title: "The Headless Cupid" content: due to the use of witchcraft by the children. The Headless Cupid The Headless Cupid is a children's novel by Zilpha Keatley Snyder. First published in 1971, the book was a Newbery Honor book for 1972. After his university professor father remarries, eleven-year-old David Stanley must make a series of new adjustments: first to his new stepmother, then to the strange old house in the country to which the family relocates, and finally to his new stepsister, twelve-year-old Amanda. Amanda is upset about her mother's divorce and remarriage, and about being forced to move away from the city and her


title: "Schizachyrium scoparium" content: Schizachyrium scoparium Schizachyrium scoparium, commonly known as little bluestem or beard grass, is a North American prairie grass native to most of the United States, except California, Nevada, and Oregon, and a small area north of the Canada–US border. It is most common in the Midwestern prairies. Little bluestem is a perennial bunchgrass and is prominent in tallgrass prairie, along with big bluestem ("Andropogon gerardi"), indiangrass ("Sorghastrum nutans") and switchgrass ("Panicum virgatum"). It is a warm-season species, meaning it employs the C photosynthetic pathway. Little bluestem grows to become an upright, roundish mound of soft, bluish-green or grayish-green blades in


title: "Schizachyrium scoparium" content: May and June that is about two to three feet high. In July, it initiates flowering stalks, which reach four to five feet in height. In fall, it displays a coppery or mostly orange color with tints of red or purple. Sometimes it displays in some places, as in sandy soils, a redder fall color. It becomes a more orangish-bronze in winter until early spring, when it becomes more tan. It is recommended for USDA zones 3 to 10. The plant grows best in full sun and on well-drained soils. It can be dug up and divided in spring, as


title: "Schizachyrium scoparium" content: many other perennials, for propagation or to reduce the size of an old, big plant. It can be burned in late winter or early spring in a prairie or meadow before new growth, like many American prairie grasses (big bluestem, indian-grass, and switchgrass), which burn quickly and cleanly. A number of cultivars have been developed. 'Carousel' is a compact form with especially good fall color developed by Chicagoland Grows. 'The Blues' is a selection that has bluer foliage. 'Standing Ovation' is a tight, upright form with bluer and thicker blades and sturdier stems. One variety, var. "littorale", is native to


title: "Schizachyrium scoparium" content: the eastern and southern coastal strip of the United States, as well as the shores of the Great Lakes. It is adapted to sand dune habitat, and is sometimes considered a separate species, "S. littorale". Little bluestem is the official state grass of Nebraska and Kansas. Schizachyrium scoparium Schizachyrium scoparium, commonly known as little bluestem or beard grass, is a North American prairie grass native to most of the United States, except California, Nevada, and Oregon, and a small area north of the Canada–US border. It is most common in the Midwestern prairies. Little bluestem is a perennial bunchgrass and


title: "Sorghastrum nutans" content: Sorghastrum nutans Sorghastrum nutans, commonly known as either Indiangrass or yellow Indiangrass, is a North American prairie grass found in the central and eastern United States and Canada, especially in the Great Plains and tallgrass prairies. Indiangrass is a warm-season perennial bunchgrass. It is intolerant to shade. It grows tall, and is distinguished by a "rifle-sight" ligule where the leaf blade attaches to the leaf sheath. The leaf is about long. It blooms from late summer to early fall in Illinois, producing branched clusters (panicles) of spikelets. The spikelets are golden-brown during the blooming period, and each contain one perfect


title: "Sorghastrum nutans" content: floret that has three large, showy yellow stamens and two feather-like stigmas. One of the two glumes at the base of the spikelets is covered in silky white hairs. The flowers are cross-pollinated by the wind. The branches of pollinated flower clusters bend outwards. At maturity, the seeds fall to the ground. They weigh at about 175,000 seeds to the pound. "Sorghastrum nutans" is prominent in the tallgrass prairie ecosystem and the northern, central, and Flint Hills tall grassland ecoregions, along with big bluestem ("Andropogon gerardi"), little bluestem ("Schizachyrium scoparium") and switchgrass ("Panicum virgatum"). It is also common in areas


title: "Sorghastrum nutans" content: of longleaf pine. It is adapted in the United States from the southern border to Canada and from the eastern seaboard to Montana, Wyoming and Utah.<ref name="USDA/NRCS">"Indiangrass." Plant Fact Sheet.2011. Accessed July 26, 2015</ref> It regrows with renewed vitality after fires, so controlled burns are used, replacing extirpated large herbivores (i.e. bison), for habitat renewal. Indiangrass is the official state grass of both Oklahoma and South Carolina. The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service lists the following uses for Indiangrass: Sorghastrum nutans Sorghastrum nutans, commonly known as either Indiangrass or yellow Indiangrass, is a North American prairie grass found in the


title: "Tampa Tarpons (1957–1988)" content: (Devil)-Rays have worn Tampa Tarpons uniforms for several "Turn Back the Clock" games: Tampa Tarpons (1957–1988) The Tampa Tarpons were a minor league baseball team based in Tampa, Florida. Their home ballpark was Al Lopez Field, and they were a member of the Class A Florida State League (FSL) from 1955 until 1988, mostly as an affiliate of the Cincinnati Reds. In 1988, they were sold, relocated, and renamed the Sarasota White Sox. During their run in Tampa, they won three FSL league championships, in 1957, 1959 and 1961. For the 2018 season, the FSL Tampa Yankees revived the name


title: "Bulloch Hall" content: wife gave birth to a daughter, also named Martha. She was known affectionately as Mittie. Mittie was raised at Bulloch Hall. Though the date of their initial meeting is unclear, we do know that when Theodore Roosevelt, Sr. was 19, he came to Roswell, Georgia with his friend Hilborne West, who was to marry Mittie's oldest half sister, Susan Elliott. Mittie was 15 at the time. "Thee," as he was called, met Mittie again when she went to Philadelphia in January 1853 to stay with her sister Susan. They fell in love and began planning their wedding through letters between


title: "Watauga Association" content: in November 1777. (This is the present day Washington County, Carter County and other areas now located in the northeast part of the state of Tennessee.) While there is no evidence that the Watauga Association ever claimed to be outside the sovereign territory of the British Crown, historians have often cited the Association as the earliest attempt by American-born colonists to form an independent democratic government. In 1774, Virginia governor Lord Dunmore called the Watauga Association a "dangerous example" of Americans forming a government "distinct from and independent of his majesty's authority." President Theodore Roosevelt later wrote that the Watauga


title: "Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation" content: construction cost which leads to high rental rate and management fee. She raised the icon building, “Gold Egg” as an example. In response to such comments, Rita Lau, the Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development emphasized that they did not consider the outlook as a top priority and a considerable portion of construction cost was spent on high-tech laboratories and sterile rooms which are necessary for the purposes of the Park. In an article in Apple Daily, a representative of the tenants at the Science Park reflected that a lot of tenants were moving out due to the soaring and


title: Kultarr content: including spiders, crickets and cockroaches. During the day it shelters in a burrows in hollow logs, beneath grass tussocks, at the base of shrubs and trees or cracks in the soil. Males weigh between 17-30 grams and 80–100 mm in length. Females are slightly smaller between 14–29 grams and 70–95 mm in length. They have a brown or fawn-sandy color, with a white underside. The kultarr has a long tail with a distinctive dark brush-like tip. The muzzle is sharply pointed and the eyes and ears are particularly large; the eyes have dark rings around them. It has distinguishing elongated


title: Urine content: medical contexts. "Piss" continues to be used, but is considered vulgar; it is also used in such colloquialisms as "to piss off" and "piss poor", and the slang expression "pissing down" to mean "heavy rain". Euphemisms and expressions used between parents and children (such as "wee", "pee", and many others) have long existed. "Lant" is a word for aged urine, originating from the Old English word "land" referring to urine in general. Urine Urine is a liquid by-product of metabolism in humans and in many animals. Urine flows from the kidneys through the ureters to the urinary bladder. Urination results


title: "Lego Exo-Force" content: and transforming mini-robot weapon, it's ready to take on any foe. 8114 Chameleon Hunter - Capable of short bursts of flight that resemble mighty leaps, the Chameleon Hunter can vanish from sensors with the help of camo-phores built into its zaylium armor plating. It then appears out of nowhere to attack with its flame-blaster cannon and triple-pronged claw! The agile mini-robot can use its twin mantis blades to pierce the vital circuitry underneath robot battle machine armor. 8115 Dark Panther - Leaping from the shadows, this four-legged robot battle machine strikes without warning! Drones detach and attack with jetpacks, cannon


title: "Buffy tuftedcheek" content: back and underparts, and their flanks are more orange in hue. This species has a hard wooden "chu-chu-chrrr" song, often given as a duet. The call is a sharp "chip". The buffy tuftedcheek forages actively amongst mosses, vines, bromeliads and other epiphytes for insects, spiders, and even small amphibians. It will join mixed feeding flocks in the middle levels of the forest. The scientific and alternative English names of this bird commemorate American amateur ornithologist, George Newbold Lawrence. Buffy tuftedcheek The buffy tuftedcheek or Lawrence's tuftedcheek ("Pseudocolaptes lawrencii") is a passerine bird in the ovenbird family, which breeds in the


title: "Sea Life Melbourne Aquarium" content: Sea Life Melbourne Aquarium Sea Life Melbourne Aquarium is a Southern Ocean and Antarctic aquarium in central Melbourne, Australia. It is located on the banks of the Yarra River beside and under the Flinders Street Viaduct and the King Street Bridge. The attraction is a Sea Life Centre owned by Merlin Entertainments. The current building was built between February 1998 and December 1999, the building was designed by Peddle Thorp architects to resemble a ship moored to the river, and opened in January 2000. The depth of the building however was designed not to be imposing at street level, and


title: "Guiding Light (1950–59)" content: the workload of writing both that show and "The Guiding Light" became too much for her, Phillips handed the reins at "The Guiding Light" to her protégé Agnes Nixon. There is some indication that Procter & Gamble and CBS may have forced Phillips out of writing for "The Guiding Light" when on the March 31, 1958 episode, popular heroine Katherine "Kathy" Roberts Lang Grant Holden (played by the equally popular Susan Douglas Rubeš) was killed off in a Phillips-created story. Kathy, confined to a wheelchair, was killed after being struck by a car. CBS was deluged with protest letters. Prior


title: "Sivaji (film)" content: body, making it look like a murder by a third party. Sivaji, however, is faking; he was informed of the plans to kill him by a sympathetic police constable prior to the interrogation. Left alone in the room, he electrifies himself. Sivaji's friend Dr. Chezhian, Tamizhselvi and Arivu intercept the police van after being informed by Sivaji through a MMS and replace Sivaji's body with a dummy before the thugs open fire. While everyone thinks that Sivaji is dead, Chezhian revives him using a defibrillator. Following Sivaji's "death", Adiseshan and the CBI still try to open Sivaji's laptop by trying


title: "Galeries Royales Saint-Hubert" content: Galeries Royales Saint-Hubert The Saint-Hubert Royal Galleries (, ) are an ensemble of glazed shopping arcades in Brussels, Belgium. Designed and built by architect Jean-Pierre Cluysenaer between 1846 and 1847, they precede other famous 19th-century shopping arcades such as the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II in Milan and The Passage in St Petersburg. Like them, they have twin regular facades with distant origins in Vasari's long narrow street-like courtyard of the Uffizi in Florence, with glazed arched shopfronts separated by pilasters and two upper floors, all in an Italianate Cinquecento style, under an arched glass-paned roof with a delicate cast-iron framework.


