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Sax
Sax or ''sax' may refer to: SaxophoneSax, Alicante, a municipality in SpainSimple API for XMLa X configuration tool by SUSE LinuxSaxony Hotel, Miami Beach a seax or scramseax, an ancient Germanic single edged knifean Italian cigarette branda short form used colloquially in East Suffolk for Saxmund..
Saxa
Saxa is a brand of salt and pepper in the United Kingdom and Australia. It is currently owned by RHM. External link [Saxa on the RHM website] ..
Saxacalli
Saxacalli, located on the west bank of the Essequibo River some 25 miles south of Parika at [6°34′60″N, 58°37′0″W], was originally an Arawak community. Its present population of about 250 reflects Guyana's multi-ethnicity. Life in Saxacalli is based on small-scale logging, farmin..
Saxapahaw, North Carolina
Saxapahaw is a census-designated place (CDP) in Alamance County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 1,418 at the 2000 census. Geography Saxapahaw is located at [35°57′8″N, 79°19′28″W] (35.952123, -79.324476)[Geographic references#1GR1]. According to th..
Saxaul
The saxaul, sometimes sacsaoul or saksaul (scientific name Haloxylon ammondendron), is a plant belonging to the family of Chenopodiaceae (although it is also placed in the Amaranthaceae). It ranges in size from a large shrub to a small tree. The wood is heavy and coarse and the bark is spongy and wa..
Saxaul Sparrow
The Saxaul Sparrow (Passer ammodendri) is a sparrow found in southern Russia, Turkestan, Mongolia and China. The name derives from its close association with saxaul forests. References BirdLife International (2004). [Passer ammodendri]. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006..
Saxby
Saxby could be Saxby, LeicestershireSaxby, LincolnshireSaxby All Saints, North LincolnshireSaxby Butchers (also see Farndish) redirect [[Template:Disambig]]..
Saxby Chambliss
Clarence Saxby Chambliss (born November 10, 1943) is the senior United States Senator from Georgia. He is a member of the Republican Party. Currently, Chambliss serves as the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition & Forestry. Contents 1 Early life and education2 P..
Saxe-Altenburg
Altenburg Castle Saxe-Altenburg (German Sachsen-Altenburg) was one of the Saxon duchies held by the Ernestine branch of the Wettin dynasty. Altenburg was its own state, with a vote in the diet, for much of the 17th century until the extinction of its ruling line in 1675, when it was inherited..
Saxe-Coburg
This does not cite its [[Opentopia:Citing sources|references or sources]]. You can [[Opentopia:WikiProject Fact and Reference Check|help]] Wikipedia by introducing appropriate citations. Saxe-Coburg (German Sachsen-Coburg) is a historical state in today's Bavaria, Germany. It was part of the Duchy ..
Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (Flag of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha) (Ducal Coat of Arms) Capitals Coburg and Gotha Head of State Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha Saxe-Coburg and Gotha or Saxe-Coburg-Gotha (German: Sachsen-Coburg und Gotha) served as the name of the two German duchies of Saxe-Co..
Saxe-Eisenach
Saxe-Eisenach (German Sachsen-Eisenach) was the name of three different duchies that existed at different times in Thuringia. The chief town and capital of all three duchies was Eisenach. In the 15th century much of what is now Thuringia, including the area around Eisenach, was in the hands of the ..
Saxe-Gotha
This does not cite its [[Opentopia:Citing sources|references or sources]]. You can [[Opentopia:WikiProject Fact and Reference Check|help]] Wikipedia by introducing appropriate citations. Saxe-Gotha (German Sachsen-Gotha) is a historical state in today's Thuringia, Germany. It was part of the Duchy ..
Saxe-Meiningen
The Duchy of Saxe-Meiningen was one of the Saxon Duchies held by the Ernestine line of the Wettin Dynasty. Established in the 17th century, the Saxe-Meiningen line lasted, without much distinction, until the end of the monarchies in 1918. In the reshuffle of Ernestine territories that occurred fol..
Saxe-Weimar
Saxe-Weimar (1572—1809) Thuringia, showing the territory of Saxe-Weimar in the 17th Century, with Saxe-Jena, which was joined to Saxe-Weimar in 1690 Preceded by: Electoral Saxony Succeeded by: Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach Saxe-Weimar (German Sachsen-Weimar) was a Duchy in Thuringia. Th..
Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
The Duchy of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach (Herzogtum Sachsen-Weimar-Eisenach) was created in 1809 by the merger of the Ernestine duchies of Saxe-Weimar and Saxe-Eisenach, which had been in personal union since 1741, when the Saxe-Eisenach line had died out. It became a Grand Duchy in 1815. In 1877, it off..
Saxegothaea
Saxegothaea is a genus comprising a single species of conifer belonging to the podocarp family Podocarpaceae, native to southern South America. The species is most often known by its genus name, or sometimes as "Prince Albert's Yew", although it is not a yew (Taxus); in South America it is known a..
SAXESS
SAXESS is the name of the electronic trading system used on the OMX Exchanges. ..
Saxeten
Saxeten is a municipality in the Interlaken district of the Canton of Bern, Switzerland. It is a small municipality near the center of the Bödeli watershed. The name Saxeten probably goes back to the Latin form "saxata" (rocky point). The Saxetenbach flows through Saxeten, before it joins the L..
Saxetenbach Gorge
Saxetenbach Gorge is a narrow ravine near Interlaken above Lake Brienz. While there are many ravines of this size in Switzerland, Saxetenbach is remembered for the events of July 27, 1999 when a group of tourists canyoning in the ravine was hit by a flash flood. Twenty-one of them (including 14 fr..
Saxeville, Wisconsin
Saxeville is a town in Waushara County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 974 at the 2000 census. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 94.7 km² (36.5 mi²). 93.4 km² (36.1 mi²) of it is land and 1.3 km² (0.5 mi²) of it (1.34%) is wate..
Saxe Bannister
Saxe Bannister (1790 - 16 September 1877), was the first attorney-general of New South Wales, Australia, and a writer. Saxe Bannister, son of John Bannister of Steyning, Sussex, was born in 1790, matriculated at The Queen's College, Oxford, in December 1808 and graduated B.A. 1813, M.A. 1815 (Alumn..
Saxe v. State College Area School District
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Saxhorn
For the anti-tank missile, see AT-7 Saxhorn. The saxhorn is a valved brass instrument with a tapered bore and deep cup-shaped mouthpiece. The sound has a characteristic mellow quality, and blends well with other brass. Contents 1 The Saxhorn Family2 History3 References4 Exte..
Saxicola
The genus Saxicola, the stonechats or chats, is a genus of 14 species of small passerine birds restricted to the Old World. They are insectivores of open scrubland and grassland with scattered small shrubs. Genetic evidence presented in the recent monograph by Urquhart & Bowley 2002 strongly supp..
Saxifragaceae
Saxifragaceae is a plant family with about 460 known species in 36 genera. In Europe there are 12 genera. The flowers are hermaphrodite and actinomorphous. They have 4 or 5 petals and the double count of stamens. Well known species include: Bergenia cordataSaxifraga ×umbrosaSaxifraga stellarisS..
Saxifragales
The Saxifragales are an order of dicotyledon flowering plants. In the APG II classification system, it includes the following families: Family Altingiaceae (sweet gum family)Family AphanopetalaceaeFamily Biblidaceae (carnivorous species)Family Cercidiphyllaceae (katsuratree family)Family Crassul..
Saxifraga flagellaris
Saxifraga flagellaris (the whiplash saxifrage) is a plant native all over the high arctic and some areas of northern Rocky Mountains. It is not very common. It is also sometimes known as "spider plant", though this name more commonly refers to the unrelated Chlorophytum comosum (Agavaceae). The s..
Saxifraga hieracifolia
Saxifraga hieracifolia (common names: hawkweed-leaved saxifrage, hawkweed-leaf saxifrage, stiff stem saxifrage or stiff-stemmed saxifrage) is a species of saxifrage distributed all over the high arctic and some alpine areas like Norway and the Carpathian Mountains, with a few isolated population i..
Saxifraga stellaris
Saxifraga stellaris (Starry Saxifrage) is a species of saxifrage native to central and northern Europe, occurring in mountains from the British Isles and Scandinavia south to the Alps. It is a herbaceous perennial plant with a basal rosette of oval, hairy leaves 5-10 cm long. The small flowers are..
Saxifrage
See HMS Saxifrage for ship names. For the fictional character, see Sax Russell. Saxifraga is a plant genus with about 440 known species of perennials, making it the largest genus in the family Saxifragaceae. The following sections of the genus are currently recognised: Saxifraga sect. CiliataeSa..
