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 179 ft (55 m) long, of 41.5-ft (13-m) beam, and weighed 1,200 tons. A revolving turret, protected by 8 in. (20.3 cm) of iron armor and containing two 11-in. (27.9-cm) smooth-bore guns, was its main feature. The sides were covered by iron plates from 3 to 5 in. (7.6-12.7 cm) thick, with about 27 in. (69 cm) of wood backing, and the deck, only 18 in. (46 cm) above water, was shielded with 1-in. (2.54-cm) armor. The ship was moved by steam power, with a screw propeller. (See Monitor and Merrimack for more information.) Monitors were used extensively in the Civil War, but the type had limitations—it was too heavy to navigate the oceans—and was eventually abandoned. However, they were used by the British navy in World War I.
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Monitor looking at changes in effort to remain vital ; Weekly edition is among options being considered
The Boston Globe; 5/10/2008; Don Aucoin; 546 words;
... Jonathan Wells, the managing publisher of the Monitor, acknowledged that the paper is considering ... that "no decisions have been made." If the Monitor does launch a weekly edition, it would inevitably ... daily paper. Like many other newspapers, the Monitor has battled declining circulation as ...
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Large format monitors: promising technology: dancing orange bars are over; we've moved on to color and large screens. EI and Xerion look intriguing, but there may be too few in the field to judge them.(COCKPIT UPGRADES)(Product/service evaluation)
The Aviation Consumer; 11/1/2007; Burnside, Joseph E. "Jeb"; 2151 words;
... panels from Garmin and Avidyne. Changes that monitor manufacturers have made since 2004 generally ... REPLACEMENTS While the low- and mid-range monitors remain relatively unchanged, the newer products ... functionality. For example, the big-screen color monitors can handle the fuel gauge issue with ...
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Failure to monitor cardiac patient on medical floor.
Hospital Law's Regan Report; 4/1/2008; Tammelleo, A. David; 879 words;
... without continuous telemetry or oxygen monitoring. Dr. Richard Carroll, a board-certified ... to a medical floor because he had been monitored for four days and did not have any heart ... Furthermore, his oxygen saturation had been monitored and did not waver. Her plan at the time ...
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Judge Fitzgerald speaks to lawyers as House Speaker Gene Chandler waits to testify in the sexual harrassment trial against Ron "Tony" Giordano and the House itself. (Concord Monitor photo/Jim Korpi)
Concord Monitor; 2/12/2004; 2 words;
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[ A multimedia presentation with audio of a Sunday Monitor story... ]
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Fourth grade students Megan Lampron, Mairi Ellum, Brianna Norris and Molly Farmer receive instructions along with other fourth, fifth, and sixth graders before a dress rehearsal of Broadway or Bust at Beaver Meadow School in Concord. February 11, 2004 (Concord Monitor photo/ Preston Gannaway)
Concord Monitor; 2/26/2005; 2 words;
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Class monitor
Chicago Sun-Times; 1/5/1988; 2 words;
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Monitors for merry Macs?
Chicago Sun-Times; 3/14/1997; 0 words;
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FIRE CREWS MONITOR HOT SPOTS
Los Angeles Daily News; 4/1/2007; 2 words;
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Chicago Sun-Times; 4/8/2007; 2 words;
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News brief - Bus routes now available on 'Monitor' Web site; Bus routes now available on 'Monitor' Web site
Concord Monitor; 8/19/2005; 55 words;
The following school districts' and towns' bus routes are now available on the Monitor's Web site at http:// www.concordmonitor.com: Allenstown, Bow, Chichester, Concord, Deerfield, Dunbarton, Epsom, Franklin, Gilmanton ...
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MONITOR: THE VIEWS OF THE WORLD
The Independent - London; 9/4/1999; 12 words;
Lianhe Zaobao Singapore Svenska Dagbladet Sweden Research by Sally Chatterton
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A Monitor guide to the bestsellers; Hardcover nonfiction.(FEATURES)(BOOKS)
The Christian Science Monitor; 4/13/2004; 24 words;
The Book Sense (TM) bestseller list is based on sales from independent bookstores across America. See PDF. (c) Copyright 2004. The Christian Science Monitor
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Chicago Sun-Times; 3/31/2006; 2 words;
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College students will monitor racial profiling
Miami Times; 6/5/2001; 11 words;
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