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Sorensen
Sorensen, or Sorenson, is a surname of Danish origin. The basic derivation is "son of Søren", the Denmark, Danish variety of the name Severin (given name), Severin. The name almost exclusively comes from Danish or Norwegian emigrants named Sørensen who altered the spelling of their names when they moved to countries outside Scandinavia whose orthographies do not use the letter ø. Notable people with this surname include: *Albert Sorensen (born 1932), American politician *Alfred Sorensen, Danish mystic, horticulturalist and writer who lived in Europe, India and the US *Arne Sørensen (politician), Arne Sørensen, Danish politician and writer *Arne Sørensen (Danish footballer), Arne Sørensen, Danish footballer and coach *Anders Sørensen, Danish professional golfer *Anders Sörensen, Swedish ice hockey coach *Asger Sørensen (born 1996), Danish footballer *Bill Sorensen, New Zealand rugby league footballer *Carrie Sorensen, American politician *Charles E. Sorensen, Danish-America ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sorenson Codec
Sorenson Media was an American software company specializing in video encoding technology. Established in December 1995 as Sorenson Vision, the company developed technology which was licensed and ultimately acquired from Utah State University. The company first announced its codec (compression and decompression tool) at a developer’s preview at MacWorld Expo in January 1997. One of the company's best known products is the Sorenson Video codec licensed to Apple Inc. for their QuickTime 3.0 software. Since its release, Sorenson Media’s video encoding technology was used in Apple's trailer web site and video clips for film studios such as Disney, Lucasfilm, MGM, and Paramount, as well as Apple's iTunes music videos, before the switch to the industry standard H.264 format. The company was led by its chairman and founder James Lee Sorenson (son of James LeVoy Sorenson); its final president and CEO was Patrick Nola. The company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in October ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sorenson Glacier
Bear Peninsula () is a peninsula about long and wide which is ice-covered except for several isolated rock bluffs and outcrops along its margins, lying east of Martin Peninsula on Walgreen Coast, Marie Byrd Land, Antarctica. Location The Bear Peninsula extends in a northeast direction from the Walgreen Coast of Marie Byrd Land between the Dotson Ice Shelf to the west and Smith Glacier and the Crosson Ice Shelf to the southeast. The north of the peninsula extends into the Amundsen Sea. The Thwaites Iceberg Tongue is to the northeast. Western features include, from south to north, Boschert Glacier, Hayden Peak, Gerrish Peaks, True Glacier, Hunt Bluff, Mount Bodziony, Zuniga Glacier, Jeffrey Head, Brush Glacier, Webster Pass, Rogers Spur and Sorenson Glacier. Northern features include, from west to east, Moore Dome, Koloc Point, Park Glacier, Harmon Bay, Gurnon Peninsula, Garwood Point and Hummer Point. Eastern features include, from north to south, Bunner Glacier, Hamilt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
