omniomni/omni-engineering huggingface dataset:
Pininfarina Sintesi. The Pininfarina Sintesi is a concept car designed by Pininfarina and unveiled in 2008 at the Geneva Motor Show. The name 'Sintesi' means 'synthesis' in the Italian language.

Context

The Pininfarina Sintesi was a 4-door 4-seat shooting-brake. The concept was born from the manufacturer's view of interpreting the car of the future. With the Sintesi, Pininfarina introduced concepts including "Liquid Packaging" and "Transparent Mobility":

 Liquid Packaging refers to the concept of putting fuel cells and motors in each wheel. The result is the increase of space for the passengers – in proportion to the total volume of the car – without detracting from the tapered and aerodynamic profile. According to Pininfarina, the conventional powertrains were bulky and that's why for the Sintesi, designers have developed a new fuel cell powertrain that can be spread out into different locations in the car.
 Transparent Mobility refers to the communication system where the vehicle through wireless technology can exchange information with other vehicles and traffic.

Lowie Vermeersch, Pininfarina's head of design at that time said in his statement, “Our source of inspiration, was man’s freedom over technology, a car in which technology gives creative freedom back to the designer and allows us to explore new forms and future scenarios. But at the same time, we did not want everything to be limited to a flight of fancy, we wanted our approach to be very concrete. Which is why we combined and tested our ideas with the innovative technologies provided by our partners in this project.”

Awards
The Pininfarina Sintesi won the Red Dot Award for 2008, among more than 1900 competitors from 48 countries. This prestigious award ranks among the largest and most renowned design competitions in the world.

Design
The exterior design featured large windshield surface and a front spoiler. Scissor doors were used at the front and rear which allowed easy entry and exit of the occupants.
The overall flowing and smooth look of the side view is combined with the sharp edges that characterize the wheels, the front end and the rear end, while the side air intakes and outlets give a sporty touch to an already dynamic design and create an interplay of convex and concave surfaces.

Technical information
The Fuel Cell technology was developed in partnership with Nuvera, which developed the Quadrivium Fuel Cell system, the various components of which were distributed around the car, with four fuel cells positioned near the wheels.

The total output is around . The centre tunnel integrates a bio-fuel tank and a reformer capable of producing hydrogen.  In terms of performance, the Sintesi has a projected top speed of  and has a 0– acceleration time of 7.5 seconds.

The car was equipped with a wireless system called Clancast, developed by Reicom, which manages all the communication through sensors and a control unit between the car and its passengers and also among different vehicles in the traffic.

References

External links 
 Official Pininfarina Sintesi Website

Pininfarina vehicles
Concept cars
Cars introduced in 2008
Rear-wheel-drive vehicles
Sports cars
Coupés
Third International Electric Tramway and Railway Exhibition. The Third International Electric Tramway and Railway Exhibition was held in the Royal Agricultural Hall, Islington, London, England, from 3 July 1905 to 14 July 1905

It was a successor event to the Second International Tramways and Light Railways Exhibition held in 1902.

The Third International Electric Tramway and Railway Exhibition was opened on 3 July 1905 by Frederick Stanley, 16th Earl of Derby. It was organised by Tramway and Railway World. There were over 150 exhibitors, including the major suppliers of tramway and light railway equipment were present, including:
Brush Electrical Engineering Company
Bruce Peebles & Co. Ltd.
Dick, Kerr & Co.

References

1905 in the United Kingdom
Tram transport in the United Kingdom
Trade fairs in the United Kingdom
XT3. XT3 is a model of the XT video server. It was created in 2011 by Belgian company EVS Broadcast Equipment.

Features 
This video server was built and designed to allow broadcasters to record, control and play media. It is capable of handling up to 12 channels of SD/HD, 6 channels of 3D/1080p (3G or dual link), as well as 3 channels in 4K resolution.

The tapeless server allows loop recording and functions such as replays, slow-motion, non-linear editing or streaming while recording.

