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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Era%20Aviation | Era Aviation was a fixed wing airline as well as a commercial helicopter operation based in Anchorage, Alaska, United States. It operated a network of scheduled fixed wing passenger services from Anchorage as well as from Bethel, AK on behalf of Alaska Airlines via a code sharing agreement. Its main base was located at the Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (ANC). Era Aviation has since been renamed Corvus Airlines who currently do business as Ravn Alaska. The company slogan was FlySmart. FlyEra.
History
Era Aviation was established and initiated operations in 1948 when Carl Brady flew the first commercial helicopter to Alaska for contract work supporting a mapping project for the U.S. government. Fixed wing aircraft were then acquired by the company in addition to helicopters with rotorcraft being operated in Alaska, California and Louisiana by the Era Helicopters division. In 1967, Houston-based Rowan Companies, purchased the company from founder Carl Brady. Scheduled fixed wing passenger services began in May 1983. During the summer of 1984, Era was operating scheduled services between Anchorage and Bethel, Kenai and Valdez. The airline formerly operated Convair 580 turboprops as well as de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter and DHC-7 Dash 7 aircraft and then added DHC-8 Dash 8 turboprops. Most of the airline's scheduled passenger flights were code share feeder services for Alaska Airlines. Era used the two-letter "AS" airline code for its flight numbers on these services for Alaska Airlines. Beechcraft 1900C and Beechcraft 1900D turboprops were subsequently added to the fleet.
In late 2004, Rowan Companies sold Era Aviation (including the Era Helicopters division which subsequently merged with the Bristow Group, a large, U.S.-based international and domestic commercial helicopter operator, in 2020) to SEACOR Marine (now SEACOR Holdings). Rowan had owned Era Aviation including the Era Helicopters division since 1967 before selling Era to SEACOR. SEACOR in turn had acquired Houston-based Tex-Air Helicopters in 2002 and then merged Tex-Air into Era Helicopters in 2004. SEACOR subsequently sold the Era Aviation fixed wing operation, but retained Era Helicopters. The new owners of the Era Aviation fixed wing operation then filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
Effective February 27, 2009, Era Aviation, Inc. was bought out and became a subsidiary of The Frontier Alaska Group along with Frontier Flying Service and Hageland Aviation. The combination of the three air carriers resulted in the largest Alaska-based airline in terms of serving more destinations and passengers operated with the largest airplane fleet in the state. The three airlines then operated under the marketing name of Era Alaska/Frontier Alaska (Hagland Aviation and Frontier Flying Services) which has since changed the marketing name of all the airlines to Ravn Alaska/Ravn Connect brands.
Destinations
Era Aviation operated scheduled passenger services to the following desti |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seventh%20Edition%20Unix%20terminal%20interface | The Seventh Edition Unix terminal interface is the generalized abstraction, comprising both an application programming interface for programs and a set of behavioural expectations for users, of a terminal as historically available in Seventh Edition Unix. It has been largely superseded by the POSIX terminal interface.
Concepts and overview
The terminal interface provided by Seventh Edition Unix and UNIX/32V, and also presented by BSD version 4 as the old terminal driver, was a simple one, largely geared towards teletypewriters as terminals. Input was entered a line at a time, with the terminal driver in the operating system (and not the terminals themselves) providing simple line editing capabilities. A buffer was maintained by the kernel in which editing took place. Applications reading terminal input would receive the contents of the buffer only when the key was pressed on the terminal to end line editing. The key sent from the terminal to the system would erase ("kill") the entire current contents of the editing buffer, and would be normally displayed as an '@' symbol followed by a newline sequence to move the print position to a fresh blank line. The key sent from the terminal to the system would erase the last character from the end of the editing buffer, and would be normally displayed as an '#' symbol, which users would have to recognize as denoting a "rubout" of the preceding character (teletypewriters not being physically capable of erasing characters once they have been printed on the paper).
From a programming point of view, a terminal device had transmit and receive baud rates, "erase" and "kill" characters (that performed line editing, as explained), "interrupt" and "quit" characters (generating signals to all of the processes for which the terminal was a controlling terminal), "start" and "stop" characters (used for software flow control), an "end of file" character (acting like a carriage return except discarded from the buffer by the read() system call and therefore potentially causing a zero-length result to be returned) and various mode flags determining whether local echo was emulated by the kernel's terminal driver, whether modem flow control was enabled, the lengths of various output delays, mapping for the carriage return character, and the three input modes.
Input modes
The three input modes for terminals in Seventh Edition Unix were:
line mode (also called "cooked" mode)In line mode the line discipline performs all line editing functions and recognizes the "interrupt" and "quit" control characters and transforms them into signals sent to processes. Applications programs reading from the terminal receive entire lines, after line editing has been completed by the user pressing return.
cbreak modecbreak mode is one of two character-at-a-time modes. (Stephen R. Bourne jokingly referred to it as a "half-cooked" and therefore "rare" mode.) The line discipline performs no line editing, and the control sequences |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R%C3%A1dio%20Disney%20Brasil | Radio Disney Brasil is a radio network that is mostly owned by Rádio Holding, but The Walt Disney Company also has a 30% share. São Paulo is the only city in Brazil that has this format being carried on a radio station. The station broadcasts on 91.3 MHz and online. All programming is produced and broadcast live from World Trade Center de São Paulo (in short WTCSP), whilst the transmitter is located at the top of São Luís Gonzaga building in Espigão da Paulista.
The music programming is aimed primarily at youth and adolescents, similar to the American version, and it's the ninth one of its kind in Latin America. It is currently São Paulo's fifth most popular youth-oriented radio station (behind Jovem Pan FM, 89 FM a Rádio Rock, Metropolitana FM and , but ahead of , Transamérica, Energia 97 and Dumont FM).
History
Change in 91.3 FM frequency
In the second quarter of 2009, FM Nossa Radio stopped transmitting on 91.3 to move to 106.9 MHz. With that change, rumours began about the future of this frequency in São Paulo. Shortly before the end of the year, the station began carrying adult-oriented music and there was news that there was a possibility that the Disney Group would acquire a station in the city. The conglomerate has a minority stake in the radio in partnership with the Brazilian company Radio Holding LTDA. With this acquisition, this became the largest investment of a foreign group in Brazil at the time.
Project starters
In the first half of 2010, after obtaining the concession by the Disney Group, the 91.3 frequency (with no official name until this time yet) started playing (mysteriously) uninterrupted youth-based (mostly pop) music, playing songs by artists like Demi Lovato, Jonas Blue, Miley Cyrus, among various others. The project was based on a broader sense of a format aimed at young audiences, bringing more interactivity through listener participation through social networks, SMS and telephone. In 2012, the station announced a relaunch of its broadcast studios to offer a better sound quality in frequency 91.3.
Promotion for the new station
In October 2010, a new campaign began, "91.3 Que radio es esa?" ("91.3 What radio [station] is that?"), causing much excitement for São Paulo radio listeners, whether they had listened to the station prior to this point or not. Monica Leon, Telma Emerick, Roberto Hais, Serginho Bralle, and Marcelo Bressane were confirmed as the station's announcers/DJs. In this phase the future Radio Disney begins to disclose telephone for contact, provisional site and realizes a promotion in which takes listeners for the show of the Jonas Brothers in Brazil, where also the arrival of the transmitter is announced. In August 2011, the station's audience began being monitored by Crowley Broadcast Analysis.
Official launch
On November 7, 2010, the name and date of the launch of the new radio station - Radio Disney and November 29 respectively, is officially released, marking the end of the mystery that alm |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scottish%20Digital%20Network | The Scottish Digital Network (SDN) is a planned new public service broadcaster and online services provider in Scotland. It was the principal proposal of the Scottish Broadcasting Commission. The Scottish Broadcasting Commission published its final report in September 2008, with this as its primary recommendation. On 13 September 2010 the Minister for Culture and External Affairs, Fiona Hyslop, requested Blair Jenkins, who had been the chair of the Scottish Broadcasting Commission to actively explore proposed options and business models for the establishment of a Scottish digital network to compete in public service broadcasting with the BBC Network in Scotland. On 21 March 2013, three bidders were announced as the finalists for the Scottish Wide Area Network (SWAN). They were British Telecom, a partnership of Cable & Wireless Worldwide with Virgin Media Business and Capita with Updata Infrastructure.
It appears that no significant progress was made at the time; a 2016 article by Philip Schlesinger, Professor in Cultural Policy at the University of Glasgow and Visiting Professor in the Department of Media and Communication at the LSE commented that "The Scottish Digital Network originally proposed by the Scottish Broadcasting Commission has reappeared in the form of a proposed second channel, although its precise form is unclear".
Scottish Digital Network Panel
The members of the Scottish Digital Network Panel consist of:
Blair Jenkins (convener); former convener of the Scottish Broadcasting Commission
Professor Neil Blain, Head of Film, Media and Journalism at Stirling University
Judith Mackenzie, investment director at Downing Corporate Finance
Charles McGhee, media consultant and former editor of The Herald
David Wightman, former member of the Scottish Broadcasting Commission and founder and former CEO of Creative Edge Software
References
Mass media in Scotland
Broadcasting companies of the United Kingdom
Mass media companies of Scotland
Publicly funded broadcasters
Television in Scotland
Television channels in the United Kingdom
Broadcasting websites
Scottish websites |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simon%20Haynes | Simon Haynes is an Australian writer of speculative fiction novels and short stories, particularly the Hal Spacejock series. Haynes also uses his experience with computers to write software which he designs for himself and then shares for free through his website. The most well-known of these programs is yWriter, a program designed specifically for composing novels. Haynes is a founding member of the Andromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine.
Biography
Haynes was born in Croydon (United Kingdom) and raised in the south of Spain. In 1983 he emigrated to Australia with his family. Haynes' first work was published in 2000 with his short story "False Alarm" which was featured in issue 27 of Antipodean SF. In 2001 Haynes' short story "Sleight of Hand" won the 2001 Aurealis Award for best horror short story beating work by Stephen Dedman, Robert Hood, Alison Venugoban, Rick Kennett and Paul Collins. In 2008 his fourth novel in the Hal Spacejock series, No Free Lunch, was nominated for the Aurealis Award for best science fiction novel and the 2009 Ditmar Award for best novel. Haynes currently lives in Perth.
Awards and nominations
Bibliography
Novels
Hal Spacejock (2001)
Hal Spacejock: Second Course (2003)
Hal Spacejock: Just Desserts (2004)
Hal Spacejock: No Free Lunch (2008)
Hal Junior: The Secret Signal (2011)
Hal Junior: The Missing Case (2012)
Hal Spacejock: Baker's Dough (2012)
Hal Junior: The Gyris Mission (2012)
Hal Spacejock (French Edition) (2012)
Hal Spacejock: Safe Art (2013)
Hal Spacejock: Big Bang (2015)
Hal Spacejock: Double Trouble (2018)
Harriet Walsh: Peace Force (2018)
Harriet Walsh: Alpha Minor (2018)
Harriet Walsh: Sierra Bravo (2018)
A Portion of Dragon and Chips (2018)
A Butt of Heads (2018)
A Pair of Nuts on the Throne (2018)
Hal Spacejock: Max Damage (2018)
Hal Junior: The Comet Caper (2018)
The Secret War: Raiders (2019)
Hal Spacejock: Cold Boots (2019)
The Secret War: Frontier (2019)
A Riddle in Bronze (2019)
Hal Spacejock: Zero (2020)
An Enigma in Silver (2020)
Non-Fiction
How to write a novel (2018)
Short stories
"False Alarm" (2000) in Antipodean SF #27
"Pastimes" (2000) in Antipodean SF #30
"Infection" (2000) in Antipodean SF #36
"Sleight of Hand" (2000) in Potato Monkey #1
"Loss Leader" (2001) in Andromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine #3
"Escape Clause" (2002) in Andromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine #4
"The Desolator" (2002) in Andromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine #6
"A Piece of the Action" (2010) on Kindle & Smashwords
"Hal Spacejock: Framed" (2011) on Kindle & Smashwords
"Albion" (2018) on Kindle & Smashwords
References
General
Bibliography at Spacejock.com.au
Specific
External links
Official site
21st-century Australian novelists
Australian male novelists
Australian male short story writers
British emigrants to Spain
Spanish emigrants to Australia
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
21st-century Australian short story writers
21st-century Australian male writers |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University%20of%20South%20Asia%20%28Pakistan%29 | The University of South Asia () or USA is a private university located in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. It was established in 1987 as a computer training institution with the name of National College of Computer Sciences (NCCS). More than 100,000 students underwent training programs in Computer Sciences. It was developed to promote computer education but has expanded to provide chartered degrees in fields that include Business Studies, Culinary Sciences, Allied Health Sciences, Civil Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Architecture, Law, Media Studies, Physical Therapy, Nutrition, and Fashion and Interior Design.
All undergraduate and graduate programs at the university are recognized by the Higher Education Commission of Pakistan and all the respective regulatory bodies. As a chartered university, all degrees awarded are internationally recognized.
The university has three campuses:
Cantt. Campus: 47 Tufail Road, Lahore Cantt
Raiwind Road Campus: 5 km from Thokar Niaz Baig
Burki Campus: Barki Road
The Vice Chancellor of the university is Ex-Minister of Education, Punjab Mian Imran Masood.
History
The Sadiq Memorial Educational Society established a chain of National Colleges of Computer Science throughout the country to offer computer science programs. The Bachelor of Computer Science program was launched in 1992 and Intermediate with Computer Science was introduced in 1994. In 1995, MBA and MCS programs were launched. The National Group of Colleges established a chartered degree-awarding higher education institution called the Institute of South Asia on April 14, 2003 vide “The Institute of South Asia, Lahore, Ordinance 2003, Punjab Ordinance No. IV of 2003”. The institute was upgraded to the status of a university on July 9, 2005 vide “The University Of South Asia, Lahore ACT 2005”, with the Chief Minister of the Punjab inaugurating the University of South Asia.
Departments
The Faculty of Management Sciences offers Bachelor and Master's degree in Business Administration, HR, Supply Chain and Logistics, Digital Marketing. The department aims to offer the latest and most up to date curriculum with project based learning to help students apply the concepts, allowing them to internalize the knowledge received. With a vibrant clubs and societies culture, students learn in and out of Classes for holistic personality development. Students are also offered support in Admissions abroad.
The Department of Architecture offers a five-year degree program Bachelor in Architecture Design (B. Arch). Students are given a license number from PCATP on the completion of the degree.
The Department of Biotechnology and Agro Sciences offers the program Bachelor in Biotechnology and Agro Sciences.
The Department of Building and Architecture program combines architecture, management and technology.
The Department of Civil Engineering offers a bachelor's and master's degree in civil engineering. Students who meet the requirements of the degree are given a |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alternative%20Splicing%20and%20Transcript%20Diversity%20database | The Alternative Splicing and Transcript Diversity database (ASTD) was a database of transcript variants maintained by the European Bioinformatics Institute from 2008 to 2012. It contained transcription initiation, polyadenylation and splicing variant data.
See also
Alternative Splicing Annotation Project
AspicDB
RNA splicing
References
External links
https://web.archive.org/web/20111227225355/http://www.ebi.ac.uk/asd/
Genetics databases
Gene expression
RNA splicing
Science and technology in Cambridgeshire
South Cambridgeshire District |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ChimerDB | ChimerDB in computational biology is a database of fusion sequences.
ChimerDB currently consists of three searchable datasets.
ChimerKB is a curated knowledge base of 1,066 fusion genes sourced from publicly available scientific literature.
ChimerPub provides continuously updated descriptions on fusion genes text mined from publications.
ChimerSeq is a database of RNA-seq data of fusion sequences downloaded from the TCGA data portal.
See also
ECgene
Fusion gene
References
External links
http://203.255.191.229:8080/chimerdbv31/mindex.cdb
Biological databases
Genes
Gene expression |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DBASS3/5 | DBASS3 and DBASS5 in computational biology is a database of new exon boundaries induced by pathogenic mutations in human disease genes.
The database has been used in a large number of studies; Google Scholar has 87 entries for papers using DBASS3, and 80 for papers using DBASS5 including
Vallée MP, Di Sera TL, Nix DA, Paquette AM, Parsons MT, Bell R, Hoffman A, Hogervorst FB, Goldgar DE, Spurdle AB, Tavtigian SV. Adding in silico assessment of potential splice aberration to the integrated evaluation of BRCA gene unclassified variants. Human Mutation. 2016 Jul;37(7):627-39.
Dhir A, Buratti E. Alternative splicing: role of pseudoexons in human disease and potential therapeutic strategies. The FEBS Journal. 2010 Feb 1;277(4):841-55.
Vallée MP, Francy TC, Judkins MK, Babikyan D, Lesueur F, Gammon A, Goldgar DE, Couch FJ, Tavtigian SV. Classification of missense substitutions in the BRCA genes: A database dedicated to Ex‐UVs. Human mutation. 2012 Jan;33(1):22-8.
Churbanov A, Vořechovský I, Hicks C. A method of predicting changes in human gene splicing induced by genetic variants in context of cis-acting elements. BMC Bioinformatics. 2010 Dec;11(1):1-2.
Wang J, Zhang J, Li K, Zhao W, Cui Q. SpliceDisease database: linking RNA splicing and disease. Nucleic Acids Research. 2012 Jan 1;40(D1):D1055-9.
See also
Human diseases markers
References
External links
http://www.dbass.org.uk/.
Biological databases
Gene expression
RNA
RNA splicing
Spliceosome |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISBNdb.com | ISBNdb.com is a large online database of book information available both via web interface and API. The database includes title, author, ISBN, ISBN13, publisher, publishing date, binding, pages, list price, and more. It contains data on 33+ million books by more than 11 million authors, with more books added every day. The service is mostly used by businesses and educational institutions, including Yale University, Blinklist, and Booknook.
History
ISBNdb.com was founded in 2001 by Andrew Maltsev. It started as a hobby project and gradually grew into a business. In July 2005 ISBNdb.com released an XML-based API, which enables users to access all of the book information in real-time.
In May 2006, the site provided data on more than 2 million unique ISBNs and corresponding books. Ten years later, information on more than 15 million titles became available. As of April 2023, it contained data on more than 33 million books by over 11 million authors, with more books added every day.
Overview
ISBNdb aggregates information for its database from hundreds of libraries, publishers, merchants, and other sources around the globe. The database is searchable by title, author, ISBN with many endpoint options. Multiple languages are available. ISBNdb.com also features a real-time price comparison service for books.
ISBNdb offers up to 19 data points per book including ISBN10, ISBN13, title, author, publication date, publisher, binding, pages, list price, cover image, language, edition, format, synopsis, and dimensions. For some books, it also provides an overview, dewey decimal, weight, and subject. ISBNdb adds thousands of data records daily. Any book that has an ISBN can become included in the database regardless of the language or format.
Business model
ISBNdb provides free limited book data to unregistered users via a web interface. Registered users can access full book data with the help of a web interface and API, based on a subscription. There are several subscription options, each with a 7-day free trial. There’s also a heavily discounted subscription option for educational institutions and non-profit organizations.
See also
Bibliographic database
ISBN
Bookselling
References
External links
Official website
Online databases
Bibliographic databases and indexes
Book selling websites
International Standard Book Number |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John%20Bentley%20Stringer | John Bentley Stringer (17 February 1928 – 4 May 1979) was a British computer pioneer. At Cambridge Maths Lab he worked with Maurice Wilkes creating the concept of microcode. He then became a civil servant firstly at the National Physical Laboratory then at the Government Communications Headquarters.
Publications
References
1928 births
1979 deaths
Members of the University of Cambridge Computer Laboratory
British computer scientists
Computer designers |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Offspring%20%28season%202%29 | The second season of Offspring was confirmed by Network Ten on 14 September 2010 and began airing 16 May 2011. The season concluded on 20 July 2011 after 13 episodes. Offspring is the story of the impossible loves of 30-something obstetrician Nina Proudman (Asher Keddie), and her fabulously messy family, as they navigate the chaos of modern life.
The season was released on DVD as a four disc set under the title of Offspring: The Complete Second Series on 14 September 2011.
Cast
Regular
Asher Keddie as Nina Proudman
Kat Stewart as Billie Proudman
Matthew Le Nevez as Patrick Reid
Deborah Mailman as Cherie Butterfield
Eddie Perfect as Mick Holland
Richard Davies as Jimmy Proudman
Linda Cropper as Geraldine Proudman
and John Waters as Darcy Proudman
Recurring
Jane Harber as Zara Perkich
Alicia Gardiner as Kim Akerholt
Lachy Hulme as Martin Clegg
Kate Atkinson as Renee
Paul Denny as Sam Jenkins
Jay Ryan as Fraser King
Emma Griffin as Tammy
Jonny Pasvolsky as Ben Forbes
Henry and Jude Schimizzi Peart as Ray Proudman
Dan Spielman as Andrew Holland
Kate Jenkinson as Kate Reid
Tina Bursill as Marilyn Bassett
Guest starring
Andrew Rochford as Andrew Rochford
Carrie Bickmore as Carrie Bickmore
Dave Roberts as Phil D'Arabont
Alison Bell as Louise
Jane Badler as Wendy
Special guest starring
Don Hany as Chris Havel
Production
Alicia Gardiner, who plays nurse Kim Akerholt in the series, had confirmed that shooting for Series 2 began on 10 February 2011.
Episodes
Season Ratings
Australian viewers
References
2011 Australian television seasons |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kajona | Kajona is a PHP based content management framework, released and developed as an open source project using the GNU Lesser General Public License.
The system requires a relational database system such as MySQL, PostgreSQL or SQLite. Due to the abstraction of the database provided by Kajona's database-layer, nearly all relational database systems can be connected. Kajona uses UTF-8 to store its content, resulting in a system suitable for international websites.
Since the system is written as a framework, external developers are able to enrich the system with new functionalities using one of the many hooks / plugin concepts Kajona provides. There are HotSpots for nearly every aspect such as for widgets, search plugins, elements or modules.
