An umbrella is a device used for temporary shade or shelter from precipitation. They can be made by stretching a fabric or other material over a wire frame. Umbrellas carried by hand are now usually used as rain shields, although their first use was for shielding from the sun; however, as tans became more sociably acceptable, this usage declined. An umbrella made for protection from the sun, is called a parasol. These are often meant to be fixed to one point and often used with patio tables or other outdoor furniture, or on the beach for shelter from the sun. The word "umbrella" is f ...

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Definition and meaning of umbrella:

umbrella - describes the body of a jellyfish or medusa

(Source: US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) )

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Umbrella Corporation - Formation. Umbrella is stated as having been founded by Lord Ozwell E. Spencer, a man descended from the British Royal Family, in 1960's. Two other people were prominently involved at the conception of Umbrella, Dr. James Marcus and Sir Edward Ashford. Though it is apparent that Spencer was the driving force behind the formation of the company, Marcus and Ashford were far more interested in the potential uses of the newly-discovered Progenitor Virus. When Edward Ashford passed away of natur ...

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The Umbrella Corporation (also known as Umbrella, Inc.) (傘株式会社) is a fictional biotech company set in the Resident Evil (Biohazard in Japan) videogame series. It operates ruthlessly as a major international player in a number of markets including pharmaceuticals, medical hardware, defense, and computers along with more clandestine operations utilizing genetic engineering and bioweaponry. A subsidiary of Umbrella operates as a private military company. This division of the corporation maintains a h ...

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An umbrella organization is an association of (often related, industry-specific) institutions, who work together formally to coordinate activities or pool resources. In business, political, or other environments, one group, the umbrella organization, provides resources and often an identity to the smaller organizations. Often in this kind of arrangement, the umbrella organization is to some degree responsible for starting the gr ...

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An umbrella term is a word that provides a superset or grouping of related concepts. Thus cryptology is an umbrella term that encompasses cryptography and cryptanalysis. Similarly, an "umbrella group" can be an organisation which is a central and co-ordinating body representing a number of smaller, separate bodies. Umbrella term - Examples in archaeology/anthropology. Grave goods Venus figurines: (They extend over diverse time periods.) Votive deposit: (They are 'essentially' in ever ...

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Depictions on ancient artifacts provide evidence that umbrellas have existed for over four thousand years. The civilizations of ancient Assyria, Egypt, Greece, and China all used umbrellas. It was not until the 16th century that the trend spread to Europe. In England, umbrellas were only used by women until the practice was popularised by Jonas Hanway (1712-86). Having noted the custom in Portugal, in the 1750s he started to carry an umbrella regularly in London, and continued to do so for thirty years despite derision. Another pionee ...

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The Energetic Patterns Of Dis-Ease

Disease, when looked at clairvoyantly, takes on very specific shapes and sizes in the muscles, glands and organs of the physical and energetic body. Although diseases can be classified as being similar or under the same "umbrella," they carry very distinct energetic patterns that are instantly discernible to a keen observer.

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A cocktail umbrella is a small umbrella or parasol made from paper, cardboard, and a toothpick, intended to be of the appearance of a small umbrella, and is used as a decoration in cocktails, desserts or other food and beverages. The umbrella is fashioned out of paper, which can be patterned, with cardboard ribs. The ribs are made from cardboard in order to provide flexibility and to hinge so the umbrella can be pulled shut much like an ordinary umbrella. A small plastic retaining ring is often fashioned against the stem, a too ...

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Christo (born Hristo Yavashev, Bulgarian: Христо Явашев) and Jeanne-Claude are an artistic duo known best for wrapping objects and buildings, as well as other types of environmental art. Married since November 28, 1962, they are arguably the best-known practitioners of what is called installation art. Some of their works include the wrapping of the Reichstag in Berlin with aluminized polypropylene fabric, and the Pont Neuf in Paris with golden sandstone polyamide fabric, and "Running Fence" (1976) a 24-mile-long rib ...

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Association for Global New Thought is an umbrella organization for the New Thought movement. Other related archivesNew Thought

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The World Psychiatric Association is an international umbrella organisation for psychiatrists that sets ethical, scientific and treatment standards in the practice of psychiatry. Other related archivespsychiatrists, psychiatry

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2 Population sans doubles comptes, i.e. not counting those people already counted in another commune (such as students and military personal). Cherbourg-Octeville is a town and commune in Normandy, north-west France. It was formed when the city of Cherbourg absorbed Octeville on February 28, 2000, and was officially renamed Cherbourg-Octeville. Cherbourg holds an arsenal of the French Navy. Cherbourg-Octeville - Geography. Cherbourg-Octeville is situated at the ...

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The American Institute for Cancer Research (AICR) is a large cancer research organization in the United States. It is associated with the World Cancer Research Fund umbrella organization. American Institute for Cancer Research - External link. [http:www.aicr.org/ Official website] ...

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The World Cancer Research Fund (WCRF) is a cancer research umbrella organization based in London, England. In operates branches in the United States (the American Institute for Cancer Research), the United Kingdom (World Cancer Research Fund UK), the Netherlands (Wereld Kanker Onderzoek Fonds), Germany (Weltkrebsforschungsfonds) and Hong Kong (World Cancer Research Fund Hong Kong). ...

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Abduction. Kidnapping, as a near synonym in criminal law, but sometimes used particularly in cases involving a woman or child Abduction, an anatomically defined type of movement involving a change in organ or limb position Abductive reasoning, a method of reasoning in logic Child abduction, the abduction or kidnapping of a young child (or baby) by an older person Abduction Phenomenon, an umbrella term used to describe a number of hypotheses, claims or asserti

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Earth religion is a New Age term used mostly by believers in neo-paganism and similar faiths. It is an umbrella phrase that is used to cover any religion that worships the Earth, Nature, or fertility gods, such as the various forms of goddess worship. Some find a connection between Earth-worship and the Gaia theory. Category: New Age ...

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Blason Populaire is an umbrella genre in the field of folkloristics used to designate any item of any genre which makes use of stereotypes (usually, but not always, negative stereotypes) of a particular group. Items such as (insert-ethnic-group-here) jokes or blonde jokes are very common examples of Blason Populaire. Categories: Articles that need to be wikified | Folklore ...

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The Wet Tropics of Queensland World Heritage Site is an umbrella name for a series of National Parks stretching for 450 km along the north east coast of Australia, from Townsville to Cooktown, bordering the Great Barrier Reef, itself another World Heritage site. Amongst the National Parks included are: Cedar Bay National Park Daintree National Park Endeavour River National Park Gi ...

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An umbel is an inflorescence which consists of a number of short flower stalks (called pedicels) which are equal in length and spread from a common point, somewhat like umbrella ribs. Umbels are a characteristic of plants such as carrot, parsley, dill, and fennel in the family Apiaceae, and ivy, aralia and fatsia in the family Araliaceae. A compressed cyme is called umbelliform if it resembles an umbel. Categories: Plant morphology | Apiales ...

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