title: "Belle Grove Plantation (Middletown, Virginia)" content: Belle Grove Plantation (Middletown, Virginia) Belle Grove Plantation is a late-18th-century plantation house and estate in the northern Shenandoah Valley of Virginia, USA. It is situated in Frederick County, about a mile southwest of Middletown. Built between 1794 and 1797, the large Federal-style manor house is a National Historic Landmark and was opened to the public by its owners, the National Trust for Historic Preservation (NTHP), as a historic house museum in 1967. In 2002, Belle Grove became part of the Cedar Creek and Belle Grove National Historical Park, a National Park Service unit, although it continues to be owned


title: "History of Galveston, Texas" content: high point in the history of civil rights for African Americans. Reconstruction for a time limited the power of former slaveholders in Texas. Leaders, such as George T. Ruby and Norris Wright Cuney, worked to establish educational and employment opportunities for blacks and organize black voters to support the Republican Party, then the main party supporting black rights in the South. Cuney's efforts led to higher employment and higher wages for blacks in the city, especially on the wharves, and eventually led to combined black and white trade unions during the 1890s and early 1900s. Cuney himself rose to the


title: "Economic Cycle Research Institute" content: 2012 would register contraction. The first estimate of GDP growth came in at 1 ½% (that is, at an annual rate of 1 ½%). The fifth revision to that initial estimate, unveiled in July, pushed down the measured rate of growth to a quarter of 1%, about as close to shrinkage as a positive growth figure can be." 2015 In October 2015, ECRI titled its international cyclical outlook "Broader Global Slowdown Ahead" . Specifically, ECRI was predicting the "progressively poorer global growth" that materialized in early 2016. Economic Cycle Research Institute The Economic Cycle Research Institute (ECRI) based in New


title: "Baloch of Punjab" content: they have now forgotten the Baloch language and have abandoned the Baloch dress. Yet Baloch traditions can be seen in some parts (where Baloch families and tribes reside) of south-Punjab mainly in Dera Ghazi Khan, Muzaffargarh and Rajanpur the baloch tribes are living in southern Punjab are belong to Rind tribe. the largest and oldest tribe of baloch. The famous tribes (Tuman) are Badani, leghari,khosa,buzdar, Bughlani, lund,ahmdani,qasrani, Lashkrani, gadi,nutkani,Gurmani,chengwani,gurchani,Ravani,darishak,mazari,sohrani,gazlani,gabool,dasti,etc.. In Bhakkar, they speak Saraiki as Sandi Baloch, Niwani, Shahani, Lashari etc. but those tribes who migrated to Punjab recently as some tribes like Marri, Bozdar etc. speak both Saraiki and


title: "Storting building" content: Storting building The Storting building () is the seat of the Storting, the parliament of Norway. The building is located at 22 Karl Johans gate in central Oslo, Norway. It was taken into use on 5 March 1866 and was designed by the Swedish architect Emil Victor Langlet. Following the establishment of the Parliament of Norway in 1814, which had happened at a private home belonging to Carsten Anker in Eidsvoll, the newly established legislature started meeting at Christiania lærde Skole at Tollbodgaten and Dronningsgate. From 1854, the legislature started using the grand hall at the Royal Frederick University. However,


title: "Storting building" content: proposals of an own parliament building had arisen. The parliament voted down a government proposal to create such a building in 1833, but in 1836, the work to establish a permanent building started. Twelve lots in central Oslo, located between the Royal Palace and Oslo East Station. The government decided to build in the Palace Park, and this was passed by the parliament. However, instead the government chose to purchase the current lot instead. This was approved by parliament in 1857. The next discussion was related to the architecture. Several proposals were made, and twelve of these have been preserved.


title: "Storting building" content: A design competition was initiated in 1856, and this was won by the architects Heinrich Ernst Schirmer and Wilhelm von Hanno. However, the Storting decided to reject the proposal because it looked too much like a church. Instead, a proposal from the Swedish architect Emil Victor Langlet was chosen with 59 against 47 votes on 18 May 1860. Construction started on 3 August 1860, and the cornerstone was laid on 10 October 1861. The building cost . The parliament moved in on 5 March 1866. Initially, the building was too large for the needs of the legislature, and several other


title: "Storting building" content: government agencies, including the Office of the Auditor General of Norway, the National Archival Services, the Mapping and Cadastre Authority and the Director of Canals were also housed there. As the parliament has expanded, these various agencies have moved out. During the German invasion of Norway on 9 April 1940, the Storting relocated and held two meetings, once in a cinema in Hamar and once at Elverum Folk High School ("Elverum folkehøgskole"). The remaining meetings during World War II were held abroad. During the war, the building was taken over by the German forces, and at first used as barracks.


title: "Storting building" content: Later, Reichskommissar Josef Terboven with administration moved into the building. The Lagting Chamber was refurnished, with the ceiling lowered and the interior redecorated with mahogany panels and funkis style. From 1951 to 1959, a four-story office building was built at the back of the building. The courtyard was filled in, and the chamber expanded. This work was led by architect Nils Holter (1899-1995). In 1872, parliament bought Prinsens gate 26, in 1988 they bought Akersgata 21, in 1993 Nedre Vollgate 20, in 1997 Nedre Vollgate 18 and in 1999 Tollbugaten 31. The parliament also rents offices in Akersgata 18. The


title: "Storting building" content: building is built in yellow brick with details and basement in light gray granite. It is a combination of several styles, including inspirations from France and Italy. A characteristic feature of Stortingsbygningen is the way the plenary chamber is located in the semi-circular section in the front of the building, as opposed to the building's centre. The back side of the building mirrors the facade of the front, with the meeting chamber of the now-abolished Lagting legislative chamber. The interior of the building is also designed by Langlet. Storting building The Storting building () is the seat of the Storting,


title: "Rancho Rinconada del Arroyo de San Francisquito" content: Newell bought from Henry W. Seale. The remainder of Seale's property was farmed until his death in 1888. Rancho Rinconada del Arroyo de San Francisquito Rancho Rinconada del Arroyo de San Francisquito was a Mexican land grant in present-day Santa Clara County, California given in 1841 by Governor Juan Alvarado to María Antonia Mesa. The name means "ranch at the bend in San Francisquito Creek". The grant was located south of San Francisquito Creek, and encompassed present day Menlo Park and downtown Palo Alto. Rafael Soto (1789–1839), the son of De Anza Expedition settlers Ygnacio Soto and María Bárbara Espinosa


title: "Portulaca pilosa" content: Portulaca pilosa Portulaca pilosa is a species of flowering succulent plant in the purslane family, Portulacaceae, that is native to the Americas. Its common names include pink purslane, kiss-me-quick and hairy pigweed. Its range extends from the southern United States and the Caribbean as far south as Brazil. It is a succulent with linear leaves and pink flowers. The name is derived from pilose, which means to be covered with long soft hairs. "Portulaca pilosa" is a highly variable species. It exhibits morphological variability during development with the immature plants having a wider, longer and flatter leaves than its mature


title: "Portulaca pilosa" content: counterparts. The mature leaves are narrower, shorter and more hemispheric in cross section. Physical differences may also occur due to the variable habitat that this species can be found in. Plants that grow in an arid environment tend to the greatest density of hairs. Plants that grow in a moister environment tend to have less hairs. Plants with very dense hair under a certain condition will produce growth with fewer hairs under a moist condition, showing its variability of growth. Habit is also governed by its habitat. Plants growing in moist, warm environments tend to branch rather quickly into a


title: "Portulaca pilosa" content: spreading habit, with a secondary growth which is erect. Plants in dry and cool environment do the opposite in that they grow erect first and then branch more slowly. This type has a more compact habit. Specimens from Alabama, Arizona, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, Texas, and New Mexico exhibit all morphologic conditions. Those from Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, and Oklahoma usually tend to occur in shallow, sandy soils, often on rocky outcrops, and are often highly branched, compact, short, and not very pilose (hairy). "Portulaca pilosa" is a pantropical species which according to some sources is native to the Americas, and according


title: "Portulaca pilosa" content: to others to Asia or even to both. In the Americas "P. pilosa" can be found in Mexico, West indies, Central America, and as far south in South America as Brazil. And in the United States, they are typically concentrated in the southern parts such as Arkansas, Texas, New Mexico, Florida, Mississippi among other states. P. pilosa is a documented invasive species throughout the Hawaiian Islands, the Galapagos Islands, New Caledonia, and Christmas Island (PIER.org 2012). In Hawaii, "P. pilosa" is officially documented from the coastline to dry lava flows at over 2,000 feet in elevation yet can be found


title: "Portulaca pilosa" content: up to nearly 6,000 feet in the Pohakuloa Saddle region. In Cuba, portulaca pilosa is commonly called "Diez de la mañana", i.e. the 10 a.m. flower. In other Latin countries, it is known as "flor Diez del día." The plants are annual, and the flowering can be from late spring to early fall. They grow and flower year-round in south Florida. This plant is somewhat unusual in that it can grow under a range of different environments, including dry soils, beaches, and disturbed habitats. This plant also grows on roadsides and railroads, on limestone, granitic, and sandstone outcrops. The roots


title: "Portulaca pilosa" content: are fibrous to semi-fleshy. The trichomes are rather obvious at the nodes and are in inflorescence. The branch size range from 3-25 centimeters. The leaf blades are linear to oblong-lanceolate, which is intermediate of the two. They can also be terete to hemispheric, with a range of size (5-20 x 1–3 mm). The plant has an acute apex with involcure-like bract of about six to nine. Flowers range from .5 to 1.2 centimeters in diameter. The color of the petals can range from darkish pink to purple. The flower shape is obovate with 3-5 x 1.5-3 millimeters in size. The


title: "Portulaca pilosa" content: stamens in size of 5-12 millimeters but can reach up to 37 millimeters. The stigmas can be of the size of between 3-6 millimeters. The capsules are oval with a 1.5 to 4.3 millimeters in diameter. The seeds are black or leaden with a nearly circular shape. The size ranges from .4 to .6 millimeters in diameter. The surface cells are loosely arranged. The number of chromosomes is 16, which is 2n = 8. It has been said that the species of "Portulaca pilosa" in Brazil has been used as a traditional remedy to cause diuresis, antipyresis and analgesia. Studies


title: "Portulaca pilosa" content: have shown that its extracts have renal effects. It has also been seen that in rats, such extracts cause an increase in potassium excretion without a concomitant change in water diuresis or sodium excretion. Studies reveal that this species also inhibits tyrosinase in mushrooms in vitro. Portulaca pilosa Portulaca pilosa is a species of flowering succulent plant in the purslane family, Portulacaceae, that is native to the Americas. Its common names include pink purslane, kiss-me-quick and hairy pigweed. Its range extends from the southern United States and the Caribbean as far south as Brazil. It is a succulent with linear


title: "History of Texas Tech University" content: Texas Legislature ratified an amendment to the Texas Constitution re-aligning Angelo State University with the Texas Tech University System. Kent Hance, a former United States Congressman and Texas Tech University graduate, assumed the duties of chancellor on December 1, 2006. Even though growth continued at Texas Tech, the university was not immune to controversy. In 2003, a third-year student at the Texas Tech School of Law filed suit against the university over its policy on free speech zones, which restricted student speech to a single "free speech gazebo". The following year, a federal judge declared the policy unconstitutional. To meet


title: "Poganovo Monastery" content: Poganovo Monastery The Poganovo Monastery of St. John the Theologian (Mанастир Погановo) is a Serbian Orthodox monastery situated in the gorges of the river Jerma, near the village Poganovo, municipality of Dimitrovgrad, Serbia. The frescoes were made by masters from Northern Greece. Frescoes inscriptions are in Church Slavonic language. Poganovo Monastery was protected by Serbia since 1949, and declared Monument of Culture of Great Importance in 1979, and it is protected by Republic of Serbia. Recently, two scholars have introduced Euthymia (Jefimija) into the discussion regarding the patronage of the famous bilateral icon representing a vision of the prophets Ezekiel


title: "Poganovo Monastery" content: and Habakkuk on one side and the Mother of God with St. John the Theologian on the other. Formerly at the monastery of John the Theologian at Poganovo, Serbia, it is now kept in the National Gallery Sofia, Bulgaria. Babić and Subotić argue against earlier opinions based on a partly preserved inscription, in Greek, that the icon was a gift of the Empress Helena Dragaš, wife of Byzantine Emperor Manuel II Palaiologos (1391-1425). They suggest that the donor may be Helena/Euthymia, who as a wife of a Despot would have had, in the late period, the title of "vasilissa." Poganovo


title: "Xuanwu Lake" content: Xuanwu Lake Xuanwu Lake () is located in Xuanwu District in the central-northeast part of Nanjing, Jiangsu. It is near the Nanjing Railway Station and Ji Ming Temple. Five islands within the lake are interconnected by arched bridges. A visit to the lake and its park can include up to a five-hour walk. Within the park are temples, pagodas, pavilions, gardens, teahouses, restaurants, entertainment venues, a small zoo, and other attractions. Its main entrance is the Xuanwu Gate. The lake was formed, according to geologists, when tectonic plates shifted and created Mount Yanshan. A legend is that Emperor Sun Quan


title: "Xuanwu Lake" content: (182–252) settled in the Nanjing area and he had the lake created and filled with water. The lake was named for a black dragon, believed to be a water god by Chinese Taoists, from a Southern dynasty (420-859) legend. The dragon, seen in the lake, looked like a tortoise and a snake and was named Xuanwu, meaning black tortoise. During the Six Dynasties period (222–859) a garden on a basaltic site was created, which is now considered one of the most scenic places in the park. The area was used for hunting and training by the emperor's family members. Also


title: "Xuanwu Lake" content: called "Military Rehearsal Lake", the lake was used for naval battle exercises during the Song dynasty (960–1279). The "Yellow Book Storage", or the "Yellow Register Archives", was built there in the beginning of the Ming dynasty (1368-1644), and it was thus made an imperial garden and "forbidden land". The lake and surrounding area was made into a park in 1911 after the end of the Qing dynasty. It was renamed from Yuanwu Lake Park to "Continental Park" in 1928 and officially made Xuanwu Lake Park in 1935. A plan was made for the 2005 creation of the Li Yu Cultural


title: "Xuanwu Lake" content: Park, Garden Park, Qingyinge pavilion and an immortality garden. The main entrance to the Xuanwu Lake Park is through Xuanwu Gate, which is part of the Nanjing City Wall that borders the south and east portions of the park and Ji Ming Temple is in its southwestern area. The Zifeng Tower overlooks the lake. The 444 hectare lake is in circumference. Xuanwu Lake Park (), once an imperial lake garden, is now a city park. In the spring, the pink cherry blossom trees are in bloom. Summer visitors experience emerald lotus leaves, flowers, and "a peaceful haven of weeping willows"


title: "Xuanwu Lake" content: followed by red maples and golden ginkgos in the fall. Arch bridges connect five islands. The "Autumn Chrysanthemum of Liang Islet" has the Lake God Temple, Wenji Pavilion, the Peony Garden, Bonsai Museum, and a fish pond. The "Flowers Sea of Ying Islet" is sanctuary to more than 200 rare species of birds. An entertainment venue, including a bandstand, is located on "Green Islet." The "Willows and Smokes of Huanzhou Islet" has a playground for children. The fifth island is the "Clouds and Mists of Ling Islet". Within the scenic park are pagodas, pavilions, tea houses, and restaurants. Entertainment options


title: "Xuanwu Lake" content: include boating, zoo, and an outdoor theatre. Key attractions include the Nuo’na tower, Lama Temple, cenotaph of Guo Pu, and the Rose Garden. On the lake are boats and ferries. It is also considered the "Pearl of the Stone City". If desired, a visitor could stroll through the park for up to five hours. It is designated a National Grade AAAA Attraction. The City of Nanjing has identified it as one of the top five parks in the city. Others are Mochou Lake Park, Qingliangshan Park, Wuchaomen Park and China Gate Castle Park. Nanjing's Couple Park, or Qinglüyuan Xuanwu (),


title: "Xuanwu Lake" content: is adjacent to the western edge of Xuanwu Lake and behind the Nanjing International Exhibition Center. Xuanwu Lake Xuanwu Lake () is located in Xuanwu District in the central-northeast part of Nanjing, Jiangsu. It is near the Nanjing Railway Station and Ji Ming Temple. Five islands within the lake are interconnected by arched bridges. A visit to the lake and its park can include up to a five-hour walk. Within the park are temples, pagodas, pavilions, gardens, teahouses, restaurants, entertainment venues, a small zoo, and other attractions. Its main entrance is the Xuanwu Gate. The lake was formed, according to


title: "Koffing and Weezing" content: Agatha's Gengar in Volume 7, Koga uses Koffing's smoke to relay his tactical plan to Blue without Gengar noticing. Koga's daughter, Janine, also has a Weezing on her team. Albert Bergesen, in "The Depth of Shallow Culture", described Koffing and Weezing as examples of Japanese shinto practices, in this case the embodiment of coughing and wheezing as spiritual representations. IGN called Weezing "downright hideous", though questioned "who DOESN'T have a soft spot" for it and cited its presence in the anime. GameSpot editor Greg Kasavin praised Koffing as a "tried-and-true classic" Pokémon. In terms of appearance, GameDaily ranked Koffing ninth


title: "UCLA Extension Writers' Program" content: UCLA Extension Writers' Program UCLA Extension Writers' Program is a unit within UCLA Extension, the not-for-profit and self-supporting community outreach arm of the University of California, Los Angeles. Located in the Westwood Village area of Los Angeles, the UCLA Extension Writers' Program offers approximately 400 annual open-enrollment screenwriting and creative writing courses for all levels of writers. Courses are available online and on the UCLA campuses in downtown Los Angeles and Woodland Hills. All courses are approved by the UCLA Academic Senate. The Regents of the University of California established University Extension in 1891. A permanent Extension office was opened


title: "Canadian health claims for food" content: to have a protective effect and reduce the occurrence of breast cancer. An analysis of 12-case control studies has been conducted in Oxford and found that fruits and vegetables have a consistent protective effect against breast cancer. In particular scholars found that Vitamin C intake had the most statistically significant inverse association with breast cancer. The study concludes that if this relationship represents causality then it is estimated that breast cancer might be prevented in 24% of postmenopausal women and 16% of pre-menopausal women. There is an established relationship between cancer of the upper aero-digestive tract (oral cavity, pharynx, larynx


title: "Neuburg Castle" content: back in possession of the castle. In 1396 Frik Tumb quarreled with Ulrich Brun von Rhäzüns, which led to a feud between the two families and Neuburg Castle being besieged. In 1400 Johann von Neuburg became a vassal to the Bishop of Chur to protect his claim to the castle. About 1450 it came under the control of Rudolf von Rappenstein or von Mötteli. In 1496 it was sold to the Bishop of Chur, who appointed a bailiff to administer the estates. In the following years, the castle was expanded, but during the 16th century it was abandoned and fell


title: "New Renaissance Pictures" content: Media Group, launched as a home for serialized web entertainment. YouTube considered these early productions "some of the best dramas the web has to offer." WebSerials.com proved to be a major success, as one of the premiere sites for popular web series, prompting New Renaissance to produce not only a sequel to the highly-popular "Cataclysmo" but also additional serials for the site. In 2009, New Renaissance completed its groundbreaking multimedia experience "The Black Dawn" — a post-apocalyptic, science-fiction drama that spans a feature film, TV series, web serial, short film, comic book, and videoblogs. The cross-platform, story-driven experience gives viewers


title: "Barrie Thomas" content: further two years at Scunthorpe, scoring 26 goals in 52 games in his second spell with the club. Thomas' final club was Barnsley, where he scored 19 goals in 43 games over two years, before retiring in 1968 because of injury. Barrie Thomas Barrie Thomas (born 19 May 1937) is an English former professional footballer who played as a centre forward. Over the course of his career, Thomas made a total of 338 appearances in the Football League for five clubs over a period of fourteen years, scoring 211 goals. Barrie Thomas was born on 19 May 1937 in Measham,


title: "Food in occupied Germany" content: of the starving German population facing them many housewives chose to disregard these official orders. Nevertheless, according to a U.S. intelligence survey a German university professor reportedly said: "Your soldiers are good-natured, good ambassadors; but they create unnecessary ill will to pour twenty litres of left-over cocoa in the gutter when it is badly needed in our clinics. It makes it hard for me to defend American democracy amongst my countrymen." In early 1946 U.S. President Harry S. Truman allowed foreign relief organizations to enter Germany in order to review the food situation. In mid-1946 non-German relief organizations were permitted


title: "J. R. Celski" content: The program, hosted by Meredith Vieira, chronicles the journeys of seven U.S. Olympians and features interviews from parents and coaches along with home video and photos from each athlete's childhood. The event was broadcast on television with live social media components to further each segment. Celski was born in Monterey, California, where his father was serving in the U.S. Army. He was raised in Federal Way, Washington. His father, Robert, is of Polish descent and his mother, Sue, is of Filipino descent. Celski has two older brothers, Chris and David; David serves as Captain in the United States Army, and


