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June 30, 2007

Sabrina Simoni

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Sabrina Simoni was born in Bologna, Italy in 1969 and has been interested in classical music since her childhood. She graduated from Music Conservatory in Ferrara. She joined the Institute of Antoniano di Bologna around 1991. At first she was working with the teenager/studentchoir Le Verdi Note. When Mariele Ventre, the conductor of the better known Antoniano children’s choir Piccolo Coro dell’ Antoniano had to have an urgent operation exactly during the preparations of the 1992 children’s songfestival Zecchino d´Oro, she asked Sabrina Simoni and her friend Antonella Tosti (ex-Piccolo Coro singer) to take charge of the children’s choir and the preparations for the festival. Afterwards, Mariele Ventre has been teaching and preparing Sabrina Simoni to one day take over the direction of the Piccolo Coro. After Mariele Ventre’s death in 1995, Sabrina became the new conductor of the Piccolo Coro dell’ Antoniano.
Her job as conductor and music teacher to very young children has led Sabrina Simoni to publish two children’s books: Favole inCanto (2003) and La tastiera incantata (2003). Both books have the goal of developing a young child’s musical ear in a playful manner.

External link :

  • Sabrina Simoni info at Official Homepage of Antoniano

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  • Dell to Offer Ubuntu | Ubuntu LONDON, 1st May 2007 - Canonical and Dell are pleased to announce a partnership to offer Ubuntu 7.04 on select desktop and notebook products.

Dell n Series

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The n Series is a Dell product line that does not ship with a pre-installed version of Microsoft Windows. Apparently prohibited from shipping computers without an operating system by an existing licensing agreement with Microsoft, Dell instead ships these systems with either the open-source FreeDOS operating system or the Ubuntu Linux distribution.

A result of OEM licensing with Microsoft, Dell is also prohibited from advertising these computers. Customers must request them specifically or search for them on Dell’s website. The company has come under fire for making the FreeDOS-powered machines no cheaper and more difficult to purchase than identical systems running Windows<ref>http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/10/06/dell_open_pc/</ref>.

Dell also offers various Precision Workstations with Red Hat Enterprise Linux pre-installed.


References

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External links

  • Dell n Series Website
  • Dell and Linux
  • Interview with Michael Dell on Desktop Linux
  • Dell plans to include laptops in the nSeries

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Verifiable random function

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In cryptography, the concept of a verifiable random function was introduced by Micali, Rabin, and Vadhan.<ref></ref> It is a pseudo-random function that provides publicly verifiable proofs of its outputs’ correctness. Given an input value x, the owner of the secret key SK can compute the function value y = FSK(x) and the proof pSK(x). Using the proof and the public key, everyone can check that the value y = FSK(x) was indeed computed correctly, yet this information cannot be used to find the secret key.

The original construction was rather inefficient. Recently, an efficient and practical verifiable random function was proposed by Yevgeniy Dodis and Aleksandr Yampolskiy. In their construction,

<math> F_{SK}(x) = e(g, g)^{1/(x+SK)} \quad\mbox{and}\quad p_{SK}(x) = g^{1/(x+SK)}, </math>

where e(·,·) is a bilinear map.
To verify whether <math>F_{SK}(x)</math> was computed correctly or not, one can check
if <math>e(g^x PK, p{SK}(x))=e(g,g)</math>.

The proof of security relies on a new decisional bilinear Diffie-Hellman inversion assumption, which asks given <math>(g, g^{x}, \ldots, g^{(x^q)}, R)</math> as input to distinguish <math>R=e(g,g)^{1/x}</math> from random.


References

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June 29, 2007

WS-Management

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WS-Management is a specification of a SOAP-based protocol, based on Web Services, for the management of servers, devices, applications and more. The specification was published in March, 2005 by a group of companies, including AMD, Dell, Intel, Microsoft, Sun Microsystems and others.

The specification is quite rich, supporting much more than get/set of simple variables, and in that it is closer to WBEM or Netconf than to SNMP. A mapping of the DMTF-originated Common Information Model into WS-Management was also defined.


External links

  • WS-Management specifications
  • WS-Management introduction
  • Openwsman: Open-source implementation of WS-Management
  • Wiseman: Open-source java implementation of WS-Management
  • SOA4D (Service Oriented for Devices): Open-source C implementation of DPWS stack and WS-Management

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  • Popular Ideas - Dell IdeaStorm I rec'd a brochure yesterday saying Dell and DFS were going to share my private info with other 3rd party companies for marketing purposes.

June 27, 2007

My Way (web portal)

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My Way is a web portal offering a number of news, shopping, e-mail and web services. The web portal also distributes MyWay Searchbar, a spyware service that comes preinstalled on some Dell<ref>Righi, Michael, “Dell Charges $49 to Remove Their Own Spyware”, http://www.michaelrighi.com/2005/07/21/dell-spyware-my-way, July 21, 2005</ref><ref>Dotson, Anthony, “Ethics and “Spyware”", Sandusky Computers, http://sanduskycomputers.com/editorials/spywareethics.php, June 28, 2006
</ref> and HP computers<ref>LS CalamityJane, “HELP! My computer is infected! What should I do?”, Lavasoft Support Forums, http://www.lavasoftsupport.com/lofiversion/index.php/t3403.html, September 20, 2006, 02:57 PM</ref>. It is also distributed with Kazaa, a program owned by Sharman Networks, with whom My Way’s company shares revenue.<ref name=”polic”></ref> It manifests itself as a searchbar and pop-up blocker.<ref>Martin, Melissa, “MyWay Speedbar”, Scumware, http://www.scumware.com/apps/scumware.php/action::view_article/article_id::1063294991/topic::Scumware,-Spyware,-Adware-&-Malware-Applications,
September 11, 2003</ref>


Ownership

My Way is owned by IAC Search & Media, owner of Ask.com<ref>IAC Search & Media, “Ask Jeeves Closes Acquisition of Interactive Search Holdings”, http://www.irconnect.com/askj/pages/news_releases.html?d=57155, May 6, 2004</ref>.


See Also

  • MyWay Searchbar
  • Spyware
  • Web portal


References

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External link

  • Official site

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Yar

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Yar may refer to:

Either of two rivers on the Isle of Wight:

  • Western Yar
  • Eastern Yar

Yar may also refer to

  • River Yare, in East Anglia, England
  • Tasha Yar, fictional character on Star Trek: The Next Generation
  • The hero in the video game Yars’ Revenge

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June 26, 2007

Dell City, Texas

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Dell City is a city in Hudspeth County, Texas, United States. The population was 413 at the 2000 census.


Geography

Dell City is located at (31.935324, -105.200298).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 4.3 km² (1.6 mi²), all land.

The Dell City area is served by the Dell City Independent School District. The district has about 113 students in grades kindergarten through 12th. The district has just one school.


Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 413 people, 155 households, and 119 families residing in the city. The population density was 96.6/km² (250.1/mi²). There were 226 housing units at an average density of 52.9/km² (136.9/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 61.50% White, 1.45% African American, 1.94% Native American, 0.24% Asian, 32.69% from other races, and 2.18% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 69.25% of the population.

There were 155 households out of which 36.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.9% were married couples living together, 11.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.6% were non-families. 20.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.66 and the average family size was 3.11.

In the city the population was spread out with 30.5% under the age of 18, 6.3% from 18 to 24, 21.8% from 25 to 44, 28.1% from 45 to 64, and 13.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 105.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.2 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $19,602, and the median income for a family was $21,667. Males had a median income of $24,135 versus $18,571 for females. The per capita income for the city was $9,580. About 26.4% of families and 29.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 33.1% of those under age 18 and 38.6% of those age 65 or over.


Famous ex-Residents

  • Laura Lynch, member of the original Dixie Chicks


External links

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June 25, 2007

Dell On Call

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Dell On Call is a limited and fee based service that covers certain computer issues as an extension to Dell’s normal limited hardware warranties (Said warranties only cover pre-installed physical hardware, drivers and the Operating system, the most expensive components of the computer). Dell on Call started on November 15, 2005 by Dell as a replacement to Dell HelpDesk plans sold up until that date. Dell on Call is only for American Home and Small Business customers, as large businesses tend to spend hundred of thousands of dollars on in-house staff dedicated to taking care of the covered issues. Dell On Call representatives are trained to do their best to please customers by not only resolving issues that customers have, but also giving lessons about what went wrong, how to find a solution to the issue and how to prevent it from happening again. Dell on Call has several different levels of contracts and pricing schemes that suit people’s needs differently.


