Stage Left Stage Left is Martin Barre's fourth solo CD, is probably his most accessible to date. Featuring 13 instrumental tracks, the Jethro Tull guitarist moves through a wide range of guitar-based playing. Classical and blues acoustics, super-notey progressive rock, reverb drenched 80s finger picking -- it's all there.
	Stagecoach A stagecoach is a type of four-wheeled enclosed passenger and/or mail coach, strongly sprung and drawn by four horses, widely used before the introduction of railway transport. Familiar images of the stagecoach are that of a Royal Mail coach passing through a turnpike gate, a Dickensian passenger coach covered in snow pulling up at a coaching inn, a highwayman demanding a coach to "stand and deliver", and a coach being chased by Native Americans in the United States in a Western movie
	Staghorn coral The Staghorn coral is a branching coral with cylindrical branches ranging from a few centimeters to over two meters in length and height. It occurs in back reef and fore reef environments from 0 to 30 m depth. The upper limit is defined by wave forces, and the lower limit is controlled by suspended sediments and light availability.
	Staging area A staging area is a temporary location where people, vehicles, equipment or material are assembled prior to their use. Militaries use staging areas to deploy military units, aircraft and warships plus their matriel ahead of an attack or invasion. In former times this used to be generally the border area of ones own country, but in recent wars it may also be the border area of another unrelated country granting access.
	Stained glass The term stained glass refers either to the material of coloured glass or to the art and craft of working with it. As a material the term generally refers to glass that has been coloured by adding metallic salts during its manufacture. Painted details and yellow stain are often used to enhance the design.
	Stainless steel In metallurgy, stainless steel is defined as a ferrous alloy with a minimum of 10% chromium content. The name originates from the fact that stainless steel does not stain, corrode or rust as easily as ordinary steel. This material is also called corrosion resistant steel when it is not detailed exactly to its alloy type and grade, particularly in the aviation industry.
	Stairway Stairs, staircase, stairway, and flight of stairs are all names for a construction designed to bridge a large vertical distance by dividing it into smaller vertical distances, called steps. Stairways may be straight, round, or may consist of two or more straight pieces connected at angles.
	Stakeout The 1987 movie Stakeout stars Richard Dreyfuss, Emilio Estevez, Madeleine Stowe, Aidan Quinn, and Forest Whitaker. It was directed by John Badham. Even though the story is set in Seattle, Washington, the movie was actually filmed in Vancouver, British Columbia. The screenplay was written by Jim Kouf, who also wrote and directed Disorganized Crime.
	Stalactite A stalactite , or dripstone, is a type of speleothem that hangs from the ceiling or wall of limestone caves. Stalactites are formed from the deposition of calcium carbonate and other minerals, which is precipitated from mineralized water solutions. The corresponding formation on the floor underneath a stalactite is known as a stalagmite.
	Stalagmite A stalagmite is a type of speleothem that rises from the floor of a limestone cave due to the dripping of mineralized solutions and the deposition of calcium carbonate.
	Stalemate Stalemate is a situation in chess where the player whose turn it is to move has no legal moves but is not in check. Stalemate ends the game, with the result a draw. However, in certain chess variants, such as suicide chess, stalemate is not necessarily a draw, and is deemed a win for either the player with fewer pieces or the stalemated player.
	Stalinism Stalinism is the political system and economic system named after Joseph Stalin, who implemented it in the Soviet Union. The term "Stalinism" was first used by Trotskyism opposed to the regime in the Soviet Union, which they called a "degenerated workers' state", particularly in an attempt to separate the policies of the Soviet communist state from those they regarded as more true to Marxism.
	Stall A stall is the slowing or stopping of a process. It is commonly applied to the phenomenon whereby an engine abruptly ceases operating and stops turning, or in response to a sudden increase in engine load. This increase in engine load is common in a manual car when the clutch is released too suddenly.
	Stamen The stamen is the male organ of a flower. Each stamen generally has a stalk called the filament, and, on top of the filament, an anther. The anther is usually composed of four pollen sacs, which are called sporangium. The development of the microsporangia and the contained haploid spores is closely comparable with that of the microsporangia in gymnosperms or heterosporous ferns.
	Stamp A stamp is a distinctive mark or impression made upon an object, for instance those made on a piece of paper and used to indicate the prepayment of a fee or tax. Types of stamps include: *Postage stamps, used on mail *Revenue stamps, often used on documents; they are superficially similar to postage stamps, but may have very high denominations
	Stamp album A stamp album is a book, often loose-leafed, in which a collection of postage stamps may be stored and displayed.