Features
Kajona ships with a set of modules and page-elements by default, including a comprehensive page-management (including a WYSIWYG editor for in-site-editing), navigation management, a search-module and image-elements including the support of on-the-fly image manipulations such as resizing or cropping images. Due to the extensibility, additional modules and elements may be added or removed from existing installations. A complete list of modules may be obtained from the project's website. Besides English and German, the backend is also available in Russian, Portuguese, Swedish and Bulgarian.
A review of the functions and the system was also published on the (German) content manager portal contentmanager.de.
Usability
The system itself is separated into two main areas: The administration backend and the portal. While the backend is used to maintain the website, the portal is used to show the contents to the websites' visitors.
Compared to other CMS, Kajona is based on a page-centric approach. This means that content is placed on a page directly instead of using a complex article management linking the articles to a single page.
Editing content is possible either via the backend or via the portal-editor.
Portal-Editor
The portal-editor is shown to users with edit-permissions when browsing the website (the portal). The editor is integrated into two separate ways:
In-page-editing: Accessible via a link when hovering an editable element: The portal-editor is shown as an overlay, on top of the portal-page. The editor allows to change, edit and delete the element using the functionality of the backend while still being shown in the portal.
In-site-editing: Accessible directly on the page. The user is able to click into the element (e.g. a paragraph) and start to change the content right in the final layout. Markup-toolbars appear as soon as the edit-process starts. The changes are saved on the fly, so the user may focus on changing the contents completely.
Architecture
Kajona is separated in several layers, providing a separation of concerns.
The database-layer can be used with nearly every relational database-system. By default, the system ships with drivers for MySQL, MariaDB, MySQL, MySQLi, PostgreSQL, Orac |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikolaos%20Bourbakis | Nikolaos G. Bourbakis (Νικόλαος Μπουρμπάκης; born 1950 in Chania, Crete) is a Greek computer scientist known for his work in image processing. , he is Ohio Board of Regents Distinguished Professor of Information Technology and director of both the Information Technology Research Institute and the Assistive Technologies Research at Wright State University in Ohio, United States. He is the founder and editor-in-chief () of the International Journal on Artificial Intelligence Tools.
Bourbakis studied mathematics at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, then electrical engineering at the University of Patras, which awarded him a PhD in computer engineering and informatics in 1983.
Bourbakis received the IEEE Computer Society Technical Achievement Award in 1998 "[f]or outstanding and pioneering contributions to space filling curves for image processing and intelligent visual navigation of autonomous robots in unknown space."
References
External links
1950 births
Living people
People from Chania
University of Patras alumni
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens alumni
Greek computer scientists
Greek expatriates in the United States
American computer scientists
Wright State University faculty
Academic journal editors |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ECgene | ECgene in computational biology is a database of genomic annotations taking alternative splicing events into consideration.
See also
Alternative splicing
Alternative Splicing Annotation Project
AspicDB
ChimerDB
TassDB
References
External links
https://web.archive.org/web/20130811031503/http://genome.ewha.ac.kr/ECgene/
Genetics databases
RNA
RNA splicing
Gene expression |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20number-one%20singles%20of%202011%20%28Spain%29 | This lists the singles that reached number one on the Spanish Promusicae sales and airplay charts in 2011. Total sales correspond to the data sent by regular contributors to sales volumes and by digital distributors. There is a two-day difference between the reporting period from sales outlets and from radio stations. For example, the report period for the first full week of 2011 ended on January 9 for sales and on January 7 for airplay.
Chart history
References
Spain
Number-one singles
2011 |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Cleveland%20Show%20%28season%203%29 | The third season of The Cleveland Show aired on the Fox network from September 25, 2011, to May 20, 2012. On June 10, 2010, it was announced that the series had been renewed for a third season. According to co-creator Mike Henry, musical guests in season three were originally to include Kanye West, will.i.am, Nicki Minaj, Bruno Mars, Chris Brown, Darren Criss, Questlove, and Fergie. With the exception of Fergie and Darren Criss, these guests' appearances were instead in season four. The hurricane-themed crossover episode with Family Guy and American Dad! aired on October 2, 2011. It was originally going to air in the second season, but was postponed due to the 2011 Super Outbreak in the Southern United States.
Cast and characters
Mike Henry as Cleveland Brown and Rallo Tubbs
Sanaa Lathan as Donna Tubbs Brown
Reagan Gomez-Preston as Roberta Tubbs
Kevin Michael Richardson as Cleveland Brown Jr.
Episode list
Reception
Unlike the first season, this season received a more positive reception, in comparison to the first season. The Rotten Tomatoes score is a 63%, a 19% improvement over the previous season.
Home media
Notes
References
2011 American television seasons
2012 American television seasons
3 |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul%20Sika | Paul Sika is an Ivorian fashion and advertising photographer/creative director/artist, who was born on 7 January 1985, in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire.
He studied software engineering at University of Westminster, United Kingdom between 2003 and 2007 and became a freelance photographer in 2008. In 2009 he was awarded a Chinua Achebe Center Fellowship.
His works consist of the vibrant views of Africa in Technicolor- saturation, they are in general oversaturated color shots. In his works; he creates carefully staged environments using actors.
When he discovered American artist Andy Warhol; he referred to himself as Warhol's grandson. He said ""When I saw LaChapelle's work, I thought, this is amazing. How can someone have such imagination? And when you go back in history, David LaChappelle was mentored by Andy Warhol. So it was more of the artistic-father thing, that's why I referred to myself as Andy Warhol's grandson."
As CNN World wrote; "Ivorian artist Paul Sika is no ordinary photographer. His "one-frame films" are eye-catching explosions of color, falling somewhere between cinema and photography.
The influence of the big screen is obvious in Sika's photographs, which resemble stills from an ultra-stylish, slightly surreal movie shot in glorious Technicolor."
Exhibitions
November 2008 Galerie Le Lab, Abidjan
October 2009 Chinua Achebe Center, New York
Bibliography
"At the Heart of Me" 8x10 inches, 80 pgs, (Hard Cover) / (Soft Cover)
See also
Contemporary African Art
Culture of Côte d'Ivoire
External links
Official homepage of Paul Sika
"Ivorian artist Paul Sika's glorious Technicolor world " on CNN, written by Mark Tutton on May 10, 2010
"Paul Sika Photography" on Cool Hunting
An interview with Paul Sika
"Creativity knows no limits" article by Belinda Otas dated February 01,2010 on The Africa Report
An audio interview with Paul Sika on BBC
Ivorian photographers
People from Abidjan
Living people
1985 births |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric%20Horvitz | Eric Joel Horvitz () is an American computer scientist, and Technical Fellow at Microsoft, where he serves as the company's first Chief Scientific Officer. He was previously the director of Microsoft Research Labs, including research centers in Redmond, WA, Cambridge, MA, New York, NY, Montreal, Canada, Cambridge, UK, and Bangalore, India.
Horvitz was elected a member of the National Academy of Engineering in 2013 for computational mechanisms for decision making under uncertainty and with bounded resources.
Biography
Horvitz received his Ph.D and M.D. from Stanford University. His doctoral dissertation, Computation and Action Under Bounded Resources, and follow-on research introduced models of bounded rationality founded in probability and decision theory. He did his doctoral work under advisors Ronald A. Howard, George B. Dantzig, Edward H. Shortliffe, and Patrick Suppes.
He is currently the Chief Scientific Officer of Microsoft. He has been elected Fellow of the Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence (AAAI), the National Academy of Engineering (NAE), the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).
He was elected as an ACM Fellow in 2014 for "contributions to artificial intelligence, and human-computer interaction."
He was elected to the ACM CHI Academy in 2013 for “research at the intersection of human-computer interaction and artificial intelligence.”
He was elected to the American Philosophical Society in 2018.
In 2015, he was awarded the AAAI Feigenbaum Prize, a biennial award for sustained and high-impact contributions to the field of artificial intelligence through the development of computational models of perception, reflection and action, and their application in time-critical decision making, and intelligent information, traffic, and healthcare systems.
In 2015, he was also awarded the ACM - AAAI Allen Newell Award, for "contributions to artificial intelligence and human-computer interaction spanning the computing and decision sciences through developing principles and models of sensing, reflection, and rational action."
He serves on the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST), the Scientific Advisory Committee of the Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence (AI2), and the Computer Science and Telecommunications Board (CSTB) of the US National Academies.
He has served as president of the Association for the Advancement of AI (AAAI), on the NSF Computer & Information Science & Engineering (CISE) Advisory Board, on the council of the Computing Community Consortium (CCC), chair of the Section on Information, Computing, and Communications of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), on the Board of Regents of the US National Library of Medicine (NLM), and the U.S. National Security Commission on AI.
Work
Horvitz's research interests span theoretical and practical challenges with developing s |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cartoon%20Network%20%28Dutch%20TV%20channel%29 | Cartoon Network is a Dutch television channel which primarily airs animated programming in the Netherlands and Belgium. This version is available in the Dutch and English languages. Some providers offer the Dutch language only.
History
On 17 September 1993, the pan-European feed of Cartoon Network launched, broadcasting in the Netherlands with English audio and sharing space with TNT Classic Movies.
The official Dutch feed would launch four years later on 12 July 1997. It broadcast for 18 hours a day, from 6AM until midnight. Most shows aired in English with Dutch subtitles, though some aired in Dutch as well. On 1 February 2000, a website for the channel was launched. A magazine launched on 13 April, with 11 issues and one special.
The Dutch feed closed down on 1 August 2001, and was replaced by the pan-European feed with a Dutch audio track, yet some shows still aired in English with subtitles and all continuity was in English. It aired 16 hours a day, from 6AM until 10PM. The channel's airtime was shortened on 1 April 2003, now broadcasting from 6AM until 9PM. A new logo was introduced on 21 April 2006. On 25 April 2008, UPC Nederland added an English audiotrack to the channel; Ziggo would do the same in 2010.
On 17 November 2010, the Dutch feed relaunched, broadcasting 24 hours a day and featuring the 2010 on-air style. All programs and ads air in Dutch. Some TV providers, like Belgacom and Canal Digitaal, kept broadcasting the Pan-European feed until 31 January 2011, marking the last day that feed aired in Dutch. All providers receive the Dutch feed since February 2011.
On 18 July 2018, Cartoon Network launched in HD on KPN, followed by Ziggo on 3 December.
References
Television channels in the Netherlands
Television channels and stations established in 1993
Dutch-language television networks
Cartoon Network
Turner Broadcasting System Netherlands
Warner Bros. Discovery EMEA |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry%20Hook | Henry Hook may refer to:
Henry Hook (VC) (1850–1905), British soldier who won the Victoria Cross at Rorke's Drift
Henry Hook (crossword compiler) (1955–2015), American crossword compiler |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20number-one%20albums%20of%202011%20%28Australia%29 | The ARIA Albums Chart ranks the best-performing albums and extended plays in Australia. Its data, published by the Australian Recording Industry Association, is based collectively on each album and EP's weekly physical and digital sales. In 2011, sixteen albums claimed the top spot, including Pink's Greatest Hits... So Far!!!, which started its peak position in late 2010. Seven acts achieved their first number-one album in Australia: The Strokes, Britney Spears, Drapht, Adele, Gotye, Florence and the Machine, and Nickelback.
Michael Bublé earned two number-one albums during the year for Crazy Love and Christmas. Adele's 21 was the longest-running number-one album, having topped the ARIA Albums Chart for twenty-three weeks in 2011 and an additional nine weeks in 2012.
Chart history
Number-one artists
See also
2011 in music
List of number-one singles of 2011 (Australia)
References
2011
Australia Albums
2011 in Australian music |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carolla%20Digital | Carolla Digital (formerly ACE Broadcasting Network) is an American podcast network. The flagship program of the network is The Adam Carolla Show, which is released daily. The network also produces several other shows that are released on a weekly basis.
History
Carolla Digital (then the ACE Broadcasting Network) was launched on February 23, 2009 with the first broadcast of The Adam Carolla Podcast. When Carolla's terrestrial radio show was cancelled, Carolla saw an opportunity to launch the podcast that would become the flagship show of ACE Broadcasting. Carolla and Misraje worked out of Carolla's Glendale warehouse, which is now the network's recording studio, to record the show. In 2012 ACE Broadcasting was rebranded as Carolla Digital.
With the success of The Adam Carolla Podcast, which was later renamed The Adam Carolla Show, the network grew. In late 2009, Carcast debuted. In early 2010, Spider and the Henchman, The Parent Experiment, Daves of Thunder, and The Film Vault had their first shows. Shows debuting in late 2010 were Life Lessons with Jim Carolla, This Week with Larry Miller, The Big 3 Podcast, and The Punch with Craig Carlisle. Ace on the House debuted in early 2011, and For Crying Out Loud debuted in late 2011. Alison Rosen Is Your New Best Friend and Penn's Sunday School debuted in early 2012. In September 2012, Dr. Drew announced on Adam's show that he will soon have a program on this network.
Financial backing
Initially, production and distribution costs of the podcast were funded entirely by Carolla himself. Carolla stated that bandwidth costs were over $9,000 per month as of May 2009. In September 2009 Carolla began generating revenue for the show with spoken advertisements for his first sponsors. Shows on the network currently include both prerecorded and live read advertisements for sponsors. In many cases, the network receives profits directly from the sales generated through their referrals (tracked by offer codes).
In the past, ACE Broadcasting content has been distributed through channels other than the ACE Broadcasting website and iTunes. ACE Broadcasting previously had distribution deals with CBS Radio and Stitcher Radio. The network was in talks with Sirius XM radio to distribute content through the Howard 101 channel, but an agreement between the two parties was not reached.
Also contributing to the funding of the network, Carolla performs live in the greater Los Angeles area and around the country. The live shows have included elements of the podcast as well as improvisation. Recordings of live performances have in turn been re-broadcast as podcasts themselves. As these live performances became more popular, friends of the show occasionally joined Carolla. Indirect additional revenue comes from the network increasing the popularity of Carolla's unrecorded standup performances, as well as his other publications and productions, each often promoted on various podcasts.
Programming
Current programming
Carolla D |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Shalom%20Show | The Shalom Show on TV is a public affairs television program that focuses on Israel and Jewish life subject matter with cultural, educational, and entertainment programming of interest to the American Jewish community. The show features magazine-style specials and in-depth interviews with Israeli and American leaders in politics, business, technology, medicine, education, culture, and entertainment.
The Shalom Show airs throughout the United States on the Jewish Life Television network. The Shalom Show first aired in South Florida in 1979 on local broadcast stations.
Guests on The Shalom Show include Senior Pastor Bob Coy of the Calvary Chapel, Dr. Abraham S. Fischler, Congressman Allen West, and Stan Chesley. It has filmed segments and interviews in Israel.
The show was created and is hosted by Richard Peritz.
References
External links
JLTV official site
Television series about Jews and Judaism
Jewish mass media in the United States
Jews and Judaism in Florida
1970s American television series
1980s American television series
1990s American television series
2000s American television series
2010s American television series
2020s American television series
1979 American television series debuts
First-run syndicated television programs in the United States |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U%20%28TV%20channel%29 | U was an interactive youth-oriented New Zealand television channel, owned and operated by TVNZ. The channel launched on 13 March 2011, and featured reality programming, as well as an interactive live show and music content. It replaced the now defunct TVNZ 6. Leading up to the launch of U, there were 13 days' worth of promotional videos and programming information aired to advertise the new channel.
Initially, U closed down every night at midnight, playing the Goodnight Kiwi animation to signal the end of nightly broadcast. During its closedown period of 12-midnight to 12-noon, the channel looped a video of non-stop dancing with text reading U 'returns at midday'.
From February 2012, the channel began broadcasting infomercials from midnight until midday, except on Saturday and Sunday mornings, when it is illegal to broadcast adverts. On Saturday and Sunday, the channel closes down as usual, with infomercials played until 6am, a graphic is displayed from 6am until midday, and then the broadcast 'returns at midday'.
In April 2013, the channel launched U Late, a late night version of its flagship programme U Live, but without the music videos. It was described as late night antics and chat, live and interactive every evening.
On 29 July 2013, TVNZ announced that U would cease broadcast on 31 August 2013, after two years since the channel launch.
Pre-launch
In preparation of the launch of U, TVNZ established a Facebook page for their new channel, giving fans information and offering one person the chance to schedule a selected segment of programming on the new channel for a month (known as U TV). On the evening of 28 February 2011, TVNZ 6 was officially shut down, allowing TVNZ to air promotional material for the new channel. At 3 pm on 9 March 2011, TVNZ activated its U Live application on Facebook, which, upon the launch of the channel, would allow users to share content and have it displayed as part of the U Live TV show.
Launch
U was launched on 13 March 2011 at 4 pm on Freeview channel 6 and Sky channel 16. The first program to air was U Live.
Closure
TVNZ closed U on 31 August 2013 at 7 pm after two years running at a loss. TVNZ announced that time-shift channel TV2+1 would launch to replace the channel on 1 September 2013 at 7 am. The final show to screen on U was U Live with the entire crew giving a farewell message, the final song to play on U Live was "2 Times" by Ann Lee. After the end credits for U Live, a message was displayed on the U channel advising viewers of the new channel number for TV One +1 and TV2+1 (now TVNZ 1 +1 and TVNZ 2 +1 respectively). The channel numbers vary for viewers of Sky, Freeview and Igloo.
U Live
The flagship show of U was U Live, a live show which aired 4pm – 7pm daily. The show featured music, interviews, and other general interest content. Viewers were invited to participate via a Facebook application, where they could vote in polls, take part in discussions, and view the show via a live commercial |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ParoleWatch | ParoleWatch was a privately-run website started in 1997 that provided public access to data on convicted felons in New York State who were coming up for parole review. The project's aim was to let citizens "communicate their views on would-be parolees to the New York State Parole Board."
History
"ParoleWatch will not be the first such site" with information on potential parolees, The New York Times reported in April 1997. "For almost a year, the New Jersey State Parole Board has published on the Web a list of inmates eligible for parole. But ParoleWatch might well be the first parole Web site published by a private organization." In an article for the KlaasKids Foundation, ParoleWatch's founder predicted that "Eventually people in every state will be just a few mouse-clicks away from this kind of data."
ParoleWatch was organized by the anti-crime group Take Back New York, and grew out of the group's grass-roots efforts to block the parole of a convicted murderer. The New York State Department of Correctional Services provided the data for ParoleWatch.
The New York Times wrote that the project had "prominent supporters." New York divorce lawyer Raoul Felder served as chairman of ParoleWatch's advisory board, "which also includes several well-known victims' rights advocates."
Felder told The Times "he backed the project because too often victims receive no notification when offenders are up for parole. 'There is a blank spot in the criminal justice system,' Felder said. 'We put these guys away. They get out and the victims usually have no way of knowing when they get out.' ParoleWatch, he said, 'gives them a fair shot.'
According to the New York Post, one effect of ParoleWatch was to turn parole reform into a national issue.
Criticism
In his book, The Control Revolution: How the Internet is Putting Individuals in Charge and Changing the World We Know, Andrew L. Shapiro said that ParoleWatch "demonstrates much of what is possible when it comes to individuals using interactive technology to transform politics—and what might go wrong. ... ParoleWatch does a real public service by giving citizens access to data about violent offenders and their release dates." But it prompted "people to 'take action'...based on a very limited view of each case."
The American Civil Liberties Union had voiced similar criticisms when ParoleWatch was launched. In an interview with Wired, Take Back New York Executive Director Joe Diamond responded to the ACLU's objections by "conced[ing] that Parolewatch 'is not overly concerned with the prisoner's point of view.
Shapiro wrote that, as a victims' rights organization, ParoleWatch was "fully entitled to express its views on crime and safety" and that law-and-order advocates have always "had the ability to lobby parole boards." In Shapiro's view, however, there was a danger "in ParoleWatch's sophisticated harnessing of new technology. It uses the pinpoint accuracy of a computer database to match citizens in certain nei |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CCAN | CCAN may refer to:
Cambridgeshire Community Archive Network, a community-based local history network for Cambridgeshire
Chesapeake Climate Action Network
Comprehensive C Archive Network, an archive for the C programming language
Nottingham Contemporary art centre (formerly known as Centre for Contemporary Art Nottingham) |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visual%201050 | The Visual 1050 was an 8-bit desktop computer sold by Visual Technology in the early 1980s. The computer ran under the CP/M operating system and used 2 400KB, 5¼, SSDD, 96tpi floppy disk drives (TEAC FD-55E) for mass storage with an optional 10Mb external Winchester hard disk drive. In addition to the Zilog Z80 processor clocked at 4 MHz, the Visual 1050 also included a MOS Technology 6502 used as a graphics coprocessor.
Overview
The Visual 1050 featured a dual-processor architecture; Z80A processor as the main CPU and a 6502 to drive the display.
Memory: 160K of RAM was included with the system. 128K of this was programmable and 32K reserved for use by the display processor.
Screen: The display unit was 640×300 pixel, 80×25 character (8×12 dot matrix) green monochrome CRT bit-mapped display. The display offered programmable features which could be invoked from the main processing unit via a character-stream interface built in between the Z80 CPU and 6502 co-processor.
Communication ports An RS-232C serial port and Centronics parallel port.
Keyboard: Keytronic full stroke 93-key with numeric key pad & 17 function keys.
Software: The standard Visual 1050 shipped with CP/M Plus operating system, a CP/M source disk, a copy of WordStar word processor with MailMerge software, Microsoft Multiplan spreadsheet, Digital Research DR Graph charting software, Digital Research CBASIC computer language, and an RS-232C communications program.
Chipset: In addition to the Z80 and 6502, the system also included Intel 8255A PIO, Intel 8251A USART, Intel 8214 Programmable Interrupt Controller, Motorola 6845 CRT controller, Western Digital 1793 floppy disk controller, and OKI MSM5832 real time clock.
