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Hazara-i-Karlugh Hazara-i-Karlugh literally means "The Legion of Karlugh". The term refers to the Turk soldiers that founded and ruled the Turki Shahi dynasties from circa 1400 to 1700 in the current Hazara Division area of Pakistan.
Hazaragi language Hazaragi is a dialect of Persian, the primary difference with Standard Persian (spoken in Iran and Afghanistan) being that there is a larger borrowing of Turkic and Mongolian vocabulary. It is spoken by the Hazara people of central Afghanistan and in parts of Pakistan, such as Quetta as well as by a large refugee population found in northeastern Iran.
Hazard (game) Hazard is an Old English game played with two dice which was mentioned in Geoffrey Chaucer's Canterbury Tales in the 14th century. The name "hazard" derives from the Arabic word az-zahr (زهر), the plural of "dice.
Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP) is a systematic preventative approach to food safety that addresses physical, chemical and biological hazards as a means of prevention rather than finished product inspection. HACCP is used in the food industry to identify potential food safety hazards, so that key actions, known as Critical Control Points (CCP's) can be taken to reduce or eliminate the risk of the hazards being realised.
Hazard Community and Technical College Hazard Community and Technical College (HCTC), located in Hazard, KY, is one of 16 two-year, open-admissions colleges of the Kentucky Community and Technical College System (KCTCS). Established as Hazard Community College in 1968, the name of the college was changed to Hazard Community and Technical College in 2003.
Hazard ratio The hazard ratio in survival analysis is the effect of an explanatory variable on the hazard or risk of an event. For a less technical definition than is provided here, consider hazard ratio to be an estimate of relative risk and see the explanation on that page.
Hazard's Pavilion Hazard's Pavilion was a large auditorium in Los Angeles, California, located at the intersection of Fifth and Olive Streets. The venue was built in 1887 at a cost of $25,000, a large amount for the time, and sat up to 4,000 people (some sources say that seating could be up to 8,000; the building was divided into two galleries, and perhaps each accommodated 4,000).
Hazardous Environment Combat Unit The Hazardous Environment Combat Unit (HECU) is a fictional United States military special forces unit prominently featured in the first-person shooter computer game Half-Life, and its expansion packs, Opposing Force and Blue Shift. The Marines of the HECU are specially trained to deal with a variety of indoor combat situations, particularly involving a dangerous environment and unconventional enemies.
Hazardous material A hazardous material (Hazmat or HAZMAT) is any solid, liquid, or gas that can harm people, other living organisms, property, or the environment. The term hazardous material is used in this context almost exclusively in the United States.
Hazardous polymerization The free radical polymerization of pure styrene will cause the viscosity to increase, this retards the deactivation of the free radicals by radical-radical reactions but it does not have such a great effect on the reaction of the radicals with styrene. Hence the concentration of free radicals increases and the rate of reaction increases, this can lead to a thermal runaway.
Hazardous powders testing kit The BioCheck(TM) Powder Screening Test Kit, manufactured by 2020Gene Systems, Inc. (website), is the primary test used by numerous US and international governmental agencies and hazmat units to determine if a powdered substance is possibly a hazardous biological material.
Hazards Campaign The Hazards Campaign is a UK national network established in 1988 to campaign for improved workplace health, safety and welfare, and a reduction in the incidence of work-related injury, ill-health and death. It brings together Hazards Centres, Occupational Health Projects, trade unions, health and safety groups, specific campaigns and individual health and safety activists.
Haze (band) Haze are a progressive rock band from Sheffield, England. Formed by brothers Chris McMahon (bass) and Paul McMahon (guitar and vocals) along with drummer Paul Chisnell, they were active in England on the 1980s.
Haze gray and underway Haze gray and underway is a United States Navy saying that refers to surface ships in arduous duty at sea, in contrast to aircraft carriers or submarines, or naval units in ceremonial roles or in port. It is a term of tribal pride and identification, e.
Hazel (band) Hazel was an United States indie rock band based in Portland, Oregon. The group was a quartet, consisting of Jody Bleyle (drums and vocals), Pete Krebs (guitar and vocals), Brady Smith (bass), and Fred Nemo (dance).
Hazel (comic) Hazel is a single-panel comic strip illustrated by Ted Key about the titular character, who works as a live-in maid for a middle class family. It was first published in 1943 in The Saturday Evening Post and has been syndicated by King Features since 1969.
Hazel Ashton Hazel Ashton (1910Some sources say 1908 in Australia - 1949 in Sydney, new South Wales) was a wealthy landholder in the early days of the 20th century. Backed with considerable assets, Ashton acquried many land assets for herself and her family.
Hazel Bishop Hazel Gladys Bishop (1906-1998) was a chemist and the founder of the cosmetics company Hazel Bishop, Inc. In 1950 she invented "lasting lipstick", this product was the first of the "non-smear, long lating" type.
Hazel Cosgrove, Lady Cosgrove Hazel Josephine Cosgrove, Lady Cosgrove, OBE (née Aronson) (born 12 January 1946, Glasgow), is a Scottish lawyer and was a Judge of the Court of Session, Scotland's Supreme Court, from 1996-2006, the first woman to be appointed to such a position. During her judicial career she also served as Sheriff of Glasgow & Strathkelvin (1979-83) and of Lothian and Borders (1983-96).
Hazel Edwards Hazel Edwards is an Australian author who has written 161 books, including the popular children's book, There's a Hippopotamus on our Roof Eating Cake. In 2005 her son, Trevelyan Quest Edwards, who inspired the cake-eating hippo book as a child, rode a bicycle from Ireland to Istanbul, and the pair have co-authored a book on his travels, Cycling Solo: Ireland to Istanbul, based on his ex-blog.
Hazel Farris The purported mummified remains of Hazel Farris (c. 1880 - December 20, 1906) traveled the American South and were displayed for a long time at the Bessemer Hall of History in Bessemer, Alabama as Hazel the Mummy.
Hazel Green, Alabama Hazel Green is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Madison County, Alabama, and is included in the Huntsville-Decatur Combined Statistical Area. As of the 2000 census, the population of the community is 3,805.
Hazel Grouse The Hazel Grouse or Hazel Hen (Bonasa bonasia) is a large bird in the grouse family. It is a sedentary species, breeding across northern Eurasia and central and eastern Europe in dense, damp, mixed coniferous woodland, preferably with some spruce.
Hazel Grove and Bramhall Hazel Grove and Bramhall was a civil parish Vision of Britain - Hazel Grove and Bramhall parish (historic map) and urban district Vision of Britain - Hazel Grove and Bramhall UD (historic map) in north east Cheshire, England from 1900 to 1974.
Hazel Hannan Hazel Hannan; former MHK was the Deputy Speaker of the House of Keys and a former Education and DAFF Minister of the Isle of Man Government. She was elected as a Member of the House of Keys in 1986 for Peel as an independent after a failed attempt 5 years earlier standing for Mec Vannin.
