title: "Grand Isle, Vermont" content: Grand Isle, Vermont Grand Isle is a town on Grand Isle in Grand Isle County, Vermont, United States. The population was 2,067 at the 2010 census. A landing for the Lake Champlain Transportation Company's ferry to Plattsburgh, New York, at Cumberland Head is located on the western shore of Grand Isle at Gordon's Landing. The town was originally named "Middle Hero" when it was subdivided from the town of "South Hero" in November 1798. In November 1810, the town was renamed "Grand Isle". The town of Grand Isle occupies the northern half of South Hero Island, also known as "Grand


title: "Killington, Vermont" content: Killington, Vermont Killington is a town in Rutland County, Vermont, United States. The population was 811 at the 2010 census. Killington Ski Resort and numerous vacation lodges are located here. The town was previously named Sherburne, but was renamed to its original name, "Killington," in 1999. The town of Killington was chartered on July 7, 1761 by a New Hampshire grant. In 1800, it was renamed Sherburne after landholder Colonel Benjamin Sherburne. The town voted to revert to its original name of Killington on March 2, 1999; which was approved by the Vermont General Assembly, and became effective July 1,


title: "Killington, Vermont" content: median income for a family was $60,125. Males had a median income of $36,618 versus $27,368 for females. The per capita income for the town was $32,066. About 6.4% of families and 7.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.6% of those under age 18 and 1.7% of those age 65 or over. One of the area's major business ventures can be found in the Killington Ski Resort, the largest ski area in the Eastern U.S. Killington, Vermont Killington is a town in Rutland County, Vermont, United States. The population was 811 at the 2010 census. Killington


title: "Waitsfield, Vermont" content: and tourists both. A new restaurant the Peasant just arrived on Bridge Street serving another locally grown taste this time the taste of France. After restaurants Waitsfield features a one of a kind movie theater, The Big Picture Theater features both a restaurant and two theaters with love seat style seating, and food service to your movie seat. During the summer a favorite in Waitsfield is the swimming holes along the Mad River. Lareau Farm and swimming under the hundred year old covered bridge are local favorites and often adopted by the visiting tourists during the summer. Overall Waitsfield's economy


title: "Marlboro, Vermont" content: which was also located in the vicinity. Between 1836 and 1844 both of these buildings – the church and the Town House – were moved down the hill to about their current locations on the Town Common. The church burned down in 1931 was replaced by the current one, which is roughly a reproduction of its predecessor, except slightly smaller. After the move down the hill, Town House was on the east side of South Road, but when it was hit by a new, oversized snow plow in 1966, it was moved across the road to its current location. The


title: "Barnard, Vermont" content: vacation house during the 1930s and 1940s with his wife Dorothy Thompson. In 1941, German playwright Carl Zuckmayer, a refugee from Nazi Germany whom Dorothy Thompson had helped to get into the US, rented Backwoods Farm, with its farmhouse from 1783 nowadays owned by Hannah Kahn and a total , from Joseph Ward (of Maynes & Ward hardware store on Main Street in Woodstock, Vermont) for 50 dollars a month. Zuckmayer worked this property as a farmer until 1946 and wrote the play "Des Teufels General" (The Devil's General) there. His autobiography "A part of myself" (1966) deals extensively with


title: "Chester, Vermont" content: Day Weekend and features carvers from across the country an often around the world. The event includes a quick carve event which Pinske is credited to having been his brain child in the early 1980s. In a Quick Carve Artist's create works of art in and hour after which the works are auctioned off to the public supporting the event and the artists. The Quick Carve event has become a staple at carving festivals around the world. Rich Koonz I have been a full-time chainsaw artist for over 10 years. One day I watched my friend carve a bear and


title: "Chester, Vermont" content: bird house in my front yard. I said, "I can do that! Show me how to do a bear." He was very insistent that we start with a bird house. I knew I could do that, but he was not going to take my word on that. So I carved one and it came out great. So, I said, "Now show me how to do a bear." Well, my bear was nothing great, but he was special in his own way! With lots of practice I got better and better. Take a look at the photo gallery to see some


title: "Crozet, Virginia" content: of Ivy, Virginia. Crozet is represented on the Albemarle County School Board by two elected members, David Oberg, who represents the White Hall Magisterial District and Jonathan Alcarro, the At-Large member of the School Board. Both Mr. Oberg and Mr. Alcarro were elected to four year terms in November 2015. Crozet is also home to a branch of the Jefferson-Madison Regional Library System. The Crozet Library was housed in a railway depot which was built in 1923 by the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway. The new Crozet Library is now open. The Crozet/Western Albemarle Library, now open 52 hours each week,


title: "Annandale, Virginia" content: Community Park, Ossian Hall Park, Kendale Woods Park, Mill Creek Park, Wilburdale Park, Broyhill Crest Park, Larchmont Park, Canterbury Woods Park, Hidden Oaks Nature Center (Fairfax County Government Park Authority), Pine Ridge High School Site Park, Camelot School Site Park, Oak Hill Park, Backlick Park, Willow Woods Park, Valley Crest Park, Long Branch Falls Park, Manassas Gap Park, Fairfax Hills Park, Masonville Park, Howery Field Park, Poe Terrace Park, Rose Lane Park, Indian Run Stream Valley Park, and Accotink Stream Valley Park. The Wakefield Skate Park is also located within Wakefield Park. The skate park also offers skateboarding, BMX classes


title: "Lorton, Virginia" content: past few years. At the corner of Lorton Road and Lorton Market Street are Shoppers Food, Sentara Lorton Marketplace Emergency Care Center and Advanced Imaging Center, Tokyo One Japanese Steakhouse, Virginia ABC store, Quiznos, Glory Days, Bank of America, Baskin Robbins, barber, a Mexican restaurant, and other shops. Near the Lorton VRE commuter rail station on Lorton Station Boulevard are Wells Fargo, Subway, Casa Tequila, K&C Pharmacy, dry cleaner, Music&Arts, salon, Lasani Kabob, FedEx/Kinkos and other shops. Library services in the area have expanded from bookmobile service to a store front library and now to a building. The Lorton Heritage


title: "Springfield, Virginia" content: city limits, such as the Lake Braddock, South County, and Hayfield districts. Likewise, some Springfield schools are fed by neighborhoods outside the city limits. Elementary schools serving Springfield include: Cardinal Forest Elementary School, Crestwood Elementary School, Garfield Elementary School, Forestdale Elementary School, Hunt Valley Elementary School, Keene Mill Elementary School, Kings Glen Elementary School, Kings Park Elementary School, Lynbrook Elementary School, Newington Forest Elementary School, North Springfield Elementary School, Orange Hunt Elementary School, Ravensworth Elementary School, Rolling Valley Elementary School, Sangster Elementary School, Springfield Estates Elementary School, Saratoga Elementary School, and West Springfield Elementary School. Middle schools serving Springfield include


title: "Stephens City, Virginia" content: located near the town, on U.S. Route 11 just south of Stephens City. It is one of ten drive-ins in the state of Virginia. The theatre converted to all-digital in 2013. Stephens City plays host to the annual "Newtown Heritage Festival" held each Memorial Day weekend. The three-day event features many crafts, carnival-style food, a tractor wagon ride through town, local music at Newtown Commons, a parade on Saturday and fireworks. Stephens City is one of the towns along the Route 11 Yard Crawl. A yearly event held during the second Saturday in August, the Yard Crawl is an almost


title: "Purcellville, Virginia" content: duty squad (Rescue Engine 602), class A attack pumper(Engine 602), 3000 gallon tanker (Tanker 602), 102 ft ladder truck (Tower 602), a brush truck (Brush 602), a jeep designed in house for off-road fires (Brush 602B), a Ford Excursion for transportation of personnel (SERV 602), a 2011 Ford F250 for transporting equipment and snowplow during the winter (Utility 602) and a 2011 Chevy Tahoe designated Command 602. http://purcellvillefire.org/ Purcellville Fire and Purcellville Rescue moved into their new building at 500 N. Maple Ave. in early June 2009. While they reside under one roof, they still retain their independent company names


title: "Bull Run, Prince William County, Virginia" content: Bull Run, Prince William County, Virginia Bull Run is a census-designated place (CDP) in Prince William County, Virginia. The population was 14,983 at the 2010 census. Two major battles of the American Civil War, the First Battle of Bull Run and the Second Battle of Bull Run, took place in the vicinity of Bull Run. Ben Lomond Plantation was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. Bull Run is located at (38.785090, −77.523577). According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 2.7 square miles (6.9 km²), all of it land. As


title: "Aquia Harbour, Virginia" content: Aquia Harbour, Virginia Aquia Harbour is a census-designated place (CDP) in Stafford County, Virginia, United States, north of Fredericksburg. The population was 6,727 at the 2010 census. Aquia Church, erected in 1757 and now a National Historic Landmark, is located west of the community. Aquia Harbour is located at . According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , of which is land and or 0.5% is water. As of the 2010 Census, there were 6,727 people, 2,223 households, and 1,914 families residing in the CDP. The racial makeup of the CDP was 84.8%


title: "Bridgeport, Washington" content: on March 21, 1910. The biggest economic boom to come to the city came from the building of the massive Foster Creek Dam, later renamed the Chief Joseph Dam, just upstream from the city limits. Bridgeport is located at (48.006238, -119.671540). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land. Bridgeport has over 1½ miles of Columbia River Waterfront that is within the City Limits. Bridgeport is currently experiencing expansion and development of waterfront properties with a re-newed energy. Chief Joseph Dam is located upstream about 1½ miles upstream from


title: "East Wenatchee, Washington" content: 11,000-year-old Clovis points and other artifacts, left there by Pleistocene hunters. The East Wenatchee Clovis Site, explored in two subsequent archaeological digs in 1988 and 1990, was closed to science by the landowner after protests by local Native American tribes. The legal moratorium on new archaeological work at the site ended on June 1, 2007. On January 8, 2007, East Wenatchee had a devastating wind storm with 100MPH plus winds. This storm caused thousands of dollars worth of damage to homes, businesses, and city parks many people went without power for days and even weeks. East Wenatchee was also home


title: "Edmonds, Washington" content: 71 percent of commuters drove alone to their workplace, while 9 percent carpooled and 9 percent used public transit. The most common occupational industry for Edmonds residents is in educational and health services, employing 23 percent, followed by retail (13%) and professional services (12%). The city has over 13,000 jobs, a ratio of 0.325 jobs per capita—a figure that is lower than neighboring cities. Approximately 70 percent of jobs in Edmonds are in the services sector, which includes health care and professional services. Other large industries in Edmonds include retail (12%), education (6%), and construction (4%). The city's largest employers


