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Zvi Hercowitz Zvi Hercowitz was born Rosario, Argentina on December 21, 1945 and in December 1965 he emigrated to Israel. In October 1969, after serving in the army, he began his studies at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem, where he received the Bachelors degree in Economics in February 1973 and the Master of Arts in Economics in July 1975.
Zvi Hermann Schapira Zvi Hermann Schapira (1840-1898) was a Russian mathematician and Zionist born in Erswilken, near Tauroggen, a small town in Lithuania. Educated for the rabbinate, he had been appointed to a rabbinical position at the age of twenty-four, when he decided to devote the rest of his life to the cultivation of the secular sciences.
Zvi Hirsch Chajes Zvi Hirsch Chajes (Hebrew: צבי הירש חיות - November 20, 1805 - October 12, 1855; also Chayes or Hayot) was one of the foremost Galician talmudic scholars. He is best known for his work Mevo Hatalmud (Introduction to the Talmud), which serves both as commentary and introduction.
Zvi Magen Zvi Magen was a colonel in Aman research division, Deputy head of Nativ, Israeli ambassador to Ukraine in 1993, ambassador to Russia in 1998, and Head of Nativ from 1999 to 2005. Magen wished to retire from his post during the Sharon government, but was convinced to stay until a replacement was found.
Zvi Mowshowitz Zvi Mowshowitz is a former professional Magic: The Gathering player who also held a developer intern position at Wizards of the Coast Magic R&D. He is known for having created innovative and sometimes game-breaking decks like TurboZvi and My Fires, as well as many other notable decks that put up respectable finishes at highly competitive Magic: The Gathering tournaments.
Zvi Yehuda Kook Zvi Yehuda Kook (1891-1982) was a rabbi, leader of the Religious Zionist, Mizrachi movement in Israel, and the Rosh Yeshiva of the Mercaz haRav yeshiva. Some of his admirers call him the "prophet of Greater Israel".
Zvi Zamir Zvi Zamir (Hebrew: צבי זמיר) born Zvicka Zarzevsky (born 1925) was a Major General in the Israel Defense Forces and the Director of the Mossad from 1968 to 1974. Born in Poland, Zamir immigrated with his family to the then British Mandate of Palestine when only seven months old.
Zviad Gamsakhurdia Zviad Konstantines dze GamsakhurdiaParticularly in Soviet-era sources, his patronymic is sometimes given as Konstantinovich in the Russian style. (Georgian: á–á•ááá“ á™áťáśáˇá˘ááśá˘ááśá”ᡠá«á” á’áá›áˇáá®áŁá á“áá) (March 31, 1939 — December 31, 1993) was a dissident, scientist and writer, who became the first democratically elected President of the Republic of Georgia in the post-Soviet era.
Zvika Greengold Zvika "Zvi" Greengold was an Israeli IDF tank commander who fought during the 1973 Yom Kippur War. Due to his actions during the war he became a national hero in Israel, and was awarded the Medal of Valor (the nation's highest medal for heroism awarded to only 6 people during the war) .
Zvolen county Zvolen (county) (in Latin: comitatus Zoliensis, in Hungarian Zólyom (vár)megye, in Slovak Zvolenský komitát/ Zvolenská stolica/ Zvolenská župa, in German Sohler Gespanschaft/Komitat Sohl) is the name of a historic administrative county (comitatus) of the Kingdom of Hungary. Its territory is presently in central Slovakia.
Zvonimir Boban Zvonimir Boban [] (born October 8, 1968) is a Croatian former football midfielder who played most of his professional career for Serie A club AC Milan and was a member of the Croatia national team, which he captained to 3rd Place at the 1998 FIFA World Cup.
Zvonimir Vukić Zvonimir Vukić (Serbian Cyrillic: Звонимир Đ’Ńкић), (born July 19, 1979 in Zrenjanin, Vojvodina, Serbia (then the SFRY)) is a Serbian footballer who currently plays for Partizan Belgrade as a midfielder on a loan from Shakhtar Donetsk.
Zvonko Bogdan Zvonko Bogdan (born January 5, 1942 in Sombor) is an eminent performer of traditional folk songs from Vojvodina, Serbia. Apart from being famous as a singer, he is also a composer, painter and harness racer, and universally recognized as a bonvivant and a gentleman.
Zvornik Zvornik (Cyrillic: Зворник) is a city on the Drina river in northeastern Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina, located southeast of Tuzla and north of Srebrenica. The town Mali Zvornik ("little Zvornik") lies directly across the river in Serbia, and not far north is Loznica.
Zvue ZVUE is a brand of portable media player designed and marketed by HandHeld Entertainment and combines a digital mp3 audio player with a personal video player and a JPEG viewer all in one consumer electronics device about the size of a pack of playing cards.
Zvuki Mu Zvuki Mu () Russian rock band was founded in Moscow in the early 1980's. Its lead singer and songwriter Pyotr Mamonov is one of the most creative, revered and eccentric figures of the Russian art scene, whose absurdist lyrics are as playful and disturbing as his vocal style and explosive on-stage presence.
Zwaanendael Museum Built in 1931 in Lewes, Delaware, the Zwaanendael Museum was created to honor the 300th anniversary of Delaware's first European settlement, Swanendael, founded 1631. The museum models the City Hall in Hoorn, Holland.
Zwack Zwack is a Hungarian company producing a variety of traditional Hungarian liquors and wine since 1840, founded by JĂłzsef Zwack. Their best-known product is Unicum, an herbal liquor, but they also produce notable clear brandies, as well as distributing Hungarian wines, among them several vintages of Tokaji.
Zwalm Zwalm is a municipality located in Flanders and in the Flemish province of East Flanders, in Belgium. The municipality comprises the towns of Beerlegem, Dikkele, Hermelgem, Hundelgem, Meilegem, Munkzwalm, Nederzwalm, Paulatem, Roborst, Rozebeke, Sint-Blasius-Boekel, Sint-Denijs-Boekel and Sint-Maria-Latem.
Zwarte Piet In the folklore and legends of the Netherlands and Flanders, Zwarte Piet (meaning Black Pete) is a companion of Saint Nicholas (Dutch "Sinterklaas") whose yearly feast in the Netherlands is 5 December and 6 December in Flanders, when they distribute presents to all good children.
ZweibrĂĽcken Air Base ZweibrĂĽcken Air Base, or Zweibruecken Air Base, was a NATO air base outside the German city of ZweibrĂĽcken. Originally a Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) base, it was taken over on September 1 1968 by United States Air Forces in Europe.
Zweibrücken-Land Zweibrücken-Land is a Verbandsgemeinde ("collective municipality") in the Südwestpfalz district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is situated on the southwestern edge of the Pfälzer Wald, around Zweibrücken.
Zweigelt Zweigelt is a red wine grape variety developed in 1922, at the Federal Institute for Viticulture and Pomology at Klosterneuburg, Austria, by Fritz Zweigelt (who was later to become the director of this institute). It was a crossing (or intra-specific hybrid) of Blaufränkisch and St.
Zweitina Zweitina ( ) is a town located in Western Syria close to the Lebanese borders and administratively belonging to the Governorate of Homs. It's location in the midst of a coniferous mountain makes it a popular and favored summer destination.
Zwelitsha Zwelitsha is a town in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa. From 1972 to 1981 it served as the provisional capital of the Bantustan of Ciskei, until the capital could be moved to Alice, and then to Bhisho.
Zwelonke Sigcawu Zwelonke Sigcawu (1968 - ) is the 12th and current paramount chief of the Gcaleka sub-group of the Xhosa nation from 1 January 2006. Zwelonke was born as Mpendulo Sigcawu to Xolilizwe Mzikayise Sigcawu and Queen Nozamile.
