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Lifeline Energy
Lifeline Energy (formerly Freeplay Foundation) is a non-profit social enterprise that provides technology solutions for off-grid learning. The organization designs, manufactures and distributes solar and wind-up media players and radios for classroom and group listening and was behind the first solar and wind-up radio ...
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Lifeline Energy
Lifeline Energy is a 501 (c) (3) US charity and a Section 18A and 21 South African public benefit organisation, and relies on contributions from individuals, family foundations, corporate funding and government-sponsored programmes. It collaborates with governments, international relief organizations and in-country NGO...
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Lifeline Energy
The Times, a UK newspaper, selected Lifeline Energy (then known as Freeplay Foundation) as a beneficiary for its 2005/2006 Christmas Charity Appeal. The organization was also awarded the first annual Tech Museum of Innovation Award in the education category in 2001 and won the Energy Project award in the World Bank’s D...
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Lifeline Energy
Lifeline Energy’s current on-going projects include a radio distance education programme in Zambia and providing information and education access to Somali women refugees in Kenya’s Dadaab camps.
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History The Freeplay Foundation was legally established in late 1998 by Rory Stear, the co-founder of Freeplay Energy Group. Freeplay Energy, which by then was a public company, was sold in July 2008 to Delhi-based businessman Devin Narang. Rory Stear – along with all other directors - resigned from Freeplay Energy Gro...
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Lifeline Energy
Over the years Lifeline Energy has implemented information and education projects using solar and wind-up radios in more than a dozen countries in sub-Saharan Africa. These include Rwanda, South Africa, Kenya, Tanzania, Niger, Nigeria, Ethiopia, Mozambique, Burundi, Zambia, Zimbabwe, South Sudan and Sudan.
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Lifeline Energy
Donors have included Anglo American PLC, the Body Shop, Vodafone Group Foundation, Asda, NASDAQ, CARE, Vodacom, the Founders and Supporters of International Tom Hanks Day and the World Bank. Gordon Roddick, co-founder and former chairman of The Body Shop International plc said in an interview with The Times, London "Ra...
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Lifeline Energy
Lifeline Energy is technology agnostic and focused on finding appropriate ways to improve the lives of those it aims to assist. It seeks technology solutions to meet these challenges – whether high or low tech. As with its Lifeplayer MP3, Lifeline Energy encapsulates known technologies (solar, battery, audio, radio, MP...
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Lifeline Energy
The Lifeplayer MP3 was launched to the media in September 2010. It was the world’s first MP3, 5-band radio and recorder designed specifically for humanitarian use and group listening. Solar-powered and wind-up, it was designed to give large groups of up to 50 people sustainable listening access. Listening content is p...
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Lifeline Energy
In 2011, the Lifeplayer MP3 was launched in a project for farmers in Rwanda, in partnership with the multinational giant SC Johnson and a US-based NGO, Radio Lifeline. The initiative disseminated information on modern farming techniques, market information and health news to Rwandan pyrethrum farmers via MP3 podcasts a...
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Lifeline Energy
The Lifeplayer was created and developed by Lifeline Energy and Lifeline Technologies. Its approach to new product development is end-user focused and based on field feedback. The development funding was raised through private donations. Supporters of the Lifeplayer include James Kimonyo - Rwanda's Ambassador to the ...
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Lifeline Energy
The Prime radio replaced the Lifeline radio - the first solar and wind-up radio made exclusively for the humanitarian sector and which Lifeline Energy and Kristine Pearson innovated. Prime radios can reach up to 60 listeners and has five bands – AM, FM and three short-wave bandwidths. It also features an LCD screen, a ...
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Lifeline Energy
The Prime radio improves on its predecessor, the Lifeline. In 2001, the Lifeline radio concept won the first Tech Museum of Innovation Award for Technology Benefiting Humanity for Lifeline Energy, in the education category. During the development the organisation arranged focus groups of orphaned children in South Afri...
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Lifeline Energy
Since its inception, Lifeline Energy has undertaken in-depth research into the effects of energy poverty, specifically how it relates to lighting and energy access, in remote areas throughout sub-Saharan Africa. Research was conducted in rural and peri-urban slum areas of South Africa to determine how much child and g...
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Lifeline Energy
Zambia’s Learning at Taonga Market Education Initiative Since 2000 Lifeline Energy has been helping to provide education access to vulnerable children taking part in the Learning at Taonga Market radio distance education initiative in Zambia. The programme offers a high quality primary school education to children who ...
