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 Flat (disambiguation) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Flats, a shortened form of the "industrial flats," is an entertainment district in Cleveland, Ohio, popular primarily during the 1990's.
Flats are word puzzles in verse, the predominant type of puzzle of the National Puzzlers' League.
A tower block, block of flats, or apartment block is (in the 21st century) usually a high-rise apartment building.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Flat_(disambiguation)   (329 words)

  
 Flat - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Under equal temperament, C flat is the same as, or enharmonically equivalent to, B and F flat is the same as E.
In musical tuning, flat can also mean "very slightly lower in pitch." If two strings are slightly out of tune, the lower-pitched one is said to be flat with respect to the other.
The note A flat on the treble clef.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Flat   (168 words)

  
 Flat Feet in Children -- familydoctor.org
Flat feet in an older child may cause pain in the heel or arch, or may cause pain when the child is walking and running.
Flat feet is a condition in which the foot doesn't have a normal arch.
This is why you sometimes hear flat feet called "fallen arches." The feet may look like they have arches when your child is sitting or when the big toe is bent backward, but the arch flattens when the child puts weight on the foot.
familydoctor.org /handouts/106.html   (512 words)

  
 PlanetMath: flat morphism
This is version 1 of flat morphism, born on 2004-02-23.
is flat, then this family should be thought of as a ``continuous family''.
In particular, this means that certain cohomological invariants remain constant on the fibers of
planetmath.org /encyclopedia/Flat3.html   (72 words)

  
 BOFFS - Flat Feet
Rarely, the flat foot shape is due to something wrong with the way the foot formed in the womb; a joint may be malformed or two or more bones may be fused together.
A flat foot due to a ruptured tendon or arthritis may be treated with pain-killers and an insole in the first instance.
It used to be thought that flat feet in children should be treated in special shoes, insoles or callipers to stop problems developing in later life.
www.bofss.org.uk /html/flat_feet.shtml   (950 words)

  
 MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Pes planus
Flat feet may be associated with pronation, a leaning inward of the ankle bones toward the center line.
Foot pain, ankle pain, or lower leg pain (especially in children) may be a result of flat feet and should be evaluated by a health care provider.
Painful flat feet in children may be caused by a condition called tarsal coalition.
www.nlm.nih.gov /medlineplus/ency/article/001262.htm   (856 words)

  
 Guardian Unlimited Special reports Flat Eric
Flat Eric, the yellow, finger-tappin' techno creature from Levi's Sta-Prest television adverts, is rapidly becoming a cult figure.
Read Charlotte Raven's analysis of the Flat Eric phenomenon, which has lifted pop culture from the doldrums and confounded the miserable blurring of the distinction between high art and pop culture.
He was only meant to last five weeks, but the world loved him so much that Levi's have broken their 'one advert and you're out' rule and resurrected Flat Eric for another campaign.
www.guardian.co.uk /eric/0,2759,191089,00.html   (304 words)

  
 A Brief Guide to the Flat Tax
The Estonian flat tax is now down to 24 percent and will drop to 20 percent by 2007, and Lithuania is in the process of lowering its 33 percent flat tax to a more reasonable 24 percent.
Instead of the 893 forms required by the current system,[4] a flat tax would use only two postcard-sized forms: one for labor income and the other for business and capital income.
The flat tax then spread to Serbia, which in 2003 chose a 14 percent rate.
www.heritage.org /Research/Taxes/bg1866.cfm   (3510 words)

  
 London Flatshare
Room for rent in flat share accommodation Up for grabs is a cosy single room in a spacious flat which featured on Ch 4's Property Ladder..WOW!
N/S Room for rent in flat share accommodation The room has an entire wall of wardrobes for storage, with space on the landing for drying clothes, and there is additional space in the liv...
N/S Room for rent in flat share accommodation I'm a clean, tidy 25 yr old, female, PR professional who likes to treat her home as a haven and relax with a glass of wine and TV.
www.moveflat.com   (3000 words)

  
 The FLAT 2-D Robot Simulator
Flat was developed in 1994-95 by Hiep Nguyen, with contributions from Wun-Yik Lee.
The current version of Flat is Flat4 is in constant use by several people in the Robot Lab.
Flat simulates an RWI robot - a circular, sonar-guided robot - in a flat 2D world.
www.cs.utexas.edu /users/qr/robotics/flat   (217 words)

