title: "Cypripedium reginae" content: from Saskatchewan east to Atlantic Canada, and the eastern United States south to Arkansas and Tennessee. "Cypripedium reginae" is quite rare, and is considered imperiled (SRANK S2) or critically imperiled (S1) in Arkansas, Connecticut, Illinois, Iowa, Missouri, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Newfoundland and Labrador, North Dakota, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Prince Edward Island, Saskatchewan, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia. Additionally, it is considered vulnerable (S3) in Indiana, Maine, Manitoba, Massachusetts, New York, Quebec, Vermont, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Rhode Island, and several areas of east Canada. It was historically found in Kentucky and North Carolina, but has not been found


title: "Cypripedium reginae" content: recently. The only province to rank "C. reginae" as apparently secure (S4) is Ontario. The showy lady's-slipper is sensitive to hydrologic disturbances, and is threatened by wetland draining, habitat destruction and horticultural collectors. The showy lady's slipper is a popular plant among orchid collectors for its color and structure. However, it has proven to be a difficult plant to cultivate, due to its poor seed germination and slow maturation to flowering. This makes it more vulnerable to illegal collection. It was difficult to raise from seed, taking many months to germinate in sterile culture until progress on axenic culture from


title: "Cypripedium reginae" content: seed in the 1990s by a group of high school students in New Hampshire. Efforts at micropropagation have had marginal success. "Cyp. reginae" reproduces sexually and depends on insects such as syphid flies, beetles and Megachile bees for pollination. The structure of the flower creates a tight space through which insects have to squeeze. A pollinating insect first passes by the stigma, and upon exiting the trap rubs against the anther. Pollination typically occurs in June and the seed pod or fruit is ripe by September and dehisces by October. Although a single seed pod can produce over 50,000 seeds,


title: "Cypripedium reginae" content: low germination and a seed-to-flowering term of about 8 years indicate that sexual reproduction is inefficient. Asexual reproduction from rhizomes in the Showy Lady's slipper is a common means of sustaining a population. It flowers in early to midsummer, usually with 1 to 2 flowers per stalk, less commonly 3 or 4. "Cypripedium reginae" contains an irritant, phenanthrene quinone or cypripedin. The plant is known to cause dermatitis on the hands and face. The first report of the allergy reaction was first reported in 1875 by H. H. Babcock in the United States, 35 years before the term "allergy" was


title: "Cypripedium reginae" content: coined. The allergen was later isolated in West Germany by Bjorn M. Hausen and associates. The "Cypripedium" species have been used in native remedies for dermatitis, tooth aches, anxiety, headaches, as an antispasmodic, stimulant and sedative. However, the preferred species for use are "Cypripedium parviflorum" and "Cypripedium acaule", used as topical applications or tea. Cypripedium reginae Cypripedium reginae, known as the showy lady's slipper, pink-and-white lady's-slipper, or the queen's lady's-slipper, is a rare terrestrial lady's-slipper orchid native to northern North America. Despite producing a large amount of seeds per seed pod, it reproduces largely by vegetative reproduction, and remains restricted


title: "Joel Rudnick" content: Joel Rudnick Joel Rudnick (born June 27, 1936) is an American painter and sculptor. Originally from Brooklyn, New York, Rudnick received his initial training as a painter at the Art Students League of New York. He was a protégé of Shelly Fink and studied with the caricaturist and painter David Levine on a scholarship at the Brooklyn Museum Art School. Rudnick also studied sculpture at the National Academy School of Art and Design in New York City. Later in life he made the Berkshires his home. Joel Rudnick re-modeled the falcon for the Central Park statue called The Falconer by


title: Maldivians content: and kept in an airtight container. Karukuri Ala Made of fried taro (crushed coarsely), coconut palm syrup and jasmine water by boiling the syrup and the jasmine water and cooked it over a moderate heat until it comes to ribbon stage. Added in the crushed taro in to the sugar and coated well. Removed from heat, allowed cooling and kept in an airtight container. Kulhi Bis Fathafolhi Made of Patna Rice flour, coconut (grated), Rihaakuru, Rihaakuru Bondi (blended), eggs, onion (sliced thinly), curry leaves (chopped), cherry pepper, juice of two limes, ginger, salt to season and oil by crushing the


title: "William Cooke (of Highnam)" content: of Liveries in the Court of Wards and arranged for the office to be passed on to his son. Cooke was educated at Shrewsbury School in 1583. He became Clerk of Liveries on the death of his father in 1589, though he was only 17. He was admitted for the study of law at Grey's Inn in 1592. In 1593 he went abroad, with a two-years’ licence to travel after his mother's unsuccessful attempt to arrange a marriage for him while he was a minor. By 1596 he was a Justice of the Peace for Hertfordshire. Cooke's father's eldest sister,


title: "Rosemary Clooney Sings the Music of Irving Berlin" content: Rosemary Clooney Sings the Music of Irving Berlin Rosemary Clooney Sings the Music of Irving Berlin is a 1984 album by Rosemary Clooney, of songs composed by Irving Berlin and released on Concord Jazz label. All music and lyrics by Irving Berlin. Personnel: Produced by Carl E. Jefferson Recorded at Mastermind Sound Studios, New York City, June 1984 Recording Engineer: Ed Trabanco Assistant Engineer: Jill Warren Remixed at PER, San Francisco, California Remix Engineer: Phil Edwards Mastered by George Horn Producer's note: Chris Flory takes the first guitar solo on "cheek to Cheek" and can be heard playing rhythm guitar


title: "Football League Second Division Manager of the Month" content: UK by bespoke awards company Gaudio Awards. Football League Second Division Manager of the Month The Football League Second Division Manager of the Month award was a monthly prize of recognition given to association football managers in the Football League Second Division, the third tier of English football from 1992 to 2004. The award was announced in the first week of the following month. From the 2004–05 season onwards, following a rebranding exercise by The Football League, the third tier was known as Football League One, thus the award became the Football League One Manager of the Month award. The


title: "Shashi Sankhla" content: Chaucer , Rajputani , Gangaur , Ghoomar , RadheyRani, Dashavtaar etc. to name a few. Shashi Sankhla has won many accolades, including Sangeet Natak Academy Rajasthan (2001) by then Chief Minister of Rajasthan Shri. Ashok Gehlot and Sangeet Natak Akademi Award , New Delhi in 2008 by then President Of India Smt Pratibha Patil. In addition to this she was conferred the Degree of Doctorate of Philosophy by Inter Cultural Open University, Netherlands (2003). She was also awarded Fellowship by HRD Ministry of Art and Culture on the topic "MAAND" (a semiclassical style of singing of Rajasthan)-"Kathak Nritya Mein Abhinaya


title: "Haplogroup E-V68" content: Haplogroup E-V68 Haplogroup E-V68, also known as E1b1b1a, is a major human Y-chromosome DNA haplogroup found in North Africa, the Horn of Africa, Western Asia and Europe. It is a subclade of the larger haplogroup E1b1b-M215/M35. The E1b1b1a lineage is identified by the presence of a single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) mutation on the Y chromosome, which is known as V68. It is a subject of discussion and study in genetics as well as genetic genealogy, archaeology, and historical linguistics. E-V68 is dominated by its longer-known subclade E-M78. In various publications, both E-V68 and E-M78 have been referred to by other


title: "Haplogroup E-V68" content: are the main subclades of M78 as of June 2015. Within the E-M78 subclade, Trombetta et al. 2015 allocated most of the former E-M78* chromosomes to three new distinct branches: E-V1083*, E-V1477 and E-V259. The first is a paragroup sister to clades E-V22 and E-V13. The mutation V1477 defines a new basal branch observed only in one northern African sample. Finally, a sister clade of E-V12, defined by V264, includes E-V65 and a new central African lineage defined by V259. The rare M78 subhaplogroup E1b1b1a1-PF2186 has been found at highest frequencies among the Toubou population inhabiting Chad (21%). This sub-clade


title: "Leeds Studies in English" content: are encouraged to make their work available open-access at any stage of the publication process. Recent volumes also include work on Anglo-Norman, medievalism, and historical linguistics, alongside editions and translations of medieval and early modern texts. The journal was begun as "Leeds Studies in English & Kindred Languages" by Bruce Dickins, Alan S. C. Ross and R. M. Wilson, who were then all in the Department of English Language at the University of Leeds. It was initially intended to showcase the work of staff and postgraduate students in the department. The first volume emerged in 1932, and further volumes emerged


title: "Reubin Clein" content: Reubin Clein Reubin Jackson Clein, Sr. (December 28, 1905 – September 9, 1989) was editor and publisher of Miami Beach scandal sheet "Miami Life" from 1934–1965. A precursor to tabloids such as the National Enquirer, Clein won the "Miami Life" weekly in a poker game in 1934. Clein was a prize fighter who moved from southern Georgia in the early 1920s, started up the press of the defunct paper and wrote most of the editorial content for the next 40 years. "Miami Life" paralleled the growing pains and triumph of Miami from its infant days as a pioneering backwater to


title: "Wills v. Commissioner" content: Wills v. Commissioner Wills v. Commissioner, 411 F.2d 537 (9th Cir. 1969) was a United States taxation case decided by the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in 1969. The taxpayers were a professional baseball player for a California team and his wife, whose family resided in Washington. The taxpayers had received a car and a belt for athletic achievements. The taxpayers were notified of deficiencies in reported income for improper business travel and award deductions. The Commissioner of Internal Revenue determined that deductions for travel, meals, and lodging were not deductible under 26 U.S.C. § 62,


title: Benecko content: second half of twentieth century, most of businesses were nationalized and tourism lessened in importance. The next wave of prosperity started after 1989 with restitution of properties following the Velvet Revolution. The current economy of Benecko is mostly oriented towards tourism and related activities. The municipality to home to many hotels, penzions, private holiday accommodation, ski schools and equipment rental, with little industry, including the small company Delfi in Dolní Štěpanice. In years 2010-2013 the mayor was Jaroslav Mejsnar which was also reelected in 2014. Economic activities of local population were changed many times. Initially, the economy was based on


title: "Ian Shuttleworth" content: Ian Shuttleworth Terence Ian Shuttleworth (born 6 July 1963 in Belfast, UK) is a British theatre critic and author. He is currently the joint senior theatre critic for the "Financial Times". He has been the editor and publisher of "Theatre Record" magazine since 2004. Shuttleworth received a Master's degree in English Literature from Queens' College, Cambridge. His reviews have appeared, in addition to the "Financial Times", in publications including "The Sunday Times", "The Guardian", "London Evening Standard", "The Observer", "The Independent", "Daily Mail", "The Sun", "The Scotsman", "The Stage", "Stagebill", "Plays & Players", "Screen International", "Broadcast", "OK!", and "City Life".


title: "Carlo Maria Viganò" content: on the "right" who want a crack-down on sexually active gay priests, those on the "left" who want the Church to change its teaching on the immorality of homosexual sex, and those supporting "a muddled modus vivendi" in which the Church continues to proclaim "that homosexual acts are wrong while quietly tolerating them among the clergy." Asked by a reporter to respond to Viganò's allegations, Pope Francis replied, "I read the statement this morning, and I must tell you sincerely that, I must say this, to you [the reporter] and all those who are interested. Read the statement carefully and


title: "Ricky Stenhouse Jr." content: Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Richard Lynn Stenhouse Jr. (born October 2, 1987) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He currently competes full-time in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 17 Ford Mustang for Roush Fenway Racing. Stenhouse was the 2010 Nationwide Series Rookie of the Year, and won back-to-back Nationwide Series championships in 2011 and 2012. Stenhouse was the 2013 Sprint Cup Series Rookie of the Year. Stenhouse began kart racing at the age of six, and acquired 47 wins and 90 podium finishes by the time he moved into sprint car racing in 2003. Beginning


title: "Ricky Stenhouse Jr." content: round after failing to perform well enough in the races. 2018 started with decent results for Stenhouse, as he had consistent runs throughout the season. However at Daytona, Stenhouse was mainly to blame for 2 accidents, and he was caught up in 3 crashes, ultimately finishing 17th, after winning the first two stages, and receiving a security escort after the race.He dropped to 18th in the final point standings as he failed to visit victory lane, missed the playoffs, and recorded only five top-ten finishes. Outside of NASCAR, Stenhouse is a car owner and part-time competitor in sprint car and


title: "Fischoff National Chamber Music Association" content: 22 different nationalities are represented each year by foreign nationals from South America, Asia, and Europe. Fischoff is the only national chamber music competition with both senior and junior divisions (age 18 and younger), and is the largest. Winning a prize at the Fischoff is a coveted honor for young chamber musicians across the nation and around the world. The winners of the Senior Division Gold Medals also participate in the Double Gold Tour The primary focus of the competition has always been education. In this way, it is quite different from most competitions. Written comments and personal critiques from


title: "Cabin Pressure (radio series)" content: (Timothy West) and thus proudly proclaimed that Gerti was: "My Jet Now". The company is so small, with Carolyn joking that rather than an airline MJN is more of an "airdot" than an "airline", that everything is run on a tight budget and they are willing to take on any job to keep the business going. The company is based in the fictional Fitton Airport, located somewhere in the Midlands. Each episode is named after a different city (often a destination for MJN in the episode) each beginning with successive letters of the alphabet. The episodes were not broadcast in


title: "Wernigerode Castle" content: Wernigerode Castle Wernigerode Castle () is a schloss located in the Harz mountains above the town of Wernigerode in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. The present-day building, finished in the late 19th century, is similar in style to Schloss Neuschwanstein, though its foundations are much older. It is open to the public and one of the most frequently visited in Saxony-Anhalt. The first mention of the Saxon noble Adalbert of Haimar, Count of Wernigerode, in an 1121 deed is also the first documentation of the settlement, which had been founded about a century earlier in connection with the deforestation of the area. The


title: "Wernigerode Castle" content: counts built the castle on a slope south of the town as their residence; it was first mentioned as a "castrum" in 1213. When the line became extinct in 1429, the Wernigerode lands were inherited by the neighbouring County of Stolberg. The castle became the seat of the subordinate "Amt" administration and was put in pledge several times. When in 1645 the Stolberg-Stolberg line split, Wernigerode again became the capital of the County of Stolberg-Wernigerode. The counts however struggled with the citizens in the course of the Thirty Years' War and had to take their residence at nearby Ilsenburg House.


title: "Wernigerode Castle" content: It was not until 1710 that Count Christian Ernest cound relocated the seat of government back to Wernigerode, when he had the castle rebuilt as a schloss in a Baroque style. He ruled for 61 years, though he had to accept the overlordship of King Frederick William I of Prussia in 1714. Christian Ernest's descendant Count Otto, first president of the Prussian Province of Hanover from 1867, president of the Prussian House of Lords from 1872 and German Vice-Chancellor from 1878, had the schloss again extensively rebuilt in a Neo-Romantic, style known as historicism, finishing the project in 1893. The


title: "Wernigerode Castle" content: entire complex includes a chapel built in 1880 according to plans by the renowned Vienna architect Friedrich von Schmidt. In 1945 the building was seized by the Soviet Military Administration in Germany. Wernigerode Castle Wernigerode Castle () is a schloss located in the Harz mountains above the town of Wernigerode in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. The present-day building, finished in the late 19th century, is similar in style to Schloss Neuschwanstein, though its foundations are much older. It is open to the public and one of the most frequently visited in Saxony-Anhalt. The first mention of the Saxon noble Adalbert of Haimar,


title: "Ambela Campaign" content: column took another two days to reach the base. On 22 October a reconnaissance was attacked by some Bunerwal tribesman. As a result, Chamberlain proceeded to fortify his position in the pass on two rocky outcrops, but Eagle's Nest and Crag Piquet could only hold small numbers of men. The Pashtuns had amassed a force of local tribesmen consisting of some 15,000 men. The two outcrops were the scene of fierce fighting. On 30 October Crag Piquet was the scene of fierce hand-to-hand fighting that saw two Victoria Crosses awarded; to George Fosbery and Henry Pitcher. Crag Piquet fell to


title: "Springs Global" content: Springs Global Springs Global is a Brazil-based multinational corporation engaged in the manufacturing, marketing, and sale of packaged textile and non-textile home furnishings. It makes textile goods, such as sheets, pillows, bedspreads, towels and bath rugs, under the Springmaid and Wamsutta brands. Other well-known brands from Springs Global include Regal, Beaulieu, Bali, and Nanik. It operates in Argentina, Mexico, Brazil, Canada and the U.S. and has about 30 manufacturing units in 13 states of the U.S. The previous owner, Springs Industries, combined its home textile operations with Brazil's Coteminas, and the main manufacturing operations were moved to South America from


title: "Ruotsinsalmi sea fortress" content: composed of a number of separate forts, redoubts, and artillery batteries. The main fortress was the Fort Katarina located on the southern part of Kotkansaari island in the present-day Katariina neighbourhood. Other larger forts were Fort Elisabeth in Varissaari island and Fort Slava in Kukouri island. Remnants of smaller forts can also be found, for example, in Tiutinen island. Ruotsinsalmi sea fortress Ruotsinsalmi sea fortress (Swedish:; both names meaning "Swedish Strait") is a fortification system in Kotka, Finland. It is part of the South-Eastern Finland fortification system built by Russia after Russo-Swedish War of 1788-1790. Ruotsinsalmi sea fortress formed the


title: "David Brand (footballer)" content: Urban Services in 1978/9 and New Zealand Napier City Rovers 1980, Southport and Irlam Town in England before returning to Australia in 1981 to join Cockburn Utd in Perth. Coaching beckoned with positions at Cockburn, Morley Windmills, Kwinana Utd, Subiaco, Armadale and Southside Utd before moving into full-time management in 1996 with the Queensland Soccer Federation in Central Queensland and Gold Coast Soccer 1998 to 2002. Appointed National Coach of Samoa in November 2002 until May 2005 supervising all National Teams male and female. An administration project with FIFA followed in American Samoa 2005/2008, including taking the Men's National Team


title: "Billy Banks (rugby)" content: Maesteg RFC for many years. Billy Banks (rugby) William Martin Banks (11 January 1925 – August 1991), also known by the nickname of "Billy", was a Welsh rugby union, and professional World Cup winning rugby league footballer who played in the 1940s and 1950s. He played club level rugby union (RU) for Maesteg RFC, as a scrum-half, i.e. number 9, and representative level rugby league (RL) for Great Britain, Wales, Other Nationalities, British Empire and Combined Nationalities, and at club level for Leeds, Wakefield Trinity (Heritage № 558), Huddersfield, Whitehaven and Salford, as a , or , i.e. number 6,


title: "All-time Richmond Kickers roster" content: appeared for the team prior to 2003. All-time Richmond Kickers roster This list comprises all players who have participated in at least one league match for the Richmond Kickers since the USL began keeping archived records in 2003. Players who were on the roster but never played a first team game are not listed; players who appeared for the team in other competitions (US Open Cup, CONCACAF Champions League, etc.) but never actually made a USL appearance are noted at the bottom of the page where appropriate. A "†" denotes players who only appeared in a single match.<BR> A "*"


title: "Suzdal Kremlin" content: Suzdal Kremlin The Suzdal Kremlin (Russian: Суздальский кремль) is the oldest part of the Russian city of Suzdal, dating from the 10th century. Like other Russian Kremlins, it was originally a fortress or citadel and was the religious and administrative center of the city. It is most notably the site of the Cathedral of the Nativity. Together with several structures in the neighboring city of Vladimir, it was named a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1992. While archeological evidence suggests that the Suzdal Kremlin was settled as early as the 10th century, the fortress itself was built in the late


title: "Suzdal Kremlin" content: 11th or early 12th century. The fortress was strategically located on a bend of the Kamenka river on three sides and a moat to the east. It was surrounded by earthen ramparts that remain to the present day. A settlement ("posad" Russian: посад) to the east became home the secular population - shopkeepers and craftsmen, while the Kremlin proper was the home of the prince, the archbishop, and the high clergy. From the 13th to the 16th centuries, several monasteries and churches were constructed, including the Cathedral of the Nativity, the Convent of the Intercession, and the Monastery of Our


title: "Suzdal Kremlin" content: Saviour and St. Euthymius. Suzdal Kremlin The Suzdal Kremlin (Russian: Суздальский кремль) is the oldest part of the Russian city of Suzdal, dating from the 10th century. Like other Russian Kremlins, it was originally a fortress or citadel and was the religious and administrative center of the city. It is most notably the site of the Cathedral of the Nativity. Together with several structures in the neighboring city of Vladimir, it was named a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1992. While archeological evidence suggests that the Suzdal Kremlin was settled as early as the 10th century, the fortress itself was


title: "Paul Biyoghé Mba" content: Deputy Prime Minister for Health, Social Welfare and National Solidarity on 11 September 2015. His return to the government was viewed as a sign that Bongo wanted to appease senior figures in the PDG who were prominent under Bongo's father but had generally lost clout after Ali Bongo's succession, and it was suggested that Bongo hoped Biyoghé Mba's influence in Estuaire Province might be helpful in the 2016 presidential election. Paul Biyoghé Mba Paul Biyoghé Mba (born 18 April 1953) is a Gabonese politician who was Prime Minister of Gabon from July 2009 to February 2012. A member of the


