The significantfigures also called significant digits of a number are those Numerical digit digits that carry ... SignificantFigures cite book last Myers first R. Thomas coauthors Oldham, Keith B. Tocci, Salvatore ... to apply significantfigures rules, expressing the result as 8.53970965 m s would seem to imply ... www.idomaths.com sigfig.php SignificantFigures Calculator http calculator.sig figs.com Interactive SignificantFigures Resources DEFAULTSORT Significant Digits Category Arithmetic ca D gits significatius ... of significant digits is often used in connection with rounding . Rounding to n significant digits ... by hundreds, and the latter might be in error by hundreds of thousands, but both have two significant ... of floating point numbers typically use a form of rounding to significant digits, but with binary number s. The term significant digits can also refer to a crude form of error representation based around significant digit rounding for this use, see Significance arithmetic . Identifying significant digits The rules for identifying significant digits when writing or interpreting numbers are as follows All non zero digits are considered significant. For example, 91 has two significant digits 9 and 1 , while 123.45 has five significant digits 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 . Zeros appearing anywhere between two non zero digits are significant. Example 101.12 has five significant digits 1, 0, 1, 1 and 2. Leading zeros are not significant. For example, 0.00052 has two significant digits 5 and 2. Trailing zeros in a number containing a decimal point are significant. For example, 12.2300 has six significant digits 1, 2, 2, 3, 0 and 0. The number 0.000122300 still has only six significant digits the zeros before the 1 are not significant . In addition, 120.00 has five significant digits. This convention clarifies ... significant digit any trailing zeros following this are insignificant. For example, math 13 bar 0 0 math has three significant digits and hence indicates that the number is accurate to the nearest ten ... more details
Significant Others can refer to Significant Others 1998 TV series Significant Others 2004 TV series Significant Others novel See also Significant other Significant Other , a Limp Bizkit album disambig ... more details
nobots About the social term for an intimate relationship the Limp Bizkit album Significant Other Refimprove date April 2009 Close Relationships Significant other or SO is colloquial ly used as a gender blind term for a person s partner in an intimate relationship ref name farlex cite web last Anon title Significant other url http www.thefreedictionary.com significant other work The Free Dictionary publisher Farlex Inc accessdate 25 January 2010 ref without disclosing or presuming anything about marital status, relationship status, or sexual orientation , as it is vague enough to avoid offense by using a term that an individual might consider inappropriate e.g. lover when they consider him a boyfriend , or girlfriend when they consider her a life partner . In the United States the term is sometimes used in invitations, e.g., to weddings and office parties. Its usage in both psychology and sociology is very different from its colloquial use. In psychology, a significant other is any person who has great importance to an individual s life or quality of life well being . In sociology, it describes any person or persons with a strong influence on an individual s self evaluation, which are important to this individual, as well as reception of particular social Norm sociology norms . This usage is synonymous with the term relevant other and can also be found in plural form, significant others . This use of the term has become common in the UK in correspondence from hospitals, e.g., you may be accompanied for your appointment by a significant other. In social psychology a significant other is the parent, uncle aunt, grandparent, or teacher the person that guides and takes care of a child during primary socialization . The significant other protects, rewards, and punishes the child ... that the significant other is no longer needed, the child moves on to a general other which is not a real ... & Company, Inc location New York oclc 204035 isbn 0 393 00138 5 ref Sul53 DEFAULTSORT Significant Other ... more details
Orphan date February 2009 Expert subject Sociology date November 2008 In sociology , a significant symbol is a gesture usually a vocal gesture that calls out in the individual making the gesture the same i.e., functionally identical response that is called out in others to whom the gesture is directed Mind, Self and Society 47 Ritzer, 2003 57 . Significant symbols are a later by product of the meaning emergent in the act, which meaning is described, or accounted for, in terms of symbols or language The Philosophy of the Act . Origin of theory Significant symbols originated by the social behaviorist George Herbert Mead , who made a great impact in latter sociologist studies in the 20th century. Mead was interested specifically in the work of Wilhelm Wundt . It was from Wundt that Mead gained an understanding how the gesture is involved in social interaction Miller, 1973 . This sociological term significant symbols is the basis for Symbolic Interactionism , which attempts to define the self sociology self . Language Language, in Mead s view, is communication through significant symbols. Physical objects can be significant symbols, but vocal gestures, especially language, are the crucial significant symbols Ritzer, 2003 57 . Language brings out the same response in both speaker and hearer ... and coordinated behavior Through role taking and the development of significant gestures and symbols ... and coordinated behavior could not proceed Mead,1934 47 . Significant symbols specific meaning differs in various social situations. Communication Significant communication may also be defined as the comprehension ... become significant symbols when they absolutely arouse in an individual making them the same responses ... gestures, only people employ significant gestures, or those that involve thought before a response is made Ritzer, 2003 56 . Significant symbols always imply a context within which it has significance ... that gesture and subsequently be able to respond. This is the essence of the significant symbol ... more details
about the Limp Bizkit album the social term for an intimate relationship significant other Infobox Album See Wikipedia WikiProject Albums Name Significant Other Type Album Artist Limp Bizkit Cover Limp Bizkit Significant Other.jpg Released June 22, 1999 Recorded November 1998 February 1999 at NRG Recording Services in North Hollywood, California Genre Nu metal , rap metal Length 62 35 Label Interscope Records Interscope , MCA Records br small INTDE 90335 small Producer Limp Bizkit , Scott Weiland , Terry Date , DJ Premier Reviews About.com Rating 4 5 http rock.about.com od reviews fr Significant.htm ... link Last album Three Dollar Bill, Yall br 1997 This album Significant Other br 1999 Next album Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water br 2000 Singles Name Significant Other Type Studio single ... 18, 2000 Significant Other is the second album by American nu metal band Limp Bizkit , released on June ... CD for this album, Significant Demos in Hell , and can be found on the internet. No Sex features guest ... of Metallica, and, to a lesser degree, electronica....But overall, Significant Other isn t simply modern rock it s postmodern rock. Rating B CMJ 6 28 99, p. 5 ... Significant Other has an intensity ... tracks Hell of A Band 2 08 Track available on the Bootleg Significant Demos in Hell . Don t Go Off Wandering feat. Serj Tankian 4 10 Track available on the Bootleg Significant Demos in Hell . Instrumental 3 59 Track available on the Bootleg Significant Demos in Hell . Turn Me Loose feat. Eminem 5 ... on the Promo CD Rough . No Control 5 46 Track available on the Bootleg Significant Demos in Hell ... CDs Category Albums produced by DJ Premier Category Albums produced by Terry Date bg Significant Other cs Significant Other de Significant Other es Significant Other fr Significant Other id Significant Other it Significant Other lt Significant Other hu Significant Other ja pl Significant Other pt Significant Other ru Significant Other fi Significant Other sv Significant Other ... more details
Image Special figures.svg thumb Illustration of selection of special figures File Special figures by Panin.svg thumb Illustration of selection of special figures Special figures were a component of figure skating in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Like compulsory figures , special figures involved tracing patterns on the ice with the blade of one Ice skating ice skate . This required the skater to display significant balance and control while skating on one foot. While compulsory figures were standard patterns derived from the figure 8, the special figures were elaborate patterns of the skaters own invention. These designs included rosettes, stars, crosses, and other elaborate curlicues. The building blocks for special figures included not only the elements of the standard compulsory figures, but shapes known as beaks, spectacles, and cross cuts. Tracing of elaborate patterns on the ice was a characteristic of the American and British schools of figure skating. By the early 20th century, this had been largely displaced by the International Style of free skating which utilized the entire ice surface and featured more athletic movements set to music. Special figures was an event in the 1908 Summer Olympics 1908 Summer Olympic Games . Nikolai Panin of Russia won the event. See also Image Special figures by Panin.png Special figures by Panin Figure skating at the 1908 Summer Olympics References The Official Book of Figure Skating . ISBN 0 684 84673 X. Irving Brokaw The Art of Skating . American Sports Publishing Co., 1928. Benjamin Wright Skating in America . United States Figure Skating Association, 1996. commonscat figure skating Category Figure skating elements de Spezialfiguren es Figuras especiales ja ... more details
Dunes with Figures is an oil painting created in 1882 by Vincent van Gogh . Vincent van Gogh DEFAULTSORT Dunes With Figures Category Vincent van Gogh paintings Category 1882 paintings Painting stub ... more details
figure Compulsory figures or school figures were formerly an aspect of the sport of figure skating , from which the sport derives its name. Carving specific patterns or figures into the ice was the original focus of the sport . The patterns of compulsory figures all derive from the basic figure eight . Although figures no longer exist in competition, they have evolved into the contemporary Moves in the field MIF discipline of figure skating. Compulsory figures in competition Up until 1947, competitors at figure skating events were required to skate a total of 12 figures 6 different figures ..., figures competitions which were then skated outdoors began to take a very long time, so in 1948 the number of figures was reduced to six alternating left and right foot starts while retaining their weight ... the weight of compulsory figures began when the Olympic Games and other skating competitions ... figures for two reasons. The first and more obvious one is that they were not suitable to television coverage themselves. Even the most ardent skating fan found the completion of the figures, followed ... who excelled at compulsory figures often were not the most talented at free skating, but at times racked up such a large lead from the school figures that they won the competitions anyway. This would ... or no knowledge of or interest in the compulsory figures. To address this, and to put more emphasis on the free skating, a reform was undertaken. The first step was taken in 1968, when figures were reduced to only 50 of the total score. Then, in 1973, the number of figures was reduced from six ... of compulsory figures, short program, and free skating were 40 , 20 , and 40 , respectively. From .... Compulsory figures were eliminated entirely from international competition after 1990. Purists ... Lynn and Midori Ito . Today, compulsory figures are no longer a major competitive event and few ..., still find pleasure in the control and mental stamina required to master figures and the ISI Ice ... more details
Unreferenced date May 2009 Cleanup date October 2009 Figures on a Beach was a 1980s musical band that played in a style that drew influences from New Romantic , techno and popular music pop music . History Figures on a Beach was formed in Detroit, Michigan , in the early 1980s from the ashes of the band Razor 1922 . The group was composed of vocalist Anthony Kaczynski guitarist John Rik Rolski keyboardist Christopher Ewen bassist Perry Tell and drummer , multimedia designer , animator , and illustrator http www.kimsmithdesign.com smitty Michael Smitty Smith . The group recorded an independent Extended play EP , Swimming EP Swimming , in 1983, and the Don Was produced single Breathless in 1984. Figures moved to Boston, Massachusetts Boston in 1985 and was signed by Seymour Stein of Sire Records soon afterward. Figures released its first full length album in 1987, titled Standing on Ceremony . A self titled LP Figures on a Beach album Figures on a Beach followed in 1989, containing a minor hit cover of Bachman Turner Overdrive s You Ain t Seen Nothing Yet and a single titled Accidentally 4th Street Gloria . The group disbanded in 1991. Figures on a Beach has a Web site at http www.figuresonabeach.com Figures on a Beach Chris Ewen went on to form Future Bible Heroes , a collaboration with Stephin Merritt and Claudia Gonson from The Magnetic Fields . Anthony Kaczynski and Michael Smit h went on to form Fireking . Accidentally 4th Street Gloria was covered by The Echoing Green band The Echoing Green on the band s self titled album. Singles class wikitable rowspan 2 Year rowspan 2 Title colspan 4 Chart positions rowspan 2 Album US Billboard Hot 100 Hot 100 US Modern Rock Tracks ... 4th Street Gloria align center align center 14 align center align center Figures on a Beach 1989 You Ain t Seen Nothing Yet align center 67 align center align center align center Figures on a Beach ... On Ceremony Sire, 1987 Figures on a Beach Sire, 1989 Pertinent compilations Just Say Yes.. Sire, 1987 ... more details
designed in 1991, uses text figures. Image Lincoln penny hanging figures.jpg thumb right The ascending six and descending nines are minted on this 1996 U.S. penny U.S. coin penny . Text figures also known ... ref Birdsall, p 186 ref figures or numerals are numeral system numeral s typeset with varying ... with lining or titling figures, which are all of consistent height. ref Bringhurst, p 36. ref Design In text figures, the shape and positioning of the numerals vary as those of lowercase letters .... A few other typefaces used different arrangements. High quality typesetting prefers text figures ... in blocks of text, unlike runs of lining figures, which can distract the eye. Such a distraction becomes necessary when numbers are to stand out, for example in scientific text. Lining figures are called for in all capitals settings hence the alternative name titling figures , and may work better .... Lining figures remain more common. The few common digital fonts with default text figures ... typeface Georgia , Junicode and FF Scala . History As the name medieval numerals implies, text figures ... they eventually supplanted Roman numerals . Lining figures came out of the new middle class phenomenon ... quarter height lining figures. They were further developed by 19th century type designers, and largely displaced text figures in some contexts, such as newspaper and advertising typography. The use of text figures suffered further setbacks for most of the 20th century, amid attempts to do away with typographic ... figures are not encoded separately in Unicode , because they are not considered separate characters from lining figures, only a different way of writing the same characters. However, some fonts offer both text and lining figures, either using OpenType features to select between them or using Unicode ... U F643 to U F64C to encode text figures. Notes reflist References refbegin cite book last Birdsall ... Case by David Bergsland Typography terms DEFAULTSORT Text Figures Category Typography de Medi valziffer ... more details
Rubbery Figures was a satirical rubber puppet series that screened in Australia in various forms from 1984 to 1990. It appeared on TV comedies like Australian Broadcasting Corporation The ABC s Rubbery Figures and Fast Forward TV series Fast Forward . It featured puppets of major political and social characters. Production The Rubbery Figures programs were made in the Melbourne film studio of Peter Nicholson cartoonist Peter Nicholson , who also made the puppets themselves. Almost all the character voices for the puppets were performed by Melbourne voice actor Paul Jennings voice over artist Paul Jennings . The programs featured inserts of animation of puppet photo cutouts done mainly by Michael Nicholson, ref http www.mikenicholson.com ref in a manner reminiscent of Terry Gilliam Terry Gilliam s work on Monty Python s Flying Circus . Fast Forward s Rubbery Figures Fast Forward included Rubbery Figures during its 1980s run, lasting until 1990. It was during its appearance on Fast Forward that Rubbery Figures acquired so many of its characters. Characters Australian politicians Like shows such as Spitting Image or Hurra Deutschland , the primary characters of Rubbery Figures were politicians native to the program s country i.e. Australia . The Rubbery Figures political characters included Bob Hawke portrayed as a self centred, power hungry opportunist Paul Keating who appeared on the show as Hawke s down to earth crony Andrew Peacock John Howard presented as an irritating, nerdy loser John Elliott businessman John Elliott who appeared as a literally big nosed, foul mouthed drunkard International politicians Rubbery Figures also satirised prominent world politicians of the time ..., EMI Music released a RUBBERY FIGURES music track called The Recession Rap . It hit 60 on the ARIA ... Figures http www.mikenicholson.com Michael Nicholson http www.abc.net.au gnt history Transcripts s1213162.htm Rubbery Figures Transcript of radio interview with makers of Rubbery Figures in 2004 Category ... more details
Infobox Album See Wikipedia WikiProject Albums Name Diabolical Figures Type studio Artist Graveworm Cover Graveworm Diabolical Figures.jpg Released 26 June 2009 Recorded Stage One studios in Borgentreich , Germany Genre Symphonic black metal br extreme gothic metal Length Label Massacre Records Massacre Producer Andy Classen Reviews Allmusic Rating 3 5 ref name AMG cite web first Eduardo last Rivadavia title Review Diabolical Figures url Allmusic class album id r1608045 pure url yes publisher Allmusic accessdate 21 January 2010 ref Sputnik Music rating 3.5 5 http www.sputnikmusic.com album.php?reviewid 31138 link Last album Collateral Defect br 2007 This album Diabolical Figures br 2009 Next album Diabolical Figures is the seventh studio album by the Symphonic black metal band Graveworm . It was released on 16 June 2009 through Massacre Records . ref name New Album Artwork cite news url http www.roadrunnerrecords.com blabbermouth.net news.aspx?mode Article&newsitemID 119451 title Graveworm New Album Artwork, Track Listing Revealed date 5 May 2009 work Blabbermouth.net publisher Roadrunner Records accessdate 11 June 2009 ref The album was recorded at Stage One studios in Borgentreich , Germany with producer Andy Classen , and features a guest appearance by Karsten Jagger J ger from Disbelief . ref name New Album Artwork Track listing Vengeance Is Sworn 4 18 Circus of the Damned 5 58 Diabolical Figures 4 54 Hell s Creation 4 05 Forlorn Hope 6 27 Architects of Hate 4 07 New Disorder 3 10 Message in a Bottle The Police cover 4 16 Ignorance of Gods 4 56 The Reckoning 2 14 References Reflist Graveworm Category 2009 albums Category Graveworm albums fr Diabolical Figures it Diabolical Figures ... more details
Infobox Book See Wikipedia WikiProject Novels or Wikipedia WikiProject Books name Figures of Earth title orig translator image prefer 1st edition image caption author James Branch Cabell illustrator cover artist country United States language English language English series The Biography of Manuel genre Fantasy novel publisher Robert M. McBride release date 1921 english release date media type Print Hardcover Hardback pages 356 pp isbn NA preceded by Beyond Life followed by The Silver Stallion Figures of Earth A Comedy of Appearances 1921 in literature 1921 is a fantasy novel or ironic romance by James Branch Cabell , set in the imaginary French province of Poictesme during the first half of the 13th century. ref In The Lineage of Lichfield Cabell fixed the period covered by the novel as August 7, 1234 to September 29, 1239. See James Branch Cabell The Cream of the Jest, The Lineage of Lichfield Two Comedies of Evasion London Pan Ballantine, 1972 p. 265. ref The book follows the earthly career of Dom Manuel the Redeemer from his origins as a swineherd, through his elevation to the rank of Count of Poictesme, to his death. It forms the second volume of Cabell s gigantic The Biography of Manuel Biography of Manuel . Cabell s working title for Figures of Earth was initially The Fairy Time , then The Figure or The Figures , before the final version emerged. ref Edward Wagenknecht ed. The Letters of James Branch Cabell Norman University of Oklahoma Press, 1975 pp. 33 4. ref The book ... of Justice Jurgen , from charges of obscenity. He accordingly dedicated Figures of Earth to six ... s name at this time may have adversely affected reviews of Figures of Earth , which, according to the author, registered some disappointment over its lack of indecency he himself preferred Figures ... s later years Figures of Earth fell, like most of his other works, into comparative neglect ..., brought it back into circulation. Notes Reflist External links gutenberg no 11639 name Figures ... more details
