Carl Meissner s taxonomic arrangement of Banksia was published in 1856, as part of his chapter on the Proteaceae in A. P. de Candolle s Prodromus systematis naturalis regni vegetabilis . ref name Meissner 1856 cite encyclopedia author Carl Meissner Meissner, Carl year 1856 chapter Proteaceae editor A. P. de Candolle de Candolle, A. P. encyclopedia Prodromus systematis naturalis regni vegetabilis volume 14 location Paris publisher Sumptibus Sociorum Treuttel et Wurtz ref It was the first attempt to provide an infrageneric classification for the genus, aside from Robert Brown botanist Robert Brown s publication of two subgenera in 1810. Meissner s arrangement stood until 1870, when it was superseded by Bentham s taxonomic arrangement of Banksia the arrangement of George Bentham . Meissner s arrangement was an excellent survey of the known species at that time, but his infrageneric taxa were all highly heterogeneous. ref name George 1981 The genus Banksia L.f. Proteaceae ref Background seealso Banksia Taxonomy of Banksia Banksia is a genus of around 80 species in the plant family Proteaceae . An iconic Australia n wildflower and popular garden plant , they are recognised by their flower ... s 1770 voyage to the Pacific Ocean . By the time of Meissner s arrangement, 58 species were recognised. The most recent taxonomic arrangement, which had stood since 1830, was Brown s taxonomic arrangement of Banksia Brown s 1830 arrangement . Brown had divided Banksia into two unranked taxa Banksia ... , which is unusual in having a dome shaped inflorescence. Meissner s arrangement Meissner retained ... three series were heterogeneous. ref name George 1981 Meissner s taxonomic arrangement of Banksia ... Legacy Meissner s arrangement remained current until 1870, when it was superseded by George Bentham s arrangement as published in Volume V of Flora Australiensis . Section Isostylis is now maintained ... were discarded by Bentham, but their names were recycled by Alex George in his 1891 arrangement. All ... more details
DISPLAYTITLE Nelson s taxonomic arrangement of Adenanthos File Adenanthos detmoldii Cranbourne email.jpg thumb right Adenanthos detmoldii A. detmoldii Ernest Charles Nelson s taxonomic arrangement of Adenanthos was the first modern day arrangement of that plant genus . First published in his 1978 Brunonia journal Brunonia article A taxonomic revision of the genus Adenanthos Proteaceae , it superseded Bentham s taxonomic arrangement of Adenanthos the arrangement of George Bentham , which had stood for over a hundred years. It was updated by Nelson in his 1995 treatment for the Flora of Australia series Flora of Australia series of monographs. Background Adenanthos is a genus of around 30 species in the plant family Proteaceae . Endemic to southern Australia , they are evergreen woody plant woody shrubs with solitary flowers that are pollination pollinated by birds and, if fertilisation fertilised , develop into achene s. They are not much Plant cultivation cultivated . Common names of species often include one of the terms woollybush , jugflower and stick in the jug . ref name Wrigley 1991 cite book author Wrigley, John Walter Fagg, Murray year 1991 chapter Genus Adenanthos pages 58 73 title Banksias, Waratahs and Grevilleas, and all other plants in the Australian Proteaceae family ... arrangement of Adenanthos the first infrageneric arrangement , dividing the genus into two taxonomic ... pages 350 356 location London publisher L. Reeve & Co. ref This arrangement stood for over a hundred ... inadequate and incomplete . ref name Nelson 1978 Nelson s arrangement Nelson s arrangement of Adenanthos .... Masculine names were used in accordance with a 1994 ICBN ruling. The full arrangement is as follows ... acanthophyllus References reflist See also Bentham s taxonomic arrangement of Adenanthos Bentham s taxonomic arrangement of Adenanthos External links Flora of Australia Online name Adenanthos id 45040 an online version of Nelson s 1995 arrangement. Category 1978 introductions Category Adenanthos Category ... more details
The AAR wheel arrangement system is a method of classifying locomotive or unit wheel arrangement s that was developed ... powered, are connected by a span bolster under the rear of the unit. The only example to date of this arrangement ... the unit. These axles are not articulated relative to other parts of the locomotive. This arrangement is only used on very small locomotives, such as the EMD Model 40 . This arrangement is sometimes ... of this wheel arrangement. 2 B B 2 2 B B 2 means there are two sets of articulated axles under the unit ... DD1 and PRR DD2 DD2 electric locomotive s used this arrangement. 2 B B B B 2 2 B B B B 2 means there are two ... Pacific also used this arrangement. The EFVM railway of Brazil uses narrow gauge railway narrow gauge GE BB locomotives with this arrangement, both with standard and wide cabs. A GE BB40 9W , for instance ... arrangement. B B B B B B B B means that the locomotive has four trucks. Each truck contains two ... is articulated over the span bolster. The Union Pacific s M 10002 is an example of this type. This arrangement .... This arrangement is only used on very small locomotives. This arrangement is sometimes referred ... two powered axles. The JNR Class DE10 has this wheel arrangement. C C C C means there are two identical ... electric locomotives used this arrangement. 2 C C 2 2 C C 2 means there are two sets of articulated ... by a hinge. The PRR GG1 GG1 electric locomotives were notable examples of this arrangement. 2 C C 2 ... axles. The GE Steam turbine electric locomotive s of 1939 were notable examples of this arrangement ... axles each. The only examples of this arrangement were three unique coal fired steam turbine locomotive ... axles and pairs of them are connected by span bolster s. This arrangement was used on the Jawn Henry ... locomotives, for the Grand Central Terminal electrification, used this arrangement. 2 D 2 2 D ... Government Railways WAGR X class X class used this arrangement. D D Redirect D D locomotive links ... Railway U.S. Great Northern Railway used this arrangement. 1B D D B1 1B D D B1 means there are four ... more details
