title: "World War II in Yugoslavia" content: liberal elements of Yugoslav politics, on one hand, and the Chetniks, a conservative royalist and nationalist force, enjoying support almost exclusively from the Serbian population in occupied Yugoslavia, on the other hand. Initially the Chetniks received recognition from the Western Allies, while the Partisans were supported by the Soviet Union. At the very beginning, the Partisan forces were relatively small, poorly armed, and without any infrastructure. But they had two major advantages over other military and paramilitary formations in former Yugoslavia: the first and most immediate advantage was a small but valuable cadre of Spanish Civil War veterans. Unlike some


title: "Charles McCarthy (progressive)" content: this, McCarthy advocated the development of a science of public administration so that governments could be run with the same efficiency as businesses. He recommended that public officials be educated specifically for administrative duties. Other ideas described in the book include the direct accountability of politicians and government administrators to the electorate; the regulation of business, including railroads, utilities, stocks and bonds, insurance, and banking, for the public good; and the provision of service by public universities to the state via university extensions and adult education. In his introduction to the book, Theodore Roosevelt wrote: As Professor Simon N. Patten


title: "Polystichum acrostichoides" content: Polystichum acrostichoides Polystichum acrostichoides, commonly denominated Christmas fern, is a perennial, evergreen fern native to eastern North America, from Nova Scotia, Canada west to Minnesota and south to Florida and eastern Texas. It is naturalized in Europe. It is one of the commonest ferns in eastern North America, being found in moist and shady habitats in woodlands, rocky slopes, and stream banks. The common name derives from the evergreen fronds which are often still green at Christmas in December. Christmas fern grows in a circular form with all the leaves arising from a single point on the ground. It can


title: "Polystichum acrostichoides" content: form colonies but frequently grows singly or in twos or threes. In the winter the fertile leaves (leaves bearing spores) die and the sterile leaves will remain through the winter but are often laid down by snow or frost. The frond is supported by a stipe, or stem, which is typically 1/4 or 1/3 the length of the total leaf. The stipe length is given as a ratio because the leaf size can vary quite considerably and it's more accurate to not give an exact number but rather to estimate the length based on each leaf's size. The stipe is


title: "Polystichum acrostichoides" content: black to very dark brown at the base and fades to green as it continues toward the tip. It is also covered in coarse light brown to tan scales which are typically about 5 mm long and translucent, the stipe itself is grooved on the upward side. As the stem continues toward the tip of the leaf the size and density of the scales decreases. The young fiddleheads, also known as crosiers, are a scaly grey and prominent in early spring. The fronds grow from 30–80 cm long and 5–12 cm broad, divided into 20-35 pairs of leaflets or pinnae.


title: "Polystichum acrostichoides" content: Each pinna is typically 4 cm long and has a finely serrulate or spiny edge and is oblong to falcate in shape. The fine teeth or spines on edge of the leaf point toward the tip of the leaflet. Each pinna has a triangular lobe at its base which points toward the distal end (tip) of the leaf; this protrusion is approximately 5 mm wide and equally tall and its tip bears a small spine. The lowest two leaflets are typically downward pointing and opposite to each other. The leaves are overall a dark green and rather leathery and thick


title: "Polystichum acrostichoides" content: in texture, their undersides may be covered in very sparse hairs; their shape can be described as linear to lanceolate shaped. The light brown spores are produced on pinnae which are conspicuously smaller than the pinnae below them; these pinnae are located at the tip of the frond.—these pinnae can be described as acrostichoid as the sporangia covers almost the entirety of the underside of the leaf surface. Acrostichoid is also the term from which "P. acrostichoides" derives its species name. Christmas fern resembles the Pacific Coast sword fern, "Polystichum munitum", but does not make the huge clumps which that


title: "Polystichum acrostichoides" content: fern forms, and it differs from it and almost all other ferns in that fertile (spore bearing) leaflets of the Christmas fern are noticeably smaller than the sterile leaflets and located on the same leaf. The fertile leaflets are identified by being covered by a typically brown covered mass and are located at the tip of the leaf. Like other ferns of the genus "Polystichum", it is allied to the wood ferns, genus "Dryopteris", to which it is often found growing in close proximity. "P. acrostichoides" is known to hybridize with "Polystichum braunii" in areas where their ranges overlap. Christmas


title: "Polystichum acrostichoides" content: fern is popular in cultivation as an ornamental plant for gardens, including natural gardens, because it is easy to cultivate in many environments and soils. Because it is evergreen, it is also often cultivated in winter gardens. The fern can conserve soil and allay erosion of steep slopes. The fronds are semi-erect until the first hard frost, after which they recline to be prostrate and effectively hold in place abscised foliage of the duff layer of the sylvan floor, which enables the gradual decomposition of the abscised foliage into humus, which in turn further conserves soil. Polystichum acrostichoides Polystichum acrostichoides,


title: "Wat Saket" content: Wat Saket Wat Saket Ratcha Wora Maha Wihan (, usually shortened to Wat Saket () is a Buddhist temple ("wat") in Pom Prap Sattru Phai district, Bangkok, Thailand. The temple dates back to the Ayutthaya era, when it was known as Wat Sakae. When Bangkok became the capital, King Rama I renovated the temple and gave it its present name. "Phu Khao Thong" (“Golden Mountain”, ) is a steep artificial hill inside the Wat Saket compound. Rama I's grandson, King Rama III (1787–1851), decided to build a chedi of huge dimensions inside Wat Saket, but the chedi collapsed during construction


title: "Wat Saket" content: because the soft soil of Bangkok could not support the weight. Over the next few decades, the abandoned mud-and-brick structure acquired the shape of a natural hill and was overgrown with weeds. The locals called it the "phu khao" (ภูเขา), as if it were a natural feature. During the reign of King Rama IV, construction began of a small chedi on the hill. It was completed early in the reign of his son, King Rama V (1853–1910). A relic of the Buddha was brought from Sri Lanka and placed in the chedi. The surrounding concrete walls were added in the


title: "Wat Saket" content: 1940s to stop the hill from eroding. The modern Wat Saket was built in the early 20th century of Carrara marble. An annual festival is held at Wat Saket every November, featuring a candlelight procession up Phu Khao Thong to the chedi. Phu Khao Thong is now a popular Bangkok tourist attraction and has become a symbol of the city. Wat Saket Wat Saket Ratcha Wora Maha Wihan (, usually shortened to Wat Saket () is a Buddhist temple ("wat") in Pom Prap Sattru Phai district, Bangkok, Thailand. The temple dates back to the Ayutthaya era, when it was known


title: "Arum italicum" content: Arum italicum Arum italicum is a species of flowering herbaceous perennial plant in the family Araceae, also known as Italian arum and Italian lords-and-ladies. It is native to the Mediterranean region (southern Europe, northern Africa, and the Middle East). It is also naturalized in Great Britain, the Netherlands, Crimea, Caucasus, Canary Islands, Madeira, Azores, Argentina and in scattered locations in the United States. It grows high, with equal spread. It blooms in spring with white flowers that turn to showy red fruit. It is cultivated as an ornamental plant for traditional and woodland shade gardens. Subspecies "italicum" (the one normally


title: "Arum italicum" content: grown in horticulture) has distinctive pale veins on the leaves, whilst subspecies "neglectum" has faint pale veins, and the leaves may have dark spots. Some gardeners use this arum to underplant with "Hosta", as they produce foliage sequentially: when the "Hosta" withers away, the arum replaces it in early winter, maintaining ground-cover. Numerous cultivars have been developed for garden use, of which "A. italicum" subsp. "italicum" 'Marmoratum' has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit. "Arum italicum" can be invasive in some areas. "Arum italicum" may hybridize with "Arum maculatum". In 1778, Lamarck noticed that the inflorescence of


title: "Arum italicum" content: this plant produces heat. Leaves, fruits and rhizomes contain compounds that make them poisonous. Notably, leaves are rich in oxalic acid; other active principles are present in other parts. The ingestion of berries, which are showy and red, may result fatal for babies and young children. As a general rule, avoiding consumption is advisable for adults too. Arum italicum Arum italicum is a species of flowering herbaceous perennial plant in the family Araceae, also known as Italian arum and Italian lords-and-ladies. It is native to the Mediterranean region (southern Europe, northern Africa, and the Middle East). It is also naturalized


title: "Puerto Rican women in the military" content: year the Army Nurse Corps (ANC) decided to accept Puerto Rican nurses. Thirteen women submitted applications, were interviewed, underwent physical examinations, and were accepted into the ANC. Eight of these nurses were assigned to the Army Post at San Juan, where they were valued for their bilingual abilities. Five nurses were assigned to work at the hospital at Camp Tortuguero, Puerto Rico. The Navy also recruited a small number of Puerto Rican women as members of the Navy Women's Reserve known as WAVES (Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service) during World War II. Among the women who served in the


