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July 31, 2007

Internet Exchange of Puerto Rico

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The Internet Exchange of Puerto Rico (IXPR) is an internet exchange point situated in San Juan, Puerto Rico. It was established on November 22, 2005 by the Gauss Research Laboratory of the University of Puerto Rico. Packet Clearing House (PCH) and Dell donated the equipment. Bill Woodcock from PCH served as technical advisor.

IXPR was the first internet exchange point set in Puerto Rico and the Caribbean. Centennial of Puerto Rico, ULTRACOM, Caribe.Net, and the University of Puerto Rico were the first nodes to exchange data through the point. As of today, IXPR uses a Cisco gigabit Ethernet switch.


Trivia

The original name for IXPR was PRIX


External links

  • ix.pr - official site.

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July 30, 2007

Algebra of random variables

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In the algebraic axiomatization of probability theory, the primary concept is not that of probability of an event, but rather that of a random variable. Probability distributions are determined by assigning an expectation to each random variable. The measurable space and the probability measure arise from the random variables and expectations by means of well-known representation theorems of analysis. One of the important features of the algebraic approach is that apparently infinite-dimensional probability distributions are not harder to formalize than finite-dimensional ones.

Random variables are assumed to have the following properties:

  1. complex constants are random variables;
  2. the sum of two random variables is a random variable;
  3. the product of two random variables is a random variable;
  4. addition and multiplication of random variables are both commutative; and
  5. there is a notion of conjugation of random variables, satisfying (ab)* = b* a* and a** = a for all random variables a, b, and coinciding with complex conjugation if a is a constant.

This means that random variables form complex abelian *-algebras. If a = a*, the random variable a is called “real”.

An expectation E on an algebra A of random variables is a normalized, positive linear functional. What this means is that

  1. E(k) = k where k is a constant;
  2. E(a* a) ≥ 0 for all random variables a;
  3. E(a + b) = E(a) + E(b) for all random variables a and b; and
  4. E(za) = zE(a) if z is a constant.


References

  • Peter Whittle, Probability via Expectation, Fourth Edition, Springer, 2000

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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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Lost in Translation (novel)

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Lost in Translation is the title of two books

The first, a novel, is written by Nicole Mones and was published by Bantam Dell in 1999, it is the story of an American woman trying to lose her past by living as a translator in China.

The second book is a memoir written by academic writer Eva Hoffman in 1989.


External links

  • Bantam Dell page on this book

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July 29, 2007

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.


External links

  • 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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July 27, 2007

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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BAPCo consortium

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BAPCo, the Business Application Performance Corporation, is an industry consortium based in San Mateo, California. Its members include Microsoft, Intel, AMD, Dell, Hewlett-Packard, NVIDIA, Lenovo, and Apple, and is a group dedicated to developing benchmarks for Windows personal computers.

BAPCo has developed standard benchmarks such as SYSmark 2004SE, MobileMark 2005 and WebMark 2004 as well as standardized protocols for measuring application performance, for example 3D Studio Max, Microsoft Office, and Adobe Creative Suite.

The latest BAPCo benchmark, SYSmark 2007 Preview, was released in April 2007 and supports both Windows XP and Windows Vista operating systems.


See also

  • Standard Performance Evaluation Corporation
  • Benchmark (computing)
  • Futuremark


External links

  • BAPCo.com

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Henrik Gabriel Porthan

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The great scholar, also known as The Father of Finnish History, Henrik Gabriel Porthan (1739 in Viitasaari - 1804 in Turku), a student of Daniel Juslenius and a Fennophile, brought Finnish history-writing, study of mythology and folk poetry, and other humanistic sciences to an international level. His De Poësi Fennica (published in five parts 1776-78), a study on Finnish folk poetry, had great importance in awakening public interest in the Kalevala-poetry and Finnish mythology, and the study was also the basis of all later study of the poetry. He was among the founders of the Aurora Society that advocated Finnish literary pursuits and was the editor of the first Finnish newspaper, Tidningar utgifne af et sällskap i Åbo, founded in 1771.

Porthan was the teacher of Frans Mikael Franzén and also inspired the following generation of Finnish authors, poets and researchers, many of whom were among the founders of the Finnish Literature Society in 1831.

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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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July 26, 2007

Dell/EMC

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The Dell/EMC brand is reserved for products that result from Dell’s partnership with EMC Corporation. In some cases these are products that are jointly designed by Dell and EMC, while in other cases these are EMC products for which Dell will provide support. These products are generally midrange storage systems, such as fibre channel and iSCSI storage area networks.


