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WINTER OIL [6 records]

Record 1 2003-09-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Place Names (Canada)
OBS

A large city of Alberta, located on the Bow River, in the southern part of the province, at the meeting of the Canadian prairies and the Rocky Montains foothills. The city started as a trading post(fur trade, bison hunting and illicit-whisky trading) with the construction of a fort named Fort Calgary by the North-West Mounted Police at the confluence of the Bow and Elbow rivers in 1876.(The word Calgary, of Gaelic origin, means "bay farm. ") "Fort Calgary" is linked to Canada by the railway in 1883; the Canadian Pacific Railway(CPR) Company laid out its town site where the city now lies. Incorporated under the name "Calgary" in 1884, the town received the city status in 1893. Financial centre of Western Canada and headquarters of Canada's oil and natural gas industries, Calgary, host of the 1988 Winter Olympic Games, is the fastest growing Canadian city in the West.

OBS

Coordinates: 51°03’ 114°05’ (Alberta).

OBS

In Canada (with seven exceptions as of December 31, 2004), the name of an inhabited place has the same form in English and French, which form is listed in the Gazetteer of the province or territory in accordance with the inscription in the Incorporation Act of the entity. This rule also applies for the historic designation of an inhabited place, even if the designation is not or no longer gazetteered.

OBS

The "city of Calgary" is the geographical entity: "On pictures, the city of Calgary can be seen with the panoramic Rocky Mountains in the background," while the "City of Calgary" refers to its governing body or administrative instance.

OBS

The inhabitant of Calgary is a "Calgarian," man or woman.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Toponymes (Canada)
OBS

Grande ville de l'Alberta située sur la rivière Bow, dans la partie sud de la province, à la rencontre des prairies canadiennes et du contrefort des montagnes Rocheuses. On l'appelle communément «la ville de Calgary», bien qu'elle ait le statut de cité en raison de son caractère politique et de l'importance de sa population. La ville doit sa naissance au commerce (commerce des fourrures, chasse au bison et contrebande de whisky) avec la construction, en 1876, du fort Calgary par la Police à cheval du Nord-Ouest au confluent des rivières Bow et Elbow. En 1883, l'agglomération de «Fort Calgary» est liée au Canada par chemin de fer; en 1884, la compagnie Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) Company déménage ses installations sur le site actuel de la ville. Incorporée sous le nom de «Calgary» en 1884, la municipalité reçoit le statut de cité en 1893. Centre financier de l'Ouest canadien et siège des industries du pétrole et du gaz naturel, Calgary, est la ville canadienne de l'Ouest qui connaît la plus forte croissance.

OBS

Coordonnées : 51°03' 114°05' (Alberta).

OBS

Au Canada (sauf sept exceptions au 31 décembre 2004), le nom d'un lieu habité a la même forme en français et en anglais, celle consignée au Répertoire de la province ou du territoire conformément à l'inscription sur l'Acte d'incorporation de l'entité. Cette règle s'applique également pour la désignation historique d'un lieu habité même si cette désignation ne figure pas ou plus au Répertoire.

OBS

Un nom de ville est féminin, même lorsque le pseudo-générique «ville» ne le précède pas : «Calgary est située sur les rives de la rivière Bow qui la traverse en serpentant.». La «ville de Calgary» est la ville géographique : «Les photos de la ville de Calgary la montre toujours avec les montagnes Rocheuses en arrière-plan.». Par contre, «Ville de Calgary» signifie l'administration municipale ou la personne morale.

OBS

Le citoyen ou habitant de Calgary est un «Calgarien», une «Calgarienne».

Spanish

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Record 2 2001-07-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Food Industries
  • Breadmaking
DEF

Shortening comprised of a solid and liquid fat, typically liquid at room temperature.

