Image Locmap DiscoveryPassage.png thumb 300px right Discovery Passage is the main channel connecting the Strait of Georgia and Johnstone Strait . Discovery Passage is a channel that forms part of the Inside Passage between Vancouver Island and the Discovery Islands which lie off the British Columbia coast north of the Georgia Strait . It was named by George Vancouver Captain Vancouver for his ship, the HMS Discovery 1789 6 . ref BCGNIS 17377 Discovery Passage ref Most of the eastern shoreline of the passage is Quadra Island , with Sonora Island British Columbia Sonora Island forming the shoreline at the northern end where Discovery Passage meets Johnstone Strait . The southern end of Discovery Passage enters the Strait of Georgia . It is convert 25 km mi abbr on in length and is typically about convert 2 km mi abbr on in width, less at Seymour Narrows which lies in the lower half of Discovery Passage. The passage is a significant shipping route as it is the preferred channel for vessels entering or leaving the Georgia Strait from the north. It forms a part of the Inside Passage shipping route. See also Cordero Channel Campbell River, British Columbia References reflist coord 50 13 N 125 23 W region CA type waterbody display title British Columbia hydrography Category Straits of British Columbia Category South Coast of British Columbia Category Discovery Islands BritishColumbiaCoast geo stub de Discovery Passage es Pasaje Discovery pt Passagem Discovery ... more details
There are two Discovery Bridges in the United States, both along the Missouri River Discovery Bridge Missouri A bridge connecting Saint Louis County, Missouri with Saint Charles County, Missouri. Discovery Bridge Yankton A bridge completed in 2008 across the Missouri River, connecting Nebraska with Yankton, South Dakota. Disambig ... more details
Voyages of Discovery may refer to The Age of Discovery , the period in history during which Europeans and their descendants intensively explored and mapped the world Exploration video game Exploration video game , a simulation strategy game designed by Software 2000 in 1994 Voyages of Discovery cruise line a cruise line disambig ... more details
Infobox TV channel name Discovery Historia logofile Discovery Historia 2009.png logosize 220px logoalt ... Discovery Networks EMEA slogan country language Polish language Polish broadcast area affiliates ... 1 Channel 76 cable serv 1 UPC Poland cable chan 1 Channel 391 adsl serv 1 Jambox adsl chan 1 Discovery ... a joint venture between Discovery Networks and TVN Poland TVN , but TVN left the venture ... zobacz 306 title Kana Discovery Historia ju dost pny date November 16, 2006 ref On May 30, 2009, TVN withdrew from the channel and sold its stake to Discovery Networks. Hence, the channel became fully owned by Discovery Networks Central Europe. In light of the fact that TVN are no longer associated with the channel and that Discovery Networks has updated its corporate profile, the channel receives a new logo on October 1, 2009. The new logo was created in house by Discovery. ref cite news url http mediafm.net telewizja 21489,Nowy logotyp Discovery Historia.html title Nowy logotyp Discovery ... article 63810 kosmetyka w discovery historia title Kosmetyka w Discovery Historia date September 1, 2009 publisher Mediamikser.pl ref Discovery Historia used to be exclusively available on the satellite ... they would offer the channel in October 2009. ref cite news url http media2.pl media 57245 discovery historia juz nie tylko w telewizji n.html title Discovery Historia ju nie tylko w telewizji ... Polska . ref cite news url http mediafm.net telewizja 22169,Trzy nowe kanaly Discovery w ofercie Multimedia Polska.html title Trzy nowe kana y Discovery w ofercie Multimedia Polska date October 18, 2009 publisher MediaFM.net ref Logos gallery File Discovery Historia.svg First Discovery Historia TVN logo used 2006 2009 File Discovery Historia 2009.png Second new logo Discovery Historia gallery References Reflist Discovery Communications Category Discovery Communications Category Polish television networks poland tv station stub es Discovery HISTORIA pl Discovery Historia ... more details