Saxilby
Saxilby is a large village in Lincolnshire, England, about six miles north-west of Lincoln, on the A57 road. It is part of the civil parish of Saxilby and Ingleby, along with the nearby village of Ingleby. Nearby places are Broadholme, Burton, Broxholme, and Hardwick. The village is the site of S..
Saxilby railway station
Saxilby railway station serves Saxilby in Lincolnshire, England. External links [Train times] and [station information] for from National Rail[Street map] and [aerial photo] of from Multimap.com {| class="wikitable" style="margin: 0.5em auto; text-align: ce..
Saxis, Virginia
Saxis is a town in Accomack County, Virginia, United States. The population was 337 at the 2000 census. Geography Saxis is located at [37°55′33″N, 75°43′23″W] (37.925825, -75.723184)[Geographic references#1GR1]. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town ..
Saxitoxin
| colspan="2" align=center bgcolor="#cccccc" | Saxitoxin |Chemical formula C10H17N7O4 |Molecular mass 299.29 g/mol |CAS number 35523-89-8 |SMILES N=C1N[C@@H](COC(N)=O)[C@HΥ[C@Τ(N=C(N)N3)N1CCC2(O)O | colspan="2" align="center" | Saxitoxin (STX) is a neurotox..
Saxlingham Nethergate
Saxlingham Nethergate is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk, some 15 km south of Norwich. The civil parish has an area of 8.55 square kilometres and in 2001 had a population of 676 in 276 households. For the purposes of local government, the parish falls within the district..
Saxman, Alaska
Saxman is a city in Ketchikan Gateway Borough, Alaska, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 431. Geography Saxman is located at [55°19′14″N, 131°35′54″W] (55.320557, -131.598364)[Geographic references#1GR1]. According to the United States Census Burea..
Saxmundham
redirect [[Template:Infobox England place]]Saxmundham is a small market town in Suffolk, England. It is set in the valley of the river Fromus, a tributary of the Alde, approximately 18 miles north east of Ipswich and five miles west of the coast at Sizewell. The town is bypassed by the A12 and is se..
Saxmundham railway station
Saxmundham railway station serves the town of Saxmundham in Suffolk, England. It is located on the Ipswich-Lowestoft East Suffolk Line. The station is served by 'One' Railway, who operate services between Ipswich and Lowestoft. All services are operated by diesel multiple units of Classes 150, 15..
Saxo's kings of Sweden
Saxo's kings of Sweden appear in the Danish Gesta Danorum by Saxo Grammaticus. Some kings (e.g. Athisl/Adils, Hunding/Fjölnir, Halfdan, Sigurd Ring, Ragnar Lodbrok and Erik and Alrik) are based on the same traditions as the West Norse Ynglingatal, Ynglinga saga and Historia Norwegiae. Moreover, t..
Saxomat
Saxomat was a type of automatic clutch available as an option on Saab 93, Volkswagen Beetle, Borgward, DKW, BMW, Opel, NSU and Glas. Cars with a Saxomat clutch did not have a clutch pedal, the clutch was engaged above certain engine RPM by centrifugal force, acting on spinning weights inside the c..
Saxon
Saxon may refer to: The Saxon people The Anglo-Saxons Or, it may refer to an inhabitant (or region) of: Saxony Sachsen-Anhalt Lower Saxony Saxony or Saxe is also a part of the name of the many historic duchies created from the break-up of the Saxon states; for such possibilities see: Saxony (disa..
Saxon, South Carolina
Saxon is a census-designated place (CDP) in Spartanburg County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 3,707 at the 2000 census. Geography Saxon is located at [34°57′35″N, 81°58′1″W] (34.959621, -81.967066)[Geographic references#1GR1]. According to the Uni..
Saxon, Wisconsin
Saxon is a town in Iron County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 350 at the 2000 census. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 171.3 km² (66.1 mi²). 171.1 km² (66.1 mi²) of it is land and 0.2 km² (0.1 mi²) of it (0.09%) is water. De..
Saxon-English
Saxon-English is the use of Germanic-derived words, instead of Latin-derived or other words, in modern English. Germanic words used may be archaic English, Scots (which preserves many words of Old Norse and Old English origin, or anglicized words from Old Norse, Old English, or other Germanic langua..
Saxonburg, Pennsylvania
South Butler Street, off Main Street, Saxonburg Saxonburg is a borough in Butler County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,629 at the 2000 census. Contents 1 History2 Geography3 Demographics4 External links History Saxonburg was founded in 1832 by John A..
