Oliver Creighton John Creighton posing with a GridCompass aboard a Space Shuttle Discovery STS 51 ...? ref name ldom com 407 cite web title World s first laptop. Osborne 1 GRiDCompass 1101. url http thelongestlistofthelongeststuffatthelongestdomainnameatlonglast.com ... predecessor successor nowrap Grid GridCase 1535EXP GridCase 1535EXP ref name classiccmp org index00 related website The GridCompass written GRiD by its manufacturer GRiD Systems Corporation ..., 47 66 Hz, 75 W. The Compass ran its own operating system , GRiD OS . Its specialized software ... with the Gavilan SC and Sharp PC 5000 released the following year, the GRiDCompass established much ... Osborne 1 computer sold at around the same time as the GRiD, was more affordable and more popular, and ran the popular CP M operating system. But, unlike the Compass, the Osborne was not a laptop and lacked the Compass s refinement and small size. The Compass s manufacturer, Grid Systems Corp., was acquired by Tandy Corporation RadioShack in 1988. References reflist External links commonscat GRiD Systems Corporation http www.griduk.com GRiD UK http oldcomputers.net grid1101.html GRiDCompass 1101 ... museum computer.asp?c 900 GRiD at old computers.com http pages.total.net hrothgar museum CompassGRiD at Hrothgar s Cool Old Junk Page http video.google.com videosearch?q gridcompass laptop Engineering the GRiDCompass at Google Video Category Laptops Category History of computing hardware Category RadioShack Category Products introduced in 1982 de GRiDCompass 1100 es GridCompass 1100 nl GRiDCompass sr GridCompass .... discontinued unitssold unitsshipped media os Grid OS operating system power cpu Intel 8086 storage ... machine was the model 1101. http www.youtube.com watch?v OQgoAQq7bP4 Pioneering the Laptop The GRiDCompass ref . The computer was designed by United Kingdom British industrial design er Bill Moggridge ... project developed at Xerox PARC from the late 1960s. The Compass company subsequently ... 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 thanks to the Magnetometer inside thumb A compass is a navigational ... , south , east , and west . Intermediate directions are also defined. Usually, a diagram called a compass ... on the compass. When the compass is in use, the rose is aligned with the real directions in the frame ... 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 bearing ... types of compass. The Compass Magnetic compass magnetic compass contains a magnet that interacts with the earth ... 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 Ages medieval Europe 150 years later, ref name Barbara M. Kreutz 367 Kreutz, p. 367 ref where the dry compass ... 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 itself ... dipole. If it were exactly dipolar, the compass would point to the geomagnetic poles ... these poles are not equivalent and the compass only points approximately at the geomagnetic poles ... south . The Gyrocompass gyro compass sometimes spelled with a hyphen, or as one word contains a rapidly ... to work like a compass , or as a compass , without actually being a compass. For example, a Global ... of its position, and hence determine the compass bearing of its direction of movement, and thence ... like a compass by directional dead reckoning . It was initialized by hand, possibly using astronomical ... more details
wiktionarypar gridGrid or The Grid may refer to In entertainment and media The Grid , an electronic dance group Kevorkian Death Cycle , a music group formerly called Grid The Grid arcade game The Grid arcade game , a 2001 third person shooter The Grid TV series The Grid TV series from 2004 The Grid US TV series The Grid US TV series , an American TV series Mobil 1 The Grid , a motorsport magazine TV show The Grid The Outer Limits The Grid The Outer Limits , an episode of the science fiction series Grid album Grid album , the eighth original album by the Japanese band m.o.v.e. Race Driver Grid , a racing video game Spooks 3 Games The Grid Spooks 3 Games The Grid , video game based on the television show Spooks The grid, the virtual environment of the game Second Life List of Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers publications IEEE Grid , a monthly publication of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers The Grid , the computerized virtual world in which the Tron franchise Tron franchise exists The Grid newspaper The Grid newspaper , an alternative weekly newspaper in Toronto, Ontario In science and technology Electrical grid , a network for delivering electricity Grid computing , the application of a network of computers to a single problem Control grid , an electrode to control electrons in vacuum tubes Tetrode Grids Screen grid , a grid used in vacuum tubes to reduce capacitance Suppressor grid , a grid used in vacuum tubes to suppress secondary emission GRIDS gay related immunological syndrome later attributed to HIV see AIDS GRiD Systems Corporation , founded in 1979, developer of range of laptops GridCompass , the first laptop computer released in 1982 Lattice graph or grid graph , a graph formed from a regular lattice of vertices ESRI grid file ... Gay related immune deficiency GRID , an early suggested name for AIDS Global Release Identifier GRid , a music industry identifier from the RIAA and IFPI In geography Grid, a village in P r u ... more details