Infobox TV channel name Discovery Geschichte logofile Discovery Geschichte.svg logosize 200px launch March 31, 2005 closed date May 15, 2009 owner Discovery Networks Europe broadcast area Germany , Austria sister names Discovery Channel Germany Discovery Channel br Animal Planet Germany Animal Planet Discovery Geschichte Discovery History was a German television channel focusing on history related programmes owned by Discovery Networks Europe . The channel launched on March 31, 2005 on the Premiere pay television network Premiere platform. Overview The service was discontinued as a full 24 hour channel on May 15, 2009 after Premiere had signed a new contract with Discovery Networks Deutschland in preparation for Premiere s relaunch as Sky Deutschland in July. On Premiere, Discovery Geschichte was replaced by National Geographic Channel Germany the following day. Discovery Geschichte continues as a programming block om DMAX TV channel DMAX . ref cite news url http www.rapidtvnews.com index.php 200905173862 premiere restructures thematic channels.html title Premiere restructures thematic channels publisher Rapid TV News date March 17, 2009 ref ref http www.premiere.dergloeckel.eu 2009 05 premiere pay tv discovery geschichte fliegt aus programmangebot PREMIERE Pay TV DISCOVERY GESCHICHTE fliegt aus Programmangebot ref References Reflist Discovery Communications Category Discovery Communications Category Defunct German television channels Category German language television stations Category Media in Munich Category Television channels and stations established in 2005 Category Television channels and stations disestablished in 2009 de Discovery Geschichte ... more details
Infobox Cultivar name Discovery image Discovery apples.jpg image width 250px hybrid Possibly Worcester Pearmain × Beauty of Bath apple Beauty of Bath cultivar Discovery origin Discovery is a dessert apple cultivar . Worcester Pearmain , with possible Beauty of Bath cross ref name NewBkApple Morgan, J. & Richards, A. Illus. Dowle, E. 2002 , The New Book of Apples , ISBN 9780091883980 ref . With Worcester Pearmain as one of its parents, the fruits are typically similar in appearance to it, being small medium in size, with small patches of yellow and largely flushed with crimson, sometimes completely covering the fruit ref name HessayonFruit , but tend to be slightly flatter. The tree is a mid season flowering variety, with fruits maturing relatively quickly, by August, and generally have good keeping qualities ref name HessayonFruit Dr. Hessayon, D.G. 1995 , The Fruit Expert , 2nd Ed., ISBN 0903505312 ref . References reflist Apples DEFAULTSORT Discovery Apple Category Apple cultivars fruit stub fr Discovery pomme de Discovery Apfel sv Discovery pple ... more details
Service discovery protocols are network protocols which allow automatic detection of devices and services offered by these devices on a computer network. Service discovery requires a common language to allow software agents to make use of one another s services without the need for continuous user intervention. ref cite web accessdate 2008 03 13 url http www.sciam.com article.cfm?articleID 00048144 10D2 1C70 84A9809EC588EF21 title The Semantic Web publisher Scientific American date 2001 05 01 author Berners Lee, Tim ref Service discovery protocols should not be confused with Session Description Protocol SDP , which is intended for describing multimedia sessions for the purposes of session announcement, session invitation, and other forms of multimedia session initiation. There are many service discovery protocols, including Bluetooth Bluetooth protocols Service discovery protocol .28SDP.29 Service Discovery Protocol SDP DNS SD DNS Service Discovery DNS SD , part of Apple Inc. Apple s Bonjour software Bonjour technology Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol DHCP Internet Storage Name Service iSNS Jini for Java programming language Java objects. Service Location Protocol SLP Session Announcement Protocol SAP used to discover Real time Transport Protocol RTP sessions Simple Service Discovery Protocol SSDP as used in Universal Plug and Play UPnP Universal Description Discovery and Integration UDDI for web service s Web Proxy Autodiscovery Protocol WPAD WS Discovery Web Services Dynamic Discovery Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol XMPP Service Discovery http xmpp.org extensions xep 0030.html XEP 0030 XRDS XRDS eXtensible Resource Descriptor Sequence used by XRI , OpenID , OAuth , etc. See also Zero configuration networking Semantic web References reflist External links http www.s cube network.eu km terms s service discovery Service Discovery S Cube Knowledge Model DEFAULTSORT Service Discovery Category Internet protocols Category Application layer protocols Category ... more details
