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"Bananaphone is a popular children's album released by Raffi and Michael Creber in 1994. The album is best known for its title track, which uses puns such as "It's a phone with appeal!" (a peel) and nonce words like "bananular" and "interactive-odular" as Raffi extols the virtues of his unique telephone. The song "C-A-N-A-D-A" was originally recorded by Stompin' Tom Connors under the title "Cross Canada". The album was certified Gold by the CRIA in March 2002. Track listing # "Bananaphone" (Creber, Raffi) 3:12 # "Shake a Toe" (Creber, Raffi) 2:20 # "The World We Love" (Creber, Raffi) 3:23 # "Slow Day" (Creber, Raffi) 3:25 # "The Changing Garden of Mr. Bell" (Hubbard, Silversher) 4:07 # "Naturally" (Creber, Raffi) 3:04 # "Spring Flowers" [instrumental] (Raffi) 2:40 # "C-A-N-A-D-A" (Connors) 2:50 # "Michael Row the Boat Ashore" (Traditional) 3:25 # "First Peoples" (Creber, Raffi) 4:37 # "Dee Myth" [instrumental] (Raffi) 2:21 # "Cowlit Night" (Raffi) 3:21 # "The Gorilla Song" (Knowles, Knowles) 2:10 # "Simple Gifts" (Traditional) 2:15 # "Down by the Riverside" (Traditional) 3:13 # "The Shmenge Polka" [instrumental] (A Tribute to the late John Candy) (Raffi) 2:07 Cover versions The album's title track has been covered in several different musical genres. Examples include a barbershop version, several heavy metal versions, a dubstep version and a bluegrass/country version by Rhonda Vincent released on the album Sing Along with Putumayo released by Putumayo World Music. The Chilean children's show Cachureos released a cover of Bananaphone called "Teléfono" on its 1996 album, "La Mosca". References Category:Raffi (musician) albums Category:1994 albums Category:Songs about telephones Category:Rounder Records albums Category:Internet memes Category:Bananas in popular culture "
"B32 Business Basic was a competitor to Data General Business Basic written by Murray Haszard in 1986. It ran on the Data General Eclipse MV line of computers initially, and was ported to Unix in 1989 and to DOS in 1991. B32 Software was the company that developed and supported B32 Business Basic, with the original site in Auckland, New Zealand supplemented by a sales and support centre in Blue Ash, Ohio. The B32 interpreter was highly compatible with Data General Business Basic (DGBB), but it also enhanced and extended that language in many ways. Like DGBB, B32 could access Data General's INFOS II database and it could use DGBB's lock server or its own improved version. B32 was over twice as fast for number crunching, string manipulation, and disk I/O. Many of the internal restrictions of DGBB were removed. B32 allowed 32,767 line numbers (65,535 in later versions), compared with DGBB's 9,999. B32 allowed more memory for programs, more simultaneous locks, and more files to be open at once. Language enhancements included a high-speed internal sort routine, do-while blocks, and the ability to step backwards through an indexed file. Debugging facilities were also significantly improved over DGBB. B32 allowed programs to run with full cursor positioning and attribute support on non-Data General terminals, even programs which had Data General control sequences hard-coded into them. B32 carried out all arithmetic at "quad precision", i.e. 64-bit, and emulated the "triple precision" and "double precision" versions of DGBB at runtime. This avoided the subtle incompatibilities between the two versions of DGBB. On Unix and DOS, B32 emulated all commonly used system calls of Data General's AOS/VS and RDOS operating systems, including implementing its own symbolic links on SCO Xenix and DOS. In 1991, a features war between B32 and one of its competitors, Transoft's Universal Business Basic, saw major improvements to the B32 language. B32 added a Bluebird Business Basic emulation mode, made line numbers optional, and added subroutine calls by name with parameter passing. Transoft had greater financial resources than B32, and more effective marketing. It purchased B32 in 1992. The DOS and Unix versions of B32 were discarded as Universal Business Basic ran on those operating systems, but the Eclipse MV version of B32 continued to be sold while the MV line lasted. Some of the B32 Software staff in Blue Ash moved to Transoft's Atlanta, Georgia office. The New Zealand staff went on to found Binary Research. References *DG Review article on the acquisition of B32 by Transoft Category:Data General Category:BASIC interpreters "
"Nhill is a town in the Wimmera, in western Victoria, Australia. Nhill is located on the Western Highway, halfway between Adelaide and Melbourne. At the , Nhill had a population of 1,749. "Nhill" is believed to be a Wergaia word meaning "early morning mist rising over water" or "white mist rising from the water".The Horsham Times, "The discovery of Nhill", 2 June 1944, p. 4. Nhill is the administrative headquarters for Shire of Hindmarsh and residents are mainly employed in either farming or food processing, most notably in grain and fowl. The town is home to a community of Karen people. Originally coming to Australia as refugees, the Karen community settled in Nhill in the early 2010s to work at the Luv-a-Duck food processing facility. In 2012, there were over 100 Karen residents in Nhill. History The formally recognised traditional owners for the area in which Nhill sits are the Wotjobaluk, Jaadwa, Jadawadjali, Wergaia and Jupagik Nations. These Nations are represented by the Barengi Gadjin Land Council Aboriginal