsible for the state of things.
Flux Family Secrets: The Book of Oracles
Flux Family Secrets: The Book of oracles is the third game in the series.
References
External links
Flux Family Secrets: The Ripple Effect at SkunkStudios
Flux Family Secrets: The Rabbit Hole at SkunkStudios
Big Fish Games games
Casual games
MacOS games
Puzzle video games
Video game franchises introduced in 2009
Video games developed in the United States
Windows games |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D57%20road | D57 state road in the eastern part of Croatia connects the city of Vukovar to the state road network of Croatia, and to the A3 motorway in Lipovac interchange. The road is long. The route comprises some urban intersections, mostly in the city of Vukovar.
The road, as well as all other state roads in Croatia, is managed and maintained by Hrvatske ceste, a state-owned company.
Traffic volume
Traffic is regularly counted and reported by Hrvatske ceste, operator of the road.
Road junctions and populated areas
Sources
D057
D057 |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illegals%20Program | The Illegals Program (so named by the United States Department of Justice) was a network of Russian sleeper agents under unofficial cover. An investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) culminated in the arrest of ten agents on June 27, 2010, and a prisoner exchange between Russia and the United States on July 9, 2010.
The arrested spies were Russian nationals who had been planted in the U.S. by the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service (known by its Russian abbreviation, SVR), most of them using false identities. Posing as ordinary American citizens, they tried to build contacts with academics, industrialists, and policymakers to gain access to intelligence. They were the target of a multi-year investigation by the FBI. The investigation, called Operation Ghost Stories, culminated at the end of June 2010 with the arrest of ten people in the U.S. and an eleventh in Cyprus. The ten sleeper agents were charged with "carrying out long-term, 'deep-cover' assignments in the United States on behalf of the Russian Federation."
The suspect arrested in Cyprus skipped bail the day after his arrest. A twelfth person, a Russian national who worked for Microsoft, was also apprehended about the same time and deported on July 13, 2010. Moscow court documents made public on June 27, 2011, revealed that another two Russian agents, who Russia alleges were known to the FBI, managed to flee the U.S. without being arrested.
Ten of the agents were flown to Vienna on July 9, 2010, soon after pleading guilty to charges of failing to register as representatives of a foreign government. The same day, the agents were exchanged for four Russian nationals, three of whom had been convicted and imprisoned by Russia for espionage (high treason) on behalf of the US and UK.
On October 31, 2011, the FBI publicly released several dozen still images, clips from surveillance video, and documents related to its investigation in response to Freedom of Information Act requests.
FBI arrests and criminal charges
Using forged documents, some of the spies assumed stolen identities of Americans, enrolled at American universities, and joined professional organizations as a means of further infiltrating government circles. Two of the individuals used the names of Richard and Cynthia Murphy and resided in Hoboken, New Jersey, in the mid-1990s, before purchasing a nearby home in suburban Montclair. Another couple named in court documents were journalist Vicky Peláez and Mikhail Vasenkov (using the alias Juan Lazaro) in Yonkers, New York. The court filings allege that couples were arranged in Russia to "co-habit in the country to which they are assigned", going as far as having children together to help maintain their deep covert status.
The criminal complaints later filed in various federal district courts allege that the Russian agents in the U.S. passed information back to the SVR by messages hidden inside digital photographs, written in disappearing ink, ad hoc wireless n |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Energy%20Science%20and%20Technology%20Database | The Energy Science and Technology Database (EDB) is a multidisciplinary file containing worldwide references to basic and applied scientific and technical research literature. The information is collected for use by (United States) government managers, researchers at the national laboratories, and other research efforts sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy, and the results of this research are transferred to the public. Abstracts are included for records from 1976 to the present day.
Nuclear Science Abstracts
The EDB also contains the Nuclear Science Abstracts which is a comprehensive abstract and index collection to the international nuclear science and technology literature for the period 1948 through 1976. Included are scientific and technical reports of the US Atomic Energy Commission, United States Energy Research and Development Administration and its contractors, other agencies, universities, and industrial and research organizations. Approximately 25% of the records in the file contain abstracts. Nuclear Science Abstracts contains over 900,000 bibliographic records. In comparison, the entire Energy Science and Technology Database contains over 3 million bibliographic records.
EDB Scope
Moreover, this database is designed to be a source for any individual who requires access to worldwide energy related information. This database is applicable to the following:
Obtaining results of current energy research efforts.
Access subject specific information on energy sources, use, and conservation; environmental effects; waste processing and disposal; regulatory consideration, as well as basic scientific studies.
Review energy information from a wide variety of sources, including journal literature, conference, patents, books, monographs, theses, and engineering and software materials.
Access historical records of the US Atomic Energy Commission, and US Energy Research and Development Administration.
Review subject specific information on nuclear science from a wide variety of sources, including books, conference proceedings, papers, patents, dissertations, engineering drawings, and journal literature.
Subject coverage
Subject coverage includes:
Biology
Biomedicine
Chemistry
Coal, Gas, Oil, Hydroelectricity
Conservation technology
Energy Conversion
Energy Policy
Engineering
Environmental Science
Geosciences, Geothermal Energy
Hazardous waste management
Human Genome Project Methodology
Isotope / Radiation technology
Materials Handling
Metals and Ceramics
Renewable Energy Source
Nuclear and Thermonuclear Power
Physics
Synthetic fuels
Sources
A combination of national, and international agencies, as well as multiple non-governmental organizations are the source for, and provide information to, this database. Information is provided through the Energy Technology Data Exchange (ETDE), which is the International Energy Agency's (IEA) multilateral information program, and through the International Atomic Energy Agency's International Nuclear I |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010%20Emmy%20Awards | 2010 Emmy Awards may refer to:
62nd Primetime Emmy Awards, the 2010 Emmy Awards ceremony honoring primetime programming during June 2009 – May 2010
37th Daytime Emmy Awards, the 2010 Emmy Awards ceremony honoring daytime programming during 2009
31st Sports Emmy Awards, the 2010 Emmy Awards ceremony that honored sports programming during 2009
38th International Emmy Awards, honoring international programming
Emmy Award ceremonies by year |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yonyou | Yonyou (officially Yonyou Network Technology Co., Ltd., formerly yonyou Software Co., Ltd.) is a Chinese company, principally engaged in the development and distribution of enterprise management software and cloud services.
Yonyou has around 230 branches worldwide, including Mainland China, Singapore, Macau, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Taiwan, Thailand and Indonesia.
Products
Yonyou provides enterprise cloud services and management software Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) including Supply Chain Management (SCM), Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Human Resources (HR), Business Intelligence (BI), Office Automation (OA), Financial Management (FMS), etc. It also offers industry-wide solutions for retail, education, F&B, finance, construction, public organization and so on.
Market share
Annual market reports from independent research firms, IDC and CCID Consulting, ranked Yonyou as China's No. 1 management solution provider over the past five years consecutively.
Yonyou Network Technology announced its financial results for 2021. Gross revenue amounted to RMB 8.932 billion (US$1.404 billion). Revenue from cloud services (excluding financial cloud services) amounted to RMB 5.321 billion (US$836 million), up 55.5% year-on-year.
According to "Market Share Analysis: ERP Software, Worldwide, 2019 - By Gartner", Yonyou is one of the top ten vendors in ERP software.
See also
Software industry in China
China Software Industry Association
References
Companies based in Beijing
Software companies established in 1988
Chinese companies established in 1988
Business software companies
Customer relationship management software companies
ERP software companies
Human resource management software
Supply chain software companies
Software companies of China
Privately held companies of China
Chinese brands |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D52%20road%20%28Croatia%29 | D52 state road, located in Lika region of Croatia connecting cities and towns of Otočac and Korenica, to the state road network of Croatia, and to A1 motorway at Otočac interchange (via D50. The road is long.
The D50 state road runs parallel to a section of the A1 motorway between Žuta Lokva and Sveti Rok interchanges, thus serving as an alternate or backup route for the motorway.
The road, as well as all other state roads in Croatia, is managed and maintained by Hrvatske ceste, a state-owned company.
Traffic volume
Traffic is regularly counted and reported by Hrvatske ceste, operator of the road. Substantial variations between annual (AADT) and summer (ASDT) traffic volumes at some counting sites are attributed to the fact that the road connects to D1 and D50 which in turn provide connections to other major highways carrying tourist traffic.
Road junctions and populated areas
Sources
D052
D052 |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DZBS | DZBS (1368 AM) Radyo Ronda is a radio station owned and operated by the Radio Philippines Network. The station's studios are located at A205 Lopez Bldg., Session Rd., Baguio, while its transmitter is located at Sitio Lamut, Brgy. Beckel, La Trinidad, Benguet.
References
Radio stations in Baguio
Radio Philippines Network
RPN News and Public Affairs
Radio stations established in 1961
News and talk radio stations in the Philippines |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DZKI | DZKI (1332 AM) Radyo Ronda is a radio station owned and operated by the Radio Philippines Network. The station's studio is located at the RPN Regional Broadcast Center, Bonacua Bldg., Iriga-Baao Rd., Brgy. San Nicolas, Iriga, and its transmitter is located in Brgy. San Roque, Iriga.
References
Radio stations in Camarines Sur
Radio Philippines Network
RPN News and Public Affairs
Radio stations established in 1968
News and talk radio stations in the Philippines |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NOAA%20Observing%20System%20Architecture | The NOAA Observing System Architecture (NOSA) is a collection of over 100 of the environmental datasets of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) . It was established to develop an observational architecture that helps NOAA to design observing systems that support NOAA's mission, avoid duplication of existing systems and operate efficiently in a cost-effective manner.
NOSA includes:
NOAA's observing systems (and others) required to support NOAA's mission,
The relationship among observing systems; including how they contribute to support NOAA's mission and associated observing requirements, and
The guidelines governing the design of a target architecture and the evolution toward this target architecture
See also
ACARS
AERONET
FluxNet
Coastal-Marine Automated Network
Sources
External links
NOSA Homepage
Meteorological data and networks |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John%20Strong%20%28sportscaster%29 | John Strong is an American television play-by-play broadcaster who is the lead play-by-play voice for MLS on Fox. His work has appeared on NBC, Fox, ESPN among other networks. He is a former radio host on 750-AM "The Game" in Portland, Oregon and was the radio and television play-by-play announcer for the Portland Timbers Major League Soccer team.
Broadcasting career
Strong began his broadcasting career while in high school at Lake Oswego High School, where he founded Laker Broadcasting. Strong created audio broadcasts of LOHS football and basketball games beginning in 2002.
While attending School of Journalism and Communication at the University of Oregon, Strong worked at 750 KXL in Portland and was active at Oregon's campus station, KWVA. Strong continued his play-by-play work by broadcasting University of Oregon women's soccer, softball, and women's lacrosse. He also served as play-by-play voice for the Eugene Generals Junior Hockey team in 2005-06.
Strong's first full-time broadcast job came at Portland's KXL radio and, later, 750 AM "The Game" in 2008. Strong produced "The Bald Faced Truth" radio show and also hosted a daily evening radio show called "Strong at Night" for the station.
In 2010, Strong was the play-by-play announcer for the Portland Timbers and in 2011 became the regular play-by-play announcer for Timbers broadcasts on FSN Northwest. He was a regular commentator on Europa League games for Fox Soccer, notably calling the 2013 UEFA Europa League Final between Chelsea and Benfica. After the 2012–13 season, he moved to NBC Sports to cover Major League Soccer and Premier League football. After NBC's loss of Major League Soccer coverage to Fox Sports in 2014, it was announced that Strong was moving full-time to Fox Sports to head the Major League Soccer, and Women's World Cup coverage. Strong was previously working part-time for Fox when he was not obligated to his NBC duties. In 2015, Strong also began to serve as the lead play-by-play voice for most United States men's national soccer team matches broadcast on Fox/Fox Sports 1 because of a new television contract between U.S. Soccer, Fox Sports, and ESPN/ABC. Brad Friedel and later Stuart Holden joined him as the lead color commentator for these matches. He and lead color commentator Stuart Holden called the Fox broadcast of the 2018 FIFA World Cup and 2022 FIFA World Cup, including the finals for both 2018 and 2022.
TV credits
MLS: 2012–2014 (NBCSN), 2015–present (Fox Sports)
FIFA Women's World Cup: 2015, 2023 (Fox Sports)
UEFA Europa League: 2014–2016 (Fox Sports)
UEFA Champions League: 2016–2018 (Fox Sports)
FIFA World Cup: 2018, 2022 (Fox Sports)
Copa América: 2016, 2021 (Fox Sports)
Honors
In 2013, Strong was named Oregon Sportscaster of the Year by the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association. In 2011, he was awarded Major League Soccer’s Broadcast Call of the Year for his play-by-play call of midfielder Darlington Nagbe’s goal against Sporting Kansa |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Energy%20Technology%20Data%20Exchange | The Energy Technology Data Exchange (ETDE) was formed in 1987 and officially ended 30 June 2014. It was initiated as a multilateral agreement under the International Energy Agency (IEA) agreement network, replacing numerous other bilateral agreements. The multilateral agreement was for the international exchange of energy research and development and information. The exchange resulted in a database which was the world's largest collection of energy research, technology, and development (RTD) information (ETDEWEB - described below). The collection of information was generated from energy RTD literature published in member countries and through other partnering arrangements with organizations such as the International Nuclear Information System (a unit of the International Atomic Energy Agency). This had the effect of creating a broad spectrum of information that was included in the ETDE database. The range of content included fossil fuels, renewable energies (including Hydrogen), End-Use (Buildings, Industry and Transport), fusion, energy policy, conservation, and efficiency, and cross-sectional activities. This fulfilled the need for timely exchange of global information towards the goal of a sustainable energy future. ETDE operated under an IEA Implementing Agreement and was governed by an Executive Committee of delegates from ETDE member countries. Officers of the Executive Committee included a Chair and two Vice-Chairs, elected to three-year terms. Day-to-day operations were managed through an operating agent organization, which reported to the Executive Committee.
Energy Database
ETDE's Energy Database was a substantial collection that focused on energy research literature and technology literature. This database contained more than 4.5 million abstracted and indexed records, and was updated twice per month. Temporal coverage was from 1974 to 2014. The principle access point for this database was ETDEWEB (see next section). However, access was also available through commercial online hosts, and some countries offered their own products for access. Member country representatives supplied the best options for their citizens to access this database. Furthermore, the United States fed this database to Dialog which provided online access. Likewise, Germany fed this database to STN International.
Broad subject coverage included information on energy research and development; energy policy and planning; basic sciences (e.g., physics, chemistry and biomedical) and materials research; the environmental impact of energy production and use, including climate change; energy conservation; nuclear (e.g., reactors, isotopes, waste management); coal and fossil fuels; and renewable energy technologies (e.g., solar energy, wind energy, biomass, geothermal, hydro). The scope of topical coverage was worldwide in some areas. The database was used by scientists, researchers, engineers, policymakers, information specialists, librarians, industry leaders, uni |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La%20Bressola | La Bressola () is a cultural association founded in Perpignan, France in 1976 to promote a network of community-run schools engaged in Catalan language immersion programs in France, particularly in the comarques of North Catalonia. The first center was opened in Sant Galdric (Perpignan) in September 1976. Subsequently, other centers have been opened in Pessillà, El Vernet, Pontellà, Prades, El Soler, Canet and Sant Esteve del Monestir.
Since 1983, the schools of La Bressola have hosted students from two to eleven years. In 2005, they maintained eight educational centers for nursery and primary school children, one of them (El Soler) being, since 2003, the first to impart secondary education in Catalan in France. With seven primary schools and two high school, some 1100 students are currently being taught.
Together with the Calandretas, the Diwan schools, the Seaska (the Ikastolas of the French Basque country) and the association ABCM-Zweisprachigkeit (French-Alsatian bilingual schools), form a confederation of immersive schools in France.
Centers
Pessillà, Roussillon
Nils (in the commune of Ponteilla, Roussillon)
Prades, Conflent
Saint-Estève, Roussillon
Perpignan-Sant Galdric, Roussillon
Perpignan- El Vernet, Roussillon
Le Soler, Roussillon
Col·legi Pompeu Fabra del Soler, Roussillon (High school)
Col·legi Mas Rosselló, Canet, Roussillon (High school)
Educational system
The pedagogy that is practiced is the so-called "active pedagogy" and it maintains a comparable level to its French-language counterparts. The administration's relations with the association, which since 1982 has tried to obtain government subsidies, have been difficult because of pressures for the introduction of bilingualism in equal parts. In 1995, the introduction of bilingual education at the end of primary school was agreed to. In 1987, the Generalitat of Catalonia awarded the Honor Award to Lluís Carulla and the Creu de Sant Jordi in 2007.
In 1981, a split led to the creation of the association Arrels, directed by Laura Manaut and Pere Manzanares. The general director is Joan Pere Le Bihan.
Public support
In March 2007, the players of FC Barcelona, Lilian Thuram and Oleguer Presas participated in the reading of a manifesto in defense of the Catalan language and of these schools at a ceremony in Perpignan. The manifesto has been further supported by club president Joan Laporta, the coach of the France national football team Raymond Domenech, and the singers Manu Chao, Cali, the group Zebda, and I Muvrini.
Notes
External links
Website of the La Bressola schools .
Association of Friends of La Bressola .
The director of La Bressola, Joan-Pere Le Bihan y Rullan a Association des Cadres Catalans de Toulouse
Education in France
Catalan advocacy organizations
Minority schools |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Straight%20from%20the%20Shoulder%20%28TV%20program%29 | Straight from the Shoulder is a Philippine television and radio public affairs show broadcast by GMA Network. Hosted by Louie Beltran, it premiered in 1970 on MBC-11 until in 1972. On January 14, 1987, it returned as a television show in GMA Network. A radio edition also aired on DZRH. The show concluded in September 1994, following Beltran's death. It was replaced by Liberty Live with Joe Taruc in its timeslot.
Accolades
References
1970 Philippine television series debuts
1972 Philippine television series endings
1987 Philippine television series debuts
1994 Philippine television series endings
Filipino-language television shows
GMA Network original programming
GMA Integrated News and Public Affairs shows
Philippine television shows |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quadrature-division%20multiple%20access | Quadrature-division multiple access (QDMA) is a radio protocol. The term combines two standard terms in telecommunications, CDMA and QPSK.
Applications
QDMA is used for local area networks, usually wireless short-range such as WiMax. CDMA and QDMA are especially suitable for modern communications, for example, the transmission of short messages such as SMS or MMS; communication when in motion (from cars, trains, etc.); the establishment of unplanned links.
Benefits over TDMA and FDMA
The traditional TDMA and FDMA require a lot of overhead to set a link parameter with a new user, or to detect that a user left and their allocation is free to be allocated to another. In CDMA or QDMA, a new user is simply allocated a new code and is ready to go. It may impose a slight load on the spectrum, but the system is so devised as to absorb a controlled measure of collisions and continue operations at a high level of quality of service.
References
Further reading
John G. Proakis, Digital Communications, Third Edition, McGraw-Hill,
Ulrich L. Rohde, Jerry Whitaker, T. T. N. Bucher, Communications Receivers, Second Edition, McGraw-Hill,
Channel access methods |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crowley%20Broadcast%20Analysis | Crowley Broadcast Analysis is an official institution of research, which monitors the radios in Brazil since 1997. Currently the company provides data to the Escritório Central de Arrecadação e Distribuição (ECAD) and the Brazilian Association of Record Producers (ABPD) and besides being the standard for the Phonographic Industry in the country. In August 2009, also exclusively provides the charts for Billboard Brasil that is based on grid-base radios with 250 stations surveyed in 10 cities.
Charts
In 2018, the company launches the Crowley Charts website, which compiles tables that were published weekly by Billboard Brasil. The site offers the Top 100 Brasil, with the 100 most played songs of the week, and tables with the 10 most played songs by genre (National Pop, International Pop, National Pop/Rock, Pagode, Sertanejo, Forró, Funk/Black Music, Latin and MPB).
References
External links
Official site
Top 20 Weekly
Radio in Brazil
Radio organisations in Brazil |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PlayStation%20Underground | PlayStation Underground is a now-defunct American video game magazine, originally published by Sony Computer Entertainment America. The magazine focused on the PlayStation fanbase, including gaming on the original Sony PlayStation and the PlayStation 2, and was promoted as a "PlayStation fan club". Unlike its paper-based counterpart the Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine, PlayStation Underground came in the form of CD-ROMs which could be played on the PlayStation and PlayStation 2 consoles. Subscribers were also given access to a members-only website. The magazine released its first issue on March 26, 1997 and its final issue in 2001. The magazine released a total of seventeen issues during its active years. The magazine was eventually merged with Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine in 2001 when it was discontinued.
