Tomahawk missile - and storage, and to act as a launch tube. The submarine AUR is launched from torpedo or vertical tubes (e.g. the later Los Angeles class submarines). Surface ships employ a vertical launching system (VLS). A solid fuel booster with steering vanes in its exhaust is used for launch and to provide steering during the initial few seconds of flight while the wings and control surfaces are deployed. The Tomahawk is launched on a preset course above the water and, as it crosses over land, switches to an inertial and Terrain Contour Matching (TERCOM) system to guide the missile to its target with terminal guidance from the Digital Scene Matching Area Correlation (DSMAC) sytem, producing an accuracy of around 10m. The Block III TLAMs, entered service in 1993, have an extended range.
Sie and hir - I am hirs Sie shaves hirself You can capitalise these words for all of the reasons you might capitalise other pronouns. For example, if you believe in a transgendered deity, then you might pray to Hir in the hope that Sie will intervene in your life. Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 Etymology 2 Pronunciation Guide 2.1 Problems with 'sie' and 'hir' 3 Variants Etymology Consider someone trying to put a left hand into a right-handed glove; if either the glove or the hand is replaced with its reverse you'll get a gloved hand. Obviously this doesn't work if the person specifically wants this glove on hir left hand First recorded usage of hir on usenet - May 26 1981 The ancestors of this pronoun set could date back to at least.
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Inorganic table information - S0gas, 1 bar J/molˇK S0liquid, 1 bar J/molˇK S0solid J/molˇK Safety Ingestion Inhalation Skin Eyes More info [ Hazardous Chemical Database] SI units were used where possible. Unless otherwise stated, standard conditions were used. Disclaimer and references This page is a maintenance page, so please do not remove the self-link This page refers to the data given in inorganic compound property tables (pictured to the right). Disclaimer These tables are constructed by amateurs and edited by passers-by. Their accuracy cannot be guaranteed. This includes the safety information, which is provided for 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.
Goldschmidt classification - Tl, Zn Lithophile elements Al, At B, Ba, Be, Br, Ca, Cl, Cr, Cs, F, I, Hf, K, Li, Mg, Mn, Na, Nb, O, Rb, Sc, Si,Sr, Ta, Th, Ti, U, V, Y, Zr, W, Lanthanides Siderophile elements Au, C, Co, Fe, Ge, Ir, Mo, Ni, Os, P, Pd, Pt, Re, Rh, Ru, Sn Some elements have affinities to more than one phases. The main affinity is given. Weblinks http://www.geology.fau.edu/course_info/fall02/gly4200/Abundance.htm http://www.science.uwaterloo.ca/earth/waton/5a.html http://www.science.uwaterloo.ca/earth/waton/gold.html.
Arsine - Smells like garlic. Skin Contact should be avoided. Eyes Contact should be avoided. More info Hazardous Chemical Database SI units were used where possible. Unless otherwise stated, standard conditions were used. Disclaimer and references Arsine (AsH3) is a highly toxic gaseous chemical compound of arsenic and hydrogen. Synonyms include arseniuretted hydrogen, arsenous hydride, arsenic trihydride, and hydrogen arsenide. Some organic compounds based on arsine, such as lewisite, adamsite, Clark I and Clark II, have been developed for chemical warfare. Arsine is also used in the semiconductor industry for depositing arsenic..
Trichlorosilane - damage. Skin Possible burns, esepcially on wet skin. Eyes Produces burning and tearing with possible cornea damage. More info Hazardous Chemical Database SI units were used where possible. Unless otherwise stated, standard conditions were used. Disclaimer and references Trichlorosilane is a chemical compound containing silicon, hydrogen, and chlorine. At high temperatures, it decomposes to produce silicon, and as such, purified trichlorosilane is the principle source of ultrapure silicon in the semiconductor industry. In water, it rapidly decomposes to produce a silicone polymer while giving off hydrochloric acid. Because of its reactivity and wide availability, it is frequently used in the synthesis of silicon-containing organic compounds. Production Industrially, trichlorosilane is produced by blowing hydrochloric acid through a bed of silicon powder at 300°C. There, they combine to make trichlorosilane and hydrogen according.
Silicon dioxide - cause irritation. Eyes May cause irritation. More info Hazardous Chemical Database SI units were used where possible. Unless otherwise stated, standard conditions were used. Disclaimer and references The chemical compound silicon dioxide, also known as silica is the naturally occurring oxide of silicon, chemical formula SiO2. It is found in nature in several forms, including sand and quartz and is also a major constituent of many minerals, including flint. It is also manufactured in several forms including glass (in colorless high purity form called fused silica) and silica gel. It is a major ingredient of Portland cement. Inhaling silica dust can lead to silicosis..