Discovery Day is the name of several holidays commemorating the discovery of land, gold, and other significant national discoveries. The Bahamas In the Bahamas Discovery Day is a public holiday on October 12, celebrating the arrival of Christoper Columbus in the New World in 1492. It coincides with the Columbus Day celebrations of many other countries in the Americas. Columbus s initial landfall was on the now unknown island of Guanahani in the Bahamas in 1492.If Discovery Day falls on a Saturday or a Sunday, it is observed the following Monday. Schools, Banks, Public Offices and most shops are closed on Discovery Day. Brazil In Brazil , Discovery Day is observed on April 22 each year. This date commemorates the day when Pedro lvares Cabral became the first Europe an to land in Brazil in 1500 although this discovery is Alternative theory of the European discovery of Brazil contested by some . Canada In Canada s Yukon Territory , Discovery Day is a public holiday on the third Monday in August commemorating the anniversary of the discovery of gold in 1896, which started the Klondike Gold Rush . In Newfoundland and Labrador , it is observed on the Monday nearest June 24 and commemorates John Cabot s discovery in 1497. Cayman Islands Discovery Day in the Cayman Islands commemorates the discovery of the Sister Islands of Cayman Brac and Little Cayman by Christopher Columbus in 1503. The public holiday is celebrated on the third Monday in May. Colombia Colombia celebrates October 12 as Discovery Day , coinciding with the Columbus Day celebrations of many other countries in the New World . Hispaniola The date in 1492 that Christopher Columbus landed on the Dominican Republic , December 5, is also called Discovery Day. It is celebrated all throughout the island of Hispaniola Haiti and Dominican Republic . References reflist Category June observances Category August observances Category December observances Category Holidays in Canada ... more details
Infobox Planet minorplanet yes width 25em bgcolour FFFFC0 apsis name Discovery symbol image caption discovery yes discovery ref discoverer T. Urata discovery site Nihondaira Observatory discovered March 1, 1993 designations yes mp name 9770 alt names 1993 EE mp category orbit ref epoch May 14, 2008 aphelion 2.6181798 perihelion 1.9464952 semimajor eccentricity 0.1471484 period 1259.4131953 avg speed inclination 3.95160 asc node 136.38035 mean anomaly 121.26480 arg peri 67.51122 satellites physical characteristics yes dimensions mass density surface grav escape velocity sidereal day axial tilt pole ecliptic lat pole ecliptic lon albedo temperatures temp name1 mean temp 1 max temp 1 temp name2 max temp 2 spectral type abs magnitude 14.8 9770 Discovery 1993 EE is a Asteroid belt main belt asteroid discovered on March 1, 1993 by T. Urata at the Nihondaira Observatory . External links http ssd.jpl.nasa.gov sbdb.cgi?sstr 9770 Discovery JPL Small Body Database Browser on 9770 Discovery Reflist MinorPlanets Navigator 9769 Nautilus 9771 1993 FU17 MinorPlanets Footer DEFAULTSORT Discovery Category Main Belt asteroids Category Discoveries by Takeshi Urata Category Astronomical objects discovered in 1993 beltasteroid stub fa it 9770 Discovery la 9770 Discovery hu 9770 Discovery pl 9770 Discovery pt 9770 Discovery uk 9770 vi 9770 Discovery yo 9770 Discovery ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2009 div style float right width 265px margin left 5px Image DiscoveryRecordNorvo.jpg br Discovery record by Red Norvo div Discovery Records was a United States based record label known for its recordings of jazz music. Discovery was founded in 1948 in music 1948 by jazz fan and promoter Albert Marx . Marx recorded such jazz notables as Dizzy Gillespie , Red Norvo , and Charlie Mingus for issue on his Discovery label, headquartered in Hollywood, California . Marx acquired the back catalogues of Musicraft Records and Trend Records and reissued them on Discovery through the 1980s. His estate sold the Discovery, Trend and Musicraft jazz labels in 1991 to Jac Holzman which he refashioned into a fully contemporary label. In 1993 in music 1993 , Discovery Records was acquired by Warner Music Group and was absorbed by Sire Records in 1996. See also List of record labels Category Warner Music labels Category Defunct record labels of the United States Category Record labels established in 1948 Category Record labels disestablished in 1996 Category Jazz record labels de Discovery Records eo Discovery Records nl Discovery Records ja ... more details