Sources

  • Dell Storage
  • Dell/EMC Guide


See also

  • Dell, Inc.
  • Dell PowerVault

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July 25, 2007

Christopher Dell

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Christopher William Dell is a career United States Foreign Service officer who served as United States Ambassador to the Republic of Zimbabwe from August 12, 2004 to July 2007.


Education

  • Master of Arts - Balliol College, Oxford University (1980)
  • Bachelor of Arts – Columbia College, Columbia University (1978)


Career Service

  • Deputy Chief of Mission, Afghanistan, 2007-present
  • Ambassador to Zimbabwe, 2004-2007
  • Ambassador to Angola, 2001-2004
  • Chief of Mission, U.S. Office, Pristina, Kosovo, 2000-2001
  • Deputy Chief of Mission, U.S. Embassy Sofia, Bulgaria, 1997-2000
  • Deputy Director, Office of Regional Political Affairs, Bureau of European and Canadian Affairs, 1994-1996
  • Deputy Chief of Mission, U.S. Embassy, Maputo, Mozambique, 1991-1994
  • Special Assistant to the Under Secretary for International Security Affairs, 1989-1991
  • Executive Assistant to the Special Negotiator for Greek Bases Agreement, Bureau of European and Canadian Affairs, 1987-1989
  • Desk Officer for Spain and Portugal, Bureau of European and Canadian Affairs, 1986-1987
  • Staff Assistant, Bureau of Political-Military Affairs, 1985-1986
  • Political Officer, US Embassy Lisbon, Portugal, 1984-1985
  • Vice Consul, US Consulate Oporto, Portugal, 1983-1984
  • Vice Consul, US Consulate Matamoras, Mexico, 1981-1983


Posting to Zimbabwe

Dell became US Ambassador to Zimbabwe in August 2004. During his tenure, the government of President Robert Mugabe has carried out Operation Murambatsvina, which has been described by Mugabe as an “urban renewal” programme and by his political opponents as a crackdown on the urban poor. Western governments, including that of the United States, have condemned it.

Relations between the United States and Zimbabwe have deteriorated as a result of both Operation Murambatsvina and the humanitarian situation in the country, which the United States has blamed on official corruption and mismanagement. In addition, the US named Zimbabwe an abuser of human rights in 2004 annual report.[1]

As a result of tense relations, Dell has borne the brunt of the Zimbabwe government’s displeasure. In mid-October 2005, he was detained for entering a restricted area of the Harare Botanical Gardens [2]. A few weeks later, at a public lecture in the city of Mutare, Dell blamed corruption for the food shortages in the country, which the Zimbabwe government blames on foreign sanctions. On November 8, 2005, Dell was summoned to meet President Mugabe and was told to “go to hell.”[3] [4] The following day, the ambassador was recalled to the United States for consultations.[5] He subsequently returned.

Dell publicly condemned the beating of several opposition Movement for Democratic Change leaders and protestors, which occurred on March 11 2007, including that of party leader, Morgan Tsvangirai.

On March 19, acting on orders from President Mugabe, Foreign Minister Simbarashe Mumbengegwi summoned Dell and other western diplomats to his ministry to receive an official warning to stop interfering in the country’s internal affairs. When Mumbengegwi refused to allow the diplomats an opportunity to ask questions, Dell walked out, describing the meeting as a “sham” for the benefit of the state media, who were filming the proceedings [6][7].
Dell left Harare the same day for London. The State Department stated that he would return to Zimbabwe soon.[8]

In mid-July 2007, Dell left his posting in Zimbabwe without bidding Mugabe farewell. According to Zimbabwean state radio, at the time of his departure he was disappointed because Mugabe remained in office.<ref>”US envoy leaves Zimbabwe a disappointed man, radio reports”, DPA (Earthtimes.org), July 14, 2007.</ref> Dell has been appointed deputy chief of mission in Afghanistan.<ref>Augustine Mukaro, “Zimbabwe: New U.S. Ambassador Won’t Relent On Zim - Dell”, Zimbabwe Independent (allAfrica.com), July 6, 2007.</ref>


References

  • Biography: United States Department of State: Biography of Christopher William Dell

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July 24, 2007

Nukla

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Nukla is a fictional superhero published by Dell Comics in the mid 1960s. He was created by writer Joe Gill and artist Sal Trapani (with uncredited assistance from others artists, including Dick Giordano). The character made his debut in Nukla #1 (October-December 1965).


