title: "Baseball superstition" content: Baseball superstition Baseball is a sport with a long history of superstition. From the Curse of the Bambino to some players' refusal to wash their clothes or bodies after a win, superstition is present in all parts of baseball. Many baseball players—batters, pitchers, and fielders alike— perform elaborate, repetitive routines prior to pitches and at bats due to superstition. The desire to keep a number they have been successful with is strong in baseball. In fact anything that happens prior to something good or bad in baseball can give birth to a new superstition. Some of the more common superstitions


title: "Harry Dent" content: Harry Dent Harry S. Dent Jr. (born 1950) is an American financial newsletter writer. His 2009 book, "The Great Depression Ahead", appeared on the New York Times Bestseller List. Dent, born in Columbia, South Carolina, is the son of politician Harry S. Dent Sr. Dent is the Founder of HS Dent Investment Management, an investment firm based in Tampa, Florida that advises, and markets, the Dent Strategic Portfolio Fund mutual fund. Dent is also the president and founder of the Dent Research and H.S. Dent Publishing. Dent writes and markets an economic newsletter that reviews the economy in the US


title: "McCormick & Company" content: of London, Ontario, was acquired in 1959. Gilroy Foods of Gilroy, California became a wholly owned subsidiary in 1961. Other acquisitions included Baker Extract Co. in 1962, Cake Mate cake decorating in 1967, Childers Foods (later part of Golden West Foods) in 1968, and Tubed Products, an Easthampton, Massachusetts contract food packer and producer of plastic tubes, also in 1968. Charles P. McCormick retired in 1969 and was named Chairman Emeritus and died the following year of a heart attack. McCormick acquired Golden West Foods, a frozen foods manufacturer and distributor in Gilroy, California, in 1973 and entered that field


title: "Baseball bat" content: Baseball bat A baseball bat is a smooth wooden or metal club used in the sport of baseball to hit the ball after it is thrown by the pitcher. By regulation it may be no more than in diameter at the thickest part and no more than in length. Although historically bats approaching were swung, today bats of are common, topping out at to . A baseball bat is divided into several regions. The "barrel" is the thick part of the bat, where it is meant to hit the ball. The part of the barrel best for hitting the ball,


title: "Baseball bat" content: according to construction and swinging style, is often called the "sweet spot." The end of the barrel is called the "top," "end," or "cap" of the bat. Opposite the cap, the barrel narrows until it meets the "handle," which is comparatively thin, so that batters can comfortably grip the bat in their hands. Sometimes, especially on metal bats, the handle is wrapped with a rubber or tape "grip". Finally, below the handle is the "knob" of the bat, a wider piece that keeps the bat from slipping from a batter's hands. "Lumber" is an often-used slang term for a bat,


title: "Baseball bat" content: especially when wielded by a particularly able batter. The "bat drop" of a bat is its weight, in ounces, minus its length, in inches. For example, a 30-ounce, 33-inch-long bat has a bat drop of minus 3 (30 − 33 = −3). Larger bat drops help to increase swing speed; smaller drops create more power. The bat's form has become more refined over time. In the mid-19th century, baseball batters were known to shape or whittle their own bats by hand, which resulted in a wide range of shapes, sizes, and weights. For example, there were flat bats, round bats,


title: "Baseball bat" content: short bats, and fat bats. Earlier bats were known to be much heavier and larger than today's regulated ones. During the 19th century, many shapes were experimented with, as well as handle designs. Today, bats are much more uniform in design. Baseball bats are made of either wood, or a metal alloy (typically aluminum). Most wooden bats are made from ash; other woods include maple, hickory, and bamboo. Hickory has fallen into disfavor over its greater weight, which slows down bat speed, while maple bats gained popularity following the introduction of the first major league sanctioned model in 1997. The


title: "Baseball bat" content: first player to use one was Joe Carter of the Toronto Blue Jays. Barry Bonds used maple bats the seasons he broke baseball's single-season home run record in 2001, and the career home run record in 2007. In 2010, the increased tendency of maple bats to shatter caused Major League Baseball to examine their use, banning some models in minor league play. Manufacturers position each bat's label over the mechanically weaker side of the wood. To reduce chance of fracture, and maybe deliver more energy to the ball, a bat is intended to be held so the label faces sky


title: "Baseball bat" content: balls repeatedly with high accuracy. The small diameter also allows coaches to easily hit pop-ups to catchers and infielders along with ground balls due to better control of the barrel of the bat. Baseball bats are often used as a club-like weapon. Baseball bat A baseball bat is a smooth wooden or metal club used in the sport of baseball to hit the ball after it is thrown by the pitcher. By regulation it may be no more than in diameter at the thickest part and no more than in length. Although historically bats approaching were swung, today bats of


title: "San Diego Comic-Con" content: is the official magazine of San Diego Comic-Con International, WonderCon, and Alternative Press Expo, published free by San Diego Comic-Con International in the United States. The seed of the "Comic-Con Magazine" was a short one-shot issue of "The Spirit", based on Comic-Con and sold exclusively in 1976 at the San Diego Comic-Con International. The "Comic-Con Magazine" debuted as "Update" in July 2005 and mainly focused on the winners of the Eisner Awards. The last "Update" issue appeared in July 2008; then it went on hiatus. When it came back, it was as "Comic-Con Magazine", which not only covered San Diego


title: "San Diego Comic-Con" content: Comic-Con International, but also WonderCon and the Alternative Press Expo, more commonly known as APE. The new "Comic-Con Magazine" features interviews with Comic-Con attendees and complete coverage of the Comic-Con events. The fourth issue of "Comic-Con Magazine" was a hybrid with Comic-Con's Souvenir Book with cover art by Alex Ross, in full color and exclusive to Comic-Con attendees. A large number of exhibitors from art, comics, games, film, TV, and publishing are at Comic-Con. There are three type of exhibitors at San Diego Comic Con. Inside the convention center, which requires a badge to visit during the convention, includes artists


title: "San Diego Comic-Con" content: at the San Diego Marriott Hotel and Marina. Police later stated that the teenage girl was injured in a fall; the arrested individual was released without any charges. In 2014, San Diego Comic-Con sent a cease and desist order to the organizers Salt Lake Comic Con, asserting that "Comic-Con" and "Comic-Con International" were registered trademarks of the convention, and that use of the term "comic con" in any form was trademark infringement as it implies an unauthorized association with San Diego Comic Con. A U.S. court ruled in favor of San Diego Comic-Con and awarded $20,000 in damages (albeit not


title: Bibimbap content: Bibimbap Bibimbap ( , from Korean "bibimbap" , literally "mixed rice"), sometimes romanized as bi bim bap or bi bim bop, is a Korean rice dish. "Bibimbap" is served as a bowl of warm white rice topped with "namul" (sautéed and seasoned vegetables) and "gochujang" (chili pepper paste), soy sauce, or "doenjang" (a fermented soybean paste). A raw or fried egg and sliced meat (usually beef) are common additions. The hot dish is stirred together thoroughly just before eating. In South Korea, Jeonju, Jinju, and Tongyeong are especially famous for their versions of bibimbap. In 2011, the dish was listed


title: Bibimbap content: at number 40 on the "World's 50 most delicious foods" readers' poll compiled by CNN Travel. The term “bibim” means mixing various ingredients, while the “bap” noun refers to rice. Bibibap was originally adopted in the late 1800s, and it is now internationally accepted as one of the best Korean Cuisine.The name "bibimbap" was adopted in the early 20th century. From the Joseon Period (1392–1897) until the 20th century, "bibimbap" was called "goldongban," which means rice made by mixing various types of food. This dish was traditionally eaten on the eve of the lunar new year as the people at


title: Bibimbap content: that time felt that they had to get rid of all of the leftover side dishes before the new year. The solution to this problem was to put all of the leftovers in a bowl of rice and to mix them together. "Bibimbap" is also thought to have been eaten by farmers during farming season as it was the easiest way to make food for a large number of people. "Bibimbap" was served to the king usually as a lunch or a between-meal snack. "Bibimbap" is first mentioned in the "Siuijeonseo", an anonymous cookbook from the late 19th century. There


title: Bibimbap content: its name is given as 비빔밥 ("bubuimbap"). Some scholars assert that bibimbap originates from the traditional practice of mixing all the food offerings made at an ancestral rite ("jesa") in a bowl before partaking in it. Since the late 20th century, "bibimbap" has become widespread in different countries, due to its convenience of preparation. It is also served on many airlines connecting to South Korea. Vegetables commonly used in "bibimbap" include julienned "oi" (cucumber), zucchini (courgette), "mu" (radish), mushrooms, "doraji" (bellflower root), and "gim", as well as spinach, soybean sprouts, and "gosari" (bracken fern stems). "Dubu" (tofu), either plain or


title: Bibimbap content: sautéed, or a leaf of lettuce may be added, or chicken or seafood may be substituted for beef. For visual appeal, the vegetables are often placed so adjacent colors complement each other. In the South Korean version, sesame oil, red pepper paste (gochujang), and sesame seeds are added.the Bibimbap meal includes meat, rice, sesame oil, vegetables, as well as gochujang which are presented as a single dish and eaten with chopsticks and spoons. The meal provides unique nutrition and flavor fused with attractive colors due to its rich ingredients. Furthermore, the ingredients have low calorie content, hence offer a healthy


title: Bibimbap content: diet. The combination of vegetables, rice, fermented sauces and meat provides adequate fiber, carbohydrates and protein content. By harmonizing together various ingredients, bibimbap emerges as a unique meal that symbolizes the harmony and balance in the Korean culture. Bibimbap ingredients are rich in symbolism. Black or dark colours represent North and the kidneys – for instance, shiitake mushrooms, bracken ferns or laver (nori type seaweed). Red or orange represents South and the heart, with chilli, carrots, and jujube dates. Green represents East and the liver, with cucumber and spinach. White is West or the lungs, with foods such as bean


title: Bibimbap content: sprouts, radish, and rice. And finally yellow represents the centre, or stomach. Foods include pumpkin, potato or egg. Bibimbap Bibimbap ( , from Korean "bibimbap" , literally "mixed rice"), sometimes romanized as bi bim bap or bi bim bop, is a Korean rice dish. "Bibimbap" is served as a bowl of warm white rice topped with "namul" (sautéed and seasoned vegetables) and "gochujang" (chili pepper paste), soy sauce, or "doenjang" (a fermented soybean paste). A raw or fried egg and sliced meat (usually beef) are common additions. The hot dish is stirred together thoroughly just before eating. In South Korea,