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Lifeline Energy
Learning at Taonga Market is entirely free and has had a profound effect on orphaned children, who are often left out of Zambia’s education system. The informal classrooms are run by community volunteers who use Lifeline Energy’s solar and wind-up radios and Lifeplayers to access the daily radio broadcasts. Children ta...
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Lifeline Energy
Since 2007 Lifeline Energy has distributed more than 1,100 solar and wind-up radios in the Dadaab refugee camps and nearby host communities, benefitting more than 15,000 Somali women directly. The radios provide access to programming on women’s rights, health and controversial issues such as female genital cutting. The...
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Lifeline Energy
The radios have also helped educate children. Using Lifeline Energy’s radios, children are able to access radio-based primary education lessons in Somali. Ambassadors Tom Hanks Since 2003, Academy Award winner Tom Hanks has served as Lifeline Energy's American ambassador. He supports a range of projects including Lifel...
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Hanks participated in an eBay charity auction in which ten Lifeline radios autographed by Hanks were available. In addition to the radio, the highest bidder also received a personal letter and a signed photo from Hanks. During the campaign, Hanks stated that "The Lifeline radio can change the world – one person, one ho...
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World-renowned British humanitarian Terry Waite (CBE) has served as the organisations European Ambassador since 2000. Waite recently stepped down as chairman of Lifeline Energy's UK Board of Trustees after nine years of service, but remains a patron. Sibusiso Vilane Two time Everest conqueror, South African Sibusiso Vi...
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Awards and recognition In 2014 the Lifeplayer MP3 featured in the Sustainia 100 Awards In 2011 the Lifeplayer MP3 was an INDEX: Design to Improve Life finalist In December 2011 Lifeline Energy and its Lifeplayer MP3 won a top prize in the inaugural SAB Foundation Innovation Awards. In June 2011 the Lifeplayer MP3 was...
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References External links Poverty-related organizations Appropriate technology organizations Information and communication technologies in Africa Development charities based in the United Kingdom
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Korean Sociological Association
The Korean Sociological Association is South Korea's national academic organization for sociologists and those researching the related social sciences. It was founded in 1956 and has been publishing the Korean Journal of Sociology since 1964. In addition it organises annual symposia and workshops and hosts biannual nat...
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Korean Sociological Association
The role of the KSA in the development of Korean sociology is discussed by Park Myoung-Kyu and Chang Kyung-Sup (1999). In particular its role in permitting "the values and norms of scientific research to be articulated, shared and controlled". They also note the key role played by the KSA in debates about the need for ...
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Gold Medal Award for Distinguished Archaeological Achievement
The Gold Medal Award for Distinguished Archaeological Achievement is awarded by the Archaeological Institute of America in "recognition of a scholar who has made distinguished contributions to archaeology through his or her fieldwork, publications, and/or teaching." It is the Institute's highest award. First awarded i...
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Gold Medal Award for Distinguished Archaeological Achievement
List of AIA Gold Medal winners 2022: Elizabeth Fentress 2021: Katherine M.D. Dunbabin 2020: Jack L. Davis, University of Cincinnati 2019:Curtis Runnels, Boston University 2018:Ian Hodder, Stanford University 2017:John R. Clarke, University of Texas at Austin 2016:Malcolm Bell III, University of Virginia 2015: Charles ...
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Gold Medal Award for Distinguished Archaeological Achievement
See also Gold medal Gold medal awards List of history awards List of archaeology awards References External links Gold Medal Awards Archaeological Institute of America web site Archaeology awards American awards Awards established in 1965
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Molecular Imaging and Biology
Molecular Imaging and Biology is published by Springer Science+Business Media as the official journal of the World Molecular Imaging Society (WMIS) in collaboration with the European Society of Molecular Imaging (ESMI). It publishes original research contributions on the utilization of molecular imaging in problems of ...
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Monticello High School (Wisconsin)
Monticello High School is a rural public high school located in Monticello, Wisconsin in Green County, Wisconsin, United States.
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Monticello High School (Wisconsin)
School history The original school house was built in 1902, on the north end of town. In 1912 it was decided to build a new school closer to the center of the town. It was completed in 1913 and was built where the current one is. The first yearbook was printed in 1927 and the principal at the time was Mr. Corydon L. Ri...
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Monticello High School (Wisconsin)
Administration Mr. Mark Gustafson is Monticello's current principal. Mr. Allen Brokopp is Monticello's current district administrator effective January 9, 2019
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Monticello High School (Wisconsin)
Past principals Mr. Allen Brokopp (2009-2013) Mrs. Susan McGuire (2009) Mr. Kenneth Colle (2001–2009) Mrs. Susan Halseth (1999–2000) Mr. Joel Espe (1993–1998) Mr. William Greiner (1989–1992) Mr. Haasl (1984–1988) Mr. Ben Campa (1982–1983) Mr. Brad Colton (1981-1981) Mr. John Kammerud (1977–1980) Mr. Leonard ...
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Monticello High School (Wisconsin)
Mascot Monticello's mascot is the Pony. It is inspired by John Ponyicsanyi, a former basketball coach and high school Business Education teacher. He has since been elected into the Wisconsin Basketball Coach's Association Hall of Fame. John Ponyicsanyi son, Jack, played for his fathers basketball team. Jack says today,...
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Monticello High School (Wisconsin)
Notable alumni Gene Lynn - real estate developer of facilities for the elderly; philanthropist; donated Monticello Public Library building Elmer J. Lemon - accountant (partner in Grant Thornton 28 yrs); founder and longtime president of Monticello Foundation; inducted into the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Associa...
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Monticello High School (Wisconsin)
Athletics and extracurricular activities Monticello High School's athletics program offers Varsity Football, Basketball, Volleyball, Baseball, Softball, Cross Country, Track and Field, Wrestling. Monticello High School also offers Band, Choir, FFA, FCCLA, and FBLA.
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Monticello High School (Wisconsin)
Monticello participates in the Six Rivers East Conference formerly the State Line League. The other members of the Six Rivers East Conference are Juda, Pecatonica, Black Hawk, Albany, Argyle, Barneveld. Monticello co-ops with the New Glarus School District in the sports of Cross Country, Football, and Wrestling, which ...
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Boys Basketball -Regional Championships'1950 1951 1957 1958 1965 2000, 2002, 2004, 2010 -Conference Championships1941 1946 1950 1951 1957 1958 1969, 1973, 1974, 1977, 1979, 1999, 2004, 2009, 2010, 2011 Girls Basketball -State Championships- 1991 -Regional Championships- 1990, 1993, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 Football -Conf...
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Boys Cross Country -State Championships Qualification- 1994, 1995, 2000, 2009 -Sectional Championships- 1994, 1995, 1996 -Regional Championships- 1996 -Conference Championships- 1996, 1998, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2019 (joint team with New Glarus) Girls Cross Country -State Championships Qualification- 1991, 2000...
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Softball -Regional Championship- 2008 -Conference Championships- 2005 Volleyball -Regional Championships- 1977, 1989, 1990, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1998 -Conference Championships- 1973, 1976, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1989, 1990, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2011 Wrestling -Regional Championships- 2006 -Conference Championships- 2005, 2006 Ref...
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Plumbing code
A plumbing code is a code that provides regulations for the design, installation and inspection of building plumbing and sanitary systems. In the United States, jurisdictions enact their own codes, some of which are based upon model plumbing codes. The most widely adopted plumbing code in the United States is the Inter...
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Plumbing codes mainly focus on venting. Improper venting can release noxious fumes into homes and buildings. See also Uniform Plumbing Code Plumbing & Drainage Institute References Plumbing
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Hastula matheroniana
Hastula matheroniana is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Terebridae, the auger snails. Description The length of the shell varies between 20 mm and 44 mm. Distribution This marine species occurs in the tropical Indo-Pacific. References
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Hastula matheroniana
Bratcher T. & Cernohorsky W.O. (1987). Living terebras of the world. A monograph of the recent Terebridae of the world. American Malacologists, Melbourne, Florida & Burlington, Massachusetts. 240pp Terryn Y. (2007). Terebridae: A Collectors Guide. Conchbooks & NaturalArt. 59pp + plates Severns M. (2011) Shells of the...
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Hastula matheroniana
External links Deshayes G.P. (1859). A general review of the genus Terebra, and a description of new species. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 27: 270-321 Pease W. H. (1869). Description of new species of marine Gasteropodæ inhabiting Polynesia. American Journal of Conchology. 5: 64-79. Fedosov, A....
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Terebra albocancellata
Terebra albocancellata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Terebridae, the auger snails. Description Distribution References Terebridae Gastropods described in 1988
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Spawn of Dysfunction
Spawn of Dysfunction is the first album by Die So Fluid. It was recorded at Criterion Studios, London, in November 2003 and released through the band's own label, Cartesian Records Ltd, in the United Kingdom in 2004. It was distributed by Cargo Records. The album was not released internationally until 2008. It was dist...
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Spawn of Dysfunction
Track listing Music by Die So Fluid, Lyrics by Grog. Personnel Band Grog – vocals, bass Drew "Mr Drew" Richards – guitar Al Fletcher – drums Production Mark Williams - producer Eric Broyhill - mastering Uncle Vania - illustrations Paul Harries - photography Hugh (Gilmour Design) - design Singles Suck Me Dry (20...
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Disconnected (2002) "Disconnected" - 4:51 "Beyond Help" - 4:28 "Will Is Dead" - 4:43 "Disconnected" (Video) - 4:51 Spawn of Dysfunction (2005) "Spawn of Dysfunction" - 4:17 "Smear Campaign" - 3:37 "Disconnected (Live)" - 4:29 "Draw a Line and Cross It (Live) [Not Listed On Back]" - 4:05 Spawn of Dysfunction 10"...
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Trope (mathematics)
In geometry, trope is an archaic term for a singular (meaning special) tangent space of a variety, often a quartic surface. The term may have been introduced by , who defined it as "the reciprocal term to node". It is not easy to give a precise definition, because the term is used mainly in older books and papers on al...
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Trope (mathematics)
, describes a trope as a tangent plane where the envelope of nearby tangent planes forms a conic, rather than a plane pencil which we would expect for a generic point. The tangent plane would be tangent to the quartic along the conic, implying that the Gauss map would have a singular point. See also Glossary of classi...
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Endeavour Software Project Management
Endeavour Software Project Management is an open-source solution to manage large-scale enterprise software projects in an iterative and incremental development process. History Endeavour Software Project Management was founded in September 2008 with the intention to develop a solution for replacing expensive and comple...
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Endeavour Software Project Management
Features The major features include support for the following software artifacts: Projects Use cases Iterations Project plans Change requests Defect tracking Test cases Test plans Task Actors Document management Project glossary Project Wiki Developer management Reports (assignments, defects, cumulative ...
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Endeavour Software Project Management
Software project management Iterative and incremental development Use-case-driven Issue tracking Test-case management software Integrated wiki See also Integrated Computer Solutions Project management software List of project management software Notes
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Endeavour Software Project Management
References Lee Schlesinger. Social media specialist at SourceForge.net blog post about Endeavour Software Project Management http://www.softpedia.com/get/Programming/Coding-languages-Compilers/Endeavour-Software-Project-Management.shtml http://freshmeat.net/projects/endeavour-software-project-management https://web...
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Endeavour Software Project Management
External links http://sourceforge.net/projects/endeavour-mgmt/reviews Software project management Software requirements Bug and issue tracking software Software development process Free software programmed in Java (programming language) Free project management software
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Yadollah Javadpour
Yadollah Javadpour () was a fighter pilot flying Northrop F-5 Tiger II in the Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force, serving for the duration of the Iran–Iraq War. According to some sources, his record qualifies him as an ace. French military historian Pierre Razoux has credited him with three aerial victories. He immigra...
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Yadollah Javadpour
Iran–Iraq War Javadpour's notoriety came while flying the Northrop F-5. He claimed 5 air victories, which makes him an ace, but only two have been reliably confirmed by western sources. His greatest fame came on August 6, 1983 when he claimed (later to be reliably confirmed) to have shot down an Iraqi MiG-25. This was ...
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Air Combat Information Group (ACIG) gives credit of the following confirmed kills to Javadpour: See also Iranian aerial victories during the Iran-Iraq war References Iran–Iraq War flying aces Islamic Republic of Iran Army personnel of the Iran–Iraq War Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force personnel Iranian flying aces L...
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De Huinsermolen, Húns
De Huinsermolen is a smock mill in Húns, Friesland, Netherlands which was built in 1829. The mill has been restored to working order. It is listed as a Rijksmonument, number 8530. History
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De Huinsermolen, Húns
Drainage of the Huinserpolder started in 1828, initially by five windmills. These were replaced by De Huinsermolen, which was built by millwright Lieuwe Johannes van der Meulen of Leeuwarden in 1829. In 1937, plans were made to replace De Huinsermolen with a mechanical pump, but these plans were not carried through, m...