title: "TIFF Bell Lightbox" content: The first exhibition was the MoMA's monograph on Tim Burton, subsequent exhibits have included retrospectives of Federico Fellini, Grace Kelly, James Bond, David Cronenberg, Stanley Kubrick, and most recently, Andy Warhol. TIFF is a non-for-profit organization that generates an annual economic impact of $189 million CAD. TIFF Bell Lightbox is supported by contributors including founding sponsor Bell Canada, the Province of Ontario, the Government of Canada, the City of Toronto, the Reitman family (Ivan Reitman, Agi Mandel and Susan Michaels), The Daniels Corporation and Royal Bank of Canada. Festival Tower was developed by The Daniels Corporation and designed by Toronto-based


title: "Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Workers Protection Act of 1983" content: both in the field and at home. Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Workers Protection Act of 1983 The Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act (AWPA or MSPA) (public law 97-470) (January 14, 1983), codified at 29 U.S.C. §§ 1801-1872, is the main federal law that protects farmworkers in the United States and repealed and replaced the Farm Labor Contractor Registration Act (P.L. 88-582). The AWPA provides federal labor protections in the areas of labor contracting and recruitment, payment of wages, record keeping, housing, transportation, working conditions, and compliance with "working arrangements." The Act also requires farm labor contractors to register


title: "Kenan Harkin" content: The transition from racer to showman involved several injuries for Harkin, breaking his collarbone, leg, and pinkie finger, and being knocked out cold twice. At age 20, Harkin met Jay Miron and Matt Hoffman, He helped them while they were touring on Long Island. The duo invited Harkin to the world-famous Woodward Camp. Once at Woodward, Harkin's riding excelled and he began experimenting with the camps newly built foam pits. In 1996 he began working on the 360 backflip, a trick that had only been performed by one other rider, English BMXer Zack Shaw. Harkin was the first rider to


title: "Arthur N. Pierson" content: of Robert A. and Elizabeth Fowler, in New York City on March 14, 1899. They had four children. In 1903, Pierson was elected to the Westfield Town Council. He was elected President of the Board of Trade of Westfield in 1912, serving until 1916. In 1914, he was elected from Union County to the New Jersey General Assembly as a Republican, and served from 1915 to 1919. He was selected majority leader in the Assembly in 1918. In 1919, when there were thirty Republicans and thirty Democrats in the Assembly, he was chosen as Speaker after his name was picked


title: "Marko Marović" content: went to the Caucasus region to play in the Erovnuli Liga with FC Dinamo Tbilisi. He returned to Europe to play in the Nemzeti Bajnokság I with Pécsi MFC, and ACS Poli Timișoara. In 2016, he went overseas to Canada to play with the Serbian White Eagles in the Canadian Soccer League. In his debut season in Toronto he won the CSL Championship after defeating Hamilton City SC by a score of 2-1. Marović represented FR Yugoslavia at under-16 and under-19 level in UEFA competitions. Marko Marović Marko Marović (Serbian Cyrillic: Марко Маровић; born 30 January 1983) is a Serbian


title: "Lateral vestibulospinal tract" content: or the flocculi and nodulus. The cerebellum aids in coordinating postural adjustments. Lateral vestibulospinal tract The lateral vestibulospinal tract is one of the descending spinal tracts of the ventromedial funiculus. The lateral part of the vestibulospinal tract is the major portion and is composed of fibers originating in the lateral, superior, and inferior vestibular nuclei (primarily the lateral). It projects ipsilaterally down to the lumbar region of the spinal cord. There it helps to maintain an upright and balanced posture by stimulating extensor motor neurons in the legs. It also innervates muscles of the trunk, thus additionally aiding in body


title: "Bowe Bergdahl" content: for five years to try to recover him. As an admiral said on TV today, he said when one of your shipmates goes overboard, you go get them. You don’t ask whether he jumped or he was pushed or he fell. You go get him first and then you find out. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel said Bergdahl was a "prisoner of war" and that "We didn't negotiate with terrorists". "Time" magazine published an article stating that the Taliban are: [N]ot really a 'terrorist' enemy as we commonly understand the word. The group is not on the State Department’s official


title: "Kingisepp–Gdov Offensive" content: Army artillery placed near Auvere failed to begin their attack at the agreed time, in seven and a half hours of fierce fighting, the Soviet beachhead was annihilated. Kingisepp–Gdov Offensive "This is a sub-article to Leningrad–Novgorod Offensive and Battle of Narva." The Kingisepp–Gdov Offensive was a campaign between the Soviet Leningrad Front and the German 18th Army fought for the eastern coast of Lake Peipus and the western banks of the Narva River from 1 February till 1 March 1944. The 109th Rifle Corps captured the town of Kingisepp, forcing the 18th Army into new positions on the eastern bank


title: "Gal Oya National Park" content: between Gal Oya and Maduru Oya National Parks. Gal Oya National Park Gal Oya National Park in Sri Lanka was established in 1954 and serves as the main catchment area for Senanayake Samudraya, the largest reservoir in Sri Lanka. Senanayake Samudraya was built under the Gal Oya development project by damming the Gal Oya at Inginiyagala in 1950. An important feature of the Gal Oya National Park is its elephant herd that can be seen throughout the year. Three important herbs of the Ayurveda medicine, triphala: "Terminalia chebula", "Terminalia bellirica" and "Emblica officinalis" are amongst the notable flora of the


title: "David M. Hall" content: In the program, students present proposals for change which are evaluated by a panel of community leaders. Hall helped found Out & Equal Philadelphia and sits as a member of the Executive Council. Hall has provided training for companies including Merck & Co., JP Morgan Chase, The Hershey Company, University of Pennsylvania, The United States Department of Energy, and The Public Service Electric and Gas Company (PSE&G). Books "Allies at Work: Creating a Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Inclusive Work Environment", (2009). Out & Equal, San Francisco: CA. "Taking Sides: Clashing Views in Family and Personal Relationships", 8th Edition, Editor


title: "Vestnik Evropy" content: appeared in March 1866; for the first two years it was a historical quarterly, but from 1868 it covered history, politics, and literature and came out each month. "The journal always had a serious, objective, professorial character; even in the most heated polemics, for example, it shunned harsh invective and often even avoided naming its adversary." It consistently supported the zemstvos, judicial reforms, and other reforms of the 1860s, publishing frequent articles on foreign countries and on Russian history that served to promote its own views on contemporary society and politics. It "placed its dark red monthly booklet, 'like a


title: "Borden's Ice Cream" content: tradition and my daughter and I fully intend to bring it back to its original state." Ella Mae Meaux—who had worked in the parlor for 48 years by the time it was sold to the Lerille Family—said, "Generations of family have come to Borden's for the old-fashioned ice cream parlor experience. This sale to the Lerilles ensures families will be able to continue with this experience for many years to come." Borden's had been run by General Manager Wayne Tucker. The business had rented the building from the ULL Foundation, with the rent being used to fund the annual Flora


title: "Play TV (game show)" content: and is of the view that it is quite legitimate. Some of the contestants had not been paid their prize money. One caller explains "Play TV" to Joe Duffy: - TV3 advised viewers who played the game to go to RegTel the self-regulatory body of premium rate phone number in Ireland with any complaints. RegTel only require the phone company to advise users that they have reached their €60 limit they do not require that they prevent players from continuing to play. In response to the negative reaction from audiences to Play TV David McRedmond (CEO, TV3) was indignant about


title: "2009 Jupiter impact event" content: 19 July 2009 (exactly 15 years after the Jupiter impacts of comet Shoemaker–Levy 9, or SL9). He was at his home observatory just outside Murrumbateman, New South Wales, Australia, using stacked images on a diameter reflecting telescope equipped with a low light machine vision video camera attached to the telescope. Wesley stated that Wesley sent an e-mail to others including the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California reporting his observations. Paul Kalas and collaborators confirmed the sighting. They had time on the Keck II telescope in Hawaii, and had been planning to observe Fomalhaut b, but they spent some


title: "Annette Lovemore" content: Annette Lovemore Annette Lovemore is a South African politician for the Democratic Alliance (DA), and the mayoral committee member (MMC) of infrastructure and engineering in the Nelson Mandela Bay coalition government that took office in 2016. She previously served as a DA Member of Parliament between 2009 and 2016. Annette Lovemore was born on 20 December 1958. She graduated from Kimberly Girls’ High School in 1975 and went on to receive her BSc at University of Cape Town in 1978. Lovemore served as a councillor in the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality before being elected to Parliament in 2009. As the


title: "Chaunsky District" content: mammals found in the tundra regions of the Russian Far East are found in the Ust-Chaun area, including a number of species of shrew, vole and lemming. Larger mammals include wild reindeer, wolves and brown bear. Approximately 85% of the district's population in 2003 were non-indigenous peoples. As with most of the districts in Chukotka, indigenous peoples are more often found in the scattered rural localities, while ethnic Russians are more often found in the urban areas. These people either migrated to the Far East, or are the descendants of those who did, enticed by the higher pay, large pensions,


title: "Martin Knutzen" content: Martin Knutzen Martin Knutzen (14 December 1713 – 29 January 1751) was a German philosopher, a follower of Christian Wolff and teacher of Immanuel Kant, to whom he introduced the physics of Isaac Newton. Martin Knutzen was born in Königsberg (the present Kaliningrad) in 1713. Knutzen studied philosophy, mathematics and physics at the University of Königsberg (the present Kaliningrad), gaining his M.A. degree in 1733 with "Dissertatio metaphysica de aeternitate mundi impossibili" and becoming a Professor Extraordinary of logic and metaphysics there in 1735 on the basis of his 1734 doctoral thesis "Commentatio de commercio mentis et corporis per influxum


title: "Martin Knutzen" content: Vital Forces" ("Gedanken von der wahren Schätzung der lebendigen Kräfte"), a mathematical text, and exerted a powerful influence on Kant's thought. It was Knutzen who introduced Kant to the scientific literature of the era and especially the works of Isaac Newton, who had such a powerful influence on the development of Kant's own philosophy. Knutzen, however, did not consider Kant to be one of his best students, and favoured (1722–1786) or Johann Friedrich Weitenkampf (1726–1758). Moreover, the name of Kant never appeared in the profuse correspondence between Knutzen and Leonhard Euler, which is evidence of in what little esteem Knutzen


title: "Alternative hip hop" content: the early-to-mid 1990s. While some groups such as Arrested Development and The Fugees managed to achieve commercial success before breaking up, most alternative rap acts tended to be embraced largely by alternative rock listeners rather than hip-hop or pop audiences. The commercial and cultural momentum was impeded by the then also emerging, significantly harder-edged West Coast gangsta rap. A resurgence came about in the late 1990s and early 2000s at the dawn of the digital era with rejuvenated interest in independent music by the general public. During the 2000s, alternative hip hop reattained its place within the mainstream, due to