title: "Taillight shark" content: specimen was a mature female . The muscular, lobe-like pectoral fins of the taillight shark suggest they may be used for propulsion, in a manner more akin to that of chimaeras than other sharks or at least for hovering in the water column. Its strongly built jaws and teeth likely allow it to tackle relatively large prey. On the belly in front of the cloaca is a pouch-like groove devoid of denticles and lined with a luminescent tissue formed into numerous, tightly packed papillae (nipple-like structures). The entrance to the pouch is a slit lined with folds of skin. In


title: "Bill Collins (golfer)" content: the end of regulation at the Insurance City Open, which he and Jack Fleck lost in a playoff to Arnold Palmer. His best finishes in major championships were T-7 at The Masters in 1961 and a solo 7th-place finish at the 1964 U.S. Open. He was a member of the victorious 1961 Ryder Cup team. Collins was forced to quit the Tour after back surgery in 1963. In 1965, he took a club pro job at Brae Burn Country Club in Purchase, New York and remained there until December 1981. He joined the Senior PGA Tour in 1982 and won


title: "Wellington Cantonment" content: Wellington Cantonment Wellington is a cantonment town in the Nilgiris District of Tamil Nadu. It is the Regimental Centre for the Madras Regiment of the Indian Army. One of its most famous residents was Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw, who died in the town on June 27, 2008. This town is adjacent to the city of Coonoor. Its Postal Index Number is 643231. Wellington is home to The Defence Services Staff College (DSSC), a premier tri-service training establishment that imparts training to field grade officers of the three wings of the Indian Armed Forces, friendly foreign countries and various Indian Civil


title: "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" content: leaps half singing and half yelling into the chorus, where the guitar riff reappears. The lyrics outline the singer's irritation with the increasing commercialism of the modern world, where the radio broadcasts "useless information" and a man on television tells him "how white my shirts can be – but he can't be a man 'cause he doesn't smoke the same cigarettes as me." Jagger also describes the stress of being a celebrity, and the tensions of touring. The reference in the verse to not getting any "girl reaction" was fairly controversial in its day, interpreted by some listeners (and radio


title: "John Adams, 1st Baron Adams" content: for Cumberland and Westmorland Sub-region between 1944 and 1948, and on retiring from that post was appointed an OBE. He had also laid the groundwork of attracting the fledgling Nuclear Industry to West Cumberland, and as a consequence the Royal Ordnance Factory Sellafield became the Windscale, and later the Windscale and Calder Works, of the UKAEA (now known as Sellafield Site). This soaked up the post-war labour released from the Sellafield and Drigg ROFs and from the declining mining and heavy industries of West Cumberland. This is perhaps his most enduring legacy. In 1949 Adams was elevated to the peerage


title: "Herbert Art Gallery and Museum" content: was delayed until 1953. New plans for the museum were drawn up in 1952 by the Leicester architects, Albert Herbert & Son, and in May 1954 the foundation stone was laid by Herbert, who also donated a further £100,000 to the project. Herbert died in May 1957, and the museum and art gallery that bears his name was opened on 9 March 1960 by his third wife Lady Herbert. The first phase of a two-phase refurbishment was completed in 2005 with £3 million of funds from Coventry City Council, Advantage West Midlands and the European Regional Development Fund. During the


title: "Chickies Ridge" content: westward about , rounding a tight horsehoe curve and turning eastward, to cross Chickies Creek at the base of the ridge and run to Marietta. This extension was opened on December 31, 1893. The trolley line was abandoned on April 25, 1932. Pennsylvania Route 441 once followed Chickies Hill Road, but a later realignment brought it directly through the western part of Chickies Ridge in a deep cut, substantially reducing the climb. The Pennsylvania Canal, the Columbia Branch and then the Atglen and Susquehanna Branch of the Pennsylvania Railroad all at different times squeezed between Chickies Rock and the river.


title: "Karin Gastinger" content: "Spitzenkandidatin" (top of the list) of Styria for the BZÖ. However, on 25 September, only six days before the election, she announced her defection from the BZÖ. Karin Gastinger Karin Gastinger (born 11 March 1964) is an Austrian politician. She was Federal Minister of Justice in the coalition government led by Wolfgang Schüssel which served from June 2004 to January 2007. She was born Karin Miklautsch in Graz, Styria, and, after graduating from law school, became a lawyer with the Carinthian government, where she was appointed head of the Department of Water Law in 1999. In the autumn of 2004,


title: "Potsie Weber" content: and his musical endeavors became more central to the character as the series progressed. Potsie's extremely sour relationship with his father (never seen on camera) was a minor running joke on the series, with lines such as "I'm gonna talk to my dad too; will be the first time in six months!" In ""The Deadly Dares"" (Season 1, Episode 6), Potsie revealed how he got his nickname. He was asked, "Potsie Weber? What kind of name is this?" He replied, "They call me Potsie because when I was a young boy I used to like to make things with clay,


title: Gletterens content: buildings made up 12.0% and transportation infrastructure made up 2.7%. while parks, green belts and sports fields made up 5.1%. Out of the forested land, all of the forested land area is covered with heavy forests. Of the agricultural land, 41.8% is used for growing crops and 9.2% is pastures. The municipality is located Broyebez., abseits der grossen Verkehrsachsen am Neuenburgersee gelegen.. It consists of the village of Gletterens and the hamlets of Broyebez., abseits der grossen Verkehrsachsen am Neuenburgersee gelegen.. The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is "Barry of six Or and Gules and on a Chief


title: "Claire Bennet" content: her and heads inside Pinehearst in hopes of being cured. Claire then calls her biological father Nathan Petrelli at Mohinder Suresh's laboratory loft (formerly Isaac Mendez's loft) and alerts him to the day's events. Later, she and Peter meet with Nathan and Tracy Strauss, and Claire reveals to him the information ("Pinehearst") he needs to track down his father, Arthur Petrelli, whom Peter reveals is still alive. In "It's Coming", Peter and Claire get into an argument about the future that Peter witnessed in "I Am Become Death" in which Claire becomes a ruthless killer herself, with Claire trying to


title: "Abram Nicholas Pritzker" content: Pritzker & Pritzker, along with his brothers, Harry and Jack. Harry specialized in criminal law, Abram (called Abe and later A.N.) specialized in business law, and Jack in real estate law. In the 1930s, he left the law practice and branched out with his brother Jack, investing in real estate and small companies, mostly in the Chicago area. Harry continued to run the law firm, which eventually became an in-house firm catering solely to the needs of the Pritzker family and its business. The Pritzker brothers were very successful and amassed a considerable fortune. They shielded their earnings from taxes


title: "Carduus pycnocephalus" content: Carduus pycnocephalus Carduus pycnocephalus, with common names including Italian thistle, Italian plumeless thistle, and Plymouth thistle, is a species of thistle. It is native to: the Mediterranean region in southern Europe, North Africa, and Western Asia; East Europe and the Caucasus; and the Indian Subcontinent. The plant has become an introduced species in other regions, and on other continents, often becoming a noxious weed or invasive species. A winter annual, "Carduus pycnocephalus" stems range from to , and are glabrous to slightly wooly. The multiple stems are winged with spines. The plant grows in a rosettes of in diameter, with


title: "Carduus pycnocephalus" content: four to ten lobed basal leaves that are long. Cauline leaves are tomentose on the underside and contain spines on the lobe tips. Flower heads are 2-5 per cluster, densely matted with cobwebby hairs at the base of the phyllaries and spiny towards the tips. Corollas are pink to purple, approx. .4-.6 in (1-1.4 cm) long, and the fruits are brown to gold, with a bristly, minutely barbed pappus. "Carduus pycnocephalus" has become a noxious weed in Australia, New Zealand, Macaronesia, South Africa, the Arabian Peninsula, South America, Hawaii, and North America, especially in much of California. It is a


title: "Carduus pycnocephalus" content: C-listed weed by the California Department of Agriculture and a Moderate Invasive Plant rating by the California Invasive Plant Council. It favors grasslands, woodlands, and chaparral vegetation types, but is especially prevalent in oak woodlands in and around the Central Valley. It is found in disturbed areas, often with basaltic soils, fertile soils, or soils with a relatively high pH (> 6.5). Italian thistle can grow densely, crowding out other vegetation with dense rosette 'colonies' in the winter, thereby preventing establishment of native plants. Its spiny leaves, stems, and phyllaries prevent animals from grazing on it and nearby forage. Its


title: "Carduus pycnocephalus" content: tendency to grow under the canopy of oaks increases the risk of wildfire damage to the trees, as fire can more easily spread to the canopy. Mechanical methods can be effective but must be done before the plant sets seed. Additionally, the root must be severed at least below the ground to prevent the plant from regenerating. Mowing and slashing are not reliable as the plant is able to regrow and produce seed even at a height of . Biological control agents have limited success with "Carduus pycnocephalus". Insects that tested host-specific by the California Dept. of Agriculture and caused


