once an unknown system, proportional representation is now gaining popularity in Canada with five provinces—British Columbia, Ontario, Quebec, Prince Edward Island and New Brunswick—currently debating whether to


used in North America, which is referenced to a point in Quebec, Canada. Ellipsoid-based datums such as WGS84, GRS80 or NAD83 use a theoretical surface that may differ significantly


The Gaspésie (official name) or also Gaspé Peninsula or the Gaspé is a peninsula constituting part of the south shore of the Saint Lawrence River, in Quebec, Canada.


plays, including a play called It Had to be You at a dinner theater in Canada, Particular Friendships in New York in 1981, and Two for the Seesaw,


"to carry". The town was first settled in 1844 by lumbermen from Canada. In 1872, the settlement was organized as a plantation and in 1909 it was incorporated as a town.


terrain/heightfield modeling program made by Daylon Graphics Ltd. of British Columbia, Canada. It was written by Ray Gardener in 1998 and is now at version 3.1. Leveller began as a fork


is also known as Ectypodus hunteri (Simpson, 1936).It was discovered in Torrejonian-Tiffanian (Middle Paleocene) strata of Scarritt Quarry in Montana, Wyoming and North Dakota and Alberta, Canada. Several specimens are at


his wife Eliza Kidston Law. A common misunderstanding is that Law was born in Canada - this is not the case, as at the time New Brunswick was a


Turkey and our Diocese of Our Lady of Deliverance in the United States and Canada. The Syriac Rite is rooted in the old tradition of both the churches


Canada, when dealing with works that are performed (such as music) these groups are called performance rights organisations or PROs. Other organizations such as artist rights groups license


to Western Europe, the United States, Canada, Australia and New Zealand is mainly due to government programs and a massive investment in education both by governments and parents.


and politician, and a father of Canadian Confederation. Born in Hedon, Yorkshire, he was brought to Canada by his father, who was a doctor, when he was


The Richelieu River is a river in Quebec, Canada. It


Arctic islands in Canada and coastal areas in Greenland and northwestern Europe. They nest on the ground either elevated on rocks or in lower damp location. The males makes


is now usually placed in the same genus as the Hawfinch of Eurasia. The breeding habitat is coniferous and mixed forest across Canada and the western mountainous areas of the


the polls in the federal election. They defeat Pierre Trudeau's Liberals and elect Joe Clark's PCs, but only with a minority. June 4 - Joe Clark becomes Canada's sixteenth, and


members throughout the United States, Canada and the world. The name is a reference to the fact that most adopted children were born illegitimate, hence are literally


played an important role in UN peacekeeping operations worldwide and has cumulatively committed more troops than any other country. As of 2006, Canada had the second-highest peacekeeping fatality in the


Meech Lake is located within Gatineau Park in the Municipality of Chelsea, Quebec, Canada (about 20 km NW of Gatineau). The lake


New World warbler. They breed in eastern North America, from southern Canada, westwards to the southern Canadian Prairies, the Great Lakes region and New England, to North


and Canada. They left in vast numbers to seek better fortune on the other side of the Atlantic. Some notable members of the family. Captain John Porteous of


is a species of pine that occurs in the mountains of the western United States and Canada, specifically the Sierra Nevada, the Cascade Range, the Coast Range, and the


geographic area located in Greater Napanee, Ontario, Canada, at on the Adolphus Reach of the Bay of Quinte in Lake Ontario. It was founded in 1784 by


Cincinnati, Ohio; Salt Lake City, Utah; Jacksonville, Florida; and American Fork, Utah. It also has offices in Canada in Toronto, Montreal, Calgary and Vancouver. In October 2008, Fidelity Investments Canada ULC


Events from the year 1810 in Canada. Events. January - A Governor declares that, in case of


general election of 1935 was held on November 25, 1935 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Quebec, Canada. The incumbent Quebec Liberal Party, led by


the UK, Canada, Australia, Hong Kong and Germany. 2008. The winner of the 2008 series was street dancer George Sampson from Warrington. He performed for the Prince of


In the 1940 federal election in Canada, Louis-Gérard Gosselin ran


the coast of Newfoundland. The economy has been declining, however, because of disputes with Canada over fishing quotas and a steady decline in the number of ships


port of entry situated on the St. Croix River at the border with St. Stephen, New Brunswick, Canada. The population was 3,447 at the 2000 census. The local


as the Empire Air Training Scheme, Empire Air Training Plan, Commonwealth Air Training Plan or simply "The Plan" or "The Scheme", was a massive air-training program involving the United Kingdom, Canada


in Canada, where most bowling alleys offer it, either alone or in combination with ten-pin bowling. It was devised around 1909 by Thomas F. Ryan in Toronto, Ontario,


million in the United States and Canada. Critics gave the film generally positive reviews. According to the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, 74% of critics gave the film positive reviews, based


Nova Scotia in Lunenburg County. As of 2001 the population was 991. It is considered to be one of the most attractive towns in Canada and the view across the harbour


and later had its headquarters in Toronto, Ontario and operated in Canada through subsidiaries including Canada Trustco Mortgage Company and The Canada Trust Company. In the United States, CT


breeding habitat is deciduous or mixed woods across southeastern Canada, eastern and southwestern United States, and Central America. Northern birds migrate to the southeastern United States and south to


direct commercial affiliates in Germany, France, Spain/Portugal, UK/Ireland, the Benelux, Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Finland, Austria, Canada, Japan, China, India and Australia. In Italy and in Switzerland, Biogen Idec markets its


it was owned by the Whitbread brewery, but it is now a privately-owned country park, and boasts the world’s largest collection of Oast houses. The town Paddockwood in Canada was named


prohibit higher-capacity magazines, except Canada, where it must be pinned to 5 rounds or the rifles must be retrofitted with 5 shot magazines. Where higher capacity magazines are legally


Beckwith is a township in eastern Ontario, Canada


Canada in Division No. 1. Whitbourne, Newfoundland’s first inland town, is named after Sir Richard Whitbourne, one of the most colourful early settlers of the province of Newfoundland and Labrador who wrote


Wok with Yan was a Chinese cooking show starring Stephen Yan. The show was first produced in Vancouver, Canada by


system has been applied (sometimes with significant variations) in other countries, such as Australia, Barbados, Canada, Hong Kong, India, Ireland, Jamaica, Kenya, Malaysia, Malta, Mauritius, New Zealand, Nigeria, Singapore, South


Events from the year 1737 in Canada. Events. Marguerite d'Youville (Born Varennes, France October 15, 1701 Died December 28, 1771) and some friends in Montreal, begin taking in the poor


Events from the year 1755 in Canada. Events. 1755-75 - William Johnson, British superintendent of Indian affairs in the northern


agency for research and development in Canada. This library took on the role of national science library unofficially in 1957 and became the official National Science Library in


1952 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Quebec, Canada. The incumbent Union Nationale, led by Maurice Duplessis, won re-election, defeating the Quebec Liberal Party, led


and more than two hundred thousands of sedevacantists worldwide, mostly concentrated in the United States, Canada, France, the United Kingdom, Italy, and Australia, but the actual size


and parts of Canada. Wisconsin moraines. Moraines of today's glaciers are small compared to moraines of much larger glaciers of the Ice Age. Wisconsin's moraines, up to 300' high, and


found in oligotrophic and mesotrophic lakes and large rivers from northern Michigan, northern Wisconsin and northern Minnesota through the Great Lakes region, north into Canada, throughout most of


women demand more foreplay and require more time to become physically aroused, recent scientific research refutes that myth. Scientists from McGill University Health Centre in Montreal, Canada


of Canada during the summer months. Its most notable features are its beach and 1.8-mile boardwalk, home to the Morey's Piers amusement complex and Raging Waters and Ocean Oasis waterparks owned


4, 1925, in Mundare, Alberta, Canada) is a psychologist specializing in social cognitive theory and self-efficacy. He is most famous for his social learning theory. Education and academic career.


Mary's Isle, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland. He was noteworthy as a Scottish philanthropist who sponsored immigrant settlements in Canada at the Red River Colony. Early background. Thomas Douglas was the seventh son


Takakkaw Falls () is a waterfall located in Yoho National Park, near Field, British Columbia, in Canada. Its highest point is 384 m


occurs within its boundaries. Culture. Granada is like most of the Nicaraguan Pacific; primarily populated by a Spanish-speaking majority of Mestizos followed by whites. There are also people from the USA, Canada


tornadoes, or any combination of the three. In Canada, a severe thunderstorm has one or more of the following: wind gusts of >90 km/h. hail with a diameter


Hampshire, Oklahoma, and Toronto, Canada. In all four cases, the judges ruled as a matter of law that the title was not obscene. However, starting in 1977, some


Canada and the western United States. They nest either low in bushes or on the ground under shrubs and lay 3-5 brown-marked grey or greenish-blue eggs. Subspecies. There


1816 – 11 February 1894) was briefly leader of Canada's Ontario Liberal Party from 1867 to 1868 and, unofficially, the first Leader of the Opposition in Ontario's new


Baie-Saint-Paul (2006 Population 7,288; UA population 4,545) is a city in the Province of Quebec, Canada


has extended the range. British Columbia, Canada. North Carolina, United States. While the finest sawa wasabi is grown in pure, constantly flowing water, without pesticides or fertilizers,


after Durban, Kamen, Kampen and Los Angeles as well as a Canada Park. Several Maple trees also grow in various parts of the city. Climate. Gallery. See also. Eilat


Westmorland County (2006 population 132,849) is located in southeastern New Brunswick, Canada


intention when Ford's running mate in the 1976 presidential election was Senator Bob Dole. In Canada, the more widely accepted term in this context is interim, as


in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. The stone Romanesque church building is located in the heart of downtown Ottawa (Sandy Hill) on the corners of Daly and Cumberland Streets,


the original Anglophone name of the holiday that commemorated the formation of the Dominion of Canada on 1 July 1867. The holiday was renamed Canada Day (Fête du Canada) on


Amendment to the United States Constitution); Freedom of conscience is Canada's; and, similar to the United States, France's rationale is the laïcité concept. United States. In the United States, public


The following is a partial list of First Nations governments in Canada: Alberta. Atlantic Canada. Newfoundland and Labrador. Miawpukek First Nation.


Clean Snow Mobile Challenge is held yearly at Michigan Tech University regrouping the entries from universities from across United States and Canada. Some of the participants in recent years have been


in Canada from 1903 until the middle of the First World War. Although the Ross.303 was a superior marksman's rifle, it had many faults in the adverse environment imposed by trench


the Soviet Cosmos program. Cosmos 954 - launched with an onboard nuclear reactor; failed (reasons uncertain) and re-entered atmosphere in January, 1981, strewing radioactive debris across northern Canada.


