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Avida
Avida may refer to: * Avida (software), artificial life software platform * ''Avida'' (film), 2006 French film * Avida, the former name of the kibbutz Neve Harif * Mordechai Avida, Israeli radio broadcaster See also * Abida (biblical figure) * Avida Dollars {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Avida (software)
Avida is an artificial life software platform to study the evolutionary biology of self-replicating and evolving computer programs (digital organisms). Avida is under active development by Charles Ofria's Digital Evolution Lab at Michigan State University; the first version of Avida was designed in 1993 by Ofria, Chris Adami anC. Titus Brownat Caltech, and has been fully reengineered by Ofria on multiple occasions since then. The software was originally inspired by the Tierra system. Design principles Tierra simulated an evolutionary system by introducing computer programs that competed for computer resources, specifically processor (CPU) time and access to main memory. In this respect it was similar to Core Wars, but differed in that the programs being run in the simulation were able to modify themselves, and thereby evolve. Tierra's programs were artificial life organisms. Unlike Tierra, Avida assigns every digital organism its own protected region of memory, and execu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Avida (film)
''Avida'' is a 2006 French black comedy film written and directed by Benoît Delépine and Gustave Kervern. Shot in black-and-white, the film uses surreal humour and features little dialogue. Plot A deaf-mute and two ketamine addicts employed at a private family zoo try to carry out a plot to kidnap an obese billionaire's dog. An accident at the zoo's lion pit foils their plan. Still after the ransom money, the three kidnappers agree to the overweight billionaire's last wish to help her climb a high mountain, where she hopes to die. Cast Production Filming The film was shot in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region between 25 July and 20 August 2005. The zoo scenes were shot at the zoo of the French commune of Maubeuge. Style The film is considered close to surrealism by critics due to its unconventional story and bizarre characters. Shot in black-and-white, the film uses absurd gags and contains very little dialogue. The directors, however, have insisted ''Avida'' is not a surreali ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mordechai Avida
Mordechai Avida (; 1909–1986), born Mordechai Zlotnik, was a radio broadcaster of Kol Israel in its preliminary stages. He was the first one to broadcast from the new station. His voice starts the Recording of The Israeli Declaration of Independence with the words (in Hebrew Hebrew (; ''ʿÎbrit'') is a Northwest Semitic languages, Northwest Semitic language within the Afroasiatic languages, Afroasiatic language family. A regional dialect of the Canaanite languages, it was natively spoken by the Israelites and ...): "Here is the Voice of Israel! Here is the Voice of Israel!". Mordechai Avida with his colleague Rita Persits broadcast the ceremony together. External links The Voice of Israel 70th Anniversary {{DEFAULTSORT:Avida, Mordechai 1909 births 1986 deaths Israeli broadcasters ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neve Harif
Neve Harif () is a kibbutz in southern Israel. Located in the Arabah valley near Eilat, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hevel Eilot Regional Council. In it had a population of . History The kibbutz was founded in 1983 by city dwellers who wanted to establish a kibbutz that would combine the kibbutz ideology with a modern daily lifestyle. The community was established on a temporary site named Shitim, moving to the current site a year later. The kibbutz was originally named Avida () based on its location, but was renamed Neve Harif in honour of Knesset The Knesset ( , ) is the Unicameralism, unicameral legislature of Israel. The Knesset passes all laws, elects the President of Israel, president and Prime Minister of Israel, prime minister, approves the Cabinet of Israel, cabinet, and supe ... member and kibbutz activist Moshe Harif who was killed in a car crash in 1982. References External linksNeve HarifNegev Information Centre {{Authority control Kibbutzim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abida (biblical Figure)
According to Genesis 25:4, Abida ( ''ʾĂḇīḏāʿ'') was the son of Midian, and the grandson of Abraham and his wife Keturah Keturah (, ''Qəṭūrā'', possibly meaning "incense"; ) was a wife (1917 Jewish Publication Society of America translation). "And Abraham took another wife, and her name was Keturah...." and a concubine (1917 Jewish Publication Society of A .... He had four brothers: Ephah, Epher, Hanoch and Eldaah. According to Easton's Bible Dictionary, Abida means "father of knowledge" or "knowing." The name appears only in Genesis 25:4 and 1 Chronicles 1:33. On the basis of his derivation from Midian, Easton infers that he was the ancestor of an Arab tribe.''Easton's Bible Dictionary,'' "Abida" References Book of Genesis people {{Tanakh-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
