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Yellowknife
Yellowknife city (1991 pop. 15,179), capital of the Northwest Territories, Canada, on the north shore of Great Slave Lake, at the mouth of the Yellowknife River. It is the largest city in the Northwest Territories and a supply and transportation center, with an airport, radio and meteorological sta... Read more
Bellingham
Bellingham , city (1990 pop. 52,179), seat of Whatcom co., NW Wash., a port of entry on Bellingham Bay, one of the best harbors on the U.S. Pacific coast, near Canada; inc. 1904. It is an important shipping point for lumber, pulp, paper, and canned and frozen fruit. There is shipbuilding and diverse... Read more
Novi Sad
Novi Sad , Ger. Neusatz, Hung. Újvidék, city (1991 pop. 179,626), N Serbia, on the Danube River. The capital of the Vojvodina region and an industrial center and port, its industries produce processed foods, textiles, electrical equipment, and munitions. It is the site of a major o... Read more
Regina
Regina , city (1991 pop. 179,178), provincial capital, S Sask., Canada, on Wascana Creek. The city is the distribution and service center for one of the world's largest wheat-growing areas. Industries include agricultural processing, meatpacking, printing, oil refining, and the manufacture of commun... Read more
Aruba
Aruba , island, autonomous part of the Netherlands (2005 est. pop. 71,600), 69 sq mi (179 sq km), in the Lesser Antilles off the coast of Venezuela. Oranjestad is the capital and main port. The population is largely of mixed European and indigenous Caribbean descent. Roman Catholics make up more t... Read more
William Byrd
William Byrd 1674-1744, American colonial writer, planter, and government official; son of William Byrd (1652-1704). After being educated in England, he became active in the politics of colonial America. He served as member of the House of Burgesses, as receiver-general of Virginia, as Virginia c... Read more
District of Columbia
District of Columbia federal district (2000 pop. 572,059, a 5.7% decrease in population since the 1990 census), 69 sq mi (179 sq km), on the east bank of the Potomac River, coextensive with the city of Washington, D.C. (the capital of the United States). The District was established by congressio... Read more
monitor
monitor type of turreted warship (no longer used) carrying heavy guns, having little draft, and lying low in the water. Monitors were so called from the first of the class, the Monitor, built for the Union navy in the U.S. Civil War by John Ericsson . Launched in Jan., 1862, the Monitor was 17... Read more
Porto-Novo
Porto-Novo , city (1992 pop. 179,138), capital of Benin, S Benin, a port on Porto-Novo lagoon, an arm of the Gulf of Guinea. It is Benin's second largest city and an administrative and shipping center. However, it is less important commercially and industrially than Cotonou , to which it is connect... Read more
neon
neon [Gr.,=new], gaseous chemical element; symbol Ne; at. no. 10; at. wt. 20.179; m.p. -248.67°C; b.p. -246.048°C; density 0.8999 grams per liter at STP ; valence 0. Neon is a colorless, odorless, and tasteless gas. It is one of the inert gases in Group 18 of the periodic table ; it doe... Read more

Encyclopedia entries related to "179"

