basic Polarity counseling: Part of Polarity Therapy. Basic Polarity counseling borrows from bioenergetics, Gestalt (see Gestalt therapy), and NLP. Its focus is the body/mind relationship.

(See also: Basic Polarity counseling, Alternative Health, Body Mind and Soul)

Visual Basic is a controversial language; many programmers have strong feelings regarding the quality of Visual Basic and its ability to compete with newer languages like Python. It was designed to be a simple language. In the interest of convenience and rapid development, some features like compile time type-checking and variable declaration are turned off by default. This leads to some programmers praising Visual Basic for how simple it is to use, but also can lead to frustration when programmers encounter problems that the features would have detected (e.g., a typo genera ...

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Visual Basic, Visual Basic - Derivative languages, Visual Basic - Language features, Visual Basic - Controversy, Visual Basic - Programming constructs not present in Visual Basic, Visual Basic - Behaviors present in Visual Basic, Visual Basic - Visual Basic and VB.NET, Visual Basic - Evolution of Visual Basic, Visual Basic - Timeline of Visual Basic before Visual Basic .NET, Visual Basic - Timeline of Visual Basic .NET, Visual Basic - Visual Basic and HyperCard

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In 2001, A&P brought the Food Basics concept to the United States, changing a Passaic, New Jersey store from an A&P to a Food Basics. A&P was pleased with the results, and announced later that year that one of their flagship stores, the Paterson, New Jersey store, would close that November and begin the process of switching over to a Food Basics. Shortly after that, A&P decided to concentrate most of its business in its larger stores, and began to convert most of its smaller stores to Food Basics stores. Today, A&P operates 11 Food Basics stores in New Jersey, New Yor ...

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Food Basics, Food Basics - Food Basics USA, Food Basics - External link

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The grammar is listed below in Backus-Naur form. In the listing, an asterisk ("*") denotes zero or more of the object to its left — except for the first asterisk in the definition of "term", which is the multiplication operator; parentheses group objects; and an epsilon ("ε") signifies the empty set. As is common in computer language grammar notation, the vertical bar ("|") distinguishes alternatives, as does their being listed on separate lines. The symbol "CR" denotes a carriage return (usually gene ...

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Tiny BASIC, Tiny BASIC - History, Tiny BASIC - Tiny BASIC grammar, Tiny BASIC - Implementation by interpretive language

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Savoriness or umami is the name for the taste sensation produced by the free glutamates commonly found in fermented and aged foods, for example parmesan and roquefort cheeses, as well as soy sauce and fish sauce. It is also found in significant amounts in various unfermented foods such as walnuts, grapes, broccoli, tomatoes, and mushrooms, and to a lesser degree in meat. The glutamate taste sensation is most intense in combination with sodium. This is one reason why tomatoes exhibit a stronger taste after adding salt. Sauces with umami and s ...

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Basic taste, Basic taste - History, Basic taste - Saltiness, Basic taste - Sourness, Basic taste - Sweetness, Basic taste - Bitterness, Basic taste - Umami, Basic taste - Other sensations, Basic taste - Pungent, Basic taste - Cold, Basic taste - Fat

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Sourness is the taste that detects acids. The mechanism for detecting sour taste is similar to that which detects salt taste. Hydrogen ion channels detect the concentration of hydronium ions (H3O+ ions) that have dissociated from an acid. Hydrogen ions are capable of permiating the amiloride-sensitive sodium channels, but this is not the only mechanism involved in detecting the quality of sourness. Hydrogen ions also inhibit the potassium channel, which normally functions to hyperpolarize the cell. Thus, by a com ...

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Basic taste, Basic taste - History, Basic taste - Saltiness, Basic taste - Sourness, Basic taste - Sweetness, Basic taste - Bitterness, Basic taste - Umami, Basic taste - Other sensations, Basic taste - Pungent, Basic taste - Cold, Basic taste - Fat

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Five tastes are known to be sensed by taste buds: bitter, salty, sour, sweet, and umami. Until recently, most Western sources listed only the first four; in recent years, the fifth taste—umami (savoriness)—has become widely accepted. The most familiar example of an "umami" taste is that of the common food additive MSG. The Chinese also recognize 'pungent' as a sixth flavour. Some argue that spicy should also be included here as a different type of taste. Conflicting opinions exist and there are no reliabl ...

