title: Pug content: breeders will avoid producing puppies from adults who have this condition. In 2008, an investigative documentary carried out by the BBC found significant inbreeding between pedigree dogs, with a study by Imperial College, London, showing that the 10,000 Pugs in the UK are so inbred that their gene pool is the equivalent of only 50 individuals. Pugs can suffer from necrotizing meningoencephalitis (NME), also known as Pug dog encephalitis (PDE), an inflammation of the brain and meninges. NME also occurs in other small dogs, such as the Yorkshire Terrier, Maltese, and Chihuahua. There is no known cure for NME, which


title: Pug content: is believed to be an inherited disease. Dogs usually die or have to be put to sleep within a few months of onset, which, in those susceptible to this condition, is mostly between six months and three years of age. This breed, along with other brachycephalic dogs (e.g., boxers, bulldogs), are also prone to hemivertebrae. The curled tail of a British bulldog is an example of a hemivertebrae, but when it occurs not in the coccygeal vertebrae but in other areas of the spine, it can cause paralysis. The condition occurs when two parts of a spinal vertebra do not


title: Pug content: fuse properly while a young Pug is still growing, resulting in an irregularly shaped spinal cavity which can put pressure on the spinal cord. The breed became iconic in India, as it was featured as the mascot in a series of Vodafone (formerly Hutchison Essar) advertising commercials directed by Prakash Varma. The pug that was predominantly featured in the commercials was Cheeka. The advertisement campaign was followed by a rise in the popularity of pugs in India, and the sale of pugs more than doubled within months, with prices for pugs rising considerably. A few other adverts also appeared in


title: Pug content: the following months, inspired by the idea of a dog following a boy. Pug The pug is a breed of dog with physically distinctive features of a wrinkly, short-muzzled face, and curled tail. The breed has a fine, glossy coat that comes in a variety of colours, most often fawn or black, and a compact square body with well-developed muscles. Pugs were brought from China to Europe in the sixteenth century and were popularized in Western Europe by the House of Orange of the Netherlands, and the House of Stuart. In the United Kingdom, in the nineteenth century, Queen Victoria


title: "Cemented carbide" content: at too high temperature, an "eta phase" of a CoWC tertiary carbide forms at the interface between the carbide and the cobalt phase, which may lead to adhesion failure of the coating. Mining and tunneling cutting tools are most often fitted with Cemented Carbide tips, the so-called "button bits". Only artificial diamond can replace the cemented carbide buttons when conditions are ideal, but as rock drilling is a tough job the Cemented Carbide button bits remain the most used type throughout the world. Since the mid-1960s, steel mills around the world have applied cemented carbide to the rolls of their


title: "Joseph V Augustine Hindi" content: Turkey. The patriarchs that ruled over it are usually known as "Josephine" line, because all of them took the name of "Joseph". Augustine Hindi was a nephew of Joseph IV Lazar Hindi, the patriarch since 1759. In the 18th century this patriarchate suffered a great financial crisis due to over taxation from Turkish authorities, and the patriarch had to travel all over Europe trying to raise funds. Returning to Amid without success, after a few years Lazare Hindi resigned in August 1780 and appointed his nephew Augustine Hindi as patriarchal administrator, without consecrating him bishop. Rome did not recognize the


title: "Rush Hour (franchise)" content: (i.e. not part of the movie) car chase took place on/through the set. Apparently, a carload of drunken tourists (the set was in Las Vegas) got into an altercation with a taxi driver, and the two cars began a chase that ran down the strip and onto the set, narrowly missing crew members, extras and an enormous crane which held a camera and crew. Fortunately no one was injured; the driver and passengers of the taxi were detained by police. On the DVD release of the film, a deleted scene featured Philip Baker Hall reprising his role of Captain Diel


title: "Otto Chr. Bastiansen" content: was then vice rector from 1970 to 1973 and rector from 1973 to 1976 at the University of Oslo. He was also a visiting scholar, both in the United States and at the University of Moscow. Otto Bastiansen was a member of the first anti-nuclear organization in Norway, together with John Engh, Johan Bernitz Hygen and Odd Hølaas, among others. Otto Chr. Bastiansen Otto Christian Astrup Bastiansen (5 September 1918 – 2 October 1995) was a Norwegian physicist and chemist. He was the son of priest Alf Bjørnskau Bastiansen and brother of jurist Peter Bastiansen. He took the dr.philos. degree


title: "June Rebellion" content: he accepted the chances the future offered, loved by the mob because he served the emperor well"—was an opportunity to demonstrate the strength of the opposition. The monarchy of Louis Philippe, which had become the government of the middle class, was now attacked from two opposite sides at once. Before these two deaths, there had been two significant rebellions. In France's second city, Lyon, a workers' uprising known as the Canut revolt, caused by economic hardships, had occurred in December 1831. Troops were sent in after members of the local National Guard defected to the rebels. In February 1832 in


title: "Inflatable rubber dam" content: inflated more rapidly, and they are little affected by freezing conditions. Characteristic dimensions cover typically lengths of about 100 m with specially-made membranes up to 200-m wide, dam heights usually less than 5-m but some special designs might be up to 10-m high. The membrane is usually deflated for large overflows. It is however common practice to allow small spillages over the inflated dam. During overflows greater than 20% over-topping, vibrations might result from fluid-structure interactions, and the instabilities might damage or destroy the rubber membrane. Several failures were experienced (e.g. CHANSON 1996). In practice, a deflector (i.e. fin) is


title: "Versa (band)" content: Bamboozle on May 1, 2010, playing alongside such bands as label-mates Paramore as well as Weezer. They also co-headlined a tour with I See Stars in the mid spring. VersaEmerge completed their second full run on the Vans Warped Tour that began June 25, 2010 in California. They played the Glamour Kills Stage the entire tour. Kusterbeck also played a game called "Where the Fuck is Sierra?" with fans on every date of the tour. The game was similar to hide and seek and the first ten fans to find her received a winning card which was also a cut


title: "Dead Until Dark" content: at the same time. Furthermore, she never had a boyfriend or sexual relationships because she couldn't feel comfortable if her partner thought something bad about her. Early in the book, Sookie meets a vampire, a Confederate Civil War veteran named Bill Compton, while working at Merlotte's. After first meeting Bill, Sookie saves him from the Rattrays, a couple of drainers (people who steal blood from vampires). Then, Sookie realizes she cannot read the minds of vampires. Bill returns the favor several days later when the Rattrays attack Sookie, in revenge. Sookie ends up seriously wounded, but Bill gives her his


title: "2009 Buachaille Etive Mòr avalanche" content: with their ice axes by the time the rescue team had arrived. Fifty-year-old Jim Coyne from Lindsayfield, East Kilbride, said he and 53-year-old David Barr from Paisley, were on the mountain when a slab of snow came away from the peak. Barr sustained the shoulder injury. Coyne told of how they were just below the summit when the avalanche occurred, describing it as "massive" and saying they were ... engulfed and I managed to dig my way out. As I tried to get my bearings I saw an arm sticking out of the snow. It was Davie. I dug for


title: "History of Seacroft" content: down market retailers, the Cross Gates Centre attracted national retailers such as Tesco, Boots the Chemist, Wilko and Woolworths (perhaps killing off the Seacroft Woolworths). In the 1990s it had become apparent that the condition of the Civic Centre had deteriorated significantly in the 30 years since its construction. Talks were held with Leeds City Council, and Tesco were found as the preferred bidder to rebuild the Seacroft Civic Centre. In 1999, work began clearing the site and in the 2000s (decade) the new 'Seacroft Green Shopping Centre' opened. The Tesco was cited at the time to be the largest


title: "VY Canis Majoris" content: which is close to the Hayashi limit and corresponds to a volume about 3 billion times bigger than the Sun. A hypothetical object travelling at the speed of light would take 6 hours to travel around the star's circumference, compared to 14.5 seconds for the Sun. If placed at the center of the Solar System, VY CMa's surface would extend beyond the orbit of Jupiter, although there is still considerable variation in estimates of the radius, with some making it larger than the orbit of Saturn. The first known recorded observation of VY Canis Majoris is in the star catalogue


title: "Phormium tenax" content: Phormium tenax Phormium tenax (called flax in New Zealand English; harakeke in Māori; New Zealand flax outside New Zealand; and New Zealand hemp in historical nautical contexts) is an evergreen perennial plant native to New Zealand and Norfolk Island that is an important fibre plant and a popular ornamental plant. The plant grows as a clump of long, straplike leaves, up to two metres long, from which arises a much taller flowering shoot, with dramatic yellow or red flowers. The fibre has been widely used since the arrival of Māori to New Zealand, originally in Māori traditional textiles and also


title: "Phormium tenax" content: in rope and sail making after the arrival of Europeans until at least WWII. It is an invasive species in some of the Pacific islands and in Australia. The blades of the plant contain cucurbitacins, which are poisonous to some animals, and some of them are among the bitterest tastes to humans. The jumping spider "Trite planiceps" lives predominantly in the rolled-up leaves of this species. "Phormium tenax" is a coastal cover plant associated with significant habitat such as the breeding habitat for the endangered yellow-eyed penguin. "Phormium tenax" had many uses in traditional Māori society. Many of these uses


title: "Phormium tenax" content: have largely fallen into disuse, though there is an upswing in the use of traditional materials in modern Māori art and craft. The two most common forms for flax in traditional craft are the use of stripped, dried leaves as broad bands, such as in the weaving of "kete" (flax baskets), and the scraping, pounding, and washing of the leaves to create a fibre — "muka" — which is used in "tāniko" (weaving) of soft, durable fabric for clothing. Flax is also used as a decorative and structural element in "tukutuku", panelling found within Mãori "wharenui" (meeting houses). Prior to


title: "Phormium tenax" content: the Great Depression of the 1930s, which decimated flax as an industry, there were two serious attempts by Europeans to breed for fibre. The first was by Wellington-based Leonard Cockayne about 1908. The second by Massey-based John Stuart Yeates in the late 1920s. New Zealand Flax was cultivated on Saint Helena from the late 1800s to around 1966 for the production of string and rope and for export. Today the plants remain but the industry has stopped; they are considered an ecological problem. In recent times, "P. tenax" and its cousin "P. colensoi" have been widely cultivated as ornamental garden


title: "Phormium tenax" content: plants, their striking fans of pointed leaves providing a focal point in mixed plantings or at the edge of a lawn. They are easy to grow in a sunny spot, especially in coastal areas with some protection in winter, but require reliably moist soil. They are frequently found in garden centres amongst plants with a similar appearance, notably "Yucca" and "Cordyline". However, these are very different plants with different requirements. "P. tenax" and some cultivars can grow to a substantial size - tall by broad. More recently several cultivars have been selected as decorative garden plants, including: Those marked have


