get longer, making the flags and lamps invisible to the engine driver. Tram (streetcar) conductor. Many antique or heritage trams (streetcars), which operated through the earlier part of the


on Boxing, 100 Years of Boxing, Sting like a Bee (with José Torres), The Ageless Warrior (Preface, with Mike Fitzgerald) and Boxing's Greatest Fighters. Sugar was called "The Greatest Boxing Writer


He has also appeared in several films playing himself, including Night and the City, The Great White Hype and Rocky Balboa. He has been called Runyonesque (in reference to Damon


2006 US boxing film directed by Sylvester Stallone


against Michael Jennings for the vacant WBO welterweight title. After both pugilists used the first round to study their opponent's style, the tempo accelerated during the second. In the third,


division he defeated Carlos Quintana for the vacant WBA welterweight championship. Cotto successfully defended this title against Oktay Urkal, Zab Judah, Shane Mosley and Alfonso Gómez, before losing it to Antonio Margarito.


engineering. Highway engineering. Transportation planning. Urban planning. Human factors engineering. See also. Bus lane / Bus priority / Bus rapid transit. Gridlock. Hierarchy of roads. ITS. Microsimulation. Queueing theory. Road traffic control


transit. Gridlock. Hierarchy of roads. ITS. Microsimulation. Queueing theory. Road traffic control / Road traffic safety. Route assignment. Signal timing. Traffic congestion / Traffic flow / Traffic signals.

condition on road networks that occurs as use increases, and is characterized by slower speeds, longer trip times, and increased vehicular queueing


of Sighs, connects Doge's Palace and prison, 16th century. Environmental factors. Besides pedestrian safety and convenience, the chief reasons assigned by urban planners for skywalk development are decrease of traffic congestion,


or backing up to an upstream intersection. The term gridlock is also widely used to describe high traffic congestion with minimal flow (a "traffic jam"), whether or not


carpooling and use of public transport, to combat rising traffic congestion. In wartime, carpooling was encouraged to save oil. In reducing the number of cars on the road, carpooling decreases pollution


Cities. The primary reason is that traffic congestion has grown considerably since the last trolley ran in 1954: a 2003 report by the Texas Transportation Institute indicated that the area


to those looking at the effects that temperatures near absolute zero have on matter, such as with superconductivity. Helium is the second lightest element and is the second


has such a strong magnetocaloric effect that it has allowed scientists to approach within one thousandth of a degree of absolute zero. Doping praseodymium in fluoride glass allows it to be


TΔS=ΔH-ΔG. Since stretching is nonspontaneous, as it requires an external heat, TΔS must be negative. Since T is always positive (it can never reach absolute zero), the ΔS must be negative,


bar with one end kept at absolute zero and the other end at the freezing point of water would be a boundary value problem. Types of boundary value problems. If


Other late writings described conflicts and interaction with the Indians, as seen in writings by Daniel Gookin, Alexander Whitaker, John Mason, Benjamin Church, and Mary Rowlandson. John Eliot translated the Bible

Puritan missionary to the American Indians

Member of Parliament, Statesman and Vice-Admiral of Devon (1592-1632)


there was a literary explosion in America during the post-World War II era. Some of the best known of the works produced included Norman Mailer's The Naked and the Dead (1948), Joseph Heller's Catch-22 (1961)


Lippe () is a Kreis (district) in the east of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Neighboring districts are Herford, Minden-Lübbecke, Schaumburg, Hameln-Pyrmont, Holzminden, Höxter, Paderborn, Gütersloh, and

German district in North Rhine-Westphalia

town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, seat of the district of Höxter


the Ziegfeld Follies. Their biggest hit together was the 1910 song "Chinatown, My Chinatown," still popular with Dixieland bands. Schwartz and Jerome stopped working together in 1913. Schwartz continued working on


OutKast for Stankonia. 2001 – Eminem for The Marshall Mathers LP. 2000 – Eminem for The Slim Shady LP. 1999 – Jay-Z for. 1998 – Puff Daddy & the Family for No Way Out

1997 debut studio album by Puff Daddy & the Family


– Kanye West for Graduation. 2007 – Ludacris for Release Therapy. 2006 – Kanye West for Late Registration. 2005 – Kanye West for The College Dropout. 2004 – Outkast


LP. 2000 – Eminem for The Slim Shady LP. 1999 – Jay-Z for. 1998 – Puff Daddy & the Family for No Way Out. 1997 – The Fugees for The Score.


adopted a pen name and never practiced the profession for which he had trained. Sargeson died in Auckland. See also. New Zealand literature. Janet Frame. Michael King. Biography. External

New Zealand historian, author and biographer


to put New Zealand literature on the world map. Born in Hamilton, Sargeson has been credited with introducing New Zealand English into short stories. His technique was to write the story

largest city in New Zealand's Waikato region


river (apart from Lake Taupo) are artificial. Northwest of Lake Karapiro, the river forms the Waikato Basin, flowing through the towns of Cambridge, Hamilton, and Ngaruawahia. It is

New Jersey Transit station  in Hamilton Township, Mercer County, New Jersey, United States


last century, reflecting its gradual expansion throughout the region, culminating in a claimed merger of equals between the University of Paisley and Bell College, Hamilton in August


shorts: Dog Gone South (26 August, 1950) which sees Yankee Charlie searching for a fine gentleman of the Southern United States, and A Hound for Trouble (28 April, 1951) which


the Bob McKimson-directed short Dog Tales (1958). Jones shelved the Charlie Dog series of films in the 1950s, along with other characters he had introduced, such as The Three Bears and Hubie


Bohm Dialogue or Bohmian Dialogue is a form of free association conducted in groups, with

technique used in psychoanalysis (and also in psychodynamic theory)


Sir Charles Eliot. Colonial Heads of Kenya. East Africa Protectorate. East African Campaign (World War I). East Africa rugby union team. References. Further reading. John S. Galbraith, Mackinnon

British diplomat, colonial administrator and botanist (1862-1931)


Donald is a co-founder and was co-editor of the British comic magazine Viz until 2003. He set up the magazine in 1979 with his brother Chris from


is a co-founder and was co-editor of the British comic magazine Viz until 2003. He set up the magazine in 1979 with his brother Chris from a bedroom


(short take-off vertical landing) from the comparatively short - 170 m - flight deck, a 'ski-jump' was developed. The slope was initially 7° when incorporated into Invincible and Illustrious and 12° for

landing/take off surface of an aircraft carrier


represented the United States Navy in the British Fleet Review at Spithead, England. On 5 January 1955 she was transferred to the Pacific Fleet and was deployed with the 7th


acting President of Ireland. 1937–38. 1974. 1976. 1997. See also. Council of State. Official Seal of the President of Ireland.

highest court and government advisory body of the Netherlands


Love (lyrics by Lionel Bart) (1963), Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Song in a Motion Picture. Goldfinger (1964). Thunderball (1965). You Only Live Twice (1967). On Her Majesty's


Ruby Cairo (1993). My Life (1993). Indecent Proposal (1993). The Specialist (1994). Cry, The Beloved Country (1995). Across The Sea of Time (1995) (3D IMAX movie). The Scarlet Letter (1995). Swept


like their album All Killer No Filler than their heavier albums such as Chuck. Also in 2007, MxPx released their eighth studio album, Secret Weapon, which signified a return


Kids". Also in 2001, Sum 41 released its major label debut All Killer No Filler which went multi-platinum and carried the hit singles "Fat Lip", "In Too Deep", and "Motivation", all of which


worldwide. Green Day performed at Woodstock '94 and on Saturday Night Live, and appeared on the covers of Spin and Rolling Stone. They won a Grammy for Best Alternative Music


the founder of the Manchester Guardian newspaper, later to become The Guardian. He was born at Ilminster, Somerset, England, to Mary Scott, the poet, and John Taylor, a Unitarian minister. He was


as Løkken and Ebeltoft; and in Sydney and Tasmania, Australia. It usually takes the form of a cylindrical stick ("a stick of rock"), normally to in diameter and to


projects. Sheerfaith has also produced artwork for other projects, such as for the Storm Constantine book Hermetech and Andrew Collins' 21st Century Grail. McCoy appeared in the motion picture Hardware (1990)


in Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Nick Tatopoulos in Godzilla and David Lightman in WarGames. He voiced Simba (adult) in The Lion King and . He also voiced Tack the Cobbler


known for his roles as the title character in Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Nick Tatopoulos in Godzilla and David Lightman in WarGames. He voiced Simba (adult) in The Lion


of conjuring Demon creatures. In the game Kingdom Hearts, a player is allowed to summon a few Disney characters such as Simba from The Lion King and Mushu from

valley in Kouilou Department, Republic of the Congo


Lullaby" - Sung by Suzanne Pleshette, Andy Dick, and Crysta Macalush. Zira's lullaby to Kovu, which outlines her plot for him to kill Simba and how proud

mine in Mashonaland West Province, Zimbabwe


songs, not only alone but with other characters. Broderick reunited with his co-star from The Lion King and The Producers, Nathan Lane, in The Odd Couple, which opened on


(The Producers). Anthony "Tick" Belrose / Mitzi Mitosis - Jeremy Stanford (Buddy, High Society). Adam Whitely / Felicia Jollygoodfellow - Daniel Scott (Dusty: The Original Pop Diva). Bob - Michael


Cover art. Mos Def – Fender Rhodes, Performer. Black Star – Artwork, Art Direction. Talib Kweli – Producer, Performer. Marcus Garvey – Photography. 88 Keys – Producer. Pat Viola – Engineer. Jake Septimus – Photography. Tasleem – Photography.

Jamaica-born British political activist, Pan-Africanist, orator, and entrepreneur (1887-1940)


Association (UNIA) and facilitated the visit of its head Marcus Garvey of Jamaica. Garvey recruited Haynes to work with him in the U.S., a move that rendered the UNIA in Belize leaderless


Garveyism is an aspect of Black Nationalism which takes its source from the works, words and deeds of UNIA-ACL founder Marcus Garvey. The fundamental focus of Garveyism is the


Du Bois, Marcus Garvey, James Weldon Johnson, CJ Walker and others. External links.


