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Benevolence International Foundation - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia It was known as the Benevolence International Fund in Canada and Bosanska Idealna Futura in Bosnia. Benevolence International Corporation is said to have been started in 1988 by Mohammed Jamal Khalifa of Jeddah, the brother in law of Osama bin Laden. In 1992, the Benevolence International Corporation in the Philippines folded visible operations, while the Islamic Benevolence Committee was renamed to Benevolence International Foundation. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Benevolence_International   (589 words)

Metre article - Metre basic unit length International System Units (SI: Système International - What-Means.com However, the International Prototype Metre remained the standard until 1960, when the eleventh General Conference on Weights and Measures (CGPM: Conférence Générale des Poids et Mesures) defined the metre in the new SI system as equal to 1,650,763.73 wavelengths of the orange-red emission line in the spectrum of the krypton-86 atom in a vacuum. The original international prototype of the metre is still kept at the BIPM under the conditions specified in 1889. In 1795, France adopted the metre as its official unit of length. www.what-means.com /encyclopedia/Metre   (717 words)

Transparency International - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Transparency International (TI) is an international organisation addressing corruption, including, but not limited to, political corruption. A review of the linkages between countries' competitiveness and the incidence of corruption was initiated at a TI workshop in the International Anti-Corruption Conference in Prague, November 1989. Transparency International is the leading global non-governmental organisation devoted to combating corruption. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Transparency_International   (344 words)

International style (architecture) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia International style, also known as the Modern movement, is a primarily American offshoot of Detractors of the international style claim that its stark, uncompromisingly rectangular geometry is dehumanising. International style was a major architectural trend in the en.wikipedia.org /wiki/International_style_(architecture)   (344 words)

EH.Net Encyclopedia: The History of the International Tea Market, 1850-1945 The Indian market increased from 10 million pounds in 1905 to 18 million pounds in 1910, but was only a small proportion of the British consumption of 287 million pounds in 1910. As in many other agricultural commodities the international market showed signs of excess supply towards the end of the 1920s and stocks accumulated. The collapse of tea prices in 1929 was not simply a result of decline in demand with the onset of the Depression in 1929; high supply had become a feature of the industry following the post war expansion in acreage. www.eh.net /encyclopedia/gupta.tea.php   (344 words)

Manhunt International - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Rajeev has the distinction of being the first Asian to win the Manhunt International title. Manhunt International is an international beauty pageant for men which began in 1993, though the roots of the pageant go back a few years more to when one single national preliminary was held in Singapore. The 2001 Manhunt International contest was held on the 12th November at the Beijing Poly Theatre in the People's Republic of China and was viewed by an audience of 2,600 guests and 500 International and local press. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Manhunt_International   (938 words)

International law - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia International law establishes the framework and the criteria for identifying states as the principal actors in the international legal system. Whilst municipal law is hierarchical or vertical, with the legislature enacting binding legislation, international law is horizontal, with all states being sovereign and theoretically equal. International law is also used to govern issues relating to the global environment, the global commons such as international waters and outer space, global communications, and world trade. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/International_law   (3370 words)

Waterloo International Terminal by Nicholas Grimshaw Best known for its 400-meter-long curved glass roof, Grimshaw's International Terminal at Waterloo Station provides airport-quality accommodation for the London end of the Eurostar trains services through the Channel Tunnel to Paris and Brussels. In contrast to more recent complex curved glass roofs, such as Grimshaw's own Eden Project or Norman Foster's British Museum courtyard, the Waterloo roof was designed to use standard-size glass sheets, which overlap and use a concertina joint to accommodate the dual curve of the roof-arch and the track. Most of the interior and platforms can be seen only with a ticket for travel on the Eurostar. www.galinsky.com /buildings/waterloo   (3370 words)

Tyco International - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Tyco International Ltd. NYSE: TYC is a conglomerate with official headquarters in Bermuda, though most of its administrative and executive functions are actually run out of New York and New Hampshire, and its operations headquarters are in New Jersey. Tyco International should not be confused with the similarly named Tyco Toys, a division of Mattel. Partly in response to this, shareholders fought a proxy battle to reincorporate in Delaware, but this effort was rebuffed by the board of directors. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Tyco_International   (575 words)

