Anatolian religion: Religions of the Hittites, Hattians, and Hurrians: …for a word) to indicate weather god, sun god, moon god, and so forth, it seems that the deity of each city was regarded by the Hittite theologians as a distinct personality. There are even special weather gods, such as the weather god of the lightning, the weather god of…

Martha Gellhorn: …and a collection of novellas, The Weather in Africa (1978).

Tim Flannery: With his international best seller The Weather Makers: The History & Future Impact of Climate Change (2005), Flannery became the most prominent of Australia’s scientists arguing for measures to reduce carbon-dioxide emissions. (A companion volume, We Are the Weather Makers [2006], was written for younger readers.) The book clearly spelled…

weather map, any map or chart that shows the meteorological elements at a given time over an extended area. The earliest weather charts were made by collecting synchronous weather reports by mail. However, it was not until 1816 that German physicist Heinrich Wilhelm Brandes created the first

weather modification, the deliberate or the inadvertent alternation of atmospheric conditions by human activity, sufficient to modify the weather on local or regional scales. Humans have long sought to purposefully alter such atmospheric phenomena as clouds, rain, snow, hail, lightning,

Olafur Eliasson: …Modern in London, he exhibited The Weather Project, a 50-foot (15-metre) in diameter orb resembling a dark afternoon sun made of 200 yellow lamps, diffusing screen, fog, and mirrors. During its five-month installation, more than two million visitors basked in the sun’s artificial glow, interacting with the constructed environment as…

Wayne Shorter: …player Joe Zawinul together led Weather Report, a fusion band that explored an uncommon variety of sound colours. He returned frequently to the tenor saxophone and in later years led his own fusion music groups.

weather satellite, any of a class of Earth satellites designed to monitor meteorological conditions (see Earth

weather bureau, agency established by many countries to observe and report the weather and to issue weather forecasts and warnings of weather and flood conditions affecting national safety, welfare, and the economy. In each country the national weather bureau strongly affects almost every citizen’s

weather forecasting: Establishment of weather-station networks and services: Routine production of synoptic weather maps became possible after networks of stations were organized to take measurements and report them to some type of central observatory. As early as 1814, U.S. Army Medical Corps personnel were ordered to record weather data…

Andrew Bird: …of solo gigs, Bird recorded Weather Systems (2003) at his family’s rural Illinois farm. The album marked a turning point in his songwriting; the idiosyncratic pre-rock-and-roll touches were now filtered through a sound that owed more to contemporary folk and pop-rock music than his previous pastiche-driven work had. (He also,…

Weather Underground, militant group of young white Americans formed in 1969 that grew out of the anti-Vietnam War movement. The Weather Underground, originally known as Weatherman, evolved from the Third World Marxists, a faction within Students for a Democratic Society (SDS), the major national

Weather Underground, militant group of young white Americans formed in 1969 that grew out of the anti-Vietnam War movement. The Weather Underground, originally known as Weatherman, evolved from the Third World Marxists, a faction within Students for a Democratic Society (SDS), the major national

folk art: Specific folk categories: …(laundry beaters), molds, decorated eggs, weather vanes, decoys, powder horns, trade signs, scarecrows, and figureheads, to name a few. There are also significant objects categorized according to function; for example, animal gear represented by the woven harness of donkeys in Spain, carved and painted ox yokes and sheep collars, brass-studded…

weather forecasting: Predictive skills and procedures: Weather warnings are a special kind of short-range forecast; the protection of human life is the forecaster’s greatest challenge and source of pride. The first national weather forecasting service in the United States (the predecessor of the Weather Bureau) was in fact formed, in 1870,…

weather forecasting: Predictive skills and procedures: …the tornado or severe thunderstorm watch, which is the forecast prepared by the SELS forecaster, and the warning, which is usually released by a local observing facility. The watch may be issued when the skies are clear, and it usually covers a number of counties. It alerts the affected area…

Anatolian religion: Religions of the Hittites, Hattians, and Hurrians: …for a word) to indicate weather god, sun god, moon god, and so forth, it seems that the deity of each city was regarded by the Hittite theologians as a distinct personality. There are even special weather gods, such as the weather god of the lightning, the weather god of…

clapboard, type of board bevelled toward one edge, used to clad the exterior of a frame building. Clapboards are attached horizontally, each one overlapping the next one down. They are six to eight inches in width, diminishing from about a 58 inch thickness at the lower edge to a fine upper edge

rifle: 257 Weatherby—the name of the inventor of the rifle and the cartridge—is considerably more powerful than weapons with larger bore diameters such as the .30-30, because the Weatherby bullet travels faster.

weatherfish, any of certain fishes of the loach (q.v.)