Parallel Lines is the third studio album by American New Wave band Blondie, released in 1978 on Chrysalis records. Their


Vuitton, which sold-out instantly. Sprouse designed clothes for Blondie's Debbie Harry (his one-time downstairs neighbor in the Bowery section of NYC) in the late 70s/early 80s, prior to becoming


(Popper) – 5:42. "Fallible" (Kinchla/Popper) – 4:47. "The Mountains Win Again" (Sheehan) – 5:06. "Freedom" (Popper) – 4:01. "Crash Burn" (Kinchla/Popper) – 2:59. "Price to Pay" (Kinchla/Popper) – 5:17. "Hook

protein-coding gene in the species Drosophila melanogaster


Four (styled as four) is the breakthrough album by American jam band Blues Traveler, released on September 13, 1994 (see 1994 in music). Four peaked at #8 on the Billboard 200 albums


wholeheartedly. The last season featured a montage of pictures of the cast set to lyrics sung by John Popper of Blues Traveler. Seinfeld – the "Seinfeld" logo changes color


drums. Chan Kinchla - Electric and acoustic guitar, mandolin, backing vocals on "Brother John". Bobby Sheehan - Bass, backing vocals on "Brother John". Paul Shaffer - Keyboards on "Stand". Warren Haynes -

Blues Traveler member; bassist; musician


The Boys from Syracuse. (1938) I Married an Angel. (1939) Too Many Girls. (1940) Higher and Higher. (1940) Pal Joey. (1942) By Jupiter. (1943) A Connecticut Yankee (revised, with additional songs, their last

1938 musical by Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart


Here" and "With a Song in My Heart" (from Spring Is Here). (1932) "Lover" (from Love Me Tonight). (1934) "Blue Moon" (from Manhattan Melodrama). (1935) "Little Girl Blue", "The Most Beautiful


(from A Connecticut Yankee). (1928) "You Took Advantage of Me" (from Present Arms). (1929) "Spring is Here" and "With a Song in My Heart" (from Spring Is Here). (1932) "Lover" (from Love Me Tonight). (1934)


of Lake Victoria in December 1861. (page 151): "The following account of my own ailments I give, not with a wish to parade them, but in order to


الأبيض, transliterated: an-Nīl al-Ābyad) is a river of Africa, one of the two main tributaries of the Nile, the other being the Blue Nile. In the strict meaning, "White Nile" refers

River originating at Lake Tana in Ethiopia that is a tributary of the Nile River


of the Blue Nile, and to write about tasting coffee. His account of Ethiopia, História da Ethiópia in 1620, has been printed as Volumes II and III of Beccari's Rerum Aethiopicarum Scriptores


1622) was a Jesuit missionary in Ethiopia. He was the first European who saw and described the source of the Blue Nile. He was born in Olmeda de


française. He married Pauline Cassin, the author of the Pêche de Madeleine and other well-known novels. In his philosophy be was mainly concerned to defend Christianity against modern Positivism. The

philosophy of science based on the view that information derived from scientific observation is the exclusive source of all authoritative knowledge


is believed to haunt the rivers and lochs of Scotland and Ireland. Description and behavior. Its hide was supposed to be black (though in some stories it was white),

Scottish Gaelic and Irish word for a lake or a sea inlet


violence, sadness, and loss, as well as true love, beauty, joy, adventure, animals, and family. Having knowledge of these complex and powerful concepts alienates Jonas from his friends and


from 1981 to 1988 in Canada on the CTV network. It gave viewers the chance to live their dreams, with thrills ranging from daredevil adventures to the romantic. Its most


with "V#" notation, where # is how many cylinders it has: V-twin. V4. V5. V6. V8. V10. V12. V16. V18. V20. V24. References. See also. Straight engine.

piston engine with eight cylinders in vee configuration

open-source JavaScript engine developed by Google


into the chamber, as well as the gilmer belt drive system needed to drive the pump, made further development pointless. Aston Martin. Aston Martin's famous DOHC (4 cams) V8


with its upright, aggressive prow also utilized the 2-D+D-2 wheel arrangement but was to be powered with eight V8 diesel engines, though only four were actually installed. The lone unit


Ukrainian manufacturer ZAZ also used air cooled V4s with a balance shaft, produced by MeMZ and used in Zaporozhets cars. Motorcycle use. V4 engines are mostly found nowadays in

village in Kryvyi Rih Raion, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Ukraine


of unbalanced forces with a four-stroke cycle and do not require a balance shaft or counterweights on the crankshaft to balance the weight of the reciprocating parts,


and made out of titanium. Valve retainers are also made of titanium, as are the rocker covers. Billet steel crankshafts are used; they all have a cross plane a.k.a. 90


of only three cylinder layouts that have a natural dynamic balance; the others being the straight-6 and the V12. These engines can run very smoothly and free of unbalanced

piston engine with 12 cylinders in vee configuration

1995 studio album by Koffi Olomide with his Quartier Latin International band


Vendée, who enthusiastically accepted the principles of the French Revolution and encouraged liberal ideas in his son. François had brilliant success at Avignon in the lycée where he


the beginning of the day. In ordinary usage, the civil day is reckoned by the midnight epoch, that is, the civil day begins at midnight. In modern

12 o'clock at night; transition time period from one day to the next


not be drawn longer than midnight. However, if the flag is raised at an outdoor assembly, an official gathering, funeral or a memorial the flag may be drawn as


astronomical usage, it was common until 1925 to reckon by the noon epoch, in which the day begins when the mean sun crosses the meridian at noon. In traditional cultures

12 o'clock in the daytime, hour precision


volume, although they are not the most massive. Betelgeuse and Antares are the best known examples of a red supergiant. Stars with more than about 10 solar masses after burning

red supergiant star in the constellation Scorpius

American launch vehicle produced by Northrop Grumman


Red supergiants (RSGs) are supergiant stars (luminosity class I) of


album (1989). "Till I Loved You" (duet with Barbra Streisand and title track from her 1988 album). The Essential album (1997). Untitled Album. Personal life. Relationships and family. Johnson has had four different wives


followed by an actual TV series, in September 1984, Johnson's fortunes changed when he landed a starring role as Sonny Crockett in the cop series, Miami Vice. In this

1984–1989 American crime drama television series


The original reverse of the coin, designed by Christopher Ironside, is a crowned thistle (formally, The Badge of Scotland, a thistle royally crowned), with the numeral "5"

common name of a group of flowering plants

ghost town in Utah County, Utah, United States


Yacht racing. The New York Yacht Club retains the America's Cup as Volunteer defeats British challenger Thistle, of the Royal Clyde Yacht Club, 2 races to 0. References.


is a genus of perennial flowering plants in the Asteraceae, one of several genera known popularly as thistles. They are more accurately known as Plume thistles. These


of funnels that have been adapted for specialized applications in the laboratory. Filter funnels, thistle funnels (shaped like thistle flowers), and dropping funnels have stopcocks which allow the fluids to


British decimal two pence (2p) coin – often pronounced "two pee" – was issued by the Royal Mint on 15 February 1971, the day the British currency was decimalised. In practice it

national mint (coin manufacturer) of Denmark


2005 the Royal Mint launched a competition to find new reverse designs for all circulating coins except the £2 coin. The winner, announced in April 2008, was Matthew


interphase (see also cell cycle). The position at which the contractile ring assembles is dictated by the mitotic spindle. This seems to depend upon the GTPase RhoA, which

part of the cell cycle after quiescent phase and before cell division


small remoras travel in the mouths or gills of large manta rays, ocean sunfish, swordfish, and sailfish. The relationship between remoras and their perfect hosts is most often


sailfish, a large gamefish inhabiting tropical seas, related to the marlins, but possessing a large sail-like dorsal fin. The first, a Sargo-class submarine, was launched as Squalus, but


remora and host pairings the relationship is closer to mutualism, with the remora cleaning bacteria and other parasites from the host. Species. There are eight species in four genera:

organism relationship in which each individual benefits from the activity of the other

An interaction between two organisms living together in more or less intimate association in a relationship in which both organisms benefit from each other.


Warbler Wildlife Festival, which is sponsored in part by Kirtland Community College (which is named in honor of the bird and its habitat). See also. Coextinction. Mutualism. Footnotes. References.


Caspita supercar. This only appeared in a single prototype and was not put into production. In the early 1990's, Mercedes-Benz built their 3.5 litre M-291 flat-12 engine for endurance

luxury, high-performance sports car or grand tourer


M1 nameplate will be resurrected in respect for the M1 supercar of the late 1970s. Instead, at the 40th Tokyo Motor Show in October 2007, BMW showed a concept version


Life. He was born at Angers. His father had been ennobled by King Charles X of France, and Falloux began his career as a Legitimist and clerical journalist under

commune in Maine-et-Loire, Pays de la Loire, France


20, 1932) was a French novelist. Born at Angers, he studied law in Paris, and on his return to Angers became professor of law in the Catholic university


Paul in operations against the Saxons who at one point seized Angers. Upon Childeric's death in 486 his son Clovis succeeded him. While Childeric had seen no


School For Girls, an independent school for girls, Myton School and Aylesford School, both of which are state run co-educational schools. Warwick School. Warwick School is an independent school

private, non-parochial school that is not dependent upon national or local government


independent school in Brighton, then went on to Manchester Technical College. After graduation he worked at an advertising agency where the company secretary, aspiring actress Greer Garson, suggested he take up a career


rabbit, and birds, earthworms and beetles. In urban areas, birds make up a larger proportion of the diet, and species as unlikely as Mallard and Kittiwake have been killed and eaten.

city in Palo Alto County, Iowa, United States


which became the library (until 1930). There is a large fish pond in the grounds, home of a colony of ducks. Until the late 1990s, these were largely Mallards, but


Black Duck: Iridescent green, edged light buff. Mallard: Iridescent purple-blue with white edges. American Black Duck: Iridescent purple-blue (not edged white). Northern Pintail: Iridescent greenish black, edged


unit composed of six of these ships and their screen of 4 destroyers and 3 destroyer escorts gave battle against the Japanese main force. Their desperate defence not

United States Navy mid-20th century ship classification


destroyer escort USS Groves (DE-543) was cancelled in 1944 prior to completion. References. External links.


in India; and he wrote a Life of Zoroaster, a Sindhi vocabulary, and various papers in the transactions of the Bombay Asiatic Society. Compelled by ill-health to return to Europe, he

Indo-Aryan language spoken in South Asia (Pakistan and India)


Anmerkungen über die Baukunst der Alten ("Observations on the Architecture of the Ancients"), which included an account of the temples at Paestum. In 1758 and 1762, he visited Naples to observe

ancient Greek city in present-day village Paestum, Italy

painting by Joseph Mallord William Turner


(whose family portrait he later painted) he extended his journey to Paestum. At Rome early in 1775 he copied Correggio's St. Jerome on commission from Lord Grosvenor, and


his most famous works is the poetic cycle Aniara, which is a story of the space craft Aniara, that during a journey through space loses its course, and subsequently aimlessly floats


Kifri (currently in Diyala governorate), and Touz-Khur-Mati (currently in Salah ad Din governorate). See also. Iraqi Kurdistan. Kurdish people. Kurdistan. Iraqi Turkmen. Turkmeneli.


This piece incorporates a traditional melody from Kurdistan telling of the unhappy love of a young girl for Bave Seyro, a legendary warrior. (Kurdish duduks are from


Khan Dam: دیاله, Kurdish: Sirwan, سيروان) is a river and tributary of the Tigris that runs through Kurdistan Iran and Iraq. It covers a total distance of 445 km (275


Twin towns — Sister cities. Dinslaken's twin towns include: Agen, France. Arad, Israel. References. External links.