title: "Carduus pycnocephalus" content: significant damage to the reproductive structures of the Italian thistle have not been utilized, due to concerns about possible predation of California's native thistle species. "Puccinia cardui-pycnocephali" is a species of rust (fungus) apparently exclusive to "Carduus pycnocephalus". Other rust species have been found on Italian thistle as well. Grazing by sheep or goats (not cattle) in Australia has showed promise as well. Chemical control can be achieved with a variety of products including: Clopyralid, glyphosate, Diquat, Picloram, and 2, 4-D ester. However, caution must be exercised when using these products, and their use is not always appropriate, especially near


title: "Carduus pycnocephalus" content: water surfaces and other sensitive natural habitats. Check with local, regional, and national regulations directing use. Carduus pycnocephalus Carduus pycnocephalus, with common names including Italian thistle, Italian plumeless thistle, and Plymouth thistle, is a species of thistle. It is native to: the Mediterranean region in southern Europe, North Africa, and Western Asia; East Europe and the Caucasus; and the Indian Subcontinent. The plant has become an introduced species in other regions, and on other continents, often becoming a noxious weed or invasive species. A winter annual, "Carduus pycnocephalus" stems range from to , and are glabrous to slightly wooly. The


title: "Patrick Chan" content: Take Five, a jazz piece. He placed first in the short program, landing his first 4T in competition and was awarded a high grade of execution for the jump. In the free skate, he missed the 4T, but landed a 3A-3T combination for his first time in competition, and took the gold medal. Chan was assigned to the 2010 Skate Canada International and to the 2010 Cup of Russia for the 2010–11 ISU Grand Prix season. At Skate Canada, Chan had a collision with Adam Rippon during the morning practice before the short program. He placed fourth in the short


title: "Lines in the Sand (House)" content: a fungal spore – "Coccidioides immitis" in her brain, which was released during the earthquake. As most of her symptoms developed in her head, it may be that the spores mostly concentrated in her sinuses and resulted in headaches, cough, and her loss of inhibition and judgement. In his final speech to Ali in the episode in an attempt to scare her away, House indirectly quotes the famous romantic speech at the end of Casablanca: "We will always have Fresno". The theme of 17-year-old Ali (Leighton Meester) ignoring the appropriateness of age disparity in a (potential) sexual relationship with House


title: "Fisher's method" content: between "z" and −log("p") = −log(1−"Φ"("z")). For the normal distribution, these two values are not perfectly linearly related, but they follow a highly linear relationship over the range of Z-values most often observed, from 1 to 5. As a result, the power of the Z-score method is nearly identical to the power of Fisher's method. One advantage of the Z-score approach is that it is straightforward to introduce weights. If the "i" Z-score is weighted by "w", then the meta-analysis Z-score is which follows a standard normal distribution under the null hypothesis. While weighted versions of Fisher's statistic can be


title: "Queens for a Day" content: of his late brother proves unsettling for Daniel, which prompts him to set out to prove to his father and Wilhelmina that he can be as capable as his brother in running a magazine. This gives him the idea to revamp "MODE" in an effort to attract a more upbeat audience. Meanwhile, Betty goes home after being turned away from the party, and discovers Walter playing "Dance Dance Revolution 2" with Justin. When Betty asks why he is here, Walter turns the issue around by saying it was Betty who dumped him but Betty doesn't buy that line and tells


title: "Grip It! On That Other Level" content: Level" has received mostly favorable reviews. In 1990, "The Source" gave it a four out of five rating, and when comparing it to the group's remix album "The Geto Boys", they favored Grip It!, stating that some of the changes on the remix album "aren't for the better". However, in his review for AllMusic, Andy Kellman gave the album three out of five stars and called the remix version an "improvement". In 1998, "The Source" magazine included "Grip It! On That Other Level" on their 100 Best Albums list, and in 2002, they gave it the perfect five out of


title: "Leo du Pres and Greenlee Smythe" content: place is Zach. Greenlee was brought back by "The Orpheus Project". Leo and Greenlee were acclaimed among "All My Children" viewers and soap opera television critics, and were dubbed "GreenLeo." In 2000, the pairing were named "Best New Couple" by magazine "Soap Opera Digest", and in 2001, as well as 2002, were nominated for the Daytime Emmy fan award America's Favorite Couple. The couple were a top contender in NBC's 2002 Soap Chat Viewers Choice Awards Cyber-Ceremony, and in 2003, the duo's part in a young Bianca Montgomery "coming out" as gay was documented in C. Lee Harrington's book "Homosexuality


title: "Connecticut Route 337" content: which served the Short Beach section of Branford, along modern Route 337 to the beach communities of Momauguin and Morris Cove. In 1969, Route 142 was truncated to its original western terminus and the former alignmenr was redesignated as SR 704. In 1987, SR 704 was redesignated as Route 337. In 1997, the eastern end was reconfigured to use Coe Avenue instead of continuing on Silver Sands Road. Connecticut Route 337 Route 337 is a state highway in southern Connecticut running for from US 1 in New Haven to Route 142 in East Haven. The road serves Tweed-New Haven Airport,


title: "Operation Southern Watch" content: to hostile actions against Coalition aircraft in Iraqi airspace enforcing UNSCR 688. As a result, strike aircraft with offensive ordnance were limited to USAF A-10, F-15E, F-16C, RAF Tornado GR4, and occasionally USMC F/A-18 or AV-8B aircraft based at Ali Al Salem Air Base and Ahmad al-Jaber Air Base in Kuwait, and USN and USMC F-14, F/A-18 and EA-6B aircraft aboard US aircraft carriers and USMC AV-8B aircraft aboard US amphibious assault ships operating in the Persian Gulf. In addition to USAF E-3 AWACS and E-8 J-STARS command & control aircraft and KC-135 air refueling aircraft based in Saudi Arabia,


title: "Jayam Manadera" content: Company. Jayam Manadera Jayam Manade Raa (English: Victory is Ours) is a 2000 Tollywood action drama produced by D. Suresh Babu under the Suresh Productions banner, directed by N. Shankar. It stars Venkatesh, Soundarya and Bhanupriya in the lead roles, with music composed by Vandemataram Srinivas. The film was recorded as a "Super Hit" at the box office. The film was the biggest opening grosser in Tollywood at its release. Later, the film was dubbed into Hindi as "Dum: Man Of Power" in 2011. The movie was also remade in Tamil as "Manikanda". Abhiram (Venkatesh) is a fun-loving guy who


title: "Anna Sutherland Bissell" content: patents and moved Bissell carpet sweepers into the international market. By 1899 she had created the largest organization of its kind in the world. In 1919, Bissell also became the chairman of the Bissell company. As president of the corporation and chairman of the board, Bissell introduced progressive labor policies including workman's compensation and pension plans long before these practices were widespread in industry. It was said of her that she "Studied business the way other women of her time studied French." She kept pace with the growing complexities of industrialism and knew every facet of the Bissell production. She


title: "Lakeland School District (Pennsylvania)" content: 67% showed on grade level skills at the end of the course. In Biology, 64% demonstrated on grade level science understanding at the end of the course. In eighth grade writing, 71% of pupils demonstrated on grade level writing skills. Statewide, the percentage of high school students who scored proficient and advanced in Algebra I increased to 39.7% to 40.1%. The percentage of high school students who scored proficient and advanced in reading/literature declined to 52.5%. The percentage of high school students who scored proficient and advanced in biology improved from 39.7% to 41.4%. According to the Pennsylvania Department of


title: "Gregory Cromwell, 1st Baron Cromwell" content: domains while he was yet in prison upon his son Gregory, who was almost a fool, in order that he might the more readily confess his offences at execution." There is absolutely no evidence that Gregory was a fool, and much to prove that he was intelligent and accomplished. Moreover, Gregory Cromwell was not created Baron Cromwell of Oakham by letters patent until December 1540 and did not receive any royal grants before February 1541. His courtesy title of Lord Cromwell was forfeited after his father's arrest, although he did continue to receive the profits from the property alienated to


title: "USS Windlass (ARS(D)-4)" content: enjoy Christmas liberty when an emergency work request to raise the sunken "YSD-56" came through. On 16 December 1957, the ship put to sea and spent five days engaged in the task, only to admit defeat when the badly wrecked YSD appeared so badly torn and ruptured that refloatation was impossible, and the YSD sank again on 23 December. At 2315 that evening, Commander, Service Force, Atlantic Fleet, sent a dispatch releasing "Windlass" from recovery operations so that all hands could enjoy the Christmas holidays. "Windlass" subsequently recovered the wrecks of airplanes, salvaged small landing craft that had sunk during


