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  1. Western Hemisphere

    Image Hemisferio Oeste.png thumb right 250px The Western Hemisphere shown in yellow. File Western Hemisphere LamAz.png thumb right 250px The Western hemisphere. The Western Hemisphere ref citation title ... page 2001 . ref or western hemisphere ref citation contribution Western Hemisphere url http www.m w.com dictionary western 20hemisphere title Merriam Webster s Online Dictionary edition based on Collegiate ... In this sense, the Western Hemisphere consists of the western portions of Europe and Africa , the Americas ... waters, while excluding all other territories in the geographical western hemisphere thus, it is sometimes also referred to as the American hemisphere . ref name Olson citation last Olson first Judy M url http www.gis.psu.edu projection chapter4.html contribution Projecting the hemisphere ... Dead link date September 2011 In an effort to define the Western Hemisphere as the parts of the world ... and the diametrically opposed 160th meridian east to define the hemisphere. ref name Olson Dead link date September 2011 ref citation contribution Western Hemisphere title Merriam Webster s Geographical ... Western Hemisphere exceeds 1 billion. Countries in both hemispheres Below is a list of the countries which are in both the Western and Eastern hemispheres on the IERS Reference Meridian , in order ... in the Western Hemisphere but not in America The following nations lie outside America yet are in part or entirely within the Western Hemisphere. flagicon Algeria Algeria flagicon American Samoa ... pt Hemisf rio ocidental ru simple Western Hemisphere sk Z padn hemisf ra ... the International Date Line , the other half being called the Eastern Hemisphere . ref ... lies entirely on the eastern hemisphere. flagicon France France flagicon Spain Spain flagicon ... of the countries which are in both the Western and Eastern hemispheres along the 180th meridian ... Morocco Morocco flagicon Western Sahara Western Sahara flagicon Niue Niue New Zealand flagicon ...   more details



  1. Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs

    Image Shannon thomas 140.jpg thumb 150px Assistant Secretary Thomas A. Shannon, Jr. In the United States Government, the Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs is a part of the U.S. Department of State , charged with implementing U.S. foreign policy and promoting U.S. interests in the Western Hemisphere , as well as advising the Under Secretary for Political Affairs . It is headed by the Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs , who is currently Arturo Valenzuela . External links http www.state.gov p wha Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs US gov stub USDOS agencies Category United States Department of State agencies ja ...   more details



  1. Western Hemisphere Warm Pool

    The Western Hemisphere Warm Pool WHWP is a region of sea surface temperature s SST warmer than 28.5 C that develops west of Central America in the spring, then expands to the Tropics tropical waters to the east. Image Western Hemisphere Warm Pool.JPG thumb 350px Annual cycle of the WHWP The WHWP includes the tropical Atlantic Ocean TNA east of the Lesser Antilles , Caribbean Sea , Gulf of Mexico , and eastern north Pacific Ocean ENP . A WHWP heating cycle begins with warmth in the eastern North Pacific in the spring. A dipole pattern off Central America appears due to surges of cooler, drier air through the gap at the Isthmus of Tehuantepec . During spring, the warm pools grow and merge. Their warmth and moisture feed the Mexican monsoon. By summer, the warmth spreads across the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean areas. Relationship with Atlantic Hurricanes Recent studies have shown that the Atlantic ... of the western hemisphere . Journal of Climate, Vol. 20, No. 20, 5021 5040. Lee, S. K., D.B. Enfield and C. Wang, 2007 What drives seasonal onset and decay of the Western Hemisphere Warm Pool?. Journal ... Influences of Atlantic Warm Pool on western hemisphere summer rainfall and Atlantic Hurricanes. Journal of Climate, Vol. 19, No. 12, 3011 3028. Enfield, D.B. and S. K. Lee, 2005 The Heat Balance of the Western Hemisphere Warm Pool. Journal of Climate, Vol. 18, No. 14, 2662 2681. Enfield, D.B., S. K. Lee, and C. Wang, 2005 How are large Western Hemisphere Warm Pools formed?. Progress in Oceanography ... experiments on the annual cycle of Western Hemisphere Warm Pool. Journal of Geophysical Research ... A Further Study of the Tropical Western Hemisphere Warm Pool. Journal of Climate 16 16 1476 1493. Wang, C. and D.B. Enfield, 2001 The tropical Western Hemisphere warm pool. Geophys. Res. Lett. 28 1635 ... with El Ni o A study of climate records has shown a relationship between El Ni o and the Western Hemisphere Warm Pool WHWP . During a normal Northern Hemisphere winter, diabatic heating over ...   more details