for the novel The Arrangement A Novel Infobox Film name The Arrangement producer Elia Kazan director Elia Kazan writer Novel Screenplay br Elia Kazan starring Kirk Douglas br Faye Dunaway br Deborah Kerr br Richard Boone br Hume Cronyn music David Amram cinematography Robert L. Surtees Robert Surtees editing Stefan Arnsten distributor Warner Bros. released 18 November 1969 United States runtime 125 minutes country Film US language English The Arrangement is a 1969 film film director directed by Elia Kazan and based upon his 1967 novel of the same title. The Arrangement tells the story of a seemingly successful Los Angeles, California Los Angeles area advertising executive of Greek American extraction, Evangelos Arness, who later takes on the name Eddie Anderson . Anderson, portrayed by Kirk Douglas , is miserable at home with his marriage to his White Anglo Saxon Protestant WASP y wife, Florence, played by Deborah Kerr , and with his career. He is engaged in a torrid affair with the Faye Dunaway character, co worker Gwen, and is forced to re evaluate his life and its priorities after a failed suicide attempt . According to the Internet Movie Database IMDb , Kazan really wanted Eddie to be portrayed by Marlon Brando , who Kazan felt could bring a greater depth to the role and bring it close to the character portrayed in the novel and who had experienced great success with Kazan previously in the film On the Waterfront . However, Brando refused to take the role, stating that he had no interest in making a film so soon after the assassination of Martin Luther King . Kazan felt this to be a dodge on Brando s part and wondered if the real reasons had more to do with Brando s increasing ... as Gloria John Randolph Jones as Charles External links imdb title id 0064041 title The Arrangement imdb name 1415 Elia Kazan 1960s drama film stub Elia Kazan Films DEFAULTSORT Arrangement, The Category ... Kazan Category Warner Bros. films ca El comprom s de Das Arrangement fr L Arrangement ... more details
Image Wurdi Youang.jpg thumb A small part of the Wurdi Youang stone arrangement Aboriginal stone arrangements are a ritual art form constructed by Indigenous Australians , and are a form of rock art . Typically, they consist of stones, each of which may be about 30 cm in size, laid out in a pattern extending over several metres or tens of metres. They were made by many different Australian Aboriginal culture s,and in many case are thought to be associated with rituals. Particularly fine examples are in Victoria Australia Victoria , where the stones can be very large up to 1 metre high . For example, the stone arrangement at Wurdi Youang consists of about 100 stones arranged in an egg shaped oval about 50m across. Each stone is well embedded into the soil, and many have trigger stones to support them. The appearance of the site is very similar to that of the megalithic stone circles found throughout Great Britain Britain although the function and culture are presumably completely different . Although its association with Indigenous Australians is well authenticated and beyond doubt, the purpose is unclear, although it may have a connection with initiation rites. It has also been suggested that the site may have been used for Australian Aboriginal astronomy astronomical purposes Morieson 2003 . Other well known examples in Victoria include the stone arrangements at Carisbrook stone arrangement Carisbrook and Lake Bolac stone arrangement Lake Bolac . ref Long, A. & Schell, P., 1999, Lake Bolac stone arrangement AAV 7422 394 management plan. An unpublished report to Aboriginal A airs Victoria. ref Australia s largest collection of standing stones is said to be at Murujuga , also known as the Burrup peninsula or the Dampier archipelago, in Western Australia , which includes ... Macassan stone arrangement.jpg thumb Part of the Yirrkala stone arrangement representing a Macassan ... index.htm Photos of Burrup Standing Stones DEFAULTSORT Aboriginal Stone Arrangement Category Indigenous ... more details