Centreville is a village in Carleton County, New Brunswick, Canada. As of 2006 the population was 523. Centreville has a few stores, M&D Convenience Store, Freshmart, Grandma's Restaurant


Canada) is an American politician. Stephens was the Republican Governor of Montana from 1989 until 1993. He did not run for reelection in 1992 because of health reasons. Source:


same time as the main network. WCFE has some 8,500 members (according to figures as of August 2004), 4,500 of whom live in Canada. The fact that more than half


Canada, 1,071 km from Winnipeg. The town was named after Lynn Smith, chief engineer of Sherritt Gordon Mines Ltd. Lynn Lake was founded in 1950, when a deposit of


variation in its naturally-occurring forms. Clinochrysotile is the commonest of the three forms, found notably at Asbestos, Quebec, Canada. Its two measurable refractive indices tend to be lower than those of


in Canada. The combined effect of Sections 197 to 206 of the Criminal Code of Canada bans for-profit gaming or betting, with exceptions made for provincial lotteries, licensed


Events from the year 1703 in Canada. Events. Philippe de Rigaud Vaudreuil becomes


Baranov builds first vessel in northwestern America at Voskres-senski on Kenai. Jay Treaty establishes neutral commission to settle border disputes between United States and Canada; restores trade


is situated on the Niagara River, just across the river from Canada, and is half way between the world famous Niagara Falls and historic Fort Niagara in Youngstown, New York.


Falls, New York. Across the river is the region of Niagara-on-the-Lake in Ontario, Canada. The formation of Niagara Falls began in Lewiston 12,000 years ago, and since then, they have


Fluorichterite [Ca2(Mg,Fe,Al)5(Al,Si)8O22(OH)2] is an inosilicate/amphibole and is found at Wilberforce in Ontario, Canada - the only location it is known


election of 1923 was held on February 5, 1923 to elect members of the 16th Legislative Assembly of Quebec, Canada. The incumbent Quebec Liberal Party, led by


planning. In similar applications, the United States, Myanmar, and to some extent Canada instead use the Imperial measurement acre, which equals 0.404686 ha. Some of the former


(12.00%) is water. The northern boundary of the town is Lake Ontario and the Western boundary is the Niagara River, which is the international boundary between the United States and Ontario, Canada


Canada on the opposite shore. The eastern border is the Town of Yates in Orleans County. The south border is the Town of Hartland, and the west border is the Town


line, which is delineated by the Saint Lawrence River, is the international border with Canada, specifically the Province of Ontario. The Grasse River flows northeasterly through the town. New York


Inc., is the largest stock exchange in Canada, the third largest in North America and the eighth largest in the world by market capitalization. Based in Canada's largest city, Toronto, it


is a confidence motion. Australia and Canada, federated countries, also hold a throne speech in the state or provincial jurisdictions, used to outline local legislative plans. Typically these are


Canada during World War II in what was called the Manhattan Project. In August 1945 two were dropped on Japan ending the Pacific War. An international team was


as "mercat crosses". British emigrants often installed such crosses in their new cities and several can be found in Canada and Australia. These structures range from carved stone spires, obelisks or


in Montmorency, Canada, 1993. List of funitels. Andorra. Encamp sector, Grandvalira ski resort. Austria. St. Anton am Arlberg. Ischgl. Kaprun. Hintertux. Canada. Montmorency Falls, Quebec City. France.


15. Constitutions. Examples of the national constitutions recognising the freedom of assembly are: United States - First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States. Germany - Canada - Canadian


Division No. 7, Subd. D is an unorganized subdivision in eastern Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. It is in Division No. 7 on Bonavista Bay. According to the 2001 Statistics Canada


Canada, during the end of June each year. It is a celebration of the diversity of the LGBT community in the Greater Toronto Area. It is the one of the


damage like accident. Buildings also may suffer from fire damage in special circumstances.], Quebec, Canada engulfed by fire.]]]. See also. Autonomous building. Building material. Earthquake engineering. Famous buildings.


Maurice valley, in Québec, Canada.


roll, country western, smooth and cool jazz. It is popular throughout the United States and Canada but is uncommon in Europe and much of Asia. West coast


Canada, and the United States. He was in the US Army's 130th Engineer Brigade, at Hanau, Germany, from 1968 to 1972. Writings. He is currently working on other books dealing


has been introduced into other countries including Canada and the UK. Planning, Programming, and Budgeting System (PPBS) is in effect an integration of a number of techniques in a planning and


USA, Canada, Australia, and the UK. In this context, one hand equals four inches (10.16 cm), and the horse is measured from the ground to the top of the withers. So


Privacy 2000 (CFP2000) conference was held from 4-7 April 2000 in Toronto, Canada. During a presentation to that conference, Duncan Campbell, Senior Research Fellow at the Electronic Privacy Information Center


population 24,223) is a town on Lake St. Clair east of Windsor, Ontario, Canada. Originally known as Ryegate Postal Station when it was first settled in 1792, Tecumseh was renamed in


Canada and New England. They nest either on the ground under shrubs or low in trees in deciduous or mixed forest areas and lay 3-5 brown-marked blue


employees of the Computer Systems Group (Fred Crigger, Ian McPhee, and Jack Schueler) at the University of Waterloo, in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. Watcom produced a variety of tools,


Mexico, the United States, and Canada until he was captured. Local residents in the area of the Benton and the Sirnics' murders were terrified that he might reappear,


Canada. Bielsko-Biala, Poland. Cheonan, South Korea. Soria, Castilla y León, Spain. Falkenberg, Sweden. Des Moines, Iowa, United States. Edison, New Jersey, United States. Nagykanizsa, Hungary. Shijiazhuang also


since seen a complete gentrification, currently sustaining some of the most posh and exclusive designer outlets. There are now over 450 restaurants all across Canada. It is now the third-largest


Ontario Canada. It is a tree that tends to occur singly as scattered specimens, rather than in groves. The cucumber tree is native primarily within the Appalachian belt, including the


in Canada.


South Africa. Smolyan, Bulgaria. Kamen, Germany. Kampen, Netherlands. Toronto, Canada. Los Angeles, United States. Ushuaia, Argentina. Piešťany, Slovakia. Sopron, Hungary. Eilat has streets named after Durban, Kamen, Kampen and Los Angeles


War, Orland was a stop on the Underground Railroad, sheltering and protecting runaway slaves until they could complete the journey to Windsor, Ontario, Canada. The home of


time. During this era the earliest surviving mountain belt appears, in the Wopmay Fault Zone of Canada (West of Hudson Bay, 2100-1800 million years ago). External links.


acaule), is the official state wildflower of New Hampshire. The Lady's Slipper is also the official provincial flower of Prince Edward Island, a province of Canada. Paphiopedilums are found


to live in Okanagan Lake, in British Columbia, Canada. Sightings. Proponents of the Ogopogo's existence claim that the first documented sightings of the monster date back to around 1872, and occurred


The Métabetchouan River is a tributary of Lac Saint-Jean in the centre of the province of Quebec, Canada. It passes through


since spread to Canada, Australia, and elsewhere in the English-speaking world. They are strongly associated with the anti-globalization movement. See also. Bioneers. Water Keeper. External links. -


hamlet in northeastern Saskatchewan, Canada. The name Carlea was created from the first few letters of the names of two rivers that meet nearby, the Carrot and the Leather.


James "Jim" Abbott, PC, MP (born August 18, 1942 in Toronto, Ontario) is a Conservative member of Canada's House of Commons. Abbott was a member of the


for some level of enforcement. Agreements of this type exist between the EU and Australia (wine, 1994) (but not cheese), Canada (wine and spirits, 2003), Chile (wine and spirits, 2002),


Canada. Brock offers undergraduate, graduate and doctoral degree programs that include co-op and other experiential learning opportunities to an enrolment of over 17,000 full-time students. Located at


Davie Village (also Davie District or simply Davie Street) is a neighbourhood in the West End of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.


Canada, in the 2003 municipal election. Some achievements noted on his election campaign web site are: Special advisor to the United Nations envoy. Journalist with the UN News. Volunteer for


Canada from 1958 to 1961 by the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation and the Canadian Labour Congress, which eventually defined itself as a social democratic party. In 1958 a joint CCF-CLC committee,


is a community located in Scugog Township, Durham Region, Ontario, Canada. Located southeast of Uxbridge, Ontario, and southwest of Peterborough, Ontario, Port Perry is only about an hour northeast


2004 to 2009. He served in the government from 1975 to 1984 and was Cameroon's Ambassador to Canada from 1984 to 2004. Yang was born in Jikejem-Oku,


was held on September 12, 1994, to elect members of the National Assembly of Quebec, Canada. The Parti Québécois, led by Jacques Parizeau, defeated the incumbent Quebec Liberal


Quebec general election of 1916 was held on May 22, 1916 to elect members of the 14th Legislative Assembly of the Province of Quebec, Canada. The incumbent Quebec Liberal Party, led


The Bloc Québécois (BQ) is a federal political party in Canada that defines itself as devoted to both the protection of Quebec's interests on a

unit of liquid volume in ancient Portuguese measurement system


which makes his works particularly valuable. Places, churches, schools,universities and literary characters named in his honor. The town of Bonaventure, Quebec, Canada. Bonaventure Highway in Quebec. Place Bonaventure


in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada to an Irish Catholic family, one of six siblings. Two sisters, Helen and Gertrude, had brief performing careers. Her father was a


P.A. Johnston and R.C. Fox in 1984. Fossil remains have been found in the Puercan (Paleocene)-age strata Rav W-1 of Saskatchewan, Canada. The holotype is in the


Canada, Mexico, the Czech Republic, Germany, Italy, Malaysia, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Slovenia, Spain, Ukraine, Colombia, Estonia, and Belgium. DVD movies. When Comedy Central began negotiating for the rights to


or "kay to twelve") is a designation for the sum of primary and secondary education. It is used in the United States, Canada, and some parts of Australia. The expression


20 years imprisonment and/or a fine of up to $500,000. Tourists from Canada. Canada has included in its Criminal Code provisions that allow for the arrest and prosecution of Canadians in Canada


NEFAC (the North Eastern Federation of Anarchist Communists or the Fédération des Communistes Libertaires du Nord-Est) is a platformist anarchist communist organization of member collectives in Canada


D.C., or 68% of the national population. 21 states have complete 2-1-1 coverage, and it is available in Puerto Rico. Canada. In Canada, 2-1-1 is available in the following


Banff is the largest town in Banff National Park, in Alberta's Rockies, Canada. It is also the first incorporated municipality located within a national park in Canada. At,


imminent, or is taking place on the continental United States, Canada, or Greenland. This declaration is made by the Commander of the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD). Although the


The flag of Prince Edward Island, Canada is a banner modelled after the provincial arms. The flag has the proportions 3:2; the three sides away


Casselman is a village in eastern Ontario, Canada, in the United Counties of Prescott and Russell on the South Nation River.


