title: "European route E45 in Sweden" content: 9-12 m south of E18, 7-9 m between E18 and E14 and 6-7 m north of E14. The road E45 turns at road junctions 27 times in Sweden. There are a few smaller improvement plans. There is a plan for a bypass of Sveg, which will shorten the route by 18 km, planned around year 2020 (the construction start has been delayed several times mainly for political reasons). There will also be some improvements of the existing road at a few places. Apart from that very little is planned before 2025. The Swedish road 45 has become an extension of


title: "Goldenes Dachl" content: Goldenes Dachl The Goldenes Dachl ("Golden Roof") is a landmark structure located in the Old Town ("Altstadt") section of Innsbruck, Austria. It is considered the city's most famous symbol. Completed in 1500, the roof was decorated with 2,657 fire-gilded copper tiles for Emperor Maximilian I to mark his wedding to Bianca Maria Sforza. The Emperor and his wife used the balcony to observe festivals, tournaments, and other events that took place in the square below. The entire oriel is decorated in sculpted reliefs and mural paintings. The first-floor balustrade is adorned with eight sculpted coats of arms, six facing the


title: "Goldenes Dachl" content: square and two flanking panels, representing Maximilian's territories. Above the coats of arms are frescoes by Jörg Kölderer, painted in 1500, showing two knights bearing heraldic flags representing the Holy Roman Empire and Tyrol. The second-floor balustrade is decorated in eight sculpted reliefs, six facing the square and two flanking panels, depicting various images associated with Maximilian's life. The two central reliefs show Maximilian. The one on the left shows the Emperor with his second wife Bianca Maria Sforza on the left holding an apple, and his beloved first wife Maria of Burgundy on the right. The other central relief


title: "Goldenes Dachl" content: shows the Emperor with his court jester and his chancellor. The flanking reliefs show Moorish dancers engaged in "acrobatic and grotesque dancing"—a common form of popular entertainment of that time. The dancing shown in these outer reliefs is of Andalusian origin. The frescoes that adorn the interior of the loggia were also painted by Jörg Kölderer and show scenes from the aristocratic life of that time. All of the decorations on the current structure are carefully executed replicas. The original reliefs are on permanent display in the Tyrolean State Museum, known as the "Ferdinandeum". The building that bears the Goldenes


title: "Goldenes Dachl" content: Dachl was constructed by Archduke Friedrich IV in the early fifteenth century as the residence of the Tyrolean sovereigns. Emperor Maximilian I commissioned the loggia in 1493 from Nikolaus Turing the Elder, the Innsbruck court builder, at the time of his marriage to Bianca Maria Sforza. It was Turing who designed and built the "golden" roof with its 2,657 fire-gilded copper tiles. The Goldenes Dachl was designed to serve as a royal box where the Emperor and his imperial entourage could sit in state and enjoy festivals, tournaments, and other events that took place in the square below. The Goldenes


title: "Goldenes Dachl" content: Dachl was built in honor of Maximilian's marriage to Bianca Maria Sforza of Milan. Not wishing to alienate the allies gained by his first marriage, to Maria of Burgundy, he had an image of himself between the two women painted on his balcony. Since January 2003, the Goldenes Dachl has housed the International Alpine Convention's Office. The Alpine Convention is a coalition of eight Alpine Countries united by a shared commitment to sustainable development in the European Alps. A museum, the Maximilianum, is also contained in the building as well as the Innsbruck City Archives. In March 2017, Bollywood actors


title: "Goldenes Dachl" content: Salman Khan and Katrina Kaif were on Goldenes Dahl as a part of the shooting for the action packed spy romance movie Tiger franchise, Tiger Zinda Hai. Goldenes Dachl The Goldenes Dachl ("Golden Roof") is a landmark structure located in the Old Town ("Altstadt") section of Innsbruck, Austria. It is considered the city's most famous symbol. Completed in 1500, the roof was decorated with 2,657 fire-gilded copper tiles for Emperor Maximilian I to mark his wedding to Bianca Maria Sforza. The Emperor and his wife used the balcony to observe festivals, tournaments, and other events that took place in the


title: "Empress Yang Zhi" content: crimes and should be removed from his posts. It also ordered Sima Wei and Sima Yao (司馬繇) the Duke of Dong'an to attack Yang's forces and defend against counterattacks. Quickly, it became clear that Yang was in trouble. Empress Dowager Yang, trapped in the palace herself, wrote an edict ordering assistance for Yang Jun and put it on arrows, shooting it out of the palace. Empress Jia then made the bold declaration that Empress Dowager Yang was committing treason. Yang Jun was quickly defeated, and his clan was massacred. Only his wife Lady Pang, the empress dowager's mother, was pardoned


title: "Presidency of Theodore Roosevelt" content: known as the Brownsville Raid. Roosevelt was widely criticized by contemporary newspapers for the discharges, and Senator Joseph B. Foraker won passage of a Congressional resolution directing the administration to turn over all documents related to the case. The controversy hung over the remainder of his presidency, although the Senate eventually concluded that the dismissals had been justified. In 1907, Roosevelt faced the greatest domestic economic crisis since the Panic of 1893. The U.S. stock market entered a slump in early 1907, and many in the financial markets blamed Roosevelt's regulatory policies for the decline in stock prices. Lacking a


title: "Calmar, Alberta" content: of the Town of Calmar according to its 2014 municipal census is 2,101, a change from its 2009 municipal census population of 2,033. In the 2011 Census, the Town of Calmar had a population of 1,970 living in 760 of its 798 total dwellings, a 0.6% change from its 2006 population of 1,959. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2011. The Town of Calmar is a member of the Leduc-Nisku Economic Development Association, an economic development partnership that markets Alberta's International Region in proximity to the Edmonton International Airport. Calmar, Alberta Calmar is


title: "Dayton–Wright Brothers Airport" content: runway lighting (MIRL) and a visual approach slope indicator (VASI), 68 T-hangars, 6 conventional hangars, . maintenance facility and administration building. On the airport grounds is a replica of the Wright brothers' Huffman Prairie hangar, containing a museum and replica Wright B Flyer. The museum is open to the public during limited hours. Dayton–Wright Brothers Airport Dayton–Wright Brothers Airport is a public airport located 10 miles (16 km) south of the central business district of Dayton, Ohio, located mainly in Miami Township, Montgomery County and partly in Clearcreek Township, Warren County, near the suburb of Springboro. It is owned and


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title: "Berry Botanic Garden" content: garden began in the 1930s as the personal collection of Rae Selling Berry (1881–1976), who obtained seeds from plant explorers including Frank Kingdon-Ward, Francis Ludlow and George Sherriff, and Joseph Rock. She also collected alpine plants herself from the mountains of the Western United States, British Columbia, and Alaska. In 1938 she established the garden's current site, and the garden became a public, nonprofit organization in 1978. She had a two-story Bungalow style home built at the location in 1939, which was designed by Reuben T. Sinex. Berry, the daughter of Ben Selling and Mathilda Hess, grew up in Portland


title: "Stade Roland Garros" content: Stade Roland Garros Stade Roland Garros ("Roland Garros Stadium", ) is a tennis venue located in Paris, France, that hosts the French Open—also known as Roland Garros, particularly within Europe—a Grand Slam championship tournament played annually around the end of May and the beginning of June. It is named for Roland Garros, a pioneering French aviator. The facility was constructed in 1928 to host France's first defence of the Davis Cup. The 8.5-hectare (21-acre) complex contains twenty courts, including three large-capacity stadiums; "Les Jardins de Roland Garros", a large restaurant and bar complex; "Le Village", the press and VIP area;


title: "Stade Roland Garros" content: France's National Training Centre (CNE); and the Tenniseum, a bilingual, multimedia museum of the history of tennis. The stadium is named after Roland Garros, a pioneer aviator who completed the first solo flight across the Mediterranean Sea, engineer (inventor of the first forward-firing aircraft machine gun), and World War I hero (as a pilot, he shot down four enemy aircraft, though popularly believed to be five). Garros was killed in aerial combat in 1918. France was an important power in tennis during the first half of the 20th century due to the dominance of Suzanne Lenglen during the 1910s and


title: "Stade Roland Garros" content: 1920s, and "les Quatre Mousquetaires" ("the Four Musketeers")—Jacques "Toto" Brugnon, Jean Borotra (the "Bouncing Basque"), Henri Cochet (the "Magician"), and René Lacoste (the "Crocodile")—in the 1920s and 1930s. In 1927, France defeated the United States to win the Davis Cup, due largely to the Musketeers' efforts. Roland Garros was constructed as a venue for France's successful defense the following year. France retained the Cup until 1933, again largely because of the Musketeers. A monument to France's six Cup championships stands at the center of "Place des Mousquetaires", a circular courtyard near the venue's entrance. In October 1939, shortly after the


title: "Stade Roland Garros" content: outbreak of World War II, the facility was used as a detention centre where "indésirables"—mostly Hungarians, Russians, Italians, Poles, and citizens suspected of being communists—were held pending imprisonment. Journalist and former communist Arthur Koestler reported that at the time of his detention, posters advertising the last match prior to the outbreak of war, between Cochet and Borotra, were still in place. While the Roland Garros surface is invariably characterized as "red clay", the courts are in fact surfaced with white limestone covered with a few millimeters of powdered red brick dust. Beneath the layer of porous limestone is of volcanic


title: "Stade Roland Garros" content: rock, followed by a layer of sand, all of which rests on a slab of concrete. Crushed brick is pressed onto the limestone surface with rollers, then drenched in water. The process is repeated several times until a thin, compact layer coats each court. The crushed brick is deep enough to allow footprints and ball marks, but shallow enough to avoid making the court spongy or slippery. In tournament situations workers smooth the surface before matches and between sets by dragging rectangular lengths of chain-link across it. The red brick dust is replenished as needed (daily during major tournaments). The


title: "Stade Roland Garros" content: surface was a state-of-the art solution, in 1928, to the biggest problem with natural clay courts: poor drainage. At the time it was not unusual for clay surfaces to be unplayable for two to three days after even short periods of precipitation. The limestone/crushed brick combination, originally developed in Britain, played and looked similar to clay without clay's drainage issues, thus rendering natural clay obsolete as a tennis court surface. Since then a multitude of other "fast-dry" and synthetic clay surfaces have been developed. Courts surfaced with these materials play much like natural clay surfaces and are collectively classified as


