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Säkylä
Säkylä is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Satakunta region. The municipality has a population of 4,943 (2003) and covers an area of 268.61 km² of which 109.20 km² is water. The population density is 31.0 inhabitants per km². The m..
Sky
For other uses, see (disambiguation)}}}. A typical daytime sky. Turbulent skies Stormy skies Day time sky, view from the ground The sky made orange by a sunset The sky is (roughly) that part of the atmosphere or of outer space visible from the surface of the earth (o..
Sky's Edge
Sky's Edge is a fictional planet located in the 61 Cygni system and appears in Alastair Reynolds' Revelation Space universe. [Spoiler warningSpoiler warning]: Plot and/or ending details follow. In the Revelation Space universe, Sky's Edge is the only planet to be settled by a generation ..
Sky's the Limit
Sky's the Limit is a 1971 LP by The Temptations for the Gordy (Motown) label. The album includes the #1 hit "Just My Imagination (Running Away With Me)", the Top 40 hit "Ungena Za Ulimwengu (Unite the World)", and the original version of "Smiling Faces Sometimes", later a Top 5 hit for The Undisput..
Sky+
Sky Plus, or Sky+ is a subscription service which offers a personal video recorder fully integrated with a Sky Digital decoder. The system uses an internal hard drive. Sky+ allows the user to record, pause live television and instantly rewind. These features are the first in its kind for Sky Digita..
Sky-surfer
Sky-surfing is a sport practiced in the world of the British Judge Dredd comic books. It is like ordinary surfing, but is done on a surfboard rigged with anti-gravity that floats in the air. The surfer stands on the board and controls its speed with a hand-held control. Championship sky-surfing, ..
Sky-Tec
Sky-Tec is a Granbury, Texas-based manufacturer of lightweight, high-torque starters for piston aircraft engines. Established in 1988 by Gene Rochester and Tom Williams and was sold in 1995 to its present-day owners, Sky-Tec Partners, Ltd. Considered to be the leading provider of aircraft starters ..
Skyang Kangri
Skyang Kangri, or Staircase Peak, is a high peak of the Baltoro Muztagh, a subrange of the Karakoram range. It lies on the Pakistan-China border, about 7km northeast of K2, the world's second-highest mountain. The name "Staircase Peak" refers to the East Ridge, which resembles a giant staircase wi..
Skybed
Skybed is Qantas' next-generation business class product. It features seats which converts to flat beds at the touch of a button. Currently, the Skybed is available on all Boeing 747-400 and Airbus A330 operated flights, to destinations such as London, Los Angeles and Hong Kong and many more like Jo..
Skybitz
SkyBitz is a United States company that offers a service allowing the tracking of trailers. SkyBitz was founded by Matthew Schor in the early 1990s, and was known at the time as Eagle Eye Technologies, Inc. In 1994, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) awarded Eagle Eye the first o..
Skyblog
Skyblog is a weblog service was lauched in December 2002 by Skyrock (a French youth-oriented radio station). It is contested that this service cannot be considered as a real weblog because Skyblog users ("Skybloggers") often use their account to publish photos without any accompanying articles. With..
Skyboom Shield
The Skyboom Shield is a device in the [[Transformers: Armada]] series. Formed from the combination of the Mini-Con Race Team (Dirt Boss, Downshift, and Mirage), it is one of three powerful weapons that also function as the keys to fully awaken Unicron from dormancy. The other two weapons are the St..
Skyborg: Into the Vortex
Skyborg: Into the Vortex was a CD-ROM science fiction computer game released in 1995 by the trading card company SkyBox International, Inc. and Fringe Multimedia. It was based on a series of trading cards by various artists created especially for the game, which were released simultaneously with the..
Skybowl
Skybowl is a novel written by author Melanie Rawn. It is the third book of the Dragon Star trilogy and the sixth and final book in the Dragon Prince Series. Book Jacket THE FINAL CONFLICT! With her widely acclaimed fantasy trilogy, DRAGON PRINCE, Melanie Rawn opened an enchanted gateway to a..
Skybox
Skyboxmay refer to: Skybox (video games), an animation techniqueSkyBox International, a trading card company. This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred you to this page, you may wish to change the link to point direc..
Skybox (video games)
[[Image:Half-Life Opposing Force screenshot.jpg|thumb|right|256px|The clouds and sky in this [[Half-Life: Opposing Force]] screenshot are part of the skybox. Note that the two cloud images are not perfectly aligned, resulting in a visible seam (left of centre near the top).]] A skybox is a method to..
SkyBox International
SkyBox International Inc. was an American trading card manufacturing company based in Durham, North Carolina. It was a subsidiary of Brooke Group, and originally formed as Impel Marketing in 1989. In 1990, the company was renamed SkyBox International. For the next five years, they produced trading c..
Skybreaker (novel)
Skybreaker, sequel to Airborn, is a fantasy novel for young adults and adolescents written by Canadian author Kenneth Oppel. It continues the adventures of young airship student Matt Cruse, and Kate de Vries, a would-be scientist. Plot summary [Spoiler warningSpoiler warning]: Plot a..
Skybridge
A skybridge in Covent Garden. Skybridge is the name of a number of high aerial bridges, also known as skyways. For example: The bridge linking the Petronas Towers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The TransLink Skybridge in Greater Vancouver, B.C., Canada. The bridge at the top of the Kingdom Center..
Skybridge (Vancouver)
The Vancouver Skybridge The Skybridge is a cable-stayed bridge built in 1989 and located over the Fraser River between New Westminster and Surrey in the Greater Vancouver Regional District of British Columbia, Canada. The Skybridge does not carry automotive vehicles, as the neighbouring Pat..
Skybus (Aqua Avia)
Skybus was an attempt to create a privately owned commercial airline in New Zealand back in the days of ubiqutous state control of public transport. It was the brainchild of Aqua Avia Society, who tried to take advantages of loopholes in the law to try and establish the airline in the late 1970's (..
Skybus Airlines
For the European airline by the same name, see Isles of Scilly Skybus Skybus Airlines, not to be confused with Airbus, an aircraft manufacturer, is a Columbus-based Ultra-Low-cost carrier, modeled after the European Ryanair. Operations are scheduled to begin in late 2006, or early 2007, but n..
Skybus Metro
Skybus Metro is a rapid transit system of the Konkan Railway in India. The system is under construction and consists of an elevated track with the cars suspended below the track, like the Schwebebahn Wuppertal or H-Bahn systems in Germany. Construction of an initial 1.6 kilometre (1 mi..
SkyCable
SkyCable is a direct-to-home cable TV subscription service, established by the Lopez Group of Companies and Sky Vision Group Of Companies. SkyCABLE is the leading cable TV company in the Philippines; they serve almost all major cities in Metro Manila and have affiliates almost all-around the Phili..
Skycam
Skycam is the trademarked brandname of a patented, computer-controlled, stabilized, flying camera system. The system, similar to Steadicam, but maneuvered through three dimensions in the open space over a playing area of a stadium or arena by computer-controlled cable-drive system, is responsibl..
Skycamefalling
Skycamefalling was an American hardcore band from Long Island, New York. They formed in 1997 and were signed to Ferret Records. They allegedly played their last show at Hellfest in the summer of 2003, however, they played at least three more well publicized shows at the Local Seven, a defunct wareho..
Skycap
A Skycap is a worker at an airport who is not an airline employee and provides services to passengers. These service frequently include: Curb side checkinPushing wheelchairsAssistance to passengers with luggage While usually paid by the company that employs them, it is customary to tip these work..
SkyCat
The SkyCats are proposed hybrid airship and aircraft developed by Advanced Technologies Group (ATG), a company founded by veteran airship builder Roger Munk based in Cardington, Bedfordshire, UK. A radio-controlled one-sixth scale prototype dubbed SkyKitten flew in July 2000. The first SkyCats will ..
Skycell
Skycell is a mobile phone company in Chennai, India. It also provides broadband services. ..
SKYCITY
This article is about the casino corporation; for the Japanese urban development program see Sky City 1000; for the retail chain see Sky City (retail chain). SKYCITY Entertainment Group is a New Zealand corporation whose core business is casinos. The company's shares are traded on both the Australi..
Skyclad
Hans Baldung Grien's depictions of witchcraft typically featured nudity. For the folk metal band of the same name, see Skyclad (band). In Wicca and Wicca-based Neopaganism, the word skyclad is used to refer to ritual nudity. Many Wiccan groups, or covens, perform some or all of their rituals..
Skyclad (band)
The lineup at the time of the Folkémon album. Skyclad is a British heavy metal band with heavy folk influences in their music. They are considered one of the inventors of folk metal, the other major influence on the genre being Bathory. For the meaning of the name, see Skyclad. Contents 1&..
Skycoaster
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. Skycoaster, also known as..
Skycov
A village in Slovakia. ..
Skycron
#Redirect [[Template:Uncategorized]] Skycron is an animation and film studio located in Ottawa, Canada, which concentrates on original properties as well as television commercials and public service announcements. Originally formed as an independent record label, the production community in Ottawa ..
Skycycle X-2
Skycycle X-2 was the rocket propelled motorcycle designed by former NASA engineer Robert Truax and ridden by Evel Knievel in his attempt to jump the Snake River Canyon near Twin Falls, Idaho on September 8, 1974. The parachute deployed during the launch, causing the stunt to fail. ..
Skydancer
Skydancer is a melodic death metal album released in 1993 by the Swedish band Dark Tranquillity. It is Dark Tranquillity's only album thus far that does not feature Mikael Stanne as primary vocalist, as Anders Friden, later of In Flames fame, sang on Skydancer. The album was re-released with the ..
Skydancer/Of Chaos and Eternal Night
Skydancer/Of Chaos and Eternal Night is a melodic death metal album by the Swedish band Dark Tranquillity. It is a 2000 re-issue including the 1993 album Skydancer and the 1995 EP Of Chaos and Eternal Night. Track listing Nightfall by the Shore of TimeCrimson WindsA Bolt of Blazing GoldIn Tears ..
Skydiggers
Skydiggers are a Canadian alternative country/indie rock band from Toronto, Ontario. Formed in 1987 by singer Andy Maize and guitarist Josh Finlayson, the band soon added Peter Cash, Wayne Stokes and bassist Ron Macey to their lineup. They quickly became a regular house band at Toronto's Spadina Ho..
Skydiggers/Cash Brothers
Skydiggers/Cash Brothers is a CD by the Canadian bands Skydiggers and The Cash Brothers, released in 2006. The CD evolved from a series of collaborative shows played by the two bands in the fall and winter of 2005 and 2006. The bands have had a long and extensive shared history — Peter Cash is a ..
Skydiggers (album)
Skydiggers is a 1990 eponymous album by Skydiggers. The album's most successful single was "I Will Give You Everything". Track listing "Monday Morning" (2:26)"At 24" (2:27)"Maybe It's Just Not Good Enough" (4:02)"Baby Make A Grab" (2:54)"I Will Give You Everything" (3:56)"Leslie" (2:25)"We Don't T..
Skydiver
This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred you to this page, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. a skydiver is a person who engages in the sport of skydiving a.k.a Parachutin..
SkyDiver
Skydiver was a futuristic submarine featured in Gerry Anderson’s TV series UFO, operated by the secretive SHADO organisation as part of Earth's defences against alien aggressors. Like many Anderson vehicles, Skydiver was designed by Derek Meddings. It could be distinguished from a conventional ..
Skydive (Transformers)
Skydive was the name of four fictional characters in the Transformers universes. Contents 1 [[Transformers: Generation One]] (1986)1.1 [[Transformers: Generation Two]] (1994)2 [[Transformers: Generation One]] (1992)3 [[Transformers: Beast Machines]] (2000)3.1 Transformer..
Skydome
Skydome or SkyDome can refer to either: The Rogers Centre, a stadium in Toronto, Canada formerly known as SkyDome*The SkyDome Cup, a soccer tournament hosted there in 1995SkyDome Arena, an arena in Coventry, EnglandThe Skydome of Shhijiashunang, a stadium im Xi'an, ChinaThe J. Lawrence Walkup Skydo..
SkyDome Arena
For the stadium in Toronto, Canada formerly known as SkyDome, see Rogers Centre. The SkyDome Arena is a 3,000-seat multi-purpose arena in Coventry, England. It was built in 1997. It is home to the Cassidy Coventry Blaze Ice hockey team. It was built as part of the SkyDome multiplex, along with the..
SkyDome Cup
The SkyDome Cup was a football (soccer) tournament played in late January 1995 in the SkyDome arena (now Rogers Centre) between hosts Canada, then European champions Denmark, and Portugal. As the tournament was played in a crucial part of the European leagues the European sides presented alternate s..
Skydome of Shhijiashunang
Skydome of Shhijiashuanang is a multi-use stadium in Xi'an, China. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium holds 30,000 people. ..
Skydrift Air Charter
Skydrift Air Charter is an airline based in the United Kingdom. It operates business and private flights, charter and cargo flights, as well as aircraft management. Code Data ICAO Code: SDLCallsign: Skydrift Fleet The Skydrift fleet includes Embraer Bandeirante and Piper Aztec aircraft (at June 2..
SkyDSL
skyDSL is a Europe-wide service offered by TELES AG that offers internet access via satellite. skyDSL is available throughout Europe and reaches all regions not covered by regular DSL. skyDSL operates their service by running the downstream connection over a satelllite connection, while the upstrea..
Skye, South Australia
Skye is a suburb of Adelaide in the City of Burnside. City of Burnside History of Burnside | Burnside Civic Centre | Burnside War Memorial Hospital | Burnside Village Auldana | Beaumont | Beulah Park | Burnside | Dulwich | Eastwood | Erindale | Frewville | Glen Osmond | Glenside | Glenunga |..
Skye, Victoria
Skye is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Its Local Government Area is the City of Frankston. Melbourne suburbs near Skye(City of Frankston) Bangholme Lyndhurst Lyndhurst Carrum Downs Skye Cranbourne West Langwarrin Langwarrin Cranbourne South Suburbs of the City of Franksto..
Skye-Jilly Edwards
Skye-Jilly Edwards is a model from Australia, who won the 1994 Miss Globe International and represented her country in many other beauty pageants in the mid-1990s. Aside from winning the Miss Globe International title in Istanbul, Turkey, she also competed in the 1994 Miss World pageant in Sun City..
SkyEdge
SkyEdge is a satellite platform developed by Gilat Satellite Netowrks that uses VSAT technology. ..