Events from the year 1730 in Canada. Events. Seven Cherokee chiefs visit London and form an alliance, The Articles of Agreement, with King George II. 1730s: The Mississauga


Events from the year 1768 in Canada. Events. Guy Carleton succeeds


a politician, psychiatrist, academic and public servant in Ontario, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1975 to 1982, and led the Ontario Liberal


Guaranteed day-definite delivery within the United States and Canada at a cost savings as compared to time-definite FedEx Express. Uses a large fleet of trucks which are owned by the independent


Canada. See also. Living Lahaina. References. External links.


generally cannot, although an AM station can be converted into an FM cable signal. In Canada, cable operators that offer FM cable services are required by the CRTC to distribute all


atop the statehouse dome. On April 27, 2005, President George W. Bush nominated him to be the U.S. Ambassador to Canada. Lt.Col. Jimmie Dyess, of the United States


Airport). United Kingdom. London (London Heathrow Airport). North America. Canada. Toronto. Mexico. Cancun. Mexico City (Mexico City International Airport). United States. Los Angeles (Los Angeles International Airport).


material is known, but not much. Species. The species Stygimys camptorhiza was named by Johnston P.A. and Fox R.C. in 1984. Place: Puercan (Paleocene)-age strata of Rav W-1 in Saskatchewan, Canada


to Canada as a missionary, arriving on June 19, and lived with the Huron natives near Lake Huron, learning their customs and language, of which he became an expert


Canada in large production facilities. The largest production facilities can make over a billion square feet of OSB per year. Production. In 1980, North American OSB panel production was 751 million square


Nipawin is located in north-east Saskatchewan, Canada, on the Saskatchewan River portion


he pitched an Opening Day no-hitter against the Philadelphia Stars. In he left the United States to play in Canada for a year. The next two years he returned


in British Columbia, Canada. It is on the Trans-Canada Highway in the province of British Columbia at its junction with northbound Highway 97. The same intersection and


Chapel Hill (U.S.), the Technische Hochschule Darmstadt (Germany), the University of Victoria (British Columbia, Canada), and Queen's University (Ontario, Canada). In 1991, he then went to McMaster


Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Bosnia and Herzegovina (Sarajevo and Zenica), Canada, China, Croatia, Georgia (Duisi and Tbilisi), the Netherlands, Pakistan (Islamabad, Peshawar), the Palestinian Territories, Russia (Chechnya, Dagestan, Ingushetia,


Victoria Park is an 18-acre (73,000 m²) park located in downtown London, Ontario, in Canada. It is one of the major centres of community events in London. History. The


Events from the year 1886 in Canada. Events. March 25 - Workman's Compensation Act passed in Ontario. April 6 - Vancouver incorporated as a city. June 6


in Bahrain, South Africa, Kuwait, Mozambique, and Qatar and is establishing offices in Canada, New Zealand, Sri Lanka, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, and Russia. It also has plans to


Saint Boniface Cathedral is an important architectural feature of Saint Boniface, Manitoba, Canada, especially in the


advantage of the many new opportunities offered in Canada and the United States after 1776 to own and farm their own land. Others chose to remain, either


Canada. Events from the year 1853 in Canada. Events. February 23 - A description of the proposed bridge across the St. Lawrence is published. June 6 - Gavazzi Riot in


Canada, the Eunos 30X in Australia, and as the Eunos Presso, Autozam AZ-3 and Mazda AZ-3 in Japan.The MX-3 is quite popular for modification because of the range of performance engines


accepted inscription containing the use of the 0 glyph is first recorded in the 9th century, in an inscription at Gwalior in Central India dated to 870. By this

historic city situated in Madhya Pradesh.

Lok Sabha Constituency in Madhya Pradesh


Bharatpur. The distance of around 255 km can be covered in around 4–5 hours. From Gwalior A distance of around 120 km, takes around 1.5 hours on the National highway


Gwalior. The central dome is in diameter and is above ground at its highest point. The whole harbour front was realigned in order to come in line with a planned esplanade


in the 12th century as Algoritmi de numero Indorum, where Algoritmi, the translator's rendition of the author's name, gave rise to the word algorithm (Latin algorithmus, "calculation method"). Fibonacci,

unambiguous specification of how to solve a class of problems

C++ Standard Library components that perform algorithmic operations


In cryptography, a cipher (or cypher) is an algorithm for performing encryption or decryption — a


In linear algebra, Gaussian elimination is an algorithm for


as a U.S. Federal Information Processing Standard. SHA stands for Secure Hash Algorithm. The three SHA algorithms are structured differently and are distinguished as SHA-0, SHA-1, and


Kruskal's algorithm is an algorithm in graph theory that finds a minimum spanning tree for a connected weighted graph. This means it finds a


LZ77 and LZ78 are the names for the two lossless data compression algorithms published in papers by Abraham Lempel


Pattern grading is the scaling of a pattern to a different size by incrementing important points of the pattern using an algorithm in the clothing


algorithms for performing number theoretic computations. The best known problem in the field is integer factorization. See also: Computational complexity of mathematical operations. References. Victor Shoup, A Computational


The Berlekamp–Massey algorithm is an algorithm for finding the shortest linear feedback shift register (LFSR) for a given output sequence. Equivalently, it is an algorithm for finding


is such that it is finite and that it is possible to verify algorithmically (by a computer, for example, or by hand) that a given collection of formulas is


desktop version of SuperMemo (since v. 2002) supports incremental reading. Software implementation. The software implementation of the SuperMemo algorithm in its most rudimentary and basic form is


algorithms are used in concurrent programming to avoid the simultaneous use of a common resource, such as a global variable, by pieces of computer code called critical sections.


Random optimization is the name applied to a class of algorithms. which can be used to


produce routing tables, by inspecting the maps. This is again done with several steps. Calculating the shortest paths. Each node independently runs an algorithm over the map to


science, divide and conquer (D&C) is an important algorithm design paradigm based on multi-branched recursion. A divide and conquer algorithm works by recursively breaking down a problem into two


such a way that the numbers can be manipulated by an algorithm to simulate manipulation of elements of the formal language. More generally, an assignment of elements from a


very poorly understood. Most ciphers were ad-hoc methods relying on a secret algorithm, as opposed to systems based on a variable key. Wallis realized that the latter were far more secure


behaviours of an algorithm. Security implications. A common off-by-one error which results in a security related bug is caused by misuse of the libc routine. A common misconception with


The snapshot algorithm is an algorithm used in distributed systems for recording a consistent global state of an asynchronous system.


Particle swarm optimization (PSO) is an algorithm modelled on swarm intelligence that finds a


the spectral analysis of random processes and the fast Fourier transform (FFT) algorithm.". Tukey retired in 1985. He died in New Brunswick, New Jersey on July 26,


algorithms for finding the eigenvalues of a matrix. These eigenvalue algorithms may also find eigenvectors. Characteristic polynomial. Given a square matrix A, an eigenvalue λ and its associated eigenvector v


The Gauss–Legendre algorithm is an algorithm to compute the digits of π. It is notable for being


to search for the sequence of code units instead, but doing so may produce false matches unless the encoding is specifically designed to avoid it. Basic classification. The various algorithms can


that mental skills required significant processing in the brain, including algorithms. Cognitive neuroscience. Before the 1980s interaction between neuroscience and cognitive science was scarce. The term 'cognitive


YES, then it returns YES with probability at least ½ (otherwise, it returns NO). In other words, the algorithm is allowed to flip a truly random coin while it is


Scopes can: contain declarations or definitions of identifiers; contain statements and/or expressions which define an executable algorithm or part thereof; nest or be nested. A namespace is a scope that uses


algorithms.  An encryption algorithm is malleable if it is possible for an adversary to transform a ciphertext into another ciphertext which decrypts to a related plaintext That


a software library partially included in the C++ Standard Library. It provides containers, iterators, algorithms, and functors. More specifically, the C++ Standard Library is based on the STL published by SGI.


Xiaolin Wu's line algorithm is an algorithm for line antialiasing, which was presented in the article


algorithm is a dynamic programming algorithm for finding the most likely sequence of hidden states – called the Viterbi path – that results in a sequence of observed events,


the Mayo Clinic algorithm includes, medication from four categories: Dopamine agonists such as ropinirole, pramipexole, carbidopa/levodopa or pergolide. Ropinirole (Requip) was first approved In 2005 by the


Vapnik–Chervonenkis dimension) is a measure of the capacity of a statistical classification algorithm, defined as the cardinality of the largest set of points that the algorithm can shatter. It is


In computer vision segmentation of an image is the division of a given (digital) image into contiguous regions. In current computer vision algorithms


the existence of an algorithm to solve the problem. The most widely-studied form of computability is Turing computability, which is computability via a Turing machine. However, many other


Gerbert studied in Barcelona in his youth. He was known to have requested mathematical treatises concerning the astrolabe from Lupitus of Barcelona after he had returned to


to display the visible stars for any time and date. It is an instrument to assist in learning how to recognize stars and constellations. The astrolabe, an instrument that has

Grade II listed building in Gwynedd. Immediately to the E of Angel.


Spitsbergen, killing all 141 aboard. 1997 – At least 98 villagers are killed by the Armed Islamic Group of Algeria GIA in the Rais massacre, Algeria. 2003 – Ayatollah Sayed Mohammed


2008, it runs up to Benidorm with further extension to Denia under construction. The city has regular ferry services to the Balearic Islands and Algeria. The city is strongly fortified,


heavily on cotton and textiles produced in India, Brazil or in Russia, with the French also increasing Algerian production. The early years of the war did not


comparative: slightly larger than Alaska. Land boundaries: total: 4 383 km. border countries: Algeria 982 km, Chad 1 055 km, Egypt 1 150 km, Niger 354 km, Sudan 383 km, Tunisia 459 km. Coastline: 1


eastern Romania). Abu Zayyan II succeeds his brother, Abul Hadjdjadj I, as ruler of the Abdalwadid dynasty in present-day eastern Algeria. Yûsuf I succeeds Abd ar-Rahmân II as ruler


is a country located in Northern Africa, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Algeria and Libya. Its geographic coordinates are. Tunisia occupies an area of 163,610 square kilometres, of which 8,250 are


control of nearly all of modern Algeria to the Berbers. In the final year of his reign, the important port city of Leptis Magna was sacked by the Berbers, giving


occasional ridges and clifflike outcroppings. It borders the North Atlantic Ocean, between Senegal and Western Sahara, Mali and Algeria. It is considered part of both the Sahel and the Maghreb. A


Communications in Algeria


as Algeria, as well as with the Soviet Union and with the People's Republic of China. After the surrender of Saigon on April 30, 1975, the PRG assumed power


of Kabyle descent from Algeria, emigrated to Paris in 1953 from the village of Aguemone in the Kabylie region of Algeria. They moved to Marseille a few years later, where Zidane


were represented at the 1964 Games. Sixteen nations made their first Olympic appearance in Tokyo: Algeria, Cameroon, Chad, Congo, Côte d'Ivoire (as Ivory Coast), Dominican Republic, Libya, Madagascar, Malaysia, Mali, Mongolia,