title: "Kathleen McQueen" content: when Carmel attempts to snatch Theresa's baby again, so decides to have her granddaughter baptised. After locking Myra and Mercedes McQueen (Jennifer Metcalfe) in rooms upstairs, Kathleen, Theresa and Bart McQueen (Jonny Clarke) have the baby's christening, naming her Kathleen "Katy" Khloe Angel McQueen, as Theresa had planned to call her. Kathleen left in 2011 after her latest scam to use her daughter's kidney for money came to light. Kathleen returns to Hollyoaks in August 2014 and is run over by Sonny Valentine (Aaron Fontaine), who insists that Kathleen jumped onto the car. She claims to have badly injured her


title: "Björn Morgan Enqvist" content: senior team of Malmö FF, including Enqvist. On 10 February 1995, Enqvist was brought by Crystal Palace to the Premier League at the age of 17 notably the first ever foreign (outside the British isles) player to sign for the club. He spent two years playing for the club mostly in the Crystal Palace reserves but also reaching the FA Youth Cup semi-final against Liverpool where Enqvist scored a memorable volley. Enqvist transferred back to Malmö FF in January 1997 under Dutch coach Frans Thijssen. In his two years in the senior squad of Malmö FF he was an important


title: "Khadija bint Khuwaylid" content: of the affection and loyalty that Muhammad maintained for Khadija even after her death. Muhammad and Khadija had six children. (Sources disagree about number of children; Al-Tabari names eight, the earliest biography of Muhammad, by ibn Ishaq names seven children but most sources only identify six). Their first son was Qasim, who died before his second birthday (hence Muhammad's "kunya" Abu Qasim). Khadija then gave birth to their daughters Zaynab, Ruqayyah, Umm Kulthum and Fatima; and lastly to their son Abd-Allah. Abd-Allah was known as "at-Tayyib" ("the Good") and "at-Tahir" ("the Pure") because he was born after Muhammad declared himself


title: "Will Trent" content: student goes missing, and Will is inexplicably kept off the case by his supervisor and mentor, deputy director Amanda Wagner. Will cannot fathom Amanda's motivation until the two of them literally collide in an abandoned orphanage they have both been drawn to for different reasons. Decades before, when his father was imprisoned for murder, this was Will's home. It appears that the case that launched Amanda's career forty years ago has suddenly come back to life—and it involves the long-held mystery of Will's birth and parentage. Now these two dauntless investigators will each need to face down demons from the


title: "Old Philadelphians" content: Old Philadelphians Old Philadelphians, also called Proper Philadelphians, or Perennial Philadelphians are the First Families of Philadelphia, that class of Pennsylvanians who claim hereditary and cultural descent mainly from England, Wales and Germany, who founded the city of Philadelphia and settled Pennsylvania. They are considered part of the historic core of the East Coast establishment, along with other wealthy families of Boston and New York City. These families were influential in the development and leadership of arts, culture, science, medicine, law, politics, industry and trade in the United States. In 1963, Nathaniel Burt, a chronicler of Old Philadelphia, wrote that


title: "Royal Vancouver Yacht Club" content: 2012. Royal Vancouver Yacht Club The Royal Vancouver Yacht Club is a yacht club located in Vancouver, British Columbia. Royal Vancouver Yacht Club currently operates two marinas, the one at Jericho Beach in English Bay and another in Coal Harbour. The Jericho site includes a clubhouse, two restaurants, and berths enough for 350 as well as a dinghy dock, the Coal Harbour site has approximately 350 berths, some with covered moorage, and is also the location of the Mermaid Inn. The club also has seven offshore stations in BC waters. The club was founded in 1903. The club officially became


title: "Santería" content: origins and strongholds of Cuban Lucumí culture and religion. To become a "Santero" or "Santera" (Priest or Priestess of Santería), the initiator must go through an intensive week-long initiation process in which the teaching of the ritual skills and moral behavior occurs informally and nonverbally. To begin with, the initiator goes through what is called a cleansing ritual. The initiator's "Padrino" (godfather) cleanses the head with special herbs and water. The "Padrino" rubs the herbs and water in a specific pattern of movements into the scalp of the head. However, if a person is entering Santería for the need of


title: "Lonesome Dove (miniseries)" content: of Comanchero bandits camped on the Llano Estacado. Knowing that Gus is in pursuit, Blue Duck asks the Comancheros to kill Gus when he arrives, with Lorie being their reward. Gus and the bandits engage in a brief gun battle that quickly turns into a stalemate. Gus, having killed his horse for cover on the flat plains, is pinned down by the bandits' gunfire until nightfall, when Sheriff Johnson's party arrives and scares them off. Johnson, despite Gus's protests, joins Gus in the rescue of Lorie. The pair then ride to a hilltop above the Comancheros' camp. After a brief


title: "Johann von Klenau" content: April 1758. The family of Klenau dates to the fifteenth century, and the family of Janowitz to the fourteenth. The family name of Klenau regularly appears in records after the sixteenth century. The Klenau family was one of the oldest dynasties in Bohemia, and many of the noble families of Bohemia have sprung from marriages into the Klenau line. The original name of the family was Przibik, with the predicate "von Klenowa". The family was raised to the baronetcy in 1623 with the certificate granted to one Johann von Klenowa and, in 1629, to his son, Wilhelm. The Imperial councilor


title: "Johann von Klenau" content: favorite of Napoleon's, established an army of observation at Hamburg and Lübeck, and another 70,000 concentrated southwest of Berlin. Using this plan, the Coalition pushed Napoleon and his allies into an increasingly smaller circle of operation. In theory, while this concentrated Napoleon's force, it also limited his maneuvering options. Furthermore, it concentrated the Coalition forces around the French and Allied armies, ultimately at the Saxon cities of Dresden, and then Leipzig. Strategically, the Battle of Dresden demonstrated the problems of the Coalition's strategy. On 25 August, the three monarchs—Alexander II of Russia, Francis II of Austria, and Frederick William III


title: "Vezhdi Rashidov" content: be elected to parliament from that constituency. When GERB won the election and formed a government in 2009, Rashidov was the party's Minister of Culture. In 2014, when GERB formed a coalition government, Rashidov was for the second time the party's Minister of Culture. He is currently holding this position. Rashidov is married and has a child. In 2001, he was briefly arrested for assaulting a policeman. Vezhdi (Bulgarian:Вежди) means eyebrows. Rashidov means of (ov) the family Rashid. Vezhdi Rashidov Vezhdi Letif Rashidov (, ; b. 14 December 1951) is a Bulgarian sculptor, GERB politician and was a Minister of


title: "Styrax obassia" content: Styrax obassia Styrax obassia is a species of flowering plant in the Styracaceae family. It is native to Hokkaido island of Japan and to China. The name of the plant is sometimes spelled "Styrax obassis", but the original spelling is "obassia". In the history of botany, different people have used all three grammatical genders for the genus "Styrax", and reasonable arguments could be made for treating it as neuter, feminine, or masculine, although it has been recommended that masculine gender should be used. Choosing masculine gender could produce the "obassis" spelling, except that the specific epithet is not a Botanical


title: "Styrax obassia" content: Latin adjective to be declined in that way, but a vernacular name. "Styrax obassis" is cultivated as an ornamental plant in gardens. Styrax obassia Styrax obassia is a species of flowering plant in the Styracaceae family. It is native to Hokkaido island of Japan and to China. The name of the plant is sometimes spelled "Styrax obassis", but the original spelling is "obassia". In the history of botany, different people have used all three grammatical genders for the genus "Styrax", and reasonable arguments could be made for treating it as neuter, feminine, or masculine, although it has been recommended that


title: "Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge" content: Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge Gonville & Caius College (often referred to simply as Caius ) is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge in Cambridge, England. The college is the fourth-oldest college at the University of Cambridge and one of the wealthiest. The college has been attended by many students who have gone on to significant accomplishment, including fourteen Nobel Prize winners, the second-most of any Oxbridge college (after Trinity College, Cambridge). The college has long historical associations with medical teaching, especially due to its alumni physicians: John Caius (who gave the college the caduceus in its insignia)


title: "D. V. Gajjar" content: and textile design. He was in the teaching panel in the textile department in the faculty of Fine Arts, M.S. University, Vadodara. He has been a dignified guest at various seminars and workshops. Some of them have been mentioned below: 1. Seminar and workshop organised by Handloom Development Corporation, Government of India. The Indian weavers service center on Vegetable Dying and Printing at Vidyanagar College of Fine Arts invited him as Chief Guest for the programme. 2. Between 1983 and 1990, he visited the UK on numerous occasions and organised workshops at schools, colleges and museums in different communities in


title: "Persicaria capitata" content: Persicaria capitata Persicaria capitata, the pink-headed persicaria, pinkhead smartweed, pink knotweed, Japanese knotweed, or pink bubble persicaria, is an Asian species of plants in the genus "Persicaria" within the buckwheat family. It is native to Asia (China, Indian Subcontinent, Indochina) and grown as an ornamental in other countries. It has become naturalized in Australia, South Africa and a few scattered locations in the United States. "Persicaria capitata" is a prostrate herb. The leaves are 1–6 cm long, 0.7–3 cm wide with pink to red bands or blotches and short scattered hairs. The spikes are 5–10 mm long and 5–7 mm


title: "Persicaria capitata" content: in diameter. "Persicaria capitata" has a strong urine-scented odour. "Persicaria capitata" is a native of Asia. It has naturalised in parts of Australia and North America. Between 2008 and 2013 it has been recorded as an invasive plant in Ireland from the Counties Fermanagh, Kilkenny,Wexford and Mayo. "Persicaria capitata" has been widely used in China in the treatment of various urologic disorders including urinary calculi and urinary tract infections. Persicaria capitata Persicaria capitata, the pink-headed persicaria, pinkhead smartweed, pink knotweed, Japanese knotweed, or pink bubble persicaria, is an Asian species of plants in the genus "Persicaria" within the buckwheat family.


