adverse operating conditions
1Distributed operating system — A distributed operating system is the logical aggregation of operating system software over a collection of independent, networked, communicating, and spatially disseminated computational nodes.[1] Individual system nodes each hold a discrete… …
2IMI Negev — Infobox Weapon name=Negev caption=The IMI Negev LMG origin=flag|Israel type=Light machine gun is ranged=yes service=1995–present used by=See Users wars=Al Aqsa Intifada, 2006 Lebanon War designer=Israel Military Industries Ltd (IMI) design… …
3Dow Chemical Company — The Dow Chemical Co. Type Public Traded as NYSE: DOW TYO …
4Southern Airways Flight 932 — N1334U, similar to the aircraft involved in the accident, pictured in Orlando, Florida in April 1973. Accident summary Date Nov …
5Sinn (watchmaker) — Sinn is a watchmaker in Frankfurt am Main, Germany that was established by pilot and flight instructor Helmut Sinn in 1961. HistoryAfter its establishment, the company constructed instrumental watches and watches for pilots based on Mr. Sinn s… …
6Economic Affairs — ▪ 2006 Introduction In 2005 rising U.S. deficits, tight monetary policies, and higher oil prices triggered by hurricane damage in the Gulf of Mexico were moderating influences on the world economy and on U.S. stock markets, but some other… …
7Mackay Trophy — The Mackay Trophy on display at the National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC. The Mackay Trophy was established on 27 January 1911 by Clarence Hungerford Mackay, who was then head of the Postal Telegraph Cable Company and the Commercial… …
8Agriculture and Food Supplies — ▪ 2007 Introduction Bird flu reached Europe and Africa, and concerns over BSE continued to disrupt trade in beef. An international vault for seeds was under construction on an Arctic island. Stocks of important food fish species were reported… …
9harbours and sea works — Introduction harbour also spelled harbor any part of a body of water and the manmade structures surrounding it that sufficiently shelters a vessel from wind, waves, and currents, enabling safe anchorage or the discharge and loading of… …
10Autoland — In aviation, autoland describes a system that fully automates the landing phase of an aircraft s flight, with the human crew merely supervising the process.DescriptionAutoland systems were designed to make landing possible in visibility too poor… …