title: "Stade Roland Garros" content: "clay courts", despite the fact that few if any true clay courts have been built for almost a century. The diversity in composition of various "clay" surfaces around the world explains the extraordinary variability in their playing characteristics. “All clay courts are different,” Venus Williams has said. “None play the same. [Roland Garros] plays the best.” Court Philippe Chatrier was built in 1928 as Roland Garros's centerpiece and remains its principal venue, seating 14,840 spectators (reduced from 15,166 in 2010 to accommodate new press boxes). The stadium was known simply as "Court Central" until 2001, when it was renamed for


title: "Stade Roland Garros" content: the long-time president of the Fédération Française de Tennis (FFT) who helped restore tennis as a Summer Olympics sport in 1988. The four main spectator grandstands are named for "les Quatre Mousquetaires"—Brugnon, Borotra, Cochet, and Lacoste—in honor of their Davis Cup success, which prompted construction of the facility, and the stadium. As a further tribute, the trophy awarded each year to the French Open men's singles champion is known as "La Coupe des Mousquetaires." Built in 1994 and originally designated "Court A", Court Suzanne Lenglen is the secondary stadium with a capacity of 10,068 spectators. Its namesake, an international celebrity


title: "Stade Roland Garros" content: and the first true star of women's tennis, won 31 major tournaments, including six French Open titles and six Wimbledon championships, between 1914 and 1926. Known as" La Divine" ("Divine One") and "La Grand Dame" ("Great Lady") of French tennis, she also won two Olympic gold medals in Antwerp in 1920. A bronze bas relief of Lenglen by the Italian sculptor Vito Tongiani stands over the east tunnel-entrance to the stadium. The trophy awarded each year to the French Open women's singles champion is named "La Coupe Suzanne Lenglen" in her honor. The court has an underground irrigation system, the


title: "Stade Roland Garros" content: first of its kind, to control moisture levels within its surface. In 1994, the walkway between Court Chatrier and Court Lenglen was named "Allée Marcel Bernard", in honor of the 1940s-era French champion who died that year. Nicknamed the "Bullring" because of its circular shape, Court 1 is the facility's tertiary venue. Its architect, Jean Lovera, a former French junior champion, designed the 3,800-seat structure as a deliberate contrast to the adjacent, angular Court Philippe Chatrier. Built in 1980, the Bullring is a favorite among serious tennis fans because of its relatively small size and feeling of close proximity to


title: "Stade Roland Garros" content: the action. An unusual design feature is its press seating in the first row at court level behind the south baseline. Court 1 has been the scene of several stunning French Open upsets, such as unseeded Gustavo Kuerten's 3rd-round victory over fifth-seeded former champion Thomas Muster in 1997, on his way to his first of three Open titles; and third-seeded Gabriela Sabatini's defeat—after a 6-1, 5-1 lead and five match points—to Mary Joe Fernandez, the fifth seed, in the 1993 quarterfinals. It was also the site of Marat Safin's famous "dropped pants" match against Félix Mantilla in 2004. Known officially


title: "Stade Roland Garros" content: as the Museum of the French Federation of Tennis, the Tenniseum was designed by the French architect Bruno Moinard and opened in May 2003. It is housed in a former groundsman's cottage, and comprises a multimedia center, media library, and permanent and temporary exhibits dedicated to the history of tennis in general, and the French Open in particular. Permanent exhibits include a display of the French Open perpetual trophies, including "La Coupe des Mousquetaires" and "La Coupe Suzanne Lenglen"; a narrative and photographic history of Roland Garros; displays documenting the evolution of tennis attire through the years; a comprehensive collection


title: "Stade Roland Garros" content: of tennis racquets dating back to the mid-19th century; and a large exhibition of tennis-related photographs and paintings. The media library houses a diverse collection of documents, posters, books, and magazines, as well as a database of tennis information, statistics, trivia, and match summaries of all French Open tournament matches since 1928. The bilingual (French/English) multimedia center contains over 4,000 hours of digitized video including documentaries, interviews with many of the sport's legendary players, and film archives dating from 1897 to the present. Tours are conducted daily. (Two per day, at 11:00am and 3:00pm, are in English.) During the French


title: "Stade Roland Garros" content: Open the normal entry fee is waived for tournament ticket-holders. In 2009 the Fédération Française de Tennis (FFT) announced that it had commissioned the French architect Marc Mimram (designer of the "Passerelle des Deux Rives" footbridge across the Rhine River in Strasbourg) to design a significant expansion of Stade Roland Garros. On the current property, the proposal called for the addition of lights and a retractable roof over Court Philippe Chatrier. At the nearby Georges Hébert municipal recreation area, east of Roland Garros at Porte d'Auteuil, a fourth stadium will be built with a retractable roof and 14,600 seating capacity,


title: "Stade Roland Garros" content: along with two smaller show courts with seating for 1,500 and 750. In 2010, faced with opposition to the proposed expansion from factions within the Paris City Council, the FFT announced that it was considering an alternate plan to move the French Open to a new, 55-court venue outside of Paris city limits. The three sites reportedly under consideration were Marne-la-Vallée (site of the Euro Disney resort), the northern Paris suburb of Gonesse near Charles de Gaulle Airport, and a vacant army base near Versailles. Amid charges of bluffing and brinkmanship, a spokesman explained that because Roland Garros is less


title: "Stade Roland Garros" content: than half the size of the other three Grand Slam venues and has no covered courts, the French Open was at risk of losing its Grand Slam status to Madrid—which has a long clay court tradition and larger facilities—or the Gulf countries, "who were ready to offer some crazy prize money". As a result, he said, the FFT was left with only two viable options: expansion of Roland Garros or relocation of the event. In February 2011, the FFT voted to keep the tournament at Roland Garros, citing the prohibitive expense ($630 million to $1 billion) of building a new


title: "Stade Roland Garros" content: venue from scratch versus a projected $370 million to carry out the proposed expansion. Further details of the plan were announced in May 2013, including a complete rebuild of the Chatrier court on its existing foundations in addition to the new roof and lights, and a larger "Place des Mousquetaires" in the area now occupied by Court 1. The new stadium at Porte d'Auteuil would be built below ground level, with greenhouses surrounding it on all four sides. Project deadlines were pushed back from 2016 to 2018. Local residents, wildlife enthusiasts and municipal authorities continued to voice opposition to the


title: "Stade Roland Garros" content: plan, which would increase the Roland Garros grounds from 21 acres (8.5 hectares) to about 33.8 acres (13.5 hectares). In February 2015, the renovation encountered another obstacle when the Ministry of Ecology issued a negative report, and the project was placed on hold in March pending completion of a new land use study for the City Council. In June, shortly after conclusion of the 2015 French Open, Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo announced that construction permits had been signed, with a new cost estimate of $450 million and completion further delayed to 2019. Opponents, who objected to the demolition of 2.5


title: "Stade Roland Garros" content: acres (1 hectare) of greenhouses and biological gardens within Porte d'Auteuil on the eastern border of the current facility, proposed an alternate, northward expansion into the Bois de Boulogne that would require covering a portion of the A13 highway. Proponents of the eastward expansion argued that further delays would jeopardize Paris's bid for the 2024 Olympic games. In December 2015, the Paris Administrative Court ordered suspension of reclamation work involving the Auteuil botanical garden greenhouses. In a statement, the FFT responded that the greenhouses would not be destroyed, and would, in fact, be "embellished". FFT also noted that opponents of


title: "Stade Roland Garros" content: the eastward expansion "[did] not have good alternatives from the operational, legal and environmental point of view", and added that expansion into the Bois de Boulogne was "impossible". In February 2017, the last of the legal challenges were resolved and work resumed on the original, eastward expansion plan. FFT officials announced that the new tournament organization building and "Village", new courts 7 and 9, the expanded "Place des Mousquetaires", and a new show court in the "Fond des Princes" area west of Court Lenglen are scheduled for completion in time for the 2018 Open. The Porte d'Auteuil "Court des Serres"


title: "Stade Roland Garros" content: (Greenhouse Court) should be ready for the 2019 tournament, and the rebuilt Court Chatrier by 2020. Roland Garros is located at the southern boundary of the Bois de Boulogne in Paris's 16th arrondissement. The triangular property is bounded by Avenue Porte d'Auteuil on the north and Boulevard d'Auteuil on the south. The eastern boundary is Avenue Gordon Bennett. The closest Métro stations are Porte d'Auteuil (Line 10) and Michel-Ange–Molitor (Line 9, Line 10), to the north- and southeast respectively. Bus: Routes 22, 32, 52, 62, 72, 123, 241 and PC1 <br> Vélib': Stations 16 034, 16 035 and 16 036


title: "Stade Roland Garros" content: A special Roland Garros taxi stand operates in May and June during the French Open on the southeast corner of the venue grounds, at the corner of Robert Schuman Avenue and Auteuil Boulevard. Stade Roland Garros Stade Roland Garros ("Roland Garros Stadium", ) is a tennis venue located in Paris, France, that hosts the French Open—also known as Roland Garros, particularly within Europe—a Grand Slam championship tournament played annually around the end of May and the beginning of June. It is named for Roland Garros, a pioneering French aviator. The facility was constructed in 1928 to host France's first defence


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title: "Terence Blanchard" content: under jazz saxophonist Paul Jeffrey and trumpeter Bill Fielder at Rutgers University. While studying jazz, Blanchard began touring with the Lionel Hampton Orchestra. In 1982, Wynton Marsalis recommended Blanchard as his replacement in Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers. Blanchard was the band's music director until 1986. He played alongside Blakey, Donald Harrison, and Mulgrew Miller, recording five albums from 1984 to 1988. He left the Jazz Messengers in 1990 to pursue a solo career. In the 1990s, after an embouchure change, Blanchard recorded his self-titled debut for Columbia Records which reached No. 3 on the "Billboard" Jazz chart. After performing on