	Stamp collecting Stamp collecting is the collecting of postage stamps and related objects, such as covers . It is one of the world's most popular hobby, with estimates of the number of collectors ranging up to 20 million in the United States alone. Collecting is not the same as philately, which is the study of stamps.
	Stamp mill A Stamp mill is a mill, a type of machine or device used to break material into smaller pieces, either for further processing or for extraction of metallic ores. Breaking material down is a type of Unit operation.
	Stan Laurel Arthur Stanley Jefferson, better known as Stan Laurel was a comic actor, writer and director, famous as part of the comedy double act Laurel and Hardy, whose career stretched from the silent films of the early 20th Century until post-World War II.
	Stan Musial Stanley Frank Musial, nicknamed "Stan the Man", is an American former player in Major League Baseball who played 22 seasons for the St. Louis Cardinals from 1941 to 1963.
	Stand Back Stand Back is an album by Canadian Rock music band April Wine, released in 1975.
	Standard cell In semiconductor design, standard cell methodology is a method of designing Application Specific Integrated Circuits with mostly digital-logic features. Standard cell methodology is an example of design abstraction, whereby a low-level VLSI-layout is encapsulated into an abstract logic representation.
	Standard deviation In probability and statistics, the standard deviation of a probability distribution, random variable, or statistical population or multiset of values is defined as the square root of the variance. The standard deviation is measured in the same units as the values of the population.
	Standard Schnauzer The Standard Schnauzer is the original dog breed of the three sizes of Schnauzer, although it is sometimes classified as a terrier. The breed is a handsome, robust, squarely built, medium-sized dog with aristocratic bearing, making it a popular subject of painters Albrecht Drer and Rembrandt.
	Standing rib roast A standing rib roast is a cut of beef from the rib section, which is one of the eight primal cuts of beef. The entire rib section is comprised of ribs 6 through 12 of the animal; a standing rib roast can be comprised of anywhere from 2 to 7 ribs. It is given the name "standing" because it is most often roasted in a standing position, that is, with the ribs stacked vertically.
	Standing stone Standing stones, orthostats, liths or more commonly, megaliths because of their large and cumbersome size, are solitary stones set vertically in the ground and come in many different varieties. Where they appear in groups together they are sometimes called megalithic monuments.
	Standing wave A standing wave, also known as a stationary wave, is a wave that remains in a constant position. This phenomenon can occur because the medium is moving in the opposite direction to the wave, or it can arise in a stationary medium as a result of interference between two waves traveling in opposite directions.
	Standpipe A standpipe is a type of rigid water piping which is put in multi-storey buildings or placed in the street to be used in the event of a fire.
	Stanford University The Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly known as Stanford University , is a private university located approximately 37 miles southeast of San Francisco, California and approximately 20 miles northwest of San Jose, California in an unincorporated part of Santa Clara County, California.
	Stanford White Stanford White was an United States architect and partner in the architectural firm of McKim, Mead, and White, the frontrunner among Beaux-Arts architecture firms. He designed a long series of houses for the rich and the very rich, and various public, institutional, and religious buildings.
	Stanhopea Stanhopea is a genus of the orchid family from Central and South America. The abbreviation used in horticultural trade is Stan. The genus is named for the 4th Earl Stanhope, president of the Medico-Botanical Society of London. These epiphyte, but occasionally terrestrial plant orchids can be found in damp forests from Mexico to NW Argentine.
	Stanley Baldwin Stanley Baldwin, 1st Earl Baldwin of Bewdley, Order of the Garter, Privy Council of the United Kingdom was a British statesman, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom on three separate occasions.
	Stanley Kubrick Stanley Kubrick was an American film directors and Film producer, generally considered one of the most innovative and influential filmmakers of his generation. Born in The Bronx in New York City to Judaism parents of Austria-Romania and Poland origin, he became interested in photography at a young age, and after graduating high school he obtained a job with the primarily photographic magazine Look , first working freelance and eventuall
	Stanley Steamer The Stanley Steamer was a steam-powered automobile produced by the Stanley Motor Carriage Company. In 1906, the Stanley Rocket set the world land speed record at 127.7 mph at the Daytona Beach Road Course, driven by Fred Marriott, picking up the Dewar Trophy in the process.
	Stapelia The genus Stapelia consists of around 40 species of low growing, spineless, stem succulent plants, predominantly from South Africa. The flowers in some species, notably Stapelia gigantea can reach 25 cm in diameter and in all species are hairy to varying degrees and generate the odour of rotten flesh.
	Staphylococcus Staphylococcus is a genus of gram-positive bacteria. Under the microscope they appear round, and form in grape-like clusters. There are about thirty species of staphylococci. Most are completely harmless, and reside normally on the skin and mucous membranes of humans and other organisms.