Fictional character background

Nukla was really Matthew Gibbs, a CIA spy and pilot. While flying a U-2 spy plane over Communist China, he is fired on by the Chinese Red Army. Unable to evade the missiles, he and his plane are vaporised in the resulting explosion. For an unexplained reason, he is able to reform himself with incredible nuclear powers. Nukla used his abilities to fight the enemies of the United States.


Powers and abilities

Nukla has nuclear based powers, similar to those of Captain Atom. He can fire destructive beams from his hands, and phase his body into an immaterial state. He can use also quickly heal himself of injuries, though this tends to deplete his energy and leave him vulnerable to attack.


Publication history

Nukla ran for only four issues. Interestingly, Steve Ditko, artist of Captain Atom, did the artwork for the last issue.


Issues

  • Nukla #1 (October-December 1965)
  • Nukla #2 (March 1966)
  • Nukla #3 (June 1966)
  • Nukla #4 (September 1966)


References

  • Nukla’s entry at International Catalog of Superheroes
  • Nukla’s entry at Toonopedia

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RAF Southampton

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RAF Southampton was a Royal Air Force airbase. It was acquired from the Fleet Air Arm in 1936 and was briefly known as RAF Eastleigh. It was eventually transferred to civilian ownership as Southampton Airport.

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Hazel Dell South, Washington

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Hazel Dell South is a census-designated place and an unincorporated town in Clark County, Washington, United States. The population was 6,605 at the 2000 census.


Geography

Hazel Dell South is located at (45.670671, -122.669866).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 5.6 km² (2.2 mi²), all land.


Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 6,605 people, 2,742 households, and 1,636 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 1,180.7/km² (3,053.4/mi²). There were 2,974 housing units at an average density of 531.6/km² (1,374.8/mi²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 88.16% White, 3.32% African American, 0.83% Native American, 1.88% Asian, 0.20% Pacific Islander, 2.18% from other races, and 3.44% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.03% of the population.

There were 2,742 households out of which 28.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.8% were married couples living together, 11.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 40.3% were non-families. 31.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.36 and the average family size was 2.97.

In the CDP the population was spread out with 24.5% under the age of 18, 9.1% from 18 to 24, 27.9% from 25 to 44, 22.2% from 45 to 64, and 16.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 94.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.2 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $36,571, and the median income for a family was $42,317. Males had a median income of $36,306 versus $26,288 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $19,158. About 11.3% of families and 13.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 19.0% of those under age 18 and 9.0% of those age 65 or over.


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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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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

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Robert Grant

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Robert Grant may refer to:

  • Robert Grant (Romantic writer) (1779–1838), Romantic period writer
  • Robert Grant (novelist) (1852–1940), 20th century novelist
  • Robert Grant (soldier) (1837–1874), Victoria Cross recipient
  • Robert Grant (Christian Leader) (*1936), radio personality, pastor, founder Christian Voice, American Christian Cause, American Freedom Coalition
  • Robert Grant (Canadian politician), member of the Legislative Assembly for the Comox riding in British Columbia
  • Robert Grant (footballer), footballer for Accrington Stanley
  • Robert Grant (surgeon), Columbia University surgeon
  • Sir Robert Grant (politician) (1779–1838), British politician and lawyer
  • Ramesvara Swami, krishnait guru, born as Robert Grant

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July 23, 2007

Walt Disney’s Comics and Stories

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Walt Disney’s Comics and Stories (WDC for short) is an anthology comic book that has an assortment of Disney characters, including Donald Duck, Scrooge McDuck, Mickey Mouse, Chip ‘n Dale, Lil Bad Wolf, Scamp, Bucky Bug, Grandma Duck, Brer Rabbit, Winnie the Pooh, and others.

Walt Disney’s Comics and Stories has been the longest running Disney-based comic book in history, making it their flagship title. After reaching its 600th issue, it converted to prestige format and remains that way today.


Publication History

  • Dell Comics (1940-1962) #1-264
  • Gold Key Comics (1962-84) #265-510 (#474-510 under the “Whitman” name)
  • Gladstone Publishing (1986-1990) #511-547
  • Disney Comics (1990-1993) #548-585
  • Gladstone Publishing (1993-1998) #586-633
  • Gemstone Publishing (June, 2003-Present) #634-
  • Sonic Enterprises Graphics Novel (Coming Soon)


External links

  • Contents of the issues in the series

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July 22, 2007

Tech Jacket

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Tech Jacket was a six issue American comic book created by writer Robert Kirkman and artist E.J. Su, published monthly by Image Comics in November 2002 to April 2003. The book is a part of Kirkman’s overarcing Image Universe, which is anchored by Invincible, but also includes such heroes as Savage Dragon, Shadowhawk and Superpatriot. A Tech Jacket-wearer (looking similar to Zack Thompson’s) was seen fighting Omnipotus with a cadre of fellow heroes in Invincible #27. The Geldarians were shown to be part the Coalition of Planets in Invincible #23; It was revealed there that the Kresh were charged by the Viltrumites to overtake Geldaria. In Brit: Old Soldier, among the bonus sketches Robert Kirkman states that Brit, Capes, Tech Jacket, and Invincible all take place in the same universe.


Fictional character biography

A High School kid named Zack Thompson finds a dying alien from a race of incredibly intelligent but physically weak beings called the Geldarians. To made up for this they have invented the Tech Jacket, a vest that every Geldarian is equipped with upon birth. Seeing the human and knowing his crashed spaceship is going to blow up and kill them both he fits him with the Tech Jacket saving his life<ref>Tech Jacket #1 (November 2002)</ref>. But now the Tech Jacket can’t be removed and gives him, “the most powerful weapons in the universe”. After saving his father (who is therefore aware of the Tech Jacket) Zach tells him about the crashed spaceship and dying alien, later the Geldarians show to thinking he killed Kresh (the alien) and stole it<ref>Tech Jacket #2 (December 2002)</ref>. After helping the Geldarians fight the Kresh, the Geldarians are now deepest gratitude<ref>Tech Jacket #3 (January 2003)</ref>.


Tech Jacket

A powered exoskeleton called “the most powerful weapons in the universe”, the Tech Jacket was created by the Geldarians to make up for their physical weakness. But one found its way to Zack Thompson, a high schooler.

  • Removal is unpremitted, under executive decree 574-3 deemed removal forbidden<ref>Tech Jacket #2 (December 2002)</ref>.
  • The a vest gives him near-invulerability, super-strength, flight, and energy blasts<ref>Tech Jacket #2 (December 2002)</ref>.
  • The jacket has an ability known as Host Maintenance which when activated removes and destroys all germs, bacteria and dirt from the user’s body, removing the need to bathe<ref>Tech Jacket #2 (December 2002)</ref>.


References


External link

  • Paul O´Brien´s November 2002 review of Tech Jacket #1
  • Comics Book DB Series page
  • Comics Book DB Character page

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July 21, 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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Dell (landform)

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This article is about the landform. For the computer company, see Dell.

In physical geography, a dell is a small wooded valley. Like “dale”, the word “dell” is derived from the Old English language dæl.


See also

  • Cirque
  • Combe (or coombe — a West Country word meaning a steep-sided valley)
  • Coulee
  • Dells of the Wisconsin River
  • Glen, glaciated valley, U-shaped
  • Gully, Gorge
  • Vale, Valley

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July 18, 2007

Nashville Vols

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The Nashville Vols were a minor league baseball team of the Southern Association based in Nashville, Tennessee from 1901 to 1961 and again in 1963. Vols is short for Volunteers, referring to the state’s nickname The Volunteer State. They were a Class A team from 1902 to 1935, a Class A1 team from 1936 to 1945, and a Class Double-A team from 1946 to 1961.


Team History

Beginning play in 1901, the Nashville Volunteers (commonly known as the “Vols”) were a charter member of the newly formed Southern Association. Their home ballpark was called Athletic Park, which would later come to be known as Sulphur Dell. The Dell was a notorious hitter’s park often called “Suffer Hell” by pitchers and outfielders.

The Vols won the first two Southern Association championships in 1901 and 1902 behind the leadership of manager Newt Fisher. During the 1902 season, Nashville’s Hugh Hill recorded a .416 batting average, a mark never topped in the league.

The Vols would not win another league pennant until 1908 under manager Bill Bernhard. The championship was won on the final game of the season at Sulphur Dell. Going into the game, the Vols had the same number of losses (56) as the New Orleans Pelicans. But the Pelicans were in first place with 76 wins to the Vols’ second-place 74. Several games that were cancelled due to rain were not made up that late in the season. Vols pitcher Vedder Sitton hurled a three-hit, 1-0 shutout, allowing Nashville to win their third championship by two percentage points.

