title: "Ebony (magazine)" content: are available for free. In 2010, the Johnson Publishing Company sold its historic building to Columbia College Chicago. It moved into a new building in 2011. In 2016, the company sold "Ebony" and "Jet" to private equity firm Clear View Group, but will retain its Fashion Fair Cosmetics business and its historic Ebony photo archives, which remains up for sale. "Ebony" each year selects the "100 Most Influential Blacks in America". Ebony (magazine) Ebony is a monthly magazine for the African-American market. It was founded by John H. Johnson in Chicago and has published continuously since the autumn of 1945.


title: "Scold's bridle" content: Scold's bridle A scold's bridle, sometimes called a witch's bridle, a brank's bridle, or simply branks, was an instrument of punishment, as a form of torture and public humiliation. The device was an iron muzzle in an iron framework that enclosed the head (although some bridles were masks that depicted suffering.) A bridle-bit (or curb-plate), about 2 inches long and 1 inch broad was slid into the mouth and either pressed down on top of the tongue as a compress or used to raise the tongue to lay flat on the wearers palate. This prevented speaking and resulted in many


title: "Scold's bridle" content: by preventing such "gossips or scolds" from speaking. This also gives it its other name 'The Gossip's Bridle' It was also used as corporal punishment for other offences, notably on female workhouse inmates. The person to be punished was placed in a public place for additional humiliation and sometimes beaten. The Lanark Burgh Records record a typical example of the punishment being used: " Iff evir the said Elizabeth salbe fund scolding or railling… scho salbe sett upone the trone in the brankis and be banishit the toun thaireftir" (1653 Lanark B. Rec. 151). Though primarily used on women, the


title: "Scold's bridle" content: In many productions this is treated as a magic curse, but in the Bergman movie they used a realistic scold's bridle, which was probably the original idea of the writers. In "Brimstone", a 2016 western thriller film, written and directed by Martin Koolhoven, actress Carice van Houten wears a scold's bridle. Koolhoven has explained in interviews he got the idea when he read "In the Rogue Blood", James Carlos Blake's novel in which the main characters meet a Dutch minister, whose wife is wearing one. Scold's bridle A scold's bridle, sometimes called a witch's bridle, a brank's bridle, or simply


title: "Volvo Cars" content: trademark is now jointly owned (50/50) by Volvo Group and Volvo Car Corporation. One of the main promotional activities for the brand is the sailing Race Volvo Ocean Race, formerly known as the "Whitbread Around the World Race". There is also a Volvo Baltic Race and Volvo Pacific Race, and Volvo likes to encourage its affluent image by sponsoring golf tournaments all over the world including major championship events called the Volvo Masters and Volvo China Open. Volvo sponsored the Volvo Ocean Race, the world's leading round-the-world yacht race for the first time in 2001–02. The next edition was to


title: Krust content: the band's debut album ‘New Forms’ won the UK Mercury Music Prize in 1997 and charted in the UK Official Charts Top 40 six times between 1997 – 2001 with singles such as ‘Share The Fall’, ‘Heroes’, ‘Brown Paper Bag’ and ‘Dirty Beats’. The band were signed to Mercury in the UK and Def Jam in the US and released a second album ‘In The Mode’ in 2000. Talkin’ Loud was also responsible for many Krust productions during this time including ‘True Stories’, ‘Future Unknown’ and his debut solo album ‘Coded Language’ in 1999. Rapper and slam poet Saul Williams


title: "Stamford, Lincolnshire" content: Newage International), a maker of electrical generators, is based on Barnack Road. C & G Concrete (now part of Breedon Aggregates) is on Uffington Road. The area is known for its limestone and slate quarries. Collyweston stone slate, the cream-coloured stone, is found on the roofs of many of Stamford's stone buildings. Stamford Stone, in Barnack, have two quarries at Marholm and Holywell; Clipsham Stone have two quarries in Clipsham - Clipsham stone is found on York Minster. The Pick Motor Company was founded in Stamford in about 1898. A number of smaller firms — welders, printers and so forth


title: Perm content: that of the districts. As a municipal division, the city of krai significance of Perm is incorporated as Perm Urban Okrug. For administrative purposes, Perm is divided into seven city districts: Perm has the largest industrial output among cities in the Urals, ahead of Yekaterinburg, Chelyabinsk and Ufa, although Perm has a smaller population than these. 35% of Perm Oblast's industry is located in Perm. The largest industries in the city are electric power engineering, oil and gas refining, machine building, chemicals and petrochemicals, forestry processing, printing and food industry. Several major industrial companies are located in Perm. There is


