Archive for June, 2008

Jun
30

Sector rotation is a term normally applied to stock market trading patterns. In this context, a sector is understood to mean a group of stocks representing companies in similar lines of business.

For example, an investor or trader may describe the current market movements as favoring basic material stocks over semiconductor stocks by calling the environment […]

Jun
29

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Jun
27

Black & White Night is a live album by Roy Orbison, compiled and released posthumously from the HBO television special, “Roy Orbison and Friends, A Black and White Night“. The album was released in 1998 and included the songs “Blue Bayou” and “Claudette” that were cut from the original broadcast for time.

Track listing

“Only The Lonely”

“Dream […]

Jun
24

The 305th Air Mobility Wing (AMW) is the host unit at McGuire Air Force Base in central New Jersey.

The following squadrons make up the 305th Mission Support Group (MSG):

305th Aerial Port Squadron

305th Civil Engineer Squadron

305th Communications Squadron

305th Contracting Squadron

305th Logistics Readiness Squadron

305th Mission Support Squadron

305th Security Forces Squadron

305th Services Squadron

The following squadrons make up the […]

Jun
24

Abomination may refer to:

Abomination (Bible), covering Biblical references

Abomination (Dune), from Frank Herbert’s Dune series, a fetus who has become conscious before birth

Abomination (Dungeons & Dragons), the offspring of deities and some other being in the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game

Abomination (comics), a Marvel Comics supervillain

Abomination: The Nemesis Project, a real time strategy computer game

The Abomination, […]

Jun
24

The Waipa River is in the Waikato region of the North Island of New Zealand. The headwaters are in the Rangitoto Range east of Te Kuiti. It flows north for 115 kilometres, passing through Otorohanga and Pirongia, before flowing into the Waikato River at Ngaruawahia. It is the Waikato’s largest tributary.

Jun
23

The Mazury, also known as the Masuren, is a now extinct breed of horse. It was once a very notable breed, developed in Poland, and was a quality riding horse. It mainly originated from the Trakehner, and went on to develop the Wielkopolski.

The Mazury was bred at the stud at Liski in the Masuria region.

Jun
23

For the album by The “5″ Royales, see Dedicated to You (The “5″ Royales album).

Dedicated to You is a 1961 album by Ray Charles. Dedicated to You, originally released in January 1961, collect’s Ray’s musical love notes to 12 very special women, by name.

Track listing

“Hardhearted Hannah”

“Nancy”

“Margie”

“Ruby”

“Rosetta”

“Stella by Starlight”

[…]

Jun
23

Freedom of information may refer to:

Whether particular information can be freely created, read, modified, copied and distributed; see Free content (as well as Free culture movement and Free software)

Freedom to express one’s opinions or ideas, generally, within a society; see Freedom of speech

The accessibility of government-held information; see Freedom of information legislation […]

Jun
22

CHUDWAH

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CHUDWAH is a derogatory term for Vanilla heterosexual men who cruise Internet BDSM newsgroups and chat rooms looking for easy sex. It roughly translates as Clueless Heterosexual Dominant Wannabee. Sometimes referenced as CHuDWah.

It is a popular myth that women in the BDSM scene are highly sexed and easily manipulated, mostly due to images created in […]

Jun
21

Anal eroticism is erotic activity focusing on the anus. This can be pleasurable due to the abundance of nerve endings in the anus, and some of the pleasure can be derived since the anus is often a taboo area. Sigmund Freud hypothesized that it arises during childhood during the anal stage.

One feature of […]

Jun
20

Kangean Island (also known as Kankean Island) is the largest island in the Kangean Islands group in Indonesia. It covers an area of 490 km². The towns of Pabean and Arjasa are located on the island and are the island group’s largest population centres.

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Satelite image

Jun
19

The Sega System 24 was an arcade platform released by Sega in the late 1980s. It was used in coin-operated arcade hardware. Some games released using this include:

Bonanza Bros.

Rough Racer

Super Masters Golf

Tokoro-san

Hot Rod

Gain Ground

Specifications
The System 24 used two Motorola 68000 processors at 10 MHz. One was for booting, while the other was […]

Jun
18

In some stock markets, the Mark Twain effect is the phenomenon of stock returns in October being lower than in other months. The name comes from the following quotation attributed to Mark Twain: “October. This is one of the peculiarly dangerous months to speculate in stocks. The others are July, January, September, April, November, May, […]

Jun
15

The Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role is an award given by the Phoenix Film Critics Society to honor the finest achievements in filmmaking.

Winners

2000s

2000: Ellen Burstyn

for her role as “Sara Goldfarb” in Requiem for a Dream

2001: Nicole Kidman

for her role as “Grace Stewart” in The […]

Jun
13

In England, under the Designation Scheme, a number of important collections in non-national museums have been chosen to be “designated collections“. This designated status gives access to the Designation Challenge Fund (DCF).

The scheme was launched by the Museums, Libraries and Archives Council (MLA) in 1997.

In 2005, the scheme was extended to the collections of libraries […]

Jun
12

Contents

1 French Army
2 French Navy
3 French Air Force
4 See also

French Army

French Army: “Honneur et Patrie” (”Honour and Homeland”)

13th Parachute Dragoon Regiment: “Au-delà du possible” (”Beyond the possible”)

French Foreign Legion: “Legio Patria Nostra” (”The Legion is our Fatherland”)

1st Marine Infantry Parachute Regiment: “Qui ose gagne” (”Who dares wins”)

2nd Marine Infantry Parachute Regiment: “Qui ose […]

Jun
10

Andøya

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Andøya is the northernmost island in the archipelago of Vesterålen in Nordland county, Norway. The island belongs to the Andøy municipality, and has an area of 489 km², making it the tenth largest island in Norway.

See also

Andøya Rocket Range

Jun
04

Safety stock is a term used to describe a level of stock that is maintained below the cycle stock to buffer against stock-outs.

Safety stock is defined as extra units of inventory carried as protection against possible stockouts. It is held when an organization cannot accurately predit demand and/or lead time for the product.

Reducing safety […]