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5 Pin billiards The game estern to 5 birilli currently plays on billiards of measures standard cm 284 x cm 142 unprovided of holes and with three biglie of equal diameter of the colors white man, red yellow and. Of the 3 the white woman and the yellow are those used from the players while that red one has the bullet function.
5 Rue Christine 5 Rue Christine (also known as 5RC) is an Olympia, Washington based independent record label, formed as a spin off from the Kill Rock Stars label in 1997. Today, it has become a premier label for experimental rock bands.
5 s's The 5 S’s refer to five Japanese words: Seiri, Seiton, Seiso, Seiketsu, and Shitsuke (Saferpak) which are used to improve the working environment. The process includes sorting, setting in order, shining, standardizing, and sustaining.
5 Tauri 5 Tauri (5 Tau) is a star in the constellation Taurus. The mostly obscure proper name is Birhan Isat or Berhan Esat, meaning "Light of [the] Fire" in Ge'ez, or simply Berhan for "Light" or Esat for "Fire".
5 Whys The 5 Whys is a technique developed by Sakichi Toyoda which later was used within Toyota Motor Corporation during the evolution of their manufacturing methodologies. It is a critical component of problem solving training delivered as part of the induction into the Toyota Production System.
5 World Trade Center World Trade Center 5 was a 9-story low-rise office building built 1970-1972 at New York City's World Trade Center. It suffered severe damage and partial collapse on its upper floors as a result of the September 11, 2001 attacks.
5 yen coin The 5 yen coin is one denomination of Japanese yen. The current design was first minted in 1959 using Japanese characters knows as the "new script", and were also minted from 1949-1958 using "old-script" Japanese characters.
5 Years in a Livetime 5 Years in a LIVEtime is the second home video release by Dream Theater. The video contains a mix of concert footage, promotional video clips, and behind-the-scenes and interview footage from the five years in between the release of their last home video, Live in Tokyo, and this video.
5' cap The 5' cap is a specially altered dinucleotide end to the 5' end of precursor messenger RNA as found in eukaryotes. The process of 5' capping is vital to creating mature messenger RNA which is then able to undergo translation.
5-1-1 5-1-1, initially designated for road weather information, is a transit and traffic information telephone hotline in some regions of the United States. Travelers can dial the three-digit number 511 on traditional landline telephones and many mobile phones.
5-alpha-reductase inhibitor 5α-reductase inhibitors (or 5-alpha-reductase inhibitors) are a group of drugs with antiandrogenic activity, used in the treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia and androgenic (or androgenetic) alopecia. These drugs decrease the levels of available 5α-reductase prior to testosterone binding with the enzyme, thus reducing levels of dihydrotestosterone that derives from such a bond.
5-Aminolevulinic acid 5-Aminolevulinic acid is a precursor molecule of haemoglobin, naturally occurring, that elicits synthesis and accumulation of fluorescent porphyrins (protoporphyrin IX) in epithelia and neoplastic tissues, among them malignant gliomas. It is used to visualise tumorous tissue in neurosurgical procedures.
5-Azacytidine 5-Azacytidine or 5-aza-2’-deoxycytidine is a chemical analogue of the cytosine nucleoside used in DNA and RNA. Cells in the presence of 5-azacytidine incorporate it into DNA during replication and RNA during transcription.
5-Bromo-4-chloro-3-indolyl phosphate 5-Bromo-4-chloro-3-indolyl phosphate (BCIP) is used in immunology for sensitive detection of alkaline phosphatase with nitro blue tetrazolium chloride (NBT). NBT serves as the oxidant (and gives also dark blue dye) and BCIP is the AP-substrate.
5-Dehydro-m-xylylene 5-dehydro-m-xylylene, alternatively known as 5-dehydro-1,3-quinodimethane or DMX, is an aromatic organic triradical and the first known organic molecule to violate Hund's Rule. Its electronic ground state is an "open-shell doublet" rather than a quartet; that is, it contains three low-spin coupled unpaired electrons in three singly occupied molecular orbitals.
5-HT receptor In the field of neurochemistry, 5-HT receptors are receptors for the neurotransmitter and peripheral signal mediator serotonin, also known as 5-hydroxytryptamine or 5-HT. 5-HT receptors are located on the cell membrane of nerve cells and other cell types including smooth muscle in animals, and mediate the effects of serotonin as the endogenous ligand and of a broad range of pharmaceutical and hallucinogenic drugs.
5-HT2A receptor In human anatomy, the 5-HT2A receptor is a subtype of the 5-HT2 receptor which belongs to the serotonin receptor family and is a G protein coupled receptor. Activation of this receptor has a generally excitatory effect on most regions of the brain, although it may also have an inhibitory effect on certain areas such as the visual cortex.
5-HT3 The 5-HT3 are ligand-gated cation channel receptors, a unique property in the 5-HT receptor family. Their structure is a 4-TM homopentameric structure consisting of α-subunits and a β-subunit with the possibility though of a heteropentameric structure existing instead.
5-HT3 receptor The 5-HT3 receptor is a member of the superfamily of ligand-gated ion channels, a family that also includes the neuronal nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs), and the inhibitory neurotransmitter receptors for GABA (both GABA<SUB>A</SUB> and GABA<SUB>C</SUB> receptors) and glycine.Maricq AV et al.
5-Hydroxytryptophan 5-Hydroxytryptophan or 5-HTP is a naturally-occurring amino acid, a precursor to the neurotransmitter serotonin and an intermediate in tryptophan metabolism. It is marketed in the United States and other countries as a dietary supplement for use as an antidepressant, appetite suppressant, and sleep aid.
5-in-1 ration The 5-in-1 ration was a United States army ration used from 1942 to the early 1950's throughout and after World War II. It was developed by the SR&DL to allow small groups of soldiers or large groups divided into multiple units to cook meals without the need of complex kitchen utensils or cooking skill.
5-Methyltetrahydrofolate-homocysteine methyltransferase 5-Methyltetrahydrofolate-homocysteine methyltransferase or (MTR) is an enzyme responsible for the production of methionine from homocysteine. MTR forms part of the S-adenosyl methionine cycle and is also called methionine synthase.
5-Nitro-2-propoxyaniline 5-Nitro-2-propoxyaniline, also known as P-4000 and UltrasĂĽss, is one of the strongest sweet-tasting substances known, about 4,000 times the intensity of sucrose. It is an orange solid that is only slightly soluble in water.
5-UCO The 5-UCO (5-Unit Controlled)Ralph Erskine, "The 1933 Naval BRUSA Agreement and its Aftermath", Cryptologia 30(1), January 2006 pp14–15 was an on-line one-time tape Vernam cipher encryption system developed by the UK during World War II for use on teletype circuits. During the 1950s, it was used by the UK and US for liaison on cryptanalysis.
5"/54 caliber Mark 45 gun The 5 Inch/54-caliber (Mk 45) lightweight gun is a modern naval artillery gun mount consisting of a 5 inch (127 mm) L54 Mark 19 gun on the Mark 45 mount. It is designed to be used against surface warships, for anti-aircraft use and shore bombardment to support amphibious operations.
