A technology created by one of their slave races was the stasis field, which makes its contents impervious to harm and provides indefinite suspended animation, which has figured in several Known Space stories.

Known as blitting, or CopyBits, after the name of the function, this operation is the basis for most animation and sprite-like effects on the Mac.

* A world in Larry Niven's Known Space stories.

Known officially as the People's Republic of Albania from 1946 to 1976, and then as the People's Socialist Republic of Albania from 1976 to 1991, Albania spent much of this time under the regime of Enver Hoxha, who severely restricted citizens ' freedom and contact with the outside world.

Known as the meat of the vegetable world, edible mushrooms are used extensively in cooking, in many cuisines ( notably Chinese, Korean, European, and Japanese ).

Known for a rich taste and thick pulp, it is a prolific bearer, grown around the world.

The game is intended to be set on the Ringworld itself, an enormous single world discovered at the far reaches of Known Space, a ring around a sun at approximately the orbit of the Earth.

Instead, the game and rules focused on parties of characters exploring the Ringworld itself, and, despite its vast size ( with a surface area larger than that of all of Known Space's inhabited planets put together ), many who bought the game felt limited by this one world setting.

By common convention, the boundaries of the " Known World " are those covered in the world map as originally published in the module X1, The Isle of Dread, plus Norwold, the Isle of Dawn, and ( pre Wrath of the Immortals ) Alphatia.

His suicide was described by Ellen Reiss in The Right of Aesthetic Realism to Be Known wrote: " Mr. Siegel, as he lived, and also in dying, was true to the philosophy he founded: his purpose was to be fair to the world ".

* My Corona: The Anatomy Formerly Known as the Hymen & the Myths That Surround It Scarleteen, Sex education for the real world

Known as Peruvian Coastal Spanish, Lima's Spanish is characterized by the lack of strong innotations as found in many other regions of the Spanish-speaking world.

Known as Knightmare VR, this would use avatar technology to place the dungeoneer in a full 3D computer generated world.

Known by railroad enthusiasts and historians from around the world, it is unique in design and historic value for its longevity.

Known as " America's Roller Coast ", With 15 roller coasters, Cedar Point has the third-most roller coasters in the world.

Known for their clarity of tone, they are the first cast steel chimes in the world.

Known today as Halifax Harbour, it is one of the deepest, ice-free natural harbours in the world.

Known as the Cross of Sacrifice this simple stone structure serves as a prototype for war memorials found in every Commonwealth War Cemetery and other war memorials around the world.

Known affectionately as " The Pharmacy " among city residents, Norwich Pharmacal became world famous for its Unguentine antiseptic dressing ( introduced in 1893 ) and Pepto-Bismol, an upset-stomach and anti-diarrhea medication ( introduced in 1901 under a different name ).

Known as " The President's Wing ," the 89th Airlift Wing continues to contribute to Andrews ' rich history as the elite Air Mobility Command wing for transporting VIPs around the world.

what news do you hear of that good Gabriel Huff-Snuff, Known to the world for a fool, and clapped in the Fleet for a rhymer?

Known as Qasr Antar, it is the highest temple of the ancient world and was documented by Sir Charles Warren in 1869.

Known as the ' Lasallian Brothers ', the Institute's spirit is of faith and zeal: to have faith in God and an ardent zeal to teach the children, helping them in developing themselves so to live as brothers and sisters in a world of justice.

Known throughout the world as the " Spice Islands ", the Indonesian islands of Maluku contributed to the introduction of its native spices to world cuisine.

" Known for parachuting in to cover the latest global hotspot, CNN ’ s Christiane Amanpour is one of the most famous journalists in the world.

Known for a distinct style that blends fantasy and baroque images, he is considered one of the most influential filmmakers of the 20th century, and is widely revered.

At one time found on every Thrint estate throughout the Thrintun empire, the only known survivors in Known Space are on the planet Jinx, though they are later found on the Ringworld and on a forested planet called Beanstalk ( in the Man-Kzin Wars story " Hey Diddle Diddle ").

Known as " America's Sweetheart ," " Little Mary " and " The girl with the curls ," she was one of the Canadian pioneers in early Hollywood and a significant figure in the development of film acting.

* Santa Claus Conquers the Martians ( 1964 ) – Known as one of the worst movies ever made, as such it was made fun of on the TV series Mystery Science Theater 3000.

He is confronted by Nessus, a Pierson's Puppeteer, and offered one of three open positions on an exploration voyage beyond Known Space.

Known for hundreds of popular synthesizers, drum machines, and other instruments, Roland was one of the top names in professional music equipment in the late 1970s and early 1980s.

Known as the " Death's Head Units ", the SS-TV was first organized as several battalions, each based at one of Germany's major concentration camps, the oldest of which was at Dachau.

Known in as a stronghold for left wing liberalism during the German Empire, Breslau eventually became one of the strongest support bases of the Nazis, who in the 1932 elections received 44 % of Breslau's votes, the third-highest total in all of Germany.

Known for his transatlantic accent, debonair demeanor and " dashing good looks ", Grant is considered one of classic Hollywood's definitive leading men .< ref > McMann 1996, p. 271, n. 13.

Known Lucayan settlement sites are confined to the nineteen largest islands in the archipelago, or to smaller cays located less than one km.

Known as the tough one of his group.

Known as the " Sage of Baltimore ", he is regarded as one of the most influential American writers and prose stylists of the first half of the twentieth century.

Known as the " Great Fire of 1901 ", it was one of the worst disasters in Florida history and the largest urban fire in the southeastern United States.

Known in her youth as one of the most beautiful princesses in Europe, Mary was betrothed in December 1507 to Charles of Castile, later Holy Roman Emperor.

Advertising for the film ( pictured at right ) boasted of the extravagant expense incurred in presenting the spectacle :" Actual Sinking of an Ocean Liner. Two Battleships Sunk by United States Navy .$ 18, 000 Used for Ammunition in One Battle. 40, 000 People Employed. 10, 000 Horses in Thrilling Cavalry Charges. 40 Aeroplanes in Great Air Battle. Every Death-dealing Device Known to Modern War in Operation. One Year in the Making. Cost $ 1, 000, 000. 00. Entire Cities Built and Destroyed. An Awe-inspiring Spectacle that one minute makes your blood run cold and another thrills you with its touches of human gentleness. The Story of the Greatest Love of the Ages —- the Love of Humanity.

Known as lap cheong by Cantonese, in Thailand it is most often used, again, as an ingredient for a Thai salad, yam kun chiang, one that is normally only eaten together with khao tom kui, a plain rice congee.

Known female Telchines were Makelo, Dexithea ( one of Damon's daughters ) and probably Lysagora ( the attesting text is severely damaged ).

Known to Oxford scholars as " Bodley " or simply " the Bod ", under the Legal Deposit Libraries Act 2003 it is one of six legal deposit libraries for works published in the United Kingdom and under Irish Law it is entitled to request a copy of each book published in the Republic of Ireland.

Known as one of the " Flying Finns ", he won eight Olympic medals in the 1920s.

Known as the " City of Eternal Sunshine ", Coachella is largely a rural, agricultural, family-oriented community in the desert and one of the state's fastest growing cities in the late 20th century.

Known as one of Sweetser ’ s main attractions, the trail is a walking trail that stretches throughout the whole town and is expanded three miles outside of the town ’ s outer limits.

Known for its many talented musicians, Michigan City also has one of the nation's oldest active municipal bands.

Known then as the “ Queens Highway ,” it was one of the region ’ s first roads stretching from Chester to Darby, and by 1715, it reached Philadelphia.