The Carisbrook stone arrangement is a well preserved Aboriginal stone arrangement measuring 60 metres by 5 metres and one of only four stone arrangements in the state and the only one of a boomerang design. It is located about 5 km south east of the Victorian town of Carisbrook, Victoria Carisbrook , post code 3464 on the banks of Shire of Tullaroop Tullaroop Creek . it was initially surveyed in the 1980s by the Victorian Archaeological Survey following reporting by a local landowner. ref Victorian Archaeological Survey, 1986, Carisbrook Stone Circles , leaflet. Description of Carisbrook and other nearby wells etc. ref The first report of the discovery of the Carisbrook stone arrangement and its interpretation as an Aboriginal ceremonial site, was not until the 1960s, as there was little recording of Aboriginal ceremonies in the district in the early years of European settlement, and no traditions passed down among Aboriginal descendants. ref Massola, A. 1963, Native Stone Arrangment at Carisbrook, Victorian Naturalist vol. 80, 177. ref There are also a number of stone circles and a cairn. ref http www.smh.com.au travel travel factsheet carisbrook places to see 20081114 66wt.html ixzz1fwXDSKY6 Sydney Morning Herald ref The site consists of a double arc shape of boulders, a cairn of stones and other small stone circles. The arc shape is often thought to represent a boomerang. However, it has a regular curve and both sides are parallel without pinching in at the ends which is not the true shape of a boomerang. ref Du Cros and Associates 1998, Carisbrook declared archaeological area management plan, unpublished report to Aboriginal Affairs Victoria ref Some interpretations have ... ref This arrangement is believed to fall within the traditional land of the Wurn balug clan of the Djadja ... landmark region AU format dms name Carisbrook stone arrangement display title See also Lake Bolac stone arrangement Wurdi Youang References Reflist DEFAULTSORT Carisbrook stone arrangement Category ... more details
Carl Meissner s taxonomic arrangement of Dryandra , now Banksia ser. Dryandra Banksia ser. Dryandra , was published in 1856 as part of his chapter on the Proteaceae in A. P. de Candolle s Prodromus systematis naturalis regni vegetabilis . ref name Meissner 1856 XLIV cite encyclopedia editor A. P. de Candolle de Candolle, A. P. year 1856 encyclopedia Prodromus systematis naturalis regni vegetabilis volume XIV author Carl Meissner Meissner, Carl title XLIV. Dryandra pages 467 481 location Paris publisher Sumptibus Sociorum Treuttel et Wurtz ref ref name Meissner 1856 XLV cite encyclopedia editor ... Paris publisher Sumptibus Sociorum Treuttel et Wurtz ref It replaced Brown s taxonomic arrangement of Dryandra the 1830 arrangement of Robert Brown botanist Robert Brown , and remained current until superseded by Bentham s taxonomic arrangement of Banksia the 1870 arrangement of George Bentham . Background ..., plus numerous subspecies and varieties. The first infrageneric arrangement of Dryandra was Brown s taxonomic arrangement of Dryandra Brown s 1810 arrangement , which listed 13 species, but did not attempt ... location London publisher Taylor ref Twenty years later, Brown published Brown s taxonomic arrangement of Dryandra a revised arrangement which divided 23 recognised species in three subgenera, and also ... until 1856, when Meissner s arrangement was published. Meissner s arrangement Meissner s arrangement ... 1856 XLV Meissner s taxonomic arrangement of Dryandra may be summarised as follows ref name Meissner ... H. Baxteri now Banksia falcata Legacy Meissner s arrangement remained current until 1870, when it was superseded by Bentham s taxonomic arrangement of Dryandra George Bentham s arrangement as published ... George s taxonomic arrangement of Dryandra a revised arrangement , resurrecting Brown s Dryandra ... . Mast and Thiele were not yet ready to proffer an arrangement for the new circumscription of Banksia ... to the nomenclature. Thus the infrageneric arrangement of Dryandra has been set aside, at least ... more details
The IMF Stand By Arrangement SBA is an economic program of the International Monetary Fund IMF involving financial aid to a member state in need of financial assistance, normally arising from a financial crisis. In return for aid, the economic program stipulates needed reforms in the recipient country aimed at bringing it back on a path of financial stability and economic sustainability. The SBA is a sub set of IMF and World Bank programs aimed at Structural adjustment . Description IMF s Stand By Arrangement was created in June 1952 to provide financing to countries requiring help with balance of payments problems. The SBA has often been used by member countries and is the dominant lending instrument of the IMF, especially for emerging market countries. After a significant pause in such aid, the financial crisis that erupted in 2008 resulted in a large number of countries requiring such financial assistance from the IMF. The financing terms are normally more advantageous than private markets offer. In 2009, the IMF upgraded the SBA to be more flexible and responsive to members countries needs. At the same time, the borrowing limits were doubled and more funds were made available up front. Generally, the conditions were streamlined and simplified. ref http www.imf.org external np exr facts sba.htm IMF Stand By Arrangement, IMF website, March 31, 2011. ref Recipients A number of countries have received an SBA during the Late 2000s financial crisis , including Hungary , Iceland and Greece . Criticisms For a long time, structural adjustment programs have been criticised for making excessive demands of austerity in the recipient country in return for financial aid. Such criticisms have been less pronounced in recent years, notably since 2009, when the IMF s SBA policies were ... arrangement. ref http www.reuters.com article 2011 05 25 greece euro idUSATH00610520110525 EU s Damanaki ... sovereign debt crisis References reflist Category International Monetary Fund fr IMF Stand By Arrangement ... more details