title: "Royal prerogative in the United Kingdom" content: Parliament, which was "perhaps the most important residual prerogative exercised personally by the sovereign, and represents the greatest potential for controversy." This prerogative was normally exercised at the request of Parliament and the prime minister, either at his or her discretion or following a motion of no confidence. Constitutional theorists have had differing views as to whether a unilateral dissolution of Parliament would be possible today; Sir Ivor Jennings wrote that a dissolution involves "the acquiescence of ministers", and as such the monarch could not dissolve Parliament without ministerial consent; "if ministers refuse to give such advice, she can do


title: "Henry Swinburne (lawyer)" content: Henry Swinburne (lawyer) Henry Swinburne (1551–1624) was an English ecclesiastical lawyer and scholar. Initially working as a clerk at a Consistory Court he attended the University of Oxford from 1576 to 1580, graduating with a Bachelor of Civil Law (BCL) degree, and was admitted to the bar at York to work as an ecclesiastical lawyer. As well as his work as a lawyer he held various administrative and judicial positions. He died in 1624. Swinburne is best known for his two legal treatises, particularly "A briefe treatise of Testaments and last Wills" which remained a standard work on family law


title: "Mythology of The X-Files" content: abductions being fabricated by the government to cover up their experiments on humans, and Mulder has a theory that everything that he and Scully were led to believe on the X-Files was made up by a conspiracy of men. Mulder and Scully find themselves being enlisted back to the FBI and working on the now reopened X-Files unit, which brings the attention of the alive Cigarette Smoking Man. Six weeks later a mass contagion, the Spartan Virus, begins to breaks out, causing people's immune systems to break down; all but those with alien DNA in their system. This is part


title: "George Steuart Hume" content: in St. Ninians, Stirlingshire. Through Mary, he became possessed of the historic site of the battle of Bannockburn. Mary died young, and the couple had no known children. After Mary's death, Hume married again, on November 20, 1785, in Kilmadock, Perthshire, to Jane Munro, daughter of John Munro of Auchenbowie. They had one daughter, Sophia Hume-Steuart, born on August 5, 1787. Hume's family was divided by the Revolutionary War, and he would never return to his Maryland birthplace. However, according to the memoirs of his nephew Richard Sprigg Steuart, Hume supported the ideals of the American rebels, and "was a


title: "Phạm Văn Đổng" content: had planned to become a teacher, so he enrolled at the École Normale d'Instituteurs. In 1939, he had to withdraw, as he did not have the money to bribe a court official, even though he had passed the required examinations. He then joined the French colonial army at the persuasion of his father's friend. It was a good decision as Đồng would later become one of the first Vietnamese officers to command French soldiers at the light division level (Groupement Mobile). Đổng was also one of the few ARVN officers to have been officers in the French Army and the


title: "Edo Castro" content: northern California. With less than three years playing bass, he bought an acoustic bass and auditioned for the music department at San Jose State University. While studying there, he met musicians from across the country. He was so inspired by their sound, he moved to Chicago in 1982, his uncle’s hometown, to pursue his music education. He studied at DePaul University for a year, then completed his studies at the American Conservatory of Music, earning a Bachelor of Arts in 1987 with a focus on jazz studies and electric bass. During his time at the Conservatory in Chicago, Edo rose


title: "Robert Tichborne" content: sequestrated, and he was sentenced to death. The sentence of death was not carried out immediately because under terms of the act of Indemnity Tichborne was one of the nineteen regicides who, having surrendered themselves, were, if condemned, not to be executed save by a special act of parliament. It was also alleged in his favour that he had saved the lives of various royalists during the late government. A bill for the trial of Tichborne and his companions passed the House of Commons in January 1662, but was dropped in the Lords after Tichborne had been brought to the


title: "David Pitt-Watson" content: in the run up to the 2015 United Nations Climate Change Committee. Its aim is to identify, promote and realise best sustainability practices within the finance industry. He is a trustee of the Institute for Public Policy Research and the Speakers' Corner Trust which he chairs. At the Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures & Commerce (The RSA) he established the Tomorrow's Investor programme.It has been influential in raising the debate and achieving a consensus for reform to improve the structures, costs and transparency of pensions in Britain. In February 2000 he helped initiate and served on the


title: "Mass matrix" content: coordinates, namely the positions of the two particles along the track. Supposing the particles have masses "m", "m", the kinetic energy of the system is This formula can also be written as where More generally, consider a system of "N" particles labelled by an index "i" = 1, 2...,"N", where the position of particle number "i" is defined by "n" free Cartesian coordinates (where "n" is 1, 2, or 3). Let "q" be the column vector comprising all those coordinates. The mass matrix "M" is the diagonal block matrix where in each block the diagonal elements are the mass of


title: "Dominik Ritter" content: the U-21 team, the club loaned him to FC Winterthur for the second half of the 2009-10 season. This loan was prolonged for the 2010-11 season and on 15 June 2011 the transfer became definite. On 2 July 2012, it was announced he was signed by A-League club Newcastle Jets FC on a one-year deal. Ritter, along with teammates Marko Jesic and Bernardo Ribeiro were released by the Newcastle Jets at the end of the 2012-13 A-League season. Basel Dominik Ritter Dominik Ritter (born 23 June 1989) is a Swiss footballer who is currently a free agent. Ritter started in


title: "The Land of Nod (band)" content: in 1995 on Ochre Records. The following year, they released two tracks on a split 12-inch EP with The Bass Cadets, and in January 1998 they released another split single with Ectogram. The band's first dedicated release was a four-track 10-inch EP in July 1998, which was followed in February 1999 by the debut album, "Translucent". The band then released an album a year until 2003's "Colli De Pedona". Their 2001 mini-set "Mont Ventoux" was themed on the Tour de France; The title track is a reference to one of the highest summits in the race, "Anquetil" was named after


title: "Euthanasia in Canada" content: of judgement up to individual medical practitioners. As well as "assisted suicide" in the strict sense of the term—in which patients administer the medicine that kills them directly by themselves—Canada's law is more permissive in this area as it allows practitioners to euthanise patients who want to die but who are physically unable to kill themselves. Canada also allows its mandatory 10 day waiting period requirements to be waived for those "whose death or loss of capacity to consent is imminent", provided this is agreed upon by both physicians or nurse practitioners. This is more flexible than euthanasia laws seen


title: "Cannabis in Australia" content: policy in Australia has been based on the principle of criminalisation and harm minimisation; the National Campaign against Drug Abuse has since become the National Drug Strategy. The National Cannabis Strategy 2006–2009 was endorsed in 2006. Australia has largely avoided a punitive drug policy, developing instead harm-minimisation strategies and a treatment framework embedded in a law-enforcement regime. Import and export of cannabis is illegal, and federal penalties apply. Offences can lead to sentences of up to life imprisonment for cases involving import or export of commercial quantities (100 kg and above for cannabis, 50 kg and above for cannabis resin


title: "Ferrari 458" content: Ferrari 458 The Ferrari 458 Italia is a mid-engined sports car produced by the Italian sports car manufacturer Ferrari. The 458 replaced the Ferrari F430, and was first officially unveiled at the 2009 Frankfurt Motor Show. It was replaced by the Ferrari 488, which was unveiled at the 2015 Geneva Motor Show. In Ferrari's first official announcement of the car, the 458 was described as the successor to the F430 but arising from an entirely new design, incorporating technologies developed from the company's experience in Formula One. The body computer system was developed by Magneti Marelli. The 458 is powered


title: "Ferrari 458" content: by a of the "Ferrari/Maserati" F136 V8 engine family, producing at 9,000 rpm (redline) and of torque at 6,000 rpm with 80% torque available at 3,250 rpm. The engine features direct fuel injection, which is a first for Ferrari mid-engine setups in its road cars. The only transmission available on the 458 is a dual-clutch 7-speed Getrag gearbox, in a different state of tune shared with the Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG. There is no traditional manual option, making this the fourth road-car after the Enzo, Challenge Stradale and 430 Scuderia not to be offered with Ferrari's classic gated manual. It is


title: "Ferrari 458" content: the first mainstream model to not be offered with a manual transmission. The car's suspension features double wishbones at the front and a multi-link setup at the rear, coupled with E-Diff and F1-Trac traction control systems, designed to improve the car's cornering and longitudinal acceleration by 32% when compared with its predecessors. The brakes include a prefill function whereby the pistons in the calipers move the pads into contact with the discs on lift off to minimize delay in the brakes being applied. This combined with the ABS and standard Carbon Ceramic brakes have caused a reduction in stopping distance


title: "Ferrari 458" content: from 100–0 km/h (62-0 mph) to . Tests have shown the car will stop from 100 km/h (62.1 mph) in or in with run flat tires, from 60 mph (97 km/h) and from 60 mph (97 km/h) with run flat tires. The adaptive magnetorheological dampers are co-developed with BWI Group. Ferrari's official 0– acceleration is 3.4 seconds. The top speed is . It has fuel consumption in combined cycle (ECE+EUDC) of while producing 307 g/km of CO. The Ferrari 458 Italia has a power to weight ratio of per horsepower. In keeping with Ferrari tradition, the body was designed by


title: "Ferrari 458" content: Pininfarina under the leadership of Donato Coco, the Ferrari design director. The interior design of the Ferrari 458 Italia was done by Bertrand Rapatel (Director of Ferrari Interior Design), a French automobile designer. The car's exterior styling and features were designed for aerodynamic efficiency, producing a downforce of at . In particular, the front grille features deformable winglets that lower at high speeds, in order to offer reduced drag. The car's interior was designed using input from former Ferrari Formula 1 driver Michael Schumacher; in a layout common to racing cars, the new steering wheel incorporates many controls normally located


title: "Ferrari 458" content: on the dashboard or on stalks, such as turning signals or high beams. According to British car magazine "Autocar", the 458 Italia's design has drawn inspiration from the Enzo Ferrari and its Millechili concept car. It has been designed to be Ferrari's sportiest V8-engined car, to distinguish itself from the recently launched Ferrari California. The 458 Spider was premiered at the 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show. This convertible variant of the 458 Italia features an aluminium retractable hardtop which, according to Ferrari, weighs less than a soft roof such as the one found on the Ferrari F430 Spider, and can be


title: "Ferrari 458" content: opened in 14 seconds. The engine cover has been redesigned to accommodate the retractable roof system. It has the same 0–100 km/h (62 mph) time as the hard-top but has a lower top speed of . The 458 Speciale was unveiled in 2013 at the Frankfurt Motor Show as the high performance variant of the 458 Italia. Distinctions of the Speciale are the forged wheels, vented bonnet, finned side sills, taller rear spoiler and redesigned bumpers, which include active aerodynamics designed by Ferrari Styling Centre in cooperation with Pininfarina; front and rear movable flaps balance downforce and cut drag at


title: "Ferrari 458" content: speed. The engine was revised, with power increased to at 9,000 rpm and of torque at 6,000 rpm. Electronic systems were updated too, introducing side slip angle control (SSC) to improve car control on the limit. SSC performs instant-to-instant analysis of the car’s side-slip, comparing it with the target value and then optimising both torque management (via integration with F1-Trac traction control) and torque distribution between the two wheels (via integration with the E-Diff electronic differential). The weight/power ratio ( dry, at the kerb, 90 less than the standard 458) is equal to /cv, sprints from 0 to in just


title: "Ferrari 458" content: 3.0 seconds (0– in 9.1 seconds with a response time of just 0.060 seconds). Ferrari declared a Fiorano test track lap time of 1:23.5, only 0.5 seconds slower than the F12 berlinetta. Lateral acceleration now reaches 1.33 g. The 458 Speciale A is a spider variant of the 458 Speciale which was unveiled at the 2014 Frankfurt Motor Show. The 'A' stands for 'Aperta', which is Italian for 'open' – and it was limited to only 499 examples (49 RHD examples). Just like the Speciale coupé, the Aperta has a 4.5 liter naturally aspirated V8 engine which produces and 398


