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BraSCII. BraSCII is an encoded repertoire of characters that was used in Brazil. It was used in the 1980s on several printers, in applications like  , in video boards and it was the standard character set in the Brazilian line of MSX computers. This code page is known by Star printers as Code page 3847.

History
This character set was devised in 1986 by the Brazilian National Standards Organization (Associação Brasileira de Normas Técnicas (ABNT)) through the standard NBR-9614:1986 and later revised in 1991 in the standard NBR-9611:1991.

The code is based on the ISO/IEC 4873 standards, and it was nicknamed "BraSCII" (Brazilian Standard Code for Information Interchange) in analogy to "American Standard Code for Information Interchange" (ASCII). While ASCII is a 7-bit code, BraSCII is an 8-bit code, where the characters from 160 to 255 were configured to support extended characters. It is nearly identical to ECMA-94 (1985) and ISO 8859-1 (1987) except that the characters × and ÷ are replaced by Œ and œ, as they still were in the Multinational Character Set (MCS, 1983) and Lotus International Character Set (LICS, 1985), whereas these code points were empty in the earliest versions of ECMA-94 (1985) and ISO 8859-1. However, it is completely identical for the first draft of ECMA-94 and ISO 8859-1. In some other devices, this character set is simply referred as "ABNT".

This character set was different from the other Brazilian character set, ABICOMP.

The goal of this character set was to eliminate the "Babel's Tower" of the existing coding systems for the Portuguese language (ISO IR-16, ISO IR-84, IBM 256, IBM 275, IBM 850, DEC Multinational, HP Roman-8, Mac OS Roman, etc.). In spite of that, this code set had troubles in imposing itself, mainly due to the pressure of big multinational corporations and finished by being less and less used because of the ubiquity of other character sets (ISO 8859-1 and later Unicode).

Coverage

Each character is encoded as a single eight-bit code value. These code values can be used in almost any data interchange system to communicate in the following languages (with a few exceptions due to missing characters, as noted):

Afrikaans
Albanian
Basque
Breton
Corsican
Danish
English

Faroese
Galician
German
Icelandic
Irish
Indonesian
Italian

Leonese
Luxembourgish
Malay
Manx
Norwegian
Occitan

Portuguese
Rhaeto-Romanic
Scottish Gaelic
Scots
Spanish
Swahili
Swedish
Tagalog
Walloon

Notes

The letter ÿ, which appears in French only very rarely, and never at the beginning of words, is included only in lowercase form.  The slot corresponding to its uppercase form is occupied by the lowercase letter ß from the German language, which itself is rarely used in its uppercase form.

Character set

References 

Character sets
1986 establishments in Brazil
Information technology in Brazil
San Vito S1. The San Vito S1 is a Brazilian sport car made by San Vito, a brand from "Personal Parts". The car uses ethanol as fuel.

Design and development 
Vito Simone studied architecture in 1974 and he was already focused on cars, so he made some models to scale. Later he worked for Ford Motor Company in design areas for 20 years. When he retired from Ford in 1996, he founded the company "Personal Parts"  which is currently the largest manufacturer of aerodynamic fiberglass kits in Brazil . Not satisfied with it, in 2005 he started working on the ISOR project, in order to create a 100% Brazilian made sports car, this project was presented in 2008 as San Vito S1.

It is a small car, 3.74 m long, 1.70 m wide and 1.15 m high. It has a tubular chassis with round longitudinal sections and rectangular cross sections, weighs  and is powered by a Volkswagen / Audi origin engine mounted in the rear and modified to run only with ethanol that produces .

The car has a fuel consumption of 6 km / l  (14.1 MPG) in the city and 8 km / l (18.8 MPG) on the road, accelerates from 0 to 100 km / h in 6.5 seconds and reaches a top speed of .

Specifications 
According to the manufacturer

References

Bibliography

External links 
pictures of the car

Cars of Brazil
Kadapa–Bangalore section. Kadapa–Bangalore section is an ongoing broad-gauge railway line project in the Indian states of Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka. It connects Kadapa in Andhra Pradesh with Bangalore in Karnataka via Kolar.