Image Flora Australiensis V5 title page.jpg thumb right George Bentham s taxonomic arrangement of Banksia was first published in Volume V of Flora Australiensis . George Bentham s taxonomic arrangement of Banksia was published in 1870, in Volume 5 of Bentham s Flora Australiensis . ref name Bentham 1870 cite encyclopedia author George Bentham Bentham, George year 1870 title Banksia encyclopedia Flora Australiensis volume Volume 5 Myoporineae to Proteaceae pages 541 562 location London publisher L. Reeve & Co. ref A substantial improvement on the previous arrangement, it would stand for over a century. It was eventually replaced by Alex George s 1981 arrangement, published in his classic monograph The genus Banksia L.f. Proteaceae . ref name George 1981 The genus Banksia L.f. Proteaceae ref Background seealso Banksia Taxonomy of Banksia Banksia is a genus of around 80 species in the plant family Proteaceae . An iconic Australia n wildflower and popular garden plant , they are easily recognised by their characteristic flower spikes and fruiting cones . They grow in forms varying from prostrate woody shrub s to trees up to 35 metres tall, and occur in all but the most arid areas of Australia. As heavy producers of nectar plant nectar , they are important sources of food for nectariferous animals such as honeyeater s and honey possum , and they are of economic importance to the nursery ... s arrangement, 60 species were recognised. The most recent taxonomic arrangement, which had stood since 1856, was that of Carl Meissner . Meissner s taxonomic arrangement of Banksia Meissner s arrangement ... Systematic Botany volume 9 issue 5 pages 661 733 doi 10.1071 SB9960661 ref Bentham s arrangement ... highly heterogeneous. ref name Thiele 1996 George Bentham s 1870 taxonomic arrangement of Banksia ..., Bentham s arrangement remained current for over a hundred years. It was only superseded in 1981, with the publication of Alex George s arrangement in his landmark monograph The genus Banksia L.f. Proteaceae ... more details
Refimprove date October 2007 In the UK, an Individual Voluntary Arrangement IVA is a formal alternative for individuals wishing to avoid bankruptcy . The IVA was established by and is governed by Part VIII of the Insolvency Act 1986 and constitutes a formal repayment proposal presented to a debtor s creditors via an Insolvency Practitioner . Usually but not necessarily the IVA comprises only the claims ... with creditors contractual arrangement with creditors and can be as flexible as an individual s own ... expenses, may be able to arrange an individual voluntary arrangement. ref http www.adviceguide.org.uk ... for businesses is the Company Voluntary Arrangement . Process Creditors take a decision at a creditors ... at the meeting by person or by proxy must agree in order for the arrangement to be approved. If any ... 11. ref If an arrangement is approved post bankruptcy then the debtor can apply to the Court for an annulment ... the Official Receiver to be the supervisor of the arrangement. The Arrangements offered by the Official Receiver are very restricted and have not proved very popular. This type of arrangement is called a Fast Track Voluntary Arrangement and is only suitable in certain cases. Scotland In Scotland there is a similar procedure to the Individual Voluntary Arrangement called a Protected Trust Deed PTD . The Trust Deed, although similar to the Individual Voluntary Arrangement in many ways, lasts only ... are paid as part of the Arrangement and are included in the monthly contributions made to the IVA ... in the individual s proposal. Some Debt Management Companies try to include an extra IVA arrangement ... of the arrangement, agreeing creditor claims, making payments to creditors and generally ensuring that the arrangement progresses in accordance with the terms of the proposal. The debtor must comply ... statements, accounts, wage slips etc. See also Company Voluntary Arrangement the equivalent for companies Simplified Individual Voluntary Arrangement Bankruptcy Liquidation s Administration order Administrations ... more details
The Lake Bolac stone arrangement is an Aboriginal ceremonial site near the town of Lake Bolac in the Western District north east of Hamilton, Victoria . At some stage, some of the stones were removed to make way for a road now the Glenelg Highway to Adelaide . One indigenous view is that this is when things started going wrong. ref http www.theage.com.au national the lady of the lake 20090101 78k7.html The Age ref The basalt stones are arranged in two lines and are said to resemble a giant eel. ref http www.dpcd.vic.gov.au data assets pdf file 0005 35888 AA 10 StoneArrangements 13.06.08.pdf Aboriginal Affairs Victoria, Miniposters 10 Stone Arrangements ref and the stones vary in size from about 30cm to 150cm, with some possibly having been embedded in holes in the ground so as to make them stand upright. ref Long, A. & Schell, P., 1999, Lake Bolac stone arrangement AAV 7422 394 management plan . Aboriginal Affairs Victoria 20 21 ref Lake Bolac, and the similar Wurdi Youang site, were identified as being Aboriginal structures on the basis that there was no counterpart among colonial structures and