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The Torch (Valparaiso University)
A torch is a portable burning light source. Torch or torches may also refer to: Places * Torch, Missouri, a community in the United States * Torch, Ohio, a community in the United States * The Marina Torch, a residential skyscraper in Dubai People * Torch (American rapper), an American rapper * Torch (German rapper), a German rapper * Warren DeMartini, nicknamed "Torch", a guitarist for the American hard rock band Ratt * Sidney Torch, a British composer and bandleader * Robert Torricelli, a U.S. Senator from New Jersey nicknamed "the Torch" Arts, entertainment, and media Fictional entities * Torch (G.I. Joe), a character in the G.I. Joe universe * Torch, a human replacement entity utilized in the world of ''Shakugan no Shana'' novels * Human Torch, the Fantastic Four comic book character Music Songs * ''Torch'' (Carly Simon album), a 1981 album by Carly Simon * ''Torch'' (Honeytribe album), a 2006 album by Devon Allman's Honeytribe * "Torch" (song), a 1982 song by Britis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Torch
A torch is a stick with combustible material at one end, which is ignited and used as a light source. Torches have been used throughout history, and are still used in processions, symbolic and religious events, and in juggling entertainment. In some countries "torch" in modern usage is the term for a battery-operated portable light. Etymology From the Old French "''torche''" meaning "twisted thing", hence "torch formed of twisted tow dipped in wax", probably from Vulgar Latin *''torca'', alteration of Late Latin ''torqua'', variant of classical Latin ''torques'' "collar of twisted metal", from ''torquere'' "to twist". Torch construction Torch construction has varied through history depending on the torch's purpose. Torches were usually constructed of a wooden stave with one end wrapped in a material which was soaked in a flammable substance. In the United States, black bear bones may have been used. Modern procession torches are made from coarse hessian rolled into a tube a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Torch (Elgar)
''The Torch'' is a song written by the English composer Edward Elgar in 1909 as his Op.60, No.1. The manuscript is dated 23 December 1909. On the title-page, the song is dedicated "To YVONNE," and it is described as a "Folk-Song (Eastern Europe), paraphrased by Pietro d’Alba and Edward Elgar."Pietro d’Alba (alias Peter Rabbit) was Elgar’s pseudonym for himself It was one of a set of a cycle of four songs that he planned, to his own words. It was shortly after writing the song '' A Child Asleep'' for Muriel Foster, a few days before the Christmas of 1909 that Elgar received the news of the death of a friend, the soprano Olga Ouroussoff, the young wife of Henry Wood. The inspiration for the songs was the result of this news. Only the first song of the cycle, ''The Torch'' and the last, '' The River'' were written. The song was orchestrated in July 1912 and, with its companion song '' The River'', it was first performed by Muriel Foster Muriel Foster (22 November 1877 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Torch (machine Learning)
Torch is an open-source machine learning library, a scientific computing framework, and a script language based on the Lua programming language. It provides a wide range of algorithms for deep learning, and uses the scripting language LuaJIT, and an underlying C implementation. It was created at IDIAP at EPFL. As of 2018, Torch is no longer in active development. However PyTorch, which is based on the Torch library, is actively developed as of October 2022. torch The core package of Torch is torch. It provides a flexible N-dimensional array or Tensor, which supports basic routines for indexing, slicing, transposing, type-casting, resizing, sharing storage and cloning. This object is used by most other packages and thus forms the core object of the library. The Tensor also supports mathematical operations like max, min, sum, statistical distributions like uniform, normal and multinomial, and BLAS operations like dot product, matrix–vector multiplication, matrix–matrix mult ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Torch (browser)
Torch was a Chromium-based web browser and Internet suite developed by the North Carolina based Torch Media. As of November 2022, downloads for Torch are no longer available, and upon clicking the download button, users are redirected to the Torch Search extension on the Chrome Web Store. The browser handles common Internet-related tasks such as displaying websites, sharing websites via social networks, downloading torrents, accelerating downloads and grabbing online media, all directly from the browser. Torch Browser is commercial freeware. Torch is based on the Chromium source code and is compatible with all add-ons and extensions available in the Chrome store. On June 18, 2013, Torch announced that it had surpassed ten million active users. Torrent site The Pirate Bay has run paid endorsements for Torch on their website. Features The built-in BitTorrent client allows users to download torrent files. Users can directly share sites, videos, audio and search results with t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Teletubbies
''Teletubbies'' is a British children's television series created by Anne Wood and Andrew Davenport for the BBC. The programme focuses on four differently coloured characters known as the Teletubbies, named after the television screens on their bellies. Recognised throughout popular culture for the uniquely shaped antenna protruding from the head of each character, the Teletubbies communicate through gibberish and were designed to bear resemblance to toddlers. The series rapidly became a commercial success in Britain and abroad. It won multiple BAFTA awards and was nominated for two Daytime Emmys throughout its run. A single based on the show's theme song reached number 1 in the UK Singles Chart in December 1997 and remained in the Top 75 for 32 weeks, selling over a million copies. By October 2000, the franchise generated over £1billion () in merchandise sales. Though the original run ended in 2001, a rebooted series was green-lit in 2014. The reboot premiered on CBeebie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Torch (film)
