Use dmy dates date April 2011 Infobox company name CompassGroup plc logo Image Compass Group.svg 180px ... ref name AnnualReport2011 Cite web url http www.compass group.com documents Compass Annual Report 2011.pdf title Compass Annual Report 2011 publisher CompassGroup PLC format PDF accessdate 08 March 2012 ref CompassGroup plc lse CPG is a global contract foodservice and support services company headquartered ... of the FTSE 100 Index . History CompassGroup has its origins in a company which was founded ... buy out from Grand Metropolitan followed in 1987 when the CompassGroup was formed. ref name ... Operations CompassGroup owns the following brands and businesses All Leisure Hospitality, Bon App tit .... ref http www.compass group.com brandsservices services.htm CompassGroup brands dead link date ... 1053,1282868& dad portal& schema PORTAL title CompassGroup Australia brands publisher My.compass group.com.au date 16 February 2011 accessdate 18 April 2011 ref CompassGroup operates several owned brands ... as operating Costa Coffee and Starbucks under license. CompassGroup also operates several owned service systems including Steamplicity, TrimTrax and Core Concepts. In November 2011, CompassGroup ... Portal Companies http www.compass group.com CompassGroup PLC Official site http www.keithprowse.co.uk ... q pr?s CPG.L Yahoo profile http www.answers.com topic compassgroup plc Answers.Com Info on Company ... Corporate crime de CompassGroup fr CompassGroup ja pl CompassGroup pt CompassGroup ro CompassGroup ... Roy Gardner , Chairman br Richard Cousins , Group Chief Executive br Andrew Martin, Group Finance Director ... net income profit 728 million 2011 num employees 470,000 2011 homepage http www.compass group.com compass ... business 2009 jul 30 compass ban 69 fish title Compass bans 69 endangered fish species from ... Catering . ref name caterer http www.caterersearch.com Companies 33936 compass group.html Caterer Search ... more details
2011 Infobox company name Compass Rose Benefits Group logo gallery File CRBG.jpg Service. Stability ... 60 years, ref name cia www.cia.gov ref Compass Rose Benefits Group CRBG has provided insurance solutions ... opm the company name was changed to Compass Rose Benefits Group CRBG and eligibility was extended to include ... Name 1948 Government Employees Health Association GEHA 2006 Compass Rose Benefits Group CRBG Compass Rose Health Plan The Compass Rose Health Plan is a Federal Employees Health Benefits FEHB fee ... to enroll in the Compass Rose Health Plan. Evolution of Health Plan Name 1948 Government Employees Health Association GEHA 1960 Association Benefit Plan ABP 2011 Compass Rose Health Plan Evolution of Health Plan Underwriter 1948 Mutual of Omaha 2007 Coventry Healthcare 2011 UnitedHealthcare Compass Rose Specialty Products Compass Rose Specialty Products include Group Term Life Insurance underwritten by New York Life, Long Term Disability LTD , Group Accident Plan GAP , and Travel Insurance. Compass ... Benefits FEHB fee for service health plan, Group Term Life underwritten by New York Life Insurance Company, Long Term Disability Insurance, Group Accident Insurance, Travel Insurance services revenue ... Federal Government employees to obtain low cost Group insurance group health insurance plans .... Since that time, a number of insurance plans have been added or changed. Today, CRBG offers a Group ..., annuitants, and eligible family members with the opportunity to voluntarily enroll in a group ... plan was renamed from the Association Benefit Plan to the Compass Rose Health Plan. The network of providers also changed to UnitedHealth Group UnitedHealthcare UHC , which is one of the largest networks ... that powers the Compass Rose Health Plan. The UHC Network consists of over 600,000 doctors and more than 5,000 hospitals. ref name uhc InforMed is the Third Party Administrator TPA for the Compass .... Enrollment in the Compass Rose Health Plan is only available during the designated Open Season dates ... more details
