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Inns of Court and City Yeomanry The Inns of Court and City Yeomanry (ICCY) is a yeomanry regiment of the Territorial Army. The regiment was formed in 1961 by the amalgamation of the Inns of Court Regiment and the City of London Yeomanry (Rough Riders).
Inns of Court School of Law The Inns of Court School of Law, often abbreviated to ICSL is a legal professional training institution based in London in the heart of Gray's Inn. Up until 1999 the ICSL had a monopoly on the provision of the Bar Vocational Course, the obligatory professional training for would-be barristers in England & Wales, before they commence pupillage.
Inns of Chancery The Inns of Chancery were buildings which housed associations of lawyers in London from the late Middle Ages to the 19th century. The origins of the Inns of Chancery are obscure, but initially they may have been used by clerks in the chancery, as the Lord Chancellor's office was known.
Innsbruck Innsbruck is a city in western Austria, and the capital of the federal state of Tyrol. It is located in the Inn valley at the junction with the Wipptal (Sill River) which provides access to the Brennerpass, just about 30 km south of Innsbruck.
Innsbruck Medical University The Innsbruck Medical University (in German: Medizinische Universität Innsbruck) is a university in Innsbruck, Tyrol, Austria. It used to be a faculty of the Leopold-Franzens-Universität Innsbruck but became an independent university in 2004.
Innsbruck Observatory Innsbruck Observatory (Universitäts-Sternwarte Innsbruck) is an astronomical observatory owned and operated by the institutes of astrophysics out of the University of Innsbruck. It is located in Innsbruck, Austria.
Innsbruck-Land The Bezirk Innsbruck Land is an administrative district (Bezirk) in Tyrol, Austria. It encloses the Statutarstadt Innsbruck, and borders Bavaria (Germany) in the north, the district Schwaz in the east, South Tyrol (Italy) in the south, and the district Imst in the west.
Innu-aimun Innu-aimun or Montagnais is an Algonquian language spoken by over 16,500 people, called the Innu, in Labrador and Quebec in Eastern Canada. It is a member of the Cree-Montagnais-Naskapi dialect continuum and is spoken in various dialects depending on the community.
Innuendo (band) Innuendo is a Malaysian band formed in 1992 when a love for R&B and Soul music brought Reymee bin Mohamed Hussein (born on November 15, 1976), and Ahmad Tajuddin Bin Mohamed Tahir (born on August 27, 1974) and Saiful bin Omar (born on November 1, 1971) together.
Innumeracy (book) Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and its Consequences is a 1989 book by mathematician John Allen Paulos about "innumeracy" (a portmanteau of numerical illiteracy) in society. It was a New York Times bestseller.
Innviertel The Innviertel (literally German for the Inn quarter or district) is an Austrian region south-east of the Inn river, belonging to the state of Upper Austria and bordering the German state of Bavaria. The other three quarters of Upper Austria are Hausruckviertel, MĂĽhlviertel, and Traunviertel.
Ino (Greek mythology) In Greek mythology Ino was a mortal queen of Thebes, the second wife of Athamas, the mother of Learches and Melicertes, daughter of Cadmus and Harmonia and stepmother of Phrixus and Helle. She was one of the three sisters of Semele: Agave, Autonoe and Ino, who was a surrogate for the divine nurses of Dionysus: "Ino was a primordial Dionysian woman, nurse to the god and a divine maenad" (Kerenyi 1976:246).
Inocenţiu Micu-Klein Inocenţiu Micu-Klein (1692—1768) was a Romanian Greek-Catholic Bishop of Blaj who played an instrumental role in the establishment of national rights for Romanians in Transylvania (part of the Habsburg Monarchy at the time of his life).
Inocente Carreño Inocente Carreño, was born in Porlamar, Margarita Island, Venezuela, December 28,1919. Carreño was Professor of Theory and Solmization at the José Angel Lamas Superior Music School for thirty years, and for twenty-five years was a horn player in the Venezuela Symphony orchestra.
Inoculation Inoculation, originally Variolation, is a method of purposefully infecting a person with smallpox (Variola) in a controlled manner so as to minimise the severity of the infection and also to induce immunity against further infection. It preceded vaccination and is separate from it, though today the terms inoculation, vaccination and immunisation are used more or less interchangeably and popularly refer to the process of artificial induction of immunity against various infectious diseases.