Vincentius, was heavily damaged during World War II, but was rebuilt from 1951 to 1952. International relations. Twin towns — Sister cities. Dinslaken's twin towns include: Agen, France.


animal husbandry and a more settled life in human history. In the Shahnameh and Iranian mythology, he is credited with the foundation of Nowruz. In the Shahnama, Jamshid constructed a


album, Islands, was a commercial failure, peaking at only no.35 in the UK. Strode then left the band and, in an attempt to gain some credibility and


single, "Too Shy", which reached #1 in the UK Singles Chart (#5 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100) in 1983. Beginnings. The band was originally founded in Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire,

original song written and composed by Kajagoogoo


woman. Fortunately for Hardenberg, this coincided with the lapsing of the principalities of Ansbach and Bayreuth to Prussia, owing to the resignation of the last margrave, Charles Alexander,


Halberstadt, for Westphalia, and for the principality of Neuchâtel. In 1793 Hardenberg had struck up a friendship with Count Haugwitz, the influential minister for foreign affairs, and when in

city in Switzerland and capital of its canton


Mongolian. The Chahar were originally one of estates of Khubilai located around Jingzhao (now Xian). They moved from Shaanxi to Southeastern Mongolia in the 15th century. The Chahar became a


order which is also extinct. It belongs to the family Arginbaataridae (Hahn & Hahn 1983). The genus Arginbaatar was named by Trofimov B.A. in 1980. Baatar is Mongolian for


Hong Dagu (Mongolian name:


grunge and punk rock artists such as Bad Religion, Love Among Freaks, Alice In Chains and Soul Asylum. The soundtrack also featured various sound clips from the


Roses after relocating to Los Angeles. But it was perhaps the early '90s grunge movement that Seattle is best known for from a musical perspective. It was during this time that


on bands such as Mudhoney and The Jesus Lizard. Kim Salmon claims to have been the first person to use the term grunge to describe music. Kim Salmon and James


"We just wanted to make him feel at home in the band.". Music. According to Cobain, the music on Bleach conformed with the grunge genre Sub Pop heavily endorsed. "There was

fictional comic book character from DC Comics/Wildstorm


grunge, alternative music became mainstream. Major labels signed three-chord grunge/punk-style rock bands, commercial radio played them and the 'alternative' sound soon became ubiquitous, ultimately culminating in manufactured pop groups, styled


magazine voted Clerks the 16th greatest comedy film of all time and in 2006, British film magazine Empire listed Clerks as the 4th greatest independent film. This film is also


center of the basin. On the north edge of Mare Humorum is the large crater Gassendi, which was considered as a possible landing site for Apollo 17.

lunar crater at the northern edge of Mare Humorum


proceeds directly away from the mare, eventually ending up among the cracks in the floor of the crater Darwin. Along the way it passes through craters, ranges of

city centre of Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia


its name and proceeds directly away from the mare, eventually ending up among the cracks in the floor of the crater Darwin. Along the way it passes through craters, ranges of

large, dark, basaltic plains on Earth's Moon


an unfinished work by Keith Green. Composition of the song was completed by Smith, along with British songwriter and Christian music artist Martin Smith. Last Days Ministries. The LDM

British swimmer, Olympic bronze medallist


Cassino it joins with the Liri to form the Garigliano. Fed by numerous karstic springs, the river has a relatively high and reliable discharge: 25 m³/s on average


U.S. 36th Infantry Division in January 1944 when the Allies were attempting to establish a bridgehead to launch attacks on the Gustav Line near Monte Cassino.


Battle of Breslau before being once again vanquished by Frederick II of Prussia at the Battle of Leuthen. After this last defeat, Charles was replaced by Leopold Josef Graf Daun


Black River. Northwest Miramichi River. Sevogle River. Little Southwest Miramichi River. Tomogonops River. Portage River. Little River. Southwest Miramichi River. Barnaby River. Renous River. Dungarvon River. Cains River. Bartholomew River. Taxis


of Hohenzollern, Knight’s Cross with Swords - 18 April 1918. Prussian Iron Cross, 1st Class (1914) - 23 April 1915. Prussian Iron Cross, 2nd Class (1914) - 13 September 1914. 1939

military decoration in the Kingdom of Prussia, and later in the German Empire (1870–1918) and Nazi Germany


also occurred just outside in northern Iran. It is a rare species which is resident in the milder parts of its range in western Europe and northwest Africa, but birds

group of organisms that are very uncommon, scarce, or infrequently encountered


Sir Isaac Brock in the siege of Detroit, and forced its surrender in August 1812. As Brock advanced to a point just out of range of Detroit's guns, Tecumseh had his

British army officer and administrator, Lieutenant Governor of Upper Canada


British artillery stationed on top of the heights. Then, in the face of an infantry charge led by famed British general Isaac Brock, he rallied his men and held his


as it was first, and should be now, for it was never divided.". Confrontation. In August 1810 Tecumseh led four hundred armed warriors from Prophetstown to confront Harrison at his Vincennes

county seat of Knox County, Indiana, United States


steamship services across Northumberland Strait connected the Island ports of Charlottetown and Georgetown with railway facilities at Pictou, Nova Scotia. Similar services operated from Summerside connected with

town in Sagadahoc County, Maine, United States


Jelgava, the capital of Kurzeme Dukedom, was opened along today's Jelgavas Street, and another route was made along today's Raudas Street towards it. A dam was built and


personal attack on Mary Robinson "as a wife and mother", an attack that was itself attacked in response as "disgraceful" on live radio by Michael McDowell, a senior member of the


2000. Eric Clapton & Santana for "The Calling". 1990s. Grammy Awards of 1999. Pat Metheny Group for "The Roots of Coincidence". Grammy Awards of 1998. The Chemical Brothers for


of 1994. Steve Vai for "Sofa". Grammy Awards of 1993. Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble for "Little Wing". Grammy Awards of 1992. Eric Johnson for "Cliffs of Dover".


Friends for "69 Freedom Specials". Grammy Awards of 2005. Brian Wilson for "Mrs. O'Leary's Cow". Grammy Awards of 2004. Jeff Beck for "Plan B". Grammy Awards of 2003. The Flaming Lips for


in La Plata, ISBN 0-7475-0798-8). Un campeón desparejo (An Uneven Champion, 1993). Short Story Collections. Prólogo (Prologue, 1929). 17 disparos contra el porvenir (17 Shots Against the Future,

Capital of the Buenos Aires province, Argentina


a low-middle class neighborhood of La Plata, Argentina. At an early age he developed a love for football soccer, favoring Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata, a popular club


Premio Miguel de Cervantes (awarded to him in 1991 in Alcalá de Henares). Adolfo Bioy Casares is buried in La Recoleta Cemetery, Buenos Aires. In 2006 Ediciones Destino published

city of Spain in the Madrid metropolitan area

capital of Alcalá de Henares Municipality, Spain


Palladium. Hotel Bel-Air. House of Blues. Hyatt West Hollywood. KCET. KTLA. The London Fog. Los Angeles Film School. Metromedia Square (the former Fox Television Center and KTTV

non-commercial independent television station in Los Angeles


Huell Burnley Howser (born 18 October 1945) is an American television personality best known for California's Gold, his travel show for PBS affiliate KCET


episode of The Simpsons, where a character named Howell Huser fell off a turnip truck. References. External links. from the KCET website. , from the KVIE website.


was elected provincial in 1576. He founded a number of colleges, among them those of Arequipa, Potosí, Chuquisaca, Panama and La Paz, but met with considerable opposition from

municipality of the Philippines in the province of Tarlac


José Luis Tejada Sorzano (born in La Paz on January 12, 1882; died in Arica, Chile, on October 4, 1938) was installed by the military


street demonstrations and widening disorder reached a peak in June 2005, as tens of thousands of protesters marched into La Paz. Aware of his growing incapacity to control or

municipality of the Philippines in the province of Abra


Partial filmography. Hamlet Goes Business (1987). The Match Factory Girl (1990). Take Care of Your Scarf, Tatiana (1994). Drifting Clouds (1996). The Man Without a Past (2002). Lights in the Dusk (2006).


of printed and dyed fabrics, particularly silks and satins, was noted for its range of subtle and "artistic" colours and was highly esteemed for dress fabrics, especially during the decades

smooth, lustrous fabric, usually of silk or synthetic fiber, woven with a long-float satin binding in warp or weft


and Bader Way in the town of Kirton in Lindsey. The Bader Way in Woodley, Reading is on the site of the airfield where he had his famous crash

town and civil parish in Berkshire, England, UK


Way to the east and south, and the B3350 Wilderness Road and A327 Shinfield Road to the west. North of the these is Woodley, west is Whitley Wood, east


Vimalakirti Nirdesa Sutra, Mūlamadhyamakakārikā, Aṣṭasāhasrikā-prajñāpāramitā Sūtra, Mahāprajñāpāramitā Upadeśa which was a commentary (attributed to Nagarjuna on the Pañcaviṃśatisāhasrikā-prajñāpāramitā sutra. His translation style was distinctive, possessing a flowing smoothness that reflects his

Indian Mahāyāna Buddhist philosopher (c.150–c.250)


traced back to the Buddhist philosopher Nagarjuna). Huayan makes extensive use of paradox in argument and literary imagery. The following quote from Dale S. Wright (1982) summarizes


seven months—she enrolled at Yale in the 47 Workshop (see below). She covered two 1924 murders and the subsequent trials of Belva Gaertner, a twice-divorced cabaret singer, and Beulah Sheriff

venue for a mixed variety show of music & theatrical revue


a French crime novelist. Biography. Leo Malet was born in Montpellier. He had little formal education and began work as a cabaret singer at "La Vache Enragee"

theatrical musical by John Kander debuted in 1966


Tuwim was satirically inclined. He supplied sketches and monologues to numerous cabarets. In his poetry and columns, he derided obscurantism and bureaucracy as well as militaristic and nationalistic


studied acting at the Schauspielschule at the Deutsches Theater. In 1931, her marriage was ended by divorce. About the same year, she began appearing on stage in various cabarets in Berlin.


Allied soldiers. The Divan du Monde and the Moulin Rouge, a world-famous cabaret, are both located in Pigalle. The area to the south of Place Pigalle is devoted to


A Wicked Woman (1934) (dialogue). Libeled Lady (1936). Up the River (1938) (story). I Love You Again (1940) (story). Roxie Hart (1942). Easy to Wed (1946). Chicago (2002) (play). Further reading.


the 8 Mile soundtrack. Released in 2002, the single, performed by 50 Cent, reached No. 13, becoming 50 Cent's first Top 20 single and his commercial debut single.

2002 film starring Eminem directed by Curtis Hanson


used by Belgian comic writer Hergé for his character Prince Abdullah of Khemed in The Adventures of Tintin. He suffered from asthma. 1941 coup. The young monarch's early minority coincided with World

series of 24 comic albums by Belgian cartoonist Georges Remi (Hergé)

animated television series based on The Adventures of Tintin


A. A. Milne, Kenneth Grahame, Ruth Manning-Sanders and The Arden Shakespeare series. They published The Adventures of Tintin series in the UK, and several humorous books, including 1066 and All That.


after which he has played parts in various theater plays, musicals, TV shows and movies. 1986-1994 he was artistic director for the Maxim theater in Stockholm. External links.

artistic leader of a cultural institution


establishing the alphabet, the dotted İ came before the undotted I; now their places are reversed [Yazım Kılavuzu].) The letter J, however, uses a tittle in the same way English does,


and miniatures. The company name comes from the weta, "...New Zealand's coolest little monster, a bizarre and prickly prehistoric cricket...". Innovations. Chainmail. For The Lord of the Rings


Waterhorse (2007). The Host (2006). Black Sheep (2007). (2005). King Kong (2005). The Legend of Zorro (2005). Van Helsing (2004). Peter Pan (2003). (2003). (2003). (2002). (2001). See also.