title: "Remote control vehicle" content: of the Russian AS-28 on August 7, 2005. Military usage of remotely controlled military vehicles dates back to the first half of 20th century. John Hays Hammond, Jr., invented and patented methods for wireless control of ships starting in 1910. Soviet Red Army used remotely controlled teletanks during the 1930s in the Winter War and early stage of World War II. There were also remotely controlled cutters and experimental remotely controlled planes in the Red Army. Remote control vehicles are used in law enforcement and military engagements for some of the same reasons. The exposure to hazards are mitigated to


title: "Tea strainer" content: Tea strainer A tea strainer is a type of strainer that is placed over or in a teacup to catch loose tea leaves. When tea is brewed in the traditional manner in a teapot, the tea leaves are not contained in teabags; rather, they are freely suspended in the water. As the leaves themselves are not consumed with the tea, it is usual to filter them out with a tea strainer. Strainers usually fit into the top of the cup to catch the leaves as the tea is poured. Some deeper tea strainers can also be used to brew single


title: "Tea strainer" content: is no definitive boundary between a brewing basket and a tea strainer, and the same tool might be used for both purposes. Tea strainers may also be used for separating milk solids from ghee. A further use is to separate the liquid from the solid when preparing Béarnaise sauce. Tea strainers or a similar small sieve may also be used by patients trying to pass a kidney stone. The patient urinates through the strainer, thereby ensuring that, if a stone is passed, it will be caught for evaluation and diagnosis. Tea strainer A tea strainer is a type of strainer


title: "Minnesota State Capitol" content: their peace pipes. Upon completion, the exterior and interior of the building drew praise, leading to requests for Gilbert to design capitol buildings for other states such as West Virginia and Arkansas and other notable structures. The capitol cost US$4.5 million at the beginning of the 20th century. It opened its doors to the public for the first time on January 2, 1905. A hundred years later, the building's estimated value was $400 million. Most days of the week the building is open for individual visits, and organized tours are frequently given, including a stair climb to the roof behind


title: "Minnesota State Capitol" content: (including former U.S. Vice President Walter Mondale and Minnesota Lynx Head Coach Cheryl Reeve), a beer tasting event with more than 25 Minnesota craft brewers, and musical performances from Minnesota bands Poliça and Cloud Cult. Minnesota State Capitol The Minnesota State Capitol is the seat of government for the U.S. state of Minnesota, in its capital city of Saint Paul. It houses the Minnesota Senate, Minnesota House of Representatives, the office of the Attorney General and the office of the Governor. The building also includes a chamber for the Minnesota Supreme Court, although court activities usually take place in the


title: "Military base" content: Military base A military base is a facility directly owned and operated by or for the military or one of its branches that shelters military equipment and personnel, and facilitates training and operations. A military base provides accommodations for one or more units, but it may also be used as a command center, training ground or proving ground. In most cases, military bases rely on outside help to operate. However, certain complex bases are able to endure on their own for long periods because they are able to provide food, water and other life support necessities for their inhabitants while


title: "Military base" content: under siege. Military bases for military aviation are called military air bases. Military bases for military ships are called naval bases. Military bases within the United States are considered federal property and are subject to federal law. Civilians (such as family members of military officers) living on military bases are generally subject to the civil and criminal laws of the states where the bases are located. Military bases can range from small outposts to military cities containing up to 100,000 people. Military bases may belong to a different nation or state than the territory surrounding it. The name used generally


title: "Military base" content: refers to the type of military activity that takes place at the base. A military base may go by any of a number of names, such as the following: Depending on the context, the term 'military base' may refer to any establishment (usually permanent) that houses a nation's armed forces, or even organized paramilitary forces such as the Police, Constabulary, Militia, or Guards. Alternatively, the term may refer solely to an establishment which is used only by an army (or possibly other land fighting related forces, such as marines) to the exclusion of a base used by either an air


title: "Military base" content: force or a navy. This is consistent with the different meanings of the word 'military'. Some examples of permanent military bases used by the navies and air forces of the world are the HMNB Portsmouth in Portsmouth, UK, the Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, Washington State, USA, or Ramstein Air Base, Germany (the last two are each designated as a Main Operating Base). Other examples of non- or semi-permanent military bases include a Forward Operating Base (FOB), a Logistics Base (Log base) and a Fire Base (FB). A military base may also contain large concentrations of military supplies in order


title: "Military base" content: to support military logistics. Most military bases are restricted to the public and usually only authorized personnel may enter them (be it military personnel or their relatives and authorized civilian personnel). In addition to the main military facilities on a certain installation, military bases usually (but not always) have various different facilities for military personnel. These facilities vary from country to country. Military bases can provide housing for military personnel, a post office and dining facilities (Restaurants). They may also provide support facilities such as fast food restaurants, gas stations, chapels, schools, banks, thrift stores, a hospital or clinic (dental


title: "Military base" content: or health clinics, as well as veterinarian clinics), lodging, movie theaters, and retail stores (usually a Supermarket such as Commissary and a Department Store, such as AAFES). Family, Morale, Welfare and Recreation (FMWR) provides facilities such as fitness centers, libraries, golf courses, Travel centers, Community service centers, Campgrounds, child development centers, youth centers, automotive workshops, hobby/arts and crafts centers, bowling centers, and community centers. Bases used by the United States Air Force Reserve tend to be active USAF bases. However, there are a few Air Reserve Bases, such as Dobbins ARB, Georgia, and Grissom ARB, Indiana, both of which are


title: "Military base" content: former active-duty USAF bases. Facilities of the Air National Guard are often located on civil airports in a secure cantonment area not accessible to the general public, though some units are based on USAF bases, and a few ANG-operated bases, such as Selfridge ANGB, Michigan. Support facilities on Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve installations tend to not be as extensive as active bases; i.e., they usually do not have on-base lodging (though Kingsley Field ANGB, Oregon, is an exception), clinics (except for drill days), or retail stores (although some have small convenience stores) In Russian usage "military base"


title: "Military base" content: or "naval base" is not limited to denoting a specific fence described facility and usually encompasses a broad territory within which a number of discrete facilities may be located. As an examples, 1) the Russian Sevastopol Naval Base comprises individual facilities located within the city of Sevastopol proper (waterfront moorings, weapons stores, a headquarters compound, and a naval infantry base) as well as an airfield at Kacha north of the city; 2) the Leningrad Naval Base comprises all naval facilities in the greater St. Petersburg area including training schools, commissioning institutes, the naval academy, and the Kronshtadt base on Kotlin


title: "Military base" content: island. An overseas military base is a military base that is geographically located outside of the territory of the country whose armed forces are the principal occupants of the base. The overseas military base has, throughout its history of usage (and particularly in peacetime and the host country's period of civil unrest), been a contentious issue of debate, and is often a source of opposition for antimilitarists and nationalists in the host country. Such bases may be established by treaties between the governing power in the host country and another country which needs to establish the military base in the


title: "Military base" content: host country for various reasons, usually strategic and logistic. Furthermore, overseas military bases often serve as the source of the military brat subculture due to the children of the bases' occupant military being born or raised in the host country but raised with a remote parental knowledge of the occupant military's home country. In the 18th and 19th Centuries the Royal Engineers were largely responsible for erecting military bases in the British Isles and the British Empire. In 1792 the Chief Engineer was instructed to prepare the Barrack Construction estimates for Parliament and at the same time the Department of


title: "Congo red" content: under his own name and sold it to the AGFA company of Berlin. AGFA marketed the dye under the name "Congo red", a catchy name in Germany at the time of the 1884 Berlin West Africa Conference, an important event in the Colonisation of Africa. The dye was a major commercial success for AGFA. In the following years, for the same reason, other dyes were marketed using the "Congo" name: Congo rubine, Congo corinth, brilliant Congo, Congo orange, Congo brown, and Congo blue. Once of economic significance, Congo red has fallen into disuse as have all benzidine-derived dyes, owing to


title: "Pâté" content: used instead of butter and hard-boiled eggs are usually added. Another common type of pâté in Jewish cuisine, also popular in Russia and Ukraine, is "vorschmack" or "gehakte herring" (chopped herring). In the former Yugoslavia, "pašteta" or "паштета" (a thinly pureed pâté) is a very popular bread spread usually made from chicken, beef, turkey or less commonly tuna or salmon. In Vietnam, pâté ("gan xay") is commonly used on "bánh mì" "baguette" type sandwiches. Pâté of this type is more commonly made from liver. Pâté Pâté () is a paste, pie or loaf consisting of a forcemeat that at least


title: "Air Force Outstanding Unit Award" content: Air Force Outstanding Unit Award The Air Force Outstanding Unit Award is one of the unit awards of the United States Air Force. It was established in 1954 and was the first independent Air Force decoration created (to this point, Air Force personnel were routinely awarded Army decorations). The Air Force Longevity Service Award would follow in 1957 with most of the standard Air Force awards (including the Air Force Good Conduct Medal) established in the early to mid 1960s. The Outstanding Unit Award is awarded to any unit of the U.S. Air Force (including the Air Force Reserve and


title: KGMB content: 12 transition date for stations on the U.S. mainland). The station's digital signal remained on its pre-transition UHF channel 23, using PSIP to display the station's virtual channel as its former VHF analog channel 9. Following the channel swap with KFVE, the station's digital channel switched to UHF channel 23 and its virtual channel to 5. At the same time, KGMD's digital signal relocated from its pre-transition VHF channel 8 to its former analog-era VHF channel 9, while KGMV's digital signal remained on its pre-transition UHF channel 24 (using its former analog channel 3 as its virtual channel) for post-transition


title: "Aurora Bridge" content: $18,000. Medical claims from the victims against King County amounted to $2.3 million. On September 24, 2015, five people were killed and fifty were injured when an amphibious "duck tour" vehicle crashed into a charter bus on the bridge in a collision that also involved two smaller vehicles. According to a representative from the Chinese consulate, all of the students were foreign-born. The students all attended North Seattle College, and were on their way to Safeco Field for new student orientation. One witness reported that it appeared as though the duck boat veered into the oncoming bus, after crossing the


title: "Crew cut" content: Crew cut A crew cut is a type of haircut in which the upright hair on the top of the head is cut relatively short, graduated in length from the longest hair that forms a short pomp (pompadour) at the front hairline to the shortest at the back of the crown so that in side profile, the outline of the top hair approaches the horizontal. Relative to the front view, and to varying degrees, the outline of the top hair can be arched or flattened at the short pomp front and rounded or flattened over the rest of the top


title: "Crew cut" content: to complement the front hairline, head shape, face shape and facial features. The hair on the sides and back of the head is usually tapered short, semi-short, or medium. A short crew cut is sometimes referred to as a butch, though with the exception of variant forms, a butch differs from a crew cut in that the top hair is cut a uniform short length. A long crew cut can be referred to in the US as an ivy league crew cut or "ivy league". A crew cut where the hair on the top of the head is graduated in


title: "Crew cut" content: length from the front hairline to a chosen point on the mid to back part of the crown as a flat plane, of level, upward sloping or downward sloping inclination is known as a flat top crew cut or flattop. Crew cuts, flattop crew cuts, butch cuts and ivy leagues can be referred to as buzz cuts; all are traditionally groomed with hair control wax, commonly referred to as "butch wax". The crew cut, regardless of the name applied to the hairstyle, was not limited to, nor did the style originate in the United States. In English, the crew cut


title: "Crew cut" content: and flat top crew cut were formerly known as the pompadour or short pompadour, as well as the brush cut, and had been worn since at least the mid 18th century. The style went by other names in other languages; in French, ; in German, ; in Russian, A short pompadour with a flat top was considered the standard while a somewhat curved appearance across the top was suggested for wider foreheads and face shapes. The style with a flat top acquired the name brush top short pompadour and the style with a more rounded top, round top short pompadour.