Plans supported by Dell On Call

  • Single PoN (Point of Need) Contract: Entitles the Customer to a single incident.
  • Yearly PoS (Point of Sale) Contract: Entitles the Customer to 5 incidents over the course of 1 year.
  • 1 Year Upgrade: Adds 3 incidents for those who purchased the PoN contract or simply purchases 4 incidents outright.
  • 30 Day Trial: Unlimited incident support for 30 days. Sold with new PCs only.
  • 1, 2 and 3 year HelpDesk plans: These were sold to businesses prior to Dell on Call’s establishment. Theoretically the 3 year contract may be supported until November 15, 2008, however, it is no longer possible to buy one of these plans.
  • It is now possible to purchase a 13-month combination upon point of sale. 30 days unlimited + a year of 5 incidents.

Dell On Call representatives are based within the United States, as well as Pasay City in the Philippines, Edmonton, Alberta, Ottawa, Ontario, Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, and Mumbai,India. These locations are Dell operated facilities in the Americas and are not Outsource partners with the exception of the Dell On Call teams based in Sault Ste. Marie, and Mumbai.

The Dell On Call service is a supplement to the core helpdesk.


In-scope for Dell On Call

Due to a major scope of support change, Windows XP and all pre-installed applications are now in the scope of support for the Core tech support line

The scope of support for DOC still includes:

  • Spyware and virus removal:

    • Getting rid of annoying pop ups
    • Improving the performance of the computer
    • Activating parental control features
    • Arranging Internet security to block pop ups
  • Instructions and use of various Dell products Dell DJ
  • Installation and setup of third party products such as digital cameras, mp3 players, printers, mice and keyboards
  • Support for most Windows XP issues
  • Windows XP and Windows Vista only
  • Troubleshooting and setup for home networking
  • Basic use of Microsoft Office and Adobe Acrobat Reader
  • Basics of accessing the Internet and Email
  • Basics of media player software such as Windows Media Player and Roxio Easy CD Creator


Out-of-scope for Dell On Call

  • Hardware issues
  • Enterprise networking
  • Sales and business issues
  • Computers not from Dell
  • OS’s older than XP - Not supported


Sources

  • Expanded Dell On Call services team trained to help consumers… PRdomain.com
  • Dell offers new consumer support Statesman.com
  • Dell Introduces New Fee-Based Tech SupportTwice.com
  • Expanded Dell On Call Services Team Trained to Help Consumers Get Most Out of Technology Experience Yahoo.com
  • Dell on Call Contract Resource PDF
  • Dell on Call Supported Product Overview


External links

  • Dell On Call Product Page
  • Dell on Call Information Page
  • Dell, Inc Website.

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Dell Theory of Conflict Prevention

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Dell Theory of Conflict Prevention also known as simply “Dell Theory” has been presented by Thomas Friedman in his book The World Is Flat.

“The Dell Theory stipulates: No two countries that are both part of a major global supply chain, like Dell’s, will ever fight a war against each other as long as they are both part of the same global supply chain.” – The World is Flat ISBN 1-59397-668-2), Thomas L. Friedman, pg 421

That is, as long as corporations have major supply chain operations in countries other than that corporation’s home country, those countries will never engage in armed conflicts. This is due to the economic interdependence between nations that arises from a large corporation (such as Dell) having supply chain operations in multiple global locations and the reluctance of developing nations (in which supply chain operations commonly take place) to give up their new found wealth.

In his previous book The Lexus and the Olive Tree, Thomas argued that, no two nations with a McDonald’s franchise had ever gone to war with one another. This was known as the Golden Arches theory. But later upgraded that theory into the “Dell Theory of Conflict Prevention” by saying that people or nations don’t just want to have a better standard of living as symbolized by McDonald’s franchise in their downtown, but want to have the lump of the labour sector that is created by globalization. That is, developing nations do not want to risk the trust of the multi-national companies who venture into their markets and include them in the global supply chain.

Thomas Friedman also warns in his book The World Is Flat that the Dell Theory should not be interpreted as a guarantee that nations who are deeply involved in global supply chains will not go to war with each other. It rather means that the governments of these nations and their citizens will have very heavy economic costs to consider as they contemplate the possibility of war. These costs include the long-term loss of the country’s profitable participation in the global supply chain.


References

  • Global is good, excerpt from book, The Guardian, April 2005 via Google Cache


See also

  • The World Is Flat
  • Big Mac Index
  • Golden Arches Theory of Conflict Prevention
  • Madonal

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June 24, 2007

Gabriel Dell

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Gabriel Dell (born Gabriel Marcel Dell Vecchio) (October 4, 1919 – July 3, 1988) was an American actor; one of the more unusual members of what came to be known as the East Side Kids/Dead End Kids/Bowery Boys.

Born in Brooklyn, Dell was, perhaps, the most successful of all of the gang away from their films. Dell almost made his stage debut a few years before Dead End when he and his sister were slated for roles in The Good Earth with Alla Nazimova and Claude Raines.

By the time he was cast in Dead End he had changed his last name to Dell, and after achieving fame with the other youthful thugs, Dell moved back and forth between Warner Bros., Universal and Monogram during the guys’ heyday, appearing as a member of the Dead End Kids, East Side Kids and The Bowery Boys before leaving the series in 1950.

He won a role in Tickets Please on Broadway, and also toured with former gang buddy Huntz Hall in a nightclub partnership that eventually caused them both to become divorced. Dell spent the next three years at the Actor’s Studio, married and had a son in 1956.

In the late fifties Dell joined the now-legendary stock company of The Steve Allen Show, along with Don Knotts, Louis Nye, Tom Poston, Bill Dana, Pat Harrington, Dayton Allen and Skitch Henderson. During this period Gabe developed a Bela Lugosi imitation that has since become the “official” Lugosi imitation (see any of the recordings done during this period.).

Over the next few years Dell appeared in several critically acclaimed productions on and off Broadway, and supplied all of the voices for an LP recording of “When Famous Monsters Speak”. In 1964 Dell won the role that brought him to critical and public fame again: the title character in Lorraine Hansberry’s The Sign in Sidney Brustein’s Window.

Dell had several other hits, a second son, a third wife, and roles on several prominent TV series in the fifties and sixties. In the latter part of his life, Dell also appeared as the propietor of The Corner Bar (1972) on ABC, a major supporting role in “Earthquake”, ” a 1976 pilot, Rusko, and A Year at the Top, in which he played opposite Mickey Rooney as the Devil’s son.

Dell died in North Hollywood of leukemia in 1988 at age 69.


External links

  • Photo
  • Photo from Earthquake

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June 22, 2007

Tony Dell

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Anthony Ross Dell (born August 6, 1947, Lymington, England) is a former Australian cricketer who played in 2 Tests from 1971 to 1973.

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June 21, 2007

1936 in comics

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See also:
1935 in comics,
other events of 1936,
1937 in comics,
1930s in comics and the
list of years in comics

Publications: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December


Publications


January

  • More Fun Comics (previously New Fun Comics) (1935 series) #7 - National Periodical Publications
  • New Comics (1935 series) #2 - National Periodical Publications
  • 1936 10th of Juneto11th of June 1936


February

  • More Fun Comics (1935 series) #8 - National Periodical Publications
  • New Comics (1935 series) #3 - National Periodical Publications


March

  • Big Book Of Fun Comics (1936 series) #1 - National Periodical Publications
  • More Fun Comics (1935 series) #9 - National Periodical Publications
  • New Comics (1935 series) #4 - National Periodical Publications


April


May

  • More Fun Comics (1935 series) #10 - National Periodical Publications


June

  • New Comics (1935 series) #5 - National Periodical Publications


July

  • More Fun Comics (1935 series) #11 - National Periodical Publications
  • New Comics (1935 series) #6 - National Periodical Publications


August

  • More Fun Comics (1935 series) #12 - National Periodical Publications
  • New Comics (1935 series) #7 - National Periodical Publications


September

  • More Fun Comics (1935 series) #13 - National Periodical Publications
  • New Comics (1935 series) #8 - National Periodical Publications


October

  • The Funnies #1 - Dell Comics
  • More Fun Comics (1935 series) #14 - National Periodical Publications
  • New Comics (1935 series) #9 - National Periodical Publications


November

  • The Funnies #2 - Dell Comics
  • More Fun Comics (1935 series) #15 - National Periodical Publications
  • New Comics) (1935 series) #10 - National Periodical Publications


December

  • The Funnies #3 - Dell Comics
  • More Fun Comics (1935 series) #16 - National Periodical Publications
  • New Comics) (1935 series) #11 - National Periodical Publications

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June 19, 2007

Richard Dell

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Dr Richard Kenneth Dell (11 July 1920 - 6 March 2002) was a New Zealand malacologist.