title: "Phormium tenax" content: gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit. Phormium tenax Phormium tenax (called flax in New Zealand English; harakeke in Māori; New Zealand flax outside New Zealand; and New Zealand hemp in historical nautical contexts) is an evergreen perennial plant native to New Zealand and Norfolk Island that is an important fibre plant and a popular ornamental plant. The plant grows as a clump of long, straplike leaves, up to two metres long, from which arises a much taller flowering shoot, with dramatic yellow or red flowers. The fibre has been widely used since the arrival of Māori to


title: "2009 St Helens RLFC season" content: Saints trounce a spirited Gateshead Thunder side 66-6 to advance to a record ninth consecutive Semi-Final. Despite a Francis Meli hat-trick of tries, holders Saints were beaten 24-14 by Huddersfield. Saints beat Huddersfield in Week One to progress to the qualifying round in a 15-2 success. Saints reached a fourth consecutive Super League Grand Final after beating Wigan in a thrilling 14-10 win. They will take on Leeds for a third consecutive time at Old Trafford. Saints lose the grand final to Leeds Rhinos 18-10, this being the third consecutive Grand Final they lose to Leeds. Saints will round off


title: "Constitution of Guyana" content: the minister of economic planning. Attorney General Shahabbuddeen was given the task of selling the new constitution to the National Assembly and the people. He decried the 1966 constitution as a capitalist document that supported a national economy based on exports and the laws of supply and demand. He argued that the constitution safeguarded the acquisitions of the rich and privileged and did not significantly advance the role of the people in the political process. The constitution of 1980, promulgated in October of that year, reaffirmed Guyana's status as a cooperative republic within the Commonwealth. It defines a cooperative republic


title: "The Last Dragon Chronicles" content: Lucy's "aunt". She is a very powerful sibyl who was once served by Gretel, the potions dragon. She kidnaps Lucy to help her raise Gawain, the dragon, from his state of paralysis so that she could be "illuminated" with it (become one with it) like she believed her mother, one of the pre:men, should have been able to do before the fain executed her. She is frozen in a block of ice in the shape of a crow, and her powers are stripped from her. Her powers are restored later on. She has been the midwife of all of Guinevere's


title: "Grand Avenue (BMT Fulton Street Line)" content: Grand Avenue (BMT Fulton Street Line) Grand Avenue was a station on the demolished BMT Fulton Street Line. It opened on April 24, 1888, and had two tracks and two offset side platforms. It was served by trains of the BMT Fulton Street Line, and until 1920, trains of the BMT Brighton Line. The station was also the easternmost station to share the original Brighton Line trains before branching off to the south at the Franklin Avenue el station, the site of the present-day Franklin Avenue subway station. It also had connections to Putnam Avenue Line trolleys. The next stop


title: FireEye content: résumé. The combination of these two exploits grant fully privileged remote code execution. Both vulnerabilities were patched by Microsoft. In 2015, the FireEye as a Service team in Singapore uncovered a phishing campaign exploiting an Adobe Flash Player zero-day vulnerability (CVE-2015-3113). Adobe released a patch for the vulnerability with an out-of-band security bulletin. FireEye attributed the activity to a China-based threat group it tracks as APT3. In 2016, FireEye announced that it has been tracking a pair of cybercriminals referred to as the “Vendetta Brothers.” The company said that the enterprising duo uses various strategies to compromise point-of-sale systems, steal


title: "2008 European Sevens Championship" content: first European Championship was held in 2002 in Heidelberg, Germany, and was won by Portugal, the team that won every championship since except 2007, when Russia won. The next year, the tournament was again held in Heidelberg and in 2004, Palma de Mallorca, Spain was the host. From 2005 to 2007, Moscow was the host of the tournament. Hanover held the tournament for the first time in 2008 and will do so again in 2009. The finals tournament was held at the AWD-Arena in Hanover, home ground of the football club Hannover 96. The stadium holds 50.000 spectators, 43,000 of


title: "Winnipeg Square" content: Winnipeg Square Winnipeg Square (also known as "The Shops of Winnipeg Square") is a shopping mall in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. It was built in 1979 by Trizec Corporation, and is located downtown at Portage and Main with 45 stores and restaurants. Winnipeg Square is connected to the Winnipeg Walkway through the Concourse which links all four corners of the city's main office district via an underground roundabout. The mall was purchased from Oxford Properties Group and GE Capital Canada Inc in September 2007 by Crown Realty Partners, a Toronto-based company. The purchase included both the Winnipeg Square shopping mall and


title: "Jefferson Madeira" content: the 2008–09 Serbian League Belgrade, one of Serbian 3rd tiers, thus earning promotion to the 2009–10 Serbian First League. In summer 2009 he returned to Brazil and played until the end of the year with Olaria, before returning to Sport Recife. Jefferson Madeira Jefferson Madeira da Silva, or simply Jefferson Madeira (born 15 February 1988) is a Brazilian football forward playing with Duque de Caxias Born in Duque de Caxias, Madeira started his career playing with Sport Recife in 2007 making his debut in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A. After loan spells with Metropolitano and Treze during 2008, he joined


title: "Denny Ashburnham" content: He was re-elected MP for Hastings in 1661 for the Cavalier Parliament. On 15 May 1661, he was created a baronet, of Bromham, in the County of Sussex. In 1665, Ashburnham was appointed a Commissioner of the Excise, a post he held for the next three years and again from 1688 until 1689. He became a Deputy Lieutenant for Sussex in 1670. He was a Victualler of the Navy in 1671 and also between 1673 and 1677. Ashburnham was several times a Commissioner for Assessment and between 1683 and 1689 served as Commissioner for Hearth-tax. In 1685, he was nominated


title: "Jan Kirchhoff" content: as Sunderland fought against relegation. Kirchhoff's efforts paid off as Sunderland managed to survive relegation thanks to a 3–0 win over Everton on 11 May 2016 with goals coming from defenders Patrick van Aanholt and a brace from Lamine Koné. Kirchhoff left Sunderland when his contract expired at the end of the 2016–17 season. On 22 February 2018, following a trial, Kirchhoff signed a contract with Championship side Bolton Wanderers until the end of the season. He made his debut for Bolton as a second-half substitute for Jem Karacan in a 1–3 loss against local rivals, Preston North End, on


title: "Pinmonkey (album)" content: Pinmonkey (album) Pinmonkey is a self-titled album released by the American country music group Pinmonkey. It was issued in late 2002 on BNA Records. The album peaked at number 17 on the Top Country Albums charts and produced two Top 40 country singles: "Barbed Wire and Roses" and "I Drove All Night". It is also their only major-label release. "Barbed Wire and Roses" was the first release from "Pinmonkey". In late 2002, this song reached a peak of number 25 on the "Billboard" country charts. Following this song was the only other single release from the album, a cover of


title: "Sara Tavares" content: Sara Tavares Sara Alexandra Lima Tavares (born 1 February 1978) is a Portuguese singer, composer, guitarist and percussionist. She was born and brought up in Lisbon, Portugal, where she still lives. Second-generation Portuguese of Cape Verdean descent, she composes African, Portuguese and North American influenced world music. She composes in Portuguese and Portuguese-based creole languages. Although Portuguese is the main language of her songs, it's not rare to find in her repertoire multilingual songs mixing Portuguese with Portuguese creole and even English in the same song (e.g."One Love"). Tavares won the 1993/1994 final of the Endemol song contest "Chuva de


title: "Vijaya Mohana Muktamba Bai" content: of the Madras government, Vijaya Bai married Sakharam Saheb, the prince of Kolhapur and the widower of Princess Rajur Bai in about 1859. Muktamba Bai was granted a personal salute of 13 guns on 8 December 1874. She was awarded the Prince of Wales' gold medal in 1876 and the Empress of India Medal in gold in 1877. Muktamba Bai was appointed to the Order of the Crown of India in the New Year Honours' List of 1878. Vijaya Mohana Muktamba Bai Vijaya Mohana Muktamba Bai Ammani Raje Sahib Chhatrapati (1846 – 31 January 1885) or Vijaya Mohana Mutumbar Bai


title: "Xylaria hypoxylon" content: Xylaria hypoxylon Xylaria hypoxylon is a species of fungus in the genus "Xylaria". It is known by a variety of common names, such as the candlestick fungus, the candlesnuff fungus, carbon antlers, or the stag's horn fungus. The fruit bodies, characterized by erect, elongated black branches with whitened tips, typically grow in clusters on decaying hardwood. The fungus can cause a root rot in hawthorn and gooseberry plants. "Xylaria hypoxylon" was first described by Carl Linnaeus in 1745, and then later mentioned by him in his "Species Plantarum II". The specific epithet is derived from the Greek words "hypo" meaning


title: "Xylaria hypoxylon" content: "below", and "xylon", meaning "wood". Fruit bodies (ascocarps) are cylindrical or flattened with dimensions of tall × 2–8 mm thick. The erect ascocarps are often twisted or bent, and typically sparsely branched, often in a shape resembling a stag's antlers. Specimens found earlier in the season, in spring, may be covered completely in asexual spores (conidia), which manifests itself as a white to grayish powdery deposit. Later in the season, mature ascocarps are charcoal-black, and have minute pimple-like bumps called perithecia on the surface. These are minute rounded spore bearing structures with tiny holes, or ostioles, for the release of


title: "Xylaria hypoxylon" content: sexual spores (ascospores). The perithecia are embedded in the flesh of the ascocarp, the stroma, which is tough, elastic, and white. Within the perithecia, the asci are 100 × 8 µm. Ascospores are kidney-shaped, black, and smooth, with dimensions of 10–14 × 4–6 µm. The asexual spores (mitospores) are ellipsoid in shape, smooth, and hyaline. Although not poisonous, the small size and tough texture of this fungus deter consumption. "Xylaria polymorpha" is thicker and not as branched as "X. hypoxylon". A variety of chemical compounds with "in vitro" properties have been identified in this fungus. The compounds xylarial A and


title: "Xylaria hypoxylon" content: B both have moderate cytotoxic activity against the human hepatocellular carcinoma cell line Hep G2. The pyrone derivative compounds named xylarone and 8,9-dehydroxylarone also have cytotoxic activity. Several cytochalasins, compounds that bind to actin in muscle tissue, have been found in the fungus. "X. hypoxylon" also contains a carbohydrate-binding protein, a lectin, with a unique sugar specificity, and which has potent anti-tumor effects in various tumor cell lines. Medicinal mushrooms Xylaria hypoxylon Xylaria hypoxylon is a species of fungus in the genus "Xylaria". It is known by a variety of common names, such as the candlestick fungus, the candlesnuff fungus,


title: GoldED content: GoldED GoldED was a popular message editor for FidoNet-compatible computer networks. In 1998, Odinn Sørensen released the source code of GoldED and Goldware Utilities 3.x under GNU General Public License version 2, and the Goldware Library under GNU Library General Public License version 2. A permission has also been given to link that all with software conforming with the Open Source Definition. The code of one of the libraries used by GoldED and GoldED+, CXL, has been licensed by Sørensen from its author, Mike Smedley. Since then the copyright has been taken over by “Innovative Data Concepts”, which, as Sørensen


