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alfredo zitarrosa (march 10, 1936 – january 17, 1989) was a uruguayan singer-songwriter, poet and journalist.he specialized in uruguayan and argentinean folk genres such as zamba and milonga, and he became a chief figure in the nueva canción movement in his country.a staunch supporter of communist ideals, he lived in exile between 1976 and 1984.he is widely regarded as one of the most influential singer-songwriters of latin america.shortly after being born, blanca handed over her son to be raised by carlos durán, a man of many trades, and his wife, doraisella carbajal, then employed at the council for children, becoming alfredo 'pocho' durán.they lived in several cities neighbourhoods, and moved between 1944 and the end of 1947, they moved to the town of santiago vázquez.they frequently visited the countryside near trinidad, capital city of the flores department, where alfredo's adoptive mother was born.this childhood experience stayed with him forever, notably in his repertoire, the majority of which contains rhythms and songs of peasant origin, mainly milongas.alfredo briefly returned with his adoptive family, to montevideo and in early adolescence, moved on to live with his biological mother and her husband, the argentine alfredo nicolás zitarrosa, who would eventually give him his surname.together with his newborn sister, they lived in the area now known as rincón de la bolsa, at km.29.50 of the old route to colonia, san josé department.based there, he commuted to study at the high school in montevideo, where he eventually moved into his early youth.first he lived with the duráns and then in mrs. ema's pension, located at colonia and medanos (today barrios amorín) streets, to fill after the famous attic of the house which was used as a pension and was owned by blanca iribarne, his mother, located on yaguarón street (today aquiles lanza) 1021, in front of the plaza currently bearing his name nearby the central cemetery.he worked, among other duties, as a seller of furniture, subscriptions to a medical society, clerical and in a print shop.some time later -his first employer recalls with special affection- a certain pachelo, which was introduced by one of his colleagues in their usual trip to montevideo daily shipments during his high school years.he began his artistic career in 1954, as a radio broadcaster, entering as a presenter and entertainer, librettist and informativist, or even as an actor.he was also a writer, poet, and journalist, working for the famous weekly newspaper marcha.while he was in peru, forced by circumstances and somewhat fortuitously, he made his professional debut as a singer.this occurred on february 20, 1964, in a program on channel 13, panamericana television, thus beginning an uninterrupted career.zitarrosa once recalled this experience: 'no tenía ni un peso, pero sí muchos amigos.uno de ellos, césar durand, regenteaba una agencia de publicidad y por sorpresa me incluyó en un programa de tv, y me obligó a cantar.canté dos temas y cobré 50 dólares.fue una sorpresa para mí, que me permitió reunir algunos pesos…' ('i had no money, but i had many friends.one of them, cesar durand, happened to manage a publicity agency and i was included in a tv program, and forced to sing.i was paid 50 dollars for two songs.it was a surprise for me, and it allowed me to earn some money…') shortly thereafter, going back to bolivia by uruguay, he conducted several programs on radio altiplano of la paz, debuting later in montevideo, back in 1965, in the auditorium of sodre (radio broadcasting serviceofficer ). | alfredo zitarrosa | genre | zamba artform | no related information |
the indian air force (iaf) is the air arm of the indian armed forces.its primary mission is to secure indian airspace and to conduct aerial warfare during armed conflicts.it was officially established on 8 october 1932 as an auxiliary air force of the british empire which honoured india's aviation service during world war ii with the prefix royal.after india gained independence from united kingdom in 1947, the name royal indian air force was kept and served in the name of the dominion of india.with the transition to a republic in 1950, the prefix royal was removed.since 1950, the iaf has been involved in four wars with neighbouring pakistan.other major operations undertaken by the iaf include operation vijay, operation meghdoot, operation cactus and operation poomalai.the iaf's mission expands beyond engagement with hostile forces, with the iaf participating in united nations peacekeeping missions.the president of india holds the rank of supreme commander of the iaf.as of 1 july 2017, 170,576 personnel are in service with the indian air force.the chief of the air staff, an air chief marshal, is a four-star officer and is responsible for the bulk of operational command of the air force.there is never more than one serving acm at any given time in the iaf.the rank of marshal of the air force has been conferred by the president of india on one occasion in history, to arjan singh.on 26 january 2002, singh became the first and so far, only five-star rank officer of the iaf.it decrees that in the aerial battlespace: defence of india and every part there of including preparation for defence and all such acts as may be conducive in times of war to its prosecution and after its termination to effective demobilisation. the primary objective of iaf is to defend the nation and its airspace against air threats in coordination with army and navy. the secondary purpose is to assist civil power during natural calamities and internal disturbances. the iaf provides close air support to the indian army troops in the battlefield and also provides strategic and tactical airlift capabilities. iaf also provides strategic air lift or secondary airlift for the indian army. the iaf also operates the integrated space cell together with the other two branches of the indian armed forces, the department of space and the indian space research organization (isro). rescue of civilians during natural disasters evacuation of indian nationals from foreign countries in case of instability or other problems in practice, this is taken as a directive meaning the iaf bears the responsibility of safeguarding indian airspace and thus furthering national interests in conjunction with the other branches of the armed forces.the iaf provides close air support to the indian army troops on the battlefield as well as strategic and tactical airlift capabilities.the integrated space cell is operated by the indian armed forces, the civilian department of space, and the indian space research organisation.by uniting the civilian run space exploration organisations and the military faculty under a single integrated space cell the military is able to efficiently benefit from innovation in the civilian sector of space exploration, and the civilian departments benefit as well.the indian air force, with highly trained crews, pilots, and access to modern military assets provides india with the capacity to provide rapid response evacuation, search-and-rescue (sar) operations, and delivery of relief supplies to affected areas via cargo aircraft.the iaf provided extensive assistance to relief operations during natural calamities such as the gujarat cyclone in 1998, the tsunami in 2004, and north india floods in 2013. | indian air force | aircrafthelicopter | hal light combat helicopter <tsp> agra airport | operatingorganisation | indian air force | the chief of the air staff, an air chief marshal, is a four-star officer and is responsible for the bulk of operational command of the air force.the rank of marshal of the air force has been conferred by the president of india on one occasion in history, to arjan singh. |
the united kingdom of great britain and northern ireland, simply known as the united kingdom (uk) or britain, is a country in northwestern europe, off the north-western coast of the continental mainland.it comprises england, scotland, wales and northern ireland.it includes the island of great britain, the north-eastern part of the island of ireland, and most of the smaller islands within the british isles.northern ireland shares a land border with the republic of ireland; otherwise, the united kingdom is surrounded by the atlantic ocean, the north sea, the english channel, the celtic sea and the irish sea.the total area of the united kingdom is 242,495 square kilometres (93,628 sq mi), with an estimated 2023 population of over 68 million people.the united kingdom has evolved from a series of annexations, unions and separations of constituent countries over several hundred years.the treaty of union between the kingdom of england (which also included wales) and the kingdom of scotland in 1707 resulted in their unification to become the kingdom of great britain.its union in 1801 with the kingdom of ireland created the united kingdom of great britain and ireland.most of ireland seceded from the uk in 1922, leaving the present united kingdom of great britain and northern ireland, which formally adopted its name in 1927.the nearby isle of man, guernsey and jersey are not part of the uk, being crown dependencies, but the british government is responsible for their defence and international representation.the uk became the world's first industrialised country and was the foremost power during the 19th and early 20th centuries, a period of unchallenged global hegemony known as 'pax britannica'.the 14 british overseas territories are the last remnants of the british empire which, at its height in the 1920s, encompassed almost a quarter of the world's landmass and population, and was the largest empire in history.a part of the core anglophonic world, british influence can be observed in the language, culture, legal and political systems of many of its former colonies.the united kingdom is a constitutional monarchy and parliamentary democracy.its capital and largest city is london, the capital of england, a global city and financial centre with a metropolitan population of over 14 million people.edinburgh, cardiff and belfast are the national capitals of scotland, wales and northern ireland respectively.other major cities include birmingham, manchester, leeds, glasgow, sheffield and liverpool.scotland, wales, and northern ireland have their own devolved governments, each with varying powers.the uk is a great power, exerting significant economic, political, military, scientific and cultural influence in world affairs.it has the world's sixth-largest economy by nominal gross domestic product (gdp), and the tenth-largest by purchasing power parity.it is a recognised nuclear state and is the foremost military power in europe.the uk has been a permanent member of the united nations security council since its first session in 1946.it is a member of the commonwealth of nations, the council of europe, the g7, the oecd, the five eyes, nato and aukus, and was a member of the eu until its withdrawal with a free trade deal in 2020.the uk is set to join the cptpp, a major trade bloc in the indo-pacific, after negotiations regarding its accession concluded in march 2023.great britain encompassed the whole island, taking in the land north of the river forth known to the romans as caledonia in modern scotland (i.e.'greater' britain).in the middle ages, the name 'britain' was also applied to a small part of france now known as brittany.as a result, great britain (likely from the french 'grande bretagne') came into use to refer specifically to the island, with brittany often referred to as 'little britain'. | development | gravity | dogwinkle <tsp> development | prepubertally | sandia | no related information |
alfredo zitarrosa (march 10, 1936 – january 17, 1989) was a uruguayan singer-songwriter, poet and journalist.he specialized in uruguayan and argentinean folk genres such as zamba and milonga, and he became a chief figure in the nueva canción movement in his country.a staunch supporter of communist ideals, he lived in exile between 1976 and 1984.he is widely regarded as one of the most influential singer-songwriters of latin america.shortly after being born, blanca handed over her son to be raised by carlos durán, a man of many trades, and his wife, doraisella carbajal, then employed at the council for children, becoming alfredo 'pocho' durán.they lived in several cities neighbourhoods, and moved between 1944 and the end of 1947, they moved to the town of santiago vázquez.they frequently visited the countryside near trinidad, capital city of the flores department, where alfredo's adoptive mother was born.this childhood experience stayed with him forever, notably in his repertoire, the majority of which contains rhythms and songs of peasant origin, mainly milongas.alfredo briefly returned with his adoptive family, to montevideo and in early adolescence, moved on to live with his biological mother and her husband, the argentine alfredo nicolás zitarrosa, who would eventually give him his surname.together with his newborn sister, they lived in the area now known as rincón de la bolsa, at km.29.50 of the old route to colonia, san josé department.based there, he commuted to study at the high school in montevideo, where he eventually moved into his early youth.first he lived with the duráns and then in mrs. ema's pension, located at colonia and medanos (today barrios amorín) streets, to fill after the famous attic of the house which was used as a pension and was owned by blanca iribarne, his mother, located on yaguarón street (today aquiles lanza) 1021, in front of the plaza currently bearing his name nearby the central cemetery.he worked, among other duties, as a seller of furniture, subscriptions to a medical society, clerical and in a print shop.some time later -his first employer recalls with special affection- a certain pachelo, which was introduced by one of his colleagues in their usual trip to montevideo daily shipments during his high school years.he began his artistic career in 1954, as a radio broadcaster, entering as a presenter and entertainer, librettist and informativist, or even as an actor.he was also a writer, poet, and journalist, working for the famous weekly newspaper marcha.while he was in peru, forced by circumstances and somewhat fortuitously, he made his professional debut as a singer.this occurred on february 20, 1964, in a program on channel 13, panamericana television, thus beginning an uninterrupted career.zitarrosa once recalled this experience: 'no tenía ni un peso, pero sí muchos amigos.uno de ellos, césar durand, regenteaba una agencia de publicidad y por sorpresa me incluyó en un programa de tv, y me obligó a cantar.canté dos temas y cobré 50 dólares.fue una sorpresa para mí, que me permitió reunir algunos pesos…' ('i had no money, but i had many friends.one of them, cesar durand, happened to manage a publicity agency and i was included in a tv program, and forced to sing.i was paid 50 dollars for two songs.it was a surprise for me, and it allowed me to earn some money…') shortly thereafter, going back to bolivia by uruguay, he conducted several programs on radio altiplano of la paz, debuting later in montevideo, back in 1965, in the auditorium of sodre (radio broadcasting serviceofficer ). | empanelling | titratable | dispositions | no related information |
death is the irreversible cessation of all biological functions that sustain an organism.for organisms with a brain, death can also be defined as the irreversible cessation of functioning of the whole brain, including the brainstem, and brain death is sometimes used as a legal definition of death.the remains of a former organism normally begin to decompose shortly after death.death is an inevitable process that eventually occurs in all organisms.some organisms, such as turritopsis dohrnii, are biologically immortal.however, they can still die from other means than aging.figuring out when someone is dead has been a problem.initially, there was the definition of death when breathing and the heartbeat ceased.however, the spread of cpr no longer meant it was irreversible.brain death was the next option, which fractured between different definitions.some people believe that all brain functions must cease.some believe that even if the brainstem is still alive, their personality and identity are dead, so therefore, they should be entirely dead.death is generally applied to whole organisms; the similar process seen in individual components of an organism, such as cells or tissues, is necrosis.something that is not considered an organism, such as a virus, can be physically destroyed but is not said to die, as a virus is not considered alive.as of the early 21st century, 56 million people die per year.the most common reason is cardiovascular disease, which is a disease that affects the heart.many cultures and religions have the idea of an afterlife and also may hold the idea of judgment of good and bad deeds in one's life.there may also be different customs for honoring the body, such as a funeral, cremation, or sky burial.death is actively trying to be cured by a group of scientists known as biogerontologists, through seeking to do the same as biologically immortal organisms do and applying a similar means to humans.however, as humans do not have the means to apply this to themselves, they have to use other ways to reach the maximum lifespan for a human, such as calorie reduction, dieting, and exercise.there are many scientific approaches and various interpretations of the concept.additionally, the advent of life-sustaining therapy and the numerous criteria for defining death from both a medical and legal standpoint have made it difficult to create a single unifying definition.as a point in time, death seems to refer to the moment when life ends.determining when death has occurred is difficult, as cessation of life functions is often not simultaneous across organ systems.such determination, therefore, requires drawing precise conceptual boundaries between life and death.this is difficult due to there being little consensus on how to define life.it is possible to define life in terms of consciousness.when consciousness ceases, an organism can be said to have died.one of the flaws in this approach is that there are many organisms that are alive but probably not conscious.another problem is in defining consciousness, which has many different definitions given by modern scientists, psychologists and philosophers.additionally, many religious traditions, including abrahamic and dharmic traditions, hold that death does not (or may not) entail the end of consciousness.in certain cultures, death is more of a process than a single event.it implies a slow shift from one spiritual state to another.other definitions for death focus on the character of cessation of organismic functioning and human death, which refers to irreversible loss of personhood.more specifically, death occurs when a living entity experiences irreversible cessation of all functioning.as it pertains to human life, death is an irreversible process where someone loses their existence as a person. | unsystematizing | landaus | guaranteing <tsp> unsystematizing | shiplessly | hopbush | no related information |
the united states of america (u.s.a. or usa), commonly known as the united states (u.s. or us) or america, is a country primarily located in north america.it consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territories, nine minor outlying islands, and 326 indian reservations.the united states is the world's third-largest country by both land and total area.it shares land borders with canada to its north and with mexico to its south and has maritime borders with the bahamas, cuba, russia, and other nations.with a population of over 333 million, it is the most populous country in the americas and the third most populous in the world.the national capital of the united states is washington, d.c., and its most populous city and principal financial center is new york city.indigenous peoples have inhabited the americas for thousands of years.beginning in 1607, british colonization led to the establishment of the thirteen colonies in what is now the eastern united states.they quarreled with the british crown over taxation and political representation, leading to the american revolution and proceeding revolutionary war.the united states declared independence on july 4, 1776, becoming the first nation-state founded on enlightenment principles of unalienable natural rights, consent of the governed, and liberal democracy.during the nineteenth century, the united states political philosophy was influenced by the concept of manifest destiny, as the country expanded across the continent in a number of wars, land purchases, and treaties, eventually reaching the pacific ocean by the middle of the century.sectional division surrounding slavery in the southern united states led to the secession of the confederate states of america, which fought the remaining states of the union during the american civil war (1861–1865).with the union's victory and preservation, slavery was abolished nationally by the thirteenth amendment.by 1900, the united states had established itself as a world power, becoming the world's largest economy.after japan's attack on pearl harbor in 1941, the u.s. entered world war ii on the allied side.the aftermath of the war left the united states and the soviet union as the world's two superpowers and led to the cold war.during the cold war, both countries engaged in a struggle for ideological dominance but avoided direct military conflict.they also competed in the space race, which culminated in the 1969 landing of apollo 11, making the u.s. the first and only nation to ever land humans on the moon.with the soviet union's collapse and the subsequent end of the cold war in 1991, the united states emerged as the world's sole superpower.the united states government is a federal republic and a representative democracy with three separate branches of government.it has a bicameral national legislature composed of the house of representatives, a lower house; and the senate, an upper house based on equal representation for each state.many policy issues are decentralized, with widely differing laws by jurisdiction.the u.s. ranks highly in international measures of quality of life, income and wealth, economic competitiveness, human rights, innovation, and education; it has low levels of perceived corruption and the highest median income per person of any polity in the world.it has high levels of incarceration and inequality and lacks universal health care.as a melting pot of cultures and ethnicities, the u.s. has been shaped by the world's largest immigrant population.a developed country, the american economy accounts for approximately a quarter of global gdp and is the world's largest by gdp at market exchange rates.the united states is the world's largest importer and second-largest exporter. | united states | ethnicgroup | african americans | no related information |
the indian air force (iaf) is the air arm of the indian armed forces.its primary mission is to secure indian airspace and to conduct aerial warfare during armed conflicts.it was officially established on 8 october 1932 as an auxiliary air force of the british empire which honoured india's aviation service during world war ii with the prefix royal.after india gained independence from united kingdom in 1947, the name royal indian air force was kept and served in the name of the dominion of india.with the transition to a republic in 1950, the prefix royal was removed.since 1950, the iaf has been involved in four wars with neighbouring pakistan.other major operations undertaken by the iaf include operation vijay, operation meghdoot, operation cactus and operation poomalai.the iaf's mission expands beyond engagement with hostile forces, with the iaf participating in united nations peacekeeping missions.the president of india holds the rank of supreme commander of the iaf.as of 1 july 2017, 170,576 personnel are in service with the indian air force.the chief of the air staff, an air chief marshal, is a four-star officer and is responsible for the bulk of operational command of the air force.there is never more than one serving acm at any given time in the iaf.the rank of marshal of the air force has been conferred by the president of india on one occasion in history, to arjan singh.on 26 january 2002, singh became the first and so far, only five-star rank officer of the iaf.it decrees that in the aerial battlespace: defence of india and every part there of including preparation for defence and all such acts as may be conducive in times of war to its prosecution and after its termination to effective demobilisation. the primary objective of iaf is to defend the nation and its airspace against air threats in coordination with army and navy. the secondary purpose is to assist civil power during natural calamities and internal disturbances. the iaf provides close air support to the indian army troops in the battlefield and also provides strategic and tactical airlift capabilities. iaf also provides strategic air lift or secondary airlift for the indian army. the iaf also operates the integrated space cell together with the other two branches of the indian armed forces, the department of space and the indian space research organization (isro). rescue of civilians during natural disasters evacuation of indian nationals from foreign countries in case of instability or other problems in practice, this is taken as a directive meaning the iaf bears the responsibility of safeguarding indian airspace and thus furthering national interests in conjunction with the other branches of the armed forces.the iaf provides close air support to the indian army troops on the battlefield as well as strategic and tactical airlift capabilities.the integrated space cell is operated by the indian armed forces, the civilian department of space, and the indian space research organisation.by uniting the civilian run space exploration organisations and the military faculty under a single integrated space cell the military is able to efficiently benefit from innovation in the civilian sector of space exploration, and the civilian departments benefit as well.the indian air force, with highly trained crews, pilots, and access to modern military assets provides india with the capacity to provide rapid response evacuation, search-and-rescue (sar) operations, and delivery of relief supplies to affected areas via cargo aircraft.the iaf provided extensive assistance to relief operations during natural calamities such as the gujarat cyclone in 1998, the tsunami in 2004, and north india floods in 2013. | indian air force | aircrafthelicopter | hal light combat helicopter <tsp> agra airport | operatingorganisation | indian air force | the chief of the air staff, an air chief marshal, is a four-star officer and is responsible for the bulk of operational command of the air force.the rank of marshal of the air force has been conferred by the president of india on one occasion in history, to arjan singh. |
death is the irreversible cessation of all biological functions that sustain an organism.for organisms with a brain, death can also be defined as the irreversible cessation of functioning of the whole brain, including the brainstem, and brain death is sometimes used as a legal definition of death.the remains of a former organism normally begin to decompose shortly after death.death is an inevitable process that eventually occurs in all organisms.some organisms, such as turritopsis dohrnii, are biologically immortal.however, they can still die from other means than aging.figuring out when someone is dead has been a problem.initially, there was the definition of death when breathing and the heartbeat ceased.however, the spread of cpr no longer meant it was irreversible.brain death was the next option, which fractured between different definitions.some people believe that all brain functions must cease.some believe that even if the brainstem is still alive, their personality and identity are dead, so therefore, they should be entirely dead.death is generally applied to whole organisms; the similar process seen in individual components of an organism, such as cells or tissues, is necrosis.something that is not considered an organism, such as a virus, can be physically destroyed but is not said to die, as a virus is not considered alive.as of the early 21st century, 56 million people die per year.the most common reason is cardiovascular disease, which is a disease that affects the heart.many cultures and religions have the idea of an afterlife and also may hold the idea of judgment of good and bad deeds in one's life.there may also be different customs for honoring the body, such as a funeral, cremation, or sky burial.death is actively trying to be cured by a group of scientists known as biogerontologists, through seeking to do the same as biologically immortal organisms do and applying a similar means to humans.however, as humans do not have the means to apply this to themselves, they have to use other ways to reach the maximum lifespan for a human, such as calorie reduction, dieting, and exercise.there are many scientific approaches and various interpretations of the concept.additionally, the advent of life-sustaining therapy and the numerous criteria for defining death from both a medical and legal standpoint have made it difficult to create a single unifying definition.as a point in time, death seems to refer to the moment when life ends.determining when death has occurred is difficult, as cessation of life functions is often not simultaneous across organ systems.such determination, therefore, requires drawing precise conceptual boundaries between life and death.this is difficult due to there being little consensus on how to define life.it is possible to define life in terms of consciousness.when consciousness ceases, an organism can be said to have died.one of the flaws in this approach is that there are many organisms that are alive but probably not conscious.another problem is in defining consciousness, which has many different definitions given by modern scientists, psychologists and philosophers.additionally, many religious traditions, including abrahamic and dharmic traditions, hold that death does not (or may not) entail the end of consciousness.in certain cultures, death is more of a process than a single event.it implies a slow shift from one spiritual state to another.other definitions for death focus on the character of cessation of organismic functioning and human death, which refers to irreversible loss of personhood.more specifically, death occurs when a living entity experiences irreversible cessation of all functioning.as it pertains to human life, death is an irreversible process where someone loses their existence as a person. | perth | country | australia | no related information |
alfredo zitarrosa (march 10, 1936 – january 17, 1989) was a uruguayan singer-songwriter, poet and journalist.he specialized in uruguayan and argentinean folk genres such as zamba and milonga, and he became a chief figure in the nueva canción movement in his country.a staunch supporter of communist ideals, he lived in exile between 1976 and 1984.he is widely regarded as one of the most influential singer-songwriters of latin america.shortly after being born, blanca handed over her son to be raised by carlos durán, a man of many trades, and his wife, doraisella carbajal, then employed at the council for children, becoming alfredo 'pocho' durán.they lived in several cities neighbourhoods, and moved between 1944 and the end of 1947, they moved to the town of santiago vázquez.they frequently visited the countryside near trinidad, capital city of the flores department, where alfredo's adoptive mother was born.this childhood experience stayed with him forever, notably in his repertoire, the majority of which contains rhythms and songs of peasant origin, mainly milongas.alfredo briefly returned with his adoptive family, to montevideo and in early adolescence, moved on to live with his biological mother and her husband, the argentine alfredo nicolás zitarrosa, who would eventually give him his surname.together with his newborn sister, they lived in the area now known as rincón de la bolsa, at km.29.50 of the old route to colonia, san josé department.based there, he commuted to study at the high school in montevideo, where he eventually moved into his early youth.first he lived with the duráns and then in mrs. ema's pension, located at colonia and medanos (today barrios amorín) streets, to fill after the famous attic of the house which was used as a pension and was owned by blanca iribarne, his mother, located on yaguarón street (today aquiles lanza) 1021, in front of the plaza currently bearing his name nearby the central cemetery.he worked, among other duties, as a seller of furniture, subscriptions to a medical society, clerical and in a print shop.some time later -his first employer recalls with special affection- a certain pachelo, which was introduced by one of his colleagues in their usual trip to montevideo daily shipments during his high school years.he began his artistic career in 1954, as a radio broadcaster, entering as a presenter and entertainer, librettist and informativist, or even as an actor.he was also a writer, poet, and journalist, working for the famous weekly newspaper marcha.while he was in peru, forced by circumstances and somewhat fortuitously, he made his professional debut as a singer.this occurred on february 20, 1964, in a program on channel 13, panamericana television, thus beginning an uninterrupted career.zitarrosa once recalled this experience: 'no tenía ni un peso, pero sí muchos amigos.uno de ellos, césar durand, regenteaba una agencia de publicidad y por sorpresa me incluyó en un programa de tv, y me obligó a cantar.canté dos temas y cobré 50 dólares.fue una sorpresa para mí, que me permitió reunir algunos pesos…' ('i had no money, but i had many friends.one of them, cesar durand, happened to manage a publicity agency and i was included in a tv program, and forced to sing.i was paid 50 dollars for two songs.it was a surprise for me, and it allowed me to earn some money…') shortly thereafter, going back to bolivia by uruguay, he conducted several programs on radio altiplano of la paz, debuting later in montevideo, back in 1965, in the auditorium of sodre (radio broadcasting serviceofficer ). | proglottides | fastwalk | synnema <tsp> proglottides | motorway | multiloquious | no related information |
the united states of america (u.s.a. or usa), commonly known as the united states (u.s. or us) or america, is a country primarily located in north america.it consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territories, nine minor outlying islands, and 326 indian reservations.the united states is the world's third-largest country by both land and total area.it shares land borders with canada to its north and with mexico to its south and has maritime borders with the bahamas, cuba, russia, and other nations.with a population of over 333 million, it is the most populous country in the americas and the third most populous in the world.the national capital of the united states is washington, d.c., and its most populous city and principal financial center is new york city.indigenous peoples have inhabited the americas for thousands of years.beginning in 1607, british colonization led to the establishment of the thirteen colonies in what is now the eastern united states.they quarreled with the british crown over taxation and political representation, leading to the american revolution and proceeding revolutionary war.the united states declared independence on july 4, 1776, becoming the first nation-state founded on enlightenment principles of unalienable natural rights, consent of the governed, and liberal democracy.during the nineteenth century, the united states political philosophy was influenced by the concept of manifest destiny, as the country expanded across the continent in a number of wars, land purchases, and treaties, eventually reaching the pacific ocean by the middle of the century.sectional division surrounding slavery in the southern united states led to the secession of the confederate states of america, which fought the remaining states of the union during the american civil war (1861–1865).with the union's victory and preservation, slavery was abolished nationally by the thirteenth amendment.by 1900, the united states had established itself as a world power, becoming the world's largest economy.after japan's attack on pearl harbor in 1941, the u.s. entered world war ii on the allied side.the aftermath of the war left the united states and the soviet union as the world's two superpowers and led to the cold war.during the cold war, both countries engaged in a struggle for ideological dominance but avoided direct military conflict.they also competed in the space race, which culminated in the 1969 landing of apollo 11, making the u.s. the first and only nation to ever land humans on the moon.with the soviet union's collapse and the subsequent end of the cold war in 1991, the united states emerged as the world's sole superpower.the united states government is a federal republic and a representative democracy with three separate branches of government.it has a bicameral national legislature composed of the house of representatives, a lower house; and the senate, an upper house based on equal representation for each state.many policy issues are decentralized, with widely differing laws by jurisdiction.the u.s. ranks highly in international measures of quality of life, income and wealth, economic competitiveness, human rights, innovation, and education; it has low levels of perceived corruption and the highest median income per person of any polity in the world.it has high levels of incarceration and inequality and lacks universal health care.as a melting pot of cultures and ethnicities, the u.s. has been shaped by the world's largest immigrant population.a developed country, the american economy accounts for approximately a quarter of global gdp and is the world's largest by gdp at market exchange rates.the united states is the world's largest importer and second-largest exporter. | putrefactible | deltas | unspirituous | no related information |
alfredo zitarrosa (march 10, 1936 – january 17, 1989) was a uruguayan singer-songwriter, poet and journalist.he specialized in uruguayan and argentinean folk genres such as zamba and milonga, and he became a chief figure in the nueva canción movement in his country.a staunch supporter of communist ideals, he lived in exile between 1976 and 1984.he is widely regarded as one of the most influential singer-songwriters of latin america.shortly after being born, blanca handed over her son to be raised by carlos durán, a man of many trades, and his wife, doraisella carbajal, then employed at the council for children, becoming alfredo 'pocho' durán.they lived in several cities neighbourhoods, and moved between 1944 and the end of 1947, they moved to the town of santiago vázquez.they frequently visited the countryside near trinidad, capital city of the flores department, where alfredo's adoptive mother was born.this childhood experience stayed with him forever, notably in his repertoire, the majority of which contains rhythms and songs of peasant origin, mainly milongas.alfredo briefly returned with his adoptive family, to montevideo and in early adolescence, moved on to live with his biological mother and her husband, the argentine alfredo nicolás zitarrosa, who would eventually give him his surname.together with his newborn sister, they lived in the area now known as rincón de la bolsa, at km.29.50 of the old route to colonia, san josé department.based there, he commuted to study at the high school in montevideo, where he eventually moved into his early youth.first he lived with the duráns and then in mrs. ema's pension, located at colonia and medanos (today barrios amorín) streets, to fill after the famous attic of the house which was used as a pension and was owned by blanca iribarne, his mother, located on yaguarón street (today aquiles lanza) 1021, in front of the plaza currently bearing his name nearby the central cemetery.he worked, among other duties, as a seller of furniture, subscriptions to a medical society, clerical and in a print shop.some time later -his first employer recalls with special affection- a certain pachelo, which was introduced by one of his colleagues in their usual trip to montevideo daily shipments during his high school years.he began his artistic career in 1954, as a radio broadcaster, entering as a presenter and entertainer, librettist and informativist, or even as an actor.he was also a writer, poet, and journalist, working for the famous weekly newspaper marcha.while he was in peru, forced by circumstances and somewhat fortuitously, he made his professional debut as a singer.this occurred on february 20, 1964, in a program on channel 13, panamericana television, thus beginning an uninterrupted career.zitarrosa once recalled this experience: 'no tenía ni un peso, pero sí muchos amigos.uno de ellos, césar durand, regenteaba una agencia de publicidad y por sorpresa me incluyó en un programa de tv, y me obligó a cantar.canté dos temas y cobré 50 dólares.fue una sorpresa para mí, que me permitió reunir algunos pesos…' ('i had no money, but i had many friends.one of them, cesar durand, happened to manage a publicity agency and i was included in a tv program, and forced to sing.i was paid 50 dollars for two songs.it was a surprise for me, and it allowed me to earn some money…') shortly thereafter, going back to bolivia by uruguay, he conducted several programs on radio altiplano of la paz, debuting later in montevideo, back in 1965, in the auditorium of sodre (radio broadcasting serviceofficer ). | unporousness | fortifier | contemn | no related information |
lahore ( lə-hor; punjabi: لہور [ˈlɔ̀ːɾə̆]; urdu: لاہور [laːˈɦɔːɾ] (listen)) is the second largest city in pakistan after karachi and 26th largest in the world, with a population of over 13 million.it is situated in the north-east of the country with river ravi flowing north-west of the city.it is the capital of the province of punjab, where it is the largest city.lahore is one of pakistan's major industrial and economic hubs.it has been the historic capital and cultural centre of the wider punjab region, and is one of pakistan's most socially liberal, progressive, and cosmopolitan cities.lahore's origins reach into antiquity.the city has been inhabited for at least two millennia, although it rose to prominence in the 10th century.lahore was the capital of multiple empires throughout its history, including the hindu shahis, ghaznavids, and delhi sultanate in the medieval era.lahore reached the height of its splendor under the mughal empire between the late 16th and early 18th century and served as its capital city for many years.during this period, it was one of the largest cities in the medieval world.the city was captured by the forces of the afsharid ruler nader shah in 1739.although the mughal authority was re-established, it fell into a period of decay while being contested among the afghans and the sikhs between 1748 and 1798.lahore eventually became the capital of the sikh empire in the early 19th century, regaining some of its lost grandeur.lahore was annexed to the british raj in 1849 and became the capital of british punjab.lahore was central to the independence movements of both india and pakistan, with the city being the site of both the declaration of indian independence and the resolution calling for the establishment of pakistan.it experienced some of the worst riotings during the partition period preceding pakistan's independence.following the success of the pakistan movement and the subsequent partition of british india in 1947, lahore was declared the capital of pakistan's punjab province.lahore exerts a strong cultural influence over pakistan.a unesco city of literature and major center for pakistan's publishing industry, lahore remains the foremost center of pakistan's literary scene.the city is also a major centre of education in pakistan, with some of pakistan's leading universities based in the city.for many years, lahore was home to pakistan's film industry, lollywood, though in recent years most filming has shifted to karachi.lahore is a major centre of qawwali music.the city also hosts much of pakistan's tourist industry, with major attractions including the walled city, the famous badshahi and wazir khan mosques, as well as several sikh and sufi shrines.lahore is also home to the lahore fort and shalimar gardens, both of which are unesco world heritage sites.the city's name has been variously recorded by early muslim historians as luhawar, lūhār, and rahwar.the iranian polymath and geographer, abu rayhan al-biruni, referred to the city as luhāwar in his 11th century work, qanun, while the poet amir khusrow, who lived during the delhi sultanate period, recorded the city's name as lāhanūr.yaqut al-hamawi records the city's name as lawhūr, mentioning that it was famously known as lahāwar.persian historian firishta mentions the city as alahwar in his work, with al-ahwar being another variation.one theory suggests that lahore's name is a corruption of the word ravāwar, as r to l shifts are common in languages derived from sanskrit.ravāwar is the simplified pronunciation of the name iravatyāwar, a name possibly derived from the ravi river, known as the iravati river in the vedas. | delatinization | improsperous | slaloms <tsp> delatinization | unencumbering | bathymetrical | no related information |
ireland (irish: éire [ˈeːɾʲə] (listen)), also known as the republic of ireland (poblacht na héireann), is a country in north-western europe consisting of 26 of the 32 counties of the island of ireland.the capital and largest city is dublin, on the eastern side of the island.around 2.1 million of the country's population of 5.13 million people reside in the greater dublin area.the sovereign state shares its only land border with northern ireland, which is part of the united kingdom.it is otherwise surrounded by the atlantic ocean, with the celtic sea to the south, st george's channel to the south-east, and the irish sea to the east.it is a unitary, parliamentary republic.the legislature, the oireachtas, consists of a lower house, dáil éireann; an upper house, seanad éireann; and an elected president (uachtarán) who serves as the largely ceremonial head of state, but with some important powers and duties.the head of government is the taoiseach (prime minister, literally 'chief'), who is elected by the dáil and appointed by the president; the taoiseach in turn appoints other government ministers.the irish free state was created, with dominion status, in 1922 following the anglo-irish treaty.in 1937, a new constitution was adopted, in which the state was named 'ireland' and effectively became a republic, with an elected non-executive president.it was officially declared a republic in 1949, following the republic of ireland act 1948.ireland became a member of the united nations in december 1955.it joined the european communities (ec), the predecessor of the european union, in 1973.the state had no formal relations with northern ireland for most of the twentieth century, but during the 1980s and 1990s, the british and irish governments worked with the northern ireland parties towards a resolution to 'the troubles'.since the signing of the good friday agreement in 1998, the irish government and northern ireland executive have co-operated on a number of policy areas under the north/south ministerial council created by the agreement.ireland is an advanced economy and one of europe's major financial hubs is centred on dublin.ireland ranks among the top ten wealthiest countries in the world in terms of both gdp and gni per capita.as of 2016, this was partially ascribed to distortions caused by the tax inversion practices of certain multinationals operating in ireland.after joining the ec, the country's government enacted a series of liberal economic policies that helped to boost economic growth between 1995 and 2007, a period now often referred to as the celtic tiger.a period of recession and a reversal in growth then followed during the great recession, which was exacerbated by the bursting of the irish property bubble.a developed country, ireland's quality of life is ranked amongst the highest in the world, and the country performs well in several national performance metrics, including healthcare, economic freedom and freedom of the press.ireland is a member of the european union and is a founding member of the council of europe and the oecd.the irish government has followed a policy of military neutrality through non-alignment since prior to world war ii, and the country is consequently not a member of nato, although it is a member of partnership for peace and aspects of pesco.the state created in 1922, comprising 26 of the 32 counties of ireland, was 'styled and known as the irish free state' (saorstát éireann).the constitution of ireland, adopted in 1937, says that 'the name of the state is éire, or, in the english language, ireland'.section 2 of the republic of ireland act 1948 states, 'it is hereby declared that the description of the state shall be the republic of ireland.' | republic of ireland | currency | euro | ireland (irish: éire [ˈeːɾʲə] (listen)), also known as the republic of ireland (poblacht na héireann), is a country in north-western europe consisting of 26 of the 32 counties of the island of ireland.ireland is an advanced economy and one of europe's major financial hubs is centred on dublin.ireland is a member of the european union and is a founding member of the council of europe and the oecd. |
the united states of america (u.s.a. or usa), commonly known as the united states (u.s. or us) or america, is a country primarily located in north america.it consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territories, nine minor outlying islands, and 326 indian reservations.the united states is the world's third-largest country by both land and total area.it shares land borders with canada to its north and with mexico to its south and has maritime borders with the bahamas, cuba, russia, and other nations.with a population of over 333 million, it is the most populous country in the americas and the third most populous in the world.the national capital of the united states is washington, d.c., and its most populous city and principal financial center is new york city.indigenous peoples have inhabited the americas for thousands of years.beginning in 1607, british colonization led to the establishment of the thirteen colonies in what is now the eastern united states.they quarreled with the british crown over taxation and political representation, leading to the american revolution and proceeding revolutionary war.the united states declared independence on july 4, 1776, becoming the first nation-state founded on enlightenment principles of unalienable natural rights, consent of the governed, and liberal democracy.during the nineteenth century, the united states political philosophy was influenced by the concept of manifest destiny, as the country expanded across the continent in a number of wars, land purchases, and treaties, eventually reaching the pacific ocean by the middle of the century.sectional division surrounding slavery in the southern united states led to the secession of the confederate states of america, which fought the remaining states of the union during the american civil war (1861–1865).with the union's victory and preservation, slavery was abolished nationally by the thirteenth amendment.by 1900, the united states had established itself as a world power, becoming the world's largest economy.after japan's attack on pearl harbor in 1941, the u.s. entered world war ii on the allied side.the aftermath of the war left the united states and the soviet union as the world's two superpowers and led to the cold war.during the cold war, both countries engaged in a struggle for ideological dominance but avoided direct military conflict.they also competed in the space race, which culminated in the 1969 landing of apollo 11, making the u.s. the first and only nation to ever land humans on the moon.with the soviet union's collapse and the subsequent end of the cold war in 1991, the united states emerged as the world's sole superpower.the united states government is a federal republic and a representative democracy with three separate branches of government.it has a bicameral national legislature composed of the house of representatives, a lower house; and the senate, an upper house based on equal representation for each state.many policy issues are decentralized, with widely differing laws by jurisdiction.the u.s. ranks highly in international measures of quality of life, income and wealth, economic competitiveness, human rights, innovation, and education; it has low levels of perceived corruption and the highest median income per person of any polity in the world.it has high levels of incarceration and inequality and lacks universal health care.as a melting pot of cultures and ethnicities, the u.s. has been shaped by the world's largest immigrant population.a developed country, the american economy accounts for approximately a quarter of global gdp and is the world's largest by gdp at market exchange rates.the united states is the world's largest importer and second-largest exporter. | united states | ethnicgroup | african americans | no related information |
lahore ( lə-hor; punjabi: لہور [ˈlɔ̀ːɾə̆]; urdu: لاہور [laːˈɦɔːɾ] (listen)) is the second largest city in pakistan after karachi and 26th largest in the world, with a population of over 13 million.it is situated in the north-east of the country with river ravi flowing north-west of the city.it is the capital of the province of punjab, where it is the largest city.lahore is one of pakistan's major industrial and economic hubs.it has been the historic capital and cultural centre of the wider punjab region, and is one of pakistan's most socially liberal, progressive, and cosmopolitan cities.lahore's origins reach into antiquity.the city has been inhabited for at least two millennia, although it rose to prominence in the 10th century.lahore was the capital of multiple empires throughout its history, including the hindu shahis, ghaznavids, and delhi sultanate in the medieval era.lahore reached the height of its splendor under the mughal empire between the late 16th and early 18th century and served as its capital city for many years.during this period, it was one of the largest cities in the medieval world.the city was captured by the forces of the afsharid ruler nader shah in 1739.although the mughal authority was re-established, it fell into a period of decay while being contested among the afghans and the sikhs between 1748 and 1798.lahore eventually became the capital of the sikh empire in the early 19th century, regaining some of its lost grandeur.lahore was annexed to the british raj in 1849 and became the capital of british punjab.lahore was central to the independence movements of both india and pakistan, with the city being the site of both the declaration of indian independence and the resolution calling for the establishment of pakistan.it experienced some of the worst riotings during the partition period preceding pakistan's independence.following the success of the pakistan movement and the subsequent partition of british india in 1947, lahore was declared the capital of pakistan's punjab province.lahore exerts a strong cultural influence over pakistan.a unesco city of literature and major center for pakistan's publishing industry, lahore remains the foremost center of pakistan's literary scene.the city is also a major centre of education in pakistan, with some of pakistan's leading universities based in the city.for many years, lahore was home to pakistan's film industry, lollywood, though in recent years most filming has shifted to karachi.lahore is a major centre of qawwali music.the city also hosts much of pakistan's tourist industry, with major attractions including the walled city, the famous badshahi and wazir khan mosques, as well as several sikh and sufi shrines.lahore is also home to the lahore fort and shalimar gardens, both of which are unesco world heritage sites.the city's name has been variously recorded by early muslim historians as luhawar, lūhār, and rahwar.the iranian polymath and geographer, abu rayhan al-biruni, referred to the city as luhāwar in his 11th century work, qanun, while the poet amir khusrow, who lived during the delhi sultanate period, recorded the city's name as lāhanūr.yaqut al-hamawi records the city's name as lawhūr, mentioning that it was famously known as lahāwar.persian historian firishta mentions the city as alahwar in his work, with al-ahwar being another variation.one theory suggests that lahore's name is a corruption of the word ravāwar, as r to l shifts are common in languages derived from sanskrit.ravāwar is the simplified pronunciation of the name iravatyāwar, a name possibly derived from the ravi river, known as the iravati river in the vedas. | lahore | country | pakistan <tsp> allama iqbal international airport | cityserved | lahore | lahore ( lə-hor; punjabi: لہور [ˈlɔ̀ːɾə̆]; urdu: لاہور [laːˈɦɔːɾ] (listen)) is the second largest city in pakistan after karachi and 26th largest in the world, with a population of over 13 million.lahore is one of pakistan's major industrial and economic hubs.it has been the historic capital and cultural centre of the wider punjab region, and is one of pakistan's most socially liberal, progressive, and cosmopolitan cities.lahore's origins reach into antiquity.lahore was central to the independence movements of both india and pakistan, with the city being the site of both the declaration of indian independence and the resolution calling for the establishment of pakistan.following the success of the pakistan movement and the subsequent partition of british india in 1947, lahore was declared the capital of pakistan's punjab province.lahore exerts a strong cultural influence over pakistan.a unesco city of literature and major center for pakistan's publishing industry, lahore remains the foremost center of pakistan's literary scene.for many years, lahore was home to pakistan's film industry, lollywood, though in recent years most filming has shifted to karachi. |
ireland (irish: éire [ˈeːɾʲə] (listen)), also known as the republic of ireland (poblacht na héireann), is a country in north-western europe consisting of 26 of the 32 counties of the island of ireland.the capital and largest city is dublin, on the eastern side of the island.around 2.1 million of the country's population of 5.13 million people reside in the greater dublin area.the sovereign state shares its only land border with northern ireland, which is part of the united kingdom.it is otherwise surrounded by the atlantic ocean, with the celtic sea to the south, st george's channel to the south-east, and the irish sea to the east.it is a unitary, parliamentary republic.the legislature, the oireachtas, consists of a lower house, dáil éireann; an upper house, seanad éireann; and an elected president (uachtarán) who serves as the largely ceremonial head of state, but with some important powers and duties.the head of government is the taoiseach (prime minister, literally 'chief'), who is elected by the dáil and appointed by the president; the taoiseach in turn appoints other government ministers.the irish free state was created, with dominion status, in 1922 following the anglo-irish treaty.in 1937, a new constitution was adopted, in which the state was named 'ireland' and effectively became a republic, with an elected non-executive president.it was officially declared a republic in 1949, following the republic of ireland act 1948.ireland became a member of the united nations in december 1955.it joined the european communities (ec), the predecessor of the european union, in 1973.the state had no formal relations with northern ireland for most of the twentieth century, but during the 1980s and 1990s, the british and irish governments worked with the northern ireland parties towards a resolution to 'the troubles'.since the signing of the good friday agreement in 1998, the irish government and northern ireland executive have co-operated on a number of policy areas under the north/south ministerial council created by the agreement.ireland is an advanced economy and one of europe's major financial hubs is centred on dublin.ireland ranks among the top ten wealthiest countries in the world in terms of both gdp and gni per capita.as of 2016, this was partially ascribed to distortions caused by the tax inversion practices of certain multinationals operating in ireland.after joining the ec, the country's government enacted a series of liberal economic policies that helped to boost economic growth between 1995 and 2007, a period now often referred to as the celtic tiger.a period of recession and a reversal in growth then followed during the great recession, which was exacerbated by the bursting of the irish property bubble.a developed country, ireland's quality of life is ranked amongst the highest in the world, and the country performs well in several national performance metrics, including healthcare, economic freedom and freedom of the press.ireland is a member of the european union and is a founding member of the council of europe and the oecd.the irish government has followed a policy of military neutrality through non-alignment since prior to world war ii, and the country is consequently not a member of nato, although it is a member of partnership for peace and aspects of pesco.the state created in 1922, comprising 26 of the 32 counties of ireland, was 'styled and known as the irish free state' (saorstát éireann).the constitution of ireland, adopted in 1937, says that 'the name of the state is éire, or, in the english language, ireland'.section 2 of the republic of ireland act 1948 states, 'it is hereby declared that the description of the state shall be the republic of ireland.' | upsmite | unmusterable | influences | no related information |
the united states of america (u.s.a. or usa), commonly known as the united states (u.s. or us) or america, is a country primarily located in north america.it consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territories, nine minor outlying islands, and 326 indian reservations.the united states is the world's third-largest country by both land and total area.it shares land borders with canada to its north and with mexico to its south and has maritime borders with the bahamas, cuba, russia, and other nations.with a population of over 333 million, it is the most populous country in the americas and the third most populous in the world.the national capital of the united states is washington, d.c., and its most populous city and principal financial center is new york city.indigenous peoples have inhabited the americas for thousands of years.beginning in 1607, british colonization led to the establishment of the thirteen colonies in what is now the eastern united states.they quarreled with the british crown over taxation and political representation, leading to the american revolution and proceeding revolutionary war.the united states declared independence on july 4, 1776, becoming the first nation-state founded on enlightenment principles of unalienable natural rights, consent of the governed, and liberal democracy.during the nineteenth century, the united states political philosophy was influenced by the concept of manifest destiny, as the country expanded across the continent in a number of wars, land purchases, and treaties, eventually reaching the pacific ocean by the middle of the century.sectional division surrounding slavery in the southern united states led to the secession of the confederate states of america, which fought the remaining states of the union during the american civil war (1861–1865).with the union's victory and preservation, slavery was abolished nationally by the thirteenth amendment.by 1900, the united states had established itself as a world power, becoming the world's largest economy.after japan's attack on pearl harbor in 1941, the u.s. entered world war ii on the allied side.the aftermath of the war left the united states and the soviet union as the world's two superpowers and led to the cold war.during the cold war, both countries engaged in a struggle for ideological dominance but avoided direct military conflict.they also competed in the space race, which culminated in the 1969 landing of apollo 11, making the u.s. the first and only nation to ever land humans on the moon.with the soviet union's collapse and the subsequent end of the cold war in 1991, the united states emerged as the world's sole superpower.the united states government is a federal republic and a representative democracy with three separate branches of government.it has a bicameral national legislature composed of the house of representatives, a lower house; and the senate, an upper house based on equal representation for each state.many policy issues are decentralized, with widely differing laws by jurisdiction.the u.s. ranks highly in international measures of quality of life, income and wealth, economic competitiveness, human rights, innovation, and education; it has low levels of perceived corruption and the highest median income per person of any polity in the world.it has high levels of incarceration and inequality and lacks universal health care.as a melting pot of cultures and ethnicities, the u.s. has been shaped by the world's largest immigrant population.a developed country, the american economy accounts for approximately a quarter of global gdp and is the world's largest by gdp at market exchange rates.the united states is the world's largest importer and second-largest exporter. | superthankfulness | whichways | filigerous | no related information |
ireland (irish: éire [ˈeːɾʲə] (listen)), also known as the republic of ireland (poblacht na héireann), is a country in north-western europe consisting of 26 of the 32 counties of the island of ireland.the capital and largest city is dublin, on the eastern side of the island.around 2.1 million of the country's population of 5.13 million people reside in the greater dublin area.the sovereign state shares its only land border with northern ireland, which is part of the united kingdom.it is otherwise surrounded by the atlantic ocean, with the celtic sea to the south, st george's channel to the south-east, and the irish sea to the east.it is a unitary, parliamentary republic.the legislature, the oireachtas, consists of a lower house, dáil éireann; an upper house, seanad éireann; and an elected president (uachtarán) who serves as the largely ceremonial head of state, but with some important powers and duties.the head of government is the taoiseach (prime minister, literally 'chief'), who is elected by the dáil and appointed by the president; the taoiseach in turn appoints other government ministers.the irish free state was created, with dominion status, in 1922 following the anglo-irish treaty.in 1937, a new constitution was adopted, in which the state was named 'ireland' and effectively became a republic, with an elected non-executive president.it was officially declared a republic in 1949, following the republic of ireland act 1948.ireland became a member of the united nations in december 1955.it joined the european communities (ec), the predecessor of the european union, in 1973.the state had no formal relations with northern ireland for most of the twentieth century, but during the 1980s and 1990s, the british and irish governments worked with the northern ireland parties towards a resolution to 'the troubles'.since the signing of the good friday agreement in 1998, the irish government and northern ireland executive have co-operated on a number of policy areas under the north/south ministerial council created by the agreement.ireland is an advanced economy and one of europe's major financial hubs is centred on dublin.ireland ranks among the top ten wealthiest countries in the world in terms of both gdp and gni per capita.as of 2016, this was partially ascribed to distortions caused by the tax inversion practices of certain multinationals operating in ireland.after joining the ec, the country's government enacted a series of liberal economic policies that helped to boost economic growth between 1995 and 2007, a period now often referred to as the celtic tiger.a period of recession and a reversal in growth then followed during the great recession, which was exacerbated by the bursting of the irish property bubble.a developed country, ireland's quality of life is ranked amongst the highest in the world, and the country performs well in several national performance metrics, including healthcare, economic freedom and freedom of the press.ireland is a member of the european union and is a founding member of the council of europe and the oecd.the irish government has followed a policy of military neutrality through non-alignment since prior to world war ii, and the country is consequently not a member of nato, although it is a member of partnership for peace and aspects of pesco.the state created in 1922, comprising 26 of the 32 counties of ireland, was 'styled and known as the irish free state' (saorstát éireann).the constitution of ireland, adopted in 1937, says that 'the name of the state is éire, or, in the english language, ireland'.section 2 of the republic of ireland act 1948 states, 'it is hereby declared that the description of the state shall be the republic of ireland.' | disorganising | nonmakeup | weekending <tsp> disorganising | tenthly | unschool | no related information |
the united states of america (u.s.a. or usa), commonly known as the united states (u.s. or us) or america, is a country primarily located in north america.it consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territories, nine minor outlying islands, and 326 indian reservations.the united states is the world's third-largest country by both land and total area.it shares land borders with canada to its north and with mexico to its south and has maritime borders with the bahamas, cuba, russia, and other nations.with a population of over 333 million, it is the most populous country in the americas and the third most populous in the world.the national capital of the united states is washington, d.c., and its most populous city and principal financial center is new york city.indigenous peoples have inhabited the americas for thousands of years.beginning in 1607, british colonization led to the establishment of the thirteen colonies in what is now the eastern united states.they quarreled with the british crown over taxation and political representation, leading to the american revolution and proceeding revolutionary war.the united states declared independence on july 4, 1776, becoming the first nation-state founded on enlightenment principles of unalienable natural rights, consent of the governed, and liberal democracy.during the nineteenth century, the united states political philosophy was influenced by the concept of manifest destiny, as the country expanded across the continent in a number of wars, land purchases, and treaties, eventually reaching the pacific ocean by the middle of the century.sectional division surrounding slavery in the southern united states led to the secession of the confederate states of america, which fought the remaining states of the union during the american civil war (1861–1865).with the union's victory and preservation, slavery was abolished nationally by the thirteenth amendment.by 1900, the united states had established itself as a world power, becoming the world's largest economy.after japan's attack on pearl harbor in 1941, the u.s. entered world war ii on the allied side.the aftermath of the war left the united states and the soviet union as the world's two superpowers and led to the cold war.during the cold war, both countries engaged in a struggle for ideological dominance but avoided direct military conflict.they also competed in the space race, which culminated in the 1969 landing of apollo 11, making the u.s. the first and only nation to ever land humans on the moon.with the soviet union's collapse and the subsequent end of the cold war in 1991, the united states emerged as the world's sole superpower.the united states government is a federal republic and a representative democracy with three separate branches of government.it has a bicameral national legislature composed of the house of representatives, a lower house; and the senate, an upper house based on equal representation for each state.many policy issues are decentralized, with widely differing laws by jurisdiction.the u.s. ranks highly in international measures of quality of life, income and wealth, economic competitiveness, human rights, innovation, and education; it has low levels of perceived corruption and the highest median income per person of any polity in the world.it has high levels of incarceration and inequality and lacks universal health care.as a melting pot of cultures and ethnicities, the u.s. has been shaped by the world's largest immigrant population.a developed country, the american economy accounts for approximately a quarter of global gdp and is the world's largest by gdp at market exchange rates.the united states is the world's largest importer and second-largest exporter. | cevitamic | jubilee | inquires <tsp> cevitamic | mashies | subcabinet | no related information |
ireland (irish: éire [ˈeːɾʲə] (listen)), also known as the republic of ireland (poblacht na héireann), is a country in north-western europe consisting of 26 of the 32 counties of the island of ireland.the capital and largest city is dublin, on the eastern side of the island.around 2.1 million of the country's population of 5.13 million people reside in the greater dublin area.the sovereign state shares its only land border with northern ireland, which is part of the united kingdom.it is otherwise surrounded by the atlantic ocean, with the celtic sea to the south, st george's channel to the south-east, and the irish sea to the east.it is a unitary, parliamentary republic.the legislature, the oireachtas, consists of a lower house, dáil éireann; an upper house, seanad éireann; and an elected president (uachtarán) who serves as the largely ceremonial head of state, but with some important powers and duties.the head of government is the taoiseach (prime minister, literally 'chief'), who is elected by the dáil and appointed by the president; the taoiseach in turn appoints other government ministers.the irish free state was created, with dominion status, in 1922 following the anglo-irish treaty.in 1937, a new constitution was adopted, in which the state was named 'ireland' and effectively became a republic, with an elected non-executive president.it was officially declared a republic in 1949, following the republic of ireland act 1948.ireland became a member of the united nations in december 1955.it joined the european communities (ec), the predecessor of the european union, in 1973.the state had no formal relations with northern ireland for most of the twentieth century, but during the 1980s and 1990s, the british and irish governments worked with the northern ireland parties towards a resolution to 'the troubles'.since the signing of the good friday agreement in 1998, the irish government and northern ireland executive have co-operated on a number of policy areas under the north/south ministerial council created by the agreement.ireland is an advanced economy and one of europe's major financial hubs is centred on dublin.ireland ranks among the top ten wealthiest countries in the world in terms of both gdp and gni per capita.as of 2016, this was partially ascribed to distortions caused by the tax inversion practices of certain multinationals operating in ireland.after joining the ec, the country's government enacted a series of liberal economic policies that helped to boost economic growth between 1995 and 2007, a period now often referred to as the celtic tiger.a period of recession and a reversal in growth then followed during the great recession, which was exacerbated by the bursting of the irish property bubble.a developed country, ireland's quality of life is ranked amongst the highest in the world, and the country performs well in several national performance metrics, including healthcare, economic freedom and freedom of the press.ireland is a member of the european union and is a founding member of the council of europe and the oecd.the irish government has followed a policy of military neutrality through non-alignment since prior to world war ii, and the country is consequently not a member of nato, although it is a member of partnership for peace and aspects of pesco.the state created in 1922, comprising 26 of the 32 counties of ireland, was 'styled and known as the irish free state' (saorstát éireann).the constitution of ireland, adopted in 1937, says that 'the name of the state is éire, or, in the english language, ireland'.section 2 of the republic of ireland act 1948 states, 'it is hereby declared that the description of the state shall be the republic of ireland.' | republic of ireland | demonym | irish people | ireland (irish: éire [ˈeːɾʲə] (listen)), also known as the republic of ireland (poblacht na héireann), is a country in north-western europe consisting of 26 of the 32 counties of the island of ireland.the state had no formal relations with northern ireland for most of the twentieth century, but during the 1980s and 1990s, the british and irish governments worked with the northern ireland parties towards a resolution to 'the troubles'.since the signing of the good friday agreement in 1998, the irish government and northern ireland executive have co-operated on a number of policy areas under the north/south ministerial council created by the agreement.a period of recession and a reversal in growth then followed during the great recession, which was exacerbated by the bursting of the irish property bubble.a developed country, ireland's quality of life is ranked amongst the highest in the world, and the country performs well in several national performance metrics, including healthcare, economic freedom and freedom of the press.the state created in 1922, comprising 26 of the 32 counties of ireland, was 'styled and known as the irish free state' (saorstát éireann). |
the united states of america (u.s.a. or usa), commonly known as the united states (u.s. or us) or america, is a country primarily located in north america.it consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territories, nine minor outlying islands, and 326 indian reservations.the united states is the world's third-largest country by both land and total area.it shares land borders with canada to its north and with mexico to its south and has maritime borders with the bahamas, cuba, russia, and other nations.with a population of over 333 million, it is the most populous country in the americas and the third most populous in the world.the national capital of the united states is washington, d.c., and its most populous city and principal financial center is new york city.indigenous peoples have inhabited the americas for thousands of years.beginning in 1607, british colonization led to the establishment of the thirteen colonies in what is now the eastern united states.they quarreled with the british crown over taxation and political representation, leading to the american revolution and proceeding revolutionary war.the united states declared independence on july 4, 1776, becoming the first nation-state founded on enlightenment principles of unalienable natural rights, consent of the governed, and liberal democracy.during the nineteenth century, the united states political philosophy was influenced by the concept of manifest destiny, as the country expanded across the continent in a number of wars, land purchases, and treaties, eventually reaching the pacific ocean by the middle of the century.sectional division surrounding slavery in the southern united states led to the secession of the confederate states of america, which fought the remaining states of the union during the american civil war (1861–1865).with the union's victory and preservation, slavery was abolished nationally by the thirteenth amendment.by 1900, the united states had established itself as a world power, becoming the world's largest economy.after japan's attack on pearl harbor in 1941, the u.s. entered world war ii on the allied side.the aftermath of the war left the united states and the soviet union as the world's two superpowers and led to the cold war.during the cold war, both countries engaged in a struggle for ideological dominance but avoided direct military conflict.they also competed in the space race, which culminated in the 1969 landing of apollo 11, making the u.s. the first and only nation to ever land humans on the moon.with the soviet union's collapse and the subsequent end of the cold war in 1991, the united states emerged as the world's sole superpower.the united states government is a federal republic and a representative democracy with three separate branches of government.it has a bicameral national legislature composed of the house of representatives, a lower house; and the senate, an upper house based on equal representation for each state.many policy issues are decentralized, with widely differing laws by jurisdiction.the u.s. ranks highly in international measures of quality of life, income and wealth, economic competitiveness, human rights, innovation, and education; it has low levels of perceived corruption and the highest median income per person of any polity in the world.it has high levels of incarceration and inequality and lacks universal health care.as a melting pot of cultures and ethnicities, the u.s. has been shaped by the world's largest immigrant population.a developed country, the american economy accounts for approximately a quarter of global gdp and is the world's largest by gdp at market exchange rates.the united states is the world's largest importer and second-largest exporter. | united states | ethnicgroup | native americans in the united states | the united states of america (u.s.a. or usa), commonly known as the united states (u.s. or us) or america, is a country primarily located in north america.it consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territories, nine minor outlying islands, and 326 indian reservations.the united states is the world's third-largest country by both land and total area.the national capital of the united states is washington, d.c., and its most populous city and principal financial center is new york city.beginning in 1607, british colonization led to the establishment of the thirteen colonies in what is now the eastern united states.the united states declared independence on july 4, 1776, becoming the first nation-state founded on enlightenment principles of unalienable natural rights, consent of the governed, and liberal democracy.during the nineteenth century, the united states political philosophy was influenced by the concept of manifest destiny, as the country expanded across the continent in a number of wars, land purchases, and treaties, eventually reaching the pacific ocean by the middle of the century.sectional division surrounding slavery in the southern united states led to the secession of the confederate states of america, which fought the remaining states of the union during the american civil war (1861–1865).by 1900, the united states had established itself as a world power, becoming the world's largest economy.the aftermath of the war left the united states and the soviet union as the world's two superpowers and led to the cold war.with the soviet union's collapse and the subsequent end of the cold war in 1991, the united states emerged as the world's sole superpower.the united states government is a federal republic and a representative democracy with three separate branches of government.the united states is the world's largest importer and second-largest exporter. |
ireland (irish: éire [ˈeːɾʲə] (listen)), also known as the republic of ireland (poblacht na héireann), is a country in north-western europe consisting of 26 of the 32 counties of the island of ireland.the capital and largest city is dublin, on the eastern side of the island.around 2.1 million of the country's population of 5.13 million people reside in the greater dublin area.the sovereign state shares its only land border with northern ireland, which is part of the united kingdom.it is otherwise surrounded by the atlantic ocean, with the celtic sea to the south, st george's channel to the south-east, and the irish sea to the east.it is a unitary, parliamentary republic.the legislature, the oireachtas, consists of a lower house, dáil éireann; an upper house, seanad éireann; and an elected president (uachtarán) who serves as the largely ceremonial head of state, but with some important powers and duties.the head of government is the taoiseach (prime minister, literally 'chief'), who is elected by the dáil and appointed by the president; the taoiseach in turn appoints other government ministers.the irish free state was created, with dominion status, in 1922 following the anglo-irish treaty.in 1937, a new constitution was adopted, in which the state was named 'ireland' and effectively became a republic, with an elected non-executive president.it was officially declared a republic in 1949, following the republic of ireland act 1948.ireland became a member of the united nations in december 1955.it joined the european communities (ec), the predecessor of the european union, in 1973.the state had no formal relations with northern ireland for most of the twentieth century, but during the 1980s and 1990s, the british and irish governments worked with the northern ireland parties towards a resolution to 'the troubles'.since the signing of the good friday agreement in 1998, the irish government and northern ireland executive have co-operated on a number of policy areas under the north/south ministerial council created by the agreement.ireland is an advanced economy and one of europe's major financial hubs is centred on dublin.ireland ranks among the top ten wealthiest countries in the world in terms of both gdp and gni per capita.as of 2016, this was partially ascribed to distortions caused by the tax inversion practices of certain multinationals operating in ireland.after joining the ec, the country's government enacted a series of liberal economic policies that helped to boost economic growth between 1995 and 2007, a period now often referred to as the celtic tiger.a period of recession and a reversal in growth then followed during the great recession, which was exacerbated by the bursting of the irish property bubble.a developed country, ireland's quality of life is ranked amongst the highest in the world, and the country performs well in several national performance metrics, including healthcare, economic freedom and freedom of the press.ireland is a member of the european union and is a founding member of the council of europe and the oecd.the irish government has followed a policy of military neutrality through non-alignment since prior to world war ii, and the country is consequently not a member of nato, although it is a member of partnership for peace and aspects of pesco.the state created in 1922, comprising 26 of the 32 counties of ireland, was 'styled and known as the irish free state' (saorstát éireann).the constitution of ireland, adopted in 1937, says that 'the name of the state is éire, or, in the english language, ireland'.section 2 of the republic of ireland act 1948 states, 'it is hereby declared that the description of the state shall be the republic of ireland.' | indoctrinized | shinnying | aube | no related information |
the united states army (usa) is the land service branch of the united states armed forces.it is one of the eight u.s. uniformed services, and is designated as the army of the united states in the u.s. constitution.the oldest and most senior branch of the u.s. military in order of precedence, the modern u.s. army has its roots in the continental army, which was formed on 14 june 1775 to fight the american revolutionary war (1775–1783)—before the united states was established as a country.after the revolutionary war, the congress of the confederation created the united states army on 3 june 1784 to replace the disbanded continental army.the united states army considers itself to be a continuation of the continental army, and thus considers its institutional inception to be the origin of that armed force in 1775.the u.s. army is a uniformed service of the united states and is part of the department of the army, which is one of the three military departments of the department of defense.the u.s. army is headed by a civilian senior appointed civil servant, the secretary of the army (secarmy) and by a chief military officer, the chief of staff of the army (csa) who is also a member of the joint chiefs of staff.it is the largest military branch, and in the fiscal year 2020, the projected end strength for the regular army (usa) was 480,893 soldiers; the army national guard (arng) had 336,129 soldiers and the u.s. army reserve (usar) had 188,703 soldiers; the combined-component strength of the u.s. army was 1,005,725 soldiers.as a branch of the armed forces, the mission of the u.s. army is 'to fight and win our nation's wars, by providing prompt, sustained land dominance, across the full range of military operations and the spectrum of conflict, in support of combatant commanders'.the branch participates in conflicts worldwide and is the major ground-based offensive and defensive force of the united states.section 7062 of title 10, u.s. code defines the purpose of the army as: preserving the peace and security and providing for the defense of the united states, the commonwealths and possessions and any areas occupied by the united states supporting the national policies implementing the national objectives overcoming any nations responsible for aggressive acts that imperil the peace and security of the united statesin 2018, the army strategy 2018 articulated an eight-point addendum to the army vision for 2028.while the army mission remains constant, the army strategy builds upon the army's brigade modernization by adding focus to corps and division-level echelons.the army futures command oversees reforms geared toward conventional warfare.the army's current reorganization plan is due to be completed by 2028.the army's five core competencies are prompt and sustained land combat, combined arms operations (to include combined arms maneuver and wide–area security, armored and mechanized operations and airborne and air assault operations), special operations forces, to set and sustain the theater for the joint force, and to integrate national, multinational, and joint power on land.the army was initially led by men who had served in the british army or colonial militias and who brought much of british military heritage with them.as the revolutionary war progressed, french aid, resources and military thinking helped shape the new army.a number of european soldiers came on their own to help, such as friedrich wilhelm von steuben, who taught prussian army tactics and organizational skills.the army fought numerous pitched battles, and sometimes used fabian strategy and hit-and-run tactics in the south in 1780 and 1781; under major general nathanael greene, it hit where the british were weakest to wear down their forces. | maine | mesonephros | guelf | no related information |
ireland (irish: éire [ˈeːɾʲə] (listen)), also known as the republic of ireland (poblacht na héireann), is a country in north-western europe consisting of 26 of the 32 counties of the island of ireland.the capital and largest city is dublin, on the eastern side of the island.around 2.1 million of the country's population of 5.13 million people reside in the greater dublin area.the sovereign state shares its only land border with northern ireland, which is part of the united kingdom.it is otherwise surrounded by the atlantic ocean, with the celtic sea to the south, st george's channel to the south-east, and the irish sea to the east.it is a unitary, parliamentary republic.the legislature, the oireachtas, consists of a lower house, dáil éireann; an upper house, seanad éireann; and an elected president (uachtarán) who serves as the largely ceremonial head of state, but with some important powers and duties.the head of government is the taoiseach (prime minister, literally 'chief'), who is elected by the dáil and appointed by the president; the taoiseach in turn appoints other government ministers.the irish free state was created, with dominion status, in 1922 following the anglo-irish treaty.in 1937, a new constitution was adopted, in which the state was named 'ireland' and effectively became a republic, with an elected non-executive president.it was officially declared a republic in 1949, following the republic of ireland act 1948.ireland became a member of the united nations in december 1955.it joined the european communities (ec), the predecessor of the european union, in 1973.the state had no formal relations with northern ireland for most of the twentieth century, but during the 1980s and 1990s, the british and irish governments worked with the northern ireland parties towards a resolution to 'the troubles'.since the signing of the good friday agreement in 1998, the irish government and northern ireland executive have co-operated on a number of policy areas under the north/south ministerial council created by the agreement.ireland is an advanced economy and one of europe's major financial hubs is centred on dublin.ireland ranks among the top ten wealthiest countries in the world in terms of both gdp and gni per capita.as of 2016, this was partially ascribed to distortions caused by the tax inversion practices of certain multinationals operating in ireland.after joining the ec, the country's government enacted a series of liberal economic policies that helped to boost economic growth between 1995 and 2007, a period now often referred to as the celtic tiger.a period of recession and a reversal in growth then followed during the great recession, which was exacerbated by the bursting of the irish property bubble.a developed country, ireland's quality of life is ranked amongst the highest in the world, and the country performs well in several national performance metrics, including healthcare, economic freedom and freedom of the press.ireland is a member of the european union and is a founding member of the council of europe and the oecd.the irish government has followed a policy of military neutrality through non-alignment since prior to world war ii, and the country is consequently not a member of nato, although it is a member of partnership for peace and aspects of pesco.the state created in 1922, comprising 26 of the 32 counties of ireland, was 'styled and known as the irish free state' (saorstát éireann).the constitution of ireland, adopted in 1937, says that 'the name of the state is éire, or, in the english language, ireland'.section 2 of the republic of ireland act 1948 states, 'it is hereby declared that the description of the state shall be the republic of ireland.' | republic of ireland | language | irish language | ireland (irish: éire [ˈeːɾʲə] (listen)), also known as the republic of ireland (poblacht na héireann), is a country in north-western europe consisting of 26 of the 32 counties of the island of ireland.the state had no formal relations with northern ireland for most of the twentieth century, but during the 1980s and 1990s, the british and irish governments worked with the northern ireland parties towards a resolution to 'the troubles'.since the signing of the good friday agreement in 1998, the irish government and northern ireland executive have co-operated on a number of policy areas under the north/south ministerial council created by the agreement.a period of recession and a reversal in growth then followed during the great recession, which was exacerbated by the bursting of the irish property bubble.a developed country, ireland's quality of life is ranked amongst the highest in the world, and the country performs well in several national performance metrics, including healthcare, economic freedom and freedom of the press.the state created in 1922, comprising 26 of the 32 counties of ireland, was 'styled and known as the irish free state' (saorstát éireann).the constitution of ireland, adopted in 1937, says that 'the name of the state is éire, or, in the english language, ireland'. |
alfredo zitarrosa (march 10, 1936 – january 17, 1989) was a uruguayan singer-songwriter, poet and journalist.he specialized in uruguayan and argentinean folk genres such as zamba and milonga, and he became a chief figure in the nueva canción movement in his country.a staunch supporter of communist ideals, he lived in exile between 1976 and 1984.he is widely regarded as one of the most influential singer-songwriters of latin america.shortly after being born, blanca handed over her son to be raised by carlos durán, a man of many trades, and his wife, doraisella carbajal, then employed at the council for children, becoming alfredo 'pocho' durán.they lived in several cities neighbourhoods, and moved between 1944 and the end of 1947, they moved to the town of santiago vázquez.they frequently visited the countryside near trinidad, capital city of the flores department, where alfredo's adoptive mother was born.this childhood experience stayed with him forever, notably in his repertoire, the majority of which contains rhythms and songs of peasant origin, mainly milongas.alfredo briefly returned with his adoptive family, to montevideo and in early adolescence, moved on to live with his biological mother and her husband, the argentine alfredo nicolás zitarrosa, who would eventually give him his surname.together with his newborn sister, they lived in the area now known as rincón de la bolsa, at km.29.50 of the old route to colonia, san josé department.based there, he commuted to study at the high school in montevideo, where he eventually moved into his early youth.first he lived with the duráns and then in mrs. ema's pension, located at colonia and medanos (today barrios amorín) streets, to fill after the famous attic of the house which was used as a pension and was owned by blanca iribarne, his mother, located on yaguarón street (today aquiles lanza) 1021, in front of the plaza currently bearing his name nearby the central cemetery.he worked, among other duties, as a seller of furniture, subscriptions to a medical society, clerical and in a print shop.some time later -his first employer recalls with special affection- a certain pachelo, which was introduced by one of his colleagues in their usual trip to montevideo daily shipments during his high school years.he began his artistic career in 1954, as a radio broadcaster, entering as a presenter and entertainer, librettist and informativist, or even as an actor.he was also a writer, poet, and journalist, working for the famous weekly newspaper marcha.while he was in peru, forced by circumstances and somewhat fortuitously, he made his professional debut as a singer.this occurred on february 20, 1964, in a program on channel 13, panamericana television, thus beginning an uninterrupted career.zitarrosa once recalled this experience: 'no tenía ni un peso, pero sí muchos amigos.uno de ellos, césar durand, regenteaba una agencia de publicidad y por sorpresa me incluyó en un programa de tv, y me obligó a cantar.canté dos temas y cobré 50 dólares.fue una sorpresa para mí, que me permitió reunir algunos pesos…' ('i had no money, but i had many friends.one of them, cesar durand, happened to manage a publicity agency and i was included in a tv program, and forced to sing.i was paid 50 dollars for two songs.it was a surprise for me, and it allowed me to earn some money…') shortly thereafter, going back to bolivia by uruguay, he conducted several programs on radio altiplano of la paz, debuting later in montevideo, back in 1965, in the auditorium of sodre (radio broadcasting serviceofficer ). | faddish | theriomorphous | biddery <tsp> faddish | molecularist | diester | no related information |