He was born in Auckland. As a young boy, he took an interest in shells, collecting them from the shores of Waitemata Harbour. He even managed to start a “museum” in his backyard. He also helped curate the Auckland War Memorial Museum shell collection.

Dell went to Mount Albert Grammar School and later to the Auckland University College. He took a teacher’s course at Auckland Teachers’ College, but World War II delayed his plans of becoming a teacher. He joined the New Zealand Artillery, serving on Nissan Island, the Solomon Islands, in the Middle East, Egypt, and Italy.

He later published several papers on the land snails he had collected in the Solomon Islands.

After the war, Dell was offered a job as malacologist at the Dominion Museum, where he started to standardise the cabinets and built up a collection of more than 30,000 specimens. In the meantime, he took a Masters degree in Science at Victoria University of Wellington, with a pioneering thesis on octopuses and squid.

His breakthrough came with the Chatham Islands Expedition of 1954. The results were published in 1956 as The Archibenthal Mollusca of New Zealand, which was a major contribution to the knowledge of molluscan fauna in the bathyal zone of New Zealand waters. This publication earned him a Doctorate in Science in 1956.

Soon after, he started to work on Antarctic collections, with among others Alan Beu and Winston Ponder. In 1964 he published a major monograph on the Antarctic bivalves, chitons and scaphopods.

Dell became first Assistant Director in 1961 and later in 1966, Director of the Dominion Museum, that would become the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa.

He retired in 1980, and started writing again. In 1990 he published his standard work Antarctic Mollusca with special reference to the Fauna of the Ross Sea.

Dell has published more than 150 papers on Mollusca (marine, terrestrial and freshwater), crabs and birds. He also made a major contribution to the Antarctic biogeography.

He was an honoured member of many scientific societies and committees. He won prizes and medals in New Zealand and abroad. He has named many new species of molluscs and several new crustaceans.

Dell was the last of his generation of important New Zealand malacologists, but was an example to younger scientists.

He died, after a long illness, in Wellington.

Selected publications

  • The New Zealand Cephalopoda (1952)
  • The fresh-water Mollusca of New Zealand, 3 parts (1953 - 1956)
  • The position of systematics in the biological sciences (1953)
  • The archibenthal Mollusca of New Zealand (1956)
  • Cephalopoda (1959)
  • Antarctic and Subantarctic Mollusca, Bivalvia, Amphineura and Scaphopoda (1964)
  • Antarctic Mollusca with special reference to the Fauna of the Ross Sea (1990)


External link

  • Biography and photo

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June 18, 2007

Dell Axim

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The Axim Family of personal digital assistants was Dell’s line of Windows Mobile-powered Pocket PC Devices. The first model, the Axim X5, was introduced in 2002, while the final model, the Axim X51, was discontinued on April 9, 2007.<ref>Direct2Dell.com</ref>


Background


The Dell Axim X5 Family

Dell entered the personal digital assistant (PDA) market in 2002 with the debut of the Axim X5. The base-level Axim X5 boasted a 300 MHz Intel XScale PXA250 Processor, 32MB RAM, 32MB flash ROM, a Type II CompactFlash Slot, an SD/MMC Slot, a 16-Bit TFT display, speaker, microphone, and a base price of $249 USD. A high-end Axim X5 came with a 400 MHz Intel XScale Processor, 64MB RAM, and 48MB flash ROM for $349 USD. Early models shipped with Pocket PC 2002, but an upgrade to Windows Mobile 2003 was offered and came preinstalled on some refurbished units. Although the Axim X5 was regarded as an affordable Windows Mobile Device at the time it was released, affordability came with a size penalty: The weight was 6.9 ounces and size was 5 x 3.2 x 0.7 inches. The Axim X5 came with a rechargeable battery that would last for about 8 hours.

The Dell Axim X5 was superseded by the Dell Axim X3, a follow up to the Dell Axim X5 boasting a more compact design and with lighter weight.


The Dell Axim X3 family

The X3 family were a follow-up to the Dell Axim X5 with a smaller size form-factor, lighter weight, and Windows Mobile 2003, including a high-end model with built-in Wi-Fi (the X3i). The high-end X3, the X3i, was the first Windows Mobile-based device with integrated wireless retailing at $400 or less.


The Dell Axim X30 family

The Dell Axim X30 was the first Dell Pocket PC to include Windows Mobile 2003 Second Edition on all models . This was also the first Pocket PC to include the Intel XScale PXA270 Processors.

The High-End X30 includes a 624 MHz processor making it the fastest Personal Digital Assistant or PDA at the time it was made. The mid-level model includes everything the High-End X30 does with the exception of the cradle, and uses a 312 MHz PXA270 Processor instead. Both the high-end and mid-level models had built-in 802.11b Wi-Fi Certification, Bluetooth 1.1 compliance, 64MB of Intel StrataFlash ROM, and 64MB RAM, while the entry-level model had 32MB SDRAM, 32MB of Intel StrataFlash ROM and no wireless capabilities. All X30 models include a standard SD/MMC/SDIO slot, replaceable/rechargeable battery, a 3.5″ QVGA TFT 16-Bit colour display, and Windows Mobile 2003 Second Edition.

The high-end X30 cost was $349.99. The mid-level X30 cost was $279.99. The low-end X30 cost was $199.99.

Dell discontinued sales of X30’s in January 2006.


The Dell Axim X50 family

The Dell Axim X50 family is available in three models, and have the following features:

  • 3.7″ VGA LCD screen with 16-Bit Color and Portrait/Landscape Support (X50v only)
  • 3.5″ Quarter-VGA LCD screen with 16-Bit Color and Portrait/Landscape Support (X50 Low & Mid)
  • Intel 2700G 3D accelerator & video decoder with 16 MB video RAM (X50v only)
  • Built-In CompactFlash expansion slot
  • Built-In Secure Digital expansion slot
  • Intel PXA270 Processor running at speeds from 416 MHz to 624 MHz
  • Available Built-In 802.11b Wi-Fi Certification (X50 Mid & X50v only)
  • Standard Built-In Bluetooth 1.2 Compliance
  • Up to 128MB Intel StrataFlash ROM with 64MB on-handheld RAM
  • Windows Mobile 2003 Second Edition (Upgradeable to Windows Mobile 5.0 and Windows Mobile 6.0 with downloaded ROM Update)

The X50 low-end model uses an Intel XScale processor at 416 MHz, 64 MB flash ROM, and retails for $299 USD. The mid-range model has 128 MB of flash ROM, a 520 MHz processor, and is listed at $399. The high-end device, the X50v, has a VGA screen, 624 MHz processor, 128 MB flash ROM, and retails for $499 at the time of release. (The x50’s going price on eBay is around 150 as of 12/2006.) In 2005 Dell Axim X50 series received Red Dot Design Award as a recognition for its design.

The latest Windows CE 2003 SE ROM build for the Axim is A05 (Released 18/08/05) and is located at Support.Dell.com

The latest Windows Mobile 5 ROM build for the Axim is A02 (Released 27/12/06) and is located at
Support.Dell.com

In mid-2007, an unofficial update that installed Windows Mobile 6 onto an X50v appeared. This update requires the PDA to be upgraded to WM5 and then use the SD image update to install WM6. The update works successfully and adds new features to the X50v. WM6 on WM5 is not really WM6, it’s only WM5 with new features.


The Dell Axim X51 family

The Dell Axim X51, released late September 2005, features the same sleek design as the original X50, but replaces Windows Mobile 2003 Second Edition with Windows Mobile 5 and also adds additional ROM.