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title: "SS Carl D. Bradley" content: their 1959 survey results of the wreck supported their position that the "Bradley" loss was an "act of God". Ten families filed lawsuits seeking more than $7 million just weeks after the U.S. Coast Guard report was released. U.S. Steel reached a $1,250,000 lump-sum settlement one year and sixteen days after the "Bradley" sank. A commissioner was appointed to determine how the settlement money would be divided among the families. The settlement would not guarantee lifelong financial security to the "Bradley" families. One published source said the settlement was "one of the fastest in maritime history for a case of


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title: "Forgiving (Angel)" content: to Quor'Toth. In an attempt to open a rift, Angel and Lilah use dark magic; this opens a tear in the fabric of reality. Sahjhan is revealed to have been a demon knight who had been made non-corporeal by an ancient curse hundreds of years ago, and who is now able to wander through time at will. When Sahjhan uncovered a prophecy that he would be killed by ‘the one sired by a vampire with a soul’ he brought vampire hunter and Angel's old nemesis Daniel Holtz to the 21st century to kill Angel, Darla and the baby. However, Holtz


title: Coucal content: Coucal A coucal is one of about 30 species of birds in the cuckoo family. All of them belong in the subfamily Centropodinae and the genus Centropus. Unlike many Old World cuckoos, coucals are not brood parasites, though they do have their own reproductive peculiarity: all members of the genus are to varying degrees sex-role reversed so that the smaller male provides most of the parental care. At least one coucal species, the black coucal, is polyandrous. Some species ("Centropus phasianinus") have the male investing more in incubation and parental care. Recent DNA evidence suggests that they should be raised


title: Coucal content: to family status, as Centropodidae. Many coucals have a long claw on their hind toe (hallux). The genus name from Greek "kentron", a spike and "pous" for foot describe this hallux claw. The feet have minute spurs and this is responsible for the German term for coucals "Sporenkuckucke". The common name is perhaps derived from the French "coucou" and "alouette" (for the long lark like claw). (Cuvier, in Newton 1896) The length of the claw can be about 68-76% of the tarsus length in the African black coucal "C. grillii" and lesser coucal "C. bengalensis". Only the short-toed coucal "C.


title: Coucal content: rectunguis" is an exception with the hallux claw of only 23% of the tarsus length. Thread like feather structures (elongated sheaths of the growing feathers that are sometimes termed trichoptiles) are found on the head and neck of hatchlings and can be as long as 20mm. Nestlings can look spiny. Many are opportunistic predators, "Centropus phasianus" is known to attack birds caught in mist nets while white-browed coucals "Centropus superciliosus" are attracted to smoke from grass fires where they forage for insects and small mammals escaping from the fire. Coucals generally make nests inside dense vegetation and they usually have


title: Coucal content: the top covered but some species have the top open. Pheasant coucal "Centropus phasianinus", greater coucal "C. sinensis" and Madagascar coucal "C. toulou" sometimes build an open nest while some species always build open nests (the bay coucal "C. celebensis") Some coucal species have been seen to fly while carrying their young. Coucal A coucal is one of about 30 species of birds in the cuckoo family. All of them belong in the subfamily Centropodinae and the genus Centropus. Unlike many Old World cuckoos, coucals are not brood parasites, though they do have their own reproductive peculiarity: all members of


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title: "Rick Suhr" content: Olympic Trials Record, three World Medals (including an Olympic Gold and an Olympic Silver), and an Indoor World Record of 16' 5 1/2". She is the 1st American pole vaulter to receive 2 Olympic Medals in 40 years. Rick Suhr Rick Suhr (pronounced like "sure") (born 1967) is an American Olympic level pole vaulting coach in Rochester, New York who coached the #1 women's vaulter in the World from beginner to World #1 two years in a row. He has been awarded the National Coach of the Year for the 2nd consecutive year at the professional level. In the last


title: "George Whitefield Davis" content: He was promoted to major general in July 1902, and retired on his 64th birthday in 1903. Davis was a chairman of the central committee of the American Red Cross from 1907 to 1915. He died on July 12, 1918 in Washington, D.C. George Whitefield Davis George Whitefield Davis (July 26, 1839 – July 12, 1918) was an engineer and Major General in the United States Army. He also served as a military Governor of Puerto Rico and as the first military Governor of the Panama Canal Zone. Davis was born in the rural town of Thompson, Connecticut. He first


title: "Adam of Usk" content: Thompson for the Royal Society of Literature, as "Chronicon Adæ de Usk". Adam of Usk Adam of Usk (, c. 1352 – 1430) was a Welsh priest, canonist, and late medieval historian and chronicler. Born at Usk in what is now Monmouthshire (Syr Fynwy), south-east Wales, Adam received the patronage of Edmund Mortimer, 3rd Earl of March, who inherited the Lordship of Usk (Brynbuga) through his wife Philippa. Mortimer encouraged and enabled Adam to eventually study at Oxford, where he obtained his doctorate and became extraordinarius in Canon law. Adam settled at Oxford University as a teacher of law. Here


title: "Cities 97 Sampler" content: Cities 97 Sampler The Cities 97.1 Sampler (also titled Cities Sampler and The Cities' Sampler) was a series of albums containing "live in studio" recordings from Studio C located at radio station Cities 97.1 (KTCZ-FM 97.1 FM) in Minneapolis, Minnesota (earlier brands "The Cities' 97", And "Cities 97"). Occasionally there is a live track which is recorded from a local concert in the Twin Cities. It was released annually from 1989, and new volumes appeared in November at local Target stores (in time for the Christmas season) and in later years on Target.com, with proceeds benefiting various charitable organizations. The


title: "Ryan Model 147" content: diverse series of variants configured for a wide array of mission-specific roles, with multiple new systems, sensors and payloads used, modified and improved upon during the operational deployment of these drones in Southeast Asia. Missions performed by the Model 147 series RPVs included high- and low-altitude photographic and electronic aerial reconnaissance, surveillance, decoy, electronic warfare, signals intelligence, and psychological warfare. The Ryan drones were designed without landing gear for simplicity and to save weight. Like its Firebee predecessor, the Model 147 could either be air-launched from a larger carrier aircraft or launched from the ground using a solid rocket booster;


title: "Maldev Rathore" content: named his third son Chandrasen Rathore as his successor but after Maldev's death on November 7, 1562, a fratricidal contest began for the throne of Marwar. Akbar took advantage of these disturbances, he sent Hussain Quli Khan to conquer Jodhpur. The fort of Jodhpur was captured in 1564 and its ruler Chandrasen was forced to retreat to Bhadrajun. Maldev Rathore Maldev Rathore (5 December 1511 – 7 November 1562) was an Indian ruler of Marwar, which was later known as Jodhpur (in the present day Rajasthan state of India). He was a scion of the Rathore clan. His father was


title: Lithotroph content: Lithotroph Lithotrophs are a diverse group of organisms using inorganic substrate (usually of mineral origin) to obtain reducing equivalents for use in biosynthesis (e.g., carbon dioxide fixation) or energy conservation (i.e., ATP production) via aerobic or anaerobic respiration. Known chemolithotrophs are exclusively microorganisms; no known macrofauna possesses the ability to use inorganic compounds as energy sources. Macrofauna and lithotrophs can form symbiotic relationships, in which case the lithotrophs are called "prokaryotic symbionts". An example of this is chemolithotrophic bacteria in giant tube worms or plastids, which are organelles within plant cells that may have evolved from photolithotrophic cyanobacteria-like organisms. Lithotrophs


title: "Port of Barcelona" content: Port of Barcelona The Port of Barcelona (, ; ) has a 2000-year history and great contemporary commercial importance as one of Europe's ports in the Mediterranean, as well as Catalonia's largest port, tying with Tarragona. It is also Spain's third and Europe's ninth largest container port, with a trade volume of 2.57 million TEUs in 2008. The port is managed by the Port Authority of Barcelona. Its are divided into three zones: Port Vell (the Old Port), the commercial/industrial port, and the logistics port (Barcelona Free Port). The port is undergoing an enlargement that will double its size by


title: "Port of Barcelona" content: diverting the mouth of the Llobregat River to the south and slightly pushing back the Llobregat Delta Nature Reserve. This is not the only port in Barcelona, as there are also two additional yacht harbors/marinas: Port Olímpic and Port Fòrum Sant Adrià to the north. The Port Vell area comprises two marinas or yacht harbors, a fishing port, a maritime station for ferries travelling to the Balearic Islands and other destinations in the Mediterranean and other stations or landing areas for cruise ships, and it abuts the industrial port. In the central area, it also houses "Maremagnum" (a shopping mall


title: "Port of Barcelona" content: and nightlife complex), a multiplex cinema, the IMAX Port Vell (large-format cinema complex), and Europe's largest aquarium, containing 8,000 fish and 11 sharks in 22 basins filled with 6 million litres of sea water. Because it is located in a designated tourist zone, the Maremagnum is the only commercial mall in the city that can open on Sundays and public holidays. Next to the Maremagnum area are the "Golondrines", small ships that take tourists for a visit around the port area and beyond. The Barcelona industrial port is to the south and comprises the Free Port, or "Zona Franca de


title: "Port of Barcelona" content: Barcelona", a tariff-free industrial park that has developed within the Port of Barcelona, across the flat land of the Llobregat Delta between the city of Barcelona and that of El Prat de Llobregat and the Barcelona International Airport to the south. A good place to view both the industrial and pleasure port is from Montjuïc, and more specifically, from Montjuïc Castle, as well as from the aerial cable car connecting Barceloneta with the Ferry Station and Montjuïc. In common with much of Western Europe, the older traditional industries in Spain, such as textiles, declined in the face of foreign competition.