5, Rue SĂ©same 5, Rue SĂ©same is a French language children's television series based on the American show Sesame Street, aired by France 5. This series is the second Sesame Workshop co-production for France, which originally aired 1, rue Sesame.
5/42 Evzones Regiment The 5/42 Evzones Regiment or 42nd Regiment (Greek: 5/42 Σύνταγμα Εύζωνων or 42° Σύνταγμα) was an elite Evzones regiment of the Hellenic Army. Renowned for its fighting prowess, during the Greco-Turkish War, the unit earned the nickname Setan Asker ("Army of Satan") from their Turkish adversaries.
50 Cent: Bulletproof 50 Cent: Bulletproof is a video game which is currently available on the PlayStation 2 and Xbox platforms. The game was reworked into a PlayStation Portable version and titled 50 Cent: Bulletproof G Unit Edition, with a top-down perspective.
50 Films to See Before You Die 50 Films to See Before You Die was a programme shown on Channel 4 on Saturday 22 July, 2006, to celebrate the relaunch of Film4 as a free-to-air channel available to digital terrestrial homes in the United Kingdom. It consisted of a countdown of, as the name suggests, a list of 50 films to see before you die, compiled by various film critics, experts and personalities.
50 Foot Wave 50 Foot Wave is an American alternative rock band, formed in 2003. The band is fronted by Kristin Hersh, who writes the group's songs with collaborative efforts from the other group members in composing and arranging the music.
50 goals in 50 games 50 goals in 50 games refers to the act of scoring 50 goals in the first 50 games of a National Hockey League season. Scoring fifty goals in fifty (or fewer) games in the NHL is a renowned achievement, widely considered the true bench mark of the greatest goal scorers.
50 Greatest Cartoons The 50 Greatest Cartoons: As Selected by 1,000 Animation Professionals was a 1994 book by animation historian Jerry Beck that compiled a list of the 50 greatest animated cartoons of all-time as voted upon by those in the animation industry.
50 Greatest Game Shows of All Time (TV Guide) The 50 Greatest Game Shows of All Time was a list compiled by TV Guide, which included the 50 greatest American game shows ever. The detailed list with summaries was the cover story on the January 27, 2001 issue of the magazine.
50 Greatest Players in NBA History [50 Greatest Players in National Basketball Association] History (also referred to as the NBA's 50th Anniversary All-Time Team) were chosen in [[1996 in sports|1996 on the occasion of the fiftieth anniversary of the founding of the National Basketball Association (NBA) to comprise the fifty best and most influential players of the first half-century of the NBA, with respect not only to performance at the professional level but in consideration of sportsmanship, team leadership, and contributions to the growth of basketball and irrespective of positions played; only players to have played at least a portion of their careers in the NBA were eligible for selection. Selected and announced in conjunction with the 50th anniversary team were a list of the ten best head coaches and ten best single season teams in NBA history.
50 Home Run Club In Major League Baseball, the 50 Home Run Club is an informal term applied to the group of players who have hit 50 or more home runs in a single season. The 50 Home Run Club was "founded" by Babe Ruth in 1920.
50 m Pistol 50 m Pistol (formerly called Free Pistol) is one of the ISSF shooting events. It provides the purest precision shooting among the pistol events, and is one of the oldest shooting types, dating back to the 19th century and only having seen marginal rule changes since the 1930s.
50 m Rifle 50 m Rifle (formerly called Free Rifle for men, Standard Rifle and Sport Rifle for women) is a miniature version of 300 m Rifle where competitors shoot over a shorted distance using rifles of smaller caliber (.22), while the program is the same.
50 Pence 50 Pence, the pseudonym of Liam Don (born January 14, 1986 in Germany), is an artist spoofing Queens New York's hip hop star 50 Cent, based in Watford, England. He is known for parodying 50 Cent's singles by replacing the songs' various subjects with his rhymes about British pub culture,
50 States in 50 Days On Sunday, July 17, 2005, ESPN's SportsCenter debuted a segment called "50 States in 50 Days." Each day, for 50 days of the summer of 2005, a SportsCenter anchor traveled to a different state to discover anything and everything sports and what that particular state had to offer: people, history, and events - from the large scale (such as the Yankees-Red Sox Rivalry in Massachusetts) to the much more obscure (such as cardboard boat racing in Arkansas).
50 to a Pound "50 to a Pound" is the 2nd single to be taken from the debut album First Comes First by Kingston upon Hull band The Paddingtons, released on 11 July, 2005. It is their 3rd single in total, "21" being their debut which was later re-recorded for the album.
50 Tracks: The Canadian Version 50 Tracks: The Canadian Version was a Canadian radio series, which aired across Canada on CBC Radio One in 2005. The show, hosted by Jian Ghomeshi, was a competition to determine the 50 most essential songs in Canadian pop music history.
50 Years 50 Shows 50 Years 50 Shows was a television special to mark 50 years of television in Australia. Broadcast on Sunday 25 September 2005 on the Nine Network and hosted by Eddie McGuire, the special counted down the top 50 greatest Australian television programmes.
50 Years 50 Stars 50 Years 50 Stars was a television special to mark 50 years of television in Australia. Hosted by Mike Munro and broadcasted on Sunday 10 September, 2006 on the Nine Network, the special counted down the top 50 greatest Australian television personalities.
50-metre arc In Australian rules football, the 50-metre arc is one of the arcs that exist at each end of the ground, 50m from the goal line. On AFL grounds, the arcs are coloured (blue at one end, and red at the other) with a thinner white edge, and are broken twice at the flanks with a number 50 pained in each gap; on suburban grounds, the arcs are simply white and unlabelled.
50,000 Fall Fans Can't Be Wrong 50,000 Fall Fans Can't Be Wrong – 39 Golden Greats is a greatest hits album released by The Fall in 2004. It was the group's first career-spanning compilation, with a selection of songs from the 1978 EP Bingo-Master's Break-Out!
50,000,000 Elvis Fans Can't Be Wrong 50,000,000 Elvis Fans Can't Be Wrong: Elvis' Gold Records - Volume 2 was a 1959 compilation of Elvis Presley's early hits, and is considered to be one of the most successful and influential compilation albums of all time.
500 (outdoor game) 500 is a competitive, outdoor game for 3+ people that is typically played with a baseball, football, or flying disc. One person is designated as the thrower, and stands a good distance away from the rest of the group.
500 Brigade The Israeli Armor Corps 500 Brigade, also known as the Kfir Formation, was a regular-service brigade which existed from 1972 to 2003. It was originally composed of three battalions: the Romach (429), Se'ara (430), and Gur (433) battalions.
500 home run club In Major League Baseball, the 500 home run club is an informal term applied to the group of players who have hit 500 or more career home runs. In general, the 500th home run is not a surprise, as the player has been approaching the mark for some time.
