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- (from the article "Computers and Information Systems") In February Richard Barton (see Biographies), creator of the travel Web site Expedia.com, introduced a new Web site called Zillow.com, which provided sales information and building details for tens of millions of homes in the U.S. Using ...
- Zimba
- (from the article "Southern Africa") ...the Zambezi valley on the Mutapa state was minimal until the late 16th century. In the 1560s, however, their hold was probably strengthened with the appearance in Zambesia of people known as the Zimba, a term applied to any marauders. ...
- Zimba, Yeshey
- (from the article "Bhutan") ...(2005 est.): 776,000 (excluding more than 100,000 refugees in Nepal) | Capital: Thimphu | Head of state: Druk Gyalpo (King) Jigme Singye Wangchuk | Head of government: Prime Ministers Lyonpo Yeshey Zimba and, from September 5, Lyonpo Sangay Ngedup | ...
- Zimbabwe
- landlocked country of southern Africa. It shares a 125-mile (200-kilometre) border on the south with the Republic of South Africa and is bounded on the southwest and west by Botswana, on the north by Zambia, and on the northeast and ... [46 Related Articles]
- zimbabwe
- (from the article "Mozambique") ...many nyika, developed in the upper reaches of the Limpopo River. It was the earliest of the settlements featuring stone enclosures, or zimbabwes.place in African architecture
- Zimbabwe African National Union (Popular Front)
- (from the article "Zimbabwe") At a meeting of EU and African leaders in Lisbon in December, German Chancellor Angela Merkel launched a powerful verbal attack on Mugabe's government, but on December 13 a special congress of the Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front affirmed Mugabe ...
- Zimbabwe African People's Union
- (from the article "Mugabe, Robert") Mugabe returned to Rhodesia in 1960, and in 1963 he helped the Reverend Ndabaningi Sithole to form the Zimbabwe African National Union (ZANU) as a breakaway from Joshua Nkomo's Zimbabwe African People's Union (ZAPU). In 1964 he was arrested for ...
- Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions
- (from the article "Tsvangirai, Morgan") ...Nickel Mine in 1974 and was an active member of the Associated Mineworkers Union. In 1988, after working his way through the ranks of the labour organization, he became secretary-general of the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU), the national ...
- Zimbabwe Cricket Union
- (from the article "Cricket") ...cricket was mirroring the chaos evident elsewhere in the country, with 15 of the top players boycotting the international side to protest the corruption and increasing politicization of the Zimbabwe Cricket Union (ZCU) under Zimbabwean Pres. Robert Mugabe.
- Zimbabwe, flag of
- national flag consisting of horizontal stripes of green-yellow-red above and red-yellow-green below a central black stripe. A white hoist triangle bears a red star and the Zimbabwe Bird. The flag's width-to-length ratio is 1 to 2.
- Zimbabwe, history of
- (from the article "Zimbabwe") This discussion mainly focuses on the history of Zimbabwe since the late 15th century. For treatment of earlier periods and of the country in its regional context, see Southern Africa.BotswanaBotswanaBotswana ...
- Zimbabwean literature
- (from the article "Literature") ...was published at year's end, and his 2001 play King Baabu, a satire on the dictatorship of Nigeria's Gen. Sani Abacha, appeared in print. Two nonfiction works that focused on the subject of African dictatorship were David Blair's Degrees in ...
- Zimbalist, Sam
- (from the article "1959: Best Picture") Other Nominees
- Zimbra
- (from the article "Computers and Information Systems") ...that sought to show consumers relevant advertising by tracking their behaviour as they moved from one Web site to another, a type of behavioral targeting. Yahoo! also paid $350 million to acquire Zimbra, which provided Web-based e-mail to businesses.
- Zimmer, Hans
- (from the article "1994: Other Winners") ...FictionAdapted Screenplay: Eric Roth for Forrest GumpCinematography: John Toll for Legends of the FallArt Direction: Ken Adam for The Madness of King GeorgeOriginal Score: Hans Zimmer for The Lion KingOriginal Song: "Can You Feel the Love Tonight" from The Lion ...
- Zimmer, Heinrich
- (from the article "Campbell, Joseph") While working on his first book, A Skeleton Key to Finnegans Wake (1944; coauthored with Henry Morton Robinson), Campbell attended the lectures of Heinrich Zimmer (1890-1943), a German Indologist at Columbia who had been forced into exile ...
- Zimmerman, C. F.
- (from the article "autoharp") ...invented by Karl August Gutter of Markneukirchen, Germany. In 1882 a U.S. patent for the autoharp (a modified version of the Akkordzither) was granted to Charles F. Zimmerman, a German emigre. His patent was later acquired by ...