title: Perm content: Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences. Perm is a home to several major universities including Perm State University, Perm State Technical University, Perm branch of state university Higher school of economics, Perm State Teachers' Training University, Perm State Medical Academy, Perm State Pharmaceutical Academy, Perm State Agricultural Academy, The Institute of Art and Culture, Perm State Choreographic School, and others. There are also three military schools in Perm. Perm has a warm summer continental climate (Köppen: "Dfb"). The city hosted 2002 European Amateur Boxing Championships. There is also an amateur bandy team called Kama. The following people were


title: Perm content: either born in Perm or made names for themselves while residing there. The Nobel-prize-winning writer Boris Pasternak lived in Perm for a time, and it figures in his novel "Doctor Zhivago" under the fictional name "Yuriatin" where Yuri sees Lara again in the public library. Perm city is the most obvious example of a city marketing in Russia, the city has the logo. Perm is twinned with: Perm Perm (;) is a city and the administrative center of Perm Krai, Russia, located on the banks of the Kama River in the European part of Russia near the Ural Mountains. According


title: "Oliver Evans" content: hence often revised standing theories to comport with experiments he conducted and observations he made. For example, he found what was written on the theoretical mechanical principles of waterwheels did not match what he could replicate in practice, so he revised them based on observation to form a "true theory" and concluded that "neither the old or new theories agree with practice, therefore we must suspect that they are founded on error. But if, what I call the true theory, should continue to agree with practice, the practitioner need not care on what it is founded." The guide's list of


title: "Diesel locomotive" content: to react to both the throttle setting, as determined by the engine driver and the speed at which the prime mover is running. Locomotive power output, and thus speed, is typically controlled by the engine driver using a stepped or "notched" throttle that produces binary-like electrical signals corresponding to throttle position. This basic design lends itself well to multiple unit (MU) operation by producing discrete conditions that assure that all units in a consist respond in the same way to throttle position. Binary encoding also helps to minimize the number of trainlines (electrical connections) that are required to pass signals


title: "Diesel locomotive" content: at a time. The engine driver could not, for example, pull the throttle from notch 2 to notch 4 without stopping at notch 3. This feature was intended to prevent rough train handling due to abrupt power increases caused by rapid throttle motion ("throttle stripping," an operating rules violation on many railroads). Modern locomotives no longer have this restriction, as their control systems are able to smoothly modulate power and avoid sudden changes in train loading regardless of how the engine driver operates the controls. When the throttle is in the idle position, the prime mover will be receiving minimal


title: "Diesel locomotive" content: In older locomotives, it was necessary for the engine driver to manually execute transition by use of a separate control. As an aid to performing transition at the right time, the load meter (an indicator that shows the engine driver how much current is being drawn by the traction motors) was calibrated to indicate at which points forward or backward transition should take place. Automatic transition was subsequently developed to produce better operating efficiency and to protect the main generator and traction motors from overloading from improper transition. Modern locomotives incorporate traction "inverters", AC to DC, with the capability to


title: "Canada Cup" content: the Canada Cup was replaced by the World Cup of Hockey in 1996. The Canada Cup trophy is shaped like half of a maple leaf and is made of solid nickel (120 pounds worth). It was refined at the Inco nickel smelter in Sudbury, Ontario in 1976, commissioned by D. Scott McCann, President of Teledyne Canada. Donna Scott (Queen's University, Bachelor of Fine Arts, 1985 ) designed the cup, her inspiration was Pink Floyd's Dark Side Of the Moon album cover. It is on display at Rideau Hall, the residence of the Governor General in Ottawa. The 1981 win by


title: Martin-Baker content: first use of an ejection seat in a practical application by a British pilot involved the Armstrong Whitworth A.W.52 flying wing experimental aircraft in May 1949. Martin-Baker was a pioneer in expanding the operational envelope of the ejection seat to enable it to be used at low altitudes and airspeeds, leading eventually to a "zero-zero" capability. Martin-Baker Mk.1 Martin-Baker Mk.2 Martin-Baker Mk.3 Martin-Baker Mk.4 Martin-Baker Mk.5 Martin-Baker Mk.6 Martin-Baker Mk.7 Martin-Baker Mk.8 Martin-Baker Mk.9 Martin-Baker Mk.10 Martin-Baker Mk.11 Martin-Baker Mk.12 Martin-Baker Mk.14 NACES (SJU-17) This ejection seat is used by the US Navy and is often designated Martin-Baker NACES (Naval