Zwi Migdal Zwi Migdal was a gang in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries that lured thousands of Jewish women from eastern Europe, especially Poland, and forced them to become prostitutes in cities like New York, Buenos Aires, and Rio de Janeiro. It operated from the 1860s to 1939.
ZwiÄ…zek Harcerstwa Polskiego ZwiÄ…zek Harcerstwa Polskiego (The Polish Scouting and Guiding Association, ZHP) is the coeducational Polish Scouting organization recognized by the World Organization of the Scout Movement and the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts. It was founded in 1956 and currently is the largest Scouting organization in Poland (134,500 members in 2006).
ZwiÄ…zek Harcerstwa Rzeczypospolitej ZwiÄ…zek Harcerstwa Rzeczypospolitej (Scouting Association of the Republic, ZHR) is a Polish Scouting organization founded on February 25, 1989. It is not recognized by the World Organization of the Scout Movement or by World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts because the world organizations only accept one member association per nation.
ZwiÄ…zek Kynologiczny w Polsce The Polski ZwiÄ…zek Kynologiczny, a member of the FCI, is an organization responsible for dog pedigree registration services in Poland. They also provide training services, judging for conformation shows, and many other services relating to dog showing.
ZwiÄ…zek MĹ‚odzieĹĽy Polskiej The ZwiÄ…zek MĹ‚odzieĹĽy Polskiej ("Association of the Polish Youth", abbreviated ZMP or more commonly Zet) was a clandestine organization of Polish students at universities of the three partitioning powers (Russia, Germany, Austria) and other European universities with larger groups of Polish students. Its aim was to bring together talented young men and further educate them as community leaders, pro-Polish agitators and possibly for a role in the civil service of a future Polish state.
ZwiÄ…zek Strzelecki ZwiÄ…zek Strzelecki "Strzelec" (Riflemen's Association "Rifleman") was a Polish paramilitary cultural and educational organization created in 1910 in LwĂłw as a legal front of ZwiÄ…zek Walki Czynnej, and revived in Poland in 1991.
Związek Walki Czynnej Związek Walki Czynnej (Union for Armed Struggle, Union for Active Struggle, Association for Active Combat or other - English language translations vary. Polish abbreviation: ZWC) was a Polish secret military organization, founded in 1908 by Józef Piłsudski, Marian Kukiel, Kazimierz Sosnkowski and Władysław Sikorski, all members of Organizacja Bojowa (Combat Organization or Fighting Organization) of Polish Socialist Party, the FR faction.
Związek Walki Zbrojnej Związek Walki Zbrojnej (ZWZ; Association of Armed Struggle) was a cryptonym of the Polish Army formed in Poland after it was occupied by Germany and the Soviet Union as a result of the Invasion of Poland. It was created on November 13, 1939, out of the earlier organization named Służba Zwycięstwu Polski and on February 14, 1942 it was reformed into the Home Army.
Zwick Roell Group The Zwick Roell Group is a major European manufacturer of products which are used to evaluate the mechanical and physical properties and performance of materials and components. Operating worldwide, the group has manufacturing facilities in Germany and strategic headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia, USA, and Singapore.
Zwickau Zwickau is a city of Germany, in the Bundesland Saxony (Sachsen), situated in a valley at the foot of the Erzgebirge, on the left bank of the Zwickauer Mulde, 130 km (82 miles) southwest of Dresden, south of Leipzig and south west of Chemnitz. (Population: slightly under 100,000).
Zwickau (car) The AWZ P70 "Zwickau" was a car made in East Germany by VEB Automobilwerk Zwickau (AWZ) between 1956 and 1959. After 1958 AWZ was united with the former Horch factory to the VEB Sachsenring Automobilwerke Zwickau and called Sachsenring P70.
Zwickau Model The Zwickau model is an inversion of the Karlsruhe model, with diesel main-line trains extended through city streets on tram track. It is so called because the German city of Zwickau was the first to introduce it.
Zwickauer Damm (Berlin U-Bahn) Zwickauer Damm is an Berlin U-Bahn station located on the . It was the setting of a tragic incident in which a Russian immigrant pushed a 21 year old onto the tracks just seconds before a train ran into the station.
Zwickauer Land Zwickauer Land is a Kreis (district) in the south-west of the Free State of Saxony, Germany. Neighboring districts are (from north-east clockwise) Chemnitzer Land, Stollberg, Aue-Schwarzenberg, Vogtlandkreis, and the districts Greiz and Altenburger Land in Thuringia.
Zwiebelkuchen Zwiebelkuchen, which literally means onion cake in the German language, is a one-crust pie made of steamed onions, diced bacon, cream, and caraway seed on a yeast dough or a leavened dough. It is particularly popular in the German wine-growing-regions mostly of Rheinhessen, Franconia, and Swabia.
Zwiesel Mountain Zwiesel Mountain () is a large complex mountain which is highly dissected, rising to 2,970 m and forming the north portion of Pieck Range in the Petermann Ranges of Queen Maud Land. It was discovered and given the descriptive name "Zwiesel-Berg" (forked mountain) by the German Antarctic Expedition, 1938-39, under Ritscher.
Zwijndrecht, Netherlands Zwijndrecht is the name of a town located in a municipality (gemeente) of the same name in the province of South Holland, in the Netherlands. It is at the southern tip of the island of IJsselmonde, across Dordrecht.
Zwiki Zwiki is an easy-to-use and powerful wiki engine based on the Zope web application server. It has been developed by Joyful Systems and contributors around the world, and is free software released under the GNU General Public License.
Zwinky Zwinkies are customizable social avatars that are part of the free MyWebSearch adware toolbar. Users create a character, a Zwinky, which will represent himself or herself in any networking site or blog that supports Zwinkies.
Zwischengoldglas Zwischengoldglas, (German "gold between glass", plural Zwischengoldgläser) is a type of decorated glassware in which a design in gold leaf is created on a glass vessel, then sealed under another precisely-fitting glass vessel, which is then bonded to the first piece with cement. Although the technique dates from the third century BC, most Zwischengoldglas was produced in Bohemia and Austria in the 18th century.
Zwischenraum Zwischenraum is a German organization for homosexual persons, which was founded from GĂĽnter Baum. The organization helps homosexual persons with evangelical, charismatic and pietism backgrounds to live openly gay.
Zwitterion A zwitterion (from German "Zwitter" — "hybrid," "hermaphrodite") is a chemical compound that is electrically neutral but carries formal positive and negative charges on different atoms.IUPAC.
Zwolle Zwolle is a municipality and the capital city of the province of Overijssel, Netherlands, 50 miles northeast of Amsterdam. Zwolle has about 115,000 citizens and is one of the most important cities in the northern and eastern parts of the country.
ZW sex-determination system The ZW sex-determination system is a system that birds, some fishes, and some insects (including butterflies and moths) use to determine the sex of their offspring. The ovum determines the sex of the offspring in this system, in contrast to the XY sex-determination system and the X0 sex-determination system.
ZWEI ZWEI (ZWEI Was EINE, Initially) was an early (~1980s) Emacs-like text editor written by Daniel Weinreb and Mike McMahon for the Lisp machine. Innovations by it include programmability in Lisp, and a new and more flexible method of internally representing buffers.
ZX Interface 1 A peripheral from Sinclair Research for its ZX Spectrum home computer, the ZX Interface 1 was launched in 1983. Originally intended as a local area network interface for use in school classrooms, it was revised before launch to also act as the controller for up to eight ZX Microdrive high-speed tape-loop cartridge drives.
