Erin Merryn is a girl who at age 11 suffered sexual abuse at the hands of her cousin. Her diary detailing her abuse, recovery, and reconciliation was published in book form as Stolen Innocence: Triumphing Over a Childhood Broken by Abuse. She has become a crusader for sexual-abuse victims, and actively encourages others […]
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The Fryeburg Fair is a large agricultural fair held annually in Fryeburg in the U.S. state of Maine. The fair was first held in 1851, and in subsequent years has grown to become the state’s largest agricultural fair. The Fryeburg fair possibly hosts the largest display of oxen and ox competitions of any fair […]
Qualified Domestic Institutional Investor, also known as QDII, is a scheme relating to the capital market set up to allow financial institutions to invest in offshore markets such as securities and bonds. Similar to QFII (Qualified Foreign Institutional Investor), it is a transitional arrangement which provides limited opportunities for domestic investors to access foreign markets […]
Xpress technology is Broadcom’s standards-based frame-bursting approach to improve 802.11g wireless LAN performance. It is a software-based implementation of the frame-bursting originally in the IEEE 802.11e draft specification, and is found in the Wireless Multimedia Extensions (WME) specification.
External links
Xpress technology white paper
A gunsmith is a person who designs, builds, repairs or modifies firearms to blueprint and customer specifications, using hand tools and machine tools such as grinders and lathes.
Responsibilities
Gunsmiths have many responsibilities:
Fit action and barrel into stock and align parts.
Install parts, such as metallic or optical sights.
Immerse metal parts in a bluing salt bath […]
BAQ may refer to:
Basque language (ISO 639 identifier: baq)
Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport (IATA airport code: BAQ) in Barranquilla, Colombia
Basic Allowance for Quarters, more commonly known as Basic Allowance for Housing, or BAH, a U.S. military entitlement of money to pay for housing.
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Stock name
Symbol
Listing date
Country of origin
Issue type
Industry
Yankee Candle, Inc
Yanzhou Coal Mining Co. Ltd.
York International Corp.
YPF Sociedad Anónima
Yum! Brands, Inc.
Program trading is casually defined as the use of computers in stock markets to engage in arbitrage and portfolio insurance strategies. However, the New York Stock Exchange defines the term as “a wide range of portfolio trading strategies involving the purchase or sale of 15 or more stocks having a total market value […]
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also: 1992 in games, 1994 in games
This page lists board and card games, wargames, miniatures games, and table-top role-playing games published in 1993. For video and console games, see 1993 in video gaming.
Games released or invented in 1993
Carat
Cybergeneration (role-playing game)
Forgotten Futures (role-playing game)
Magic: The Gathering
SLA Industries (role-playing game)
Underground (role-playing game)
Game awards given in […]
Moose
is the pseudonym of Paul Curtis, a British graffiti artist. Instead of the typical methods of graffiti, Moose works by cleaning dirt and grime off of surfaces to create his art. He is a commercial artist, and has been paid to create works for products such as Xbox and Smirnoff.
External links
NPR Interview
Symbollix
In mathematics, the point <math>\tilde \mathbf{x}\in \mathbb{R}^n</math> is an equilibrium point for the differential equation
<math>\frac{d\mathbf{x}}{dt} = \mathbf{f}(t,\mathbf{x})</math>
if <math>\mathbf{f}(t,\tilde\mathbf{x})=0</math> for all <math>t\,\!</math>.
Similarly, the point <math>\tilde \mathbf{x}\in \mathbb{R}^n</math> is an equilibrium point (or fixed point) for the difference equation
<math>\mathbf{x}_{k+1} = \mathbf{f}(k,\mathbf{x}_k)</math>
if <math>\mathbf{f}(k,\tilde\mathbf{x})= \tilde\mathbf{x}</math> for <math>k=0,1,2,\ldots</math>.
Equilibria can be classified by looking at the signs of the eigenvalues […]
A posture collar is a rigid collar that is wide enough to restrict movement of the neck.
Posture collars typically flare widely at the front to reach from the chin down to the collarbone, preventing the wearer from hanging their head or looking downward. Such collars are typically made from leather, but may also be […]
The Box may refer to:
In television:
The
Box (TV channel), a music video television channel in the UK and Ireland
The
Box (TV series), a 1970s Australian soap opera
“The Box” (Rugrats episode), a 1993 episode of Rugrats
A film:
The Box (2003 film), starring James Russo
The Box (2007 film), written and directed by Richard Kelly
Other:
The Box (band), a 1980s […]
Sex therapy is the treatment of sexual dysfunction, such as non-consummation, premature ejaculation or erectile dysfunction, low libido, unwanted sexual fetishes, sexual addiction, painful sex or lack of sexual confidence, assisting people who are recovering from sexual assault, problems commonly caused by stress, tiredness and other environmental and relationship factors. Sex therapists assist those experiencing […]
Growth Stocks in finance, are stocks that appreciate in value and yield a high return on equity (ROE). Analysts compute ROE by taking the company’s net income and dividing it by the company’s equity. To be classified as a growth stock, analysts expect to see at least 15 percent return on equity.
See also
Finance
Financial ratios
PE ratio
Value […]
David William Fennario, né David Wiper (born 26 April, 1947) is a Canadian playwright best known for Balconville (1979), his bilingual dramatization of life in working-class Montreal.
Works
Without a Parachute (1972) (journals)
On the Job (1976) (play)
Nothing to Lose (1977) (play)
Balconville (1979) (play)
Joe Beef (1984) (play)
Doctor Thomas Neill Cream (1988) (play)
The Murder of Susan Parr (1989) (play)
The […]
Unitary may refer to:
In Christian doctrine, unitarianism is the belief in a “unitary God” as opposed to the concept of the Trinity.
Unitarian Universalism (sometimes called “Unitarianism”) is an interfaith church which draws its name from an interfaith concept of “unitary God” (as opposed to an exclusively Christian concept).
Unitary state and Unitary authority […]
Freeze frame or Freeze Frame may refer to:
Freeze frame shot, a cinematographic technique
Freeze frame television, a technique making use of freeze frame shots
Freeze Frame (Godley & Creme album), an album by Godley & Creme
Freeze Frame (J. Geils Band album), an album by the J. Geils Band
Freeze Frame (film), a 2004 film directed by John Simpson
Freeze […]