In 2015, PlayStation Underground returned as a video series where gameplay from upcoming games is shown in a Let's Play format while the PlayStation.Blog team discusses the game with the developer.
Content
Each issue consists of two CD-ROMs that can be played on a PlayStation or a PlayStation 2 console, or an emulator.
Disc one
The Vault - A collection of playable game demos of upcoming Sony Computer Entertainment America game titles.
Code Book - Hints, cheat codes and strategy guides for video games.
Imports - Preview of games from around the world such as Europe and Japan which have yet to be released in the United States.
Download Station - Additional game content, such as extra secret levels or hidden characters, which are saved into the memory card for use with certain games, similar to DLC.
Tech Q&A - A section which asks and answers questions behind product development and the PlayStation's technological capabilities.
Debriefing - Video interviews with major video game designers who work with the PlayStation console.
Behind the Scenes - A look at the "making of" video games, commercial spots, etc.
Event Center - A highlight of current happenings in the PlayStation brand, promotions and marketing events.
Bulletins - Exclusive special notices and opportunities for PlayStation Underground club members.
Transmission - A feature showcasing upcoming features and contests.
Alphas - Exclusive previews and premieres of upcoming games.
Hidden Content - Each issue had various Easter Eggs hidden throughout the sections including cheat codes, game movies, and game demos.
Disc two
The second disc contains mostly demos of upcoming games as well as game trailers. For example, in the second issue of PlayStation Underground the second disc was a Square themed disc containing demos to Final Fantasy VII and Bushido Blade as well as exclusive upcoming trailers of new Square games.
Notable interviews
PlayStation Underground featured video interviews with many high-profile game designers as well as other notable figures in the entertainment industry internationally during their Debriefing, Tech Q&A and Behind The Scenes segments, these include:
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Community%20Healthcare%20Network | Community Healthcare Network (CHN) provides primary care, mental health and social services in New York City. All of its locations are designated as a Federally Qualified Health Center by the Bureau of Primary Health Care. It is also an affiliate member of NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital.
History
In 1981, twelve family planning clinics started in the late 1960s in New York City merged to become the Community Family Planning Council. In 1984, the clinics became the first family planning provider in New York State to offer prenatal care and professional social work services. The clinics expanded to include primary care, mental health and social services and in 1998 the name was changed to Community Healthcare Network.
Catherine M. Abate has been president and CEO since 1999, until her death in 2014.
Robert Hayes is currently the President and CEO.
Location
Manhattan
Catherine M. Abate Health Center (formerly downtown health center)
Community League Health Center
Helen B. Atkinson Health Center
Brooklyn
CABS Health Center
Caribbean House Health Center
Dr. Betty Shabazz Health Center
Bronx
Bronx Health Center
Tremont Health Center
Queens
Long Island City Health Center
Queens Health Center
Family Health Center
Other
CHN also operates three mobile health units. Two are dedicated to general care, one is dedicated to ocular care.
Awards and recognition
In 2007, Community Healthcare Network received accreditation from The Joint Commission by demonstrating compliance with national standards for health care quality and safety.
See also
The New York Foundation
References
External links
Medical and health organizations based in New York (state)
Health centers
Clinics in New York City
NewYork–Presbyterian Hospital |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plus%20%28programming%20language%29 | Plus is a "Pascal-like" system implementation language from the University of British Columbia (UBC), Canada, based on the SUE system language developed at the University of Toronto, c. 1971.
There is another programming language named PLUS, developed at Sperry Univac in Roseville, Minnesota, but the Univac PLUS is not the subject of this article.
Description
Plus was developed at the University of British Columbia (UBC) Computing Centre by Alan Ballard and Paul Whaley for use with and for the development of the Michigan Terminal System (MTS), but the code generated by the compiler is not operating system dependent and so is not limited to use with or the development of MTS.
The UBC Plus compiler is written largely in Plus, runs under the Michigan Terminal System (MTS) on IBM S/370 or compatible hardware or under IBM's OS/VS1, and generates code for the IBM S/370, the DEC PDP-11, or the Motorola 68000 architectures.
Plus is based to a large extent on the SUE System Language developed at the University of Toronto, c. 1971. The SUE language was derived, particularly in its data structure facilities from Pascal.
Plus is superficially quite different from SUE or Pascal; however the underlying language semantics are really quite similar. Users familiar with the C programming language will also recognize much of its structure and semantics in PLUS.
Goals for the compiler and the Plus language include:
Allow and encourage reasonable program structures
Provide problem-oriented data structures
Allow and encourage readable and understandable source code
Allow for parametrization using symbolic constants
Actively assist in the detection and isolation of errors, at compile-time if possible and optionally at run-time where necessary
Generate efficient code
Provide facilities necessary for systems programming
Provide reasonably efficient compilation including separate compilation of different parts of a program
Optionally produce symbol (SYM) information allowing programs to be debugged using a Symbolic Debugging System such as SDS under MTS
The compiler generates extensive source listings, including cross-references. In addition, it automatically formats the source using strict rules and has a simple mark-up language for comments.
The manual, UBC PLUS: The Plus Programming Language, is available. A description of the source and object libraries available for use with Plus, PLUS Source Library Definitions, is also available.
"Hello, world" example
The "hello, world" example program prints the string "Hello, world!" to a terminal or screen display.
%Title := "Hello world";
%Include(Pluslist);
%Subtitle := "Definitions";
%Lower_Case := True;
/* Definitions that everyone needs */
%Include(Boolean, Numeric_Types, More_Numeric_Types, String_Types,
More_String_Types);
/* A tasteful subset of procedure definitions */
%Include(Main);
/* Message routine definitions */
%Include(Message_Initialize, Message, Message_Terminate); |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Connect%20%28organization%29 | Connect is a non-profit serving the San Diego and Southern California region. Connect elevates innovators and entrepreneurs throughout their growth journey by providing educational programming, mentorship, networking events, and access to capital. The current CEO is Mike Krenn.
Background
Founded at the University of California, San Diego (UC San Diego), Connect spun out of the university in 2005. Connect was founded in 1985 by Irwin M. Jacobs, co-founder and board member of Qualcomm Incorporated; Richard Atkinson, president emeritus, University of California (and former chancellor, UC San Diego); Lea Rudee, founding dean, UC San Diego School of Engineering; Mary Lindenstein Walshok, associate vice chancellor of extended studies and public programs at UC San Diego; Buzz Woolley, president of Girard Capital/Girard Foundation; David Hale, chairman of Hale BioPharma Ventures LLC; Dan Pegg, former president and CEO of San Diego Regional Economic Development Corporation; and Bob Weaver of Deloitte & Touche.
In 1986 UC San Diego recruited William (Bill) Otterson, chairman and CEO of Cipher Data Products, to head Connect. Over the following 13 years, Otterson built Connect by bringing together local entrepreneurs, academics and out of area venture capitalists through a variety of programs centered on innovation. Today CONNECT is an internationally renowned program that has now been modeled in almost 40 regions around the world including New York City, the UK, Denmark, Finland, Sweden, and Australia.
In May 2019, Connect merged with San Diego Venture Group (SDVG), led by then SDVG President, Mike Krenn.
Programs
Connect offers programs in the areas of research institution support, access to capital, entrepreneur mentorship, business development, and education on capital structure. Connect's lead program is Springboard, which offers free hands-on mentoring by veterans for innovators at the innovation, technology transfer, commercialization, transition and international expansion stages. Springboard has been recognized as a model by the New York Times, and Entrepreneur Magazine.
Founder credentials
In 2005 CONNECT was a co-founder of the Wireless Life Sciences Alliance, in 2008 CONNECT founded CleanTECH San Diego, and in 2009 founded San Diego Sport Innovators, now headed by Bill Walton.
San Diego Sport Innovators was created in 2008 by Camille Sobrian and Marco Thompson by partnering with sponsor Dick Kintz from Shepard Mulin law firm. Sports industry veterans, Peter "PT" Townsend, Ludo Boinnard and Jim Stroesser were added as the founding boarding members. Other board members include: Dana Shertz, Michael Brower, Bob Rief, Tony Finn, Mark Schmid, John Sarkisian, Brian Enge, Dave Nash, John Wilson, Dave Down, Jeff Kearl, and Kevin Flanagan. Former NBA great, Bill Walton, was brought in as the chairman in 2009.
Awards
The highest award CONNECT gives entrepreneurs is the Entrepreneur Hall of Fame Award. This award is given to those Connec |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clean%20Water%20Network | The Clean Water Network (CWN) is an American coalition of more than 1,200 local, state, and national non-profit interest groups coordinating to promote water health, safety, and quality interests in the United States.
History
CWN was formed in 1992 as a project of the Natural Resources Defense Council. The primary functions of CWN are to coordinate a variety of public interest organizations on clean water issues so that these groups may combine resources and advocate together, and to "safeguard water quality for future generations by working to defend, strengthen and implement the Clean Water Act and other key federal and state legislation impacting water."
The Clean Water Network serves public interest groups by serving as a portal for the latest news and information on federal clean water policy developments. The Network facilitates communications among member groups and coordinates joint policy and position statements as well as activities. This combination of federal policy work and field advocacy aims to achieve a stronger national program that will help to bring polluted waterways back to health and preserve the nation’s rivers, lakes, streams, wetlands, estuaries and coastal waters.
In 2008, CWN became its own 501(c)(3) independent organization. CWN’s main collaboration techniques include creating priority projects and campaigns with its members, hosting events, providing strategic communication tools, building partnerships, tapping local, state, and national expertise, and linking technical and policy experts with citizen leaders to help members participate in policy making.
References
External links
Official website
Nature conservation organizations based in the United States
Environmental organizations based in Washington, D.C.
Natural Resources Defense Council
Non-profit organizations based in Washington, D.C.
Organizations established in 1992
Water organizations in the United States |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duncan%27s%20taxonomy | Duncan's taxonomy is a classification of computer architectures, proposed by Ralph Duncan in 1990. Duncan suggested modifications to Flynn's taxonomy to include pipelined vector processes.
Taxonomy
The taxonomy was developed during 1988-1990 and was first published in 1990. Its original categories are indicated below.
Synchronous architectures
This category includes all the parallel architectures that coordinate concurrent execution in lockstep fashion and do so via mechanisms such as global clocks, central control units or vector unit controllers. Further subdivision of this category is made primarily on the basis of the synchronization mechanism.
Pipelined vector processors
Pipelined vector processors are characterized by pipelined functional units that accept a sequential stream of array or vector elements, such that different stages in a filled pipeline are processing different elements of the vector at a given time. Parallelism is provided both by the pipelining in individual functional units described above, as well as by operating multiple units of this kind in parallel and by chaining the output of one unit into another unit as input.
Vector architectures that stream vector elements into functional units from special vector registers are termed register-to-register architectures, while those that feed functional units from special memory buffers are designated as memory-to-memory architectures. Early examples of register-to-register architectures from the 1960s and early 1970s include the Cray-1 and Fujitsu VP-200, while the Control Data Corporation STAR-100, CDC 205 and the Texas Instruments Advanced Scientific Computer are early examples of memory-to-memory vector architectures.
The late 1980s and early 1990s saw the introduction of vector architectures, such as the Cray Y-MP/4 and Nippon Electric Corporation SX-3 that supported 4-10 vector processors with a shared memory (see NEC SX architecture).
SIMD
This scheme uses the SIMD (single instruction stream, multiple data stream) category from Flynn's taxonomy as a root class for processor array and associative memory subclasses. SIMD architectures are characterized by having a control unit broadcast a common instruction to all processing elements, which execute that instruction in lockstep on diverse operands from local data. Common features include the ability for individual processors to disable an instruction and the ability to propagate instruction results to immediate neighbors over an interconnection network.
Processor array
Associative memory
Systolic array
Systolic arrays, proposed during the 1980s, are multiprocessors in which data and partial results are rhythmically pumped from processor to processor through a regular, local interconnection network. Systolic architectures use a global clock and explicit timing delays to synchronize data flow from processor to processor. Each processor in a systolic system executes an invariant sequence of instructions before data an |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael%20L.%20Iaccarino | Michael L. Iaccarino is an American business executive. He is the chairman and CEO of Data Axle, a big data and marketing solutions company headquartered in Dallas, Texas.
He assumed the position in 2011 after serving as an executive advisor and operating executive at private equity investment firm CCMP Capital.
Early life and education
Iaccarino graduated magna cum laude from Boston College with bachelor's degrees in accounting and English. He was a certified public accountant in Massachusetts.
Career
Data Axle (2011–present)
Iaccarino was appointed chairman and CEO of Data Axle (formerly known as Infogroup) in 2011, replacing former leader Clare Hart. Iaccarino's growth plan for the big data and marketing company included low-cost data delivery, offering small and medium business toolkits, growing digital offerings and revenue base, and promoting multi-channel databases.
Mobile Messenger (2009–2011)
From 2009 to 2011, Iaccarino served as president and CEO of Los Angeles-based Mobile Messenger Inc. During his tenure, he served a key role in helping cellphone companies expedite mobile donations to Red Cross relief efforts that directly benefited survivors of the 2010 Haiti earthquake.
Epsilon (1998–2009)
Prior to Mobile Messenger, Iaccarino worked as CEO of Epsilon, a subsidiary of Alliance Data, from 2001 to 2009 after serving as the marketing company's chief financial officer from 1998 to 2001. He also served as an executive committee member.
Other work (1986–1998)
Prior to Epsilon, Iaccarino worked as a senior manager at PricewaterhouseCoopers from 1997 to 1998. He served as a consultant for KPMG from 1986 to 1991. He was the vice president controller at Summit Technology from 1991 to 1997.
References
External links
LinkedIn profile: Mike Iaccarino
American technology chief executives
Living people
American chief operating officers
Boston College alumni
American chief financial officers
Year of birth missing (living people) |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Penthouse%20Live%21 | The Penthouse Live! is a Philippine television variety show broadcast by GMA Network. It premiered on August 29, 1982 replacing Penthouse Seven. The show concluded on February 15, 1987. It was replaced by Shades in its timeslot.
Overview
The show initially was deemed by critics as too upper-class for its target audience but later on it was embraced by the masses who followed the on-camera, off-camera love affair of its main hosts Martin Nievera and Pops Fernandez. When the show included the comic skit segment Donya Buding, a social commentator portrayed by Nanette Inventor, the show became a phenomenon in itself.
Hosts
Martin Nievera
Pops Fernandez
Co-host
Nanette Inventor
Dancers
Erich Edralin
Paolo Basa
Manolet Santos
Reynald Santos
Sonny Reyes
Eddie Imperial
Celine Ocampo
Annamarie Aragon
Eleanore Torres
Ailleen Azarraga
Tetch Julian
Therese Nuyda
Peachie Mercado
The Tigers (Jojo Alejar & Co.)
TFU, The Funk Unlimited (Mon Bagis, Apollo Reyes, Benedict Salgado, & Raymond Palisoc)
References
External links
1982 Philippine television series debuts
1987 Philippine television series endings
English-language television shows
GMA Network original programming
Philippine variety television shows |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Show%20%26%20Tell%20%28talk%20show%29 | Show & Tell is a Philippine television showbiz-oriented talk show broadcast by GMA Network. Hosted by Boy Abunda, Gretchen Barretto, Ai-Ai delas Alas and Lolit Solis, it premiered on July 16, 1994. The show concluded on October 1, 1995. It was replaced by Startalk in its timeslot.
Hosts
Boy Abunda
Gretchen Barretto
Ai-Ai delas Alas
References
1994 Philippine television series debuts
1995 Philippine television series endings
Filipino-language television shows
GMA Network original programming
Philippine television talk shows |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DundeeWealth | DundeeWealth Inc. was a Canadian financial services company, formerly a public company and subsidiary of Dundee Corporation.
DundeeWealth Inc. and its advisor network were acquired by Scotiabank on February 1, 2011. DundeeWealth Inc. has been renamed HollisWealth Inc. and effective November 1, 2013, HollisWealth replaced DundeeWealth as the brand name used by Scotiabank to identify one of Canada's largest independent financial advisor networks. The name HollisWealth is derived from the location of Scotiabank's historic head office building which was constructed more than 175 years ago, in 1837, at 188 Hollis Street in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
In 2017, iA Financial Group acquired HollisWealth from Scotiabank and merged its Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada-regulated arm with iA Securities and it's Mutual Fund Dealers Association of Canada-regulated arm with Investia Financial Services Inc. Post-merger, HollisWealth advisor teams continued to use the HollisWealth brand.
Subsidiaries
Brokerage
DWM Securities Inc.
Dundee Private Investors Inc.
Dundee Insurance Agency Ltd.
Dundee Mortgage Services Inc.
Investment Management
GCIC Ltd.
Dynamic Funds
DundeeWealth Investment Counsel (formerly Goodman Private Wealth Management)
Brokerage
DundeeWealth's brokerage business was made up of DWM Securities Inc., Dundee Private Investors Inc., Dundee Insurance Agency Ltd., and Dundee Mortgages Services Inc.
These operations included a full service investment dealer engaged in wealth management & financial advisory services, retail brokerage, financial planning, mutual fund dealership, a full service Managing General Agency (Insurance), and Mortgage services.
Investment management
DundeeWealth's investment management business was run by GCIC Ltd., whose Dynamic Funds division is perhaps the more commonly known business in DundeeWealth's investment management business.
Dynamic Funds is a mutual fund company, competing with the likes of Fidelity, Invesco Trimark, AIC, CI Funds, and many others. See the mutual fund companies in Canada page for more information.
References
External links
Official website
Banks of Canada
Mutual fund companies of Canada
Stock brokerages and investment banks of Canada
2011 mergers and acquisitions |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diaryland | Diaryland is an Internet journal service created by Canadian programmer Andrew Smales in 1999. It is an early example of a social networking and microblogging service.
References
External links
Diaryland
Social networking services
Microblogging services |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cisco%20Cius | The Cisco Cius is a business-oriented, Android-based tablet computer from Cisco Systems. The device, which was touted as an "enterprise tablet", was described as a mobile collaboration device that is bundled with Cisco's collaboration and applications suite and was targeted at the mobile workforce. It was used together with a media dock that was sold separately.
History
Cius was announced on June 29 at Cisco Live 2010. Upon launch, it was reported that the device was not directly competing in the tablet market since it is aimed at organizations particularly those large enterprises that employ scattered workforce. Additionally, the device was also marketed to companies that are developing Android-based app infrastructure as well as healthcare organizations due to its videoconferencing features. In a demonstration, for instance, Cius was used in a live videoconferencing transmission from a submarine in the Aegean Sea.
Cisco also collaborated with AT&T, which first sold the device, in an initiative to facilitate app development for Cius in partnership with third party developers. Verizon also offered the device to its customers.
The Cius discontinued on May 24, 2012, although it will still be offered on a limited basis.
Specifications
Intel Atom 1.6 GHz processor with 1 GB RAM and 32 GB eMMC flash memory
Android 2.2 (Froyo) operating system
7” high-resolution touchscreen
720p HD video
Front and rear cameras
802.11a/b/g/n Wi-Fi, 4G data, and Bluetooth
Micro SD slot, micro USB connector, HDMI connector, 3.5-mm stereo headphone jack
Removable battery
There will also be an optional HD media station that will support USB, 10/100/1000 Ethernet, and a handset option. Cius initially shipped with Android 2.2, an outdated system during its launch and was chosen due to the device's high security specifications.
See also
BlackBerry PlayBook
List of Android devices
References
External links
Official website
Official website
Datasheet
Phandroid.com blog posting
Cius post in Cisco Latam Blog
Cisco Systems |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fringe%20%28season%203%29 | The third season of the American science fiction television series Fringe began airing on the Fox network on September 23, 2010, and concluded on May 6, 2011. Twenty-two episodes long, the season was produced by Bad Robot Productions in association with Warner Bros. Television, and its showrunners were Jeff Pinkner and J.H. Wyman. Lead actors Anna Torv, John Noble, and Joshua Jackson reprised their roles as FBI agent Olivia Dunham and the father-son duo Walter and Peter Bishop. Previous series regulars Lance Reddick, Jasika Nicole, and Blair Brown also returned, along with recurring guest stars Kirk Acevedo, Seth Gabel, and Ryan McDonald.