title: "John Connolly (author)" content: of Shadows" (2015) and "A Time of Torment" (2016). 2009 marked the publication of Connolly's first novel specifically for younger readers, "The Gates". A sequel was published in 2011 as "Hell's Bells" in the UK and as "The Infernals" in the US. The third book in the Samuel Johnson series, "The Creeps", was published in 2013. Connolly also collaborated with his partner, journalist Jennifer Ridyard, on "The Chronicles of the Invaders", a fantasy trilogy for teen readers: "Conquest" (2013), "Empire" (2015), and "Dominion" (2016). Connolly collaborated with fellow Irish author Declan Burke to edit "Books to Die For: The World's


title: "Volcana (DC Comics)" content: which is probably how she left her island to rejoin society. Volcana witnesses Darkseid's return and was saved by Star Sapphire and Sinestro. She is one of the survivors alive at the end of the battle and was last seen taking advantage of the "five minute head start" the Justice League gives her after fighting with Darkseid ceased. Volcana has only made two single appearances in the "Superman Adventures" comics' based on her original appearances on the DC Animated Universe, in issues 20 and 41 respectively. She appears as a boss in "" and "". Peri Gilpin reprises her role


title: "Killzone 2" content: was the same demo level as shown at E3 2007, although journalists were allowed to play it hands-on. At Sony's PlayStation Day 2008, the first level in "Killzone 2"’s single-player campaign was presented, named "Corinth River". Michal Valient, a Senior Programmer at Guerrilla Games, presented details of their "Killzone 2" proprietary game engine at a Developers Conference in July 2007. As with many other titles published by SCE, including "LittleBigPlanet" and "Infamous", "Killzone 2" uses a deferred shading engine which enables far greater control over the game's characteristic lighting palette, while maximising processor throughput and limiting shader complexity. Other games


title: "Chojnik Castle" content: Chojnik Castle Chojnik Castle (, , 1945–1948 ) is a castle located above the town of Sobieszów, today part of Jelenia Góra in southwestern Poland. Its remains stand on top of the Chojnik hill () within the Karkonosze National Park, overlooking the Jelenia Góra valley. The building of the fortress dates back to the times of the Silesian Piasts and for most of its time was in the possession of the Schaffgotsch noble family. Today the semi-ruined stronghold is a major tourist attraction and houses a hotel and a restaurant. The castle of Chojnik was originally raised by the order


title: "Chojnik Castle" content: of Duke Bolko I the Strict in 1292 at the site of a former hunting lodge built by his father Bolesław II the Bald. The fortress was meant to protect the borders of Bolko's Duchy of Jawor against the menacing Wenceslaus II of Bohemia. Bolko's grandson Bolko II the Small, the last independent Piast duke, had the castle reconstructed starting from 1355. After Bolko II had died without issue in 1368, his widow Agnes von Habsburg sold the castle to one of the courtiers, the knight Gotsche Schoff. Gotsche II Schoff modernized and expanded the castle in 1393. In the


title: "Chojnik Castle" content: same year he donated the Gothic chapel, which was completed in 1403. The chapel devoted to Saint Catherine and Saint George featured artful paintings preserved until World War II. The castle survived the next centuries without damages. It withstood the attacks by the Hussites in 1426 and by King Matthias Corvinus of Hungary, who after his campaign of 1469 destroyed many Silesian castles. In 1529 Ulrich I von Schaffgotsch expanded the building with two forecourts, depots and a pillory, and at the end of the 16th century Renaissance modifications were carried out. During the Thirty Years' War Hans Ulrich von


title: "Chojnik Castle" content: Schaffgotsch, Lord of Kynast - though a Protestant - after the 1620 Battle of White Mountain supported Emperor Ferdinand II and served as a general in the Imperial army under Albrecht von Wallenstein. After Wallenstein's persecution and assassination in 1634 Schaffgotsch as his liegeman was arrested, accused of high treason and executed one year later. Ferdinand II seized his property and had Kynast castle occupied by his troops, who resisted the attacks of the Swedish forces. Ferdinand III added new bastions to the castle in 1648 and finally restituted it to Christoph Leopold von Schaffgotsch, Hans Ulrich's son, in 1650.


title: "Chojnik Castle" content: Still during the latter's lifetime, in 1675, the castle that has never been conquered burnt down completely after being struck by lightning and was not reconstructed. The comital family relocated down into the valley to the old palace of "Warmbrunn" (today Cieplice Śląskie-Zdrój) and the destroyed castle became a tourist attraction already in the early 18th century. It was visited by the Prussian royal family and poets like Heinrich von Kleist and Johann Wolfgang von Goethe as well as Theodor Körner, who immortalized the ruin in one of his poems and made it famous all over Germany. 1822 the Schaffgotschs


title: "Chojnik Castle" content: added a tavern and harbourage to the castle and three years later rebuilt the tower. In the 1920s the old legends were resuscitated by Waldemar Müller-Erhardt, and in the next years these folk plays were performed there. The ruins remained in the property of the Schaffgotsch dynasty until in 1945 the family was expelled. In 1964 the Polish state restored the ruins and rebuilt the mountain hut. The ruins of Chojnik are tied to the myth of Kunegunda, a castle lord's daughter desired by many knights. As she had no intention to enter into marriage she promised to espouse the


title: "Chojnik Castle" content: bold man who would complete a circuit along the castle's walls on a horseback, knowing that on the steep slopes horse and rider must fall into the chasm. Many tried and perished until a proud nobleman came along, who appealed to Kunegunda's eyes. Though she declared to abandon the precondition and to marry him right away, the knight insisted to take the risk and he succeeded. Instead of accepting her proposal he scolded her for her cruelty and departed. Kunegunda however, deeply humiliated, lunged into the abyss herself. Chojnik Castle Chojnik Castle (, , 1945–1948 ) is a castle located


title: "Leccinum scabrum" content: Leccinum scabrum Leccinum scabrum, commonly known as the rough-stemmed bolete, scaber stalk, and birch bolete, is an edible mushroom in the family Boletaceae, and was formerly classified as "Boletus scaber". The birch bolete is widespread in Europe, in the Himalayas in Asia, and elsewhere in the Northern Hemisphere, occurring only in mycorrhizal association with birch trees. It fruits from June to October. This mushroom is also becoming increasingly common in Australia and New Zealand where it is likely introduced. The cap is wide. At first, it is hemispherical, and later becomes flatter. The skin of the cap is light gray-brown


title: "Leccinum scabrum" content: to reddish gray-brown, later often more or less brown, smooth, bald, dry, and rather slimy when damp. The pores are white at a young age, later gray. In older specimens, the pores on the pileus can bulge out, while around the stipe they dent in strongly. The pore covering is easy to remove from the skin of the pileus. The stipe is long and wide, slim, with white and dark to black flakes, and tapers upward. The basic mycelium is white. The flesh is whitish, later more gray-white and does not change color when broken. In young specimens, the meat


title: "Leccinum scabrum" content: is relatively firm, but it very soon becomes spongy and holds water, especially in rainy weather. When cooked, the meat of the birch bolete turns black. "Leccinum scabrum" has been found in association with ornamental birch trees planted outside of its native range, such as in California. Several different species of "Leccinum" mushrooms are found in mycorrhiza with birches, and can be confused by amateurs and mycologists alike. "L. variicolor" has a bluish stipe. "L. oxydabile" has firmer, pinkish flesh and a different pileus skin structure. "L. melaneum" is darker in color and has yellowish hues under the skin of


title: "Leccinum scabrum" content: the pileus and stipe. "L. holopus" is paler and whitish in all parts. "Leccinum scabrum" is a European species that has been introduced to various areas of the world. In New Zealand, it associates solely with "Betula pendula". The birch bolete is edible and is especially enjoyable pickled in brine or vinegar. It is used also in mixed mushroom dishes, fried or steamed. It is commonly harvested for food in Finland. A few reports in North America (New England and the Rocky Mountains) after 2009 suggest that leccinums (birch boletes) should only be consumed with much caution. Leccinum scabrum Leccinum


title: "Echinothrix calamaris" content: Echinothrix calamaris Echinothrix calamaris, known commonly as the banded sea urchin or double spined urchin among other vernacular names, is a species of sea urchin in the family Diadematidae. The Banded sea urchin has a slightly oval test (shell), reaching a diameter of about 5 cm. Like almost all the Diadematidae (but it is in "Echinothrix calamaris" that it is most obvious) it has two different sets of spines, shorter and slender closed spines which are going from yellow to dark (through brown) in colour and can deliver a nasty sting, and longer and thicker spines that are often banded


title: "Echinothrix calamaris" content: with light and dark colour (but sometimes all dark or all white), and reaching 10 to 15 cm in length. These radiolas can be blunt, and are hollow. The spines are grouped so as to let appear five naked zones on the central part of the test, in a star pattern (called "iridophores"): this pattern can be colored, often in blue. The anal papilla is big, more or less translucent and very obvious on the aborale face; it is generally whitish and speckled with black and white dots, circled by a ring of visual receptors that grant it a rudimentary


title: "Echinothrix calamaris" content: vision. In his darkest forms, it can be confused with its cousins "Diadema setosum" or "Diadema savignyi" (which can both keep banded radiola when adults) ; however the latter is bigger, more uniformly black, has less discernible secondary radioles and is recognizable in five characteristic white points at the top of its test as well as in orange-colored circle around its anus. The most common confusion is with the very close species "Echinothrix diadema", which can have banded spines when yound. But "E. diadema" has a very small anal papilla, all black, and the spines have a blue sheen ;


