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Vestur er ein af höfuðáttunum fjórum. Vestur er andspænis austri og er á áttavita táknuð með 270°, á venjulegu korti er vestur til vinstri. Stefnuásinn austur-vestur er hornréttur á stefnuásinn norður-suður.
Flokkur:Höfuðáttir
ja:西
simple:West
Austur]
Austur er ein af höfuðáttunum fjórum. Austur er andspænis vestri og er á áttavita táknuð með 90°, á venjulegu korti er austur til hægri. Stefnuásinn austur-vestur er hornréttur á stefnuásinn norður-suður.
Flokkur:Höfuðáttir
ja:東
simple:East
KortKort er einfölduð útgáfa á rými, sem sýnir fjarlægð hluta innan þess.
Flestir þekkja kort sem tvívíða útgáfu af þrívíðu rými, einkum landakort og götukort.
Þeir sem fást við kortagerð eru kallaðir kortagerðarmenn.
Tenglar
- [http://kort.bok.hi.is Forn Íslandskort] hjá Landsbókasafni Íslands-Háskólabókasafni
- [http://borgarvefsja.is/ Borgarvefsjá] - kort af Reykjavík
- [http://arcims.rvk.is/website/skipulagssja/ Skipulagsskjá] - kort af Reykjavík
- [http://kort.lmi.is/ Kortaskjár] Landmælinga Íslands
- [http://gis.bofh.is/ornefnaskra/ Örnefnaskrá Íslands] Islandia Geomatics
- [http://gis.bofh.is/ornefnaland/ Jól í Örnefnalandi] Islandia Geomatics
Norður]
Norður er ein af höfuðáttunum fjórum. Norður er andspænis suðri og er á áttavita táknuð með 0°, á venjulegu korti er norður upp. Stefnuásinn norður-suður er hornréttur á stefnuásinn austur-vestur. Norður er höfuðátt höfuðáttanna ef svo mætti segja, því að allar hinar áttirnar eru mældar út frá norðri.
Flokkur:Höfuðáttir
ja:北
simple:North
Suður]
Suður er ein af höfuðáttunum fjórum. Suður er andspænis norðri og er á áttavita táknuð með 180°, á venjulegu korti er suður niður. Stefnuásinn norður-suður er hornréttur á stefnuásinn austur-vestur.
Flokkur:Höfuðáttir
ja:南
simple:South
Flokkur:HöfuðáttirFlokkur:Áttun Morris K. Udall
Morris King Udall (June 15, 1922 – December 12, 1998), better known as Mo, was an American politician who served as a U.S. representative from Arizona from 1961 to 1991. A former professional basketball player with the old National Basketball League Denver Nuggets, noted for his liberal views, Mo Udall was a tall, Lincolnesque figure with a self-deprecating wit and easy manner. Because of his wit, reporter David Broder deemed him "too funny to be president", which also ended up being the title of his autobiography in the 1980s. Udall earned a law degree from the University of Arizona in 1949.
Political career
In 1961 his brother Stewart Udall, the congressman for Arizona's second congressional district, was appointed Secretary of the Interior in the Kennedy administration. Mo Udall was elected to fill his brother's vacant seat and would go on to be reelected for 14 terms.
During his tenure in Congress, Udall was best-noted for his championship of environmentalist causes. He was also known for his devotion to campaign finance reform and the welfare of Native Americans. He authored the Alaska Lands Act of 1980, which doubled the size of the national parks system, as well as legislation concerned with protecting archeological finds, enacting civil service reform, legalizing Indian casinos, and providing for the safe disposal of radioactive waste.
In 1979, Udall was diagnosed with incurable Parkinson's disease. By 1991, his health deteriorated to the point where he had to resign from Congress. He died on December 12, 1998 of complications from his illness.
Presidential campaign
In 1976, he ran for the Democratic nomination for President as a liberal alternative to the Southern centrist Jimmy Carter, the former Governor of Georgia. Carter had gone from obscure maverick to frontrunner after a string of early caucus and primary victories, beginning in Iowa and New Hampshire. At the time of the Wisconsin primary in April, most of the original 10 candidates had dropped out, leaving Udall, Senator Henry "Scoop" Jackson of Washington, Governor George Wallace of Alabama, and Carter. Udall looked set to win the primary and as the returns ticked in, it looked like he would win it. This might have slowed down the Carter momentum. Udall was projected the winner, exclaiming "Oh, how sweet it is". But as the election night progressed, Carter began chipping away at Udall's lead, eventually going into the lead.
Some newspapers actually proclaimed Udall the winner because of his lead the night before, not unlike the famous incident in the 1948 presidential election, in which the headlines of the Chicago Tribune erroneously proclaimed "Dewey defeats Truman."
Carter's win was by 1 percent, which was no more than 7,500 votes. He won 37 percent to Udall's 36 percent, gaining one more convention delegate than Udall. Despite the small margins, Carter got the headlines and a further boost to his momentum, pulling away from Udall and the other candidates.
Humorous remarks
- "I'm a one-eyed Mormon Democrat from conservative Arizona, and you can't have a higher handicap than that." (He lost an eye in a childhood accident that was mistreated by a drunken doctor)
- "Let's turn inflation over to the post office. That'll slow it down."
- "Everything has been said but not everyone has said it."
- "If nominated, I shall run to Mexico. If elected, I shall fight extradition. (On running for president in 1980. Some reports say he said "Canada" rather than "Mexico.")
- "I have learned the difference between a cactus and a caucus. On a cactus, the pricks are on the outside."
- "What's the difference between a pigeon and an Iowa farmer? A pigeon can still make a deposit on a tractor." (While criticizing the economy on the campaign trail in 1976.)
Legacy
In 1992 the US Congress founded the Moris K. Udall Foundation for excellence in environmental policy. It is an agency of the executive branch of the federal government, and amongst other functions, gives scholarships to students of environmental policy.
Federal funds for Parkinson's research are designated through the Morris K. Udall Parkinson's Research and Education Act.
In 1996, Mo received the Presidential Medal of Freedom from President Clinton.
Udall Point, Guam, the westernmost place in the United States, is named for him.
Mo's son, Mark Udall, was elected to the U.S. congress in 1997.
See also
- Udall family (political family)
- [http://www.medaloffreedom.com/MorrisUdall.htm Info on Mo's Medal Of Freedom]
- Morris K. Udall Foundation: http://www.udall.gov
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