orphan date February 2008 The Rally of Discovery is a motorcycle rally held in the Republic of Ireland and other locales. It was started in 1994 by the Southern Motorcycle Adventure Club. The Purpose of the Rally of Discovery is to keep in contact with the riders who take part, or have an interest in these international motorcycle adventure and navigation rallies i.e. to use motorcycles, normally trail motorcycles to explore your local area. The first Rally started in Cork city Cork outside Isaacs Hostel, where most of the entrants stayed the night before. In the following years the event has started in different locations and latterly it has moved overseas from Ireland to keep the adventure fresh. Locations 1994 Cork city Cork City Ireland 1995 Ireland 1996 Ireland 1997 Ireland 1998 Ireland 1999 Ireland 2000 Ireland 2001 Crete Rally of Discovery Island of Crete 2002 Clare Navigation Rallye Republuc of Ireland 2003 Trip to Tipp Rally of Discovery Clonmel Ireland 2004 Welsh Rally of Discovery Wales 2004 Andalucia Adventure Rally of Discovery South of Spain 2005 Wales Rally of Discovery Wales 2006 Cyprus Rally of Discovery Cyprus paphos 2006 Cornwall Rally of Discovery Cornwall 2007 Yorkshire Forest Moor & Coast, Yorkshire Rally of Discovery 2007 Isle of Man Isle of Man Manx Rally of Discovery 2008 Surrey Hills Rally of Discovery UK 3 5 May 2008 2008 Ireland Lisdoonvarna Rally of Discovery 05 08 Sept 2008 External links http www.discoveryrally.com Rally of Discovery official website Category Motorcycle rallies in the United Kingdom ... more details
Web Services Dynamic Discovery WS Discovery is a technical specification that defines a multicast discovery protocol to locate services on a local network. As the name suggests, the actual communication between nodes is done using web services standards, notably SOAP over UDP . The protocol was originally developed by BEA Systems , Canon Inc. Canon , Intel , Microsoft , and WebMethods . On July 1st 2009 it was approved as a standard by Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards OASIS . ref cite web url http docs.oasis open.org ws dd discovery 1.1 os wsdd discovery 1.1 spec os.html title Web Services Dynamic Discovery WS Discovery Version 1.1 accessdate 2012 01 06 ref Various components in Microsoft s Windows Vista operating system use WS Discovery, e.g. People near me . WS Discovery is an integral part of Windows Rally technologies and Devices Profile for Web Services . See also Web Services Discovery List of Web service specifications References Reflist External links http www2008.org papers fp389.html Where to find Web Services on the Web Investigating Web Services on the World Wide Web . http java ws discovery.googlecode.com Java implementation of WS Discovery LGPL http code.google.com p python ws discovery Python implementation of WS Discovery LGPL http wsdiscoveryproxy.codeplex.com C implementation of WS Discovery Proxy LGPL Category Windows communication and services Category Web service specifications Category Web services Category XML based standards compu network stub de WS Discovery ... more details
Infobox Newspaper name The Delta Discovery image caption type Weekly newspaper format Broadsheet foundation ceased publication price owners The Delta Discovery, Inc. publisher editor language circulation headquarters 401 Ridgecrest Drive br Bethel, Alaska Bethel , Alaska AK 99559 br United States ISSN website http deltadiscovery.com deltadiscovery.com The Delta Discovery is a weekly newspaper serving Bethel, Alaska and the villages of the Yukon Kuskokwim Delta and Bristol Bay regions of southwestern Alaska . Its motto is Real news for the real people . Real people is a rough translation of the indigenous name of the local tribe. External links http www.deltadiscovery.com The Delta Discovery DEFAULTSORT Delta Discovery, The Category Newspapers published in Alaska Category Bethel, Alaska Alaska newspaper stub ... more details
Image SteamboatLanding.JPG right thumb The Discovery III docked in Fairbanks, Alaska. The Riverboat Discovery is a tour company in Fairbanks, Alaska which operates paddle steamer sternwheel riverboats on the Chena River Chena and Tanana River Tanana rivers. Infobox Company company name Riverboat Discovery company logo company type Family Business Owned by the Binkley family foundation 1950 location Fairbanks, Alaska , USA key people area served industry Tourism products Paddle Steamer River tours ... www.riverboatdiscovery.com footnotes History The Riverboat Discovery business was founded in 1950 ... , on tours of the rivers near Fairbanks. The company s first sternwheeler, Discovery I , was built ... added to the Discovery fleet Discovery II was converted from a freighting steamboat in 1971, and Discovery ... , a converted missionary boat. 1955 Jim Binkley builds the Discovery I in his Fairbanks backyard Discovery I goes into immediate passenger service. 