Building off the finale from the previous season, Fringes third season dealt with a war between the prime and parallel universes. During the first part of the season, odd-numbered episodes mostly took place in the parallel universe and have a red title sequence, while even-numbered episodes mostly took place in the prime universe and have the original blue title sequence. In episode eight, "Entrada", the title sequence is a mixture of blue and red to signify the universal focus of the episode. In the rest of the season, however, the episodes focus on the prime universe with brief shifts to the parallel universe.
Wyman and Pinkner saw Fringe as two shows, where they could provide a detailed mythology that was equally compelling in both universes. Eager to explore "what-if" moments, historical idiosyncrasies and other differences were inserted to help disambiguate the two worlds. Much of the season was designed around a doomsday device, as they believed its mysteriousness was "a great story engine for us." The nineteenth episode, "Lysergic Acid Diethylamide", contained long sequences of animation in order to accommodate guest actor Leonard Nimoy's retirement from acting. While the writers had attempted to continue the idea of the "mythalone" for both casual and devoted fans, Fringe mythology became more visible in the last episodes of the season. Equating the final three episodes to a chapter in a novel, the writers "linked [them] in one continuous story arc."
The third season was positively received by television critics, and it earned 77 out of 100 on the aggregate review website Metacritic, indicating critical reception as "generally favorable." Reviewers reacted well to the exploration of the parallel universe, and the performances of Torv and Noble, who each played differing versions of their original characters, were lauded. Fringe ended its third season with an average of 5.83 million viewers per episode, placing 99th for the network television season. The New York Times called the series "the best major-network show that no one is watching." Despite its low ratings, Fox renewed the series for a fourth season on March 24, 2011.
Season summary
Following Peter's rescue from the parallel universe, the prime universe Fringe team comes to learn of the Wave Sink Device, the machine that Walternate was attem |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A%20Priest%20Walks%20Into%20a%20Bar | "A Priest Walks Into a Bar" is the third-season finale episode of In Plain Sight and the 40th episode overall. It originally aired June 30, 2010 on USA Network.
Summary
When an argument between two sex traffickers leads to a gunfight and her death outside a stripper's dressing room Gabriel Andrews (Joe Spano) and her friend witness the event. After his relocation to New Mexico Gabe rejects his faith and eagerly accepts his new role as a bartender. While visiting him at work to give him some mail that has been received via the Witsec program Mary sees his reaction to one of the letters and remains concerned. She goes to visit him at home and finds that he is in contact with someone from his previous life. He confesses that it is the friend of the dead girl and that she is not known to the authorities as a witness as he wanted to keep her out of trouble. Mary returns the next day and finds that Andrews has gone to meet the girl in Flagstaff, realises the danger that Andrews is in and goes to try to stop him. Marshall and Mary manage to stop the gunmen who were following the girl and Andrews gives the last rites to one of them as he lays dying.
At the end of the episode Andrews testifies and Marshall gives a speech to Mary about how she needs someone in her life that challenges her intellect and is not intimidated by her personality but she is distracted and Marshall left on his own. Andrews joins a parish in Las Vegas with his re-found faith. Mary spends her vacation days with FBI Agent Faber (Steven Weber) at a top class hotel in Mexico and the two share a kiss in the closing scene of the episode.
Reception
In its original USA Network broadcast (June 30, 2010), "A Priest Walks Into a Bar" was viewed by an estimated 3.85 million households with a 0.9 rating/3% share in the 18–49 demographic.
Darren Franich of Entertainment Weekly gave the episode a positive review saying, "The WITSEC plotline was fun: a priest witnesses a murder, suffers a minor-key crisis of faith, chats with agnostic Mary about faith and belief and all that jam. (As part of his new identity, the priest worked as a bartender. This led Mary to joke that he used to offer absolution, and now he offers Absolut. Hey, Mary McCormack made it sound funny.)"
Franich went on to say, "Of course, the real fun came in the last few minutes of the episode: romantic yearning, a kiss, and a tropical sunset..." adding "Mary ended up on vacay in a lavish Mexican hotel room, flirting with the man-candy room service. But twist twist bang bang!! Man-candy left, the bathroom door opened, and out stepped Steven Weber, going full doucheboat as Agent Mike Faber. “God you’re an idiot,” said Mary smoochingly. “Oh, shut up,” answered Mike kissfully. “No, you shut up,” argued Mary liptastically. And scene!" (Doucheboat is a term coined by Entertainment weekly and refers to the combination of the words "douche" and dreamboat.)
Cast
Mary McCormack as Marshal Mary Shannon
Fred Weller as Marshal Marshall |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GFI%20Group | GFI Group Inc. (GFI) through its subsidiaries provides brokerage services, trade execution, market data, trading platforms and other software products. Clients are institutional customers in markets for a range of fixed income, financial, equity and commodity instruments. GFI is headquartered in New York City and operates from New York, London, Paris, Tokyo, Hong Kong, Singapore and 15 other smaller financial centres such as Dublin, Nyon, Bogota and Tel Aviv.
GFI operates a hybrid brokerage approach, combining a range of telephonic and electronic trade execution services, depending on the nature of the products and the needs of the individual markets. The company complements its hybrid brokerage capabilities with decision support services, such as data and analytics products, research, real-time auctions and post-transaction services, such as straight through processing ("STP"), clearing (finance) links and trade and portfolio management services. The company was listed on NYSE under GFIG until March 2015.
History
GFI Group Inc. was founded by Michael Gooch in 1987. GFI was the first broker to offer over-the-counter (OTC) US government bond options to the industry. In 2001, GFI acquired FX analytical software company FENICS Software Ltd. In 2005, GFI acquired the North American operations of Starsupply Petroleum LLC, a broker of oil products and related derivative and option contracts. The firm acquired the North American brokerage operations of Amerex Energy in 2006, they are a wholesale broker of electric power, natural gas and emissions products. In 2008, GFI acquired Trayport Ltd, a leading provider of trading software for OTC energy products and other markets.
On September 28, 1999, The GFI group established a new venture to offer an online spot market for international telecommunications minutes, according to Michael Gooch, GFI President and CEO.
In 2010, GFI Group moved its listing from Nasdaq to the NYSE.
In March 2015, GFI delisted from the NYSE following a 56% share buyout by BGC Partners in February 2015. Since the takeover, GFI operates as a division of BGC. In April 2018, a federal judge threw out a lawsuit against GFI Group by former GFI Group shareholders, who claimed a statement by the CEO had resulted in them selling their shares too early.
Operations
GFI Group provides execution services for institutional wholesale customers by either matching their trading needs with counterparties having reciprocal interests or directing their orders to an exchange or other trading venue.
Its operations focus on a wide variety of assets: credit, financial, equity and commodity instruments, including both cash and derivative products. In recent years, it has developed cash equity and cash bond brokerage business that complement its brokerage of OTC derivative products, as well as expanding its services for cash instruments, such as corporate fixed income and equities products. In essence, GFI’s primary role as a wholesale broker is to e |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Database%20Management%20Library | Database Management Library (DBL) is a relational database management system (RDBMS) contained in a C++ programming library. The DBL source code is available under the terms of the GNU General Public License.
DBL was fully developed within two weeks, as a holiday programming project.
It aims to be easy and simple to use for C++ programming.
Design
DBL is a library and becomes an integral part of the application program. Unlike client–server model database management systems that are standalone process with which the application program communicates. The application software uses DBL's functionality through function calls.
Sample programs
Creating a simple database
This is a basic program that creates a simple database. However, as this task must be done usually once, it can be done by the DBL command-line interface.
#include "dbl.h"
int main()
{
path( "D:\\" ); //set the path to the folder where the files will be stored
database db("mydatabase"); //mydatabase is the name of the database
db.new_tab("customer"); //create a new table called customer in the database
write(db); //write the database structure into a file
char pkey = 1;
table *tab = db.get_tab("customer"); //get the table customer from the database
tab->add_col("cod", INTEGER, 1, pkey); //add a column called cod to the table customer
tab->add_col("name", CHARACTER, 32); //add a column called name to the table customer
tab->add_col("brithdate", INTEGER, 3);
tab->add_col("sex", CHARACTER, 1);
tab->add_col("phone", INTEGER, 1);
tab->set_structure();
write(*tab); //write the table structure into files
create_data_file(*tab); //create the data file of the table customer
return 0;
}
Library structure
Class database
This class stores the database name and its tables.
The main functions are:
char *name(); //get the database name
char *name(char *dbname); //set the database name
void new_tab(char *tabname); //create a new table
table *get_tab(char *tabname); //return the pointer to the table
Useful functions that use the class database are:
void write(database &db); //write the database structure into a file
friend void read(database &db); //read the database structure from a file
friend void del(database &db); //delete the database and its tables files
friend void print(database &db); //print the database on the screen
Class table
This class stores the table name and its structure, the columns of the table.
The main functions are:
char *name(); //get the table name
char *name(char *dbname); //set the table name
void add_col(column &c); //add a new column to the table
void add_col(char *col_name, char col_type, int col_len=1, char pkey=0);
column *get_col(int idx); //get the column by its index
column *get_col(char *name); //get the column by its name
int num_col(); //get the number of columns in the table
//finish the structure of the table.
//This functio |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Content%20discovery%20platform | A content discovery platform is an implemented software recommendation platform which uses recommender system tools. It utilizes user metadata in order to discover and recommend appropriate content, whilst reducing ongoing maintenance and development costs. A content discovery platform delivers personalized content to websites, mobile devices and set-top boxes. A large range of content discovery platforms currently exist for various forms of content ranging from news articles and academic journal articles to television. As operators compete to be the gateway to home entertainment, personalized television is a key service differentiator. Academic content discovery has recently become another area of interest, with several companies being established to help academic researchers keep up to date with relevant academic content and serendipitously discover new content.
Methodology
To provide and recommend content, a content discovery platform uses a search algorithm to provide keyword-related search results. User personalization and recommendation are used in the determination of appropriate content. Recommendations are either based on a single article or show, a particular academic field or genre of TV, or a full user profile. Bespoke analysis can also be done to understand specific requirements relating to user behavior and activity.
A variety of algorithms can be used:
Collaborative filtering of different users' behavior, preferences, and ratings.
Automatic content analysis and extraction of common patterns.
Social recommendations based on personal choices from other people.
Academic content discovery
An emerging market for content discovery platforms is academic content. Approximately 6000 academic journal articles are published daily, making it increasingly difficult for researchers to balance time management with staying up to date with relevant research. Though traditional tools academic search tools such as Google Scholar or PubMed provide a readily accessible database of journal articles, content recommendation in these cases are performed in a 'linear' fashion, with users setting 'alarms' for new publications based on keywords, journals or particular authors.
Google Scholar provides an 'Updates' tool that suggests articles by using a statistical model that takes a researchers' authorized paper and citations as input. Whilst these recommendations have been noted to be extremely good, this poses a problem with early career researchers which may be lacking a sufficient body of work to produce accurate recommendations.
Television
As the connected television landscape continues to evolve, search and recommendation are seen as having an even more pivotal role in the discovery of content. With broadband-connected devices, consumers are projected to have access to content from linear broadcast sources as well as internet television. Therefore, there is a risk that the market could become fragmented, leaving it to the viewer to visit variou |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CNC%20World | CNC World () is a majority state-owned 24-hour global English-language news channel, launched on July 1, 2010. It is 51% owned by the state-run China Xinhua News Network Corporation, and 49% by private investors, including Chinese home appliances maker Gree.
The venture is part of Beijing's effort to "present an international vision with a Chinese perspective," Xinhua President Li Congjun said at the press conference announcing the launch of CNC World.
Xinhua has leased a newsroom in New York on top of a skyscraper in Times Square to provide CNC World with prominent exposure in the United States. On December 16, 2010, CNC World agreed a deal with Eutelsat for coverage on Eutelsat 28A, 36B and Hot Bird 13B from January 1, 2011.
In 2020, the United States Department of State designated Xinhua, along with other Chinese state media outlets, as foreign missions. By 2021, the network's terrestrial television affiliates in the United States had all disaffiliated with the network.
References
External links
Xinhua News Agency
English-language television stations
International broadcasters
Television channels and stations established in 2010
24-hour television news channels in China
Government-owned companies of China
State media |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caisis | Caisis is an open-source, web-based, patient data management system that integrates research with patient care. The system is freely distributed to promote the collection of standard, well structured data suitable for research and multi-institution collaboration.
History
Caisis was designed around structured chronological patient histories which could be displayed to clinicians and processed by computer algorithms.
The system was initiated in the Department of Urology at Memorial Sloan–Kettering Cancer Center in 2002 and has been actively developed by BioDigital Systems and a number of other institutions worldwide. It is released under the GNU General Public License (GPL) and is entirely web based; written mainly in C#, HTML, and JavaScript it runs on the .Net Framework.
The installer, source code and documentation are available from its website. Although it is widely used in cancer research the framework allows rapid adoption for collecting data on a multitude of disease states.
Features
Open source freely available web application
Clinical practice and research activities combined to
improve data quality and efficiency
Designed to be easily extended to new diseases
Framework allows quick addition of new fields and
data collection using electronic forms
Clinical documentation integrated via paper and
web-based forms (eForms)
Integrated protocol management module
Integrated specimen banking module
Integrated project tracking module
Data export tools and disease specific algorithms
Plugin interface for user friendly tools (e.g. PSA graph, file upload tool)
Longitudinal follow-up automation
HIPAA compliant robust security features
Concept
Caisis has been developed to allow the system to evolve and adapt to the evolving landscape of clinical research. As a framework, it is easy for developers to extend Caisis by adding new fields and tables, plugin features, and new modules with standalone functionality. New functionality is added to support the primary
goal of Caisis: to capture the patient's clinical "story". This approach provides users and clinicians with work flow driven interfaces that allow data capture to occur at the point of service.
Capturing data in the structured, Caisis relational data model, will facilitate the generation of large clean datasets for multi-institution collaborative research.
Other modules
Specimen Banking
Specimen tracking that includes details about specimen handling, tests, and storage
Interface to define storage setup
Specimen transfer tracking
Specimen search based on clinical or pathological details
Protocol / Clinical Trials Management
Patient study calendar that integrates the patient schedule and data entry
Serious adverse event reportingOutcomes management for Biomarker, Soft Tissue, and Bone response
Data entry customization by protocol
Registration and Eligibility tracking
This is a third partly tool, developed by The Breast Cancer Tissue Bank BCTB in Australia, for checking data accuracy in |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transportation%20in%20Jacksonville%2C%20Florida | The Jacksonville transportation network includes ground, air, and sea options for passenger and freight transit. The Jacksonville Port Authority (Jaxport) operates the Port of Jacksonville, which includes container shipping facilities at Blount Island Marine Terminal, the Talleyrand Marine Terminal and the Dames Point Marine Terminal. Jacksonville Aviation Authority managers Jacksonville International Airport in Northside, as well as several smaller airports. The Jacksonville Transportation Authority (JTA) operates bus, people mover, and park-n-ride services throughout the city and region. A major bus terminal at the intermodal Rosa Parks Transit Station serves as JTA's main transit hub. Various intercity bus companies terminate near Central Station. Amtrak operates passenger rail service to and from major cities throughout North America. The city is bisected by major highways, I-95 and I-10, I-295 creates a full beltway around the city.
Along with bus services, Jacksonville offers fixed routes operated by the Jacksonville Transportation Authority (JTA). The Skyway is a people mover system located in Downtown Jacksonville. Its two lines and eight stations connect the Northbank, Southbank, and Lavilla districts. JTA is in the process of securing funding for an extension into Brooklyn, a neighborhood just south of Lavilla.
Background
Jacksonville is a sprawling city making cohesive walking and bicycling options difficult. Cycling still remains popular in some central urban areas for both recreation and commuting. The city manages to sustain a relatively low amount of traffic congestion for a city of its population, this is mostly related to the vast area the city covers, an area much larger than most cities with a population over 800,000.
Jacksonville's low population density might also be the reason the city has yet to develop its mass transit bus system beyond the present routes or construct a heavy or light rail network. Among urbanized areas with a population of 1 million or greater in the United States, Jacksonville ranked tenth in freeway lane miles per 1,000 population and eighth in freeway-equivalent miles per 1,000 population. As the 12th-largest city in the U.S., Jacksonville has repeatedly been ranked below 40th in mass transit availability. As a result, the city is not well known for its walkability.
Jacksonville once had a large streetcar system. On February 24, 1893, Jacksonville began service with its first streetcar line. By the late 1920s, Jacksonville had what was Florida's largest streetcar system, run by multiple different companies. However, by the early 1930s, buses replaced streetcars, and the streetcars slowly perished. The last year of service was 1936.
Mobility issues include:
Bus-only city mass transit system; the absence of rapid transit and light rail.
Undue emphasis on automobile travel in city planning; the lack of sidewalks and bike paths.
Excessive automobile usage resulting in environmental degradation (s |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/July%202010%20Lahore%20bombings | The July 2010 Lahore bombings occurred on 2010 in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. Two suicide bombers blew themselves up at the Sufi shrine, Data Darbar Complex. At least 50 people were killed and 200 others were hurt in the blasts. It was the biggest attack on a Sufi shrine in Pakistan since 2001.
Background
Tasawwuf is a part of Islam and the Sufis are those who practice Tasawuf. During the last few centuries it has come under attack from the Wahhabism which consider it polytheistic.
The Data Darbar shrine is the burial place of the Sufi saint Syed Ali Hajwairi. His book 'Kashif-ul-Mahjub' (which literally means 'unveiling of the veiled') is the first treatise in Sufi literature known as 'Malfujat'. Thursdays are the busiest days at the shrine as a large number of devotees come to pay their respects and attain blessings.
The shrine was mostly frequented by members of the Ahle-Sunnath Wal Jamath sect whom the Taliban consider heretics. The shrine was known for its colourful festivals in which the devotees dance, a practice considered un-Islamic by the Taliban. In March 2009 Taliban militants had bombed the shrine of Sufi poet Rahman Baba and in June 2009 Sarfraz Ahmed Naeemi a moderate cleric belonging to the Ahle-Sunnath Wal Jamath sect was killed in a suicide bombing blamed on Taliban.
Attack
Police initially said that three suicide bombers attacked the shrine. One attack occurred at gate number 5 to the shrine, one in the courtyard, and one in the basement. The attackers struck in the evening, when the shrine was most busy due to the cooler weather.
Doctors said they expected the death toll to rise; and at Mayo Hospital, where the injured were sent, officials declared a state of emergency. Twenty-five people were in critical condition according to hospital officials. The Lahore Police Commissioner Khusro Pervez also appealed to people not to rush to hospitals.
Immediate reactions
Media personnel were attacked by enraged people at the site. Police also resorted to aerial firing to disperse people gathered at the shrine so as to clear the area. Scuffles then took place between protesters and police as people demanded that investigations be made on loopholes in the security arrangements.
The next day about 2,000 people, some armed, staged protests in the city shouting "Down with Shahbaz Sharif".
Police were put high alert in Pakistan as demands grew for a tougher crackdown on armed religious groups in central Punjab. Security was also tightened at Sufi shrines across the country, while many Pakistanis, called for the resignation of Punjab government officials.
Investigation
The administrators of the shrine said that strict security arrangement had been made, and that all devotees entering the shrine were thoroughly checked.
The police commissioner said that the body parts of two suicide bombers had been found, including two heads. He said the suicide bombers were very young and that each suicide jacket could have carried up to 10–15 kg. of |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European%20Network%20of%20Transmission%20System%20Operators%20for%20Gas | The European Network of Transmission System Operators for Gas (ENTSOG) is an association of Europe's transmission system operators (TSOs). ENTSOG was created on 1 December 2009 by 31 TSOs from 21 European countries. Creation of the ENTSOG was initiated by the adoption of the European Union third legislative package on the gas and electricity markets. It aims to promote the completion and cross-border trade for gas on the European internal market, and development of the European natural gas transmission network. According to the third energy package ENTSOG is required to develop an EU-wide ten-year gas network development plan.
See also
Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators
European Energy Community
European Network of Transmission System Operators for Electricity (ENTSO-E)
Nord Pool
References
External links
Energy in the European Union
Pan-European energy organisations |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ren%C3%A9e%20Miller | Renée J. Miller is University Distinguished Professor at Northeastern University, a former professor of Computer Science at University of Toronto, Canada, and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada.