title: "Port of Barcelona" content: The surviving companies closed their factories in the city or along the rivers, leaving industrial wastelands or abandoned workers' colonies. In many cases within Spain, these industries moved to the Zona Franca (). The free trade area was constructed in two phases. The first phase covered an area of 70 hectares; the second phase, covering an area of 140 hectares, started construction in 1995. The free trade zone is located within the port area, not far away from downtown Barcelona, and is easy to access. It is away from the Barcelona International Airport and connected via highway and railway. Business


title: "Port of Barcelona" content: investors here rent offices or bonded warehouses. They can also elect to purchase land to erect their own buildings. The free trade zone offers a series of services. It is divided into a comprehensive service area, truck/lorry area, reception area, and sports facilities area. It has a customs duties service, bonded warehousing service, advanced telecommunication and computer system, security system, combined multiple transport system, and so on. Port of Barcelona The Port of Barcelona (, ; ) has a 2000-year history and great contemporary commercial importance as one of Europe's ports in the Mediterranean, as well as Catalonia's largest port,


title: "Andrew Chan" content: All four would later be convicted of drug trafficking as fellow members of the Bali Nine. Media reports claim that in early October 2004, Chan invited Lawrence to the Enfield home of his parents to celebrate Lawrence's 27 birthday; Chan was living with his parents at this time. Here, Chan allegedly told Lawrence that she was to travel with him to Bali, without being told the detail behind the mission. Lawrence claimed that Chan would cover all air flights and accommodation and that if she disobeyed him or disclosed the nature of their arrangement, he would "send (her) family to


title: "Linda Tuero" content: major in psychology. In 1973, as an extra in "The Exorcist", she met and in July 1975 married the author, William Peter Blatty, with whom she had two children. She also appeared in another film, "The Ninth Configuration", which he wrote. The marriage resulted in the birth of two children before their divorce. A second marriage gave Linda another child. In 2000, Tuero enrolled in the Tulane Graduate School and in 2004 graduated with a master's degree in Anthropology, specializing in the field of paleoanthropology. In 2005, she was part of a Rutgers excavation in the Lake Turkana region of


title: "Mister Immortal" content: concert with others. After placing an ad, he founds the Great Lakes Avengers, a regional offshoot of the Avengers based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, with Mr. Immortal as leader. Its other founding members include Flatman, Doorman, Big Bertha, Dinah Soar and Leather Boy. Although he is given to fits of rage upon regaining consciousness following otherwise-fatal injuries, his teammate and sometimes lover Dinah Soar can utter vocalizations that can calm him. On account of his immortality, he often engages in life-endangering stunts, and is invariably willing to take on the deadliest aspects of missions, which he does brazenly, at one point


title: "Diving (association football)" content: with serious medical issues in jeopardy. Earlier that year, he had to deal with the collapse of Fabrice Muamba, who suffered cardiac arrest during an FA Cup match. Repeated accusations of diving have resulted in certain players acquiring the reputation of being a "diver". Over the years, players who have earned the reputation of being divers (by ranking in published or broadcast lists, fines by the league, or news articles and interviews) include: Diving (association football) In association football, diving is an attempt by a player to gain an unfair advantage by falling to the ground and possibly feigning an


title: "Mount Feathertop" content: Mount Feathertop Mount Feathertop is the second-highest mountain in the Australian state of Victoria and is a member of the Australian Alps located entirely within the Alpine National Park. It rises to and is usually covered in snow from June to September. Unlike many other Victorian mountains, Mount Feathertop has steep summit slopes instead of a rounded summit dome. Mount Feathertop's proximity to the Mount Hotham ski resort has led to it becoming a popular backcountry skiing destination. A sizable snow cornice usually forms along the summit ridge in winter, the collapse of which has claimed the life of a


title: "Mount Feathertop" content: number of people who stood on it. Snow remaining in the summit gullies in spring gives the appearance of feathers - hence the name "Feathertop". Mount Feathertop was named in 1851 by Jim Brown and Jack Wells, stockmen who worked on Cobungra Station and were the first Europeans to systematically explore the Bogong High Plains. Dr (later Baron) Ferdinand von Mueller was the first non- aboriginal to climb Mount Feathertop. Unaware that the peak had already been named, he proposed that it might be named Mount La Trobe after Charles La Trobe who was Victoria's lieutenant-governor at the time. Members


title: "Mount Feathertop" content: of the Bright Alpine Club made the first winter ascent in September 1889. A track from Harrietville was cut in 1906 along a similar route to the current Bungalow Spur track and a rough shelter was built near a spring on a flat area below the treeline. The shelter was replaced by Feathertop Hut in 1912. In 1925, the Feathertop Bungalow was built, with materials and prefabricated sections transported by packhorse and sled. It had 24 guest beds and provided commercial accommodation on the mountain before being lost in the Black Friday bushfire of 1939. Forests of Mountain Ash cover


title: "Mount Feathertop" content: the lower slopes of Mount Feathertop up to an altitude of about where Snow Gums begin to dominate. Above the treeline at around , vegetation consists k of alpine shrubland and grassland. The main access routes on Mount Feathertop are the Razorback (north and south), Bon Accord Spur, Bungalow Spur, North-west Spur, and Diamantina Spur. Hiking on the East Ridge, North-east Spur, and Champion Spur has been possible at times after fires but the routes are now overgrown and rarely used. The North Razorback track is the shortest and easiest route to Mount Feathertop but it is along a ridgeline


title: "Mount Feathertop" content: and can be very exposed during bad weather. It is possible to drive to within of the summit during summer but a winter road closure leaves a walk or ski of . The South Razorback is a very popular walk in summer and it is a spectacular ski tour in winter. It starts at Diamantina Hut on the Great Alpine Road near the Mount Hotham ski resort and is relatively flat but is also very exposed during bad weather. The south Razorback track covers a distance of from its start to the summit. The Bon Accord Spur track starts in


title: "Mount Feathertop" content: Harrietville and climbs up to the Razorback to join the South Razorback track near the Big Dipper, approximately from Diamantina Hut. The Bungalow Spur track also starts near Harrietville at an elevation of . It was built for pack horses servicing the former Feathertop Bungalow and climbs gradually but continually for until it reaches Federation Hut. The track then continues for another until reaching the summit, joining the Razorback and North West Spur tracks along the way. The Tom Kneen track along the North West Spur is a steep and hard climb starting near Stony Creek and reaching the Melbourne


title: "Mount Feathertop" content: University Mountaineering Club hut after . From the hut, it continues across Feathertop's west face to join the track from Federation Hut to the summit. This route was named after a skier who died in an avalanche on Feathertop during 1985. The Diamantina Spur track climbs from the Kiewa River West Branch for before joining the South Razorback track about from Mount Feathertop's summit. It offers great views of Mount Feathertop but climbs steeply (very in places) and involves some scrambling over loose shale. There are two intact huts on the mountain and the ruins of several more. In 1906,


title: "Mount Feathertop" content: at the instigation of Jim Tobias and the Harrietville Progress Society, a rough track to the mountain from Harrietville was cut running close to the present track up Bungalow Spur. A 'shelter shed' was also built near a spring on a flat area below the treeline. In 1912 it was replaced by Feathertop Hut. The hut was mainly used as a base for summer excursions, but was occasionally used for climbing and snow walks. The hut survived the 1939 bushfires but by the 1960s it was in poor condition. Federation Hut was built higher up the hill to replace it


title: "Mount Feathertop" content: and Feathertop Hut collapsed in the late 1970s. The Feathertop Bungalow was built in 1925 and operated successfully as a 26-bed hotel for two years before problems with land tenure forced the owners to sell it to the railways at a knock down price. After a few years of neglect the railways realised its potential and operated it successfully for a decade before it burnt down in the Black Friday bushfires of 1939 and was never rebuilt. The site is visible on the Bungalow Spur track but few signs of the Bungalow remain. Razorback Hut was strategically placed halfway between


title: "Mount Feathertop" content: Diamantina Hut and the Feathertop Bungalow. It appears to have been built after the First World War. It was a fairly basic refuge hut measuring 14' x 10' with a dirt floor and a single window. It was burnt in the 1939 bushfires and never replaced In 1966 the Melbourne University Mountaineering Club built a large hut at the top of the North-West Spur to serve as a base for winter alpine activities in memory of two club members who had died in a climbing accident in New Zealand. The hut was designed by Peter Kneen, a final-year Civil Engineering


title: "Mount Feathertop" content: student at Melbourne University. It is a geodesic dome clad with aluminium sheeting and includes a spacious upstairs sleeping area. Materials were carried to the site from the roadhead on the North Razorback track. The silver aluminium cladding was painted its current drab green in March 1977. Federation Hut was originally built in 1968-69 by the Federation of Victorian Walking Clubs and is situated on the treeline at the top of Bungalow Spur near Little Feathertop. The hut was renovated and reclad in timber by Ian Stapleton in 1988, and destroyed by the 2003 Eastern Victorian alpine bushfires before being


title: "Mount Feathertop" content: rebuilt in 2005 by Parks Victoria. Victorian Minister Tim Holding disappeared at the mountain on 31 August 2009 when he failed to return from his solo hiking journey. Sixty searchers were deployed in the field by Monday evening, 31 August 2009, including Victorian Police Search and Rescue, Mt Hotham Ski Patrol, Bush Search and Rescue and the State Emergency Service. He was found during the morning on Tuesday 1 September, one day after searchers were deployed on Monday. Uninjured, he reported that he had lost his footing on an icy slope, and slid down into a gully. Disoriented, and with


title: "Mount Feathertop" content: poor visibility, he waited for rescue, using a reflective space blanket to attract attention. Graeme Nelson, a 56-year-old doctor from Eden in south-eastern New South Wales, died on 24 August 2011 while skiing with friends in Avalanche Gully on Mount Feathertop. Dr Nelson is believed to have slipped in icy conditions and fell 700 metres down an icy slope, dying before his skiing companions could climb down to reach him. Tom Kneen, cousin of Peter Kneen who designed the MUMC Hut, died in August 1985 when he and three companions strayed onto the snow cornice in a virtual whiteout near


title: "Mount Feathertop" content: the summit. Steven Galland died on Feathertop in 1983 when he fell whilst digging a snow cave on an MUMC trip. South of the summit pyramid at the start of the Razorback there is a hill with a small cairn and a plaque in remembrance of Molly Hill who may have been the first skier to die in Victoria. Mary (Molly) Ann Hill was with a group from the Ski Club of Victoria that was stuck at the Feathertop Bungalow during six days of poor weather. On Friday 2 September 1932 a group of six set out for Hotham Heights.