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The mill was restored between 1978 and 1980 by millwright Dijkstra of Gytsjerk. The work included rethatching the mill and new Patent sails. In 1995, the mill was owned by Waterschap De Middelsékrite, Sneek, but it is now owned by Wetterskap Fryslân. A new pumping station was built alongside the mill in 2001. The mill ...
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De Huinsermolen is what the Dutch describe as an grondzeiler. It is a three-storey smock mill on a single-storey base. There is no stage, the sails reaching almost to the ground. The mill is winded by tailpole and winch. The smock and cap are thatched. The sails are Patent sails. They have a span of . The sails are car...
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Public access De Huinsermolen is open by appointment. References Windmills in Friesland Windmills completed in 1829 Smock mills in the Netherlands Windpumps in the Netherlands Rijksmonuments in Friesland Octagonal buildings in the Netherlands
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Nico Vascellari
Nico Vascellari (born 1976 in Vittorio Veneto, Italy) is an Italian artist. His work is a mix between performance art and sound exploration. He is represented by Monitor Gallery in Italy. Exhibitions Vascellari has exhibited internationally and his work was featured in the 52nd Venice Biennale and a number of other bi...
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Nico Vascellari
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Alicella
Alicella gigantea is the largest species of amphipod ever observed, with some individuals reaching up to long. Formerly included in the family Lysianassidae, a new family, Alicellidae, was erected in 2008 for Alicella and five related genera. The species lives only at great depths; the first specimens were collected a...
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Alicella
References Gammaridea Monotypic crustacean genera Crustaceans described in 1899
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Power (KMFDM song)
"Power" is the first track on the KMFDM album Xtort. It was used to promote the album before its release in the summer of 1996. It was released in two limited edition vinyl pressings and as a CD single.
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Power (KMFDM song)
Background KMFDM was preparing to release their ninth studio album Xtort. TVT Records was heavily promoting its release, and used "Power" as the single to help spread awareness of the upcoming album. "Power" was featured on the "Wax Trax! Summer Swindle", a cassette sampler included with 45,000 issues of the July 1996 ...
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Release "Power" was released as a 12" vinyl pressing of 3000 individually numbered copies on August 15, 1996. The A-side contained the track, while the B-side had an etched KMFDM logo. A CD single was also released containing an edited version of the track. On August 1, 2009, the single was released as a 7" vinyl press...
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A Voz, o Violão, a Música de Djavan
Djavan (also known by its subtitle, A Voz, O Violão, A Música de Djavan ) is the first album by Brazilian singer and songwriter Djavan. It was released in 1976. The album features some of the singer's early hits, like "Flor de Lis," "Para-Raio", "E Que Deus Ajude" and "Fato Consumado".
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Reception The Allmusic review by Alvaro Neder awarded the album 4 and a half stars stating "The highlights are the wonderful melodies, the musical sonority of his lyrics (it even doesn't matter if you understand them, as his focus is on its musicality), the smart violão of Djavan, and the rich rhythmic interplay betwee...
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Personnel Altamiro Carrilho – flute Marciso "Pena" Carvalho – graphic coordinator Aloysio de Oliveira – executive producer Edson – keyboards Edson Frederico – arranger Helinho – guitar Hermes – rhythm Armando Marçal – rhythm Ariovaldo Contesini Paulinho – drums Sergio Seabra – mastering Victor – mixing, technician Refe...
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Brevicellicium
Brevicellicium is a genus of fungi in the family Hydnodontaceae. The genus has a collectively widespread distribution, and contains 13 species. References Trechisporales Trechisporales genera
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Evolution: The Story of Life
Evolution: The Story of Life is a non-fiction book by Douglas Palmer. External links Evolution: The Story of Life at Amazon.com Paleontology books 2009 non-fiction books University of California Press books
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KDE Software Compilation
The KDE Software Compilation (KDE SC) was an umbrella term for the desktop environment plus a range of included applications produced by KDE. From its 1.0 release in July 1998 until the release of version 4.4 in February 2010, the Software Compilation was simply known as KDE, which stood for K Desktop Environment until...
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KDE Software Compilation
Origins KDE was founded in 1996 by Matthias Ettrich, who was then a student at the University of Tübingen. At the time, he was troubled by certain aspects of the Unix desktop. Among his qualms was that none of the applications looked, felt, or worked alike. He proposed the formation of not only a set of applications, b...
