59

Definition: 59

59

Adjective

1. Being nine more than fifty.

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Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

Synonyms: 59

Crosswords: 59

Joined the army 8-6-64. Accepted special forces, specialization: light weapon, medic, helicopter and language qualified, 59 confirmed kills, two Silver Stars, four Browns, four Purple Hearts, Distinguished Service Cross and Medal of Honor (Rambo: First Blood Part II; writing credit: Kevin Jarre; Sylvester Stallone)

Joined the army 8-6-64. Accepted special forces, specialization: light weapon, medic, helicopter and language qualified, 59 confirmed kills, two Silver Stars, four Browns, four Purple Hearts, Distinguished Service Cross and Medal of Honor (Rambo: First Blood Part II; writing credit: Kevin Jarre; Sylvester Stallone)

Imágenes del deporte Nº 59 (1973)

Panoptikum 59 (1959)

Eye Witness No. 59 (1953)

11 Uhr 59 (2000)

Up and Cummers 59 (1998)

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Books

• Managing Up: 59 Ways to Build a Career-Advancing Relationship with Your Boss (reference)

• 59 Minutes to a Calmer Life: Practical Strategies for Reducing Stress in Your Personal & Professional Life (reference)

• Craftsman Bungalows: 59 Homes from the Craftsman (reference)

• Jurisdictional lacuna in the Supreme Court Act 59 of 1959. : (reference)

• Michelin St. Brieuc/St. Malo/Rennes, France Map No. 59 (Michelin Maps & Atlases) (reference)

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Theater & Movies

• Star Trek - The Original Series, Vol. 30, Episodes 59 and 60: The Enterprise Incident/ And the Children Shall Lead (reference)

• The 59 Minute Baseball Practice (reference)

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Music

• Bach - Cantatas BWV 34 · 59 · 74 · 172 ~ Whitsun / Jankova · Kozená · B. Fink · Blaze · S. Genz · Davislim · Hagen · Harvey · Foster · Gardiner (reference)

• Tchaikovsky: Concerto For Piano And Orchestra, No. 3 In E flat Major, Op. (Posthume) 75/Dumka For Piano, Op. 59 [IMPORT] (reference)

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Puerto Rico reported 75 rabies cases during 1999, including 59 mongooses, 11 dogs, one cat, as well as 80 cases during 2000 that included 59 mongooses, 15 dogs and one cat. Credit: CDC.

Viking 2 image of the region around the "Inca City". On a laterorbit (421), Viking 2 again imaged the region. This time, the Inca City isclearly visible. This image was taken through the red filter. It has beenenhanced to bring out the details (noise reduced and contrast enhanced). Theresolution of this image is 0.146 km/pixel and is centered at -81.82 degreeslatitude and 59.59 degrees longitude. Reproduced from volume 59 of theMission to Mars: Viking Orbiter Images of Mars CD-ROM set. Credit: NASA.

Mars' smallest satellite, Deimos. Reproduced from Volume 59 of theMission to Mars: Viking Orbiter Images of Mars CD-ROM set. Credit: NASA.

Coastal scene with native Americans at Port Dick on the Kenai Peninsula. Vancouver placed the Latitude as 59 11 North and Longitude as 150 12 West. In: "A Voyage of Discovery to the North Pacific Ocean and Round the World" by Captain George Vancouver. Volume III, Plate II, page 150. Library Call Number G420 .V22 1798. Credit: Treasures of the Library.

In: "Voyage au pole sud et dans l'Oceanie ....." by the French ships ASTROLABE and ZELEE under the command of Dumont D'Urville. Plate 59. La Princesse Patini; Tahia, jeune fille de la Baie Anna Maria, Iles Nouka Hiva. Library Call Number Q115 .D9 1842. Credit: Treasures of the Library.

Plate X. 31. Chimaera monstrosa, Linnaeus. From Bonaparte, Fauna Italica. 32. Chimaera affinis, Capello. From specimen collected on Le Have Bank, N. Lat. 42 40, W. Long. 63 23. 1/7 natural size. 33-35. Chimaera affinis, Capello. From a specimen collected at N. Lat. 43 46, W. Long. 59 19. (Natural size.) 36. Callorhynchus antarcticus, Linnaeus. From Zoology of Beechey's Voyage. Credit: National Marine Fisheries Historical Image Collection.

Pl. LXXVII. 269. Anarrhichas lupus, Linnaeus. Collected on Georges Bank. 270. Anarrhichas minor, Olafsen. At N. Lat. 42.45, W. Lon. 64.3. 271. Anarrhichas latifrons, Steenstrup and Hallgrimsson. Collected at N. Lat. 43.9, W. Lon. 59.1. Credit: National Marine Fisheries Historical Image Collection.

Figure 59. Dittmar device for measuring carbon dioxide in sea water. This device was used by William Dittmar, then professor at Anderson's College in Glasgow for analyzing sea water collected by the CHALLENGER expedition. This instrument is a variant of the apparatus designed by Alexander Classen and used by Hercules Tornoe on the Norwegian North Atlantic Expedition. Credit: Sailing for Science - the NOAA Fleet Then and Now.

Retired Master Sgt. Disk Fiske, a Pearl Harbor survivor, reads a memorial plaque engraved on the eternal flame in the Headquarters Pacific Air Forces "Courtyard of Heroes" 59 years after the attack. Fiske was a bugler assigned to a marine detach.

Ferocious winds gusting up to 59 mph tore through Kelly Air Force Base, Texas, Nov. 5, causing severe damage to base property. Building 1564/1565, a combined warehouse, received the most noticeable damage, when the wind gusts shattered windows and toppled.

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Health

The Agency for Health Care Policy and Research (AHCPR) cites studies indicating that one in four women ages 30 to 59 has experienced urinary incontinence. (references)

Almost 1.4 million are under 60 years of age. CHF is present in 2 percent of persons age 40 to 59, more than 5 percent of persons age 60 to 69, and 10 percent of persons age 70 and older (figure 4). Prevalence is at least 25 percent greater among the black population than among the white population. (references)

Paretic (partially paralyzed) patients recovered an average of 75 percent of their function, compared to 59 percent in people who did not receive the drug. Patients treated with naloxone, or treated with methylprednisolone more than 8 hours after injury, did not improve significantly more than patients given a placebo. (references)

Business

The top eight importers account for 59 percent of all imports. (references)

In July 2000, 59 percent of the Swedish population surfed on the Internet. (references)

The press reported that in 1997 59.2 percent of laid-off workers were women. (references)

Children

Brazil

In 1997 only 43 percent of school districts offered special education programs, while by 1999 the percentage offering such programs had increased to 59 percent. (references)

India

The Government does not provide compulsory, free, and universal primary education, and only approximately 59 percent of children between the ages of 5 and 14 attend school. (references)

Bhutan

In 1999 the participation rate for children in primary schools was estimated at 72 percent, with the rate of completion of 7 years of schooling at 60 percent for girls and at 59 percent for boys. (references)

Economic History

Oman

There are 59 districts (wilayats). (references)

United Kingdom

Population (July 1999 est.): 59.1 million. (references)

Spain

In 2000, Spanish investment abroad reached USD 59.5 billion. (references)

Human Rights

Spain

A November 6 car bomb in Madrid caused 59 injuries. (references)

Iran

Access to Prison 59 had been denied, including to Members of Parliament and the President's staff. (references)

Morocco

Since 1999 the Special Court of Justice has reviewed 59 cases involving prison administration personnel. (references)

Political Economy

Liberia

The NPP controls a majority of the seats in the legislature, i.e., 21 of 26 in the Senate and 59 of 64 in the House. (references)

Ghana

The economy remains dependent on agriculture, with approximately 41 percent of gross domestic product (GDP) and 59 percent of employment derived from this sector, according to government statistics. (references)

ALGERIA

The debt/GDP ratio was 59.1 percent in 1999, 52.1 percent in 2000 and should decrease to 45.5 percent in 2001. By the same token, the share of export earnings spent on debt service payment, 39.6 percent in 1999, should drop to 28.6 percent in 2001. (references)

Political Rights

Venezuela

On July 30, 2000, in voting that observers from the Organization of American States and various countries judged to be generally free and fair, voters elected President Chavez again, with 59 percent of the vote. (references)

Trade

Indonesia

ADB was founded in 1966 and is owned by 59 member countries, including 33 emerging markets in Asia. (references)

Kenya

The NSE index as of December 1996 was 3,114.1 compared to 3,468.9 in December 1995. The index fell further to 2,962.1 at the end of 1998, from 3,115.1 at the end of December 1997. The number of shares traded increased from 59.4 million in 1995 to 111.5 million in 1998. Market capitalization as of December 1998 stood at $2.08 billion, up from $1.89 billion in 1995. (references)

Travel

Philippines

The current airmail postage rate for letters to the U.S. starts at Pesos15 (for letters up to 20 grams in weight) and Pesos 59 (letters weighing between 21-100 grams in weight). (references)

Women

Oman

Approximately 30 percent of all civil servants are women; of these, 59 percent are citizens. (references)

Malta

During the year, 59 women used the shelters, and another 93 used a church-run shelter that received financial assistance from the Government. (references)

Worker Rights

Moldova

The Ministry of Labor reported 59 serious industrial injuries in 2000, affecting 42 persons, 38 of them resulting in death during the year. (references)

South Africa

Of the 2 million children who spent at least 1 hour per week in activities for pay, profit, or family economic gain, 59 percent were involved in agriculture and 33 percent in trade. (references)

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Expression using "59": atomic number 59. Additional references.

Ending with "59": FG-p.1-59.

Danish

alle de i artikel 59,stk.l,omhandlede tjenesteydere (all persons providing services within the meaning of the first paragraph of Article 59). (various references)

Dutch

al degenen die diensten verrichten als bedoeld in de eerste alinea van artikel 59 (all persons providing services within the meaning of the first paragraph of Article 59). (various references)

French

tous les prestataires de services visés à l'article 59 alinéa l (all persons providing services within the meaning of the first paragraph of Article 59), R59 (R 59), R53 (R 59), R52 (R 59), R 59 (R 59), R 53 (R 59), R 52 (R 59), N (R 59), dangereux pour l'environnement (R 59). (various references)

German

umweltgefährlich (dangerous for the environment, R 52, R 53, R 59), R59 (dangerous for the environment, R 52, R 53, R 59), R53 (dangerous for the environment, R 52, R 53, R 59), R52 (dangerous for the environment, harmful to aquatic organisms, R 52, R 53, R 59, R52), R 59 (dangerous for the environment, R 52, R 53, R 59), R 53 (dangerous for the environment, R 52, R 53, R 59), R 52 (dangerous for the environment, R 52, R 53, R 59), N (n, untrans), all in Artikel 59 Absatz l bezeichneten Erbringer von Dienstleistungen (all persons providing services within the meaning of the first paragraph of Article 59). (various references)

Greek 

R59 (dangerous for the environment, R 52, R 53, R 59), R53 (dangerous for the environment, R 52, R 53, R 59), R52 (dangerous for the environment, R 52, R 53, R 59), R 59 (dangerous for the environment, R 52, R 53, R 59), R 53 (dangerous for the environment, R 52, R 53, R 59), R 52 (dangerous for the environment, R 52, R 53, R 59), N (dangerous for the environment, R 52, R 53, R 59), επικίνδυνο για το περιβάλλον (dangerous for the environment, R 52, R 53, R 59). (various references)

Italian

tutti i prestatori di servizi contemplati dall'articolo 59,primo comma (all persons providing services within the meaning of the first paragraph of Article 59), R59 (dangerous for the environment, R 52, R 53, R 59), R53 (dangerous for the environment, R 52, R 53, R 59), R52 (dangerous for the environment, harmful to aquatic organisms, R 52, R 53, R 59, R52), R 59 (dangerous for the environment, R 52, R 53, R 59), R 53 (dangerous for the environment, R 52, R 53, R 59), R 52 (dangerous for the environment, R 52, R 53, R 59), pericoloso per l'ambiente (dangerous for the environment, R 52, R 53, R 59), N (untrans). (various references)

Portuguese

todos os prestadores de serviços referidos no primeiro parágrafo do artigo 59º (all persons providing services within the meaning of the first paragraph of Article 59), R59 (dangerous for the environment, R 52, R 53, R 59), R53 (dangerous for the environment, R 52, R 53, R 59), R52 (dangerous for the environment, harmful to aquatic organisms, R 52, R 53, R 59, R52), R 59 (dangerous for the environment, R 52, R 53, R 59), R 53 (dangerous for the environment, R 52, R 53, R 59), R 52 (dangerous for the environment, R 52, R 53, R 59), perigoso para o ambiente (dangerous for the environment, R 52, R 53, R 59), N (dangerous for the environment, R 52, R 53, R 59). (various references)

Spanish

todos los prestadores de servicios a que se refiere el párrafo primero del artículo 59 (all persons providing services within the meaning of the first paragraph of Article 59), R59 (dangerous for the environment, R 52, R 53, R 59), R53 (dangerous for the environment, R 52, R 53, R 59), R52 (dangerous for the environment, harmful to aquatic organisms, R 52, R 53, R 59, R52), R 59 (dangerous for the environment, R 52, R 53, R 59), R 53 (dangerous for the environment, R 52, R 53, R 59), R 52 (dangerous for the environment, R 52, R 53, R 59), peligroso para el medio ambiente (dangerous for the environment, R 52, R 53, R 59), N (taffeta, untrans). (various references)

Swedish

på alla i artikel 59 första stycket avsedda personer som tillhandahåller tjänster (all persons providing services within the meaning of the first paragraph of Article 59). (various references)