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Saccholactate \Sac`cho*lac"tate\, n. [See {Saccholactic}.] (Chem.) A salt of saccholactic acid; -- formerly called also {saccholate}. [Obs.] See {Mucate}. | |
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Saccholactic \Sac`cho*lac"tic\, a. [L. saccharon sugar + lac, lactis, milk.] (Chem.) Of, pertaining to, or designating, an acid now called mucic acid; saccholic. [Obs.] | |
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Saccholic \Sac*chol"ic\, a. Saccholactic. [Obs.] | |
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Sacculo-cochlear \Sac`cu*lo-coch"le*ar\, a. (Anat.) Pertaining to the sacculus and cochlea of the ear. | |
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Sackless \Sack"less\, a. [AS. sacle[a0]s; sacu contention + le[a0]s loose, free from.] Quiet; peaceable; harmless; innocent. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] | |
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Sea slug \Sea" slug`\ (Zo[94]l.) (a) A holothurian. (b) A nudibranch mollusk. | |
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7. (Print.) A thick strip of metal less than type high, and as long as the width of a column or a page, -- used in spacing out pages and to separate display lines, etc. {Sea slug}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) Any nudibranch mollusk. (b) A holothurian. {Slug caterpillar}. Same as {Slugworm}. | |
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Trepang \Tre*pang"\, n. [Malay tr[c6]pang.] (Zo[94]l.) Any one of several species of large holothurians, some of which are dried and extensively used as food in China; -- called also {b[88]che de mer}, {sea cucumber}, and {sea slug}. [Written also {tripang}.] Note: The edible trepangs are mostly large species of {Holothuria}, especially {H. edulis}. They are taken in vast quantities in the East Indies, where they are dried and smoked, and then shipped to China. They are used as an ingredient in certain kinds of soup. | |
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Sea slug \Sea" slug`\ (Zo[94]l.) (a) A holothurian. (b) A nudibranch mollusk. | |
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7. (Print.) A thick strip of metal less than type high, and as long as the width of a column or a page, -- used in spacing out pages and to separate display lines, etc. {Sea slug}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) Any nudibranch mollusk. (b) A holothurian. {Slug caterpillar}. Same as {Slugworm}. | |
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Trepang \Tre*pang"\, n. [Malay tr[c6]pang.] (Zo[94]l.) Any one of several species of large holothurians, some of which are dried and extensively used as food in China; -- called also {b[88]che de mer}, {sea cucumber}, and {sea slug}. [Written also {tripang}.] Note: The edible trepangs are mostly large species of {Holothuria}, especially {H. edulis}. They are taken in vast quantities in the East Indies, where they are dried and smoked, and then shipped to China. They are used as an ingredient in certain kinds of soup. | |
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Holothurian \Hol`o*thu"ri*an\, a. (Zo[94]l.) Belonging to the Holothurioidea. -- n. One of the Holothurioidea. Note: Some of the species of Holothurians are called {sea cucumbers}, {sea slugs}, {trepang}, and {b[88]che de m[8a]r}. Many are used as food, esp. by the Chinese. See {Trepang}. | |
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Rye \Rye\, n. [OE. rie, reie, AS. ryge; akin to Icel. rugr, Sw. r[86]g, Dan. rug, D. rogge, OHG. rocco, roggo, G. rocken, roggen, Lith. rugei, Russ. roje, and perh. to Gr. 'o`ryza rice. Cf. {Rice}.] 1. (Bot.) A grain yielded by a hardy cereal grass ({Secale cereale}), closely allied to wheat; also, the plant itself. Rye constitutes a large portion of the breadstuff used by man. 2. A disease in a hawk. --Ainsworth. {Rye grass}, {Italian rye grass}, (Bot.) See under {Grass}. See also {Ray grass}, and {Darnel}. {Wild rye} (Bot.), any plant of the genus {Elymus}, tall grasses with much the appearance of rye. | |