title: "Kris Johnson (baseball)" content: Kris Johnson (baseball) Kristofer Michael Johnson (born October 14, 1984) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Pittsburgh Pirates and Minnesota Twins. Johnson attended Blue Springs High School in Missouri throwing 5 no-hitters. He was drafted by the Anaheim Angels in the 50th round of the 2003 Major League Baseball Draft, but chose to attend Wichita State University. As a freshman at Wichita State, his 2.01 ERA lead the Missouri Valley Conference. The Boston Red Sox drafted Johnson 40th overall in


title: "NPDGamma experiment" content: the emitted gamma ray. The measured quantity is the difference in the number of gamma rays emitted within a solid angle between the two neutron spin states. This difference (divided by the sum) forms an asymmetry with possible parity-violating and parity-conserving components, where the former is known as formula_2. By studying the parity-violating correlation between the spin of the incoming neutron (its polarization) and the direction of the emitted gamma ray, one primarily probes formula_3 (traditionally known as formula_4), the long-range coupling constant used to describe the hadronic weak interaction. The first phase of the NPDGamma experiment was carried out


title: "Parc de Belleville" content: Parc de Belleville The Parc de Belleville, one of the parks and gardens of the 20th arrondissement of Paris, is situated between the Parc des Buttes-Chaumont and the Père Lachaise Cemetery. The Parc de Belleville is located on the hill of Belleville, its 108 metres making it the highest park in Paris. At the summit of the park, an almost thirty-metre tall terrace provides a panoramic view of the city. The park was conceived by the architect François Debulois and the landscaper Paul Brichet. It was inaugurated in 1988. The park offers 1200 trees and shrubs, a 100-metre-long waterfall fountain


title: "Parc de Belleville" content: (the longest in Paris), and 1000 m² of lawn accessible to the public. It also contains a wooden playground for children, ping-pong tables and an open-air theatre. At the top of the park lies the Maison de l'Air, a small museum designed to educate visitors to the importance of fresh air and to the problems of pollution. The park also prides itself on its display of annual flowers. The gardeners prepare the flower beds two years in advance, in tight collaboration with the horticultural center of Rungis. Their compositions have received prizes numerous times at the Concours des Décorations Florales


title: "Parc de Belleville" content: Estivales (Summer Floral Decoration Competition), which takes place each year in September. In the Middle Ages, numerous religious communities acquired plots of land on the hill. They cleared fields, planted grape vines, and tapped numerous springs. Taverns and "guinguettes" competed for places there from the fourteenth to eighteenth century. In the mid-eighteenth century, the celebrated publican Ramponneau's tavern "Au Tambour Royal" served a young, slightly effervescent wine made from the Belleville grapes called Piquette. Over time this use has changed and the name now refers to a drink made from pomace and water, and is figuratively used to refer to


title: "Parc de Belleville" content: a bad wine. The opening of a gypsum quarry in the nineteenth century attracted a population of seasonal workers (often stonemasons), who worked on Baron Haussmann's construction projects during the winter and returned home in the summer to tend their fields. The area was deemed , which didn't improve with the closing of the quarry. In the 19th century, the cottages which at the time stood on both sides of the steps leading up to the present-day park gave the hill an appearance similar to that of Montmartre. They belonged to Julien Lacroix, one of the most important landowners of


title: "Parc de Belleville" content: the hill of Belleville, and a street which runs alongside the park now bears his name. At this time, a grand party was organized each year on the hill for Mardi Gras. On the last day of the carnival, Mardi Gras, all of Paris came "en masse" to witness the "descente de la Courtille", one of the three major Mardi Gras processions named after the cheap restaurants that lined the rue de Belleville. Among them, ""Le coq Hardi"" (The Hardy Rooster) and ""La carotte filandreuse"" (The Coriaceous Carrot), were well known for the drinking binges of their patrons. At the


title: "Parc de Belleville" content: end of the 20th century, the cottages disappeared, giving way to more modern buildings and the Parc de Belleville. A vineyard growing Pinot Meunier vines from Champagne and Chardonnay vines from Burgundy still lies at the top of the park as a reminder of the area's viticultural history. Parc de Belleville The Parc de Belleville, one of the parks and gardens of the 20th arrondissement of Paris, is situated between the Parc des Buttes-Chaumont and the Père Lachaise Cemetery. The Parc de Belleville is located on the hill of Belleville, its 108 metres making it the highest park in Paris.


title: "Christopher Fratin" content: Christopher Fratin Christopher Fratin (1 January 1801 – 16 August 1864), also known as Christophe Fratin, was a noted French sculptor in the animalier style, and one of the earliest French sculptors to portray animals in bronze. Fratin was born in Metz, Moselle, France the son of a taxidermist. He first studied drawing under Pioche in Metz and later worked in Paris at the studio of Théodore Géricault. He exhibited at the Paris Salon from 1831–1842 and 1850–1862, as well as at the Great Exhibition in London in 1851. Fratin never signed his bronzes but instead used a stamp showing


title: "Spinal cord" content: the neural tube narrows to form the small central canal of the spinal cord. The alar plate and the basal plate are separated by the sulcus limitans. Additionally, the floor plate also secretes netrins. The netrins act as chemoattractants to decussation of pain and temperature sensory neurons in the alar plate across the anterior white commissure, where they then ascend towards the thalamus. Following the closure of the caudal neuropore and formation of the brain's ventricles that contain the choroid plexus tissue, the central canal of the caudal spinal cord is filled with cerebrospinal fluid. Earlier findings by Viktor Hamburger


title: Architecture content: knowledge began to be formalized through oral traditions and practices, building became a craft, and "architecture" is the name given to the most highly formalized and respected versions of that craft. It is widely assumed that architectural success was the product of a process of trial and error, with progressively less trial and more replication as the results of the process proved increasingly satisfactory. What is termed vernacular architecture continues to be produced in many parts of the world. Indeed, vernacular buildings make up most of the built world that people experience every day. Early human settlements were mostly rural.


title: "Phillip O. Foss" content: Army Air Corps in 1942 and served in the Pacific Theater during the Second World War (1942–46), and in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean War (1951–53), retiring as lieutenant colonel. He received several awards and commendations, including the U.S. Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Korean Service Medal and a Commendation Medal. On the 50th anniversary of the Korean War, Foss received the Korean War Service Medal. Foss began his academic career as an instructor at the University of Oregon in (1955–57); was Assistant Professor (1957–61) and Associate Professor (1961–62) at San Francisco State College; Associate


title: "Bad bank" content: that the prospect that the state will take over non-performing loans encourages banks to take undue risks, which they otherwise would not, i.e. a moral hazard in risk-taking. Another criticism is that the option of handing the loan over to the bad bank becomes essentially a subsidy on corporate bankruptcy. Instead of developing a company that is temporarily unable to pay, the bondholder is given an incentive to sue for bankruptcy immediately, which makes it eligible for sale to a bad bank. Thus, it can become a subsidy for banks at the expense of small businesses. Bad bank A bad


title: "William Cotton (bishop)" content: William Cotton (bishop) William Cotton (died 1621) was Bishop of Exeter, in Devon, from 1598 to his death in 1621. William Cotton was brought up in Finchley, Middlesex. He was the eldest son of John Cotton, a Citizen of the City of London by his wife Pery Cheyne. John Cotton was the third son of Richard Cotton (died 1534) of Hamstall Ridware in Staffordshire, descended from William Cotton (fl.1378,1400) lord of the manor of Cotton in Cheshire, by his wife Agnes de Ridware, daughter and heiress of Walter de Ridware, lord of the manor of Hamstall Ridware. The junior branch


title: "Internment camps in Sweden during World War II" content: Västerbotten County (August–October 1943) - Vägershult, Uppvidinge Municipality, Kronoberg County (1942–1945) - Öxnered, Vänersborg Municipality, Västra Götaland County (September 1941–January 1942) Internees were commonly suspected criminals, German refugees, left-wing activists or anti-Nazis. They were imprisoned without trial and without being informed of the accusations made against them. Most of these were foreigners. Wardens were instructed to ensure humane treatment of internees. All internees were forced to wear certain uniform and submit daily routines. Internees in Smedsbo internment camp had a typical daily routine of being woken up at 7.15am, they were then escorted to the dining room where they were


title: "Markus Weinzierl" content: Markus Weinzierl Markus Weinzierl (born 28 December 1974) is a German football coach and former player who is currently the head coach of VfB Stuttgart. As the manager of Jahn Regensburg, a position he held from 2008 to 2012, Weinzierl achieved promotion into the 2. Bundesliga. On 17 May 2012, Weinzierl was appointed the new manager of the Bundesliga club FC Augsburg, and was there for four years until he left the club to join Schalke 04. Weinzierl was hired on 24 November 2008. his first match was a 0–0 draw against Wuppertaler SV on 29 November 2008. Jahn Regensburg


title: "2010 United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina" content: as competitive by "CQ Politics" and "The Rothenberg Political Report", and the 2nd, 4th, 7th, 8th and 11th districts were rated as competitive by "The Cook Political Report". Of North Carolina's 13 incumbents, 12 were re-elected while one (Bob Etheridge of the 2nd district) unsuccessfully sought re-election. In total, seven Democrats and six Republicans were elected. A total of 2,662,529 votes were cast, of which 1,440,913 (54.12 percent) were for Republican candidates, 1,204,635 (45.24 percent) were for Democratic candidates, 16,562 (0.62 percent) were for Libertarian candidates and 439 (0.02 percent) were for write-in candidates. As of 2016, this is the


title: "Breda Castle" content: Breda Castle Breda Castle is a castle in the city of Breda, in the Netherlands. In the 12th century, a fortress was located at Breda. The city of Breda came into existence near the fortress. In 1353, the Duke of Brabant sold Breda to Jan II of Polanen (Baron of Breda). He reinforced the castle with four towers and a channel. His daughter Johanna of Polanen married in 1403 the German count Engelbert I of Nassau. Their son Jan IV of Nassau enlarged the castle. Henry III of Nassau-Breda changed the castle into a Renaissance palace in 1536. He died


title: "Breda Castle" content: in 1538 and his son René of Châlon finished the castle and built a chapel in 1540. René of Châlon died without any children and the castle became property of his German cousin, William I of Orange, during his battle with the Spanish, it had a military function again (Dutch revolt). In 1667 the Treaty of Breda was signed by England, France and the Republic of the Seven United Netherlands. This ended the second English-Dutch war. Stadtholder - King William III of England built on the castle between 1686 and 1695. But he and his successors did not stay much