  1. Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative

    The Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative WHTI is a law of the United States that requires all travelers to show a valid passport or other approved secure document when traveling to the U.S. from areas within the Western Hemisphere . ref http travel.state.gov travel cbpmc cbpmc 2223.html U.S. Department of State Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative ref ref http www.cbsa asfc.gc.ca whti ivho tourist touriste eng.html Canada Border Services Agency &ndash Documents for entry into the United States Tourism Toolkit Fact Sheet U.S. Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative ref The purpose, according to the United States Department of State U.S. Department of State and United States Department of Homeland Security U.S. Department of Homeland Security , is to strengthen border security and facilitate entry into the United States for both legitimate U.S. citizens and foreign visitors. The initiative is an outcome of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act . The Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative was also implemented to prevent false documents. Implementation Since January 23, 2007, all persons including U.S. citizens traveling by air to the United States from all foreign countries including Canada , Mexico , Central America Central and South America , the Caribbean , and Bermuda have been required to present a valid passport , NEXUS frequent traveller program NEXUS card, or U.S. Coast Guard Merchant Mariner Document. On January 31, 2008, U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers stopped taking verbal declarations of citizenship from U.S., Canadian, or Bermudian travelers as proof of citizenship at sea and land ports of entry. ref http www.dhs.gov xtrvlsec crossingborders ... http www.dhs.gov xtrvlsec crossingborders index.shtm DHS Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative The Basics ... flagicon Turks and Caicos Islands Turks and Caicos Islands The following jurisdictions in the Western Hemisphere are not specifically named by the Department of State ref name state land ref name state ...   more details



  1. Western Hemisphere Shorebird Reserve Network

    The Western Hemisphere Shorebird Reserve Network WHSRN is a conservation movement conservation strategy targeting shorebird s in the Americas launched in 1985. Its aim is to protect the nest ing, reproduction breeding and staging area staging habitat s of Bird migration migratory shorebirds. ref name purpose Cite web url http www.whsrn.org about whsrn title WHSRN A Strategy for Saving Shorebirds publisher Western Hemisphere Shorebird Reserve Network accessdate 2008 01 30 ref The first site to be classified was Delaware Bay , which was dedicated in May 1986 as a site of Hemispheric Importance. ref name first Cite web url http www.whsrn.org whsrn sites title WHSRN Sites publisher Western Hemisphere Shorebird Reserve Network accessdate 2008 01 30 ref Sites in the Western Hemisphere Shorebird Reserve Network may also be classified as Important Bird Area s, Ramsar Ramsar list of wetlands of international importance wetlands of international importance , or both. There are three possible classifications for sites in the network. Landscapes are always classified as being of Hemispheric Importance. Hemispheric Importance sites that act as staging area staging , nest ing or breeding grounds for at least 500,000 shorebirds annually, or at least 30 of the biogeographic population of any species. International Importance sites that act as staging, nesting or breeding grounds for at least 100,000 shorebirds annually, or at least 10 of the biogeographic population of any species Regional Importance sites that act as staging, nesting or breeding grounds for at least 20,000 shorebirds annually, or at least 1 of the biogeographic population of any species References Reflist Category Migratory birds Western hemisphere Category Bird conservation Environment stub fr R seau de r serves pour les oiseaux de rivage de l h misph re occidental ...   more details



  1. Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs

    Infobox Political post post United States br Assistant Secretary of State br for Western Hemisphere Affairs body insignia insigniasize insigniacaption imagesize 200px image Arturo Valanzeulo.JPG incumbent Arturo Valenzuela incumbentsince November 10, 2009 style residence termlength formation 1944 inaugural Nelson Rockefeller website http www.state.gov p wha index.htm state.gov p wha The Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs is the head of the Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs within the United States Department of State , the Foreign ministry foreign affairs department of the United States Federal government in the United States federal government . The Assistant Secretary of State guides operation of the U.S. diplomatic establishment in the countries of the Western Hemisphere and advises the United States Secretary of State Secretary of State and the Under Secretary for Political Affairs . The current Assistant Secretary is Arturo Valenzuela , who was nominated by President of the United States President Barack Obama on May 12, 2009, and confirmed by the United States Senate on November 10, 2009. ref cite web title Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs url http www.state.gov p wha accessdate September 21, 2007 ref The Department of State created the position of Assistant Secretary of State for American Republic Affairs during the general reorganization of December 20, 1944, after United States Congress Congress had authorized an increase in the number of Assistant Secretaries of State from four to six. This reorganization was the first to assign substantive ... for Political Affairs. ref name a cite web title Assistant Secretaries for Western Hemisphere ... Davidow August 7, 1996 Bill Clinton List of Assistant Secretaries of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs ... References references DEFAULTSORT Assistant Secretary Of State For Western Hemisphere Affairs Category United States Assistant Secretaries of State Western Hemisphere Affairs es Subsecretario de Estado ...   more details