	Staple gun Category:Woodworking hand tools
	Stapler A stapler is a tool that binds together sheets of paper or other materials by driving a thin metal staple through the sheets and folding over the ends to secure the paper. It is commonly found in offices or other places that process large amounts of paper.
	Star A star is a massive, compact body of Plasma in outer space that is held together by its own gravity and, unlike a planet, is sufficiently massive to sustain nuclear fusion in a very dense, hot core region. This fusion of Atomic nucleus generates the energy that is continuously radiation from the outer layers of the star during much of its life span.
	Star anise Star anise, or Chinese star anise, is a spice that closely resembles anise in flavor, obtained from the star-shaped fruit of Illicium verum, a small native evergreen tree of southwest China. The star shaped fruits are harvested just before ripening. It is widely used in Chinese cuisine, and to a lesser degree in South Asia and Indonesia.
	Star magnolia Star Magnolia, Magnolia stellata, is a very slow growing shrub or small tree native to Japan with large showy white or pink flowers in early spring before the appearance of the leaves. It is closely related to Kobushi magnolia, and is treated by many botanists as a variety or even a cultivar of that; it is however accepted as a distinct species in the monograph cited below.
	Star of David The Star of David is called the Shield of David in Hebrew, ????? ?????? or ??? ???, pronounced Magen David [] in Hebrew language#Sounds in New Hebrew and Mogein Dovid [] or Mogen Dovid [] in Ashkenazi Hebrew and Yiddish. It is named after King David of History of ancient Israel and Judah; sometimes it is called the Seal of Solomon after his son, King Solomon.
	Star-nosed mole The star-nosed mole, Condylura cristata, is a small North American mole found in eastern Canada and the north-eastern United States. It is the only member of genus Condylura. It lives in wet lowland areas and eats small invertebrates, aquatic insects, worms and molluscs.
	Starboard Starboard is the List of nautical terms that refers to the left and right side of a vessel as perceived by a person on board the ship and facing the Bow. Note that starboard refers to a particular and unchanging side of a ship, and thus is not a synonym for "right", a direction which is completely observer-dependent; for example, an observer on board who is facing the stern would perceive starboard to be on his left, not his right.
	Staré Star? is a village and municipality in Michalovce District in the Kosice Region of eastern Slovakia.
	Starets A starets is an elder of a Russian Orthodox Church monastery who functions as venerated adviser and teacher. Startsy are Hesychasm whose wisdom stems from Intuition rather than experience. It is believed that through asceticism, prayer, and the leading of a virtuous life, the Holy Spirit bestows special gifts onto the starets including the ability to heal, prophesy, and most importantly, give effective spiritual guidance and dir
	Starling Starlings are small to medium-sized passerine birds in the family Sturnidae. Starlings occur naturally only in the Old World, some forms as far east as Australia, but several European and Asian species have been introduced to North America and Australia.
	Starship A starship is a spacecraft designed for interstellar travel, specifically between star systems. Science fiction abounds with tales of such ships. Space-going vessels that are not intended for travel between star systems are often referred to as spacecrafts.
	Starvation Symptoms Starved individuals lose substantial fat and muscle mass as the body breaks down these tissues for energy. Catabolysis is the process of a body breaking down the muscles and other tissues in a body in order to keep vital systems such as the nervous system and heart muscle working.
	State highway State highway, state road or state route can refer to one of three related concepts, two of them related to a state government in a country that is divided into states: #A road numbered by the state, falling below numbered national highways in the hierarchy #A road maintained by the state, including nationally-numbered highways
	State-sponsored terrorism State-sponsored terrorism is a Politics term used to refer to finance and bounties given across Border to terrorist organizations and the families of deceased militants for the purpose of conducting or rewarding attacks on civilians. As with any form of terrorism, SST is used because it is believed to produce strategic results where the use of conventional armed forces is not practical or effective.
	Staten Island Staten Island is one of the five borough of New York City. Situated on an island of the same name that is the most geographically separate of the city's boroughs, Staten Island is the least populated of the five boroughs. The Borough of Staten Island is Wiktionary:coterminous with Richmond County, the southernmost county in the state of New York.
	Stater The stater was an ancient coin of Ancient Greece or Lydian origin which circulated from about 500 BC to 50 AD. It was also heavily used by Celtic tribes. Original mintings of this coin such as practiced in Athens valued the stater at a tetradrachm, though issues at other places or times applied the word "stater" to a didrachm coin.