Options
The Visual 1050 optionally supported a 10MB Winchester hard-drive via a Xebec S1410 Disk Controller.
See also
Visual 50 - a video display terminal produced by Visual Technology
Sources
External links
Pictures and Specifications
April 1984 Sales Advertisement from BYTE Magazine
Technical Information, Manuals, and general system information
Microcomputers
Computer-related introductions in 1983
Personal computers
8-bit computers |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hal%20Blackwell | Hal Blackwell is a financial analyst and author of the book Secrets of the Skim. A former wealth adviser for Merrill Lynch he speaks often about his time there; guest appearing on Fox Business Network and other media outlets as well as guest lecturing for the University of South Carolina Upstate.
His book Secrets of the Skim takes a behind the scene look at wealth management firms, and discusses the conflicts of interest financial advisers have with their clients among other things. Released in June 2010 it was the Hub City Writers Projects #5 pick for 2010. Blackwell is currently president of HE Blackwell Advisor, LLC a consulting firm located in Spartanburg, South Carolina.
References
External links
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
Place of birth missing (living people)
American financial writers
American financial analysts |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asia%20Network%20for%20Sustainable%20Agriculture%20and%20Bioresources | The Asia Network for Sustainable Agriculture and Bioresources (ANSAB) is a non-governmental organization, headquartered in Kathmandu, Nepal. It was established in 1992. ANSAB is committed to enterprise oriented solutions to biodiversity conservation and sustainable community development.
Vision
ANSAB has a vision of rural South Asia built on rich biodiversity and prosperous communities. This vision includes rich, healthy and productive ecosystems actively managed and sustainably used by formerly poor local communities. It also features adaptive people and resilient ecosystems able to cope with global climate change.
Mission
Generate and implement community-based, enterprise-oriented solutions that conserve biodiversity and improve the livelihoods of the poorest of the poor while bolstering national economic development and addressing climate change.
History
ANSAB was established in 1992 by Appropriate Technology International, now called EnterpriseWorks/VITA, (a NGO based in Washington DC, United States) and the Ministry of Agriculture of Nepal with the goal, at the time, of raising the living standards of small holder farmers in South Asia. Initial financial support helped create small-scale technology development and extension programs in order to generate knowledge and build capacity in agriculture and forestry.
The preliminary projects focused on tissue culture, bio-fertilizer, research and capacity building in Nepal, Sri Lanka, India, Philippines and Indonesia. ANSAB realized that conservation and bioresources had great potential to address the livelihood needs of small farmers and, therefore, expanded its focus to include micro, small and medium size enterprise development and natural resources management.
References
External links
ANSAB Homepage
ANSAB Publications
Environmental organisations based in Nepal
Sustainable agriculture
Forestry in Nepal
1992 establishments in Nepal |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Packed%20to%20the%20Rafters%20%28season%201%29 | The first season of Packed to the Rafters, an Australian drama television series, began airing on 26 August 2008 on the Seven Network. The season concluded on 24 March 2009 after 22 episodes. The first season aired Tuesdays at 8:30 pm in Australia and averaged 1,904,364 viewers. The season was released on DVD as a six disc set under the title of Packed to the Rafters: The Complete Season 1 on 2 December 2009.
The first season begins as Julie and Dave Rafter are over the moon when their last remaining child finally leaves home. But what happens when the rest of the family suddenly returns to the nest? Less than 48 hours after their middle son Ben moves himself next door, all dreams of freedom are put on hold as one by one their youngest son Nathan and his princess wife Sammy, their troubled eldest daughter Rachel, and Julie's emotionally vulnerable father Ted all return to the family home. Plenty of drama, many laughs and a few tears ensue as the Rafters must learn to live under the same roof once again.
Cast
Regular
Rebecca Gibney as Julie Rafter
Erik Thomson as Dave Rafter
Jessica Marais as Rachel Rafter
Angus McLaren as Nathan Rafter
Hugh Sheridan as Ben Rafter
Jessica McNamee as Sammy Rafter
Michael Caton as Ted Taylor
Recurring and guest
George Houvardas as Nick "Carbo" Karandonis
Zoe Ventoura as Melissa Bannon
Caroline Brazier as Chrissy Merchant
Justin Rosniak as Stuart "Warney" Warne
Luke Pegler as Daniel Griggs
Sarah Chadwick as Trish Westaway
Jerome Ehlers as Anthony Westaway
Kate Fitzpatrick as Marjorie Stevens
George Spartels as Theo Karandonis
Dina Panozzo as Rita Karandonis
Roy Billing as Ron Barrett
Belinda Bromilow as Libby Sanders
Craig McLachlan as Steve Wilson
Michael Booth as George Spiteri
Episodes
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Ratings
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References
2008 Australian television seasons
2009 Australian television seasons |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CIMACT | CIMACT is EUROCONTROL's Civil-Military Air Traffic Management Co-ordination Tool.
Definition
CIMACT is a EUROCONTROL software, that is combining and merging civil and military data sources (mainly surveillance and flight plan data) into a correlated Air Situation Display (also known as Recognised Air Picture (RAP) to enhance situational awareness and civil-military coordination. The aim is to ensure and increase safety levels, enhance capacity and efficiency. The software is highly flexible, interfaces to a wide variety of data sources and runs on commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) hardware.
History
CIMACT was developed on the basis of ADMAR 2000 (Abgesetzte Darstellung Maastricht Radar Daten), ADMAR, ADKAR and GAME on the basis of a special Agreement of MOD Germany ( – A/13/D/HG/82, April 18, 1983) in cooperation with EUROCONTROL. It has been operational since 1983 and was used by the German Air Force exclusively. In 2002 the system was re-engineered to run on modern hardware and operating systems, and eventually named CIMACT. EUROCONTROL has since then offered the software package to its member states. CIMACT's flexibility and versatility have led to increased use by European countries and NATO for civil-military coordination, air traffic control and security-related applications.
Operational use
CIMACT is developed as a common co-ordination system to exchange information between civil and military users. CIMACT integrates a wide variety of information to provide the user with a comprehensive overview of the air situation. It contains a set of air traffic control (ATC) functionalities, filters and collaboration facilities to enable silent coordination between connected systems. CIMACT offers an automated interface with the EUROCONTROL Local And sub-Regional Air space management support system (LARA).
CIMACT is used the following operational scenarios:
Airspace management (FUA concept) – to improve situational awareness and enable coordination of civil and military controllers during the activation and use of areas designated for military training activities or operations.
Aerodrome and approach control – Combined with a radar tracker, the system is used at different military airbases for control of local air traffic.
Tracking, Recording and Analysis – to monitor and assess air traffic to follow up reports, investigate incidents and potential violations.
ATM Security – to coordinate efficiently between civil and military units during ATM Security incidents, for more information, see the video on the EUROCONTROL CIMACT Site.
For additional information, see the latest CIMACT Brochure from EUROCONTROL.
Main features
CIMACT is running on a dedicated Linux distribution and is coded in C++ and Java.
The main capabilities encompass:
Decoding of multiple types of surveillance (tracks/plots) and flight plan data
Producing one correlated air picture
Connectivity over various networks and protocols (TCP/IP, UDP, X.25, UMTS, etc.)
Filtering |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Packed%20to%20the%20Rafters%20%28season%202%29 | The second season of Packed to the Rafters, an Australian drama television series, began airing on 30 June 2009 on the Seven Network. The season concluded on 24 November 2009 after 22 episodes. The second season aired Tuesdays at 8:30 pm in Australia and averaged 1,881,000 viewers. The season was released on DVD as a six disc set under the title of Packed to the Rafters: The Complete Season 2 on 3 November 2010.
The second season follows Julie and Dave Rafter through comic highs and soul-searching lows as they prepare for the unplanned but no-less welcome addition to their family of their new baby. We also explore the heart warming arrival into the Rafters world of Dave's birth mother Chel, opening in the process the door to further family revelations. We follow the tumultuous upheavals in the lives of all three Rafter children. Rachel embarks on a promising if-at-first feisty relationship with the cute young electrician who's begun working with her dad. Ben continues his determined pursuit of housemate Melissa's hand in marriage. Nathan, in seeking new career challenges in the music business, struggles to resist strong temptations that may well signal the end of his young marriage.
Cast
Regular
Rebecca Gibney as Julie Rafter
Erik Thomson as Dave Rafter
Jessica Marais as Rachel Rafter
Angus McLaren as Nathan Rafter
Hugh Sheridan as Benjamin "Ben" Rafter
Jessica McNamee as Samantha "Sammy" Rafter
Michael Caton as Ted Taylor
Recurring and guest
George Houvardas as Carbo Karandonis
Zoe Ventoura as Melissa Bannon
James Stewart as Jake Barton
Caroline Brazier as Chrissy Merchant
Justin Rosniak as Stuart "Warney" Warne
Luke Pegler as Daniel Griggs
Sarah Chadwick as Trish Westaway
Kate Fitzpatrick as Marjorie Stevens
George Spartels as Theo Karandonis
Dina Panozzo as Rita Karandonis
Belinda Bromilow as Libby Sanders
Craig McLachlan as Steve Wilson
Michael Booth as George Spiteri
Ria Vandervis as Layla Soubrani
Geoff Morrell as Tim Connelly
Peter Bensley as Derek
Christian Barratt-Hill as Don Barrett
Pedro Virgil as Dane
Gillian Jones as Rachel "Chel" Warne
Sophia Katos as Artie
Hannah and Sebella Storey as Ruby Rafter
Mercia Deane-Johns as Grace Barton
Kristian Schmid as Alex Barton
Denise Roberts as Bonnie Bright
Phoebe Tonkin as Lexi
Kim Lewis as Toni (The older woman)
Episodes
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Packed%20to%20the%20Rafters%20%28season%203%29 | The third season of Packed to the Rafters, an Australian drama television series, began airing on 29 June 2010 on the Seven Network. The season concluded on 16 November 2010 after 22 episodes. The third season aired Tuesdays at 8:30 pm in Australia and averaged 1,894,000 viewers. The season was released on DVD as a six disc set under the title of Packed to the Rafters: The Complete Season 3 on 20 April 2011.
The third season follows the Rafters as they adjust to life with a new baby and face their toughest test yet, the sudden and tragic loss of a loved one. For Julie and Dave, there's the financial stress of being a one-income family, the sense of being pulled in a hundred directions by the needs of their adult children, and the strain placed on their marriage as the stress and exhaustion of caring for a baby takes hold. Rachel, the eldest Rafter child, struggles to find balance between her high-flying new job and her relationship with Jake; Ben, recently and blissfully married to Melissa, is trying for kids until a heartbreaking accident shatters his world; and Nathan is agonisingly estranged and ultimately divorced from his wife Sammy. Add to the mix, new family members Coby and Dave's father, Tom, and life for the Rafters has never been more packed.
Cast
Regular
Rebecca Gibney as Julie Rafter
Erik Thomson as Dave Rafter
Jessica Marais as Rachel Rafter
Angus McLaren as Nathan Rafter
Hugh Sheridan as Ben Rafter
George Houvardas as Carbo Karandonis
Michael Caton as Ted Taylor
Jessica McNamee as Sammy Rafter (episodes 1–8)
Zoe Ventoura as Melissa Bannon (episodes 1–21)
James Stewart as Jake Barton (episodes 11–22)
Featuring
John Howard as Tom Jennings
Recurring and guest
Gillian Jones as Rachel "Chel" Warne
Hannah and Sebella Storey as Ruby Rafter
Mercia Deane-Johns as Grace Barton
Kristian Schmid as Alex Barton
Sarah Chadwick as Trish Westaway
Amy Mathews as Erin
Hannah Marshall as Loretta 'Retta' Schembri
Ryan Corr as Coby Jennings
Grant Dodwell as Doug
Notes
Jessica McNamee's departure
Jessica McNamee confirmed on 30 July 2010 that she would be departing from the series, with plans to return to university to finish a deferred arts degree. McNamee's last episode aired in August 2010.
Zoe Ventoura's departure
It was revealed that the series was set to kill off one of its main characters and that it would not be revealed until the episode had aired. Towards the end of the episode, it was revealed that Melissa Bannon Rafter was involved in a car crash that took her life. The cause of the fatal crash was due to Mel using her mobile phone and driving at the same time. She went through a stop sign and was hit by another car. Ventoura stated that her characters departure was her decision because she wanted to pursue an acting career in the US. Her last episode aired in November 2010
On 20 February 2011, Ventoura put her plans to head to the states on hold, to star in another Seven Network series, Wild Boys.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Packed%20to%20the%20Rafters%20%28season%204%29 | The fourth season of Packed to the Rafters, an Australian drama television series, began on 8 February 2011 on the Seven Network. The season concluded on 20 March 2012 after 22 episodes.
Season four traces the family's fortunes as they attempt to rebuild their lives in the aftermath of Melissa's death. Strong family bonds ensure that traumatised Ben receives warm support as he takes his first steps back into the work-force. Slowly he learns to smile again, embracing a newfound interest in gardening and a growing friendship with his boss's daughter Emma, which might hold the promise of something more. There are further love issues in the Karandonis household, with Carbo and Retta choosing to elope rather than face the comic extravagance of a Karandonis wedding. Julie and Dave, meanwhile, are forced to deal with the consequences for Rachel and Jake of a dangerous accusation flung at him by a drunken woman on a rugby weekend away. Rachel's feelings for Jake are tested to the limit, especially when her boss throws into the confusing mix the chance of a lifetime to work in New York. The Rafters also wrestle with the unexpected arrival of new family members, not the least being the release from prison of Dave's father, Tom. Tom's never quite predictable manipulations ultimately force Dave to take a heart-breaking stand, and cause him to initially misjudge the intentions of his half-brother, Matt. Julie meanwhile finds a new best friend in Donna, though their initial exchanges are hilariously unpromising. Meanwhile, Nathan is searching for new direction in his life and his desire to travel forces Julie and Dave to undertake some soul-searching of their own. Ted is also keen to find a greater purpose, mentoring a troubled twelve-year-old boy.
Cast
Regular
Rebecca Gibney as Julie Rafter
Erik Thomson as Dave Rafter
Angus McLaren as Nathan Rafter
Hugh Sheridan as Ben Rafter
George Houvardas as Carbo Karandonis
James Stewart as Jake Barton
Michael Caton as Ted Taylor
Jessica Marais as Rachel Rafter (episodes 1–7)
Ryan Corr as Coby Jennings (episodes 5–22)
Featuring
John Howard as Tom Jennings
Recurring and guest
Hannah Marshall as Retta Schembri
Dina Panozzo as Rita Karandonis
Hannah & Sabella Storey as Ruby Rafter
Martin Lynes as Paul Morgan
Diarmid Heidenreich as Camel
Torquil Neilson as Hamish
Sarah Snook as Jodi Webb
Annette Shun Wah as Mai
Merridy Eastman as Donna Mackey
Kristian Schmid as Alex Barton
Camille Keenan as Bree Jennings
Zoe Cramond as Emma Mackey
Alexandra Park as Courtney
Notes
Jessica Marais' departure
Jessica Marais, who plays Rachel Rafter, announced on 15 February 2011 that the fourth season will be her last season of Packed to the Rafters. Her final episode was announced to air sometime in June or July 2011, but new episodes had yet to air. The series returned 23 August 2011 with Marais' final episode. Marais' departure was due to her desire to head to the US in hopes of securing work during pilot season. Ma |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inlab%20Software%20GmbH | Inlab Software GmbH is an independent software vendor located in Grünwald, Germany. It develops and markets load balancing software, networking system software, and programming languages.
Inlab's main product is a software TCP/IP load balancer for Linux and Solaris operating systems. BalanceNG is used at many international commercial and academic customer sites. It operates behind the scenes in several hardware appliances from OEM partners. Balance is the open source variant of BalanceNG.
Inlab also develops the networking software RBridge, a commercial remote access Ethernet bridge for Linux. It connects two trusted Ethernet segments remotely over UDP, using IPv4 or IPv6 transport mechanisms.
It is also known for Inlab-Scheme, an open source implementation of the algorithmic programming language Scheme. Inlab-Scheme adds features for image processing to Scheme, making it a useful tool for optical character recognition or optical object recognition.
References
External links
A Policy-aware Switching Layer for Data Centers - Technical report from UC Berkeley about BalanceNG
RBridge project page at Unix software index Freshmeat
Inlab-Scheme project page at Unix software index Freshmeat
Companies based in Bavaria
Software companies of Germany |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Energy%20in%20Malta | Energy in Malta describes energy production, consumption and import in Malta. Malta has no domestic resource of fossil fuels and no gas distribution network, and relies overwhelmingly on imports of fossil fuels and electricity to cover its energy needs. Since 2015, the Malta–Sicily interconnector allows Malta to be connected to the European power grid and import a significant share of its electricity.
At 4.9%, Malta had the lowest share of renewables as part of gross inland energy consumption in the EU in 2017.
The specific needs of Malta as an island state with regards to energy policy are recognised in EU law. In particular, Malta has unique automatic derogations from Articles 9 (unbundling of transmission systems and transmission system operators), 26 (unbundling of distribution system operators), 32 (third-party access) and 33 (market opening and reciprocity) of the Electricity Directive 2009/72/EC.
The energy intensity of Malta was 85.3 kg of oil equivalent per €1,000 of GDP 2017, which is relatively low compared to other EU countries.
Final energy consumption was 495 ktoe in 2017. Transport accounted for the largest share of this final energy consumption, at 209 ktoe, followed by services at 126 ktoe, households at 94 ktoe and industry at 57 ktoe.
Malta has a high proportion of petrol to diesel cars and a limited number of alternative fuel vehicles. In 2017, 68% of passenger cars were petrol cars, 32% diesel and 0.47% powered by alternative fuels.
Energy generation
As of 2017, most of the electricity generated in Malta was from natural gas, with oil as a backup. Natural gas has only been used for generation on Malta since CCGT systems were installed at Delimara Power Station in 2015, before which oil was the main fuel used. Oil has been the primary fuel for electricity generation for many decades before 2015, although Malta also possessed coal generation capacity from 1980 until 1996. Renewable energies have a small but growing share of the electricity generation mix.
Malta has four electricity plants operational and the total combined nominal installed capacity is 537.8 MW. The Malta–Sicily Interconnector, which has been in operation since April 2015, allows for an electricity link between the Maltese Islands and the Italian electricity market has bidirectional flow capacity of 200 MW. This is said to have increased Malta's energy security and supply flexibility.
Malta has some of the lowest household electricity prices in the EU. In 2018, the average household electricity price was 0.1306 EUR/kWh, only higher than those in Hungary, Lithuania and Bulgaria.
Renewable energy
As of 2017, renewables represented 4.9% of gross inland energy consumption and 6.6% of gross electricity generation in Malta, some of the lowest shares in the European Union. Most of the renewable energy generated in Malta is solar energy, with some wind and Combined Heat and Power (CHP) generation. While the potential for solar and wind energy is substantial |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian%20Hutchison | Brian Hutchison is an American actor based in New York City. He has appeared on such network shows as Blue Bloods, Madam Secretary, Chicago Med, Jessica Jones, Elementary, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Godfather of Harlem, The Sinner, FBI: Most Wanted and Lisey's Story.
He has appeared on and off Broadway in several shows including Exit the King with Geoffrey Rush, Looped opposite Valerie Harper, and Man and Boy with Frank Langella. Hutchison has also performed at major regional theaters throughout the Northeast and on the West Coast.
In 2018, Hutchison played the part of Alan in the Tony Award-winning revival of The Boys in the Band on Broadway. Directed by Joe Mantello, the cast included Jim Parsons, Zachary Quinto, Matt Bomer, Andrew Rannells, Tuc Watkins, Charlie Carver, Robin de Jesus, and Michael Benjamin Washington. The full cast reprised their roles in a movie version of the play that was filmed in 2019 and released on Netflix in September 2020.
In addition to acting, Hutchison is also a SOVA award-winning narrator who has recorded over 150 audio books for Audible. He is also a professional photographer, specializing in shooting publicity head shots for other actors.
His portfolio also includes a wide range of candid portraits, landscapes and architectural detail.
Education
Hutchison graduated from Sewickley Academy in 1989 and received a BA in English from Lafayette College in 1993 and earned his Master of Fine Arts at the University of San Diego.
While in graduate school, he met director Jack O'Brien, who cast him in the title role of Brendan Behan's The Hostage at San Diego's Old Globe Theater. After graduating, he returned to the Old Globe and appeared in All My Sons and Blue/Orange.
Personal life
Hutchison married real estate agent Ron Maggio in 2018 and they split their time between New York City and East Hampton. His brother, Chris Hutchison, is also an actor and a company member with Houston's Alley Theatre in Texas.
Stage
Broadway
Off Broadway
Regional
Filmography
Film
Television
Audiobooks
He has voiced over 150+ audiobooks for four major companies: Audible, Recorded Books, Blackstone Audio, and Simon & Schuster.
See also
LGBT culture in New York City
List of LGBT people from New York City
References
External links
Brian Hutchison at Broadway World.com
Brian Hutchison at Theatermania
Living people
Lafayette College alumni
University of San Diego alumni
American male stage actors
American gay actors
Place of birth missing (living people)
Year of birth missing (living people)
American male television actors
Male actors from New York City
21st-century American LGBT people |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SurfWatch | SurfWatch, Inc. was a Los Altos, CA-based company which pioneered the first widely available filtering software that allowed users to block explicit content on the Internet. By disallowing computers from accessing specified sites and by screening for newsgroups likely to contain sexually explicit material, SurfWatch was able to aid parents, educators and employers in preventing access to offensive material from a specific computer. The Apple Macintosh version of SurfWatch 1.0 was developed starting in 1994, first shipped to the public in May 1995, and was followed by the Microsoft version in July of the same year.
Due to its specific locus of control, SurfWatch and various similar software programs played an instrumental role in
helping to overturn the Communications Decency Act, as they offered an alternative to internet censorship. Because Surfwatch gave users a choice as to what should be blocked, it offered an alternative to broad censorship of online material. Surfwatch has been criticized by Peacefire for unfairly blocking gay and lesbian resource sites.