About the hip hop group the rhetoric term Figure of speech notability date October 2010 Figures of Speech is a hip hop group consisting of MCs Eve and Jyant. They performed at the Good Life Cafe in the early 1990s and were featured on the Project Blowed compilation. Eve Ava DuVernay went on to direct the feature length documentary about the Good Life open mic nights titled This Is the Life 2008 film This Is the Life 2008 . Discography In 2007, Figures of Speech released their first album The Last Word exclusively on iTunes . External links http ugsmag.com interviews ava duvernay Interview with Ava Duvernay 2008 http goodlifelove.com goodlifelove.com DEFAULTSORT Figures Of Speech Category Hip hop groups Hiphop band stub ... more details
The Ac mbaro Figures are several thousand small ceramic figurines allegedly found in July 1944 in Ac mbaro ..., there is no reliable evidence for the validity of the Ac mbaro figures as actual ancient Artifact ... ref History The Ac mbaro Figures were uncovered by a German immigrant and hardware merchant ... and major proponent of the figures, Julsrud stumbled upon the figures while riding his horse and hired a local farmer to dig up the remaining figures, paying him for each figure he brought back. Eventually, the farmer and his assistants brought him over 32,000 figures which included representations ... , Sumerians , and bearded Caucasian race Caucasians . ref name wtf The figures attracted little attention ... scientific investigation. Tabloids and popular media sources covered the story however, and the figures ... Native American culture. Di Peso examined the figures and determined that they were not authentic ... expedition PDFs 47 3 Pezzati.pdf ref blockquote Julsrud quickly gained supporters of the figures ... shift theory , became one of the figures most high profile and devout supporters. ref cite book ... Perry Mason , who came to Julsrud s defense claiming that the 32,000 figures could not possibly have been produced by a single person or group of people. This was in defense against accusations that the figures were a hoax played on Julsrud. ref name wtf The figures continue to draw attention in the present ... . Editorial date July 2010 Evidence of a hoax The very circumstances from which the figures first ... figure they brought him, which would have given the farmers motive to create their own figures and disguise them as ancient artifacts. Di Peso observed that the surfaces of the figures were practically ... while digging for the figures, yet none of the figures themselves displayed any marks of damage. He also observed that the Ac mbaro figures were found only in loose, black dirt that filled pits that had ... refilled. The dirt filling these pits contained fragments of fresh manure. He also noted that the figures ... more details
Infobox Album See Wikipedia WikiProject Albums Name Six Figures Type studio Artist D Shot Cover Six Figures.jpg Released July 29, 1997 Recorded 1996 1997 Genre West Coast hip hop , Hip hop music Rap Length 49 44 Label Jive Records Jive , Shot Records Producer D Shot small Executive producer exec. small , Femi Ojetunde, Levitti , Studio Ton Reviews Allmusic Rating 3 5 ref name Stanley Stanley, Leo. Allmusic class album id r307740 pure url yes Review Six Figures . Allmusic . Retrieved on 2010 01 21. ref Rap Pages positive ref name RapPages Columnist. http www.tower.com six figures d shot cd wapi 106618011 Review Six Figures . Rap Pages 99. August, 1997. ref Last album The Shot Calla br 1993 This album Six Figures br 1997 Next album Money, Sex, & Thugs br 2001 Singles Name Six Figures Type studio single 1 True Worldwide Playaz single 1 date 1997 Six Figures is the second studio album by American rapper D Shot , released July 29, 1997 on Jive Records and D Shot s own label Shot Records. The album was produced by Femi Ojetunde, Levitti , Studio Ton and D Shot. It peaked at number 21 on the Top R&B Hip Hop Albums Billboard Top R&B Hip Hop Albums and at number 81 on the Billboard 200 Billboard 200 . ref name AMG Allmusic class album id r307740 pure url yes Six Figures Charts & Awards Billboard Albums . All Media Guide, LLC. Retrieved on 2010 01 21. ref The album features guest performances by Spice 1 , E 40 , B Legit , Celly Cel , Too Short , Mac Shawn , Levitti, and Bo Roc of The Dove ... . Critical reception Allmusic ... Six Figures , offers enough straight hardcore dope to make it worthwhile ... small featuring Kaveo & Bo Roc small 4 02 Six Figures small featuring Celly Cel & Levitti small 3 ... Figures release 1525654 Six Figures at Discogs http musicbrainz.org release 0adf512d b563 40be 8051 b445fb59d322.html Six Figures at MusicBrainz http www.tower.com six figures d shot cd wapi 106618011 Six Figures at Tower Records Category 1997 albums Category English language albums Category Gangsta ... more details