- Zimmerman, Eugene
- (from the article "comic strip") ...cents or one half-penny) magazines on both sides of the Atlantic. Frederick Burr Opper (who went on to create the comic strip "Happy Hooligan"), F.M. Howarth, Syd Griffin, and especially Eugene Zimmermann were original and prolific artists of this period. ...
- Zimmerman, John Gerald
- American sports photographer (b. Oct. 30, 1927, Pacoima, Calif.-d. Aug. 3, 2002, Monterey, Calif.), helped develop modern sports photojournalism. He was a pioneer in the use of lighting at indoor arenas and was the first to use remote-controlled cameras to ...
- Zimmerman, Joseph James, Jr.
- American inventor (b. 1912, Milwaukee, Wis.-d. March 31, 2004, Brookfield, Wis.), in 1948 developed, with George Danner, the first telephone answering machine. His Electronic Secretary sold more than 6,000 units before General Telephone Corp. (later GTE) purchased the patent for ...
- Zimmerman, Mary
- On June 2, 2002, the Tony Award for best direction of a play went to Mary Zimmerman for Metamorphoses, which also received nominations for best play and best scenic design. Although the central feature of Metamorphoses-Zimmerman's adaptation of tales of ...
- Zimmerman, Thomas
- (from the article "virtual reality") ...The first data glove, developed in 1977 at the University of Illinois for a project funded by the National Endowment for the Arts, was called the Sayre Glove after one of the team members. In 1982 Thomas Zimmerman invented the ...
- Zimmermann Telegram
- (from the article "cryptology") ...attack on the Aleutian Islands and about the Japanese order of attack on Midway. Another famous example of cryptanalytic success was the deciphering by the British during World War I of a telegram from the German foreign minister, Arthur Zimmermann, ...
- Zimmermann, Arthur
- German foreign secretary during part of World War I (1916-17), the author of a sensational proposal to Mexico to enter into an alliance against the United States. [2 Related Articles]
- Zimmermann, Bernd Alois
- (from the article "theatre music") Most of these manifestations incorporated two different kinds of musical contribution. One has been defined by a 20th-century German composer, Bernd Alois Zimmermann:All elements of the theatre of movement, including film, sound, speech, electronic music, must be mobilized into one ...
- Zimmermann, Dominikus
- Bavarian Baroque architect and stuccoist whose church at Wies (now in Baden-Wurttemberg) is considered one of the finest accomplishments of Baroque architecture.
- Zimmermann, Egon
- (from the article "Olympic Games") ...before his 15th birthday, becoming the youngest athlete to win a Winter Games medal. Tragedy struck the men's downhill as an Australian skier was killed during a practice run. The event was won by Egon Zimmermann (Austria), who continued the ...
- Zimmermann, Johann Baptist
- (from the article "Zimmermann, Dominikus") ...Johann Schmutzer and initially worked as a stuccoist. His earliest independent building design is the Dominican convent church at Modingen (1716-21), in which he was aided by his brother Johann Baptist Zimmermann (1680-1758), a notable Bavarian court stuccoist and a ...
- Zimmerwald Conference
- (from the article "Chernov, Viktor Mikhaylovich") ...committee, wrote the party's platform, and edited Revolyutsionnaya Rossiya ("Revolutionary Russia"). In exile in western Europe when World War I broke out, Chernov attended the Zimmerwald Conference of 1915 (a meeting convened by Italian and Swiss Socialists to press for ...
- Zimorowic, Jozef Bartlomiej
- Polish-Latin Baroque writer, prolific author of satiric and erotic epigrams.
- Zimrilim
- (from the article "Hammurabi") ...It is unknown whether this was a protective move on his part or a reaction on theirs to the change in the balance of power. The motives that led Hammurabi in 1761 BC against his longtime ally, Zimrilim, king of ...
- Zimyatov, Nikolay
- Soviet cross-country skier who was the first man in the sport to win three gold medals at a single Winter Olympics (1980). [1 Related Articles]
- zinc
- chemical element, low-melting metal of Group IIb (zinc group) of the periodic table, essential to life, and one of the most widely used metals. Zinc was known in Roman times only in combination with copper as the alloy brass. The ... [25 Related Articles]
- zinc blast furnace
- (from the article "metallurgy") The zinc blast furnace also is a sealed furnace, with a charge of sintered zinc oxide and preheated coke added through a sealed charging bell. The furnace is rectangular, with a shorter shaft than the iron blast furnace. A blast ...
- zinc chloride
- (from the article "zinc") ...compound in the production of zinc from its ores by the electrolytic process. It is used as a weed killer, in the manufacture of viscose rayon, and in dyeing, in which it functions as a mordant. Zinc chloride, ZnCl2, can ...
- zinc chloride cell
- (from the article "Common household batteries") While first patented in 1899, the zinc chloride battery is really a modern adaptation of the zinc-carbon battery. Its commercial success is attributable in part to the development of plastic seals that have made it possible largely to dispense with ...
- zinc chromate
- (from the article "chromium processing") ...polishing. Chromium yellow varies greatly in the shades available and is essentially lead chromate, or crocoite. This pigment makes an excellent paint for both wood and metal. Zinc yellow, a basic zinc chromate, is used as a corrosion-inhibiting primer on ...
- zinc deficiency
- (from the article "nutritional disease") A constituent of numerous enzymes, zinc plays a structural role in proteins and regulates gene expression. Zinc deficiency in humans was first reported in the 1960s in Egypt and Iran, where children and adolescent boys with stunted growth and undeveloped ...
- zinc group element
- any of the three metals that comprise Group IIb of the periodic table of elements-namely, zinc (Zn), cadmium (Cd), and mercury (Hg). (See .) They have properties in common, but they also differ in significant respects. All three are metals ... [3 Related Articles]
- zinc oxide
- (from the article "paint") ...gelatin, and beeswax. By 1500 BC the Egyptians were using dyes such as indigo and madder to make blue and red pigments. The exploitation of linseed oil (a drying oil useful as a vehicle) and zinc oxide (a white pigment) ...
- zinc oxide-eugenol
- (from the article "bioceramics") ...prevent caries). The ability to bond chemically to tooth structure is desirable, although mechanical retention is usually sufficient. The major ceramic dental cement systems are zinc phosphate and zinc oxide-eugenol (ZOE). Zinc phosphate is typically used for permanent cementation, whereas ...
- zinc phosphate
- (from the article "bioceramics") ...helping to prevent caries). The ability to bond chemically to tooth structure is desirable, although mechanical retention is usually sufficient. The major ceramic dental cement systems are zinc phosphate and zinc oxide-eugenol (ZOE). Zinc phosphate is typically used for permanent ...
- zinc processing
- preparation of the ore for use in various products. [3 Related Articles]
- zinc selenide
- (from the article "spectroscopy") ...near-infrared region either a quartz plate or silicon deposited on a quartz plate is used. In the mid-infrared region a variety of optical-grade crystals, such as calcium flouride (CaF2), zinc selenide (ZnSe), cesium iodide (CsI), or potassium bromide (KBr), coated ...
- zinc silicate
- (from the article "fluorescent lamp") ...ultraviolet radiation. The inside of the tube is coated with phosphors, substances that absorb ultraviolet radiation and fluoresce (reradiate the energy as visible light). Two common phosphors are zinc silicate and magnesium tungstate. A starter and ballast provide the extra ...
- zinc sulfate
- (from the article "lithopone") ...and darkening in atmospheres that contain sulfur compounds. Lithopone is an insoluble mixture of barium sulfate and zinc sulfide that precipitates upon mixing solutions of barium sulfide and zinc sulfate. The precipitate is recovered by filtration, then calcined (roasted) at ...
- zinc sulfide
- (from the article "electricity") ...however, they can acquire enough energy between collisions to excite atoms in the next collision and produce radiation as the atoms de-excite. A voltage applied across a thin layer of zinc sulfide powder causes just such an electroluminescent effect. Electroluminescent ...
- zinc yellow
- (from the article "chromium processing") ...as a fine powder for polishing. Chromium yellow varies greatly in the shades available and is essentially lead chromate, or crocoite. This pigment makes an excellent paint for both wood and metal. Zinc yellow, a basic zinc chromate, is used ...
- zinc-lead blast furnace
- (from the article "zinc processing") Sintered zinc and lead concentrates, mixed with metallurgical coke, are charged into the top of a shaft furnace, into which preheated air is blown through nozzles, or tuyeres, at the base (see figure). This procedure is similar to that followed ...
- zinc-manganese dioxide cell
- (from the article "Common household batteries") These batteries are the most commonly used worldwide in flashlights, toys, radios, compact disc players, and digital cameras. There are three variations: the zinc-carbon battery, the zinc chloride battery, and the alkaline battery. All provide an initial voltage of 1.55 ...
- zinc-silver oxide cell
- (from the article "Common household batteries") Another alkaline system, this battery features a silver oxide cathode and a powdered zinc anode. Because it will tolerate relatively heavy current load pulses and has a high, nearly constant, 1.5-volt operating voltage, the zinc-silver oxide battery is commonly used ...
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