Eight years later, on July 11, 1916 at the Dell, Vols pitcher Tom Rogers delivered a perfect game against the Chattanooga Lookouts. He retired all 27 batters in the 2-0 victory for the team’s only perfect game in its history. The Vols also won their third Southern Association crown behind Rogers’ league-leading 24 wins.

The first night game at Sulphur Dell was held on May 18, 1931. An estimated 7,000 fans attended the game.

Following the arrival of Larry Gilbert as Vols manager in 1939, the Vols won their first pennant in 24 years in 1940 with Johnny Sain as pitcher and batter. During Major League Baseball’s Centennial in 2001, the 1940 Nashville Vols were named as the 47th best minor league team of all time. The Vols also won the league championship in 1943, 1944, 1948, and 1949.

During the 1954 season, Vols outfielder Bob Lennon hit 64 home runs, a league record never broken. Forty of the home runs were hit at Sulphur Dell.

Following the 1961 season, the Southern Association ceased operations. Sulphur Dell was empty the next year, but the Double-A South Atlantic League came to Nashville in 1963 for one season. Poor attendance and financial problems forced team to leave Nashville at the conclusion of the 1963 season.

Professional baseball was absent from the Music City from 1964 to 1977. But in 1978, Vanderbilt University baseball coach Larry Schmittou led a group of local owners and founded the Nashville Sounds of the Southern League, abandoning the nickname “Vols” which was shared by the University of Tennessee (Knoxville). The Sounds became one of the most successful minor league franchises, moving to Class Triple-A in 1985. They are currently members of the Pacific Coast League.


Affiliations

The Vols were affiliated with the following major league teams:

Year Affiliation(s)
1934-36; 1952-54 New York Giants
1938-40 Brooklyn Dodgers
1944-51 Chicago Cubs
1955-60 Cincinnati Reds
1961 Minnesota Twins
1963 Los Angeles Angels


Hall of Fame Players

  • Waite Hoyt, P, 1918, enshrined in 1969
  • Hazen “Kiki” Cuyler, OF, 1923, enshrined in 1968


See Also

  • Sulphur Dell
  • Nashville Sounds


References

  • Traughber, Bill. Nashville Sounds 2007 Media Guide. 2007: 189.

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July 17, 2007

Peterchurch

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Peterchurch is a small village in the Golden Valley, Herefordshire, which has a Norman church built on the unusual basilica model with 4, rather than 3 chambers. The church’s foundations are thought to go back to 786 AD, and parts of the Saxon walls can be seen in the sanctuary. The original stone altar is in place, dating back to well before the Reformation. The modern spire is made of fibre-glass and was for a time, the tallest fibre-glass spire in the country. The countryside around is spectacular, with views of the Black Mountains, Wales but the village itself is architecturally undistinguished.

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River Edge Elementary School District

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The River Edge Elementary School District is a community public school district that serves students in Kindergarten through sixth grade from River Edge, in Bergen County, New Jersey, in the United States.

River Edge shares secondary schooling with Oradell. Together, they make up the River Dell Regional School District. Students in grades 7 and 8 attend River Dell Regional Middle School in River Edge. Students in grades 9 - 12 attend River Dell Regional High School in Oradell.


Awards and recognition

During the 1998-99 school year, Cherry Hill School received the Blue Ribbon Award from the United States Department of Education, the highest honor that an American school can achieve.<ref>Blue Ribbon Schools Program: Schools Recognized 1982-1983 through 1999-2002 (PDF), accessed May 11, 2006.</ref>


Schools

River Edge has two primary schools as part of the district, both of which serve students in Kindergarten through 6th grade. Schools in the district (with 2004-05 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics<ref>data for the River Edge Elementary School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed September 6, 2007.</ref>) are:

  • Cherry Hill School (578 students) which is on the south side of town.

    • Denise Heitman - Principal of Cherry Hill Elementary School
  • Roosevelt School (526 students) which is located on the north side of town.
    • Anthony Vouvalides - Principal of Roosevelt Elementary School


Administration

  • Erika Steinbauer - Superintendent of Schools
  • Debbie Trainor - School Business Administrator / Board Secretary
  • Rosemary Kuruc - Supervisor of Special Services
  • John Lyons - Supervisor of Buildings and Grounds


References


External links

  • River Edge Elementary School District
  • National Center for Education Statistics data for the River Edge Elementary School District
  • River Dell Regional School District

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July 16, 2007

Camp Tel Noar

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Camp Tel Noar is a Jewish summer camp for children ages 8 through 15. It is located in Hampstead, New Hampshire, in the United States, which is about 1 hour north of Boston. The camp sits on Sunset Lake and has about 275 campers.


