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Chit may refer to: *Chit (board wargames), a type of wargame counter *Chit (name) *Chit, a voucher or certificate with monetary value *Blood chit, document requesting safe passage and assistance for military personnel stranded in enemy territory *Chit fund, a savings scheme practiced in India *Chitting, a method of preparing potatoes for planting *Cit (consciousness), concept found in Indian religions See also *''Chitty Chitty Bang Bang ''Chitty Chitty Bang Bang'' is a 1968 musical-fantasy film directed by Ken Hughes with a screenplay co-written by Roald Dahl and Hughes, loosely based on Ian Fleming's novel '' Chitty-Chitty-Bang-Bang: The Magical Car'' (1964). The film stars ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Chit (board Wargames)
Chits are a type of wargame counter that are generally not directly representational but used for the following purposes: * ''Tracking'', being placed on a numeric runner to indicate turn status, as in some rule variants for ''Squad Leader''. In '' Axis & Allies Revised Edition'', chits can be used to track air unit movement, indicating how many spaces fighters or bombers can move after combat. * ''Randomization'' or ''chit drawing'', as in '' Air Baron'', where at the start of each round, one color-coded chit per player is placed in a cup. The chits are drawn sequentially to determine the current order of play. Chit drawing is also used in ''Air Baron'' to pay income. Every purchased airline spoke, plus all hubs, have a unique chit placed in a cup. At the start of every turn, the player randomly draws two chits, paying the owner appropriately. Chits are replaced at the end of each round. * ''Fog of war'', with some chits marked with question marks or placed over unit chits, allo ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Chit (name)
Chit ( my, ချစ်) is a Burmese name used by both genders. Notable bearers of the name include: * Chit Chit (born 1996), Burmese football defender *Chit Hlaing (1879–1952), Burmese politician *Chit Ko Ko (1917–2008), Burmese botanist *Chit Maung (1913–1945), Burmese journalist and writer * Chit San Maung (guitarist), Burmese musician and guitarist * Chit San Maung (footballer) (born 1988), Burmese football defender * Chit Swe (born 1932), Burmese Minister for Agriculture and Forestry *Thakin Chit Maung (1915–2005), Burmese politician *Walter Chit Tun Walter Chit Tun ( my, ဝေါ်လတာချစ်ထွန်း), Mon: ဝလ်တာ ချေတ်ထောန်) (1898–1947) was a pioneer of body building and weightlifting in Burma (now Myanmar). He was an ethnic Mon and bo ... (1898–1947), Burmese bodybuilder and weightlifter {{Given name, type=both Burmese names ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Voucher
A voucher is a bond of the redeemable transaction type which is worth a certain monetary value and which may be spent only for specific reasons or on specific goods. Examples include housing, travel, and food vouchers. The term voucher is also a synonym for receipt and is often used to refer to receipts used as evidence of, for example, the declaration that a service has been performed or that an expenditure has been made. Voucher is a tourist guide for using services with a guarantee of payment by the agency. The term is also commonly used for school vouchers, which are somewhat different. In tourism Vouchers are used in the tourism sector primarily as proof of a named customer's right to take a service at a specific time and place. Service providers collect them to return to the tour operator or travel agent that has sent that customer, to prove they have given the service. So, the life of a voucher is as below: # Customer receives vouchers from tour operator or travel agent f ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Blood Chit
A blood chit ( zh, c=血幅, p=xuè fú) is a notice carried by military personnel and addressed to any civilians who may come across an armed-services member – such as a shot-down pilot – in difficulties. As well as identifying the force to which the bearer belongs as friendly, the notice displays a message requesting that the service member be rendered every assistance. Etymology Alternative names are escape and identification flags ( zh, t=人物證明書, p=rénwù zhèngmíng shū). Chit (also 'chitty') is a British English term for a small document, note or pass, representing a debt to be paid; it is an Anglo-Indian word dating from the late 18th century, derived from the Hindi ''citthi''. History The first blood chit may have been made in 1793 when French balloonist Jean-Pierre Blanchard demonstrated his hot air balloon in the United States. Because he could not control the direction of the balloon, no one knew where he would land. Because Blanchard did not speak ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Chit Fund
A chit fund is a type of rotating savings and credit association system practiced in India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Pakistan other Asian countries. Chit fund schemes may be organized by financial institutions, or informally among friends, relatives, or neighbours. In some variations of chit funds, the savings are for a specific purpose. Chit funds are often microfinance organizations. History The chit fund is said to be an institution that has been handed down since ancient times. In 1887, William Logan, erstwhile Collector of the Malabar district of the Madras Presidency, described the custom of chit funds among friend groups in that region. In 1894, economic historian Edith Simcox mentioned that chit fund lotteries were used to raise money for special events like weddings in South India. Various reports in the 1930s point to the popularity of chit funds in current-day Kerala. In the 1930s and 1940s, between 1000 and 10,000 formal funds functioned in the state every year. Chit f ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Chitting
Chitting is a method of preparing potatoes or other tubers Tubers are a type of enlarged structure used as storage organs for nutrients in some plants. They are used for the plant's perennation (survival of the winter or dry months), to provide energy and nutrients for regrowth during the next growing s ... for planting. The seed potatoes are placed in a tray (often in egg cartons) in a light and cool place but shielded from direct sunlight. All but three or four of the "eyes" (sprouting parts) of the potato are removed, leaving the strongest growths only. After the sprouts are about long, the seed potatoes are planted in the ground. External links Chitting and forcing potatoes(Daily Telegraph, 22nd Jan 2010). Plant reproduction Agronomy {{agriculture-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Cit (consciousness)
Chit ( sa, चित् or Cit) is a Sanskrit word meaning consciousness. It is a core principle in all ancient spiritual traditions originating from the Indian subcontinent, including Hinduism, Sikhism and Jainism. Hinduism In Upanishads it is referred to as ''the Drshta'' or ''the Seer'', and the sense that makes all other sense experiences possible. Chit is one of three aspects forming the satcitananda nature of the Absolute, according to the Vedic scriptures. See also * Satcitananda * Citta * Siddhar The Siddhar (Tamil: சித்தர் ''cittar'', from Sanskrit: '' siddha'') in Tamil tradition is a perfected individual, who has attained spiritual powers called ''siddhi''. Historically, Siddhar also refers to the people who were earl ... References Further reading * External links Arthur Avalon, ''Shakti and Shâkta. Chapter 14: Cit-Shakti (The Consciousness Aspect of the Universe)'' Sanskrit words and phrases {{IndoAryan-lang-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |