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Impossibility "Doctrine of Impossibility" is an excuse for non-performance of duties under a contract, based on a change in circumstances (or the discovery of preexisting circumstances), the nonoccurrence of which was an underlying assumption of the contract, that makes performance of the contract literally impossible. For such a defense to be raised, performance must not merely be difficult or unexpectedly costly for one party; there must be no way for it to actually be accomplished.
Impossible cube The impossible cube or irrational cube is an impossible object that draws upon the ambiguity present in a Necker cube illustration. An impossible cube is usually rendered as a Necker cube in which the edges are apparently solid beams.
Impossible Cities: A Utopian Experiment Impossible Cities: A Utopian Experiment is multidisciplinary play inspired by Italo Calvino's Invisibile Cities and which deals with the fates of four different utopian communities in the United States. The play was staged by Walkabout Theater and premiered at Peter Jones Gallery.
Impossible differential cryptanalysis In cryptography, impossible differential cryptanalysis is a form of differential cryptanalysis for block ciphers. While ordinary differential cryptanalysis tracks differences that propagate through the cipher with greater than expected probability, impossible differential cryptanalysis exploits differences that are impossible at various intermediate states of the algorithm.
Impossible Man The Impossible Man is a fictional character, a mischievous alien appearing in the Marvel Comics universe who is, on his rare appearances, usually an antagonist of the Fantastic Four. He first appeared in Fantastic Four #11 (Feb, 1963), and was created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby.
Impossible Mission II Impossible Mission II is a 1988 computer game for the Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum, Amstrad CPC, Enterprise 64, Nintendo Entertainment System, MS-DOS based PCs, Atari ST and Amiga computers, developed by Novotrade and published by Epyx. In 2004 it was one of the games featured on the C64 Direct-to-TV and it will be also available on the Wii's Virtual Console Mission II is a direct sequel to Epyx's 1983] game [[Impossible Mission.
Impossible object An impossible object (also known as an 'impossible figure' or an 'undecidable figure') is a type of optical illusion consisting of a two dimensional figure which is instantly and subconsciously interpreted by the visual system as representing a projection of a three dimensional object although it is not actually possible for that object to exist (at least not in the form interpreted by the visual system).
Impossible Recording Machine Impossible Recording Machine (IRM for short) is an American experimental pop band formed by Jim Dinou (vocals, piano, keyboards, guitar) and Matt Walker (vocals, guitar, bass, drums, programming). The duo had been working on and off together for nearly a decade before they were finally free from their earlier endaveours (Exo for Jim; Filter and The Smashing Pumpkins for Matt) to finally join forces and release their own music.
Impossible syndrome Impossible Syndrome, or Chondrodysplasia situs inversus imperforate anus polydactyly, is a complex combination of human congenital malformations (birth defects). The malformations include chondrodysplasia (improper growth of bone and cartilage), situs inversus totalis (chest and abdominal organs all a mirror image of normal), cleft epiglottis and larynx, hexadactyly (six digits) on hands and feet, diaphragmatic hernia, pancreatic abnormalities, kidney abnormal on one side and absent on the other side, micropenis and ambiguous genitalia, and imperforate anus.
Impossible Things Impossible Things is a collection of short stories by Connie Willis including tales of ecological disaster, humorous satire, tragedy, satirical alternate realities, and possibly a vampire. Some are funny, some are tragic, and some are just plain weird:
Impostor Syndrome The Impostor Syndrome, or Impostor Phenomenon, sometimes called Fraud Syndrome, is not an officially recognized psychological disorder, but has been the subject of a number of books and articles by psychologists and educators. Individuals experiencing this syndrome seem unable to internalize their accomplishments.
Impotent poor Impotent poor was a classificiation of poverty used in Britain during the 1600s. It referred to those poor who were unable to support themselves either through age or sickness - not because they did not want to work.
Impoundment Impoundment is the refusal of Presidents to spend money that has been appropriated by Congress. All of the Presidents of the United States up to Richard Nixon have used this power, which is regarded as inherent to the office.
Imprecative mood Some languages distinguish between the optative mood and an imprecative mood. In these languages, the imprecative mood is used to wish misfortune upon others, whereas the optative mood is used for wishes in general.
Impresa Impresa (full name: IMPRESA Sociedade Gestora de Participações Sociais, SA) is a Portuguese media conglomerate, headquartered in Paço de Arcos, near Lisbon. It is the owner of SIC TV channel, and Expresso newspaper, among other leading media, like several magazine publications.
