RAS Syndrome– Documenting the misuse of acronyms

RAS Syndrome: Raid Array Edition

Posted by: rassyndrome on: September 18, 2008

ZDNet

With a 4 drive RAID array (Redundant Array of Independent Disks Array) – like one I recently tried to test – RAID 5 will give you 3 drives worth of capacity, saving 1 drive for parity data.

Global News Wire

Infortrend’s EonStor S16F-R1430 RAID array subsystems play an important role in this achievement.

Computer World

In a first, 128GB solid-state disk (SSD) Flash memory works together in a RAID array with the 500GB SATA drive to boost performance when working with large files, which are stored on the SSD for extremely fast access.

Crunch Gear

Other specs include an Intel Core 2 Duo T9600 processor, 512MB NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT graphics chipset, and two hard drives; a 128GB SSD set up in a RAID array with a 500GB SATA hard drive.

RAS Syndrome: Space Edition

Posted by: rassyndrome on: September 17, 2008

NASA

NASA Administration (National Aeronautics and Space Administration Administration) Names Whitson First NASA ISS Science Officer.

Ontario Now

The fact that the computers on the ISS space station (International Space Station Space Station) had auto play enabled is a serious issue, while the virus was caught, and it is not any longer a threat to the ISS station (International Space Station Station), it shows that it often is the little things that are overlooked in security issues of large scientific agencies.

Goddard Space Flight Center

All star trackers misalignments have been calibrated. The commissioning phase continues with the tuning of the AOCS system (Attitude & Orbit Control System System). Payload Testing is scheduled to start early next week.

RAS Syndrome: HIV Virus Edition

Posted by: rassyndrome on: September 16, 2008

Haaretz

According to the wife, she and her husband do not know how he could have been infected with the virus that causes AIDS, nor did they know that he was a carrier until a year and a half ago, when one of the twins born to them died shortly after birth and was found to have been infected with the HIV virus (Human Immunodeficiency Virus Virus).

WHIOTV

The guests discuss how bad the statistics are on teenagers having sex and the ones who end up getting STD or the HIV virus from having sex.

Daily Monitor

Recently, Mr Julius Tumwesigye, 30, from Rukungiri District stabbed his wife, Glorius Kyarikunda, 25, whom he accused of infecting him with the HIV virus.

Cord Weekly

While some say that there is no scientific basis to Mishe’s claims of a cure, in recent years, there have nevertheless been substantial advancements in the fight to find an effective treatment for the deadly
HIV virus.

RAS Syndrome: GPS System Edition

Posted by: rassyndrome on: September 15, 2008

New London State Attorney Michael Regan

“The GPS system (Global Positioning System System) was not functioning properly at the time [of] the reading,” Regan said. “In light of what probation has stated to me, I’m going to withdraw that warrant.”

Livingston Daily

Woman reports GPS system stolen.

Neighborhood Star

A GPS system was stolen Sept. 3 or Sept. 4 from an unlocked car in the 19000 block of Martin Lane.

Rio Rancho Observer

Another feature that comes with the radio service is a GPS system that tracks the routes of the buses.

RAS Syndrome: Number Edition

Posted by: rassyndrome on: September 14, 2008

Henley Standard

Back Seat Driver is on sale at Amazon.co.uk or Waterstones online, or from most bookshops. The ISBN number (International Standard Book Number Number) is 978-1-906710-08-8.

Financial News & Daily Record

Usage of the Florida Bar’s Web site continues to climb – and most Bar members have a PIN number (Personal Identification Number Number) for the site – and a comprehensive review of www.floridabar.org will be a top priority of the Bar’s Communications Committee in the coming year.

KAPP

The process chemically etches your vehicles VIN number (Vehicle Identification Number Number) into the windows.

Federal Trade Commission

The SSN number (Social Security Number Number) was and is abused for such purposes.

He gets his new SSN of 000-00-0000-111-2222 (where the first 12 digits in the new SSN number would be unique and public with the last 4 being check digits used only as a citizen and government cross check ID without a pin) and he now adds a new pin of 123456 (or whatever length is logical) to his SSN.

RAS Syndrome: LCD Display Edition

Posted by: rassyndrome on: September 13, 2008

CNet

The 7-inch LCD Display(Liquid Crystal Display Display) itself runs 16 million colors at 800×480 resolution.

Environmental Protection Agency (US)

In some cases, the energy-consumption of an average LCD Display can be half to two-thirds of that for an average CRT.

Brookhaven National Laboratory

There are five LCD Display lines, each corresponding to a gauge.

Press the DOWN push button. The LCD Display for that gauge will read OFF.

The LCD Display should read MAIN MENU VIEW.

Hit either FIELD key (there are two located under the LCD Display) until the screen reads MAIN MENU MODE.

Push the HV ON key for the appropriate pump. The unit will display the output current of the power supply. To look at the output voltage, a ’#” sign is displayed next to the appropriate pump on the LCD Display.