title: "Ferrari 458" content: pound feet (540 N·m) of torque. 0–100 km/h (62 mph) takes only 3.0 seconds and it is capable of a top speed of . It was the most powerful, street-legal, naturally aspirated Ferrari had ever launched in a convertible variant, until it was surpassed by the naturally aspirated V12 of the LaFerrari Aperta in 2017. The 2012 458 Italia China Edition is a limited (20 units) version of the 458 Italia for the Chinese market, built to commemorate the 20th anniversary of Ferrari in China since the first Ferrari, a 348 TS, was ordered in Beijing. It is distinguished by


title: "Ferrari 458" content: its Marco Polo Red body colour, golden dragon graphic on the front bonnet, gold and black livery stripes symbolising a racing track, gold painted wheels, gold aeroelastic winglets, gold embroidery on the car's head rests, engine start button inscribed with the simplified Chinese characters for 'start' and a '20th Anniversary Special Edition' plaque on the dash. The vehicle was unveiled at the Italia Center of Shanghai World Expo Park. The Ferrari SP12 EC is a one-off sports car built by Ferrari for English musician Eric Clapton under Ferrari's Special Projects programme, and based on the 458 Italia. It was revealed


title: "Ferrari 458" content: in May 2012 and shown at the 2013 Goodwood Festival of Speed. The bespoke SP12 EC's bodywork is inspired by that of the Ferrari 512 BB, and was designed by Centro Stile Ferrari in collaboration with Pininfarina. It uses the mechanicals of the 458 Italia, including its 4.5-litre V8 engine and seven-speed dual-clutch transmission, although many of the car's technical details are considered confidential. The car reportedly cost £3,000,000. This Pininfarina concept car, named in memory of long standing chairman Sergio Pininfarina, is a modern interpretation of the 2-seater barchetta built upon the 458 Spider's mechanicals. In keeping with the


title: "Ferrari 458" content: traditional open barchetta body style, it has no windshield; two matching helmets are provided for the driver and passenger. The vehicle was first shown in March 2013 at the Geneva Motor Show. According to Pininfarina, the Sergio was developed like a production car, and therefore it could be produced in limited numbers. Ferrari built six units of the Sergio in collaboration with Pininfarina in 2015 and sold it to handpicked customers. The production version incorporates a targa top body style due to complexities and high production costs arising in producing the original design of the car. Each unit reportedly cost


title: "Ferrari 458" content: US$3,000,000. The 458 Speciale MM is a one-off sports car based on a Ferrari 458 Speciale and built for a British customer. The design pays homage to the Ferrari 288 GTO and incorporates handcrafted aluminium and carbon fibre components. Performance figures remain unknown but are rumoured to be the same as the normal Speciale. The 458 Challenge is a race car designed to participate in the Ferrari Challenge. It was presented at the Ferrari Annual Dealer Meeting on 14 July 2010. According to Ferrari it can lap the Fiorano test track in 1:16.5, which is two seconds faster than its


title: "Ferrari 458" content: F430 Challenge predecessor and only 0.2 seconds slower than the Ferrari FXX. Weight was reduced from the standard model through the use of thinner body panels, carbon fiber replacement panels, and polycarbonate windows and windshield. The differences over the regular road legal 458 include a racing cockpit, plexi-glass windows with sliding slots, air-jack mounting on the rear to lift the car up, racing fuel filler cap, center-lock wheels, racing exhaust as well as tow hooks on the front and rear. Ferrari unveiled their new GTE class racer in 2011 to take part in Championships sanctioned by ACO and FIA. The


title: "Ferrari 458" content: 458 Italia GT2 drops the "flex splitter" found in the road cars and replaced with a more conventional inlet, with the air exit out through louvers in the bonnet. Under new restrictor regulations, the 4.5L engine produces , which is less than the road car and the 458 Challenge. Unlike the road car, which has a high-revving low-torque engine, the GT2 version only revs to 6,250 rpm, but maintains a close-to-stock torque number even with the horsepower loss. The double-clutch gearbox had to be replaced, but paddle-shifting is retained since rules in 2011 allow them. So far the 458 Italia


title: "Ferrari 458" content: GT2 has had an impressive racing record. The car won the 2012 and 2014 24 Hours of Le Mans, the 2012 12 Hours of Sebring and two editions of the Petit Le Mans, the first in 2011 and the second in 2012. In 2011 the 458 Italia GT2 took the Intercontinental Le Mans Cup GTE Manufacturers' and the GTE PRO Team Titles, the Le Mans Series GTE Manufacturers' and GTE PRO Team and Drivers' honours and the International GT Open Overall and Super GT Team and Drivers' crowns. The following year, with the creation of an FIA-managed World Championship, the


title: "Ferrari 458" content: car obtained the GTE Manufacturers' and GTE PRO Team Titles in the FIA World Endurance Championship. In the same year the Italian car gained the European Le Mans Series GTE PRO Team and Drivers' honours and the International GT Open Overall and Super GT Manufacturers', Team and Drivers' crowns. In 2013 the car repeated its successes, winning the FIA World Endurance Championship GTE Manufacturers', GTE PRO Team, GTE Drivers' and GTE AM Team Titles, the European Le Mans Series GTE Team and Drivers' honours, the Asian Le Mans Series GTE Team and Drivers' crowns and the International GT Open Overall


title: "Ferrari 458" content: and Super GT Manufacturers' and Drivers' Titles. In 2014 the 458 Italia GT2 achieved, for the third straight year, the FIA World Endurance Championship GTE Manufacturers' and GTE PRO Team honours, as well as, for the second time in a row, the GTE Drivers' crown (which had been instituted in 2013). For the fourth time the car also clinched the European Le Mans Series GTE Team and Drivers' Titles, but it didn't take part in the International GT Open and Asian Le Mans Series Championships (the 458 Italia GT3 raced in both these series that year). In 2015 Ferrari 458


title: "Ferrari 458" content: Italia GT2 cars competed in the FIA World Endurance Championship, European Le Mans Series and Tudor United SportsCar Championship. The car was replaced for 2016 by the Ferrari 488 GTE. Ferrari also unveiled a GT3 version of the Ferrari 458 Italia in 2011. The car is slightly lighter and more powerful than the GT2 version, producing closer to 550 HP and running all the way to a 9000 rpm redline. The engine thus performs more similarly to that of the road car than the GT2 version. The aerodynamics of the car are also slightly different due to different aero regulations.


title: "Ferrari 458" content: The 458 Italia GT3 has achieved many important victories in its career. It has won six times the 24 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps (two in the GT3 PRO AM category and two in the Gentlemen Trophy), four times the Gulf 12 Hours (three overall and one in the Gentlemen Trophy), the 2013 and 2014 12 Hours of Sepang, the 2014 and 2015 24 Hours of Dubai in the A6-AM class, the 2014 Liqui Moly Bathurst 12 Hour at the famous Mount Panorama Circuit in Bathurst and the 2014 24 Hours of Barcelona. The 458 Italia GT3 holds the record for the


title: "Ferrari 458" content: number of titles won in many international Championships. In the Blancpain Endurance Series it took the 2011, 2012 and 2014 GT3 PRO AM Team and Drivers' crowns and the 2013 and 2014 Gentlemen Trophy Team and Drivers' honours, while in the European Le Mans Series, since the creation by the ACO of a GT3 class, clinched the 2013 and 2014 GTC Team and Drivers' Titles. In the International GT Open the Maranello car gained the 2011, 2012 and 2014 GTS Team and Drivers' crowns, the 2012, 2013 and 2014 GTS Manufacturers' honours and the 2014 Overall and Super GT Drivers'


title: "Ferrari 458" content: Titles. The 458 Italia GT3 has also a strong racing record in the most important Asian GT series, the GT3 Asia, in which it achieved the 2011 Drivers' crown and the 2012 and 2014 Team and Drivers' honours. The car has also been driven to win the 2011 FIA GT3 Drivers' Title, the 2013 Asian Le Mans Series GTC Team and Drivers' crowns and successes in national Championships like French GT, British GT, Italian GT, GTSprint and Supercar Challenge. In 2015 the 458 Italia GT3 is involved in numerous series, including Blancpain Endurance Series, European Le Mans Series, International GT


title: "Ferrari 458" content: Open, GT3 Asia, Pirelli World Challenge, Blancpain Sprint Series, Asian Le Mans Series, Australian GT Championship and many other national GT3 Championships. In 2012, Ferrari developed a modified version of the 458 GT3 for Grand-Am. The car weighs the same but produces less downforce than the GT3 car; the engine is also restricted more heavily, producing roughly and having an 8000 rpm redline. Instead of a dual-clutch transmission, the car is fitted with a traditional sequential transmission The rollcage is also modified due to stricter safety regulations. The Grand-Am version lacks traction control and ABS. The car debuted at the


title: "Ferrari 458" content: 2012 24 Hours of Daytona. AimAutosport.com is the first team to win with the new 458 Italia Grand-Am spec. On Sept. 9, 2012, drivers Jeff Segal and Emil Assentato finished second at Laguna Seca and clinched the Grand-Am Rolex GT championship. The 458 won "Car of the Year 2009" and "Supercar of the Year". It also won "Cabrio of the Year 2011" for the Spider, from Top Gear magazine. Auto Zeitung magazine awarded the Ferrari 458 Spider "Best Cabrio 2011". Motor Trend awarded the Ferrari 458 Italia with the title of "Best Driver's Car" in 2011. The 458 Speciale won


title: "Ferrari 458" content: Top Gear's Supercar of the Year 2013 and James May's Car of the Year On 24 August 2010, BBC News reported that ten 458s had either crashed or caught fire in just three months. Ferrari responded later that it was aware of the fire-related cases, and was in the process of investigating them. On September 1, 2010 Ferrari officially recalled all 1,248 of the 458s sold to date. A spokesman commented that the problem had been traced to adhesive used in the wheel-arch assemblies and that, in certain circumstances, the glue could begin to overheat, smoke and even catch fire.