500 Series Shinkansen The 500 Series Shinkansen are the fastest, most powerful and most expensive trainsets yet to run on Japan's Shinkansen high-speed rail network. They are designed to be capable of 320 km/h (200 mph) although they currently operate at a maximum of 300 km/h (186 mph) in service.
5000 Volts 5000 Volts is the name of a British disco recording act which achieved success throughout Europe during the 1970s. The group consisted of vocalists Tina Charles and Martin Jay, with a changing group of session musicians.
500mg 500mg is the psychedelic rock/fuzz rock/acid rock solo-project of Michael Gibbons of the band Bardo Pond. Only one LP to his name, Vertical Approach, 500mg quickly found an affluential title in being one of the better-known releases from the musical New Weird America movement.
501 Marquette 501 Marquette is a 19-story highrise in Minneapolis, Minnesota which was the tallest commercial building in the city from the time it was completed in 1915 until the Foshay Tower was built in 1929. It was built for the First National Bank of Minneapolis, a predecessor of today's U.
501 Tech Clubs 501 Tech Clubs are informal regional groups in the United States for people who are interested in nonprofit technology. They are organized under the auspices of the Nonprofit Technology Enterprise Network(NTEN), which hosts a web page and email groups for the Tech Clubs, helps to promote events and recruit members, and shares information among the organizers in each region.
501(c) 501(c) is a subsection of the United States Internal Revenue Code (), which lists 28 types of non-profit organizations exempt from certain federal taxes. Sections 503-505 list the requirements for attaining such exemptions.
501st Combat Support Wing The 501st Combat Support Wing (501 CSW) is a United States Air Force unit at RAF Mildenhall in the United Kingdom. It is responsible for the administration and operation of the various smaller Air Force units scattered across the UK that are considered geographically separated from the main Air Force bases at RAF Mildenhall and RAF Lakenheath.
501st Legion The 501st Legion is a fan-created organization dedicated to the creation and wearing of screen-accurate replicas of Imperial Stormtrooper armor, Imperial officer uniforms, and other villains and nefarious characters from the Star Wars universe. Formed by Albin Johnson and Tom Crews in 1997, the group boasts over 3,000 members in 21 countries (as of 2005).
501st Legion (Star Wars) The 501st Legion (also known as "Vader's Fist") is a fictional Clone Trooper (and later Stormtrooper) unit from the Star Wars movies and Expanded Universe. It served under Darth Vader, and was considered to be the best of the best soldiers in the galaxy.
501st Military Intelligence Battalion (United States) The 501st Military Intelligence Battalion is located in Wackernheim, Germany which is just south of Mainz in the state of Rhineland Pfalz. McCully Barracks is located in the orchard covered hills overlooking the Rhine River.
501st Parachute Infantry Regiment The 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment was part of the 101st Airborne Division during World War II and during the Vietnam War. The 501st was constituted at Camp Toccoa, Georgia on 15 November, 1942 under the leadership of Col.
504 Democratic Club The 504 Democratic Club is a New York City-based coalition of Democrats working towards inclusion of people with disabilities in the political and social fabric of society. Club members hail from all five boroughs and the suburbs, reaching across every conceivable line to include a richly diverse group of people with disabilities, public officials, friends and family who support the concepts set forth in Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.
504 King (TTC) The 504 King and 508 Lake Shore are streetcar routes operated by the Toronto Transit Commission in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The two are grouped together for accounting purposes because they share a significant portion of their route; the 508 Lake Shore also shares much of its track with the 501 Queen.
5040 (number) 5040 is a factorial (1 Ă— 2 Ă— 3 Ă— 4 Ă— 5 Ă— 6 Ă— 7 = 5040), and also a highly composite number, a superior highly composite number and a colossally abundant number. It is also the number of permutations of 4 items out of a choice of 10 (10 Ă— 9 Ă— 8 Ă— 7 = 5040).
505 Games 505 Games, formerly known as 505 GameStreet, is the video game publishing division of Italian company Digital Bros. 505 currently publishes games in PAL territories for the PlayStation 2, Xbox, Nintendo DS, PSP and Game Boy Advance, and previously for the PlayStation, most of which are licensed from Japanese developers.
506th Parachute Infantry Regiment (United States) During World War II, the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment (506th PIR) was a regiment of the 101st Airborne Division of the United States Army. The book Band of Brothers by Stephen Ambrose tells the story of the 506th's Easy Company, and was the basis for the successful HBO television miniseries adaptation.
509th Bomb Wing The 509th Bomb Wing (509 BW) operates and maintains the United States Air Force's premier weapon system, the B-2 Bomber, and is based at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri. The 509 BW is part of the Air Combat Command, Eighth Air Force,
509th Operations Group The 509th Composite Group was an air combat unit of the United States Army Air Forces during the Second World War and as the 509th Operations Group, is a current unit of the United States Air Force. It was tasked with developing and employing a combat delivery system for the Atomic bomb and conducted the attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan, in August 1945.
50 cc The 50 cc class was the lightweight class in Grand Prix motorcycle racing, and formed part of the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM) World Championships from 1962 until 1983; when the class was replaced by 80 cc.
50th Academy Awards The 50th Academy Awards were held at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles, California on April 3 1978. Two of the year's biggest winners are Star Wars, winning 6 out of 10 nominations, and Annie Hall, winning 4 out of 5 nominations, narrowly beating out Star Wars for best picture.
50th Airlift Squadron The 50th Airlift Squadron is one of two Air Mobility Command squadrons currently stationed at Little Rock AFB in Jacksonville, Arkansas. The "Fightin' 5-0 along with their sister squadron, the 61st AS, comprise the two operational units of the 463rd Airlift Group, a tenant unit not directly under the command of the 314th Airlift Wing.
50th Anniversary Concert in Japan 50th Anniversary Concert in Japan (Japanese title, 渡米50周年č¨ĺżµć—Ąćś¬ĺ…¬ćĽ” = American visit 50th anniversary commemorative Japanese performance) is a live concert album recorded by jazz pianist Toshiko Akiyoshi and released in Japan on the T-toc Record label. The concert commemorated 50 years since Akiyoshi left Japan to study and play jazz in the USA.
50th Grey Cup The 50th Grey Cup, also known as the Fog Bowl, was the 1962 Grey Cup Canadian Football League championship game played between the Winnipeg Blue Bombers and the Hamilton Tiger-Cats at Toronto's Exhibition Stadium. It remains the only Grey Cup game ever suspended during play.
50th Space Wing The 50th Space Wing (50 SW) is a wing of the United States Air Force under the major command of Air Force Space Command (AFSPC). It was activated on January 30, 1992, replacing the 2d Space Wing, which was inactivated on the same date.
50th Street (BMT West End Line) 50th Street is a local station on the BMT West End Line of the New York City Subway, located in Brooklyn at the intersection of 50th Street and New Utrecht Avenue. It is served by the train (all times), and by the train (rush hours).
50th Street (IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line) 50th Street is a station on the IRT Broadway-Seventh Avenue Line of the New York City Subway. Located at the intersection of 50th Street and Broadway at the northwest corner of the Theater District, it is served by the train (all times), and by the train (late nights).