Image Geomantic figures.svg thumb The sixteen geomantic figures. The 16 geomantic figures are the primary ... used to generate the figures. When geomancy was introduced to Europe in the Middle Ages , the figures acquired astrological meanings and new forms of interpretation. They bear superficial ... n origin, not a China Chinese one. Properties of the figures Image Geomantic elemenalLines.svg thumb ..., but the Water line remains passive. Each of the figures are composed of four lines, each line containing ... figures. The different combinations of elements yields different representations or manifestations of the figure ... line . For figures with only one active element, that element by default is its ruling element other ... Ruling Element Figures Ruled Fire classical element Fire Laetitia, Cauda Draconis, Fortuna Minor, Amissio ... are used based on the figures astrological connections. These elements are assigned based ... when viewed alone the astrological element reflects its nature when acting with other figures. class wikitable Ruling Element Figures Ruled Fire classical element Fire Puer, Fortuna Major, Fortuna ... Draconis, Carcer Another classification of the geomantic figures involves their quality, which is either ... yes or no style divinations, stable figures indicate a positive answer, while mobile figures indicate a negative one. class wikitable Quality Figures Stable Acquisitio, Albus, Puella, Populus ... figures, where, from the viewer s point of view, the figure would be pointing towards downward or away from upward the viewer. Entering figures have the stable quality, while the exiting figures have ..., and vice versa. However, based on this classification, the four figures that point in both directions ... of its neighbors or generating figures. class wikitable Direction Figures Entering Acquisitio, Albus ... number of points. For this reason, all the figures that can appear as Judges i.e. have an even number of points are also termed impartial figures they represent objective states of the world observable ... more details
Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 Figures in a Landscape was Barry England s first novel . Published by Jonathan Cape in the summer of 1968, it was hailed by critics as an exemplary addition to the literature of escape. Two professional soldiers, Ansell and MacConnachie, have escaped from a column of POWs in an unnamed country in the tropics. Safety across the border lies 400 miles away in the meantime, they must make their way through alien territory, battling the climate and the terrain as well as the enemy s soldiers and helicopters. The Times called the book a fiercely masochistic accomplishment and concluded another review as follows Barry England s prose has the tough, spare elegance of steel scaffolding . His vocabulary is wide, and used with arresting precision. The speed of the narrative is impeccably controlled long slogs over country, moments of blind panic, passages of demoralizing inactivity, hair raising evasions, all building up to a central set piece in a burning field. On all levels, Figures in a Landscape is a brilliant achievement. Roger Baker in the Times, June 08, 1968 Figures in a Landscape was nominated for the inaugural Booker Prize losing out to PH Newby s Something to Answer For but won the Author s Club First Novel Award . The novel was made into Figures in a Landscape film a film by famed director Joseph Losey in 1970, and featured Robert Shaw actor Robert Shaw and Malcolm McDowell in the two main roles. DEFAULTSORT Figures In A Landscape Category 1968 novels Category English novels 1960s novel stub ... more details
Infobox Album See Wikipedia WikiProject Albums Name Little Figures Type studio Artist The Method Actors Cover Released 1981 Recorded Genre Alt rock , New Wave music New wave Length Label Armageddon Records, Press Records Producer Reviews Last album This album Next album Little Figures is the first full length LP by Athens, Georgia s The Method Actors . The album was first released as a 17 track double LP by UK label Armageddon Records in 1981. It was released as a single, 10 track LP on the US label Press Records the following year. Track listing 2 x LP Strictly Gossip Repetition I m in the Mood for Love Notice Rang a Tang Bleeding Ask Dana 20x1 Commotion E Y E Cats and Dogs Pigeons Halloween Detective Alcohol Somebody s Prison Hi Hi Whoopee 1980s album stub Category The Method Actors albums Category 1981 albums ... more details
Infobox spy honorific prefix name Colin Frederick Figures nickname C image caption allegiance United Kingdom Image Flag of the United Kingdom.svg 20px service Secret Intelligence Service SIS MI6 serviceyears 1951 &ndash 1985 rank Chief of the Secret Intelligence Service operation Suez Crisis br Prague Spring br Falklands War award Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George br Officer of the Order of the British Empire codename1 codename2 codename3 codename4 codename5 codename6 codename7 codenam8 codename9 birth name birth date Birth date 1925 7 1 df y birthplace Birmingham , United Kingdom death date Death date and age 2006 12 8 1925 7 1 df y deathplace Esher , United Kingdom cause buried height nationality religion residence spouse Pamela Ann Timmis parents Frederick and Muriel Figures children a son and two daughters occupation British intelligence officer profession alma mater Pembroke College, Cambridge signature Sir Colin Frederick