title: "Mimulus ringens" content: Mimulus ringens Mimulus ringens is a species of monkeyflower known by the common names Allegheny monkeyflower and square-stemmed monkeyflower. It is native to eastern and central North America, and there are occurrences in the western United States, some of which may represent introductions. It grows in a wide variety of wet habitat types. This is rhizomatous perennial growing 20 centimeters to well over a meter tall, its 4-angled stem usually erect. The oppositely arranged leaves are lance-shaped to oblong, up to 8 centimeters long, and sometimes joined or nearly so clasping the stem. The herbage is hairless. The flower 2


title: "Mimulus ringens" content: to 3 centimeters long, its tubular base encapsulated in a ribbed calyx of sepals with pointed lobes. The flower is lavender in color and divided into an upper lip and a larger, swollen lower lip. One variety of this plant, var. "colophilus", is rare, ecologically restricted, and vulnerable. It is known from Quebec, it has been reported in Vermont, and there are a few occurrences in Maine, where it grows only in freshwater sections of tidal estuaries. This plant variety faces several threats, but its current status is not known due to a lack of data. Mimulus ringens Mimulus ringens


title: "Criticism of The Walt Disney Company" content: is very difficult to distinguish. Because of the controversy, this scene was later altered in the film's 2006 Platinum Edition DVD release so that the clergyman is standing on a small platform box and that his knee is no longer visible underneath his robes. The combined incidents led an Arkansas woman to file suit against The Walt Disney Company in 1995, though she dropped the suit two months later. In "Aladdin", protests were raised regarding the scene when Aladdin is attacked by the tiger Rajah on the palace balcony. Aladdin quietly says ""Come on... good kitty, take off and go...""


title: "Richard Arden, 3rd Baron Alvanley" content: Toulouse and received the service medal for the latter three. Arden was gazetted a captain in the 2nd Garrison Battalion on 26 April 1815, being unable to afford a captaincy in a cavalry regiment. Placed on half-pay, he later exchanged into the 32nd Regiment of Foot on 8 July 1819. He purchased a commission as major in the 84th Regiment of Foot on 4 October 1822, and an unattached lieutenant-colonelcy on 30 October 1823. On 1 June 1829, he exchanged from half-pay into the Coldstream Guards as a Captain and Lieutenant-Colonel. However, he sold out and retired from the army


title: "Historical United States Census totals for Penobscot County, Maine" content: Historical United States Census totals for Penobscot County, Maine This article shows U.S. Census totals for Penobscot County, Maine, broken down by municipality, from 1900 to 2000. There are two types of incorporated municipalities in Maine, towns and cities. The tables below differentiate between towns and cities. Most areas of New England are entirely divided into incorporated municipalities, with no unincorporated territory. In the three northern New England states, however, some unincorporated territory does exist, generally in areas that are very sparsely populated. Maine contains significantly more unincorporated territory than the other states, with the bulk of it in interior


title: "Kandy Lake" content: Kandy Lake Kandy Lake (/ කිරි මූද), also known as Kiri Muhuda or the Sea of Milk, is an artificial lake in the heart of the hill city of Kandy, Sri Lanka, built in 1807 by King Sri Wickrama Rajasinghe next to the Temple of the Tooth. Over the years, it was reduced in size. It is a protected lake, with fishing banned. There are many legends and folklore regarding the lake. One such is that the small island at its center was used by the king's helm for bathing and was connected to the palace by secret tunnel. The


title: "Kandy Lake" content: beautiful lake in front of the Temple of the Tooth was formerly a stretch of paddy fields known as Tigolwela. It was converted to a lake by King Sri Wickrama Rajasinha in 1807. As there had been a beautiful pond named 'Kiri-muhuda' (a 'sea of milk') in the middle of the Tigolwela, the lake constructed subsequently too was named, "'Kiri-muhuda"'. Deveda Moolacharya is considered the architect of the Kandy Lake. The king first built a dam across the paddy fields, starting from the Pattiruppuwa (Octogen) side, where the steps leading into the lake by the Mahamaluwa (Esplanade) are still visible,


title: "Kandy Lake" content: stretching across to the Poya-maluwa. The dam, upon which a roadway was constructed, allowed the king to go across to the Malwatte Vihare. According to D’Oyley, the dam was constructed between 1810–1812. The extent of the Kandy Lake is 6,544 sq. meters. The circumference is 3.21 km. The highest depth is 18.5 meters. The parapet wall giving the appearance of a cloud, is popularly called "Walakulu Bemma" and measures 633.82 meters. The building located at the center of the lake, together with some ancient ruins, was known as "Diyatilaka Mandapaya" in the past. It is believed that the Kings used


title: "Kandy Lake" content: this pavilion for relaxation. The Kandy Lake offers a place for a stroll or a jog. The shady path surrounding the lake provides a view of the hills and the town. The Malwatte temple, one of the two head temples of the Siyam Nikaya sect of Theravada Buddhism, is also located overlooking the lake. Sri Wickrama Rajasinghe built a dam for the purpose of reaching the opposite side of the lake. The king removed the soil from both the palace end and the Malwatte Vihare end, leaving an island behind. At first this island was used as the Royal Summer


title: "Kandy Lake" content: House for the Queen and the ladies of the court to relax. The British later used it as an ammunition store and added a fortress-style parapet around its perimeter. The lake is surrounded by a wall called Walakulu Bamma () or Clouds Wall, which was built to increase the beauty of the Kandy Lake. It extends around half of the lake and has taken one skilled architect to build it. Sri Wickrama Rajasinghe was unable to complete the wall before the city was captured by the British and he was forced to relinquish the Kandian kingdom. The Walakulu Bamma still


title: "Kandy Lake" content: lies unfinished. The triangular shaped holes in the wall were used in the past for lighting oil lamps on festival days. Ulpange or Queens Bathing Pavilion is situated partly in the waters of the Kandy Lake. The wives and concubines of Sri Wickrama Rajasinghe used the pavilion when bathing in the lake. After the British captured the city they added another storey and used the building as a library. It is currently used as a police post. There are a variety of different trees planted around the lake including Nuga trees, palm trees, fruit trees, Sal trees and Mara trees.


title: "Kandy Lake" content: Some of the trees are about 74 years old. The trees are now maintained by the Municipal Council of Kandy. There are a number of bird species found on the lake, including: Pollution of the lake is a serious problem. The government and the surrounding schools are trying to decrease the problem by putting signs and operating environmental societies. Until 1960 the Kandy water board used the lake to distribute water to the surrounding areas. They stopped pumping water from the lake because of the increase in pollution. Kandy Lake Kandy Lake (/ කිරි මූද), also known as Kiri Muhuda


title: "Oakland Police Department" content: uniform. Navy blue BDU style uniforms are also authorized. Plain black leather duty belts with matching holster and accessories are issued. Black nylon duty gear is worn optionally by some officers. Navy blue nylon jackets are issued for cooler weather while black leather bomber style jackets may be purchased for optional wear. For crowd control, OPD officers normally have helmets and additional protective gear. Oakland officers are issued Glock 17 9mm caliber firearms. Less Lethal weapons issued/authorized for use by officers include batons (Straight Wood, Straight ASP Expandable, Short Wood/Billy), OC Pepper Spray and Tasers. Cruisers may be armed with


title: "Jéferson Rodrigues Gonçalves" content: Jéferson Rodrigues Gonçalves Jéferson Rodrigues Gonçalves (born 15 July 1984), simply Jéferson (), is a Brazilian former footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. Born in Brasília, Distrito Federal, Jéferson debuted as a professional for Brasiliense. He spent four years at the club after being loaned out to Atlético Goianiense. During his short stay with Atlético Goianiense, Jéferson helped the club gain promotion by winning the Campeonato Goiano da Segunda Divisão. He later spent time with Guarani, a São Paulo based club, after being transferred to Santo André, where he began the ascent of his playing career and leading the


title: "Pay television content descriptors" content: James on Showtime and by 1996, The Movie Channel). Content descriptions are also used on certain video-on-demand services operated by pay television services; currently, HBO, Cinemax and Starz are the only premium channels using descriptors on video-on-demand content, due to the services utilizing ratings bumpers seen on each of the services' linear cable channels prior to the start of a program selection. More recently, Comedy Central, despite being only a basic cable channel in the United States, has started to use the "Graphic Language" advisory on its series "South Park" and "Workaholics", however, not all television guides choose to carry


title: "Sydney Goldman" content: Sydney Goldman Major Charles Sydney Goldman (April 28, 1868 – 7 April 1958) was a British businessman, author, and journalist who served as a Member of Parliament (MP) from 1910 until 1918. There is a Memorial Stone of C.S. Goldman in the yard on the Murray United Church. Born in Cape Colony, Goldman was a uitlander who spent much of his life in the Transvaal. Charles Sydney Goldman was perhaps one of the Province’s most enigmatic historic figures. A German of Jewish ancestry, he left Germany for England, where he married the granddaughter of Sir Robert Peel. His next move


title: "25th Brigade (Australia)" content: as part of a re-organisation of the 2nd AIF as the more combat ready units were shifted to the 7th Division in preparation for operations, while those still forming were transferred to the 9th Division. After this the brigade took part in the Syria–Lebanon campaign in June–July 1941, fighting against the Vichy French. During this campaign, the brigade was allocated to the centre of the Allied advance, with the 21st Brigade advancing on its flank along the coast. The campaign was short, but hard fought and the brigade's major actions during this time included an attack on Merdjayoun and fighting


title: "Jessica Watson" content: of bad weather. In this part of the journey, she had at least three knockdowns (where the mast hit the water), one of them with the mast deep into the sea, luckily without any real damage or injury. The swells she experienced in the Great Australian Bight were up to 12 metres in height, higher than anytime before. On 3 May, Watson rounded the South East Cape of Tasmania and began heading north to Sydney, her final destination. Watson completed her journey on day 210 of her voyage at 1:53 pm on 15 May 2010 when she arrived in Sydney


title: "Clara Dow" content: the London Coliseum. From July 1913 to December 1914, she played her final series of engagements with D'Oyly Carte. "The Manchester Guardian" wrote that she sang Yum-Yum with "a sweet fluty tone and free vocal style". After her retirement, she remained fondly remembered by Gilbert and Sullivan fans. Reviewing a 1936 recording of "The Mikado", the critic of "The Gramophone" commented, "Whenever Yum-Yum is mentioned I think of Clara Dow and find it hard to remember those who succeeded her." In retirement, she remained connected with Gilbert and Sullivan, directing amateur productions. Her final production was "Ruddigore" in 1954. Dow