title: "Cheney, Washington" content: the city has a total area of , of which, is land and is water. Nearby cities and towns Cheney is located in the edge of the semi-arid region leading up to the foothills of the Selkirk Mountains, where the summers are hot and dry, and winters are cold, wet and windy. Winter – Relatively cold, wet, snowy and windy. The wind chill factor can be well below zero and temperatures can reach into the negative double-digits at times. Spring – Moderate temperatures, occasionally wet. Very windy with average daytime highs in the upper 60s to low 70s with upper


title: "Cheney, Washington" content: the Cheney Rodeo Association, an includes three days of rodeo competition held at the rodeo ground just north of Cheney. Cheney Federal Credit Union sponsors the Happy Hoofers Fun Run in conjunction with Rodeo weekend, and the City of Cheney holds the Cheney Rodeo Days Parade through the main street of downtown along with a street fair. The Cheney Rodeo features over $40,000 in prize money, rodeo stock from the National Finals Rodeo, and is a professional rodeo event that is part of the Columbia River Prorodeo Circuit which is part of the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association, that professional cowboys


title: "Spokane, Washington" content: Dispute after a large influx of American settlers along the Oregon Trail. Great Britan ceded its claims to lands in Puget Sound and the central and lower Columbia Basin by the Oregon Treaty of 1846 The Hudson's Bay Company wound up its operations in the area over the next few years. The first American settlers in what is now Spokane were J.J. Downing and S.R. Scranton, cattle ranchers who squatted and established a claim at Spokane Falls in 1871. Together they built a small sawmill on a claim near the south bank of the falls. James N. Glover and Jasper


title: "Blaine, Washington" content: peaceful demonstrations and debate, such as the annual setting of crosses for each American killed so far in the Iraq War. But most of the people who visit or pass by the Park each year remember it for its beauty and peaceful shoreline setting (although the beach is not officially accessible from the park). The Interstate 5 freeway extends from the U.S./Mexico border at San Diego, northward to Canada, and terminates in Blaine at the city's northern border. The country's only pedestrian crosswalk to cross an Interstate freeway exists in Peace Arch State Park, the Washington portion of the binational


title: "Meadow, Utah" content: Meadow, Utah Meadow is a town in Millard County, Utah, United States. The population was 254 at the 2000 census. Originally called Meadow Creek, the town is located about eight miles south of Fillmore. From 1847, Meadow Creek was considered a good camp site on the Mormon Road to Southern California. Meadow Creek was the site where Walkara died in 1855. The town of Meadow Creek was settled in 1857 by ten Latter-day Saint families from Fillmore, Utah. The name of the town was changed to Meadow when it acquired its post office in 1864. According to the United States


title: "Monroe, Utah" content: Hill geothermal system found along the Sevier fault. On the east side of town, hot water surfaces at a temperature of 168 °F and a rate of about 200 gallons per minute. A travertine mound has formed, known as the Monroe Mound. This deposit stretches one mile across, 200 yards wide, and a few hundred feet thick. There is another hot water source about a mile north of town called the Red Hill Hot Springs. It also surfaces at 168 °F, but at a rate of about 100 gallons per minute. The Red Hill mound is about one-third of a


title: "St. George, Utah" content: by mid-April. The monsoon brings localized and often intense thunderstorms from early July through mid-September. The greatest rainfall in 24 hours was on August 31, 1909. Snowfall is rare in the city, with many seasons recording no measurable accumulation; the normal seasonal snowfall is . The earliest snowfall was measured on October 29, 1971 and the latest on April 11, 1927. The record single-day snowfall is which was set on January 5, 1974. The most recent major snowfall was on December 8, 2013, when between virtually shut down the city, making it the third heaviest snowfall in St. George's recorded


title: "Morgantown, West Virginia" content: the leg the previous year. The City of Morgantown and West Virginia University jointly established the Sunnyside Up Project: Campus Neighborhoods Revitalization Corporation, dedicated to the redevelopment of this area. The first step was to create a comprehensive revitalization plan, which was published in fall 2004. The university's Summit Hall Dormitory and the Honors Hall Dormitory are located in the southern part of the neighborhood. First Ward is located south of High Street in Morgantown. First Ward Elementary School was formerly located there; however, it was demolished and the playground area converted to Jack Roberts Park, one of two parks


title: "Paw Paw, West Virginia" content: Paw Paw, West Virginia Paw Paw is a town in Morgan County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 508 at the 2010 census. The town is known for the nearby Paw Paw Tunnel. Paw Paw was incorporated by the Circuit Court of Morgan County on April 8, 1891 and named for the pawpaw, a wild fruit which grows in abundance throughout this region. Paw Paw is the westernmost incorporated community in the Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area. Paw Paw is located at (39.531140, -78.456920). According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of ,


title: "Paw Paw, West Virginia" content: Park. Paul "Oz" Bach, founder and bass player for the popular musical group Spanky and Our Gang, was born in Paw Paw on June 24, 1939. The Texas swing band Asleep at the Wheel got its start in Paw Paw, according to founder Ray Benson. Paw Paw, West Virginia Paw Paw is a town in Morgan County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 508 at the 2010 census. The town is known for the nearby Paw Paw Tunnel. Paw Paw was incorporated by the Circuit Court of Morgan County on April 8, 1891 and named for the pawpaw, a


title: "Pine Grove, West Virginia" content: Pine Grove, West Virginia Pine Grove is a town in Wetzel County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 552 at the 2010 census. The community was named for a grove of pine trees near the original town site. The town is one mile north of Dominion Energy's large Hastings Extraction Station, which separates natural gas into various subproducts such as butane. The Hastings plant is unique in that there are traffic signals approximately 0.75-mile away from the plant in either direction to stop traffic in case of an emergency. Pine Grove is also home to Valley High School. Pine


title: Flintlock content: styles which often overlap and are not well defined, many of the names we use having been applied by collectors and dealers long after the pistols were obsolete. The smallest were less than long and the largest were over . From around the beginning of the 1700s the larger pistols got shorter, so that by the late 1700s the largest would be more like long. The smallest would fit into a typical pocket or a hand warming muff and could easily be carried by women. The largest sizes would be carried in holsters across a horse's back just ahead of


title: "Tilden, Wisconsin" content: in the North Eastern part of the Township along the Stream is small & knotty - not valuable for lumber(?)." "<br> John Myers has a farm on the N.E. quarter of Section 22 containing about 7.00(?) Acres(?) and has rais a good crop of Oats Wheat Barley Potatoes and Buckwheat this Season." The town of Tilden was formed from part of Eagle Point in 1882, and named for Samuel J. Tilden, a popular candidate for U.S. President in 1876. As of the census of 2000, there were 1,185 people, 399 households, and 325 families residing in the town. The population


title: "Black Diamond, Washington" content: Black Diamond, Washington Black Diamond is a city in King County, Washington, United States. The population was 4,151 at the 2010 census. Based on per capita income, one of the more reliable measures of affluence, Black Diamond ranks 64th of 522 areas in the state of Washington to be ranked. Black Diamond was officially incorporated on February 19, 1959. Beginning in the 1880s Black Diamond was a rural coal mining area, developed by the Black Diamond Coal Mining Company of California, which owned and operated the mine. The original residents were largely composed of former workers, from the company's previous


title: "Black Diamond, Washington" content: for the city was $26,936. About 0.8% of families and 0.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 0.9% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over. The City of Black Diamond has designated the following landmarks: Black Diamond, Washington Black Diamond is a city in King County, Washington, United States. The population was 4,151 at the 2010 census. Based on per capita income, one of the more reliable measures of affluence, Black Diamond ranks 64th of 522 areas in the state of Washington to be ranked. Black Diamond was officially incorporated on


title: "Carnation, Washington" content: Carnation, Washington Carnation is a city in King County, Washington, United States. The population was 1,786 at the 2010 census. Settled in 1865, Carnation was officially incorporated on December 30, 1912, as Tolt. The name was changed to Carnation in 1917, back to Tolt on May 3, 1928, and finally back to Carnation again on October 29, 1951. The name Carnation was chosen to honor a nearby research farm operated by the Carnation Milk Products Company. Carnation is located at (47.648234, -121.908630). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which, is


title: "Carnation, Washington" content: officer is not working KCSO Deputies patrolling neighboring unincorporated areas will respond to calls in the city. Carnation, Washington Carnation is a city in King County, Washington, United States. The population was 1,786 at the 2010 census. Settled in 1865, Carnation was officially incorporated on December 30, 1912, as Tolt. The name was changed to Carnation in 1917, back to Tolt on May 3, 1928, and finally back to Carnation again on October 29, 1951. The name Carnation was chosen to honor a nearby research farm operated by the Carnation Milk Products Company. Carnation is located at (47.648234, -121.908630). According


title: "Mike Mentzer" content: and promotion of Joe Weider, the trio manufactured and distributed their own line of cut-and-sew sportswear. Mentzer died on June 10, 2001 in Rolling Hills, California. He was found dead in his apartment, due to heart complications, by his younger brother and fellow bodybuilder Ray Mentzer. Two days later, Ray died from complications from his long battle with Berger's disease. | colspan="3" style="text-align:center;"| Mr. Olympia Mike Mentzer Mike Mentzer (November 15, 1951 – June 10, 2001) was an American IFBB professional bodybuilder, businessman, philosopher and author. Mike Mentzer was born on November 15, 1951 in Ephrata, Pennsylvania and grew up


title: "Ronald, Washington" content: Ronald, Washington Ronald is a census-designated place (CDP) in Kittitas County, Washington, United States. The population was 265 at the 2000 census. Ronald was named for Alexander Ronald, a former coal mine superintendent in the area. Ronald is located at (47.235096, -121.026613). According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 0.8 square miles (2.1 km²), all of it land. This region experiences warm (but not hot) and dry summers, with no average monthly temperatures above 71.6 °F. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Ronald has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate, abbreviated "Csb" on climate


title: "Sprague, Washington" content: Sprague, Washington Sprague is a city in Lincoln County, Washington, United States. The population was 446 at the 2010 census. The town was plotted in 1880 and named for former American Civil War Union general John Wilson Sprague. Sprague was first settled by William Newman, who established an inn at the location. Sprague was officially incorporated on November 28, 1883. Originally called Hoodooville after William Burrows, a local character called Hoodoo Billy, the name was changed to honor General John W. Sprague, a railroad executive. Sprague was destroyed by fire on August 3, 1895. The fire and subsequent decision by