The server is controlled by Multicam(LSM) or IPDirector software. With the Multicam(LSM), instant replay of any live camera angle at variable speed is possible.

The server inspired the XS model, dedicated to specific studio environments and controllers.

Applications 
XT servers have been used in global sporting events productions such as the FIFA World Cup, the IFAF World Cup, MotoGP, Formula 1, BBC Football Programmes, the Olympic Games and in studio environments such as NBC, Sky, France 2 and CCTV or others.

This configuration is used in most OB vans around the world. and has received Emmy Award for this.

References

External links 
 XT3 on EVS Official WebSite
 XT3 on EVS Configuration Manual (PDF)

Broadcast engineering
Video
International Colloquium on Structural Information and Communication Complexity. The International Colloquium on Structural Information and Communication Complexity (SIROCCO) is an annual academic conference with refereed presentations, in the field of Distributed Computing with a special focus on the interplay between structural knowledge and communication complexity in distributed/decentralized systems. The Colloquium was started in 1994 with the idea of promoting new and unconventional ideas in distributed computing; one of the aims of the organizers is to provide a venue for informal discussions in a relaxed environment.

The Prize for Innovation in Distributed Computing is presented annually at SIROCCO "to recognize individuals whose research contributions expanded the
collective investigative horizon" in the areas of interest to the conference.

Since 2013, SIROCCO also awards a Best Student Paper Award and/or a Best Paper Award to recognize the best publication among (student-authored or all) accepted articles each year.

History
SIROCCO was held for the first time in 1994 at Carleton University in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada and the proceedings were published by Carleton Scientific. The next year (1995) SIROCCO was held in Greece and since then the conference has always been held in European locations except in 2014 when it was held in Japan and in 2018 when it was held in Israel. The 2018 edition of the conference celebrated the 25 year jubilee of the SIROCCO conference. The 30th edition of the conference was held in Avila, Spain in 2023.

Since 2004, pre-conference or post-conference proceedings of SIROCCO have been published by Springer as part of the Lecture Notes in Computer Science series.

Reviews of the SIROCCO conference have appeared in the year-ending issues of the ACM SIGACT News Distributed Computing Column in 2001, 2005, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2016, and 2017.

Locations

 2024: Salerno, Italy
 2023: Alcalá_de_Henares, Spain
 2022: Paderborn, Germany
 2021: Wrocław, Poland(Online)
 2020: Paderborn, Germany(Online)
 2019: L'Aquila, Italy
 2018: Ma'ale HaHamisha, Israel
 2017: Porquerolles, France
 2016: Helsinki, Finland
 2015: Montserrat, Spain
 2014: Hida Takayama, Japan
 2013: Ischia, Italy
 2012: Reykjavík, Iceland
 2011: Gdańsk, Poland
 2010: Sirince, Turkey
 2009: Piran, Slovenia
 2008: Villars-sur-Ollon, Switzerland
 2007: Castiglioncello, Italy
 2006: Chester, UK
 2005: Mont Saint-Michel, France
 2004: Smolenice Castle, Slovakia
 2003: Umeå, Sweden
 2002: Andros, Greece
 2001: Vall de Núria, Spain
 2000: L'Aquila, Italy
 1999: Lacanau, France
 1998: Amalfi, Italy
 1997: Ascona, Switzerland
 1996: Siena, Italy
 1995: Olympia, Greece
 1994: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

See also
 The list of distributed computing conferences contains other academic conferences in distributed computing.
 The list of computer science conferences contains other academic conferences in computer science.

References

External links 
 SIROCCO Website 

Distributed computing conferences
Railway electrification in France. There are 15,687 km of electrified railways in France, making up approximately 55% of the network in use.

For historical reason there are two norms of electrification that coexist in France: 1,500 V DC and 25 kV 50 Hz AC.

The electrification of the French railway network was made in four phases.

First, at the start of the 20th century, there was a phase of testing and technological exploration. Third rails and overhead lines were on trial in some lines in France; different voltages were tried. Afterwards, in the 1920s, the main lines starting from Paris and lines in the Pyrenees were electrified with 1,500 V DC.