title: "Breda Castle" content: at the castle. In the France time (18th century), the castle was a military barracks and military hospital. William I of the Netherlands placed at disposal of the Royal Military Academy in 1826. In this time, Thomas Vincidor built three wings and later William II built the fourth wing. The entrance gate is from the 16th century. Between 1746 and 1748 it was the site of the Breda Peace Talks between Britain and France during the War of the Austrian Succession. The talks formed the foundation for the eventual peace settlement at Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle. Breda Castle Breda Castle is


title: "Darpana Academy of Performing Arts" content: Darpana"", "The Mirror of Gestures", Nandikeshvara's ancient text upon Indian stage-craft and dance. The Darpana Academy of Performing Arts was founded in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India by Vikram Sarabhai and his wife Mrinalini Sarabhai. The work in using arts foe social change began at Darpana in the 1960s. Darpana’s puppeteers started working with the central ministry of rural development in teaching village women the use of smokeless stove. The theatre department then run by Kailash Pandya created a play called Ma to rally people to the war effort. Mrinalini Sarabhai, in a radical departure from the spiritual core of the classical


title: "1994–95 Greek Cup" content: Each win would gain 3 points, each draw 1 and each loss would not gain any point. First legs were held on November 16, 1994, while second legs on 30th. The 51st Greek Cup Final was played at the Athens Olympic Stadium "Spyridon Louis". 1994–95 Greek Cup The Greek Cup 1994–95 was the 53rd edition of The Greek Football Cup, or Greek Cup for short. Totally 72 teams participated, 18 from Alpha Ethniki, 18 from Beta, and 36 from Gamma. It was held in 6 rounds, included final. The Final was contested for second possessed year by Panathinaikos and AEK


title: Lemon content: Lemon The lemon, "Citrus limon" (L.) Osbeck, is a species of small evergreen tree in the flowering plant family Rutaceae, native to South Asia, primarily North eastern India. The tree's ellipsoidal yellow fruit is used for culinary and non-culinary purposes throughout the world, primarily for its juice, which has both culinary and cleaning uses. The pulp and rind (zest) are also used in cooking and baking. The juice of the lemon is about 5% to 6% citric acid, with a pH of around 2.2, giving it a sour taste. The distinctive sour taste of lemon juice makes it a key


title: Lemon content: ingredient in drinks and foods such as lemonade and lemon meringue pie. The origin of the lemon is unknown, though lemons are thought to have first grown in Assam (a region in northeast India), northern Burma or China. A genomic study of the lemon indicated it was a hybrid between bitter orange (sour orange) and citron. Lemons entered Europe near southern Italy no later than the second century AD, during the time of Ancient Rome. However, they were not widely cultivated. They were later introduced to Persia and then to Iraq and Egypt around 700 AD. The lemon was first


title: Lemon content: recorded in literature in a 10th-century Arabic treatise on farming, and was also used as an ornamental plant in early Islamic gardens. It was distributed widely throughout the Arab world and the Mediterranean region between 1000 and 1150. The first substantial cultivation of lemons in Europe began in Genoa in the middle of the 15th century. The lemon was later introduced to the Americas in 1493 when Christopher Columbus brought lemon seeds to Hispaniola on his voyages. Spanish conquest throughout the New World helped spread lemon seeds. It was mainly used as an ornamental plant and for medicine. In the


title: Lemon content: 19th century, lemons were increasingly planted in Florida and California. In 1747, James Lind's experiments on seamen suffering from scurvy involved adding lemon juice to their diets, though vitamin C was not yet known. The origin of the word "lemon" may be Middle Eastern. The word draws from the Old French "limon", then Italian "limone", from the Arabic "laymūn" or "līmūn", and from the Persian "līmūn", a generic term for citrus fruit, which is a cognate of Sanskrit ("nimbū", “lime”). The 'Bonnie Brae' is oblong, smooth, thin-skinned, and seedless, mostly grown in San Diego County, USA. The 'Eureka' grows year-round


title: Lemon content: and abundantly. This is the common supermarket lemon, also known as 'Four Seasons' ("Quatre Saisons") because of its ability to produce fruit and flowers together throughout the year. This variety is also available as a plant to domestic customers. There is also a pink-fleshed Eureka lemon, with a green and yellow variegated outer skin. The 'Femminello St. Teresa', or 'Sorrento' is native to Italy. This fruit's zest is high in lemon oils. It is the variety traditionally used in the making of "limoncello". The 'Yen Ben' is an Australasian cultivar. Lemons are a rich source of vitamin C, providing 64%


title: Lemon content: of the Daily Value in a 100 g serving (table). Other essential nutrients, however, have insignificant content (table). Lemons contain numerous phytochemicals, including polyphenols, terpenes, and tannins. Lemon juice contains slightly more citric acid than lime juice (about 47 g/l), nearly twice the citric acid of grapefruit juice, and about five times the amount of citric acid found in orange juice. Lemon juice, rind, and peel are used in a wide variety of foods and drinks. The whole lemon is used to make marmalade, lemon curd and lemon liqueur. Lemon slices and lemon rind are used as a garnish for


title: Lemon content: food and drinks. Lemon zest, the grated outer rind of the fruit, is used to add flavor to baked goods, puddings, rice, and other dishes. Lemon juice is used to make lemonade, soft drinks, and cocktails. It is used in marinades for fish, where its acid neutralizes amines in fish by converting them into nonvolatile ammonium salts. In meat, the acid partially hydrolyzes tough collagen fibers, tenderizing the meat, but the low pH denatures the proteins, causing them to dry out when cooked. Lemon juice is frequently used in the United Kingdom to add to pancakes, especially on Shrove Tuesday.


title: Lemon content: Lemon juice is also used as a short-term preservative on certain foods that tend to oxidize and turn brown after being sliced (enzymatic browning), such as apples, bananas, and avocados, where its acid denatures the enzymes. In Morocco, lemons are preserved in jars or barrels of salt. The salt penetrates the peel and rind, softening them, and curing them so that they last almost indefinitely. The preserved lemon is used in a wide variety of dishes. Preserved lemons can also be found in Sicilian, Italian, Greek, and French dishes. The leaves of the lemon tree are used to make a


title: Lemon content: tea and for preparing cooked meats and seafoods. Lemons were the primary commercial source of citric acid before the development of fermentation-based processes. The juice of the lemon may be used for cleaning. A halved lemon dipped in salt or baking powder is used to brighten copper cookware. The acid dissolves the tarnish, and the abrasives assist the cleaning. As a kitchen cleaning agent the juice can deodorize, remove grease, bleach stains, and disinfect; when mixed with baking soda, it removes stains from plastic food storage containers. The oil of the lemon's peel also has various uses. It is used


title: Lemon content: as a wood cleaner and polish, where its solvent property is employed to dissolve old wax, fingerprints, and grime. Lemon oil and orange oil are also used as a nontoxic insecticide treatment. Lemon oil may be used in aromatherapy. Lemon oil aroma does not influence the human immune system, but may contribute to relaxation. One educational science experiment involves attaching electrodes to a lemon and using it as a battery to produce electricity. Although very low power, several lemon batteries can power a small digital watch. These experiments also work with other fruits and vegetables. Lemon juice may be used


title: Lemon content: as a simple invisible ink, developed by heat. Lemons need a minimum temperature of around , so they are not hardy year-round in temperate climates, but become hardier as they mature. Citrus require minimal pruning by trimming overcrowded branches, with the tallest branch cut back to encourage bushy growth. Throughout summer, pinching back tips of the most vigorous growth assures more abundant canopy development. As mature plants may produce unwanted, fast-growing shoots called ‘water shoots,’ these are removed from the main branches at the bottom or middle of the plant. In cultivation in the UK, the cultivars ‘Meyer’ and ‘Variegata’


title: Lemon content: have gained the Royal Horticultural Society’s Award of Garden Merit (confirmed 2017). In 2016, world production of lemons (combined with limes for reporting) was 17.3 million tonnes. The top producers were India, Mexico, China, Argentina, and Brazil, collectively accounting for 62% of total production (table). Many plants taste or smell similar to lemons. Lemon The lemon, "Citrus limon" (L.) Osbeck, is a species of small evergreen tree in the flowering plant family Rutaceae, native to South Asia, primarily North eastern India. The tree's ellipsoidal yellow fruit is used for culinary and non-culinary purposes throughout the world, primarily for its juice,


title: "Fauna of Saskatchewan" content: keenii"), northern flying squirrel ("Glaucomys sabrinus"), fisher ("Martes pennanti"), ermine ("Mustela erminea"), North American river otter ("Lontra canadensis"), least chipmunk ("Tamius minimus") and short-tailed shrew ("Blarina brevicauda") are sighted along with snowshoe hares, and white-tailed deer in the Boreal Transition ecoregion. Carnivores which prey on these creatures such as lynx and wolves are also located in the area. The Aspen Parkland is agricultural land. The most prominent wildlife species which may be found are coyote ("Canis latrans"), hare, striped skunk ("Mephitis mephitis"), North American porcupine ("Erethizon dorsatum"), Richardson's ground squirrel ("Spermophilus richardsonii"), snowshoe hare, cottontail ("Sylvilagus floridanus"), northern pocket gopher


title: PWS-50 content: PWS-50 The PWS-50,(PWS - Podlaska Wytwórnia Samolotów - Podlasie Aircraft Factory), was a prototype Polish single-engine mid-wing monoplane sports aircraft of 1930, constructed by "Podlaska Wytwórnia Samolotów". The aircraft was designed in 1929 in "Podlaska Wytwórnia Samolotów", on factory's initiative, specially to participate in the Challenge International de Tourisme 1930 international touring aircraft contest. A preliminary design was made by Major Wacław Makowski, a construction sketches by Augustyn Bobek-Zdaniewski. The plane was built and first flown in spring of 1930 by Franciszek Rutkowski in Biała Podlaska. The prototype, with markings SP-ADB, took part in the Challenge 1930 international contest in


title: "The Empty Pockets" content: The Empty Pockets released the album, "The Ten Cent Tour". Radio One Chicago praised "their first full-length album recorded in a studio they built with their bare hands. "The Ten Cent Tour" is a leap forward for the already-accomplished band. Solomon’s smooth pop vocals possess a newfound throaty gusto, while Brett’s bring a sort of polished abandon to the proceedings. The rhythm section of Rosenthal and Bellon finds a groove from the first track and doesn’t let go. “You Know I Do” is a showcase for Brett as a vocal powerhouse, while “Find Or Fail” brings tight vocal harmonies and


title: "Crocosmia × crocosmiiflora" content: Crocosmia × crocosmiiflora Crocosmia × crocosmiiflora is a garden hybrid of "C. aurea" and "C. pottsii", first bred 1880 in France by Victor Lemoine. This hybrid is known to gardeners as "Montbretia." Cultivars within "C. × crocosmiiflora" include: In the United States, "Crocosmia × crocosmiiflora" is considered suitable for planting in hardiness zones 5-9, but in more northerly locations it can be planted in the spring and the corms dug out in the fall. The corms should be planted in a well-drained garden soil in a full sun to partial shade. The hybrid will set viable seed that can be


