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Kilometre - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Like the kilometre, all units of length in the metric system are based on the metre, by adding an SI prefix that stands for a power of ten, such as hecto for one hundred to form hectometre(= 0.1 kilometre) or mega for one million to form megametre(= 1,000 kilometre). A kilometre (American spelling: kilometer), symbol: km is a unit of length in the metric system equal to 1000 metres (from the Greek words χίλια (khilia) = thousand and μέτρο (metro) = count/measure). Unicode has symbols for "km" (㎞), for square kilometre (㎢) and for cubic kilometre (㎦); however, they are useful only in CJK texts, where they are equal in size to one Chinese character. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Kilometres   (285 words)

Kilometre - Simple English Wikipedia The SI unit is the metre, a kilometre is 1000 metres. The kilometre is the common unit of longer distances on Earth. Also, kilometres per hour replaces knots and miles per hour, e.g. simple.wikipedia.org /wiki/Kilometre   (91 words)

Square kilometre - Simple English Wikipedia A square kilometre (sometimes written km²) is based on the SI unit of measurement of area, the square metre. One square kilometre is just less than 0.39 square miles. It is the area inside a square that has each side equal to 1 kilometre (1000 metres). simple.wikipedia.org /wiki/Square_kilometre   (107 words)

The Property It is approximately 110 kilometre northwest of Ely, Nevada and 110 kilometre southeast of Elko, Nevada. The land position is 48 kilometre long north to south by 8 kilometre wide east to west. From Ely the distance is 48 kilometre west on US Highway 50, then 88 kilometre north on the Ruby Marshes road. www.placerdome.com /operations/us/baldmountain/property.htm   (163 words)

No 'Fahrenheit 9/11,' film depicts war in Iraq as liberation csmonitor.com Kilometre Zero's costar is Ako's Arab driver, and much of the tension in the film derives from the inimical tension in the car between Arab and Kurd as the two men drive the length of Iraq with a flag-draped coffin on the roof. But his film "Kilometre Zero" created a good deal of buzz at the competition, which closed on Saturday, not least because of its final scene. Also starring, though, is Saddam Hussein, a constant presence in posters and adulatory graffiti and, surreally, in the shape of a massive sculpture on a flat-bed truck that seems to haunt Ako throughout his journey. www.csmonitor.com /2005/0523/p01s03-woeu.html   (1133 words)

Kilometre Levy Could Still Go In Any Direction The small centre-left (D66) government party is backing the leftwing opposition, which wants a kilometre levy to be introduced nationwide as soon as possible. Employer organisations VNO-NCW and MKB, transporters' organisation TLN, lower government authorities and nature organisations plus road-users organisation ANWB made unanimous recommendations to Peijs last May on national kilometre pricing in the Nouwen Commission, as it was known, The government is not adopting these on key points. According to the minister, it is irresponsible to make a decision on this now, due to the billions in costs involved. www.nisnews.nl /public/100905_1.htm   (388 words)

Cannes Film Festival Kilometre Zero, an adventure with some road-movie aspects, is a tribute to Iraqi Kurdistan and a people who were oppressed under the dictatorship of Saddam Hussein. In Cannes to present Kilometre Zero in competition, the Kurdish director Hiner Saleem was honored with the prestigious title Chevalier des Arts et Lettres by French Minister of Culture Renaud Donnedieu de Vabres. Hiner Saleem on his intentions: "Kilometre Zero is not a political film. www.festival-cannes.fr /films/fiche_film.php?langue=6002&id_film=4280978   (817 words)

The Square Kilometre Array project Perhaps the most exciting science driver for the Square Kilometre Array is the opportunity to study the origins of star- and galaxy-formation in the Universe, along with the large scale structure which is intimately connected with this process. The latest international meeting (held during July 1998 in Calgary) was devoted to producing the formal science case for the Square Kilometre Array. However, with the advent of a new technology it is often not the questions expected to be answered which provide the most important discoveries, but those which no-one had thought to ask. www.atnf.csiro.au /pasa/16_2/hopkins/paper/node2.html   (628 words)

Cycling Žumberak - Samobor Mountains Nature Park On the 23rd kilometre, the Trail arrives to KoretićI, passing by the «Žumberak Eco village» branch on the right and the “Scout centre” branch on the left. On the 33rd kilometre big caution is required because of downhill along macadam road, which is full of gullies. On the 34th kilometre, there is intersection with crucifix leading for Pavlanci, the Trail turns right and continues downhill. jagor.srce.hr /pp-zumberak-samoborsko-gorje/English/Biciklizam3_en.htm   (682 words)