title: "Tropical cyclogenesis" content: air temperature averages −7 °C (18 °F) within the tropics, but air in the tropics is normally dry at this level, giving the air room to wet-bulb, or cool as it moistens, to a more favorable temperature that can then support convection. A wetbulb temperature at 500 hPa in a tropical atmosphere of −13.2 °C is required to initiate convection if the water temperature is 26.5 °C, and this temperature requirement increases or decreases proportionally by 1 °C in the sea surface temperature for each 1 °C change at 500 hpa. Under a cold cyclone, 500 hPa temperatures can fall


title: "Carbon detonation" content: processes with gravity and electron pressure, as it did when burning hydrogen (until too late). This increase of heat production without a means of cooling by expansion raises the internal temperature dramatically, and therefore the rate of fusion also increases extremely fast as well, a form of positive feedback known as thermal runaway. A 2004 analysis of such a process states that: The flame accelerates dramatically, in part due to the Rayleigh–Taylor instability and interactions with turbulence. The resumption of fusion spreads outward in a series of uneven, expanding "bubbles" in accordance with Rayleigh–Taylor instability. Within the fusion area, the


title: "Silicon photonics" content: total internal reflection, and remain in the silicon. This construct is known as silicon on insulator. It is named after the technology of silicon on insulator in electronics, whereby components are built upon a layer of insulator in order to reduce parasitic capacitance and so improve performance. Silicon has a focusing Kerr nonlinearity, in that the refractive index increases with optical intensity. This effect is not especially strong in bulk silicon, but it can be greatly enhanced by using a silicon waveguide to concentrate light into a very small cross-sectional area. This allows nonlinear optical effects to be seen at


title: "John E. Manders" content: Anchorage. He resigned on March 18, 1946, several weeks before his term was complete, in protest of plans to weaken the mayor's office by transferring powers to the city council and to a newly created office of city manager. "I will not be a figurehead in office," he told the press. "I'll not be a Charlie McCarthy for a bunch of Edgar Bergens." City Council member Winfield Ervin Jr. was appointed to serve as mayor until the April 2 elections. Manders was a tax protester, refusing to pay Federal income tax. In the 1950s, he campaigned against statehood for the


title: "Wilbur Good" content: of 78. Wilbur Good Wilbur David "Lefty" Good (September 28, 1885 – December 30, 1963) born in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, was an outfielder for the New York Highlanders (1905), Cleveland Naps (1908–09), Boston Doves/Rustlers (1910–11), Chicago Cubs (1911–15), Philadelphia Phillies (1916) and Chicago White Sox (1918). In 11 seasons he played in 749 games and had 2,364 at-bats, 324 runs, 609 hits, 84 doubles, 44 triples, 9 home runs, 187 RBI, 104 stolen bases, 190 walks, a .258 batting average, a .322 on-base percentage, a .342 slugging percentage, 808 total bases and 60 sacrifice hits. He died in Brooksville, Florida at


title: "Thomas McCormack (writer)" content: In the late 1990s, after aiding in the sale of St. Martin's to the Holtzbrinck Publishing Group of Germany, McCormack resigned his role as Chairman, CEO, and Editorial Director to pursue his interest in theater. For a year McCormack maintained a role in publishing by writing a regular column for "Publishers Weekly," titled “The Cheerful Skeptic”. It was a mixture of humor and protest as he examined and repudiated much of the book-industry's "conventional wisdom". He has been awarded the AAP's Curtis Benjamin Award for Creative Publishing, and the LMP's Lifetime Achievement Award. He has lectured on publishing at Princeton


title: "Cash Guns Chaos" content: Cash Guns Chaos Cash Guns Chaos DLX is a fast-paced arcade-style action game for the PlayStation 3 system that was released via download in the PlayStation Store. The name was changed from "Cash Carnage Chaos" to "Cash Guns Chaos DLX" before launch. In October, 2006 it was announced that the game would be available as a downloadable "casual use" game for the PlayStation 3. It was one of two games available for download on the date of the United States launch. "Cash Guns Chaos DLX" is a fairly traditional shooting-style action game which concentrates far more heavily on action-oriented combat


title: "National Railway Museum of Pietrarsa" content: National Railway Museum of Pietrarsa The National Railway Museum of Pietrarsa () lies beside the Naples–Portici railway, between the city of Naples and the towns of Portici and San Giorgio a Cremano. Pietrarsa is an area among these villages in the past known as “Pietra Bianca” (white stone) but it was renamed Pietrarsa (burnt stone) after the eruption of the Vesuvius in 1631. The museum is housed in what was originally the old Bourbon workshop Officine di Pietrarsa, founded in 1840 at the command of Ferdinand II of Bourbon where steam machines for ships and boilers for locomotives were built.


title: "National Railway Museum of Pietrarsa" content: The workshop was organized in pavilions (where the collection is today displayed) which housed the various departments, each specializing in a different part of the production cycle. In 1830, Ferdinand became king of the Kingdom of the two Sicilies. At the beginning, he had a small factory built in Torre Annunziata to produce steam engines for ships and ammunition for military use. This factory was part of the so many projects he undertook to renovate the Kingdom. Ferdinand II wanted to abandon the reactionary politics of his predecessors; he wanted to emancipate his Kingdom from foreign industrial and technological supremacy.


title: "National Railway Museum of Pietrarsa" content: In 1837, Ferdinand decided to relocate the factory, in order to better oversee the operations, and it was transferred next to the Royal Palace of Naples. The year 1836 was so important for Italy and Italian railways. The King met the French engineer Armand Bayard, who proposed to build the first stretch of line from Naples to Nocera. On 3 October 1839, the first part of that line, from Naples to Portici, was inaugurated. Two locomotives arrived from England on this occasion: the Longridge and the Vesuvio, while the locomotive called Bayard arrived on December of the same year. The


title: "National Railway Museum of Pietrarsa" content: development of the railways was so important that soon the King faced the problem of having a larger space to build a new and bigger workshop. He opted for Pietrarsa where, in 1842, the Royal Workshop for Mechanical works, nautical and locomotive production was born. The workshop run at full speed: in the middle of IXX century employed 1100 workers and it became the largest industrial pole in Italy. With the unification of Italy, the production was taken over by industry in the north, the Bourbon realm fell and Pietrarsa was handed over to the Italian Government first and to


title: "National Railway Museum of Pietrarsa" content: private companies later. These companies started a restrictions policy that caused a fall of the production and protests among workers. After World War II, the emergence of diesel and electric traction resulted in the rapid decline of steam locomotives and the decline of the factory too. In 1975, the Workshop of Pietrarsa was closed because it didn’t meet the new technical needs. The location underwent some restoration and, on 7 October 1989, the National Railway Museum of Pietrarsa was officially inaugurated. The size of the National Railway Museum of Pietrarsa (36.000 m2) and the quantity of rolling stock exhibited places


title: "National Railway Museum of Pietrarsa" content: it amongst the major railways museums in the world. The collection is displayed in the pavilions of the ancient factory. The pavilion A, once used for assembly and reparation of locomotives, displays 26 steam locomotives and 4 three-phase electric locomotives. The most famous piece is a reproduction of the Bayard locomotive, the twin of Vesuvio. It was built in 1939 for the 100th Anniversary of the Naples-Portici line. Along the walls the steam locomotives are displayed following the evolution of steam traction. Then, here is the “Franco-Crosti”, the 910 and 740 locomotives. The pavilions B and C housed the furnaces


title: "National Railway Museum of Pietrarsa" content: and now are displayed many carriages (a Centoporte wagon, three Littorine, the E.623 and E.626) One important example is the n.10 of the Royal Train built by Fiat for the marriage of Umberto II of Savoy and Maria José of Belgium. It was one of 11 wagons and is renowned for its internal furnishing. The Pavilion D housed the forges and today there are diesel locomotives, while the Pavilion E is dedicated to the cinema hall and the pavilion F showcases a selection of giant machinery from the old factory. The last Pavilion is the oldest one, built in 1840.