50th Street and France Avenue 50th Street and France Avenue also known as 50th & France, is the downtown business neighborhood located in and around the area of 50th Street and France Avenue in Edina and Minneapolis, Minnesota. The 50th & France location features over 175 retailers and professional services ranging from apparel for men, women and children; jewelers, an array of spas and salons, an art-house movie theatre, countless specialty and gift boutiques, a gourmet grocery store and much more.
50th United States Congress The Fiftieth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, comprised of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from March 4 1887 to March 3 1889, during the last two years of the first administration of U.
51-FORTH 51-FORTH is an implementation of the Forth programming language for the Intel 8051 microcontroller. It was created in 1989 by Scott Gehmlich of IDACOM Electronics (which was acquired by Hewlett-Packard in 1990), and sent to Giovanni Moretti of Massey University, from whom it was propagated widely.
513th Parachute Infantry Regiment During World War II, the 513th Parachute Infantry Regiment (513th PIR) was a regiment of the 17th Airborne Division of the United States Army. The Regiment participated in the latter stages of the Battle of the Bulge and parachuted into Germany in Operation Varsity.
5150 (Involuntary psychiatric hold) 5150 is a section of California's Welfare and Institutions Code which allows a qualified officer or clinician to involuntarily confine a person deemed a danger to himself, herself, or othersFrequently asked questions about section 5150 at the Fresno County, California, Human Services System.. A qualified officer, which includes any California peace officer, as well as any specifically designated county clinician, can request the confinement after signing a written declaration.
517th Parachute Infantry Regiment (United States) During World War II, the 517th Parachute Infantry Regiment (517th PIR) was a separate infantry regiment of the United States Army, at times attached to the 17th Airborne Division, 82nd Airborne Division and later, the 13th Airborne Division.
51st Fighter Wing Today's 51st Fighter Wing activated on 18 August 1948 at Naha AFB and absorbed the resources of the 301st Fighter Wing, to include the 51st Fighter Group. The 51st FW became a "fighter-interceptor" wing in 1950.
51st Highland Volunteers The 51st Highland Volunteers was a regiment and is now a battalion in the British Army's Territorial Army (TA) or reserve force in the Scottish Highlands, part of the Royal Regiment of Scotland. In contrast with the 52nd Lowland Regiment, a similar regiment located in the Lowlands of Scotland, the 51st Highland Volunteers were comprised of a number of infantry companies scattered in various regions of the Highlands.
51st state 51st state, in American political discourse, is a phrase that refers to territories considered candidates for addition to the fifty states already part of the Union. While sometimes used in a serious political context, it is often used humorously to refer to Canada (49th state before Hawaii and Alaska joined) or, less often, the United Kingdom, Australia, Israel, Mexico, Japan or Iraq.
51st State (song) 51st State is a song by New Model Army, which appeared on their 1986 album The Ghost Of Cain. It protests against what it claimed was the obedience of the United Kingdom under Margaret Thatcher to United States interests.
51st United States Congress The Fifty-first United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, comprised of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from March 4 1889 to March 3 1891, during the first two years of the administration of U.
52 (comic book) 52 is the title of a comic book limited series published by DC Comics, which debuted on May 10, 2006, one week after the conclusion of the seven-issue Infinite Crisis. The series is written by Geoff Johns, Grant Morrison, Greg Rucka and Mark Waid with layouts by Keith Giffen.
52 Pickup 52 Pickup (or 52-Card Pickup) is a practical joke disguised as a card game. The first player asks the second player if he or she would like to play "52 Pickup" and if the second player agrees, the first throws the entire deck of playing cards onto the floor.
522d Fighter Squadron The 522d Fighter Squadron is known as the "Fireballs" whose primary mission is to maintain a continuous ability to rapidly deploy and support American unified commanders worldwide with day or night F-16 combat operations. Additionally, the unit mission includes the ability to decisively employ the F-16 throughout the entire spectrum of offensive and defensive missions, including air interdiction, close air support, strategic attack and counter-air, through employing a wide variety of conventional, precision-guided and nuclear weapons.
523d Fighter Squadron The 523d Fighter Squadron is known as the "Crusaders" whose primary mission is to maintain a continuous ability to rapidly deploy and support American unified commanders worldwide with day or night F-16C combat operations. They are committed to decisively employing the F-16C throughout the entire spectrum of offensive and defensive missions, including air interdiction, close air support, forward air control, strategic attack and counter-air, through employing a wide variety of conventional, precision-guided and nuclear weapons.
524th Fighter Squadron The 524th Fighter Squadron is known as the “Hounds of Heaven” whose primary mission is to deploy quickly in order to support unified commanders worldwide with day or night F-16 combat operations. The squadron is prepared to deploy at a moment’s notice to any location to employ the F-16’s offensive and defensive systems and the LANTIRN infrared target tracker and laser designator to deliver a wide spectrum of conventional, precision-guided, and nuclear weapons.
527 group A 527 group is a type of tax-exempt organization named after a section of the United States tax code, created primarily to influence the nomination, election, appointment or defeat of candidates for public office. Although candidate committees and political action committees are also created under Section 527 of the Internal Revenue Code, the term is generally used to refer to political organizations which are not regulated by the Federal Election Commission or a state elections commission and not subject to the same contribution limits as PACs.
527th Military Intelligence Battalion (United States) The 527th Military Intelligence Battalion ("Silent Warriors"), operates a partial strategic/partial tactical mission. The battalion is located at Zoeckler Station, a sub-installation of Camp Humphreys, Republic of Korea.
527th Space Aggressor Squadron The 527th Space Aggressor Squadron (527 SAS) is a United States Air Force unit located at Schriever Air Force Base in Colorado. Its mission is to train US, joint and allied military forces for combat with space-capable adversaries.
528th Reconnaissance Battalion The 528th Reconnaissance Battalion is part of the Romanian Army, and is based in BrÄila, Romania. Members of the battalion have voluntarily participated in various deployments abroad, incorporated into other units (light infantry).
529 plan A 529 plan is a tax-advantaged investment vehicle in the United States designed to encourage saving for the future higher education expenses of a designated beneficiary. It is named after section 529 of the Internal Revenue Code.
52nd Golden Globe Awards nominees This is a list of winners for the 1994 Golden Globe Awards. The individuals and movies nominated for this award are usually considered favorites for a nomination for the same year's Academy Awards and Emmy Awards.
52nd Street (band) 52nd Street was a jazz funk band formed in Manchester UK in late 1980, around the period in which both punk/new wave and jazz funk rocked the club scene. Throughout the 1980s they would enjoy success not only in the UK, but also on the Billboard charts stateside.
52nd Street (Manhattan) 52nd Street, properly West 52nd Street, is a cross street in the New York City borough of Manhattan in the Broadway district. 52nd Street has been known as "Swing Street", "the street of jazz", "the street that never sleeps" and simply, "the street".