title: "Crew cut" content: Prior to the invention of electric clippers with a motor in the handle in 1921 and their ensuing marketing and widespread use, barbers considered the perfect short pompadour to be the most time consuming style to trim.The term, originally crew haircut, was most likely coined to describe the hairstyles worn by members of Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Cornell and other university Crew teams, which were short to keep the hair from being blown into the face of the rower as the boat races down the course opposite the direction the rower is seated with both hands on the oars, making it


title: "Crew cut" content: impossible to brush the hair out of the face. The name drew a contrast to football haircuts, which had been long since 1889 when Princeton football players began wearing long hair to protect against head injury, thereby starting a trend, not altogether welcome; mop haired football players were frequently caricatured in the popular press.In 1895, the championship Yale football team appeared with "close-cropped heads" and subsequently long hair went out of style for football. Almost concurrently, the first helmets began to appear. Crew cuts were popular in the 1920s and 1930s among college students, particularly in the ivy league. The


title: "Crew cut" content: style was often worn as a summer haircut for its cooling effect. Men inducted into the military in World War II received G.I. haircuts, crew cuts, and a significant proportion continued to wear a crew cut while serving and after, as civilians. As long hair became popular in the mid 1960s, the crew cut and its variants waned in popularity through the 1970s. The crew cut began to come back in style in the late 1970s and early 1980s with the flat top crew cut being the most popular crew cut style during the 1980s. Thicker hair that wants to


title: "Crew cut" content: readily stand upright is ideal for a crew cut; with an appropriate head shape, a crew cut may be possible with fairly thin hair. When designing a crew cut, a barber follows the general sequence of other medium to short haircuts; edging, siding and topping. When designing a new crew cut and the current style is not relatively short, the hair on top or all over the head may initially be shortened with shears or clippers. Edging and siding together form a taper which usually is short, semi-short or medium. For a crew cut, some barbers perform edging and siding


title: "Crew cut" content: as one integrated process, regardless, the upper sides are initially boxed in and then cut to final form when designing the top. The hair on the top of the head can be styled clipper or shears over comb or free hand with a clipper.With the clipper or shears over comb method, the comb is inserted in the upright hair at the desired length and the hair is reduced to this length by means of clippers or shears severing the hair above the teeth of the comb. Free hand means the clipper blade or guard does not determine the cut hair


title: "Crew cut" content: length but rather the distance the cutting blade is held above the scalp sets the cut length. The barber selects the most complementary final form for the top according to face shape, skull shape, frontal hairline, and facial features within parameters set by customer instructions. Specifically, the short pompadour front can be made higher or lower, wider or narrower and can be flattened or arched to varying degrees across the forehead; the hair over the rest of the top can be more rounded or flattened; the upper sides can have more or less volume. In side profile, the outward appearance


title: "Magdalena Abakanowicz" content: them. She also used "rope, hemp, flax, wool and horsehair." Hung from the ceiling, "Abakans" reach sizes as large as thirteen feet with sometimes only a few inch clearance from the ground. During the 1970s, and into the 1980s, Abakanowicz changed medium and scale; she began a series of figurative and non-figurative sculptures made out of pieces of coarse sackcloth which she sewed and pieced together and bonded with synthetic resins. These works became more representational than previous sculptures but still retain a degree of abstraction and ambiguity. In 1974-1975 she produced sculptures called "Alterations", which were twelve hollowed-out headless


title: "Fortress of Solitude" content: Lex Luthor and Brainiac (comic appearing in "Action Comics" #583 and "Superman" #423) and the Atomic Skull, among others. According to "Action Comics" #261, Superman first established secret Fortresses in outer space and at the center of the Earth before settling on an Arctic location. Additionally, Superman established an undersea Fortress of Solitude – hollowed out of the side of an undersea cliff – in September 1958. The undersea Fortress, which is reportedly located at the bottom of the Sargasso Sea at 28 degrees North latitude, 50 degrees West longitude, is stocked with numerous exotic ocean relics and is equipped


title: "Ford Fairmont" content: than the 2.3L inline-4, the 3.3L inline-6 produced significantly more torque. For 1978, the standard transmission was a 3-speed manual (replaced by a 4-speed for 1979); a 3-speed automatic was offered as an option. From 1978 to 1981, the Fairmont was offered with two different Windsor V8 engines (shared with mid-size and full-size Ford vehicles). For 1978 and 1979, a 139 hp V8 was offered, replaced by a 115 hp V8 for 1980 and 1981. Both engines were paired exclusively with a 3-speed automatic transmission. The Fairmont debuted for 1978 with three body configurations; a two-door sedan, a four-door sedan,


title: "Hoodoo Gurus" content: compilations at once, "Electric Soup", which contained the band's hits and "Gorilla Biscuit", which was made up of B-sides and rarities. "Kinky" provided the single "Miss Freelove '69" which reached No. 19 on the ARIA Singles Chart, and No. 3 on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart in 1991. Another single of the same year "1000 Miles Away" reached No. 37 in Australia. It was adopted by the crew of Royal Australian Navy frigate HMAS "Canberra" as their 'anthem' in 1993, playing it whenever they left port. Hoodoo Gurus played a concert, including "1000 Miles Away", on-board HMAS "Canberra" during


title: "Iraqi insurgency (2003–2011)" content: civilians" were captured (including 25,000 detainees in U.S. military custody at the time), according to military statistics released for the first time. Over 500 counter-insurgency operations have been undertaken by the U.S.-led Coalition or the Iraqi government. These include Operation Option North and Operation Bayonet Lightning in Kirkuk, Operation Desert Thrust, Operation Abilene and Operation All American Tiger throughout Iraq, Operation Iron Hammer in Baghdad and Operation Ivy Blizzard in Samarra – all in 2003; Operation Market Sweep, Operation Vigilant Resolve and Operation Phantom Fury in Fallujah in 2004; Operation Matador in Anbar, Operation Squeeze Play and Operation Lightning in


title: "Baseball glove" content: Baseball glove A baseball glove or mitt is a large leather glove worn by baseball players of the defending team, which assists players in catching and fielding balls hit by a batter or thrown by a teammate. By convention, the glove is described by the handedness of the intended wearer, rather than the hand on which the glove is worn: a glove that fits on the left hand—used by a right-handed thrower—is called a "right-handed" (RH) or "right-hand throw" (RHT) glove. Conversely, a left-handed glove (LH or LHT) is worn on the right hand, allowing the player to throw the


title: "Oldsmobile Silhouette" content: more "sport & style" oriented buyers, and the Silhouette would compete with the Chrysler Town & Country for the premium, luxury market. The very first 1990 Oldsmobile Silhouette rolled off the assembly line on August 1, 1989. Assembled in General Motors' now-closed North Tarrytown Assembly assembly facility, these U platform vans consisted of a galvanized steel space frame wrapped in composite plastic body panels that were impervious to rust and minor dents and dings, a manufacturing technique developed on the Pontiac Fiero and also used extensively on General Motors' Saturn line of vehicles. The Silhouette was available with seating for


title: "Abraham Ribicoff" content: Vehicle Highway Safety Act of 1966, which created the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. The agency was responsible for many new safety standards on cars. These standards were questionable because up until then, the emphasis had always been put on the driver. In response, Ribicoff stated that: ""The driver has many faults. He is negligent; he is careless; he is reckless. We understand that... I think it will be the millennium if you will ever get a situation where the millions and millions of drivers will all be perfect. They will always be making errors and making mistakes."" At the


title: "Apache Point Observatory Lunar Laser-ranging Operation" content: more than one returned photon per pulse. The most novel component of the APOLLO system is the integrated array of Single-Photon Avalanche Diodes (SPADs) used in the detector. This technology is needed to deal with multiple photon returns within each pulse. Most single photon detectors suffer from "dead time": they cannot detect a photon if it arrives soon after another. This means that if more than one photon comes back in a single pulse, a conventional single-photon detector would only record the arrival time of the first photon. However, the important quantity is the centroid of the time of all


title: "Keith Duffy" content: early days: "He told Louis [Walsh] he was 5ft 7in. When he auditioned for "The Hobbit" later on, he said he was 5ft 3in. But he was a true giant of a man". Duffy became presenter of "The Box" on Irish television channel TV3, as well as featuring in Irish comedy "Mrs Brown". He later served as a judge on the RTÉ talent contest "You're a Star", later presenting the fifth series of the show. Landing his first major feature-film role in 2010, Duffy was cast in Irish horror film "Loftus Hall". He reportedly had to bow out of the


title: "Mormon pioneers" content: organize the companies scheduled for following years. Demographic estimates place 1,611 pioneers in the valley of the Great Salt Lake during the winter of 1847. The adult labor force, however, was quite small as a high percentage of the group, 53.2 percent were under the age of nineteen. Twenty five percent of the total were children under the age of eight. Each year during the Mormon migration, people continued to be organized into "companies", each company bearing the name of its leader. The company was further divided into groups of 10 and 50 with authority and responsibility delegated downward. The


title: "Monk seal" content: Monk seal Monk seals are earless seals of the tribe Monachini. They are the only earless seals found in tropical climates. The two genera of monk seals, "Monachus" and "Neomonachus", comprise three species: the Mediterranean monk seal, "Monachus monachus"; the Hawaiian monk seal, "Neomonachus schauinslandi"; and the Caribbean monk seal, "Neomonachus tropicalis", which became extinct in the 20th century. The two surviving species are now rare and in imminent danger of extinction. All three monk seal species were classified in genus "Monachus" until 2014, when the Caribbean and Hawaiian species were placed into a new genus, "Neomonachus". Monk seals have