title: "National Railway Museum of Pietrarsa" content: It is known as “Cathedral” because of its arches. It displays train models and railway memorabilia as the famous Trecentotreni model. National Railway Museum of Pietrarsa The National Railway Museum of Pietrarsa () lies beside the Naples–Portici railway, between the city of Naples and the towns of Portici and San Giorgio a Cremano. Pietrarsa is an area among these villages in the past known as “Pietra Bianca” (white stone) but it was renamed Pietrarsa (burnt stone) after the eruption of the Vesuvius in 1631. The museum is housed in what was originally the old Bourbon workshop Officine di Pietrarsa, founded


title: "Papilio demodocus" content: Papilio demodocus Papilio demodocus, the citrus swallowtail or Christmas butterfly, is a large swallowtail butterfly common to Sub-Saharan Africa. After hatching from their egg, the caterpillar feeds on a few leaves on citrus trees before pupation. Citrus swallowtails pass through approximately three generations per year. Eggs are laid singly on citrus tree leaves. Female butterflies lay their eggs singly on citrus leaves. After about six days, the egg hatches into an immature larva. The immature larvae are black, yellow, and white with spikes. Their coloration provides effective camouflage, as they resemble bird droppings. They grow to a length of 10


title: "Papilio demodocus" content: or 15 mm before changing into mature larvae. Mature larvae are green with white or pink markings and eyespots. They grow to a maximum length of about 45 mm. Mature caterpillars lack the camouflage of their immature state. Instead, when threatened by a bird or other predator, they produce a forked, orange-coloured organ known as an osmeterium. The organ emits a strong smell which acts as a discouragement to the predator. The larvae are sometimes known as 'orange dogs'. The caterpillars attach themselves to branches with silk, transforming into pupae. They remain in the pupal form for two to three


title: "Papilio demodocus" content: weeks before emerging as adults. Adult butterflies have black and yellow markings with red and blue eyespots. Female butterflies tend to be larger than males. As with most butterflies, various predators, parasitoids and diseases attack "Papilio demodocus", so that integrated pest management is generally the most rational approach to control of infestations, paying due attention to avoiding destruction of the populations of enemies. In particular parasitic wasps in the family Encyrtidae, such as some species of the genus "Ooencyrtus" develop in "Papilio" eggs. Other parasitoidal wasps in families such as Chalcidae and Braconidae (for example genus "Apanteles") attack the larvae,


title: "Papilio demodocus" content: and Pteromalidae (for example genus "Pteromalus") are parasitoids of the pupae. Predatory insects such as certain Heteroptera, in particular Reduviidae known as assassin bugs, and some Pentatomidae attack the larvae, and certain Mantodea such as genus "Sphodromantis" attack both larvae and adults. "Papilio demodocus" is a member of the "demoleus" species group. The clade members are: Courtship is more or less the same in all Papilionidae. Once a female enters the visual field of a male, the male moves quickly to hover over her so that his wings beat rapidly. The female is then induced to land so that the


title: "Papilio demodocus" content: male can attempt to mate with her. There are various ways in which the male entices the female, including visual, olfactory, tactile, and auditory cues. Of particular interest is the use of olfactory cues. Male butterflies produce pheromones from different structures, such as that of the anal fold of the hindwing, that cause the females to perform the appropriate response. Sometimes, however, females choose to reject a male's attempt at mating, often because she has already mated. She can do so by either avoiding his approach or, if she lands, she will flap her wings quickly and deliberately all while


title: "Papilio demodocus" content: raising her abdomen until the male flies away. In this way, courtship is primarily a female's choice. Furthermore, it has been observed that females also produce a pheromone that aids males in determining whether a female has already mated or not. This species primarily mates via the lek system, in which there are aggregations of males on small mating territories. When the female reaches the lek, she changes her behavior so that she helps the males to detect her by performing a long and obvious circular flight. The species operates on a polygynous system in which one male has the


title: "Papilio demodocus" content: ability to mate with several females in one breeding season. In "Papilio glaucus", that which is of the same genus of this species, the lack of male-male competition, strong rapid flight, dispersed abundant food, and oviposition sights helped to support the idea of mating system based on polygyny. The females are prevented from mating with other males when the male emits a sphragis,which prevents other males from mating with the female, ensuring that only the sperm from this male fertilizes the eggs. The physical act of copulation takes between one half hour to two hours. During this time, the male


title: "Papilio demodocus" content: spermatophore is transferred to the female's bursa. The spermatophore is then absorbed and its nutrient (protein) contents are given to the female's eggs as a food source. For this reason, the male makes an indirect investment to his offspring, given that he offers them a food source, being beneficial to the female given that she risks less of her own well-being to bear her offspring. Therefore, a male is considered more fit with a larger ejaculation, given that he allows his offspring to feed so that his own genes may be passed on efficiently. Mate assessment involves the discrimination of


title: "Papilio demodocus" content: conspecifics, so that mating requires that males and females recognize and mate with individuals of the appropriate sex and species, as indicated by the appropriate chemical and visual cues that are made. Sometimes, homosexual copulation has been seen in addition to two males upon one female. Very rarely do females accept a mate from a different species or genus, and if they do, it is usually because they are too immature to realize the correct sexual cues of males from their own species. However, these "incorrect" matings do occur so that there is diversity in the species, as seen through


title: "Papilio demodocus" content: the different larval patterns that have evolved in the species, depending on the type of plant the eggs are laid upon. Papilio demodocus Papilio demodocus, the citrus swallowtail or Christmas butterfly, is a large swallowtail butterfly common to Sub-Saharan Africa. After hatching from their egg, the caterpillar feeds on a few leaves on citrus trees before pupation. Citrus swallowtails pass through approximately three generations per year. Eggs are laid singly on citrus tree leaves. Female butterflies lay their eggs singly on citrus leaves. After about six days, the egg hatches into an immature larva. The immature larvae are black, yellow,


title: "Los Beatniks" content: many of the first Argentine rock bands would emerge. The band did not have commercial success, due to this Los Beatniks broke up in 1967, a result of the commercial failures of their only single. Moris began his solo career in 1968, Javier Martinez formed with Manal in 1968, with Alejandro Medina on bass guitar and Claudio Gabis on guitar. Pajarito Zaguri formed La Barra de Chocolate since 1968 to early 1971. Los Beatniks Los Beatniks were an early Argentine rock garage group. Active in the middle years of the 1960s, they went down in trivia history as recording the


title: Wallchart content: Wallchart A wallchart is a type of large poster often displaying information for educational use or entertainment. One popular use of a wallchart is to track progress of sports teams in cup events. During 2006 the practice of giving away wallcharts in British newspapers rose in popularity. Many papers including "The Guardian", "The Daily Mail" and "The Independent" participated, with subjects varying from the "Sky At Night" to "British birds". Marc Sands, marketing director of "The Guardian" describes wallcharts as one of their most successful promotions excluding free DVDs in the "Guardian" editor's blog. The December 16 edition of "The


title: "Jallianwala Bagh massacre" content: December 1919. Colonel Dyer reported to his superiors that he had been "confronted by a revolutionary army", to which Major General William Beynon replied: "Your action correct and Lieutenant Governor approves." O'Dwyer requested that martial law should be imposed upon Amritsar and other areas, and this was granted by Viceroy Lord Chelmsford. Both Secretary of State for War Winston Churchill and former Prime Minister H. H. Asquith, however, openly condemned the attack, Churchill referring to it as "monstrous", while Asquith called it "one of the worst outrages in the whole of our history". Winston Churchill, in the House of Commons


title: "Looted art" content: from Cyprus. After learning of another residence of Dikmen’s, the authorities found 30 to 40 more crates filled with icons, frescoes, mosaics, and artifacts. Also in one of the residences, the authorities found drawings containing information on how to cut out mosaics to keep the faces of the religious figures intact, while still taking the piece away from the original space; this shows how systematic and planned out the looting of the churches and monasteries was for Dikmen and his associates in the northern part of Cyprus. The organization and the intense planning involved brings up the issue of possible


title: "Knoxville Catholic High School" content: Catholic is the home of the Fighting Irish. The school colors are green and gold. The Irish have had eight Mr. Football winners: Rob Demastus was named the Division II-A back of the year in 1999, Jeremy Bentley was named the Division II-A/AA lineman of the year in 2003, Nick McFadden was named the Division II-A/AA back of the year in 2004, and Harrison Smith was named the Division I-AAA back of the year in 2006. Harrison Smith was also named the Gatorade Player of the Year for Tennessee. In 2008, senior Daniel Hood was named the Division I Class


title: "East African urban music" content: East African urban music East African urban music is a popular music genre of the three countries customarily grouped as "East Africa": Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda. The genre is basically an offshoot of western popular music, particularly hip hop and funk, somewhat influenced by more traditional African music. Kapuka, genge, and bongo flava are some of the subgenres which have arisen in this style. The three countries involved in this genre share a common colonial history and close cultural and linguistic relationships. Especially since the 1960s popular musicians have shared their talents across the borders of the three nations and


title: "William Matthew Byrne Jr." content: the JAG Corps. He then went to work as an Assistant United States Attorney for the Southern District of California from 1958 to 1960, and was in private practice in Los Angeles for the next seven years. President Lyndon B. Johnson named him United States Attorney for the Central District of California in 1967, and in 1970, was chosen by Richard Nixon as executive director of the President's Commission on Campus Unrest. He was also an adjunct professor at Loyola Law School. On April 21, 1971, President Richard Nixon nominated Byrne to a new seat on the United States District


title: "Tangi Miller" content: film was first shown at the Pan African Film Festival in 2017. Tangi Miller Tangi Miller (born February 28, 1970) is an American actress, model and dancer. As an actress she is known for the role of Elena Tyler on the popular television drama "Felicity". In 2001 she was nominated for an NAACP Image Award. Miller was born and raised in Miami, Florida, the eldest of six children. She and her siblings were not permitted to watch television as they grew up due to their parents' religious beliefs. At high school, Miller began acting in stage productions. She did not