After World War II and with the improvements in power electronics, tests were made with 20 kV AC and subsequently with 25 kV AC in the Alps, which was considered satisfactory. Then the North and the East of France were electrified with 25 kV AC, and some lines were electrified with 1,500 V DC in the South.

From the 1970s to now, the electrification of the French network has continued mainly with 25 kV to bring electrically powered TGVs to some cities.

The use of two norms of electrification was a huge problem for the SNCF up to the 1970s, because there was not much equipment able to run under both standards. Today, all electrical equipment ordered by the SNCF can use both 25 kV AC and 1,500 V DC.

References 

France
 
Ele
XS (server). XS is the studio production server of the Belgian company EVS Broadcast Equipment.

It has been inspired from the XT3 server but can be controlled by dedicated controllers from EVS for the studio environment: Xsense, IPDirector, Xscreen, Insio or by non-EVS controllers such as automation systems, linear or hybrid editors, switchers and controllers through API or standard protocols.

Designed to replace VTRs, the server allows incoming feeds to be recorded, quickly enriched by metadata and played out or instantly streamed or transferred to post-production.

The server benefits from loop recording and allows to record, control and play media. It has from 2 to 6 channels SD/HD and 6-channel 3D/1080p (3G or dual link) and offers the same features in a 3D environment. It supports several formats and codec, with specific codecs for News environment.

It is widely used in News environments and sometimes in Sports.

References

External links 
 

Broadcast engineering
Video
Schwab Verkehrstechnik AG. Schwab Verkehrstechnik AG is a Swiss manufacturer of energy absorption systems for railway vehicles. The company develops, manufactures and markets basically two product lines: couplings and buffers.

Basics 
The company is based in Schaffhausen, Switzerland and employed, by end of 2011, 39 people.

It was acquired in 2012 by Faiveley Transport.

References 

Engineering companies of Switzerland
Companies based in the canton of Schaffhausen
Schaffhausen
Compound Junior. Compound Junior is a public art work by artist Beverly Pepper located at the Lynden Sculpture Garden near Milwaukee, Wisconsin.  The stainless steel sculpture is an abstract bent line. The form's ends are pressed to the ground horizontally and its middle is jutting upward vertically; it is installed on the lawn.

References

Outdoor sculptures in Milwaukee
1970 sculptures
Steel sculptures in Wisconsin
1970 establishments in Wisconsin
Stainless steel sculptures in the United States
Hortonworks. Hortonworks, Inc. was a data software company based in Santa Clara, California that developed and supported open-source software (primarily around Apache Hadoop) designed to manage big data and associated processing.

Hortonworks software was used to build enterprise data services and applications such as IoT (connected cars, for example), single view of X (such as customer, risk, patient), and advanced analytics and machine learning (such as next best action and realtime cybersecurity).  Hortonworks had three interoperable product lines:

 Hortonworks Data Platform (HDP): based on Apache Hadoop, Apache Hive, Apache Spark
 Hortonworks DataFlow (HDF): based on Apache NiFi, Apache Storm, Apache Kafka
 Hortonworks DataPlane services (DPS): based on Apache Atlas and Cloudbreak and a pluggable architecture into which partners such as IBM can add their services.

In January 2019, Hortonworks completed its merger with Cloudera.

History
Hortonworks was formed in June 2011 as an independent company, funded by $23 million venture capital from  Yahoo! and Benchmark Capital. Its first office was in Sunnyvale, California. The company employed contributors to the open source software project Apache Hadoop. The Hortonworks Data Platform (HDP) product, first released in June 2012, included Apache Hadoop and was used for storing, processing, and analyzing large volumes of data. The platform was designed to deal with data from many sources and formats. The platform included Hadoop technology such as the Hadoop Distributed File System, MapReduce, Pig, Hive, HBase, ZooKeeper, and additional components.

Eric Baldeschweiler (from Yahoo) was initial chief executive, and Rob Bearden chief operating officer, formerly from SpringSource. Benchmark partner Peter Fenton was a board member. The company name refers to the character Horton the Elephant, since the elephant is the symbol for Hadoop.

