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  1. Torr

    For the standard botanical author abbreviation Torr. John Torrey The torr symbol Torr is a non International ... , chosen to be roughly equal to the fluid pressure exerted by a Torr mmHg millimetre of mercury , i.e., a pressure of 1 Torr is approximately equal to 1 mmHg. Note that the symbol is spelled exactly ... mmHg came to be regarded as the standard atmospheric pressure. In honor of Torricelli, the torr was defined ... to 101,325 Pascal unit pascals . The torr was then re defined as frac 760 of one atmosphere. This was necessary in place of the definition of a torr as 1 mmHg, because the height of mercury changes ... kPa exactly. The torr symbol Torr , defined as frac 760 atm exactly. These four pressure units are used ... Pa . ref The torr, a more convenient unit for low pressures, is used in high vacuum physics and engineering ... of mercury ref Under most conditions, 1 mmHg is approximately equal to 1 Torr. There are several ... of modern transducers approaches the precision required to distinguish between the torr and the millimetre ... Mechanical ventilation Manometric results in medicine are sometimes given in torr. This is usually incorrect, since the torr and the millimetre of mercury are not the same thing. Pressures obtained ... with known accuracies of density of mercury and gravitational acceleration. The torr is defined as 1 760 of one atmosphere, while the atmosphere is defined as 101.325  kPa. Therefore, one torr ... between the torr and the mmHg is 1 Torr 0.999 999 857 533 699 ... mmHg 1 mmHg 1.000 000 142 466 321 ... Torr The difference between one mmHg and one torr, as well as between one atmosphere ... ar be x old bs MmHg ca Torr cs Torr de Torr es Torr eu Torr fr Torr ko hr Milimetar ivina stupca id Torr it Torr he lv Dz vsudraba staba milimetrs hu Torr nl Mm Hg ja no MmHg nn MmHg pl Tor jednostka pt Mil metro de merc rio ro Torr ru sk Torr sr MmHg fi Torri sv MmHg tr MmHg uk vi Torr zh ...   more details



  1. Torr Meadhonach

    Unreferenced auto yes date December 2009 Orphan date November 2006 Image Isle of Arran.png thumb right 300px Location in Scotland Torr Meadhonach is a hill convert 332 m ft feet high on the Isle of Arran in western Scotland . Image Firth of Clyde farm.jpg thumb left 300px Torr Meadhonach over the Sound of Bute in the distance. Torr Meadhonach is in the middle distance, at right, with the summit adjacent to the house. The Sleeping Warrior is in the distance. Coord 55 42 49 N 5 15 21 W region GB display title Category Mountains and hills of North Ayrshire NorthAyrshire geo stub ...   more details



  1. Torr Mor

    Coord 55.640 5.475 display title region GB scale 10000 File Wooded coastal slopes at Torr Mor geograph.org.uk 1451117.jpg thumb Western slopes of Torr Mor Torr Mor is a hill peak landform on the coastal east side of the Kintyre Peninsula in Scotland . The peak offers views over the Kilbrannan Sound . See also Kildonald Bay Line notes Reflist References Sir Archibald Geikie, Benjamin Nieve Peach, Alfred Harker. 1903. The geology of North Arran, South Bute, and the Cumbraes , 200 pages Category Geography of Argyll and Bute Scotland geo stub ...   more details