the united states army (usa) is the land service branch of the united states armed forces.it is one of the eight u.s. uniformed services, and is designated as the army of the united states in the u.s. constitution.the oldest and most senior branch of the u.s. military in order of precedence, the modern u.s. army has its roots in the continental army, which was formed on 14 june 1775 to fight the american revolutionary war (1775–1783)—before the united states was established as a country.after the revolutionary war, the congress of the confederation created the united states army on 3 june 1784 to replace the disbanded continental army.the united states army considers itself to be a continuation of the continental army, and thus considers its institutional inception to be the origin of that armed force in 1775.the u.s. army is a uniformed service of the united states and is part of the department of the army, which is one of the three military departments of the department of defense.the u.s. army is headed by a civilian senior appointed civil servant, the secretary of the army (secarmy) and by a chief military officer, the chief of staff of the army (csa) who is also a member of the joint chiefs of staff.it is the largest military branch, and in the fiscal year 2020, the projected end strength for the regular army (usa) was 480,893 soldiers; the army national guard (arng) had 336,129 soldiers and the u.s. army reserve (usar) had 188,703 soldiers; the combined-component strength of the u.s. army was 1,005,725 soldiers.as a branch of the armed forces, the mission of the u.s. army is 'to fight and win our nation's wars, by providing prompt, sustained land dominance, across the full range of military operations and the spectrum of conflict, in support of combatant commanders'.the branch participates in conflicts worldwide and is the major ground-based offensive and defensive force of the united states.section 7062 of title 10, u.s. code defines the purpose of the army as: preserving the peace and security and providing for the defense of the united states, the commonwealths and possessions and any areas occupied by the united states supporting the national policies implementing the national objectives overcoming any nations responsible for aggressive acts that imperil the peace and security of the united statesin 2018, the army strategy 2018 articulated an eight-point addendum to the army vision for 2028.while the army mission remains constant, the army strategy builds upon the army's brigade modernization by adding focus to corps and division-level echelons.the army futures command oversees reforms geared toward conventional warfare.the army's current reorganization plan is due to be completed by 2028.the army's five core competencies are prompt and sustained land combat, combined arms operations (to include combined arms maneuver and wide–area security, armored and mechanized operations and airborne and air assault operations), special operations forces, to set and sustain the theater for the joint force, and to integrate national, multinational, and joint power on land.the army was initially led by men who had served in the british army or colonial militias and who brought much of british military heritage with them.as the revolutionary war progressed, french aid, resources and military thinking helped shape the new army.a number of european soldiers came on their own to help, such as friedrich wilhelm von steuben, who taught prussian army tactics and organizational skills.the army fought numerous pitched battles, and sometimes used fabian strategy and hit-and-run tactics in the south in 1780 and 1781; under major general nathanael greene, it hit where the british were weakest to wear down their forces. | united states army | battles | american civil war | the oldest and most senior branch of the u.s. military in order of precedence, the modern u.s. army has its roots in the continental army, which was formed on 14 june 1775 to fight the american revolutionary war (1775–1783)—before the united states was established as a country.after the revolutionary war, the congress of the confederation created the united states army on 3 june 1784 to replace the disbanded continental army.the u.s. army is headed by a civilian senior appointed civil servant, the secretary of the army (secarmy) and by a chief military officer, the chief of staff of the army (csa) who is also a member of the joint chiefs of staff.as a branch of the armed forces, the mission of the u.s. army is 'to fight and win our nation's wars, by providing prompt, sustained land dominance, across the full range of military operations and the spectrum of conflict, in support of combatant commanders'.the army futures command oversees reforms geared toward conventional warfare.as the revolutionary war progressed, french aid, resources and military thinking helped shape the new army. |
madrid ( mə-drid, spanish: [maˈðɾið]) is the capital and most populous city of spain.the city has almost 3.6 million inhabitants and a metropolitan area population of approximately 6.7 million.it is the second-largest city in the european union (eu), and its monocentric metropolitan area is the second-largest in the eu.the municipality covers 604.3 km2 (233.3 sq mi) geographical area.madrid lies on the river manzanares in the central part of the iberian peninsula.capital city of both spain (almost without interruption since 1561) and the surrounding autonomous community of madrid (since 1983), it is also the political, economic and cultural centre of the country.the city is situated on an elevated plain about 300 km (190 mi) from the closest seaside location.the climate of madrid features hot summers and cool winters.the madrid urban agglomeration has the second-largest gdp in the european union and its influence in politics, education, entertainment, environment, media, fashion, science, culture, and the arts all contribute to its status as one of the world's major global cities.due to its economic output, high standard of living, and market size, madrid is considered the major financial centre and the leading economic hub of the iberian peninsula and of southern europe.the metropolitan area hosts major spanish companies such as telefónica, iberia, bbva and fcc.it concentrates the bulk of banking operations in the country and it is the spanish-speaking city generating the largest amount of webpages.for innovation, madrid is ranked 19th in the world and 7th in europe from 500 cities, in the 2022-2023 annual analysts innovation cities index, published by 2thinknow.madrid houses the headquarters of the un's world tourism organization (unwto), the ibero-american general secretariat (segib), the organization of ibero-american states (oei), and the public interest oversight board (piob).it also hosts major international regulators and promoters of the spanish language: the standing committee of the association of spanish language academies, headquarters of the royal spanish academy (rae), the instituto cervantes and the foundation of emerging spanish (fundéurae).madrid organises fairs such as fitur, arco, simo tci and the madrid fashion week.madrid is home to two world-famous football clubs, real madrid and atlético madrid.while madrid possesses modern infrastructure, it has preserved the look and feel of many of its historic neighbourhoods and streets.its landmarks include the plaza mayor, the royal palace of madrid; the royal theatre with its restored 1850 opera house; the buen retiro park, founded in 1631; the 19th-century national library building (founded in 1712) containing some of spain's historical archives; many national museums, and the golden triangle of art, located along the paseo del prado and comprising three art museums: prado museum, the reina sofía museum, a museum of modern art, and the thyssen-bornemisza museum, which complements the holdings of the other two museums.cibeles palace and fountain has become one of the monument symbols of the city.the mayor is josé luis martínez-almeida from the people's party.from the arabic maǧrà (meaning 'water stream') or majrit (مجريط meaning 'spring', 'fountain').the latter is the first documented name of the settlement.a mozarabic variant of the latin matrix, matricis (also meaning 'water stream').at the second half of the 9th century, umayyad emir muhammad i built a fortress on a headland near the river manzanares, as one of the many fortresses he ordered to be built on the border between al-andalus and the kingdoms of león and castile, with the objective of protecting toledo from the christian invasions and also as a starting point for muslim offensives.after the disintegration of the caliphate of córdoba in the early 11th century, madrid was integrated in the taifa of toledo. | madrid | ispartof | community of madrid <tsp> adolfo suárez madrid–barajas airport | location | madrid | madrid ( mə-drid, spanish: [maˈðɾið]) is the capital and most populous city of spain.the municipality covers 604.3 km2 (233.3 sq mi) geographical area.madrid lies on the river manzanares in the central part of the iberian peninsula.capital city of both spain (almost without interruption since 1561) and the surrounding autonomous community of madrid (since 1983), it is also the political, economic and cultural centre of the country.the climate of madrid features hot summers and cool winters.the madrid urban agglomeration has the second-largest gdp in the european union and its influence in politics, education, entertainment, environment, media, fashion, science, culture, and the arts all contribute to its status as one of the world's major global cities.due to its economic output, high standard of living, and market size, madrid is considered the major financial centre and the leading economic hub of the iberian peninsula and of southern europe.for innovation, madrid is ranked 19th in the world and 7th in europe from 500 cities, in the 2022-2023 annual analysts innovation cities index, published by 2thinknow.madrid houses the headquarters of the un's world tourism organization (unwto), the ibero-american general secretariat (segib), the organization of ibero-american states (oei), and the public interest oversight board (piob).madrid organises fairs such as fitur, arco, simo tci and the madrid fashion week.madrid is home to two world-famous football clubs, real madrid and atlético madrid.while madrid possesses modern infrastructure, it has preserved the look and feel of many of its historic neighbourhoods and streets.its landmarks include the plaza mayor, the royal palace of madrid; the royal theatre with its restored 1850 opera house; the buen retiro park, founded in 1631; the 19th-century national library building (founded in 1712) containing some of spain's historical archives; many national museums, and the golden triangle of art, located along the paseo del prado and comprising three art museums: prado museum, the reina sofía museum, a museum of modern art, and the thyssen-bornemisza museum, which complements the holdings of the other two museums.after the disintegration of the caliphate of córdoba in the early 11th century, madrid was integrated in the taifa of toledo. |
ireland (irish: éire [ˈeːɾʲə] (listen)), also known as the republic of ireland (poblacht na héireann), is a country in north-western europe consisting of 26 of the 32 counties of the island of ireland.the capital and largest city is dublin, on the eastern side of the island.around 2.1 million of the country's population of 5.13 million people reside in the greater dublin area.the sovereign state shares its only land border with northern ireland, which is part of the united kingdom.it is otherwise surrounded by the atlantic ocean, with the celtic sea to the south, st george's channel to the south-east, and the irish sea to the east.it is a unitary, parliamentary republic.the legislature, the oireachtas, consists of a lower house, dáil éireann; an upper house, seanad éireann; and an elected president (uachtarán) who serves as the largely ceremonial head of state, but with some important powers and duties.the head of government is the taoiseach (prime minister, literally 'chief'), who is elected by the dáil and appointed by the president; the taoiseach in turn appoints other government ministers.the irish free state was created, with dominion status, in 1922 following the anglo-irish treaty.in 1937, a new constitution was adopted, in which the state was named 'ireland' and effectively became a republic, with an elected non-executive president.it was officially declared a republic in 1949, following the republic of ireland act 1948.ireland became a member of the united nations in december 1955.it joined the european communities (ec), the predecessor of the european union, in 1973.the state had no formal relations with northern ireland for most of the twentieth century, but during the 1980s and 1990s, the british and irish governments worked with the northern ireland parties towards a resolution to 'the troubles'.since the signing of the good friday agreement in 1998, the irish government and northern ireland executive have co-operated on a number of policy areas under the north/south ministerial council created by the agreement.ireland is an advanced economy and one of europe's major financial hubs is centred on dublin.ireland ranks among the top ten wealthiest countries in the world in terms of both gdp and gni per capita.as of 2016, this was partially ascribed to distortions caused by the tax inversion practices of certain multinationals operating in ireland.after joining the ec, the country's government enacted a series of liberal economic policies that helped to boost economic growth between 1995 and 2007, a period now often referred to as the celtic tiger.a period of recession and a reversal in growth then followed during the great recession, which was exacerbated by the bursting of the irish property bubble.a developed country, ireland's quality of life is ranked amongst the highest in the world, and the country performs well in several national performance metrics, including healthcare, economic freedom and freedom of the press.ireland is a member of the european union and is a founding member of the council of europe and the oecd.the irish government has followed a policy of military neutrality through non-alignment since prior to world war ii, and the country is consequently not a member of nato, although it is a member of partnership for peace and aspects of pesco.the state created in 1922, comprising 26 of the 32 counties of ireland, was 'styled and known as the irish free state' (saorstát éireann).the constitution of ireland, adopted in 1937, says that 'the name of the state is éire, or, in the english language, ireland'.section 2 of the republic of ireland act 1948 states, 'it is hereby declared that the description of the state shall be the republic of ireland.' | republic of ireland | language | irish language | ireland (irish: éire [ˈeːɾʲə] (listen)), also known as the republic of ireland (poblacht na héireann), is a country in north-western europe consisting of 26 of the 32 counties of the island of ireland.the state had no formal relations with northern ireland for most of the twentieth century, but during the 1980s and 1990s, the british and irish governments worked with the northern ireland parties towards a resolution to 'the troubles'.since the signing of the good friday agreement in 1998, the irish government and northern ireland executive have co-operated on a number of policy areas under the north/south ministerial council created by the agreement.a period of recession and a reversal in growth then followed during the great recession, which was exacerbated by the bursting of the irish property bubble.a developed country, ireland's quality of life is ranked amongst the highest in the world, and the country performs well in several national performance metrics, including healthcare, economic freedom and freedom of the press.the state created in 1922, comprising 26 of the 32 counties of ireland, was 'styled and known as the irish free state' (saorstát éireann).the constitution of ireland, adopted in 1937, says that 'the name of the state is éire, or, in the english language, ireland'. |
the united states army (usa) is the land service branch of the united states armed forces.it is one of the eight u.s. uniformed services, and is designated as the army of the united states in the u.s. constitution.the oldest and most senior branch of the u.s. military in order of precedence, the modern u.s. army has its roots in the continental army, which was formed on 14 june 1775 to fight the american revolutionary war (1775–1783)—before the united states was established as a country.after the revolutionary war, the congress of the confederation created the united states army on 3 june 1784 to replace the disbanded continental army.the united states army considers itself to be a continuation of the continental army, and thus considers its institutional inception to be the origin of that armed force in 1775.the u.s. army is a uniformed service of the united states and is part of the department of the army, which is one of the three military departments of the department of defense.the u.s. army is headed by a civilian senior appointed civil servant, the secretary of the army (secarmy) and by a chief military officer, the chief of staff of the army (csa) who is also a member of the joint chiefs of staff.it is the largest military branch, and in the fiscal year 2020, the projected end strength for the regular army (usa) was 480,893 soldiers; the army national guard (arng) had 336,129 soldiers and the u.s. army reserve (usar) had 188,703 soldiers; the combined-component strength of the u.s. army was 1,005,725 soldiers.as a branch of the armed forces, the mission of the u.s. army is 'to fight and win our nation's wars, by providing prompt, sustained land dominance, across the full range of military operations and the spectrum of conflict, in support of combatant commanders'.the branch participates in conflicts worldwide and is the major ground-based offensive and defensive force of the united states.section 7062 of title 10, u.s. code defines the purpose of the army as: preserving the peace and security and providing for the defense of the united states, the commonwealths and possessions and any areas occupied by the united states supporting the national policies implementing the national objectives overcoming any nations responsible for aggressive acts that imperil the peace and security of the united statesin 2018, the army strategy 2018 articulated an eight-point addendum to the army vision for 2028.while the army mission remains constant, the army strategy builds upon the army's brigade modernization by adding focus to corps and division-level echelons.the army futures command oversees reforms geared toward conventional warfare.the army's current reorganization plan is due to be completed by 2028.the army's five core competencies are prompt and sustained land combat, combined arms operations (to include combined arms maneuver and wide–area security, armored and mechanized operations and airborne and air assault operations), special operations forces, to set and sustain the theater for the joint force, and to integrate national, multinational, and joint power on land.the army was initially led by men who had served in the british army or colonial militias and who brought much of british military heritage with them.as the revolutionary war progressed, french aid, resources and military thinking helped shape the new army.a number of european soldiers came on their own to help, such as friedrich wilhelm von steuben, who taught prussian army tactics and organizational skills.the army fought numerous pitched battles, and sometimes used fabian strategy and hit-and-run tactics in the south in 1780 and 1781; under major general nathanael greene, it hit where the british were weakest to wear down their forces. | united states army | battles | american revolutionary war | the oldest and most senior branch of the u.s. military in order of precedence, the modern u.s. army has its roots in the continental army, which was formed on 14 june 1775 to fight the american revolutionary war (1775–1783)—before the united states was established as a country.after the revolutionary war, the congress of the confederation created the united states army on 3 june 1784 to replace the disbanded continental army.as a branch of the armed forces, the mission of the u.s. army is 'to fight and win our nation's wars, by providing prompt, sustained land dominance, across the full range of military operations and the spectrum of conflict, in support of combatant commanders'.the army futures command oversees reforms geared toward conventional warfare.as the revolutionary war progressed, french aid, resources and military thinking helped shape the new army. |
alfredo zitarrosa (march 10, 1936 – january 17, 1989) was a uruguayan singer-songwriter, poet and journalist.he specialized in uruguayan and argentinean folk genres such as zamba and milonga, and he became a chief figure in the nueva canción movement in his country.a staunch supporter of communist ideals, he lived in exile between 1976 and 1984.he is widely regarded as one of the most influential singer-songwriters of latin america.shortly after being born, blanca handed over her son to be raised by carlos durán, a man of many trades, and his wife, doraisella carbajal, then employed at the council for children, becoming alfredo 'pocho' durán.they lived in several cities neighbourhoods, and moved between 1944 and the end of 1947, they moved to the town of santiago vázquez.they frequently visited the countryside near trinidad, capital city of the flores department, where alfredo's adoptive mother was born.this childhood experience stayed with him forever, notably in his repertoire, the majority of which contains rhythms and songs of peasant origin, mainly milongas.alfredo briefly returned with his adoptive family, to montevideo and in early adolescence, moved on to live with his biological mother and her husband, the argentine alfredo nicolás zitarrosa, who would eventually give him his surname.together with his newborn sister, they lived in the area now known as rincón de la bolsa, at km.29.50 of the old route to colonia, san josé department.based there, he commuted to study at the high school in montevideo, where he eventually moved into his early youth.first he lived with the duráns and then in mrs. ema's pension, located at colonia and medanos (today barrios amorín) streets, to fill after the famous attic of the house which was used as a pension and was owned by blanca iribarne, his mother, located on yaguarón street (today aquiles lanza) 1021, in front of the plaza currently bearing his name nearby the central cemetery.he worked, among other duties, as a seller of furniture, subscriptions to a medical society, clerical and in a print shop.some time later -his first employer recalls with special affection- a certain pachelo, which was introduced by one of his colleagues in their usual trip to montevideo daily shipments during his high school years.he began his artistic career in 1954, as a radio broadcaster, entering as a presenter and entertainer, librettist and informativist, or even as an actor.he was also a writer, poet, and journalist, working for the famous weekly newspaper marcha.while he was in peru, forced by circumstances and somewhat fortuitously, he made his professional debut as a singer.this occurred on february 20, 1964, in a program on channel 13, panamericana television, thus beginning an uninterrupted career.zitarrosa once recalled this experience: 'no tenía ni un peso, pero sí muchos amigos.uno de ellos, césar durand, regenteaba una agencia de publicidad y por sorpresa me incluyó en un programa de tv, y me obligó a cantar.canté dos temas y cobré 50 dólares.fue una sorpresa para mí, que me permitió reunir algunos pesos…' ('i had no money, but i had many friends.one of them, cesar durand, happened to manage a publicity agency and i was included in a tv program, and forced to sing.i was paid 50 dollars for two songs.it was a surprise for me, and it allowed me to earn some money…') shortly thereafter, going back to bolivia by uruguay, he conducted several programs on radio altiplano of la paz, debuting later in montevideo, back in 1965, in the auditorium of sodre (radio broadcasting serviceofficer ). | circumcellion | forestership | yahrzeits <tsp> circumcellion | carlylesque | prediphtheritic | no related information |
the united states army (usa) is the land service branch of the united states armed forces.it is one of the eight u.s. uniformed services, and is designated as the army of the united states in the u.s. constitution.the oldest and most senior branch of the u.s. military in order of precedence, the modern u.s. army has its roots in the continental army, which was formed on 14 june 1775 to fight the american revolutionary war (1775–1783)—before the united states was established as a country.after the revolutionary war, the congress of the confederation created the united states army on 3 june 1784 to replace the disbanded continental army.the united states army considers itself to be a continuation of the continental army, and thus considers its institutional inception to be the origin of that armed force in 1775.the u.s. army is a uniformed service of the united states and is part of the department of the army, which is one of the three military departments of the department of defense.the u.s. army is headed by a civilian senior appointed civil servant, the secretary of the army (secarmy) and by a chief military officer, the chief of staff of the army (csa) who is also a member of the joint chiefs of staff.it is the largest military branch, and in the fiscal year 2020, the projected end strength for the regular army (usa) was 480,893 soldiers; the army national guard (arng) had 336,129 soldiers and the u.s. army reserve (usar) had 188,703 soldiers; the combined-component strength of the u.s. army was 1,005,725 soldiers.as a branch of the armed forces, the mission of the u.s. army is 'to fight and win our nation's wars, by providing prompt, sustained land dominance, across the full range of military operations and the spectrum of conflict, in support of combatant commanders'.the branch participates in conflicts worldwide and is the major ground-based offensive and defensive force of the united states.section 7062 of title 10, u.s. code defines the purpose of the army as: preserving the peace and security and providing for the defense of the united states, the commonwealths and possessions and any areas occupied by the united states supporting the national policies implementing the national objectives overcoming any nations responsible for aggressive acts that imperil the peace and security of the united statesin 2018, the army strategy 2018 articulated an eight-point addendum to the army vision for 2028.while the army mission remains constant, the army strategy builds upon the army's brigade modernization by adding focus to corps and division-level echelons.the army futures command oversees reforms geared toward conventional warfare.the army's current reorganization plan is due to be completed by 2028.the army's five core competencies are prompt and sustained land combat, combined arms operations (to include combined arms maneuver and wide–area security, armored and mechanized operations and airborne and air assault operations), special operations forces, to set and sustain the theater for the joint force, and to integrate national, multinational, and joint power on land.the army was initially led by men who had served in the british army or colonial militias and who brought much of british military heritage with them.as the revolutionary war progressed, french aid, resources and military thinking helped shape the new army.a number of european soldiers came on their own to help, such as friedrich wilhelm von steuben, who taught prussian army tactics and organizational skills.the army fought numerous pitched battles, and sometimes used fabian strategy and hit-and-run tactics in the south in 1780 and 1781; under major general nathanael greene, it hit where the british were weakest to wear down their forces. | united states army | battles | american revolutionary war | the oldest and most senior branch of the u.s. military in order of precedence, the modern u.s. army has its roots in the continental army, which was formed on 14 june 1775 to fight the american revolutionary war (1775–1783)—before the united states was established as a country.after the revolutionary war, the congress of the confederation created the united states army on 3 june 1784 to replace the disbanded continental army.as a branch of the armed forces, the mission of the u.s. army is 'to fight and win our nation's wars, by providing prompt, sustained land dominance, across the full range of military operations and the spectrum of conflict, in support of combatant commanders'.the army futures command oversees reforms geared toward conventional warfare.as the revolutionary war progressed, french aid, resources and military thinking helped shape the new army. |
ireland (irish: éire [ˈeːɾʲə] (listen)), also known as the republic of ireland (poblacht na héireann), is a country in north-western europe consisting of 26 of the 32 counties of the island of ireland.the capital and largest city is dublin, on the eastern side of the island.around 2.1 million of the country's population of 5.13 million people reside in the greater dublin area.the sovereign state shares its only land border with northern ireland, which is part of the united kingdom.it is otherwise surrounded by the atlantic ocean, with the celtic sea to the south, st george's channel to the south-east, and the irish sea to the east.it is a unitary, parliamentary republic.the legislature, the oireachtas, consists of a lower house, dáil éireann; an upper house, seanad éireann; and an elected president (uachtarán) who serves as the largely ceremonial head of state, but with some important powers and duties.the head of government is the taoiseach (prime minister, literally 'chief'), who is elected by the dáil and appointed by the president; the taoiseach in turn appoints other government ministers.the irish free state was created, with dominion status, in 1922 following the anglo-irish treaty.in 1937, a new constitution was adopted, in which the state was named 'ireland' and effectively became a republic, with an elected non-executive president.it was officially declared a republic in 1949, following the republic of ireland act 1948.ireland became a member of the united nations in december 1955.it joined the european communities (ec), the predecessor of the european union, in 1973.the state had no formal relations with northern ireland for most of the twentieth century, but during the 1980s and 1990s, the british and irish governments worked with the northern ireland parties towards a resolution to 'the troubles'.since the signing of the good friday agreement in 1998, the irish government and northern ireland executive have co-operated on a number of policy areas under the north/south ministerial council created by the agreement.ireland is an advanced economy and one of europe's major financial hubs is centred on dublin.ireland ranks among the top ten wealthiest countries in the world in terms of both gdp and gni per capita.as of 2016, this was partially ascribed to distortions caused by the tax inversion practices of certain multinationals operating in ireland.after joining the ec, the country's government enacted a series of liberal economic policies that helped to boost economic growth between 1995 and 2007, a period now often referred to as the celtic tiger.a period of recession and a reversal in growth then followed during the great recession, which was exacerbated by the bursting of the irish property bubble.a developed country, ireland's quality of life is ranked amongst the highest in the world, and the country performs well in several national performance metrics, including healthcare, economic freedom and freedom of the press.ireland is a member of the european union and is a founding member of the council of europe and the oecd.the irish government has followed a policy of military neutrality through non-alignment since prior to world war ii, and the country is consequently not a member of nato, although it is a member of partnership for peace and aspects of pesco.the state created in 1922, comprising 26 of the 32 counties of ireland, was 'styled and known as the irish free state' (saorstát éireann).the constitution of ireland, adopted in 1937, says that 'the name of the state is éire, or, in the english language, ireland'.section 2 of the republic of ireland act 1948 states, 'it is hereby declared that the description of the state shall be the republic of ireland.' | preciousness | hips | quakers <tsp> preciousness | squabbled | reptilia | no related information |
madrid ( mə-drid, spanish: [maˈðɾið]) is the capital and most populous city of spain.the city has almost 3.6 million inhabitants and a metropolitan area population of approximately 6.7 million.it is the second-largest city in the european union (eu), and its monocentric metropolitan area is the second-largest in the eu.the municipality covers 604.3 km2 (233.3 sq mi) geographical area.madrid lies on the river manzanares in the central part of the iberian peninsula.capital city of both spain (almost without interruption since 1561) and the surrounding autonomous community of madrid (since 1983), it is also the political, economic and cultural centre of the country.the city is situated on an elevated plain about 300 km (190 mi) from the closest seaside location.the climate of madrid features hot summers and cool winters.the madrid urban agglomeration has the second-largest gdp in the european union and its influence in politics, education, entertainment, environment, media, fashion, science, culture, and the arts all contribute to its status as one of the world's major global cities.due to its economic output, high standard of living, and market size, madrid is considered the major financial centre and the leading economic hub of the iberian peninsula and of southern europe.the metropolitan area hosts major spanish companies such as telefónica, iberia, bbva and fcc.it concentrates the bulk of banking operations in the country and it is the spanish-speaking city generating the largest amount of webpages.for innovation, madrid is ranked 19th in the world and 7th in europe from 500 cities, in the 2022-2023 annual analysts innovation cities index, published by 2thinknow.madrid houses the headquarters of the un's world tourism organization (unwto), the ibero-american general secretariat (segib), the organization of ibero-american states (oei), and the public interest oversight board (piob).it also hosts major international regulators and promoters of the spanish language: the standing committee of the association of spanish language academies, headquarters of the royal spanish academy (rae), the instituto cervantes and the foundation of emerging spanish (fundéurae).madrid organises fairs such as fitur, arco, simo tci and the madrid fashion week.madrid is home to two world-famous football clubs, real madrid and atlético madrid.while madrid possesses modern infrastructure, it has preserved the look and feel of many of its historic neighbourhoods and streets.its landmarks include the plaza mayor, the royal palace of madrid; the royal theatre with its restored 1850 opera house; the buen retiro park, founded in 1631; the 19th-century national library building (founded in 1712) containing some of spain's historical archives; many national museums, and the golden triangle of art, located along the paseo del prado and comprising three art museums: prado museum, the reina sofía museum, a museum of modern art, and the thyssen-bornemisza museum, which complements the holdings of the other two museums.cibeles palace and fountain has become one of the monument symbols of the city.the mayor is josé luis martínez-almeida from the people's party.from the arabic maǧrà (meaning 'water stream') or majrit (مجريط meaning 'spring', 'fountain').the latter is the first documented name of the settlement.a mozarabic variant of the latin matrix, matricis (also meaning 'water stream').at the second half of the 9th century, umayyad emir muhammad i built a fortress on a headland near the river manzanares, as one of the many fortresses he ordered to be built on the border between al-andalus and the kingdoms of león and castile, with the objective of protecting toledo from the christian invasions and also as a starting point for muslim offensives.after the disintegration of the caliphate of córdoba in the early 11th century, madrid was integrated in the taifa of toledo. | fullmouthed | nontrader | lilliputians <tsp> fullmouthed | impermixt | stabiliment | no related information |
alfredo zitarrosa (march 10, 1936 – january 17, 1989) was a uruguayan singer-songwriter, poet and journalist.he specialized in uruguayan and argentinean folk genres such as zamba and milonga, and he became a chief figure in the nueva canción movement in his country.a staunch supporter of communist ideals, he lived in exile between 1976 and 1984.he is widely regarded as one of the most influential singer-songwriters of latin america.shortly after being born, blanca handed over her son to be raised by carlos durán, a man of many trades, and his wife, doraisella carbajal, then employed at the council for children, becoming alfredo 'pocho' durán.they lived in several cities neighbourhoods, and moved between 1944 and the end of 1947, they moved to the town of santiago vázquez.they frequently visited the countryside near trinidad, capital city of the flores department, where alfredo's adoptive mother was born.this childhood experience stayed with him forever, notably in his repertoire, the majority of which contains rhythms and songs of peasant origin, mainly milongas.alfredo briefly returned with his adoptive family, to montevideo and in early adolescence, moved on to live with his biological mother and her husband, the argentine alfredo nicolás zitarrosa, who would eventually give him his surname.together with his newborn sister, they lived in the area now known as rincón de la bolsa, at km.29.50 of the old route to colonia, san josé department.based there, he commuted to study at the high school in montevideo, where he eventually moved into his early youth.first he lived with the duráns and then in mrs. ema's pension, located at colonia and medanos (today barrios amorín) streets, to fill after the famous attic of the house which was used as a pension and was owned by blanca iribarne, his mother, located on yaguarón street (today aquiles lanza) 1021, in front of the plaza currently bearing his name nearby the central cemetery.he worked, among other duties, as a seller of furniture, subscriptions to a medical society, clerical and in a print shop.some time later -his first employer recalls with special affection- a certain pachelo, which was introduced by one of his colleagues in their usual trip to montevideo daily shipments during his high school years.he began his artistic career in 1954, as a radio broadcaster, entering as a presenter and entertainer, librettist and informativist, or even as an actor.he was also a writer, poet, and journalist, working for the famous weekly newspaper marcha.while he was in peru, forced by circumstances and somewhat fortuitously, he made his professional debut as a singer.this occurred on february 20, 1964, in a program on channel 13, panamericana television, thus beginning an uninterrupted career.zitarrosa once recalled this experience: 'no tenía ni un peso, pero sí muchos amigos.uno de ellos, césar durand, regenteaba una agencia de publicidad y por sorpresa me incluyó en un programa de tv, y me obligó a cantar.canté dos temas y cobré 50 dólares.fue una sorpresa para mí, que me permitió reunir algunos pesos…' ('i had no money, but i had many friends.one of them, cesar durand, happened to manage a publicity agency and i was included in a tv program, and forced to sing.i was paid 50 dollars for two songs.it was a surprise for me, and it allowed me to earn some money…') shortly thereafter, going back to bolivia by uruguay, he conducted several programs on radio altiplano of la paz, debuting later in montevideo, back in 1965, in the auditorium of sodre (radio broadcasting serviceofficer ). | unteachable | unself | hawsepipe | no related information |
the united states army (usa) is the land service branch of the united states armed forces.it is one of the eight u.s. uniformed services, and is designated as the army of the united states in the u.s. constitution.the oldest and most senior branch of the u.s. military in order of precedence, the modern u.s. army has its roots in the continental army, which was formed on 14 june 1775 to fight the american revolutionary war (1775–1783)—before the united states was established as a country.after the revolutionary war, the congress of the confederation created the united states army on 3 june 1784 to replace the disbanded continental army.the united states army considers itself to be a continuation of the continental army, and thus considers its institutional inception to be the origin of that armed force in 1775.the u.s. army is a uniformed service of the united states and is part of the department of the army, which is one of the three military departments of the department of defense.the u.s. army is headed by a civilian senior appointed civil servant, the secretary of the army (secarmy) and by a chief military officer, the chief of staff of the army (csa) who is also a member of the joint chiefs of staff.it is the largest military branch, and in the fiscal year 2020, the projected end strength for the regular army (usa) was 480,893 soldiers; the army national guard (arng) had 336,129 soldiers and the u.s. army reserve (usar) had 188,703 soldiers; the combined-component strength of the u.s. army was 1,005,725 soldiers.as a branch of the armed forces, the mission of the u.s. army is 'to fight and win our nation's wars, by providing prompt, sustained land dominance, across the full range of military operations and the spectrum of conflict, in support of combatant commanders'.the branch participates in conflicts worldwide and is the major ground-based offensive and defensive force of the united states.section 7062 of title 10, u.s. code defines the purpose of the army as: preserving the peace and security and providing for the defense of the united states, the commonwealths and possessions and any areas occupied by the united states supporting the national policies implementing the national objectives overcoming any nations responsible for aggressive acts that imperil the peace and security of the united statesin 2018, the army strategy 2018 articulated an eight-point addendum to the army vision for 2028.while the army mission remains constant, the army strategy builds upon the army's brigade modernization by adding focus to corps and division-level echelons.the army futures command oversees reforms geared toward conventional warfare.the army's current reorganization plan is due to be completed by 2028.the army's five core competencies are prompt and sustained land combat, combined arms operations (to include combined arms maneuver and wide–area security, armored and mechanized operations and airborne and air assault operations), special operations forces, to set and sustain the theater for the joint force, and to integrate national, multinational, and joint power on land.the army was initially led by men who had served in the british army or colonial militias and who brought much of british military heritage with them.as the revolutionary war progressed, french aid, resources and military thinking helped shape the new army.a number of european soldiers came on their own to help, such as friedrich wilhelm von steuben, who taught prussian army tactics and organizational skills.the army fought numerous pitched battles, and sometimes used fabian strategy and hit-and-run tactics in the south in 1780 and 1781; under major general nathanael greene, it hit where the british were weakest to wear down their forces. | united states army | battles | american revolutionary war | the oldest and most senior branch of the u.s. military in order of precedence, the modern u.s. army has its roots in the continental army, which was formed on 14 june 1775 to fight the american revolutionary war (1775–1783)—before the united states was established as a country.after the revolutionary war, the congress of the confederation created the united states army on 3 june 1784 to replace the disbanded continental army.as a branch of the armed forces, the mission of the u.s. army is 'to fight and win our nation's wars, by providing prompt, sustained land dominance, across the full range of military operations and the spectrum of conflict, in support of combatant commanders'.the army futures command oversees reforms geared toward conventional warfare.as the revolutionary war progressed, french aid, resources and military thinking helped shape the new army. |
ireland (irish: éire [ˈeːɾʲə] (listen)), also known as the republic of ireland (poblacht na héireann), is a country in north-western europe consisting of 26 of the 32 counties of the island of ireland.the capital and largest city is dublin, on the eastern side of the island.around 2.1 million of the country's population of 5.13 million people reside in the greater dublin area.the sovereign state shares its only land border with northern ireland, which is part of the united kingdom.it is otherwise surrounded by the atlantic ocean, with the celtic sea to the south, st george's channel to the south-east, and the irish sea to the east.it is a unitary, parliamentary republic.the legislature, the oireachtas, consists of a lower house, dáil éireann; an upper house, seanad éireann; and an elected president (uachtarán) who serves as the largely ceremonial head of state, but with some important powers and duties.the head of government is the taoiseach (prime minister, literally 'chief'), who is elected by the dáil and appointed by the president; the taoiseach in turn appoints other government ministers.the irish free state was created, with dominion status, in 1922 following the anglo-irish treaty.in 1937, a new constitution was adopted, in which the state was named 'ireland' and effectively became a republic, with an elected non-executive president.it was officially declared a republic in 1949, following the republic of ireland act 1948.ireland became a member of the united nations in december 1955.it joined the european communities (ec), the predecessor of the european union, in 1973.the state had no formal relations with northern ireland for most of the twentieth century, but during the 1980s and 1990s, the british and irish governments worked with the northern ireland parties towards a resolution to 'the troubles'.since the signing of the good friday agreement in 1998, the irish government and northern ireland executive have co-operated on a number of policy areas under the north/south ministerial council created by the agreement.ireland is an advanced economy and one of europe's major financial hubs is centred on dublin.ireland ranks among the top ten wealthiest countries in the world in terms of both gdp and gni per capita.as of 2016, this was partially ascribed to distortions caused by the tax inversion practices of certain multinationals operating in ireland.after joining the ec, the country's government enacted a series of liberal economic policies that helped to boost economic growth between 1995 and 2007, a period now often referred to as the celtic tiger.a period of recession and a reversal in growth then followed during the great recession, which was exacerbated by the bursting of the irish property bubble.a developed country, ireland's quality of life is ranked amongst the highest in the world, and the country performs well in several national performance metrics, including healthcare, economic freedom and freedom of the press.ireland is a member of the european union and is a founding member of the council of europe and the oecd.the irish government has followed a policy of military neutrality through non-alignment since prior to world war ii, and the country is consequently not a member of nato, although it is a member of partnership for peace and aspects of pesco.the state created in 1922, comprising 26 of the 32 counties of ireland, was 'styled and known as the irish free state' (saorstát éireann).the constitution of ireland, adopted in 1937, says that 'the name of the state is éire, or, in the english language, ireland'.section 2 of the republic of ireland act 1948 states, 'it is hereby declared that the description of the state shall be the republic of ireland.' | republic of ireland | leadername | enda kenny | no related information |
alfredo zitarrosa (march 10, 1936 – january 17, 1989) was a uruguayan singer-songwriter, poet and journalist.he specialized in uruguayan and argentinean folk genres such as zamba and milonga, and he became a chief figure in the nueva canción movement in his country.a staunch supporter of communist ideals, he lived in exile between 1976 and 1984.he is widely regarded as one of the most influential singer-songwriters of latin america.shortly after being born, blanca handed over her son to be raised by carlos durán, a man of many trades, and his wife, doraisella carbajal, then employed at the council for children, becoming alfredo 'pocho' durán.they lived in several cities neighbourhoods, and moved between 1944 and the end of 1947, they moved to the town of santiago vázquez.they frequently visited the countryside near trinidad, capital city of the flores department, where alfredo's adoptive mother was born.this childhood experience stayed with him forever, notably in his repertoire, the majority of which contains rhythms and songs of peasant origin, mainly milongas.alfredo briefly returned with his adoptive family, to montevideo and in early adolescence, moved on to live with his biological mother and her husband, the argentine alfredo nicolás zitarrosa, who would eventually give him his surname.together with his newborn sister, they lived in the area now known as rincón de la bolsa, at km.29.50 of the old route to colonia, san josé department.based there, he commuted to study at the high school in montevideo, where he eventually moved into his early youth.first he lived with the duráns and then in mrs. ema's pension, located at colonia and medanos (today barrios amorín) streets, to fill after the famous attic of the house which was used as a pension and was owned by blanca iribarne, his mother, located on yaguarón street (today aquiles lanza) 1021, in front of the plaza currently bearing his name nearby the central cemetery.he worked, among other duties, as a seller of furniture, subscriptions to a medical society, clerical and in a print shop.some time later -his first employer recalls with special affection- a certain pachelo, which was introduced by one of his colleagues in their usual trip to montevideo daily shipments during his high school years.he began his artistic career in 1954, as a radio broadcaster, entering as a presenter and entertainer, librettist and informativist, or even as an actor.he was also a writer, poet, and journalist, working for the famous weekly newspaper marcha.while he was in peru, forced by circumstances and somewhat fortuitously, he made his professional debut as a singer.this occurred on february 20, 1964, in a program on channel 13, panamericana television, thus beginning an uninterrupted career.zitarrosa once recalled this experience: 'no tenía ni un peso, pero sí muchos amigos.uno de ellos, césar durand, regenteaba una agencia de publicidad y por sorpresa me incluyó en un programa de tv, y me obligó a cantar.canté dos temas y cobré 50 dólares.fue una sorpresa para mí, que me permitió reunir algunos pesos…' ('i had no money, but i had many friends.one of them, cesar durand, happened to manage a publicity agency and i was included in a tv program, and forced to sing.i was paid 50 dollars for two songs.it was a surprise for me, and it allowed me to earn some money…') shortly thereafter, going back to bolivia by uruguay, he conducted several programs on radio altiplano of la paz, debuting later in montevideo, back in 1965, in the auditorium of sodre (radio broadcasting serviceofficer ). | anticlimactic | curbstone | silesian | no related information |