  1. Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation

    Use mdy dates date January 2012 Inadequate lead date October 2011 Infobox institute name Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation image image name WHISC logo.jpg image size image alt caption Official seal of the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation latin name motto Libertad, Paz y Fraternidad Freedom, Peace, and Fraternity founder established 2001 mission focus president ... The Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation WHINSEC formerly named School of the Americas ... professional education and training to eligible personnel of nations of the Western Hemisphere within ... best practices in pursuit of improved security cooperation between all nations of the Western Hemisphere ... for International Policy title Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation url http www.ciponline.org ...?id 1540 accessdate May 31, 2007 ref In a letter to the Commandant of the Western Hemisphere Institute ... cite web url http www.coha.org ?s WHINSEC work Council on Hemispheric Affairs title Western Hemisphere ... Critique of the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation url http www.soaw.org article.php ... s statements on limiting funding for the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation ... websites Cite web author Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation url https www.benning.army.mil ... film id gov.archives.arc.616324 name Latin American Militarism 1967 DEFAULTSORT Western Hemisphere ... pro bezpe nostn spolupr ci da Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation de Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation es Instituto del Hemisferio Occidental para la Cooperaci n ... ja pt Escola das Am ricas ru fi Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation sv Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation ... Cite web author Center for International Policy url http www.ciponline.org facts soa.htm title Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation accessdate April 14, 2006 Cite web author World ...   more details



  1. United States House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere

    The House Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere is a United States congressional subcommittee subcommittee within the House Foreign Affairs Committee . Jurisdiction The subcommittee is one of five with what the committees calls regional jurisdiction over a specific area of the globe. Such jurisdiction includes political relations between the United States and countries in the region and related legislation, disaster assistance, boundary issues, and international claims. The regional subcommitteess also oversee the activities of the United Nations and its programs in the region. ref name rules cite web url http foreignaffairs.house.gov about.asp?sec rules title Committee Rules, 112th Congress date February 9, 2011 accessdate 2011 02 15 ref Members, 112th Congress class wikitable Majority Minority party shading Republican valign top Connie Mack IV Connie Mack , Florida, Chairman Michael McCaul , Texas, Vice Chair Jean Schmidt , Ohio David Rivera , Florida Chris Smith New Jersey politician Christopher Smith , New Jersey Elton Gallegly , California party shading Democratic valign top Eliot Engel , New York, Ranking Member Albio Sires , New Jersey Eni Faleomavaega , American Samoa External links http foreignaffairs.house.gov subcommittees.asp?committee 23 Official site References reflist United States House Foreign Affairs Subcommittees USCongressCommittees US Congress stub Category Subcommittees of the United States House of Representatives Western Hemisphere ...   more details



  1. Hardcore UFOs: Revelations, Epiphanies and Fast Food in the Western Hemisphere

    About the box set by Guided by Voices the song by the same band Bee Thousand Infobox Album See Wikipedia WikiProject Albums Name Hardcore UFOs Revelations, Epiphanies and Fast Food in the Western Hemisphere Type Box Artist Guided by Voices Cover Released startdate 2003 11 04 Recorded 1986 2003 Genre Rock and Roll Rock , Lo fi , indie rock Label Matador Records Reviews Pitchfork Media 8.5 10 http pitchfork.com reviews albums 3598 hardcore ufos revelations epiphanies and fast food in the western hemisphere link Allmusic rating 3 5 Allmusic class album id r663072 pure url yes link Last album Earthquake Glue br 2003 This album Hardcore UFOs br 2003 Next album Half Smiles of the Decomposed br 2004 Misc Extra chronology Artist Guided by Voices Box Set Type box Last album Suitcase Failed Experiments and Trashed Aircraft Suitcase br 1995 This album Hardcore UFOs br 2003 Next album Suitcase 2 American Superdream Wow Suitcase 2 br 2005 Hardcore UFOs Revelations, Epiphanies and Fast Food in the Western Hemisphere is an anthology box set released by Guided by Voices in 2003. Track listing Disc 1 Human Amusements at Hourly Rates The first disc is The Best of Guided by Voices Human Amusements at Hourly Rates , which was also released separately at the same time as Hardcore UFOs . However, this edition of the album differs slightly as it includes the original album versions of Game Of Pricks and Motor Away rather the re recorded single versions these both appear on Disc 2 of the set . It also arranges the tracks chronologically. Captain s Dead 2 01 Drinker s Peace 1 50 Exit Flagger 2 18 14 Cheerleader Coldfront 1 31 Shocker in Gloomtown 1 25 Non Absorbing 1 35 Tractor Rape Chain 3 04 Hot Freaks 1 43 Echos Myron 2 38 I Am a Scientist 7 Version 2 29 A Salty Salute 1 29 Watch Me Jumpstart 2 25 Game of Pricks 1 34 Motor Away 2 06 Hit 0 23 My Valuable Hunting Knife 2 01 Cut Out Witch 3 05 The Official Ironmen Rally Song 2 49 To Remake the Young Flyer 1 43 I Am A Tree 4 40 Bulldog Skin ...   more details