2003 US children's movie directed by P. J. Hogan


in the Victoria Theatre in Dayton. Criticism. Eckert has sparked controversy with his "hidden dialogue" technique in his historical narratives, using a novelist's technique to enhance dramatic events.

theater and former movie theater in Dayton, Ohio, United  States


flashlights, rechargeable batteries may be replaced by clockwork mechanisms or dynamos which are cranked by the user to provide power. For transportation, uninterruptible power supply systems and laboratories, flywheel energy storage


flight by his father, who was an astronaut. The souvenir was an electric torch (flashlight) that had formed part of the equipment of a space capsule in orbit.


floor to floor in a building. Typically they are tested for compliance with ANSI/UL 1666-1997, Standard Test for Flame Propagation Height of Electrical and Optical-Fiber Cable Installed


in North America is now rare, as modern under-floor radiator systems use electric valves, as do some older retrofitted systems. They are still widely employed on central heating radiators


assembling French army at Tienen on 15 March 1793, and took up a position between Neerwinden and Neerlanden. On 18 March, after a little preliminary fighting, Coburg drew back a

municipality in Flemish Brabant, Belgium


since been put back up at that same URL, now run by Quick Stop Entertainment, a company probably best known for running the semi-official site for the TV series Scrubs

American medical comedy-drama television series

lightweight, washable clothing worn by hospital staff or other medical personnel


appeared on Scrubs as a patient diagnosed with prostate cancer and in 2008, appeared in an episode of TV series Ugly Betty as an attorney to the Meade family.


cappella singing group The Blanks, featured on the television show Scrubs. John Rojak: bass trombonist for the American Brass Quintet. Marcos Valles: member of Boston rock band Parker


"My Own Private Practice Guy" of the TV show Scrubs. The Todd comments "Oh Ms. Pac-man I would sex that bow right off your head. Eat those


reviews from other, more traditional media confirmed what Knowles had posted. From there, the site's popularity rapidly expanded. National magazines such as People and Newsweek called for interviews


of Cuban American leaders in Florida, Penelas is a member of the Democratic Party. "America's Sexiest Politician". In 1999, People Magazine named Penelas "America's sexiest politician.". Elian Gonzalez controversy. During the

song written for the Broadway musical Funny Girl (1964)


related to other eagles, kites, hawks, harriers and Old World vultures. It is resident from India through southeast Asia to Australia on coasts and major waterways. It is


The Gyps vultures are a genus of Old World vultures in the bird family Accipitridae, which also includes eagles, kites, buzzards and hawks. These are the


570 lb (259 kg). It is a streamlined steel casing containing 192 lb (87 kg) of Tritonal high explosive. The Mk 82 is offered with a variety of fin kits, fuse

part of a device that initiates function in an explosive, pyrotechnic device or military munition

Toronto-based Canadian non-profit arts and culture periodical


King Vidor. The Snob (1924) directed by Monta Bell. The Wife of the Centaur (1924) directed by King Vidor. The Wolf Man directed by Edmund Mortimer. The Merry Widow (1925) directed by

operetta composed by Franz Lehár, libretto by Viktor Léon and Leo Stein


be achieved via extrusion and molding. Common extrusion methods include production of melt blown and spun bond fibers to form long rolls for future conversion into a wide range

adding a soft but not fully liquid material into a mold (like wet clay)


of bronze, but they may be produced in any shape desired and of any material suitable for sculpting, molding, casting, striking or stamping. A Medallion is a


Analysis); Thermal and fluid flow analysis Computational fluid dynamics (CFD); Kinematics; Mechanical event simulation (MES). Analysis tools for process simulation for operations such as casting, molding, and die

class of decorative elements in ornamentation


pack in September 2005. It compiles the premium modules Kingmaker, Shadowguard and Witch's Wake. – In May 2006, BioWare released this premium module which takes place in Undermountain below Waterdeep.


and Forgotten Realms rules. It was originally to be published by Interplay Entertainment, but the publisher's financial difficulties forced the change. Infogrames released Neverwinter Nights for Windows on June 18, 2002.

setting in the Dungeons & Dragons fictional universe


20, 2000, it takes place in the Dungeons & Dragons Forgotten Realms campaign setting, and is based on the Advanced Dungeons & Dragons 2nd edition ruleset. The player begins the game by


Magic. She liked it, but asked if he could rewrite it to take place in the Forgotten Realms. She sent him Darkwalker on Moonshae by Douglas Niles, the


Chins named Oliver, Artemis, and Ivan as well as four cats, one being named Guenhwyvar. His older brother, Gary Salvatore, died of pancreatic cancer in 2000. Bibliography. Forgotten Realms. The Icewind


peaks. Aarakocra in the Forgotten Realms. Aaracokra feature statistically only in the Forgotten Realms campaign setting in 3rd Edition Dungeons & Dragons. In this setting, they are thought to be an


Forgotten Realms fantasy adventure book, written by Jeff Grubb and Kate Novak and published by TSR. The story begins with an adventurer named Alias awakening in an inn with amnesia


(tanar'ri), the quasit, the retriever, the succubus (tanar'ri), and the vrock (tanar'ri). The ghour demon and the yochlol demon for the Forgotten Realms setting appear in Monsters of Faerûn (2000).


Bruenor Battlehammer is a fictional character in the Forgotten Realms campaign setting for the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game. The character first appears in the Icewind Dale trilogy


in the event was sung by Anna Oxa). See also. RAI. Sanremo. Sopot International Song Festival. Italy in the Eurovision Song Contest. References. , Wantedineurope.com. External links.


Fulvia Colombo. 1959: Enzo Tortora - Adriana Serra. 1960: Enza Sampò - Paolo Ferrari. 1961: Lilly Lembo - Giuliana Calandra. 1962: Renato Tagliani - Laura Efrikian - Vichy Ludovisi. 1963:


in a circle). The formula is also a special case of Bretschneider's formula for a general quadrilateral). Therefore using Bretschneider's formula gives: One can write expanded formulas for


seven colors may be needed, as in the picture at right. Tessellations with quadrilaterals. Copies of an arbitrary quadrilateral can form a tessellation with 2-fold rotational centers at the midpoints


“Often called by English writers in the 19th century”). According to the Oxford English Dictionary, the trapezoid as a figure with no sides parallel is the sense for which Proclus


under Prince Friedrich Karl of Prussia between Senftenberg and Görlitz, and the Second Army under Crown Prince Friedrich in Silesia west of Neiße (Nysa). The Austrian army under


the club were The Police, Joe Jackson, Squeeze, The Records, Rachel Sweet, David Johansen, Rockpile, Mink deVille and the Tom Robinson Band. Many of these bands were being spotlighted during their


who worked at the station included Rosko, Dennis Elsas, Pete Larkin, Richard Neer, Dan Neer, Jim Monaghan, Pam Merly, Meg Griffin, and John Zacherle. WNEW-FM was among the first stations to give

fictional character from the Family Guy franchise


to the rank of brigadier. In the Seven Years' War Fersen distinguished himself during the operations round Usedom and Wollin in 1759, when he inflicted serious loss on the


Usedom from the German mainland, is often also called Peene, but actually is considered a part of the Baltic Sea called Peenestrom. It is one of three channels connecting


Ruden is a small island in the Baltic Sea, located between Rügen and Usedom off the German coast. The Ruden belongs to the German state (Bundesland) of Mecklenburg-Western


war include: "Axis of evil", originally used by Bush during a State of the Union address on January 29, 2002 to describe the countries of Iraq, Iran and North Korea. "Coalition

group of countries identified collectively as enemies by U.S. President George W. Bush during the 2000s


also a song by Norwegian Black Metal band, Limbonic Art. Discography. Albums. Critical Stage (1994). Stored Images (1995). Contamination (1996). Construct-Destruct (1998). Re-construction (1998). Chromdioxyde (1999). Mindstrip (2000). Anthology (2002). Axis of Evil


of the silver mines at Laurium to finance them. The first Persian campaign, in 492 BC, was aborted because the fleet was lost in a storm, but the second,

Roman fort in modern Woerden, Netherlands


several medals to be used as awards, and several other, larger relief sculptures in stone and bronze. In 1952, Gillick's effigy design was selected from a field

round piece of metal, often used as an award


USSR State Prize numerous times (1941, 1943, 1946, 1948), 3 Orders of Lenin, 3 other orders and numerous medals. Lavochkin's fortunes faded after the war, his aircraft


Description. The medal signifying its award is a gold (silver-gilt) cross, enamelled white and edged in gold. In the centre, within a wreath of laurel, enamelled green,


also named by Hahn and Hahn. Fossil remains were found in strata dating to the Kimmeridgian (Upper Jurassic) of Guimarota, Portugal. Remains consist of a solitary molar and one


high-crowned premolars and molars. An almost complete skeleton of the giant rodent was discovered in Urumaco, Venezuela in 2000. The new species was later classified with the


remain in geostationary orbit. The counterweight itself could assume one of several forms: a heavy, captured asteroid (as shown in the diagram); a space dock, space station or spaceport positioned

overall facility for launching and/or receiving spacecraft

tourist attraction in Seacombe, Wallasey, Merseyside, North West England


a load. Uses. A counterweight is often used in traction lifts (elevators), cranes and funfair rides. In these applications, the expected load multiplied by the distance that

type of machine specialised in lifting objects


far beyond geostationary orbit. Metronome: A wind-up mechanical metronome has an adjustable weight and spring mechanism that allows the speed to be adjusted by placement of the

device that produces an audible click or other sound at a regular interval


out the rhythm, and beating out multiple overlapping rhythms. A metronome may be used to assist in maintaining accurate tempo. Timbre recognition. Each type of musical instrument has a characteristic sound


Drawbridge. Bascule bridge. References. External links.


of Charles Dickens' Little Dorrit and also appeared in an AXA Sun Life television advertisement for the over-50s. As of 2009, she can been seen as Sadie Cairncross in the BBC


the 19th century, copies of the book were sold "underground", and it was not until 1963, after the failure of the British obscenity trial of Lady Chatterley's Lover in 1960 that Mayflower Books,


the Siskiyou Trail into California, eventually reaching Sutter's Fort, California in mid-July. It was here Marshall met John Sutter, the founder of Sutter's Fort, an agricultural settlement. Sutter was also the alcalde

highest authority of a municipality in Spain


10, 1885) was an American carpenter and sawmill operator, whose discovery of gold in the American River in California on January 24, 1848 set the stage for the


La Jolla band of Mission Indians. In September, 1848, Charbonneau arrived in Placer County, California, at the American River near what is now Auburn. Arriving early in what


bivalves have a greatly reduced style, and a chitinous gizzard that helps grind up the food before digestion. Excretory system. Like most other molluscs, the excretory organs

library for creating distributed datastores


organs are usually tentacle mechanoreceptors or chemoreceptors. Scallops have complex eyes with a lens and retina, but most other bivalves have much simpler eyes, if any. There are also

convex layer of fresh groundwater that floats on top of denser saltwater


crystallin β b2 (crybb2) may be a neurite promoting factor. Function. The main function of crystallins at least in the lens of the eye is probably to increase the refractive index


Engi 1, on the 1st day of the 1st month (901): There was an eclipse of the sun. Engi 1, in the 1st month (901): The Sugawara Michizane


Halfrunt refers to Jeltz as "Captain of Vogons Prostetnic" (although this may have been a play on Halfrunt's accent). Jeltz appears in: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. The Restaurant at the End of


Pharaoh. Emilio Salgari - I misteri della jungla nera. Henryk Sienkiewicz - Quo Vadis. Leo Tolstoy - Master and Man. Jules Verne - Propeller Island. H. G. Wells

Historical novel written by Henryk Sienkiewicz


G Joachim (Lahr, 1858); see also Pauly-Wissowa's Realencyclopädie der classischen Altertumswissenschaft (1900), iv. Pt. I. In popular culture. Thrasea is mentioned in Quo Vadis, the 1895 novel by Nobel


de Sévigné, Madame de La Fayette, Victor Hugo, Alexandre Dumas, père and ‘Quo Vadis’ author Henryk Sienkiewicz. The first president of Senegal after independence, Léopold Sédar Senghor, taught at

1924 film by Georg Jacoby, Gabriellino D'Annunzio


debut EP, Premiers Symptômes, was followed by the critically acclaimed album Moon Safari, the re-release of Premiers Symptômes, The Virgin Suicides (soundtrack), 10 000 Hz Legend, Everybody Hertz, Talkie Walkie, Pocket Symphony


track, "What Ever Happened?", was featured on the soundtrack to Sofia Coppola's 2006 film Marie Antoinette. In October 2007, the Strokes' song "You Talk Way Too Much" was featured in


tea, sport drink, or dairy shake. utensils (usually just a plastic spoon). flameless ration heater (FRH). beverage mixing bag. Accessory pack: xylitol chewing gum. water-resistant matches. napkin / toilet paper. moist towelette.

soft, cohesive substance intended for chewing but not swallowing


of items are $1.00 although in early 2009 Dollarama also introduced items priced at $1.25, $1.50 and $2.00. Notable exceptions to this policy include chocolate bars, and chewing gum


Doublemint is a flavor of chewing gum made by the Wrigley Company. It


is also noted for the role he played in ending the chewing gum ban in Singapore, as part of negotiations during the US-Singapore Free Trade Agreement. Political defeat.