there was no evidence that they ever formed part of any type of fence or building . ref http www.dpcd.vic.gov.au data assets pdf file 0006 35637 Aboriginal stone structures.pdf Aboriginal stone structures in southwestern Victoria report to Aboriginal Affairs Victoria Sharon Lane Revised December 2009 ref Both arrangements are on land that had been owned by a single European family since first settlement and there existed no tradition within those families of the arrangements having been built by Europeans. ref Lane, L. and R.L.K. Fullagar 1980 Previously unrecorded Aboriginal stone alignments in Victoria Records of the Victorian Archaeological Survey 10 134 151 ref Massola utilized similar criteria to identify the Mount Franklin stone arrangement as a potential Aboriginal stone ... DEFAULTSORT Lake bolac stone arrangement Category Archaeology of Australia Category Archaeological ... more details
Robert Brown botanist Robert Brown s taxonomic arrangement of Banksia was published in his 1810 Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae et Insulae Van Diemen , and expanded in this 1830 supplement to that publication, Supplementum Primum Prodromi Florae Novae Hollandiae . It was the first survey of Banksia species to be published, and included descriptions of a number of previously undescribed species. ref name Brown 1810 cite book author Robert Brown botanist Brown, Robert year 1810 title Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae et Insulae Van Diemen publisher Taylor location London ref ref name Brown 1830 cite book author Robert Brown botanist Brown, Robert year 1830 title Supplementum Primum Prodromi Florae Novae Hollandiae publisher Taylor location London ref Background seealso Banksia Taxonomy of Banksia Banksia is a genus of around 175 species in the plant family Proteaceae . An iconic Australia ... endangered . Brown s 1810 arrangement Specimens of Banksia were first collected by Sir Joseph Banks ... Captain James Cook s 1770 voyage to the Pacific Ocean . By the time of Brown s 1810 arrangement ... assigned to Banksia thus Brown was able to publish an arrangement of 31 species. Brown divided Banksia ... . The arrangement was as follows ref name Brown 1810 Banksia Banksia verae Banksia pulchella B ... Banksia ilicifolia B. ilicifolia Brown s 1830 arrangement Brown released a second edition of his Prodromus in 1821, but no new species of Banksia had been collected since that time, so the arrangement ... additional Banksia species, nine of which were previously unpublished. A revised arrangement was not proffered ... arrangement. Brown s 1830 arrangement may be summarised as follows ref name Brown 1830 Banksia Banksia ... Eubanksia by Stephan Endlicher in 1847. The arrangement was eventually superseded by Carl Meissner s Meissner s taxonomic arrangement of Banksia 1856 revision . Meissner retained Eubanksia and Isostylis ... analyses have revealed a phylogeny that Brown s arrangement fails to reflect. Dryandra is shown to have ... more details
Image Banksia prionotes 1 gnangarra.jpg thumb right 300px Banksia prionotes Alex George s taxonomic arrangement of Banksia was the first modern day arrangement for that genus. First published in 1981 in the classic monograph The genus Banksia L.f. Proteaceae , it superseded Bentham s taxonomic arrangement of Banksia the arrangement of George Bentham , which had stood for over a hundred years. It was overturned in 1996 by Kevin Thiele and Pauline Ladiges, but restored by George in 1999. A recent publication ..., culminating in Bentham s taxonomic arrangement of Banksia George Bentham s 1870 arrangement . ref ... to Proteaceae pages 541 562 location London publisher L. Reeve & Co. ref This arrangement would stand for over a hundred years. ref name George 1981 The genus Banksia L.f. Proteaceae ref 1981 arrangement Georges arrangement of Banksia was first published in his 1981 monograph The genus Banksia L.f. Proteaceae . The arrangement was as follows ref name George 1981 Banksia Banksia subg. Banksia ... cuneata 1999 arrangement George s arrangement was superseded by Thiele and Ladiges taxonomic arrangement of Banksia Thiele and Ladiges arrangement in 1996, but in 1999 George largely restored it in his ..., and altered the phyletic order of taxa in places, but it was otherwise identical to his 1981 arrangement ... infrageneric taxa introduced by Thiele and Ladiges was retained. George s 1999 taxonomic arrangement ... oligantha Banksia cuneata B. cuneata Legacy George s arrangement was undisputed as the accepted arrangement between 1981 and 1996. It was replaced by the arrangement of Thiele and Ladiges in 1996, but this lasted only until 1999, when George published a revised version of his 1981 arrangement ... very greatly different from George s taxonomic arrangement, including finding Banksia to be paraphyly ... Systematic Botany Society doi 10.1071 SB04015 ref A new taxonomic arrangement was not published ... spoon shaped cotyledon s. They foreshadowed publishing a full arrangement once DNA sampling of Dryandra ... more details