	Static line In parachuting a static line is a line connecting the deployment bag of the parachute to the aircraft from which the parachutist jumps. After falling away from the aircraft, this short line then pulls the parachute deployment bag from its container. After that, the parachute deploys. The static line separates from the parachute, and remains in tow behind the aircraft.
	Statin The statins form a class of hypolipidemic agents, used as pharmacology to lower cholesterol levels in people at risk for cardiovascular disease because of hypercholesterolemia. They work by inhibiting the enzyme HMG-CoA reductase, the enzyme that determines the speed of cholesterol synthesis.
	Station wagon A station wagon, wagon, estate car or a break is a car body style similar to a sedan, but with an extended rear cargo area. Most station wagons are modified sedan-type automobile bodies, having the passenger area extended to the rear window. Unlike a hatchback car, which otherwise meets this description, a station wagon is the full height of the passenger cabin all the way to the back; the rear glass is not sloped too far from vertical.
	Stations of the Cross The Stations of the Cross refers to the depiction of the final hours of Jesus, and the devotion commemorating the Passion. The tradition exists in Roman Catholic Church, Anglicanism, and Lutheranism. It may be done at any time, but is most commonly done during the Season of Lent, especially on Good Friday and on Friday evenings during Lent.
	Statistics Statistics is a Mathematics pertaining to the collection, analysis, interpretation, and presentation of data. It is applicable to a wide variety of academic disciplines, from the physical and social sciences to the humanities; it is also used for making informed decisions in all areas of business and government.
	Statue A statue is a sculpture depicting a specific entity, usually a person, event, animal or object. Its primary concern is representational. However, as with all artistic topics, this definition of the concept of a statue is far from exhaustive. A small statue is called statuette.
	Statue of Liberty Liberty Enlightening the World, known more commonly as the Statue of Liberty, is a statue given to the United States by France in 1885, standing at Liberty Island in the mouth of the Hudson River in New York Harbor as a welcome to all visitors, Immigration to the United Statess, and returning Americans.
	Statute A statute is a formal, written law of a country or state, written and enacted by its legislative authority, perhaps to then be ratified by the highest executive branch in the government, and finally published. Typically, statutes command, prohibit, or declare policy.
	Stavanger Stavanger is a city and municipalities of Norway in the counties of Norway of Rogaland, Norway, located on a peninsula on the southwest coast of Norway. It is the centre of the third largest metropolitan area in the country. The climate is Maritime climate mild temperate and rather windy, with all monthly temperature averages above freezing, and precipitation 1200 mm/year.
	Steak A steak is a slice from a larger piece of meat, typically beef. Red meat and fish are often cut into steaks. Most steaks are cut perpendicular to the muscle fibres, improving the perceived tenderness of the meat. In the United States, steaks are typically served grilling, though they are also often frying or broiling.
	Steak and kidney pie The steak and kidney pie is a typical British cuisine dish with a filling of diced beef steak and beef kidneys in a thick sauce. It is often, but not always, a one-crust pie, which means that the filling is covered but not completely enclosed by the pastry.
	Steak sauce Steak sauce is a generic term used in the United States for various premade meat sauces. Most commonly, it refers to sauces served with beef and of western origin. The term "steak sauce" is derived from these sauces often being served with steak in restaurants. The most prominent brand of steak sauce in the US is A1 Steak Sauce.
	Steak tartare Steak tartare is a meat dish made from finely chopped, or ground raw beef. It is often served with onions, capers and seasonings, and sometimes with raw egg. In the past, any restaurant that served hamburgers had the ability to prepare steak tartare even if it was not specifically mentioned on the menu.
	Stealth aircraft A stealth aircraft is an aircraft which has been designed to absorb and deflect radar; these are not completely "invisible" to radar, they are simply harder to detect than conventional technology. In general the goal is to allow a stealth aircraft to execute its attack while still outside the ability of the opposing system's detection.
	Steam In physical chemistry, and in engineering, steam refers to water vapor. It is a pure, completely invisible gaseous phase . Pure steam has a temperature of around 100 degrees Celsius at standard atmospheric pressure, and occupies about 1,600 times the volume of liquid water .
	Steam engine A steam engine is an External combustion engine heat engine that makes use of the Energy#Heat that exists in steam, converting it to mechanical work. Steam engines were used as the prime mover in pumps, locomotives, steam ships, traction engines, steam lorries and other road vehicles, and were essential to the Industrial Revolution.
	Steam locomotive A steam locomotive is a locomotive powered by steam. The term usually refers to its use on railways, but can also refer to a "road locomotive" such as a traction engine or steamroller. Steam locomotives were the dominant form of rail traction until superseded in the mid 20th century by diesel locomotive and electric locomotives.