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Seclusion \Se*clu"sion\, n. [See {Seclude}.] The act of secluding, or the state of being secluded; separation from society or connection; a withdrawing; privacy; as, to live in seclusion. O blest seclusion from a jarring world, which he, thus occupied, enjoys! --Cowper. Syn: Solitude; separation; withdrawment; retirement; privacy. See {Solitude}. | |
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Seclusive \Se*clu"sive\, a. Tending to seclude; keeping in seclusion; secluding; sequestering. | |
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Sexless \Sex"less\, a. Having no sex. | |
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Sexlocular \Sex`loc"u*lar\, a. [Sex- + locular: cf. F. sexloculaire.] (Bot.) Having six cells for seeds; six-celled; as, a sexlocular pericarp. | |
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Sexual \Sex"u*al\, a. [L. sexualis, fr. sexus sex: cf. F. sexuel.] Of or pertaining to sex, or the sexes; distinguishing sex; peculiar to the distinction and office of male or female; relating to the distinctive genital organs of the sexes; proceeding from, or based upon, sex; as, sexual characteristics; sexual intercourse, connection, or commerce; sexual desire; sexual diseases; sexual generation. {Sexual dimorphism} (Biol.), the condition of having one of the sexes existing in two forms, or varieties, differing in color, size, etc., as in many species of butterflies which have two kinds of females. {Sexual method} (Bot.), a method of classification proposed by Linn[91]us, founded mainly on difference in number and position of the stamens and pistils of plants. {Sexual selection} (Biol.), the selective preference of one sex for certain characteristics in the other, such as bright colors, musical notes, etc.; also, the selection which results from certain individuals of one sex having more opportunities of pairing with the other sex, on account of greater activity, strength, courage, etc.; applied likewise to that kind of evolution which results from such sexual preferences. --Darwin. In these cases, therefore, natural selection seems to have acted independently of sexual selection. --A. R. Wallace. | |
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Sexualist \Sex"u*al*ist\, n. (Bot.) One who classifies plants by the sexual method of Linn[91]us. | |
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Sexualize \Sex"u*al*ize\, v. t. To attribute sex to. | |
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Shackle \Shac"kle\, n. [Generally used in the plural.] [OE. schakkyll, schakle, AS. scacul, sceacul, a shackle, fr. scacan to shake; cf. D. schakel a link of a chain, a mesh, Icel. sk[94]kull the pole of a cart. See {Shake}.] 1. Something which confines the legs or arms so as to prevent their free motion; specifically, a ring or band inclosing the ankle or wrist, and fastened to a similar shackle on the other leg or arm, or to something else, by a chain or a strap; a gyve; a fetter. His shackles empty left; himself escaped clean. --Spenser. 2. Hence, that which checks or prevents free action. His very will seems to be in bonds and shackles. --South. 3. A fetterlike band worn as an ornament. Most of the men and women . . . had all earrings made of gold, and gold shackles about their legs and arms. --Dampier. 4. A link or loop, as in a chain, fitted with a movable bolt, so that the parts can be separated, or the loop removed; a clevis. 5. A link for connecting railroad cars; -- called also {drawlink}, {draglink}, etc. 6. The hinged and curved bar of a padlock, by which it is hung to the staple. --Knight. {Shackle joint} (Anat.), a joint formed by a bony ring passing through a hole in a bone, as at the bases of spines in some fishes. | |
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Shacklock \Shack"lock`\, n. A sort of shackle. [Obs.] | |