ZX Microdrive The ZX Microdrive was a tape-loop data storage system launched in July 1983 by Sinclair Research for the ZX Spectrum home computer. The Microdrive technology was later also used in the Sinclair QL and ICL One Per Desk personal computers.
ZX Spectrum The ZX Spectrum is a home computer released in the United Kingdom in 1982 by Sinclair Research Ltd. Originally dubbed the ZX82, the machine was later renamed the ZX Spectrum by Sinclair to highlight the machine's colour display, compared to the black-and-white of its predecessor, the Sinclair ZX81.
ZX Spectrum graphic modes The ZX Spectrum is generally considered to have limited graphical capabilities in comparison to other home computers of the same era such as the Commodore 64, largely due to its lack of a dedicated graphics chip. Nevertheless, throughout its commercial life and later activity on the demoscene, various techniques have been developed to provide (or emulate) improvements to the Spectrum's graphical output.
ZX Spectrum character set The ZX Spectrum character set is the variant of ASCII used in the British Sinclair Spectrum computers. It is based on ASCII-1967 (the standard ASCII on which all modern character sets are based), but with one character from ASCII-1963 (the first version of ASCII), two graphics characters nonstandardly assigned, an idiosyncratic use of the control code area and use of the 128 high-bit characters beyond the ASCII range.
ZX Spectrum software The ZX Spectrum software library comprised at least 13,000 titles. Despite the fact that the Spectrum hardware was limited by most standards, its software library was very diverse, including programming language implementations (C, Pascal, Prolog, Forth,) several Z80 assemblers/disassemblers (eg: OCP Editor/Assembler, HiSoft Devpac, ZEUS Assembler, Artic Assembler), Sinclair BASIC compilers (eg: MCoder, COLT, HiSoft BASIC), Sinclair BASIC extensions (eg: Beta BASIC, Mega Basic), databases (eg: VU-File), word processors (eg: Tasword II), spread sheets (eg: VU-Calc), drawing and painting tools (eg: OCP Art Studio, The Artist, Paintbox, Melbourne Draw), even 3D modelling (VU-3D), and, of course, many, many games.
ZX8301 The ZX8301 was a ULA integrated circuit designed for the Sinclair QL microcomputer. Also known as the "Master Chip", it provided a Video Display Generator, the division of a 15 MHz crystal to provide the 7.
ZX8302 The ZX8302 was a ULA integrated circuit designed for the Sinclair QL microcomputer. Also known as the QL's "Peripheral Chip", it interfaced the CPU to the Microdrives, QLAN local area network interface and RS-232 ports (transmit only) and also provided a real-time clock.
Zycus AutoClass Zycus AutoClass is an Artificial Intelligence (AI) based automated classification software that can handle both item descriptions and supplier names, providing accurate and granular categorization codes. The software can process high volumes of data, in any language, of any quality and provide accurate classification codes in any classification schema such as UNSPSC, NATO, eClass or even a customer proprietary code structure.
Zydeco Zydeco is a form of folk music, originated in the beginning of the 20th century among the Francophone Creole peoples of south-west Louisiana and influenced by the music of the French-speaking Cajuns. It is heavily syncopated (back-beat), usually fast-tempo, and dominated by the button or piano accordion and a form of a washboard known as a rub-board or vest frottoir.
Zydeco (dance) Zydeco as a dance style has its roots in a form of folk dance that corresponds to the heavily syncopated Zydeco music, originated in the beginning of the 20th century among the Francophone Creole peoples of Acadiana (south-west Louisiana). It is a partner dance that has been primarily danced socially and sometimes in performances.
Zydeco Force Zydeco Force is an American zydeco band from Opelousas, Louisiana, consisting of Bobby Robinson, Raymond Thomas and the three sons of Lawtell Playboys frontman Delton Broussard: Shelton, Herbert and Jeffery Broussard. They formed in 1988 and became a regional hit across Louisiana and East Texas.
Zygaenidae The Zygaenidae are a family of Lepidoptera (moths) typically day-flying with a slow fluttering flight, and with rather clubbed antennae. They generally have a metallic sheen and often prominent spots of red or yellow.
Zygapophysis A zygapophysis is a process which sticks out of an end of a vertebra to lock with a zygapophysis on the next vertebra, to make the backbone more stable. Each typical vertebra has 4 of them: two front (prezygapophysis) and two back (postzygapophysis), two left and two right.
Zygmunt (bell) Zygmunt, named after King Sigismund (Zygmunt) I the Old, is a bell that was cast in 1520 by Hans Beham in KrakĂłw, Poland. It hangs on Zygmunt's Tower at Wawel Cathedral, and was cast from metal melted from the armor of soldiers defeated by Polish forces.
Zygmunt Grudziński (1568-1653) Zygmunt Grudziński (1568-1653) (alternative date of birth, 1572) was a Polish noble (szlachcic) of Grzymała coat of arms. He held the titles of voivode of Rawavoivode of Inowrocław] and later [[voivode of Kalisz (from 1628 to 1652).
Zygmunt GrudziĹ„ski (1870-1929) Zygmunt GrudziĹ„ski (1870-1929) was a Polish radiologist of merit and founder of the "Polski Przeglad Radiologiczny" (Polish Radiological Review) Born in 1870], [[ĹÄ™czyca near Kalisz, died October 24, 1929, Warsaw. One of the foremost Polish radiologists, worked as docent of this discipline at the Warsaw University and was also head of the roentgenological institute at the Spital zur h.
Zygmunt Karol Radziwiłł Zygmunt Karol Radziwiłł (1591-1642) was a Polish-Lithuanian noble, komorzy stwolowicki from 1614, poznanski from 1625, krajczy of the queen from 1617, krajczy or Lithuania from 1633, podczaszy of Lithuania from 1638, voivode of Nowogródek from 1642, member of Knights Hospitaller (kawaler maltański), patron of Knight Hospitallers centers in Poznań and Stwołowce (in Lithuania).
Zygmunt Puławski Zygmunt Puławski (October 24, 1901 - March 21, 1931) was a Polish aircraft designer and pilot. He invented a gull-wing aircraft design, also known as "Puławski wing" and constructed a series of Polish PZL fighters
Zygmunt Witymir Bieńkowski Zygmunt Witymir Bieńkowski (May 2 1913- August 15 1979) was a Polish pilot and a gifted writer of many articles and poems. His 303 squadron diary is deposited in the Polish Museum and Sikorski Institute in London.
Zygmunt Wrzodak Zygmunt Wrzodak (born March 21, 1959 in Budy Zaklasztorne) is a Polish politician. He was elected to Sejm on September 25, 2005 getting 18921 votes in 23 RzeszĂłw district, candidating from Liga Polskich Rodzin list.
Zygmunt's Column Zygmunt's Column or Sigismund's Column (Polish: Kolumna Zygmunta), erected in 1644, is one of Warsaw's most famous landmarks and one of the oldest secular monuments in northern Europe. The column and statue commemorate King Zygmunt III Waza, who in 1596 had moved Poland's capital from KrakĂłw to Warsaw.
Zygnematales The Zygnematales are an order of green algae, comprising several thousand different species in genera such as the well-known Zygnema and Spirogyra. All the members of this group develop into unbranched filaments, one cell thick, which grow longer through normal cell division.
Zygo Energy Vodka Zygo Energy Vodka is the brand name of a relatively new American made potato vodka infused with natural flavors along with four energy ingredients: guarana, yerba mate, taurine and d-ribose. Sold as a highly mixable vodka, a bottle contains about 3000 mg of taurine.