title: "Américo Rocca" content: resumed working as Américo Rocca on the Mexican independent circuit. In recent years Hernández sons have begun wrestling as well under the names Américo Rocca, Jr. and Xavier Rocca. Américo Rocca Javier Hernández Padilla (born September 22, 1952) is a semi-retired Mexican "Luchador", or professional wrestler best known under the ring name Américo Rocca. Hernández also worked as the "enmascarado" (masked) "Ponzoña" from 1990 until 1994, and as Ninja Samurai for a brief time in 1994. Hernández is a former holder of the Mexican National Lightweight Championship and a three-time holder of both the Mexican National Welterweight Championship and the


title: "Þjórsárdalur" content: Þjórsárdalur <onlyinclude> Þjórsárdalur () is a valley in Árnessýsla county in Iceland that lies between mount Búrfell alongside the river Þjórsá to the east and mount Skriðufell to the west. The valley is quite flattened over and pumicey after repeated eruption of the nearby volcano Hekla as well as other volcanoes in the vicinity like the Vatnaöldur volcanic system which produced Iceland's biggest known lavafield Þjórsá Lava (Þjórsárhraun) in prehistoric times or the Grímsnes volcanic system with the crater Kerið.</onlyinclude> Landmarks in Þjórsárdal include Þjóðveldisbærinn Stöng, Gjáin, Háifoss, and Vegghamrar. Þjórsárdalur valley is divided into two valley floors: Rauðukamba in


title: AF/91 content: Iraqi air defense computers by eating windows and that it was smuggled into Iraq through Jordan, hidden in a chip in a printer. After this article was written and published by "InfoWorld", other major media sources such as "U.S. News & World Report", Associated Press, CNN, ABC Nightline, and newspapers across the country quickly reported the supposed virus without even checking to see if the story was true. When the story appeared, it captured the public imagination, with forums everywhere all over the internet imagining what the virus would look like. AF/91 AF/91 was a hoax about a computer virus


title: "Albania during the Balkan Wars" content: the Kingdom of Montenegro, which was compelled to evacuate it in May 1913, in accordance with the London Conference of Ambassadors. The army's withdrawal was hastened by a small naval flotilla of British and Italian gunboats that moved up the Bojana River and across the Adriatic coastline. The Greek Army controlled territory that would be later incorporated into the Albanian state before the declaration of Albanian Independence in Vlorë. On 18 November 1912, after a successful uprising and 10 days prior to the Albanian Declaration of Independence, local Maj. Spyros Spyromilios expelled the Ottomans from the Himara region. The Greek


title: "Anders Björner" content: Academy of Sciences since 1999. Anders Björner Anders Björner (born 17 December 1947) received his Ph.D. from Stockholm University in 1979, under Bernt Lindström. He is a Swedish professor of mathematics, in the Department of Mathematics at the Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden. His research interests are in combinatorics, as well as the related areas of algebra, geometry, topology, and computer science. His other positions included being director of the Mittag-Leffler Institute and editor-in-chief of "Acta Mathematica". Björner is a recognized expert in algebraic and topological combinatorics. He is a 1983 recipient of the Pólya Prize, and is a


title: "Child labour in India" content: that child labour must include every child who is not in school because he or she is a hidden child worker. UNICEF, however, points out that India faces major shortages of schools, classrooms and teachers particularly in rural areas where 90 percent of child labour problem is observed. About 1 in 5 primary schools have just one teacher to teach students across all grades. After its independence from colonial rule, India has passed a number of constitutional protections and laws on child labour. The Constitution of India in the Fundamental Rights and the Directive Principles of State Policy prohibits child


title: "Philip Herbert, 7th Earl of Pembroke" content: that "his lordship would do well to take notice that no man could have the benefit of that statute but once". Pembroke however was incorrigible, and shortly afterwards made a savage assault on Charles Sackville, 6th Earl of Dorset, with whom he was engaged in a lawsuit. On 17 October 1678 Sir Edmund Godfrey, who had been foreman of the grand jury which indicted Pembroke for the murder of Nathaniel Cony, was found dead in a ditch on Primrose Hill, impaled with his own sword, and this unexplained death caused an anti-Roman Catholic uproar, generally known as the Popish Plot.


title: "Dioceses of the Church of the East after 1552" content: the century it had only a single metropolitan, for Amid itself. Although rebuffed in an attempt to consecrate the Catholic priest Khidr metropolitan of Mosul in 1724, Joseph III consecrated metropolitans for Mardin and Seert before his departure for Rome in 1731, bringing over many East Syriac Christians in the Seert region from their previous dependence on the Eliya line, and also secured recognition for the Catholic minorities in Mosul and the villages of the Mosul plain. In 1757 Lazar Hindi, the Chaldean metropolitan of Amid, estimated that there were just under 20,000 Catholics in the Amid patriarchate, of whom


title: "Tom Kimber-Smith" content: Tom Kimber-Smith Tom Kimber-Smith (born 1 November 1984 in Ascot, Berkshire) is a British race car driver. He is currently driving the No. 52 PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports Oreca FLM09 in the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship PC class with Robert Alon. He has enjoyed success in sportscars, winning both the Le Mans 24 Hours and Le Mans Series LMP2 class for Greaves Motorsport in 2011. He won the LMP2 class again in the race, driving for Starworks Motorsport with Ryan Dalziel and Enzo Potolicchio in Starworks Motorsport's HPD ARX-03b. He won the 2015 24 hours of Daytona, 12 Hours of Sebring, and Petit


title: "Postage stamps and postal history of Bhutan" content: offices of New Delhi, Kolkata and Bangkok. In the 7th Five Year Plan (1992–97) privatization of businesses directly ran by the government was one of the major objectives. Some, however would, because of strategic or practical reasons, remain under government control. These enterprises would, however, be provided with a management structure and operating framework that encourages efficiency whilst ensuring that they operate in the national interest. As a result, the postal and telegraph activities of the P & T Department were incorporated in an autonomous corporation, the Bhutan Postal Corporation Ltd., with its trade name "Bhutan Post", as of 1


title: "Serge de Beketch" content: radical over the years; thus in 1992 in a reply to Philippe Guilhaume, the former president of the Antenne 2 and FR3 TV stations, de Beketch declared himself to be neither a democrat nor a liberal. According to "Le Monde", "his puns oozed antisemitism, and he never missed an allusion to the genocide of Jews in order to put its size into context"." De Beketch styled himself as a creationist, asserting that he didn't believe in evolution, that the world was no older than about ten thousand years and that the flood described in the bible, Noah's ark and the


title: "Mariano Toedtli" content: last season. After that he moved down to division three but stayed in the region, helping Cádiz CF promote in 2009. Toedtli scored five goals in 29 games in 2009–10, but Cádiz was immediately relegated back. He retired in July 2010 at the age of 34, having appeared in 243 games in the Spanish second division (60 goals). Mariano Toedtli Mariano Ramón Toedtli Leones (born 23 March 1976) is an Argentine retired footballer who played as a striker. He spent most of his professional career in Spain, in a spell which spanned an entire decade. Born in Córdoba, Córdoba Province,


title: "White Stag sign" content: occupants of the building, whose lease of the property extended to the rooftop sign. The proposed change caused some uproar in the community, including some who viewed the promotion of an out-of-town university as inappropriate, and some who simply preferred to keep the existing lettering. In April 2009, the City of Portland and the University of Oregon reached a compromise wherein the sign's wording would read simply "Oregon." In July, the city's Historic Landmarks Commission approved the change in lettering, but rejected another part of the compromise in which the university planned to place its "O" logo in neon on


title: "2010 Texas Rangers season" content: history to hit a grand slam and for the cycle in the same game. Hamilton and Guerrero were voted as starters for the All-Star game and were joined by Kinsler, Andrus, and Feliz. The Rangers also added starting pitcher Lee to the All-Star roster after acquiring him from Seattle. Record (month, year): 13–15, 74–58 Rotation: Cliff Lee, Colby Lewis, C. J. Wilson, Tommy Hunter, Rich Harden, Derek Holland The Rangers finished the month of August with their worst record of the season going two games under 500. Despite a losing record for the month, the Rangers division lead did not


title: "Javier Perianes" content: Medal at the 42nd International Competition Premio Jaén de Piano; First Prize at the 8th International Piano Competition Fundación Jacinto e Inocencio Guerrero; and was a prize-winner at the 14th International Competition Vianna da Motta in Lisbon. Javier Perianes has worked with leading conductors including Lorin Maazel, Daniel Barenboim, Zubin Mehta, Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos, Jesús López Cobos, Antoni Wit, Daniel Harding and Vasily Petrenko. Recent and forthcoming highlights include appearances with the Israel Philharmonic under Zubin Mehta, including a performance at the Lucerne Festival, the New World Symphony conducted by Michael Tilson Thomas, the London Philharmonic and Sao Paulo


title: "1913–14 Stoke F.C. season" content: caused Stoke problems and they lost their form and ended up finishing in a poor position of fifth. The directors, obviously disappointed as were the players and supporters, at not winning promotion, vowed to continue to build the team despite having little money available. Alfred Barker was now under pressure from supporters and indeed some directors who questioned his wisdom to employ part-time staff. He and chairman A. Hurst both stepped down in April 1914. It was a sad way to see such key figures, responsible for saving the club, leave in such circumstances. After progressing past Shrewsbury Town and


title: SlideRocket content: SlideRocket SlideRocket was an online presentation platform that lets users create, manage, share and measure presentations. SlideRocket is provided via a SaaS model. The company was acquired by VMware in April, 2011, who sold it to ClearSlide, a similar SaaS application, in March 2013. They are no longer offering independent signups, as the platform is being integrated into ClearSlide. SlideRocket was founded in Jan 2006, and launched as a private beta in March 2008 at the Under The Radar Spring event. A public beta was announced in September 2008 followed shortly by public release on October 28, 2008. SlideRocket is


title: "Czocha Castle" content: Czocha Castle Czocha Castle (, , ) is a defensive castle in the village of Czocha (Gmina Lesna), Lubań County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in southwestern Poland. The castle is located on the Lake Leśnia, near the Kwisa river, in what is now the Polish part of Upper Lusatia. Czocha castle was built on gneiss rock, and its oldest part is the keep, to which housing structures were later added. Czocha Castle began as a stronghold, on the Czech-Lusatian border. Its construction was ordered by Wenceslaus I of Bohemia, in the middle of the 13th century (1241–1247). In 1253 castle was