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Show \Show\, n. [Formerly written also shew.] 1. The act of showing, or bringing to view; exposure to sight; exhibition. 2. That which os shown, or brought to view; that which is arranged to be seen; a spectacle; an exhibition; as, a traveling show; a cattle show. As for triumphs, masks, feasts, and such shows. --Bacon. 3. Proud or ostentatious display; parade; pomp. I envy none their pageantry and show. --Young. 4. Semblance; likeness; appearance. He through the midst unmarked, In show plebeian angel militant Of lowest order, passed. --Milton. 5. False semblance; deceitful appearance; pretense. Beware of the scribes, . . . which devour widows' houses, and for a shew make long prayers. --Luke xx. 46. 47. 6. (Med.) A discharge, from the vagina, of mucus streaked with blood, occuring a short time before labor. 7. (Mining) A pale blue flame, at the top of a candle flame, indicating the presence of fire damp. --Raymond. {Show bill}, a broad sheet containing an advertisement in large letters. {Show box}, a box xontaining some object of curiosity carried round as a show. {Show card}, an advertising placard; also, a card for displaying samples. {Show case}, a gla[?]ed case, box, or cabinet for displaying and protecting shopkeepers' wares, articles on exhibition in museums, etc. {Show glass}, a glass which displays objects; a mirror. {Show of hands}, a raising of hands to indicate judgment; as, the vote was taken by a show of hands. {Show stone}, a piece of glass or crystal supposed to have the property of exhibiting images of persons or things not present, indicating in that way future events. | |
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Sick \Sick\, a. [Compar. {Sicker}; superl. {Sickest}.] [OE. sek, sik, ill, AS. se[a2]c; akin to OS. siok, seoc, OFries. siak, D. ziek, G. siech, OHG. sioh, Icel. sj[?]kr, Sw. sjuk, Dan. syg, Goth. siuks ill, siukan to be ill.] 1. Affected with disease of any kind; ill; indisposed; not in health. See the Synonym under {Illness}. Simon's wife's mother lay sick of a fever. --Mark i. 30. Behold them that are sick with famine. --Jer. xiv. 18. 2. Affected with, or attended by, nausea; inclined to vomit; as, sick at the stomach; a sick headache. 3. Having a strong dislike; disgusted; surfeited; -- with of; as, to be sick of flattery. He was not so sick of his master as of his work. --L'Estrange. 4. Corrupted; imperfect; impaired; weakned. So great is his antipathy against episcopacy, that, if a seraphim himself should be a bishop, he would either find or make some sick feathers in his wings. --Fuller. {Sick bay} (Naut.), an apartment in a vessel, used as the ship's hospital. {Sick bed}, the bed upon which a person lies sick. {Sick berth}, an apartment for the sick in a ship of war. {Sick headache} (Med.), a variety of headache attended with disorder of the stomach and nausea. {Sick list}, a list containing the names of the sick. {Sick room}, a room in which a person lies sick, or to which he is confined by sickness. Note: [These terms, sick bed, sick berth, etc., are also written both hyphened and solid.] Syn: Diseased; ill; disordered; distempered; indisposed; weak; ailing; feeble; morbid. | |
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Sickless \Sick"less\, a. Free from sickness. [R.] Give me long breath, young beds, and sickless ease. --Marston. | |
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Sickly \Sick"ly\, a. [Compar. {Sicklier}; superl. {Sickliest}.] 1. Somewhat sick; disposed to illness; attended with disease; as, a sickly body. This physic but prolongs thy sickly days. --Shak. 2. Producing, or tending to, disease; as, a sickly autumn; a sickly climate. --Cowper. 3. Appearing as if sick; weak; languid; pale. The moon grows sickly at the sight of day. --Dryden. Nor torrid summer's sickly smile. --Keble. 4. Tending to produce nausea; sickening; as, a sickly smell; sickly sentimentality. Syn: Diseased; ailing; infirm; weakly; unhealthy; healthless; weak; feeble; languid; faint. | |
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Sisal grass \Si*sal" grass`\, Sisal hemp \Si*sal" hemp`\, The prepared fiber of the {Agave Americana}, or American aloe, used for cordage; -- so called from Sisal, a port in Yucatan. See {Sisal hemp}, under {Hemp}. | |