SkyEurope
SkyEurope (officially SkyEurope Airlines) is a low-cost airline with its main base at M. R. Stefanik Airport (BTS) in Bratislava, Slovakia, and other bases in Krakow, Prague, Budapest and Warsaw. The airline has recently substantially reduced its services from Warsaw following a dispute with ..
SkyEurope Airlines Hungary
SkyEurope Airlines Hungary is a low-cost airline based in Hungary. It is part of SkyEurope Airlines which has bases in Poland and Slovakia, as well as Hungary. Code Data IATA Code: 5PICAO Code: HSKCallsign: Matra Fleet SkyEurope Airlines Hungary operates a fleet of 11 leased Boeing 737 aircraft. ..
Skye (disambiguation)
Skye may refer to: The Isle of Skye, an inner Hebridean island off the west coast of Scotland.Skye, South AustraliaSkye Edwards, the former lead singer of the band MorcheebaSkye Sweetnam, a Canadian musician This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with..
Skye and Lochalsh
Skye and Lochalsh is a committee area of Highland council area, in Scotland. It was formerly (1975-96) a local government district in the Highland region of Scotland, comprising the islands of Skye, Raasay, and a mainland area heading inland from Kyle of Lochalsh. The council had its base in Portr..
Skye Bridge
Skye Bridge The Skye Bridge is a road bridge over Loch Alsh, connecting the mainland of Scotland with the Isle of Skye. It forms part of the A87. The bridge is located at around [57.2796° N 5.7385° W], with one pillar standing on the island of Eilean Bàn. The shortest ..
Skye Camanachd
Skye Camanachd are a shinty team from the Isle of Skye, Highland, Scotland. Contents 1 Stadium2 Colours3 Camanachd Cup 19904 Pride of the Summer Stadium Pairc nan Laoch (Gaelic for Park of Heroes), Portree, Isle of Skye. Colours White shirts, sky blue shorts, white socks. C..
Skye Chandler
Skye Chandler is a fictional character on the soap opera General Hospital and previously appeared on the soaps All My Children and One Life to Live The character is played by actress Robin Christopher. Skye, whose original name was Antoinette Chandler, originated on All My Children as the alcoholic ..
Skye Edwards
--> Skye Edwards (born 1974 as Shirley Klarisse Yonavive Edwards) is an English singer, born in south east London. Until 2003, she was the lead singer of the band Morcheeba. Edwards decided to shorten her name to Skye by taking the first letter of each of her names and putting them together. She h..
Skye McCole Bartusiak
Skye McCole Bartusiak (born September 28 1992) is an American film and television actress. Bartusiak was born in Houston, Texas, where she lives today with her parents Raymond Donald Bartusiak and Helen McCole. Bartusiak's big break came in 2000, thanks to The Patriot, starring Mel Gibson. Her em..
Skye Sweetnam
Skye Alexandra Sweetnam (born May 5, 1988) is a Canadian pop rock singer of the early 2000s. She released her first single, "Billy S.", in 2003; it appears on her first album, Noise from the Basement, which was released on September 21, 2004. That album features 13 songs, including the singles "Tan..
Skye Terrier
The Skye Terrier is an old and dignified dog breed originating, as have so many terriers, in Scotland. First bred on the Isle of Skye in the Hebrides, this dog was bred to go to ground to hunt aggressive predators, such as foxes, otters, and badgers. They were the aristocrats of the farm dogs,..
Skyfall
Skyfall may refer to two different works of fiction: For the ninth book in the Saga of the Skolian Empire series by Catherine Asaro see Skyfall.For the adventure books by David Tant see Legends of Skyfall. This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with t..
Skyfall (novel)
Skyfall is a novel by Catherine Asaro which tells the story of how Roca met her husband Eldrinson, Bard of Dalvador, King of Skyfall. Skyfall also refers to the name of the planet where the story takes place - the name given to the planet by the Allieds. In the local language, the planet is called..
Skyfire
This article refers to the metal band. For the Transformers character, see Jetfire, for the Canberra fireworks, see Skyfire (Canberra), also, For the Novel SkyFire, please see SkyFire (Novel) Skyfire is a band from Sweden that has mixed the respective styles of power metal, symphonic black metal, N..
Skyfire (Canberra)
For the metal band, see Skyfire Skyfire is an annual fireworks show held over Lake Burley Griffin in Canberra, Australia which began in 1988. The fireworks are synchronised to music played by local radio station FM104.7. It is usually held in February or March. Skyfire X on March 8, 1998 had..
SkyFire (Novel)
SkyFire SkyFire is a novel currently in the works by unpublished author Jake Daynes. This young author is currently age 15 and was born Nov. 16 1990. He lives with his Mother, Father and two brothers, he also has a half-sister who currently resides up-island at her mothers. SkyFire started as a..
Skyflash
The British Aerospace Skyflash was a UK medium-range semi-active radar guided air-to-air missile derived from the US AIM-7 Sparrow missile and carried by Royal Air Force F4 Phantom and Tornado F3 interceptor aircraft. The missile is being replaced by the more capable AMRAAM. The AMRAAM itself is bei..
Skyforger
Skyforger is a folk metal band from Latvia. Most of their songs are about pagan gods and warfare, as well as traditional Latvian folk songs and their metal covers. Although Skyforger is known for their folk metal tradition, their style overlaps with black and death metal in later albums. The band al..
Skyfox
Skyfox is a 1984 action computer game developed by Ray Tobey and published by Electronic Arts. Originally developed for the Apple II, it was ported to the ZX Spectrum, Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64 and Macintosh in 1985 and to the Amiga and Atari ST in 1986. The game was produced by Stewart Bonn, and..
SkyFS
SkyFS is a fork of the OpenBFS file system, which was made available under the MIT License by the OpenBeOS project (now known as Haiku). It was adopted by Robert Szeleney (chief software architect of SkyOS) as the native SkyOS file system. It is: 64-bitJournaledAllows database-like queries on met..
Skygazing
Skygazing is the practice of observing the sky. Amateur skygazing is usually done for leisure, out of basic astronomical purposes. It includes those amateur astronomy observations done generally with the naked eye or with basic optical aids. When approached with a practical stance, skygazing quic..
SkyGI
Screenshot of SkyOS built-in GUI - SkyGI. The SkyGI is a built-in GUI for the SkyOS operating system. It's designed to be simple, yet very powerful and efficient in everyday use. Main features of SkyGI are: Alpha transparencyTranslucent alpha blended windowsFreeform windowsRounded wi..
Skyglow
Skyglow (or sky glow), a form of light pollution, is the bright orange glow seen over many cities and towns. It is caused by the combined effect of the many electric lighting fixtures that shed light above the horizontal in urban areas, and results in only the brightest stars and planets being visib..
Skyguard
Skyguard may refer to: Northrop Skyguard airport defence systemThe radar system used with Oerlikon 35 mm twin cannonThis is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred you to this page, you may wish to change the link to point ..
Skyguard (airport defense system)
Skyguard is a laser based area defence system proposed by Northrop, to protect airports and other areas against a variety of threats including MANPAD missiles. External links http://money.cnn.com/2006/07/12/news/companies/northrop.reut/index.htm ..
Skyguide
Skyguide (official name: Schweizerische Aktiengesellschaft für zivile und militärische Flugsicherung; Swiss stock company for civil and military air traffic control. Official English name: Swiss Air Navigation Services Ltd) is the air traffic control corporation that controls Swiss airspace. Skyg..
SkyGunner
SkyGunner is a 3D shooting video game developed by PixelArts and released in 2001 in Japan for the PlayStation 2 by Sony Computer Entertainment. It was released to the North American market on June 25th, 2002 by Atlus USA. The game is set in the steampunk genre. The type of gameplay is flight comb..
SkyGX
SkyGX is the name given to an astronomical atlas currently being produced by The SkyGX Project. The SkyGX Project is the working group title for the ongoing efforts of a small cadre of dedicated individuals to create and ultimately publish the greatest general all-sky atlas ever: SkyGX. Originally ..
Skyhammer
Originally developed by Rebellion, who also developed Alien_vs._Predator_%28Jaguar%29, Skyhammer was later published by Songbird Productions for the Atari_Jaguar in 2000. The game's look and gameplay resemble the earlier Psygnosis PlayStation release G-Police, as the game world consists of a Blad..
Skyhawk
Skyhawk is a name used in a number of ways, including: Cessna 172 Skyhawk a single-engine, four-seat light aircraftBuick Skyhawk, a compact car built from 1975-1989Douglas A-4 Skyhawk, a ground attack jet aircraftSkyhawk is the name of one of the NBA's Atlanta Hawks' mascots.Skyhawk is the name of ..
Skyhawk (2006)
The Skyhawk is a thrill ride that is being built right now at Cedar Point in Sandusky, Ohio. It will be built in 'Fronteir Town' near the middle of the Park. Specifications The structure itself is 103 feet tall at its highest point. The same height as a 12-story building. It is also believed to be ..
Skyhawk (mascot)
Skyhawk is the name of one of the mascots for the Atlanta Hawks professional basketball team in the NBA. He is an anthropomorphic hawk wearing basketball shorts, a nylon body suit and mask, and wrestling boots. During a break in action in every game he performs acrobatic slam dunks with the aid of a..
Skyhawk (Ride)
Skyhawk is a new swinging ride for the 2006 season at Cedar Point. It opened on May 6, 2006. Features The Skyhawk has two shafts that swing opposite of each other. Upon opening, it has set many new records for its ride class. The Skyhawk is a ride that is a gigantic pendulum. It swings back and fo..
Skyhawk Arena
Skyhawk Arena is a 7,000-seat multi-purpose arena in Martin, Tennessee. It is home to the University of Tennessee-Martin Skyhawks basketball team. ..
Skyhook
Skyhook can refer to any of the following: A nonexistent device used in a practical joke to lift a large/heavy object. The skyhook is attached to the air and the object. This has been used by tradesmen for several hundred years. Persons who have been fooled in this way have invented actual things th..
Skyhooks
Skyhooks was an Australian rock band of the 1970s, sometimes classified as a glam rock band, although this is mainly the result of the band's flamboyant costumes and makeup. The 'classic' lineup of the band was: Graham "Shirley" Strachan (vocals),Red Symons (guitar, vocals),Bob "Bongo" Starkie (gu..
Skyhook (boarding)
See Skyhook (disambiguation) for other uses of the term skyhook. In skateboarding and related sports, skyhooks are devices which serve as semi-open bindings. They are usually made of aluminium or hard plastic and are formed to cover the rider's boot, yet to allow him to easily free his feet from the..
Skyhook (climbing)
See Skyhook (disambiguation) for other uses of the term skyhook. In technical climbing, a skyhook is a very small hook which gives hold on smallest protrusions, or watery and slippery grips. It is either attached to the harness, thus allowing the climber to rest, or held in one or both hands to h..
Skyhook (concept)
See Skyhook (disambiguation) for other uses of the term skyhook. The term skyhook is used by Daniel Dennett in the book Darwin's Dangerous Idea to describe a source of design complexity that did not build on lower, simpler layers - in simple terms, a miracle. In philosophical arguments concerni..
Skyhook (structure)
For other uses, see Skyhook (disambiguation). Skyhooks are hypothetical structures used for transporting material to and from a planet's surface into orbit, continuously supporting it rather than using rockets, catapults or hypothetical anti-gravity effects. The largest and perhaps simplest of th..
Skyhook balloon
The skyhook balloon launched in 1957 to photograph the sun Skyhook balloons were balloons developed Otto C. Winzen and used by the United States Navy Office of Naval Research in the late 1940s and in the 1950s for atmospheric research, especially for constant-level meteorological observations ..
Skyjacked
Skyjacked is a term and the name of a 1972 disaster film. Term (and definition) To subject an aircraft to air piracy. 1972 Disaster Film Skyjacked is a 1972 disaster film starring Charlton Heston and James Brolin. The film is based on a David Harper novel. A disillusioned soldier hijacks a plane..
Skyjet International
""Skyjet International"" is a unit of global aviation group Bombardier [link] Aerospace. Bombardier produces the world-renowned LearJet executive aircrafts popularly used by millionaires and the rich-and-famous. Skyjet International handles the chartering of its airplanes as well has mar..
SkyKing Turks and Caicos Airways
SkyKing Turks and Caicos Airways is an airline based in the Turks and Caicos Islands. Code Data IATA Code: QWICAO Code: TCICallsign: Turk National External links [SkyKing Homepage] Lists of Aircraft | Aircraft manufacturers | Aircraft engines | Aircraft engine manufacturers | Airline..
Skykomish
Skykomish can refer to: The city of Skykomish, WashingtonThe Skykomish River in Washington This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred you to this page, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intende..
Skykomish, Washington
Skykomish is a town in King County, Washington, United States. The population was 214 at the 2000 census, down from an estimated peak of "several thousand" in the 1920s. [link] Located in the Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest, near Deception Falls on the Skykomish River, Skykomish wa..
Skykomish County, Washington
Skykomish County is a county proposed to be carved out of Snohomish and King Counties in Washington state, USA. The name comes from the Skykomish River, which flows through the proposed county's boundaries. External links [Local sovereignty movement in Washington] ..
Skykomish River
Skykomish River at Monroe, Washington in December, 2004 The Skykomish River is a river which drains the west side of the Cascade Mountains in the northeast corner of King County, Washington. The river starts with the confluence of the North Fork of the Skykomish River and the South Fork of the..
SkyKruzer
SkyKruzer was a native web browser for the SkyOS operating system, based on KHTML. It is outdated, and has since been replaced by Mozilla Firefox. See also Konqueror External links [SkyKruzer and SkyOS Screenshots][Very brief explanation of the SkyKruzer] ..
Skylab
Skylab is also the name of a research station at Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station in Antarctica. Drawing of Skylab with components labelled Skylab was the first space station the United States launched into orbit. The 75 metric ton station was in Earth orbit from 1973 to 1979, and visited b..
Skylab (band)
Skylab is an ambient/electronica outfit formed in 1993. They have been featured on multiple compilations from the Red Hot AIDS Benefit Series of albums, and have worked with the likes of Steve Dahl. Other notable collaborators include Barry Adamson, David Holmes, and Depeche Mode. Contents 1&nbs..
Skylab (disambiguation)
Skylab may be a reference to: Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station, an Antarctica research stationSkylab, the first space station launched into orbit by the United StatesSkylab Rescue, a backup for the aforementioned Skylab Related articles Skylab 2, the first human spaceflight mission to SkylabSkylab..