Zygocactus Montanavirus X Zygocactus Montana X, is a little understood virus species which was first reported in the â€thanksgiving cactus’ (Zygocactus truncates) from Missoula, Montana, USA (Chessin and Giri, 1975). Transmission takes place through mechanical inoculation, once infected the cacti develops symptoms which can include (varying with the host infected) reddening of the pads, mosaics, mottles, ringspots or necrosis.
Zygomasseteric system The zygomasseteric system (or zygomasseteric structure) in rodents is the anatomical arrangement of the masseter muscle of the jaw and the zygomatic arch of the skull. The anteroposterior or propalinal (front-to-back) motion of the rodent jaw is enabled by an extension of the zygomatic arch and the division of the masseter into three distinct parts.
Zygomaticoörbital foramina On the orbital process of the zygomatic bone are seen the orifices of two canals, the zygomaticoörbital foramina; one of these canals opens into the temporal fossa, the other on the malar surface of the bone; the former transmits the zygomaticotemporal, the latter the zygomaticofacial nerve.
Zygomaticofacial foramen The malar surface of the zygomatic bone is convex and perforated near its center by a small aperture, the zygomaticofacial foramen, for the passage of the zygomaticofacial nerve and vessels; below this foramen is a slight elevation, which gives origin to the Zygomaticus.
Zygon The Zygons are a fictional extraterrestrial race in the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. They first appeared in the Fourth Doctor serial Terror of the Zygons, where it was revealed that centuries ago, the Zygon homeworld was destroyed in a stellar explosion.
Zygosaccharomyces bailii Zygosaccharomyces bailii is the type species for the genus Zygosaccharomyces. It was initially described as Saccharomyces bailii by Lindner in 1895, but in 1983 was reclassified as Zygosaccharomyces bailii in the work by Barnett et al.
Zygote A zygote (Greek: ζυγωτόν) is a cell that is the result of fertilization. That is, two haploid cells—usually (but not always) an ovum from a female and a sperm cell from a male—merge into a single diploid cell called the zygote (or zygocyte).
Zygote intrafallopian transfer Zygote intrafallopian transfer (ZIFT) is an infertility treatment in which egg cells are removed from a woman's ovaries, and fertilized in the laboratory. The resulting zygote is placed into the fallopian tube by the use of laparoscopy.
Zygovisti Zygovisti or Zigovisti (Greek, Modern: ΖυγοβίĎĎ„Îą, Ancient/Katharevousa: -on), older form Zigovistion, is a village that is located 6 km SSE of Dimitsana and 2 km from the Karytaina - Dimitsana Road in the municipality of Dimitsana and in the western part of the prefecture of Arcadia. It is located about 6 km NE of Stemnitsa, S of Lagkadia and S of GR-74, about 40 km NW of Tripoli, about 21 km NE of Karytaina, about 46 km N of Megalopoli and GR-7/E65 and about 45 km NE of Andritsaina.
Zyklon B Zyklon B (, also spelled Cyclon B) was the tradename of a cyanide-based insecticide notorious for its use by Nazi Germany to kill over one million people in the gas chambers of Auschwitz and Majdanek during the Holocaust. It consisted of hydrocyanic acid (prussic acid), a stabilizer, and a warning odorant that were impregnated onto various substrates, typically small absorbent pellets, fiber discs, or diatomaceous earth.
Zyklus Zyklus für einen Schlagzeuger ("Cycle for a percussionist") is a composition by Karlheinz Stockhausen. It was composed in 1959 at the request of Wolfgang Steinecke as a test piece for a percussion competition at the Darmstadt Summer Courses, where it was premièred on 25 August 1959 by Christoph Caskel.
Zykov Glacier Zykov Glacier () is a valley glacier about 25 miles (40 km) long in the Anare Mountains, flowing northwest and reaching the coast between Cape Williams and Cooper Bluffs. Photographed by the Soviet Antarctic Expedition in 1958, it was named for student navigator Ye.
Zyldav Zentral Revolutzionär Komitzät In the Belgian comic book series The Adventures of Tintin by Hergé, the Zyldav Zentral Revolutzionär Komitzät (Syldavian Revolutionary Central Committee), ZZRK, was an organisation with the goal of removing the Syldavian monarchy and unify with its neighbour Borduria. It worked as a under category of the Bordurian Iron Guard, both ruled by a fascist named Müsstler (the name is a comparison of Mussolini and Hitler).
ZyLAB Technologies ZyLAB is a software company which produces digital archive applications such as ZyIMAGE and ZyINDEX. It was founded in Chicago in 1983, but currently has headquarters in Vienna, Virginia and Amsterdam as well as sales offices throughout the world.
Zymne Monastery The Uspensky Svyatogorsky Monastery (in English, the Assumption Monastery at the Holy Mountain) is a stauropegial Ukrainian Orthodox cave monastery, located at the top of the Holy Mountain rising above the Luh River near the village of Zymne, five kilometers south of Volodymyr-Volynskyi, Volyn Oblast, Ukraine.
Zymogen A zymogen or a proenzyme, is an inactive enzyme precursor. A zymogen requires a biochemical change (such as a hydrolysis reaction revealing the active site, or changing the configuration to reveal the active site) for it to become an active enzyme.
Zymography Zymography is an electrophoretic technique, based on SDS-PAGE, that includes a substrate copolymerised with the polyacrylamide gel, for the detection of enzyme activity. Samples are prepared in the standard SDS-PAGE treatment buffer but without boiling, and without a reducing agent.
Zymotic disease Zymotic diseases (for the Greek language term zumoun for "ferment"), an obsolete term in medicine, formerly applied to the class of acute infectious maladies, presumed to be due to some virus or organism which acts in the system like a ferment. Note: this term was obsolete even in 1911, the date of the original version of the text below:
Zyta Gilowska Zyta Janina Gilowska (born July 7 1949 in Nowe Miasto Lubawskie) - Polish economist and politician. Deputy Prime Minister of Poland From January 7 until June 23 2006, she was the Deputy Prime Minister of Poland and Finance Minister in the government led by Kazimierz Marcinkiewicz and later Jarosław Kaczyński.
Zytek Zytek is a British engineering company in automotive control systems, powertrain management and hybrid-electric vehicles. It also has success in motorsport, having supplied engines worldwide for Formula 3000 and was the first company to develop a hybrid-electric entry for Le Mans.
Zytel Zytel is a trademark owned by DuPont and used for a number of different high strength, abrasion and impact resistant thermoplastic polyamide formulations of the family more commonly known as nylon. Zytel is often used with a fiberglass filler, which adds additional stiffness.
Zytglogge The Zytglogge tower (German: Zeitglocke) in Bern, Switzerland is famous for its astronomical clock from the 16th century. The hand symbol displays the position of the sun (left is east, top is south, right is west), while a gold-and-black ball shows the phase of the moon.
Zzyzx (film) Zzyzx (2006) is a thriller set in the Mojave Desert and Las Vegas. The film was written by Art D'Alessandro, produced and directed by Richard Halpern, and stars Kenny Johnson (The Shield, Cold Case), Robyn Cohen (The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou, Celestine Prophecy), Ryan Fox, and Kayo Zepeda as Manny.
Zzyzx, California Zzyzx, California is a settlement in San Bernardino County, California, formerly the site of the Zzyzx Mineral Springs and Health Spa and now the site of the Desert Studies Center. The area is also the location of Lake Tunedae, one of the refuge habitats of the endangered Mohave tui chub.
ZZ9 Plural Z Alpha ZZ9 Plural Z Alpha is the official Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Appreciation Society, and is named after the Galactic Sector ZZ9 Plural Z Alpha where Earth can be found according to the book. In recent years, the appreciation society has effectively become a fan club for all things to do with Douglas Adams, and is also known by the shorter name of ZZ9 with its members being called ZZ9ers.
