Ukonline.gov.uk - Ukonline.gov.uk The web site http://www.ukonline.gov.uk/, launched in 2001, is the "portal" website of the UK government, run by the Office of the e-Envoy. Ukonline (not to be confused with the UK ISP UK Online) provides news, links, and search facilities connecting together much of the government's web presence. Visitors to the site are able to search for information on a variety of topics (for example, agriculture, finance or health) and retrieve a list of government departments that are able to provide them with more information. It is also possible to do such things as apply for a passport, buy a Television licence, register to vote or complete and send a Tax Self Assessment form..
EGovernment - various dimensions and ramifications of government. The most frequent use of the term eGovernment (also spelled e-government as well as egovernment, Egovernment, E-government, E-Government, e-Gov, egov, EGOV, E-GOV and EGovernment) is related to: the delivery of public services, where there is an 'online' or Internet based aspect to the delivery of the services (sometimes called e-Services) the conduct of government business where the activities of those involved in the process of government itself (such as legislators and the legislative process) where some electronic or online aspect is under consideration. voting where some online aspect is under consideration Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 Non-Internet aspects of eGovernment 2 eGovernment Issues 3 eGovernment news websites Non-Internet aspects of eGovernment It would be easy to make the mistake of assuming that eGovernment was all.
.gov - .gov .gov is the Internet top-level domain used by the United States federal government. It was one of the original top-level domains, established in January 1985. The U.S. is the only country that has a government-specific top-level domain in addition to its ccTLD. Other countries typically use a second-level domain for this purpose, e.g., .gov.uk for the United Kingdom, .go.jp for Japan and .govt.nz for New Zealand. Many U.S. federal agencies now use .fed.us rather than .gov. The Department of Defense and its subsidiary organizations use .mil..
JANET - education organizations are connected to JANET, as are all the Research Councils and several metropolitan area networks in the UK. JANET developed out of a number of local and research networks dating back to the 1970s. In the early 80s a standardization and interconnect effort started, hosted on an expansion of the pioneeringSERCnet X.25 research network. The system first went live in April 1983, hosting about 50 sites with line speeds of 9.6 kbit/s. In the mid-80s the backbone was upgraded to a 2 Mbit/s backbone with 64 kbit/s access links, and a further upgrade in the early 1990s sped the backbone to 8 Mbit/s and the access links to 2 Mbit/s, making JANET the fastest X.25 network in the world. The JANET effort resulted in the standarization known as the.
Inorganic table information - curiosity value only. When handling chemicals, always take the proper precautions as defined by a reliable source of information. References By far the bulk of the data came from: SI Chemical Data Book (4th ed.), Gordon Aylward and Tristan Findlay, Jacaranda Wiley Main safety reference: http://ull.chemistry.uakron.edu/erd/ Other references: http://webbook.nist.gov/chemistry/ http://www.crystran.co.uk/ http://chemfinder.cambridgesoft.com/ WebElements.com Ratio International Corporation Crystal Structure Catalogue To contributors: please add any additional sources to the list above. To readers: I can't guarantee contributors will heed the above request. Ammonia Ammonium nitrate Ammonium perchlorate Arsine Borax Boric acid Boron nitride Calcium carbonate Calcium oxide Carbon dioxide Carbon monoxide Ferric oxide Hydrazine Hydrochloric acid Hydrogen cyanide Hydrogen peroxide Hydrogen sulfide Lead (II) nitrate Magnesium hydroxide Nitric acid Nitric oxide Nitrous oxide Potassium carbonate Potassium hydroxide Saltpetre Silane Silicon dioxide Silver nitrate.
Hawker-Siddeley - that all future contracts being offered had to include agreements to merge companies. Hawker and de Havilland merged in 1959, followed by Blackburn Aircraft, Avro (along with Avro Canada) and Whitworth (already part of Hawker),Folland and Gloster over the next year, forming the Hawker-Siddeley Group. Meanwhile a similar set of mergers led to the British Aircraft Corporation (BAC), Westland Helicopters and Rolls-Royce as the only engine manufacturer. In this period the company developed the first operational, and by far the most successful VTOL jet aircraft, the Hawker Harrier. This aircraft remained in production into the 1990s and service beyond the millennium. Amongst other aircraft built by the Hawker Siddeley company were: Hawker-Siddeley Trident Hawker Siddeley HS125 Hawker Siddeley HS748 End of Hawker In 1977 the Hawker-Siddeley Group was merged with BAC.