Impresario An impresario (from the Italian, meaning, and also cognate of, entrepreneur) is a manager or producer in one of the entertainment industries, usually music or theatre. "Impresario" also refers to the director of an Opera company.
Impression (Dental) A dental impression may be described as an accurate representation of part or all of a person's dentition. It forms a "negative" of a person's teeth which can then be used to make a model (physical) of the dentition.
Impression seal The Impression seal is the common seal, that leaves an impression, typically in clay (but not excluding the obvious "wax impression seals"). In antiquity they are common, because they represent "themes", of the society.
Impressionism (literature) Influenced by the Impressionist art movement, many writers adopted a style that relied on associations. The Dutch Tachtigers explicitly tried to incorporate impressionism into their novels, poems, and other literary works.
Impressionist music The impressionist movement in music is a movement in European classical music loosely set between the late nineteenth century, up to the middle of the twentieth century. Like its precursor in the visual arts, musical impressionism focused on mood and atmosphere rather than strong emotion or the story in program music.
Impressions Games Impressions Games was a video game developer founded by David Lester (currently of Firefly Studios), in Cambridge, Massachusetts in the United States. He sold the company to Sierra Entertainment, who was then bought out by Cendant and eventually, Vivendi Universal (now known as Vivendi SA).
Impressions of France (Disney) Impressions de France (Impressions of France) is a movie about France, the featured attraction in the France Pavilion of Epcot's World Showcase at Walt Disney World, Orlando, Florida. The movie is projected onto five adjacent screens, giving 200° coverage, resembling Circle-Vision 360°.
Impressive (horse) Impressive (1968-04-15 - 1995-03-20) is an Appendix American Quarter Horse with strong thoroughbred breeding on both sides. He was the 1974 World Champion Open Aged halter stallion, the first such World Champion in his breed, despite carrying only 48 halter points in total.
Impressment Impressment (colloquially, "press-ganging") is the act of conscripting people to serve in the military or navy. It was used by the Royal Navy during the 18th century and early 19th century in time of war as a means of crewing warships, although legal sanction for the practice goes back to the time of King Edward I.
Impressment of American Seamen Impressment of American Seamen was one of the stated causes of the War of 1812, but does not seem to be widely understood. Impressment was carried out by the British Navy, boarding ships at sea or using "Press Gangs" in harbors.
Imprimatur An Imprimatur is an official declaration from the hierarchy of the Roman Catholic Church that a literary or similar work is free from error in matters of Roman Catholic doctrine and morals, and hence acceptable reading for faithful Roman Catholics.
Imprimatura Imprimatura is a term used in painting, meaning an initial stain of color painted on a ground. It provides a painter with a transparent toned ground, which will allow light falling onto the painting to reflect through the paint layers.
Imprimi potest Imprimi potest is an official approval by the religious superior (or their representative) of a Roman Catholic religious order to publish a work. It indicates that a work by a member of the religious order has been approved for publication by their superiors.
Imprint In the publishing industry, an imprint is a brand name under which a work is published. One single publishing company may have multiple imprints; the different imprints are used by the publisher to market the work to different demographic consumer segments.
Imprint (TV series) Imprint was a Canadian television series that aired on TVOntario, BookTelevision and Knowledge Network. The series featured interviews with prize-winning authors and journalists, and examined the latest trends in books and contemporary issues in literature.
Imprinting (genetics) In most cases, the two inherited copies of any gene are either expressed or silenced equally in the genome. Genomic imprinting is a biological phenomenon observed in some genes in which the two inherited copies of the gene have opposite expression patterns.
Imprinting (psychology) Imprinting is the term used in psychology and ethology to describe any kind of phase-sensitive learning (learning occurring at a particular age or a particular life stage) that is rapid and apparently independent of the consequences of behavior. It was first used to describe situations in which an animal or person learns the characteristics of some stimulus, which is therefore said to be "imprinted" onto the subject.
Impro Melbourne Impro Melbourne is an improvisational theatre company in the Australian city of Melbourne. Formed by Russell Fletcher and Christine Keogh in 1996 it is now run by Artistic Director Patti Stiles, General Manager Jenny Lovell and Committee chaired by Simon Dowling.
Improbability Improbability is the modal probability employed by Douglas Adams in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. Improbability is modeled after mathematical probability, but is only related to real probability in the sense that irony is related to chance.
