The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
preempting — prÉªË empt v. occupy a place, take a place; obtain at an advance opportunity, acquire by preemptive right … English contemporary dictionary
Preempt — (also spelled Pre empt ) is a bid in contract bridge whose primary function is to take up bidding space from the opponents. A preemptive bid is usually made by jumping , i.e. skipping one or more bidding levels. Since it deprives the opponents of … Wikipedia
Силицкий, Виталий Вячеславович — Виталий Вячеславович Силицкий Віталь Сіліцкі … Википедия
Traffic light — The traffic light, also known as traffic signal, stop light, traffic lamp, stop and go lights, robot or semaphore, is a signaling device positioned at a road intersection, pedestrian crossing, or other location. Its purpose is to indicate, using… … Wikipedia
CBC Radio One — Infobox Network slogan = network name = CBC Radio One network country = Canada network type = Radio network available = AM/FM: Canada Satellite: Canada, United States owner = Canadian Broadcasting Corporation key people = launch date = 1936 past… … Wikipedia
WWRL — Infobox Radio Station name = WWRL city = New York City area = New York City branding = WWRL 1600 slogan = New York s Progressive Talk airdate = August 26, 1926 frequency = 1600 (kHz) format = Talk / music / religious erp = 25,000 watts (daytime)… … Wikipedia
Fungus (XM) — Infobox Radio Station name = Fungus 53 area = United States Canada airdate = 2004 frequency = XM 53 branding = xL Fungus format = Punk rock/Hardcore/Ska owner = XM Satellite Radio class = Satellite Radio Station website =… … Wikipedia
Iowa flood of 2008 — Infobox flood image location=Dairy Queen, Cedar Rapids, June 12 2008.jpg name= Iowa Flood of 2008 duration=June 7 around July 1 total damages (USD)=At least 7 Billion total fatalities= 0 deaths areas affected=The Iowa flood of 2008 was an event… … Wikipedia
Open Source Cinema — is a collaborative website created to produce the documentary film RiP!: A Remix Manifesto, a co production with Montreal s EyeSteelFilm and the National Film Board of Canada (NFB). It was launched in 2004 as a public beta, and in 2007 launched… … Wikipedia
France — /frans, frahns/; Fr. /frddahonns/, n. 1. Anatole /ann nann tawl /, (Jacques Anatole Thibault), 1844 1924, French novelist and essayist: Nobel prize 1921. 2. a republic in W Europe. 58,470,421; 212,736 sq. mi. (550,985 sq. km). Cap.: Paris. 3.… … Universalium