Hazel Hawke Hazel Hawke (nee Hazel Masterson, born in Perth, Australia on 20 July 1929) is an Australian who has worked in social policy areas; however she is best known for her marriage to former Australian Prime Minister Bob Hawke. More recently, she has appeared in public with her family after her diagnosis with Alzheimer's disease in order to raise awareness of the disease and surrounding issues.
Hazel Henderson Hazel Henderson (born 1933 in Bristol, England) is a futurist and an evolutionary economist. She is the author of several books including Building A Win-Win World, Beyond Globalization, and Planetary Citizenship (the latter with Daisaku Ikeda).
Hazel Lavery Lady Hazel Lavery (1880 - 1935, née Hazel Martyn) was an artist and the second wife of the celebrated portrait artist Sir John Lavery. She is most remembered for having her likeness appearing on banknotes of Ireland for much of the 20th century.
Hazel Mae Hazel Mae (born 1970) is the lead anchor for the New England Sports Network's SportsDesk. A native of Toronto, she began her sports broadcasting career hosting a sports update show on campus at York University.
Hazel Massery Hazel Massery, (née Bryan), was a student at Little Rock Central High School during the 1950s. She became famous in 1957 as the result of an iconic photograph showing her shouting at Elizabeth Eckford, one of the Little Rock Nine, during the integration crisis.
Hazel Sanchez Hazel Sanchez is currently a reporter for WCBS-TV (CBS 2) in New York City, the flagship station of CBS Television Network. She joined WCBS-TV in 2000 from WBAY-TV in Green Bay, WI where she was an anchor and reporter since October 1994.
Hazel Wolf Hazel Wolf (March 10, 1898 - January 19, 2000) was an activist and environmentalist who lived in the Seattle area for most of her life. Born in 1898 to an American mother and a Canadian father, she lived to see three centuries before her death at 101 years of age on January 19, 2001A member of the communist] party, she was active in immigration issues and was at one point nearly deported herself, though she was later granted citizenship.
Hazelaarweg Stadion Hazelaarweg Stadion is a multi-use stadium in Rotterdam, Netherlands, run by the biggest hockey clib in the Netherlands, HC Rotterdam. It is currently used mostly for field hockey matches and hosted matches for the 2001 Men's Champions Trophy.
Hazelburn distillery Hazelburn Distillery was a distillery in Campbeltown, Scotland, which was in operation between approximately 1825 and 1925. In 1886, it had 22 employees and produced 192,000 gallons of whisky per year, making it the largest distillery in the town.
Hazelbury Green Hazelbury Green is a small housing estate located in Dublin 15, Ireland. Over the past few years, this area has seen increasing number of crimes, though this is being tackled by higher quality facilities such as open spaces and shopping centres.
Hazeldean Road (Ottawa) Hazeldean Road (Ottawa Road #36) is a major road in Ottawa's west end. This road runs between the junction of Highway 7 west of Stittsville and Eagleson Road in Kanata, where it becomes Robertson Road east of the intersection and proceeds towards Bell's Corners in the former city of Nepean, Ontario as a 4-lane rural route through the Greenbelt.
Hazelden The non-profit Hazelden Foundation, based in Center City, Minnesota, pioneered the so-called Minnesota Model of care for alcoholism and drug addiction that is now the most widely used in the world. Hazelden today is an international provider of addiction treatment, a publisher, a research center, and educational facility.
Hazelhead station Hazelhead station, sometimes referred to as Hazelhead Bridge because of its position adjacent to the bridge over the Huddersfield Road, was a railway station on the Sheffield, Ashton-under-Lyne and Manchester Railway 's Woodhead Line. It served villages scattered over a wide area.
Hazelhurst Regional Gallery and Arts Centre Hazelhurst Regional Gallery and Arts Centre is a complex in the suburb of Gymea, in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Hazelhurst features two Art Galleries, Theatrette, art studios, meeting rooms, gardens, gift shop and cafe.
Hazelton Mountains The Hazelton Mountains are a grouping of mountain ranges on the inland lee of the Kitimat Ranges of the Coast Mountains in northwestern British Columbia, Canada, spanning the area of Hazelton, British Columbia south to the Nechako Reservoir. They are considered by geographers to be part of the Interior Mountains complex, though in local perspective they are considered to be part of the Coast Mountains.
Hazelwood School District Hazelwood School District is a school district covering a large portion of north St. Louis County, Missouri, including (portions of) the cities of Florissant, Hazelwood, Black Jack, Spanish Lake, Ferguson, Bellefontaine Neighbors, and Bridgeton.
Hazem Ali Hazem Ahmed Ali is an American professional wrestling manager of Palestinian descent, better known by his ring names, Osama Rodriguez Alejandro and Armando Alejandro Estrada. He is currently signed to World Wrestling Entertainment working on its RAW brand.
Hazem El Masri Hazem El Masri (Arabic: Řازم المصري) (born April 1, 1976 in Tripoli, Lebanon) is a Lebanese-Australian rugby league player for the Canterbury Bulldogs in the National Rugby League competition, he has also appeared for his country of Lebanon on four occasions to date in his career and for his adopted country of Australia on five. His position of choice is usually on the wing and he is most well known for his goal kicking and is recognised as one of the most accurate kickers in the history of the game.
HazeMD HazeMD is a computer software program for personal computers designed to faithfully and precisely emulate the entire software library released for the Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, including many Unlicensed cartridges which do not function correctly on any other emulator.
Hazen Graff Werner Hazen Graff Werner (July 29, 1895–September 5, 1988) was a Bishop of the Methodist Church, elected in 1948. He was born in Michigan, and received his education at Albion College, Columbia University and Drew University.
Hazen-Williams equation The Hazen-Williams formula can be used to calculate the pressure loss in a length of pipe due to friction dependent on the flow. This equation is commonly used for pressure drop calculations in American fire sprinkler systems, water distribution systems, and irrigation systems.
Hazer Tarkhan Hazer Tarkhan was a general (tarkhan is both a military rank and, in some cases, a personal name) who led a Khazar army of 40,000 men in the failed defense of Atil in 737 CE. He was ambushed and killed by Kawthar, the lieutenant of Marwan ibn Muhammad (later Caliph Marwan II).
Hazeroth Hazeroth (Hebrew: חֲצֵרוֹת) is one of the locations (or "stations") that the Israelites stopped at during their forty years of wandering in the wilderness. It is referenced in the Torah in Numbers, chapters 11, 12 and 33, as well as in Deuteronomy, chapter 1.
Hazewinkel The Hazewinkel is a 2,000 m rowing and regatta course in Heindonk, belonging to the municipality of Willebroek, near Mechelen, Belgium. The site consists of a finishing tower, boathouses, a cafeteria and about twenty basic huts that house athletes using the lake.
Hazfi Cup The Hazfi Cup, also known as the Iranian FA Cup, is the major "knockout" cup competition in Iranian football. Until recently the tournament was not of major importance, but the IFF decided to award one of Iran's two ACL spots to the champion of this tournament.