Improbability factor In computer programming the improbability factor is a situation where a problem exists in a system. Frequently, the programmers are aware of the problem, but they are not allowed to fix the problem, solely because the chances of the problem ever surfacing are supposedly negligible compared to other problems that could be solved with the programmers' time and money.
Improbable Stair In Garth Nix's work Mister Monday, the Improbable Stair is a dangerous stairway that can take you to wherever you want to go within the House. All you have to do is believe that it is there, provided that something there looks like a staircase, be it a grass stem broken in three places, or a peculiar step-shaped object, and if you believe that it is there, it will be.
Improbable theatre Improbable Often incorrectly called "Improbable Theatre" was founded by Lee Simpson, Phelim McDermott, Julian Crouch and producer Nick Sweeting in the mid 90's. Although they had all worked together for some time, they were unable to get funding unless they formed an official company.
Impromptu preaching Impromptu preaching is a sermon technique where the preacher exhorts the congregation without any previous preparation. It can be aided with a reading of a Bible passage, alleatory opened or not, or even without any scriptural reference.
Impromptu speaking Impromptu speaking is a speech and debate consolation event that involves a eight minute speech, with up to three of these eight minutes available for use as preparation time (known as prep time, or simply prep). The speaker receives a slip of paper, which provides three choices for their speech.
Improper Conduct Mauvaise Conduite or Improper Conduct is the title of a 1984 documentary film directed by Néstor Almendros and Orlando Jiménez Leal. The documentary interviews Cuban refugees to explore the Cuban government's imprisonment of homosexuals, political dissidents, and Jehovah's Witnesses into concentration camps under its policy of Military Units to Aid Protection.
Improper Channels Improper Channels is a comedy-drama film starring Alan Arkin and Mariette Hartley, both of whom were nominated for Genie Awards for their performances. Arkin plays an architect named Jeff Martley who is erroneously accused of child abuse by an overzealous social worker (Monica Parker).
Improper integral In calculus, an improper integral is the limit of a definite integral, as an endpoint of the interval of integration approaches either a specified real number or ∞ or −∞ or, in some cases, as both endpoints approach limits.
Improper rotation In 3D geometry, an improper rotation, also called rotoreflection or rotary reflection is, depending on context, a linear transformation or affine transformation which is the combination of a rotation about an axis and an inversion about the origin.
Impropriation Impropriation, a term from English Ecclesiastical Law, refers to taking the profits from the sale of church property and placing them in the care of a layman or lay corporation for care and distribution. The institution was primarily used in the Church of England before the English Civil War and usually entailed buying the right to appoint the minister in a certain region.
Improv Everywhere Improv Everywhere (IE) is an unorthodox comedy group based in New York City, formed in 2001 by Charlie Todd. Its slogan is "We Cause Scenes," which the group lives up to by executing non-demeaning pranks in public places.
Improv Mafia The Improv Mafia was created in 1998 by Mikel Matthews, and has since established themselves as a comedy powerhouse in Central Illinois. In the heart of Illinois State's campus in Normal, IL, they provide improv shows every Tuesday night.
Improvaganza Improvaganza is a festival of improvisational theatre, hosted annually since 2001 in the city of Edmonton, Alberta by Canada's Rapid Fire Theatre. The festival runs for ten days and features performers from around the world, showcasing their individual improv formats and competing in a Theatresports tournament.
ImprovBoston ImprovBoston is a nonprofit improvisational theater, based in Cambridge, MA. They offer shows 6 nights per week at their theatre in Inman Square, as well as workshops and training programs in improvisation and, more recently, sketchwriting.
Improved Load Bearing Equipment The Improved Load Bearing Equipment is the United States Marine Corps' new pack designated to replace the existing ALICE and MOLLE packs currently in service. These packs were unable to suit the specialized needs of the Marine Corps.
Improved Touring Improved Touring is a category of classifications for cars in amateur road racing defined by the Sports Car Club of America. The class is used by other sactioning bodies with compatible rules, such as the International Conference of Sports Car Clubs.
Improved-definition television Improved-definition television (IDTV) or enhanced-quality television transmitters and receivers exceed the performance requirements of the NTSC standard, while remaining within the general parameters of NTSC emissions standards.
Improvement and Development Agency The Improvement and Development Agency for local government (I&DeA or IDeA for short) was formed in 1998. It sits under the Local Government Association (LGA), and is funded by a mix of 'top-sliced' Revenue Support Grant (RSG) from the LGA, grant funding from government departments, and fee income from chargeable services.
Improver v Remington Improver Corporation v Remington Consumer Product Limited (1990) is a leading United Kingdom case on patent infringement, particularly in relation to how to establish what specifically a patent covers. It set out a three-step test to establish whether a variant (alleged infringing article) infringes on an existing patent.
Improverts Founded in Edinburgh in 1989 by Canadian-born Toph Marshall, the Improverts is the longest-running improvisational comedy show in Scotland. Since the show's inception it has kept the Bedlam Theatre as its primary performance space, running weekly during Edinburgh University's term time and then at the Edinburgh Fringe.
Improvisation Philosophically, improvisation often focuses on bringing one's personal awareness "into the moment," and on developing a profound understanding for the action one is doing. This fusion of "awareness" and "understanding" brings the practitioner to the point where he or she can act with a range of options that best fit the situation, even if he or she has never experienced a similar situation.
Improvisation in music therapy In music therapy improvisation is defined as a process whereby client and therapist relate to one another in which the client makes up music, musical improvisation, while singing or playing, extemporaneously creating a melody, rhythm, song, or instrumental piece. In clinical improvisation, client and therapist (or client and other clients) relate to one another through the music.
Improvisational theatre Improvisational theatre (also known as improv or impro) is a form of theatre in which the actors use improvisational acting techniques to perform spontaneously. Actors typically use audience suggestions to guide their performance as they create dialogue, setting, and plot extemporaneously.
Improvised explosive device An improvised explosive device (IED) is the formal name for explosive devices, often used in unconventional warfare or asymmetrical warfare by guerrillas or commando forces in a theater of operations. In the 2003-present Iraq War, the insurgents have made the IED (often referred to by the press as roadside bombs) one of their main weapons against coalition forces.
Improvised sitcom Improvised sitcoms are a recent television phenomenon in which there is no definite script for the actors and actresses. Rather, the actors/actresses use the process of retroscripting in which there are rough outlines of themes and stories, but the dialogue is up for the actors/actresses to improvise.
Impulse Mathematically, impulse is defined as the antiderivative of the net force function (applied on the body). In classical mechanics, the impulse of a force is the product of the force and the time during which it acts.
Impulse (body mist) Impulse is a bodyspray manufactured by Unilever, an Anglo-Dutch company based in Rotterdam, Netherlands, and London, United Kingdom. Introduced as a 'perfume deodorant' in South Africa in 1972, Impulse was launched in the UK in 1979, including the butterfly design and the slogan "Men can't help acting on impulse.
Impulse (command line) Impulse is a in-game console command that is present in the first-generation Quake engine and games based on it (such as Half-Life). Impulse is followed by an integer from 0 to 255, enables special modes and change of weapon.
Impulse Accelerated Technologies Impulse Accelerated Technologies, Inc. is a privately held company providing software development tools for embedded systems and high performance computing, and in particular for applications based on field programmable gate array (FPGA) devices.
Impulse Airlines Impulse Airlines was an independent airline in Australia which operated regional and low cost trunk services between 1994 and 2001. It was acquired by Qantas in 2001 and later formed the basis of Qantas' low-cost airline Jetstar.
Impulse control disorder Impulse control disorder is a set of brain disorders including intermittent explosive disorder (hot-headedness), kleptomania (stealing), pathological gambling, pyromania (fire-starting) and trichotillomania (pulling one's hair out).
Impulse C Impulse C is a subset of the C language combined with a C-compatible function library supporting parallel programming, in particular for programming of applications targeting FPGA devices. The Impulse C compiler has been developed by Impulse Accelerated Technologies of Kirkland, Washington.
Impulse drive In the fictional Star Trek universe, the impulse drive is the method of propulsion that starships and other spacecraft use when they are traveling below the speed of light. Typically powered by nuclear fusion reactions, impulse engines let ships travel interplanetary distances readily.
Impulse Fire Extinguishing System The Impulse Fire Extinguishing System (abbreviated IFEX) is a series of firefighting equipment that utilizes small amounts of water fired in high velocity bursts to put out fires. Engineer Frans Steur began IFEX GmbH in 1994.
Impulse response In simple terms, the impulse response of a system is its output when presented with a very brief signal, an impulse. While an impulse is a difficult concept to imagine, and an impossible thing in reality, it represents the limit case of a pulse made infinitely short in time while maintaining its area or integral (thus giving an infinitely high peak).