  1. Michèle Torr

    Infobox musical artist See Wikipedia WikiProject Musicians Name Michelle Torr Img MicheleTorr.jpg Img capt Michelle Torr in 2006 Img size Landscape Background solo singer Birth name Michelle Cl berte Tort Alias Born Birth date and age 1947 4 7 df y Died Origin Pertuis , France Instrument Voice type Genre Pop music Pop Occupation Singer , Author Years active 1962 Present Label Mercury Records br Disc AZ Records Associated acts URL http www.micheletorr.com micheletorr.com Current members Mich le Torr born Michelle Cl berte Tort , 7 April 1947 in Pertuis , Vaucluse , is a France French singer , and author ... s of 1966 and 1977. Since 2010, she has been using the stage name Michelle Torr. Early career Mich le ... songs each throughout 1964, which were aimed at radio and juke box play. Torr s release of Dans mes ... covers of British and American hits, proved to be hit and miss. This setting the tone for Torr ... resulted in an LP album. Eurovision Song Contest appearances In 1966, Torr was invited to perform ... years later, in 1977, Torr again took part in Eurovision, this time representing Monaco with the song ... May, and Torr improved on her previous result, finishing fourth of eighteen participants. In between her two Eurovision appearances, Torr had also taken part in the French Eurovision pre selection in 1970 with two songs, but had not progressed beyond the semi final stage. Later career Torr had continued ... in 2008. Books 1999 La Cuisine proven ale de ma m re by Mich le Torr 2005 la Couleur des mots autobiography by Mich le Torr, and Laurent Fialaix References reflist External links http www.micheletorr.com ... Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata NAME Torr, Michele ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 7 April 1947 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Torr, Michele Category ... be x old ca Mich le Torr da Mich le Torr de Mich le Torr es Mich le Torr fr Mich le Torr nl Mich le Torr oc Mich le Torr pl Mich le Torr pt Mich le Torr ro Mich le Torr fi Mich le Torr ...   more details



  1. Torr Works

    Image Torrworks.jpg thumb The railhead at Torr Works Image Torrworksentrance.jpg thumb The entrance to Torr Works Quarry File 08032 merehead 050507 d.adkins.jpg thumb right British Rail Class 08 Class 08 shunter 08032 in the yard at Torr Works Torr Works quarry, gbmapping ST695446 is a limestone quarry at East Cranmore , near Shepton Mallet on the Mendip Hills , Somerset , England . It is also known as Merehead Quarry . The site covers an area of some 200 hectares, including 60 hectares which have been landscaped to blend with the surrounding countryside. It is operated by the Aggregate Industries Company employing over 200 people and produces 6 million tonnes of limestone annually which is carried directly from the quarry by Mendip Rail . A Geodiversity audit of the site recorded pale to dark grey well bedded Carboniferous Limestone dipping consistently southwards with a small area of overlying horizontally bedded buff coloured Jurassic oolite oolitic limestone forming an angular unconformity . ref cite web title Torr Quarry work Geodiversity Audit of Active Aggregate Quarries Quarries in Somerset url http www.somerset.gov.uk somerset ete countryside geodiversity index.cfm?override subtopic&infoid 4651 accessdate 2007 02 16 ref commonscat Torr works References reflist See also Quarries of the Mendip Hills External links http www.mindat.org loc 1618.html Mineral data for this quarry from mindat.org Mendip Hills coord 51.19979 N 2.43791 W region GB type landmark display title Category Mendip Hills Category Mining in Somerset ...   more details



  1. Diane Torr

    Wikify date July 2010 Orphan date July 2010 BLP sources date June 2010 Diane Marian Torr born 1948 in Peterborough ... and for her drag king, ref cite news title Diane Torr Explores the Dynamics of Drag url http pqasb.pqarchiver.com ... TORR EXPLORES THE DYNAMICS OF DRAG&pqatl google work Chicago Tribune date 21 April 1995 accessdate 1 July 2010 first Achy last Obejas ref man for a day and gender as performance workshops. Torr currently lives and works in Glasgow where she is Visiting Lecturer at Glasgow School of Art . Diane Torr ... World Shift Wind Fertilization were in downtown loft spaces in 1978. Diane Torr took class at the Cunningham ... in 1977 and in 2003 achieved the rank of sandan 3rd degree blackbelt . Torr received her MFA degree from Bard College, New York in 2004. From the onset of her career in the late 1970s, Diane Torr has ..., with artist Johnny Science, Torr was a pivotal force in the establishment of drag king culture in the US ... Torr co directed the highly successful godrag Festival 2002 in Berlin a one month long festival of women performing masculinity, femininity, androgyny and drag. Torr s performances are a radical .... Over the 26 years, Torr lived and worked in New York, she performed in downtown locales such as the Mudd ... Square Show 1980 and as a solo artist at WPA, Washington 1981 . Diane Torr is one of the original ... International Women Artists Biennial 2009 in S. Korea. Diane Torr is the recipient of Scottish ... Studies Program, and the Macdowell Arts Colony. Torr s film TV credits include Protagonist in Gabriel ..., Gayle King, Brigitta, RTL TV Magazine Programme Torr s performances, videos and installations are widely ... Pradillo, Madrid. Torr s work has been reviewed in numerous publications, including The New York ... film on Torr s work by Berlin filmmaker, Katarina Peters to premiere in October 2010 References Reflist Use dmy dates date August 2010 Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Torr, Diane ... DEFAULTSORT Torr, Diane Category Living people Category 1948 births ...   more details