Background
She received BS degrees in Mathematics and in Cognitive Science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. She received her MS and PhD degrees in Computer Science from the University of Wisconsin in Madison, United States. She received the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE), the highest honor bestowed by the United States government on outstanding scientists and engineers beginning their careers. She received the National Science Foundation Early Career Award (formerly, the Presidential Young Investigator Award) for her work on Data Integration. She was elected as a Fellow of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) in 2010, and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada in 2011. She is the President of the VLDB Endowment, and the Program Chair for ACM SIGMOD 2011 in Athens, Greece. Her research interests are in the efficient, effective use of large volumes of complex, heterogeneous data. This interest spans data integration, data exchange, knowledge curation and data sharing.
References
External links
Renée J. Miller home page
Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
University of Wisconsin–Madison College of Letters and Science alumni
American computer scientists
Academic staff of the University of Toronto
Northeastern University faculty
Fellows of the Association for Computing Machinery
Database researchers
Massachusetts Institute of Technology School of Science alumni
American women computer scientists
Fellows of the Royal Society of Canada
Canadian women scientists
American women academics
21st-century American women |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ultrasonic%20Broadcasting%20System | Ultrasonic Broadcasting System, Inc. (UBSI) is a Philippine radio network owned by the SYSU Group of Companies, a conglomerate owned by the Sy family. UBSI owns a number of FM stations across the country under the Energy FM brand.
History
UBSI was founded by the Sy family in 1991 with the launch of K-LOVE 1494.
In 1996, UBSI hired former station manager of DZMB and radio consultant Manuelito "Manny" F. Luzon as general manager. Under Luzon's management, he conceptualized a new FM network called Energy FM. It was launched first in Davao, followed by another station in Cebu (later transferred to 89.1 FM from 2003 to 2004) and in Naga.
In 2003, UBSI acquired the airtime lease of Metro Manila station DWKY 91.5 (owned by Mabuhay Broadcasting System, whom Luzon is also the FM operations consultant of the said company) and became 91.5 Energy FM. A year later in 2004, UBSI sold DWSS to FBS Radio Network, in exchange of the latter's stations in Dagupan and Cebu.
In 2009, DWKY, together with its provincial stations, won in the 18th KBP Golden Dove Awards as Best FM Station of the year.
In 2011, a year after Luzon left the company for PBC, Energy FM officially transferred its Manila station to 106.7 FM under a transitional partnership with station owner Dream FM Network of Tonyboy Cojuangco, with UBSI acquired the full-control of the station months later.
UBSI radio stations
Notes
References
Radio stations in the Philippines
Companies based in Pasig
Mass media companies of the Philippines
Mass media companies established in 1991
Philippine companies established in 1991
Privately held companies of the Philippines |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawke%20%28film%29 | Hawke is a 2010 television drama film produced by The Film Company for Network Ten. The film premiered on 18 July 2010.
Premise
The telemovie chronicles the life of former Australian Prime Minister Bob Hawke. It centres around the build up to his election in 1983, the situations he faced during his time as Prime Minister, and the 1991 leadership contests with his Treasurer Paul Keating, the latter of whom, won. The film begins and ends with this event, but proceeds to show the rest of Hawke's life through flashbacks.
Cast
Richard Roxburgh as Bob Hawke
Rachael Blake as Hazel Hawke
Asher Keddie as Blanche d'Alpuget
Felix Williamson as Paul Keating
Sacha Horler as Jean Sinclair
Production
Hawke was first announced on 19 July 2009 by Network Ten with Richard Roxburgh said to play Bob Hawke. A scene was filmed on 25 August 2009 at Dallas Brooks Hall, East Melbourne. Roxburgh reprised his role as Hawke in the 2020 episode "Terra Nullius" of the Netflix series The Crown.
Awards
Australian Film Institute Television Awards
Best Guest or Supporting Actress in Television Drama – Sacha Horler (2010)
Best Guest or Supporting Actress in Television Drama – Asher Keddie (2010)
References
External links
Australian television films
Australian biographical films
Biographical films about prime ministers
Bob Hawke
Cultural depictions of Australian men
Films shot in Australia
Films set in the Australian Capital Territory
2010 drama films
2010 films
2010 television films
2010s English-language films |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polygraff | Polygraff was a quarterly anthology of short stories in science fiction, fantasy, horror, pulp, cyberpunk, and other genres of speculative fiction. It was available in print since 2009. As of July 2010, Polygraff had completed its first volume of publication, consisting of 4 issues.
The contents of Polygraff included short stories, an editorial, publication reviews and interviews. The magazine featured an in-depth interview with Gor author John Norman in Volume 1, Issue No. 2. This was the only known interview with Mr. Norman currently in print (at that time).
See also
Polymancer magazine, another publication by the company that produces Polygraff.
References
Notes
Polygraff Volume 1, Issue No. 1 (2009)
Polygraff Volume 1, Issue No. 2 (2010)
Polygraff Volume 1, Issue No. 3 (2011)
Polygraff Volume 1, Issue No. 4 (2012)
External links
Polymancer Studios, Inc., the publisher of Polygraff
Official magazine sampler on ScribD
2009 establishments in Canada
Quarterly magazines published in Canada
Science fiction magazines published in Canada
Magazines established in 2009 |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Process%20analytical%20chemistry | Process analytical chemistry (PAC) is the application of analytical chemistry with specialized techniques, algorithms, and sampling equipment for solving problems related to chemical processes. It is a specialized form of analytical chemistry used for process manufacturing similar to process analytical technology (PAT) used in the pharmaceutical industry.
The chemical processes are for production and quality control of manufactured products, and process analytical technology is used to determine the physical and chemical composition of the desired products during a manufacturing process. It is first mentioned in the chemical literature in 1946(1,2).
Process sampling
Process analysis initially involved sampling the variety of process streams or webs and transporting samples to quality control or central analytical service laboratories. Time delays for analytical results due to sample transport and analytical preparation steps negated the value of many chemical analyses for purposes other than product release. Over time it was understood that real-time measurements provided timely information about a process, which was far more useful for high efficiency and quality. The development of real-time process analysis has provided information for process optimization during any manufacturing process. The journal Analytical Chemistry (journal) publishes a biennial review of the most recent developments in the field.
The first real-time measurements in a production environment were made with modified laboratory instrumentation; in recent times specialized process and handheld instrumentation has been developed for immediate analysis.
Applications
Process analytical chemistry involves the following sub-disciplines of analytical chemistry: microanalytical systems, nanotechnology, chemical detection, electrochemistry or electrophoresis, chromatography, spectroscopy, mass spectrometry, process chemometrics, process control, flow injection analysis, ultrasound, and handheld sensors.
References
Further reading
McMahon, T.; Wright, E. L. in Analytical Instrumentation: A Practical Guide for Measurement and Control; Sherman, R.E., Rhodes, L. J., Eds.; Instrument Society of America: Research Triangle Park, NC, 1996.
Gregory, C. H. (Team Leader); Appleton, H. B.; Lowes, A. P.; Whalen, F. C. Instrumentation & Control in the German Chemical Industry. British Intelligence Operations Subcommittee Report 1007, 12 June 1946 (per discussion with Terry McMahon).
Analytical chemistry
Microfluidics
Electrochemistry
Electrophoresis
Chromatography
Cheminformatics
Ultrasound |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heart%20Thames%20Valley | Heart Thames Valley was a local radio station owned and operated by Global Radio as part of the Heart network. It broadcast to Berkshire, Oxfordshire, north Hampshire and parts of west Buckinghamshire from studios in Reading, southern England.
The station was formed as a result of a merger between Heart Oxfordshire (formerly Fox FM) and Heart Berkshire (formerly 2-Ten FM).
History
The station originally broadcast as two separate stations. Fox FM served Oxfordshire and West Buckinghamshire and was latterly owned by Capital Radio. Radio 210, later 2-Ten FM, served Berkshire and North Hampshire and was eventually acquired by the GWR Group forming part of GWR's Mix Network. This later merged with Capital's equivalent Capital FM network (comprising the former Invicta FM, the former Southern FM, BRMB, Red Dragon FM and the former Power FM) to form The One Network, after the GWR Group plc and Capital Radio Group plc merged in May 2005. Global Radio acquired GCap Media in 2008 and rebranded most of the One Network stations to Heart, in phases by area, from January 2009.
On 21 June 2010, Global Radio announced it would merge the Oxford and Reading stations as part of plans to reduce the Heart network of stations from 33 to 16. The new station began broadcasting from Reading on Friday 9 July 2010, leading to the closure of studios in Oxford.
The stations still carried local advertising and travel bulletins, and accordingly were sub-branded as "Heart Thames Valley for Oxfordshire" and "Heart Thames Valley for Berkshire and NW Hampshire".
Station merger
On 26 February 2019, Global announced Heart Thames Valley would be merged with three sister stations in Hampshire and Dorset, Kent and Sussex and Surrey.
From 3 June 2019, local output will consist of a three-hour regional Drivetime show on weekdays, alongside localised news bulletins, traffic updates and advertising.
Heart Thames Valley ceased local programming on 31 May 2019, although the station's Reading studios were retained as offices for newsgathering and sales. Local breakfast and weekend shows were replaced with network programming from London.
Heart South began broadcasting regional programming on 3 June 2019.
References
External links
Heart Thames Valley
Map of the coverage area of Heart Thames Valley as approved by Ofcom
Thames Valley
Radio stations in Berkshire
Radio stations in Hampshire
Radio stations in Oxfordshire
Radio stations established in 2010
Defunct radio stations in the United Kingdom
Culture in Reading, Berkshire |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capital%20North%20West%20%26%20Wales | Capital North West and Wales is a regional radio station owned and operated by Global as part of the Capital network. It broadcasts to Cheshire, the Wirral Peninsula & North Wales. The station broadcasts from its studios in Gwersyllt, Wrexham, the former headquarters of Marcher Radio Group.
The station was previously part of the Heart radio network, which began broadcasting on 2 July 2010 as a result of a merger between Heart Cheshire and North East Wales (formerly Marcher Sound), Heart Wirral (formerly Wirral's Buzz) and Heart North Wales Coast (formerly Coast 96.3). It switched to Capital on 6 May 2014.
History
The regional station originally broadcast as three separate stations - Marcher Sound began broadcasting to North East Wales and Cheshire in January 1983, MFM 97.1 (later Wirral's Buzz) served the Wirral and parts of east Flintshire since March 1989 and Marcher Coast (later Coast 96.3) broadcast to the North Wales Coast from August 1993 onwards.
These stations were owned and operated by the Marcher Radio Group until the GWR Group's purchase in 2000. Five years later, the owners merged with Capital Radio to form GCap Media (later Global Radio).
By 2008, locally produced programming had been cut back to daily four-hour breakfast shows and a regional weekday drivetime show from Wrexham for the Marcher, Coast and Wirral areas, although Coast retained an opt-out for Welsh language programming. The stations were rebranded as Heart a year later.
On 21 June 2010, Global Radio announced it would merge the stations as part of plans to reduce the Heart network of stations from 33 to 16. The new station began broadcasting on Friday 2 July 2010, leading to the closure of the Bangor studios.
The former North Wales Coast station retains an opt-out for an hour-long Welsh language music programme six days a week and early morning news bulletins in the Welsh language.
On 6 February 2014, Global announced that Heart North West & Wales would be rebranded as Capital FM, with the North Wales licence of Real Radio Wales being sold to Communicorp and relaunched as a new separate Heart station for North and Mid Wales. The rebranding to Capital took place on 6 May 2014.
On 26 February 2019, Global confirmed the station's local breakfast and weekend shows would be replaced with networked programming from April 2019. The weekday Drivetime show was retained alongside news bulletins, traffic updates and advertising. Sister station Capital Cymru, serving Anglesey and Gwynedd, retains its full schedule of local programming due to separate Welsh-language requirements.
On digital radio
Following the relaunch of Heart NW&W as Capital in 2014, the Wirral version of the service replaced Capital Manchester on Bauer's central Liverpool DAB multiplex, the Manc service having broadcast there following the closure of MXR North West. Following the relaunch of Juice FM as Capital Liverpool at the start of 2016, that service replaced Capital Wirral on Liverpool DAB; the |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saul%20Gorn | Saul Gorn (10 November 1912 – 22 February 1992) was an American pioneer in computer and information science who was a member of the School of Engineering and Applied Science at the University of Pennsylvania for more than 30 years.
Gorn was hired by the Moore School as an associate professor in 1955. He worked on the early ENIAC and EDVAC computers.
The concept of a Gorn address comes from a paper by him, and the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) presented him its Distinguished Service Award for 1974.
The Saul Gorn Memorial Lecture series has been established at the University of Pennsylvania in his memory.
References
External links
"Self-Annihilating Sentences: Saul Gorn's Compendium of Rarely Used Clichés", University of Pennsylvania Department of Computer and Information Science Technical Report No. MS-CIS-85-0, January 1985; reissued in memoriam as No. MS-CIS-92-25, March 1992. (An unsourced collection of oxymoronic and tautological quotes.)
"Saul Gorn", in John A. N. Lee, International Biographical Dictionary of Computer Pioneers, 1995, , pp. 342–348
1912 births
1992 deaths
University of Pennsylvania faculty
American computer scientists |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Business%20Wars | is a text adventure video game released for Japan's Family Computer.
Gameplay
Summary
A lot of strategy is used when players have to make decisions and negotiate. Messages always arrive using the data feed style to make the game more business-like. The game can end with a loss if the wrong decision is made at the wrong time (similar to dying in an action game). The player will have to deal with loan sharks in the Caribbean, ruthless corporate executives from rival companies, arbitration sessions, and components that make the game look more like a strategy game at times. There are no items to use and very little action (with moving the guy around a virtual office building).
Actions
みる (見る) Look
かんがえる (考える) Think
はなす (話す) Talk
のむ (飲む) Drink
でんわ (電話) Telephone
たいさく (対策) Analyze
いけん (意見) Opinion
こうしょう (交渉) Negotiate
いどう (移動) Move
References
External links
Business Wars Information
1992 video games
Business simulation games
Hect games
Japan-exclusive video games
Nintendo Entertainment System games
Nintendo Entertainment System-only games
Single-player video games
Video games developed in Japan
Video games set in the 1980s |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM%202365%20Processor%20Storage | The IBM 2365 Processor Storage is a magnetic-core memory storage unit that is a component of the IBM System/360 models 65, 67, 75 and 85 computers, which were released between 1965 and 1968.
Storage is implemented using magnetic cores with a storage width of 72 bits, which comprise 64 data bits (8 bytes, or one doubleword) plus 8 parity bits. The IBM 2365 model 1 contains 131,072 (128 K) bytes of memory; all other models contain 262,144 (256 K) bytes. The model 2 could be converted in the field to a model 13.
All models other than the model 1 consist of two memory stacks. Addressing for the stacks is interleaved, so the first 64-bit word is in one stack, the second in the other stack, and so forth. This improves performance when doing sequential access.
All models other than the model 5 have a cycle time of 750 nanoseconds.
Models
The various models are used as follows:
Model 1 is used on the System/360 model 65 when not used as a multiprocessor.
Model 2 is used on the System/360 models 65 (when not used as a multiprocessor) and 67-1.
Model 3 is used on the System/360 model 75.
Model 5 is used on the System/360 model 85.
Model 12 is used on the System/360 model 67-2.
Model 13 is used on the System/360 model 65 when used as a multiprocessor.
Use with the System/360 model 85
The IBM 2365 model 5 is special because the System/360 model 85 accesses memory in 128-bit (16 byte) units, unlike the other System/360 models which support the IBM 2365, all of which access 64-bit (8 byte) units. On the System/360 model 85, the IBM 2365 model 5 operates with a cycle time of 1040 nanoseconds, and two or four of them are required. Because the System/360 model 85 CPU is so much faster than memory, if there are two IBM 2365 model 5 components they are two-way interleaved, and if there are four IBM 2365 model 5 components they are four-way interleaved. Because the IBM 2365 model 5 is internally two-way interleaved, sequential 128-bit memory operations issued by the System/360 model 85 CPU traverse all the memory components before cycling back to the first.
The IBM 2365 model 5 is used only with the System/360 model 85 with 524,288 (512 K) or 1,048,576 bytes (1 MB) of storage.
IBM 2385 Processor Storage
The IBM System/360 Model 85, when configured with 2,097,152 (2 MB, 360/85 K85) or 4,194,304 (4 MB, 360/85 L85) bytes, uses the IBM 2385 instead of the IBM 2365 Processor Storage. The IBM 2385 has a cycle time of 960 nanoseconds compared to 1,040 nanoseconds for the IBM 2365 model 5.
References
External links
IBM System/360 model 85 product announcement
Computer memory
2365 |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern%20Corridor%20Commuter%20Rail | Based in southwest Ohio, the Eastern Corridor Program is a regional effort that integrates roadway network improvements, new rail transit, expanded bus service, bikeways and walking paths to improve travel and access between Greater Cincinnati's eastern communities and its central employment, economic and social centers. The Program is designed to address the long-standing transportation needs of the region and to provide additional opportunity for community enhancement, economic development and regional growth.
Currently in the second phase of study and development, the Program is divided into four core projects: improvements to the Red Bank corridor; relocation of the western terminus of State Route 32 to a new, direct link with US 50 (Columbia Parkway), the Red Bank business corridor and I-71; improvements to State Route 32 in the Eastgate area in western Clermont County; and the Oasis Rail Transit project.
The Oasis rail component is first of several proposed commuter rail lines being developed by SORTA, Hamilton County and Cincinnati in the Cincinnati metropolitan area in conjunction with proposed light rail and streetcar lines. The plan currently calls for using and upgrading existing rail lines and using rail cars powered by modern diesel multiple unit (DMUs) technology. Cincinnati has not had commuter rail since the early 1930s.
As of October 2023 the route is still not open to the public
Initial corridor
The Oasis Rail Transit project is the first proposed leg of a new regional rail system that will provide a new and much-needed transportation alternative for area residents. The Oasis line would span between the Riverfront Transit Center in downtown Cincinnati in The Banks area and run east along a combination of existing and new tracks to Milford. After completing the Oasis Line, SORTA plans to create the Wasson Line.
Proposed stations
Original proposals for the Eastern Corridor includes ten stations:
Riverfront Transit Center
East Riverfront
East Walnut Hills
Columbia-Tusculum
Lunken Airport
Linwood
Fairfax-Mariemont
Newtown
Broadwell Rd.
Milford
The original Pennsylvania Railroad commuter line had stations in Clare, Plainville, and Terrace Park. It previously extended to Morrow.
Further expansion
In addition to the Eastern Corridor initial proposals define two other commuter rail corridors: one running west from downtown Cincinnati through Delhi and Cleves to Lawrenceburg, Indiana, (ex-Baltimore & Ohio to Aurora and Harrison) and the other (ex-New York Central) running north through West Chester, Middletown, to Dayton.
Criticism
In November 2012, citizens of the Mariemont community and Hamilton County publicly objected to the State Route 32 relocation project, one part of the Eastern Corridor Program. Residents of the Mariemont area were outraged when they heard that a corridor under consideration for the relocated SR32 could affect community gardens and parks along the banks of the Little Miami River. The proje |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM%202361%20Large%20Capacity%20Storage | The IBM 2361 Large Capacity Storage (LCS) is an optional component of the IBM System/360 models 50, 65 (when not being used as a multiprocessor), and 75 computers. Storage is implemented using magnetic cores; the cycle time is 8 microseconds and the access time is 3.6 microseconds. This component is also called IBM 2361 Core Storage or IBM 2361 Large Core Storage. It provides additional main storage with a slower access time than the standard storage of the machine—for example its 8μsec compares to 750nsec for main storage on the Model 65.
The IBM 2361 was also provided to NASA for use on their IBM 7094 real-time system, where it supplied 524,000 36-bit words of additional memory.
Description
There are two models of the IBM 2361: model 1 has 1,048,576 bytes (1 MB) and model 2 has 2,097,152 bytes (2 MB). The model 2 contains 64 core planes of 32 KB each, the largest core planes ever manufactured.
The IBM 2361 can be shared between two System/360 computers. When sharing is between two model 50s, two model 65s, two model 75s, or a model 65 and a model 75, the two systems must have the same amount of main storage. When one of the sharing systems is a model 50 and the other a model 65 or model 75, the model 50 may have less main storage than the model 65 or model 75.
If a system contains an even number of IBM 2361 components and at least one model 65 or model 75 processor, the IBM 2361s can be interleaved to improve sequential access time. With interleaving, the first 64-bit word is contained in the first IBM 2361, the second in the second, the third in the first, and so forth. When doing sequential access, one IBM 2361 can complete its cycle while the other IBM 2361 is starting the next cycle.