Weatherford, city, seat of Parker county, north-central Texas, U.S. It lies some 30 miles (50 km) west of Fort Worth. It originated in 1855 as the county seat and was named for Jefferson Weatherford, a member of the Texas Senate. Indian raids hampered the growth of the city until the 1870s; in 1880

South Australia: Political characteristics: …as premier until 2011, when Jay Weatherill took over as party leader and premier. The Labor government made a big commitment to fostering the growth of renewable energy, and by 2014–15 it had already surpassed its 2020 target goal of providing 33 percent of energy production through renewable sources. The…

industrial glass: Chemical properties: …extended humidity exposure (often called weathering). The relative “weatherabilities” of the major oxide glasses are indicated in the table of properties of oxide glasses. The weathering resistance of several commercial glasses is shown in Figure 6. In general, glasses that are low in alkali offer increased weathering resistance. Vitreous silica…

weathering, disintegration or alteration of rock in its natural or original position at or near the Earth’s surface through physical, chemical, and biological processes induced or modified by wind, water, and climate. During the weathering process the translocation of disintegrated or altered

construction: Use of steel and other metals: …18 percent chromium) and so-called weathering steel, copper-bearing steel alloys that form an adherent oxide layer. The bronze curtain wall of Mies van der Rohe’s Seagram Building (1954–58) in New York City proved to be an isolated example. Probably of equal importance in curtain-wall construction was the development of cold-setting…

valley: Hillslopes: On weathering-limited slopes, transport processes are so efficient that debris is removed more quickly than it can be generated by further weathering. Such hillslopes develop a faceted or angular morphology in which an upper free face, or cliff, contributes debris to a lower slope of accumulation.…

Weather Underground, militant group of young white Americans formed in 1969 that grew out of the anti-Vietnam War movement. The Weather Underground, originally known as Weatherman, evolved from the Third World Marxists, a faction within Students for a Democratic Society (SDS), the major national

construction: Heating and cooling systems: Carrier’s “Weathermaster” system was energy-intensive, appropriate to the declining energy costs of the time, and it was adopted for most of the all-glass skyscrapers that followed in the next 25 years. In the 1960s the so-called dual-duct system appeared; both warm and cold air were centrally…

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textile: Woven fabrics: …conveys a composer’s ideas, so weave drafts or point paper plans communicate a textile designer’s directions for constructing woven fabrics. The draft is a plan on graph paper showing at least one repeat or weave unit of the fabric to be woven. This information enables the weaver or mill specialist…

weaver, any of a number of small finchlike birds of the Old World, or any of several related birds that are noted for their nest-building techniques using grass stems and other plant fibres. They are particularly well-known for their roofed nests, which in some African species form complex, hanging

canals and inland waterways: Lock gates: On the Weaver Navigations Canal in England the hydraulic power for operating the lock gates has been derived for 100 years from the 3-metre (10-foot) head difference between the pounds.

knot: The sheet bend, or weaver’s knot, is widely used by sailors for uniting two ropes of different sizes. The end of one rope is passed through a loop of the other, is passed around the loop, and under its own standing part. An ordinary fishnet is…

Black Sox Scandal: …Charles (“Swede”) Risberg, third baseman George (“Buck”) Weaver, outfielders Joe (“Shoeless Joe”) Jackson and Oscar (“Happy”) Felsch, and utility infielder Fred McMullin. Court records suggest that the eight players received $70,000 to $100,000 for losing five games to three.