Hazhir Teimourian Hazhir Teimourian is a Kurdish-born writer and broadcaster based in London, especially known for reporting on Middle Eastern history and politics. He has written for The Times and has been broadcast by the BBC.
Hazchem Hazchem is a warning plate system used on UK vehicles transporting hazardous substances, and on storage facilities housing such substances. Part of the Hazchem plate describes how an emergency service should deal with an incident pertaining to the vehicle or facility.
Hazim Delić Hazim Delić was the Deputy Commander of the Čelebići prison camp, a Bosnian government-run prison camp during the Bosnian War. In his position as Deputy Commandant and subsequently Commandant of the Čelebići camp, he was thus responsible for its overall administration.
Hazing Hazing is an often ritualistic test, which may constitute harassment, abuse or humiliation with requirements to perform meaningless tasks; sometimes as a way of initiation into a social group. The definition can refer to either physical (sometimes violent) or mental (possibly degrading) practices.
Hazlegrove Preparatory School Hazlegrove Preparatory School is an independent preparatory school (UK) located near Sparkford, Somerset, England. The school is set within 200 acres of parkland, and caters for approximately 350 children between the ages of 2½ and 13.
Hazlehead Academy Hazlehead Academy is a city comprehensive secondary school situated around 3 miles west of Aberdeen city centre. The school has four main feeder primary schools, Airyhall Primary School, Fernielea Primary School, Hazlehead Primary School and Kingsford Primary School.
Hazlehurst & Sons Hazlehurst & Sons was a company making soap and alkali in Runcorn, Cheshire, England in the 19th century and in the early years of the 20th century. The family was also largely responsible for the growth of Methodism in the town during the 19th century.
Hazlehurst, Mississippi Hazlehurst is the county seat of Copiah County, Mississippi, United States, located about 30 miles south of the state capitol Jackson, Mississippi along Interstate 55. The population was 4,400 at the 2000 census.
Hazleton Mountaineers The Hazleton Mountaineers were one of the original six franchises in the Eastern Professional Basketball League. The Mountaineers were the league's first team to have an integrated roster, as two former members of the New York Rens, Bill Brown and Zack Clayton, joined John Isaacs on the Mountaineers' roster.
Hazmat (comics) Hazmat is a fictional character created by Electronic Arts, in conjunction with Marvel Comics, in their first attempt to bring Marvel heroes to a video game platform, Marvel Nemesis: Rise of the Imperfects. Hazmat, along with a line of EA created villains known as the "Imperfects", can be fought against, and is also an unlockable character.
Hazmat suit A Hazmat suit is a fully encapsulating garment worn as protection from hazardous materials or substances. It may be used by firefighters, emergency personnel responding to toxic spills, researchers or military personnel.
Hazor (archaeological site) Hazor (Hebrew: חצור), the archeological remains of which are the largest and richest known in modern Israel, was an ancient city located in the upper Galilee, north of the Sea of Galilee, between Ramah and Kadesh, on the high ground overlooking Lake Merom. In modern times, the site has been subject to several excavations, beginning in 1955 with those funded by James A.
Hazor HaGelilit Hazor HaGelilit (Hebrew: חצור הגלילית, ), unofficially spelt Hatzor HaGlilit, is a town (local council) and development town in northern Israel, next to Rosh Pina and near Safed. The town was founded in 1953, and has a current population of approximately 8,400 according to the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS).
Hazrat Mujadid Abdul Wahab Siddiqi Hazrat Allama Pir Muhammad Abdul Wahab Siddiqi (ra) (1942-1994) was a Sunni Muslim religious scholar. He was born in 1942, the third son of Hazrat Allama Pir Muhammad Umar Icharvi, one of Pakistan's leading religious scholars of the time, who held the honorary title of Munazare-Azam (the greatest debater) because of his success in defeating the leaders of rival Islamic sects.
Hazrat Pir Mohammad Shah Library The Hazrat Pir Mohammed Shah Library is located in Ahmedabad, in the state of Gujarat, India. One of the oldest libraries in India, it has a collection of rare original manuscripts in Arabic, Persian, Urdu, Sindhi and Turkish languages.
Hazrat Shah Jalal Hazrat Shah Jalal (R) was a major sufi saint of Bengal and is the most celebrated personality of the region of Sylhet, Bangladesh. Shah Jalal (R) commands great respect of Muslims of the subcontinent and is regarded as a national hero by Bangladeshis.
Hazrat-e Turkestan Hazrat-e Turkestan (modern name TĂĽrkistan, Kazakh: ТүркіŃŃ‚Đ°Đ˝), a city in the southern region of Kazakhstan near the Syr Darya river. It has a population of 85,600 and is situated 160 km (100 miles) north-west of Taraz (Aulie-Ata) on the Trans-Aral Railway between Ak-Mechet (Perovsk) to the north and Tashkent to the south ().
Hazret Sovmen Hazret Medzhidovich Sovmen () (born May 1, 1937) was the second president of the Republic of Adygea in the Russian Federation, having succeeded Aslan Dzharimov on the post. Sovmen is a university professor from Maykop.
Hazuri Bagh Hazuri Bagh is a garden in Lahore, Pakistan, bounded by the Lahore Fort (east side), Badshahi Mosque (west side), the Samadhi of Ranjit Singh (north side) and the Roshnai Gate (south side). In the center stands the Hazuri Bagh Baradari, built by Ranjit Singh.
Hazuri Bagh Baradari The Hazuri Bagh Baradari is a baradari of white marble located in the Hazuri Bagh of Lahore, Pakistan. It was built by Maharaja Ranjit Singh in 1818 with marble pillaged from various Moghul tombs and from the floor of the Hammam, or royal bath, in Lahore Fort.
Hazy Sighted Link State Routing Protocol The Hazy-Sighted Link State Routing Protocol (HSLS) is a wireless mesh network routing protocol. This is an algorithm allowing computers communicating via digital radio in a mesh network to forward messages to computers that are out of reach of direct radio contact.
Hazyview Hazyview is a small farming town in Mpumalanga, South Africa and is renowned for its banana industry. Close to Kruger National Park, the town's name is derived from the shimmering haze that occurs during the heat of summer.
Hazzard Hazzard was a German heavy metal band formed by Herman Frank of Accept fame. The band featured Malcolm McNulty on vocals, who later joined Sweet as both bass player and vocalist and is currently with Slade as Mal McNulty.
HACK/slash Hack/Slash is a series of comic books published by Devil's Due Productions that has also been adapted into a stage play and as a possible feature film, the focus of the series being a typical horror/slasher victim striking back and hunting slasher monsters.
HACS HACS, an acronym of High Angle Control System, was a British anti-aircraft fire-control system employed by the Royal Navy from 1931 onwards and used widely during World War II. HACS calculated the necessary "aim off" required to place an explosive shell in the location of a target flying at a known height, bearing and speed.