Metre article - Metre basic unit length International System Units (SI: Système International - What-Means.com However, the International Prototype Metre remained the standard until 1960, when the eleventh General Conference on Weights and Measures (CGPM: Conférence Générale des Poids et Mesures) defined the metre in the new SI system as equal to 1,650,763.73 wavelengths of the orange-red emission line in the spectrum of the krypton-86 atom in a vacuum. The original international prototype of the metre is still kept at the BIPM under the conditions specified in 1889. The Treaty of the Metre (1875) mandated the establishment of a permanent International Bureau of Weights and Measures (BIPM: Bureau International des Poids et Mesures) to be located in Sèvres, France. www.what-means.com /encyclopedia/Metre   (717 words)

PSA International - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Its international presence is now felt in 18 port projects across 11 countries around the world, a result of its strategy to become a global port operating company since its first overseas venture in 1996. PSA International Pte Ltd is the world's second largest port operator in terms of container throughput handled, and is headquartered in Singapore, the base of its biggest operations where it has an overwhelming presence in the Port of Singapore. In 2006 PSA entered into a bidding war with Dubai Ports World for the British company PandO, [1] but was outbid. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/PSA_International   (194 words)

Power (international) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia In the context of international relations and diplomacy, power (sometimes clarified as international power, national power, or state power) is the ability of one state to influence or control other states. International meetings, which developed during the second half of the nineteenth century, also serve to indicate Great Power status in the absence of peace treaties after wars, such as the different Berlin Conference. A middle power is a state that cannot dominate most other states, but does have some international influence (for example, Canada today). en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Power_(international)   (1209 words)

Orange (colour) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Orange is the national colour of The Netherlands, due to its royal family originating from the principality of Orange-Nassau. Orange was the rallying colour of the 2004-2005 Orange Revolution in Ukraine. Orange is the colour of the second equipation of Valencia CF (Spain). en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Orange_(colour)   (1209 words)

Miss International - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Lara Quigaman (with younger brother), Miss International 2005 from the Philippines. Miss International is the fourth largest beauty pageant (officially titled "The International Beauty Pageant") that was created in Long Beach, California, USA in 1960 after the departure of the Miss Universe pageant to Miami Beach. Except for Miss International, the first winners of all the major beauty pageants came from Scandinavian countries: Finland won the Miss Universe 1952, Sweden captured the Miss World 1951, and Denmark gained the Miss Earth 2001. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Miss_International   (383 words)

Nautical mile - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia International agreement was achieved in 1929, when the International Extraordinary Hydrographic Conference, Monaco adopted a definition of 1 international nautical mile = 1,852 metres, the average length of one minute of arc along a line of latitude (a meridian). The international nautical mile is defined as precisely 1852 metres. A nautical mile is a unit of length. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Nautical_mile   (383 words)

Bunge y Born - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia In 1994 the Bermuda-registered Bunge International was created as the main company in which the families have shares. It was an international grain and oilseed trader with an annual turnover of about $13 bn. Bunge y Born was an Argentinian-based multinational corporation. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Bunge_and_Born   (336 words)

International Baccalaureate - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia High schools often advertise that they offer the 'International Baccalaureate Programme', in which case it is obvious that they are referring to the DP as it is the only of the three programmes intended for students of senior high school age. The International Baccalaureate (IB) is a group of three educational programmes and their respective examinations, as established by the International Baccalaureate Organization (IBO). The International Baccalaureate Programme is also a common misnomer used to refer to one of these programmes (most frequently the IB Diploma Programme). en.wikipedia.org /wiki/International_Baccalaureate   (259 words)

International Master - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia International Master titles are also awarded to correspondence chess players by the International Correspondence Chess Federation ICCF, and composers and solvers of chess problems (see chess problem#Titles). An International Master is usually in the top 0.25% of all tournament players at the time he or she receives the title. The title International Master is awarded to outstanding chess players by the world chess organization FIDE. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/International_Master   (345 words)

International Grandmaster - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia In July 2005, the FIDE ratings list included over 900 grandmasters; see list of chess players and category chess grandmasters for some of them. International Grandmaster titles are also awarded to correspondence chess players by the International Correspondence Chess Federation, and composers and solvers of chess problems. FIDE first awarded the International Grandmaster title in 1950 to 27 players. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/International_Grandmaster   (734 words)

