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Are there civilian jobs aboard navy aircraft carriers It's a simple qustion... there are civilain jobs in land based navy and army bases.... maybe there are some on board navy aircraft carriers... so that is why I asked because I'm curious

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Does taking Viagra increase your chances of finding a partner? Yes once you take a Viagra pill a magical hole in the space time space time continuum and one falls from the sky.

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What is sensible heat? Heat energy that causes a rise or fall in the temperature of a gas, liquid or solid when added or removed from that material. Sensible heat changes the temperature by changing the speed at which the molecules move.

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What is a kilowatt (kw)? Equal to 1,000 watts.

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What is an ambient temperature? The temperature, usually of the air, that surrounds operating equipment.

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What is the SEC? Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC): A government agency responsible for the supervision and regulation of the securities industry.

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What is a FSB? The Federation of Small Businesses is one of the largest business organisations in the UK and represents some 185,000 small business members.

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What is a short? 1. The selling of a borrowed security, commodity or currency, with the expectation that the asset will fall in value. 2. In the context of options, it is the selling (also known as "writing") of an options contract. Opposite of "long (or long position)".

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What is a ISO? ISO (International Standards Organization) is the International Standards Organizations. They do not create standards but (as with ANSI) provide a means of verifying that a proposed standard has met certain requirements for due process, consensus, and other criteria by those developing the standard.

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What is a bid? 1. An offer made by an investor, a trader or a dealer to buy a security. The bid will stipulate both the price at which the buyer is willing to purchase the security and the quantity to be purchased. 2. The price at which a market maker is willing to buy a security. The market maker will also display an ask price, or the amount and price at which it is willing to sell.

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What is an ask? The price a seller is willing to accept for a security, also known as the offer price. Along with the price, the ask quote will generally also stipulate the amount of the security willing to be sold at that price.

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What is an automatism? automatic action--especially any action performed apparently without intention or awareness.

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What is an arrhythmia? irregularity or absence of the heart rhythm caused by disturbances in transmission of electrical impulses through cardiac tissue.

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What is an arousal threshold? ease that a sleeping person is awakened.

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What is an arousal disorder? parasomnia disorder presumed to be due to an abnormal arousal function. Classical arousal disorders: sleepwalking, sleep terrors and confusional arousals.

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What is arousal? abrupt change from sleep to wakefulness, or from a "deeper" stage of non-REM sleep to a "lighter" stage

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What is apnea? Literally means "no breath"; the cessation of airflow at the nostrils and mouth for at least 10 seconds.

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What is an ambulatory monitor? Portable system used to record (continuously) multiple physiological variables during sleep.

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What is an alpha rhythm? EEG oscillations, prominent over the occipital cortex, with a frequency of 8-13 Hz in adults; indicative of the awake state; present in most, but not all, normal individuals; most consistent and predominant during relaxed wakefulness.

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What is an alpha intrusion? brief occurrence of alpha activity during a stage of sleep.

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What is an abdominal movement? In diagnostic sleep studies, abdominal movement is recorded. This is one of the measures of respiratory effort, reflecting movement of the diaphragm.

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What is the victorian period? was divided into three sections because of the unusually long reign of Queen Victoria,1837-1901. Therefore you will see Early,Middle and Late Victorian, these are terms applied to Furniture and ceramics.

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What is a soft paste porcelain? Porcelain made in Great Britain.It is a softer porcelain mixture, but the French also made soft paste porcelain.

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What is pottery? This is Earthenware/Not translucent like Porcelain when held over a light.

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What is a mint condition? as good as the day it was made,or,as near perfect as is possible.

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What are matchstrikers? These again were little highly glazed ornaments made in Germany,showing scenes of Children at play etc., and they had a ribbed area, normally on the back,for striking the Vestas on (Old word for matches) also there was normally a receptacle like a small spill for holding the Vestas.

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What is a hard paste? This is a term applied to Continental porcelain, usually Europe, but not Great Britain.Germany was renowned for it's hard paste Porcelain.

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What are hairline cracks? These are very fine cracks which are not normally visible to the naked eye, but are seen under an eyeglass,

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What are firing cracks/marks? These are not damage but faults that occured when the Pottery or Porcelain was made.It usually happened in the Kilns.

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What are fairings? These were small ornaments made cheaply in Germany for the British market,in fact Germany made a tremendous amount of English Souvenier ware.Fairings depicted comical household scenes, with a caption written underneath the scene, saying something like "Last to bed turns off the light" and "Coming home at 3'o'clock in the morning". Fairings were sometimes very...

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What does edwardian mean? Post 1901 to Approximately World War 1, but the actual demise of Edward the 7th was earlier in 1910/11.

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What does "circa" mean? placed in front of a date, means that the item can be dated to ten years either side of that date.

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What is an antique? an item over 100 years old,however recently, 50 years is considered Antique.

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What is a drumlin? A hill formed from glacial debris.

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What is a crampon? A set of metal spikes to be strapped to one's boot, to prevent slipping on ice.

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What is a cordelette? A small rope.

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What is a col? 1. A high pass. 2. A ridge between two higher peaks.

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What is a chimney? A gap between two vertical faces of rock or ice.

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What is a carabiner? A metal ring having a latch ("gate"), used for attaching a rope to a harness

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What is a car-camp? To camp in a tentsite located beside an automobile. Permits one to use tents (not to mention coolers, barbecue grills, televisions, etc) one couldn't carry on one's back.

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What is a camp? To spend the night in a temporary shelter

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What is a cairn? A pile of stones, used to mark a trail.

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What is a bushwhack? To hike off-trail, especially through underbrush.

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What is a break trail? in winter, to hike in the lead position, forcing one's way through untrammelled snow. It is far easier to walk in the tracks of someone else who has already "broken" the trail.

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What is a book time? An estimate of the time required to hike a trail,

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What is a bergschrund? A gap or crevasse at the edge of a glacier.

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What is a belay? to hold one end of a rope, so as to prevent a climber tied to the other end from falling

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What is a bare-boot? To hike (especially in winter) without use of crampons, showshoes, skis, or other traction aids.

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What is a backcountry camping? Camping without making use of tentsites previously designated by the landowner.

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What is an ascender? A device for climbing a rope.

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What is an alpine zone? The area above treeline.

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What is a bases loaded? When all first, second, and third bases are occupied with runners

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What is a backstop? Fence or wall behind home plate

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What is a backdoor slider? A pitch that appears to be out of the strike zone, but then breaks back over the plate.

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What is an alley? The section of the outfield between the outfielders. Also known as the "gap".

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What is an ace? A team's best starting pitcher

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What is the difference between a thundershower and thunderstorm? Thundershower is defined as rain lasting 10-15 minutes, associated with a thunderstorm. Thunderstorm is a storm resulting from strong rising air currents; heavy rain or hail along with thunder and lightning So I'm assuming that the Thunderstorm is the whole thing in general and the thundershower is the actual rain, but it does last for longer then 15 minutes at a time so this is the...

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What is a scrum-down? when the opposing scrums come together to win possession of the ball

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What are backs? the seven players comprising the team’s offense

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What is a try? Correct Term is trie: the four points scored when a player touches the ball down in the trie zone of the opposing team

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What is a scrum? the eight players comprising the team’s defense

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What is a tin? Situated between the board and the floor covering the full width of the court and constructed in such a manner as to make a distinctive noise when struck by the ball.

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What is a stroke? The gain achieved by the player who wins a rally, either in the course of play or on award by the Referee, and which results in either the scoring of a point or change of hand.

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What is a striker? The player whose turn it is to hit the ball after it has rebounded from the front wall, or who is in the process of hitting the ball, or who - up to the point of his return reaching the front wall - has just hit the ball.

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What is a service line? A line, 50 millimeters (2 inches) in width, set out upon the floor parallel to and 5.44 meters (18 feet) from the front wall and extending the full width of the court.

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What is a service? The method by which the ball is put into play by the server to commence a rally.

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What is a rally? A service only or service and any number of returns of the ball, ending when the ball ceases to be in play.

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What is a rail? A shot hit close to and parallel to the sidewalls - that is, down the line or alley; a power drive hit for length.

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What is a quarter court? One half of the back part of the court which has been divided into two equal parts by the half-court line.

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What is a point? A unit of the scoring system. One point is added to a player's score when he is the server and wins a stroke.

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What is an out line? A continuous line comprising the front wall line, both sides wall lines and the back wall line and marking the top boundaries of the court. Note: When a court is constructed without provision of such a line, ie. the walls comprise only the area used for play, or without part of such a line (eg. a glass back wall) and the ball in play strikes part of the horizontal top surface of such a wall and...

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What is an out? The expression used to indicate that 1) the ball has struck the out line, or a wall above the out line, or the ceiling, or any fitting attached to the ceiling and/or wall above the out line or 2) the ball has passed through any fitting attached to the ceiling and/or wall above the out line or 3) in addition to 1) and 2) on courts which are not fully enclosed the ball has passed over the out...

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What are officials? The Marker and the Referee.

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What is a not up? The expression used to indicate that the ball has not been struck in accordance with the rules. "Not up" applies when 1) the ball is not struck correctly by the server or striker, 2) the ball bounces more than once upon the floor before being struck by the striker, 3) the ball touches the striker or anything that he wears or carries other than his racket, 4) the server makes an...

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What is a nick? A shot that hits the juncture of the floor and wall, and dies. Also, the juncture itself.

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What is a match ball? The state of the score when the server requires one point to win the match. ("Match ball" is also used as a Marker's call).

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What is a match? The complete contest between two players, commencing with the warm up and concluding when both players have left the court at end of the final rally (covers broken ball rule).

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What is a length? Used to describe a ball hit down the line or cross court that makes its second bounce and dies near the bottom of the back wall.

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What is a hand out? Condition when a change of server occurs. ("Hand out" is also used as a Marker's call to indicate that a change of hand has occurred).

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What is a hand? The period from the time a player becomes server until he becomes receiver.

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What is a half-court line? A line set upon the floor parallel to the side walls, dividing the back of the court into two equal parts, meeting the short line at its midpoint to form the "T".

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What is a half time? The midpoint of the warmup ("Half time" is also used as a Referee's call).

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What is a game ball? The state of the score when the server requires one point to win the game in progress. ("Game ball" is also used as a Marker's call).

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What is a game? Part of a match, commencing with a service and concluding when one player has scored or been awarded nine or ten points (in accordance with the rules).

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What is a follow-through? The action used by a player in continuing the movement of his racket after it has contacted the ball. A follow-through is reasonable if it is not excessive. An excessive follow-through is one in which the player's racket arm is extended towards a straight arm position with the racket also extended with the shaft horizontal - particularly when the extended position is maintained for other...

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What is a down? The expression used to indicate that an otherwise good service or return has struck the board or tin or has failed to reach the front wall; or that a player has been struck by the ball before it has bounced more than once upon the floor. ("Down" is also used as a Marker's call).

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What is a die? When a ball fails to bounce or come out because it has been hot with great touch, underspin, or has hit the nick.

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What is a cutline? A line upon the front wall, 50 millimeters (2 inches) in width, the top edge of which is 1.83 meters (6 feet) above the floor and extending the full width of the court.

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What is a box? A square area in each quarter court bounded by part of the short line, part of the side wall and by two other lines, and from within which the server serves.

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What is a board? The lowest horizontal marking on the front wall, with the tin beneath it covering the full width of the court.

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What is a backswing? The initial action used by a player in moving his racket away from his body as preparation prior to racket movement towards the ball for contact. A backswing is reasonable if it is not excessive. An excessive backswing is one in which the plauer's racket arm is extended towards a straight arm position and/or the racket is extended with the shaft approximately horizontal. The Referee's...

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What is an attempt? The Referee shall decide what is an attempt to play the ball. An attempt is made, when in the opinion of the Referee, the striker has moved his racket towards the ball from the backswing position.

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What is an appeal? A player's request to the Referee to consider an on or off court situation. "Appeal" is used throughout the rules in two contexts: Where the player requests the Referee to consider varying a Marker's decision. Where the player requests the Referee to allow a let. The correct form of appeal by a player is "Appeal please" or "Let please".

