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Glide (sternwheeler)
Glide may refer to: * Gliding flight, to fly without thrust Computing *Glide API, a 3D graphics interface * Glide OS, a web desktop *Glide (software), an instant video messenger *Glide, a molecular docking software by Schrödinger Flight and movement * A measure used by Innova Discs, to evaluate flying disc performance * Bacterial gliding, a form of motility in biology Music * ''Glide'' (album), a 2008 album by Jerry Douglas * Glide, stage name of guitarist Will Sergeant * "Glide", a song by the jam band Phish from their 1992 album ''A Picture of Nectar'' * "Glide", a song by Stone Temple Pilots from their album '' No. 4'' * Glide (music synthesis), a musical synthesizer parameter equivalent to portamento Organizations * Glide FM, independent local radio station broadcasting from Oxfordshire, United Kingdom * Glide Memorial Church, San Francisco, California, United States ** Glide Foundation, a charitable foundation of Glide Memorial Church Products * Glide (automobile) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gliding Flight
Gliding flight is heavier-than-air flight without the use of thrust; the term volplaning also refers to this mode of flight in animals. It is employed by gliding animals and by aircraft such as gliders. This mode of flight involves flying a significant distance horizontally compared to its descent and therefore can be distinguished from a mostly straight downward descent like with a round parachute. Although the human application of gliding flight usually refers to aircraft designed for this purpose, most powered aircraft are capable of gliding without engine power. As with sustained flight, gliding generally requires the application of an airfoil, such as the wings on aircraft or birds, or the gliding membrane of a gliding possum. However, gliding can be achieved with a flat ( uncambered) wing, as with a simple paper plane, or even with card-throwing. However, some aircraft with lifting bodies and animals such as the flying snake can achieve gliding flight without any wings b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glide Foundation
The Glide Foundation is a charity organization that helps the homeless, based in San Francisco, California, associated with devout Methodist Lizzie Glide and the Glide Church. History Glide and the foundation bought the Hotel Californian two blocks from the church in 1935 and it was operated as a temperance hotel for decades. She also funded a home for young working Christian women and a dorm for young Christian women at U.C. Berkeley. Recent activities The foundation has worked with investor Warren Buffett who has donated the proceeds from his eBay "Power Lunch with Warren Buffett" auctions to Glide. As of 2017, he had raised nearly $24 million for the Foundation. The winning bid in 2006 was $620,100, won by Duan Yongping, a California investor. In 2008, Mohnish Pabrai and Guy Spier won the auction for $650,100. The 2009 auction was won with a bid of $1.68 million by an anonymous bidder In 2011 an anonymous bidder paid $2,626,411 for a lunch with Buffet. The June 9, 2012 a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glider (other)
Glider may refer to: Aircraft and transport Aircraft * Glider (aircraft), heavier-than-air aircraft primarily intended for unpowered flight ** Glider (sailplane), a rigid-winged glider aircraft with an undercarriage, used in the sport of gliding ** Military glider, used to transport combat troops and equipment to a combat zone ** Motor glider, a glider with a power source to generate thrust ** Hang glider, foot-launched, framed fabric wing, usually used for recreation ** Paraglider, foot-launched, unframed fabric wing, usually used for recreation ** Rocket glider, a rocket propelled aircraft that routinely lands as a glider ** Walkalong glider, a model glider with updraft generated by a person walking behind ** Paper glider, a model or toy glider made out of paper * Gimli Glider, an Air Canada 767 which glided to a successful landing after running out of fuel in 1983 Other transport * Glider (automobiles), a vehicle without a powertrain * Glider (Belfast), a bus rapid transit syst ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
USS Glide
Two ships in the United States Navy The United States Navy (USN) is the maritime service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. It is the largest and most powerful navy in the world, with the estimated tonnage ... have been named USS ''Glide'': * , was a gunboat, launched in 1862 and burned in 1863 * , was a sternwheeler, launched in 1863 and decommissioned in 1865 {{DEFAULTSORT:Glide United States Navy ship names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glide Reflection
In 2-dimensional geometry, a glide reflection (or transflection) is a symmetry operation that consists of a reflection over a line and then translation along that line, combined into a single operation. The intermediate step between reflection and translation can look different from the starting configuration, so objects with glide symmetry are in general, not symmetrical under reflection alone. In group theory, the ''glide plane'' is classified as a type of opposite isometry of the Euclidean plane. A single glide is represented as frieze group p11g. A glide reflection can be seen as a limiting rotoreflection, where the rotation becomes a translation. It can also be given a Schoenflies notation as S2∞, Coxeter notation as ˆž+,2+ and orbifold notation as ∞×. Description The combination of a reflection in a line and a translation in a perpendicular direction is a reflection in a parallel line. However, a glide reflection cannot be reduced like that. Thus the effect of a r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glide High School
Glide High School (GHS) is a public high school in Glide, Oregon, United States. Glide offers numerous hands-on, career and college entry classes. July 2008 fire On July 11–12, 2008, a fire destroyed one of the school's main buildings, which held the science lab, classrooms, the home economics area, and the library."Across the USA: Oregon: Glide", USA Today, July 14, 2008, P. 8a."Investigators still trying to determine cause of Glide High School Fire," KPIC News, July 14, 2008, found aKPIC News. Accessed July 15, 2008.Vicki Menard, "Fire engulfs Glide High School main building: Student information saved," ''The News-Review'', found aNews-Review story Accessed July 15, 2008.AP, "Fire at Southern Oregon high school," July 12, 2008, found aAP Story at Oregon Live websiteof ''The Oregonian''. Accessed July 15, 2008. Many classrooms, offices, the gymnasium, and a weight room were saved by firefighters from the Glide Volunteer Fire department and other nearby companies. The school d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glide, Oregon
Glide is a census-designated place (CDP) in Douglas County, Oregon, United States. The population was 1,795 at the 2010 census. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , of which is land and , or 0.59%, is water. Climate Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 1,690 people, 624 households, and 484 families in the CDP. The population density was 167.3 people per square mile (64.6/km). There were 675 housing units at an average density of 66.8 per square mile (25.8/km). The racial makeup of the CDP was 99.99% White, and 0.01% other. Of the 624 households 36.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.9% were married couples living together, 7.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.4% were non-families. 18.1% of households were one person and 6.9% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.71 and the average family size was 3.06. The age distribution was 28.6% under ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glide (Martian Crater)
Glide may refer to: * Gliding flight, to fly without thrust Computing *Glide API, a 3D graphics interface * Glide OS, a web desktop * Glide (software), an instant video messenger *Glide, a molecular docking software by Schrödinger Flight and movement * A measure used by Innova Discs, to evaluate flying disc performance * Bacterial gliding, a form of motility in biology Music * ''Glide'' (album), a 2008 album by Jerry Douglas * Glide, stage name of guitarist Will Sergeant * "Glide", a song by the jam band Phish from their 1992 album ''A Picture of Nectar'' * "Glide", a song by Stone Temple Pilots from their album '' No. 4'' * Glide (music synthesis), a musical synthesizer parameter equivalent to portamento Organizations * Glide FM, independent local radio station broadcasting from Oxfordshire, United Kingdom * Glide Memorial Church, San Francisco, California, United States ** Glide Foundation, a charitable foundation of Glide Memorial Church Products * Glide (automobile) (1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Semivowel
In phonetics and phonology, a semivowel, glide or semiconsonant is a sound that is phonetically similar to a vowel sound but functions as the syllable boundary, rather than as the nucleus of a syllable. Examples of semivowels in English are the consonants ''y'' and ''w'', in ''yes'' and ''west'', respectively. Written in IPA, ''y'' and ''w'' are near to the vowels ''ee'' and ''oo'' in ''seen'' and ''moon,'' written in IPA. The term ''glide'' may alternatively refer to any type of transitional sound, not necessarily a semivowel. Classification Semivowels form a subclass of approximants. Although "semivowel" and "approximant" are sometimes treated as synonymous, most authors use the term "semivowel" for a more restricted set; there is no universally agreed-upon definition, and the exact details may vary from author to author. For example, do not consider the labiodental approximant to be a semivowel, while proposes that it should be considered one. In the International Phonet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glide (Pillow Pal)
Pillow Pals were a line of plush toys made by Ty, Inc. during the 1990s. The toys were given their name because they were soft like a pillow, and were made with children in mind. Though many of them resembled certain Beanie Babies, those that did not share names with their Beanie Baby counterparts. Such Pillow Pals saw a decline in popularity in the late 1990s with the introduction of Beanie Buddies, which were also larger versions of various Beanie Babies. In January 1999, all Pillow Pals were redesigned, and their colors were changed. This line did not sell well, and was discontinued by Ty around the end of the year. Today, PillowPals LLC takes children's drawings and replicates them into 3D pillows. At the time of the final retirement, Ty donated its remaining stock of pillow pals to the Ronald McDonald House Ronald McDonald House Charities (RMHC) is an independent American nonprofit organization whose stated mission is to create, find, and support programs that directly i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oral-B Glide
Oral-B Glide is a polytetrafluoroethylene (Teflon) dental floss manufactured by W. L. Gore and Associates exclusively for Procter & Gamble The Procter & Gamble Company (P&G) is an American multinational consumer goods corporation headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio, founded in 1837 by William Procter and James Gamble. It specializes in a wide range of personal health/consumer he .... History Origin The origin of Glide (which is what the brand was called prior to the P&G acquisition) dates to 1971, when Bill Gore first used a Gore-Tex fiber to floss his own teeth; Gore-Tex was the PTFE-based fiber he had invented as a "waterproof laminate." The company failed to market the product for more than three decades. Ultimately, it succeeded by marketing to dentists rather than selling the floss as a consumer product. It was widely adopted, and grew to be the #1 brand of floss in dental office use, and #2 floss in retail. Sale to Procter & Gamble In September 2003, Gore sold the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glide (automobile)
The Glide automobile was an American automobile manufactured by the Bartholomew Company in Peoria Heights, Illinois beginning in 1902. Founded by John B. Bartholomew, the company continued to produce automobiles until 1920, when the company began manufacturing trucks for the Avery Company, of which Bartholomew was also president. Company origins J. B. Bartholomew started with the Avery Company in Galesburg, Illinois on December 8, 1879 driving a team to haul lumber for a US$1.10 per day. In 1882 the Avery company purchased in Peoria, Illinois and moved the business there to North Adams and North Jefferson Streets. In 1892, Robert Avery, the president of the Avery Co., died and Bartholomew was made vice-president. He had for the prior ten years been in Des Moines, Iowa, managing one of the Avery Co. plants, and where he also built up a small side business, the Bartholomew Company, to manufacture popcorn and peanut roasters and wagons. Upon his return to Peoria to become vice ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