title: "Czocha Castle" content: handed over to Konrad von Wallhausen, Bishop of Meissen. In 1319 the complex became part of the dukedom of Henry I of Jawor, and after his death, it was taken over by another Silesian prince, Bolko II the Small, and his wife Agnieszka (see Duchy of Silesia). Origin of the stone castle dates back to 1329. In the mid-14th century, Czocha Castle was annexed by Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor and King of Bohemia. Then, between 1389 and 1453, it belonged to the noble families of von Dohn and von Kluks. Reinforced, the complex was besieged by the Hussites in


title: "Czocha Castle" content: the early 15th century, who captured it in 1427, and remained in the castle for unknown time (see Hussite Wars). In 1453, the castle was purchased by the family of von Nostitz, who owned it for 250 years, making several changes through remodelling projects in 1525 and 1611. Czocha's walls were strengthened and reinforced, which thwarted a Swedish siege of the complex during the Thirty Years War. In 1703, the castle was purchased by Jan Hartwig von Uechtritz, influential courtier of Augustus II the Strong. On August 17, 1793, the whole complex burned in a fire. In 1909, Czocha was


title: "Czocha Castle" content: bought by a cigar manufacturer from Dresden, Ernst Gutschow, who ordered major remodelling, carried out by Berlin architect Bodo Ebhardt, based on a 1703 painting of the castle. Gutschow, who was close to the Russian Imperial Court and hosted several White emigres in Czocha, lived in the castle until March 1945. Upon leaving, he packed up the most valuable possessions and moved them out. After World War II, the castle was ransacked several times, both by soldiers of the Red Army, and Polish thieves, who came to the so-called Recovered Territories from central and eastern part of the country. Pieces


title: "Czocha Castle" content: of furniture and other goods were stolen, and in the late 1940s and early 1950s, the castle was home to refugees from Greece (see Greek Civil War). In 1952, Czocha was taken over by the Polish Army. Used as a military vacation resort, it was erased from official maps. The castle has been open to the public since September 1996 as a hotel and conference centre. The complex was featured in several movies and television series, including a popular 1963 comedy, "Gdzie jest generał?" ("Where is the General?"), "Legenda", "Wiedźmin", "Beyond Sherwood Forest", "Spellbinder" and serial "The Secret of the


title: "Czocha Castle" content: Cipher Fortress". Recently, the castle has been used as the setting of the College of Wizardry, a live action role-playing game (LARP) that takes place in their own universe and can be compared to Harry Potter. Czocha Castle Czocha Castle (, , ) is a defensive castle in the village of Czocha (Gmina Lesna), Lubań County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in southwestern Poland. The castle is located on the Lake Leśnia, near the Kwisa river, in what is now the Polish part of Upper Lusatia. Czocha castle was built on gneiss rock, and its oldest part is the keep, to which


title: "Monaco Marathon" content: Monaco Marathon The Monaco Marathon or the Monaco and the Riviera Marathon (French: "Marathon de Monaco et des Riviera") is a marathon run every year starting and finishing in Monaco. It crosses the border to France and Italy and goes along the coast to a turning point in Ventimiglia, Italy and back again to Monaco. There is also a 10 km race run entirely inside Monaco. The marathon is run in March every year. In 2009 there were around 700 marathon participants, plus around 1000 participants in the 10 km race. Due to the race's coincidence with French regional elections


title: "700 Sundays" content: 700 Sundays 700 Sundays is an autobiography written by Billy Crystal. The title refers to the number of Sundays shared by Billy and his father, Jack Crystal, who died when Billy was 15. Crystal’s stage adaptation was originally produced in 2004 as a "Page To Stage" production at La Jolla Playhouse. Opening on a Sunday in December 2004 at the Broadhurst Theatre, the one-man show won the 2005 Tony Award for Special Theatrical Event. In 2013, a 54-performance revival was staged at the Imperial Theatre. HBO filmed the January 3–4, 2014 performances, the filmed version of "700 Sundays" debuted on


title: "Prynce Hopkins" content: Prynce Hopkins Prynce Hopkins (March 5, 1885 - August 1970), who was born Prince Charles Hopkins, was an American Socialist, pacifist and author of numerous psychology books and periodicals. He was jailed and fined for his strident anti-war views, pro-union activities, and investigated for his associations with such social reformers as Upton Sinclair and Emma Goldman. Prynce Hopkins, christened Prince Charles Hopkins, spelled his name Pryns from about 1921 to 1948, and thereafter Prynce. He was a wealthy Californian described by the several newspapers as a "socialist millionaire." He had inherited a good deal of stock in the Singer Sewing


title: "Orange (2010 film)" content: story of his love life to a police officer, Abhishek Verma (Prakash Raj) as he defaces a graffiti of his lover while her father (Prabhu Ganesan) listens. Ram is introduced to be an youngster who loves graffiti and doesn’t believe in everlasting love. He has gone through 9 loves in his life, and thinks that love between two people eventually dies out. As a person with strong morals, he is honest and wants to love life and live with open mind, open thought and open action with his lover. Jaanu (Genelia D'Souza) studies in the same college as Ram. He


title: "Owensboro Public Schools" content:
Foust Elementary
Hager Preschool
Newton Parrish Elementary
Sutton Elementary Seven Hills Alternative School Owensboro Public Schools Owensboro Public Schools is a school district that manages the public schools in Owensboro, Kentucky, USA. This school system is independent of the county school system, Daviess County Public Schools. Owensboro High School is a high school located at 1800 Frederica Street in Owensboro, Kentucky. The school's newspaper is "The Scoop" and its yearbook is the Owensborian. Sports teams and other organizations are usually titled "Red Devils." The swim team is the "Devilfish" while the dance team is the "Devilettes." Ordell, a red blob-like


title: "Bonus Bonanza" content: the contestant's pool. Hayes would spin a wheel that was hooked to a randomizer. When the wheel stopped, whoever's face the spotlight shined on got to play a mini-game, in addition to winning a set of lottery tickets. There were a total of five mini-games available, but only three of the mini-games were played on a given show, and all three contestants involved got to play the bonus game for a possible $200,000 (as opposed to $100,000 from "Illinois Instant Riches"; the prize doubled to $200,000 when the bonus game Pot O' Gold was introduced). Contestants were shown 7 balls,


title: "John Treloar (museum administrator)" content: suggestion of Treloar. During its early years the AWM existed in a parlous state, and Treloar raised funds and advocated construction of a permanent building to house its records and collection of artefacts. Treloar and Bean convinced the Museum's governing committee that it needed to raise funds so that the Museum was not entirely dependent on Government funding for its permanent building. To this end, Treloar established a sales section in the Museum in 1921 and recruited salesmen to sell books, reproductions of artworks and photographs as well as surplus items from the collection such as German helmets and rifle


title: "Auraeus Solito" content: Film". This book, published by Phaidon Press, New York, is a survey featuring 100 emerging film directors from around the world who have been selected by 10 internationally prominent film festival directors. His first feature film, "Ang Pagdadalaga ni Maximo Oliveros" ("The Blossoming of Maximo Oliveros") won 15 international awards including 3 awards at the Berlinale (The Teddy award, International Jury Prize at the Kinderfest and Special Mention from the Children's Jury of the Kinderfest). It is also the first Philippine film nominated for Best Foreign Film at the Independent Spirit Awards in the US, and has been shown in


title: "Belonging (Dollhouse)" content: came to the house she was a paranoid schizophrenic. Boyd is curious about Topher's request, and Topher mentions Echo gave him the painting saying something was wrong. At Boyd's direction, Topher examines the absent Dr. Saunders' notes: she initially came to the conclusion that the black "blob" was Topher himself shown as a symbolic force of darkness. Meanwhile, Victor is taking all the black paint from the tables so Sierra would not have to use them anymore. Echo helping Victor in this matter has raised Boyd's curiosity. Topher has his doubts about Sierra/Priya and he re-examines Priya's original brain scan.


title: "Heather Heidelbaugh" content: on "4802," a public affairs program in Pittsburgh and has been quoted by a number of national and local television shows and publications. She served on the Allegheny County Council as an At-Large Member. Academics: J.D., University of Missouri-Columbia School of Law B.A. in Economics and Political Science, University of Missouri-Columbia Court Admissions: Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Ohio, Missouri, Illinois, Professional Memberships: Allegheny County Bar Association (Past President, Young Lawyers Section; Past Chair, Civil Litigation Section; Past Editor, Civil Litigation Newsletter) Allegheny County Bar Foundation (Fellow) Academy of Trial Lawyers Diversity Law Institute (Member, Board of Directors) Litigation Counsel of America


title: "Jacobite rising of 1745" content: portrayed as one largely composed of Gaelic-speaking Highlanders; in 2013, the Culloden Visitors Centre listed Lowland regiments such as Lord Elcho's and Balmerino's Life Guards, Baggot's Hussars and Viscount Strathallan’s Perthshire Horse as 'Highland Horse'. Although a significant proportion were Highlanders, some of the most effective units came from the Lowlands, while this predominantly Scottish force included the English Manchester Regiment, as well as French and Irish regulars. After 1745, the popular perception of Highlanders changed from that of 'wyld, wykkd Helandmen,' who were racially and culturally inferior to other Scots, to members of a noble warrior race. For a


title: "GAA 125" content: 125 Quiz Final took place in Croke Park's Museum on 18 September 2009. Jimmy Magee was quizmaster on the night. The winner received a prize of a trophy, dinner, overnight stay in a hotel and tickets to the 2009 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final on the night of which they were also to appear on "The Sunday Game" television highlights package on RTÉ One. A qualifying round previously took place at the same venue three weeks earlier on 28 August 2009. Irish language television channel TG4 also conducted a similar quiz on its website in association with Jimmy Magee. A


title: "Falun Mine" content: Falun Mine Falun Mine (Swedish: "Falu Gruva") was a mine in Falun, Sweden, that operated for a millennium from the 10th century to 1992. It produced as much as two thirds of Europe's copper needs and helped fund many of Sweden's wars in the 17th century. Technological developments at the mine had a profound influence on mining globally for two centuries. The mine is now a museum and in 2001 was designated a UNESCO world heritage site. There are no written accounts establishing exactly when mining operations at Falun Mine began. Archaeological and geological studies indicate, with considerable uncertainty, that


title: "Falun Mine" content: mining operations started sometime around the year 1000. No significant activities had begun before 850, but the mine was definitely operating by 1080. Objects from the 10th century have been found containing copper from the mine. In the beginning, operations were of a small scale, with local farmers gathering ore, smelting it, and using the metal for household needs. Around the time of Magnus III, king of Sweden from 1275 to 1290, a more professional operation began to take place. Nobles and foreign merchants from Lübeck had taken over from farmers. The merchants transported and sold the copper in Europe


title: "Falun Mine" content: but also influenced the operations and developed the methods and technology used for mining. The first written document about the mine is from 1288; it records that, in exchange for an estate, the Bishop of Västerås acquired a 12.5% interest in the mine. By the mid 14th century, the mine had grown into a vital national resource, and a large part of the revenues for the Swedish state in the coming centuries would be from the mine. The then king, Magnus IV, visited the area personally and drafted a charter for mining operations, ensuring the financial interest of the sovereign.


