In programming, a selector is an operation that returns the state of an object--defining characteristics pertaining to the object--without altering that state. Typical selector operations begin with the command "get." Methods or procedures that can...

A switch is a mechanical device used to connect and disconnect a circuit at will. Switches cover a wide range of types, from subminiature up to industrial plant switching megawatts of power on high voltage distribution lines. In applications where...

Nearly a million federal workers may soon be given a golden, but also gut-wrenching, opportunity to switch retirement plans. Congress is well on the way to approving the massive pension-switch. It would allow people under the old Civil Service Retirement System to switch...

MARTHA McKAY, STAFF WRITER The Record (Bergen County, NJ) 11-25-2003 And the switch is on -- No big rush evident on Day One of wireless portability By MARTHA McKAY, STAFF WRITER Date: 11-25-2003, Tuesday Section: BUSINESS Edtion: All Editions.=.Two Star B. Two...

Last night, Community Board 5 narrowly passed a resolution supporting the transfer of air rights from the iconic Seagram Building, at 375 Park Avenue, to a new development at 610 Lexington Avenue (the transparent building in the photo of the developer's model). RFR Realty...

A state representative abruptly left the Republican Party and became a Democrat, the first time in 20 years that a Colorado lawmaker has switched parties.Rep. Debbie Stafford, 55, who also is a minister, said the Republican Party no longer represents her values."Ideally, I find myself...