CentralNotice In Keeping Secrets of Silent Earth: 3 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation , search In Keeping Secrets of Silent Earth: 3 Studio album by Coheed and Cambria Released October 7, 2003 Recorded Applehead Recording, Woodstock, New York Genre Progressive rock [ 1 ] emo [ 1 ] Length 69:24 Label Columbia Equal Vision Producer Michael Birnbaum and Chris Bittner Coheed and Cambria chronology The Second Stage Turbine Blade (2002) In Keeping Secrets of Silent Earth: 3 (2003) Good Apollo, I'm Burning Star IV, Volume One: From Fear Through the Eyes of Madness (2005) Singles from In Keeping Secrets of Silent Earth: 3 " A Favor House Atlantic " Released: 2004 " Blood Red Summer " Released: 2004 " In Keeping Secrets of Silent Earth: 3 " Released: 2004 Professional ratings Revi...

CentralNotice The Brothers K From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation , search The Brothers K Author David James Duncan Country United States Language English Genre Fiction Publication date 1992 Media type Print Preceded by The River Why The Brothers K is a 1992 novel by David James Duncan an author, fisherman and environmental advocate from the Pacific Northwest . It builds on the sporting and spiritual themes of The River Why , Duncan's first book, but on a much larger canvas, focusing on an entire family instead of a single protagonist. Duncan uses multiple points of view to reinforce this effect by including material supposedly written by different family members in the broad narrative by Kincaid Chance. The novel tells the story of the Chance family as they pass through the turbulent waters of Papa Chance's minor ...

CentralNotice From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation , search For other uses, see Telomere (disambiguation) . Human chromosomes (grey) capped by telomeres (white) Telomere A telomere is a region of repetitive nucleotide sequences at each end of a chromatid , which protects the end of the chromosome from deterioration or from fusion with neighboring chromosomes. Its name is derived from the Greek nouns telos ( τέλος ) 'end' and merοs ( μέρος , root: μερ- ) 'part.' For vertebrates , the sequence of nucleotides in telomeres is T T A G G G . This sequence of TTAGGG is repeated approximately 2,500 times in humans. [ 1 ] During chromosome replication , the enzymes that duplicate DNA cannot continue their duplication all the way to the end of a chromosome, so in each duplication the end of the chromosome is shortened [ 2 ] (this is because the s...

CentralNotice From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation , search For the protein, see Programmed cell death 1 . Programmed cell-death (or PCD ) is death of a cell in any form, mediated by an intracellular program. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] PCD is carried out in a regulated process , which usually confers advantage during an organism's life-cycle . For example, the differentiation of fingers and toes in a developing human embryo occurs because cells between the fingers apoptose ; the result is that the digits are separate. PCD serves fundamental functions during both plant and metazoa (multicellular animals) tissue development. Apoptosis and autophagy are both forms of programmed cell death, but necrosis is a non-physiological process that occurs as a result of infection or injury. [ 3 ] Necrosis is the death of a cell caused by external factors such as trauma or infe...

CentralNotice From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation , search This article is about the term C-value in cell biology. For the tool used by architects and engineers to calculate lines-of-sight by spectators in theaters and stadiums, see sightline . C-value is the amount, in picograms , of DNA contained within a haploid nucleus (e.g. a gamete ) or one half the amount in a diploid somatic cell of a eukaryotic organism. In some cases (notably among diploid organisms), the terms C-value and genome size are used interchangeably; however, in polyploids the C-value may represent two or more genomes contained within the same nucleus. Greilhuber et al. [ 1 ] have suggested some new layers of terminology and associated abbreviations to clarify this issue, but these somewhat complex additions have yet to be used by other authors. 1 Origin of the term 2 ...

CentralNotice From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation , search For a non-technical introduction to the topic, see Introduction to genetics . For other uses, see DNA (disambiguation) . The structure of the DNA double helix . The atoms in the structure are colour-coded by element and the detailed structure of two base pairs are shown in the bottom right. The structure of part of a DNA double helix Deoxyribonucleic acid ( i / d i ˌ ɒ k s i ˌ r aɪ b ɵ . nj uː ˌ k l eɪ . ɨ k ˈ æ s ɪ d / ; DNA ) is a molecule that carries most of the genetic instructions used in the development, functioning and reproduction of all known living organisms and many viruses . DNA is a nucleic acid ; alongside proteins and carbohydrates , nucleic acids compose the three major macromolecules essential for all known forms of life . Most DNA molecules consist of two ...

CentralNotice From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation , search Look up Portland or portland in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Portland most commonly refers to: Portland, Oregon , largest city in the U.S. state of Oregon, in the Pacific Northwest region Portland, Maine , largest city in the U.S. state of Maine, in the New England region Isle of Portland , England, a peninsula in the English Channel Portland may also refer to: 1 Places and establishments 1.1 Australia 1.2 Canada 1.3 Hong Kong 1.4 Ireland 1.5 Jamaica 1.6 New Zealand 1.7 United Kingdom 1.8 United States 2 Transport 3 Sports teams 4 Other uses 5 See also Places and establishments [ edit ] Australia [ edit ] Cape Portland, Tasmania , a cape on the north-eastern tip of Tasmania Portland, New South Wales , a town with the first Australian cement works Portlan...

CentralNotice From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation , search The unexpected hanging paradox or hangman paradox is a paradox about a person's expectations about the timing of a future event that he is told will occur at an unexpected time. The paradox is variously applied to a prisoner's hanging, or a surprise school test. Despite significant academic interest, there is no consensus on its precise nature and consequently a final correct resolution has not yet been established. [ 1 ] One approach, offered by the logical school of thought, suggests that the problem arises in a self-contradictory self-referencing statement at the heart of the judge's sentence. Another approach, offered by the epistemological school of thought, suggests the unexpected hanging paradox is an example of an epistemic paradox because it turns on our concept of knowledge . [ 2 ...

CentralNotice From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation , search Glenn Danzig Danzig signing his book at Atomic Comics in Mesa, Arizona , in 2010 Background information Birth name Glenn Allen Anzalone Born ( 1955-06-23 ) June 23, 1955 (age 60) Lodi, New Jersey , USA Genres Heavy metal , gothic metal , doom metal , blues rock , gothic rock , deathrock , horror punk , hardcore punk , industrial , classical Occupation(s) Musician, singer, songwriter, producer, author Instruments Vocals, bass, guitar, drums, keyboards, harmonica Years active 1977–present Labels Plan 9 Records , Evilive Associated acts Misfits , Samhain , Danzig Website danzig-verotik .com Glenn Danzig (born Glenn Allen Anzalone ; June 23, 1955) [ 1 ] is an American singer, songwriter and musician from Lodi, New Jersey . He is a founder of ba...

CentralNotice From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation , search This article is about the city in Poland. For other uses, see Gdańsk (disambiguation) . "Danzig" redirects here. For other uses, see Danzig (disambiguation) . Gdańsk Top: View of Central Gdańsk and Main City Hall, Middle of left: Old Town and Motlawa River in night, Centre: The Maiden in the Window in Mariacka Street, Middle of right: Fountain of Neptune Statue at Long Market Street, Bottom left: Neptune statue in front of Artus Court in Long Market Street, Bottom right: Third Millennium John Paul Ⅱ Bridge Flag Coat of arms Motto: Nec Temere, Nec Timide (Neither rashly, nor timidly) Gdańsk Coordinates: 54°22′N 18°38′E  /  54.367°N 18.633°E  / 54.367; 18.633 Coordinates : 54°22′N 18°38′E  /  54.367°N 18.633°E  / 54.367; 18.633 Country Po...

CentralNotice From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation , search An example of the 2D discrete wavelet transform that is used in JPEG2000 . The original image is high-pass filtered, yielding the three large images, each describing local changes in brightness (details) in the original image. It is then low-pass filtered and downscaled, yielding an approximation image; this image is high-pass filtered to produce the three smaller detail images, and low-pass filtered to produce the final approximation image in the upper-left. In numerical analysis and functional analysis , a discrete wavelet transform (DWT) is any wavelet transform for which the wavelets are discretely sampled. As with other wavelet transforms, a key advantage it has over Fourier transforms is temporal resolution: it captures both frequency and location information (location in time). ...

CentralNotice From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation , search Nintendo originally offered a digital video output on early GameCube models. However, it was determined that less than one percent of users utilized the feature. The company eventually removed the option from consoles manufactured after May 2004 (model number "DOL-101" and later). [ 1 ] Technical specifications [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ] IBM PowerPC "Gekko" processor Nintendo GameCube optical storage disc Details Source CPU 485 MHz IBM " Gekko " PowerPC CPU based on 750CXe and 750FX 0.18 microns Copper Wire Technology 180 nm manufacturing process with 4.9-watt dissipation 162 MHz FSB (1.3 GB/s) CPU Capacity: 1125 Dmips (Dhrystone 2.1) External Bus Bandwidth: 1.3 GB/second peak bandwidth (32-bit address, 64-bit data bus at 162 MHz) 64 KB L1 cache 256 KB L2 cache 32-bit ALU 64-bit...