Impulse Tracker Impulse Tracker is a multi-track digital sound tracker (music sequencer) which proliferated on the DOS platform. It was authored by Jeffrey "Pulse" Lim, and demo music was done by Jeffrey Lim and Chris Jarvis.
Impulse-based turn An impulse-based turn system is a game mechanic where a game turn is broken up into a series of discreet, repeating segments, or impulses. It can be considered a fairly complex mechanic, but has been used in two games that have enjoyed long-term success: Star Fleet Battles, and Car Wars.
Impulsion Impulsion is the pushing power (thrust) of a horse, which comes from his desire to move powerfully forward with energy. However, speed does not create impulsion, and a rushing horse is more likely to be "flat" than impulsive.
Impulsion Concorde Impulsion Concorde is a French think tank on national politics created in June 2005, regrouping students and young graduates. Counting around 150 membres, it pursues the sames goals as the Fondation Concorde to which it is affiliated.
Impure ASCII Impure ASCII, also known as Impure ASCII 1940 is an ASCII art group founded in January of 1998 by two artists from Canada who went by the pseudonyms The Genocidal Servant (nicknamed tEEGE and formerly known as Incesticide) and Helter Skelter. The five original members of the group were Dark Stalker, Helter Skelter, Mystic Rage, Shypht and The Genocidal Servant.
Imputation (law) The principle of imputation or attribution reflects the general public policy underpinning the operation of the law which is that ignorantia juris non excusat, the Latin for ignorance of the law is no excuse. All laws are published and available for study in all the developed states; the content of the law is imputed to all persons who are within the jurisdiction, no matter how transiently (see presumed knowledge of the law).
Imputation (statistics) In statistics, imputation is the substitution of some value for a missing data point or a missing component of a data point. Once all missing values have been imputed, the dataset can then be analysed using standard techniques for complete data.
Imputed righteousness Imputed righteousness is a concept in Christian theology that the righteouness of Jesus Christ is credited by God's grace to the account of those who trust in the promise that the death of Jesus Christ on the cross atones for their sins. This teaching is a signature doctrine of the Lutheran and Reformed traditions of Christianity.
Impuzamugambi The Impuzamugambi (sometimes Impuza Mugambi; the 'mp' is pronounced as an 'mh'), which means "Those who have the same goal" or "Those who have a single goal" in the Kinyarwanda language, was a Hutu militia in Rwanda formed in 1992. Together with the Interahamwe militia, which formed earlier and had more members, the Impuzamugambi was responsible for many of the deaths of Tutsis and moderate Hutus during the Rwandan Genocide of 1994.
Imraguen language The Imraguen language is allegedly spoken by the tiny (thousand-strong) Imraguen fishing tribe of the Banc d'Arguin National Park on the Atlantic coast of Mauritania. According to Gerteiny (1967), it is "a strange version of Hassaniyya restructured on an AzĂŞr base", Azer being a Soninke dialect.
Imran (father of Moses) Imran is the Arabic word for the father of Moses, Miriam, and Harun. The Israeli/Jewish people are referred to as "Al Imran" (The Imrans) in the Qur'an, the third surah which is titled The House of Imran.
Imran Fadzil At the same time as Hafiz starting up the band looking for new members, Imran was taking drum lessons, Hafiz met Imran and hired him as One Buck Short's new drummer. Back at school, they used to play and record together in the same studio as Imran's drum lessons.
Imran Momina Imran Momina (aka "Emu") is a multi-dimensional pianist and a composer, who has been playing since the age of 13. His flair for arranging his own music and experimenting with melodies made him set up his own recording and mixing studio — and this is were the jam sessions took place.
Imran Sherwani Imran Sherwani (born April 9, 1962 in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire) is a former English field hockey player, who was a member of the gold medal winning Great Britain and Northern Ireland squad at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul.
Imrana Jalal Imrana Jalal, sometimes known as Patricia Jalal is a Fiji]an lawyer and activist of [[Indian descent, who serves as a human rights advisor to the United Nations Development Program and as a member of the International Commission of Jurists], a body of sixty eminent judges and lawyers, to which she was elected in [[May 2006.
Imre Kertész Imre Kertész () (born November 9, 1929) is a Jewish Hungarian author, Holocaust concentration camp survivor, and winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2002 "for writing that upholds the fragile experience of the individual against the barbaric arbitrariness of history".