1956 1960 The Discovery I is renovated during the winter months to accommodate more passengers. 1971 The Discovery II is built on the hull of the freighter Yutana . Discovery II takes over as the Riverboat Discovery s primary tour vessel. 1986 1987 The Discovery III is built in Whidbey Island, Washington. Discovery III goes into passenger service on July 4, 1987, taking over from Discovery II as the company s primary tour vessel. 2000 The Discovery .... 2004 The Discovery I resumes light duty operation as a vessel for special tours and charters. Present Day Operations As of July 2007, all three Discovery sternwheelers are still in operation. The Riverboat Discovery operates daily tours and occasional charters with the sternwheelers from mid May until ... Length Passenger Capacity Passenger Decks Discovery I 1955 34 tons 65 feet 150 2 Discovery II 1971 180 tons 116 feet 400 3 Discovery III 1987 280 tons 156 feet 900 4 External links http www.riverboatdiscovery.com Riverboat Discovery official website Notes reflist Category Fairbanks, Alaska Category ... more details
Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 Orphan date December 2009 A discovery system is an artificial intelligence system which attempts to discover new scientific concepts or laws. Notable discovery systems have included, Autoclass Automated Mathematician DALTON Eurisko Glauber Machine for Questions and Answers Stahl DEFAULTSORT Discovery System Category Artificial intelligence Compu AI stub ... more details
Wild Discovery was a Television program television series that aired on the Discovery Channel between 1995 and 2002. It was an educational program in a documentary format showcasing animals as the main theme. The show featured a wide range of animals, in locations from around the world, including Brazil and the Serengeti . External links http tv.msn.com tv series episodes wild discovery ?ipp 40&si 1&sb 2 Episode guide Category Television series about animals nonfiction tv prog stub ... more details
Infobox Museum name Fort Discovery image Fort Discovery elevated cycle.jpg latitude 33.4768 longitude 81.9622 established April 1997 location 1 Seventh Street br Augusta, Georgia Augusta , Georgia U.S. state Georgia , USA visitors 200,000 2007 director Rob Dennis website http www.nscdiscovery.org Fort Discovery The National Science Center s Fort Discovery , generally known as Fort Discovery , was a convert 128000 sqft m2 adj on , children s science exhibition center and museum located in downtown Augusta, Georgia , at Riverwalk Augusta . The museum was located in the former Shoppes at Port Royal, a two story Dead mall shopping mall which operated from 1991 to 1994. Fort Discovery featured over 250 hands on exhibits that demonstrated various scientific concepts. It featured several rides such as a high wire bicycle, the Aerotrim human gyroscope , and space moon walk, each demonstrating a fundamental concept of physics. The center opened in April 1997. In late 2003, the state cut off funds to the center and Fort Discovery was at danger of closing. In early 2004, the city and community funded Fort Discovery until January 2005, when the state started funding the center once more. Fort Discovery was closed permanently on December 31, 2010. Portal State of Georgia External links http www.nscdiscovery.org National Science Center s Fort Discovery official website http www.wrdw.com home headlines 105291253.html Fort Discovery closing, National Science Center leaving , WRDW TV http www.youtube.com user scienceaugusta videos YouTube video tours of Fort Discovery Augusta, Georgia Category Defunct museums in the United States Category Museums in Augusta, Georgia ... more details
infobox Museum name Discovery Place image established 1981 location 301 N. Tryon Street, Charlotte, North Carolina , USA visitors 520,000 as of 2009 director John Mackay curator website http www.discoveryplace.org Discovery Place Discovery Place is a science and technology museum for visitors of all ages located in the Uptown Charlotte Uptown area of Charlotte, North Carolina . Discovery Place brings science to life through hands on interactive exhibits, thrilling activities and experiments, a larger ... additions to Discovery Place include World Alive , Fantastic Frogs and three Explore More hands on labs. Discovery Place also operates an IMAX Dome Theatre , sometimes referred to as an OMNIMAX theatre. Discovery Place s IMAX Dome Theatre offers an immersive, up close movie experience in the largest IMAX Dome Theatre in the Carolinas. Image Discovery Place 27527 1.jpg 276px thumb right Discovery Place s main entrance from Tryon Street in Uptown Charlotte Renovation and expansion Discovery completed ... camp program. Discovery Place KIDS In Fall 2010, Discovery Place opened its first Discovery Place ... 