ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD REMOTE
From Latin remōtus far removed, from removēre, from re- + movēre to move.
10 QUOTES WITH «REMOTE»
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remote.
Most Muslim women know it is fear and curiosity that cause people to stare. They know it is ignorance and stereotypes that cause people to suppose that a piece of material covering the hair strips a woman of the ability to speak English, pursue a career, work a remote control.
An illness is like a journey into a far country; it sifts all one's experience and removes it to a point so remote that it appears like a vision.
After saying yes to Turkey, the EU is having difficulty finding clear and consistent grounds for saying no to other, still more remote candidates - but being in the general vicinity of Europe does seem to be a continuing requirement.
The difference in working on a TV series and a movie comes down to one thing for me, and that is the travel. With 'The Bold and the Beautiful,' we are in one remote location, but with a movie, you get to travel, explore, and experience different things every day. But I've really enjoyed doing both.
I chose to document the lives of people living in a remote village in Alaska called Shishmaref because there we can literally see how climate change is affecting their homes, livelihoods and ultimately their lives.
The image we have of bin Laden in his final years in Abbottabad is of an aging man with a graying beard watching old footage of himself; just another suburban dad flipping though the channels with his remote.
The geographical isolation and lack of television made world happenings and problems seem remote.
Television is the most perfect democracy. You sit there with your remote control and vote.
The jarring change going from an urban environment to an extremely remote natural environment is extremely inspiring. It's constantly stimulating, it's like a slap in the face.
However, when my parents married in 1945, China was in turmoil and the possibility of returning grew increasingly remote, and they decided to begin their family in the United States.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «REMOTE»
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remote in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
remote and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Remote: Office Not Required
The “work from home” phenomenon is thoroughly explored in this illuminating new book from bestselling 37signals founders Fried and Hansson, who point to the surging trend of employees working from home (and anywhere else) and explain ...
Jason Fried, David Heinemeier Hansson, 2013
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Remote: Office Not Required
Brilliantly simple and refreshingly illuminating this is a call to action to end the tyranny of being shackled to the office.
Jason Fried, David Heinemeier Hansson, 2013
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Remote Sensing: Models and Methods for Image Processing
Remote sensing is a technology that engages electromagnetic sensors to measure and monitor changes in the earth’s surface and atmosphere. Normally this is accomplished through the use of a satellite or aircraft.
Robert A. Schowengerdt, 2006
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Advances in Environmental
Remote Sensing: Sensors, ...
An authoritative text, Advances in Environmental Remote Sensing: Sensors, Algorithms, and Applications compiles comprehensive review articles to examine the developments in concepts, methods, techniques, and applications as well as focused ...
5
An Introduction to Ocean
Remote Sensing
The book covers radiative transfer, ocean surface properties, satellite orbits, instruments and methods, visible remote sensing of biological properties, infrared sea surface temperature retrieval, passive microwave measurements, ...
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Fundamentals of
Remote Sensing
This book presents the fundamental concepts covering various stages of remote sensing from data collection to end utilization, so that it can be appreciated irrespective of the discipline in which the reader has graduated.
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Integration of GIS and
Remote Sensing
This book is an invaluable reference for students and professionals dealing not only with GIS and remote sensing, but also computer science, civil engineering, environmental science and urban planning within the academic, governmental and ...
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Introduction to
Remote Sensing, Fifth Edition
A leading text for undergraduate- and graduate-level courses, this book introduces widely used forms of remote sensing imagery and their applications in plant sciences, hydrology, earth sciences, and land use analysis.
James B. Campbell, Randolph H. Wynne, 2012
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Remote Sensing : The Image Chain Approach: The Image Chain ...
For this second edition, in addition to a thorough update, there are major changes and additions, such as a much more complete treatment of spectroscopic imaging, which has matured dramatically in the last ten years, and a more rigorous ...
Digital Image and Remote Sensing Laboratory Rochester Institute of Technology John R. Schott Professor of Imaging Science and Director, 2007
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Remote Control: Power, Cultures, and the World of Appearances
Essays discuss American popular culture, the emotional impact of art, and economic and political influences on the arts, and review television programs and motion pictures
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «REMOTE»
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remote is used in the context of the following news items.
You can buy this officially licensed PS4 Universal Remote in October
Sony hasn't announced the remote just yet, but Amazon and GameStop both have it listed for release on October 31 and October 15, respectively. We're not ... «VG247, Jul 15»
Medical drone makes house calls in the remote mountains of Virginia
VIRGINIA -- The drone delivery business had what some are calling its "Kitty Hawk moment" on Friday -- in reference to the town made famous by the Wright ... «CBS News, Jul 15»
This Range Rover is remote-controlled by a smartphone
Jaguar Land Rover is showing off a prototype Range Rover Sport that can be remote-controlled via smartphone. Your James Bond fantasies are one step closer ... «RoadandTrack.com, Jun 15»
Magnitude-6.7 quake rattles remote area of Alaska Peninsula …
The quake hit at 11 p.m. Thursday in a remote area off the coast of the Alaska Peninsula at a depth of about 35 miles, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. «Alaska Dispatch News, May 15»
Apple TV Remote Expected to Add Touch Pad in Redesign
Apple has long ridiculed remote controls for being too complex. Now after eight years of a minimalist design for its Apple TV remote, the company is revising the ... «New York Times, May 15»
Remote-Control Planes Could Stop Crashes, Air-Control Chief Says
The aviation industry should consider implementing systems to take control of aircraft from the ground in emergencies following the crash of a Germanwings ... «Bloomberg, Apr 15»
New Roku 2 vs new Roku 3: What's the difference? (Hint - it's the …
The new Roku 2 also comes with a remote that's different from what the old Roku 2 offered and separates it from the new Roku 3, as it lacks voice search and a ... «Pocket-lint.com, Apr 15»
Backpack Turns a Beetle Into a Remote-Controlled Cyborg
Researchers have created remote-controlled crawling insects before, forcing a bug's legs to move by electrically stimulating its muscles. It's simple enough that ... «Wired, Mar 15»
Australia's remote indigenous communities fear closure
Derby Aboriginal elder Lorna Hudson was a child when government authorities in the 1960s moved her people from tiny Sunday Island off the remote north-west ... «BBC News, Mar 15»
Ray's Universal Super Remote Uses Apps To Help Control Your TV
A new product called the Ray Super Remote was designed to change all that. The device takes the form of a touchscreen universal remote and takes all the ... «TechCrunch, Feb 15»