Earl Weaver was an American professional baseball player and manager whose career managerial record of 1,480 wins and 1,060 losses is one of the best in major league history. Weaver managed the Baltimore Orioles for 17 seasons (1968–82; 1985–86), leading them to four American League (AL)

Earl Weaver was an American professional baseball player and manager whose career managerial record of 1,480 wins and 1,060 losses is one of the best in major league history. Weaver managed the Baltimore Orioles for 17 seasons (1968–82; 1985–86), leading them to four American League (AL)

Black Sox Scandal: …Charles (“Swede”) Risberg, third baseman George (“Buck”) Weaver, outfielders Joe (“Shoeless Joe”) Jackson and Oscar (“Happy”) Felsch, and utility infielder Fred McMullin. Court records suggest that the eight players received $70,000 to $100,000 for losing five games to three.

James Joyce: Early travels and works: …a series of grants from Harriet Shaw Weaver, editor of the Egoist magazine, which by 1930 had amounted to more than £23,000. Weaver’s generosity resulted partly from her admiration for his work and partly from her sympathy with his difficulties, for, as well as poverty, Joyce had to contend with…

James B. Weaver was an American politician who leaned toward agrarian radicalism; he twice ran unsuccessfully for the U.S. presidency, as the Greenback-Labor candidate (1880) and as the Populist candidate (1892). Admitted to the bar in 1856, Weaver practiced law in Bloomfield, Iowa, and entered

James B. Weaver was an American politician who leaned toward agrarian radicalism; he twice ran unsuccessfully for the U.S. presidency, as the Greenback-Labor candidate (1880) and as the Populist candidate (1892). Admitted to the bar in 1856, Weaver practiced law in Bloomfield, Iowa, and entered

John Weaver was a dancer, ballet master, choreographer, and theorist known as the father of English pantomime. Like his father, a dance teacher at Shrewsbury, Weaver began his career as a dance master in the town. In 1700 he went to London, where he became a specialist in comic roles. In his

Ruby Ridge: …standoff with self-proclaimed white separatist Randy Weaver, his family, and a friend named Kevin Harris in an isolated cabin in Boundary county, Idaho. Weaver’s wife, Vicki, his 14-year-old son, Sammy, and U.S. Marshal William Degan were killed during the siege.

agrarianism: Agrarianism since the mid-20th century: …as the American conservative philosopher Richard Weaver and the farmer, essayist, and environmental activist Wendell Berry, who consistently defended the small farm against agribusiness and urban development.

River Weaver, river rising on the boundary between the counties of Shropshire and Cheshire, England, and then flowing 45 miles (72 km) north to reach the Irish Sea estuary of the River Mersey to the west of Runcorn. In its upper reaches it passes through dairy farming country, but major industrial

Robert C. Weaver was a noted American economist who, as the first secretary (1966–68) of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, was the first African American appointed to a cabinet position in the U.S. government. Weaver, the great-grandson of a slave, was educated (B.S., 1929;

Robert C. Weaver was a noted American economist who, as the first secretary (1966–68) of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, was the first African American appointed to a cabinet position in the U.S. government. Weaver, the great-grandson of a slave, was educated (B.S., 1929;

Sigourney Weaver is an American actress who has played an eclectic range of characters but is perhaps best known for her portrayals of strong independent women, notably Ellen Ripley, the no-nonsense resourceful heroine in the landmark science-fiction film Alien (1979) and its sequels. Weaver was

Sigourney Weaver is an American actress who has played an eclectic range of characters but is perhaps best known for her portrayals of strong independent women, notably Ellen Ripley, the no-nonsense resourceful heroine in the landmark science-fiction film Alien (1979) and its sequels. Weaver was