Pressing the # key in Local mode selects either PUMP 1 or PUMP 2 LCD Display.

The University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma

Retrieving Call Logs (LCD-display phones only)

Analog phones (even if they have a LCD Display screen)

The Main Menu. LCD Display users must use a feature code to access the Call Logs.

RAS Syndrome: PDF Format Edition

Posted by: rassyndrome on: September 12, 2008

North Texas e-News

Companion Web pages for Keep Texas Wild will also be available. Teachers or parents can download material in printable PDF format (Portable Document Format Format) in the “Teacher Tool Kit” resource area on the Texas Parks & Wildlife magazine Web site

PR Web

You may also request a full colour glossy brochure on the new website, which can either be downloaded in PDF format to be viewed online, or you may request to have one mailed to you for the relaxed browsing of our products and services.

ZDNet

You can see another picture of these conceptual cloud-seeding ships on page 3 of a paper presented by Slater in October 2005, “Beyond carbon: consideration of albedo control technologies to mitigate climate change” (PDF format, 6 pages, 653 KB).

Here is a link to the full text of this paper (PDF format, 18 pages, 1.75 MB).

Telegraph

Costing just five Euros, Daniel saves the patterns into PDF format ready to be printed onto a canvass of the buyers choice.

RAS Syndrome: Medical Edition

Posted by: rassyndrome on: September 11, 2008

National Institutes of Health (US)

A Study of Patients With AIDS Syndrome (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome Syndrome)

University of Michigan Health System

Evidence is growing that HIV virus (Human Immunodeficiency Virus Virus) can infect the mucosal immune system.

International Herald Tribune

In a survey conducted March 19 of 1,208 international travelers by 1st-Air.net — which specializes in international discounted premium-class travel between North America and Europe and Asia — 22.1 percent say that SARS syndrome (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Syndrome) would affect their decision to travel; 10 percent say “terrorism concerns” have changed their “purchase patterns” over the past year, and 48.6 percent say they will increase the number of international trips they make in 2003.

National Institutes of Health (US) (Again)

Insights into the application process and application evaluation for medical school. How will your MCAT test (Medical College Admission Test Test) score affect your likelihood of being accepted? When should you take the test? What is the test like: sections, content, types of questions?

RAS Syndrome: ATM Machine Edition

Posted by: rassyndrome on: September 10, 2008

KCBY

On the morning of September 3rd, employees got to work only to discover an ATM machine (Automated Teller Machine Machine) missing from their store.

The Rancho Cordova Post

Stolen ATM Machine Recovered in Rancho

A Caltronics ATM Machine was stolen from the Folsom Premium Outlets on Sunday Morning.

The New Nation

The CSC also includes a 24-hour ATM machine for HSBC customers as well as for VISA and VISA PLUS cardholders.

The Press Association

The masked raiders brandished a knife at guards filling the bank’s ATM machine at the time.

RAS Syndrome: Ordnance Edition

Posted by: rassyndrome on: September 9, 2008

Federation of American Scientists

The HARM Missile (High -Speed Antiradiation Missile) receives target parameters from the launch aircraft prior to launch. The HARM Missile uses these parameters and relevant attitude data to process incoming RF energy to acquire and guide the HARM Missile to the desired target. The HARM missile has a terminal homing capability that provides a launch and leave capability for the launch aircraft.

The following provides functional descriptions for each section of the HARM Missile and significant enhancements.

The control section of the HARM Missile is located aft of the warhead section.

Thrust for the HARM Missile is developed by a dual thrust rocket motor utilizing a low smoke propellant.

The wings direct the course of the HARM Missile in flight by internally controlled actuators within the control section.

The fins provide aerodynamic stability of the HARM Missile during flight.

The CP-1001B/C HARM Command Launch Computer (CLC) is an electronics subsystem installed on the airframe to interface with the AGM-88 A/B/C HARM Missile.  The CLC and associated software package are compatible with all AGM-88  A/B/C missiles. The CLC receives target data from the missile and onboard avionics, processes the data for display to the aircrew to the appropriate display, determines target priority, and collects aircraft data for pre-launch hand-off to the AGM-88 HARM missile. The CLC determines time coincidence between the AGM-88 HARM missile and the RWR directional data and pulse repetition intervals and formats. The identification data is processed by the CLC to perform target identification, prioritization, and display information. The CLC generates targeting commands to the AGM-88 HARM missile for appropriate target and provides Targeting and guidance information for the AGM-88 to Target Of Interest (TOI) on offensive attack missions.

National Park Service (US)

It is the single remaining example of the liquid-fueled ICBM missile (Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Missile) launch facilities utilized by the Strategic Air Command

Aviation Week

Development already is underway for the new antenna. Boeing’s Phantom Works has early designs for a stronger GPS receiver for its JDAM munition (Joint Direct Attack Munition Munition).

Department of the Navy

Three pilots reported a possible SAM missile (Surface to Air Missile Missile) launch from Cuba at 1100R