title: "Chinook, Washington" content: Chinook, Washington Chinook is a census-designated place (CDP) in Pacific County, Washington, United States. The population was 457 at the 2000 census and increased to 466 at the 2010 census. Chinook was the site of the first court in Pacific County in 1853, as well as the county's first salmon cannery in 1870. Chinook was once a wealthy town based on the salmon harvest. There was no road connection to Ilwaco until 1891, when the bridge was completed across the Chinook River. Later, the Ilwaco Railway and Navigation Company built a narrow gauge railroad from Megler to Ilwaco, passing down


title: "Newport, Washington" content: to stay at least 2000 feet from the facility. One of the most important historic building is "Kelly's Bar and Grill" with has been operating since 1894 with only minor breaks, making it the second oldest bar in the state. Newport is located at (48.180634, -117.047407) at an elevation of 2,160 feet (658.5 m). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land. The town of Oldtown, Idaho is just to the east of Newport, and on the Pend Oreille River. There are no natural or physical barriers between the


title: "Hurley, Wisconsin" content: 1892. Hurley is located at (46.450361, -90.189802). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land and is water. It is across the state border and the Montreal River from Ironwood, Michigan. Hurley has a cool humid continental climate (Köppen "Dfb"), with long, cold winters and short, mild summers. In an average year the temperature drops below 32 °F (0 °C) on 192 days, and below 0 °F (-17.8 °C) on 40 days. Hurley is also one of the snowiest cities in the United States with an average of over


title: "African-American English" content: African-American English African-American English (AAE), also known as Black English in North American linguistics, is the set of English dialects primarily spoken by most black people in North America; most commonly, it refers to a dialect continuum ranging from African-American Vernacular English to a more standard English. African-American English shows variation such as in vernacular versus standard forms, rural versus urban characteristics, features specific to singular cities or regions only, and other sociolinguistic criteria. There has also been a significant body of African-American literature and oral tradition for centuries. African-American English began as early as the seventeenth century, when the


title: "Kenosha, Wisconsin" content: east, the Town of Somers to the north, the village of Bristol to the west, and the village of Pleasant Prairie to the south. Kenosha's passenger train station is the last stop on Chicago's Union Pacific North Metra Line and is almost halfway between Milwaukee and Chicago. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which, is land and is water. Kenosha has a humid continental climate (Köppen Dfa) with warm summers and cold winters. The record high is 105 °F (40 °C), set in July 2012. The record low is -31


title: "Brice Prairie, Wisconsin" content: River State Bike Trail runs along Brice Prairie, and the Midway Railroad Prairie State Natural Area encompasses the eastern entrance to the prairie. Neighborhood parks are in residential areas, including Swarthout Park. Brice Prairie holds an outdoor music festival the fourth Saturday in August. "Rockin' The Prairie" is held at the Brice Prairie 1st Responder building. Proceeds benefit Brice Prairie EMS and Rescue. Brice Prairie is served by Brice Prairie EMS and Rescue and the Holmen Fire Department. Law Enforcement coverage is provided by the La Crosse County Sheriff's Department, with mutual aid provided by both the Onalaska Police Department,


title: "Elmwood, Wisconsin" content: Club. Typical events include a parade, a softball tournament, a fun run, a medallion hunt, and live music. The local interest in UFOs is a result of unexplainable things that have happened around Elmwood. A federal government UFO Working Group investigated Elmwood sightings of unexplained phenomena. Elmwood, Wisconsin Elmwood is a village in Pierce County, Wisconsin, along the Eau Galle River. The population was 817 at the 2010 census. A post office called Elmwood has been in operation since 1885. The village was named for a grove of elm trees near the town site. Elmwood is located at (44.778996, -92.149090).


title: "Flat (music)" content: like (similar to two flats, ) and lower a note by two semitones, or a whole step. The Unicode character 𝄫 (U+1D12B) in the Musical Symbols block represents the double-flat sign. \override Score.TimeSignature #'stencil = ##f \relative c" { </score> A quarter-tone flat or half flat, indicating the use of quarter tones, may be marked with various symbols including a flat with a slash () or a reversed flat sign (). A three-quarter-tone flat, flat and a half or sesquiflat, is represented by a half flat and a regular flat (). \override Score.TimeSignature #'stencil = ##f \relative c" { }


title: "Economic bubble" content: Economic bubble An economic bubble or asset bubble (sometimes also referred to as a speculative bubble, a market bubble, a price bubble, a financial bubble, a speculative mania, or a balloon) is trade in an asset at a price or price range that strongly exceeds the asset's intrinsic value. It could also be described as a situation in which asset prices appear to be based on implausible or inconsistent views about the future. Asset bubbles date back as far as the 1600s and are now widely regarded as a recurrent feature of modern economic history. Historically, the Dutch Golden Age's


title: "Economic bubble" content: P. Kindleberger, the basic structure of a speculative bubble can be divided into 5 phases: Economic or asset price bubbles are often characterized by one or more of the following: <br> Other goods which have produced bubbles include: postage stamps and coin collecting. Economic bubble An economic bubble or asset bubble (sometimes also referred to as a speculative bubble, a market bubble, a price bubble, a financial bubble, a speculative mania, or a balloon) is trade in an asset at a price or price range that strongly exceeds the asset's intrinsic value. It could also be described as a situation


title: "Hiles, Wood County, Wisconsin" content: the six mile square, walking through the woods and wading the swamps, measuring with chain and compass. When done, the deputy surveyor filed this general description: "The surface of this Township is level, about one half is composed of Tamarack Swamp, the remaining Portion low wetland, but a small Portion could be made fit for cultivation (?) by drainage. The whole surface is covered with a very thick coat of Timber Small(?) Pine, Tamarack, Maple and Birch, undergrowth of Alder witch Hazel, and water Bech very thick, soil Hard Pan from the Middle of the Township North and East local


title: "Alpine, Wyoming" content: over. As an entrance to the north end of the Greys River Road it is a common location for winter activities, including some of the finest snowmobiling and backcountry skiing on the continent. Average snowfall can exceed 500 inches. Nearly endless terrain and lack of people draws visitors from the much more crowded Jackson Hole area. Although the area remains in the shadow of the Tetons which creates a quiet peaceful haven from the hustle and bustle of Jackson. Nearby the Snake River Range provides some excellent Ski and Snowmobile access. A proposed Community Ski Area has been in discussion


title: "Bowler, Wisconsin" content: Bowler, Wisconsin Bowler is a village in Shawano County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 302 at the 2010 census. Bowler was named for Col. J. C. Bowler, who owned a tract of land near the town site. Bowler is located at (44.862462, -88.980822). According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , all of it land. The Köppen Climate Classification subtype for this climate is "Dfb" (Warm Summer Continental Climate). As of the census of 2010, there were 302 people, 130 households, and 87 families residing in the village. The population density was


title: "Strum, Wisconsin" content: Strum, Wisconsin Strum is a village in Trempealeau County, Wisconsin, along the Buffalo River. The population was 1,114 at the 2010 census. The village was named for Louis Strum. Strum is located at (44.550388, -91.391904). According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , of which, of it is land and is water. Strum is home of Crystal Lake. A reservoir on the Buffalo River, it is home to Trout, Panfish, Largemouth Bass, and Northern Pike. The Buffalo River flows from west of Osseo to the Mississippi River, and is a trout stream from


title: "Strum, Wisconsin" content: Strum is part of the Eleva-Strum Central School District. Eleva and Strum each house an elementary school. The high school is located between the two villages on U.S. Hwy. 10. Eleva-Strum High School has a gym, auditorium, and cafeteria. Since 2004, the school's sports teams have made three state tournament appearances in boys' basketball, one in girls' basketball, three in golf, and two in football. They have compiled five conference championships (three in golf and two basketball) and have brought home two state trophies. The football team won the 2007 Division 7 state championship in an undefeated season by beating


title: "Strum, Wisconsin" content: east of Strum. The Buffalo River trail runs through the city. An ATV and bicycle trail that runs from Fairchild to Mondovi atop an old railroad bed and can be accessed at any road crossing. Strum is home of the Beef River Bullfrogs, an amateur baseball team founded in 1996 that plays in the South division of the Chippewa River Baseball League. The Bullfrogs play at Spangberg Park, named after long-time mayor Ruby Spangberg. Strum, Wisconsin Strum is a village in Trempealeau County, Wisconsin, along the Buffalo River. The population was 1,114 at the 2010 census. The village was named


title: "Sunnyside, Washington" content: Sunnyside, Washington Sunnyside is a city in Yakima County, Washington, United States. As of the 2010 census the population was 15,858. On September 16, 1902, residents voted 42 to one to incorporate as the town of Sunnyside. By state law a town needed to have 300 citizens in order to legally incorporate. With 314 residents, Sunnyside was just eligible to legally vote for incorporation. The first mayor of Sunnyside was the town druggist James Henderson. The settlement was founded by Walter Granger in 1893. The name "Sunnyside" was coined by a merchant named W. H. Cline. Granger was involved in


title: "Sunnyside, Washington" content: under age 18 and 18.1% of those age 65 or over. Sunnyside has a cold desert climate ("BWk") according to the Köppen climate classification system. Sunnyside, Washington Sunnyside is a city in Yakima County, Washington, United States. As of the 2010 census the population was 15,858. On September 16, 1902, residents voted 42 to one to incorporate as the town of Sunnyside. By state law a town needed to have 300 citizens in order to legally incorporate. With 314 residents, Sunnyside was just eligible to legally vote for incorporation. The first mayor of Sunnyside was the town druggist James Henderson.


title: "Benwood, West Virginia" content: and 12) for fifty-five years, from 1913 until the end of the 1967–1968 school year, graduating its last class in 1968. Union High School was consolidated with two other public high schools in Marshall County (Moundsville High School and Sherrard High School, which both became junior high schools and are still in operation) in 1968 to form John Marshall High School in the city of Glen Dale in Marshall County. John Marshall High School opened at the beginning of the 1968–1969 school year and is still in operation. Union then became a junior high school (grades 7, 8 and 9)


title: Lasagne content: di carnevale", is layered with local sausage, small fried meatballs, hard-boiled eggs, ricotta and mozzarella cheeses, and sauced with a Neapolitan ragù, a meat sauce. "Lasagne al forno", layered with a thicker ragù and Béchamel sauce, and corresponding to the most common version of the dish outside Italy, is traditionally associated with the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy. In other regions, lasagne can be made with various combinations of ricotta or mozzarella cheese, tomato sauce, meats (e.g., ground beef, pork or chicken), and vegetables (e.g., spinach, zucchini, olives, mushrooms), and the dish is typically flavored with wine, garlic, onion, and oregano.