Figures Order of St Michael and St George KCMG , Order of the British Empire OBE 1 July 1925 &ndash 8 December 2006 was Head of the British Secret Intelligence Service known as MI6 from 1981 to 1985. He was deputy secretary and Intelligence Co ordinator of the Cabinet Office from 1985 to 1989. Career Figures was born in Birmingham , the son of Frederick Figures, an insurance executive, and his wife Muriel. ref name inde http www.independent.co.uk news obituaries sir colin figures 430065.html Obituary Sir Colin Figgures The Independent, 29 December 2006 ref He was educated at King Edward s School, Birmingham ref name times http www.timesonline.co.uk tol comment obituaries article754766.ece Obituary Sir Colin Figgures The Times ... . NAME Figures, Colin ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 1 July 1925 PLACE OF BIRTH ... DEFAULTSORT Figures, Colin Category Civil servants in the Cabinet Office Category Cold War spies Category ... Worcestershire Regiment officers Category British Army personnel of World War II fr Colin Figures ... more details
notability web date January 2011 Infobox television show name Dick Figures format Flash animation genre Comedy runtime Less than 1 minute minimum to about 6 minutes maximum creator Ed Skudder director Ed Skudder br Zack Keller writer Ed Skudder br Zack Keller starring Ed Skudder br Zack Keller language English Language English country California , United States network YouTube first aired Start date 2010 11 18 present num seasons 1 num episodes 10 aired Dick Figures is an American web series created by Ed Skudder. ref cite news title Dick Figures A New Series Or Something work ColdHardFlash date November 18, 2010 url http coldhardflash.com 2010 11 dick figures a new series or something.html accessdate January 23, 2011 ref Skudder writes, voices and directs the episodes along with his Root Films partner Zack Keller. The show is owned by and produced at the Los Angeles based animation studio Six Point Harness . It is distributed by Mondo Media , the creators of Happy Tree Friends . The series revolves around two dysfunctional stick figure friends named Red and Blue ref cite news title Stick Figures Can Be Dicks work Tubefilter date December 28, 2010 url http news.tubefilter.tv 2010 12 28 stick figures can be dicks accessdate January 28, 2011 ref who make up for what they lack in smarts and sex appeal with a really long string of bad decisions. ref http www.youtube.com view play list?p 5AEEAB0FDFB3D742 ref Red is an impulsive, fun loving guy while Blue takes his choices and belongings seriously. Production Dick Figures was created and produced in early 2010 and were done in summer 2010. Introduced in the first episode A Bee or Something , characters like a talking raccoon were shown. The series first premiered on November 18, 2010, and episodes tend to air every second Thursday. As of March 24, 2011, season 1 has ended with a total amount of 10 episodes. Season 2 has been ... cartoons Category Black comedy sv Dick Figures ... more details
NFL player Image Replace this image male.svg only free content images are allowed for depicting living people see WP NONFREE Name Deon Figures DateOfBirth birth date and age 1970 01 10 Birthplace Bellflower, California DateofDeath Position Cornerback College University of Colorado at Boulder Colorado DraftedYear 1993 DraftedRound 1 Pick 23 Stats Y DatabaseFootball FIGURDEO01 years 1993 1996 br 1997 1998 teams Pittsburgh Steelers br Jacksonville Jaguars highlights nowiki nowiki Thorpe Award winner Jack Tatum Award winner Deon Juniel Figures born January 10 , 1970 in Bellflower, California is a former professional American football cornerback in the National Football League NFL . He played four years for the Pittsburgh Steelers 1993 to 1996 and two for the Jacksonville Jaguars 1997 to 1998. While with Pittsburgh in 1994, he helped the Steelers reach the AFC Championship Game against the San Diego Chargers. He attended the University of Colorado at Boulder University of Colorado where he won the Jim Thorpe Award as the nation s top defensive back in 1992. He intercepted University of Notre Dame Notre Dame s Rick Mirer in the 1991 Orange Bowl on the final play of the game to preserve a 10 9 Colorado victory and capture the 1990 national championship. Jack Tatum Trophy Thorpeawardwinners 1990 Colorado football 1993 NFL Draft DEFAULTSORT Figures, Deon Category 1970 births Category Living people Category American football cornerbacks Category Colorado Buffaloes football players Category Jacksonville Jaguars players Category Pittsburgh Steelers players Category People from Los Angeles County, California defensiveback 1970s stub collegefootball stub ... more details