Systems can incorporate either one 2361 model 1 or four Model 2s in non-interleave mode, or 2 Model 1s or four Model 2s in interleave mode, providing up to 8 MB of additional storage—a large amount when the Model 75J supports only 1 MB of processor storage.
Software support
OS/360 allows the user to request memory in either processor storage ("hierarchy 0") or the slower LCS ("hierarchy 1"). The JOB or EXEC statement allows two specifications for region size: REGION=(VALUE1,VALUE2), where VALUE1 specifies the amount of processor storage in Kbytes, and VALUE2 specifies the amount of LCS storage. Some system macro instructions allow a programmer to specify use of storage in either hierarchy 0 or 1. The ATTACH, DCB, GETMAIN, GETPOOL, LINK, LOAD, and XCTL macros provide a (HIARCHY=n) parameter for this purpose (n=0 or 1). The OS/360 linkage editor also provides a HIARCHY control statement to assign specific control sections to a particular hierarchy, thus a program can be split into sections to run in processor storage and sections to run in LCS. Presumably large and little-used parts of a program could be marked to be loaded into LCS.
References
External links
Large core storage utilization in theory and practice A research report on the IBM 23 |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20server-side%20JavaScript%20implementations | This is a list of server-side JavaScript implementations.
Server-side JavaScript use
Other common server-side programming languages are JavaServer Pages (JSP), Active Server Pages (ASP), Perl, PHP, Python, Ruby, ColdFusion, and others.
See also
References
External links
The Server-Side JavaScript Google Group dedicated to creating cross-platform SSJS standard APIs.
Mozilla JavaScript shells especially section "Standalone JavaScript shells"
JavaScript
Server-side JavaScript implementations
Server-side JavaScript implementations |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle%20of%20Lucas%20Bend | The Battle of Lucas Bend took place on January 11, 1862, near Lucas Bend, four miles north of Columbus on Mississippi River in Kentucky as it lay at the time of the American Civil War. In the network of the Mississippi, Tennessee and Ohio rivers, the Union river gunboats under Flag Officer Andrew Hull Foote and General Ulysses S. Grant sought to infiltrate and attack the Confederate positions in Tennessee. On the day of the battle, the Union ironclads Essex and St Louis, transporting troops down the Mississippi in fog, engaged the Confederate cotton clad warships General Polk, Ivy and Jackson and the gun platform New Orleans at a curve known as Lucas Bend in Kentucky. The Essex, under Commander William D. Porter, and the St Louis forced the Confederate ships to fall back after an hour of skirmishing during which the Union commander (which one?) was wounded. They retreated to the safety of a nearby Confederate battery at Columbus, where the Union vessels could not follow.
The battle marked one of the first occasions where timberclad warships were convincingly outclassed by the newer ironclad warships, and it would be one of the last naval engagements to see timberclad warships perform a major role.
The term timberclad is usually reserved for the Union ships Lexington, Tyler, and Conestoga which had heavy timber attached as 'armor'. Most Confederate gunboats used cotton bales as their armor. See battle of Plum Run where Confederate 'timberclads' fought well against the ironclads.
Prelude
The USS Essex had been constructed in 1856. She was a 1000-ton river gunboat, converted from her original role as a timberclad ferry named New Era. She was armed with one 32-pounder cannon, three Dahlgren smooth bores, one Dahlgren smoothbore and a 12-pounder howitzer. The USS St Louis was a City class ironclad built in 1861 at Carondelet, Missouri. She was armed with three 8-inch smoothbores, four 42-pounder rifles, six 32-pounder rifles and one 12-pounder rifle at the time of her service at Lucas Bend. Both ships were sent to Cairo, Illinois, early in the Civil War as part of troop transports moving the army into Tennessee. Illinois, a Union state which contributed 250,000 men to the Union Army, a figure surpassed by only New York, Pennsylvania, and Ohio, was a key theater. Cairo, at the confluence between the Mississippi and Ohio rivers, was a key supply point and headquarters for Flag Officer Andrew Hull Foote and General Ulysses S. Grant. It was defended by Fort Defiance. The complex river network provided routes for the Union gunboats into the heart of the Confederate forces; however the water levels – particularly in the Tennessee River – were often not sufficient for gunboats to pass.
The Confederate Ivy was launched in 1845 as a privately owned commercial vessel originally named Roger Williams, and later the El-Paraguay. Originally based in New Orleans following her commission in 1861, she was armed with one smoothbore cannon and one 32-pounder r |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rail%20electrification%20in%20Queensland | In the late 1970s and 1980s, a significant rail electrification program was completed in the Australian state of Queensland. The electrified Queensland network is the largest in Australia with over 2,000 kilometres electrified, the next biggest is New South Wales with 640 kilometres, that is served mainly as passenger operations.
Today all suburban passenger services in South East Queensland are operated by Queensland Rail electric multiple units, as well as electric tilt train services as far as Rockhampton. An extensive network of freight lines are operated to service the Central Queensland coal networks is operated by Aurizon. The two networks are joined by the electrified North Coast line from Brisbane to Rockhampton, and the entire system is energised at 25 kV AC.
History
In the 1980s, three significant programs were completed:
Brisbane suburban network, opened between 1979 and 1988
Blackwater and Goonyella coal networks (including the Central West line as far as Emerald) opened in 1986/87
Caboolture to Gladstone section of the North Coast line opened in 1988/89
Since then there have been a number of new lines opened that have been electrified. As at 2014, 2,033 km of the 7,739 km Queensland network was electrified.
Brisbane Suburban Electification
Earlier proposals
The first electrification proposal was in 1897 when the chief engineer of the Queensland Railways was sent to study electrified railways in Europe and America. At the time the technology was in its infancy, and the costs outweighed the benefits, with Brisbane having a population of just 120,000. Further studies were carried out in 1915, and three decades later more investigations were carried out.
After World War II the Brisbane suburban network had become run down, and coal shortages were affecting the ability to run regular services. A committee was appointed to investigate, delivering their report in November 1947. It recommended the electrification of the suburban network by 1959 with the 1.5 kV DC system. of single track including sidings would be involved, covering the lines to Shorncliffe, Yeerongpilly via Sherwood, Ferny Grove, Petrie, Pinkenba and Kingston. The report was adopted in February 1950 and preliminary works started.
However, the General Manager of QR's South Eastern Division decided track amplification was more important, with quadruplication of the line from Corinda to Zillmere given priority. A cutback in loan funds in 1952-53 slowed the works further, and a change of state government in 1957 saw the scheme abandoned in 1959. The main legacies of the project were the quadruplication of the Roma Street to Corinda section and the 112 stainless steel locomotive-hauled SX carriages, that were intended to be converted to electric multiple units at a later date. Built by Commonwealth Engineering between 1961 and 1963, they replaced older wooden stock and were the first stainless steel carriages in suburban traffic, and improved passenger comfort.
In 1965 |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sama%20%28company%29 | Sama Group, formerly known as Samasource and Sama, is a training-data company, focusing on annotating data for artificial intelligence algorithms. The company offers image, video and sensor data annotation and validation for machine learning algorithms in industries including automotive, navigation, augmented reality, virtual reality, biotechnology, agriculture, manufacturing, and e-commerce. Sama's mission is to expand opportunity for low-income individuals through the digital economy. One of the first organizations to engage in impact sourcing, Sama trains workers in basic computer skills and pays a local living wage for their labor.
Sama is headquartered in San Francisco, California, with an additional office in New York City. The organization owns and operates delivery centers in Nairobi, Kenya, Kampala, Uganda and Gulu, Uganda, and partners with additional delivery centers in India. Sama previously employed workers in Haiti, Pakistan, Ghana, and South Africa.
Business model
Sama uses a secured cloud annotation platform to manage the annotation lifecycle. This includes image upload, annotation, data sampling and QA, data delivery, and overall collaboration.
Sama's platform breaks down complex data projects from large companies into small tasks that can be completed by women and youth in developing countries with basic English skills after a few weeks of training. Sama delivery centers follow Sama's social impact guidelines, which includes hiring workers who were previously earning less than the local poverty line, paying a living wage and providing access to benefits. Sama invests in training, salaries, and benefits for their agents.
Sama's technology features a five-step quality assurance mechanism that gauges the success of each individual worker. Workers are not, however, in direct competition with one another as they are in crowdsourcing models. Sama's staff also makes a point of understanding the skills native to each region so that it can channel projects to centers best equipped to handle them.
First founded as a non-profit in 2008, Sama adopted a hybrid business model in 2019, becoming a for-profit business with the previous non-profit organization becoming a shareholder.
History
Entrepreneur Leila Janah founded Samasource (now Sama Group) in 2008. While working as an English teacher she was seeing her students' ambition combined with the rise in global literacy and access to technology during that time provided the initial inspiration for Samasource.
After completing a degree in African Development Studies from Harvard University, Janah worked as a consultant at Katzenbach Partners (now Booz & Company) and at the World Bank. She quickly became disillusioned, however, by the lack of insight she perceived from World Bank officials into the needs of those the organization was attempting to move out of poverty. While working with multiple clients in the outsourcing sector and nonprofit world, Janah developed the business plan for |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Glades%20%28TV%20series%29 | The Glades is an American crime drama television series, created by Clifton Campbell, that aired on the A&E network for four seasons from July 11, 2010 to August 26, 2013.
The police procedural show starred Matt Passmore as Jim Longworth, a Chicago police detective who becomes a state police detective in a Florida Everglades community. He leaves the Chicago Police Department after being shot in the buttocks by his captain, who thought Jim was sleeping with his wife. He receives a large settlement from the city of Chicago and settles in Florida for the golf and what he believes will be an easy life. However, Longworth soon discovers that his new hometown is more complex than meets the eye. A&E canceled the series after its season-four finale, effectively ending the series on a cliffhanger.
Plot
The show's premise involves a Chicago detective taking a South Florida job with the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) after being shot by his captain. He assumes it will afford him a more relaxing lifestyle, but he finds things are more complicated than he had imagined.
Cast
Matt Passmore as Jim Longworth, a homicide detective from Chicago who leaves the city after being shot in the buttocks by his captain, who had wrongfully accused Longworth of having sex with his wife. Using the payout he received from the Chicago PD, Longworth searches for the simple life and moves to the (fictional) resort town of Palm Glade, Florida, joining the local bureau of the FDLE, hoping that the area will help him relax and "work on [his] tan". Longworth is surprised at the high murder rate in southwest Florida, making his job there perhaps more stressful than it was in Chicago. His cockiness, annoying self-confidence, dry wit, and self-serving humor rub almost everyone around him the wrong way. Nonetheless, he is very intelligent and solves murders, making him a valuable addition to the FDLE. He has strong feelings for Callie but does not wish to break up her family. At the end of season three, Jim proposes to Callie. Season four shows Callie accepting Jim's proposal and leaving a job in Atlanta to return to Palm Glades to be with him.
Kiele Sanchez as Callie Cargill a 30-something mother who leads a very complicated life. She is a registered nurse simultaneously working and attending medical school and is completely devoted to her studying and to her teenage son, Jeff, whom she has been raising alone since her husband Ray was sent to prison. She is amused and annoyed by Longworth's pursuit of her, but is also intrigued by him and perhaps interested in a relationship, despite her general dislike of cops. She has mentioned having the desire to leave Ray but does not want to be "that woman" who gives her husband divorce papers while he is in jail. At the beginning of season two, Callie has decided to ask Ray for a divorce. In season three, Callie learns that the hospital where she works is downsizing, so she takes a job in Atlanta, where she is also studying |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20Cartoon%20Network%20video%20games | This is a list of video games featuring various Cartoon Network characters, which are developed, published, or distributed by either sister division Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment or outside third parties. This list does not include Internet-only games released only on the network's website or mobile apps. Cartoon Network has created several MMOGs between the years 2009-2011. These Cartoon Network MMOGs were all presented under the name Cartoon Network Universe. The largest of these Cartoon Network MMOGs was Cartoon Network Universe: FusionFall which was released in late 2008 (early 2009).
Games
Based on individual shows
Adventure Time
Hey Ice King! Why'd You Steal Our Garbage?!! (2012)
Explore the Dungeon Because I Don't Know! (2013)
Battle Party (2014)
The Secret of the Nameless Kingdom (2014)
Finn & Jake Investigations (2015)
Pirates of the Enchiridion (2018)
Ben 10
Ben 10 (Hyperscan) (2006)
Protector of Earth (2007)
Ben 10: Alien Force
Alien Force (2008)
Vilgax Attacks (2009)
The Rise of Hex (2010)
Ben 10: Ultimate Alien
Cosmic Destruction (2010)
Galactic Racing (2011)
Ben 10: Omniverse
Omniverse (2012)
Omniverse 2 (2013)
Ben 10 (Reboot)
Ben 10 (2017 video game)
Ben 10: Power Trip (2020)
Camp Lazlo
Leaky Lake Games (2006)
Codename: Kids Next Door
Operation: S.O.D.A. (2004)
Operation: V.I.D.E.O.G.A.M.E. (2005)
Dexter's Laboratory
Deesaster Strikes! (2001)
Mandark's Lab?
Robot Rampage
Science Ain't Fair!
Chess Challenge (2002)
Ed, Edd n Eddy
Jawbreakers! (2003)
The Mis-Edventures (2005)
Scam of the Century (2007)
The Flintstones
Bedrock Bowling (2000)
Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends
Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends (2006)
Imagination Invaders (2007)
Generator Rex
Agent of Providence (2011)
The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy
The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy (2006)
Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi
Kaznapped! (2005)
The Genie and the Amp (2006)
Johnny Bravo
The Hukka-Mega-Mighty-Ultra-Extreme Date-O-Rama (2009)
OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes
Let's Play Heroes (2018)
The Powerpuff Girls
Bad Mojo Jojo (2000)
Paint the Townsville Green (2000)
Mojo Jojo's Pet Project (2001)
Battle Him (2001)
Cartoon Snapshot (2001)
Relish Rampage (2002)
Chemical X-Traction
Gamesville
Him & Seek
Mojo Jojo A-Go-Go!
Mojo Jojo's Clone Zone
Princess Snorebucks
Regular Show
Mordecai and Rigby in 8-Bit Land (2013)
Samurai Jack
The Amulet of Time (2003)
The Shadow of Aku (2004)
Samurai Jack: Battle Through Time (2020)
Scooby-Doo
Classic Creep Capers (2000)
The Secret Saturdays
Beasts of the 5th Sun (2009)
Steven Universe
Attack the Light (2015)
Save the Light (2017)
Unleash the Light (2019)
Wacky Races
Wacky Races (2000)
Wacky Races: Starring Dastardly and Muttley (2000/2001)
Based on multiple shows
Cartoon Network 'Toon Jam! (1995; PC game)
Cartoon Network Speedway (2003)
Cartoon Network: Block Party (2004)
Cartoon Network Racing (2006)
Cartoon Network Universe: FusionFall (2009)
Cartoon Network: Punch Time Explosion (2011)
Cartoon Network Universe: Project Exonaut (20 |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murray%20Turoff | Murray Turoff (February 13, 1936 – October 28, 2022 ) was a Distinguished Professor at New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) who was a key founding father of computer-mediated communication.
Career
Turoff received his B.A. degree in Mathematics and Physics from the University of California at Berkeley in 1958. He received his PhD in Physics from Brandeis University in 1965.
Turoff has served as Chairperson of the Information Systems Department, acting Chairperson of the Computer and Information Science Department as well as Director of Computerized Conferencing and Communications Center during his tenure at NJIT. He was also simultaneously a member of the faculty at Rutgers Graduate School of Management between 1982 and 2005.
Turoff co-founded the Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management (ISCRAM) community.
After his retirement he held the title Distinguished Professor Emeritus in the Information Systems Department at New Jersey Institute of Technology.
Major projects
Turoff was the designer of the Emergency Management Information System And Reference Index (EMISARI), which was the first group communication-oriented crisis management system and which was used for the 1971 Wage Price Freeze and assorted federal crisis events until the mid-1980s. He designed and implemented EIES (Electronic Information Exchange System) as part of a 25-year research program into the design of structured Computer Mediated Communications Systems (CMC) to conduct field trials and evaluations of alternative applications of human communications via computers.
Publications
He has authored or co-authored 8 books including The Network Nation (with his wife Starr Roxanne Hiltz) which won the TSM Award of the Association of American Publishers for the Best Technical Publication in 1978 which went on to become the defining document and standard reference of its time for the field of computer mediated communication.
Awards
Turoff was awarded the EFF Pioneer Award in 1994 for "significant and influential contributions to computer-based communications and to the empowerment of individuals in using computers." In 2018 he was inducted into the International Academy for Systems and Cybernetic Sciences.
References
"website" http://is.njit.edu/turoff
"Full Vita of Murray Turoff"
The Network Nation
"The University of Hawaii ADVANCED SEMINARS AND TUTORIALS lists"
"Social and Psychological Effects in Computer-Mediated Communication (Moses A. Boudourides)"
1936 births
2022 deaths
UC Berkeley College of Letters and Science alumni
Brandeis University alumni
New Jersey Institute of Technology faculty
People from San Francisco |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TriG%20%28syntax%29 | TriG is a serialization format for RDF (Resource Description Framework) graphs. It is a plain text format for serializing named graphs and RDF Datasets which offers a compact and readable alternative to the XML-based TriX syntax.
Example
This example encodes three interlinked named graphs:
http://www.example.org/exampleDocument#G1
http://www.example.org/exampleDocument#G2
http://www.example.org/exampleDocument#G3
@prefix rdf: <http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#> .
@prefix xsd: <http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#> .
@prefix swp: <http://www.w3.org/2004/03/trix/swp-1/> .
@prefix dc: <http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/> .
@prefix ex: <http://www.example.org/vocabulary#> .
@prefix : <http://www.example.org/exampleDocument#> .
:G1 { :Monica ex:name "Monica Murphy" .
:Monica ex:homepage <http://www.monicamurphy.org> .
:Monica ex:email <mailto:monica@monicamurphy.org> .
:Monica ex:hasSkill ex:Management }
:G2 { :Monica rdf:type ex:Person .
:Monica ex:hasSkill ex:Programming }
:G3 { :G1 swp:assertedBy _:w1 .
_:w1 swp:authority :Chris .
_:w1 dc:date "2003-10-02"^^xsd:date .
:G2 swp:quotedBy _:w2 .
:G3 swp:assertedBy _:w2 .
_:w2 dc:date "2003-09-03"^^xsd:date .
_:w2 swp:authority :Chris .
:Chris rdf:type ex:Person .
:Chris ex:email <mailto:chris@bizer.de> }
External links
TriG Specification (2007)
RDF 1.1 TriG W3C Recommendation (2014)
Yacker TriG validator, which does not handle sub-graphs, and does not validate the above example.
Resource Description Framework
Syntax
Computer file formats |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TriX%20%28serialization%20format%29 | TriX (Triples in XML) is a serialization format for RDF (Resource Description Framework) graphs. It is an XML format for serializing Named Graphs and RDF Datasets which offers a compact and readable alternative to the XML-based RDF/XML syntax. It was jointly created by HP Labs and Nokia.
It is suggested that those digital artifacts dependent of the serialization format need means to verify immutability, or digital artifacts including datasets, code, texts, and images are not verifiable nor permanent. Embedding cryptographic hash values to applied URIs has been suggested for structured data files such as nano-publications.
Example
<TriX>
<graph>
<triple>
<uri>https://example.org/Bob</uri>
<uri>https://example.org/wife</uri>
<uri>https://example.org/Mary</uri>
</triple>
<triple>
<uri>https://example.org/Bob</uri>
<uri>https://example.org/name</uri>
<plainLiteral>Bob</plainLiteral>
</triple>
<triple>
<uri>https://example.org/Mary</uri>
<uri>https://example.org/age</uri>
<typedLiteral datatype="https://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#integer">32</typedLiteral>
</triple>
</graph>
</TriX>
References
Further reading
Computer file formats
Resource Description Framework
XML markup languages |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colt%20%28libraries%29 | Colt is a set of open-source Libraries for High Performance Scientific and Technical Computing written in Java and developed at CERN. Colt was developed with a focus on High Energy Physics, but is applicable to many other problems. Colt was last updated in 2004 (when Java 1.4 was the current release) and its code base has been incorporated into the Parallel Colt code base, which has received more recent development.
Colt provides an infrastructure for scalable scientific and technical computing in Java. It is particularly useful in the domain of High Energy Physics at CERN. It contains, among others, efficient and usable data structures and algorithms for Off-line and On-line Data Analysis, Linear Algebra, Multi-dimensional arrays, Statistics, Histogramming, Monte Carlo Simulation, Parallel & Concurrent Programming. It summons some of the best concepts, designs and implementations thought up over time by the community, ports or improves them and introduces new approaches where need arises.
