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a carabiner or karabiner (), often shortened to biner or to crab, colloquially known as (climbing) clip, is a specialized type of shackle, a metal loop with a spring-loaded gate used to quickly and reversibly connect components, most notably in safety-critical systems. the word is a shortened form of karabinerhaken (or... |
in fiction, continuity is the consistency of the characteristics of people, plot, objects, and places seen by the audience over some period of time. it is relevant to many genres and forms of storytelling, especially if it is long-running. continuity is particularly a concern in the process of film and television produ... |
capital punishment, also known as the death penalty and formerly called judicial homicide, is the state-sanctioned practice of killing a person as a punishment for a crime, usually following an authorised, rule-governed process to conclude that the person is responsible for violating norms that warrant said punishment.... |
a cultural movement is a change in the way a number of different disciplines approach their work. this embodies all art forms, the sciences, and philosophies. historically, different nations or regions of the world have gone through their own independent sequence of movements in culture, but as world communications hav... |
the chalcogens (ore forming) ( ) are the chemical elements in group 16 of the periodic table. this group is also known as the oxygen family. group 16 consists of the elements oxygen (o), sulfur (s), selenium (se), tellurium (te), and the radioactive elements polonium (po) and livermorium (lv). often, oxygen is treated ... |
carbon dioxide is a chemical compound with the chemical formula . it is made up of molecules that each have one carbon atom covalently double bonded to two oxygen atoms. it is found in the gas state at room temperature, and as the source of available carbon in the carbon cycle, atmospheric is the primary carbon source ... |
cheers is an american sitcom television series that ran on nbc from september 30, 1982, to may 20, 1993, with a total of 275 half-hour episodes across 11 seasons. the show was produced by charles/burrows/charles productions in association with paramount network television and was created by the team of james burrows an... |
in music, counterpoint is the relationship between two or more musical lines (or voices) which are harmonically interdependent yet independent in rhythm and melodic contour. it has been most commonly identified in the european classical tradition, strongly developing during the renaissance and in much of the common pra... |
in chemistry, a cyanide () is a chemical compound that contains a functional group. this group, known as the cyano group, consists of a carbon atom triple-bonded to a nitrogen atom. in inorganic cyanides, the cyanide group is present as the cyanide anion . this anion is extremely poisonous. soluble salts such as sodium... |
a carbonate is a salt of carbonic acid (h2co3), characterized by the presence of the carbonate ion, a polyatomic ion with the formula . the word carbonate may also refer to a carbonate ester, an organic compound containing the carbonate group . the term is also used as a verb, to describe carbonation: the process of ra... |
catalysis () is the increase in rate of a chemical reaction due to an added substance known as a catalyst (). catalysts are not consumed by the reaction and remain unchanged after it. if the reaction is rapid and the catalyst recycles quickly, very small amounts of catalyst often suffice; mixing, surface area, and temp... |
in geometry, the circumference (from latin circumferens, meaning "carrying around") is the perimeter of a circle or ellipse. the circumference is the arc length of the circle, as if it were opened up and straightened out to a line segment. more generally, the perimeter is the curve length around any closed figure. circ... |
continuum mechanics is a branch of mechanics that deals with the deformation of and transmission of forces through materials modeled as a continuous medium (also called a continuum) rather than as discrete particles. the french mathematician augustin-louis cauchy was the first to formulate such models in the 19th centu... |
constitutional law is a body of law which defines the role, powers, and structure of different entities within a state, namely, the executive, the parliament or legislature, and the judiciary; as well as the basic rights of citizens and, in federal countries such as the united states and canada, the relationship betwee... |
the celtic languages ( ) are a group of related languages descended from proto-celtic. they form a branch of the indo-european language family. the term "celtic" was first used to describe this language group by edward lhuyd in 1707, following paul-yves pezron, who made the explicit link between the celts described by ... |
color (american english) or colour (commonwealth english) is the visual perception based on the electromagnetic spectrum. though color is not an inherent property of matter, color perception is related to an object's light absorption, reflection, emission spectra and interference. for most humans, colors are perceived ... |
a computation is any type of arithmetic or non-arithmetic calculation that is well-defined. common examples of computations are mathematical equations and computer algorithms. mechanical or electronic devices (or, historically, people) that perform computations are known as computers. the study of computation is the fi... |