  1. Hemisphere

    wiktionary hemisphere hemispheres Hemisphere from Ancient Greek lang grc h misphairion half of a sphere may refer to Half of a sphere As half of the Earth a hemisphere of the Earth Any half of the Earth centered , celestial sphere cultural hemisphere As half of the brain Cerebral hemisphere , a division of the cerebrum Half of the cerebellum , a smaller part of the brain Music Hemispheres Doseone album Hemispheres Doseone album Hemispheres Lily Afshar album Hemispheres Lily Afshar album Hemispheres Rush album Hemispheres Rush album Hemispheres , an album by Anthony Davis composer Anthony Davis Hemispheres , an album by Dan Siegel Hemisphere song Hemisphere song , by Maaya Sakamoto Other Hemispheres magazine Hemispheres magazine , an inflight publication Hemispheres TV series Hemispheres TV series , Canadian and Australian news program L Hemisf ric at the Ciutat de les Arts i les Ci ncies , Valencia, Spain disambiguation Category Greek loanwords da Hemisf re de Hemisph re eo Hemisfero fa fr H misph re ga Leathsf ar la Hemisphaerium lv Puslode ja pl P kula pt Hemisf rio ro Emisfer dezambiguizare ru sk Hemisf ra sv Hemisf r tr Yar mk re zh ...   more details



  1. Western Hemisphere Region (World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts)

    Unreferenced auto yes date December 2009 Image WAGGGS WOSM Western Hemisphere.svg thumb Member countries of the WAGGGS Western Hemisphere Region, note several Pacific island chains are linked to the WAGGGS Western Hemisphere Region through mainland political ties The WAGGGS Western Hemisphere Region is the divisional office of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts , which services Girl Guides Guiding and Scouting in North America North and South America. This region is the counterpart of the Interamerican Region of the World Organization of the Scout Movement WOSM . Image Western Hemisphere Region World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts .png left 140px Portal Scouting WAGGGS regions WAGGGS western DEFAULTSORT Western Hemisphere Region World Association Of Girl Guides And Girl Scouts Category World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts Scout stub it AMGE Regione dell Emisfero Occidentale vi V ng N H ng o T y B n C u WAGGGS ...   more details



  1. United States Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere, Peace Corps and Narcotics

    The Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere, Peace Corps, and Narcotics Affairs is one of seven United States Congressional subcommittee subcommittees of the United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations Senate Foreign Relations Committee . Jurisdiction The Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere, Peace Corps, and Narcotics Affairs is responsible for United States relations with the nations of the Western Hemisphere , including Canada and the nations of the Caribbean . The subcommittee also deals with boundary matters, and U.S. policy with regard to the Organization of American States . Specific matters within the region that fall within the subcommittees purview are terrorism and non proliferation U.S. foreign assistance programs and the promotion of U.S. trade and exports. The subcommittee also exercises general oversight over the activities and programs of the Peace Corps and all U.S. foreign policy, programs and international cooperative efforts to combat the flow of illegal drugs or substances. Members, 112th United States Congress 112th Congress The Committee is chaired by United States Democratic Party Democrat Bob Menendez of New Jersey , and the Ranking member Ranking Minority Member is United States Republican Party Republican Marco Rubio of Florida . class wikitable Majority Minority party shading Democratic valign top Bob Menendez , New Jersey, Chairman Barbara Boxer , California Jim Webb , Virginia Jeanne Shaheen , New Hampshire Tom Udall , New Mexico party shading Republican valign top Marco Rubio , Florida, Ranking Member Mike Lee U.S. politician ... See also United States House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere U.S. House Financial Services Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere External links http foreign.senate.gov Senate ... congressmerge&lang &commcode sforeign relations western hemisphere Subcommittee page at Congress ... of the United States Senate Foreign Relations Senate Western Hemisphere Peace Corps and Narcotics ...   more details



