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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese%20Deep%20Space%20Network | The Chinese Deep Space Network (CDSN) is a network of large antennas and communication facilities that are used for radio astronomy, radar observations, and spacecraft missions of China. The CDSN is managed by the China Satellite Launch and Tracking Control Center General (CLTC) of the People's Liberation Army Strategic Support Force Space Systems Department.
The network was first needed for the lunar mission Chang'e 1, and since has been used to support subsequent missions to the Moon and Mars such as Chang'e 5, and Tianwen-1 missions. Similar deep space networks are run by the United States, Russia, European countries, Japan, and India.
Introduction
In principle, a Chinese deep space network has existed since 1993 with the commissioning of the Nanshan 25-meter telescope in the mountains south of Ürümqi. The 25-meter antenna of the Shanghai Astronomical Observatory was then not only able to participate in the Southern Hemisphere VLBI Experiment program, but also to form its own Chinese baseline together with Ürümqi and observe and measure distant objects.
All stations are equipped with high-precision hydrogen maser clocks and connected via powerful communication networks. All stations comply with the provisions of the Consultative Committee for Space Data Systems (CCSDS), so data exchange with the systems of other space agencies is possible despite different technical equipment.
The antennas of Sheshan, Ürümqi, Miyun, Kunming and Tianma can be interconnected to form a national association and in this way form the Chinese VLBI Network (CVN), a VLBI telescope the size of China. The evaluation of the data from the CVN takes place in the VLBI observation base Sheshan of the Shanghai Astronomical Observatory. The facilities in Shanghai and Ürümqi are also integrated into the European VLBI Network (EVN).
Network
In 2007, the network consisted of:
Ground control stations in Kashgar and Qingdao (in the Shandong province).
18-meter antennas in Qingdao and Kashgar
A 50-meter antenna at Miyun (~116°E), near Beijing.
A 40-meter antenna in Yunnan (~101°E).
In 2012, improvements were made to support Chang'e 3 and Chang'e 4 Moon missions, including:
Upgrades to the ground facilities at Kashgar and Qingdao, and a deep-space ground control station at Jiamusi.
A new 35-meter antenna at the Kashgar station.
A 64-meter antenna in Jiamusi. (~130°E)
In 2014, China and Argentina signed an agreement allowing China to construct the Espacio Lejano Station. The station was built in Neuquén Province, Argentina (~70°W), with a 50 million-dollar investment. The facility, a part of Chinese Lunar Exploration Program, was inaugurated in October 2017. The station is seen by some as a symbol of China's increased role in South America's politics and economy.
Since 2018, China Satellite Launch and Tracking Control General (CLTC) was a customer of the Swedish Space Corporation (SSC), which provided CLTC services, including TT&C for pre-defined civilian satellites |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Platyptilia%20sedata | Platyptilia sedata is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is found in the Kashmir region of what was British India.
References
Moths described in 1932
sedata
Endemic fauna of India
Moths of Asia |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamiltonian%20Monte%20Carlo | The Hamiltonian Monte Carlo algorithm (originally known as hybrid Monte Carlo) is a Markov chain Monte Carlo method for obtaining a sequence of random samples which converge to being distributed according to a target probability distribution for which direct sampling is difficult. This sequence can be used to estimate integrals with respect to the target distribution (expected values).
Hamiltonian Monte Carlo corresponds to an instance of the Metropolis–Hastings algorithm, with a Hamiltonian dynamics evolution simulated using a time-reversible and volume-preserving numerical integrator (typically the leapfrog integrator) to propose a move to a new point in the state space. Compared to using a Gaussian random walk proposal distribution in the Metropolis–Hastings algorithm, Hamiltonian Monte Carlo reduces the correlation between successive sampled states by proposing moves to distant states which maintain a high probability of acceptance due to the approximate energy conserving properties of the simulated Hamiltonian dynamic when using a symplectic integrator. The reduced correlation means fewer Markov chain samples are needed to approximate integrals with respect to the target probability distribution for a given Monte Carlo error.
The algorithm was originally proposed by Simon Duane, Anthony Kennedy, Brian Pendleton and Duncan Roweth in 1987 for calculations in lattice quantum chromodynamics. In 1996, Radford M. Neal showed how the method could be used for a broader class of statistical problems, in particular artificial neural networks. However, the burden of having to supply gradients of the respective densities delayed the wider adoption of the algorithm in statistics and other quantitative disciplines, until in the mid-2010s the developers of Stan implemented HMC in combination with automatic differentiation.
Algorithm
Suppose the target distribution to sample is for () and a chain of samples is required.
The Hamilton's equations are
where and are the th component of the position and momentum vector respectively and is the Hamiltonian. Let be a mass matrix which is symmetric and positive definite, then the Hamiltonian is
where is the potential energy. The potential energy for a target is given as
which comes from the Boltzmann's factor.
The algorithm requires a positive integer for number of leap frog steps and a positive number for the step size . Suppose the chain is at . Let . First, a random Gaussian momentum is drawn from . Next, the particle will run under Hamiltonian dynamics for time , this is done by solving the Hamilton's equations numerically using the leap frog algorithm. The position and momentum vectors after time using the leap frog algorithm are
These equations are to be applied to and times to obtain and .
The leap frog algorithm is an approximate solution to the motion of non-interacting classical particles. If exact, the solution will never change the initial randomly-generated energy distribution, |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlton%20Thomas%20Lewis | Charlton Thomas Lewis (February 25, 1834 – May 26, 1904) was a United States lawyer, author and lexicographer, who is particularly remembered as a compiler of several Latin–English dictionaries.
Biography
Lewis was born in West Chester, Pennsylvania, to Joseph J. and Mary (Miner) Lewis. He graduated from Yale University in 1853. After further studying with a view to entering the ministry of the Methodist Episcopal Church, he served as professor at the State Normal University at Bloomington, Illinois, 1856–57, and from 1858 to 1861 was professor of Greek at Methodist-affiliated Troy University (New York).
In 1863-64 he was a United States deputy commissioner of internal revenue. He began the practice of law in New York City in 1865. For a year in 1870-1871 he was the managing editor of the New York Evening Post newspaper. In 1871 he returned to law practice, where he specialized in insurance law and was longstanding law counsel for a large insurance company in New York city. During 1898-99, he was a lecturer on insurance at Harvard, Columbia and Cornell universities.
He was also president of the Prison Association of New York and of the State Charities Aid Association of New Jersey.
He married Nancy D. McKeen in 1861. He remarried to Margaret P. Sherrard in 1885.
He died in Morristown, New Jersey, as a result of cerebrospinal meningitis.
Works
Major published works:
Gnomon of the New Testament, translated from the German of Bengel (1861)
A History of Germany, from the earliest times (1870)
A Latin Dictionary, in collaboration with Charles Short (1879) (also known as Harper's Latin Dictionary)
Latin Dictionary for Schools (1889)
An Elementary Latin Dictionary (1890)
Notes
References
External links
1834 births
1904 deaths
American male non-fiction writers
American editors
Yale University alumni
Illinois State University faculty
Harvard University faculty
Columbia University faculty
Cornell University faculty
People from West Chester, Pennsylvania
Writers from Pennsylvania
German–English translators
American lexicographers
American classical scholars
19th-century American translators
19th-century American male writers
19th-century lexicographers |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VIOLIN%20vaccine%20database | The Vaccine Investigation and OnLine Information Network (VIOLIN) is the largest web-based vaccine database and analysis system. VIOLIN currently contains over 3,000 vaccines or vaccine candidates for over 190 pathogens. The vaccine information in the database is collected by manual curation from over 1,600 peer-reviewed papers. Different from most existing vaccine databases, VIOLIN focuses on vaccine research data. Different types of information is curated, including vaccine name, license status, antigens used, vaccine adjuvants, vaccine vectors, vaccination procedure, host immune response, challenge procedure, vaccine efficacy, adverse events, etc. All vaccine information in the VIOLIN vaccine database is supported by quoted references. The data generated by a curator is published only after a careful review and approval by a vaccine domain expert.
In addition, VIOLIN includes many vaccine analysis programs. For example, VIOLIN includes Vaxign (http://www.violinet.org/vaxign), the first web-based vaccine design program based on the strategy of reverse vaccinology. Vaxign has been tested in different pathogen models, including uropathogenic E. coli and Brucella spp.
VIOLIN also maintains the official web page for the development of community-based Vaccine Ontology (VO) (http://www.violinet.org/vaccineontology). VO is a formal biomedical ontology in the domain of vaccine and vaccination. VO is targeted for vaccine data standardization and integration, and supporting automated reasoning. VO has been shown to enhance vaccine literature mining.
References
External links
Official site
Medical databases
Vaccination |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FictionCity | FictionCity is a social networking service created in 2011. The service provides the facilities for artists to display their work through a multimedia portfolio, and for employers to hire artists, in the nine disciplines supported by the platform.
FictionCity is a geosocial network. The platform integrates geolocation tools allowing users to connect and coordinate with local people, ateliers or events that match their interests. The website is translated into twelve languages.
The company was founded and its principal offices remain located, in Buenos Aires, Argentina. It also has offices in San Pablo, Santiago de Chile, Miami, Mexico City and Barcelona.
The service was created by the Argentine computer engineer, Silvio Pestrin Farina,. The company was reportedly created with an initial investment of $1 million and just three months later was already worth $18 million.
Appliance FICCY
FictionCity is constituted in 2014 as the creator of Appliance FICCY.
The Appliance "FICCY" is connected to the datacenter of the acquirer, registers the information generated by users and intelligently organizes the information to address product proposals to the end users. At the same time it enables the company to provide high impact advertising and services in real time. The appliance is capable of distinguishing the different channels (connections) to the end users (Mobile or web) and act accordingly.
Business Context / Main Highlights
The most important Internet players, Facebook and Google, offer their products and services for free for one simple reason. "Users are the product." The new business model paradigm relays on the capability of obtaining as much as possible profit from the use of this information. Monitoring the users and making an interpretation of what these users are doing on the Internet are the two key drivers.
References
External links
Homepage of FictionCity
Homepage of Ficcy
Argentine social networking websites |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phil%20McCordic | Phil McCordic is a Canadian actor, host, director, producer, and writer. He has created children's programming for YTV, CBC Television, and TVOntario.
Phil has won numerous awards, including 3 Canadian Screen Awards, one for each season of Science Max, Experiments at Large.
Filmography
References
External links
Living people
Canadian male voice actors
Canadian male television actors
Toronto Metropolitan University alumni
Canadian television producers
Canadian children's television personalities
University of Windsor alumni
Canadian male television writers
1973 births |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C%20Level%20Design | C Level Design was a computer software company based in San Jose, California. It developed a tools to translate from the C programming language to hardware description languages.
The company was established in 1996 by Don Soderman, Denis Coleman and Yuri Panchul.
The first product was called C2Verilog.
Originally called CompiLogic Corporation, its name was changed in December 1998.
Networking and telecom companies including Nortel, Alcatel, Sony, Boeing, Compaq and Fujitsu used C Level's System Compiler design environment. Using a C2Verilog tool, Hitachi developed a rough concept of five-stage, 8-bit microcontroller in about three weeks. C2Verilog was used by the NASA Jet Propulsion Lab in Pasadena, California.
At its height, C Level employed 30 people. The company had about $3 million in accumulated revenue over several years.
In June 2000, Altera announced an investment in the company.
In March 2001, the company announced it would donate its CycleC technology to the Open SystemC Initiative.
However, the transfer never took place; in November 2001, the company ceased operation. Synopsys acquired its assets and integrated CycleC simulation methodology into Synopsys' VCS Verilog simulator, and discontinued other C Level products.
C Level's synthesis technology included at least one patent.
References
External links
C Level Design web site
Software companies based in California
Companies based in San Jose, California
Electronic design automation companies
Defunct software companies of the United States
Companies established in 1996
1996 establishments in California
1996 establishments in the United States
Software companies established in 1996
Companies based in California |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sepp%20Hochreiter | Josef "Sepp" Hochreiter (born 14 February 1967) is a German computer scientist. Since 2018 he has led the Institute for Machine Learning at the Johannes Kepler University of Linz after having led the Institute of Bioinformatics from 2006 to 2018. In 2017 he became the head of the Linz Institute of Technology (LIT) AI Lab. Hochreiter is also a founding director of the Institute of Advanced Research in Artificial Intelligence (IARAI). Previously, he was at the Technical University of Berlin, at the University of Colorado at Boulder, and at the Technical University of Munich. He is a chair of the Critical Assessment of Massive Data Analysis (CAMDA) conference.
Hochreiter has made contributions in the fields of machine learning, deep learning and bioinformatics, most notably the development of the long short-term memory (LSTM) neural network architecture, but also in meta-learning, reinforcement learning and biclustering with application to bioinformatics data.
Scientific career
Long short-term memory (LSTM)
Hochreiter developed the long short-term memory (LSTM) neural network architecture in his diploma thesis in 1991 leading to the main publication in 1997. LSTM overcomes the problem of numerical instability in training recurrent neural networks (RNNs) that prevents them from learning from long sequences (vanishing or exploding gradient). In 2007, Hochreiter and others successfully applied LSTM with an optimized architecture to very fast protein homology detection without requiring a sequence alignment. LSTM networks have also been also used in Google Voice for transcription and search, and in the Google Allo chat app for generating response suggestion with low latency.
Other machine learning contributions
Beyond LSTM, Hochreiter has developed "Flat Minimum Search" to increase the generalization of neural networks and introduced rectified factor networks (RFNs) for sparse coding
which have been applied in bioinformatics and genetics. Hochreiter introduced modern Hopfield networks with continuous states and applied them to the task of immune repertoire classification.
Hochreiter worked with Jürgen Schmidhuber in the field of reinforcement learning on actor-critic systems that learn by "backpropagation through a model".
Hochreiter has been involved in the development of factor analysis methods with application to bioinformatics, including FABIA for biclustering, HapFABIA for detecting short segments of identity by descent and FARMS for preprocessing and summarizing high-density oligonucleotide DNA microarrays to analyze RNA gene expression.
In 2006, Hochreiter and others proposed an extension of the support vector machine (SVM), the "Potential Support Vector Machine" (PSVM), which can be applied to non-square kernel matrices and can be used with kernels that are not positive definite. Hochreiter and his collaborators have applied PSVM to feature selection, including gene selection for microarray data.
Awards
Hochreiter was awarded the IEEE |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Davidge | Davidge may refer to:
Davidge (surname)
Davidge Gould (1758–1847), British admiral
Davidge Page FRSE (died 1939), British chemist and mining engineer, and creator of Page's Weekly
Davidge Data Systems, a former software company |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iann%20Barron | Iann Marchant Barron (16 June 1936 – 16 May 2022) was a British computer engineer and entrepreneur.
Biography
During vacation work in 1956–67 at Elliott Brothers while still at Cambridge he designed the Elliott 803. On leaving University he joined the Civil Service in 1958 as a Scientific Officer on special assignment first to the Army Operational Research Group, and in 1960 to the Air Ministry.
He returned to the company now called Elliott Automation as a Project Leader for the Elliott 502 computer team, later becoming the company's Head of System Research.
In 1965 Barron left Elliott Automation to become Founder and Managing Director of Computer Technology Limited, where the Modular One range of computer systems was developed.
In the mid-1970s he formed a new company, Microcomputer Analysis Ltd, which offered consultancy on microprocessors to the semiconductor industry. This brought him into contact with two eminent American semiconductor specialists, Richard Petritz and Paul Schroeder, and in 1978 the triumvirate founded Inmos International PLC, which produced the innovative transputer, and led to the development of SpaceWire.
Barron was elected a Distinguished Fellow of the British Computer Society (DFBCS) in 1986 and was appointed CBE in the 1994 New Year Honours.
Barron died on 16 May 2022, at the age of 85.
References
Bibliography
"The Origins of SpaceWire", Paul Walker
"The Inmos Legacy", Dick Selwood, August 2007, inmos.com
"In Barron's Court", IEE Review, 16 January 1997
"Transputer-> Forgotten Futures", 1998 USENET discussion in comp.sys.transputer
1936 births
2022 deaths
British computer scientists
Commanders of the Order of the British Empire
Fellows of the British Computer Society
History of computing in the United Kingdom |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ACM%20Transactions%20on%20Programming%20Languages%20and%20Systems | The ACM Transactions on Programming Languages and Systems (TOPLAS) is a bimonthly, open access, peer-reviewed scientific journal on the topic of programming languages published by the Association for Computing Machinery.
Background
Published since 1979, the journal's scope includes programming language design, implementation, and semantics of programming languages, compilers and interpreters, run-time systems, storage allocation and garbage collection, and formal specification, testing, and verification of software. It is indexed in Scopus and SCImago.
The editor-in-chief is Andrew Myers (Cornell University). According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal had a 2020 impact factor of 0.410.
References
External links
TOPLAS at ACM Digital Library
TOPLAS at DBLP
Computer science journals
English-language journals
Academic journals established in 1979
Bimonthly journals
Transactions on Programming Languages and Systems |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natural%20evolution%20strategy | Natural evolution strategies (NES) are a family of numerical optimization algorithms for black box problems. Similar in spirit to evolution strategies, they iteratively update the (continuous) parameters of a search distribution by following the natural gradient towards higher expected fitness.
Method
The general procedure is as follows: the parameterized search distribution is used to produce a batch of search points, and the fitness function is evaluated at each such point. The distribution’s parameters (which include strategy parameters) allow the algorithm to adaptively capture the (local) structure of the fitness function. For example, in the case of a Gaussian distribution, this comprises the mean and the covariance matrix. From the samples, NES estimates a search gradient on the parameters towards higher expected fitness. NES then performs a gradient ascent step along the natural gradient, a second order method which, unlike the plain gradient, renormalizes the update with respect to uncertainty. This step is crucial, since it prevents oscillations, premature convergence, and undesired effects stemming from a given parameterization. The entire process reiterates until a stopping criterion is met.
All members of the NES family operate based on the same principles. They differ in the type of probability distribution and the gradient approximation method used. Different search spaces require different search distributions; for example, in low dimensionality it can be highly beneficial to model the full covariance matrix. In high dimensions, on the other hand, a more scalable alternative is to limit the covariance to the diagonal only. In addition, highly multi-modal search spaces may benefit from more heavy-tailed distributions (such as Cauchy, as opposed to the Gaussian). A last distinction arises between distributions where we can analytically compute the natural gradient, and more general distributions where we need to estimate it from samples.
Search gradients
Let denote the parameters of the search distribution and the fitness function evaluated at . NES then pursues the objective of maximizing the expected fitness under the search distribution
through gradient ascent. The gradient can be rewritten as
that is, the expected value of times the log-derivatives at . In practice, it is possible to use the Monte Carlo approximation based on a finite number of samples
.
Finally, the parameters of the search distribution can be updated iteratively
Natural gradient ascent
Instead of using the plain stochastic gradient for updates, NES
follows the natural gradient, which has been shown to
possess numerous advantages over the plain (vanilla) gradient, e.g.:
the gradient direction is independent of the parameterization of the search distribution
the updates magnitudes are automatically adjusted based on uncertainty, in turn speeding convergence on plateaus and ridges.
The NES update is therefore
,
where is the Fisher information m |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CICN-FM | CICN-FM was a radio station broadcasting First Nations community radio programming on the frequency 104.3 MHz (FM) on the Muskeg Lake Cree Nation at Marcelin, Saskatchewan, Canada.
History
On June 22, 2011, Muskeg Lake Cree Nation Radio Station Corporation received Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) approval to operate a new English- and Cree-language low-power Type B Native FM radio station at Muskeg Lake Cree Nation, Saskatchewan. The station signed on the air on November 1, 2011 and ceased broadcasting in June 2017.
References
External links
www.muskeglake.com
Cicn Radio 104.3 Muskeg Lake - Facebook
ICN
Radio stations established in 2011
2011 establishments in Saskatchewan
Radio stations disestablished in 2017
2017 disestablishments in Saskatchewan
ICN-FM |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global%20kOS | Global kOS
('kos' pronounced as chaos) were a grey hat (leaning black hat) computer hacker group active from 1996 through 2000, considered a highly influential group who were involved in multiple high-profile security breaches and defacements as well as a releasing notable network security and intrusion tools. Global kOS were involved with the media heavily and were interviewed and profiled by journalist Jon Newton in his blog titled "On The Road in Cyberspace" (OTRiCS). The group were reported multiple times to the FBI by Carolyn Meinel who attempted to bring the group to justice while members of Global kOS openly mocked her. The FBI had a San Antonio based informant within the group and individually raided several members after contact with the informant.