title: "Linda Lavin" content: wrote: "Linda Lavin, eyebrows, [sic] flaunting like telegraphed messages, mouth twitching and pouting, voice as dry as thunder and with a cough like electric static, is beautiful as Elaine, the sex cat feeling coolly kittenish and looking for a safe tin roof." Lavin's last Broadway credit before she moved to Hollywood was in "Paul Sills' Story Theatre" in 1971. In her early years, Lavin also appeared in numerous Off-Broadway productions, including the revue "Wet Paint" (1965), the musical "The Mad Show" (1966) and "Little Murders" (1969). Lavin won the Theatre World Award for "Wet Paint" and a Drama Desk Award


title: Slurve content: Slurve The slurve is a baseball pitch in which the pitcher throws a curve ball as if it were a slider. The pitch is gripped like a curve ball, but thrown with a slider velocity. The term is a portmanteau of slider and curve. The first pitcher to use the slurve pitch is unknown. Johnny Sain of the Boston Braves was known to throw a slurve in the 1940s. On May 6, 1998 Kerry Wood of the Chicago Cubs utilized the slurve in a major-league record tying twenty strikeout game. Japanese former Los Angeles Dodgers, Yakult Swallows and Seibu Lions


title: Slurve content: the slurve call the pitch a sloppy slider because of its wide break. They claim that the slurve produces more home runs than a late breaking slider. The usefulness of the slurve is debated. The slurve is also claimed to cause problems to a pitcher. In 1998 Kerry Wood claimed his elbow soreness was caused by throwing the slurve. Slurve The slurve is a baseball pitch in which the pitcher throws a curve ball as if it were a slider. The pitch is gripped like a curve ball, but thrown with a slider velocity. The term is a portmanteau of


title: Psychrometrics content: means dry-bulb temperature. Technically, the temperature registered by the dry-bulb thermometer of a psychrometer. The name implies that the sensing bulb or element is in fact dry. WMO provides a 23-page chapter on the measurement of temperature. The thermodynamic wet-bulb temperature is a thermodynamic property of a mixture of air and water vapor. The value indicated by a wet-bulb thermometer often provides an adequate approximation of the thermodynamic wet-bulb temperature. The accuracy of a simple wet-bulb thermometer depends on how fast air passes over the bulb and how well the thermometer is shielded from the radiant temperature of its surroundings.


title: Psychrometrics content: temperature value that allows this process (condensation) to take place is called the 'dew point temperature'. A simplified definition is the temperature at which the water vapour turns into "dew" (Chamunoda Zambuko 2012). Specific humidity is defined as the proportion of the mass of water vapor and mass of the moist air sample (including both dry air and the water vapor); it is closely related to humidity ratio and always lower in value. The mass of water vapor per unit volume of air containing the water vapor. This quantity is also known as the water vapor density. The ratio of


title: "Roulette (curve)" content: Roulette (curve) In the differential geometry of curves, a roulette is a kind of curve, generalizing cycloids, epicycloids, hypocycloids, trochoids, and involutes. Roughly speaking, a roulette is the curve described by a point (called the "generator" or "pole") attached to a given curve as that curve rolls without slipping, along a second given curve that is fixed. More precisely, given a curve attached to a plane which is moving so that the curve rolls, without slipping, along a given curve attached to a fixed plane occupying the same space, then a point attached to the moving plane describes a curve,


title: "Roulette (curve)" content: in the fixed plane called a roulette. In the illustration, the fixed curve (blue) is a parabola, the rolling curve (green) is an equal parabola, and the generator is the vertex of the rolling parabola which describes the roulette (red). In this case the roulette is the cissoid of Diocles. In the case where the rolling curve is a line and the generator is a point on the line, the roulette is called an involute of the fixed curve. If the rolling curve is a circle and the fixed curve is a line then the roulette is a trochoid. If,


title: "Laird Hamilton" content: Laird Hamilton Laird John Hamilton (born March 2, 1964) is an American big-wave surfer, co-inventor of tow-in surfing, and an occasional fashion and action-sports model. He is married to Gabrielle Reece, a professional volleyball player, television personality, and model. Laird was born Laird John Zerfas in San Francisco on March 2, 1964, in an experimental salt-water sphere at UCSF Medical Center designed to ease the mother's labor. His father, L. G. Zerfas, left the family before his first birthday. While he was an infant, Laird and his mother, Joann (née Zyirek), moved to Hawaii. In 1967, while still a young


title: "Laird Hamilton" content: boy living on Oahu, Laird met with 1960s surfer William Stuart "Bill" Hamilton, a bachelor at the time, on Pūpūkea beach on the North Shore. Bill Hamilton was a surfboard shaper and glasser on Oahu in the 1960s and 1970s and owned a small business handmaking custom, high-performance surfboards for the Oahu North Shore big wave riders of the era. The two became immediate companions. The young Laird invited Bill Hamilton home to meet his mother. Bill Hamilton married Laird's then-single mother, becoming Laird's adoptive father. The family later moved to a remote valley on Kauai island. Joann and Bill


title: "Laird Hamilton" content: had a second son, Lyon, Laird's half-brother, who also became a surfer. Laird's mother died of a brain aneurysm in 1997. Hamilton had a reputation for an aggressive demeanor around others of his age. This hostile attitude was in part due to Laird and his brother Lyon being bigger than their classmates, and being white in their predominantly Asian and Hawaiian populated neighborhood. The role of the outsider profoundly affected Laird through to his teen years and early adult life. He became used to this role and was uncomfortable being in the center of anything. He was also known for


title: "Laird Hamilton" content: his physical and mental toughness. Young Laird is shown in early video footage jumping off a 60-foot cliff into deep water at 7 years of age. When 16, Hamilton left the eleventh grade at Kapaa High School to pursue a modeling career and work in construction. At 17, Hamilton was discovered on a beach in Kauai by a photographer from the Italian "Men's Vogue" magazine "L'Uomo Vogue" which landed him a modeling contract and later a 1983 photo shoot with the actress Brooke Shields. Hamilton continued to do occasional men's action sportswear print modeling. In 2008 Hamilton announced his own


title: "Laird Hamilton" content: "Wonderwall" line of affordable clothing, sold through Steve & Barry's until that retailer shut down at the end of January 2009. He has had long-time sponsorship from the French beachwear company Oxbow surfwear. By the age of 17, Hamilton had become an accomplished surfer and could have left modeling to pursue a career on surfing's World Championship Tour. However, competitive surfing and contests never appealed to Hamilton, who had watched his father Bill endure the competitive surfing contest politics and the random luck of the waves in organized championship surfing events. Bill Hamilton regarded surfing more as a work of


title: "Laird Hamilton" content: art, rather than based chiefly on wave-by-wave ride performance scored by judges. In the 1987 movie "North Shore", Hamilton played the violent, antagonistic role of "Lance Burkhart". Despite further success in modeling during the 1980s, Hamilton, with his professional surfing upbringing, always intended a life of surfing, but continued to reject the professional contest circuit. In 1989 Laird featured in windsurfing movie "Moving Target" alongside Fred Haywood. An early attempt at media recognition was his quest to be the first surfer to complete a 360 degree loop while strapped to his board. The attempt was chronicled in Greg Stump's 1990


title: "Laird Hamilton" content: ski film, "Groove - Requiem in the key of Ski". In the early 1990s, Hamilton, along with a small group of friends collectively dubbed the "Strapped Crew" because their feet were strapped to their boards, pushed the boundaries of surfing at Jaws surf break off the north central coast of Maui. The Strapped Crew tackled bigger waves featuring stunts. Stunts included: launching jumps on sailboards, then mating the boards to paragliders to experiment with some of the earliest kiteboards. In late 1992, Hamilton with two of his close friends, big wave riders Darrick Doerner and Buzzy Kerbox (also an occasional


title: "Laird Hamilton" content: men's fashion model; Hamilton and Kerbox later lost their friendship over a property disagreement), started using inflatable boats to tow one another into waves which were too big to catch under paddle power alone. This innovation is chronicled in the documentary film, "Riding Giants". The technique would later be modified to use personal water craft and become a popular innovation. Tow-in surfing, as it became known, pushed the confinements and possibilities of big wave surfing to a new level. Although met with mixed reactions from the surfing community, some of whom felt that it was cheating and polluting, Hamilton explained


title: "Laird Hamilton" content: that tow-in surfing was the only way to catch the monstrous sized waves. Using tow-in surfing methods, Hamilton learned how to survive waves and carving arcs across walls of water. Hamilton appeared as Kevin Costner's stunt double during the 1995 filming of "Waterworld". Reportedly, Hamilton was nearly lost at sea when his Kawasaki Jet Ski ran out of gas during a squall. He then drifted for hours before being rescued by Coast Guard off the Island of Maui. Hamilton commuted daily to the inclosed set between Maui and the Big Island by jet ski. In 1995, Hamilton met women's professional


title: "Laird Hamilton" content: volleyball player and New York fashion model Gabrielle Reece in Maui after a television interview by Reese who was hosting the show 'The Extremists'. They later married on November 30, 1997. In 1996, People magazine named Hamilton one of the 50 Most Beautiful People in the World, and in the same year Hamilton pushed for and took from his future wife the correspondent position for the syndicated cable series 'The Extremists'. In 1989 Reece had been named by "Elle" magazine as one of the Five Most Beautiful Women in the World. By the late 1990s, Hamilton continued with windsurfing, waterskiing


title: "XML schema" content: by those languages, as above). The reverse is not true. As such, RELAX NG can be used as a normative version of the schema, and the user can convert it to other forms for tools that do not support RELAX NG. Most of RELAX NG's disadvantages are covered under the section on W3C XML Schema's advantages over RELAX NG. Though RELAX NG's ability to support user-defined data types is useful, it comes at the disadvantage of only having two data types that the user can rely upon. Which, in theory, means that using a RELAX NG schema across multiple validators


title: "Pagani (company)" content: The roadster uses the same Mercedes-Benz M297 V12 engine as the coupé version, but has been made lighter and stronger to keep the car structurally rigid. Both the coupe and the roadster accelerate from 0– in 3.4 seconds, 0– in 9.6 seconds and have a top speed of . The Cinque uses carbon-ceramic brakes from Brembo. They help decelerate the car from –0 mph in 2.1 seconds and –0mph in 4.3 seconds. The maximum side acceleration is 1.45g with road tyres. The car produces of downforce at . At the 2010 Geneva Motor Show, Pagani announced the exclusive Zonda Tricolore,