  1. Eastern Hemisphere

    puts portions of western Europe , Africa and eastern Russia in the western hemisphere ... where time was defined by local noon thereby, local meridian . The land mass of the Eastern Hemisphere is larger than that of the Western Hemisphere Americas and has a wide variety of habitat s. References ...Image Hemisferio Leste.png thumb right 250px The Eastern hemisphere of Earth, highlighted in yellow. Image Eastern Hemisphere LamAz.png thumb right 250px Eastern hemisphere The Eastern Hemisphere is a geography geographical term for the half of the Earth that is east of the Prime Meridian which crosses Greenwich , England , United Kingdom and west of 180th meridian 180 longitude . ref http www.britannica.com oscar print?articleId 275388&fullArticle true&tocId 203675 Latitude and Longitude at britannica.com, accessed 2008 05 24 ref It is also used to refer to Europe , Asia , Africa , and Australasia , wikt vis a vis vis vis the Western Hemisphere , which includes the Americas . In addition, it may be used in a cultural geography cultural or geopolitics geopolitical sense as a synonym for Old World . The line demarcating the eastern and western hemispheres is an arbitrary convention, unlike the equator an imaginary line encircling the Earth , equidistant from its geographical pole poles which divides the Northern Hemisphere northern and Southern Hemisphere southern hemispheres . The Prime Meridian at 0 longitude and the International Date Line, around 180 longitude are the conventionally accepted boundaries, since they divide eastern longitudes from western longitudes. This convention ... of Eurasia and Africa are typically included in the eastern hemisphere. Consequently, the meridians ... Olson, Judy M. http www.gis.psu.edu projection chapter4.html Projecting the hemisphere , ch. 4 from ... on Surveying and Mapping. ref ref Eastern Hemisphere . Merriam Webster s Geographical Dictionary ... simple Eastern Hemisphere sk V chodn hemisf ra fi It inen pallonpuolisko sv stra ...   more details



  1. Cerebral hemisphere

    Infobox Brain Name Cerebral hemisphere Latin Hemisphaerium cerebri GraySubject GrayPage Image hemispheres.png Caption The human brain as viewed from above, showing the cerebral hemis. The anterior aspect front of the brain is to the right. Image2 Caption2 IsPartOf Components Artery Vein BrainInfoType BrainInfoNumber MeshName MeshNumber Code TerminologiaAnatomica 14 1.09.002 A cerebral hemisphere is one of the two regions of the vertebrate brain that are delineated by the Anatomical position Median and sagittal plane median plane , medial longitudinal fissure . The brain can thus be described as being ... ventricle. The choroid plexus is formed from ependymal cells and vascular mesenchyme . Hemisphere ... subconscious processing of grammar, not logical thinking in general . ref name Western 2006 Western ... skills, Broca s area and Wernicke s area , are in the left hemisphere. Perception Perceptual ... of the body is sent to the opposite hemisphere visual information is partitioned somewhat differently ... also come from the hemisphere on the opposite side. Thus, handedness Hand preference which hand someone prefers to use is also related to hemisphere lateralization. neuroscience Neuropsychologists e.g. ... hemisphere or the other. Scientists have also studied people born without a corpus callosum to determine ... information to the right hemisphere, while the parvocellular pathway sends more information to the left hemisphere. In some respects, the hemispheres are asymmetrical. There are higher levels of the neurotransmitter ... to the left hemisphere of the brain. In contrast, holistic reason ing functions of language such as intonation and emphasis are often lateralized to the right hemisphere of the brain. Other integrative ... ref class wikitable Left hemisphere functions Right hemisphere functions numerical computation exact calculation, numerical comparison, estimation br left hemisphere only direct fact retrieval ... DEFAULTSORT Cerebral Hemisphere Category Cerebrum Category Hemispheres ar ca Hemisferi ...   more details



  1. Water hemisphere

    File Water hemisphere.png 180px right Water hemisphere The water hemisphere , sometimes capitalised as the Water Hemisphere , is the Sphere hemisphere on the Earth containing the largest area of water possible for an exact part of the Earth s surface. It is centered on coord 47 13 S 178 28 E , near New Zealand s Bounty Islands . ref name Boggs cite journal last Boggs first Samuel Whittemore year 1945 month December title This Hemisphere journal Journal of Geography volume 44 issue 9 pages 345 355 doi 10.1080 00221344508986498 ref The other half of the earth is the land hemisphere , which is centered in Nantes , France . The water hemisphere has only one eighth of the world s land, ref name Boggs including Australia , New Zealand , Antarctica , the Malay Archipelago , and the southern part of South America . Most of the Pacific Ocean and the Indian Ocean are on the water hemisphere. The area of the ocean s of the water hemisphere is much larger than its land area, but the area of the oceans of the land hemisphere is still larger than its land area. References reflist Hemispheres of the Earth cartography stub Category Physical geography Category Hemispheres of the Earth Category Oceans ar be cv de Wasserhemisph re et Ookeanipoolkera fr H misph re maritime fy Wetterhealr n ko id Belahan lautan ku N vkada deryay lv dens puslode ms Hemisfera air nl Waterhalfrond ja pl P kula wodna pt Hemisf rio de gua ru simple Water hemisphere fi Merten pallonpuolisko sv Vattenhalvklotet zh ...   more details



