title: Mantis content: sets of wings: the outer wings, or tegmina, are usually narrow and leathery. They function as camouflage and as a shield for the hind wings, which are clearer and more delicate. The abdomen of all mantises consists of 10 tergites, with a corresponding set of nine sternites visible in males and seven visible in females. The abdomen tends to be slimmer in males than females, but ends in a pair of cerci in both sexes. Mantises have stereo vision. They locate their prey by sight; their compound eyes contain up to 10,000 ommatidia. A small area at the front called


title: Mantis content: the fovea has greater visual acuity than the rest of the eye, and can produce the high resolution necessary to examine potential prey. The peripheral ommatidia are concerned with perceiving motion; when a moving object is noticed, the head is rapidly rotated to bring the object into the visual field of the fovea. Further motions of the prey are then tracked by movements of the mantis's head so as to keep the image centered on the fovea. The eyes are widely spaced and laterally situated, affording a wide binocular field of vision and precise stereoscopic vision at close range. The


title: Mantis content: dark spot on each eye that moves as it rotates its head is a pseudopupil. This occurs because the ommatidia that are viewed "head-on" absorb the incident light, while those to the side reflect it. As their hunting relies heavily on vision, mantises are primarily diurnal. Many species, however, fly at night, and then may be attracted to artificial lights. Mantises in the family Liturgusidae collected at night have been shown to be predominately males; this is probably true for most mantises. Nocturnal flight is especially important to males in locating less-mobile females by detecting their pheromones. Flying at night


title: Mantis content: exposes mantises to fewer bird predators than diurnal flight would. Many mantises also have an auditory thoracic organ that helps them avoid bats by detecting their echolocation calls and responding evasively. Mantises are generalist predators of arthropods. The majority of mantises are ambush predators that only feed upon live prey within their reach. They either camouflage themselves and remain stationary, waiting for prey to approach, or stalk their prey with slow, stealthy movements. Larger mantises sometimes eat smaller individuals of their own species, as well as small vertebrates such as lizards, frogs, small birds and fishes. Most mantises stalk tempting


title: Mantis content: prey if it strays close enough, and will go further when they are especially hungry. Once within reach, mantises strike rapidly to grasp the prey with their spiked raptorial forelegs. Some ground and bark species pursue their prey in a more active way. For example, members of a few genera such as the ground mantises, "Entella", "Ligaria", and "Ligariella" run over dry ground seeking prey, much as tiger beetles do. The fore gut of some species extends the whole length of the insect and can be used to store prey for digestion later. This may be advantageous in an insect


title: Mantis content: that feeds intermittently. Chinese mantises live longer, grow faster, and produce more young when they are able to eat pollen. Mantises are preyed on by vertebrates such as frogs, lizards, and birds, and by invertebrates such as spiders, large species of hornets, and ants. Some hunting wasps, such as some species of "Tachytes" also paralyse some species of mantis to feed their young. Generally, mantises protect themselves by camouflage, most species being cryptically colored to resemble foliage or other backgrounds, both to avoid predators and to better snare their prey. Those that live on uniformly colored surfaces such as bare


title: Mantis content: earth or tree bark are dorsoventrally flattened so as to eliminate shadows that might reveal their presence. The species from different families called flower mantises are aggressive mimics: they resemble flowers convincingly enough to attract prey that come to collect pollen and nectar. Some species in Africa and Australia are able to turn black after a molt towards the end of the dry season; at this time of year, bush fires occur and this coloration enables them to blend in with the fire-ravaged landscape (fire melanism). When directly threatened, many mantis species stand tall and spread their forelegs, with their


title: Mantis content: wings fanning out wide. The fanning of the wings makes the mantis seem larger and more threatening, with some species enhancing this effect with bright colors and patterns on their hind wings and inner surfaces of their front legs. If harassment persists, a mantis may strike with its forelegs and attempt to pinch or bite. As part of the bluffing (deimatic) threat display, some species may also produce a hissing sound by expelling air from the abdominal spiracles. Mantises lack chemical protection, so their displays are largely bluff. When flying at night, at least some mantises are able to detect


title: Mantis content: the echolocation sounds produced by bats; when the frequency begins to increase rapidly, indicating an approaching bat, they stop flying horizontally and begin a descending spiral toward the safety of the ground, often preceded by an aerial loop or spin. If caught, they may slash captors with their raptorial legs. Mantises, like stick insects, show rocking behavior in which the insect makes rhythmic, repetitive side-to-side movements. Functions proposed for this behavior include the enhancement of crypsis by means of the resemblance to vegetation moving in the wind. However, the repetitive swaying movements may be most important in allowing the insects


title: Mantis content: to discriminate objects from the background by their relative movement, a visual mechanism typical of animals with simpler sight systems. Rocking movements by these generally sedentary insects may replace flying or running as a source of relative motion of objects in the visual field. As ants may be predators of mantises, genera such as "Loxomantis", "Orthodera", and "Statilia", like many other arthropods, avoid attacking them. Exploiting this behavior, a variety of arthropods, including some early-instar mantises, mimic ants to evade their predators. The mating season in temperate climates typically takes place in autumn, while in tropical areas, mating can occur


title: Mantis content: at any time of the year. To mate following courtship, the male usually leaps onto the female's back, clasping her thorax and wing bases with his forelegs. He then arches his abdomen to deposit and store sperm in a special chamber near the tip of the female's abdomen. The female lays between 10 and 400 eggs, depending on the species. Eggs are typically deposited in a froth mass-produced by glands in the abdomen. This froth hardens, creating a protective capsule, which together with the egg mass is called an ootheca. Depending on the species, the ootheca can be attached to


title: Mantis content: a flat surface, wrapped around a plant, or even deposited in the ground. Despite the versatility and durability of the eggs, they are often preyed on, especially by several species of parasitoid wasps. In a few species, mostly ground and bark mantises in the family Tarachodidae, the mother guards the eggs. The cryptic "Tarachodes maurus" positions herself on bark with her abdomen covering her egg capsule, ambushing passing prey and moving very little until the eggs hatch. An unusual reproductive strategy is adopted by Brunner's stick mantis from the southern United States; no males have ever been found in this


title: Mantis content: species, and the females breed parthenogenetically. The ability to reproduce by parthenogenesis has been recorded in at least two other species, "Sphodromantis viridis" and "Miomantis" sp., although these species usually reproduce sexually. In temperate climates, adults do not survive the winter and the eggs undergo a diapause, hatching in the spring. As in closely related insect groups in the superorder Dictyoptera, mantises go through three life stages: egg, nymph, and adult (mantises are among the hemimetabolous insects). For smaller species, the eggs may hatch in 3–4 weeks as opposed to 4–6 weeks for larger species. The nymphs may be colored


title: Mantis content: differently from the adult, and the early stages are often mimics of ants. A mantis nymph grows bigger as it molts its exoskeleton. Molting can happen five to 10 times before the adult stage is reached, depending on the species. After the final molt, most species have wings, though some species remain wingless or brachypterous ("short-winged"), particularly in the female sex. The lifespan of a mantis depends on the species; smaller ones may live 4–8 weeks, while larger species may live 4–6 months. Sexual cannibalism is common among most predatory species of mantises in captivity. It has sometimes been observed


title: Mantis content: in natural populations, where about a quarter of male-female encounters result in the male being eaten by the female. Around 90% of the predatory species of mantises participate in sexual cannibalism. Adult males typically outnumber females at first, but their numbers may be fairly equivalent later in the adult stage, possibly because females selectively eat the smaller males. In "Tenodera sinensis", 83% of males escape cannibalism after an encounter with a female, but since multiple matings occur, the probability of a male's being eaten increases cumulatively. The female may begin feeding by biting off the male's head (as they do


title: Mantis content: with regular prey), and if mating has begun, the male's movements may become even more vigorous in its delivery of sperm. Early researchers thought that because copulatory movement is controlled by a ganglion in the abdomen, not the head, removal of the male's head was a reproductive strategy by females to enhance fertilization while obtaining sustenance. Later, this behavior appeared to be an artifact of intrusive laboratory observation. Whether the behavior is natural in the field or also the result of distractions caused by the human observer remains controversial. Mantises are highly visual organisms and notice any disturbance in the


title: Mantis content: laboratory or field, such as bright lights or moving scientists. Chinese mantises that had been fed "ad libitum" (so that they were not hungry) actually displayed elaborate courtship behavior when left undisturbed. The male engages the female in a courtship dance, to change her interest from feeding to mating. Under such circumstances, the female has been known to respond with a defensive deimatic display by flashing the colored eyespots on the inside of her front legs. The reason for sexual cannibalism has been debated; experiments show that females on low quality diets have a higher chance to engage in sexual


title: Mantis content: cannibalism compared to females on high quality diets. Some consider that submissive males gain a selective advantage by producing offspring. This theory is supported by a quantifiable increase in the duration of copulation among males which are cannibalized, in some cases doubling both the duration and the chance of fertilization. This is contrasted by a study where males were seen to approach hungry females with more caution, and were shown to remain mounted on hungry females for a longer time, indicating that males that actively avoid cannibalism may mate with multiple females. The same study also found that hungry females


title: Mantis content: generally attracted fewer males than those that were well fed. The act of dismounting after copulation is dangerous for males, for at this time, females most frequently cannibalize their mates. An increase in mounting duration appears to indicate that males wait for an opportune time to dismount a hungry female, who would be likely to cannibalize her mate. One of the earliest mantis references is in the ancient Chinese dictionary "Erya", which gives its attributes in poetry, where it represents courage and fearlessness, and a brief description. A later text, the ("Great History of Medical Material Annotated and Arranged by


title: Mantis content: Types, Based upon the Classics and Historical Works") from 1108, gives accurate details of the construction of the egg packages, the development cycle, anatomy, and the function of the antennae. Although mantises are rarely mentioned in Ancient Greek sources, a female mantis in threat posture is accurately illustrated on a series of fifth-century BC silver coins, including didrachms, from Metapontum in Sicily. In the 10th century AD, Byzantine era "Adages", Suidas describes an insect resembling a slow-moving green locust with long front legs. He translates Zenobius 2.94 with the words "seriphos" (maybe a mantis) and "graus", an old woman, implying


title: Mantis content: a thin, dried-up stick of a body. Western descriptions of the biology and morphology of the mantises became more accurate in the 18th century. Roesel von Rosenhof illustrated and described mantises and their cannibalistic behavior in the "" ("Insect Entertainments"). Aldous Huxley made philosophical observations about the nature of death while two mantises mated in the sight of two characters in his 1962 novel "Island" (the species was "Gongylus gongylodes"). The naturalist Gerald Durrell's humorously autobiographical 1956 book "My Family and Other Animals" includes a four-page account of an almost evenly matched battle between a mantis and a gecko. Shortly