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Social \So"cial\, a. [L. socialis, from socius a companion; akin to sequi to follow: cf. F. social. See {Sue} to follow.] 1. Of or pertaining to society; relating to men living in society, or to the public as an aggregate body; as, social interest or concerns; social pleasure; social benefits; social happiness; social duties. [bd]Social phenomena.[b8] --J. S. Mill. 2. Ready or disposed to mix in friendly converse; companionable; sociable; as, a social person. 3. Consisting in union or mutual intercourse. Best with thyself accompanied, seek'st not Social communication. --Milton. 4. (Bot.) Naturally growing in groups or masses; -- said of many individual plants of the same species. 5. (Zo[94]l.) (a) Living in communities consisting of males, females, and neuters, as do ants and most bees. (b) Forming compound groups or colonies by budding from basal processes or stolons; as, the social ascidians. {Social science}, the science of all that relates to the social condition, the relations and institutions which are involved in man's existence and his well-being as a member of an organized community; sociology. It concerns itself with questions of the public health, education, labor, punishment of crime, reformation of criminals, and the like. {Social whale} (Zo[94]l.), the blackfish. {The social evil}, prostitution. Syn: Sociable; companionable; conversible; friendly; familiar; communicative; convival; festive. | |
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Statics \Stat"ics\, n. [Cf. F. statique, Gr. [?] the art of weighing, fr. [?]. See {Static}.] That branch of mechanics which treats of the equilibrium of forces, or relates to bodies as held at rest by the forces acting on them; -- distinguished from dynamics. {Social statics}, the study of the conditions which concern the existence and permanence of the social state. | |
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Socialism \Socialism\, n. {Socialism of the chair} [G. katheder socialismus], a term applied about 1872, at first in ridicule, to a group of German political economists who advocated state aid for the betterment of the working classes. Sock \Sock\, v. t. [Perh. shortened fr. sockdolager.] To hurl, drive, or strike violently; -- often with it as an object. [Prov. or Vulgar] --Kipling. | |
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Socialism \So"cial*ism\, n. [Cf. F. socialisme.] A theory or system of social reform which contemplates a complete reconstruction of society, with a more just and equitable distribution of property and labor. In popular usage, the term is often employed to indicate any lawless, revolutionary social scheme. See {Communism}, {Fourierism}, {Saint-Simonianism}, forms of socialism. [Socialism] was first applied in England to Owen's theory of social reconstruction, and in France to those also of St. Simon and Fourier . . . The word, however, is used with a great variety of meaning, . . . even by economists and learned critics. The general tendency is to regard as socialistic any interference undertaken by society on behalf of the poor, . . . radical social reform which disturbs the present system of private property . . . The tendency of the present socialism is more and more to ally itself with the most advanced democracy. --Encyc. Brit. We certainly want a true history of socialism, meaning by that a history of every systematic attempt to provide a new social existence for the mass of the workers. --F. Harrison. | |
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Socialism \Socialism\, n. {Socialism of the chair} [G. katheder socialismus], a term applied about 1872, at first in ridicule, to a group of German political economists who advocated state aid for the betterment of the working classes. Sock \Sock\, v. t. [Perh. shortened fr. sockdolager.] To hurl, drive, or strike violently; -- often with it as an object. [Prov. or Vulgar] --Kipling. | |
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Socialist \So"cial*ist\, n. [Cf. F. socialiste.] One who advocates or practices the doctrines of socialism. | |
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Socialist \So"cial*ist\, Socialistic \So`cial*is"tic\, a. Pertaining to, or of the nature of, socialism. | |
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Socialist \So"cial*ist\, Socialistic \So`cial*is"tic\, a. Pertaining to, or of the nature of, socialism. | |
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Socialize \So"cial*ize\, v. t. 1. To render social. 2. To subject to, or regulate by, socialism. | |