Overview
Global kOS were a loose collective of members of other hacking groups active in 1996 who released network and security tools for Windows and Linux. The group did not release exploit code as other groups did, each member maintained their own webpage and often acted individually or with their original group. Global kOS continually reiterated that their goal was entirely about rampaging across the internet and creating as much chaos as they could by releasing automated denial of service tools. The group was humorous and irreverent in interviews and press releases, they and affiliates openly taunted webmasters through website defacements. The group's members hacked and defaced a large number of websites in the nightly hacking contests over IRC on EFNet.
Releases
Up Yours! denial of service tool
Digital destruction suite collection of hacker tools
Panther modern denial of service tool
kOS Crack password cracking utilities
BattlePong IRC flooding utility
Up Yours!
Up Yours! the flagship release for Global kOS was an early point and click denial of service tool which helped to spawn the term 'script kiddie'. Up Yours! first appeared in 1996 and updated versions were released three times. Up Yours! was the denial of service tool used in the well-documented Nizkor attack. It is believed that the hacker 'johnny xchaotic' aka 'Angry Johnny' used Up Yours! to take down the websites of 40 politicians, MTV, Rush Limbaugh the Ku Klux Klan and multiple others. The author claims he came up with the name Up Yours! because he wanted to hear Dan Rather say it on national television.
In print: , , and
Members
Membership between Global kOS and other hacking groups of the time is difficult to determine as most members were involved in multiple groups, crossover appears between Global kOS, Technophoria, SiN and GlobalHell (gH).
AcidAngel - Author of the denial of service tools 'Up Yours!' and 'Panther modern'.
Materva
Glitch
The Assassin
NaCHoMaN - cracker
The Raven - author of 'kOS Crack'
Shadow Hunter
Silicon Toad
Spidey
That Guy
Zaven
Digital Kid
Affiliated members
Modify
BroncBuster
Banshee - author of bitchslap
The Messiah
Deprave
Cyan Ide
Kiss
dvdman
The boss
Rev |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Livewire%20%28networking%29 | Livewire is an audio-over-IP system created by Axia Audio, a division of Telos Alliance. Its primary purpose is routing and distributing broadcast-quality audio in radio stations.
The original Livewire standard was introduced in 2003 and has since been superseded by a second version, Livewire+. Livewire+ includes compatibility with the AES67 and Ravenna standards to allow interoperability with equipment from other manufacturers. Designed as a superset of Livewire functionality utilizing common protocols and formats, Livewire+ is available as an open standard through Axia's Livewire+ Partner Program.
Livewire+ provides flexible routing and transport of audio streams using multicast networking, with the ability to connect any input to any output (known as "anywhere-to-anywhere routing"). Distribution utilises standard IP and Ethernet over twisted pair cabling.
Protocol
The following table lists ports and protocols used in Livewire systems.
References
Audio engineering
Audio network protocols |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Function%20%28computer%20programming%29 | In computer programming, a function or subroutine is a sequence of program instructions that performs a specific task, packaged as a unit. This unit can then be used in programs wherever that particular task should be performed.
Functions may be defined within programs, or separately in libraries that can be used by many programs. In different programming languages, a function may be called a routine, subprogram, subroutine, or procedure; in object-oriented programming (OOP), it may be called a method. Technically, these terms all have different definitions, and the nomenclature varies from language to language. The generic umbrella term callable unit is sometimes used.
A function is often coded so that it can be started several times and from several places during one execution of the program, including from other functions, and then branch back (return) to the next instruction after the call, once the function's task is done.
The idea of a subroutine was initially conceived by John Mauchly and Kathleen Antonelli during their work on ENIAC, and recorded in a January 1947 Harvard symposium on "Preparation of Problems for EDVAC-type Machines". Maurice Wilkes, David Wheeler, and Stanley Gill are generally credited with the formal invention of this concept, which they termed a closed sub-routine, contrasted with an open subroutine or macro. However, Alan Turing had discussed subroutines in a paper of 1945 on design proposals for the NPL ACE, going so far as to invent the concept of a return address stack.
Functions are a powerful programming tool, and the syntax of many programming languages includes support for writing and using subroutines. Judicious use of functions (for example, through the structured programming approach) will often substantially reduce the cost of developing and maintaining a large program, while increasing its quality and reliability. Functions, often collected into libraries, are an important mechanism for sharing and trading software. The discipline of OOP is based on objects and methods (which are functions attached to these objects or object classes).
Main concepts
The content of a function is its body, which is the piece of program code that is executed when the function is called or invoked.
A function may be written so that it expects to obtain one or more data values from the calling program (to replace its parameters or formal parameters). The calling program provides actual values for these parameters, called arguments. Different programming languages may use different conventions for passing arguments:
A function call may also have side effects such as modifying data structures in a computer memory, reading from or writing to a peripheral device, creating a file, halting the program or the machine, or even delaying the program's execution for a specified time. A subprogram with side effects may return different results each time it is called, even if it is called with the same arguments. An example is a ran |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20Breeders%27%20Cup%20broadcasters | The following is a list of national American television networks and announcers that have broadcast the Breeders' Cup.
Television
2020s
2010s
2000s
1990s
1980s
References
External links
Crist: Breeders' Cup's return to NBC can only help
Lists of horse racing writers and broadcasters
ABC Sports
NBC Sports
NBCSN
Breeders Cup
ESPN2
Lists of announcers of American sports events
American horse racing announcers |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spinning%20Wheels%20station | Spinning Wheels is a former stop on the Overbrook branch of the Port Authority of Allegheny County's light rail network. The stop was named for the adjacent former site of an indoor roller skating rink. The stop was closed when the Overbrook line was shut down in 1993, and its shelter and platforms removed when the line was rebuilt in 2004. A Busy Beaver hardware store currently occupies the site of the skating rink.
References
Former Port Authority of Allegheny County stations
Railway stations closed in 1993 |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National%20Heritage%20List%20for%20England | The National Heritage List for England (NHLE) is England's official database of protected heritage assets. It includes details of all English listed buildings, scheduled monuments, register of historic parks and gardens, protected shipwrecks, and registered battlefields. It is maintained by Historic England, a government body, and brings together these different designations as a single resource even though they vary in the type of legal protection afforded to them. Although not designated by Historic England, World Heritage Sites also appear on the NHLE; conservation areas do not appear since they are designated by the relevant local planning authority.
The passage of the Ancient Monuments Protection Act 1882 established the first part of what the list is today, by granting protection to 50 prehistoric monuments. Amendments to this act increased the levels of protection and added more monuments to the list. Beginning in 1948, the Town and Country Planning Acts created the first listed buildings and the process for adding properties to it. more than 600,000 properties are listed individually. Each year additional properties are added to the national list, via the registers that comprise the list.
The National Heritage List for England was launched in 2011 as the statutory list of all designated historic places including listed buildings and scheduled monuments.
The list is managed by Historic England (formerly part of English Heritage), and is available as an online database with over 400,000 listed buildings, registered parks, gardens and battlefields, protected shipwrecks and scheduled monuments. A unique NHLE reference number is frequently used to refer to the related database entry; for example, 1285296 refers to Douglas House, a Grade II* listed building in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames.
See also
Local Heritage List
List of heritage registers
References
External links
2011 establishments in England
Databases in England
England-related lists
Heritage registers in England
Historic England
Lists of monuments and memorials in the United Kingdom |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British%20Humanities%20Index | The British Humanities Index is a database published by ProQuest that indexes journals, magazines, and newspapers published in Great Britain and other English-speaking countries. The Oxford guide to library research described it as a "particularly good British source," stating that it had "headings of its own devising." It covers more than 400 periodicals beginning in 1962. Walford stated in 1985 that "BHI's title is something of a misnomer, since its c375 titles indexed include some 68 social science periodicals, plus a sprinkling of Australian, Canadian, and New Zealand titles." A guide for scientific researchers advised "don't let the [BHI's] title put you off using this index; it has some excellent references to general scientific articles."
References
External links
British Humanities Index (factsheet)
1963 establishments in the United Kingdom
Educational publishing companies of the United Kingdom
Bibliographic databases and indexes
Academia in the United Kingdom
ProQuest |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/System%20crash%20%28disambiguation%29 | System crash may refer to the following:
Crash (computing), a computer system that has encountered an error
System Crash (TV series), a television series
System Crash, a music band
See also
System (disambiguation)
Crash (disambiguation) |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Floppy%20disk%20variants | The floppy disk is a data storage and transfer medium that was ubiquitous from the mid-1970s well into the 2000s. Besides the 3½-inch and 5¼-inch formats used in IBM PC compatible systems, or the 8-inch format that preceded them, many proprietary floppy disk formats were developed, either using a different disk design or special layout and encoding methods for the data held on the disk.
Non-standard media and devices
IBM DemiDiskette
In the early 1980s, IBM Rochester developed a 4-inch floppy disk drive, the Model 341 and an associated diskette, the DemiDiskette. At about half the size of the original 8-inch floppy disk the name derived from the prefix demi for "half". This program was driven by aggressive cost goals, but missed the pulse of the industry. The prospective users, both inside and outside IBM, preferred standardization to what by release time were small cost reductions, and were unwilling to retool packaging, interface chips and applications for a proprietary design. The product was announced and withdrawn in 1983 with only a few units shipped. IBM wrote off several hundred million dollars of development and manufacturing facility. IBM obtained patent number on the media and the drive for the DemiDiskette.
Tabor Drivette
Another unsuccessful diskette variant was the Drivette, a 3¼-inch diskette drive marketed by Tabor Corporation of Westland, Massachusetts, USA between 1983 and 1985 with media supplied by Dysan, Brown and 3M. The diskettes were named Dysan 3¼" Flex Diskette (P/N 802950), Tabor 3¼" Flex Diskette (P/N D3251), sometimes also nicknamed "Tabor" or "Brown" at tradeshows. The Microfloppy Disk Drive TC 500 was a single-sided quad-density drive with a nominal storage capacity of 500 KB (80 tracks, 140 tpi, 16 sectors, 300 rpm, 250 kbit/s, 9,250 bpi with MFM). It could work with standard controllers for 5¼-inch floppy disks. Since August 1984, it was used in the Seequa Chameleon 325, an early CP/M-80 & MS-DOS portable computer with both Z80 and 8088 processors. It was also offered in limited quantity with some PDP-11/23-based workstations by General Scientific Corporation. Originally, Educational Microcomputer Systems (EMS) announced a system using this drive as well, but later changed plans to use 3½-inch diskette drives instead.
3-inch "MCD-1 Micro Cassette"
A magnetic disk in a hard plastic shell was invented by , who was working at the Hungarian Budapest Radio Technology Factory (, BRG), in 1973. In 1982, such a product, the 3-inch MCD-1 was announced internationally and Jack Tramiel showed interest in using the technology in his Commodore computers, but negotiations fell through. Versions of the floppy drive was released in minimal quantity for the ZX Spectrum and Commodore 64, and some computers made in East Germany were also equipped with one. The floppies are single sided and can hold up to 149 KB of data when MFM formatted. The drives were compatible with contemporary floppy controllers. Production was ver |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Switching%20circuit%20theory | Switching circuit theory is the mathematical study of the properties of networks of idealized switches. Such networks may be strictly combinational logic, in which their output state is only a function of the present state of their inputs; or may also contain sequential elements, where the present state depends on the present state and past states; in that sense, sequential circuits are said to include "memory" of past states. An important class of sequential circuits are state machines. Switching circuit theory is applicable to the design of telephone systems, computers, and similar systems. Switching circuit theory provided the mathematical foundations and tools for digital system design in almost all areas of modern technology.
In an 1886 letter, Charles Sanders Peirce described how logical operations could be carried out by electrical switching circuits. During 1880–1881 he showed that NOR gates alone (or alternatively NAND gates alone) can be used to reproduce the functions of all the other logic gates, but this work remained unpublished until 1933. The first published proof was by Henry M. Sheffer in 1913, so the NAND logical operation is sometimes called Sheffer stroke; the logical NOR is sometimes called Peirce's arrow. Consequently, these gates are sometimes called universal logic gates.
In 1898, Martin Boda described a switching theory for signalling block systems.
Eventually, vacuum tubes replaced relays for logic operations. Lee De Forest's modification, in 1907, of the Fleming valve can be used as a logic gate. Ludwig Wittgenstein introduced a version of the 16-row truth table as proposition 5.101 of Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus (1921). Walther Bothe, inventor of the coincidence circuit, got part of the 1954 Nobel Prize in physics, for the first modern electronic AND gate in 1924. Konrad Zuse designed and built electromechanical logic gates for his computer Z1 (from 1935 to 1938).
From 1934 to 1936, NEC engineer Akira Nakashima, Claude Shannon and Victor Shestakov published a series of papers showing that the two-valued Boolean algebra, which they discovered independently, can describe the operation of switching circuits.
Ideal switches are considered as having only two exclusive states, for example, open or closed. In some analysis, the state of a switch can be considered to have no influence on the output of the system and is designated as a "don't care" state. In complex networks it is necessary to also account for the finite switching time of physical switches; where two or more different paths in a network may affect the output, these delays may result in a "logic hazard" or "race condition" where the output state changes due to the different propagation times through the network.
See also
Circuit switching
Message switching
Packet switching
Fast packet switching
Network switching subsystem
5ESS Switching System
Number One Electronic Switching System
Boolean circuit
C-element
Circuit complexity
Circuit minimiz |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/App%20store | An app store, also called an app marketplace or app catalog, is a type of digital distribution platform for computer software called applications, often in a mobile context. Apps provide a specific set of functions which, by definition, do not include the running of the computer itself. Complex software designed for use on a personal computer, for example, may have a related app designed for use on a mobile device. Today apps are normally designed to run on a specific operating system—such as the contemporary iOS, macOS, Windows, Linux or Android—but in the past mobile carriers had their own portals for apps and related media content.
Basic concept
An app store is any digital storefront intended to allow search and review of software titles or other media offered for sale electronically. Critically, the application storefront itself provides a secure, uniform experience that automates the electronic purchase, decryption and installation of software applications or other digital media.
App stores typically organize the apps they offer based on: the function(s) provided by the app (including games, multimedia or productivity), the device for which the app was designed, and the operating system on which the app will run.
App stores typically take the form of an online store, where users can browse through these different app categories, view information about each app (such as reviews or ratings), and acquire the app (including app purchase, if necessary – many apps are offered at no cost). The selected app is offered as an automatic download, after which the app installs. Some app stores may also include a system to automatically remove an installed program from devices under certain conditions, with the goal of protecting the user against malicious software.
App stores typically provide a way for users to give reviews and ratings. Those reviews are useful for other users, for developers and for app store owners. Users can select the best apps based on ratings, developers get feedback on what features are praised or disliked, and finally, app store owners can detect bad apps and malicious developers by automatically analyzing the reviews with data mining techniques.
Many app stores are curated by their owners, requiring that submissions of prospective apps go through an approval process. These apps are inspected for compliance with certain guidelines (such as those for quality control and censorship), including the requirement that a commission be collected on each sale of a paid app. Some app stores provide feedback to developers: number of installations, issues in the field (latency, crash, etc.).
History
Precursors
The Electronic AppWrapper was the first commercial electronic software distribution catalog to collectively manage encryption and provide digital rights for apps and digital media (issue #3 was the app store originally demonstrated to Steve Jobs at NeXTWorld EXPO). While a Senior Editor at NeXTWORLD Magazine, Simson Garfinkel, |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ERENET | ERENET (Entrepreneurship Research and Education NETwork of Central European Universities) is an open-ended research and development network aiming at carrying out research on entrepreneurship and developing entrepreneurial curricula and teaching materials among the Central- and Eastern European high-schools and academic universities. The network is based on a partnership relation among its members.
History
ERENET was established in 2005 at the initiative of Péter Szirmai (1947-2013), among others, following the suggestion of the Expert Meeting on "Good Governance for SMEs" organized in April 2004 by the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe. The network is moderated by Antal Szabó. Currently, ERENET has 190 academic members from 43 countries.
Aims of ERENET and its main fields of activities
In order to realise its objectives, the network has undertaken the following actions:
Creation of an international network of higher education on teaching and investigating entrepreneurship
Providing exchange of information, making each other acquainted with their curriculum and research
Elaboration and implementation of common research projects
Collect best practices on entrepreneurial education, elaborate new syllabus and curriculum on entrepreneurship
Provide policy advice in the field of national entrepreneurship and SME policies, especially in such regions as Central and Eastern Europe, Black Sea Economic Cooperation, and South-Eastern Europe
Organising conferences, workshops, seminars in the field of entrepreneurship and SME-development issues, e.g. for the Organization of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation in cooperation with Konrad Adenauer Foundation, in cooperation with European Council of Small Business and Entrepreneurship (ECSB), etc.
Promotion of exchange of their professors, researchers, and possibly students
Develop an Internet-based quarterly publication called ERENET Profile which is collected in the Library of Congress as a reliable information source on enterprise development in Eastern and South Eastern Europe.
Legal status
According to international practice, ERENET is an international unregistered non-profit non-governmental organization. Members participate in specific projects, support each other's events, and contribute with their scientific research results and publications to common intellectual capital. The coordination of the international network is undertaken by the Hungarian membership organisation. The managing agent (called Permanent Secretariat) is the Small Business Development Centre at the Corvinus University of Budapest. The network is moderated and the activities are organized by the Scientific Director of the ERENET. In 2009, the Institut Ekonomskih Nauka (Institute for Economic Sciences, Belgrade) became the ERENET South-Eastern Secretariat. The Plenary Organization is the Annual Meeting. ERENET has an executive board which consists of the members of the International Board of the periodical ERENE |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chroococcales | The Chroococcales () are an order of cyanobacteria in some classifications which includes the harmful algal bloom Microcystis aeruginosa. Molecular data indicate that Chroococcales may be polyphyletic, meaning its members may not all belong to the same clade or have the same common ancestor.
Characteristics
The order is characterized by single, floating cells or colonies which are embedded to a matrix. Also, a lack of differentiation between apical and basal structures exists.
References
Bacteria orders |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iglot%20%28TV%20series%29 | Iglot is a 2011 Philippine television drama fantasy broadcast by GMA Network. The series is a spin-off to the 2004 television series Mulawin. It premiered on August 29, 2011 on the network's Telebabad line up. Directed by Gil Tejada Jr., it stars Milkcah Wynne Nacion. The series concluded on November 11, 2011 with a total of 55 episodes. It was replaced by Survivor Philippines: Celebrity Doubles Showdown in its timeslot.
The series is streaming online on YouTube.
Cast and characters
Lead cast
Milkcah Wynne Nacion as Luningning / Isabella D. Marco
Supporting cast
Claudine Barretto as Mariella Dacera-Rivera
Marvin Agustin as Anton Marco
Jolina Magdangal as Ramona Sebastian / Ramona Salvador-Marco
Luis Alandy as Juancho Rivera
Pauleen Luna as Vesta Santana
Patrick Garcia as Aldo
Noel Urbano as the voice / puppeteer of "Iglot"
Eddie Garcia as Celso Samar
Lexi Fernandez as Danielle
Hiro Peralta as Luis Bustamante
Celia Rodriguez as lola Idang Salvador
Jaime Fabregas as Dr. Petrovsky
Mel Martinez as Rica
Perla Bautista as Ester
Sylvia Sanchez as Betty
Romnick Sarmienta as father Ruben
Nicky Castro as Bal
Veyda Inoval as Jona
Guest cast
Bianca King as Aviona
Richard Quan as Gardo
Sheree Bautista as Gardo's wife
Louise delos Reyes as Hannah Dacera
Shermaine Santiago as young Idang
Angeli Nicole Sanoy
Jao Mapa as mall officer
Alvin Aragon as Nomer
Zyrael Jestre as Chubby Palaboy
Veyda Inoval
Ratings
According to AGB Nielsen Philippines' Mega Manila People/Individual television ratings, the pilot episode of Iglot earned a 12.6% rating, while the final episode scored a 25.6% rating in Mega Manila household television ratings.