History 
The foundation stone for this project was laid on 2 September 2010 with an outlay of 2000cr's.

Construction 
This project will be constructed in four stages namely . Stage 1 will connect Rayachoti and stage 2 with Dharmavaram–Pakala branch line at Madanapalle and stage 3 will connect Madanapalle to Mulbagal and stage 4 last will connect Mulbagal to Kolar and last via Bangarapet to reach Bangalore.

Jurisdiction 

This project falls under the jurisdiction of both Guntakal railway division of South Central Railway zone and Bangalore railway division of South Western Railway zone. Out of 260.40 km, 217.60 km falls under Guntakal railway division and rest of the route km falls under the jurisdiction of Bangalore railway division.

Status
This railway line is operational up to Pendlimarri and regular train service started from June 16, 2017. Rs.210 crores were allotted in 2019 for this railway line.

References 

Proposed railway lines in India
Bengaluru railway division
Guntakal railway division
Transport in Bengaluru
5 ft 6 in gauge railways in India
Haul road. A haul road (also haulage road or haul track) is a term for roads designed for heavy or bulk transfer of materials by haul trucks in the mining industry. It is also used for freight-only roads in other contexts, for example in South Boston leading to Conley Terminal.

The term is used in the mining industry and can refer to roads that are inside mining operations, such as open-cut and surface mines.

It can also be used for roads between mining operations and processing locations.

Type of truck also governs road design and construction - articulated or rear dump.

Determinations as the effectiveness or practicality of haul roads in mining management can include:
number of lanes
road width
road slope
road subbase material
geometry of curves of road

Determination of the haul trucks gross vehicle weights can also determine stopping distances and road design.

Notes

Mineral transport
ISL Engineering College. ISL Engineering College is affiliated to Osmania University, and is approved by the All India Council for Technical Education Estd: 2008, it is a private engineering college located in Hyderabad, Telangana. The college is run and maintained by the Ahmed Memorial Educational society. The college offers bachelor of engineering (B.E) in six courses and two masters Courses, namely Artificial Intelligence & Data Science, Civil Engineering, Computer Science and Engineering, Electronics and communication Engineering, Information technology & Mechanical engineering

Courses offered

Admissions
For admission to the first year of the four-year degree course in Engineering, candidates must fulfill the eligibility requirements as prescribed by the Government of Telangana and the Osmania University. Since it is a Muslim minority college 75% of the seats are reserved for Muslims who appear and qualify in the state-level Engineering and Medical Common Entrance Test (EAMCET), The remaining 25% seats are filled by the College Management and NRI (Non-resident Indian) candidates. This allows Indian students who have studied abroad up to high school, and who might find it difficult to compete in the highly competitive entrance tests, to be able to study in the institution. The basis of admission is the successful completion of 10+2 years of school education for the NRI seats.

See also 
Education in India
Literacy in India
List of institutions of higher education in Telangana

References

External links 
 Official website
 Osmania University

Colleges in India
Engineering colleges in Hyderabad, India
Colleges affiliated to Osmania University
Universities and colleges established in 2008
2008 establishments in Telangana
Cell spreader. In microbiology, a  cell spreader or plate spreader is a tool used to smoothly spread cells and bacteria on a culture plate, such as a petri dish. 

Cell spreaders can   be made from glass, plastic, or metal, and come in various shapes. 

A Drigalski spatula is a cell spreader consisting of a cylindrical rod or wire bent in the shape of a triangle with a handle.  Another variant is a rod bent in L-shape. Extrusion molded versions can be T-shaped.

See also
 Inoculation loop
 Ball inoculator

Uses 
Drop cells or bacteria at the center of the dish. Researchers can then place the spreader on top of the dish and, without applying much pressure, swirl the spreader around on the dish to evenly distribute the cells or bacteria.

Sterilization 
Before using a cell spreader, if the spreader is made from glass or metal, researchers must sterilize the spreader by submerging it in alcohol or ethanol and later burning the alcohol off by placing the spreader in a Bunsen burner flame to eliminate microorganisms.