title: "Quad Flat Package" content: "CERQUAD packages": Hereby the leadframe is attached between two ceramic layers of the package. The leadframe is attached using glass. This package is a variant of the CERDIP package. CERQUAD packages are the "low cost" alternative for CQFP packages, and are mainly used for terrestrial applications. Main ceramic package manufacturers are Kyocera, NTK... and offer the full pincount range "CQFP packages": Hereby the leads are soldered on top of the package. The package is a multilayer package, and is offered as HTCC (High Temperature co-fired ceramic). The number of bonding decks can be one, two or three. Package is finished


title: "Persian alphabet" content: many differences in the way the different languages use the alphabets. For example, similar words are written differently in Persian and Arabic, as they are used differently. The Persian alphabet adds four letters to the Arabic alphabet: , , ("ch" in "chair"), ("s" in "measure"). The shapes of the Persian digits four (), five (), and six () are different from the shapes used in Arabic and the other numbers have different codepoints. Typically, words are separated from each other by a space. Certain morphemes (such as the plural ending '-hâ'), however, are written without a space. On a computer,


title: "Bloch MB.150" content: twin wing-mounted radiators by a single unit installed between the wheel wells, and the installation of an improved 14N-7 engine, which led to the prototype being re-designated as the "MB.150.01M" ("M" standing for "modified"). During spring 1938, further trials of the modified aircraft were performed by CEMA. By this point, wider circumstances within France, such as the declining diplomatic situation between the European powers and the enactment of several urgent re-equipment programmes for the French Air Force, proved favourable for the MB.150. Specifically, on 15 March 1938, one such programme, referred to as "Plan V", was adopted, calling for the


title: "Groombridge 1830" content: Groombridge 1830 Groombridge 1830 (also known as 1830 Groombridge or Argelander's Star) is a star in the constellation Ursa Major. It is a yellow-hued class G8 subdwarf catalogued by British astronomer Stephen Groombridge with the Groombridge Transit Circle between 1806 and the 1830s and published posthumously in his star catalog, "Catalogue of Circumpolar Stars" (1838). Its high proper motion was noted by Friedrich Wilhelm Argelander in 1842. It is from the Sun as measured by the Hipparcos astrometry satellite, which, as the distance is nearly 10 parsecs, means its absolute magnitude is almost equal to its apparent magnitude. It is


title: "Groombridge 1830" content: a member of the galactic halo; such stars account for only 0.1 to 0.2 percent of the stars near the Sun. Like most halo stars, it has a low abundance of elements other than hydrogen and helium—what astronomers term a metal-poor star. Once suspected of being a binary star with a period of 175 days, current consensus is that it is single. Previous suspected observations of a stellar companion were probably "superflares"—analogous to the Sun's solar flares, but hundreds to millions of times more energetic. It had one of the first nine identified superflares. When discovered, it had the highest


title: "Groombridge 1830" content: proper motion of any star known, replacing 61 Cygni in that department. Later it dropped to second place after the discovery of Kapteyn's Star, and still later to third place after the discovery of Barnard's Star. It is considerably farther away than either of those stars, however, which means its transverse velocity is greater. Groombridge 1830 Groombridge 1830 (also known as 1830 Groombridge or Argelander's Star) is a star in the constellation Ursa Major. It is a yellow-hued class G8 subdwarf catalogued by British astronomer Stephen Groombridge with the Groombridge Transit Circle between 1806 and the 1830s and published posthumously


title: Infield content: Infield Infield is a sports term whose definition depends on the sport in whose context it is used. In baseball the baseball diamond plus a region beyond it, has both grass and dirt, in contrast to the more distant, usually grass-covered "outfield". It also refers to the defensive unit of players that are positioned in the region: first baseman, second baseman, shortstop, third baseman. Sometimes it includes the catcher and pitcher who (as a tandem) are often referred to separately as the battery. In baseball the physical infield is where most of the action in a baseball game occurs, as


title: Infield content: it includes that area where the all-important duel between the pitcher and batter takes place. The pitcher stands on the pitcher's mound (a raised mound of dirt located at the center of the infield) and from there he pitches the ball to his catcher, who is crouched behind home plate sixty feet, six inches away at what might be called the cutlet of the diamond-shaped baseball field. To the left and right of the catcher are chalk boxes in the dirt called batter's boxes. The opposing team's batter must stand in one of the two boxes and from there he


title: Infield content: will attempt to hit the pitched ball with his bat. The umpire, who officiates the game, stands behind the catcher. The other important parts of the infield are the three bases, first base (to the pitcher's left, looking toward home plate), second base (behind the pitcher) and third base (to the pitcher's right). Together, home plate and the three bases form a diamond around the pitcher, with each side of the diamond measuring 90 feet. In cricket infield is a central oval on the cricket field, the reference point for fielding restrictions in short forms of the game; in contrast


title: Infield content: to the more distant "outfield" Infield can refer to a region inside a closed horse racing or auto racing track, or to an area encircled by the track of a roller coaster. Infield Infield is a sports term whose definition depends on the sport in whose context it is used. In baseball the baseball diamond plus a region beyond it, has both grass and dirt, in contrast to the more distant, usually grass-covered "outfield". It also refers to the defensive unit of players that are positioned in the region: first baseman, second baseman, shortstop, third baseman. Sometimes it includes the


title: Outfield content: Outfield The outfield is a sporting term used in cricket and baseball to refer to the area of the field of play further from the batsman or batter than the infield, and in association football to players outside the goal. In both baseball and cricket, fielders in the outfield have more ground to cover, but also more time before the ball reaches them. Catches are most likely to arise from shots that have been 'skied' (in cricket) or 'popped ' (in baseball). If a catch is not possible (for example, the ball has bounced, or is rolling or skidding across


title: Outfield content: the turf) the fielder will attempt to head off, pick up and throw in the ball as quickly as possible to reduce the distance the runners can run and hopefully to effect a run out (cricket) or tag out (baseball). In cricket, where the ball is far more likely to stay low against the ground than in baseball, the condition of the turf has a major effect on the speed at which the ball travels through the outfield. On a slow outfield the ball decelerates significantly, making fielding easier and batting harder — in particular boundaries are far harder to


title: Outfield content: hit. This usually occurs if the playing surface is uneven or if it is damp from rain or dew. However, on a fast outfield the ball does not decelerate significantly even when rolling along the turf, often racing past the fielders and over the boundary rope. In these circumstances, batsmen find it easier to score runs quickly. Commentators often refer to the ball accelerating to the boundary on fast outfields, but this only physically occurs on grounds with a slope and on which the ball is moving downhill. In baseball, a slow, damp outfield is usually considered an advantage for


title: Outfield content: the hitter, in as much as a batted ball will not travel as quickly to an outfielder in the traditional deep position for fly balls, and thus may permit additional advance by batters and other runners on the basepaths. In addition, a wet, slick ball can not be thrown with the accuracy of a dry one, also permitting the opportunity for additional advance on the bases. Moreover, a wet field generally slows the footspeed of the defense, so fielders will be able to reach fewer flies and line drives in the air before they go through to the fences. In


title: Outfield content: association football, eleven players are fielded in each match. The goalkeeper remains in the goal, and the remaining ten players are "outfield" players. Outfield The outfield is a sporting term used in cricket and baseball to refer to the area of the field of play further from the batsman or batter than the infield, and in association football to players outside the goal. In both baseball and cricket, fielders in the outfield have more ground to cover, but also more time before the ball reaches them. Catches are most likely to arise from shots that have been 'skied' (in cricket)


title: "Subaru 360" content: many light trucks. Many of the ideas came from engineers from the former Nakajima Aircraft Company, which became Fuji Heavy Industries. The "suicide doors" are hinged at the rear, which Consumer Reports remarked could and did result in a partially locked door pulling open in the wind during testing. Equipped with a 3-speed manual transmission, the 360 had a top speed of , and with a curb weight under 1000 pounds, the 360 was exempt from compliance with US safety regulations. Consumer Reports recorded a 0-60 time of about 37 seconds and reported , despite Subaru's claimed . When introduced


title: "Atlas II" content: Atlas II Atlas II was a member of the Atlas family of launch vehicles, which evolved from the successful Atlas missile program of the 1950s. It was designed to launch payloads into low earth orbit, geosynchronous transfer orbit or geosynchronous orbit. Sixty-three launches of the Atlas II, IIA and IIAS models were carried out between 1991 and 2004; all sixty-three launches were successes, making the Atlas II the most reliable launch system in history. The Atlas line was continued by the Atlas III, used between 2000 and 2005, and the Atlas V which is still in use. Atlas II provided


title: "Organization of Solidarity with the People of Asia, Africa and Latin America" content: Organization of Solidarity with the People of Asia, Africa and Latin America The Organization of Solidarity with the People of Asia, Africa and Latin America (Spanish": Organización de Solidaridad con los Pueblos de Asia, África y América Latina)", abbreviated as OSPAAAL, is a Cuban political movement with the stated purpose of fighting globalisation, imperialism, neoliberalism and defending human rights. It publishes the magazine "Tricontinental". The OSPAAAL was founded in Havana in January 1966, after the Tricontinental Conference, a meeting of leftist delegates from Guinea, the Congo, South Africa, Angola, Vietnam, Syria, North Korea, the Palestine Liberation Organization, Cuba, Puerto Rico,


title: "Organization of Solidarity with the People of Asia, Africa and Latin America" content: OSPAAAL, and is one of eight women who contributed designs for 22 of the approximately 326 OSPAAAL posters. Guide to the OSPAAAL Poster Collection. Special Collections and Archives, The UC Irvine Libraries, Irvine, California. Organization of Solidarity with the People of Asia, Africa and Latin America The Organization of Solidarity with the People of Asia, Africa and Latin America (Spanish": Organización de Solidaridad con los Pueblos de Asia, África y América Latina)", abbreviated as OSPAAAL, is a Cuban political movement with the stated purpose of fighting globalisation, imperialism, neoliberalism and defending human rights. It publishes the magazine "Tricontinental". The OSPAAAL


title: "Qualicum Beach" content: between October and April. The average annual precipitation is . Mean daily temperature ranges from in January, with cloud and rain from north Pacific air masses dominating the winter weather. High pressure ridges over the mainland can block easterly air flows, bringing snow and freezing temperatures during winter but do not persist, as moist westerly winds bring above-freezing temperatures. North Pacific high pressure cells influence summer weather, making it warm, dry and cloudless. July and August have mean precipitation of and mean maximum temperatures of . Although winter precipitation results in much moisture at the start of the growing season,