HACTL Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Limited (HACTL) is the world's leading international air cargo terminal operator. Located at Hong Kong International Airport, the world's busiest airport for international air cargo, Hactl has played a key role in enhancing Hong Kong's position as the international air cargo hub and gateway to China.
HADES (software) HADES (Haskins Analysis Display and Experiment System)refers to a family of signal processing] computer programs that was developed in the 1980s at [[Haskins Laboratories by Philip Rubin and colleagues to provide for the display and analysis of multiple channel physiological, speech, and other sampled data in an experimental context. Principal programmers over the years on this project included Vance MaverickMark Tiede [http://www.
HAECO The Hong Kong Aircraft Engineering Company Limited (香港飛機工程有é™ĺ…¬ĺŹ¸), better known as HAECO (香港飛機工程), is a major provider of aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) services in Asia-Pacific. It has provided comprehensive aeronautical engineering services to airlines and operators since 1950.
HAI Pegasus The Pegasus (full name is E1-79 ΠΗΓΑΣΟΣ) is an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV), product of the Hellenic Aerospace Industry (HAI). Its development started in 1979 in collaboration with KETA (Hellenic Air Force Research & Development Center) and its first flight was made in 1982.
HAIPE A HAIPE (High Assurance Internet Protocol Encryptor) is a Type 1 encryption device that complies with the National Security Agency's HAIPE IS (formerly the HAIPIS, the High Assurance Internet Protocol Interoperability Specification). The cryptography used is Suite A and Suite B, also specified by the NSA as part of the Cryptographic Modernization Program.
HAKMEM HAKMEM, alternatively known as AI Memo 239, is a 1972 "memo" (technical report) of the MIT AI Lab that describes a wide variety of hacks, primarily useful and clever algorithms for mathematical computation. There are also some schematic diagrams for hardware.
HAL (software) HAL is a Hardware Abstraction Layer and Open-source software Project that allows desktop applications on an operating system to readily access hardware information so that they can locate and use such hardware regardless of bus or device type. In this way a desktop GUI can present all resources to its user in a seamless and uniform manner.
HAL 5 HAL, or Hybrid Assistive Limb is an artificial powered exoskeleton suit currently in development by Tsukuba University of Japan, and still slated for production in the near future as of October 2006, pending field testing. Paralysed man to scale Alpine peak with aid of robotic legs", Julian Ryall, The Scotsman, 4 April, 2006.
HAL 9000 HAL 9000 (Heuristically programmed ALgorithmic computer) is a fictional character and villain in the Space Odyssey series, the first being the novel and film 2001: A Space Odyssey, written by Arthur C. Clarke in 1968.
HAL Dhruv The HAL Dhruv (Sanskrit:"Pole Star") is a multi-role advanced helicopter made by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL). It is currently being supplied to the Indian Armed forces (Indian Coast Guard, Indian Navy, Indian Air Force, Indian Army); a civilian variant is also available.
HAL HJT-36 The HAL Hindustan Jet Trainer-36 Sitara (Sanskrit: "Morning star ") is an Intermediate Jet Trainer (IJT) trainer aircraft under development by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) ARDC (Aircraft Research and Design Center) for the Indian Air Force. The HJT-36 will replace the HJT-16 Kiran in its role of as a trainer (Stage-2) in the Indian Air Force.
HAL Kiran The HAL HJT-16 Kiran is an intermediate jet trainer suited for pilots who have already trained in the HPT-32 Deepak. It is the aircraft currently being used by the Indian Air Force aerobatic team Surya Kiran and Indian naval acrobatic team Sagar Pawans
HAL Su-30 MKI Sukhoi Su-30 MKI, (Russian: Modernizirovannyi Kommercheskiy Indiski; Modernized Commercial India), is the variant of the Sukhoi Su-30. The Su-30 MKI a highly specialized aircraft developed for the Indian Air Force.
HAL Tejas The HAL Tejas (Sanskrit: "Radiance") is a lightweight, supersonic multirole fighter aircraft being developed by India. It is a tailless,Note: The term "tailless" here means that the aircraft lacks horizontal tailplanes; there is still, in this instance, a single vertical tail.
HAL Wrestling HAL Wrestling (released in Japan as Pro Wrestling) is a Game Boy video game released in 1990. It was developed by Human Entertainment, the company behind the original Fire Pro Wrestling titles, and was released in North America by HAL Laboratory.
HAL-3 Radar The HAL-3 is an airborne navigation radar developed by the Shanghai Institute of Electron Physics originally for the Y-10 programme. Development started in June 1980 and was completed in February 1985 and it has been extensively tested on the Boeing 707 and Y-7 and the overall technical characteristics are thought to be similar to the Bendix AN/APS-133/RDR-1F.
HAL2001 HAL2001 was a Dutch hacker con held at the University of Twente near Enschede, The Netherlands in August 2001. This site, which hosts one of Europe's major network operations centers, was unique in allowing the conference to have, to date, the largest Internet uplink speeds of any conference: a fiber-optic connection in excess of 1 gigabit per second.
HALCA The HALCA (Highly Advanced Laboratory for Communications and Astronomy), also known as MUSES-B before launch, is an 8 meter diameter radio telescope satellite which was used for Very Long Baseline Interferometry. It is in an orbit with an apogee altitude of 21,400 km and a perigee altitude of 560 km.
HALO Trust The HALO Trust is a registered British charity and registered American non-profit organization whose purpose is to remove the debris left behind by war, in particular, landmines and unexploded ordnance (UXO) that might present a danger to local civilians. HALO is an acronym of Hazardous Area Life-Support Organisation.
HALO/HAHO HALO and HAHO are acronyms that describe methods of delivering personnel, equipment, and supplies from a transport aircraft at a high altitude via free-fall parachute insertion. HALO stands for High Altitude-Low Opening, and is also known as Military Free Fall (MFF).
HAMP HAMP (hepcidin antimicrobial peptide) is a human gene that instructs cells to manufacture a small protein called hepcidin, which was originally identified as having antimicrobial properties. Researchers recently discovered that hepcidin plays a role in maintaining iron balance in humans.
HAMR HAMR is an acronym for Heat-Assisted Magnetic Recording. It describes a technology that magnetically records data on high-stability media such as an iron platinum alloy, using laser thermal assistance to first heat the material.
HANS device The HANS device (Head And Neck Support device) is a safety item compulsory in many car racing sports. Primarily made of carbon-fiber, the device is something of a U-shape, the back of the U set behind the back of the neck and the two arms laying flat along the top of the chest over the pectoral muscles; the device in general supported by the shoulders.
HAR1F HAR1F is a RNA gene which is part of a human accelerated region of the human genome. HAR1F is found on the long arm of chromosome 20 and the RNA product is expressed in Cajal-Retzius cells, where it colocalizes with the protein reelin.
HARRIS Surname DNA Project The HARRIS Surname DNA Project, one of the larger DNA surname projects with over 200 participants, was created in 2003 as a cooperative organization to develop a collection of Harris family groups who descend from various male Harris ancestors.
Hazaragi language Hazaragi is a dialect of Persian, the primary difference with Standard Persian (spoken in Iran and Afghanistan) being that there is a larger borrowing of Turkic and Mongolian vocabulary. It is spoken by the Hazara people of central Afghanistan and in parts of Pakistan, such as Quetta as well as by a large refugee population found in northeastern Iran.
Hazard (game) Hazard is an Old English game played with two dice which was mentioned in Geoffrey Chaucer's Canterbury Tales in the 14th century. The name "hazard" derives from the Arabic word az-zahr (زهر), the plural of "dice.
Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP) is a systematic preventative approach to food safety that addresses physical, chemical and biological hazards as a means of prevention rather than finished product inspection. HACCP is used in the food industry to identify potential food safety hazards, so that key actions, known as Critical Control Points (CCP's) can be taken to reduce or eliminate the risk of the hazards being realised.
Hazard Community and Technical College Hazard Community and Technical College (HCTC), located in Hazard, KY, is one of 16 two-year, open-admissions colleges of the Kentucky Community and Technical College System (KCTCS). Established as Hazard Community College in 1968, the name of the college was changed to Hazard Community and Technical College in 2003.
Hazard ratio The hazard ratio in survival analysis is the effect of an explanatory variable on the hazard or risk of an event. For a less technical definition than is provided here, consider hazard ratio to be an estimate of relative risk and see the explanation on that page.
Hazard's Pavilion Hazard's Pavilion was a large auditorium in Los Angeles, California, located at the intersection of Fifth and Olive Streets. The venue was built in 1887 at a cost of $25,000, a large amount for the time, and sat up to 4,000 people (some sources say that seating could be up to 8,000; the building was divided into two galleries, and perhaps each accommodated 4,000).
Hazardous Environment Combat Unit The Hazardous Environment Combat Unit (HECU) is a fictional United States military special forces unit prominently featured in the first-person shooter computer game Half-Life, and its expansion packs, Opposing Force and Blue Shift. The Marines of the HECU are specially trained to deal with a variety of indoor combat situations, particularly involving a dangerous environment and unconventional enemies.
Hazardous material A hazardous material (Hazmat or HAZMAT) is any solid, liquid, or gas that can harm people, other living organisms, property, or the environment. The term hazardous material is used in this context almost exclusively in the United States.
Hazardous polymerization The free radical polymerization of pure styrene will cause the viscosity to increase, this retards the deactivation of the free radicals by radical-radical reactions but it does not have such a great effect on the reaction of the radicals with styrene. Hence the concentration of free radicals increases and the rate of reaction increases, this can lead to a thermal runaway.
Hazardous powders testing kit The BioCheck(TM) Powder Screening Test Kit, manufactured by 2020Gene Systems, Inc. (website), is the primary test used by numerous US and international governmental agencies and hazmat units to determine if a powdered substance is possibly a hazardous biological material.
Hazards Campaign The Hazards Campaign is a UK national network established in 1988 to campaign for improved workplace health, safety and welfare, and a reduction in the incidence of work-related injury, ill-health and death. It brings together Hazards Centres, Occupational Health Projects, trade unions, health and safety groups, specific campaigns and individual health and safety activists.
Haze (band) Haze are a progressive rock band from Sheffield, England. Formed by brothers Chris McMahon (bass) and Paul McMahon (guitar and vocals) along with drummer Paul Chisnell, they were active in England on the 1980s.
Haze gray and underway Haze gray and underway is a United States Navy saying that refers to surface ships in arduous duty at sea, in contrast to aircraft carriers or submarines, or naval units in ceremonial roles or in port. It is a term of tribal pride and identification, e.
Hazel (band) Hazel was an United States indie rock band based in Portland, Oregon. The group was a quartet, consisting of Jody Bleyle (drums and vocals), Pete Krebs (guitar and vocals), Brady Smith (bass), and Fred Nemo (dance).
Hazel (comic) Hazel is a single-panel comic strip illustrated by Ted Key about the titular character, who works as a live-in maid for a middle class family. It was first published in 1943 in The Saturday Evening Post and has been syndicated by King Features since 1969.
Hazel Ashton Hazel Ashton (1910Some sources say 1908 in Australia - 1949 in Sydney, new South Wales) was a wealthy landholder in the early days of the 20th century. Backed with considerable assets, Ashton acquried many land assets for herself and her family.
Hazel Bishop Hazel Gladys Bishop (1906-1998) was a chemist and the founder of the cosmetics company Hazel Bishop, Inc. In 1950 she invented "lasting lipstick", this product was the first of the "non-smear, long lating" type.
Hazel Cosgrove, Lady Cosgrove Hazel Josephine Cosgrove, Lady Cosgrove, OBE (née Aronson) (born 12 January 1946, Glasgow), is a Scottish lawyer and was a Judge of the Court of Session, Scotland's Supreme Court, from 1996-2006, the first woman to be appointed to such a position. During her judicial career she also served as Sheriff of Glasgow & Strathkelvin (1979-83) and of Lothian and Borders (1983-96).
Hazel Edwards Hazel Edwards is an Australian author who has written 161 books, including the popular children's book, There's a Hippopotamus on our Roof Eating Cake. In 2005 her son, Trevelyan Quest Edwards, who inspired the cake-eating hippo book as a child, rode a bicycle from Ireland to Istanbul, and the pair have co-authored a book on his travels, Cycling Solo: Ireland to Istanbul, based on his ex-blog.
Hazel Farris The purported mummified remains of Hazel Farris (c. 1880 - December 20, 1906) traveled the American South and were displayed for a long time at the Bessemer Hall of History in Bessemer, Alabama as Hazel the Mummy.
Hazel Green, Alabama Hazel Green is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Madison County, Alabama, and is included in the Huntsville-Decatur Combined Statistical Area. As of the 2000 census, the population of the community is 3,805.
Hazel Grouse The Hazel Grouse or Hazel Hen (Bonasa bonasia) is a large bird in the grouse family. It is a sedentary species, breeding across northern Eurasia and central and eastern Europe in dense, damp, mixed coniferous woodland, preferably with some spruce.
Hazel Grove and Bramhall Hazel Grove and Bramhall was a civil parish Vision of Britain - Hazel Grove and Bramhall parish (historic map) and urban district Vision of Britain - Hazel Grove and Bramhall UD (historic map) in north east Cheshire, England from 1900 to 1974.
Hazel Hannan Hazel Hannan; former MHK was the Deputy Speaker of the House of Keys and a former Education and DAFF Minister of the Isle of Man Government. She was elected as a Member of the House of Keys in 1986 for Peel as an independent after a failed attempt 5 years earlier standing for Mec Vannin.
