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Dry (arid And Semiarid) Climates
Dry or dryness most often refers to: * Rain#Deserts, Lack of rainfall, which may refer to **Arid regions **Drought * Dry or dry area, relating to legal prohibition of selling, serving, or imbibing alcoholic beverages * Dry humor, deadpan * Dryness (medical) * Dryness (taste), the lack of sugar in a drink, especially an alcoholic one * Dry direct sound without reverberation Dry or DRY may also refer to: Places * Dry Brook (other), various rivers * Dry Creek (other), various rivers and towns * Dry, Loiret, a commune of the Loiret ''département'' in France * Dry River (other), various rivers and towns Art, entertainment, and media Film and television * Dry (2014 film), ''Dry'' (2014 film), a Nigerian film directed by Stephanie Linus * Dry (2022 film), ''Dry'' (2022 film), an Italian film directed by Paolo Virzì * The Dry (film), ''The Dry'' (film), a 2020 film directed by Robert Connolly and based on the novel by Jane Harper ** ''Force of Nature: The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rain
Rain is water droplets that have condensed from atmospheric water vapor and then fall under gravity. Rain is a major component of the water cycle and is responsible for depositing most of the fresh water on the Earth. It provides water for hydroelectric power plants, crop irrigation, and suitable conditions for many types of ecosystems. The major cause of rain production is moisture moving along three-dimensional zones of temperature and moisture contrasts known as weather fronts. If enough moisture and upward motion is present, precipitation falls from convective clouds (those with strong upward vertical motion) such as cumulonimbus (thunder clouds) which can organize into narrow rainbands. In mountainous areas, heavy precipitation is possible where upslope flow is maximized within windward sides of the terrain at elevation which forces moist air to condense and fall out as rainfall along the sides of mountains. On the leeward side of mountains, desert climates can exi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dry (memoir)
''Dry'' is a memoir written by American writer Augusten Burroughs. It describes the author's battle with alcoholism. ''Dry'' was written before '' Running with Scissors'', but was published second. ''Dry'' reached number 24 on ''The New York Times'' Best Seller list for Hardcover Nonfiction. Although the memoir is based on actual events, the first pages include this author's note: "This memoir is based on my experiences over a ten-year period. Names have been changed, characters combined, and events compressed. Certain episodes are imaginative re-creation, and those episodes are not intended to portray actual events." Synopsis The first part of the memoir centers on Burroughs' intervention by his co-workers and boss as well as his time spent at a rehab facility that caters specifically to gay and lesbian patients. The second part of the novel deals with Burroughs' first bout with sobriety since leaving the rehab program. He meets a love interest at his group therapy sessions ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dry (surname)
Dry is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Amity Dry (born 1978), Australian singer-songwriter * Avis M. Dry (1922–2007), British psychologist *Chris Dry (born 1988), South African rugby union player *Claud Dry, co-founder of Midget Motors Corporation *Corné Dry (born 1993), South African cricketer * F. A. Dry (born 1931), American football player coach * Francis Dry (1891–1979), New Zealand geneticist, biologist, university lecturer and wool researcher *Jodie Dry (born 1974), Australian actress * Mark Dry (born 1987), Scottish hammer thrower *Murray Dry, American political scientist *Richard Dry (1815–1869), Australian politician * Stuart Dry, Australian slalom canoeist *Tim Dry Tim Dry (born 9 January 1952) is a mime artist, writer, photographic artist, musician and actor, best known for appearing in ''Return of the Jedi'' and the cult sci-fi/horror film ''Xtro''. Tim was a member of the duo Tik and Tok, that popula ... (born 1952), English actor Se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dry Cell
upLine art drawing of a dry cell: 1. brass cap, 2. plastic seal, 3. expansion space, 4. porous cardboard, 5. zinc can, 6. carbon rod, 7. chemical mixture A dry cell is a type of electric battery, commonly used for portable electrical devices. Unlike wet cell batteries, which have a liquid electrolyte, dry cells use an electrolyte in the form of a paste, and are thus less susceptible to leakage. The dry cell was developed in 1886 by the German scientist Carl Gassner, after development of wet zinc–carbon batteries by Georges Leclanché in 1866. A type of dry cell was also developed by the Japanese Sakizō Yai in 1887. History left, upDry cell battery by Wilhelm Hellesen 1890 Many experimenters tried to immobilize the electrolyte of an electrochemical cell to make it more convenient to use. The Zamboni pile of 1812 is a high-voltage dry battery but capable of delivering only minute currents. Various experiments were made with cellulose, sawdust, spun glass, asbestos fiber ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Don't Repeat Yourself
"Don't repeat yourself" (DRY) is a principle of software development aimed at reducing repetition of software patterns, replacing it with abstractions or using data normalization to avoid redundancy. The DRY principle is stated as "Every piece of knowledge must have a single, unambiguous, authoritative representation within a system". The principle has been formulated by Andy Hunt and Dave Thomas in their book ''The Pragmatic Programmer''. They apply it quite broadly to include " database schemas, test plans, the build system, even documentation". When the DRY principle is applied successfully, a modification of any single element of a system does not require a change in other logically unrelated elements. Additionally, elements that are logically related all change predictably and uniformly, and are thus kept in sync. Besides using methods and subroutines in their code, Thomas and Hunt rely on code generators, automatic build systems, and scripting languages to observe t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wets And Dries