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What is an alley? The area along the sidewalls.

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What is an ace? A shot with which the receiver cannot even make contact with the racquet; used especially with reference to service.

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What is a backspin? a type of spin where, if struck with a normal racket position, the ball would not make it over the net

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What is a backhand? a stroke done directly in front of the body, with the racket turned so that the back of the hand faces the opponent

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What is a blade? A medium-speed model will help you practice ball control while maintaining a reasonable topspin game. Blades are denoted in the following fashion according to their speed: * Defensive Blades: slow blades with maximum control; best suited for primarily defensive players e.g. choppers, and beginners * Allround Blades: an all-around blade for an all-around player who mixes offense and...

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What is a rubber? Rubber can be categorized into two groups: pimpled and inverted. Pimpled rubber has many cylindrical "pips" protruding from the surface of the rubber, causing the striking surface to be uneven. Such rubber is best suited for defensive play where topspin is not as important. The pips come in two flavors, long and short. Short pips are thicker than they are tall, and are below 1 mm in...

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What is an ad-in? In regular scoring (not no-ad), if the server wins the point when the score is deuce, the score becomes ad-in. Sometimes, the score is called "my ad" by the server, but "ad-in" is the proper term for the score.

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What is a yorikiri? grabbing the opponent at his belt

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What is a yokozuna? the highest rank for a wrestlers

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What is a rikishi? another word for wrestlers

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What is an ozumo? another word for wrestling

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What is a mawashi? the silk belt of a wrestler

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What is a ketaguri? pulling the opponent's legs

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What is a hataki-komi? a quick side step and push

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What is a gyoji? name for the referee

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What is a dohyo-iri? the rituals at the beginning of a match

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What is a dohyo? the wrestling ring, a circle

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What is a basho? a tournament

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What is a banzuke? the official tournament ranking list

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What is an ashi-tori? grabbing the opponents leg to bring him down

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What does watered-down mean? The soaking of the artificial surface in all international matches. A wet turf "holds" the ball to the ground better than dry turf and it is better for the health of the athletes.

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What does time-wasting mean? Any action or non-action which prevents play from continuing or commencing within a reasonable time.

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What is the "d"? Slang for the striking circle. The D-shaped area formed by the 16-yard semicircle line of the striking circle joining the goal line.

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What is a strike circle? or "circle". A semicircle measured out 16 yards from each goal line. All goals must be struck from within this circle.

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What is a scoop? The lifting of the ball off the ground by placing the head of the stick under the ball and shoveling the ball forward.

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What is a push? Moving the ball along the ground by a pushing movement of the stick. Both the head of the stick and the ball are in contact with the ground.

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What is a pitch? The playing field. 100 yards by 60 yards, divided by a center line and a 25-yard line of each half of the field.

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What is a penalty corner? A free hit awarded to an offensive player from a point on the goal line least 10 yards from the nearest goal post. One attacking player hits the ball to a teammate just outside the striking circle line. No shot on goal may be taken until the ball is stopped or come to rest on the ground outside the circle. All attackers must be outside the circle before the hit is taken. A maximum of five...

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What is an obstruction? An infraction for shielding the ball from an opponent with a player's body or stick. All players must have an equal chance to gain control of the ball as it is dribbled or passed down the field.

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What is misconduct? Offenses such as rough or dangerous play, intentional offenses, time-wasting or any bad behaviour. In addition to any penalty, umpires may issue warnings (Green Card) or suspension (Yellow or Red Card) for misconduct.

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What is a hit? Moving the ball following a swinging movement of the stick.

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What is a flick? A pushed ball that is raised off the ground.

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What is a dangerous play? Any action that could result in danger or injury to the player or another player. Dangerous play could include a raised ball, am illegal tackle or playing the ball while lying on the ground.

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What are centre passes? A pass from the center of the field used to start the game or restart the action following halftime or a score.

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What is a bully? A neutral re-start to play following a stop in the action, much like a face-off in ice hockey. The ball is placed on the ground between two players, one from each team. The playersalternate taps to the ground with taps to the flat side of their opponent's stick, three times, before going for the ball.

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What is a ball? Made of solid plastic, weighing between 5 1/2 ounces and 5 3/4 ounces with a circumference of 8 13/16 inches to 9 1/4 inches. Usually white in color, other colors may be used as agreed.

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What is an artificial turf? Artificial turf was first used for Olympic field hockey at the 1976 Games in Montreal. Today all international matches are played on a synthetic surface.

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What is a bat-and-pad catch? A hit that hits a batter's leg (pad) and is caught by a fielder before it touches the ground. A clear "out".

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What is an appeal? a claim that a batter has been put out, made by the person making the play. (Umpires will not signal some "outs" unless appealed to, by the appropriate player).

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What is a weaving? A way of eluding punches by turning and twisting movements.

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What is a warning? Given by the referee to the boxer who commits a serious foul, or receives three cautions. When the referee signals a warning the ringside judges can decide whether to give a point to the opponent. Three warnings in a bout means disqualification.

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What is an uppercut? A powerful, upward punch that comes up underneath an opponent's guard.

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What is a tomato can? A journeyman fighter, or "professional opponent," who is not good enough to be a champion but provides a good fighter with a good practice session without any real danger to himself. Also called a "ham-and-egger" (for the diner food once consumed on the road by these men), or "palooka."

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What is a third man in the ring? The referee

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What is the sweet science? Term coined by sportswriter A.J. Liebling to describe the sport. In the 18th Century, James Figg, the first British champion, coined boxing "The manly art of self-defense."

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What is the commission? The state boxing commission, which is supposed to regulate professional matches.

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What is a standing 8 count? When a fighter looks to be in trouble (i.e. on the verge of being seriously injured), the referee stops the fight and counts to 8 so that he may determine if the boxer is able to continue. Sometimes fighters can be knocked down and get up but yet be "out on their feet."

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What is a second? A person aside from the coach who gives a boxer assistance or advice between rounds.

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What is a ringside physician? The doctor who checks the condition of competitors before the bout and determines whether a dazed boxer can continue. The physician has the power to stop a bout at any time.

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What does saved by the bell mean? When a fighter is on the verge of being knocked out, or is knocked out just as the bell sounds: so that the fighter does not lose and has a minute to compose himself.

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What is a rabbit punch? An illegal punch to the back of the boxer¹s head or body (usually kidneys in that case), usually delivered when the boxers are fighting "inside."

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What is a promoter? The person or organization who organizes, advertises, produces and conducts a professional boxing match. The main promoters in the sport are the infamous Don King, of Don King Enterprises (who usually holds the main heavyweight fights), Bob Arum of Top Rank Boxing, Inc. (who promotes Oscar De La Hoya), and Cedric Kushner.

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What is a neutral corner? One of the two corners in the ring that do not belong to either fighter.

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What is a mouthpiece? A piece of plastic used to protect a fighter's teeth and prevent him from biting his tongue.

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What is a manager? The person in charge of a boxer¹s business career. He arranges matches, and acts as an agent in negotiations. They are often notorious for taking advantage of young or gullible fighters.

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What is a knock down? A boxer is considered "down" if he touches the floor with anything other than his feet or if they go outside the ropes from a blow. A boxer is also technically "down," even if he hasn't fallen, if he takes a serious blow or blows to the head and the referee steps in to stop the action.

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What is a judge? One of three officials who sit at ringside to score a bout.

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What is a jab? A quick, straight punch thrown with the lead hand. It can be used as a set-up for power punches, as a way to gauge distance, to keep an opponent wary, or as a defensive move to slow an advancing opponent.

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What is an in-fighting? Boxing at close range

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What is a hook? A short power punch in which the boxer swings from the shoulder with his elbow bent, bringing his fist from the side toward the centre.

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What is a foul? An infringement of boxing rules, including: hitting below the belt; hitting with any part of the body other than the knuckles; leaning against the ropes; head-butting; not breaking on the referee's command; hitting the back of the opponent's neck, head, or torso; hitting an opponent who is down; throwing a punch while in a clinch; holding; holding and hitting; offensive language;...

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What is footwork? The way a boxer moves and plants his feet which enables him to be well-balanced for throwing punches and ready to switch easily between defensive and offensive boxing.

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What is a feint? Faking a punch to induce the opponent to open up into a vulnerable position.

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What is a down? A boxer is considered "down" if he touches the floor with anything other than his feet or if he goes outside the ropes after receiving a punch. A boxer is also technically "down," even if he hasn't fallen but takes a serious blow or blows to the head and the referee steps in to stop the action.

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What is a cut man? The guy in the corner whose job it is to stop the bleeding of cuts (caused by head-butts, glove laces, or a good hard punch) or staunch the flow of blood from the nose; they use q-tips dipped in coagulant and vaseline. He also reduces the swelling around the eyes (so the fighter can see) by applying cold pressure.

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What is covering? Holding the hands high in front of the face to keep the opponent from landing a clean punch.

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What is a counterpunch? A counterattack, begun immediately after an opponent throws a punch. A "counter-puncher" typically waits for his opponent to throw punches, then blocks or slips past them and exploits the opening in his opponent's position.

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What is a combination? Punches thrown in sequence, such as a left jab, followed by a straight right, followed by a left hook.

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What is a clinch? When two boxers are holding, or leaning on each other, and not throwing punches. Plethora

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What is a chief second? The person designated by the fighter to provide advice and assistance during the bout, usually the trainer.

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What is a caution? An admonition from the referee to a boxer, but generally not for serious infringements of the rules. After three cautions, a warning is issued

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What is a break? A referee's command for boxers to break from a clinch. On the command each boxer takes a step back before continuing boxing.

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What is a bout? A match between two competitors that consists of a minimal of four three-minute rounds, with a one-minute break between rounds.

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What is a blocking? Using the hands, shoulders or arms to prevent an opponent's punch from landing cleanly on the head or torso.

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What is a bleeder? A boxer who is known to have a propensity for cuts during a bout.

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What is an automatic foul detector? Light beam at the foul line which sounds an alarm if the bowler's foot crosses it. Penalty for doing so is loss of pins for that ball; the bowler shoots at a new rack of ten pins (which counts as a spare if all are knocked down).

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What is an automatic pinsetter? First used in the 1940s, the original editions took note of the pins left, swept the entire area, and reset the pins for the spare. This invention is credited for the great bowling boom of the 1950s; the inventor received $1 million from AMF.

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What are arrows? Aiming points embedded in the lane. These seven arrows (usually red or black, but may be other colors) are used for targeting. (darts)

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What is an armswing? The arc of the bowling arm and hand from the first move toward the line until the delivery of the ball over the line.

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What is an approach? 1) Part of the lane from the very back of the ball return area to the foul line. Most approaches are 16' long; they are required by the ABC to be at least 15'. (platform, runway) 2) Start of the bowlers motion, ending with the start of the delivery, which is when the ball begins its final swing forward to the release.

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What is an apple? 1) Bowling ball; 2) bowler who fails to come through in a clutch situation. (choke)

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What is an angle? The direction the ball travels when going into the 1-3 pocket (1-2 for lefties). Recent studies [see reference at end] have shown an optimum angle of 4-6 degrees; less or more angle tends to leave pins as the width of the pocket decreases.

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What is an alley? 1) A group of lanes; 2) bowling establishment; 3) playing surface,usually made of maple and pine boards; urethane lanes may soon outnumber wood lanes.

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What is an anchor? Last man to roll in team competition. Usually the best bowler; i.e., the bowler most likely to get a strike in the "foundation frame" (the ninth frame) and most likely to "strike out." The term originated in 1913 when a bowler (Hans Arfsparger) for the Anchor Brewing team in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, bowled in the fifth position and struck out 94 times in succession.

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What is an all the way? Finishing a game from any point with nothing but strikes.

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What is an address? Bowler's starting position.