  1. Cerebellar hemisphere

    Infobox Brain Name Cerebellar hemisphere Latin hemispherium cerebelli GraySubject 187 GrayPage 788 Image CerebellumDiv.png Caption Schematic representation of the major anatomical subdivisions of the cerebellum. Superior view of an unrolled cerebellum, placing the vermis in one plane. Image2 Human cerebellum anterior view description.JPG Caption2 Human cerebellum anterior view description Cerebellar hemisphere is 8 IsPartOf Components Artery Vein BrainInfoType ancil BrainInfoNumber 214 MeshName MeshNumber NeuroLex Cerebellar Hemisphere NeuroLexID birnlex 1575 DorlandsPre DorlandsSuf The cerebellum consists of three parts, a median and two lateral, which are continuous with each other, and are substantially the same in structure. The median portion is constricted, and is called the vermis, from its annulated appearance which it owes to the transverse ridges and furrows upon it the lateral expanded portions are named the hemispheres . Portions The intermediate hemisphere is also known as the spinocerebellum . The lateral hemisphere is also known as the pontocerebellum . The lateral hemisphere is considered the portion of the cerebellum to develop most recently. ref name urlSect. 8, Ch. 6 Functional Subdivisions of the Cerebellum cite web url http www.lib.mcg.edu edu eshuphysio program section8 8ch6 s8ch6 28.htm title Sect. 8, Ch. 6 Functional Subdivisions of the Cerebellum format work accessdate ref References reflist External links UMichAtlas n2a3p2 http www.neuinfo.org nif nifgwt.html?query 22Cerebellar 20Hemisphere 22 NIF Search Cerebellar Hemisphere via the Neuroscience Information Framework Gray s Cerebellum Neural tracts neuroanatomy stub Category Cerebellum ...   more details



  1. Hemisphere GPS

    orphan date August 2009 Infobox company name Hemisphere GPS logo File Hemisphere GPS logo wiki.jpg type Public Company Public traded as TSX HEM foundation Start date 1990 location city Calgary, Alberta Calgary location country Canada area served International key people Steven Koles, President & CEO industry Technology Manufacturer services GPS Positioning, Guidance, and Machine control revenue 72.7 million USD num employees 250 divisions Agriculture Products, Precision Products, Air Products Hemisphere GPS designs and manufactures precision GPS products for positioning, guidance, and machine control applications. ref http www.gim international.com issues articles id1302 Precision GPS Products.html GIM International Magazine Company Views Article ref The company s products are most notably used in agriculture, under the trade name Outback Guidance. However, Hemisphere GPS also holds significant market share in marine, surveying , GIS mapping and machine control markets. ref http www.insidegnss.com node 1388 Baseband Technologies Inc Inside GNSS Feature Article ref Hemisphere GPS is headquartered in Calgary, Alberta with product development, sales and marketing facilities in Winnipeg, Manitoba Scottsdale, Arizona Hiawatha, Kansas and Brisbane, Australia . Hemisphere GPS is a publicly traded company on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol HEM. Former trade names and business acquisitions include ref http www.amerisurv.com content view 6362 153 American Surveyor Magazine Visits Hemisphere GPS ref 1990 Canadian Systems International Inc. 1992 Communication Systems International Inc. 1999 Satloc Inc. 2000 CSI Wireless 2005 RHS Inc. Outback Guidance 2006 Del Norte 2007 BEELINE Technologies External links http www.hemispheregps.com Hemisphere GPS Home Page http www.outbackguidance.com Outback Guidance Home Page References references DEFAULTSORT Hemisphere Gps Category Manufacturing companies of Canada Category Technology companies of Canada ...   more details



  1. Land hemisphere

    File Land hemisphere.png 180px right Land hemisphere The land hemisphere , sometimes capitalised as the Land Hemisphere , is the hemisphere on the Earth containing the largest possible area of land. It is centered on coord 47.411667 2.620833 type city region FR scale 10000 format dec display inline in le Dumet near Saint Nazaire , France ref cite journal first Alphonse last Berget title R partition g ographique des Oc ans d termination du p le continental publisher Annales de l Institut oc anographique language french year 1913 volume V series 10 url http www.archive.org stream annalesdelinstit05instuoft page n587 mode 2up ref ref fr http www.france secret.com dumet art.htm L le Dumet le nombril du monde ref or on Coord 47 13 N 1 32 W in the city of Nantes , France . ref name Boggs cite journal last Boggs first Samuel Whittemore year 1945 month December title This Hemisphere journal Journal of Geography volume 44 issue 9 pages 345 355 doi 10.1080 00221344508986498 ref The other half of the Earth is the water hemisphere . The land hemisphere has just under seven eighths of the landform land on the Earth, including Europe , Africa , North America , nearly all of Asia and most of South America . Europe is at the center of the land hemisphere. However, even in the land hemisphere, the ocean area still exceeds the land area albeit, only slightly . Thus, there is currently no hemisphere of Earth where the land area is larger than the ocean area. 29.2 of the Earth s surface is currently dry land, ref name Pidwirny Pidwirny, Michael 2006 The Greenhouse Effect . Fundamentals of Physical Geography, 2nd Edition ref so should more than 85.6 of that land be covered by a single hemisphere, that hemisphere would be predominantly land. Previous supercontinents , such as Rodinia , likely ... Panorama of the centre of the land hemisphere, according to the measurement which places it within ... Land hemisphere fi Mannerten pallonpuolisko sv Landhalvklotet zh ...   more details



