One exception to this is the Biological Data Profile of the FGDC. To go along with Bounding Coordinates specifying the extent of the data in the dataset, the profile specifies a mandatory Description of Geographic Extent element to provide a text description of the extent of the study and/or data set.
Calm, peaceful days. The Halcyon is a bird of Greek legend and the name is now commonly given to the European Kingfisher. The ancients believed that the bird made a floating nest in the Aegean Sea and had the power to calm the waves while brooding her eggs.
A halal (Ø­ÙØ§Ù) sign at a butcher's shop in Paris, France. HalÄl (Arabic: Ø­ÙØ§Ùââ á¸¥alÄl, permissible), also spelled hallal or halaal, is any object or action which is permissible to use or engage in, according to Islamic law. The term covers and designates food and drink as well as matters of daily life. It is one of five Ahkamâfard (compulsory), mustahabb (recommended), halal (allowed), makruh (disliked), haram (forbidden)âthat define the morality of human action in Islam. Mubah is also used to mean permissible or allowed in Islam.