title: Spyke content: the school because he was Storm's nephew. Though he liked being an X-Man and thought of them as his family, Spyke at times acted selfishly and inconsiderate of others. Spyke would goof around in class and on at least one occasion ditched school mid-class to go skateboarding with his human friends. He also was late for several training exercises in the Danger Room resulting in him getting reprimanded by Storm and causing several X-Kids to fail in their training exercise because Spyke was not there to back them up. If not for him saving Storm's life from the Hungan, Spyke


title: "Eighty Eight, Kentucky" content: restored in 2005 and reopened as the Eighty Eight General Store. The historic post office (Zip Code 42130) was kept intact and is now open to the public. It is no longer in service however and was discontinued in 1984. Eighty Eight is home to a congregation of the Church of Christ. Although sometimes mistakenly called Eighty Eight Church of Christ, the proper name is Refuge Church of Christ. Eighty Eight, Kentucky Eighty Eight is an unincorporated community in Barren County, Kentucky, United States. It is part of the Glasgow Micropolitan Statistical Area and is 10 miles east of Glasgow


title: "American Radio Relay League" content: and 12 sections in the RAC (Canada). An Affiliated Club Coordinator is the assistant to the Section Manager for radio club matters. One ACC is appointed in each section by the Section Manager to encourage club affiliation with the national organization on a section-wide basis. The Section Traffic Manager is appointed by the Section Manager to supervise and coordinate traffic handling efforts within the National Traffic System and the section. The Section Emergency Coordinator is the assistant to the Section Manager for amateur radio emergency communications preparedness. The SEC is appointed by the Section Manager. American Radio Relay League The


title: "Boeing 747-400" content: Boeing 747-400 The Boeing 747-400 is an American wide-body jet airliner developed by Boeing Commercial Airplanes. Derived from the earlier versions of the Boeing 747, the 747-400 retains the four-engine wide-body layout of its predecessors, whilst incorporating numerous technological and structural changes to produce a more efficient airframe. Its most distinguishing features versus preceding 747 models are winglets mounted on wing tip extensions, which are found on all 747-400s except for Japanese domestic market versions. It is the best-selling model of the Boeing 747 family of jet airliners. The 747-400 is equipped with a two-crew glass cockpit, which dispenses with


title: "Boeing 747-400" content: 747-400 in commercial service on February 9, 1989. The 747-400 was produced in passenger (-400), freighter (-400F), combi (-400M), domestic (-400D), extended range passenger (-400ER) and extended range freighter (-400ERF) versions. The last 747-400, a -400ERF, was delivered in 2009. The 747-400 is the second-most recent version of the 747 family, having been superseded by the improved Boeing 747-8. Following its introduction in 1969, the Boeing 747 became a major success with airlines and the flying public. As the world's first wide-body jetliner, the 747 had revolutionized air travel, and cemented its manufacturer's dominance in the passenger aircraft market. In


title: "Boeing 747-400" content: of them also reflected a change in emphasis from Asian hubs to domestic hubs. On January 11, 2017 United announced it would begin phasing out its 747-400s and made its last 747 flight on November 7 that year. Delta Airlines was the last US airline to operate the Boeing 747, retiring the last of the 747-400 fleet it inherited from Northwest Airlines in December 2017. British Airways, the largest passenger 747-400 operator, announced that they will be phasing out their 747-400 fleet in 2024. Lufthansa will be retiring their 747-400 fleet in 2025 as they are being replaced by the


title: "Boeing 747-400" content: The 747-400F (Freighter) is an all freight version of the 747-400. While using the updated systems and wing design of the passenger versions, it features the original short upper deck found on the classic 747s to reduce weight. The 747-400F has a maximum takeoff weight of 875,000 pounds (396,890 kg) and a maximum payload of 274,100 pounds (124,330 kg). The -400F can be easily distinguished from the passenger -400 by its shorter upper-deck hump and lack of windows along the main deck. The model's first flight was on May 4, 1993, and entered service with Cargolux on November 17, 1993.


title: "Boeing 747-400" content: Major customers included Atlas Air, Cargolux, China Airlines, Korean Air, Nippon Cargo Airlines, Polar Air Cargo, and Singapore Airlines. The 747-400F has a main deck nose door and a mechanized cargo handling system. The nose door swings up so that pallets or containers up to 40 ft (12 m) can be loaded straight in on motor-driven rollers. An optional main deck side cargo door (like the 747-400M Combi) allows loading of dimensionally taller cargo modules. A lower deck ("belly") side door allows loading of unit load devices (ULD) up to 163 cm in height. Boeing delivered 126 Boeing 747-400F aircraft


title: "Boeing 747-400" content: The 747-400BCF (Boeing Converted Freighter), formerly known as the 747-400SF (Special Freighter), is a conversion program for standard passenger 747-400s. The project was launched in 2004 with conversions by approved contractors such as HAECO, KAL Aerospace and SIA Engineering Company. The first Boeing 747-400BCF was redelivered to Cathay Pacific Cargo and entered service on December 19, 2005. Cathay retired the 747-400BCF in 2017 after 11 years of service. The 747-400BDSF (BeDek Special Freighter) is another passenger-to-freighter conversion, carried out by Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI). The first 747-400BDSF was redelivered to Air China Cargo. Several Boeing 747-400Ms of EVA Air have


title: "Boeing 747-400" content: a 747-400 flying on a Singapore to Los Angeles route via Taipei, rammed into construction equipment while attempting to take off from a closed runway at Chiang Kai-shek International Airport. The aircraft caught fire and was destroyed, killing 79 passengers and four crew members. The cause was attributed to the flight crew navigating to the wrong runway. The 747-400F has recorded four hull-loss accidents. On September 3, 2010, UPS Airlines Flight 6 from Dubai International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport, a 747-400F with two crew members on board, crashed roughly 25 minutes after departure. The crew declared an emergency, apparently


title: "Boeing 747-400" content: landing at Ninoy Aquino International Airport in Manila, Philippines with a gaping hole in its lower forward fuselage; no one was hurt, and authorities determined that an exploding emergency oxygen supply bottle was the most likely cause. In June 2015, a Delta Airlines 747-400 was badly damaged by hail while flying to Incheon International Airport, South Korea and taken out of service. Boeing 747-400 The Boeing 747-400 is an American wide-body jet airliner developed by Boeing Commercial Airplanes. Derived from the earlier versions of the Boeing 747, the 747-400 retains the four-engine wide-body layout of its predecessors, whilst incorporating numerous


title: "Automatic rifle" content: Automatic rifle An automatic rifle is a type of self-loading rifle that is capable of automatic fire. Automatic rifles are select-fire weapons that are capable of firing in semi-automatic and automatic firing modes (some automatic rifles are capable of burst-fire as well). Automatic rifles are distinguished from semi-automatic rifles in their ability to fire more than one shot in succession once the trigger is pulled. Most automatic rifles are further subcategorized as battle rifles or assault rifles. The world's first automatic rifle was the Italian Cei-Rigotti. Introduced in 1900, these 6.5mm Carcano or 7.65×53mm gas-operated, selective-fire, carbines attracted considerable attention


title: "Automatic rifle" content: QBZ-95. By the turn of the century, the bullpup design had achieved world-wide acceptance. Other automatic rifles: Other related articles: Automatic rifle An automatic rifle is a type of self-loading rifle that is capable of automatic fire. Automatic rifles are select-fire weapons that are capable of firing in semi-automatic and automatic firing modes (some automatic rifles are capable of burst-fire as well). Automatic rifles are distinguished from semi-automatic rifles in their ability to fire more than one shot in succession once the trigger is pulled. Most automatic rifles are further subcategorized as battle rifles or assault rifles. The world's first


title: "Metroliner (train)" content: of locomotive-hauled "Metroliner"s increased to in 1982 and in 1985. In the six months following October 29, 1990, the morning nonstop express trains were scheduled to cover the distance between Washington and New York in two hours and thirty minutes, an average speed from start to arrival of better than 90 miles per hour. Amtrak expanded "Metroliner" service when problems developed with "Acela Express" braking systems during 2002 and 2005. As trainsets were repaired, the number of "Metroliner" trains declined to one round trip each weekday, which was finally discontinued on October 27, 2006. The current "Northeast Regional" service matches


title: "Tandy 2000" content: large Lotus worksheets in a single file, the user could not rely on a single storage device for permanent storage of important data files; again he'd be forced to segment worksheets for storage on separate disks. The Tandy 2000's large-capacity floppy disks made backup maintenance relatively effortless. After Tandy dropped support of the Tandy 2000, a group of users formed the Tandy 2000 Orphans, with software reviews, software and hardware hacks, and a shareware/freeware repository. It was discovered by amateur programmers that many commercial MS-DOS applications needed only minor modifications to function on the Tandy 2000's unique hardware. There was


title: "Royal tern" content: adult royal tern has an average wingspan of , for both sexes, but their wingspan can range from . The royal tern's length ranges from and their average weight is anywhere from . The calls of the royal tern are usually short, clear shrills. Some of the shrills sound like "kree" or "tsirr"; the royal tern also has a more plover like whistle that is longer, rolling and is more melodious. In various parts of its range, the royal tern could be confused with the elegant tern, lesser crested tern (the other orange-billed terns), and the greater crested tern. It