References
External links
2011 Philippine television series debuts
2011 Philippine television series endings
Filipino-language television shows
GMA Network drama series
Philippine fantasy television series
Television shows set in the Philippines |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yoko%20Kanno%20produce%20Cyber%20Bicci | Yoko Kanno produce Cyber Bicci is a compilation album of Japanese composer Yoko Kanno and Italian vocalist Ilaria Graziano under her stage name ILA. The album includes their collaborated works for anime soundtracks, along with two new tracks.
Track listing
Charts
References
External links
JVC site
2011 albums
Albums produced by Yoko Kanno
Victor Entertainment albums |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cambridge%20English%20Corpus | The Cambridge English Corpus (CEC) (formerly the Cambridge International Corpus, CIC) is a multi-billion word corpus of English language (containing both text corpus and spoken corpus data). The Cambridge English Corpus contains data from a number of sources including written and spoken, British and American English. The CEC also contains the Cambridge Learner Corpus, a 40m word corpus made up from English exam responses written by English language learners.
The Cambridge English Corpus is used to inform Cambridge University Press English Language Teaching publications as well as for research in corpus linguistics. Access is currently restricted to authors and researchers working on projects and publications for Cambridge University Press, and researchers at Cambridge English Language Assessment.
It contains instances of modern written English, taken from newspapers, magazines, novels, letters, emails, textbooks, websites, and many other sources. Its spoken data is taken from many sources, including everyday conversations, telephone calls, radio broadcasts, presentations, speeches, meetings, TV programmes and lectures.
Cambridge Learner Corpus
The Cambridge Learner Corpus (CLC) is a collection of exam scripts written by students learning English, built in collaboration with Cambridge English Language Assessment. The CLC contains scripts from over 180,000 students, from around 200 countries, speaking 138 different first languages and is growing all the time. The exams currently included are:
KET Key English Test (and KET for schools)
PET Preliminary English Test (and PET for schools)
FCE First Certificate in English
CAE Certificate in Advanced English
CPE Certificate of Proficiency in English
BEC Business English Certificate (all levels)
IELTS International English Language Testing System (academic and general training)
CELS Certificates in English Language Skills
ILEC International Legal English Certificate
ICFE International Certificate in Financial English
Skills for Life
A unique feature of the Cambridge Learner Corpus is its error coding system. Language specialists identify and annotate errors in the exam scripts. This means that the Corpus can be used to find out about the frequency of different types of errors, the contexts that the errors are made in and the student groups that find particular language areas difficult.
Authors of Cambridge English Language Teaching resources can use this information to target common errors – for example, the Cambridge Advanced Learner’s Dictionary contains ‘Common mistake’ features which highlight frequent learner errors.
Conversely, the error coding system also reveals what students can achieve at each level. This is central to the work of English Profile, a collaborative programme to enhance the learning, teaching and assessment of English worldwide. The founding partners are Cambridge University Press, Cambridge English Language Assessment, the University of Cambridge, the University |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Take%20a%20Break%21%20Pinball | Take a Break! Pinball was a 1993 pinball computer game collection by Dynamix/Sierra On-Line. It contained several individual boards based on various Dynamix or Sierra series such as King's Quest, Space Quest, The Adventures of Willy Beamish, Leisure Suit Larry, and Nova 9: The Return of Gir Draxon. It is the second game in the Take a Break! series of casual Windows games. It was designed for Windows 3.x.
Boards
Quest for Daventry
This board is based on King's Quest V. The game follows the narrative of the adventure game with objectives based on locations and encounters from that game. As objectives are completed on the board, new locations are opened up on the map. On this board, there was a bug that made the ball invisible after entering the Endless Desert Temple Stone Wall Trap. This was later patched with an updated DLL file.
Planet Pinball
Three boards based on Space Quest IV.
Level One: Planet Xenon in the Beginning
Level Two: Spaced Travel
Level Three: Reformation Day
Larry's Big Score
This board is based on Larry 5. It was later released as a stand-alone game in the early Leisure Suit Larry collections.
Flipped Out Willy
This board is based on The Adventures of Willy Beamish.
Draxon
Two boards based on Nova 9.
Level One: Nova 9
Level Two: Lots in Space
Reception
Computer Gaming World in 1993 liked Take a Break! Pinballs adventure game-like boards, but criticized the high CPU requirements, stating that performance "can be so bad as to be unplayable on a 386, and irritating on a 486". Interactive Entertainment CD ROM Magazine criticized the colorful graphics on the some boards, saying that they made it "nearly impossible to keep your eye on the ball". They said that "taken as a serious pinball simulation, it falls short in more than one area".
See also
King's Quest V: Absence Makes the Heart Go Yonder!
Space Quest IV: Roger Wilco and the Time Rippers
Leisure Suit Larry 5: Passionate Patti Does a Little Undercover Work
The Adventures of Willy Beamish
Nova 9: The Return of Gir Draxon
References
1993 video games
Pinball video games
Windows games
Windows-only games
Sierra Entertainment games
Dynamix games
Multiplayer and single-player video games
Video games developed in the United States |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger%20Sisson | Roger Lee Sisson (June 24, 1926 – January 22, 1992) was an early data processing pioneer. Sisson worked on Project Whirlwind while a graduate student at MIT, co-founded the first consulting firm devoted to electronic data processing, and published a number of the earliest books and periodicals on computers and data processing.
Sisson earned his M.S. in electrical engineering from MIT in January 1950. He worked in Jay Forrester’s lab on Project Whirlwind. His thesis, written with Alfred Susskind, was on the digital to analog conversion for the cathode ray tube display.
Sisson, with Richard Canning, started one of the first consulting firms devoted exclusively to electronic data processing, Canning, Sisson, and Associates. Canning and Sisson also published one of the earliest computer periodicals, Data Processing Digest, starting in 1955. Sisson went on to write a number of noted books on the subject of EDP, including The Management of Data Processing, and A Manager’s Guide to Data Processing. He wrote an early and influential paper in the field of Operations Research, "Methods of Sequencing in Job Shops" in the journal Operations Research in 1959.
Sisson died January 22, 1992, in New York City, of sudden cardiac arrest. He was 65 at the time of his death.
References
External links
Book references for Roger Sisson
Grabbe Automation in Business and Industry Bitsavers references for Roger Sisson
Proceedings of a Second Symposium on Large-Scale Digital Calculating Machinery Bitsavers references for Roger Sisson
MIT School of Engineering alumni
American computer scientists
1926 births
1992 deaths |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20the%20busiest%20airports%20in%20Malaysia | The busiest airports in Malaysia are measured according to data presented by Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad. Among all top 20 busiest airports, the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) is the only airport which can land the A380. KLIA also has the longest runway in Malaysia, with 1 4,124 and 2 4,000 m runways.
Passenger traffic
A passenger is described as a person who departs, arrives or passes in condition of transit through any airport located between the borders of Malaysia at any point of time during a year. The data presented here includes the total number of departure, arrival and transit passengers for the years selected, and for both domestic and international flights arriving in scheduled and non-scheduled services.
Cargo traffic
The following is a list of 10 busiest airports in Malaysia in terms of cargo handling traffic. The cargo numbers are in metric tonnes.
Aircraft movements
Commercial aircraft movements
The following is a list of the 10 busiest airports in Malaysia in terms of number of commercial aircraft movements (take-off and landing).
Total aircraft movements
The following is a list of the 10 busiest airports in Malaysia in terms of total aircraft movements (take-off and landing). This may include commercial, private, training and military aircraft.
Busiest air routes
As of 2023, the busiest domestic route in Malaysia is the Kuala Lumpur - Kota Kinabalu - Kuala Lumpur sector, with over 160 flights weekly. The busiest international route from Malaysia is Kuala Lumpur - Singapore - Kuala Lumpur sector with over 255 flights weekly. In addition, the busiest non-Kuala Lumpur based domestic route is Kota Kinabalu - Tawau - Kota Kinabalu sector with more than 50 flights weekly.
References
External links
KLIA info pages
Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad
Department of Civil Aviation, Malaysia
Ministry of Transport, Malaysia
Airports in Malaysia
Malaysia |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samsung%20SGH-A561 | The Samsung SGH-A561, also known as Samsung A746, is a flip open or folding mobile phone released by Samsung corporation in August 2008. It has both 2G (GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900) and 3G network (HSDPA 850 / 1900) as well as EDGE for faster internet access.
Camera
It was one of the first swiveling camera phones, in which the 2.0-megapixel camera can rotate back and front, providing the user with more control over taking pictures and video calling.
Memory
The phone has an internal memory of 50 MB and can hold up to 4 GB on a microSD. This allows for 1,000 entries in the phone book, and 20 dialed, received and missed calls in the call records.
Features
Messaging - SMS, EMS, MMS, em-ail, instant messaging
Browser - WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML
Games
Java - MIDP 2.0
Video - MP4/3gp player
App
Voice memo
Organizer
World clock
Stopwatch
Countdown timer
References
A561
Mobile phones introduced in 2008 |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nokia%20C2 | Nokia C2 can refer to several Nokia either mobile phones that run the Series 40 operating system or Android Go smartphone by HMD global.
Nokia C2-00 dual sim in a "candybar" phone form factor with a regular keypad.
Nokia C2-01 see Nokia Cseries.
Nokia C2-02 touchscreen in a "slider" phone form factor with also a regular keypad. Additionally it has Ovi Maps.
Nokia C2-03 dual sim touchscreen in a "slider" phone form factor with also a regular keypad. Additionally it has Ovi Maps.
Nokia C2-05 slider phone form factor with a regular keypad. Additionally it has Ovi Maps.
Nokia C2-06 dual sim touchscreen in a "slider" phone form factor with also a regular keypad. Additionally it has Ovi Maps.
Nokia C2 (2020) Android Go smartphone unveiled in February 2020 by HMD Global. |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World%20Cyber%20Games%202011 | The 2011 World Cyber Games (also known as WCG 2011) took place from 8 December to 11 December 2011 in Busan, South Korea.
Official games
PC games
Counter-Strike 1.6
CrossFire (developed by Smile Gate)
FIFA 11
League of Legends
Special Force (developed by Dragonfly) (service name Soldier Front in the United States)
StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty
Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne
World of Warcraft: Cataclysm
Xbox 360 games
Tekken 6
Mobile games
Asphalt 6: Adrenaline
Promotion games
Carom 3D
Dungeon & Fighter
Lost Saga
Results
Official
Promotion
References
External links
WCG 2011
WCG 2011 Lost Saga Game: Interview with the winners
2011 in esports
2011 in South Korean sport
League of Legends competitions
StarCraft competitions
Warcraft competitions
World Cyber Games events
Esports in South Korea
December 2011 sports events in Asia |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011%E2%80%9312%20Gillingham%20F.C.%20season | This page shows the progress of Gillingham in the 2011–12 season. This season they played their league games in Football League Two, the fourth tier of English football.
League data
League table
Results summary
Results
Pre-season friendlies
League Two
FA Cup
League Cup
Football League Trophy
Squad statistics
Appearances and goals
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Top scorers
Awards
Transfers
References
Gillingham F.C. seasons
Gillingham
2010s in Kent |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global%20Electronic%20Trading%20Company | The Global Electronic Trading Company (GETCO), or Getco LLC, is an American proprietary algorithmic trading and electronic market making firm based in Chicago, Illinois. In December 2012, the firm agreed to acquire Knight Capital Group; this merger was completed in July 2013, forming the new company KCG Holdings.
Description
The firm was founded in 1999 by Stephen Schuler and Daniel Tierney, former floor traders in Chicago, and grew quickly in the early 2000s to become one of the most active trading firms in the world. The firm's primary business is electronic market making, though it also provides execution algorithms and a dark pool through its client services arm, GETCO Execution Services.
Prior to the merger into KCG, GETCO traded in over 50 markets in North and South America, Europe and Asia, and was consistently among the top 5 participants by volume on many venues, including the CME, Eurex, NYSE Arca, NYSE Arca Options, BATS, Nasdaq, Nasdaq Options, Chi-X, BrokerTec, and eSpeed. It had offices in New York City, Chicago, London, and Singapore, and was an investor in the electronic exchanges BATS Exchange, Chi-X, NYSE Liffe U.S., Eris, and ELX.
In a 2009 profile by the Wall Street Journal, the firm was identified as one of the largest market makers in the US stock market. GETCO also served as one of the six Designated Market Makers (DMMs) on the NYSE between 2010 and the merger. In 2012, Scott Patterson described the firm as "the largest and most powerful high-frequency trading firm".
GETCO was one of the six investors that participated in the rescue of Knight Capital, a competitor that had experienced a significant trading malfunction on August 1, 2012 which resulted in a $460 million loss. Supported by its main investor, General Atlantic, GETCO pursued Knight Capital and defeated a competing proposal from Virtu Financial by offering to pay $3.75 per share to Knight Capital’s shareholders, for a total value of $1.4 billion.
References
External links
GETCO Website
Financial services companies of the United States
Defunct companies based in Chicago
Financial services companies established in 1999
Privately held companies based in Illinois
1999 establishments in Illinois |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Expense%20and%20cost%20recovery%20system | An expense and cost recovery system (ECRS) is a specialized subset of "extract, transform, load" (ETL) functioning as a powerful and flexible set of applications, including programs, scripts and databases designed to improve the cash flow of businesses and organizations by automating the movement of data between cost recovery systems, electronic billing from vendors, and accounting systems.
Expense and cost recovery system
ECRS is an area of ETL most applicable to consulting businesses, accounting agencies, and law firms, companies that bill back clients for time and costs. As such, the terms "disbursement", "expense", "cost", and "charge" may be synonymous and can be industry-specific. Sometimes the terms refer to the state of a transaction as it is extracted from the vendor data, transformed in the ECRS and then loaded into the accounting system. The term "transaction", in an ECRS, is generally referring to a single record of a one-time business exchange incurring debt on the part of one company with a vendor. It is assumed that the company will pass on those individualized debts as line-item or summarized charges to its own clients or customers.
An ECRS reduces the amount of manual and administrative effort required to exchange data between those vendors and the clients' bills. An ECRS also minimizes delays between the capture of cost transactions and electronic billing for various expenses as well as processing automatically into accounting databases.
Once costs are appended to accounting or billing tables, the detailed transactions from an ECRS may be "rolled up" to higher-level totals for movement to invoices, statements and bills. However, the detailed transactions can remain in interim ECRS tables or files for subsequent reporting. Retaining the detail transactions minimizes the number of transactions that need to be loaded into the accounting system, but still allows access to the detail for auditing purposes, or for justifying certain types of expenses to clients, customers or bill recipients.
Retaining details
An ECRS usually includes a database, set of tables or flat files to retain detailed transactions received from cost recovery systems that control devices such as photocopiers, telephone switches, fax systems, and electronic billing for services such as courier services, postal services, credit cards, legal research, etc.
Correcting exceptions
An ECRS normally receives and retains all transactions from the source system or electronic bills. This includes valid transactions where all data is correct and invalid transactions that have invalid or missing elements. (Note: an ECRS can accept transactions into its database that have all fields valid or a minimum number of valid data elements.) Interactive portions of some ECRS packages allow review, updating and correction of individual costs.
Transactions with invalid data in some columns are held for subsequent correction, transformed based on "business rules" or |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/School%20of%20Computing%20and%20Information%20Sciences%2C%20Saint%20Louis%20University%2C%20Baguio | School of Computing and Information Science Center of the Development for Information Technology (DIT).
The youngest School in Saint Louis University (SLU) traces its roots back to the vision of then Vice President for Finance and later University President, Rev. Fr. Ghisleen de Vos (1976–1983). Forward thinking and possessed with a progressive management style, Fr. de Vos foresaw the full automation of some university systems like the accounting and enrollment processes at a period when computerization was not yet widely practiced in the country. With the acquisition of the IBM systems in 1969 and in 1980, SLU also catered to the computing needs of other institutions in nearby regions.
The SLU Computer Center handled these tasks until 1990 when it evolved into the Institute of Information and Computing Science and offered a course in Computer Science. The institute was soon after converted into a college in 1994, and eventually the management of computing and IT needs of the different sectors of the university were devolved into the newly installed MIS and SLU NET Offices. Courses in Information Technology, Mathematics, Information Management, and Library and Information Science were added over time.
New as it was then, the school was already a trailblazer in IT education. The advanced curriculum was further strengthened with globe-spanning linkages, faculty scholarships and trainings, and invitation of international lecturers. The School hosted the first ever Northern Luzon international IT conference in 2007 with students, professionals and experts from the world over in attendance. It has since conducted annual regional IT congresses which showcase researches and projects in the field from different universities and industries.
This Center of Development in IT education continuously introduces program innovations to match current demands and skills in the profession. The School's ICT Research Laboratory designed and manages the University's Learning Management System, and the Research Digital Repository System which serve as online storehouse portals for course notes, researches, forums, and class records. The School has worked on and is currently completing studies on promising areas in IT research such as natural language processing using local dialects (e.g., Ilokano and Tagalog), computational mathematics and algorithm, mobile and wireless computing, and measurement of IT literacy and fluency.
People skilled in Digital Arts technology are among the most in-demand workers in several industries today. To meet this demand, and in support to the Philippine government’s call for HEIs to offer ladderized technical or vocational programs, the School offers short diploma courses in digital animation, multimedia systems, digital design, editing and publishing, and the like.
The latest addition to the School's graduate programs - the Masters of Science in Service Management Engineering (MSSME) - makes SLU the first in the country to offer thi |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TENET%20%28network%29 | The Tertiary Education and Research Network of South Africa (TENET) is the de facto national research and education network in South Africa.
Structure
TENET is a membership-based, non profit company incorporated in South Africa. Its members are the public universities and statutory research councils it serves. Its board of directors is appointed by the members at an annual general meeting.
Network
TENET acts as a comprehensive Internet service provider as well as a research and education network: it operates the South African National Research Network (SANReN), a large-scale government infrastructure project that provides network connectivity between higher educational and research organisations. In addition, it maintains private peering links with a number of large ISPs in South Africa and peers at both the JINX (in Johannesburg) and CINX (in Cape Town) Internet exchange points. International connectivity at 10Gbit/s is provided from points of presence in London and Amsterdam via the SEACOM cable. A second 20Gbit/s route on the WACS cable up the West Coast provides redundant access and was obtained as an IRU by South Africa's Department of Science and Technology as part of the broader aims of SANReN and in support of bandwidth-hungry applications such as the Square Kilometer Array and MeerKAT radio telescope.
Services
TENET operates a growing bundle of services in support of research & education in South Africa. These include:
Video conferencing
the eduroam national roaming operator for South Africa
South African Identity Federation (SAFIRE), which is a member of the global eduGAIN inter-federation.
a sector CSIRT (in conjunction with SANReN)
Relationships to other research networks
As a founder member of the UbuntuNet Alliance for Research and Education Networking, an African confederation of research and education networks, TENET is committed to improving regional connections.
TENET was connected to GÉANT in October 2004, a relationship that was subsequently subsumed by the UbuntuNet Alliance.
References
External links
Official homepage
eduroam South Africa
South African Identity Federation
Internet in South Africa
National research and education networks
Science and technology in South Africa |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China%2C%20IL | China, IL (meaning China, Illinois) is an American adult animated sitcom created by Brad Neely for the Adult Swim programming block on Cartoon Network.
The series was originally conceived as a web series on Adult Swim's defunct comedy website, Super Deluxe, in 2008. Neely, who had done I Am Baby Cakes and The Professor Brothers shorts for Super Deluxe in 2006, envisioned the characters in each series to coexist in the same universe. With the relationship in mind, he produced a four-part internet series entitled China, IL, which was published on Super Deluxe in 2008. An 11-minute television special combining the shorts, titled "China, IL: The Funeral", aired on Adult Swim on May 25, 2008. Neely stated that a major inspiration behind the premise of the series derives from his lack of college experiences and his Arkansan upbringing. Episodes are written among a writing staff headed by Neely of six-to-eight people; for voice-over work, the crew works on two or three hours of dialogue for a certain character, followed by storyboard meetings, dailies, and rough cuts, with Neely directing other actors who come in after him.