Zvi Hermann Schapira Zvi Hermann Schapira (1840-1898) was a Russian mathematician and Zionist born in Erswilken, near Tauroggen, a small town in Lithuania. Educated for the rabbinate, he had been appointed to a rabbinical position at the age of twenty-four, when he decided to devote the rest of his life to the cultivation of the secular sciences.
Zvi Hirsch Chajes Zvi Hirsch Chajes (Hebrew: צבי הירש חיות - November 20, 1805 - October 12, 1855; also Chayes or Hayot) was one of the foremost Galician talmudic scholars. He is best known for his work Mevo Hatalmud (Introduction to the Talmud), which serves both as commentary and introduction.
Zvi Magen Zvi Magen was a colonel in Aman research division, Deputy head of Nativ, Israeli ambassador to Ukraine in 1993, ambassador to Russia in 1998, and Head of Nativ from 1999 to 2005. Magen wished to retire from his post during the Sharon government, but was convinced to stay until a replacement was found.
Zvi Mowshowitz Zvi Mowshowitz is a former professional Magic: The Gathering player who also held a developer intern position at Wizards of the Coast Magic R&D. He is known for having created innovative and sometimes game-breaking decks like TurboZvi and My Fires, as well as many other notable decks that put up respectable finishes at highly competitive Magic: The Gathering tournaments.
Zvi Yehuda Kook Zvi Yehuda Kook (1891-1982) was a rabbi, leader of the Religious Zionist, Mizrachi movement in Israel, and the Rosh Yeshiva of the Mercaz haRav yeshiva. Some of his admirers call him the "prophet of Greater Israel".
Zvi Zamir Zvi Zamir (Hebrew: צבי זמיר) born Zvicka Zarzevsky (born 1925) was a Major General in the Israel Defense Forces and the Director of the Mossad from 1968 to 1974. Born in Poland, Zamir immigrated with his family to the then British Mandate of Palestine when only seven months old.
Zviad Gamsakhurdia Zviad Konstantines dze GamsakhurdiaParticularly in Soviet-era sources, his patronymic is sometimes given as Konstantinovich in the Russian style. (Georgian: á–á•ááá“ á™áťáśáˇá˘ááśá˘ááśá”ᡠá«á” á’áá›áˇáá®áŁá á“áá) (March 31, 1939 — December 31, 1993) was a dissident, scientist and writer, who became the first democratically elected President of the Republic of Georgia in the post-Soviet era.
Zvika Greengold Zvika "Zvi" Greengold was an Israeli IDF tank commander who fought during the 1973 Yom Kippur War. Due to his actions during the war he became a national hero in Israel, and was awarded the Medal of Valor (the nation's highest medal for heroism awarded to only 6 people during the war) .
Zvolen county Zvolen (county) (in Latin: comitatus Zoliensis, in Hungarian Zólyom (vár)megye, in Slovak Zvolenský komitát/ Zvolenská stolica/ Zvolenská župa, in German Sohler Gespanschaft/Komitat Sohl) is the name of a historic administrative county (comitatus) of the Kingdom of Hungary. Its territory is presently in central Slovakia.
Zvonimir Boban Zvonimir Boban [] (born October 8, 1968) is a Croatian former football midfielder who played most of his professional career for Serie A club AC Milan and was a member of the Croatia national team, which he captained to 3rd Place at the 1998 FIFA World Cup.
Zvonimir Vukić Zvonimir Vukić (Serbian Cyrillic: Звонимир Đ’Ńкић), (born July 19, 1979 in Zrenjanin, Vojvodina, Serbia (then the SFRY)) is a Serbian footballer who currently plays for Partizan Belgrade as a midfielder on a loan from Shakhtar Donetsk.
Zvonko Bogdan Zvonko Bogdan (born January 5, 1942 in Sombor) is an eminent performer of traditional folk songs from Vojvodina, Serbia. Apart from being famous as a singer, he is also a composer, painter and harness racer, and universally recognized as a bonvivant and a gentleman.
Zvornik Zvornik (Cyrillic: Зворник) is a city on the Drina river in northeastern Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina, located southeast of Tuzla and north of Srebrenica. The town Mali Zvornik ("little Zvornik") lies directly across the river in Serbia, and not far north is Loznica.
Zvue ZVUE is a brand of portable media player designed and marketed by HandHeld Entertainment and combines a digital mp3 audio player with a personal video player and a JPEG viewer all in one consumer electronics device about the size of a pack of playing cards.
Zvuki Mu Zvuki Mu () Russian rock band was founded in Moscow in the early 1980's. Its lead singer and songwriter Pyotr Mamonov is one of the most creative, revered and eccentric figures of the Russian art scene, whose absurdist lyrics are as playful and disturbing as his vocal style and explosive on-stage presence.
Zwaanendael Museum Built in 1931 in Lewes, Delaware, the Zwaanendael Museum was created to honor the 300th anniversary of Delaware's first European settlement, Swanendael, founded 1631. The museum models the City Hall in Hoorn, Holland.
Zwack Zwack is a Hungarian company producing a variety of traditional Hungarian liquors and wine since 1840, founded by JĂłzsef Zwack. Their best-known product is Unicum, an herbal liquor, but they also produce notable clear brandies, as well as distributing Hungarian wines, among them several vintages of Tokaji.
Zwalm Zwalm is a municipality located in Flanders and in the Flemish province of East Flanders, in Belgium. The municipality comprises the towns of Beerlegem, Dikkele, Hermelgem, Hundelgem, Meilegem, Munkzwalm, Nederzwalm, Paulatem, Roborst, Rozebeke, Sint-Blasius-Boekel, Sint-Denijs-Boekel and Sint-Maria-Latem.
Zwarte Piet In the folklore and legends of the Netherlands and Flanders, Zwarte Piet (meaning Black Pete) is a companion of Saint Nicholas (Dutch "Sinterklaas") whose yearly feast in the Netherlands is 5 December and 6 December in Flanders, when they distribute presents to all good children.
ZweibrĂĽcken Air Base ZweibrĂĽcken Air Base, or Zweibruecken Air Base, was a NATO air base outside the German city of ZweibrĂĽcken. Originally a Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) base, it was taken over on September 1 1968 by United States Air Forces in Europe.
Zweibrücken-Land Zweibrücken-Land is a Verbandsgemeinde ("collective municipality") in the Südwestpfalz district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is situated on the southwestern edge of the Pfälzer Wald, around Zweibrücken.
Zweigelt Zweigelt is a red wine grape variety developed in 1922, at the Federal Institute for Viticulture and Pomology at Klosterneuburg, Austria, by Fritz Zweigelt (who was later to become the director of this institute). It was a crossing (or intra-specific hybrid) of Blaufränkisch and St.
Zweitina Zweitina ( ) is a town located in Western Syria close to the Lebanese borders and administratively belonging to the Governorate of Homs. It's location in the midst of a coniferous mountain makes it a popular and favored summer destination.
Zwelitsha Zwelitsha is a town in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa. From 1972 to 1981 it served as the provisional capital of the Bantustan of Ciskei, until the capital could be moved to Alice, and then to Bhisho.
Zwelonke Sigcawu Zwelonke Sigcawu (1968 - ) is the 12th and current paramount chief of the Gcaleka sub-group of the Xhosa nation from 1 January 2006. Zwelonke was born as Mpendulo Sigcawu to Xolilizwe Mzikayise Sigcawu and Queen Nozamile.
