Its name is Latin for cross, and it is dominated by a cross-shaped asterism that is commonly known as the Southern Cross.

Its path can ultimately be traced into the Southern Ocean and around the tip of Africa as it mixes with Circumpolar Deep Water.

Its importance as Brazil's national music transcends region, however ; samba schools, samba musicians and carnival organizations centered around the performance of samba exist in every region of the country and, while regional musics prevail in other regions ( for instance, in Southern Brazil, Center-West Brazil, and all of the Brazilian countryside, Sertanejo, or Brazilian country music, is the most popular style ).

Its purpose was to eliminate food and supplies vital to the South's military operations, as well as to strike a blow at Southern civilian morale.

Its survivors linked up with the victorious Southern Army commanded by a talented general Eärnil, and they destroyed the Wainriders in the Battle of the Camp once and for all.

Its administration in Southern Iraq has been criticized as corrupt and as " theocracy mixed with thuggery " According to a 2005 report by journalist Doug Ireland, the Badr Organization has been involved in many incidents of attacking and killing gays in Iraq.

Its three sister schools are Eastern, Central, and Southern Connecticut State University.

Its variants were spoken in the southern and eastern Peloponnese, Crete, Rhodes, some islands in the southern Aegean Sea, some cities on the coasts of Asia Minor, Southern Italy, Sicily, Epirus and Macedon.

Its use spread during the first half of the 20th century over the whole of northern Schleswig-Holstein ; it is also used in the Danish dialect Southern Jutish, where it is spelled " mojn ".

Its county seat is Murphysboro ; its most populous city is Carbondale, home to the main campus of Southern Illinois University.

Its municipal government is the Clark County Commission, which has seven members from across Southern Nevada ( and none of whom reside in Spring Valley as of 2006 ).

Its primary purpose for Southern RR was to increase North / South passenger / freight traffic by feeding into ACL ( Atlantic Coast Line ) at Hardeeville for passage South to Florida or North to Charleston and other points.

Its name derived from the Kirby yard of the Southern Pacific Railroad that crossed through the town.

Its pronunciation is, in some respects, common to Southern American English, which is spoken by many African Americans and many non-African Americans in the United States.

Its immediate precursor and prototype was a collection of thirty-eight maps of European lands, and of Asia, Africa, Tartary and Egypt, gathered together by the wealth and enterprise, and through the agents, of Ortelius ’ friend and patron, Gilles Hooftman, lord of Cleydael and Aertselaer: most of these were printed in Rome, eight or nine only in the Southern Netherlands.

Its association with the North was such that as secessionist attitudes grew stronger, minstrels on Southern tours became convenient targets of anti-Yankee sentiment.

Its service units were located in the cities of Hämeenlinna, Helsinki and Kouvola, Hämeenlinna being the capital of Southern Finland.

Its demographic focus was on the East Coast ( centered on Pennsylvania ), with large numbers in the Midwest and some presence in the Southern Atlantic states.

Its educational institutions consist of effective public and private schools like the Masbate National Comprehensive High School in Masbate City that has three campuses-( MNCHS-Bolo Campus, MNCHS-Main Campus, MNCHS-Annex Campus ) and the state-supported Dr. Emilio B. Espinosa Sr. Memorial State College of Agriculture and Technology, Osmeña Colleges, Masbate Colleges, Southern Bicol Colleges, Liceo de Masbate Colleges-a catholic school with primary, secondary and tertiary educations under the directorship of the Diocese of Masbate ; Holy Name Academy-a catholic institution run by the Augustinian Recollect Sisters in Palanas, Masbate and Lucio Atabay Memorial Elementary School ( formerly, Nipa Elem School ) in Nipa, Palanas, Masbate and many elementary, secondary schools and colleges.

Its news anchor was Rafael L. Torres, in whose name the Southern Puerto Rico Chamber of Commerce later created an Excellence in Journalism award.

Its finest development is in the Southern Appalachian mountains, where trees may exceed 170 feet in height.

Its official publication is the Southern Baptist Texan and Gary Ledbetter currently serves as its editor.

Its signal has long been available on cable across the Greater Toronto Area and most of Southern Ontario, and can be seen on Rogers Cable channel 5 in Barrie and channel 20 in the Greater Toronto Area.

Its romantic story also contributed to the growth of tourism to Southern California.

Its members share a common commitment to economic and social development, open markets, the rule of law, and democracy throughout the Western Hemisphere.

Its erosion caldera is the largest in the Southern Hemisphere.

Its gradual expansion has focused mainly on plants of the Southern Hemisphere, and now includes a comprehensive collection of conifers, exotic South African proteas, Australian plants, and a fine collection of " living fossils ".

Its variation in the Western Hemisphere is minimal, roughly between the equator and the 15th parallel north latitude.

Its amateur counterpart disappeared after only a few years.

Its counterpart is known as non-declarative or procedural memory, which refers to unconscious memories such as skills ( e. g. learning to ride a bicycle ).

Its counterpart, β-quartz, is present only at high temperatures and pressures ( changes to α-quartz below 573 ° C at 1 bar ).

Its best known definition comes from Aristotle, who considers it a counterpart of both logic and politics, and calls it " the faculty of observing in any given case the available means of persuasion.

Its amateur counterpart disappeared after only a few years.

Its science and engineering counterpart is the National Science Foundation.

Its southern counterpart, the aurora australis ( or the southern lights ), has almost identical features to the aurora borealis and changes simultaneously with changes in the northern auroral zone and is visible from high southern latitudes in Antarctica, South America, New Zealand, and Australia.

Its counterpart is andrology, which deals with medical issues specific to the male reproductive system.

Its absence in fish and aquatic arthropods is notable, as many have life stations similar to a terrestrial or tetrapod counterpart, or could othewise make use of the added flexibility.

Its counterpart in gold was the Venetian ducat.

Its counterpart organization in the men's professional game is the Association of Tennis Professionals ( ATP ).

Its female counterpart, Boston High School is on Spilsby Road ( A16 ), in the north of the town next to the Pilgrim Hospital.

Its counterpart is the lingam, interpreted by some as the phallus.

Its counterpart, Lay's Shut Out, has visitors playing goaltender, blocking shots from computer simulations of players Wayne Gretzky and Mark Messier.

Its earthly counterpart is a device on the shield of Agamemnon:

Its Order of the Arrow counterpart is the Blue Heron Lodge, which was founded in 1946 when a team from Octoraro Lodge in Pennsylvania inducted the first members of Blue Heron Lodge.

Its DoD ( United States Department of Defense ) counterpart, Joint Task Force North, is at Biggs Army Airfield.

Its medical counterpart is the National Institutes of Health.

Its counterpart has come up with infamous slogans such as " Who Makes Movies?

Its Russian counterpart was released on 19 October, titled Lyudi Invalidy which received Platinum around the world.

Its counterpart in the pectoral girdle is the glenoid fossa.

Its tourist potential is rapidly expanding, being very much an eastern counterpart to towns such as Heidelberg.

Its counterpart is Tia, the god of peaceful death.

Its counterpart is Ta ' xet, the Haida God of violent death.