International broadcasting - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The Cold War led to increased international broadcasting, as Communist and non-Communist states attempted to influence each other's domestic population. An international broadcaster may have the technical means of reaching a foreign audience, but unless the foreign audience has a reason to listen, the effectiveness of the broadcaster is in question. International broadcasting is broadcasting deliberately aimed at a foreign, rather than a domestic, audience. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/International_broadcasting   (1943 words)

International law - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Though states (or increasingly, international organizations) are usually the only ones with standing to address a violation of international law, some treaties, such as the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights have an optional protocol that allows individuals who have had their rights violated by member states to petition the international Human Rights Committee. International treaty law is comprised of obligations states expressly and voluntarily accept between themselves in treaties. Some people assert that international law developed to deal with the new states arising, others claim that the lack of influence of the Pope and the Catholic church gave rise to the need for new generally-accepted codes. www.peekskill.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/International_law   (2732 words)

Vienna - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Exceptions of that are 1300 for the Vienna International Airport located in Lower Austria near Schwechat, 1400 for the UN Complex, 1450 for the Austria Center, and 1500 for the Austrian UN-Forces. Vienna is the seat of the Viennese Roman Catholic archdiocese, and its acting Archbishop is Cardinal Christoph Schönborn. Ruprecht's Church (the oldest in Vienna) and the Bermuda Bräu microbrewery became the now-popular "Bermuda Triangle." It is the one area of the inner city district where relatively loud music and noise is tolerated. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Vienna   (2732 words)

International trade - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia International trade is also a branch of economics, which, together with international finance, forms the larger branch of international economics. The theory argues that the pattern of international trade is determined by differences in factor endowments. The regulation of international trade is done through the World Trade Organization at the global level, and through several other regional arrangements such as MERCOSUR in South America, NAFTA between the United States, Canada and Mexico, and the European Union between 25 independent states. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/International_trade   (859 words)

International student - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Numerous international students from China were sent to the United States during the late 19th century and 20th century by the government in an attempt to understand the culture and technology of the West so that it would be incorporated into Chinese culture. International students from Taiwan have preferred the United States as a destination since the 1950s. International students are students, usually in early adulthood, who study in foreign schools. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/International_student   (498 words)

STARFLEET International - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia STARFLEET: The International Star Trek Fan Association, Inc., also known as STARFLEET International (SFI), is a club for fans of the television and film series, Star Trek. STARFLEET International places emphasis on community service, and encourages its chapters to take part in charitable fundraising activities and other public services. The organisation derives its organisational structure from the fictional Starfleet organisation depicted in Star Trek, and within the organisation the name 'STARFLEET' is used exclusively to denote the fan movement, whilst 'Starfleet' refers to the fictional entity. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/STARFLEET_International   (333 words)

SRI International - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia SRI International is one of the world's largest contract research institutions. SRI International researchers also developed the world's first and only all-magnetic digital computer, based upon extensions to magnetic core memories. SRI's investigation confirmed the potential of dodecyl benzene as a suitable replacement, and later Proctor and Gamble used the substance as the basis of their highly successful household detergent, Tide. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/SRI_International   (333 words)

Sign language - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Sign languages develop in deaf communities, which can include interpreters and friends and families of deaf people as well as people who are deaf or hearing-impaired themselves. Sign languages are not simple pantomime, and they are not a visual rendition of a simplified version of any spoken language. A sign language (also signed language) is a language which uses manual communication instead of sound to convey meaning - simultaneously combining handshapes, orientation and movement of the hands, arms or body, and facial expressions to fluidly express a speaker's thoughts. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Sign_language   (1816 words)

Rotary International - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Rotary International is an organization whose members comprise Rotary Clubs (service clubs) located all over the world (about 30 000 clubs in more than 160 countries). In the same genre, the Palestinian group Hamas declares the Rotary to be its enemy in the Hamas charter among freemasonic and zionist organisations. Rotary is a non-partisan, non-sectarian organization, according to its constitutions. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Rotary_International   (1278 words)

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