Zwi Migdal Zwi Migdal was a gang in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries that lured thousands of Jewish women from eastern Europe, especially Poland, and forced them to become prostitutes in cities like New York, Buenos Aires, and Rio de Janeiro. It operated from the 1860s to 1939.
ZwiÄ…zek Harcerstwa Polskiego ZwiÄ…zek Harcerstwa Polskiego (The Polish Scouting and Guiding Association, ZHP) is the coeducational Polish Scouting organization recognized by the World Organization of the Scout Movement and the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts. It was founded in 1956 and currently is the largest Scouting organization in Poland (134,500 members in 2006).
ZwiÄ…zek Harcerstwa Rzeczypospolitej ZwiÄ…zek Harcerstwa Rzeczypospolitej (Scouting Association of the Republic, ZHR) is a Polish Scouting organization founded on February 25, 1989. It is not recognized by the World Organization of the Scout Movement or by World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts because the world organizations only accept one member association per nation.
ZwiÄ…zek Kynologiczny w Polsce The Polski ZwiÄ…zek Kynologiczny, a member of the FCI, is an organization responsible for dog pedigree registration services in Poland. They also provide training services, judging for conformation shows, and many other services relating to dog showing.
ZwiÄ…zek MĹ‚odzieĹĽy Polskiej The ZwiÄ…zek MĹ‚odzieĹĽy Polskiej ("Association of the Polish Youth", abbreviated ZMP or more commonly Zet) was a clandestine organization of Polish students at universities of the three partitioning powers (Russia, Germany, Austria) and other European universities with larger groups of Polish students. Its aim was to bring together talented young men and further educate them as community leaders, pro-Polish agitators and possibly for a role in the civil service of a future Polish state.
ZwiÄ…zek Strzelecki ZwiÄ…zek Strzelecki "Strzelec" (Riflemen's Association "Rifleman") was a Polish paramilitary cultural and educational organization created in 1910 in LwĂłw as a legal front of ZwiÄ…zek Walki Czynnej, and revived in Poland in 1991.
Związek Walki Czynnej Związek Walki Czynnej (Union for Armed Struggle, Union for Active Struggle, Association for Active Combat or other - English language translations vary. Polish abbreviation: ZWC) was a Polish secret military organization, founded in 1908 by Józef Piłsudski, Marian Kukiel, Kazimierz Sosnkowski and Władysław Sikorski, all members of Organizacja Bojowa (Combat Organization or Fighting Organization) of Polish Socialist Party, the FR faction.
Związek Walki Zbrojnej Związek Walki Zbrojnej (ZWZ; Association of Armed Struggle) was a cryptonym of the Polish Army formed in Poland after it was occupied by Germany and the Soviet Union as a result of the Invasion of Poland. It was created on November 13, 1939, out of the earlier organization named Służba Zwycięstwu Polski and on February 14, 1942 it was reformed into the Home Army.
Zwick Roell Group The Zwick Roell Group is a major European manufacturer of products which are used to evaluate the mechanical and physical properties and performance of materials and components. Operating worldwide, the group has manufacturing facilities in Germany and strategic headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia, USA, and Singapore.
Zwickau Zwickau is a city of Germany, in the Bundesland Saxony (Sachsen), situated in a valley at the foot of the Erzgebirge, on the left bank of the Zwickauer Mulde, 130 km (82 miles) southwest of Dresden, south of Leipzig and south west of Chemnitz. (Population: slightly under 100,000).
Zwickau (car) The AWZ P70 "Zwickau" was a car made in East Germany by VEB Automobilwerk Zwickau (AWZ) between 1956 and 1959. After 1958 AWZ was united with the former Horch factory to the VEB Sachsenring Automobilwerke Zwickau and called Sachsenring P70.
Zwickau Model The Zwickau model is an inversion of the Karlsruhe model, with diesel main-line trains extended through city streets on tram track. It is so called because the German city of Zwickau was the first to introduce it.
Zwickauer Damm (Berlin U-Bahn) Zwickauer Damm is an Berlin U-Bahn station located on the . It was the setting of a tragic incident in which a Russian immigrant pushed a 21 year old onto the tracks just seconds before a train ran into the station.
Zwickauer Land Zwickauer Land is a Kreis (district) in the south-west of the Free State of Saxony, Germany. Neighboring districts are (from north-east clockwise) Chemnitzer Land, Stollberg, Aue-Schwarzenberg, Vogtlandkreis, and the districts Greiz and Altenburger Land in Thuringia.
Zwiebelkuchen Zwiebelkuchen, which literally means onion cake in the German language, is a one-crust pie made of steamed onions, diced bacon, cream, and caraway seed on a yeast dough or a leavened dough. It is particularly popular in the German wine-growing-regions mostly of Rheinhessen, Franconia, and Swabia.
Zwiesel Mountain Zwiesel Mountain () is a large complex mountain which is highly dissected, rising to 2,970 m and forming the north portion of Pieck Range in the Petermann Ranges of Queen Maud Land. It was discovered and given the descriptive name "Zwiesel-Berg" (forked mountain) by the German Antarctic Expedition, 1938-39, under Ritscher.
Zwijndrecht, Netherlands Zwijndrecht is the name of a town located in a municipality (gemeente) of the same name in the province of South Holland, in the Netherlands. It is at the southern tip of the island of IJsselmonde, across Dordrecht.
Zwiki Zwiki is an easy-to-use and powerful wiki engine based on the Zope web application server. It has been developed by Joyful Systems and contributors around the world, and is free software released under the GNU General Public License.
Zwinky Zwinkies are customizable social avatars that are part of the free MyWebSearch adware toolbar. Users create a character, a Zwinky, which will represent himself or herself in any networking site or blog that supports Zwinkies.
Zwischengoldglas Zwischengoldglas, (German "gold between glass", plural Zwischengoldgläser) is a type of decorated glassware in which a design in gold leaf is created on a glass vessel, then sealed under another precisely-fitting glass vessel, which is then bonded to the first piece with cement. Although the technique dates from the third century BC, most Zwischengoldglas was produced in Bohemia and Austria in the 18th century.
Zwischenraum Zwischenraum is a German organization for homosexual persons, which was founded from GĂĽnter Baum. The organization helps homosexual persons with evangelical, charismatic and pietism backgrounds to live openly gay.
Zwitterion A zwitterion (from German "Zwitter" — "hybrid," "hermaphrodite") is a chemical compound that is electrically neutral but carries formal positive and negative charges on different atoms.IUPAC.
Zwolle Zwolle is a municipality and the capital city of the province of Overijssel, Netherlands, 50 miles northeast of Amsterdam. Zwolle has about 115,000 citizens and is one of the most important cities in the northern and eastern parts of the country.
ZW sex-determination system The ZW sex-determination system is a system that birds, some fishes, and some insects (including butterflies and moths) use to determine the sex of their offspring. The ovum determines the sex of the offspring in this system, in contrast to the XY sex-determination system and the X0 sex-determination system.
ZWEI ZWEI (ZWEI Was EINE, Initially) was an early (~1980s) Emacs-like text editor written by Daniel Weinreb and Mike McMahon for the Lisp machine. Innovations by it include programmability in Lisp, and a new and more flexible method of internally representing buffers.
ZX Interface 1 A peripheral from Sinclair Research for its ZX Spectrum home computer, the ZX Interface 1 was launched in 1983. Originally intended as a local area network interface for use in school classrooms, it was revised before launch to also act as the controller for up to eight ZX Microdrive high-speed tape-loop cartridge drives.
ZX Microdrive The ZX Microdrive was a tape-loop data storage system launched in July 1983 by Sinclair Research for the ZX Spectrum home computer. The Microdrive technology was later also used in the Sinclair QL and ICL One Per Desk personal computers.