CONT

In North America, white bread is usually made with 2 to 4% fat; in Japan the level may be 6 to 8%. Lard and plastic shortening, although still widely used, have been replaced to a large extent with soy oil or similar products that are fluid at room temperature. When lard is used, the average level in the United States is about 2.7% while the level of plastic shortening is about 2.9%. By comparison, the average oil usage is about 2.1%. This reduction in shortening usage of 25 to 30% has been made possible through the use of dough strengtheners. The weighted average for all shortenings used in U.S. bread production is 2.3% which is considerably less than the average used 10 to 20 years ago.

CONT

If a solid shortening is used in a bread or roll, it can make the product firmer than one made with oil. Following distribution during winter, or in cooler storage conditions, consumers may feel such a product and think it's stale. Sweet rolls are a little different because they have higher levels of both fat and sugar. Here, instead of oil, an emulsified plastic shortening may be better.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industrie de l'alimentation
  • Boulangerie
CONT

En Amérique du Nord, le pain blanc contient généralement de 2 à 4 % de matières grasses; au Japon, la proportion atteint jusqu'à 6 % ou 8 %. Bien qu'ils soient encore couramment utilisés, le saindoux et les matières grasses fermes (plastiques) ont été remplacés dans une large mesure par l'huile de soja ou des produits similaires qui sont liquides à la température ambiante. Aux États-Unis, l'utilisation de saindoux s'établit en moyenne de 2,7 % du poids en farine et celle de matières grasses fermes, à approximativement 2,9 %. Par comparaison, l'utilisation de l'huile s'établit en moyenne à environ 2,1 %. La diminution de 25 % à 30 % dans l'utilisation des matières grasses a été rendue possible grâce à l'emploi de raffermissants de la pâte. La moyenne pondérée pour toutes les matières grasses utilisées dans la production panaire américaine est de 2,3 %, ce qui est beaucoup moins que la moyenne d'il y a dix ou vingt ans.

CONT

Graisses plastiques ou shortenings. On appelle shortenings les graisses plastiques utilisées en pâtisserie qui sont obtenues à partir d'huiles partiellement hydrogénées, de graisses animales, telles quelles et interestérifiées. Le mélange de graisses est travaillé à froid en présence d'antioxydants et sous gaz inerte. La teneur en solide obtenue est de 15 à 30 % entre 15 et 35 degrés C.

Spanish

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Record 3 2000-10-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • International Bodies and Committees
OBS

A non profit organization created in 1994, has as its mission implementing the National Earth Comfort Program. The National Earth Comfort Program is a collaborative effort between the US Department of Energy, the US Environmental Protection Agency, and private sector organizations interested in promoting the growth of energy-efficient, environmentally friendly heating and cooling technology. The GHPC' s specific area of interest is in increasing the use of GeoExchange technology for both commercial and residential heating and cooling. GeoExchange systems use the earth's renewable energy to provide heating in winter, and cooling in summer, with energy consomption 25% to 50% less than traditional oil, natural gas, and electric heat pump systems. Moreover because GeoExchange systems burn no fossil fuels in creating heat, they reduce greenhouse gas emissions substantially, and eliminate a source of carbon monoxide inside the homes and commercial buildings where they’re used.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités internationaux

Spanish

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Record 4 2000-08-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Ecology (General)
CONT

An oil blowout or oil spill in a polynya area could be particularly devastating to species with restricted winter distribution if the availability of undisturbed polynyas for feeding and breathing was critical to their continued survival.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Écologie (Généralités)

Spanish

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Record 5 1998-03-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Oil Drilling
CONT

There have been no oil blowouts, major accidents or major environmental problems.

CONT

An oil spill or blowout in a polynya area could be particularly devastating to species with restricted winter distribution...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Forage des puits de pétrole

Spanish

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Record 6 1989-03-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Air Pollution
  • Environmental Studies and Analyses
CONT

Intensive winter field studies at the Alberta Oil Sands area have been conducted to investigate the dispersion of industrial plumes in the area. The dispersion characteristics for a stable atmosphere and light wind conditions were selected for study.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pollution de l'air
  • Études et analyses environnementales

Spanish

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