  1. Cerberus Hemisphere

    Unreferenced auto yes date December 2009 Image Cerberus Hemisphere.jpg thumb right 250px Mosaic of the Cerberus hemisphere of Mars Cerberus Hemisphere is a part of Geography of Mars Mars geography and refers to the area approximately of Latitude 20 South to 55 North and Longitude 150 to 230 . Prominent features of the Cerberus Hemisphere include Amazonis Planitia Cerberus Martian Albedo Feature Cerberus Mangala Valles Utopia Planitia . Mars Category Surface features of Mars Crater stub Mars stub bg fr H misph re Cerberus pt Hemisf rio Cerberus sv Cerberus hemisf ren ...   more details



  1. Masters of the Hemisphere

    of the Hemisphere briefly reunited to play shows in Athens, Georgia Lexington, Kentucky and San ... in an environmental PSA that debuted on Mtv on August 31, 2006. The Masters of the Hemisphere recorded ... . Discography Albums Masters of the Hemisphere album Masters of the Hemisphere Kindercore ... 2010 05 masters of the hemisphere caledonia 5110 Recording of May 2010 reunion show DEFAULTSORT Masters Of The Hemisphere Category American pop music groups US pop band stub ...   more details



  1. Northern Hemisphere

    coord 45 0 0 N 0 0 0 E display title File Hemisferio Norte.png thumb right Northern hemisphere highlighted in yellow File Northern Hemisphere Azimuthal projections.svg thumb right Northern hemisphere from above the North Pole The Northern Hemisphere ref http www.m w.com dictionary northern 20hemisphere Merriam Webster s Online Dictionary based on Collegiate vol., 11th ed. 2006. Springfield, MA Merriam Webster, Inc. ref is the half of a planet that is north of its equator the word sphere hemisphere literally means half sphere . It is also that half of the celestial sphere north of the celestial equator . Earth s northern hemisphere contains most of the planet s land, and roughly 90 of its human ... months. In the Northern Hemisphere, objects moving across or above the surface of the Earth tend ... Oceans. Southern Hemisphere South of the equator , the directions are reversed. For the same reason ... in the northern hemisphere. Conversely, air rising from the northern surface of the Earth creating ... clockwise in the Northern Hemisphere by contrast, they spin clockwise in the Southern Hemisphere . The shadow of a sun dial moves clockwise in the Northern Hemisphere opposite of the Southern Hemisphere ... Hemisphere it raises to a maximum that is northerly in position as it tends towards the direction ..., the Moon appears upside down compared to a view from the Southern Hemisphere and the view of the stars ... in there being far fewer and less bright visible stars in the northern hemisphere compared to the Southern Hemisphere , making the Northern Hemisphere more suitable for deep space observation, as it is not blinded ... Hemisphere entirety of Europe entirety of North America , Central America and Caribbean the vast majority of Asia , except East Timor and Indonesia mainly in Southern Hemisphere about 2 3 of Africa ... Hemisphere Middle East References Reflist Hemispheres of the Earth Category Hemispheres of the Earth ... ru sq Hemisfera veriore si simple Northern Hemisphere sk Severn ...   more details



