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EGS (other)
EGS may refer to: Education * Enfield Grammar School, an English school * Ermysted's Grammar School, an English school * European Graduate School, a Swiss private university Science * Edinburgh Geological Society * EGS (program), a Monte Carlo simulation program * Ehlers–Geren–Sachs theorem * Enhanced geothermal system * European Geophysical Society, now part of the European Geosciences Union Technology * Emergency gas supply * Enhanced Graphics System, on the Amiga computer * Epic Games Store, a digital video game storefront * Ergis (company), a Polish chemical company * Experimental Geodetic Satellite, a Japanese satellite * Exploration Ground Systems, a NASA program Other uses * Ecological goods and services * Egilsstaðir Airport in Iceland * ''El Goonish Shive'', a webcomic by Keenspot CTO Dan Shive * Expert Global Solutions Founded in 2012, Expert Global Solutions, Inc., (EGS, formerly NCO Group), based in Plano, Texas, was a privately owned business process outs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Enfield Grammar School
Enfield Grammar School (abbreviated to EGS; also known as Enfield Grammar) is a boys' Comprehensive school and sixth form with academy status, founded in 1558, situated in Enfield Town in the London Borough of Enfield in North London. History Enfield Grammar School was founded on 25 May 1558. The school's first known headmaster was William Bradshawe who was head until 1600. At its foundation, the school inherited part of a charitable endowment. This property had endowed the earlier Enfield chantry-school which preceded and was incorporated into the Grammar School. As Dr. Birkett Marshall points out, there is evidence a schoolmaster existed in Enfield prior to 1524, based on an account of the funeral of a Sir Thomas Lovell. An older school-house that certainly still existed east of the churchyard in 1572 seems likely to have housed the grammar school established in 1558 until the erection in the 1580s of the Tudor building sometimes referred to as the Old Hall. This was buil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Epic Games Store
The Epic Games Store is a digital video game storefront for Microsoft Windows and macOS, operated by Epic Games. It launched in December 2018 as both a website and a standalone launcher, of which the latter is required to download and play games. The storefront provides a basic catalog, friends list management, matchmaking, and other features. Epic Games has further plans to expand the feature set of the storefront but it does not plan to add as many features as other digital distribution platforms, such as discussion boards or user reviews, instead using existing social media platforms to support these. Epic entered the distribution market after the success of ''Fortnite'', which Epic distributed by their own channels to users on Windows and macOS systems rather than other storefronts. Tim Sweeney, founder and CEO of Epic Games, had stated his opinion that the revenue cut of Steam, the dominant game storefront run by Valve, was too high at 30%, and suggested that they could r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Egilsstaðir Airport
Egilsstaðir Airport ( is, Egilsstaðaflugvöllur ) is a single-runway international airport in Egilsstaðir, Iceland. The main carrier is Icelandair with flights to Reykjavík. The airport has several car rental options available, such as Höldur/Europcar, Hertz and Avis/Budget. Egilsstaðir also serves as a diversion airport for Keflavik International Airport located 415 kilometers southwest of Egilstaðir. History Originally a gravel runway was made in 1951 and in 1954 it was equipped with runway lights. On the 23rd of September 1993, a new asphalt runway replaced the older gravel runway on the other side of the terminal. The air terminal was originally built in 1968, but was rebuilt and expanded during 1987 to 1999. A new arrivals hall was opened in 2007. It is mainly used for domestic flights to Reykjavík, but there has been a route to Copenhagen, and charter flight from London and Edinburgh, UK (the tour operator Discover the World chartered flights in 2016 but has later p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ecological Goods And Services
Ecological goods and services (EG&S) are the economical benefits (goods and services) arising from the ecological functions of ecosystems. Such benefits accrue to all living organisms, including animals and plants, rather than to humans alone. However, there is a growing recognition of the importance to society that ecological goods and services provide for health, social, cultural, and economic needs. Introduction Examples of ecological goods include clean air, and abundant fresh water. Examples of ecological services include purification of air and water, maintenance of biodiversity, decomposition of wastes, soil and vegetation generation and renewal, pollination of crops and natural vegetation, groundwater recharge through wetlands, seed dispersal, greenhouse gas mitigation, and aesthetically pleasing landscapes. The products and processes of ecological goods and services are complex and occur over long periods of time. They are a sub-category of public goods. The concern over ec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Exploration Ground Systems
NASA's Exploration Ground Systems (EGS) Program is one of three programs based at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. EGS was established to develop and operate the systems and facilities necessary to process and launch rockets and spacecraft during assembly, transport and launch. EGS is preparing the infrastructure to support NASA's Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and its payloads, such as the Orion spacecraft for Artemis I. Artemis I is the first to launch in a series of increasingly complex missions that will enable human exploration to the Moon and Mars. EGS assets EGS holds and operates the following assets: * Vehicle Assembly Building * Launch Control Center, Firing Rooms 1, 2, & 3 * Crawler-transporter * ML-1 and ML-2 * Launch Pad 39B History EGS was originally entitled the Ground Systems Development and Operations (GSDO) Program. It has its roots in the Constellation program (2005-2010), but only took control of assets and commenced operations under SLS (from 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Experimental Geodetic Satellite
Ajisai (Japanese: あじさい, meaning "Hydrangea") is a Japanese satellite sponsored by NASDA, launched in 1986 on the first flight of the H-I rocket. It is also known as the Experimental Geodetic Satellite (EGS), as it carried the Experimental Geodetic Payload (EGP). History EGP was launched from the Tanegashima Space Center on August 12, 1986 at 20:45 GMT (August 13, 05:45 local time). The launch vehicle was the first H-I rocket. After launch, the spacecraft was given the International Designator 1986-061A and Satellite Catalog Number 16908. Structure EGP is entirely passive, and operates by reflecting sunlight or ground-based lasers.Curtis, Anthony R (1989). ''Space Almanac,'' Arcsoft Publishers. The satellite is a 685-kg hollow sphere with a diameter of 2.15 meters, and the surface is covered with 318 mirrors for reflecting sunlight and 1436 corner reflectors for reflecting laser beams. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ergis (company)
Ergis Spółka Akcyjna is a Polish chemical company that processes plastics and manufactures PVC, PET and PE products. It is listed on the Warsaw Stock Exchange. Its products include LLDPE stretch films (including nanoERGIS films), PVC soft insulating and specialist films, rigid PET, PET/PE and PVC films for food and medicines packaging, PET strapping tapes, PVC compounds, flexible laminates for food packaging, PET flakes, BOPP films. The company is headquartered in Warsaw, while its production facilities are located in Wąbrzeźno and Oława (both in Poland). Group Ergis S.A. is the parent of the Ergis group, which is a collection of such companies as: * Rigid Films Division MKF-Ergis Sp. z o.o. located in Wąbrzeźno (Poland)MKF-Ergis GmbH located in Berlin (Germany)Schimanski-Ergis GmbH * Flexergis Sp. z o.o. – a producer of flexible printed laminates for food packaging located in Nowy Sącz (Poland). * CS Recycling Sp. z o.o. – a plastic recycling company locate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ermysted's Grammar School
Ermysted's Grammar School is an 11-18 boys voluntary aided grammar school in Skipton, North Yorkshire, England. It was founded by Peter Toller in the 15th century and is the seventh oldest state school in Britain. The first official record of the school was seen in Peter Toller's will in 1492; the school records its establishment as the same year, though its history could possibly be dated to 1468. The school operates a house system. The four houses—Toller, Ermysted, Petyt, and Hartley—are named after key figures in the school's history. When the school operated a boarding house, its boarders were members of School House. There are 840 currently enrolled students. The sixth form is formed from boys graduating Key Stage 4, as well as 20 additional boys. The current headmaster is Michael Evans; his predecessor, Graham Hamilton, retired at the end of the 2015-2016 school year. In 2008, it was reported that the school achieved the best Yorkshire state-school A-level exam result ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emergency Gas Supply
A bailout bottle (BoB) or, more formally, bailout cylinder is a scuba cylinder carried by an underwater diver for use as an emergency supply of breathing gas in the event of a primary gas supply failure. A bailout cylinder may be carried by a scuba diver in addition to the primary scuba set, or by a surface supplied diver using either free-flow or demand systems. The bailout gas is not intended for use during the dive except in an emergency, and would be considered a fully redundant breathing gas supply if used correctly. The term may refer to just the cylinder, or the bailout set or emergency gas supply (EGS), which is the cylinder with the gas delivery system attached. The bailout set or bailout system is the combination of the emergency gas cylinder with the gas delivery system to the diver, which includes a diving regulator with either a demand valve, a bailout block, or a bailout valve (BOV). In solo diving, a buddy bottle is a bailout cylinder carried as a substitute for an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
European Geophysical Society
The European Geosciences Union (EGU) is a non-profit international union in the fields of Earth, planetary, and space sciences whose vision is to "realise a sustainable and just future for humanity and for the planet." The organisation has headquarters in Munich (Germany). Membership is open to individuals who are professionally engaged in or associated with these fields and related studies, including students and retired seniors. The EGU publishes 18 open-access scientific journals and a number of other science publications. It also organises a number of topical meetings, as well as education and outreach activities. Its most prominent event is the EGU General Assembly, an annual conference that brings together over 15,000 scientists from all over the world. The meeting's sessions cover a wide range of topics, including volcanology, planetary exploration, the Earth's internal structure and atmosphere, climate change, and renewable energies. The EGU has 22 scientific divisions ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