War, Masinissa fought for Carthage against Syphax, the King of the Masaesyli of western Numidia (present day Algeria), who had allied himself with the Romans. Masinissa, then


the wadi Tafna in current Algeria, the absence of any reference in the writings of Ibn Khaldun does not identify where it was located in the time of Tariq ibn


(protectorates) which became autonomous. Dissolution. The associated states of French Indochina withdrew from the union in 1954, as did Algeria in 1962; French Morocco and Tunisia gained


he was recalled to the service and sent to Algeria. This continued to be the main sphere of his activity for sixteen years, and he won special distinction in


26 November 1943. The ship sank in the Mediterranean north of Béjaïa, Algeria. Sinking. The ship was part of convoy KMF-26 (Annex) travelling east from Oran to the Far East


AKPLOGAN, a Togolese National, is the registry's CEO. Countries. Algeria. Angola. Benin. Botswana. Burkina Faso. Burundi. Republic of Congo. Cameroon. Cape Verde. Central African Republic. Chad. Comoros. Democratic


Carignan is a red wine grape that originated in Cariñena, Aragon and was later transplanted to Sardinia, elsewhere in Italy, France, Algeria,


increased in the last half of the 19th century by immigration from Iran, Morocco, and Algeria. Moses Montefiore visited Safed seven times and financed rebuilding of much


was honored with dozens of important commissions. King Louis-Philippe was one of his most prolific patrons. His depictions of Algerian battles, such as the Capture of the Smahla


19, 1972 in Besançon, France) is a French middleweight boxer of Algerian origin who has held a number of regional championship belts during his 11-year professional career.


to the north and the hyper-arid Sahara proper to the south. It covers 1,675,300 square km (646,800 square miles) in Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Tunisia, and Western Sahara.


source. It appears that there is or was an ‘Uqbâr in the Atlas Mountains of Algeria. According to the Encyclopedia of Islam, the Fatimid ruler Ismâ‘îl al-Mansûr (died 953) pursued his


and Algeria in November 1942 in the first of the great Allied amphibious assaults of the war, Operation Torch. 18th Army Group was faced by two German Armies, Panzer


that were also disputed; his term ends in 2009. For a list of the Presidents of Algeria see: Heads of State of Algeria. See also. Algeria. External


The President is the head of state and chief executive of Algeria, as well as the commander-in-chief of the Algerian armed forces. Powers.


to the vote, citing fraud concerns. Bouteflika subsequently organized a referendum on his policies to restore peace and security to Algeria (involving amnesties for Islamist guerrillas) and to test his


Jong-il is the effective ruler of the country. Kim embarked on a two-week tour of Mongolia, Algeria, Egypt, Ethiopia, and Singapore on 20 July 2007. On 18 March


the Atlas Mountains in Algeria and Morocco in northwest Africa. The Cedars Conservancy parks in Lebanon were candidates in the New 7 Wonders of Nature competition but were eliminated


in Algeria. It received 9.5% of the vote in the 2002 elections and received 43 members of parliament. The party was created as a breakout faction from the Ennahda


political party in Algeria. In the 2002 elections, it received 0.2% of the vote. As of the early 2000s, it has one member of parliament. In the 17 May 2007


from April 1977 to October 1990 and was the acting President of Algeria from 27 December 1978 to 9 February 1979. He became president after the death of


Air Algérie Flight 6289, a Boeing 737-200, was a scheduled passenger service of Air Algérie between Tamanrasset, Algeria and


Algeria, Tunisia, Greece, Italy, Southern France, Yugoslavia, Albania, Romania, and Austria. By V-E Day, 12th AF had flown 430,681 sorties, dropped 217,156 tons of bombs, claimed destruction of


Noureddine Morceli () (born February 28, 1970) is a retired Algerian athlete, winner of the 1500


in Ténès, Algeria, Noureddine Morceli rose to athletic prominence after winning the silver medal in the 1500 m at the World Junior Championships in 1988. Morceli attended college in Riverside, California,


at Stakkagerði on Heimaey to the slave market in Algeria. From there she bought her way back to Iceland through Tunisia, Italy and Denmark—Iceland was then under


II. IX Corps saw active service in Algeria and Tunisia during WWII as part of First Army. It was disbanded after the end of the Tunisia campaign.


town in northern Algeria, almost due north of Tizi-Ouzou and just east of the river Sebaou. It is notable for an Ottoman-era casbah, two colonial-era lighthouses (marking Cape Bengut), and some


Ryan Shealy, American baseball player. 1979 – Stijn Devolder, Belgian cyclist. 1980 – David Desrosiers, Canadian musician (Simple Plan). 1980 – Chris Simms, American football player. 1980 – David West, American basketball


Lea Michele, American actress and singer. 1987 – Tony Kane, Irish footballer. 1990 – Nicole Anderson, American actress. 1992 – Mallu Magalhães, Brazilian singer-songwriter. Deaths. 886 – Basil I,


shopping mall in Columbus, Ohio. He has talked about some of those who have helped him over the years in business: "I couldn't have learned about business without a parade


Columbus, Dayton, and Cincinnati metro areas. According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 1.3 square miles (3.3 km²), all of it land. Sabina is

unincorporated community in Johnson County, Missouri


Columbus, in Delaware County. Demographics. As of the census of 2000, there were 1,432 people, 504 households, and 363 families residing in the village. The population density


and St. Louis Railroad that connected Pittsburgh to Chicago and St. Louis. On April 16, 1857, the Central Ohio Railroad connected Newark west to Columbus, and later Newark


Columbus and is part of the Columbus Metropolitan Area. Demographics. As of the census of 2000, there were 298 people, 102 households, and 75 families residing in the

city in Cherokee County, Kansas, United States


cities, including: Akron, Albuquerque, Austin, Baltimore, Charlotte, Chattanooga, Chicago, Columbus, Dallas, Denver, Detroit, Hartford, Houston, Kansas City, Missouri, Knoxville, Las Vegas, Laredo, Little Rock, Louisville, Los Angeles,

train station served by Amtrak in Columbus, Wisconsin, USA


miles (3.0 km²), all of it land. Shuqualak is located on U.S. Highway 45, about midway between Columbus and Meridian. Demographics. As of the census of 2000, there were 562 people, 214

county seat of Lowndes County, Mississippi, United States


of the most prominent figures in the history of Indian cinema. Bachchan has won numerous major awards in his career, including three National Film Awards and twelve Filmfare Awards. He holds the record

state-instituted annual film awards in India


wrote to the chief minister of Maharashtra, Vilasrao Deshmukh, to donate the lands that were allegedly acquired illegally in Pune. However, the Lucknow Court has put a


Recent electoral victories. The Shiv Sena achieved electoral victories in local Maharashtra elections on February, 2007, together with their partner the Bharatiya Janata Party in the Brihanmumbai


indigenous politico-cultural robe of Maharashtra, while maintaining the comic satire of the original. Some attention has also been given to Gogol's apparent anti-Semitism in his writings, as well as


Chief Minister of Maharashtra State, who allegedly extorted millions of dollars from businesses dependent on state resources and put the money in a private trust named after Indira


however, it has two regions with headquarters at Ratnagiri in Maharashtra and Karwar in Karnataka. The Ratnagiri region extends over from Roha to Sawantwadi in Maharashtra, while


administrative district in Maharashtra, India. The town of Gadchiroli is the administrative headquarters of the district. Gadchiroli District is situated in the southeastern corner of Maharashtra, and is bounded by


Shivaji University, established in 1962, is located in Kolhapur, Maharashtra, India.


of hours. infront of Gateway of India, there is a statue of Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj the independent Hindu kingdom of Maharashtra. See also. List of tourist attractions in Mumbai.


the state of Maharashtra, India. The MPCB functions under the administrative control of Environment Department of the Government of Maharashtra. It is mainly responsible for: Water (Prevention and Control


from αγαθός (agathos) good and κλέος (kleos) glory), was tyrant of Syracuse (317-289 BC) and king of Sicily (304-289 BC). Biography. Agathocles was born at Thermae Himeraeae (modern name Termini


the handheld trigger crossbow for the first time. The first crossbow, the gastraphetes, is invented at Syracuse. (? pre-421 BC). Burnt brick first used in Greece. (source?). Donkey-powered mills


Syracuse, Carthage seeks to reimpose its influence over the island. Hannibal Mago, grandson of Hamilcar, invades Sicily with a strong force. He defeats the Sicilian Greeks and


Aufidena. Sicily. Agathocles, king of Syracuse, assists the Italian Greeks against the Bruttians and supported the Greeks against the Romans. Egypt. Ptolemy gives his stepdaughter Theoxena in


The Syracusans counterattack and completely defeat Himilco's army. Himilco has to escape back to Carthage. Births. Dionysius II, son of Dionysius I, tyrant of Syracuse (d. 343 BC). Antipater, a

human settlement in Morgan County, Missouri, United States of America


have been employed by Agathocles, the former tyrant of Syracuse, capture the stronghold of Messana (Messina in north-eastern Sicily), from which they harass the Syracusans. The Syracusan military leader,


great prosperity. Sicily. The Carthaginians seize an opportunity to interfere in a quarrel between Syracuse and Agrigentum and besiege Syracuse. The Syracusans ask for help from Pyrrhus and Pyrrhus


of Syracuse. By topic. Literature. Aeschylus writes Seven Against Thebes and wins the Dionysia. Aeschylus' play, The Persians is produced in Sicily. Astronomy. The first recorded sighting of Halley's

county seat of Onondaga County, New York, United States


Dionysia. Aeschylus' play, The Persians is produced in Sicily. Astronomy. The first recorded sighting of Halley's Comet occurs. Births. Deaths. Hiero I, Tyrant of Syracuse. References.

human settlement in Meigs County, Ohio, United States of America


widow of his patron Damas, a distinguished and wealthy citizen. He was twice banished for attempting to overthrow the oligarchical party in Syracuse. In 317 BC he returned


went to Tübingen as a widow and was court apothecary 1607–1617. The young Andreae studied theology and natural sciences 1604–1606. He was refused the final examination and church service,


After defeat in 310 BC he took the desperate resolve of breaking through the blockade and attacking the enemy in Africa. In Africa he concluded the treaty with Ophellas,

effort to cut off supplies from a particular area by force


but something had to be done. Robert McNamara supported the naval blockade as a strong but limited military action that left the U.S. in control. According to international law a


by British forces (see: Battle of Ogdensburg) to end the partial blockade and harassment conducted from the community. Local merchants used the absence of American troops to conduct extensive


well defended but capable of supporting the drive to the main islands of Japan. This strategy was possible in part because the Allies used submarine and air attacks to blockade


well as non-violent blockade and civil disobedience. Other forms include tree spiking, and billboarding. These are more controversial because they involve destruction, vandalism, and/or the potential for injury. See


BC). Biography. Agathocles was born at Thermae Himeraeae (modern name Termini Imerese) in Sicily. The son of a potter who had moved to Syracuse in about 343