History

Camp Tel Noar (CTN) was founded by Eli and Bessie Cohen in 1945 as a Zionist camp. Originally for young adults, CTN currently is a Jewish children’s camp for ages 8 to 15.


Age groups

  • Olim/Olot - grades 3,4,5,6
  • Tzofim/Tzofot - grades 7,8
  • Bogrim/Bogrot - grades 9,10


Facilities


Buildings

One of Camp Tel Noar’s special features is their “Chug” style bunks. These “chugs” are three bunks that are attached and share a lounge and bathroom. CTN also has single bunks for the older campers. The other facilities include a gym, rec hall, dining hall, arts & crafts building, and other support buildings.


1998 fire

During March of 1998, a fire was caused by the roofing company working on the dining hall in the winter. The fire destroyed the dining hall and kitchen. For the summer of 1998, the camp rented trailers that could be used as a dining hall and kitchen. [1]


Areas of Camp

  • The Big Diamond is the softball field directly in front of the dining hall.
  • The Dell is the near A&C, which is used primarily for soccer. There is also the Dell Volleyball Court (”Dell Net”).
  • The Archery Range is located at the top of the Dell Hill.
  • The New Diamond is located behind the bunks and is used the least out of all the fields.
  • The Chapel is located at the back end of the Dell and is used only for Friday and Saturday Shabbat services.
  • The area around the flagpole is used for line up and raising the flags.


Activities


Water Sports

  • Swimming
  • Boating & canoeing
  • Windsurfing
  • Sailing
  • Waterskiing


Land Activities

  • Aerobics
  • Basketball
  • Field Hockey
  • Lacrosse
  • Martial Arts
  • Running
  • Soccer
  • Softball
  • Street Hockey
  • Newcomb
  • Ultimate Frisbee
  • Volleyball
  • Tennis
  • Archery


Arts

  • Arts and Crafts
  • Photography
  • Dance
  • Drama
  • Music


Nature

  • Nature
  • Camping


Schedule

Camp Tel Noar only operates in the summer months of June, July, and August. The campers arrive on the last Wednesday of June and leave seven weeks from there. Staff are required to arrive one week early for orientation. During the year, the facility is mainly closed off, but the dining hall is used for the Federation of Jewish Men’s Clubs’ Laymen’s Institute [2] and local events.

Sunday through Thursday, a six period schedule is run and on Saturday, a relaxed Shabbat schedule is run.


See also

  • Camp Pembroke
  • Camp Tevya


External links

  • Camp Tel Noar Website
  • Eli & Bessie Cohen Foundation - Camp Tel Noar

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Ben Curtis (actor)

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For other people named Ben Curtis, see Benjamin Curtis.

Benjamin Bowmar Curtis (born November 2, 1980 in Chattanooga, Tennessee), also known as the Dell Dude, is an American actor and former spokesman for Dell Computers. Curtis was prominently featured in the popular “Dell Dude” ads from 2000 to 2003.


Early life and education

Curtis is the second of two children, and has an older sister named Polly Elise Curtis. He attended and graduated from the McCallie School, an all boys school in Chattanooga, Tennessee, after completing elementary school at Saint Nicholas School, also in Chattanooga.

At four years old, Curtis met illusionist David Copperfield. Inspired by Copperfield’s performance, Curtis started his own magic business at the age of thirteen. Curtis went on to compete in and win a few national stage contests. Curtis later attended Tannen’s Magic School in New York City. While at the school, Ben created, produced, directed, and starred in his first full-scale illusion show. The show consisted of his skills in music, acting, magic, and mime.

Curtis attended New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts. While at NYU, Ben has attended the Atlantic Theater Company as well as studying the techniques of Grotowski and Brecht at Tisch’s Experimental Theater Wing (both in America and Amsterdam).


The Dell Dude

As part of a commercial advertising campaign, Curtis portrayed the character Steven. This advertising campaign popularized the phrase “Dude, you’re getting a Dell.” The commercials would usually feature chipper Steven informing prospective buyers of all the perks of owning a Dell. When the party was sold on the idea he would close with the catchphrase “Dude, you’re getting a Dell”. The campaign was a huge success and not only helped bring prominence to Dell, but to Curtis as well. [1]


Arrest

On February 9, 2003, Curtis was caught attempting to buy a small bag of marijuana on Manhattan’s Lower East Side. Curtis was arrested and charged with criminal possession of marijuana. Word of the arrest of the Dell dude spread quickly through the media.