Deleted image removed File SEA SPIDER CONCEPT.png thumb A single replica of the TP is upconverted with two time delayed highly chirped ancillas in a type II non collinear geometry in a math chi 2 math nonlinear crystal. The two signal pulses are spatially and spectrally filtered and imaged onto the entrance slit of an imaging spectrometer. The delay between the two ancillas generates the spectral shear. The tilt between the two pulses results in spatial fringes to enable extraction of the SPIDER phase. Spatially Encoded Arrangement for SPIDER SEA SPIDER is an advancement of Spectral phase interferometry for direct electric field reconstruction SPIDER . The spectral phase of an ultrashort laser pulse is encoded into a spatial fringe pattern rather than a spectral fringe pattern. References Citation last Kosik first E.M. last2 Radunsky first2 A. last3 Walmsley first3 I.A. last4 Dorrer first4 C. year 2005 title Interferometric technique for measuring broadband ultrashort pulses at the sampling limit journal Optics Letters volume 30 issue 3 pages 326 328 doi 10.1364 OL.30.000326 pmid 15751900 Citation last Wyatt first A.S. last2 Walmsley first2 I.A. last3 Stibenz first3 G. last4 Steinmeyer first4 G. year 2006 title Sub 10 fs pulse characterization using spatially encoded arrangement for spectral phase interferometry for direct electric field reconstruction journal Optics Letters volume 31 issue 12 pages 1914 1916 doi 10.1364 OL.31.001914 pmid 16729113 Citation last Witting first T. last2 Austin first2 D.R. last3 Walmsley first3 I.A. year 2009 title Improved ancilla preparation in spectral shearing interferometry for accurate ultrafast pulse characterization. journal Optics Letters volume 34 issue 7 pages 881 883 doi 10.1364 OL.34.000881 pmid 19340158 Category Interferometry Category Nonlinear optics Category Optical metrology Category Laser applications ... more details
In telecommunication , the term basic serving arrangement BSA has the following meanings The fundamental tariffed switching and transmission telecommunications transmission and other services that an operating company must provide to an enhanced service provider ESP to connect with its customers through the company telecommunications network network . In an open network architecture context, the fundamental underlying telecommunication connection connection of an enhanced service provider ESP to and through the operating company s network including an ESP Access in telecommunications access Data link link , the features and functions associated with that access link at the central office serving the ESP and or other offices, and the transport dedicated or switched within the network that completes the connection from the ESP to the central office serving its customers or to capabilities associated with the customer s complementary network services. Each electronic component component may have a number of categories of telecommunications network network characteristics. Within these categories of network characteristics are alternatives from among which the customer must choose. Examples of BSA components are ESP access link, transport and or usage. References Federal Standard 1037C Category Telecommunications standards telecomm stub ... more details
The term data access arrangement DAA has the following meanings In public switched telephone network s, a single item or group of items at the customer side of the network interface for data transmission purposes, including all equipment that may affect the characteristics of the interface. A data Telecommunication circuit circuit terminating equipment DCE supplied or approved by a common carrier that permits a DCE or data terminal equipment DTE to be attached to the common carrier network. Data access arrangements are an integral part of all modem s built for the public telephone network. In view of mixed voice and data access, DAAs are more generally referred to as direct access arrangements. References FS1037C External links http www.3amsystems.com wireline daa.htm Wireline DAA introductory slides by 3am Systems http www.scantec.de Whitepaper TDK embedded modem designs.pdf Direct Access Arrangements Are Crucial To Successful Embedded Modem Designs in depth article by Jeff Sorensen Category Local loop ... more details
The Outward Processing Arrangement OPA concerns the textile industry in Hong Kong and the People s Republic of China . It states that Hong Kong manufacturers can subcontract subsidiary and Finishing textiles finishing processes to mainland factories, as long as the major transformation of the garment takes place in Hong Kong. Major transformation, however, only need to amount to 10 of cloth processing. Effective from 10 June 2005, Hong Kong manufacturers can apply to the Trade and Industry Department of Hong Kong for exemption of export duty in association with the processed garments as they are being exported from China. External links http news.bbc.co.uk 2 hi business 4207350.stm Stores fashion new Chinese supplies http www.tid.gov.hk english import export cert cert othercodoc outward topical.html Trade and Industry Department, Hong Kong Economy of Hong Kong navbox Category International trade Category Economy of Hong Kong international trade stub HongKong stub ... more details