''The Torch'' ( es, Del odio nace el amor, meaning "love is born from hate") is a 1950 Mexican/American film directed by Emilio Fernández. The film is a remake of '' Enamorada'' (1946) and is also known as ''Bandit General'' in the United Kingdom. The original script is based on William Shakespeare's ''The Taming of the Shrew''. Plot The Mexican revolutionary general José Juan Reyes and his men take over the small town of Cholula, Puebla and steal money from the rich men there to fund the revolution. José is a Robin Hood Robin Hood is a legendary heroic outlaw originally depicted in English folklore and subsequently featured in literature and film. According to legend, he was a highly skilled archer and swordsman. In some versions of the legend, he is dep ... type of vigilante who forces the local businessmen to bend to his will while the townspeople admire him for his cause. José pursues María Peñafiel, the explosive daughter of the richest man in the area. A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Torch (juggling)
Juggling torches are one of various props used by jugglers. Torches are usually commercially made props that are made of wood and/or metal with a wick attached at one end. The wick is soaked in liquid fuel, usually paraffin (called kerosene in the US) and ignited before use. Wicks The two most common wicks used with juggling torches are: *Kevlar para-aramid *Cotton Both materials come in reels of material ranging from 13mm to 180mm wide and up to 100m long. Around 40–80cm of wick is wrapped onto each torch. In general, it is best to use hard limiting devices, such as nuts and bolts or kevlar thread, to hold the wick securely to itself and onto the shaft of the torch. Construction The torch is usually constructed around a wooden dowel which runs the length of the torch from the knob (base) to the top. The lower 8-10 inch section is fitted with a handle, and is the section the juggler uses to catch and throw the torch. The handle can be covered in spiral wound plastic, clo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
TORCH Report
The TORCH report (The Other Report on Chernobyl) was a health impacts report requested by the European Greens in 2006, for the twentieth anniversary of the Chernobyl disaster, in reply to the 2006 report of the Chernobyl Forum which was criticized by some advocacy organizations opposed to nuclear energy such as Greenpeace. In 2006, German Green Member of the European Parliament Rebecca Harms, commissioned two British scientists to write an alternate report (TORCH, The Other Report on Chernobyl) as a response to the 2006 Chernobyl Forum report. The two British scientists that published the report were radiation biologist Ian Fairlie and David Sumner. Both are members of the International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War, an organization awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1985. In 2016, an updated TORCH report was written by Ian Fairlie with support of Friends of the Earth Austria. Themes The summary of the 2006 TORCH report said, in part: Contamination range The 200 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Torch (St
A torch is a portable burning light source. Torch or torches may also refer to: Places * Torch, Missouri, a community in the United States * Torch, Ohio, a community in the United States * The Marina Torch, a residential skyscraper in Dubai People * Torch (American rapper), an American rapper * Torch (German rapper), a German rapper * Warren DeMartini, nicknamed "Torch", a guitarist for the American hard rock band Ratt * Sidney Torch, a British composer and bandleader * Robert Torricelli, a U.S. Senator from New Jersey nicknamed "the Torch" Arts, entertainment, and media Fictional entities * Torch (G.I. Joe), a character in the G.I. Joe universe * Torch, a human replacement entity utilized in the world of ''Shakugan no Shana'' novels * Human Torch, the Fantastic Four comic book character Music Songs * ''Torch'' (Carly Simon album), a 1981 album by Carly Simon * ''Torch'' (Honeytribe album), a 2006 album by Devon Allman's Honeytribe * "Torch" (song), a 1982 song by Britis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Torch (novel)
''The Torch'' is a science fiction novel by author Jack Bechdolt. It was first published in book form in 1948 by Prime Press Prime Press, Inc. was a science fiction and fantasy small press specialty publishing house founded in 1947. It published a number of interesting science fiction books in its brief four-year lifespan. It was founded by Oswald Train, James A. Will ... in an edition of 3,000 copies. The novel was originally serialized in the magazine '' Argosy'' in January 1920. It has recently been reprinted by Steeger Books in their "Argosy Library" series in 2019 Plot introduction The novel is set in the year 3010, in the ruins of New York after a comet has devastated the Earth. Fortune is the captain of the army of the Towermen, those who live in the remaining skyscrapers and rule the city with an iron hand. He is taken captive by the people of the Island of the Statue. There, Fortune learns of a prophecy that states that the people will be free when the torch burn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Torch (novel)
''Torch'' is the debut novel of Americans, American author Cheryl Strayed. Published in 2006 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, the book was a finalist for the Great Lakes Book Award and was selected by ''The Oregonian'' as one of the top ten books of 2006 by writers living in the Pacific Northwest. The book presents the story of family crisis and grief through the failing health and subsequent death of a mother of two children in Minnesota. The book is loosely based on the real life of the author. Reception ''Torch'' has been reviewed by journalists on staff at the ''San Francisco Chronicle'', the ''Austin Chronicle'', ''Entertainment Weekly'', ''Curled Up'', ''Kirkus Reviews'', and ''Publishers Weekly''. References 2006 American novels American autobiographical novels Novels about orphans Novels set in Minnesota Houghton Mifflin books 2006 debut novels {{2000s-autobio-novel-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Torches (album)
''Torches'' is the debut studio album by American band Foster the People, released on May 23, 2011, by Startime International and Columbia Records. In 2010, the group parlayed the popularity of frontman Mark Foster's song "Pumped Up Kicks" into a record deal with Startime International, and wrote the album to back the song's popularity. "Pumped Up Kicks" proved to be a sleeper hit; after receiving significant airplay on modern rock stations, the song crossed-over onto contemporary hit radio and became one of 2011's most popular songs. Four additional singles were released from the album: "Helena Beat", " Call It What You Want", "Don't Stop (Color on the Walls)", and "Houdini", which had previously been released as a promotional single in the United Kingdom prior to the album's release. ''Torches'' received generally favorable reviews from critics and was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album. The record peaked at number eight on the ''Billboard'' 200 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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