The Dell Axim X51 family is also available in three models, which have the following features:

  • 3.7″ VGA LCD screen with 16-Bit Colour and Portrait/Landscape Support (X51v only)

    • 3.7″ VGA is around 2.22″ x 2.96″ = around 216.2162 pixels per inch
  • 3.5″ Quarter-VGA LCD screen with 16-Bit Colour and Portrait/Landscape Support (X51 Low & Mid)
  • Intel 2700G 3D multimedia accelerator with 16MB video RAM (X51v only)
  • VGA-Out functionality (using an optional adapter cable), enabling the PDA to be connected to a monitor (X51v only)
  • Built-In CompactFlash Type II expansion slot
  • Built-In Secure Digital expansion slot
  • Available Built-In 802.11b Wi-Fi Certification (X51 Mid & X51v only)
  • Standard Built-In Bluetooth 1.2 Compliance
  • Long-range IrDA interface
  • Up to 256MB Intel StrataFlash ROM with 64MB on-board RAM
  • Microsoft® Windows Mobile 5.0 software with Windows Media Player 10 Mobile (Upgradeable to Windows Mobile 6.0 with a downloaded ROM update)

The low-end X51 has an Intel XScale processor running at 416MHZ, 128MB flash ROM, and has a list price of $299 (not since it was discontinued). The mid-range model also has 128MB flash ROM, a 520MHz processor, and retails for $299 (from dell.com or £245.58 on www.dell.co.uk). The high-end X51v has a VGA screen, a 624MHz processor, 256MB flash ROM, and has a list price of $379 (from dell.com).

The Dell Axim X51 was shown to be used by the U.S. Military, White House staff, and Russian embassy security guards in Season 6 of the popular Fox show 24.

As of February 17, 2007 the low-end X51 has been discontinued and is not sold by Dell anymore (although it does appear if you search on www.dell.co.uk). This can also be confirmed by Dell Phone Support in various countries, including Argentina. They affirm Dell is discontinuing the whole Axim line but will keep supporting sold units for a three year period.


References

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See also

  • Dell, Inc.
  • Pocket PC
  • Microsoft Windows Mobile


External links

  • Dell PDA Buying GuidesDell’s official PDA buying guides site.
  • Dell shuns Axim X5 and X3 users
  • Dell Axim X5 as per Tom’s Hardware
  • Dell Axim X30 as per Tom’s Hardware
  • 2007 Dell Axim PDAs
  • A site dedicated to all Axim Pocket PCs
  • Axim Users Support Group On Yahoo

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Channing

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Channing may refer to:


Places

  • Channing, Michigan
  • Channing, Texas


People

It could be used either as last or first name
  • Carol Channing, American actress
  • Chad Channing, American drummer
  • Edward Channing (1856 - 1931), American historian
  • Neil Channing, English poker player
  • Stockard Channing, American actress
  • Walter Channing, American business man
  • Dr. William Ellery Channing (1780 – 1842), American unitarian theologian
  • William Ellery Channing (1818 – 1901), American poet
  • William Henry Channing (1810 - 1884), American writer and philosopher
  • Channing Tatum, actor and former model
  • Channing Crowder, American football player for the Miami Dolphins


Television

  • Channing, a 1960s television series, also known as “The Young and the Bold”

Information

OpenManage

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OpenManage, a Dell, Inc. product, consists of a number of network management and systems management applications.


Products

  • OpenManage Server Assistant - used to deploy PowerEdge servers.
  • OpenManage Server Administrator (OMSA) - used to manage, monitor, and run diagnostics on currently-running servers and their internal storage. The tool resides on the server and has a web interface.
  • OpenManage IT Assistant (ITA) - the workstation component of OpenManage, allowing a single PC to monitor many servers with a web interface.
  • OpenManage Client (OMC) - client software for the OpenManage networked environment


External Links

  • Dell OpenManage Resources - Application Demos, Collateral, Dell Power Solutions Articles, Industry Analyst Reports, and White Papers


OMSA Tutorials


How to set up RAID Arrays

  • RAID 0
  • RAID 1
  • RAID 5
  • RAID 10
  • RAID 50


ITA Tutorials

  • How to Configure SNMP
  • How to Configure Email Alert Actions and Filters


Sources

  • OpenManage Systems Management
  • Dell Community Forum

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Sulphur Dell

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Sulphur Dell is the name of a former Minor League Baseball park in Nashville, Tennessee. It was used for baseball for nearly 100 years, from the 1870s until the early 1960s. From 1901 until 1963, it was the home of the Nashville Vols minor league team.

It acquired its unique name from being the site of a sulphur spring in the pioneer days. And that unique historical fact was only the beginning. Sulphur Dell was best known for having one of the most significant “terraces” or sloping outfields in baseball history, a steep incline that ran along the entire outfield wall, most dramatically in right and center fields. With a very short right field fence (262 feet down the right field line), right fielders were usually positioned about halfway up the slope. The area was subject to flooding when the Cumberland River exceeded its banks.

In his book, Ballparks of North America, Michael Benson expounds at length on the lovable eccentricities of this place. In general, outfielders who had to negotiate this terrain tended not to use the term “lovable”. According to many sources, they were more apt to call the ballpark “Suffer Hell”.

In 1969, the ballpark was demolished. Today it is the site of a number of parking lots north of the state capitol building.


External link

  • Sulphur Dell home page
  • How did Sulphur Dell ballpark get its name and fame?
  • Sulpher Dell pictures

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  • Dell Recycling If recycling your computer is your preference, Dell offers an environmentally friendly method to dispose of outdated computer equipment that no longer has

June 17, 2007

Dell Axim

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The Axim Family of personal digital assistants was Dell’s line of Windows Mobile-powered Pocket PC Devices. The first model, the Axim X5, was introduced in 2002, while the final model, the Axim X51, was discontinued on April 9, 2007.<ref>Direct2Dell.com</ref>


Background


The Dell Axim X5 Family

Dell entered the personal digital assistant (PDA) market in 2002 with the debut of the Axim X5. The base-level Axim X5 boasted a 300 MHz Intel XScale PXA250 Processor, 32MB RAM, 32MB flash ROM, a Type II CompactFlash Slot, an SD/MMC Slot, a 16-Bit TFT display, speaker, microphone, and a base price of $249 USD. A high-end Axim X5 came with a 400 MHz Intel XScale Processor, 64MB RAM, and 48MB flash ROM for $349 USD. Early models shipped with Pocket PC 2002, but an upgrade to Windows Mobile 2003 was offered and came preinstalled on some refurbished units. Although the Axim X5 was regarded as an affordable Windows Mobile Device at the time it was released, affordability came with a size penalty: The weight was 6.9 ounces and size was 5 x 3.2 x 0.7 inches. The Axim X5 came with a rechargeable battery that would last for about 8 hours.

The Dell Axim X5 was superseded by the Dell Axim X3, a follow up to the Dell Axim X5 boasting a more compact design and with lighter weight.


The Dell Axim X3 family

The X3 family were a follow-up to the Dell Axim X5 with a smaller size form-factor, lighter weight, and Windows Mobile 2003, including a high-end model with built-in Wi-Fi (the X3i). The high-end X3, the X3i, was the first Windows Mobile-based device with integrated wireless retailing at $400 or less.


The Dell Axim X30 family

The Dell Axim X30 was the first Dell Pocket PC to include Windows Mobile 2003 Second Edition on all models . This was also the first Pocket PC to include the Intel XScale PXA270 Processors.

The High-End X30 includes a 624 MHz processor making it the fastest Personal Digital Assistant or PDA at the time it was made. The mid-level model includes everything the High-End X30 does with the exception of the cradle, and uses a 312 MHz PXA270 Processor instead. Both the high-end and mid-level models had built-in 802.11b Wi-Fi Certification, Bluetooth 1.1 compliance, 64MB of Intel StrataFlash ROM, and 64MB RAM, while the entry-level model had 32MB SDRAM, 32MB of Intel StrataFlash ROM and no wireless capabilities. All X30 models include a standard SD/MMC/SDIO slot, replaceable/rechargeable battery, a 3.5″ QVGA TFT 16-Bit colour display, and Windows Mobile 2003 Second Edition.

The high-end X30 cost was $349.99. The mid-level X30 cost was $279.99. The low-end X30 cost was $199.99.

Dell discontinued sales of X30’s in January 2006.