title: "Echinothrix calamaris" content: the primary radiolas of "E. calamaris" are more fragile too, and can be crushed between two fingers (they are hollow), what is not the case for "E. diadema". A dark form of this sea urchin is reported in Indian Ocean (Red Sea, Mascarene Islands, Seychelles, the Maldive Islands), with very dark radioles, often not banded, presenting generally a green sheen, and more or less reddish test (sometimes completely red, especially in the Red Sea). The anal papilla is black, more or less punctuated with white, but sometimes punctuated only with black which makes the distinction with "Echinothrix diadema" particularly difficult,


title: "Echinothrix calamaris" content: as well as the absence of iridophores. The spines are also sharper and more solid, and cannot be crushed between two fingers. This could be a subspecies or even a separate species, especially as their ecological niche seems slightly différente. The Banded sea urchin is widespread throughout the tropical waters of the Indo-Pacific region, from eastern coast of Africa to French Polynesia, including Hawaii and the Red Sea. It occurs from the surface to depth and can be found in lagoons, external reef slopes and channels. This sea urchin is active at night, hiding in crevices or under rocks during


title: "Echinothrix calamaris" content: the day. Many juvenile fish of the family Apogonidae (cardinal fish) may hide in the spines for protection. In Hawaii, "E. calamaris" is often host to a symbiotic crab, "Echinoecus pentagonus". Echinothrix calamaris Echinothrix calamaris, known commonly as the banded sea urchin or double spined urchin among other vernacular names, is a species of sea urchin in the family Diadematidae. The Banded sea urchin has a slightly oval test (shell), reaching a diameter of about 5 cm. Like almost all the Diadematidae (but it is in "Echinothrix calamaris" that it is most obvious) it has two different sets of spines,


title: "The Casements" content: this home that Rockefeller eventually died in his sleep on the morning of May 23, 1937. The Rockefeller family sold The Casements in 1941. Over the next 20 years, The Casements served as a girls' preparatory school and a home for the elderly. In 1959 the property was purchased by the Hotel Ormond Corporation with plans for development, but those plans never materialized. In 1972, The Casements was placed on the National Register of Historic Places. The next year, it was purchased by the city of Ormond Beach, which eventually restored it to serve as a cultural and community center.


title: "Chita Rivera: The Dancer's Life" content: she did not get one, she did get lessons in stage presence from Stritch, who told her to "make them hear you!" Still, she yearned for fame ("I'm Available"). In her first Broadway show, "Seventh Heaven", she plays a prostitute ("Camille, Colette, Fifi"). Later, she appears in "The Shoestring Review" with Bea Arthur. Singing "Garbage", Chita reminisces about working with Arthur, who originally sang the number while Chita jumped in and out of a garbage bag- she jokes that the audience will have to "[leave] the jumping to our imaginations." The number segues into the title song of "Can-Can", where


title: "A Watcher's Point of View (Don't 'Cha Think)" content: Carole King, and performed by The Monkees in 1967. A Watcher's Point of View (Don't 'Cha Think) "A Watcher's Point of View (Don't 'Cha Think)" is a single by P.M. Dawn that peaked at 44 on "Billboard's" Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart in 1991. Song writing credit is given to Attrell Cordes (Prince Be of P.M. Dawn) and Tom Johnston of the Doobie Brothers as the song contains a sample of the Doobie Brothers' "Feelin' Down Farther." It is from their debut album, "". Todd Terry's "Hard House Mix" appeared on their 2000 compilation, "The Best of P.M. Dawn". The


title: "Escapees' Medal" content: Escapees' Medal The Escapees' Medal () is a military award bestowed by the government of France to individuals who were prisoners of war and who successfully escaped internment or died as a result of their escape attempt. The "Escapees' Medal" was established by a 1926 law, intended to honour combatants not only of the First World War, but also of the Franco-Prussian War of 1870. Its statute was later amended to include combatants of the Second World War and later conflicts. The award criteria for the Franco-Prussian War was established by law on 2 October 1926 and read as follows:


title: "Jean Louis" content: women at the time. The Duchess of Windsor became one of his most famous clients, as well as the First Lady Nancy Reagan in the 1980s. Jean Louis Jean Louis (born Jean Louis Berthault; October 5, 1907 in Paris, France – April 20, 1997 in Palm Springs, California) was a French-born, Hollywood costume designer and an Academy Award winner for Best Costume Design. Before coming to Hollywood, he worked in New York for fashion entrepreneur Hattie Carnegie, where the clientele included Joan Cohn, the wife of Columbia Pictures studio chief Harry Cohn. He worked as head designer for Columbia Pictures


title: "Lindsey Vonn" content: as there was no fracture that would prevent her return and run at the Olympic Games in Vancouver. Despite skiing with her arm in a brace due to the injury, Vonn won three straight races (two downhills and a super-G) in Haus im Ennstal, Austria from January 8–10, 2010. The wins raised her to second among American skiers on the all-time career list for World Cup wins with 28, passing Phil Mahre and trailing only Bode Miller. On January 14, 2010, Lindsey Vonn was named Colorado Athlete of the Year for 2009. With her victory in a super-G just prior


title: "Alan Stern" content: on a mathematical analysis of the planet's ability to scatter other objects out of its orbit over a long period of time. Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune were classified as neighborhood-clearing "überplanets" and Pluto was classified as an "unterplanet". One could take this classification system as planet and dwarf planet respectively, with the major difference of the IAU definition classifying the two as distinct categories of celestial bodies instead of two subsets of planets. Some large satellites are of similar size or larger than the planet Mercury, e.g. Jupiter's Galilean moons and Titan. Stern has argued


title: "Mahwah High School" content: among participating public high schools and 47th among schools in New Jersey. In its listing of "America's Best High Schools 2016", the school was ranked 366th out of 500 best high schools in the country; it was ranked 42nd among all high schools in New Jersey and 25th among the state's non-magnet schools. In Niches 2017 list of the Best Schools in the Nation, Mahwah High School as the 28th school in New Jersey. Construction on the $3.25 million campus-style facility began in August 1958, with 13 buildings spread out over of the 62 acre property to accommodate 600 students


title: "Khan Na Yao District" content: Khan Na Yao District Khan Na Yao (, ) is one of the 50 districts ("khet") of Bangkok, Thailand. It is bounded by other Bangkok districts (from north clockwise): Bang Khen, Khlong Sam Wa, Min Buri, Saphan Sung, and Bueng Kum. Khan Na Yao was separated from Bueng Kum on 14 October 1997 announcement, effective 21 November 1997, together with Saphan Sung. Its name meaning ""long paddy-field ridge"" for describing the majority geography of the district. Khan Na Yao is the agricultural district. The district is divided into two sub-districts ("khwaeng"). The District Council for Khan Na Yao has seven


title: Froyle content: in the winter months, the actual route taken by Pilgrims passed through the village to avoid the wet conditions in the valley of the River Wey. There was a Church at "Froli" (mentioned in the Domesday Book) in 1086. The entry for Froyle also states "Froyle, it was ever there..." and there are traces of habitation on the surrounding downs going back to the Iron Age. It is also known by some who live there as the 'village of the saints' because of the 19 statues of saints in niches on the front walls of houses and other buildings in


title: Petras content: Petras Petras () is the archaeological site of an ancient Minoan town on northeastern Crete. Petras is just east of the modern Cretan town, Siteia. The site is situated on top of a small plateau and overlooks the sea north of Crete. Metaxia Tsipopoulou began excavations at Petras in 1985. The main building, which was two stories when it stood, is 2800 square meters. Petras has a drainage system, double staircases, dadoes, frescoes and cut slab pavements. Marks appear on the architecture of double axes, stars, branches, double triangles and Linear A signs. Petras has yielded 3 Linear A tablets


title: "Guy Henry (actor)" content: guest speaker at an NEH (National Endowment for the Humanities) summer seminar entitled "Shakespeare: Enacting the Text". (5 July to 6 August 1999). Guy Henry (actor) Guy Henry (born 17 October 1960) is an English stage and screen actor, best known as Henrik Hanssen in "Holby City", Pius Thicknesse in "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1" and "Part 2", Gaius Cassius Longinus in "Rome" and Grand Moff Tarkin in "Rogue One". Henry attended Homefield School and then Brockenhurst College in Hampshire where he took A levels. Henry trained at RADA (1979–81). In 1982, he took the title


title: "Qasr Al-Abd" content: of the Slave or Servant, a title which may refer to Hyrcanus himself, who, as governor, was a "servant of the king". The biblical Book of Nehemiah mentions "Toviyya, the Servant, the Ammonite" (2:10). According to Josephus, Hyrcanus left Jerusalem after losing a power struggle, and established his residence east of the Jordan, apparently on the ancestral lands of the Tobiad dynasty. The area was then a border zone between Judea and Arabia, and Josephus mentions that Hyrcanus was in constant skirmishes with Arabians, killing and capturing many. He took his own life in 175 BC, following the ascent to


title: "Kirby Hocutt" content: assistant director of marketing and promotions at his alma mater, Kansas State University. At Oklahoma, he led the athletics fundraising to all-time high with both the Capital and Annual Giving campaigns. Oklahoma's annual giving went from $3.4 million to more than $17 million, making it the highest percent increase in intercollegiate athletics history. A $100 million capital campaign for Oklahoma Athletics was led by the leadership of Hocutt. The campaign focused on facility construction and improvements to Oklahoma's 20 intercollegiate sport programs. In 2005, Hocutt was hired as athletic director at Ohio University in Athens, Ohio. At the age of


title: "Political positions of Hillary Clinton" content: fact that "liberal" was considered "a term of opprobrium" by the time Bill and Hillary became involved in national politics, while the term "progressive" has consistently referred to vaguely positive notions of progress, from Republicans and Democrats alike, especially with regard to the Progressive Era. At a Democratic primary debate in June 2007, in response to the question of whether she would describe herself as a liberal, Clinton said: "I consider myself a modern progressive, someone who believes strongly in individual rights and freedoms, who believes that we are better as a society when we're working together and when we


title: "Ed Parker Jr." content: in Illustration with a minor in Theatrical Arts. During his schooling he studied and made student films—one of which won him an award for the Best Student Film for 1982 in the State of Hawaii Film Festival. He was awarded an internship on the television show "Magnum, P.I." He also received 12 University art and theatrical scholarship awards. After finishing school, Parker returned to California where he did graduate work at the Art Center College of Design. Upon completing his training there, he went into partnership with his father. He helped edit and provided illustrations for his father's ""Infinite Insights


title: "Chagrin Falls Township, Cuyahoga County, Ohio" content: on April 1 of the year after the election, which is held in November of the year before the presidential election. Vacancies in the fiscal officership or on the board of trustees are filled by the remaining trustees. , the board is composed of president Tom Florkiewicz and members John Finley and Mike Wise, and the fiscal officer is Beth Boles. Chagrin Falls Township, Cuyahoga County, Ohio Chagrin Falls Township is a township located in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2010 census, the township had a total population of 4,233, which includes the village of Chagrin Falls.


