line segment

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Mathematics;      57 words ...line segment If A and B are two points on a straight...between and including A and B is a line segment. This may be denoted by AB or BA...directed line.) Some authors use ‘line segment’ to mean a directed line‐...

California Inventors Develop Failed Line Segment Fault Locating Method

US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  July 18, 2007 ;     270 words ......Office: "The configuration of a faulty line segment in a switch matrix of a programmable...programmable interconnection point (PIP) in the line segment is tested by generating routes from a first logic port through the original line segment and PIP, through all PIPs, adjacent...

South Korean Inventors Develop Word Line Segment Activating Method

US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  March 9, 2007 ;     240 words ......Office: "A method for activating a word line segment of a semiconductor memory selected based...can include activating a first word line segment selected by a row address and a command...and avoiding activating a second word line segment selected by the row address. Related...

Interview: Amir Aczel discusses his book, "The Riddle of the Compass"

NPR Weekend Edition - Sunday;  September 2, 2001 ;     700+ words ......discusses his book, The Riddle of the Compass Host: BRIAN NAYLOR Time: 1:00-2:00 PM...by Amalfians with the invention of the compass. But while mariners from Amalfi may have...of navigation, credit for inventing the compass really belongs to the Chinese, who didn...

California Inventors Develop World Line Segment Select Transistor

US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  February 21, 2007 ;     224 words ......Xizeng Shi of Fremont, Calif., have developed a world line segment select transistor on word line current source side...the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The word line segment select transistor of a segmented word line array...

Compass reassures brokers.

New Zealand Herald (Auckland, New Zealand);  July 11, 2007 ;     607 words ...Auckland-based financier Compass Capital is reassuring brokers and investors...ability to grow to a $100 million fund. Compass, a mortgage trust, was established...PricewaterhouseCoopers yesterday confirmed Compass was outside the Bridgecorp charging...

NWA gets ready for launch of subsidiary; Northwest plans to upgrade its...

Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN);  September 15, 2006 ;     554 words ......Airlines is gearing up to begin operating Compass Airlines, its new regional subsidiary...allocate new 76-seat regional jets to Compass to fill a void in its fleet. The airline...Mesaba Airlines has been flying for it. Compass told the U.S. Department of Transportation...

COMPASS (CPG).

Investors Chronicle;  February 24, 2006 ;     629 words ...216p - Travel & Leisure - Compass came in for fierce criticism last year...had to swallow. In the past five years, Compass has destroyed some GBP7.6bn of shareholder...organisations always look for ways to cut costs, Compass should do well. Getting rid of costly...

Compass struggles to find a sense of direction The global giant is going...

The Sunday Telegraph London;  October 2, 2005 ;     700+ words ...Compass, the world's largest catering company, announced recently...In fact, during Bailey's tenure the value of shares in Compass has more than halved from above 550p five years ago to...replacement. Bailey also announced a significant strategic shift. Compass will sell its roadside, airport and railway ...

Arkansas Southern Railroad takes over former KCS railroad line segment

THE JOURNAL RECORD;  October 14, 2005 ;     70 words ...The Arkansas Southern Railroad has taken over operation of the former KCS railroad line segment. Arkansas Southern Railroad consists of 65 miles on two branches. The northern branch runs east from Heavener, Okla., to Waldron...

Minnesota waives rule for power line segment

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel;  March 17, 2001 ;     140 words ...Minnesota waives rule for power line segment Saturday, March 17, 2001 Minnesota regulators have agreed with two utilities that are planning to build a transmission line across...

Interview: Amir Aczel discusses his book "The Riddle of the Compass: The...

Talk of the Nation (NPR);  May 31, 2002 ;     700+ words ......Aczel discusses his book The Riddle of the Compass: The Invention that Changed the World...Mediterranean. So he learned to steer a ship by compass long before he learned to drive a car...possible by the invention of the boxed compass in 13th century Italy. Just who invented...

Compass snaps up Swissair catering operations

The Scotsman;  December 24, 2001 ;     288 words ...CATERING group Compass has increased its share of the European...Swissair for a knock down 40 million pounds. Compass had been negotiating to buy the divisions...the wake of the 11 September attacks, Compass clinched the deal, which includes Restorama...

Compass agrees to pounds 120m takeover of US catering firm

The Independent - London;  May 29, 1997 ;     393 words ...Compass Group, the fast-growing international contract catering group, yesterday enhanced its position in the US through...colleges, factories and offices in 34 states in America. The cash payment includes $110m worth of debt, which Compass will assume. Compass does not envisage any problem is gaining the ...

NWA's Compass unit begins recruiting: Carrier plans to boost work force to...

Saint Paul Pioneer Press (St. Paul, MN);  February 6, 2007 ;     578 words ...Byline: Sheryl Jean Feb. 6--Compass Airlines, Northwest Airlines' new regional...aims to begin flying later this year. Compass plans to hire 120 pilots and flight...including those already working for Compass, and a fleet of 10 planes by year's...