On The Grid The Grid single On The Grid is the debut single by English electronic artists The Grid , which was released in 1989 on EastWest Records EastWest Records UK . It was released as 12 single sided white label promotional vinyl. Written by Lime band Lime member Lime band Denis LePage . Produced by The Grid . Track listing Promotional Single Sided White Label 12 cat GRID1 On The Grid 6 50 DEFAULTSORT On the Grid Category 1989 singles Category The Grid songs Category Debut singles ... more details
Infobox musical artist See Wikipedia WikiProject Musicians name In Grid image In Grid in Sopot 2009.jpg caption In Grid in Sopot , Poland , August 2009 background solo singer birth name Ingrid Emiliana Alberini alias In Grid birth date Birth date and age 1978 9 11 death date origin Guastalla , Italy ... in 2004. Career In Grid whose parents named her after Ingrid Bergman began singing in her native Northern ... Tu es foutu&cat s title In Grid Tu es foutu accessdate 2011 07 19 work italiancharts.com ref ref name .... In Grid s debut album Rendez Vous In Grid album Rendez Vous made a modest performance in Sweden ... a massive airplay in Poland. 2004 saw the release of In Grid s second effort, a cover album deriving from tradition of French popular music. It was called La Vie en Rose In Grid album La Vie en Rose , after ..., failing to repeat the considerable success of Rendez Vous . However, In Grid s popularity remained .... Voila , In Grid s third studio album, appeared in the market in the second half of 2005. Although it didn t perform well in the charts, the first single, Mama Mia In Grid song Mama Mia , became a major ... popularity declining in Europe, In Grid still remained successful in Poland, what became her main market. In Grid released her next album, Passion In Grid album Passion , in 2009. It was promoted by three ... ingrid title In grid Music Charts accessdate 2011 07 19 work acharts.us ref rowspan 2 Certifications ... showinterpret.asp?interpret In Grid title Discographie In Grid accessdate 2011 07 19 work austriancharts.at ... de chartverfolgung summary artist IN GRID longplay title Chartverfolgung IN GRID Longplay accessdate ... http greekcharts.com showinterpret.asp?interpret In Grid title Discography In Grid accessdate 2011 ... SWE ref name swedishcharts cite web url http swedishcharts.com showinterpret.asp?interpret In Grid title Discography In Grid accessdate 2011 07 19 work swedishcharts.com ref rowspan 1 Swiss Music Charts SWI ref name swisscharts cite web url http hitparade.ch showinterpret.asp?interpret In Grid ... more details
For other uses of the title The Grid, see Grid disambiguation . Refimprove date October 2010 Infobox musical artist See Wikipedia WikiProject Musicians name The Grid image caption image size background group or band alias origin England genre House music House br Techno music Techno br Ambient house years active 1988 1996 br 2003 present label East West Records East West , Virgin Records Virgin , Deconstruction Records Deconstruction , Some Bizzare Records Some Bizzare associated acts Soft Cell , Chris Braide website current members Richard Norris musician Richard Norris br David Ball musician David Ball past members Sacha Rebecca Souter singer vocals notable instruments The Grid are an England ..., Blackpool , Lancashire keyboards Sacha Rebecca Souter Vocals Biography The Grid formed in 1988 and had ... s 1994 album Evolver The Grid album Evolver reached 14 in the UK Albums Chart . ref name ... with female singer Misty Woods , before writing and recording new material as the Grid. A single, Put Your Hands Together , was released in 2007 and an album, Doppelg nger The Grid album Doppelg nger ... Records 1992 456 album 456 align center Virgin Records 1994 Evolver The Grid album Evolver ref http ... 1995 Music for Dancing align center 67 Deconstruction Records 2008 Doppelg nger The Grid album Doppelg nger ... name British Hit Singles & Albums 1989 On the Grid promo only align center 1989 Intergalactica promo ... 1993 Swamp Thing The Grid song Swamp Thing align center 3 1994 Rollercoaster align center 19 1994 ... 8001 people mattski GridGrid Central An Unofficial Page for The Grid http www.banjohangout.org archive 153859 Death of Roger Dinsdale. Allmusic class artist id p44881 pure url yes The Grid on allmusic.com http www.myspace.com gridmusic The Grid MySpace page DEFAULTSORT Grid, The Category English ... British techno music groups Category Remixers Category Electronic music duos de The Grid pl The Grid ru The Grid sv The Grid ... more details