Warren Weaver was an American mathematician. He studied at the University of Wisconsin, taught there (1920–32), and directed the Rockefeller Foundation’s Natural Science Division (1932–55). He is considered the first person to propose using electronic computers for the translation of natural

weaver-finch, any of numerous songbirds belonging to the family Estrildidae (order Passeriformes), individually called grass finch, mannikin, and waxbill (qq.v.). They are finchlike Old World birds. Most of the 107 species are small or tiny seed-eaters with short conical bills. They occur in flocks

weaver, any of a number of small finchlike birds of the Old World, or any of several related birds that are noted for their nest-building techniques using grass stems and other plant fibres. They are particularly well-known for their roofed nests, which in some African species form complex, hanging

the Weavers, seminal American folksinging group of the late 1940s and ’50s. The original members were Lee Hays (b. 1914, Little Rock, Arkansas, U.S.—d. August 26, 1981, Croton-on-Hudson, New York), Ronnie Gilbert (b. September 7, 1926, New York, New York—d. June 6, 2015, Mill Valley, California),

The Weavers, naturalistic drama in five acts by Gerhart Hauptmann, published in 1892 and performed in 1893 as Die Weber. The play is based on the revolt of the Silesian weavers of 1844 and portrays in a starkly realistic manner the human cost of the Industrial Revolution. The work reveals how,

weaving, production of fabric by interlacing two sets of yarns so that they cross each other, normally at right angles, usually accomplished with a hand- or power-operated loom. A brief treatment of weaving follows. For further discussion, see textile: Production of fabric. In weaving, lengthwise

spider: …instead weave silk snares, or webs, to capture prey. Webs are instinctively constructed and effectively trap flying insects. Many spiders inject venom into their prey to kill it quickly, whereas others first use silk wrappings to immobilize their victims.

Web 2.0, term devised to differentiate the post-dotcom bubble World Wide Web with its emphasis on social networking, content generated by users, and cloud computing from that which came before. The 2.0 appellation is used in analogy with common computer software naming conventions to indicate a

Semantic Web, extension of the World Wide Web (WWW) in which data are given meaning (semantics) to enable computers to look up and “reason” in response to user searches. One of the strongest proponents of the Semantic Web is Sir Tim Berners-Lee, the British inventor of the WWW and the director of

URL, compact string of numbers, letters, and symbols that a computer uses to find a resource on a network and act upon it. URLs are often colloquially referred to as Web addresses, or simply addresses, since Web pages are the most common resources that users employ URLs to find. However, all files

The Web and the Rock, novel by Thomas Wolfe, published posthumously in 1939 after being reworked by editor Edward Aswell from a larger manuscript. Like Wolfe’s other novels, The Web and the Rock is an autobiographical account of a successful young writer from North Carolina living in New York City

Web application, computer program stored on a remote server and run by its users via a Web browser. A Web application is an advantageous form of software because the use of browsers allows the application to be compatible with most standard computers and operating systems. Moreover, the application

browser, software that allows a computer user to find and view information on the Internet. Web browsers interpret the HTML tags in downloaded documents and format the displayed data according to a set of standard style rules. When British scientist Tim Berners-Lee invented the World Wide Web, he

computer: Internet and collaborative software: …Web search engines and “Web-crawling” programs that traverse the Web to gather and classify information. Web-crawling programs are a kind of agent software, a term for programs that carry out routine tasks for a user. They stem from artificial intelligence research and carry out some of the tasks of…

digital activism: In Web defacing or cybergraffiti, a more-complex text-based online practice, hacktivists alter the home page of an organization.

ship: Structural integrity: …transverse support from bulkheads and web frames—the latter being, in effect, partial bulkheads that may extend only three to seven feet in from the shell. This requirement obviously reduces the weight advantage of longitudinal framing but not enough to negate the advantage entirely. Web frames also have the drawback of…

blog, online journal where an individual, group, or corporation presents a record of activities, thoughts, or beliefs. Some blogs operate mainly as news filters, collecting various online sources and adding short comments and Internet links. Other blogs concentrate on presenting original material.

Jean-Paul Belmondo: …Chabrol’s A double tour (1959; Web of Passion).