Since the bag Curtis possessed contained a very small amount of marijuana, the judge in his case was lenient. The case was adjourned in contemplation of dismissal, meaning it would be dismissed and Curtis’s record expunged if he stayed out of trouble for the next year. Despite the incident, Dell spokesman Venancio Figueroa maintained that Curtis’ relationship with the company was “still in place.” However, Dell, Inc. fired Curtis as a result of his arrest due to company policy. It ended Curtis’s relationship with them. [2] However, it is believed that Curtis was already in the process of being phased-out in favor of a new pitch for Dell. In early 2003, the Dude ad campaign was dropped in favor of a new set of commercials about three Dell interns.


Life after Dell

Curtis’ career seems to have survived both the Dell campaign and the marijuana arrest incident. In the spring of 2004, Boca Raton, Florida-based AdSouth Partners hired Curtis to lead its marketing campaign for the launch of Gameznflix, an Internet video game and movie rental service. Regarding the marijuana incident, Curtis told an interviewer for the South Florida Business Journal, “I learned a lesson and that was the thing,” said Curtis, then 23, and a senior at New York University. “I’ve been through that experience and I’ve come out of that a better person. I’ve learned what it means to be a role model and I have a second chance.”

In February 2005, Curtis played the role of Christian, in an off-Broadway 16-show production of John Fisher’s comedy Joy. [3] [4][5] The play and his performance both received generally favorable reviews.


External links

  • Dell Dude’ released after marijuana arrest from CNN
  • ‘Hey Dude, It’s Ben Curtis!’ - A visit with one of the stars of Off-Broadway’s JOY from Broadway World
  • Boy’s Life Article
  • Did Curtis’ career as a pitchman for Dell computers end because he was arrested for possession of marijuana? from Snopes

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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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Michael Peterson

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The name Michael Peterson can mean:-

  • Michael Peterson (author) (b.1943), North Carolina writer convicted of murdering his wife
  • Michael Peterson (surfer) (b.1957), Australian surfer
  • Michael Peterson (singer), American country music artist and songwriter
  • Michael Peterson (artist) (b.1979), American Artist
  • Charles Bronson (prisoner) (born Michael Peterson), English prisoner
  • Michael Peterson, (born 1990)Movie Surfer and Actor

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July 15, 2007

The Call

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The Call may refer to:

  • The Call (television), a Life Network reality television show
  • The Call (comic book), a Marvel Comics series
  • The Call (religion), a Christian religion community, founded in the USA
  • The Call (Kansas City), a newspaper in Kansas City, Missouri, serving the Black American community
  • The Call (Woonsocket), a general-interest daily newspaper in Woonsocket, Rhode Island.
  • The Call (novel), by John Hersey
  • The Call (nightclub), a jazz-based venue in Providence, Rhode Island, that has recently shut down
  • The Call, an interactive news program on NY1
  • an infamous blown call by Major League Baseball umpire Don Denkinger
  • The Call (movie), a Japanese Horror.
  • The Call (movie), a short Horror movie made in Boston.
  • The Call (CNBC), a CNBC business television programme.

In music:

  • The Call (band), a San Francisco-based rock band
  • The Call (album), by Swedish heavy metal band Heed
  • “The Call” (song), a song by the Backstreet Boys from their 2000 album Black & Blue
  • Call (Pakistani band), a Pakistani rock band based in Lahore
  • The Call (album), by underground Hip Hop artist Random


See also

  • Call

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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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July 13, 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

<references/>


External link

  • Official site

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Rim of the Pit

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Rim of the Pit (1944) is a locked-room mystery novel written by Hake Talbot, a pen name of Henning Nelms.

It is one of two mystery novels written by Talbot featuring rugged adventurer Rogan Kincaid (the other being “The Hangman’s Handyman.”) Both were published in hardback as Inner Sanctum Mysteries. “Rim of the Pit” was published in the pulp magazine “Thrilling Mystery Novel”, then as a Dell mapback in the 1940s, a Bantam paperback in the 1960s (as part of “The World’s Great Novels of Detection” series chosen by Anthony Boucher), and reprinted in the 1980s in paperback by International Polygonics, Ltd. “The Hangman’s Handyman” appeared in a 1940s pulp magazine, but not in paperback form until 2005, when Ramble House produced one.