a clown is a person who performs comedy and arts in a state of open-mindedness using physical comedy, typically while wearing distinct makeup or costuming and reversing folkway-norms. clowns have a varied tradition with significant variations in costume and performance. the most recognisable clowns are those that commo... |
foster air force base (1941–1945, 1952–1959) is a former united states air force facility in texas, located in victoria county, approximately east-northeast of victoria. a flying training airfield during world war ii, it was part of tactical air command (tac) during the early years of the cold war as a tactical fighter... |
palavela, formerly known as palazzo delle mostre and palazzo a vela is an indoor arena that is located in turin, italy, on the bank of the river po. it was designed by engineer franco levi and architects annibale and giorgio rigotti. the arena is 130 metres in diameter. it has a seating capacity for a maximum 12,200 pe... |
"mad about the boy" is a popular song with words and music by actor and playwright noël coward. it was introduced in the 1932 revue words and music by joyce barbour, steffi duna, norah howard and doris hare. the song deals with the theme of unrequited love for a film star. it was written to be sung by female characters... |
shayne breuer (born 10 september 1972) is a former australian rules footballer in the australian football league (afl). he is notable for kicking port adelaide's first goal in the afl. afl career geelong (1994–1996) breuer started at geelong and played every game in geelong's afl grand final years of 1994 and 1995, hav... |
parantaka chola i (tamil: பராந்தக சோழன் i; 873 ce–955 ce) was a chola emperor who ruled for forty-eight years, annexing pandya by defeating rajasimhan ii and in the deccan won the battle of vallala against rashtrakutas which happened before 916 ce. the best part of his reign was marked by increasing success and prosper... |
arundel was twice a parliamentary constituency in the kingdom of england, the kingdom of great britain, and the united kingdom. the first incarnation strictly comprised the town centre of arundel and was a borough constituency in sussex first enfranchised in 1332 and disfranchised in 1868 under the reform act 1867. aru... |
luis andrew martinez (november 15, 1972 – may 18, 2006) was an activist who was known at the university of california, berkeley as the naked guy. early attention martinez was a high school football player when he attended monta vista high school in cupertino, california. martinez attended classes at the university of c... |
the vancouver voodoo were an inline hockey team based in vancouver, british columbia, canada, which played in roller hockey international (rhi). the voodoo were one of the original 12 teams to join the league in 1993. founded and owned by tiger williams and bill mcmenamon, the team played in the pne agrodome in 1993 an... |
the invisible plane (commonly known as the invisible jet) is a plane appearing in dc comics, commonly used by wonder woman as a mode of transport. it was created by william moulton marston and first appeared in sensation comics #1 (january 1942). original history the pre-crisis version of the invisible plane was a nece... |
shopping channels (also known in british english as teleshopping) are a type of television program or specialty channel devoted to home shopping. their formats typically feature live presentations and demonstrations of products, hosted by on-air presenters and other spokespeople who provide a sales pitch for the produc... |
the turgay ([torɣai] "tour-guy") (also known as torgai, torghay or turgai; , romanised: torğai; romanised: turgay) is a river in kazakhstan. it has a length of and a drainage basin of . the naurzum nature reserve is a protected area located in the river basin. course the river originates at the confluence of the zhalda... |
turgay is a turkish given name for males. people named turgay include: turgay avcı, turkish cypriot politician turgay bahadır, turkish-austrian footballer turgay gemicibasi, turkish footballer turgay semercioğlu, turkish footballer turgay şeren, turkish football manager turgay may also refer to: turgay (river), a river... |
heinrich johann nepomuk von crantz (roodt-sur-eisch, luxembourg, 25 november 1722 – 18 january 1799, judenburg, austria) was a botanist and a physician. in 1750 he obtained his doctorate of medicine in vienna, where he was a pupil of gerard van swieten (1700–1772). he studied obstetrics in paris and london. in paris he... |
kut (90.5 fm) is a listener-supported and corporate-sponsored public radio station based in austin, texas. kut is owned and operated by faculty and staff of the university of texas at austin. it is the national public radio member station for central texas. its studio operations are located on campus at the belo center... |
dodge cove is a small unincorporated community of fewer than 100 people, located on digby island, british columbia, canada across from the city of prince rupert. in april 2015, the community had an estimated total of 29 residents. dodge cove does not have paved roads, automobiles or shopping centres, and was named in 1... |