title: "Dago (comics)" content: enslave him and baptize him "Dago" in reference to the dagger that, like a mother, gives him a new life as a slave. As he realizes he's still alive, he swears vengeance on the four men that took part in the conspiracy to destroy his family. As a slave, he passes through several stages of the slave trade. He eventually becomes a rebel leader fighting for the Arab rebels in the desert against the Empire only to be captured and become a slave once again. He saves Barbarossa's life which leads him to become a Janissary and eventually the Vizier's


title: Naagarahaavu content: asks Margaret to join him in a bid to accompany his beloved teacher in death, to which she happily agrees. They both commit suicide by jumping off a cliff. Ramachari, the hero is compared to a King Cobra. Dangerous, yet respected but a misfit in the society. Chamayya Meshtru (K. S. Ashwath) is the ever supportive guardian of Ramachari who treats him as his own son. He is supposed be the only person able to control and have an influence over Ramachari. However, his desire to see Ramachari tread the traditional path leads to conflicts with Ramachari and ultimately his


title: "Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority" content: Scotland - also issued in November 2011 recommended that a strategy for Scotland should learn from the regulatory approach of the GLA. In January 2012 the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), report on the UK's response to combating trafficking recommended that: the GLA licensing regime should be extended to cover other economic sectors vulnerable to exploitation and trafficking such as construction,domestic work/care, and hospitality; and that the GLA should be granted the power to prosecute the new offence of forced labour. In February 2012 the JRF report "Regulation and enforcement to tackle forced labour in the UK:


title: "Ecclesiastical judge" content: administrative district, so far as such suits were not withdrawn from his jurisdiction by the common law. The court of second instance was originally the provincial synod, later the metropolitan. The court of the third instance was that of the pope. The court of the first instance for bishops was the provincial synod, the metropolitan, the exarch or the patriarch; the court of second instance was that of the pope; only the pope could be the judge of first instance for exarchs and patriarchs. Since the Middle Ages the pope is the judge of first instance in all more important


title: "Palacio Barolo" content: Palacio Barolo Palacio Barolo is a landmark office building, located at 1370 Avenida de Mayo, in the neighborhood of Monserrat, Buenos Aires, Argentina. When it was built it was the tallest building in the city and South America. Its twin brother, Palacio Salvo, is a building designed and erected in Eclectic style, but of greater height, built by the same architect in Montevideo. This building was declared a national historic monument in 1997. Currently, the building has several travel agencies, a Spanish school for foreigners, a store that sells clothes for tango, offices and studios of architects, accountants, and lawyers.


title: "Palacio Barolo" content: Italian architect Mario Palanti was commissioned to design the building by the empresario Luis Barolo, an Italian immigrant who had arrived in Argentina in 1890 and had made a fortune in knitted fabrics. The basic design, in eclectic style, was conceived simultaneously with one for the Palacio Salvo in Montevideo, Uruguay. The Palacio Barolo was designed in accordance with the cosmology of Dante's Divine Comedy, motivated by the architect's admiration for Alighieri. There are 22 floors, divided into three "sections". The basement and ground floor represent hell, floors 1-14 are the purgatory, and 15-22 represent heaven. The building is tall,


title: "Palacio Barolo" content: one meter for each "canto" of the Divine Comedy. The lighthouse at the top of the building can be seen all the way in Montevideo, Uruguay. The owner planned to use only 3 floors, and to rent the rest. When completed in 1923 it was the tallest building, not only in the city, but also in the whole of South America. It remained the city's tallest building until 1935 when, on completion, the Kavanagh Building acquired this distinction. Today it houses mainly lawyer offices, a Spanish-language school, and a store that sells Tango clothing. The steel-structured skyscraper measures 100 meters


title: "Palacio Barolo" content: and has 18 floors; each floor has a unique design and ornamentation. Staying with the Divine Comedy (in addition to the meter for each canto), the lighted beacon at the top of the building represents the nine choirs of angels. The structure is topped by a small spire with an ornament depicting the Southern Cross constellation. The building is listed in the Emporis database. The building's foundations conform to the golden ratio. The skyscraper was constructed to house Dante's ashes; Barolo believed "that Europe had begun drifting toward collapse" and wanted to house them as far away as possible from


title: "Palacio Barolo" content: the Continent. The lobby features a central hall adorned with inscriptions in Latin verse and monster statues. It radiates out from a central dome into nine vaulted archways; these represent the nine circles of hell as described the Inferno. The first three floors have geometric figures representing the alchemical symbols for fire, the colors of the Italian flag, and various Masonic symbols on the walls and floors. The lobby also has operational antiquated elevators. The lighthouse on the top of the building along with the Palacio Salvo in Montevideo, Uruguay, were designed to serve as a welcome to visitors arriving


title: "Palacio Barolo" content: from the Atlantic Ocean to the Rio de la Plata estuary, similar to the Pillars of Hercules. The ornamental spire aligns with the actual Southern Cross constellation on July 9th, Argentine Independence Day. Palacio Barolo Palacio Barolo is a landmark office building, located at 1370 Avenida de Mayo, in the neighborhood of Monserrat, Buenos Aires, Argentina. When it was built it was the tallest building in the city and South America. Its twin brother, Palacio Salvo, is a building designed and erected in Eclectic style, but of greater height, built by the same architect in Montevideo. This building was declared


title: "Thailand Philharmonic Orchestra" content: TPO has several new projects and collaborations on the horizon including recording sessions, concerts throughout Thailand, and several international performances. A list of the principal players of the TPO as of 2015: Thailand Philharmonic Orchestra The Thailand Philharmonic Orchestra (TPO) gave its inaugural performance at the Royal Thailand Navy Auditorium on 23 June 2005, in a gala concert for the International Trumpet Guild Conference. Over its first 6 seasons the TPO has consistently impressed and inspired audiences with its excellent performances. Many highly regarded conductors have led the TPO including Gudni Emilsson, Claude Villaret, Delta David Geir, Leo Phillips, Michalis


title: "Call It Stormy Monday (But Tuesday Is Just as Bad)" content: not released because of the unavailability of shellac and the recording ban. However, Walker's first single as a band leader, "Mean Old World", which was recorded in July 1942, was released in 1945 by Capitol. One sessionography places the recording of "Stormy Monday" on September 13, 1947, during his third session for Black & White Records. Blues writer Jim O'Neal noted that blues discographies do not show a recording date before 1947. The recording took place in Hollywood, California, and was produced by Black & White's Ralph Bass. "Stormy Monday" was performed in a "club combo" or West Coast-blues style


title: "Desierto de los Leones National Park" content: Desierto de los Leones National Park Desierto de los Leones (Desert of the Lions) National Park is located entirely within the limits of the Federal District; it stretches between Cuajimalpa and Álvaro Obregón boroughs. It is located in the Sierra de las Cruces mountain range west of the city center with an area of 1,867 hectares, representing fifteen percent of the entire Valley of Mexico. The term "Desierto" (‘desert’) is used in this context in the archaic sense of “wild, sparsely populated area” rather than in reference to an arid environment. "Leones" (‘Lions’) refers not to the big cats but


title: "Desierto de los Leones National Park" content: rather to the original landlord’s surname. The park's altitude varies between 2,600 and 3,700 meters above sea level, giving the area a relatively cold and damp climate. It is a forested area primarily with pines, oyamel firs and holm oaks with many brooks, ravines and waterfalls. The park is considered to be the oldest protected biosphere in Mexico. It was originally declared a forest reserve in 1876 by President Lerdo de Tejada with the intent of conserving its fresh water springs to supply Mexico City. It was later declared a national park on 27 November 1917, by President Venustiano Carranza.