CentralNotice From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation , search "GamerGate" redirects here. For the type of ant, see Gamergate . For the online video game store, see GamersGate . The Gamergate controversy began in August 2014 and concerns sexism in video game culture . It is most notable for harassment against several feminists in the video game industry , including game developers Zoë Quinn and Brianna Wu , and cultural critic Anita Sarkeesian . The campaign of harassment was coordinated in IRC channels and online forums such as Reddit , 4chan , and 8chan by an anonymous and amorphous group that ultimately came to be represented by the Twitter hashtag #Gamergate. The harassment included doxing , threats of rape, and death threats as well as being related to a mass shooting threat in protest of an invited speech featuring Sarkeesian. Gamergate has bee...

CentralNotice From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation , search The "Gonzo fist," characterized by two thumbs and four fingers holding a peyote button, was originally used in Hunter S. Thompson's 1970 campaign for sheriff of Aspen, Colorado . It has become a symbol of Thompson and gonzo journalism as a whole. Journalism News Writing style Ethics Objectivity Values Attribution Defamation Editorial independence Journalism school Index of journalism articles Areas Arts Business Data Entertainment Environment Fashion Medicine Politics Science Sports Technology Trade Traffic Weather World Genres Advocacy Analytic Blogging Broadcast Citizen Civic Collaborative Comics-based Community Database Gonzo Immersion Investigative Literary Muckraking Narrative " New Journalism " Non-profit Online Opinion Peace Photojournalism Scientific Se...

CentralNotice From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation , search This article is about the programming language. For other uses, see Mumps (disambiguation) . MUMPS Paradigm Procedural Designed by Neil Pappalardo First appeared 1966 Stable release ANSI X11.1-1995 / December 8, 1995 ( 1995-12-08 ) Typing discipline Typeless OS Cross-platform Influenced by JOSS Influenced PSL , Caché ObjectScript MUMPS ( M assachusetts General Hospital U tility M ulti- P rogramming S ystem ) or alternatively M , is a general-purpose computer programming language that provides ACID (Atomic, Consistent, Isolated, and Durable) transaction processing. Its differentiating feature is its "built-in" database, enabling high-level access to disk storage using simple symbolic program variables and subscripted arrays , similar to the variables u...

CentralNotice From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation , search This article needs additional citations for verification . Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. (August 2013) Evaluation strategies Eager evaluation Lazy evaluation Partial evaluation Remote evaluation Short-circuit evaluation v t e Short-circuit evaluation , minimal evaluation , or McCarthy evaluation denotes the semantics of some Boolean operators in some programming languages in which the second argument is executed or evaluated only if the first argument does not suffice to determine the value of the expression: when the first argument of the AND function evaluates to false , the overall value must be false ; and when the first argument of the OR function evaluates to true , ...

CentralNotice From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation , search Not to be confused with auger (disambiguation) or augur (disambiguation) . For other uses, see Agar (disambiguation) . Culinary usage: Mizu yōkan - a popular Japanese red bean jelly made from agar Scientific usage: A blood agar plate used to culture bacteria and diagnose infection. Agar (pronounced / ˈ eɪ ɡ ɑː / , US / ˈ ɑː ɡ ər / , " AH -gər ") or agar-agar ( / ˈ eɪ ɡ ɑː ˈ eɪ ɡ ɑː / , / ˈ ɑː ɡ ər ˈ ɑː ɡ ər / , " AH -gər- AH -gər ") is a jelly-like substance, obtained from algae . [ 1 ] It was discovered in the late 1650s or early 1660s by Mino Tarōzaemon (美濃 太郎左衛門) in Japan, where it is called kanten . Agar is derived from the polysaccharide agarose , which forms the supporting structure in the cell walls of certain species of algae, and which is released on boiling. These ...

CentralNotice From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation , search This article is written like a manual or guidebook . Please help rewrite this article from a descriptive, neutral point of view , and remove advice or instruction. (June 2012) The SysRq key The magic SysRq key is a key combination understood by the Linux kernel , which allows the user to perform various low-level commands regardless of the system's state. It is often used to recover from freezes, or to reboot a computer without corrupting the filesystem . [ 1 ] Its effect is similar to the computer's hardware reset button (or power switch) but with many more options and much more control. This key combination provides access to powerful features for software development and disaster recovery. In this sense, it can be considered a form of escape sequence . Principal among the...

CentralNotice From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation , search The cobra effect occurs when an attempted solution to a problem actually makes the problem worse. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] This is an instance of unintended consequences . The term is used to illustrate the causes of incorrect stimulation in economy and politics. [ 2 ] There is also a 2001 book with the same title by German economist Horst Siebert . [ 2 ] Origin [ edit ] The Indian Cobra The term cobra effect stems from an anecdote set at the time of British rule of colonial India . The British government was concerned about the number of venomous cobra snakes in Delhi . [ 3 ] The government therefore offered a bounty for every dead cobra. Initially this was a successful strategy as large numbers of snakes were killed for the reward. Eventually, however, enterprising people began to breed cobra...