China, IL ended on June 14, 2015, with a total of 30 episodes, following the series finale "Magical Pet".
Plot
The series takes place at the "Worst College in America", located at the edge of the fictional town of China, Illinois. The school's uncaring faculty and staff celebrate its poor reputation; they're constantly shown drinking while teaching, or trying to avoid teaching altogether.
Characters
Main characters
Steve Smith (voiced by Brad Neely) – The laid-back and hedonistic older brother of Frank Smith who is a history teacher at the University of China, IL.
Frank Smith (voiced by Brad Neely) – The narcissistic and insecure younger brother of Steve Smith who is also a history teacher at the University of China, IL.
Pony Merks (voiced by Greta Gerwig) – The teaching assistant of history at the University of China, IL.
Mark "Baby" Cakes (voiced by Brad Neely) – A large undergraduate who is the son of Leonard Cakes and is often seen with Frank, Steve, and Pony.
The Dean (voiced by Hulk Hogan) – The unnamed and impossibly macho head of the University of China, IL.
Recurring characters
Professor Leonard Cakes (voiced by Jeffrey Tambor) – The father of Mark "Baby" Cakes who is a teacher of "super science."
Dr. Jack Falgot (voiced by Gary Anthony Williams) – A Physician and wrestling coach who runs the campus health center at China, IL.
Sammy Davis (voiced by Jason Walden) – An elderly female history teacher at the University of China, IL.
Crystal Peppers (voiced by Chelsea Peretti) – A professor of Spanish, history, and philosophy who is Steve's competitor. It is revealed that she is a transgender woman.
Matt Attack (voiced by Hannibal Buress) – A student at the University of China, IL. And the star quarterback and pitcher for UCI's football and baseball teams, respectively.
Gang Sang – A giant panda who is the masco |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CCUC | CCUC is a four-letter abbreviation which may refer to:
Conference on Computers in Undergraduate Curriculum
Council of Church Universities and Colleges |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murica | Murica may refer to:
Murica, a working title for the album The Algorithm, by American rock band Filter
'Murica, a slang term referring to the United States (wiktionary: 'Murica)
See also
Merica, a genus of sea snails
Marica (disambiguation)
Murcia (disambiguation) |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim%20Spohrer | James C. Spohrer (born c. 1956) is a computer scientist best known for having led the development of a new science of service systems, often known as service science, management and engineering.
In spring 2017, Spohrer was named as Director, Cognitive OpenTech for IBM. From 2009 through 2016, he had been the Director of IBM Global University Programs Worldwide. Between 2003 and 2009, he was the Director of Almaden Services Research with IBM at the IBM Almaden Research Center. He was an advocate of the service science, management and engineering initiative across companies, governments and academics. His research group received IBM awards for modeling customers and mapping global service systems including performance measures, costing and pricing of complex, inter-organizational service projects, analytics and information service innovations, process improvement methods, and innovation foresight methods, amongst others. He works with service research pioneers from diverse academic disciplines and he advocates for Service Science, Management, Engineering, and Design (SSMED) as an integrative framework for global competency development, economic development, and advancement of science.
Spohrer was the Chief Technology Officer for IBM Venture Capital Relations between 2000 and 2002. He was a Distinguished Scientist in Learning Research at Apple Computer between 1989 and 1998, where he was a co-inventor receiving 9 patents.
Spohrer received a Ph.D. in Computer Science/Artificial Intelligence from Yale University in 1988. He graduated with a B.S. in physics from MIT in 1978. Spohrer attended Hampden Academy from 1970 to 1974 while growing up in Newburgh, Maine, where his teachers included Stephen King.
Smarter Planet
In 2009, Spohrer was one of the leaders of the IBM Smarter Planet University Jam.
Service Science, Management, Engineering and Design
Spohrer has been a co-editor on a book series on Service Science: Research and Innovations in the Service Economy, including:
The Science of Service Systems (2011), available electronically
Service Systems Implementation (2011), available electronically
Handbook of Service Science (2010) available electronically
Spohrer was lead author in a call for a new "science of service systems" published in IEEE Computer in 2007.
An early tie between the service science and systems science communities was established by Spohrer in an address titled "Why the world needs more systems thinkers focused on service systems" at the ISSS 2005 meeting in Cancun.
Publications
James C. Spohrer, "Today's Jobs Demand an Updated College Education", Huffington Post, October 27, 2010 http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jim-spohrer/todays-jobs-demand-an-upd_b_774244.html
Jim Spohrer, Paul P. Maglio, John Bailey, and Daniel Gruhl. 2007. "Steps Toward a Science of Service Systems." Computer 40 (1) (January): 71–77. .
Partial lists of research publications by James C. Spohrer can be found on academia.edu and on DBLP.
Refere |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adrian%20Walker%20%28computer%20scientist%29 | Adrian David Walker is a US Computer Scientist, born in London, England.
Education
Adrian Walker attended Dartington Hall School, an experimental boarding school in England where attendance at classes was optional. He obtained a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering at Sheffield University (where he also chaired the Arts Society and edited a poetry magazine), and a master's degree in systems engineering
from the University of Surrey. He next obtained a PhD in computer science
from the State University of New York.
Career
He was assistant professor at Rutgers university in New Jersey, then Member of Technical Staff at Bell Labs. He moved to the IBM Almaden Research Center in California as a Research Staff Member then to the IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center in Yorktown NY as manager of Principles and Applications of Logic Programming.
After 17 years at IBM, he formed his own company, where he works on Internet Business Logic, a system for social knowledge acquisition and use in executable English.
Selected work: Walker's early work
established a novel correspondence between stable patterns in formalised biological systems and the well known Chomsky hierarchy of languages—regular, context free, and context sensitive. He continued in grammar-based research
by showing how Bayes' theorem can be used to fit a stochastic regular grammar to a collection of data, a result that can be used to inductively infer hidden Markov models. Walker next showed
that, under certain practically useful assumptions, it is possible to compute the semantics of sets of syllogism-like rules in open vocabulary, largely open syntax English, in such a way as to answer English questions put to databases. This relaxes an onerous assumption made in many computational natural language understanding systems—namely, that the vocabulary must be narrowly restricted to obtain a useful level of understanding.
A logical theory of knowledge developed in
is applied in a system on the Web (reference 7, below) that combines three kinds of semantics – (a) data, as in SQL or Resource Description Framework, (b) inference, and (c) English, to answer questions over networked databases, and to explain the results in hypertexted English. The subject knowledge needed to do this (e.g. knowledge about the oil industry, or about energy independence, etc.) can be captured in social network style, by typing executable English into browsers. This contrasts with other social media, such as Twitter and Facebook, in which knowledge written in English is readable, but cannot be executed as a computer program.
References
External links
Living people
People educated at Dartington Hall School
Alumni of the University of Sheffield
Alumni of the University of Surrey
American computer scientists
Year of birth missing (living people) |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dell%20M1000e | The Dell blade server products are built around their M1000e enclosure that can hold their server blades, an embedded EqualLogic iSCSI storage area network and I/O modules including Ethernet, Fibre Channel and InfiniBand switches.
Enclosure
The M1000e fits in a 19-inch rack and is 10 rack units high (44 cm), 17.6" (44.7 cm) wide and 29.7" (75.4 cm) deep. The empty blade enclosure weighs 44.5 kg while a fully loaded system can weigh up to 178.8 kg.
On the front the servers are inserted while at the backside the power-supplies, fans and I/O modules are inserted together with the management modules(s) (CMC or chassis management controller) and the KVM switch. A blade enclosure offers centralized management for the servers and I/O systems of the blade-system. Most servers used in the blade-system offer an iDRAC card and one can connect to each servers iDRAC via the M1000e management system. It is also possible to connect a virtual KVM switch to have access to the main-console of each installed server.
In June 2013 Dell introduced the PowerEdge VRTX, which is a smaller blade system that shares modules with the M1000e. The blade servers, although following the traditional naming strategy e.g. M520, M620 (only blades supported) are not interchangeable between the VRTX and the M1000e. The blades differ in firmware and mezzanine connectors.
In 2018 Dell introduced the Dell PE MX7000, a new MX enclosure model, next generation of Dell enclosures.
The M1000e enclosure has a front-side and a back-side and thus all communication between the inserted blades and modules goes via the midplane, which has the same function as a backplane but has connectors at both sides where the front side is dedicated for server-blades and the back for I/O modules.
Midplane
The midplane is completely passive. The server-blades are inserted in the front side of the enclosure while all other components can be reached via the back.
The original midplane 1.0 capabilities are Fabric A - Ethernet 1Gb; Fabrics B&C - Ethernet 1Gb, 10Gb, 40Gb - Fibre Channel 4Gb, 8Gb - IfiniBand DDR, QDR, FDR10. The enhanced midplane 1.1 capabilities are Fabric A - Ethernet 1Gb, 10Gb; Fabrics B&C - Ethernet 1Gb, 10Gb, 40Gb - Fibre Channel 4Gb, 8Gb, 16Gb - IfiniBand DDR, QDR, FDR10, FDR.
The original M1000e enclosures came with midplane version 1.0 but that midplane did not support the 10GBASE-KR standard on fabric A (10GBASE-KR standard is supported on fabrics B&C). To have 10Gb Ethernet on fabric A or 16Gb Fibre Channel or InfiniBand FDR (and faster) on fabrics B&C, midplane 1.1 is required.
Current versions of the enclosure come with midplane 1.1 and it is possible to upgrade the midplane. Via the markings on the back-side of the enclosure, just above the I/O modules: if an "arrow down" can be seen above the 6 I/O slots the 1.0 midplane was installed in the factory; if there are 3 or 4 horizontal bars, midplane 1.1 was installed.
As it is possible to upgrade the midplane the outside markings |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vinita%20Gupta | Vinita Gupta (born 1950) is an Indian-born American businesswoman. She is the founder and chairman of Digital Link Corporation (now Quick Eagle Networks). She is credited with being the first woman of Indian origin to take her company public in the United States.
Early life and education
Gupta was born in 1950 in India and spent her early years in Delhi. In 1973 she earned a bachelor's degree in electronics and communications from the University of Roorkee (now Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee). In 1974 she came to the United States and earned an M.S. in electrical engineering from University of California Los Angeles.
Career
In her early career, Gupta worked as an engineer for GTE Lenkurt and later held engineering management positions at Bell Northern Research (now part of Nortel Networks).
In May 1985 Gupta founded Digital Link Corporation, a company which engaged in the design, manufacture, marketing, and support of digital wide area network access products for global networks. The company went public in 1994 and was later renamed as Quick Eagle Networks. Gupta still serves as chairman, chief executive officer and president.
Gupta also serves as chairman of Palo Alto Medical Foundation Research Institute. She also serves on the board of Indian School of Business (ISB), Hyderabad and Cancer Prevention Institute of California.
Gupta holds two US Patents, one for a solid state relay issued in 1984 and another for a square root circuit issued in 1986.
Honors
For two consecutive years, Working Woman Magazine has named Digital Link one of the top 500 women-owned businesses in the United States. She was 1999 honoree at Asian Pacific Fund.
Personal life
Gupta was married to Narendra K. Gupta, vice chairman and interim president and CEO of Wind River Systems, and co-founder of Integrated Systems Inc. until his death on 25 December 2021. Gupta has two daughters.
References
American business executives
1969 births
Living people
IIT Roorkee alumni
UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science alumni
Nortel employees |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Physaria%20obcordata | Physaria obcordata is a rare species of flowering plant in the family Brassicaceae known by the common name Dudley Bluffs twinpod. It is similar in appearance to the more common Piceance twinpod, but can be distinguished by looking at the leaves through a hand lens. The Piceance twinpod, Physaria acutifolia has stellate hairs when viewed through a hand lens while Physaria ocordata has markings that look like a satellite dish, or a circle with a dot in the middle. It is endemic to Colorado, where it is found only in the Piceance Basin in Rio Blanco County. It is threatened by the loss and degradation of its habitat. It is a federally listed threatened species of the United States.
This plant was discovered in 1982 and described to science in 1983. Its Piceance Basin habitat is open, barren, and made up of white shale outcrops in the Green River Formation. The topography has been shaped by rivers cutting down through the substrate. Much of the rock is oil shale covering deposits of natural gas. Heavy petroleum exploration and extraction activities occur throughout the area, and the region is mined for minerals such as nahcolite and dawsonite. This mining and surveying activity is the main threat to the species and its relative, the Dudley Bluffs bladderpod (Physaria congesta). This threat is considered "imminent". 100% of the plant's habitat is potential territory for oil and mineral mining. The threat includes drilling activity as well as associated activities including road maintenance, pipeline installation, utilities, and construction of new housing and power plants. Increased pollution and dust may affect the plants.
The Dudley Bluffs twinpod is a perennial herb with a branching caudex covered with the shredded remains of previous seasons' leaves. The erect stems grow 12 to 18 centimeters tall. The wide lance-shaped basal leaves are 4 to 8 centimeters long. The upper leaves are narrower but not much shorter. The inflorescence is a loose raceme of flowers with yellow-green sepals and yellow petals up to a centimeter in length. The heart-shaped fruit is a hanging, inflated silique that is papery in texture and roughly half a centimeter long. The plant is pollinated by bees of the genera Halictus, Lasioglossum, Dialictus, and Andrena.
Though rare overall with a very small distribution, this plant is locally abundant, with 10,000 individuals at one site. There are ten occurrences and an estimated total of up to 27,800 individuals.
References
External links
USDA Plants Profile for Physaria obcordata
obcordata
Flora of Colorado
Endemic flora of the United States
Rio Blanco County, Colorado
Critically endangered flora of the United States
Plants described in 1983 |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20the%20busiest%20airports%20in%20Indonesia | In this article, the busiest airports in Indonesia are measured according to data presented by the Airport Council International organization and the Angkasa Pura companies.
Passenger traffic
Medan Airport (MES) closed in 2013, switched to Kualanamu (KNO)
Kemayoran Airport (JKT) closed in 1985, switched to Soekarno-Hatta (CGK)
Temindung Airport (SRI) closed in 2018, switched to APT Pranoto (AAP)
References
Indonesia
Airports
Airports, busiest
Airports, busiest |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison%20of%20digital%20media%20players | A digital media player is a home entertainment consumer electronics device that can connect to a home network to stream digital media (such as music, pictures, or video).
Standalone streaming players
This list does not include discontinued or legacy media players.
Gaming systems
Content agreements
Internet video services
US television services
NOTE: These tables are not comprehensive or all inclusive; some pay-TV services may not have contracts with certain networks or refuse to serve networks on certain platforms.
See also
Digital media player
List of smart TV platforms
List of microconsoles
Home theater PC
References
.
Technological comparisons
Consumer electronics
Media players
Multimedia
Networking hardware
Television technology |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spilsby%20branch | The Spilsby branch was a railway line built in Lincolnshire, England by the Spilsby and Firsby Railway Company. It was made to connect the market town of Spilsby with the main line network. It opened in 1868, and was worked by the Great Northern Railway.
The Company was never financially successful, and its proprietors sold it to the Great Northern Railway in 1891. The passenger service was withdrawn as an economy measure on the outbreak of World War II in 1939 and never reinstated, and the line closed completely in 1958.
Beginning
In the early decades of the nineteenth century, Spilsby was a thriving market town. However when the Great Northern Railway opened the East Lincolnshire Line, the line passed some distance from Spilsby. Towns that were directly served by the new railways developed commercially, and Spilsby declined. A meeting at Spilsby in 1864 agreed that a branch line was the solution, and on 5 July 1865 the Spilsby and Firsby Railway Company was authorised.
The new company had difficulty in raising its £25,000 authorised share capital, and the building of the short line of 4 miles and 14 chains was delayed. The line opened on 1 May 1868; there was one intermediate station at Halton Holgate. The Great Northern Railway worked the line for 40% of receipts. The train service was seven trains each way daily; when the Skegness line opened, there was a Sunday service in summer.
The track had been very lightly laid, and had to be renewed (with second hand materials) in 1880.
Operation
The Great Northern Railway had to provide direct financial support of £250 annually to keep the line going, but the agricultural depression of the 1880s pushed the line under, and there remained no option but to sell to the GNR; this took effect on 1 January 1891, by Act of 25 July 1890; the purchase price was £28,000. The line was generally level, but the last three-quarters of a mile to Spilsby climbed at 1 in 66, placing a limitation on the loading of locomotives.
A steam railmotor was tried on the branch in the 1930s, but was unsuccessful.
Closure
On 10 September 1939 the passenger service on the line was suspended as a war economy. The branch closed completely after the passage of the last train on 30 November 1958; the bridge over the Steeping River would have needed reconstruction, and the income on the line could hardly bear the cost.
Location list
Firsby; main line station;
Halton Holgate; opened 1 May 1868; closed 11 September 1939;
Spilsby; opened 1 May 1868; closed 11 September 1939.
See also
Lincolnshire lines of the Great Northern Railway
Notes
References
External links
Photographs of Spilsby station on the Disused Stations website
Local history web site with period photographs
The line on a 1947 Ordnance Survey Map
Railway lines opened in 1868
Railway lines closed in 1958
Rail transport in Lincolnshire
Railway lines closed in 1939 |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kanasi%20language | Kanasi (or Sona) is the easternmost Papuan language of New Guinea.
Phonology
Vowels
Consonants
References
External links
Alphabet and pronunciation
Kanasi Organized Phonology Data
Languages of Milne Bay Province
Dagan languages |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xtext | Xtext is an open-source software framework for developing programming languages and domain-specific languages (DSLs). Unlike standard parser generators, Xtext generates not only a parser, but also a class model for the abstract syntax tree, as well as providing a fully featured, customizable Eclipse-based IDE.
Xtext is being developed in the Eclipse Project as part of the Eclipse Modeling Framework Project and is licensed under the Eclipse Public License.
History
The first version of Xtext was published in 2006 in the openArchitectureWare project. The last version released under the oAW project was version 4.3. Since the beginning of 2008, Xtext has been developed at Eclipse under the Eclipse Modeling Project.
Joining Eclipse's annual simultaneous release, Xtext released version 0.7.0 (June 2009), 1.0 (June 2010), 2.0 (June 2011), 2.3 (June 2012), 2.5 (December 2013), 2.6 (May 2014) and 2.7 (September 2014). The framework is mainly developed by the German company Itemis.
Functionality
To specify a language, the developer has to write a grammar in Xtext's grammar language. This grammar describes how an Ecore model is derived from a textual notation. From that definition, a code generator derives an ANTLR parser and the classes for the object model. Both can be used independently of Eclipse.
Xtext includes features which integrate well with the Eclipse-based IDE:
Syntax coloring
Code completion
Static analysis
Outline view
Source-code navigation
Indexing
Compare view
Hovers
Code folding
Rename refactoring
Xtext languages and the IDE are highly configurable, as the language infrastructure and the IDE are wired up using dependency injection and Guice. The default components can be easily replaced by binding customized ones instead.
Since version 2.0, Xtext has facilitated the development of domain-specific languages for the Java virtual machine, referring to and compiling to Java artifacts with tight integration into Eclipse's Java Development Toolkit. A reusable expression languages library enables rich behavior within the DSL.
A code generator written in Xtend can be hooked in for any language. For JVM languages, it is enough to map the DSL concepts to Java artifacts to get holistic Java integration. An alternative interpreter is also available.
Uses
At the time of writing this article, the Xtext homepage listed around 40 commercial and non-commercial projects from several application domains using Xtext.
AWK, the popular Domain Specific Language (DSL) is based on Xtext.
The general-purpose language Xtend is also built with Xtext.
Awards
Eclipse Community Awards 2010: "Most Innovative New Feature or Eclipse Project"
Sebastian Zarnekow, commiter, Eclipse Community Awards 2011: "Top Committer"
Sven Efftinge, project lead, Eclipse Community Awards 2012: "Top Committer"
See also
JetBrains MPS
Intentional programming
References
Bibliography
Eclipse (software)
Software using the Eclipse license
Language workben |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samsung%20Wave%20575 | The Samsung Wave S575 (or "Samsung Wave S5750") which is the successor of Samsung Wave 525 is the smartphone running the new bada 1.1 Operating system designed by Samsung. Wave 575 was officially released by Samsung on 8 October 2010. The Wave has a slim multi-touch enabled display with 3G Internet connectivity available which is not available in its predecessor.