title: "Rick Jones (comics)" content: Rick and his allies fought the Serpent Squad, in which Rick successfully controls his powers in defeating the Squad. After returning to New York, Rick realized that he actually enjoys having superpowers and chooses to take the superhero alias Nova. Rick decided to go on a self-discovering journey to understand what his role is for the world after bidding goodbye to his family. Rick Jones (comics) Richard Milhouse "Rick" Jones is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Rick has been a sidekick to Bruce Banner / Hulk, Steve Rogers / Captain America, Mar-Vell /


title: "Shell V-Power" content: Index (AKI) is used. Conventional 'standard' "Super Unleaded" petrol in Europe, South Asia and Australia has an octane rating of 95 RON, and in North America "Premium Unleaded" is AKI/RdON/PON 91-93 (RON 96–98). However, higher octane "Super Plus Unleaded" - often formulated with higher quality additives, is usually set at around 98 RON in mainland Europe; but this can vary by market. Most oil/petroleum companies now 'market' their own Super Plus Unleaded petrols under a unique name - and the current name for Shell Super Unleaded fuel is "V-Power". Like most Super Plus Unleaded petrols, V-Power also contains higher concentrations


title: Mastiff content: Mastiff Mastiff type means a large molosser dog. The term "mastiff type" has been used synonymously with the term "molosser". For example, the bulldog breeds, the Great Dane, mountain dogs, pit bulls and even smaller dogs such as the Boston terrier, may be considered "mastiff types" in this broad sense. The descriptive term, mastiff type, should not be confused with the breed, the English mastiff that is commonly referred to as the Mastiff. The dog genome indicates that the mastiffs and molossers are genetically closely related. As to the extent that foreign loanwords from the English word "dog" (such as


title: "Édgar Rentería" content: two home runs (including the game-winning one in the tenth) in a 5–3 victory over Philadelphia. He became the third Atlanta Brave to hit two home runs on Opening Day, joining Fred McGriff and Joe Torre. From April 20 to May 12, he had an eighteen-game hitting streak, which was the longest by a Brave in 2007. During the streak, he had four hits for the twentieth time in his career on April 27 in a 9–7 victory over Colorado. On May 15, he hit two home runs in a 6–2 win over the Nationals. He had four hits on


title: "The Beer Store" content: brands from IGA and Metro Quebec flyers compared to the same brands at The Beer Store in Ontario over a 22 week period in 2013. Sen corrected tax analysis associated with the original study and added three import brands from a Costco in Quebec in subsequent analysis. Correcting for tax differentials between the two provinces, positive price differences of $1.3 - $3.3 were found to exist between their average price of 24-bottle packs of brands including Molson Canadian, Molson Dry, Coors Light, Budweiser and Bud Light. Using Molson Canadian as an example, the adjusted 24 pack price from Quebec IGA


title: "Childhood's End (Stargate Atlantis)" content: weak Nielsen rating though the episode was generally well received by critics and fans alike. The Atlantis team suddenly loses control of their puddle jumper and crashes. Investigating the electromagnetic field that made them crash, the team discover that the planet they've landed on has no one over the age of 25. They soon learn that upon turning 25, the people of this society commit suicide because they believe it keeps the Wraith from coming back to the world. The team discover this isn't the case when they try to find out what brought their puddle jumper down. They find


title: "J-B Weld" content: a putty knife or wooden paddle) into a weld bead or extruded shape. J-B Weld works faster when used in above . After J-B Weld has cured for the first six hours, a heat lamp or incandescent light bulb placed near the weld will speed the curing time. An application might sag or drip before 4–6 hours. J-B Weld can be used as an adhesive, laminate, plug, filler, sealant, or electrical insulator. When fully cured, J-B Weld can be drilled, formed, ground, tapped, machined, sanded, and painted. However, until hardened, it can sag or drip when applied. J-B Kwik (stylized


title: "Feminist geography" content: idea of citationality expands on the concept of the lack of agency to facilitate the presence of women within the discipline of geography. In such, we come to the awareness that whenever performative measures are taken to diminish women’s rights in geographical space, the conventions around it adapt around this context to make it seem as the norm. Likewise, feminist geographers are also drawing on a broader range of social, and particularly cultural theory, including psychoanalysis and post-structuralism, in order to develop a fuller understanding of how gender relations and identities are shaped and assumed. This has led to fundamental


title: "Germanic paganism" content: Germanic paganism Germanic paganism refers to the indigenous religion of the Germanic people from the Iron Age until Christianisation during the Middle Ages. Rooted in Proto-Indo-European religion, Proto-Germanic religion expanded during the Migration Period, yielding extensions such as Old Norse religion among the North Germanic peoples, Continental Germanic paganism among the continental Germanic peoples, and Anglo-Saxon paganism among the West Germanic people. Among the East Germanic peoples, traces of Gothic paganism may be discerned from scant artifacts and attestations. According to John Thor Ewing, as a religion it consisted of "individual worshippers, family traditions and regional cults within a broadly


title: "Germanic paganism" content: consistent framework". Germanic paganism Germanic paganism refers to the indigenous religion of the Germanic people from the Iron Age until Christianisation during the Middle Ages. Rooted in Proto-Indo-European religion, Proto-Germanic religion expanded during the Migration Period, yielding extensions such as Old Norse religion among the North Germanic peoples, Continental Germanic paganism among the continental Germanic peoples, and Anglo-Saxon paganism among the West Germanic people. Among the East Germanic peoples, traces of Gothic paganism may be discerned from scant artifacts and attestations. According to John Thor Ewing, as a religion it consisted of "individual worshippers, family traditions and regional cults within


title: "Cerastes cerastes" content: These blotches may or may not be fused into crossbars. The belly is white. The tail, which may have a black tip, is usually thin. Common names of this species include Desert sidewinding horned viper Saharan horned viper, horned desert viper, Sahara horned viper, desert horned viper, North African horned viper, African desert horned viper, greater cerastes, asp and horned viper. In Egypt it is called "el-ṭorîsha" (حية الطريشة); in Libya it is called "um-Goron" (ام قرون). It is found in arid North Africa (Morocco, Mauritania and Mali, eastward through Algeria, Tunisia, Niger, Libya and Chad to Egypt, Sudan, Ethiopia


title: "Stream gradient" content: feet per 1000 feet, one should then measure the amount a stream segment rises and the length of the stream segment in feet, then multiply feet per foot gradient by 1000. For example, if one measures a scale mile along the stream length, and counts three contour lines crossed on a map with ten-foot contours, the gradient is approximately 5.7 feet per 1000 feet, a fairly steep gradient. Stream gradient Stream gradient is the grade measured by the ratio of drop in elevation of a stream per unit horizontal distance, usually expressed as meters per kilometer or feet per mile.


title: "Bermuda National Trust" content: to visit sites in Bermuda. The Bermuda National Trust's predecessor was the Bermuda Historical Monuments Trust. This organization existed from its establishment in 1937 to 1970. The Trust collaborated with other organisations, including the government Departments of Conservation Services, Environmental Protection, Parks and Environmental Health, as well as the Bermuda Aquarium, Museum and Zoo, Bermuda Audubon Society and Keep Bermuda Beautiful. The Trust is governed by a 13-member council. Bermuda National Trust The Bermuda National Trust is a charitable organization which works to preserve and protect the heritage of Bermuda. According to its website, the organization has the following purposes:


title: "Andrew Flintoff" content: was also a commentator for Network Ten's Big Bash League coverage and appeared as a regular panellist on their current affairs show "The Project". In December 2016 he hosted a second show in which he drove around Australia in a van, cooking food called "Freddie Fries Down Under" after previously hosting a show cooking Fish and Chips. Along with close friend and former Blackburn Rovers captain Robbie Savage and journalist and former table tennis professional Matthew Syed, Flintoff hosts a BBC Radio 5 Live podcast called "Flintoff, Savage & The Ping Pong Guy" in which hot sporting topics are discussed.


title: "Technical foul" content: Technical foul In basketball, a technical foul (also colloquially known as a "T" or a "Tech") is any infraction of the rules penalized as a foul which does not involve physical contact during the course of play between opposing players on the court, or is a foul by a non-player. The most common technical foul is for unsportsmanlike conduct. Technical fouls can be assessed against players, bench personnel, the entire team (often called a bench technical), or even the crowd. These fouls, and their penalties, are more serious than a personal foul, but not necessarily as serious as a flagrant


title: "Richard Burr" content: minister, said that Burr is a 12th cousin of Aaron Burr, the former Vice President, Senator, lawyer, and Continental Army officer known most for killing Founding Father Alexander Hamilton in an 1804 duel and for being arrested, indicted, and ultimately acquitted for treason. Richard Burr is the first Burr in the Senate since Aaron Burr served as the Senator from New York—and only the second person with his last name to win election to Congress (the first being the presumably unrelated Albert G. Burr)—since Aaron. Sen. Burr himself has stated that there are no longer any direct descendants of Aaron


title: "Ford C1 platform" content: has been replaced by the Global C platform (or C-car) and combines three previous platforms as part of Ford's "One Ford" efficiency drive. Ford global C platform vehicles: Vehicles partially based on global C platform: Ford C1 platform The Ford C1 platform (for "compact class") is Ford's global compact car automobile platform. It replaces Ford C170 platform and Mazda's BJ platform. The C1 platform debuted with the European Ford Focus C-Max compact MPV in early 2004. The platform is designed for either front- or all wheel drive. The C platform was designed in the Ford development center at Europe Cologne,


title: "Chick lit" content: entirely to chick lit. Chick lit critics generally agreed that British author Catherine Alliott's "The Old Girl Network (1994)" was the start of the chick lit genre and the inspiration for Helen Fielding's "Bridget Jones's Diary" (1996) which was wildly popular and is the "ur-text" of chick lit. "Chick" is American slang for a young woman, and "lit" is a shortened form of the word "literature". Chick lit scholars note that the term was first used ironically in 1995 by Cris Mazza and Jeffrey DeShell as the title for their edited anthology "Chick Lit: Postfeminist Fiction", which contains 22 short


title: Kenworth content: Kenworth Kenworth is an American manufacturer of medium and heavy-duty Class 8 trucks with offices based in Kirkland, Washington, a suburb of Seattle, Washington. Kenworth is one of three major truck divisions and brands under parent company Paccar. Kenworth was founded in Portland, Oregon in 1912 by brothers George T. and Louis Gerlinger, Jr. as a car and truck dealership known as Gerlinger Motor Car Works. In 1914, they decided to build their own truck with a more powerful inline six-cylinder engine, the first put into a commercial truck. The Gersix, as it was known when introduced in 1915, was