Saxondale
Saxondale is a British television situation comedy programme, starring and co-written (with Neil Maclennan) by Steve Coogan. The series is directed by Matt Lipsey and produced by Ted Dowd. Coogan and Henry Normal served as executive producers. Produced by Baby Cow Productions and broadcast on BBC ..
Saxonette
A saxonette is a woodwind musical instrument and a member of the clarinet family. A saxonette is a soprano clarinet in C, A or Bb that has both a curved barrel and an upturned bell. These are usually made of metal. Also known as the 'Claribel' and 'Clariphon'. They were first produced by the Bues..
Saxonia International Balloon Fiesta
The Saxonia International Balloon Fiesta is the third biggest hot-air balloon festival in Europe. Annualy over 100 000 people visit the spectacle, which takes place in Leipzig (Germany) at the end of July. The Fiesta is organised by a local Marketing agency, co-partner is the City of Leipzig. In 199..
Saxons
Map showing the Saxons homeland in traditional region bounded by the three rivers: Weser, Eider, and ElbeSrc: "Freeman's Historical Geographys". The Saxons or Saxon people are (nowadays) part of the German people with its main areas of settlements in the German States of Schleswig-Holstein, Lo..
Saxonville, Massachusetts
Saxonville is an historic village located in the north end of the town of Framingham, in Middlesex County, Massachusetts 01701. Geography Saxonville is located at 42.3203 degrees latitude, 71.4404 longitude. Large areas of Saxonville are situated on hilly terrain that rises up steeply in places f..
Saxonwold, Gauteng
Saxonwold is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. It is located in Region 3. Suburbs in Region 3 of Johannesburg Abbotsford | Atholhurst | Atholl Gardens | Atholl | Bagleyston | Benmore Gardens | Beverley Gardens | Birdhaven | Birnam | Blairgowrie | Blue Haven | Bordeaux | Bramley ..
Saxony
Free State of SaxonyFreistaat SachsenSwobodny Stat Sakska State Service Flag Civil Flag Statistics Capital:Dresden Area:18,413 km² Inhabitants:4,300,000 (2004) pop. density:234 inh./km² Website:[sachsen.de] ISO 3166-2:DE-SN Politics Minister-president:Georg Milbradt (CDU..
Saxony-Anhalt
Flag Statistics Capital: Magdeburg Area: 20,447 km² Inhabitants: 2,580,626(2001) pop. density: 126 inh./km² Website: [sachsen-anhalt.de] ISO 3166-2: DE-ST Politics Minister-President: Wolfgang Böhmer (CDU) Ruling party: CDU/SPD coalition Map ..
Saxony-Anhalt state election, 2002
The Saxony-Anhalt state election, 2002, was conducted on April 21, 2002, to elect members to the Landtag (state legislature) of Saxony-Anhalt. Contents 1 Issues and Campaign2 Results3 Post-election4 Sources Issues and Campaign The state was at the time of the election the "po..
Saxony-Anhalt state election, 2006
The Saxony-Anhalt state election, 2006, was conducted on March 26, 2006, to elect members to the Landtag (state legislature) of Saxony-Anhalt. Contents 1 Issues and Campaign2 Results3 Post-election4 Sources Issues and Campaign Results Party Party List votes Vote percent..
Saxony (disambiguation)
See also: Saxon (disambiguation) for other related terms. Saxony or Saxonia may refer to several Holy Roman Empire era, German Empire or later Modern German states along the Elbe river: Old Saxony on the lower Elbe, the origin of the Saxon and Anglo-Saxon people* Part of this region was later als..
Saxony Hotel
The Saxony Hotel was designed by renowned architect, Roy F. France and built in 1948 as the very first completely air-conditioned luxury resort on Miami Beach. It was and named for and owned by the president of Sax Enterprises, Inc., George D. Sax. Sax, also president and chairman of Chicago's Excha..
Saxony Mill
The Saxony Mill is a building listed on the National Register of Historic Places located at 66 West Street in Rockville, Connecticut. Contents 1 Architectural Style2 Builder/Architect/Engineer3 Original Owner4 Original Use5 Current Use6 Important Dates7 Refere..
Saxony state election, 2004
The Saxony state election, 2004, was conducted on September 19, 2004, to elect members to the Landtag (state legislature) of Saxony. Contents 1 Issues and Campaign2 Results3 Post-election4 Sources Issues and Campaign Results Party Party List votes Vote percentage Tota..
