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  Sting
In biology a sting is the part of a number of animals, such as wasps, bees and scorpions, that delivers a poison when used to pierce the skin of another animal.
Sting is the stage name of Gordon Sumner, the bassist and former lead singer of The Police until their breakup in 1983.
Sting (Steve Borden) was a Professional wrestler with World Championship Wrestling during the 1990's and a former WCW World Champion.
www.brainyencyclopedia.com /encyclopedia/s/st/sting.html   (190 words)

  
 Learn more about Police in the online encyclopedia.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
Police are normally considered an emergency service and may provide a public safety function at large gatherings, as well as in emergencies, disasters, and search and rescue situations.
To provide a prompt response in emergencies, the police often co-ordinate their operations with fire and medical services.
Conversely, most professional militaries consider police activities to be a distraction from their primary goal, and when militaries attempt to operate as civil police forces, they usually alienate the population that they attempt to serve.
www.onlineencyclopedia.org /p/po/police.html   (1256 words)

  
 Sting -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
In (Insuring obedience to the laws) law enforcement a (A complicated confidence game planned and executed with great care (especially an operation implemented by undercover agents to apprehend criminals)) sting operation is an operation designed to catch a person committing a crime.
(A painful wound caused by the thrust of an insect's stinger into skin) Sting is the stage name of Gordon Sumner, the bassist and former lead singer of (Click link for more info and facts about The Police) The Police until their breakup in 1983.
STING Combat engineering branch within the (A Scandinavian language that is spoken in Norway) Norwegian (The military forces of a nation) military.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/s/st/sting.htm   (163 words)

  
 ipedia.com: Police Article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
Police are often used as an emergency service and may provide a public safety function at large gatherings, as well as in emergencies, disasters, and search and rescue situations.
Police and paramilitary units generally function very poorly as military units and are usually destroyed when they attempt to fight a military force.
One reason is that soldiers are seldom tried in riot control and may apply deadly force when pressed too much (see Kent State shooting for an example).
www.ipedia.com /police.html   (1269 words)

  
 Articles - Operation   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
In mathematics, an operation is an action applied to (one or more, but usually finitely many) numbers or other mathematical entities (e.g., vectors) to produce a well-defined result.
Logical operations such as And, Or and Not are also operations typically performed by devices known as logic gates.
In music a basic operation is one which may be performed on a set of pitches or pitch classes, including transposition, inversion, and multiplication.
www.mupin.com /articles/Operation   (261 words)

  
 Special 'Sting' Operation Could Guard Grocery Goods From Buggy Pests
It's possible that sometime in the future, as you stroll the aisles of your local grocery, armies of miniature wasps will be on patrol in your midst, keeping watch over packages of cornflakes and cartons of oats.
While many people recoil at the sight of a paper-like nest tucked under the eaves or behind a foundation...
They found that T. deion, a wasp no bigger than a speck of dust, was able to zero in on, sting and kill the moth eggs.
www.sciencedaily.com /releases/2005/06/050619192257.htm   (579 words)

  
 Transformers On-Line Encyclopedia: Mechanic   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
The Mechanic first encountered the Transformers when he and his assistant Juan were buying stolen cars from an unkown dealer.
Little did they know they were unwitting dupes in a sting operation set up by the Portland Police.
Quickly, the Mechanic removed the power amplifier that allowed remote operation of the Ark's defenses so no one could get in.
www.geocities.com /Area51/Station/6563/mechanic.html   (376 words)

  
 ibingo.ca   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
Franklin-Williamson health department wants Aquatic Center to remain s...
WEST FRANKFORT - If Franklin-Williamson Bi-County Health Department has its way, the Aquatic Center, operated by the Frankfort Park District, will remain a smoke-free facility even if bingo becomes a regular activity at t...
An amendment to the city's electronic video bingo ordinance, which would allow nonprofit organizations domiciled outside the city limits to apply, was removed from the agenda during Tuesday night's City Council meeting.
www.ibingo.ca   (226 words)

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