title: Mantis content: before the fatal "dénouement", Durrell narrates: M. C. Escher's woodcut "Dream" depicts a human-sized mantis standing on a sleeping bishop. The 1957 film "The Deadly Mantis" features a mantis as a giant monster. A cultural trope imagines the female mantis as a "femme fatale". The idea is propagated in cartoons by Cable, Guy and Rodd, LeLievre, T. McCracken, and Mark Parisi, among others. It ends Isabella Rossellini's short film about the life of a praying mantis in her 2008 "Green Porno" season for the Sundance Channel. Two martial arts separately developed in China have movements and fighting strategies based on


title: Mantis content: those of the mantis. As one of these arts was developed in northern China, and the other in southern parts of the country, the arts are today referred to (both in English and Chinese) as 'Northern Praying Mantis' and 'Southern Praying Mantis'. Both are very popular in China, and have also been exported to the West in recent decades. The mantis was revered by the southern African Khoi and San in whose cultures man and nature were intertwined; for its praying posture, the mantis was even named "" ("god of the Khoi") in the Afrikaans language that had developed among


title: Mantis content: the first European settlers. However, at least for the San, the mantis was only one of the manifestations of a trickster-deity who could assume many other forms, such as a snake, hare or vulture. Several ancient civilizations did consider the insect to have supernatural powers; for the Greeks, it had the ability to show lost travelers the way home; in the Ancient Egyptian "Book of the Dead" the "bird-fly" is a minor god that leads the souls of the dead to the underworld; in a list of 9th-century BC Nineveh grasshoppers ("buru"), the mantis is named necromancer ("buru-enmeli") and soothsayer


title: Mantis content: ("buru-enmeli-ashaga"). Mantises are among the insects most widely kept as pets. Because the lifespan of a mantis is only about a year, people who want to keep mantises often breed them. In 2013 at least 31 species were kept and bred in the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, and the United States. In 1996 at least 50 species were known to be kept in captivity by members of the Mantis Study Group. "The Independent" described the "giant Asian praying mantis" as "part stick insect with a touch of Buddhist monk", and stated that they needed a vivarium around 30 cm (12


title: Mantis content: in) on each side. "The Daily South" argued that a pet insect was no weirder than a pet rat or ferret, and that while a pet mantis was unusual, it would not "bark, shed, [or] need shots or a litter box". Gardeners who prefer to avoid pesticides may encourage mantises in the hope of controlling insect pests. However, mantises do not have key attributes of biological pest control agents; they do not specialize in a single pest insect, and do not multiply rapidly in response to an increase in such a prey species, but are general predators. They eat whatever


title: Mantis content: they can catch, including both harmful and beneficial insects. They therefore have "negligible value" in biological control. Two species, the Chinese mantis and the European mantis, were deliberately introduced to North America in the hope that they would serve as pest controls for agriculture; they have spread widely in both the United States and Canada. A prototype robot inspired by the forelegs of the praying mantis has front legs that allow the robot to walk, climb steps, and grasp objects. The multi-jointed leg provides dexterity via a rotatable joint. Future models may include a more spiked foreleg to improve the


title: Mantis content: grip and ability to support more weight. Mantis Mantises are an order (Mantodea) of insects that contains over 2,400 species in about 430 genera in 15 families. The largest family is the Mantidae ("mantids"). Mantises are distributed worldwide in temperate and tropical habitats. They have triangular heads with bulging eyes supported on flexible necks. Their elongated bodies may or may not have wings, but all Mantodea have forelegs that are greatly enlarged and adapted for catching and gripping prey; their upright posture, while remaining stationary with forearms folded, has led to the common name praying mantis. The closest relatives of


title: "Zhao Zuojun" content: in the league title to Shanghai Shenhua by a single point. Zhao continued to develop as a defender for the team and remained loyal to the club even when they decided to move to Shaanxi and rename themselves. After becoming a vital member within the team Zhao left the club in 2009 to join second tier club Nanchang Bayi where he was re-teamed with Zhu Jiong who was a former assistant coach at Zhao's previous club. The move turned out to be a successful one when Nanchang came second in the division and promotion to the top tier. In January


title: "2011 Stanley Cup Finals" content: Winter Olympics, and World Championships, as a consequence of the Bruins winning the series. Bergeron also won gold medals as a teammate of Vancouver Canucks' goaltender Roberto Luongo at the 2004 Worlds and 2010 Olympics with Team Canada. Luongo – who also won the 2003 Worlds – would have become the first goaltender ever to enter the "Triple Gold Club", had the Canucks won. Both Luongo and Bergeron would get a second Olympic gold in the 2014 Winter Olympics . Alternatively, Bergeron has also won a gold medal at the 2005 IIHF World Junior Championships, joining fellow Canadians Sidney Crosby,


title: "Bamum script" content: he introduced logograms (word symbols). The sixth version, completed by 1910, is a syllabary with 80 characters. It is also called "a-ka-u-ku" after its first four characetrs. The version in use by 1906 was called "mbima". The script was further refined in 1918, when Njoya had copper sorts cast for printing. The script fell into disuse in 1931 with the exile of Njoya to Yaoundé, Cameroon. At present, Bamum script is not in any significant use. However, the Bamum Scripts and Archives Project is attempting to modernize and revive the script. The project is based in the old Bamum capital


title: "Portrait of Francesco d'Este" content: to Italy a number of times, usually as a Burgundian ambassador. He was sent by his father to the Burgundian court in 1444 to be raised and educated with Charles the Bold, and later given the title "Marquis of Ferrara". It is possible Francesco was killed in 1476 at the Grandson battlefield near Courcelles, in today's Belgium. His identity is established through the coat of arms shown on the reverse of the panel and through the inscription "Francisque", also on the reverse. The portrait was executed around 1460, late in van der Weyden's career, at a time when he was


title: "2010–11 in French football" content: Saint-Germain. The match will be played on either Tuesday, 27 July, or Friday, 30 July. Like last year, the idea will be to promote French football abroad, but this time more specifically in Africa and the Arab world. On 7 May 2010, the president of the Ligue de Football Professionnel, Frédéric Thiriez, confirmed that the organization was interested in creating its own television channel for the broadcasting Ligue 1 and Ligue 2 matches. Thiriez referred to the channel as "an investment for the future" and that the channel will not come to fruition until the conclusion of the organization's television


title: "Chihuahua (dog)" content: Chihuahua (dog) The Chihuahua () is the smallest breed of dog and is named after the state of Chihuahua in Mexico. Chihuahuas come in a wide variety of colors, and two coat lengths. The Chihuahua's history is convoluted, and many theories surround the origin of the breed. Both folklore and archaeological finds show that the breed has origins in Mexico. The most common theory is that Chihuahua are descended from the Techichi, a companion dog favored by the Toltec civilization in Mexico. No records of the Techichi are available before the 9th century, although dog pots from Colima, Mexico, buried


title: "Chihuahua (dog)" content: as part of the western Mexico shaft tomb tradition, which date back to 300 BC, are thought to depict Techichis. The earlier ancestors probably were present before the Mayas as dogs approximating the Chihuahua are found in materials from the Great Pyramid of Cholula, antedating 1530 and in the ruins of Chichen Itza on the Yucatán Peninsula. However, genetic evidence reveals very little pre-European genetics in modern chihuahuas (<2%), suggesting that interbreeding with European dogs has left little of the original American lineage (while possibly retaining a similar form). Wheeled dog toys in Mesoamerica range from Mexico to El Salvador.


title: "Chihuahua (dog)" content: The earliest of these were found at Tres Zapotes in Veracruz, Mexico, which date to 100 AD, indirect evidence that a Chihuahua-like breed was in Mexico over 1400 years before the first Europeans arrived. Dog effigy pots dating to around 1325 AD discovered in Georgia and Tennessee also appear to represent the Chihuahua. In 1850, a pot featuring the Chihuahua-like dogs was unearthed in old ruins at Casas Grandes in the Mexican state of Chihuahua, which dates from 1100–1300 AD showing the long history of such dogs at this site, although most artifacts relating to its existence are found around


title: "Chihuahua (dog)" content: Mexico City. It has been argued that these pots arrived with survivors from the Casas Grandes site in Chihuahua, Mexico, after it was attacked and destroyed around 1340 AD. In a 1520 letter, Hernan Cortés wrote that the Aztecs raised and sold the little dogs as food. Colonial records refer to small, nearly hairless dogs at the beginning of the 19th century, one of which claims 16th-century Conquistadores found them plentiful in the region later known as Chihuahua. Small dogs such as Chihuahuas were also used as living hot-water bottles during illness or injury. Some believe this practice is where


title: "Chihuahua (dog)" content: the idea of pain being transferred to animals from humans originated, which gave way to rituals such as burning the deceased with live dogs, such as the Techichi, to exonerate the deceased human's sins. Chihuahuas as we know them today remained a rarity until the early 20th century; the American Kennel Club (AKC) did not register a Chihuahua until 1904. Chihuahuas are the smallest breed recognized by some kennel clubs. There are two varieties of Chihuahua recognized by the AKC– the Smooth Coat (shorthaired) and the Long Coat (longhaired). Both the Smooth and the Long Coats have their special attractions


title: "Chihuahua (dog)" content: and are equally easy to keep clean and well groomed. The UK Kennel Club considers the two as distinct breeds; matings between the two are not eligible for KC registration. Dogs of either coat type may be identified as either "apple head" or "deer head" Chihuahuas, particularly in the United States. Apple heads have rounded heads, close-set eyes, and relatively short ears and legs. Deer heads have flat-topped heads, more widely set eyes, larger ears, and longer, more slender legs. While deer heads were popular in the mid-20th century, current breed standards defined by registries such as the AKC specify


title: "Chihuahua (dog)" content: the apple-head conformation. Breed standards for this dog do not generally specify a height; only a weight and a description of their overall proportions. Generally, the height ranges between ; however, some dogs grow as tall as . Both British and American breed standards state that a Chihuahua must not weigh more than for conformation. However, the British standard also states that a weight of is preferred. A clause stating. "if two dogs are equally good in type, the more diminutive one is preferred" was removed in 2009. The Fédération Cynologique Internationale standard calls for dogs ideally between 1.5 and