Saxon (album)
Saxon is the debut studio album by heavy metal band Saxon released in 1979 (see 1979 in music). Track listing All tracks by Byford/Quinn/Oliver/Dawson/Gill "Rainbow Theme""Frozen Rainbow""Big Teaser""Judgement Day""Stallions Of The Highway""Backs To The Wall""Still Fit To Boogie""Militia Guard" P..
Saxon (band)
Saxon is a British heavy metal band, formed in 1976 in Barnsley, Yorkshire. As leading lights in the New Wave of British Heavy Metal they had a brief period of UK Top 40 success in the early 1980s, and also tasted success in Europe and Japan. They still tour regularly and often. Contents 1 ..
Saxon (teaching method)
Saxon is a teaching method for math based incremental learning. It involves teaching a new math concept every day and constant review of old concepts. Each day is divided into segmented, which include mental math, problem solving, introducting the new concept, and problem sets. The problem sets foc..
Saxon (vehicle)
Saxon General characteristics Length m Width 2.49 m Height 2.63 m Weight t Suspension Wheel 4x4 Speed 96 km/h road km/h off-road Range 510 km Primary armament 7.62 mm MG Secondary armament none Armour mm Power plant hp (&n..
Saxon Axis
This does not cite its [[Opentopia:Citing sources|references or sources]]. You can [[Opentopia:WikiProject Fact and Reference Check|help]] Wikipedia by introducing appropriate citations. The Saxon Axis (Polish: ) is a feature of the historical city centre of the city of Warsaw. It is a line runni..
Saxon Garden
The Saxon Garden (Polish: Ogród Saski) is the oldest public park in Warsaw. Founded in the late 17th century, it was opened to the public in 1727 as one of the first publicly-accessible parks in the worldIt was opened to the public earlier than Villa d'Este (1920), Vaux-le-Vicomte (1990s), Sto..
Saxon genitive
The Saxon genitive is the traditional term used for the "'s" word-ending in the English language. The term is now infrequently used by linguists who argue that "'s" represents a possessive, not a genitive. And, moreover, many contend that "'s" now functions as a clitic rather than a case ending. Mo..
Saxon Greeting
This does not cite its [[Opentopia:Citing sources|references or sources]]. You can [[Opentopia:WikiProject Fact and Reference Check|help]] Wikipedia by introducing appropriate citations. The Saxon Greeting is a physically exhausting method of expressing gratitude, devotion, or subservience that inv..
Saxon Harbor
Saxon Harbor is located on Lake Superior's Oronto Bay in Iron County, Wisconsin. The harbor, adjacent to Oronto Creek, is a part of a county park that includes deep sea fishing, camping and a sandy beach stretching for four miles westward. Historically, this was near the beginning of an ancient Nati..
Saxon Hill
Saxon Hill a firewatch tower in Vermont. This article lacks information on the [Importanceimportance] of the subject matter. If you are familiar with it, please expand the article, or discuss its significance on the talk page. ..
Saxon Interregnum
The Saxon Interregnum was an interregnum after the rule of Keredic, as recounted by Geoffrey of Monmouth, during which no British King was crowned. Three unnamed tyrants as well as other pretenders fought in Cornwall and Wales for control of the British people. These civil wars caused a great declin..
Saxon language
See: Low Saxon, the traditional varieties spoken in Northern Germany and parts of the NetherlandsNorthern Low Saxon (a variety of Low Saxon)Old English language, also called Anglo-Saxon (the ancestor language of English)Old Saxon (the ancestor language of Low Saxon)Upper Saxon dialect (a East Centr..
Saxon Motor Car Company
The Saxon Motor Car Company was located in Detroit, Michigan from 1914 to 1922. In 1917 28,000 cars were made making it the seventh largest car maker in the United States. The first car was a 2 seat runabout with 2 speed transmission and a 4 cylinder engine made by Ferro. 7000 were made in the firs..
Saxon pound
A Saxon Pound was the monetary equivalent of 240 silver Saxon pennies, totalling to one poundweight of silver. This evolved into the standard for English currency. Many hoards of Saxon silver have been found. See also Pound Sterling ..
Saxon Shore
Saxon Shore could mean - Saxon Shore Forts, the collective name given to a series of fortifications built along the south-east coast of England, during the Roman occupation of Britain. The Saxon Shore Way, passing many of the forts. The Count of the Saxon Shore was a military command of the later R..