Hall of Memory (Birmingham) - four statues around the exterior are by local artist Albert Toft. They represent the Army, Navy, Air Force and Women's Services. Some of the interior decoration is by William Bloye. External Links http://www.birmingham.gov.uk/hom Birmingham City Council page about the Hall of Memory.
History of Israel - Refugees (UNRWA). Further information from pro-Israel sources: [1] Then on July 5, 1950 the Knesset passed the Law of Return which granted all Jews the right to immigrate to Israel. From 1947 to 1950 some 250,000 Holocaust survivors made their way to Israel. "Operation Magic Carpet" brought thousands of Yemenite Jews to Israel. References 1947 UN resolution Map of 1947 UN division The Lavon Affair After Gamal Abdal Nasser came to power in Egypt of 1952, relations between the U.S. and Egypt improved. This was viewed as a threat to Israel. In an incident which later shocked the Israeli public when the facts came to light, and which then brought down its government, a handful of individuals in the Israeli government and the Mossad conspired to undermine relations between America and.
History of Antarctica - DC-3) aircraft. During the International Geophysical Year of 1957 a large number of expeditions were mounted. New Zealand mountaineer Edmund Hillary, led an expedition using farm tractors equipped for polar travel, arrived at the Pole in late 1957, the first expedition since Scott's to reach the South Pole over land. Hillary was laying supply depots for the British Trans-Antarctic expedition and in typical Hillary style "detoured" to the pole because the trip had gone well. Then in 1958, British explorer Vivian Fuchs led a successful overland transpolar expedition that completed the journey that Shackelton had first envisaged. The Antarctic Treaty was signed on December 1, 1959 and came into force on June 23, 1961. On November 28, 1979, an Air New Zealand DC-10, on a sightseeing trip, crashed into Mount Erebus,.
Hither Green - is relativly quiet but is situated between the shopping facilities in Lewisham and Catford and has good transport links to Central London. Related Links Local history information from the Lewisham Council website: http://www.lewisham.gov.uk/LocalHistory/historyhithergreen.asp Hither Green Community Trust - fighting against several local developments, including building on the old Hither Green Hospital site, which has threatened the local clock tower landmark: http://www.hgct.cjb.net/.
U.S. customary units - customary units are taught to children before metric units, customary units are preferably chosen in informal situations, and only in specific scientific contexts are metric units preferred. The United Kingdom is more advanced in the process than the United States, and in most Commonwealth countries (such as Australia and New Zealand) the process is largely completed, although some informal usage of non-metric units remains. Historically a wide range of non-metric units have been used in the US and UK, and in England before that, but many of these have fallen into disuse. This article will mainly deal with those commonly used or officially defined in the US. See also: SI, Imperial units, History of Weights and Measures, conversion of units, Informal conversion of common units. Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 Units.
Homeopathy - Act lists the Homeopathic Pharmacopeia of the United States as a recognized compendium, but this status was due to political influence, not scientific merit. The FDA has not required homeopathic products to meet the efficacy requirements applied to all other drugs, creating an unacceptable double standard for drug marketing. The Federal Trade Commission has not taken action against homeopathic product advertising although it clearly does not meet the standards of truthful advertising generally applied to drugs. Postal authorities have not prosecuted mail-order product promoters that make unproven claims for mail fraud. Three states have established homeopathic licensing boards. Some of these have been administered by medical mavericks with a history of difficulties with former medical licensing boards. The NCAHF advises consumers not to buy homeopathic products or to patronize homeopathic practitioners..
Humber Forts - at almost the same time as the war. During World War II they remained as a deterrent and were regularly attacked by enemy aircraft. External Links cleethorpes town website http://www.chaseit-now.co.uk/lincolnshire/history/clehis10.htm http://www.nelincs.gov.uk/ic/living/library/ldmforts.htm.