  1. Dona Torr

    Dona Ruth Anne Torr 28 April, 1883 ndash 1957 was a United Kingdom British Marxism Marxist historian ... Torr, her father was to become Vicar of Eastham, and Hon. Canon of Chester Cathedral . She had three sisters and two younger brothers. The Torr family was listed in Burke s Landed Gentry and her grandfather, John Torr, had been a wealthy merchant in Liverpool , a Conservative M.P., and staunch ... the preparation of a special facsimile edition of Marx s Capital for George Allen and Unwin. Torr ... to be a central party text with associated articles and pageantry. ... The role of Dona Torr has been underestimated. Assessing the party purposes of Torr is essential to any analysis of her relationship ... that Dona Torr went with him. However, she seldom wrote any material for the main papers published ... leader Rajani Palme Dutt . Influence As early as 1936, Torr had set herself the task of promoting ..., and the later Historians Group in 1946. One of those most generous in his praise of Torr was E.P. ..., but as a prominent member of the party s Writers Group. He described his gratitude to Dona Torr ... or approaches. His major work, The Making of the English Working Class , was penned well after Torr ... other members sought to contribute, but there were too many. Hill, one of those most fond of Torr .... Nonetheless, one form of enduring organisational influence stemmed from Torr s circle, from the creation ..., these efforts by successors of Torr and her Historians Group, have persisted, some in Adult ... for his 80th birthday celebrations Correspondence Marx and Engels 1934 , translated by Torr from the approved ... in honour of D. Torr edited by John Saville Editorial Secretary , Christopher Hill, George Thomson ... Howe, Dona Torr, Dictionary of Labour Biography J.K. , James Klugmann , obituary A Tribute to Dona Torr , World News , Vol 4 No. 4, 26th Jan., 1957, p. 55 Allen Hutt, on Torr, an article obituary, Labour Monthly , March 1957, Obituary of William Torr , The Times , London Sept., 24th, 1924, p. 14 ...   more details



  1. Torr Morro

    Infobox lacrosse player name Torr Morro image image size birth date birth place death date death place position midfielder height ft height in weight lbs league NCAA team Princeton University former teams nll team former nll teams New York Saints 1994 MILL season 1994 mll team former mll teams coach nationality USA nationality 2 career start 1994 career end 1994 shoots nickname website http stats.nll.com stats player.php?id 994 NLL webpage uslaxhof uslaxhof year canlaxhof nllhof Torr J. Morro is a retired lacrosse midfielder who formerly played professional box lacrosse in the Major Indoor Lacrosse League now the National Lacrosse League . He starred as a member of the Princeton Tigers men s lacrosse team from 1990 through 1993, where he served as team captain sports captain and earned Ivy League Rookie of the year honors. In his four year college career, Princeton won the school s first NCAA tournament Championship, two Ivy League Championships and earned the school s first four NCAA Men s Lacrosse Championship tournament invitations. College career Morro earned the 1990 Men s Ivy League Rookie of the Year award, helping the team to the 1990 NCAA Division I Men s Lacrosse Championship tournament, which was its first NCAA tournament. ref name MILOP cite web archiveurl http web.archive.org web 20071028041830 http ivyleaguesports.com sports alltime.asp?intSID 15 archivedate 2007 10 28 url http www.ivyleaguesports.com sports alltime.asp?intSID 15 title Men s Ivy League Outstanding Performers accessdate 2010 08 13 publisher IvyLeagueSports.com ref Princeton went on to win the 1992 NCAA Division I Men s Lacrosse Championship tournament, its first NCAA national championship. ref ... player.php?id 994 title Torr Morro F accessdate 2010 08 17 publisher National Lacrosse League ref ... League Persondata NAME Morro, Torr ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION Lacrosse player DATE OF BIRTH PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Morro, Torr Category Living people Category ...   more details