After uses 
After each use, the spreader should be placed in alcohol or ethanol to keep it clean and prevent it from being contaminated with unwanted particles.

Disposable cell spreaders made of plastic are usually not subject to sterilization, but discarded.

References 

Special:WhatLinksHere/Laboratory equipment

Laboratory glassware
Dorna Free Bird. The Dorna Free Bird is an Iranian light-sport aircraft, designed and produced by Hava Faza Dorna Co. of Hasanabad. The aircraft is supplied complete and ready-to-fly.

Design and development
The Free Bird was designed to comply with the US light-sport aircraft rules. It features a cantilever low-wing, an enclosed  cabin with two-seats-in-side-by-side configuration accessed by doors, fixed tricycle landing gear, with wheel pants and a single engine in tractor configuration.

The aircraft structure is made entirely from composite material, with the fuselage a monocoque design. Its  wing has an area of , is built with dual spars and features winglets. It has a low-mounted horizontal stabilizer with a single spar. Both the seats and the rudder pedals are adjustable for pilot height. The cabin is  in width. The standard engine used is the Austrian  Rotax 912ULS, four-stroke powerplant, driving a Czech-built Woodcomp three-bladed, ground adjustable propeller.

As of February 2017, the design does not appear on the Federal Aviation Administration's list of approved special light-sport aircraft.

Specifications (Free Bird)

See also
Dorna Blue Bird

References

External links

Free Bird
2010s Iranian ultralight aircraft
Light-sport aircraft
Single-engined tractor aircraft
Ruslan Demchak. Ruslan Yevheniiovych Demchak (; born 5 July 1974) is a Ukrainian businessman, politician and diplomat. He previously served as a People's Deputy of Ukraine from 27 November 2014 to 29 August 2019, representing Ukraine's 18th electoral district. Demchak is a member of European Solidarity.

Biography 
After graduating from school in 1991, Ruslan Demchak entered the Ukrainian Transport University, where he studied Mechanical Engineering until 1996. In 1997 Demchak started his studies of Accounting and Audit at the Interdisciplinary Institute of Management. In 2001 he was awarded an Economist diploma.

From 2001 to 2005, Demchak studied at the National Academy of Public Administration, where he completed his master's thesis "State regulation of the stock market of Ukraine" at the department of economic theory and economic history and was awarded a Doctor of Philosophy in Public policy & Administration (PhD).

In October 2009, Ruslan Demchak started his PhD at the National Institute for Strategic Studies. His thesis subject was "Fiscal decentralisation as a factor of economic security of the state."

In December 2010, Demchak became a Chairman of the Federation of Employers of Kyiv (FEK). 

In November 2014, Ruslan Demchak was elected as a People's Deputy of Ukraine. In 2021 became the Counsellor for economic issues of the Embassy of Ukraine in the Republic of Korea.

Activities 
Ruslan Demchak started his business in the stock market in 1997. Ruslan Demchak founded Corporation «Ukrainian Business Group» (multinational holding company). In 2011 he transferred the control of the UBG Corporation to the managers of the organisation in order to participate in public activities.

The UBG Corporation has considerable experience in managing businesses in various industries including finance, manufacturing, medical services, agriculture, media and information technology sectors. The most successful project is "Dobrobut" Medical Network, the largest network of private clinics in Ukraine to the day.  

In 2011 Ruslan Demchak established a representative office of UBG Corporation in London, Ukrainian Business Centre in London (UBCL).

Ruslan Demchak is also actively engaged in other public activities. In 2010 he became chairman of the Federation of Employers (FEK) of Kyiv. The FEK consists of 22 local and industry organisations of employers that bring together over 3,000 legal entities and public organisations, which employ more than 150,000 people in Kyiv.

The Deputy Chairman of the Financial Policy and Banking Committee of Parliament of Ukraine and an author of a number of laws of Ukraine in the financial and other areas.