title: "Postman Pat" content: inspiration, he has said that the character and village was not based on any one place or person. He commented in 2015 that "I got maybe half a dozen people last year saying they were the inspiration." (Originally Postman Pat: SDS) In the new spin-off series, "Postman Pat Special Delivery Service" (SDS), Postman Pat has been promoted to Head of the SDS and is now called upon to deliver anything. Each episode follows Postman Pat on a Special Delivery mission, from rescuing a runaway cow to delivering a giant ice cube. In his new role, Postman Pat commutes to the


title: "Postman Pat" content: Pat's Tractor Express and Postman Pat's Rainy Day As "Postman Pat" wasn't as popular in the United States, only one DVD title, "Postman Pat: The Movie", was released by Paramount Pictures in 2015. With over four million DVDs and videos sold globally, there is a growing collection of titles available for Home Entertainment release, including feature-length specials and interactive games. Titles include: DVD releases of classic Postman Pat were limited in availability in various regions. In the UK, only one volume with three episodes from Series 2 was released by Right Entertainment in 2004 under the title "Postman Pat in


title: EMI content: those countries is still functional. It is currently owned by Sony/ATV Music Publishing, the music publishing division of Sony Music. Electric and Musical Industries Ltd was formed in March 1931 by the merger of the Columbia Graphophone Company and the Gramophone Company, with its "His Master's Voice" record label, firms that have a history extending back to the origins of recorded sound. The new vertically integrated company produced sound recordings as well as recording and playback equipment. The company's gramophone manufacturing led to forty years of success with larger-scale electronics and electrical engineering. In 1934, the company developed the electronic


title: "Sylvester the Cat" content: Sylvester the Cat Sylvester J. Pussycat Sr., usually called Sylvester, is a fictional character, a three-time Academy Award-winning anthropomorphic Tuxedo cat in the "Looney Tunes" and "Merrie Melodies" series of cartoons. Most of his appearances have him often chasing Tweety Bird, Speedy Gonzales, or Hippety Hopper. Sylvester appeared in 103 cartoons in the golden age of American animation, only behind Bugs Bunny, Porky Pig, and Daffy Duck. Three of his cartoons won Academy Awards, the most for any starring Looney Tunes character: they are "Tweetie Pie", "Speedy Gonzales", and "Birds Anonymous". Sylvester predecessors appeared from 1939-1944. "Naughty but Mice" was


title: "Sylvester the Cat" content: Bunny Birthday Blowout", "Bugs Bunny Rabbit Rampage", "", "The Bugs Bunny Crazy Castle 2", "", "", and "". The name "Sylvester" is a play on "Felis silvestris", the scientific name for the wild cat species (domestic cats like Sylvester, though, are actually "Felis catus"). Sylvester was not named until Chuck Jones gave him the name Sylvester, which was first used in "Scaredy Cat". Although the character was named Sylvester in later cartoon shorts (beginning with 1948's "Scaredy Cat"), he was called "Thomas" in his first appearance with Tweety Bird in "Tweetie Pie", most likely as a reference to a male


title: "Abbey Road Studios" content: Abbey Road Studios Abbey Road Studios (formerly known as EMI Recording Studios) is a recording studio at 3 Abbey Road, St John's Wood, City of Westminster, London, England. It was established in November 1931 by the Gramophone Company, a predecessor of British music company EMI, which owned it until Universal Music took control of part of EMI in 2013. Abbey Road Studios is most notable as being the 1960s' venue for innovative recording techniques adopted by The Beatles, Pink Floyd, The Hollies, as well as others. One of its earliest world-famous-artist clients was Paul Robeson, who recorded there in December


title: "Abbey Road Studios" content: as part of Parlophone. In January 2017, Strawberry Studios opened exhibition in Stockport Museum. In February 2017, a rare BTR-3 tape recorder, previously used at Abbey Road, was found by members of Surge Radio, the student-run radio station at the University of Southampton. The BTR-3 was donated to Abbey Road in April 2017. Abbey Road Studios got its start in the film scoring business in 1980 when Anvil Post Production formed a partnership with the studio, called Anvil-Abbey Road Screen Sound. The partnership started when Anvil was left without a scoring stage when Korda Studios were demolished. It ended in


title: "Abbey Road Studios" content: music production and audio engineering. In addition to the London location, Abbey Road Institute offers education globally with schools in Berlin, Frankfurt, Amsterdam, Paris and Melbourne. Students can study an Advanced Diploma in Music Production and Sound Engineering which has been developed in collaboration with industry leaders and the team at Abbey Road Studios. Abbey Road Studios Abbey Road Studios (formerly known as EMI Recording Studios) is a recording studio at 3 Abbey Road, St John's Wood, City of Westminster, London, England. It was established in November 1931 by the Gramophone Company, a predecessor of British music company EMI, which


title: "Get Back" content: Get Back "Get Back" is a song recorded by the Beatles and written by Paul McCartney (though credited to Lennon-McCartney), originally released as a single on 11 April 1969 and credited to "The Beatles with Billy Preston." A different mix of the song later became the closing track of "Let It Be" (1970), which was the Beatles' last album released just after the group split. The single version was later issued on the compilation albums "1967–1970", "20 Greatest Hits", "Past Masters", and "1". The single reached number one in the United Kingdom, the United States, Ireland, Canada, New Zealand, the


title: "Get Back" content: Netherlands, Australia, France, West Germany, Mexico, Norway, Switzerland, Austria, and Belgium. It was the Beatles' only single that credited another artist at their request. "Get Back" was the Beatles' first single release in true stereo in the US. In the UK, the Beatles' singles remained monaural until the following release, "The Ballad of John and Yoko". "Get Back" is unusual in the Beatles' canon in that almost every moment of the song's evolution has been extensively documented, from its beginning as an offhand riff to its final mixing in several versions. Much of this documentation is in the form of


title: "Get Back" content: illegal (but widely available) bootleg recordings, and is recounted in the book "Get Back: The Unauthorized Chronicle of the Beatles' Let It Be Disaster" by Doug Sulpy and Ray Schweighardt. The song's melody grew out of some unstructured jamming on 7 January 1969 during rehearsal sessions on the sound stage at Twickenham Studios. Over the next few minutes, McCartney introduced some of the lyrics, reworking "Get back to the place you should be" from fellow Beatle George Harrison's "Sour Milk Sea" into "Get back to where you once belonged". McCartney had played bass on Jackie Lomax's recording of "Sour Milk


title: "Get Back" content: Sea" a few months earlier. On 9 January McCartney brought a more developed version of "Get Back" to the group, with the "Sweet Loretta" verse close to its finished version. For the press release to promote the "Get Back" single, McCartney wrote, "We were sitting in the studio and we made it up out of thin air ... we started to write words there and then ... when we finished it, we recorded it at Apple Studios and made it into a song to roller-coast by." At the beginning of the "Let It Be" version of the song, Lennon can


title: "Get Back" content: be heard jokingly saying "Sweet Loretta Fart (often misheard as "fat", due to Lennon's pronunciation), she thought she was a cleaner, but she was a frying pan." The album version of the song also ends with Lennon famously quipping "I'd like to say thank you on behalf of the group and ourselves, and I hope we passed the audition". (Originally he said that at the end of their 30 January 1969 rooftop concert on the roof of Apple Studios, but Phil Spector edited it into the "Get Back" song on the "Let It Be" album.) In an interview in "Playboy"


title: "Get Back" content: magazine in 1980, Lennon described "Get Back" as "... a better version of 'Lady Madonna'. You know, a potboiler rewrite." Lennon also said that "there's some underlying thing about Yoko in there", saying that McCartney looked at Yoko Ono in the studio every time he sang "Get back to where you once belonged." When McCartney introduced the song to the group during the Twickenham rehearsals, the lyrics were mostly incomplete except for the "Get Back" chorus. McCartney improvised various temporary lyrics leading to what has become known in Beatles' folklore as the "No Pakistanis" version. This version parodied the anti-immigrant


title: "Get Back" content: views of Enoch Powell, a member of parliament whose racially charged speeches had recently gained much media attention. The lyrics addressed attitudes toward immigrants in the United States and the United Kingdom: "... don't need no Puerto Ricans living in the USA"; and "don't dig no Pakistanis taking all the people's jobs," though these lyrics were meant to be a parody and a criticism of those prejudiced against immigrants. Later during the same session, the subject of immigration came up again in an improvised jam that has become known as "Commonwealth". The lyrics included a line "You'd better get back


title: "Get Back" content: to your Commonwealth homes". On 23 January, the group (now in Apple Studios) tried to record the song properly; bootleg recordings preserve a conversation between McCartney and Harrison between takes discussing the song, and McCartney explaining the original "protest song" concept. The recording captures the group deciding to drop the third verse largely because McCartney does not feel the verse is of high enough quality, although he likes the scanning of the word "Pakistani". Here the song solidifies in its two-verse, three-solo format. Billy Preston joined the Beatles on keyboards from 22 January, having been recruited by Harrison partly with


title: "Get Back" content: a view to deter bickering among the Beatles. The group with Preston playing Fender Rhodes electric piano recorded about ten takes on 23 January. On 27 January they made a concerted effort to perfect "Get Back", recording about 14 takes. By this time the song had the addition of a false ending and reprise coda. After numerous takes the band jammed some old numbers and then returned to "Get Back" one last time in an attempt to record the master take. This performance (Take 11) was considered to be the best yet – it was musically tight and punchy without


title: "Get Back" content: mistakes, though the song finishes without the restart. On the session tape, George Harrison comments "we missed that end"; this is the version heard on the "Let It Be... Naked" album. On 28 January the group attempted to recapture the previous day's performance and recorded several new takes each including the coda. Whilst these takes were good, they did not quite achieve the quality of the best take from the previous day. The line-up for the released versions of "Get Back" was Paul McCartney, lead vocal and bass; John Lennon, lead guitar and backing vocal; George Harrison, rhythm guitar; Ringo