  1. Torr Vale Mill

    Infobox Mill building name building name Torr Vale Mill native building name alternate names image RiverGoytNewMills.JPG caption Torr Vale Mill, alongside The River Goyt , Millennium Walkway and Hope Valley line textile type Cotton power source Water mill process altitude building type Spinning Weaving Watermill architectural style structural system cost employees For titles and maps geo info location location town New Mills , Derbyshire location country UK altitude map type Derbyshire latitude 53.3648 longitude 2.0032 serving canal Peak Forest Canal serving railway Hope Valley line serving river River Goyt owner owner 2 acquisition date 2 owner 3 acquisition date 3 owner 4 acquisition date 4 current tenants current owner coordinates start date 1790 completion date renovation date re equipment date 2 re equipment date 3 change of use date demolition date destruction date Dimensions height other dimensions floor count 5 floor area convert 800 m2 sqft floor height floor usage floor construction The building team main contractor architect architecture firm structural engineer other designers awards Grade II listed ren architect ren firm ren oth designers ren qty surveyor ren awards Steam ... other equipment mule frames ring frames References references Torr Vale Mill is a Grade II listed ... owner, Chemquick Ltd., to renovate and develop the mill, none of which has come to anything. The Torr ... a solution. In 2000 Torr Vale Mill was depicted on Royal Mail postage stamps to commemorate the Millennium ... Derbyshire Open Arts Winners 2010 ref for his painting of the decaying Torr Vale Mill, the title being ... the future of this abandoned building. Image New mills 619280 883f5111.jpg thumb left alt Torr Vale Mill in 1982, when the mill was still in use. Torr Vale Mill in 1982, when the mill was still in use. commonscat Torr Vale Mill References reflist External links http www.urbanassault.t83.net torrvalemill 4526592646 Exploring Torr Vale Mill Category Textile mills in Derbyshire Category Grade II listed ...   more details



  1. File:Michele-Torr.jpg

    Summary Painting of Mich le Torr Licensing PD self date October 2010 ...   more details



  1. File:Atelier torréfaction chocolat Meunier.jpg

    Summary 1866 image from the French Wikipedia in the public domainhttp fr.wikipedia.org wiki Image Atelier torr C3 A9faction chocolat Meunier.JPG Licensing PD US ...   more details



  1. Phanerochaete chrysorhizon

    Taxobox image Phanerochaete chrysorhizon 81632.jpg image width 240px regnum Fungi phylum Basidiomycota classis Basidiomycetes subclassis Agaricomycetidae ordo Polyporales familia Phanerochaetaceae genus Phanerochaete species P. chrysorhizon binomial Phanerochaete chrysorhizon binomial authority Torr. Budington & Gilb., 1973 synonyms Grandiniella chrysorhizon small Torr. Burds., 1977 small br Hydnophlebia chrysorhiza small Torr. Parmasto, 1967 small br Hydnum chrysorhizon small Torr., 1822 small br Mycoacia chrysorhiza small Torr. Aoshima & H. Furuk., 1966 small br Oxydontia chrysorhiza small Torr. D.P. Rogers & G.W. Martin, 1958 small Phanerochaete chrysorhizon is a species of fungus in the Polyporales order. It is a plant pathogen . External links http mushroomobserver.org image show image 39627?obs 19603&search seq 387271&seq key 430983 Mushroom Observer P. chrysorhizon DEFAULTSORT Phanerochaete chrysorhizon Category Plant pathogens and diseases Category Phanerochaete chrysorhizon Polyporales stub plant disease stub ...   more details



  1. High vacuum

    High vacuum may refer to A vacuum with pressure in the range 10 sup 3 sup to 10 sup 9 sup torr High Vacuum , the 1957 novel by Charles Eric Maine disambig ...   more details