Infobox artwork image file painting alignment image size title Two Figures alt other language 1 other title 1 other language 2 other title 2 artist Barbara Hepworth year Start date 1968 type Bronze height metric width metric length metric height imperial 89 width imperial 49 length imperial 15 diameter metric diameter imperial imperial unit in metric unit cm city Indianapolis, Indiana museum Indianapolis Museum of Art coordinates coord 39 49 33.26 N 86 11 4.1 W region US owner Indianapolis Museum of Art Two Figures is a public artwork by English people English artist Barbara Hepworth , located on the grounds of the Indianapolis Museum of Art , which is in Indianapolis , Indiana . This cast bronze sculpture is one of a series of this figural group cast at the Morris Singer Foundry in London . The signature on the back reads Barbara Hepworth 1968 6 7 , indicating that this is the sixth sculpture of an edition of seven. ref name Two Figures cite web author Save Outdoor Sculpture year 1993 title Two Figures sculpture work SIRIS publisher Smithsonian url http siris artinventories.si.edu ipac20 ipac.jsp?&profile all&source siartinventories&uri full 3100001 339009 0 focus accessdate 15 January 2011 ref Description This sculpture is made from bronze cast in 3 pieces that are bolted together at the base. Upon the rectilinear base stand two highly stylized figures. Each figure is somewhat lozenge shaped and rises vertically. Each has a frontal, symmetrical, flat surface that contrasts with the gentle ... to the front edge of the base but instead slightly angle in toward each other. Both figures have narrow ... TWO FIGURES work Collections publisher IMA url http www.imamuseum.org art collections artwork two figures hepworth barbara accessdate 15 January 2011 ref Generally the bronze is smooth, with texture ... between the two figures. The one on the proper right PR is slightly shorter than its partner .... ref name Two Figures ref See also References reflist Example format to be used as an internal ... more details
Image Smash Hits cover.jpg thumb Cover of Figures of Light s CD Smash Hits , 2008 Figures of Light is an American proto punk band formed in 1970 by Wheeler Winston Dixon and Michael Downey. Their latest project is a forthcoming CD, Drop Dead, working with producer engineer Steve Albini at his Electrical Audio Studio in Chicago, scheduled for recording in early July 2011, featuring Dixon, Downey, and guests Matt Verta Ray of Heavy Trash on lead guitar and Hugo Burnham , former drummer for the Gang of Four . Figures of Light s first album, Smash Hits, was released in late July, 2008 by Norton Records , containing new studio material recorded on July 7, 2007 in New York, live material from the December 15, 2007 Southpaw comeback concert, a chunk of their infamous 1970 TV smashing concert, plus ... a rave review of the new CD, titled Figures of Light Reunite and Reignite, which chronicled the band ... of the The Stooges Stooges , The Who , Blue Cheer and the Pretty Things . . . Figures of Light a frenzied ..., I have been waiting for this particular release to come out ever since I got hold of the Figures reissued ... gigs for two years in and around Rutgers University before disbanding in 1972. Image Figures of Light.jpg thumb Figures of Light s first concert, July 23, 1970 It s Lame, has been described as . . . one ... s 60s pop hit MacArthur Park Image Destruction.gif thumb A record player gets the ax during Figures ... , the British pop monthly, Figures of Light s first single was described by Ian Harrison as a treat ... Verta Ray on lead guitar. Image Figures of light 2007.jpg thumb Figures of Light rocks out during the Southpaw Concert, December 15, 2007. Photo by Jay Lajoie. On December 15, 2007, Figures of Light ... proto punk, Figures of Light picked up the baton from those who planted the seed and in essence ... members of Figures of Light, accompanied by the ever popular A Bones. A succulent collection ... link below . External links http myspace.com figuresoflight Figures of Light MySpace Page http eng ... more details
Infobox album See Wikipedia WikiProject Albums Name Tragic Figures Type album Artist Savage Republic Cover Released 1982 Recorded July 1981 March 1982 at Radio Tokyo, Venice, California Genre Post Punk Length 44 20 Label Independent Project br Mobilization Records 2002 Re issue Producer Reviews Allmusic rating 3 5 ref name allmusic cite web title allmusic Tragic Figures > Review url Allmusic class album id r17406 pure url yes publisher Allmusic author Unterberger, Richie accessdate September 3, 2010 ref Piero Scaruffi Rating 7 10 ref Scaruffi, Piero. http www.scaruffi.com vol4 savagere.html tra Savage Republic . pieroscaruffi.com Italian language Italian . Retrieved on September 3, 2010. ref Last album This album Tragic Figures br 1982 Next album Tragic Figure br 1984 Tragic Figures is the debut album of the American Post Punk band Savage Republic , released in 1982 through Independent Project. Track listing tracklist collapsed no headline writing credits yes title1 When All Else Fails... length1 3 03 title2 Attempted Coup Madagascar length2 2 55 title3 The Ivory Coast writer3 Drucker, Erskine, Licher, Long length3 3 12 title4 Next to Nothing writer4 Grunkeld length4 3 23 title5 Exodus length5 5 47 title6 On the Prowl length6 1 38 title7 Machinery length7 3 16 title8 Zulu Zulu length8 0 32 title9 Real Men length9 3 15 title10 Flesh That Walks length10 3 19 title11 Kill the Fascists writer11 Drucker, Erskine, Licher, Long length11 2 12 title12 Procession length12 6 05 title13 Film Noir length13 3 30 title14 O Adonis writer14 Theodorakis length14 2 08 tracklist collapsed no headline Reissue bonus tracks writing credits yes title15 Mobilization writer15 Drucker, Erskine, Licher, Long length15 3 21 title16 Tragic Figure length16 4 12 title17 The Empty Quarter length17 1 47 title18 The Ivory Coast writer18 Drucker, Erskine, Licher, Long length18 2 53 Personnel col begin col 2 Savage Republic Philip Drucker Jackson Del Rey guitar , Percussion instrument percussion ... more details
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