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UNDER LEE [5 records]

Record 1 2012-04-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Regional and Municipal Gov. Bodies and Committees
  • Music (General)
OBS

Symphony on the Bay began in September of 1973 as the McMaster Symphony Orchestra, a campus-community orchestra under the leadership of Dr Lee Hepner. The Inaugural Concert took place at Mohawk College Theatre on November 29, 1973. Registered as a charitable organization in 1981, the orchestra left McMaster University in 1988 and became the Greater Hamilton Symphony Association, an independent community orchestra operating under the name of Symphony Hamilton. The orchestra still maintains its original objectives : to perform symphonic music of high quality; to stimulate excellence in instrumental performance; to support, improve, and expand the musical opportunities for those living in the Hamilton and Burlington regions.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités de gouv. régionaux ou municipaux
  • Musique (Généralités)

Spanish

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Record 2 2011-02-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Business and Administrative Documents
  • Investment
CONT

Mr. Lee was appointed Clerk of the Executive Council in 1853, a position he held until his appointment as Clerk of the Privy Council. He also held a number of minor positions, including deputy governor for signing money warrants in 1866 and commissioner to administer the Oath of Allegiance under the Civil Service Act in 1868.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Écrits commerciaux et administratifs
  • Investissements et placements

Spanish

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Record 3 2010-03-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Glaciology
  • Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
DEF

Solidification or refreezing which is experienced by ice close to its melting point following melting induced by sufficient pressure.

CONT

At least part of the movement probably takes place by regelation around small irregularities in the bedrock floor. The increased pressure on the onset side of any protuberance leads to local melting. The water then flows to the lee side where it refreezes under conditions of diminished pressure.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Glaciologie
  • Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
DEF

Phénomène [...] consistant pour la glace qui a fondu sous l'action d'une pression, à se reformer aussitôt que cette pression cesse.

CONT

L'eau de fonte descendant dans la neige froide, la réchauffe jusqu'au point de fusion, grâce aux calories que libère son regel partiel. Les grains grossissent, la neige augmente de densité et évolue vers le névé.

Spanish

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Record 4 2001-08-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Atmospheric Physics
  • River and Sea Navigation
DEF

Descriptive of the downwind direction (nautical).

OBS

leeward; under the lee; down wind; alee : terms officially approved by the Naval Terminology Standardization Committee.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Physique de l'atmosphère
  • Navigation fluviale et maritime
DEF

Se dit d'une zone abritée par rapport à la direction d'où souffle le vent.

OBS

sous le vent : terme uniformisé par le Comité de normalisation de la terminologie navale.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Física de la atmósfera
  • Navegación fluvial y marítima
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Record 5 2000-03-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Meteorological Forecasting, Data Measurement and Analysis
CONT

Environment Canada issues winter weather warnings only when severe weather is expected to occur... A snow squall warning [is issued] When, to the lee of the Great Lakes or other large lakes, 15 cm or more of snow is likely to fall within 12 hours; or when under snow squall conditions, the visibility is likely to be near zero for four hours or more, even without warning level accumulations of snow.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Prévisions météorologiques et mesure et analyse des données
CONT

Environnement Canada n'émet d'avertissement météo hivernal que lorsque des phénomènes météorologiques violents sont prévus [..] [Un] avertissement de bourrasques de neige [est émis] Quand il est probable que, du côté sous le vent des Grands Lacs ou d'autres lacs de grande dimension, il y aura des chutes de neige de 15 cm ou plus en moins de 12 heures; ou quand il y a des bourrasques de neige et qu'il est probable que la visibilité sera quasi nulle durant quatre heures ou plus, mais que l'accumulation de neige sera insuffisante pour donner lieu à un avertissement.

Spanish

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