Unreferenced date January 2008 Infobox television show name In the Grid image caption genre Game show runtime 30mins inc. comms creator Endemol UK starring Les Dennis network Five channel Five country United Kingdom first aired Start date 2006 10 30 df y last aired End date 2007 2 2 df y num episodes 70 producer Initial West related In the Grid was a game show that airs on UK broadcaster Five channel Five at 6.30pm week nights. It first aired on Monday 30 October 2006. In the Grid was hosted by Les Dennis and was produced by Initial West, one of the Endemol UK companies. Format Round 1 The Grid The reigning champion gets to pick from a 3x3 board from A1 to C3 , each square hiding a name. The selected square reveals the name of the champion s new opponent. If there is no reigning champion only the case where the previous champion has won five games and has to retire , the selection is made randomly by the Grid. The first person selected is treated as the reigning champion , and the second ... her money. The number of times that each colour occurs in the Grid varies between episodes. Typically ... Grid. The loser doesn t keep the money they have accumulated to that point. Round 2 The Mega Grid ... 50,000 on one occasion 25 December 2006 . To win, they must choose squares on a 5x5 grid labelled A1 to E5. The grid contains around 20 to 23 gold squares, and 2 to 5 bankrupt squares. The first move ... causes the player to lose all their winnings from that episode. Thereafter, the moves are optional. The Grid ... played the Mega Grid 5 times, they have to retire . So far, five contestants have gone all the way to the end on the Mega Grid and four of these have been successful. Viewer s Competition After the main ..., which had included a game of In the Grid in their software, In the Grid would return for a second series ... website is down. External links http www.five.tv inthegrid In the Grid at five.tv UKGameshow page index.php In the Grid Category Channel 5 UK television programmes Category British game shows ... 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 Compass Group , 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 future 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 GRiDCompass , 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
Notability date July 2008 Infobox software name Compass logo screenshot caption developer Shay Banon latest release version 2.2.0 latest release date release date 2009 04 07 operating system Cross platform programming language Java programming language Java genre Search algorithm Search and Index information technology index license Apache License 2.0 website http www.compass project.org Compass is a free software free open source software open source Java programming language Java Search algorithm Search Engine Framework built on top of Lucene created by Shay Banon . Compass provides a simple API for working with Lucene similar to API provided by Object relational mapping ORM libraries . It has built in support for mapping different data formats into the search engine such as OSEM Object to Search Engine Mapping using annotations or xml , XSEM XML to Search Engine Mapping using simple xpath expressions , JSEM JSON to Search Engine Mapping and the low level RSEM Resource to Search Engine Mapping. Compass integrates with Object relational mapping ORM frameworks allowing for a single API to index all the content mapped by both the ORM and Compass. It also allows to automatically mirror changes done through the ORM API into the Search Engine. Compass has generic support for Java Persistence API JPA and embedded support for Hibernate Java Hibernate , OpenJPA , TopLink , and EclipseLink . Distributed Lucene index both pure Lucene and using Compass support by allowing to store the Lucene index within Data Grid products such as http www.gigaspaces.com GigaSpaces , http www.oracle.com technology products coherence index.html Oracle Coherence Data Grid , and Terracotta, Inc. Terracotta . There is also support for distributed and collocated indexing and searching. Compass provides ... links http www.compass project.org Compass Project homepage http lucene.apache.org Lucene homepage cite web url http www.kimchy.org the birth of compass title The Birth Of Compass author Shay Banon ... 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Electronic compass can refer to magnetometer as in some hand held GPS units fibre optic gyrocompass as in a ship s navigation system . disambig Category Navigation ... more details