CentralNotice White Christmas From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation , search " White Christmas " Black Mirror episode Episode no. Episode 7 Directed by Carl Tibbetts Written by Charlie Brooker Original air date 16 December 2014 ( 2014-12-16 ) Running time 75 minutes Guest actors Jon Hamm - Matt Trent Rafe Spall - Joe Potter Oona Chaplin - Greta Natalia Tena - Jennifer Janet Montgomery - Bethany Grey Rasmus Hardiker - Harry Zahra Ahmadi - Gita Robin Weaver - Holder Dan Li - Tim Verity Marshall - Amy Ken Drury - Gordon Ian Keir Attard - Dawson Esther Smith - Madge Episode chronology ← Previous " The Waldo Moment " Next → — List of Black Mirror episodes " White Christmas " is the 2014 Christmas special of the anthology television series Black Mirror starring Jon Hamm , Oona Chaplin , and Rafe Spall . ...

CentralNotice From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Redirected from LD50 ) Jump to: navigation , search "LD50" redirects here. For other uses, see LD50 (disambiguation) . In toxicology , the median lethal dose , LD 50 (abbreviation for " lethal dose , 50%"), LC 50 (lethal concentration, 50%) or LCt 50 is a measure of the lethal dose of a toxin , radiation , or pathogen . The value of LD 50 for a substance is the dose required to kill half the members of a tested population after a specified test duration. LD 50 figures are frequently used as a general indicator of a substance's acute toxicity . A lower LD 50 is indicative of increased toxicity. The test was created by J.W. Trevan in 1927. [ 1 ] The term semilethal dose is occasionally used with the same meaning, in particular in translations from non-English-language texts, but can also refer to a sub lethal dose; bec...

CentralNotice Die by the Sword From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation , search This article is about the computer game. For the phrase, see live by the sword, die by the sword . This article needs additional citations for verification . Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. (December 2007) Die by the Sword Developer(s) Treyarch Publisher(s) Tantrum Entertainment Interplay Entertainment Engine Vsim Platform(s) Microsoft Windows Release date(s) February 28, 1998 Genre(s) Action-adventure Mode(s) Single-player , multiplayer Die by the Sword is a swordfighting video game developed by Treyarch and published by Tantrum Entertainment (a sub-brand of Interplay Productions ) on February 28, 1998. The game allows players to inde...

CentralNotice From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation , search For other uses, see Sacco and Vanzetti (disambiguation) . Bartolomeo Vanzetti (left) and Nicola Sacco in handcuffs Part of a series on the History of Dedham Main articles 1635–1792 1793–1999 2000-present TV and film People Fisher Ames Louis Brandeis Samuel Dexter Henry B. Endicott Jonathan Fairbanks Jason Fairbanks Horace Mann Sacco and Vanzetti Richard Everett Places Fairbanks House Mother Brook Old Avery Oak Tree Endicott Estate Organizations Horse Thief Society St. Mary's Church Dedham Pottery v t e Nicola Sacco (April 22, 1891 – August 23, 1927) and Bartolomeo Vanzetti (June 11, 1888 – August 23, 1927) were Italian -born anarchists who were convicted of murdering a guard and a paymaster during the armed robbery of the Slater and Mo...

CentralNotice From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation , search The examples and perspective in this article may not represent a worldwide view of the subject . Please improve this article and discuss the issue on the talk page . (February 2014) Nylanderia fulva Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Hymenoptera Family: Formicidae Subfamily: Formicinae Genus: Nylanderia Species: N. fulva Binomial name Nylanderia fulva Mayr 1862 [ 1 ] Synonyms Prenolepis fulva The Rasberry crazy ant or tawny crazy ant , Nylanderia fulva , is an ant originating from South America. Like the longhorn crazy ant ( Paratrechina longicornis ), this species is called "crazy ant" because of its quick, erratic movements. It is also called the "Rasberry crazy ant" in Te...

CentralNotice From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation , search This article may be too technical for most readers to understand . Please help improve this article to make it understandable to non-experts , without removing the technical details. The talk page may contain suggestions. (September 2010) Q-learning is a model-free reinforcement learning technique. Specifically, Q-learning can be used to find an optimal action-selection policy for any given (finite) Markov decision process (MDP). It works by learning an action-value function that ultimately gives the expected utility of taking a given action in a given state and following the optimal policy thereafter. A policy is a rule that the agent follows in selecting actions, given the state it is in. When such an action-value function is learned, the optimal policy can be constructed by simpl...