title: "Crocosmia × crocosmiiflora" content: grown from seed as soon as ripe, but as a hybrid will not breed true. In Belfast, Northern Ireland it is recorded as well-established in a wide range of locations. "Crocosmia × crocosmiiflora" is deemed an invasive plant in New Zealand, common on roadsides in the northern parts of the West Coast of the South Island. The New Zealand Department of Conservation classes it as an environmental weed. The California Invasive Plants Council (Cal-IPC) lists "Crocosmia × crocosmiiflora" as an invasive plant in California, with limited concern / distribution. "Crocosmia × crocosmiiflora" grows to 90 cm high with long sword-shaped


title: "Crocosmia × crocosmiiflora" content: leaves, shorter than the flowering stem and arising from the plant base, ribbed and up to 20mm wide. The base is a corm, a swollen underground stem lasting one year. The flowers are up to 5 cm long and coloured deep orange. Crocosmia × crocosmiiflora Crocosmia × crocosmiiflora is a garden hybrid of "C. aurea" and "C. pottsii", first bred 1880 in France by Victor Lemoine. This hybrid is known to gardeners as "Montbretia." Cultivars within "C. × crocosmiiflora" include: In the United States, "Crocosmia × crocosmiiflora" is considered suitable for planting in hardiness zones 5-9, but in more northerly


title: "X-ray filter" content: X-ray filter An X-ray filter is a material placed in front of an X-ray source in order to reduce the intensity of particular wavelengths from its spectrum and selectively alter the distribution of X-ray wavelengths within a given beam. When X-rays hit matter, part of the incoming beam is transmitted through the material and part of it is absorbed by the material. The amount absorbed is dependent on the material's mass absorption coefficient and tends to decrease for incident photons of greater energy. True absorption occurs when X-rays of sufficient energy cause electron energy level transitions in the atoms of


title: "Charles Edwin Fripp" content: 1889, Fripp visited British Columbia on his way to Japan. During the 1890s, he lived in Enderby. Fripp died in Montreal. Charles Edwin Fripp Charles Edwin Fripp (4 September 1854 – 1906) was an English painter and illustrator, and special war artist. Charles Edwin Fripp was born in London, one of the twelve children of George Arthur Fripp (1822–1895), a landscape artist, and Mary Percival. His brother Thomas W. Fripp also became a watercolourist in Canada and his brother Robert McKay Fripp worked as an architect in Vancouver. Fripp was an Associate of the Royal Watercolour Society. He painted mainly


title: "8th Communications Battalion" content: (MUC): Lieutenant Colonel Kevin M. Shea Award on May 7, 2010 for communications unit of the year 2009. 8th Communication Battalion’s decorations include Navy Unit Commendation Streamer with three Bronze Stars; the Meritorious Unit Commendation Streamer; the National Defense Service Streamer with three Bronze Stars; the Southwest Asia Service Streamer with three Bronze Stars; the Afghanistan Campaign Streamer with one Bronze Star; the Iraq Campaign Streamer with three Bronze Stars; the Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Streamer; and the Global War on Terrorism Service Streamer. 8th Communications Battalion 8th Communication Battalion (8th Comm) is a communications battalion in the United


title: "Philoscia muscorum" content: Philoscia muscorum Philoscia muscorum, the "common striped woodlouse" or "fast woodlouse", is a common European woodlouse. It is widespread in Europe, the British Isles and is found from southern Scandinavia to the Ukraine and Greece. It has also spread to Washington and many states in New England, also the mid-Atlantic states of Pennsylvania and New Jersey, as well as Nova Scotia. "P. muscorum" may reach in length, with a shiny body which is mottled and greyish-brown in colour. The fast woodlouse, as its name suggests tends to run about faster than other common species; its body is raised up off


title: "Philoscia muscorum" content: the ground rather more than the others and the head is always very dark in colour. Twelve subspecies are recognised: Philoscia muscorum Philoscia muscorum, the "common striped woodlouse" or "fast woodlouse", is a common European woodlouse. It is widespread in Europe, the British Isles and is found from southern Scandinavia to the Ukraine and Greece. It has also spread to Washington and many states in New England, also the mid-Atlantic states of Pennsylvania and New Jersey, as well as Nova Scotia. "P. muscorum" may reach in length, with a shiny body which is mottled and greyish-brown in colour. The fast


title: "Production of phonograph records" content: any flat, smooth surface) with a needle and replay them back on any similar machine. Home recording equipment made a cameo appearance in the 1941 Marx Brothers film, "The Big Store". A custom recording was also the original surprise Christmas present in the 1931 version of "The Bobbsey Twins' Wonderful Secret" (when the book was rewritten in 1962 as "The Bobbsey Twins' Wonderful Winter Secret," it became an 8 mm movie). Production of phonograph records For the first several decades of disc record manufacturing, sound was recorded directly on to the master disc (also called the matrix, sometimes just the


title: "History of Hampton Roads" content: the large military bases. Although some left the area entirely, many of the displaced families chose to relocate nearby to Grove, an unincorporated town in southeastern James City County where many generations of some of those families now reside. From a population estimated at only 37 in 1895, Grove had grown to an estimated 1,100 families by the end of the 20th century. (To its north, Grove actually borders the Naval Weapons Station property and on its extreme east, a portion of the U.S. Army's land at Fort Eustis extends across Skiffe's Creek, although there is no direct access to


title: "Water supply and sanitation in Jordan" content: challenges. The increased use of reclaimed water is part of Jordan's national water strategy. As part of it, a strategy for pricing and marketing reclaimed water has been established. Extension workers from the Ministry of Agriculture use a computer-based information system to advise farmers on how to optimize their fertigation in light of the irrigation water quality, location, crop, soil type and other factors. Despite these efforts, the majority of farmers in the Jordan Valley are not aware of the nutrient content of the reclaimed water, although experience from demonstration sites shows that using it, fertiliser expenditures can be reduced


title: "Michaelsberg Abbey, Bamberg" content: Michaelsberg Abbey, Bamberg Michaelsberg Abbey or Michelsberg Abbey, also St. Michael's Abbey, Bamberg ( or "Michelsberg") is a former Benedictine monastery in Bamberg in Bavaria, Germany. After its dissolution in 1803 the buildings were used for the almshouse "Vereinigtes Katharinen- und Elisabethen-Spital", which is still there as a retirement home. The former abbey church remains in use as the Michaelskirche. The buildings are part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site "Town of Bamberg". As of 2016 and for the foreseeable future, the church is closed for repairs. The abbey gave its name to the "Michaelsberg", one of the hills of


title: "Michaelsberg Abbey, Bamberg" content: Bamberg, overlooking the town. With Bamberg Cathedral and the monasteries of St. Stephan and St. Gangolf it formed part of a T-shaped cross in Bamberg's topography. The hill is the most prominent spur of the Steigerwald in the municipal area and with its steep eastern decline towards the Regnitz is significantly higher than the "Domberg". This contributes to the dominant effect of the abbey buildings. The hill was inhabited before the abbey was founded. Excavations have uncovered massive walls and a moat from the 10th century. After the creation of the Bishopric of Bamberg by King (and later Emperor) Heinrich


title: "Michaelsberg Abbey, Bamberg" content: II (Henry II), the first Bishop of Bamberg, , founded the abbey in 1015 as the bishop's private monastery. Accordingly the abbot answered directly and exclusively to the bishop of Bamberg. The monks for the new establishment were drawn from Amorbach Abbey and Fulda Abbey. Heinrich supported the abbey with rich gifts, including properties. Three books with which the abbey was initially endowed are still in the "Staatsbibliothek Bamberg". The abbey followed the Hirsau Reforms, which also resulted in the building of a new church. The chronicler and author Frutolf of Michelsberg was prior here until his death in 1103.


title: "Michaelsberg Abbey, Bamberg" content: The abbey flourished under Bishop Otto (d. 1139), whose burial in the abbey church and subsequent canonisation in 1189, together with the papal protection granted to the abbey in 1251, was of enormous advantage in increasing the independence of the abbey from the bishops. Under abbot Wolfram (d. 1123), appointed by Otto, the number of monks on the Michaelsberg reached its all-time high of 70 (from 20 under his predecessor). The award to the abbots of the pontificalia had taken place some time before 1185. After Otto's canonization he became a patron of the abbey, together with St. Michael. Until


title: "Michaelsberg Abbey, Bamberg" content: the 18th century, the abbey continued to fight the "Hochstift" in various legal battles, trying to achieve the status of Imperial Abbey. A document from Heinrich (dated 1017) states that Eberhard had founded the abbey, and that it was a private or proprietary abbey. However, from the 12th century on, the abbey's chroniclers tried to label Heinrich (and later also his wife Kunigunde) as the true founder(s), in order to reduce the influence of the bishop. The abbey's financial status rested securely upon its great ownership of lands in the bishopric, eventually extending to 441 towns and villages. It became


title: "Michaelsberg Abbey, Bamberg" content: one of the culturally most important Benedictine abbeys in southern Germany, with its scriptorium being especially famed. A decline set in around 1420, resulting in reform attempts. In 1430, the Hussites sacked the abbey. In 1435, the abbey came into conflict with the townspeople of Bamberg and was plundered. In 1446 the abbey's debt had grown so large, that the bishop, Anton von Rotenhan (1431-59) deposed the abbot Johannes I. Fuchs and took control of the abbey directly. A thorough reform only came under bishop Georg I. von Schaumberg (1459-75), who appointed Eberhard von Venlo (died 1475) as abbot in


title: "Michaelsberg Abbey, Bamberg" content: 1463. He had come with some other monks from the monastery of St. Jakob near Mainz, a member of the Bursfelde Congregation. Michaelsberg joined this reform movement in 1467. Building activity surged: the guest house was built and the dormitory expanded. Changes were also made to the church. Abbot Andreas Lang (died 1503) had an inventory of all the abbey's possessions created and the abbey flourished under his rule. The abbey once again suffered during the German Peasants' War of 1525, and during the Franconian Margrave War ("Markgräflerkrieg") in 1553. A period of recovery followed under abbot Veit I. Finger


title: "Michaelsberg Abbey, Bamberg" content: (died 1585). In the Thirty Years' War the abbey was occupied for several years by the Swedish army. In the 17th and 18th centuries the abbey recovered, and enjoyed a new period of prosperity in the early 18th century, notably under abbot Christoph Ernst von Guttenberg (died 1725). He managed to restore the abbey to sound financial health, laying the groundwork for the building that followed. Michaelsberg was in competition with both other abbeys that were being rebuilt in Baroque style (Langheim Abbey from 1681, Ebrach Abbey from 1687 and Banz Abbey from 1697) and the bishop who in 1695


