Infobox Film name The Faithful Taxicab image image size caption director Mack Sennett producer Mack Sennett writer narrator starring Roscoe Arbuckle Fatty Arbuckle music cinematography editing distributor released September 18, 1913 runtime country Film US language Silent film Silent br English language English intertitles budget preceded by followed by The Faithful Taxicab is a 1913 in film 1913 Short film short comedy film featuring Roscoe Arbuckle Fatty Arbuckle . Cast Roscoe Arbuckle Roscoe Fatty Arbuckle Mabel Normand Ford Sterling See also List of American films of 1913 Fatty Arbuckle filmography External links imdb title id 0002839 title The Faithful Taxicab DEFAULTSORT Faithful Taxicab, The Category 1913 films Category American films Category 1910s comedy films Category American silent short films Category Black and white films Category 1910s short films short silent comedy film stub ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2009 Main Taxicab Image Time square HK taxi rank in rainyday.JPG thumb A taxi stand in Causeway Bay , Hong Kong on a rainy day Image Bombat taxi.jpg thumb Taxi stand in Mumbai , India Image TaxiloadingzoneinDowntownHouston.JPG thumb A taxi loading zone in Downtown Houston Downtown Houston , Texas , United States A taxicab stand also called taxi rank , cab stand , taxi stand , cab rank , or hack stand is a queue area on a street or on private property where taxicab s line up to wait for passengers. How stands work Stands are normally located at high traffic locations such as airport s, hotel driveways, railway stations, rapid transit subway stations, bus depots, ferry terminals, shopping mall shopping centre s, and major street intersections. Usually stands are marked by simple painted signs. Stands generally work as a first come, first served queue, so that the first taxicab to arrive on the stand the one at the front of the line serves the first passenger to arrive, and as the first taxicab leaves, each taxicab behind it moves ahead one spot, with the last taxicab to arrive taking the last spot. In the Republic of Ireland an intending passenger is entitled to choose any taxicab that is available for hire at an appointed taxi stand. http www.taxiregulator.ie The Commission for Taxi Regulation has deemed that the customer has the right to choose and the principle of first come, first served is dismissed. Around the world Main Taxicabs by region In some cities, such as London and New York, New York New York , some older taxi stands are marked by special lamps with TAXI painted on the sides of them. Some major stands are divided into separate queues ..., as some of their service areas overlap. Recharging Taxicab stands can be used to recharge batteries of electric taxi s See also Commons category Taxicab stands Taxicab stand Charging station Electric vehicle References References Public transport DEFAULTSORT Taxicab Stand Category Taxicabs Category ... more details
In mathematics , the n th taxicab number , typically denoted Ta n or Taxicab n , is defined as the smallest number that can be expressed as a sum of two positive Cube algebra algebraic cubes in n distinct ways. The concept was first mentioned in 1657 by Bernard Fr nicle de Bessy , and was made famous ... than two and three, respectively. Known taxicab numbers So far, the following six taxicab numbers ... different ways. The subsequent taxicab numbers were found with the help of computers. John Leech ... web 20050215201136 www.cs.uwaterloo.ca journals JIS wilson10.html The Fifth Taxicab Number is 48988659276962496 ... Archives March 2008 10 The sixth taxicab number is 24153319581254312065344 by Uwe Hollerbach ref ... 6 . ref C. S. Calude, E. Calude and M. J. Dinneen What is the value of Taxicab 6 ?, Journal of Universal ... Boyer in 2006. ref http www.christianboyer.com taxicab New Upper Bounds for Taxicab and Cabtaxi Numbers Christian Boyer, France, 2006 2008 ref A more restrictive taxicab problem requires that the taxicab ... 3 sup . When a cubefree taxicab number T is written as T x sup 3 sup y sup 3 sup , the numbers x and y must be relatively prime for all pairs x , y . Among the taxicab numbers Ta n listed above, only Ta 1 and Ta 2 are cubefree taxicab numbers. The smallest cubefree taxicab number with three ... sup 3 sup . The smallest cubefree taxicab number with 4 representations was discovered by Stuart Gascoigne ... sup 3 sup OEIS id A080642 . See also Diophantine equation generalized taxicab number Notes references ... Count column, Personal Computer World , November 1989. David W. Wilson, The Fifth Taxicab Number ... 70, 233 2000 , 389&ndash 394. C. S. Calude, E. Calude and M. J. Dinneen What is the value of Taxicab ... Theory mailing list by Randall L. Rathbun http euler.free.fr Taxicab and other maths at Euler Category Number theory Category Srinivasa Ramanujan ar de Taxicab Zahl es N mero taxicab eu Taxicab zenbakia fr Nombre taxicab it Numero taxicab ja pl Liczba taks wkowa simple Taxicab ... more details