Inoculation loop An inoculation loop (sometimes called a smear loop or inoculation wand) is a simple tool used mainly by microbiologists to retrieve an inoculum from a culture of microorganisms. Its tip is a wire made of platinum or nichrome, the latter being inferior but less expensive.
Inocybe Inocybe is a large, complex genus of mushrooms. Members of Inocybe are mycorrhizal, and some evidence shows that the high degree of speciation in the genus is due to adaptation to different trees and perhaps even local environments.
Inokashira-koen Station Inokashira-koen Station (井の頭公園駅) is one stop from Kichijōji on the Keio Inokashira Line to Shibuya. The station is a local train stop, but express trains tend to halt during the spring blossom viewing festival.
Inoke Kubuabola Ratu Inoke Kubuabola is a Fijian politician who served as Leader of the Opposition in 1999 and 2000. He became leader of the Fijian Political Party (Soqosoqo ni Vakavulewa ni Taukei, or SVT) following its defeat in the 1999 election and the subsequent resignation of its leader, the defeated Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka, from Parliament.
Inokom Inokom Corp Bhd is a Malaysian manufacturer of light commercial vehicles and small passenger vehicles. The Inokom Atos, Inokom Getz, and Inokom Matrix are rebadged models of Hyundai's Atos, Getz and Matrix, respectively.
Inonge Mbikusita-Lewanika Princess Inonge Mbikusita-Lewanika (born 10 July 1943, Senanga) is a senior Zambian politician currently serving as Ambassador of the Republic of Zambia to the United States of America. She presented her credentials to U.
Inor language Inor (), sometimes called Ennemor, is a Semitic language spoken in central Ethiopia, mainly within the Gurage Zone in the Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples Region, and by speakers of the language who have settled in Ethiopian cities, especially Addis Ababa. In addition to the morphological complexity that is common to all Semitic languages, Inor exhibits the very complex morphophonology characteristic of West Gurage languages.
Inoran Inoran (b. September 29, 1970) - birth name Kiyonobu Inoue but sometimes also referred to as Shinobu Inoue (井上清信, both names of kanji are the same), is a Japanese rock musician from Hadano, Kanagawa Prefecture.
Inorganic compounds by element This page aims to list concisely all of the common inorganic and organometallic compounds of each element, whether or not they have an existing page. These are compounds that may warrant their own individual pages.
Inorganic chemistry Inorganic chemistry is the branch of chemistry concerned with the properties and behavior of inorganic compounds. This field covers all chemical compounds except the myriad organic compounds (compounds containing C-H bonds), which are the subjects of organic chemistry.
Inorganic ions Inorganic ions in animals and plants are ions necessary for vital cellular activity. In body tissues, ions are also known as electrolytes, essential for the electrical activity needed to support muscle contractions and neuron activation.
Inorganic nanotube An inorganic nanotube is a cylindrical molecule often composed of metal oxides, and morphologically similar to a carbon nanotube. Inorganic nanotubes have been observed to occur naturally in some mineral deposits Harris, P.
Inosea Inosea is a tablet-form stomach remedy manufactured by Sato Pharmaceutical Company, Ltd. The active ingredients are (according to the label): Scopolia Extract, Atractylodes Lancea Dried Extract, Diasmen SS, and Lipase AP6.
Inositol Inositol, or cis-1,2,3,5-trans-4,6-cyclohexanehexol, is a carbocyclic polyalcohol that plays an important role as the structural basis for a number of secondary messengers in eukaryotic cells, including inositol phosphates, phosphatidylinositol (PI) and phosphatidylinositol phosphate (PIP) lipids. It is found in many foods, particularly in cereals with high bran content.
Inositol pentakisphosphate Inositol pentakisphosphate (abbreviated IP5) is a molecule derived from Inositol tetrakisphosphate by adding a phosphate group with the help of the "Inositol polyphosphate multikinase" (IPMK). It is believed to be one of the many second messengers in the inositol phosphate family.
Inositol triphosphate Inositol trisphosphate or inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate (also commonly known as triphosphoinositol; abbreviated InsP3 or IP3), together with diacylglycerol, is a second messenger molecule used in signal transduction in biological cells. It is made by hydrolysis of phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate, a phospholipid that is located in the plasma membrane, by phospholipase C.