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Sociologic \So`ci*o*log"ic\, Sociological \So`ci*o*log"ic*al\a. Of or pertaining to sociology, or social science. -- {So`ci*o*log"ic*al*ly}, adv. | |
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Sociologic \So`ci*o*log"ic\, Sociological \So`ci*o*log"ic*al\a. Of or pertaining to sociology, or social science. -- {So`ci*o*log"ic*al*ly}, adv. | |
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Sociologic \So`ci*o*log"ic\, Sociological \So`ci*o*log"ic*al\a. Of or pertaining to sociology, or social science. -- {So`ci*o*log"ic*al*ly}, adv. | |
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Sociologist \So`ci*ol"o*gist\, n. One who treats of, or devotes himself to, the study of sociology. --J. S. Mill. | |
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Sociology \So`ci*ol"o*gy\, n. [L. socius a companion + -logy.] That branch of philosophy which treats of the constitution, phenomena, and development of human society; social science. --H. Spencer. | |
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Sockless \Sock"less\, a. Destitute of socks or shoes. --B. & Fl. | |
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Souslik \Sous"lik\, n. [F.] (Zo[94]l.) See {Suslik}. | |
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Suslik \Sus"lik\, n. [Russ. s[a3]slik'.] (Zo[94]l.) A ground squirrel ({Spermophilus citillus}) of Europe and Asia. It has large cheek pouches. [Written also {souslik}.] | |
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Souslik \Sous"lik\, n. [F.] (Zo[94]l.) See {Suslik}. | |
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Suslik \Sus"lik\, n. [Russ. s[a3]slik'.] (Zo[94]l.) A ground squirrel ({Spermophilus citillus}) of Europe and Asia. It has large cheek pouches. [Written also {souslik}.] | |
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Succulous \Suc"cu*lous\, a. Succulent; juicy. [R.] | |
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Such \Such\, a. [OE. such, sich, sech, sik, swich, swilch, swulch, swilc, swulc, AS. swelc, swilc, swylc; akin to OFries. selik, D. zulk, OS. sulic, OHG. sulih, solih, G. solch, Icel. sl[c6]kr, OSw. salik, Sw. slik, Dan. slig, Goth. swaleiks; originally meaning, so shaped. [fb]192. See {So}, {Like}, a., and cf. {Which}.] 1. Of that kind; of the like kind; like; resembling; similar; as, we never saw such a day; -- followed by that or as introducing the word or proposition which defines the similarity, or the standard of comparison; as, the books are not such that I can recommend them, or, not such as I can recommend; these apples are not such as those we saw yesterday; give your children such precepts as tend to make them better. And in his time such a conqueror That greater was there none under the sun. --Chaucer. His misery was such that none of the bystanders could refrain from weeping. --Macaulay. Note: The indefinite article a or an never precedes such, but is placed between it and the noun to which it refers; as, such a man; such an honor. The indefinite adjective some, several, one, few, many, all, etc., precede such; as, one such book is enough; all such people ought to be avoided; few such ideas were then held. 2. Having the particular quality or character specified. That thou art happy, owe to God; That thou continuest such, owe to thyself. --Milton. 3. The same that; -- with as; as, this was the state of the kingdom at such time as the enemy landed. [bd][It] hath such senses as we have.[b8] --Shak. 4. Certain; -- representing the object as already particularized in terms which are not mentioned. In rushed one and tells him such a knight Is new arrived. --Daniel. To-day or to-morrow we will go into such a city, and continue there a year. --James iv. 13. Note: Such is used pronominally. [bd]He was the father of such as dwell in tents.[b8] --Gen. iv. 20. [bd]Such as I are free in spirit when our limbs are chained.[b8] --Sir W. Scott. Such is also used before adjectives joined to substantives; as, the fleet encountered such a terrible storm that it put back. [bd]Everything was managed with so much care, and such excellent order was observed.