Hazel Hawke Hazel Hawke (nee Hazel Masterson, born in Perth, Australia on 20 July 1929) is an Australian who has worked in social policy areas; however she is best known for her marriage to former Australian Prime Minister Bob Hawke. More recently, she has appeared in public with her family after her diagnosis with Alzheimer's disease in order to raise awareness of the disease and surrounding issues.
Hazel Henderson Hazel Henderson (born 1933 in Bristol, England) is a futurist and an evolutionary economist. She is the author of several books including Building A Win-Win World, Beyond Globalization, and Planetary Citizenship (the latter with Daisaku Ikeda).
Hazel Lavery Lady Hazel Lavery (1880 - 1935, née Hazel Martyn) was an artist and the second wife of the celebrated portrait artist Sir John Lavery. She is most remembered for having her likeness appearing on banknotes of Ireland for much of the 20th century.
Hazel Mae Hazel Mae (born 1970) is the lead anchor for the New England Sports Network's SportsDesk. A native of Toronto, she began her sports broadcasting career hosting a sports update show on campus at York University.
Hazel Massery Hazel Massery, (née Bryan), was a student at Little Rock Central High School during the 1950s. She became famous in 1957 as the result of an iconic photograph showing her shouting at Elizabeth Eckford, one of the Little Rock Nine, during the integration crisis.
Hazel Sanchez Hazel Sanchez is currently a reporter for WCBS-TV (CBS 2) in New York City, the flagship station of CBS Television Network. She joined WCBS-TV in 2000 from WBAY-TV in Green Bay, WI where she was an anchor and reporter since October 1994.
Hazel Wolf Hazel Wolf (March 10, 1898 - January 19, 2000) was an activist and environmentalist who lived in the Seattle area for most of her life. Born in 1898 to an American mother and a Canadian father, she lived to see three centuries before her death at 101 years of age on January 19, 2001A member of the communist] party, she was active in immigration issues and was at one point nearly deported herself, though she was later granted citizenship.
Hazelaarweg Stadion Hazelaarweg Stadion is a multi-use stadium in Rotterdam, Netherlands, run by the biggest hockey clib in the Netherlands, HC Rotterdam. It is currently used mostly for field hockey matches and hosted matches for the 2001 Men's Champions Trophy.
Hazelburn distillery Hazelburn Distillery was a distillery in Campbeltown, Scotland, which was in operation between approximately 1825 and 1925. In 1886, it had 22 employees and produced 192,000 gallons of whisky per year, making it the largest distillery in the town.
Hazelbury Green Hazelbury Green is a small housing estate located in Dublin 15, Ireland. Over the past few years, this area has seen increasing number of crimes, though this is being tackled by higher quality facilities such as open spaces and shopping centres.
Hazeldean Road (Ottawa) Hazeldean Road (Ottawa Road #36) is a major road in Ottawa's west end. This road runs between the junction of Highway 7 west of Stittsville and Eagleson Road in Kanata, where it becomes Robertson Road east of the intersection and proceeds towards Bell's Corners in the former city of Nepean, Ontario as a 4-lane rural route through the Greenbelt.
Hazelden The non-profit Hazelden Foundation, based in Center City, Minnesota, pioneered the so-called Minnesota Model of care for alcoholism and drug addiction that is now the most widely used in the world. Hazelden today is an international provider of addiction treatment, a publisher, a research center, and educational facility.
Hazelhead station Hazelhead station, sometimes referred to as Hazelhead Bridge because of its position adjacent to the bridge over the Huddersfield Road, was a railway station on the Sheffield, Ashton-under-Lyne and Manchester Railway 's Woodhead Line. It served villages scattered over a wide area.
Hazelhurst Regional Gallery and Arts Centre Hazelhurst Regional Gallery and Arts Centre is a complex in the suburb of Gymea, in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Hazelhurst features two Art Galleries, Theatrette, art studios, meeting rooms, gardens, gift shop and cafe.
Hazelton Mountains The Hazelton Mountains are a grouping of mountain ranges on the inland lee of the Kitimat Ranges of the Coast Mountains in northwestern British Columbia, Canada, spanning the area of Hazelton, British Columbia south to the Nechako Reservoir. They are considered by geographers to be part of the Interior Mountains complex, though in local perspective they are considered to be part of the Coast Mountains.
Hazelwood School District Hazelwood School District is a school district covering a large portion of north St. Louis County, Missouri, including (portions of) the cities of Florissant, Hazelwood, Black Jack, Spanish Lake, Ferguson, Bellefontaine Neighbors, and Bridgeton.
Hazem Ali Hazem Ahmed Ali is an American professional wrestling manager of Palestinian descent, better known by his ring names, Osama Rodriguez Alejandro and Armando Alejandro Estrada. He is currently signed to World Wrestling Entertainment working on its RAW brand.
Hazem El Masri Hazem El Masri (Arabic: Řازم المصري) (born April 1, 1976 in Tripoli, Lebanon) is a Lebanese-Australian rugby league player for the Canterbury Bulldogs in the National Rugby League competition, he has also appeared for his country of Lebanon on four occasions to date in his career and for his adopted country of Australia on five. His position of choice is usually on the wing and he is most well known for his goal kicking and is recognised as one of the most accurate kickers in the history of the game.
HazeMD HazeMD is a computer software program for personal computers designed to faithfully and precisely emulate the entire software library released for the Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, including many Unlicensed cartridges which do not function correctly on any other emulator.
Hazen Graff Werner Hazen Graff Werner (July 29, 1895–September 5, 1988) was a Bishop of the Methodist Church, elected in 1948. He was born in Michigan, and received his education at Albion College, Columbia University and Drew University.
Hazen-Williams equation The Hazen-Williams formula can be used to calculate the pressure loss in a length of pipe due to friction dependent on the flow. This equation is commonly used for pressure drop calculations in American fire sprinkler systems, water distribution systems, and irrigation systems.
Hazer Tarkhan Hazer Tarkhan was a general (tarkhan is both a military rank and, in some cases, a personal name) who led a Khazar army of 40,000 men in the failed defense of Atil in 737 CE. He was ambushed and killed by Kawthar, the lieutenant of Marwan ibn Muhammad (later Caliph Marwan II).
Hazeroth Hazeroth (Hebrew: חֲצֵרוֹת) is one of the locations (or "stations") that the Israelites stopped at during their forty years of wandering in the wilderness. It is referenced in the Torah in Numbers, chapters 11, 12 and 33, as well as in Deuteronomy, chapter 1.
Hazewinkel The Hazewinkel is a 2,000 m rowing and regatta course in Heindonk, belonging to the municipality of Willebroek, near Mechelen, Belgium. The site consists of a finishing tower, boathouses, a cafeteria and about twenty basic huts that house athletes using the lake.
Hazfi Cup The Hazfi Cup, also known as the Iranian FA Cup, is the major "knockout" cup competition in Iranian football. Until recently the tournament was not of major importance, but the IFF decided to award one of Iran's two ACL spots to the champion of this tournament.