title: "Social flycatcher" content: Social flycatcher The social flycatcher ("Myiozetetes similis") is a passerine bird from the Americas, a member of the large tyrant flycatcher family (Tyrannidae). It is sometimes split into two species with the social flycatcher, Myiozetetes texensis, from Costa Rica northwards to Mexico and the vermilion-crowned flycatcher, "M. similis" proper, from southwest Costa Rica across South America. In appearance, the social flycatcher resembles a smaller boat-billed flycatcher or great kiskadee. The adult is long and weighs . The head is dark grey with a strong white eyestripe and a usually concealed orange to vermilion crown stripe. The upperparts are olive-brown, and


title: "Social flycatcher" content: the wings and tail are brown with only faint rufous fringes. The underparts are yellow and the throat is white. Young birds have a paler eye mask, reduced crown stripe, and have chestnut fringes to the wing and tail feathers. The call is a sharp "peeurrr" and the dawn song is a "chips-k’-cheery". As the specific epithet "similis" (Latin for "the similar one") indicates, this species looks much like its closest living relative the rusty-margined flycatcher ("Myiozetetes cayanensis"), and also like the white-bearded flycatcher ("Phelpsia inornatus"), white-ringed flycatcher ("Conopias albovittatus") and lesser kiskadee ("Pitangus/Philohydor lictor"). In fact, except at close


title: "Social flycatcher" content: range, these are all but indistinguishable from appearance alone. They and the two larger similar species mentioned above share much of their range. Though they all are apparently fairly close relatives, the group to which they seem to belong also includes species with rather different head-pattern, like the grey-capped flycatcher which also belongs to "Myiozetetes". Social flycatchers breed in plantations, pasture with some trees, and open woodland from northwestern Mexico south to northeastern Peru, southern Brazil and northwestern Argentina. It is a common and wide-ranging species and thus not considered threatened by the IUCN. They like to perch openly in


title: "Social flycatcher" content: trees, several meters above ground. From such perches they will sally out for considerable distances to catch insects in flight, to which purpose they utilize a range of aerobatic maneuvers. They also regularly hover and glean for prey and small berries—e.g. from gumbo-limbo ("Bursera simaruba"), which they seek out and also utilize in human-modified habitat such as secondary forest or urban parks and gardens—and will pick off prey from the ground and even enter shallow waters to feed on aquatic invertebrates, tadpoles and occasionally small fish. They have been observed to forage peacefully alongside common marmosets ("Callithrix jacchus") in the


title: "Social flycatcher" content: undergrowth, maybe even cooperating with the monkeys in flushing prey from hiding. Perhaps this behavior only occurs during the dry season, when fruits are scarcer; it has been noted that they do not join mixed-species feeding flocks very often. The nest, built by the female in a bush, tree or on a building, is a large roofed structure of stems and straw, which for protection is often built near a wasp, bee or ant nest, or the nest of another tyrant flycatcher. The nest site is often near or over water. The typical clutch is two to four brown- or


title: "Social flycatcher" content: lilac-blotched cream or white eggs, laid between February and June. Social flycatcher The social flycatcher ("Myiozetetes similis") is a passerine bird from the Americas, a member of the large tyrant flycatcher family (Tyrannidae). It is sometimes split into two species with the social flycatcher, Myiozetetes texensis, from Costa Rica northwards to Mexico and the vermilion-crowned flycatcher, "M. similis" proper, from southwest Costa Rica across South America. In appearance, the social flycatcher resembles a smaller boat-billed flycatcher or great kiskadee. The adult is long and weighs . The head is dark grey with a strong white eyestripe and a usually concealed


title: "Luís Fernando Veríssimo" content: lived six months with his family in Rome, and covered the World Cup for Playboy magazine. In 1988, contracted by MPM Propaganda, he wrote his first novel, The Devil's Garden. In 1999, Verissimo quit drawing As Cobras comic strips and changed publishers, switching from L&PM to Objetiva, which began republishing all his work. One of these anthologies, "As Mentiras que os Homens Contam" (The Lies that Men Tell) (2000), has sold over 350,000 copies. In 2003, he decided to reduce his workload in the press, from six to just two columns a week, now published in Zero Hora, O Globo


title: "Jaghori District" content: Zeba, brings security to the whole Jaghori Zeba city and also some parts of Ghazni provinces. The Taliban has also issued warning night-letters to villagers in the district, but with General Bashi Habibullah presence in the Area the taliban has only managed to use snipers to get any info regarding the General. The security situation in other parts of the province has greatly affected the livelihood of the inhabitants, posing serious threats to their life, security and freedom. The districts are inaccessible except through Taliban territory, where the road has been reportedly mine and in some areas vehicles have been


title: "Economic entomology" content: to Fruit and Fruit Trees of the State of California, and Remedies Recommended for Their Extermination", published in 1881. The Englishman Frederick Vincent Theobald wrote A textbook of agricultural zoology in 1890. It became a standard text worldwide. Notable foresters were Herman von Nördlinger (1818–1897) and Julius Theodor Christian Ratzeburg (1801–1871). Among the most important reports early in the 20th century were those of Charles Valentine Riley, published by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, extending from 1878 to his death, in which is embodied an enormous amount of valuable material. At his death the work fell to Professor Leland Ossian


title: "Népszabadság" content: for its own exclusive use, which was unusual for the Hungarian press. The expanded use of color was meant as a means to help "Népszabadság"'s competitive position among daily newspapers. It had more copies circulated than all of its Hungarian competitors combined, although circulation was already in the process of decline (see below). The paper was close to the MSZP and Alliance of Free Democrats (SZDSZ) parties and its editorials often supported, though frequently also criticized, the socialist-liberal government. Its international agenda was usually supportive of the EU's and the USA's policies, though rare criticism included U.S. President George W.


title: "Butter knife" content: Butter knife In common usage, a butter knife may refer to any non-serrated table knife designed with a dull edge and rounded point; formal cutlery patterns make a distinction between such a place knife (or table knife) and a butter knife. In this usage, a butter knife (or "master butter knife") is a sharp-pointed, dull-edged knife, often with a sabre shape, used only to serve out pats of butter from a central butter dish to individual diners' plates. Master butter knives are not used to spread the butter onto bread: this would contaminate the butter remaining in the butter dish


title: "Butter knife" content: when the next pat of butter was served. Rather, diners at the breakfast, the luncheon, and the informal dinner table use an individual butter knife to apply butter to their bread. Individual butter knives have a round point, so as not to tear the bread, and are sometimes termed butter spreaders. If no butter spreaders are provided, a dinner knife may be used as an alternative. Colloquially, bread knives are sometimes referred to as "butter knives", though technically incorrect. Butter knife In common usage, a butter knife may refer to any non-serrated table knife designed with a dull edge and


title: "Mike Chapman" content: could do that wouldn't work". Fieger, in a 1994 interview, responded: "Mike Chapman is one of the bigger assholes that you'll ever meet on the planet. Unfortunately, Mike Chapman was not in any psychological or physical shape to produce that second album when we really needed a producer." Chapman produced three more Blondie albums – "Eat to the Beat", "Autoamerican" and "The Hunter" — and most of "Def, Dumb and Blonde", a Deborah Harry solo album. In an article in "Creem" magazine Chris Stein marveled at Chapman's attention to detail, noting that the percussion for "The Tide Is High" also


title: "Ben Crane" content: Ben Crane Benjamin McCully "Ben" Crane (born March 6, 1976) is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour. Crane was born in Portland, Oregon. He was introduced to golf at age five by his grandfather. He grew up playing at the nearby Portland Golf Club, where Ben Hogan won the Portland Open in 1945. Crane graduated from Beaverton High School in 1994 and attended Baylor University in Waco, Texas, but did not play golf for the Bears. He transferred to the University of Oregon in Eugene, Oregon and played golf for the Ducks. He graduated in 1999


title: "Viktor Gerashchenko" content: first Soviet bank abroad, Moscow Narodny Bank, based in London. In 1982 Gerashcheko moved to work in the Vneshtorgbank, responsible for the Soviet foreign trade. Seven years later he was appointed Chairman of the Presidium of the State Bank of the USSR. In 1991, Gerashchenko became the last Chairman of the State Bank of the USSR. For three years, which proved to be some of the most difficult for the Russian national economics, he steered the nascent banking system as Chairman of the Bank of Russia. His activities as Central Bank chair were controversial: for example, he was accused of


title: "From Here to Eternity (novel)" content: Strange. In 2009, the author's daughter, Kaylie Jones, revealed that her father had been compelled to make a number of pre-publication cuts, removing some expletives and some gay sex passages. A new edition of the book with the previously censored passages restored was published by Open Road as an e-book in May 2011. It was subsequently released in physical format in 2013 by Penguin as part of their Modern Classics Collection. "From Here to Eternity" won the third annual U.S. National Book Award in 1952. Joan Didion has written many articles and essays praising "From Here to Eternity", the most


title: "Aamer Nazir" content: field 35 minutes late. When he bowled, he broke down with cramp. Aamer Nazir Aamer Nazir (born January 2, 1971, in Lahore, Punjab) is a former Pakistani cricketer who played in six Tests and 9 ODIs from 1993 to 1995. He almost achieved the rare feet of a hat-trick on debut but was denied by a poor umpiring decision by West Indian umpire Clyde Cumberbatch. When Pakistan played a Test against South Africa in Johannesburg in 1995, injuries to pace bowlers resulted in a call-up for Nazir. Nazir was still on a 14-hour flight when he was named in the


title: "Mohammad-Ali Najafi" content: to government. At the end of the reformist government of Mohammad Khatami and following Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's election Najafi moved back to university and has been faculty in the department of mathematics at Sharif University of Technology working on representation theory. He served as an advisor to Mostafa Chamran. He was the minister of higher education from 1981 to 1984 in the cabinet of then Prime Minister Mir-Hossein Mousavi. In 1989, he became the minister of education under then President Hashemi Rafsanjani and served until 1997. In 1997, he was appointed vice president and head of the Planning and Budget Organization


title: "History of the Jews in Prague" content: high as 10,000 but for various reasons they remain officially unregistered as such. There is a number of synagogues of all Jewish denominations, a Chabad centre, an old age home, a kindergarten, Lauder School, Judaic Studies department at the Charles University, kosher restaurants and even a kosher hotel. Famous Jews from Prague are, amongst others, the Maharal, Franz Kafka, Miloš Forman or Madeleine Albright. The 16th century began the Jewish Renaissance in Prague. Prague nobility in 1501 allowed for an open atmosphere of economic activity. Yet during the Habsburg reign, the Jewish people were expelled twice in 1542 and 1561.