title: "Chihuahua (dog)" content: 3.0 kg (3.3 and 6.6 lb), although smaller ones are acceptable in the show ring. Pet Chihuahuas (that is, those bred or purchased as companions rather than show dogs) often range above these weights, even above 10 lb if they have large bone structures or are allowed to become overweight. This does not mean that they are not purebred Chihuahuas; they just do not meet the requirements to enter a conformation show. Oversized Chihuahuas are seen in some of the best, and worst, bloodlines. Chihuahuas do not breed true for size, and puppies from the same litter can mature in


title: "Chihuahua (dog)" content: drastically different sizes from one another. Also, larger breeding females are less likely to experience dystocia (obstructed labor). Typically, the breed standard for both the Long and Short Coat Chihuahuas will be identical except for the description of the coat. Chihuahuas have large, round eyes and large, erect ears, set in a high, dramatically rounded skull. The Kennel Club in the United Kingdom and the AKC in the United States recognize only two varieties of Chihuahua: the long coat, and the smooth coat, also referred to as longhaired and shorthaired. The term smooth coat does not mean that the hair


title: "Chihuahua (dog)" content: is necessarily smooth, as the hair can range from having a velvet touch to a whiskery feeling. Longhaired Chihuahuas are actually smoother to the touch, having soft, fine guard hairs and a downy undercoat, which gives them their fluffy appearance. Unlike many longhaired breeds, longhaired Chihuahuas require no trimming and minimal grooming. Contrary to popular belief, the longhaired breed also typically sheds less than its shorthaired counterparts. Up to three or more years may be needed before a full longhaired coat develops. Chihuahuas occur in virtually any color combination, from solid to marked or splashed, allowing for colors from solid


title: "Chihuahua (dog)" content: black to solid white, spotted, sabled, or a variety of other colors and patterns. Colors and patterns can combine and affect each other, resulting in a very high degree of variation. Common colors are fawn, red, cream, chocolate, brown, mixed, white, and black. No color or pattern is considered more valuable than another. The merle coat pattern, which appears mottled, is not traditionally considered part of the breed standard. In May 2007, The Kennel Club decided not to register puppies with this coloration due to the health risks associated with the responsible gene, and in December of that year, formally


title: "Chihuahua (dog)" content: amended its breed standard to disqualify merle dogs. The Fédération Cynologique Internationale, which represents the major kennel clubs of 84 countries, also disqualified merle. Other countries' kennel clubs, including Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and Germany, have also disqualified merle. However, in May 2008, the Chihuahua Club of America voted that merles would not be disqualified in the United States, and would be fully registrable and able to compete in AKC events. Opponents of merle recognition suspect the coloration came about by modern crossbreeding with other dogs and not by natural genetic drift. How a Chihuahua behaves depends on the genetic


title: "Chihuahua (dog)" content: temperament of his or her parents and grandparents. However, as with all dogs, socialization and training are very important. Like many small dogs, Chihuahuas are less likely than large dogs to be given obedience classes, socialization, or appropriate exercise and training. Frequent victims of "small dog syndrome", in which owners feel no need to provide the kind of training and socialization routinely provided for larger dogs, untrained Chihuahuas suffer the same predictable behavior problems as other untrained dogs regardless of the breed. However, they thrive well when given appropriate socialization and training. Poorly socialized or frightened Chihuahuas can be easily


title: "Chihuahua (dog)" content: provoked to attack, so are generally unsuitable for homes with small and undisciplined children. The breed tends to be fiercely loyal to one particular person and in some cases may become overprotective of the person, especially around other people or animals. They are frequently not introduced to or socialized with dogs of other breeds, and as a result do not interact as well with them, as other dogs that have been socialized to interact with different breed types and tend to have a "clannish" nature, often preferring the companionship of other Chihuahuas or Chihuahua mixes over other dogs. These traits


title: "Chihuahua (dog)" content: generally make them unsuitable for households with children who are not patient and calm. If properly managed by older children, 13 and up, they can adapt to this kind of living with a dedicated owner. The temperament of its owner can make a difference in the temperament of the pup. Chihuahuas love their dens and often burrow themselves in pillows, clothes hampers, and blankets. They are often found under the covers or at the bottom of the bed, deep in the dark and safety of what they perceive as their den. Chihuahuas also enjoy time in sunlight. This breed requires


title: "Chihuahua (dog)" content: expert veterinary attention in areas such as birthing and dental care. Dental care is a must for these small dogs, whose jaw size makes for weaker teeth. Although daily brushing provides the best preventive measure, feeding a dental diet or using dental chews for dogs is an effective approach pet owners can take to help prevent and control accumulation of plaque and tartar to avoid consequences of severe periodontal disease. The best physical characteristics of dog food to contribute to cleaning a dog's teeth would be food that is large and dense, so more time is spent chewing, which leads


title: "Chihuahua (dog)" content: to the surface of the teeth being cleaned. Chihuahuas, and other toy breeds, can be affected by hydrocephalus. Chihuahua puppies with hydrocephalus have an abnormally large head, are lethargic, and do not grow at the same pace as their siblings. A true case of hydrocephalus can be diagnosed by a veterinarian, though the prognosis is grim. Apple head Chihuahuas can have moleras, or a soft spot in their skulls, and they are the only breed of dog to be born with an incomplete skull. This is not a defect; it is a normal adaptation facilitating the passage through the birth


title: "Chihuahua (dog)" content: canal and growth and development of the domed type of forehead. The molera is predominant in the apple heads and is present in nearly all Chihuahua puppies. The molera fills in with age, but great care needs to be taken during the first six months until the skull is fully formed. Some moleras do not close completely and require extra care to prevent injury. Chihuahua puppies can be at risk for hypoglycemia (low blood sugar). Signs of hypoglycemia include lethargy, sleepiness, uncoordinated walking, unfocused eyes, spasms of the neck muscles or head pulling back or to the side, fainting, and


title: "Chihuahua (dog)" content: seizures. Hypoglycemia can be avoided with adequate nutrition and frequent feedings, especially for Chihuahuas that are younger, smaller, or leaner. Chihuahua owners should have a simple-sugar supplement on hand to use in emergencies, such as Nutri-Cal or corn syrup. These supplements can be rubbed on the gums and roof of the mouth to rapidly raise the blood sugar level. However, as with any dog, owners should take care not to overfeed their Chihuahua, since obesity can result in increased rates of joint injuries, tracheal collapse, chronic bronchitis, and shortened lifespan. As in other breeds with large, protruding eyes, Chihuahuas are


title: "Chihuahua (dog)" content: prone to eye infections and eye injury. The eyes may water in response to dry air, dust, or airborne allergens. Collapsed trachea is a health concern characteristic of the Chihuahua breed. Chihuahuas may tremble or shiver when stressed, excited, or cold. These dogs, especially the short coat variety, are less tolerant of cold than larger breeds, and require a sweater/coat and/or boots in cold weather. They seek warmth in sunshine, under blankets, or on furniture, or human laps. Some Chihuahuas may present separation anxiety as a result of being so close and loyal to their owners. This is a fairly


title: "Chihuahua (dog)" content: common cause behind any pacing, excessive salivating, destructive chewing, or barking, howling, or whining in dogs. Many treatments and tips can help prevent separation anxiety in dogs. The lifespan for a Chihuahua is usually between 12 and 20 years. Chihuahuas are also known for luxating patella, a genetic condition that can occur in all dogs. In some dogs, the ridges forming the patellar groove are not shaped correctly and a shallow groove is created, causing the patella to luxate or slip out of place, sideways. The knee cap sliding across the bony ridges of the femur can cause some pain.


title: "Chihuahua (dog)" content: The affected chihuahua will hold its leg flexed, and foot off the ground until the quadriceps muscle relaxes and lengthens, after which the animal feels no discomfort and continues with activity. Chihuahuas are also prone to some heart-related disorders, such as heart murmurs and pulmonic stenosis, a condition in which the blood outflow from the heart's right ventricle is obstructed at the pulmonic valve. Chihuahua (dog) The Chihuahua () is the smallest breed of dog and is named after the state of Chihuahua in Mexico. Chihuahuas come in a wide variety of colors, and two coat lengths. The Chihuahua's history


title: ActionFest content: ActionFest ActionFest was an annual film festival in Asheville, NC, started by Carolina Cinemas and Magnolia Pictures founder Bill Banowsky and action director/producer Aaron Norris (, Walker, Texas Ranger), along with Dennis Berman and Tom Quinn. ActionFest was the first film festival in the world devoted exclusively to action film. It was also the only film festival in the world that honoring stunt performers, filling a void caused by the decision of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences not to recognize stunt men and stunt women in its Academy Awards. ActionFest's stated mission was to "recognize, honor and


title: "The Unholy Garden" content: larceny in the aged, blind Baron de Jonghe (Tully Marshall), a longtime hotel resident with an unsuspected cache of stolen money. He sets out to determine its hiding place by romancing Camille (Fay Wray), de Jonghe's attentive, inexperienced relative. When Smiley falls for Eliza Mowbray (Estelle Taylor), however, he blabs to her his boss's plan. Soon, every one of the motley assortment of fugitive criminals and murderers who inhabit the hotel knows, and Hunt is forced to promise each a share of the loot. To complicate matters even further, Hunt falls in love with Camille, and she with him. The


title: "Greta Granstedt" content: I met a boy friend who offered to give me a lift. He was going to the party at the parish house and when we got to the corner I said I'd get out and walk the rest of the way. I started home and after he'd told Harold and Buster where I was, they started after me. (. . .) When I saw Harold coming - I wanted to make up - and I didn't want to make up. I guess I didn't know what I wanted to do. I hid behind a tree but my foot caught in


title: "Ostrya carpinifolia" content: Ostrya carpinifolia Ostrya carpinifolia, the European hop-hornbeam, is a tree in the family Betulaceae. It is the only species of the genus "Ostrya" that is native to Europe. "Ostrya carpinifolia" is found in Lebanon, Italy, France, Austria, Slovenia, Albania, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Montenegro, Macedonia, Greece, Bulgaria, southern Switzerland and Turkey. It is found in the medium elevations, in southern Italy and Sicily, in the South Apennine mixed montane forests ecoregion of the Mediterranean forests, woodlands, and scrub Biome. "Ostrya carpinifolia" is a broadleaf deciduous tree, that can reach up to . It has a conical or irregular crown


title: "Ostrya carpinifolia" content: and a scaly, rough bark, and alternate and double-toothed birch-like leaves 3–10 cm long. The flowers are produced in spring, with male catkins long and female catkins long. The fruit form in pendulous clusters long with 6–20 seeds; each seed is a small nut long, fully enclosed in a bladder-like involucre. The wood is very heavy and hard. The name Ostrya is derived from the Greek word " 'ostrua'," "bone-like", referring to this very hard wood. This stable wood was historically used to fashion plane soles. "Ostrya" are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species. Ostrya