Skylab 2
Skylab 2 Mission Insignia Mission Statistics Mission Name: Skylab II Call Sign: Skylab 2 Number ofCrew: 3 Launch: May 25, 197313:00:00 UTCKennedy Space CenterLC 39B Apogee: 438 km Perigee: 428 km Period: 93.2 min Inclination: 50 deg Stationvisit length: 26d 21h 52min 7s StationEVA len..
Skylab 3
Skylab 3 Mission Insignia Mission Statistics Mission Name: Skylab III Call Sign: Skylab 3 Number ofCrew: 3 Launch: July 28, 197311:10:50.5 UTCKennedy Space CenterLC 39B Apogee: 441 km Perigee: 423 km Period: 93.2 min Inclination: 50 deg Stationvisit length: 58 d 15 h 39 min 42 s Stati..
Skylab 4
Skylab 4 Mission Insignia Mission Statistics Mission Name: Skylab IV Call Sign: Skylab 4 Number ofCrew: 3 Launch: November 16, 197314:01:23 UTCKennedy Space CenterLC 39B Apogee: 437 km Perigee: 422 km Period: 93.11 min Inclination: 50.04 deg Stationvisit length: 83 d 4 h 38 min 12 s S..
Skylab Rescue
Skylab Rescue Skylab Rescue Command Module Diagram Mission statistics Mission name: AS-208 / AS-209 Skylab Rescue Mission Number of crew: 2 launched, 5 landing Launch: On standby August 1973 - February 1974 Crew picture Skylab rescue crew portrait (L-R: Vance Brand and Don Lind) Skylab R..
Skyland
Skyland, is a CGI cartoon developed in partnership in Canada/France/Luxembourg for the television channels Teletoon (in Canada), the NickToons Network (USA), Canal France 2 (France) and CITV (Channel and slot on ITV1 in the UK). It was launched on April 22, 2006, at 7:30 p.m. on Teletoon. A one hou..
Skylands
Skylands 1,119 acres (4.5 km²), also known as the New Jersey State Botanical Garden, is a mansion and 96-acre botanical garden in Ringwood State Park near the town of Ringwood, located within the Ramapo Mountains in Passaic and Bergen Counties in New Jersey, USA. Its formal gardens are open ..
Skylands Park
Skylands Park is a baseball stadium located in Augusta, New Jersey. The official seating capacity of Skylands Park is 4,356. It will be the home of the new Sussex Skyhawks of the Can-Am League starting with the 2006 baseball season. History Ground was broken in the fall of 1993 for a new park that ..
Skylands Region
The Skylands Region refers to an area in Northwest New Jersey that is part of the New York - New Jersey Highlands, near the borders with New York and Pennsylvania. The area features uplifted land and mountains that are elevated over much of the coastal plain of South Jersey and Central Jersey. The a..
Skyland Resort
Skyland Resort was a small privately-owned community in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Page County, Virginia , built at the highest point on the Skyline Drive with a sweeping view of the Shenandoah Valley at 3,680 feet. The Skyland Resort, originally called Stony Man Camp, was built in 1895 by George ..
Skylark
For other uses see Skylark (disambiguation). The Skylark (Alauda arvensis) is a small passerine bird. It breeds across most of Europe and Asia and in the mountains of north Africa. It is mainly resident in the west of its range, but eastern populations of are more migratory, moving further south in..
Skylarkin'
Skylarkin' is Mic Christopher's first and only solo album, which was released posthumously following his death in November 2001. The album was finalised by Karl Odlum (of Mic's old band, The Mary Janes) and David Odlum (of The Frames). Many more of Mic's friends and fellow musicians from the Irish..
Skylarking
Skylarking is a 1986 album by XTC. Considered by many to be their finest album, Skylarking displayed songwriting and arranging heavily influenced by The Beatles of Revolver and Sgt. Pepper, The Beach Boys of Pet Sounds, and The Kinks of The Village Green Preservation Society. The title of the a..
Skylark (Canadian band)
Skylark was a Canadian pop/rock band active from 1971-1973 (1974?) and based in the Pacific Northwest. The band formed from one of Ronnie Hawkins' backup groups and signed with Capitol Records, releasing a self-titled album in 1972 which spawned three singles. The group, whose alumni include renowne..
Skylark (disambiguation)
Skylark can refer to any of the following: Skylark, a species of passerine bird.Skylark, an imprint of Bantam Books.The Skylark series of four science fiction novels by E. E. "Doc" Smith which features a spaceship of the same name.Buick Skylark, a make of automobile.Skylark, a Canadian pop music gr..
Skylark (publisher)
Skylark is an imprint of Bantam Books. ..
Skylark (rocket)
The Skylark sounding rocket Skylark is the name of a British elevator research sounding rocket. The Skylark was first launched in 1957 from Woomera, Australia and its 441st and final launch took place in Sweden on 2 May 2005. The basic Skylark is 7.6 m long, 0.44 m in diameter and has a fin s..
Skylark (song)
Skylark Slylark is an American popular song with lyrics by Johnny Mercer and music by Hoagy Carmichael, published in 1942. Mercer said that he struggled for a year after he got the music from Carmichael before he could get the lyrics right. This song is considered a solid standard, loved equally b..
Skylark DuQuesne
Skylark DuQuesne was the final novel in the epic Skylark series by E. E. Smith. Written as Dr. Smith's last novel in 1965 and published shortly before his death, it expands on the characterizations of the earlier novels (written 1919 - about 1938) but with some discrepancies (some of which may rela..
Skylark Field
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Skylar Deleon
Skylar Deleon is a 26-year-old actor who was arrested and, on August 16, 2005, charged with the murder of Thomas and Jackie Hawks, a wealthy California couple. Deleon and his wife allegedly gained entry to the Hawks' yacht by pretending to be prospective buyers of the vessel. Once at sea, Deleon all..
Skyler Green
[] at NFL.com Skyler Levon Green (September 12, 1984 in Houma, Louisiana) is an American football wide receiver and punt returner for the NFL's Dallas Cowboys. He played college football at Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and was selected in the fourth round (125th o..
Skylight
Skylight may mean: Diffuse sky radiationA window set into a ceiling and roofSkylight (play), a stage play by David Hare. This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred you to this page, you may wish to change the link t..
Skylight opera theatre
The Skylight Opera Theatre is located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Founded in 1959, Skylight now performs in the 358-seat Cabot Theatre in Milwaukee's Historic Third Ward District. Offering a broad spectrum of works including pieces of musical theater, light opera, musical revues, and small-scale opera..
Skyline
Skyline of Hong Kong at night Skyline of New York City Skyline of Tokyo Skyline of Shanghai The Bangkok skytrain at sunset The skyline of Dubai Seoul skyline Skyline of Singapore Skyline of Kuala Lumpur :For other uses, see (disambiguation)}}}..
Skyline, Alabama
Skyline is a town in Jackson County, Alabama, and is included in the Huntsville-Decatur Metro Area. As of the 2000 census, the population of the town is 843. Geography Skyline is located at [34°48′11″N, 86°7′25″W] (34.802946, -86.123494)[Geographic references#1GR1]. ..
Skyline, Minnesota
Skyline is a city in Blue Earth County, Minnesota, United States. It is completely encompassed by the city of Mankato, Minnesota. The population was 330 at the 2000 census. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.5 km² (0.2 mi²), all land. Its e..
Skyline, Tacoma, Washington
Skyline is a neighborhood located in the north end of Tacoma, Washington. The area is sometimes referred to as "Narrows View," because of its view of the Tacoma Narrows Bridge. The boundaries of Skyline are poorly defined, but it is generally accepted that the center of the area is Skyline Drive. Du..
Skyline, West Virginia
Skyline is an unincorporated community in Mineral County, West Virginia located at the intersection of WV 42 and US 50. Skyline is best known for viewing Saddle Mountain. External links Communities Bayard | Berkeley Springs | Bolivar | Capon Bridge | Charles Town | Franklin | Harp..
Skyline-Ganipa, New Mexico
Skyline-Ganipa is a census-designated place (CDP) in Cibola County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 1,035 at the 2000 census. Contents 1 Geography2 Demographics3 Education4 External links Geography Skyline-Ganipa is located at [35°2′15″N, 107°37′26�..
Skyline-to-the-Sea Trail
The Skyline-to-the-Sea Trail is a 34.5 mi. (55.5 km) hiking trail which decends from the ridge of the Santa Cruz Mountains in Northern California to the Pacific Ocean, passing through Castle Rock State Park and Big Basin Redwoods State Park. The trail usually takes two to three days to complete, ..
Skyliner
Keisei Skyliner Skyliner　(スカイライナー) is a limited-express airport train service between Tokyo and Narita Airport. It is operated by Keisei Electric Railway and runs on the Keisei Main Line. Contents 1 Service2 History3 Stops3.1 Skyliner3.2 Morning..
Skyliners Drum and Bugle Corps
The New York Skyliners have won every major title available to a senior drum and bugle corps, including the DCA Championships, and the New York State and American Legion National Championships. The New York Skyliners were the 1963 World Open Champions, 1971 and 1975 DCA Champions, and most recently..
Skyline (band)
Skyline is a various music styles band (drum'n'bass, jungle, breakbeat, trance) from Prague (Czech Republic), which does exist since year 1997. External link [official site] ..
Skyline (disambiguation)
Skyline may refer to: Skyline, the artificial horizon that a city's overall structure createsNissan Skyline, an automobile manufactured by the Nissan Motor CompanySkyline (Nigeria), a passenger airline in NigeriaSkyline (band), a musical band from Prague, Czech RepublicSkyline Chili, a Cincinnati ch..
Skyline (Nigeria)
Skyline is an airline based in Lagos in Nigeria operating charter and scheduled domestic passenger services. It was established in March 1999 and started operations in June 1999. Its main base is Port Harcourt Airport (PHC). A Nissan Skyline is also a model of automobile. Code Data ICAO Code: SMT..
Skyline Airways
Skyline Airways is an airline based in Kathmandu in Nepal. It provides extensive scheduled services to rural destinations in Nepal and charter flights. History The airline was established in 1998 and started operations on 15 July 1999. Fleet The Skyline Airways fleet consists of 1 DHC-6 Twin Ot..
Skyline Alternate School
Skyline Alternate School is a public alternate high school program in Williams Lake, British Columbia part of School District 27 Cariboo-Chilcotin. ..
Skyline Boulevard
Skyline Boulevard is a narrow State Scenic Highway which cuts through the backcountry of Silicon Valley and forms part of Highway 35. [link] Since it runs along the ridgeline of the Santa Cruz Mountains, it provides views of both the San Francisco Bay and the Pacific Ocean. ..
Skyline Caverns
Skyline Caverns, located in Front Royal, Virginia, was discovered in 1937 by a Geologist from Winchester, Virginia named Dr. Walter S. Amos. Dr. Amos was contracted by several private and government agencies to search for caves and caverns to open in conjunction with Skyline Drive. During his sea..
Skyline Chili
Skyline Chili location on Vine Street in downtown Cincinnati. The oldest Skyline location in Clifton. A 4-way with onions and oyster crackers from Skyline. Skyline Chili is a chain of chili restaurants based in Cincinnati, Ohio. Founded in 1949 by Greek immigrant Nicholas Lambrini..
Skyline Conference
See Skyline Conference (New York) for the Division III conference The Skyline Conference, also known as the Mountain States Conference, was a college athletic conference based in the western United States. The league was established in 1938 with seven charter members (see below) and dissolved in 1..
Skyline Conference (New York)
Skyline Conference is the name of a conference which is based in the New York City area and competes in the NCAA's Division III. Members Centenary College of New JerseyFarmingdale State UniversityManhattanville CollegeState University of New York Maritime CollegeMount Saint Mary CollegeCollege of..
Skyline Drive
Skyline Drive near Big Meadow This is about the road in Virginia. For other roads named Skyline Drive, see Skyline Drive (disambiguation). Skyline Drive is a 105 mile (169 km) road that runs the entire length of the National Park Service's Shenandoah National Park in the Blue Ridge Mountains ..
Skyline Drive (disambiguation)
There are several roads named Skyline Drive: Skyline Drive, in Shenandoah National Park in Virginia, USASkyline Drive (New Jersey), in the Ramapo Mountains between Ringwood in Passaic County, New Jersey and Oakland in Bergen County, New Jersey This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page..
Skyline Drive (New Jersey)
Skyline Drive is a 5-mile long road in Northern New Jersey, between Ringwood and Oakland through Ringwood State Park in the Ramapo Mountains. It is a major route for those in the Ringwood and Wanaque area to get to Interstate 287. The road offers a spectacular view of the Manhattan skyline, 20 mil..
Skyline High School
Skyline High School can refer to: Skyline High School (Dallas), TexasSkyline High School (Great Falls, Montana)Skyline High School, Idaho Falls, IdahoSkyline High School (Lemon Grove, California)Skyline High School (Longmont, Colorado)Skyline High School (Mesa, Arizona)Skyline High School (Oakland,..
Skyline High School (Dallas)
'''Skyline High School Principal Leslie Williams School type Public School district Dallas Independent School District Founded 1972 Location Dallas, Texas Mascot Raider School colors Columbia Blue and Scarlet Red Skyline High School is a secondary school in Dallas, Texas. Skyline serves grades ..
Skyline High School (Idaho)
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Skyline High School (Oakland, California)
Skyline High School a public high school in Oakland, California, USA. The principal is Amy Hansen. The school is operated by the Oakland Unified School District. Skyline is locally known for its prestigious performing arts and sports departments, and nationally known for its notable alumni. Con..
Skyline High School (Pratt, Kansas)
Skyline School was founded in 1966 2 miles west of Pratt, KS on US Hwy 54. The Thunderbird, or T-Bird, was chosen as the school's mascot and it encompasses grades K - 12 in the same facility. In the late 60's, various rural communities and towns opted to combine their smaller schools into one, c..
Skyline High School (Salt Lake City)
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Skyline High School (Sammamish, Washington)
Skyline High School is a public high school in the Issaquah School District of King County, Washington, USA. It is the district’s newest high school, having opened in 1997. Its 50 acres straddle the Sammamish Plateau and act as a community center for the plateau region and the recently incorpora..