2010 05 23 1450528 discovery place kids nears its.html title Discovery Place Kids nears its fall opening ... url http www.charlotteobserver.com 2010 10 22 1778614 now opening discovery place kids.html title Now Opening Discovery Place Kids accessdate 2010 11 23 date 2010 10 22 work The Charlotte Observer ref . Part of a larger vision to develop other Discovery Place KIDS locations across the region ref name rock Cite web url http www.wsoctv.com sponsors 25181967 detail.html title Discovery Place Announces Discovery Place KIDS Rockingham accessdate 2010 11 23 date 2010 09 27 work WSOC TV ref , Discovery ... suburban communities the opportunity to visit a Discovery Place Museum closer to home. An 18.7 million public private venture between Discovery Place, Inc. and the City of Huntersville, Discovery Place ... references External links http www.discoveryplace.org Discovery Place includes Charlotte Nature Center ... more details
infobox Museum name Discovery Centre image established 1990 location Halifax Regional Municipality Halifax, Nova Scotia type science museum director curator visitors website http www.discoverycentre.ns.ca Discovery Centre Discovery Centre is an interactive science museum located in the Halifax Regional Municipality Halifax, Nova Scotia . It is owned and operated as a not for profit charitable organization whose mission is to stimulate interest, enjoyment and understanding of science and technology. In October 2010, the Discovery Centre announced that it will move to the new offices of Nova Scotia Power in 2013. ref http www.discoverycentre.ns.ca sites default files file News 20release.pdf NS Power and Emera support Discovery Centre ref Affiliations The museum is affiliated with the Canadian Museums Association and the Virtual Museum of Canada . References reflist External links http www.discoverycentre.ns.ca Discovery Centre coord 44.646094 N 63.573469 W source Google Earth display title Category Science museums in Canada Category Museums in the Halifax Regional Municipality Canada museum stub NovaScotia stub ... more details
about the TV channel in the United States pp semi vandalism small yes Infobox TV channel name Discovery Channel logofile Discovery Channel International.svg logosize 240px slogan The world is just awesome ... 2011 07 23 work oscars.org ref owner Discovery Communications Discovery Communications, Inc. CEO David ... TV channel TLC br Animal Planet br OWN Oprah Winfrey Network br Planet Green br Investigation Discovery br Discovery Fit & Health br Military Channel br Science TV channel Science br Velocity TV channel ... 1120 HD Discovery Channel formerly The Discovery Channel is an American satellite and cable specialty ... of the world , founded by John Hendricks and distributed by Discovery Communications . It is a publicly ... for the main Discovery network is primarily focused on reality television themes, such as speculative ... index.cfm?fuseaction Articles.showArticleHomePage&art aid 64477 MediaPost Publications Discovery ..., Discovery Channel was launched with 5 million in start up capital from the BBC , the American ... The Discovery Channel 3B Science 2C Nature 2C Adventure and Animals That Bite&pqatl google title The Discovery Channel Science, Nature, Adventure and Animals That Bite date June 19, 1988 publisher ... 4, 2006, Discovery Communications announced that Ted Koppel , longtime Executive Producer Tom Bettag, and eight former Nightline U.S. news program Nightline staff members were joining the Discovery Channel ... series such as Monster Garage and American Chopper . Some critics said such series strayed from Discovery s mold of helping viewers learn about the world around them. Beginning in 2005, Discovery revamped ... The Flight that Fought Back about United Airlines Flight 93 and Deadliest Catch . In 2007, Discovery ... series Planet Earth , MythBusters , and Deadliest Catch . Discovery s announced plans for 2008 include a new series with Josh Bernstein, who left History Channel to join Discovery. Other announced series include Fight Quest , Smash Lab , and the fourth season of Deadliest Catch . Discovery Channel ... more details