Inositol triphosphate receptor Inositol trisphosphate receptor (IP3R) is a membrane glycoprotein complex acting as Ca2+ channel activated by inositol trisphosphate (IP3). It has a broad tissue distribution but is especially abundant in the cerebellum.
Inotek Inotek Pharmaceuticals is a biotech company which recently started enrolling patients for its phase II trial for its compound IND-001, for the prevention of cardiac necrosis. INO-1001 is a potent inhibitor of PARP.
Inoue Daisuke Inoue Daisuke invented the karaoke machine in 1971 but never bothered to patent it, losing his chance to become one of Japan's richest men. For a man who lost out on one of music's biggest paychecks, Daisuke is surprisingly still blessed with a good sense of humour.
Inoue Genzaburō Inoue Genzaburō (井上 源三郎) (April 4, 1829 - January 29, 1868) was born in Bushu (present day East Tokyo). He was the captain of the sixth unit captain of the Shinsengumi which were a special police force for the Tokugawa regime.
Inoue Tetsujiro Inoue Tetsujirō (Japanese: 井上哲次郎; 1855–1944) was a Japanese philosopher who condemned Christianity as incompatible with Japanese culture and considered its followers "inherently disloyal" to Japan.
Inowrocław Voivodeship Inowrocław Voivodeship (Polish: województwo inowrocławskie) was a unit of administrative division and local government in Poland from 14th century to the partitions of Poland in 1772-1795. It was part of Kuyavia region and the Greater Poland province.
Inprecor Inprecor is a multilingual monthly Marxist magazine published by the reunified Fourth International. Its name is a contraction of International Press Correspondance and indicates that the magazine translates articles and letters from revolutionaries around the world.
Inpress Inpress is a free weekly tabloid-sized music magazine (street press) that is released in Melbourne, Geelong and Mornington Peninsula areas of Victoria, Australia. The magazine is published by Street Press Australia and is released every Wednesday.
Input Input is the term denoting either an entrance or changes which are inserted into a system and which activate/modify a process. It is an abstract concept, used in the modeling, system(s) design and system(s) exploitation.
Input kludge In computer programming an input kludge is software that fails in handling simple user input. For example, if the program accepts free text input from the user, an ad hoc algorithm will mishandle many combinations of legal and illegal input strings.
Input lag Input lag is a phenomenon associated with some types of LCD displays that refers to latency, or lag measured by the difference between the time a signal is inputted into a display and the time it is shown by the display. This lag time has been measured as high as 65ms, or the equivalent of 3-4 frames on a 60Hz display.
Input mask An input mask often refers to a string expression that a developer defines, which governs what is allowed to be entered into a typical edit box. It can be said to be a template, or set format that entered data must conform to, mainly used for the purposes of data integrity by preventing transcription errors.
Input method editor An input method editor (IME) is a program or operating system component that allows computer users to enter characters and symbols not found on their keyboard. This, for instance, allows the user of a Western keyboard to input Chinese, Japanese, Korean and Indic characters.
Input Output Buffer Information Specification IBIS (Input Output Buffer Information Specification) is a method of providing information about the input/output buffers of an integrated circuit to the outside world. It is an EIA (Electronic Industries Alliance) standard.
Input selection In mathematical modelling and system identification, the term input selection is used to denote the process of selecting those inputs which are most relevant in describing the output. The inputs which are retained after the input selection process are those that are used for the actual modelling.
Input-output model The Input-output model of economics uses a matrix representation of a nation's (or a region's) economy to predict the effect of changes in one industry on others and by consumers, government, and foreign suppliers on the economy. Wassily Leontief (1906-1999) is credited with the development of this analysis.
Input/output In computing, input/output, or I/O, is the collection of interfaces that different functional units (sub-systems) of an information processing system use to communicate with each other, or the signals (information) sent through those interfaces. Inputs are the signals received by the unit, and outputs are the signals sent from it.
InPhonic InPhonic Inc (NASDAQ: INPC) is a company that sells wireless services and devices online, both through its electronic commerce site Wirefly and through private labeled websites it creates and manages for online retailers. InPhonic was founded and is headed by David Steinberg.
Inquiline An inquiline is an animal that lives commensally in the nest, burrow, or dwelling place of an animal of another species. For example, some organisms such as insects may live in the homes of gophers and feed on debris, fungi, roots, etc.