title: "Michaelsberg Abbey, Bamberg" content: had begun to expand his residence on the opposite hill. The agricultural buildings ("Wirtschaftsgebäude") were added in several waves: after 1696 by Leonhard Dientzenhofer and from 1708 by his brother Johann. These significantly increased the size of the abbey and gave it its fortress-like look. Abbot Anselm Geisendorfer came into confrontation with his bishop, Friedrich Karl von Schönborn and after additional conflict with his monks left the abbey in June 1740. In 1743 he was deposed. However, besides his work on the church (see below), Anselm was able to start a rebuilding of the "Wirtschaftsgebäude", to which Balthasar Neumann contributed


title: "Michaelsberg Abbey, Bamberg" content: after 1742 and which his successor as abbot, Ludwig Dietz (died 1759), finished in 1744. In terms of construction, Ludwig and his successor, Gallus Brockard (died 1799), mostly focused on the park created on the terraces around the abbey. In the latter half of the 18th century, the financial situation of the abbey had deteriorated significantly as a result of mismanagement, the Seven Years' War and then the French Revolutionary Wars. Attempts at reform by the final abbot, Cajetan Rost (died 1804), were cut short by the abbey's dissolution. By the time of the secularisation of Bavaria of 1802 the


title: "Michaelsberg Abbey, Bamberg" content: abbey still owned substantial property in Bamberg itself as well as estates in no fewer than 141 places in the surrounding area. On 30 November 1802 Bavarian troops confiscated the abbey's assets. Valuable books were removed to the library of the Bavarian court, the predecessor of the present "Bayerische Staatsbibliothek". Even before that seizure, in September 1802, the Bavarian government followed a suggestion by Friedrich Adalbert Marcus, the head of the hospital "Vereinigtes Katharinen- und Elisabethenspital" (St. Katharina and St. Elisabeth), to transfer the institution to the hill from the town centre, preventing the abbey buildings from being demolished. On


title: "Michaelsberg Abbey, Bamberg" content: 13 April 1803 the abbey was dissolved. The 21 monks then resident were obliged to leave. In 1808, the hospital became the formal owner of the buildings, but in 1817 the town took over. The abbey still houses the municipal retirement home "Bürgerspital". From 1880 until 2002, facility management of the hospital was assigned to the "" Due to its exposed location on top of the hill, the former abbey buildings are visible from many places in Bamberg. The structures enhance the impact on the viewer by their bulk. The "Wirtschaftsgebäude" and living quarters built during the Baroque period from


title: "Michaelsberg Abbey, Bamberg" content: massive sandstone surround the substantial two-spired church. In turn they are enveloped by the terrace gardens which surround the abbey on three sides. The palace-like three-storied main wing faces north, towards the Main. The first church on the site, dedicated to Saint Michael, was built from about 1015 and was consecrated on 2 November 1021 by Eberhard, in the presence of the archbishops Aribo and Pilgrim, Emperor Heinrich and a large share of the rulers of the Holy Roman Empire, both secular and ecclesial. Not much is known about the size and structure of the initial buildings. An earthquake on


title: "Michaelsberg Abbey, Bamberg" content: 3 January 1117 apparently only slightly damaged the church, but Bishop Otto had the whole building (and the monastery) torn down and rebuilt on a larger scale by one Richolf, in accordance with the architectural concepts of the Hirsau Reforms. The new (and current) building, basically a Romanesque church, was consecrated on 1 September 1121. After his death Bishop Otto was buried on 3 July 1139 in a tomb in the nave, in front of the altar dedicated to St. Michael. In 1287/8 a polychrome sculpture was created as a tomb figure, showing Otto with pallium, mitre, staff and book.


title: "Michaelsberg Abbey, Bamberg" content: Today it stands against the wall of the crypt. The current tomb was made (also polychrome) around 1435/40. On 27 April 1610, work on the roof resulted in a fire which destroyed all the roofs and the nave, but the tomb of Otto was virtually unaffected. Under abbot Johann V. Müller (died 1627) the rebuilding in Renaissance style started immediately. By October, the choir had a new roof and by 1614 the westworks with the two repaired towers had been finished. Reconstruction of the nave followed, and its ceiling was painted with the "Garden of Heaven"; bells, organ and choir


title: "Michaelsberg Abbey, Bamberg" content: stalls were bought. The new church was consecrated in 1617. The still-extant organ-loft was also constructed very soon after the fire, in 1610, and is a significant work of German late Renaissance art. From 1696 Leonhard Dientzenhofer, under the instructions of abbot Christoph Ernst von Guttenberg, created a two-storey Baroque exterior façade. It was finished by August 1700. The large exterior stairway followed in 1722/3. Johann Dientzenhofer built the terrace and the high choir after 1725, under abbot Anselm Geisendorfer. This created the crypt in which the tomb of Saint Otto is situated today. To the left and right of


title: "Michaelsberg Abbey, Bamberg" content: the choir, the Romanesque apses were replaced by two-storied structures. Under Anselm the church interior was mostly replaced: a new high altar, two choir stalls, an altar was added to the crossing and two to the transepts. Six altars were added to the side-aisles and three galleries were built. Under his rule the church largely took on its current appearance. A replica Holy Sepulchre in a side chapel that already reflects early Neoclassical style was also ordered by Anselm. Georg Adam Reuß later made the pulpit in Rococo style, the final important piece of art added to the abbey church.


title: "Michaelsberg Abbey, Bamberg" content: In 1833, the colorful painting of façade and statuary on the stair was removed and in 1837 on the orders of King Ludwig I of Bavaria, ten gravestones and memorials of the bishops of Bamberg from the 16th to the 18th century were removed from Bamberg Cathedral and set up in the "Michaelskirche", as described in a guidebook of 1912: In 1886, , "Domvikar" at Regensburg Cathedral developed a plan for "purifying" the interior of the church, but the replacement of the Baroque style elements with Romanesque Revival and the painting over of the botanical ceiling frescoes were prevented by


title: "Michaelsberg Abbey, Bamberg" content: popular protests and the intervention of , "Domkapitular" at Mainz Cathedral. In 1952, the interior of the church was renovated. Work on the towers followed in 1985-7 and on the Holy Sepulchre 1985-96. In 2002, repair work on all the church roofs was completed. The former abbey church of Saint Michael is now an ancillary church to the cathedral. Since 1993, the area has been part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The church, gardens and areas not used by the "Spital" used to be open to the public. However, due to structural integrity issues, the church has been closed


title: "Michaelsberg Abbey, Bamberg" content: since 2012. Work on what is expected to be a €50 million restoration began in the spring of 2016. This is expected to be finished in 2021 at the earliest. Michaelsberg Abbey, Bamberg Michaelsberg Abbey or Michelsberg Abbey, also St. Michael's Abbey, Bamberg ( or "Michelsberg") is a former Benedictine monastery in Bamberg in Bavaria, Germany. After its dissolution in 1803 the buildings were used for the almshouse "Vereinigtes Katharinen- und Elisabethen-Spital", which is still there as a retirement home. The former abbey church remains in use as the Michaelskirche. The buildings are part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site


title: "Charles Ridgeway" content: series of similar honorary promotions intended to mark the diamond jubilee of Queen Victoria. Charles Ridgeway Charles John Ridgeway (14 July 184128 February 1927) was the Bishop of Chichester from 1908 to 1919. Ridgeway was born into an ecclesiastical family: his father, Joseph Ridgeway, was Vicar of Christ Church, Tunbridge Wells. He was educated at St Paul’s and Trinity College, Cambridge. Ordained in 1866, he spent a Curacy at Christ Church, Tunbridge Wells before becoming Vicar of North Malvern, Rector of Buckhurst Hill, Vicar of Christchurch Lancaster Gate and Rural Dean of Paddington. From 1891-1894 he was a member of


title: "St. Patrick's School Maple Ridge" content: 1985. The convent was changed into a school annex to include a larger library, a video room and two meeting rooms. A new wing of the school was completed in 2010. The wing has three classrooms and one music room along with separate male and female bathrooms. The Christian-education program is designed to foster growth in the student's faith, in the knowledge of their faith, and in the understanding of themselves as Christian people. Prayer is said in the morning as well as at lunch time. Participation in the religious-education classes is an integral and vital part of the education


title: "Sex offender registry" content: all felons, regardless of the crime, to register with law enforcement for 5 years after release, although the Florida felon registry is not available to the general public. If a felon in Florida is convicted of enough non-sexual felonies in a certain period of time, however, they are required to register for the rest of their life on a "Habitual Offender" registry that is available to the general public. Ohio has a publicly accessible registry for people convicted five or more times of drunken driving. In 2014, a murder registry was proposed in Rhode Island and an animal abuser registry


title: "Sex offender registry" content: in level of public disclosure among different states might cause unexpected problems after registration, they have also caused some registrants to move into locations where public disclosure of lower level offenders is not permitted, in order to avoid public persecution and other adverse effects of public disclosure they were experiencing in their original location. Sex offenders on parole or probation are generally subject to the same restrictions as other parolees and probationers. Sex offenders who have completed probation or parole may also be subject to restrictions above and beyond those of most felons. In some jurisdictions, they cannot live within


title: "Ethiopia–Israel relations" content: of Israeli-Ethiopian cooperation. The Ethiopians turned down the Israeli proposals but nevertheless, Ethiopia became internationally accused of having given concessions to Israel for setting up Israeli military bases on Ethiopian islands in the Red Sea. Ethiopia consistently denied all such accusations. Israel offered Ethiopia military assistance in the event of a Yemeni take-over of the islands, but Ethiopia turned down the offer fearing a political backlash. Still, Ethiopia was attacked at the 1973 OAU summit in Addis Abeba by the Libyan delegation, accusing Ethiopia of allowing the build-up of Israeli bases on its territory. At the summit the Algerian president


title: "Earth and Fire" content: with Focus). In 1979 Chris Koerts left, feeling that he had achieved everything he wanted with the band. Earth and Fire Earth and Fire were a Dutch progressive and symphonic rock band who over time evolved into a pop group. Formed in the Netherlands by twin brothers Chris and Gerard Koerts, and most popular in the 1970s when fronted by singer Jerney Kaagman, Earth and Fire had many chart topping hits in the Netherlands and elsewhere in Europe, though they never gained much popularity in England or the Americas. Their biggest international hit was "Weekend", a number one single in


title: "Greenhouse gas" content: (Snowball Earth) appears to have been ended suddenly, about 550 Ma, by a colossal volcanic outgassing that raised the concentration of the atmosphere abruptly to 12%, about 350 times modern levels, causing extreme greenhouse conditions and carbonate deposition as limestone at the rate of about 1 mm per day. This episode marked the close of the Precambrian eon, and was succeeded by the generally warmer conditions of the Phanerozoic, during which multicellular animal and plant life evolved. No volcanic carbon dioxide emission of comparable scale has occurred since. In the modern era, emissions to the atmosphere from volcanoes are approximately