title: Darenth content: to reach its peak in 1960, with a total population of 5,127. After this point, the population has steadily declined, with the total population (from the 2011 Census), to be recorded at 4,851. According to the 2011 Census, the most dominant age sector was the 45 - 59 year olds, accounting for a quarter of the population in Darenth. The biggest population increase in Darenth has occurred in the 30 - 44 year old age sector, going from 325 people (according to the 2001 Census), to 1031 people, merely 10 years later. This also correlates with the population graph as


title: "Mülheim, Cologne" content: Mülheim, Cologne Mülheim (, , ) is a city district (Stadtbezirk) of Cologne in Germany and a formerly independent town ("Mülheim am Rhein"). Mülheim is located on the right bank of the Rhine opposite the old town of Cologne. The district borders Leverkusen to the north, Bergisch Gladbach to the east, the Cologne districts of Kalk and Innenstadt to the south. The river Rhine lies west of Mülheim, on the other riverbank lies the Cologne borough of Nippes. The place was first mentioned (as "Mulenheym") in 1098 and became a town in 1322; it belonged to the County of Berg.


title: "Murong Hong" content: in summer 384, his strategist Gao Gai (高蓋) and other officials felt that Murong Hong's reputation was not as great as his brother Murong Chong's, and that his punishments were overly harsh, killed him and supported Murong Chong to succeed him, under the title of crown prince. Murong Hong Murong Hong (; died 384) was the founder of the Xianbei state Western Yan. He was a son of the Former Yan emperor Murong Jun and a younger brother of Former Yan emperor Murong Wei. It is not known when Murong Hong was born. In 359, he was created the Prince


title: "Bernie Casey" content: TV film "Gargoyles". He also played Tamara Dobson's love interest in 1973's "Cleopatra Jones". From there he moved between performances on television and the big screen such as playing team captain for the Chicago Bears in the TV film "Brian's Song". In 1979, he starred as widower Mike Harris in the NBC television series "Harris and Company", the first weekly American TV drama series centered on a black family. In 1980, he played Major Jeff Spender in the television mini-series "The Martian Chronicles", based on the novel by Ray Bradbury. In 1981, Casey played a detective opposite Burt Reynolds in


title: "Robert Charles Wroughton" content: was little material from India. He persuaded his friends in India to collect specimens and this led to a collaborative mammal survey in 1911. Interest in small mammals was also raised by work on plague particularly due to the work of Captain Glen Liston who delivered a special address to the members of the BNHS. Collectors for the small mammal survey included C. A. Crump (Khandesh, Darjeeling), Sir Ernest Hotson (Baluchistan), R. Shunkara Narayan Pillay (Travancore), J. M. D. Mackenzie (Burma), Captain Philip Gosse (Poona, Nilgiris), S. H. Prater (Satara), Charles McCann and others and the survey went on until


title: "Berry (botany)" content: Some sources have attempted to quantify the difference, e.g. requiring the endocarp to be less than 2 mm thick in a berry. Examples of botanical berries include: "True berries", or "baccae", may also be required to have a thin outer skin, not self-supporting when removed from the berry. This distinguishes, for example, a "Vaccinium" or "Solanum" berry from an "Adansonia" (baobab) amphisarca, which has a dry, more rigid and self-supporting skin. The fruit of citrus, such as the orange, kumquat and lemon, is a berry with a thick rind and a very juicy interior divided into segments by septa, that


title: "USS Manhattan (1863)" content: . They could fire a shell up to a range of at an elevation of +7°. The exposed sides of the hull were protected by five layers of wrought iron plates, backed by wood. The armor of the gun turret and the pilot house consisted of ten layers of one-inch plates. The ship's deck was protected by armor thick. A soft iron band was fitted around the base of the turret to prevent shells and fragments from jamming the turret as had happened during the First Battle of Charleston Harbor in April 1863. The base of the funnel was protected


title: "Czech Republic at the 2006 Winter Olympics" content: Czech Republic at the 2006 Winter Olympics The Czech Republic competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy. Speed skater Martina Sáblíková served as flag bearer at the opening ceremonies. The medal hopes were set on ice hockey team, Jakub Janda in ski jumping, Kateřina Neumannová in cross-country skiing and on Sáblíková. As for hockey team, the bronze medal was less than most of Czech fans awaited before the olympic, and more than they hoped for after the group stage. But the strongest moment for Czech sport fans was unbelievable finish of Kateřina Neumannová in cross-country skiing, where she


title: "Erlenbach im Simmental" content: by three years of obligatory lower Secondary school where the students are separated according to ability and aptitude. Following the lower Secondary students may attend additional schooling or they may enter an apprenticeship. During the 2011-12 school year, there were a total of 220 students attending classes in Erlenbach im Simmental. There were 2 kindergarten classes with a total of 21 students in the municipality. The municipality had 4 primary classes and 80 students. Of the primary students, 2.5% were permanent or temporary residents of Switzerland (not citizens) and 1.3% have a different mother language than the classroom language. During


title: Haplodrili content: ciliated ventral groove. "Saccocirrus", which also lives in sand, and more closely resembles the Polychaeta, has throughout the greater length of its body on each segment a pair of small uniramous parapodia bearing a bunch of simple setae. No other member of the group is known to have any trace of setae or parapodia at any stage of development. These three genera have the following characters in common. The body is small and resembles polychaete larvae; the epidermis is ciliated; the number of segments varies from five and up, or can be completely absent; small prostomium with or without appendages;


title: "Jake McDorman" content: the male lead role opposite actress Analeigh Tipton in the ABC romantic comedy series, "Manhattan Love Story". In 2015, he stars in CBS's "Limitless" as Brian Finch, a young man who uses a mysterious drug called "NZT" to enhance his intelligence to help the FBI solve cases. The TV series continues the story of the motion picture of the same name. After the first season of "Limitless", the show was cancelled. Jake McDorman John Allen "Jake" McDorman IV (born July 8, 1986) is an American actor, best known for starring in the leading role of Brian Finch, a struggling musician


title: "Bad Blood (Buffy comic)" content: to be becoming obsessive about her looks, and her friends investigate. Meanwhile, as Angel is trying to discover the origins of Sunnydale's new super vampires, his life maybe in danger. Buffy and the gang have now been trying to eradicate the super-powered vampires and slayer copies for months. Selke finally comes out of her hiding place, but Buffy's not as fast as she should be. The story arc was reprinted over three trade paperbacks, each containing three of the issues: Buffy comics such as this one are not usually considered by fans as canonical. Some fans consider them stories from


title: "Jack Earle" content: tall at the time, he attracted the attention of Century Comedies, a motion picture production company. Jerry Ash and Zion Meyers offered him a job in the movies. He convinced his father that this was a good opportunity, and he was allowed to stay. Jacob took the screen name Jack Earle when he started working in the silent film industry, there he appeared in many movies. He appeared in films like "Hansel and Gretel" in 1923 and "Jack and the Beanstalk" in 1924. Over the next few years he found himself busy in the movie making business, and going to


title: "RIAA equalization" content: to limit rumble, more so than if RIAA equalization did not occur. RIAA playback equalization is not a simple low-pass filter. It defines transition points in three places: 75 µs, 318 µs and 3180 µs, which correspond to 2122 Hz, 500 Hz and 50 Hz (rounded values). Mathematically, the pre-emphasis transfer function is expressed as follows, where "T"=318 µs, etc.: formula_1 Implementing this characteristic is not especially difficult, but is more involved than a simple amplifier. In the past, almost all hi-fi preamplifiers, integrated amplifiers, and receivers had a built-in phono preamplifier with the RIAA characteristic, but it is often


title: "Grey francolin" content: Grey francolin The grey francolin ("Francolinus pondicerianus") is a species of francolin found in the plains and drier parts of the Indian subcontinent. This species was formerly also called the grey partridge, not to be confused with the European grey partridge. They are found in open cultivated lands as well as scrub forest and their local name of "teetar" is based on their calls, a loud and repeated "Ka-tee-tar...tee-tar" which is produced by one or more birds. The term "teetar" can also refer to other partridges and quails. During the breeding season calling males attract challengers and decoys were used


title: "Grey francolin" content: to trap these birds especially for fighting. It is a medium-sized francolin with males averaging and females averaging . The males weigh whereas the weight of the females is . The francolin is barred throughout and the face is pale with a thin black border to the pale throat. The only similar species is the painted francolin, which has a rufous vent. The male can have up to two spurs on the legs while females usually lack them. Subspecies "mecranensis" is palest and found in arid north-western India, Eastern Pakistan and Southern Iran. Subspecies "interpositus" is darker and intermediate found


title: "Grey francolin" content: in northern India. The nominate race in the southern peninsula of India has populations with a darker rufous throat, supercilium and is richer brown. They are weak fliers and fly short distances, escaping into undergrowth after a few spurts of flight. In flight it shows a chestnut tail and dark primaries. The race in Sri Lanka is sometimes given the name "ceylonensis" or considered as belonging to the nominate. There are three recognized subspecies: The grey francolin is normally found foraging on bare or low grass covered ground in scrub and open country, and is rarely found above an altitude


title: "Grey francolin" content: of 500 m above sea level in India, and 1200 m in Pakistan. The distribution is south of the foothills of the Himalayas westwards to the Indus valley and eastwards to Bengal. It is also found in north-western Sri Lanka. Introduced populations are found in the Andaman and Chagos Islands. They have been introduced to Nevada in the United States of America and Hawaii, along with several other species of francolin. The loud calls of the birds are commonly heard early in the mornings. Pairs of birds will sometimes engage in a duet. The female call is a "tee...tee...tee" repeated


title: "Grey francolin" content: and sometimes a "kila..kila..kila" and the challenge call "kateela..kateela..kateela" is a duet. They are usually seen in small groups. The main breeding season is April to September and the nest is a hidden scrape on the ground. The nest may sometimes be made above ground level in a niche in a wall or rock. The clutch is six to eight eggs but larger clutches have been noted. Food includes seeds, grains as well as insects, particularly termites and beetles (especially Tenebrionidae and Carabidae). They may occasionally take larger prey such as snakes. They roost in groups in low thorny trees.


