Alpha software is a computer program that can do most of what the programmers (people who make the software) want it to do, but it has lots of problems. Only the things that the programmers "really "want the software to do has been made without many problems.
A computer program goes into beta when programmers have made the software do everything it needs to do, but there may still be problems. The people who make the software then give it out to other people, so they can test whether the software works. Often, they find problems that they did not find in alpha. The beta product is not the final version, and public testing is done at the user's own risk, the manufacturer is not responsible for any damage caused by the use of this version. Thus, many manufacturers avoid responsibility by providing users with only beta versions of the product.
It is also known as "betaware".
RC ("release candidate") is a candidate stage for becoming stable. The software of this stage has passed almost full testing and the main errors have been corrected. But at the same time, there are some bugs that could not be found during testing.
It is also called as ""going silver"".
RTM ("release to manufacturing") is a publication of a product which is ready for replication. This is a stable version of the program that has gone through all stages of development. The main errors were fixed, but there is a possibility of new mistakes.
GA (general availability) is a public version of the software and people can buy it. The time between RTM and GA can be from a week to a month. At this stage, the software ""went into operation"".
Thor (movie)
Thor is a 2011 American superhero movie, directed by Kenneth Branagh, and starring Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman and Tom Hiddleston. It is the first movie of the series based on the Marvel Comics character "Thor". It was produced by Marvel Studios.
Thor is heir to the throne of Asgard, world of the gods. With his vigorous disposition, he is deported to Earth in the form of a mortal, for disobeying his father Odin and breaking into Jotunheim, home to the enemy Frost Giants. Thor lands in New Mexico and meets and develops romance with astrophysicist Jane Foster. Meanwhile in Asgard, Thor's brother Loki plans to ascend to the throne and sends the Destroyer to kill Thor.
Yoo Jae-suk
Yoo Jae-suk is a South Korean comedian and MC. He was born on August 14, 1972 in Seoul. He is known as "MC of the nation". He was also known as
"The Grasshopper" because he dressed as a grasshopper when he first started. His debut was on the KBS comedian Festival which held for college students in 1991.
Although, A vote by the South Korean "netizens" proclaimed him the most popular MC in the Korea, he underwent unknown comedian for long times(9 years). But, in 2002, he became the MC of a program named “Dong-guh-dong-lak(동고동락)” thanks to a recommendation by a talent Choi Jin-Sil. This program instantly be popular and this accomplishments give Yoo Jae-suk more chances to host many variety programs. And after he hosted the program "The Crash of MCs"(공포의 쿵쿵따), he became top level of MC in the Korea. He hosted many variety shows for example, X-man, Infinite Challenge, Family Outing, Happy Together, Running Man, Come to Play etc... By this success, he got 34 awards. Also, he is kinds of singer. He sang 10 songs for example, As I Say, Apqujeong Nallari, Please Don't Go My Girl etc. He is loved and popular not only by his ability of hosting show but also his personality like respecting others.
He married the Korean anchor Na Kyung-eun thanks to the program "Infinite Challenge". They have a son Yoo Ji-ho. After the marriage he is still very popular and voted "wanna be man" by many woman. Also, he was elected 2nd person of the most respecting person by elementary students.
Duryu Park
Duryu Park is a park in Duryu-dong, Daegu Dalseo-gu, South Korea. It provides several sports facilities like baseball park, multipurpose sports field and a sports park. The baseball park's size is and can hold about 19 thousands of people. You can lend it only for sports use like soccer or baseball not the other use. After using it, you have to dispose all trashes in there. If you want to make a reservation, you can do it through call, 053-625-1949. The multipurpose sports field covers and has benches and a drinking fountain. The sports park's size is and you can use about 26 sporting equipment. All facilities except the baseball park are free for open-year round. Also, there are other several sports centers like tennis court, swimming pool and golf driving range. The time you can use a swimming pool is from 6am to 9pm and if you have any question, you can contact through the number 053-623-2156. And the tennis court consists of all 9 course and you can join several clubs in here. And the time you can use golf driving range is from 6am to 10pm and if you want to ask a question, you can contact through 053-654-5212.
Duryu Park has cultural facilities like a Culture & Arts Center, an outdoor music hall, Daegu sightseeing information center, Duryu library and Geum Young temple. The Culture & Art center's size is . It has of several halls for performances. For performance, it has 1,008 seats and 241 seats for each hall. And, there is a display room. For field performance, it has 700 seats. In outdoor music hall, there are 10,80 seats but, it can accept 30,000 people as much as possible because there is big field behind the seats. In the information center, it informs people of what the a sight spot is and provides other material about that. And, it also issues the VISA. In the Duryu library, it has about 1,300,000 volumes of book and opens from 7am to 22pm except holiday and Monday of first and third week. It also opens courses like calligraphy, paduk and making a paper flower. The Geum young temple was built in March, 1931. It has about 4~5 thousands believers.
Dyrue Park provides the forest guidance for citizens. If you are over 6 years old, you can apply to this system. You have to make a reservation by calling and the number is 053-625-1952. When you make a reservation, you have to tell several information like how many will take part in, the representative's name, the call number the center can contact, the day and time etc. And it is better if your member'S number is more than 5 and less than 30. The course consists of figure bronze course, watch status course and other project course. Its time is from 10am to 12pm and from 2pm to 4pm regardless of the day. And if you are group members not individual, you will have a priority to getting guidance. And if there's no one to have an appointment, the center will give a guidance service to hikers.
Don Zimmer
Donald William "Don" Zimmer (January 17, 1931 – June 4, 2014) was an American baseball figure. He was an infielder, manager, and coach in Major League Baseball (MLB). He was involved in professional baseball from 1949 until his death, lasting 65 years. He was best known as an infielder for the Brooklyn Dodgers. He was later known for managing the Boston Red Sox and the Chicago Cubs.
Zimmer was born in Cincinnati, Ohio. He was married to Soot (Jean) from 1951 until Zimmer's death. The couple had two children, Thomas and Donna. In December 2008, he suffered a stroke which caused a loss of speech for a week.
Zimmer died from heart failure as a result of surgical problems on June 4, 2014 in Dunedin, Florida, aged 83.
George Ho
George Ho Ho-chi, GBS, OBE, JP (3 November 1919 – 4 June 2014) was a Hong Kong media mogul. He was the son of Hong Kong businessman Robert Hotung. Ho was the founder of the Commercial Radio Hong Kong and Commercial Television. He still kept the title of honorary chairman when he died on 4 June 2014.
Time Flies
Time Files is the tenth studio album by John Michael Montgomery. The album was released on October 14, 2008. It was on his own label Stringtown Records.
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