title: "Desierto de los Leones National Park" content: The original name was "Desierto de Nuestra Señora del Carmen de los Montes de Santa Fe", but over time it was modified by people in nearby communities who started calling it Desierto de los Leones. It was given the name ""desert"" due to the location of the park that was built in a place far away from the city. There are two versions that explain why people started naming it de Los Leones. The first one says that the name was given due to the large amount of wild felines that lived in that region. The second version is attributed


title: "Desierto de los Leones National Park" content: to the last name of a family that helped the religious order acquire legal possession of the property. Since the friars could not perform secular charges directly, they relied on the Leon family so that they could represent them before the Spanish Crown. While this beautiful forest served as a connector between Mexico City and Toluca, the order of barefoot Carmelites chose this place to edify a convent that served as a retirement and a place of meditation far away from the restlessness of the city. The first stone was laid on January 23, 1606 which started the construction of


title: "Desierto de los Leones National Park" content: the first convent, the 10 hermitages (El Portón, La Soledad, San José, San Elías, San Juan, Magdalena, Trinidad, Getsemaní, San Alberto y San Miguel) and the wall that encircles the area. The convent had two levels and was built by the Friar Andrés de San Miguel. Since the place presented complicated weather conditions, by 1722, this structure had greatly deteriorated. As a result, it was demolished and a new one was built in its place adjoining just south of the original complex. Just when the war of independence had begun in 1810, the Carmelites order had to abandon its peaceful


title: "Desierto de los Leones National Park" content: convent. The property was given to the government of the city to be used as military headquarters that lasted until the beginning of the 19th century. The post-reform government was aware of the area’s resource exploitation, which had been used to fulfill the demand of the city. As a result, the mountain was declared a forest reserve area and of public interest in the year 1876. After the revolution began, President Venustiano Carranza named the mountain a national park on November 15, 1917. The monastery was declared a national monument in 1937 during the mandate of President Lazaro Cardenas. Nowadays,


title: "Desierto de los Leones National Park" content: the 18th-century structure has a number of areas that have been restored and opened to the public. The park that surrounds the monastery offers activities such as day camping, overnight camping and mountain biking. With the growth of the city to the western valley of Mexico and the need for natural spaces, the Mexican government has sought for the expansion and preservation of this important place. On December 19, 1983, President Miguel de la Madrid Hurtado decreed the expropriation of 1,529 acres which were assigned to the preservation, development and beautification of the Desierto de los Leones. Subsequently, due to


title: "Desierto de los Leones National Park" content: fires in some of the areas in 1998, the structure suffered deterioration which then became an ecological restoration zone within an area of approximately 400 acres. Finally, on April 16, 1999, the Secretary of Environment and Natural Resources (SEMARNAT) signed the coordination agreement where the Federal Government transferred the full administration of the "Desierto de los Leones" National Park to the local government, which was formalized with the Delivery and Reception Act on November 24, 2000. The lifestyle, complicated and selfless, that the Carmelitas has existed since before their story in the convent. Getting inside the convent was difficult, not


title: "Desierto de los Leones National Park" content: only due to the wall surrounding the building, but also because this wall only had one door located in the only existing road, connected to Cuajimalpa. After that, there was a paved road protected from end to end in both sides, in which end there was a fountain that protected the main entrance and received the people who came. The main door was always closed, so the visitors had to ring a bell and wait to be granted access. Besides the main door, there was a painting which symbolized the practices and modus vivendi of the Carmelita’s community. Next, is


title: "Desierto de los Leones National Park" content: the description made by Father Friar Agustín de la Madre de Dios, the official chronicler of the Carmelitas of New Spain: "“The first thing one sees in the painting is a Carmelita who is frightening everyone who sees it because it is an image of what happens inside. The Carmelita is crucified on a cross, with a padlock in his mouth, silicon in his eyes and where a baby Jesus is resting within his visible broken heart inside his chest. The friar’s right hand is formed into a fist, which exemplifies a harsh discipline and in the left hand he


title: "Desierto de los Leones National Park" content: holds a candle: to watch others and see the candle burn. Two trumpets touch his ears. Two misconceptions, where one is death telling him that life is over and the other is an angel calling for a trial in a frightening voice. The padlock in his mouth means the eternal silence that the Carmelitas must live in alongside with discipline and continuous penance.”" The painting represents how the monks must conduct themselves: by discipline, humility, service, penance, prayer, silence, and other values mentioned by Friar Agustin. The monks dedicated themselves to prayer and the realisation of their domestic labours. These


title: "Desierto de los Leones National Park" content: values or attitudes were present in every moment of the community’s life, ever since the beginning of the convent’s construction process. As soon as dawn was upon them, every member of the community had to go to mass, and later continue with the construction of their new home. After the mass was finished, all the priests would cut down the nearby trees, which later would be dragged by yokes of oxen. Cleanliness was of utmost importance since they rarely found themselves in a messy environment. The sacristy was simple in comparison with others, without too many ornaments, nor figures made


title: "Desierto de los Leones National Park" content: of precious metals. In any case, the decoration was based in “al fresco” paintings of religious themes, all of them were huge and in large quantities. An important aspect for the Carmelitas was to fulfil their vows of chastity, poverty and reflexive prayer. Due to the little contact they had with the world outside the convent, they were considered hermits. The ones living all alone in the hermitages surrounding the building were worthy of admiration, because of their attitude regarding the search of a greater mission. They lived for the spirit, with only their basic needs, in silence and meditation


title: "Desierto de los Leones National Park" content: of nature and themselves. Despite living in their own community, monks were mainly focused in accomplishing with devotion their personal duties, but not participating in collaborative projects or supporting the other monks who lived in their community. This belief agreed with their vows of silence. With the purpose of avoiding confusion of said vows, the Carmelitas developed a system of signs and signals to allow effective communication. For example, they would make the sign of the cross with an open hand in order to ask the priest for something or pretend to beat eggs in order to request their presence


title: "Desierto de los Leones National Park" content: in the kitchen. The Carmelitas had few cows to supply the little milk they drank every few days as a way to accomplish their vows of poverty and austerity. As a result of the custom of their time, women weren’t allowed to access the convent, thanks to a decree of Pope Clemente VIII, which said that any woman who trespasses the wall would be banned from the Catholic Church. Another relevant point, was living in penance, which is why they asked for ordinary mortifications to the president of the community. In requesting penance, they had to take off their habit


title: "Desierto de los Leones National Park" content: capes and be on their knees, accepting the assignments without refutations. Some penances were ordinary, such as walking barefoot at night with a heavy cross and with a crown made of thorns, like Jesus in the Passion, or the flagellation on Holy Friday. The penances varied according to the liturgical time, or for welcoming or saying goodbye to visitors just to name a few. In ordinary days, they would attend mass, read, have silent meditation and spend time soul-searching, focusing more on the spiritual life than in the necessities of the human body In 1876, the then President of Mexico


title: "Desierto de los Leones National Park" content: Sebastian Lerdo de Tejada, enacts Desierto de los Leones as an ecological reserve in order to protect existing natural springs and provide water to Mexico City. With this decree, Desierto de los Leones became the first Natural Protected Area in Mexico. After the Mexican Revolution in 1917, the forest Desierto de los Leones became the first National Park in the country. The Decree by which the area known as Desierto de los Leones is constituted as a National Park was published in the Official Gazette of November 17, 1917 designating with it an area of 1,529 hectares under President Venustiano


title: "Desierto de los Leones National Park" content: Carranza's rule. The first article of the decree stipulates that Desierto de los Leones would now be named as Desierto de los Leones National Park. The second article states that the management, conservation and improvement of the park would now be in charge of the Ministry of Public Works. With the exception of historical ruins, whose care and conservation would depend on the Ministry of Communication and Public Works. The last article authorizes the Ministry of Public Works to exploit resources within the park, such as dead, diseased, defective or outdated trees, and those which can alter the development of


title: "Desierto de los Leones National Park" content: the forest. They would be able to improve the park using their own products. Also, Ministry of Public Works would be the only one allowed to cut trees among the park. The Secretariat is not authorized to contract or grant permissions to individuals for the exploitation of these resources, neither is for hunting and livestock grazing. The park is located in the Federal District of Mexico City distributed between the boroughs of Cuajimalpa and Álvaro Obregón. Its altitude varies between 2,600 and 3,700 meters above sea level. The park is seven km long, three km wide with an area of


title: "Desierto de los Leones National Park" content: 1,867 hectares. It is one of the most important natural areas of the Federal District, protecting much of the Sierra de las Cruces mountain range and represents about 15% of the Valley of Mexico. The climate of the park is relatively cold and damp due to its altitude. It rains here daily much of the year and fog is common year round. Because of this climate and the rugged terrain, it has many ravines, brooks, streams and a number of waterfalls. The Desierto de los Leones National Park is located in the center of Mexico to the southwest of the


title: "Desierto de los Leones National Park" content: Mexico’s Basin. It is part of the Sierra de las Cruces geomorphological unit, which at the same time is part of the Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt. The two mountain ranges form part of the topographic composition of the park. Both of these ranges have their origin in the San Miguel hill. The first range is formed by three hills: El Caballete, Los Hongos y Colorado hills. The hills Cruz de Colica, Xometla and Ocotal integrate the second range, which has a northwest orientation. All these hills converge into the Santo Desierto stream and are separated by three ravines. The park is


title: "Desierto de los Leones National Park" content: located in one of the regions with the highest altitude above sea level in all of Mexico City. The terrain descends in altitude from south to north with an elevation of 3,790 m.a.s.l (meters above sea level) and connects with the area of the former monastery at an elevation of 2,700 m.a.s.l. The protected area has a medium altitude of 3,500 meters above sea level. The main hills of The Desierto de los Leones National Park are shown in the following table: The geology of the national park is composed of volcanic rocks from the Cenozoic Era, that was characterized


title: "Desierto de los Leones National Park" content: by an intense volcanic activity. The movement of the tectonic plates that lie below the park caused the emergence of the Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt. Due to the intense volcanic activity in the region where the park is located, the geologic deposits are composed of elements such as andesite, hypersthene, tephra, ash and volcanic sand. There are several springs originated by the hillsides that make up the Desierto de los Leones. These springs feed some rivers in the basin of the Valley of Mexico. Nowadays, with the expansion of urban areas and the need to find fresh water deposits by the