Founders
Surfwatch was founded by Ann Duvall, Bill Duvall, and Jay Friedland.
Ann Duvall, President of SurfWatch software had performed a wide variety of roles in high-tech prior to her involvement with SurfWatch.
Bill Duvall, CEO of Surfwatch, had been previously involved in founding and developing technology companies for 30 years. In the course of his work, he gained the distinction of writing the software which sent the first package across the Internet in 1969. He coauthored RFC’s 1, 2 and 3. Bill is featured in a video on the 40th anniversary of the Internet. Since their work on SurfWatch, Bill Duvall and Ann Duvall have gone on to create “ChoosetheBlue.com,” a website that provided information as to which companies had employees that primarily supported democratic candidates and which companies had employees who primarily supported republican candidates. The site was intended to encourage consumers to spend money in places that would support democratic causes.
Jay Friedland, who acted as Vice President of Marketing and Sales had 15 years of experience in high-tech management at the time of SurfWatch's creation. He has since gone on to assist Internet start-up companies in establishing new business models for commerce on the net. Currently, he works as Vice President of Strategy and Sustainability for Zero Motorcycles and as Legislative Director for Plug In America.
Software in Court
In 1995, the U.S. Senate set out to ban Internet users from posting illicit content. In the measure, the Senate endorsed “severe penalties” for those who posted “everything from child pornography to profanity.” Despite the seeming impossibility of accurate enforcement, the measure outraged many American citizens. Those who opposed the measure believed that censorship of the Internet was an infringement on their right to free speech. Opponents of the Congressional legislation believed that techno |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony%20Tirado | Tony Tirado is a Peruvian sports commentator and former football goalkeeper in the North American Soccer League. He was the main soccer sportscaster for Spanish International Network (SIN), the forerunner to Univision, during the 1980s before moving to Telemundo from 1987 to 1994. He covered the 1986 World Cup for SIN alongside Norberto Longo and Jorge Berry.
References
Living people
Peruvian men's footballers
Peruvian journalists
Male journalists
Peruvian male writers
Miami Toros players
North American Soccer League (1968–1984) commentators
North American Soccer League (1968–1984) players
Men's association football goalkeepers
Year of birth missing (living people)
Peruvian expatriate men's footballers
Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BFI%20Film%20%26%20TV%20Database | The BFI Film & TV Database (ftvdb) is an online database created by the British Film Institute containing information related to movies, television shows, actors, production crew personnel, video games and fictional characters featured in visual entertainment media, from the UK. It was previously featured on a BFI website under this name, but on 26 June 2014, every page was changed to redirect to listings on the BFI's main site.
See also
Allmovie
Allmusic – a similar database, but for music
Animator.ru - article about the Russian website
Films considered the greatest ever
References
External links
Film archives in the United Kingdom
British film websites
Online film databases
Film and TV Database |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Depth%20map | In 3D computer graphics and computer vision, a depth map is an image or image channel that contains information relating to the distance of the surfaces of scene objects from a viewpoint. The term is related (and may be analogous) to depth buffer, Z-buffer, Z-buffering, and Z-depth. The "Z" in these latter terms relates to a convention that the central axis of view of a camera is in the direction of the camera's Z axis, and not to the absolute Z axis of a scene.
Examples
Two different depth maps can be seen here, together with the original model from which they are derived.
The first depth map shows luminance in proportion to the distance from the camera. Nearer surfaces are darker; further surfaces are lighter. The second depth map shows luminance in relation to the distances from a nominal focal plane. Surfaces closer to the focal plane are darker; surfaces further from the focal plane are lighter, (both closer to and also further away from the viewpoint).
Uses
Depth maps have a number of uses, including:
Simulating the effect of uniformly dense semi-transparent media within a scene - such as fog, smoke or large volumes of water.
Simulating shallow depths of field - where some parts of a scene appear to be out of focus. Depth maps can be used to selectively blur an image to varying degrees. A shallow depth of field can be a characteristic of macro photography and so the technique may form a part of the process of miniature faking.
Z-buffering and z-culling, techniques which can be used to make the rendering of 3D scenes more efficient. They can be used to identify objects hidden from view and which may therefore be ignored for some rendering purposes. This is particularly important in real time applications such as computer games, where a fast succession of completed renders must be available in time to be displayed at a regular and fixed rate.
Shadow mapping - part of one process used to create shadows cast by illumination in 3D computer graphics. In this use, the depth maps are calculated from the perspective of the lights, not the viewer.
To provide the distance information needed to create and generate autostereograms and in other related applications intended to create the illusion of 3D viewing through stereoscopy .
Subsurface scattering - can be used as part of a process for adding realism by simulating the semi-transparent properties of translucent materials such as human skin.
In computer vision single-view or multi-view images depth maps, or other types of images, are used to model 3D shapes or reconstruct them. Depth maps can be generated by 3D scanners or reconstructed from multiple images.
In Machine vision and computer vision, to allow 3D images to be processed by 2D image tools.
Making depth image datasets.
Limitations
Single channel depth maps record the first surface seen, and so cannot display information about those surfaces seen or refracted through transparent objects, or reflected in mirrors. This can |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SMTPS | SMTPS (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol Secure) is a method for securing the SMTP using transport layer security. It is intended to provide authentication of the communication partners, as well as data integrity and confidentiality.
SMTPS is neither a proprietary protocol nor an extension of SMTP. It is a way to secure SMTP at the transport layer, by wrapping SMTP inside Transport Layer Security (TLS). Conceptually, it is similar to how HTTPS wraps HTTP inside TLS.
This means that the client and server speak normal SMTP at the application layer, but the connection is secured by SSL or TLS. This happens when the TCP connection is established, before any mail data has been exchanged. Since whether or not to use SSL or TLS is not explicitly negotiated by the peers, services that speak SMTPS are usually reachable on a dedicated port of their own.
Difference between SMTPS and smtps
"smtps" is also the name of an IANA-registered service, with the TCP port number 465. The service was intended for use by Mail Transfer Agents (MTAs), as a point of contact where these could exchange email in an encrypted form rather than in plaintext. The registration was quickly revoked, however, as standardization efforts resulted in an alternate approach. The registration has never been reinstated.
When describing the IANA service registration, the official capitalization is "smtps". When describing the network protocol, the capitalization "SMTPS" is often used (similar to how HTTPS is capitalized).
Port 587 is the well-known port for submitting mail to a server, frequently (but not required to be) encrypted using STARTTLS. Some email service providers allow their customers to use the SMTPS protocol to access a TLS-encrypted version of the "submission" service on port 465. This is a different service from what the original IANA registration dedicated the port to (for it used to be dedicated to encrypted content delivered as-is / in plain text, whereas nowadays' SMTPS on port 465 still uses plaintext content, only wrapped within TLS-encrypted transportation-basically the reverse mechanism).
RFC 8314 corrected this problem (a special exception was made to assign TCP-465 to two use cases simultaneously) and integrated the use of port 465 as a TLS-encrypted "submission" port into the well-known port registrations published by IANA. The service is named as submissions.
While there is no longer any officially registered endpoint for the SMTP service, it is still possible to exchange email over an encrypted transport with similar guarantees as those offered by smtps, in particular with the guarantee that either the exchange succeeds securely, or does not happen at all, by using DANE in combination with DNSSEC.
Many email servers are configured to either not deliver email securely at all, or to first try secure delivery with the STARTTLS mechanism. If that fails, for example, because the remote service does not offer it, or because a successful MITM-attack has stripped |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Line%201%20%28Chengdu%20Metro%29 | Line 1 of the Chengdu Metro () is the first line to enter revenue service on the metro network in Chengdu, Sichuan, China. The line started construction in 2005, and entered service on September 27, 2010. On July 25, 2015, an extension towards Guangdu was opened for service.
Line 1 is a crosstown north-south trunk route, stretching from Weijianian in the north of town to Science City in southern Chengdu. This line serves both the northern and the southern railway stations.
Between Chengdu South Railway Station and Western China International Expo City Station, the line runs adjacent to Line 18 essentially forming a four track subway. Line 1 operates as the local service between the two stations while Line 18 serves as the express, skipping a number of stops that Line 1 makes. The four track alignment with Line 18 will be extended to North Railway Station once Phase 3 of Line 18's construction is completed.
Opening timeline
Stations
Future extension
It was proposed in Phase 3 that line 1 should be extended to Laijiadian, or even Dafeng. However this plan is stalled due to military zone in the affected area.
See also
Urbanrail.net page on Chengdu Metro
Photo of Jinjiang Hotel station
Photo of Tianfu Square station
References
Chengdu Metro lines
Railway lines opened in 2010
2010 establishments in China |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warner%20Bros.%20Discovery%20Americas | Warner Bros. Discovery Americas is a company managing a collection of pay television networks and other services in Latin America.
The company was created in April 2022, bringing together WarnerMedia Latin America (founded in 1993 as Turner Broadcasting System Latin America), and Discovery Latin America (founded on August 1, 1994).
Operating channels
Media channels
Kids & Family Group
Cartoon Network
Cartoonito
Adult Swim
Discovery Kids
Tooncast
Entertainment Group
TNT
TNT Novelas
TNT Series
TCM
Warner TV
Discovery Channel
Animal Planet
Discovery Science
Argentinean channels
I-SAT
Space
HTV
MuchMusic
Glitz
TNT Sports
Factual & Lifestyle Group
Food Network
HGTV
Investigation Discovery
TLC
Discovery Home & Health
Discovery Turbo
Discovery World
Discovery Theater
Other assets
Raze
Redknot (joint venture with Nelvana)
HBO Max
Discovery+
Argentina
Imagen Satelital S.A. (formerly Turner Internacional Argentina), is an Argentine commercial broadcasting company headquartered in Buenos Aires and founded in 1990. It is a subsidiary of Warner Bros. Discovery Americas. The company was bought by Claxson Interactive Group in 1997, which later sold the group to Turner Broadcasting System in 2007.
Former channels
Closed
Retro (replaced by TCM or TruTV, depending on the cable provider, on April 1, 2009)
Infinito (replaced by TNT Series on March 10, 2015)
Discovery Civilization (replaced by HGTV in Brazil on November 5, 2019, and January 3, 2022 in Latin America)
Boomerang (replaced by Cartoonito on December 1, 2021)
TBS (replaced by TNT Novelas on June 26, 2023)
TruTV (replaced by Adult Swim on October 31, 2023)
Divested
Chilevisión (sold to Paramount Networks Americas in 2021)
Mega Media (27.5% with Bethia,)
Mega
Mega 2
Mega Ficción
Mega Plus
ETC
Particular Crowd (spun-off in 2023)
See also
Ole Distribution
References
External links
Warner Bros. Discovery Americas
Warner Bros. Discovery subsidiaries
Mass media companies established in 1993
Mass media companies established in 1994 |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BandSports | BandSports is a Brazilian cable television network that has its programming based on all sports, launched in 2002 by Grupo Bandeirantes de Comunicação.
Sports Programming
Football
Campeonato Carioca
Campeonato Carioca Série A2
Campeonato Brasileiro Série D
Saudi Pro League
Atlhetics
Diamond League
Basketball
EuroLeague
Campeonato Brasileiro de Basquete
Campeonato Paulista de Basquete
Beach Tennis
Circuito Brasileiro Feminino de Beach tennis
Combat Sports
Standout Fighting Tournament
Prime Kickboxing
Brazilian Wrestling Federation
Futsal
Campeonato Catarinense de Futsal
Liga Paulista de Futsal
Liga Feminina de Futsal do Brasil
Copa do Brasil de Futsal
Motorsports
AMG Cup Brasil
Copa Truck
F1 Academy
FIA World Endurance Championship
Formula 1
Formula 2
Formula 3
Formula 4 Brazil
Formula E
Gold Classic
Gold Turismo
Grande Prêmio da Cidade de São Paulo 1000 Milhas
Império Endurance Brasil
Mitsubishi Cup
Moto 1000 GP
MXGP
NASCAR Brasil Sprint Race
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series
NASCAR Cup Series
NASCAR Xfinity Series
Porsche Supercup
Stock Car Pro Series
Stock Series
Ultimate Drift
World Superbike Championship
Yamalube R3 bLU cRU Cup South America
Sailing
SailGP
Programs broadcast by BandSports
Acelerados
Baita Amigos
BandSports News
Bola Rolando
Depois do Jogo
Doc BandSports
Drops BandSports
Encontro de Craques
Esporte Agora
Esporte Total
F2: Chasing the Dream
Formula E Unplugged
G4
Maratona BandSports
Momento Brasil Olímpico
Oléé S.A.
Os Donos da Bola
Primeiro Tempo
SuperMotor
The Golf Brasil
Tour da Bola
Traduzindo F1
See also
Grupo Bandeirantes
External links
Television stations in Brazil
Portuguese-language television stations in Brazil
Grupo Bandeirantes de Comunicação
Television channels and stations established in 2002
Sports television networks in Brazil
2002 establishments in Brazil |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South%20African%20hacker%20history | A brief history of computer hacking in South Africa.
Note: A distinction needs to be made between a "white hat" hacker who hacks out of intellectual curiosity, and a "black hat" hacker who has ulterior motives. In recent times there has been an attempt to restore the meaning of the term hacker, which is still associated with creating code, and its secondary meaning, which has become the stuff of Hollywood legend. The term "cracker" is a better description for those who break into secured system by exploiting computer vulnerabilities.
1990
Activists are trapped by BOSS agents who use ATM autotellers to monitor transactions. IBM is now the subject of an ongoing court case for its active support of the apartheid regime.
1991
Cape Educational Computer Society (CECS) becomes the first to advocate free software culture in South Africa. Many hackers gain their first experience of online world via Douglas Reeler's modem. Also in 1991, Kagenna Magazine publishes an article on Cyberpunk by Dr Tim Leary, the first time the word is mentioned in print in South Africa.
1994
A right-wing hacker attempts to sabotage election results by hacking into the computers processing election results of South Africas first democratic election.
2004
A group of computer hackers calling themselves "Spykids" strikes 45 Cape Town business websites and defaces their home pages.
1998
Police arrest a teenage boy from Rondebosch who hacked through all the security features of South African
telecommunications company Telkom's computer system but apparently did no damage.
The DA party website is defaced by a hacker.
1999
Hackers break into South Africa's official statistics website, replacing economic information with critical comments about the national telephone company, Telkom.
2005
"Team Evil", a group of Moroccan hackers, defaces 250 South African websites on the afternoon of 8 January, with anti-American propaganda.
2006
First National Bank, Standard and Absa banks are the targets of several successful online attacks. The financial institutions report that no less than 10 bank accounts have been hacked. The value of the damages caused by the attack is estimated at 80.000 dollars.
2008
H.O.Z, currently the largest South African hacker community goes online, and quickly gains a reputation for bypassing local cell network internet restrictions.
Although authorities have been unable to pin point the master minds behind the incidents, S.A. anti-cyber terrorism, vows to stay tunes to its community members and hopes one day to put a stop to these elite members of its hacking community, they will be paying close attention to its site owner EVILWez.
South African Minister for Finance and Economic Development, announces 32 arrests in connection with more than 80 separate fraud counts related to spyware and the loss of (13m pounds) R130m.
2009
Hackers expose corrupt business practice in the banking system - a confidential document detailing information about South African ba |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ABC%201600 | The ABC 1600 was a personal computer from Luxor that was introduced in 1985. It was built around the Motorola 68008 processor, had of memory and used the operating system ABCenix, a Unix-like system developed from DNIX.
The ABC 1600 used monochrome graphics with a display resolution of and the screen could be turned 90° while in use depending on whether the user desired to work in standing (portrait) or horizontal (landscape) format. The hard disk had a capacity of 13 MB and the 5.25-inch floppy disk drive stored .
The ABC 1656 was a 1600 model with a hard disk capacity of or instead.
See also
ABC 80
ABC 800
References
External links
Photo – ABC 1600
Details – ABC 1600
68k-based computers
Personal computers
UNIX System V |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consensus%20CDS%20Project | The Consensus Coding Sequence (CCDS) Project is a collaborative effort to maintain a dataset of protein-coding regions that are identically annotated on the human and mouse reference genome assemblies. The CCDS project tracks identical protein annotations on the reference mouse and human genomes with a stable identifier (CCDS ID), and ensures that they are consistently represented by the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI), Ensembl, and UCSC Genome Browser. The integrity of the CCDS dataset is maintained through stringent quality assurance testing and on-going manual curation.
Motivation and background
Biological and biomedical research has come to rely on accurate and consistent annotation of genes and their products on genome assemblies. Reference annotations of genomes are available from various sources, each with their own independent goals and policies, which results in some annotation variation.
The CCDS project was established to identify a gold standard set of protein-coding gene annotations that are identically annotated on the human and mouse reference genome assemblies by the participating annotation groups. The CCDS gene sets that have been arrived at by consensus of the different partners now consist of over 18,000 human and over 20,000 mouse genes (see CCDS release history). The CCDS dataset is increasingly representing more alternative splicing events with each new release.
Contributing groups
Participating annotation groups include:
National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI)
European Bioinformatics Institute (EBI)
Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute (WTSI)
HUGO Gene Nomenclature Committee (HGNC)
Mouse Genome Informatics (MGI)
Manual annotation is provided by:
Reference Sequence (RefSeq) at NCBI
Human and Vertebrate Analysis and Annotation (HAVANA) at WTSI
Defining the CCDS gene set
"Consensus" is defined as protein-coding regions that agree at the start codon, stop codon, and splice junctions, and for which the prediction meets quality assurance benchmarks. A combination of manual and automated genome annotations provided by (NCBI)
and Ensembl (which incorporates manual HAVANA annotations) are compared to identify annotations with matching genomic coordinates.
Quality assurance testing
In order to ensure that CDSs are of high quality, multiple quality assurance (QA) tests are performed (Table 1). All tests are performed following the annotation comparison step of each CCDS build and are independent of individual annotation group QA tests performed prior to the annotation comparison.
Annotations that fail QA tests undergo a round of manual checking that may improve results or reach a decision to reject annotation matches based on QA failure.
Review process
The CCDS database is unique in that the review process must be carried out by multiple collaborators, and agreement must be reached before any changes can be made. This is made possible with a collaborator coordination system |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010%E2%80%9311%20Lincoln%20City%20F.C.%20season | This page shows the progress of Lincoln City F.C. in the 2010–11 football season. This year they played their games in League Two in the English league system.
Results
League data
League table
Results summary
Results by round
Appearances and goals
Updated 6 May 2011.
(Substitute appearances in brackets)
Awards
Transfers
References
Lincoln City
Lincoln City F.C. seasons |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International%20Protein%20Index | The International Protein Index (IPI) is a defunct protein database launched in 2001 by the European Bioinformatics Institute (EBI), and closed in 2011. Its purpose was to provide the proteomics community with a resource that enables
accession numbers from a variety of bioinformatics databases to be mapped
a complete set of proteins for a species i.e. a reference set
In its last version, the IPI contained the complete reference sets for six animal species: Homo sapiens (human), Mus musculus (mouse), Rattus norvegicus (rat), Bos taurus (cattle), Gallus gallus (chicken) and Danio rerio (zebrafish); and one plant species: Arabidopsis thaliana (thale cress). The human, mouse and rat datasets were the first to be developed, combining information taken from the Swiss-Prot, TrEMBL, Ensembl and RefSeq databases.
History
In 2001, when the IPI was launched, databases cataloguing human genes varied greatly and had few links between them. Since then, much more data has been produced giving a more complete picture and databases have collaborated to synchronize data. Currently many model organisms have a reference set of genes/proteins which are catalogued in Ensembl/UniProt respectively, as well as other species specific databases. Because of this redundancy, the IPI was retired in 2011. EBI advised users of its services to employ UniProtKB accession numbers as their protein identifiers.
References
External links
Archive of IPI releases @ EBI
Ensembl
European Bioinformatics Institute
UniProt
Biological databases
Proteomics
Databases in the United Kingdom
Indexes
Index (publishing)
Data synchronization
Science and technology in Cambridgeshire
South Cambridgeshire District |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X25-M | The Intel X25-M was a line of Serial ATA interface solid-state drives (or SSDs) developed by Intel for personal computers, announced in late 2008. The SSD was a multi-level-cell solid-state drive available in a 2.5" form factor, came in 80 GB and 160 GB capacities and utilized NAND flash memory on a 50 nm process. The second-generation SSD which was called the "X25-M G2". The X25-M G2 was also available in a 2.5" form factor and 80 GB and 160 GB capacities, but with NAND flash memory on a more efficient 34 nm process.
Overview
Around May 2008, rumors and various leaks about a possible mainstream affordable SSD released by Intel surfaced. A couple weeks after, Intel indirectly confirmed the rumors by releasing a promotional video.
Intel then released its X25 series of SSDs which consisted of three different drives: The X25-V, X25-M, and X25-E. The letter after each name stands for value, mainstream, and extreme respectively. The X25-M was released in an 80GB capacity with 50 nm NAND flash memory in a 2.5" form factor. The 160 GB capacity version came out several months after. Intel then released a 34 nm flash memory version in the middle of 2009. Because Intel used the same exact name for these new drives, the consumers nicknamed the 34 nm SSDs as the "X25-M G2". A third generation drive called the "X25-M G3" was rumored to come out in late 2010 but was delayed until early 2011. However, a blog said it was quietly sold on Taobao, a Chinese eBay-esque website.
Features
Before the X25-M was released, all of the multi-level cell (MLC) drives were the same piece of hardware, but with a different company logo on it. This is called rebranding, which happens often in the computer hardware market, but Intel opted to develop its own MLC drive. The most notable feature about the X25-M is how well it performed in comparison to other MLC and single-level cell (SLC) SSDs. SLC drives are naturally more efficient than MLC drives, however Intel's unique architecture for this MLC drive was much more efficient than the typical MLC drive.