ZX Spectrum The ZX Spectrum is a home computer released in the United Kingdom in 1982 by Sinclair Research Ltd. Originally dubbed the ZX82, the machine was later renamed the ZX Spectrum by Sinclair to highlight the machine's colour display, compared to the black-and-white of its predecessor, the Sinclair ZX81.
ZX Spectrum graphic modes The ZX Spectrum is generally considered to have limited graphical capabilities in comparison to other home computers of the same era such as the Commodore 64, largely due to its lack of a dedicated graphics chip. Nevertheless, throughout its commercial life and later activity on the demoscene, various techniques have been developed to provide (or emulate) improvements to the Spectrum's graphical output.
ZX Spectrum character set The ZX Spectrum character set is the variant of ASCII used in the British Sinclair Spectrum computers. It is based on ASCII-1967 (the standard ASCII on which all modern character sets are based), but with one character from ASCII-1963 (the first version of ASCII), two graphics characters nonstandardly assigned, an idiosyncratic use of the control code area and use of the 128 high-bit characters beyond the ASCII range.
ZX Spectrum software The ZX Spectrum software library comprised at least 13,000 titles. Despite the fact that the Spectrum hardware was limited by most standards, its software library was very diverse, including programming language implementations (C, Pascal, Prolog, Forth,) several Z80 assemblers/disassemblers (eg: OCP Editor/Assembler, HiSoft Devpac, ZEUS Assembler, Artic Assembler), Sinclair BASIC compilers (eg: MCoder, COLT, HiSoft BASIC), Sinclair BASIC extensions (eg: Beta BASIC, Mega Basic), databases (eg: VU-File), word processors (eg: Tasword II), spread sheets (eg: VU-Calc), drawing and painting tools (eg: OCP Art Studio, The Artist, Paintbox, Melbourne Draw), even 3D modelling (VU-3D), and, of course, many, many games.
ZX8301 The ZX8301 was a ULA integrated circuit designed for the Sinclair QL microcomputer. Also known as the "Master Chip", it provided a Video Display Generator, the division of a 15 MHz crystal to provide the 7.
ZX8302 The ZX8302 was a ULA integrated circuit designed for the Sinclair QL microcomputer. Also known as the QL's "Peripheral Chip", it interfaced the CPU to the Microdrives, QLAN local area network interface and RS-232 ports (transmit only) and also provided a real-time clock.
Zycus AutoClass Zycus AutoClass is an Artificial Intelligence (AI) based automated classification software that can handle both item descriptions and supplier names, providing accurate and granular categorization codes. The software can process high volumes of data, in any language, of any quality and provide accurate classification codes in any classification schema such as UNSPSC, NATO, eClass or even a customer proprietary code structure.
Zydeco Zydeco is a form of folk music, originated in the beginning of the 20th century among the Francophone Creole peoples of south-west Louisiana and influenced by the music of the French-speaking Cajuns. It is heavily syncopated (back-beat), usually fast-tempo, and dominated by the button or piano accordion and a form of a washboard known as a rub-board or vest frottoir.
Zydeco (dance) Zydeco as a dance style has its roots in a form of folk dance that corresponds to the heavily syncopated Zydeco music, originated in the beginning of the 20th century among the Francophone Creole peoples of Acadiana (south-west Louisiana). It is a partner dance that has been primarily danced socially and sometimes in performances.
Zydeco Force Zydeco Force is an American zydeco band from Opelousas, Louisiana, consisting of Bobby Robinson, Raymond Thomas and the three sons of Lawtell Playboys frontman Delton Broussard: Shelton, Herbert and Jeffery Broussard. They formed in 1988 and became a regional hit across Louisiana and East Texas.
Zygaenidae The Zygaenidae are a family of Lepidoptera (moths) typically day-flying with a slow fluttering flight, and with rather clubbed antennae. They generally have a metallic sheen and often prominent spots of red or yellow.
Zygapophysis A zygapophysis is a process which sticks out of an end of a vertebra to lock with a zygapophysis on the next vertebra, to make the backbone more stable. Each typical vertebra has 4 of them: two front (prezygapophysis) and two back (postzygapophysis), two left and two right.
Zygmunt (bell) Zygmunt, named after King Sigismund (Zygmunt) I the Old, is a bell that was cast in 1520 by Hans Beham in KrakĂłw, Poland. It hangs on Zygmunt's Tower at Wawel Cathedral, and was cast from metal melted from the armor of soldiers defeated by Polish forces.
Zygmunt Grudziński (1568-1653) Zygmunt Grudziński (1568-1653) (alternative date of birth, 1572) was a Polish noble (szlachcic) of Grzymała coat of arms. He held the titles of voivode of Rawavoivode of Inowrocław] and later [[voivode of Kalisz (from 1628 to 1652).
Zygmunt GrudziĹ„ski (1870-1929) Zygmunt GrudziĹ„ski (1870-1929) was a Polish radiologist of merit and founder of the "Polski Przeglad Radiologiczny" (Polish Radiological Review) Born in 1870], [[ĹÄ™czyca near Kalisz, died October 24, 1929, Warsaw. One of the foremost Polish radiologists, worked as docent of this discipline at the Warsaw University and was also head of the roentgenological institute at the Spital zur h.
Zygmunt Karol Radziwiłł Zygmunt Karol Radziwiłł (1591-1642) was a Polish-Lithuanian noble, komorzy stwolowicki from 1614, poznanski from 1625, krajczy of the queen from 1617, krajczy or Lithuania from 1633, podczaszy of Lithuania from 1638, voivode of Nowogródek from 1642, member of Knights Hospitaller (kawaler maltański), patron of Knight Hospitallers centers in Poznań and Stwołowce (in Lithuania).
Zygmunt Puławski Zygmunt Puławski (October 24, 1901 - March 21, 1931) was a Polish aircraft designer and pilot. He invented a gull-wing aircraft design, also known as "Puławski wing" and constructed a series of Polish PZL fighters
Zygmunt Witymir Bieńkowski Zygmunt Witymir Bieńkowski (May 2 1913- August 15 1979) was a Polish pilot and a gifted writer of many articles and poems. His 303 squadron diary is deposited in the Polish Museum and Sikorski Institute in London.
Zygmunt Wrzodak Zygmunt Wrzodak (born March 21, 1959 in Budy Zaklasztorne) is a Polish politician. He was elected to Sejm on September 25, 2005 getting 18921 votes in 23 RzeszĂłw district, candidating from Liga Polskich Rodzin list.
Zygmunt's Column Zygmunt's Column or Sigismund's Column (Polish: Kolumna Zygmunta), erected in 1644, is one of Warsaw's most famous landmarks and one of the oldest secular monuments in northern Europe. The column and statue commemorate King Zygmunt III Waza, who in 1596 had moved Poland's capital from KrakĂłw to Warsaw.
Zygnematales The Zygnematales are an order of green algae, comprising several thousand different species in genera such as the well-known Zygnema and Spirogyra. All the members of this group develop into unbranched filaments, one cell thick, which grow longer through normal cell division.
Zygo Energy Vodka Zygo Energy Vodka is the brand name of a relatively new American made potato vodka infused with natural flavors along with four energy ingredients: guarana, yerba mate, taurine and d-ribose. Sold as a highly mixable vodka, a bottle contains about 3000 mg of taurine.
Zygocactus Montanavirus X Zygocactus Montana X, is a little understood virus species which was first reported in the â€thanksgiving cactus’ (Zygocactus truncates) from Missoula, Montana, USA (Chessin and Giri, 1975). Transmission takes place through mechanical inoculation, once infected the cacti develops symptoms which can include (varying with the host infected) reddening of the pads, mosaics, mottles, ringspots or necrosis.