Skyline Sports Complex
Skyline Sports Complex is a sports complex/stadium on City Island along the Susquehanna River in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. The original structure was built in 1987 and is adjacent to Commerce Bank Park. The complex/stadium hosts numerous events annually and is the home stadium for the Harrisburg C..
Skyline View, Pennsylvania
Skyline View is a census-designated place (CDP) in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,307 at the 2000 census. Geography Skyline View is located at [40°20′11″N, 76°43′22″W] (40.336439, -76.722848)[Geographic references#1GR1]. According to..
SkyLink Aviation
SkyLink Aviation Inc. is a Canadian based international aviation group that specializes in Project Management, Air Charters, Aviation Support, Aircraft Maintenance, Air Courier, Executive Air Charters as well as Flight Planning and Clearance Services. SkyLink launched 25 years ago and is in the bu..
Skylink Aviation
Skylink Aviation is a Toronto, Ontario based transportation company. It is contracted to the Canadian Forces for long haul lift capability. Fleet SkyLink provides, operates and manages more than 90 fixed wing aircraft and helicopters on international contracts. Airbus A-300Airbus A-310Airbus A-3..
Skylite
Skylite is a gospel label started by The Statesmen quartet and Blackwood Brothers somewhere around 1958 or 1959. It was one of the first, if not the first, Gospel labels. The Blackwood Brothers, the Statesmen Quartet, Speer Family, Oak Ridge Quartet and many others recorded on it. These recordings ..
Skyllersta Hundred
Skyllersta Hundred, Skyllersta härad or Sköllersta härad, was a hundred of Närke in Sweden. ..
Skylobby
The former World Trade Center's twin towers were the first supertall buildings to use sky lobbies, located on the 44th and 78th floors of each tower. When designing very tall (supertall) buildings supplying enough elevators is a problem. One approach, first used in the World Trade Center, is ..
Skylon
For other uses of the word Skylon, see Skylon (disambiguation) Skylon is a design by top British rocket scientist Alan Bond for an aeroplane that would be able to fly into low earth orbit, and return, completely intact. Contents 1 Single stage to orbit2 The engines3 Differences fro..
Skylon (disambiguation)
Skylon is a name used for several things: Skylon is the name of Alan Bond's design for space plane.Skylon (tower) was a futuristic piece of architecture that featured prominently in the Festival of Britain in 1951.Skylon was also a type of flying object in the science fiction television series Land..
Skylon (tower)
Mrs A G S Fidler, wife of the chief architect of the Crawley Development Corporation suggested the name Skylon for the “Vertical Feature” that was to be the abiding symbol of the Festival of Britain. It was designed by Hidalgo Moya and Philip Powell and fabricated by Painter Brothers of Hereford..
Skylon Tower
Skylon Tower as seen from 25th floor of the nearby Hilton @ Niagara Falls The Skylon Tower, in Niagara Falls, Ontario, is a building that overlooks the Horseshoe Falls from the Canadian side of the Niagara River. Construction on the building began in May of 1964 and was completed on October 6,..
SkyLords
SkyLords is an MMORTS browser based game, similar to, and created by the same programmer that wrote FateLords. SkyLords was also maintained and administered by [Zygimantas Berziunas] until mid 2005, when a [player] purchased the game from him due to declining interest. Since th..
Skyman
Skyman was a Golden Age superhero series published by the Columbia Comic Corporation from 1941, which lasted four issues. The character also appeared in Big Shot Comics, which was published from 1940 to 1949. Skyman was Allen Turner, who was raised by his uncle to become "outstanding in mind and ..
SkyMapper
SkyMapper OrganizationRSAA LocationSiding Spring Observatory Wavelength regimeOptical Completion dateJan. 2007 Webpage[SkyMapper] Physical characteristics Telescope styleReflector Diameter1.35m Collecting area0.81m2 Focal length Mountingalt/az SkyMapper is a 1.35m survey ..
Skymark Airlines
is an airline headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. It operates scheduled passenger services on Japan's regional routes and international charter flights to Seoul. Its main base is Tokyo International Airport (Haneda). Contents 1 History2 Services3 Fleet4 External links History Th..
Skymark Stadium
Skymark Stadium (スカイマークスタジアム) is a stadium in Kobe Sports Park, Kobe, Japan. It is primarily used for baseball, and is the home field of the Orix Buffaloes. Kobe Sports Park Baseball Stadium (神戸総合運動公園野球場, Kobe Sogo-undo-koen-yakyujo, in Japanese) opened ..
Skymaster Airlines
Skymaster Airlines is a cargo airline based in Manaus, Brazil. It operates charter cargo services in Brazil and other countries in the Americas. Contents 1 Code Data2 History3 Fleet4 External links Code Data ICAO Code: SKCCallsign: Skymaster Air History The airline was est..
Skynd
Skynd is a troll in a Danish legend from Skjelverod, near Ringsted. Skynd lived in a hill, and from just one man in the village of Englerup stole three wives. One evening the man was riding home from Ringsted, and as he passed the hill he saw a crowd of Hill-folk dancing round it. But on looking a l..
Skynet
This article is about the fictional computer network. See Skynet (disambiguation) for other meanings. Skynet is the fictional computer network created by Cyberdyne Systems Corporation for Strategic Air Command-North American Aerospace Defense Command featured as the never-seen villain of The Termin..
Skynet (disambiguation)
Skynet may mean: Skynet, the fictional computer network that is the antagonist in the Terminator series of filmsSkynet (satellites), a secure military communications system family operated by the UK Ministry of Defence since 1969Loral Skynet, a full-service commercial satellite operatorSkynet Airlin..
Skynet (ISP)
Skynet is the major internet service provider in Belgium, although in Flanders this honour goes to Telenet. History 1995: Three friends install a router, some modems and a server in a kitchen. Skynet is founded. One year later they have several hundreds of customers. 1996: The Belgian national ph..
Skynet (satellites)
Launch of the first Skynet satellite, Skynet 1A, by Delta rocket in 1969 from Cape Canaveral Skynet is a family of military satellites, operated by the UK Ministry of Defence, which provide strategic communication services to the three branches of the UK Armed Forces. Contents 1 Models..
Skynet Airlines
Skynet Airlines began operations from Shannon International Airport, Ireland, to Amsterdam, Netherlands, with onward connections to Moscow, Russia, using Boeing 737 aircraft. Skynet rented unused routes and airport slots from and operate code shared routes with Aeroflot. In May 2004 the aircraft l..
Skynet Asia Airways
is a low-cost airline based in Fukuoka, Japan. It operates services mainly between Miyazaki/Kumamoto/Nagasaki and Tokyo. Contents 1 Code Data2 History3 Services4 Fleet5 External links Code Data IATA Code: 6JICAO Code: SNJCallsign: Newsky History The airline was establish..
SkyNET Telesystems
Contents 1 General Information2 International Calling3 Features4 See Also5 External Links6 Citing General Information SkyNET Telesystems (SkyNET) is a commercial voice over IP VoIP network that provides telephone service via both a broadband and a dial around or..
Skynyrd's Innyrds
Skynyrd's Innyrds is the title of the 1989 Lynyrd Skynyrd Greatest Hits album. Track listing Sweet Home AlabamaSwamp MusicI Ain't the OneGimme Three StepsDouble Trouble (outtake version) Previously unreleased versionFree Bird (outtake version) Previously unreleased versionTruck Drivin' Man * Bo..
SkyOS
SkyOS is a proprietary operating system developed by Robert Szeleney. It has existed since 1996, but what was once going to be released as version 5.0 has instead become a rewrite of the entire operating system from the ground up and this rewrite is now in development and testing. It was open sour..
Skypark Airport
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SKYPASS
SKYPASS is the frequent flyer program of Korean Air, South Korea's largest airline. "SKYPASS" also refers to the blue card which Korean Air frequent flyers are given. SKYPASS's motto is "Beyond your Imagination," which is also printed on the SKYPASS card. SKYPASS also incorporates several members..
Skypath
Skypath is a system the NBC television network uses to distribute satellite programming to its affiliate stations. Launched in 1983, Skypath was the first such system of its kind. Its main hub consisted of East coast, West Coast, and affiliate feeds located on the Ku-Band RCA Satcom K2 satellite,..
Skype
Skype (pronunciation: rhymes with "type") is a proprietary peer-to-peer Internet telephony (VoIP) network, founded by the Swedish Niklas Zennström and Danish Janus Friis, the creators of KaZaA. It competes against existing open VoIP protocols such as SIP, IAX, and H.323. The Skype Group, acquired ..
Skyper
Skyper is a 154 m (505 ft) tall skyscraper in Frankfurt, Germany. It replaced the Phillip-Holzmann-AG building and cost €480 million. Skyper is located in the banking dictrict of Frankfurt, at Taunusanlage 1. It has 290 underground parking spaces. Skyper is actually a complex of three buildin..
Skype Journal
Skype Journal is an online magazine, established February 2005. It covers Skype Technologies, its products, technologies, business, and its effects on society and industry. Managing Editor: Phil WolffFounders: Stuart Henshall, William CampbellContributors: Jim Courtney, Kevin Delaney, Kevin Langl..
Skype Technologies S.A.
Skype Technologies S.A. is a Luxembourg based company developing and operating a well-known, popular VoIP computer telephony program. It has been purchased by eBay since it's foundation in 2003 by Niklas Zennstrom and Janus Friis. Contents 1 Foundation2 Take over by eBay3 Products..
Skyphone
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Skyphos
In classifying the pottery of Ancient Greece, a skyphos (Greek: σκύφος; plural skyphoi) is a two-handled deep wine-cup on a low flanged base or none. The handles may be horizontal ear-shaped thumbholds that project from the rim (in both Corinthian and Athenian shapes), or they may be ..
Skypiea's Priests
Skypiea's Priests are the four men who serve under the false god Eneru in the anime and manga series One Piece by Eiichirō Oda. They are Eneru's most loyal (some would say "fanatical") followers, and, short of Eneru himself, the greatest threat to Straw Hat Pirates during the Skypiea arc. Each have..
Skypiea arc
Skypiea is the twelfth story arc in the series, and the second and last of two in the Skypiea Saga of the manga/anime, One Piece. Chapters 237-303 (Volume 26-32) Episodes 153-195 [Spoiler warningSpoiler warning]: Plot and/or ending details follow. With the help of Montblanc Cricket, the..
Skypiea Saga
Skypiea Saga is the third saga in the anime and manga series One Piece. It follows the Straw Hat Pirates as they visit Jaya and Skypiea, a mysterious land above the clouds. However once they get there, they become embroiled in a massive war that may result in the destruction of Skypiea. It is made u..
Skypix
Skypix was probably the world's first modern, fully interactive online graphics-and-sound protocol. Released as part of the Atredes BBS system (later renamed Skyline) in 1987, Skypix for the first time allowed BBS sysops to run systems with rich graphics, changeable fonts, mouse-controlled actions, ..
Skypoint
Skypoint is a tent-like structure over the intersection 2nd Avenue and Broadway in downtown Billings, Montana, USA. Its highest point is 73 feet tall. There are three "sails" that make up the structure. The largest sail can move to let the sun through or to cover the intersection if it rains. This i..
Skypower Express Airways
Skypower Express Airways is an airline based in Lagos in Nigeria. It operates scheduled and charter services in Nigeria and neighbouring countries. Code Data ICAO Code: EANCallsign: NIGERIA EXPRESS History The airline was established in 1985. It is owned by Mohammed Joji (85% and Chief Executive)..
Skyr
Skyr with strawberry taste from the Icelandic dairy product company Norðurmjólk Skyr is an Icelandic soured dairy product, thicker than yoghurt. It was once prepared in other Scandinavian countries, but is presently unique to Icelandic cuisine. Traditionally, skyr is made by heating skimmed..
Skyrack
Skyrack was a wapentake of the West Riding of Yorkshire. It was split into upper and lower divisions and centred on Leeds. The Upper Division included the parishes of Aberford, Bardsey, Barwick-in-Elmet, Kippax, Thorner, Whitkirk and part of Harewood, while the Lower Division included the parishes..
Skyrates
[Skyrates] ('skI-r&ts) is a game design and development project designed by four students at Carnegie Mellon University’s [Entertainment Technology Center]. Jeremy Gibson, Chuck Hoover, Henry Clay Reister the 5th, and Seth Shain pitched the project in December 2005. The projec..
Skyrim
Skyrim is a fictional region in The Elder Scrolls series of games. It is the home of the Nords. A map of Skyrim Province [Spoiler warningSpoiler warning]: Plot and/or ending details follow. Contents 1 History2 Geography3 Politics4 Notable Places4.1 Haafinga..
Skyrmion
In theoretical physics, a skyrmion, named for Tony Skyrme, is a homotopically non-trivial classical solution of a nonlinear sigma model with a non-trivial target manifold topology i.e. a particular case of a topological soliton. It arises, for example, in chiral models of mesons where the target man..
SkyRoads
Bluemoon's creation of SkyRoads was a polished-up remake of the game Kosmonaut. The three months spent working on it paid off when the shareware title was released in 1993, selling internationally and getting LCR distribution deals for it from the U.S. to Taiwan. The game's interface was an insta..
Skyrock
Skyrock is a French FM radio station dedicated to hip hop and R&B music. It is the most popular French radio station among young people aged 13 to 24. It has approximately 3.7 million listeners every day, and is the largest independent radio station in France and the most popular music station in Pa..
Skyrocket
A skyrocket is a type of firework that uses a solid rocket motor to rise quickly into the sky. At the apex of its ascent, it is usual for a variety of effects (stars, bangs, crackles, etc.) to be emitted. Sky rockets use various stabilisation techniques to ensure the flight follows a predictable ..
Skyrocket (comics)
Skyrocket is a superhero in the DC Comics universe. Created by Kurt Busiek and Tom Grummett, she first appeared in Justice League #61/2. Contents 1 History1.0.1 Scorpio1.0.2 Argo Harness1.0.3 Spinning her Wheels1.0.4 Power Company1.0.5 Ralph Jackson2 Equipmen..
Skyrocket (disambiguation)
Skyrocket may refer to: Skyrocket (comics), a fictional character. Douglas Skyrocket, an airplane. Bottle rockets, sometimes refered to as "Skyrockets". This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred you to this page, ..
Skyroof
SKYROOF® is a registered trademark, NOT a generic or common descriptive term for an automotive sunroof or architectural skylight.'' Automotive: for automobile sunroofs ...trademark of DONMAR Enterprises, Inc.[(donmar.com)], Jacksonville FL (in use since 1984) Architectural: for mu..