title: Kenworth content: The Pacific Car and Foundry Company. The 1970s television series "Movin On" featured a Kenworth tractor. In the 1989 James Bond movie "Licence to Kill", Bond drives a Kenworth W900B semi-truck as he duels drug dealer Franz Sanchez. As of August 2016, North American Kenworth models include the T680 (60% of new sales), T880 (near 30%), T660, T800B and W900 (sharing the remaining ~10%). , Kenworth's US and Canada product line includes: Medium-Duty Cabovers Medium-Duty Conventional Medium-Duty Cabovers In the early 2000s Kenworth introduced to Mexico the T604, based on the Australian T604 with a few modifications, mostly in the


title: Kenworth content: The brand claims to maintain an image of high quality, it has won five of six JD Power Awards in 2005, and was a clear sweep in the 2007 J.D. Power Awards for Heavy Duty Truck Product Satisfaction. Kenworth currently has manufacturing plants in Chillicothe, Ohio, Renton, Washington, Sainte-Thérèse, Quebec, Canada, Bayswater, Victoria, Australia - Kenworth Australia, and *Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico - (KENMEX)[ www.kenworth.com.mx ] Kenworth Kenworth is an American manufacturer of medium and heavy-duty Class 8 trucks with offices based in Kirkland, Washington, a suburb of Seattle, Washington. Kenworth is one of three major truck divisions and brands


title: "The Jim Henson Company" content: 2001, Sesame Workshop bought the rights to all Muppets used on "Sesame Street", except Kermit the Frog. Because Henson had not created Kermit for exclusive use on "Sesame Street" (as he created Kermit 14 years before the show began) and Kermit is also the lead character of The Muppets franchise, the character required a special agreement. Sesame Workshop owns all footage of Kermit on "Sesame Street", and Sesame Workshop can continue to use that footage. The deal ended any direct affiliation between The Muppets and "Sesame Street", although "Sesame Street" may still use the term "Muppet" by arrangement with The


title: Tomos content: was based on the longer chassis of the 2CV AK400. It also prepared a pick up truck from the same basis. Sales were 2,200 ‘Dak’ and 900 ‘Geri.’ Citroën did not allow Cimos to export these utility vehicles, and this rift led to the French firm ceasing delivery of parts to its Yugoslav partner by 1985, dooming the joint venture. At the brink of the 1970s, Tomos started preparing for the production of "automatics" of its own design, as the market was increasingly interested in such type of motorcycles and the components produced abroad were more and more expensive. Therefore,


title: "AEA Explorer" content: AEA Explorer The AEA Explorer (sometimes called the Explorer Explorer) is a large single-engine utility aircraft. The explorer is a single-engined strut-braced high-wing monoplane with a retractable tricycle landing gear that retracts into under-fuselage sponsons. The prototype, designated Explorer 350R first flew in 1998 and was soon exhibited on promotional tours of Australia and the United States. The Explorer is being offered in two versions – the turboprop-powered version, the 500T (which first flew in 2000), and a stretched version of the 500T, designated 750T. Explorer Aircraft was established in Jasper, Texas to market the aircraft for the US market.


title: "278th Armored Cavalry Regiment" content: 278th Armored Cavalry Regiment The 278th Armored Cavalry Regiment (278th ACR, "Third Tennessee"), previously the 117th Infantry Regiment, is an armored brigade combat team of the Tennessee Army National Guard with headquarters in Knoxville, Tennessee. The unit traces its lineage from the volunteer militias of Eastern Tennessee and has participated in conflicts from the Revolutionary War to the Global War on Terror. HHT/278 ACR, Knoxville ("Warrior") HHT/RTS/278th ACR, Lebanon ("Hawk") A/RTS/278th ACR, Nashville (MI) ("Outrider") B/RES/278th ACR, Russellville (ENG) ("Berserker") A/RES/278th ACR, Dunlap (ENG) ("Apocalypse") DET 1 A/RES/278th ACR, Monteagle (ENG) ("Apocalypse") Troop E RSS/278 ACR, Smyrna ("Eagle") HHT/1st Squadron/278th


title: "278th Armored Cavalry Regiment" content: ACR, Henderson ("Headhunters") Troop A(-)/1/278 ACR, Huntingdon ("Assault") Troop B(-)/1/278 ACR (-), Clarksville ("Bayonet") Troop C/1/278 ACR, Milan ("Crusader") Troop D/1/278 ACR, Ashland City ("Destroyer") Troop G RSS/278 ACR(-), Humboldt ("Caisson") HHT(-)/2nd Squadron/278th ACR, Cookeville ("Havoc") Troop E(-)/2/278 ACR, Jamestown ("Enforcer") Troop F/2/278 ACR, McMinnville ("Fox") Troop G/2/278 ACR, Crossville ("Gunslinger") Troop I/2/278 ACR, Lafayette ("Iron Fist") HHT/3rd Squadron/278th ACR, Mount Carmel ("Highlander") Troop N 4/278 ACR, Sweetwater ("Nightmare") Troop O 4/278 ACR, Newport ("Outrider") Troop P 4/278 ACR, Greeneville, ("Pathfinder") Troop Q 4/278 ACR, Rockwood, ("Quickdraw") Troop D RSS/278 ACR(-), Clinton ("Dakota") HHT Support Squadron/278th ACR, Columbia ("Atlas") Troop


title: "278th Armored Cavalry Regiment" content: A(-) (Supply & Transportation), SPT/278 ACR, Lobelville ("Stallions") Troop B(-) (Ordnance), SPT/278 ACR, Columbia ("Vikings") Company C (Medical), SPT/278 ACR, Knoxville ("Cutter") HHT Regimental Fires Squadron/278th ACR, Winchester Battery A(-) RFS/278 ACR, Maryville ("Animal") Battery B(-) RFS/278 ACR, Covington ("Bulldogs") Battery C Rfs/278 ACR, Smyrna (Reapers) Troop F(-) RSS/278 ACR, Lewisburg (Forerunner) The Third Brigade of the Tennessee Militia was absorbed into the National Guard of the United States on 25 March 1887 as the 3rd Tennessee Infantry Regiment with Headquarters in Knoxville. 1st Battalion was located in Knoxville, and 2d Battalion was located in Chattanooga. In the spring of


title: "278th Armored Cavalry Regiment" content: Wisconsin, Tennessee, and West Virginia National Guard units. The 278th acted as the convoy security element for the 13th ESC, and was tasked with the protection of retrograde activities and FOB closures from the Turkish border to Kuwait. FOB Assignments: Camp Taji: RHHT/278 ACR, SPT/278 ACR, RTS/278 ACR COB Speicher: 3/278 ACR Joint Base Balad: 2/278 ACR FOB Q-West: 1/278 ACR FOB Marez/Diamond Back: RFS/278 ACR FOB Prosperity: Spc. Robert D. West received a Purple Heart and Combat Action Badge for injuries sustained on 31 May 2010 while assigned to 2nd Platoon RFS/278 ACR on a return mission to Marez/Diamond.


title: "Ajax (American automobile)" content: was now advertised for $1,525. The combined Ajax and Nash Light accounted for more than 24% of the automaker's total production in 1926. Ajax (American automobile) "See also: Ajax (1906 automobile) - Swiss car; Ajax (1913 automobile) - French car; or Ajax (1921 automobile) - American car." The Ajax was an American automobile brand manufactured by the Nash Motors Company of Kenosha, Wisconsin, in 1925 and 1926. The Ajax was produced in the newly acquired Mitchell Motors Company plant in Racine, Wisconsin. In 1926, all Ajax models were converted into Nash Light Sixes. Demand for Nash automobiles was so high


title: "Volkswagen Group A platform" content: A1 platform. Under Volkswagen's revised platform naming system, the "A4" platform is now known as the PQ34 platform, and what would have been called the A5 platform is officially the PQ35 platform. The new nomenclature is derived as follows: The A platform has been replaced by the MQB platform for new models. A1 platform cars ("Typ" numbers in brackets): A2 platform cars ("Typ" numbers in brackets): A3 platform cars ("Typ" numbers in brackets): The smaller A03 platform, used in the VW Polo (6N) and SEAT Ibiza (6K) is based on the A3 platform as well, and shares many components. PQ34


title: Relish content: Relish A relish is a cooked and pickled product made of chopped vegetables, fruits or herbs, and is a food item typically used as a condiment, in particular to enhance a staple. Examples are chutneys and the North American relish, a pickled cucumber jam eaten with hot dogs or hamburgers. In North America, the word "relish" is frequently used to describe a single variety of finely-chopped pickled cucumber relish, such as pickle, dill and sweet relishes. Such relishes are commonly used as a condiment, and pickle relish is an important ingredient in many varieties of the U.S. version of tartar


title: Relish content: sauce. Relish generally consists of discernible vegetable or fruit pieces in a sauce, although the sauce is subordinate in character to the vegetable or fruit pieces. Herbs may also be used, and some relishes, such as chermoula, are prepared entirely using herbs and spices. Relish can consist of a single type of vegetable or fruit, or a combination of these. These fruits or vegetables might be coarsely or finely chopped, and the texture of relish can vary depending on the style of slicing used for its solid ingredients, but generally a relish is not as smooth as a sauce-type condiment,


title: Relish content: such as ketchup. The overall taste sensation might be sweet, savory, mild or hot, but it typically has a strong flavor that complements or adds to the primary food item with which it is served. The English word "chutney" originated in India. Relish probably came about from the need to preserve vegetables in the winter, and it may have originated in India. This is a list of notable relishes. In the United States, the most common commercially available relishes are made from pickled cucumbers and are known in the food trade as pickle relishes. Pickle relish is one of the


title: Relish content: most commonly used spreads in the U.S. Two variants of this are hamburger relish (pickle relish in a ketchup base or sauce) and hot dog relish (pickle relish in a mustard base or sauce). Another readily available commercial relish in the U.S. is corn (maize) relish. Heinz, Vlasic, and Claussen are well known in the U.S. as producers of pickled cucumbers and pickle relishes. Chicago-style relish is a sweet pickle relish that is a standard ingredient on the Chicago-style hot dog. Relish A relish is a cooked and pickled product made of chopped vegetables, fruits or herbs, and is a


title: "Grandfather clock" content: Grandfather clock A grandfather clock (also a longcase clock, tall-case clock, grandfather's clock, or floor clock) is a tall, freestanding, weight-driven pendulum clock with the pendulum held inside the tower or waist of the case. Clocks of this style are commonly 1.8–2.4 metres (6–8 feet) tall. The case often features elaborately carved ornamentation on the hood (or bonnet), which surrounds and frames the dial, or clock face. The English clockmaker William Clement is credited with the development of this form in 1670. Until the early 20th century, pendulum clocks were the world's most accurate timekeeping technology, and longcase clocks, due