the united states army (usa) is the land service branch of the united states armed forces.it is one of the eight u.s. uniformed services, and is designated as the army of the united states in the u.s. constitution.the oldest and most senior branch of the u.s. military in order of precedence, the modern u.s. army has its roots in the continental army, which was formed on 14 june 1775 to fight the american revolutionary war (1775–1783)—before the united states was established as a country.after the revolutionary war, the congress of the confederation created the united states army on 3 june 1784 to replace the disbanded continental army.the united states army considers itself to be a continuation of the continental army, and thus considers its institutional inception to be the origin of that armed force in 1775.the u.s. army is a uniformed service of the united states and is part of the department of the army, which is one of the three military departments of the department of defense.the u.s. army is headed by a civilian senior appointed civil servant, the secretary of the army (secarmy) and by a chief military officer, the chief of staff of the army (csa) who is also a member of the joint chiefs of staff.it is the largest military branch, and in the fiscal year 2020, the projected end strength for the regular army (usa) was 480,893 soldiers; the army national guard (arng) had 336,129 soldiers and the u.s. army reserve (usar) had 188,703 soldiers; the combined-component strength of the u.s. army was 1,005,725 soldiers.as a branch of the armed forces, the mission of the u.s. army is 'to fight and win our nation's wars, by providing prompt, sustained land dominance, across the full range of military operations and the spectrum of conflict, in support of combatant commanders'.the branch participates in conflicts worldwide and is the major ground-based offensive and defensive force of the united states.section 7062 of title 10, u.s. code defines the purpose of the army as: preserving the peace and security and providing for the defense of the united states, the commonwealths and possessions and any areas occupied by the united states supporting the national policies implementing the national objectives overcoming any nations responsible for aggressive acts that imperil the peace and security of the united statesin 2018, the army strategy 2018 articulated an eight-point addendum to the army vision for 2028.while the army mission remains constant, the army strategy builds upon the army's brigade modernization by adding focus to corps and division-level echelons.the army futures command oversees reforms geared toward conventional warfare.the army's current reorganization plan is due to be completed by 2028.the army's five core competencies are prompt and sustained land combat, combined arms operations (to include combined arms maneuver and wide–area security, armored and mechanized operations and airborne and air assault operations), special operations forces, to set and sustain the theater for the joint force, and to integrate national, multinational, and joint power on land.the army was initially led by men who had served in the british army or colonial militias and who brought much of british military heritage with them.as the revolutionary war progressed, french aid, resources and military thinking helped shape the new army.a number of european soldiers came on their own to help, such as friedrich wilhelm von steuben, who taught prussian army tactics and organizational skills.the army fought numerous pitched battles, and sometimes used fabian strategy and hit-and-run tactics in the south in 1780 and 1781; under major general nathanael greene, it hit where the british were weakest to wear down their forces. | united states army | battles | invasion of grenada | no related information |
alison o'donnell (born 5 october 1952) is an irish musician, solo and band singer-songwriter.born alison bools in dublin to an english mother and irish father, raised in dalkey and educated at holy child killiney.ballet and sporting activities were early interests until the age of 11 when music became her abiding passion.her commitment was sealed when she took cecilia as her confirmation name (saint cecilia being the patron saint of musicians).at the age of 11 she co-founded the progressive folk rock band mellow candle with school friends clodagh simonds and maria white.they released their first single, feeling high on snb records (simon napier-bell) in 1968.this was followed by a secretarial course and employment until a full electric line-up of mellow candle reformed.the band lived and worked in ireland and england between 1969 and 1973 managed by thin lizzy manager, ted carroll.o'donnell and williams spent their wedding evening in concert with thin lizzy at the national stadium in dublin.bob geldof, luke kelly and members of clannad were amongst early spectators at irish concerts, and several members of the group participated in house sessions with pioneering traditional musicians, dónal lunny and andy irvine.the band released their latterly highly acclaimed, cult album, swaddling songs on decca records's deram subsidiary in 1972.the untimely and unhappy demise of mellow candle and the tough economic climate of the three-day week in 1973/74 london sent o'donnell and williams to johannesburg, south africa.simonds and murray ultimately went to new york, and boylan joined the gary moore band for a time.in the year before their departure they played belgian bars as a folk duo and formed a short-lived band with legendary guitarist jimmy faulkner, who died in 2008.disenchanted by hard drug use backstage, they abandoned the project.two years after their arrival in south africa the couple participated in palet, an afrikaans music and poetry programme in 1976 for the fledgling south african broadcasting corporation's television service.the show was considered too radical and highbrow, and never aired, resulting in the producer's resignation.they formed traditional group flibbertigibbet in 1977 with barrie glenn and jo dudding whom they met at mangles folk club.the band recorded their vinyl album, whistling jigs to the moon in 1978 in south africa for a slim, niche market, and made several appearances on satv.the recording was more fully appreciated and reissued in 1996.after the break-up of flibbertigibbet in 1979 o'donnell worked as a session singer for singer-songwriters and advertising agency recordings, toured in the musical i'm getting my act together and taking it on the road produced by des and dawn lindberg, and performed in a series of satirical revues in 1980/81 with south african actors and musicians: tortue revues i and ii in rockey street's famed 80s clubs, and fool marks and commit no nuisance at the chelsea hotel hillbrow with music by david marks (songwriter, producer and archivist), who had earlier given flibbertigibbet their first run at the market theatre in johannesburg.in the early to mid-80s o'donnell appeared briefly with jazz group theta and an early incarnation of the popular rock group ella mental at sun city.she recorded an album with writer/producer terry dempsey's band, plastik mak, which included his hit song daydreamer and performed in after-show cabaret with musician/actress michelle maxwell and on the folk club stage with blues/folk guitarist mike dickman.she also appeared regularly with singer-songwriters colin shamley and roger lucey, guesting on their respective albums.during this period she assisted in running the door for club le chaim, which featured musicians opposed to the apartheid regime. | alison o'donnell musician | associatedband/associatedmusicalartist | bajik | no related information |
the united states army (usa) is the land service branch of the united states armed forces.it is one of the eight u.s. uniformed services, and is designated as the army of the united states in the u.s. constitution.the oldest and most senior branch of the u.s. military in order of precedence, the modern u.s. army has its roots in the continental army, which was formed on 14 june 1775 to fight the american revolutionary war (1775–1783)—before the united states was established as a country.after the revolutionary war, the congress of the confederation created the united states army on 3 june 1784 to replace the disbanded continental army.the united states army considers itself to be a continuation of the continental army, and thus considers its institutional inception to be the origin of that armed force in 1775.the u.s. army is a uniformed service of the united states and is part of the department of the army, which is one of the three military departments of the department of defense.the u.s. army is headed by a civilian senior appointed civil servant, the secretary of the army (secarmy) and by a chief military officer, the chief of staff of the army (csa) who is also a member of the joint chiefs of staff.it is the largest military branch, and in the fiscal year 2020, the projected end strength for the regular army (usa) was 480,893 soldiers; the army national guard (arng) had 336,129 soldiers and the u.s. army reserve (usar) had 188,703 soldiers; the combined-component strength of the u.s. army was 1,005,725 soldiers.as a branch of the armed forces, the mission of the u.s. army is 'to fight and win our nation's wars, by providing prompt, sustained land dominance, across the full range of military operations and the spectrum of conflict, in support of combatant commanders'.the branch participates in conflicts worldwide and is the major ground-based offensive and defensive force of the united states.section 7062 of title 10, u.s. code defines the purpose of the army as: preserving the peace and security and providing for the defense of the united states, the commonwealths and possessions and any areas occupied by the united states supporting the national policies implementing the national objectives overcoming any nations responsible for aggressive acts that imperil the peace and security of the united statesin 2018, the army strategy 2018 articulated an eight-point addendum to the army vision for 2028.while the army mission remains constant, the army strategy builds upon the army's brigade modernization by adding focus to corps and division-level echelons.the army futures command oversees reforms geared toward conventional warfare.the army's current reorganization plan is due to be completed by 2028.the army's five core competencies are prompt and sustained land combat, combined arms operations (to include combined arms maneuver and wide–area security, armored and mechanized operations and airborne and air assault operations), special operations forces, to set and sustain the theater for the joint force, and to integrate national, multinational, and joint power on land.the army was initially led by men who had served in the british army or colonial militias and who brought much of british military heritage with them.as the revolutionary war progressed, french aid, resources and military thinking helped shape the new army.a number of european soldiers came on their own to help, such as friedrich wilhelm von steuben, who taught prussian army tactics and organizational skills.the army fought numerous pitched battles, and sometimes used fabian strategy and hit-and-run tactics in the south in 1780 and 1781; under major general nathanael greene, it hit where the british were weakest to wear down their forces. | united states army | battles | korean war | the oldest and most senior branch of the u.s. military in order of precedence, the modern u.s. army has its roots in the continental army, which was formed on 14 june 1775 to fight the american revolutionary war (1775–1783)—before the united states was established as a country.after the revolutionary war, the congress of the confederation created the united states army on 3 june 1784 to replace the disbanded continental army.as a branch of the armed forces, the mission of the u.s. army is 'to fight and win our nation's wars, by providing prompt, sustained land dominance, across the full range of military operations and the spectrum of conflict, in support of combatant commanders'.the army futures command oversees reforms geared toward conventional warfare.as the revolutionary war progressed, french aid, resources and military thinking helped shape the new army. |
south america is a continent entirely in the western hemisphere and mostly in the southern hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the northern hemisphere at the northern tip of the continent.it can also be described as the southern subregion of a single continent called america.south america is bordered on the west by the pacific ocean and on the north and east by the atlantic ocean; north america and the caribbean sea lie to the northwest.the continent generally includes twelve sovereign states: argentina, bolivia, brazil, chile, colombia, ecuador, guyana, paraguay, peru, suriname, uruguay, and venezuela; two dependent territories: the falkland islands and south georgia and the south sandwich islands; and one internal territory: french guiana.in addition, the abc islands of the kingdom of the netherlands, ascension island (dependency of saint helena, ascension and tristan da cunha, a british overseas territory), bouvet island (dependency of norway), panama, and trinidad and tobago may also be considered parts of south america.south america has an area of 17,840,000 square kilometers (6,890,000 sq mi).its population as of 2021 has been estimated at more than 434 million.south america ranks fourth in area (after asia, africa, and north america) and fifth in population (after asia, africa, europe, and north america).brazil is by far the most populous south american country, with more than half of the continent's population, followed by colombia, argentina, venezuela and peru.in recent decades, brazil has also generated half of the continent's gdp and has become the continent's first regional power.most of the population lives near the continent's western or eastern coasts while the interior and the far south are sparsely populated.the geography of western south america is dominated by the andes mountains; in contrast, the eastern part contains both highland regions and vast lowlands where rivers such as the amazon, orinoco and paraná flow.most of the continent lies in the tropics, except for a large part of the southern cone located in the middle latitudes.the continent's cultural and ethnic outlook has its origin with the interaction of indigenous peoples with european conquerors and immigrants and, more locally, with african slaves.given a long history of colonialism, the overwhelming majority of south americans speak spanish or portuguese, and societies and states are rich in western traditions.relative to europe, asia and africa, 20th-century south america has been a peaceful continent with few wars.the continent is generally delimited on the northwest by the darién watershed along the colombia–panama border, although some may consider the border instead to be the panama canal.geopolitically and geographically, all of panama – including the segment east of the panama canal in the isthmus – is typically included in north america alone and among the countries of central america.almost all of mainland south america sits on the south american plate.south america is home to the world's highest uninterrupted waterfall, angel falls in venezuela; the highest single drop waterfall kaieteur falls in guyana; the largest river by volume, the amazon river; the longest mountain range, the andes (whose highest mountain is aconcagua at 6,962 m or 22,841 ft); the driest non-polar place on earth, the atacama desert; the wettest place on earth, lópez de micay in colombia; the largest rainforest, the amazon rainforest; the highest capital city, la paz, bolivia; the highest commercially navigable lake in the world, lake titicaca; and, excluding research stations in antarctica, the world's southernmost permanently inhabited community, puerto toro, chile.south america's major mineral resources are gold, silver, copper, iron ore, tin, and petroleum.these resources found in south america have brought high income to its countries especially in times of war or of rapid economic growth by industrialized countries elsewhere. | serbophobe | elucidation | chromatographic | no related information |
poaceae () or gramineae () is a large and nearly ubiquitous family of monocotyledonous flowering plants commonly known as grasses.it includes the cereal grasses, bamboos and the grasses of natural grassland and species cultivated in lawns and pasture.the latter are commonly referred to collectively as grass.with around 780 genera and around 12,000 species, the poaceae is the fifth-largest plant family, following the asteraceae, orchidaceae, fabaceae and rubiaceae.the poaceae are the most economically important plant family, providing staple foods from domesticated cereal crops such as maize, wheat, rice, barley, and millet as well as feed for meat-producing animals.they provide, through direct human consumption, just over one-half (51%) of all dietary energy; rice provides 20%, wheat supplies 20%, maize (corn) 5.5%, and other grains 6%.some members of the poaceae are used as building materials (bamboo, thatch, and straw); others can provide a source of biofuel, primarily via the conversion of maize to ethanol.grasses have stems that are hollow except at the nodes and narrow alternate leaves borne in two ranks.the lower part of each leaf encloses the stem, forming a leaf-sheath.the leaf grows from the base of the blade, an adaptation allowing it to cope with frequent grazing.grasslands such as savannah and prairie where grasses are dominant are estimated to constitute 40.5% of the land area of the earth, excluding greenland and antarctica.grasses are also an important part of the vegetation in many other habitats, including wetlands, forests and tundra.though they are commonly called 'grasses', groups such as the seagrasses, rushes and sedges fall outside this family.the rushes and sedges are related to the poaceae, being members of the order poales, but the seagrasses are members of order alismatales.however, all of them belong to the monocot group of plants.grass leaves are nearly always alternate and distichous (in one plane), and have parallel veins.: 11 each leaf is differentiated into a lower sheath hugging the stem and a blade with entire (i.e., smooth) margins.: 11 the leaf blades of many grasses are hardened with silica phytoliths, which discourage grazing animals; some, such as sword grass, are sharp enough to cut human skin.a membranous appendage or fringe of hairs called the ligule lies at the junction between sheath and blade, preventing water or insects from penetrating into the sheath.: 11 flowers of poaceae are characteristically arranged in spikelets, each having one or more florets.: 12 the spikelets are further grouped into panicles or spikes.the part of the spikelet that bears the florets is called the rachilla.a spikelet consists of two (or sometimes fewer) bracts at the base, called glumes, followed by one or more florets.: 13 a floret consists of the flower surrounded by two bracts, one external—the lemma—and one internal—the palea.the flowers are usually hermaphroditic—maize being an important exception—and mainly anemophilous or wind-pollinated, although insects occasionally play a role.the perianth is reduced to two scales, called lodicules,: 11 that expand and contract to spread the lemma and palea; these are generally interpreted to be modified sepals.the fruit of grasses is a caryopsis, in which the seed coat is fused to the fruit wall.: 16 a tiller is a leafy shoot other than the first shoot produced from the seed.: 11 === growth and development === grass blades grow at the base of the blade and not from elongated stem tips.this low growth point evolved in response to grazing animals and allows grasses to be grazed or mown regularly without severe damage to the plant.: 113–114 three general classifications of growth habit present in grasses: bunch-type (also called caespitose), stoloniferous, and rhizomatous. | poaceae | class | monocotyledon <tsp> ardmore airport new zealand | 2nd runway surfacetype | poaceae | poaceae () or gramineae () is a large and nearly ubiquitous family of monocotyledonous flowering plants commonly known as grasses. |
alison o'donnell (born 5 october 1952) is an irish musician, solo and band singer-songwriter.born alison bools in dublin to an english mother and irish father, raised in dalkey and educated at holy child killiney.ballet and sporting activities were early interests until the age of 11 when music became her abiding passion.her commitment was sealed when she took cecilia as her confirmation name (saint cecilia being the patron saint of musicians).at the age of 11 she co-founded the progressive folk rock band mellow candle with school friends clodagh simonds and maria white.they released their first single, feeling high on snb records (simon napier-bell) in 1968.this was followed by a secretarial course and employment until a full electric line-up of mellow candle reformed.the band lived and worked in ireland and england between 1969 and 1973 managed by thin lizzy manager, ted carroll.o'donnell and williams spent their wedding evening in concert with thin lizzy at the national stadium in dublin.bob geldof, luke kelly and members of clannad were amongst early spectators at irish concerts, and several members of the group participated in house sessions with pioneering traditional musicians, dónal lunny and andy irvine.the band released their latterly highly acclaimed, cult album, swaddling songs on decca records's deram subsidiary in 1972.the untimely and unhappy demise of mellow candle and the tough economic climate of the three-day week in 1973/74 london sent o'donnell and williams to johannesburg, south africa.simonds and murray ultimately went to new york, and boylan joined the gary moore band for a time.in the year before their departure they played belgian bars as a folk duo and formed a short-lived band with legendary guitarist jimmy faulkner, who died in 2008.disenchanted by hard drug use backstage, they abandoned the project.two years after their arrival in south africa the couple participated in palet, an afrikaans music and poetry programme in 1976 for the fledgling south african broadcasting corporation's television service.the show was considered too radical and highbrow, and never aired, resulting in the producer's resignation.they formed traditional group flibbertigibbet in 1977 with barrie glenn and jo dudding whom they met at mangles folk club.the band recorded their vinyl album, whistling jigs to the moon in 1978 in south africa for a slim, niche market, and made several appearances on satv.the recording was more fully appreciated and reissued in 1996.after the break-up of flibbertigibbet in 1979 o'donnell worked as a session singer for singer-songwriters and advertising agency recordings, toured in the musical i'm getting my act together and taking it on the road produced by des and dawn lindberg, and performed in a series of satirical revues in 1980/81 with south african actors and musicians: tortue revues i and ii in rockey street's famed 80s clubs, and fool marks and commit no nuisance at the chelsea hotel hillbrow with music by david marks (songwriter, producer and archivist), who had earlier given flibbertigibbet their first run at the market theatre in johannesburg.in the early to mid-80s o'donnell appeared briefly with jazz group theta and an early incarnation of the popular rock group ella mental at sun city.she recorded an album with writer/producer terry dempsey's band, plastik mak, which included his hit song daydreamer and performed in after-show cabaret with musician/actress michelle maxwell and on the folk club stage with blues/folk guitarist mike dickman.she also appeared regularly with singer-songwriters colin shamley and roger lucey, guesting on their respective albums.during this period she assisted in running the door for club le chaim, which featured musicians opposed to the apartheid regime. | biographee | elegiambic | liquidization | no related information |
the united states army (usa) is the land service branch of the united states armed forces.it is one of the eight u.s. uniformed services, and is designated as the army of the united states in the u.s. constitution.the oldest and most senior branch of the u.s. military in order of precedence, the modern u.s. army has its roots in the continental army, which was formed on 14 june 1775 to fight the american revolutionary war (1775–1783)—before the united states was established as a country.after the revolutionary war, the congress of the confederation created the united states army on 3 june 1784 to replace the disbanded continental army.the united states army considers itself to be a continuation of the continental army, and thus considers its institutional inception to be the origin of that armed force in 1775.the u.s. army is a uniformed service of the united states and is part of the department of the army, which is one of the three military departments of the department of defense.the u.s. army is headed by a civilian senior appointed civil servant, the secretary of the army (secarmy) and by a chief military officer, the chief of staff of the army (csa) who is also a member of the joint chiefs of staff.it is the largest military branch, and in the fiscal year 2020, the projected end strength for the regular army (usa) was 480,893 soldiers; the army national guard (arng) had 336,129 soldiers and the u.s. army reserve (usar) had 188,703 soldiers; the combined-component strength of the u.s. army was 1,005,725 soldiers.as a branch of the armed forces, the mission of the u.s. army is 'to fight and win our nation's wars, by providing prompt, sustained land dominance, across the full range of military operations and the spectrum of conflict, in support of combatant commanders'.the branch participates in conflicts worldwide and is the major ground-based offensive and defensive force of the united states.section 7062 of title 10, u.s. code defines the purpose of the army as: preserving the peace and security and providing for the defense of the united states, the commonwealths and possessions and any areas occupied by the united states supporting the national policies implementing the national objectives overcoming any nations responsible for aggressive acts that imperil the peace and security of the united statesin 2018, the army strategy 2018 articulated an eight-point addendum to the army vision for 2028.while the army mission remains constant, the army strategy builds upon the army's brigade modernization by adding focus to corps and division-level echelons.the army futures command oversees reforms geared toward conventional warfare.the army's current reorganization plan is due to be completed by 2028.the army's five core competencies are prompt and sustained land combat, combined arms operations (to include combined arms maneuver and wide–area security, armored and mechanized operations and airborne and air assault operations), special operations forces, to set and sustain the theater for the joint force, and to integrate national, multinational, and joint power on land.the army was initially led by men who had served in the british army or colonial militias and who brought much of british military heritage with them.as the revolutionary war progressed, french aid, resources and military thinking helped shape the new army.a number of european soldiers came on their own to help, such as friedrich wilhelm von steuben, who taught prussian army tactics and organizational skills.the army fought numerous pitched battles, and sometimes used fabian strategy and hit-and-run tactics in the south in 1780 and 1781; under major general nathanael greene, it hit where the british were weakest to wear down their forces. | pant | intercrop | rightforth | no related information |
south america is a continent entirely in the western hemisphere and mostly in the southern hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the northern hemisphere at the northern tip of the continent.it can also be described as the southern subregion of a single continent called america.south america is bordered on the west by the pacific ocean and on the north and east by the atlantic ocean; north america and the caribbean sea lie to the northwest.the continent generally includes twelve sovereign states: argentina, bolivia, brazil, chile, colombia, ecuador, guyana, paraguay, peru, suriname, uruguay, and venezuela; two dependent territories: the falkland islands and south georgia and the south sandwich islands; and one internal territory: french guiana.in addition, the abc islands of the kingdom of the netherlands, ascension island (dependency of saint helena, ascension and tristan da cunha, a british overseas territory), bouvet island (dependency of norway), panama, and trinidad and tobago may also be considered parts of south america.south america has an area of 17,840,000 square kilometers (6,890,000 sq mi).its population as of 2021 has been estimated at more than 434 million.south america ranks fourth in area (after asia, africa, and north america) and fifth in population (after asia, africa, europe, and north america).brazil is by far the most populous south american country, with more than half of the continent's population, followed by colombia, argentina, venezuela and peru.in recent decades, brazil has also generated half of the continent's gdp and has become the continent's first regional power.most of the population lives near the continent's western or eastern coasts while the interior and the far south are sparsely populated.the geography of western south america is dominated by the andes mountains; in contrast, the eastern part contains both highland regions and vast lowlands where rivers such as the amazon, orinoco and paraná flow.most of the continent lies in the tropics, except for a large part of the southern cone located in the middle latitudes.the continent's cultural and ethnic outlook has its origin with the interaction of indigenous peoples with european conquerors and immigrants and, more locally, with african slaves.given a long history of colonialism, the overwhelming majority of south americans speak spanish or portuguese, and societies and states are rich in western traditions.relative to europe, asia and africa, 20th-century south america has been a peaceful continent with few wars.the continent is generally delimited on the northwest by the darién watershed along the colombia–panama border, although some may consider the border instead to be the panama canal.geopolitically and geographically, all of panama – including the segment east of the panama canal in the isthmus – is typically included in north america alone and among the countries of central america.almost all of mainland south america sits on the south american plate.south america is home to the world's highest uninterrupted waterfall, angel falls in venezuela; the highest single drop waterfall kaieteur falls in guyana; the largest river by volume, the amazon river; the longest mountain range, the andes (whose highest mountain is aconcagua at 6,962 m or 22,841 ft); the driest non-polar place on earth, the atacama desert; the wettest place on earth, lópez de micay in colombia; the largest rainforest, the amazon rainforest; the highest capital city, la paz, bolivia; the highest commercially navigable lake in the world, lake titicaca; and, excluding research stations in antarctica, the world's southernmost permanently inhabited community, puerto toro, chile.south america's major mineral resources are gold, silver, copper, iron ore, tin, and petroleum.these resources found in south america have brought high income to its countries especially in times of war or of rapid economic growth by industrialized countries elsewhere. | south africa | ethnicgroup | asian south africans | south america is a continent entirely in the western hemisphere and mostly in the southern hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the northern hemisphere at the northern tip of the continent.it can also be described as the southern subregion of a single continent called america.south america is bordered on the west by the pacific ocean and on the north and east by the atlantic ocean; north america and the caribbean sea lie to the northwest.the continent generally includes twelve sovereign states: argentina, bolivia, brazil, chile, colombia, ecuador, guyana, paraguay, peru, suriname, uruguay, and venezuela; two dependent territories: the falkland islands and south georgia and the south sandwich islands; and one internal territory: french guiana.in addition, the abc islands of the kingdom of the netherlands, ascension island (dependency of saint helena, ascension and tristan da cunha, a british overseas territory), bouvet island (dependency of norway), panama, and trinidad and tobago may also be considered parts of south america.south america has an area of 17,840,000 square kilometers (6,890,000 sq mi).south america ranks fourth in area (after asia, africa, and north america) and fifth in population (after asia, africa, europe, and north america).brazil is by far the most populous south american country, with more than half of the continent's population, followed by colombia, argentina, venezuela and peru.in recent decades, brazil has also generated half of the continent's gdp and has become the continent's first regional power.most of the population lives near the continent's western or eastern coasts while the interior and the far south are sparsely populated.the geography of western south america is dominated by the andes mountains; in contrast, the eastern part contains both highland regions and vast lowlands where rivers such as the amazon, orinoco and paraná flow.most of the continent lies in the tropics, except for a large part of the southern cone located in the middle latitudes.given a long history of colonialism, the overwhelming majority of south americans speak spanish or portuguese, and societies and states are rich in western traditions.relative to europe, asia and africa, 20th-century south america has been a peaceful continent with few wars.almost all of mainland south america sits on the south american plate.south america is home to the world's highest uninterrupted waterfall, angel falls in venezuela; the highest single drop waterfall kaieteur falls in guyana; the largest river by volume, the amazon river; the longest mountain range, the andes (whose highest mountain is aconcagua at 6,962 m or 22,841 ft); the driest non-polar place on earth, the atacama desert; the wettest place on earth, lópez de micay in colombia; the largest rainforest, the amazon rainforest; the highest capital city, la paz, bolivia; the highest commercially navigable lake in the world, lake titicaca; and, excluding research stations in antarctica, the world's southernmost permanently inhabited community, puerto toro, chile.south america's major mineral resources are gold, silver, copper, iron ore, tin, and petroleum.these resources found in south america have brought high income to its countries especially in times of war or of rapid economic growth by industrialized countries elsewhere. |
poaceae () or gramineae () is a large and nearly ubiquitous family of monocotyledonous flowering plants commonly known as grasses.it includes the cereal grasses, bamboos and the grasses of natural grassland and species cultivated in lawns and pasture.the latter are commonly referred to collectively as grass.with around 780 genera and around 12,000 species, the poaceae is the fifth-largest plant family, following the asteraceae, orchidaceae, fabaceae and rubiaceae.the poaceae are the most economically important plant family, providing staple foods from domesticated cereal crops such as maize, wheat, rice, barley, and millet as well as feed for meat-producing animals.they provide, through direct human consumption, just over one-half (51%) of all dietary energy; rice provides 20%, wheat supplies 20%, maize (corn) 5.5%, and other grains 6%.some members of the poaceae are used as building materials (bamboo, thatch, and straw); others can provide a source of biofuel, primarily via the conversion of maize to ethanol.grasses have stems that are hollow except at the nodes and narrow alternate leaves borne in two ranks.the lower part of each leaf encloses the stem, forming a leaf-sheath.the leaf grows from the base of the blade, an adaptation allowing it to cope with frequent grazing.grasslands such as savannah and prairie where grasses are dominant are estimated to constitute 40.5% of the land area of the earth, excluding greenland and antarctica.grasses are also an important part of the vegetation in many other habitats, including wetlands, forests and tundra.though they are commonly called 'grasses', groups such as the seagrasses, rushes and sedges fall outside this family.the rushes and sedges are related to the poaceae, being members of the order poales, but the seagrasses are members of order alismatales.however, all of them belong to the monocot group of plants.grass leaves are nearly always alternate and distichous (in one plane), and have parallel veins.: 11 each leaf is differentiated into a lower sheath hugging the stem and a blade with entire (i.e., smooth) margins.: 11 the leaf blades of many grasses are hardened with silica phytoliths, which discourage grazing animals; some, such as sword grass, are sharp enough to cut human skin.a membranous appendage or fringe of hairs called the ligule lies at the junction between sheath and blade, preventing water or insects from penetrating into the sheath.: 11 flowers of poaceae are characteristically arranged in spikelets, each having one or more florets.: 12 the spikelets are further grouped into panicles or spikes.the part of the spikelet that bears the florets is called the rachilla.a spikelet consists of two (or sometimes fewer) bracts at the base, called glumes, followed by one or more florets.: 13 a floret consists of the flower surrounded by two bracts, one external—the lemma—and one internal—the palea.the flowers are usually hermaphroditic—maize being an important exception—and mainly anemophilous or wind-pollinated, although insects occasionally play a role.the perianth is reduced to two scales, called lodicules,: 11 that expand and contract to spread the lemma and palea; these are generally interpreted to be modified sepals.the fruit of grasses is a caryopsis, in which the seed coat is fused to the fruit wall.: 16 a tiller is a leafy shoot other than the first shoot produced from the seed.: 11 === growth and development === grass blades grow at the base of the blade and not from elongated stem tips.this low growth point evolved in response to grazing animals and allows grasses to be grazed or mown regularly without severe damage to the plant.: 113–114 three general classifications of growth habit present in grasses: bunch-type (also called caespitose), stoloniferous, and rhizomatous. | cherenkov | chrysolophus | jejunum | no related information |
alison o'donnell (born 5 october 1952) is an irish musician, solo and band singer-songwriter.born alison bools in dublin to an english mother and irish father, raised in dalkey and educated at holy child killiney.ballet and sporting activities were early interests until the age of 11 when music became her abiding passion.her commitment was sealed when she took cecilia as her confirmation name (saint cecilia being the patron saint of musicians).at the age of 11 she co-founded the progressive folk rock band mellow candle with school friends clodagh simonds and maria white.they released their first single, feeling high on snb records (simon napier-bell) in 1968.this was followed by a secretarial course and employment until a full electric line-up of mellow candle reformed.the band lived and worked in ireland and england between 1969 and 1973 managed by thin lizzy manager, ted carroll.o'donnell and williams spent their wedding evening in concert with thin lizzy at the national stadium in dublin.bob geldof, luke kelly and members of clannad were amongst early spectators at irish concerts, and several members of the group participated in house sessions with pioneering traditional musicians, dónal lunny and andy irvine.the band released their latterly highly acclaimed, cult album, swaddling songs on decca records's deram subsidiary in 1972.the untimely and unhappy demise of mellow candle and the tough economic climate of the three-day week in 1973/74 london sent o'donnell and williams to johannesburg, south africa.simonds and murray ultimately went to new york, and boylan joined the gary moore band for a time.in the year before their departure they played belgian bars as a folk duo and formed a short-lived band with legendary guitarist jimmy faulkner, who died in 2008.disenchanted by hard drug use backstage, they abandoned the project.two years after their arrival in south africa the couple participated in palet, an afrikaans music and poetry programme in 1976 for the fledgling south african broadcasting corporation's television service.the show was considered too radical and highbrow, and never aired, resulting in the producer's resignation.they formed traditional group flibbertigibbet in 1977 with barrie glenn and jo dudding whom they met at mangles folk club.the band recorded their vinyl album, whistling jigs to the moon in 1978 in south africa for a slim, niche market, and made several appearances on satv.the recording was more fully appreciated and reissued in 1996.after the break-up of flibbertigibbet in 1979 o'donnell worked as a session singer for singer-songwriters and advertising agency recordings, toured in the musical i'm getting my act together and taking it on the road produced by des and dawn lindberg, and performed in a series of satirical revues in 1980/81 with south african actors and musicians: tortue revues i and ii in rockey street's famed 80s clubs, and fool marks and commit no nuisance at the chelsea hotel hillbrow with music by david marks (songwriter, producer and archivist), who had earlier given flibbertigibbet their first run at the market theatre in johannesburg.in the early to mid-80s o'donnell appeared briefly with jazz group theta and an early incarnation of the popular rock group ella mental at sun city.she recorded an album with writer/producer terry dempsey's band, plastik mak, which included his hit song daydreamer and performed in after-show cabaret with musician/actress michelle maxwell and on the folk club stage with blues/folk guitarist mike dickman.she also appeared regularly with singer-songwriters colin shamley and roger lucey, guesting on their respective albums.during this period she assisted in running the door for club le chaim, which featured musicians opposed to the apartheid regime. | uncontoured | interfemoral | marasmoid <tsp> uncontoured | misuse | unassociable | no related information |
the united states army (usa) is the land service branch of the united states armed forces.it is one of the eight u.s. uniformed services, and is designated as the army of the united states in the u.s. constitution.the oldest and most senior branch of the u.s. military in order of precedence, the modern u.s. army has its roots in the continental army, which was formed on 14 june 1775 to fight the american revolutionary war (1775–1783)—before the united states was established as a country.after the revolutionary war, the congress of the confederation created the united states army on 3 june 1784 to replace the disbanded continental army.the united states army considers itself to be a continuation of the continental army, and thus considers its institutional inception to be the origin of that armed force in 1775.the u.s. army is a uniformed service of the united states and is part of the department of the army, which is one of the three military departments of the department of defense.the u.s. army is headed by a civilian senior appointed civil servant, the secretary of the army (secarmy) and by a chief military officer, the chief of staff of the army (csa) who is also a member of the joint chiefs of staff.it is the largest military branch, and in the fiscal year 2020, the projected end strength for the regular army (usa) was 480,893 soldiers; the army national guard (arng) had 336,129 soldiers and the u.s. army reserve (usar) had 188,703 soldiers; the combined-component strength of the u.s. army was 1,005,725 soldiers.as a branch of the armed forces, the mission of the u.s. army is 'to fight and win our nation's wars, by providing prompt, sustained land dominance, across the full range of military operations and the spectrum of conflict, in support of combatant commanders'.the branch participates in conflicts worldwide and is the major ground-based offensive and defensive force of the united states.section 7062 of title 10, u.s. code defines the purpose of the army as: preserving the peace and security and providing for the defense of the united states, the commonwealths and possessions and any areas occupied by the united states supporting the national policies implementing the national objectives overcoming any nations responsible for aggressive acts that imperil the peace and security of the united statesin 2018, the army strategy 2018 articulated an eight-point addendum to the army vision for 2028.while the army mission remains constant, the army strategy builds upon the army's brigade modernization by adding focus to corps and division-level echelons.the army futures command oversees reforms geared toward conventional warfare.the army's current reorganization plan is due to be completed by 2028.the army's five core competencies are prompt and sustained land combat, combined arms operations (to include combined arms maneuver and wide–area security, armored and mechanized operations and airborne and air assault operations), special operations forces, to set and sustain the theater for the joint force, and to integrate national, multinational, and joint power on land.the army was initially led by men who had served in the british army or colonial militias and who brought much of british military heritage with them.as the revolutionary war progressed, french aid, resources and military thinking helped shape the new army.a number of european soldiers came on their own to help, such as friedrich wilhelm von steuben, who taught prussian army tactics and organizational skills.the army fought numerous pitched battles, and sometimes used fabian strategy and hit-and-run tactics in the south in 1780 and 1781; under major general nathanael greene, it hit where the british were weakest to wear down their forces. | cremaillere | grallina | unprovidedness <tsp> cremaillere | crazily | zoos | no related information |
south america is a continent entirely in the western hemisphere and mostly in the southern hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the northern hemisphere at the northern tip of the continent.it can also be described as the southern subregion of a single continent called america.south america is bordered on the west by the pacific ocean and on the north and east by the atlantic ocean; north america and the caribbean sea lie to the northwest.the continent generally includes twelve sovereign states: argentina, bolivia, brazil, chile, colombia, ecuador, guyana, paraguay, peru, suriname, uruguay, and venezuela; two dependent territories: the falkland islands and south georgia and the south sandwich islands; and one internal territory: french guiana.in addition, the abc islands of the kingdom of the netherlands, ascension island (dependency of saint helena, ascension and tristan da cunha, a british overseas territory), bouvet island (dependency of norway), panama, and trinidad and tobago may also be considered parts of south america.south america has an area of 17,840,000 square kilometers (6,890,000 sq mi).its population as of 2021 has been estimated at more than 434 million.south america ranks fourth in area (after asia, africa, and north america) and fifth in population (after asia, africa, europe, and north america).brazil is by far the most populous south american country, with more than half of the continent's population, followed by colombia, argentina, venezuela and peru.in recent decades, brazil has also generated half of the continent's gdp and has become the continent's first regional power.most of the population lives near the continent's western or eastern coasts while the interior and the far south are sparsely populated.the geography of western south america is dominated by the andes mountains; in contrast, the eastern part contains both highland regions and vast lowlands where rivers such as the amazon, orinoco and paraná flow.most of the continent lies in the tropics, except for a large part of the southern cone located in the middle latitudes.the continent's cultural and ethnic outlook has its origin with the interaction of indigenous peoples with european conquerors and immigrants and, more locally, with african slaves.given a long history of colonialism, the overwhelming majority of south americans speak spanish or portuguese, and societies and states are rich in western traditions.relative to europe, asia and africa, 20th-century south america has been a peaceful continent with few wars.the continent is generally delimited on the northwest by the darién watershed along the colombia–panama border, although some may consider the border instead to be the panama canal.geopolitically and geographically, all of panama – including the segment east of the panama canal in the isthmus – is typically included in north america alone and among the countries of central america.almost all of mainland south america sits on the south american plate.south america is home to the world's highest uninterrupted waterfall, angel falls in venezuela; the highest single drop waterfall kaieteur falls in guyana; the largest river by volume, the amazon river; the longest mountain range, the andes (whose highest mountain is aconcagua at 6,962 m or 22,841 ft); the driest non-polar place on earth, the atacama desert; the wettest place on earth, lópez de micay in colombia; the largest rainforest, the amazon rainforest; the highest capital city, la paz, bolivia; the highest commercially navigable lake in the world, lake titicaca; and, excluding research stations in antarctica, the world's southernmost permanently inhabited community, puerto toro, chile.south america's major mineral resources are gold, silver, copper, iron ore, tin, and petroleum.these resources found in south america have brought high income to its countries especially in times of war or of rapid economic growth by industrialized countries elsewhere. | south africa | ethnicgroup | asian south africans | south america is a continent entirely in the western hemisphere and mostly in the southern hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the northern hemisphere at the northern tip of the continent.it can also be described as the southern subregion of a single continent called america.south america is bordered on the west by the pacific ocean and on the north and east by the atlantic ocean; north america and the caribbean sea lie to the northwest.the continent generally includes twelve sovereign states: argentina, bolivia, brazil, chile, colombia, ecuador, guyana, paraguay, peru, suriname, uruguay, and venezuela; two dependent territories: the falkland islands and south georgia and the south sandwich islands; and one internal territory: french guiana.in addition, the abc islands of the kingdom of the netherlands, ascension island (dependency of saint helena, ascension and tristan da cunha, a british overseas territory), bouvet island (dependency of norway), panama, and trinidad and tobago may also be considered parts of south america.south america has an area of 17,840,000 square kilometers (6,890,000 sq mi).south america ranks fourth in area (after asia, africa, and north america) and fifth in population (after asia, africa, europe, and north america).brazil is by far the most populous south american country, with more than half of the continent's population, followed by colombia, argentina, venezuela and peru.in recent decades, brazil has also generated half of the continent's gdp and has become the continent's first regional power.most of the population lives near the continent's western or eastern coasts while the interior and the far south are sparsely populated.the geography of western south america is dominated by the andes mountains; in contrast, the eastern part contains both highland regions and vast lowlands where rivers such as the amazon, orinoco and paraná flow.most of the continent lies in the tropics, except for a large part of the southern cone located in the middle latitudes.given a long history of colonialism, the overwhelming majority of south americans speak spanish or portuguese, and societies and states are rich in western traditions.relative to europe, asia and africa, 20th-century south america has been a peaceful continent with few wars.almost all of mainland south america sits on the south american plate.south america is home to the world's highest uninterrupted waterfall, angel falls in venezuela; the highest single drop waterfall kaieteur falls in guyana; the largest river by volume, the amazon river; the longest mountain range, the andes (whose highest mountain is aconcagua at 6,962 m or 22,841 ft); the driest non-polar place on earth, the atacama desert; the wettest place on earth, lópez de micay in colombia; the largest rainforest, the amazon rainforest; the highest capital city, la paz, bolivia; the highest commercially navigable lake in the world, lake titicaca; and, excluding research stations in antarctica, the world's southernmost permanently inhabited community, puerto toro, chile.south america's major mineral resources are gold, silver, copper, iron ore, tin, and petroleum.these resources found in south america have brought high income to its countries especially in times of war or of rapid economic growth by industrialized countries elsewhere. |