Singlish - rest of the world has launched the Speak Good English Movement to eradicate it. Use of Singlish on television or radio is banned and schools can fine students caught speaking Singlish. Most Singaporeans, on the other hand, think "bladi Garmen si peh kaypoh one, why always so bedek kacang hor?". This sentence can be approximately broken down into: "bladi Garmen" - bloody Government "si peh" - very (from Hokkien, a Chinese dialect) "kaypoh" - busybody (from Hokkien) "one" - extraneous modifier "why always so" - indication of harbored displeasure "bedek kacang" - lit. 'aiming at peanuts' (Malay); in this sentence, can probably be taken to mean 'meddlesome' or 'annoying' "hor?" - Chinese prompt for affirmation, somewhat like n'est-ce pas? of French. Vocabulary Singlish is influenced by both British and increasingly American.
Silane - hyperventilation. Skin Irritant, may cause redness and swelling. Eyes As for skin, may cause irritation. More info Hazardous Chemical Database SI units were used where possible. Unless otherwise stated, standard conditions were used. Disclaimer and references Silane is a chemical compound with chemical formula SiH4. It is the silicon analog of methane. At room temperature, silane is presumed to be a pyrophoric gas -- it spontaneously undergoes combustion in air without the need for external ignition. However, there is a school of thought which says that silane is stable and that it is the natural formation of larger silanes during production which causes its pyrophoricity. Above 420°C, silane decomposes into silicon and hydrogen; it can therefore be used in the chemical vapor deposition of silicon. More generally, a silane is any.
Silver nitrate - higher concentrations are corrosive and dangerous. Eyes Extremely dangerous, causes blindness. Seek medical attention immediately. More info Hazardous Chemical Database SI units were used where possible. Unless otherwise stated, standard conditions were used. Disclaimer and references Silver nitrate is a chemical compound with chemical formula AgNO3. This nitrate of silver is a light-sensitive ingredient in photographic film. A poisonous, corrosive compound, silver nitrate crystals can be produced by dissolving silver in nitric acid and evaporating the solution. When making photographic film, fine silver nitrate particles are bonded to strips of tri-acetate or polyester. Photons from sunlight, X-rays or other sources, initiate a purported chemical chain reaction: when photons strike silver nitrate molecules, they free electrons from the silver ions. These free electrons roam through the crystal and settle in structural imperfections.
Roger I of Sicily - the country, however, they became serfs. He drew from the Moslems the mass of his infantry, and St Anselm visiting him at the siege of Capua, 1098, found "the brown tents of the Arabs innumerable." Nevertheless the Latin element began to prevail with the Lombards and other Italians who flocked into the island in the wake of the conquest, and the conquest of Sicily was decisive in the steady decline from this time of Mahommedan power in the western Mediterranean. Roger, the "Great Count of Sicily," died on June 22 1101 in his seventieth year and was buried in S. Trinitā of Mileto. He married 3 times. His first wife was Judith, daughter of William, count of Évreux (in Normandy) and Hawisa of Échauffour. His second wife was Eremberga, daughter of.
Potassium nitrate - vomiting, diarrhea. Inhalation Irritation, long term exposure may be fatal. Skin Low hazard. Eyes Low hazard. More info Hazardous Chemical Database SI units were used where possible. Unless otherwise stated, standard conditions were used. Disclaimer and references The chemical compound potassium nitrate is a naturally occurring mineral source of nitrogen. It is a nitrate with chemical formula KNO3. Its common names include saltpetre (American English saltpeter), Chilean saltpetre, and nitre. The name "saltpeter" is also applied to sodium nitrate. It is the oxidising component of gunpowder. Prior to the large-scale industrial fixation of nitrogen (the Haber process), a major source of saltpetre was the deposits crystallising from the drainings of dung-heaps; thereby making dung-heaps a valuable military resource. An urban legend holds that soldiers, sailors, and other young men in institutional.
Potassium hydroxide - up to deep ulcers. Eyes As for skin, may cause irreversible damage. More info Hazardous Chemical Database SI units were used where possible. Unless otherwise stated, standard conditions were used. Disclaimer and references The chemical compound potassium hydroxide, (K OH) sometimes known as caustic potash, potassa, potash lye and potassium hydrate, is a metallic base. It is a very alkaline compound used in agriculture to correct the pH of acidic soils. It can also be used as a fungicide or even an herbicide. Uses It is a major industrial chemical used as a base in a wide variety of chemical processes. It is used as a catalyst in reactions like the production of biodiesel, because it dissolves in methanol much more easily than NaOH, and it doesn't "clump". Some uses of.