title: "Deepwater Horizon oil spill" content: Federation (NWF) reports that sea turtles, mostly endangered Kemp’s ridley sea turtles, have been stranding at a high rate. Before the spill there were an average of 100 strandings per year; since the spill the number has jumped to roughly 500. NWF senior scientist Doug Inkley notes that the marine death rates are unprecedented and occurring high in the food chain, strongly suggesting there is "something amiss with the Gulf ecosystem". In December 2013, the journal "Environmental Science & Technology" published a study finding that of 32 dolphins briefly captured from 24-km stretch near southeastern Louisiana, half were seriously ill


title: "Architecture of Karnataka" content: a religious college (or shedra) and hospital. The monastery was established by Penor Rinpoche (construction started in 1963 and inaugurated in 1999). Built in typical Tibetan architecture style with Chinese and Indian influences, the monastery reflects a deeply Buddhist approach. It has the Buddhist mandatory Prayer wheel, along with two deer or dragons, same as can be seen on nearly every Gompa in Tibet. Tibetan art, a form of sacred art, in the form of the exquisitely detailed statues to wooden carvings to the intricate designs of the Thangka paintings (a syncrestism of Chinese scroll-painting with Nepalese and Kashmiri painting)


title: "Kenny Rice" content: calling Pac-10, Missouri Valley Conference, Horizon League and West Coast Conference basketball games from 2003 to 2005. He has also done boxing and MMA play by play and hosted horse racing coverage including the Santa Anita Derby. Since 2008 Rice has hosted what is considered by thoroughbred racing enthusiasts racing's biggest night, The Eclipse Awards. He also appeared in the 2011 documentary film "When Happy Met Froggie". Kenny Rice Kenny Rice (born July 28, 1956) is an American Sportscaster known nationally for his horse racing reporting with NBC and MMA coverage for HDNet. Kenny Rice was born July 28, 1956


title: "Van Allen House" content: of the same family, the Van Alen House, in Defreetsville, NY, across from Albany. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Evert_Van_Alen_House Van Allen House The Van Allen House is located in Oakland, Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. The house was built around 1740 and was added to the National Register of Historic Places on July 24, 1973. The Van Allen House was built around 1740 as the home of farmer Hendrik Van Allen. During the Revolutionary War, it served as the headquarters for George Washington on July 14, 1777. At the time, he was moving his troops from Morristown, New Jersey to New York. In


title: "Maurizio Rossi" content: produced close to 250 architectural lighting design projects in Italy and abroad. Rossi, was the first (and still is the only) IALD Italian member and American-trained architectural lighting designer in Italy. Maurizio Rossi Maurizio Rossi (born in Rome, Italy) is a professional architectural lighting designer based in Rome, Italy. He completed his studies in architectural and building techniques at the ITIS Bernini in Rome, Italy and began his professional career exploring several related fields: architectural and interior design as well as structural calculations. When he moved to the United States he applied this experience working with manufacturers designing office and


title: Rushbearing content: Sir Richard Hoghton in Lancashire in 1617, the first entertainment offered was a rushbearing. In the 18th century the ceremony usually formed part of the annual feast or wake, held on the Sunday closest to the feast day of the saint to which the church was dedicated. The rushes were brought to the church in a procession, accompanied by music and Morris dancing. In some areas the rushes were carried in individual bundles and in others on a rushcart. Where a rushcart was used it became the main focus and was decorated with garlands and flowers, tinsel, and 'all the


title: "Austin Senators" content: their existence, they were known as the "Austin Braves." After the 1967 season, the team relocated to Shreveport, Louisiana, depriving Austin of professional baseball for the rest of the twentieth century. Over the course of their existence, they won multiple league championships. Their first came in 1906 under manager Warren Gill. They won their next in 1907 under Brooks Gordon; during the same year, the Senators would post one of the most lopsided victories in baseball history, by defeating the San Antonio Bronchos in the second game of a doubleheader 44-0. During this game, Senators player Harry Short scored seven


title: Nyali content: Nyali Nyali is a residential area within Mombasa City, located on the mainland north of Mombasa County. It is connected to Mombasa Island by the New Nyali Bridge. Nyali is known for its many high-class hotels and residential houses, modern standards, and long white sand beaches making it a popular destination for both local and foreign tourists. Nyali has become a very westernized residential area, relatively autonomous with two Nakumatt supermarkets, a cinema multiplex ("Nyali Cinemax"), shopping malls, banks, schools, and post offices. All this prevents its residents from having to cross the overcrowded Nyali Bridge to get to the


title: Nyali content: busy center of Mombasa. In Nyali are found many interesting places like the "Mamba Village"(the biggest crocodile farm in Africa), "Nyali Golf Club", "Dwarikadham Hindu temple", numerous embassies and some of the most prestigious academic institutions of the coastal province. Nyali is renowned for its tourist potential, thanks to its calm water, its accommodation facilities and its coast bordered with white sand beaches protected by a coral reef, loved by divers. This is a part of the Mombasa Marine Reserve, managed by Kenya Wildlife Service. Nyali also shelters many luxury hotels on almost all the seaside ("Nyali Beach Resort", "Voyager


title: Nyali content: Hotel", "Reef Hotel", "Mombasa Beach Hotel"), alterning with more affordable hotels ("Backpackers Hotel") and with numerous places of entertainment and activities for the tourists (beach volley, windsurfing, scuba diving, kite surf, jet skiing, sailing...). Nyali Nyali is a residential area within Mombasa City, located on the mainland north of Mombasa County. It is connected to Mombasa Island by the New Nyali Bridge. Nyali is known for its many high-class hotels and residential houses, modern standards, and long white sand beaches making it a popular destination for both local and foreign tourists. Nyali has become a very westernized residential area, relatively


title: "Manabu Soya" content: Manabu Soya Soya debuted in MUGA as Osamu Nishimura's pupil, losing to Katsushi Takemura on April 11. Over the next few days however Soya reached a five-minute draw with Yutaka Yoshie, Katsushi Takemura, and Nobuyuki Kurashima to show that he was more than just your average rookie. On July 1 Soya got a match against Tatsumi Fujinami himself, but Fujinami would have little trouble putting him away. In October Soya and Nishimura would leave MUGA for All Japan Pro Wrestling, and Soya would join the other All Japan dojo mates (such as T28 and Seiya Sanada) to help form a


title: "Kentucky Housing Corporation" content: a statewide, "Don’t Borrow Trouble" task force was established to raise awareness of predatory lending. In 2006, Kentucky’s "Ten-Year Plan to End Chronic Homelessness" was unveiled by Governor Fletcher, legislation establishing a permanent funding source for AHTF was passed by the General Assembly, and Hurricane Katrina victims were helped by KHC with housing assistance. That same year, KHC had $500 million in more than 5,000 home loans and raised the maximum home purchase price to $200,000 and the income level up to $90,440. Ground was broken for seven Recovery Kentucky centers in 2006 and supportive housing was provided to 776


title: "Luis de Requesens y Relat" content: Luis de Requesens y Relat Luis de Requesens y de Relat (died 1469) was Catalan baron of Altafulla, baron of La Nou de Gaià, both in the province of Tarragona, Spain. Son of baron Luis de Requesens y Montoliu, deceased after 1382. His mother, from the "de Relat" Catalan family, should be probably related to Bishop for the Christian communities living at Morocco, North Africa, Francesc de Relat, deceased in Morocco in 1327, sent in 1309 there by the king James II of Aragon, (1267 - king 1291 - 1327), a.k.a. king James I of Sicily, (1267 - king of


title: "Eleazar ha-Kappar" content: This is the only source from the era of the Tannaim that the term "Beth midrash" is cited. The frame-head is exhibited at the Golan Archaeological Museum in Katzrin. Jealousy, lust, and ambition put a man out of the world. Eleazar ha-Kappar Eleazar ha-Kappar (, or אליעזר בן הקפר , read as "Eliezer ben ha-Kappar", or אלעזר בן הקפר, read as "Eleazar ha-Kappar") was a Jewish Tanna sage of the fifth and last generation of the Tannaim era. He was a colleague of Judah haNasi, and was in the company of him occasionally. He spent most of his life at


title: "Lizard (village)" content: Lizard (village) Lizard, also known as The Lizard, is a village on the Lizard peninsula in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is situated about south of Helston, and is mainland Britain's most southerly settlement. Lizard is a tourist centre and its large village green is surrounded by cafes and gift shops. The name derives from the Cornish "Lis" for 'place' and "Ard" for 'high'. The village is in the civil parish of Landewednack, the most southerly parish on the British mainland. The parish church is dedicated to St Winwallow and is the most southerly in mainland Britain. It is built


title: Novofedorivka content: north and west. The main base hangars and workshops are to the west of the runway complex. The carrier take-off trainer faces northeast on the northern parallel runway. The carrier landing trainer is on the southwest end of that runway. Novofedorivka Novofedorivka (, Novofyodorovka, , ) is an urban-type settlement and a military air base (ICAO: UKFI) on the Black Sea coast in Saky Raion in western Crimea. Novofedorivka was established in 1992. Population: It is located about south of the regional centre of Saky, and about north of Sevastopol. Formerly a base of Soviet Naval Aviation as "Saky-4", it


title: "Romeo Lamothe" content: office in the 1967 Alberta general election. He held his seat in a hotly contested race against Vic Justik for the second election in a row. Justik ran as a Coalition candidate being nominated by both the Liberals and Progressive Conservatives. Lamothe retired from the assembly at dissolution in 1971. After leaving public office, Lamothe donated the documents from his political career to the Alberta Provincial Archives in 1973. Lamothe died on November 23, 1991. Romeo Lamothe Romeo B. Lamothe (October 2, 1914 - November 23, 1991) was a teacher, military man, and provincial politician from Alberta, Canada. He served


title: "João Maria Tudela" content: the best athletes of Mozambique in that sport. But João Maria Tudela's passion for music was huge and he never stopped singing, especially the Coimbra fado, and his fame became large in the whole of Mozambique. He also became interested in African music and rhythm. In subsequent years he continued to write and act in Mozambique, starting a partnership with the orchestra of Dan Hill. In 1959 João Maria Tudela created his first and most successful song ever, "Kanimambo", which made a big career in mainland Portugal, the United States and in South America. Always defending his status as amateur,


title: "Apple Music Festival" content: some of the 2015 line up and confirmed that the festival had been rebranded as the Apple Music Festival. Held at The Roundhouse, Camden Town, the festival was broadcast via Apple Music. In 2016 the Apple Music Festival 10 returned to The Roundhouse, Camden Town for its tenth year. The full line up was announced on 25 August 2016 via Beats1 by Julia Adenuga as a surprise during Chart with Brooke Reese. The festival was streamed live and on-demand via Apple Music. Beats1 also broadcast live interviews and performances from the festival. The festival was heavily promoted with artwork, pictures