Albuquerque: Population Profile
Encyclopedia entry from: Cities of the United States ...2000) Racial and ethnic characteristics (2000) White: 321,179 Black or African American: 13,854 American Indian and Alaska...Pacific Islander: 452 Hispanic or Latino (may be of any race): 179,075 Other: 85,610 Percent of residents born in state: 46...
SIC 1081 Metal Mining Services
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of American Industries ...of U.S. mining companies totaled 125 in 2002, compared to 179 in 1997. At the turn of the twenty-first century, two of...metal mines in operation over this time period decreased from 179 to 125, and the number of metal mining employees dropped from...
Philip V
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Philip V 238-179 BC, king of Macedon (221-179), son of Demetrius II, successor of Antigonus III. He won fame in a war in Greece (220-217), in which he sided with the Achaean League against the Spartans and the Aetolian League . When...
Samoa
Encyclopedia entry from: World Education Encyclopedia ...Independent State of Western Samoa Region: Oceania Population: 179,466 Language(s): Samoan (Polynesian), English Literacy...are the official languages. As of July 2000, approximately 179,466 people were in the country, and the literacy rate was...
Macedon
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...Under Antigonus III's successor, Philip V (reigned 221-179 BC), Macedon engaged in war against Rome. Although the First...able to reduce the indemnity. His successor, Perseus (reigned 179-168 BC), foolishly aroused Roman fears and lost his kingdom...
Ithaca: Population Profile
Encyclopedia entry from: Cities of the United States ...5,739 Population 20 to 24 years old: 10,551 Population 25 to 34 years old: 3,703 Population 35 to 44 years old: 2,179 Population 45 to 54 years old: 2,080 Population 55 to 59 years old: 593 Population 60 to 64 years old: 429 Population 65...
Birmingham: Recreation
Encyclopedia entry from: Cities of the United States ...the city's symbol. Said to be the largest iron figure ever cast, it rises 55 feet above its pedestal to reach a total of 179 feet. This monument, a tribute to the iron industry in Birmingham, is unique in that it honors an industry rather than a person...
Montgomery: History
Encyclopedia entry from: Cities of the United States ...time it became an important link in service between New York City and New Orleans. By 1840, Montgomery had a population of 2,179 residents. On January 30, 1846, the Alabama legislature announced that it had voted to remove the capital city from Tuscaloosa...
Arkansas
Encyclopedia entry from: Cities of the United States ...Nickname: Land of Opportunity Motto: Regnat populus (The people rule) Flower: Apple blossom Bird: Mockingbird Area: 53,179 square miles (2000; U.S. rank: 29th) Elevation: Ranges from 55 feet to 2,753 feet above sea level Climate: Long hot...
Lewiston: Population Profile
Encyclopedia entry from: Cities of the United States ...2,441 $75,000 to $99,999: 902 $100,000 to $149,999: 403 $150,000 to $199,999: 59 $200,000 or more: 179 Percent of families below poverty level: 10.0% (59.3% of which were female householder families with related children...

Dictionary entries related to "179"

"Claims of Psychoanalysis to Scientific Interest"
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Psychoanalysis ...psychoanalytic pathography that "psychography" (p. 179) that "can indicate the subjective and individual...ostensibly sprung from impartial logical work" (p. 179). It was in terms of its "biological" (p. 179) interest that psychoanalysis attracted the...
Bay of Pigs Invasion
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History ...hours into a complete disaster as the Castro forces captured 1,179 of the invaders and killed the remaining 274. For the United...Twenty months later, in December 1962, Castro released the 1,179 Bay of Pigs prisoners in exchange for $53 million worth of medical...
constellations, The
Book article from: A Dictionary of Astronomy ...x2002;128 80 1 Corona Borealis Coronae Borealis CrB  179 73 1 Corvus Corvi Crv  184 70 1 Crater Crateris Crt...Delphini Del  189 69 1 Dorado Doradus Dor  179 72 3 Draco Draconis Dra 1083  8 1 Equuleus Equulei...
I Vitelloni
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...Fellini," in Film Comment (New York), vol. 30, September/October 1994. Séquences (Haute-Ville), no. 179, July-August 1995. Amengual, Barthélemy, "Propositions pour un portrait du jeune Fellini en néo...
Bisexuality
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Psychoanalysis ...is sometimes perversion and sometimes neurosis, I avail myself of the universal bisexuality of human beings" (1950a, p. 179). And it was through the analysis of the psychoneuroses that Freud found confirmation of the "postulated existence of an innate...
"Dostoyevsky and Parricide"
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Psychoanalysis ...Dostoyevsky finally appeared to be a masochist, "that is to say the mildest, kindliest, most helpful person possible" (p. 179). But for Freud there is more: Dostoyevsky's projections into his characters — violent, egocentric, criminal...
Evenly-Suspended Attention
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Psychoanalysis ...aspect of this description: "In a more systematic formulation, unconscious must be replaced with preconscious" (2003, p. 179). Some authors (notably James Strachey in the Standard Edition) have proposed as alternatives the terms evenly-suspended...
Hard Science and Psychoanalysis
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Psychoanalysis ...exception: "Strictly speaking, there are only two sciences: psychology, pure and applied, and natural science" (1933a, p. 179). Freud was frankly ironic about official sciences, assuming, moreover, the following position: "Scientific thinking does...
Phallus
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Psychoanalysis ...neurosis. SE , 17: 1-122. — — . (1924d). The dissolution of the Oedipus complex. SE , 19: 171-179. Lacan, Jacques. (1998). On feminine sexuality: The limits of love and knowledge (Bruce Fink, Trans.). New York...
Baccelli, Guido
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography ...in Bollettino dell ’ Istituto Storico Italiano dell ’ Arte Sanitaria , 10 (1930), 66 – 90 and 179 – 199; G. Gorrini, Guido Baccelli . La vita, I ’ opera, it pensiero (Turin, 1916), which contains...