. George s arrangement George s arrangement of Dryandra was first published in his 1996 article ... http www.naturebase.net images stories nature science nuytsia 15 3 337 346.pdf issue 3 ref George s arrangement .... Mast and Thiele were not then ready to tender a new arrangement, so as an interim measure they transferred ... of the transfer. Thus George s taxonomic arrangement of Dryandra was set aside. ref name Mast ... in 2005 these taxa thus retain their original, and now invalid, names. George s 1999 taxonomic arrangement ... B. bipinnatifida References reflist See also Brown s taxonomic arrangement of Dryandra Brown s taxonomic arrangement of Dryandra Meissner s taxonomic arrangement of Dryandra Meissner s taxonomic arrangement of Dryandra Bentham s taxonomic arrangement of Dryandra Bentham s taxonomic arrangement of Dryandra External links Flora of Australia Online name Dryandra R.Br. id 46399 Category 1996 introductions Category Banksia ser. Dryandra George s taxonomic arrangement of Dryandra Category ... more details
The Multi Fibre Arrangement MFA governed the world trade in textiles and garments from 1974 through 2004, imposing wiktionary quota quota s on the amount developing country developing countries could export to developed country developed countries . It expired on 1 January 2005. The MFA was introduced in 1974 as a short term measure intended to allow developed countries to adjust to imports from the developing world. Developing countries have a natural advantage in textile production because it is labor intensive and they have low labor costs. According to a World Bank International Monetary Fund IMF study, the system has cost the developing world 27 million jobs and 40 billion a year in lost exports. ref Presentation by H.E. K.M. Chandrasekhar, Chairman ITCB , EC Conference on the Future of Textiles and Clothing after 2004, Brussels, 5 6 May 2003. http www.itcb.org Documents ITCB MI35.pdf ref However, the Arrangement was not negative for all developing countries. For example the European Union EU imposed no restrictions or duties on imports from the very poorest countries, such as Bangladesh , leading to a massive expansion of the industry there. At the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade GATT Uruguay Round , it was decided to bring the textile trade under the jurisdiction of the World Trade Organization . The Agreement on Textiles and Clothing provided for the gradual dismantling of the quotas that existed under the MFA. This process was completed on 1 January 2005. However, large tariffs remain in place on many textile products. Bangladesh was expected to suffer the most from the ending of the MFA, as it was expected to face more competition, particularly from China . However, this was not the case. It turns out that even in the face of other economic giants, Bangladesh ... dubbed Bra Wars . See also Outward Processing Arrangement References Reflist External links BBC News ... simple process?offset 0&length 10&query arrangement regarding international trade in textiles&search ... more details
Use dmy dates date February 2011 The Trans Tasman Travel Arrangement is an informal agreement between Australia and New Zealand to allow for the free movement of citizens of one nation to the other. Treaty history The arrangement was announced on 4 February 1973 and came into effect soon after. Although the exact nature of the arrangement has been varied from time to time, it still allows citizens of Australia or New Zealand to live in each other s nation indefinitely and take on most employment. New Zealand nationality law New Zealand citizens who are not also Australian nationality law Australian citizens may not work in Australia in areas involving national security or in the federal public service. Prior to 1973, neither New Zealand nor Australia exercised systematic control over immigration from the main Commonwealth nations principally the United Kingdom and Canada , and New Zealanders and Australians were thus free to move between each country under informal arrangements. As a result of higher wages and the greater economic market in Australia the vast majority of trans Tasman migration is from New Zealand to Australia. ref name NZ Herald 10373647 cite news url http www.nzherald.co.nz transtasman migration news article.cfm?c id 1501052&objectid 10373647 title To stay or go to Australia it s all down to money author Collins, Simon date 21 March 2006 work The New Zealand Herald accessdate 24 November 2011 ref ref name NZ Herald 10539016 cite news url http www.nzherald.co.nz transtasman migration news article.cfm?c id 1501052&objectid 10539016 title Record numbers leaving for Australia author Tan, Lincoln date 23 October 2008 work The New Zealand Herald accessdate 24 November 2011 ref Unemployment issues Originally, New Zealand citizens arriving in Australia were entitled to Social Security Australia unemployment benefits immediately on arrival in Australia. Similarly ... 0 trans tasman travel.php Trans Tasman Travel Arrangement at the New Zealand Ministry of Foreign ... more details