otheruses2 CompassCOMPASS is an acronym for COMP rehensive ASS embler . COMPASS is any of a family of macro assembly language s on Control Data Corporation s CDC 3000 3000 series , and on the 60 bit CDC 6000 series , CDC 7600 7600 and CDC Cyber Cyber 70 and 170 series mainframe computer s. While the architectures are very different, the macro and conditional assembly facilities are similar. COMPASS for 24 bit machines See http www.bitsavers.org pdf cdc 3x00 24bit 60184200 compassTrng May67.pdf 60184200 COMPASS for 48 bit machines See http www.bitsavers.org pdf cdc 3x00 48bit 60052500C COMPASS Ref Dec67.pdf 60052500C COMPASS for 60 bit machines There are two flavors of COMPASS on the 60 bit machines COMPASS CP is the assembly language for the CP Central Processor , the processor running user programs. See CDC 6600 Central Processor .28CP.29 CDC 6600 CP architecture . COMPASS PP is the assembly language for the PP Peripheral Processor , only running operating system code. See CDC 6600 Peripheral Processors .28PPs.29 CDC 6600 PP architecture . COMPASS is a classical two pass assembler with Macro computer science macro and conditional assembly features, and generates a full listing showing both the source assembly code and the generated machine code in octal . CDC s operating system s were written almost entirely in COMPASS assembly language. Central processor CP or CPU hardware maintains 24 operational Processor register registers , named A0 to A7, X0 to X7 and B0 to B7. Registers X0 to X7 are 60 bits long and are used to hold data, while registers B0 to B7 used to say B0 to B17 are 18 bits long and their major purpose is to hold either memory address addresses or be used as Index ... system via special system editing commands. Example code This COMPASS Sample Code COMPASS sample code ... pdf cdc cyber lang compass Scanned COMPASS manuals http static.cray cyber.org Documentation COMPASS A newer 1986 version of scanned COMPASS manual Category CDC software Category Assembly languages ... more details
Sofia.JPG thumb right A simple dry magnetic pocket compass File Smartphone Compass.jpg A smartphone that can be used as a compass because of the magnetometer inside thumb A compass is a navigational ... a compass rose , which shows the directions with their names usually abbreviated to initials , is marked on the compass. When the compass is in use, the rose is aligned with the real directions in the frame ..., in addition to the rose or sometimes instead of it, angle markings in degrees are shown on the compass ... is 180, and west is 270. These numbers allow the compass to show azimuth s or Bearing navigation ... types of compass. The Compass Magnetic compass magnetic compass contains a magnet that interacts ... . The Gyrocompass gyro compass sometimes spelled with a hyphen, or as one word contains a rapidly spinning ... compass was invented during the Chinese Han Dynasty between the 2nd century BC and 1st century ... by the 11th century. ref name Barbara M. Kreutz 367 The compass was introduced to Middle ... compass was invented around 1300. ref name Lane, p. 615 Lane, p. 615 ref This was supplanted in the early 20th century by the liquid filled magnetic compass. ref name W. H. Creak 238 239 Types of compasses There are two widely used and radically different types of compass. The Compass Magnetic compass magnetic compass contains a magnet that interacts with the earth s magnetic field and aligns ... that of a tilted dipole. If it were exactly dipolar, the compass would point to the geomagnetic ... these poles are not equivalent and the compass only points approximately at the geomagnetic ... south . The Gyrocompass gyro compass sometimes spelled with a hyphen, or as one word contains ... to work like a compass , or as a compass , without actually being a compass. For example ... the change of its position, and hence determine the compass bearing of its direction of movement, and thence ... worked like a compass by directional dead reckoning . It was initialized by hand, possibly using astronomical ... more details
wiktionarypar compass A compass is a navigational instrument that indicates the direction to the magnetic poles. Compass may also refer to Also in navigation Caliper Divider caliper dividers , a tool to measure distance on a chart Compass drafting , a tool to draw arcs and distances In the graphical arts Compass drafting , a tool to draw circles and arcs Compass architecture , a curved circular form In business and organizations Compass think tank , a UK left wing political think tank Compass Airlines Australia , one of two Australian airlines Compass Airlines North America , a subsidiary of Delta Air Lines CompassGroup , a UK food service company Compass International Pictures a film distribution company Project Compass a UK based ex services homeless programme In nature Compass Plant, also Compass Flower, common names for Silphium laciniatum , a kind of sunflower Compass cactus, otherwise known as Barrel cactus In science