title: "Ferrari 458" content: In extreme cases the melting adhesive could lead to the heat shield deforming, and hence moving closer to the exhaust, causing the wheel-arch lining to catch fire. Owners who had reported fires, that were later confirmed by independent engineers to be due to this problem, will now receive a new car. All other cars will be modified replacing the adhesive with mechanical fasteners. In 2012, Ferrari recalled certain 2011 and 2012 cars because the engine can seize suddenly and possibly cause a crash. The F136 engines have crankshafts that were machined incorrectly. The manufacturer learned of one such incident from


title: "Ferrari 458" content: a review car lent to critics. Owners can choose from having a new engine installed by their dealer, having the engine removed and the work done by Ferrari North America or having a new crankshaft and bearings installed at the dealership. Hot Wheels produced a 1:18 scale model of the 458 Italia, Spider, GT2, Challenge, China Edition and soon the Speciale versions under both its regular "Mattel / Heritage" as well as its premium "Elite" and "Super Elite" lines of collectable die-cast models. Bburago also produced variants of the 458, such as the Italia, Spider and Challenge in diecast in


title: "Ferrari 458" content: 1:18 1:24, 1:32 and 1:43 scale under its Race and play line up. The Speciale version in 1:18 scale followed up later from the manufacturer under both the Race and play and Signature series line ups. The 458 was also reviewed on the 15th season of "Top Gear", where it received acclaim for its styling and performance. In a drag race against James May's Ferrari F430, it won by a considerable margin. The car also lapped the "Top Gear" test track in 1:19.1, just 0.1 seconds slower than the Ferrari Enzo. A red 458 was used as the vehicle form


title: "Ferrari 458" content: for the character Dino in the film "". After the Ferrari 458 Italia had been reported to cost much more in China than the United States, the Chinese Automobile Dealers Association (CADA) began working in conjunction with the National Development and Reform Commission for possible price-fixing, despite automakers' claim of a 24% import tariff, 17% value-added tax, and a consumption tax having been added to the car's price. Ferrari 458 The Ferrari 458 Italia is a mid-engined sports car produced by the Italian sports car manufacturer Ferrari. The 458 replaced the Ferrari F430, and was first officially unveiled at the


title: "Château de Carrouges" content: gave Blosset the means of restoring and expanding the château, which had suffered great damage following its confiscation by Henry VI of England after the battle of Verneuil in 1424. Blosset built the north-eastern wing of the château, in which King Louis XI lodged on 11 August 1473. Blosset died without heir, and the château passed to his nephew Jean Le Veneur, Bishop of Lisieux, who became a Cardinal in 1533, and who constructed the Renaissance "châtelet", known as the "pavillon du cardinal Jean Le Veneur". At the time of the French Wars of Religion (1562–98), the château was again


title: "Jacques Androuet II du Cerceau" content: Henry III. In 1594, during the reign of Henry IV, Louis Métezeau was also appointed royal architect, a designation opposed by Androuet du Cerceau on the grounds that only one architect could hold the position at any given time. Androuet du Cerceau's claims were rejected in 1599, when the crown asserted its right to name as many royal architects as it wished. It is considered unlikely that the two architects collaborated during their dispute. Androuet du Cerceau is traditionally credited with the design of the western section of the Louvre's Grande Galerie (1595–1610), which extended along the right bank of


title: "Groton and Stonington Street Railway" content: in 1911 that extended to Old Mystic. In 1928, G&S ceased operating, and buses of the Groton-Stonington Traction Company began operating along the route. Groton and Stonington Street Railway The Groton and Stonington Street Railway was an interurban trolley line that extended from Groton, Connecticut to Westerly, Rhode Island, with a later branch to Old Mystic, Connecticut and an extension to New London. The line operated from 1904 to 1919 and 1923 to 1928, after which it was replaced by buses. The Groton and Stonington Street Railway was chartered on August 17, 1903, with permission to build two lines. The


title: "CpG Oligodeoxynucleotide" content: G sequence impart; not the sequence itself. Numerous sequences have been shown to stimulate TLR9 with variations in the number and location of CpG dimers, as well as the precise base sequences flanking the CpG dimers. This led to the creation of five unofficial classes or categories of CpG ODN based on their sequence, secondary structures, and effect on human peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs). The five classes are Class A (Type D), Class B (Type K), Class C, Class P, and Class S. It is important to note that during the discovery process, the "Classes" were not defined until


title: "Chaghar Matti" content: not too far from each another and one day the Kabul River flooded to the extent that it washed away the entire village. The residents of Matai had to find a place on a high ground to escape the flood water. The two villages became apart and Matai found its new abode on the Southern bank of River Kabul leaving behind the sister village of Jatai at its original location. Matai and Jatai are still pronounced together by the people of Hashtnagar and Charsadda, thinking that it is the name of one village. The present village is situated at least


title: "Fuyuan, Heilongjiang" content: on the Amur River as well. Fuyuan Dongji Airport opened in 2014. Fuyuan is one of the cities in which China Bandy Federation explores the potential for bandy development. Fuyuan, Heilongjiang Fuyuan () is a county-level city of the province of Heilongjiang, China. It is under the jurisdiction of the prefecture-level city of Jiamusi. Fuyuan is located in the lowlands between at the confluence of the Heilongjiang (Amur) River and Wusuli (Ussuri) Rivers. The city seat, Fuyuan Town, sits on the southern bank of the Amur. On the opposite side of the river is Russia's Jewish Autonomous Region. Fuyuan is


title: "Clayton Hill" content: wife returned to the screen with roles in the film "End Game". He was cast in the horror film "River of Darkness" with Kurt Angle, which would have been his first lead role. A resident of Burgettstown, Pennsylvania, he died at the age of 78 on July 26, 2009, from pneumonia. He was survived by his wife, a daughter, son, and five grandchildren. Clayton Hill Clayton Hill (May 7, 1931 – July 26, 2009) was an American actor who appeared in many films, but was best known for his role as the "sweater zombie" in the 1978 horror film "Dawn


title: "Hydrangea paniculata" content: Hydrangea paniculata Hydrangea paniculata, the panicled hydrangea, is a species of flowering plant in the family Hydrangeaceae native to southern and eastern China, Korea, Japan and Russia (Sakhalin). It was first formally described by Philipp Franz von Siebold in 1829. It is a deciduous shrub or small tree, tall by broad, growing in sparse forests or thickets in valleys or on mountain slopes. The leaves are broadly oval, toothed and long. In late summer it bears large conical panicles of creamy white fertile flowers, together with pinkish white sterile florets. Florets may open pale green, grading to white with age,


title: "Hydrangea paniculata" content: thus creating a pleasing “two-tone” effect. In cultivation it is pruned in spring to obtain larger flower heads. Numerous cultivars have been developed for ornamental use, of which the following have gained the Royal Horticultural Society’s Award of Garden Merit:- Those cultivars marked are protected by plant breeders' rights from unauthorised propagation. "Hydrangea paniculata" is sometimes smoked as an intoxicant, despite the danger of illness and/or death due to the cyanide present as cyanogenic glycosides. "Hydrangea" is derived from Greek, meaning ‘water vessel’, in reference to the shape of the capsules. "Paniculata" means ‘with branched-racemose or cymose inflorescences’, ‘tufted’, ‘paniculate’,


title: "Hydrangea paniculata" content: or ‘with panicles’. This name is in reference to the flowers of this species. Hydrangea paniculata Hydrangea paniculata, the panicled hydrangea, is a species of flowering plant in the family Hydrangeaceae native to southern and eastern China, Korea, Japan and Russia (Sakhalin). It was first formally described by Philipp Franz von Siebold in 1829. It is a deciduous shrub or small tree, tall by broad, growing in sparse forests or thickets in valleys or on mountain slopes. The leaves are broadly oval, toothed and long. In late summer it bears large conical panicles of creamy white fertile flowers, together with


title: "Albert Clinton Horton" content: and Victoria counties. He wasn't successful in his bid for the vice presidency of the Republic of Texas in 1838. He was appointed by the Republic of Texas Congress to select a location for the capital of Texas in January 1839. He was as a delegate to the Convention of 1845. In 1842, Horton would again serve as a military officer when he was recruited to serve as a captain against the invasion of Ráfael Vásquez on March 7. After Texas became a U.S. state in December 1845, Horton became its first Lieutenant Governor. He was declared the first Lieutenant


title: "Bernice Gera" content: disenchanted with umpiring when the other umpires refused to cooperate with her on the field. She was scheduled to be the home plate umpire for the second game. Gera cites the "cool resentment" of both the other umpires and the baseball establishment as a motivation for her decision to resign, not her dispute with Auburn manager Nolan Campbell. This, combined with both verbal, written and physical "threats" "disgusted" her and contributed to her disillusionment with baseball culture. Eight men, for example, allegedly shattered the light outside Gera's motel room and cursed at her the night before she umpired her first


title: "Church of St. Luke and St. Matthew (Brooklyn, New York)" content: in Brooklyn Heights. The building was constructed on a property consisting of eight city lots donated by George W. Pine. The congregation's building eventually grew to be the largest in the Episcopal Diocese of Long Island. It merged with the St. Matthew's Episcopal Church in 1943, and the Church of St. Michael and St. Mark in 1993. The original building of St. Luke's Protestant Episcopal Church on Clinton Avenue was constructed in 1835 by Elias Combs, building and hardware merchant, Trinity Church. His widow charged in 1846 that Mr. Combs had not been paid for the construction of this building.


title: "Gabriel von Wayditch" content: death, all of the commercially released recordings of Wayditch's music along with private recordings of excerpts and extracts from other works were featured in the Gabriel Von Wayditch Memorial Broadcast aired on WKCR-FM, the radio station of Columbia University. In the 1990s, the three MHS LPs were re-issued in a 2 CD package by VAI. In October 2009, the Hungarian Culture Center mounted a presentation about Wayditch at the Brooklyn Museum featuring a performance of "Reminscences from Opium Dreams" by pianist Lloyd Arriola, a short ballet featuring excerpts from the two recorded operas, and a talk by Frank J. Oteri,


title: "Fort York (neighbourhood)" content: and cultural sensitive areas, and was the location of the lakeside Toronto Molson brewery before it was demolished in 2006. The Fort York Neighbourhood Public Realm Plan is the next step in the planning and design for the Fort York Neighbourhood. The area's redevelopment plan was finalized in 2005, and establishes guidelines for an overall vision of the emerging neighbourhood. It set out the location of public spaces, density, height and built form so that the area's streetscapes, open spaces, parks and pedestrian areas are interconnected with private development. A 38-storey residential tower and 7- to 12-storey podium building was


title: "Rancho Las Juntas" content: Rancho Las Juntas grant was made in 1844. About 1845 the Welch family decided to move permanently from San Jose to the Rancho. The oldest son was sent to build a home near the ruins of the adobe that had been burned by the Indians several years previously. But in 1846, before any improvements could be made, William Welch died. Welch's widow and children moved to the Rancho to join the oldest son. With the cession of California to the United States following the Mexican-American War, the 1848 Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo provided that the land grants would be honored.