[b8] --De Foe. Temple sprung from a family which . . . long after his death produced so many eminent men, and formed such distinguished alliances, that, etc. --Macaulay. Such is used emphatically, without the correlative. Now will he be mocking: I shall have such a life. --Shak. Such was formerly used with numerals in the sense of times as much or as many; as, such ten, or ten times as many. {Such and such}, [or] {Such or such}, certain; some; -- used to represent the object indefinitely, as already particularized in one way or another, or as being of one kind or another. [bd]In such and such a place shall be my camp.[b8] --2 Kings vi. 8. [bd]Sovereign authority may enact a law commanding such and such an action.[b8] --South. {Such like} [or] {character}, of the like kind. And many other such like things ye do. --Mark vii. 8. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Suslik \Sus"lik\, n. [Russ. s[a3]slik'.] (Zo[94]l.) A ground squirrel ({Spermophilus citillus}) of Europe and Asia. It has large cheek pouches. [Written also {souslik}.] | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Sea Isle City, NJ (city, FIPS 66390) Location: 39.15241 N, 74.69784 W Population (1990): 2692 (5991 housing units) Area: 5.7 sq km (land), 0.9 sq km (water) | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Sewickley Heights, PA (borough, FIPS 69400) Location: 40.56102 N, 80.15576 W Population (1990): 984 (406 housing units) Area: 19.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Shageluk, AK (city, FIPS 68670) Location: 62.66839 N, 159.56513 W Population (1990): 139 (49 housing units) Area: 24.8 sq km (land), 3.2 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 99665 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Shuqualak, MS (town, FIPS 67640) Location: 32.97945 N, 88.56875 W Population (1990): 570 (218 housing units) Area: 3.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 39361 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Sicily Island, LA (village, FIPS 70245) Location: 31.84970 N, 91.65922 W Population (1990): 421 (198 housing units) Area: 1.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 71368 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Six Lakes, MI Zip code(s): 48886 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Social Circle, GA (city, FIPS 71660) Location: 33.65854 N, 83.71802 W Population (1990): 2755 (1047 housing units) Area: 28.7 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 30279 | |
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]: | |
social science number n. // [IBM] A statistic that is {content-free}, or nearly so. A measure derived via methods of questionable validity from data of a dubious and vague nature. Predictively, having a social science number in hand is seldom much better than nothing, and can be considerably worse. As a rule, {management} loves them. See also {numbers}, {math-out}, {pretty pictures}. | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
SASL-YACC A version of {Yacc} written in {SASL} by Simon Peyton-Jones. | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
social science number (IBM) A statistic that is {content-free}, or nearly so. A measure derived via methods of questionable validity from data of a dubious and vague nature. Predictively, having a social science number in hand is seldom much better than nothing, and can be considerably worse. {Management} loves them. See also {numbers}, {math-out}, {pretty pictures}. (1994-11-04) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
SYSLISP System language used in the implementation of Portable Standard Lisp. Mentioned in "The Evolution of Lisp", G.L. Steele et al, SIGPLAN Notices 28(3):231-270 (Mar 1993). | |
From The CIA World Factbook (1995) [world95]: | |
