E-coin — UK-based financial technology company, launched in January 2015... It provides its users personal multisignature wallets and debit, which can be used for both crypto and fiat money.
E-card
E-coin’s hybrid cryptocurrency cards can be used either for online or for offline transactions and allow to convert bitcoins to fiat currencies instantly. Currently the card can be denominated in USD, EUR, and GBP. E-card is shipped to 173 countries, accepted by approximately 30 million merchants, and can be used in all Visa or Mastercard accepting ATMs (which is over 25 million ATMs worldwide)
Security
To provide security to its funds the company uses multisignature technology, partnered with BitGo. Therefore, signatures of all parties involved are required to conduct a transaction. Every personal wallet is issued with 3 keys: one kept by BitGo, one by E-coin, and one is used in case of disaster. For additional security all funds are insured by XL Group The platform itself is protected with 256-bit encryption as well.
E-card
E-coin’s hybrid cryptocurrency cards can be used either for online or for offline transactions and allow to convert bitcoins to fiat currencies instantly. Currently the card can be denominated in USD, EUR, and GBP. E-card is shipped to 173 countries, accepted by approximately 30 million merchants, and can be used in all Visa or Mastercard accepting ATMs (which is over 25 million ATMs worldwide)
Security
To provide security to its funds the company uses multisignature technology, partnered with BitGo. Therefore, signatures of all parties involved are required to conduct a transaction. Every personal wallet is issued with 3 keys: one kept by BitGo, one by E-coin, and one is used in case of disaster. For additional security all funds are insured by XL Group The platform itself is protected with 256-bit encryption as well.
The Mubarak Centre, also known as Sheikh Zayed Centre, is an on-hold mixed-use complex for which construction began in Lahore, Pakistan. The complex was to include residential and office towers, as well as conference halls and a shopping mall underconnected to each other via a common basement totalling approximately of lettable area of office and retail space based on Building Owners and Managers Association measurements. Once completed, Mubarak Tower 1 was to have been the tallest building in Pakistan. The height of the building would have made it visible from neighbouring country India, and would have allowed residents of the upper floors views of the Golden Temple in Amritsar (approximately 50 km away) on clear days.
Postponement
In September 2009, Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi, leader of and former chief minister of Punjab, stated that the Sheikh Mubarak Al Nahyan Company had postponed the project of building the Mubarak Center in Lahore. Elahi alleged that inappropriate attitude and lack of interest on part of the Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif had forced the project's foreign investors to leave, asserting that the project was one of several that had been "consumed by the flawed policies of the incumbent Punjab government and its retaliatory attitude." In November 2011 a plan to relaunch the project was made, but funding for the project was invalidated by the original funders.
Recently, the government and the construction company have proposed to revive the project.
Structural Information
* Tower 1 would be 250 meters, 60 floors tall. It would have 20 elevators.
* Tower 2 would be 200 meters, 45 floors tall. It would have 16 elevators.
* Tower 3 would be 170 meters, 40 floors tall. It would have 12 elevators.
* Tower 4 would be 170 meters, 40 floors tall. It would have 10 elevators.
* Tower 5 would be 85 meters, 20 floors tall. It would have 8 elevators.
The project
The project was being carried out as a 70/30 joint venture between the Abu Dhabi Group and the Government of Punjab. The two investors had formed a holding company for the Mubarak Centre called Taavun (Pvt.) Ltd., which was to be responsible for managing the project. Turner Construction, one of the largest construction companies in the US, were hired as contractors/builders. Hellmuth, Obata and Kassabaum were retained as project consultants and architects. The residential apartments were to be managed by Concord
The total cost of the project was projected at approximately US $1.2 billion.
The project was designed to cover eleven acres of prime land on main Ferozpur Road, Lahore, Pakistan. The complex would consist of four main towers and a smaller eclipse-shaped building. The main tower would be 60 stories tall, with the first 45 floors reserved for offices, and the 46th floor and upward for residential apartments. Also planned were a five-star hotel (with 400 rooms, ballrooms, banqueting facilities and all ancillary amenities) and a cineplex (with six independent theaters). The other three towers would be between 30 to 45 stories, with an eclipse-shaped tower in between, which would house uniquely designed apartments along with a five-story covered shopping mall, which would have been the largest shopping and entertainment complex in the Indian Subcontinent. The eclipse-shaped tower would also house the largest reception and conference halls in the country, holding 7,000 to 100,000 people.
There were to be exclusive, high-end residential suites in the main tower, managed by Hyatt Residency. The complex was to have been connected to the Gaddafi Stadium Sports Complex by a covered bridge or an underpass.
Postponement
In September 2009, Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi, leader of and former chief minister of Punjab, stated that the Sheikh Mubarak Al Nahyan Company had postponed the project of building the Mubarak Center in Lahore. Elahi alleged that inappropriate attitude and lack of interest on part of the Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif had forced the project's foreign investors to leave, asserting that the project was one of several that had been "consumed by the flawed policies of the incumbent Punjab government and its retaliatory attitude." In November 2011 a plan to relaunch the project was made, but funding for the project was invalidated by the original funders.
Recently, the government and the construction company have proposed to revive the project.
Structural Information
* Tower 1 would be 250 meters, 60 floors tall. It would have 20 elevators.
* Tower 2 would be 200 meters, 45 floors tall. It would have 16 elevators.
* Tower 3 would be 170 meters, 40 floors tall. It would have 12 elevators.
* Tower 4 would be 170 meters, 40 floors tall. It would have 10 elevators.
* Tower 5 would be 85 meters, 20 floors tall. It would have 8 elevators.