Hardware features
Design
The dimensions are and it weighs
It has an internal antenna and has a camera shutter key at the right and a Lock/Unlock key. It comes in Black, Pink and White colors.
Screen
The screen is a 3.2-inch capacitive multi-touch screen and TFT 256 Colors display with a resolution of 240×400 pixels.
Camera
The phone features a 3.2 MP camera which supports 2048 × 1536 pixels, along with geo-tagging. Shooting modes include single, smile shot, panorama. As a camcorder, it is able to shoot HD recording. Scene mode includes Night mode, landscape, sports, party/Indoor, Beach/show and distant scenery mode.
Memory
The phone features an inbuilt memory of 100 MB and can be expandable up to 32 GB. The memory card slot types are microSD, microSDHC.
Battery
The phone has a Li-ion battery which has a capacity for Li-Ion 1200 mAh, which lasts for 2 days without any musics playing and only messaging done.
Wireless
It is also available with Bluetooth 3.0, Wi-Fi (802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n), it use Mini-SIM card and support HSPA 3.6/0.384 Mbit/s.
Software Features
This phone includes a Music Player which supports mp3 extensions along with Music Recognition. It includes a video playback supporting MPEG4, H.263, H.264, up to 720p. Also includes the Radio featuring recording options with streaming facility. It has an in-built browser "Dolfin 2.0" supporting HTML content with built-in online services support for Facebook and Twitter.
Other features
The phone houses location-based services enabling GPS systems. The phonebook for adding contacts features caller groups, multiple numbers per contact, search by both first and last name, Picture ID, Ring ID. Includes calendar, alarms and calculator. Includes instant SMS, MMS messaging supporting Predictive Text input and also supports E-Mail (IMAP, POP3, SMTP, Microsoft Exchange, Push e-mail). Notifications supports includes polyphonics ringtones, music ringtones, vibration alert enabled, flight mode, silent mode. This phone also includes voice recording.
This phone also has a computer synchronisation and an OTA synchronisation.
This has a 3.5 mm headphones connector.
Media support
MP3, WMA, WAV, MP4, MPEG4, H.263, H.264, WMV, DivX, XviD, MKV
References
Wave 575
Samsung smartphones
Mobile phones introduced in 2010
Discontinued smartphones |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curie%20depth | In geophysics, the Curie depth is the depth at which rocks in a specific geographical area encounter the Curie temperature. This depth can be approximated from aeromagnetic survey data through spectral analysis or forward modeling.
References
Geomagnetism
Geophysical survey |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AnitaB.org | AnitaB.org (formerly Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology, and Institute for Women in Technology) is a global nonprofit organization based in Belmont, California. Founded by computer scientists Anita Borg and Telle Whitney, the institute's primary aim is to recruit, retain, and advance women in technology.
The institute's most prominent program is the Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing Conference, the world's largest gathering of women in computing. From 2002 to 2017, AnitaB.org was led by Telle Whitney, who co-founded the Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing with Anita Borg.
AnitaB.org is currently led by Brenda Darden Wilkerson, the former Director of Computer Science and IT Education for Chicago Public Schools (CPS) and founder of the original “Computer Science for All” initiative.
History
AnitaB.org was founded in 1997 by computer scientists Anita Borg and Telle Whitney as the Institute for Women in Technology. The institute was preceded by two of its current programs: Systers and the Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing Conference. Systers, the first online community for women in computing, was founded in 1987 by Anita Borg. In 1994, Borg and Whitney organized the first Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing.
Anita Borg served as CEO of the Institute for Women in Technology from 1997 to 2002. In 2002, Whitney became president and CEO, and in 2003, the institute was renamed the Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology. In 2017, Whitney retired and Brenda Darden Wilkerson took over as president and CEO. The organization was also renamed AnitaB.org.
Mission
Its mission is to increase the impact of women on all aspects of technology, and increase the positive impact of technology on the world's women.
Activities
Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing Conference
The Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing conference is the world's largest gathering of women in computing. Named in honor of Rear Admiral Grace Murray Hopper, the conference is presented by AnitaB.org and the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). The conference features technical sessions and career sessions, including keynote speakers, a poster session, career fair, and awards ceremony. The 2022 conference was held in a hybrid fashion - Orlando, Florida and virtual. The 2017 conference was held in Orlando, Florida. The 2018 conference was held in Houston, Texas.
The Technical Executive Forum, held annually at the Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing, brings together high-level technology executives to discuss challenges and solutions for recruiting, retaining, and advancing technical women. A two-day workshop for K–12 computer science teachers is also held at the conference, hosted by the Computer Science Teachers Association and the AnitaB.org.
Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing India
The Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing India is the largest conference for technica |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DZS | DZS is a provider of fiber access and optical telecommunications networking and cloud software technology. The company was founded in 1999. It is headquartered in Plano. DZS is ISO 9001:2008 certified in the manufacture and service of telecommunications equipment.
Corporate history
DZS was founded as Zhone Technologies in September 1999 by former executives of Ascend Communications Jeanette Symons, Mory Ejabat and Robert Dahl. In 2016 Zhone Technologies merged with DASAN Network Solutions to form DASAN Zhone Solutions Inc. (DZSI)
In August 2020, Charlie Vogt was named CEO and DASAN Zhone became DZS.
Industry News
TELUS Chooses DZS Cloud for Network Service Orchestration, Slice Management, Software Automation
TalkTalk and DZS Team Up to Deliver the Right Customer Experience
DZS and Korean Partner Make Leap to Multi-Gigabit Speeds
Acquisitions
DZS has acquired the following companies since 2020:
Adaptive Spectrum and Signal Alignment, Inc. (ASSIA)
RIFT
Optelian
Products
Access Edge
Subscriber Edge
Optical Edge
Cloud Edge
Professional Services
Major Customers
Rakuten Symphony
TalkTalk
KT formerly Korea Telecom
Liberty Latin America
Telus
Recognitions
CloudCheck received the Light Reading Leading Lights award for delivering the most Outstanding Customer Experience by powering Liberty Latin America’s WiFi360 launch
DZS Velocity V6 fiber access system received The Big Innovation 2023 Award
DZS C1216RO Mobile xHaul solution at Rakuten Mobile received The Asian Telecom Best Infrastructure Initiative Award
DZS Saber 4400 Optical EDGE transport solution, Velocity V6 and Software Defined Network Operating System (sdNOS) embedded software platform all received Lightwave Innovation Review honors
DZS Cloud (Xtreme and CloudCheck) received the Cloud Computing Excellence Award
References
External links
Manufacturing companies based in Oakland, California
Telecommunications equipment vendors
Networking hardware companies
Networking companies of the United States
Companies listed on the Nasdaq
American companies established in 1999
Computer companies of the United States |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viva%20%28network%20operator%29 | Trilogy Dominicana, doing business as Viva, is a mobile network operator in the Dominican Republic.
History
Founded in 1883 as All America Cables & Radio Dominican Republic (an ITT subsidiary), the company was the country's first telecom to offer telegraph services to the Antilles.
In January 2000, Centennial Communications purchased 70% of the company, forming Centennial Dominicana. The company later launched a CDMA2000 network and provided Internet services over EVDO.
On November 24, 2006 Centennial Communications announced that they were selling 100% of Centennial Dominicana to Trilogy International Partners for US$80M. In April 2008, Centennial announced a rename to Viva and launched their GSM/GPRS/EDGE network. At the end of 2015 the Telemicro group owned by the business man Juan Ramon Gomez Diaz acquired the operations of Trilogy Dominicana. In August 2017 Viva launched a new 4x4 MIMO 4G LTE network.
Plans
Viva has focused on prepaid and hybrid plans. Postpaid plans are commonly not featured in mainstream media.
Notes
External links
Telecommunications companies of the Dominican Republic
Mobile phone companies of the Caribbean |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Can%20of%20Worms%20%28TV%20program%29 | Can of Worms was an Australian television talk show, broadcast on Network Ten.
Producer Andrew Denton pitched the show as providing "an insight into what Australia really thinks about controversial topics" by removing "the barriers of political correctness."
The first series' host, Ian "Dicko" Dickson, described the show as a "[sitting] between a talk-show and a game-show."
Production
The show first aired on 4 July 2011 until 20 May 2013. Ian "Dicko" Dickson hosted the first series along with Meshel Laurie.
During the production of the first series, TV Tonight reported that some public figures had declined to appear on show. Host Dickson confirmed that the show's premise had led to difficulty booking participants on the early episodes.
Dickson left the show at the end of the first series. The second series, was hosted by Chrissie Swan and 'man on the street' Dan Ilic. It began airing on 20 August 2012, with two 'Best of Specials' airing in November as a two-part finale.
On 23 October 2012, Can of Worms was renewed for a third series that would be broadcast around the nation live. The Third Series (still hosted by Swan and Ilic) began airing on 11 February 2013 and was broadcast live. James Mathison, a former contenstnat, hosted the show whilst Swan was on maternity leave.
Season 1 was filmed at Global Television Studios at the Australian Technology Park in Eveleigh, Sydney. Season 2 moved produced to ABC Studios in Ultimo, Sydney. Season 3 moved production interstate to Melbourne, using studio facilities at the ABC in Elsternwick.
Format
The titular "worms" are yes/no questions about morals, society, responsible parenting, religion, race and various other topics. In each episode, two "worms" are announced and discussed; although this was phased out during the latter half of season 2. By early season 3, there is only one major worm with audience participation and "live" Facebook/Zeebox Australia feeds.
The program features a panel of three public figures, answering questions issues that affect people every day involving political correctness, personal values and the unending capacity to make life complicated. The program is recorded live in front of a studio audience and broadcast on the following night.
Most of the show revolves around the two "worms" of the evening. After three celebrity guests are introduced, the first "worm" is introduced and the guests may choose to respond "Yes" or "No". The guests are asked questions about their response to the worm. The focus is on the studio audience and talks to a few of the members of the audience about their experiences and beliefs in relation to the worm. Afterwards there is results of a Roy Morgan poll of the "worm". The following segment called "Moral Minefield" is similar but a shorter version. There are six categories (two per guest) each of which has a question (similar to a "worm", but not referred to as such). After picking one of the categories, the guest must answer truthfully, and |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advanced%20Comprehensive%20Operating%20System | Advanced Comprehensive Operating System (ACOS) is a family of mainframe computer operating systems developed by NEC for the Japanese market. It consists of three systems, based on the General Comprehensive Operating System family developed by General Electric, Honeywell, and Bull. Two of these systems, ACOS-2 (based on GCOS 4) and ACOS-4 (based on GCOS 7) are still sold, although only ACOS-4 is under active development. ACOS-6 (based on GCOS 8) is an obsolete high-end mainframe platform, which ceased active development in the early 2000s.
The first two models in NEC's SX series of supercomputers, the SX-1 and the SX-2 (released in 1985), ran an operating system derived from ACOS-4, which was variously called either SX-OS or SXCP (SX System Control Program). However, subsequent SX supercomputers, starting with the SX-3 (released in 1990), instead ran a derivative of Unix.
In late September 2012, NEC announced a return from IA-64 to the previous NOAH line of proprietary mainframe processors for ACOS-4, now produced in a quad-core variant on 40 nm, called NOAH-6.
ACOS-2 runs on Intel Xeon servers.
In June 2022, i-PX AKATSUKI server equipped with NEC's original processor (NOAH-7) was released.
See also
Timeline of operating systems
References
External links
ACOS Club home page
A history of GE/Honeywell/NEC/Bull operating systems
Proprietary operating systems
Computing platforms
NEC software
Mainframe computers
Mainframe computer software |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Machine%20ethics | Machine ethics (or machine morality, computational morality, or computational ethics) is a part of the ethics of artificial intelligence concerned with adding or ensuring moral behaviors of man-made machines that use artificial intelligence, otherwise known as artificial intelligent agents. Machine ethics differs from other ethical fields related to engineering and technology. Machine ethics should not be confused with computer ethics, which focuses on human use of computers. It should also be distinguished from the philosophy of technology, which concerns itself with the grander social effects of technology.
History
Before the 21st century the ethics of machines had largely been the subject of science fiction literature, mainly due to computing and artificial intelligence (AI) limitations. Although the definition of "Machine Ethics" has evolved since, the term was coined by Mitchell Waldrop in the 1987 AI Magazine article "A Question of Responsibility":"However, one thing that is apparent from the above discussion is that intelligent machines will embody values, assumptions, and purposes, whether their programmers consciously intend them to or not. Thus, as computers and robots become more and more intelligent, it becomes imperative that we think carefully and explicitly about what those built-in values are. Perhaps what we need is, in fact, a theory and practice of machine ethics, in the spirit of Asimov’s three laws of robotics."
In 2004, Towards Machine Ethics was presented at the AAAI Workshop on Agent Organizations: Theory and Practice in which theoretical foundations for machine ethics were laid out.
It was in the AAAI Fall 2005 Symposium on Machine Ethics where researchers met for the first time to consider implementation of an ethical dimension in autonomous systems. A variety of perspectives of this nascent field can be found in the collected edition "Machine Ethics" that stems from the AAAI Fall 2005 Symposium on Machine Ethics.
In 2007, AI Magazine featured Machine Ethics: Creating an Ethical Intelligent Agent, an article that
discussed the importance of machine ethics, the need for machines that represent ethical principles explicitly, and the challenges facing those working on machine ethics. It also demonstrated that it is possible, at least in a limited domain, for a machine to abstract an ethical principle from examples of ethical judgments and use that principle to guide its own behavior.
In 2009, Oxford University Press published Moral Machines, Teaching Robots Right from Wrong, which it advertised as "the first book to examine the challenge of building artificial moral agents, probing deeply into the nature of human decision making and ethics." It cited some 450 sources, about 100 of which addressed major questions of machine ethics.
In 2011, Cambridge University Press published a collection of essays about machine ethics edited by Michael and Susan Leigh Anderson, who also edited a special issue of IEEE Intelligent |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XQuery%20API%20for%20Java | XQuery API for Java (XQJ) refers to the common Java API for the W3C XQuery 1.0 specification.
The XQJ API enables Java programmers to execute XQuery against an XML data source (e.g. an XML database) while reducing or eliminating vendor lock in.
The XQJ API provides Java developers with an interface to the XQuery Data Model. Its design is similar to the JDBC API which has a client/server feel and as such lends itself well to Server-based XML Databases and less well to client-side XQuery processors, although the "connection" part is a very minor part of the entire API. Users of the XQJ API can bind Java values to XQuery expressions, preventing code injection attacks. Also, multiple XQuery expressions can be executed as part of an atomic transaction.
History and implementation
The XQuery API for Java was developed at the Java Community Process as JSR 225. It had some big technology backers such as Oracle, IBM, BEA Systems, Software AG, Intel, Nokia and DataDirect.
Version 1.0 of the XQuery API for Java Specification was released on June 24, 2009, along with JavaDocs, a reference implementation and a TCK (Technology Compatibility Kit) which implementing vendors must conform to.
The XQJ classes are contained in the Java package javax.xml.xquery
There is no (visible) activity to create a version of XQJ that provides support for XQuery 3.0 or 3.1, for example by providing Java bindings for additions to the data model such as functions, arrays, or maps.
Functionality
XQJ allows multiple implementations to exist and be used by the same application.
XQJ connections support creating and executing XQuery expressions. Expressions may be updating and may include full text searches. XQJ represents XQuery expressions using one of the following classes:
XQExpression – the expression is sent to the XQuery processor every time.
XQPreparedExpression – the expression is cached and the execution path is pre-determined allowing it to be executed multiple times in an efficient manner.
XQuery expressions return a result sequence of XDM items which in XQJ are represented through the XQResultSequence interface. The programmer can use an XQResultSequence to walk over individual XDM items in the result sequence. Each item in the sequence has XDM type information associated with it, such as its node type e.g. , or an XDM atomic type such as , or . XDM type information in XQJ can be retrieved via the XQItemType interface.
Atomic XQuery items can be easily cast to Java primitives via XQItemAccessor methods such as getByte() and getFloat(). Also XQuery items and sequences can be serialized to DOM , SAX , StAX and the generic IO and classes.
Examples
Basic example
The following example illustrates creating a connection to an XML Database, submitting an XQuery expression, then processing the results in Java. Once all of the results have been processed, the connection is closed to free up all resources associated with it.
// Create a new connection to an XML |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AVIEN | AVIEN is nominally an acronym for Anti-Virus Information Exchange Network, although that expansion is rarely used.
History
The group arose out of discussions following a presentation by Robert S. Vibert at a Virus Bulletin Conference in 2000 when antivirus specialists from companies including Nortel, Boeing and Prudential decided to implement a forum where they could freely share information concerning AV companies, products, and upcoming malware, including an email-based Early Warning System.
Initially, members of AVIEN were individuals responsible for the security of organizations with a minimum of 1,500 PCs in their care, and excluded antivirus vendors but in 2002 a companion organization AVIEWS (Anti-Virus Information and Early Warning System) was formed which included all members of AVIEN but also encouraged the participation of security vendors and other interested parties.
In 2007, Syngress published the AVIEN Malware Defense Guide for the Enterprise with contributions by members of AVIEN and AVIEWS.
The two organizations merged in 2008 under the leadership of Andrew Lee (CEO) and David Harley (COO). In 2011, following his taking up the role of CEO at ESET, Lee announced that he was leaving the running of AVIEN to David Harley, signing himself "(former) AVIEN CEO".
By 2012 the organization had declined to a low-traffic mailing list, a rarely updated web site, and occasional additions to the blog, including resource pages on security topics such as tech support scams and ransomware. Since David Harley's near-complete withdrawal from the security industry in 2019 little has been heard from the AVIEN community, or is expected to be heard.
References
External links
AVIEN Web Site
Computer viruses |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Requirements%20Interchange%20Format | RIF/ReqIF (Requirements Interchange Format) is an XML file format that can be used to exchange requirements, along with its associated metadata, between software tools from different vendors. The requirements exchange format also defines a workflow for transmitting the status of requirements between partners. Although developed in the automotive industry, ReqIF is suitable for lossless exchange of requirements in any industry.
History
In 2004, HIS (Herstellerinitiative Software) a consortium of German automotive manufacturers, defined a generic requirements interchange format called RIF.
The format was handed over in 2008 to ProSTEP iViP e.V. for further maintenance. A project group responsible for international standardization further developed the format and handed over a revised version to Object Management Group (OMG) as "Request for Comment" in 2010.
As the acronym RIF had an ambiguous meaning within the OMG, the new name ReqIF was introduced to separate it from the W3C's Rule Interchange Format.
In April 2011, the version 1.0.1 of ReqIF was adopted by OMG as a formal specification (OMG Document Number: formal/2011-04-02).
In October 2013, version 1.1 was published (OMG Document Number: formal/2013-10-01). Changes are restricted to the text of the standard, the XML schema and underlying model have not changed. Therefore, 1.1 and 1.0.1 .reqif files are equivalent.
In July 2016, version 1.2 was published (OMG Document Number: formal/2016-07-01). Like with the previous versions, changes are restricted to the text of the standard, the XML schema and underlying model have not changed. Therefore, 1.2, 1.1 and 1.0.1 .reqif files are equivalent.
Features
ReqIF is an exchange file format for exchanging requirements, attributes, additional files (e.g. images) across a chain of manufacturers, suppliers, sub-suppliers and the like. A GUID ensures unique identification of content across the process chain.
Application
Requirements are typically elicited during the early phase of product development. This is the primary application of ReqIF, as development across organizations is happening more and more often. ReqIF allows for sharing of requirements between partners, even if different tools are used. In contrast to formats like Word, Excel or PDF, ReqIF allows for a loss-free exchange.
ReqIF was pioneered by automotive manufacturers, who started to demand the use of ReqIF in particular for the development of embedded controllers.
ReqIF is also used as the underlying data model for tool implementations. This is particularly true for the ReqIF Reference implementation (Eclipse RMF), which is being used by an implementer forum, that aims to ensure interoperability of various ReqIF implementations. ReqIF Server is another tool that natively uses ReqIF.