In October 2018, Hortonworks and Cloudera announced they would be merging in an all-stock merger of equals.  After the merger, the Apache products of Hortonworks became Cloudera Data Platform.

References

External links

Software companies based in the San Francisco Bay Area
Companies based in Sunnyvale, California
Companies based in Santa Clara, California
Companies formerly listed on the Nasdaq
Hadoop
Apache Software Foundation
Software companies established in 2011
2011 establishments in the United States
2011 establishments in California
Big data companies
2014 initial public offerings
2019 mergers and acquisitions
Defunct software companies of the United States
Boat lift (disambiguation). A boat lift is a machine for transporting boats between water at two different elevations.

Boat lift or Boatlift may also refer to:
 The Boatlift, an album by rapper Pitbull
 Mariel boatlift, a mass emigration of Cubans for the United States, 1980
 The maritime response following the September 11 attacks on the World Trade Center, 2001
 Boatlift: An Untold Tale of 9/11 Resilience, a 2011 documentary of the maritime response narrated by Tom Hanks
 Shiplift, a device to lift small watercraft above the water level at a dock for storage
Kambarka Engineering Works. Kambarka Engineering Works - Full name: Open Joint Stock Company «Kambarka Engineering Works» ( or ; ). A rolling stock manufacturer, located in the city of Kambarka (Udmurt), Russia.

History of the factory 
Construction of an iron work started in 1761 and opened in 1767. The foundry produced up to 60,000 tons of iron per year. In 1950 the company shifted its focus towards railway technology.

Products
The companies product range consists of rolling stock, work trains for track maintenance and spare parts, primarily for narrow gauge railways with the track gauge between  and  - . Produced for: Russia, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Ukraine, Belarus, Poland, Bulgaria, Slovakia, Argentina, Vietnam, Cambodia, Cuba, Mali, Nicaragua, Uzbekistan, Guinea-Bissau.

Main products

Diesel locomotives
 TU4 (1961–1972)
 TU5 (1967–1973)
 TU6 (1968–1971)
 TU6A (1973–1988)
 TU6SPA (1980 - 1993 - today)
 TU7 (1970 - 1986)
 TU7A (1986 - 2009 - today)
 TU8G (1988 - today)
 TU8P (1988 - today)
 TU8 (1988 - today)
 TU10 (2010 - today)
 TGM40 ( and , 1982 - today)

Passenger cars
 Passenger car
 Sleeping car
 Hospital car
 Dining car (also executive)
 Railway post office

Railroad freight cars
 Open wagon for peat
 Side-tipping wagon
 Hopper car
 Tank car
 Flatcar

Other
 Mobile power stations - TU6SPA
 Railway crane
 Work train
 Snowplow
 LD24

Gallery of products

See also
Narrow gauge railways
Narrow gauge railways in Russia

References and sources

External links 

Official website Kambarka Engineering Works 
Official Kambarka Engineering Works Facebook 
Series locomotive TU7 / modifications 
Modernization of the children's railway 

Locomotive manufacturers of Russia
Rail vehicle manufacturers of Russia
Companies established in 1767
Russian brands
1767 establishments in the Russian Empire
Companies based in Udmurtia
SES-2. SES-2 is a communications satellite operated by SES. It was launched alongside the Arabsat-5C satellite.

Spacecraft 
The platform is home to the first hosted payload, a mechanism by which governmental entities can fly modules on commercial satellites. It carries 24 C-band and 24 Ku-band transponders of 36 MHz capacity. Six of the channels in each band can be cross-strapped to the opposite band, enabling new service capability. The SES-2 satellite generates approximately 5.0 kW of payload power and has two 2.3 m deployable reflectors. It also carries the Commercially Hosted InfraRed Payload (CHIRP) for the U.S. Air Force. CHIRP demonstrates infrared detection technologies from geostationary orbit for missile warning applications.