HTML: …unit is known as a Web page (from World Wide Web), and such pages frequently contain hypertext links that allow related pages to be retrieved. HTML is the markup language for encoding Web pages. It was designed by the British scientist Sir Tim Berners-Lee at the CERN nuclear physics

Web script, a computer programming language for adding dynamic capabilities to World Wide Web pages. Web pages marked up with HTML (hypertext markup language) or XML (extensible markup language) are largely static documents. Web scripting can add information to a page as a reader uses it or let the

website, collection of files and related resources accessible through the World Wide Web and the Internet via a domain name. Organized around a "homepage" (or "landing page"), it is one of the foremost vehicles for mass communication and mass media. Typical files found at a website are HTML

Lisa Kudrow: Career and personal life: …in the comedy Web series Web Therapy. The series was picked up by the Showtime network in 2011 and ran for four seasons. From 2010 to 2022 Kudrow served as the executive producer for the genealogy documentary series Who Do You Think You Are? (2010– ), an adaptation of a…

World Wide Web (WWW), the leading information retrieval service of the Internet (the worldwide computer network). The Web gives users access to a vast array of mass media and content—via the deep web, the dark web, and the commonly accessible surface web—that is connected by means of hypertext or

Michael Gordon: Films of the 1940s: The first was The Web (1947), a film noir starring such genre icons as Edmond O’Brien, Vincent Price, Ella Raines, and William Bendix; Gordon handled its convoluted plot with facility. But instead of continuing in that vein, he was handed the prestige project Another Part of the Forest…

tenrec: The amphibious tenrec (Limnogale mergulus) is the only species in its genus. In addition to its webbed feet, keeled tail, and water-repellent fur, the amphibious tenrec also has the body form, habits, and diet of water shrews.

California: The Civil War and after: In 1913 the Webb Alien Land Law, designed to keep the Japanese from owning land, was the culmination of anti-Japanese lobbying.

Sidney and Beatrice Webb: Early life of Beatrice Potter Webb.: Beatrice Potter was born in Gloucester, into a class which, to use her own words, “habitually gave orders.” She was the eighth daughter of Richard Potter, a businessman, at whose death she inherited a private income of £1,000 a year, and Laurencina Heyworth, daughter of…

Arizona Diamondbacks: …position players and dominant pitcher Brandon Webb. That core led the D-backs to a second trip to the NL Championship Series in 2007 (a loss to the Colorado Rockies), and a significantly revamped squad again reached the postseason in 2011, where Arizona lost in the divisional round. Arizona then reeled…

Chick Webb was an American jazz drummer who led one of the dominant big bands of the swing era. Its swing, precision, and popularity made it the standard of excellence to which other big bands aspired. Sources vary on Webb’s birth year; 1909 appears on his death certificate and grave marker, while

Clement Charles Julian Webb was an English scholar and philosopher remembered for his contribution to the study of the societal aspects of religion. A fellow and tutor in philosophy at Magdalen College, Oxford, from 1889 to 1922, Webb served as the first Oriel Professor of the Philosophy of the

Henry Koster: The 1950s: Koster then directed Clifton Webb in the comedies Mr. Belvedere Rings the Bell (1951) and Elopement (1951) and in Stars and Stripes Forever (1952), a sentimental but colourful biopic about the composer John Philip Sousa. My Cousin Rachel (1952) was a suspenseful adaptation of the Daphne du Maurier…

Gary Webb was an American investigative journalist who wrote a three-part series for the San Jose Mercury News in 1996 on connections between the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), the U.S.-backed Contra army seeking to overthrow Nicaragua’s leftist government, and cocaine trafficking into the

Cliff Richard is a British singer whose “Move It” (1958) was the first great British rock-and-roll song. Having played in skiffle bands during his youth in northern London, Richard, backed by a band that eventually became known as the Shadows, moved on to rock and roll. Dubbed the British Elvis

radio: Police and detective dramas: …of a young writer-director-actor named Jack Webb, Dragnet employed essentially the same format as Calling All Cars, but it was much more realistic, focusing on the day-to-day, tedious grind of catching crooks. Webb starred as Sgt. Joe Friday, a bachelor cop whose grim determination to ferret out the bad guys…

James Webb was an American public servant and administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) during the Apollo program (1961–68). After graduating from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1928, Webb became a marine pilot. He began his government career in

James Webb was an American public servant and administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) during the Apollo program (1961–68). After graduating from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1928, Webb became a marine pilot. He began his government career in

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Tim Kaine: Senate seat being vacated by Jim Webb. He narrowly defeated his Republican opponent, George Allen, the son of the popular Washington Redskins football coach of the same name. Kaine took office in 2013.