Inquirer Compact The Inquirer Compact is one of two trimmed-down versions of the Philippine Daily Inquirer, the other being the Inquirer Libre. The Inquirer Compact, unlike the Inquirer broadsheet, is printed in the compact format, and unlike the Inquirer Libre, is not free of charge.
Inquirer Libre The Inquirer Libre is a free (libre is Filipino for free), bilingual (Filipino and English) tabloid published in the Philippines. It is published by the Philippine Daily Inquirer and is considered a trimmed-down version of the Inquirer broadsheet for use while on public transport.
Inquiries Act 2005 The Inquiries Act 2005 came into effect in the United Kingdom on June 7, 2005. According to the British government, the Act "is designed to provide a framework under which future inquiries, set up by Ministers into events that have caused or have potential to cause public concern, can operate effectively to deliver valuable and practicable recommendations in reasonable time and at a reasonable cost.
Inquiries into Human Faculty and Its Development Inquiries into Human Faculty and Its Development is an 1883 book by Francis Galton, in which he covers a variety of psychological phenomena and their subsequent measurement. In this text he also references the idea of eugenics and coined the term for the first time (though he had published his ideas without the name many years earlier).
Inquiry Inquiry is any proceeding or process that has the aim of augmenting knowledge, resolving doubt, or solving a problem. A theory of inquiry is an account of the various types of inquiry and a treatment of the ways that each type of inquiry achieves its aim.
Inquiry education Inquiry education (sometimes known as the inquiry method) is a student-centered method of education focused on asking questions. Students are encouraged to ask questions which are meaningful to them, and which do not necessarily have easy answers; teachers are encouraged to avoid giving answers when this is possible, and in any case to avoid giving direct answers in favor of asking more questions.
Inquiry-based instruction Inquiry-based instruction is a teaching technique in which teachers create situations in which students are to solve problems. Lessons are designed so that students make connections to previous knowledge, bring their own questions to learning, investigate to satisfy their own questions and design ways to try out their ideas.
Inquiry-based science Inquiry-based science is a method of teaching science where students learn science by using similar methods, attitudes and skills as scientists do when they are conducting scientific research. Students get to act like 'mini researches.
Inquisition Inquisition (capitalized I) is broadly used, to refer to things related to judgment of heresy by the Catholic Church. It can mean an ecclesiastical tribunal or institution from the Roman Catholic Church for combating or suppressing heresy, a number of historical expurgation movements against heresy (orchestrated by the Roman Catholic Church), or the trial conducted against a heretic.
Inquisition (band) Inquisition was a hardcore punk band from Richmond, Virginia. They significantly influenced the local scene, and several members went on to form other seminal bands such as Strike Anywhere, River City High, and Ann Beretta.
Inquisition (Warhammer 40,000) The Inquisition (aka The Holy Orders of the Emperor's Inquisition) is a secret organisation in the Warhammer 40,000 universe. They act as the secret police of the Imperium, hunting down any and all threats to the stability of the God-Emperor's realm.
Inquisitor An inquisitor was an official in an inquisition, an organisation or program intended to eliminate heresy and other things frowned on by the Roman Catholic Church. Literally, an inquisitor is one who "searches out" or "inquires" (Latin inquirere < quaerere, "to seek").
Inquisitor (Doctor Who) The Inquisitor is a fictional character in the long-running British science fiction television series, Doctor Who. She played a central role in The Trial of a Time Lord, the story which spanned the whole fourteen episodes comprising Season 23 of the series.
Inquisitor (game) Inquisitor is a tabletop miniatures game based in Games Workshop's Warhammer 40,000 Universe. Whereas Warhammer 40,000 is based on squad based tactical warfare, Inquisitor focuses on a small group of adventurers and plays a bit like a Role-playing game.
Inquisitor (software) Inquisitor is a freeware Cocoa application for Mac OS X developed by David Watanabe. It replaces the Google search bar in Safari or Camino with a predictive-typing feature that can be used for the Google search engine, as well as other sites like a9.
Inquisitorial system An inquisitorial system is a legal system where the court or a part of the court is actively involved in determining the facts of the case, as opposed to an adversarial system where the role of the court is solely that of an impartial referee between parties. Inquisitorial systems are used in most countries in Western Europe and Latin America.
Inquisitorius (Star Wars) The Inquisitorius was a secret division of Imperial Intelligence instituted after the Clone Wars and the rise of the Empire which consisted of dark side Force-sensitive agents known as Inquisitors. These Inquisitors were considered the highest ranking of the Emperor's dark side adepts, outranking the Emperor's Hands, Emperor's Mages, Emperor's Royal Guard, and lesser Dark Jedi.
InQuest Gamer InQuest Gamer is a prominent monthly gaming magazine. Originally, the magazine was named InQuest and focused solely on collectible card games; InQuest, along with its competitor Scrye, were the two major CCG magazines.
InQuire inQuire is the University of Kent's Student Union newspaper, originally founded in 1975. The newspaper was originally known as KRED, the letters standing for Keynes, Rutherford, Eliot and Darwin, the University's four colleges.
Inrush current Inrush current or input surge current refers to the maximum, instantaneous input current drawn by an electrical device when first turned on. For example, incandescent light bulbs have high inrush currents until their filaments warm up and their resistance increases.
Insane Clown Posse The Insane Clown Posse (ICP) is an American horrorcore/hip hop/rapcore duo originally from Wayne, Michigan, consisting of Violent J (Joseph Bruce) and Shaggy 2 Dope (Joseph Utsler). They almost always display themselves in character in full black and white "evil clown" makeup that could be compared to the corpse paint of black metal musicians or the makeup of the rock group KISS.
Insane Crips The Insane Crips are a Crip gang located on the Eastside of Long Beach, California and very well may be the largest Crips gang in Long Beach. The gang also refers to themselves as "The I" and since the gangs' number is 21, they are also called "The 21s".
Insane Deuces The Insane Deuces are a street gang composed of mostly Hispanics but also include, African-Americans, though they do allow all races to join. The Insane Deuces are said to be the one of the more violent and numerous gangs in both Chicago and Aurora Illinois.
Insane in the Membrane "Insane in the Membrane" is the ninety-seventh episode of the animated series Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2003). This episode did not air on US affiliates of 4KidsTV because the content of the episode was deemed too graphic in nature.
Insaniquarium Insaniquarium is a computer game in which players strive to keep virtual fish alive, collect coins and other precious objects, and gather upgrades, all while defending their peaceful fishtank against vicious fish-eating aliens. Players gain helpful pets along the way that do various things, like attacking the alien threat, or helping keep their fish fed.
Insanity defense In a criminal trial, the insanity defenses are possible defenses by excuse, via which defendants may argue that they should not be held criminally liable for breaking the law, as they were mentally ill at the time of their allegedly criminal actions. It is important to note that the legal definition of "insane" in this context is quite different from the psychiatric definitions of "mentally ill".
Insatiability Insatiability (Polish: Nienasycenie) is the only major novel by the Polish writer, dramatist, philosopher, painter and photographer, Stanisław Ignacy Witkiewicz. It was written in 1927 and first published in 1930.
Insatiable (pornographic movie) Insatiable is a classic pornographic movie released in 1980, at the close of the era of 'porn chic' in the US. It starred Marilyn Chambers and was directed by Stu Segall (credited as "Godfrey Daniels").
Inscape Design College Inscape Design College, located in South Africa, is registered with the Department of Education as a private higher education institution under the Higher Education Act of 1997. inscape is one of the oldest privately-owned, multi disciplinary design colleges in South Africa, and is celebrating its 25th year of excistance in 2006.
Inscribe In geometry, an inscribed planar shape or solid is one that is enclosed by and "fits snugly" inside another geometric shape or solid. Specifically, there must be no object similar to the inscribed object but larger and also enclosed by the outer figure.
Insect Insects (Class Insecta) are a major group of arthropods and the most diverse group of animals on the Earth, with around 925,000 described species — more than all other animal groups combined . Insects may be found in nearly all environments on the planet, although only a small number of species occur in the oceans where crustaceans tend to predominate instead.
Insect class gunboat The Insect class patrol boats (or Large China Gunboats: the Fly class were Small China Gunboats) were a class of small but well-armed Royal Navy ships designed for use in shallow rivers or inshore. They were intended for use on the Danube (the name was to disguise their function).
Insect collecting Insect collecting is historically a widespread, essential predecessor of scientific entomology and at the same time the formerly popular (until the mid-20th century) educational hobby of collecting insects, that has left traces in European cultural history, literature and songs (e.g.
