May 27

The Doctor (film). hurt

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The Doctor is a 1991 film which tells the story of a doctor who undergoes a transformation in his views about life, illness and human relationships.


Plot

Dr. Jack MacKee (William Hurt) has it all: friends, success, money, and no worries - that is, until he is diagnosed with throat cancer.

He then experiences life as a patient, including the coldness and detachment of his former colleagues. He begins to empathize with the patient, which is a new experience for him.

Eventually, he returns to work, and begins immediately to drill into the new incoming interns (whom he has charge of) the perspective of the patient and the patient’s experiences.


Primary cast

  • William Hurt: Dr. Jack MacKee
  • Christine Lahti: Anne MacKee
  • Elizabeth Perkins: June Ellis
  • Mandy Patinkin: Dr. Murray Kaplan
  • Adam Arkin: Dr. Eli Blumfield
  • Charlie Korsmo: Nicky MacKee
  • Wendy Crewson: Dr. Leslie Abbott


Award (nominations)

  • Young Artist Award for Best Family Feature Film - Drama
May 25

Single-vehicle accident. single-vehicle

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A single vehicle collision or single-vehicle accident is, as the name implies, a type of road traffic accident in which only one vehicle is involved.

The normal inference is that the cause is operator error. The dominant cause of single-vehicle accidents is excessive speed. Some roads are particularly notorious for these crashes, leading to them being termed “dangerous roads”. Some vehicles have unpredictable car handling characteristics and/or defects, which can increase the potential for a single-vehicle accident.

Another common cause is that the vehicle may leave the roadway. This can be particularly dangerous, since the driver most likely does not expect it and the vehicle was most likely not made to do it, especially at speed. This leaves very little time to react.

The term single-vehicle collision is not generally used unless the rider/driver and passengers of the vehicle are the only ones injured: although in some cases innocent bystanders (e.g. pedestrians or cyclists) can also be hurt or killed, the term single-vehicle accident is unlikely to be used to describe such collisions.

May 23

Car Executive of the Century. car accident lawyers

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The Car Executive of the Century was an international award given to the most influential car designer of the Twentieth Century. The election process was overseen by the Global Automotive Elections Foundation.

The winner, Ferdinand Piëch, was announced at an awards gala on December 18, 1999 in Las Vegas.


See also

  • Car of the Century
  • Car Designer of the Century
  • Car Engineer of the Century
  • Car Entrepreneur of the Century


References

May 20

Generalized Wiener process. little time to

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In statistics, a generalized Wiener process (named after Norbert Wiener) is a continuous time random walk with drift and random jumps at every point in time. Formally:

<math>a(x,t) dt + b(x,t) \eta \sqrt{dt}</math>

where a and b are deterministic functions, t is a continuous index for time, x is a set of exogenous variables that may change with time, dt is a differential in time, and η is a random draw from a standard normal distribution at each instant.


See also

  • Wiener process
May 20

Finnish locative system. excessive

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The Finnish language has eight locative cases, and some Eastern dialects symmetrify the system with the excessive case. These can be classified according to a three-way contrast of entering, residing and exiting a state, and there are three different systems of these cases.

System Entering Residing Exiting
Inner -(h)Vn “into” (illative) -ssa “in” (inessive) -sta “from (in)” (elative)
Outer -lle “onto” (allative) -lla “on” (adessive) -lta “from (at/on)” (ablative)
State -ksi “into as” (translative) -na “as” (essive) -nta “from being as” (excessive)

(The symbol “V” in the illative case denotes an epenthetic vowel, which is the preceding vowel in Finnish, e.g. tie → tiehen, and the -h- elides whenever a long vowel can be used instead, e.g. ryhmä → ryhmään.)

It is immediately noticeable from the table that the “exiting” forms (sta/lta/nta) have the same consonant as the “residing” forms (ssa/lla/na) added with the Finnish partitive case ending -ta. This may be traced into a Proto-Uralic ablative ending. Also, the Finnish system is somewhat simpler than in the Hungarian language, where there is a separate system for “to the top”, “on top”, and “off from the top”.