Approval voting is a single-winner voting system used for elections. Each voter may vote for (approve of) as many of the candidates

process by which a population chooses an individual to hold public office or some other position, such as in an organization or society


normal, constitutional way (such as an election or referendum), but is necessary in the case of a coup d'etat or revolution. Recognition of the new government by other states


The Coombs' method, also called the Coombs rule is a voting system created by Clyde Coombs used for single-winner elections in


down by residents in a referendum, usually during the next scheduled election. A SPLOST only lasts five years. At that time, if the funds are still needed, it must


for the purpose of contesting that year's election. The Popular Front included the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE), Communist Party of Spain (PCE), the Workers' Party of Marxist Unification (POUM,


election in which she ultimately beat her opponent, Rhoda actress Valerie Harper, 21,351 votes to 12,613 votes after a second vote was taken. In 2003, she was re-elected,


opening night (10 December 1896), with traditionalists and the avant-garde in the audience, King Ubu (played by Firmin Gémier) stepped forward and intoned the opening word, "Merdre!" ("Shittr!"). A

works that are experimental or innovative


parts. Contemporary pop music. The viola is sometimes used in contemporary popular music, mostly in the avant-garde. The influential group Velvet Underground famously used the viola, as do some modern


This concern can be seen running through the "modern" and "postmodern" periods. The concept of avant-garde may come into play in determining what art is taken notice of by galleries,


impact on avant-garde and modernist literature and art. In What Pragmatism Means, James writes that the central point of his own doctrine of truth is, in brief, that "Truths


to return to the abundant detail, intense colours, and complex compositions of Quattrocento Italian and Flemish art. The Pre-Raphaelites have been considered the first avant-garde movement in art, though


avant-garde composer. Jan Bucquoy (1945 -), anarchist and film-maker (Camping Cosmos). Peter Benoit, composer. Wim Opbrouck, actor and singer. Events. Harelbeke is since 1958 the start and finish place of the


remit, covering fields such as rap, heavy metal, classical music, film music, pop music as well as the avant-garde and free improvisation. Along with David Toop, Beresford was also a prime


engineering works of the 20th century such as the construction of hydroelectric dams. The École Polytechnique is now one of the avant-garde of engineering in such fields as aeronautics,


more influenced by the avant-garde than by any rock & roll precedent.


Usually Just a T-Shirt incorporated Frusciante's avant-garde style of song composition, with his stream-of-consciousness methodology. He recorded, mixed, produced and mastered the entire record by himself, and released


was an avant-garde Japanese filmmaker. He


with other young film-makers, they founded a cooperative, S.A.F (Spoldzielnia Autorow Filmowych]. 1936 to 1939. In 1936 and 1937 the Themersons visited Paris, then the centre of the world for avant-garde


the avant-garde review, Le Trait d’union (The hyphen), and also the same year in the Dadaist magazine Littérature. In 1922 he published his first book, a collection of surrealistic aphorisms,


truncated apartment. After his death, Pablo Picasso, fascinated with Jarry, acquired his pistol and wore it on his nocturnal expeditions in Paris, and later bought many of his manuscripts as well

song of the proto punk group The Modern Lovers


Henri Matisse and other young artists revolutionized the Paris art world with "wild", multi-colored, expressive, paintings that the critics called Fauvism. Henri Rousseau, Pablo Picasso, Giorgio De Chirico, Amadeo Modigliani,


the laundry-boat because it resembled boats of laundry women. One of the most famous residents of the place was Pablo Picasso (1904-1909) where he lived with his dog Frika.


from ancient times to the modern day. These include works by Rembrandt Van Rijn, Pablo Picasso, Henri Matisse, and Georges Braque. The museum also hosts a series of


such as Pablo Picasso, Vincent van Gogh, and Maurice Neumont also once lived here. The works of artist Salvador Dalí can be seen at the nearby Espace Dalí. It was also the


Monet, Pablo Picasso, Henri Matisse, Auguste Rodin and Andy Warhol. External links.


essential book series, which also discusses such other artists as Pablo Picasso, Salvador Dalí and others. Essential Monets introduction was written by Dr. Claire O'Mahony, who wrote a biography about the noted


money and accompanied his brother.. This time, however, he did not return to France, dying while on his way back, probably at Savona in Italy, on 21 August

village in Steuben County, New York, United States


1764, but in Savona in Italy. Edward White, formerly an artist at Madame Tussauds, was alleged to have sent a parcel bomb to John Theodore Tussaud in June 1889 after being


of Savona on the high road to Turin. They again are divided into three parts: the Ligurian, Tuscan and Umbrian Apennines. Ligurian Apennines. The Ligurian Apennines extend as far


Orto Botanico dell'Università di Genova, occupies one hectare in the city center, just above the University's main building. The University of Genoa also has a number of regional campuses in Savona,


Villanueva's Cebuano prayer, Yutang Tabonon ("Beloved Land"), for protection for the Philippines nation. In 1991, Raffaello Lavagna of Savona (born 1918) wrote Latin lyrics for a four-voice choir, on an


of Castile. He was a younger brother of Louis IX of France and an older brother of Charles I of Sicily. The Treaty of Paris stipulated that a brother of King


standard fonts with predictable spacing make Shift JIS a common format for text based art on the internet. Unicode. Unicode would seem to offer the ultimate flexibility

computing industry standard for the consistent encoding, representation and handling of text expressed in most of the world's writing systems


computing. In Unicode, the capital R is codepoint U+0052 and the lower case r is U+0072. The ASCII code for capital R is 82 and for lowercase r


646 (commonly known as ASCII) and related standards including ISO 8859 and Unicode, a graphic character is any character intended to be written, printed, or otherwise displayed in a form that


ability to process text in Unicode UTF-8 encoding. Books proofread are centered mainly on European culture, with a large proportion of non-English texts including Hebrew, Arabic, Urdu


UTF-32 (or UCS-4) is a protocol for encoding Unicode characters that uses exactly 32 bits


Each character is shown with its decimal code and its Unicode equivalent. Grey shaded cells indicate code points with character glyphs that vary from region to region. These are discussed


code page also contains all the printable characters that are in ISO 8859-15 (though some are mapped to different code points). The use of Unicode (often in UTF-8 form) is slowly


behavior for Tibetan, so these examples may not display properly; you might have to download a font such as Tibetan Machine Uni. Tibetan in Unicode. The Unicode Tibetan block is


National Replacement Character Set provided sets for more than a dozen European languages), but MCS has the distinction of being the ancestor of both ISO 8859-1 and Unicode


computing, Punycode is an instance of a general encoding syntax (Bootstring) by which a string of Unicode characters can be transformed uniquely and reversibly into a smaller, restricted character set.


A precomposed character (alternatively decomposable character) is a Unicode entity


Robert Recorde. The equals sign is placed between the things stated to be exactly the same, as in an equation. It is the Unicode and ASCII character 003D (in


in the Iliad already (2.285) - is probably due to an early attempt to render the foreign sound: [oi] = [wi]. Unicode representation. In Unicode digamma has


but MVS provides hardware-accelerated services to perform translation and support of ASCII, Little Endian, and Unicode. MVS filesystem. Data set names (DSNs, mainframe term for filenames) are organized in


remained fairly constant, representing in each of these; and it has also kept its original basic shape in all of these alphabets. Codes for computing. In Unicode, the capital T is


accepted as a distinct letter until many years later. Codes for computing. In Unicode the capital U is codepoint U+0055 and the lowercase u is U+0075. The ASCII code for


the "eighth rest" (or "quaver rest"), which denotes a silence for the same duration. In Unicode, the symbols U+266A () and U+266B () are a eighth note and beamed pair


the sound. Letters that arose from omicron include Roman O and Cyrillic O. In Unicode the capital letter is codepoint U+039F and the lowercase is U+03BF. The upper-case letter


newer and better international standards, such as Unicode. However, many display and printing devices still have code pages in ROM, especially code page 437, and so continued use of


List of binary codes. Octal. Unicode. External links. on Binary in Computing.


奴 (Unicode), which contains the character for "woman" 女 as its left half and an old character for "right hand" as its right half, and so can be given


unified in the first versions of the Unicode standard, meaning that the appearance with cedilla or with comma was treated as a glyph choice rather than as


Ğ, or ğ, is a letter, known as g-breve in English, used in the Turkish, Azerbaijani, Berber, Crimean Tatar and Tatar languages. The unicode code point is U+011E for


and Unicode code point for delete. A film format: 127 film. The number of sons of Bethlehem at the Census of men of Israel upon return from


systems where the JIS encodings are incompatible with POSIX standards) and more recently Unicode, particularly in the form of UTF-8. See also. Japanese language and computers.


be used instead of escape sequences. Although the ISO 2022 character sets are still in common use, particularly ISO-2022-JP, most modern e-mail applications are converting to use the simpler Unicode


computer systems with incomplete Unicode support, where decomposed equivalent characters may render incorrectly. Similarly, ligatures are precompositions of their constituent letters or graphemes. For example, the two strings. ' (U+006B


registered as ISO-IR-180. VISCII, along with other Vietnamese-specific character sets, fell out of usage with the adoption of Unicode. Code page layout. See also. VIQR. External links. RFC 1456 -


molecular biology to separate DNA, or RNA molecules by size. This is achieved by moving negatively charged nucleic acid molecules through an agarose matrix with an electric field (electrophoresis

using an electrical potential to move material through a defined matrix in order to separate it by its resistance to movement and its charge


fiber therapy caplets. SDS-PAGE. Sodium lauryl sulfate, in science referred to as sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS), is commonly used in preparing proteins for electrophoresis in the SDS-PAGE technique. This


a classified Air Force payload. In the middeck, a Continuous Flow Electrophoresis System and the Monodisperse Latex Reactor were flown for the second time. The crew conducted a lightning


and statistically valid experiment designs. For an overview of the current approach for software analysis of 2DE gel images see or. See also. Difference gel electrophoresis. Electrophoresis. Isoelectric point.


marker dye containing a low molecular weight dye such as "bromophenol blue" (to enable tracking the progress of the electrophoresis) and glycerol (to make the DNA solution

soluble chemical substance or natural material which can impart color to other materials


An ink is a liquid containing various pigments and/or dyes used for coloring a surface to produce an image,


cosmetics formulations. Dye. Turmeric makes a poor fabric dye as it is not very lightfast (the degree to which a dye resists fading due to light exposure). However, turmeric is


other chemicals such as dyes, perfumes, saccharin, phthalates and many others. History. Phthalic acid was obtained by French chemist Auguste Laurent in 1836 by oxidizing naphthalene tetrachloride,


Lavoisier and others, devised a chemical nomenclature, or a system of names, which serves as the basis of the modern system of naming chemical compounds. He also carried out research into dye


dyes. Most yarns have a single uniform hue, but there is also a wide selection of variegated yarns: heathered or tweed: yarn with flecks of different colored fiber.