title: "The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul" content: The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul is a 1988 humorous fantasy detective novel by Douglas Adams. It is the second book by Adams featuring private detective Dirk Gently, the first being "Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency". The title is a phrase that appeared in Adams' novel "Life, the Universe and Everything" to describe the wretched boredom of immortal being Wowbagger, the Infinitely Prolonged, and is a play on the theological treatise "Dark Night of the Soul", by Saint John of the Cross. The novel is named for that time on a Sunday,


title: "The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul" content: gets angry when she can't get pizza delivered in London. A BBC radio adaptation, "The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul", starring Harry Enfield, Peter Davison, John Fortune and Stephen Moore was broadcast on October 2008. "Dirk Gently" (2010, 2012) starred Stephen Mangan in the title role in a pilot broadcast on BBC 4 in 2010 and a three episode series broadcast in 2012. The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul is a 1988 humorous fantasy detective novel by Douglas Adams. It is the second book by Adams featuring private detective Dirk Gently,


title: "Aer Lingus" content: 25% before being bought out by IAG in 2015. The state had previously held an 85% shareholding until the Government's decision to float the company on the Dublin and London stock exchanges on 2 October 2006. The principal group companies include Aer Lingus Limited, Aer Lingus Beachey Limited, Aer Lingus (Ireland) Limited and Dirnan Insurance Company Limited, all of which are wholly owned. On 26 May 2015, after months of negotiations on a possible IAG takeover, the Irish government agreed to sell its 25% stake in the company. Ryanair retained a 30% stake in Aer Lingus which it agreed to


title: "Aer Lingus" content: sell to IAG on 10 July 2015 for €2.55 per share. In August 2015, Aer Lingus' shareholders officially accepted IAG's takeover offer. IAG subsequently assumed control of Aer Lingus on 2 September 2015. Aer Lingus was founded on 15 April 1936, with a capital of £100,000. Its first chairman was Seán Ó hUadhaigh. Pending legislation for Government investment through a parent company, Aer Lingus was associated with Blackpool and West Coast Air Services which advanced the money for the first aircraft, and operated with Aer Lingus under the common title "Irish Sea Airways". Aer Lingus Teoranta was registered as an


title: "Aer Lingus" content: for connecting services within the US. With the flotation of Aer Lingus on the stock exchange, Aer Lingus had planned to expand its route network, but this was put on hold due to the economic situation. On 5 October 2006, Ryanair launched a bid to buy Aer Lingus. Ryanair CEO Michael O'Leary said the move was a "unique opportunity" to form an Irish airline. The "new" airline would carry over 50 million passengers a year. Ryanair said it had bought a 16% stake in Aer Lingus and was offering €2.80 for the remaining shares, a premium over the €2.20 the


title: "Aer Lingus" content: board rejected it and advised the company's shareholders not to take any action in relation to it. The statement pointed out that any offer from Ryanair was unlikely to be capable of completion due to, firstly, the EU Commission's 2007 decision to block the airline's bid for Aer Lingus at the time, and, secondly, the UK Competition Commission's ongoing investigation of Ryanair's minority stake in Aer Lingus. Furthermore, the press release stated that the Aer Lingus board believed that Ryanair's offer undervalued Aer Lingus, considering the airline's profitability and balance sheet, including cash reserves in excess of €1 billion ().


title: "Aer Lingus" content: 2015, Aer Lingus rejected a second-bid from IAG, proposing a €2.40 per-share takeover. On 24 January 2015, IAG launched a third bid for Aer Lingus, proposing a €2.55 per-share takeover offer, totalling close to €1.4bn. On 27 January 2015, Aer Lingus' Board announced that, "the financial terms of IAG's third proposal for the airline are at a level it is willing to recommend.", Aer Lingus said it noted, "IAG's intentions regarding the future of the company, in particular that Aer Lingus would operate as a separate business with its own brand, management and operations." On 26 May 2015, the Irish


title: Team content: Team A team is a group of individuals working together to achieve their goal. As defined by professor Leigh Thompson of the Kellogg School of Management, " A team is a group of people who are interdependent with respect to information, resources, and skills and who seek to combine their efforts to achieve a common goal." A group does not necessarily constitute a team. Teams normally have members with complementary skills and generate synergy through a coordinated effort which allows each member to maximize their strengths and minimize their weaknesses. Naresh Jain (2009) claims: Team members need to learn how


title: Team content: to help one another, help other team members realize their true potential, and create an environment that allows everyone to go beyond his or her limitations. Teams can be broken down into from a huge team or one big group of people, even if these smaller secondary teams are temporary. A team becomes more than just a collection of people when a strong sense of mutual commitment creates synergy, thus generating performance greater than the sum of the performance of its individual members. Thus teams of game players can form (and re-form) to practise their craft/sport. Transport logistics executives can


title: Team content: select teams of horses, dogs, or oxen for the purpose of conveying passengers or goods. While academic research on teams and teamwork has grown consistently and has shown a sharp increase over the past recent 40 years, the societal diffusion of teams and teamwork actually followed a volatile trend in the 20th century. The concept was introduced into business in the late 20th century, which was followed by a popularization of the concept of constructing teams. Differing opinions exist on the efficacy of this new management fad. Some see "team" as a four-letter word: overused and under-useful. Others see it


title: Team content: as a panacea that realizes the human-relations movement's desire to integrate what that movement perceives as best for workers and as best for managers. Still others believe in the effectiveness of teams, but also see them as dangerous because of the potential for exploiting workers — in that team effectiveness can rely on peer pressure and peer surveillance. However, Hackman argued that team effectiveness should not be viewed only in terms of performance. While performance is an important outcome, a truly effective team will contribute to the personal well-being and adaptive growth of its members. Team is a prevalent word


title: Team content: that is used in today’s society to describe many types of groups. Gaining insight from Leadership: Theory & Practice by Peter Guy Northouse helped to understand the word team from a leadership perspective. According to the team approach on leadership, a team is a type of organizational group of people that are members. A team is composed of members who are dependent on each other, work towards interchangeable achievements, and share common attainments. A team works as a whole together to achieve certain things. A team is usually located in the same setting as it is normally connected to a


title: Team content: kind of organization, company, or community. Teams can meet in-person (directly face-to-face) or virtually when practicing their values and activities or duties. A team’s communication is significantly important to their relationship. Ergo, communication is frequent and persistent, and as well are the meetings. The definition of team being an organizational group is not completely set in stone, as organizations have confronted a myriad of new forms of contemporary collaboration. Teams usually have strong organizational structured platforms and respond quickly and efficiently to challenges as they have skills and the capability to do so. An effective organizational team leads to greater


title: Team content: productivity, more effective implementation of resources, better decisions and problem-solving, better-quality products/service, and greater innovation and originality. Compare the more structured/skilled concept of a crew, the advantages of formal and informal partnerships, or the well-defined - but time-limited - existence of task forces. Team size and team composition affect team processes and team outcomes. The optimal size (and composition) of teams is debated and will vary depending on the task at hand. At least one study of problem-solving in groups showed an optimal size of groups at four members. Other works estimate the optimal size between 5-12 members or a


title: Team content: number of members that can consume two pizzas. The following extract is taken from Chong (2007): David Cooperrider suggests that the larger the group, the better. This is because a larger group is able to address concerns of the whole system. So while a large team may be ineffective at performing a given task, Cooperider says that the relevance of that task should be considered, because determining whether the team is effective first requires identifying what needs to be accomplished. Regarding composition, all teams will have an element of homogeneity and heterogeneity. The more homogeneous the group, the more cohesive


title: Team content: it will be. The more heterogeneous the group, the greater the differences in perspective and increased potential for creativity, but also the greater potential for conflict. Team members normally have different roles, like team leader and agents. Large teams can divide into subteams according to need. Many teams go through a life-cycle of stages, identified by Bruce Tuckman as: forming, storming, norming, performing and adjourning. Of particular importance is the concept of different types of teams. These types of teams result in the highests potential for innovative work and motivation among its members. Team members determine the team's objectives and


title: Team content: the means to achieve them. The management's only responsibility among self-directing teams is the creating the team's organizational context. Self-directed teams offer the most potential for innovation, enhance goal commitment and motivation, and provide opportunity for organizational learning and change. One common distinction is drawn between interdependent and independent teams. The difference is determined by the actions that the team members take while working. A rugby team provides a clear example of an interdependent team: On the other hand, a track-and-field team is a classic example of an independent team: If all team members each perform the same basic tasks,


title: "Sviatoslav Richter" content: much enjoyed performing for an audience, Richter hated planning concerts years in advance, and in later life took to playing at very short notice in small, most often darkened halls, with only a small lamp lighting the score. Richter said that this setting helped the audience focus on the music being performed, rather than on extraneous and irrelevant matters such as the performer's grimaces and gestures. In 1981 Richter initiated the international musical festival December nights, held in the Pushkin Museum, which after his death in 1997 was renamed December Nights of Sviatoslav Richter. In 1986, Richter embarked on a


title: Velvet content: industrial power looms became available, and well-made velvet remains a fairly costly fabric. Velvet is difficult to clean because of its pile, but modern dry cleaning methods make cleaning more feasible. Velvet pile is created by warp or vertical yarns and velveteen pile is created by weft or fill yarns. Velvet can be made from several different kinds of fibers, traditionally, the most expensive of which is silk. Much of the velvet sold today as "silk velvet" is actually a mix of rayon and silk. Velvet made entirely from silk is rare and usually has market prices of several hundred


title: "Bulb of applied force" content: Bulb of applied force In lithic analysis, a subdivision of archaeology, a bulb of applied force (also known as a bulb of percussion or simply bulb of force) is a defining characteristic of a lithic flake. Bulb of applied force was first correctly described by Sir John Evans, the cofounder of prehistoric archeology. However, bulb of percussion was coined scientifically by W.J. Sollas. When a flake is detached from its parent core, a portion of the Hertzian cone of force caused by the detachment blow is detached with it, leaving a distinctive bulb on the flake and a corresponding flake


title: "Bulb of applied force" content: allowed for diffuse bulbs. The bulb of percussion of a flake or blade is convex and the core has a corresponding concave bulb. The concave bulb on the core is known as the negative bulb of percussion. Bulbs of applied force are not usually present if the flake has been struck off naturally. This allows archaeologists to identify and distinguish natural breakage from human artistry. The three main bulb types are flat or nondescript, normal, and pronounced. A flat or nondescript bulb is poorly defined and does not rise up on the ventral surface. A normal bulb on the ventral