title: "Stephen Salter" content: Stephen Salter Stephen Hugh Salter, (born 7 December 1938) is Emeritus Professor of Engineering Design at the University of Edinburgh and inventor of the eponymous Salter duck wave energy device. Salter is also a proponent of geoengineering and is responsible for creating the concept of the mechanical enhancement of clouds to achieve cloud reflectivity enhancement. The wide tank at the University of Edinburgh — a novel design and invention by Stephen Salter, built in 1977 — was the world's first multi-directional wave tank equipped with absorbing wavemakers. Feedback control systems on the wavemaking flaps were used for the absorption of


title: "Scientology in Germany" content: churches continued to oppose Scientology publically "[sic]", although press reporting and public reactions to Scientology decreased. Several private organizations issued warnings about after-school study programs run by Scientologists." Scientology in Germany The Church of Scientology has operated in Germany since 1970. German authorities estimate that there are 4,000 active Scientologists in Germany ; the Church of Scientology gives a membership figure of around 12,000. The Church of Scientology has encountered particular antagonism from the German press and government and occupies a precarious legal, social and cultural position in Germany. , German courts have so far not resolved whether to accord


title: "Foris Vineyards Winery" content: Alsace important and is what Foris Vineyards in the Illinois Valley share in common. An easy way to experience this phenomenon is to compare a Pinot Gris from Alsace or Oregon with a Pinot Grigio(same grape, Italian name) from Italy. Though there are exceptions, most Italian Pinot Grigio is grown in areas characterized by warm days and mild nights. Without the cold nights the acidity in the grapes gradually diminishes and one is left with a fairly light, soft textured wine. While pleasant, they do not share the exuberance of an Alsatian or Oregon wine made from the same grape.


title: "Water supply and sanitation in Egypt" content: from the Nile pumped via pipelines. However, in 2015 a contract for an 80,000 m/day seawater desalination plant has been awarded to supply the city with water. At the national level, total domestic water use in Egypt is estimated at about 5.5 billion m³ per year or 8% of total water use. This corresponds to an average of about 200 liter per capita per day (l/c/d), or almost twice as much as in Germany. However, actual domestic water use is lower because of network losses, and furthermore it varies considerably between different localities in Egypt. For example, the installed drinking


title: "Tri Coloured Dutch" content: lustrous with plenty of under coat and guard hairs. Weight- 1.70-2.5 kg (3.3/4- 5.1/2 lb). Coloured fur on white part or white patches on the coloured parts. DISQUALIFICATIONS -Discoloured or wall eyes (pale blue iris), specked eyes (pale blue spots or specks on the iris). Flesh markings (usually on ears). Trimming (attempts to straighten out irregularities, dyeing white spots on coloured fur, etc.). Malocclusion and mutilated teeth. Tri Coloured Dutch The Tri-Colour Dutch (also known as the "Japanese Dutch" or "Harlequin Dutch") is a breed of domestic rabbit created in the Netherlands by crossing tortoiseshell Dutch rabbits with Harlequin rabbits.


title: Fraise content: Fraise Fraise (1988–2005) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse best known for winning the 1992 Breeders' Cup Turf. Fraise was a bay horse bred by Allen E. Paulson. He was sired by Strawberry Road, the 1983 Australian Horse of the Year, acquired by Paulson in 1986. His dam, Zalataia, acquired by Paulson in 1983, raced in France and the United States, notably winning the Grand Prix de Deauville and the Grade I Oak Tree Invitational Stakes. Fraise, which is german for strawberry, was raced by Madeleine Paulson, who won the colt on a wager with her husband by beating him in


title: Fraise content: a golf game. Trained for racing on turf by future U.S. Racing Hall of Fame inductee Bill Mott, Fraise did not race at age two but made ten starts in 1991 at age three, notably winning the Round Table Handicap at Chicago's Arlington Park. Age four was Fraise's best year in racing when he won five of his ten starts. He got his first Grade I win in the Sword Dancer Handicap at Saratoga Race Course on August 8, 1992, setting a course record while winning by four lengths. He followed this up with a fourth-place finish in the Man


title: Fraise content: o' War Stakes and a second place in the Turf Classic Invitational, both at Belmont. On October 31, the mile-and-a-half Breeders' Cup Turf was hosted by Gulfstream Park Racetrack in Hallandale Beach, Florida. Facing a top class international field, Fraise was sent off at odds of 14-1. He was up against Sky Classic, the even-money favorite from Canada, Subotica, that year's winner of the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe, and two Epsom Derby winners, Dr Devious (1992) and Quest for Fame (1991). Fraise was in last place for most of the race, then started his move on the far turn


title: Fraise content: with jockey Patrick Valenzuela guiding him through traffic. As they entered the stretch, Valenzuela spotted a small hole on the rail and Fraise responded with a strong drive to win by a nose from Sky Classic. He finished the year in the Hollywood Turf Cup Stakes, in which he was disqualified to second for interference. In the Eclipse Award voting for champion turf male, Fraise finished second to Sky Classic. Fraise returned to racing at age five, starting with a win in the Grade II Pan American Handicap at Gulfstream Park in Florida. He then suffered a splint injury while


title: Fraise content: finishing third in the San Juan Capistrano at Santa Anita and missed several months. In October, he finished fifth in the Turf Classic at Belmont, then finished fourth in the Breeders' Cup Turf despite a rough trip. He ended the year in the Grade I Hollywood Turf Cup Stakes at Hollywood Park Racetrack in California, winning by a stakes record six lengths. At age six, Fraise raced seven times with one win in the Pan American Handicap before his breeding rights were sold to Japanese interests. Fraise finished his career with a tenth-place finish in the 1994 Japan Cup. In


title: Fraise content: Japan, Fraise entered stud duty in 1995. He stood for eight years but was largely unsuccessful. Eventually gelded, he was used as a lesson horse at the Olympic Riding Club in Chiba, Japan. In the summer of 2005, original owner Madeleine Paulson provided the Old Friends Equine retirement facility in Georgetown, Kentucky with a substantial gift to enable them to acquire the horse, bring him home from Japan, and look after him during his retirement years. On November 7, 2005, the seventeen-year-old Fraise died suddenly from a ruptured blood vessel in his abdomen. He was cremated and his remains were


title: Fraise content: interred in the Old Friends Dream Chase Farm cemetery. Fraise Fraise (1988–2005) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse best known for winning the 1992 Breeders' Cup Turf. Fraise was a bay horse bred by Allen E. Paulson. He was sired by Strawberry Road, the 1983 Australian Horse of the Year, acquired by Paulson in 1986. His dam, Zalataia, acquired by Paulson in 1983, raced in France and the United States, notably winning the Grand Prix de Deauville and the Grade I Oak Tree Invitational Stakes. Fraise, which is german for strawberry, was raced by Madeleine Paulson, who won the colt on


title: "BC Avtodor Saratov" content: reaching the top four in Russian basketball history to this day. After threatening to do so for years because of disputes with the local administration, especially regarding the lack of a convenient arena, Rodionov moved the organisation to Saint Petersburg during the 2004 summer. He would form Dynamo Saint Petersburg, transferring some of Avtodor's best players such as Vladimir Veremeenko, and its place in the Super League. Meanwhile, a cash-strapped Avtodor voluntarily relegated itself to the second division for 2004–05, fielding an noncompetitive side made of youngsters, before moving down to the third division in 2005. Avtodor would win the


title: "Charles F. Masterson" content: Charles F. Masterson Charles F. Masterson (born October 31, 1917) was born in New York, New York and received a B.A. from Long Island University in 1938. He earned a M.A. and a Ph.D. from Columbia University in 1939 and 1952, respectively. Shortly after the Eisenhower administration became settled in the White House, there appeared the need to keep the public informed of the current policies, accomplishments and goals of the President and his administration. Thus, shortly after Inauguration Day, Val Peterson (former Governor of Nebraska) was appointed to a position as an Administrative Assistant to President Dwight D. Eisenhower.


title: "Numark Pro TT-2" content: for the Pro TT-1 and Pro TT-1+, and $599 for the Pro TT-2. Before the Pro TT series was phased out due to the introduction of the next generation TTX and TTXUSB turntables, Numark offered limited edition models of the Pro TT-1+ and Pro TT-2 having chrome finishes. Some versions had blue LED lights. Numark also released a MX edition of the Pro TT-2 which had a glossy all black finish like the TT-100. The Pro TT series Numark turntables are now very hard to find, almost impossible to find "new". Online prices can range from US$99 to $400, depending


title: "2016 United States presidential election" content: 1, 11 states participated in the first of four "Super Tuesday" primaries. Clinton won Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Massachusetts, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia and 504 pledged delegates, while Sanders won Colorado, Minnesota, Oklahoma and his home state of Vermont and 340 delegates. The following weekend, Sanders won victories in Kansas, Nebraska and Maine with 15–30-point margins, while Clinton won the Louisiana primary with 71% of the vote. On March 8, despite never having a lead in the Michigan primary, Sanders won by a small margin of 1.5 points and outperforming polls by over 19 points, while Clinton won 83% of the


title: "Cesvaine Palace" content: Cesvaine Palace Cesvaine Palace (; ) is located in the town of Cesvaine, Latvia in the Madona District. Next to the palace are the old medieval castle ruins, remains from the old bishops castle. Cesvaine Palace was built in 1896 for the German baron (not to be confused with the von Wolf baronial family). Authors of the project were architects Hans Grisebach and August Dinklage from Berlin. The palace is built in the late Tudor Neo-Renaissance style. It is a very impressive palace in this style. At the end of the 19th century, Germany abandoned the reproduction of old German


title: "Cesvaine Palace" content: prototypes and turned to England in search of inspiration, namely to late Tudor-style architecture. The style had preserved certain Gothic elements. Picturesque frames, towers and turrets of different forms and sizes, high decorative chimneys and steep roofs were all characteristic features of the style. The palace has survived all revolutions and wars of the twentieth century, so interiors were almost in perfect condition. Unfortunately in 2002 the palace suffered heavily in a fire. All of the roof and second floor was destroyed and the first floor was seriously damaged. But, many interior elements survived and will be restored. Although restoration


title: "Cesvaine Palace" content: works has started, due to the lack of finances they are proceeding very slowly. The last few decades there was a local secondary school housed in the palace. Cesvaine Palace Cesvaine Palace (; ) is located in the town of Cesvaine, Latvia in the Madona District. Next to the palace are the old medieval castle ruins, remains from the old bishops castle. Cesvaine Palace was built in 1896 for the German baron (not to be confused with the von Wolf baronial family). Authors of the project were architects Hans Grisebach and August Dinklage from Berlin. The palace is built in