  1. Hexameria

    italictitle Hexameria may refer to Hexameria small R.Br. small , a synonym of the plant genus Podochilus Hexameria small Torr. & A.Gray small , a synonym of the plant genus Echinocystis disambig ...   more details



  1. File:Darlingtonia Macfarlane illustration.jpg

    Description Darlingtonia californica Torr. Sec. Bot. Magaz. t. 5920 . Author John Muirhead Macfarlane Source Macfarlane, J.M. 1908. Sarraceniaceae. In A. Engler Das Pflanzenreich IV , 110, Heft 36 1 91. Permission PD US PD US Category Sarraceniaceae ...   more details



  1. Monaco in the Eurovision Song Contest 1977

    ESC National Year Year 1977 Country MON Preselection Internal Selection Preselection date Entrant Mich le Torr Song Une petite fran aise Final result 4th, 96 points Monaco was represented by France French singer Mich le Torr , with the song Une petite fran aise , at the 1977 Eurovision Song Contest , which took place on 7 May in London . The song was chosen internally by broadcaster T l Monte Carlo TMC . Torr had previously sung in the Eurovision Song Contest 1966 1966 contest, placing 10th on behalf of Luxembourg . At Eurovision On the night of the final Torr performed second in the running order, following Ireland and preceding the Netherlands . At the close of voting Une petite fran aise had picked up 96 points including maximum 12s from Greece and Italy , placing Monaco fourth of the 18 entries. The song received votes from every other national jury with the exception of the Netherlands. The Monegasque jury awarded its 12 points to the United Kingdom . ref http www.esc history.com details.asp?key 375 ESC History Monaco 1977 ref See also Monaco in the Eurovision Song Contest Eurovision Song Contest 1977 References reflist Monaco in Eurovision 1977 Eurovision Song Contest entries Category Countries in the Eurovision Song Contest 1977 Category Monaco in the Eurovision Song Contest ...   more details



  1. Thamnosma

    This article was auto generated by User Polbot . taxobox image Thamnosma montana flower 1.jpg image caption Thamnosma montana regnum Plant ae unranked divisio Flowering plant Angiosperms unranked classis Eudicots unranked ordo Rosids ordo Sapindales familia Rutaceae subfamilia Rutoideae tribus Ruteae ref cite book url http books.google.com books?id oumyfO NHuUC& first Armen last Takhtajan title Flowering Plants edition 2 year 2009 publisher Springer isbn 9781402096082 page 375 ref genus Thamnosma genus authority Torr. & Fr m. ref name ITIS cite web url http www.itis.gov servlet SingleRpt SingleRpt?search topic TSN&search value 29003 title Thamnosma Torr. & Fr m. work ITIS Standard Reports publisher Integrated Taxonomic Information System accessdate 2010 02 25 ref synonyms Rutosma small Asa Gray A.Gray ref cite web url http www.ars grin.gov cgi bin npgs html genus.pl?12036 title Thamnosma Torr. & Fr m. work Germplasm Resources Information Network publisher United States Department of Agriculture date 2008 03 21 accessdate 2010 02 25 ref subdivision ranks Species subdivision See text. Thamnosma is a genus of flowering plant s in the rue family, Rutaceae . Selected species Thamnosma africana small small &ndash Sandboegoe Thamnosma montana small Torr. & Fr m. small &ndash Turpentine Broom, Mohave Desert Rue Thamnosma socotrana small Isaac Bayley Balfour Balf.f. small Thamnosma texana small Gray Torr. small &ndash Texas Desert Rue ref name ITIS Bot notice new species go here References reflist External links commonscat inline Thamnosma Thamnosma wikispecies inline Category Thamnosma Rutaceae stub es Thamnosma pt Thamnosma vi Thamnosma ...   more details