Capabilities
The following is an overview of Colt's capabilities, as listed on the project's website:
Usage Example
Example of Singular Value Decomposition (SVD):
SingularValueDecomposition s = new SingularValueDecomposition(matA);
DoubleMatrix2D U = s.getU();
DoubleMatrix2D S = s.getS();
DoubleMatrix2D V = s.getV();
Example of matrix multiplication:
Algebra alg = new Algebra();
DoubleMatrix2D result = alg.mult(matA,matB);
References
Java (programming language) libraries
CERN software |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heart%20Cambridgeshire | Heart Cambridgeshire was a local radio station owned and operated by Global Radio as part of the Heart network. It broadcast to Cambridgeshire, Huntingdonshire and eastern Northamptonshire and parts of surrounding counties from studios in Cambridge.
History
The regional station originally broadcast as two separate stations - Hereward Radio began broadcasting in July 1980 and Q103 (formally CNFM) served the Cambridge and Newmarket areas since February 1989.
By 1995, both stations had been sold off to the GWR Group. Ten years later, the owners merged with Capital Radio to form GCap Media (later Global Radio). The stations were among the first outside London and the Midlands to be rebranded as Heart in 2009.
On 21 June 2010, Global Radio announced it would merge the two stations as part of plans to reduce the Heart network of stations from 33 to 18. The new station began broadcasting from Peterborough on Friday 2 July 2010, leading to the closure of studios in Cambridge.
On 19 September 2011, the station announced it would leave its Peterborough base and relocate to new studios in the Histon area of Cambridge.
Station merger
On 26 February 2019, Global announced Heart Cambridgeshire would be merged with three sister-stations - Heart East Anglia, Heart Essex and Heart Four Counties.
Heart Cambridgeshire's studios in Cambridge closed with operations moving to Milton Keynes - the station ceased local programming on 31 May 2019. Local breakfast and weekend shows were replaced with network programming from London.
From 3 June 2019, local output has consisted of a three-hour regional Drivetime show on weekdays, alongside localised news bulletins, traffic updates and advertising.
References
External links
Official website
Cambridgeshire
Defunct radio stations in the United Kingdom
Radio stations in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough
Radio stations established in 2010 |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hootsuite | Hootsuite is a social media management platform, created by Ryan Holmes in 2008. The system's user interface takes the form of a dashboard, and supports social network integrations for Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Pinterest, YouTube and TikTok.
Based in Vancouver, Hootsuite has close to 1,000 staff members in 13 locations, including Toronto, London, Paris, Sydney, Bucharest, Milan, Rome and Mexico City. The company has more than 16 million users in over 175 countries.
History
In 2008, Holmes needed a tool to manage multiple social media networks at his digital services agency, Invoke Media. Finding that there was no product in the market offering all the features he sought, Holmes, along with Dario Meli, David Tedman, and the Invoke team, chose instead to develop a platform of their own that would be able to organize their many social media accounts and networks. The first iteration of this social media management system launched on November 28, 2008 in the form of a Twitter dashboard called BrightKit.
Recognizing that many other individuals and organizations across the world were facing similar problems with managing multiple social accounts, Holmes decided that BrightKit could be the solution for other businesses also looking to organize their own social networks. The launch of BrightKit had a very positive reception, thanks to its clean interface and publishing capabilities.
In February 2009, Holmes offered a $500 prize for renaming the platform, and used crowdsourced suggestions from the dashboard's 100,000+ users as contest submissions. The winning idea was Hootsuite, a moniker submitted by a user named Matt Nathan and based upon "Owly", the dashboard's owl logo, as a word play on the French expression "tout de suite", meaning "right now".
In November 2009, the Hootsuite dashboard expanded its offering to support Facebook and LinkedIn, and the capability to use Twitter Lists.
In December 2009, Hootsuite spun off from Invoke Media and launched officially as an independent company, Hootsuite Media, Inc. That same month, Hootsuite received $1.9 million in funding from Hearst Interactive Media, Blumberg Capital, and prominent angel investors Leo Group LLC and Geoff Entress.
In March 2012, OMERS Ventures, the venture capital investment arm of the Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System, invested $20 million, valuing the company at US$200 million. OMERS did not buy its stake directly in the company, but rather bought private shares in a secondary transaction from a handful of employees and early investors, said Holmes.
In May 2012, Hootsuite subsequently raised US$50 million in a Series A round, following rumours.
In September 2012, Hootsuite acquired Seesmic, a customer relationship management system and competitor.
On August 1, 2013, the company announced that it had raised US$165 million in Series B funding from Insight Venture Partners, followed by Accel Partners and OMERS—all three will now have a seat on Hootsuite' |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polar%20Bowler | Polar Bowler is a bowling video game created by WildTangent for the Microsoft Windows operating system. It was released in 2004 and distributed by WildTangent in a CD called Polar Games. It was released for the Nintendo DS in 2009.
It was later re-imagined as Polar Bowler 1st Frame for mobile smartphones and tablets and was released in 2013. Polar Bowler 1st Frame reintroduced the bowler as PB and introduced his valet, J. The player launches PB down a 10 pin bowling lane and knocks over as many pins as they can. As PB speeds down the lane, his direction may be steered by the player. Occasionally, crates will drop in the middle of the bowling lane to be collected by the player. Inside of the crates are boosts (such as Inflate, Snowball Throw, and a Balloon Pop) or multipliers that allow the player to attain a higher Polar Score.
The game does not solely rely on bowling scoring. There is a scoring system called "Polar Scoring" which scores based on how many pins are knocked over, the velocity at which they are struck, hitting the bumpers multiple times, etc. This score is what is tracked in the leaderboards.
References
External links
Polar Bowler at WildTangent's official site
2004 video games
Android (operating system) games
Bowling video games
Engine Software games
IOS games
MumboJumbo games
Nintendo DS games
Polar bears in popular culture
Video games developed in the United States
Video games scored by Adam Gubman
Video games set in the Arctic
WildTangent games
Windows games |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Base%20M%C3%A9rim%C3%A9e | The Base Mérimée () is the database of French monumental and architectural heritage, created and maintained by the French Ministry of Culture. It was created in 1978, and placed online in 1995. The database is periodically updated, and contains more than 320,000 entries as of October 2020. It covers religious, domestic, agricultural, educational, military and industrial architecture, and is subdivided into three domains: historical monuments, general inventory, and architecture (including remarkable contemporary architecture). The database was named after writer, historian and inspector-general of historical monuments Prosper Mérimée, who published the first survey of historic monuments in 1840.
See also
Base Palissy, database of French movable heritage
List of heritage registers globally
, the official classification for French historic monuments
References
External links
Search engine Base Mérimée
History websites of France
Government databases in France
Prosper Mérimée
1978 establishments in France
Architecture databases
Databases in France
Historic sites in France
Heritage registers in France |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VasalloVision | VasalloVision was a small Spanish-language television network in the United States that catered to the Mexican audience. Most of its schedule consisted of films, lucha libre, and children's programming. The network was made up of four stations, mostly in the western part of the country.
All its affiliates would affiliate with MundoMax upon its launch on August 13, 2012, and the network wound down operations on that same date.
Former affiliates
References
External links
Defunct television networks in the United States
Spanish-language television networks in the United States
Television channels and stations established in 2009
Television channels and stations disestablished in 2012 |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20Weird%20Science%20episodes | The following is a list of episodes of Weird Science, a 1994-1997 American television sitcom on USA Network, based on the 1985 movie of the same name. Six previously unaired season-five episodes premiered in 1998 on Syfy.
Series overview
Episodes
Season 1 (1994)
Season 2 (1994)
Season 3 (1995)
Season 4 (1996)
Season 5 (1997–98)
Six episodes that did not air during the series' original run eventually aired on Syfy. The first two premiered July 11, 1998, with the remainder premiering as pairs of episodes July 18 and 25, 1998.
References
External links
Lists of American science fiction television series episodes
Lists of American sitcom episodes
Lists of American teen comedy television series episodes |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exact%20quantum%20polynomial%20time | In computational complexity theory, exact quantum polynomial time (EQP or sometimes QP) is the class of decision problems that can be solved by a quantum computer with zero error probability and in guaranteed worst-case polynomial time. It is the quantum analogue of the complexity class P. This is in contrast to bounded-error quantum computing, where quantum algorithms are expected to run in polynomial time, but may not always do so.
In the original definition of EQP, each language was computed by a single quantum Turing machine (QTM), using a finite gate set whose amplitudes could be computed in polynomial time. However, some results have required the use of an infinite gate set. The amplitudes in the gate set are typically algebraic numbers.
References
Quantum complexity theory |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colombe%20Jacobsen-Derstine | Colombe Jacobsen-Derstine (born December 21, 1977) is an American chef and actress. She attended the Natural Gourmet School in New York City, and competed in the 2007 season of The Next Food Network Star. She currently hosts Colombe du jour, her own food-related website and blog.
As an actress, she is best known for her child roles, including Julie "The Cat" Gaffney in the film series The Mighty Ducks.
Biography
Born in Chicago, Jacobsen-Destine began her career as a child actor, making her film debut in 1993. The following year, she was cast as a hockey player in D2: The Mighty Ducks. In 1996, she played the same role in D3: The Mighty Ducks. Following an extended acting break, she attended the Natural Gourmet School in New York, where she graduated in 2004. During her culinary training, she worked as an actress in the films Men in Black II, Moonlight Mile, and Searching for Haizmann. Prior to the Natural Gourmet School, Jacobsen attended Sarah Lawrence College, where she graduated in 2000.
Filmography
References
External links
Colombe Jacobsen interview at The Kitchn
1977 births
Living people
Actresses from Chicago
Chefs from Chicago
American child actresses
American film actresses
Sarah Lawrence College alumni
American women chefs
21st-century American women |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dalian%20Hi-Think%20Computer | Dalian Hi-Think Computer Technology Corporation (), often called DHC, is a provider of software development, industrial solutions and IT services headquartered in Dalian, Liaoning Province, China. It was established in 1996 as an spin-out of Dalian Information Center and its capital amounts to 150,000,000 CNY. NEC, NTT Data, Hitachi Software Engineering, NEC Soft, NS Solutions, and Microsoft have invested in DHC.
Currently, employing around 6,000 people, DHC is one of the largest information technology outsourcing (ITO) and business process outsourcing (BPO) companies in Dalian (DHC, Hisoft, IBM, HP, Genpact and Accenture), the "Bangalore" of China or the "IT and Business Process Outsourcing Capital of China".
In March 2014, DHC moved its headquarters to DHC Software Park. In July 2015, DHC's stock was listed on Chinese OTC market as .
See also
Outsourcing
Neusoft Group
HiSoft Technology International
Dalian Software Park
References
External links
Official Dalian Hi-Think Computer website
Software companies of China
Engineering companies of China
Outsourcing companies
Companies based in Dalian
Software companies established in 1996
1996 establishments in China
Companies listed on the National Equities Exchange and Quotations |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San%20Francisco%20Fire%20Department%20Auxiliary%20Water%20Supply%20System | The Auxiliary Water Supply System (AWSS, though often referred to on manhole covers and hydrants as HPFS for High Pressure Fire System) is a high pressure water supply network built for the city of San Francisco in response to the failure of the existing emergency water system during the 1906 earthquake. It was originally proposed by San Francisco Fire Department chief engineer Dennis T. Sullivan in 1903, with construction beginning in 1909 and finishing in 1913. The system is made up of a collection of water reservoirs, pump stations, cisterns, suction connections and fireboats. While the system can use both fresh or salt water, it is preferential to not use salt water, as it commonly causes galvanic corrosion in fire equipment.
The large, white oversized hydrants that are supplied by the AWSS/HPFS, of which there are 1889, are visible throughout the city. The hydrants have painted tops that are color-coded as to zone:
Black topped hydrants are in the West of Twin Peaks zone, and are fed by the Twin Peaks Reservoir.
Red topped hydrants are in the upper zone, and fed by the Ashbury Street tank.
Blue topped hydrants are in the lower zone, fed by the Jones Street tank.
Upper zone
Reservoirs
Twin Peaks Reservoir
The Twin Peaks Reservoir acts as the backbone of the AWSS system and is located in San Francisco's Twin Peaks hilltop. It is made up of a 10.5-million-gallon storage reservoir made out of reinforced-concrete slabs. Fresh water is delivered from the city's domestic water system by two centrifugal pumps. For safety, the reservoir is broken up into two tanks, and each tank can be emptied separately so that in case of a pipe breakage only half of the reservoir is lost. The tank is set at .
Ashbury tank
The Ashbury tank has a direct connection to the Twin Peaks reservoir and has a total capacity of . The tank is set at and, when combined with the Jones street tank, can provide hydrants with 214-psi pressures. It is located at 1234 Clayton Street, in the city's Ashbury Heights neighborhood.
Jones Street tank
The Jones Street tank has a direct connection to the Ashbury tank and has a total capacity of . The tank is set at , providing hydrants with 160-psi pressures. It is located at 1239 Jones Street in the city's Nob Hill neighborhood.
Lower zone
Pump stations
There are two emergency pumping stations present within the AWSS.
Pump Station No. 1 - Basement of San Francisco Fire Department Headquarters, 698 Second Street at Townsend St.
Pump Station No. 2 - Van Ness Avenue and San Francisco Bicycle Route 2 in Fort Mason.
Both stations are capable of pumping per minute of salt water at a pressure of 300 psi with on-site generators. Pumping Station No. 2 is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Fireboats
To supplement any outright failure of the pumping stations or reservoirs, three fireboats can be utilized to deliver salt water into the system.
Phoenix - per minute at
Guardian - per minute at
St. F |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DisplayID | DisplayID is a VESA standard for metadata describing display device capabilities to the video source. It is designed to replace E-EDID standard and EDID structure v1.4.
The DisplayID standard was initially released in December 2007. Version 1.1 was released in March 2009 and was followed by version 1.2 released in August 2011. Version 1.3 was released in June 2013 and current version 2.0 was released in September 2017.
DisplayID uses variable-length structures of up to 256 bytes each, which encompass all existing EDID extensions as well as new extensions for 3D displays, embedded displays, Wide Color Gamut and HDR EOTF. DisplayID format includes several blocks which describe logical parts of the display such as video interfaces, display device technology, timing details and manufacturer information. Data blocks are identified with a unique tag. The length of each block can be variable or fixed to a specific number of bytes. Only the base data block is mandatory, while all extension blocks are optional. This variable structure is based on CEA EDID Extension Block Version 3 first defined in CEA-861-B.
The DisplayID standard is freely available and is royalty-free to implement.
DisplayID 2.0 structures
Version 2.0 introduces new generalized information blocks primarily intended for UltraHD High Dynamic Range (HDR) displays, such as LCD computer monitors and LCD/OLED televisions with native support for BT.2100 color space and PQ/HLG transfer functions. It also makes optional predefined CRT/LCD timings from DMT and CEA-861 standards, switching to formula-based structures which follow VESA CVT-RB and GTF.
The base DisplayID 2.0 variable-length structure is the same for all data blocks:
Each data block starts with mandatory block tag, revision number (0-7), and payload length (0-248) bytes, and has a variable length of up to 251 bytes. The following blocks are currently defined:
0x20 Product identification
0x20 Product identification block contains standard vendor and product IDs, serial number, date of manufacture and product name.
Comparing to legacy block 0x00, Microsoft ISA Plug&Play identifier is replaced with IEEE OUI, first used in the network MAC address.
0x21 Display parameters
0x21 Display parameters block contains basic parameters such as viewable area size and pixel count, supported color depth, and factory calibrated RGB color space, white point, luminance, and gamma transfer function.
Comparing to legacy block 0x01, color calibration values have been moved here from block 0x02 and max/min luminance values have been added. Display size can be specified in 1 mm increments in addition to default 0.1 mm.
0x22 Type VII detailed timings
0x22 Detailed timing block type VII defines CTA-861 compatible timings based on pixel rate. This block is based on type VI block 0x13.
0x23 Type VIII enumerated timing code
0x23 Type VIII enumerated timing code block is based on type IV DMT ID block 0x06. It provides one-byte or two-byte video mode |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pin%20%28computer%20program%29 | Pin is a platform for creating analysis tools. A pin tool comprises instrumentation, analysis and callback routines. Instrumentation routines are called when code that has not yet been recompiled is about to be run, and enable the insertion of analysis routines. Analysis routines are called when the code associated with them is run. Callback routines are only called when specific conditions are met, or when a certain event has occurred. Pin provides an extensive application programming interface (API) for instrumentation at different abstraction levels, from one instruction to an entire binary module. It also supports callbacks for many events such as library loads, system calls, signals/exceptions and thread creation events.
In 2020, it received the Programming Languages Software Award from ACM SIGPLAN.
Pin performs instrumentation by taking control of the program just after it loads into the memory. Then just-in-time recompiles (JIT) small sections of the binary code using pin just before it is run. New instructions to perform analysis are added to the recompiled code. These new instructions come from the Pintool. A large array of optimization techniques are used to obtain the lowest possible running time and memory use overhead. As of June 2010, Pin's average base overhead is 30 percent (without running a pintool).
Features
Instrumentation modes
Pin supports two modes of instrumentation called JIT mode and Probe mode. JIT mode supports all features of Pin, while Probe mode supports a limited feature set but is far faster, adding almost no overhead to program's running time. JIT mode uses a just-in-time compiler to recompile all program code and insert instrumentation, while Probe mode uses code trampolines for instrumentation.
Platform independence
Pin was designed for tool portability, and despite JIT compiling from one ISA to the same ISA (and not using a single intermediate representation for all code), most of its APIs are architecture and operating system independent. It was also designed to be portable itself, carefully isolating platform-specific code from generic code, allowing the fast adaptation of Pin to new platforms. Approximately half of the code is generic and the rest is either architecture or OS dependent.
Optimizations
Pin uses many techniques to optimize instrumentation and analysis code, using techniques such as inlining, liveness analysis and smart register spilling. Pin performs these optimizations automatically whenever possible, without needing users to insert any extra code to allow inlining. Naturally, some optimizations still require user hints, and some code structures are easier to inline than others. Direct linking of jitted code sections, a technique called trace linking, and register binding reconciliation, which minimizes register spilling and remapping, are also used.
Ease of use
Pin’s API and implementation are focused on making pin tools easy to write. Pin takes full responsibility for assuring th |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nambukurichi | Nambukurichi is a village near to padalur located in the Lalgudi zone of the city of Tiruchirappalli in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The village population is around 1,050 (2016 data).
Schools around Nambukurichi
Nambukurichi has one primary school, Panchayat Union Elementary School. Approximately 60 students are studying there. This school started 60 years ago.
1. Panchayat Elementary School Nambukurichi
2. Govt HSS Peruvalappur (5Km)
3. Govt High School Oottathur(3Km)
4. Govt HSS Sirugalappur (4Km)
5. Govt HSS Padalur (8Km)
Colleges and Technical Institution around Nambukurichi
There are many institutions are within a 30 km radius, including the National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli, the Indian Institute of Management Tiruchirappalli, K.A.P. Viswanatham Government Medical College
Demography
As per the 2011 Census, Nambukurichi had a total population of 952 peoples and schedule castes are the majority of people. They occupy 70% of the total village population. The village doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.
The total geographical area of the village is 1491.1 hectares (nearly 3685 acres). There are about 350 houses in Nambukurichi village.
Transport and road connections
Two nearby areas, Padalur and Pullambadi, are connected by new extended broad roads. Connecting lines are:
Nambukurichi to Peruvalappur
Nambukurichi to Padalur
Nambukurichi to Oottathur
Nambukurichi to Neikulam
Nambukurichi to Sirugalappur
Agriculture
Cotton is the main crop here. Farming here is the main occupation. In this village, one big lake named Nakkambadi Lake of 78.96 Hectares. This lake is mainly used for irrigation and fishing. There was no water supply in the last 10 years for irrigation because of improper management. Of 577 workers engaged in Main Work, 49 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 437 were Agricultural laborers. Now only kudimaramath works are going in Nakkambadi Lake under Ariyaru Division, PWD Department.
Workers
In Nambukurichi village out of the total population, 577 were engaged in work activities. 97.75 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 2.25 % were involved in Marginal activity providing a livelihood for less than 6 months.