The Dell Axim X50 family

The Dell Axim X50 family is available in three models, and have the following features:

  • 3.7″ VGA LCD screen with 16-Bit Color and Portrait/Landscape Support (X50v only)
  • 3.5″ Quarter-VGA LCD screen with 16-Bit Color and Portrait/Landscape Support (X50 Low & Mid)
  • Intel 2700G 3D accelerator & video decoder with 16 MB video RAM (X50v only)
  • Built-In CompactFlash expansion slot
  • Built-In Secure Digital expansion slot
  • Intel PXA270 Processor running at speeds from 416 MHz to 624 MHz
  • Available Built-In 802.11b Wi-Fi Certification (X50 Mid & X50v only)
  • Standard Built-In Bluetooth 1.2 Compliance
  • Up to 128MB Intel StrataFlash ROM with 64MB on-handheld RAM
  • Windows Mobile 2003 Second Edition (Upgradeable to Windows Mobile 5.0 and Windows Mobile 6.0 with downloaded ROM Update)

The X50 low-end model uses an Intel XScale processor at 416 MHz, 64 MB flash ROM, and retails for $299 USD. The mid-range model has 128 MB of flash ROM, a 520 MHz processor, and is listed at $399. The high-end device, the X50v, has a VGA screen, 624 MHz processor, 128 MB flash ROM, and retails for $499 at the time of release. (The x50’s going price on eBay is around 150 as of 12/2006.) In 2005 Dell Axim X50 series received Red Dot Design Award as a recognition for its design.

The latest Windows CE 2003 SE ROM build for the Axim is A05 (Released 18/08/05) and is located at Support.Dell.com

The latest Windows Mobile 5 ROM build for the Axim is A02 (Released 27/12/06) and is located at
Support.Dell.com

In mid-2007, an unofficial update that installed Windows Mobile 6 onto an X50v appeared. This update requires the PDA to be upgraded to WM5 and then use the SD image update to install WM6. The update works successfully and adds new features to the X50v. WM6 on WM5 is not really WM6, it’s only WM5 with new features.


The Dell Axim X51 family

The Dell Axim X51, released late September 2005, features the same sleek design as the original X50, but replaces Windows Mobile 2003 Second Edition with Windows Mobile 5 and also adds additional ROM.

The Dell Axim X51 family is also available in three models, which have the following features:

  • 3.7″ VGA LCD screen with 16-Bit Colour and Portrait/Landscape Support (X51v only)

    • 3.7″ VGA is around 2.22″ x 2.96″ = around 216.2162 pixels per inch
  • 3.5″ Quarter-VGA LCD screen with 16-Bit Colour and Portrait/Landscape Support (X51 Low & Mid)
  • Intel 2700G 3D multimedia accelerator with 16MB video RAM (X51v only)
  • VGA-Out functionality (using an optional adapter cable), enabling the PDA to be connected to a monitor (X51v only)
  • Built-In CompactFlash Type II expansion slot
  • Built-In Secure Digital expansion slot
  • Available Built-In 802.11b Wi-Fi Certification (X51 Mid & X51v only)
  • Standard Built-In Bluetooth 1.2 Compliance
  • Long-range IrDA interface
  • Up to 256MB Intel StrataFlash ROM with 64MB on-board RAM
  • Microsoft® Windows Mobile 5.0 software with Windows Media Player 10 Mobile (Upgradeable to Windows Mobile 6.0 with a downloaded ROM update)

The low-end X51 has an Intel XScale processor running at 416MHZ, 128MB flash ROM, and has a list price of $299 (not since it was discontinued). The mid-range model also has 128MB flash ROM, a 520MHz processor, and retails for $299 (from dell.com or £245.58 on www.dell.co.uk). The high-end X51v has a VGA screen, a 624MHz processor, 256MB flash ROM, and has a list price of $379 (from dell.com).

The Dell Axim X51 was shown to be used by the U.S. Military, White House staff, and Russian embassy security guards in Season 6 of the popular Fox show 24.

As of February 17, 2007 the low-end X51 has been discontinued and is not sold by Dell anymore (although it does appear if you search on www.dell.co.uk). This can also be confirmed by Dell Phone Support in various countries, including Argentina. They affirm Dell is discontinuing the whole Axim line but will keep supporting sold units for a three year period.


References

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See also

  • Dell, Inc.
  • Pocket PC
  • Microsoft Windows Mobile


External links

  • Dell PDA Buying GuidesDell’s official PDA buying guides site.
  • Dell shuns Axim X5 and X3 users
  • Dell Axim X5 as per Tom’s Hardware
  • Dell Axim X30 as per Tom’s Hardware
  • 2007 Dell Axim PDAs
  • A site dedicated to all Axim Pocket PCs
  • Axim Users Support Group On Yahoo

Information

Dell Comics

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Dell Comics was the comic book publishing arm of Dell Publishing, which got its start in pulp magazines. It published comics from 1929 to 1973. At its peak, it was the most prominent and successful American company in the medium.

Its first title was The Funnies which was the first comic book to feature original material, but since it was published in the tabloid format as opposed to the standard one, it is normally not recognized as such.

The company formed a partnership in 1938 with Western Publishing, in which Dell would finance and distribute publications that Western would produce. While this diverged from the regular practice in the medium of one company handling finance and production and outsourcing distribution, it was a highly successful enterprise with titles selling in the millions.

Dell Comics was best known for its licensed material, most notably the animated characters from Walt Disney Productions, Warner Bros., Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and Walter Lantz Studio along with many movie and television properties such as Tarzan and the Lone Ranger. Writer/artists Walt Kelly and Carl Barks are the most noted talents associated with the company. Other prolific scripters were Gaylord DuBois, Paul S. Newman, Don “Arr” Christensen, John Stanley, Bob Gregory, Robert Schaefer and Eric Freiwald, Lloyd Turner and Carl Fallberg. Artists who worked on comics published by Dell included Fred Harman, Alex Toth, Russ Manning, Jesse Marsh, Paul Murry, Tony Strobl, Harvey Eisenberg, Ken Hultgren, Dick Moores, Jack Bradbury, Roger Armstrong, Jack Manning, Bill Wright, Pete Alvarado, Dan Spiegle, Paul Norris, Frank Bolle, Artie Saaf, and John Buscema. Famed fantasy writer Charles Beaumont contributed a handful of stories for Dell’s funny animal comics early in his career, all done in collaboration with William F. Nolan.

From 1939 to 1962, Dell’s most notable and prolific title was the anthology Four Color. Published several times a month, the title (which primarily consisted of standalone issues featuring various licensed properties) saw more than 1,300 issues published in its 23-year history. It often served as a try-out title (much like DC’s Showcase) and thus the launching pad for many long-running series.

In 1948, Dell refused membership in the nascent Association of Comics Magazine Publishers. The association had been formed to pre-empt government intervention in the face of mounting public criticism of comic books. Dell vice-president Helen Meyer told congress that Dell had opted out of the association because they didn’t want their less controversial offerings to serve as “an umbrella for the crime comic publishers”. [1]

The end of Four Color in 1962 coincided with the end of the partnership with Western, which took most of its licensed properties and its original material and created its own imprint, Gold Key Comics.

Dell Comics continued for another 11 years with licensed television and motion picture adaptations (including Mission: Impossible, Ben Casey, Burke’s Law, Doctor Kildare, Beach Blanket Bingo) and a few generally poorly received original titles. Among the few long lasting series from this time include the teen-comic Thirteen Going on Eighteen (29 issues, written by John Stanley), Ghost Stories (37 issues, #1 only written by John Stanley), Combat (40 issues), Ponytail (20 issues), Kona Monarch of Monster Isle (20 issues), Toka the Jungle King (10 issues), and Naza Stone Age Warrior (9 issues). Dell additionally attempted to do superhero titles, including Nukla, Fab 4, Brain Boy, and a critically-ridiculed trio of titles based on the Universal Pictures monsters Frankenstein, Dracula and Werewolf that recast the characters as superheroes.

Dell Comics finally ceased publication in 1973, with a few of its former titles moving to Gold Key.