File Manhattan distance.svg thumb 200px Taxicab geometry versus Euclidean distance In taxicab geometry all four pictured lines have the same length 12 for the same route. In Euclidean geometry, the green line has length 6 &radic 2 8.48, and is the unique shortest path. Taxicab geometry , considered ... between two points is the sum of the absolute difference s of their coordinates. The taxicab metric ... distance in taxicab geometry. Formal description The taxicab distance, math d 1 math , between two vectors ... n , math are Euclidean vector vector s. For example, in the plane mathematics plane , the taxicab distance between math p 1,p 2 math and math q 1,q 2 math is math p 1 q 1 p 2 q 2 . math Taxicab distance ... reflection about a coordinate axis or its translation geometry translation . Taxicab geometry satisfies ... Circles in discrete and continuous taxicab geometry A circle is a set of points with a fixed distance, called the radius , from a point called the center . In taxicab geometry, distance is determined by a different metric than in Euclidean geometry, and the shape of circles changes as well. Taxicab ... numerous and become a rotated square in a continuous taxicab geometry. While each side would have length 2 r using a Euclidean metric , where r is the circle s radius, its length in taxicab geometry is 2 ... math is 4 in this geometry. The formula for the unit circle in taxicab geometry is math x y 1 math in Cartesian ... by rotation and scaling to planar taxicab distance. However, this equivalence between L sub 1 sub ... to a strange concept when the resolution of the Taxicab geometry is made larger, approaching infinity ... F. Krause title Taxicab Geometry year 1987 publisher Dover isbn 0 486 25202 7 External links http planetmath.org encyclopedia CityBlockMetric.html city block metric on PlanetMath mathworld title Taxicab ... featurecolumn archive taxi.html Taxi AMS column about Taxicab geometry Category Digital geometry ... cs Manhattansk metrika de Manhattan Metrik es Geometr a taxicab fr Distance de Manhattan ... more details
Refimprove date February 2010 Infobox television show name Taxicab Confessions image include ALT text per WP ALT guideline caption show name 2 genre Reality television Reality format creator developer writer director Harry Gantz br Joe Gantz creative director presenter starring judges voices narrated theme music composer opentheme endtheme composer country United States language num seasons 11 num episodes 19 list episodes executive producer Sheila Nevins producer Harry Gantz br Joe Gantz br John Hoffman editor location Las Vegas, Nevada Las Vegas br New York City cinematography Mitchell Wagenberg br Joe Gantz camera runtime company distributor Home Box Office br Warner Home Video channel HBO picture format audio format first run first aired Start date 1995 01 last aired status preceded by followed by related website http www.hbo.com documentaries taxicab confessions the city that never sleeps index.html production website Taxicab Confessions is a television series of hidden camera documentaries that have aired on HBO since January 1995. In segments taped in New York City and Las Vegas, Nevada Las Vegas , the taxicab taxi drivers are also Television producer producers who steer both the vehicle and the conversations with passengers. When passengers enter the cab, they are recorded with several small hidden camera cameras hidden in the taxi. The producer prompts passengers into discussing their past and or present circumstances. This has led some participants to reflect on their life, recalling extreme tragedies or triumphs. Much is verbally or visually graphic, including explicit ... in which Homer complains about his family on a program called Taxicab Conversations . In Spin City Michael Flaherty asks after being interrogated by a taxi driver whether this is Taxicab Conversations ... the waiver for a TV show called Taxicab Confessions . Two clips of the recordings made in the cab follow ... taxicab confessions the city that never sleeps index.html Taxicab Confessions site at HBO.com imdb ... more details
unsolved mathematics Does there exist any number that can be expressed as a sum of 2 positive 5 th powers in at least 2 different ways, i.e., a sup 5 sup b sup 5 sup nowiki nowiki c sup 5 sup d sup 5 sup ? In mathematics , the generalized taxicab number Taxicab k , j , n is the smallest number which can be expressed as the sum of j k th positive powers in n different ways. For k 3 and j 2, they coincide with Taxicab number s. It has been shown by Euler that math mathrm Taxicab 4, 2, 2 635318657 59 4 158 4 133 4 134 4 math However, Taxicab 5, 2, n is not known for any n &ge 2 no positive integer is known which can be written as the sum of two fifth powers in more than one way. ref cite book last Guy first Richard K. authorlink Richard K. Guy title Unsolved problems in number theory third edition publisher Springer Science Business Media, Inc. date 2004 location New York, New York, USA pages 437 url http books.google.com books?id 1AP2CEGxTkgC&printsec frontcover v onepage&q &f false doi id isbn 0 387 20860 7 ref See also Cabtaxi number References references External links Walter Schneider mathematician Walter Schneider http web.archive.org web 20050425023736 http www.wschnei.de number theory taxicab numbers.html Taxicab numbers Category Number theory ar de Taxicab Zahl Verallgemeinerte Taxicab Zahl es N mero taxicab generalizado fr Nombre taxicab g n ralis ja ... more details