Temples
There are 10 temples around this village. Temple names are listed below:
Mariyamman Kovil (East)
Pillaiyar Kovil (Colony Street)
Oorsuthiyan Kovil
Nattukkal Kovil
Moopana Kovil
Ilaignar Narpani Mandram: They are conducting Pongal festival games for every year since 1970s.
References
Villages in Tiruchirappalli district |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MasterChef%20Australia%20%28series%203%29 | The third series of the Australian cooking game show MasterChef Australia premiered on Sunday, 1 May 2011 at 7:30 pm on Network Ten. Judges George Calombaris, Gary Mehigan and Matt Preston returned from the previous series and were joined by Matt Moran. The third series was won by Kate Bracks who defeated Michael Weldon in the grand finale on 7 August 2011. The second part of the series' final (episode 85, "The Winner Announced"), attracted an audience of 2.74 million viewers, making it the third most viewed episode of any Australian television series of 2011, only beaten by the final episodes of The Block (3.09 million) and Australia's Got Talent (2.98 million).
Changes
The third series of MasterChef Australia brought some changes to the format of the show. Joining the judging panel as a regular guest was chef Matt Moran.
A twist used in past series of the show to bring back eliminated contestants for a second chance was dropped for series 3.
While the weekly routine was mostly unchanged, there were some small differences in series 3.
Sunday night's challenge was not restricted to a Mystery Box Challenge and an Invention Test, with Team and Offsite Challenges also used.
The Tuesday night challenge was modified: now known as an immunity challenge rather than a celebrity chef challenge; the standing of the opponent varied, with anyone from a contestant to an apprentice or a well-known chef appearing. The rules varied slightly from week to week, but typically the contestant(s) were given a recipe and a time advantage but neither competitor had knowledge of what they were about to cook until just before the challenge started.
Eliminations on Thursdays were no longer decided by taste tests; final challenges were based on cooking.
Contestants
Opening Week
The opening week of MasterChef Australia saw 50 contestants competing for the 24 positions in the main competition. Twenty-six were eliminated:
Top 24
The full Top 24 were revealed on Sunday, 8 May. At the first Top 24 challenge, it was revealed that Paul had quit the competition due to work commitments and Alex, who had been eliminated in the Top 50 portion, was entered as his replacement.
Future appearances
In Series 4 Kate Bracks appeared as a guest judge for a Mystery Box Challenge.
Kate appeared on a Special All Star series for charity along with Kumar Pereira, Hayden Quinn and Dani Venn. Kumar came 12th, Hayden came 10th, Dani came 6th and Kate came 3rd.
In Series 6 Kate appeared as a guest judge for both the Mystery Box and Invention Test Challenge.
In a superstar themed week in Series 7 Hayden appeared as a guest judge for an Invention Test challenge.
Kate appeared at the Auditions for Series 10 to support the Top 50.
Dani and Hayden appeared on Series 12. Dani was eliminated on 3 May 2020, finishing 20th and Hayden was eliminated on 17 May 2020, finishing 15th. Michael Weldon also appeared in 'Twist Week' for a Masterclass Lesson.
In Series 14 Michael appeared for another ch |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minimotif%20Miner | Minimotif Miner is a program and database designed to identify minimotifs in any protein. Minimotifs are short, contiguous peptide sequences that are known to have a function in at least one protein. Minimotifs are also called sequence motifs or short linear motifs or SLiMs. These are generally restricted to one secondary structure element and are less than 15 amino acids in length.
Description
Functions can be binding motifs that bind another macromolecule or small compound, that induce a covalent modification of minimotif, or are involved in the protein trafficking of the protein containing the minimotif. The basic premise of Minimotif Miner is that is a short peptide sequence is known to have a function in one protein, may have a similar function in another query protein. The current release of the MnM 3.0 database has ~300,000 minimotifs and can be searched at the website.
There are two workflows that are of interest to scientists that use Minimotif Miner 1) Entering any query protein into Minimotif Miner returns a table with a list of minimotif sequence and functions that have a sequence pattern match with the protein query sequence. These provide potential new functions in the protein query. 2) By using the view single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) function, SNPs from dbSNP are mapped in the sequence window. A user can select any set of the SNPs and then identify any minimotif that is introduced or eliminated by the SNP or mutation. This helps to identify minimotifs involved in generating organism diversity or those that may be associated with a disease.
Typical results of MnM predict more than 50 new minimotifs for a protein query. A major limitation in this type of analysis is that the low sequence complexity of short minimotifs produces false positive predictions where the sequence occurs in a protein by random chance and not because it contains the predicted function. MnM 3.0 introduces a library of advanced heuristics and filters, which enable vast reduction of false positive predictions. These filters use minimotif complexity, protein surface location, molecular processes, cellular processes, protein-protein interactions, and genetic interactions. We recently combined all of these heuristics into a single, compound filter which makes significant progress toward solving this problem with high accuracy of minimotif prediction as measured by a performance benchmarking study which evaluated both sensitivity and specificity.
See also
ELM resource
References
Further reading
External links
Minimotif Miner 3.0
MinimotifMiner.org
Minimotif Miner query engine
Bio-toolkit.com
Molecular biology
Biological databases |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KPDO | KPDO is a community radio station licensed on 89.3 MHz at Pescadero, California. It is non-commercial and listener-sponsored.
The station provides public affairs, news, and music programming, both locally and nationally sourced.
, the FCC had granted special temporary authority to remain silent until June 2012. KPDO resumed operating on June 14, 2012.
See also
Community radio
References
External links
PDO
PDO
Mass media in the San Francisco Bay Area
Community radio stations in the United States
Variety radio stations in the United States
2010 establishments in California
Radio stations established in 2010 |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unrooted%20binary%20tree | In mathematics and computer science, an unrooted binary tree is an unrooted tree in which each vertex has either one or three neighbors.
Definitions
A free tree or unrooted tree is a connected undirected graph with no cycles. The vertices with one neighbor are the leaves of the tree, and the remaining vertices are the internal nodes of the tree. The degree of a vertex is its number of neighbors; in a tree with more than one node, the leaves are the vertices of degree one. An unrooted binary tree is a free tree in which all internal nodes have degree exactly three.
In some applications it may make sense to distinguish subtypes of unrooted binary trees: a planar embedding of the tree may be fixed by specifying a cyclic ordering for the edges at each vertex, making it into a plane tree. In computer science, binary trees are often rooted and ordered when they are used as data structures, but in the applications of unrooted binary trees in hierarchical clustering and evolutionary tree reconstruction, unordered trees are more common.
Additionally, one may distinguish between trees in which all vertices have distinct labels, trees in which the leaves only are labeled, and trees in which the nodes are not labeled. In an unrooted binary tree with n leaves, there will be n − 2 internal nodes, so the labels may be taken from the set of integers from 1 to 2n − 1 when all nodes are to be labeled, or from the set of integers from 1 to n when only the leaves are to be labeled.
Related structures
Rooted binary trees
An unrooted binary tree T may be transformed into a full rooted binary tree (that is, a rooted tree in which each non-leaf node has exactly two children) by choosing a root edge e of T, placing a new root node in the middle of e, and directing every edge of the resulting subdivided tree away from the root node. Conversely, any full rooted binary tree may be transformed into an unrooted binary tree by removing the root node, replacing the path between its two children by a single undirected edge, and suppressing the orientation of the remaining edges in the graph. For this reason, there are exactly 2n −3 times as many full rooted binary trees with n leaves as there are unrooted binary trees with n leaves.
Hierarchical clustering
A hierarchical clustering of a collection of objects may be formalized as a maximal family of sets of the objects in which no two sets cross. That is, for every two sets S and T in the family, either S and T are disjoint or one is a subset of the other, and no more sets can be added to the family while preserving this property. If T is an unrooted binary tree, it defines a hierarchical clustering of its leaves: for each edge (u,v) in T there is a cluster consisting of the leaves that are closer to u than to v, and these sets together with the empty set and the set of all leaves form a maximal non-crossing family. Conversely, from any maximal non-crossing family of sets over a set of n elements, one can form a unique unr |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/StatSheet | StatSheet was an online sports content network based in Durham, North Carolina, which was powered by an automated publishing platform. The network included 345 sites - one for every Division 1 college basketball team. The company had previously announced that the network would continue to grow, and would include sites covering nearly every college and professional sport by the end of 2011.
StatSheet was founded in 2007 by Robbie Allen, a 13-year veteran of Cisco, where he worked as an engineer in their IT department. The company provided detailed statistics for NCAA basketball, college Football, NASCAR, and the NBA. In addition, the company provided a service called Embed StatSheet, which allowed customers to integrate historical or real-time stats, charts, and other graphical elements on a website or blog.
Each sponsored site provided real time updates, game previews, game recaps, injury updates and other reports, all published automatically using no human journalists, bloggers, or other writers. StatSheet also provided users with access to its data visualization platform designed to organize, generate, and deliver relevant real-time and historical statistics through a central portal. Users could query these statistics, build custom graphs and charts, and receive real-time updates on specific players and teams. Data was available for leagues, teams, players, coaches, and referees.
StatSheet changed its name to Automated Insights in 2011 to mark its expansion into non-sports topics such as finance and real estate.
References
Basketball mass media |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History%20of%20Facebook | Facebook is a social networking service originally launched as TheFacebook on February 4, 2004, before changing its name to simply Facebook in August 2005. It was founded by Mark Zuckerberg and college roommates and fellow Harvard University students, in particular Eduardo Saverin, Andrew McCollum, Dustin Moskovitz, and Chris Hughes. The website's membership was initially limited by the founders to Harvard students, but was expanded to other colleges in the Boston area, the Ivy League, and gradually most universities in the United States and Canada, corporations, and by September 2006, to everyone with a valid email address along with an age requirement of being 13 or older.
FaceMash
FaceMash was opened in 2003, developed by Mark Zuckerberg; he wrote the software for the Facemash website when he was in his second year of college. The website was set up as a type of "hot or not" game for Harvard students. The website allowed visitors to compare two students' pictures side by side and let them decide who was more attractive.
While writing the software, Mark Zuckerberg wrote the following blog entries:
According to The Harvard Crimson, Facemash used "photos compiled from the online facebooks of nine Houses, placing two next to each other at a time and asking users to choose the "hotter" person". Facemash attracted 450 visitors and 22,000 photo-views in its first four hours online.
The site was quickly forwarded to several campus group list-servers, but was shut down a few days later by the Harvard administration. Zuckerberg faced expulsion and was charged by the administration with breach of security, violating copyrights, and violating individuals' privacy. Ultimately, the charges were dropped. Zuckerberg expanded on this initial project that semester by creating a social study tool ahead of an art history final exam. He uploaded art images to a website, each of which was featured with a corresponding comments section, then shared the site with his classmates, and people started sharing notes.
On October 25, 2010, entrepreneur and banker Rahul Jain auctioned off the FaceMash.com domain to an unknown buyer for $30,201.
TheFacebook
A "face book" is a student directory featuring photos and basic information. In 2003, there were no universal online facebooks at Harvard, with only paper sheets distributed and private online directories. Zuckerberg told the Crimson that "Everyone's been talking a lot about a universal face book within Harvard. ... I think it's kind of silly that it would take the University a couple of years to get around to it. I can do it better than they can, and I can do it in a week." In January 2004, Zuckerberg began writing code for a new website, known as "TheFacebook", with the inspiration coming from an editorial in the Crimson about Facemash, stating that "It is clear that the technology needed to create a centralized Website is readily available ... the benefits are many." Zuckerberg met with Harvard student Eduardo |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chatr | Chatr Mobile (stylized as chatr) is a Canadian mobile virtual network operator owned by Rogers Communications Canada targeting entry-level customers. It is one of three wireless brands owned by Rogers Communications, including Rogers Wireless, and Fido Solutions. The provider launched its service in Toronto, Ottawa, Calgary, Edmonton, Vancouver, Quebec City, and Montreal under the name Chatr Wireless on July 28, 2010. The company re-branded to its current name in 2015.
The carrier initially launched by limiting plan features to only specific regions of Rogers' network, dubbed "chatr zones". The company now offers coverage for most urban areas of Canada, and additional plans for certain cities.
Network
The chatr network includes coverage comparable to other major Canadian wireless carriers. It previously had "local talk zones," whereby calls not made in-zone were billed as roaming calls. It now offers Canada-wide calls from anywhere. Only the carrier's least expensive subscription plan lacks unlimited Canada-wide Talk as a feature.
As of 10 March 2020, new customers activating a Chatr line on a Nation-Wide Plan are provisioned to the LTE network. Existing Chatr customers were also migrated over to the LTE network.
2022 outage
In July 2022, as part of the Rogers Communications outage, many Chatr customers experienced issues with (and in some cases complete cessation of) their mobile services. The issue was eventually resolved on July 8, and compensation was promised to customers.
Services
Price plans
Chatr offers plans ranging from $15 to $70, most of which include unlimited Canada-wide calling and international SMS texting. Included mobile data ranges from 0.5GB to 20.0GB per month (depending on plan) at 3G speeds; once data allowance has been exhausted, subscribers may continue using data at no extra charge (albeit at much reduced speed) or may optionally purchase more data until their next anniversary date.
Sometime after February 2018, chatr's Regular Plans briefly offered a $10/month plan (50 minutes/50 texts) from August 2018 until March 2019 which was discontinued by June 2019, after which the cheapest plan was instead $15 for 100 minutes / unlimited texts.
Account and SIM expiration
Announced 22 May 2019, on 22 June 2019 is a scheduled changed to the terms of service so that inactive accounts (and their sim cards) would expire after 90 days inactivity instead of the previous policy of allowing 180 days inactivity before pruning them. Money on the account less than the amount required to buy a new month of service would be lost, whereas previously the account would not be closed unless $0 remained on it.
Common features
All Chatr plans include unlimited incoming texts, call display, call waiting, call forwarding and group calling features. Features specific to each plan are listed below:
The base plan: $15/month "100 minutes of Outgoing Talk and Unlimited Text" plan includes 100 minutes of outgoing calls and unlimited incomin |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WRC%203 | WRC 3: The Official Game of the FIA World Rally Championship (also known as WRC 2003) is a racing video game developed by Evolution Studios and published by Sony Computer Entertainment in 2003 as a part of the World Rally Championship series. The game was released for PlayStation 2 on November 21, 2003 in Europe, and later on May 27, 2004 in Japan (where it was published by Spike).
Gameplay
WRC 3 features 17 drivers from 7 teams. Although Mitsubishi did not participate full-time in the championship this season, they appear on every event in the game and are therefore eligible to score team points in championship mode. Likewise, Hyundai appeared in each event despite withdrawing from the championship in real life towards the end of the season. All 14 rallies from the official 2003 WRC calendar appear on the game.
Reception
The game received "mixed" reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic. In Japan, Famitsu gave it a score of one eight, one nine, one seven, and one eight for a total of 32 out of 40. In the UK, Official UK PlayStation 2 Magazine said that the game challenged Colin McRae, and listed it in their top 100 games.
References
External links
2003 video games
PlayStation 2 games
PlayStation 2-only games
Sony Interactive Entertainment games
Video games developed in the United Kingdom
World Rally Championship video games
Multiplayer and single-player video games
Evolution Studios games |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No%20Cut%20News | NoCut News is a daily newspaper run by South Korea's Christian Broadcasting System (기독교방송). Since November 2003, they have had a partnership with Central and Local News Media Networks(Over 30) for sharing of articles and photo content. In March 2006, they began printing a separate edition for North America, in competition with the Christian Times.
See also
Christian Broadcasting System
References
External links
Newspapers published in South Korea
Korean-language newspapers
Christian newspapers |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20C-family%20programming%20languages | Due to the success of the C programming language and some of its derivatives, C-family programming languages span a large variety of programming paradigms, conceptual models, and run-time environments. These languages are described by notable programming sources as being C-like, being dialects of C, having C-like syntax, or otherwise being similar to C.
Such languages are likely to share some syntax and basic language constructs with C, such as semicolon-terminated statements, curly-brace-delimited code blocks, parentheses-delimited parameters, and infix-notated arithmetical and logical expressions. The use of curly brackets ({}) to denote blocks of code has led to the name curly-bracket languages being sometimes used.
References
C |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yoshimine%20sort | The Yoshimine
sort
is an algorithm that is used in quantum chemistry
to order lists of two electron repulsion integrals. It is implemented in the IBM Alchemy program
suite
and in the UK R-matrix package for electron and positron scattering by molecules
which is based on the early versions of the IBM Alchemy program suite.
Use of basis set expansions in quantum chemistry
In quantum chemistry, it is common practice to represent one electron functions in terms of an
expansion over a basis set, . The most common choice for this basis set is Gaussian orbitals (GTOs) however for linear molecules Slater orbitals (STOs) can be
used.
The Schrödinger equation, for a system with two or more electrons, includes the Coulomb repulsion
operator. In the basis set expansion approach this leads to the requirement to compute two electron
repulsion integrals involving four basis functions. Any given basis set may be ordered so that
each function can assigned a unique index. So, for any given basis set, each two electron
integral can be described by four indices, that is the indices of the four basis functions involved.
It is customary to denote these indices as p,q,r and s and the integral as (pq|rs). Assuming that
are real functions, the (pq|rs) are defined by
The number of two electron integrals that must be computed for any basis set depends on the
number of functions in the basis set and on the symmetry point group of the molecule being studied.
Permutational symmetry of the indices
The computed two electron integrals are real numbers, ,
and this implies certain permutational symmetry properties on the indices p,q,r
and s. The exact details depend on whether the part of the basis function representing angular
behavior is real or complex. For Gaussian orbitals real spherical harmonics are
generally used whereas for Slater orbitals the complex spherical harmonics are used.
In the case of real orbitals, p can be swapped with q without changing the integral value,
or independently r with s. in addition pq as a pair can be swapped with rs as a pair without
changing the integral. Putting these interchanges together means that
which is eightfold symmetry. If the molecule has no spatial symmetry, in other words it
belongs to the point group which has only one irreducible representation,
then the permutational symmetry of the integrals indices is the only operation
which can be applied. On the other hand, if the molecule has some symmetry operations,
then further ordering is possible. The impact of the above symmetry relationship is that
an integral can be computed once, but corresponds to eight different index combinations.
Point group symmetry of the system
The Schrödinger Hamiltonian commutes with the operations of the point symmetry group of the
nuclear framework of the molecule. This means that a two electron integral can be non-zero
only if the product of the four functions transforms, or contains a component which transforms,
as the t |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agorum%20core | agorum core is a free and open-source Enterprise Content Management system by agorum Software GmbH from Germany. One of the main features is the Document-Network-Share. With that the documents within the ECM are shown as a normal network share. So it is usable like any other fileserver, you can use any program, that is able to access a normal drive (office-programs, scan-programs and so on). From the users' view the benefit is, that everything is working like before.
agorum core is part of the Lisog open source stack initiative.
History
The development of agorum core started in the year 2000. From there it has been redesigned several times to use the latest technologies. Till the end of 2007 the system had been distributed as proprietary software. In the beginning of 2008 the decision was made, to free most parts of the software under GPL. Since the end of 2009 agorum core version 6.4.0 is available. In 2013 at the Stuttgart DMS Expo trade fair, agorum has been awarded the open source "Innovative Project Implementation of the year" in collaboration with Medneo.
Capabilities
agorum core itself is a Java (EJB)-based Software and the server part runs on most common Linux and Windows systems. The Client needs no installation. To access the server many common protocols are supported, like SMB, WebDAV, HTTP/HTTPs for the Webportal, IMAP/SMTP for email programs, RSS-Feeds for notifications. Optional there is a windows client software available, to integrate the ECM into the operating system.
The system also consists of many other open source components. The installation routine offers the choice to directly install MySQL (InnoDB) or PostgreSQL databases.
In the commercial version of 2009 there is a support for MS SQL.
The system is based on EJB technologie. JBoss is used as the EJB application server. Lucene is used as full text search engine. OpenOffice.org is used to extract the text for the search index. Jasper/iReport is used as an integrated reporting system. There is also an integrated Workflow component, based on jBPM from JBoss.
Features
Linking documents
Folder based document structure
Storing different object types (Documents, Mails, ...)
Custom metadata/attributes
Sets (stored searches)
Automatic document history
Server cycle bin
Integrated backup
Make documents unchangeable (several lock levels)
Check-In/Check-Out
Intelligent folders (performing automatic tasks on folders, like archiving, deleting, send to workflow)
Email integration
Integrated wiki
Integrated forum
TIF / PDF/A support
Integrated OCR [additional module]
Notifications
Notes
Converting documents into several formats (PDF, HTML, ...)
Multilingual
Protocols/Interfaces
CIFS/SMB
RSS-Feeds
SOAP-WebServices
FTP
XML
IMAP4
SMTP
HTTP/HTTPS (Webportal)
WebDAV
Windows-Client-Integration
SSL-Encryption
Search
Phonetic search
Wildcard search
Fulltext search
Attribut/metadata search
numeric search
Combination (Bool'sche)
Textfilter
Auto |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Occult%20Academy | is a Japanese anime television series produced by A-1 Pictures and Aniplex and directed by Tomohiko Itō. The 13-episode anime premiered in Japan on the TV Tokyo television network on July 6, 2010. Occult Academy is the third and final project of Anime no Chikara. It was shown by Crunchyroll an hour after the Japanese broadcast. A manga adaptation of the anime is currently serialized in Media Factory's Monthly Comic Alive. A series of DVD/Blu-ray releases are made over six volumes. Volumes one through five each contain two episodes from the series and comes with extras, such as bonus songs sung by various voice actors for the characters. The final volume covers the last three episodes. There are also four spinoff episodes, the first of which is included with the second volume. The series has been picked up in North America by NIS America, who released the series on Blu-ray on May 8, 2012.
Plot
Maya is the daughter of the former Headmaster of Waldstein Academy. In 2012, the world is invaded by aliens, and time travelers like Fumiaki are sent back to the year 1999 to prevent apocalypse by destroying the Nostradamus Key. In 1999, Maya returns to the Academy as headmaster with the intention of destroying it. Her plan is interrupted when she meets Fumiaki and learns of the forthcoming destruction. They form a pact to look for the Key.
In order to find the Key, time agents were provided with specially created cell phones. By using the phone, Maya and Fumiaki investigate occult occurrences.
Characters
The daughter of the Waldstein Academy's late headmaster, Junichirou Kumashiro. She hates the occult despite her vast knowledge about it. Her hatred stems from her father's obsession with the occult thus causing a strained relationship between his wife and daughter. After her father's death, Maya becomes headmistress of the "Occult Academy" and vows to destroy the school. However, as the series progresses, Maya's hatred for the occult lessens. Eventually she regains her former love for the occult, promising to keep it safe rather than to destroy it. Later, it is revealed that the Academy was Maya's Christmas present from her father. Maya realizes that she turned her back on her father when he was only trying to fulfill her Christmas wish. She then makes a promise to her dead father to save the Academy and the World. With the arrival of Fumiaki Uchida, she forms a partnership with him in order to find the key of Nostradamus which will cause an alien invasion on July 21, 1999.
, Sayuri Yahagi (young)
A time traveler from 2012 who is sent to 1999 to find the key of Nostradamus. He is forced to become #6 after the agent before him, #5, was killed. In 1999, Fumiaki was a little boy with special psychic powers. Dubbed "Uchida Bunmei", he appeared on many television shows, demonstrating his psychic powers by bending a spoon. His popularity grew quickly, but it came at a heavy cost. As he became more popular, his mother became obsessed with his fame, to the po |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timothy%20A.%20Gonsalves | Timothy Aloysius Gonsalves (born 20 June 1954) is an Indian computer scientist
and professor. During his academic career, he has been founder/co-founder of several institutions and companies. These include founder of Nilgiri Networks (P) Ltd, co-founder of NMSWorks Software (P) Ltd, co-founder of the TeNeT Group and RTBI at IIT Madras, and IIT Mandi Catalyst. Most notably, he was the founding Director of IIT Mandi in the Himalayan state of Himachal Pradesh from Jan. 2010 to Jun. 2020. He is currently Professor Emeritus (Honorary) at IIT Mandi. His academic interests include education for engineers of the future, computer networks, distributed systems, telecom software and performance evaluation among others.
Early life and education
Gonsalves, was born into a Mangalorean Catholic family on 20 June 1954, in Ooty, Nilgiris in Tamil Nadu. He graduated from Breeks Memorial School, Ooty in 1969. He completed B.Tech. (Electronics), IIT Madras, 1976. He went to the US for graduate studies, receiving an M.S. (Electrical Engineering) from Rice University, Houston in 1979 and Ph.D. from Stanford University in 1986.
Early career
After receiving his PhD, Gonsalves served as an Assistant Professor in the Computer Science Department at WPI, Massachusetts from July 1986 to December 1988. He returned to India and joined the Department of Computer Science and Engineering, IIT Madras as Assistant Professor in January 1989.
During his PhD, Gonsalves had done early research on the then novel idea of transmitting voice over Ethernet. Besides simulation studies, he conducted measurements on an early Ethernet LAN at Xerox PARC that established the capability of this data network to also transmit voice. In the first decade of his academic career, he broadened his research on LANs to include the transport layer and operating systems.
Technology for society
In the early 1990s, Gonsalves with two colleagues Ashok Jhunjhunwala and Bhaskar Ramamurthi decided to focus their research on technology for mass use in India. They founded the TeNeT Group with its motto “World-class technology at an affordable price”. Gonsalves worked on the software design of a number of telecom products. These include the corDECT Wireless in Local Loop system, a product of Midas Comm, the DIAS Direct Internet Access System, a product of Banyan Networks, with its patented soft-switching design among others.
To deliver useful applications based on the Internet, he was a co-founder of n-Logue Communications and the IIT-M RTBI. In 1998-2000, on leave from IIT Madras, he founded Nilgiri Networks (P) Ltd. In the small town of Ooty. He trained local talent to develop telecom software for the TeNeT Group. This included Minnow, a Linux-based server for small ISPs, and BlueBill, a low-cost telecom billing package.
Based on many years of research in network management systems he co-founded NMSWorks Software (P) Ltd and designed its flagship product, CygNet. Working with several companies incubat |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murray%20Chercover | Murray Howard Chercover (18 August 1929 – 3 July 2010) was a Canadian television producer and executive, particularly known as the president of the CTV Television Network from 1967 until 1990.
Early life
Chercover was born in Montreal, Quebec, but moved with his family to Port Arthur, Ontario in his youth. There in 1944, his first broadcast job was with radio station CFPA.
Career
From the late 1940s, Chercover worked in New York on various theatre and television projects. When CBC Television began in 1952, he returned to Toronto to produce and direct various programmes there including Space Command, General Motors Presents, On Camera and Ford's Playbill.
Chercover left CBC for CFTO-TV in 1960 which became the flagship station for CTV when the network began in 1961. He became the network's president in 1967. He also served as its chief operating officer in 1967, its managing director from 1968, then chief executive officer from 1986. Chercover resigned from CTV in 1990.
He died from pneumonia complications on 3 July 2010 at Hill House Hospice in Richmond Hill, Ontario.
Awards and recognition
1986 - Canadian Association of Broadcasters Distinguished Service Gold Ribbon
1988 - Canadian Film and Television Association Lifetime Achievement Gold Medal
1990 - Banff World Television Festival Rockie Lifetime Achievement Award
1991 - Broadcast Executives Society Achievement Award
References
External links
1929 births
2010 deaths
Canadian television executives
Canadian television producers
Deaths from pneumonia in Ontario
Mass media people from Montreal |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USB%20microscope | A USB microscope is a low-powered digital microscope which connects to a computer's USB port. Microscopes essentially the same as USB models are also available with other interfaces either in addition to or instead of USB, such as via WiFi. They are widely available at low cost for use at home or in commerce. Their cost varies in the range of tens to thousands of dollars. In essence, a USB microscope is a webcam with a high-powered macro lens, and generally uses reflected rather than transmitted light, using built-in LED light sources surrounding the lens. The camera is usually sensitive enough not to need additional illumination beyond normal ambient lighting. The camera attaches directly to the USB port of a computer without the need for an eyepiece, and the images are shown directly on the computer's display.
They usually provide modest magnifications (about 1× to 200×) without the need to use eyepieces, at cost very much lower than conventional stereomicroscopes. The quality of the final image depends on the lens and sensor quality, resolution—which may range from 1.3 megapixels to 5 MP or more—operator skill, and illumination quality. Both still images and videos can be recorded on most systems.
Usage
Images can be recorded and stored on a computer in the same way as with a webcam. The camera is usually fitted with a light source, although extra sources (such as a fiber-optic light) can be used to highlight features of interest in the object. They generally offer a large depth of field and a range of magnification when examining the image on the computer. The camera is usually sufficiently sensitive to generate an image with normal ambient lighting, without the need for an extra light source.
USB microscopes are most useful when examining flat objects such as coins, printed circuit boards, or documents such as banknotes, but can be used on surfaces of irregular shape such as fibres owing to the high depth of field. Their use is generally similar to that of a reflection optical microscope or a stereo microscope. USB microscopes are much less bulky than conventional stereo microscopes. They are useful in examining large items in situ where use of a conventional microscope is impractical.
Simple ways in which the microscope can be used is a comparison of salt crystals, such as sea salt and table salt. A common millimeter scale at the tops of the micrographs show the smaller size of the cubic table salt crystals. The good depth of field available is shown by USB micrographs of a sage leaf.
Such devices are useful in forensic engineering where large fracture surfaces need direct examination, an application where conventional light microscopes are restricted in use. They are normally handheld for this application, but can also be mounted in a small stand.
USB microscopes are used in crime scene investigation units. As they do not come into contact with the object viewed, sensitive crime scene evidence is not contaminated.
They also f |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European%20route%20E451 | European route E 451 is a Class B road part of the International E-road network. The E451 is at least long.
Route
E40, E4, E44 Giessen
E35, E42 Frankfurt
E50 Mannheim
E-routes
The newest route is between 18 and 23 km (8.7 and 11.4 miles) above interchanges between E40 and E42 are more possible to extend the route to 111.3 or 116.3 km (71.2 or 76.6 miles).
Details
New route is at construction (it began in October 2008 and finishing in 2013).
External links
UN Economic Commission for Europe: Overall Map of E-road Network (2007)
451
451 |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gara%20LaMarche | Gara LaMarche (born August 26, 1954) is the president of the Democracy Alliance, a network of liberal donors who coordinate their political giving. LaMarche previously served as president and CEO of The Atlantic Philanthropies. Prior to joining the Atlantic Philanthropies, he served as vice president and director of U.S. programs for The Open Society Institute. In his tenure at the Atlantic Philanthropies, LaMarche led the foundation's shift to a social justice approach to grant-making.
Background
LaMarche attended St. Bernard's, a small all-boys high school in Uncasville, Connecticut, before enrolling in Columbia College, from which he graduated in 1976. While at Columbia, LaMarche became the youngest member ever to serve on an ACLU policy committee.
Professional life
From 1979-1984, LaMarche was the associate director of the ACLU's New York branch and was the executive director of the ACLU of Texas from 1984 to 1988. From 1988 to 1990, LaMarche was director of the Freedom-to-Write Program of the PEN American Center, when PEN played a leading role in campaigns to lift Iran's fatwa against Salman Rushdie and controversy over arts funding in the United States. From 1990 to 1996, he was director of the Free Expression Project at the Open Society Institute, until he was named the director of U.S. programs.
While at the Atlantic Philanthropies, LaMarche was credited with improving communications and transparency at the foundation. The Atlantic Philanthropies have made grants totaling more than $4 billion since 1982, including a $25 million pledge to advocacy groups supporting U.S. health care reform between 2008-2010.
Affiliations and writing
LaMarche is a columnist for The Huffington Post and The Nation, as well as a blogger in his own right. He has written a number of articles on human rights and is the editor of the 1996 anthology, Speech and Equality: Do We Really Have to Choose? LaMarche has taught at The New York University's Wagner School of Public Service and at the New School University and John Jay College.
LaMarche serves on the boards of the National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy, StoryCorps and The White House Project. He is on the Leadership Council of Hispanics in Philanthropy. He is the winner of the 2010 Hubert H. Humphrey Civil and Human Rights Award from the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights and the Community Change Champion Award from the Center for Community Change.
Personal life
LaMarche has two daughters and lives in New York City.
References
External links
The Atlantic Philanthropies official biography
NYU Robert Wagner Graduate School of Public Service biography
“Gara LaMarche 76’s Job is To Give Away $4 Billion,” Columbia College Today, May/June 2008
Archive at Huffington Post
“The Key Role of Advocacy Funding in the U.S. Health Care Debate”, Keynote, Grantmakers in Health Conference, March 11, 2010.
1954 births
Living people
People from Washington County, Rhode Island
American nonpro |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adaptive%20bitrate%20streaming | Adaptive bitrate streaming is a technique used in streaming multimedia over computer networks. While in the past most video or audio streaming technologies utilized streaming protocols such as RTP with RTSP, today's adaptive streaming technologies are based almost exclusively on HTTP, and are designed to work efficiently over large distributed HTTP networks. Adaptive bitrate streaming works by detecting a user's bandwidth and CPU capacity in real time, adjusting the quality of the media stream accordingly. It requires the use of an encoder which encodes a single source media (video or audio) at multiple bit rates. The player client switches between streaming the different encodings depending on available resources. "The result: very little buffering, fast start time and a good experience for both high-end and low-end connections."
More specifically, adaptive bitrate streaming is a method of video streaming over HTTP where the source content is encoded at multiple bit rates. Each of the different bit rate streams are segmented into small multi-second parts. The segment size can vary depending on the particular implementation, but they are typically between two and ten seconds. First, the client downloads a manifest file that describes the available stream segments and their respective bit rates. During stream start-up, the client usually requests the segments from the lowest bit rate stream. If the client finds that the network throughput is greater than the bit rate of the downloaded segment, then it will request a higher bit rate segment. Later, if the client finds that the network throughput has deteriorated, it will request a lower bit rate segment. An adaptive bitrate (ABR) algorithm in the client performs the key function of deciding which bit rate segments to download, based on the current state of the network. Several types of ABR algorithms are in commercial use: throughput-based algorithms use the throughput achieved in recent prior downloads for decision-making (e.g., throughput rule in dash.js), buffer-based algorithms use only the client's current buffer level (e.g., BOLA in dash.js), and hybrid algorithms combine both types of information (e.g., DYNAMIC in dash.js).
Current uses
Post-production houses, content delivery networks and studios use adaptive bit rate technology in order to provide consumers with higher quality video using less manpower and fewer resources. The creation of multiple video outputs, particularly for adaptive bit rate streaming, adds great value to consumers. If the technology is working properly, the end user or consumer's content should play back without interruption and potentially go unnoticed. Media companies have been actively using adaptive bit rate technology for many years now and it has essentially become standard practice for high-end streaming providers; permitting little buffering when streaming high-resolution feeds (begins with low-resolution and climbs).
Benefits of adaptive bitrate stream |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephan%20Paternot | Stephan Paternot is an IT entrepreneur, known as a co-founder of theGlobe.com, the internet's first social network, during the late nineties dot-com bubble. He is currently the CEO of Slated, an online crowdsourcing marketplace for film financing, sales, packaging and development.
Biography
In 1994, while a junior at Cornell University, Paternot co-founded the first Internet social network site, theglobe.com. The company's IPO made history when it posted the largest first day gain of any IPO with a 606% increase in price. Early in his tenure, Paternot became known in popular media as "the CEO in the plastic pants" after he was filmed in a nightclub saying "Got the girl. Got the money. Now I'm ready to live a disgusting, frivolous life." theGlobe.com's stock price collapsed in 1999 as a result of the dot-com bubble and in 2001 Paternot published A Very Public Offering: A Rebel's Story of Business Success, Excess, and Reckoning which covered his biography and the history of theGlobe.com
In 2011, Paternot co-founded Slated, a crowdfunding and development website for film projects.
References
External links
Stephan Paternot's homepage
American computer businesspeople
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people) |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tramline | A tramline (also spelled: tram line) most commonly refers to the tracks and overhead wires used by trams, or a route in a tram network.
Tramline or Tramlines may also refer to:
Tramlines Festival, a music festival in Sheffield
Tramlining, the tendency of a vehicle's wheels to follow the contours in the surface upon which it runs
Tramway track, the tracks on which a tram runs
Lines on a tennis court |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandy%20Andolong | Melisande "Sandy" Andolong-de Leon (born Melisande Pinga Andolong; January 16, 1958) is a Filipino actress and producer, where she is mostly seen on GMA Network. She has also been currently seen on ABS-CBN TV programs.
Personal life
Sandy Andolong was born Melisande Pinga Andolong on January 16, 1958, in North General Hospital (now José R. Reyes Memorial Medical Center), Santa Cruz, Manila.
Andolong is married to Christopher de Leon, whom she has five children Rafael, Miguel, Gabriel, Mariel and Mica. She is also the stepmother to Lotlot, Ian, Matet, Kiko and Keneth de Leon.
Andolong has gone under quarantine after her husband tested positive to COVID-19, Her husband recovered from the disease and was released from the hospital on March 24 and have tested negative.
In March 2020, Sandy Andolong and Christopher de Leon have celebrated their 40th anniversary, the couple got married in 2001 but they have been together since 1980.
Filmography
Film
Television
Others
Awards and nominations
References
Andolong hindi na magpapa-kidney transplant
External links
1958 births
Living people
Tagalog people
Actresses from Cavite
Filipino women comedians
S
Actresses from Manila
GMA Network personalities
ABS-CBN personalities
People from Santa Cruz, Manila
Comedians from Manila |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wink%20toolkit | Wink, which stands for "Webapp Innovation Kit", is an open-source framework for building mobile web applications on devices such as the IPhone or Android (Android (operating system)). It is based on web technologies such as HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.
The project started in early 2009 at Orange Labs (France Telecom R&D). Since June 17, 2010, Wink is a project of the Dojo foundation
Wink toolkit provides all the basic functionalities of a JavaScript framework: from DOM manipulation to asynchronous HTTP requests and also some mobile oriented features like touch and gestures events handling.
Beyond that, wink toolkit offers advanced graphical components, like HTML 3D tag clouds and shapes or multitouch components.
Packages
Wink toolkit is divided into 8 packages
core, which contains all the heart of the kit
ui, for all the graphical components
ux, interactions components
mm, multimedia package
net, for network related tasks
api, to handle low level HTML5 features
fx, for CSS transitions and transform (either 2D or 3D)
math, a set of mathematic libraries
It also includes an "Easy caching" mechanism.
See also
Dojo Toolkit
External links
Official wink toolkit site
JavaScript libraries |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eden%20House%20College | Eden House College was an independent college established in London in 1968. It offered language and computing courses as well as ABE programmes. It was accredited by the British Council in 2005.
Eden House College went into administration and closed down on Tuesday 4 October 2011.
Eden House taught both long term and short term English language courses to international students, offering courses such as IELTS and English Cambridge Examination Courses to prepare students for official examinations. It was recognised by the British Computer Society as an approved Test Centre, Eden House offered computing courses which led to recognised qualifications such as the European Computer Driver Licence: both Standard and Advanced (ECDL). In addition to this Eden House was also accredited by the Association of Business Executives and offered ABE courses.
Eden House College was fully licensed to sponsor students’ under the Tier 4 Points Based System and appeared on the Register of Sponsors as an ‘A’ rated sponsor. Eden House College was also a member of English UK.
References
External links
Eden House College
Language schools in the United Kingdom
Defunct universities and colleges in London |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mathematical%20Programming | Mathematical Programming is a peer-reviewed scientific journal that was established in 1971 and is published by Springer Science+Business Media. It is the official journal of the Mathematical Optimization Society and consists of two series: A and B. The "A" series contains general publications, the "B" series focuses on topical mathematical programming areas. The editor-in-chief of Series A is Jon Lee (U Michigan); for Series B this is Sven Leyffer (Argonne).
History
The journal has been published by Springer since January 1999. Mathematical Programming Studies is the predecessor of the Series B part of this journal.
Abstracting and indexing
Mathematical Programming is abstracted and indexed in:
According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2010 impact factor of 1.970.
References
External links
Mathematics journals
English-language journals
Springer Science+Business Media academic journals
Academic journals established in 1971
Mathematical Optimization Society |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orjaku | Orjaku is a village in Hiiumaa Parish, Hiiu County in northwestern Estonia.
Orjaku is one of the oldest names in the island of Hiiumaa. It was first mentioned 1254 as Oryocko, Oriwocko.
The data from 2019 says that there's 101 people living in the village.
References
Villages in Hiiu County |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peloton%20%28disambiguation%29 | A peloton is the main group of riders in a bicycle road race.
Peloton may also refer to:
Peloton (album), by Delgados
Peloton (supercomputer), a program at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Peloton Interactive, an exercise equipment company
Peloton Technology, a connected vehicle technology company
Peloton, the intracellular portion of an Orchid mycorrhiza |
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