and technology Brunton compass , type of precision compassCompass navigation system , a Chinese satellite navigation system COMPASS experiment , a particle physics experiment at CERN Compass Project , a Java search engine framework COMPASS , Comprehensive Assembler, a programming language COMPASS, the Freeway Traffic Management System , a traffic management system in Canada Compass Card , a Contactless smart card used for payment of public transit services in San Diego, California San Diego County GRiD Compass , the first laptop computer Hand compass , any compact magnetic compass capable of one hand use Radio direction finder , a tool used in direction finding that coincides with radio communications Jeep Compass , a compact crossover SUV In television and entertainment Compass TV program Compass TV program , an Australian news documentary series CBC News Compass PEI CBC News Compass PEI , the local news program on Prince Edward Island Compass Records , a contemporary record label Compass Players or Compass Theater , a 1950s improvised cabaret ... more details
Orphan date September 2010 Baltic Compass is a transnational project which aims to reinforce connection between landuse , Environmental policy environment and agriculture , leading to healthier ecosystems and a more competitive Baltic Sea region. The name Baltic Compass comes from the letters from the whole name of the project Com prehensive P olicy A ctions and Investments in S ustainable S olutions in Agriculture in the Baltic Sea Region ref http www.balticcompass.org ref . From blooming Baltic Sea to a blooming Baltic Region Baltic Compass aims to find ways how the agricultural sector in the Baltic Sea Region can produce the daily food required by the region s 90 million inhabitants and at the same time preserve the Baltic Sea. The large catchment area and the shallowness and enclosedness of the Baltic Sea make it very vulnerable. The Baltic Sea has 9 riparian countries and therefore close Internationalism politics international cooperation as well as sectoral cooperation is needed in order to move towards healthier ecosystems in the whole Baltic Sea Region. Baltic Compass aims to reduce euthrophication through transnational approach, by increasing cooperation between the environmental and agricultural sectors in the Baltic Sea region. Project background Baltic Compass is a Pan ... , Sweden and Russia associated partner . Baltic Compass will thus function as a regional platform ... and best practises, create scientific scenarios and facilitate investments. Baltic Compass ... economies. The expectations on Baltic Compass is to contribute with sharing of practical solutions and innovations ... ecosystems independently in which Baltic Sea Region country. Baltic Compass is regarded as a strategic ... Sea Region ref http www.helcom.fi ref . Baltic Compass will run from December 2009 to December 2012. References reflist External links http www.balticcompass.org Baltic Compass http www.bsag.fi teot maatalous bioenergia Baltic Sea Action Group BSAG http eu.baltic.net Project Database.5308.html ... more details
Compass Point may refer to Compass point , a direction on a traditional compassCompass Point David Allan Coe album Compass Point David Allan Coe album Compass Point Shopping Centre , a shopping mall in Singapore Compass Point Studios , a studio in Nassau, Bahamas request for info made on Talk New Providence Compass Point Bahamas , on New Providence Island disambig ... more details
Infobox automobile image File Jeep Compass 03 21 2012 1.JPG 250px 2011 present Jeep Compass US caption 2011 2012 Jeep Compass US name Jeep Compass manufacturer DaimlerChrysler first model year only br ... 10606016971 jeep compass production launch title Jeep Compass Production Launch accessdate 2010 11 ... 09 convert 64.2 in mm 0 abbr on br 2010 convert 65.2 in mm 0 abbr on The Jeep Compass MK49 is a compact SUV compact crossover SUV introduced for the 2007 model year . The Jeep Compass, along with the Jeep ... of the production Jeep Compass, a concept car concept vehicle with the same name had its ... car 1183 Jeep Compass.html title Jeep Compass concept vehicle publisher www.ultimatecarpage.com accessdate 25 March 2012 ref 2006 introduction File Jeep Compass.jpg thumb left Pre facelift Jeep Compass US Jeep debuted the production version of the Compass at the 2006 North American International Auto Show in January. The first Compass was assembled on May 30, 2006, in Belvidere, Illinois , where the Dodge Neon was