title: "Grandfather clock" content: to their superior accuracy, served as time standards for households and businesses. Today they are kept mainly for their decorative and antique value. The advent of the longcase clock is due to the invention of the anchor escapement mechanism by Robert Hooke around 1658. Prior to that, pendulum clock movements used an older verge escapement mechanism, which required very wide pendulum swings of about 80-100°. Long pendulums with such wide swings could not be fitted within a case, so most freestanding clocks had short pendulums. The anchor mechanism reduced the pendulum's swing to around 4° to 6°, allowing clockmakers to


title: "Grandfather clock" content: use longer pendulums, which had slower "beats". These consumed less power allowing clocks to run longer between windings, caused less friction and wear in the movement, and were more accurate. Almost all longcase clocks use a "seconds pendulum" (also called a "Royal" pendulum) meaning that each swing (or half-period) takes one second. These are about a metre (39 inches) long (to the centre of the bob), requiring a long narrow case. The long narrow case actually predated the anchor clock by a few decades, appearing in clocks in 1660 to allow a long drop for the powering weights. However, once


title: "Grandfather clock" content: the seconds pendulum began to be used, this long weight case proved perfect to house it as well. British clockmaker William Clement, who disputed credit for the anchor escapement with Robert Hooke, produced the first longcase clocks around 1680. Within the year Thomas Tompion, the most prominent British clockmaker, was making them too. Modern longcase clocks use a more accurate variation of the anchor escapement called the deadbeat escapement. Traditionally, longcase clocks were made with two types of movement: eight-day and one-day (30-hour) movements. A clock with an eight-day movement required winding only once a week, while generally less expensive


title: "Grandfather clock" content: 30-hour clocks had to be wound every day. Eight-day clocks are often driven by two weights – one driving the pendulum and the other the striking mechanism, which usually consisted of a bell or chimes. Such movements usually have two keyholes, one on each side of the dial to wind each one. By contrast, 30-hour clocks often had a single weight to drive both the timekeeping and striking mechanisms. Some 30-hour clocks were made with false keyholes, for customers who wished that guests to their home would think that the household was able to afford the more expensive eight-day clock.


title: "Grandfather clock" content: All modern striking longcase clocks have eight-day movements. Most longcase clocks are cable-driven, meaning that the weights are suspended by cables. If the cable were attached directly to the weight, the load would cause rotation and untwist the cable strands, so the cable wraps around a pulley mounted to the top of each weight. The mechanical advantage of this arrangement also doubles the running time allowed by a given weight drop. Cable clocks are wound by inserting a special crank (called a "key") into holes in the clock's face and turning it. Others, however, are chain-driven, meaning that the weights


title: "Grandfather clock" content: are suspended by chains that wrap around gears in the clock's mechanism, with the other end of the chain hanging down next to the weight. To wind a chain-driven longcase clock, one pulls on the end of each chain, lifting the weights until the weights come up to just under the clock's face. In the early 20th century, quarter-hour chime sequences were added to longcase clocks. At the top of each hour, the full chime sequence sounds, immediately followed by the hour strike. At 15 minutes after each hour, 1/4 of the chime sequence plays, at the bottom of each


title: "Grandfather clock" content: hour, 1/2 of the chime sequence plays, and at 15 minutes before each hour, 3/4 of the chime sequence plays. The chime tune used in almost all longcase clocks is Westminster Quarters. Many also offer the option of Whittington chimes or St. Michael's chimes, selectable by a switch mounted on the right side of the dial, which also allows one to silence the chimes if desired. As a result of adding chime sequences, all modern mechanical longcase clocks have three weights instead of just two. The left weight provides power for the hour strike, the middle weight provides power for


title: "Grandfather clock" content: the clock's pendulum and general timekeeping functions, while the right weight provides power for the quarter-hour chime sequences. The "Oxford English Dictionary" states that the popular 1876 song "My Grandfather's Clock" is responsible for the common name "grandfather clock" being applied to the longcase clock. The song was composed by an American songwriter by the name of Henry Clay Work who discovered a long grandfather clock in The George Hotel in Piercebridge, in County Durham in England. When he asked about the clock, he was informed that it had two owners. After the first owner died the clock became inaccurate


title: "Grandfather clock" content: and when the second owner died, the clock stopped working altogether. The story inspired Henry to create the song. Grandfather clocks are of a certain height. There are also "grandmother" and "granddaughter" clocks, which are slightly shorter in height. (There are no "grandson" clocks at this time.) Comtoise clocks, also known as Morbier clocks or Morez clocks, are a style of longcase clock made in the French region Franche-Comté (hence their name). Features distinguishing this style are a curving "potbellied" case and a greater use of curved lines. Often a heavy, elongated, highly ornamented pendulum bob extends up the case


title: "Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight" content: Batman comic book series of that time: "Batman: Shadow of the Bat", "Detective Comics", "Batman" and "Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight". Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight, often simply called Legends of the Dark Knight (LotDK) is the name of several DC comic books featuring Batman. The original series launched in 1989 as the third major monthly Batman title, following the popularity of Tim Burton's "Batman" film. Many of the stories follow the tone of Frank Miller's "". The series differs from other Batman titles of the time. The creative team rotated with


title: "Louis Vuitton" content: Louis Vuitton Louis Vuitton Malletier, commonly referred to as Louis Vuitton (), or shortened to LV, is a French fashion house and luxury retail company founded in 1854 by Louis Vuitton. The label's LV monogram appears on most of its products, ranging from luxury trunks and leather goods to ready-to-wear, shoes, watches, jewelry, accessories, sunglasses and books. Louis Vuitton is one of the world's leading international fashion houses; it sells its products through standalone boutiques, lease departments in high-end department stores, and through the e-commerce section of its website. For six consecutive years (2006–2012), Louis Vuitton was named the world's


title: "IBM 1403" content: IBM 1403 The IBM 1403 line printer was introduced as part of the IBM 1401 computer in 1959 and had an especially long life in the IBM product line. The original model could print 600 lines of text per minute and could skip blank lines at up to 75 inches per second (190 cm/s), while the model 3 could print at up to 1400 lines per minute. The standard model had 120 print positions. An additional 12 positions were available as an option. A print chain with up to 15 copies of the character set spun horizontally in front of


title: Cross-check content: Cross-check In chess, a cross-check is a tactic in which a check is played in response to a check, especially when the original check is blocked by a piece that itself either delivers check or reveals a discovered check from another piece. Sometimes the term is extended to cover cases in which the king moves out of check and reveals a discovered check from another piece (this is also known as a "royal check"); it does not generally apply to cases where the original checking piece is captured, but it does apply to cases where the check is actually a


title: "Ulm Minster" content: Ulm Minster Ulm Minster () is a Lutheran church located in Ulm, State of Baden-Württemberg (Germany). Until the eventual completion of Sagrada Familia in Barcelona, Spain, it will remain the tallest church in the world, and the 5th tallest structure built before the 20th century, with a steeple measuring . Although sometimes referred to as Ulm Cathedral because of its great size, the church is not a cathedral as it has never been the seat of a bishop. Though the towers and all decorative elements are of stone masonry, attracting the attention of visitors, most of the walls, including the


title: "Ulm Minster" content: façades of the nave and choir, actually consist of visible brick. Therefore, the building is sometimes referred to as a brick church. As such, it lays claim to the rank of second- to fourth-largest, after San Petronio Basilica in Bologna and together with Frauenkirche in Munich and St. Mary's Church in Gdańsk. Ulm Minster was begun in the Gothic era but not completed until the late 19th century. Nevertheless, all of the church except the towers and some outer decorations was complete, unlike Cologne Cathedral, where less than half of the work had been done, when it ceased. Visitors can


title: "Ulm Minster" content: climb the 768 steps that lead to the top of the minster's spire. At it gives a panoramic view of Ulm in Baden-Württemberg and Neu-Ulm in Bavaria and, in clear weather, a vista of the Alps from Säntis to the Zugspitze. The final stairwell to the top (known as the third Gallery) is a tall, spiraling staircase that has barely enough room for one person. The original parish church in Ulm was built at the gate of the city outside the walls, and this caused much trouble for the citizens of the city in the 14th century's conflicts that involved


title: "Ulm Minster" content: Ulm, as demonstrated by Emperor Charles IV's siege of the city. This parish church had also been subordinated to Reichenau Monastery by Charlemagne in 813, and the denizens of Ulm wanted a new, independent church inside the city's walls. To this end, the city's near 10,000 inhabitants decided to finance construction themselves. On 30 June 1377, Mayor Ludwig Krafft laid the first stone, the foundation stone, of the new church. This church, whose design would be given to Heinrich Parler, the architect of Holy Cross Minster in Schwäbisch Gmünd. The first plan was to build a stepped hall church with


title: "Ulm Minster" content: aisles as wide and almost as high as the central nave, with a main spire on the west and two steeples above the choir ( long, wide). The women of the Ulmer Assemblage would also make their contributions to the foundation works, something memorialized by 17th and 18th century composer Barbara Kluntz. Michael Parler, who had experience from working at the Dombauhütte in Prague, assumed construction of the church in 1381 and continued work on the nave, which had originally been conceived as a triple-aisled hall church with approximately equal height and width. From 1387 to 1391, Heinrich III Parler


title: "Ulm Minster" content: managed construction as head of the Bauhütte. Then in 1392 Ulrich Ensingen, associated with Strasbourg Cathedral, was appointed master builder. It was Parler's plan to construct the Ulm Minster's spire, the highest of any church. In order to balance its proportions, the nave was now to be much taller than the Parlers had intended, making a noticeable difference in height between the chancel and nave. The cathedral was consecrated on 25 July 1405. In 1446, Ulrich's son Matthäus took over construction and finished the choir vault in 1449 and the vault over the northern nave in 1452. When he died


title: "Ulm Minster" content: in 1463, his own son, Mortiz, took over construction. Himself dying in 1471, he completed the vaulting over the nave and constructed the sacrament house, finally making the church a basilica according to Ulrich's plan. In 1477, Matthäus Böblinger took over and made changes to the plans of the cathedral but especially to the main tower and in doing so caused the church's first major structural threat: the heavy vaults of the wide aisles and high nave burdened the columns with too much lateral force at different heights. A new master builder, Burkhart Engelberg of Augsburg, tackled the structural damage