title: Fowl content: gamefowl nor waterfowl. In colloquial speech, however, the term "fowl" is often used near-synonymously with "poultry," and many languages do not distinguish between "poultry" and "fowl". Nonetheless, the fact that the Galliformes and Anseriformes most likely form a monophyletic group makes a distinction between "fowl" and "poultry" warranted. The historic difference is due to the Germanic/Latin split word pairs characteristic of Middle English; the word 'fowl' is of Germanic origin (cf. Old English ""fugol"", West Frisian "fûgel", Dutch "vogel", German "Vogel", Swedish "fågel", Danish/Norwegian "fugl"), whilst 'poultry' is of Latin via Norman French origin.<ref> Fowl Fowl are birds belonging to


title: "Magma (algebra)" content: a properly defined operation. To qualify as a magma, the set and operation must satisfy the following requirement (known as the "magma or closure axiom"): And in mathematical notation: If • is instead a partial operation, then is called a partial magma or more often a partial groupoid. A morphism of magmas is a function, , mapping magma "M" to magma "N", that preserves the binary operation: where • and • denote the binary operation on "M" and "N" respectively. The magma operation may be applied repeatedly, and in the general, non-associative case, the order matters, which is notated with


title: Zoidberg content: and will help the crew when the situation calls for it. Zoidberg also generally attempts to make himself look refined, successful and important in front of others, though this illusion is quickly dashed when pointed out. Standing 5 ft. 8 in. (173 cm), Zoidberg is the company doctor at Planet Express. Although he claims expertise in human medicine, particularly internal medicine, his knowledge of human anatomy and physiology is poor. He has been shown as unable to tell the difference between robots and humans (or human males and females), believes food is digested in the heart, and that humans have


title: "Motion picture content rating system" content: National Cultural Heritage and its predecessors. Its categories were "Without age restriction", "Not recommended below age of 14", "Above age of 16 only", and "Above age of 18 only". A second system was introduced in 2004 which was overhauled in 2011 in favour of the current system. Its categories—given by the National Film Office—were "Without age restriction", "Parental guidance suggested below age of 12", "Not recommended below age of 16", "Not recommended below age of 18", and "For adults only". Since July 1, 2006, FRÍSK (short for Félag rétthafa í sjónvarps- og kvikmyndaiðnaði) has replaced the Kvikmyndaskoðun system in Iceland.


title: "Lon Chaney Jr." content: (1937), "Angel's Holiday" (1937), "Born Reckless" (1937), "Wild and Woolly" (1937), "The Lady Escapes" (1937), "Thin Ice" (1937), "One Mile from Heaven" (1937), "Charlie Chan on Broadway" (1938), "Life Begins in College" (1937), "Wife, Doctor and Nurse" (1937), "Second Honeymoon" (1937), "Checkers" (1937), "Love and Hisses" (1938), "City Girl" (1938), "Happy Landing" (1938), "Sally, Irene and Mary" (1938), "Mr. Moto's Gamble" (1938), "Walking Down Broadway" (1938), "Alexander's Ragtime Band" (1938), "Josette" (1938), "Speed to Burn" (1938), "Passport Husband" (1938), "Straight, Place and Show" (1938), "Submarine Patrol" (1938), and "Road Demon" (1939). He was almost killed by a train while filming


title: "Nippon Cargo Airlines" content: joint venture of shipping companies headed by Nippon Yusen and All Nippon Airways (ANA). In August 2005, ANA sold its stake to Nippon Yusen. The airline is owned by Nippon Yusen (100%). In December 2010, NCA was selected to provide ground support services for the Japanese Air Force One aircraft, replacing Japan Airlines which was then in the process of retiring its 747 fleet. Nippon Cargo Airlines serves the following destinations (as of August 2014): Nippon Cargo Airlines codeshares with the following airlines: NCA's fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of August 2017): Nippon Cargo Airlines previously operated the


title: "Trinity College Dublin" content: a year abroad. The passing of two sets of examinations is a prerequisite for a degree. Junior and Senior Freshmen sit preliminary annual exams in Trinity Term of each year which must be passed so that they "rise" to the year above. At the end of the Junior Sophister year, undergraduates sit Part I of the Moderatorship exams, subject to attaining an upper-second , allows them to take an Honours degree and sit the Part II (Final) of the Moderatorship exams. Successful candidates receive first-, upper or lower second-, or third-class honours, or simply a "pass" without honours if they


title: "Stained glass" content: Stained glass The term stained glass can refer to coloured glass as a material or to works created from it. Throughout its thousand-year history, the term has been applied almost exclusively to the windows of churches and other significant religious buildings. Although traditionally made in flat panels and used as windows, the creations of modern stained glass artists also include three-dimensional structures and sculpture. Modern vernacular usage has often extended the term "stained glass" to include domestic leadlight and objets d'art created from came glasswork exemplified in the famous lamps of Louis Comfort Tiffany. As a material "stained glass" is


title: "Stained glass" content: of stained glass. From the outset, its chief objectives have been to promote and encourage high standards in stained glass painting and staining, to act as a locus for the exchange of information and ideas within the stained glass craft and to preserve the invaluable stained glass heritage of Britain. See www.bsmgp.org.uk for a range of stained glass lectures, conferences, tours, portfolios of recent stained glass commissions by members, and information on courses and the conservation of stained glass. Back issues of The Journal of Stained Glass are listed and there is a searchable index for stained glass articles, an


title: "Diurnal motion" content: Diurnal motion Diurnal motion (, from "dies", lit. "day") is an astronomical term referring to the apparent motion of celestial objects (e.g. the Sun and stars) around Earth, or more precisely around the two celestial poles, over the course of one day. It is caused by Earth's rotation around its axis, so almost every star appears to follow a circular arc path called the diurnal circle. The time for one complete rotation is 23 hours, 56 minutes, and 4.09 seconds – one sidereal day. The first experimental demonstration of this motion was conducted by Léon Foucault. The relative direction of


title: "Diurnal motion" content: diurnal motion in the Northern Celestial Hemisphere are as follows: Thus, northern circumpolar stars move counterclockwise around Polaris, the north pole star. At the North Pole, the cardinal directions do not apply to diurnal motion. Within the circumpolar circle, all the stars move simply rightward, or looking directly overhead, counterclockwise around the zenith, where Polaris is. Southern Celestial Hemisphere observers are to replace north with south, left with right, and Polaris with Sigma Octantis, sometimes called the south pole star. The circumpolar stars move clockwise around Sigma Octantis. East and west are not interchanged. As seen from the Equator, the


title: "Diurnal motion" content: two celestial poles are on the horizon due north and south, and the motion is counterclockwise (i.e. leftward) around Polaris and clockwise (i.e. rightward) around Sigma Octantis. All motion is westward, except for the two fixed points. The daily arc path of an object on the celestial sphere, including the possible part below the horizon, has a length proportional to the cosine of the declination. Thus, the speed of the diurnal motion of a celestial object equals this cosine times 15° per hour, 15 arcminutes per minute, or 15 arcseconds per second. Per a certain period of time, a given


title: "Diurnal motion" content: angular distance traveled by an object along or near the celestial equator may be compared to the angular diameter of one of the following objects: Star trail and time-lapse photography capture diurnal motion blur. The apparent motion of stars near the celestial pole seems slower than that of stars closer to the celestial equator. Conversely, "following" the diurnal motion with the camera to eliminate its arcing effect on a long exposure, can best be done with an equatorial mount, which requires adjusting the right ascension only; a telescope may have a sidereal motor drive to do that automatically. Diurnal motion


title: RIPE content: RIPE Réseaux IP Européens (RIPE, French for "European IP Networks") is a forum open to all parties with an interest in the technical development of the Internet. The RIPE community’s objective is to ensure that the administrative and technical coordination necessary to maintain and develop the Internet continues. It is not a standards body like the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) and does not deal with domain names like ICANN. RIPE is not a legal entity and has no formal membership. This means that anybody who is interested in the work of RIPE can participate through mailing lists and by


title: RIPE content: attending meetings. RIPE has a chair to keep an eye on work between RIPE meetings and to act as its external liaison. Rob Blokzijl, who was instrumental in the formation of RIPE, was the initial chair and remained in that position until 2014, when he appointed Hans Petter Holen as his successor. The RIPE community interacts via RIPE Mailing Lists, RIPE Working Groups, and RIPE Meetings. Although similar in name, the RIPE NCC and RIPE are separate entities. The RIPE NCC provides administrative support to RIPE, such as the facilitation of RIPE meetings and providing administrative support to RIPE Working


title: RIPE content: Groups. It was established in 1992 by the RIPE community to serve as an administrative body. The name is a translation of the English title of a diagram to French by John Quarterman. This was presented in Special Session of RIPE 58. The first RIPE meeting was held on 22 May 1989 in Amsterdam, Netherlands. It brought together 14 representatives of 6 countries and 11 networks At the time European governments, standardisation bodies and telecommunications companies were pushing for the OSI standard and IP-based networks were seen as the wrong way to go. In the academic community (mostly nuclear and


title: RIPE content: particle physics) there was a strong need to work together with colleagues across Europe and the United States. IP provided a standard to allow interconnection and cooperation, whereas the networks offered by the European telecommunications companies often completely lacked that. RIPE as an organisation was established by the RIPE terms of reference, which were agreed on 29 November 1989. There were ten organisations intending to participate in the RIPE Coordinating Committee, along the lines defined by the RIPE Terms of Reference, though some still needed to make a formal decision. These organisations were: BelWue, CERN, EASInet, EUnet, GARR, HEPnet, NORDUnet,


title: RIPE content: SURFnet, SWITCH and XLINK. At the same time task forces were established to facilitate the interconnection of European IP-networks in the following weeks and months. The four task forces were: One of the results was a proposal on 16 September 1990 to establish the RIPE Network Coordination Centre (NCC) to support the administrative tasks in the RIPE community and the first RIPE NCC Activity Plan was published in May 1991. RIPE asked RARE (one of the predecessors of TERENA) if they would provide the legal framework for the RIPE NCC. After a solicitation procedure, the RIPE NCC began in April


title: RIPE content: 1992 with its headquarters in Amsterdam, Daniel Karrenberg as manager and only two other staff members. Initial funding was provided by the academic networks (RARE members), EARN and EUnet. The RIPE NCC was formally established when the Dutch version of the articles of association was deposited with the Amsterdam Chamber of Commerce on 12 November 1997. Any document, proposal, procedure or policy that has been proposed and accepted by the RIPE community is published online in the RIPE Document Store. The RIPE community develops and sets policies for the technical coordination of the Internet and the management and distribution of