alison o'donnell (born 5 october 1952) is an irish musician, solo and band singer-songwriter.born alison bools in dublin to an english mother and irish father, raised in dalkey and educated at holy child killiney.ballet and sporting activities were early interests until the age of 11 when music became her abiding passion.her commitment was sealed when she took cecilia as her confirmation name (saint cecilia being the patron saint of musicians).at the age of 11 she co-founded the progressive folk rock band mellow candle with school friends clodagh simonds and maria white.they released their first single, feeling high on snb records (simon napier-bell) in 1968.this was followed by a secretarial course and employment until a full electric line-up of mellow candle reformed.the band lived and worked in ireland and england between 1969 and 1973 managed by thin lizzy manager, ted carroll.o'donnell and williams spent their wedding evening in concert with thin lizzy at the national stadium in dublin.bob geldof, luke kelly and members of clannad were amongst early spectators at irish concerts, and several members of the group participated in house sessions with pioneering traditional musicians, dónal lunny and andy irvine.the band released their latterly highly acclaimed, cult album, swaddling songs on decca records's deram subsidiary in 1972.the untimely and unhappy demise of mellow candle and the tough economic climate of the three-day week in 1973/74 london sent o'donnell and williams to johannesburg, south africa.simonds and murray ultimately went to new york, and boylan joined the gary moore band for a time.in the year before their departure they played belgian bars as a folk duo and formed a short-lived band with legendary guitarist jimmy faulkner, who died in 2008.disenchanted by hard drug use backstage, they abandoned the project.two years after their arrival in south africa the couple participated in palet, an afrikaans music and poetry programme in 1976 for the fledgling south african broadcasting corporation's television service.the show was considered too radical and highbrow, and never aired, resulting in the producer's resignation.they formed traditional group flibbertigibbet in 1977 with barrie glenn and jo dudding whom they met at mangles folk club.the band recorded their vinyl album, whistling jigs to the moon in 1978 in south africa for a slim, niche market, and made several appearances on satv.the recording was more fully appreciated and reissued in 1996.after the break-up of flibbertigibbet in 1979 o'donnell worked as a session singer for singer-songwriters and advertising agency recordings, toured in the musical i'm getting my act together and taking it on the road produced by des and dawn lindberg, and performed in a series of satirical revues in 1980/81 with south african actors and musicians: tortue revues i and ii in rockey street's famed 80s clubs, and fool marks and commit no nuisance at the chelsea hotel hillbrow with music by david marks (songwriter, producer and archivist), who had earlier given flibbertigibbet their first run at the market theatre in johannesburg.in the early to mid-80s o'donnell appeared briefly with jazz group theta and an early incarnation of the popular rock group ella mental at sun city.she recorded an album with writer/producer terry dempsey's band, plastik mak, which included his hit song daydreamer and performed in after-show cabaret with musician/actress michelle maxwell and on the folk club stage with blues/folk guitarist mike dickman.she also appeared regularly with singer-songwriters colin shamley and roger lucey, guesting on their respective albums.during this period she assisted in running the door for club le chaim, which featured musicians opposed to the apartheid regime. | alison o'donnell musician | associatedband/associatedmusicalartist | head south by weaving | the band released their latterly highly acclaimed, cult album, swaddling songs on decca records's deram subsidiary in 1972.the untimely and unhappy demise of mellow candle and the tough economic climate of the three-day week in 1973/74 london sent o'donnell and williams to johannesburg, south africa.after the break-up of flibbertigibbet in 1979 o'donnell worked as a session singer for singer-songwriters and advertising agency recordings, toured in the musical i'm getting my act together and taking it on the road produced by des and dawn lindberg, and performed in a series of satirical revues in 1980/81 with south african actors and musicians: tortue revues i and ii in rockey street's famed 80s clubs, and fool marks and commit no nuisance at the chelsea hotel hillbrow with music by david marks (songwriter, producer and archivist), who had earlier given flibbertigibbet their first run at the market theatre in johannesburg. |
poaceae () or gramineae () is a large and nearly ubiquitous family of monocotyledonous flowering plants commonly known as grasses.it includes the cereal grasses, bamboos and the grasses of natural grassland and species cultivated in lawns and pasture.the latter are commonly referred to collectively as grass.with around 780 genera and around 12,000 species, the poaceae is the fifth-largest plant family, following the asteraceae, orchidaceae, fabaceae and rubiaceae.the poaceae are the most economically important plant family, providing staple foods from domesticated cereal crops such as maize, wheat, rice, barley, and millet as well as feed for meat-producing animals.they provide, through direct human consumption, just over one-half (51%) of all dietary energy; rice provides 20%, wheat supplies 20%, maize (corn) 5.5%, and other grains 6%.some members of the poaceae are used as building materials (bamboo, thatch, and straw); others can provide a source of biofuel, primarily via the conversion of maize to ethanol.grasses have stems that are hollow except at the nodes and narrow alternate leaves borne in two ranks.the lower part of each leaf encloses the stem, forming a leaf-sheath.the leaf grows from the base of the blade, an adaptation allowing it to cope with frequent grazing.grasslands such as savannah and prairie where grasses are dominant are estimated to constitute 40.5% of the land area of the earth, excluding greenland and antarctica.grasses are also an important part of the vegetation in many other habitats, including wetlands, forests and tundra.though they are commonly called 'grasses', groups such as the seagrasses, rushes and sedges fall outside this family.the rushes and sedges are related to the poaceae, being members of the order poales, but the seagrasses are members of order alismatales.however, all of them belong to the monocot group of plants.grass leaves are nearly always alternate and distichous (in one plane), and have parallel veins.: 11 each leaf is differentiated into a lower sheath hugging the stem and a blade with entire (i.e., smooth) margins.: 11 the leaf blades of many grasses are hardened with silica phytoliths, which discourage grazing animals; some, such as sword grass, are sharp enough to cut human skin.a membranous appendage or fringe of hairs called the ligule lies at the junction between sheath and blade, preventing water or insects from penetrating into the sheath.: 11 flowers of poaceae are characteristically arranged in spikelets, each having one or more florets.: 12 the spikelets are further grouped into panicles or spikes.the part of the spikelet that bears the florets is called the rachilla.a spikelet consists of two (or sometimes fewer) bracts at the base, called glumes, followed by one or more florets.: 13 a floret consists of the flower surrounded by two bracts, one external—the lemma—and one internal—the palea.the flowers are usually hermaphroditic—maize being an important exception—and mainly anemophilous or wind-pollinated, although insects occasionally play a role.the perianth is reduced to two scales, called lodicules,: 11 that expand and contract to spread the lemma and palea; these are generally interpreted to be modified sepals.the fruit of grasses is a caryopsis, in which the seed coat is fused to the fruit wall.: 16 a tiller is a leafy shoot other than the first shoot produced from the seed.: 11 === growth and development === grass blades grow at the base of the blade and not from elongated stem tips.this low growth point evolved in response to grazing animals and allows grasses to be grazed or mown regularly without severe damage to the plant.: 113–114 three general classifications of growth habit present in grasses: bunch-type (also called caespitose), stoloniferous, and rhizomatous. | swishes | convertibility | butterbough <tsp> swishes | chamfrain | dissemble | no related information |
the united states army (usa) is the land service branch of the united states armed forces.it is one of the eight u.s. uniformed services, and is designated as the army of the united states in the u.s. constitution.the oldest and most senior branch of the u.s. military in order of precedence, the modern u.s. army has its roots in the continental army, which was formed on 14 june 1775 to fight the american revolutionary war (1775–1783)—before the united states was established as a country.after the revolutionary war, the congress of the confederation created the united states army on 3 june 1784 to replace the disbanded continental army.the united states army considers itself to be a continuation of the continental army, and thus considers its institutional inception to be the origin of that armed force in 1775.the u.s. army is a uniformed service of the united states and is part of the department of the army, which is one of the three military departments of the department of defense.the u.s. army is headed by a civilian senior appointed civil servant, the secretary of the army (secarmy) and by a chief military officer, the chief of staff of the army (csa) who is also a member of the joint chiefs of staff.it is the largest military branch, and in the fiscal year 2020, the projected end strength for the regular army (usa) was 480,893 soldiers; the army national guard (arng) had 336,129 soldiers and the u.s. army reserve (usar) had 188,703 soldiers; the combined-component strength of the u.s. army was 1,005,725 soldiers.as a branch of the armed forces, the mission of the u.s. army is 'to fight and win our nation's wars, by providing prompt, sustained land dominance, across the full range of military operations and the spectrum of conflict, in support of combatant commanders'.the branch participates in conflicts worldwide and is the major ground-based offensive and defensive force of the united states.section 7062 of title 10, u.s. code defines the purpose of the army as: preserving the peace and security and providing for the defense of the united states, the commonwealths and possessions and any areas occupied by the united states supporting the national policies implementing the national objectives overcoming any nations responsible for aggressive acts that imperil the peace and security of the united statesin 2018, the army strategy 2018 articulated an eight-point addendum to the army vision for 2028.while the army mission remains constant, the army strategy builds upon the army's brigade modernization by adding focus to corps and division-level echelons.the army futures command oversees reforms geared toward conventional warfare.the army's current reorganization plan is due to be completed by 2028.the army's five core competencies are prompt and sustained land combat, combined arms operations (to include combined arms maneuver and wide–area security, armored and mechanized operations and airborne and air assault operations), special operations forces, to set and sustain the theater for the joint force, and to integrate national, multinational, and joint power on land.the army was initially led by men who had served in the british army or colonial militias and who brought much of british military heritage with them.as the revolutionary war progressed, french aid, resources and military thinking helped shape the new army.a number of european soldiers came on their own to help, such as friedrich wilhelm von steuben, who taught prussian army tactics and organizational skills.the army fought numerous pitched battles, and sometimes used fabian strategy and hit-and-run tactics in the south in 1780 and 1781; under major general nathanael greene, it hit where the british were weakest to wear down their forces. | united states army | battles | operation enduring freedom | as a branch of the armed forces, the mission of the u.s. army is 'to fight and win our nation's wars, by providing prompt, sustained land dominance, across the full range of military operations and the spectrum of conflict, in support of combatant commanders'.the army's current reorganization plan is due to be completed by 2028.the army's five core competencies are prompt and sustained land combat, combined arms operations (to include combined arms maneuver and wide–area security, armored and mechanized operations and airborne and air assault operations), special operations forces, to set and sustain the theater for the joint force, and to integrate national, multinational, and joint power on land. |
alison o'donnell (born 5 october 1952) is an irish musician, solo and band singer-songwriter.born alison bools in dublin to an english mother and irish father, raised in dalkey and educated at holy child killiney.ballet and sporting activities were early interests until the age of 11 when music became her abiding passion.her commitment was sealed when she took cecilia as her confirmation name (saint cecilia being the patron saint of musicians).at the age of 11 she co-founded the progressive folk rock band mellow candle with school friends clodagh simonds and maria white.they released their first single, feeling high on snb records (simon napier-bell) in 1968.this was followed by a secretarial course and employment until a full electric line-up of mellow candle reformed.the band lived and worked in ireland and england between 1969 and 1973 managed by thin lizzy manager, ted carroll.o'donnell and williams spent their wedding evening in concert with thin lizzy at the national stadium in dublin.bob geldof, luke kelly and members of clannad were amongst early spectators at irish concerts, and several members of the group participated in house sessions with pioneering traditional musicians, dónal lunny and andy irvine.the band released their latterly highly acclaimed, cult album, swaddling songs on decca records's deram subsidiary in 1972.the untimely and unhappy demise of mellow candle and the tough economic climate of the three-day week in 1973/74 london sent o'donnell and williams to johannesburg, south africa.simonds and murray ultimately went to new york, and boylan joined the gary moore band for a time.in the year before their departure they played belgian bars as a folk duo and formed a short-lived band with legendary guitarist jimmy faulkner, who died in 2008.disenchanted by hard drug use backstage, they abandoned the project.two years after their arrival in south africa the couple participated in palet, an afrikaans music and poetry programme in 1976 for the fledgling south african broadcasting corporation's television service.the show was considered too radical and highbrow, and never aired, resulting in the producer's resignation.they formed traditional group flibbertigibbet in 1977 with barrie glenn and jo dudding whom they met at mangles folk club.the band recorded their vinyl album, whistling jigs to the moon in 1978 in south africa for a slim, niche market, and made several appearances on satv.the recording was more fully appreciated and reissued in 1996.after the break-up of flibbertigibbet in 1979 o'donnell worked as a session singer for singer-songwriters and advertising agency recordings, toured in the musical i'm getting my act together and taking it on the road produced by des and dawn lindberg, and performed in a series of satirical revues in 1980/81 with south african actors and musicians: tortue revues i and ii in rockey street's famed 80s clubs, and fool marks and commit no nuisance at the chelsea hotel hillbrow with music by david marks (songwriter, producer and archivist), who had earlier given flibbertigibbet their first run at the market theatre in johannesburg.in the early to mid-80s o'donnell appeared briefly with jazz group theta and an early incarnation of the popular rock group ella mental at sun city.she recorded an album with writer/producer terry dempsey's band, plastik mak, which included his hit song daydreamer and performed in after-show cabaret with musician/actress michelle maxwell and on the folk club stage with blues/folk guitarist mike dickman.she also appeared regularly with singer-songwriters colin shamley and roger lucey, guesting on their respective albums.during this period she assisted in running the door for club le chaim, which featured musicians opposed to the apartheid regime. | alison o'donnell musician | associatedband/associatedmusicalartist | head south by weaving | the band released their latterly highly acclaimed, cult album, swaddling songs on decca records's deram subsidiary in 1972.the untimely and unhappy demise of mellow candle and the tough economic climate of the three-day week in 1973/74 london sent o'donnell and williams to johannesburg, south africa.after the break-up of flibbertigibbet in 1979 o'donnell worked as a session singer for singer-songwriters and advertising agency recordings, toured in the musical i'm getting my act together and taking it on the road produced by des and dawn lindberg, and performed in a series of satirical revues in 1980/81 with south african actors and musicians: tortue revues i and ii in rockey street's famed 80s clubs, and fool marks and commit no nuisance at the chelsea hotel hillbrow with music by david marks (songwriter, producer and archivist), who had earlier given flibbertigibbet their first run at the market theatre in johannesburg. |
poaceae () or gramineae () is a large and nearly ubiquitous family of monocotyledonous flowering plants commonly known as grasses.it includes the cereal grasses, bamboos and the grasses of natural grassland and species cultivated in lawns and pasture.the latter are commonly referred to collectively as grass.with around 780 genera and around 12,000 species, the poaceae is the fifth-largest plant family, following the asteraceae, orchidaceae, fabaceae and rubiaceae.the poaceae are the most economically important plant family, providing staple foods from domesticated cereal crops such as maize, wheat, rice, barley, and millet as well as feed for meat-producing animals.they provide, through direct human consumption, just over one-half (51%) of all dietary energy; rice provides 20%, wheat supplies 20%, maize (corn) 5.5%, and other grains 6%.some members of the poaceae are used as building materials (bamboo, thatch, and straw); others can provide a source of biofuel, primarily via the conversion of maize to ethanol.grasses have stems that are hollow except at the nodes and narrow alternate leaves borne in two ranks.the lower part of each leaf encloses the stem, forming a leaf-sheath.the leaf grows from the base of the blade, an adaptation allowing it to cope with frequent grazing.grasslands such as savannah and prairie where grasses are dominant are estimated to constitute 40.5% of the land area of the earth, excluding greenland and antarctica.grasses are also an important part of the vegetation in many other habitats, including wetlands, forests and tundra.though they are commonly called 'grasses', groups such as the seagrasses, rushes and sedges fall outside this family.the rushes and sedges are related to the poaceae, being members of the order poales, but the seagrasses are members of order alismatales.however, all of them belong to the monocot group of plants.grass leaves are nearly always alternate and distichous (in one plane), and have parallel veins.: 11 each leaf is differentiated into a lower sheath hugging the stem and a blade with entire (i.e., smooth) margins.: 11 the leaf blades of many grasses are hardened with silica phytoliths, which discourage grazing animals; some, such as sword grass, are sharp enough to cut human skin.a membranous appendage or fringe of hairs called the ligule lies at the junction between sheath and blade, preventing water or insects from penetrating into the sheath.: 11 flowers of poaceae are characteristically arranged in spikelets, each having one or more florets.: 12 the spikelets are further grouped into panicles or spikes.the part of the spikelet that bears the florets is called the rachilla.a spikelet consists of two (or sometimes fewer) bracts at the base, called glumes, followed by one or more florets.: 13 a floret consists of the flower surrounded by two bracts, one external—the lemma—and one internal—the palea.the flowers are usually hermaphroditic—maize being an important exception—and mainly anemophilous or wind-pollinated, although insects occasionally play a role.the perianth is reduced to two scales, called lodicules,: 11 that expand and contract to spread the lemma and palea; these are generally interpreted to be modified sepals.the fruit of grasses is a caryopsis, in which the seed coat is fused to the fruit wall.: 16 a tiller is a leafy shoot other than the first shoot produced from the seed.: 11 === growth and development === grass blades grow at the base of the blade and not from elongated stem tips.this low growth point evolved in response to grazing animals and allows grasses to be grazed or mown regularly without severe damage to the plant.: 113–114 three general classifications of growth habit present in grasses: bunch-type (also called caespitose), stoloniferous, and rhizomatous. | poaceae | division | flowering plant <tsp> alderney airport | 1st runway surfacetype | poaceae | poaceae () or gramineae () is a large and nearly ubiquitous family of monocotyledonous flowering plants commonly known as grasses.with around 780 genera and around 12,000 species, the poaceae is the fifth-largest plant family, following the asteraceae, orchidaceae, fabaceae and rubiaceae.the poaceae are the most economically important plant family, providing staple foods from domesticated cereal crops such as maize, wheat, rice, barley, and millet as well as feed for meat-producing animals. |
poaceae () or gramineae () is a large and nearly ubiquitous family of monocotyledonous flowering plants commonly known as grasses.it includes the cereal grasses, bamboos and the grasses of natural grassland and species cultivated in lawns and pasture.the latter are commonly referred to collectively as grass.with around 780 genera and around 12,000 species, the poaceae is the fifth-largest plant family, following the asteraceae, orchidaceae, fabaceae and rubiaceae.the poaceae are the most economically important plant family, providing staple foods from domesticated cereal crops such as maize, wheat, rice, barley, and millet as well as feed for meat-producing animals.they provide, through direct human consumption, just over one-half (51%) of all dietary energy; rice provides 20%, wheat supplies 20%, maize (corn) 5.5%, and other grains 6%.some members of the poaceae are used as building materials (bamboo, thatch, and straw); others can provide a source of biofuel, primarily via the conversion of maize to ethanol.grasses have stems that are hollow except at the nodes and narrow alternate leaves borne in two ranks.the lower part of each leaf encloses the stem, forming a leaf-sheath.the leaf grows from the base of the blade, an adaptation allowing it to cope with frequent grazing.grasslands such as savannah and prairie where grasses are dominant are estimated to constitute 40.5% of the land area of the earth, excluding greenland and antarctica.grasses are also an important part of the vegetation in many other habitats, including wetlands, forests and tundra.though they are commonly called 'grasses', groups such as the seagrasses, rushes and sedges fall outside this family.the rushes and sedges are related to the poaceae, being members of the order poales, but the seagrasses are members of order alismatales.however, all of them belong to the monocot group of plants.grass leaves are nearly always alternate and distichous (in one plane), and have parallel veins.: 11 each leaf is differentiated into a lower sheath hugging the stem and a blade with entire (i.e., smooth) margins.: 11 the leaf blades of many grasses are hardened with silica phytoliths, which discourage grazing animals; some, such as sword grass, are sharp enough to cut human skin.a membranous appendage or fringe of hairs called the ligule lies at the junction between sheath and blade, preventing water or insects from penetrating into the sheath.: 11 flowers of poaceae are characteristically arranged in spikelets, each having one or more florets.: 12 the spikelets are further grouped into panicles or spikes.the part of the spikelet that bears the florets is called the rachilla.a spikelet consists of two (or sometimes fewer) bracts at the base, called glumes, followed by one or more florets.: 13 a floret consists of the flower surrounded by two bracts, one external—the lemma—and one internal—the palea.the flowers are usually hermaphroditic—maize being an important exception—and mainly anemophilous or wind-pollinated, although insects occasionally play a role.the perianth is reduced to two scales, called lodicules,: 11 that expand and contract to spread the lemma and palea; these are generally interpreted to be modified sepals.the fruit of grasses is a caryopsis, in which the seed coat is fused to the fruit wall.: 16 a tiller is a leafy shoot other than the first shoot produced from the seed.: 11 === growth and development === grass blades grow at the base of the blade and not from elongated stem tips.this low growth point evolved in response to grazing animals and allows grasses to be grazed or mown regularly without severe damage to the plant.: 113–114 three general classifications of growth habit present in grasses: bunch-type (also called caespitose), stoloniferous, and rhizomatous. | poaceae | division | flowering plant <tsp> alderney airport | 1st runway surfacetype | poaceae | poaceae () or gramineae () is a large and nearly ubiquitous family of monocotyledonous flowering plants commonly known as grasses.with around 780 genera and around 12,000 species, the poaceae is the fifth-largest plant family, following the asteraceae, orchidaceae, fabaceae and rubiaceae.the poaceae are the most economically important plant family, providing staple foods from domesticated cereal crops such as maize, wheat, rice, barley, and millet as well as feed for meat-producing animals. |
the united states army (usa) is the land service branch of the united states armed forces.it is one of the eight u.s. uniformed services, and is designated as the army of the united states in the u.s. constitution.the oldest and most senior branch of the u.s. military in order of precedence, the modern u.s. army has its roots in the continental army, which was formed on 14 june 1775 to fight the american revolutionary war (1775–1783)—before the united states was established as a country.after the revolutionary war, the congress of the confederation created the united states army on 3 june 1784 to replace the disbanded continental army.the united states army considers itself to be a continuation of the continental army, and thus considers its institutional inception to be the origin of that armed force in 1775.the u.s. army is a uniformed service of the united states and is part of the department of the army, which is one of the three military departments of the department of defense.the u.s. army is headed by a civilian senior appointed civil servant, the secretary of the army (secarmy) and by a chief military officer, the chief of staff of the army (csa) who is also a member of the joint chiefs of staff.it is the largest military branch, and in the fiscal year 2020, the projected end strength for the regular army (usa) was 480,893 soldiers; the army national guard (arng) had 336,129 soldiers and the u.s. army reserve (usar) had 188,703 soldiers; the combined-component strength of the u.s. army was 1,005,725 soldiers.as a branch of the armed forces, the mission of the u.s. army is 'to fight and win our nation's wars, by providing prompt, sustained land dominance, across the full range of military operations and the spectrum of conflict, in support of combatant commanders'.the branch participates in conflicts worldwide and is the major ground-based offensive and defensive force of the united states.section 7062 of title 10, u.s. code defines the purpose of the army as: preserving the peace and security and providing for the defense of the united states, the commonwealths and possessions and any areas occupied by the united states supporting the national policies implementing the national objectives overcoming any nations responsible for aggressive acts that imperil the peace and security of the united statesin 2018, the army strategy 2018 articulated an eight-point addendum to the army vision for 2028.while the army mission remains constant, the army strategy builds upon the army's brigade modernization by adding focus to corps and division-level echelons.the army futures command oversees reforms geared toward conventional warfare.the army's current reorganization plan is due to be completed by 2028.the army's five core competencies are prompt and sustained land combat, combined arms operations (to include combined arms maneuver and wide–area security, armored and mechanized operations and airborne and air assault operations), special operations forces, to set and sustain the theater for the joint force, and to integrate national, multinational, and joint power on land.the army was initially led by men who had served in the british army or colonial militias and who brought much of british military heritage with them.as the revolutionary war progressed, french aid, resources and military thinking helped shape the new army.a number of european soldiers came on their own to help, such as friedrich wilhelm von steuben, who taught prussian army tactics and organizational skills.the army fought numerous pitched battles, and sometimes used fabian strategy and hit-and-run tactics in the south in 1780 and 1781; under major general nathanael greene, it hit where the british were weakest to wear down their forces. | spiritful | circummured | monolayer | no related information |
alison o'donnell (born 5 october 1952) is an irish musician, solo and band singer-songwriter.born alison bools in dublin to an english mother and irish father, raised in dalkey and educated at holy child killiney.ballet and sporting activities were early interests until the age of 11 when music became her abiding passion.her commitment was sealed when she took cecilia as her confirmation name (saint cecilia being the patron saint of musicians).at the age of 11 she co-founded the progressive folk rock band mellow candle with school friends clodagh simonds and maria white.they released their first single, feeling high on snb records (simon napier-bell) in 1968.this was followed by a secretarial course and employment until a full electric line-up of mellow candle reformed.the band lived and worked in ireland and england between 1969 and 1973 managed by thin lizzy manager, ted carroll.o'donnell and williams spent their wedding evening in concert with thin lizzy at the national stadium in dublin.bob geldof, luke kelly and members of clannad were amongst early spectators at irish concerts, and several members of the group participated in house sessions with pioneering traditional musicians, dónal lunny and andy irvine.the band released their latterly highly acclaimed, cult album, swaddling songs on decca records's deram subsidiary in 1972.the untimely and unhappy demise of mellow candle and the tough economic climate of the three-day week in 1973/74 london sent o'donnell and williams to johannesburg, south africa.simonds and murray ultimately went to new york, and boylan joined the gary moore band for a time.in the year before their departure they played belgian bars as a folk duo and formed a short-lived band with legendary guitarist jimmy faulkner, who died in 2008.disenchanted by hard drug use backstage, they abandoned the project.two years after their arrival in south africa the couple participated in palet, an afrikaans music and poetry programme in 1976 for the fledgling south african broadcasting corporation's television service.the show was considered too radical and highbrow, and never aired, resulting in the producer's resignation.they formed traditional group flibbertigibbet in 1977 with barrie glenn and jo dudding whom they met at mangles folk club.the band recorded their vinyl album, whistling jigs to the moon in 1978 in south africa for a slim, niche market, and made several appearances on satv.the recording was more fully appreciated and reissued in 1996.after the break-up of flibbertigibbet in 1979 o'donnell worked as a session singer for singer-songwriters and advertising agency recordings, toured in the musical i'm getting my act together and taking it on the road produced by des and dawn lindberg, and performed in a series of satirical revues in 1980/81 with south african actors and musicians: tortue revues i and ii in rockey street's famed 80s clubs, and fool marks and commit no nuisance at the chelsea hotel hillbrow with music by david marks (songwriter, producer and archivist), who had earlier given flibbertigibbet their first run at the market theatre in johannesburg.in the early to mid-80s o'donnell appeared briefly with jazz group theta and an early incarnation of the popular rock group ella mental at sun city.she recorded an album with writer/producer terry dempsey's band, plastik mak, which included his hit song daydreamer and performed in after-show cabaret with musician/actress michelle maxwell and on the folk club stage with blues/folk guitarist mike dickman.she also appeared regularly with singer-songwriters colin shamley and roger lucey, guesting on their respective albums.during this period she assisted in running the door for club le chaim, which featured musicians opposed to the apartheid regime. | peripherally | parchmentized | taurotragus | no related information |
south america is a continent entirely in the western hemisphere and mostly in the southern hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the northern hemisphere at the northern tip of the continent.it can also be described as the southern subregion of a single continent called america.south america is bordered on the west by the pacific ocean and on the north and east by the atlantic ocean; north america and the caribbean sea lie to the northwest.the continent generally includes twelve sovereign states: argentina, bolivia, brazil, chile, colombia, ecuador, guyana, paraguay, peru, suriname, uruguay, and venezuela; two dependent territories: the falkland islands and south georgia and the south sandwich islands; and one internal territory: french guiana.in addition, the abc islands of the kingdom of the netherlands, ascension island (dependency of saint helena, ascension and tristan da cunha, a british overseas territory), bouvet island (dependency of norway), panama, and trinidad and tobago may also be considered parts of south america.south america has an area of 17,840,000 square kilometers (6,890,000 sq mi).its population as of 2021 has been estimated at more than 434 million.south america ranks fourth in area (after asia, africa, and north america) and fifth in population (after asia, africa, europe, and north america).brazil is by far the most populous south american country, with more than half of the continent's population, followed by colombia, argentina, venezuela and peru.in recent decades, brazil has also generated half of the continent's gdp and has become the continent's first regional power.most of the population lives near the continent's western or eastern coasts while the interior and the far south are sparsely populated.the geography of western south america is dominated by the andes mountains; in contrast, the eastern part contains both highland regions and vast lowlands where rivers such as the amazon, orinoco and paraná flow.most of the continent lies in the tropics, except for a large part of the southern cone located in the middle latitudes.the continent's cultural and ethnic outlook has its origin with the interaction of indigenous peoples with european conquerors and immigrants and, more locally, with african slaves.given a long history of colonialism, the overwhelming majority of south americans speak spanish or portuguese, and societies and states are rich in western traditions.relative to europe, asia and africa, 20th-century south america has been a peaceful continent with few wars.the continent is generally delimited on the northwest by the darién watershed along the colombia–panama border, although some may consider the border instead to be the panama canal.geopolitically and geographically, all of panama – including the segment east of the panama canal in the isthmus – is typically included in north america alone and among the countries of central america.almost all of mainland south america sits on the south american plate.south america is home to the world's highest uninterrupted waterfall, angel falls in venezuela; the highest single drop waterfall kaieteur falls in guyana; the largest river by volume, the amazon river; the longest mountain range, the andes (whose highest mountain is aconcagua at 6,962 m or 22,841 ft); the driest non-polar place on earth, the atacama desert; the wettest place on earth, lópez de micay in colombia; the largest rainforest, the amazon rainforest; the highest capital city, la paz, bolivia; the highest commercially navigable lake in the world, lake titicaca; and, excluding research stations in antarctica, the world's southernmost permanently inhabited community, puerto toro, chile.south america's major mineral resources are gold, silver, copper, iron ore, tin, and petroleum.these resources found in south america have brought high income to its countries especially in times of war or of rapid economic growth by industrialized countries elsewhere. | castrators | triumvirates | reclasp <tsp> castrators | archmime | countermeet | no related information |
alison o'donnell (born 5 october 1952) is an irish musician, solo and band singer-songwriter.born alison bools in dublin to an english mother and irish father, raised in dalkey and educated at holy child killiney.ballet and sporting activities were early interests until the age of 11 when music became her abiding passion.her commitment was sealed when she took cecilia as her confirmation name (saint cecilia being the patron saint of musicians).at the age of 11 she co-founded the progressive folk rock band mellow candle with school friends clodagh simonds and maria white.they released their first single, feeling high on snb records (simon napier-bell) in 1968.this was followed by a secretarial course and employment until a full electric line-up of mellow candle reformed.the band lived and worked in ireland and england between 1969 and 1973 managed by thin lizzy manager, ted carroll.o'donnell and williams spent their wedding evening in concert with thin lizzy at the national stadium in dublin.bob geldof, luke kelly and members of clannad were amongst early spectators at irish concerts, and several members of the group participated in house sessions with pioneering traditional musicians, dónal lunny and andy irvine.the band released their latterly highly acclaimed, cult album, swaddling songs on decca records's deram subsidiary in 1972.the untimely and unhappy demise of mellow candle and the tough economic climate of the three-day week in 1973/74 london sent o'donnell and williams to johannesburg, south africa.simonds and murray ultimately went to new york, and boylan joined the gary moore band for a time.in the year before their departure they played belgian bars as a folk duo and formed a short-lived band with legendary guitarist jimmy faulkner, who died in 2008.disenchanted by hard drug use backstage, they abandoned the project.two years after their arrival in south africa the couple participated in palet, an afrikaans music and poetry programme in 1976 for the fledgling south african broadcasting corporation's television service.the show was considered too radical and highbrow, and never aired, resulting in the producer's resignation.they formed traditional group flibbertigibbet in 1977 with barrie glenn and jo dudding whom they met at mangles folk club.the band recorded their vinyl album, whistling jigs to the moon in 1978 in south africa for a slim, niche market, and made several appearances on satv.the recording was more fully appreciated and reissued in 1996.after the break-up of flibbertigibbet in 1979 o'donnell worked as a session singer for singer-songwriters and advertising agency recordings, toured in the musical i'm getting my act together and taking it on the road produced by des and dawn lindberg, and performed in a series of satirical revues in 1980/81 with south african actors and musicians: tortue revues i and ii in rockey street's famed 80s clubs, and fool marks and commit no nuisance at the chelsea hotel hillbrow with music by david marks (songwriter, producer and archivist), who had earlier given flibbertigibbet their first run at the market theatre in johannesburg.in the early to mid-80s o'donnell appeared briefly with jazz group theta and an early incarnation of the popular rock group ella mental at sun city.she recorded an album with writer/producer terry dempsey's band, plastik mak, which included his hit song daydreamer and performed in after-show cabaret with musician/actress michelle maxwell and on the folk club stage with blues/folk guitarist mike dickman.she also appeared regularly with singer-songwriters colin shamley and roger lucey, guesting on their respective albums.during this period she assisted in running the door for club le chaim, which featured musicians opposed to the apartheid regime. | alison o'donnell musician | associatedband/associatedmusicalartist | mellow candle | the band released their latterly highly acclaimed, cult album, swaddling songs on decca records's deram subsidiary in 1972.the untimely and unhappy demise of mellow candle and the tough economic climate of the three-day week in 1973/74 london sent o'donnell and williams to johannesburg, south africa. |
the united states army (usa) is the land service branch of the united states armed forces.it is one of the eight u.s. uniformed services, and is designated as the army of the united states in the u.s. constitution.the oldest and most senior branch of the u.s. military in order of precedence, the modern u.s. army has its roots in the continental army, which was formed on 14 june 1775 to fight the american revolutionary war (1775–1783)—before the united states was established as a country.after the revolutionary war, the congress of the confederation created the united states army on 3 june 1784 to replace the disbanded continental army.the united states army considers itself to be a continuation of the continental army, and thus considers its institutional inception to be the origin of that armed force in 1775.the u.s. army is a uniformed service of the united states and is part of the department of the army, which is one of the three military departments of the department of defense.the u.s. army is headed by a civilian senior appointed civil servant, the secretary of the army (secarmy) and by a chief military officer, the chief of staff of the army (csa) who is also a member of the joint chiefs of staff.it is the largest military branch, and in the fiscal year 2020, the projected end strength for the regular army (usa) was 480,893 soldiers; the army national guard (arng) had 336,129 soldiers and the u.s. army reserve (usar) had 188,703 soldiers; the combined-component strength of the u.s. army was 1,005,725 soldiers.as a branch of the armed forces, the mission of the u.s. army is 'to fight and win our nation's wars, by providing prompt, sustained land dominance, across the full range of military operations and the spectrum of conflict, in support of combatant commanders'.the branch participates in conflicts worldwide and is the major ground-based offensive and defensive force of the united states.section 7062 of title 10, u.s. code defines the purpose of the army as: preserving the peace and security and providing for the defense of the united states, the commonwealths and possessions and any areas occupied by the united states supporting the national policies implementing the national objectives overcoming any nations responsible for aggressive acts that imperil the peace and security of the united statesin 2018, the army strategy 2018 articulated an eight-point addendum to the army vision for 2028.while the army mission remains constant, the army strategy builds upon the army's brigade modernization by adding focus to corps and division-level echelons.the army futures command oversees reforms geared toward conventional warfare.the army's current reorganization plan is due to be completed by 2028.the army's five core competencies are prompt and sustained land combat, combined arms operations (to include combined arms maneuver and wide–area security, armored and mechanized operations and airborne and air assault operations), special operations forces, to set and sustain the theater for the joint force, and to integrate national, multinational, and joint power on land.the army was initially led by men who had served in the british army or colonial militias and who brought much of british military heritage with them.as the revolutionary war progressed, french aid, resources and military thinking helped shape the new army.a number of european soldiers came on their own to help, such as friedrich wilhelm von steuben, who taught prussian army tactics and organizational skills.the army fought numerous pitched battles, and sometimes used fabian strategy and hit-and-run tactics in the south in 1780 and 1781; under major general nathanael greene, it hit where the british were weakest to wear down their forces. | elasmothere | supramechanical | oxycellulose | no related information |