52nd Street (SEPTA station) 52nd Street Station is an elevated stop on the Market-Frankford Line, above the intersection of 52nd Street and Market Street in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The station lies at the junction of four neighborhoods.
5 Rue Christine 5 Rue Christine (also known as 5RC) is an Olympia, Washington based independent record label, formed as a spin off from the Kill Rock Stars label in 1997. Today, it has become a premier label for experimental rock bands.
5 s's The 5 S’s refer to five Japanese words: Seiri, Seiton, Seiso, Seiketsu, and Shitsuke (Saferpak) which are used to improve the working environment. The process includes sorting, setting in order, shining, standardizing, and sustaining.
5 Tauri 5 Tauri (5 Tau) is a star in the constellation Taurus. The mostly obscure proper name is Birhan Isat or Berhan Esat, meaning "Light of [the] Fire" in Ge'ez, or simply Berhan for "Light" or Esat for "Fire".
5 Whys The 5 Whys is a technique developed by Sakichi Toyoda which later was used within Toyota Motor Corporation during the evolution of their manufacturing methodologies. It is a critical component of problem solving training delivered as part of the induction into the Toyota Production System.
5 World Trade Center World Trade Center 5 was a 9-story low-rise office building built 1970-1972 at New York City's World Trade Center. It suffered severe damage and partial collapse on its upper floors as a result of the September 11, 2001 attacks.
5 yen coin The 5 yen coin is one denomination of Japanese yen. The current design was first minted in 1959 using Japanese characters knows as the "new script", and were also minted from 1949-1958 using "old-script" Japanese characters.
5 Years in a Livetime 5 Years in a LIVEtime is the second home video release by Dream Theater. The video contains a mix of concert footage, promotional video clips, and behind-the-scenes and interview footage from the five years in between the release of their last home video, Live in Tokyo, and this video.
5' cap The 5' cap is a specially altered dinucleotide end to the 5' end of precursor messenger RNA as found in eukaryotes. The process of 5' capping is vital to creating mature messenger RNA which is then able to undergo translation.
5-1-1 5-1-1, initially designated for road weather information, is a transit and traffic information telephone hotline in some regions of the United States. Travelers can dial the three-digit number 511 on traditional landline telephones and many mobile phones.
5-alpha-reductase inhibitor 5α-reductase inhibitors (or 5-alpha-reductase inhibitors) are a group of drugs with antiandrogenic activity, used in the treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia and androgenic (or androgenetic) alopecia. These drugs decrease the levels of available 5α-reductase prior to testosterone binding with the enzyme, thus reducing levels of dihydrotestosterone that derives from such a bond.
5-Aminolevulinic acid 5-Aminolevulinic acid is a precursor molecule of haemoglobin, naturally occurring, that elicits synthesis and accumulation of fluorescent porphyrins (protoporphyrin IX) in epithelia and neoplastic tissues, among them malignant gliomas. It is used to visualise tumorous tissue in neurosurgical procedures.
5-Azacytidine 5-Azacytidine or 5-aza-2’-deoxycytidine is a chemical analogue of the cytosine nucleoside used in DNA and RNA. Cells in the presence of 5-azacytidine incorporate it into DNA during replication and RNA during transcription.
5-Bromo-4-chloro-3-indolyl phosphate 5-Bromo-4-chloro-3-indolyl phosphate (BCIP) is used in immunology for sensitive detection of alkaline phosphatase with nitro blue tetrazolium chloride (NBT). NBT serves as the oxidant (and gives also dark blue dye) and BCIP is the AP-substrate.
5-Dehydro-m-xylylene 5-dehydro-m-xylylene, alternatively known as 5-dehydro-1,3-quinodimethane or DMX, is an aromatic organic triradical and the first known organic molecule to violate Hund's Rule. Its electronic ground state is an "open-shell doublet" rather than a quartet; that is, it contains three low-spin coupled unpaired electrons in three singly occupied molecular orbitals.
5-HT receptor In the field of neurochemistry, 5-HT receptors are receptors for the neurotransmitter and peripheral signal mediator serotonin, also known as 5-hydroxytryptamine or 5-HT. 5-HT receptors are located on the cell membrane of nerve cells and other cell types including smooth muscle in animals, and mediate the effects of serotonin as the endogenous ligand and of a broad range of pharmaceutical and hallucinogenic drugs.
5-HT2A receptor In human anatomy, the 5-HT2A receptor is a subtype of the 5-HT2 receptor which belongs to the serotonin receptor family and is a G protein coupled receptor. Activation of this receptor has a generally excitatory effect on most regions of the brain, although it may also have an inhibitory effect on certain areas such as the visual cortex.
5-HT3 The 5-HT3 are ligand-gated cation channel receptors, a unique property in the 5-HT receptor family. Their structure is a 4-TM homopentameric structure consisting of α-subunits and a β-subunit with the possibility though of a heteropentameric structure existing instead.
5-HT3 receptor The 5-HT3 receptor is a member of the superfamily of ligand-gated ion channels, a family that also includes the neuronal nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs), and the inhibitory neurotransmitter receptors for GABA (both GABA<SUB>A</SUB> and GABA<SUB>C</SUB> receptors) and glycine.Maricq AV et al.
5-Hydroxytryptophan 5-Hydroxytryptophan or 5-HTP is a naturally-occurring amino acid, a precursor to the neurotransmitter serotonin and an intermediate in tryptophan metabolism. It is marketed in the United States and other countries as a dietary supplement for use as an antidepressant, appetite suppressant, and sleep aid.
5-in-1 ration The 5-in-1 ration was a United States army ration used from 1942 to the early 1950's throughout and after World War II. It was developed by the SR&DL to allow small groups of soldiers or large groups divided into multiple units to cook meals without the need of complex kitchen utensils or cooking skill.
5-Methyltetrahydrofolate-homocysteine methyltransferase 5-Methyltetrahydrofolate-homocysteine methyltransferase or (MTR) is an enzyme responsible for the production of methionine from homocysteine. MTR forms part of the S-adenosyl methionine cycle and is also called methionine synthase.
5-Nitro-2-propoxyaniline 5-Nitro-2-propoxyaniline, also known as P-4000 and UltrasĂĽss, is one of the strongest sweet-tasting substances known, about 4,000 times the intensity of sucrose. It is an orange solid that is only slightly soluble in water.
5-UCO The 5-UCO (5-Unit Controlled)Ralph Erskine, "The 1933 Naval BRUSA Agreement and its Aftermath", Cryptologia 30(1), January 2006 pp14–15 was an on-line one-time tape Vernam cipher encryption system developed by the UK during World War II for use on teletype circuits. During the 1950s, it was used by the UK and US for liaison on cryptanalysis.
5"/54 caliber Mark 45 gun The 5 Inch/54-caliber (Mk 45) lightweight gun is a modern naval artillery gun mount consisting of a 5 inch (127 mm) L54 Mark 19 gun on the Mark 45 mount. It is designed to be used against surface warships, for anti-aircraft use and shore bombardment to support amphibious operations.