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Ettrich chose to use Trolltech's Qt framework for the KDE project. Other programmers quickly started developing KDE/Qt applications, and by early 1997, a few applications were being released. First series
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On 12 July 1998, K Desktop Environment 1.0 was released. In November 1998, the Qt toolkit was dual-licensed under the free/open source Q Public License (QPL) and a proprietary license for proprietary software developers. Debate continued about compatibility with the GNU General Public License (GPL), so in September 200...
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Second series Beginning 23 October 2000, the second series of releases, K Desktop Environment 2, introduced significant technological improvements. These included DCOP (Desktop COmmunication Protocol), KIO (an application I/O library), KParts (a component object model, which allows an application to embed another with...
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The third series was much larger than previous series, consisting of six major releases starting on 3 April 2002. The API changes between K Desktop Environment 2 and K Desktop Environment 3 were comparatively minor, meaning that the KDE 3 can be seen as largely a continuation of the K Desktop Environment 2 series. All ...
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KDE Software Compilation
Fourth series KDE Software Compilation 4, first released on 11 January 2008, is based on Qt 4, which is also released under the GPL for Windows and Mac OS X. Therefore, KDE SC 4 applications can be compiled and run natively on these operating systems as well. KDE Software Compilation 4 on Mac OS X is currently consider...
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KDE SC 4 includes many new technologies and technical changes. The centerpiece is a redesigned desktop and panels collectively called Plasma, which replaces Kicker, KDesktop, and SuperKaramba by integrating their functionality into one piece of technology; Plasma is intended to be more configurable for those wanting to...
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Starting with Qt 4.5, Qt was also made available under the LGPL version 2.1, a major step for KDE adoption in corporate and proprietary environments, as the LGPL permits proprietary applications to link to libraries licensed under the LGPL. Post-fourth series
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As of August 2014, KDE no longer provides synchronized releases of the entire software compilation; instead the software is split into three parts: KDE Frameworks 5, a collection of libraries and software frameworks (5.0 released on July 7, 2014, and new major releases are made monthly) KDE Plasma 5, a desktop enviro...
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Source code KDE SC releases are made to the KDE FTP server in the form of source code with configure scripts, which are compiled by operating system vendors and integrated with the rest of their systems before distribution. Most vendors use only stable and tested versions of KDE SC, providing it in the form of easily i...
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KDE Software Compilation
Major releases Major releases are releases that begin a series (version number X.0). These releases are allowed to break binary compatibility with the predecessor, or to put it differently, all following releases (X.1, X.2, ...) will guarantee binary portability (API & ABI). This means, for instance, that software that...
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KDE Software Compilation
Qt 5.0 was released 19 December 2012, Qt 5.2 12 December 2013. And for example KDE Frameworks 5.21.0 requires Qt >= 5.4, and no longer supports Qt 5.3 (cf. Qt version history). Standard releases There are two main types of standard releases: Feature releases and bugfix releases.
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Feature releases have two version numbers, for example 3.5 and contain new features. As soon as a feature release is ready and announced, work on the next feature release starts. A feature release needs several months to be finished and many bugs that are fixed during this time are backported to the stable branch, mean...
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Bugfix releases have three version numbers, e.g. KDE 1.1.1, and focus on fixing bugs, minor glitches, and making small usability improvements. Bugfix releases in general do not allow new features, although some releases include small enhancements. A shortened release schedule is used. Starting with the KDE SC 4 series,...
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The KDE team releases new versions on a regular basis. Lines of Code KDE 1.0 had LoC. KDE 4.3 had LoC. Implementation Most KDE software uses Qt which runs on most Unix and Unix-like systems (including Mac OS X), Android and Microsoft Windows. CMake serves as the build tool. This allows KDE to support a wider ran...
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KDE Software Compilation: KDE Software Compilation (KDE SC) is the coordinated releases of new software versions, gathering elements from the previous components to build an integrated core of software. The KDE SC is not a product as a single entity. Calligra Suite: Integrated office suite. KDEWebdev: Web development...
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Packages The Software Compilation consists of the following packages:
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KDE-Libs: A collection of libraries that provides frameworks and functionality for developers. KDE-Base: The base set of files, libraries and programs needed by the Software Compilation. KDE-Base is divided into three parts: Applications: Containing the applications that form the KDE desktop, like Konqueror, Dolphin,...
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Base technologies KHTML – HTML rendering engine, forked into WebKit in 2004 KJS - JavaScript engine KIO – Extensible network-transparent file access Kiosk – Allows disabling features within KDE to create a more controlled environment KParts – Lightweight in-process graphical component framework KWin – Window mana...
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Major applications by KDE Software Compilation include:
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