Hazhir Teimourian Hazhir Teimourian is a Kurdish-born writer and broadcaster based in London, especially known for reporting on Middle Eastern history and politics. He has written for The Times and has been broadcast by the BBC.
Hazchem Hazchem is a warning plate system used on UK vehicles transporting hazardous substances, and on storage facilities housing such substances. Part of the Hazchem plate describes how an emergency service should deal with an incident pertaining to the vehicle or facility.
Hazim Delić Hazim Delić was the Deputy Commander of the Čelebići prison camp, a Bosnian government-run prison camp during the Bosnian War. In his position as Deputy Commandant and subsequently Commandant of the Čelebići camp, he was thus responsible for its overall administration.
Hazing Hazing is an often ritualistic test, which may constitute harassment, abuse or humiliation with requirements to perform meaningless tasks; sometimes as a way of initiation into a social group. The definition can refer to either physical (sometimes violent) or mental (possibly degrading) practices.
Hazlegrove Preparatory School Hazlegrove Preparatory School is an independent preparatory school (UK) located near Sparkford, Somerset, England. The school is set within 200 acres of parkland, and caters for approximately 350 children between the ages of 2½ and 13.
Hazlehead Academy Hazlehead Academy is a city comprehensive secondary school situated around 3 miles west of Aberdeen city centre. The school has four main feeder primary schools, Airyhall Primary School, Fernielea Primary School, Hazlehead Primary School and Kingsford Primary School.
Hazlehurst & Sons Hazlehurst & Sons was a company making soap and alkali in Runcorn, Cheshire, England in the 19th century and in the early years of the 20th century. The family was also largely responsible for the growth of Methodism in the town during the 19th century.
Hazlehurst, Mississippi Hazlehurst is the county seat of Copiah County, Mississippi, United States, located about 30 miles south of the state capitol Jackson, Mississippi along Interstate 55. The population was 4,400 at the 2000 census.
Hazleton Mountaineers The Hazleton Mountaineers were one of the original six franchises in the Eastern Professional Basketball League. The Mountaineers were the league's first team to have an integrated roster, as two former members of the New York Rens, Bill Brown and Zack Clayton, joined John Isaacs on the Mountaineers' roster.
Hazmat (comics) Hazmat is a fictional character created by Electronic Arts, in conjunction with Marvel Comics, in their first attempt to bring Marvel heroes to a video game platform, Marvel Nemesis: Rise of the Imperfects. Hazmat, along with a line of EA created villains known as the "Imperfects", can be fought against, and is also an unlockable character.
Hazmat suit A Hazmat suit is a fully encapsulating garment worn as protection from hazardous materials or substances. It may be used by firefighters, emergency personnel responding to toxic spills, researchers or military personnel.
Hazor (archaeological site) Hazor (Hebrew: חצור), the archeological remains of which are the largest and richest known in modern Israel, was an ancient city located in the upper Galilee, north of the Sea of Galilee, between Ramah and Kadesh, on the high ground overlooking Lake Merom. In modern times, the site has been subject to several excavations, beginning in 1955 with those funded by James A.
Hazor HaGelilit Hazor HaGelilit (Hebrew: חצור הגלילית, ), unofficially spelt Hatzor HaGlilit, is a town (local council) and development town in northern Israel, next to Rosh Pina and near Safed. The town was founded in 1953, and has a current population of approximately 8,400 according to the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS).
Hazrat Mujadid Abdul Wahab Siddiqi Hazrat Allama Pir Muhammad Abdul Wahab Siddiqi (ra) (1942-1994) was a Sunni Muslim religious scholar. He was born in 1942, the third son of Hazrat Allama Pir Muhammad Umar Icharvi, one of Pakistan's leading religious scholars of the time, who held the honorary title of Munazare-Azam (the greatest debater) because of his success in defeating the leaders of rival Islamic sects.
Hazrat Pir Mohammad Shah Library The Hazrat Pir Mohammed Shah Library is located in Ahmedabad, in the state of Gujarat, India. One of the oldest libraries in India, it has a collection of rare original manuscripts in Arabic, Persian, Urdu, Sindhi and Turkish languages.
Hazrat Shah Jalal Hazrat Shah Jalal (R) was a major sufi saint of Bengal and is the most celebrated personality of the region of Sylhet, Bangladesh. Shah Jalal (R) commands great respect of Muslims of the subcontinent and is regarded as a national hero by Bangladeshis.
Hazrat-e Turkestan Hazrat-e Turkestan (modern name TĂĽrkistan, Kazakh: ТүркіŃŃ‚Đ°Đ˝), a city in the southern region of Kazakhstan near the Syr Darya river. It has a population of 85,600 and is situated 160 km (100 miles) north-west of Taraz (Aulie-Ata) on the Trans-Aral Railway between Ak-Mechet (Perovsk) to the north and Tashkent to the south ().
Hazret Sovmen Hazret Medzhidovich Sovmen () (born May 1, 1937) was the second president of the Republic of Adygea in the Russian Federation, having succeeded Aslan Dzharimov on the post. Sovmen is a university professor from Maykop.
Hazuri Bagh Hazuri Bagh is a garden in Lahore, Pakistan, bounded by the Lahore Fort (east side), Badshahi Mosque (west side), the Samadhi of Ranjit Singh (north side) and the Roshnai Gate (south side). In the center stands the Hazuri Bagh Baradari, built by Ranjit Singh.
Hazuri Bagh Baradari The Hazuri Bagh Baradari is a baradari of white marble located in the Hazuri Bagh of Lahore, Pakistan. It was built by Maharaja Ranjit Singh in 1818 with marble pillaged from various Moghul tombs and from the floor of the Hammam, or royal bath, in Lahore Fort.
Hazy Sighted Link State Routing Protocol The Hazy-Sighted Link State Routing Protocol (HSLS) is a wireless mesh network routing protocol. This is an algorithm allowing computers communicating via digital radio in a mesh network to forward messages to computers that are out of reach of direct radio contact.
Hazyview Hazyview is a small farming town in Mpumalanga, South Africa and is renowned for its banana industry. Close to Kruger National Park, the town's name is derived from the shimmering haze that occurs during the heat of summer.
Hazzard Hazzard was a German heavy metal band formed by Herman Frank of Accept fame. The band featured Malcolm McNulty on vocals, who later joined Sweet as both bass player and vocalist and is currently with Slade as Mal McNulty.
HACK/slash Hack/Slash is a series of comic books published by Devil's Due Productions that has also been adapted into a stage play and as a possible feature film, the focus of the series being a typical horror/slasher victim striking back and hunting slasher monsters.
HACS HACS, an acronym of High Angle Control System, was a British anti-aircraft fire-control system employed by the Royal Navy from 1931 onwards and used widely during World War II. HACS calculated the necessary "aim off" required to place an explosive shell in the location of a target flying at a known height, bearing and speed.