Launch 
SES-2, a communications satellite, was launched on 21 September 2011 from Centre Spatial Guyanais, Kourou at 21:38:00 UTC by an Ariane 5 ECA launch vehicle. The satellite weighed 3200 kg and join four other Orbital Sciences-built spacecraft in the SES fleet to provide service for North America, Latin America and the Caribbean. It is stationed at 87° West longitude.

Mission 
It entered into commercial service on 27 October 2011 in the 87° West orbital location. This satellite is used to transmit the updating Othernet archive to the small lightweight Othernet receiver stations designed to eventually provide news, weather, educational and other media to communities with no access to the internet.

References 

Spacecraft launched in 2011
SES satellites
Communications satellites in geostationary orbit
Ariane commercial payloads
Satellites using the GEOStar bus
Satellites of Luxembourg
Junín Airport. Junín Airport ()  was a domestic airport serving Junín, a city in the Buenos Aires Province of Argentina. It is located  north of the city.

Current aerial imagery shows the runway is marked closed. Google Earth Historical Imagery (8/31/2009), (9/9/2013) show the closure was sometime after August 2009.

The Junin VOR and non-directional beacon (Idents: NIN) are located on the field.

Historical facts
World gliding championship in 1963:
http://www.volaravela.com.ar/mundial.htm?i=1

Accidents and incidents
17 May 1948: A FAMA Viking 615, tail number LV-AFL, crashed on landing at the airport while performing a test flight, catching fire. There were no reported fatalities but the aircraft was written off.

See also

Transport in Argentina
List of airports in Argentina

References

External links
OpenStreetMap - Junín Airport closed

Defunct airports in Argentina
Airports in Buenos Aires Province
Molecular reference standards. Molecular/Genomic reference standards are a class of ‘controls’ or standards used to check the performance of molecular diagnostic assays. Molecular/Genomic Reference Materials (RMs) are selected or engineered to model a specific genetic biomarker as it occurs in a patient biopsy. Reference materials (RM) are used for a calibration of the measuring system, for assessment of a measurement procedure, for assigning values to materials, or for quality control.

Molecular reference materials

Molecular reference standards are available in a variety of formats, each of which has strengths and weaknesses. These materials range from synthetic DNA oligonucleotides or patient-derived genomic DNA, to actual patient tissue biopsies with known mutation status.

Proficiency schemes

Proficiency schemes involve the distribution of blinded reference materials to subscription laboratories, and the subsequent scoring and assessment of the proficiency of those labs in their molecular diagnostic testing.

Proficiency schemes are usually organized by not-for-profit organizations, usually government affiliated, to which hundreds of laboratories may subscribe. These schemes are funded with the subscription fees paid by each member laboratory.

Proficiency schemes have historically relied upon patient biopsies with known mutation status for distribution to member laboratories. However, due to the significant rise in the number of labs performing molecular testing (in turn caused by the increase in the number of available targeted drugs whose prescription is linked to the presence or absence of a particular biomarker), patient samples are becoming an unsustainable source of reference material. Increasingly, proficiency scheme organizers are turning to genetically modified cell lines as a sustainable and well defined source of reference material.

Some of the largest proficiency scheme organizers in the world include:
 College of American Pathologists (CAP) – USA
 European Molecular Quality Network (EMQN) – UK, Europe, EMEA
 United Kingdom National External Quality Assessment Scheme (NEQAS) – UK, Europe, EMEA

Sources

Sources of Certified Reference Materials (CRM) include:
 Institute for Reference Materials and Measurements
 NIBSC
 NIST
 Horizon Discovery Reference Standards
 Maine Molecular Quality Controls
 Molecular Controls/ Seracare Life Sciences
 World Health Organization - International Reference Materials

More Information can be found on the CDC and Eurogentest webpages.

Cell Line Repositories
 American Type Culture Collection (ATCC)
 Coriell Cell Repositories
 German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures
 Health Protection Agency Culture Collections
 Japanese Collection of Research Bioresources
 Riken Bioresource Center

Medical tests