title: "Mount Feathertop" content: After they climbed to the Razorback, Molly slipped on a steep patch of ice and slid over 60 metres down a steep slope before hitting a tree. A rescue party was quickly organised and she was stretchered to Harrietville from where she was driven to hospital in Bright. Molly Hill died of head injuries later that night and was buried in the Cheltenham cemetery. Mount Feathertop Mount Feathertop is the second-highest mountain in the Australian state of Victoria and is a member of the Australian Alps located entirely within the Alpine National Park. It rises to and is usually covered


title: "Benjamin Hanby" content: 1856 in what is now a national historical site, the Hanby House, located at the corner of Grove and Main Streets (moved in the 1930s to 160 West Main Street) in Westerville, adjacent to the campus of Otterbein University. After graduation in 1858, Hanby briefly taught school and then became a minister in the Church of the United Brethren in Christ. In 1860, he became principal of Seven Mile Academy in Seven Mile, Ohio. In 1864, Hanby was minister of a church in New Paris, Ohio, but by Christmas 1864, he was no longer working as a pastor, but operating


title: "CBP Air and Marine Operations" content: such as search and rescue or disaster relief. AMO Works closely with the Department of Defense to gain efficiencies in acquisition, testing, training and deployment of the Predator B. CBP selected the Predator B for its large payload and ability to remain in the air longer than other UASs. CBP’s Air and Marine Operations Center (AMOC) at March Air Reserve Base in Riverside, CA provides liaison from the UAS to other agencies within and outside of CBP. Command and control of the UAS is through KU-band satellite communications. The PC-12 is a single-engine turbo-prop aircraft that combines the slow-speed capability


title: "3rd Marine Logistics Group" content: at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan; and Combat Service Support Group 3, located at Marine Corps Base Hawaii. During October 1978, 3d FSSG was relocated to the Makiminato Service Area, Okinawa which was later rededicated as Camp Kinser on 21 January 1980. After the decision on 5 April 1991 to commit American resources to assist in humanitarian operations in Iraq in the aftermath of Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm, a contingency Marine air-ground task force (MAGTF) was created using forces from the 3d Force Service Support Group. Designated as Contingency MAGTF 1-91, the command element came from 3d


title: "Font hinting" content: of font data used to render fonts properly on screen. One aspect of TrueType hinting is "grid-fitting", which modifies the height and width of font characters to line up to the set pixel grid of screen display. The open-source FreeType 2 font rendering engine uses an auto-hinter when such hinting data are not present or their use is restricted by a software patent. As of 2011, the FreeType Web site states that the relevant font hinting patents have now all expired, and hinting is now enabled in FreeType by default. According to the TrueType Reference Manual, font instructors (those performing


title: "Blue Mosque, Tabriz" content: Blue Mosque, Tabriz The Blue Mosque (, "Goy Masjed"; , "Masjed-e Kabūd") is a famous historic mosque in Tabriz, Iran. The mosque and some other public buildings were constructed in 1465 upon the order of Jahan Shah, the ruler of Kara Koyunlu. The mosque was severely damaged in an earthquake in 1780, leaving only the iwan (entrance hall). Reconstruction began in 1973 by Reza Memaran Benam under the supervision of Iranian Ministry of Culture. However, it is still incomplete. The Blue mosque of Tabriz was built upon the order of Jahan Shah, the ruler of the Kara Koyunlu. His domain


title: "Blue Mosque, Tabriz" content: covered major parts of modern Iran, Azerbaijan, and Turkey. Jahan Shah's wife, Khatun Jan Begum (died 1469), estestablished the endowment ("vaqf") for the mosque's construction. However, just a few years later, Jahan Shah and his Kara Koyunlu were toppled by Uzun Hassan of the Ak Koyunlu, and Tabriz was taken. Jahan Shah's daughter, Saleha Khatun, was allowed to oversee the rest of the construction work by the new rulers. During the reign of Yaqub bin Uzun Hasan, "the cupola of the mosque's mausoleum as well as its main parts were completed". Sandra Aube adds: "A few details from the mausoleum’s


title: "Blue Mosque, Tabriz" content: interior, such as alabaster pieces from the wall panels and the main prayer niche ("meḥrāb"), reveal that the mausoleum was never completely finished (Golombek and Wilber, p. 407; Aube, p. 248)". Though the mausoleum was never completed, when the Safavids assumed control over Tabriz and made it their capital, the Blue Mosque itself served the new rulers as a mosque during the first half of the 16th century. In 1514, after the Safavids were defeated at the decisive Battle of Chaldiran, the Ottomans occupied and looted Tabriz, including the Blue Mosque. Aube notes that at least eight carpets were looted


title: "Blue Mosque, Tabriz" content: by the Turks and taken to Istanbul. Aube notes that even though it is not known whether the Turks attacked the structure itself during the capture and occupation of the Blue Mosque, several earthquakes did damage the building between the 16th and 18th centuries. It was especially severely damaged by the earthquake of 1780. However, in the 17th century, the Blue Mosque was already reportedly "completely destroyed and abandoned". In the 19th century, the local people of Tabriz looted the building's ruins. In the 20th century, during the Pahlavi era, the mosque was finally rebuilt. Reconstruction is performed by plans


title: "Blue Mosque, Tabriz" content: and supervision of Mohammad Reza Memaran Benam, a traditional architect from Tabriz, with authority of the Iranian Organization of Cultural Heritages. The diverse Kufic, and Thuluth scripts, the arabesque patterns, and the choramatic compositions of these facades, were created by Nematollah-ben-Mohammad-ol-Bavab, the famous calligrapher. The walls inside and outside had been covered with mosaic tiles. Blue Mosque, Tabriz The Blue Mosque (, "Goy Masjed"; , "Masjed-e Kabūd") is a famous historic mosque in Tabriz, Iran. The mosque and some other public buildings were constructed in 1465 upon the order of Jahan Shah, the ruler of Kara Koyunlu. The mosque was


title: "Institute for Noble Maidens" content: Institute for Noble Maidens An Institute for Noble Maidens () was a type of educational institution and finishing school in late Imperial Russia. It was devised by Ivan Betskoy as a female-only institution for girls of noble origin. The first and most famous of these was the Smolny Institute in St. Petersburg. Secondary education for girls and a path to university education for women was extremely limited in Tsarist Russia. One path of educational training for the daughters of the Russian nobility were the Institutes for Noble Maidens "(Instituti blagorodnykh devits)," cloistered private academies which housed primary and secondary students


title: "Institute for Noble Maidens" content: and offered basic scholastic and cultural training. The idea of the Institute for Noble Maidens dated to 1763, when Ivan Betskoy to Empress Catherine the Great a "Statute for the Education of the Youth of Both Sexes," which proposed the education of both sexes in state boarding schools aimed at creating a "new race of men." Boarding schools were to be preferred to other institutions of education in accordance with Rousseau's idea that "isolating the pupils enabled their tutors to protect them from the vices of society." An important memoir touching upon life at these facilities was left by populist


title: "Institute for Noble Maidens" content: leader Vera Figner, who attended the Rodionovsky Institute for Noble Girls in Kazan from 1863 until 1869. Figner found the educational regimen at the Rodionovsky Institute to be largely unsatisfactory, with instruction in literature avoiding controversial modern themes and history likewise skewed towards the ancient period rather than more modern events. Scientific instruction was said to be particularly paltry, with the zoology and botany instructor said to have "...never showed us a skeleton, nor even a stuffed animal, and not a single plant. Never once did we look into a microscope, and we had not the remotest idea what a


title: "Institute for Noble Maidens" content: cell was... On the other hand, for four years they tormented us over penmanship. For seven years we had to study drawing, notwithstanding the fact that during all that time not one of us displayed the smallest sign of talent." No discussion of contentious contemporary events or civics took place, according to Figner's testimony, with "not a word...spoken about serfdom and the emancipation of the serfs; or about land allotments and the redemption of the land." Time was carefully structured, and virtually no textbooks used according to Figner, with students compelled to copy and recopy handwritten notebooks. Only three hours


title: "Institute for Noble Maidens" content: of free time were allowed during the day, with the only structured physical activity consisting of one hour of dancing per week. Outside reading was not encouraged, with the only library at the Rodionovsky Institute kept behind locked doors by a dean of the school and access to books by students very tightly restricted. Only six weeks a year were allowed for vacation time, according to Figner, during which the girls were allowed to return home — and even this limited respite was denied girls in the two years as they approached graduation to avoid the possibility of inculcation of


title: "Institute for Noble Maidens" content: alien ideas or cultural influences. As a result, Figner asserts, "at the time I left the Institute, my mind was entirely free from any social or political ideas whatsoever." Institute for Noble Maidens An Institute for Noble Maidens () was a type of educational institution and finishing school in late Imperial Russia. It was devised by Ivan Betskoy as a female-only institution for girls of noble origin. The first and most famous of these was the Smolny Institute in St. Petersburg. Secondary education for girls and a path to university education for women was extremely limited in Tsarist Russia. One


title: "Postage stamps and postal history of Malaysia" content: watermark. The values issued were 1 cent, 2 cents, 5 cents,6 cents,10 cents, 15 cents and 20 cents. Various proofs exist showing the individual colours and combined up to full colour proofs. In addition, each value was produced on Harrison proof cards in full colour. From the outset, there were problems with printing this issue as there are a number of missing colours present, in some cases more than one colour, indicating poor quality control. Some of the missing colours are now very difficult to find as in some cases only few stamps on a sheet were affected, generally 10


title: "Brandon McGowan" content: of the 34 games he played at Maine and was the team's Defensive Player of the Year and an All-Atlantic 10 Conference selection as a junior in 2003. He was also awarded the "Hammer Award" for being the Black Bears' best special teams player as a freshman in 2001. McGowan went undrafted in the 2005 NFL Draft and signed a three-year deal with the Chicago Bears. McGowan was the only undrafted rookie to make the Bears' roster. During his rookie season, McGowan played in 16 games, starting the final three games of the season, and completed the year with 23


title: "Citadel of Namur" content: Citadel of Namur The Citadel or Castle of Namur is a fortress in the Walloon capital city of Namur, at the confluence of the Sambre and Meuse rivers. It is originally from the Roman era, but has been rebuilt several times. Its current form was designed by Menno van Coehoorn, and improved upon by Vauban after the siege of 1692. It has been classified as a Wallonia's Major Heritage site. The original citadel dates to 937. It achieved its present extent between 1631 and 1675, when the city was under Dutch control. This section was called "Terra Nova" to distinguish


title: "Citadel of Namur" content: it from the smaller Médiane fort built adjacent in 1542 and ensuing years. A variety of subsidiary positions were built in the 18th century. It was disestablished as a military post in 1891, superseded by a new ring of forts around Namur that were calculated to prevent the city from being attacked with artillery. This ring became the Fortified Position of Namur in the 1930s. The Citadel was used as protected space for the PFN command post. Together with Dinant, Huy and Liège, the Citadel of Namur forms part of the so-called Meuse Citadels. Citadel of Namur The Citadel or


title: "Domestic pigeon" content: Domestic pigeon The domestic pigeon ("Columba livia domestica") is a pigeon subspecies that was derived from the rock dove (also called the rock pigeon). The rock pigeon is the world's oldest domesticated bird. Mesopotamian cuneiform tablets mention the domestication of pigeons more than 5,000 years ago, as do Egyptian hieroglyphics. Research suggests that domestication of pigeons occurred as early as 10,000 years ago. Pigeons have made contributions of considerable importance to humanity, especially in times of war. In war the homing ability of pigeons has been put to use by making them messengers. So-called war pigeons have carried many vital


title: "Domestic pigeon" content: messages and some have been decorated for their services. Medals such as the Croix de guerre, awarded to Cher Ami, and the Dickin Medal awarded to the pigeons G.I. Joe and Paddy, amongst 32 others, have been awarded to pigeons for their services in saving human lives. Domestic pigeons reproduce in a similar way to the wild rock pigeon. Generally humans will select breeding partners. Crop milk or pigeon milk produced by both male and female parent birds may occasionally be replaced with artificial substitutes. Pigeons are extremely protective of their eggs, and in some cases will go to severe


title: "Domestic pigeon" content: lengths to protect their productive eggs and have been known to seek revenge on those who interfere with their productive process. Baby pigeons are called "squeakers" or "squabs". Trained domestic pigeons are able to return to the home loft if released at a location that they have never visited before and that may be up to 1000 km away. A special breed, called homing pigeons has been developed through selective breeding to carry messages and members of this variety of pigeon are still being used in the sport of pigeon racing and the white release dove ceremony at weddings and


title: "Domestic pigeon" content: funerals. The ability a pigeon has to return home from a strange location necessitates two sorts of information. The first, called "map sense" is their geographic location. The second, "compass sense" is the bearing they need to fly from their new location in order to reach their home. Both of these senses, however, respond to a number of different cues in different situations. The most popular conception of how pigeons are able to do this is that they are able to sense the Earth's magnetic field with tiny magnetic tissues in their head (magnetoception). This is all the more surprising


title: "Domestic pigeon" content: as they are not a migratory species, which is a fact used by some ornithologists to dispute this theory. Another theory is that pigeons have compass sense, which uses the position of the sun, along with an internal clock, to work out direction. However, studies have shown that if magnetic disruption or clock changes disrupt these senses, the pigeon can still manage to get home. The variability in the effects of manipulations to these sense of the pigeons indicates that there is more than one cue on which navigation is based and that map sense appears to rely on a


title: "Domestic pigeon" content: comparison of available cues Other potential cues used include: Pigeons are also bred for meat, generally called squab and harvested from young birds. Pigeons grow to a very large size in the nest before they are fledged and able to fly, and in this stage of their development (when they are called squabs) they are prized as food. For commercial meat production a breed of large white pigeon, named "King pigeon," has been developed by selective breeding. Breeds of pigeons developed for their meat are collectively known as utility pigeons. Pigeon fanciers developed many exotic forms of pigeon. These are


title: "Domestic pigeon" content: generally classed as fancy pigeons. Fanciers compete against each other at exhibitions or shows and the different forms or breeds are judged to a standard to decide who has the best bird. Among those breeds are the English carrier pigeons, a variety of pigeon with wattles and a unique, almost vertical, stance (pictures). There are many ornamental breeds of pigeons, including the "Duchess" breed, which has as a prominent characteristic feet that are completely covered by a sort of fan of feathers. The fantail pigeons are also very ornamental with their fan-shaped tail feathers. Pigeons are also kept by enthusiasts


title: "Domestic pigeon" content: for the enjoyment of Flying/Sporting competitions. Breeds such as tipplers are flown in endurance contests by their owners. Domestic pigeons are also commonly used in laboratory experiments in biology, medicine and cognitive science. Pigeons have been trained to distinguish between cubist and impressionist paintings, for instance. In Project Sea Hunt, a US coast guard search and rescue project in the 1970s/1980s, pigeons were shown to be more effective than humans in spotting shipwreck victims at sea. Research in pigeons is widespread, encompassing shape and texture perception, exemplar and prototype memory, category-based and associative concepts, and many more unlisted here (see


title: "Domestic pigeon" content: pigeon intelligence). Pigeons are able to acquire orthographic processing skills, which form part of the ability to read, and basic numerical skills equivalent to those shown in primates. In the United States, some pigeon keepers illegally trap and kill hawks and falcons to protect their pigeons. In American pigeon-related organizations, some enthusiasts have openly shared their experiences of killing hawks and falcons, although this is frowned upon by the majority of fanciers. None of the major clubs condone this practice. It is estimated that almost 1,000 birds of prey have been killed in Oregon and Washington, and that 1,000–2,000 are


title: "Domestic pigeon" content: killed in southern California annually. In June 2007, three Oregon men were indicted with misdemeanour violations of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act for killing birds of prey. Seven Californians and a Texan were also charged in the case. In the West Midlands region of the United Kingdom pigeon fanciers have been blamed for a trap campaign to kill peregrine falcons. Eight illegal spring-loaded traps were found close to peregrine nests and at least one of the protected birds died. The steel traps are thought to have been set as part of a "concerted campaign" to kill as many of the


title: "Domestic pigeon" content: birds as possible in the West Midlands. Pigeon breeders sometimes suffer from an ailment known as "bird fancier's lung" or "pigeon lung". A form of hypersensitivity pneumonitis, "pigeon lung" is caused by the inhalation of the avian proteins found in feathers and dung. It can sometimes be combated by wearing a filtered mask. Other pigeon related pathogens causing lung disease are "Chlamydophila psittaci" (which causes psittacosis, "Histoplasma capsulatum" (which causes histoplasmosis and "Cryptococcus neoformans", which causes cryptococcosis. Many domestic birds have escaped or been released over the years, and have given rise to the feral pigeon. These show a variety


title: "Domestic pigeon" content: of plumages, although some look very much like pure rock pigeons. The scarcity of the pure wild species is partly due to interbreeding with feral birds. Domestic pigeons can often be distinguished from feral pigeons because they usually have a metal or plastic band around one (sometimes both) legs which shows, by a number on it, that they are registered to an owner. Domestic pigeon The domestic pigeon ("Columba livia domestica") is a pigeon subspecies that was derived from the rock dove (also called the rock pigeon). The rock pigeon is the world's oldest domesticated bird. Mesopotamian cuneiform tablets mention


title: "Bouillon Castle" content: Bouillon Castle Bouillon Castle () is a medieval castle in the town of Bouillon in the province of Luxembourg, Belgium. Although it was mentioned first in 988, there has been a castle on the same site for a much longer time. The castle is situated on a rocky spur of land within a sharp bend of the Semois River. In 1082, Bouillon Castle was inherited by Godfrey of Bouillon, who sold it to Otbert, Bishop of Liège in order to finance the First Crusade. The castle was later fitted for heavy artillery by Vauban, Louis XIV's military architect in the


title: "Bouillon Castle" content: late 17th century. Bouillon Castle Bouillon Castle () is a medieval castle in the town of Bouillon in the province of Luxembourg, Belgium. Although it was mentioned first in 988, there has been a castle on the same site for a much longer time. The castle is situated on a rocky spur of land within a sharp bend of the Semois River. In 1082, Bouillon Castle was inherited by Godfrey of Bouillon, who sold it to Otbert, Bishop of Liège in order to finance the First Crusade. The castle was later fitted for heavy artillery by Vauban, Louis XIV's military


title: "Peace plans proposed before and during the Bosnian War" content: map which claimed almost two thirds of Bosnia's territory, with a series of ethnically split cities and isolated enclaves and leaving the Croats and Bosniaks with a disjointed strip of land in the centre of the republic. That plan was rejected by Cutileiro. However, he put forth a revised draft of the original which stated that the three constituent units would be "based on national principles and taking into account economic, geographic, and other criteria." On 18 March 1992, all three sides signed the agreement; Alija Izetbegović for the Bosniaks, Radovan Karadžić for the Bosnian Serbs and Mate Boban for


title: "Gaetano Gagliano" content: Gaetano Gagliano Gaetano Gagliano, (August 24, 1917 – April 14, 2016) was a Canadian entrepreneur who founded St. Joseph Communications and Salt + Light Television. Born in Cattolica Eraclea, Sicily, he immigrated to Canada in 1956 and worked for the Canadian Pacific Railway before launching St. Joseph Communications. It would eventually become the largest private communications company in Canada. He and his wife, Giuseppina, had 10 children. He was named a Knight of the Order of St. Sylvester in 1992, and a Member of the Order of Canada in 1998. He has received honorary doctorates from Canadian Universities. In 2007,


title: "Greenfly (producer)" content: bass around 1994 after hearing one of the Essential Mixes on BBC Radio 1. From then he got into music production and a couple of years later released his self-entitled debut album on Millennium Records, London. Following on from the global success of this he continued to make music and in 2001 his track "G-Funk" was signed by Good Looking Records. The track was an instant success and was voted 3rd best dnb tune of 2003 by a Mixmag poll as well as featuring on LTJ Bukem's Progressions Sessions CDs. Since then Greenfly has released several other tracks on Good


title: "Indotyphlops braminus" content: Indotyphlops braminus Indotyphlops braminus, commonly known as the brahminy blind snake and other names, is a nonvenomous blind snake species found mostly in Africa and Asia, but has been introduced in many other parts of the world. They are completely fossorial (i.e., burrowing) animals, with habits and appearance similar to earthworms, for which they are often mistaken, although close examination reveals tiny scales rather than the annular segments characteristic of true earthworms. The specific name is a Latinized form of the word Brahmin, which is a varna among Hindus. No subspecies are currently recognized. Adults measure long, uncommonly to ,


title: "Indotyphlops braminus" content: It is the smallest known snake species. The head and tail are superficially similar as the head and neck are indistinct. Unlike other snakes, the head scales resemble the body scales. The eyes are barely discernible as small dots under the head scales. The tip of the tail has a small, pointed spur. Along the body are fourteen rows of dorsal scales. Coloration ranges from charcoal gray, silver-gray, light yellow-beige, purplish, or infrequently albino, the ventral surface more pale. Coloration of the juvenile form is similar to that of the adult. Behavior ranges from lethargic to energetic, quickly seeking the


title: "Indotyphlops braminus" content: cover of soil or leaf litter to avoid light The tiny eyes are covered with translucent scales, rendering these snakes almost entirely blind. The eyes cannot form images, but are still capable of registering light intensity. "I. braminus" is variously known as brahminy blind snake (or brahminy blindsnake), flowerpot snake, common blind snake, island blind snake, and Hawaiian blind snake. The moniker "flowerpot snake" derives from the snake's incidental introduction to various parts of the world through the plant trade. Probably originally native to Africa and Asia, it is an introduced species in many parts of the world, including Australia,


title: "Indotyphlops braminus" content: the Americas, and Oceania. It is common throughout most of Florida now. The vertical distribution is from sea level to 1,200 m in Sri Lanka and up to 1,500 m in Guatemala. The type locality given is "Vizagapatam" [India]. This is also the only snake reported from the Lakshadweep Islands. In Africa, it has been reported in Egypt, Senegal, Benin, Togo, Ivory Coast, Cameroon, Somalia, Zanzibar, Tanzania, Mozambique, South Africa (an isolated colony in Cape Town, also about eight have been found in Lephalale, Limpopo Province at the Medupi Power Station during construction), Madagascar, the Comoro Islands, Mauritius, the Mascarene


title: "Indotyphlops braminus" content: Islands and the Seychelles. In Asia, it occurs on Arabian Peninsula, Iran, Pakistan, Nepal, mainland India, the Maldives, the Lakshadweep Islands, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, the Andaman Islands, the Nicobar Islands, Myanmar, Singapore, the Malay Peninsula, Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, Laos, Hainan, southern China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and the Ryukyu Islands of Okinawashima and Miyakoshima. In Maritime Southeast Asia, it occurs on Sumatra and nearby islands (the Riao Archipelago, Bangka, Billiton and Nias), Borneo, Sulawesi, the Philippines, Butung, Salajar, Ternate, Halmahera, Buru, Ceram, Ambon, Saparua, Java, Bali, Lombok, Sumbawa, Madura, Flores, Lomblen, Sumba, Timor, East Timor, Kai Island, the Aru Islands, New


title: "Indotyphlops braminus" content: Guinea (Western Papua and Papua New Guinea), New Britain, and Bougainville Island. It occurs in the Cocos (Keeling) Islands, on Christmas Island. In Australia, it occurs in the Northern Territory near Darwin, and at the northern tip of Queensland and other parts of queensland like sunshine coast. In Oceania, it occurs on Palau, Guam, Fiji, Saipan, and the Hawaiian Islands. In the Americas, it occurs in the United States (California, Connecticut, Florida, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Arizona, Hawaii and Texas), western and southern Mexico, Guatemala, Colombia, Barbados and on the Cayman Islands, Turks and Caicos Islands. It has been found in the


title: "Indotyphlops braminus" content: Canary Islands of Tenerife and Gran Canaria, probably being introduced in soil imported with potted plants. Usually, they occur in urban and agricultural areas. These snakes live underground in ant and termite nests. They are also found under logs, moist leaves, stones and humus in wet forest, dry jungle, abandoned buildings and even city gardens. The distribution and survival of this group of blind snakes directly reflect soil humidity and temperature. Their diet consists of the larvae, eggs, and pupae of ants and termites. This species is parthenogenetic and all specimens collected so far have been female. They lay eggs


title: "Indotyphlops braminus" content: or may bear live young. Up to eight offspring are produced - all female and all genetically identical. Indotyphlops braminus Indotyphlops braminus, commonly known as the brahminy blind snake and other names, is a nonvenomous blind snake species found mostly in Africa and Asia, but has been introduced in many other parts of the world. They are completely fossorial (i.e., burrowing) animals, with habits and appearance similar to earthworms, for which they are often mistaken, although close examination reveals tiny scales rather than the annular segments characteristic of true earthworms. The specific name is a Latinized form of the word


title: Metalzoic content: to himself, he attacks the Mekaka tribe, killing Armageddon's mate - Koola - and almost Armageddon's son - Ham. Only the intervention of a Novad human - Jool - (who Armageddon had unintentionally rescued earlier) prevents his destruction as well. Armageddon is in fact consumed by Amok, but he draws on the planets magnetic field and reconstitutes himself - "Pumping Iron" - subsequently vowing to track down and kill Amok, which he now believes to have gone rogue. After following Amok's trail they arrive at the Pits of Zinja - a long since exhausted mine, and coincidentally Jool's last home.


title: "Christians in Science" content: science students to integrate their religious beliefs and their scientific studies. Christians in Science Christians in Science (CiS) is a British organisation of scientists, philosophers, theologians, ministers, teachers, and science students, predominantly evangelical Christians, concerned with the dialogue between Christianity and science. The organisation was started in the 1940s as one of the professional groups of IVF (now UCCF), and was known as the Research Scientists' Christian Fellowship from 1950 until it adopted the current name in 1988. It took on financial independence from UCCF in 1996. The organisation has over 850 members, is a member of the Evangelical Alliance,


title: "Agent Liberty" content: Kara Danvers, Supergirl’s secret civilian identity, during an alien debate on national television, prompting the network to offer Ben his very own weekly show named “The Lockdown”. Seeking revenge on Agent Liberty for killing his alien fiancé, the vigilante Manchester Black kidnaps Lydia and tells her about her husband’s alter ego. Ben frees Lydia and flees to his father’s abandoned Nth Metal factory, where he ultimately gains the upper hand on Manchester and prepares to execute him. Having deduced Agent Liberty’s identity with the help of the D.E.O., Supergirl intervenes and arrests both Ben and Manchester in front of Lydia.


title: "AEK Larnaca FC" content: The highest league performance is the 2nd place in three consecutive years. AEK was founded on 18 July 1994. It came from the merger of two historic clubs, EPA Larnaca and Pezoporikos. Pezoporikos had been established in 1924. In 1926, serving retired members of Pezoporikos founded the "Athletic Musical Larnaca Club" (Greek: ΑΜΟΛ; Αθλητικό Μουσικό Όμιλο Λάρνακας, Athlitikos Mousikos Omilos Larnakas). In 1932 the two clubs were merged by founding EPA Larnaca (Greek: Ένωσις Πεζοπορικούς ΑΜΟΛ, Enosis Pezoporikous AMOL). However, in 1937 a group of members and players of EPA left and refounded Pezoporikos. After several decades, in 1994, the


title: "Chester and Holyhead Railway" content: Fairbairn pushed forward the boundaries of railway engineering. The concept was not lasting however, owing to the cost of such tubular bridges. Yet it was another far less demanding bridge that almost brought about Stephenson's downfall. It was the River Dee bridge at Chester, which had been brought into use early in November 1846 for the accommodation of the Shrewsbury and Chester Railway (Shrewsbury to Chester Line). One of its three cast-iron spans collapsed on 24 May 1847 just as a passenger train was passing over at about . The engine and its tender got across but the coaches fell


title: "Charles Randolph Grean" content: portion of Nimoy's music. He also produced Betty Johnson's hits "I Dreamed" and "The Little Blue Man." He also produced the Mills Brothers' late '60s album Fortuosity, which yielded the hit "Cab Driver." In 1969 he reached the charts as a performer, with his group, the Charles Randolph Grean Sounde, doing a version of Robert Cobert's "Quentin's Theme" from "Dark Shadows". ("Billboard" #13 pop, #3 easy listening.) On December 20, 2003, he died from natural causes at age 90. Grean was married four times, once to Betty Johnson; although the marriage to Johnson was short-lived, the professional relationship continued and


title: "Phoenix canariensis" content: Phoenix canariensis Phoenix canariensis is a species of flowering plant in the palm family Arecaceae, native to the Canary Islands. It is a relative of "Phoenix dactylifera", the true date palm. It is the natural symbol of the Canary Islands, together with the canary "Serinus canaria". Mature "P. canariensis" are often used in the ornamental landscape and are collected and transplanted to their new planting location. A Canary Island Date Palm with of trunk is approximately 60 years of age. "Phoenix canariensis" is a large solitary palm, tall, occasionally growing to . The leaves are pinnate, long, with 80–100 leaflets


title: "Phoenix canariensis" content: on each side of the central rachis. The fruit is an oval, yellow to orange drupe long and in diameter and containing a single large seed; the fruit pulp is edible but too thin to be worth eating. Common names in English include Canary Island date palm and pineapple palm. The common name in Spanish-speaking countries and in the Canary Islands is "palmera canaria". The Canary Island date palm is typically cultivated in Mediterranean climates, but also in wet-summer or humid subtropical climates like eastern Australia and the southeastern United States. There are even several instances of cultivated Canary Island


title: "Phoenix canariensis" content: Date Palms in high-latitude oceanic climates, such as Ireland, the UK, and the Channel Islands. It can be cultivated where temperatures rarely fall below for extended periods, although it will require some protection if cold periods are longer than normal. It is a slowly growing tree, exclusively propagated by seed. The palm is easily recognized through its crown of leaves and trunk characteristics. It is not uncommon to see Canary Island date palms pruned and trimmed to enhance the appearance. When pruned, the bottom of the crown, also called the nut, appears to have a pineapple shape. The Canary Island


title: "Phoenix canariensis" content: date palm is susceptible to Fusarium wilt, a fungal disease commonly transmitted through contaminated seed, soil, and pruning tools. Spread of the disease can be reduced when pruning tools are disinfected before use on this palm. It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit. In the Canary Islands, the sap of this date palm is used to make palm syrup. La Gomera is where most of the sap is produced in the Canary Islands. In some areas, "Phoenix canariensis" has proven to be an invasive plant. In Bermuda and the United States (Florida and California) it is


title: "Phoenix canariensis" content: considered naturalised (lives wild in a region where it is not indigenous). It has also spread in some areas of peninsular Spain, Portugal, Italy, Australia, and New Zealand. It is listed as invasive in California. In Auckland, New Zealand, the palm has itself become a host for the naturalised Australian strangler fig, "Ficus macrophylla". Phoenix canariensis Phoenix canariensis is a species of flowering plant in the palm family Arecaceae, native to the Canary Islands. It is a relative of "Phoenix dactylifera", the true date palm. It is the natural symbol of the Canary Islands, together with the canary "Serinus canaria".