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Basic taste, Basic taste - History, Basic taste - Saltiness, Basic taste - Sourness, Basic taste - Sweetness, Basic taste - Bitterness, Basic taste - Umami, Basic taste - Other sensations, Basic taste - Pungent, Basic taste - Cold, Basic taste - Fat

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Main article: Sweetness Sweetness is produced by the presence of sugars, some proteins and a few other substances. Sweetness is detected by a variety of G protein coupled receptors coupled to the G protein gustducin found on the taste buds. At least two different variants of the "sweetness receptors" need to be activated for the brain to register sweetness. The compounds which the brain senses as sweet are thus compounds that can bind with varying bond strength to several different sweetness receptors. The differences between t ...

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Basic taste, Basic taste - History, Basic taste - Saltiness, Basic taste - Sourness, Basic taste - Sweetness, Basic taste - Bitterness, Basic taste - Umami, Basic taste - Other sensations, Basic taste - Pungent, Basic taste - Cold, Basic taste - Fat

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BASIC extensions (also known as BASIC toolkits) extend a particular basic. (Platforms: APCW = Amstrad PCW; C64 = Commodore 64; C128 = Commodore 128; Spec = ZX Spectrum; Spec+3 = ZX Spectrum +3; VIC-20 = Commodore VIC-20) BASIC 8.0 (C128) – Third-party extension of the C128's Commodore BASIC 7.0 Beta BASIC (Spec) – A BASIC toolkit that extended Sinclair BASIC. Exbasic Level II (C64) – Extended BASIC. An improved BASIC for the C64, which was loaded from disk ...

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List of BASIC dialects, List of BASIC dialects - Dialects, List of BASIC dialects - A, List of BASIC dialects - B, List of BASIC dialects - C, List of BASIC dialects - D, List of BASIC dialects - E, List of BASIC dialects - F, List of BASIC dialects - G, List of BASIC dialects - H, List of BASIC dialects - I, List of BASIC dialects - J, List of BASIC dialects - K, List of BASIC dialects - L, List of BASIC dialects - M, List of BASIC dialects - N, List of BASIC dialects - O, List of BASIC dialects - P, List of BASIC dialects - Q, List of BASIC dialects - R, List of BASIC dialects - S, List of BASIC dialects - T, List of BASIC dialects - U, List of BASIC dialects - V, List of BASIC dialects - W, List of BASIC dialects - X, List of BASIC dialects - Y, List of BASIC dialects - Z, List of BASIC dialects - BASIC extensions, List of BASIC dialects - Related languages

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Atari BASIC - String handling. ATARI BASIC differs from Microsoft-style BASICs primarily in the way it handles strings — it actually doesn't have any. Instead it used the Data General-like system of using character arrays, similar to the way the C programming language constructs strings. While this is in theory much faster than MS's solution, it was also much harder to port BASIC programs to the machine. Worse yet, arrays in ATARI BASIC were single-dimensional only, meaning that if a program used arrays of strings it essentially had ...

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Atari BASIC, Atari BASIC - Background, Atari BASIC - Description, Atari BASIC - String handling, Atari BASIC - Sound and graphics, Atari BASIC - Program editing, Atari BASIC - Performance, Atari BASIC - Tips

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Bitterness, like sweetness, is sensed by G protein coupled receptors coupled to the G protein gustducin. Many people find bitter tastes to be unpleasant; many alkaloids taste bitter, and evolutionary biologists have suggested that a distaste for bitter things evolved to enable people to avoid food poisoning. The bitterest substance known is the synthetic chemical denatonium (e.g., under the trademark Bitrex [1]), discovered in 1958. Denatonium benzoate is a white, odourless solid used as an aversive agent, i.e., an additive that prevents accidental ingestion of a toxic substance by huma ...

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Basic taste, Basic taste - History, Basic taste - Saltiness, Basic taste - Sourness, Basic taste - Sweetness, Basic taste - Bitterness, Basic taste - Umami, Basic taste - Other sensations, Basic taste - Pungent, Basic taste - Cold, Basic taste - Fat

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Basic Instinct - Portrayal of homosexuals. The film was controversial due to its overt sexuality and graphic violence -- a characteristic found in many of Verhoeven's movies -- and was protested by gay rights activists who felt that the film followed a pattern of negative depiction of gay and lesbian people in the film industry. It has also received criticism from those who feel it portrays bisexuals as insatiable, untrustworthy, and homicidal. < ...