  1. Trillium chloropetalum

    taxobox image TrilliumChloropetalumRubrum thumb.jpg status G5 status system TNC status ref ref name natureserve Cite web publisher NatureServe title Trillium chloropetalum work NatureServe Explorer url http www.natureserve.org explorer servlet NatureServe?searchName Trillium chloropetalum accessdate 2008 05 02 ref regnum Plantae unranked divisio Angiosperms unranked classis Monocots ordo Liliales familia Melanthiaceae genus Trillium species T. chloropetalum binomial Trillium chloropetalum binomial authority John Torrey Torr. Thomas J. Howell botanist Howell Trillium chloropetalum is a spring season spring flowering perennial plant native to the west and north west coast of the United States . Common names Common Trillium , Giant Trillium , Giant Wake Robin , and Sessile Trillium . Color is variable, often dark red to white. A typical Monocotyledon monocot , it has leaves and flowers that are grouped in threes. It is clump forming and prefers a shady habitat, since its natural habitat is the woodland floor. References Reflist External links USDA Plants database http plants.usda.gov java profile?symbol TRCH2 Trillium chloropetalum Torr. Howell Jepson Manual Online http ucjeps.berkeley.edu cgi bin get JM treatment.pl?8349,8647,8650 Trillium chloropetalum Torr. Howell TrilliumSpecies Category Trillium chloropetalum Category Flora of California chaparral and woodlands az Trillium chloropetalum fr Trillium chloropetalum ...   more details



  1. Echinocystis

    Refimprove date September 2010 italictitle taxobox name Echinocystis image Echinocystis lobata.jpg regnum Plant ae unranked divisio Angiosperms unranked classis Eudicots unranked ordo Rosids ordo Cucurbitales familia Cucurbitaceae subfamilia Cucurbitoideae tribus Sicyeae subtribus Cyclantherinae genus Echinocystis genus authority Torr. & A.Gray species E. lobata binomial Echinocystis lobata binomial authority Michx. Torr. & A. Gray synonyms Hexameria small Torr. & A.Gray small Micrampelis small Raf. small Wikispecies Echinocystis Echinocystis is a genus in the gourd family Cucurbitaceae which includes the species Echinocystis lobata , commonly called wild cucumber or prickly cucumber . Some authors include the manroots genus Manroot Marah in Echinocystis . Echinocystis lobata is an annual vine, native to North America. External links http plants.usda.gov java profile?symbol ECLO USDA Species Information http ontariowildflowers.com main species.php?id 1 Ontario Wildflowers Commons category Echinocystis Category Cucurbitaceae Category Monotypic plant genera Cucurbitales stub de Stachelgurke et Ogakurk es Echinocystis hsb Ka ata k rka lt Virk tenis hu S nt k pl Kolczurka klapowana pt Echinocystis ru ...   more details



  1. Ce soir je t'attendais

    Infobox ESC entry song flagicon Luxembourg Ce soir je t attendais image caption year 1966 country Luxembourg artist Mich le Torr as with language French languages composer Bernard Kesslair lyricist Jacques Chaumelle conductor Jean Roderes place 10th points 7 lyrics http www.diggiloo.net ?1966lu from Diggiloo Thrush prev Poup e de cire, poup e de son prev link Poup e de cire, poup e de son next L amour est bleu next link L amour est bleu Ce soir je t attendais Tonight, I Waited for You was the Luxembourg ish entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1966 , performed in French language French by France French singer Mich le Torr . Torr had had her breakthrough on the francophone music scene as a 16 year old in 1963 with her second single Dans mes bras, oublie ta peine In my Arms, Forget Your Pain . At the time she was signed to the French subsidiary of Mercury Records . Ce soir je t attendais is an up tempo pop track, with Torr telling her lover about her feelings of anticipation as she waited for him to arrive at her house. She sings that she had planned a romantic evening, but was slightly concerned due to the manner in which they had left each other the last time they were together. In any event, her confidence that he would come, paid off. Torr recorded her entry in five languages French, German language German Er kommt heute Abend zu mir , English language English Only Tears are Left for Me , Spanish language Spanish Te esperaba , and Italian language Italian Stasera ti aspettavo . The song was performed fourth on the night following Belgium s Tonia singer Tonia with Un peu de poivre, un peu de sel and preceding Yugoslavia s sl Berta Ambro Berta Ambro with Brez besed . At the close of voting, it had received 7 points, placing 10th in a field of 18. It was succeeded as Luxembourg in the Eurovision Song Contest Luxembourgish representative at the Eurovision Song Contest 1967 1967 Contest by Vicky Leandros Vicky with L amour est bleu . Mich le Torr went on to represent ...   more details