title: "Zoe Weizenbaum" content: Holding", directed by Michael Cuesta and in "Memoirs of a Geisha", directed by Rob Marshall. Weizenbaum attended Amherst Regional High School for her freshman year, before she decided to return to Pioneer Valley Performing Arts Charter Public School, where she went to middle school. Weizenbaum speaks Mandarin, learning through the Rosetta Stone program and intensive Chinese courses at Mount Holyoke College and Middlebury Institute's Summer Intensive Language Program. From 2010–2011, Weizenbaum attended Middlebury and studied Japanese. She later attended Mount Holyoke College. She is the granddaughter of computer scientist Joseph Weizenbaum (1923–2008). Zoe Weizenbaum Zoë Weizenbaum (born September 21, 1991)


title: Electrosurgery content: However virtually all currently available RF electrosurgical systems are designed to function with isolated circuits—the dispersive electrode is directly attached to the ESU, not to "ground". The same electrical current is transmitted across both the dispersive electrode and the active electrode, so it is not "neutral". The term "return electrode" is also technically incorrect since alternating electrical currents refer to alternating polarity, a circumstance that results in bidirectional flow across both electrodes in the circuit. Bipolar instruments generally are designed with two "active" electrodes, such as a forceps for sealing blood vessels. However, the bipolar instrument can be designed such


title: "Union Square (Hong Kong)" content: denied the allegations. The Cullinan (), phase 6 of Union Square, is a residential complex developed by Sun Hung Kai Properties. It is the tallest residential complex in Hong Kong, with 68 storeys and a height of 270 metres (886 feet). It is consisted of two towers, the North Tower and the South Tower, both of which were completed in 2008 and 2009 consecutively. The residential complex was named after the 3,106-carat (621.2 g) Cullinan Diamond, the largest diamond in the world, found in 1905. The Cullinan complex was planned to be 45 storeys until the cancellation of Union Square


title: "Alpha Condé" content: Alpha Condé Alpha Condé (born 4 March 1938) is a Guinean politician who has been President of Guinea since December 2010. He spent decades in opposition to a succession of regimes in Guinea, unsuccessfully running against President Lansana Conté in the 1993 and 1998 presidential elections and leading the Rally of the Guinean People (RPG), an opposition party. Standing again in the 2010 presidential election, Condé was elected as President of Guinea in a second round of voting. When he took office that December, he became the first freely elected president in the country's history. Condé was reelected in 2015


title: "United States presidential inauguration" content: is mentioned in the Constitution. By convention, incoming presidents raise their right hand and place the left on a Bible or other book while taking the oath of office. While most have, Theodore Roosevelt did not use a Bible when taking the oath in 1901; neither did John Quincy Adams in 1825. In 1853, Franklin Pierce affirmed the oath of office rather than swear it. More recently, a Catholic missal was used for Lyndon Johnson's 1963 swearing in ceremony. Bibles of historical significance have sometimes been used at inaugurations. George H. W. Bush, Jimmy Carter and Dwight D. Eisenhower used


title: "R29/R99 (New York City Subway car)" content: was stripped of all parts and sunk into the Atlantic Ocean to create artificial reefs. R29/R99 (New York City Subway car) The R29 was a New York City Subway car model built by the St. Louis Car Company in 1962 for the IRT A Division. The R29s were numbered 8570-8805. Between 1985 and 1987, the R29s were overhauled under contract R99. Therefore, it is also acceptable to refer to the cars as R99s, provided one is referring to them in their post-overhaul state. The R29s are very similar to appearance to the R26s and R28s, with the exceptions that they


title: "Ehsaan Noorani" content: name. He also endorses Fractal Audio and D'Addario strings . His playing is strongly influenced by players like Robben Ford BB King Larry Carlton etc. In 2015 Ehsaan was a co judge in India's first Western reality show called The Stage produced by Viacom and aired on Colours Infinity . In addition to Shankar Ehsaan Loy Ehsaan also performs with Fender and Friends featuring guitarists like Rudy Wallang Amyt Dutta and singers Arunima Banerjee and Tanya Sen He also performs with sitar player Purbayan Chaterjee in an ensemble called The String Fraternity Loy Mendonsa and Ehsaan have recently reformed their


title: "Church of Our Savior Not Made by Hands in Serpukhov" content: around the church. The interior still features tarnished vestiges of the original academic frescoes. Archpriest Nikolay Bogolepov, who was the minister in this church, was arrested in 1925. Another priest, Nikolay Ischenko, was executed on 23 February 1931 in Moscow. Priest Panteleimon Alekseevich Saveliev (he had served in Kashira before his arrest) was executed at the Butovski range near Moscow on 21 November 1937. In the late 1990s, the church reverted to the Russian Orthodox Church. Church of Our Savior Not Made by Hands in Serpukhov The Church of The Vernicle in Serpukhov () is a small church in the


title: Turopolje content: Turopolje is divided into two halves by the river Odra and its tributary Lomnica. Velika Gorica is the largest settlement and is first mentioned as "Gorica" in 1228. Other settlements include Mraclin (since prehistoric times), Staro Čiče (Bronze Age), Šćitarjevo (Roman empire), Lukavec (defense castle dating to the 15th century), Velika Gorica, Lekenik, Vukojevac, Peščenica, Buševec, Ogulinec, Mraclin, Vukovina, Poljana Lekenička and Brežana Lekenička. The village of Vukojevac is currently in the middle of an environmental battle in order to reroute the proposed highway between Zagreb and Sisak. The name "Turopolje" stems from the Croatian and Old Slavic word "Tur",


title: "Charles Earland" content: highlights of his latter years was playing at the Berlin Jazz Festival in 1994. Among the musicians that performed with him at the Berlin Jazz Festival was the Alabama-born Chicago resident, Zimbabu Hamilton. on the drums. Earland died in Kansas City, Missouri, of heart failure at the age of 58. With Eric Alexander With Rusty Bryant With Lou Donaldson With George Freeman With Sonny Hopson With Willis Jackson With Boogaloo Joe Jones With Houston Person Charles Earland Charles Earland (May 24, 1941 – December 11, 1999) was an American jazz organist. Earland was born in Philadelphia and learned to play


title: "Grand-Pré National Historic Site" content: tentative list of potential World Heritage Sites in 2004. The of polderised marshland and archaeological sites in the Grand-Pré area were recognized as an "exceptional example of the adaptation of the first European settlers to the conditions of the North American Atlantic coast" and as "a memorial to Acadian way of life and deportation". In 1982, on the 300th anniversary of the arrival of the first Acadians in the region in 1682, the Grand-Pré memorial park was designated the "Grand-Pré National Historic Site of Canada" in commemoration of the settlement and later deportation of the Acadians. In 1995, the site


title: "Lloyd V. Berkner High School" content: Band has been invited to perform at the Midwest International Band and Orchestra Clinic, and been named the Texas Music Educators Association (TMEA) Honor Band for the state of Texas in 1974, 1987, and 1991, 2nd place in 2011 and 2013 and 5th place in 2015. The Berkner Marching Band has advanced to the Texas UIL State Marching Contest every year since 1998, and has placed in the finals 7 out of 9 times advancing. TEXAS UIL STATE MARCHING CONTEST PLACING 1998 5A-7th place* 2000 5A-7th place* 2002 5A-3rd place* 2004 5A-14th place 2006 5A-9th place* 2008 5A-11th place 2010


title: "Michigan: Report from Hell" content: the cameraman attempts to reveal the identity of the people behind the virus, but he's killed by an unseen assassin before he gives a name. If the player has obtained a high enough amount of "Immoral" points, the cameraman claims responsibility for the outbreak. "Michigan" is played from a first-person perspective, as viewed through the recording lens of a television news camera. Players take the role of the cameraman in a news crew, and are accompanied by a reporter and a sound engineer–boom operator as they explore the game's locations. The main method of interacting with the environment in "Michigan"


title: "School District 36 Surrey" content: and Fraser Heights Secondary had a Bible Club in 2007). At Colebrook Elementary in July 2010, a 75-foot portion of a roof over an exterior walkway collapsed, with no injuries reported. In 2011 the school district initiated legal action against the contractor and architect involved in the design and construction of the roof, which had been built in 1987. In November 2013 the School Board adopted an anti-discrimination code to provide protection for students and staff against homophobic and other forms of bullying. Approximately one third of all school districts in the province have policies against homophobic bullying. School District


title: "Hardware architect" content: good architect is a translator between the user/sponsor and the engineers—and even among just engineers of different specialties. A good architect is also the principal keeper of the user's vision of the end product—and of the process of deriving requirements from and implementing that vision. Determining what the users/sponsors actually want, rather than what they say they want, "is not engineering—it is an art." An architect does not follow an exact procedure. S/he communicates with users/sponsors in a highly interactive way—together they extract the true "requirements" necessary for the engineered system. The hardware architect must remain constantly in communication with


title: "Anterior inferior cerebellar artery" content: Anterior inferior cerebellar artery The anterior inferior cerebellar artery (AICA) is one of three pairs of arteries that supplies blood to the cerebellum. It arises from the basilar artery on each side at the level of the junction between the medulla oblongata and the pons in the brainstem. It has a variable course, passing backward to be distributed to the anterior part of the undersurface of the cerebellum, anastomosing with both the posterior inferior cerebellar (PICA) branch of the vertebral artery and the superior cerebellar artery. It also gives off the internal auditory or labyrinthine artery in most cases; however,