The ISO (International Standards Organisation) assigns a two character code to each country name. These codes are used by Internet 'whois' databases (these two character abbreviations are the whois country codes) and also other applications.
Felo-de-se is Latin for a felon with regard to himself, and is an old term describing someone who commits suicide. Until 1823 it was the practice in England to bury suicides at a cross-roads with a stake driven through the body, but a statute of that year directed burial in a churchyard or burial- ground, without religious service, between the hours of 9pm and midnight. In 1882 both these restrictions were removed. The estates of suicides were also formerly forfeited to the crown. Research Felo-de-se
Giraldus Cambrensis was an early English historian. He was born about 1146. His proper name waa Gerald de Barry, and he was son of William de Barry, a Norman noble of Pembrokeshire. He was educated under his uncle, the Bishop of St. David's, and afterwards at the University of Paris. He returned in 1172, and was appointed Archdeacon of St. David's. His uncle dying soon after, Gerald was elected to succeed him, but the king refused to confirm the appointment, and Gerald withdrew to Paris, where he was appointed professor of canon law. In the following year (1180) he returned to England, where he was required to administer the bishopric of St. David's, the proper bishop having proved himself incompetent. He discharged this office for four years, and was then appointed a royal chaplain.
As companion to the king's son, Prince John, he went to Ireland in 1185, where he collected the materials for his Topography of Ireland (Topographia Hibernian). He afterwards drew up a similar work on Wales (Itinerarium Cambriae). After the departure of Richard I for Palestine, Gerald remained to conduct the affairs of the government, but in 1192 retired to Lincoln for purposes of study. He was again elected to the see of St. David's, but Richard I prevented his installation. He now retired from the world, and refused the bishopric when again offered to him. The year of his death is unknown. He was a person of great vanity and ambition, and was also remarkable for his credulity. The De Rebus a se Gestis, which, with others of his minor works, is published in Wharton'a Anglia Sacra, contains the most remarkable instances of the author's vanity and self-esteem. Research Giraldus Cambrensis
Wei Tang is a Chinese actress. She was born in 1979 at Wenzhou, Zhejiang. Educated at the Central Academy of Drama in Beijing, she starred in the 2007 film Se, jei, resulting in her being blacklisted by the Chinese government in 2008. Research Wei Tang
Ashton-Tate's dBase IV was a greatly enhanced version of dBase III Plus and provided more facilities for the power user to develop turnkey applications without the need to write code. The Control Center was an extension of The Assistant in dBase III Plus and was much more powerful. The Control Center let users open and close files, create views and reports, and run programs that provide the novice end-user with easier access to dBase files. Reports, forms, and queries produced through the Control Center generate dBase source code which can be edited. The Query By Example panel of the Control Center displays a visual representation of the data file. By specifying criteria within a view, you can select records, display fields, or combine data from several database files. Without leaving dBase IV, you can run DOS operations such as CHKDSK or DIR through the DOS window. dBase IV can save 47 indexes to a single file. Index files are automatically created with every database file. Each time you open a database file, the associated index file is automatically opened. This is much easier than opening data and index files separately as required in dBase III Plus. The new Application Generator writes all code necessary for incorporating forms, reports, and files into a turnkey application. The dBase/SQL command programming language lets you create, modify, or query databases using SQL commands. You can issue SQL commands from the dot prompt and include SQL procedures within dBase programs. This allows access to dBase files by mainframe and minicomputer users who are familiar with SQL. When dBase IV executes SQL commands, it first translates the code from SQL to actual dBase source code. This translation prevents users from accessing external SQL code. Enhancements to the programming language let you create two dimensional arrays, multi-child relationships, and data validation support. A transaction processing procedure creates a transaction log file of changes made to se files. This helps avoid data loss due to power shortages, inadvertent reboots, and system failures.