References

External links 
 Ruslan Demchak's Card on website Verkhovna Rada 
 Official website 

1974 births
Living people
National Academy of State Administration alumni
Eighth convocation members of the Verkhovna Rada
Petro Poroshenko Bloc politicians
Kiev National Transportation University alumni
Hava Faza Dorna. Hava Faza Dorna Company (usually HF Dorna or just Dorna ()) is an Iranian aircraft manufacturer based in Hasanabad. The company specializes in the design and manufacture of composite light aircraft and light sport aircraft in the form of ready-to-fly aircraft.

The company was founded in 1988 and is organized as a joint stock company.

The company's Blue Bird design was awarded an Iranian type certificate and production certificate. The company also holds a Design Organization Approval Certificate.

The Free Bird is a light-sport aircraft specifically designed for the United States and other western markets that recognize this ASTM category. The company has indicated that it would like to export the aircraft and even manufacture it outside Iran. The Free Bird uses Austrian Rotax engines and Czech Woodcomp propellers.

The company is also engaged in designing a 19-seat twin-engined utility turboprop.

Aircraft 
Summary of aircraft built by Dorna:

Dorna Parandeh Abi (Blue Bird)
Dorna Free Bird, light-sport aircraft

References

External links

Aircraft manufacturers of Iran
Light-sport aircraft
Vehicle manufacturing companies established in 1988
1988 establishments in Iran
Ray County, Iran
Burgenländisches Schulungszentrum. Burgenländisches Schulungszentrum (BUZ) is an adult education college in Neutal, Austria, which offers full-time and part-time courses in areas such as metal technology, electrical engineering, and information technology.

Organisation 
Burgenländisches Schulungszentrum is supported by:
 Republic of Austria represented by the local Arbeitsmarktservice
 Austrian Chamber of Labour
 Austrian Federal Economic Chamber
 Burgenländische Landesregierung
 Neutal

Executive Board 
 Chairman: WHR DI Hans Godowitsch
members:
 Gerhard Michalitsch
 Mag. Josef Stiglitz
 Mag. Klaus Trummer
 Erich Trummer (mayor of Neutal)
 Mag. (FH) Christian Vlasich

Courses 
Burgenländisches Schulungszentrum offers over 50 courses including subjects in the areas of information and communications technology, electrical engineering, metal technology. The college also offers specialist areas, including courses for people with learning difficulties.

References

Adult education organizations
Educational organisations based in Austria
Tommy Gate. Tommy Gate is an American brand of hydraulic liftgate, or tail lift, manufactured by Woodbine Manufacturing Company. The company was formed in 1965 by Delbert "Bus" Brown and its production facility is located in Woodbine, Iowa.

History
Prior to founding Woodbine Manufacturing Company, Delbert Brown manufactured farming equipment under the name of Brown Manufacturing Company. After inventing what was then one of the first trenching machines, Brown Manufacturing Company was sold to Omaha Steel Works. Three years later, Brown founded Woodbine Manufacturing Company and launched the Tommy Gate brand.

Expansion

The Woodbine manufacturing facility was initially built in 1965 to occupy 70,000 square feet of production space. It expanded in 1980 to 90,000 square feet and once again in 2000 when it grew to 140,000 square feet. The most recent expansion, completed in 2011, grew the plant to an overall 200,000 square feet (including 40,000 square feet of warehouse space).

Products
Tommy Gate manufactures a variety of hydraulic liftgates for trucks and other vehicles. Their main product lines include:

Parallel-arm: Versatile and capable of handling heavy loads.

Rail-gate: Ideal for low-clearance items.

Tuckunder: Compact design for smaller vehicles.

They also offer specialized liftgates like dump-through, level-ride, and side-loader models. Tommy Gate focuses on durability, reliability, and ease of use, with options for customization like remote controls and platform extensions.

References

External links

Companies based in Iowa
Manufacturing companies based in Iowa
Logistics industry in the United States
Mechanical engineering
Hydraulics
Intercom, Inc.. For voice communications systems, see Intercom.

Intercom, Inc. is a software company that specializes in business messaging, providing businesses with a way to chat with their customers. Intercom has its headquarters in San Francisco with offices in Chicago, Dublin, Sydney and London.

