Watch

A watch is a small timepiece intended to be carried or worn by a person. It is designed to keep working despite the motions caused by the person's activities. A wristwatch is designed to be worn on a wrist, attached by a watch strap or other type of bracelet. A pocket watch is designed for a person to carry in a pocket.

Watches evolved in the 17th century from spring-powered clocks, which appeared as early as the 14th century. The first watches were strictly mechanical, driven by clockwork. As technology progressed, mechanical devices, used to control the speed of the watch, were largely superseded by vibrating quartz crystals that produce accurately timed electronic pulses. Some watches use radio clock technology to regularly correct the time. The first digital electronic watch was developed in 1970.

Most inexpensive and medium-priced watches, used mainly for timekeeping, are electronic watches with quartz movements. Expensive collectible watches, valued more for their elaborate craftsmanship, aesthetic appeal and glamorous design than for simple timekeeping, often have purely mechanical movements and are powered by springs, even though these movements are generally less accurate and more expensive than electronic ones. Various extra features, called "complications", such as moon-phase displays and the different types of tourbillon, are sometimes included. Modern watches often display the day, date, month and year, and electronic watches may have many other functions. Time-related features such as timers, chronographs and alarm functions are common. Some modern designs incorporate calculators, GPS and Bluetooth technology or have heart-rate monitoring capabilities. Watches incorporating GPS receivers use them not only to determine their position. They also receive and use time signals from the satellites, which make them essentially perfectly accurate timekeepers, even over long periods of time.

Watch system

A watch system, watch schedule, or watch bill is a method of assigning regular periods of work duty aboard ships and some other areas of employment. A watch system allows the ship's crew to effectively operate the ship 24 hours a day for the duration of long voyages or operations.

Many watch systems incorporate the concept of dogging, whereby one watch is split into two shorter watches so that there is an odd number each day. Doing so allows crew members to have a different watch schedule each day. Often, the dog watches are set at dinner time to allow the entire crew to be fed in short order.

Traditional system

In the traditional Royal Navy watch system, 'watch' refers to a period of time and to a grouping of personnel. Those members of the crew whose work must be done at all times of the day - known as 'watch-keepers' - are assigned to one of two watches: the Starboard or the Port watch. These can be further divided into two parts, e.g. First Port, Second Starboard. These two watches - or more usually the four parts of watches - alternate in working the following watches:

Watch (novel)

Watch, also called WWW: Watch, is a 2010 novel written by Canadian novelist Robert J. Sawyer. It is the second installment in the WWW Trilogy and was preceded by Wake (2009) and followed by Wonder (2011).

Synopsis

Caitlin has bonded with Webmind and the two find themselves sharing an unconventional, yet fulfilling friendship. However not everything is going quite as well as they hoped, as they discover that a secret government agency named WATCH has been expressing concern over the potential threats posed by Webmind. They're convinced that the entity will bring nothing but trouble and will jeopardize the security of the United States and as such, must be destroyed.

Reception

Like its predecessor, critical reception for Watch was mostly positive. Much of the praise centered on Sawyer's use of technology and pacing, and SciFiNow wrote that the book was "a great science fiction novel, a melding of Frankenstein, high technology and our own perspectives as people, brought into the context of the modern world with the skill and panache of an exemplary practitioner of the form." Criticism for the book tended to stem from the usage of pop culture terms as well as Sawyer's use of the book as a platform for various viewpoints, which some reviewers felt detracted from their enjoyment.

Ethiopian Insurance F.C.

Insurance (aka Medhin) is an Ethiopian football club, in the city of Addis Abeba. They play in the Ethiopian Premier League, the top level of professional football in Ethiopia.

Performance in CAF competitions

  • CAF Cup Winners' Cup: 1 appearance
  • CAF Cup: 1 appearance


  • Insurance (constituency)

    The Insurance functional constituency is a functional constituency in the elections for the Legislative Council of Hong Kong first created in 1998. The constituency is restricted to only 144 insurers.

    A similar Financing, Insurance, Real Estate and Business Services functional constituency was created for the 1995 election by Governor Chris Patten with a much larger electorate base of total 171,534 eligible voters.

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    Instant-runoff voting system is used.

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    Toronto Sun 10 Mar 2025
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    Trump, Texas GOP's deregulation push sparks hope and fear in the oil field

    The Hill 10 Mar 2025
    “We have the most deadly roads in the nation,” said Ware Wendell of advocacy group Texas Watch, which seeks greater state scrutiny of the insurance industry and is opposed to the loosening of trucking liability.
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    COMMENTARY: Can a new National Nanny make America healthy again?

    Las Vegas Review-Journal 09 Mar 2025
    ... poor diets and sedentary lifestyles onto taxpayers’ shoulders and reduces recipients’ incentives to watch their waists (behavioral changes that insurers call “moral hazard”).
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    Roslindale man arrested for allegedly tagging Teslas with Elon Musk stickers, claimed he could based ...

    Boston Herald 06 Mar 2025
    ... is being asked to share it with the Arson Watch Reward Program Hotline at 1-800-682-9229. The Arson Watch Reward Program is coordinated by the Massachusetts Property Insurance Underwriting Association.
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    Over my dead body

    Thomasville Times-Enterprise 06 Mar 2025
    And go to our safety deposit box down at the bank and dig out my life insurance policy. Sometimes I like to sit in my big leather recliner and doze off while she’s watching reruns of Ice Skating With ...
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    Florida House looking into allegations that some insurers claimed they lost millions, but made billions

    WPTV 05 Mar 2025
    — In recent years, Florida property insurance companies called for major reforms, saying claims from hurricanes and lawsuits put them in a financial crisis ... WATCH ... into insurance profits ... WATCH ... WATCH.
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    Florida Lawmakers set to "Dig for Truth" During Insurance Industry Probe

    WPTV 05 Mar 2025
    He’s the Florida lawmaker now leading a state committee tasked with uncovering whether Florida insurers were saying they were in the red while reaping massive profits ... to get to the bottom of what’s really happening in Florida’s insurance market.
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    Vacation nightmare: Flights cancelled, ports shut as popular Australians destinations in path of deadly cyclone

    Hindustan Times 05 Mar 2025
    A resident watches massive waves stirred by tropical cyclone Alfred break onto the North Wall breakwater located at the coastal town of Ballina on March 5, 2025 ... Insurers Suncorp Group Ltd. and Insurance Australia Group Ltd.
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    Cyclone forces Australian evacuations as Brisbane braces for hit

    Gulf News 05 Mar 2025
    Insurers Suncorp Group Ltd. and Insurance Australia Group Ltd ... That will likely drive up insurance premiums for property owners, the firm said in a statement.
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    The US is appointing an ‘affordability czar' — here's what that means for you

    NBC Bay Area 05 Mar 2025
    Watch NBC Bay Area News 📺 Streaming free 24/7 ... Canceling unused subscriptions or slashing extra services in your current plans, such as "premium movie channels you don't watch, or get rid of that extra cable box in the guest room," she said.
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    Do states routinely audit insurers for denying health care claims?

    MinnPost 04 Mar 2025
    Experts said they know of no states that routinely audit insurance companies over denying health care claims ... This fact brief, originally published by Wisconsin Watch, is responsive to conversations such as this one.Sources.
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    Iowa Senate advances bill that would cut $1 billion in unemployment taxes for businesses

    Des Moines Register 04 Mar 2025
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