Operation
RIF/ReqIF is a standardized meta-model, defined by an XML schema. Such files must conform to the schema and contain the description of the model (the datatypes), as well as |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unicode%20in%20Microsoft%20Windows | Microsoft was one of the first companies to implement Unicode in their products. Windows NT was the first operating system that used "wide characters" in system calls. Using the (now obsolete) UCS-2 encoding scheme at first, it was upgraded to the variable-width encoding UTF-16 starting with Windows 2000, allowing a representation of additional planes with surrogate pairs. However Microsoft did not support UTF-8 in its API until May 2019.
Before 2019, Microsoft emphasized UTF-16 (i.e. -W API), but has since recommended to use UTF-8 (at least in some cases), on Windows and Xbox (and in other of its products), even states "UTF-8 is the universal code page for internationalization [and] UTF-16 [..] a unique burden that Windows places on code that targets multiple platforms. [..] Windows [is] moving forward to support UTF-8 to remove this unique burden [resulting] in fewer internationalization issues in apps and games".
A large amount of Microsoft documentation uses the word "Unicode" to refer explicitly to the UTF-16 encoding. Anything else, including UTF-8, is not "Unicode" in Microsoft's outdated language (while UTF-8 and UTF-16 are both Unicode according to the Unicode Standard, or encodings/"transformation formats" of).
In various Windows families
Windows NT based systems
Current Windows versions and all back to Windows XP and prior Windows NT (3.x, 4.0) are shipped with system libraries that support string encoding of two types: 16-bit "Unicode" (UTF-16 since Windows 2000) and a (sometimes multibyte) encoding called the "code page" (or incorrectly referred to as ANSI code page). 16-bit functions have names suffixed with 'W' (from "wide") such as SetWindowTextW. Code page oriented functions use the suffix 'A' for "ANSI" such as SetWindowTextA (some other conventions were used for APIs that were copied from other systems, such as _wfopen/fopen or wcslen/strlen). This split was necessary because many languages, including C, did not provide a clean way to pass both 8-bit and 16-bit strings to the same function.
Microsoft attempted to support Unicode "portably" by providing a "UNICODE" switch to the compiler, that switches unsuffixed "generic" calls from the 'A' to the 'W' interface and converts all string constants to "wide" UTF-16 versions. This does not actually work because it does not translate UTF-8 outside of string constants, resulting in code that attempts to open files just not compiling.
Earlier, and independent of the "UNICODE" switch, Windows also provided the Multibyte Character Sets (MBCS) API switch. This changes some functions that don't work in MBCS such as strrev to an MBCS-aware one such as _mbsrev.
Windows CE
In (the now discontinued) Windows CE, UTF-16 was used almost exclusively, with the 'A' API mostly missing. A limited set of ANSI API is available in Windows CE 5.0, for use on a reduced set of locales that may be selectively built onto the runtime image.
Windows 9x
In 2001, Microsoft released a special supplemen |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brighton%20Collaboration | The Brighton Collaboration (BC) is a non-profit global vaccine safety research network based in Basel, Switzerland. It is named after the city in England where the idea was first formulated.
History
The Brighton Collaboration was launched in 2000, although the idea of the collaboration started one year earlier, following a presentation by Bob Chen at an international scientific vaccine conference in Brighton. In his talk, he stressed the need to improve vaccine safety monitoring by developing internationally accepted standards.
Organization
The Brighton Collaboration is a program of the Task Force for Global Health, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. It is primarily funded by the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI), and has received funding from a variety of scientific and public health organizations since its inception.
Non-funding partners of the Collaboration include the Council for International Organizations of Medical Sciences, European Medicines Agency, Food and Drug Administration and the World Health Organization.
References
Vaccination-related organizations |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google%2B | Google+ (sometimes written as Google Plus; sometimes called G+) was a social network that was owned and operated by Google until it ceased operations in 2019. The network was launched on June 28, 2011, in an attempt to challenge other social networks, linking other Google products like Google Drive, Blogger and YouTube. The service, Google's fourth foray into social networking, experienced strong growth in its initial years, although usage statistics varied, depending on how the service was defined. Three Google executives oversaw the service, which underwent substantial changes that led to a redesign in November 2015.
Due to low user engagement and disclosed software design flaws that potentially allowed outside developers access to personal information of its users, the Google+ developer API was discontinued on March 7, 2019, and Google+ was shut down for business and personal use on April 2, 2019.
History
Release
Google+ was the company's fourth foray into social networking, following Google Buzz (introduced 2010, retired in 2011), Google Friend Connect (introduced 2008, retired by March 2012), and Orkut (introduced in 2004, operated entirely by subsidiary Google Brazil – retired in September 2014).
Google+ was introduced in June 2011. Features included the ability to post photos and status updates to the stream or interest-based communities, group different types of relationships (rather than simply "friends") into Circles, a multi-person instant messaging, text and video chat called Hangouts, events, location tagging, and the ability to edit and upload photos to private cloud-based albums.
According to a 2016 book by a former Facebook employee, some leaders at Facebook saw Google's foray into social networking as a serious threat to the company. Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg instituted a company-wide "lockdown", signaling that employees were supposed to dedicate time to bringing Facebook's features into line with Google+.
Growth
Assessments of Google+ growth varied widely, because Google first defined the service as a social network, then later as "a social layer across all of Google's services", allowing them to share a user's identity and interests. According to Ars Technica, Google+ signups were "often just an incidental byproduct of signing up for other Google services."
In 2011, Google+ had 10 million users two weeks after the launch. In a month, it had 25 million. In October 2011, the service had 40 million users, according to Larry Page. At the end of 2011, Google+ had 90 million users. In October 2013, approximately 540 million monthly active users used the social layer by interacting with Google+'s enhanced properties, such as Gmail, the +1 button, and YouTube comments. Some 300 million monthly active users participated in the social network by interacting with the Google+ social-networking stream. According to ComScore, the biggest market was the United States followed by India.
Google+'s user engagement was lower th |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grace%20Hopper%20Celebration%20of%20Women%20in%20Computing | The Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing (GHC) is a series of conferences designed to bring the research and career interests of women in computing to the forefront. It is the world's largest gathering of women and non-binary technologists. The celebration, named after computer scientist Grace Hopper, is organized by the Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology. GHC 2022 conference was held hybrid in Orlando and virtually at the end of September 2022.
History
In 1994, Anita Borg and Telle Whitney founded the Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing. With the initial idea of creating a conference by and for women computer scientists, Borg and Whitney met over dinner, with a blank sheet of paper, having no idea how to start a conference, and started to plan out their vision. The first Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing was held in Washington, D.C., in June 1994, and brought together 500 technical women. More than a dozen conferences have been held from 1994 to the present; the second was held in 1997 and the conference has been held annually since 2006. The sold-out 2010 conference attracted 2,147 attendees from 29 countries. Beginning in 2011, the conference has been held in a convention center to accommodate its growing size.
Conference structure
The Grace Hopper Celebration consists of a combination of technical sessions and career sessions and includes a poster session, career fair, awards ceremony, and more. The conference features 650 presenters. Potential presenters submit proposals for panels, workshops, presentations, Birds of a Feather sessions, New Investigators papers, PhD Forum, and Poster Session, including ACM Student Research Competition.
Tracks/Content
The Grace Hopper Celebration 2022 featured content in 14 tracks:
Academic
Artificial Intelligence
Career
Computer Systems Engineering
Data Science
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging
Extended Reality, Media and Gaming
Hardware
Human Computer Interaction
Non- Traditional Technology
Open Source & Open Source Day
Product Management
Security/Privacy
Software Engineering
Keynote Speakers
The Grace Hopper Celebration features prominent women in technology. Keynote speakers at Grace Hopper Celebration 2022 included Daphe Koller, Dr. Anita Hill, Megan Rapinoe, Anne Neuberger and Frances Haugen.
Past keynote speakers included Sheryl Sandberg, Shirley Jackson, Carol Bartz, Duy-Loan Le, Kathy Pham, Megan Smith, Ginni Rometty, Nonny de la Peña, Maria Klawe, Frances E. Allen, Mary Lou Jepsen, Barbara Liskov, Susan Landau, Jennifer Mankoff, Vivienne Ming, Susan L. Graham, Melinda Gates, and Fernanda Viegas. Speaker presentations are available to watch online after the conference.
Poster Session and ACM Student Research Competition
The Grace Hopper Celebration features one of the largest technical poster sessions of any conference, with over 175 posters. Presenters can choose to have their posters considered for the ACM Student Research |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kylie%20Speer | Kylie Speer is an Australian television host and music, film and entertainment reporter based in Los Angeles. Speer is currently the U.S. Entertainment Correspondent for the Nine Network's live morning television program Today Extra (2013–present) broadcast nationally in Australia. Speer is also the Los Angeles-based film correspondent for BigPond Movies] in Australia (2013–present).
Speer has hosted both the BigPond Movies and BigPond Music channels in Australia (2010 - 2013), as well as "TheFIX" on Ninemsn (2009 - 2012) where she worked as host and reporter on MusicFIX TV, CelebrityFIX TV and the SummerFIX TV series. In 2011, Speer held the role of "Lady Luck" on the Logie Award-winning sports variety television program The Footy Show (NRL), on the Nine Network. In 2011, Speer also worked as a published music journalist for The Sunday Telegraph, Australia's biggest selling newspaper.
Speer is the current host of Audi Hamilton Island Race Week TV (2010–present), an annual lifestyle, travel and entertainment series filmed and broadcast on each day of the two-week event on Hamilton Island in far-north Queensland, Australia. In 2011, Speer presented from the red carpet and backstage winner's room at the annual Australian television industry awards, the TV Week Logie Awards, and in 2012, hosted Foxtel's 2012 ASTRA Awards national red carpet broadcast.
In December 2012, Speer MC'd the Australian Defence Force (ADF) Forces Entertainment Tour to the Sinai Desert in Egypt alongside a number of Australian television and music personalities. Speer is also an ongoing Ambassador for World Animal Protection, an international non-profit animal welfare organisation.
References
Living people
Australian television presenters
Australian women television presenters
Year of birth missing (living people) |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Davallia%20solida%20var.%20pyxidata | Davallia solida var. pyxidata known as the hare's foot fern, is a variety of fern that occurs in eastern Australia and is usually identified as a lithophyte or epiphyte in or near rainforest areas. However, it may also be seen in a few locations west of the Great Dividing Range. Listed as vulnerable in Victoria, occurring in the Grampians.
Most often seen growing from cracks in rocks. But it can also be seen growing in "baskets" formed by other epiphytic ferns such as those in the genera Platycerium and Asplenium. The name "hare's foot" comes from the furry exposed rhizomes. The former specific epithet pyxidata is from Greek, and it refers to a "box", as the sori are partially encased by the frond.
References
Davalliaceae
Flora of Queensland
Flora of New South Wales
Flora of Victoria (state)
Flora of Tasmania |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saudi%20Network%20Information%20Center | The Saudi Network Information Center, abbreviated SaudiNIC is the Country code top-level domain registry for the domain name space — under (.sa and السعودية.) — for Saudi Arabia.
The SaudiNIC mandate includes the operation of the DNS root servers for the local domain space as well as all the registry services including the registration services and technical support.
From its inception in 1995 until late 2006 SaudiNIC was managed and operated by the King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology. The task of operating SaudiNIC was transferred by ministerial direction to a statutory corporation, the Communications and Information Technology Commission.
References
External links
SaudiNIC website
CITC website
Internet.gov.sa website
IANA .sa whois information
Internet in Saudi Arabia
Domain name registries |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Read.%20%28Dubai%29 | Read. is a tabloid-sized weekly magazine with a newspaper approach that is distributed to commuters in the Dubai Metro network.
Read. is the first publication in the Middle East region produced exclusively for metro commuters. Read. is published in English and it is available free of charge.
References
External links
Dubai Metro
English-language magazines
Free magazines
Magazines with year of establishment missing
Mass media in Dubai
Roads and Transport Authority (Dubai)
Weekly magazines
Local interest magazines |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Briefings%20in%20Bioinformatics | Briefings in Bioinformatics is a peer-reviewed scientific journal covering bioinformatics, including reviews of databases and analytical tools for genetics and molecular biology. It also publishes primary research papers on novel bioinformatic models and tools. It is published by Oxford University Press. The EMBnet community was initially involved in the creation of the journal. BiB was also supported by an educational grant from EMBnet.
Abstracting and indexing
The journal is abstracted and indexed in:
According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal had a 2021 impact factor of 13.994.
References
External links
Bimonthly journals
Bioinformatics and computational biology journals
Oxford University Press academic journals
Academic journals established in 2000
English-language journals |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Invizimals%3A%20The%20Lost%20Tribes | Invizimals: The Lost Tribes is a PlayStation Portable augmented reality video game developed by Novarama and published by Sony Computer Entertainment Europe. It is the sequel to 2009's Invizimals, and 2010's Invizimals: Shadow Zone. As such, it is a collectible creature game, and requires the PSP's camera attachment for play. It was released on November 2011 in Europe and September 2014 in North America.
Story
Three years after the events of Invizimals: Shadow Zone, Kenichi's closest colleagues are continuing their own research. Professor Alex Michaels is continuing Invizimal research in Antarctica, following a tip from Kenichi of signs of Invizimal life being in Antarctica. Jazmin Nayar has become an archaeologist and is exploring ancient ruins across Europe and has retired from Invizimal research.
The player mysteriously gets a knock at their house late at night. When they answer the door, the stranger knocking left and laid a package at their doorstep. Inside the package is a diary. Throughout the story, the player is tasked with rebuilding the diary's pages, with the diary having belonged to Kenichi, and its pages containing details of Kenichi's endeavors throughout the past 3 years.
After convincing Jazmin to resume finding Invizimals, while she was exploring ruins in Athens, Jazmin identifies Kenichi on a mural in one of the ruins, indicating that not only is Kenichi still alive, but he has also travelled through time and altered history. After the player helps Professor Michaels in finding Invizimal lifeforms in Antarctica, Michaels confirms that Kenichi must have visited Antarctica at some point.
With suspicions of Kenichi still being alive, Jazmin and Professor Michaels go to Kenichi's old apartment in Kyoto, Japan to see if he is there. Although he is not present, a stranger has already gotten into Kenichi's department and is rummaging through his documents. After initially scaring Jazmin, it's revealed that the stranger in Kenichi's apartment is Professor Scott Dawson, Bob Dawson's son that no one had ever seen before. They inquire about his father Bob Dawson. Scott revealed that, after Kenichi entered the portal to the Invizimal world, his father became despondent and secluded ever since, refusing to talk to anyone and living reclusively on an island in Scotland, not even allowing Scott to talk to him. Scott eventually found Kenichi's diary and confirms that he gave the player Kenichi's diary due to the player's close relationship with him. While exploring Kenichi's research data, they find one of Kenichi's most significant discoveries: two Invizimals are capable of fighting together as a tag team in combat.
While exploring Kenichi's apartment, they find a secret downstairs area that is guarded by a robotic Invizimal Kenichi placed there. After defeating the Kabuto Robo Kenichi placed in his apartment, the trio find the downstairs area, where an enormous vault is found. Inside this vault is the rumored shadow gate, a portal tha |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fran%C3%A7ois%20Pierrot | François Pierrot (born November 2, 1961 in Mont Saint Martin) is director of research in The Montpellier Laboratory of Computer Science, Robotics, and Microelectronics (LIRMM).
Biography
Former student at the Mechanical Engineering Department of École Normale Supérieure de Cachan, holding a PhD in Automatic Control from the Montpellier 2 University, Dr. François Pierrot now serves as a director of research for the French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS) in the LIRMM. For more than 15 years, he has been working to create new robots considering simultaneously mechanical design and control strategies, on theoretical aspects as well as in close cooperation with industrial partners in the fields of industry, health and education. François Pierrot participated in the creation of the fastest parallel robot in the world's patent, acquired by Adept, a U.S. leader in robotic systems. In 2011 he received the First CNRS Medal of Innovation.
Researches
His innovative research has been distinguished in France (ADER Prize, 2003 and 2008 ), in Europe (European Commission IST Prize, 2002) and in Japan (Robotic Society of Japan Prize for Innovation ) for results in various fields such as medical robotics, entertainment robotics or industrial robotics. He is currently involved in fundamental research projects at national and European level, as well as in applied research projects in cooperation with the Tecnalia Foundation, Spain.
Awards
2021 – Knight of the French "Legion of Honor" ("Légion d'Honneur" )
2011 – CNRS Medal of Innovation
2010 – Best paper award (finalist), IEEE ICRA, Anchorage, USA ("MoonWalker, a Lower Limb Exoskeleton able to Sustain Bodyweight using a Passive Force Balancer")
2008 – Prize for Innovation, ADER Languedoc-Roussillon (pick-and-place robotics)
2007 – Finalist of IEEE/IFR Invention Award (industrial robotics)
2003 – Prize for Innovation, ADER Languedoc-Roussillon (medical robotics)
2002 – IST Prize, European Commission (robot for education)
2000 – Prize for Creation of Innovating StartUp Companies, French Ministry of Research
1995 – Prize for Innovation, Robotic Society of Japan, (industrial robotics); first non Japanese researcher to get this prize.
1992 – Best Paper Award, ISRAM '92, Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA (robust control)
Publications (H-index=42)
From 1989 to 2020, François Pierrot published over 200 papers as a result of his research work at the Laboratoire d'Informatique de Robotique et de Microélectronique de Montpellier (LIRMM). The documents are articles published in international scientific journals or presented at conferences, book chapters and patents, mainly in English. Publications of François Pierrot portal HAL-LIRMM (Management System Publications of LIRMM)
Technology transferred to industry
Several robots have been adopted by industry for development past their prototype stages, some of which are listed below:
References
External links
DEXTER team website
Symétrie website
CEA web |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BaseX | BaseX is a native and light-weight XML database management system and XQuery processor, developed as a community project on GitHub. It is specialized in storing, querying, and visualizing large XML documents and collections. BaseX is platform-independent and distributed under the BSD-3-Clause license.
In contrast to other document-oriented databases, XML databases provide support for standardized query languages such as XPath and XQuery. BaseX is highly conformant to World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) specifications and the official Update and Full Text extensions. The included GUI enables users to interactively search, explore and analyze their data, and evaluate XPath/XQuery expressions in realtime (i.e., while the user types).
Technologies
XPath query language
XQuery 3.1
XQuery Update (W3C)
XQuery Full Text (W3C)
Support for most EXPath/EXQuery modules and packaging system
Client-Server architecture with user and transaction management and logging facilities
APIs: RESTXQ, RESTful API, WebDAV, XML:DB, XQJ; Java, C#, Perl, PHP, Python and others
Supported data formats: XML, HTML, JSON, CSV, Text, binary data
GUI including several visualizations: Treemap, table view, tree view, scatter plot
Database layout
BaseX uses a tabular representation of XML tree structures to store XML documents. The database acts as a container for a single document or a collection of documents. The XPath Accelerator encoding scheme and Staircase Join Operator have been taken as inspiration for speeding up XPath location steps. Additionally, BaseX provides several types of indices to improve the performance of path operations, attribute lookups, text comparisons and full-text searches.
History
BaseX was started by Christian Grün at the University of Konstanz in 2005. In 2007, BaseX went open source and has been under the BSD-3-Clause license since then.
Supported systems
The BaseX server is a pure Java 1.8 application and thus runs on any system that provides a suitable Java implementation. It has been tested on Windows, Mac OS X, Linux and OpenBSD. In particular, packages are available for Debian and Ubuntu.
Further reading
BaseX Talk at LinuxTag Berlin, 2011
References
External links
XML
Free database management systems
XML databases
XQuery processors
Free software programmed in Java (programming language)
Database-related software for Linux
Software using the BSD license |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011%20Panasonic%20Gobel%20Awards | The 14th Annual Panasonic Gobel Awards was a ceremony held to honoring the favorite in Indonesian television programming/individual/production works, as chosen by the verification team of this ceremony awards. It was held on March 25, 2011, at the Djakarta Theater XXI in Jalan M.H. Thamrin, Menteng, Central Jakarta. This year's edition of the ceremony awards was themed "Bersama Untuk Bumi Indonesia" (en: Together for Indonesian Earth). The ceremony was hosted by presenter Indra Bekti and Sari Nila on the red carpet and by Fanny Febriana for the live event and also introduced as Miss Green.