The project
The project was being carried out as a 70/30 joint venture between the Abu Dhabi Group and the Government of Punjab. The two investors had formed a holding company for the Mubarak Centre called Taavun (Pvt.) Ltd., which was to be responsible for managing the project. Turner Construction, one of the largest construction companies in the US, were hired as contractors/builders. Hellmuth, Obata and Kassabaum were retained as project consultants and architects. The residential apartments were to be managed by Concord
The total cost of the project was projected at approximately US $1.2 billion.
The project was designed to cover eleven acres of prime land on main Ferozpur Road, Lahore, Pakistan. The complex would consist of four main towers and a smaller eclipse-shaped building. The main tower would be 60 stories tall, with the first 45 floors reserved for offices, and the 46th floor and upward for residential apartments. Also planned were a five-star hotel (with 400 rooms, ballrooms, banqueting facilities and all ancillary amenities) and a cineplex (with six independent theaters). The other three towers would be between 30 to 45 stories, with an eclipse-shaped tower in between, which would house uniquely designed apartments along with a five-story covered shopping mall, which would have been the largest shopping and entertainment complex in the Indian Subcontinent. The eclipse-shaped tower would also house the largest reception and conference halls in the country, holding 7,000 to 100,000 people.
There were to be exclusive, high-end residential suites in the main tower, managed by Hyatt Residency. The complex was to have been connected to the Gaddafi Stadium Sports Complex by a covered bridge or an underpass.
On some m68k-based Texas Instruments graphing calculators, high memory addresses that go beyond the physical memory can be used to access the physical memory (the address space folds itself over the physical memory). This range of addresses is called ghost space, because it mirrors the actual physical space.
For TI-89 programmers, ghost space starts from address 0x40000, and it is widely used to circumvent some of the protections introduced with the HW2 (hardware version 2) release of the calculator. This became a compatibility issue with the release of HW3 (the Ti-89 Titanium), where it is disabled, and patching the ROM ([http://www.tigen.org/kevin.kofler/ti89prog.htm#hw3patch HW3Patch]) becomes necessary.
For TI-89 programmers, ghost space starts from address 0x40000, and it is widely used to circumvent some of the protections introduced with the HW2 (hardware version 2) release of the calculator. This became a compatibility issue with the release of HW3 (the Ti-89 Titanium), where it is disabled, and patching the ROM ([http://www.tigen.org/kevin.kofler/ti89prog.htm#hw3patch HW3Patch]) becomes necessary.
Sarah Horick (born 1984) is a composer of contemporary concert music. She received her Bachelor of Music degree in Music Theory and Composition from Furman University in 2006 where she studied with Mark Kilstofte. She earned a Master of Music in Composition and a Master of Arts in Music Theory at Florida State University where she studied with Mark Wingate and Ladislav Kubik. Her works have been performed in the United States, Canada, the UK , and Italy, and she has been commissioned by soprano Tamara Matthews, conductor Leslie Hicken, the Erie Saxophone Quartet, and clarinetist Jeffrey Brooks, among others.
Horick primarily writes acoustic and electroacoustic concert music. Her works list includes pieces for orchestra, wind ensemble, choir, and various vocal and instrumental chamber music. Horick's works have been programmed on a number of festivals including the Asolo Song Festival in Paderno del Grappa, Italy; the Navy Band Saxophone Symposium, the Birmingham New Music Festival, FEAST FEST at Florida International University, Grand Valley State University's Free Play 10: Listening Chamber, Florida State University's Festival of New Music, and the La Salle University War and Peace concert. She was selected as a finalist in the Young Composers Competition in 2007 and was also a finalist in the Schlern International Music Festival Voice Competition in Vols am Schlern, Italy in 2007. Her work has also been broadcast internationally on the Eternal Word Television Network.
In addition to her compositional activities, Horick has also been actively involved in the promotion of new music. She served as the president of the Florida State University chapter of the Society of Composers, Inc. from 2007-2009, and she was a founding member and organizer of the CHASM Student New Music Festival in 2008. The CHASM Festival brought in student composers from across the country to present their works in a one-day festival. At the Catholic University of America, she founded the New Voices festival exclusively dedicated to new vocal music.
Outside of concert music, Horick has also been involved in arts outreach programs through the ArtStream, Inc. organization in the greater Washington, DC area. Through this program, she has collaborated on creating new musicals for actors with various disabilities.
Horick primarily writes acoustic and electroacoustic concert music. Her works list includes pieces for orchestra, wind ensemble, choir, and various vocal and instrumental chamber music. Horick's works have been programmed on a number of festivals including the Asolo Song Festival in Paderno del Grappa, Italy; the Navy Band Saxophone Symposium, the Birmingham New Music Festival, FEAST FEST at Florida International University, Grand Valley State University's Free Play 10: Listening Chamber, Florida State University's Festival of New Music, and the La Salle University War and Peace concert. She was selected as a finalist in the Young Composers Competition in 2007 and was also a finalist in the Schlern International Music Festival Voice Competition in Vols am Schlern, Italy in 2007. Her work has also been broadcast internationally on the Eternal Word Television Network.
In addition to her compositional activities, Horick has also been actively involved in the promotion of new music. She served as the president of the Florida State University chapter of the Society of Composers, Inc. from 2007-2009, and she was a founding member and organizer of the CHASM Student New Music Festival in 2008. The CHASM Festival brought in student composers from across the country to present their works in a one-day festival. At the Catholic University of America, she founded the New Voices festival exclusively dedicated to new vocal music.
Outside of concert music, Horick has also been involved in arts outreach programs through the ArtStream, Inc. organization in the greater Washington, DC area. Through this program, she has collaborated on creating new musicals for actors with various disabilities.