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What is an action? Motion of the pins caused by the bowler's technique; generally, the combination of accuracy, rotation , and other factors, causing pin motion which is horizontal, rather than vertical, since a horizontally spinning pin covers more of the lane.

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What is an abc? American Bowling Congress; official rule making body for ten pin bowling for its members in the US, Canada, Puerto Rico and US military bases worldwide; founded in 1895 and headquartered in Greendale, Wisconsin, 5301 S. 76th Street 53129

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What is a boxing out? a player's attempt to position his body between his opponents and the basket to get rebounds and prevent the opponents from doing so.

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What is a blocked shot? the successful deflection of a shot by touching part of the ball on its way to the basket, thereby preventing a field goal.

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What are blind pass? a pass from a ball handler who does not see his receiver, but is estimating where he should be.

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What is a beat the defender? when an offensive player, with or without the ball, is able to get past an opponent who is guarding him.

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What is a bank shot? a shot where the ball is first bounced (or banked) off the backboard at such an angle that it then drops into the basket.

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What is a ball handler? the player with the ball; usually the point guard at the start of a play.

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What is a backcourt? the area from the midcourt line to the end line furthest from the offense's basket.

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What is a backboard? the rectangular structure, 6' x 3 1/2', to which the basket is attached.

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In basketball, what does "alive" mean? a ball is alive when it is released by a shooter or thrower, or legally tapped by a jumper during a jump ball; the game clock starts only when the ball becomes alive

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What is a wood shot? Shot that results when the base of the shuttle is hit by the frame of the racquet. Once illegal, this shot was ruled acceptable by the International Badminton Federation in 1963.

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What is a smash? Hard-hit overhead shot that forces the shuttle sharply downward. Badminton’s primary attacking stroke.

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What is a shuttlecock? Official name for the object that players hit. Also known as "birdie." Weight: .17-.l9 ounces. Made of: 16 goose feathers attached to a corktip covered with goat skin. Cost: $1.50-$2.00. Usually lasts for no more than two games. The heavier the shuttlecock, the faster it flies. Flies faster in higher temperatures and at higher altitudes.

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What is a shot service line? The line 6 l/2 feet from the net which a serve must reach to be legal.

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What is a service court? Area into which the serve must be delivered. Different for singles and doubles play.

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What is a serve or service? Stroke used to put shuttlecock into play at the start of each rally.

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What is a rally? Exchange of shots while the shuttle is in play.

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What is a racquet? Instrument used by playerto hit shuttlecock Weight:About3 ounces. Length: 27 inches. Made of: Ceramic, graphite, or boron frame; beef-gut string

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What is a push shot? Gentle shot played by pushing the shuttle with little wrist motion, usually from net or midcourt to the opponent’s midcourt.

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What is a net shot? Shot hit from the forecourt that just clears the net and drops sharply.

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What is a match? A series of games (at U.S. Olympic Festival-’93 it is three out of five), to determine a winner. Midcourt - The middle third of the court, halfway between the net and the back boundary line

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What is a kill? Fast, downward shot that cannot be returned; a "putaway." Let - A legitimate cessation of play to allow a rally to be replayed. Long Service Line - In singles, the back boundary line.1n doubles a line 2 l/2 feet inside the back boundary line. The serve may not go past this line.

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What is a halfcourt shot? A shot hit low and to midcourt, used effectively in doubles against the up-and-back formation.

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What is a hairpin net shot? Shot made from below and very close to the net with the shuttle rising, just clearing the net, and then dropping sharply down the other side. The shuttle’s flight approximates the shape of a hairpin.

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What is a forecourt? Front third of the court, between the net and the short service line.

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What is a flick? A quick wrist and forearm rotation that surprises an opponent by changing an apparently soft shot into a faster passing one; used primarily on the serve and at the net.

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What is a fault? A violation of the playing rules, either in serving, receiving, or during play

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What is a drop? A shot hit sohly and with finesse to fall rapidly and close to the net on the opponent’s side.

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What is a drive? A fast and low shot that makes a horizontal flight over the net.

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What is a court? Area of play, as defined by the outer boundary lines.

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What is a clear? A shot hit deep to the opponent’s back boundar>Nine. The high clear is a defensive shot, while the flatter attacking clear is used offensively.

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What is a center or base position? Location in the center of the court to which a singles player tries to return after each shot.

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What is a center line? Line perpendicular to the net that separates the left and right service courts.

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What is a carry? An illegal tactic, also called a sling or throw, in which the shuttle is caught and held on the racquet and then slung during the execution of a stroke.

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What is a baseline? Back boundary line at each end of the court, parallel to the net.

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What is a balk? Any deceptive movement that disconcerts an opponent before or during the service; often called a "feint."

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What is a backcourt? Back third of the court, in the area of the back boundary lines.

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What is a back alley? Area between the back boundary line and the long service line for doubles.

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What is an alley? Extension of the court by l 1/2 feet on both sides for doubles play.

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What is a Buoy? A round nine inch diameter marker that sits on top of the water to indicate the courses in which a boat and skier must follow. Buoys may also be in the shape of a sphere. They must have a smooth surface are generally marked with bright colors for high visibility, like red, orange, or yellow. Each bouy is attached to a tight anchor line to maintain minimal movement.

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What is a Bunny Hop? When a wakeboarder jumps in the air without the use of the wake.

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What is a Bridle? The portion of the rope that attaches to the ski handle in a Y shape fashion.

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What is a Boom? A pole that extends from the center of the boat to out and over the side of the boat. It is used as a training device for beginner water-skiers or barefooters who are not ready to go long line behind the boat. Its purpose is to keep the skier close to the boat for easy coaching, as well as give the skier something steady and high to hold on to.

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What is a Blindside? When a wakeboarder is performing a trick and can't see where he is going to land.

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What are Bindings? Means in which the skier or wakeboarder mounts its foot on the ski or board.Bindings are made of rubber or hardshell material. Bindings may be adjusted on a ski by moving them backwards or forwards. Bindings may be adjusted on a wakeboard by moving them in different angles. There are different options for bindings on a ski. They can be hard-shell bindings, double high-wraps, a front...

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What is a Bevel? Term used to describe the side of the ski, or the transition area between the side of the ski and the bottom of the ski. The rounder the bevel, the deeper the ski will ride in the water, and the more the ski will roll, making it more difficult to control. A sharper bevel causes the ski to sit higher out of the water. Beginner skis generally have sharp beveled edges and more advanced skis have...

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What is Barefoot Waterskiing? The art of waterskiing without the aid of a ski, using merely the feet.

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In waterskiing, what is "air?" What a wakeboarder achieves when the wakeboard is no longer touching the water. There is essentially "air" between the wakeboard and the water. Air can also be achieved with a trick ski, kneeboard, hydrofoil, and other boat towed sports.

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What is a Dice? A pair of cubes, each with six sides and each numbered from 1 to 6, whose combinations, when rolled, determine payoffs and losses in the game of craps.

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What is a Dealer? A casino employee who works directly with the player and handles the monetary transactions, bets and payoffs.

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What is a Crew? Four casino employees that staff a craps table, includes a boxman, a stickman, and two dealers.

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What is a Craps Out? To throw a craps on the come out roll, an automatic loser for Pass Line bettors.

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What are Craps? The term for a roll of a 2, 3 or 12. Also the name of the game.

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What are Correct Odds? The mathematical likelihood, or probability, that a bet will be made a winner (usually the odds a point will be made prior to a 7 rolled).

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What is a Coming Out? A term to designate that a new come out roll is about to happen.

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What is a Come Out Roll? The initial or first roll of the dice before a point has been established.

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What is a Come Box? The area on the layout where a come bet is made.

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What is a Come Bet? A bet with the dice that they will pass, made after the come out roll.

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What is a Color Change? The changing of chips to a higher or lower denomination.

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What is a Cold Dice? Dice which consistently don't pass.

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What are Chips? The common term for tokens, issued by a casino in place of money, and having the equivalent of cash.

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What are Center Bets? The bets located in the center of the layout; also called Proposition Bets.

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What is a Casino Advantage? The advantage (or edge) a casino has over a player on a particular bet on the craps layout. Also know as House Edge. See Tables of Odds for what the Casino Advantage is on all bets.

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What are Buy Bets? A 5% commission is paid to the casino in order to be paid the correct odds on a bet (usually the 4 and/or 10).

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What is a Bring Out? A term used by dealers and players when betting on the hardway of a point, to "bring out" the point.

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What is a Boxman? A casino employee who supervises the game of craps, and remains seated behind all the casino chips during the play.

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What are Boxcars? A slang term for the roll of the 12.

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What are Box Numbers? The box areas around the numbers 4, 5, 6, 8, 9 and 10, which is used to mark the point, and to put place, come and buy bets.

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What is a Big 8? A bet at even-money that the 8 will be rolled before a 7 is rolled.

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What is a Big 6? A bet at even-money that the 6 will be rolled before a 7 is rolled.

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What is a Betting Wrong? Betting that the dice won't pass ; against the dice.

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What is a Betting Right? Betting that the dice will pass ; with the dice.

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What is a Behind the Line? A bet on the free-odds after a point has been established on the come out roll.

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What is a Bar the 12? Shown on the craps layout in the Don't Pass Line and Don't Come Box areas. A 12 is a standoff in these areas to ensure the casino has an advantage over the wrong bettors.

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What is Any Seven? A one roll bet that the next dice roll will be a 7.

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What are Any Craps? A one roll bet that the next dice roll will be a craps (2, 3 or 12).

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In craps, what is an advantage? The advantage (or edge) a casino has over a player on a particular bet on the craps layout. Also know as House Edge or Casino Advantage.

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What is a Bell? The bell at the head table is rung when someone at the head table scores 21 points (or more) this means that round is over.

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What is a Three of a Kind? If a player rolls 3 dice that are all the same number, but not the intended number, she has rolled a three of a kind. A three of a kind is tallied as 5 points.

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What are Tables? The number of tables needed for bunco depends on the number of people that will be playing. At each table there will be 4 players. Therefore, if 12 players are playing, 3 tables will be needed. If 16 players are playing, 4 tables will be needed. Tables may be labled as the head table (or table #1), table #2, table #3, and so on.

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What is a Set? There are 4 sets each containing 6 rounds of play.

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What is a Round? There are 6 rounds of play in each of the 4 sets. Players start by rolling for ones in the first round, twos in the second round, threes, fours, fives and lastly sixes in the sixth round. A new set is repeated until all sets have been completed.

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What is a Rolling a Bunco? When a player rolls a three of a kind number which is the number currently being rolled for, she has rolled a bunco. A bunco is worth 25 points.

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What is an Intended Number? The intended number is the number that players are rolling for. In round 1 the intended number is 1, in round 2 the intended number is 2 and so forth.

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What is a Head Table? The head table rings the bell to start a new round. When a team at the head table reaches a score of 25 points, or rolls a bunco, the bell is rung to end the round. The head table is also referred to as table #1.

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What is a Bunco Baby? Or (Ghost) The bunco baby is used when there are not enough players at a table. It can be a doll, a stuffed animal, or anything else that can be used to substitute for a player.

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What is a Bunco? Bunco is a fast paced yet easy game played with three dice.

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What does evenly mean? Neither gaining nor losing position or distance during a race.

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What is an Entry? Two or more horses owned by the same stable or (in some cases) trained by the same trainer and running as a single betting unit.

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In horse racing, what does eased mean? The jockey stops the horse during the race so he can't finish, usually due to an injury or equipment problem.

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In horse racing, what does easily mean? Running or winning without being pressed by the jockey or opposition.

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In horse racing, what does driving mean? Strong urging by rider.

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What are Dogs? Wooden barrier (or rubber traffic cones) placed a certain distance out from the inner rail, to protect the inner part of the track (usually the turf course) from traffic during workouts to save it for racing.

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In horse racing, what does distanced mean? Well beaten, finishing a long distance behind the winner.

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What is a Dead-Heat? Two or more horses finishing in an exact tie at the finish.

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What is a Dead Track? Racing surface lacking resiliency.

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What is a Cuppy? A track surface which breaks away under a horse's hoof.

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What is Coupled? Two or more horses running as an entry in a single betting unit.

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What are Colors? Racing silks, the jacket and cap worn by jockeys. Silks can be generic and provided by the track or specific to one owner.

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What is a Clubhouse Turn? Generally the turn immediately after the finish line and closest to the clubhouse.

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What is a Closer? A horse that runs best in the latter part of the race, coming from off the pace.

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What is a Chute? Extension of the backstretch or homestretch to allow a longer straight run at the start.

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What is a Checked? A horse pulled up by his jockey for an instant because he is cut off or in tight quarters.

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What is a Caulk? Projection on the bottom of a shoe to give the horse better traction, especially on a wet track.

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What is a Bute? Phenylbutazone a commonly used analgesic for horses.

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What is a Bullet Work? The best workout time for the distance on a given day at a track.

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What is a Bull Ring? Small racetrack less than one mile around.

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What is a Breeze? Working a horse at a moderate speed; less effort than handily.

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What is a Bolt? Sudden veering from a straight course.

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What is a Bobble? A bad step away from the starting gate, sometimes caused by the ground breaking away from under a horse and causing him to duck his head or go to his knees.

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What is a Board? The tote board on which odds, betting pools and other race information is displayed.

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What is a Blowout? A short fast workout, usually a day or two before a race, designed to sharpen a horse's speed.

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What are Blinkers? Equipment worn on the bridle to restrict a horse's vision on the sides to help maintain attention and avoid distractions.

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What is a Blanket Finish? When the horses finish so close for the win you could theoretically put a single blanket across them.

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What is a Bearing in(or Out)? Failing to maintain a straight course, veering to the left or right. Can be caused by injury, fatigue, outside distractions, or poor riding.

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What is a Backstretch? The straight way on the far side of the track.

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What is an Also-Ran? A horse that finishes out of the money.

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What is an Also-Eligible? A horse entered in the race but who cannot start unless another horse is scratched.

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What is an All Out? A horse that is trying to the best of his ability.

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What is a Burble? The area of turbulence behind an object going through the air, whether a person in freefall or a canopy in flight.

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What is a BSR? Basic Safety Requirements. BSRs are USPA guidelines. They do not have force of law but are generally regarded as excellent minimum safety standards.

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What is a Bridle? The thin webbing strap from the pilot chute to the top of the canopy. Part of the deployment system which consists of pilot chute, bag and bridle.

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What is a Break off? To cease formation skydiving by tracking away from the formation prior to deployment.

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What are Brakes? The brake lines of the canopy are synonymous with steering lines. Used together, they slow the parachute. Used independently they result in a turn.

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What is a Box man? A neutral, face to earth body position in which the arms form right angles at shoulder and elbow, and the legs are spread at about 45 degrees from the long axis and bent 45 degrees at the knees. Generally considered the ideal position for Formation Skydiving.

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What is a Bounce? To land at unsurvivable speed. Also to frap, or go in.

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What is a Boogie? A gathering of skydivers, usually focused on fun rather than competition. Big drop zones host several boogies a year, often on long holiday weekends.

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What is a Body position? Ones freefall body posture. Variations in body position are what make a wide range of freefall maneuvers possible.

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What is a BOC? Bottom of Container. Refers to the location of the pilot chute. An increasingly common position for main deployment devices, as opposed to belly or leg mounted.

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What is a Beech? Short for Beechcraft, an aircraft manufacturer. Usually used in reference to a Beech D-18, a.k.a. Twin Beech. At one time these were common skydiving planes, but they are becoming obsolete.

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What is a BASE jump? A jump made from a fixed object rather than an aircraft. BASE is an acronym for building, antennae, spans (bridges) and earth (cliff).

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What is a Base? The core around which a formation skydive is built. Can be a single person or a group of people, depending on the number of skydivers involved.

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What is a Bag? The deployment bag in which the canopy is packed.

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What is a Backslide? To move backward in freefall relative to a neutral reference. Usually unintentional and undesirable, caused by poor body position.

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What is ASTRA? An AAD made by FXC Corporation.

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In skydiving, what is aspect ratio? The ratio of a canopys width (side to side) to breadth (front to back). Seven cell canopies typically have an aspect ratio of about 2.2 to one, while nine cell canopies are usually between 2.8 and 3.0 to one.

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What is an ASP? Skydive Arizona's version of AFF, the Accelerated Skydiving Program includes two tandem jumps and an enhanced version of the AFF syllabus.

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What is an Apparent wind? The wind perceived by an observer.

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What is an Angle of incidence? The angle at which a canopy is trimmed to glide through the air.

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What is an Angle of attack? The angle at which the wing is presented to the apparent wind. With square parachutes this changes when the brakes are applied.

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What is an Altimeter? A device indicating altitude.

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What is airspeed? The speed of a flying object through the air, commonly used in reference to aircraft or canopies.

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What is an AGL? Above Ground Level. Altitudes are in reference either to Ground Level of Sea Level (see MSL). Skydivers always use AGL when referring to altitude.

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What is an AFF? Accelerated Free Fall. An AFF student receives training on freefall jumps of 40 seconds or longer, accompanied by a qualified jumpmaster, as opposed to Static Line training which does not involve long freefall in the initial training phase.

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What is accuracy? Also known as Precision Landing, this is a competition discipline in which the skydiver attempts to land on an established target. At the National level the target is 3 cm in diameter, about the size of a quarter. Accuracy landings of various difficulty, from 20 meters to 2 meters, are required for USPA licenses. See the SIM for details.

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What is AAD? Automatic Activation Device. A device that senses rate of descent and altitude and which will attempts to mechanically activate the reserve parachute if the skydiver passes below a set altitude at a high rate of descent.

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What is A/C? Aircraft.

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What is a Frontside Wall? The wall that your toes point to when you're riding straight down a halfpipe. For goofy-footers it's the left wall, for regular footers it's the right.

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What is a Frontside Rotation? Rotating the direction your front heel points.

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What is a Frontside Air? A true Frontside Air is performed on the toeside wall of a halfpipe with a grab to the toeside edge between the feet. A frontside air can be any air performed on the toeside wall of the halfpipe.

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What is a Front Hand? The hand closest to the nose of the snowboard. In other words, the left hand for regular footers and the right hand for goofy footers.

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What is a Front Foot? The foot mounted closest to the nose of the board

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What is a Fresh Fish Air? The backside version of the Stale Fish.

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What is a Freestyle Snowboarding? The kind of snowboarding which is mostly associated with riding the halfpipe, but which may also be used to describe any type of snowboarding which includes tricks and maneuvers.

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What is a Freeriding? Snowboarding on all types of terrain for fun...no contests, no halfpipe, no gates, no rules, etc...

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What is a Forward Lean? The angle of degree to which the highbacks of soft bindings, (or the boots of plate bindings), keep your ankles bent in a forward leaning position.

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What is a Flying Squirrel Air? Bending at the knees and grabbing the heel edge of the snowboard with both hands; the front hand near the front foot, and the rear hand near the rear foot.

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What is a Flow? If someone gives you free product, they "flowed" you some stuff. a.k.a. Bro-form.

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What is a Flex? Term used to describe the stiffness and pattern of how a snowboard flexes. i.e...stiff, medium, soft.

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What is a Flatland? Term used to describe tricks performed on a flat slope without obstacles. (e.g. nose slide, blunt slide, tail wheelie, etc...

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What is a Flat Bottom? The area in a halfpipe between the two opposing transitional walls.

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What is a Flail? A term used to describe riding badly and out of control. e.g. "He flailed off the jump and hit a tree."

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What is a Five-Forty Air? The snowboarder rotates 540 degrees in the air and lands riding fakie. In the halfpipe, the rider approaches the wall riding forward, rotates 540 degrees, and lands riding forward.

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What is a Fifty Fifty? To slide with the board parallel to the coping. Also see Grind.

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What is a Fat/Phat (slang)? Used to describe how exceptional something is like a "Phat Air" might be a really styled out trick as well as being "large", that is, very high.

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What is a Fall Line? The path of least resistance down any given slope, the direction that gravity would pull you.

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What is a Fakie? A term for riding backwards

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What is an Extruded Base? P-tex base of a snowboard which is formed by extrusion of sheets. It is of lower quality, doesn't hold and absorb wax very well, and is less durable.

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What is a Eurocarve? A term used to describe a certain mode of riding in which the rider makes large and hard carving turns; usually riding high on the edge and leaning the body parallel to the ground. Certain equipment may also be associated with the eurocarver such as hard shell boots, plate bindings, and certain clothing. The style was popularized by Peter Bauer and Jean Nerva, two of the best slalom racers ever.

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What is an Elgeurial (BFM)? An invert where the halfpipe wall is approached fakie, the rear hand is planted, a 360 degree backside rotation is made, and the rider lands going forward.

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What is an Eggplant? A one handed 180 degree backside rotated invert in which the front hand is planted on the lip of the halfpipe wall.

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What is an Eggflip? An Eggplant where the athlete chooses to flip over in order to re-enter the pipe instead of rotating 180 degrees. Thus, this trick is performed forward to fakie......or switchstance (fakie to forward).

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What is an Effective Edge? The length of metal edge on the snowboard which touches the snow; it is the effective part which is used to make a turn. Therefore, it does not include the edge of the tip and tail.

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What is a Duckfoot? A term used to describe stance angles with toes pointing outward like a duck.

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What is a Double Handed Grab? Simultaneously grabbing the snowboard with both hands while in the air.

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What is a Double Grab? Doing two separate tricks while in the air. One goes off of a jump, grabs the board one way, then grabs it in another way, then lands.

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What is a Disaster? A halfpipe lip trick where one lands with the coping perpendicular to the snowboard. Originated in skateboarding when skaters would land on the coping and allow their skateboard trucks (axle) to hang-up. With no trucks it's really not a disaster, but we'll call it that anyway.

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What is a Directional Stance? Having a stance on a snowboard which allows one to ride differently in one direction than the other. In otherwise, your feet may be situated so that riding forwards is easier than riding backwards.

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What is a Detune? The process of "unsharpening" the edges of the snowboard. Most people detune the edges around the nose and tail so they don't catch in the snow.

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What is a Delaminate? When the layers in your snowboard come apart. It usually happens from crashing, long term use, or a defect in the snowboard.

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What is a dampening? The technique of reducing vibration of the snowboard in order to increase handling at high speeds. Some boards have a dampening material such as rubber laminated into the snowboard. As an alternative, some racers attach various materials to the topsheet.

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What is a Cruiser Run? What you call making a relaxed and mellow run on a fairly smooth trail.

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What is a Crossbone Method Air? A Method Air where the back leg is boned. See Method Air.

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What is a Crooked Cop Air? Free riding version of the mosquito air. See Mosquito Air.

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What is a Crippler Air? An inverted aerial where the snowboarder performs a 180 degree flip. In other words, the athlete approaches a halfpipe wall riding forward, becomes airborne, rotates 90 degrees, flips over in the air, rotates another 90 degrees, and lands riding forward.

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What is a Crater? A term used to describe a crash or fall. e.g. "He fell off the lift and cratered into a snow bank."

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What is a Crail Air? The rear hand grabs the toe edge in front of the front foot while the rear leg is boned.

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What is a Corkscrew? A term used to describe a very fast and tightly performed rotation, either free riding or in the halfpipe. A term used to describe any rotation which is off-axis.v

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What is a Corduroy? When a snowcat freshly grooms a trail it will leave a finely ridged surface. Corduroy is usual very nice for laying out clean turns.

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What is a Coping? A reference to the edge of the lip which runs the length of a halfpipe wall. Borrowed from pool coping.

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What is a Chicken Salad Air? The rear hand reaches between the legs and grabs the heel edge between the bindings while the front leg is boned. Also, the wrist is rotated inward to complete the grab.

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What is a Chatter? When the snowboard vibrates unnecessarily. Usually this happens at higher speeds and through turns. Racers are always trying to reduce chatter in their boards so they can stay in control.