The awards featured some of Indonesia's best singers such as Nidji, SM*SH, Vicky Shu, Inul Daratista, Andien, Titi Sjuman, D'Bagindas and many more. The performers, both singers and nominee readers wore formal clothes designed by Indonesia's best designers and the evening peak of this 2011 ceremony awards broadcast live by TV stations under the control of MNC Group, such as RCTI, MNCTV, and Global TV.
Judges (Verification Team)
Karni Ilyas (TV Delegation),
Ezki Suyanto (Commissaries of KPI-Komisi Penyiaran Indonesia),
Putra Nababan (Delegation from desk News),
Manoj Punjabi (Expert of Soap opera program and Production House),
Anjasmara (Delegation of artist),
Titan Hermawan(Station TV Delegation),
Maman Hermawan (expertise program TV),
Harsiwi Achmad (Delegation from station TV and production house),
Soraya Perucha (Delegation from station TV),
Yeni Anshar (Delegation from station TV) And
Feni Rose (expertise program infotainment).
Winners and nominees
The nominees were announced on February 24, 2011. For this year, the categories added for four new category: "Favorite FTV Program", "Favorite Travel, Hobbies, and Lifestyle Program", "Favorite News Magazine Program" and "Favorite Sport Journal Program". Winners are listed first and highlighted on boldface.
Program
Individual
External links
PGA 2011 Official Sites
Pemenang PGA 2011
Panasonic Gobel Awards
2011 television awards |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solid%20Converter%20PDF | Solid Converter PDF is document reconstruction software from Solid Documents which converts PDF files to editable formats. Originally released for the Microsoft Windows operating system, a Mac OS X version was released in 2010. The current versions are Solid Converter PDF 9.0 for Windows and Solid PDF to Word for Mac 2.1. The same technology used by the product's Solid Framework SDK is licensed by Adobe for Acrobat X.
History
By the second version's release in early 2004, Solid Converter PDF was noted for its focus on editing and recapturing content from previously-inaccessible PDF files. The release of v4 in May 2008 introduced a transition away from its original wizard interface to a WYSIWYG user interface, allowing for direct editing of PDFs. In December 2010, release of version 7 included several product feature enhancements including table editing and workflow improvements, recover text markup, extract PDF to .csv, and selective conversion. Version 8.0 released in early 2013 includes a simplified user interface and a Microsoft Word ribbon add-in which allows users to quickly access the scan to Word feature. Relying on multi-core processors, performance has been improved for batch file conversions and time intensive OCR. Focusing on feature integration and conversion improvements, version 9.0 released in June 2014 adds data recovery from scanned PDFs into Microsoft Excel.
Features
Solid Converter PDF's supported conversion formats include Microsoft Word .docx and .doc, .rtf, Microsoft Excel .xlsx, .xml, Microsoft PowerPoint .pptx, .html and .txt. Besides converting PDF files to document file formats for editing, users may also edit PDFs directly in the program. It preserves the original layout and formatting during conversion and emphasizes a simple, easy-to-use interface. Other features include table recovery, hyperlink detection, adding watermarks, rearranging pages, and PDF creation. Version 7 no longer requires Microsoft Office to be installed to convert to Office Open XML formats. Version 9.0 includes conversion improvements, legacy driver support, integrated features, and less comples XML output.
Mac OS X version
Solid Documents released Solid PDF to Word for Mac, its first product for the Mac OS X operating system, in April 2010, and an updated version was released in November 2014 to include support for OS X 10.10 (Yosemite). It has many of the same features as Solid Converter PDF including conversion to Word and Excel formats, page layout preservation, OCR, and batch conversion. Unlike the Windows version, Solid PDF to Word is able to convert to iWork Pages format and utilizes an Open File dialog interface (similar to early Solid Converter PDF incarnations) instead of the full WYSIWYG editor. System requirements include Mac OS X v10.7 or later and iWork to convert to .pages format.
See also
List of PDF software
References
PDF software |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryan%20and%20Tatum%3A%20The%20O%27Neals | Ryan and Tatum: The O'Neals is an American reality television show aired between June and August 2011 on the OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network. The series focused on actors Ryan and Tatum O'Neal and a reconciliation process the two began in an effort to redevelop their father/daughter relationship after twenty-five years.
Synopsis
Described by OWN as a "docu-series", the eight-episode series began with Tatum moving back to Los Angeles after twenty-five years of living in New York City with the desire to reconcile her estranged relationship with her father, Ryan. Ryan, who has lived in the same home for forty years, is trying to rebuild his life after the death of his longtime partner Farrah Fawcett.
The show also includes Fawcett and Ryan's son, Redmond O'Neal, who lives with his father. Ryan's other sons, Patrick and Griffin O'Neal, are not featured in the show because of an estranged relationship with their father prior to and during filming, although Griffin is heard speaking to Tatum on the telephone in the first episode. Additionally, there is very little mention of Tatum's ex-husband, John McEnroe; however, one of their three children, Sean, lives in Los Angeles and has a relationship with Ryan. John McEnroe stated on The Wendy Williams Show that he hoped his adult children do not participate in the series. He stated, “two of them won’t and I think that none of them agreed to be on it.” McEnroe felt, “I think this (the show) is an accident waiting to happen”.
To coincide with the series, Tatum also released a memoir, Found: A Daughter's Journey Home. The memoir chronicles her family, her childhood, her struggles with substance abuse, and her reconciliation with her father.
In September 2011, it was reported that the reconciliation did not take and it was only for show and not in life. Ryan blamed Oprah Winfrey for further distancing him from Tatum, alluding to Oprah's lack of support by stating, "we're further apart now than we were when we started the show. So thanks, Oprah, for all your help." Representatives of Ryan stated the quotes were taken out of context and he and Tatum were still working on strengthening their relationship. However, Ryan told Access Hollywood that he did not foresee a second season, adding, "did I open up? I tried. Does Tatum like me any better? No. So what's the point?"
Episodes
Production
The show was produced by the OWN network, and aired on Sundays at 10/9c. Eight episodes were produced to begin season one and the series was not renewed.
References
External links
2011 American television series debuts
2010s American reality television series
English-language television shows
Oprah Winfrey Network original programming
2011 American television series endings |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011%E2%80%9312%20Macclesfield%20Town%20F.C.%20season | This page shows the progress of Macclesfield Town F.C. in the 2011–12 English football season. This year they play their games in League Two in the English league system, the fourth tier.
League data
League table
Results summary
Managerial change
Following Macclesfield's victory over Port Vale on 31 December 2011, the club then went 16 consecutive games without a victory and found themselves out of the relegation places in League Two only by way of goal difference. This prompted chairman Mike Rance to sack Gary Simpson on 18 March 2012. Brian Horton was installed as manager until the end of the season, in what is his second spell at the club, a day later.
Squad statistics
Appearances and goals
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Top scorers
Disciplinary record
Results
Pre-season friendlies
League Two
FA Cup
League Cup
Football League Trophy
Transfers
Awards
References
Macclesfield Town F.C. seasons
Macclesfield Town |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Similarweb | Similarweb Ltd. is an Israeli software development and data aggregation company specializing in web analytics, web traffic and performance. Headquartered in Givatayim, the company has 12 offices worldwide. Similarweb went public on the New York Stock Exchange in May 2021.
History
The company was founded in 2007 by Or Offer in Tel Aviv, Israel. By 2009, Similarweb won the first Israeli SeedCamp, attracting the attention of international media and investors. The company raised its Series A round of $1.1 million with the investment being led by Yossi Vardi, and Docor International Management. SimilarSites, a browser extension to help users find sites similar to those they are visiting, was launched later.
On September 24, 2013, the company closed a Series B round led by David Alliance, Moshe Lichtman with the participation of existing investor Docor International Management.
On February 24, 2014, South Africa media giant Naspers invested $18 million into Similarweb and leading their Series C round. Within a month, Similarweb used a part of the capital for the acquisition of Israeli early-stage company TapDog for a few million dollars in shares and cash, less than a year after TapDog was founded.
In November 2014, Similarweb raised $15 million in a Series D investment.
In July 2015, Similarweb acquired personalized content discovery platform developer Swayy.
In July 2017, the company announced a $47 million round of financing led by Viola Group, Saban Ventures with participation from CE Ventures and existing investors.
In May 2021, Similarweb made its public debut on the NYSE at a $1.6B valuation.
In October 2021, Similarweb won "Best Alternative data Provider" at Hedgeweek Americas Awards 2021, for their investors intelligence suite.
On February 16, 2022, Similarweb reported earnings for Q4 2021, Q4 revenue of $40.2m and Q4 ARR of $165m.
On February 14, 2023, Similarweb reported total revenue of $193.2 million for fiscal year 2022, and annual recurring revenue (ARR) exceeding $200 million.
Technology
Similarweb develops tools that enable the analysis of the traffic and behavior of users on websites and apps. The service and datasets are provided in a limited free edition, but the paid platform is addressed to SMBs and large companies which require access to accurate comprehensive data at larger scales for marketing, sales and Market research. The data is collected from a number of different sources that provide information about the internet and app usage of users, including various information partners, and anonymous data from users of the various dedicated browser addons that the company distributes.
Ranking
Similarweb ranks websites and apps based on traffic and engagement metrics. Its ranking is calculated according to the collected datasets and is updated on a monthly basis with new data. Also, The ranking system covers 210 categories of websites and apps in 190 countries and was designed to be an estimate of a website's populari |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Voice%20of%20Poland | The Voice of Poland is a Polish reality talent show that premiered on September 3, 2011, on the TVP 2 television network. The Voice of Poland is part of the international syndication The Voice based on the reality singing competition launched in the Netherlands as The Voice of Holland, created by Dutch television producer John de Mol.
Selection process and format
The Blind Auditions
The blind auditions feature approximately 100 contestants who were selected during non-televised production pre-castings. At the beginning of the performance, the coaches have their backs turned to the participants, and if one of the coaches wants to take on a participant, they press their buttons and turn around to the singer who is automatically placed on his team. If more than one coach is turned around, the singer chooses the coach they want to work with. In the first four seasons and from the tenth, blind auditions end with the selection of 12 contestants. The size of the teams, however, varied over the seasons (13 in seasons 5 and 9; 14 in seasons 6 to 8; and 15 in season 14).
From the eleventh season during blind auditions, each coach can "block" another. The coach against whom the block was used loses the chance to invite that participant to their team. Each coach can use this feature only twice. If a coach uses a "block" against another coach and they do not turn around - the "block" is considered unused; this means that the block can be used as long as the coach who uses it actually "blocks" someone. "Block" buttons can be used both during and after a contestant's performance. In the fourteenth season, coaches will be able to use their block button only after a contestant's performance, unlike in the previous seasons.
The Battles round
This is followed by battles in which the coaches choose two people from their team (when the number of participants in a team is uneven, one of the battles is played by a trio, not a duo) who sing the same song together. The coach decides who moves on to the next stage and who drops out of the program. In the first season, coaches were assisted by invited specialists who were supposed to help them make the decision. From the second season onwards, the other coaches can make a "steal", i.e. take the loser to their team (by pressing their button). If more than one coach wants to steal a participant, that participant has the right to choose which team they want to go to.
In the seventh season, the "stealing" system has changed to what is known as the "hot chairs". Each coach can ultimately steal only one contestant (who sits on the hot seat assigned to that coach's team), because when "stealing" another contestant, the previously stolen person is replaced and dropped out of the competition; from the seventh to ninth seasons, each coach could steal (press the button and take over a contestant) up to three times, but from the tenth season, coaches can press the button to steal a contestant without any limitations. The batt |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trade%20Repository | A Trade Repository or Swap Data Repository is an entity that centrally collects and maintains the records of over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives. These electronic platforms, acting as authoritative registries of key information regarding open OTC derivatives trades, provide an effective tool for mitigating the inherent opacity of OTC derivatives markets.
This market infrastructure is defined and supervised in Europe by the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) under the European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR). Similar regulatory initiatives are conducted in the United States where the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has developed the Dodd-Frank Act regulation, under which Swap Data Repositories are regulated.
The strengthening of the derivatives markets regulatory framework finds its origin in the 26 September 2009 summit in Pittsburgh, where G20 Leaders agreed that all standardised OTC derivative contracts should be cleared through central counterparties (CCP) by end-2012 at the latest and that OTC derivative contracts should be reported to trade repositories.
References
EU Legislative Proposals
Adoption of the regulatory and implementing technical standards for the Regulation on OTC derivatives, central counterparties and trade repositories
On 19 December 2012, the European Commission has adopted nine regulatory and implementing technical standards to complement the obligations defined under the Regulation on OTC derivatives, central counterparties (CCPs) and trade. They were developed by the European Supervisory Authorities and have been endorsed by the European Commission without modification.
The adoption of these technical standards finalises requirements for the mandatory clearing and reporting of transactions, in line with the EU's G20 commitment made in Pittsburgh in September 2009.
Regulatory technical standards on the minimum details of the data to be reported to trade repositories
Regulatory technical standards specifying the details of the application for registration as a trade repository
Regulatory technical standards specifying the data to be published and made available by trade repositories and operational standards for aggregating, comparing and accessing the data
Implementing technical standards on the minimum details of the data to be reported to trade repositories
https://web.archive.org/web/20140813183506/http://ec.europa.eu/internal_market/financial-markets/docs/derivatives/121219_its_minimum-details-trade-repositories_en.pdf
Implementing technical standards specifying the details of the application for registration as a trade repository PDF
https://web.archive.org/web/20140813183504/http://ec.europa.eu/internal_market/financial-markets/docs/derivatives/121219_its_details-application-trade-repositories_en.pdf
External links
The Independent Trade Repository
FX-MM Magazine
DTCC Global Trade Repository for OTC Derivatives
Trade Information Warehouse Reports
European Tra |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wireless%20lock | Wireless lock is a protection concept for authenticated LAN or WLAN network clients offered from various vendors in various functional shapes and physical designs. In contrast to wireless keys, wireless lock puts emphasis on automatic locking instead of just locking by time-out or unlocking.
The wireless lock concept supports initialising the client with authentication and log-on as electronic key solutions. Beyond that a wireless lock supports automatic log-off after user leaves unlocked network client and independent from time-out conditions. Protection comes into effect, while integrated or galvanically attached and paired receiver/transceiver stays connected with protected client object as soon as wireless token gets separated from client exceeding a set maximum allowed distance, generally the manual reach required for operating keyboard attached to client.
Currently (2011-07) there is no general standard supporting inter-operability of wireless lock concepts.
Most offered air interface solution is based on ISO/IEC 18000-3 HF (13,56 MHz) passive RFID tags and near field communication (NFC)-like reader specification.
Most offered authentication procedures make use of IETF public key infrastructure (PKI).
Comfortable solutions support single sign-on servicing.
Bluetooth BLE profile proximity is said to support such application.
Usage principles
The wireless token serves as an independent second authentication factor. Local pairing of token with protected networked client object is the authentication procedure. Personalisation of token with user is a preparative action that may be administered apart from network. Allocated user credentials shall be served from networked authorisation server for allowed access to data and function and from authentication server for allowed access to network and clients.
A wireless communication distance metrics sets the protected object to "locked", as soon as the set distance level between paired transmitter and receiver of a wireless signal transmission is exceeded. The protected object returns to status "unlocked" as soon as the distance gets lesser and the received signal strength level higher than set limit.
Transmitters may be worn by the owner of an object, whereas the other receiver item gets attached to the protected object for logically protecting it to usage by the owner only.
Basic electronic gadget is a wireless token that communicates with a counterpart attached to the object to be controlled wirelessly. User guides for mode of operation recommend to bear a very light designed alarm token with a necklace, a wristband or similarly directly bound to the body. Very low transmission power levels secure low electromagnetic interference as well as entirely biologically harmless operation
After setting the object to protect to work and initially pairing the two wireless token devices with each other, the protected object refuses operation when exceeding the set distance between token and prot |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pentad | Pentad ('group of 5') or pentade may refer to:
Pentad (chord), a five-note chord
Pentad (computing), or pentade, a 5-bit group
a division of the solar term
Dramatistic pentad, Kenneth Burke's method of analyzing motivation
Medical pentad, a group of five signs or symptoms which characterise a specific medical condition
a tuple of length 5
See also
5
Quintet (disambiguation)
Tetrad (disambiguation) ('group of 4')
Hexad (disambiguation) ('group of 6')
Lustrum, a five-year period in Ancient Rome.
Pentadic numerals
p-adic number
Quinary |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Between%20the%20Covers | Between the Covers may refer to:
Between the Covers (radio program), a program on the Radio One network of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Between the Covers (album), a cover album by Wet Wet Wet frontman Marti Pellow
Between the Covers (TV programme) a BBC talk show programme stylized as a book club with celebrities talking about their favourite book |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gravity%20Rush | Gravity Rush, known in Japan as Gravity Daze, is a 2012 action-adventure video game developed by Japan Studio's Team Gravity division and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation Vita. Gravity Rush Remastered, a high definition remaster developed by Bluepoint Games for the PlayStation 4 was released in 2015 in Japan and 2016 in the West. In Gravity Rush, players control Kat, an amnesiac with the power to manipulate how gravity affects her, and uses her powers to help the people of Hekseville against the mysterious Nevi, helping its people against threats and uncovering the mystery behind her past. Gameplay has Kat exploring the open world of Hekseville, completing missions for townsfolk and defeating Nevi. Navigation and combat heavily involve Kat's gravity-altering abilities.
Beginning development for PlayStation 3 in 2008 under the title Gravité before moving to the Vita, Gravity Rush was conceived by director Keiichiro Toyama prior to his work on Silent Hill and the Siren series. The team overcame technical challenges due to the gameplay and chosen hardware. The world, story and artistic style drew from Japanese and Western comics including the work of French artist Jean Giraud. The music was composed by Kohei Tanaka, who worked on the project from an early stage. Upon release, the game received generally positive reviews; praise went to the art style and Kat's portrayal, but aspects of gameplay and control issues were criticized. The game went on to sell 200,000 copies worldwide. The remaster also released to positive reviews, focusing on its successful upgrade. A sequel, Gravity Rush 2, was released in 2017 exclusively for the PlayStation 4.
Gameplay
Gravity Rush is an action-adventure video game in which players take the role of Kat, a young woman who can manipulate how gravity affects her, allowing her to walk on walls and fly through the air. Kat navigates the game's open world of Hekseville both on foot using roads and walkways, and using her powers; activating Kat's abilities, the player tilts the PlayStation Vita, aiming Kat and allowing her to "fall" in that direction. Kat can use her abilities to walk on vertical surfaces or areas such as ceilings and the underside of structures. Kat's gravity-based abilities are tied to an energy meter which decreases when her powers are active. When fully depleted, Kat's powers deactivate until the meter recharges.
Combat takes place either on the ground or with Kat using her powers against enemies. When on the ground, Kat attacks by kicking enemies in their weak spots. When using her powers, Kat can rotate and aim at those weak spots. Increasing Kat's distance before using her powers increases the amount of damage. Some abilities used in combat, such as the ability to locate and lock onto weak points, are tied to a cooldown timer which must replenish before being used again.
During navigation, Kat can find three types of pick-ups; blue cubes which restore her energy and all |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zugbeeinflussungssystem%20S-Bahn%20Berlin | The Berlin S-Bahn Train Control System - (ZBS) - is a train protection system based on Eurobalises that is designed for the specific requirements of the S-Bahn Berlin rapid transit rail network. It is able to gradually replace the old system based on train stops with overlap safety.
The conversion will be finished on the subnetwork Stadtbahn until the end of 2020, on the subnetwork Nord-Süd until the end of 2023 and on the subnetwork Ring until the end of 2025.