HACTL Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Limited (HACTL) is the world's leading international air cargo terminal operator. Located at Hong Kong International Airport, the world's busiest airport for international air cargo, Hactl has played a key role in enhancing Hong Kong's position as the international air cargo hub and gateway to China.
HADES (software) HADES (Haskins Analysis Display and Experiment System)refers to a family of signal processing] computer programs that was developed in the 1980s at [[Haskins Laboratories by Philip Rubin and colleagues to provide for the display and analysis of multiple channel physiological, speech, and other sampled data in an experimental context. Principal programmers over the years on this project included Vance MaverickMark Tiede [http://www.
HAECO The Hong Kong Aircraft Engineering Company Limited (香港飛機工程有é™ĺ…¬ĺŹ¸), better known as HAECO (香港飛機工程), is a major provider of aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) services in Asia-Pacific. It has provided comprehensive aeronautical engineering services to airlines and operators since 1950.
HAI Pegasus The Pegasus (full name is E1-79 ΠΗΓΑΣΟΣ) is an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV), product of the Hellenic Aerospace Industry (HAI). Its development started in 1979 in collaboration with KETA (Hellenic Air Force Research & Development Center) and its first flight was made in 1982.
HAIPE A HAIPE (High Assurance Internet Protocol Encryptor) is a Type 1 encryption device that complies with the National Security Agency's HAIPE IS (formerly the HAIPIS, the High Assurance Internet Protocol Interoperability Specification). The cryptography used is Suite A and Suite B, also specified by the NSA as part of the Cryptographic Modernization Program.
HAKMEM HAKMEM, alternatively known as AI Memo 239, is a 1972 "memo" (technical report) of the MIT AI Lab that describes a wide variety of hacks, primarily useful and clever algorithms for mathematical computation. There are also some schematic diagrams for hardware.
HAL (software) HAL is a Hardware Abstraction Layer and Open-source software Project that allows desktop applications on an operating system to readily access hardware information so that they can locate and use such hardware regardless of bus or device type. In this way a desktop GUI can present all resources to its user in a seamless and uniform manner.
HAL 5 HAL, or Hybrid Assistive Limb is an artificial powered exoskeleton suit currently in development by Tsukuba University of Japan, and still slated for production in the near future as of October 2006, pending field testing. Paralysed man to scale Alpine peak with aid of robotic legs", Julian Ryall, The Scotsman, 4 April, 2006.
HAL 9000 HAL 9000 (Heuristically programmed ALgorithmic computer) is a fictional character and villain in the Space Odyssey series, the first being the novel and film 2001: A Space Odyssey, written by Arthur C. Clarke in 1968.
HAL Dhruv The HAL Dhruv (Sanskrit:"Pole Star") is a multi-role advanced helicopter made by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL). It is currently being supplied to the Indian Armed forces (Indian Coast Guard, Indian Navy, Indian Air Force, Indian Army); a civilian variant is also available.
HAL HJT-36 The HAL Hindustan Jet Trainer-36 Sitara (Sanskrit: "Morning star ") is an Intermediate Jet Trainer (IJT) trainer aircraft under development by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) ARDC (Aircraft Research and Design Center) for the Indian Air Force. The HJT-36 will replace the HJT-16 Kiran in its role of as a trainer (Stage-2) in the Indian Air Force.
HAL Kiran The HAL HJT-16 Kiran is an intermediate jet trainer suited for pilots who have already trained in the HPT-32 Deepak. It is the aircraft currently being used by the Indian Air Force aerobatic team Surya Kiran and Indian naval acrobatic team Sagar Pawans
HAL Su-30 MKI Sukhoi Su-30 MKI, (Russian: Modernizirovannyi Kommercheskiy Indiski; Modernized Commercial India), is the variant of the Sukhoi Su-30. The Su-30 MKI a highly specialized aircraft developed for the Indian Air Force.
HAL Tejas The HAL Tejas (Sanskrit: "Radiance") is a lightweight, supersonic multirole fighter aircraft being developed by India. It is a tailless,Note: The term "tailless" here means that the aircraft lacks horizontal tailplanes; there is still, in this instance, a single vertical tail.
HAL Wrestling HAL Wrestling (released in Japan as Pro Wrestling) is a Game Boy video game released in 1990. It was developed by Human Entertainment, the company behind the original Fire Pro Wrestling titles, and was released in North America by HAL Laboratory.
HAL-3 Radar The HAL-3 is an airborne navigation radar developed by the Shanghai Institute of Electron Physics originally for the Y-10 programme. Development started in June 1980 and was completed in February 1985 and it has been extensively tested on the Boeing 707 and Y-7 and the overall technical characteristics are thought to be similar to the Bendix AN/APS-133/RDR-1F.
HAL2001 HAL2001 was a Dutch hacker con held at the University of Twente near Enschede, The Netherlands in August 2001. This site, which hosts one of Europe's major network operations centers, was unique in allowing the conference to have, to date, the largest Internet uplink speeds of any conference: a fiber-optic connection in excess of 1 gigabit per second.
HALCA The HALCA (Highly Advanced Laboratory for Communications and Astronomy), also known as MUSES-B before launch, is an 8 meter diameter radio telescope satellite which was used for Very Long Baseline Interferometry. It is in an orbit with an apogee altitude of 21,400 km and a perigee altitude of 560 km.
HALO Trust The HALO Trust is a registered British charity and registered American non-profit organization whose purpose is to remove the debris left behind by war, in particular, landmines and unexploded ordnance (UXO) that might present a danger to local civilians. HALO is an acronym of Hazardous Area Life-Support Organisation.
HALO/HAHO HALO and HAHO are acronyms that describe methods of delivering personnel, equipment, and supplies from a transport aircraft at a high altitude via free-fall parachute insertion. HALO stands for High Altitude-Low Opening, and is also known as Military Free Fall (MFF).
HAMP HAMP (hepcidin antimicrobial peptide) is a human gene that instructs cells to manufacture a small protein called hepcidin, which was originally identified as having antimicrobial properties. Researchers recently discovered that hepcidin plays a role in maintaining iron balance in humans.
HAMR HAMR is an acronym for Heat-Assisted Magnetic Recording. It describes a technology that magnetically records data on high-stability media such as an iron platinum alloy, using laser thermal assistance to first heat the material.
HANS device The HANS device (Head And Neck Support device) is a safety item compulsory in many car racing sports. Primarily made of carbon-fiber, the device is something of a U-shape, the back of the U set behind the back of the neck and the two arms laying flat along the top of the chest over the pectoral muscles; the device in general supported by the shoulders.
HAR1F HAR1F is a RNA gene which is part of a human accelerated region of the human genome. HAR1F is found on the long arm of chromosome 20 and the RNA product is expressed in Cajal-Retzius cells, where it colocalizes with the protein reelin.
HARRIS Surname DNA Project The HARRIS Surname DNA Project, one of the larger DNA surname projects with over 200 participants, was created in 2003 as a cooperative organization to develop a collection of Harris family groups who descend from various male Harris ancestors.
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