title: "Taylor County High School" content: softball, volleyball, golf, swimming, tennis, track and field, bowling, fishing, wrestling, and cross country, on the varsity levels. Taylor County High School has won three team sport, girls' bowling in 2013, boys' bowling in 2016, and boys' golf in 2018. J.B. Homles won the KHSAA Boys' Individual Golf Championship in 1998. Taylor County High School won 1999 region football. Taylor County High School Taylor County High School is a U.S. high school (grades 9 to 12) in the city of Campbellsville, Taylor County, Kentucky. It is one of two high schools in Campbellsville, the other being Campbellsville High School. The


title: "Human rights in the United States" content: of providing medical treatment when it is needed. Americans' rights in health care are regulated by the US Patients' Bill of Rights. Unlike most other industrialized nations, the United States does not offer most of its citizens subsidized health care. The United States Medicaid program provides subsidized coverage to some categories of individuals and families with low incomes and resources, including children, pregnant women, and very low-income people with disabilities (higher-earning people with disabilities do not qualify for Medicaid, although they do qualify for Medicare). However, according to Medicaid's own documents, "the Medicaid program does not provide health care services,


title: "Lubna Olayan" content: Lubna Olayan Lubna Suliman Olayan (born August 4, 1955) (Arabic: لبنى سلیمان العليان ) is a Saudi business woman. Born to Sulaiman Olayan and Maryam bint Jassim Al Abdulwahab, Olayan was listed as one of the top 100 most influential people of 2005 by "Time" magazine, and continued to be on the Forbes list of most powerful women till 2011 and returned to the list in 2014. In 2004, Olayan was the first woman in Saudi history to deliver an opening keynote address at a major conference in Saudi Arabia; at the Jeddah Economic Forum. As of 2014, she was


title: "Homogeneous coordinate ring" content: a classical perspective, such generators are simply the equations one writes down to define "V". If "V" is a hypersurface there need only be one equation, and for complete intersections the number of equations can be taken as the codimension; but the general projective variety has no defining set of equations that is so transparent. Detailed studies, for example of canonical curves and the equations defining abelian varieties, show the geometric interest of systematic techniques to handle these cases. The subject also grew out of elimination theory in its classical form, in which reduction modulo "I" is supposed to become


title: "Erik Bethke" content: and highlighted current End User License Agreements (EULAs). In 2003 Bethke moved to Seoul, Korea and founded GoPets, Ltd. which was acquired by social gaming company Zynga. Bethke worked at Zynga from 2009 to 2012 as the General Manager of Mafia Wars 2.. In September 2012, Bethke co-founded Bee Cave Games with Nimai Malle and Jeremy Strauser - a social and mobile game developer focused on the casino sector and makers of Blackjack Casino. Erik Bethke Erik Bethke is a computer games developer. Bethke worked on UV Spectrometer experiments under Dr. D.E. Shemanksy at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory and the


title: "1970–71 Ashes series" content: the destroyer was debutant fast bowler Ken Shuttleworth who took 5/47, his best bowling for England and his only 5 wicket haul in Tests. Needing 183 in just over an hour England were unlikely to win and when Terry Jenner caught and bowled Boycott for 16 it was decided to call an end to the match. England were left on 39/1, paying the price for their slow first innings. "Next morning Bobby Simpson wrote, 'England have come out of the Test with a moral victory.' They could have had a flesh and blood triumph." Despite the Australians collapsing in both


title: "Born Into Exile" content: relationship, she is outraged, forbidding her from ever seeing him again. Holly, upset that her mother doesn't want to give him a chance because of his age, responds furiously when she kicks him out of her yard. She sneaks out and decides to run away with him to start a new life in California. They soon find out that traveling without money is difficult. This fact only is emphasized further when they encounter a lecherous trucker and a change of routes. They break the law by stealing to survive. Once in Southern California, they soon find out they have nowhere


title: "Frederic W. Cook" content: Frederic W. Cook Frederic White Cook (May 2, 1873November 16, 1951) was an American politician who served as the Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth from 1921 to 1949. Cook was born in Somerville, Massachusetts on May 2, 1873 to Sanford Reuben Cook and his wife Harriet Frances (Dassance) Cook. Cook attended the Somerville public schools. On December 19, 1905, Cook married Kathleen Russell, of Brooklyn, New York. They stayed married until her death in Somerville, Massachusetts on April 30, 1947. Cook started out as the assistant clerk of committees, for the city of Somerville. On January 25, 1901 Cook was


title: "2009 Iran poll protests trial" content: Britain of stoking the unrest in an attempt to create a "soft overthrow" of the Iranian government. Another detainee allegedly confessed to spying for the United Arab Emirates Intelligence Ministry as well as the United States. The prosecution is led by Saeed Mortazavi, the Prosecutor General of Tehran, who has been called a "hardliner" for his role in the death of Iranian-Canadian photojournalist Zahra Kazemi, and the shutting down of 60 pro-reform newspapers. The sentences for the charges range from a short imprisonment to capital punishment. According to journalist Borzou Daragahi, "only reporters with news organizations controlled by Ahmadinejad or


title: "River Lethe in popular culture" content: snap out of Lethe's spell. In Roy Andersson's "You, the Living", a quotation from Goethe's Roman Elegies "Be pleased then, you the living, in your delightfully warmed bed, before Lethe’s ice-cold wave will lick your escaping foot" In Gene Roddenberry's "Andromeda" first-season episode "The Banks of the Lethe", a black hole enables communication between a pair of separated lovers. In Joss Whedon's "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" episode "Tabula Rasa", Willow uses a flower called Lethe's Bramble as material component to a spell that temporarily erases the memory of her friends. In the "" original television series episode "Dagger of the


title: "Course of San Juan Creek" content: Capistrano. After the confluence with Trabuco Creek, San Juan Creek flows more or less directly south for about , bending only once, slightly to the southeast, for this entire reach. The channel in cross-section is about wide and deep, with a bicycle path running along the west side. The creek crosses the boundary between San Juan Capistrano and the city of Dana Point, where its channel widens and further shallows. It is crossed by Camino Las Ramblas on a high bridge, then finally crossed by the Pacific Coast Highway on two lower bridges. Directly after this final crossing, San Juan


title: "Vakil Mosque" content: Vakil Mosque The Vakil Mosque ( - "Masjed-e Vakil") is a mosque in Shiraz, southern Iran, situated to the west of the Vakil Bazaar next to its entrance. This mosque was built between 1751 and 1773, during the Zand period; however, it was restored in the 19th century during the Qajar period. "Vakil" means "regent", which was the title used by Karim Khan, the founder of Zand Dynasty. Shiraz was the seat of Karim Khan’s government and he endowed many buildings, including this mosque. Vakil Mosque covers an area of 8,660 square meters. It has only two iwans instead of


title: "Vakil Mosque" content: the usual four, on the northern and southern sides of a large open court. The iwans and court are decorated with typical Shirazi "haft rangi" tiles, a characteristic feature of the art and industry of Shiraz during the latter half of the 18th century. Its night prayer hall (Shabestan), with an area of approximately 2,700 square meters, contains 48 monolithic pillars carved in spirals, each with a capital of acanthus leaves. The minbar in this hall is cut from a solid piece of green marble with a flight of 14 steps and is considered to be one of the master


title: "Vakil Mosque" content: pieces of the Zand period. The exuberant floral decorative tiles largely date from the Qajar period. Vakil Mosque The Vakil Mosque ( - "Masjed-e Vakil") is a mosque in Shiraz, southern Iran, situated to the west of the Vakil Bazaar next to its entrance. This mosque was built between 1751 and 1773, during the Zand period; however, it was restored in the 19th century during the Qajar period. "Vakil" means "regent", which was the title used by Karim Khan, the founder of Zand Dynasty. Shiraz was the seat of Karim Khan’s government and he endowed many buildings, including this mosque.


title: "Diego von Bergen" content: Diego von Bergen Dr. Carl-Ludwig Diego von Bergen (1872 – October 7, 1944) was the ambassador to the Holy See from the Kingdom of Prussia (1915–1918), the Weimar Republic (1920–1933), and Nazi Germany (1933–1943), most notably during the negotiation of the "Reichskonkordat" and during the Second World War. From 1930 to 1943, by virtue of seniority, Bergen was also the doyen of the diplomatic corps accredited to the Holy See. This office entitled him to speak at the funeral of Pope Pius XI in 1939, when he infamously urged the cardinals to elect a new pope who would work with


title: "Sayyid Qutb" content: on Islam – Islam as a complete system of morality, justice and governance, whose sharia laws and principles should be the sole basis of governance and everything else in life – though his interpretation of it varied. Qutb's political philosophy has been described as an attempt to instantiate a complex and multilayer eschatological vision, partly grounded in the counter-hegemonic re-articulation of the traditional ideal of Islamic universalism. Following the 1952 coup, he espoused a 'just dictatorship' that would 'grant political liberties to the virtuous alone.' Later he wrote that rule by "sharia" law would require essentially no government at all.


title: "1981 Torneo Descentralizado" content: using domestic players in preparation for the 1982 World Cup Qualifiers. In order to reduce the impact of the absence of these key players in the national league, the regional tournament was played in which the winner contested the second berth to the 1982 Copa Libertadores against the Descentralizado runner-up. The second phase of the league was the Descentralizado in which all sixteen teams competed in single league table and its winner was crowned national champion while its runner-up faced the first phase winner for the second berth of the Copa Libertadores. The Torneo Regional was divided into 4 groups.


title: "Donora (band)" content: band released their second album, "Boyfriends, Girlfriends", in 2011, followed by their "Play Nice EP" in 2013. Donora (band) Donora is an American indie pop/rock/shoegaze band based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. They first gained visibility in 2006 as semifinalists in the contest, "Calling All Bands", sponsored by MySpace and Verizon Wireless, for their song "She's Just a Girl". The band had music included on the MTV series "Engaged and Underage", "Cribs", and "Teen Wolf", as well as the direct-to-video comedy "Lower Learning", starring Eva Longoria and Jason Biggs. The trio is composed of drummer Jake Hanner, his younger sister, vocalist/guitarist Casey


title: "White City (Indianapolis)" content: could not sustain all three as the nationwide amusement park boom started to subside in the latter third of the first decade of the twentieth century. While Riverside Amusement Park tried to survive by reducing expenditures (it stayed in business until 1970), White City and Wonderland tried different tacks in trying to boost their attendance to overcome the increased costs of insurance and construction. White City started to emphasize its live performances and its natural settings (offering more activities near the bank of the White River), while landlocked Wonderland continued the upgrading of its mechanical rides. In 1907, White City


title: "Spofforth Castle" content: Spofforth Castle Spofforth Castle in the village of Spofforth, North Yorkshire, England was a fortified manor house, ruined during the English Civil War and now run by English Heritage as a tourist attraction. Spofforth Castle was built by Henry de Percy in the early 14th century when he was given a licence to crenellate a manor house on the site, with later alterations made in the 14th and 15th centuries. The Percy estates, including Spofforth, were confiscated after the rebellion against King Henry IV in 1408 and given to Sir Thomas Rokeby. They were later restored and then lost again


title: "Spofforth Castle" content: in 1461 when the Percys supported the losing side in the War of the Roses. Spofforth was eventually returned to the family and remained inhabited by their steward until 1604. The castle was reduced to ruins during the English Civil War of 1642–1646. The castle was given to the Office of Works in 1924 by the Baron Leconfield. The ruins, primarily the west side of the original castle, are now listed as a grade II* listed building and under the guardianship of English Heritage as a tourist attraction. They are managed by Spofforth-with-Stockeld Parish Council. Spofforth Castle Spofforth Castle in