title: "Falun Mine" content: The principal method for extracting copper was heating the rock via large fires, known as fire-setting. When the rock cooled down, it would become brittle and crack, allowing manual tools such as wedges and sledge hammers to be brought to bear. After the ore had been transported out of the mine it was roasted to reduce sulfur content in open hearths. The thick, poisonous smoke produced would be a distinguishing feature of the Falun area for centuries. After the roasting, the ore was smelted; the output of which was a copper rich material. The cycle of roasting and smelting was


title: "Falun Mine" content: repeated several times until crude copper was produced. This was the final output from the mine; further refinement took place at copper refineries elsewhere. This process was used without any major change for seven centuries, until the end of the 19th century. It is likely that the methods and technology for fire-setting and drainage were imported from German mines, such as in the Harz Mountains. The organizational structure of Falun Mine created under the 1347 charter was advanced for its time. Free miners owned shares of the operation, proportional to their ownership of copper smelters. The structure was precursor to


title: "Falun Mine" content: modern joint stock companies, and Stora Enso, the modern successor to the old mining company, is often referred to as the oldest joint stock company still operational in the world. In the 17th century, production capacity peaked. During this time, the output from the mine was used to fund various wars of Sweden during its great power era. The Privy Council of Sweden referred to the mine as the nation's treasury and stronghold. The point of maximum production occurred in 1650, with over 3,000 tonnes of copper produced. The mountain had been mined for nearly half a millennium towards the


title: "Falun Mine" content: end of its golden era. Production had intensified in the preceding decades, and by 1687 the rock was crisscrossed by numerous shafts and cave-ins were not unusual. Great effort went into producing maps of the mine for navigation, but there was no overall organization nor any estimation of the strength of the mountain. In the summer of 1687, great rumblings could be heard regularly from the mountain. On Midsummer's Eve of that year, the dividing wall between the main pits and the foundations gave way, and a significant portion of the mine collapsed. This could easily have become a great


title: "Falun Mine" content: catastrophe, killing and trapping the hundreds of men working in the mine, had it not occurred on Midsummer's Eve, one of the two days of the year on which the miners were not working, the other being Christmas. Fires were lit at the end of the day to heat the ore and allowed to burn through the night. The next morning the fires would be put out and the ore broken loose. In this manner, the miners could advance about per month. The miners working the fires and breaking the rock were the best paid and most skilled. Hand barrows


title: "Falun Mine" content: were used to transport the broken ore, in relays of about with multiple teams working long distances. This was usually the work newcomers were assigned to prove themselves. The work was hard and the mines very hot from the constant fires so it was not surprising that the miners were good customers of local drinking establishments. Drunkenness was considered quite normal for miners. Carl Linnaeus visited the mine and produced a vivid description of the life of the miners. He described that the miners climbed rickety ladders with sweat pouring from their bodies like "water from a bath". He continued:


title: "Falun Mine" content: "The Falun Mine is one of the great wonders of Sweden but as horrible as hell itself". Linnaeus' description of the environment the miners worked in is as follows: "Soot and darkness surrounded them on all sides. Stones, gravel, corrosive vitriol, drips, smoke, fumes, heat, dust, were everywhere". Sweden had a virtual monopoly on copper which it retained throughout the 17th century. The only other country with a comparable copper output was Japan, but European imports from Japan were insignificant. In 1690, Erik Odhelius, a prominent metallurgist, was dispatched by the King to survey the European metal market. Although copper


title: "Falun Mine" content: production had already begun to decline by the time he made his report, something Odhelius made no secret of, he stated, "For the production of copper Sweden has always been like a mother, and although in many places within and without Europe some copper is extracted it counts for nothing next to the abundance of Swedish copper". By modern standards, however, the output was not large. Peak production barely reached 3,000 tonnes of copper per year, falling to less than 2,000 tonnes by 1665; from 1710–1720 it was barely 1,000 tonnes per year. Present worldwide copper production is 18.3 million


title: "Falun Mine" content: tons per year. Copper production declined during the 18th century, and the mining company began diversifying. It supplemented copper extraction with iron and timber production. Production of the iconic falu red paint began in earnest. In the 19th century, iron and forest products continued to grow in their importance. In 1881 gold was discovered in Falun Mine, resulting in a short-lived gold rush. A total of 5 tonnes of gold would eventually be produced. By the late 20th century, the mine was no longer economically viable. On December 8, 1992, the last shot was fired in the mine, and all


title: "Falun Mine" content: commercial mining ceased. Today the mine is owned by the Stora Kopparberget foundation which operates the museum and tours. In 2001 Falun Mine was selected as a UNESCO World Heritage site, one of 15 in Sweden. In addition to the mine itself, the world heritage area covers the town of Falun, including 17th century miners’ cottages, residential areas, and Bergsmansbygden, a wider area that the free miners settled and in which they often built estates mirroring their wealth. The museum has around 100,000 visitors per year. It displays the history of mining at Falun Mine through the centuries; including the


title: "Falun Mine" content: production of minerals, models of machinery, tools, and the people at the mine. It also has a large collection of portraits, starting from the 17th century, of significant people at the mine. Falun Mine Falun Mine (Swedish: "Falu Gruva") was a mine in Falun, Sweden, that operated for a millennium from the 10th century to 1992. It produced as much as two thirds of Europe's copper needs and helped fund many of Sweden's wars in the 17th century. Technological developments at the mine had a profound influence on mining globally for two centuries. The mine is now a museum and


title: "My Super Psycho Sweet 16" content: slows down, and offers her a ride home. While driving, Brigg asks Skye to hang out Saturday night. The next day, Madison hands out invitations to her Sweet Sixteen. Having invited Brigg, it interferes with his plans with Skye. Brigg goes to Skye's house and explains to her that he has to go because he and Madison have history, and that he will make it up to Skye. Skye tells him that they both know that this isn't going to work because he is popular and she is not. Brigg kisses Skye and lets her know that he wants to


title: Neurotology content: Neurotology Neurotology or neuro-otology is a branch of clinical medicine which studies and treats neurological disorders of the ear. It is a subspecialty of otolaryngology-head and neck surgery, and is closely related to otology, and also draws on the fields of neurology and neurosurgery. Otology generally refers to the treatment of middle ear disease and resultant conductive hearing loss, whereas neurotology refers to treatment of inner ear conditions, or hearing and balance disorders. These specialists also work with audiologists and related sensory specialists. Neurotologists are physicians who have specialized in otolaryngology and then further specialized in neurological conditions of the


title: "Al-Mansur Ali I" content: debated among the chroniclers. The well-known religious scholar Muhammad ash-Shawkani, who was his grand qadi, wrote favourably of him, while other texts assert that he left governance to his ministers and kept busy with building activities and womanizing. On the other hand, he was considered brave, generous and hospitable. By the early 19th century his faculties began to fail, and intrigues arose at court while chaos reigned in the land. The wazir Hasan al-Ulufi who kept the real powers in San'a was arrested by the old imam's son Ahmad, who took over the administration in 1808. He managed to appease


title: "William Bishop (politician)" content: conflict with his superiors. As a result, in February, 1862 William Bishop was court-martialed on serious charges such as conduct unbecoming an officer, falsifying a muster roll, neglect of duty, and incompetence. He would be acquitted of all charges but removed from command of his unit, the Black Hawks being combined with other Union forces to create the 7th Missouri Cavalry Regiment. Hoping to repair the damage to his reputation and career, in the spring of 1862 Bishop gathered letters of support and documentation pertaining to his acquittal and traveled to Washington D.C.. In a series of meetings he sought


title: "Feng Xifan" content: Feng Xifan Feng Xifan ( 17th century), pseudonym Xifan (希範), was an official and general of the Kingdom of Tungning in Taiwan in the 17th century. He was from Longxi County, which is around present-day Qiling Village, Longwen District, Zhangzhou, Fujian Province. Feng Xifan's father, Feng Chengshi (馮澄世), served as an official in the court of Koxinga (Zheng Chenggong), the founder of Tungning. When the forces of the Manchu-led Qing dynasty conquered Beijing (the capital of the Ming dynasty) and Nanjing (the capital of the Southern Ming dynasty), Feng Xifan and his father joined Koxinga's army and resisted Qing forces


title: "Faux Soir" content: Faux Soir The Faux Soir was a spoof issue of the Belgian newspaper "Le Soir" published on 9 November 1943 by the "Front de l'Indépendance", a Belgian resistance organisation. Employing the weapons of humour and derision against the Nazi occupiers, the "Faux Soir" was, besides an act of resistance which cost the lives of some participants, a demonstration of Belgian comedy and of "", the characteristic humour of Brussels folk. The incident was the centerpiece for the 1954 film, "Un Soir de Joie". The Belgian newspaper "Le Soir" had ceased to appear on 18 May 1940, a few days after


title: "The Missouri Traveler" content: There, after an episode in the town square involving most of the populace, he meets crusty newspaper man Doyle Magee (Gary Merrill). Both of these men share an interest in the polite and mature youth; one showing kindness, the other almost outright cruelty. Eventually, both of their reasonings become clear to the lad. At the same time, the whole town of Delphi comes to not only accept Biarn, but to embrace him as one of the town's own and his dream of becoming a farmer. Highlights include a small-town 4th of July parade and celebration with a horse-trotting race and


title: "Races and factions of Warcraft" content: a race of humanoid fennec foxes that live in the deserts of Vol'don on the continent of Zandalar. They are often enemies with the sethrak. The wolvar are a race of humanoid wolverines that live in Northrend and reside in the southern parts of the continent. The yaungol are the progenitor race of the tauren and taunka people. They reside on Pandaria as seen in "World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria" upon them getting stranded there. The yaungol's appearance is reminiscent of water buffalos. Races and factions of Warcraft The fantasy setting of the "Warcraft" series includes many fictional races


title: "De Gekroonde Poelenburg" content: De Gekroonde Poelenburg De Gekroonde Poelenburg ("The Crowned Poelenburg") is a paltrok mill in Zaandam, North Holland, Netherlands which has been restored to working order. As all Dutch "paltrok mills" it is a windpowered sawmill. The mill is listed as a Rijksmonument, number 40093. It is located at the Zaanse Schans in a group of several historic industrial windmills. The history of "De Gekroonde Poelenburg" is rather complicated involving several distinct windmills. The first windmill on the original location of the first "De Poelenburg" in Zaandam-Oost was mentioned in 1733. It was named after its owner Pieter Jochemsz. Poelenburg. This