Skyropoula
Skyropoula is a Greek island in the Sporades. ..
Skyros
Skyros (Greek: Σκύρος) is the southernmost island of the Sporades, a Greek archipelago in the Aegean Sea. Around the 2nd millennium BC and slightly later, the island was known as The Island of the Magnetes where the Magnetes used to live and later Pelasgia and Dolopia and later Skyros. At 2..
Skyros Pony
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Skysail
A skysail is the uppermost sail in many old square-rigged sail-plans (though sometimes topped by a moonsail).SkySail is a German company that produces "towing kite" sails for modern transoceanic cargo ships.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/13325827/site/newsweek/ References This is a [disambiguati..
SkyScan-1076
The SkyScan 1076 is a high-resolution low-dose X-ray scanner for in-vivo 3D-reconstruction with details detect ability up to 9 micrometres inside the small laboratory animals (rats, mice, etc.). It allows reconstructing non-invasively any cross section(s) through the animal body with possibilities t..
SkyScan-1078
The SkyScan 1078 is an ultra-fast micro-CT system for high throughput in-vivo and in-vitro scanning of small laboratory animals, and for material science / process control applications. The X-ray scanner contains two source-detector pairs on the rotational gantry, and allows objects to remain static..
SkyScan-2011
--> The SkyScan 2011 is a compact laboratory X-ray system for the non-destructive 3D reconstruction of an object's internal microstructure, with a spatial resolution in the range of hundreds of nanometers. It is a type of Cone beam scanner. ..
Skyscraper
Taipei 101, the world's tallest building since its completion in 2004, is located in Taipei. A skyscraper is a very tall, continuously habitable building, at least 500 feet in height. The word skyscraper was first applied to such buildings in the late 19th century, reflecting public amazement ..
SkyscraperPage
SkyscraperPage is a website that focuses exclusively on skyscrapers and other urban developments. Skyscraperpage's main feature is its world famous "Diagrams". It is also the largest open database on skyscrapers and highrise buildings. Contents 1 The Diagrams2 Other Features3 St..
Skyscrapers (professional wrestling)
--> The Skyscrapers were a professional wrestling tag team in World Championship Wrestling in 1989 and 1990. WCW was still under the banner of Jim Crockett Promotions' NWA at the time they were active. Dan Spivey & Mark Callous with Teddy Long History The Skyscrapers were formed by manager T..
Skyscrapers in Brazil
Contents 1 São Paulo2 The first Brazilian skyscraper3 Other Brazilian skyscrapers4 See also5 External links São Paulo São Paulo has some laws that limit the construction of skyscrapers, so the skyline is not very high. However, São Paulo is the most verticalized city..
Skyscrapers in film
Skyscrapers are frequently featured in films for their impressive appearance and potent symbolism. They convey an impression of power – an old movie and TV cliché starts with the outside view of a skyscraper with a voice-over conversation, continuing inside the luxurious office of a tycoon or..
Skyscrapers in Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California, USA is one of the largest cities in the world, and it has one of the largest skylines in the world. The city has over 500 skyscrapers inside its city limits. Los Angeles is still growing: more people are looking for a home and more developers are looking at the South Park..
Skyscrapers in Sydney
Tallest Structures and Buildings in Sydney Rank Building Height (spire) Height (roof) Height (antenna) Storeys Completed 1 Sydney Tower 309 m 275 m 309 m 19 1981 2 Chifley Tower 244 m 216 m n/a 53 1992 3 Citigroup Centre 243 m 206 m n/a 50 2000 4 Deutsche..
Skyscrapers of Atlanta
The eleven tallest buildings in Atlanta: Bank of America Plaza (the "Pencil Building") [link]SunTrust Plaza [link]One Atlantic Center (the "IBM Tower") [link]191 Peachtree Tower [link]Westin Peachtree Plaza [link]Georgia Pacific Tower [link ..
Skyscraper (album)
Skyscraper was the second full-length album by David Lee Roth (of Van Halen), released in 1988. It was the last to feature guitarist Steve Vai as he left the group in 1989 to join Whitesnake and continue his solo career. Bassist Billy Sheehan would also leave the group to form Mr. Big. Track list..
Skyscraper (band)
Skyscraper were a UK based rock band formed during 1992. The original line up consisted of Vic Kemlicz (Guitar/Vocals), Adam Lamprell (Guitar), ex-Swervedriver bassist Adi Vines and drummer Oliver Grasset. Although the band's music was superfically similar to the grunge style that was popular at the..
Skyscraper (film)
Skyscraper is also an Academy Award-nominated 1929 film. Skyscraper is a critically-panned 1997 direct-to-video movie starring former exotic dancer and Playboy Playmate of the Year Anna Nicole Smith. It was directed by Raymond Martino and written by William Applegate Jr. and John Larrabee. The movie..
Skyscraper (play)
Skyscraper is the first full length play by David Auburn. It ran off-Broadway in 1997. It is a serious comedy about the deterioration of ingenuity and art. External links [the CurtainUp review] ..
Skyscraper design and construction
Skyscrapers are tall, internally supported structures where the majority of load bearing structure, outside of that providing structural support for dead load is specifically designed to provide for large free spaces between supporting elements while still providing for the structrual support and th..
Skyscraper Magazine
Skyscraper Magazine [link] was founded by Peter Bottomley and Andrew Bottomley and published its first issue in 1998. Skyscraper is an independent, quarterly music magazine dedicated to informed and insightful coverage of a wide range of progressive, adventurous and underground music. It ..
Skyscraper Museum
Founded in 1997, the Skyscraper Museum, located in New York City in the United States, is currently the only museum of its kind in the world. As the name suggests, the museum focuses on high-rise buildings as "objects of design, products of technology, sites of construction, investments in real est..
Skyscraper National Park
Skyscraper National Park is an album by Canadian singer-songwriter Hayden. It was released on March 12, 2002 on Badman Records. Track listing 1. Street Car2. Dynamite Walls3. Steps to Miles4. I Should Have Been Watching You5. Long Way Down6. Tea Pad7. All in One Move8. Bass Song9. Carried Away10. L..
Skyscraping
Fry resurrected the band's name in 1997 for the album Skyscraping, a homage to several of his musical heroes, including David Bowie, Roxy Music and The Sex Pistols. A collaboration with Glenn Gregory of Heaven 17 and Keith Lowndes, the album again was met with critical approval rather than broad c..
Skyservice
Skyservice Inc. is a business aviation, air ambulance and charter airline (Skyservice Airlines) based in Montreal, Canada. It employs more than 2000 people and more than 50 business and airline aircraft. As well as Canada, the Skyservice Airlines division flies to the U.S., Caribbean, Mexico and ..
Skyshaper
Skyshaper is Covenant's sixth studio album. It was released in Europe by Synthetic Symphony / SPV on 2006 March 3 and in the United States by Metropolis Records on 2006 March 7. "Ritual Noise" was the album's first single, and the song "20 Hz" was featured in the 2005 video game Project Gotham ..
Skyshield
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Skyshow
Skyshow is an annual fireworks event held in Adelaide, South Australia, since 1985. The half-hour fireworks display is synchronised to pop music and presented by local commercial radio station SAFM. Originating as an Australia Day celebration, the event was subsequenly moved to late summer, usuall..
Skystriker
The Skystriker is a fictional variable wing fighter aircraft that was in the 1982 hit cartoon G.I. Joe. It was actually the version of the Northrop Grumman F-14 Tomcat. This jet fighter is frequently piloted by the G.I. Joe member named Ace. ..
SKYSURFER Strike Force
SKYSURFER Strike Force is an animated series that was featured on the BKN cartoon block and was produced by Ruby-Spears Productions and Ashi Productions. The show lasted two seasons (approximately 26 episodes total) in the mid 1990s. The first episode aired on September 10, 1995 and the last episode..
Skysurfing
Skysurfing is a kind of skydiving in which the skydiver wears a board attached to their feet and performs surfing-style aerobatics during freefall. The boards used are generally smaller than actual surfboards, and look more like snowboards or large skateboards. The attachment to the feet is normall..
Skysweeper
Skysweeper anti-aircraft gun in firing position Skysweeper, technically Gun, M51, Antiaircraft, was an American 75 mm anti-aircraft gun deployed in the early 1950s. It was the first such gun to combine all of the various systems needed for effective use against high-speed aircraft into a singl..
SkyTeam
SkyTeam Alliance is the second largest airline alliance in the world — behind Star Alliance — partnering ten carriers from three continents. The stated benefits and goals of the alliance are: Easy frequent flyer mile collection and redemption across carriersReciprocal airport lounge access be..
SkyTeam destinations
This is a list of destinations the SkyTeam Alliance serves, compiled from the destinations of its 10 member carriers. Contents 1 ..
Skytop
Skytop, Pennsylvania is a small, unincorporated resort community located in Barrett Township, Pennsylvania, a township of Monroe County, PA, 36 miles southeast of Scranton and located within the famous Pocono Mountains. As of the 2000 U.S. census, the resort community had a population of merely 87 p..
SkyTrain
SkyTrain or Skytrain can refer to: The metro system in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. See Vancouver SkyTrain.The elevated metro system in Bangkok, Thailand. See Bangkok Skytrain.Monorails in Sydney, Australia, and at Düsseldorf International Airport in Germany.C-47 Skytrain or Dakota was a ..
SkyTrain (Vancouver)
SkyTrain SkyTrain Reporting marks SkyTrain Locale Vancouver Years of operation 1986 – present Track gauge Standard Gauge Headquarters Vancouver, British Columbia The platform at Granville Station is one of the busiest in the SkyTrain system. The SkyTrain in Vancouv..
Skytrain Ice Rise
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Skytrans Airlines
Skytrans Airlines is an airline based in Australia. Code Data IATA Code: NP External links [Skytrans Airlines] Lists of Aircraft | Aircraft manufacturers | Aircraft engines | Aircraft engine manufacturers | Airlines | Air forces | Aircraft weapons | Missiles | Timeline of aviatio..
Skytrax
Skytrax is a United Kingdom-based researching company for commercial airlines. It carries out international traveler surveys to find the best cabin staff, airport, airline, airline lounge, in-flight entertainment, onboard catering, and several other elements of air travel. Apart from these surveys..
Skytteholm
Skytteholm is a part of Solna in metropolitan Stockholm. It is the site of the shopping mall Solna centrum. ..
Skytturnar (film)
Skytturnar, also known as White Whales, was the third film directed by Icelandic director Friðrik Þór Friðriksson in 1987. Starring Eggert Guðmundsson, Þórarinn Óskar Þórarinsson, and Eggert Þorleifsson, this film features Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson, Sykurmolarnir, and Bubbi & MX-21 on the s..
Skytturnar (soundtrack)
Skytturnar is the soundtrack to the Icelandic film directed by Friðrik Þór Friðriksson in 1987. This 12” EP was released through the Gramm-label and was produced by Kjartan Kjartansson and the renowned Tómas Magnús Tómasson. The soundtrack includes several well known Icelandic artists suc..
Skytt Hundred
Skytt Hundred, or Skytts härad, was a hundred of Scania in Sweden. ..
Skyvatn
Skyvatn is a lake in the municipality of Bykle in Aust-Agder county, Norway. See also List of lakes in Norway ..
Skyview High School
There are several schools named Skyview High School, including: Skyview High School (Thornton, Colorado) Thornton, ColoradoSkyview High School (Nampa, Idaho) Nampa, IdahoSkyview High School (Rockford, Illinois) Rockford, IllinoisSkyview High School (Billings, Montana) Billings, MontanaSkyview High ..
Skyview High School (Montana)
Skyview High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school in Billings, Montana. The school serves 1,600 students with 93 faculty members under principal Bob Whalen, associate principal Danette Cerise, and Deans Deb Black and Jay Wahl. Skyview is one of three public high schools in Billin..
Skyview High School (Nampa, Idaho)
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Skyview High School (Thornton, Colorado)
Skyview High School is the main high school for Mapleton Public Schools, located at 9000 York Street in Thornton, Colorado. The current principal is Jamie Kane. In 2006, a new "Small by Design" initiative was introduced as an alternative to loss of administrative control to the state. The school y..
Skywald Publications
Skywald Publications is a 1970s publisher of black-and-white comics magazines, primarily the horror anthologies Nightmare, Psycho, and Scream. It also published a small line of comic books and other magazines. The company name is a combination of those of its founders, former Marvel Comics product..
Skywalker (comics)
Skywalker is a fictional mutant character in the Marvel Comics Universe. His first appearance was in New X-Men #131. A student of the Xavier Institute for Higher Learning, Skywalker has the ability to fly. Along with other mutants who were capable of flight, Skywalker was part of a session conducte..
Skywalker family
The Skywalkers and Solos early in the Yuuzhan Vong War In the Star Wars universe, the Skywalker family is a Force-sensitive family started by Shmi Skywalker on Tatooine. Shmi's son, Anakin Skywalker, was apparently conceived by the midi-chlorians and born with the help of The Force, though h..
Skywalker Ranch
The Main House at Skywalker Ranch Skywalker Ranch is the name of the well-disguised workplace of film director and producer George Lucas in secluded but open country near Nicasio, California. Curiously, it is located just off Lucas Valley Road, although there is no relation between Lucas and t..
Skywalker Sound
Skywalker Sound is the renowned sound effects, sound editorial, sound design and music recording division of George Lucas's Lucas Digital motion picture group. Its main facilities are located in Lucas Valley, near Nicasio, California. It began as Sprocket Systems in San Anselmo, California and cha..
Skywalk (disambiguation)
Skywalk is: A skywalk or skyway, an enclosed path or bridge usually connecting two buildings above the ground. A highly specialized form of tightrope walking performance taking place outdoors at great height, often between skyscrapers, gorges, mountains or other natural and man-made landscapes. See..
Skywards
Skywards is the frequent flyer program for Emirates and SriLankan Airlines. As well as earning and redemption on these airlines, Skywards members can redeem and earn miles for services provided by Skywards Partners. These partners include world-class airlines, hotels, leisure and lifestyle par..
Skywarn
SKYWARN is a program of the United States's National Weather Service (NWS). Its mission is to collect reports of localized severe weather. These reports are used to aid forecasters in issuing and verifying severe weather watches and warnings and to improve the forecasting and warning processes and..