title: "Grey francolin" content: Several species of feather mites, helminth and blood parasites have been described from the species. They are hunted in much of their range using low nets and easily caught using calling decoy birds. The species has long been domesticated in areas of northern Indian subcontinent where it is used for fighting. The domesticated birds can be large at around 500-600g, compared to 250g for wild birds. They are usually carefully reared by hand and become as tame and confiding as a pet dog. Several authors have described the running of the birds as being particularly graceful: John Lockwood Kipling, Rudyard


title: "Grey francolin" content: Kipling's father, wrote of this and other partridges such as the chukar partridge: Grey francolin The grey francolin ("Francolinus pondicerianus") is a species of francolin found in the plains and drier parts of the Indian subcontinent. This species was formerly also called the grey partridge, not to be confused with the European grey partridge. They are found in open cultivated lands as well as scrub forest and their local name of "teetar" is based on their calls, a loud and repeated "Ka-tee-tar...tee-tar" which is produced by one or more birds. The term "teetar" can also refer to other partridges and


title: Emtricitabine/tenofovir content: the liver. Use during pregnancy does not appear to harm the baby. Emtricitabine/tenofovir was approved for medical use in the United States in 2004. It is on the World Health Organization's List of Essential Medicines, the most effective and safe medicines needed in a health system. The wholesale cost in the developing world is about 6.06 to 7.44 per month. In the United States, as of 2016, the wholesale cost is about US$1,415.00 per month. Emtricitabine/tenofovir is used to both treat and to prevent HIV/AIDS. In studies, tenofovir reduced the incidence of HIV infection, especially in high-risk individuals (by 42%


title: "Newcastle Northstars" content: teams have a rich history in the AIHL Finals of facing off in big matches in pursuit of the Goodall Cup. The North Stars defeated the Ice Dogs in the 2003 and 2008 finals to win the Goodall Cup (both by a margin of 4–1). The North Stars lost the Cup to the Ice Dogs in the 2004 final, while also defeating the Ice Dogs in the semi-final in 2005. The North Stars have also established a healthy rivalry with the Adelaide Avalanche, the team they faced, and defeated, in both the 2005 and 2006 Goodall Cup championship games. In


title: "Lakeland PBS" content: area that is served mainly by translators of the Minneapolis–Saint Paul television stations. It also airs the only local newscast in north central Minnesota. Lakeland PBS utilizes KAWB's channel 22 position on DirecTV and Dish Network's Twin Cities local tier to avert confusion with KMSP-TV, channel 9 in Minneapolis. Lakeland PBS' television signals are multiplexed into six subchannels. The broadcast areas of KAWE and KAWB are extended by way of seven digital translators in northern Minnesota and one in central Minnesota. Lakeland PBS Lakeland PBS is a community-licensed, non-profit public media organization and PBS member based in Bemidji, Minnesota. The


title: "Canada at the 1968 Summer Olympics" content: final 100 meter breaststroke- No Canadian placed out of 8 in the final 200 meter breaststroke- No Canadian placed out of 8 in the final 100 meter butterfly-No Canadian placed out of 8 in the final 200 meter butterfly- No Canadian placed out of 8 in the final Men's Water Polo- No Canadian placed out of 4 in the final. All men's events in Weightlifting Bantamweight- No Canadian placed out of 13 in the final Featherweight- No Canadian placed out of 15 in the final Lightweight- No Canadian placed out of 19 in the final Middleweight- No Canadian placed out


title: "John Glatzel" content: defenseman. Glatzel played for the 2002 Gold-medal winning US national team. Glatzel was drafted in the 1st round (5th overall) of the 2002 Major League Lacrosse draft by the Rochester Rattlers. Glatzel played in three Major League Lacrosse All-Star Games (2003, 2004, and 2005) as a Rattler. Prior to the 2006 season he was acquired by the Boston Cannons. He was then picked up by the New Jersey Pride in the 2008 Supplemental Draft (3rd overall). He played two games for New Jersey before being waived. John Glatzel John Glatzel (born May 27, 1979 in Baltimore, Maryland) is a professional


title: "The Lake House (film)" content: and each watches its flag go up and down as the message leaves and the reply arrives as they wait at the mailbox. They cautiously look around each time the flag changes, hoping to somehow spot the other. It is in vain as they are alone at the mailbox. They then discover that they are living exactly two years apart. Their correspondence takes them through several events, including Alex finding a book, Jane Austen's "Persuasion", at a railway station where Kate said she would have lost it, and Alex taking Kate on a walking tour of his favorite places in


title: "John Pendry" content: John Pendry Sir John Brian Pendry, FRS FInstP (born 4 July 1943) is an English theoretical physicist known for his research into refractive indices and creation of the first practical "Invisibility Cloak". He is a professor of theoretical solid state physics at Imperial College London where he was head of the department of physics (1998–2001) and principal of the faculty of physical sciences (2001–2002). He is an honorary fellow of Downing College, Cambridge, (where he was an undergraduate) and an IEEE fellow. He received the Kavli Prize in Nanoscience "for transformative contributions to the field of nano-optics that have broken


title: Allianoi content: Paşa Ilıcası ("The Thermal Baths of the Pasha") in the Ottoman Period. While noted in the historical documentation of the vilayet ("province") of Aydın, it does not seem to have been used on an extensive scale. The only traces of this period are a few shards of coins. In the beginning of the 20th century, the sub-governor of the region did start an effort to put the spa complex back to use and the big pool section has been partially refurbished. Also, all along the Ottoman period and up to 1979, the Roman Bridge situated to the west of the


title: "Masticophis flagellum" content: Masticophis flagellum Masticophis flagellum is a species of nonvenomous colubrid snake, commonly referred to as the coachwhip or the whip snake, which is endemic to the United States and Mexico. Six subspecies are recognized, including the nominotypical subspecies. Coachwhips range throughout the southern United States from coast to coast. They are also found in the northern half of Mexico. Coachwhips are thin-bodied snakes with small heads and large eyes with round pupils. They vary greatly in color, but most reflect a proper camouflage for their natural habitat. "M. f. testaceus" is typically a shade of light brown with darker brown


title: "Masticophis flagellum" content: flecking, but in the western area of Texas, where the soil color is a shade of pink, the coachwhips are also pink in color. "M. f. piceus" was given its common name because specimens frequently, but not always, have some red in their coloration. Coachwhip scales are patterned so at first glance, the snake appears braided. Subspecies can be difficult to distinguish in areas where their ranges overlap. Adult sizes of in total length (including tail) are common. The record sized specimen, of the eastern coachwhip race, was in total length. Young specimens, mostly just over in length, were found


title: "Masticophis flagellum" content: to have weighed , whereas good-sized mature adults measuring weighed in at . Coachwhips are commonly found in open areas with sandy soil, open pine forests, old fields, and prairies. They thrive in sandhill scrub and coastal dunes. Coachwhips are diurnal, and actively hunt and eat lizards, small birds, and rodents. Coachwhips subdue prey by grasping and holding them with their jaws and do not use constriction. They tend to be sensitive to potential threats, and often bolt at the first sign of one; they are extremely fast-moving snakes. They are curious snakes with good eyesight, and are sometimes seen


title: "Masticophis flagellum" content: raising their heads above the level of the grass or rocks to see what is around them. They can slither up to 15 mph. Six subspecies of "Masticophis flagellum" are recognized as being valid, including the nominotypical subspecies. "Nota bene": A trinomial authority in parentheses indicates that the subspecies was originally described in a genus other than "Masticophis". The subspecific name, "ruddocki", is in honor of Dr. John C. Ruddock who was Medical Director for the Richfield Oil Corporation. The primary myth concerning coachwhips, that they chase people, likely arises from the snake and the person both being frightened, and


title: "Masticophis flagellum" content: both just happening to be going the same way to escape. Coachwhips are fast snakes, often moving faster than a human, and thus give an impression of aggression should they move toward the person. The legend of the hoop snake may refer to the coachwhip snakes. Another myth of the rural southeastern United States is of a snake that, when disturbed, would chase a person down, wrap him up in its coils, whip him to death with its tail, and then make sure he is dead by sticking its tail up the victim's nose to see if he is still


title: "Masticophis flagellum" content: breathing. In actuality, coachwhips are neither constrictors (snakes that dispatch their prey by suffocating with their coils) nor strong enough to overpower a person. Also, they do not whip with their tails, even though their tails are long and look very much like a whip. Their bites can be painful, but generally are harmless unless they become infected. In parts of Mexico, where ranching is a way of life, these snakes are believed to wrap around the legs of cows and feed on their milk as if suckling leaving the nipple dry. They will also hook on any other mammal


title: "Masticophis flagellum" content: that produces milk, leaving the young baby dehydrated. Ranchers also tell stories of "chirrioneras", which hypnotize women then latch onto their breasts to feed. If the woman has a crying hungry baby, the snake sticks its tail in the baby's mouth to keep the baby quiet while feeding, then leaves, undetected. This leaves the baby malnourished and getting weaker while the mother can't feed her baby because her breasts have been sucked dry. The story goes that the only way to know if the snake has been there is if the baby has sores around the mouth. Masticophis flagellum Masticophis


title: "Battle of Caishi" content: Jin army. The Song (960–1276) were a Chinese dynasty. To their north were the Jurchens, a confederation of semi-agrarian tribes from Manchuria in northeast Asia. While the Song and Jurchen had once been military allies, the Jurchen tribes, unified under the rule of Wanyan Aguda, plotted a revolt in 1114 to end their vassalage under the Khitan-led Liao dynasty. Aguda established the Jin dynasty in 1115 and adopted the title of emperor. The Jin negotiated a joint attack with the Song against the Khitans. They planned the attack for 1121 and then rescheduled to 1122. In 1122, the Jurchens captured


title: "Britney Spears: In the Zone" content: "Britney Spears: In the Zone" but was omitted. Spears later considered including a new version of the song featuring vocals from rapper AC on her fifth studio album "Blackout" (2007), with a review of the song from "DJ Booth" saying: "On a possible inclusion to her yet-to-be-titled comeback album (dropping this November), Spears has hooked up with producer Tricky Stewart for the song "Sippin' On". The mid-tempo track has the same familiar drum pattern as Nas' "I Can"; except here lyricism has been replaced by sexiness. After all, come the end of the song Britney does a 'soul clap'." Other


title: Backjumping content: algorithm can prove this fact, it can directly consider a different value for formula_11 instead of reconsidering formula_5 as it would normally do. The efficiency of a backjumping algorithm depends on how high it is able to backjump. Ideally, the algorithm could jump from formula_3 to whichever variable formula_11 is such that the current assignment to formula_15 cannot be extended to form a solution with any value of formula_3. If this is the case, formula_17 is called a "safe jump". Establishing whether a jump is safe is not always feasible, as safe jumps are defined in terms of the set


