Format

Format may refer to:

Computing:

Format (Common Lisp)

FORMAT is a function in Common Lisp that can produce formatted text using a format string similar to the printf format string. It provides more functionality than printf, allowing the user to output numbers in English, apply certain format specifiers only under certain conditions, iterate over data structures, and output in a tabular format. This functionally originates in MIT's Lisp Machine Lisp, where it was based on Multics ioa_.

Example

An example of a C printf call is the following:

Using Common Lisp, this is equivalent to:

Another example would be to print every element of list delimited with commas, which can be done using the ~{, ~^ and ~} directives:

Note that not only is the list of values iterated over directly by FORMAT, but the commas correctly are printed between items, not after them. A yet more complex example would be printing out a list using customary English phrasing:

Whilst FORMAT is somewhat infamous for its tendency to become opaque and hard to read, it provides a remarkably concise yet powerful syntax for a specialised and common need.

Format (magazine)

Format is a German weekly finance and business magazine published in Austria and headquartered in Vienna.

History and profile

Format was established in 1998. The magazine has its headquarters in Vienna and is published weekly on Fridays. The publisher is the Verlagsgruppe NEWS.Gruner + Jahr has a stake in the magazine.

Format covers topics mainly on business, politics, culture and lifestyles. The magazine also features the views of bankers, trade experts and financiers. One of its former editors-in-chief is Peter Pelinka.

Format had a circulation of 68,000 copies in 2003. Its circulation was 50,000 copies in 2007. The sold circulation of the weekly was 47,155 copies in 2009. Its circulation in 2012 was 31,021 copies. The circulation of the magazine during the first half of 2013 was 39,296 copies.

See also

List of magazines in Austria

References

Southside (Lloyd album)

Southside is the debut studio album by American singer Lloyd, released by The Inc/Def Jam on July 20, 2004 in the United States (see 2004 in music). The singer teamed with producers Chink Santana, Rodney Jerkins, Irv Gotti and Jasper Cameron.

The album garnered a mostly positive reception from music critics, and produced the successful top thirty Billboard 200 hit, "Southside" with label-mate Ashanti and "Hey Young Girl" which failed chart or sell noticeably. Soon considered a commercial failure, it reached the top ten of U.S. Billboard's Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart at number three, and number eleven on the Billboard 200, selling over 67,000 copies in its first week.

Background

After parting ways from the group N-Toon and a hiatus to finish high school, Lloyd continued to record with southern producers. The single used "Hey Young Girl" has a demo, it landed the singer a recording contract with producer Irv Gotti. Gotti signed him to join his label The Inc. with Def Jam Records.

Southside (Birmingham)

The historic Southside community is situated on the hilly and forested slopes of Red Mountain just south of Birmingham, Alabama's central business district. The neighborhood includes the landscape from Railroad Park to the crest of Red Mountain, and from Interstate 65 to U.S. Highway 31 (or "Red Mountain Expressway"). It is one of the most densely populated residential neighborhoods in the city and home to the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) and its adjacent hospitals, the state’s second largest employer. The Birmingham Business Journal forecasts Southside to have the highest income growth over the next four years of any zipcode in the metro area.

Characteristics

Southside (Texas album)

Southside is the debut album of the Scottish rock band Texas. It was released on 13 March 1989, and peaked at no. 3 in the UK. Within three weeks of release, the album was certified Gold by the British Phonographic Industry for sales in excess of 100,000 copies.

Background and release

The album's first single "I Don't Want a Lover" was released in January 1989 and peaked at no. 8 in the UK. Following the release of the album in March, which entered the UK Album Chart at no.3, further singles from the album were less successful. The second single, "Thrill Has Gone", peaked at no. 60, while a third single, "Everyday Now", fared little better at no. 44. Despite this, a fourth single, "Prayer for You", was released in November but stalled at no. 73 in the UK. Despite only one hit single, the album spent 29 weeks on the charts. The album cover art was derived from the poster art for the film Paris, Texas, which inspired the band name.

Track listing