History
Intercom was founded in California in 2011 by four Irish designers and engineers, Eoghan McCabe, Des Traynor, Ciaran Lee, and David Barrett. They previously ran Irish software design consultancy Contrast, which made a bug tracking tool called Exceptional. After selling Exceptional to Rackspace in 2011, they used the proceeds to start Intercom.

In 2012 Twitter co-founder Biz Stone invested an undisclosed sum in Intercom. Shortly after, the company received seed funding from David Sacks, Huddle founder Andy McLoughlin, and others like Dan Martell, 500 Global (previously 500 Startups), and Digital Garage. In March 2013 it announced a $6 million Series A round led by Social Capital. In January 2014 it received a $23 million Series B funding led by Bessemer Venture Partners. Intercom also received a $50 million Series C-1 funding led by Index Ventures.

In 2017 Intercom offered to pay the legal fees for those affected by US president Donald Trump’s proposal to ban Muslims who wanted to relocate to Ireland.

In 2018, Intercom announced a $125 million Series D round led by Kleiner Perkins, with participation from Google Ventures.

In June 2020, Intercom's founder and then chief executive officer Eoghan McCabe announced at an internal company "all hands" meeting that he would be moving to the role of chairman and standing down as CEO. Karen Peacock was announced as Intercom's new chief executive, effective July 1, 2020. A year before, McCabe had admitted to 'poor judgment' with female staff but was supported by Peacock, then the chief operating officer, who called him "an exceptional leader who is visionary and strategic, as well as kind, genuine and transparent". McCabe was accused of slapping the buttocks of a female employee and propositioning another one after a night of drinks, however, both internal & external investigations cleared McCabe of wrongdoing. In July 2021, Intercom's co-founder and then chief technology officer (CTO) Ciarán Lee left the company. McCabe was reappointed by the company's board as the CEO in October 2022. In July 2023, Intercom withdrew its public support for Pride celebrations, including removing flags from offices in Dublin. Subsequently, McCabe came under pressure from staff for retweeting contentious tweets on Twitter. At a company-wide meeting, he promised to be more thoughtful in his use of the platform. 

In 2023, Intercom ended support for the Twitter API support citing price changes.

References

External links 
 

Companies based in San Francisco
Software companies based in California
Software companies established in 2011
500 Startups companies
Software companies of the United States
Suthan Suthersan. Suthan Suthersan (10 June 1956 – 20 February 2017) was an environmental engineer; he served as the chief technical officer and executive vice president of Arcadis North America.

Early life

Dr. Suthersan had his childhood education at the rural schools of Sri Lanka in Mankulam, Kodikamam, Valaichenai, Wattegama and Pesalai due to his father's career at Sri Lanka Railways. He joined Jaffna Central College for his secondary education.

He entered the engineering faculty at the University of Peradeniya and went for his master's degree at the Asian Institute of Technology. He did his Ph.D. in environmental engineering at the University of Toronto.

Career
He joined Clean Harbors in Boston, a pure hazardous waste handling and removal company, and then the Groundwater Technology Inc. at their corporate office in Norwood, Massachusetts.

He later joined Geraghty and Miller which headquartered in Long Island. There he had come under the guidance of David Miller; he introduced him to Steve Blake and both encouraged and enabled him to build the technical foundation to make Geraghty and Miller, which later became Arcadis North America.

Bibliography

References

External links 
 Suthan Suthersan: A Journey from Jaffna (Dr. Suthersan's Blog)
 Arcadis Mourns Loss of Chief Technical Officer Dr. Suthan S. Suthersan
 NGWA mourns passing of Suthan Suthersan

Environmental engineers
1956 births
2017 deaths
Alumni of Jaffna Central College
Asian Institute of Technology alumni
Alumni of the University of Peradeniya
University of Toronto alumni
American people of Sri Lankan Tamil descent
Sri Lankan Hindus
American Hindus
Sri Lankan emigrants to the United States
People from Hopewell Township, Mercer County, New Jersey