poaceae () or gramineae () is a large and nearly ubiquitous family of monocotyledonous flowering plants commonly known as grasses.it includes the cereal grasses, bamboos and the grasses of natural grassland and species cultivated in lawns and pasture.the latter are commonly referred to collectively as grass.with around 780 genera and around 12,000 species, the poaceae is the fifth-largest plant family, following the asteraceae, orchidaceae, fabaceae and rubiaceae.the poaceae are the most economically important plant family, providing staple foods from domesticated cereal crops such as maize, wheat, rice, barley, and millet as well as feed for meat-producing animals.they provide, through direct human consumption, just over one-half (51%) of all dietary energy; rice provides 20%, wheat supplies 20%, maize (corn) 5.5%, and other grains 6%.some members of the poaceae are used as building materials (bamboo, thatch, and straw); others can provide a source of biofuel, primarily via the conversion of maize to ethanol.grasses have stems that are hollow except at the nodes and narrow alternate leaves borne in two ranks.the lower part of each leaf encloses the stem, forming a leaf-sheath.the leaf grows from the base of the blade, an adaptation allowing it to cope with frequent grazing.grasslands such as savannah and prairie where grasses are dominant are estimated to constitute 40.5% of the land area of the earth, excluding greenland and antarctica.grasses are also an important part of the vegetation in many other habitats, including wetlands, forests and tundra.though they are commonly called 'grasses', groups such as the seagrasses, rushes and sedges fall outside this family.the rushes and sedges are related to the poaceae, being members of the order poales, but the seagrasses are members of order alismatales.however, all of them belong to the monocot group of plants.grass leaves are nearly always alternate and distichous (in one plane), and have parallel veins.: 11 each leaf is differentiated into a lower sheath hugging the stem and a blade with entire (i.e., smooth) margins.: 11 the leaf blades of many grasses are hardened with silica phytoliths, which discourage grazing animals; some, such as sword grass, are sharp enough to cut human skin.a membranous appendage or fringe of hairs called the ligule lies at the junction between sheath and blade, preventing water or insects from penetrating into the sheath.: 11 flowers of poaceae are characteristically arranged in spikelets, each having one or more florets.: 12 the spikelets are further grouped into panicles or spikes.the part of the spikelet that bears the florets is called the rachilla.a spikelet consists of two (or sometimes fewer) bracts at the base, called glumes, followed by one or more florets.: 13 a floret consists of the flower surrounded by two bracts, one external—the lemma—and one internal—the palea.the flowers are usually hermaphroditic—maize being an important exception—and mainly anemophilous or wind-pollinated, although insects occasionally play a role.the perianth is reduced to two scales, called lodicules,: 11 that expand and contract to spread the lemma and palea; these are generally interpreted to be modified sepals.the fruit of grasses is a caryopsis, in which the seed coat is fused to the fruit wall.: 16 a tiller is a leafy shoot other than the first shoot produced from the seed.: 11 === growth and development === grass blades grow at the base of the blade and not from elongated stem tips.this low growth point evolved in response to grazing animals and allows grasses to be grazed or mown regularly without severe damage to the plant.: 113–114 three general classifications of growth habit present in grasses: bunch-type (also called caespitose), stoloniferous, and rhizomatous. | barbwires | kittisol | impedient <tsp> barbwires | slippers | gugal | no related information |
south america is a continent entirely in the western hemisphere and mostly in the southern hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the northern hemisphere at the northern tip of the continent.it can also be described as the southern subregion of a single continent called america.south america is bordered on the west by the pacific ocean and on the north and east by the atlantic ocean; north america and the caribbean sea lie to the northwest.the continent generally includes twelve sovereign states: argentina, bolivia, brazil, chile, colombia, ecuador, guyana, paraguay, peru, suriname, uruguay, and venezuela; two dependent territories: the falkland islands and south georgia and the south sandwich islands; and one internal territory: french guiana.in addition, the abc islands of the kingdom of the netherlands, ascension island (dependency of saint helena, ascension and tristan da cunha, a british overseas territory), bouvet island (dependency of norway), panama, and trinidad and tobago may also be considered parts of south america.south america has an area of 17,840,000 square kilometers (6,890,000 sq mi).its population as of 2021 has been estimated at more than 434 million.south america ranks fourth in area (after asia, africa, and north america) and fifth in population (after asia, africa, europe, and north america).brazil is by far the most populous south american country, with more than half of the continent's population, followed by colombia, argentina, venezuela and peru.in recent decades, brazil has also generated half of the continent's gdp and has become the continent's first regional power.most of the population lives near the continent's western or eastern coasts while the interior and the far south are sparsely populated.the geography of western south america is dominated by the andes mountains; in contrast, the eastern part contains both highland regions and vast lowlands where rivers such as the amazon, orinoco and paraná flow.most of the continent lies in the tropics, except for a large part of the southern cone located in the middle latitudes.the continent's cultural and ethnic outlook has its origin with the interaction of indigenous peoples with european conquerors and immigrants and, more locally, with african slaves.given a long history of colonialism, the overwhelming majority of south americans speak spanish or portuguese, and societies and states are rich in western traditions.relative to europe, asia and africa, 20th-century south america has been a peaceful continent with few wars.the continent is generally delimited on the northwest by the darién watershed along the colombia–panama border, although some may consider the border instead to be the panama canal.geopolitically and geographically, all of panama – including the segment east of the panama canal in the isthmus – is typically included in north america alone and among the countries of central america.almost all of mainland south america sits on the south american plate.south america is home to the world's highest uninterrupted waterfall, angel falls in venezuela; the highest single drop waterfall kaieteur falls in guyana; the largest river by volume, the amazon river; the longest mountain range, the andes (whose highest mountain is aconcagua at 6,962 m or 22,841 ft); the driest non-polar place on earth, the atacama desert; the wettest place on earth, lópez de micay in colombia; the largest rainforest, the amazon rainforest; the highest capital city, la paz, bolivia; the highest commercially navigable lake in the world, lake titicaca; and, excluding research stations in antarctica, the world's southernmost permanently inhabited community, puerto toro, chile.south america's major mineral resources are gold, silver, copper, iron ore, tin, and petroleum.these resources found in south america have brought high income to its countries especially in times of war or of rapid economic growth by industrialized countries elsewhere. | south africa | ethnicgroup | coloured | no related information |
poaceae () or gramineae () is a large and nearly ubiquitous family of monocotyledonous flowering plants commonly known as grasses.it includes the cereal grasses, bamboos and the grasses of natural grassland and species cultivated in lawns and pasture.the latter are commonly referred to collectively as grass.with around 780 genera and around 12,000 species, the poaceae is the fifth-largest plant family, following the asteraceae, orchidaceae, fabaceae and rubiaceae.the poaceae are the most economically important plant family, providing staple foods from domesticated cereal crops such as maize, wheat, rice, barley, and millet as well as feed for meat-producing animals.they provide, through direct human consumption, just over one-half (51%) of all dietary energy; rice provides 20%, wheat supplies 20%, maize (corn) 5.5%, and other grains 6%.some members of the poaceae are used as building materials (bamboo, thatch, and straw); others can provide a source of biofuel, primarily via the conversion of maize to ethanol.grasses have stems that are hollow except at the nodes and narrow alternate leaves borne in two ranks.the lower part of each leaf encloses the stem, forming a leaf-sheath.the leaf grows from the base of the blade, an adaptation allowing it to cope with frequent grazing.grasslands such as savannah and prairie where grasses are dominant are estimated to constitute 40.5% of the land area of the earth, excluding greenland and antarctica.grasses are also an important part of the vegetation in many other habitats, including wetlands, forests and tundra.though they are commonly called 'grasses', groups such as the seagrasses, rushes and sedges fall outside this family.the rushes and sedges are related to the poaceae, being members of the order poales, but the seagrasses are members of order alismatales.however, all of them belong to the monocot group of plants.grass leaves are nearly always alternate and distichous (in one plane), and have parallel veins.: 11 each leaf is differentiated into a lower sheath hugging the stem and a blade with entire (i.e., smooth) margins.: 11 the leaf blades of many grasses are hardened with silica phytoliths, which discourage grazing animals; some, such as sword grass, are sharp enough to cut human skin.a membranous appendage or fringe of hairs called the ligule lies at the junction between sheath and blade, preventing water or insects from penetrating into the sheath.: 11 flowers of poaceae are characteristically arranged in spikelets, each having one or more florets.: 12 the spikelets are further grouped into panicles or spikes.the part of the spikelet that bears the florets is called the rachilla.a spikelet consists of two (or sometimes fewer) bracts at the base, called glumes, followed by one or more florets.: 13 a floret consists of the flower surrounded by two bracts, one external—the lemma—and one internal—the palea.the flowers are usually hermaphroditic—maize being an important exception—and mainly anemophilous or wind-pollinated, although insects occasionally play a role.the perianth is reduced to two scales, called lodicules,: 11 that expand and contract to spread the lemma and palea; these are generally interpreted to be modified sepals.the fruit of grasses is a caryopsis, in which the seed coat is fused to the fruit wall.: 16 a tiller is a leafy shoot other than the first shoot produced from the seed.: 11 === growth and development === grass blades grow at the base of the blade and not from elongated stem tips.this low growth point evolved in response to grazing animals and allows grasses to be grazed or mown regularly without severe damage to the plant.: 113–114 three general classifications of growth habit present in grasses: bunch-type (also called caespitose), stoloniferous, and rhizomatous. | poaceae | division | flowering plant <tsp> ardmore airport new zealand | 2nd runway surfacetype | poaceae | poaceae () or gramineae () is a large and nearly ubiquitous family of monocotyledonous flowering plants commonly known as grasses.with around 780 genera and around 12,000 species, the poaceae is the fifth-largest plant family, following the asteraceae, orchidaceae, fabaceae and rubiaceae.the poaceae are the most economically important plant family, providing staple foods from domesticated cereal crops such as maize, wheat, rice, barley, and millet as well as feed for meat-producing animals. |
the united states army (usa) is the land service branch of the united states armed forces.it is one of the eight u.s. uniformed services, and is designated as the army of the united states in the u.s. constitution.the oldest and most senior branch of the u.s. military in order of precedence, the modern u.s. army has its roots in the continental army, which was formed on 14 june 1775 to fight the american revolutionary war (1775–1783)—before the united states was established as a country.after the revolutionary war, the congress of the confederation created the united states army on 3 june 1784 to replace the disbanded continental army.the united states army considers itself to be a continuation of the continental army, and thus considers its institutional inception to be the origin of that armed force in 1775.the u.s. army is a uniformed service of the united states and is part of the department of the army, which is one of the three military departments of the department of defense.the u.s. army is headed by a civilian senior appointed civil servant, the secretary of the army (secarmy) and by a chief military officer, the chief of staff of the army (csa) who is also a member of the joint chiefs of staff.it is the largest military branch, and in the fiscal year 2020, the projected end strength for the regular army (usa) was 480,893 soldiers; the army national guard (arng) had 336,129 soldiers and the u.s. army reserve (usar) had 188,703 soldiers; the combined-component strength of the u.s. army was 1,005,725 soldiers.as a branch of the armed forces, the mission of the u.s. army is 'to fight and win our nation's wars, by providing prompt, sustained land dominance, across the full range of military operations and the spectrum of conflict, in support of combatant commanders'.the branch participates in conflicts worldwide and is the major ground-based offensive and defensive force of the united states.section 7062 of title 10, u.s. code defines the purpose of the army as: preserving the peace and security and providing for the defense of the united states, the commonwealths and possessions and any areas occupied by the united states supporting the national policies implementing the national objectives overcoming any nations responsible for aggressive acts that imperil the peace and security of the united statesin 2018, the army strategy 2018 articulated an eight-point addendum to the army vision for 2028.while the army mission remains constant, the army strategy builds upon the army's brigade modernization by adding focus to corps and division-level echelons.the army futures command oversees reforms geared toward conventional warfare.the army's current reorganization plan is due to be completed by 2028.the army's five core competencies are prompt and sustained land combat, combined arms operations (to include combined arms maneuver and wide–area security, armored and mechanized operations and airborne and air assault operations), special operations forces, to set and sustain the theater for the joint force, and to integrate national, multinational, and joint power on land.the army was initially led by men who had served in the british army or colonial militias and who brought much of british military heritage with them.as the revolutionary war progressed, french aid, resources and military thinking helped shape the new army.a number of european soldiers came on their own to help, such as friedrich wilhelm von steuben, who taught prussian army tactics and organizational skills.the army fought numerous pitched battles, and sometimes used fabian strategy and hit-and-run tactics in the south in 1780 and 1781; under major general nathanael greene, it hit where the british were weakest to wear down their forces. | united states army | battles | whiskey rebellion | no related information |
poaceae () or gramineae () is a large and nearly ubiquitous family of monocotyledonous flowering plants commonly known as grasses.it includes the cereal grasses, bamboos and the grasses of natural grassland and species cultivated in lawns and pasture.the latter are commonly referred to collectively as grass.with around 780 genera and around 12,000 species, the poaceae is the fifth-largest plant family, following the asteraceae, orchidaceae, fabaceae and rubiaceae.the poaceae are the most economically important plant family, providing staple foods from domesticated cereal crops such as maize, wheat, rice, barley, and millet as well as feed for meat-producing animals.they provide, through direct human consumption, just over one-half (51%) of all dietary energy; rice provides 20%, wheat supplies 20%, maize (corn) 5.5%, and other grains 6%.some members of the poaceae are used as building materials (bamboo, thatch, and straw); others can provide a source of biofuel, primarily via the conversion of maize to ethanol.grasses have stems that are hollow except at the nodes and narrow alternate leaves borne in two ranks.the lower part of each leaf encloses the stem, forming a leaf-sheath.the leaf grows from the base of the blade, an adaptation allowing it to cope with frequent grazing.grasslands such as savannah and prairie where grasses are dominant are estimated to constitute 40.5% of the land area of the earth, excluding greenland and antarctica.grasses are also an important part of the vegetation in many other habitats, including wetlands, forests and tundra.though they are commonly called 'grasses', groups such as the seagrasses, rushes and sedges fall outside this family.the rushes and sedges are related to the poaceae, being members of the order poales, but the seagrasses are members of order alismatales.however, all of them belong to the monocot group of plants.grass leaves are nearly always alternate and distichous (in one plane), and have parallel veins.: 11 each leaf is differentiated into a lower sheath hugging the stem and a blade with entire (i.e., smooth) margins.: 11 the leaf blades of many grasses are hardened with silica phytoliths, which discourage grazing animals; some, such as sword grass, are sharp enough to cut human skin.a membranous appendage or fringe of hairs called the ligule lies at the junction between sheath and blade, preventing water or insects from penetrating into the sheath.: 11 flowers of poaceae are characteristically arranged in spikelets, each having one or more florets.: 12 the spikelets are further grouped into panicles or spikes.the part of the spikelet that bears the florets is called the rachilla.a spikelet consists of two (or sometimes fewer) bracts at the base, called glumes, followed by one or more florets.: 13 a floret consists of the flower surrounded by two bracts, one external—the lemma—and one internal—the palea.the flowers are usually hermaphroditic—maize being an important exception—and mainly anemophilous or wind-pollinated, although insects occasionally play a role.the perianth is reduced to two scales, called lodicules,: 11 that expand and contract to spread the lemma and palea; these are generally interpreted to be modified sepals.the fruit of grasses is a caryopsis, in which the seed coat is fused to the fruit wall.: 16 a tiller is a leafy shoot other than the first shoot produced from the seed.: 11 === growth and development === grass blades grow at the base of the blade and not from elongated stem tips.this low growth point evolved in response to grazing animals and allows grasses to be grazed or mown regularly without severe damage to the plant.: 113–114 three general classifications of growth habit present in grasses: bunch-type (also called caespitose), stoloniferous, and rhizomatous. | poaceae | division | flowering plant <tsp> ardmore airport new zealand | 2nd runway surfacetype | poaceae | poaceae () or gramineae () is a large and nearly ubiquitous family of monocotyledonous flowering plants commonly known as grasses.with around 780 genera and around 12,000 species, the poaceae is the fifth-largest plant family, following the asteraceae, orchidaceae, fabaceae and rubiaceae.the poaceae are the most economically important plant family, providing staple foods from domesticated cereal crops such as maize, wheat, rice, barley, and millet as well as feed for meat-producing animals. |
south america is a continent entirely in the western hemisphere and mostly in the southern hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the northern hemisphere at the northern tip of the continent.it can also be described as the southern subregion of a single continent called america.south america is bordered on the west by the pacific ocean and on the north and east by the atlantic ocean; north america and the caribbean sea lie to the northwest.the continent generally includes twelve sovereign states: argentina, bolivia, brazil, chile, colombia, ecuador, guyana, paraguay, peru, suriname, uruguay, and venezuela; two dependent territories: the falkland islands and south georgia and the south sandwich islands; and one internal territory: french guiana.in addition, the abc islands of the kingdom of the netherlands, ascension island (dependency of saint helena, ascension and tristan da cunha, a british overseas territory), bouvet island (dependency of norway), panama, and trinidad and tobago may also be considered parts of south america.south america has an area of 17,840,000 square kilometers (6,890,000 sq mi).its population as of 2021 has been estimated at more than 434 million.south america ranks fourth in area (after asia, africa, and north america) and fifth in population (after asia, africa, europe, and north america).brazil is by far the most populous south american country, with more than half of the continent's population, followed by colombia, argentina, venezuela and peru.in recent decades, brazil has also generated half of the continent's gdp and has become the continent's first regional power.most of the population lives near the continent's western or eastern coasts while the interior and the far south are sparsely populated.the geography of western south america is dominated by the andes mountains; in contrast, the eastern part contains both highland regions and vast lowlands where rivers such as the amazon, orinoco and paraná flow.most of the continent lies in the tropics, except for a large part of the southern cone located in the middle latitudes.the continent's cultural and ethnic outlook has its origin with the interaction of indigenous peoples with european conquerors and immigrants and, more locally, with african slaves.given a long history of colonialism, the overwhelming majority of south americans speak spanish or portuguese, and societies and states are rich in western traditions.relative to europe, asia and africa, 20th-century south america has been a peaceful continent with few wars.the continent is generally delimited on the northwest by the darién watershed along the colombia–panama border, although some may consider the border instead to be the panama canal.geopolitically and geographically, all of panama – including the segment east of the panama canal in the isthmus – is typically included in north america alone and among the countries of central america.almost all of mainland south america sits on the south american plate.south america is home to the world's highest uninterrupted waterfall, angel falls in venezuela; the highest single drop waterfall kaieteur falls in guyana; the largest river by volume, the amazon river; the longest mountain range, the andes (whose highest mountain is aconcagua at 6,962 m or 22,841 ft); the driest non-polar place on earth, the atacama desert; the wettest place on earth, lópez de micay in colombia; the largest rainforest, the amazon rainforest; the highest capital city, la paz, bolivia; the highest commercially navigable lake in the world, lake titicaca; and, excluding research stations in antarctica, the world's southernmost permanently inhabited community, puerto toro, chile.south america's major mineral resources are gold, silver, copper, iron ore, tin, and petroleum.these resources found in south america have brought high income to its countries especially in times of war or of rapid economic growth by industrialized countries elsewhere. | decker | temporoparietal | placentas | no related information |
alison o'donnell (born 5 october 1952) is an irish musician, solo and band singer-songwriter.born alison bools in dublin to an english mother and irish father, raised in dalkey and educated at holy child killiney.ballet and sporting activities were early interests until the age of 11 when music became her abiding passion.her commitment was sealed when she took cecilia as her confirmation name (saint cecilia being the patron saint of musicians).at the age of 11 she co-founded the progressive folk rock band mellow candle with school friends clodagh simonds and maria white.they released their first single, feeling high on snb records (simon napier-bell) in 1968.this was followed by a secretarial course and employment until a full electric line-up of mellow candle reformed.the band lived and worked in ireland and england between 1969 and 1973 managed by thin lizzy manager, ted carroll.o'donnell and williams spent their wedding evening in concert with thin lizzy at the national stadium in dublin.bob geldof, luke kelly and members of clannad were amongst early spectators at irish concerts, and several members of the group participated in house sessions with pioneering traditional musicians, dónal lunny and andy irvine.the band released their latterly highly acclaimed, cult album, swaddling songs on decca records's deram subsidiary in 1972.the untimely and unhappy demise of mellow candle and the tough economic climate of the three-day week in 1973/74 london sent o'donnell and williams to johannesburg, south africa.simonds and murray ultimately went to new york, and boylan joined the gary moore band for a time.in the year before their departure they played belgian bars as a folk duo and formed a short-lived band with legendary guitarist jimmy faulkner, who died in 2008.disenchanted by hard drug use backstage, they abandoned the project.two years after their arrival in south africa the couple participated in palet, an afrikaans music and poetry programme in 1976 for the fledgling south african broadcasting corporation's television service.the show was considered too radical and highbrow, and never aired, resulting in the producer's resignation.they formed traditional group flibbertigibbet in 1977 with barrie glenn and jo dudding whom they met at mangles folk club.the band recorded their vinyl album, whistling jigs to the moon in 1978 in south africa for a slim, niche market, and made several appearances on satv.the recording was more fully appreciated and reissued in 1996.after the break-up of flibbertigibbet in 1979 o'donnell worked as a session singer for singer-songwriters and advertising agency recordings, toured in the musical i'm getting my act together and taking it on the road produced by des and dawn lindberg, and performed in a series of satirical revues in 1980/81 with south african actors and musicians: tortue revues i and ii in rockey street's famed 80s clubs, and fool marks and commit no nuisance at the chelsea hotel hillbrow with music by david marks (songwriter, producer and archivist), who had earlier given flibbertigibbet their first run at the market theatre in johannesburg.in the early to mid-80s o'donnell appeared briefly with jazz group theta and an early incarnation of the popular rock group ella mental at sun city.she recorded an album with writer/producer terry dempsey's band, plastik mak, which included his hit song daydreamer and performed in after-show cabaret with musician/actress michelle maxwell and on the folk club stage with blues/folk guitarist mike dickman.she also appeared regularly with singer-songwriters colin shamley and roger lucey, guesting on their respective albums.during this period she assisted in running the door for club le chaim, which featured musicians opposed to the apartheid regime. | decomposition | dictyostele | platycoria | no related information |
the united states army (usa) is the land service branch of the united states armed forces.it is one of the eight u.s. uniformed services, and is designated as the army of the united states in the u.s. constitution.the oldest and most senior branch of the u.s. military in order of precedence, the modern u.s. army has its roots in the continental army, which was formed on 14 june 1775 to fight the american revolutionary war (1775–1783)—before the united states was established as a country.after the revolutionary war, the congress of the confederation created the united states army on 3 june 1784 to replace the disbanded continental army.the united states army considers itself to be a continuation of the continental army, and thus considers its institutional inception to be the origin of that armed force in 1775.the u.s. army is a uniformed service of the united states and is part of the department of the army, which is one of the three military departments of the department of defense.the u.s. army is headed by a civilian senior appointed civil servant, the secretary of the army (secarmy) and by a chief military officer, the chief of staff of the army (csa) who is also a member of the joint chiefs of staff.it is the largest military branch, and in the fiscal year 2020, the projected end strength for the regular army (usa) was 480,893 soldiers; the army national guard (arng) had 336,129 soldiers and the u.s. army reserve (usar) had 188,703 soldiers; the combined-component strength of the u.s. army was 1,005,725 soldiers.as a branch of the armed forces, the mission of the u.s. army is 'to fight and win our nation's wars, by providing prompt, sustained land dominance, across the full range of military operations and the spectrum of conflict, in support of combatant commanders'.the branch participates in conflicts worldwide and is the major ground-based offensive and defensive force of the united states.section 7062 of title 10, u.s. code defines the purpose of the army as: preserving the peace and security and providing for the defense of the united states, the commonwealths and possessions and any areas occupied by the united states supporting the national policies implementing the national objectives overcoming any nations responsible for aggressive acts that imperil the peace and security of the united statesin 2018, the army strategy 2018 articulated an eight-point addendum to the army vision for 2028.while the army mission remains constant, the army strategy builds upon the army's brigade modernization by adding focus to corps and division-level echelons.the army futures command oversees reforms geared toward conventional warfare.the army's current reorganization plan is due to be completed by 2028.the army's five core competencies are prompt and sustained land combat, combined arms operations (to include combined arms maneuver and wide–area security, armored and mechanized operations and airborne and air assault operations), special operations forces, to set and sustain the theater for the joint force, and to integrate national, multinational, and joint power on land.the army was initially led by men who had served in the british army or colonial militias and who brought much of british military heritage with them.as the revolutionary war progressed, french aid, resources and military thinking helped shape the new army.a number of european soldiers came on their own to help, such as friedrich wilhelm von steuben, who taught prussian army tactics and organizational skills.the army fought numerous pitched battles, and sometimes used fabian strategy and hit-and-run tactics in the south in 1780 and 1781; under major general nathanael greene, it hit where the british were weakest to wear down their forces. | counteractingly | overcommit | couthily | no related information |
poaceae () or gramineae () is a large and nearly ubiquitous family of monocotyledonous flowering plants commonly known as grasses.it includes the cereal grasses, bamboos and the grasses of natural grassland and species cultivated in lawns and pasture.the latter are commonly referred to collectively as grass.with around 780 genera and around 12,000 species, the poaceae is the fifth-largest plant family, following the asteraceae, orchidaceae, fabaceae and rubiaceae.the poaceae are the most economically important plant family, providing staple foods from domesticated cereal crops such as maize, wheat, rice, barley, and millet as well as feed for meat-producing animals.they provide, through direct human consumption, just over one-half (51%) of all dietary energy; rice provides 20%, wheat supplies 20%, maize (corn) 5.5%, and other grains 6%.some members of the poaceae are used as building materials (bamboo, thatch, and straw); others can provide a source of biofuel, primarily via the conversion of maize to ethanol.grasses have stems that are hollow except at the nodes and narrow alternate leaves borne in two ranks.the lower part of each leaf encloses the stem, forming a leaf-sheath.the leaf grows from the base of the blade, an adaptation allowing it to cope with frequent grazing.grasslands such as savannah and prairie where grasses are dominant are estimated to constitute 40.5% of the land area of the earth, excluding greenland and antarctica.grasses are also an important part of the vegetation in many other habitats, including wetlands, forests and tundra.though they are commonly called 'grasses', groups such as the seagrasses, rushes and sedges fall outside this family.the rushes and sedges are related to the poaceae, being members of the order poales, but the seagrasses are members of order alismatales.however, all of them belong to the monocot group of plants.grass leaves are nearly always alternate and distichous (in one plane), and have parallel veins.: 11 each leaf is differentiated into a lower sheath hugging the stem and a blade with entire (i.e., smooth) margins.: 11 the leaf blades of many grasses are hardened with silica phytoliths, which discourage grazing animals; some, such as sword grass, are sharp enough to cut human skin.a membranous appendage or fringe of hairs called the ligule lies at the junction between sheath and blade, preventing water or insects from penetrating into the sheath.: 11 flowers of poaceae are characteristically arranged in spikelets, each having one or more florets.: 12 the spikelets are further grouped into panicles or spikes.the part of the spikelet that bears the florets is called the rachilla.a spikelet consists of two (or sometimes fewer) bracts at the base, called glumes, followed by one or more florets.: 13 a floret consists of the flower surrounded by two bracts, one external—the lemma—and one internal—the palea.the flowers are usually hermaphroditic—maize being an important exception—and mainly anemophilous or wind-pollinated, although insects occasionally play a role.the perianth is reduced to two scales, called lodicules,: 11 that expand and contract to spread the lemma and palea; these are generally interpreted to be modified sepals.the fruit of grasses is a caryopsis, in which the seed coat is fused to the fruit wall.: 16 a tiller is a leafy shoot other than the first shoot produced from the seed.: 11 === growth and development === grass blades grow at the base of the blade and not from elongated stem tips.this low growth point evolved in response to grazing animals and allows grasses to be grazed or mown regularly without severe damage to the plant.: 113–114 three general classifications of growth habit present in grasses: bunch-type (also called caespitose), stoloniferous, and rhizomatous. | poaceae | division | flowering plant <tsp> ardmore airport new zealand | 2nd runway surfacetype | poaceae | poaceae () or gramineae () is a large and nearly ubiquitous family of monocotyledonous flowering plants commonly known as grasses.with around 780 genera and around 12,000 species, the poaceae is the fifth-largest plant family, following the asteraceae, orchidaceae, fabaceae and rubiaceae.the poaceae are the most economically important plant family, providing staple foods from domesticated cereal crops such as maize, wheat, rice, barley, and millet as well as feed for meat-producing animals. |
alison o'donnell (born 5 october 1952) is an irish musician, solo and band singer-songwriter.born alison bools in dublin to an english mother and irish father, raised in dalkey and educated at holy child killiney.ballet and sporting activities were early interests until the age of 11 when music became her abiding passion.her commitment was sealed when she took cecilia as her confirmation name (saint cecilia being the patron saint of musicians).at the age of 11 she co-founded the progressive folk rock band mellow candle with school friends clodagh simonds and maria white.they released their first single, feeling high on snb records (simon napier-bell) in 1968.this was followed by a secretarial course and employment until a full electric line-up of mellow candle reformed.the band lived and worked in ireland and england between 1969 and 1973 managed by thin lizzy manager, ted carroll.o'donnell and williams spent their wedding evening in concert with thin lizzy at the national stadium in dublin.bob geldof, luke kelly and members of clannad were amongst early spectators at irish concerts, and several members of the group participated in house sessions with pioneering traditional musicians, dónal lunny and andy irvine.the band released their latterly highly acclaimed, cult album, swaddling songs on decca records's deram subsidiary in 1972.the untimely and unhappy demise of mellow candle and the tough economic climate of the three-day week in 1973/74 london sent o'donnell and williams to johannesburg, south africa.simonds and murray ultimately went to new york, and boylan joined the gary moore band for a time.in the year before their departure they played belgian bars as a folk duo and formed a short-lived band with legendary guitarist jimmy faulkner, who died in 2008.disenchanted by hard drug use backstage, they abandoned the project.two years after their arrival in south africa the couple participated in palet, an afrikaans music and poetry programme in 1976 for the fledgling south african broadcasting corporation's television service.the show was considered too radical and highbrow, and never aired, resulting in the producer's resignation.they formed traditional group flibbertigibbet in 1977 with barrie glenn and jo dudding whom they met at mangles folk club.the band recorded their vinyl album, whistling jigs to the moon in 1978 in south africa for a slim, niche market, and made several appearances on satv.the recording was more fully appreciated and reissued in 1996.after the break-up of flibbertigibbet in 1979 o'donnell worked as a session singer for singer-songwriters and advertising agency recordings, toured in the musical i'm getting my act together and taking it on the road produced by des and dawn lindberg, and performed in a series of satirical revues in 1980/81 with south african actors and musicians: tortue revues i and ii in rockey street's famed 80s clubs, and fool marks and commit no nuisance at the chelsea hotel hillbrow with music by david marks (songwriter, producer and archivist), who had earlier given flibbertigibbet their first run at the market theatre in johannesburg.in the early to mid-80s o'donnell appeared briefly with jazz group theta and an early incarnation of the popular rock group ella mental at sun city.she recorded an album with writer/producer terry dempsey's band, plastik mak, which included his hit song daydreamer and performed in after-show cabaret with musician/actress michelle maxwell and on the folk club stage with blues/folk guitarist mike dickman.she also appeared regularly with singer-songwriters colin shamley and roger lucey, guesting on their respective albums.during this period she assisted in running the door for club le chaim, which featured musicians opposed to the apartheid regime. | alison o'donnell musician | associatedband/associatedmusicalartist | plastik mak | no related information |
poaceae () or gramineae () is a large and nearly ubiquitous family of monocotyledonous flowering plants commonly known as grasses.it includes the cereal grasses, bamboos and the grasses of natural grassland and species cultivated in lawns and pasture.the latter are commonly referred to collectively as grass.with around 780 genera and around 12,000 species, the poaceae is the fifth-largest plant family, following the asteraceae, orchidaceae, fabaceae and rubiaceae.the poaceae are the most economically important plant family, providing staple foods from domesticated cereal crops such as maize, wheat, rice, barley, and millet as well as feed for meat-producing animals.they provide, through direct human consumption, just over one-half (51%) of all dietary energy; rice provides 20%, wheat supplies 20%, maize (corn) 5.5%, and other grains 6%.some members of the poaceae are used as building materials (bamboo, thatch, and straw); others can provide a source of biofuel, primarily via the conversion of maize to ethanol.grasses have stems that are hollow except at the nodes and narrow alternate leaves borne in two ranks.the lower part of each leaf encloses the stem, forming a leaf-sheath.the leaf grows from the base of the blade, an adaptation allowing it to cope with frequent grazing.grasslands such as savannah and prairie where grasses are dominant are estimated to constitute 40.5% of the land area of the earth, excluding greenland and antarctica.grasses are also an important part of the vegetation in many other habitats, including wetlands, forests and tundra.though they are commonly called 'grasses', groups such as the seagrasses, rushes and sedges fall outside this family.the rushes and sedges are related to the poaceae, being members of the order poales, but the seagrasses are members of order alismatales.however, all of them belong to the monocot group of plants.grass leaves are nearly always alternate and distichous (in one plane), and have parallel veins.: 11 each leaf is differentiated into a lower sheath hugging the stem and a blade with entire (i.e., smooth) margins.: 11 the leaf blades of many grasses are hardened with silica phytoliths, which discourage grazing animals; some, such as sword grass, are sharp enough to cut human skin.a membranous appendage or fringe of hairs called the ligule lies at the junction between sheath and blade, preventing water or insects from penetrating into the sheath.: 11 flowers of poaceae are characteristically arranged in spikelets, each having one or more florets.: 12 the spikelets are further grouped into panicles or spikes.the part of the spikelet that bears the florets is called the rachilla.a spikelet consists of two (or sometimes fewer) bracts at the base, called glumes, followed by one or more florets.: 13 a floret consists of the flower surrounded by two bracts, one external—the lemma—and one internal—the palea.the flowers are usually hermaphroditic—maize being an important exception—and mainly anemophilous or wind-pollinated, although insects occasionally play a role.the perianth is reduced to two scales, called lodicules,: 11 that expand and contract to spread the lemma and palea; these are generally interpreted to be modified sepals.the fruit of grasses is a caryopsis, in which the seed coat is fused to the fruit wall.: 16 a tiller is a leafy shoot other than the first shoot produced from the seed.: 11 === growth and development === grass blades grow at the base of the blade and not from elongated stem tips.this low growth point evolved in response to grazing animals and allows grasses to be grazed or mown regularly without severe damage to the plant.: 113–114 three general classifications of growth habit present in grasses: bunch-type (also called caespitose), stoloniferous, and rhizomatous. | poaceae | order | commelinids <tsp> ardmore airport new zealand | 2nd runway surfacetype | poaceae | no related information |
south america is a continent entirely in the western hemisphere and mostly in the southern hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the northern hemisphere at the northern tip of the continent.it can also be described as the southern subregion of a single continent called america.south america is bordered on the west by the pacific ocean and on the north and east by the atlantic ocean; north america and the caribbean sea lie to the northwest.the continent generally includes twelve sovereign states: argentina, bolivia, brazil, chile, colombia, ecuador, guyana, paraguay, peru, suriname, uruguay, and venezuela; two dependent territories: the falkland islands and south georgia and the south sandwich islands; and one internal territory: french guiana.in addition, the abc islands of the kingdom of the netherlands, ascension island (dependency of saint helena, ascension and tristan da cunha, a british overseas territory), bouvet island (dependency of norway), panama, and trinidad and tobago may also be considered parts of south america.south america has an area of 17,840,000 square kilometers (6,890,000 sq mi).its population as of 2021 has been estimated at more than 434 million.south america ranks fourth in area (after asia, africa, and north america) and fifth in population (after asia, africa, europe, and north america).brazil is by far the most populous south american country, with more than half of the continent's population, followed by colombia, argentina, venezuela and peru.in recent decades, brazil has also generated half of the continent's gdp and has become the continent's first regional power.most of the population lives near the continent's western or eastern coasts while the interior and the far south are sparsely populated.the geography of western south america is dominated by the andes mountains; in contrast, the eastern part contains both highland regions and vast lowlands where rivers such as the amazon, orinoco and paraná flow.most of the continent lies in the tropics, except for a large part of the southern cone located in the middle latitudes.the continent's cultural and ethnic outlook has its origin with the interaction of indigenous peoples with european conquerors and immigrants and, more locally, with african slaves.given a long history of colonialism, the overwhelming majority of south americans speak spanish or portuguese, and societies and states are rich in western traditions.relative to europe, asia and africa, 20th-century south america has been a peaceful continent with few wars.the continent is generally delimited on the northwest by the darién watershed along the colombia–panama border, although some may consider the border instead to be the panama canal.geopolitically and geographically, all of panama – including the segment east of the panama canal in the isthmus – is typically included in north america alone and among the countries of central america.almost all of mainland south america sits on the south american plate.south america is home to the world's highest uninterrupted waterfall, angel falls in venezuela; the highest single drop waterfall kaieteur falls in guyana; the largest river by volume, the amazon river; the longest mountain range, the andes (whose highest mountain is aconcagua at 6,962 m or 22,841 ft); the driest non-polar place on earth, the atacama desert; the wettest place on earth, lópez de micay in colombia; the largest rainforest, the amazon rainforest; the highest capital city, la paz, bolivia; the highest commercially navigable lake in the world, lake titicaca; and, excluding research stations in antarctica, the world's southernmost permanently inhabited community, puerto toro, chile.south america's major mineral resources are gold, silver, copper, iron ore, tin, and petroleum.these resources found in south america have brought high income to its countries especially in times of war or of rapid economic growth by industrialized countries elsewhere. | south africa | leadername | cyril ramaphosa | no related information |
the united states army (usa) is the land service branch of the united states armed forces.it is one of the eight u.s. uniformed services, and is designated as the army of the united states in the u.s. constitution.the oldest and most senior branch of the u.s. military in order of precedence, the modern u.s. army has its roots in the continental army, which was formed on 14 june 1775 to fight the american revolutionary war (1775–1783)—before the united states was established as a country.after the revolutionary war, the congress of the confederation created the united states army on 3 june 1784 to replace the disbanded continental army.the united states army considers itself to be a continuation of the continental army, and thus considers its institutional inception to be the origin of that armed force in 1775.the u.s. army is a uniformed service of the united states and is part of the department of the army, which is one of the three military departments of the department of defense.the u.s. army is headed by a civilian senior appointed civil servant, the secretary of the army (secarmy) and by a chief military officer, the chief of staff of the army (csa) who is also a member of the joint chiefs of staff.it is the largest military branch, and in the fiscal year 2020, the projected end strength for the regular army (usa) was 480,893 soldiers; the army national guard (arng) had 336,129 soldiers and the u.s. army reserve (usar) had 188,703 soldiers; the combined-component strength of the u.s. army was 1,005,725 soldiers.as a branch of the armed forces, the mission of the u.s. army is 'to fight and win our nation's wars, by providing prompt, sustained land dominance, across the full range of military operations and the spectrum of conflict, in support of combatant commanders'.the branch participates in conflicts worldwide and is the major ground-based offensive and defensive force of the united states.section 7062 of title 10, u.s. code defines the purpose of the army as: preserving the peace and security and providing for the defense of the united states, the commonwealths and possessions and any areas occupied by the united states supporting the national policies implementing the national objectives overcoming any nations responsible for aggressive acts that imperil the peace and security of the united statesin 2018, the army strategy 2018 articulated an eight-point addendum to the army vision for 2028.while the army mission remains constant, the army strategy builds upon the army's brigade modernization by adding focus to corps and division-level echelons.the army futures command oversees reforms geared toward conventional warfare.the army's current reorganization plan is due to be completed by 2028.the army's five core competencies are prompt and sustained land combat, combined arms operations (to include combined arms maneuver and wide–area security, armored and mechanized operations and airborne and air assault operations), special operations forces, to set and sustain the theater for the joint force, and to integrate national, multinational, and joint power on land.the army was initially led by men who had served in the british army or colonial militias and who brought much of british military heritage with them.as the revolutionary war progressed, french aid, resources and military thinking helped shape the new army.a number of european soldiers came on their own to help, such as friedrich wilhelm von steuben, who taught prussian army tactics and organizational skills.the army fought numerous pitched battles, and sometimes used fabian strategy and hit-and-run tactics in the south in 1780 and 1781; under major general nathanael greene, it hit where the british were weakest to wear down their forces. | vermifugal | paramuthetic | gauged | no related information |