Imre Madách Imre Madách (January 21, 1823, Alsósztregova, now Dolná Strehová, Slovakia - October 5, 1864, Alsósztregova) is the Hungarian author of Az ember tragédiája (The Tragedy of Man). It is a dramatic poem approximately 4000 lines long, which elaborates on ideas comparable to Goethe's Faust.
Imre Nagy Imre Nagy (June 7, 1896 – June 16 1958) was a Hungarian politician, appointed Prime Minister of Hungary on two occasions. Nagy's second term ended when his non-Soviet-backed government was brought down by Soviet invasion in the failed Hungarian Uprising of 1956, resulting in Nagy's execution on charges of treason two years later.
Imre Thököly Count Imre Thököly de Késmárk (Thököly/Tököly/Tökölli Imre in Hungarian; Imrich Tököli in Slovak; Emericq Thököly according to his most frequent signature; April 25 1657 - September 13 1705) was a Hungarian statesman, leader of an anti-Habsburg uprising, Prince of Transylvania. He was born at Kežmarok (Hungarian: Késmárk) in Royal Hungary (now Slovakia) in September 1657.
Imre Varadi Imre Varadi (born 8 July 1959, Paddington) is an English former Football player who played as a centre forward. He started out in non-league football with Letchworth before joining Sheffield United in 1978, shortly before his nineteenth birthday.
Imrich Bugár Imrich Bugár (born April 14, 1955 in Dunajská Streda) is a retired discus thrower who represented Czechoslovakia. His career highlights include an Olympic silver medal from 1980, a European Championship title from 1982 and a gold medal in the inaugural World Championships in 1983.
Imsai Arasan 23m Pulikesi Imsai Arasan 23am Pulikesi (2006) is a big-budget Tamil film directed by newcomer Chimbudeven. The film stars veteran comedian Vadivelu, Tejashree and Monica in the lead roles with Manorama and Nagesh in a critical role.
Imset In Egyptian mythology, Imsety (also transcribed Imset, Amset, sety, Mesti, and Mesta) was a funerary deity, one of the Four sons of Horus, who were associated with the canopic jars, specifically the one which contained the liver. Unlike his brothers, Imsety was not associated with any animal and was always depicted as human.
Imst (district) The Bezirk Imst is an administrative district (Bezirk) in Tyrol, Austria. It borders the district Reutte in the north, as well as Bavaria (Germany), but only very shortly, the district Innsbruck-Land in the east, South Tyrol (Italy) in the south, and the district Landeck in the west.
Imtiaz Abbasi Imtiaz Abbasi (born 6 February 1968 in Poonch (now Punch), Azad Kashmir, Pakistan) is a former cricketer who played internationally for the United Arab Emirates. A wicket-keeper, Imtiaz Abbasi made his mark in his first class debut for Karachi against Quetta in the 1998 Patron's Trophy when he held seven catches, a record for domestic Pakistani cricket.
Imugi A close relative to the Korean dragon is a native Korean mythological creature known as an Imugi (이무기). There are different stories about the Imugi: Some, for example say that they are hornless creatures resembling dragons but have been cursed, and thus were unable to become dragons.
Imulus Imulus® is a web design and interactive agency that builds integrated brand experiences for corporations. Services includes web site design, application development, corporate identity, search engine marketing and marketing communications.
Imum Coeli In astrology, the Imum Coeli (Latin for "bottom of the sky"), IC, is the point in space where the ecliptic crosses the meridian in the north, exactly opposite the Midheaven. It marks the fourth house cusp in most house systems (this is reversed in the southern hemisphere).
Imuris Imuris is a small town in the northern Mexican state of Sonora, along Mexican Federal Highway 15 - the long highway between Nogales at the USA/Mexico border and Mexico City - and the railroad line connecting Nogales and the USA into the Mexican railroad network. It is also the intersection with the eastbound section of Mexico highway 2, which heads to the state of Chihuahua and the city of Ciudad Juarez (across the Rio Grande river from El Paso, Texas).
Imus in the Morning Imus in the Morning is a daily comedy, news, and political program that revolves around the personality of Don Imus. The show is produced by WFAN and syndicated by Westwood One in the United States and airs from 5:30 to 10am.
Imus Ranch The Imus Ranch is a working cattle ranch of nearly 4,000 acres (16 km²) located in Ribera, New Mexico, 50 miles northeast of Santa Fe. It was founded in 1999 by Don Imus and his wife Deirdre as a charitable organization that seeks to ensure the continuity of the lives of children who are afflicted with cancer.

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