Here is an example incorporating all the locative cases using a single noun: Kirjalla oli kurssikirjana käytetty kirja. Tästä kirjasta ei löytynyt paljon asiaa, joten kirjalle ei voinut muuta tehdä kuin laittaa se pois kurssikirjanta ja ottaa kurssikirjaksi uusi kirja. Uudessa kirjassa oli paremmat kuvat ja kirjaan oli sisällytetty uuttakin asiaa, joten kirjalta pystyi vaatimaankin enemmän. “On the book there was a book that was used as a course book. From this book you couldn’t find a lot of material, so you couldn’t do anything to the book but put it down from being a course book and take a new book (into) as a course book. In this book there were better pictures and also new material was included into the book, so you could also expect more from the book.”

May 19

Standard for Handling of Exception Error Protocol (SHEEP). operator error. The

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Standard for Handling of Exception Error Protocol (SHEEP) is a maintenance system designed for the handling and transmission of errors within a distributed software system.


Protocol Structure

A dynamic set of errors found within the system is maintained by all members. Before an error can be included it must be proposed by a member, then debated and voted on by the committee.

Each error within the system is given a unique identifier. The format of these identifiers is usually standardised in the early stages of the system construction.

Errors are categorised by sub-type, usually relevant to the domain of the project.


The Committee

Generally made up of representatives from each member in the system. The notion of committee meetings is abstract as it may take place around a table in the boardroom or through e-mail correspondence. Members often never meet in person.


Voting Process

When an error is proposed by a member it has to voted in by the committee before it can be included in the error set. In practise this usually relies on a majority system however different weightings can be given to members.


See also

  • Exception handling for programming exceptions.
May 19

Old Bridge, Svilengrad. e.g. pedestrians

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The Old Bridge (Старият мост) or Mustafa Pasha Bridge is a 16th-century arch bridge entirely made of stone. It is situated over the Maritsa in Svilengrad, southern Bulgaria. It was opened in 1529 and is a noted representative of early Ottoman architecture. The bridge is one of the symbols of Svilengrad and actually the feature thanks to which the town gained its present importance. It is about 300 m long, 6 m wide and has 20 arches.Pictures of Bulgaria. Settlements: Svilengrad. Visited 16 April 2006.

A flood destroyed some of the arches in 1766 and a reconstruction ended in 1809.Bridges in Bulgaria. Arch stone bridge over Maritsa River at Svilengrad town. Visited 11 May 2006.


References and notes

May 19

Aerocar Aero-Plane. passengers

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The Aerocar II Aero-Plane was an unusual light aircraft flown in the United States in 1964. It was a development of designer Moulton Taylor’s famous Aerocar roadable aircraft, but was not roadable itself. Rather, it used the wings and tail unit designed for the Aerocar and mated them to a new fibreglass cabin. The weight saved by not including the parts needed to make the vehicle driveable on the ground meant that an additional two passengers could be carried. Only a single example was built.


Specifications (Aerocar Aero-Plane)


General characteristics

  • Crew: one pilot
  • Capacity: 3 passengers
  • Length: 22 ft 9 in (6.94 m)
  • Wingspan: 34 ft 0 in (10.37 m)
  • Height: ft in ( m)
  • Wing area: ft² ( m²)
  • Empty: lb ( kg)
  • Loaded: lb ( kg)
  • Maximum takeoff: lb ( kg)
  • Powerplant: 1x Lycoming O-320, 143 hp (107 kW)


Performance

  • Maximum speed: 135 mph (216 km/h)
  • Range: 350 miles (560 km)
  • Service ceiling: 13,000 ft (3,963 m)
  • Rate of climb: ft/min ( m/min)
  • Wing loading: lb/ft² ( kg/m²)
  • Power/Mass: hp/lb ( kW/kg)


See also

Related development:
Aerocar Aerocar -
Aerocar III

Comparable aircraft:

Designation sequence:
Aerocar I -
Aerocar II -
Aerocar III

May 15

Seaside. can refer

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A seaside is the marine shoreline of a sea. The word may refer to one of several communities, including:

It may also refer to:

  • Seaside (software), a framework for developing Web applications in Smalltalk


See also

  • Seaside resort
May 12

On the Road Again. road

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On the Road Again may refer to:

  • On the Road Again (Canned Heat song), a 1968 song by the blues group Canned Heat
  • On the Road Again (Willie Nelson song), a 1980 country song by Willie Nelson
  • On the Road Again (Hannah Montana), an episode of the television series Hannah Montana
  • On the Road Again (TV series), a Canadian Broadcasting Corporation documentary television series
  • On The Road Again, a Roy Wood album.


See also

  • On the Road, a novel by Jack Kerouac
May 11

Carra. it can refer

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Carra is a surname and may refer to:

  • Carlo Carrà, Italian futurist painter
  • Lawrence Carra, American drama professor
  • Raffaella Carrà, Italian TV host, singer, and actress

It may also refer to:

  • footballer Jamie Carragher
  • Carra, County Mayo, Ireland
May 09

Gene lethality. accident that occurs

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Gene lethality occurs when two individuals of the same phenotype mate and a 2:1 phenotypic ratio exists in the offspring (as long as many offspring have been produced). Usually the homozygous dominant individuals will have been aborted before birth.

The number of offspring in a litter can also indicate whether gene lethality occurs. For example, on average, the litter size of a heterozygous x heterozygous cross will be less than a heterozygous x homozygous recessive cross if homozygous dominant is lethal.

May 09

Time Indefinite. have unpredictable

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Time Indefinite is an autobiographical 1993 documentary film directed by Ross McElwee and exploring themes of grief, mortality, and the convenient disconnection of watching life through a camera lens.

The title comes from a passage from the Bible mentioned by a visiting Jehovah’s Witness. McElwee is filming the interaction and focused on adjusting the exposure to try to catch the play of light over the man’s face; distracted, he “hears” the phrase about 30 seconds after the man says it and understands it to refer to the unpredictable imminence of death.


Plot

In the film, director Ross McElwee gets married, finally putting an end to his family’s worrying; his grandmother dies; his wife Marilyn has a miscarriage; and his father, a medical doctor, dies suddenly within a week of McElwee’s wife’s miscarriage. His mother had died of cancer ten years earlier and so McElwee returns to his father’s house, where his father’s housekeeper ministers to him about Christianity and faith.

McElwee goes to visit his friend Charleen, who is now living alone in a new apartment. She had lived on an island in an old two-story house abandoned by the U.S. Army; she and her husband worked to restore it and lived together there for years before becoming estranged. Charleen then lived there alone, but on returning home from a trip she finds that her husband has set fire to the house and died downstairs at the grand piano in an arson/suicide. Charleen has her husband’s cremated remains in a bag inside a box and tries to get rid of them but can’t bring herself to do it.

McElwee’s brother is a successful doctor; on a visit to his brother’s practice, Ross talks with his brother about their father’s death, which took them both by surprise. Ross’s brother receives a patient who has a large malignant tumor on her breast; the woman has had the tumor for years without seeking medical help. Ross’s brother takes a slide of the tumor for his files; it has spread across much of her chest and is both multifaceted and multicolored. Ross incorporates his brother’s interview with the woman–and the slide his brother takes–into his film, musing in voiceover about motivation and fatality and marvelling at the power of denial.

Eventually Ross abandons the film, only to continue it later: his wife is pregnant. The pregnancy comes to term and Ross and Marilyn go with their baby son to visit Charleen, who criticizes them for bringing children into such a hostile and unpredictable world. Ross and Marilyn dote on their son and seem largely unbothered by the criticism.