Infobox Ship Begin Infobox Ship Image Ship image Image DiscoveryII.jpg 250px Ship caption The Discovery ... in service Ship status Ship notes The Discovery II was built on the hull of the Yutana , a former freight ... Discovery II , built in 1971, is the second of three Discovery sternwheel riverboats operated by the Riverboat Discovery company. Discovery II is still in use as a tour vessel on the Chena River Chena and Tanana River Tanana rivers near Fairbanks, Alaska . History Discovery II began its life in 1953 ... to conduct his daily river tours his first sternwheeler, Discovery I , frequently reached its maximum ... with his friend Iver Johnson, Jim Binkley renovated the Yutana and rechristened her the Discovery II ... years, Discovery II was the Riverboat Discovery s primary tour vessel her passenger capacity was nearly 400, a more than twofold increase over Discovery I . In addition to increased capacity, Discovery ... delay. By the mid 1980s, however, a growing tourism industry meant that Discovery II , like Discovery I before it, was becoming too small for the Riverboat Discovery s needs. The increased number of passengers straining Discovery II s capacity precipitated the design and construction of the third Riverboat Discovery sternwheeler, Discovery III , in 1986 1987. Discovery III , with a passenger capacity of 900, went into service in July 1987. After Discovery III took over as the Riverboat Discovery s primary tour vessel, the Discovery II went into drydock for repairs and renovation. After approximately 10 years on the drydock, Discovery II was relicensed and brought back into service in 1999 in preparation for the Riverboat Discovery s fiftieth anniversary, as well as to handle an increased number of passengers serviced by the company. Since then, Discovery II has been used on a regular basis to augment the passenger capacity of Discovery III on regular tours, as well as for special tours and charters. Trivia The Yutana , upon whose hull Discovery II was built, was the last sternwheel powered ... more details
Infobox mountain name Mount Discovery photo The Mount Discovery.JPG photo caption The Mount Discovery in Antarctica elevation m 2681 prominence m 1637 prominence ref listing Ultra prominent peak Ultra location Antarctica range coordinates coord 78 22 S 165 01 E type mountain display inline,title topo type Stratovolcano age Pliocene to Quaternary last eruption Unknown first ascent easiest route Mount Discovery is a conspicuous, isolated stratovolcano , lying at the head of McMurdo Sound and east of Koettlitz Glacier , overlooking the NW portion of the Ross Ice Shelf . It forms the center of a three armed mass of which Brown Peninsula is one extension to the north Minna Bluff is a second to the east the third is Mount Morning to the west. Discovered by the British National Antarctic Expedition 1901 04 and named for their expedition ship RRS DiscoveryDiscovery . Image MountDiscoveryMap.jpg thumb none 250px Topographic map of the Mount Discovery 1 250,000 scale from USGS Mount Discovery See also List of volcanoes in Antarctica Sources cite book last LeMasurier first W. E. coauthors Thomson, J. W. eds. title Volcanoes of the Antarctic Plate and Southern Oceans publisher American Geophysical Union year 1990 isbn 0 87590 172 7 page 512 pp Ski Mountaineering gnis type antarid 3888 DEFAULTSORT Discovery, Mount Category Stratovolcanoes Category Mountains of Victoria Land Category Volcanoes of Victoria Land Category Pliocene volcanoes Category Quaternary volcanoes Category Scott Coast ScottCoast geo stub de Mount Discovery fr Mont Discovery ga Sliabh Discovery ... more details
Infobox TV channel name Investigation Discovery logofile InvestigationDiscovery.png logosize 230px logocaption headquarters Silver Spring, Maryland launch 1996 specify owner Discovery Communications Discovery Communications, Inc. sister names Discovery Channel br TLC TV channel TLC br Animal Planet br OWN Oprah Winfrey Network br Planet Green br Discovery Fit & Health br The Hub TV channel The Hub ... InvestigationDiscovery.com former names Discovery Civilization Network The World History and Geography Channel small 1996 1998 small br Discovery Civilization Channel small 1998 2003 small br Discovery Times small 2003 2008 small picture format 480i SDTV br 1080i HDTV terr avail ... adsl serv 1 AT&T U verse adsl chan 1 Channel 260 SD br Channel 1260 HD Investigation Discovery commercially abbreviated and stylized as ID is a Television Network television network that is owned by Discovery ... documentaries. History The channel launched in 1996 under the name Discovery Civilization Network The World History and Geography Channel . It was one of four digital networks rolled out by Discovery ... Discovery plans launch of four newly created nets. Discovery Communications Inc. publisher Multichannel News date November 