During the 1980s, members of the moderate wing of the British Conservative Party who opposed some of the more hard-line policies of Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher were often referred to by their opponents as "wets". Thatcher coined the usage in 1979–80, with the meaning of feeble, lacking hardness, or willing to compromise with the unions. The label was especially applied to senior members of her government who were nevertheless outside Thatcher's inner circle and who expressed opposition to her strict monetarist policies designed to tackle inflation, and her cuts to public spending. Etymology In British slang, "wet" meant "inept, ineffectual, effete". Within the political context, the term was used by Thatcher's supporters as both as a noun and as an adjective to characterise people or policies which Thatcher would have considered weak or "wet". History United Kingdom Hugo Young identifies the most important "inner" wets as Jim Prior, Peter Walker, and Sir Ian Gilmour, as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asociación Democracia Real Ya
The Asociación Democracia Real Ya (''Real Democracy NOW! association'', ''Democracia Real Ya association'', ''DRY'' or ''DRY association'') is an association created as from a split in Plataforma ¡Democracia Real YA! by several speakers and members who left the Platform Real Democracy Now!, most of them being initiators of that platform. The association is defined as nonpartisan, non-syndicalist, non-violent and non-profit. History In April 2012, several members of the Platform Real Democracy Now! requested the holding of an Extraordinary General Meeting in order to turn the platform into an association. Following this meeting emerged a new working mechanism: an association, taking the same name, ''Asociación Democracia Real Ya'', with rules, regulations and targets, based on the foundation of the platform, which was created by some of the promoters initial movement. The creation of this association also resulted in the rejection of the remaining members of the movement, whi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yesterday Went Too Soon
''Yesterday Went Too Soon'' is the second studio album by Welsh rock band Feeder. It was released on 30 August 1999 on The Echo Label. ''Yesterday Went Too Soon'' entered the UK charts at #8, after a decent amount of critical success. The title track gave them their first top 20 single, and the album would in total give the band 4 top 50 hits. Its critical and cult appeal including slots on Top of the Pops for the first time, enabled the album to aid the band's breakthrough which was completed on the follow-up ''Echo Park''. The album gained a Silver certification in April 2001, shortly before the release of breakthrough album ''Echo Park'', and then went Gold in March 2003 after the extended commercial recognition of ''Comfort In Sound'', thus making the album an overdue commercial success sales-wise. Despite the band's American breakthrough with single "High" and extensive touring in the States, ''Yesterday Went Too Soon'' was never released in the US. Promotional copies of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kutless (album)
''Kutless'' is the debut album of Christian rock group, Kutless, released July 16th, 2002. The songs "Run" and "Your Touch" both reached No. 1 song on ChristianRock.net, and "Tonight" was in the Top 5. The album reached The ''Billboard'' Top Heatseekers Albums chart peaking at No. 48. The album also reached the ''Billboard'' Christian Albums chart peaking at No. 27. It is the only Kutless album to feature bassist Nathan Stuart, who left the band shortly after its release. Track listing Personnel Kutless * Jon Micah Sumrall – lead and backing vocals * James Mead – rhythm guitar, backing vocals * Ryan Shrout – lead guitar, backing vocals * Nathan Stuart – bass guitar * Kyle Mitchell – drums, percussion Additional musicians * Aaron Sprinkle – pianos, programming, loops, guitars * Phillip A. Peterson – cello * Ben Hulbert – rap (5) * Danielle Capps – backing vocals (12) Production * Aaron Sprinkle – producer, engineer * Brandon Ebel – executive produc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dry (song)
"Dry" is a song by Australian indie rock band Rancid Eddie, released independently on 26 September 2021. Originally teased as an acoustic track on social media platform TikTok, the song is a layered, indie rock track. It was written by the band's five members, brothers Andrew and Matthew Sturrock, Ashley Ravlic, Edward O'Brien, and Jessy Kelly, and produced by record producer Jiroe. "Dry" became their debut chart appearance, peaking at number 17 on the ARIA Singles Chart, number 40 on the New Zealand Singles Chart, and number 64 on the Irish Singles Chart. Background and release "Dry" was originally teased on social media platform TikTok, where Rancid Eddie uploaded a video of them performing an acoustic version of the song. The video garnered significant attention on the platform, receiving several million views, and leading to calls from fans for an official release. The band describe the song as being about "realising a relationship is over before it is, and the pains o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rid Of Me
''Rid of Me'' is the second studio album by English singer-songwriter and musician PJ Harvey. It was released by Island Records in May 1993, approximately one year after the release of her critically acclaimed debut album '' Dry''. It marked a departure from Harvey's previous songwriting, being more raw and aggressive than its predecessor. The songs on ''Rid of Me'' were performed by Harvey's eponymous trio, consisting of Harvey on guitar and vocals, Rob Ellis on drums and background vocals, and Steve Vaughan on bass. Most of the songs on the album were recorded by Steve Albini, and it was the last album they recorded as a trio before disbanding in late 1993. ''Rid of Me'' was met with critical acclaim, and is cited as one of the greatest albums of all time, ranking at number 153 on the 2020 version of ''Rolling Stone''s 500 Greatest Albums of All Time (up from 406 on the list's previous edition). Background and history Harvey's first two albums were recorded in quick succes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