Insect evolution The relationships of insects to other animal groups remain unclear. Although more traditionally grouped with millipedes and centipedes, evidence has emerged favouring closer evolutionary ties with the crustaceans.
Insect flight Over the past several million years, flying insects have evolved some remarkable flight characteristics and abilities, superior in many ways to anything created by mankind. Even our understanding of the aerodynamics of flexible, flapping wings and how insects fly is imperfect.
Insect from Shaggai An Insect from Shaggai is a member of a fictional alien race (also known as the Shan) in the Cthulhu Mythos. The being was created by British author Ramsey Campbell, who was inspired by a similar creature in H.
Insect Habitat The Insect Habitat was a science payload intended for the International Space Station as part of the Space Station Biological Research Program (SSBRP). The insect research element of the program was managed by the Canadian Space Agency, and the prime contractor for the Insect Habitat was Routes AstroEngineering, of Ottawa, Ontario.
Insect Queen (Amalgam Comics) Insect Queen is the alter ego of Mary Jane Watson and an Amalgam Comics superhero created by writer Karl Kesel and artist Mike Wieringo. She first appeared in the comic book Spider-Boy #1 (April 1996), with a cover drawn by Karl Kesel.
Insect repellent An insect repellent is a substance applied to skin, clothing, or other surfaces which discourages insects (and arthropods in general) from landing or climbing on that surface. There are also insect repellent products available based on sound production, particularly ultrasound (inaudibly high frequency sounds).
Insect sting allergy Insect sting allergy is the term commonly given to the allergic response of an animal in response to the bite or sting of an insect. Typically insects which generate allergic responses are either stinging insects (wasps, bees,hornets and ants) or biting insects (mosquitos, tics, bugs).
Insect trap Insect traps can be used to monitor or directly reduce insect populations. They typically use a food, visual lures, chemical attractants and pheromones that do not injure other animals or humans or result in residues on foods or feeds.
Insect wing Insect wings are outgrowths of the insect exoskeleton that enable insects to fly. They are found on the second and third thoracic segments (the mesothorax and metathorax), and the two pairs are often referred to as the forewings and hindwings, respectively, though a few insects lack hindwings, even rudiments.
Insectary plants Insectary plants is a term used by the organics farming movement to describe plants that attract insects. As such, beneficial insectary plants are intentionally introduced into an ecosystem to increase pollen resources and nectar resources required by the natural enemies of unfriendly, harmful or unwanted insect pests.
Insecticons Insecticons is the name given to a sub-group of fictional characters in the Transformers Universes, referred to as Insectrons in the Japanese version. The name was also used for two fictional characters in the Transformers Universes.
Insectivora The order Insectivora (from Latin insectum "insect" and vorare "to eat") or Lipotyphla is a biological clade within the class of mammals. In the past the clade was used as a scrapbasket for a variety of small to very small, relatively unspecialised, insectivorous mammals.
Insectoid Insectoid denotes any creature or object that shares a similar body or traits with common earth insects. Insectoids are commonly found in science fiction; in this context, the term is usually a literal combination of "insect" and "humanoid"--i.
Insecula Insecula: L'encyclopédie des arts et de l'architecture is a French language art website containing images and descriptions of thousands of works of art from major museums and collections in France and elsewhere, including the Louvre, the Musée d'Orsay, the Palace of Versailles, the Centre Pompidou, the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the MoMA. The site's homepage says that it represents seven years of work.
Insei An insei is an official student in Japan studying Go, seeking to become a professional player. Insei study at the Nihon Ki-in (Japanese Go Institute), and once a year 3-4 players who qualify in the yearly qualification tournament become professional players.
Insektors Insektors was a 1994 animated TV series about a war between two tribes of anthropomorphic insects, the Joyces (an airborne, brightly coloured race) and the Yuks (a dank, dark race fixated on keeping their furnaces burning in order to survive). Made in a small studio, Fantome, in France, it was the 1994 recipient of a "Children and Young People" Emmy Award.
Insen Insen is the second album in an ongoing collaboration between Japanese composer, Ryuichi Sakamoto and German electronic artist Carsten Nicolai, here credited as Alva Noto. The album's core sound is a blend of Sakamoto's impressionist piano melodies and Nicolai's digitally processed beats and sounds.

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