title: RIPE content: Internet resources (IP addresses and Autonomous System Numbers (ASNs)) through an established, open, bottom-up process of discussion and consensus-based decision-making. The RIPE Policy Development Process (PDP) formally tracks input into and discussion on any policy proposed. The RIPE PDP is transparent and consensus based. Anyone may suggest a new policy or a change to an existing one. Proposals are then discussed and accepted or rejected by the RIPE community according to the RIPE PDP guidelines. RIPE meetings happen twice a year in different locations throughout the RIPE NCC service region. The meetings are five-day events in which Internet service providers


title: RIPE content: (ISPs), network operators, government representatives, regulators and other interested parties gather to discuss relevant issues, developments and policies. RIPE Meetings are open to anyone, although registration is required. The RIPE community has formed a number of RIPE Working Groups to deal with various issues and topics related to the work of RIPE NCC members and the general Internet community. Each of the RIPE Working Groups has a mailing list where topics or questions related to the working group can be discussed. The RIPE Working Groups meet twice a year in dedicated sessions at RIPE Meetings. The RIPE community refers collectively


title: RIPE content: to the individuals or organisations, whether members of the RIPE NCC or not, that have an interest in the way the Internet is managed, structured or governed. The Regional Internet Registry for Europe, the Middle East and parts of Central Asia. It also serves as the secretariat for RIPE. RIPE Réseaux IP Européens (RIPE, French for "European IP Networks") is a forum open to all parties with an interest in the technical development of the Internet. The RIPE community’s objective is to ensure that the administrative and technical coordination necessary to maintain and develop the Internet continues. It is not


title: Dionysus-Osiris content: Dionysus-Osiris Dionysus-Osiris, or alternatively, Osiris-Dionysus, is a deity that arises from the syncretism of the Egyptian god Osiris and the Greek god Dionysus. As early as the 5th century BC, the two deities had been identified with each other, seen most notably in the historian Herodotus' 'Histories'. Other syncretic GrecoEgyptian deities arose out of these conflations, such as Serapis and Hermanubis. Dionysus-Osiris was particularly popular in Ptolemaic Egypt, as the Ptolemies claimed descent from Dionysus, and as Pharaoes they had claim to the lineage of Osiris. This association was most notable during a deification ceremony where Mark Antony became Dionysus-Osiris,


title: Dionysus-Osiris content: alongside Cleopatra as Isis-Aphrodite. Dionysus-Osiris Dionysus-Osiris, or alternatively, Osiris-Dionysus, is a deity that arises from the syncretism of the Egyptian god Osiris and the Greek god Dionysus. As early as the 5th century BC, the two deities had been identified with each other, seen most notably in the historian Herodotus' 'Histories'. Other syncretic GrecoEgyptian deities arose out of these conflations, such as Serapis and Hermanubis. Dionysus-Osiris was particularly popular in Ptolemaic Egypt, as the Ptolemies claimed descent from Dionysus, and as Pharaoes they had claim to the lineage of Osiris. This association was most notable during a deification ceremony where


title: "As Good as It Gets" content: the lead acting awards, and the first since 1991's "The Silence of the Lambs". It is ranked 140th on "Empire" magazine's "The 500 Greatest Movies of All Time" list. Melvin Udall is a misanthrope who works at home as a best-selling novelist in New York City. He has obsessive–compulsive disorder which, paired with his misanthropy, alienates nearly everyone with whom he interacts. He avoids stepping on sidewalk cracks while walking through the city due to a superstition of bad luck, and eats breakfast at the same table in the same restaurant every day using disposable plastic utensils he brings with


title: "Gosford Park" content: Park" was released on 25 June 2002, with the region 2 release on 3 December 2002. The critic Ed Gonzalez reviewed the DVD negatively, calling the picture quality "atrocious on the small screen", going on to say that "the image quality of this video transfer is downright lousy from start to finish." However, reviewer Robert Mack generally wrote favourably of the picture quality, noting excellence in the shots' detail and sharpness and the lack of compression artefacts, but describing an unfavourable darkness to scenes filmed within the manor house. Both reviewers commented positively on the film's score and soundtrack. Gonzalez


title: "Massimo Troisi" content: Massimo Troisi Massimo Troisi (19 February 1953 – 4 June 1994) was an Italian actor, screenwriter, and film director. He began his acting career in a theatre and rose to prominence for his roles in television series. Troisi is best known for his works in the films "I'm Starting from Three" (1981) and "" (1994), he was posthumously nominated for two Oscars and two Golden Globes for the latter. Troisi was born into a large family in San Giorgio a Cremano, a town near Naples. His father was a train engineer. Some of his family experiences were later told in


title: "Electron hole" content: along and wants to sit down. The empty row has a poor view; so he does not want to sit there. Instead, a person in the crowded row moves into the empty seat the first person left behind. The empty seat moves one spot closer to the edge and the person waiting to sit down. The next person follows, and the next, et cetera. One could say that the empty seat moves towards the edge of the row. Once the empty seat reaches the edge, the new person can sit down. In the process everyone in the row has moved


title: "Brothers Quay" content: films and Christopher Nolan's short portrait of the brothers; 'Quay' (2015). Feature films Short films Music videos Commercials Appearances The Quay Brothers are strongly influenced by literature and the written word - from Eastern-European poetry to South American magic realism. Music is an essential part of the Quay Brothers' films, as they also find inspiration in Eastern European classical music. The Quay Brothers' films feature music by the following composers: Journal articles on the Quay Brothers Academic essays on the Quay Brothers Books on the Quay Brothers Catalogues DVD/Blu-ray Brothers Quay Stephen and Timothy Quay ( ; born June 17,


title: "Syntonic comma" content: Eitz developed a similar system used by J. Murray Barbour. Superscript positive and negative numbers are added, indicating the number of syntonic commas to raise or lower from Pythagorean tuning. Thus a Pythagorean scale is C D E F G A B, while the 5-limit Ptolemaic scale is C D E F G A B. In Helmholtz-Ellis notation, a syntonic comma is indicated with up and down arrows added to the traditional accidentals. Thus a Pythagorean scale is C D E F G A B, while the 5-limit Ptolemaic scale is C D E F G A B. Composer Ben


title: "Super Mario Bros. 2" content: Super Mario Bros. 2 Super Mario Bros. 2 is a platform game developed and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo Entertainment System. The game was first released in North America in October 1988, and in the PAL region the following year. "Super Mario Bros. 2" has been remade or re-released for several video game consoles. The sequel to "Super Mario Bros." was conceived as a vertically scrolling, two-player, cooperative-action prototype. This technologically ambitious concept was postponed in favor of a simpler cosmetic upgrade to the original "Super Mario Bros." engine which was released in Japan as "Super Mario Bros. 2".


title: "Super Mario Bros. 2" content: 3", "Donkey Kong (Game Boy)", "Super Mario World", "", "Super Mario 64", " Super Mario Sunshine", "Mario vs. Donkey Kong", "Super Mario 64 DS", "New Super Mario Bros.", "Super Paper Mario", "New Super Mario Bros. Wii", "Super Mario Galaxy", "Super Mario Galaxy 2", "New Super Mario Bros. U", and "Super Mario 3D World". The Wii U game "Super Mario 3D World" features the same playable characters with the same basic physical abilities from "Super Mario Bros. 2". The "New Super Mario Bros." series also includes elements and ideas originally proposed for the prototype of this game. The multi-player elements originally


title: Chorley content: "Ceorl" and "ley", probably meaning "the peasants' clearing". "Ley" (also "leah" or "leigh") is a common element of place-name, meaning a clearing in a woodland. "Ceorl" refers to a person of status similar to a freeman or a yeoman. There was no known occupation in Chorley until the Middle Ages, though archaeological evidence has shown that the area around the town has been inhabited since at least the Bronze Age. There are various remains of prehistoric occupation on the nearby Anglezarke Moor, including the Round Loaf tumulus which is believed to date from 3500 BC. A pottery burial urn from


title: Domestication content: including the apple and the olive were domesticated. Some plants, such as the macadamia nut and the pecan, were not domesticated until recently. In other parts of the world very different species were domesticated. In the Americas squash, maize, beans, and perhaps manioc (also known as cassava) formed the core of the diet. In East Asia millet, rice, and soy were the most important crops. Some areas of the world such as Southern Africa, Australia, California and southern South America never saw local species domesticated. Domesticated plants may differ from their wild relatives in many ways, including edible part larger,


title: "Boeing Boeing (1965 film)" content: Boeing Boeing (1965 film) Boeing (707) Boeing (707) (alternately titled Boeing Boeing) is a 1965 American bedroom farce comedy film based on the 1960 French play "Boeing-Boeing", and starring Tony Curtis and Jerry Lewis. It was released on December 22, 1965, and was the last film Paramount Pictures made with Lewis, who had made films exclusively with the studio since "My Friend Irma" (1949). Bernard Lawrence (Tony Curtis) is an American journalist stationed in Paris, France. A playboy, he has devised an ingenious system for juggling three different girlfriends: by dating stewardesses who are assigned to international routes on non-intersecting


title: "Emirates (airline)" content: Boeing 777-200LRs and Boeing 777-300ERs feature seats with a pitch that recline to , angled lie-flat beds. Amenities include massage function, privacy partition, winged headrest with six-way movement, two individual reading lights and an overhead light per seat, in-seat power supply, USB Ports and an RCA socket for laptop connection, over 600 channels of entertainment on ICE, shown on a TV screen. On Airbus A380-800 aircraft, the seats recline to form a fully flat bed and are equipped with personal mini-bars. Due to the unique staggered layout, half of the business class seats on Emirates A380 are shorter than the


title: Vespa content: 1944, Piaggio engineers Renzo Spolti and Vittorio Casini designed a motorcycle with bodywork fully enclosing the drivetrain and forming a tall splash guard at the front. In addition to the bodywork, the design included handlebar-mounted controls, forced air cooling, wheels of small diameter, and a tall central section that had to be straddled. Officially known as the MP5 ("Moto Piaggio no. 5"), the prototype was nicknamed "Paperino" (either "duckling" or "Donald Duck" in Italian). Piaggio was displeased with the MP5, especially the tall central section. He contracted aeronautical engineer Corradino D'Ascanio, to redesign the scooter. D'Ascanio, who had earlier been


title: Vespa content: and rear wheels mounted on stub axles, and a spare wheel. Other features of the MP6 were similar to those on the Paperino, including the handlebar-mounted controls and the enclosed bodywork with the tall front splash guard. Upon seeing the MP6 for the first time, Enrico Piaggio exclaimed: "Sembra una vespa!" ("It looks like a wasp!") Piaggio effectively named his new scooter on the spot. "Vespa" is both Latin and Italian for wasp—derived from the vehicle's body shape: the thicker rear part connected to the front part by a narrow waist, and the steering rod resembled antennae. On 23 April


title: Vespa content: make it apt for long-distance driving." According to the Motorcycle Industry Council, U.S. scooter sales increased fivefold over six years, swelling from 12,000 units in 1997 to 69,000 units in 2002. Vespa sales in the U.S. increased 27 percent between 2001 and 2002. The 65 "Vespa Boutiques" scattered throughout the U.S. gave scooterists a place to buy, service, and customize Vespa scooters, and outfit themselves in everything from Vespa watches and helmets to Vespa jackets, T-shirts, and sunglasses. Vespa restarted its American sales effort, opening its first boutique on Ventura Boulevard in Sherman Oaks, California In light of vastly-increasing US


title: Vespa content: sales, Vespa developed the GT, offered as a 200 cc four-stroke and a 125 cc variant in Europe. In 2004, Vespa reintroduced a modernized PX 150 to the United States. In the fall of 2005, Piaggio offered their largest-selling Vespa scooter ever, the 250 cc-engined GTS250, available in Europe with ABS. In 2009, Vespa released the GTS 300 which can cruise at . Vespa have exported Scooters to Australia since the 1960s. They have recently started exporting to India, for the first time (traditionally that market was served by licensed Indian versions of the Vespa made by LML and Bajaj.