Potassium carbonate - Inhalation Acts as an irritant. Skin Acts as an irritant. Eyes Acts as an irritant More info Hazardous Chemical Database SI units were used where possible. Unless otherwise stated, standard conditions were used. Disclaimer and references Potassium carbonate (also known as pearl ash or salts of tartar) is a white salt soluble in water which forms a strongly alkaline solution. This is a stub article..
Magnesium hydroxide - irritation. Skin May cause irritation. Eyes May cause irritation. More info Hazardous Chemical Database SI units were used where possible. Unless otherwise stated, standard conditions were used. Disclaimer and references Magnesium hydroxide, Mg(OH)2, otherwise known as milk of magnesia, is commonly used as an antacid or a laxative. The mineral form of magnesium hydroxide is known as brucite. Magnesium hydroxide interferes with the absorption of folic acid and iron. The diarrhea caused by magnesium hydroxide carries away much of the body's supply of potassium, and failure to take extra potassium will lead to muscle cramps..
List of physics topics R-Z - Reines, Frederik Renormalization Resistance Resolution of the identity Resonance Rest mass Reynolds, Osbourne Reynolds number Ricci tensor Richardson, Owen Willans Richardson, Robert C Richardson number Richter, Burton Richtmyer-Meshkov Riemann, Bernhard Riemannian geometry Riemannian manifold Ring wave guide Robertson, Howard Percy Rohrer, Heinrich Röntgen, Wilhelm Conrad Rosen, Nathan Rotation Rotation group Rotation operator Rotational invariance Rubbia, Carlo Ruska, Ernst Rutherford cross section Rutherford scattering Rutherford, Ernest Rydberg, Johannes Ryle, Sir Martin S Sakharov, Andrei Dmitrievich Salam, Abdus Felix Savart Scalar Scalar field Scanning tunneling microscope Scattering Schawlow, Arthur Leonard Schrieffer, John Robert Schrödinger equation Schrödinger's cat Schrödinger, Erwin Schwartz, Melvin Schwarzschild, Karl Schwarzschild metric Schwarzschild radius Schwinger, Julian Science Science (journal) Scientific method Scientific journal Scientific paper Scientific revolution Screened Coulomb potential Second Superstring Revolution Segrč, Emilio Gino Self-adjoint operator Semiconductor Semiconductor.
Government of the United States - Reclamation manages scarce water resources in the semiarid western United States. The department regulates mining in the United States, assesses mineral resources, and has major responsibility for protecting and conserving the trust resources of American Indian and Alaska Native tribes. Internationally, the department coordinates federal policy in the territories of the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Northern Mariana Islands, and oversees funding for development in the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, and Palau. Department of Justice The United States Department of Justice represents the U.S. government in legal matters and courts of law, and renders legal advice and opinions upon request to the president and to the heads of the executive departments. The Justice Department is headed by the attorney general of the United States, the.
English writing style - are very specifc, for example in pursuit of an artistic effect. A pointed example is the poet e.e.cummings, whose writing uses mainly only lower case letters. Proprietary styles Many large publications define a house style, to be used throughout the publication. The practice is almost universal among newspapers and well-known magazines. These styles cover the means of expression, and sentence structures for which as an example, TIME has a particular convention. These styles also cover features peculiar to such publications. For example the practice at The Economist is that articles remain unattributed to an author. Generally desired characteristics for different categories of writing have also been described, such as news journalism, the use of SI units, or questionnaire construction. Academic Styles University students, especially graduate students, are encouraged to write papers.
Dorset - of Hall and Woodhouse, whilst Weymouth is acknowledged as the first ever holiday resort, used by King George III, and is still a popular seaside resort. Jutting out into the English Channel is the Isle of Portland. Dorset is famed in literature for being the native county of author and poet Thomas Hardy. Many of the places he describes in his novels in the fictional Wessex are in Dorset. The National Trust own Thomas Hardy's Cottage, in woods east of Dorchester, and Max Gate, his house in Dorchester. Stalbridge was home of Douglas Adams, author of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. Poet William Barnes, authors Theodore Francis Powys, John le Carré and P.D. James and satirical novelist Thomas Love Peacock are also locals. The author John Fowles lives in Lyme.