Jimmy Webb is an American singer-songwriter who wrote multiple easy-listening hit pop songs beginning in the 1960s. Two of his early songs, “Up, Up and Away” (1967) and “By the Time I Get to Phoenix” (1968), won several Grammy Awards in the late 1960s—Webb himself won the 1967 Grammy for song of

Jimmy Webb is an American singer-songwriter who wrote multiple easy-listening hit pop songs beginning in the 1960s. Two of his early songs, “Up, Up and Away” (1967) and “By the Time I Get to Phoenix” (1968), won several Grammy Awards in the late 1960s—Webb himself won the 1967 Grammy for song of

Inigo Jones: …the work of his pupil John Webb, who survived to reestablish something of the Jones tradition after the Restoration in 1660. Jones was buried with his parents in the church of St. Benet, Paul’s Wharf, in London.

Karrie Webb is an Australian professional golfer who emerged in the mid-1990s as one of the sport’s best players. Webb began playing golf at age eight, and by her early teens she was competing exclusively against top local men players. Turning professional in 1994, she joined the Women’s

Loretta Lynn was an American country music singer who was known as the “Queen of Country.” Loretta Webb was born in a coal miner’s shack. (Although she claimed 1935 as her birth year, various official documents indicate that she was born in 1932.) She married Oliver Lynn in January 1948 and bore

Lucy Hayes was an American first lady (1877–81), the wife of Rutherford B. Hayes, 19th president of the United States, and the first presidential wife to graduate from college. Lucy Webb was the daughter of James Webb, a physician and ardent abolitionist, and Maria Cook Webb, who raised Lucy and

Sidney and Beatrice Webb: Early life of Beatrice Potter Webb.: Beatrice Potter was born in Gloucester, into a class which, to use her own words, “habitually gave orders.” She was the eighth daughter of Richard Potter, a businessman, at whose death she inherited a private income of £1,000 a year, and Laurencina Heyworth, daughter of…

Mary Meredith Webb was an English novelist best known for her book Precious Bane (1924). Her lyrical style conveys a rich and intense impression of the Shropshire countryside and its people. Her love of nature and a sense of impending doom within her novels invite comparison with those qualities in

swimming: Distance swimming: Captain Matthew Webb of Great Britain was the first to make the crossing from Dover, England, to Calais, France, in 1875; his time was 21 hours 45 minutes. The map distance was 17.75 nautical miles (33 km), but the actual distance of a Channel Swim is…

Philip Speakman Webb was an architect and designer especially known for his unconventional country houses, who was a pioneer figure in the English domestic revival movement. Webb completed his training in G.E. Street’s Oxford office, where he became a close friend of William Morris. They founded

Canadian literature: Poetry and poetics: …Poetry of Gwendolyn MacEwen, 1994), Phyllis Webb (Selected Poems: The Vision Tree, 1982), D.G. Jones (A Throw of Particles, 1983; Grounding Sight, 1999), E.D. Blodgett (Apostrophes series), and Don Coles (Forests of the Medieval World, 1993; Kurgan, 2000) grapple with metaphysical and mystical concerns through images drawn from places, travel,…

the Dillards: …2, 2010, Columbia, Missouri), and Roy Dean Webb (b. March 28, 1937, Independence, Missouri—d. June 30, 2018). Significant later members were Paul York (b. June 4, 1941, Berkeley, California, U.S.), Byron Berline (b. July 6, 1944, Caldwell, Kansas, U.S.), and Herb Pederson (b. April 27, 1944, Berkeley).

Sidney and Beatrice Webb: Sidney Webb also helped reorganize the University of London into a federation of teaching institutions and served in the government as a Labour Party member. Pioneers in social and economic reforms as well as distinguished historians, the Webbs deeply affected social thought and institutions in…

Sidney and Beatrice Webb were English Socialist economists (husband and wife), early members of the Fabian Society, and co-founders of the London School of Economics and Political Science. Sidney Webb also helped reorganize the University of London into a federation of teaching institutions and