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halo a disc or circle of light shown surrounding or above the head of a saint or holy person to represent their holiness, recorded in this sense from the mid 19th century. (From the 6th century, living persons were shown with a square halo.) The word dates from the mid 16th century (denoting a circle of light round the sun), and comes via medieval Latin and Latin from Greek
halōs ‘disc of the sun and moon’.
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'Halo 3' to Make Entertainment History on Sept. 25.
PR Newswire; 5/16/2007; 700+ words
; ...history; beta preview and collectible Zune-Halo 3 edition digital media player add to early...video game is set to conquer them all. "Halo(R) 3," the final chapter in the groundbreaking "Halo" trilogy, is set to shatter day-one entertainment...
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HALO Industries to Sell Its Troy, MI And Canadian Operations To The Beanstalk Group; Sale of Standalone Offices Will Significantly Strengthen Company's Financial Health, Substantially Eliminate All Bank Debt.
PR Newswire; 12/19/2001; 700+ words
; CHICAGO -- HALO Industries, Inc., (BULLETIN BOARD...Troy, MI-based business and the stock of HALO Canada, Inc., its wholly owned subsidiary...of the transactions were not disclosed. HALO's Troy, MI business includes satellite...
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'Halo 3' drops the hammer Microsoft's big gun is aimed squarely at Sony PlayStation and Nintendo Wii
Newspaper article from: Dayton Daily News; 9/25/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...gamers can "finish the fight" today when "Halo 3" hits store shelves. The third and...Covenant home to Earth, and the acclaimed "Halo" trilogy to a close. The hugely anticipated...year. Preorders in North America for "Halo 3" have soared past one million copies...
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'Halo 3' Multiplayer Beta Hits Xbox LIVE Worldwide on May 16.
M2 Presswire; 4/10/2007; 700+ words
; ...PRESSWIRE-10 April 2007-investorIM: 'Halo 3' Multiplayer Beta Hits Xbox LIVE Worldwide...today confirmed the multiplayer beta of "Halo 3" will debut to audiences worldwide via...the Xbox 360(TM) console this fall, "Halo 3" is the highly anticipated third chapter...
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Is halo helpful? Effects of inducing halo on performance rating accuracy
Magazine article from: Social Behavior and Personality; 1/1/2003; ; 700+ words
; Halo error, although traditionally viewed as being detrimental...called for investigations on the effects of inducing halo. The present experiment tested the effect of inducing halo on performance rating accuracy. Participants (N=160...
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Halo 3.
Magazine article from: Daily Variety; 9/25/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...Microsoft's marketing slogan for "Halo 3" is "finish the fight" but it could...fans won't still be buzzing about "Halo 3's" play a year down the road as they...their own Master Chief shows. Though "Halo" has a remarkably detailed, "Star Wars...
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 "Professional Builder (1993)")
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Halo Lighting Fixtures: on the leading edge. (includes related article on one builder's reason for preferring Halo's products)(1998 Brand Leader)
Magazine article from: Professional Builder (1993); 9/1/1998; 700+ words
; ...the Professional Builder 1998 Brand Use Study, Halo Lighting gets the nod from builders as the number...division of Cooper Industries, manufacturer of Halo Lighting. The study points up Halo's strength in the residential lighting market...
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Halo Amends Option Agreement With Goldcorp.
News Wire article from: Marketwire Canada; 9/8/2009; 700+ words
; ...via COMTEX) -- Lynda Bloom, President and CEO of Halo Resources Ltd. (TSX VENTURE:HLO)(FRANKFURT:HRL) is pleased to announce that Halo Resources Ltd. ("Halo") has amended an agreement with Red Lake Gold Mines...
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HALO Industries Embarks on Aggressive Cost-Cutting Strategy to Return Core Promotional Products Business to Profitability.
PR Newswire; 9/24/2001; 700+ words
; ...Management and Transaction Processing to New HALO Service Center In Sterling, Illinois CHICAGO, Sept. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- HALO Industries, Inc., a promotional products...migrate from Niles, Illinois, to a new HALO service center in Sterling, Illinois...
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'Halo 3' invades game market
Newspaper article from: Charleston Gazette; 9/25/2007; ; 700+ words
; Can "Halo" hero Master Chief blast his way past...find out as the third installment in the "Halo" video game franchise debuts today for the...t divulge exact sales predictions for "Halo 3" (and won't specify just how many tens...
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halo
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to the Body
...with golden crowns or halos, suggesting an association of the halo with the sun. This...described as having halos studded with 500 Buddhas...In this way, the halo points to the transcendent...appears with a circular halo. A cross within the...to signify Christ. Halos also appear ...
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Halo Effect
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Psychology
Halo effect A type of bias where one characteristic...evaluation of the person's other traits. Halo effect is a phenomenon that occurs when one...behavior, or any other single factor. The halo effect is most often apparent in situations...
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halo, atmospheric
Book article from: A Dictionary of Astronomy
...commonest solar and lunar halos have an angular diameter...xB0;. The edge of the halo shows a prismatic effect...refraction of light to the halo's edge, the sky within a complete halo often appears darker than that outside. Lunar halos can be seen clearly only...
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halo CME
Book article from: A Dictionary of Astronomy
halo CME A class of coronal mass ejection ( CME ) that appears as an expanding halo of gas around the Sun in coronagraph images such...the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory ( SOHO ). A halo CME occurs when the emitted gas is directed along...
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halo orbit
Book article from: A Dictionary of Astronomy
halo orbit An orbit in which a spacecraft will remain in the vicinity of a Lagrangian point . A halo orbit actually takes the form of a circular...Lagrangian point. The first spacecraft to use a halo orbit was the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory...
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