Kleppe is a village in, and also the administrative centre of, the municipality of Klepp, located in the county


Beyond these discussions and personal encounters, he absorbed, by studying the available scholarly literature, the fundamental concepts and terminology of the main philosophies of India and East Asia.

academic discipline studying terms and their general uses


iamb, which is short-long in classical meter, becomes unstressed-stressed, as in the English word "betray.". The most common in English verse are the iamb, the trochee, the dactyl,


when some municipalities from the Dieburg and Bergstraße district were added to the district. In 1972 the district also changed its name. Geography. As the name of the district already


the east of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Neighboring districts are (from north clockwise) the district-free city Worms, the district Bergstraße, district-free Mannheim, Frankenthal and Ludwigshafen, Rhein-Neckar, district-free Speyer, the districts Karlsruhe,


Darmstadt-Dieburg, Miltenberg, Neckar-Odenwald-Kreis, Rhein-Neckar-Kreis and Kreis Bergstraße. Odenwaldkreis belongs to the Rhine Neckar Area. History. In 1822 the district was created under the name Erbach, subdivided into two Bezirke Breuberg


Bad Kissingen, Schweinfurt and Würzburg, the state of Baden-Württemberg (district of Main-Tauber), the districts of Miltenberg and Aschaffenburg, and the state of Hesse (district of Main-Kinzig). History.

seat of Landkreis Miltenberg in Bavaria, Germany


Baron Louis Gerhard De Geer


Michael Crawford). 1998 Back to Titanic (Soundtrack)-Come Josephine, In My Flying Machine. 1999 Saltwater Single-Saltwater (With Chicane). 1999 Streams-Don't Give Up (Duet with Michael McDonald). 1999 The Time Machine

British ancient historian and numismatist


Chieftains)-Lullibies (Duet with Paola Cecchi). 2000 The Voice-Saylon Dola (With Russell Watson). 2000 The Greatest Story Ever Sung-No Scenes of Stately Majesty. 2000 The Way You Make Me Feel (Ronan Keating song)-Fairytale


guitar, is based on the notes A G E and sounds like a funk rock bassline. At 2:11, in the second half of the second verse, the


the film's predominant theme of aviation. Paraphrased in the penultimate episode "Daybreak" of Battlestar Galactica. In an episode of AMC's Mad Men ("Maidenform," Season Two Episode 6), showing the signoff footage of

2004–2009 American science fiction television series, reimagining of a 1970s series


similar program. Notable former JET participants. Anne Cofell-Saunders - writer (24 and Battlestar Galactica) and director (Family Reunion (Eureka)). Bruce Feiler, American writer and TV host. Will Ferguson, Canadian writer. Yuri


premiered on June 20, 2005. She appeared as a guest star in the Battlestar Galactica episode "Faith" in 2008. Visitor had a small role as Pamela Voorhees in the


Wheeled vehicles are now known beyond Mesopotamia, having spread north of the Caucasus and to Europe. Cultures. Uruk period (Sumer). Naqada IIb (Ancient Egypt). Early Minoan I. Sredny Stog

circular item that rotates about an axial bearing; one of the six simple machines


the suspension, wheels or tracks (as applicable), and other components directly connected to them, rather than supported by the suspension. (The mass of the body and other


unique layouts, such as gullwing doors, 3 or 6 (or more) wheels, or special abilities not usually found on cars. Because of these often impractical or unprofitable leanings, many


place of swords, the characters wield guns with fictional brand names like "Sword 9mm", "Dagger", or "Rapier", Lord Montague's "Longsword" is a South African MAG-7 shotgun. Cast. Leonardo DiCaprio as


and Death, Interiors, Manhattan, and the film version of Play It Again, Sam, directed by Herbert Ross. Allen has gone on to credit Keaton as his muse during his


Grub Street. Thomas Hardy - Tess of the d'Urbervilles. Joris-Karl Huysmans - La Bas. Jerome K. Jerome - Diary of a Pilgrimage. Herman Melville - Timoleon. Georges Ohnet - Dernier Amour.


Esther Vanhomrigh. Charlotte Mary Yonge - Two Penniless Princesses. Unknown to History. Émile Zola - L'Argent. New drama. Maurice Maeterlinck - Intruder (first production). Frank Wedekind - Spring Awakening (Frühlings


Dedicated Records in the UK. In 1989, Arista entered into a joint venture with Antonio "L.A." Reid and Babyface in the creation of LaFace Records, which it fully acquired

American singer, songwriter and record producer


such as Suzi Quatro and Hot Chocolate, were farmed out to the Bell/Arista-distributed label, Big Tree. Several acts, such as Barry Manilow, the Bay City Rollers, and Melissa Manchester moved to Arista.


close to the Bazaar. It comprises four verandas and is surrounded by stones all around, which used to serve as a market place where goods and commercial products were presented and


American actor and film director. Danny Wilde (musician), American musician and founding member of The Rembrandts. David Wilde, British pianist and composer. Hagar Wilde, screenplay writer. John Wilde (1919-2006), American


and her reputation as a witty conversationalist. Frank Wilde, 1930s British tennis player. Frankie Wilde, fictional character played by Paul Kaye in the mockumentary It's All Gone Pete


saxophonist. The show business family Wilde. Marty Wilde (born 1939), British rock'n'roll singer and actor. Kim Wilde (born 1960), British pop singer, gardener, and pop cultural figure. Daughter

1981 self-titled debut studio album by Kim Wilde


Chill Out reached number 38 a year later, and they toured with The Rolling Stones. In 1989, their album Red was ranked #23 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 100 greatest


1979 – Showcase. 1980 – Black Uhuru ("Showcase" reedition). 1980 – Sinsemilla. 1981 – Red. 1982 – Chill Out. 1983 – Guess Who's Coming To Dinner ("Black Uhuru" reedition). 1983 – Anthem. 1985


Future United States Senator John Eaton wrote "This battle gave a death blow to [the enemy's] hopes, nor did they venture, afterwards, to make a stand... In this action, the

American politician and diplomat (1790-1856)


string and to provide a thickness which helps hold the nock of the arrow in place while drawing the yumi. Regard. Serious kyūdō practitioners treat the yumi with reverence,

shafted projectile that is shot with a bow


According to Islamic sources, there was a similar form of divination among the Arabs prior to the beginning of Islam. There, two arrow shafts (without heads or feathers), on


solid arrows which can be moved freely while keeping them parallel to their original direction. Assemble these arrows in the order of the sequence S by attaching the tail of


valid in the ball. Conventions. Orthogonality and normalization. Several different normalizations are in common use for the Laplace spherical harmonic functions. In physics and seismology, these functions

in mathematics, space bounded by a sphere


is characterized by. water: very wet. temperature: warm. soils: nutrient rich soil. Flooded grasslands and savannas ecoregions. See also. Dambo. Freshwater swamp forest. Flood-meadow. Grassland. Mangrove. Savanna.

biome defined by the World Wildlife Fund


throughout the year. The forests contain mangrove trees which is situated on the Bay of Bengal. The coastal mangrove habitat itself is often implicated in tiger aggression, since


Callistemon (bottlebrushes), Syzygium, and Melaleuca (paperbarks). The genus Osbornia, native to Australasia, are mangroves. Eugenia, Myrcia, and Calyptranthes are among the larger genera in the neotropics. Historically, the Myrtaceae


range of forest and woodland, and the margins of vine forests, monsoon forest, and mangrove swamps. As with most members of the bowerbird family, breeding considerations dominate the lifecycle: females


however they will congregate at reefs, wrecks, harbours, buoys and other structural oases. They may also enter estuaries and mangroves in search of prey. They are found in areas of


diverse) layer is the ground cover or herbaceous layer. Trees. Characteristic dominant broadleaf trees in this biome include oaks (Quercus spp.), beeches (Fagus spp.), maples (Acer spp.), and birches

protein-coding gene in the species Drosophila melanogaster


milky sap, and many contain mildly toxic saponins with soap-like qualities in either the foliage and/or the seeds, or roots. The largest genera are Serjania, Paullinia, Acer and Allophyllus.


An Innocent Man and a Fantasia-like animated sequence of it is included in A Boy Named Charlie Brown. The rock band KISS incorporated it into "Great Expectations" from their album,

4th episode of the first season of the TV series Arrow


the Kithira Channel and HMS Decoy, HMS Carlisle, HMS Calcutta. HMS Bonaventure and HMAS Vampire were nearby. The Italian fleet was led by Iachino's vessel, the modern battleship Vittorio

1917-1945 V-class destroyer of the Royal and Royal Australian navies


very controversial fashion, seeing an Albert Leake goal disallowed for offside. Three years later the club were once again relegated and once again became founder members of a

rule used by several different team sports


by the use of spline interpolation. Here, the interpolant is not a polynomial but a spline: a chain of several polynomials of a lower degree. Using harmonic

special function defined piecewise by polynomials


of Nantua who was mentioned in 757.". See also. Last of the Romans. Notes. References. Fleuriot, Léon, Les origines de la Bretagne (Paris:Éditions Payot), 1980. Gibbon, Edward, Decline and Fall of


his army crossed such a frontier as there was and then marched on Syagrius's capital at Soissons. Little is known of the subsequent clash, the Battle of Soissons, but the result was


The year 1882 in literature involved some significant new books. Events. New books. F. Anstey - Vice Versa


Sri Dibudinha and his wife, Pong. Princess Kamuni. Princess Khamphoui, the daughter of his half-brother. Chansy (1900-1984), a commoner. King of Laos. He succeeded his father as King of Luang Prabang after


Luang Prabang, then the capital of the Lao kingdom of Lan Xang. Some years earlier, the crown prince of Lan Xang, Setthathirath, had been invited to occupy the vacant throne of


was born at the Royal Palace in Luang Prabang to Crown Prince Vong Savang and Princess Mahneelai of the Kingdom of Laos. After the communist revolution, some members of the Royal


overlook of the city and the rivers. History. Luang Prabang became the first capital of Laos in the 14th century when King Fa Ngum returned from Cambodia where