Ross McElwee’s web page

May 08

Cooper (motorcycles). likely not made

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Cooper was a brand of off-road motorcycles made in Mexico using engine parts made in Italy and later, engines made by Sachs. Imported into the United States in the early 1970’s by Frank Cooper and sold as Cooper. Frank Cooper was a dealer for Maico when he contracted with Mexican motorcycle company, Islo to produce an Enduro and also a motocross model.

Islo also made a trials bike from 1971 - 1975 called GRM (Grapevine Racing Motors) that was imported to the USA, for Bill Grapevine, who designed the bike. Islo also supplied the engines for California’s Jones Motorsports who had the AMMEX motorcycle franchise. The Islo manufacturing facilities and name were bought by Honda around 1982

May 05

Leading actor. crashes leading to

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A leading actor, leading actress, or simply lead, plays the role of the protagonist in a film or play. The word lead may also refer to the largest role in the piece and leading actor may refer to a person who typically plays such parts or an actor with a respected body of work. Some actors are typecast as leads, but most play the lead in some performances and supporting or character roles in others.

Sometimes there is more than one significant leading role in a dramatic piece, and the actors are said to play co-leads; a large supporting role may be considered a secondary lead. Award nominations for acting often reflect such ambiguities. Thus, sometimes two actors in the same performance piece are nominated for Best Actor or Best Actress — categories traditionally reserved for leads. For example, in 1935 Clark Gable, Charles Laughton and Franchot Tone were each nominated for the Best Actor Academy Award for Mutiny on the Bounty. There can even be controversy over whether a particular performance should be nominated in the Best Actor/Actress or Best Supporting Actor/Actress category.

A title role is often, but not necessarily the lead.


See also

  • Charisma
  • Lead (disambiguation)
  • Leading lady
  • Leading man
  • Movie star
May 05

Demountable Rack Offload and Pickup System. vehicles have unpredictable

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“DROPS” can also stand for the microkernel-based Dresden Real-Time Operating System developed by Technische Universität Dresden. [1]

A series of logistics vehicles operated by the British Army. Currently consists of two vehicles:

  • Leyland Medium Mobility Load Carrier (MMLC)
  • Foden Improved Medium Mobility Load Carrier (IMMLC)

Both are able to transport 15-tonne flatracks or containers and to load/offload them in seconds. The IMMLC is used primarily in support of the AS90 self-propelled gun. Both may be fitted with Simple Rail Transfer Equipment (SRTE) for loading/unloading railway wagons.

Leyland and Foden vehicles mounting Mulitilift loading equipment were selected from designs submitted to the MOD by a wide cross-section of the UK engineering industry. It was by far the most detailed, searching and expensive selection process ever undertaken for a British Army logistic system and never before had wheeled vehicles been required to transport such large loads over such demanding cross-country conditions. The provisionally selected vehicles were extensively trialled for a year by a specially-formed trials unit before both the unit and the MOD were completely satisfied that they met the Army’s requirements in all respects.


External links

  • British Army DROPS Vehicles

Interestingly, because of the tight and short-sighted finance controls placed on the MOD by the Treasury, all DROPS vehicles and equipment were limited in their design to operate effectively only in NATO’s European climatic conditions of temperature and humidity. It has, therefore, been a challenging engineering problem to ensure that they have performed extremely well under war conditions in an environment for which they were specifically not designed - the desert!

May 05

Picnic hat. Another common cause

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A picnic hat is a hat, usually composed of straw (sometimes referred to as wicker), that is worn while partaking in a picnic. This hat is especially common in warm areas where it is needed to shade the picnic-goer from the sunlight beating down from above. The picnic, a common North American tradition, has caused this hat to become an icon of the culture that surrounds the eating of a meal outside with family and friends.


References

May 04

Gypsy in Amber. accident an

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Gypsy in Amber (1971) was Martin Cruz Smith’s first mystery novel.

It features Romano Grey, the gypsy antique expert, who is pulled into a murder investigation when one of his friends dies in an automobile accident and is suspected of the murder of a girl whose body is found at the scene of the accident sliced up into six pieces.