GCL - GCL The UK Government Category List (GCL) is a type of controlled vocabulary called a taxonomy, for use in choosing Subject metadata. The use of GCL terms in the metadata of all government resources is intended to facilitate, encourage and simplify automatic categorisation. The website which publishes the GCL documentation is: http://www.govtalk.gov.uk/ A website which monitors UK eGovernment developments is: Kablenet A website which is particuarly interested in international eGovernment and in the adoption of GCL is Support Insight.
Genomics - DNA with humans. Here is a list of genetic similarity to humans, with sources, where known. Perhaps a geneticist (or should that be genomicist?) would care to comment on the significance, if any, of these statistics. Human 99.9% (quoted by President Clinton, Jan 2000, State of the Union address; also Human Genome Project) 100% (identical twins) Chimpanzee 98.4% (sources: Americans for Medical Progress; Jon Entine in the San Francisco Examiner) 98.7% (Richard Mural of Celera, quoted on MSNBC) Bonobo equal to chimpanzee Gorilla 98.38% (based on study of intergenic nonrepetitive DNA in Am J Hum Genet. 2001 Feb;68(2):444-56) Mouse 98% (source: Americans for Medical Progress) Dog 95% (Jon Entine in the San Francisco Examiner) Roundworm 74% (Jon Entine in the San Francisco Examiner) Banana 50% (source: Americans for Medical Progress) See.
Green Belt - policy of urban restraint, partly to safeguard their own investments but often invoking an idealised scenic/rustic argument which laid the blame for most social ills upon urban influences. In mid 1971 for example the government decided to extend the London Green Belt northwards to include almost all of Hertfordshire. The document to be found using the following link sets out the present approach of the UK government towards the green belts defined by local authorities in England or Wales. Local Councils are strongly urged to follow this detailed advice (PPG2) when considering whether to permit additional buildings in the Green Belt or assent to new uses being made of existing premises. See also: London commuter belt. External Links http://www.planning.odpm.gov.uk/ppg/ppg2/index.htm For topical summaries of discussions about the possible release of Green Belt.
GSA - Services Administration (US, gsa.gov) General somatic afferent (nerve) Genetic sexual attraction Genetics Society of America Genetics Society of Australia Geological Society of America Geological Society of Australia (gsa.org.au) Georgia Securities Association Georgia Shrimp Association Georgia Society of Anesthesiologists Georgia Sociological Association Georgia Strait Alliance German Studies Association Gerontological Society of America Girl Scouts of America Girls’ Schools Association (UK) Glasgow School of Art (gsa.ac.uk) Global Sports Alliance (Japan, gsa.or.jp) Goethe- und Schiller-Archiv Good Shepherd Academy Google Search Appliance Graduate student association Greater Shadow Amuli (Asheron's Call) Grover Search Algorithm Guam Society of America.
Folic acid - in this way can never work effectively enough since not all pregnancies are planned and not all women will comply with the recommendation. This has led to the introduction in many countries of fortification, where folic acid is added to flour with the intention of everyone benefiting from the associated raise in blood folate levels. This is not uncontroversial, with issues having been raised concerning individual liberty, and the masking effect of folate fortification on B12 deficiency or pernicious anaemia. However, most North and South American countries now fortify their flour, along with Israel. The UK has recently decided not to fortify, mainly because of the B12 concern. Folic acid and ischaemic heart disease Recent research also points out a further benefit of folic acid: that it can help lower levels.
Forestry Commission - Pickering, North Yorkshire in the North York Moors National Park Deerpark, Liskeard, Cornwall External Links www.forestry.gov.uk.
E-gif - of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 e-GIF is the UK eGovernment Interoperability Framework. 2 What are the aims of e-GIF? 3 Key e-GIF Policies 4 Selection of e-GIF specifications has been driven by 5 News sites which cover e-gif developments e-GIF is the UK eGovernment Interoperability Framework. This is an extremely ambitious exercise intended to resolve and prevent (or at least minimise) problems arising from incompatible content of different computer systems. What are the aims of e-GIF? to enable the seamless flow of information across government/ Public Service Organisations to set practical standards using stable well supported products to provide support, guidance and toolkits to enable the standards to be met to provide a long term strategy that is able to accommodate and adapt Key e-GIF Policies alignment with the Internet: the universal.