title: "D.M.W. Greer" content: Ensign in the Navy. After reporting to Pensacola, Florida for flight training Greer earned his wings in 1982 and reported to an anti-submarine warfare helicopter squadron in San Diego, California where he flew the now obsolete Kaman SH-2 Seasprite. In 1983 Greer was transferred to the Naval Information Office on Fifth Avenue in New York City where he was responsible for selling the navy story to the major media outlets and assisted in the planning of the Statue of Liberty Centennial celebrations. In 1986 Greer left the U.S. Navy to pursue other interests. Greer worked as a freelance graphic designer


title: "Truman's Brewery" content: the younger son Benjamin Truman. Truman's flourished under Benjamin Truman, a shrewd businessman blessed with good luck. The latter led to Truman's becoming the drink of the Royal Family. "When the Duchess of Brunswick was born in 1737, the Prince of Wales ordered four loads of faggots and a number of tar barrels to be burned before Carlton House to celebrate the event, and directed the Brewery to his household to place four barrels of beer near it for the use of those who chose to partake in the beverage, which certain individuals had no sooner done than they pronounced


title: "Manpupuner rock formations" content: About 200 million years ago at the location of the stone pillars there were high mountains. Rain, snow, wind, frost and heat gradually eroded the mountains. Solid sericite-quartzite schists, from which the remains are composed, were eroded less and survive today. Soft rocks were destroyed by weathering and carried by water and wind into depressions. One pillar, 34 meters high, stands somewhat apart from the others. It resembles an inverted bottle. Six others lie at the edge of the cliff. The pillars are said to resemble the figures of a huge man, or the head of a horse or ram.


title: "Slub (band)" content: Slub (band) Slub is an algorave group formed in 2000 by Adrian Ward and Alex McLean, joined by Dave Griffiths in 2005 and Alexandra Cardenas in 2017. They are known for making their music exclusively from their own generative software, projecting their screens so their audience can see their handmade interfaces. Their music is improvised, and advertised as falling within the ambient gabba genre. Since 2005 slub performances have been exclusively live coded, using a variety of different self-built language environments. These have included Pure Events, a tracker-like JavaScript environment; feedback.pl, an environment for self-editing Perl programming; Fluxus, a Scheme


title: "Pyrrocoma racemosa" content: tufts around the base of the stems. They are lance-shaped to oval, smooth-edged, wavy, or deeply spine-toothed, and may exceed 30 centimeters in length. Basal leaves are borne on woolly petioles. Leaves located higher on the stem lack petioles and may clasp the stem at their bases. The inflorescence is a cluster of several flower heads lined with phyllaries which may be over a centimeter long and are hairy to hairless in texture. Each head contains many yellow disc florets and a fringe of several yellow ray florets. The fruit is an achene which may be over a centimeter long


title: "Single-molecule FRET" content: a pulse every time a photon is detected, while an additional electronics is needed to "timestamps" each pulse with 10-50 ns resolution. The high time resolution of confocal single-molecule FRET measurements allows to potentially detect dynamics on time scales as low as 10 μs. However, detecting "slow" transitions on timescales longer than the diffusion time (typically ~1 ms), is more difficult than in surface-immobilized experiments and generally requires much longer acquisitions. Normally, the fluorescent emission of both donor and acceptor fluorophores is detected by two independent detectors and the FRET signal is computed from the ratio of intensities in the


title: "Rudolf George Escher" content: and composer-colleague Peter Schat. In 1960 he was present at the ISCM festival in Cologne. Here he got excited about "Pli selon pli" of Pierre Boulez. Thus Escher began experimenting with electronic music and serialism in the 1960s. He took lessons in the technique of electronic music with lectures in elementary sound mechanics, electro-physics and sound technology in Delft. Afterwards he experimented in the Studio for Electronic Music in Delft and then at the Institute of Sonology in Utrecht. He decided to ask for analysis classes with Boulez, with reference to the piece he heard in Cologne. From 3 to


title: "2014 Pacific typhoon season" content: where it made landfall over in Cagayan early the next day, as it start to interact with land and the JMA downgraded Kalmaegi to a severe tropical storm. On September 15, Kalmaegi entered the South China Sea and intensified to a typhoon again, where it reached its peak intensity with sustained winds of 140 km/h (85 mph) while making its second landfall over Hainan Island. Kalmaegi rapidly weakened to a large tropical storm as it continued to move in a westward direction. Both agencies classified Kalmaegi as a tropical depression and the system fully dissipated on September 17. About 200


title: "2015 Pacific typhoon season" content: Depression 15W. On the same day, 15W gradually intensified, and was named "Molave" by the JMA. The JTWC kept Molave's intensity to a weak tropical depression of 25 knots because of poorly and exposed circulation. However the JTWC upgraded Molave to a tropical storm on August 8, as deep convection and tropical storm force winds were reported in the northwestern side of the system. During the next day, Molave entered in an area of marginally favorable conditions with low to moderate vertical wind shear, with its circulation becoming partially exposed. Hours later, deep convection rapidly diminished and the JTWC declared


title: "2016 Pacific typhoon season" content: somewhat a interaction with Mindulle, taking a erratic and slow path for a bit. Restrengthening begun again quickly, with the system already starting to develop a eye in mid-August 23. In the middle of the 24th of August the system reached a initial peak as as a Category 3-equivalent storm. Lionrock entered the Philippine Area of Responsibility on August 25, 2016, and PAGASA assigned "Dindo" as the local name, while Lionrock had begun a eyewall replacement cycle early that day, weakening to a Category 2-equivalent storm. After two days, early on August 26, it finally completed the eyewall replacement cycle,


title: "George Tremblay" content: Tremblay. As the son of an active composer and performer, young George was exposed to not only the classics, but to more contemporary composers; his father, Amédée, was an early champion of Cesar Franck, Max Reger, and Claude Debussy for Canadian audiences. In addition to receiving musical instruction from his father, Tremblay quickly learned how to extemporize at the keyboard in the style of these composers. At the age of eight Tremblay gave his first public performance, a recital for Canada’s prime minister, Sir Wilfrid Laurier, in which his father performed first on pipe organ and then George performed a


title: "Chemical mimicry" content: animal toward the predator rather than a potential mate. One group of organisms that use this method are Bolas spiders (genus: "Mastophora"). Bolas spiders will emit chemicals that attract their prey, Noctuid moths. These spiders have replaced the need to spin elaborate webs to capture prey by mimicking the pheromones emitted by female moths to attract males of the species effectively. In studies conducted on this spider it has been found that the moths only approach from downwind of the spider and that all of the moths captured were, in fact, male. Parasitic use of chemical mimicry involves the invasion


title: "Cardiospermum halicacabum" content: Cardiospermum halicacabum Cardiospermum halicacabum, known as the balloon plant or love in a puff, is a climbing plant widely distributed in tropical and subtropical Africa and Asia. Often found as a weed along roads and rivers, it has been examined for antidiarrhoeal as well as homoeopathic medicinal properties. The 1889 book 'The Useful Native Plants of Australia records that other common names were "Broad-leaved Apple" and that the Indigenous people of the Rockhampton areas referred to it as "barro" while those of Cloncurry River area in Northern Queensland referred to it as "Go-onje or Gunthamarra". Rev J. E. Tenison-Woods also


title: "Cardiospermum halicacabum" content: records that the seeds can be eaten while the fruit was eaten roasted. The root is diuretic and demulcent. It is mucilaginous, but has a nauseous taste, and is used in rheumatism. (Treasury of Botany.) Sanskrit writers mention this plant under the name of Jyautishmati, and describe the root as emetic, laxative, stomachic, and rubefacient; they prescribe it in rheumatism, nervous diseases, ples, etc. The leaves are used in amenorrhoea. Rheede says that on the Malabar coast the leaves are administrated in pulmonic complaints. According to Ainslie, the root is considered aperient, and is given in decoction to the extent


title: "Cardiospermum halicacabum" content: of half a cupful twice daily. It would appear that in rheumatism the Hindus [sic.] administer the leaves internally rubbed up with castor-oil, and also apply a paste, made with them, externally; a similar external application is used to reduce swellings and tumours of various kinds. (Dymock.)" In New Zealand it is listed on the National Pest Plant Accord which identifies pest plants that are prohibited from commercial propagation and distribution. It is one among the "Ten Sacred Flowers of Kerala", collectively known as Dasapushpam. Cardiospermum halicacabum Cardiospermum halicacabum, known as the balloon plant or love in a puff, is


title: "Moncena Dunn (inventor)" content: chamber that simulated the radio room of a sub. "Dunn's Dungeon," the chamber's nickname, was a test site for the antenna system and communication system for USS Seawolf (SSN-575), the first integrated radio sub and the second atomic sub ever built. Stephen Hopkins (1582–1644) was a 9th great grandfather of Moncena Dunn. Moncena Dunn (inventor) Moncena Dunn (October 15, 1867 – July 16, 1944), was a farmer, telegrapher, optometrist, and inventor of the fraud-proof, color-coded coupon ballot (Dunn Ballot). Moncena Dunn was born the son of farmer Wallace Dunn and Lucy N. Miller in Hancock, Wisconsin 15 October 1867. Dunn


title: "Frank Roberts (Australian politician)" content: Labor candidate for Lord Mayor against the incumbent, conservative John Beals Chandler, who had defeated Roberts at the 1944 state election. Chandler was a very prominent figure and the race was thought to be hopeless for Labor; however, Roberts won, not only winning the Lord Mayoralty but electing a sizable number of Labor councillors along with him. Roberts inherited substantial debt from his predecessors in both the City Fund and Loan Fund, but was able to turn both around, shifting the City Fund into credit and heavily reducing Loan Fund debt. The council also built the Tennyson Power Station during


title: "History of the New York Mets" content: year, pitching four shut-outs, when he incurred an injury and finished with a 9–14 win-loss record. On May 26, 1964, in Chicago, they played like champions (at least for one game) and pummeled the Chicago Cubs, 19–1. According to legend, later that day a fan called a New York newspaper to get the score. He was told: "They scored 19 runs." There was a long silence, then the fan asked: "Did they win?" Also in 1964, the Mets, who played their first two seasons in the old Polo Grounds, the former home of the Giants, moved to the newly constructed