History
The Berlin S-Bahn commuter rail system has its own tracks that is completely separate from the national rail network although most lines run in parallel with the normal railways. Although a heavy rail system the vehicle fleet is specialized for the Berlin rail network with its closest cousins in the S-Bahn Hamburg (which switched to 1200 Volt however instead of 750 Volt third rail in Berlin). Berlin was among the first to introduce an automated train protection system based on metal bar at the height of the first bogie where the trip cock is placed. The metal bar (also named "Streckenanschlag" / track stop collar) folds away to allow passing. If the metal bar is up it will also catch the train by sliding along the outer frame. The train stops are installed at some distance before the actual critical point (junction, station) so that with an assumed maximum speed the train can be halted.
The old system had worked for almost a century although there were a number of exceptions - notably the train speed is not controlled at all and the train stops have no function for a train passing at higher speed. To improve safety the S-Bahn Berlin GmbH (train operator), DB Netz AG (rail track operator) and Siemens Transportation System (train system manufacturer) started research on a system based on ETCS Level 1. The development was done in parallel with the evolution of ETCS since the mid-1990s and the results were first shown on the InnoTrans 2002 fair. In August 2007 a contract with Siemens was closed on the delivery of cab signaling for 600 trains and the 332 km wayside signaling at a cost of 130 million Euro.
The installation were to be performed in 20 stages over a period starting in 2010 until 2015. The first activation in daily routine had been scheduled for 11 October 2011 on the S1 line - reconstruction of all north-south lines (S1, S2, S6) was to commence in 2011. The investigation committee of the Senate of Berlin pointed out that the admission certificate of the most common traction vehicles will run out in 2017 - given the (non-fatal) train accidents in 2001 and 2002 due to exceeding speed (that allowed to overrun the overlap distance hitting another train that was still in the station) it was expected that the Eisenbahn-Bundesamt regulator will require a modern train stop system to be installed during the renovation as a prerequisite for a renewed admission. Prolonging the old admission was expected to be unlikely to be done for more than three years making the ZBS train |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raspberry%20Pi%20Foundation | The Raspberry Pi Foundation is a charity registered in England and Wales, as well as a UK company limited by guarantee. It was founded in 2009 to promote the study of computer science. It is part of a group that comprises legal entities in India, Ireland, and the United States, which carry out educational activities in those jurisdictions; and Raspberry Pi Ltd, a commercial subsidiary that develops Raspberry Pi computers and other hardware. The foundation’s charitable activities are funded through a combination of Gift Aid from the profits of Raspberry Pi Ltd, contracts for the delivery of educational services e.g. professional development for teachers, and donations from individuals, foundations, and other organisations.
Foundation
The Raspberry Pi Foundation is a charitable organisation registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales. The board of trustees was assembled by 2008, and the Raspberry Pi Foundation was founded as a registered charity in May 2009 in Caldecote, England. In 2016, The foundation moved its headquarters to Station Road, Cambridge, moving again in 2018, to Hills Road, Cambridge.
The foundation is supported by the University of Cambridge Computer Laboratory and Broadcom.
Its aim is to "promote the study of computer science and related topics, especially at the school level, and to put the fun back into learning computing." Project co-founder Eben Upton is a former academic, currently employed by Broadcom as a system-on-chip architect and associate technical director. Components, albeit in small numbers, were able to be sourced from suppliers, due to the charitable status of the organisation.
History
When the decline in numbers and skills of students applying for Computer Science became a concern for a team that included Eben Upton, Rob Mullins, Jack Lang and Alan Mycroft at the University of Cambridge’s Computer Laboratory in 2006, a need for a tiny and affordable computer came to their minds. Several versions of the early Raspberry Pi prototypes were designed but were very limited by the high cost and low power processors for mobile devices at that time.
In 2008, the team started a collaboration with Pete Lomas, MD of Norcott Technologies and David Braben, the co-author of the seminal BBC Micro game Elite, and formed the Raspberry Pi Foundation. Three years later, the Raspberry Pi Model B was born and it had sold over two million units within two years of mass production.
Founders and leadership
The founders of the organisation were:
Eben Upton
Rob Mullins, senior lecturer in the Computer Laboratory at the University of Cambridge
Jack Lang, affiliated lecturer in the Computer Laboratory at the University of Cambridge and the founder of Electronic Share Information Ltd
Alan Mycroft, professor of computing in the Computer Laboratory at the University of Cambridge
David Braben, CEO of Frontier Developments and co-writer of the 1984 game Elite
Pete Lomas, MD of Norcott Technologies
In early 2013, t |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BBC%20Two%20%22Computer%20Generated%202%22%20ident | The Computer Generated 2 was an ident used by BBC2 between 16 June 1979 and 30 March 1986. It was the first computer generated television station identification in the world.
Launch
The ident package was launched in June 1979. The ident was aired through a solid-state computer device, not unlike the one used later for BBC1's Computer Originated World, built by BBC engineers, and designed by Oliver Elmes. The concept of the double striped '2' had been around for a long time: following the two television channels dropping corporate branding, a similar look was adopted by both channels featuring double striped numbers and BBC letters. The doubled striped '2' had been in use on programme promotions since 1977 and on holding slides since 1978.
Components of the look
The ident itself featured a cream, double striped numeral 2, with two orange lines either side going off screen. The whole ident had the illusion of three dimensions, with orange shadows, all on a black background. The ident would either remain static, scroll in from the left hand side or scroll out to the right. The form up ident was accompanied by an electronic fanfare, which was dropped in 1983. A subtitled programme would be accompanied by the additional caption below the numeral stating 'Ceefax 270' and later following a change of page 'Ceefax 888'.
The clock which accompanied this new look was located in the BBC2 Noddy room and comprised an orange clock face with counters of ever increasing thickness and with a 'polo' mint centre upon a black background. A plain orange and white 2D striped '2' logo was placed below the clock. The use of this old clock was due to the fact that the technology did not exist for an electronic timepiece, and would not until 1980, when an electronic timepiece was finally obtained for BBC2. This new electronic clock had no second hand judder and had a changed design, featuring two dashes at the quarter hours and single dashes elsewhere. The polo mint centre was abandoned in favour of a simple centre dot, and the 3D striped '2' logo adorned the bottom of the screen, although it was unanimated.
Promotional style wasn't uniform, but generally featured the striped '2' in the promotion in one form or another, whether at the beginning or appearing on the end slide. Programme slides featured a large white 2 with programme title overlaid the bottom of the image. This branding preceded the inception of the new ident by several months, with slides featuring the striped '2' from as early as late 1978. The BBC2 special Christmas ident of 1978, featuring rotating buglers, also incorporated this version of the striped '2'.
Regional variations of BBC2 featured the region name below the 2.
A variation of the look was introduced on 19 September 1983 and was used during the Daytime on 2 strand. It featured the ident with an orange gradient background.
Special Idents
Some special versions were produced for public celebrations such as Christmas:
Christmas 1979 - A revo |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ScienceLogic | ScienceLogic is a software and service vendor. It produces information technology (IT) management and monitoring software for IT Operations and cloud computing.
Product
The company's flagship product, SL1, is a singular infrastructure monitoring and AIOps platform that provides operations teams with actionable insights to predict, detect, and resolve IT problems faster. It works by performing discovery, dependency mapping, monitoring, alerting, ticketing, workflow automation, dashboarding, and reporting for the cloud, networks, compute, storage, and applications.
The ScienceLogic SL1 platform monitors both on-premises and cloud-based IT assets, enabling customers who use public cloud services, such as Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud to manage hybrid and multi-cloud workloads. SL1 deployment models support on-premises and SaaS-based options.
History
ScienceLogic was founded in Reston, Virginia, in 2003 by David Link, Christopher Cordray, and Richard Chart. The company tripled its revenue growth year-over year, and had triple digit growth from 2005-2007.
In 2008, ScienceLogic posted $5.9M in revenue. That same year, Inc. Magazine placed ScienceLogic on its annual list of America's 500 Fastest Growing Private Companies at #350, also including it as #42 in the Top 100 IT Services Companies. In 2009, the company's position on the list was #490.
In 2010, ScienceLogic received $15 million in Series A funding from New Enterprise Associates. Two years later, ScienceLogic raised an additional $15 million in funding from Intel Capital. In 2015, ScienceLogic received $43 million in Series D funding, led by Goldman Sachs In 2016, ScienceLogic announced the acquisition of AppFirst.
Following the launch of the SL1 product line in 2018, which by the company and its partners said was the industry's first context-infused AIOps platform, ScienceLogic received $25 million in growth financing from Square 1 Bank.
In 2020, ScienceLogic updated its platform to include behavioral correlation, an artificial intelligence/machine learning approach for IT in diagnosing and remediating service disruptions.
Reception
ScienceLogic ranked on Deloitte’s Technology Fast 500™ Deloitte Technology Fast 500 in 2009, 2016, and 2018.
ScienceLogic was recognized by Forrester as a leader in “The Forrester Wave™: Intelligent Application and Service Monitoring, Q2 2019.”
In 2019, ScienceLogic was named the #3 AIOps global vendor by Research in Action.
In 2020, ScienceLogic was named one of the “20 Coolest Cloud Management and Migration Companies of the 2020 Cloud 100.”
In 2020, ScienceLogic earned two “Top Rated Awards” from TrustRadius for System Monitoring and IT Infrastructure Monitoring.
In Q4 of 2020, ScienceLogic was named an AIOps leader in The Forrester Wave: Artificial Intelligence for IT Operations category.
In September of 2020, Enterprise Management Associates (EMA) released its AIOps Radar Report, naming ScienceLogic SL1 a lead |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telle%20Whitney | Telle Whitney is the former CEO and President of the Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology. A computer scientist by training, she cofounded the Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing with Anita Borg in 1994 and joined the Anita Borg Institute in 2002.
Early life
Telle Whitney was born on June 5, 1956, in Salt Lake City, Utah. Raised in a Latter-day Saint family descended from Brigham Young, she moved to Southern California when she was 7, and then back to Utah when she was 15 after her mother died. Her father was a lawyer and her mother was a housewife who returned to school to be a history teacher.
Education and early career
Whitney received a bachelor's degree in computer science from the University of Utah in 1978 and a Ph.D. in computer science from Caltech in 1985. She moved to Silicon Valley to work in the chip industry, creating chips and the software that supports them. She held senior technical management positions at Actel and Malleable Technologies, as well as senior roles at several startup technology companies.
Founding of the Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing
In 1994, Whitney and Anita Borg founded the Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing Conference, which is the largest gathering of women in computing in the world. With simply the initial idea of creating a conference by and for women computer scientists, Borg and Whitney met over dinner, with a blank sheet of paper, having no idea how to start a conference, and started to plan out their vision. The first Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing was held in Washington, D.C., in June 1994, and brought together 500 technical women. Telle Whitney described walking into the conference and being surrounded by 500 technical women as “life-changing.”
Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology
In 2002, Whitney became President and CEO of the Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology, then known as the Institute for Women and Technology. This was originally intended to be a temporary situation, while the organization searched for a replacement for Anita Borg, but ended up being a turning into a permanent role for Whitney.
Under Whitney’s leadership, the Anita Borg Institute has expanded its size and programs. Since 2003, six Grace Hopper Celebrations have been held, and in 2010, the first Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing India was organized. In addition to the Anita Borg Institute Women of Vision Awards, a new awards program has been established to recognize companies that support technical women, the Anita Borg Top Company for Technical Women Award.
Telle Whitney retired as President and CEO of AnitaB.org on September 30th, 2017 and Brenda Darden Wilkerson became the President and CEO on October 1, 2017.
Other activities
In 2004, Telle Whitney co-founded the National Center for Women & Information Technology (NCWIT) with Lucy Sanders and Robert Schnabel. She has served as Secretary/Treasurer of the Association for |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Game%20crash | Game crash may refer to:
video game crash of 1977, a glut in the market caused by manufacturers clearing older stock.
video game crash of 1983
Crash (computing) |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NJ%20PBS | NJ PBS (known as NJTV prior to 2021) is a public television network serving the U.S. state of New Jersey. The network is owned by the New Jersey Public Broadcasting Authority (NJPBA), an agency of the New Jersey state government which owns the licenses for all but one of the PBS member stations licensed in the state. NJPBA outsources the network's operations to Public Media NJ, a wholly-owned subsidiary of New York City-based The WNET Group (formerly known as the Educational Broadcasting Corporation and later as WNET.org), the parent company of Newark, New Jersey–licensed WNET (channel 13) and Garden City, New York–licensed WLIW (channel 21). In addition to PBS programming, NJ PBS airs shows distributed by American Public Television (APT); the network also produces and broadcasts its own programs, mostly related to issues in New Jersey. NJ PBS' operations are based in Englewood, New Jersey. Its anchor studio is located at Gateway Center in Newark. Master control and some internal operations are based at WNET's studios in the Worldwide Plaza complex in Midtown Manhattan.
NJ PBS is the successor to New Jersey Network (NJN), the state-controlled public television and radio service. NJN ceased operations on June 30, 2011, and Public Media NJ took control of the former NJN television stations the following day.
History
In 2008, officials with the New Jersey Network asked the New Jersey Legislature in 2008 for permission to explore making NJN an independent nonprofit organization. Under this scenario, the NJN licenses would have been transferred to the network's fundraising arm, the NJN Foundation. However, on June 6, 2011, New Jersey's Governor during that time, Chris Christie, who vowed to end state-funded public broadcasting when he took office in 2010, announced an agreement to turn control of the NJN television network to WNET. As part of the deal, WNET.org created Public Media NJ as a separate New Jersey-based nonprofit to operate the stations. NJN was created in 1971 partly due to concerns that WNET and Philadelphia's main PBS outlet, WHYY-TV (channel 12), were not adequately serving their New Jersey viewers.
Under the terms of the deal, the NJPBA would retain the licenses, but outsource the stations' operations to Public Media NJ for five years with two additional five-year renewal options. Public Media NJ would receive funding from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) and all revenues related to the former NJN technical operations. The measure was defeated by the state assembly on June 23, 2011. The state senate, however, passed the resolution on June 27, allowing Public Media NJ to take over NJN's television operations as scheduled on July 1, 2011. The network was relaunched as NJTV; all members of NJN automatically became members of NJTV. The first program to be aired on NJTV was Charlie Rose (which was produced by its sister station WNET).
On July 26, 2011, NJTV announced a partnership with the Foundation for New Jersey Public |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CRX10 | The CRX10 is an autonomous mobile robot platform for education, training and research that was developed by South Korean robotics company CNRobot. CRX10 supports MSRDS, SPL (Simple Programming Language), AVR (C languages) and Android programming languages. The CRX10 was unveiled on May, 2011.
Description
The robot dimension is 192x197x79.5 (LxWxH). CRX10 comes packaged with 7 IR floor sensors, 3 obstacle detection PSD sensors and 4 audio sensors. Robot communication is possible via cable (UART), Wi-Fi (Bluetooth) with GAP and SPP profile or dipole antenna with communication distance is more than 100 m. CRX10 supports TTL serial interface.
The CRX brain is based on Atmega128 and Atmega88 Dual Processor. The robot operates either with Lithium-ion battery and can be recharged regularly from a wall plug or 6 cells primary batteries.
CRX10 can be controlled via Android-based smartphone. Robot has 4 buttons on the top of the CRX10's bumper that can be assigned to different custom-defined programs or actions.
Robot platform can be transformed from 4 wheels to 2 wheels drive, has double-wide wheels, 3 rubber ring-shaped coverings fit around each wheel rim to enable a close contact with the ground, wheel diameter is 64 mm. Robot speed is 1 meter per second.
Dot Matrix 8x8 on the top of CRX10 body can be used for displaying different graphic, emoticons or characters.
The robot comes fully assembled and tested with 9 ready to use robot activities or services in VPL and educational materials for teachers.
CRX10 can carry objects using a detachable payload tray that may weigh about 10 kg.
Accessories
Remote Control allows the owner to control CRX10 remotely
Detachable payload tray allows the owner to carry objects on robot or customize it with cameras, robotic arm and so on.
Charger
Camera (optional)
Functions
Autonomous drive
Line tracking
Payload
Surmountableness
CCW rotation
CW rotation
Dot Matrix 8x8
Long Distance communication
Sound source identification
Programmability
Image recognition (option)
References
External links
CNRobot's CRX10 page
CNRobot's CRX10 page
Educational robots
Robots of South Korea
Four-wheeled robots
2011 robots |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barisania%20lampra | Barisania lampra is a species of moth of the family Limacodidae. It is found on Sumatra and Borneo.
The wingspan is 27–33 mm.
References
External links
The Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD)
Limacodidae
Moths of Borneo
Moths of Sumatra
Moths described in 1937 |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011%E2%80%9312%20Southend%20United%20F.C.%20season | This page shows the progress of Southend United F.C. in the 2011–12 football season. During this campaign, they played their games in the fourth tier of English football, League Two.
League data
League table
League Two results round by round
Squad statistics
Appearances and goals
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|colspan="14"|Players featured this season for Southend United on loan before returning to parent club:
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Top scorers
Disciplinary record
Results
Pre-season friendlies
League Two
League Two play-offs
FA Cup
League Cup
Football League Trophy
Transfers
References
Southend United F.C. seasons
Southend United |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West%20Ham%20United%20F.C.%20supporters | West Ham United F.C. supporters are the followers of the London-based West Ham United Football Club, who were founded as Thames Ironworks in 1895. There are 700,000 fans on the club's database and over 2,300,000 likes on Facebook. The club's website is in the top ten most visited websites for English football clubs by people in the USA. Their fans are also associated with a once-notorious hooligan element and have long-standing rivalries with several other clubs, most notably Millwall.
Demographics
West Ham have a larger than average number of male fans.
West Ham is the only club in the borough of Newham and a majority of fans in the borough support West Ham. Their home match average attendance over the last six seasons was in excess of 33,000 per season and despite finishing in bottom place in the Premier League for the 2010–11 season, their home attendance averaged 33,426, eleventh highest of all Premier League clubs. Traditionally, West Ham fans are drawn from London (in particular East London) and the home counties, especially Essex; however, there are fans clubs around the world, notably in New York City, Barcelona, Tenerife, Serbia, Australia, New Zealand, and Scandinavia, which has over 800 members.
Songs
In addition to the usual English football chants, West Ham fans sing "I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles". The song is considered to be the club's anthem.
Songs and chants have also been created and sung for players, notably Paolo Di Canio, Christian Dailly, Bobby Zamora, Frank Lampard Pop Robson, Dimitri Payet and Luděk Mikloško
Heroes and villains
West Ham fans have identified several players over the years as being 'fans favourites', notably
Paolo Di Canio, Bobby Moore, Julian Dicks and Carlos Tevez.
West Ham fans have also displayed a zeal for abusing former players who are perceived to have abandoned the club, or performed some disservice. Famously Dimitri Payet as well as Paul Ince, Frank Lampard, Jermain Defoe, Craig Bellamy and Nigel Reo-Coker have borne the brunt of verbal abuse and a hostile reception at Upton Park and now London Stadium. However, players such as Joe Cole, Michael Carrick, Rio Ferdinand, Bobby Zamora and Carlos Tévez receive applause and even standing ovations in honour of their contributions for the club.
Rivalries
West Ham fans' longest-running and deepest rivalry is with Millwall fans with both sets of supporters considering the other as their main rival.
The rivalry between Millwall and West Ham has always been a fierce encounter, from the first meeting – a 'friendly' on 23 September 1897, which the newly formed Thames Ironworks (not yet known as West Ham) lost 2–0 – up until their most recent meeting in a Championship clash in February 2012.
On 17 September 1906 in a Western League game, a particularly ferocious encounter saw one player hurled against a metal advertising board and others being stretchered off following heavy tackles. The East Ham Echo reported: "From the very first kick of the ball it w |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metulji%20botnet | The Metulji botnet, discovered in June 2011, is a botnet mainly involved in cyberscamming and denial of service attacks. Before the botnet itself was dismantled, it consisted of over 12 million individual zombie computers infected with the "Butterfly Bot", making it, as of June 2011, the largest known botnet.
It is not known what type of computers are vulnerable, or how to tell if a computer is a part of this botnet.
See also
Carna botnet
Command and control (malware)
Computer worm
Spambot
Timeline of notable computer viruses and worms
Xor DDoS
Zombie (computer science)
ZeroAccess botnet
Notes
Internet security
Distributed computing projects
Botnets |
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