Questions & Answers: Kilometre In 1988 kilometre with initial stress was just in the majority, but in ten years had slipped back to only 43% of those who replied. What puzzles people about this stress shift with kilometre is that it doesn’t occur with most other metric units in -metre (-meter if you’re American): we don’t move it in centimetre or millimetre, for example. As you say, in scientific use the stress tends to be more often on the first syllable, perhaps because the significance of the prefix is more obvious in technical contexts. www.worldwidewords.org /qa/qa-kil2.htm   (622 words)

Australian Kilometre Signs Kilometre signs are the type of sign pictured above, appear on Australian highways and roads informing the motorist how far it is to the next major town or city. These kilometre markers are placed every km, and represent a major city, highway terminus or any other major road start or end point. Pic 5 typifies the typical South Australian kilometre post with a much different font and lettering to the eastern states. www.hotkey.net.au /~krool/signs   (579 words)

SKA Concept The Square Kilometre Array (SKA) would probe the gaseous component of the early Universe, thereby addressing fundamental questions in research on the origin and evolution of the Universe. Extensive discussion of the envisioned science drivers and of the evolving technical possibilities has led to a concept for the Square Kilometre Array and a set of design goals. HI, CO and continuum radiation would be observed from the interstellar media of most of the galaxies the NGST will discover in the infrared at large redshifts. www.ras.ucalgary.ca /SKA/ska_concept.shtml   (702 words)

T2000BC ideas page: distance based auto insurance Because of the inherent fairness of paying insurance premiums for the actual kilometres of driving risk undertaken, and the lack of arbitrary, unfair boundaries as in the use classification system, one should expect that a pay-by-the-kilometre system becomes more respected than the present pay-by-the-year system and that the tendency to cheat the system is reduced. Attempts to cheat a pay-by-the-kilometre system could be made by buying insurance only for a small number of kilometres at the start of the year and then winding the odometer back throughout the year or disconnecting the odometer/speedometer altogether. Under a pay-by-the-year system, the insurance cost is a fixed annual fee and the marginal cost of each kilometre driven is $1500/15000 or 10 cents. www.vcn.bc.ca /t2000bc/debate/ideas/distance_based_insurance.html   (2814 words)

Aussie Kilometre Pass Aussie Kilometre Passes allow complete flexibility of travel, allowing you to travel in any direction on the network provided you do not exceed your number of kilometres purchased. All Aussie Kilometres Passes are valid for 12 months from the first day of travel. Choose your own itinerary, backtrack or stop as often as you like with an Aussie Kilometre Pass, simply purchase your travel in kilometres - from 2,000 to 20,000 - and you can travel in any direction on our national network to the distance purchased. www.northernterritoryholidays.com.au /passes/kilometre.html   (209 words)

Kilometre Zero Although generically structured, "Kilometre Zero" offers a searing look into the horrors the people of Iraq, specifically the Kurds, suffered under the brutish tyranny of Saddam Hussein. Unfortunately, "Kilometre's" powerful message is delivered with often blunt aesthetics, and commercial prospects are negligible unless the Republican Party gets into the film distribution racket. Its most hospitable U.S. venue might be 1600 Pennsylvania Ave., since this Competition entrant personalizes the freedom one Kurdish family attains as a result of the U.S. liberation of Iraq and the downfall of Hussein. www.hollywoodreporter.com /thr/awards/cannes/review_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1000905058   (473 words)

SKA (Square Kilometre Array) With a total surface of 2.8 millions square kilometres, it is the second largest country in Latin America and the eighth largest country in the world. It stretches 3800 kilometres from north to south and 1400 km east-west. The Square Kilometre Array (SKA) will constitute a milestone in astronomical research and instrumental development. www.iar.unlp.edu.ar /SKA   (1464 words)

SA bids for Square Kilometre Array - SouthAfrica.info The core element of the SKA should be in the centre of a radio interference-free region 100 kilometres in diameter. The peripheral antennas could be between 1 000 and 10 000 kilometres away from the core element, making the SKA an intercontinental system. In addition to the location of the three identified sites, South Africa has the capabilities and track record to host, support and contribute to the science that will be generated by largest radio telescope ever to be built. www.southafrica.info /ess_info/sa_glance/scitech/ska.htm   (1166 words)

Astronomy with the Square Kilometre Array The Square Kilometre Array (SKA) will be a revolutionary new instrument at centimetre and metre radio wavelengths, with an effective collecting area more than 30 times greater than Arecibo and 100 times greater than the VLA. The workshop brought together 45 astronomers from around the world who are engaged in revising the science case for the Square Kilometre Array. Such a telescope will be a discovery instrument with exquisite sensitivity, able to survey large-scale structure in the very early universe as well as pinpoint the details of radio emission near massive black holes in active galactic nuclei. www.lc.leidenuniv.nl /lc/web/2003/20031110/report.html   (412 words)