  1. Hemisphere Dancer

    Infobox Aircraft Begin name Hemisphere Dancer image Image HemisphereDancerinOrlando.jpg caption The Hemisphere Dancer parked at Jimmy Buffett s Margaritaville in Orlando, Florida , where it currently resides Infobox Aircraft Career type Grumman HU 16 Albatross HU 16C Albatross other names construction number construction date 1955 civil registration N928J military serial radio code first flight owners Jimmy Buffett in service flights total hours total distance fate Retired, On Static Display preservation Jimmy Buffett s Margaritaville Hemisphere Dancer is the name of singer songwriter Jimmy Buffett s personal seaplane . A Grumman HU 16 Albatross flying boat, serial number 137928 and civil registration number N928J, the aircraft is central to the action in Buffett s best selling autobiography A Pirate Looks at 50 . It is considered to be one of the finest examples of an Albatross, By whom date March 2009 due to the restoration and continual maintenance completed by Buffett. History This aircraft began life on August 22, 1955, as a long range search and rescue platform for the U.S. Navy ref http www.hu 16.com current.htm The Grumman Albatross Web Site ref . The largest member of the storied Grumman waterfowl series of amphibious airplanes, the Albatross remained in service with US forces until the mid 1970s. After it remained inactive for a number of years, Buffett purchased the aircraft in the 1990s and restored it. Jamaica Mistaica This is the plane Buffett was flying during the incident ... 16, 1996, Buffett s plane was shot at by Jamaican police. The Hemisphere Dancer had been carrying ... HU 16C Albatross The Hemisphere Dancer ref . A Pirate Looks at 50 After making a number of other ... clearances and permissions, the Hemisphere Dancer was only allowed to make a water landing once ... status Image HemisphereDancerPoster.jpg thumb right Cartoon of the Hemisphere Dancer on the wall at a Margaritaville restaurant Since publication of A Pirate Looks at 50 , the Hemisphere Dancer ...   more details



  1. Southern Hemisphere

    Sur.png thumb right The Southern Hemisphere highlighted in yellow Antarctica not depicted . Image Southern Hemisphere LamAz.png thumb right Southern Hemisphere from above the South Pole . The Southern Hemisphere is the part of Earth that lies south of the equator . The word sphere hemisphere ... that half of the celestial sphere south of the celestial equator. The Southern Hemisphere ... islands off the Asia n continental mainland are also in the Southern Hemisphere. Due to the tilt of Earth ... equinox. Geography Climate s in the Southern Hemisphere overall tend to be slightly milder than those in the Northern Hemisphere at similar latitudes except in the Antarctica Antarctic which is colder than the Arctic . This is because the Southern Hemisphere has significantly more ocean and much ... Island of New Zealand. The Southern Hemisphere is also significantly less polluted than the Northern Hemisphere because of lower overall population densities a total of 10 to 12 of the human ... west east, so pollution does not easily spread north or south. The Hemisphere is also remarkably less diverse linguistically compared to the North, as the majority of the hemisphere s population can speak ... language Spanish , French language French , or Indonesian language Indonesian . In the Southern Hemisphere ... of the Sun when seen from the Northern Hemisphere as it passes through the southern sky. Sun cast shadows ... direction. Cyclones and tropical storms spin clockwise in the Southern Hemisphere as opposed to anticlockwise in the Northern Hemisphere due to the Coriolis effect . The southern temperateness temperate zone , a subsection of the Southern Hemisphere, is nearly all oceanic. This zone includes all of Uruguay ... viewing of the night sky from the Southern Hemisphere with brighter and more numerous stars. Forests in the Southern Hemisphere have special features which set them aside from the Northern Hemisphere. Both Chile and New Zealand share, for example, unique beech species or Nothofagus . The eucalyptus ...   more details



  1. EMI Hemisphere

    Refimprove date January 2011 EMI Hemisphere is a world music record label imprint of EMI . Founded by Gerald Seligman in 1993, it drew on music from the international catalogues of EMI Records, supplemented by its own signings and some outside licensing. It was one of the first, international labels to extensively compile music of the world. Seligman ran it until 2000 out of London, UK. From there it lasted a few more releases and has since ceased activity. Seligman produced or executive produced seventy six releases for the label, and is now General Director of WOMEX , the world music expo, based in Berlin. Circa 2000 it initiated the best selling The Story of Series, including titles focusing on Tango music tango , fado , flamenco , bossa nova , Arab, France French , Cuba n and Greece Greek popular song performances. Aside from anthologies, it has re issued performances by individual artists. ref liner insert for The Story of Arabic Song EMI Hemisphere 7243 5 24341 2 1, 2000 ref See also World music List of record labels WOMEX References Reflist Category British record labels Category World music record labels UK record label stub ...   more details



  1. Southern Hemisphere Ornithological Congress

    The Southern Hemisphere Ornithological Congresses SHOC comprise a short lived series of two ornithology ornithological conferences focussing on the avifauna of the world s southern continents, seas and islands. Both conferences were held in Australia under the auspices of the Royal Australasian Ornithologists Union RAOU , following which the series lapsed. At least as far as Australia and New Zealand were concerned, the series was replaced by the ongoing biennial Australasian Ornithological Conference AOC series, instigated in 2001 by the RAOU and subsequently cosponsored by the Ornithological Society of New Zealand . ref Robin, Libby. 2001 . Flight of the Emu one hundred years of Australian ornithology. Melbourne University Press Melbourne. ISBN 0 522 84987 3 ref SHOC meetings 1996 Albany, Western Australia 2000 Brisbane, Queensland References reflist Category Ornithological organisations in Australia Category 1996 establishments Category Biology conferences Australia org stub science org stub ...   more details




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