title: "De Gekroonde Poelenburg" content: mill burned down in 1903 and was replaced by a windmill from Koog aan de Zaan called "De Locomotief" ("The Locomotive") which was renamed to "De" Gekroonde "Poelenburg" after the move. "De Locomotief" was newly built in Koog aan de Zaan in 1867 to replace the 200-year-old "De Groene Jager" ("The Green Hunter") that had to be dismantled for the construction of a railway line by the HSM. Hence the name of the new mill. "De Gekroonde Poelenburg", formerly "De Locomotief", was working until 1950 after which it fell into disrepair. It was acquired by "Vereniging De Zaansche Molen" and


title: "De Gekroonde Poelenburg" content: moved to the Zaanse Schans in 1963. It was re-erected at the site of pealing windmill "De Grootvorst" that had burned down in 1928. The restored mill turned out to be very hard to wind and attempts to use this mill commercially were abandoned in 1966. Since then it is operated by volunteers. The winding problem was solved years later. In hindsight a misunderstanding on the weight distribution of paltrok mills may have caused the problem. It is now known that most of the weight should be carried by the central post and not evenly divided between post and roller


title: "De Gekroonde Poelenburg" content: ring (see below). Another misunderstanding was put right in 2005 when the black tar coating of 1963 was replaced by the original bright green paint. "De Gekroonde Poelenburg" is a Dutch "paltrok mill" - a wooden mill supported on a short central post and a ring of wooden rollers on a low brick base and designed specifically for sawing wood. The mill body is boarded, however the sawing floor is open on three sides with only the windward facing side and the side roofs giving protection against the weather. The entire mill is winded by a tailpole and winch. On


title: "De Gekroonde Poelenburg" content: the front is a stage, above ground for setting the sails. The sails are common sails with a span of . They are carried on a cast iron "windshaft" cast by foundry "De Prins van Oranje" as number 0430 in 1866. The "brake wheel" with 66 cogs on the wind shaft drives the crank wheel with 26 radial cogs on the horizontal crank shaft. There is no upright shaft. The "crank shaft" has three crank pins. Connecting rods from the crank pins drive the three "frame saws". Reciprocating lever bars also drive the pawl and ratchet mechanisms which in turn


title: "De Gekroonde Poelenburg" content: drive the winches and the feeding mechanism of the log carriages through rack and pinion mechanisms. The winches can be used with the log hoist to lift logs from the water onto the sawing platform and to pull the log carriages back to their starting position. The windmill is open to visitors on every second Saturday of the month from April to September. De Gekroonde Poelenburg De Gekroonde Poelenburg ("The Crowned Poelenburg") is a paltrok mill in Zaandam, North Holland, Netherlands which has been restored to working order. As all Dutch "paltrok mills" it is a windpowered sawmill. The mill


title: "Christoph Westphal" content: a subsidiary of GlaxoSmithKline in 2008 for $720 million. GSK paid $22.50/share, when Sirtris's stock was trading at $12/share, down 45% from its highest price of the previous year. Westphal was made CEO of the subsidiary and appointed Senior Vice President of GSK's Center of Excellence for External Drug Discovery (CEEDD) unit. Sirtris' science and claims were controversial; studies published in 2009 and early 2010 by scientists from Amgen and Pfizer cast doubt on whether SIRT1 was directly activated by resveratrol and showed that the apparent activity was actually due to a fluorescent reagent used in the experiments, and were


title: Gharghavank content: Gharghavank Gharghavank (also, Zoravor Church, ) is a ruined Armenian Apostolic church located on the outskirts of the village of Zoravan, at the lower slopes of Mount Ara in Kotayk Province, Armenia. To get to the church, turn left immediately after the small cemetery before reaching the village and go up the dirt road that follows closely next to the cemetery grounds. At the fork, keep following left up past the cemetery along a poorly maintained dirt road. After traveling some distance, the church will be perched upon the hillside to the right. Gharghavank may actually be seen from the


title: Gharghavank content: main highway in the distance, but is hardly distinguishable from the other ruins of more modern structures scattered nearby. A short walk up the hill leads to the church and an ancient cemetery a little further up the hill. According to the Armenian historian Vardan Areveltsi of the 13th century, Gharghavank was built between the years 661 and 685 by Prince Grigor Mamikonian. The church is a centrally-planned aisled tetraconch type with eight semicircular apses radiating from the interior octagonal space. Exteriors of the eight apse walls alternate with eight rectilinear panels containing wide triangular niches which divide each of


title: Gharghavank content: the apses. The thick apse walls and pendentives supported a drum and cupola above. Most of the drum and the cupola have since collapsed. Fragments of the geometric decoration may be seen around the premises. There are two portals that lead into the structure. On the semi-circular lintel of one, is carved a cruciform khachkar design. In the corners of the triangular niches on the exterior, are columnar decorations. Other designs may be seen around the saddles above the windows, the eaves and cornices, and decorative features that were once around the portals. Foliage relief may be seen around the


title: Gharghavank content: windows, while geometric relief is along the eaves and cornices. There are also traces of painted relief on the interior of the church. Decorative relief found on the church resembles that at the 7th century Church of Zvartnots at Etchmiadzin. Restoration work was done to the north side of the church in 1948 and again in later years. Relatively recent photographs show only approximately half of the original structure intact, where the collapsed portion of the wall stands rebuilt today. Some rebar may be seen along the section of the upper wall where the drum once stood, hinting at prior


title: Gharghavank content: intentions to rebuild portions of the drum as well. A short distance from the church are the remains of another structure that served as a funeral chapel. Only a semicircular apse remains standing with some of the roofing still intact. A sundial style design is subtly embedded in the interior portion above the apse at the apex of the half-dome, and a single window peers out below. A cemetery is located nearby, with a few khachkars that remain preserved. Many only have a base stone where they once stood. Gharghavank Gharghavank (also, Zoravor Church, ) is a ruined Armenian Apostolic


title: "Fontana delle Tartarughe" content: misattributed to either Raphael or to Michelangelo, which added to its popularity and reputation. The original fountain design called for four bronze dolphins on the upper vasque, supported by the upraised hands of the four young men. With the removal of the four dolphins because of the low water pressure, the upraised hands of the statues seemed to have no purpose. Probably to correct this problem and balance the composition, the four turtles around the edge of the vasque were added during a restoration of the fountain between 1658 and 1659 ordered by Pope Alexander VII. They are usually attributed


title: "Sergio Mora Sánchez" content: July 2016, Mora joined UCAM Murcia CF also in the second level after agreeing to a one-year contract. On 22 December, after appearing rarely, he moved to fellow league team Getafe. On 20 August 2017, after appearing in a 0–0 away draw against Athletic Bilbao, Mora became the first player of "Geta" to appear in all three divisions for the club. Alavés Sergio Mora Sánchez Sergio Mora Sánchez (born 30 August 1979) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder. Mora was born in Torrejón de Ardoz, Madrid. A product of hometown club Rayo Vallecano's youth ranks, he


title: "Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson" content: French line and engaging their ships one by one. Nelson on "Vanguard" personally engaged "Spartiate", also coming under fire from "Aquilon". At about eight o'clock, he was with Berry on the quarter-deck when a piece of French shot struck him in his forehead. He fell to the deck, a flap of torn skin obscuring his good eye. Blinded and half stunned, he felt sure he would die and cried out "I am killed. Remember me to my wife." He was taken below to be seen by the surgeon. After examining Nelson, the surgeon pronounced the wound non-threatening and applied a


title: "Great Texas Coastal Birding Trail" content: and Wildlife Department began a $1.5 million project to develop public and private resources to utilize as bird sanctuaries and observation sites. The plan and the concept were largely developed by Ted Eubanks and Madge Lindsay. Site improvements included trail markers, trail development, boardwalks, observation stations, and many others. The goal was both to encourage environmental protection and to establish a tourism network that would benefit businesses throughout the Texas Gulf Coast region catering to ecotourists. The Central Coast section of the trail network was opened in 1994 with more than 95 sites. The other sections opened soon afterward. The


title: "Thou shalt have no other gods before me" content: for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead—Jesus, who rescues us from the coming wrath.” Paul identifies the worship of created things (rather than the Creator) as the cause of the disintegration of sexual and social morality in his letter to the Romans. The apostle Peter and the Book of Revelation also refer to the connection between the worship of other gods and sexual sins, whether metaphorically or literally. The apostle John wrote simply, “Dear children, keep yourselves from idols.” The Catholic Church teaches that the first commandment forbids honoring gods other than the one Lord who


title: "Thou shalt have no other gods before me" content: the man who, losing his God, worships at the shrine of a fallen Venus.” He references Philippians 3:18-19 to support that gluttony and the pursuit of physical pleasure are also widespread, but not new, examples of idolatry. Calvin recalls Moses’ warning to the people of Israel, “Ye shall not go after other gods, of the gods of the people which are round about you,” and notes that this commandment was given despite the abundant temptation to superstitions in the cultures all around them and the lack of good examples. Also, he explains that it is not enough that followers of


title: "V for Victory: D-Day Utah Beach" content: its attempt to clean out all German resistance behind American lines. In the second scenario, the 101st Airborne must take Carentan within three days. In the third scenario, the player faces an SS Panzergrenadier Division counterattack attempting to recapture Carentan. In the fourth scenario, the player assaults Cherbourg using four divisions, and in the fifth scenario the player attempts to permanently isolate Cherbourg. The sixth scenario is a total campaign game which will require hours of play to finish. The game also allowed the player to select a number of optional adjustments that influenced the battle. This included the ability


title: "Wir Juden" content: Wir Juden Wir Juden ("We Jews") is a 1934 book by German rabbi Joachim Prinz that concerns Hitler's rise to power as a demonstration of the defeat of liberalism and assimilation as a solution for the "Jewish Question", and advocated a Zionist alternative to save German Jews. The book urged German Jews where his own family had lived for generations. Prinz himself was expelled in 1937, travelling to the US where he became a leader of the American Jewish community and the Civil Rights Movement. Written in 1933 and published in 1934, it was, according to historian Francis R. Nicosia


title: Okitipupa content: the Okitipupa central market. Today, inhabitants interchangeably use the names of Okitipupa and Idepe freely. It is native to the Ikales, who are a sub-set of the larger Yoruba tribe. It has always been the central town for inhabitants of the Ondo South senatorial district of Ondo state comprising okitipupa, Irele, Ilaje, Ese-Odo, Odigbo and Ile-oluji/Oke-Igbo local governments due to the presence of several amenities. It was a district in the colonial days before Nigeria's independence in 1960.It has a university, a Specialist hospital, several private hospitals, a Magistrate court, a High court, a Police division, an Army Base, Commercial