title: Vespa content: Vespa produces some of its scooters in Vietnam, and has also sold its Italian ones there. Vespa scooters were sold beyond Europe and North America. When expanding into these markets it was common for Vespa to partner with, or license certain models to, existing manufacturers. Piaggio first licensed the production of Vespa scooters in India to Bajaj Auto in the 1960s. In 1971, Piaggio's license was not renewed as a part of then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi's privatization programs. After the collaboration ended, Bajaj continued to produce scooters based on the Vespa design, namely the Chetak. Another Vespa partner in


title: Vespa content: Vespa Elettrica with a 2 kW battery and a range of 100 km (62 mi). There will be an hybrid option as well with 200 km. Piaggio/Vespa is developing a range of hybrid scooters. Two models are being developed at present, based on the Vespa LX 50 and the Piaggio X8 125. One-offs and special machines: Vespa Vespa () is an Italian brand of scooter manufactured by Piaggio. The name means wasp in Italian. The Vespa has evolved from a single model motor scooter manufactured in 1946 by Piaggio & Co. S.p.A. of Pontedera, Italy to a full line of


title: Azalea content: held since 2004; it includes activities such as exhibitions, photo contests and carnivals. Many cities in the United States have festivals in the spring celebrating the blooms of the azalea, including Summerville, South Carolina; Hamilton, NJ; Mobile, Alabama; Jasper, Texas; Tyler, Texas; Norfolk, Virginia; Wilmington, North Carolina (North Carolina Azalea Festival); Valdosta, Georgia; Palatka, Florida (Florida Azalea Festival); Pickens, South Carolina; Muskogee, Oklahoma; Brookings, Oregon; and Nixa, Missouri. The Azalea Trail is a designated path, planted with azaleas in private gardens, through Mobile, Alabama. The Azalea Trail Run is an annual road running event held there in late March. Mobile,


title: "Countryside Alliance" content: Countryside Alliance The Countryside Alliance (CA) is a British organisation promoting issues relating to the countryside such as farming, rural services, small businesses and country sports, aiming to "Give Rural Britain a voice". With over 100,000 members, the group was named the 'most inspiring political personality' of the last ten years by "Channel 4 News" in 2008. The Countryside Alliance was formed on 10 July 1997 from three organisations: the British Field Sports Society, the Countryside Business Group, and the Countryside Movement. The Alliance was formed to help promote and defend the British countryside and rural life, both in the


title: "Countryside Alliance" content: media and in Parliament. Since then, the Alliance has campaigned on a number of issues which they believe are important to rural Britain, some of the most prominent of which are listed below: The alliance states that "the countryside is enriched by country pursuits, whose participants should be free from prejudice and discrimination." The alliance has long defended hunting and shooting, especially hunting with hounds, opposing the legislation (the Hunting Act 2004) which came into effect in England and Wales in February 2005. Amongst other causes, the Scottish Countryside Alliance campaigns against the Protection of Wild Mammals (Scotland) Act 2002,


title: "Countryside Alliance" content: which prohibited hunting north of the border. In 2002, the alliance organised the Liberty & Livelihood March, one of the largest demonstrations in British history, with almost half a million people marching through London to demonstrate against the proposed ban. The Countryside Alliance mounted a series of legal challenges to the Hunting Act 2004 which were not met with success. Following the first conviction under the act, on 4 August 2006, the alliance reaffirmed its belief that legislation was "illogical and unclear" and vowed to support the appeal against the conviction, which was later successful. Critics of the alliance claim


title: "Countryside Alliance" content: that this is the sole focus of the organisation, a claim it denies, saying that this campaigning is a response to the (previous) government's "preoccupation with the issue". On BBC "Newsnight" on 18 November 2014, Anne Mallalieu stated "What's actually happened to the foxes...because of the growth of commercial shooting...foxes are being shot at night by lampers...people with bright lights shooting them with guns..." In September 2002, the Countryside Alliance organised a march in central London to promote the interests of rural Britain. The British National Party had called for its members to join the march and support the countryside;


title: "Countryside Alliance" content: however, the Countryside Alliance issued the following statement: "Everything we stand for is the opposite of what they believe in." Over 300,000 people were in attendance, including Iain Duncan Smith, Vinnie Jones, Edward Fox, Clarissa Dickson-Wright, Richard Foulds, Earl Spencer, and Michael Marsham, 7th Earl of Romney. The organisation has held fundraising rock concerts under the banner "Countryside Rocks" which have attracted support from stars including Pink Floyd's Roger Waters, The Who's Roger Daltrey, Procol Harum's Keith Reid, Roxy Music's Bryan Ferry, Eric Clapton and Genesis' Mike Rutherford. In a 2013 interview with "The Daily Telegraph", the alliance's executive chairman,


title: "Countryside Alliance" content: Lieutenant General Sir Barney White-Spunner, called the RSPCA a "sinister and nasty" organisation and urged alliance members to stop donating to it. The RSPCA responded by saying: "Sir Barney White-Spunner's interview shows once again how far out of touch he and his colleagues at the pro bloodsports Countryside Alliance are with the reality of public opinion in this country." The Alliance has also criticised the RSPB and called for the sacking of TV presenter Chris Packham. Countryside Alliance The Countryside Alliance (CA) is a British organisation promoting issues relating to the countryside such as farming, rural services, small businesses and


title: "Boiling water reactor" content: rod and prevent fuel damage in the case of a control rod drop accident. BPWS separates control rods into four groups, A1, A2, B1, and B2. Then, either all of the A control rods or B control rods are pulled full out in a defined sequence to create a "checkboard" pattern. Next the opposing group (B or A) is pulled in a defined sequence to positions 02, then 04, 08, 16, and finally full out (48), until the reactor enters the power operation range where thermal limits are no longer bounding. By following a BPWS compliant start-up sequence, the manual


title: Harbin content: 40 degrees Celsius to 40 degrees Celsius above zero. In 2017, a plan was unveiled to build a high-speed line between Harbin and Vladivostok which would be the first such connection between China and Russia. The city's main railway stations are the Harbin Railway Station, which was first built in 1899 and expanded in 1989.The main station is rebuilt in 2017, and now is still under construction; the Harbin East Railway Station, which opened in 1934; and the Harbin West Railway Station, which was built into the city's high-speed railway station in 2012. Another main station, Harbin North Railway Station,


title: "Ted Bundy" content: had observed Bundy cruising a residential area in the pre-dawn hours; Bundy fled the area at high speed after seeing the patrol car. The officer searched the car after he noticed that the Volkswagen's front passenger seat had been removed and placed on the rear seats. He found a ski mask, a second mask fashioned from pantyhose, a crowbar, handcuffs, trash bags, a coil of rope, an ice pick, and other items initially assumed to be burglary tools. Bundy explained that the ski mask was for skiing, he had found the handcuffs in a dumpster, and the rest were common


title: "Stereographic projection" content: these formulas are unwieldy. Instead, it is common to use graph paper designed specifically for the task. This special graph paper is called a stereonet or Wulff net, after the Russian mineralogist George (Yuri Viktorovich) Wulff. The Wulff net shown here is the stereographic projection of the grid of parallels and meridians of a hemisphere centred at a point on the equator (such as the Eastern or Western hemisphere of a planet). In the figure, the area-distorting property of the stereographic projection can be seen by comparing a grid sector near the center of the net with one at the


title: "Angel (1999 TV series)" content: You Now or Have You Ever Been". Production designer Stuart Blatt outlined the new base: "An old hotel, something [the writers] could use to evoke the past of Los Angeles and some of Angel's history, something kind of creepy and spooky but not too dark because they didn't want something depressing, it's called the Hyperion Hotel. It's based on many hotels in Los Angeles... Angel lived in a larger suite in the hotel, like a honeymoon suite, the producers wanted Angel to have enough room to relax and get away from it all, do a little pondering, a little brooding,


title: "Angel (1999 TV series)" content: spun off into numerous "Angel" titles set after the television series, of which all are now considered canon, until 2011 when "Angel" rights revert to Dark Horse Comics who began to publish "Angel" comics under the banner of "Angel & Faith". Following their success with a series of "Buffy" novels, Pocket Books purchased the license to produce novels for "Angel". Twenty-four "Angel" novels were published. Jeff Mariotte became the most successful "Angel" novelist, publishing eleven "Angel" novels. They also published seven "Buffy"/"Angel" crossover books that featured settings and characters from both series. In March 2006, Joss Whedon still talked of


title: "Band Aid (band)" content: Band Aid (band) Band Aid is a charity supergroup featuring mainly British and Irish musicians and recording artists. It was founded in 1984 by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure to raise money for anti-famine efforts in Ethiopia by releasing the song "Do They Know It's Christmas?" for the Christmas market that year. On 25 November 1984, the song was recorded at Sarm West Studios in Notting Hill, London, and was released in the UK four days later. The single surpassed the hopes of the producers to become the Christmas number one on that release. Three subsequent re-recordings of the song