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Basic Instinct, Basic Instinct - Plot summary, Basic Instinct - Controversy, Basic Instinct - Portrayal of homosexuals, Basic Instinct - NC-17 rating, Basic Instinct - Trivia, Basic Instinct - Sequel, Basic Instinct - External link

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In open position, partners stand facing each other at an arm's length apart. They may hold one or two hands. They may have parallel or crossed arms. Basic: basic rhythm is 1-2 3&4 5-6 7&8. Lead begins on left foot, follow begins on right foot. Therefore the lead's footwork is L, R, L-R-L, R, L, R-L-R. The follow's footwork is the opposite. Although often used synonymously with "West Coast Swing", Lindy is in fact a different dance characterized by the swing out, often termed the "sugar push" and ...

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Lindy Basic, Lindy Basic - Open Position, Lindy Basic - Spins, Lindy Basic - Arm, Lindy Basic - Pushing and Pulling Retitle, Lindy Basic - Freeze, Lindy Basic - Closed Position, Lindy Basic - Cuddle and Promenade Positions, Lindy Basic - Armlock Position, Lindy Basic - Tandem Position, Lindy Basic - Back-to-Back Position, Lindy Basic - Style, Lindy Basic - Other Variations, Lindy Basic - Combinations

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The machines that would become the 8-bit family had originally been developed as a 2nd generation games console intended to replace the Atari 2600. During development in the late 1970s the home computer market "took off", and management realized they could sell the machine at a considerably higher price point if it were re-purposed for that market. This left them with the need for a BASIC system, at that time considered an ab ...

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Atari BASIC, Atari BASIC - Background, Atari BASIC - Description, Atari BASIC - String handling, Atari BASIC - Sound and graphics, Atari BASIC - Program editing, Atari BASIC - Performance, Atari BASIC - Tips

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List of BASIC dialects - A. ABasiC (Amiga) — Relatively limited. Initially provided with Amigas by MetaComCo. ABC BASIC (ABC80/800) BASIC for Luxors ABC line of computers. ACE (Amiga) — A Compiler for Everyone — A freeware BASIC compiler that is AmigaBASIC compatible and contains extra features, some of which exploit the Amiga's hardware and operating system. [1] [2] Advanced BASIC: See 'BASICA' Altair BASIC (aka MITS 4K BASIC, ...

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List of BASIC dialects, List of BASIC dialects - Dialects, List of BASIC dialects - A, List of BASIC dialects - B, List of BASIC dialects - C, List of BASIC dialects - D, List of BASIC dialects - E, List of BASIC dialects - F, List of BASIC dialects - G, List of BASIC dialects - H, List of BASIC dialects - I, List of BASIC dialects - J, List of BASIC dialects - K, List of BASIC dialects - L, List of BASIC dialects - M, List of BASIC dialects - N, List of BASIC dialects - O, List of BASIC dialects - P, List of BASIC dialects - Q, List of BASIC dialects - R, List of BASIC dialects - S, List of BASIC dialects - T, List of BASIC dialects - U, List of BASIC dialects - V, List of BASIC dialects - W, List of BASIC dialects - X, List of BASIC dialects - Y, List of BASIC dialects - Z, List of BASIC dialects - BASIC extensions, List of BASIC dialects - Related languages

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Blitz BASIC - Blitz BASIC. The first compiler, originally designed by Acid Software from New Zealand, was Blitz BASIC for the Amiga. It competed with Europress Software's AMOS. Both AMOS and Blitz were distinguished from other BASIC implementations by their built-in support for writing computer games. Blitz BASIC - Blitz BASIC 2. Shortly after the first language, its sequel was released. Blitz BASIC 2 became very popular and spawned popular titles such as the ...