Zygomasseteric system The zygomasseteric system (or zygomasseteric structure) in rodents is the anatomical arrangement of the masseter muscle of the jaw and the zygomatic arch of the skull. The anteroposterior or propalinal (front-to-back) motion of the rodent jaw is enabled by an extension of the zygomatic arch and the division of the masseter into three distinct parts.
Zygomaticoörbital foramina On the orbital process of the zygomatic bone are seen the orifices of two canals, the zygomaticoörbital foramina; one of these canals opens into the temporal fossa, the other on the malar surface of the bone; the former transmits the zygomaticotemporal, the latter the zygomaticofacial nerve.
Zygomaticofacial foramen The malar surface of the zygomatic bone is convex and perforated near its center by a small aperture, the zygomaticofacial foramen, for the passage of the zygomaticofacial nerve and vessels; below this foramen is a slight elevation, which gives origin to the Zygomaticus.
Zygon The Zygons are a fictional extraterrestrial race in the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. They first appeared in the Fourth Doctor serial Terror of the Zygons, where it was revealed that centuries ago, the Zygon homeworld was destroyed in a stellar explosion.
Zygosaccharomyces bailii Zygosaccharomyces bailii is the type species for the genus Zygosaccharomyces. It was initially described as Saccharomyces bailii by Lindner in 1895, but in 1983 was reclassified as Zygosaccharomyces bailii in the work by Barnett et al.
Zygote A zygote (Greek: ζυγωτόν) is a cell that is the result of fertilization. That is, two haploid cells—usually (but not always) an ovum from a female and a sperm cell from a male—merge into a single diploid cell called the zygote (or zygocyte).
Zygote intrafallopian transfer Zygote intrafallopian transfer (ZIFT) is an infertility treatment in which egg cells are removed from a woman's ovaries, and fertilized in the laboratory. The resulting zygote is placed into the fallopian tube by the use of laparoscopy.
Zygovisti Zygovisti or Zigovisti (Greek, Modern: ΖυγοβίĎĎ„Îą, Ancient/Katharevousa: -on), older form Zigovistion, is a village that is located 6 km SSE of Dimitsana and 2 km from the Karytaina - Dimitsana Road in the municipality of Dimitsana and in the western part of the prefecture of Arcadia. It is located about 6 km NE of Stemnitsa, S of Lagkadia and S of GR-74, about 40 km NW of Tripoli, about 21 km NE of Karytaina, about 46 km N of Megalopoli and GR-7/E65 and about 45 km NE of Andritsaina.
Zyklon B Zyklon B (, also spelled Cyclon B) was the tradename of a cyanide-based insecticide notorious for its use by Nazi Germany to kill over one million people in the gas chambers of Auschwitz and Majdanek during the Holocaust. It consisted of hydrocyanic acid (prussic acid), a stabilizer, and a warning odorant that were impregnated onto various substrates, typically small absorbent pellets, fiber discs, or diatomaceous earth.
Zyklus Zyklus für einen Schlagzeuger ("Cycle for a percussionist") is a composition by Karlheinz Stockhausen. It was composed in 1959 at the request of Wolfgang Steinecke as a test piece for a percussion competition at the Darmstadt Summer Courses, where it was premièred on 25 August 1959 by Christoph Caskel.
Zykov Glacier Zykov Glacier () is a valley glacier about 25 miles (40 km) long in the Anare Mountains, flowing northwest and reaching the coast between Cape Williams and Cooper Bluffs. Photographed by the Soviet Antarctic Expedition in 1958, it was named for student navigator Ye.
Zyldav Zentral Revolutzionär Komitzät In the Belgian comic book series The Adventures of Tintin by Hergé, the Zyldav Zentral Revolutzionär Komitzät (Syldavian Revolutionary Central Committee), ZZRK, was an organisation with the goal of removing the Syldavian monarchy and unify with its neighbour Borduria. It worked as a under category of the Bordurian Iron Guard, both ruled by a fascist named Müsstler (the name is a comparison of Mussolini and Hitler).
ZyLAB Technologies ZyLAB is a software company which produces digital archive applications such as ZyIMAGE and ZyINDEX. It was founded in Chicago in 1983, but currently has headquarters in Vienna, Virginia and Amsterdam as well as sales offices throughout the world.
Zymne Monastery The Uspensky Svyatogorsky Monastery (in English, the Assumption Monastery at the Holy Mountain) is a stauropegial Ukrainian Orthodox cave monastery, located at the top of the Holy Mountain rising above the Luh River near the village of Zymne, five kilometers south of Volodymyr-Volynskyi, Volyn Oblast, Ukraine.
Zymogen A zymogen or a proenzyme, is an inactive enzyme precursor. A zymogen requires a biochemical change (such as a hydrolysis reaction revealing the active site, or changing the configuration to reveal the active site) for it to become an active enzyme.
Zymography Zymography is an electrophoretic technique, based on SDS-PAGE, that includes a substrate copolymerised with the polyacrylamide gel, for the detection of enzyme activity. Samples are prepared in the standard SDS-PAGE treatment buffer but without boiling, and without a reducing agent.
Zymotic disease Zymotic diseases (for the Greek language term zumoun for "ferment"), an obsolete term in medicine, formerly applied to the class of acute infectious maladies, presumed to be due to some virus or organism which acts in the system like a ferment. Note: this term was obsolete even in 1911, the date of the original version of the text below:
Zyta Gilowska Zyta Janina Gilowska (born July 7 1949 in Nowe Miasto Lubawskie) - Polish economist and politician. Deputy Prime Minister of Poland From January 7 until June 23 2006, she was the Deputy Prime Minister of Poland and Finance Minister in the government led by Kazimierz Marcinkiewicz and later Jarosław Kaczyński.
Zytek Zytek is a British engineering company in automotive control systems, powertrain management and hybrid-electric vehicles. It also has success in motorsport, having supplied engines worldwide for Formula 3000 and was the first company to develop a hybrid-electric entry for Le Mans.
Zytel Zytel is a trademark owned by DuPont and used for a number of different high strength, abrasion and impact resistant thermoplastic polyamide formulations of the family more commonly known as nylon. Zytel is often used with a fiberglass filler, which adds additional stiffness.
Zytglogge The Zytglogge tower (German: Zeitglocke) in Bern, Switzerland is famous for its astronomical clock from the 16th century. The hand symbol displays the position of the sun (left is east, top is south, right is west), while a gold-and-black ball shows the phase of the moon.
Zzyzx (film) Zzyzx (2006) is a thriller set in the Mojave Desert and Las Vegas. The film was written by Art D'Alessandro, produced and directed by Richard Halpern, and stars Kenny Johnson (The Shield, Cold Case), Robyn Cohen (The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou, Celestine Prophecy), Ryan Fox, and Kayo Zepeda as Manny.
Zzyzx, California Zzyzx, California is a settlement in San Bernardino County, California, formerly the site of the Zzyzx Mineral Springs and Health Spa and now the site of the Desert Studies Center. The area is also the location of Lake Tunedae, one of the refuge habitats of the endangered Mohave tui chub.
ZZ9 Plural Z Alpha ZZ9 Plural Z Alpha is the official Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Appreciation Society, and is named after the Galactic Sector ZZ9 Plural Z Alpha where Earth can be found according to the book. In recent years, the appreciation society has effectively become a fan club for all things to do with Douglas Adams, and is also known by the shorter name of ZZ9 with its members being called ZZ9ers.
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