1994 ref File Discovery ID.png thumb left 150px Former logo, used from January 2008 to March 2012. In April 2002, The New York Times New York Times Television and Discovery Communications announced a joint venture to run the Discovery Civilization Channel . By then, it was available ... Times Company and Discovery Communications, Inc. Announce Joint Venture in Discovery Civilization ... as Discovery Times , focusing more on United States American culture and programming pertaining to the well ... In April 2006, the New York Times sold its stake in Discovery Times back to Discovery Communications, ending its ownership in the channel. ref cite web url http www.observer.com node 32855 title Discovery ... 27, 2008, Discovery Times was renamed Investigation Discovery . ref cite news title Discovery Investigates ... more details
Infobox television channel name Discovery People logofile logosize logocaption logoalt logo2 established airdate launch 1997 closed date Around 2000 picture format share share as of share source network owner Discovery Communications parent key people slogan motto country United States language broadcast area affiliates headquarters former names CBS Eye on People 1997 1998 br Eye on People 1998 1999 replaced names replaced by names sister names timeshift names web terr serv 1 terr chan 1 sat serv 1 sat chan 1 cable serv 1 cable chan 1 sat radio serv 1 sat radio chan 1 iptv serv 1 iptv chan 1 online serv 1 online chan 1 3gmobile serv 1 Discovery People was an American cable television network. The channel launched in 1997 by CBS . The channel was called CBS Eye on People and featured news and human interest stories from CBS News . The channel suffered significant losses, and in mid 1998, it was announced that Discovery Communications would buy 50 percent of the channel. http select.nytimes.com gst abstract.html?res F60914FF3D5C0C7B8EDDAE0894D0494D81 On January 11, 1999, the network was renamed Discovery People, following Discovery s complete takeover. http www.nytimes.com 1998 12 31 business the media business cbs is selling stake in venture.html Discovery Communications eventually ended up using Discovery People s distribution for other networks. For DirecTV customers, the channel was replaced by Discovery Health on December 1, 1999. ref cite news url http www.highbeam.com doc 1G1 57439860.html title Going All Out DirecTV Switches Out Discovery People For Health publisher CableFAX date November 8, 1999 ref Discovery People was quietly shut down later on. References reflist Category English language television stations in the United States ... more details
notability date September 2009 Infobox TV channel name Discovery Familia logofile Discovery Familia.png logoalt logosize 250px slogan launch August 2007 share share as of share source owner Discovery Communications headquarters Miami , Florida sister names Discovery Channel br TLC TV channel TLC br The Hub TV channel The Hub br Animal Planet br Science TV channel Science br Investigation Discovery br Military Channel br Planet Green br Discovery Fit & Health br Velocity TV channel Velocity br Discovery en Espa ol web http www.discoveryfamilia.com picture format 480i SDTV sat serv 1 DirecTV sat chan 1 436 cable serv 1 Available on selected cable systems cable chan 1 Check local listings for channels Discovery Familia is an American satellite television satellite and cable television channel owned by Discovery Communications . It is an educational, family oriented Spanish language Cable channel. Programs Discovery Kids en Espa ol Hi 5 Pocoyo Pocoy Animal Jam Milly & Molly Peep and the Big Wide World El mundo divertido de Peep The Save Ums Sea Princesses Princesas del Mar New MacDonald s Farm La Nueva Granja de McDonald Fluffy Gardens Fabulopolis Poko Bigfoot Presents Meteor and the Mighty Monster Trucks Meteoro y los Super Camiones Harry and His Bucket Full of Dinosaurs Harry y su ... Nuevas Aventuras de Wini Pu Coming June 6, 2011 Yu Gi Oh Make Way for Noddy Ya llega Noddy Discovery Familia Evening Espacio Vital Bizarre Foods Not Your Average Travel Guide Logos gallery File Discovery Familia old logo.png first Discovery Familia logo used 2007 2010 gallery References reflist External links http www.discoveryfamilia.com Discovery Familia s Official Site Category Children s television networks Category Television channels and stations established in 2007 Category Discovery Communications Familia Category Spanish language television networks in the United States az Discovery Familia es Discovery familia ... more details
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