Refimprove date November 2009 Essay date November 2009 While most jurisdictions require taxicab operators to be license d, many unlicensed cabs are in operation. Some of these are marked taxi vehicles sometimes referred to as gypsy cabs or speedy cabs , and others are personal vehicles used by an individual to offer unauthorized taxi like services sometimes called a hack . Illegal cabs tend to be more prevalent in cities with medallion system s, which restrict the number of legal cabs in operation. Illegal taxicab operation is generally seen as a victimless crime although it may affect the economic value of licensed taxis, and safety regulations may be bypassed. Both the drivers and passengers of illegal cabs are taking this risk. However, passengers sometimes find illegal cabs to be more available, convenient, or economical than licensed ones. Terminology A variety of terms are used in the industry to describe legal and illegal transportation providers. Hacks or Hackers is a common term that originated with the hackney horse , ref http www.answers.com topic hack American Heritage Dictionary hack heading 2, definition 5 ref a breed of horse typically offered for hire in the 19th century. Other terms used are gypsy cab , livery cab , car service , or jitney cab . The phrases vary by locality and often refer to different classes of licensed transportation providers. For example, in Philadelphia a cab driver s license is called a hacker s license , while in New York City livery cabs are licensed for telephone dispatch only. In London illegal cabs are called gray cabs Citation needed date November 2009 , as the licensed legal cabs are called black cabs. Usually black is associated ..., respond to telephone dispatch. There are also non taxicab based unlicensed transportation providers .... An Amish taxi is typically an illegal taxicab operation run on an informal basis by an individual ... for an Amish person to hire a commercial taxicab taxi from a metropolitan area since the taxi ... more details
Infobox SCOTUS case Litigants Black and White Taxicab and Transfer Company v. Brown and Yellow Taxicab and Transfer Company ArgueDate January 13 ArgueDateB 16 ArgueYear 1928 DecideDate April 9 DecideYear 1928 FullName Black and White Taxicab and Transfer Company v. Brown and Yellow Taxicab and Transfer Company USVol 276 USPage 518 Citation 48 S.Ct. 404 Prior Judgment for plaintiff, United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky W.D. Ky. affirmed, 15 F.2d 509 Circuit Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit C.C.A. 6th 1926 certiorari cert. granted, 273 U.S. 690 1927 Holding In suit in federal court to restrain interference with railroad s contract granting exclusive privileges to plaintiff taxicab company in soliciting patronage at depot, federal courts are not bound by Kentucky decisions that such contracts are invalid, since, in determining questions of general law, federal courts are free to exercise their own independent judgment. Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed. SCOTUS 1925 1930 Majority Butler JoinMajority Taft, Van Devanter, McReynolds, Sutherland, Sanford Dissent Holmes JoinDissent Brandeis, Stone LawsApplied Black and White Taxicab and Transfer Company v. Brown and Yellow Taxicab and Transfer Company , Case citation 276 U.S. 518 1928 , is a Supreme Court of the United States United States Supreme Court Supreme Court case in which the Court refused to hold that federal courts sitting in diversity jurisdiction must apply U.S. State state common law . Ten years later, in Erie Railroad Co. v. Tompkins , the Court reversed course, and overturned Swift . It is most famous for the dissent of Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. . External links wikisource Black and White Taxicab Company v. Brown and Yellow Taxicab Company caselaw source case Black and White Taxicab Co. v. Brown and Yellow Taxicab Co. , 276 U.S. 518 1928 findlaw http caselaw.lp.findlaw.com scripts getcase.pl?navby CASE&court US&vol 276&page 518 justia http supreme.justia.com us ... more details
Multiple issues orphan February 2009 unreferenced October 2008 notability October 2008 United Cabs was started in 1938 in New Orleans, Louisiana New Orleans, LA . It is the largest company in the area with over 400 radio dispatched Taxicab cab s. External links http www.unitedcabs.com United Cabs Inc. Category Taxicab companies Transport company stub ... more details
FL1 is an initialism that may stand for Football League One A technical standard for the rating of Flashlight s A model of the Chinese Silkworm missile A taxicab, one of the List of Austin motor cars disambiguation ... more details
Tap Tap can refer to A type of Tap tap taxicab Tap Tap , A series of video games for the iPhone OS A Tap Tap band band A rapper disambig ... more details
wiktionarypar cabbie Cabbie may refer to A taxicab driver Lee Mroszak , a.k.a. Crazy Cabbie, deejay and former regular guest on The Howard Stern Show Cabbie Richards , Canadian TV personality London Cabbie , a board game disambig ... more details
Infobox Defunct company company name Allied Cab Manufacturing Co. company logo slogan fate successor foundation 1932 defunct 1935 location Elkhart, Indiana Elkhart , Indiana, USA industry Automobile key people products Taxicabs num employees parent subsid The Allied automobile was a Taxicab taxicab built in Elkhart, Indiana Elkhart , Indiana, by the Allied Cab Manufacturing Co. The company started production in 1932, using the factory of the Elcar automobile, which had ended production in 1931. Several former Elcar employees who had been involved with Elcar taxicab production joined the new company. Production of the Allied taxicab ended in 1934, followed by small production of the Super Allied taxicab in 1935 ref cite book last Kimes first Beverly Rae title Standard Catalog of American Cars 1805 1942 year 1996 publisher Krause Publications location Iola, Wisconsin isbn 0873414284 pages 1612 ref . References reflist DEFAULTSORT Allied Automobile Category Defunct motor vehicle manufacturers of the United States Category Motor vehicle manufacturers based in Indiana Category Vintage vehicles Category Defunct companies based in Indiana Category Companies established in 1932 auto company stub ... more details
wiktionary city block City block may refer to City block , an area of a city surrounded by streets City Block Judge Dredd , a part of the fictional universe recounted in the Judge Dredd Taxicab geometry or city block distance, a special case of the Minkowski distance disambig ... more details
Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 Image GariAdama.jpg thumb 250px right A gari crosses the busy Addis Ababa Dire Dawa Road in Adama , Ethiopia . About the horse drawn cart alternative meanings Gari disambiguation A gari is a horse horse drawn cart . Garis typically have two wheel wheels with rubber tires , are pulled by one horse, and can carry two passengers plus the driver. Within towns and cities, they function as taxicab s. DEFAULTSORT Gari Vehicle Category Carts Category Taxicab vehicles Vehicle stub ... more details
Noref date May 2011 Image LimoNCP42Taxi.JPG thumb right Taxicab in Jakarta city Toyota Limo NCP42 The Toyota Limo is a lower spec of the Toyota Vios and Toyota Corolla E120 Toyota Corolla Altis . Basically it features less equipment and has lower trim levels. It is used as a taxicab by the Bluebird Group in Indonesia, specially rebadged as the Toyota Limo. This is not to be confused with Toyota Corolla E120 Toyota Corolla Altis rebadged as such. Models released NCP42 2004 NCP43 2007 See also Toyota Vios Toyota Comfort Toyota Crown Comfort Toyota Corona Gallery gallery File LimoNCP42Bluebird07.jpg Toyota Limo NCP42 File Taksi blue bird.jpg Blue Bird Group Taxi gallery Category Toyota vehicles Limo modern auto stub ... more details
Unreferenced date September 2009 The Big Garage is a children s television program that aired on TLC TV channel TLC . It was produced by Prisma Productions in association with Winchester Entertainment . It debuted on TLC September 29, 1997. Aimed at pre school children, the show follows the adventures of several anthropomorphic taxicab s. At the end of each episode, there are two short scenes. The first is about a stop sign, and the second is about a group of tools a hammer, a saw, three spanners, a nut and bolt, an oil can, and a pair of pliers . The show came to an end on July 17, 2001 and no longer broadcasts on TLC. Repeats can be seen on Smile of a Child , a Christian based children s channel. Characters London is a Blue taxicab , which wears the number 1. As his name suggests, he has a England British accent and closely resembles a typical taxicab in the United Kingdom UK . He is an LTI FX4 voiced by Terrence Scammell . ZigZag is a Purple taxicab, which wears the number 2. She is the fastest taxicab on the show. Her overconfidence sometimes gets the better of her. She is a 1946 Ford Super Deluxe Coupe voiced by Patricia Rodriguez . Yorky is a Yellow taxicab, which wears the number 3. He likes to be cool and speaks, true to his name, with a New York accent, and closely resembles a typical New York City taxicab. He is a 1974 Checker Taxicab voiced by Rick Jones voice actor Rick Jones . Mimi is a Red taxicab which wears the number 4. She appears to be somewhat shy. She is also the only taxicab with her name written on her, near her trunk. She has a pacifier in her mouth, as she is the baby of the four taxis. She is a 1935 Cord 810 voiced by Liz MacRae . Other characters Rusty is a Green tow truck which lives in a Wreck yard junkyard . It seems that in some episode s he is the gang s nemesis and in some is their friendship friend . He is also seen singing with the taxis and Pump, though he has never sung solo. He is a 1948 Chevrolet 3100 voiced by Rick Jones. Pump ... more details