To prevent data loss, Intel included additional 7.5–8% more space (6–6.4 GB on an 80 GB drive), specifically for reliability purposes. If it ran out of good blocks to write (nearing the end of the drive's lifespan), the SSD will write to this additional space on the drive.
TRIM support
X25-M G2 Trim command support was released for Windows 7. Trim support gives the SSD the ability to take the memory that is marked to be deleted to erased immediately. This gives the drive more space to reuse, and reduces performance loss over time. The firmware also increased overall sequential write times of the 160 GB X25-M G2, though not of the 80 GB version. This increased the maximum write speed of 70 MB/s to 100 MB/s.
Intel refused to release any trim-supporting firmware for the first generation X25-M. According to discussions tech journalist Anand Lal Shimpi with Intel "this isn’t a technical limitation of the drives, but rather some |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guy%20Blelloch | Guy Edward Blelloch is a professor of computer science at Carnegie Mellon University. He is known for his work in parallel programming and parallel algorithms. He teaches the 15-853: Algorithms in the Real World course, the 15-492: Parallel Algorithms (Spring 09) course, and the 15-210: Parallel and Sequential Data Structure and Algorithms (Fall 11) course at the Carnegie Mellon University.
In 2011 he was inducted as a Fellow of the Association for Computing Machinery.
Blelloch is the recipient of 2021 IEEE CS Charles Babbage Award, in recognition of "contributions to parallel programming, parallel algorithms, and the interface between them." In particular, his research contributions have been in the interaction of practical and theoretical considerations in parallel algorithms and programming languages. His early work on implementations and algorithmic applications of the scan (prefix sums) operation has become influential in the design of parallel algorithms for a variety of platforms. His work on the work-span (or work-depth) view for analyzing parallel algorithms has helped develop algorithms that are both theoretically and practically efficient. His work on the Nesl programming language developed the idea of program-based cost-models, and nested-parallel programming. His work on parallel garbage collection was the first to show bounds on both time and space. His work on graph-processing frameworks, such as Ligra, GraphChi and Aspen, have set a foundation for large-scale parallel graph processing. His recent work on analyzing the parallelism in incremental/iterative algorithms has opened a new view to parallel algorithms—i.e., taking sequential algorithms and understanding that they are actually parallel when applied to inputs in a random order.
See also
Parallel programming
References
External links
Official website
American computer scientists
Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
Fellows of the Association for Computing Machinery
Massachusetts Institute of Technology alumni |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AMBIT | AMBIT is a historical programming language that was introduced by Carlos Christensen of Massachusetts Computer Associates in 1964 for symbolic computation.<ref name="ambit">Carlos Christensen: Examples of Symbol Manipulation in the AMBIT Programming Language. in ACM '65: Proceedings of the ACM '65 conference. 1965, pp. 247-261.</ref>
The language was influenced by ALGOL 60 and is an early example of a pattern matching language for manipulation of strings (a more popular example from the same time is SNOBOL).
The acronym AMBIT stands for "Algebraic Manipulation by Identity Translation", but has also claimed "Acronym May Be Ignored Totally".
AMBIT had dialects for manipulation of lists (AMBIT-L) and graphs (AMBIT-G)P. D. Rovner, D. A. Henderson: On the implementation of AMBIT/G: a graphical programming language, Proceedings of the 1st international joint conference on Artificial intelligence, ACM, 1969
Both pioneered with data structure diagrams and visual programming as data and patterns were used to be represented by directed-graph diagrams.
AMBIT/L was implemented for a PDP-10 computer and used to implement the interactive algebraic manipulation system IAM.
Literature
Carlos Christensen, Michael S. Wolfberg, Michael J. Fischer: A Report on AMBIT/G'' (Volume I-IV), Massachusetts Computer Associates Inc. 1971
References
Programming languages created in 1964
Visual programming languages |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First%20Among%20Equals%20%28TV%20series%29 | First Among Equals is a ten-part serial based on Jeffrey Archer's 1984 novel First Among Equals, produced by Granada Television for the ITV network and first shown in 1986.
As in the novel, the series follows the careers and personal lives of four fictional British politicians (Simon Kerslake, MP for Coventry Central and later Pucklebridge; Charles Seymour, MP for Sussex Downs; Raymond Gould, MP for Leeds North; and Andrew Fraser, MP for Edinburgh Carlton) from 1964 to 1991, with each vying to become Prime Minister. Several situations in the novel are drawn from Archer's own early political career in the British House of Commons. While the novel depicts the fictional characters interacting with actual political figures from the UK and elsewhere (including Winston Churchill, Alec Douglas-Home, Harold Wilson, Edward Heath, Margaret Thatcher, Douglas Hurd, Colonel Gaddafi, Gary Hart and Queen Elizabeth II), this adaptation uses different names for the real-life politicians.
The title of both the novel and the serial is a literal translation of the Latin term primus inter pares, a term used to refer to either the most senior member of a group of equals (peers) or to refer to someone who claims to be just one member of a group of equals when in reality he or she completely dominates said group. This phrase is used to describe the official constitutional status of the British Prime Minister within his Cabinet.
The series starred:
The serial used different names for real-life politicians:
Sequences set in the fictional Northumbrian constituency of Redfern were actually filmed much closer to Granada studios in Lancashire at Entwistle railway station, and at the Barlow Institute, Edgworth.
Granada constructed a full-scale replica set of the House of Commons chamber for the production, which for many years formed a central part of their Granada Studios Tour attraction, where visitors could see mock debates being performed on the set by actors. The set was also often used by other television productions wanting to set scenes in the Commons chamber, and in 2002 was purchased by the scriptwriter Paul Abbott so that it could be used in his BBC drama serial State of Play. Abbott, himself a former Granada Television staff writer, bought it personally as the set would otherwise have been destroyed and he feared it would take too long to get the necessary money from the BBC. He currently keeps it in storage in Oxford.
References
External links
1986 British television series debuts
1986 British television series endings
1980s British drama television series
1980s British television miniseries
Political drama films
ITV television dramas
Television shows based on British novels
Television series by ITV Studios
English-language television shows
Television shows produced by Granada Television
Films scored by Richard Harvey |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Line%207%20%28CPTM%29 | Line 7 (Ruby) (, formerly Line A (Brown), is one of the seven lines operated by CPTM and one of the thirteen lines that make up the São Paulo Metro Rail Transport Network, in Brazil.
Stations
Notes
References
External links
Official page of the CPTM
Secretaria dos Transportes Metropolitanos
Companhia Paulista de Trens Metropolitanos
CPTM 07 |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bilingual%20Books | Bilingual Books, Inc. is a privately held publishing company that develops foreign language learning products. Headquartered in Seattle, Washington, the company publishes interactive computer software, books, audio programs and phrase guides for 20 different languages.
History
Bilingual Books, Inc. was founded in 1981 by Kristine K. Kershul, a language scholar and teacher planning a career in academia and working towards a doctorate in Medieval German Languages and Literature. While teaching at the university level, she observed that the majority of her students were learning a foreign language for personal reasons such as an upcoming trip abroad, researching family history, or dating someone who spoke the language. Seeing that the traditional academic methods, designed for those majoring in the language, were not best suited to help her students achieve their goals she decided to develop a way to learn, in a short amount of time, practical and relevant conversation skills they could use.
Kershul authored her first book, German in 10 Minutes a Day, with the intention to return to her academic career, but the success of the publication became the catalyst for more books in other languages and within a year, the Seattle company began worldwide distribution with five titles, adding French, Italian, Spanish and Chinese.
The company was sold to Sunset Books and Magazine in 1988 and seven years later, in 1995, Kershul reacquired it.
In 1999, the first Language Maps were published in Spanish, French, German and Italian, as an alternative to traditional phrase guides.
In 2004, the company continued its expansion by publishing audio programs for its Spanish, French, German and Italian titles.
Beginning in 2007, Bilingual Books developed computer software as a complement to the 10 Minutes a Day books.
By 2011, the company had published more than 50 titles in 20 languages.
Support to military
In 2003, as part of the company's commitment to support U.S. military forces deployed to Iraq, Arabic a Language Map was released.
In 2010, a Pashto version of the Language Map was released for troops serving in Afghanistan. A Dari version followed in 2011.
Registered trademarks
In April 1986, the "10 minutes a day" trademark was registered in the United States to Bilingual Books.
The "Language Map" trademark was registered May 2005 in the United States, July 2005 in the United Kingdom, and January 2006 in Canada.
Offices
Bilingual Books, Inc. is headquartered in Seattle, Washington in the Nordby Building at Seattle's Fishermen's Terminal. All employees speak more than one language, have taught or tutored a language and have traveled abroad.
Consultants
The company hires native speakers, educators, and professional translators from various countries for each project to collaboratively review all aspects of the language, including grammar, spelling, pronunciation and artwork.
Production, warehouse and distribution
All production is executed wholly i |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MinHash | In computer science and data mining, MinHash (or the min-wise independent permutations locality sensitive hashing scheme) is a technique for quickly estimating how similar two sets are. The scheme was invented by , and initially used in the AltaVista search engine to detect duplicate web pages and eliminate them from search results. It has also been applied in large-scale clustering problems, such as clustering documents by the similarity of their sets of words.
Jaccard similarity and minimum hash values
The Jaccard similarity coefficient is a commonly used indicator of the similarity between two sets. Let be a set and and be subsets of , then the Jaccard index is defined to be the ratio of the number of elements of their intersection and the number of elements of their union:
This value is 0 when the two sets are disjoint, 1 when they are equal, and strictly between 0 and 1 otherwise. Two sets are more similar (i.e. have relatively more members in common) when their Jaccard index is closer to 1. The goal of MinHash is to estimate quickly, without explicitly computing the intersection and union.
Let be a hash function that maps the members of to distinct integers, let be a random permutation of the elements of the set , and for any subset of define to be the minimal member of with respect to —that is, the member of with the minimum value of . (In cases where the hash function used is assumed to have pseudo-random properties, the random permutation would not be used.)
Now, applying to both and , and assuming no hash collisions, we see that the values are equal () if and only if among all elements of , the element with the minimum hash value lies in the intersection . The probability of this being true is exactly the Jaccard index, therefore:
That is, the probability that is true is equal to the similarity , assuming drawing from a uniform distribution. In other words, if is the random variable that is one when and zero otherwise, then is an unbiased estimator of . has too high a variance to be a useful estimator for the Jaccard similarity on its own, because is always zero or one. The idea of the MinHash scheme is to reduce this variance by averaging together several variables constructed in the same way.
Algorithm
Variant with many hash functions
The simplest version of the minhash scheme uses different hash functions, where is a fixed integer parameter, and represents each set by the values of for these functions.
To estimate using this version of the scheme, let be the number of hash functions for which , and use as the estimate. This estimate is the average of different 0-1 random variables, each of which is one when and zero otherwise, and each of which is an unbiased estimator of . Therefore, their average is also an unbiased estimator, and by standard deviation for sums of 0-1 random variables, its expected error is .
Therefore, for any constant there is a constant such that the expected error |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20Cinemax%20original%20programming | The following is a list of television series that are currently or have been previously broadcast by the American pay television channel Cinemax.
Although the large majority of Cinemax's programming consists of feature films, the network has produced and broadcast, either in first-run form or as secondary runs, a limited number of television series over the course of the network's existence.
In February 2011, it was announced that Cinemax would begin to offer mainstream original programming to compete with sister channel HBO, and rivals Showtime and Starz; the channel is slated to develop action-oriented original mainstream series aimed at males ages 18–49. The decision is also in part due to competition from other on-demand movie services such as Netflix and iTunes, and to change Cinemax's image from a channel mostly known for its former Max After Dark programming. With the launch of the HBO Max streaming service in 2020, Cinemax's non-adult library of programming shifted to that service throughout 2021, and original programming for the network has all but been depreciated under the ownership of AT&T, then Warner Bros. Discovery, with the desktop "Cinemax Go" service ending on July 31, 2022.
Original programming
Drama
Animation
Adult animation
Co-productions
These shows have been commissioned by Cinemax in cooperation with a partner from another country.
Classic programming
Sketch comedy
Max After Dark
References
Cinemax |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DYHP | DYHP (612 AM) RMN Cebu is a radio station owned and operated by the Radio Mindanao Network. Its studios and offices are located at the RMN Broadcast Center, G/F Capitol Central Hotel and Suites, N. Escario St., cor. F. Ramos Ext., Capitol Site, Cebu City, while its transmitter facilities are located in Sitio Seaside Asinan, Brgy. Basak San Nicolas, Cebu City (shared with sister station 93.9 iFM). DYHP is the pioneer AM radio station in Cebu.
DYHP also houses its own production center which supplies drama programming to Cebuano-speaking RMN stations in Visayas and Mindanao. It is located at Room 302, 3/F Jose R. Martinez Bldg., Osmeña Blvd., Cebu City.
Broadcasting history
DYHP, dubbed as The Sound of the City, commenced its operations on September 13, 1963 Cebu under the auspices of the Philippine Herald newspaper and Inter-Island Broadcasting Corporation. It was the second RMN station established in Visayas with DYRI in Iloilo as its first. The station was then broadcasting on the frequency of 600 kHz and became the fourth commercial radio station in the city. During the existence, the station's studio was located along Legazpi cor. Manalili St., Cebu City, with transmitter located atop Alumnos, Brgy. Mambaling.
In the same year, RMN established a Cebuano drama production center. Among its former drama talents were Susan Perez (now Aliño), Elma Vestil, Nelson Tantano, Teresa Diez, Esper Palicte, Janice Gimena, Debbie Santa Cruz, Carolyn Marquez, Wilma Silva and more. Its first radio drama was Kun Ako Ang Pasultihon ("Kung Ako Ay Ikukuwento"/"If I Were To Be Told"), a comedy drama written and directed by radio personality and Cebu Provincial Board Member Julian "Teban" Daan. The drama talks about ordinary problems of ordinary people to which Daan and Priscilla Raganas, RMN's premiere leading lady gets to pitch in their advices as ordinary people. On the other hand, Kini Ang Akong Suliran ("Ito ang Aking Suliranin"/"This Is My Problem") is a program which dramatizes legal and medical problems send by listeners, which will be advised by then Dra. Lourdes Libres Rosaroso, while Handumanan Sa Usa Ka Awit ("Ala-ala ng Isang Awit"/"Memory Of A Song") narrates and give stories of love sent by RMN's avid listeners to the drama production center's mailing currently hosted by Priscilla Raganas (originally hosted by Perez Aliño until her departure to DYSS).
On September 21, 1972, when then-President Ferdinand Marcos declared Martial Law from the issuance of Proclamation 1081, DYHP was among the casualties. Several years later, the station returned to the airwaves as Ang Radyo Natin, taken from Manila's DZXL. Its success led to the opening of sister station DYHP-FM in 1976.
On November 23, 1978, following the switch from the NARBA-mandated 10 kHz to the adoption of the 9 kHz spacing implemented by the Geneva Frequency Plan of 1975 on AM radio stations in the Philippines and across the Asia-Pacific region, DYHP assigned its current frequency to 612 kHz
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google%20Cloud%20Print | Google Cloud Print was a Google service that allowed users to print from any Cloud Print-aware application (web, desktop, mobile) on any device in the network cloud to any printer with native support for connecting to cloud print services – without Google having to create and maintain printing subsystems for all the hardware combinations of client devices and printers, and without the users having to install device drivers to the client, but with documents being fully transmitted to Google. Starting on July 23, 2013 it allowed printing from any Windows application, if Google Cloud Printer was installed on the machine.
Google Cloud Print was shut down on December 31, 2020.
Features
Integration with other Google products
Google Cloud Print was integrated into the mobile versions of Gmail and Google Docs, allowing users to print from their mobile devices. Google Chrome 16 and higher listed Google Cloud Print a printer option in the Print Preview page. Google Chrome 9 and higher supported printers without built-in Cloud Print component through a "Cloud Print Connector".
History
Google introduced Cloud Print in April 2010, as a future solution for printing from ChromeOS. They made the design document and a preliminary version of the source code available. Google Cloud Print reached beta stage on 25 January 2011.
Applications print through a web-based, common print dialog (web UI) or an API. The service forwards the job to a printer registered to the service. Cloud Ready printers (which connect directly to the web and do not require a computer to set up) can directly connect to Google Cloud Print. As legacy ("classic") printers cannot accept input from a cloud service, Google Chrome 9 contained a "Cloud Print Connector"—which lets printers plugged into a Microsoft Windows, Apple Mac, or Linux computer with Internet access use Cloud Print while the connector is running in Google Chrome.
Printing through Google Cloud Print from any instance of Google Chrome was enabled in Google Chrome 16.
Since December 2014, Google Cloud Print lets users share printers in a manner similar to Google Docs.
In July 2013, Google updated the service to allow printing from any Windows application if Google Cloud Printer is installed on the machine. The Google Cloud Print Service can run as a Windows service, so legacy printers can connect to Google Cloud Print.
Google Cloud Print 2.0, not supported by some printers that support v 1.0, adds support for a local mode similar in operation to Apple's AirPrint. Unlike the earlier version of Cloud Print, v 2.0 does not require either the printer or printing client to be connected to the Internet. Local mode uses a discovery protocol called Privet, which uses Multicast DNS and DNS-SD for discovery, and HTTPS for transmitting print jobs to the printer. Clients supporting this mode only list printers that are discoverable on the same subnet the device is connected to, and forget the printers once disconnected from that subne |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consistent%20Network%20Device%20Naming | Consistent Network Device Naming is a convention for naming Ethernet adapters in Linux.
It was created around 2009 to replace the old naming scheme that caused problems on multihomed machines because the network interface controllers (NICs) would be named based on the order in which they were found by the kernel as it booted. Removing existing or adding new interfaces could cause the previously added ones to change names. An Engineering Change Request was submitted to the PCI SIG firmware group on how system firmware can provide device naming to operating systems via the ACPI interface.
Adoption
The convention was implemented for Dell in a module called .
Among the first major Linux distributions to adopt the module were Fedora 15 in May 2011 and Red Hat Enterprise Linux version 6.1. It was also released in SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 Service Pack 2 in February 2012. The newer Dell PowerEdge and Dell Precision models support the new names.
An open-source implementation is available, based on the udev mechanism. Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 started using systemd for networking.
Device naming rules
Onboard interfaces at firmware index numbers
Interfaces at PCI Express hotplug slot numbers
Adapters in the specified PCI slot, with slot index number on the adapter
If firmware information is invalid or rules are disabled, use traditional
References
Ethernet
Linux drivers |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cruz%20%28Velocity%20Micro%29 | Cruz is a line of Android-based e-book readers and tablet computers by Velocity Micro, a privately held computer manufacturer located in Richmond, Virginia that specializes in custom high-end computers.
History
Cruz debuted in 2010, when Velocity Micro announced the release of the Cruz Reader and Cruz Tablet. These devices are Android-based multimedia gadgets. Both devices feature 7" full color screens. The Cruz Reader utilizes a resistive touchscreen, whereas the Cruz Tablet makes use of the more advanced and responsive capacitive touch screen.
At CES 2011, Velocity Micro unveiled plans to release three new tablets, including 10" and 8" models, as well as another 7" tablet. The specific release dates and estimated retail prices are not currently available. It was reported that these new tablets, operating on Android 2.2 or Android 2.3, would feature dual cameras, Tegra processors, Bluetooth 2.1, GPS, and Micro HDMI out. Velocity Micro also announced plans to release in 2011 the Android-based Cruz Watch.
Cruz Reader
The Cruz Reader is an Android 2.0-based e-book reader. It has a 7-inch full color, 800 × 600 resolution resistive touchscreen. The Cruz Reader's pre-installed e-book reading app is the Borders Group e-book reader application. However, because Borders is now defunct, Velocity Micro has released a firmware update that changes the e-book reader application to Kobo Inc.'s. The only models are the R101, R102, and R103.
Cruz Tablet
Cruz Tablets represent Velocity Micro's higher-end Android-based devices. They all use a capacitive touchscreen. The original Cruz Tablet (model T103, 104, or 105) is a widescreen-format (16:9) device. A later version of the Cruz Tablet (model T301) was released in December 2010 with a 4:3 7" screen and Kindle for Android application pre-installed. In addition, the T408 and T410 have refurbished models available.
Models include:
Cruz T100 series (Android 2.0, upgradable to Android 2.2)
T103
T104
T105
Cruz T301 (Android 2.0, upgradable to Android 2.2)
Cruz PS37 (Android 2.3)
Cruz T400 series (Android 2.3)
Cruz T408
Cruz T410
Cruz T500 series (Android 4.0.3)
Cruz T501 (not yet available)
Cruz T507 (not yet available)
Cruz T508
Cruz T510
The T100 and T301 tablets have a problem where the browser will crash when google.com or websites that use Google Analytics are accessed. Velocity Micro addresses this on its website as a Google JavaScript problem. Attempts at addressing this issue through the velocitymicro.com support receive this response: "The update Google has implemented to their search engine isn't compatible to the T100 series hardware. The device is a legacy model."
Model comparison
Notes
Retailers
Cruz devices were sold in several major consumer electronics retailers in the United States including Best Buy, Borders, Sears, QVC, and Amazon.
The model T104 was sold by woot.com on 29 May 2012.
References
External links
Cruz blog
Dedicated ebook devices
Tablet computers
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terrence%20Masson | Terrence Masson is a computer graphics educator, producer, and lecturer, specializing in animation, storytelling and executive leadership. He is the chair of the MFA Computer Arts Department at the School of Visual Arts (SVA) in New York City. He was also founder and CEO of Building Conversation, an augmented reality company located in Boston, MA. He was both the ACM SIGGRAPH 2006 Computer Animation Festival Chair and 2010 Conference Chair. He also wrote the book CG 101: A Computer Graphics Industry Reference, and has contributed to films, television programs, and video games.