Kilometre Browser.- How to use You can start Kilometre Browser from the Finder either double clicking its icon or dragging a file or folder to its icon. The name, as well as the comments and attributes, will be changed once you close the info window, or deactivate it or quit Kilometre. If you drag a folder to the Kilometre icon, Kilometre Browser will show its contents. www.alex-castro.com /km/howtouse.html   (602 words)

Alice Springs - Two Kilometre Law Promotions - Council News Signage to promote the two kilometre law will be considered at the next Council meeting on the 29 October. Alderman Habib said, "The two kilometre law has been in place for many years, yet very few people in Alice Springs know of its existence or what it means. Alderman Samih Habib, who attended the meeting said, "The Council is willing to fund the erection of signs at the entrances to the town. www.alicesprings.nt.gov.au /news/newsItem.asp?date=011017&txt=Two   (299 words)

Cubic kilometre - Art History Online Reference and Guide A cubic kilometre (symbol km³) is an SI derived unit of volume. It is the volume of a cube of side length 1 kilometre (1000 metres). cubic metre << cubic kilometre << cubic megametre www.arthistoryclub.com /art_history/Cubic_kilometre   (82 words)

MWDC - Square Kilometre Array (SKA) Radio Telescope Description: Development of an international radio telescope with a total collecting area of one square kilometre. SKA will be the world’s premier instrument for astronomical imaging and its uses will include a probe back in time to investigate the origins of the universe and the formation of galaxies. The national candidate sites must be monitored for a full year, in line with international standards, to assess their levels of background radio-noise. www.mwdc.wa.gov.au /?documentid=45   (169 words)

New Scientist 100-kilometre coral reef discovered off Australia - News Then a survey ship carrying researchers from the national research agency Geoscience Australia found patch reefs covering 80 square kilometres at depths of 30 metres, now followed by the long platform reef. Until two years ago, only fringing reefs and isolated coral colonies were known in the shallow gulf. The reefs flourished from about 110,000 to 40,000 years ago, when sea levels were typically 30 to 50 metres lower than today, survey leader Peter Harris told New Scientist. www.newscientist.com /channel/earth/mg18624973.300   (239 words)

AAP General News (Australia): Vic: Bushfires within one kilometre of country towns@ HighBeam Research Flames came within one kilometre of the Mitta Mitta and Dartmouth townships late last night as the massive Mt Bogong fire continued its path of destruction. Vic: Bushfires within one kilometre of country towns AAP General News (Australia): Vic: Bushfires within one kilometre of country towns@ HighBeam Research www.highbeam.com /library/doc0.asp?DOCID=1P1:71204854&refid=holomed_1   (195 words)

YHA Australia Hostels - Aussie Kilometre Pass It is as easy as choosing the distance (kilometres) in coach travel and nights accommodation to suit your adventure. The Aussie Kilometre Pass is designed with two words in mind - flexibility and freedom. Make your way around Australia in any direction at your own pace - unlike other Travel Oz passes, the Aussie Kilometre Pass allows you to backtrack to explore a particular area more than once. www.yha.com.au /traveldeals/details.cfm?ProductID=135   (309 words)

403 Forbidden You don't have permission to access /Kilometre on this server. open-encyclopedia.com /Kilometre   (10 words)

New Scientist Breaking News - Kilometre-tall power tower approved Plans for a one-kilometre tall "Solar Tower" that would provide clean energy for up to 200,000 homes have been approved by the Australian government. The massive structure would be more than twice as tall as the Petronas Towers in Kuala Lumpar, and visible from 80 kilometres away. Australian company EnviroMission plans to build it in the desert on the border between New South Wales and Victoria. www.newscientist.com /article.ns?id=dn2688   (376 words)

The Hindu News Update Service The main part of Hiner Saleem's Kilometre Zero, premiered in competition for the Palme D'Or, is set in 1988 against the backdrop of the deaths of thousands of Iraqi Kurds at the hands of Saddam's cousin, ``Chemical'' Ali Hassan al-Majid. It is framed by scenes of the main characters, now exiled in France, rejoicing at the fall of Baghdad in 2003. A strongly pro-war film has been premiered at the Cannes film festival - and it comes from Iraq. www.hindu.com /thehindu/holnus/009200505141101.htm   (599 words)

www.cyclingnews.com presents the 90th Tour de France, 2003. This is a long, tough stage and there should be an early break, but with the hard 14.3 kilometre climb up the Col de la Ramaz with 40 kilometres to go, there should be a selection among the Tour de France favourites. Kilometre 113.5: Cote du Mont des Princes (6 kilometres at 7 percent) Kilometre 140.5: Cote de Cruseilles (8.5 kilometres at 4.2percent) www.cyclingnews.com /road/2003/tour03?id=stages/stage7   (173 words)

AskOxford: kilometre The first pronunciation of kilometre, with the stress on the kil- is considered the correct one, especially in British English. www.askoxford.com /concise_oed/kilometre?view=uk   (127 words)

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