External links

  • Dell Comics section at International Catalogue of Superheroes
  • Toonopedia entry for Dell Comics
  • What was the relationship between Dell Comics and Gold Key Comics?
  • Scott Shaw on Tales From The Tomb #1 and Ghost Stories #1
  • obituary for Robert Schaefer
  • obituary for Roger Armstrong

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Level 2

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Level 2 may refer to:

  • A type of cache (Computer Memory)
  • A NASDAQ price quotation service
  • Level II, an album by Eru
  • One of the levels in System Support. Level 1 could refer to the first line of support, Level 2 could refer to the level of support that requires more involvement from the support provider.
  • Quiz (Level 2 of Kirkpatrick’s 4 levels of evaluation)

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RTR

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RTR can mean several things:

  • RTR can refer to Rooftop-Retreat http://uepc014.ee.qub.ac.uk/rtr
  • RTRFM RTR FM, an Australian radio station
  • Royal Tank Regiment, the British Army Tank Corps
  • Radio e Television Rumantscha - Rhaeto-Roman Radio and Television
  • RTR is an acronym for Ready to run used in several fields:
    • RTR software refers to plug and play software
    • RTR models refers to pre-assembled items ready to run straight out of the box unlike a kit.
  • Rossijskoe Teleradio - All Russian State Radio and Television
    • RTR can refer to Russia TV Channel
    • RTR-Planeta is a Russian satellite television channel
  • RTR acronym “Really, that’s wrong”
  • RTR can refer to Run-Time Reconfigurable logic
  • RTR can refer to the mod of computer game Rome Total War, Rome Total Realism
  • RTR can also refer to the Russian Tea Room, a New York City restaurant famous for its caviar.
  • RTR can refer to ROLL TIDE ROLL, the rallying cry for the University of ALABAMA’s athletic teams, also known as the Crimson Tide.

Information

  • Did Josephus Refer to Jesus This article thoroughly examines the authenticity of the disputed reference to Jesus, the Testimonium Flavianum referred to hereafter as the "TF".
  • Referring to web documents This is based on draft APA style advice ( Land (2001)) on how to refer to web documents in papers and bibliographies. While an in-line example would be

June 15, 2007

List of Finnish radio stations

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YLE stations

Stations operated by Yleisradio, the national public broadcasting company:

  • YLE Radio 1
  • YleX
  • YLE Radio Suomi
  • YleQ
  • YLE Radio Peili
  • Ylen Klassinen
  • YLE Radio Vega (Swedish language radio station; see Finlands Svenska Radio)
  • YLE Radio Extrem (Swedish language youth channel)
  • YLE Multifoorumi
  • Capital FM
  • Radio Finland


Others

  • Classic FM
  • Groove FM
  • Järviradio
  • Uusi Kiss
  • NRJ Finland
  • Radio City
  • Radio Helsinki
  • Radio Jyväskylä
  • Radio Kajaus
  • Radio Mega
  • Radio Nova
  • Radio Paitapiiska
  • Radio Peili
  • Radio Pooki
  • Radio Pori
  • Radio Ramona
  • Radio Rex
  • Radio Robin Hood
  • Radio Rock
  • Radio Salminen
  • Radio Salminen (same name, different station)
  • Radio SuomiPOP
  • Radioplus
  • Radio 99
  • Rogmo FM
  • Sport FM
  • Sävelradio
  • Ålands Radio

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Dell Diamond

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The Dell Diamond is the home stadium of the Round Rock Express, the AAA minor league baseball affiliate of the Houston Astros major league baseball team. On April 16, 2000, the then-AA affiliate Express played their first home game at the stadium.

The Dell Diamond is built on 85 acres (344,000 m²) of former farmland on the east side of Round Rock, Texas. Nolan Ryan, part owner of the Express, wanted a stadium in Austin, but could not get voter support to approve that city funds be used to help build the structure. The city of Round Rock contributed $7.35 million to the $20 - 25 million cost of the facility. The city owns the ballpark and gave the Express a 38 year lease. Dell Computer Corporation (now Dell, Inc.) contracted for naming rights in a deal that will cost the company $2.5 million over 15 years.

The playing field dimensions are 330 feet (101 m) down the left field line, 325 feet (99 m) down the right field line, 375 feet (114 m) to both power alleys, and 407 feet (124 m) to the deepest point in center field. The wall surrounding the outfield is eight feet high.

Dell Diamond is an open air facility with 8,688 fixed seats with room for almost 3,000 additional fans on an outfield grass berm area. It has 30 private suites, a swimming pool, hot tub, basketball court and playscape among other amenities.

The stadium has also hosted several college games, including some early-season University of Texas contests in 2007 while the Longhorns’ home field, UFCU Disch-Falk Field, has been undergoing a major renovation project.


References

  • Ballpark Digest Visit to Dell Diamond.
  • Janet Jacobs. (Jan. 14, 2000). “Dell Roots, Roots, Roots for the Home Team”. Austin American-Statesman. p A1.
  • “The Dell Diamond”. Round Rock Express. Retrieved Apr. 16, 2005.
  • “MLN Top Ten Ballparks 2005″ Minor League News April, 2005
  • “MLN Top Ten Ballparks 2006 - No. 1″ MLN Sports Zone - Top Ten Ballparks, May 2006

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Figueiredo’s Video and DVD

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Figueiredo’s Video and DVD is a local movie rental business located in Northern California. It was opened in 1983 and currently has seven locations within Humboldt and Mendocino County: Arcata, two locations in Eureka, Fort Bragg, Fortuna, McKinleyville, and Rio Dell.


External links

  • Figsvideo

Information

  • Dell Computer Parts Find more information about Dell computer parts by visting our website. Learn more about all the details and specifications of the different Dell computer
  • Dell Computer Repairs Dell Computer Repairs. Updated January 30, 2006 technicians can install any replacement parts received from Dell technical support (charges apply).

June 14, 2007

Figueiredo’s Video and DVD

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Figueiredo’s Video and DVD is a local movie rental business located in Northern California. It was opened in 1983 and currently has seven locations within Humboldt and Mendocino County: Arcata, two locations in Eureka, Fort Bragg, Fortuna, McKinleyville, and Rio Dell.


External links

  • Figsvideo

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Rulers of the Northern state of Dagomba

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List of Rulers of the Northern state of Dagomba

Territory located in Ghana

Ya-Na=Rulers

Tenure Incumbent Notes
1409 Foundation of Dagbong state (Dagomba)
c.1700 to ???? Zangyina, Ya-Na
???? to ???? Andan Sighle Bangumanga, Ya-Na
???? to ???? Djingle, Ya-Na
???? to ???? Gareba, Ya-Na
???? to ???? Ziblim Saa, Ya-Na
???? to ???? Ziblim Bandamda, Ya-Na
???? to ???? Andani I Djangbarga, Ya-Na
???? to 18?? Mahama I Korgu, Ya-Na
18?? to 18?? Ziblim Kulunku, Ya-Na
(Ziblim bla)
18?? to 18?? Sumani Zwole, Ya-Na
18?? to 1864 Yakubu I, Ya-Na
1864 to 1876 Abdulai I, Ya-Na
1876 to 1899 Andani II, Ya-Na
1899 to 1899 Darimani, Ya-Na
1917 to 1938 Abdulai II, Ya-Na
1938 to 6 February 1948 Mahama II, Ya-Na
1948 to 1953 Mahama III bla, Ya-Na
1953 to 1967 Abdulai III, Ya-Na
1968 to 1969 Andani III, Ya-Na
12 September 1969 to 1974 Abdulai IV, Ya-Na
1974 to 27 March 2002 Yakubu II, Ya-Na


See also

  • Ghana
  • Gold Coast
  • Lists of Incumbents

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Brand alliances

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Brand alliances is a branding strategy used in a business alliance. Brand alliances are divided into two types:


Cobrands

Cobrands are the usage of two or more brands on one certain product. For example, Dell computers carries three brands on their packages and cases: Dell, Microsoft Windows, and Intel.

A visible example of cobranding is Yum! Brands combining two or more of their restaurants under one roof. In many places it is not unusual to see a Long John Silver’s and KFC or a Pizza Hut and Taco Bell combined.


Brand licenses

Brand licenses are a contractual agreement where a company lets another organisation use its brand on other products in exchange for a licensing fee.

An example of brand licensing is seen in the Walt Disney Company’s relationship to Tokyo Disneyland. The theme park is owned by The Oriental Land Company, which licenses the theme from The Walt Disney Company.


References

Information

June 13, 2007

Dell monitors

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Dell sells LCD-based and CRT-based computer monitors. Dell bundles monitors with its lower-end desktop computers and with higher-end computers as package deals, as well as selling them separately through their online store. They also sell televisions, which can function as monitors, and monitors from other manufactures, such as NEC and Viewsonic.