produced. The Compass did not carry the Trail Rated badge found on other SUVs in the Jeep ... year. This indicates that the Compass targets first time Jeep buyers and those who drive primarily .... The Compass and Patriot are both based on the DaimlerChrysler Mitsubishi Motors Mitsubishi Mitsubishi ... is a traditionally styled 4 door Jeep station wagon wagon , while the Compass shares a more in town ... Compass 07 04 2011.jpg thumb left 2011 Jeep Compass US During a press conference on November 4, 2009, Chrysler LLC, now 25 under Fiat ownership, announced that both the Patriot and Compass would get ... Blogs.insideline.com date 2009 11 04 accessdate 2009 11 23 ref For 2011, Jeep redesigned the Compass .... The 2011 Jeep Compass also receives a revised suspension for better handling, a revised interior ... clearance of a full inch. ref cite web url http www.automoblog.net 2010 12 14 jeep resets compass on new course in 2011 title Jeep Resets Compass on New Course in 2011 publisher Automoblog.net date ... more details
Compass Bank is a name of a bank . It may refer to Compass Bank of New Bedford, Massachusetts , USA, acquired by Sovereign Bank in 2004 BBVA Compass , headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama , USA disambig ... more details
Orphan date February 2009 Project Compass is a UK charity which was set up in 2003. ref http www.oswaldstoll.org.uk our help Ex Services Resources Booklet.pdf ref It was first run as a 12 month pilot project, based in London this provided a template work across the United Kingdom. The pilot project was funded by contributions from the defence industry 40,000 , and the ODPM Homelessness Directorate 23,500 . ref http www.publications.parliament.uk pa ld200203 ldhansrd vo030220 text 30220w03.htm Lords Hansard text for 20 Feb 2003 230220w03 Bot generated title ref The charity is notable as the only charity working in the area of homelessness among ex service personnel, and also for its Royal patronage. It seeks to help ex Service personnel who are or are at risk of becoming homeless to find work, and hence rebuild their lives. It provides personal development courses and career training to improve self esteem and increase employability. The project was established by the UK Ministry of Defence United Kingdom Ministry of Defence , KPMG , The Royal British Legion and Business in the Community . In late 2003 the BBC reported that the project was based on an idea thought up by the Prince Charles and the Ex Services Action Group. ref http news.bbc.co.uk 1 hi england london 3225166.stm BBC NEWS England London Prince s plea for service veterans Bot generated title ref The project has been supported by Prince Charles , who said in 2006 that up to a quarter of people sleeping rough on London streets had served in the forces and that Project Compass was helping to break the cycle for those who had struggled to adjust. ref http www.princeofwales.gov.uk newsandgallery news trh help to celebrate the success of project compass which h 772.html The Prince of Wales TRH help to celebrate the success of Project Compass, which helps ex servicemen and women back into work Bot generated title ref References reflist External links Project Compass Official Site http www.project compass.org.uk ... more details
Unreferenced date April 2011 Infobox radio station image Image CompassFM logo.jpg name Compass FM airdate 3 June 2001 slogan The Music You Love frequency 96.4 megahertz MHz city Grimsby area North East Lincolnshire format Oldies sister stations Lincs FM webcast http wm.as34763.net CompassFM?MSWMExt .asf 64 kbit s owner Lincs FM Group website http www.compassfm.co.uk Compass FM Compass FM is an Independent Local Radio station broadcasting from Lincs FM in Lincoln, England Lincoln . The station serves Grimsby, Immingham and Cleethorpes and is part of the Lincs FM Group . It s strap line is The Music You Love . Format The stations music policy has to differ from its more modern sister station Lincs FM as there is a distinct overlap. Compass plays mainly golden oldies with a selection of modern songs and its listeners are primarily over 40. However new songs are regularly added to the playlist. In addition there are regular competitions, and interviews covering local news and events. Programming Richard Lyon who has been with the station since day one hosts the breakfast show, alongside long serving presenters Andy Marsh who presents the afternoon show and Matt Hutchinson who hosts Sunday mornings. Dan Judson presents the