Plot

A group of people gather at a remote snowbound lodge in the wilds of northern New England. A seance is held in order to reach the dead husband of the medium. Remarried, the medium’s husband wants permission from the dead man to open a tract of land to logging. During the seance it appears that the spirit of the dead man returns to possess one of the group, using him as an instrument to murder another of the group. The hero, Rogan Kincaid, is an adventurer who takes it upon himself (with help from a Czech refugee, the daughter of the dead man, and others), to solve the mystery before the police are brought in. As impossibilities pile up (including a locked room murder, footprints that begin and end in the middle of an expanse of snow, and a murderer who seems to be able to fly after being taken over by a Windigo), it looks like the only explanation is a supernatural one.

In a poll of detective story writers this mystery was voted as second best of its type, behind John Dickson Carr’s The Hollow Man.

IPL 495, 1985

Bantam F2922, 1965

1940s pulp magazine edition

Dell Mapback #173,1947

crime map from Dell 173

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Dell PowerEdge

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Dell, Inc. gives the moniker PowerEdge (PE) to its server product line, which as of 2007 brought in approximately 15% of Dell’s overall revenue from computer hardware sales <ref>
Press Release — Dell Reports Preliminary Revenue of $14.4 Million
</ref>.

Most PowerEdge servers use the X86 architecture. The early exceptions to this, the PowerEdge 3250, PowerEdge 7150, and PowerEdge 7250, used Intel’s Itanium processor, but Dell abandoned Itanium in 2005<ref>
Dell to Phase Out Computers Using Intel’s Itanium
</ref>
after failing to find adoption in the marketplace. The partnership between Intel and Dell remained close, with Intel remaining the exclusive source of processors in Dell’s servers until 2006. In May of 2006 Dell announced that it intended to develop servers using AMD Opteron processors.<ref>
Press Release — Dell’s International And Enterprise Business Drives First Quarter Revenue Growth
</ref>
The first Opteron-based PowerEdge systems, the PowerEdge 6950 and the PowerEdge SC1435, appeared in October 2006<ref>
Press Release — Dell Unveils Four- and Two-Socket Servers
</ref>

PowerEdge machines come configured as tower, rack-mounted, or blade servers. Dell uses a consistent chip-set across servers in the same generation regardless of packaging,<ref>
Dell Extends the Scalable Enterprise with Eighth-Generation PowerEdge Servers</ref> allowing for a common set of drivers and system-images.

OEMs ( VARs) also offer solutions based on PowerEdge servers. Loaded with custom software and with minor cosmetic changes, Dell’s servers form the underlying hardware in certain appliances from:

  • IronPort<ref>Case Study - Partners in Stopping Crime</ref>
  • Google<ref>Case Study - In Search Mode</ref>
  • Enterasys<ref>Case Study - Serving up Security</ref>


External links

  • Dell History


Footnotes

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Coyote Valley Reservation

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The 70-acre Coyote Valley Reservation in Redwood Valley, California is home to about 170 members of the Coyote Valley tribe of the Pomo Native American people, who descend from the Shodakai Pomo.

It is also the location of the Coyote Valley Shodakai Casino.

Coyote Valley reservation is the origin of the criminal street gang known as “Coyote Valley Boys.” Abbreviated “CVB” appearing in graffiti and tattoos.


External links

  • Coyote Valley Tribal Homepage
  • Coyote Valley Shodakai Casino Homepage


See also

Other current Pomo communities:

  • Redwood Valley Rancheria
  • Round Valley Indian Tribes of the Round Valley Reservation


References

  • Economic Development Administration. U.S. Dept of Commerce. California Report: Coyote Valley Reservation (p. 253). File retrieved May 5, 2007.

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  • Computer Parts Descriptions Computer Parts Descriptions. Computer part descriptions. ALL ITEMS ON THIS PAGE HAVE BEEN SOLD It was purchased last June direct from Dell brand new.

July 11, 2007

Lost in Translation (novel)

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Lost in Translation is the title of two books

The first, a novel, is written by Nicole Mones and was published by Bantam Dell in 1999, it is the story of an American woman trying to lose her past by living as a translator in China.

The second book is a memoir written by academic writer Eva Hoffman in 1989.


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July 10, 2007

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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Wizard (comics)

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Wizard, in comics, may refer to:

  • Wizard (Marvel Comics), a Fantastic Four villain who has led a number of Frightful Four teams
  • Wizard (DC Comics) is a villain from the Golden Age of Comics and a member of the Injustice Society
  • Wizard (magazine) is also a magazine about comic books.
  • Aqueduct (comics), a Marvel Comics character also known as the Water Wizard

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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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Calibrated orifice

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