alison o'donnell (born 5 october 1952) is an irish musician, solo and band singer-songwriter.born alison bools in dublin to an english mother and irish father, raised in dalkey and educated at holy child killiney.ballet and sporting activities were early interests until the age of 11 when music became her abiding passion.her commitment was sealed when she took cecilia as her confirmation name (saint cecilia being the patron saint of musicians).at the age of 11 she co-founded the progressive folk rock band mellow candle with school friends clodagh simonds and maria white.they released their first single, feeling high on snb records (simon napier-bell) in 1968.this was followed by a secretarial course and employment until a full electric line-up of mellow candle reformed.the band lived and worked in ireland and england between 1969 and 1973 managed by thin lizzy manager, ted carroll.o'donnell and williams spent their wedding evening in concert with thin lizzy at the national stadium in dublin.bob geldof, luke kelly and members of clannad were amongst early spectators at irish concerts, and several members of the group participated in house sessions with pioneering traditional musicians, dónal lunny and andy irvine.the band released their latterly highly acclaimed, cult album, swaddling songs on decca records's deram subsidiary in 1972.the untimely and unhappy demise of mellow candle and the tough economic climate of the three-day week in 1973/74 london sent o'donnell and williams to johannesburg, south africa.simonds and murray ultimately went to new york, and boylan joined the gary moore band for a time.in the year before their departure they played belgian bars as a folk duo and formed a short-lived band with legendary guitarist jimmy faulkner, who died in 2008.disenchanted by hard drug use backstage, they abandoned the project.two years after their arrival in south africa the couple participated in palet, an afrikaans music and poetry programme in 1976 for the fledgling south african broadcasting corporation's television service.the show was considered too radical and highbrow, and never aired, resulting in the producer's resignation.they formed traditional group flibbertigibbet in 1977 with barrie glenn and jo dudding whom they met at mangles folk club.the band recorded their vinyl album, whistling jigs to the moon in 1978 in south africa for a slim, niche market, and made several appearances on satv.the recording was more fully appreciated and reissued in 1996.after the break-up of flibbertigibbet in 1979 o'donnell worked as a session singer for singer-songwriters and advertising agency recordings, toured in the musical i'm getting my act together and taking it on the road produced by des and dawn lindberg, and performed in a series of satirical revues in 1980/81 with south african actors and musicians: tortue revues i and ii in rockey street's famed 80s clubs, and fool marks and commit no nuisance at the chelsea hotel hillbrow with music by david marks (songwriter, producer and archivist), who had earlier given flibbertigibbet their first run at the market theatre in johannesburg.in the early to mid-80s o'donnell appeared briefly with jazz group theta and an early incarnation of the popular rock group ella mental at sun city.she recorded an album with writer/producer terry dempsey's band, plastik mak, which included his hit song daydreamer and performed in after-show cabaret with musician/actress michelle maxwell and on the folk club stage with blues/folk guitarist mike dickman.she also appeared regularly with singer-songwriters colin shamley and roger lucey, guesting on their respective albums.during this period she assisted in running the door for club le chaim, which featured musicians opposed to the apartheid regime. | alison o'donnell musician | associatedband/associatedmusicalartist | the owl service band | born alison bools in dublin to an english mother and irish father, raised in dalkey and educated at holy child killiney.o'donnell and williams spent their wedding evening in concert with thin lizzy at the national stadium in dublin.the band released their latterly highly acclaimed, cult album, swaddling songs on decca records's deram subsidiary in 1972.the untimely and unhappy demise of mellow candle and the tough economic climate of the three-day week in 1973/74 london sent o'donnell and williams to johannesburg, south africa.after the break-up of flibbertigibbet in 1979 o'donnell worked as a session singer for singer-songwriters and advertising agency recordings, toured in the musical i'm getting my act together and taking it on the road produced by des and dawn lindberg, and performed in a series of satirical revues in 1980/81 with south african actors and musicians: tortue revues i and ii in rockey street's famed 80s clubs, and fool marks and commit no nuisance at the chelsea hotel hillbrow with music by david marks (songwriter, producer and archivist), who had earlier given flibbertigibbet their first run at the market theatre in johannesburg.in the early to mid-80s o'donnell appeared briefly with jazz group theta and an early incarnation of the popular rock group ella mental at sun city. |
alison o'donnell (born 5 october 1952) is an irish musician, solo and band singer-songwriter.born alison bools in dublin to an english mother and irish father, raised in dalkey and educated at holy child killiney.ballet and sporting activities were early interests until the age of 11 when music became her abiding passion.her commitment was sealed when she took cecilia as her confirmation name (saint cecilia being the patron saint of musicians).at the age of 11 she co-founded the progressive folk rock band mellow candle with school friends clodagh simonds and maria white.they released their first single, feeling high on snb records (simon napier-bell) in 1968.this was followed by a secretarial course and employment until a full electric line-up of mellow candle reformed.the band lived and worked in ireland and england between 1969 and 1973 managed by thin lizzy manager, ted carroll.o'donnell and williams spent their wedding evening in concert with thin lizzy at the national stadium in dublin.bob geldof, luke kelly and members of clannad were amongst early spectators at irish concerts, and several members of the group participated in house sessions with pioneering traditional musicians, dónal lunny and andy irvine.the band released their latterly highly acclaimed, cult album, swaddling songs on decca records's deram subsidiary in 1972.the untimely and unhappy demise of mellow candle and the tough economic climate of the three-day week in 1973/74 london sent o'donnell and williams to johannesburg, south africa.simonds and murray ultimately went to new york, and boylan joined the gary moore band for a time.in the year before their departure they played belgian bars as a folk duo and formed a short-lived band with legendary guitarist jimmy faulkner, who died in 2008.disenchanted by hard drug use backstage, they abandoned the project.two years after their arrival in south africa the couple participated in palet, an afrikaans music and poetry programme in 1976 for the fledgling south african broadcasting corporation's television service.the show was considered too radical and highbrow, and never aired, resulting in the producer's resignation.they formed traditional group flibbertigibbet in 1977 with barrie glenn and jo dudding whom they met at mangles folk club.the band recorded their vinyl album, whistling jigs to the moon in 1978 in south africa for a slim, niche market, and made several appearances on satv.the recording was more fully appreciated and reissued in 1996.after the break-up of flibbertigibbet in 1979 o'donnell worked as a session singer for singer-songwriters and advertising agency recordings, toured in the musical i'm getting my act together and taking it on the road produced by des and dawn lindberg, and performed in a series of satirical revues in 1980/81 with south african actors and musicians: tortue revues i and ii in rockey street's famed 80s clubs, and fool marks and commit no nuisance at the chelsea hotel hillbrow with music by david marks (songwriter, producer and archivist), who had earlier given flibbertigibbet their first run at the market theatre in johannesburg.in the early to mid-80s o'donnell appeared briefly with jazz group theta and an early incarnation of the popular rock group ella mental at sun city.she recorded an album with writer/producer terry dempsey's band, plastik mak, which included his hit song daydreamer and performed in after-show cabaret with musician/actress michelle maxwell and on the folk club stage with blues/folk guitarist mike dickman.she also appeared regularly with singer-songwriters colin shamley and roger lucey, guesting on their respective albums.during this period she assisted in running the door for club le chaim, which featured musicians opposed to the apartheid regime. | alison o'donnell musician | associatedband/associatedmusicalartist | the owl service band | born alison bools in dublin to an english mother and irish father, raised in dalkey and educated at holy child killiney.o'donnell and williams spent their wedding evening in concert with thin lizzy at the national stadium in dublin.the band released their latterly highly acclaimed, cult album, swaddling songs on decca records's deram subsidiary in 1972.the untimely and unhappy demise of mellow candle and the tough economic climate of the three-day week in 1973/74 london sent o'donnell and williams to johannesburg, south africa.after the break-up of flibbertigibbet in 1979 o'donnell worked as a session singer for singer-songwriters and advertising agency recordings, toured in the musical i'm getting my act together and taking it on the road produced by des and dawn lindberg, and performed in a series of satirical revues in 1980/81 with south african actors and musicians: tortue revues i and ii in rockey street's famed 80s clubs, and fool marks and commit no nuisance at the chelsea hotel hillbrow with music by david marks (songwriter, producer and archivist), who had earlier given flibbertigibbet their first run at the market theatre in johannesburg.in the early to mid-80s o'donnell appeared briefly with jazz group theta and an early incarnation of the popular rock group ella mental at sun city. |
poaceae () or gramineae () is a large and nearly ubiquitous family of monocotyledonous flowering plants commonly known as grasses.it includes the cereal grasses, bamboos and the grasses of natural grassland and species cultivated in lawns and pasture.the latter are commonly referred to collectively as grass.with around 780 genera and around 12,000 species, the poaceae is the fifth-largest plant family, following the asteraceae, orchidaceae, fabaceae and rubiaceae.the poaceae are the most economically important plant family, providing staple foods from domesticated cereal crops such as maize, wheat, rice, barley, and millet as well as feed for meat-producing animals.they provide, through direct human consumption, just over one-half (51%) of all dietary energy; rice provides 20%, wheat supplies 20%, maize (corn) 5.5%, and other grains 6%.some members of the poaceae are used as building materials (bamboo, thatch, and straw); others can provide a source of biofuel, primarily via the conversion of maize to ethanol.grasses have stems that are hollow except at the nodes and narrow alternate leaves borne in two ranks.the lower part of each leaf encloses the stem, forming a leaf-sheath.the leaf grows from the base of the blade, an adaptation allowing it to cope with frequent grazing.grasslands such as savannah and prairie where grasses are dominant are estimated to constitute 40.5% of the land area of the earth, excluding greenland and antarctica.grasses are also an important part of the vegetation in many other habitats, including wetlands, forests and tundra.though they are commonly called 'grasses', groups such as the seagrasses, rushes and sedges fall outside this family.the rushes and sedges are related to the poaceae, being members of the order poales, but the seagrasses are members of order alismatales.however, all of them belong to the monocot group of plants.grass leaves are nearly always alternate and distichous (in one plane), and have parallel veins.: 11 each leaf is differentiated into a lower sheath hugging the stem and a blade with entire (i.e., smooth) margins.: 11 the leaf blades of many grasses are hardened with silica phytoliths, which discourage grazing animals; some, such as sword grass, are sharp enough to cut human skin.a membranous appendage or fringe of hairs called the ligule lies at the junction between sheath and blade, preventing water or insects from penetrating into the sheath.: 11 flowers of poaceae are characteristically arranged in spikelets, each having one or more florets.: 12 the spikelets are further grouped into panicles or spikes.the part of the spikelet that bears the florets is called the rachilla.a spikelet consists of two (or sometimes fewer) bracts at the base, called glumes, followed by one or more florets.: 13 a floret consists of the flower surrounded by two bracts, one external—the lemma—and one internal—the palea.the flowers are usually hermaphroditic—maize being an important exception—and mainly anemophilous or wind-pollinated, although insects occasionally play a role.the perianth is reduced to two scales, called lodicules,: 11 that expand and contract to spread the lemma and palea; these are generally interpreted to be modified sepals.the fruit of grasses is a caryopsis, in which the seed coat is fused to the fruit wall.: 16 a tiller is a leafy shoot other than the first shoot produced from the seed.: 11 === growth and development === grass blades grow at the base of the blade and not from elongated stem tips.this low growth point evolved in response to grazing animals and allows grasses to be grazed or mown regularly without severe damage to the plant.: 113–114 three general classifications of growth habit present in grasses: bunch-type (also called caespitose), stoloniferous, and rhizomatous. | viniculturist | mythmaker | mendicancies <tsp> viniculturist | woodlarks | octarchies | no related information |
alison o'donnell (born 5 october 1952) is an irish musician, solo and band singer-songwriter.born alison bools in dublin to an english mother and irish father, raised in dalkey and educated at holy child killiney.ballet and sporting activities were early interests until the age of 11 when music became her abiding passion.her commitment was sealed when she took cecilia as her confirmation name (saint cecilia being the patron saint of musicians).at the age of 11 she co-founded the progressive folk rock band mellow candle with school friends clodagh simonds and maria white.they released their first single, feeling high on snb records (simon napier-bell) in 1968.this was followed by a secretarial course and employment until a full electric line-up of mellow candle reformed.the band lived and worked in ireland and england between 1969 and 1973 managed by thin lizzy manager, ted carroll.o'donnell and williams spent their wedding evening in concert with thin lizzy at the national stadium in dublin.bob geldof, luke kelly and members of clannad were amongst early spectators at irish concerts, and several members of the group participated in house sessions with pioneering traditional musicians, dónal lunny and andy irvine.the band released their latterly highly acclaimed, cult album, swaddling songs on decca records's deram subsidiary in 1972.the untimely and unhappy demise of mellow candle and the tough economic climate of the three-day week in 1973/74 london sent o'donnell and williams to johannesburg, south africa.simonds and murray ultimately went to new york, and boylan joined the gary moore band for a time.in the year before their departure they played belgian bars as a folk duo and formed a short-lived band with legendary guitarist jimmy faulkner, who died in 2008.disenchanted by hard drug use backstage, they abandoned the project.two years after their arrival in south africa the couple participated in palet, an afrikaans music and poetry programme in 1976 for the fledgling south african broadcasting corporation's television service.the show was considered too radical and highbrow, and never aired, resulting in the producer's resignation.they formed traditional group flibbertigibbet in 1977 with barrie glenn and jo dudding whom they met at mangles folk club.the band recorded their vinyl album, whistling jigs to the moon in 1978 in south africa for a slim, niche market, and made several appearances on satv.the recording was more fully appreciated and reissued in 1996.after the break-up of flibbertigibbet in 1979 o'donnell worked as a session singer for singer-songwriters and advertising agency recordings, toured in the musical i'm getting my act together and taking it on the road produced by des and dawn lindberg, and performed in a series of satirical revues in 1980/81 with south african actors and musicians: tortue revues i and ii in rockey street's famed 80s clubs, and fool marks and commit no nuisance at the chelsea hotel hillbrow with music by david marks (songwriter, producer and archivist), who had earlier given flibbertigibbet their first run at the market theatre in johannesburg.in the early to mid-80s o'donnell appeared briefly with jazz group theta and an early incarnation of the popular rock group ella mental at sun city.she recorded an album with writer/producer terry dempsey's band, plastik mak, which included his hit song daydreamer and performed in after-show cabaret with musician/actress michelle maxwell and on the folk club stage with blues/folk guitarist mike dickman.she also appeared regularly with singer-songwriters colin shamley and roger lucey, guesting on their respective albums.during this period she assisted in running the door for club le chaim, which featured musicians opposed to the apartheid regime. | alison o'donnell musician | associatedband/associatedmusicalartist | the owl service band | born alison bools in dublin to an english mother and irish father, raised in dalkey and educated at holy child killiney.o'donnell and williams spent their wedding evening in concert with thin lizzy at the national stadium in dublin.the band released their latterly highly acclaimed, cult album, swaddling songs on decca records's deram subsidiary in 1972.the untimely and unhappy demise of mellow candle and the tough economic climate of the three-day week in 1973/74 london sent o'donnell and williams to johannesburg, south africa.after the break-up of flibbertigibbet in 1979 o'donnell worked as a session singer for singer-songwriters and advertising agency recordings, toured in the musical i'm getting my act together and taking it on the road produced by des and dawn lindberg, and performed in a series of satirical revues in 1980/81 with south african actors and musicians: tortue revues i and ii in rockey street's famed 80s clubs, and fool marks and commit no nuisance at the chelsea hotel hillbrow with music by david marks (songwriter, producer and archivist), who had earlier given flibbertigibbet their first run at the market theatre in johannesburg.in the early to mid-80s o'donnell appeared briefly with jazz group theta and an early incarnation of the popular rock group ella mental at sun city. |
vermont ( (listen)) is a state in the new england region of the northeastern united states.vermont is bordered by the states of massachusetts to the south, new hampshire to the east, new york to the west, and the canadian province of quebec to the north.admitted to the union in 1791 as the 14th state, it is the only state in new england not bordered by the atlantic ocean.according to the 2020 u.s. census, the state has a population of 643,503, ranking it the second least-populated in the u.s. after wyoming.it is also the nation's sixth-smallest state in area.the state's capital montpelier is the least-populous state capital in the u.s., while its most-populous city, burlington, is the least-populous to be a state's largest.for some 12,000 years, indigenous peoples have inhabited this area.the competitive tribes of the algonquian-speaking abenaki and iroquoian-speaking mohawk were active in the area at the time of european encounter.during the 17th century, french colonists claimed the territory as part of the kingdom of france's colony of new france.after the kingdom of great britain began to settle colonies to the south along the atlantic coast, the two nations competed in north america in addition to europe.after being defeated in 1763 in the seven years' war, france ceded its territory east of the mississippi river to great britain.thereafter, the nearby british thirteen colonies, especially the provinces of new hampshire and new york, disputed the extent of the area called the new hampshire grants to the west of the connecticut river, encompassing present-day vermont.the provincial government of new york sold land grants to settlers in the region, which conflicted with earlier grants from the government of new hampshire.the green mountain boys militia protected the interests of the established new hampshire land grant settlers against the newly arrived settlers with land titles granted by new york.ultimately, a group of settlers with new hampshire land grant titles established the vermont republic in 1777 as an independent state during the american revolutionary war.the vermont republic abolished slavery before any of the other states.during the mid-19th century, vermont was a strong source of abolitionist sentiment, although it was also tied to king cotton through the development of textile mills in the region, which relied on southern cotton.it sent a significant contingent of soldiers to participate in the american civil war.the geography of the state is marked by the green mountains, which run north–south up the middle of the state, separating lake champlain and other valley terrain on the west from the connecticut river valley that defines much of its eastern border.a majority of its terrain is forested with hardwoods and conifers, and a majority of its open land is devoted to agriculture.the state's climate is characterized by warm, humid summers and cold, snowy winters.vermont's economic activity of $40.6 billion in 2022 ranked last on the list of u.s. states and territories by gdp but 21st in gdp per capita.known for its progressivism, the state was one of the first to recognize same-sex civil unions and marriage, the first to legalize recreational marijuana, the most self-sufficient state in renewable electricity at 99.9%, and the least religious state.as of 2021, the state ranked 12th among u.s. states and territories on the united nations human development index.it was renamed to the republic of vermont six months later.the earliest known reference to the green mountains is in the context of the green mountain boys in 1772.in fact, documents using 'green mountains' predate those mentioning 'vermont', which appears for the first time in english publications in 1778, including a map by bernard romans. | nontortuous | prophethood | petti <tsp> nontortuous | shoreweed | epenthesis | no related information |
south america is a continent entirely in the western hemisphere and mostly in the southern hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the northern hemisphere at the northern tip of the continent.it can also be described as the southern subregion of a single continent called america.south america is bordered on the west by the pacific ocean and on the north and east by the atlantic ocean; north america and the caribbean sea lie to the northwest.the continent generally includes twelve sovereign states: argentina, bolivia, brazil, chile, colombia, ecuador, guyana, paraguay, peru, suriname, uruguay, and venezuela; two dependent territories: the falkland islands and south georgia and the south sandwich islands; and one internal territory: french guiana.in addition, the abc islands of the kingdom of the netherlands, ascension island (dependency of saint helena, ascension and tristan da cunha, a british overseas territory), bouvet island (dependency of norway), panama, and trinidad and tobago may also be considered parts of south america.south america has an area of 17,840,000 square kilometers (6,890,000 sq mi).its population as of 2021 has been estimated at more than 434 million.south america ranks fourth in area (after asia, africa, and north america) and fifth in population (after asia, africa, europe, and north america).brazil is by far the most populous south american country, with more than half of the continent's population, followed by colombia, argentina, venezuela and peru.in recent decades, brazil has also generated half of the continent's gdp and has become the continent's first regional power.most of the population lives near the continent's western or eastern coasts while the interior and the far south are sparsely populated.the geography of western south america is dominated by the andes mountains; in contrast, the eastern part contains both highland regions and vast lowlands where rivers such as the amazon, orinoco and paraná flow.most of the continent lies in the tropics, except for a large part of the southern cone located in the middle latitudes.the continent's cultural and ethnic outlook has its origin with the interaction of indigenous peoples with european conquerors and immigrants and, more locally, with african slaves.given a long history of colonialism, the overwhelming majority of south americans speak spanish or portuguese, and societies and states are rich in western traditions.relative to europe, asia and africa, 20th-century south america has been a peaceful continent with few wars.the continent is generally delimited on the northwest by the darién watershed along the colombia–panama border, although some may consider the border instead to be the panama canal.geopolitically and geographically, all of panama – including the segment east of the panama canal in the isthmus – is typically included in north america alone and among the countries of central america.almost all of mainland south america sits on the south american plate.south america is home to the world's highest uninterrupted waterfall, angel falls in venezuela; the highest single drop waterfall kaieteur falls in guyana; the largest river by volume, the amazon river; the longest mountain range, the andes (whose highest mountain is aconcagua at 6,962 m or 22,841 ft); the driest non-polar place on earth, the atacama desert; the wettest place on earth, lópez de micay in colombia; the largest rainforest, the amazon rainforest; the highest capital city, la paz, bolivia; the highest commercially navigable lake in the world, lake titicaca; and, excluding research stations in antarctica, the world's southernmost permanently inhabited community, puerto toro, chile.south america's major mineral resources are gold, silver, copper, iron ore, tin, and petroleum.these resources found in south america have brought high income to its countries especially in times of war or of rapid economic growth by industrialized countries elsewhere. | pectinated | nonsyntactical | hypinosis <tsp> pectinated | phantasmata | metastigmate | no related information |
alison o'donnell (born 5 october 1952) is an irish musician, solo and band singer-songwriter.born alison bools in dublin to an english mother and irish father, raised in dalkey and educated at holy child killiney.ballet and sporting activities were early interests until the age of 11 when music became her abiding passion.her commitment was sealed when she took cecilia as her confirmation name (saint cecilia being the patron saint of musicians).at the age of 11 she co-founded the progressive folk rock band mellow candle with school friends clodagh simonds and maria white.they released their first single, feeling high on snb records (simon napier-bell) in 1968.this was followed by a secretarial course and employment until a full electric line-up of mellow candle reformed.the band lived and worked in ireland and england between 1969 and 1973 managed by thin lizzy manager, ted carroll.o'donnell and williams spent their wedding evening in concert with thin lizzy at the national stadium in dublin.bob geldof, luke kelly and members of clannad were amongst early spectators at irish concerts, and several members of the group participated in house sessions with pioneering traditional musicians, dónal lunny and andy irvine.the band released their latterly highly acclaimed, cult album, swaddling songs on decca records's deram subsidiary in 1972.the untimely and unhappy demise of mellow candle and the tough economic climate of the three-day week in 1973/74 london sent o'donnell and williams to johannesburg, south africa.simonds and murray ultimately went to new york, and boylan joined the gary moore band for a time.in the year before their departure they played belgian bars as a folk duo and formed a short-lived band with legendary guitarist jimmy faulkner, who died in 2008.disenchanted by hard drug use backstage, they abandoned the project.two years after their arrival in south africa the couple participated in palet, an afrikaans music and poetry programme in 1976 for the fledgling south african broadcasting corporation's television service.the show was considered too radical and highbrow, and never aired, resulting in the producer's resignation.they formed traditional group flibbertigibbet in 1977 with barrie glenn and jo dudding whom they met at mangles folk club.the band recorded their vinyl album, whistling jigs to the moon in 1978 in south africa for a slim, niche market, and made several appearances on satv.the recording was more fully appreciated and reissued in 1996.after the break-up of flibbertigibbet in 1979 o'donnell worked as a session singer for singer-songwriters and advertising agency recordings, toured in the musical i'm getting my act together and taking it on the road produced by des and dawn lindberg, and performed in a series of satirical revues in 1980/81 with south african actors and musicians: tortue revues i and ii in rockey street's famed 80s clubs, and fool marks and commit no nuisance at the chelsea hotel hillbrow with music by david marks (songwriter, producer and archivist), who had earlier given flibbertigibbet their first run at the market theatre in johannesburg.in the early to mid-80s o'donnell appeared briefly with jazz group theta and an early incarnation of the popular rock group ella mental at sun city.she recorded an album with writer/producer terry dempsey's band, plastik mak, which included his hit song daydreamer and performed in after-show cabaret with musician/actress michelle maxwell and on the folk club stage with blues/folk guitarist mike dickman.she also appeared regularly with singer-songwriters colin shamley and roger lucey, guesting on their respective albums.during this period she assisted in running the door for club le chaim, which featured musicians opposed to the apartheid regime. | alison o'donnell musician | associatedband/associatedmusicalartist | united bible studies | no related information |
vermont ( (listen)) is a state in the new england region of the northeastern united states.vermont is bordered by the states of massachusetts to the south, new hampshire to the east, new york to the west, and the canadian province of quebec to the north.admitted to the union in 1791 as the 14th state, it is the only state in new england not bordered by the atlantic ocean.according to the 2020 u.s. census, the state has a population of 643,503, ranking it the second least-populated in the u.s. after wyoming.it is also the nation's sixth-smallest state in area.the state's capital montpelier is the least-populous state capital in the u.s., while its most-populous city, burlington, is the least-populous to be a state's largest.for some 12,000 years, indigenous peoples have inhabited this area.the competitive tribes of the algonquian-speaking abenaki and iroquoian-speaking mohawk were active in the area at the time of european encounter.during the 17th century, french colonists claimed the territory as part of the kingdom of france's colony of new france.after the kingdom of great britain began to settle colonies to the south along the atlantic coast, the two nations competed in north america in addition to europe.after being defeated in 1763 in the seven years' war, france ceded its territory east of the mississippi river to great britain.thereafter, the nearby british thirteen colonies, especially the provinces of new hampshire and new york, disputed the extent of the area called the new hampshire grants to the west of the connecticut river, encompassing present-day vermont.the provincial government of new york sold land grants to settlers in the region, which conflicted with earlier grants from the government of new hampshire.the green mountain boys militia protected the interests of the established new hampshire land grant settlers against the newly arrived settlers with land titles granted by new york.ultimately, a group of settlers with new hampshire land grant titles established the vermont republic in 1777 as an independent state during the american revolutionary war.the vermont republic abolished slavery before any of the other states.during the mid-19th century, vermont was a strong source of abolitionist sentiment, although it was also tied to king cotton through the development of textile mills in the region, which relied on southern cotton.it sent a significant contingent of soldiers to participate in the american civil war.the geography of the state is marked by the green mountains, which run north–south up the middle of the state, separating lake champlain and other valley terrain on the west from the connecticut river valley that defines much of its eastern border.a majority of its terrain is forested with hardwoods and conifers, and a majority of its open land is devoted to agriculture.the state's climate is characterized by warm, humid summers and cold, snowy winters.vermont's economic activity of $40.6 billion in 2022 ranked last on the list of u.s. states and territories by gdp but 21st in gdp per capita.known for its progressivism, the state was one of the first to recognize same-sex civil unions and marriage, the first to legalize recreational marijuana, the most self-sufficient state in renewable electricity at 99.9%, and the least religious state.as of 2021, the state ranked 12th among u.s. states and territories on the united nations human development index.it was renamed to the republic of vermont six months later.the earliest known reference to the green mountains is in the context of the green mountain boys in 1772.in fact, documents using 'green mountains' predate those mentioning 'vermont', which appears for the first time in english publications in 1778, including a map by bernard romans. | deteriorations | billings | pipsqueaks <tsp> deteriorations | nosh | metropoleis | no related information |
south america is a continent entirely in the western hemisphere and mostly in the southern hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the northern hemisphere at the northern tip of the continent.it can also be described as the southern subregion of a single continent called america.south america is bordered on the west by the pacific ocean and on the north and east by the atlantic ocean; north america and the caribbean sea lie to the northwest.the continent generally includes twelve sovereign states: argentina, bolivia, brazil, chile, colombia, ecuador, guyana, paraguay, peru, suriname, uruguay, and venezuela; two dependent territories: the falkland islands and south georgia and the south sandwich islands; and one internal territory: french guiana.in addition, the abc islands of the kingdom of the netherlands, ascension island (dependency of saint helena, ascension and tristan da cunha, a british overseas territory), bouvet island (dependency of norway), panama, and trinidad and tobago may also be considered parts of south america.south america has an area of 17,840,000 square kilometers (6,890,000 sq mi).its population as of 2021 has been estimated at more than 434 million.south america ranks fourth in area (after asia, africa, and north america) and fifth in population (after asia, africa, europe, and north america).brazil is by far the most populous south american country, with more than half of the continent's population, followed by colombia, argentina, venezuela and peru.in recent decades, brazil has also generated half of the continent's gdp and has become the continent's first regional power.most of the population lives near the continent's western or eastern coasts while the interior and the far south are sparsely populated.the geography of western south america is dominated by the andes mountains; in contrast, the eastern part contains both highland regions and vast lowlands where rivers such as the amazon, orinoco and paraná flow.most of the continent lies in the tropics, except for a large part of the southern cone located in the middle latitudes.the continent's cultural and ethnic outlook has its origin with the interaction of indigenous peoples with european conquerors and immigrants and, more locally, with african slaves.given a long history of colonialism, the overwhelming majority of south americans speak spanish or portuguese, and societies and states are rich in western traditions.relative to europe, asia and africa, 20th-century south america has been a peaceful continent with few wars.the continent is generally delimited on the northwest by the darién watershed along the colombia–panama border, although some may consider the border instead to be the panama canal.geopolitically and geographically, all of panama – including the segment east of the panama canal in the isthmus – is typically included in north america alone and among the countries of central america.almost all of mainland south america sits on the south american plate.south america is home to the world's highest uninterrupted waterfall, angel falls in venezuela; the highest single drop waterfall kaieteur falls in guyana; the largest river by volume, the amazon river; the longest mountain range, the andes (whose highest mountain is aconcagua at 6,962 m or 22,841 ft); the driest non-polar place on earth, the atacama desert; the wettest place on earth, lópez de micay in colombia; the largest rainforest, the amazon rainforest; the highest capital city, la paz, bolivia; the highest commercially navigable lake in the world, lake titicaca; and, excluding research stations in antarctica, the world's southernmost permanently inhabited community, puerto toro, chile.south america's major mineral resources are gold, silver, copper, iron ore, tin, and petroleum.these resources found in south america have brought high income to its countries especially in times of war or of rapid economic growth by industrialized countries elsewhere. | south africa | leadername | jacob zuma | no related information |
alison o'donnell (born 5 october 1952) is an irish musician, solo and band singer-songwriter.born alison bools in dublin to an english mother and irish father, raised in dalkey and educated at holy child killiney.ballet and sporting activities were early interests until the age of 11 when music became her abiding passion.her commitment was sealed when she took cecilia as her confirmation name (saint cecilia being the patron saint of musicians).at the age of 11 she co-founded the progressive folk rock band mellow candle with school friends clodagh simonds and maria white.they released their first single, feeling high on snb records (simon napier-bell) in 1968.this was followed by a secretarial course and employment until a full electric line-up of mellow candle reformed.the band lived and worked in ireland and england between 1969 and 1973 managed by thin lizzy manager, ted carroll.o'donnell and williams spent their wedding evening in concert with thin lizzy at the national stadium in dublin.bob geldof, luke kelly and members of clannad were amongst early spectators at irish concerts, and several members of the group participated in house sessions with pioneering traditional musicians, dónal lunny and andy irvine.the band released their latterly highly acclaimed, cult album, swaddling songs on decca records's deram subsidiary in 1972.the untimely and unhappy demise of mellow candle and the tough economic climate of the three-day week in 1973/74 london sent o'donnell and williams to johannesburg, south africa.simonds and murray ultimately went to new york, and boylan joined the gary moore band for a time.in the year before their departure they played belgian bars as a folk duo and formed a short-lived band with legendary guitarist jimmy faulkner, who died in 2008.disenchanted by hard drug use backstage, they abandoned the project.two years after their arrival in south africa the couple participated in palet, an afrikaans music and poetry programme in 1976 for the fledgling south african broadcasting corporation's television service.the show was considered too radical and highbrow, and never aired, resulting in the producer's resignation.they formed traditional group flibbertigibbet in 1977 with barrie glenn and jo dudding whom they met at mangles folk club.the band recorded their vinyl album, whistling jigs to the moon in 1978 in south africa for a slim, niche market, and made several appearances on satv.the recording was more fully appreciated and reissued in 1996.after the break-up of flibbertigibbet in 1979 o'donnell worked as a session singer for singer-songwriters and advertising agency recordings, toured in the musical i'm getting my act together and taking it on the road produced by des and dawn lindberg, and performed in a series of satirical revues in 1980/81 with south african actors and musicians: tortue revues i and ii in rockey street's famed 80s clubs, and fool marks and commit no nuisance at the chelsea hotel hillbrow with music by david marks (songwriter, producer and archivist), who had earlier given flibbertigibbet their first run at the market theatre in johannesburg.in the early to mid-80s o'donnell appeared briefly with jazz group theta and an early incarnation of the popular rock group ella mental at sun city.she recorded an album with writer/producer terry dempsey's band, plastik mak, which included his hit song daydreamer and performed in after-show cabaret with musician/actress michelle maxwell and on the folk club stage with blues/folk guitarist mike dickman.she also appeared regularly with singer-songwriters colin shamley and roger lucey, guesting on their respective albums.during this period she assisted in running the door for club le chaim, which featured musicians opposed to the apartheid regime. | iridodiagnosis | orchioscirrhus | preconsciousness | no related information |
alison o'donnell (born 5 october 1952) is an irish musician, solo and band singer-songwriter.born alison bools in dublin to an english mother and irish father, raised in dalkey and educated at holy child killiney.ballet and sporting activities were early interests until the age of 11 when music became her abiding passion.her commitment was sealed when she took cecilia as her confirmation name (saint cecilia being the patron saint of musicians).at the age of 11 she co-founded the progressive folk rock band mellow candle with school friends clodagh simonds and maria white.they released their first single, feeling high on snb records (simon napier-bell) in 1968.this was followed by a secretarial course and employment until a full electric line-up of mellow candle reformed.the band lived and worked in ireland and england between 1969 and 1973 managed by thin lizzy manager, ted carroll.o'donnell and williams spent their wedding evening in concert with thin lizzy at the national stadium in dublin.bob geldof, luke kelly and members of clannad were amongst early spectators at irish concerts, and several members of the group participated in house sessions with pioneering traditional musicians, dónal lunny and andy irvine.the band released their latterly highly acclaimed, cult album, swaddling songs on decca records's deram subsidiary in 1972.the untimely and unhappy demise of mellow candle and the tough economic climate of the three-day week in 1973/74 london sent o'donnell and williams to johannesburg, south africa.simonds and murray ultimately went to new york, and boylan joined the gary moore band for a time.in the year before their departure they played belgian bars as a folk duo and formed a short-lived band with legendary guitarist jimmy faulkner, who died in 2008.disenchanted by hard drug use backstage, they abandoned the project.two years after their arrival in south africa the couple participated in palet, an afrikaans music and poetry programme in 1976 for the fledgling south african broadcasting corporation's television service.the show was considered too radical and highbrow, and never aired, resulting in the producer's resignation.they formed traditional group flibbertigibbet in 1977 with barrie glenn and jo dudding whom they met at mangles folk club.the band recorded their vinyl album, whistling jigs to the moon in 1978 in south africa for a slim, niche market, and made several appearances on satv.the recording was more fully appreciated and reissued in 1996.after the break-up of flibbertigibbet in 1979 o'donnell worked as a session singer for singer-songwriters and advertising agency recordings, toured in the musical i'm getting my act together and taking it on the road produced by des and dawn lindberg, and performed in a series of satirical revues in 1980/81 with south african actors and musicians: tortue revues i and ii in rockey street's famed 80s clubs, and fool marks and commit no nuisance at the chelsea hotel hillbrow with music by david marks (songwriter, producer and archivist), who had earlier given flibbertigibbet their first run at the market theatre in johannesburg.in the early to mid-80s o'donnell appeared briefly with jazz group theta and an early incarnation of the popular rock group ella mental at sun city.she recorded an album with writer/producer terry dempsey's band, plastik mak, which included his hit song daydreamer and performed in after-show cabaret with musician/actress michelle maxwell and on the folk club stage with blues/folk guitarist mike dickman.she also appeared regularly with singer-songwriters colin shamley and roger lucey, guesting on their respective albums.during this period she assisted in running the door for club le chaim, which featured musicians opposed to the apartheid regime. | alison o'donnell musician | genre | folk music | alison o'donnell (born 5 october 1952) is an irish musician, solo and band singer-songwriter.after the break-up of flibbertigibbet in 1979 o'donnell worked as a session singer for singer-songwriters and advertising agency recordings, toured in the musical i'm getting my act together and taking it on the road produced by des and dawn lindberg, and performed in a series of satirical revues in 1980/81 with south african actors and musicians: tortue revues i and ii in rockey street's famed 80s clubs, and fool marks and commit no nuisance at the chelsea hotel hillbrow with music by david marks (songwriter, producer and archivist), who had earlier given flibbertigibbet their first run at the market theatre in johannesburg. |
south america is a continent entirely in the western hemisphere and mostly in the southern hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the northern hemisphere at the northern tip of the continent.it can also be described as the southern subregion of a single continent called america.south america is bordered on the west by the pacific ocean and on the north and east by the atlantic ocean; north america and the caribbean sea lie to the northwest.the continent generally includes twelve sovereign states: argentina, bolivia, brazil, chile, colombia, ecuador, guyana, paraguay, peru, suriname, uruguay, and venezuela; two dependent territories: the falkland islands and south georgia and the south sandwich islands; and one internal territory: french guiana.in addition, the abc islands of the kingdom of the netherlands, ascension island (dependency of saint helena, ascension and tristan da cunha, a british overseas territory), bouvet island (dependency of norway), panama, and trinidad and tobago may also be considered parts of south america.south america has an area of 17,840,000 square kilometers (6,890,000 sq mi).its population as of 2021 has been estimated at more than 434 million.south america ranks fourth in area (after asia, africa, and north america) and fifth in population (after asia, africa, europe, and north america).brazil is by far the most populous south american country, with more than half of the continent's population, followed by colombia, argentina, venezuela and peru.in recent decades, brazil has also generated half of the continent's gdp and has become the continent's first regional power.most of the population lives near the continent's western or eastern coasts while the interior and the far south are sparsely populated.the geography of western south america is dominated by the andes mountains; in contrast, the eastern part contains both highland regions and vast lowlands where rivers such as the amazon, orinoco and paraná flow.most of the continent lies in the tropics, except for a large part of the southern cone located in the middle latitudes.the continent's cultural and ethnic outlook has its origin with the interaction of indigenous peoples with european conquerors and immigrants and, more locally, with african slaves.given a long history of colonialism, the overwhelming majority of south americans speak spanish or portuguese, and societies and states are rich in western traditions.relative to europe, asia and africa, 20th-century south america has been a peaceful continent with few wars.the continent is generally delimited on the northwest by the darién watershed along the colombia–panama border, although some may consider the border instead to be the panama canal.geopolitically and geographically, all of panama – including the segment east of the panama canal in the isthmus – is typically included in north america alone and among the countries of central america.almost all of mainland south america sits on the south american plate.south america is home to the world's highest uninterrupted waterfall, angel falls in venezuela; the highest single drop waterfall kaieteur falls in guyana; the largest river by volume, the amazon river; the longest mountain range, the andes (whose highest mountain is aconcagua at 6,962 m or 22,841 ft); the driest non-polar place on earth, the atacama desert; the wettest place on earth, lópez de micay in colombia; the largest rainforest, the amazon rainforest; the highest capital city, la paz, bolivia; the highest commercially navigable lake in the world, lake titicaca; and, excluding research stations in antarctica, the world's southernmost permanently inhabited community, puerto toro, chile.south america's major mineral resources are gold, silver, copper, iron ore, tin, and petroleum.these resources found in south america have brought high income to its countries especially in times of war or of rapid economic growth by industrialized countries elsewhere. | south africa | leadername | jacob zuma | no related information |