  1. Euthanasia: Opposing Viewpoints (2000)

    Infobox Book name Euthanasia Opposing Viewpoints title orig translator image image caption author James D. Torr editor illustrator cover artist country language series subject Euthanasia genre publisher Greenhaven Press San Diego pub date 2000 english pub date media type pages 208 isbn 0 7377 0127 7 dewey 179.7 21 congress R726 .E7924 2000 oclc 41580361 preceded by followed by Euthanasia Opposing Viewpoints is a book, in the Opposing Viewpoints series . It presents selections of contrasting points of view on four central questions about euthanasia whether it is ethical whether it should be legalized whether legalizing it would lead to involuntary killing and whether physicians should assist in suicide . It was edited by James D. Torr. Category Books in the Opposing Viewpoints series Category Euthanasia ...   more details



  1. Geraea

    italic title taxobox name Geraea image Geraea canescens 2005 02 20.jpg image caption Geraea canescens regnum Plantae unranked divisio Angiosperms unranked classis Eudicots unranked ordo Asterids ordo Asterales familia Asteraceae tribus Heliantheae genus Geraea genus authority John Torrey Torr. & Asa Gray A.Gray , 1847 subdivision ranks Species subdivision Geraea canescens small Torr. & Gray small Geraea viscida small A. Gray S.F. Blake small Geraea is a genus of the Asteraceae from southwestern North America, comprising two species, the annual plant annual Geraea canescens and the geophyte Geraea viscida . External links http ucjeps.berkeley.edu cgi bin get JM treatment.pl?609,1234 Jepson Manual Treatment http plants.usda.gov java profile?symbol GERAE USDA Plants Profile Category Heliantheae Category Asteraceae genera Heliantheae stub es Geraea fr Geraea pt Geraea ...   more details



  1. Osmorhiza longistylis

    taxobox name Osmorhiza longistylis image image caption regnum Plantae unranked divisio Angiosperms unranked classis Eudicots unranked ordo Asterids ordo Apiales familia Apiaceae genus Osmorhiza species O. occidentalis binomial Osmorhiza longistylis binomial authority John Torrey Torr . DC. Osmorhiza longistylis is a perennial herb of North America . It is known as aniseroot , longstyle sweetroot , American sweet cicely , licorice root , wild anise , or simply sweet cicely , a name that applies to other members of its genus Osmorhiza generally. It is a medicinal herb that was used by Indigenous peoples of the Americas Native American s. In use it should not be confused with species of poison hemlock , water hemlock , or baneberry . External links http plants.usda.gov java profile?symbol OSLO Osmorhiza longistylis Torr. DC. USDA Plants Database http altnature.com gallery Sweet Cicely.htm Sweet Cicely, Osmorhiza longistylis AltNature Apiaceae stub Category Apiaceae ...   more details



  1. Non-Evaporable Getter

    Orphan date February 2009 Non Evaporable Getter NEG is a powder of an Aluminium Al Zirconium Zr alloy that readily forms stable compounds with active gases. Sintering Sintered onto the inner surface of high vacuum vessels, it acts as a getter or getter pump that is able to reduce the pressure to less than 10 sup 9 sup Torr . The NEG coating can be applied even to spaces that are narrow and hard to pump out, which makes it very popular in particle accelerators where this is an issue. Category Vacuum alloy stub ...   more details



  1. File:Darlingtonia floral anatomy Macfarlane illustration.jpg

    Description Darlingtonia californica Torr. A Flower, sepals and petals cut away, twice magnif. B Transverse section of the ovary. C Seed. D Vertical section of the same. Cop. from Engler Prantl, Pflzfam. III. 2, p. 252 fig. 152. Author John Muirhead Macfarlane Source Macfarlane, J.M. 1908. Sarraceniaceae. In A. Engler Das Pflanzenreich IV , 110, Heft 36 1 91. Permission PD US PD US Category Sarraceniaceae ...   more details




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