in linguistics, a triphone is a sequence of three consecutive phonemes. triphones are useful in models of natural language processing where they are used to establish the various contexts in which a phoneme can occur in a particular natural language. see also diphone references natural language processing phonology |
government house of nova scotia is the official residence of the lieutenant governor of nova scotia, as well as that in halifax of the canadian monarch. it stands in the provincial capital at 1451 barrington street; unlike other provincial government houses in canada, this gives nova scotia's royal residence a prominen... |
harry everett "bud" abell (born december 21, 1940) is a former american football linebacker in the american football league (afl) for the kansas city chiefs. he played college football at the university of missouri. early years abell was born in kansas city, missouri and attended southeast high school. he accepted a fo... |
susette la flesche, later susette laflesche tibbles and also called inshata theumba, meaning "bright eyes" (c. 1854–1903), was a well-known native american writer, lecturer, interpreter, and artist of the omaha tribe in nebraska. la flesche was a progressive who was a spokesperson for native american rights. she was of... |
the pomme de terre river (pronounced pohm de tehr) is a tributary of the osage river in southwestern missouri in the united states. via the osage and missouri rivers, it is part of the watershed of the mississippi river. pomme de terre is french for potato, a food indians harvested in the area. before the french explor... |
the elizabethan club is a social club at yale university named for queen elizabeth i and her era. its profile and members tend toward a literary disposition, and conversation is one of the club's chief purposes. the elizabethan club's collection of 16th- and 17th-century books and artifacts include shakespearean folios... |
raymond lewis abruzzese jr. (october 27, 1937 – august 22, 2011) was an american college and professional football player. abruzzese was born in philadelphia, pennsylvania. a defensive back, he played college football at the university of alabama, and played professionally in the american football league (afl) for the ... |
holy family high school in broomfield, colorado, is a roman catholic college-preparatory high school located in the technology corridor between denver and boulder. the school is operated under the auspices of the roman catholic archdiocese of denver. history holy family high school was established in 1922 as a parish h... |
the deutsche gesellschaft für internationale zusammenarbeit (giz) gmbh (english: german development cooperation (giz)), often simply shortened to giz, is the main german development agency. it is headquartered in bonn and eschborn and provides services in the field of international development cooperation and internati... |
kenneth marshall adamson (born october 12, 1938) is an american former professional football player who was a guard for the denver broncos of the american football league (afl) from 1960 through 1962. he played college football for the notre dame fighting itish. playing with denver, he was an afl all-star in 1961. refe... |
sir william mackinnon, 1st baronet, (13 march 1823 – 22 june 1893) was a scottish ship-owner and businessman who built up substantial commercial interests in india and east africa. he established the british-india steam navigation company and the imperial british east africa company. biography early life he was born in... |
the following is a list of the highest-income zctas in the united states. zctas or zip code tabulation areas are the census equivalent of zip codes used for statistical purposes. the reason why regular zip codes are not used is because they are defined by routes rather than geographic boundaries. thus, they have the te... |
2nd battalion, 2nd marines (2/2) is a light infantry battalion in the united states marine corps based out of marine corps base camp lejeune, north carolina. also known as "the warlords", it consists of approximately 1,300 marines and sailors and normally falls under the command of the 2nd marine regiment and the 2nd m... |
benjamin james agajanian (august 28, 1919 – february 8, 2018), nicknamed "the toeless wonder", was an american football player, primarily a placekicker in the national football league (nfl), the all-america football conference (aafc) and american football league (afl). early life born in santa ana, california, he gradu... |
cola de mono or colemono (literally, monkey's tail) is a traditional chilean drink served around christmas time. it is similar to a white russian. although there are many versions of this drink, it contains mainly aguardiente, milk, sugar, coffee, and cloves. a virgin version can be made simply without the alcohol. ety... |
a weekend warrior is someone who engages in sports or outdoor pursuits at the weekend. weekend warrior may also refer to: music weekend warrior (album), an album by biz markie in 2003 weekend warriors (album), an album by ted nugent in 1978 "weekend warrior", a song by iron maiden from fear of the dark in 1992 "weekend... |
a computer fan is any fan inside, or attached to, a computer case used for active cooling. fans are used to draw cooler air into the case from the outside, expel warm air from inside and move air across a heat sink to cool a particular component. both axial and sometimes centrifugal (blower/squirrel-cage) fans are used... |
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