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Sign Post
A signpost is an erected sign. The Signpost, Signpost or Sign Post may also refer to: Media and literature * ''The Signpost'', online newspaper of the English Wikipedia since January 2005 *The Signpost (novel), ''The Signpost'' (novel), a 1944 novel by E. Arnot Robertson *The Signpost (Weber State University), ''The Signpost'' (Weber State University), a student newspaper Other uses * Signpost (company), an American marketing automation company * Sign Post, Virginia, an unincorporated community {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Signpost
Traffic signs or road signs are signage, signs erected at the side of or above roads to give instructions or provide information to road users. The earliest signs were simple wooden or stone Milestone, milestones. Later, signs with directional arms were introduced, for example the fingerposts in the United Kingdom and their Saxon post milestone, wooden counterparts in Saxony. With traffic volumes increasing since the 1930s, many countries have adopted Pictogram, pictorial signs or otherwise simplified and standardized their signs to overcome language barriers, and enhance traffic safety. Such pictorial signs use symbols (often silhouettes) in place of words and are usually based on international protocols. Such signs were first developed in Europe, and have been adopted by most countries to varying degrees. International conventions International conventions such as Vienna Convention on Road Signs and Signals and Geneva Convention on Road Traffic have helped to achieve a degr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Signpost
''The Signpost'' (formerly ''The Wikipedia Signpost'') is the English Wikipedia's online newspaper. Managed by the volunteer community, it is published online with contributions from Wikimedia editors. The newspaper's scope includes the Wikimedia community and events related to Wikipedia, including Arbitration Committee rulings, Wikimedia Foundation issues, and other Wikipedia-related projects. It was founded in January 2005 by Wikipedian Michael Snow, who continued as a contributor until his February 2008 appointment to the Wikimedia Foundation's Board of Trustees. Former editor-in-chief The ed17 noted that during his tenure, from 2012 to 2015, the publication expanded its scope to report on the wider Wikimedia movement in addition to Wikipedia and its community. After it reported on the changes to European freedom of panorama law in June 2015, a number of publications referred to ''The Signpost'' for further information. ''The Signpost'' has been the subject of academic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Signpost (novel)
''The Signpost'' is a 1943 E. Arnot Robertson novel published by Jonathan Cape, set in a remote fishing village in County Donegal during the Second World War. The main character, Tom Fairburn, is an invalided out Irish volunteer in the R.A.F. who returns to his native Cork after the Battle of Britain The Battle of Britain () was a military campaign of the Second World War, in which the Royal Air Force (RAF) and the Fleet Air Arm (FAA) of the Royal Navy defended the United Kingdom (UK) against large-scale attacks by Nazi Germany's air force ... to the different world of his neutral home country and becomes involved with another stranger to the village, a French woman.''Saturday Review of Literature'' 1944 "... critic who calls "home" the two countries of which Miss Robertson writes, England and Ireland, to explain the impact made on him by this pitiful, brilliant, ironic, sardonic novel. ''The Signpost'' is a story of broken and restored faith, and I am not sure how far Mi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Signpost (Weber State University)
Weber State University (pronounced ) is a public university in Ogden, Utah, United States. It was founded in 1889 as Weber Stake Academy and earned its current name in 1991. As of fall 2023, the student population reached 30,536 students, consisting of 16,020 undergraduate students, 1,002 graduate students and 13,514 concurrent enrollment students, making it the third-largest public university in the state. Weber State University has over 225 degree programs and seven colleges, including the Dr. Ezekiel R. Dumke College of Health Professions and the College of Engineering, Applied Science & Technology. Weber State is regionally accredited through the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities, and many programs are accredited through national organizations. As of fall 2023, students who identify as Hispanic or Latino make up 13% of the full-time equivalent undergraduate student body. The university is working to become an emerging Hispanic-Serving Institution, a designat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Signpost (company)
Signpost is a technology company that develops CRM and marketing automation software for local businesses to build relationships with new and existing customers. In both 2014 and 2015 Signpost was named by Forbes as one of America's Most Promising Companies The company is headquartered in New York City and has offices in Austin and Denver. In the fall of 2014 and 2015, Signpost was ranked as a "Top Workplace" by The Austin American Statesman and Crain's New York Product Signpost manages online interactions between businesses and their customers. Their software automates three steps in building customer relationships: online presence management, capturing customer information, and remarketing.Clancy, HeatheNew Signpost service helps drive more sales from existing customers. zdnet.com. Retrieved 2014-02-04. Signpost's online presence management aims to help local businesses to update, verify, and enhance their business information on social and mobile listings such as Goo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