  
 WMAP Cosmology 101: Shape of the Universe
The simplest version of the inflationary theory, an extension of the Big Bang theory, predicts that the density of the universe is very close to the critical density, and that the geometry of the universe is flat, like a sheet of paper.
We now know that the universe is flat with only a 2% margin of error.
Thus the universe was known to be flat to within about 15% accuracy prior to the WMAP results.
map.gsfc.nasa.gov /m_uni/uni_101shape.html   (532 words)

  
 Flat
In[6]:= Attributes[f] = Flat; In[7]:= f[p_] := p In[8]:= f[1, 2] $IterationLimit::itlim: Iteration limit of 4096 exceeded.
In[4]:= Attributes[f] = {Flat, OneIdentity} ; In[5]:= f[1, 2, 3] /.
Flat is an attribute that can be assigned to a symbol f to indicate that all expressions involving nested functions f should be flattened out.
support.wolfram.com /mathematica/kernel/Symbols/System/Flat.html   (280 words)

  
 flat assembler
Here you can download the flat assembler - the open source assembly language compiler for x86 and x86-64 processors (this includes the AMD64 and Intel EM64T architectures).
Here you can browse and download the example projects made with flat assembler, which were made available with full source code by their authors in order to help other people learn from the ready projects.
This is a place when you can ask questions about flat assembler for which you haven't found answers in documentation, report bugs, or just talk with the other assembly language programmers.
flatassembler.net   (187 words)

  
 Bloomberg.com: Bloomberg Columnists
Flat taxes have been introduced in several former communist countries in the past few years.
That's not a flat tax, yet it is a significant step away from a progressive tax system.
Flat taxes in countries such as Italy and Germany may seem unrealistic right now.
quote.bloomberg.com /apps/news?pid=10000039&refer=columnist_lynn&sid=aNSQHmLkk_Lw   (803 words)

  
 Language Log: Flat Yanks, sharp Brits?
There are several different metaphors here: "flatness is lack of variation"; "flatness is lack of some (desired) feature"; "flatness is lack of attractiveness"; "flatness is lack of resonance"; "flatness is pitch lowered relative to a reference value".
A flat voice might be one that is emotionless or uninflected, and American speech is stereotypically uninflected by comparison to British speech.
There is a tradition (now obsolete) in phonetics of using "flat" (usually as opposed to "sharp") to describe certain differences in sound quality.
itre.cis.upenn.edu /~myl/languagelog/archives/000983.html   (1207 words)

  
 FLAT Homepage
This is a picture from FLAT's 9-14-99 Press conference.
FLAT members are divided over the issue of whether the earth is a tetrahedron (see picture) or a square.
FLAT urges POSH to join with us, tofight the secular forces of darkness who would delete the Bible from public life,and so to apply ALL the Bible to public policy, beginning with kindergartenand grammar schools.
www.geocities.com /SunsetStrip/Palms/5737/flat.html   (382 words)

  
 Flat Cable
Flat cable, because it is lighter, thinner, more flexible and has a longer flex life, is often the best and sometimes the only choice for electrical interconnections in many demanding environments.
Gore builds flat cables for the most demanding environments, specifically for such high flex applications including linear motion/motion control, robots, pick and place, material handling/cranes, wafer manufacturing, medical and pharmaceutical and more.
Gore's flat cables use insulation, buffering and jacketing materials that transfer fewer stresses, minimizing conductor fatigue.
www.gore.com /en_xx/products/cables/flat/flat_cables.html   (287 words)

  
 The Flat-out Truth
The Flat Earth Society's presidency descended upon Charles Johnson in accord with the last wishes of its founder, Samuel Shenton, an Englishman who died in 1971.
Flat Earth Society members are working actively to bring the Shuttle charade to an end.
As secretary of the Flat Earth Society, she assists in running it, and writes a regular column in the News.
www.lhup.edu /~dsimanek/fe-scidi.htm   (2323 words)

  
 Documenting the Existence of "The International Flat Earth Society"
The Flat Earth News, at least back then, had a regular column, "One Hundred Proofs Earth is Not a Globe." Number 34, in that issue,
Precisely the opposite viewpoint is expressed by the reference to the "four corners of the earth," and by the parable of Jesus being shown "all the kingdoms of the earth" from the top of a mountain -- clearly impossible for a sphere, but reasonable for a flat surface.
There are, of course, mountains and valleys on the Land but since most of the World is Water, we say, "The World is Flat." Historical accounts and spoken history tell us the Land part may have been square, all in one mass at one time, then as now, the magnetic north being the Center.
www.talkorigins.org /faqs/flatearth.html   (1344 words)