Skywarp
Skywarp is the name of several fictional characters in the Transformers toyline. Contents 1 Generation One (1984)1.1 Animated series1.2 Marvel Comics1.3 Dreamwave Comics1.4 IDW Comics2 Machine Wars (1997)3 Beast Wars 2nd (1998)4 Transformers: Armada (2003)5..
Skywave
Skywave is the propagation of radio waves bent (refracted) back to the Earth's surface by the ionosphere. As a result of skywave propagation, a nighttime broadcast signal from a distant AM broadcasting or shortwave radio station (or rarely, a TV station) can sometimes be heard as clearly as local..
Skyway
For other uses of the word skywalk see skywalk (disambiguation) Minneapolis skyway. Skyway interior, Minneapolis. Nicollet Mall between 10th and 11th streets View through window, Minneapolis A multi-level shopping centre bridge in Calgary. Sky bridge on the 41st flo..
Skyways (TV series)
Skyways is an Australian television series made by Crawford Productions for the Seven Network. The series, which aired from 1979 to 1981, was set at the fictional Pacific International Airport and dealt with the lives of the pilots, airline staff and management team who worked there. Skyways was ..
Skyways Express
Skyways Express is an airline based in Linköping, Sweden operating regional and domestic scheduled services. Contents 1 History2 Services3 Fleet4 Partners5 External links History The airline was established in 1987 and was previously known as Avia. It acquired Salair..
Skyways Regional Ex-Airborne Of Sweden
Skyways Regional Ex-Airborne of Sweden is a Swedish airline serving the northern part of Sweden. It has a close cooperation with Scandinavian Airlines System (commonly known as Scandinavian Airlines, SAS). ..
Skyway (Buffalo)
The Skyway is a portion of New York State Route 5 in Buffalo, New York. It runs from the south terminus of South Elmwood Avenue at Interstate 190 (New York) (behind Buffalo City Hall) as an elevated road to Fuhrmann Boulevard and South Michigan Avenue. The road returns to grade and ends south of Ri..
Skyway (disambiguation)
Skyway can have the following meanings: A skyway in air travel is a flight path common to many airline flights.Skyway Airlines based in Missouri, USA.Skyways Express regional airline based in Stockholm, Sweden.A skyway, like an aerial tram or other suspended-carriage system.* The Skyway Express in ..
Skyway (Disney)
The Skyway was a gondola lift attraction at Disneyland, at the Magic Kingdom, and at Tokyo Disneyland. Since all versions of this attraction took riders back and forth between Fantasyland and Tomorrowland, the route from Tomorrowland was called Skyway to Fantasyland, and the route from Fantasyland ..
Skyway Airlines
Skyway Airlines (IATA: AL, ICAO: SYX, and Callsign: Skyway Ex) is an American commuter airline based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The airline operates as Midwest Connect for Midwest Airlines, feeding Midwest's hubs at General Mitchell International Airport and Kansas City International Airport with 19..
Skyway Bridge
Skyway Bridge may refer to: Burlington Bay James N. Allan SkywaySunshine Skyway Bridge This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred you to this page, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended arti..
Skyway Fishing Pier State Park
Skyway Fishing Pier State Park is a Florida State Park located on the north and south sides of the mouth of Tampa Bay. When the new Sunshine Skyway Bridge was built on on I-275 (US 19.) after one part of the old bridge collapsed due to a barge accident, the approaches to the old bridge was turned ..
SkyWest
:''This is an article about an airline in North America. For Skywest in Australia see Skywest (Australian airline). SkyWest Airlines (IATA: OO, ICAO: SKW, and Callsign: SkyWest) is one of two airlines owned by SkyWest, Inc. - the other being Atlantic Southeast Airlines. It is a North American r..
Skywest
Skywest is the name of two airlines: Skywest (Australian airline) serves AustraliaSkyWest (Capitalized differently), a wholly-owned subsidiary of SkyWest, Inc. serves the United States, Canada and Mexico This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the ..
SkyWest, Inc.
SkyWest, Inc. NASDAQ: [SKYW] is the parent company of SkyWest Airlines and Atlantic Southeast Airlines. SkyWest, Inc. and SkyWest Airlines were separated as corporations to facilitate the purchase of ASA from Delta Air Lines to SkyWest so that SkyWest and ASA, as airlines, could maintain ..
Skywest (Australian airline)
Skywest is a regional airline based in Perth, Australia servicing key towns in the state of Western Australia as well as charter flights to Bali, Indonesia. Contents 1 History2 Fleet3 Services3.1 Scheduled Passenger Services3.2 Charter Services4 See also5 Exte..
Skyworks Solutions
Skyworks Solutions, Inc. is an industry supplier in radio solutions and semiconductors servicing mobile communications customers. The company's power amplifiers, front end modules and direct conversion transceivers compete for pin-compatible positions in many of today's handsets, cellular base stati..
Skyworth
Skyworth (创维) is a leading Chinese electronics manufacturer established in 1988. The company was involved in the research and development of the Enhanced Versatile Disc. Skyworth is one of many Chinese companies that seek to close the technological gap between China and Japan. The company emp..
Skywriter
This article refers to the Jackson 5 record. For the meaning of someone who flies an aircraft to form letters of smoke in the sky, see skywriting. Skywriter could be described as a turning-point record for The Jackson 5. Released in the beginning of 1973, lead singer Michael's vocals were now showi..
Skywriting
Skywriting is the process of using a small aircraft, able to expel special smoke during flight, to fly in certain patterns as to create writing readable by someone on the ground. Skywriting is never a permanent process - winds and dispersal of this smoke cause the writing to blur, usually rapidly. ..
Skyxpress Airline
SkyXpress Airline is a Canadia air charter airline operator based in Calgary, Alberta. They cater to business and vacation travelers and will fly anywhere in North America. Its full name is Flight-Ops International, Inc. Fleet Bae J31 JetstreamCessna 414 II Code data ICAO Code: KLOAirline call sign..
SKYY Spirits
SKYY Spirits, LLC was founded by Maurice Kanbar that launched SKYY vodka as its first product. SKYY Spirits was launched in 1992. Miller brewing relations Since its launch, SKYY Spirits has teamed up with Miller Brewing to release SKYY Blue and SKYY Sport (both malt liquor beverages). Campari Gro..
SKYY vodka
SKYY Vodka 750ml bottle SKYY vodka is produced by SKYY Spirits LLC in San Francisco, California. SKYY Vodka is 40% ABV or 80 proof. When SKYY Spirits LLC first launched in 1988 SKYY vodka was its first product. Its creator Maurice Kanbar writes of stories surrounding the creation of SKYY vo..
Sky & Telescope
Sky & Telescope is a monthly magazine providing articles and information on all aspects of astronomy, space exploration, telescope equipment, and amateur telescope making and use. The articles are intended for the lay reader, but are not overly simplified. It is lavishly illustrated in full color,..
Sky (album)
The correct title of this } is }}}. The initial letter is capitalized due to [Naming conventions #Lower case first lettertechnical restrictions]. sky is Yui Horie's third solo album. A limited edition version of this album was released with an alternate album cover and included a photo bo..
Sky (band)
This article is about the British band. For other bands named Sky, see Sky (disambiguation). Sky was a London-based progressive rock band, formed in 1978 when classical guitarist John Williams decided to team up with Herbie Flowers, Francis Monkman, Tristan Fry and Kevin Peek. After a protracted se..
Sky (Canadian band)
This article is about the Canadian band. For other bands named Sky, see Sky (disambiguation). Sky are an R&B spiced pop music outfit from Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The duo originally consisted of James Renald and Antoine Sicotte. Both were songwriters, producers and multi-instrumentalists, who met..
Sky (disambiguation)
The sky is the area above Earth. Sky may also mean: Sky (band) — a British progressive rock band, fronted by John WilliamsSky (US band) — an American country rock bandSky (canadian band) — a Montreal pop music duoSky (series) — a British children's television series of the 1..
SKY (schools)
SKY is a collective nickname for the three most prestigious universities in South Korea: Seoul National University, Korea University, and Yonsei University. The term is an acronym formed by the first letter of the universities. Image:Seoul national university emblem.gif|Seoul National University..
Sky (song)
"Sky" is a single by DJ/singer, Sonique released in 2000. Track Listings Sky (Radio Edit)Sky (Sharam Jey Remix)Sky (The Conductor & The Cowboy Remix) ..
Sky (TV serial)
Sky is a British television serial made for ITV by HTV in 1975. The series deals with an ambivalent alien visitor to Earth, the eponymous Sky (Marc Harrison) and was written by Bob Baker and Dave Martin. External links [Science Fiction & Telefantasy Databank] ..
Sky (US band)
This article is about the American band. For other bands named Sky, see Sky (disambiguation). Sky was an American in the early 1970s, based in the Detroit area, who put out an album on RCA in 1970. Their sound was country rock along the lines of The Grateful Dead's then current phase. Singer Doug F..
SKY 1
This article is about the New Zealand TV channel. For the British and Irish TV channel, see Sky One SKY 1 is a entertainment channel in New Zealand available on SKY Network Television. The channel shows are a variety of the most recent shows such as from the United States, for example , The Simp..
Sky 2
This article discusses the old "Sky 2" channel. For the current channel with a similar name (formerly Sky Mix), see Sky Two. Sky 2 is a defunct channel from British Sky Broadcasting launched in 1996 as a sister channel to Sky One, as part of a new bouquet of Sky channels including The Computer Chan..
Sky Active
Sky Active is the brand name for interactive features on Sky Digital and is available in the UK and the Republic of Ireland. It enables a viewer to interact with TV content, respond to an advertisement or access internet-based services. The service replaces Open... which helped launch Sky Digital's..
Sky Airline
Sky Airline is an airline based in Santiago, Chile. It is a domestic carrier operating a network of services from Santiago. Contents 1 Code Data2 History3 Services4 Fleet5 External links Code Data IATA Code: H2ICAO Code: SKUCallsign: Aerosky History The airline started..
Sky Airlines
Boeing 737-400 Sky Airlines is an airline based in Antalya, Turkey. It is a charter airline operating services for its parent tour operator and other tour operators between Turkey, Europe, South America and the Middle East. Contents 1 Code Data2 History3 Fleet4 External ..
Sky and Trees Records
Sky and Trees Records is a record label set up by United Kingdom band Chumbawamba in 1983. The band used the label to release and distribute a number of cassettes and booklets by themselves (see also Cassette Culture), including their early demo recordings Be Happy Despite It All (1983), Another Yea..
Sky Angel
frame Sky Angel is a multi-channel, direct-to-home satellite television and radio service that specializes in Christian and "family-friendly" programming. It is owned and operated by Dominion Video Satellite Inc., a direct broadcast satellite (DBS) licensee with corporate headquarters in Naples..
Sky Arrow
The Sky Arrow is manufactured by Iniziative Industriali Italiane S.p.A. (3I) Contents 1 Production Models2 Specifications3 Performance4 Limiting & Recommended Airspeeds5 External links Production Models The following general aviation models are currently in pr..
Sky Aviation
Sky Aviation is an airline based in Sierra Leone. Code Data ICAO Code: SSYCallsign: Sierra Sky Fleet Sky Aviation does not appear to operate any jet aircraft (at March 2005). It did acquire a Boeing 747SP early in January 2003, but this transferred to Kinshasa Airways later the same month. Exter..
Sky Bandits
Sky Bandits (a.k.a. Gunbus) is a 1986 British adventure film about two outlaws from the Wild West, drafted to the battlefields of WWI, who enlist in the fledgling Royal Air Force flying early warplanes called gunbuses. The film was directed by effects wizard Zoran Perisic and made extensive use of ..
Sky Bar
Sky Bar is an American candy bar produced since 1937 by NECCO. Unlike most candy bars, Sky Bar has four sections with four fillings: caramel, vanilla, peanut butter and fudge, all covered in milk chocolate. ..
Sky Beauty (horse)
Sky Beauty was a filly who won the 1993 Triple Tiara of Thoroughbred Racing. As of 2006, she was the last filly to win the title. Sky Beauty was bought at the 1991 Saratoga yearling sale for $355,000. Campaigned by the late Georgia Hofmann, Sky Beauty thoroughly dominated the New York distaff sce..
Sky Blu
Sky Blu is a forward operating station for the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) on Eastern Ellsworth Land in Antarctica, located at 74° 51' S, 71° 34' W. It is in an area of Blue Ice (extremely hard and dense ice which has lost the air bubbles that normally cloud the ice). It provides a runway a..
Sky Bow I
The Sky Bow I (TK-1) (天劍一, Tien Chien I) is a surface-to-air missile system developed by the Chungshan Institute of Science and Technology in Taiwan ROC. The system itself is a derivative of the U.S. Patriot missile system and was built with technological input from Raytheon. Th..
Sky Bow II
The Sky Bow II (TK-2) (天弓二, Tien Kung II) is a surface-to-air missile system developed by the Chungshan Institute of Science and Technology in Taiwan ROC. The system is a more advanced version of the Sky Bow I (TK-1) SAM with a longer range and limited anti-missile capability. I..
Sky Box Office
Sky Box Office is BSkyB's Pay Per View system, which shows movies, and occasionally sporting events. As of 2005, it has 52 'screens', Sky having recently closed 8 additional screens to save bandwidth for their HDTV services. Box Office's limited movie choices and relatively high prices have left i..
SKY Box Office
Sky Box Office is SKY Network Television's Pay Per View system, which shows movies, wrestling and concerts. As of 2006, it has 7 screens. Films currently come to SKY Box Office between two and three months after release on DVD. External Link [Official site.] ..
Sky brightness
This article is primarily about the brightness of the night sky. For daytime situations, please see Rayleigh Scattering. The fact that the sky isn't absolutely dark at night can easily be observed. Were the sky (in the absence of moon and citylights) absolutely dark, one would not be able to see ..
Sky broadband
Sky Broadband is Sky's new online High Speed DSL Internet Service. Set to launch in August 2006, Sky Broadband will provide new and existing Sky customers with internet download speeds of up to 22MB. ..
Sky Building
Umeda Sky Building in Osaka, Japan. The Umeda Sky Building (梅田スカイビル) is the fifth-tallest building in Osaka City, Japan, and one of the city's most recognizable landmarks. It consists of two 40-story towers that connect at their two uppermost stories, with bridges and an escala..
Sky burial
Drigung Monastery, Tibetan monastery famous for performing sky burials. Sky burial is a ritual practice common in Tibet that involves a priest's cutting the body into small pieces and then placing it on top of a mountain and expose it ritually, especially to birds of prey. It was also common ..