dyes, as shown in the picture. Basophils contain large cytoplasmic granules which obscure the cell nucleus under the microscope. However, when unstained, the nucleus is visible and it usually


Recalls and Contamination. In February 2005, the agency announced the discovery of the dye Sudan I in Worcester sauce, prompting a mass recall of over 400 products that


resistance is the ability of a microorganism to withstand the effects of antibiotics. It is a specific type of drug resistance. Antibiotic resistance evolves via natural selection acting upon random

differential survival and reproduction of individuals due to differences in phenotype; a key mechanism of evolution


an obstructed oviduct, that prevent breeding. See also. Domestication of the horse. Evolution of the horse. Foal. Glossary of equestrian terms. Inbreeding. Linebreeding. List of horse breeds. Natural selection. Pedigree


variation involving blending inheritance. The term was first used by George Romanes in 1895 to refer to the idea that evolution occurs solely through natural selection, as proposed by Alfred Russel Wallace


She highlights concerns about the methodology of Kettlewell's experiments and suggests that these issues could invalidate the results obtained, ignoring or disparaging evidence supporting natural selection while repeatedly implying


consequence of the inheritance of genes. Therefore, to properly understand the theory of evolution via natural selection, one must understand the genotype-phenotype distinction. The mapping of a set of genotypes to a


"the warring of the species", adding that it was even more strongly conveyed by Thomas Malthus, producing the pressures that Darwin later called natural selection. In 1839 de


common with natural selection and animal husbandry, the members of a population undergoing artificial evolution modify their form or behavior over many reproductive generations in response to a selective regime. In interactive


natural selection. Examples of autocatalytic reactions. Tin pest. The mechanism of the above reaction. Vinegar syndrome. Binding of oxygen by hemoglobin. The spontaneous degradation of aspirin into salicylic acid and acetic acid, causing


of reproductive isolation is generally thought to be an incidental by-product of genetic divergence of other traits, particularly adaptive changes that evolve through natural selection in response to


resistance evolves via natural selection acting upon random mutation, but it can also be engineered by applying an evolutionary stress on a population. Once such a gene is generated, bacteria can

change of the nucleotide sequence of the genome of an organism


It was observed in mutations of the HOTHEAD gene. Plants mutant in this gene exhibit organ fusion, and pollen can germinate on all plant surfaces, not just


the result of a new mutation. New gene mutations are associated with increasing paternal age (over 35 years). Studies have demonstrated that new gene mutations are exclusively inherited from the father


different mutations than in South Africa. It is also found in Argentina and Sweden. Genetics. Mutations in the PPOX gene cause variegate porphyria. The PPOX gene makes


lack the activity of one or more genes. This allows the experimenter to analyze the defects caused by this mutation, and can be considerably useful in unearthing the function of


phenotype is said to be canalized if mutations (changes in the genome) do not noticeably affect the physical properties of the organism. This means that a canalized


a gene are present in the genome of one individual, or how many gene mutations (polymorphisms) have occurred within a population. The latter example is called restriction fragment length polymorphism

type of genetic operator used to maintain genetic diversity from one generation of a population of genetic algorithm chromosomes to the next


significant contributions in the field of inherited neurologic disorders. Her major achievements were the classification of the peripheral neuropathies and hereditary ataxias, the first identification of a mitochondrial DNA mutation in


evolutionary algorithm (EA) is a subset of evolutionary computation, a generic population-based metaheuristic optimization algorithm. An EA uses some mechanisms inspired by biological evolution: reproduction, mutation, recombination, and selection. Candidate solutions


but may display an increased iron uptake. Mutations of the HFE gene account for 90% of the cases of non-transfusional iron overload. This gene is closely linked to


mutations affect splicing rather than directly affecting coding sequences.. Abnormally spliced mRNAs are also found in a high proportion of cancerous cells. Until recently, it was unclear whether such aberrant patterns


species where females gain no material benefits or parental care from males. This paradox can be somewhat alleviated by the occurrence of mutations introducing potential differences, as


inevitably to rapid and dramatic mutations amongst the student population. Sequels. The film spawned two sequels, 1991's  and 1994's . A fourth movie was announced in 2000,


mutation (a genetic aberration) in which a part of a chromosome or a sequence of DNA is missing. Deletion is the loss of genetic material. Any number of nucleotides


order to detect heritable disease-related genotypes, mutations, phenotypes, or karyotypes for clinical purposes." It can provide information about a person's genes and chromosomes throughout life. Available types of testing


It represented the Argo, the ship used by Jason and the Argonauts in Greek mythology. The abbreviation was "Arg" and the genitive was "Argūs Navis". Argo Navis is


In Greek mythology, the Planctae ("wandering rocks") were a group of rocks, between which the sea was mercilessly violent. The Argo (led by Jason) was the


and δ, Puppis has ζ, and so on. The constellation Pyxis (the mariner's compass) occupies an area which in antiquity was considered part of Argo's mast. However, Pyxis is not now

constellation in the southern celestial hemisphere


Argonauts in Greek mythology. The abbreviation was "Arg" and the genitive was "Argūs Navis". Argo Navis is the only one of the 48 constellations listed by the 2nd century astronomer Ptolemy

Greco-Egyptian writer and astronomer of Alexandria


grade (a logarithmic scale). This somewhat crude method of indicating the brightness of stars was popularized by Ptolemy in his Almagest, and is generally believed to have originated


with the Assianis, Passianis and Sakaraulis, took part in the destruction of the Greco-Bactrian kingdom" in the second half of the 2nd century BCE. Ptolemy also mentions a


mentioned in Ptolemy's Geographia, as being west of the Silures. He mentions two of their towns, Moridunum (modern Carmarthen) and Luentinum (identified as the Dolaucothi Gold Mines


Minor is a small constellation. It was included in the 2nd century astronomer Ptolemy's 48 constellations, and is still included among the 88 modern constellations. Its name is Latin for


bulky) on Ptolemy's map of the British Isles. In Old Norse, a Hérað was a type of administrative district, and the name may derive from that. An


Ptolemy. The same name is used on an Italian map of about 1450 which gives the alternative name of "canalites Anglie"—possibly the first recorded use of the "Channel" designation.


The population density is 582.9/km². There are 70,787 housing units at an average population density of 594.8/km². History. Szeged and its area have been inhabited since ancient times. Ptolemy mentions the


the east. Between these two halves lies the constellation of Ophiuchus, the serpent holder. Serpens was one of the 48 constellations listed by the 2nd century astronomer Ptolemy


(c. 105). Ptolemy compiles a catalogue of all stars visible to the naked eye. He also compiles three of the most influential books in western history: the Almagest


give it an association with Hermes, the Egyptien Thoth. As Hermopolis, the city attracted the notice of numerous ancient geographers, including Stephanus of Byzantium s. v., Strabo (xvii. p. 802), Ptolemy


Baekje invades the outskirts of Silla in the Korean peninsula. The war continues till the peace treaty of 105. Births. Ptolemy, Greek astronomer (approximate date). Deaths.


arrives in Rome, bringing Evangelikon and Apostolikon to the Christian community. Arts and sciences. Ptolemy completes his Almagest (approximate date). Births. Zhang Jiao, leader of the Yellow Turban Rebellion (d. 184).


Younger, Urs Graf, Hans Rudolph Manuel Deutsch, and David Kandel). It was most important in reviving geography in 16th century Europe. In 1540 he published a Latin edition of Ptolemy's


Includes the Egyptian civil calendar with years in Ptolemy's Nabonassar Era (year 1 = 747 BC). On this page CIVIL4.0 may be found, a tiny DOS program (Zipped, 25kB) to convert


de Lacaille subdivided it into Carina (the keel of the ship), Puppis (the poop deck), and Vela (the sails). When Argo Navis was split, its Bayer designations were also


name means "no feet" in Greek, and it represents a bird of paradise (which were once believed to lack feet). It is bordered by Triangulum Australe, Circinus, Musca,


for "avis" or "bird". This confusion seems to have prompted a rename of two constellations: "Avis Indica" to "Apus" and the constellation of the bee, Apis, to Musca the fly.


once believed to lack feet). It is bordered by Triangulum Australe, Circinus, Musca, Chamaeleon, Octans, Pavo and Ara. Its genitive is "Apodis". History. Apus was one of twelve constellations created by


Apis Indica; the first word is Dutch for 'bird of paradise', but the others are Latin for "Indian Bee"; "apis" (Latin for "bee") is presumably an error for "avis" or

West Germanic language originating in the Netherlands and Belgium


curando methodus (1684) which was translated into French, Dutch and German. Two other works by him were De Pulsus Variatione (1685), and Ars explorandi medicas facultates plantarum ex


External links. - Official Website (Dutch). - Dutch website with info on Dutch writers. - Dutch literature website (Dutch language).


gives a population density of 316 inhabitants per km². External links. - Available only in Dutch.


is Georges Couck, from the SP-A (Social-Democratic) party. External links. - Only available in Dutch.


Zele was a city in Pontus where a synod was held. External links. - Only available in Dutch.


to be inside a house). Similar words in other languages. A similar word, gezelligheid (), exists in Dutch. The Dutch gezelligheid however is always attached to a social situation (a gezellige


out of business. The manager, Martin Bravenboer, blames the failure on competitors and railway authorities. External links. In Dutch:


convenience of fans and performers alike. Name and logo. The name is half Dutch, half English, in two possible combinations. Originally, 'pink' comes from the Dutch word for


De Vlaamse Leeuw (Dutch for "the Flemish Lion", pronounced) is the official anthem of Flanders, a region in the


in Irish to write the sound between broad consonants. ‹ooi› is used in Dutch to write the sound. ‹oqh› is in the practical orthography of the Taa


states, 22.61 million (82%) live in the Netherlands or the Flemish Region, where Dutch is the sole official language (though Frisian is an official language in Friesland). The officially


Flemish Brabant (Dutch:, French: Brabant flamand) is a province of Flanders, one of the three regions of Belgium. It


art galleries. Kluisbergen is also home to the "Kluisbos", a forest which has 2 ancient standing stones, dating back to Roman times. External links. - Only available in Dutch.