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What is a Centered Stance? Mounting the bindings on a snowboard such that there is the same distance between the tail and the rear binding as the nose and the front binding. This allows the board to be ridden backwards and forwards with similar control.

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What is a Cant? A term used to describe the angle at which either foot is positioned medial or lateral from a vertical axis. In other words, how much angle beneath your feet from side to side bends your knees together or apart. Cap Construction. Snowboard construction in which the top sheet wraps around to the steel edges. Provides increased torsional stiffness over a traditional top sheet and is of a simpler...

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What is a Canadian Bacon Air? The rear hand reaches behind the rear leg to grab the toe edge between the bindings while the rear leg is boned.

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What is a Camber? When a snowboard is placed on a flat surface, the center portion of the board is raised and it rests only on the tip and tail. This curvature in the snowboard effectively aids in turning. Camber is measured by looking at the amount of space between the center of the base and the flat surface on which it rests.

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What is a Caballerial? A halfpipe trick which begins fakie, spins 360 degrees, and lands riding forward. Named after skateboarding guru, Steve Caballero. Also see Half-Cab and Gay Twist.

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What is a Bust? A term used the same as the verb "to do" only with more emphasis. e.g. "He busted a huge air over that tree."

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What is a Burger Flip? A halfpipe trick in which the rider performs a switch 180 to late McTwist. One approaches the backside wall riding fakie, rotates 180 degrees in the air, and then reenters the pipe while doing a McTwist. Invented by Todd Richards.

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What is a Boost? A term used to describe catching air off of a jump. e.g. "He boosted ten feet out of the halfpipe."

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What is a Bonk? The act of hitting a no-snow object with the snowboard (e.g. A tail bonk could be hitting a picnic table with the tail of the snowboard).

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What is a Boned? A term used to explain the emphasis of style in a trick. In other words, if someone "boned out a method" they would grab hard and create an emphasis of the maneuver such that his/her legs or arms may appear extended or stretched to a maximum degree. To "Bone" means to straighten one or both legs.

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What is a Boarder Cross Competition? A race course in which gates have been set up through an obstacle course. It is a snowboarding version of a Motocross. Racers run head to head, usually in heats of four or six, over various jumps and banked turns.

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What is a Blindside? A term given to any rotation where the snowboarder has oriented themselves "blind" to their takeoff or landing and must stretch to look over their shoulder. Such a technique usually increases the difficulty. (e.g. A backside alley oop air in the halfpipe is often harder than a frontside alley oop air because it is blindside).

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What is a Bevel? The degree of angle to which the edges of a snowboard are tuned. Snowboards used for racing and carving should have a greater bevel than say a snowboard used in the halfpipe.

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What is a Beat? A term used to describe something that is not good. e.g. "It's pretty beat that we have to shape the pipe all day."

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What are Baseless Bindings? Snowboard bindings without a base plate. Thus, one's boots are in direct contact with the top of the snowboard and are as close to the snow as possible. Some people say it gives them a better "feeling" of the snow and terrain beneath the board; hence, better control. Other say it's a silly sales gimmick.

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What is a Banked Slalom? A slalom race course in which the turns around the gates are set up on snow banks. Originated at Mount Baker, Washington where the course is set through a ravine.

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What is a Bail? A term used to describe crashing or falling. e.g. "He bailed and landed on his head."

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What is a Backside wall? If you ride straight down the pipe the backside wall is the wall that your back faces.

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What is a Backside Rotation? A rotation in which your back the first thing to cross the vector in which you're traveling. i.e. clockwise for a regular-footer, and counter-clockwise for a goofy-footer.

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What is a Backside Air? Any air performed on the backside wall of the halfpipe.

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What is a Backside? The backside of the snowboard is the side where the heels rest; and the backside of the snowboarder is the side to which his/her back faces.

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What is an Asymmetrical Sidecut? Snowboard sidecut design in which the toe edge and heel edge have different sidecut radii. In shifted asymmetrical sidecut boards the center of the heel sidecut radius is shifted farther back than the toe side radius in order to compensate for the center of weight distribution which differs between toe and heel edges.

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What is an Andrecht? A rear handed backside handplant with a front handed grab.

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What is Alpine Snowboarding? This term is most often used to describe riding a directional carving board with hardboots and plate bindings. Since there is no such thing as Nordic or cross-country snowboarding it is not used to describe snowboarding in general.

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What is an Air-to-Fakie? Any trick in the halfpipe where the wall is approached riding forwards, no rotation is made, and the Alley-oop. A term used to describe any maneuver in the halfpipe where one rotates 180 or more degrees in an uphill direction; that is, rotating backside on the frontside wall or rotating frontside on the backside wall.

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What are Z-rollers? A popular racing truck.

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What are Wobbs? When your streetluge or classic luge start to Shudders and wobbles at higher speeds

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What is a Wedge Helmet? A special designed helmet used for racing.

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What is a Wail, Wailing? To go extremely fast.

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What is a Wad? To crash in a large group.

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What is a Urethane? he material most streetluge, skateboard and in-line skate wheels are made of.

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What is a Turn-out? The point where you begin to reduce your steering when exiting a turn.

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What is a Turn-In? The point were you begin to turn or steer into a turn.

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What are Trucks? Lean activated steering device where wheels are attached; most commonly used on skateboards.

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What is a Technical Turn? A turn that can't be negociated without either braking before it or sliding through it.

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What is a Stand Up Stop, Quickstop? Short space stopping technique where pilots stand up while braking to a stop. Looks real cool, too.

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What is a Sweeper? A long turn or curve.

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What are Supermass? A race with 6 riders instead of 4 (Mass) or 2 (Dual).

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What is a Staked? To crashed in an interesting fashion.

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What is a Splitter? Device attached to axle to add an extra set of wheels to the truck. Increases traction during turns.

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What is a Spew? A blown wheel.

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What is a Speed Mooch? When one rider bumps up against another to steal speed from the other rider

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What is a Snag? When two or more racers that get hooked together during a run.

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What is a Slingshot? Like motor sport racing, the art of using lead pilot's draft to pass on straight section down through a curve.

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What is a Sled? A streetluge where the main construction is seatpan rather the boom.

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What is a Skateluge? Sit style downhill streetluge. Slower but safer, easier to ride and more maneuverable.

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What is a Shut Down Area? The length of course after finish line for slowing to a stop.

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What is a Showstopper? A fancy braking technique at the end of a run where the rider grabs the front end of the luge and lifts the front wheels off of the ground while putting his feet down. When done correctly it looks like the rider is waterskiing with smoke coming off of his shoes.

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What is a Seat Pan? Part of streetluge that holds body of pilot, usually includes any handholds.

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What is a Scrub? To reduced speed by breaking traction or sliding through turns.

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What are Screaming Mimis? Unhealthy sounds from a streetluge during a run.

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What are Scambled Eggs? Bad road surface. Not as bad as "Bacon".

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What is a Road Rash? Body burns from scraping the road surface. You try to avoid this.

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What is a Reference point? A visual reference or spot on or near the course used to cue the rider for an action such as braking, turning, apex, ect.

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What is a Rafting? Recovery after an unplanned stop requiring frantic pushing with the hands.

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What is a Rail? A streetluge, specifically a simple design featuring a seat on a beam with foot pegs and wheels.

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What is a Puke A Wheel? to blow up or "melt" a wheel.

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What is a Retread? Refers to re-applying car tire tread to the sole of a shoe. This is used as a long lasting "brake pad".

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What is a Pilot? The gravity sports athlete or rider.

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What are Pegless? A type of streetluge that doesn't use the traditional boom and pegs on which to rest your feet.

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What is a Paddle Zone? Area between the starting line and the beginning of the road course where pilots use their hands to develop downhill momentum.

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What is a Nerf Bar? A bumper around wheels, nose and/or pegs to keep streetluge from snagging hay bales and other riders.

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What is a Mooch? When one rider bumps up against another for any number of reasons.

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What is a Melt? Wheels soften from heat of road friction, defective wheels or a little of both.

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What is a Mass Luge? Racing event featuring multiple racers on the course competing at the same time.

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What is a Load Transfer? The change or shifting of weight on wheels caused by braking

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What is a Line? The optimum path that will produce the fastest speeds and times or the preferred course the rider takes through the course.

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What is a Limited push? A race in which the allowable distance from the starting line that a rider may push is limited. This area is called the "paddle zone".

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What is a Late Brake? To wait until the last possible moment before applying the brakes (putting your feet down) before a turn.

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What is a Late Apex? Reaching the point in a corner where you past the closest to the inside edge of the course after the optimum Apex point. Can cause you not to use the full width of the track.

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What is a King Pin? The bolt on the truck (steering device) that holds the rubber cushions and hanger in place. A locknut on the king pin is loosened or tightened to adjust the amount of steering desired.

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What is a Junkyard? Equipment left in the track after a multiple collision.

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What is a Increasing Radius Turn? A turn were the radius of the first part of the turn is tighter than the second half.

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What is a Hysteria? Uncontrolled wobble during a run. Usually results in a wipe out.

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What is a Hook up? To maintain traction throughout a turn without sliding.

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What is a Hairpin Turn? A corner that exceed 100 to 120 degrees.

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What is a Going Deep? Braking as late as possible before reaching a turn.

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What is a GIAA? (Gravity Induced Adrenaline Addiction) - An addiction to adrenaline producing gravity sports.

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What is a Flowing Like Water? A fluid even run down a course. The ultimate ride.

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What is a Floating Axle? This is an axle that is not molded into the truck and runs through a set of bearing.

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What is a hopper? This is where the coins are held in the machine. Often hoppers are filled to overflowing by players, so they don't only run empty they sometime are overflowing. When this happens the excess coins drop into a bucket underneath the hopper. This is the profit the casino takes. The buckets are usually emptied in the early morning hours when the traffic is light.

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What is a Flesh Wing? Extending an arm during a run for balance.

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What is a Flame? Urethane luge wheels actually catching fire as a result of high speed

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What is a Early Apex? Reaching the point in a corner where you past the closest to the inside edge of the course before the optimum Apex point. Can cause you to go off the track and forces you to steer harder in the second half of the turn.

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What is a Durometer? Degree of softness or hardness, referring to luge wheels.

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What is a Dual Luge Racing? Head to head competition.

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What is a Drop A Hill? Ride a course.

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What is a Draft? Using the pocket of air behind pilots as a high speed racing strategy

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What is a Delam? Short for "delaminate". A poor bond between the wheel and hub can lead to the wheels delaminating from the hubs when a lot of force is exherted upon them in turns and at high speed.

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What is a Decreasing radius Corner? A corner that has a smaller radius in the last half of the turn.

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What is a Course-out? The point where you reach the outer most point on the course exiting a turn.

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What is a Corner Entry? The area between where braking begins and the Apex begins.

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What is a Constant Radius Corner? A corner that has a constant radius through the turn

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What is a Classic Luge? (buttboard) No footpegs and smaller than a streetluge but piloted in the same way.

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What are Chucking Bales? Hitting the hay bales (used on tracks as barriers) hard enough to move them

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What is a CG? Acronym for Center of Gravity. Streetlugers want a "low CG" by making their boards as low as to the gound as possible without scraping it. This helps to provide stability and control at high speed.

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What is a Buttboard? Short skateboard-like craft that is used like a streetluge. Also called "classic luge".

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What is a Brake Turning? Using both braking in the beginning or during a turn. In Streetluge and Classic Luge (buttboarding) this does a number of things. A - it slow you down, B - it stabilized the turn, C - it reduces the chances of the rear sliding out and D - it helps apply more steering.

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What is a Brake Point? A reference point a rider would use to start braking before a turn.

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What is a Banana? A rider who wipes out often.

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What is Bacon? Very rough, hazardous road surface conditions.

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What is an Apex? The point in a corner where you past the closest to the inside edge of the course. Riders try to pick an apex that will give them the straightest line and maintain maximum speed. This is often, but not always, the geometric center of the turn. See also early apex and late apex.