When used with Ashton-Tate's Chart-Master, the dBase/ Chart-Master Bridge let users graph data files. The report and form generator are WYSIWYG, so it is easier to develop forms and reports. The screen painter displays memo fields through a window, and a pseudo compiler increases the speed of all commands issued at the dot prompt up to ten times faster than in dBase III Plus. Memo fields can be searched, copied to and from, and are available for program control. This lets you program
dBase IV to perform automatic queries on memo fields. Built-in printer drivers support bold, italics, underlining, superscript, and subscript printing. Research dBase IV
MacLinkPlus/PC by Dataviz is an advanced file-transfer and translation software program that provides built-in communications. The program is designed to allow seamless file exchange between Macintoshes and IBMPCs or Macintoshes and Macintoshes. It can be used with modems or cable and includes software for both the Macintosh and the PC. The package includes a serial cable to connect a PC (25-pin) to MacSE, Mac Plus or Mac II (8-pin DIN). If you are using a Mac 128 or 512, which uses 9-pin serial ports, Dataviz includes a card that can be sent in, with the original cable, to exchange for the correct cable. The package's file translation capabilities provide a clean conversion of file format and contents, including control codes, spreadsheet formulas, and databases. Translations are supported between application formats such as MacWrite, Microsoft Excel, Lotus, Microsoft Word, MultiMate, WordStar, WordPerfect, OfficeWriter, dBase, and DIF. If you have PCs and Macintoshes sharing files over an AppleTalk network, MacLinkPlus/PC
offers a local mode to provide file transfer and translation over network cabling. The product supports batch file transfers. One window displays hard disks, folders, and files on the Macintosh, while another window displays similar information on the PC.
MacLinkPlus/PC includes a special communications mode to allow your Macintosh to dial or hard-wire to systems that support ASCIITTY or XMODEM communications. You can use this mode interactively with local mode, translating files in local mode before sending them or after receiving them from a remote system. Research MacLinkPlus/PC
OmniPage by the Caere Corporation is an optical character recognition program capable of reading documents into a Macintosh II or MacintoshSE or PC running Windows in word processing or TIFFformat. OmniPage augments desktop publishing systems by solving the input side of the desktop publishing, just as desktop publishing programs and laser printers solve the output side. OmniPage scans in documents and the results appear in a file for editing. This file can be preset as a text file, a text file without returns, a MacWrite file (essentially unformatted), or an Excel- compatible (tab-delimited) file, which can be read by most spreadsheet and database programs. Additional file formats include WordPerfect and Microsoft Word. Characters that cannot be read are replaced with the tilde (~) character. You can then edit the scanned text in your favourite application or using the programs Transitional Editor. On average, OmniPage scans with an accuracy of 95% or better. The product removes graphics so they do not interfere with
text scanning. The graphics can be scanned into a separate graphics file. OmniPage lets users choose only paragraphs they want, and allows resequencing them before recognition takes place, saving editing time. OmniDraft recognizes 8- or 9-pin dot-matrix draft text. OmniSpell is an internal spellchecker, which corrects typical optical errors such as a '5' in place of an 'S' or a 'cl' in place of a 'd.' Research Omni Page
The Aerospatiale SA 318 Alouette II is a French turbine driven utility light helicopter first flown in 1961, and is an improved version of the Aerospatiale SE 313 being powered by a downgraded Turbomeca Astazou IIA turboshaft providing a top speed of 205 kmh and a range of between 100 km and 300 km depending upon loading. The Aerospatiale SA 318 carries a pilot and one passenger in the front of the cockpit and up to three passengers or two litters and an attendant or freight in the rear of the cockpit or 600 kg of freight carried as a slung load. Research Aerospatiale SA 318
The Aerospatiale SE 310 (Caravelle) is a French short/medium-range civil airliner and medium-range military transport aircraft, first flown in 1955 as the Sud-Est SE.210. The Aerospatiale SE 310 is a low-wing cantilever monoplane of metal construction. The original Sud-Est SE.210 was a civilian medium-range airliner designed to carry 70 passengers in a pressurised cabin and had a cruising speed of 730 kmh and a range of 2500 km fully-laden. The military Aerospatiale SE 310 Caravelle III entered service in 1960 and is powered by two Rolls-RoyceAvonRA.29 Mk 527 turbojets (various variations were made with varying engines) providing a top speed of 805 kmh and a range of 1700 km fully laden. The Aerospatiale SE 310 carries a flight crew of three and up to 99 passengers or 8400 kg of freight. Research Aerospatiale SE 310
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