title: "Green water snake" content: Green water snake The green water snake ("Nerodia cyclopion") is a common species of nonvenomous natricine snake endemic to the southeastern United States. "N. cyclopion" is distributed from the Florida panhandle westward to Louisiana, and northward through the Mississippi Valley into southern Illinois. More precisely, it is found in southwestern Alabama, southeastern Arkansas, northwestern Florida, southern Illinois, southwestern Indiana, western Kentucky, Louisiana, southern Mississippi, southeastern Missouri, western Tennessee, and southeastern Texas. The type locality is New Orleans, Louisiana. "N. cyclopion" differs from most other species of North American water snakes by having one or more small scales under the eye,


title: "Green water snake" content: giving the appearance of a ring of small plates around the eye, a character shared only with the species "N. floridana". A heavy-bodied snake, "N. cyclopion" is dark green, olive, or brown dorsally. Ventrally, it is yellowish on the anterior third, and the on remainder dark brown with yellow or white semicircles. "N. cyclopion" averages 76–140 cm (30-55 inches) in total length (including tail). "N. cyclopion" prefers still waters such as bayous, lakes, marshes, ponds, sluggish streams, and swamps. It is sometimes found in brackish water. The green water snake preys upon crayfish, frogs, and fish. The former subspecies, "Nerodia


title: "Green water snake" content: cyclopion floridana" - Florida green water snake, has been elevated to a full species, "Nerodia floridana". The green water snake is ovoviviparous. Mating takes place on land in April. The young are born in July or August, and are about 25 cm (10 in) long. Brood size varies from 7 to 101, depending on the size of the female. The females, which are larger than the males and have two more dorsal scale rows, may weigh over 4.1 kg (9 lb). Green water snake The green water snake ("Nerodia cyclopion") is a common species of nonvenomous natricine snake endemic to


title: "Brown water snake" content: Brown water snake The brown water snake ("Nerodia taxispilota") is a large species of nonvenomous natricine snake endemic to the southeastern United States. "Lycodonomorphus rufulus" is sometimes also called the brown water snake, but "L. rufulus" is found in South Africa. Brown water snake, water-pilot, aspic, false moccasin, great water snake, pied water snake, southern water snake, water rattle. "Nerodia taxispilota" is found in lower coastal regions from southeastern Virginia, through North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia, to northern and western Florida (Gulf Coast), then west through Missouri, Alabama and Mississippi, to Louisiana, normally from sea level to 500 ft.


title: "Brown water snake" content: (150 m) elevation. The brown water snake is very heavy-bodied, and its neck is distinctly narrower than its head. Dorsally it is brown or rusty brown with a row of about 25 black or dark brown square blotches down its back. Smaller similar blotches alternate on the sides. Ventrally it is yellow heavily marked with black or dark brown. Dorsal scales are in 27-33 rows (more than any other North American water snake), and it has 2-4 anterior temporals (usually 1 in others). Adults measure 30-60 in. (76–152 cm) in total length; record 69 in. (175 cm). "Nerodia taxispilota" is


title: "Brown water snake" content: found in swamps and streams and is often mistaken for a venomous snake. "Nerodia taxispilota" is ovoviviparous. Mating takes place in the spring on land or on tree branches. On average adult females are larger than adult males. The young are born alive, usually in August, in broods of 14-58, more commonly 30-40. The newborns are 7-10¾ in. (18–27 cm) long, with males longer than females, opposite of adults. Brown water snake The brown water snake ("Nerodia taxispilota") is a large species of nonvenomous natricine snake endemic to the southeastern United States. "Lycodonomorphus rufulus" is sometimes also called the brown


title: "Ndamukong Suh" content: Goods, Omaha Steaks, and Chrysler. Ndamukong Suh Ndamukong Ngwa Suh ( , born January 6, 1987) is an American football nose tackle for the Los Angeles Rams of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Detroit Lions second overall in the 2010 NFL Draft. He played college football at Nebraska, where he earned All-American honors. As a college senior, Suh became one of the most decorated players in college football history. He won numerous awards including the Associated Press College Football Player of the Year Award, Bronko Nagurski Trophy, Chuck Bednarik Award, Lombardi Award, and Outland Trophy,


title: Uinyeo content: treat women. It's been reported in the Annals of the Joseon Dynasty during the Sejong Era, that he suggested this implementation of male doctors because of discrimination between the genders; he stated that even if a male is a slave of another slave, he would still be treated for no matter what. He expressed his concern at how there could even be a male doctor that would feel "ashamed" when looking at a female patient and ultimately refuse to treat her. Although the uinyeo system started to practice medicine, it was deeply related to a Korean traditional custom at the


title: Islay content: backed Balliol, while the Macruari and MacDonalds backed Robert. When Robert won, he declared the MacDougall lands forfeit, and distributed them between the MacDonalds and Macruari (the latter already owning much of Lorne, Uist, parts of Lochaber, and Garmoran). The Macruari territories were eventually inherited by Amy of Garmoran., who married her MacDonald cousin John of Islay in the 1330s; having succeeded Aonghus Óg as head of the MacDonalds, he now controlled significant stretches of the western seaboard of Scotland from Morvern to Loch Hourn, and the whole of the Hebrides save for Skye (which Robert had given to Hugh


title: Islay content: of Ross instead). From 1336 onwards John began to style himself "Dominus Insularum"—"Lord of the Isles", a title that implied a connection to the earlier Kings of the Isles and by extension a degree of independence from the Scottish crown; this honorific was claimed by his heirs for several generations. The MacDonalds had thus achieved command of a strong semi-independent maritime kingdom, and considered themselves equals of the kings of Scotland, Norway, and England. Initially, their power base was on the shores of Loch Finlaggan in northeastern Islay, near the present-day village of Caol Ila. Successive chiefs of Clan Donald


title: "Greenwich armour" content: and dressing the part. The workshop produced bespoke armour for the nobility; relatively mass-produced government orders for the military mainly went elsewhere. The book of Greenwich armour designs for 24 different gentlemen, known as the "Jacob Album" after its creator, includes many of the most important figures of the Elizabethan court. In this period a distinctive Greenwich style developed, marked by imitating aspects of fashionable clothing styles, and extensive use of gilded and coloured areas, using complex decoration in Northern Mannerist styles. By the time of the mid-17th century, plate armour had adopted a stark and utilitarian form favoring thickness


title: "Dmitry Bykov" content: editor-in-chief of the monthly literature-focused magazine "What to read" ("Что читать"). Together with actor Mikhail Yefremov, he created project "Citizen Poet" (a pun on Nikolai Nekrasov's poem "Poet and Citizen"). Yefremov reads poems, written by Bykov, which are usually satirical comments on the contemporary Russian society, politics and culture. Each poems parodies the style of a famous poet of the past, e.g. Pushkin, Nekrasov, Kipling, among others. It was originally broadcast on Dozhd TV channel, but the project was closed because the poems were too critical towards Russian government. Currently, the show is hosted in audio format by Echo of


title: "Pholcus phalangioides" content: Pholcus phalangioides Pholcus phalangioides, also known as the longbodied cellar spider is a spider of the family Pholcidae. It is also known as the skull spider due its cephalothorax resembling a human skull. Females have a body length of about 9 mm and males are slightly smaller. The length of its legs are about 5 or 6 times the length of its body (reaching a legspan up to 7 cm in females). "Pholcus phalangioides" has a habit of living on the ceilings of rooms, caves, garages or cellars. This spider species is considered beneficial in parts of the world because


title: "Pholcus phalangioides" content: they kill and eat other spiders including dangerous species such as hobo and redback spiders. This is the only spider species described by the Swiss entomologist Johann Kaspar Füssli, who first recorded it for science in 1775. Confusion often arises over its common name, because "daddy long-legs" is also applied to two other distantly related arthropods: one being Opiliones, another order of arachnid known also as a "harvestman", the other an insect less ambiguously called the crane fly. Originally a species restricted to warmer parts of the west Palearctic, through the help of humans this synanthrope now occurs throughout a


title: "Pholcus phalangioides" content: large part of the world. It is unable to survive in cold weather, and consequently it is restricted to (heated) houses in some parts of its range. "Pholcus phalangioides" is not considered aggressive, its first line of defense being to shake its web violently when disturbed as a mechanism against predators. It can easily catch and eat other spiders (even those much larger than itself, such as "Eratigena atrica"), mosquitoes and other insects, and woodlice. When food is scarce, it will prey on its own kind. Rough handling will cause some of its legs to become detached. Peak breeding in


title: "Pholcus phalangioides" content: this species occurs between June and September. The female holds the eggs in her pedipalps. Spiderlings are transparent with short legs, and change their skin about 5 or 6 times as they mature. An urban legend states that Pholcidae are the most venomous spiders in the world but that it is nevertheless harmless to humans because its fangs cannot penetrate human skin. Both of these claims have been proven untrue. Recent research has shown that pholcid venom has a relatively weak effect on insects. In the "MythBusters" episode "Daddy Long-Legs" it was shown that the spider's fangs (0.25 mm) could


title: "Pholcus phalangioides" content: penetrate human skin (0.1 mm), but that only a very mild burning feeling was felt for a few seconds. Pholcus phalangioides Pholcus phalangioides, also known as the longbodied cellar spider is a spider of the family Pholcidae. It is also known as the skull spider due its cephalothorax resembling a human skull. Females have a body length of about 9 mm and males are slightly smaller. The length of its legs are about 5 or 6 times the length of its body (reaching a legspan up to 7 cm in females). "Pholcus phalangioides" has a habit of living on the


title: "Fredrik Kayser" content: heavy water sabotage Kayser was awarded the Military Medal by King George VI of the United Kingdom. After the heavy water sabotage, Kayser returned to England. This time, he was educated in steering one-man midget submarines. In 1944 Kayser and three other men were tasked with assaulting German ships in the harbour of Måløy. However, the plan went sour as locals became alarmed of their presence. Kayser had to escape by land. He reportedly entrenched himself in a marsh for a whole day in order to escape a Gestapo search party. In the last year of the war the Norwegian


title: "Istitut Ladin Micurà de Rü" content: San Martin de Tor and a branch has been opened in Sëlva in the Val Gardena. The institutes task is to preserve, protect and promote the Ladin language and culture. To achieve its aims the institute cooperates with numerous national and international universities and supports scientific projects that focus on the Ladin language or culture. Since its founding the institute has published over 230 books in various languages about the Ladin language and culture. Currently the institute's main projects are: Other activities include: information, consulting and translations services, Ladin teaching courses, organization of scientific conferences, concerts, theatre presentations and art


title: "The Bear That Couldn't Sleep" content: his progress is painfully impeded by the wall of furniture and household goods. Barney takes two casual steps back, and after pausing briefly, turns into a whirlwind of fury and smashes clean through the barricade! As the camera strolls through his cave, the destruction is almost total: every piece of anything inside Barney domicile is smashed to bits, and as he stares in numb shock at the camera, a spring from his bed pops up and smacks him in the chin. Barney crashes through his boarded up window and is still insomniac, mainly because of his record player which he