Saxon Shore (band)
Saxon Shore is an American instrumental post-rock band consisting of members from Philadelphia and Brooklyn. Members Matt Doty - Guitar, Keyboards, Programming Matt Stone - Guitar, Keyboards Steve Roessner - Drums Oliver Chapoy - Guitar, Keyboards, Programming Will Stichter - Bass Former Members:..
Saxon Shore Forts
The Saxon Shore Forts is the collective name given to a series of fortifications built along the south-east coast of what is now England, during the latter years of the Roman occupation of Britain. The forts are: Portus Adurni - Portchester CastleAnderida – PevenseyPortus Lemanis – LympneDubris..
Saxon Shore Way
Contents 1 Coastline2 History3 The Route3.1 Gravesend to Faversham3.2 Faversham3.3 Faversham to Deal3.4 Deal to Dover3.5 Dover to Rye3.6 Rye3.7 Rye to Hastings4 References Coastline The Saxon Shore Way starts at Gravesend, Kent and traces..
Saxon State Library
The Saxon State Library ( Sächsische Landesbibliothek), Dresden is one of the main archival centers of Germany. Its treasures, collected over four centuries, were sealed behind the Iron Curtain between 1945 and 1990 and remained largely unavailable to Western scholars. From 1485, the city of Dr..
Saxon Switzerland
This article is about the landscape. For the district with the same name, see Sächsische Schweiz. Saxon Switzerland is a mountainous climbing area and national park near the cultural and technological center of Dresden in the state of Saxony, Germany. It continues as the Bohemian Switzerland in t..
Saxon thaler
The Thaler was the currency of the Kingdom of Saxony until 1857. Between 1754 and 1841, it was equal to three quarters of a Conventionsthaler and was subdivided into 24 Groschen, each of 12 Pfennig. In 1841, Saxony partially decimalized, dividing the Thaler (now equal to the Prussian Thaler) into 30..
Saxon triangle
The Saxon triangle is a metropolitan area of Germany consisting of the cities of Chemnitz, Dresden, Halle (Saale), Leipzig and Zwickau. These cities are arranged into three agglomeration areas. The metropolitan area is characterized by long distances between the agglomeration areas, which can be see..
Saxon vereinsthaler
The Vereinsthaler was the currency of Saxony between 1857 and 1873. It replaced the Thaler at par and was replaced by the Mark at a rate of 1 Vereinsthaler = 3 Mark. The Vereinsthaler was subdivided into 30 Neugroschen, each of 10 Pfennig. ..
Saxon villages with fortified churches in Transylvania
The Transylvanian villages with fortified churches are villages located in Southern Transylvania having the particularity of being organised around a fortified church. Contents 1 The list2 History3 Description4 References The list Curently, a group of seven former Saxon vil..
Saxon Wars
The Saxon Wars were the campaigns and insurrections of the more than thirty years from 772, when Charlemagne first entered Saxony with the intent to conquer, to 804, when the last rebellion of disaffected tribesmen was crushed. In all, eighteen battles were fought in what is now northwestern Germany..
Saxon XSLT
Saxon is an open-source Java XSLT and XQuery processor created by Michael Kay. Saxon 6 is the original product line and is no longer under development. Since version 8, Saxon has been available as open-source basic processor and,commercial schema-aware processor from Saxonica. Implementation Fea..
Saxophone
Saxophones of different sizes play in different registers. This is an alto saxophone in E flat. The saxophone (colloquially referred to as sax) is a conical-bored instrument of the woodwind family, usually made of brass and played with a single-reed mouthpiece like the clarinet. It was invent..
Saxophone Colossus
Saxophone Colossus Album by Sonny Rollins Released 1956 Recorded 22 June 1956 Genre Jazz Length 39:52 Label Prestige '''Producer Rudy Van Gelder Professional reviews All Music Guide [link] Sonny Rollins chronology Tenor Madness (1956) Saxophone Colossus(1956) Sonny Rollins ..
Saxophone Embouchure
Embouchure refers to the way the mouth must be formed to play an instrument. Saxophones use a single reed and mouthpiece to produce a sound, much like a clarinet. The reed comes in different strengths (softer or harder), depending on the players skill and tone they wish to produce. Typically, begin..
Saxophone Solos
Saxophone Solos is an album by British jazz saxophonist Evan Parker. The first four pieces are live concert recordings, whilst the remaining ten pieces were recorded in a Berlin recording studio. Some of the pieces contain quotes from Samuel Beckett's play Krapp's Last Tape. Personnel Evan Parke..