Education
Masson graduated from the University of Massachusetts Lowell in 1989 with a BFA in Graphic Design and a minor in Art History, followed by William Paterson University in 1990 with an MFA in Computer Animation.
Career
Masson was the Founder and CEO of Building Conversation, an augmented reality company serving the architectural engineering & construction (AEC) and real estate industries.
He came up through the ranks with credits in approximately 20 feature films, including three Star Wars movies, Hook, True Lies and Interview with the Vampire. Masson began his own consulting company "Digital Fauxtography" in 1994, working as a Creative Producer, Director, and VFX Supervisor.
Masson's interactive projects have included Siberia 2, Sim City 4, Batman: Dark Tomorrow, and Alter Echo and the Xbox launch title Bruce Lee: Quest of the Dragon. As an award-winning Director and Producer his short animated film Bunkie & Booboo won first place in the World Animation Celebration in 1998. from Animation World Network. As Creative Producer, he consults with major production studios worldwide on creative development and pipeline efficiency. Masson has also served as an on-camera image analysis expert for the History Channel's Ancient Aliens and UFO Hunters.
As Founding Director of Creative Industries at Northeastern University in Boston (2008-2013), Masson oversaw seven combined majors in Game Design and Interactive Media as well as the Creative Industries minors. He is a longtime member of the Producers Guild of America, the Visual Effects Society and has been active in SIGGRAPH since 1988, as Outstanding Service Award Chair, 2006 Computer Animation Festival Chair and SIGGRAPH 2010 Conference Chair.
Masson is a Master of Animation and Film Special Effects with the Beijing DeTao Masters Academy (DTMA), a high-level, multi-disciplined, application-oriented higher education institution in Shanghai, China.
Works
Films
Hook (1991)
Color of Night (1993)
Interview with the Vampire (1993)
True Lies (1993)
Under Siege 2: Dark Territory (1994)
Judge Dredd (1994)
Woodstock: 25th Anniversary (1994)
Batman Forever (1995)
Cutthroat Island (1996)
Anaconda (1996)
The Lord Protector: The Riddle of the Chosen (1996)
The Empire Strikes Back (Special Edition) (1996)
Return of the Jedi (Special Edition) (1997)
Spawn (1998)
Small Soldiers (1998)
Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace (1999)
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Face%20Off%20%28American%20TV%20series%29 | Face Off is an American reality television game show program on the Syfy cable network channel in which a group of prosthetic makeup artists compete against each other to create prostheses such as those found in science fiction, fantasy, and horror films. One or more challenges are featured in each episode, with the work reviewed by a panel of judges who eliminate one or more artists each week until a final winner is chosen.
Actress McKenzie Westmore, known for her role as Sheridan Crane on the former NBC/DirecTV soap opera Passions and a member of the Westmore family of makeup artists, serves as the show's host. For each assignment, the contestants' work is individually evaluated by a panel of professional special effects makeup artists who serve as judges. These judges have included television and film makeup artist Glenn Hetrick, Academy- and Emmy Award–winning makeup artist Ve Neill, creature designer and director Patrick Tatopoulos (seasons 1–3), and creature and concept designer Neville Page (seasons 3 – 13). Industry figures and artists including Brian Grazer, Kevin Smith, Paul W. S. Anderson, Greg Nicotero, Rick Baker, Doug Jones, Len Wiseman, Gale Anne Hurd and Marcus Nispel have served as guest judges.
Face Off premiered January 26, 2011 on Syfy. In August 2017, Syfy aired the first season of spin-off series Face Off: Game Face, which brings back four all-stars from previous Face Off seasons for each episode and pits them head-to-head in three rounds for a chance to win .
Format
Face Off is presented as a progressive elimination competition between 12 and 16 make-up artists. Each week, the artists face a "Spotlight Challenge" that tests their artistry and techniques to create a full makeup character to match a theme over the course of 3 days. The first day allows for concept design and sculpting for five hours, a second day of 9½ to 10 hours for work in finishing the molding, and a final day of 4 hours in applying the makeup before a one-hour "Last Look" for touch ups. The judges then have the opportunity to look at the makeups from afar and up close, and decide a series of top and bottom looks for the week. One artist will be deemed the winner, sometimes receiving a special bonus prize such as immunity from elimination or a cash reward, and one artist will be eliminated from the running for the grand prize. Some episodes also feature a "Foundation Challenge", a smaller challenge that introduces a new technique on a smaller scale, and the winner is awarded an advantage for that week's Spotlight Challenge, ranging from immunity from elimination to receiving a first choice of theme. More recent seasons have included a "Gauntlet" challenge, where the artists must complete in three rounds of challenges over two days, with either rounds scored on a point system to determine the winner and loser, or the winners of individual rounds considered safe and do not need to participate in the future rounds.
The elimination format proceeds until t |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syrphini | The Syrphini are a tribe of hoverflies.
List of genera
Relationships within this tribe were investigated by analysing and comparing genetic data. Results seem to show the members of Syrphini fall into several smaller groups or clades.
Afrosyrphus Curran, 1927
Agnisyrphus Ghorpade, 1994
Allobacha Curran, 1928
Allograpta Osten Sacken, 1875. Subgenera: A. (Allograpta), A. (Antillus), A. (Claraplumula), A. (Costarica), A. (Fazia), A. (Rhinoprosopa)
Anu Thompson, 2008
Asarkina Macquart, 1834. Subgenera: A. (Achoanus), A. (Asarkina)
Asiodidea Stackelberg, 1930
Betasyrphus Matsumura, 1917
Chrysotoxum Meigen, 1803
Citrogramma Vockeroth, 1969
Dasysyrphus Enderlein, 1938
Didea Macquart, 1834
Dideomima Vockeroth, 1969
Dideoides Brunetti, 1908
Dideopsis Matsumura, 1917
Doros Meigen, 1803
Eosphaerophoria Frey, 1946
Epistrophe Walker, 1852
Epistrophella Dusek & Laska, 1967
Episyrphus Matsumura & Adachi, 1917. Subgenera: E. (Asiobaccha), E. (Episyrphus)
Eriozona Schiner, 1860
Eupeodes Osten Sacken, 1877. Subgenera: E. (Eupeodes), E. (Macrosyrphus), E. (Metasyrphus)
Fagisyrphus Dusek & Laska, 1967
Fazia Shannon, 1927
Giluwea Vockeroth, 1969
Ischiodon Sack, 1913
Lamellidorsum Huo & Zheng, 2005
Lapposyrphus Dusek & Laska, 1967
Leucozona Schiner, 1860. Subgenera: L. (Ischyrosyrphus), L. (Leucozona)
Megasyrphus Dusek & Laska, 1967
Melangyna Verrall, 1901. Subgenera: M. (Austrosyrphus), M. (Melangyna), M. (Melanosyrphus)
Meligramma Frey, 1946
Meliscaeva Frey, 1946
Notosyrphus Vockeroth, 1969
Ocyptamus Macquart, 1834. Subgenera: O. (Ocyptamus), O. (Mimocalla), O. (Pipunculosyrphus)
Paragus Latreille, 1804
Parasyrphus Matsumura, 1917
Philhelius Stephens, 1841 (= Xanthogramma)
Pelloloma Vockeroth, 1973
Pseudodoros Becker, 1903
Rhinobaccha Meijere, 1908
Salpingogaster Schiner, 1868. Subgenera: S. (Eosalpingogaster), S. (Salpingogaster)
Scaeva Fabricius, 1805
Simosyrphus Bigot, 1882
Sphaerophoria Le Peletier & Serville, 1828. Subgenera: Subgenera: S. (Exallandra), S. (Loveridgeana), S. (Sphaerophoria)
Syrphus Fabricius, 1775
Toxomerus Macquart, 1855
Victoriana Miranda, 2020
Vockerothiella Ghorpade, 1994
References
Brachycera tribes |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salzburg-Tyrol%20Railway | The Salzburg-Tyrol Railway () is a main line railway in Austria. It runs through the states of Salzburg and Tyrol (North Tyrol) from the city of Salzburg to Wörgl and belongs to the core network (Kernnetz) of the Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB). The section between Salzburg and Schwarzach-Sankt Veit is part of the Salzburg S-Bahn urban railway network.
Course
The standard gauge line runs along the Salzach valley, the Bischofshofen hub being of particular importance as the junction with the Enns Valley Railway to Selzthal in Styria. At the Wörgl terminus, the Salzburg-Tyrol Railway meets the Lower Inn Valley Railway running from the Tyrolean capital Innsbruck to the German border at Kufstein and the Deutsches Eck transport link.
The line has been upgraded to double track throughout and both tracks may be worked in bi-directional running. The entire route is electrified and is powered by 15,000 Volt alternating current and a frequency of 16.7 Hertz. In particular the S-train section from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to the southern branch-off of the Tauern Railway line at Schwarzach-St. Veit was given a major upgrade and, in places, entirely rebuilt and re-routed.
Names
It is (and was) also known as the Gisela Railway (Giselabahn), after Archduchess Gisela of Austria, the second daughter of Emperor Franz Joseph I and his wife Elisabeth. Today it is frequently considered to be a continuation of the Western Railway from Vienna to Salzburg; the whole railway line from Wien Westbahnhof to Salzburg and Wörgl is also referred to as Empress Elisabeth Railway (Kaiserin-Elisabeth-Bahn). The westernmost Zell am See–Wörgl section in Tyrol is also called Brixental Railway.
History
The Salzburg-Tyrol Railway was built from 1873 to 1875 on the basis of the "Concession Authority dated 10 November 1872 for the Limited Company of the Privileged Empress Elisabeth Railway for the Construction and Operation of a Locomotive Railway Running from Upper Styria to Salzburg and North Tyrol". It runs from Salzburg via Hallein, Bischofshofen, St. Johann im Pongau, Schwarzach-St. Veit, Zell am See, Hochfilzen, St. Johann in Tirol and Kitzbühel to Wörgl.
The north ramp of the Tauern Railway, from Schwarzach-Sankt Veit station on the Salzburg-Tyrol Railway up to Bad Gastein, opened on 20 September 1905. The southern continuation across the main chain of the Alps to Spittal in the Drava Valley, including the Tauern Railway Tunnel, was inaugurated by Emperor Franz Joseph on 5 July 1909. By 1915 the Salzburg-Tyrol Railway was upgraded to double track and, in 1925, electrification of the line began, finished in 1930. Towards the end of World War II, the railway became a target for Allied bombing due to its strategic importance.
Operation
Up to today, the Salzburg-Tyrol Railway is the only east–west railway link to Tyrol that runs entirely on Austrian territory. The fact that there is no parallel motorway link on national territory gave the line great importance, especially befo |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimi%20Beach | James Beach Drummond (born November 26, 1971, in Titusville, Florida) is an inventor, entrepreneur and product designer based in Orlando, FL. He invented the artificial intelligence technology used for the StreetLogic Network, and is the designer of a lightweight personal flotation device that won Best of Show for technical apparel at ICAST, the world's largest sportfishing trade show.
He is known as an advocate for independent arts, and regularly promotes up-and-coming artists through the marketing programs of the companies he operates.
As an artist, Beach is known for using "natural elements", "nature's rhythms", and "water as art".
Career
Musician
In 1992 Beach was a founding member of the surf-rock band Lo Presher based in Central Florida. Lo Presher recorded three albums and toured the surf industry circuit with a rhythmic act that featured homemade percussive instruments made from alligator skulls, turtle shells and bamboo. The New York Times described the band’s music as “wooden drums and didgeridoo added to hard-rock and punk”.
In 1996 Lo Presher approached Warped Tour founder Kevin Lyman with a proposal to organize an independent artist stage which became known as the Surf Compound. The band went on to manage, produce and perform on this independent stage through their own indie record label, EVREC Productions, from 1996 to 1999.
Designer/inventor
Bluworld of Water
In 1998 Beach used profits from tours and album sales as capital to launch a concept that combined his love for water and art. Bluworld of Water, started by Beach and his brother Sean Drummond, has grown into the largest commercial and residential indoor water feature company in the world. Beach served as the creative force behind the brand until 2005, and has been referred to as the world's foremost authority on water art and design.
Beach and Drummond were featured on CNBC’s The Big Idea with Donny Deutsch in 2008 to discuss the rapid success of Bluworld.
Beach pioneered the concept of “water as art”, selling water sculptures. The company partnered on a furniture line with renowned spokesmodel and design entrepreneur Kathy Ireland.
In 2003 Beach was commissioned by Fiji Water to design an installation for Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week (New York Fashion Week) at Bryant Park in Manhattan, NY.
The lifestyle magazine Robb Report labeled Beach as "one of the country's leading water artists,"
Fratello International
Beach’s experience as a nightclub designer and owner inspired him to develop a brand concept for a line of distilled spirits, which resulted in the creation of Bong Spirit Vodka. Beach chose the controversial bottle design based on its symbolism as a communal object, and the cultural role it has represented for decades as an underground icon in the arts and entertainment community.
Beach debuted Bong Spirit in December 2005 at Art Basel in Miami Beach and created a marketing program called Spirit of the Brand that allows up-and-coming artists the opportu |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20programs%20broadcast%20by%20This%20TV | The following is an article listing television series that are currently being broadcast or have previously aired on This TV, a digital broadcast network owned by film and television studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and Chicago-based broadcast television group Tribune Broadcasting.
Although the large proportion of This TV's programming consists of movies from MGM and its film studio subsidiaries, approximately five hours of the network's weekday schedule, ten and a half hours of its Saturday schedule, and nine and a half hours of its Sunday schedule feature syndicated television series that MGM has ownership rights, the KidsClick children's programming block, and E/I compliant children's programming.
Current programming
Drama series
The Avengers (2018–present)
The Saint (2018–present)
In the Heat of the Night (2013–present)
Sea Hunt (2009-2012; 2013–present)
Westerns
Bat Masterson (2009–2012; 2016–present)
Mackenzie's Raiders (2016–present)
Children's programming
E/I Indicates program features content in line with FCC E/I programming guidelines.
Awesome Adventures E/I (2016–present)
Get Wild at the San Diego Zoo E/I (2016–present)
Whaddyado E/I (2016–present)
Wild About Animals E/I (2016–present)
Wild World at the San Diego Zoo E/I (2016–present)
Former programming
Children’s programming
On the Spot E/I (2013–2016)
Zoo Clues E/I (2013–2016)
References
This TV |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM%20XL%20C/C%2B%2B%20Compilers | XL C/C++ is the name of IBM's proprietary optimizing C/C++ compilers for IBM-supported environments.
Compiler
The IBM XL compilers are built from modularized components consisting of front ends (for different programming languages), a platform-agnostic high-level optimizer, and platform-specific low-level optimizers/code generators to target specific hardware and operating systems. The XL C/C++ compilers target POWER, BlueGene/Q, and IBM Z hardware architectures.
Optimization
A common high level optimizer across the POWER and z/OS XL C/C++ compilers optimizes the source program using platform-agnostic optimizations such as interprocedural analysis, profile-directed feedback, and loop and vector optimizations.
A low-level optimizer on each platform performs function-level optimizations and generates optimized code for a specific operating system and hardware platforms.
The particular optimizations performed for any given compilation depend upon the optimization level chosen under option control (O2 to O5) along with any other optimization-related options, such as those for interprocedural analysis or loop optimizations.
IBM i
The XL compiler on IBM i series for C/C++, is called ixlc. It is a qsh CLI based on the same assets than the CRTCPPMOD / CRTPGM system commands. Is is compatible with C++98, and partially with C++11. Is was discontinued in 2011.
IBM AIX
A 60-day installable evaluation version is available for download for XL C/C++ for AIX. In June 2016, IBM introduced XL C/C++ for Linux Community Edition, which is a no-charge and fully functional
edition for unlimited production use.
The XL compilers on AIX have delivered leadership scores in the SPEC CPU2000 and CPU2006 benchmarks, in combination with specific IBM POWER system processor announcements, for example, SPEC CPU2006 Floating Point score of 71.5 in May 2010 and score of 4051 in August 2006.
Current versions of XL C/C++ for AIX (16.1) and XL C/C++ for Linux (16.1.1), are based on open-source Clang front end (part of the Clang/LLVM open source project). They provide support for C11, C++03, C++11, and C++14.
A new monthly pricing option is offered in XL C/C++ for AIX 16.1 and XL Fortran for AIX 16.1 to provide more flexibility for cloud-based use cases. This pricing model is on a term or subscription basis, with Software Subscription and Support included.
With the launch of IBM Power10, the IBM XL C/C++ for AIX compiler has been modernized and re-branded to IBM Open XL C/C++ for AIX. IBM Open XL C/C++ for AIX 17.1.0 combines Clang/LLVM technology with IBM's industry-leading optimizations, which provides the following improved capabilities:
Greater application performance
Enhanced language standard support
Enhanced GCC compatibilities
Faster build speed
IBM Open XL compilers offer monthly licenses (per Virtual Processor Core) to facilitate the journey to the hybrid cloud. Meanwhile, user-based licenses (i.e. Authorized user and Concurrent user licenses) are still av |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/7.30 | 7.30 is an Australian nightly television current affairs program which broadcasts on ABC and ABC News at on Monday to Thursday nights. The program is the flagship for the network and is currently hosted by Sarah Ferguson.
History
The program first aired on 7 March 2011, replacing both The 7.30 Report and Stateline. It was originally hosted by Leigh Sales and Chris Uhlmann.
In 2012, Uhlmann was appointed as 7.30 political editor, therefore stepping down as host. Uhlmann remained as political editor until 2013 when he announced that he would be working on a documentary about the Rudd and Gillard governments for the ABC. Sabra Lane replaced him as political editor, until she left to host the ABC morning radio current affairs program, AM.
In 2015, Jo Puccini was appointed the Executive Producer.
In December 2016, ABC announced that Andrew Probyn would replace Sabra Lane as political editor. In August 2017, Probyn moved to a new role as ABC's political editor replacing Chris Uhlmann who left the broadcaster for the Nine Network.
In February 2018, Laura Tingle was appointed as political editor replacing Probyn.
In 2014, Sarah Ferguson hosted the show whilst Leigh Sales was on maternity leave. She received critical acclaim for her hard-hitting interview style from many Australian media outlets. Laura Tingle, Michael Rowland, Virginia Trioli, Ellen Fanning and David Speers are fill-in presenters.
In 2018 Justin Stevens was appointed the Executive Producer.
In February 2022, Sales announced that she would be stepping down as host after almost 12 years in the role. She would finish at the program in June, after the federal election and will stay with the ABC. Current executive producer Justin Stevens will also be leaving the role imminently to become the head of ABC's news, analysis and investigations division.
In April 2022, the ABC announced Sarah Ferguson would return from her role as special correspondent in Washington to succeed Sales as the host of 7.30 from July 2022.
Joel Tozer was announced as the new Executive Producer of the program in June of 2022, taking over from Justin Stevens who was becoming the network's Director of News.
Hosts
State editions
On 28 November 2014 Quentin Dempster announced the final episode of the state editions would be the following week (5 December 2014), corresponding with his departure from the public broadcaster.
The state editions of 7.30 were broadcast on ABC at 7:30 p.m., with eight separate state and territory specific editions. Each local version of 7.30 was also broadcast nationally on ABC News over the weekend.
See also
List of longest-running Australian television series
References
External links
Official site
Australian Broadcasting Corporation original programming
2011 Australian television series debuts
ABC News and Current Affairs
Australian non-fiction television series |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/My%20Kitchen%20Rules%20%28series%201%29 | The first season of the Australian competitive cooking competition show My Kitchen Rules premiered on the Seven Network on 1 February 2010.
Teams
Elimination history
Competition details
Instant Restaurants
During the Instant Restaurant rounds, each team hosts a three-course dinner for judges and fellow teams in their allocated group. They are scored and ranked among their group, with the lowest scoring team being eliminated.
Round 1
Episodes 1 to 5
Airdate – 1 to 15 February
Description – The first of the two instant restaurant groups are introduced into the competition in Round 1. The lowest scoring team at the end of this round is eliminated.
Round 2
Episodes 6 to 10
Airdate – 16 February to 2 March
Description – The second group now start their Instant Restaurant round. The same rules from the previous round apply and the lowest scoring team is eliminated.
Kitchen Cook-Off
Episode 11
Airdate – 8 March
Description – The 3rd and 4th ranked teams from each instant restaurant round competed against one another in a Kitchen Cook-Off, cooking a signature dish. Pete and Manu scored each dish, and the two lowest scoring teams were eliminated.
Quarter-finals
Round 1
Episode 12
Airdate – 9 March
Description – Matthew & Gabe and Holly & Grace competed against each other in the first Quarter Final. The lower scoring team is eliminated and the winning team advances through to the Semi-Finals.
Round 2
Episode 13
Airdate – 15 March
Description – Clint & Noah and Paul & Mel competed against each other in the second Quarter Final, with the lower scoring team being eliminated. As Clint & Noah received the highest score overall, they proceeded straight through to the Grand Final.
Round 3
Episode 14
Airdate – 16 March
Description – Veronica & Shadi and Tanja & Gen competed against each other in the third Quarter Final. The lower scoring team is eliminated and the winning team advances through to the Semi-Finals.
Semi-final
Episode 14
Airdate – 16 March
Description – Veronica & Shadi and Matthew & Gabe competed against each other, cooking a signature dish worthy of the last spot in the Grand Final. The winner proceeds through to the Grand Final and the lower scoring team is eliminated.
Grand Final
Episode 15
Airdate – 22 March
Description – The top two teams face off in the Grand Final. Each team cooks a three course meal served to eliminated teams, friends and family. The guest judges return for the final verdict of awarding the $100,000 prize to the winners. The teams also wear proper chef attire and have their Instant Restaurant represented.
Ratings
Colour Key:
– Highest Rating
– Lowest Rating
– Elimination Episode
– Finals Week
References
External links
Official site
2010 Australian television seasons
My Kitchen Rules |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Process%20control%20daemon | Process Control Daemon (PCD) is an open source, light-weight system level process manager/controller for Embedded Linux based projects (such as consumer electronics and network devices).
This tool provides a complementary service for any Embedded Linux driven product and is specialized for the needs of embedded products. PCD was created because Embedded Linux distributions did not provide such a tool. Other similar tools which are available are not suited for embedded products in terms of compatibility, performance and limited hardware resources.
Background
The PCD project was designed and implemented by Hai Shalom, senior software engineer at Texas Instruments Israel at the time, as part of his M.Sc. degree in Computer Science. The project was initiated due to a true need in one of Texas Instruments’ broadband solutions (ARM1176 Running MV-Linux Pro-5.00). The system was originally started with shell scripts, where the init process started the rcS script, and it started some other scripts. Due to the rapid development process of the system's software, more processes and tasks were added, and the scripts became too long, unreadable and hard to maintain. There was no efficient way to control the startup process of the system. Synchronizing inter-process dependency was difficult and determining the order of initialization required a lot of effort.
For example, a daemon which listens on a socket must precede any clients that send data on this socket. With shell scripts, there is no efficient way to verify this condition. A service with a complex state machine that needs to be in a specific state before it is ready has no standard means to synchronize with its clients.
Monitoring the system's health was another issue. There was no entity that monitored and controlled the processes in the system. Therefore, in case of a crash, the system became unstable or unusable until the crashed process was manually detected.
At that time, the runtime debugging capabilities were very limited. In case of a process crash, there was no debug information available, unless compiling a special version that supports low optimizations, debug symbols and a GDB server.
Once PCD was integrated into the product, the final results showed reduced startup time and great improvements in the system's robustness, reliability and availability. The Debugging and remote debugging capabilities were also improved due to the extended debug information which was available in case of a crash (Segmentation fault, bus error, or similar).
The project is no longer active but has been extended to support more embedded architectures and new features.
Features in high-level
Start up the system in a synchronized and deterministic manner, according to a textual configuration file.
Control and monitor all the processes and services in the system.
Recover the system in case of errors or crashes, make it more reliable.
Provide useful and detailed debug information in case of a crash: Proce |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CEEMAC | CEEMAC is a programming language developed in the 1980s for the Apple II family of computers. It was authored by Brooke Boering and published by Vagabondo Enterprises,
CEEMAC was designed to be a visual composition language in which the programmer designed dynamic "scores" by programatically controlling color, shape, sound and movement. Additionally, a programmer could then "perform" their score through use of the Apple II keyboard or paddle input devices to introduce additional variation.
CEEMAC syntax loosely resembled a combination of BASIC and Pascal and include control commands such as GOTO, GOSUB, DO, AGAIN, FOR, SKIP, EXIT and loop control structures such as IF/WHILE and TIL/UNLESS. Additionally, 30 predefined macros were included in CEEMAC to aid in score composition.
The following is a small CEEMAC sample score:
SCORE: KT
:FIRE ORGAN KEY T
SPEED [0,0]
: - BUT 0
0
CLEAR [0,0]
XY1 = $80;$80
: MAIN LOOP
F
:FORGND SYMMETRY 0-3
VC = RND3 ORA 3
: SAVE FORGND ROTATION
VD = ROTEZ
:FORGND COLOR
COLOR = NXTCOL
CEEMAC was originally marketed through distribution of a free demonstration program entitled Fire Organ. This program contained several scores created by Boering and other programmers to demonstrate some of the capabilities of the language.
Sources
External links
A structured graphics language: Ceemac
CEEMAC and Fire Organ Information, screen shots, liner notes
Ceemac: A Language for Teachers, Artists, and Animators
Fire Organ demonstration in an online Apple II emulator
Video of Fire Organ CEEMAC demonstration program
Programming languages created in the 1980s |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swarm%20%282011%20video%20game%29 | Swarm is an action-platform video game developed by Hothead Games and published by Ignition Entertainment for PlayStation 3 via the PlayStation Network and for the Xbox 360 via Xbox Live Arcade. The setting revolves around a flock of 50 blue bipedal creatures, dubbed swarmites, and their quest to collect DNA in order to save their race. The player controls the swarmites as a collective, but each swarmite has individual intelligence meaning interaction between the player and the swarm is always dynamic.
Critics generally felt the game was unique and that it featured impressive artificial intelligence. They also praised the game's dark humor, most notably for the different ways the swarmites can die. Some critics expressed frustration at the game's difficulty level. As of June 2011 the Xbox 360 version had reached 13,000 in sales, while the PlayStation 3 version showed numbers nearing 2,000 during the game's first month.
Synopsis
The game begins by showing a pulsing blue blob arriving on a mysteriously war-torn and devastated planet. It plants itself into the ground and extends a wriggling tentacle. Out of the tentacle emerge 50 swarmites — small, blue, bipedal creatures who always move together in a pack, or swarm. The swarmites go in search of DNA, which the swarmites feed back into the blob to help it grow. The blob eventually transforms into a humongous swarmite referred to by the other swarmites as "momma".
Gameplay
Swarm is an action-platform game in which the player controls up to 50 characters known as swarmites who operate as a collective to achieve their goals. The objective is to reach the end of the level with at least one swarmite remaining. Throughout the levels are health packs which will restore the swarmites' numbers to 50. The levels also contain checkpoints which serve as the point where players will resume play if they lose all 50 swarmites.
Points are earned by collecting strands of DNA found throughout the level. Some strands can only be collected by having several swarmites and using them collectively to retrieve the strand. The swarmites can huddle together for strength and speed boosts, stack on top of one another to reach high obstacles, and jump as a group to reach certain areas. All of the swarmites are controlled both individually as well as in a collective; each swarmite has their own unique AI that interacts with other swarmites and the commands given by the player. Swarmites will dynamically walk around objects and obstacles, each choosing their own path based on player commands.
Development and marketing
Swarm began life as a submission to the Great Canadian Video Game Competition held by Telefilm Canada. The game was chosen as one of four finalists, and Hothead Games received $300,000 in order to fund further production on the game. It sprang from AI research by Dr. Mike Hayward, who was doing PhD research on how artificial life would interact one with another when given a task. "We were trying to enter an in |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stochastic%20equicontinuity | In estimation theory in statistics, stochastic equicontinuity is a property of estimators (estimation procedures) that is useful in dealing with their asymptotic behaviour as the amount of data increases. It is a version of equicontinuity used in the context of functions of random variables: that is, random functions. The property relates to the rate of convergence of sequences of random variables and requires that this rate is essentially the same within a region of the parameter space being considered.
For instance, stochastic equicontinuity, along with other conditions, can be used to show uniform weak convergence, which can be used to prove the convergence of extremum estimators.
Definition
Let be a family of random functions defined from , where is any normed metric space. Here might represent a sequence of estimators applied to datasets of size n, given that the data arises from a population for which the parameter indexing the statistical model for the data is θ. The randomness of the functions arises from the data generating process under which a set of observed data is considered to be a realisation of a probabilistic or statistical model. However, in , θ relates to the model currently being postulated or fitted rather than to an underlying model which is supposed to represent the mechanism generating the data. Then is stochastically equicontinuous if, for every and , there is a such that:
Here B(θ, δ) represents a ball in the parameter space, centred at θ and whose radius depends on δ.
References
Further reading
Asymptotic theory (statistics) |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William%20%26%20Sparkles%27%20Magical%20Tales | William & Sparkles' Magical Tales is an Australian children's television series first screened on the Nine Network on 5 March 2010. The series of half-hour episodes is created by Ambience Entertainment for pre-school aged children.
William & Sparkles' Magical Tales follows the adventures of Sparkles the Fairy and William the Wizard, in the Enchanted Forest. Their friends include Nooshy & Pozo, Awesome Guy, Queen of the Fairies and many other guests.
Cast
Laura Murphy as Sparkles the Fairy
James Buckingham as William the Wizard
Chris Lane as Pozo
Matthew McCoy as Nooshy
Blake Young as Awesome Guy (Seasons 1, 3, 4, 5 and 6)
Andrew Fritz as Awesome Guy (Season 2)
Chelsea Plumley as Queen of the Fairies
Jay James-Moody as the Magic Doctor of the Enchanted Forest
References
External links
Omnilab Media
Ambience Entertainment
Australian children's television series
Nine Network original programming
9Go! original programming
2010 Australian television series debuts
2017 Australian television series endings
Musical television series
English-language television shows |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toybox%20%28TV%20series%29 | Toybox is an Australian live action children's television series first screened on the Seven Network on 14 October 2010, and since re-aired on 7TWO numerous times and last aired re-runs in April 2020. The series is created by Beyond, produced and directed by Ian Munro, with 290 half-hour episodes for pre-school children.
Cast
Brittany Byrnes as Tina the Dancing Doll (Series 1–3)
Aleisha Rose as Tina the Dancing Doll (Series 4)
Riley Nottingham as Tom the Cowboy Builder
Leighton Young as Super Ned the Robot (series 1)
Nick Skubij as Super Ned the Robot (series 2)
Kyal Scott as Super Ned the Robot (series 3, 4)
Ranee Clayton as Patches the Rag Doll
Roslyn Oades as Remy
Sean Masterson as Ricky
Episodes
Series 1 (2010-2011)
References
External links
Toybox on 7plus
Australian children's television series
Sentient toys in fiction
Fiction about toys
Australian television shows featuring puppetry
7two original programming
2010 Australian television series debuts
2014 Australian television series endings
Musical television series
Television series by Beyond Television Productions
Australian preschool education television series |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20Starz%20original%20programming | This article lists television content currently and/or formerly broadcast by Starz, an American pay television network owned and operated by Starz Inc., a subsidiary of Lionsgate. Primarily a film-based service, it began to introduce original programming in 2005 to compete with rival pay TV services HBO and Showtime.
Current programming
Drama
Comedy
Unscripted
Docuseries
Continuations
These shows have been picked up by Starz for additional seasons after having aired previous seasons on another network.
Lionsgate+ regional original programming
These shows are originals because Starz commissioned or acquired them and had their premiere on the Lionsgate+ (previously Starzplay) service, but they are not available worldwide.
Upcoming programming
Drama
Co-productions
Lionsgate+ regional original programming
These shows are originals because Starz commissioned or acquired them and will have their premiere on the Lionsgate+ (previously Starzplay) service, but they will not be available worldwide.
In development
Drama
Fightland
Lagordiloca
The Madonnas of Echo Park
Panther Baby
Queen Nzinga
Untitled Ava DuVernay project
Untitled Eleanor of Aquitaine project
Untitled Master P Project
Untitled Spartacus sequel series
Comedy
Book of Marlon
The Comedown
East Wing
Plan A
Miniseries
The Case of Cyntoia Brown
Unscripted
Untitled Fat Joe and Sean "Diddy Combs interview series
Former programming
Drama
Comedy
Miniseries
Unscripted
Docuseries
Variety
Co-productions
Continuations
Films
Notes
References
Starz |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St.%20Charles%20Health%20System | St. Charles Health System, Inc. (SCHS) is a four-hospital network and healthcare company in Central Oregon. Headquartered in Bend, the system owns and operates the St. Charles medical centers in Bend, Redmond, Madras, and Prineville. SCHS is a private, non-profit Oregon corporation and with more than 3,000 employees. It is the largest employer in the region.
History
The first Hospital in Bend named St. Charles was built in 1922 on "Hospital Hill" located in downtown Bend. The building was named in honor of Bishop Charles Joseph O'Reilly, the first bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Baker. This building was to replace a house at 930 Broadway that the Sisters of St. Joseph of Tipton, Indiana were using for medical facilities.
In 1951 a more modern facility was built on the Hospital Hill site.
In 1972 the Sisters of St. Joseph transferred the assets of the hospital to a new not for profit corporation called St. Charles Memorial Hospital Inc.
On October 12, 1975, the new St. Charles Medical Center was dedicated.
In March 1977 the old St. Charles Memorial Hospital building was demolished.
on January 1, 2001, Central Oregon District Hospital and St. Charles Medical Center merged to create Cascade Healthcare Services, later renamed to Cascade Healthcare Community, inc. As part of the merger the hospital was renamed to Central Oregon Community Hospital. In 2003 the hospital's name was changed again to the current St. Charles Medical Center Redmond.
On February 15, 2010, the Catholic Diocese of Baker announced its intention to dissolve the official sponsorship relationship of St. Charles Medical Center-Bend by the Catholic Church. As part of the announcement both the Church and CHC said "very little will change at St. Charles Bend as a result of this decision. However, Catholic Mass will no longer be celebrated in the hospital's chapel, and all items considered Catholic will be removed from the hospital and returned to the church." The dissolution of the Church's sponsorship ended a 92-year relationship.
See also
St. Charles Medical Center - Bend
St. Charles Medical Center Heliport
List of hospitals in Oregon
References
External links
U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Federal Report January 26th, 2015
Bend, Oregon
Hospital networks in the United States
Medical and health organizations based in Oregon
Catholic hospital networks in the United States |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IDEA1 | IDEA1 is a Wireless Sensor Network simulator, more precisely a node simulator including network models.
It is based on SystemC language, and on SCNSL alpha library. That library was a starting point, and it has been deeply modified and improved.
IDEA1 is composed of accurate models for each of the nodes hardware devices : sensor, microcontroller, radio-frequency transceiver and energy module.
Network Simulator NS-2 is used in the same research field, but for higher level validations (protocols, routing ...). NS-2 is more focused on these high levels, whereas IDEA1 has more hardware (PHY) details, for example accurate power and latency.
Indeed, IDEA1 is composed of measurement-validated models (in hardware) that include Electrical Power, Energy and delays for several hardware devices (3 sensors, 2 microcontrollers, 3 radio-frequency devices). Models are based on Finite State Machines that include timing (for processing, communications...) and electrical consumption.
It has been developed for 433 MHz and 2.4 GHz (IEEE 802.15.4) radio-frequency devices, but will be extended for multimedia applications.
These low-level models are used to simulate Wireless Sensor Networks at high (network) level. It permits to explore design space in order to best choose hardware devices and IEEE 802.15.4 mode.
IDEA1 is currently developed at the Lyon Institute of Nanotechnology (INL), France. Related papers can be found in and in
References
External links
Computer network analysis |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sun%20Fire%20T2000 | The Sun Fire T2000 server (code named Ontario) is a system engineered by Sun Microsystems for applications including Web 2.0 and databasing. Part of the Sun Fire line, the T2000 was among the first servers to leverage Sun's CoolThreads processing technology, which improves the energy-efficiency of systems.
Introduced in December 2005, the Sun T2000 reached its end of life (EOL) in November 2009.
Hardware
The T2000 is powered by a four-core, six-core or eight-core UltraSPARC T1 processor, supports up to 64 GiB of ECC DDR2 SDRAM system memory using 16 DIMM slots, and up to 584 gigabytes of internal storage with Serial attached SCSI drives. InfoWorld noted that the system is light for its class. It is 3.5 inches tall, 16.7 inches wide, 24.4 inches deep and weighs 40 pounds.
Operating Systems
The T2000 was offered by Sun preloaded with the Solaris 10 operating system.
References
Sun servers
SPARC microprocessor products |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angamaly%20railway%20station | Angamaly for Kalady (station code: AFK) is a railway station Located at Angamaly (major suburb of Kochi City) in Ernakulam district of Kerala state in India operated by Southern Railway Network. It lies in the Shoranur–Cochin Harbour section of Trivandrum division. Angamaly is the halting point for 46 trains including Express and all Passenger trains passing through this station. The railway station is located about 26 km from Ernakulam Town and 10 km from stations. It Is the nearest railway station of Cochin International Airport.
Angamaly ranked 28 out of 104 for earnings during 2016–17 fiscal year.
The proposed rail line to Sabarimala is starting from here. The proposed line starts from Angamaly in Ernakulam district and ends at Erumelli, one of the major Ayyappa pilgrims base camp centre, at Kottayam district. The centre has allocated a total outlay of Rs 923 crore to the state for various railway projects for the year 2018–19. The new projects announced are the Rs 1518-crore doubling in the Thiruvananthapuram–Kanyakumari section and a third line in the 107-km-long Ernakulam–Shornur congested sector. The estimated cost of the project when it was conceived years ago was Rs 517 crore. But due to delay in implementation, the cost had escalated to Rs 1,566 crore now.
Layout
Angamaly railway station has 3 platforms to handle long-distance and Passenger trains and 2 platforms to handle cargo. There is one entrance at present.
Revenue
Angamaly railway station is a low-revenue station for Thiruvananthapuram rail division. In the financial year 2016–17 it earned only 7cr rupees, with 21 lakh passengers using the service.
Nearby places
Cochin International Airport – (4.42 km)
Sri Adi Sankara Keerthi Sthamba Mandapam – (7.4 km)
Sri Ramakrishna Advaita Ashram (8.3 km)
Dreamworld Water Park (34 km)
Silver Storm Water Theme Park (36 km)
Wonderla Kochi (30 km)
Thattekad Bird Sanctuary (45 km)
Cherai Beach (27.4 km)
Malayattoor Church (16 km)
The Village, Mangattukara, Angamaly (3 km)
Trains passing through Angamaly railway station
Demands
Establish Sabari Rail Project soon
Modernization of existing rail terminal
Modification of platform 3
Extension of 56605/Coimbatore–Trissur Passenger train to Angamaly
Extension of 56663/Thrissur–Kozhikode Passenger train to Angamaly
Extension of Cochin Harbour Terminus DEMU to Angamaly
Subway at platforms
LED displays at the terminal
Transfer of goods yard to Karukutty
Opening of passenger amenities centre
Stoppage for 16791/Punalur–Palakkad Palaruvi Express
Stoppage for 12617/Mangala Lakshadweep SF Express
Stoppage for 12678/Ernakulam–Bangalore Intercity
Stoppage for 12696/Trivandrum Express
Restart Angamaly–Ernakulam MEMU
Construction of overbridge thereby making the platform one
See also
Sabarimala Railway
References
Google Map: https://www.google.com/maps/@13.0523136,80.2095104,12z
Indian Rail Info: https://indiarailinfo.com/arrivals/angamaly-for-kalady-afk/49
2016–17 in |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terminal%20capabilities | In computing and telecommunications, the capabilities of a terminal are various terminal features, above and beyond what is available from a pure teletypewriter, that host systems (and the programs that run on them) can make use of. They are (mainly) of control codes and escape codes that can be sent to or received from the terminal. The escape codes sent to the terminal perform various functions that a CRT terminal (and software terminal emulators) is capable of, but that a teletypewriter is not; such as moving the terminal's cursor to positions on the screen, clearing and scrolling all or parts of the screen, turning on and off attached printer devices, programming programmable function keys, changing display colours and attributes (such as reverse video), and setting display title strings. The escape codes received from the terminal signify things such as function key, arrow key, and other special key (home key, end key, help key, PgUp key, PgDn key, insert key, delete key, and so forth) keystrokes.
Unix and POSIX: termcap, terminfo, et al.
In Unix and other POSIX-compliant systems that support the POSIX terminal interface, these capabilities are encoded in databases that are configured by a system administrator and accessed from programs via the terminfo library (which supersedes the older termcap library), upon which in turn are built libraries such as the curses and ncurses libraries, by which applications programs use the terminal capabilities to provide textual user interfaces with windows, dialogue boxes, buttons, labels, input fields, menus, and so forth. The intention is that this allows applications programs to be independent of actual terminal characteristics. They don't need to hardwire any control codes or escape sequences into their code, and so don't have problems being used on a range of terminals with a range of capabilities.
termcap
The (for "terminal capabilities") library was developed for BSD systems. It uses a database stored in the file . This database consists of a series of records (each of which consists of one or more lines in the file, joined by backslash characters at the ends of each line that continues onto a following one) each of which represents the capabilities of a particular terminal. The fields of the record comprise the terminal type name, or names, followed by a sequence of capabilities, separated by colons. The capability fields themselves fall into three groups:
characteristics of the terminal
These comprise such things as the (nominal) number of rows and columns the terminal's display has, whether output automatically wraps onto the next line when it reaches the end of a line, and so forth.
control sequences sent as output to the terminal
These comprise the control codes and escape sequences sent to the terminal in order for it to perform some action (not necessarily a display action). An example of one of the simplest is the output sequence to clear the screen, which may be the form fe |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C-bomb | C-bomb could mean:
Cobalt bomb - a type of doomsday device.
Cunt - an English-language profanity which is widely considered to be particularly strong.
C-bomb (PlayStation Network) - a problem with the PlayStation Network online gaming service |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opaque%20binary%20blob | Opaque binary blob (OBB) is a term used in network engineering and computer science to refer to a sizeable piece of data, which looks like binary garbage from outside, by entities which do not know what that blob denotes or carries, but make sense to entities which have access permission and access functions to them. It is also a pejorative term for compiled code without the source code made available (see: binary blob).
Use in networks
At least one network protocol, Advanced Message Queuing Protocol, uses the terminology of OBB.
Use in the computer field
Android operating systems, starting with version 2.3 code named Gingerbread, use OBBs to refer in one blob to multiple files, maybe even a file system or whole file system in one file. These OBBs are available through the Storage Manager interface in Android. This is done as a means of abstraction, so multiple applications running on the operating system can more easily access the OBB. For example, if there was a map database (map OBB), multiple applications running on Android 2.3 can access the same maps. This eliminates the need to maintain different map data for different applications with similar functions and features. Many HD games on the Android platform use their own OBB files, to allow storage of large files on the device's external SD card.
Tuxedo middleware also uses OBBs to mention C and C++ arrays, or typed data buffers. This probably (input needed from experts) is the oldest reference to OBBs used in a computer system.
When a vendor distributes software in an object binary form without any mention of its inner workings or code, it is called a 'proprietary OBB' or 'proprietary blob' or just binary blob. This practice is to protect the company's intellectual property, and probably keep a competitive edge (see: proprietary software). This also prevents hackers from improving the system or subverting it. As an example, Nvidia Tegra has such a 'proprietary OBB.'
