Ladder theory — The Ladder Theory, or LT, is a pseudoscientific explanation of the ways in which men and women evaluate members of the opposite sex upon first impressions. In the Ladder theory model, this decision is typically made quickly and is often final.… … Wikipedia
Atkins Nutritional Approach — Atkins Nutritional Approach, popularly known as the Atkins Diet or just Atkins , is a well known low carbohydrate diet created by Dr.Robert Atkins from a diet he read in the Journal of the American Medical Association and utilized to resolve his… … Wikipedia
Automata-based programming (Shalyto's approach) — Automata Based Programming is a programming technology [1] . Its defining characteristic is the use of finite state machines to describe program behavior. The transition graphs of a state machines are used in all stages of software development… … Wikipedia
Reconstructive ladder — The reconstructive ladder is a term coined by reconstructive plastic surgeons to describe levels of increasingly complex management of wounds. [ABC of wound healing: BMJ 2006;332;710 712 Reconstructive surgery, D. E. Boyce, K. Shokrollahi] The… … Wikipedia
The Ladder (band) — The Ladder is a British hard rock group. The band is composed of three past members of the group FM, Steve Overland, Pete Jupp and Bob Skeat along with former Dare/Ten guitarist Vinny Burns. The band released one studio album, Future Miracles.… … Wikipedia
Aid — For other uses, see Aid (disambiguation). Not to be confused with Ade, Aide, AIDS, or Ayd. Aiding redirects here. It is not to be confused with Ayding. Aid received, per capita, in 2007, in $ of Official Development Assistance per person. Note… … Wikipedia
Cartographic generalization — Generalization has a long history in cartography as an art of creating maps for different scale and purpose. Cartographic generalization is the process of selecting and representing information of a map in a way that adapts to the scale of the… … Wikipedia
Pia Carry — The Pia Carry was created for use exclusively by lifeguards by Frank Pia. It requires a strong legs only kick that is used to support the drowning non swimmer as far out of the water as possible (at least the shoulders out), to stop the… … Wikipedia
National Lifeguard Service — (NLS) is the standard measure of lifeguard performance in Canada [1]. All lifeguards and assistant lifeguards are certified by the Royal Lifesaving Society of Canada. The program was officially launched in 1964[2]. Contents 1 Legal status 2 … Wikipedia
gangplank — (Roget s IV) n. Syn. plank, bridge, gangway, ladder, approach, ramp … English dictionary for students