Saxophonics
Saxophonics (also spelled as saxaphonics) is the creation of sounds (both musical and non-musical) through the use of a saxophone and one or more electronic effects units, often altering the acoustic sound of the horn beyond recognition. Additionally, saxophonics often entails the use of altissimo, ..
Saxo Grammaticus
"Saxo" redirects here. For the car, see Citroën Saxo. Saxo, etching by the Danish-Norwegian illustrator Louis Moe (1857 – 1945) Saxo Grammaticus (estimated. 1150 - 1220) was a Danish medieval historian of whose life practically nothing is known. The sixteen books of Danish history of th..
SAXPY
SAXPY (Scalar Alpha X Plus Y) is a basic operation in the field of computational science. SAXPY is a combination of scalar multiplication and vector addition, [\mathbf = \alpha \cdot \mathbf + \mathbf], where [\alpha] is a scalar, and [\mathbf] and [\mathbf] a..
SAXS
SAXS (small-angle X-ray scattering) is a small-angle scattering (SAS) technique where the scattering of X-rays (wavelength 0.1 ... 0.2 nm) by a sample which has inhomogeneities in the nm-range, is recorded at very low angles (typically < 3-5°). In this angular range, information about the shape and..
Saxtead Green Post Mill
Please [Glossary#Wwikify] (format) this article or section as suggested in the [Guide to layoutGuide to layout] and the [Manual of StyleManual of Style]. Remove this template after wikifying. This article has been tagged since June 2006. Saxtead Green Post Mill is a ..
Saxton
Saxton can refer to: Saxton, Pennsylvania* Saxton Nuclear Generating StationJim Saxton, Congressman from New JerseyRobert Saxton, British composerChristopher Saxton, the British cartographer This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. ..
Saxton, Pennsylvania
Saxton is a borough in Bedford County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 803 at the 2000 census. Geography Saxton is located at [40°12′53″N, 78°14′43″W] (40.214584, -78.245241)[Geographic references#1GR1]. According to the United States Census Bureau, th..
Saxtons River
The Saxtons River — river in the U.S. state of Vermont, tributary of the Connecticut River. The Saxtons River rises to the east of Glebe Mountain, in the town of Windham. It continues on through the towns of Grafton and Rockingham, passing through the Rockingham village of Saxtons River (nam..
Saxtons River, Vermont
Saxtons River is an incorporated village in the town of Rockingham in Windham County, Vermont. The population was 519 at the 2000 census. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 1.3 km² (0.5 mi²), all land. Demographics As of the census2 of 2000, ..
Saxton Freymann
Saxton Freymann, born in Ann Arbor, Michigan on October 30, 1958, and grew up in White Plains, New York; London, United Kingdom; and New Canaan, Connecticut is an author and painter. History He attended Williams College in Williamstown, Massachusetts, and dual majored in Art and Philosophy. He work..
Saxton Nuclear Generating Station
The Saxton nuclear facility, located in Bedford County, Pennsylvania began operations in November 1961 and shut down in May 1972. It had a net power output of 23.5 MW-thermal, and its purposes were primarily to research various aspects of nuclear reactor technology and to train personnel. The owner..
Saxtromba
The Saxtromba was developed by Adolphe Sax in 1845 as a hybrid between the saxophone and the trombone. It did not become popular. References [Vienna Symphonic Library] ..
Sax by Popular Demand
Sax By Popular Demand is a youth band from Davis, CA. This group of about 15 musicians is directed by saxophonist Celia Cottle. The band focuses on playing traditional jazz, swing and latin jazz from the perspective of the saxaphone. This group has played at the Sacramento Jazz Jubilee for the last ..
SAX J1808.4-3658
A transient X-ray source first discovered in 1996 by the Italian BeppoSAX satellite, SAX J1808.4-3658 revealed X-ray pulsations at the 401 Hz neutron star spin frequency when it was observed during a subsequent outburst in 1998 by NASA's RXTE satellite. The neutron star orbits a brown dwarf binary ..
Sax Rohmer
Arthur Henry Sarsfield Ward (February 15, 1883 - June 1, 1959), better known as Sax Rohmer, was a prolific English novelist. He is most remembered for his series of novels featuring the master criminal Dr. Fu Manchu. Born in Birmingham he had an entirely working class education and early career be..
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