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What is an Amped? To be filled with the adrenaline rush that comes with streetluge racing.

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What is Air Braking? Creating wind resistance by extending body area into the air flow to reduce speed. Sitting up is a good way to air brake.

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What is Absolute zero? The temperature at which the volume of an ideal gas* becomes zero; a theoretical coldest temperature that can be approached but never reached. Absolute zero is zero on the Kelvin scale, -273.15°C on the Celsius* scale, and -459.67°F on the Fahrenheit scale.

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What is an absolute temperature? Temperature measured on a scale that sets absolute zero* as zero. In the SI* system, the kelvin* scale is used to measure absolute temperature.

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What is an Abrasive? A very hard, brittle, heat-resistant substance that is used to grind the edges or rough surfaces of an object. boron carbide, diamond, and corundum are abrasives.

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What is an ab initio? A calculation or prediction that is based purely on theory rather than on experimental data. Accurate ab initio predictions are an important test of a theory. (Lat., "from first principles")

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What is an absolute advantage? The general ability to produced more goods using fewer resources. This idea of absolute advantage is important for trading that occurs between both people and nations. A nation can get an absolute advantage from an advanced level of technology or higher quality resources. For a person, an absolute advantage can result from natural abilities or the acquisition of human capital (education,...

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What are Convenants? Agreements written into deeds and other instruments promising performance or non-performance of certain acts or stipulating certain uses or non-uses of the property.

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What is a Conveyance? The transfer of title to land. Includes most instruments by which an interest in real estate is created, mortgaged, or assigned.

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What is a Conventional Loan? A loan that's neither guaranteed nor insured by Federal Housing Administration (FHA) or Veterans' Administration (VA).

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What is a Condemnation? The act of taking private property for public use by the sovereign powers; a declaration that a structure is unfit for use.

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What is a Commission? A payment for the performance of specific duties in real estate; a percentage of the selling price of property, percentage of rentals, etc.

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What are Codes? A systematic collection of laws in writing.

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What is a Caveat Emptor? "Let the buyer beware." The buyer must examine the goods or property and buy at his own risk.

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What is a Cash Flow? Income generated by a property which is determined by subtracting vacancy allowances and collection costs, operating expenses and debt-servicing costs from the property's scheduled gross income.

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What is a Capitalization Rate? The rate of interest which is considered a reasonable return on the investment. It is used in the process of determining value based upon net income.

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What is a Capitalization? In appraising it is a method of determining the value of property by interpreting the property's net income with a percentage which represents a reasonable return on invested capital.

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What is a Blanket Encumbrance? A single mortgage or trust deed which covers more than one piece of real estate.

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What is a Beneficiary? 1) One entitled to the benefit of a trust; (2) One who receives profit from an estate, the title of which is vested in a trustee; (3) The lender on the security of a note and deed of trust.

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What is an Attachment? Seizure of property by court order, usually done to have it available in event a judgment is obtained in a pending suit.

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What is an Assumption of Mortgage? When a grantee takes a title to real property and the deed contains an assumption agreement, or grantee executes a separate assumption agreement, the grantee becomes the principal guarantor for unpaid portions of the note and is primarily liable for the amount of any deficiency judgment.

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What is a quick claim deed? A quit claim deed is a type of deed where a grantor, a person who owns an interest in a property, transfers all his interests to someone else. The grantor offers no guarantees about the title to the recipient, who is called the grantee. A quit claim deed is often used to clear up problems with a title or when someone wants to use a simple method to give up all interests in a property.

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What are points? A point equals 1 percent of a mortgage loan. Lenders charge points as a way to make a profit. Borrowers may pay discount points to reduce the loan interest rate. Buyers are prohibited from paying points on HUD or VA guaranteed loans. On a conventional mortgage, points may be paid by either buyer or seller or split between them. Within limits, points are usually tax deductible. Also see interest...

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What is escrow? The deposit of instruments and funds with instructions to a third party to carry out the provisions of an agreement or contract; when everything is deposited to enable carrying out the instructions, it is called a complete or perfect escrow.

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What is equity? The interest or value which an owner has in real estate over and above the liens against it

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What is an Assessor? One appointed to assess property for taxation

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What is an Assessment? The valuation of property for the purpose of levying a tax, or the amount of the tax levied.

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What is an Assessed Value? A value placed upon property by the tax assessor.

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What is an Assemblage? Putting together two or more lots to form a large parcel.

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What is an Appraisal? An estimate of value of property resulting from an analysis of facts about the property. An opinion of value.

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What is an Agreement of Sale? A written contract between seller and buyer in which they reach a meeting of minds on the terms and conditions of the sale.

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What is an Agency? The relationship between an agent and principal. One who represents another from whom he has derived authority.

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What is an Affidavit? A statement or declaration reduced to writing and sworn to or affirmed before some officer who has authority to administer an oath or affirmation.

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What is an Adverse Possession? The open and notorious possession and occupancy under an evident claim or right, in denial or opposition to the title of another claimant.

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What is an Ad Valorem? "According to value." A method of imposing a tax on the ownership of real property.

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What is an Acceptance? A legal term referring to the acceptance of an offer. A buyer offers to buy and the seller accepts the offer.

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What is an Abstract of Title? A summary of the conveyances, transfers, and any other facts relied on as evidence of title, together with any other elements of record which may impair the title to real property.

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What is an Acceleration Clause? A clause in trust deed or mortgage giving the lender the right to call all sums owing him to be immediately due and payable upon the happening of a certain stated event.

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What is a Personal Property? Property, other than real estate, owned by an individual. also called chattel.

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What is a quitclaim? one's renouncing any claim or right to a property or possession. In most cases, the individual would well know that they are part owner. This instrument was and is frequently used to resolve property received by right of inheritance or dower, but re-distributed to other members of the family.

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What is a Home Owners Association? An association of homeowners within a community formed to improve and maintain the quality of the community. An association formed by the developer of condominiums or planned developments.

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What is an executor? a person appointed by a testator to carry out the terms of the will

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What is a deed-in-lieu? Short for "deed in lieu of foreclosure," this conveys title to the lender when the borrower is in default and wants to avoid foreclosure. The lender may or may not cease foreclosure activities if a borrower asks to provide a deed-in-lieu. Regardless of whether the lender accepts the deed-in-lieu, the avoidance and non-repayment of debt will most likely show on a credit history

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What is a Retreating Blade Stall? A (emergency) condition where the forward airspeed of the helicopter is higher than the airspeed of the air over the retreating blade of the rotor causing that blade to "stall" (similar to fixed wing flight) and lose lift.

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What is Settling with Power? A (emergency) condition when the aircraft is descending through its own rotor wash. Common symptoms are low airspeed, high power (not autorotating), and a high rate of descent. Forward airspeed is necessary.

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What is a OGE hover? Out of Ground Effect Hover: Hovering further away from the ground (at a high hover) outside of ground effect. This is more challenging for the aircraft as all lifting capability is produced by the rotor blades.

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What is a IGE Hover? In Ground Effect Hover: Hovering close to the ground (normally within ½ a rotor disk). This improves hover capability due to the "cushion" of high-density air that is formed by the ground improves the lift capabilities of the rotors.

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What is a Cyclic? "The Stick" The control stick between the pilot's legs controls the pitch and roll of the aircraft.

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What is a Collective? A second control stick left of the pilot's seat that controls the pitch of the rotor blades. This provides torque (also known as power) to the aircraft allowing for increases in altitude and or airspeed (in combination with the cyclic).

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What is a Autorotation? The act of utilizing upward airflow through the rotor blades to maintain rotor speed. This is most commonly done during an engine failure (although other emergencies also require it) and is accomplished by removing any pitch in the rotor blades causing the aircraft to descend rapidly. The upward movement of the air through the rotor blades as the aircraft descends maintains the rotor speed at a...

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What is a Check In? Each airline at a specific airport will usually have their own check in area. This is where you need to go to pickup your ticket, confirm your ticket , or purchase a ticket. Everyone who travels usually needs to check in first at the desk before being able to board the plane.

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What is a terminal? Referred to as Airport Terminal : A building at an airport where passengers transfer from ground transportation to the facilities that allow them to board airplanes.

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What is a taxi? These are usually yellow cars that can be found at any major airport they may be hired to transport you to your destination. Usually found in the car lane next to the baggage claim area.

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What is a Porter? a person employed to carry luggage and supplies

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What is a skycap? a porter who helps passengers with their baggage at an airport

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What is a runway? The paved area of road at an airport on which a plane lands and takes off from.

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What is a gate? The point of entry onto an aircarft , usually one has to check in at the gate in order to board the plane. Gates can be assigned number and letters such as Gate B or gate B14

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What is a baggage claim? The area at an airport or other terminal where passengers retrieve their checked luggage.

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What is an Act of God? For insurance purposes, a meteorological or seismic event over which a travel provider has no control and, hence, no legal responsibility

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What is a la carte? any travel products that can be purchased separately, as opposed to as a package.

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What is a travel agent? 1. Any person who sells travel products on a commission basis. 2. A person selling travel who meets certain minimum qualifications, which can vary widely according to who uses the term or sets the standards.

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What is a Mom and Pop? A small business may be defined as a business with a small number of employees. The legal definition of "small" often varies by country and industry, but is generally under 100 employees. These businesses are normally privately owned corporations, partnerships, or sole proprietorships.

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What is a Franchise? an agreement enabling a third party to sell or provide products or services owned by a manufacturer or supplier. The franchise is regulated by a franchise contract, or franchise agreement, that specifies the terms and conditions of the franchise.

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What is a virus? a software program capable of reproducing itself and usually capable of causing great harm to files or other programs on the same computer; "a true virus cannot spread to another computer without human assistance"

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What is a XrML? XrML (eXtensible rights Markup Language) is a machine-interpretable language, developed at Xerox PARC. It uses XML for its syntax and was previously known as DPRL. XrML is intended to be a general purpose rights langauge to create usage licenses or specify the rights for a digital item. XrML is a core component in enabling distribution of digital content and access to digital services such as...

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What is a Control information added befo? Sorry this was a mistake :)

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What is a Handshake? Sequence of messages exchanged between two or more network devices to ensure transmission synchronization.

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What is a Collision? An attempt by two devices to transmit over the network at the same time. The electrical signals collide, causing the data to be distorted and, effectively, lost.

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What is a Broadcast? A message sent to all network destinations.

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What is a Bridge? A software and hardware connection between two networks, usually of similar design. A bridge can connect networks that use different kinds of network interface boards or transmission media, as long as both sides of the connection use the same protocol.

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What is a Backbone? A high-speed link joining together several networks. A backbone is usually a network acting as a primary conduit for traffic that is often both sourced from, and destined for, other networks.

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What is a World Wide Web? Or www is the internet structure of online websites, sound, games and pictures. You get on the www via a internet browser such as firefox or internet explorer.

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What are Hyperlinks? Hyperlinks are portions of text on websites or in email that may be highlighted , underlined or a different color that may be clicked. Once clicked they mail start a download, transffer you to another website, play sound or a movie. Example: answerbag.com <--- is a hyperlink

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What is a Homepage? The first page you see when you goto www.answerbag.com is this sites homepage. Or when you start up your web browser it's the first page that it is set to open.

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What is a E-Mail? (electronic mail) - A service that allows people to send messages with pictures and sounds from their computer to any other computer in the world. To send someone an E-mail message you need an E-mail account and to know the other person's E-mail address. Example : ninny@smarty.com

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What is a Domain Name? A name given to the numerical or Internet Protocol (IP) address of a web site. For example Answerbag.com is the domain name for this web site. A Domain Name Service (DNS) assigns domain names and translates the domain name to the IP address of the site.

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What is a Cyberspace? Is the term used to describe the virtual world of the internet. It distinguishes the real life world from virtual reality.

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What is the meaning of the term "blog"? An online journal. You can post stories about yourself or thoughts just like you would in a personal journal. These have become more and more popular with teenagers. The Internet is a very public place and teens need to be reminded of the dangers of posting personal thoughts and information for anyone else to see.