daytime show and Rob Wagstaff in the evening. Budget cuts within the Lincs FM Group mean that Compass FM, amongst others within the group, have only one live show during the week. While the Breakfast show is live for two hours of four , the rest of the day has since ... links http www.compassfm.co.uk Compass FM. http twitter.com compassfm Twitter http www.mediauk.com radio 76 Media UK. http www.jinglemad.com e107 files public compass fm.mp3 Jingle http www.myradiobase.de fmscan net.php?r f&m m&itu G&pxf Compass FM&rg nel Reception map http www.webcitation.org query ... Award of Grimsby FM licence in November 2000 to Compass FM coord missing Lincolnshire Use dmy dates ... Grimsby Category Lincs FM Group Category Radio stations established in 2001 Category Classic hits radio ... more details
Compass Airlines was the operating name for two airlines Compass Airlines Australia , the name of two Australian airlines Compass Airlines North America , a subsidiary of Trans States Holdings, regional carrier flying for Delta Air Lines disambig ... more details
Deleted image removed Image SILVA.JPG right 325px Silva compass, or Silva of Sweden , aka Silva Sweden AB is an outdoors products company, most known for their high grade compass es and other navigational ... Kjellstr m, and Bj rn Kjellstr m invented the hugely popular orienteering or protractor compass used ... Silva.jpg thumb Silva Voyager compass Brunton 9020 Silva Sweden AB created their first compass ... compass. ref Seidman, David, and Cleveland, Paul, The Essential Wilderness Navigator , Ragged Mountain ... Kjellstr m, 84, Orienteer and Inventor of Modern Compass , The New York Times Obituaries, 1 September 1995 ref The company introduces its first baseplate compass with a liquid damped capsule. 1939 Silva Model 1939 mirror sight, liquid damped baseplate compass introduced. 1946 Bj rn Kjellstr m begins U.S. Silva operations as The Silva Company later Silva, Inc. . Compass assembly factory established ... as Silva Ltd. 1950 Silva The Ranger orienteering sighting compass introduced to North America featuring ... operations. 1964 Silva Ranger Type 15 deluxe compass introduced with optional adjustable ... its corporate headquarters to Binghamton, New York, closing the Silva USA compass factory in La Porte ... plant. 1986 New showroom for Silva Group products. 1989 Launching of largest investment program ever for The Silva Group. Market production research & development. 1990 Inauguration new premises ... Finland 1992 Silva Group launches its first satellite navigator 1995 Bj rn Kjellstr m dies. The Silva ... compass manufacturing concern in the USA, and terminates its compass distribution agreement ... the Silva Multi Navigator a combined GPS, electronic compass, and barometric altimeter, sold ... of some Silva compass models. ref name ALL Allonen, Heikki, Fiskars Acquires Swedish Silva Group , Stock Exchange Press Release, Fiskars Corporation, 30 June 2006 ref 2006 Fiskars AB acquires Silva Production AB Group of Sweden 2009 Fiskars sells Brunton Inc. to Fenix Outdoor AB of Sweden ... more details
Image Political chart.svg thumb 250px This chart proposed by the Political Compass Organisation, which extends from 10 to 10 on each axis, is one of several competing models. The political compass is a Political spectrum Multi axis models multi axis model , used by the website of the same name, to label or organize political thought on two dimensions. In its selection and representation of these two dimensions, it is similar to the Nolan Chart and Pournelle Chart . The term Political Compass is claimed as a trademark by the United Kingdom British website, http www.politicalcompass.org The Political Compass , which uses responses to a set of 61 propositions to rate political views on two axes Economic Left wing Left Right wing Right and Social Authoritarianism Authoritarian Libertarianism Libertarian . ref name nyt The site also includes an explanation of the two axis system they use, a few charts which place various past and present political figures according to their estimation, ref name dt and reading lists for each of the main political orientations. Political model Party politics The underlying theory of the Political Compass is that political views may be better measured along ... given to the different fields and axes on the compass are based on long standing Europe an and Commonwealth ... UK . ref name g ref Political Compass http politicalcompass.org faq faq29 FAQ Q29 ref According ... to run the country . Brian Patrick Mitchell. Greenwood Publishing Group. 2007. ISBN 978 0 275 99358 .... ref Political Compass http politicalcompass.org faq faq24 FAQ Q24 ref ref name utley ref http books.google.co.uk ... false Eight ways to run the country . Brian Patrick Mitchell. Greenwood Publishing Group. 2007 ... links http politicalcompass.org Political Compass Political spectrum Category Political science ... es Br jula pol tica fr Quadrant politique ko it Political Compass hu Politikai ir nyt ja pt Political Compass sv Politisk kompass zh ... more details
Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 Orphan date February 2008 In carpentry , architecture , and shipbuilding , a compass is a curve or bent circular form. A compass plane is a craftsman plane , which has a convex direction length on the underside, for smoothing the concave faces of curved woodwork. A Compass saw or fret saw or keyhole saw is a narrow bladed saw that cuts a curve. A compass timber is a curved or crooked timber. A compass window is a circular bay window or oriel window . A Surveyor s compass or circumferentor is a measuring instrument used in surveying horizontal angles. Woodworking DEFAULTSORT Compass Architecture Category Woodworking Tool stub ... more details
Compass Cope was a program initiated by the United States Air Force to develop an upgraded reconnaissance Unmanned aerial vehicle . The two aircraft that participated in the program were Boeing YQM 94 B Gull Compass Cope B Ryan YQM 98 R Tern Compass Cope R disambig ... more details
Law unref date December 2006 In Law , to compass is to purpose or intend something. It is an individual that is imagining something or to plot a plan. Compassing signifies a purpose or design of the mind or will , and not carrying such design to effect. DEFAULTSORT Compass Law Category Legal terms law term stub ... more details
The Electoral Compass is a voting advice application voting advice website . Visitors can use the application to discover their position in the political landscape for upcoming elections. Electoral Compass was officially established ref http www.kieskompas.nl news oprichting en content.html Electoral Compass Establishment ref at the VU University Amsterdam VU Amsterdam on October 23, 2007. Users are asked to give an opinion on 36 propositions, clustered within 12 issues. The result appears in a spectrum, as a pencil point, between the different political parties or candidates. Visitors can further analyse their political preferences by clicking on the various issues, after which they can compare their position on these different topics with the candidates or parties. ref http www.tto.vu.nl en spin off companies kieskompas bv index.asp Vu.nl Kieskompas BV ref Electoral Compass USA Electoral Compass USA ref http online.wsj.com article SB119939661834265699.html?mod special page campaign2008 rightbox Wall Street Journal Welcome to the Electoral Compass ref , developed in cooperation with the Wall Street Journal , was presented on January 2, 2008. Electoral Compass USA provides information about the United States presidential election, 2008 2008 US presidential elections . Within 3 weeks 1 million people visited Electoral Compass USA. At the end of the campaign, up to 3.8 million people used the website to obtain information about the candidates. Israel Election Compass In collaboration with the Israel Democracy Institute a compass was developed for the Israeli Knesset elections of 2009. Over 40.000 voters visited the website in the first hour after launch alone. ref http www.idi.org.il ... Democracy Institute ref Around election day, a total number of 600.000 people visited the compass. EU Profiler Together with the European University Institute and the Swiss Smartvote , Electoral Compass ... content.html Electoral Compass http www.electoralcompass.com Electoral Compass USA Sources references ... more details