title: "Eduard Schmieder" content: Eduard Schmieder Eduard Schmieder (born 2 May 1948 in Lviv, Soviet Union) is a violinist, teacher and conductor. He is a highly regarded violin pedagogue. Lord Yehudi Menuhin said, "Eduard Schmieder is one of the outstanding teachers of the violin. I have the highest admiration for his work, his dedication, and his integrity." He currently holds the position of Distinguished Professor of Violin at the Boyer College of Music and Dance, Philadelphia, Temple University where he is an Artistic Director for Strings. Prior to that appointment, he was Distinguished Algur H. Meadows Chair of Violin and Chamber Music in the


title: "Kempty Falls" content: Kempty Falls Kempty Falls is a waterfall in Ram Gaon and at the south of Kempty, in the Tehri Garhwal District of Uttarakhand, India. It is from Mussoorie on the Chakrata Road, and from Dehradun. It is nearly 1364 meters above sea level, at 78°-02’East longitude and 30° -29’North latitude. The Kempty Falls, and the area around is surrounded by high mountain ranges at an altitude of 4500 feet. There is an estimated tourist inflow to the Falls of over 10 lakh (one million). Kempty Falls were developed as a tourist destination by British officer John Mekinan, around 1835. The


title: "Kempty Falls" content: name Kempty is probably derived from the word 'camp-tea'. A stream of water running throughout the year starting from the southwest of the village of Banglow ki kandi moves northwest and falls from 4,500 ft. Splitting into five other cascades, the water falls a further 40 feet. The nearest medical centres are at Dehradun, Mussoorie and Kempty, the nearest railway station at Dehradun, and the nearest airport the Jolly Grant Airport at Dehradun. Kempty Falls Kempty Falls is a waterfall in Ram Gaon and at the south of Kempty, in the Tehri Garhwal District of Uttarakhand, India. It is from


title: "Phoenix Coyotes bankruptcy and sale" content: to RS&E. On December 8, 2009, during a press conference at the annual December NHL board of governors' meeting, the issue of the state of the economy was raised by reporters. The Phoenix Coyotes were reported to lose up to $35 million on the 2008–09 season. Asked to comment on Phoenix's loss, Bettman was quoted as saying "They're going to get through the season just fine." The Coyotes' President and COO, Doug Moss admitted that the team had lost a lot of money and was still losing money. He was not prepared to reveal the number of season-ticket subscribers that


title: "Not Afraid" content: The Detroit musician Luis Resto provided keyboard tracks on the bridge, including piano and guitar sound effects. Resto also added orchestration in the chorus and bridge of the song. Strange arranged the Pro Tools session in a more traditional manner by laying out the drums, bass instruments, guitars, keyboards, main vocals and overdubs from left to right. While mixing, he began with drums, then the main vocals. He added the chorus and bridge, followed by other instrumentation. Strange mixed the track to satisfy Eminem, who, after entering the studio, made his own adjustments, providing additional production; by then, Resto's tracks


title: "Bone Stone Graves" content: Bone Stone Graves The Bone Stone Graves are a prehistoric cemetery in the southwestern part of the U.S. state of Ohio. Located northwest of the unincorporated community of Oregonia in northwestern Washington Township, Warren County, the cemetery is composed of an uncertain number of graves of individuals from the Fort Ancient culture of Native Americans. Graves at the site are composed of bodies contained within limestone stone box graves. A cemetery of this type from the Fort Ancient period is very uncommon, making the Stone Graves a valuable archaeological site. Increasing the significance of the area is a complex of


title: "Nucella ostrina" content: Nucella ostrina Nucella ostrina, the northern striped dogwinkle, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails. Other common names for this mollusk include emarginate dogwinkle, short-spired purple dogwinkle, striped dogwinkle, ribbed dogwinkle, emarginate whelk, ribbed rock whelk, rock thais, short-spired purple snail and rock whelk. This dogwinkle has a robust shell with three indistinct whorls. It can be in length, but a more typical length is or less; the aperture is less than half the diameter of the shell and can be closed by a brown, horny operculum.


title: "Nucella ostrina" content: The exterior of the shell is spirally ridged, often with heavy ridges alternating with more delicate ones. The heavy ridges may bear coarse nodules, but in more exposed locations these, and the ridges themselves, may be partially smoothed. The ridges tend to be pale in color and the furrows between them dark, typically brown, gray, black, orange or yellow. The interior of the shell is purple. "M. ostrina" is native to the northeastern Pacific Ocean. Its range extends down the western coast of North America from the Aleutian Islands, Alaska, to Cayucos, California. It is found in the intertidal zone


title: "Nucella ostrina" content: on rocky coasts, often in the vicinity of mussel beds, and particularly in wave-exposed positions. Like the other members of its family, this dogwinkle is a predator. Each individual has its own food preferences, but the population as a whole feeds predominantly on mussels and barnacles ("Balanus glandula"), but sometimes on periwinkles ("Littorina sitkana" and "Littorina planaxis"), or limpets ("Collisella scabra"). The bay mussel ("Mytilus trossulus") is usually preferred as prey over the California mussel ("Mytilus californianus"). Having selected its prey, the dogwinkle drills into the shell with its radula, injects digestive enzymes which liquefy the tissues, and sucks out


title: "Nucella ostrina" content: the contents. The dogwinkle is itself eaten by the purple sea star ("Pisaster ochraceus") and the red rock crab ("Cancer productus"). It lays its eggs in clusters of stalked capsules, known as "sea oats", which are attached to rocks high up in the intertidal zone. Although there are around 550 eggs in each capsule, most of the eggs are infertile and are consumed by the developing juveniles, 10 to 20 of which hatch from the capsule after three or four months, without an intermediate larval stage. Nucella ostrina Nucella ostrina, the northern striped dogwinkle, is a species of sea snail,


title: "Robert Khuzami" content: American mother, he grew up in an artistic family. His parents are professional ballroom dancers and had a dancing school, his sister is the muralist Vicki Khuzami and his brother Richard Khuzami is a musician, producer and community activist in New York City. After taking a few years off after high school, Khuzami enrolled in college, transferring to the University of Rochester where he was elected to Phi Beta Kappa and graduated magna cum laude in 1979. He received a Juris Doctor degree in 1983 from Boston University School of Law. From 1983 to 1984, he was a law clerk


title: "Aonchotheca forresteri" content: from "Capillaria". Thus, the species is now known as "Aonchotheca forresteri". "Aonchotheca forresteri" is a small, narrow-bodied worm. It is narrowest at the front and increases in width to about three fourths of its length. The cuticle, the surface layer, is smooth. Females are 13.8 to 19.4 mm long, averaging 16.9 mm, which makes them substantially longer than female "A. putorii", and 55 to 70 (average 62) μm wide. The eggs are smooth, lacking the elaborate pattern on the surface seen in "A. putorii", and are 53 to 58 (54) μm long and 21 to 24 (21) μm broad. The


title: Kickstarter content: donations from smaller teams. In addition, many individual projects caused controversy. Kickstarter Kickstarter is an American public-benefit corporation based in Brooklyn, New York, that maintains a global crowdfunding platform focused on creativity and merchandising. The company's stated mission is to "help bring creative projects to life". Kickstarter has reportedly received more than $4 billion in pledges from 15.5 million backers to fund 257,000 creative projects, such as films, music, stage shows, comics, journalism, video games, technology and food-related projects. People who back Kickstarter projects are offered tangible rewards or experiences in exchange for their pledges. This model traces its roots


title: 2wink content: elements of the design of the waistband. The 'walkabout' range was designed by an Aboriginal designer, and the brand's newest swim wear ranges are named after five of the best known Australian actors, Russell Crowe, Hugh Jackman, Heath Ledger, Ryan Kwanten and Sam Worthington. The company is headquartered in Dianella, a suburb of Perth, whereas all of its products are manufactured in Bibra Lake, another suburb, following a decision to move it from China in 2009. 2wink 2wink Australia is an Australian men's underwear and swimwear apparel brand based in Perth, Western Australia. The apparel is sold in 30 countries.


title: "Straight Up (book)" content: 2010, Bill McKibben wrote in "Washington Monthly": Straight Up (book) Straight Up: America's Fiercest Climate Blogger Takes on the Status Quo Media, Politicians, and Clean Energy Solutions is a book by author, blogger, physicist and climate expert Joseph J. Romm. A Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and former Acting Assistant Secretary of the U.S. Department of Energy, Romm writes about methods of reducing global warming and increasing energy security through energy efficiency, green energy technologies and green transportation technologies. Romm writes and edits the climate blog ClimateProgress.org for the Center for American Progress, where he


title: "Ernad Express" content: Ernad Express The Ernad Express is an express train run by the Southern Railway zone of the Indian Railways between Mangalore Central railway station in Karnataka and Nagercoil Junction railway station in Tamil Nadu. It longitudinally crosses the whole state of Kerala. It was first introduced in 2009 to run between Mangalore and Kochuveli, satellite station of Trivandrum, the capital of kerala as a tri weekly express and later got extended to Nagercoil. Now this train runs as a daily service.The train runs via and Alappuzha. Train number 16605 runs from south to north and on the return journey, the


title: "Music and political warfare" content: form of songs. Samuel Adams utilized music and protest songs in the mass public demonstrations he organized to protest British practices towards the American colonists After a humiliating retreat for the British-during which time the Americans engaged in the "ungentlemanly" act of firing at the backs of their retreating enemy -the British were immortalized in song: How brave you went out with muskets all bright, And thought to befrighten the folks with the sight; But when you got there how they powder’d your pums, And all the way home how they pepper’d your bums, And is it not, honies, a


title: "Cammingha-Buurstermolen, Leeuwarden" content: Cammingha-Buurstermolen, Leeuwarden Cammingha-Buurstermolen was a smock mill in Leeuwarden, Friesland, Netherlands which was built in 1850. The restored mill was burnt out in an arson attack in 1994, and the remains were finally demolished in 2000. The "Cammingha-Buurstermolen" was built in 1850. In 1943, the mill was equipped with Patent sails of span. The mill worked by wind until 1947 when a electric motor driving an Appold turbine replaced the Archimedes' screw. The mill then became derelict, but was bought for ƒ5 by the Gemeente Leeuwarden in 1958. It was restored by millwright de Roos of Leeuwarden. The sails were


title: "Joy Global" content: in India, Poland and Russia – all near or within major underground mining regions. Joy products included: Joy Mining Machinery operated a global network of service centers and warehouses to help underground mining operations obtain high levels of equipment and mining systems reliability and productivity. Joy applies a “life cycle management” strategy to help optimize the utility and potential life of the equipment it designs, builds and supports for underground mining operations, all of which pursue a high-efficiency, high-throughput strategy to obtain lowest-possible cost-per-ton production of coal, salt, trona and other materials. Life cycle management support includes 24/7 emergency repairs