wiktionary jitney Jitney may refer to an archaic name for a nickel United States coin a share taxi a dollar van jitney cab, an illegal taxicab operation Atlantic City Jitney Association , an association of operators of minibus service in Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA Jitney play Jitney play , written by August Wilson See also Jeepney , Philippine share taxi Disambig ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2009 Intelligent despatch is a term used to describe an artificial intelligence system, that automates and controls the allocation of resources for services. Applications range from courier services to taxicab taxi services to emergency services to repair services to battle field management. An example of an Intelligent Despatch system is the Larry previously called AIBA for Advanced Information Based Allocation system pioneered by Ecourier eCourier . DEFAULTSORT Intelligent Despatch Category Artificial intelligence Compu AI stub ... more details
Do you mean FairTax , a tax reform proposal in the United States of America United States to replace all federal payroll and income taxes both corporate and personal in that country with a national retail sales tax and monthly tax rebate to household s of citizens and legal resident aliens. Fare paid for Taxicab or on other Public Transport . Taxes on airfare by an Airline or an Airport . disambig ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2009 Volvo City Taxi was a concept car built by Volvo Cars Volvo in 1977. It was designed to be Volvo s response to a challenge from the New York office of transport and the Museum of Modern Art . The City Taxicab Taxi was powered by a six cylinder diesel engine which drove the front wheels. It was also designed to be able to fit a wheelchair inside however, it could not fit the wheelchair s occupant. Category Volvo concept vehicles City Taxi Modern auto stub pt Volvo City Taxi ... more details
Wiktionary checker Checker may refer to Checker Motors Corporation , an automotive industry subcontractor that was once the builder of the Checker taxicab and the Superba and Marathon automobiles Checker Taxi , a livery company taxi service founded by Morris Markin, that used Checker Taxi Cabs Checker Records , a record label the action that produces checkering , a surface applied to wooden gunstocks to provide a non slip grip see Gunsmith Chubby Checker , an American singer songwriter best known for popularising The Twist See also Checkers disambiguation disambig ... more details
Yellow Cab is a common name for taxicab companies. Yellow cab may also refer to Yellow cab stereotype , an ethnic stereotype of Japanese women TUIfly s callsign Yellow Cab Pizza Co. , a pizza chain See also The Yellow Cab Man , a 1950 American movie starring Red Skelton disambig ja ... more details
Mergeto Taxicab Regulation date April 2010 White card Chinese is a term used to describe citizen owned automobiles in Hong Kong that are used as illegal unlicensed Taxicabs of Hong Kong taxis . History The term has been used since the 1950s, when there was a shortage of Transport in Hong Kong public transportation . ref http www.gzsdfz.org.cn gzsz 19 sg sz19sg070103.htm The construction of Hong Kong , Guangzhou government , Retrieved on 2007 07 04 zh icon ref In the 1950s, Hong Kong taxis were limited in numbers. People started their own illegal businesses, and operated without any licenses or government regulation. The term White card is used to describe a fake taxi license. The term is still in use in rural areas where there is no taxi service. See also Taxicabs of Hong Kong 1950s in Hong Kong Illegal taxicab operation References reflist Category Transport in Hong Kong HongKong stub ... more details
Gullage s was a Canada Canadian television sitcom , which aired on CBC Television from 1996 to 1997. The show starred Bryan Hennessey as Calvin Pope, a taxicab driver cab driver for Gullage s Taxi in St. John s, Newfoundland and Labrador St. John s , Newfoundland and Labrador . The cast also included Brenda Devine , Brian Best , Elizabeth Pickard , Frank Barry actor Frank Barry , Janis Spence , Jody Richardson , Mercedes Barry , Michael Wade and Philip Dinn . The show aired for a total of 18 episodes over two seasons. External links imdb title 0341804 Category Canadian television sitcoms Category CBC network shows Category 1996 Canadian television series debuts Category 1997 Canadian television series endings Category Television shows set in Newfoundland and Labrador Category Fictional taxicab drivers Category Television series produced in Newfoundland and Labrador Canada tv prog stub ... more details
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