LCD monitors

Many of the Dell monitors have been reviewed by hardware reviewers in their own right without a being bundled with a PC. When the 2405FPW 24″ screen was launched it received a lot of press attention for being much cheaper than comparable models from Apple and Samsung.<ref>PC World: Big Monitors, Shrinking Prices, Retrieved 12 September 2006.</ref><ref>Windows A to Z: Dell Ultrasharp 2405FPW Review, Retrieved 12 September 2006.</ref>

Model no Size
(Inches)
Panel Type Resolution Inputs Quoted
Response
Time
Height Adjustable Stand USB Notes
1400FP
1401FP 14.1 1024×768 DVI no
1500FP 15 1024×768 HD15
1501FP 15 1024×768 DVI, HD15 no no
1502FP 15 1024×768
1503FP 15 1024×768 DVI, HD15 no no
1504FP 15 1024×768 DVI-D, HD15 yes
1505FP 15 1024×768 DVI-D, HD15 16 ms yes 4 port hub (USB2)
151FPB 15
E156FP 15 1024×768 HD15 16 ms no no
1700FP 17 1280×1024 HD15
1701FP 17 1280×1024 DVI
1702FP 17 MVA (6-bit) 1280×1024 DVI, HD15 no
1703FP 17 PVA (6-bit) 1280×1024 DVI-D, HD15 25 ms yes 4 port hub (USB2)
1704FPV 17 PVA (6-bit) 1280×1024 DVI-D, HD15 25 ms yes 4 port hub
1704FPT 17 TN (6-bit) 1280×1024 DVI-D, HD15 12 ms yes 4 port hub
1705FP 17 PVA (6-bit)
1707FP 17 TN (6-bit) 1280×1024 DVI-D, HD15 8 ms yes 4 port hub (USB2)
1707FPV 17 PVA (8-bit) 1280×1024 DVI-D, HD15 25 ms yes 4 port hub (USB2)
1708FP 17 TN 1280×1024 DVI-D, HD15 5 ms yes 4 port hub (USB2) This model has quite bad viewing angles even for a TN panel.
E172FP 17 TN (6-bit) 1280×1024 HD15 25 ms no no
E173FP 17 TN (6-bit) 1280×1024 HD15 16 ms no no
E176FP 17 TN (6-bit) 1280×1024 HD15 12 ms no no
E177FP 17 TN (6-bit) 1280×1024 HD15 8 ms no no
1800FP 18.1 IPS (true 8-bit) 1280×1024 DVI, HD15 yes no LG Phillips Panel: LM181E06
1801FP 18.1 IPS (unknown color) 1280×1024 DVI, HD15 captive yes 4 port hub (USB2)
1900FP 19 1280×1024 DVI, HD15 yes no Backlight lamp inverter may produce audible whine with brightness set below 71. This is a Samsung 191T.
1901FP 19 1280×1024 DVI, HD15 yes 4 port hub (USB2)
1905FP 19 PVA / P-MVA 1280×1024 DVI-D, HD15 20 ms yes 4 port hub (USB2)
1907FP 19 TN (6-bit) 1280×1024 DVI-D, HD15 8 ms yes 4 port hub (USB2)
1907FPV 19 PVA (8-bit) 1280×1024 DVI-D, HD15 20 ms yes 4 port hub (USB2)
E196FPF 19 TN (6-bit) 1280×1024 HD15
E197FP 19 TN (6-bit) 1280×1024 HD15 8 ms no no
SP1908FP 19 TN (6-bit) with TrueLife technology 1280×1024 DVI-D (HDCP), HD15 5 ms no 4 port hub (USB2) Glossy screen
2000FP 20 1600×1200 DVI-D, HD15, S-Video, Composite 16 ms yes
2001FP 20.1 S-IPS (true 8-bit) 1600×1200 DVI-D, HD15, S-Video, Composite 16 ms yes 4 port hub (USB2)
2005FPW 20.1 S-IPS (true 8-bit) 1680×1050 widescreen DVI-D, HD15, S-Video, Composite 16 ms yes 4 port hub (USB2)
2007FP 20 S-IPS/S-PVA (true 8-bit) 1600×1200 DVI-D, HD15, S-Video, Composite 16 ms yes 4 port hub Serial Number ending with “L” = S-IPS panel. Serial Number ending with “S” = S-PVA panel.
2007WFP 20.1 S-IPS/S-PVA (true 8-bit) 1680×1050 widescreen DVI2-D (HDCP), HD15, S-Video, Composite 16 ms yes 4 port hub (USB2) Serial Number ending with “L” = S-IPS panel. Serial Number ending with “S” = S-PVA panel.
E207WFP 20.1 TN (6-bit) 1680×1050 widescreen DVI-D (HDCP), HD15 5 ms no
E228WFP 22 TN Film (6 bit) 1680×1050 widescreen DVI-D (HDCP), HD15 5 ms no
2407WFP-HC 24 S-PVA (true 8-bit) 1920×1200 widescreen DVI-D (HDCP), HD15, S-Video, Composite, Component Video (HDCP) 6 ms G2G yes 4 port hub (USB2) PIP, card reader
2707WFP 27 S-PVA 1920×1200 widescreen Analog, DVI-D (Digital) with HDCP, S-Video, Composite, Component 6 ms (G2G), 16 ms (B2W) yes yes (USB2) 9-in-2 multi-format memory card reader
3007WFP-HC 30 S-IPS (true 8-bit)
W-CCFL backlighting
2560×1600 widescreen DVI Dual-link with HDCP 8 ms yes 4 port hub (USB2) 9-in-2 multi-format memory card reader
3707WFP-DPHC 37 S-IPS (true 8-bit)
W-CCFL backlighting
3200×2048 widescreen Display Port with HDCP 6 ms yes no Preproduction Concept Model


Connectors

Dell has used a number of monitor connector designs over the years:

  • Analog video:

    • Composite
    • S-Video
    • Component
    • VGA
  • Digital video:
    • DVI
    • DP


References

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External links

  • Dell User Guide (Full Specs)
  • The monitor at Dell.com
  • PCWorld review
  • Jaded Gamer review
  • DriverHeaven review of the 2405FPW
  • Hexus review
  • Trusted review of the 2405FPW display
  • Dell’s New 2xx7WFP Range - Changes, Improvements and Issues (TFTCentral)
  • The Dell Panel Lottery
  • Dell 2407WFP-HC - Ghosting Issues?
  • Cnet review of 2407WFP with user reviews

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Marxist-Leninist Committee

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The Marxist-Leninist Committee (usually referred to as ML Committee, in Telugu: ఎం.ఎల్. కమిటి) is a small political party in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, led by K. Venkateswar Rao. The activities of the group are limited to a few districts in the eastern part of the state, for example Guntur. Ahead of the 2004 Lok Sabha elections the ML Committee was part of the front launched by Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Red Flag and Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist).

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June 12, 2007

Froggyburg, Virginia

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Froggyburg, Virginia is an area of many nearby Clifton communities that was nicknamed the name of “Froggyburg” around the 4th of July, 2004 in Clifton, Virginia.


Communities Part of Froggyburg

  • Cold Point
  • Clifton Heights
  • Wiltonshire
  • Dell Park
  • Chapel Park
  • Pendelton
  • Watertown
  • Great Oak

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Caer Dallben

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Caer Dallben is a small farm in Lloyd Alexander’s children’s fantasy series The Chronicles of Prydain. It has at all times a low population, and is named for its owner, Dallben the enchanter.


Population

Caer Dallben is small, and thus has a small population. When it is first shown in the books, three people live there: Coll, Taran and Dallben. This is later expanded to five by the end of The Book of Three when Gurgi and Princess Eilonwy take up residence there. For the rest of the series, the farm is never quite so heavily populated, though for a time the evil Achren lived there, working as a scullery maid and living in the barn, under the watchful eye of Dallben until she left to seek out and destroy Arawn. Also living in Caer Dallben is the oracular pig, Hen Wen.


Contents

Caer Dallben is a well-equipped farm. It has stables, although at any given time, there are most likely no horses living there. Melynlas, Taran’s horse and foal of Melyngar, Gwydion’s horse, is there only when Taran is, and this is not too frequent in the books.

Apart from the stables, it is also known that there is a small orchard and vegetable patch. There is also a pig sty for Hen Wen. Additionally, there is a smithy, although it is unknown what precisely it is used for — the only time in the books we see it used, Coll and Taran are making horseshoes for nonexistent horses.


Significance

Caer Dallben, although seemingly innocuous, is one of the greatest threats to Arawn’s power. This is principally because Dallben lives there, and the good enchanter will never bend to the power of Annuvin. It is said no servant of Arawn or the Death Lord himself is able to enter Caer Dallben. Dallben is considered wise throughout Prydain, so it is not unusual for Caer Dallben to get visitors requesting advice.

Also, Caer Dallben is notable because Hen Wen lives there. Hen Wen is an oracular pig, so that whenever prophecies are needed, she is called upon. She does not leave her sty on a regular basis, and only does so in The Book of Three when she leaves Caer Dallben altogether.

Lastly, the Book of Three (the fictional book, as opposed to the actual book by Alexander) is in Caer Dallben. The book was a gift to Dallben when he left the care of Orddu, Orgoch and Orwen. The book contains knowledge of the past, present and future. Inside the book is a prophecy about a child with no station in life rising to become High King.


References

  • Alexander, Lloyd. The Book of Three. Bantam Doubleday Dell Books, New York NY. 1965.
  • Alexander, Lloyd. The Castle of Llyr. Bantam Doubleday Dell Books, New York NY. 1966
  • Alexander, Lloyd. The High King. Bantam Doubleday Dell Books, New York NY. 1968.

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Dell Rapids

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Susan Sheskey

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Susan E. Sheskey was senior vice president and chief information officer for Dell Inc., where she was responsible for Dell’s global information systems and technology infrastructure. Susan Sheskey has been replaced by Steve Schuckenbrock who is both the CIO and EVP of Dell Services.

Before becoming CIO in August 2005, Ms. Sheskey was Dell’s vice president of information technology for the Americas Region, where she had responsibility for the development, deployment, and support of Dell’s global sales, services, manufacturing and fulfillment systems.

A noted authority on supply-chain and eCommerce technology, Ms. Sheskey joined Dell in 1993 and worked in various IT management and leadership functions in sales, manufacturing, fulfillment, services, procurement, data warehouse, finance, and human resources. Her efforts helped establish Dell as a leader in ecommerce and supply chain management, and she was a recipient of CIO magazine’s CIO Enterprise Value Award in 2004 for her work in providing Dell’s sales agents with an integrated view of customer data. In 2006, Ms. Sheskey was awarded the “CIO 100″ award from CIO magazine for Dell’s innovative work on its European order-management systems, and won again in 2007 for innovations in mobile application delivery.

Prior to joining Dell, Ms. Sheskey compiled key planning, development and operational experience during 20 years with Ameritech’s corporate and services functions and at Ohio Bell.

Ms. Sheskey graduated from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio.


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  • Dell boosts Canadian workforce despite falling profits
  • The World’s Best Supply Chain
  • Susan Sheskey quietly assumes CIO leadership role of Dell I/T
  • They Got It Together: 2004 CIO Magazine Enterprise Value Awards
  • Dell’s Interim CIO Gets the Gig Full Time

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June 11, 2007

John Mann

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There are several public figures named John Mann.

  • John Mann (actor), British actor (see Dick Barton)
  • John Mann (author) (1798-1891), farmer and author from New Brunswick, Canada
  • John Mann (cricketer) (1919-2002), English cricketer
  • John Mann (politician) (born 1960) UK Labour Party politician, MP for Bassetlaw
  • John Mann (musician) (born 1962), Canadian rock musician and actor
  • John Frederick Mann Australian explorer
  • John Mann (photographer) (born 1959) South Carolina Portrait & Fine Art Photographer
  • John Mann (pornographic film star), American actor

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June 10, 2007

Apple Cinema Display

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The Apple Cinema Display is a product line of widescreen flat panel monitors made by Apple Inc.. Apple initially introduced the 22″ Apple Cinema Display in September 1999 alongside the Power Mac G4. The display used DVI, and was enclosed in a high-density plastic frame with an easel-style stand.

Apple upgraded the Cinema Display in July 2000, by running DVI, USB and 25V power through a single ADC connector. In March 2002, Apple replaced the 22″ model with a 23″ model supporting full 1080p resolution, which was redesignated the “Cinema Display HD”. In June 2004, Apple completely redesigned the Cinema Display line in an aluminum case, introducing a 30″ Cinema Display HD as the flagship model. These later models have an aluminum stand with a design similar to the current iMac stand, and a surface that matches Apple’s Mac Pro and MacBook Pro computers. They come in 20″, 23″ and 30″ models.

While designed to be paired with Apple computers, the displays are also compatible with other personal computers equipped with an appropriate video card. (The 30″ Cinema HD Display requires a dual-link DVI connection.) Currently LG.-Philips produces the LCD panel used by the Cinema Displays.


Criticism

While they are favored by graphics designers and Mac fans, the monitors have attracted some criticism due to their relatively high prices. One of the first notable examples is the comparison of the Dell UltraSharp 2005FPW with the simliarly configured 20-inch Apple Cinema Display of the 2004 generation of Cinema Displays. Both displays use the same LG.Philips LCD display[1]. At the release of the 2005 series of Dell LCD monitors, the Dell 2005FPW was the first widescreen monitor available retail at under $1000USD at the price point of $799USD while the 20-inch Apple Cinema Display stood at over $1200USD. As of April 2007, the 20-inch Cinema Display was selling for $599USD on Apple’s web site. In contrast, the Dell 2007WFP (a competing 20-inch widescreen LCD monitor) was selling for $399USD during that time.

The displays are also criticized for lack of drivers to support the displays. As a result of this, many users who attempted to make use of the USB and firewire connections (that connect from the displays to the computer) experienced problems including unresponsive display side buttons and the operating system not properly recognizing the display. This has led to the creation of unofficial drivers such as WinACD.


Models

Introduced Discontinued Inches Pixels PPI Frame Model Number Plug Name Power
September 1999 July 2000 22 1600×1024 86.35 polycarbonate M5662 DVI-D Apple Cinema Display 62-77W
July 2000 January 2003 22 1600×1024 86.35 polycarbonate M8149 ADC Apple Cinema Display 62-77W
March 2002 June 2004 23 1920×1200 98.44 polycarbonate M8536 ADC Apple Cinema Display HD 70W
January 2003 June 2004 20 1680×1050 99.06 polycarbonate A1038 ADC Apple Cinema Display 60W
June 2004 20 1680×1050 99.06 aluminum A1081 DVI-D Apple Cinema Display 65W
June 2004 23 1920×1200 98.44 aluminum A1082 DVI-D Apple Cinema HD Display 90W
June 2004 30 (29.7 viewable) 2560×1600 101.65 aluminum A1083 Dual Link DVI-D Apple Cinema HD Display 150W


See also

  • Apple displays


External links

  • Apple - Cinema Displays
  • Kubicki, Kristopher. “The 20 inch LCD shootout: Dell versus Apple”, “AnandTech”, 27 April 2005.
  • Luepke, Lara. “Battle of the 30-inch monitors: Apple Cinema Display vs. Dell UltraSharp 3007WFP”, “CNET prizefight”, 22 March 2006.

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XPS

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XPS is a three-letter abbreviation with multiple meanings, as described below:

  • X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy
  • XML Paper Specification, a fixed-layout document format
  • The Dell XPS desktop and Notebook lines
  • Extruded polystyrene

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June 8, 2007

Alternative school

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An alternative school is an educational establishment with a curriculum and methods that are nontraditional.<ref>[1] Definition of alternative school, accessed October 18, 2007</ref> Alternative schools serve as an addition to a larger mainstream or traditional school.

Many such schools were founded in the United States in the 1970s as an alternative to mainstream or traditional classroom structure.<REF>Alternative Schools Adapt, by Fannie Weinstein. The New York Times, June 8, 1986, section A page 14.</REF> A wide range of philosophies and teaching methods are offered by alternative schools; some have strong political, scholarly, or philosophical orientations, while others are more ad-hoc assemblies of teachers and students dissatisfied with some aspect of mainstream or traditional education. Alternative schools may also be considered as an inclusion option for special needs students. For example, the smaller classes that are provided at alternative schools may meet the needs of some special needs students.

Sometimes, particularly in the United States, the phrase alternative school can refer to a school which practices alternative education. This is a much broader use of the term, covering all forms of non-traditional educational methods and philosophies, including school choice, independent school, homeschooling, and alternative school.


Alternative high school

Alternative high school is the narrow term focusing on students in a junior high school, high school, senior high school, or secondary school.


See also

  • Alternative education
  • Continuation high school
  • Education
  • Free school
  • Gifted education
  • Liberal arts college
  • Private school
  • Public school
  • Special education
  • Unschooling


References

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External links

  • Iowa Association of Alternative Education
  • International Association for Learning Alternatives


Further reading

  • Claire V. Korn, Alternative American Schools: Ideals in Action (Ithaca: SUNY Press, 1991).


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