Infobox comics character Wikipedia WikiProject Comics character name Captain Compass image filename format only imagesize default 250 caption publisher debut Star Spangled Comics 83 August 1948 creators alter ego Mark Compass full name species optional homeworld optional alliances United States Navy partners optional supports optional aliases optional powers cat subcat DC Comics hero villain sortkey Captain Compass addcharcat Captain Compass is a nautical detective in the DC Comics DC Universe universe first appearing in a 1948 Star Spangled Comics issue. A former private detective, Mark Compass is hired by a shipping company as a troubleshooter. His main trademark is being frequently betrayed by members of his own crew. In 1974, Fact date March 2009 Compass started appearing alongside the Martian Manhunter when J onn J onnz signed onto his ship to investigate the murder of a sea captain s daughter. Compass also aided the Justice League after Green Arrow decided to depart to battle his personal demons. Ties with Martian Manhunter Captain Compass and the Martian Manhunter became allies battling the sea criminals they encountered, including Two Face when Harvey Dent hijacked a fishing boat and held the Black Canary hostage. Other appearances Captain Compass appeared in several issues of Detective Comics , including 500 where he joined forces with other detective characters such as Slam Bradley and the Human Target to solve one last case. Publication Star Spangled Comics 83 130 August 1948 July 1952 World s Finest Comics 63 March April 1953 Detective Comics 203 224 January 1954 October 1955 Detective Comics 500 March 1981 References Markstein, Don. http www.toonopedia.com capcomps.htm Captain Compass , Toonopedia . Accessed 25 March 2009 comicbookdb type character id 1470 title Captain Compass Category Comics characters introduced in 1948 Category Fictional detectives Category Fictional sailors ... 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 is a United States financial holding company headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama Birmingham , Alabama , with US 65 billion in assets and primarily located in Alabama , Arizona , California , Colorado , Florida , New Mexico , and Texas . Compass Bancshares 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. Birmingham is also the location of all BBVA Compass s administrative and operational functions. On February 16, 2007, Compass 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. The transaction gave BBVA a substantial stakehold in the US banking sector by creating ... acquired in the US with the current Compass technology and management platforms. On August 21, 2009, in an Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation supervised transaction, BBVA Compass acquired the deposits and other core assets of the failed Guaranty Bank of Austin, Texas . The deal gives BBVA Compass ... cite news url http www.bizjournals.com sanfrancisco stories 2009 08 17 daily90.html title BBVA Compass ... BBVA Compass official site 50 largest US banks Category Companies based in Birmingham ... 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
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
Image Compass.JPG thumb right Parts of a hand compass A hand compass aka hand bearing compass or sighting compass is a term for any compact magnetic compass capable of one hand use and fitted with a sighting ... a location. ref Frazer, Persifor, A Convenient Device to be Applied to the Hand Compass , Proceedings ..., p. 134 A direct sighting compass uses a magnifying viewfinder mounted in the compass body to directly ...&FOLDER 3C 3Efolder id 9852723697223383&bmUID 1126122282413 Article ref The term hand compass is used by some in the forestry and surveying professions to refer to a certain type of hand compass optimized for use in those fields, also known as a forester or cruiser compass. ref Rutstrum, The Wilderness ..., p. 47 The term cruiser compass derives from the practice of foresters cruising or estimating the value of a stand of timber by taking compass readings to ascertain the size of the stand. ref A hand compass may also include the various one hand or pocket versions of the surveyor s or geologist s Brunton compass transit . History and use Image Brunton.JPG thumb A standard Brunton Geo, used commonly ... for a few hundred years, the first one hand compass with a sighting device appeared around 1885. ref Frazor, Persifor, A Convenient Device to be Applied to the Hand Compass , Proceedings of the American ... , preliminary cartography and land surveying . Image Stratum compass clar hg.jpg thumb left Modern forester compass In the United States, the hand compass became very popular among foresters seeking a compass to plot and estimate stands of timber. While the Pocket Transit was more than adequate for such work, it was relatively expensive. Consequently, a new type of hand compass was introduced the forester or cruiser compass . Traditionally, cruiser compasses featured a sighting notch, a mechanically ... begun using more modern liquid damped compass designs, including mirror sight protractor models such as the Silva compass Silva Type 15 Ranger or the Suunto Suunto MC 1 later, the MC 2 . These compasses ... more details
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