5, Rue SĂ©same 5, Rue SĂ©same is a French language children's television series based on the American show Sesame Street, aired by France 5. This series is the second Sesame Workshop co-production for France, which originally aired 1, rue Sesame.
5/42 Evzones Regiment The 5/42 Evzones Regiment or 42nd Regiment (Greek: 5/42 Σύνταγμα Εύζωνων or 42° Σύνταγμα) was an elite Evzones regiment of the Hellenic Army. Renowned for its fighting prowess, during the Greco-Turkish War, the unit earned the nickname Setan Asker ("Army of Satan") from their Turkish adversaries.
50 Cent: Bulletproof 50 Cent: Bulletproof is a video game which is currently available on the PlayStation 2 and Xbox platforms. The game was reworked into a PlayStation Portable version and titled 50 Cent: Bulletproof G Unit Edition, with a top-down perspective.
50 Films to See Before You Die 50 Films to See Before You Die was a programme shown on Channel 4 on Saturday 22 July, 2006, to celebrate the relaunch of Film4 as a free-to-air channel available to digital terrestrial homes in the United Kingdom. It consisted of a countdown of, as the name suggests, a list of 50 films to see before you die, compiled by various film critics, experts and personalities.
50 Foot Wave 50 Foot Wave is an American alternative rock band, formed in 2003. The band is fronted by Kristin Hersh, who writes the group's songs with collaborative efforts from the other group members in composing and arranging the music.
50 goals in 50 games 50 goals in 50 games refers to the act of scoring 50 goals in the first 50 games of a National Hockey League season. Scoring fifty goals in fifty (or fewer) games in the NHL is a renowned achievement, widely considered the true bench mark of the greatest goal scorers.
50 Greatest Cartoons The 50 Greatest Cartoons: As Selected by 1,000 Animation Professionals was a 1994 book by animation historian Jerry Beck that compiled a list of the 50 greatest animated cartoons of all-time as voted upon by those in the animation industry.
50 Greatest Game Shows of All Time (TV Guide) The 50 Greatest Game Shows of All Time was a list compiled by TV Guide, which included the 50 greatest American game shows ever. The detailed list with summaries was the cover story on the January 27, 2001 issue of the magazine.
50 Greatest Players in NBA History [50 Greatest Players in National Basketball Association] History (also referred to as the NBA's 50th Anniversary All-Time Team) were chosen in [[1996 in sports|1996 on the occasion of the fiftieth anniversary of the founding of the National Basketball Association (NBA) to comprise the fifty best and most influential players of the first half-century of the NBA, with respect not only to performance at the professional level but in consideration of sportsmanship, team leadership, and contributions to the growth of basketball and irrespective of positions played; only players to have played at least a portion of their careers in the NBA were eligible for selection. Selected and announced in conjunction with the 50th anniversary team were a list of the ten best head coaches and ten best single season teams in NBA history.
50 Home Run Club In Major League Baseball, the 50 Home Run Club is an informal term applied to the group of players who have hit 50 or more home runs in a single season. The 50 Home Run Club was "founded" by Babe Ruth in 1920.
50 m Pistol 50 m Pistol (formerly called Free Pistol) is one of the ISSF shooting events. It provides the purest precision shooting among the pistol events, and is one of the oldest shooting types, dating back to the 19th century and only having seen marginal rule changes since the 1930s.
50 m Rifle 50 m Rifle (formerly called Free Rifle for men, Standard Rifle and Sport Rifle for women) is a miniature version of 300 m Rifle where competitors shoot over a shorted distance using rifles of smaller caliber (.22), while the program is the same.
50 Pence 50 Pence, the pseudonym of Liam Don (born January 14, 1986 in Germany), is an artist spoofing Queens New York's hip hop star 50 Cent, based in Watford, England. He is known for parodying 50 Cent's singles by replacing the songs' various subjects with his rhymes about British pub culture,
50 States in 50 Days On Sunday, July 17, 2005, ESPN's SportsCenter debuted a segment called "50 States in 50 Days." Each day, for 50 days of the summer of 2005, a SportsCenter anchor traveled to a different state to discover anything and everything sports and what that particular state had to offer: people, history, and events - from the large scale (such as the Yankees-Red Sox Rivalry in Massachusetts) to the much more obscure (such as cardboard boat racing in Arkansas).
50 to a Pound "50 to a Pound" is the 2nd single to be taken from the debut album First Comes First by Kingston upon Hull band The Paddingtons, released on 11 July, 2005. It is their 3rd single in total, "21" being their debut which was later re-recorded for the album.
50 Tracks: The Canadian Version 50 Tracks: The Canadian Version was a Canadian radio series, which aired across Canada on CBC Radio One in 2005. The show, hosted by Jian Ghomeshi, was a competition to determine the 50 most essential songs in Canadian pop music history.
50 Years 50 Shows 50 Years 50 Shows was a television special to mark 50 years of television in Australia. Broadcast on Sunday 25 September 2005 on the Nine Network and hosted by Eddie McGuire, the special counted down the top 50 greatest Australian television programmes.
50 Years 50 Stars 50 Years 50 Stars was a television special to mark 50 years of television in Australia. Hosted by Mike Munro and broadcasted on Sunday 10 September, 2006 on the Nine Network, the special counted down the top 50 greatest Australian television personalities.
50-metre arc In Australian rules football, the 50-metre arc is one of the arcs that exist at each end of the ground, 50m from the goal line. On AFL grounds, the arcs are coloured (blue at one end, and red at the other) with a thinner white edge, and are broken twice at the flanks with a number 50 pained in each gap; on suburban grounds, the arcs are simply white and unlabelled.
50,000 Fall Fans Can't Be Wrong 50,000 Fall Fans Can't Be Wrong – 39 Golden Greats is a greatest hits album released by The Fall in 2004. It was the group's first career-spanning compilation, with a selection of songs from the 1978 EP Bingo-Master's Break-Out!
50,000,000 Elvis Fans Can't Be Wrong 50,000,000 Elvis Fans Can't Be Wrong: Elvis' Gold Records - Volume 2 was a 1959 compilation of Elvis Presley's early hits, and is considered to be one of the most successful and influential compilation albums of all time.
500 (outdoor game) 500 is a competitive, outdoor game for 3+ people that is typically played with a baseball, football, or flying disc. One person is designated as the thrower, and stands a good distance away from the rest of the group.
500 Brigade The Israeli Armor Corps 500 Brigade, also known as the Kfir Formation, was a regular-service brigade which existed from 1972 to 2003. It was originally composed of three battalions: the Romach (429), Se'ara (430), and Gur (433) battalions.
500 home run club In Major League Baseball, the 500 home run club is an informal term applied to the group of players who have hit 500 or more career home runs. In general, the 500th home run is not a surprise, as the player has been approaching the mark for some time.
500 Series Shinkansen The 500 Series Shinkansen are the fastest, most powerful and most expensive trainsets yet to run on Japan's Shinkansen high-speed rail network. They are designed to be capable of 320 km/h (200 mph) although they currently operate at a maximum of 300 km/h (186 mph) in service.