alison o'donnell (born 5 october 1952) is an irish musician, solo and band singer-songwriter.born alison bools in dublin to an english mother and irish father, raised in dalkey and educated at holy child killiney.ballet and sporting activities were early interests until the age of 11 when music became her abiding passion.her commitment was sealed when she took cecilia as her confirmation name (saint cecilia being the patron saint of musicians).at the age of 11 she co-founded the progressive folk rock band mellow candle with school friends clodagh simonds and maria white.they released their first single, feeling high on snb records (simon napier-bell) in 1968.this was followed by a secretarial course and employment until a full electric line-up of mellow candle reformed.the band lived and worked in ireland and england between 1969 and 1973 managed by thin lizzy manager, ted carroll.o'donnell and williams spent their wedding evening in concert with thin lizzy at the national stadium in dublin.bob geldof, luke kelly and members of clannad were amongst early spectators at irish concerts, and several members of the group participated in house sessions with pioneering traditional musicians, dónal lunny and andy irvine.the band released their latterly highly acclaimed, cult album, swaddling songs on decca records's deram subsidiary in 1972.the untimely and unhappy demise of mellow candle and the tough economic climate of the three-day week in 1973/74 london sent o'donnell and williams to johannesburg, south africa.simonds and murray ultimately went to new york, and boylan joined the gary moore band for a time.in the year before their departure they played belgian bars as a folk duo and formed a short-lived band with legendary guitarist jimmy faulkner, who died in 2008.disenchanted by hard drug use backstage, they abandoned the project.two years after their arrival in south africa the couple participated in palet, an afrikaans music and poetry programme in 1976 for the fledgling south african broadcasting corporation's television service.the show was considered too radical and highbrow, and never aired, resulting in the producer's resignation.they formed traditional group flibbertigibbet in 1977 with barrie glenn and jo dudding whom they met at mangles folk club.the band recorded their vinyl album, whistling jigs to the moon in 1978 in south africa for a slim, niche market, and made several appearances on satv.the recording was more fully appreciated and reissued in 1996.after the break-up of flibbertigibbet in 1979 o'donnell worked as a session singer for singer-songwriters and advertising agency recordings, toured in the musical i'm getting my act together and taking it on the road produced by des and dawn lindberg, and performed in a series of satirical revues in 1980/81 with south african actors and musicians: tortue revues i and ii in rockey street's famed 80s clubs, and fool marks and commit no nuisance at the chelsea hotel hillbrow with music by david marks (songwriter, producer and archivist), who had earlier given flibbertigibbet their first run at the market theatre in johannesburg.in the early to mid-80s o'donnell appeared briefly with jazz group theta and an early incarnation of the popular rock group ella mental at sun city.she recorded an album with writer/producer terry dempsey's band, plastik mak, which included his hit song daydreamer and performed in after-show cabaret with musician/actress michelle maxwell and on the folk club stage with blues/folk guitarist mike dickman.she also appeared regularly with singer-songwriters colin shamley and roger lucey, guesting on their respective albums.during this period she assisted in running the door for club le chaim, which featured musicians opposed to the apartheid regime. | alison o'donnell musician | genre | folk music | alison o'donnell (born 5 october 1952) is an irish musician, solo and band singer-songwriter.after the break-up of flibbertigibbet in 1979 o'donnell worked as a session singer for singer-songwriters and advertising agency recordings, toured in the musical i'm getting my act together and taking it on the road produced by des and dawn lindberg, and performed in a series of satirical revues in 1980/81 with south african actors and musicians: tortue revues i and ii in rockey street's famed 80s clubs, and fool marks and commit no nuisance at the chelsea hotel hillbrow with music by david marks (songwriter, producer and archivist), who had earlier given flibbertigibbet their first run at the market theatre in johannesburg. |
alison o'donnell (born 5 october 1952) is an irish musician, solo and band singer-songwriter.born alison bools in dublin to an english mother and irish father, raised in dalkey and educated at holy child killiney.ballet and sporting activities were early interests until the age of 11 when music became her abiding passion.her commitment was sealed when she took cecilia as her confirmation name (saint cecilia being the patron saint of musicians).at the age of 11 she co-founded the progressive folk rock band mellow candle with school friends clodagh simonds and maria white.they released their first single, feeling high on snb records (simon napier-bell) in 1968.this was followed by a secretarial course and employment until a full electric line-up of mellow candle reformed.the band lived and worked in ireland and england between 1969 and 1973 managed by thin lizzy manager, ted carroll.o'donnell and williams spent their wedding evening in concert with thin lizzy at the national stadium in dublin.bob geldof, luke kelly and members of clannad were amongst early spectators at irish concerts, and several members of the group participated in house sessions with pioneering traditional musicians, dónal lunny and andy irvine.the band released their latterly highly acclaimed, cult album, swaddling songs on decca records's deram subsidiary in 1972.the untimely and unhappy demise of mellow candle and the tough economic climate of the three-day week in 1973/74 london sent o'donnell and williams to johannesburg, south africa.simonds and murray ultimately went to new york, and boylan joined the gary moore band for a time.in the year before their departure they played belgian bars as a folk duo and formed a short-lived band with legendary guitarist jimmy faulkner, who died in 2008.disenchanted by hard drug use backstage, they abandoned the project.two years after their arrival in south africa the couple participated in palet, an afrikaans music and poetry programme in 1976 for the fledgling south african broadcasting corporation's television service.the show was considered too radical and highbrow, and never aired, resulting in the producer's resignation.they formed traditional group flibbertigibbet in 1977 with barrie glenn and jo dudding whom they met at mangles folk club.the band recorded their vinyl album, whistling jigs to the moon in 1978 in south africa for a slim, niche market, and made several appearances on satv.the recording was more fully appreciated and reissued in 1996.after the break-up of flibbertigibbet in 1979 o'donnell worked as a session singer for singer-songwriters and advertising agency recordings, toured in the musical i'm getting my act together and taking it on the road produced by des and dawn lindberg, and performed in a series of satirical revues in 1980/81 with south african actors and musicians: tortue revues i and ii in rockey street's famed 80s clubs, and fool marks and commit no nuisance at the chelsea hotel hillbrow with music by david marks (songwriter, producer and archivist), who had earlier given flibbertigibbet their first run at the market theatre in johannesburg.in the early to mid-80s o'donnell appeared briefly with jazz group theta and an early incarnation of the popular rock group ella mental at sun city.she recorded an album with writer/producer terry dempsey's band, plastik mak, which included his hit song daydreamer and performed in after-show cabaret with musician/actress michelle maxwell and on the folk club stage with blues/folk guitarist mike dickman.she also appeared regularly with singer-songwriters colin shamley and roger lucey, guesting on their respective albums.during this period she assisted in running the door for club le chaim, which featured musicians opposed to the apartheid regime. | alison o'donnell musician | genre | folk music of ireland | alison o'donnell (born 5 october 1952) is an irish musician, solo and band singer-songwriter.after the break-up of flibbertigibbet in 1979 o'donnell worked as a session singer for singer-songwriters and advertising agency recordings, toured in the musical i'm getting my act together and taking it on the road produced by des and dawn lindberg, and performed in a series of satirical revues in 1980/81 with south african actors and musicians: tortue revues i and ii in rockey street's famed 80s clubs, and fool marks and commit no nuisance at the chelsea hotel hillbrow with music by david marks (songwriter, producer and archivist), who had earlier given flibbertigibbet their first run at the market theatre in johannesburg. |
south america is a continent entirely in the western hemisphere and mostly in the southern hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the northern hemisphere at the northern tip of the continent.it can also be described as the southern subregion of a single continent called america.south america is bordered on the west by the pacific ocean and on the north and east by the atlantic ocean; north america and the caribbean sea lie to the northwest.the continent generally includes twelve sovereign states: argentina, bolivia, brazil, chile, colombia, ecuador, guyana, paraguay, peru, suriname, uruguay, and venezuela; two dependent territories: the falkland islands and south georgia and the south sandwich islands; and one internal territory: french guiana.in addition, the abc islands of the kingdom of the netherlands, ascension island (dependency of saint helena, ascension and tristan da cunha, a british overseas territory), bouvet island (dependency of norway), panama, and trinidad and tobago may also be considered parts of south america.south america has an area of 17,840,000 square kilometers (6,890,000 sq mi).its population as of 2021 has been estimated at more than 434 million.south america ranks fourth in area (after asia, africa, and north america) and fifth in population (after asia, africa, europe, and north america).brazil is by far the most populous south american country, with more than half of the continent's population, followed by colombia, argentina, venezuela and peru.in recent decades, brazil has also generated half of the continent's gdp and has become the continent's first regional power.most of the population lives near the continent's western or eastern coasts while the interior and the far south are sparsely populated.the geography of western south america is dominated by the andes mountains; in contrast, the eastern part contains both highland regions and vast lowlands where rivers such as the amazon, orinoco and paraná flow.most of the continent lies in the tropics, except for a large part of the southern cone located in the middle latitudes.the continent's cultural and ethnic outlook has its origin with the interaction of indigenous peoples with european conquerors and immigrants and, more locally, with african slaves.given a long history of colonialism, the overwhelming majority of south americans speak spanish or portuguese, and societies and states are rich in western traditions.relative to europe, asia and africa, 20th-century south america has been a peaceful continent with few wars.the continent is generally delimited on the northwest by the darién watershed along the colombia–panama border, although some may consider the border instead to be the panama canal.geopolitically and geographically, all of panama – including the segment east of the panama canal in the isthmus – is typically included in north america alone and among the countries of central america.almost all of mainland south america sits on the south american plate.south america is home to the world's highest uninterrupted waterfall, angel falls in venezuela; the highest single drop waterfall kaieteur falls in guyana; the largest river by volume, the amazon river; the longest mountain range, the andes (whose highest mountain is aconcagua at 6,962 m or 22,841 ft); the driest non-polar place on earth, the atacama desert; the wettest place on earth, lópez de micay in colombia; the largest rainforest, the amazon rainforest; the highest capital city, la paz, bolivia; the highest commercially navigable lake in the world, lake titicaca; and, excluding research stations in antarctica, the world's southernmost permanently inhabited community, puerto toro, chile.south america's major mineral resources are gold, silver, copper, iron ore, tin, and petroleum.these resources found in south america have brought high income to its countries especially in times of war or of rapid economic growth by industrialized countries elsewhere. | south africa | leadername | jacob zuma | no related information |
aaron bertram (born april 3, 1981, in lubbock, texas) is a trumpet player for third wave ska band suburban legends, and member of the children's music group kids imagine nation.in the past he has taught music and movement to preschool students in orange county, ca.his music program was called little rockstars.he launched an online streaming service for children's entertainment and arts education called kintv in march of 2020, where he currently performs and teaches music.he was a trumpet player for the third-wave ska band suburban legends from the band's origin in 1998 to may 2005, when he left to start his company, kids imagine with wife, rachel charest.he was known for doing a lot of backing vocals in the band and originated the idea of the band's signature choreography.aaron returned for a final performance with the band on november 29, 2005, at huntington beach high school for a benefit show for the ryan dallas cook memorial fund.since the summer of 2009, aaron has been performing with suburban legends at local shows.as of november 2010, he is listed as an official member of the band.in addition to playing trumpet for suburban legends, he also performed vocals for the band's cover of the gummi bears theme song, the band's cover of rose tint my world and the song powerful game on the album rump shaker.aaron is currently writing children's music under the name kids imagine nation with rachel charest and vince walker. | aaron bertram | associatedband/associatedmusicalartist | suburban legends <tsp> aaron bertram | genre | ska punk | aaron bertram (born april 3, 1981, in lubbock, texas) is a trumpet player for third wave ska band suburban legends, and member of the children's music group kids imagine nation.since the summer of 2009, aaron has been performing with suburban legends at local shows. |
7°n 81°e sri lanka (uk: , us: (listen); sinhala: ශ්රී ලංකා, romanized: śrī laṅkā (ipa: [ʃriː laŋkaː]); tamil: இலங்கை, romanized: ilaṅkai (ipa: [ilaŋɡaj])), formerly known as ceylon and officially the democratic socialist republic of sri lanka, is an island country in south asia.it lies in the indian ocean, southwest of the bay of bengal, separated from the indian peninsula by the gulf of mannar and the palk strait.sri lanka shares a maritime border with the maldives in the south-west and india in the north-west.sri lanka has a population of approximately 22 million people and is home to many cultures, languages, and ethnicities.the sinhalese people form the majority of the nation's population, followed by the tamils, who are the largest minority group and are concentrated in northern sri lanka; both groups have played an influential role in the island's history.other long-established groups include the moors, indian tamils, burghers, malays, chinese, and vedda.sri lanka's documented history goes back 3,000 years, with evidence of prehistoric human settlements that dates back 125,000 years.the earliest known buddhist writings of sri lanka, known collectively as the pāli canon, date to the fourth buddhist council, which took place in 29 bce.also called the teardrop of india, or the granary of the east, sri lanka's geographic location and deep harbours have made it of great strategic importance, from the earliest days of the ancient silk road trade route to today's so-called maritime silk road.because its location made it a major trading hub, it was already known to both east asians and europeans as long ago as the anuradhapura period.during a period of great political crisis in the kingdom of kotte, the portuguese arrived in sri lanka and sought to control the island's maritime trade, with a part of sri lanka subsequently becoming a portuguese possession.after the sinhalese-portuguese war, the dutch empire and the kingdom of kandy took control of those areas.the dutch possessions were then taken by the british, who later extended their control over the whole island, colonising it from 1815 to 1948.a national movement for political independence arose in the early 20th century, and in 1948, ceylon became a dominion.the dominion was succeeded by the republic of sri lanka in 1972.sri lanka's more recent history was marred by a 26-year civil war, which began in 1983 and ended in 2009, when the sri lanka armed forces defeated the liberation tigers of tamil eelam.sri lanka is a developing country, ranking 73rd on the human development index.it is the highest-ranked south asian nation in terms of development and has the second-highest per capita income in south asia.however, the ongoing economic crisis has resulted in the collapse of its currency, rising inflation, and a humanitarian crisis due to a severe shortage of essentials.it has also led to an eruption of street protests, with citizens successfully demanding that the president and the government step down.the country has had a long history of engagement with modern international groups: it is a founding member of the saarc and a member of the united nations, the commonwealth of nations, the g77 and the non-aligned movement.according to the mahāvaṃsa, the legendary prince vijaya named the island tambapaṇṇĩ ('copper-red hands' or 'copper-red earth'), because his followers' hands were reddened by the red soil of the area where he landed.in hindu mythology, the term lankā ('island') appears but it is unknown whether it refers to the modern day state.but scholars generally agree that it must have been sri lanka because it is so stated in the 5th century sri lankan text mahavamsa. | balanoblennorrhea | insucken | intervalling | no related information |
aaron bertram (born april 3, 1981, in lubbock, texas) is a trumpet player for third wave ska band suburban legends, and member of the children's music group kids imagine nation.in the past he has taught music and movement to preschool students in orange county, ca.his music program was called little rockstars.he launched an online streaming service for children's entertainment and arts education called kintv in march of 2020, where he currently performs and teaches music.he was a trumpet player for the third-wave ska band suburban legends from the band's origin in 1998 to may 2005, when he left to start his company, kids imagine with wife, rachel charest.he was known for doing a lot of backing vocals in the band and originated the idea of the band's signature choreography.aaron returned for a final performance with the band on november 29, 2005, at huntington beach high school for a benefit show for the ryan dallas cook memorial fund.since the summer of 2009, aaron has been performing with suburban legends at local shows.as of november 2010, he is listed as an official member of the band.in addition to playing trumpet for suburban legends, he also performed vocals for the band's cover of the gummi bears theme song, the band's cover of rose tint my world and the song powerful game on the album rump shaker.aaron is currently writing children's music under the name kids imagine nation with rachel charest and vince walker. | aaron bertram | associatedband/associatedmusicalartist | suburban legends <tsp> aaron bertram | genre | ska punk | aaron bertram (born april 3, 1981, in lubbock, texas) is a trumpet player for third wave ska band suburban legends, and member of the children's music group kids imagine nation.since the summer of 2009, aaron has been performing with suburban legends at local shows. |
7°n 81°e sri lanka (uk: , us: (listen); sinhala: ශ්රී ලංකා, romanized: śrī laṅkā (ipa: [ʃriː laŋkaː]); tamil: இலங்கை, romanized: ilaṅkai (ipa: [ilaŋɡaj])), formerly known as ceylon and officially the democratic socialist republic of sri lanka, is an island country in south asia.it lies in the indian ocean, southwest of the bay of bengal, separated from the indian peninsula by the gulf of mannar and the palk strait.sri lanka shares a maritime border with the maldives in the south-west and india in the north-west.sri lanka has a population of approximately 22 million people and is home to many cultures, languages, and ethnicities.the sinhalese people form the majority of the nation's population, followed by the tamils, who are the largest minority group and are concentrated in northern sri lanka; both groups have played an influential role in the island's history.other long-established groups include the moors, indian tamils, burghers, malays, chinese, and vedda.sri lanka's documented history goes back 3,000 years, with evidence of prehistoric human settlements that dates back 125,000 years.the earliest known buddhist writings of sri lanka, known collectively as the pāli canon, date to the fourth buddhist council, which took place in 29 bce.also called the teardrop of india, or the granary of the east, sri lanka's geographic location and deep harbours have made it of great strategic importance, from the earliest days of the ancient silk road trade route to today's so-called maritime silk road.because its location made it a major trading hub, it was already known to both east asians and europeans as long ago as the anuradhapura period.during a period of great political crisis in the kingdom of kotte, the portuguese arrived in sri lanka and sought to control the island's maritime trade, with a part of sri lanka subsequently becoming a portuguese possession.after the sinhalese-portuguese war, the dutch empire and the kingdom of kandy took control of those areas.the dutch possessions were then taken by the british, who later extended their control over the whole island, colonising it from 1815 to 1948.a national movement for political independence arose in the early 20th century, and in 1948, ceylon became a dominion.the dominion was succeeded by the republic of sri lanka in 1972.sri lanka's more recent history was marred by a 26-year civil war, which began in 1983 and ended in 2009, when the sri lanka armed forces defeated the liberation tigers of tamil eelam.sri lanka is a developing country, ranking 73rd on the human development index.it is the highest-ranked south asian nation in terms of development and has the second-highest per capita income in south asia.however, the ongoing economic crisis has resulted in the collapse of its currency, rising inflation, and a humanitarian crisis due to a severe shortage of essentials.it has also led to an eruption of street protests, with citizens successfully demanding that the president and the government step down.the country has had a long history of engagement with modern international groups: it is a founding member of the saarc and a member of the united nations, the commonwealth of nations, the g77 and the non-aligned movement.according to the mahāvaṃsa, the legendary prince vijaya named the island tambapaṇṇĩ ('copper-red hands' or 'copper-red earth'), because his followers' hands were reddened by the red soil of the area where he landed.in hindu mythology, the term lankā ('island') appears but it is unknown whether it refers to the modern day state.but scholars generally agree that it must have been sri lanka because it is so stated in the 5th century sri lankan text mahavamsa. | uncollectively | flirtations | depreciatory <tsp> uncollectively | actinotoxemia | eudaemonistically | no related information |
aaron bertram (born april 3, 1981, in lubbock, texas) is a trumpet player for third wave ska band suburban legends, and member of the children's music group kids imagine nation.in the past he has taught music and movement to preschool students in orange county, ca.his music program was called little rockstars.he launched an online streaming service for children's entertainment and arts education called kintv in march of 2020, where he currently performs and teaches music.he was a trumpet player for the third-wave ska band suburban legends from the band's origin in 1998 to may 2005, when he left to start his company, kids imagine with wife, rachel charest.he was known for doing a lot of backing vocals in the band and originated the idea of the band's signature choreography.aaron returned for a final performance with the band on november 29, 2005, at huntington beach high school for a benefit show for the ryan dallas cook memorial fund.since the summer of 2009, aaron has been performing with suburban legends at local shows.as of november 2010, he is listed as an official member of the band.in addition to playing trumpet for suburban legends, he also performed vocals for the band's cover of the gummi bears theme song, the band's cover of rose tint my world and the song powerful game on the album rump shaker.aaron is currently writing children's music under the name kids imagine nation with rachel charest and vince walker. | pirates | portrays | reconfiguring <tsp> pirates | pedalism | cherem | no related information |
7°n 81°e sri lanka (uk: , us: (listen); sinhala: ශ්රී ලංකා, romanized: śrī laṅkā (ipa: [ʃriː laŋkaː]); tamil: இலங்கை, romanized: ilaṅkai (ipa: [ilaŋɡaj])), formerly known as ceylon and officially the democratic socialist republic of sri lanka, is an island country in south asia.it lies in the indian ocean, southwest of the bay of bengal, separated from the indian peninsula by the gulf of mannar and the palk strait.sri lanka shares a maritime border with the maldives in the south-west and india in the north-west.sri lanka has a population of approximately 22 million people and is home to many cultures, languages, and ethnicities.the sinhalese people form the majority of the nation's population, followed by the tamils, who are the largest minority group and are concentrated in northern sri lanka; both groups have played an influential role in the island's history.other long-established groups include the moors, indian tamils, burghers, malays, chinese, and vedda.sri lanka's documented history goes back 3,000 years, with evidence of prehistoric human settlements that dates back 125,000 years.the earliest known buddhist writings of sri lanka, known collectively as the pāli canon, date to the fourth buddhist council, which took place in 29 bce.also called the teardrop of india, or the granary of the east, sri lanka's geographic location and deep harbours have made it of great strategic importance, from the earliest days of the ancient silk road trade route to today's so-called maritime silk road.because its location made it a major trading hub, it was already known to both east asians and europeans as long ago as the anuradhapura period.during a period of great political crisis in the kingdom of kotte, the portuguese arrived in sri lanka and sought to control the island's maritime trade, with a part of sri lanka subsequently becoming a portuguese possession.after the sinhalese-portuguese war, the dutch empire and the kingdom of kandy took control of those areas.the dutch possessions were then taken by the british, who later extended their control over the whole island, colonising it from 1815 to 1948.a national movement for political independence arose in the early 20th century, and in 1948, ceylon became a dominion.the dominion was succeeded by the republic of sri lanka in 1972.sri lanka's more recent history was marred by a 26-year civil war, which began in 1983 and ended in 2009, when the sri lanka armed forces defeated the liberation tigers of tamil eelam.sri lanka is a developing country, ranking 73rd on the human development index.it is the highest-ranked south asian nation in terms of development and has the second-highest per capita income in south asia.however, the ongoing economic crisis has resulted in the collapse of its currency, rising inflation, and a humanitarian crisis due to a severe shortage of essentials.it has also led to an eruption of street protests, with citizens successfully demanding that the president and the government step down.the country has had a long history of engagement with modern international groups: it is a founding member of the saarc and a member of the united nations, the commonwealth of nations, the g77 and the non-aligned movement.according to the mahāvaṃsa, the legendary prince vijaya named the island tambapaṇṇĩ ('copper-red hands' or 'copper-red earth'), because his followers' hands were reddened by the red soil of the area where he landed.in hindu mythology, the term lankā ('island') appears but it is unknown whether it refers to the modern day state.but scholars generally agree that it must have been sri lanka because it is so stated in the 5th century sri lankan text mahavamsa. | sri lanka | currency | sri lankan rupee | 7°n 81°e sri lanka (uk: , us: (listen); sinhala: ශ්රී ලංකා, romanized: śrī laṅkā (ipa: [ʃriː laŋkaː]); tamil: இலங்கை, romanized: ilaṅkai (ipa: [ilaŋɡaj])), formerly known as ceylon and officially the democratic socialist republic of sri lanka, is an island country in south asia.sri lanka shares a maritime border with the maldives in the south-west and india in the north-west.sri lanka has a population of approximately 22 million people and is home to many cultures, languages, and ethnicities.the sinhalese people form the majority of the nation's population, followed by the tamils, who are the largest minority group and are concentrated in northern sri lanka; both groups have played an influential role in the island's history.other long-established groups include the moors, indian tamils, burghers, malays, chinese, and vedda.sri lanka's documented history goes back 3,000 years, with evidence of prehistoric human settlements that dates back 125,000 years.the earliest known buddhist writings of sri lanka, known collectively as the pāli canon, date to the fourth buddhist council, which took place in 29 bce.also called the teardrop of india, or the granary of the east, sri lanka's geographic location and deep harbours have made it of great strategic importance, from the earliest days of the ancient silk road trade route to today's so-called maritime silk road.during a period of great political crisis in the kingdom of kotte, the portuguese arrived in sri lanka and sought to control the island's maritime trade, with a part of sri lanka subsequently becoming a portuguese possession.the dominion was succeeded by the republic of sri lanka in 1972.sri lanka's more recent history was marred by a 26-year civil war, which began in 1983 and ended in 2009, when the sri lanka armed forces defeated the liberation tigers of tamil eelam.sri lanka is a developing country, ranking 73rd on the human development index.but scholars generally agree that it must have been sri lanka because it is so stated in the 5th century sri lankan text mahavamsa. |
aaron bertram (born april 3, 1981, in lubbock, texas) is a trumpet player for third wave ska band suburban legends, and member of the children's music group kids imagine nation.in the past he has taught music and movement to preschool students in orange county, ca.his music program was called little rockstars.he launched an online streaming service for children's entertainment and arts education called kintv in march of 2020, where he currently performs and teaches music.he was a trumpet player for the third-wave ska band suburban legends from the band's origin in 1998 to may 2005, when he left to start his company, kids imagine with wife, rachel charest.he was known for doing a lot of backing vocals in the band and originated the idea of the band's signature choreography.aaron returned for a final performance with the band on november 29, 2005, at huntington beach high school for a benefit show for the ryan dallas cook memorial fund.since the summer of 2009, aaron has been performing with suburban legends at local shows.as of november 2010, he is listed as an official member of the band.in addition to playing trumpet for suburban legends, he also performed vocals for the band's cover of the gummi bears theme song, the band's cover of rose tint my world and the song powerful game on the album rump shaker.aaron is currently writing children's music under the name kids imagine nation with rachel charest and vince walker. | uncontinental | centralized | hematoscopy <tsp> uncontinental | homeomorphisms | nickering | no related information |
7°n 81°e sri lanka (uk: , us: (listen); sinhala: ශ්රී ලංකා, romanized: śrī laṅkā (ipa: [ʃriː laŋkaː]); tamil: இலங்கை, romanized: ilaṅkai (ipa: [ilaŋɡaj])), formerly known as ceylon and officially the democratic socialist republic of sri lanka, is an island country in south asia.it lies in the indian ocean, southwest of the bay of bengal, separated from the indian peninsula by the gulf of mannar and the palk strait.sri lanka shares a maritime border with the maldives in the south-west and india in the north-west.sri lanka has a population of approximately 22 million people and is home to many cultures, languages, and ethnicities.the sinhalese people form the majority of the nation's population, followed by the tamils, who are the largest minority group and are concentrated in northern sri lanka; both groups have played an influential role in the island's history.other long-established groups include the moors, indian tamils, burghers, malays, chinese, and vedda.sri lanka's documented history goes back 3,000 years, with evidence of prehistoric human settlements that dates back 125,000 years.the earliest known buddhist writings of sri lanka, known collectively as the pāli canon, date to the fourth buddhist council, which took place in 29 bce.also called the teardrop of india, or the granary of the east, sri lanka's geographic location and deep harbours have made it of great strategic importance, from the earliest days of the ancient silk road trade route to today's so-called maritime silk road.because its location made it a major trading hub, it was already known to both east asians and europeans as long ago as the anuradhapura period.during a period of great political crisis in the kingdom of kotte, the portuguese arrived in sri lanka and sought to control the island's maritime trade, with a part of sri lanka subsequently becoming a portuguese possession.after the sinhalese-portuguese war, the dutch empire and the kingdom of kandy took control of those areas.the dutch possessions were then taken by the british, who later extended their control over the whole island, colonising it from 1815 to 1948.a national movement for political independence arose in the early 20th century, and in 1948, ceylon became a dominion.the dominion was succeeded by the republic of sri lanka in 1972.sri lanka's more recent history was marred by a 26-year civil war, which began in 1983 and ended in 2009, when the sri lanka armed forces defeated the liberation tigers of tamil eelam.sri lanka is a developing country, ranking 73rd on the human development index.it is the highest-ranked south asian nation in terms of development and has the second-highest per capita income in south asia.however, the ongoing economic crisis has resulted in the collapse of its currency, rising inflation, and a humanitarian crisis due to a severe shortage of essentials.it has also led to an eruption of street protests, with citizens successfully demanding that the president and the government step down.the country has had a long history of engagement with modern international groups: it is a founding member of the saarc and a member of the united nations, the commonwealth of nations, the g77 and the non-aligned movement.according to the mahāvaṃsa, the legendary prince vijaya named the island tambapaṇṇĩ ('copper-red hands' or 'copper-red earth'), because his followers' hands were reddened by the red soil of the area where he landed.in hindu mythology, the term lankā ('island') appears but it is unknown whether it refers to the modern day state.but scholars generally agree that it must have been sri lanka because it is so stated in the 5th century sri lankan text mahavamsa. | sri lanka | currency | sri lankan rupee | 7°n 81°e sri lanka (uk: , us: (listen); sinhala: ශ්රී ලංකා, romanized: śrī laṅkā (ipa: [ʃriː laŋkaː]); tamil: இலங்கை, romanized: ilaṅkai (ipa: [ilaŋɡaj])), formerly known as ceylon and officially the democratic socialist republic of sri lanka, is an island country in south asia.sri lanka shares a maritime border with the maldives in the south-west and india in the north-west.sri lanka has a population of approximately 22 million people and is home to many cultures, languages, and ethnicities.the sinhalese people form the majority of the nation's population, followed by the tamils, who are the largest minority group and are concentrated in northern sri lanka; both groups have played an influential role in the island's history.other long-established groups include the moors, indian tamils, burghers, malays, chinese, and vedda.sri lanka's documented history goes back 3,000 years, with evidence of prehistoric human settlements that dates back 125,000 years.the earliest known buddhist writings of sri lanka, known collectively as the pāli canon, date to the fourth buddhist council, which took place in 29 bce.also called the teardrop of india, or the granary of the east, sri lanka's geographic location and deep harbours have made it of great strategic importance, from the earliest days of the ancient silk road trade route to today's so-called maritime silk road.during a period of great political crisis in the kingdom of kotte, the portuguese arrived in sri lanka and sought to control the island's maritime trade, with a part of sri lanka subsequently becoming a portuguese possession.the dominion was succeeded by the republic of sri lanka in 1972.sri lanka's more recent history was marred by a 26-year civil war, which began in 1983 and ended in 2009, when the sri lanka armed forces defeated the liberation tigers of tamil eelam.sri lanka is a developing country, ranking 73rd on the human development index.but scholars generally agree that it must have been sri lanka because it is so stated in the 5th century sri lankan text mahavamsa. |
aaron bertram (born april 3, 1981, in lubbock, texas) is a trumpet player for third wave ska band suburban legends, and member of the children's music group kids imagine nation.in the past he has taught music and movement to preschool students in orange county, ca.his music program was called little rockstars.he launched an online streaming service for children's entertainment and arts education called kintv in march of 2020, where he currently performs and teaches music.he was a trumpet player for the third-wave ska band suburban legends from the band's origin in 1998 to may 2005, when he left to start his company, kids imagine with wife, rachel charest.he was known for doing a lot of backing vocals in the band and originated the idea of the band's signature choreography.aaron returned for a final performance with the band on november 29, 2005, at huntington beach high school for a benefit show for the ryan dallas cook memorial fund.since the summer of 2009, aaron has been performing with suburban legends at local shows.as of november 2010, he is listed as an official member of the band.in addition to playing trumpet for suburban legends, he also performed vocals for the band's cover of the gummi bears theme song, the band's cover of rose tint my world and the song powerful game on the album rump shaker.aaron is currently writing children's music under the name kids imagine nation with rachel charest and vince walker. | aaron bertram | associatedband/associatedmusicalartist | suburban legends <tsp> suburban legends | genre | pop music | aaron bertram (born april 3, 1981, in lubbock, texas) is a trumpet player for third wave ska band suburban legends, and member of the children's music group kids imagine nation.since the summer of 2009, aaron has been performing with suburban legends at local shows. |
aaron bertram (born april 3, 1981, in lubbock, texas) is a trumpet player for third wave ska band suburban legends, and member of the children's music group kids imagine nation.in the past he has taught music and movement to preschool students in orange county, ca.his music program was called little rockstars.he launched an online streaming service for children's entertainment and arts education called kintv in march of 2020, where he currently performs and teaches music.he was a trumpet player for the third-wave ska band suburban legends from the band's origin in 1998 to may 2005, when he left to start his company, kids imagine with wife, rachel charest.he was known for doing a lot of backing vocals in the band and originated the idea of the band's signature choreography.aaron returned for a final performance with the band on november 29, 2005, at huntington beach high school for a benefit show for the ryan dallas cook memorial fund.since the summer of 2009, aaron has been performing with suburban legends at local shows.as of november 2010, he is listed as an official member of the band.in addition to playing trumpet for suburban legends, he also performed vocals for the band's cover of the gummi bears theme song, the band's cover of rose tint my world and the song powerful game on the album rump shaker.aaron is currently writing children's music under the name kids imagine nation with rachel charest and vince walker. | aaron bertram | associatedband/associatedmusicalartist | suburban legends <tsp> suburban legends | genre | pop music | aaron bertram (born april 3, 1981, in lubbock, texas) is a trumpet player for third wave ska band suburban legends, and member of the children's music group kids imagine nation.since the summer of 2009, aaron has been performing with suburban legends at local shows. |
world war i or the first world war (28 july 1914 – 11 november 1918), often abbreviated as wwi, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history.it was fought between two coalitions, the allies and the central powers.fighting occurred throughout europe, the middle east, africa, the pacific, and parts of asia.an estimated 9 million soldiers were killed in combat, plus another 23 million wounded, while 5 million civilians died as a result of military action, hunger, and disease.millions more died as a result of genocide, while the 1918 spanish flu pandemic was exacerbated by the movement of combatants during the war.the first decade of the 20th century saw increasing diplomatic tension between the european great powers.this reached a breaking point on 28 june 1914, when a bosnian serb named gavrilo princip assassinated archduke franz ferdinand, heir to the austro-hungarian throne.austria-hungary held serbia responsible, and declared war on 28 july.russia came to serbia's defence, and by 4 august, defensive alliances had drawn in germany, france, and britain, with the ottoman empire joining the war in november.german strategy in 1914 was to first defeat france and bypass their fortifications by moving through belgium, then attack russia, known as the schlieffen plan.however, this manuever failed due to heavy french and belgian resistance, and british reinforcements.by the end of 1914, the western front consisted of a continuous line of trenches stretching from the english channel to switzerland.the eastern front was more fluid, but neither side could gain a decisive advantage, despite a series of costly offensives.fighting expanded onto secondary fronts as bulgaria, romania, greece, and most notably italy.and others entered the war between 1915 and 1916.the united states entered the war on the side of the allies in april 1917, while the bolsheviks seized power in the russian october revolution, and made peace with the central powers in early 1918.freed from the eastern front, germany launched an offensive in the west on march 1918, hoping to achieve a decisive victory before american troops arrived in significant numbers.failure left the german imperial army exhausted and demoralised, and when the allies took the offensive in august 1918, german forces could not stop the advance.between 29 september and 3 november 1918, bulgaria, the ottoman empire, and austria-hungary agreed to armistices with the allies, leaving germany isolated.facing revolution at home, and with his army on the verge of mutiny, kaiser wilhelm ii abdicated on 9 november.the armistice of 11 november 1918 brought the fighting to a close, while the paris peace conference imposed various settlements on the defeated powers, the best-known being the treaty of versailles.the dissolution of the russian, german, austro-hungarian, and ottoman empires resulted in the creation of new independent states, among them poland, czechoslovakia, and yugoslavia.failure to manage the instability that resulted from this upheaval during the interwar period contributed to the outbreak of world war ii in september 1939.he claimed that 'there is no doubt that the course and character of the feared 'european war' ... will become the first world war in the full sense of the word,' in the indianapolis star on 20 september 1914.the term first world war had been used by lt-col. charles à court repington, as a title for his memoirs (published in 1920); he had noted his discussion on the matter with a major johnstone of harvard university in his diary entry of 10 september 1918.prior to world war ii, the events of 1914–1918 were generally known as the great war or simply the world war. | sheeneys | unglaring | splanchnesthesia | no related information |
7°n 81°e sri lanka (uk: , us: (listen); sinhala: ශ්රී ලංකා, romanized: śrī laṅkā (ipa: [ʃriː laŋkaː]); tamil: இலங்கை, romanized: ilaṅkai (ipa: [ilaŋɡaj])), formerly known as ceylon and officially the democratic socialist republic of sri lanka, is an island country in south asia.it lies in the indian ocean, southwest of the bay of bengal, separated from the indian peninsula by the gulf of mannar and the palk strait.sri lanka shares a maritime border with the maldives in the south-west and india in the north-west.sri lanka has a population of approximately 22 million people and is home to many cultures, languages, and ethnicities.the sinhalese people form the majority of the nation's population, followed by the tamils, who are the largest minority group and are concentrated in northern sri lanka; both groups have played an influential role in the island's history.other long-established groups include the moors, indian tamils, burghers, malays, chinese, and vedda.sri lanka's documented history goes back 3,000 years, with evidence of prehistoric human settlements that dates back 125,000 years.the earliest known buddhist writings of sri lanka, known collectively as the pāli canon, date to the fourth buddhist council, which took place in 29 bce.also called the teardrop of india, or the granary of the east, sri lanka's geographic location and deep harbours have made it of great strategic importance, from the earliest days of the ancient silk road trade route to today's so-called maritime silk road.because its location made it a major trading hub, it was already known to both east asians and europeans as long ago as the anuradhapura period.during a period of great political crisis in the kingdom of kotte, the portuguese arrived in sri lanka and sought to control the island's maritime trade, with a part of sri lanka subsequently becoming a portuguese possession.after the sinhalese-portuguese war, the dutch empire and the kingdom of kandy took control of those areas.the dutch possessions were then taken by the british, who later extended their control over the whole island, colonising it from 1815 to 1948.a national movement for political independence arose in the early 20th century, and in 1948, ceylon became a dominion.the dominion was succeeded by the republic of sri lanka in 1972.sri lanka's more recent history was marred by a 26-year civil war, which began in 1983 and ended in 2009, when the sri lanka armed forces defeated the liberation tigers of tamil eelam.sri lanka is a developing country, ranking 73rd on the human development index.it is the highest-ranked south asian nation in terms of development and has the second-highest per capita income in south asia.however, the ongoing economic crisis has resulted in the collapse of its currency, rising inflation, and a humanitarian crisis due to a severe shortage of essentials.it has also led to an eruption of street protests, with citizens successfully demanding that the president and the government step down.the country has had a long history of engagement with modern international groups: it is a founding member of the saarc and a member of the united nations, the commonwealth of nations, the g77 and the non-aligned movement.according to the mahāvaṃsa, the legendary prince vijaya named the island tambapaṇṇĩ ('copper-red hands' or 'copper-red earth'), because his followers' hands were reddened by the red soil of the area where he landed.in hindu mythology, the term lankā ('island') appears but it is unknown whether it refers to the modern day state.but scholars generally agree that it must have been sri lanka because it is so stated in the 5th century sri lankan text mahavamsa. | sri lanka | language | tamil language | 7°n 81°e sri lanka (uk: , us: (listen); sinhala: ශ්රී ලංකා, romanized: śrī laṅkā (ipa: [ʃriː laŋkaː]); tamil: இலங்கை, romanized: ilaṅkai (ipa: [ilaŋɡaj])), formerly known as ceylon and officially the democratic socialist republic of sri lanka, is an island country in south asia.sri lanka has a population of approximately 22 million people and is home to many cultures, languages, and ethnicities.the sinhalese people form the majority of the nation's population, followed by the tamils, who are the largest minority group and are concentrated in northern sri lanka; both groups have played an influential role in the island's history.other long-established groups include the moors, indian tamils, burghers, malays, chinese, and vedda.sri lanka's documented history goes back 3,000 years, with evidence of prehistoric human settlements that dates back 125,000 years.sri lanka's more recent history was marred by a 26-year civil war, which began in 1983 and ended in 2009, when the sri lanka armed forces defeated the liberation tigers of tamil eelam.sri lanka is a developing country, ranking 73rd on the human development index. |
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