  
 GourmetSleuth - Flat Iron Steak
Developed by the research teams of University of Nebraska and the University of Florida, the flat iron steak is gaining in popularity with restaurants across the United States.
The author made a vague reference that the steak was named because of the resemblance to the old flat iron.
In additional readings, our curiosity was peaked about the Flat Iron Building in New York City.
www.gourmetsleuth.com /flatironsteak.htm   (1273 words)

  
 Dutch Flat History
The many dozens of mining claims which divide the old channel gravels beside Dutch Flat and Gold Run made for a thriving economy, until the courts brought it all crashing down in 1884.
This branch of the trail followed the Dutch Flat Divide west from Emigrant Gap, by way of Lost Camp, Alta, Dutch Flat, Gold Run, Illinoistown, and Auburn, to Sacramento itself, and was in use in 1849.
Dutch Flat was a kind of New England village set into the tall pines of the Sierra Nevada; it hewed to a higher grade than the ordinary mountain town, and imagined itself, at least, the Athens of the foothills.
www.foothill.net /alta/dfhistor.htm   (1343 words)

  
 Brewer, E. Cobham. Dictionary of Phrase & Fable. Flat.
Shaw, G.B. Stein, G. Stevenson, R.L. Wells, H.G. Reference > Brewer’s Dictionary > Flat.
“He said he was going to have a flat to let on the top floor.”—Howells: Hazards of New Fortunes.
A pancake is a thin flat cake, fried in a pan.
www.bartleby.com /81/6544.html   (90 words)

  
 FLAT
Flat is a multi-disciplinary design firm founded in 1996 and located in NYC.
Our practice is predicated on the belief that good design facilitates the smooth flow of information and enlivens all forms of social discourse.
We work with a varied clientele to solve identity, interactive, editorial and environmental design challenges.
www.flat.com   (51 words)

  
 ipedia.com: Envelope Article
An envelope is a packaging product, usually made of flat, planar material such as paperor cardboard, designed to contain a flat object such as a letter.
For other meanings, see envelope An envelope is a packaging product, usually made of flat, planar material such as paperor cardboard, designed to contain a flat...
The traditional type is made from a sheet of paper cut to one of three shapes: the rhombus- also referred to as a lozenge or diamond, the short-arm cross, and the kite.
www.ipedia.com /envelope.html   (565 words)

  
 Russia's Flat-Tax Miracle by Daniel J. Mitchell -- Capitalism Magazine
And even if we implemented the flat tax because we didn't want to fall behind the rest of the world, at least I'll be able to tell myself that my efforts weren't wasted.
Not only a flat tax, but a flat tax with a 13 percent rate, four percentage points lower than the supposedly "radical" plan espoused by Steve Forbes and former House Majority Leader Dick Armey.
Interestingly, the flat tax is just one of several positive reforms enacted by President Putin.
www.capmag.com /article.asp?ID=2612   (885 words)

  
 BBC News SCI/TECH Universe 'proven flat'
To astronomers, flat means that the usual rules of geometry are observed - light not being bent by gravity travels in straight lines, not curves.
Scientific opinion has moved towards a flat Universe and the latest data confirm this with greater certainty than ever before.
The research backs the inflation theory of the Universe put forward in 1980, which suggests that the whole of the cosmos expanded from a single tiny point at the Big Bang.
news.bbc.co.uk /hi/english/sci/tech/newsid_727000/727073.stm   (628 words)

  
 Beauty Tips & Forum: HAIR STRAIGHTENER REVIEWS: Solia: Excellent Flat Iron!
I love the look of truly straight hair and my stylist recommended the Solia 1 1/4" flat iron for me. She told me that it is professional quality ceramic flat iron, but it doesn't go beyond the $100 price mark.
The secret to getting straight silky hair with the flat iron is to part your hair in 4or 5 sections around your head(depending on how much hair you have) and then section off your hair (thin sections) from bottom to top.
I bought the 1 3/4" Solia flat iron and loved the results.
forum.folica.com /forum/HAIR_STRAIGHTENER_REVIEWS_C10/Solia_F28/Excellent_Flat_Iron!_P163   (460 words)

  
 Welcome to FlatFoot.com
Relief for flat feet is just a few steps away, the way nature intended for you to walk, run, or play.
Flat Foot® insoles offer nearly everyone pain relief associated with this condition.
Whether you're a serious athlete, spend your days on your feet, or just want to be more active, Flat Foot® insoles will improve your quality of life.
www.flatfoot.com   (72 words)

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