5000 Volts 5000 Volts is the name of a British disco recording act which achieved success throughout Europe during the 1970s. The group consisted of vocalists Tina Charles and Martin Jay, with a changing group of session musicians.
500mg 500mg is the psychedelic rock/fuzz rock/acid rock solo-project of Michael Gibbons of the band Bardo Pond. Only one LP to his name, Vertical Approach, 500mg quickly found an affluential title in being one of the better-known releases from the musical New Weird America movement.
501 Marquette 501 Marquette is a 19-story highrise in Minneapolis, Minnesota which was the tallest commercial building in the city from the time it was completed in 1915 until the Foshay Tower was built in 1929. It was built for the First National Bank of Minneapolis, a predecessor of today's U.
501 Tech Clubs 501 Tech Clubs are informal regional groups in the United States for people who are interested in nonprofit technology. They are organized under the auspices of the Nonprofit Technology Enterprise Network(NTEN), which hosts a web page and email groups for the Tech Clubs, helps to promote events and recruit members, and shares information among the organizers in each region.
501(c) 501(c) is a subsection of the United States Internal Revenue Code (), which lists 28 types of non-profit organizations exempt from certain federal taxes. Sections 503-505 list the requirements for attaining such exemptions.
501st Combat Support Wing The 501st Combat Support Wing (501 CSW) is a United States Air Force unit at RAF Mildenhall in the United Kingdom. It is responsible for the administration and operation of the various smaller Air Force units scattered across the UK that are considered geographically separated from the main Air Force bases at RAF Mildenhall and RAF Lakenheath.
501st Legion The 501st Legion is a fan-created organization dedicated to the creation and wearing of screen-accurate replicas of Imperial Stormtrooper armor, Imperial officer uniforms, and other villains and nefarious characters from the Star Wars universe. Formed by Albin Johnson and Tom Crews in 1997, the group boasts over 3,000 members in 21 countries (as of 2005).
501st Legion (Star Wars) The 501st Legion (also known as "Vader's Fist") is a fictional Clone Trooper (and later Stormtrooper) unit from the Star Wars movies and Expanded Universe. It served under Darth Vader, and was considered to be the best of the best soldiers in the galaxy.
501st Military Intelligence Battalion (United States) The 501st Military Intelligence Battalion is located in Wackernheim, Germany which is just south of Mainz in the state of Rhineland Pfalz. McCully Barracks is located in the orchard covered hills overlooking the Rhine River.
501st Parachute Infantry Regiment The 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment was part of the 101st Airborne Division during World War II and during the Vietnam War. The 501st was constituted at Camp Toccoa, Georgia on 15 November, 1942 under the leadership of Col.
504 Democratic Club The 504 Democratic Club is a New York City-based coalition of Democrats working towards inclusion of people with disabilities in the political and social fabric of society. Club members hail from all five boroughs and the suburbs, reaching across every conceivable line to include a richly diverse group of people with disabilities, public officials, friends and family who support the concepts set forth in Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.
504 King (TTC) The 504 King and 508 Lake Shore are streetcar routes operated by the Toronto Transit Commission in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The two are grouped together for accounting purposes because they share a significant portion of their route; the 508 Lake Shore also shares much of its track with the 501 Queen.
5040 (number) 5040 is a factorial (1 Ă— 2 Ă— 3 Ă— 4 Ă— 5 Ă— 6 Ă— 7 = 5040), and also a highly composite number, a superior highly composite number and a colossally abundant number. It is also the number of permutations of 4 items out of a choice of 10 (10 Ă— 9 Ă— 8 Ă— 7 = 5040).
505 Games 505 Games, formerly known as 505 GameStreet, is the video game publishing division of Italian company Digital Bros. 505 currently publishes games in PAL territories for the PlayStation 2, Xbox, Nintendo DS, PSP and Game Boy Advance, and previously for the PlayStation, most of which are licensed from Japanese developers.
506th Parachute Infantry Regiment (United States) During World War II, the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment (506th PIR) was a regiment of the 101st Airborne Division of the United States Army. The book Band of Brothers by Stephen Ambrose tells the story of the 506th's Easy Company, and was the basis for the successful HBO television miniseries adaptation.
509th Bomb Wing The 509th Bomb Wing (509 BW) operates and maintains the United States Air Force's premier weapon system, the B-2 Bomber, and is based at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri. The 509 BW is part of the Air Combat Command, Eighth Air Force,
509th Operations Group The 509th Composite Group was an air combat unit of the United States Army Air Forces during the Second World War and as the 509th Operations Group, is a current unit of the United States Air Force. It was tasked with developing and employing a combat delivery system for the Atomic bomb and conducted the attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan, in August 1945.
50 cc The 50 cc class was the lightweight class in Grand Prix motorcycle racing, and formed part of the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM) World Championships from 1962 until 1983; when the class was replaced by 80 cc.
50th Academy Awards The 50th Academy Awards were held at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles, California on April 3 1978. Two of the year's biggest winners are Star Wars, winning 6 out of 10 nominations, and Annie Hall, winning 4 out of 5 nominations, narrowly beating out Star Wars for best picture.
50th Airlift Squadron The 50th Airlift Squadron is one of two Air Mobility Command squadrons currently stationed at Little Rock AFB in Jacksonville, Arkansas. The "Fightin' 5-0 along with their sister squadron, the 61st AS, comprise the two operational units of the 463rd Airlift Group, a tenant unit not directly under the command of the 314th Airlift Wing.
50th Anniversary Concert in Japan 50th Anniversary Concert in Japan (Japanese title, 渡米50周年č¨ĺżµć—Ąćś¬ĺ…¬ćĽ” = American visit 50th anniversary commemorative Japanese performance) is a live concert album recorded by jazz pianist Toshiko Akiyoshi and released in Japan on the T-toc Record label. The concert commemorated 50 years since Akiyoshi left Japan to study and play jazz in the USA.
50th Grey Cup The 50th Grey Cup, also known as the Fog Bowl, was the 1962 Grey Cup Canadian Football League championship game played between the Winnipeg Blue Bombers and the Hamilton Tiger-Cats at Toronto's Exhibition Stadium. It remains the only Grey Cup game ever suspended during play.
50th Space Wing The 50th Space Wing (50 SW) is a wing of the United States Air Force under the major command of Air Force Space Command (AFSPC). It was activated on January 30, 1992, replacing the 2d Space Wing, which was inactivated on the same date.
50th Street (BMT West End Line) 50th Street is a local station on the BMT West End Line of the New York City Subway, located in Brooklyn at the intersection of 50th Street and New Utrecht Avenue. It is served by the train (all times), and by the train (rush hours).
50th Street (IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line) 50th Street is a station on the IRT Broadway-Seventh Avenue Line of the New York City Subway. Located at the intersection of 50th Street and Broadway at the northwest corner of the Theater District, it is served by the train (all times), and by the train (late nights).
50th Street and France Avenue 50th Street and France Avenue also known as 50th & France, is the downtown business neighborhood located in and around the area of 50th Street and France Avenue in Edina and Minneapolis, Minnesota. The 50th & France location features over 175 retailers and professional services ranging from apparel for men, women and children; jewelers, an array of spas and salons, an art-house movie theatre, countless specialty and gift boutiques, a gourmet grocery store and much more.
50th United States Congress The Fiftieth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, comprised of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from March 4 1887 to March 3 1889, during the last two years of the first administration of U.
51-FORTH 51-FORTH is an implementation of the Forth programming language for the Intel 8051 microcontroller. It was created in 1989 by Scott Gehmlich of IDACOM Electronics (which was acquired by Hewlett-Packard in 1990), and sent to Giovanni Moretti of Massey University, from whom it was propagated widely.
513th Parachute Infantry Regiment During World War II, the 513th Parachute Infantry Regiment (513th PIR) was a regiment of the 17th Airborne Division of the United States Army. The Regiment participated in the latter stages of the Battle of the Bulge and parachuted into Germany in Operation Varsity.
5150 (Involuntary psychiatric hold) 5150 is a section of California's Welfare and Institutions Code which allows a qualified officer or clinician to involuntarily confine a person deemed a danger to himself, herself, or othersFrequently asked questions about section 5150 at the Fresno County, California, Human Services System.. A qualified officer, which includes any California peace officer, as well as any specifically designated county clinician, can request the confinement after signing a written declaration.
517th Parachute Infantry Regiment (United States) During World War II, the 517th Parachute Infantry Regiment (517th PIR) was a separate infantry regiment of the United States Army, at times attached to the 17th Airborne Division, 82nd Airborne Division and later, the 13th Airborne Division.
51st Fighter Wing Today's 51st Fighter Wing activated on 18 August 1948 at Naha AFB and absorbed the resources of the 301st Fighter Wing, to include the 51st Fighter Group. The 51st FW became a "fighter-interceptor" wing in 1950.
51st Highland Volunteers The 51st Highland Volunteers was a regiment and is now a battalion in the British Army's Territorial Army (TA) or reserve force in the Scottish Highlands, part of the Royal Regiment of Scotland. In contrast with the 52nd Lowland Regiment, a similar regiment located in the Lowlands of Scotland, the 51st Highland Volunteers were comprised of a number of infantry companies scattered in various regions of the Highlands.
51st state 51st state, in American political discourse, is a phrase that refers to territories considered candidates for addition to the fifty states already part of the Union. While sometimes used in a serious political context, it is often used humorously to refer to Canada (49th state before Hawaii and Alaska joined) or, less often, the United Kingdom, Australia, Israel, Mexico, Japan or Iraq.
51st State (song) 51st State is a song by New Model Army, which appeared on their 1986 album The Ghost Of Cain. It protests against what it claimed was the obedience of the United Kingdom under Margaret Thatcher to United States interests.
51st United States Congress The Fifty-first United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, comprised of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from March 4 1889 to March 3 1891, during the first two years of the administration of U.
52 (comic book) 52 is the title of a comic book limited series published by DC Comics, which debuted on May 10, 2006, one week after the conclusion of the seven-issue Infinite Crisis. The series is written by Geoff Johns, Grant Morrison, Greg Rucka and Mark Waid with layouts by Keith Giffen.
52 Pickup 52 Pickup (or 52-Card Pickup) is a practical joke disguised as a card game. The first player asks the second player if he or she would like to play "52 Pickup" and if the second player agrees, the first throws the entire deck of playing cards onto the floor.
522d Fighter Squadron The 522d Fighter Squadron is known as the "Fireballs" whose primary mission is to maintain a continuous ability to rapidly deploy and support American unified commanders worldwide with day or night F-16 combat operations. Additionally, the unit mission includes the ability to decisively employ the F-16 throughout the entire spectrum of offensive and defensive missions, including air interdiction, close air support, strategic attack and counter-air, through employing a wide variety of conventional, precision-guided and nuclear weapons.
523d Fighter Squadron The 523d Fighter Squadron is known as the "Crusaders" whose primary mission is to maintain a continuous ability to rapidly deploy and support American unified commanders worldwide with day or night F-16C combat operations. They are committed to decisively employing the F-16C throughout the entire spectrum of offensive and defensive missions, including air interdiction, close air support, forward air control, strategic attack and counter-air, through employing a wide variety of conventional, precision-guided and nuclear weapons.
524th Fighter Squadron The 524th Fighter Squadron is known as the “Hounds of Heaven” whose primary mission is to deploy quickly in order to support unified commanders worldwide with day or night F-16 combat operations. The squadron is prepared to deploy at a moment’s notice to any location to employ the F-16’s offensive and defensive systems and the LANTIRN infrared target tracker and laser designator to deliver a wide spectrum of conventional, precision-guided, and nuclear weapons.
527 group A 527 group is a type of tax-exempt organization named after a section of the United States tax code, created primarily to influence the nomination, election, appointment or defeat of candidates for public office. Although candidate committees and political action committees are also created under Section 527 of the Internal Revenue Code, the term is generally used to refer to political organizations which are not regulated by the Federal Election Commission or a state elections commission and not subject to the same contribution limits as PACs.
527th Military Intelligence Battalion (United States) The 527th Military Intelligence Battalion ("Silent Warriors"), operates a partial strategic/partial tactical mission. The battalion is located at Zoeckler Station, a sub-installation of Camp Humphreys, Republic of Korea.
527th Space Aggressor Squadron The 527th Space Aggressor Squadron (527 SAS) is a United States Air Force unit located at Schriever Air Force Base in Colorado. Its mission is to train US, joint and allied military forces for combat with space-capable adversaries.
528th Reconnaissance Battalion The 528th Reconnaissance Battalion is part of the Romanian Army, and is based in BrÄila, Romania. Members of the battalion have voluntarily participated in various deployments abroad, incorporated into other units (light infantry).
529 plan A 529 plan is a tax-advantaged investment vehicle in the United States designed to encourage saving for the future higher education expenses of a designated beneficiary. It is named after section 529 of the Internal Revenue Code.
52nd Golden Globe Awards nominees This is a list of winners for the 1994 Golden Globe Awards. The individuals and movies nominated for this award are usually considered favorites for a nomination for the same year's Academy Awards and Emmy Awards.
52nd Street (band) 52nd Street was a jazz funk band formed in Manchester UK in late 1980, around the period in which both punk/new wave and jazz funk rocked the club scene. Throughout the 1980s they would enjoy success not only in the UK, but also on the Billboard charts stateside.
52nd Street (Manhattan) 52nd Street, properly West 52nd Street, is a cross street in the New York City borough of Manhattan in the Broadway district. 52nd Street has been known as "Swing Street", "the street of jazz", "the street that never sleeps" and simply, "the street".
52nd Street (SEPTA station) 52nd Street Station is an elevated stop on the Market-Frankford Line, above the intersection of 52nd Street and Market Street in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The station lies at the junction of four neighborhoods.
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