Image Compasses orienteering.jpg thumb right Thumb compass on left A thumb compass is a type of compass commonly used in orienteering , a sport in which map reading and terrain association are paramount. Consequently, most thumb compasses have minimal or no degree markings at all, and are normally used only to orient the map to magnetic north. Thumb compasses are also often transparency optics transparent so that an orienteer can hold a map in the hand with the compass and see the map through the compass. Thumb compasses attach to one s thumb using a small elastomer elastic band. The first commercially successful orienteering thumb compass was the Norcompass, introduced by Suunto in 1983. ref http www.cpearce.orconhosting.net.nz Archive AOC COC NovDec 83 OCR.pdf ref The Gear Junkie, a syndicated newspaper columnist in the United States, has an in depth review of thumb compasses. ref http thegearjunkie.com the thumb compass The Gear Junkie, September 2005, Gear Review The Thumb Compass ref Placing an even greater emphasis on speed over accuracy, the wrist compass lacks even a baseplate, consisting solely of a needle capsule strapped to the carpometacarpal joint at the base of the thumb the thumb serves the function of a baseplate when taking and sighting bearings. It is often used for city and park race orienteering . See also Protractor compass Hand compass External links http www.silva.se templates Products 106.aspx?epslanguage EN&productId 68EECE64 791D 4D80 A3D1 1D17D0670FF6 Silva 6 Jet Spectra , a typical modern thumb compass http www.compassmuseum.com The Internet Compass Museum gives comprehensive information about all sorts of compasses and how to use them. References reflist Orienteering type concepts Category Orienteering Category Sports equipment sport equipment stub Orienteering stub ... more details
Image Compass experiment logo.png thumb 250px COMPASS experiment logo The NA58 experiment , or COMPASS Co mmon M uon and P roton A pparatus for S tructure and S pectroscopy is a fixed target particle physics experiment at the Super Proton Synchrotron , a particle accelerator at the European Organization for Nuclear Research CERN . It is a two level magnetic spectrometer with Calorimeter particle physics calorimeters in both levels and Subatomic particle particle identification in the first level. There are several research projects underway at COMPASS understanding the contribution of the gluon s to the Spin physics spin of the proton and other atomic nucleus nuclei , production and investigation of exotic meson s, production and investigation of charm quark charmed mesons . About 240 physicists from 11 countries and 28 institutions work in COMPASS. Until the start of the LHC experiments, COMPASS was the largest experiment at CERN taking data. It has also been a pioneer in adopting new detector and readout technologies such as Micromegas detector Micromega and Gas Electron Multiplier GEM detectors. See also List of Super Proton Synchrotron experiments External links http wwwcompass.cern.ch Collaboration Web site . http wwwcompass.cern.ch Pictures Layout 3D 1L.gif COMPASS experimental setup . http cerncourier.com cws article cern 29662 COMPASS homes in on the nucleon spin , The CERN Courier , 25 July 2006 accessed 26 June 2008 . Category CERN Category Particle experiments CERN SPS experiments particle stub de COMPASS Experiment ar ... more details
Infobox Book name True Compass image Image TrueCompassCover.jpg 180px author Ted Kennedy Edward M. Kennedy with Ron Powers , editor Jonathan Karp cover artist Anne Twomey design Denis Reggie photograph country United States language English language English genre Memoir publisher Twelve publisher Twelve pub date September 14, 2009 media type pages x, 532 isbn 9780446539258 oclc 434905205 dewey 973.92 092 congress E840.8.K35 A3 2009 True Compass is the posthumous work posthumous memoir of United States United States Senator Senator Ted Kennedy Edward M. Kennedy that was released September 14, 2009, by Twelve publisher Twelve , a division of the Hachette Book Group USA Hachette book group . ref name F http www.foxnews.com story 0,2933,546020,00.html Kennedy Memoir Reveals Remorse Over Fatal Chappaquiddick Crash , Fox News , September 3, 2009 ref History Kennedy signed up to do the book in the autumn of 2007. ref name npr hist cite news url http www.npr.org templates transcript transcript.php?storyId 112755873 title Uncovering Ted Kennedy s True Compass author Terry Gross Gross, Terry publisher NPR date September 14, 2009 ref Kennedy received a reported 8 million advance for the work. ref name ap sales cite news url http blog.al.com scenesource 2009 12 senator ted kennedys book true.html title Senator Ted Kennedy s book, True Compass sale surge, paperback held back agency Associated Press newspaper The Birmingham News date December 10, 2009 ref It was written with the help of Pulitzer Prize winning collaborator Ron Powers and was based on contemporaneous notes taken by Kennedy ... did not respect the September 14th release date of True Compass , which was carefully coordinated ... purchased, then it was sold illegally. ref name F True Compass had an announced first ... 22 books true compass title Books True CompassCompass a lively guide to Kennedy s life author Marx, Claude R. newspaper The Washington Times date September 22, 2009 ref True Compass sold 170,000 copies ... more details