title: "Battle of Tornio" content: positions. On 7 October situation had grown bad to worse for the Germans, not only had their attacks been repulsed but attacking units had suffered heavy losses and the only reserve of the 20th Mountain Army, Brigade Finnland had been encircled north of Tornio just when the Soviet offensive in the Arctic started. However Germans were not the only ones in trouble, the Finnish JR 50 which had been rushed to the battle had left most of its equipment to Röyttä and the supplies had to be carried by hand over swamps or marshy terrain. German attempts to relieve the


title: "Manhunter (Kate Spencer)" content: thugs, Kate sees a news report from the recently destroyed city of Monument Point, where Jay Garrick is shown telling reporters about the crime wave sweeping the remains of the city. Upon hearing about how there are not enough heroes and police officers to stem the tide of criminal activity, Kate is shown grinning, as if the statement has given her an idea. Shortly after this, Kate appears in Monument Point during a massive battle between the Justice Society and a villain named Doctor Chaos. She is shown leading a large team of superheroes including the JSA All-Stars, Jesse Quick,


title: "Kingscote, South Australia" content: declines in Little penguin numbers. Other colonies in South Australia have experienced dramatic declines since the 1990s. The nearest examples of colonies in decline are found in Encounter Bay (Granite Island, Wright Island and West Island) and at Penneshaw on Kangaroo Island. Accounts of little penguins at Kingcote exist from the 1930s. Historically, little penguins have also been observed in burrows on The Spit which lies across the mouth of Bay of Shoals. Observations of penguins at this location were published in 1888, 1911, 1915, 1934 and 1938. A child visiting in 1947 found at least six penguin burrows. The


title: "Shane (TV series)" content: 1 for the very first time. Shane (TV series) Shane is an American Western television series aired in 1966 and based on the 1949 book of the same name by Jack Schaefer (there had also been a 1953 film of the novel, "Shane"). The series starred David Carradine as the title character, a former gun fighter and sometimes outlaw who takes on work as a hired-hand at the ranch of a widowed woman, her son, and her father. The series, which aired on ABC, was filmed as a continuing story. On March 10, 2015, Timeless Media Group released "Shane: The


title: "Emma Willard School" content: The Troy Female Seminary School also provided the services of Normal Schools by giving women the opportunity to become teacher's assistants and spread women's education throughout the United States. The alumnae of the Troy School were unusual among contemporary women in their pursuit of work beyond the "private sphere" of the home. These alumnae established numerous Normal Schools, institutions that promoted the study of arts and sciences, and expanded into other professions involving the sciences and law. Co-curricular pursuits include sports, choir, orchestra, a cappella groups, the student newspaper, a literary arts magazine ("Triangle"), model UN, county-champion Mock Trial team,


title: "Neil Hartigan" content: youngest lieutenant governor in the nation. Following his election "Time" magazine named him as one of 200 future leaders of the country. Hartigan won renomination in 1976, but Michael J. Howlett ousted Walker at the top of the ticket. In the general election James R. Thompson and Dave O'Neal soundly defeated the Democratic team of Howlett and Hartigan. For a time, Hartigan left public life for the business world. He returned in 1982, winning election as Illinois attorney general. In 1986, he briefly sought the Democratic nomination for governor but withdrew when Adlai Stevenson III entered the race. Hartigan then


title: "1941–44 Pacific typhoon seasons" content: which made it the most active August known at the time. The storm didn't really affect that much but it affected the Caroline Islands during late-January 1942. This storm is very similar to Tropical Storm One. It has the very same track but it is slightly towards the east and affected the Caroline Islands, too. A storm formed north of the Philippines on July 28. It impacted Hainan and southern China in July 29–30, as it was dissipating. The final storm of the season developed on December 13 east of Mindanao, Philippines or in the Philippine Sea. It moved in


title: "White-throated swift" content: White-throated swift The white-throated swift ("Aeronautes saxatalis") is a swift of the family Apodidae native to western North America, south to cordilleran western Honduras. Its coastal range extends as far north as Northern California, while inland it has migratory populations found throughout the Great Basin and Rocky Mountain regions, ranging as far north as southern British Columbia. White-throated swifts are found in open areas near cliffs, rock faces, or man-made structures, where they roost. Swifts are social birds, and groups are often seen roosting and foraging for flying insects together. The White-throated swift is medium-sized bird that is primarily black


title: "White-throated swift" content: and white. Its back and wings are blackish-brown or black, and its breast, belly, chin, and throat are white. In newly molted adults, the dark feathers may have a slight greenish sheen, though this is rarely observable in the field. Sexes cannot be distinguished by plumage. Juvenile (first basic) plumage is similar to adult (definitive basic) plumage, but with the feathers on juveniles' heads and necks appearing duller and paler. Adults are generally 15–18 centimeters in length, and have a tail with a relatively shallow 10 millimeter-deep notch. Adult swifts weigh between 28 and 36 grams, with a mean weight


title: "White-throated swift" content: recorded as 32.5 grams, and there is no difference in size between males and females. White-throated swifts can appear similar to Black Swiftsand Vaux's Swifts, which also occur in western North America, but White-throated swifts can be distinguished by their white underparts which both other species lack. The order in which White-throated swifts are placed is debated, with some taxonomies placing them in Caprimulgiformes, but others putting them in Apodiformes. The difficulty in taxonomic placement is largely due to the morphological similarities between swifts which make determining the history of evolutionary divergence difficult. At lower taxonomic levels, White-throated swifts belong


title: "White-throated swift" content: to the family Apodidae and the genus "Aeronautes.""Aeronautes"includes only two other species, the Andean swift("Aeronautes andecolus") and the White-tipped swift("Aeronautes montivagus"). There are two subspecies of the White-Throated Swift, "A. s. saxatalis", and "A. s. nigrior". The "A. s. saxatalis"subspecies comprises birds that winter in North America south to the Isthmus of Tehantepec in Oaxaca, Mexico, while birds of the "A. s. nigrior" subspecies are found wintering below Oaxaca south to Honduras. Birds of "A. s. saxatalis" tend to have a more prominent superciliary streak, darker upper parts, and a broader white abdominal streak than those of "A. s. nigrior".


title: "White-throated swift" content: White-throated swifts are year-round residents of coastal and southern California, southern Arizona, southern New Mexico, western Texas, central Mexico, and the Sierra Madre Occidental and Oriental mountains. Migratory breeding populations can be found from Arizona and New Mexico north to southern British Columbia, and from central California east to eastern Colorado and Wyoming. In the southern part of its migratory range, birds arrive in mid-March and depart in mid-October, while in the northern portion, they do not arrive until mid-April to early-May, and depart in late-August to mid-September. There are two main areas in which non-breeding wintering populations can be


title: "White-throated swift" content: found: the first includes southwestern California, eastern Arizona, the Texas Panhandle, while the second is in El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and the Mexican state of Chiapas. Swifts roost in cliffs, bluffs, and canyons, as well as man-made structures like bridges, overpasses, and walls of quarries. In natural settings, swifts form colonies of as many as 400–500 birds in protected cliff crevices that are generally 6–50 meters above the ground. White-throated swifts will sometimes roost and nest in amongst colonies of other swallows species, including Cliff, Violet-Green, and Northern Rough-WingedSwallows. While foraging, White-throated swifts are found flying over meadows, agricultural fields,


title: "White-throated swift" content: and open areas along the edges of ridges and hills. White-throated swifts are rapid fliers who rarely land except to roost. Swifts usually fly 10–100 meters above the ground, and can be observed taking advantage of wind currents and updrafts to gain speed. White-throated swifts usually leave their roosts in the morning, and will remain flying and foraging all day until late afternoon or evening. While in flight, swifts can sometimes be observed bathing by hitting the surface of the water with their underside, which is followed by airborne preening. Occasionally White-throated swifts will fight with one another while in


title: "White-throated swift" content: flight, and may chase or strike other White-throated swifts or Violet-Green Swallows. Swifts are aerial insectivores who frequently forage in areas of rising air along the edges of canyons, foothills, or mountains to capture insects. White-throated swifts have also been observed foraging over agricultural lands, and are known to follow harvesting machinery to capture insects disturbed by the equipment. Stomach content analysis has found that beetles, flies, bees, and true bugs (Hemiptera) constitute a majority of the White-throated swift's diet. Adult swifts nourish their nestlings by carrying a bolus of arthropods in their buccal cavity, and feeding it to the


title: "White-throated swift" content: young. Swifts derive most of their water from their diet, but can also be skimming the surface of ponds to drink. Known predators of White-throated swifts include Peregrine falcons, Prairie falcons, and American kestrels. When predators are detected, swifts are known to quickly lower their altitude and fly just above the vegetation. There is no data available on levels of nest predation. White-throated swifts make vocalizations while in the air that are described as "staccato chattering", and may also make a sharp one- or two-note call or a shrill drawn-out "scree" call. In the morning and evening, "twittering" sounds may


title: "White-throated swift" content: be made at their roost sites. Additionally, juveniles may make begging sounds that are higher-pitched versions of the adult's shrill scree call. During the courtship season, White-throated swifts may perform gliding displays and plummeting courtship falls prior to forming monogamous pairs. Once a pair is established, nests made of plant material and feathers held together with saliva are built on rocky cliffs faces or human-made structures. These nests are usually 8–10 centimeters across, and 2.5–2.8 centimeters deep, and may be used for several years in a row. An average of 4–5 white matte eggs are laid over the course of


title: "White-throated swift" content: 4–6 days, with incubation generally beginning only after the last egg is laid. In southern parts of their range, egg-laying occurs in April, but in more northerly areas, clutches are usually laid throughout May, with a median first-egg date of May 13. The incubation period lasts on average 24 days, with swifts weighing approximately 2 grams upon hatching. Both parents feed the nestlings, and by the time of fledging, swifts may weigh up to 46 grams. There are no documented cases of swifts attempting a second brood if the first nest fails. Across North America, White-throated swift populations have declined


title: "White-throated swift" content: by 2.8% from 1966–1998, which is considered to be a significant decline. Such declines could be related to loss of roosting and nesting sites from quarrying, mining, and the demolition of older buildings, as well as reduction in food supply due to pesticide use. However, in certain areas swift populations appear to have increasing trends, and most populations appear stable. The patchy distribution of this species makes interpreting these data difficult, but the apparent overall decline is of concern given the concurrent declines of other aerial insectivores. White-throated swift The white-throated swift ("Aeronautes saxatalis") is a swift of the family