title: "Desierto de los Leones National Park" content: Mexican population, some of the rivers and springs in the park are recklessly exploited. Starting from the watercourses which are fed from the springs that flow into the Desierto de los Leones, two of the most important rivers of the Valley of Mexico originate in the park, the Mixcoac River and Rio Hondo, which are fed by the water of other streams that form the Agua de Leones Stream. There are three main water currents that flow through the hillsides which also establishes the park boundaries. The main water current emerges from San Miguel Hill and descends from a height


title: "Desierto de los Leones National Park" content: of 3,700 meters. Along the way, the water current is fed from springs such as Caballete and Los Hongos. Two water currents originate from the Cerro de Cruz Colica and Xometla and another two water currents that flow through the glens are called Las Palomas and El Trozal. The rich, natural resources of the Desierto de los Leones is undeniable and its available deposits of fresh water is the greatest virtues of the park. Diverse springs exists in which institutions such as the National Commission of Natural Protected Areas, CONAP, has sought to protect and restore the environmental damage that


title: "Desierto de los Leones National Park" content: has been a constant threat. A previous example is the Taza Vieja spring is located in middle of the park and composed by thirteen outcrops; Piletas, San Miguel, Zorrillas, Lagunillas, Lobos, Ruedas, Palmas, Llorona, La Portería, Monarcas, Otales, Arce y Capulines. The Leones Dam is composed by the following streams: Agua de Leones, De la Cruz y Llano Grande. Finally, the famous Chorro de Agua is located at the eastern area of the park and it is merged with the springs Ajolotes, Agua de Peña and Agua de Gallinas. Plant life is mostly dominated by pines, oyamel firs and holm


title: "Desierto de los Leones National Park" content: oaks which are surrounded by meadows. Due to forest fires, new tree species were introduced in the park as a measure of reforestation; the original species that stands out in most zones is the "pinus patula" which can be found in small populations. One of the main problems the park faces, is the appearance of the "bark beetle", a 3 mm insect that attacks pines. This insect causes plagues in forests by attacking trees that were damaged by fire or lightening strikes, then it starts reproducing itself and attacks healthy trees. There have been 16 forest fires in the last


title: "Desierto de los Leones National Park" content: 8 years that affected an average of 0.8 hectares of woods, although the biggest one was in 1998, which caused the loss of more than 500 hectares. Within Desierto de los Leones, approximately 102 species of fungi can be found. These species belong to the Ascomycota division, which is broken down in 6 different families and 47 types of Basidiomycota that have 22 families. Moreover, the division that has a major diversity of fungi is the Tricholomataceae that counts with 18 species, followed by 10 species of Polyporaceae, 8 species of Amanitaceae, 7 species of Boletaceae, 6 species of Morchellaceae


title: "Desierto de los Leones National Park" content: and 6 species of Pezizaceae. The fungi in the region are either edible or poisonous, and every single one of them are of vital importance to the forest. Some of the edible species of fungi are Amanita caesarea, Boletus edulis and Lactarius deliciosus. Found among the poisonous species are Amanita gematta, Amanita muscaria and Amanita pantherina. Furthermore, there are 7 species that are endangered: There are 7 species of amphibians, 9 reptiles, around 30 mammals and almost a hundred of different birds. It has been reported that in the area consisting of the park and the southern part of the


title: "Desierto de los Leones National Park" content: Valley of Mexico, there are at least 30 species of vertebrates that have been classified as endemic, and which half of them have been classified as in endangered or subject to a special protection species. It is worth mentioning that all species of amphibians and reptiles are endemic, meaning that they only exist in this region, and many are in danger of extinction. Some mammals are Mexican squirrel, White-tailed Deer, Ring-tailed cat, opossums, rabbits, gophers, raccoons, coyotes, foxes, skunks, Bobcats, Mexican volcano mouse, Golden mouse, and Long-tailed shrew. Common birds are Red-tailed hawk, Steller's jay, American robin, American kestral, and


title: "Desierto de los Leones National Park" content: Peregrine falcon. There are also several woodpeckers and flycatchers. Inside the National Park, different recreational and environmental activities are offered to the visitors, including: camping, hiking, mountain biking, horse riding and trekking. Moreover, every month the park organizes special sport activities as 100 miles wild races, or the “Meta Desierto de los Leones”, a 10 kilometers long race. For a familiar visit, there are facilities to make a picnic or a Barbecue; also there is the possibility to enjoy the traditional “quesadillas” in the Mexican restaurants located outside the cloister. To protect the endemic flora and fauna, diverse programs had


title: "Desierto de los Leones National Park" content: been created to conserve vegetal and animal species. Reforestation is constantly carried out in zones where old trees have died because of plagues or wildfires. Also, some animals original from this forest, especially the deer, are being protected by taking care and feeding them in a safeguard place. All of this activities are perfect to escape from the everyday life in the City without going out of it. In addition, the woods are always patrolled by the Forest rangers, who cater for the visitors’ needs. Occasionally, weddings and birthdays take place in the surrounding of the Monastery, as the peacefulness,


title: "Desierto de los Leones National Park" content: magnificent infrastructure and beautiful landscape of the woods makes it a wonderful place to host this kind of events. Parque Nacional Desierto de Los Leones is encompassed by the boroughs Cuajimalpa and Alvaro Obregon within Mexico City. The most ideal way to access Parque Nacional Desierto de los Leones is by car due to the lack of public transportation towards this place. A first option is to go south on Anillo Periferico towards Altavista and San Angel neighbourhoods, then proceed until “Antiguo Camino al Desierto de los Leones” is reached on the right side; a second option is to proceed


title: "Desierto de los Leones National Park" content: via the Mexico-Toluca toll road through Constituyentes highway; a third option, coming from the south of Mexico City, is through Periferico highway. Consequently, if coming from south to north, the toll road is reached, which leads towards the Santa Fe neighborhood whereby the Mexico-Toluca highway is accessed. From the announcement of the National Development Plan carried out by the government of the Mexican president Miguel de la Madrid, the protection over the natural areas in Mexico City was notoriously increased. Some of the main aims of the plan are: The national park Desierto de los Leones is one of the


title: "Desierto de los Leones National Park" content: main green lands of Mexico City. Its wooded area represents 11.9% of the 15,702 hectares that make up the Mexican capital. Nevertheless, the 26% of the park´s structure is found damaged, because of the 205,000 visitors that come to the park each year. Desierto de los Leones is divided in two areas, the first one corresponds to the public space, equivalent to the 19% of the total surface which covers the ex-convent, the path to the desert and the white cross. On the other hand, the ecological restoration area counts with 1,233 hectares which represents the other 81% of the


title: "Desierto de los Leones National Park" content: complete surface. This area contains the space devastated by the 1988 fire. Nowadays the park has presence of wildlife and some exotic plant species. However, it faces pollution problems, forest fires and messy water extraction. A proper forest management is required in order to maintain the fauna and wild life due to a degree of deterioration showed nowadays and mainly caused by the pollution that comes from the urban area. Wildlife in the Desierto de los Leones, although its already scarce, is composed of hundreds of birds, 7 kinds of amphibians, 9 kinds of reptiles and about 30 mammals. It


title: "Desierto de los Leones National Park" content: is found that in this region, some of the most important species that live here are the opossums, coyotes, raccoons, white-tailed deer, rabbits, among others. The wildlife inhabiting in the Desierto de los Leones is mainly composed of stray dogs and they feed themselves on wild animals, which can cause a disease transmission. In relation to the disorderly water extraction, the region is considered moderate infiltration capacity for water, however, many of its springs are exploited to supply this resource to the urban area. The forest area of the park has deteriorated due to natural and man-made reasons. Some of


title: "Desierto de los Leones National Park" content: the natural problems include the arrival of a larva that strips barks from trees and residual problems from a forest fire in 1998, which destroyed about 450 hectares in the higher elevations of the park. Now there is a fire station called Brigada Regional Uno de la Delegación Cuajimalpa in the community of La Venta and an observation tower at San Miguel peak to watch for fires. There are also trees that are dying from acid rain. Other problems are man-made, as there is insufficient control over human activities in the forest. No one lives in the park proper but


title: "Desierto de los Leones National Park" content: urban development has nearly surrounded the entire forest and over 16,000 people live right on the park’s borders. There is insufficient vigilance and control of access especially in the southern section. Parts of the park are being used for pasture, garbage dumping, logging, and off-path mountain biking. Desierto de los Leones National Park Desierto de los Leones (Desert of the Lions) National Park is located entirely within the limits of the Federal District; it stretches between Cuajimalpa and Álvaro Obregón boroughs. It is located in the Sierra de las Cruces mountain range west of the city center with an area


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