Compass ERP is an Arabic English language English , dual language Enterprise Resource Planning system, developed by Transtek Transtek Information Systems , Syria . Compass ERP release 1.0 was launched in 2001. It s now at release 4.0. Compass ERP includes 30 modules and submodules, including financial, human resources, Customer relationship management CRM , inventory, procurement, production, sales, labs, maintenance, and help desk. ref http www.transtek.com index.php?option com content&task view&id 59&Itemid 25 Compass ERP modules from Transtek s website ref Run on Oracle Database Oracle database , Compass ERP has a 80 market share in Syria. Citation needed date May 2009 See also Transtek External links http www.transtek.com Official website of Transtek Information Systems References references DEFAULTSORT Compass Erp Category Oracle software Category ERP software ... more details
Infobox Company company name BBVA Compass company logo Image BBVA Compass Logo.jpg company type Subsidiary company slogan Banking built for you. foundation 1964 location Birmingham, Alabama Birmingham , Alabama , United States USA key people industry Finance products Financial Services revenue profit US 3.4 Billion 2010 num employees 8,808 parent BBVA homepage http www.bbvacompass.com http www.bbvacompass.com File BBVACompassSoco.JPG thumb BBVA Compass branch, Austin, Texas BBVA Compass Bancshares, Inc. formerly Compass Bancshares is a United States financial holding company headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama , with US 65 billion in assets and primarily located in Alabama , Arizona , California , Colorado , Florida , New Mexico , and Texas . BBVA Compass is one of the U.S. s 25 largest banks, and was previously a member of the S&P 500 Index and the Dow Jones Select Dividend Index. The corporate headquarters are in the Daniel Building in downtown Birmingham, the city where also all of BBVA Compass s administrative and operational functions are located. On February 16, 2007, Compass Bancshares announced that it would be acquired by Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria BBVA , the second largest bank in Spain . The deal was completed on Friday, September 7th, 2007, when Compass Bancshares became a wholly owned subsidiary of BBVA and was renamed BBVA Compass. The transaction gave BBVA a substantial ... Belt region. BBVA plans to integrate banks previously acquired in the US with the current Compass ... supervised transaction, BBVA Compass acquired the deposits and other core assets of the failed Guaranty Bank of Austin, Texas . The deal gives BBVA Compass a first time presence in California and expands ... stories 2009 08 17 daily90.html title BBVA Compass buys failed Guaranty Bank accessdate ... External links Portalbox Alabama Companies http www.bbvacompass.com BBVA Compass official site 50 ... Category Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria Category Banks based in Alabama US bank stub es BBVA Compass ... more details
Notability date May 2008 Compass Direct News is a Christian news agency founded in 1996 that reports exclusively on persecution of Christians around the world. It has a network of news bureaus and correspondents that produce news reports, features and analyses of situations and trends facing Christians living in what are believed to be the world s most oppressive areas. Compass Direct News aims to raise awareness of Christian persecution and encourage churches to organize prayer Emotional support support for those who are suffering. It provides information for governments and advocacy groups to perform subsequent action for the persecuted. The news service is published through daily email releases and on the Compass Direct News website. External links http www.compassdirect.org Compass Direct News . Christian org stub Category Human rights organizations Category Religious persecution Category Religious media ... more details
Copy to Wiktionary A digital compass may be either a magnetometer such as a MEMS magnetic field sensor MEMS magnetometer in hand held devices or a fibre optic gyrocompass as in a ship s navigation system . Category Navigation ... more details
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