Sleep is a choral composition by Eric Whitacre. It was originally set to the text of Robert Frost's "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening" however, Whitacre never secured permission to use the poem thinking that the poem was in public domain. After a long legal battle, the estate of Robert Frost forbade Whitacre from using the text until it became public domain in 2038. Whitacre had the lyrics rewritten by his long-time collaborator, Charles Anthony Silvestri, and has openly stated that he prefers Silvestri's lyrics and will never use Frost's lyrics again, even in 2038.
Sleep was selected for Eric Whitacre's 2011 Virtual Choir project. The video was posted online in April 2011; 2,052 individual vocal recordings were uploaded by choir members from 58 countries.
Sleep was transcribed for concert band with optional SATB chorus by the composer.
A computer program (process, task, or thread) may sleep, which places it into an inactive state for a period of time. Eventually the expiration of an interval timer, or the receipt of a signal or interrupt causes the program to resume execution.
A typical sleep system call takes a time value as a parameter, specifying the minimum amount of time that the process is to sleep before resuming execution. The parameter typically specifies seconds, although some operating systems provide finer resolution, such as milliseconds or microseconds.
On Windows, the Sleep()
function takes a single parameter of the number of milliseconds to sleep.
The Sleep()
function is included in kernel32.dll, but no sleep command (executable) is natively available for scripts (batch files). It can be found in collections of Windows utilities like Windows 2003 Resource Kit.
On Unix-like operating systems, the sleep()
function is called providing a single parameter of type unsigned integer of the number of seconds to sleep.
(For more precise sleep times one can use the usleep()
function.)
Human sleep and animal sleep (non-human) are a form of rest.
Sleep or Sleeping can also refer to:
Sleep on Macintoshes running on OS X consist of the traditional sleep, Safe Sleep, and Power Nap. In System Preferences, Safe Sleep is referred to as sleep. Since Safe Sleep also allowed state to be restored in an event of a power outage, unlike other operating systems, hibernate was never offered as an option.
In 2005, some versions of Macs running Mac OS X v10.4 began to support Safe Sleep. The feature saves the contents of volatile memory to the system hard disk each time the Mac enters Sleep mode. The Mac can instantaneously wake from sleep mode if power to the RAM has not been lost. However, if the power supply was interrupted, such as when removing batteries without an AC power connection, the Mac would wake from Safe Sleep instead, restoring memory contents from the hard drive.
Safe Sleep capability is found in Mac models starting with the October 2005 revision of the PowerBook G4 (Double-Layer SD). Mac OS X v10.4 or higher is also required. A hack enabled the feature as well on older Macs running Mac OS X v10.4.
Song, LLC was a low-cost air service within an airline brand owned and operated by Delta Air Lines from 2003 to 2006.
Song's main focus was on leisure traffic between the northeastern United States and Florida, a market where it competed with JetBlue Airways. It also operated flights between Florida and the West Coast, and from the Northeast to the west coast.
Song's aircraft were fitted with leather seats and free personal entertainment systems at every seat, with audio MP3 programmable selections, trivia games that could be played against other passengers, a flight tracker, and satellite television (provided by the DISH Network). Song offered free beverages, but charged for meals and liquor. Both brand-name snack boxes and healthy organic meals were offered. The flight safety instructions were sung or otherwise artistically interpreted, depending on the cabin crew. In addition to crew uniforms designed by Kate Spade, customized cocktails created by nightlife impresario Rande Gerber and an in-flight exercise program designed by New York City fitness guru David Barton, the airline created its own distinct mark in the industry. The Song brand was placed on more than 200 flights a day which carried over ten million passengers.
Song is the third and final album of Lullaby for the Working Class. It was released October 19, 1999 on Bar/None Records.
3 usually refers to:
3, three, or III can also refer to: