Vernor Vinge - ideas to their logical conclusions and in novel and particularly inventive ways. He was nominated for the Hugo Award for both books, but in each case lost to novels by William Gibson and Orson Scott Card. These two novels and "True Names" also emphasized Vinge's interest in the technological singularity. "True Names" takes place in a world on the cusp of the singularity. The Peace War shows a world in which the singularity has been postponed by the Bobbles, while Marooned in Realtime follows a small group of people who have managed to miss the singularity which otherwise encompassed Earth. Vinge finally won the Hugo Award with his 1992 novel, A Fire Upon the Deep. In it, Vinge postulates that the galaxy is divided up into "zones of thought", in which.
Vela (constellation) - is sometimes mistaken for the Southern Cross. Also of interest within the constellation is the Vela Supernova Remnant. This is the nebula of a supernova explosion which is believed to have been visible from the Earth around 10000 years ago. The remant contains a pulsar which was the first pulsar to be identified optically apart from that in the Crab Nebula..
Kardashev scale - Type II - A civilization that is able to harness all of the power available from a single star. Type III - A civilization that is able to harness all of the power available from a single galaxy. Human civilization is currently somewhere below type I as of this writing, as it is able to harness only a portion of the energy that is available on Earth. A hypothetical type II civilization might employ a Dyson sphere or other similar construct in order to utilize all of the energy output by a star, or perhaps more exotic means such as feeding stellar mass into a black hole to generate usable energy. A type III civilization might use the same techniques employed by a type II civilization, applied to all of the.
Vegetarianism - excludes alcohol, as well as "overly-stimulating" foods such as onions and garlic.) All dietary rules listed for Hindus apply to Jains, in addition to which Jains must take into account any suffering caused to plants and suksma jiva (Sanskrit: subtle lifeforms; refers to what would later be termed "microorganisms") by their dietary choices. They are forbidden from eating most root vegetables (e.g. potatoes) and deem many other vegetables acceptable only when harvested during certain times of the year. Jews, Christians and Moslems are all left with the biblical ideal of the "Garden of Eden" diet, which from all appearances is strictly vegan (cf. Gen. 1:29, 9:2-4; Is. 11:6-9). However, only minorities within these populations actually practice and advocate such strict diets, since the same book of the Bible, Genesis, later gives.
Kalimantaan - the dish she offers. While she provides a brief Malay glossary as an appendix, it does not cover all the words she uses. Enjoyment of Kalimantaan will be enhanced if one knows the following Malay words which are not in the glossary provided by the author: Malay English abang elder brother adat tradition, custom ajar to teach berani, brani brave, bold besar big, great bulan moon, month bujang bachelor buaya crocodile bulbul nightingale datin wife of a datu datu minister in traditional Malay government dayang woman of high rank hantu, antu ghost, spirit hati liver (as the seat of emotion, typically translated "heart") ikan fish ikat tie, knot jaga guard jalan street, road kain cloth (in the story, it describes a cloth belt) kaya wealthy, rich kongsi association, partnership kris stabbing.
Kali Yuga - wielding a flaming sword with which to strike down the wicked. Kali Yuga is the last of 4 Yugas; upon its conclusion, the world will "reboot" into a new Satya Yuga (Golden Age.) This involves the end of the world as we know it and the return of the earth to a state of paradise. See also Metrics of time in Hinduism.
Kalpana Chawla - mission specialist of STS-107 (Columbia) who was killed when the craft disintegrated after reentry into the Earth's atmosphere. Kalpana Chawla Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 Early Life 2 Education 3 NASA Career 4 Personal Characteristics 5 Memoria 6 See also 7 External Links Early Life Chawla was born in Karnal, Haryana, India. Her interest in flight was inspired by J. R. D. Tata, India's first pilot. Education Chawla studied aeronautical engineering at the Punjab Engineering College in Punjab, India in 1982 where she earned her Bachelor of Science degree. Thereafter she moved to the United States to obtain a Master of Science degree in aerospace engineering from University of Texas (1984). Dr. Chawla earned a doctorate in aerospace engineering from University of Colorado in 1988. That same year she began working.
Karl Guthe Jansky - the static was not a problem for transatlantic radio communication. Jansky was assigned to another project and did no more radio astronomy. Many scientists were fascinated by Jansky's discovery, but no one followed up on it for several years. It was during the Great Depression, and observatories could not afford take on any new projects. Two men who learned of Jansky's discovery in 1933 were of great influence on the later development of the new study of radio astronomy: one was Grote Reber, who singlehandedly built a radio telescope in his back yard in 1937 and did the first systematic survey of radio waves from the sky. The second was John Kraus, who, after World War II, started a radio observatory at Ohio State University and wrote a textbook on radio.
Kamal Kharrazi - March 1980) and as Managing Director of the Center for Intellectual Development of Children and Young Adults (August 1979 to July 1981). From July 1980 to September 1989 he was President of the Islamic Republic News Agency. On 11 September 1980, the Iran-Iraq War broke out, and Kharrazi served as a member of the Supreme Defense Council of Iran and headed the War Information Headquarters, for most of the war (September 1980 to September 1988). Kharrazi has held a number of governmental, diplomatic and academic posts and headed Iranian delegations at numerous international conferences, most importantly at the Earth Summit held in Rio de Janeiro in 1992. He has written or translated a number of textbooks and articles on education and management. Kharrazi is married and has two children. External Link.
Kansai International Airport - open 24 hours per day, unlike its predecessor in the city. Local fishermen were the only group to protest, but they were silenced by hefty compensation packages. A man-made island, 4 km long and 1 km wide, was proposed. Engineers faced the risk of earthquakes (very high) and typhoons (with storm surges of up to 3 meters). Construction started in 1987. The sea wall was finished in 1989 (made of rocks and 48,000 tetrahedral concrete blocks). Three mountains were excavated for 21 million cubic meters of landfill. 10,000 workers and 10 million work hours over 3 years, using 80 ships, were needed to complete the thirty-meter layer of earth over the sea floor and inside the sea wall. In 1990, a three-kilometer bridge was completed to connect the island to the.
Kapteyn's Star - is a Star approximately 12.79 lightyears from Earth's Solar System. Some facts about Kapteyn's Star Parallax: 0.255 arcsecs Spectral type: M0 V Radial velocity: 246.3 km/s Proper Motion: 8.671 arcsecs/year Apparent Visual Magnitude: 8.86 Absolute Visual Magnitude: 10.9 Luminosity: 0.013 Solar Luminosities See also: List of nearest stars Space.
Vercingetorix - strategy. Vercingetorix ably unified the tribes, adopted the policy of retreating to natural fortifications, and undertook an early example of scorched_earth methods by burning the towns to prevent the Roman legions from living off the land. Caesar and his chief lieutenant Labienus lost the initial minor engagements, but captured the tribal capital at Avaricum (Bourges), and then overtook and encircled Vercingetorix at the Battle of Alesia. Vercingetorix summoned his Gallic allies to attack the besieging Romans, prompting Caesar to build a legendary doughnut-shaped fortification: an inner wall and siegecraft to attack the Arvernian garrison, and an outer defensive perimeter to protect against the attempted relief. Caesar decisively defeated both forces. Vercingetorix was captured and imprisoned in the Tullianum in Rome for five years, before being publicly displayed and beheaded as part.
Kai - a substance secreted by the Gigashadow. This liquid reanimates Kai for limited amounts of time, so he must remain in cryogenic suspension. Because he is dead, he lacks the ability to perform most bodily functions, a major let-down for Zev, who loves the dead man. He also lacks motivation and other emotions, and answers most questions with "The dead do not..." At the end of the final season, Ismbard Prince, the former ruler of Fire, granted Kai life after promising it in a chess game. This was, of course, moments before Kai would sacrifice himself to destroy the Lyekka monster's ship that had destroyed the Earth. Kai had finally died, and he had died well. Kai is played by Michael McManus. Kai is a scandinavian name, in common use in Scandinavia,.
Kaaba - time a shrine to Arabic pagan gods. Muhammad, preaching the doctrines of one God (called Allah) and the threat of the Day of Judgment, did not at first have much success in the city of Makkah. The Quraysh persecuted and harassed him continuously, and he was forced to flee. On his return from the Hijra, the Kaaba was re-dedicated as a temple to Allah. According to tradition, the Kaaba was built by the prophet Ibrahim (Abraham) and his son Ishmael. The Qibla and prayer The Qibla, for any point of reference on the Earth, is the direction of the Kaaba. In Muslim religious practice, supplicants must face this direction in prayer. It should be noted that Muslims do not worship the Kaaba or its contents, any more than Christians worship churches.
Kamehameha Wave - Ball, Dragon Ball Z and Dragon Ball GT. It was created by Master Roshi, and was taught to most of the Z Fighters of Earth, including Goku, Krillin, Gohan, Goten, Trunks and Yamcha. Cell can also perform the Kamehameha due to having some of Goku's cellss. The Kamehameha draws its power from the life force of the user, so it must be used sparingly. This is Goku's signature attack. The attack is performed by cupping the hands at the side of the body, usually the right, drawing them back and saying "KA - ME - HA - ME - HA" in five stages, before thrusting the hands forward and shooting a blue energy beam towards the target. Variations of this move include Goku's Instant Transmission Kamehameha, Gohan's one handed Kamehameha, and.
Kagerou - in the style of many paper manga. It is illustrated in vibrant colors, and tells a fantasy story about a teen with Multiple personality disorder who is pulled from his home on earth into a magical realm of gods and monsters. External Links http://www.electric-manga.com/.
Venus (planet) - Roman goddess Venus. It is a terrestrial planet, very similar in size and bulk composition to Earth; it is sometimes called Earth's "sister planet" as a result of this similarity. Sometimes (inaccurately) referred to as the "morning star" or the "evening star", it is by far the brightest "star" in the sky. Because Venus is closer to the Sun than Earth is, it is always in roughly the same direction as the Sun, so on Earth it can only be seen just before sunrise or just after sunset. Physical characteristics Atmosphere Venus has an atmosphere consisting mainly of carbon dioxide and a small amount of nitrogen, with a pressure at the surface about 90 times that of Earth (a pressure equivalent to a depth of 1 kilometer under Earth's ocean). This.
Karl Heinrich Ulrichs - the need to reform German laws against homosexuality. Later he lived in Würzburg and Stuttgart. In 1879, Ulrichs published the twelfth and final book of his Research on the Riddle of Man-Manly Love. In poor health, and feeling he had done all he could in Germany, he went into self-imposed exile in Italy. For several years he travelled around the country before settling in L'Aquila, where his health improved. He continued to write prolifically and publish his works (in German and Latin) at his own expense. In 1895, he received an honorary diploma from the University of Naples. Shortly after he died in L'Aquila. His grave stone is marked (in Latin), "Exile and Pauper." "Pauper" may have been bit of romantic licence. Ulrichs lived in L'Aquila as the guest of a.
Kablam! - pair of unidentifiable rodents who often got on each other's nerves but were ultimately the best of friends Prometheus and Bob - a claymated segment featuring the mission logs of Prometheus, an alien (in the classic tall, lanky gray style) who comes to Earth to try to teach the local caveman all manner of things, from the use of fire to the act of ice skating. The result is usually a failure. Life with Loopy - the life of twelve-year-old Larry and his strange life with his naïve but adventurous younger sister Loopy. The animation style for this segment was very unique and rather bizarre. Action League Now - filmed in "Chuckimation" (the characters/props are moved by unseen hands, or thrown from off camera, interspersed with occasional stop animation), a set.
Karen Wynn Fonstad - DragonLance stories by Tracy Hickman and Margaret Weis (among others) Atlas of the Dragonlance World (1987, ISBN 0880384484) Forgotten Realms, published by TSR The Forgotten Realms Atlas (1990, ISBN 0880388579) Middle-earth, basis for The Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. Tolkien The Atlas of Middle-earth (Revised Edition) (2001, ISBN 0618126996) Several of them are available in translated form. This article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by fixing it..