title: "Pacific-slope flycatcher" content: Pacific-slope flycatcher The Pacific-slope flycatcher ("Empidonax difficilis") is a small insectivorous bird of the family Tyrannidae. It is native to coastal regions of western North America, including the Pacific Ocean and the southern Gulf of California, as far north as British Columbia and southern Alaska, but is replaced in the inland regions by the Cordilleran flycatcher. These two species were formerly considered a single species known as the western flycatcher. In winter, both species migrate south to Mexico, where they are virtually indistinguishable from one another. In plumage, the Pacific-slope flycatcher is virtually identical to the Cordilleran flycatcher, and differs


title: "Pacific-slope flycatcher" content: only subtly from most "Empidonax" flycatchers in North America, but its breeding habitat and call are different. Its call can vary slightly by different regions and the bird itself. The Pacific-slope flycatcher inhabits either coniferous or deciduous forests. In its range it enters mixed woods, Douglas fir forests, redwood forests, and many other wooded environments including riparian woodlands. As a flycatcher it will wait on a perch and when it sees a flying insect it will chase it without any apparent effort. They also enter swarms of gnats, mosquitos and wherever such insects congregate. They fulfill an important role in


title: "Pacific-slope flycatcher" content: keeping insect populations in check, particularly mosquitoes, and they also eat caterpillars and spiders. Pacific-slope flycatcher The Pacific-slope flycatcher ("Empidonax difficilis") is a small insectivorous bird of the family Tyrannidae. It is native to coastal regions of western North America, including the Pacific Ocean and the southern Gulf of California, as far north as British Columbia and southern Alaska, but is replaced in the inland regions by the Cordilleran flycatcher. These two species were formerly considered a single species known as the western flycatcher. In winter, both species migrate south to Mexico, where they are virtually indistinguishable from one another.


title: "Gene expression profiling" content: direct consequence of cellular differentiation so many genes are turned off. Second, many of the genes code for proteins that are required for survival in very specific amounts so many genes do not change. Third, cells use many other mechanisms to regulate proteins in addition to altering the amount of mRNA, so these genes may stay consistently expressed even when protein concentrations are rising and falling. Fourth, financial constraints limit expression profiling experiments to a small number of observations of the same gene under identical conditions, reducing the statistical power of the experiment, making it impossible for the experiment to


title: Amagon content: plane, by the creatures of "Monster Island" Amagon encounters a variety of enemies which he can dispose of with his rifle. He also has the ability (upon collecting and then activating the Mega-Key) to transform into a larger, stronger version of himself called "Megagon". Upon transformation, Megagon is given 1 hit point for every 5,000 points he scored as Amagon (whereas a single hit from any enemy or hazard will kill Amagon). Megagon cannot use the machine gun, but in its stead has a punch which does eight times the damage and never runs out of ammo. At the cost


title: "Third Ward, Houston" content: of "you buy, we fry" fish restaurants in the City of Houston. In 2013 Katharine Shilcutt of the "Houston Press" said that "Today, the Third Ward possess a dynamic mix of old and new as the area slowly undergoes a slow gentrification process: beautiful brick homes abutting wonderfully divey restaurants like Chief Cajun Snack Shack, 80-year-old meat markets turned into vegan coffee shops, non-profit arts organizations such as Project Row Houses side-by-side with still-occupied row houses." The Third Ward is a predominantly African American community. As of 2011 over 13,000 people live in the Third Ward. The Houston Police Department's


title: "Louis Marshall" content: upon his death in 1929, portrayed his motivation as: "Always, it was justice ... Justice to all who were in need of justice ... justice to the people who, like himself, were of Jewish origin. ... His was an intense Americanism. ... He was a man who helped humanity ... unafraid, a man whose hand was ready to lift a load ... necessary for the lessening of misfortune or oppression, a worker in our common life who because he was a worker, became a leader, a man who crowded his years with service for the benefit of those about him—altogether


title: Chumukedima content: Chumukedima Chumukedima originally called Nechu Guard and also known as Samagutin during World War II is a census town and in the Dimapur district, in the state of Nagaland, India. It is at a distance of 14 km from Dimapur on National Highway 39. Located in the foothills of Naga Hills, it served as the first headquarters of the then Naga Hills District of Assam during the time of British rule in early 19th century. The Tourist Village on the top of a hill projects a bird's eye view the whole of Dimapur and other parts of Karbi-Anglong of Assam.


title: "Continuous tone" content: film grain. Therefore, film is a halftone medium. An example of a continuous-tone device is a CRT computer screen. Here, any pixel can represent any color, because the color components of the pixel are analog and can vary in infinite steps, and hence do not need halftones to make the colors. Of course, because the computer is a digital device, it cannot provide the CRT with infinite tone variations. In 24-bit color mode, it provides the monitor with 256 discrete steps for each channel (red, green, and blue), for a total of 16,777,216 (256) discrete colors. A purely analog video


title: "Har (Blake)" content: wife of Cadmus. Blake had engraved plates for the book in the early 1780s, so he would have certainly have been familiar with its content. As a character, S. Foster Damon believes that Har represents both the "decadent poetry of Blake's day" and the traditional spirit of Christianity. Northrop Frye reaches a similar conclusion, but also sees divergence in the character, arguing that although Har and Heva are based on Adam and Eve, "Har is distinguished from Adam. Adam is ordinary man in his mixed twofold nature of imagination and Selfhood. Har is the human Selfhood which, though men spend


title: "Variegated meadowhawk" content: Variegated meadowhawk The variegated meadowhawk ("Sympetrum corruptum") is a dragonfly of the family Libellulidae, native to North America. The variegated meadowhawk is a small to medium-sized dragonfly with a slender abdomen, often reaching a length of 1/" (41 mm) to 1/" (49 mm). The male is commonly dark brownish black with an abdomen of bright red, pink, and golden brown. The thorax may be marked with a pair of yellow dots on each side. The leading edges of the wings are marked with pinkish. The females are similar in color but not as brightly colored, with gray and yellow replacing


title: "Variegated meadowhawk" content: the red of the male. Young variegated meadowhawks are much paler and mottled with pale green, pale yellow, golden brown, and orange. This species is found from British Columbia and Ontario areas south through much of the United States to southern California and Florida. It migrates as far south as Honduras, and as far west as eastern Asia. Variegated meadowhawks live near ponds, lakes, and swamps. Variegated meadowhawk The variegated meadowhawk ("Sympetrum corruptum") is a dragonfly of the family Libellulidae, native to North America. The variegated meadowhawk is a small to medium-sized dragonfly with a slender abdomen, often reaching a


title: "Illegal immigration to Malaysia" content: southern Philippines) to seek refuge in Malaysia. In 1975, Malaysia accepted thousands of Cambodian Muslims who had fled the Pol Pot regime. During the Indochina refugee crisis, Malaysia allowed a small number of Cambodian Muslims to immigrate (assisted by the Malaysian Muslim Welfare Organisation, funded by the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) and the Malaysian government. In 1980, Malaysia began admitting Rohingya and Acehnese Muslims who were fleeing the persecution in Myanmar and insurgency in Indonesia. Malaysian Deputy Minister of Home Affairs Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar said in 2015 that his ministry has told the UNHCR several times


title: "Europa Barbarorum" content: as a total conversion the mod replaces the particular factions, military units, buildings, and other elements present in the original game, and adds a new soundtrack and several brand-new gameplay mechanics not present in the original, such as the installation of puppet rulers. The modification's development team's stated aim in making the changes that they have to "Rome: Total War" is to make the player's experience of the ancient world more historically accurate. For this reason, numerous parameters of the game at the start of the campaign in 272 BC, such as generals' names, the diplomatic relations between factions, and


title: "Robin Hood (2006 TV series)" content: be done." In "The Times", critic Paul Hoggart backed the series to be a success: "Armstrong as the rather understated Robin Hood should still be moodily cheeky enough to find his way on to the bedroom walls of a few hundred thousand pubertal girls, and Lucy Griffiths as Marian is inevitably feisty. But the villains steal the show, with Richard Armitage's Guy of Gisborne off-setting Keith Allen's gags as the mocking, heavily sarcastic Sheriff. The audience including cast, crew and their friends cheered at the end but this remake should go down well with families at home, too." The BBC


title: "Vincent Enyeama" content: League qualifiers. Enyeama played well on the Champions League Group Stage, especially against Lyon and Schalke 04. Hapoel also won the Israeli cup again. In June 2011 Enyeama moved to French side Lille for an undisclosed fee on a three-year contract. He made his debut on 18 October 2011 against Inter Milan in the 2012 UEFA Champions League group stage, where Inter managed a 1–0 victory. In August 2012 Enyeama agreed a one-year loan deal with Maccabi Tel Aviv and was presented to the media by Maccabi's Sports Director Jordi Cruyff at 8 August 2012. He appeared in 27 Israeli


title: "Barbaro (horse)" content: the race, Richardson performed a fusion of the fetlock and pastern joints to stabilize the leg and make it strong enough for Barbaro to walk on. It was a five-hour procedure and was one of the most difficult surgeries Richardson had performed. The surgical team successfully implanted a Synthes stainless steel Locking Compression Plate (LCP) and 27 screws into the colt's injured leg to span the comminuted fracture and joints. They used the LCP because its screws thread into the plate to provide maximum strength. Richardson was one of the first equine surgeons to implement this new technology, originally designed


title: "Gehenna (Dungeons & Dragons)" content: earthbergs. The first layer, Khalas, is a hot and fiery place, but the volcanos gradually grow colder as one passes through the layers; the third layer, Mungoth, is a cool place, while the fourth, Krangath, is icy and dead. Khalas is the location of a number of godly realms, including the kobold deity Gaknulak's realm of "Aknuthrak", the wererat god Squerrik's realm of "Cheisin", Math Mathonwy's realm of "Corriegrave", and Sung Chiang's realm of "Teardrop Palace". Chamada is the location of a number of godly realms, including the giant deity Memnor's realm of "Thraotor" and Sargonnas' realm of "Palace of


title: "Fiscal conservatism" content: budget, providing the president with a line-item veto, and welfare reform. After the elections gave the Republicans a majority in the House of Representatives, newly minted Speaker of the House Gingrich pushed aggressively for reduced government spending, which created a confrontation with the White House that climaxed in the 1995–1996 government shutdown. After Clinton's re-election in 1996, they were able to cooperate and pass the Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997, which lowered the top capital gains tax rate from 28% to 20% and the 15% rate to 10%. After this combination of tax hikes and spending reductions, the United States