Sky Burial
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Sky Business Report
Sky Business Report is a locally produced business news program, broadcast by Sky News Australia. It is presented by various people on the Sky News Australia Finance team, and screens at 8:30pm on Weekdays. In addition, on the weekend, Sky Business week, a wrap of the weeks business, screens at 7:30..
Sky Cabs
Sky Cabs is an airline based in Sri Lanka. Code Data IATA Code: 2EICAO Code: SCBCallsign: Sky Cabs Lists of Aircraft | Aircraft manufacturers | Aircraft engines | Aircraft engine manufacturers | Airlines | Air forces | Aircraft weapons | Missiles | Timeline of aviation ..
Sky Cam
The Sky Cam is an innovative camera technique used primarily in American football. It was introduced in 2001 with the ill-fated XFL, and has since been adopted by many other sports venues, most prominently in the National Football League of the United States. The Sky Cam is unique in its view of t..
Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow
Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow is a film released on September 17, 2004 in the United States. It was written and directed by Kerry Conran, in his directorial debut. The film stars Jude Law, Gwyneth Paltrow, Giovanni Ribisi, and Angelina Jolie. It is set in New York City in an alternative 1..
Sky Central Plaza
Sky Central Plaza is the one of the tallest buildings in China. It is located in the Tien He district in Guangzhou the main tower is 374m (1227 ft.) and is 80 stories tall. The construction began August 1993 and was finished February 1996. There are 55 elevators and 12 escalators. Supertall struct..
Sky chairs
SKY Chairs. This is a hanging chair made in Denver, Colorado by Robert Anderson. Shown at Art & Craft shows through out the United States. ..
Sky Channel
Sky Channel can refer to any of the following. In Europe, Sky Channel was a satellite television channel that was broadcast in the 1980s. In 1989, it went on to become Sky One.In Australia, Sky Channel is a radio station in Sydney (see List of Australian radio stations). In Australia, Sky Channel i..
Sky City
Sky City may refer: Sky City (retail chain), the defunct American retail chainSKYCITY, the Casino corporationSky City 1000, the Japanese urban development program This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred you to this..
Sky City (retail chain)
This article is about the U.S. retail chain; for the Japanese urban development program see Sky City 1000; for the casino corporation see SKYCITY. Sky City was a major discount retail chain located in the Southeast, mostly in the mountainous areas of Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tenne..
Sky City 1000
Tokyo's proposed Sky City 1000 Sky City 1000 is a possible future urban project aimed at helping put an end to major congestion and lack of green space in the Tokyo, Japan ward area. The plan consists of a building 1000 metres (3280.8 feet) tall and 400 metres (1312 feet) wide at the base, an..
Sky Cohete/Subaquatico
Sky Cohete/Subaquatico is a double-EP released on CD-R by Darediablo in 2001. It is roughly 56 minutes long and contains a cover of the Black Sabbath song War Pigs, which contains falsetto and normal vocals by the band and some of their friends. All other songs composed by Darediablo. The album has ..
Sky Commanders
Sky Commanders was an animated television series created by Hanna-Barbera Studios. It premiered in July 1987 (as part of The Funtastic World of Hanna-Barbera) and lasted for thirteen episodes. It also spawned an action figure line from Kenner Toys. Contents 1 Summary2 Cast3 Episo..
Sky Coyote
Sky Coyote is a novel of The Company by Kage Baker. It is the second in the series which began with In The Garden of Iden and continues with Mendoza in Hollywood. Contents 1 Themes2 Notes3 Plot4 External links Themes Based on the novels published up to July 2005, the series ..
Sky Cries Mary
Sky Cries Mary is a musical group from Seattle, Washington that formed in the early 1990's. The husband and wife team of Roderick Wolgamott Romero and Anisa Romero sing dual lead vocals entwining mysticism and inquiry into the unknown backed up by lush soundscape. Anisa is also an accomlished oil ..
Sky Dayton
Sky Dylan Dayton (born 8 August 1971) is an American entrepreneur. Dayton is the founder of EarthLink, co-founder of eCompanies, founder and Chairman of Boingo Wireless, and the CEO of Helio. Contents 1 Early life2 Entrepeneurial career3 Success4 Family and leisure5 Re..
Sky Digital
The Sky Digital brand is used in more than one country: Sky Digital (UK) - British Sky Broadcasting in the United Kingdom.SKY Network Television in New Zealand. This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred you to this ..
Sky Digital (UK)
For a wider corporate history and profile see: British Sky Broadcasting. Sky Digital is the brand name for British Sky Broadcasting's digital satellite television service, transmitted from SES Astra satellites located at 28.2°E (Astra 2A/2B/2D) and Eutelsat's Eurobird 1 satellite at 28.5°E. BS..
Sky Dream Fukuoka
Sky Dream at NightAt 112 meters in diameter and 120 meters in height, Sky Dream Fukuoka, the giant Ferris wheel of Evergreen Marinoa (a fairly large Japanese outlet mall), dominates the harbor of Fukuoka, Japan's western skyline. The wheel is so far the tallest wheel in Asia. At night when all lit u..
Sky Electronics
Sky Electronics is a mobile phone manufacturer company. headquartered in Seoul, Korea. it is group family by Pantech Curitel. See also List of Korea-related topicsEconomy of South KoreaCommunications in South KoreaExternal links [Sky Electronics Homepage] ..
Sky father
The sky father is a recurring theme in pagan and neopagan mythology. The sky father is the complement of the earth mother and appears in some creation myths, many of which are European or ancient Near Eastern. Other cultures have quite different myths; Egyptian mythology features a sky mother and ..
Sky Galleons of Mars
Sky Galleons of Mars is a steampunk-themed board wargame designed by Frank Chadwick, Marc W. Miller and Loren Wiseman, published in 1988 by Game Designers' Workshop. It is set in an alternate Victorian Era where the major nations of Earth are extending their colonial interests on Mars (a barbarian, ..
Sky Gilbert
Schuyler Lee (Sky) Gilbert, Jr. (born December 20, 1952) is a Canadian writer, actor, academic and drag performer. Born in Norwich, Connecticut, he studied theatre in Toronto, Ontario at York University and the University of Toronto, before becoming co-founder and artistic director of Buddies in Bad..
Sky Girls
|} is a one part, 30 minute, Original Video Animation anime by Konami. It will be released sometime in the summer of 2006. External Links [Official site]*[Sky Girls trailer (Windows Media .asx)] [animenfo.com Sky Girls page] ..
Sky Harbor
Sky Harbor can refer to: Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX)Christian Rock group Sky Harbor This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred you to this page, you may wish to change the link to point directly to ..
Sky Harbor Airport
Sky Harbod Airport is the name for several airports including: Sky Harbor Airport (KDYT) Duluth, MinnesotaSky Harbor Airport (S86) Sultan, WashingtonPhoenix Sky Harbor International Airport This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. ..
Sky HD
Sky HD is the name of the HDTV service launched by BSkyB on 22 May 2006 in the UK and Ireland to enable high definition channels on Sky Digital to be viewed. The service requires the new Sky HD Digibox (costing £299/€449), an HD ready TV and a monthly Sky HD subscription (costing £10/€15 mo..
Sky High
Sky High may refer to: Sky High (2005 film) - The 2005 Disney movieSky High (2003 film) - The 2003 Japanese supernatural filmSky High (1922 film)Sky High (song) This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred you to this p..
Sky High (1922 film)
Sky High is a 1922 film which tells the story of a government agent investigating the smuggling of Chinese aliens across the border in the Southwest United States. It stars Tom Mix, J. Farrell MacDonald, Eva Novak Sid Jordan and Chief Tahachee. It was written and directed by Lynn Reynolds. The fi..
Sky High (2003 film)
Sky High is a Supernatural action film from director Ryuhei Kitamura. It's based on a comic book by Tsutomu Takahashi and serves as a prequel to a TV show of the same name. Synopsis A serial-murderer is on the loose who just so happens to also be removing the hearts of his victims and taking th..
Sky High (2005 film)
Sky High is a film from Walt Disney Pictures that opened in the United States on July 29, 2005. It was directed by Mike Mitchell and was written by Paul Hernandez, Robert Schooley, and Mark McCorkle. Contents 1 Plot summary2 Setting2.1 The School2.2 Curriculum2.3 Save ..
Sky High (song)
"Sky High" is the name of a 1975 single by British pop music group, Jigsaw. The song was a world-wide hit, going all the way to #1 in Japan. It made #3 in the USA and #9 in the UK Singles Chart. There are two versions of this song. The latter being almost three minutes longer. It was a hit again in ..
Sky High (truck)
Sky High Owner unknown Driver unknown Style 1990 Ford Transit Van Engine unknown Home city England Year created unknown Sky High is a monster truck that performs in the United Kingdom. ..
Sky Hook (skydiving)
The Skyhook is a variation of the reserve static line, marketed as an option on the [Relative Workshop] Vector harness-container system. Where the traditional RSL only opens the reserve container after a cut-away, the Skyhook goes a step further, extracting the reserve parachute from its ..
Sky island
:For the fantasy novel by L. Frank Baum, see Sky Island. Sky islands are mountains in ranges isolated by valleys in which other ecosystems are located. As a result, the mountain ecosystems are isolated from each other, and species can develop in parallel, as on island groups such as the Galápagos ..
Sky Italia
Sky Italia is an Italian digital satellite television platform owned by News Corporation. It is similar in many ways to BSkyB's Sky Digital in the United Kingdom and Ireland, and like that network it is a major sports broadcaster. Pay TV services on Sky Italia are encrypted in NDS Videoguard. The p..
Sky Kid
Sky Kid is a horizontal scrolling shooter arcade game that was released by Namco in 1985. It runs on Namco Pac-Land hardware and is the first game from Namco to allow 2 players to play simultaneously. Contents 1 Introduction2 Trivia3 Scoring4 Tips and Tricks Introduction Sky..
Sky Kids magazine
Sky Kids magazine is a monthly magazine which comes with the SKY magazine. It is exclusive to BSkyB customers with children, and is provided free upon asking. It contains games, puzzles, competitions and shows the highlights of TV. ..
Sky Kid Deluxe
Sky Kid Deluxe is a horizontal scrolling shooter arcade game that was released by Namco in 1986. It runs on Namco System 86 hardware and as the name suggests, it is the sequel to Sky Kid, released in the previous year. The gameplay is more difficult than the original, and it also introduces several..
Sky King
Sky King was a 1940s and 1950s American radio and television adventure series featuring Arizona rancher and airplane pilot Schuyler or Skyler King. Although it had strong cowboy show elements, King always captured criminals and even spies as well as finding lost hikers using his airplane. The plan..
Sky Kingdom
Sky Kingdom (in the Malay language, Kerajaan Langit) was the name of the commune of the so-called “teapot cult” founded and led by Ariffin Mohamed, also known as Ayah Pin (Ayah is a common honorific meaning "father"). The commune was demolished by the government of Malaysia in July 2005. The si..
Sky Lake, Florida
Sky Lake is a census-designated place and an unincorporated area in Orange County, Florida, United States. The population was 5,651 at the 2000 census. Geography Sky Lake is located at [28°27′39″N, 81°23′30″W] (28.460949, -81.391672)[Geographic references#1GR1]. Acco..
SKY Latin America
SKY Latin America was the first satellite pay-TV provider in Mexico. It was founded in mid-1996, a joint venture by the UK's British Sky Broadcasting and News Corporation, Liberty Media, and Mexico's Grupo Televisa. It was launched on December 15, 1996. At the same time, it was being set up in Br..
Sky Lee
SKY Lee (born 1952) is a Canadian artist and novelist. Born in Port Alberni, British Columbia, she received a B.A. in Fine Arts at the University of British Columbia. She lives on Saltspring Island, British Columbia. Works Teach Me to Fly, Skyfighter!: And Other Stories (as illustrator, text by ..
Sky Lift
Other usages: Skylift is an aerial tram or possibly a helicopter or an airlift. Sky Lift is a science fiction short story by Robert A. Heinlein, first published 1953, and collected in one of Heinlein's anthologies, The Menace from Earth. In the story, a torch ship pilot lights out from earth orbit..
Sky Lopez
Sky Lopez (born December 23, 1975, in Stillwater, Minnesota) is a former American pornographic actress and model, who is now a hip hop artist. She also goes by the name Sky. Since entering the industry in 1999, Lopez has both acted and directed pornographic films, as well as being employed under ..
Sky Lord
Sky Lord is the 33rd book in the Fighting Fantasy game book series. Written by Martin Allen and illustrated by Tim Sell, it was released in 1988. The player controls Jang Mistral, a four-armed soldier from the planet Ensulina. His mission is to travel to Aarok, an artificial planet that has become ..
Sky Lynx
Sky Lynx is the name of two different characters in the Transformers Universes. Transformers: Generation One (1986) Generation One Sky Lynx vs. Cybertron Sky Lynx. Sky Lynx (Argon in Italy) consisted of two parts: a space shuttle that can transform into a bird-like creature, and the shuttle's..
SKY magazine
Sky Magazine was a UK magazine started in the late 1980s which ceased publication in 2001. It was an entertainment magazine dealing mainly in celebrities featured in film, tv and music. There were also occasionally sections on childhood nostalgia. The magazine was aimed at young people of both se..
Sky Mall
Sky Mall is a catalog that is distributed to airline passengers generally in the seat pocket in front of their seat, where customers can order from airplane telephones. The catalog distributes products from a number of luxury good and specialty manufacturers, and sells items that customers may not r..
Sky Mangel
Sky Mangel (born Sky Bishop) is a character from the Australian television soap opera Neighbours, played by Miranda Fryer from the character's first appearance in 1989 until her departure in 1991, and by Stephanie McIntosh from 2003. Young Sky Sky was born in 1987 to Kerry Bishop and Eric Jensen. ..
Sky marshal
Sky marshal (also known as air marshal or flight marshal) is a popular term for an undercover law enforcement officer on board a commercial aircraft, to counter aircraft hijackings ('skyjackings'). Many carriers are known to have sky marshals on board on selected flights, for example, Swiss (since 1..
Sky Masters
Sky Masters of the Space Force is an American comic strip created by Jack Kirby, featuring the adventures of an American astronaut. The strips, syndicated by the George Matthew Adams Service, were initially written by Dick & Dave Wood, who had worked with Kirby on the DC comic book Challengers of..
Sky Meadows State Park
Sky Meadows State Park is a 1,862 acre park in the Virginia state park system. It is located in northern Virginia, about an hour outside of the Washington, D.C. metro region. The park was formed when Paul Mellon donated 1,132 acres of land in 1975. It has has expanded its borders twice since then...
Sky Mirror
Sky Mirror is a piece of public art commissioned by the Nottingham Playhouse from artist Anish Kapoor that stands outside the theatre in Wellington Circus, Nottingham. It took six years from the initial idea for a major new piece of public art to the unveiling of Sky Mirror on 27 April 2001, and..
Sky Movies
Sky Movies is the collective name for the British subscription television movie channels operated by Sky Television, later British Sky Broadcasting. Contents 1 Early history2 Sky Movies in the digital era3 Sky Movies Channel Brands4 Sky Movies HD5 Advertising and promot..
SKY Network Television
SKY Network Television Limited (ASX: [SKT]; NZX: [SKT]), often trading as SKY, was New Zealand's first pay television service and is at present, 2006, New Zealand's largest pay television operator. As of June 30 2005, SKY had 619,168 subscribers. Contents 1 Services1.1..
Sky News
Sky News is Europe's first 24-hour television news channel, originally launched as part of the 4-channel Sky Television network in February 1989. Its main competitor in the UK is BBC News 24 since the ITV News Channel has ceased broadcasting. It also broadcasts an Irish version, Sky News Ireland, ..
Sky News Australia
SKY News Australia is Australia's only dedicated news channel. The channel is owned by Publishing and Broadcasting Limited, the Seven Network, and British Sky Broadcasting, each with a one third stake in the company. The channel is only available via pay television in Australia on Foxtel, Austar ..
Sky News Ireland
Sky News Ireland is a television news channel broadcast in the Republic of Ireland by British Sky Broadcasting. It is carried by on Sky Digital, Chorus Communications, and the NTL-branded cable service currently operated by Morgan Stanley. For most of the day the channel broadcasts the same progra..
Sky News Today
Sky News Today is a program on Sky News which runs throughout the day in two 'shifts'. The first is from 9:00am to 12:00pm and is fronted by Chris Roberts and Anna Jones with live breaking news as it develops and 'daily debate' at 9:30am. Then, at 2:00, after Lunchtime Live, it returns with bre..
Sky Odyssey
Sky Odyssey is an action/adventure flight simulator for the SonyPlaystation 2. It was developed by Activision and released in 2000. The games story line follows a Indiana Jones-style story line in which the player character flies a plane in a fictional world collecting artifacts as well as pieces ..
Sky of Avalon - Prologue to the Symphonic Legends
Sky of Avalon - Prologue to the Symphonic Legends , a music project by Uli Jon Roth, was produced at Sky Studios, Earl's Farm - Autumn 1995. "Starlight" and "Winds of War" - 1992 produced at Sky Studios, Seaford. Released in 1996 in Japan and Europe, finally reaching the U.S. in 1998. Tracklisting ..
Sky One
This article is about the British and Irish TV channel. For the New Zealand TV channel, see SKY 1 Sky One is one of British Sky Broadcasting's entertainment channels in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland. Contents 1 Origins2 Sky Television3 Premiere screenings4 Home ..
Sky Pacific
Sky Pacific is a Fijian pay tv company, currently broadcasting 12 channels to subscribers in Fiji and across the Pacific. Channels available Fiji OneSky EntertainmentCartoon NetworkNickelodeon & MTV (shared channel)ABC Asia PacificCNN Turner Classic MoviesDiscovery ChannelE!Super Channel (Fiji)..
Sky Park Hotel
Sky Park Hotel is a 3-star hotel located at Zamboanga City, Philippines. At 10 stories high the hotel is known for the title of "Zamboanga City's tallest building". ..
SKY Perfect
SKY Perfect Communications Inc. (株式会社スカイパーフェクト・コミュニケーションズ, Kabushiki Gaisha Sukai Pāfekuto Komyunikēshonzu) TYO: [4795] is Japan's main provider of satellite television access. It is also an broadband Internet Service Provider. Its televi..
Sky Pillar
Sky Pillar is an area in Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald, and plays a major role in Emerald, but is the area where you capture Rayquaza in all three games. Contents 1 Items Needed2 Role in Plot3 Rayquaza4 Pokémon Obtainable Items Needed You need HM03, Surf, and the Mach Bike fo..
Sky Pilot
'Sky Pilot' is one of the common names for the flower Polemonium viscosum (As a nickname for a missionary) 'The Sky Pilot' is the title character for novels by Ralph Connor. (As a nickname for a military chaplain) "Sky Pilot" is a 1968 song by Eric Burdon and The Animals. ..
Sky Pilot (song)
"Sky Pilot" is a 1968 song by Eric Burdon and The Animals, released on the album The Twain Shall Meet. When released as a single the song was split across both sides, due to its length. As "Sky Pilot (Parts 1 & 2)" it reached number 14 on the U.S. pop charts. The Sky Pilot of the title is a militar..
Sky Pirates!
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Sky Raiders
Sky Raiders is a British short film produced by the Global Independent company and directed by James Dingsdale. It was released on 1 December 2005 in an open screening in North Wales. ..
Sky Ranch Airport
Sky Ranch Airport may refer to: Sky Ranch Airport (Nevada) , located in Sandy Valley, Nevada.Plateau Sky Ranch Airport , located in Edinburg, New York.Monticello Sky Ranch Airport , located in Monticello, Georgia. Other similar names are: Abie Sky RanchHobart Sky Ranch This is a [disambiguatio..
Sky Ride
The Sky Ride was a Transporter bridge designed by Robinson & Steinman and built for the Century of Progress Exposition (or World's Fair) in Chicago, Illinois (located near what became Meigs Field) in 1933. After the run of the fair concluded, it was demolished in November 1934. It had an 1,850-..
Sky Sanctuary Zone
Sky Sanctuary Zone is a level in the Sega Genesis game Sonic and Knuckles, widely regarded as the best level in any Sonic the Hedgehog game. After a rigorous fight between Sonic and Knuckles the Echidna in the Hidden Palace Zone, Dr. Eggman flies up and seizes the Master Emerald. Realizing who his t..
Sky Saxon
Sky Saxon (real name Richard Marsh, born 1937 in Salt Lake City, Utah) is an American rock and roll singer. He was the singer of 1960s garage rock band The Seeds. ..
Sky Scottish
Sky Scottish was a short lived satellite television channel operating on the analogue Sky TV service between 1 November 1996 and 31 May 1998. The service was a joint venture between British Sky Broadcasting and SMG plc (which owns stv). It initially broadcast between 6 and 8 p.m. in Scotland. Its ..
Sky Service Aviation
Sky Service Aviation is an airline based in Madrid, Spain. Operations include air taxi services. Code data ICAO Code: SKTCallsign: Star Jet External links [Sky Service Aviation] Lists of Aircraft | Aircraft manufacturers | Aircraft engines | Aircraft engine manufacturers | Airli..
Sky Shadow
This article is about the video game, for the television series characters see Transformers series. Sky Shadow is a 1990 Defender clone for the Mac OS, published by Casady & Greene. It was critically acclaimed when originally released, featuring detailed black and white graphics. It was programmed b..
Sky Shadow (Transformers)
Sky Shadow is the name of three different characters in the Transformers universes. Beast Wars (1998) Sky Shadow is a Predacon Fuzor in Beast Wars and did not appear in the TV series. His first fictional appearance was in the IDW Beast Wars comic. Transformers: Energon (2005) Sky Shadow was the..
Sky Soap
Sky Soap was a British Sky Broadcasting channel that showed a mix of American and British soap operas, including Emmerdale and Take the High Road. The channel began broadcasting in 1994 from the Astra 1C satellite on weekdays between 12pm and 4pm. In 1997, it moved to Astra 1B with a new start ti..
Sky Sports
For Sky Sports (New Zealand) please see SKY Network Television Sky Sports is a group of 8 channels - Sky Sports 1, Sky Sports 2, Sky Sports 3, Sky Sports Xtra, Sky Sports News, Sky Sports HD, PremPlus and At the Races - operated by British Sky Broadcasting, mainly for their Sky Digital platform...
Sky Sports Active
First ever Sky Sports Active, 1999 Sky Sports Active is a term used by British TV channel, Sky Sports, to describe their interactive sports service. It was launched in April 1999, on Sky Sports 1. Presented by Richard Keys, the first football game that was interactive was Arsenal vs. Manches..
Sky Sports Gold
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. Sky Sports Gold started in ..
Sky Sports Logos From The Past
SkySports 1 Image:SecondSkySports.jpg|Used From 1993-5 Image:ThirdSkySports.jpg|Used From 1995-6 Image:SkySports96.jpg|Used From 1996-7 Image:FourthSkySports.jpg|1997-8 Image:SkySportsFormer.jpg|1998-2002 Image:SkySportsCurrent.jpeg|2002-Present Sky Sports 2 Image:The First Sky Sports 2.jpg|199..
Sky Sports News
Sky Sports News (SSN) is a 24-hour sports news channel in the United Kingdom. It is run by BSkyB whose sports channels include Sky Sports 1, Sky Sports 2, Sky Sports 3, Sky Sports Xtra,Sky Sports HD and Pay-Per-View channel Premiership Plus. A delayed feed is picked up daily for one hour by Fox So..
Sky Swat
The Sky Swat is a thrill ride which is built by S&S Power of Logan, Utah. It starts by hoisting two arms to the top of a tower where it then begins to flip its riders upside down. After a few flips, it reverses and flips in the opposite direction. The first ever installation of a Sky Swat was at Six..
Sky Sword I
The TC-1 Sky Sword I (天劍一, Tien Chien I) is a short range infrared guided air-to-air missile developed by the Chungshan Institute of Science and Technology in Taiwan ROC, for the ROC Air Force. The missile was developed in the mid to late 1980s and is presently deployed on the R..
Sky Sword II
The TC-2 Sky Sword II (天劍二, Tien Chien II) is a radar guided air-to-air missile developed by the Chungshan Institute of Science and Technology in Taiwan Republic of China (ROC) during the 1990s for the ROC Air Force. The TC-2 is intended as the mid-range supplement of the IR gui..
Sky Tate
Sky Tate First Appearance: Beginnings, Part 1 ([[Power Rangers: S.P.D.]]) Last Appearance: Endings, Part 2 ([[Power Rangers: S.P.D.]]) Status: S.P.D. Red Ranger Affiliation: Space Patrol Delta Homeworld: Earth Weapon(s): Deltamax StrikerDelta EnforcerDelta BlastersSWAT ModeS.P...
Sky Television
The name Sky Television may refer to: British Sky Broadcasting (BSkyB) in the United Kingdom as Sky Digital. Formed in 1990 by the merger of Sky Television plc and British Satellite Broadcasting.Sky Television plc, the name of the four-channel network launched by Rupert Murdoch in 1989. Merged with ..
Sky Television plc
For other uses, see Sky Television (disambiguation). Sky Television plc was a four-channel satellite television service launched by Rupert Murdoch's News International on February 5, 1989. Sky Television merged with collapsed rival British Satellite Broadcasting in 1990 to form British Sky Broadca..
Sky Text
Sky Text is the Digital Teletext Service operated by British Sky Broadcasting (BSkyB) in the United Kingdom. It is available on Digital Satellite (501), Freeview Channel 108 and Cable services. Features NewsFinanceSportWeatherShowbizNational Lottery resultsHolidays External links [Sky Text se..
SKY TG 24 Canada
SKY TG24 Canada is a Canadian category 2 digital cable television channel. It is an all news channel in Italian. It is a Canadian version of the Italian channel SKY TG24. It is primarily distributed through a package with 2 other channels called Super Trio Italiano. The other 2 channels being L..
Sky Three
Sky Three is a television station from BSkyB, designed to accompany their existing Sky One and Sky Two (formerly known as Sky Mix) channels. It launched on 31 October 2005 at 5pm and was added to the Electronic Programme Guide at 10am, broadcasting 24/7 after launch. The channel is available on Fr..
Sky Tower
Auckland at night, with the Sky Tower in the background Sky Tower Sky Tower The Sky Tower is a tower located on the corner of Victoria and Federal Streets in the central business district of Auckland, New Zealand. It is 328 metres tall, as measured from ground level to the top of ..
Sky Trackers
Sky Trackers was a television series produced by Patricia Edgar and Margot McDonald for the Australian Children's Television Foundation. The series was a winner of various Television Awards. "Sky Trackers" is a story about Mike, Nikki, Maggie and their families. They live in a remarkable place &nd..
Sky Travel
Sky Travel is a channel from BSkyB that shows extensive programmes about travel, adverts for travel agencies, and documentries. History The channel launched in August 1994, and became part of Sky Multichannels. Originally it shared the same channel space as Sky Soap, Sky Sports 2, The History Chan..
Sky Two
This article discusses the present "Sky Two" channel (formerly "Sky Mix"). For the defunct UK Sky channel of similar name, see Sky 2. Sky Two (launched and branded as Sky One Mix until September 21 2004, and subsequently known as Sky Mix until October 31 2005) is a United Kingdom satellite televis..
Sky Valley, Georgia
Sky Valley is a city in Rabun County, Georgia, United States. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 221. It is home to Sky Valley Resort, which offers golfing in the summer, and in the winter is the only ski area in Georgia. The only highway or other through-road is the Dill..
Sky Vegas Live
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Sky Whirl
--> Sky Whirl was an Intamin Triple Giant Ferris Wheel that operated at both Marriott's Great America Parks. It was basically 3 arms with 2 wheels always spinning while one was on the ground loading. It gave park guests a chance to relax and get a cool breeze. It was a ride for the whole family. T..
Sky Witness
Sky Witness was a ruler of the Maya city and major cultural center of Calakmul, also known as Kaan. He took the rulership some time prior to the year 561, and led Kaan into a war with rival Maya city-state Tikal (a.k.a Mutal), winning a major victory in 562 which broke Mutal's formerly extensive po..
Sky Wonder
The Sky Wonder (formerly Pacific Sky - built 1984) is a cruise ship owned by Pullmantur Cruises. She was formerly owned by P&O Cruises Australia (November 2000 - May 2006). In May 2006 she was sold to Pullmantur Cruises and subsequently transferred to their fleet and renamed Sky Wonder. Background ..

 

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