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noise
Undesired sound that is intrinsically objectionable or that interferes with other sounds being listened to. In electronics and information theory, noise refers to those random, unpredictable, and undesirable signals, or changes in signals, that mask the desired information content. In radio, this noise is called static; in television, it is called snow. White noise is a complex signal or sound covering the entire range of component frequencies, or tones, all of which possess equal intensity.
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City (pop., 1994 est.: 5,132,000), capital of Colombia. The District Capital area is officially known as Santafé de Bogotá . It lies on a plateau east of the Andes. European settlement began in 1538 when Spanish conquistadores overran Bacatá , the main seat of the Chibcha Indians; the name was soon corrupted to Bogotá . It became the capital of the viceroyalty of New Granada and a center of Spanish colonial power in S. America. It was the scene of revolt against Spanish rule in 1810-11, and S. Bolí var took the city in 1819. It became the capital of the confederation of Gran Colombia; when that was dissolved in 1830, it remained the capital of New Granada (later Republic of Colombia). Today Bogotá is an industrial, commercial, educational, and cultural center.
Boise
City (pop., 1996 est.: 153,000), capital of Idaho. The largest city in the state, it lies on the Boise River. Following the 1862 gold rush to the river basin, Ft. Boise was established in 1863, and a community developed to provide services for the mines. It became the capital of Idaho Territory in 1864, and of the state in 1890. Agricultural expansion and the growth of the lumber industry contributed to its rapid growth. Boise is the headquarters of the Boise National Forest.
bonsai
(Japanese: "tray planting") Living dwarf tree or trees; also, the art of training and growing them in containers. Bonsai specimens are ordinary trees and shrubs, not hereditary dwarfs; they are dwarfed by a system of pruning roots and branches and training branches by tying them with wire. The art originated in China but has been pursued and developed primarily by the Japanese. The direct inspiration for bonsai is found in nature, in trees that grow in harsh, rocky places and are dwarfed and gnarled throughout their existence. Prized characteristics are aged-looking trunk and branches and weathered-looking exposed upper roots. Bonsai may live for a century or more and are handed down from one generation to another as valued family possessions. Bonsai pots, usually earthenware and of variable shape, are carefully chosen to harmonize in color and proportion with the tree. A sizable bonsai industry exists as part of the nursery industry in Japan; California is home to a small-scale bonsai industry.
Coase
British-U.S. economist. He received his doctorate from the London School of Economics, and taught principally at the ...
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