Field Marshal Sarit Thanarat (Thai: สฤษดิ์ ธนะรัชต์,), (June 16, 1908 - December 8, 1963) staged a


Prince Mikhail Illarionovich Golenishchev-Kutuzov () (—) was the Russian Field Marshal who defeated Napoleon's Grande Armée during France's invasion of Russia in


of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1960 for Field Marshal Sir William Slim upon the end of his term as Governor-General of Australia. As of 2009 the title is


by his eldest son, the fourth Viscount. He was a Field Marshal in the Army and served as Lord Lieutenant of Ireland and as Master-General of the Ordnance.


of Cambodia. The area around Siemreap and Battambang was annexed by Siam, and were governed by Abhaya Bhubet. However, Rama I allowed these territories to be ruled in accordance with


() is a province of Cambodia. It is in the northwest of the country, and its capital is Battambang. The name literally means loss of stick referring to a legend


National Highway 5, by boat, rail and by numerous smaller roads. The capital, Pursat town, lies 174 kilometres north west of Phnom Penh by road and 106 kilometres south east of Battambang


of the palaces and the Chapel Royal. The Chapel Royal or Wat Phra Kaew of which the Emerald Buddha is enshrined is located within his Royal Palace or the Grand Palace.

official residence of the King of Thailand since 1782


Mine, USA). Buteo sanya (Late Pleistocene of Luobidang Cave, China). An unidentifiable accipitrid that occurred on Ibiza in the Late Pliocene/Early Pleistocene may also have been a Buteo. If this


but the elephant carrying it insisted, on three separate occasions, on going instead to Lampang. This was taken as a divine sign and the Emerald Buddha stayed in


army under Lieutenant General Sir George Prévost and a naval squadron under Captain George Downie converged on the lakeside town of Plattsburgh, which was defended by American troops under Brigadier General Alexander Macomb


determined to advance down the western, New York State, side of the lake. The main American position on this side was at Plattsburgh. Prevost organised most of his troops


Coraciiformes (including hornbills) and Trogoniformes seem to be very close to the Passeriformes on the other hand (Johansson & Ericson 2003), and one of these almost certainly is - among


The Coraciiformes are a group of usually colourful near passerine birds including the kingfishers, the Hoopoe, the bee-eaters, the rollers, and the hornbills. They


The Southern Ground-hornbill, Bucorvus leadbeateri or cafer, is one of two species of ground-hornbill and is the largest species of hornbill. It is a large bird,


Red-billed Hornbill (Tockus erythrorhynchus) is a species of hornbill found in savanna and woodland of


(latterly Liberal Democrats). The run-up to the 1987 election had been a rough ride for the Conservatives. The Miner's Strike of 1984/85 had seen the industry grind to a virtual standstill for


Office on health grounds. Unlike many Liberal Democrats he voted in favour of capital punishment. In February 2006 Smith was taken to hospital after a fall at his Rochdale home. According


time. Tellers are usually whips, but on occasions can be rebel MPs, or even frontbench spokesmen (in the case of the Liberal Democrats). Tellers oversee the counting of votes, and 'tick off'


Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom by the first past the post system. The seat has held by Sir Menzies Campbell for the Liberal Democrats since the formation


15, and Mr Clarke as the sole independent. The Liberal Democrats took control with 26 seats, the first time for about 80 years since the Liberals were last


of 6 and behind the Liberal Democrats. See also. British Legalise Cannabis Campaigns. Cannabis. Cannabis (drug). Cannabis reclassification in the United Kingdom. Industrial hemp. Legalise cannabis parties. Legal issues


1983 to 2005, before losing his seat to Lorely Burt of the Liberal Democrats by a margin of 279 votes in the 2005 general election. He had previously


- Harap Alb. Gustave Flaubert - Three Tales. Margaret Oliphant - Carità. Anna Sewell - Black Beauty. Anthony Trollope - Is He Popenjoy?. Jacint Verdaguer - L'Atlàntida. Jules


The Pillars of Society (Samfundets støtter). Non-fiction. Lewis H. Morgan - Ancient Society. Births. July 2 - Hermann Hesse (d. 1962). August 27 - Lloyd C. Douglas (d. 1951).


animals; and in the following year he discovered that the respiration of caterpillars and butterflies is performed by pores, to which the name of stigmata has since been given.

the appearance of bodily wounds, scars, and pain in locations corresponding to the crucifixion wounds of Jesus Christ


Points of interest. The University of Erlangen-Nuremberg (Friedrich-Alexander-Universität,) was founded in 1742 by Frederick, Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth, in the city of Bayreuth, but was relocated to Erlangen the next year. Today,

medium-sized town in northern Bavaria, Germany


line, possibly derived from screamer-like ancestors, and so maybe Gastornis (if it is an Anseriform). The ancestors of the Anseriformes developed the characteristic bill structure that they still share.


Pockets and Other Dark Thoughts. at Memory Alpha.


Edited. (1975) with Thomas Scortia. (1975). Faster than Light (1976) with Jack Dann. Three in Space (1981) with Jack Dann and Pamela Sargent. (1983) with Isaac Asimov and Martin Greenberg. (1987). (1988).


Congreso de la República of Peru. The Assembleia da República of Portugal. The Parliament of Scotland (historic) until 1707. The Narodna skupština of Serbia. The National Assembly of Seychelles. The Parliament of


Saraburi, Singburi. Western Thailand region: Kanchanaburi, Phetchaburi, Prachuap Khiri Khan, Ratchaburi, Samut Songkhram, Suphanburi. Eastern Thailand region: Chachoengsao, Chanthaburi, Chonburi, Rayong, Prachinburi, Sa Kaeo, Trat. The eastern region is sometimes listed as

subdistrict municipality in Pueai Noi district, Khon Kaen province, Thailand


province (changwat) of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are (from north clockwise) Nakhon Ratchasima, Sa Kaeo, Chachoengsao and Nakhon Nayok. Geography. The province is divided into two major parts, the low river


River. It is separated from North-East Thailand (Isan) by the Phetchabun mountain range, and another mountain range separates it from Myanmar to the west. In the north it


stuffing in samgyetang (Hangul: 삼계탕). Laotian and Thai traditions. Glutinous rice is the main rice eaten in Laos, Northern Thailand, and the northeast Thai Isan region. In Lao,


was a pet issue of former Lt. Gov. Betsy McCaughey Ross. Hospitalization. Pataki suffered a burst appendix and had an emergency appendectomy on February 16, 2006 at Hudson Valley Hospital Center.

blind-ended tube connected to the cecum, from which it develops embryologically

section at the end of a book or an article, containing information that is important to, but is not the main idea of the main text


wedding was planned over a short span of time. On September 15, 2005, after only four months of marriage, they announced their plans for an annulment. Zellweger cited

legal procedure for declaring a marriage null and void

declaration of nullity of a marriage by an ecclesiastical tribunal


and anxiety, and did not release her records. Personal. Foster is Catholic. Her first marriage, by which she has a son, ended in annulment, she says, when


an annulment of her marriage to Malibran. Felix Mendelssohn wrote an aria accompanied by a solo violin especially for the couple. Malibran sang at the Paris Opera


hosted a Saturday night television show called Drudge on the Fox News Channel. The show ended when the two parties agreed to part ways. Drudge had refused to go on


light in darkening a prepared paper was discovered by M. Charles in 1800 or by Thomas Wedgwood in 1802. Photographic papers have been used since the beginning of all negative–positive photographic


stay away from these kinds of roles for more appealing characters like Jurassic Park III, Air Bud, The Green Mile and Open Range. He won an Emmy award in 1992 for his

2001 US science fiction-adventure film directed by Joe Johnston


From Here to Eternity. Taken. Alice at the Palace (1981). Filmography. References. External links.


role in the television sitcom Evening Shade. He was also a favorite with younger audiences in his role as "Mr. Noodle's brother Mr. Noodle" on Sesame Street from 2000 to 2003.

human settlement in Sharp County, Arkansas, United States of America


The upcoming film, The Fighter, recounts Ward's climb to fame. Mark Wahlberg has been cast for the role of Micky, with Christian Bale as his half-brother, Dickie Eklund. Amy

2010 biographical sports drama film directed by David O. Russell

2012 single by Ryan Tedder and Gym Class Heroes


Liberation movements of the late 1960s and early 1970s, replaced by a new set of terminology such as gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender, although some of the homophile

person whose gender identity is different from the gender they were assigned at birth


Gungrave, the mafia organization is called Millennium. See also. List of millenniums. List of calendars. Decade. Century. Millennialism. Millennium Dome. Millenarianism. Third millennium. White House Millennium Council. Y2K. References.


of water (approximately 25 megapascals or 246.73 atmosphere) is thought to play a role in stabilizing iron sulfide for biological purposes. This armor plating probably serves as a


he split his troops and marched west on the Tōkaidō towards Osaka Castle. Ieyasu's son Hidetada led another group through Nakasendō. However, Hidetada's forces were bogged down as he attempted

road of premodern Japan. sometimes mean region (see Q1196306)


the Edo period from its location on the Tōkaidō, with Numazu-juku and Hara-juku as two of the 53 post stations. After the Meiji Restoration, Numazu Station was opened on


in  as part of the Japanese campaign. This battle appears in  as one of the historical battles for the PC. In Azumi, the Battle of Sekigahara


was ranked as the number 1 player. Early life. Born in Ballymoney, Karen was raised near Maghera, County Londonderry. At the age of 8, her parents moved to England

town in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland


10 November 1969, in Ballymoney, Northern Ireland) is a professional pool (and former pro snooker) player. Her nickname is "the Irish Invader". She began her career in snooker at

town and parish in County Antrim, Northern Ireland

administrative territorial entity of the United Kingdom


the Bold. Horatio Alger, Jr. - Luck and Pluck. R. D. Blackmore - Lorna Doone. Alexandre Dumas, père - The Knight of Sainte-Hermine. Gustave Flaubert - Sentimental Education. Émile Gaboriau -


Education. Émile Gaboriau - Monsieur Lecoq. Ivan Goncharov - The Precipice. Edmond de Goncourt & Jules de Goncourt -Madame Gervaisais. Victor Hugo - L'Homme Qui Rit. Sheridan Le


Trollope - The Last Chronicle of Barsetshire. Mark Twain - The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County. Ivan Turgenev - Smoke. Emile Zola - Thérèse Raquin. New drama. Henrik Ibsen - Peer


participation of Nelson Piquet, Jr. in Formula Three Sudamericana. It was founded eight months before Nelson Junior turned 16. Piquet runs some other businesses, based in Brasília. Road violations. On July


a new capital, Brasília. Life. Kubitschek was born into a very poor family in the countryside of Brazilian state Minas Gerais. His father, João César de Oliveira (1872-1905), who


Director of Social and Political Studies. Novak is a frequent contributor to magazines and journals including First Things and National Review. He is a member of the Catholic Advisory


the paleocons' claim to represent a more historic, authentic conservative tradition than that found in neoconservative. Adherents of paleoconservatism often describe themselves simply as "paleo-." Rich Lowry of National Review claims the


National Review. He also has a reputation as an active and sometimes intimidating questioner during oral argument. Because English is not his native language, he spoke for years with


sneezes, whose mentor and favorite teacher was the mouse Sniffles himself. Sniffles also has cameos in the movie Space Jam (1996) and television series The Sylvester and Tweety Mysteries (1995). Trivia.