title: "Marivana Viscuso" content: Fabrizio Cattani; she sings the song "Ya te olvidè". Now released new albums 'Seeds of Joy' and 'The voice of your emotions'. In February 2016 released a new album "Simply Marivana" in digital download and in November she sing "Dio come ti amo", a tribute to Domenico Modugno, in a compilation called "L'anniversario del ragazzo del sud" edited in Italy. Marivana Viscuso Marivana Viscuso is an Italian singer, songwriter and composer who lives in the U.S. state of Florida. Her song "Anuncio Classificado" was on Latin American Top 10 charts in 1993. Her brother is Emanuele Viscuso, a sculptor who


title: "Industry of Iran" content: coal, gold, tin and iron. Textile mills, based on domestic cotton and wool such as "Tehran Patou" and "Iran Termeh", among others, employed about 400,000 people in 2000 and are centered in Tehran, Isfahan and along the Caspian coast. Iran, with a population of 70 million, requires 1.4 billion square meters of textiles annually. Overseas companies smuggle illegal textiles and apparel into Iran at a rate that is decimating Iran textile manufacturers and costing Iranian jobs. The annual textile production has been restricted to 800 million square meters. "Source": United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) Further information: Iran is producing


title: "2010–11 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team" content: Duke prevailing. The 2010–11 Wolverines saw assistant coach John Mahoney be replaced by Bacari Alexander. Alexander had most recently been an assistant for Western Michigan. Jerry Dunn, who took a leave of absence in December of the prior season, was replaced by Jeff Meyer who had filled in for him on an interim basis. Mike Jackson left the Michigan basketball program to join rival Purdue and was replaced by LaVall Jordan, who previously served as an assistant coach for Iowa. The team lost its four tallest contributors from the prior season: DeShawn Sims, Zack Gibson, Anthony Wright and Manny Harris.


title: "Uyghur guest houses suspected of ties to Islamist militancy" content: It has been described as a guest house, a community center, and a training camp. According to Zaid Haider, writing in "Asian Surveys", when the Pakistani government first closed the facility in 2000 ""hundreds of Uighurs became homeless."" According to a report prepared for the Red Cross a 21-year-old Uyghur expatriate named Abdul Jalil was interviewed by them in Panjshir prison in 1999, after being captured by the Afghan Northern Alliance. He was alleged to have been recruited to fight with the Taliban during a two-month stay in Kashgarabad. The Pakistani government closed Kashgarabad and Hotanabad in 2000, and again


title: "Aspetuck Valley Trail" content: Wearing bright orange clothing during the hunting season (Fall through December) is recommended. As of April 2010 the Centennial Watershed State Forest "Seedling Series" letterbox has been out of commission although the State of Connecticut's Department of Environmental Protection Forestry Division has said that it will be made available again. Specific Links for this trail: Government Links (State and Municipal) Land Trust and Conservation Organization web sites: Aspetuck Valley Trail The Aspetuck Valley Trail is a "Blue-Blazed" hiking trail in the Aspetuck River Valley area of Fairfield County in the towns of Newtown, Easton and Redding Connecticut. The trail follows


title: "The White Queen (novel)" content: his control in the Tower of London, Richard has Edward and Elizabeth's marriage declared invalid, and accedes the throne himself as Richard III. Meanwhile, Elizabeth plots with her brother in law and former ward, the Duke of Buckingham, and Margaret Beaufort, the mother of the exiled Lancastrian claimant Henry Tudor, to overthrow Richard and free the young princes in the Tower. They betroth Tudor to Elizabeth of York, Edward and Elizabeth's eldest daughter, in part to seek the support of Yorkists for Tudor's cause. The young princes vanish and are presumed murdered, and though Elizabeth has not forgiven Richard for


title: "Harry Lucey" content: him to wear gloves while drawing. In 1976, he was diagnosed with Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, and abruptly retired from Archie comics; his inker, Chic Stone, temporarily succeeded him as penciller on "Archie". He died of cancer in 1984. Since his death, Lucey's work has been rediscovered by younger cartoonists who celebrate his mastery of body language and physical comedy. Jaime Hernandez frequently cites Lucey as one of his biggest influences in cartooning, preferring Lucey's work to that of his more famous colleague Dan DeCarlo. "I like them both," Hernandez explained, "but Lucey just happens to be a personal favorite, because


title: "The Annoying Orange" content: many reasons." In the web series column "Pass the Mustard", Ned Hepburn called the show "pure, pure unfunny, highly concentrated, in droplet form, just purely nonsensical riffing from an Annoying Orange." Hepburn concluded, ""the Annoying Orange" series is one of the few that I had a physically bad reaction to. It was horrible." 411mania.com called the show "idiotic" and "creepy as hell", while other publications have referred to it as "third grade humor." In 2014 The Annoying Orange YouTube Channel was listed on New Media Rockstars Top 100 Channels, ranked at #32. The success of the series had received attention


title: "George Copeland" content: was apprehended on a "morals charge" and told never to return. When Aaron Copland arrived for his concerts, the authorities treated him frostily before he explained that he was Copland the composer, not Copeland the pianist. Around 1936, Copeland met a young German, Horst Frolich, at a restaurant in Barcelona, and they began a relationship that lasted for over thirty years. Frolich returned to the United States with Copeland that year, listing his occupation on the ship manifest as "secretary." According to friends of the pianist, Copeland was adamant about Frolich's position as his partner; if you wanted the socially-desirable


title: "Osmorhiza longistylis" content: Osmorhiza longistylis Osmorhiza longistylis, commonly called long-styled sweet-cicely or longstyle sweetroot, is an herbaceous plant in the carrot family (Apiaceae). It is native to North America, where it is found from the Rocky Mountains east to the Atlantic Coast, in Canada and the United States. Its natural habitat is in forests with fertile soil, often in areas of loam and dappled sunlight.. It can be found in areas of high or average quality natural communities, and does not tolerate intense disturbance. It is an herbaceous perennial that grows to two and a half feet tall. It produces umbels of small


title: "Osmorhiza longistylis" content: white flowers in late spring and early summer. The crushed plant has a distinct scent of anise. The roots have occasionally been used as a culinary substitute for anise. This species was also used historically by Native Americans as a medicinal herb. Osmorhiza longistylis Osmorhiza longistylis, commonly called long-styled sweet-cicely or longstyle sweetroot, is an herbaceous plant in the carrot family (Apiaceae). It is native to North America, where it is found from the Rocky Mountains east to the Atlantic Coast, in Canada and the United States. Its natural habitat is in forests with fertile soil, often in areas of


title: "101st Sustainment Brigade" content: of the Headquarters and Headquarters Company, the 63rd Chemical Company, the 426th Forward Support Battalion, the 526th Forward Support Battalion, the 626th Forward Support Battalion, the 801st Main Support Battalion and the 8th Battalion, 101st Aviation Regiment (AVIM). 11 September 2001 signaled another chapter in the DISCOM history. The 626th Forward Support Battalion, along with elements from the 801st Main Support Battalion, 8th Battalion, 101st Aviation Regiment and DISCOM Headquarters, all deployed to Afghanistan where they supported Task Force Rakkasan during Operation Enduring Freedom. In February 2003, the Division Support Command deployed to the Middle East in support of Operation


title: "Echoes of Life" content: deep sense of curiosity and wonder associated with scientific investigation.". In "BioScience", Karen Bushaw-Newton said that "those who are looking to broaden their knowledge of the connections between chemical compounds and the diversity of life, will find Echoes of Life well worth reading." Katherine H. Freeman writing for "Science" said that "the authors interweave an account of the development of biomarker research and sketches of what these fossil organic molecules tell us about the histories of Earth and life". Echoes of Life Echoes of Life: What Fossil Molecules Reveal about Earth History is a book written by Susan M. Gaines,


title: "Snapper Foster" content: of the latter. As a student going through medical school, the character was given the nickname "Snapper" because of his personality of quickly snapping on people with whom he disagreed. Since show co-creator William J. Bell wanted to hire relatively unknown actors for his original cast, William Gray Espy was eventually selected to portray Snapper. Espy played the character for about two years before leaving the show in 1975. Then-unknown actor David Hasselhoff was picked to replace Espy. Snapper would be Hasselhoff's first major TV role. He spent six years playing the character before leaving "The Young and the Restless"


title: Fordilla content: Cambrian bivalve species the validity of "Buluniella" as a separate genus and species has been questioned several times. In 1992 Bruce Runnegar and Pojeta recommended "Buluniella" belonged to "Fordilla" and suggested the species be treated as "Fordilla borealis". Further examination of the fossils has resulted in both the genus and the species being currently treated as a synonym of "P. runnegari". Fordilla Fordilla is an extinct genus of early bivalves, one of two genera in the extinct family Fordillidae. The genus is known solely from Early Cambrian fossils found in North America, Greenland, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia. The


title: "Edward A. Vincent" content: fifty-one inches wide and fifty inches tall, the detailed map included outlines of all structures in the city, both public and private. Brick and wood buildings were identified by different fill patterns. It was delivered to the Savannah city council by March 24, 1853. On February 16, 1853, the Atlanta city council approved Vincent's proposal to produce a map of that city. It was completed by November 18, 1853, because the city council resolved that copies should be sent to the mayors of Georgia's other major cities. Following the completion of his Atlanta map, the city of Macon hired Vincent


title: "John de Barth Walbach" content: of gunpowder resulting in the loss of seven lives. In reaction to the explosion Walbach said, ""I have faced death in its most dreadful form -- I have witnessed the desolations of war, and have mingled in all the hazards and havoc of battles, but never before did I feel a pang so terrible and intolerable as this."" He was appointed assistant deputy quartermaster general in March 1812, assistant adjutant general, with the rank of major, in June 1813, and on August 6, 1813 adjutant general of the Army with the rank of colonel. He took part in the Battle


title: "Alexandru Robot" content: ventured to introduce his adoptive region to "a new and very capricious phenomenon, hermetic writing". In Țurcanu's view, Robot's poetry alternated such stylistic concerns with echoes from a wing of Romania's Symbolist environment: the aesthetic synthesis performed by celebrated writer Tudor Arghezi, whose "Testament" piece is believed by the same commentator to be at the source of Robot's "Prefață" ("Preface"). While he suggests that the more hermetic side of Robot's poetry may be confusing, with some lyrics only having "the meaning the reader decides to provide them with", Țurcanu comments that they may also contain "ornaments that would shame no