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What is a Firewall? This is a system that creates a special "wall" used by network servers to separate their Intranet from the Internet. It keeps out unwanted information like spam and viruses and unwanted people like hackers.

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What is a Dean? In an educational setting, a dean is a person with significant authority.

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What is a Professor? A professor is a senior teacher, lecturer and researcher, usually in a college or university. Professors are qualified experts who give lectures and seminars in their field of study, such as the basic fields of science or literature or the applied fields of engineering, medicine, law, or business. ..

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What is a homecoming queen? At American and Canadian high schools and colleges, a Homecoming Queen reigns over activities during the school's Homecoming, a fall tradition often centered on football.

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What is a sorority? a Greek letter sisterhood

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What is a dorm? shortened form of "dormitory"; also known as "residence hall." A university building where students live while going to school, often with shared rooms.

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What is a scholarship? financial aid provided to a student on the basis of academic merit

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What are tannins? The substance in wine that imparts astringency. Tannins occur naturally in grapes and sometimes in the wood in which wine is stored.

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What is a sommelier? French A specialized waiter responsible for serving wine, as well as offering advice on specific wines and food and wine combinations.

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What is an oenophile? A wine connoisseur. The American spelling is "enophile".

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What is a blend? A blend of fermented wines

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What is a yeast? Living plant microorganisms that convert sugars to alcohol and carbon dioxide.

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What is a wort? The sweet liquid derived from mashing, or mixing malted barley with water. Wort is the beginning of all beers.

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What is a trub? Proteins in barley filtered during the wort boil.

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What is a secondary fermentation? Closed fermentation which occurs after brew is transferred from primary fermenter. This is a less active stage of fermentation; it is comprised of the final 20-40% of fermentation

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What is a racking? The process of separating the fermented beer from the yeast cells at the bottom of the fermenting vessel. Also the transfer of finished beer to kegs. Broadly, moving beer from one vessel to another.

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What is a priming sugar? Sugar added to the bottle or keg that ferments and provides CO2.

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What is a primary fermentation? The first vigorous "rolling" fermentation, in which yeast convert sugar in the wine to alcohol and carbon dioxide. At this stage it is all right for the fermentation vat to be exposed to the air because the yeast are producing so much carbon dioxide that it forms a "blanket" of this inert gas over the fermenting juice or must. Once the yeast start to die down and the...

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What is a mash tun? A stainless steel vessel that is used to mash (turn) malt with water at a controlled temperature.

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What is a mash? mixture of milled grain or other fermentable carbohydrate in water, which is used in the production of ethanol. The term may be used at any stage from the initial mixing of the feedstock in water, prior to any cooking and saccharification, through to the completion of fermentation, when it becomes referred to as "beer". Murtagh & Associates, Alcohol Glossary

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What is a malt extract? The condensed wort from a mash, consisting of maltose, dextrins and other dissolved solids. Either as a syrup or powdered sugar, it is used by brewers, in solutions of water and extract to reconstitute wort for fermentation.

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What is a malt? One of the four ingredients of beer. Malt is barley which has been moistened, allowed to germinate, and then dried. The variety of barley, the extent to which it is allowed to germinate, and the temperature at which it is dried all influence the character, the color, and the flavor of beer.

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What is a hot break? Proteins that coagulate and fall out of solution during the wort boil.

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What are hops? Herb added to boiling wort or fermenting beer to impart a bitter aroma and flavor.

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What is conditioning? The process of carbonating beer. and An aspect of secondary fermentation in which the yeast refine the flavors of the final beer. Conditioning continues in the bottle.

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What is a chill haze? A condition occurring in some beers at low (near freezing) temperatures caused by proteins in the beer becoming cloudy. Not an indication of bad beer.

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What is carbonation? This terms is used to describe both the amount of CO2 in the beer, as well as the process of putting CO2 into the beer. See force carbonation and natural carbonation.

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What is bottling? "Bottling" means filling, capping, packaging and enclosing in bottles or other containers.

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What are adjuncts? Unmalted additives that provide fermentables. Unmalted corn or rice used in the brewing of beer from barley malt are adjuncts. Pure sugar can be thought of as an adjunct.

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What is a smoothie? A drink made from pulped fruits or vegetables.

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What is a shot? nip: a small drink of liquor or one can have a shot of espresso "he poured a shot of whiskey" "He wanted two shots of espresso"

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What is a latte? A shot or two of espresso that has been poured into a cup filled with steamed milk and topped off with foamed milk (about a 1/4").

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What is a cocktail? any of various alcoholic beverages consisting usually of brandy, whiskey, vodka, or gin combined with fruit juices or other liquors and often served chilled.

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What is a fiaccheraia? Spaghetti alla Fiaccheraia (described on www.menupages.com as Spaghetti served with a Fiery Sauce of Tomato, Onion, Pancetta, Peperoncini & Romano Cheese),

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What is a bone folder? These variously-shaped pieces of bone ( please see website http://www.indiana.edu/~libpres/manual/tools/bone.html ) are used for functions such as smoothing, scoring, and creasing paper and cloth, and working materials into tight corners. The bone folder is polished to a smooth finish to avoid damaging the materials it is used to manipulate, but with sufficient (or excessive) pressure its edge...

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What are goats? any of numerous agile ruminants related to sheep but having a beard and straight horns

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What is a lipicat? Chinese Leopard Cat or Lipi Cat Prionailurus bengalensis chinensis

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What is a nucleotide? A subunit of DNA or RNA consisting of a nitrogenous base (adenine, guanine, thymine, or cytosine in DNA; adenine, guanine, uracil, or cytosine in RNA), a phosphate molecule, and a sugar molecule (deoxyribose in DNA and ribose in RNA). Thousands of nucleotides are linked to form a DNA or RNA molecule. See DNA, base pair, RNA.

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What is a karyogamy? the fusion of two sexually compatible haploid nuclei after cell fusion, ie after plasmogamy

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What is a haploid? A single set of chromosomes (half the full set of genetic material), present in the egg and sperm cells of animals and in the egg and pollen cells of plants. Human beings have 23 chromosomes in their reproductive cells. Compare diploid.

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What is a halophile? An organism requiring salt (NaCl) for growth.

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What is a double membrane? The double-layered membrane enclosing the nucleus of a cell. Also called nuclear envelope.

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What is dispersal? Dispersal is the process in which an organism spreads out geographically. Many dinosaurs dispersed over a large area. DISTAL Distal means farthest from the point of attachment to the body (compare with proximal, its opposite).

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What is a diploid? A full set of genetic material, consisting of paired chromosomes one chromosome from each parental set. Most animal cells except the gametes have a diploid set of chromosomes. The diploid human genome has 46 chromosomes. Compare haploid.

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What is a detrivore? Detritivores (also detrivores or detritus feeders) are organisms that recycle detritus (decomposing organic material), returning it into the food chain. Earthworms are a well-known example of detritus feeders, eating rotting plant leaves and other debris. Some detritus feeders, such as dung beetles, eat feces, which often contains a considerable nutrient load. The detritus may already have been...

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What is aerobic? Aerobic means with oxygen. More specifically, it refers to occurring or living only in the presence of oxygen; therefore, the chemistry of the system, environment, or organism is characterized by oxidative conditions. Many organic contaminants are rapidly degraded under aerobic conditions by aerobic bacteria called aerobes. This process is known as aerobic biodegradation. Aerobes use oxygen as...

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My Fisher PT800 TV changes channels by itself. What could be wrong? You might be sitting on the remote :)

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What is a ALiS? Alternate Lighting of Surfaces. An HD plasma panel technology designed to optimize performance when displaying 1080i material. Alternate rows of pixels are lit, similar to interlaced scanning. The resulting picture is bright, clear and improves the smoothness of movement as well extending the life of the plasma panel.

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What is a codec? (enCOder/DECoder) A hardware circuit that performs analog-to-digital conversion (ADC) and digital-to-analog (DAC) conversion. When analog signals are entered into a computer, cellphone or other device via a microphone or video source such as VHS tape or analog TV, an ADC creates the raw digital audio or and video samples. Quite often, the results are then further compressed to save bandwidth

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What is an accounting software? Accounting software is computer software that records and processes accounting transactions within functional modules such as accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll and trial balance. It functions as an accounting information system. It may be developed in-house by the company or organization using it, may be purchased from a third party, or may be a combination of a third-party...

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What is a relational database? A database system in which the database is organized and accessed according to the relationships between data items without the need for any consideration of physical orientation and relationship. Relationships between data items are expressed by means of tables.

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What is a VL-Bus? Short for VESA Local-Bus, a local bus architecture created by the Video Electronics Standards Association ( VESA ). Although it was quite popular in PCs made in 1993 and 1994, it has been overshadowed by a competing local bus architecture called PCI.

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What is a video card? A board that plugs into a personal computer to give it display capabilities. The display capabilities of a computer, however, depend on both the logical circuitry (provided in the video adapter) and the display monitor. A monochrome monitor, for example, cannot display color no matter how powerful the video adapter. Many of the more popular applications, games and digital photography, require...

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What is a SDRAM? SDRAM (synchronous DRAM) is a generic name for various kinds of dynamic random access memory (DRAM) that are synchronized with the clock speed that the microprocessor is optimized for. This tends to increase the number of instructions that the processor can perform in a given time. The speed of SDRAM is rated in MHz rather than in nanoseconds (ns). This makes it easier to compare the bus speed...

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What is a processor? A processor is the logic circuitry that responds to and processes the basic instructions that drive a computer. The term processor has generally replaced the term central processing unit (CPU). The processor in a personal computer or embedded in small devices is often called a microprocessor.

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What is a HyperTransport? HyperTransport is a high-speed, point-to-point, 32-bit technology for data transfer within the integrated circuits (ICs) in computers and other devices. The technology allows data throughput in excess of 12.8 gigabytes per second (GB/sec). HyperTransport was developed by AMD in cooperation with several other companies, and is a trademark of the HyperTransport Consortium.

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What is a FPM? Frames Per Minute example : The amount of frames per minute your computer can draw during a movie.

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What is a EDO? EDO RAM: EDO (extended data output) RAM is a type of random access memory (RAM) chip that improves the time to read from memory on faster microprocessors such as the Intel Pentium. EDO RAM was initially optimized for the 66 MHz Pentium. For faster computers, different types of synchronous dynamic RAM (SDRAM) are recommended.

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What is a driver? A driver is a program that interacts with a particular device or special (frequently optional) kind of software. The driver contains the special knowledge of the device or special software interface that programs using the driver do not. In personal computers, a driver is often packaged as a dynamic link library (DLL) file.

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What is Xbox Live? A subscription to Xbox Live gives you full access to the gaming community. Your monthly Member Service Update gives you the latest on the competition, Friends, the scoreboards, the tournaments, and more!

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What is a Standard AV Cable? The Xbox Standard AV Cable connects the console to TVs with audio and composite video input terminals. (Included in the Xbox Video Game System package.)

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What is a S Controller? box Controller S gives you a better and more flexible gaming experience! Designed to fit your hands more comfortable, with smaller grips and better button placement. The easy-to-reach secondary buttons for better response time. The revised D-pad surface improves directional movement.

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What is an RF adapter? The Xbox RF Adapter connects the console to TVs that do not have audio and video connections.

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What is a High Def AV Pack? The High Definition AV Pack connects the Xbox video game system to high definition-ready televisions. Supports 480p, 720p and 1080i component video signals for game play (NTSC only for DVD playback), analog audio inputs and digital receivers.

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What is an Advanced AV Pack? allows integration between the Xbox video game system and televisions or receivers that utilize optical digital audio input for Dolby Digital playback, as well as S-Video input.

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What is a turn? The fourth community card. Put out face up, by itself. Also known as "fourth street."

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What is a blind? A forced bet (or partial bet) put in by one or more players before any cards are dealt. Typically, blinds are put in by players immediately to the left of the button.