The Follow Up and Arrangement Committee was an alliance of Iraq i opposition groups formed in the run up to the invasion of Iraq in 2003. Members The members of the committee were ref http middleeastreference.org.uk iraqfuac.html Members of the Follow Up and Arrangement Committee , agreed on 17 December 2002 , www.middleeastference.org.uk , accessed on 2007 01 21 ref class wikitable Name Party Ibrahim Hammudi SCIRI Ahmad Chalabi Iraqi National Congress INC Ahmad Ali Muhsin SCIRI Akram al Hakim SCIRI Albert Yelda Assyrian Patriotic Party Iyad al Samarra i Iraqi Islamic Party Iyad Allawi Iraqi National Accord Ayham al Samarra i Democratic Centrist Tendency Bayan al Araji SCIRI Bayan Jabr SCIRI Tawfiq al Yasiri Iraqi National Coalition Jalal al Talabani PUK Junayd Manko Independent Jawad al Attar Islamic Labor Organization in Iraq an affiliate of SCIRI Jawhar Namiq Salim KDP Hatim Mukhlis Iraqi National Movement Hatim Sha lan Abu al Joun Tribal confederations Hajim al Hassani Iraqi Islamic Party Hamid al Bayati SCIRI Husayn al Juburi Independent Husayn al Sha lan Democratic Centrist Tendency Husayn al Shami SCIRI Ridha Jawad Taqi Islamic Task Organisation Su ad al Krimawi SCIRI Sa d al Bazzaz Independent Sa d Jawad Jund al Imam Sa d Salih Jabir Free Iraq Council Sa dun al Dulaimi Independent Sinan al Shabibi Independent Sadiq al Musawi Constitutional Monarchy Movement Safia al Suhail National Campaign to Free Iraq from Dictatorship Salah al Din Baha a al Din Kurdistan Islamic Union Salah al Shaykhly Iraqi National Accord San an Ahmad Agha Iraqi Turkman Front Tariq al Adhami Independent Adil Abd al Mahdi SCIRI Abbas al Bayati Islamic Association of Iraqi Turkmens Abd al Aziz al Hakim SCIRI Abd al Sattar al Jumaily Independent Abd al Majid al Khoei Al Khoei Foundation Izz al Din Salim SCIRI Ali bin al Husayn Constitutional Monarchy Movement Ghassan al Atiyyah Democratic Centrist Tendency Faruq Rida a Union of Iraqi Democrats Fouad Masoum PUK Qadir Aziz Kurdistan Toilers Party ... more details
Nofootnotes date December 2008 The history of flower arrangement dates back to ancient Egyptian times. It developed in Egyptian, Chinese, Roman, Greek, Byzantine, and later in European, cultures. The Ancient Egyptians The earliest known flower arranging dates back to ancient Egypt. Egyptians were decorating with flowers as early as 2,500 BCE. They regularly placed cut flowers in vase s. Highly stylized arrangements were used during burials, for processions, and simply as table decorations. Illustrations of arranged flowers have been found on Egyptian carved stone reliefs and painted wall decorations. Flowers were selected according to symbolic meaning, with emphasis on religious significance. The lotus flower or water lily , for example, was considered sacred to Isis and was often included in arrangements. Many other flowers have been found in the tombs of the ancient Egyptians. Garlands of flowers were worn by loved ones and left at the tombs. These included blue scilla , poppy flowered nemone , Iris sibirica , delphinium , narcissus plant narcissus , palm tree , papyrus and rose . The Ancient Greeks and Romans The Ancient Greece Greeks and the Ancient Rome Romans also used flowers. They did not often use vases, focusing instead on garlands and wreaths . They also tossed petals onto floors and beds. Like the Egyptians, the Greeks and Romans had preferences for the flowers and foliage they used. The most popular foliage used by the Greeks and the Romans were acorns , oak leaves, laurel , ivy , bay and parsley . Laurel wreath s were presented to winners of athletic competitions in the ancient Olympics . These wreaths were also awarded to individuals winning competition in poetic meets. In Rome they symbolized a military victory and crowned the successful commander in honor ... this time period that a wide variety of arrangement styles began to develop. By the fifteenth ... arrangements.htm History of Flower Arrangements Article Category History by topic Flower arrangement ... more details
Infobox Legislation shorttitle Companies Creditors Arrangement Act imagesize 150px citation RSC 1985, c. C 36 http laws lois.justice.gc.ca eng acts C 36 FullText.html enactedby Parliament of Canada dateassented 1933 The Companies Creditors Arrangement Act CCAA ref Cite web title Companies Creditors Arrangement Act R.S.C., 1985, c. C 36 url http laws lois.justice.gc.ca eng acts C 36 index.html accessdate 2011 09 28 ref is a statute of the Parliament of Canada that allows insolvent corporations owing their creditors in excess of 5 million to restructure their business and financial affairs. The CCAA within the Canadian insolvency r gime The Supreme Court of Canada did not have a chance to explain the nature of the CCAA until the groundbreaking case of Century Services Inc. v. Canada Attorney General in 2010. In it, a detailed analysis was given in explaining the nature of insolvency law in Canada. The Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act provides a more rules based approach for resolving a corporate debtor s insolvency, which must be observed strictly. The CCAA, on the other hand, provides a more discretionary approach that is remedial in nature, which therefore must be broadly construed. Although the CCAA was originally enacted in 1933, extensive use of it only began in the economic downturn of the early 1980s. Recent legislative amendments of the BIA and CCAA have served to harmonize key aspects, such as the use of single proceedings, a common priority of claims structure, and encouraging ... Where a compromise or arrangement has already been negotiated with the Secured creditor secured ... 02 accessdate 2011 09 28 ref Where no such compromise or arrangement has been negotiated, the court ... to secure a compromise or arrangement with creditors and shareholders. The court may extend the protection ... or arrangement being made in respect of the company, or are acting or likely to act inappropriately ... procedures. Approval of the compromise or arrangement Negotiated compromises and arrangements ... more details
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