title: "94 Meetings" content: where she announces she is quitting. When Andy learns this, he convinces Ron that April is a great assistant. Ron goes to April's house and convinces her to come back by telling her about Andy's compliments. April then reveals that she knows Ron is Duke Silver, since her mother is a huge fan, and that she recognized him the first time that they met. On her first day back, April successfully scares off someone wanting to meet with Ron by scheduling absurd meeting dates and times such as June 50th, the "one-teenth" of "march-tember" and 2:65 PM. Ron gives her


title: "Arco Metropolitano do Rio de Janeiro" content: Arco Metropolitano do Rio de Janeiro The Arco Metropolitano do Rio de Janeiro (Also known simply as Arco Metropolitano) is a highway designed to connect the five main highways that cross the municipality of Rio de Janeiro. The project was divided in two stages. The first stretch of 71 km will link highways Washington Luís and Rio-Santos. It is budgeted at US$800 million and will initially be implemented in cooperation between the State Government of Rio de Janeiro and the DNIT. When the project is completed the arch should reach a total of 145 km. Unlike Rodoanel Mário Covas in


title: Maharlika content: Maharlika The Maharlika were the feudal warrior class in ancient Tagalog society in Luzon the Philippines translated in Spanish as "Hidalgos", and meaning freeman, "libres" or freedman. They belonged to the lower nobility class similar to the "Timawa" of the Visayan people. In modern Filipino, however, the term has come to mean "royal nobility", which was actually restricted to the hereditary "Maginoo" class. Maharlika comes from the Indian sanskrit word mahā. Indian honorifics influenced the Malay, Thai, Filipino and Indonesian honorifics. Examples of these include Raja, Rani, Maharlika, Datu, etc which were transmitted from Indian culture to Philippines via Malays


title: "Zanvil A. Cohn" content: for papers with novelty, clarity, and a mechanistic analysis that was quantitative, direct, and multifaceted." He also served as an "adviser to several institutions of biomedical research." Over the course of his career, furthermore, Cohn served as "adviser or trustee of Harvard University, Massachusetts General Hospital, Max Planck Institute, Trudeau Institute, Roswell Park Memorial Institute, the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, the New York Blood Center, and Bates College." Cohn was elected to the National Academy of Sciences in 1975, was appointed to Rockefeller's first Henry G. Kunkel Professorship in 1986, and received honorary degrees from Bates College


title: "2010 Auckland Rugby League season" content: received the help of old boys Awen Guttenbeil and Stacey Jones who were able to attract some high profile players to the club such as Wairangi Koopu, Monty Betham and Karl Te Nana. They went on to win the minor premiership in their 90th season, losing only two games in the round robin, before beating the Otara Scorpions 37-12 in the grand final. The bottom eight teams in the Fox Memorial Qualification Series took part in the SAS Sharman Cup. The Howick Hornets were the defending champions but in 2010 they earned a place in the Fox Memorial. The Cup


title: "Montezuma's treasure" content: warn tribes to hide their treasures. However none of the histories of the conquest, such as The True History of the Conquest of New Spain by Bernal Díaz del Castillo, say that Montezuma was held for ransom by the conquistadors or that any people of the area were told to hide their treasure from the Spanish. A labyrinth found in modern times at the Casa Grande Ruins National Monument led to speculation that it might be home to some of the fabled treasure. Extensive excavation of the area, however, has turned up nothing to support the claim. According to John


title: "3D Aerobatics" content: Jason Noll, Frank Noll, Chip Hyde, Mark Leseberg, Gernot Bruckmann. Source: www.aircraft-hobby.com Source: There are a multitude of Hobby Grade Model Airframes that can perform 3D manoeuvres. Many of these models are designed after full scale airframes with slight modifications to accommodate thrust to weight ratios, control surface sizes. Some of the most popular scale models are below: Extra Aircraft: Extra 260 Extra 300 Extra 330S Zivko: Edge 540 Yakovlev (Also known as Yak): Yak-54 Yak-55 Sukhoi: Su-26 Su-29 Cap Aviation: CAP 230 AkroTechs Giles G-202 There are also custom made 3D capable aircraft that are not modeled after full


title: "The Boy Who Murdered Love" content: The Boy Who Murdered Love "The Boy Who Murdered Love" is a song by English singer and songwriter Diana Vickers from her debut studio album, "Songs from the Tainted Cherry Tree" (2010). It was written by Vickers and the song's producer Chris Braide. The song was released as the album's second and final single as a digital download on 18 July 2010 with the CD single released the next day. A demo of the song has surfaced online after accidentally being uploaded to Vickers's Myspace page where it remains. The title phrase and "Shot, shot, shot, shot, shot like a


title: "Banded forbearance" content: Banded forbearance Banded forbearance is an alternate approach to price regulation in partially liberalized telecom markets. Developed by LIRNEasia, the approach is useful especially for regulatory agencies with limited capacities, markets with limited competitors, and markets that are fast changing and dynamic. This method is based on the concept of forbearance, wherein regulators refrain from regulating the market unless deemed necessary. Banded forbearance incorporates benchmarking and encourages symmetric regulation over the preferred asymmetric regulatory approaches. In this form of benchmark regulation, the regulator will 1. define a benchmarking methodology such as an adaptation of the OECD basket methodology, including peer


title: "Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters" content: that while the film "was no blockbuster in the United States", it was much better received in other countries for a $205.9 million total haul to date, including $24.1 million in Brazil, $19 million in Russia, $14 million in Mexico and $12.8 million in Germany. The film's theatrical run ended on April 25, with a total gross of $225.7 million including $55.7 million domestically. Overall, "Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters" was Paramount's fourth highest-grossing film of 2013, following new graphic novel and franchise entries: "World War Z", "Star Trek Into Darkness", and "", respectively. It is estimated that, following published


title: "Neil Davidge" content: release of the single "Live With Me" on 13 March. "Live With Me" was co-written and produced by Davidge. "Heligoland" is the fifth studio album by Massive Attack, released almost exactly seven years after "100th Window". Co-produced by Davidge and Robert Del Naja with additional production by Tim Goldsworthy, the record features vocals from Horace Andy, Tunde Adebimpe, Damon Albarn, Hope Sandoval, Guy Garvey and Martina Topley-Bird. Davidge co-wrote eight of the ten tracks as well as playing keyboards, bass and guitar. The album was mixed by Mark "Spike" Stent although Davidge produced and mixed "Paradise Circus". In 2004 Luc


title: "Metaphysical Society of America" content: Metaphysical Society of America The Metaphysical Society of America is a philosophical organization founded by Paul Weiss in 1950. As stated in its constitution, "The purpose of the Metaphysical Society of America is the study of reality." The society is a member of the American Council of Learned Societies. In his opening address, "The Four-Fold Art of Avoiding Questions", Paul Weiss spoke of the need for a society that would reinvigorate philosophic inquiry. He denounced "parochialism," referring to those who insisted upon "some one method, say that of pragmatism, instrumentalism, idealism, analysis, linguistics or logistics, and denied the importance of


title: "Rachel Carson Playground" content: ability. In 1999 Councilwoman Julia Harrison spent $421,395 for renovating the park. She established a baseball diamond with chain-link backstop, dugouts, and drinking fountains. She also established basketball courts, handball courts, running tracks, picnic areas with tables. In 2011, the park underwent some new renovations for the first time in 12 years. The main effect of the renovation took place on what used to be the baseball diamond, which now has a green platform. The adjacent Silent Springs Playground is a tribute to her most influential work and now holds swings for tots and kids, benches, a game table, play


title: "751st Bombardment Squadron" content: to the United States. The squadron reassigned to Second Air Force and programmed for B-29 Superfortress training. No personnel or aircraft were assigned as a result of the end of war with Japan. Inactivated in August 1945. 751st Bombardment Squadron The 751st Bombardment Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the 457th Bombardment Group, stationed at Sioux Falls Army Air Field, South Dakota. It was inactivated on 28 August 1945. The 751st was established as a B-17 Flying Fortress heavy bomber squadron and trained under Second Air Force of the United States Army


title: "Marion Cox" content: Cox Garage") which was located in Hemingway, South Carolina. Due to his religious beliefs, Cox never allowed his vehicles to race on a Sunday (keeping him out of most of the Grand National Series races). During the 1970s, he pulled out one of his cars out of the race before it ended because the numerous delays made the race continue into midnight Sunday. Midnight is the traditional start to the next day; the race started on Saturday evening and eventually ended after midnight on a "Sunday morning." Marion Cox Marion "Preacher" Cox (October 2, 1920 – October 13, 1996) was


title: "Henricia leviuscula" content: Henricia leviuscula Henricia leviuscula, commonly called the Pacific blood star, it is a species of starfish found along the Pacific coast of North America. They can usually be identified by their bright orange-red color, but there can also be many variations from tan to almost purple. The disk can be a mottled gray color. There can also be a saddle-like marking of lilac blotches between the rays, but the rays are not mottled. They commonly have 5 rays (occasionally 4–6). The rays are smooth and appear smooth due to the lack of pedicellariae and spines. The species is relatively small;


title: "Henricia leviuscula" content: the diameter is usually over 8 cm and rarely gets larger than 12 cm. As with all seastars the blood star has a madreporite which can be seen in the image below. Sexes are dioecious and females are not known to brood young. This statement is in conflict with other sources that state that smaller females brood their young and larger females discharge eggs directly in the water and do not brood them. This is one reason that is leading biologists to believe this is a species complex. Embryonic stages do not adhere to one another but float freely. Post-hatching


title: "Henricia leviuscula" content: larvae are ciliated and swim. Spawned eggs have been measured at 1342 μm diameter. In a study comparing seastar righting behavior the "Henricia leviuscula" twisted arms 1 and 3 toward each other, used arms 4 and 5 to support itself on the bottom of the tank, and moved arm 2 up so it was in a sitting-like position, and began to flip itself over. Overall, it had an average righting time of 15.22 minutes. Its range is from Alaska to Baja California. Its habitat is the intertidal zone under rocks and protected places from the low-tide line to about 400


title: "Henricia leviuscula" content: m deep. They often have a commensal scaleworm, "Arctonoe vittata". There may be hybrids and possible distinct species that key to "Henricia leviuscula". Subspecies are "Henricia leviuscula annectens" and "Henricia leviuscula levivuscula". They mainly feed on sponges and small bacteria. The sea star moves these tiny particles, which are captured in mucus and swept to the mouth by ciliated tracts. It may also feed by applying the stomach to the surfaces of sponges and bryozoa. Not listed. Predators are humans and birds. Pacific blood star, Blood star, Blood star fish. Henricia leviuscula Henricia leviuscula, commonly called the Pacific blood star,