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What is all-in? To run out of chips while betting or calling. In table stakes games, a player may not go into his pocket for more money during a hand. If he runs out, a side pot is created in which he has no interest. However, he can still win the pot for which he had the chips. Example: "Poor Bob. He made quads against the big full house, but he was all-in on the second bet."

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What is overtime? Working hours in addition to those of a regular schedule.

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What is the FMLA? Compliance Assistance -- Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) Covered employers must grant an eligible employee up to a total of 12 workweeks of unpaid leave during any 12-month period for one or more of the following reasons: * for the birth and care of the newborn child of the employee; * for placement with the employee of a son or daughter for adoption or foster care; * to...

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What is comp-time? Compensatory time as in the time paid by workmans compensation

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What does it mean to incorporate? for businesses to merge or combine together into a united whole.

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What are semi-precious? semiprecious adj : used of gemstones having less commercial value than precious stones; "such semiprecious stones as amethyst, garnet, jade, and tourmaline"

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What are precious? A Gem that has one or more of the following traits . A . Of high value B. Highly esteemed; cherished. C. Dearly loved

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What is a synthetic? Non-natural, laboratory produced.

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What is a simulant? Natural or synthetic substances meant to resemble a genuine gemstone.

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What does natural mean in gemology? An original surface on a rough gemstone that is left untouched on the polished stone. Usually found on girdle.

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What are inclusions? Internal characteristic.

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What is a cut? Proportions, make and finish of a polished gemstone.

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What is a color? Diamonds - Range from white to brown of a diamond and usually defined by standard nomenclature. Generally ranges from D - M.

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What is clarity? Relative freedom from inclusions and imperfections of a gemstone. Usually expressed in a fixed grading scale for diamonds.

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What is a carat? Karat or Carat A unit of measure for the fineness of gold, equal to 1/24 part. Pure gold is 24 karat; gold that is 50 percent pure is 12 karat. Standard unit of weight for gemstones - 1 carat = .2 gm

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What is typesetting? To type out written metarial

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What is a stab binding? An Eastern art of binding pages of paper together using 4-hole stitching (using Noble and Tortoise Shell sewing patterns). thread, a binding needle, and Japanese yuzen paper.(or other paper)

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What is a quarto? The page size obtained by folding a whole sheet into four leaves.

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What is an octavo? The page size, from 5 by 8 inches to 6 by 9 1/2 inches, of a book composed of printer's sheets folded into eight leaves.

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What is a kerning? The portion of a typeface that projects beyond the body or shank of a character. tr.v. kerned, kern·ing, kerns 1. To provide (type) with a kern. 2. To adjust space between (characters) in typeset text.

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What is a font? A complete set of type of one size and face.

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What is a folio? A large sheet of paper folded once in the middle, making two leaves or four pages of a book or manuscript. A book or manuscript of the largest common size, usually about 38 centimeters (15 inches) in height, consisting of such folded sheets. A leaf of a book numbered only on the front side.

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What is a deckle? Uneven and uncut edges, often found on books printed on hand-made paper and not trimmed by the binder, and sometimes simulated by binders on regular paper.

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What does it mean to give/get "head" from someone? What are you , like 3 years old? If your old enough to sign up for this site let alone find this site then you should very well know what giving head is.

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What are the lyrics of "Camp Annawanna", where can I find them, and who wrote "Camp Annawanna" anyway? Lyrics: We run, we jump, We swim and play, We row and go on trips. But the thing that lasts forever, Are our dear friendships! Ug: Camp Anawanna, ZZ: We hold you in our hearts. Donkey Lips: And when we think about you, Budnick: It makes me want to fart! Ug: It's, 'I hope we never part!' Now get it right or pay the price! Telly: Now we will share a lifetime of the...

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What exactly is a gridiron? But put it very simply and exactly it is the field of play

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Who sings the country song How Do I Live? Leann Rimes - How do I live without you and Trisha Yearwood - sings How Do I Live

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If my girlfriend's vagina smelled like a condom (latex), and we had not had sex in over a week, does that mean she cheated on me? I do not think that anyone will be able to tell you for sure if she has cheated on your or not. Maybe she put one around a cucumber because she didn't want to get dirt inside her. Most likely though I would say yes. The best thing to do would be to confront her about this , but do not give up hope that my cucumber theory could be true.

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Are there any foods or drinks that make children sleepy? Yes but M Jackson has the recipe in a vault ! :)

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If you masturbate once a day, are you more likely to go bald later on in life? Yes , especially if you offend Shkanki the Kenya village elder

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Is it safe for a man to urinate inside his partner during anal sex? This is disgusting !

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If you're in a public restroom, and someone goes into the next stall and starts throwing up, what should you do? Hold your nose

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If someone is using a cell phone in the bathroom stall next to me, is it rude to flush? Just flush? It's definatly okay to fart up a storm too.

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In Pepsi's promotion of 1996, how many points did the harrier jet cost? The close of one commercial showed a teenager arriving at school in a Harrier Jet with a Pepsi logo on it and offered the jet for 7,000,000 Pepsi Points. Leonard accumulated 15 actual Pepsi Points and submitted them with a check for $700,008.50 to purchase the balance of Pepsi Points he needed for the Harrier Jet (and $10.00 for shipping and handling as per the contest rules).

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What are some common complaints by Answerbag users? Oh oh pick me to answer this. #1 Answer bag staff changes the words in a question around to mean something other then what the one who asked it meant #2 A what seems to be totally ligit question is rejected by answer bag staff which makes one so mad #3 What seems to be ligit catagories are rejected which also makes one mad

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Why do people ask questions that they could easily answer themselves using Google? Laziness

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Why are motorcycles called "crotch rockets"? I think it's because when you sit on a motorcycle the male or female genital area is pressed against the seat very snuggly. A motorcyle is kind of like a rocket where you go really fast while the crotch area is pressed against it.

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Can a woman really have a male friend with no romantic tension? sorry

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What is the shelf life of canned food? I like this statement at the end of every page Important: Answerbag cannot guarantee the accuracy of answers submitted by members, and we recommend that you use common sense when following any advice found here. Full disclaimer Sounds good when talkinga bout eating 35 year old canned food !!

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What is the origin of the use of "garden gnomes"? What was their purpose, if any? I would like to apologize to anyone who may have clicked the link on this answer and then clicked on other links on that page... I didn't know it was such a sick site!!

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Why does the value of a house appreciate, while the value of a car depreciates? You don't drive houses

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A toy mimicking the male private part is called a "Dilldo", but what is a toy mimicking the female genitalia called? What is the toy mimicking the female genitalia called? Hours of fun :)

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What can I do to keep my boyfriend from climaxing too quickly? Show him a nude picture of Carol Channing

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How did the color red come to represent love? How about more simply a human heart is associated with red , love comes from the heart.

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How can I become a better kisser? By taking me to the movies.

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My dog lets out an audible sigh. What is it trying to communicate? At least I could come up with an answer

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My dog lets out an audible sigh. What is it trying to communicate? Please don't stop , keep going ! ::grin::

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How can I find out which areas have the most population growth? Please see this link http://www.prb.org/Content/NavigationMenu/PRB/Educators/Human_Population/Population_Growth/Population_Growth.htm In 2000, the world had 6.1 billion human inhabitants. This number could rise to more than 9 billion in the next 50 years. For the last 50 years, world population multiplied more rapidly than ever before, and more rapidly than it will ever grow in the...

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Why is egg nog only sold at Christmas time? In some grocery stores you can go down the baking aisle. There is a tall can of eggnog that they sell all year long. I can't remember the name , but I know I work at a grocery store and we have it all year round. You have to open it just like you open it using a can opener.

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How did the "Tiddlywinks" game originate, and how did it get its name? Origins by Fred Shapiro from Fleas, November 1978, pages 37 to 41 The information that follows was not easily come by. Since the Library of Congress and the New York Public, Harvard University, Boston Public and National Geographic Society libraries were combed for relevant materials, it may be said that virtually the entire library resources of the United States were exhausted. I studied...

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What are the typical characteristics of a Scorpio ascendent? Scorpio Ascendant Scorpio is a very powerful sign, and when it is the rising sign it often dominates the rest of the chart. The deep sense of purpose attributed to Scorpio as a sun sign is likely to be even more deep seated when this sign rises, so here is a very intense and driven person. Considerable energy and organisational abilities are combined with leadership powers in what can be a...

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When two players have royal flushes, one in spades and the other in hearts, which hand wins and why? Royal Flush This is the highest poker hand. It consists of ace, king, queen, jack, ten, all in the same suit. As all suits are equal, all royal flushes are equal.

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Is there a website listing the places that accept sperm donation? Yes there is , you can find it here http://www.pinelandpress.com/faq/donor.html#sperm

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How do I flash the bios? Full Article: Overview of flashing Xbox modchip with New Bios. Flashing an Xbox modchip can be a confusing topic for new Xbox modders. This article is an attempt to provide a general overview about the xbox mod chip flashing process. After your new Xbox mod chip is installed in your Xbox, you will probably want to flash the chip with an alternative BIOS. Most Xbox mod chips today are...

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What is the difference between subject matter jurisdiction and personal matter jurisdiction? Subject matter jurisdiction (as opposed to personal jurisdiction) refers to the question of whether a particular court has the power or competence to decide the kind of controversy that is involved. (Friedenthal § 2.1) Note that subject matter jurisdiction is not an alternative to personal jurisdiction (the court's authority to enter a judgment binding on the particular defendant...

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When did the "thumbs-up" sign originate? Thumbs up Gesture: Upthrusted thumb Location: Iran, Afghanistan, Nigeria and parts of Italy and Greece Contrary to popular belief- the thumbs up gesture did not spare a gladiator's life in Ancient Rome. A plebeian's pointed thumb or pollice verso (whether the thumb was pointed up, down, or somewhere in between we don't know) meant the combatant was to be slain. A HIDDEN...

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What are zombies? The Zombies were a British pop group of the 1960s. Following The Beatles in 1964 as part of "The British Invasion" of the USA, they were the second UK group to score an American #1 hit. The Zombies were uniquely different, with a subtler style, often jazzier and more inventive chord structures, the prominent keyboards of Rod Argent, and the distinctive voice of Colin Blunstone....

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What is slackwater navigation? http://wwwaux.cerc.cr.usgs.gov/MICRA/Slackwater%20Navigation%20Projects.htm

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Where did the swastika come from? The History of the Swastika Your Guide, Jennifer Rosenberg From Jennifer Rosenberg, Your Guide to 20th Century History. FREE GIFT with Newsletter! Act Now! The swastika is an extremely powerful symbol. Though the Nazis used it to murder millions of people, for centuries it had positive meanings. What is the history of the swastika? Does it now represent good or evil? The Oldest Known...

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Is there such a thing as "love at first sight"? I believe there is. It happened to me only one time. You have this feeling that you can just tell that you will be able to love this person fully. Even though it didn't work out between us it was love at first site and it was wonderful while it lasted. I know this is true because she was the only person I ever loved like that.

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What is the origin of the use of "garden gnomes"? What was their purpose, if any? 03-24-2005, 04:20 PM GRAEFENRODA, Germany (AFP) - With his jolly face and little paunch, Reinhard the potter resembles the garden gnomes he produces by the dozen in this little village in Germany where, they say, the phenomenon began. Reinhard Griebel grew up surrounded by gnomes in Graefenroda, tucked in the forests of the eastern German state of Thuringia. This village of 3,500 people...

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Is there any area on the body that can't be or should never be pierced because it's considered extremely dangerous to do so? Yes your heart :)

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What does it mean to find yourself in an "existential dilemma"? When a thought hits you and you say to yourself " Who am I and why am I here"

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What was the largest horse, in mass and height, ever recorded? The World's Largest Horse ever recorded was a Shire gelding named Samson, bred by Thomas Cleaver of Toddington Mills, England. Foaled in 1846, this horse measured 21.2 1/2 hand high ( 7 ft. 2 inches) in 1850, and weighed 3,360 pounds.Samson is also recorded as the "HEAVIEST" horse weighing 1524 kg (3360 lbs.)

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