Only available in Dutch. - Only available in Dutch.


in 1036 by the lord of Incourt to the bishop of Liège. Visited each year by a Belfast lad since 1981. External links. - Available only in Dutch.


white pines; thus, gooseberry cultivation is illegal in some areas. Etymology. The first part of the word has been usually treated as an etymological corruption either of the Dutch


Jurbise (in Dutch: Jurbeke) is a Walloon municipality located in the Belgian province of Hainaut. On 1 January 2006 the municipality had 9,571 inhabitants. The total


outside Canada, and has been translated into French, German, Dutch, Polish, Spanish, Finnish, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish and Japanese. Bell is married to Chinese-Canadian author Ting-Xing Ye. Bibliography. Crabbe-1986.


and Persian that share a common core and are publicly available. For Dutch, the wide-coverage dependency parser Alpino has been developed at the University of Groningen. Large HPSG grammars of various


Audruicq (in Dutch: Ouderwijk) is a commune


occurs in Dutch, but as a sequence of ‹s› plus ‹ch›, not as a trigraph. It's pronounced as a cluster, or often in West Flemish. Rheinische Dokumenta is using


Madagascar in 1625. First publications. Schouten described his travels in the Journal, published in a Dutch edition at Amsterdam in 1618 and soon translated into several other languages. Dutch


est né ('(the) man is born'). Dutch hoog min dag ('day of great love'). Greek αγια μηνη ('holy month'). Spanish aguinaldo ('Christmas gift'). John Brand's Popular Antiquities


Edam (Dutch Edammer) is a Dutch cheese that is traditionally sold as spheres with pale yellow interior and a


Dutch).


de la Plaine campus of the French-speaking Université Libre de Bruxelles. Pronunciation. Dutch: French: History. Origins and etymology. According to legend, Gertrude, daughter of Pippin of Landen, founded a chapel


I. The Belgian Military Cemetery, containing the graves of almost 1800 Belgian soldiers, killed during World War I. The cemetery also contains 81 Italian graves. External links. - Available only in Dutch


Dutch.


mayor is Pieter De Crem. External links. - Only available in Dutch.


External links. - Only available in Dutch.


of 8,895. The total area is 39.70 km² which gives a population density of 224 inhabitants per km². External links. - Available only in Dutch.


composer Cypriano de Rore. External links. - Only available in Dutch.


of 13,691. The total area is 53.38 km² which gives a population density of 256 inhabitants per km². External links. - Available only in Dutch.


(Dutch: Komen – Comines is also the name of the village on the other side of the Belgian-French border), Comines-ten-Brielen, Warneton (), Bas-Warneton (), Ploegsteert and Le Bizet. Comines-Warneton is


Braine-le-Château (in Walloon: Brinne-Tchestea; in Dutch: Kasteelbrakel) is a Walloon municipality located in the Belgian province of Walloon Brabant. On


1818. External links. from the official Lierde website (only available in Dutch). from the International Civic Arms website.


Dutch voorde, (as in Vilvoorde, Coevorden, Zandvoort, or Amersfoort) are cognates and have the same meaning. Towns such as Maastricht, Dordrecht, and Utrecht also formed at fords but the ending tricht, drecht,


times, including a translation into Dutch. He was himself responsible for the first two volumes. It was continued by various writers and grew to twenty-one volumes (1633–1738), including


Eh (or in English) is a spoken interjection in Armenian, Japanese, English, Dutch, Italian, Spanish and Portuguese. meaning something along the lines of "Repeat that, please". It


were of German, 19.2% American, 8.0% Irish and 7.5% English ancestry according to Census 2000. 5.7% report speaking Pennsylvania German, Dutch, or German at home. There were 18,413


administrative districts (arrondissementen in Dutch) containing 65 municipalities. The provincial population is 1,389,199 and the capital is Ghent. The flag has a black lion with red tongue and claws, on


the nave retained its original arched windows however the steeple now appears as a crown. External links. - Only available in Dutch.


for the Dutch U. In Spanish, the abbreviation of the pronoun usted, Ud. or Vd., is usually written with a capital. Similarly, in Russian the formal second-person


International Versions. In Danish, Poul Dissing and Tommy Kenter have narrated the show. In Dutch, Thomas de Stoomlocomotief features former D.J. Erik de Zwart as the storyteller. In


an existing unit during the 19th century. The Dutch pond is an exception. It was officially redefined as 1 kilogram, with an ounce of 100 grams, but


reflected in the English pronunciation of "Suriname",  or . In Dutch, the official language of Suriname, the pronunciation is , with the main stress on the


Spanish, English, and Dutch. The star also represents the island itself: a land of often red soil bordered by white beaches in a blue sea. The red also represents blood


Sint-Agatha-Berchem (Dutch, pronounced) or Berchem-Sainte-Agathe (French, pronounced) is one of


Prijs Vlaanderen, a semi classic cycling race held the week before the Ronde van Vlaanderen. External links. - Available only in Dutch. - Available only in Dutch.


International Group. External links. - Available only in Dutch.


times for the Belgian national football team and was born in Lebbeke. He now lives in Brasschaat. Frank Vandenbroucke, international cyclist. External links. - Only available in Dutch.


Dutch. References.


(1913-1994), liberal politician. Peter van Diest, writer, probable author of the play Elckerlijc. Liliane Saint-Pierre, singer. Images. External links. - Only available in Dutch.


available in Dutch.


Sanicole Airport, taking place in July. External links. - Available only in Dutch.


God zij met ons Suriname or Opo kondreman is the national anthem of Suriname. It has 2 verses: the first in Dutch


Zalm is Dutch for "from the salmon". References. Recommended reading. Gary Mason and Keith Baldrey (1989). Fantasyland: Inside the reign of Bill Vander Zalm. McGraw-Hill Ryerson. ISBN 0-07-549868-5.


pronounced) in a surname (e.g. Alexander von Humboldt) is not capitalized (unless it is the first letter of a sentence). In Dutch, all particles like "van", or "de", or "der",


Andrić. Když, into Czech by Otokar Fischer. Indien, into Dutch by J.M. de Vries de Waal. Als, into Dutch by Karel Jonckheere. Tu seras un homme, mon


Dutch, literally means "blubber town"). The image at right shows the concretized remnants of whale oil that built up around the large (ca. 2-3m diameter) copper kettles


in Dutch. Elections. Vivant first took part in the federal elections for the Belgian Senate and Chamber of Representatives in 1999, but obtained no seats. The 2003 elections were no


troubadours from the mid twelfth century, soon spread. One of the circles in which this poetry and its ethic were cultivated was the court of Eleanor of Aquitaine

composer and performer of Old Occitan lyric poetry during the High Middle Ages


romantic music. History. For German speakers the term ' has a long history ranging from 12th century troubadour songs (') via folk songs (') and church hymns (') to 20th-century


late eleventh and early twelfth centuries, nearly a hundred years before the emergence of the lyric poetry of the trouvères (troubadours) and the earliest verse romances. The French chanson gave


The kyrielle is a poetic form that originated in troubadour


apparent magnitude of –1.4. The modern scale includes the Moon and the Sun; the full Moon has an apparent magnitude of –12.6 and the Sun has an apparent


it is in superior conjunction with the Sun. An inferior conjunction occurs when the two planets lie in a line on the same side of the Sun. In an inferior


motion and annual parallax. Varying declination. The declinations of all solar system objects change much more quickly than those of stars. Sun. The declination of the Sun (δ) is the angle


a planet's elongation is the angle between the Sun and the planet, as viewed from Earth. When an inferior planet is visible after sunset, it is near its greatest eastern elongation.


Izanami died in childbirth, Izanagi tried (but failed) to retrieve her from Yomi (the underworld). In the cleansing rite after his return, he begot Amaterasu (the sun goddess) from his left


the Sun which begins to warm the comet as it comes within the orbit of Jupiter. A typical particle is no bigger than fine dust. The main source of light


Earth to the Sun). Given these two measurements, along with the rules of trigonometry, the length of the adjacent side (the parsec) can be found. One of the oldest methods


average-sized body cell. 80 µm — average width of human hair (ranges from 18 to 180 µm). 91 µm — the size of the Earth if the Sun

alternative rock band from Mönchengladbach, Germany


some sundials, the gnomon is vertical. These were usually used in former times for observing the altitude of the Sun, especially when on the meridian. The style is the part of


is, a pressure of 320 kPa-absolute, which is 220 kPa-gage. The origin of heat energy on Earth. Earth’s proximity to the Sun is why almost everything near Earth’s surface is warm with


the bottom of the cliff. Similar methods were used in ancient Europe. The night before, the shaman ceremonially smokes tobacco and prays to the sun. His wives are not allowed to


between more distant regions. For a size comparison, the diameter of the Sun is about 1.4 km. In April–May 1971, Luc Braes and George Miley from Leiden Observatory, and


million years. Mira variables are believed to be stars with less than two solar masses, but can be thousands of times more luminous than the Sun due to their


the time of its discovery, the comet was shining at magnitude 11.0 and had a coma approximately 2.5 arcminutes across. It was approximately 2 astronomical units (AU) from the Sun. Later, a pre-discovery


is, the points where the orbit of the Moon crosses the ecliptic (which is the apparent path of the Sun across the heavens against the background stars). The ascending node


Solar times are measures of the apparent position of the Sun on the celestial sphere. They are not actually the physical time, but

village in the northeastern corner of St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, United States


place due to centrifugal force. The sun is a giant battery-operated contraption, and the stars mere refractions of its light. Though denounced by many, Teed's ideas, called Koreshanity


visual magnitude was -3, when it was at perihelion, 0.14 au from the Sun. Its orbital inclination is 14.3°. Its best viewing was in the night sky after

1929 Italian silent drama film directed by Alessandro Blasetti


The Great Seal of the State of Kansas tells the history of Kansas. The seal contains: Landscape with a rising sun (the east). River


National Solar Observatory is to advance knowledge of the Sun, both as an astronomical object and as the dominant external influence on Earth, by providing forefront observational opportunities to the research


the sun once every three years — the shortest period of any known comet. It was first recorded by Pierre Méchain in 1786, but it was not recognized as


near ultraviolet), B (about 435 nm, in the blue region) and V (about 555 nm, in the middle of the human visual range in daylight). The V band was chosen for spectral purposes

electromagnetic radiation with a wavelength shorter than that of visible light, but longer than X-rays


Photoresists are most commonly used at wavelengths in the ultraviolet spectrum or shorter (nm). For example, diazonaphthoquinone (DNQ) absorbs strongly from approximately 300 nm to 450 nm. The absorption bands

a single-table restaurant in Shanghai, China


measure visible and ultraviolet light levels, a magnetometer deployed in front of the rover on the end of a 2.5 m (8 ft 2 in) boom, a radiometer, a photodetector

novelization of the science fiction film of the same name


afterglow being one of the characteristics of the process. Some rare-earth doped Sialons are photoluminescent and can serve as phosphors. Europium(II)-doped β-SiAlON absorbs in ultraviolet and visible light


galaxies also show strong emission in the radio, infrared, ultraviolet, and X-ray parts of the spectrum. The radio emission is believed to be synchrotron emission from the jet. The infrared


ultraviolet reflectance. This may be to make them easier to find in low light or a signal of fitness to win the parents' attention. This patch turns white after


explosion without the dark glasses provided, relying on a truck windshield to screen out harmful ultraviolet wavelengths). The final countdown was read by physicist Samuel K. Allison.


for measuring solar radiation (ultraviolet and x-ray emissions) and cosmic rays. Sputnik 2 did not contain a television camera; TV images of dogs on Sputnik 5 are commonly misidentified as