Seychelles Seychelles:Geography Location: Eastern Africa, group of islands in the Indian Ocean, northeast of Madagascar Map references: Africa Area: total area: 455 sq km land area: 455 sq km comparative area: slightly more than 2.5 times the size of Washington, DC Land boundaries: 0 km Coastline: 491 km Maritime claims: continental shelf: 200 nm or to the edge of the continental margin exclusive economic zone: 200 nm territorial sea: 12 nm International disputes: claims Tromelin Island Climate: tropical marine; humid; cooler season during southeast monsoon (late May to September); warmer season during northwest monsoon (March to May) Terrain: Mahe Group is granitic, narrow coastal strip, rocky, hilly; others are coral, flat, elevated reefs Natural resources: fish, copra, cinnamon trees Land use: arable land: 4% permanent crops: 18% meadows and pastures: 0% forest and woodland: 18% other: 60% Irrigated land: NA sq km Environment: current issues: no natural fresh water resources, catchments collect rain water natural hazards: lies outside the cyclone belt, so severe storms are rare; short droughts possible international agreements: party to - Biodiversity, Climate Change, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Whaling; signed, but not ratified - Desertification Note: 40 granitic and about 50 coralline islands Seychelles:People Population: 72,709 (July 1995 est.) Age structure: 0-14 years: 32% (female 11,630; male 11,811) 15-64 years: 62% (female 23,229; male 21,679) 65 years and over: 6% (female 2,875; male 1,485) (July 1995 est.) Population growth rate: 0.81% (1995 est.) Birth rate: 21.35 births/1,000 population (1995 est.) Death rate: 6.7 deaths/1,000 population (1995 est.) Net migration rate: -6.6 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1995 est.) Infant mortality rate: 11.4 deaths/1,000 live births (1995 est.) Life expectancy at birth: total population: 70.08 years male: 66.54 years female: 73.73 years (1995 est.) Total fertility rate: 2.16 children born/woman (1995 est.) Nationality: noun: Seychellois (singular and plural) adjective: Seychelles Ethnic divisions: Seychellois (mixture of Asians, Africans, Europeans) Religions: Roman Catholic 90%, Anglican 8%, other 2% Languages: English (official), French (official), Creole Literacy: age 15 and over can read and write (1971) total population: 58% male: 56% female: 60% Labor force: 27,700 (1985) by occupation: industry and commerce 31%, services 21%, government 20%, agriculture, forestry, and fishing 12%, other 16% (1985) Seychelles:Government Names: conventional long form: Republic of Seychelles conventional short form: Seychelles Digraph: SE Type: republic Capital: Victoria Administrative divisions: 23 administrative districts; Anse aux Pins, Anse Boileau, Anse Etoile, Anse Louis, Anse Royale, Baie Lazare, Baie Sainte Anne, Beau Vallon, Bel Air, Bel Ombre, Cascade, Glacis, Grand' Anse (on Mahe Island), Grand' Anse (on Praslin Island), La Digue, La Riviere Anglaise, Mont Buxton, Mont Fleuri, Plaisance, Pointe Larue, Port Glaud, Saint Louis, Takamaka Independence: 29 June 1976 (from UK) National holiday: National Day, 18 June (1993) (adoption of new constitution) Constitution: 18 June 1993 Legal system: based on English common law, French civil law, and customary law Suffrage: 17 years of age; universal Executive branch: chief of state and head of government: President France Albert RENE (since 5 June 1977); election last held 20-23 July 1993 (next to be held NA); results - President France Albert RENE (SPPF) reelected with 59.5% of the vote, Sir James MANCHAM (DP) 36.72% cabinet: Council of Ministers; appointed by the president Legislative branch: unicameral People's Assembly (Assemblee du Peuple): elections last held 20-23 July 1993 (next to be held NA); results - SPPF 82%, DP 15%, UO 3%; seats - (33 total, 22 elected, 11 awarded) seats elected - SPPF 21, DP 1; seats awarded - SPPF 6, DP 4, UO 1; total seats by party - SPPF 27, DP 5, UO 1 note: the 11 awarded seats are apportioned according to the share of each party in the total vote Judicial branch: Court of Appeal, Supreme Court Political parties and leaders: ruling party - Seychelles People's Progressive Front (SPPF), France Albert RENE; Democratic Party (DP), Sir James MANCHAM; United Opposition (UO), Annette GEORGES - a coalition of the following parties: Seychelles Party (PS), Wavel RAMKALAWAN; Seychelles Democratic Movement (MSPD), Jacques HONDOUL; Seychelles Liberal Party (SLP), Ogilvie BERLOUIS;; Other political or pressure groups: trade unions; Roman Catholic Church Member of: ACCT, ACP, AfDB, C, ECA, FAO, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, ICFTU, ICRM, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS (associate), ILO, IMF, IMO, INTELSAT (nonsignatory