1996 live-action and animated film directed by Joe Pytka


and one names her dog after him. Ainge also had a cameo appearance in the movie The Singles Ward. Ainge also makes an appearance in 1996 film Space Jam. Personal life.


the story include: Heidi, a 1937 motion picture which starred Shirley Temple in the title role; the most famous film version of the story. Heidi, a 1952 Swiss


30, 2025, the day before the 30th anniversary of Selena's murder. After the conviction. Saldívar has never offered a motive for the murder, claiming instead that it was an


and Karl Malone won MVP honors. On February 28, 1993, Tejano superstar Selena broke the Sunday matinee record attendance. This concert was attended by 57,894 fans. On February 26, 1995 Selena


but was discovered in a court reporter's home. It was later destroyed and its remains thrown into Corpus Christi Bay. Saldívar was portrayed in the movie Selena by Lupe Ontiveros. Saldívar

1997 American biographical drama film about singer Selena directed by Gregory Nava


to believe a murderer.". These claims by Saldívar were discussed in the 1998 VH1 documentary program, Behind the Music, although the program did not describe the nature of the claims.


together with Bruce Schneier and John Kelsey, developed the Yarrow algorithm random number generator. Yarrow was later developed by Niels Ferguson and Bruce Schneier into the Fortuna random number generator.

cryptographically secure pseudorandom number generator

mine in Atacama Region, Chile; geonames ID = 3889392


and imprisoned until he had paid a ransom, according to one authority, of £15,000. Shortly after obtaining his freedom he took the cross, and he died at the siege of Acre in


the editor of the works of Francis Bacon. He was born in Cumberland, the younger son of a country squire, and was educated at Bury St Edmunds and Trinity College, Cambridge; there he

Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1885 onwards


on the twentieth of February, 1447. He died at Bury St Edmunds in Suffolk three days later and was buried at St Albans Abbey, adjacent to St Alban's shrine. At the time,


priest and was the second-in-command of the rebels from Bury St Edmunds and Mildenhall. This story is most likely a result of confusion with a John Wrawe, an unbeneficed priest


of Britain called Scema Britannie. The Icknield Way is depicted by a straight line from Salisbury to Bury St Edmunds which intersects the other three roads near Dunstable. In the


the pursuit of learning and the love of books. The "Philobiblon" is considered the earliest books to discuss librarianship in-depth. Life. Richard de Bury was born near Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, the


run to London King's Cross. A branch line to Bury St Edmunds was closed in the 1960s under the Beeching Axe. The remnants of Thetford Bridge railway station on the southern


Bury St Edmunds in 1959. Technical. The fanfare is scored for three trumpets. The parts are notated for modern trumpets in C; however, they are actually written using only the notes


the Baconian hypothesis, and explained some of the common-sense reasons against it. Spedding was the first person to recognize the hand of John Fletcher in Shakespeare's Henry VIII—his "Who Wrote


hold back the Thames. Bankside is home to the Tate Modern art gallery and the reproduction of Shakespeare's Globe Theatre and, near London Bridge, Borough Market. Beyond Waterloo

former theatre in London, England, associated with William Shakespeare

theatre and theatre company in Dunedin, New Zealand


in Fleet Street, London. Lope de Vega becomes a priest. Luís de Sousa becomes a Dominican friar. The Duchess of Malfi is first performed at the Globe Theatre, London.


watermen respond by proposing to limit the locations of the theatres around London, much to the actors' displeasure. The rebuilt Globe Theatre opens by June, and Philip Henslowe's new Hope

theatre and cinema in Stockton-on-Tees, England


loincloth, armband, legband, earrings, and a bone through his hair. He never speaks, and his usual pastime seems to be hunting jungle creatures. Animator Chuck Jones first used the

cloth worn around the loins, often as the sole article of clothing in warm climates


puppeteer of Lamb Chop, first appearing on Hi Mom, a local morning show that aired on WNBC in New York. Early life. Born Shari Phyllis Hurwitz, Lewis'


American School of Ballet, and acting with Sanford Meisner of the Neighborhood Playhouse. She attended Barnard College for one year, then left college to go into show business.

vernacular term for all aspects of entertainment


rock musical Tommy as the Acid Queen. Fearful of Tina's growing independence after years of what she described as imprisoned torture at his hands, Ike—high on cocaine and prescription pills—abused Tina


selling songs are cover versions, such as: "Proud Mary" (Creedence Clearwater Revival). "Come Together" (The Beatles). "I've Been Loving You Too Long" and "Respect" (Otis Redding). "A Love Like

original song written and composed by Lennon-McCartney; first recorded by The Beatles


and treatment with medication, but many subspecialties administer surgical treatment: Cardiology: angioplasty, cardioversion, cardiac ablation, intra-aortic balloon pump. Gastroenterology: endoscopy and ERCP. Pulmonology: Bronchoscopy. Nephrology: dialysis. Critical care medicine: mechanical ventilation.

branch of medicine dealing with disorders of the heart as well as parts of the circulatory system


heart and its disorders (cardiopathies) are studied primarily by cardiology. Structure. The human heart is equipped with four types of valves, which prevent the blood flowback between strokes: mitral


in The Physician's Pulse Watch, introduces counting of pulse rate during one minute. Giovanni Maria Lancisi publishes De Subitaneis Mortibus (On Sudden Death), an early work in cardiology.


following subspecialties. Allergy/Immunology. Cardiology. Critical care medicine. Endocrinology. Gastroenterology. Geriatric medicine. Hematology/Oncology. Infectious diseases. Nuclear medicine. Nephrology. Pulmonology. Rheumatology. Medical diagnosis and treatment. Medicine is mainly focused

study of blood, the blood-forming organs, and blood diseases


best known for their unmistakable call, which is uncannily like loud, echoing human laughter — good-natured, but rather hysterical, merriment in the case of the well-known Laughing Kookaburra (Dacelo novaeguineae);


Disney park attractions, no matter where in the world the action is set. They have also appeared in games (Lineage II, Battletoads, and World of Warcraft) and at least one

1991 beat 'em up video game developed by Rare


governor of Hispania but eventually was called back to Damascus by the Umayyad Caliph Al-Walid I, where he spent the rest of his life. Notes and References. Namesakes. Tarek ibn


exists that a corruption of this name, used by the Romans, became the Latin name for Spain, Hispania --- although this theory is somewhat controversial. Evolution. Hyraxes are sometimes

teaching of Spanish and Portuguese journal


Pompey brothers crossed over to the Hispania (the Iberian Peninsula, comprising modern Spain and Portugal), where they raised yet another army. Caesar soon followed and, on March 17, 45


Masuccio Salernitano, born Tommaso Guardati, (1410-1475) was an Italian poet. Born in Salerno or Sorrento, he is best known today for Il Novellino, a collection of 50

Italian city in the province of Campania


1943. Renamed HMS Stalker (D91), the escort carrier played a vital part in allied operations in the Atlantic. She participated in the Salerno landings in September 1943, providing


by Matteo Bandello and the English translation by Arthur Brooke in the poem Tragicall Historye of Romeus and Juliet (1562) appear to be the sources for Shakespeare's famous play Romeo and


et en Latin. New drama. Thomas Norton & Thomas Sackville - Gorboduc. Poetry. Arthur Brooke - The Tragical History of Romeus and Juliet. Births. January 20 - Ottavio Rinuccini, poet (d. 1621).

Officer of the British Army during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, and the Peninsular War and War of 1812


Romeus and Juliet (1562) appear to be the sources for Shakespeare's famous play Romeo and Juliet. References. [sic]. (in Italian). - The electronic text in Italian of the original story (requires


Governor of Warsaw; Johan Gabriel Oxenstierna (1750–1818), member of the Swedish Academy; Johan Gabriel Oxenstierna, winner of the Olympic gold medal in modern pentathlon (1932). King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden,


Ogygia in Greek mythological poem Homer's Odyssey. In the myth, the island was controlled by nymph Calypso who detained the hero of the story Odysseus there as prisoner of love for seven

fictional island mentioned in Homer's Odyssey, as the home of the nymph Calypso


the Phaiakians (Phaeacians) and the last destination of Odysseus before returning home to Ithaca. Odysseus meets Nausikaa. In the Odyssey, after Odysseus sails from Ogygia, his raft


pottery found in both places from the Għar Dalam phase, it has been suggested that the first colonists were specifically from the area of Agrigento; however, it is currently indeterminate exactly


Valletta, Malta) and islet of Comino. On a central plateau the Citadel fortifications contain the cathedral church and several public buildings. To the south of the castle lies the


during the neolithic period the Ġgantija temples were built; they are the world's oldest free-standing structures, as well as the world's oldest religious structures. The temples' name is Maltese


group Dream Warriors for their song, "My Definition of a Boombastic Jazz Style". Jones's 1981 album The Dude yielded multiple hit singles, including "Just Once" and "One Hundred Ways," both of which


Rhapsody in Blue. On February 10, 2008, Jones presented at the Grammy Awards. With Usher he presented Album of The Year to Herbie Hancock. On January 6, 2009,

American singer, songwriter, dancer and actor


on service to Ireland. Ireland. On the outbreak of the Second Desmond Rebellion in 1579, Stanley was promoted to captain under Sir William Drury, lord justice of Ireland, who knighted him at


16, 1986. The helmet above the shield is gold and faces left, a symbol of Saskatchewan's co-sovereign status in Confederation. The mantling is in Canada's national colours. The crest

census-designated place in San Diego County, California


worship events can apply to direct funds to non-profit organizations through the Office of University Ministries and Center for worship. Homecoming: First instituted in 1935 at the school’s 42nd Commencement, Homecoming

tradition of welcoming back alumni of a school


to take control of the Greek Council by winning the annual Greek Games during homecoming. They are able to use their smarts to compete with the Alpha Betas


students and faculty gathered to celebrate the opportunities and challenges of the new academic year that lies ahead. 37-Five Project: Starting in the 2007–08 school year, the CFE program has

division of a university by subject area, sometimes also by level


constellation of Scorpius, is now the most isolated first-magnitude star although Antares is located in a constellation with many bright second magnitude stars whereas the stars surrounding

zodiac constellation in the southern celestial hemisphere


Alpha Eridani), sometimes spelled Achenar, is the brightest star in the constellation Eridanus and the ninth-brightest star in the nighttime sky. Of the top ten apparent brightest stars

constellation in the southern hemisphere


solo number, "People" from the Broadway musical Funny Girl, for the Supremes' stage show. In 1966, just prior to opening at the Copacabana supper club in New York City, Ballard

song written for the Broadway musical Funny Girl (1964)

part of Microsoft's Windows Live services


sing a spotlight solo number, "People" from the Broadway musical Funny Girl, for the Supremes' stage show. In 1966, just prior to opening at the Copacabana supper club in New

Bolivian town on the shore of Lake Titicaca


Supremes - Let The Music Play: Supreme Rarities 1960-1969 (Motown's Lost & Found)". "Heavenly Father" - The Supreme Florence Ballard. "Save Me A Star" - The Never-Before-Released Masters. Where Did Our Love Go

original song written and composed by Holland–Dozier–Holland; first recorded by The Supremes


in central Portugal, near the town of Leiria. The locality was extensively worked by paleontologists from the Free University of Berlin, but this activity stopped in 1982. Further excavations are

locality and former civil parish in Portugal


(pre-1947 spelling: Bergsche Maas) is a canal that was constructed in 1904 to be a branch of the Meuse River in the Dutch province of Noord-Brabant. The river Meuse splits near Heusden


famous works is the Romantic novel The Last of the Mohicans, often regarded as his masterpiece. Life and work. Early life. Cooper was born in Burlington, New Jersey, the son of