title: "Matthew Cradock" content: because the charter did not specify where the company's shareholder meetings were to be held. However, some investors (Cradock among them) did not want to emigrate to the colony, so a means to buy out those investors needed to be devised. After negotiating through the summer, an agreement was reached on 29 August 1629. It called for those shareholders who were emigrating to buy out those that remained in England after seven years; the latter would also receive a share of some of the colony's business activities, including the fur trade. John Winthrop, one of the shareholders who was emigrating,


title: Jadever content: plus branches in four Chinese cities (Xiamen, Shanghai, Shenzhen and Wuhan) and an international branch in Markham, Canada. Jadever expects to position itself in Latin America with their regional project for 2010, aim to distribute its brand products in Spanish, Portuguese and French languages versions. The company produces weighing scale, price-computing scales, counting scales, indicators, platforms, load cells and several other accessories. Lately, the company is investing in expand its catalogue and improve the internal capacity and technology of its products, having as an example the most advanced model of the company, the JDI robot scale, which is on production


title: "History of El Paso, Texas" content: human settlement within the El Paso region. A "hueco" is a Spanish term for a hollowed out cavity for holding water, or for pounding "maize". The inhabitants during this era were maize farmers. One of the two thousand images at Hueco Tanks is of a black and white figure of Tlaloc, the goggle-eyed Mesoamerican rain god; most of the images are of abstractions, people and animals. The Manso, Suma, and Jumano Indians were identified as present by the earliest Spanish explorers. These people ultimately became assimilated into the local settler population, becoming part of the Mestizo culture that is prevalent


title: "Ruco Chan" content: TVB Star Awards Malaysia (2015, 2016). In 2016, Chan won the TVB Anniversary Award for Best Actor for "A Fist Within Four Walls". Chan was born in Hong Kong. His father was a firefighter and his mother was a tailor. Influenced by his father at a young age, Chan developed a love for table tennis and joined the Hong Kong Table Tennis team after receiving rigorous training at the Jubilee Sports Academy when he was thirteen. He was the youngest player to represent Hong Kong in overseas competitions at the time. After five years of committing to the sport, Chan


title: "Richard O. Moore" content: Richard O. Moore RichardO. Moore (February 26, 1920March 25, 2015) was an American poet associated with Kenneth Rexroth and the San Francisco Renaissance. His earliest poetry was published in 1945 in "Circle Magazine" by George Leite. In 1949 he was one of the founders of KPFA, the first listener-supported public radio station in the United States. He continued to write poetry, but seldom sought to publish. Over the next fifty years he was active as a documentary filmmaker and public television executive, at KQED, San Francisco and KTCA, Minneapolis-Saint Paul. Upon retirement in 2000, Moore returned full-time to poetry. "Writing


title: "Douglas Copland" content: Douglas Copland Sir Douglas Berry Copland (24 February 189427 September 1971) was an Australian academic and economist. Douglas Copland was born in Otago, New Zealand in 1894, the thirteenth of sixteen children. He was raised there and lived there till he was 21. In 1920, at the age of 26, he became Professor of Economics at the University of Tasmania. In 1924 Copland was appointed the Professor of Commerce (a post he held until 1944) and first Dean of the Faculty of Economics and Commerce at the University of Melbourne. He was also the Truby Williams Professor of Economics at


title: "Amanita bisporigera" content: stalk and covers the gills during development. It is white, thin, membranous, and hangs like a skirt. When young, the mushrooms are enveloped in a membrane called the universal veil, which stretches from the top of the cap to the bottom of the stipe, imparting an oval, egg-like appearance. In mature fruit bodies, the veil's remnants form a membrane around the base, the volva, like an eggshell-shaped cup. On occasion, however, the volva remains underground or gets torn up during development. It is white, sometimes lobed, and may become pressed closely to the stipe. The volva is up to in


title: "Lush Life (Nancy Wilson album)" content: Lush Life (Nancy Wilson album) Lush Life is a 1967 album by Nancy Wilson, arranged by Billy May, Sid Feller, and Oliver Nelson. A 1970 re-issue on Capitol was entitled "The Right To Love." In his AllMusic review, Nick Dedina says the album continues "Wilson's winning formula of combining jazz and adult pop." He also praises Billy May's arrangement of the title track "as a means to tip his hat to Billy Strayhorn, the song's composer, with a smart mix of big band swagger, intimate small-group jazz, and moody orchestral flourishes straight out of an old film noir." Author and


title: "Gary Wehrkamp" content: the world Jens Johansson (the outcome is undecided). That solo is the reason I never dared play the song 'Master of Darkness' live...” – Arjen Lucassen During his past and present tenures with Lucassen he has received the rather affectionate nickname of "Garyeon". In 2002, Wehrkamp was a guest guitarist on Explorers Club’s second release "Raising the Mammoth", which also included other prog artists such as John Myung (Dream Theater) and Terry Bozzio. In 2005, Wehrkamp was involved in Prog-Aid, a charity release by various artists from the Progressive Rock world to raise funds for the survivors of the Asian


title: "Phragmatopoma californica" content: Phragmatopoma californica Phragmatopoma californica, commonly known as the sandcastle worm, the honeycomb worm or the honeycomb tube worm, is a reef-forming marine polychaete worm belonging to the family Sabellarididae. It is dark brown in color with a crown of lavender tentacles and has a length of up to about . The worm inhabits the Californian coast, from Sonoma County to northern Baja California. Sandcastle worms live in colonies, building tube reefs somewhat similar to sandcastles (hence the name), which are often seen on rocky beaches at medium and low tide. The sandcastles, which have a honeycomb-like outward appearance, can cover


title: "Phragmatopoma californica" content: an area of up to on a side. They may share areas with mussel beds and are found in any place that provides some shelter, such as rock faces, overhanging ledges and concave shorelines. The worms remain in their tubes and are almost never seen. At low tide, when above the water, they close the entrance to their tubes with a shield-like operculum made of dark setae. When submerged, they extend their tentacles out of the tube to catch food particles and sand grains. The grains are sorted, with the best ones used to keep the tube in repair, and


title: "Phragmatopoma californica" content: the rest ejected. The colonies are formed by the gregarious settlement of larvae, which require contact with an existing colony to metamorphose into adult worms. Gregarious settlement of this species has been linked to specific free fatty acids associated with the tubes of adult worms. On rocky beaches, settlement is dependent on larval behavior in the water column and perception of chemical cues when the larvae contact the tubes. Sandcastle worms should not be confused with the similar, but more northern "Sabellaria cementarium" which are found from Alaska to southern California and have an amber-colored operculum. Unlike "P. californica", "S.


title: "Phragmatopoma californica" content: cementarium" rarely forms colonies, does not settle gregariously, and its larvae do not respond to free fatty acids. In 2004, researchers from the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) discovered that the glue used by the "Phragmatopoma" worm to build its protecting tube was made of specific proteins with opposite charges. Those proteins are called polyphenolic proteins that are used as bioadhesives. They succeeded in obtaining the sequence of these adhesive proteins. Inspired by these results University of Utah researchers reported in 2009 that they succeeded in duplicating the glue that the worms secrete and use to stick sand grains


title: "Phragmatopoma californica" content: together underwater. The typical amount of glue that the worm produces at once is approximately 100 picoliters, requiring 50 million to fill a teaspoon. They believe the glue to have applications as a biocompatible medical adhesive, for instance to repair shattered bones. If found to be practicable, the synthetic glue, which is based on complex coacervates, could be used to fix small bone fragments, instead of metal stabilizer devices such as pins and screws, which are challenging to use. Other potential medical applications include sealing skin cuts, repair of cranio-facial bones, and corneal incisions. Obstacles include ensuring that the bond


title: "Phragmatopoma californica" content: is to the substrate rather than the surface layer of the water. Another is that in order to cure, glues need to dry out. Most either do not cure underwater or set too quickly. The proteins that are the basis of its adhesive contain side chains of phosphate and amine groups, which are well-known adhesion promoters which probably helps wet the surface. The glue has two parts, with different proteins and side groups in each. The two are made separately in a gland, like an epoxy, and mix as they are secreted. The glue sets in about 30 seconds, probably


title: "Phragmatopoma californica" content: triggered by the large difference in acidity between the acidic glue and seawater. Curing takes about six hours, as the proteins cross-link, reaching the consistency of shoe leather. Existing medical superglues are highly immunogenic. Initial experiments with the new synthetic on animals show no immune response. But inside the body, the glue needs to eventually degrade, ideally at roughly the same rate as the bone or tissue regrows. Degradable versions therefore include proteins that are broken down by specialized cells. Other species that produce underwater glues include certain species of mussels, oysters, barnacles and caddisfly larvae. Phragmatopoma californica Phragmatopoma californica,


title: "Dan McClellan" content: Dan McClellan Daniel J. "Danny" McClellan (July 1, 1878 - March 10, 1962) was an African American baseball pitcher and Manager who starred for top-tier independent black teams before the Negro National League was founded. His career began about 1903, and he continued as a playing manager and organizer of lesser teams well into the 1920s. With the Cuban X-Giants in 1903 he pitched the earliest known perfect game in black baseball against a semi-pro team. He switched to the Philadelphia Giants during the 1904 season and pitched for them through 1906. The X-Giants were arguably the best black team


title: "Wear My Kiss" content: three appearances on television. The following day, the trio performed it at the Fight Cervical Cancer in Style concert. A writer from "Belfast Telegraph" described their performance as "highly energetic". Fight Cervical Cancer in Style, a charity fundraising event, was held at Koko in London by Jo's Trust to raise awareness about the prevalence of cervical cancer among women. Berrabah spoke about the importance of this health issue on stage: The band performed "Wear My Kiss" during a gig in March 2010 at the Supperclub, London. A journalist from "Daily Star" wrote, "In her super-mini sequin dress, giraffe-legged Jade Ewen


title: "Nazarene (title)" content: village names have gone unrecorded in surviving literature. Nazareth was overshadowed by nearby Japhia in his time, so Josephus might not have thought of it as a separate town. The earliest known reference to Nazareth outside the New Testament and as a contemporary town is by Sextus Julius Africanus, who wrote around AD 200. Writers who question the association of Nazareth with the life of Jesus suggest that "Nazorean" was originally a religious title and was later reinterpreted as referring to a town. The numbers in parenthesis are from Strong's Concordance. The first confirmed use of "Nazarenes" (in Greek "Nazoraioi")