See also
Binary blob
References
Operating system technology |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MeCard%20%28QR%20code%29 | MeCard is a data file similar to vCard but used by NTT DoCoMo in Japan in QR code format for use with Cellular Phones.
It is largely compatible with most QR-readers for smartphones. It is an easy way to share a contact with the most used fields. Usually, devices can recognize it and treat it like a contact ready to import.
The following QR Code image is an example containing the text: MECARD:N:Doe,John;TEL:13035551212;EMAIL:john.doe@example.com;;
Advantages
Its main advantage is the simplicity: It is very intuitive.
It is based in UTF-8 (which is ASCII compatible), the fields are separated with one semicolon (";"), the tags are very readable, they are separated with a colon (":").Perhaps the most important reason is that as compared to vCard, it needs very few chars which is important for the size of a QR Code.
Limitations
Compared to vCard, MeCard format only stores one single contact, a few labels, and a few data pieces to be set in a typical phonebook.
Structure
MeCard format starts with the tag "MECARD:" and it finishes with two semicolons (";;")
The supported tags include:
External links
QR Code MeCard online generator
MECARD QR code generator
MeCard offline generator
Computer file formats
Automatic identification and data capture
Barcodes |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Te%20Papapa%20railway%20station | Te Papapa railway station is on the Onehunga Branch section of the Onehunga Line, one of the lines of the Auckland railway network in New Zealand. It has a side platform layout and is reached from Mays Rd.
The Onehunga Branch line was opened in December 1873, and a station was first opened at Te Papapa in April 1877. The branch line was closed in 1973 and reopened 37 years later with the ceremonial opening of Onehunga Line services on 18 September 2010.
Te Papapa station was reopened on 18 September 2010 and fare-paying services began again on 19 September 2010..
Service
Bus services 670 and 74 serve Te Papapa when they pass close by.
See also
Onehunga Branch
Public transport in Auckland
Transport in Auckland
List of Auckland railway stations
References
Railway stations in New Zealand
Rail transport in Auckland
Railway stations closed in 1973
Railway stations opened in 2010
Railway stations in New Zealand opened in 1877
Railway stations in New Zealand opened in the 2010s
Railway stations in New Zealand closed in the 20th century |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genisco%20Technology | Genisco Technology Corporation, also known as Solaris Genisco, is a maker of military computers and electronic filters and has been heavily involved with military contracts. Genisco incorporated in 1983 and is based in Anaheim, California.
Genisco's products were used primarily in the military and in factory automation. The company was based in La Mirada, California before moving to Anaheim.
Its transducer sub-division built the altimeters for the HARM missile, Space Shuttle cabin pressure transducers and liquid thruster fuel line pressure sensors, Mark 48 naval torpedoes, civilian airliner brake pad pressure sensors, and Idaho Nuclear Commission water valve switching sensors. In November 1988, the company pled guilty to falsifying test data on torpedo simulators, a mobile underwater target device, and HARM missile transducers. Genisco paid a $725,000 fine and three supervisors in the transducer division were sentenced to prison terms in January 1989.
The company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in February 1995. Soon after, it announced that it had sold its filter division, Genisco Electronics, and its Eldema Indicator Lites indicator line, including a factory in Tijuana, Mexico, to Potter Production Corp. of Minneapolis, Minnesota. It retained its Solaris division, which produced "hardened" computer workstations for factory floors, in a licensing agreement with Sun Microsystems.
References
1983 establishments in California
1997 disestablishments in California
American companies established in 1983
American companies disestablished in 1997
Companies based in Anaheim, California
Computer companies established in 1983
Computer companies disestablished in 1997
Defunct companies based in Greater Los Angeles
Defunct computer companies of the United States
Manufacturing companies based in Greater Los Angeles
Technology companies based in Greater Los Angeles |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bloginity | Bloginity is an online network of creative professionals that discover and document individuals within the fashion and art industry. Bloginity.com comprises a number of websites with various areas of coverage. The company was founded in 2008 and is privately held.
Website
The flagship site of Bloginity Networks is Bloginity.com, an online magazine. The site was founded in August 2008 and covers fashion, photography, arts and culture and a variety of other topics. The site often publishes exclusive interviews.
Bloginity.com is one of the 35 websites that are showcased under the News category at the WordPress showcase gallery. It is listed among websites such as Times.com, TechCrunch.com, Yahoo! News and Anderson Cooper 360°. It is also ranked as one of the highest rated WordPress Websites according to WordPress.org. The site is also ranked on Top 100 Fashion Sites according to Technorati and has been named #76 Most Influential Fashion & Beauty Blogs of 2011, and #85 in 2012 by Signature9. In January 2013, Bloginity collaborated with Google for the Google+ New York Fashion Week project.
Bloginity's interviews have featured musicians, artists, directors, photographers and comedians including Rob Huebel, Luis Morais, Millionaire Matchmaker, Bruno Mars, Audrina Patridge, The Black Eyed Peas, Bobby V, Jake Gyllenhaal, Deftones, Mike Posner, Titiyo, Taylor Momsen, Andreas Kleerup, Beth Rowley, Brett Dennen, Yelle, Miley Cyrus and Marina & the Diamonds.
Recognition
Bloginity.com has received recognition from WordPress.org who featured the site in its showcase, noting the site's developers constantly tweak colors, positions, fonts and other things to optimize bounce rates and lifetime value of users. AllMyFaves named Bloginity as "One of the Web's Best Entertainment Spots" noting It’s classy in all possible aspects: design, content, diversified story topics, quality and variety of photos and videos.
Bloginity has been used as a source by prominent online news outlets, such as Yahoo! BBC News AZCentral, IGN, and Comedy Central.
The magazine also syndicates its news to SnapTu, Pulse, Bing News, Google News IMDb Us Magazine, and Forbes.
Research
In August 2010, Bloginity Networks conducted a survey of 1,050 American adults and found that 56 percent of respondents preferred to read about celebrity crime more than any other type of celebrity scandal, including those involving celebrities going to rehab or making and distributing sex tapes.
References
External links
Bloginity Website
Online magazines published in the United States
American entertainment websites |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Game%20One | Game One is a French television channel owned by Paramount Networks EMEAA. The channel shows several programs based on video gaming. It also airs Japanese anime on a regular basis, such as Fairy Tail, Naruto, Naruto: Shippuden, Dragon Ball, Dragon Ball Z, Dragon Ball Z Kai and Eyeshield 21.
In Germany between 2006 and 2014, a television show about videos games with the same name aired on MTV Germany. After the show was cancelled, the guys from Game One launched an online TV channel with the name Rocket Beans TV on Twitch and YouTube. Since 2016, they moderate the web show Game Two with the support of FUNK, an online service of the German television channels Das Erste and ZDF.
References
External links
Official website
Paramount International Networks
Television stations in France
Television channels and stations established in 1998
1998 establishments in France
Video game culture
Video game journalism
Anime television
Cinema chains in France |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Men%C3%A0rguens | Menàrguens is a municipality in the comarca of Noguera, in the province of Lleida, Catalonia, Spain.
References
External links
Government data pages
Municipalities in Noguera (comarca)
Populated places in Noguera (comarca) |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard%20Weymouth | Richard Weymouth (1780/81 – 24 August 1832) was a Royal Navy commander, notable as compiler of the Naval, Military, and Village Hymn Book, published in the year of his death and designed for non-denominational use: thus it aimed to exclude hymns which promulgated 'controverted doctrines'. The work also reflected his dislike of the practice of singing long hymns.
He was made a lieutenant in February 1801; appointed first of the Thisbe 28, armed en flûte, bearing the flag of Sir Charles Hamilton, in the river Thames, 13 October 1813; and promoted to the rank of commander, 13 December 1814.
This officer was an active and useful member of the Bethel Union. He died at Devonport, after an illness of only twelve hours duration, on 24 August 1832, aged 51 years.
References
Attribution:
Royal Navy officers
Editors of Christian publications
1832 deaths
Year of birth uncertain |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evolving%20intelligent%20system | In computer science, an evolving intelligent system is a fuzzy logic system which improves the own performance by evolving rules. The technique is known from machine learning, in which external patterns are learned by an algorithm. Fuzzy logic based machine learning works with neuro-fuzzy systems.
Intelligent systems have to be able to evolve, self-develop, and self-learn continuously in order to reflect a dynamically evolving environment. The concept of Evolving Intelligent Systems (EISs) was conceived around the turn of the century with the phrase EIS itself coined for the first time by Angelov and Kasabov in a 2006 IEEE newsletter and expanded in a 2010 text. EISs develop their structure, functionality and internal knowledge representation through autonomous learning from data streams generated by the possibly unknown environment and from the system self-monitoring. EISs consider a gradual development of the underlying (fuzzy or neuro-fuzzy) system structure and differ from evolutionary and genetic algorithms which consider such phenomena as chromosomes crossover, mutation, selection and reproduction, parents and off-springs. The evolutionary fuzzy and neuro systems are sometimes also called "evolving" which leads to some confusion. This was more typical for the first works on this topic in the late 1990s.
Implementations
EISs can be implemented, for example, using neural networks or fuzzy rule-based models. The first neural networks which consider an evolving structure were published in. These were later expanded by N. Kasabov and P. Angelov for the neuro-fuzzy models. P. Angelov introduced the evolving fuzzy rule-based systems (EFSs) as the first mathematical self-learning model that can dynamically evolve its internal structure and is human interpretable and coined the phrase EFS. Contemporarily, the offline incremental approach for learning an EIS, namely, EFuNN, was proposed by N. Kasabov. P. Angelov, D. Filev, N. Kasabov and O. Cordon organised the first IEEE Symposium on EFSs in 2006 (the proceedings of the conference can be found in). EFSs include a formal (and mathematically sound) learning mechanism to extract it from streaming data. One of the earliest and the most widely cited comprehensive survey on EFSs was done in 2008. Later comprehensive surveys on EFS methods with real applications were done in 2011 and 2016 by E. Lughofer.
Other works that contributed further to this area in the following years expanded it to evolving participatory learning, evolving grammar, evolving decision trees, evolving human behaviour modelling, self-calibrating (evolving) sensors (eSensors), evolving fuzzy rule-based classifiers, evolving fuzzy controllers, autonomous fault detectors. More recently, the stability of the evolving fuzzy rule-based systems that consist of the structure learning and the fuzzily weighted recursive least square parameter update method has been proven by Rong. Generalized EFS, which allow rules to be arbitrarily rotate |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SnapLogic | SnapLogic is a commercial software company that provides integration platform as a service (iPaaS) tools for connecting cloud data sources, SaaS applications and on-premises business software applications. SnapLogic was founded in 2006, and its headquarters are in San Mateo, California. SnapLogic is headed by Ex-CEO and co-founder of Informatica Gaurav Dhillon, and is venture-backed by Andreessen Horowitz, Ignition Partners, Floodgate Fund, Brian McClendon, and Naval Ravikant.
On December 10, 2015, SnapLogic announced a $37.5 million funding round led by Microsoft and Silver Lake Waterman along with existing investors Andreessen Horowitz, Ignition Partners, and Triangle Peak Partners.
On December 13, 2021, SnapLogic raised $160 milion funding at a valuation of $1 Billion Valuation.
Products
SnapLogic's Elastic Integration Platform consists of an Integration Cloud, prebuilt connectors called Snaps, and a Snaplex for data processing in the cloud or behind the firewall. The company's products have been referred to as targeting the Internet of Things marketplace for connecting data, applications, and devices.
The Integration Cloud approaches big data integration through the following tools:
Designer: An HTML5-based user interface for specifying and building integration workflows, called pipelines.
Manager: Controls and monitors the performance of SnapLogic orchestrations and administers the lifecycle of data and process flows.
Dashboards: Provides visibility into the health of integrations, including performance, reliability, and utilization.
The Snaplex is a self-upgrading, elastic execution grid that streams data between applications, databases, files, social and big data sources. The Snaplex can run in the cloud, behind the firewall and on Hadoop.
Snaps are modular collections of integration components built for a specific application or data source and are available for analytics and big data sources, identity management, social media, online storage, ERP, databases and technologies such as XML, JSON, Oauth, SOAP, and REST. Snap Patterns was introduced in March 2014 to help with connecting cloud services like Amazon Redshift, Salesforce.com, Workday and ServiceNow, both with each other and with on-premises applications, databases and files. The company's Winter 2015 release focused on adding tighter security and added support for Hadoop and big data integration to its product line.
Awards and media
Always On Global 250 Winner
The Companies That Matter Most in Data
Sand Hill 50 "Agile and Innovative" in Cloud
EMA Vendor to Watch
See also
Data integration
Extract, transform, and load (ETL)
Software as a service (SaaS)
Cloud computing
Enterprise application integration
iPaaS
References
Further reading
External links
Official website
Development software companies
Extract, transform, load tools
Enterprise software
Enterprise application integration
Cloud computing providers
Cloud applications |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google%20Plugin%20for%20Eclipse | Google Plugin for Eclipse (GPE) was a set of development tools that enabled Java developers to design, build, optimize, and deploy cloud computing applications. developers in creating complex user interfaces, generating Ajax code using the GWT Web Toolkit, and deploying applications to Google App Engine. GPE installed into the Eclipse integrated development environment (IDE) using the extensible plugin system.
GPE was available under the Eclipse Public License 1.0.
History
GPE was first released on April 7, 2009, and the last version 3.9.6 was released on March 31, 2017.
The product was decommissioned in January, 2018.
Release history:
GPE 1.0 April 7, 2009
GPE 1.1 July 30, 2009
GPE 1.2 December 8, 2009
GPE 1.3 March 16, 2010
GPE 2.5 December 16, 2011
GPE 2.6 May 3, 2012
GPE 3.0 June 29, 2012
GPE 3.1 August 10, 2012
GPE 3.2 Feb 13, 2013
GPE 3.3 July 17, 2013
GPE 3.4 September 13, 2013
GPE 3.5 December 20, 2013
GPE 3.9 March 23, 2016
GPE 3.9.5 October 24, 2016
GPE 3.9.6 March 31, 2017
Features
Support for GWT Web Toolkit
Development Mode View: inspect your debugging logs and manage the GWT code server from Eclipse
UiBinder support: template editor with auto-completion, as-you-type validation of template and owner classes, and creation wizard
Recognition of in-line JavaScript (JSNI): Java reference auto-completion, syntax highlighting, auto-indenting, Java Search and Refactoring integration
Validation, quick fixes, and refactoring support to keep RPC interfaces in sync
GWT compiler shortcuts and configuration UI
Wizards to create modules, client bundles, entry points and HTML pages
Compatibility with Eclipse for Java EE and projects built with Maven
Support for GWT JUnit tests
Easy Discovery and Access to Google APIs
Developers can include features such as Google Maps overlays, Buzz streams, and Google Docs integration in apps via Google APIs.
Import Projects from Project Hosting
A simple UI that makes importing Google-hosted projects into Eclipse very easy.
One Login, Many Services
Integrated single sign-on support.
Local Storage APIs
Enables access to data quickly and continue to be usable offline.
Web Application Wizard
Create web applications that use GWT Web Toolkit and/or App Engine.
Web Application Launch Configurations
Run or debug web application locally using fully customizable launch configurations
GWT Designer Integration
A WYSIWYG Ajax user interface designer
HTML5 Support
Canvas element that allows for dynamic, scriptable rendering of 2D shapes and bitmap images, and the embedding of Audio/Video tags
CellTable APIs
Allows for default column sorting and the ability to set column widths
Deployment to Google App Engine
Real-time validation to ensure that code is compatible with App Engine
Build projects and enhance JDO classes automatically without the need for Apache Ant
See also
GWT Web Toolkit
Google
Maven
Comparison of integrated development environments (IDEs)
References
Plug |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20programs%20broadcast%20by%20Up%20TV | The following is a list of programs broadcast by Up TV, an independently owned family-oriented cable and satellite television network, featuring a mix of secular and religious programming.
Original Films
2022
2023
Current programming
Original programming
Note: Titles are listed in alphabetical order followed by the year of debut in parentheses.
Dramas
Mystic (2022)
The Wedding Planners (2022)
Reality shows
Crazy Beautiful Weddings (2018)
Expecting (2018)
Our Wedding Story (2018)
Design Twins (2019)
Small Town Christmas (2021)
Syndicated programming
Dramas
Heartland (2010)
7th Heaven (2012–14; 2015–19; 2019, 2020)
Gilmore Girls (2015)
Touched by an Angel (2011–2016; 2022)
Little House on the Prairie (2019)
Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life (2020)
800 Words (2020)
The Chosen (2020)
Blue Bloods (2022)
Wild at Heart (2023)
Comedies
Home Improvement (2018–20; 2020)
Reba (2019)
Whose Line is it Anyway? (2017–19; 2020, 2021)
Last Man Standing (2023)
Reality shows
Supernanny (2014–19; 2019; 2020)
Nanny 911 (2017)
Talk shows
The Drew Barrymore Show (2023)
Religious programming
In Touch with Dr. Charles Stanley
Jesus Calling
Your Move with Andy Stanley
Upcoming programming
Original programming
Dramas
Hudson and Rex (TBA)
Former programming
Original programming
Dramas
Ties That Bind (2015)
Date My Dad (2017)
Reality/Unscripted
Jo Frost: Nanny On Tour (2016)
Growing Up McGhee (2016)
Small Town, Big Mayor (2017)
Morgan Family Strong (2018)
Up in the Morning
UP Music Mornings
Uplifting Christmas
Uplifting Country
Uplifting Pop
Syndicated programming
Dramas
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman (2015–2017)
Touched by an Angel (2011–2016)
Highway to Heaven (2013–2014)
Parenthood (September 28, 2015 – December 28, 2018)
The Librarians (2018–2019; 2020–2021)
Comedies
227 (September 27, 2010 – November 30, 2014)
Amen (2010–12)
America's Funniest Home Videos (2016–19, December 31, 2019)
The American Bible Challenge (September 30, 2013 – September 27, 2015)
The Bernie Mac Show (2019)
Candid Camera (2010–11)
Cosby (2010–11)
Ed (December 28, 2015 – September 25, 2016)
Everybody Hates Chris (December 30, 2013 – September 24, 2017)
Family Ties (October 1, 2012 – September 25, 2016)
The Flip Wilson Show (December 28, 2015 - November 27, 2016)
Fresh Off the Boat (2018–19; 2019)
Gimme a Break! (2010-2016)
Growing Pains (December 29, 2014 – September 24, 2017)
Moesha (October 1, 2012 – September 25, 2016)
My Two Dads (December 26, 2016 - September 24, 2017)
The Parkers (December 1, 2014 – September 24, 2017)
Sister, Sister (2009–16)
Smart Guy (September 30, 2013 – September 28, 2014)
Steve Harvey (September 29, 2014 – November 29, 2015)
Children's programming
VeggieTales (2009)
Reality/Unscripted
One Born Every Minute (2018)
World's Craziest Fools (2017)
Wordorama! (2019)
Don't Forget the Lyrics (2012-2013)
Soul Train (aired one episode twice on August 1, 2010)
Family Feud (2019)
America's Funniest Home Videos (2016-2019)
Religious programming
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20Travel%20Channel%20original%20programming | This is a list of programs currently or previously broadcast by Travel Channel, an American cable television network devoted to travel; Discovery, Inc. serves as the majority owner and owns a 65% stake in the network, with cable television provider Cox Communications owning the remaining 35%.
Current programming
Aired regularly
Adam Richman's Best Sandwich in America, a show where Adam Richman attempts to find the best sandwich in America by trying sandwiches throughout the country and pitting them against each other
Airport 24/7: Miami, created and produced by 2C Media, chronicles the daily life of the staff at Miami International Airport
The Alaska Triangle
Alien Highway
Amazing Eats, re-edited footage from Man v. Food, grouped by theme rather than city
America Declassified
Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations, an award-winning reality series hosted by Anthony Bourdain that is a fusion of cooking and travel shows
Baggage Battles
Bert the Conqueror, presented by Bert Kreischer as he takes on big thrills while traveling across America
Bizarre Foods America, a spin-off of Bizarre Foods, this time focusing on the United States rather than international travel
Bizarre Foods with Andrew Zimmern, a reality series hosted by Andrew Zimmern that focuses on weird and unique cuisines of different cultures and also incorporates some off-beat tourist destinations
Booze Traveler
Buried Worlds with Don Wildman
Chowdown Countdown
Church Secrets & Legends
Code of the Wild
Daytripper, Travel Channel's weekday daytime programming block which features a variety of repeat showings from the network as well as travel themed programming from Food Network
The Dead Files, a paranormal series that features psychic medium Amy Allan and former NYPD homicide detective Steve DiSchiavi as they investigate locations that are reported to be haunted
Dhani Tackles the Globe, a show hosted by Cincinnati Bengals middle linebacker Dhani Jones as he travels around the world to participate in national sports of countries; these sports are not normally played, or sometimes even known about, by Americans
Edge of America, a culture and travel show hosted by Geoff Edgers, showcasing bizarre and unique forms of American entertainment and food
Eli Roth Presents: A Ghost Ruined My Life
Expedition Bigfoot
Famously Afraid
Ghost Adventures, a paranormal series following four ghost hunters (Zak Bagans, Aaron Goodwin, Billy Tolley and Jay Wasley) as they investigate reportedly haunted places around the US and abroad
Ghost Adventures: Quarantine
Ghost Adventures: Serial Killer Spirits
Ghost Brothers: Haunted Houseguests
Ghost Loop
Ghost Nation, a paranormal series following former members of Ghost Hunters, Jason Hawes, Steve Gonsalves, and Dave Tango as they help paranormal researchers in their investigations across the United States.
Ghosts of Morgan City
Haunting in the Heartland
The Holzer Files
Hometown Horror
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Komatsu PC200, a series of excavators by Komatsu Limited
Sinclair PC200, a computer |
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Amstrad PC20, a computer
Penske PC-20, a car
Commodore PC-20, a computer |
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