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Blitz BASIC, Blitz BASIC - Amiga Languages, Blitz BASIC - Blitz BASIC, Blitz BASIC - Blitz BASIC 2, Blitz BASIC - PC Languages, Blitz BASIC - Blitz Basic 2D, Blitz BASIC - Blitz3D, Blitz BASIC - BlitzPlus, Blitz BASIC - Cross-Platform Languages, Blitz BASIC - BlitzMAX, Blitz BASIC - Blitz Programming Books, Blitz BASIC - Game Programming For Teens, Blitz BASIC - Learn to Program 2D Games in Blitz Basic, Blitz BASIC - Blitz Basic example code

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The language was first developed solely as a standards document, written primarily by Dennis Allison, a member of the Computer Science faculty at Stanford University. He was urged to create the standard by Bob Albrecht of the Homebrew Computer Club. He had seen BASIC on minicomputers and felt it would be the perfect match for new machines like the MITS Altair 8800, which had been released in January 1975. Bob and Dennis published the design document in the newsletter of the People's Computer Company. In December 1975, Dick Whipple and ...

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Tiny BASIC, Tiny BASIC - History, Tiny BASIC - Tiny BASIC grammar, Tiny BASIC - Implementation by interpretive language

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Blitz BASIC - Blitz Basic 2D. The first PC version of the Blitz suite of languages was written a while later, using the power of DirectX for 2D graphics. Blitz BASIC PC, often known as Blitz Basic 2D, was published under Idigicon (formerly Guildhall Leisure) and quickly grew in popularity. It is now discontinued from its developers, but still available from Idigicon. Recognition of Blitz Basic 2D was boosted dramatically when a limited range of "free" versions were distributed on popular UK computer magazines such as PC Format. ...

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Blitz BASIC, Blitz BASIC - Amiga Languages, Blitz BASIC - Blitz BASIC, Blitz BASIC - Blitz BASIC 2, Blitz BASIC - PC Languages, Blitz BASIC - Blitz Basic 2D, Blitz BASIC - Blitz3D, Blitz BASIC - BlitzPlus, Blitz BASIC - Cross-Platform Languages, Blitz BASIC - BlitzMAX, Blitz BASIC - Blitz Programming Books, Blitz BASIC - Game Programming For Teens, Blitz BASIC - Learn to Program 2D Games in Blitz Basic, Blitz BASIC - Blitz Basic example code

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What are the basic questions asked in linguistics? What is language? How did it/does it evolve? How does language serve as a medium of communication? How does language serve as a medium of thinking? What is common to all languages? How do languages differ? Is X a language or a dialect? (The answers are not necessarily basic or easy to understand.) ...

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List of basic linguistic topics, List of basic linguistic topics - Basic questions, List of basic linguistic topics - Basic concepts glossary of basic terms, List of basic linguistic topics - Timeline of discovery of basic concepts, List of basic linguistic topics - People, List of basic linguistic topics - Subfields, List of basic linguistic topics - Schools/Movements/Approaches

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As well as the reference books that were bundled with the boxed versions of Blitz Basic 2D and Blitz3D, there have been a few programming guides written. Blitz BASIC - Game Programming For Teens. Game Programming For Teens was written by Maneesh Sethi to teach young programmers how to get started writing games with Blitz Basic 2D. It became very popular because of its appealing concept, helping to get new developers quickly into programming. The second edition of this book was released in May 2005. Blitz B ...

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Blitz BASIC, Blitz BASIC - Amiga Languages, Blitz BASIC - Blitz BASIC, Blitz BASIC - Blitz BASIC 2, Blitz BASIC - PC Languages, Blitz BASIC - Blitz Basic 2D, Blitz BASIC - Blitz3D, Blitz BASIC - BlitzPlus, Blitz BASIC - Cross-Platform Languages, Blitz BASIC - BlitzMAX, Blitz BASIC - Blitz Programming Books, Blitz BASIC - Game Programming For Teens, Blitz BASIC - Learn to Program 2D Games in Blitz Basic, Blitz BASIC - Blitz Basic example code

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Although the first version of STOS to be released in the UK (version 2.3) was released in late 1988 by Mandarin Software, an earlier version had been released earlier in France. Version 2.3 was bundled with three complete games (Orbit, Zoltar and Bullet Train), and many accessories and utilities (such as sprite and music editors). A compiler was soon released that enabled you to compile the STOS Basic program into an executable file that ran a lot faster because it was compiled rather than interprete ...

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STOS BASIC, STOS BASIC - History, STOS BASIC - Extensions, STOS BASIC - Criticisms, STOS BASIC - STOS related game creators on other platforms

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