Corporation. The area has been home to the Aboriginal people for thousands of years and was first visited by Europeans in 1845. The famous Aboriginal tracker and cricketer, Dick-a-Dick, later claimed to have been present at the first meeting between the Wotjobaluk and Europeans. Brothers Frank and John Oliver decided to build a flour mill on Crown land beside the Dimboola-Lawloit road, the township of Nhill grew from there. Cobb and Co coaches serviced Nhill from 1883. Nhill Post Office opened on 1 January 1881. An earlier rural office (1861) was replaced by Lawloit Post Office Nhill was the first Victorian town after the state capital, Melbourne, to be supplied with electricity. Electric lighting was installed by 1892. Nhill airport, located 1.9 km north-west of the town, served as a major RAAF training base during the Second World War, instructing over 10,000 aircrew in 1941-1946. Demographics As of the 2016 census, 1,749 people resided in Nhill. The median age of persons in Nhill was 48 years. Children aged 0–14 years made up 14.5% of the population. People over the age of 65 years made up 29.7% of the population There were slightly more females than males with 52.1% of the population female and 47.9% male. The average household size is 2.2 persons per household. The average number of children per family for families with children is 1.9. 80.3% of people in Nhill were born in Australia. Of all persons living in Nhill, 1.3% (22 persons) were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. This is higher than for the state of Victoria (0.8%) and lower than the national average (2.8%). The most common ancestries in Nhill were English 31.5%, Australian 29.6%, German 10.2%, Scottish 6.7% and Karen 5.4%. The 2016 Australian census listed the main religions in Nhill as Uniting Church 21.8%, Anglican 14.6% and Catholic 11.1%, Lutheran 10.5%. 20.4% recorded "no religion". Industry and facilities The major employer in the town is Luv-a-Duck--a duck meat grower and processor--and associated businesses. Tourism is another local industry; Nhill services the highway traffic passing through. Nhill is recognised by the transport industry as the halfway point by road between Melbourne and Adelaide. Transport companies use Nhill as their 'changeover' point. Nhill railway station is serviced by The Overland that stops three times a week. Air services are at Nhill Airport. Bus services are provided by V/Line and Firefly several times daily. Nhill has three hotels; the Commercial Hotel, the Farmers Arms Hotel and the Union Hotel. Nhill has a caravan park and a number of motels. Nhill has a Lutheran Primary school, a Catholic Primary School and a P-12 public school. Events and attractions The Nhill Show is held each year on the second Thursday of October. It includes rides, farm animals, rural Australian farm machinery, horse riding show, art competitions, cooking competitions, photo competitions and at the closing of the Show there is a fireworks display. Up until 2012 Nhill hosted a "Duck & Jazz Festival" in mid February. The release of the film Road to Nhill in 1997 briefly placed Nhill in the national spotlight. The Nhill Aviation Heritage Centre is located at nearby historical Nhill airport. Included in its displays is a rare Avro Anson aircraft undergoing restoration. In April 2018, it also acquired a rare Wirraway aeroplane, to much public support and fanfare. The Australian Pinball Museum is located at the eastern side of Nhill adjacent to an old "Route 66"-esque motel. Included in its displays of rare pinball related artwork and memorabilia is the largest selection of pinball machines available to play in Australia. Sport Nhill has an Australian Rules football team competing in the Wimmera Football League. Nhill is also the base of the Cricket competition known as the West Wimmera Cricket Association. Nhill & Districts sporting club which includes football, Netball, Hockey and Cricket. Also it has a Tennis club and Pony Club. Nhill has a golf course at the Nhill Golf Club on Netherby Road. Nhill was the birthplace of Masters Australian football (a.k.a. "Superules"). The horse racing club, the Wimmera Racing Club, holds the Nhill Cup meeting on Boxing day (26 December). Notable people The indigenous cricketer Dick-a-Dick was born near Nhill about 1834."The discovery of Nhill", in The Horsham Times dated 2 June 1944, p. 4 Nhill is the hometown of former Australian rules football player Jason McCartney, who suffered severe injuries during the 2002 Bali terrorist bombing, and later recovered enough to make a comeback to the sport. Nhill is the birthplace of Janet Powell, leader of the Australian Democrats between 1990 and 1991; and Senator for Victoria between 1986 and 1993. Nhill is the birthplace of David Leyonhjelm, former NSW senator of the Liberal Democratic Party. Former Essendon footballers David Flood and Dean Wallis are from Nhill.The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers Nhill is also home to Lucy Stephan,https://www.rowingaustralia.com.au/hp_athletes_profiles_stephan-l.shtm a young rower who has represented her country, winning a bronze medal in the Women’s Four event at the 2013 Rowing World Championships in Korea. Mars The name Nhill has been used for a crater on the planet Mars. The name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union in 1991, commemorating a "Town in Victoria, Australia". References External links *Nhill College Website Category:Towns in Victoria (Australia) Category:Wimmera "