Survey. It is used as an ingredient in sunscreen and other cosmetics because it absorbs UVB and short-wave UVA (ultraviolet) rays. In the EU products intended for skin protection with


itself and thus provides local base pairing for the dye to intercalate. Detection typically involves a gel containing nucleic acids placed on or under a UV lamp. Since ultraviolet


in infrared photography to pass infrared light and block visible and ultraviolet light. Dark black sections of processed film works to pass infrared light and is commonly used as


design. The spacecraft design was similar to Zond 2, in addition to the imaging equipment it carried a magnetometer, ultraviolet (0.25 to 0.35 micrometre and 0.19 to 0.27 micrometre)


rather than neon, or mixed with it. While most operating characteristics remain similar, the lamps light with a bluish glow (including some ultraviolet) rather than neon's characteristic reddish-orange glow;


spectra of carbon and hydrogen minimize heating. The design temperature of the shockwave, 67,000 °C, emits ultraviolet. Most materials and elements are opaque to ultraviolet, especially at the 340 MPa


the Sun, whose luminosity is 3.846×1026 W. Luminosity is an intrinsic constant independent of distance, and is measured as absolute magnitude, corresponding to the apparent luminosity in visible light of a

logarithmic measure of the luminosity of a celestial object


Hertzsprung. First he measured thirteen nearby cepheid variables to find the absolute magnitude of a variable with a period of one day. By comparing this to the periodicity of the


of 2. Astronomers later discovered that Polaris is slightly variable, so they first switched to Vega as the standard reference star, and then switched to using tabulated


the Minbari to the bargaining table. This was to be the first major battle of the war. The Earth fleet entered the Minbari star system of ShLekkTha (Vega) and


Apollo 12 (unlike the monochrome camera that was used on Apollo 11). Unfortunately, when Bean carried the camera to the place near the lunar module where it was to

first spaceflight that landed humans on the Moon

1996 television film directed by Norberto Barba


nicely with Cronkite's wire service experience, and in 1968 the CBS Evening News began to surpass The Huntley-Brinkley Report in viewership during the summer months. In 1969, with Apollo 11,


future Apollo missions. Most of the descent was automatic, with manual control assumed by Conrad during the final few hundred feet of descent. Unlike Apollo 11 where Neil Armstrong


ALSEP station set up by astronauts on the moon to relay long-term data from the lunar surface. The previous Apollo 11 instruments were not as extensive or designed to operate long


Conrad, Gordon and Bean were portrayed by Paul McCrane, Tom Verica and Dave Foley, respectively. Conrad had been portrayed by a different actor, Peter Scolari, in the first two episodes. See also.


Audience." Norm Hiscock, Gary Campbell, and Frank Van Keeken were also members of that group and later became writers on the show. At the same time, Dave Foley and Kevin McDonald


nor the following three plays had any major impact outside of Scarborough. But, after his transfer to New Vic in Stoke-on-Trent, there came Christmas v Mastermind, which flopped and is now


outhouse at the Wedgwood Memorial College, Barlaston, Stoke-on-Trent,Staffordshire, where they remain today, and where one of the largest and most important collections of material in and about


end of the 19th century as part of a major upgrading of Shrewsbury's sewerage system. Two massive steam-driven beam engines were built by Renshaw's of Stoke-on-Trent during 1897-1898;


of choice for pottery works managers from the nearby Federation of Six Towns which later became the city of Stoke-on-Trent. During World War II a large armaments factory was


& Club at Stoke-on-Trent, which had been formally opened on the same day in 1907 by Harry Lauder. In the 1990s, samples of recordings of Lauder were used on two tracks


Neil Kidney (born 21 March 1955, Meir, Stoke-on-Trent) is a Labour politician in the United Kingdom, currently a Parliamentary Under Secretary of State in the Department for Energy and Climate


presenter who specialized in sports programmes. Early life. Bough was born in Fenton, Stoke-on-Trent, England. He was educated at Oswestry Boys High School, a protestant school, Oswestry,


Business (1987), Man Of The Moment (1988), House & Garden (1999) and Private Fears in Public Places (2004). His plays have won numerous awards, including seven London Evening Standard Awards. They have been translated into


Smoking (1993 film), directed by Alain Resnais; The Revengers' Comedies (play) filmed as Sweet Revenge (1998 film), directed by Malcolm Mowbray; Private Fears in Public Places (play) filmed as Cœurs (2006


his characters. For example, in Bedroom Farce (1975), he admitted to being, in some respects, all four of the men in the play. It has been suggested that, after

type of light comedy, centered on the sexual pairings and recombinations of characters


whom were convicts) and sonderkommandos (workers at the crematoria). The kapos were responsible for keeping order in the barrack huts; the sonderkommandos prepared new arrivals for gassing (ordering them to remove

work units of German Nazi death camp prisoners forced to dispose of corpses


over the past two decades. Formation. The Antarctic Circumpolar Current formed during Late Eocene through Early Oligocene, as Antarctica and South America finally separated enough for the Drake

polar continent in the southern hemisphere


west to east around Antarctica. An alternative name for the ACC is the West Wind Drift. The ACC is the dominant circulation feature of the Southern Ocean and,


This was the first time Indian team started staying in winter in Antarctica to carry out scientific works. Twelve members from the third expedition team were first to spend


of radioactive ash and byproducts on their way to Antarctica. There are more sacrifices when the Antonov cannot make the necessary altitude with the weight of cargo, passengers, and


operates ferries and high-speed regional express ships in Norway, as well as cruises around Greenland, South America and the Antarctica. Fleet. The classical coastal steamer vessel Finnmarken (previous to the


Antarctica, approximately 4099 km southwest of Perth, 3845 km southwest of Cape Leeuwin, 4200 km southeast of South Africa, 3830 km southeast of Madagascar, 1630 km north of Antarctica, and

soundtrack by Vangelis to the film "Nankyoku Monogatari"


clear or nearly clear skies, so it is sometimes referred to as clear-sky precipitation. It is most commonly observed in Antarctica and the Arctic, but it can occur anywhere


From 1956 to 1957, he worked for Philips Electronics Industries Proprietary Limited in Sydney, Australia. He then spent 15 months in Antarctica with the Australian National Antarctic Research


found in the Southern Ocean around the continent of Antarctica. Ice shelves flow by gravity-driven horizontal spreading on the ocean surface. That flow continually moves ice from the


indicate that the whale is relatively common in the areas south of those countries down to Antarctica. It has also been spotted close to South Georgia and South


The Ronne-Filchner ice shelf is in Antarctica bordering the Weddell


(ADF training area - formerly Bradshaw Station). (uncategorized...). 3,355 km² — Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus. 5,500 km² — Nakhichevan Autonomous Republic, Azerbaijan. 6,500 km² — Siple Island, Antarctica. 6,617 km²


Dresden Dolls. Dialing codes. +672 is the international dialing code for Antarctica.


Casey Station is a permanent base in Antarctica managed by the Australian Antarctic Division (AAD) located on Vincennes


about which the earth goes in a rectangular position, called the South Pole and located in Antarctica. Magnetic south is the direction towards the west magnetic pole, some distance away from


feed on algae, occurring on all continents except Antarctica. Only 3 species occur in the United States. The overall form of the beetle is convex, glossy, dark brown


Ross Island is an island formed by four volcanoes in the Ross Sea near the continent of Antarctica, off the


the first to complete all fourteen eight-thousanders (peaks over 8,000 metres above sea level). Messner has crossed Antarctica on skis with Arved Fuchs. He authored over 60 books about his experiences,


a thick, floating platform of ice that forms where a glacier or ice sheet flows down to a coastline and onto the ocean surface. Ice shelves are found in Antarctica


of Antarctica and extending outward under the surrounding oceans. The Antarctic Plate has a boundary with the Nazca Plate, the South American Plate, the African Plate, the


and off the coast of Antarctica. As the dominant Antarctic fish taxa, they occupy both sea bottom and water column ecological niches. Although lacking a gas bladder, they have undergone a


Dakshin Gangotri was the first scientific base station of India situated in Antarctica. It was established during the third Indian expedition to


Grabens in Antarctica. Gulf of Saint Vincent in South Australia, Australia. The Guanabara Bay in Rio de Janeiro, Brasil. References.


station of India situated in Antarctica. It was established during the third Indian expedition to Antarctica in 1983-84. This was the first time Indian team started staying


northern hemisphere summer season, and around Antarctica during the northern hemisphere winter season. Financial problems. Hurtigruten is currently (2008) going through a period of financial difficulties. This


Aeschylus' abiding popularity is perhaps most evident in the praise the comic playwright Aristophanes gives him in The Frogs, produced some half-century after Aeschylus' death. Appearing as a character in

charitable organization for African Americans designed and influenced by The American Actors Beneficial Association


plays. A doubling of the role of the Chorus occurs in two other middle-period plays, The Frogs and Thesmophoriazusae, but in each of those plays the two Choruses appear consecutively and


mention of his theatrical renown, commemorating only his military achievements: Works. The Greek art of the drama had its roots in religious festivals for the gods, chiefly Dionysus, the god of


Aphrodite. Boreas' son. He offended Dionysus and was made insane. Son of Pandion I and Zeuxippe. He was a priest of Poseidon and Athena and was worshipped as a


Dardanus, Iasion, Eetion, and (rarely) Harmonia. He sent soldiers to join Dionysus in his Indian campaigns. Trojan. Emathion was a Trojan prince, and the father of Atymnios and Diomedes, by the


mythology, satyrs (, Satyroi) are a troop of male companions of Pan and Dionysus — "satyresses" were a late invention of poets — that roamed the woods and mountains. In mythology


- oinos "wine" (confer: oenology "study of wine"). She was one of the Oenotropae, and a granddaughter of Dionysus. She had the ability to change anything into wine.


Greek plays with puppets played to the "common people" in the 5th Century BC. By the third century BC these plays would appear in the Theatre of Dionysus at


Medusa's head, he made Dictys king. Dictys, one of the sailors who tried to abduct Dionysus but was turned into a dolphin by the god. Dictys, a centaur who attending


daughters of Anius: Spermo (goddess of grain), Oeno (goddess of wine), and Elais (goddess of oil). Their grandfather was Dionysus, and he gave them the power to change


of Benjamin Franklin. His passion for music was crowned by the construction of quite an extraordinary musical instrument he named "Denis d'or", with the French "Denis" etymologically going back to "Dionysus


In antiquity, the mountain range and the area around it was populated by free Thracian peoples such as the Bessi, Dii, and Satrae. Herodotus records that an oracle-shrine of Dionysus (originally


Sophocles, had a major part in the formation of dramatic literature from the Renaissance to the present, specifically in French and Elizabethan drama. He also claims that their influence went beyond

cultural movement that spanned the period roughly from the 14th to the 17th century


Bāburnāma (Chagatai/; literally: "Book of Babur" or "Letters of Babur") which was written between 1493 and 1529. One of the first great autobiographies of the Renaissance is that of the sculptor


Alesso Baldovinetti (October 14, 1427August 29, 1499) was an Italian early Renaissance