user), INTERPOL, IOC, NAM, OAU, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WCL, WHO, WMO, WTO Diplomatic representation in US: chief of mission: Ambassador Marc R. MARENGO chancery: (temporary) 820 Second Avenue, Suite 900F, New York, NY 10017 telephone: [1] (212) 687-9766, 9767 FAX: [1] (212) 922-9177 US diplomatic representation: chief of mission: Ambassador Carl Burton STOKES embassy: 4th Floor, Victoria House, Box 251, Victoria, Mahe mailing address: Box 148, Unit 62501, Victoria, Seychelles; APO AE 09815-2501 telephone: [248] 225256 FAX: [248] 225189 Flag: three horizontal bands of red (top), white (wavy), and green; the white band is the thinnest, the red band is the thickest Economy Overview: Since independence in 1976, per capita output has grown to roughly seven times the old near-subsistence level, led by the tourist sector, which employs about 30% of the labor force and provides more than 70% of hard currency earnings. In recent years the government has encouraged foreign investment in order to upgrade hotels and other services. At the same time, the government has moved to reduce the high dependence on tourism by promoting the development of farming, fishing, and small-scale manufacturing. The vulnerability of the tourist sector was illustrated by the sharp drop in 1991-92 due largely to the Gulf war. Although the industry has rebounded, the government recognizes the continuing need for upgrading the sector in the face of stiff international competition. National product: GDP - purchasing power parity - $430 million (1993 est.) National product real growth rate: -2% (1993 est.) National product per capita: $6,000 (1993 est.) Inflation rate (consumer prices): 3.9% (1993 est.) Unemployment rate: 9% (1987) Budget: revenues: $227.4 million expenditures: $263 million, including capital expenditures of $54 million (1993 est.) Exports: $50 million (f.o.b., 1993 est.) commodities: fish, cinnamon bark, copra, petroleum products (re-exports) partners: France 43%, UK 22%, Reunion 11%, (1992) Imports: $261 million (f.o.b., 1993 est.) commodities: manufactured goods, food, petroleum products, tobacco, beverages, machinery and transportation equipment partners: Singapore 16%, Bahrain 16%, South Africa, 14%, UK 13% (1992) External debt: $181 million (1993 est.) Industrial production: growth rate 4% (1992); accounts for 12% of GDP Electricity: capacity: 30,000 kW production: 110 million kWh consumption per capita: 1,399 kWh (1993) Industries: tourism, processing of coconut and vanilla, fishing, coir rope factory, boat building, printing, furniture, beverage Agriculture: accounts for 5% of GDP, mostly subsistence farming; cash crops - coconuts, cinnamon, vanilla; other products - sweet potatoes, cassava, bananas; broiler chickens; large share of food needs imported; expansion of tuna fishing under way Economic aid: recipient: US commitments, including Ex-Im (FY78-89), $26 million; Western (non-US) countries, ODA and OOF bilateral commitments (1978-89), $315 million; OPEC bilateral aid (1979-89), $5 million; Communist countries (1970-89), $60 million Currency: 1 Seychelles rupee (SRe) = 100 cents Exchange rates: Seychelles rupees (SRe) per US$1 - 4.9371 (January 1995), 5.0559 (1994), 5.1815 (1993), 5.1220 (1992), 5.2893 (1991), 5.3369 (1990) Fiscal year: calendar year Seychelles:Transportation Railroads: 0 km Highways: total: 260 km paved: 160 km unpaved: crushed stone, earth 100 km Ports: Victoria Merchant marine: none Airports: total: 14 with paved runways 2,438 to 3,047 m: 1 with paved runways 914 to 1,523 m: 5 with paved runways under 914 m: 6 with unpaved runways 914 to 1,523 m: 2 Seychelles:Communications Telephone system: 13,000 telephones; direct radio communications with adjacent islands and African coastal countries local: NA intercity: radio communications international: 1 INTELSAT (Indian Ocean) earth station Radio: broadcast stations: AM 2, FM 0, shortwave 0 radios: NA Television: broadcast stations: 2 televisions: NA Seychelles:Defense Forces Branches: Army, Coast Guard, Marines, National Guard, Presidential Protection Unit, Police Force Manpower availability: males age 15-49 19,829; males fit for military service 10,099 (1995 est.) Defense expenditures: exchange rate conversion - $12 million, 4% of GDP (1990 est.) |