1936 film by George B. Seitz, John L. Balderston, Edward Small, Paul Perez


Formerly the Students With Disabilities Campaign, the name was changed in 2006. Alex Kemp was the first NUS Disabled Students' Officer under the new title. However in many individual students' unions the


Piteå) was created. Students' unions. As of 2005, there are three students' unions at the university, Teknologkåren vid Luleå tekniska univeristet (the Student Association of Engineering at Luleå University of Technology) for


of a students' union (or similar body such as Students' Association, Students' Representative Council or Guild of Students), commonly at a higher education establishment such as a university.


in September 1969) on Aldenham Road; the Polytechnic of South Bank, London (where she was awarded a BSc in Sociology in 1967 and was elected the vice president of the students' union


A motion is a formal step to introduce a matter for consideration by a group. It is a common concept in the procedure of trade unions, students' unions,


outskirts of Aylesbury like Fairford Leys & Watermead have their own parish council. The Town Council also elects the Town Mayor from the serving Town Councillors every year. The


by John Kemp, Archbishop of York. Known popularly as the Guild of Our Lady it became a meeting place for local dignitaries and a hotbed of political intrigue. The

English cardinal, Archbishop of Canterbury and Lord Chancellor of England (1380-1454)


of An Historical Memoir of the French Revolution. His great-uncle, John Moore, was president of the short-lived Republic of Connaught during the Irish Rebellion of 1798. The novelist's father, George Henry Moore, sold


Pimlico. When he died, he left a fortune of £80,000, none of which was left to his brother. He was cremated in London and an urn containing

An area of central London in the City of Westminster


in the style in the areas around Victoria, Pimlico, Mayfair and other central districts. The town of Cheltenham in Gloucestershire also provides many fine examples of Regency architecture and


Pimlico is a London Underground station in Pimlico, City of Westminster. It is on the

human settlement in Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America


Maxwell. Peter Meremblum. Meredith Monk (artist-in-residence). Mark Morris (artist-in-residence). Julian Priester. Charles Stokes. Jovino Santos-Neto. Mark Tobey. Richard E.T. White. Paul Taub. Ron Wigginton. Notable alumni. Colleen Atwood. Maurice and Ellen

American ballet dancer and choreographer

American ice hockey defenceman and coach


named after the island). History of the bikini. Flag of Bikini Atoll. Operation Crossroads. Operation Ivy. Operation Castle. Shot Bravo of Operation Castle. Daigo Fukuryu Maru. Bikini Bottom (a fictitious location


of Bikini is Bukonfuaaku. Bikini Island is well-known for being the subject of nuclear bomb tests, and because the bikini swimsuit was named after the island in 1946.


and the radio cut had to be rerecorded with less explicit lyrics. "Clitares" was replaced with "bikini", "oh shit" with "oh no" and "what a bummer" with


editorial weight to the page” earned Rand a full-time job, as well as an offer to take over as art director for the Esquire-Coronet magazines. Initially, Rand refused this offer,

former American general interest digest magazine


case. A complex number λ is said to be in the resolvent set, that is, the complement of the spectrum of a linear operator. if the operator. has a

complement of a set A in a set C is the set that includes all C-elements that are not in A and no A element, if A is included in C


the complement of A is a recursive set. If A and B are recursive sets then A ∩ B, A ∪ B and the image of A × B under the


he died in 2007. Two Jack Russells, father Moose and son Enzo, played the role of Eddie, on the long-running TV sitcom Frasier. Eddie belonged to lead character Frasier's father Martin,


The Jack Russell Terrier is a small, principally white-bodied, smooth- or rough-coated terrier that has its origins in fox hunting. The name "Jack Russell" has been used over


but instead took to the treetops to escape, such as raccoons, opossums, bobcats and even larger prey like cougars and bears. The dogs were often confused or unable to hold the

species of mammal native to North America


off to the northwest of the mare are the craters Schubert and Schubert B. The dark mare-filled crater at the southern edge of Smythii is the crater Kästner.


mare are the craters Schubert and Schubert B. The dark mare-filled crater at the southern edge of Smythii is the crater Kästner. The Mare Smythii is named


way to Melaleuca thickets, and on poor soils and in drier areas Eucalyptus becomes dominant. The rainforest flora is intolerant of fire, and where periods of drought have allowed devastating


world. Other important Australian genera are Callistemon (bottlebrushes), Syzygium, and Melaleuca (paperbarks). The genus Osbornia, native to Australasia, are mangroves. Eugenia, Myrcia, and Calyptranthes are among the larger genera in


tradition, being the centre of Gujarati cultural activities and diverse traditions of different ethnic and religious communities. Popular celebrations and observances include Uttarayan — an annual kite-flying day


and Logic, 4 vols., edited by HL Mansel, Oxford, and John Veitch (Metaphysics; Logic); and Additional Notes to Reid's Works, from Sir W. Hamilton's Manuscripts., under the editorship of HL

Scottish poet, philosopher, and historian

Scottish founder of the Veitch family horticulture business


the State (1885). many articles in the philosophical journal Mind), the Philosophical Review, etc. His Philosophical Studies was edited with a memoir by Robert Latta (1905). References. Smith, George (1911) Dictionary

combination of cognitive faculties that provides consciousness, thinking, reasoning, perception, and judgement in humans and potentially other life forms


centre located in Tonbridge in Kent. The criminals made off with £53m in what is known as the Securitas depot robbery. A Securitas van was also rammed


the resulting discovery of the pion (pi-meson), a heavy subatomic particle. Life and career. Powell was born in Tonbridge, Kent, England, the son of a local gunsmith, and educated at

Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1918-1974


Two years later, Sailer won three gold medals and one silver at the four-event 1958 World Championships in Bad Gastein, Austria. He retired from competition in 1959; from 1957-71, he


in Son of Dork and previously in Busted. Gary Brooker, lead singer of Procol Harum. Kevin Bowyer, concert organist. Emma Chambers, actress. Dave Brown, comedian, actor, photographer, graphic designer and ape.


Enemy of the State. Sorkin collaborated with Warren Beatty on a couple of scripts, one of which was Bulworth. Beatty, known for occasionally personally financing his film projects through pre-production,


Fine Arts Theatre in Beverly Hills, California, participating in a panel discussion subsequent to a screening of Frank Capra's Mr. Smith Goes to Washington. In 1987, Sorkin started experimenting with marijuana


Cristo. The Three Musketeers (Les Trois Mousquetaires). Heinrich Hoffmann - Struwwelpeter. Charles Lever - Tom Burke of Ours. Joaquim Manuel de Macedo - A Moreninha. Frederick Marryat - Settlers in

German psychiatrist and children's writer


and Usingen were merged. Geography. Geographically it covers the Taunus mountains. The highest elevation of the Taunus, the 881 meter high Großer Feldberg, is in the district. Lowest elevation


the two mountain areas Westerwald and Taunus. The main river is the Lahn, a tributary of the Rhine River. Coat of arms. Towns and municipalities. External links.


valleys of the Lahn and Dill separate three parts of the Rhenish Slate Mountains from each other: the Gladenbach Bergland, the Westerwald to the northwest, and the Taunus


over the Thames Trains franchise in 2003/4. The A4 runs through the town and crosses the Thames over Maidenhead Bridge. The town lies adjacent to junction 8/9 on the M4 motorway


M4 motorway which connects London with Bristol. Other. One of the main industries located in Earley was Sutton Seeds whose headquarters were based in London Road - at the


wears a sweater, with his plaid shirt untucked (resembling a kilt). Only Arnold's cap remains from his original clay-animation wardrobe. "Arnold" comic strips also appeared in Simpsons Illustrated magazine

knee-length garment of Celtic and Scottish origin


of their clothing (red, green, yellow, blue). The female natives are dressed in a sleeveless, uni-colored gown of their tribe's color. The male natives wear a kilt and hat


is used in Scottish jewellery and as a decoration on kilt pins and the handles of sgian dubhs (anglicised: skean dhu). The largest known cairngorm crystal is a 23.6


the divinity faculty, the organization of the new Divinity School and Library and, later, the institution of the Cambridge Clergy Training School (renamed Westcott House in 1901 in his honour), were all,

Church of England theological college based in Jesus Lane, Cambridge

Gawcott with Lenborough, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire, MK18


and also became Minister of Commerce. In September 1999 he was elected to become Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO), sharing the post with competitor Mike Moore


Taiwan. Cairo Declaration. In the Cairo Declaration of 1943, the United States, United Kingdom, and China stated it to be their purpose that "all the territories that Japan has


was an ardent admirer of Thomas Gray and William Collins, writing many verses in imitation of them. A speech impediment, later cured, prevented his going to university. "For some


Loves of Othniel and Achsah. Poetry. Mary Bowes, Countess of Strathmore and Kinghorne - The Siege of Jerusalem. Basílio da Gama - O Uraguai. Thomas Gray - Ode Performed in the Senate-House


version of the Bard of Sensibility, a figure out of the primitivism of Thomas Gray or William Blake.". He died in 1916 at the Palace Hotel on 45th Street in New York.


theatre criticism, and a series of Classic Tales with critical essays on the authors. Newspapers. The Examiner. In 1808 he left the War Office, where he had been working as a

department of the British Government responsible for the administration of the British Army

historic commercial building on the Lebanon Green in Lebanon, Connecticut


Eton, and from 1858 to 1867 was a clerk in the War Office, then becoming an inspector of fisheries. In 1882 he was made lieutenant-governor of the Isle of


who manned it with their own trained military reserve officers, the southern Volunteers possessed no officers with previous military experience with the result that the War Office had the 16th


responsible for the War Office during the Crimean War, and again in 1859. Herbert ran the Pembroke family estates, centred at Wilton House, Wiltshire, for most of his adult


It was Sidney Herbert who sent Florence Nightingale out to the Crimea, and he led the movement for War Office reform after the war. The hard work entailed caused


Sinclair. He notably served as President of the Imperial Tobacco Company and as Director-General of Army Requirements at the War Office from 1939 to 1942 and as Chief Executive at


a few responsibilities, most notably regional public transport and waste management. It is subordinated to the city councils of the four participating cities (Helsinki, Vantaa, Espoo and Kauniainen). Furthermore, transport cooperation

generation, prevention, characterization, monitoring, treatment, handling, reuse and residual disposition of solid wastes


under the jurisdiction of the regional government. These include police, emergency medical services, waste management, licensing enforcement and recycling, and the public transit system. The main administration is run from the seat


The southern edge of Mare Insularum extends between the craters Lansberg and Fra Mauro. The lower half of the section is occupied by Mare Cognitum. Although this area is seemingly uninteresting,


of Powys near Llangollen in 1132 checked further expansion for the time being. Gruffydd was now powerful enough to ensure that his nominee, David the Scot was consecrated as

town and community in Denbighshire, Wales


Wales, approximately west of the town of Llangollen. The distinctively shaped weir helps create a pool of water that can enter (via an adjacent valve house and flow