The Crow and the Pitcher — is a fable ascribed to Aesop, number 390 in the classification established by Perry. It is found in the 2nd century AD Greek fable collection by pseudo Dositheus, [cite book |author=Ben Edwin Perry |title=Babrius and Phaedrus |series=Loeb… … Wikipedia
The View from Pompey's Head — was a 1955 film from 20th Century Fox. Written and directed by Philip Dunne, it was based on Hamilton Basso s novel which spent 40 weeks on The New York Times Bestseller List after it was published by Doubleday in 1954.Manhattan attorney Anson… … Wikipedia
The Beach (film) — Infobox Film name = The Beach caption = The Beach poster director = Danny Boyle producer = Andrew Macdonald writer = Alex Garland (novel) John Hodge (screenplay) starring = Leonardo DiCaprio Tilda Swinton Virginie Ledoyen Guillaume Canet Paterson … Wikipedia
Surface second harmonic generation — is a method for probing interfaces in atomic and molecular systems. In second harmonic generation (SHG), the light frequency is doubled, essentially converting two photons of the original beam of energy E into a single photon of energy 2 E as it… … Wikipedia
The Mary Ellen Carter — copyright 1979 Written by Stan Rogers Language English Original artist Stan Rogers Recorded by Finest Kind The Mary Ellen Carter is a song written and recorded by Stan Rogers, intended as an inspirational hymn about triumphing over great odds. It … Wikipedia
Rise — (r[imac]z), v. i. [imp. {Rose} (r[=o]z); p. p. {Risen}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Rising}.] [AS. r[=i]san; akin to OS. r[=i]san, D. rijzen, OHG. r[=i]san to rise, fall, Icel. r[=i]sa, Goth. urreisan, G. reise journey. CF. {Arise}, {Raise}, {Rear}, v.] 1.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
The Claidi Journals — is a fantasy novel quartet written by Tanith Lee. A collection of the first three novels was released in 2003. Contents 1 Law of the Wolf Tower 1.1 Plot 2 Wolf Star Rise 2.1 … Wikipedia
Rise — Rise, n. 1. The act of rising, or the state of being risen. [1913 Webster] 2. The distance through which anything rises; as, the rise of the thermometer was ten degrees; the rise of the river was six feet; the rise of an arch or of a step. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Surface plasmon resonance — The excitation of surface plasmons by light is denoted as a surface plasmon resonance (SPR) for planar surfaces or localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) for nanometer sized metallic structures.This phenomenon is the basis of many standard… … Wikipedia
Surface photovoltage — (SPV) measurements are a widely used method to determine the minority carrier diffusion length of semiconductors. Since the transport of minority carriers determines the behavior of the p n junctions that are ubiquitous in semiconductor devices,… … Wikipedia
Rise — Rise, v. t. [See {Rise}, v. i.] 1. To go up; to ascend; to climb; as, to rise a hill. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] 2. To cause to rise; as, to rise a fish, or cause it to come to the surface of the water; to rise a ship, or bring it above the horizon by … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English