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Complexities of the sec. 179 deduction.
Magazine article from: The Tax Adviser; 8/1/1996; ; 700+ words ; The Sec. 179 expense deduction seems simple enough on the surface...not below zero) by the amount of excess Sec. 179 property placed in service during the year exceeding $200,000 (Sec. 179(b)(1)(2)). The amount allowed as a deduction...
The intricacies of the sec. 179 election.
Magazine article from: The Tax Adviser; 7/1/1996; ; 700+ words ; ...article. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY While the Sec. 179 election to expense annually the cost of...in tax planning for clients. The Sec. 179 election to expense is not only one of the...not used to its potential. Under Sec. 179, as much as $17,500 of Sec. 179 property...
S Corporations, CGES and Sec. 179.(controlled group election statements)
Magazine article from: The Tax Adviser; 12/1/2004; ; 700+ words ; ...another corporation, to allocate the benefits of Sec. 179. The Sec. 179 regulations provide limits for component members of controlled...connected through at least 80% common ownership. For Sec. 179 purposes, however, the threshold is only "more than...
Expensing depreciable assets; proposed Sec. 179 regulations clarify recent tax act changes.
Magazine article from: The Tax Adviser; 1/1/1992; ; 700+ words ; Proposed Sec. 179 Regulations Clarify recent Tax Act Changes...published proposed regulations on the Sec. 179 election to expense certain depreciable...regulations, which incorporate changes to Sec. 179 made by the Technical and Miscellaneous...
Revisiting Post-JGTRRA sec. 179.(Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003)
Magazine article from: The Tax Adviser; 10/1/2004; ; 700+ words ; The expensing election under Sec. 179 was overhauled by the Jobs and Growth Tax...strategies. JGTRRA Changes Under Sec. 179(d)(1), tangible personal property...be amortized over 36 months. The Sec. 179(b)(1) annual deduction ceiling increased...
Pitfalls of S corporations making elections under section 179
Magazine article from: The CPA Journal; 11/1/1996; ; 700+ words ; IRC section 179 (Election to Expense Certain Depreciable...Another advantage of electing IRC section 179 benefits is that the expense does not give...deductions under an accelerated method. Section 179 does not apply to estates and trusts. A...
Tax Court rejects modification of sec. 179 election.(expensing additional assets)
Magazine article from: The Tax Adviser; 8/1/2001; ; 700+ words ; ...refusing to allow a taxpayer to modify a Sec. 179 election to expense additional assets...that qualifies for expensing under Sec. 179 is now $24,000, the ruling is an important issue for many businesses. Sec. 179 allows a taxpayer to expense, in the year...
Sec. 179 expensing election.
Magazine article from: The Tax Adviser; 10/1/2002; ; 700+ words ; ...still comes from making the most out of the Sec. 179 expensing election. Basically, Sec. 179 allows clients to elect to expense up to $24...assets that maximize the current-year's Sec. 179 deduction. If a taxpayer acquired assets with...
A sec. 179 deduction trap.(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: The Tax Adviser; 12/1/1995; ; 700+ words ; Lost Sec. 179 deductions can occur when a taxpayer receives Sec. 179 allocations from more than one passthrough entity. Sec. 179 allows a taxpayer to elect to expense rather than capitalize the cost of qualifying Sec. 179 property placed in...
Improving Arizona's SR-179.(state route)
Magazine article from: Rocky Mountain Construction; 1/24/2005; ; 700+ words ; ...is a key element of construction preparation State Route 179 (SR-179), an Arizona state-designated scenic road, is located...Transportation is following an innovative approach to improving SR-179, called a Needs Based Implementation Plan (NBIP), which...