title: "Elegant tern" content: a characteristic loud grating noise like a Sandwich tern. This bird could be confused with the royal tern or Forster's tern, but the royal tern is larger and thicker-billed and shows more white on the forehead in winter. Out of range, it can also be easily confused with the lesser crested tern. See also orange-billed tern, and the external link below. This species is marginally paler above than the lesser crested tern with a white (not grey) rump, with a slightly longer, more slender bill with a different curve. The black of the crest that comes down from the crown


title: "Lemon meringue pie" content: pie filling. As the meringue bakes, air bubbles trapped inside the protein of the egg white will expand and swell. However, if the egg whites are beaten too much, or if a tiny amount of fat is allowed to contaminate the mixture, then the proteins will not be able to form the correct molecular structure when cooked, and the meringue may collapse when cooked. The meringue can be beaten into either soft or stiff peaks. The temperature the pie is baked at and the method by which sugar is added also determines the texture and durability of the meringue. Lemon


title: "New Horizons" content: with the spacecraft. These include a collection of 434,738 names stored on a compact disc, a piece of Scaled Composites's "SpaceShipOne", a "Not Yet Explored" USPS stamp, and a Flag of the United States, along with other mementos. About of Clyde Tombaugh's ashes are aboard the spacecraft, to commemorate his discovery of Pluto in 1930. A Florida-state quarter coin, whose design commemorates human exploration, is included, officially as a trim weight. One of the science packages (a dust counter) is named after Venetia Burney, who, as a child, suggested the name "Pluto" after its discovery. The goal of the mission


title: Ufology content: British UFO Research Association (BUFORA) is the oldest of the active British UFO organizations. It traces its roots to the London UFO Research Association, founded in 1959, which merged with the British UFO Association (BUFOA) to form BUFORA in 1964. The Australian Flying Saucer Bureau (AFSB) and the Australian Flying Saucer Research Society (AFSRS) were the earliest UFO groups established in Australia, with both being founded in the early 1950s. The Australian Centre for UFO Studies (ACUFOS) was established in 1974 with links to the American CUFOS. Other currently active Australian UFO groups include the Victorian UFO Research Society (VUFORS),


title: "Pluto Kuiper Express" content: Pluto Kuiper Express Pluto Kuiper Express was an interplanetary space probe that was proposed by Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) scientists and engineers and under development by NASA. The spacecraft was intended to be launched to study Pluto and its moon Charon, along with one or more other Kuiper belt objects (KBOs). The proposal was the third of its kind, after the "Pluto 350" and a proposal to send a Mariner Mark II spacecraft to Pluto. Originally conceived as "Pluto Fast Flyby", and later briefly named "Pluto Express", the mission was inspired by a 1991 United States Postal Service stamp that


title: "Nimbus program" content: Nimbus program The Nimbus satellites were second-generation U.S. robotic spacecraft used for meteorological research and development. The spacecraft were designed to serve as stabilized, Earth-oriented platforms for the testing of advanced systems to sense and collect atmospheric science data. Seven Nimbus spacecraft have been launched into near-polar, sun-synchronous orbits beginning with Nimbus 1 on August 28, 1964. On board the Nimbus satellites are various instrumentation for imaging, sounding, and other studies in different spectral regions. The Nimbus satellites were launched aboard Thor-Agena rockets (Nimbus 1–4) and Delta rockets (Nimbus 5–7). Over a 20-year period from the launch of the first


title: "Cleopatra's Needle" content: Cleopatra's Needle Cleopatra's Needle is the popular name for each of three Ancient Egyptian obelisks re-erected in London, Paris, and New York City during the nineteenth century. The obelisks in London and New York are a pair; the one in Paris is also part of a pair originally from a different site in Luxor, where its twin remains. Although all three needles are genuine Ancient Egyptian obelisks, their shared nickname is a misnomer, as they have no connection with the Ptolemaic Queen Cleopatra VII of Egypt and were already over a thousand years old in her lifetime. The London and


title: "Cleopatra's Needle" content: New York needles were originally made during the reign of the 18th Dynasty Pharaoh Thutmose III. The Paris needle dates to the reign of the 19th Dynasty Pharaoh Ramesses II, and was the first to be moved and re-erected. The New York needle was the first to acquire the French nickname, "L'aiguille de Cléopâtre", when it stood in Alexandria. The London needle is in the City of Westminster, on the Victoria Embankment near the Golden Jubilee Bridges. It was originally erected in the Egyptian city of Heliopolis on the orders of Thutmose III, around 1450 BC. In 1819, Muhammad Ali


title: "Cleopatra's Needle" content: Pasha gave Britain the obelisk as a gift. However, Britain's prime minister at the time, Robert Jenkinson, hesitated on having it brought to the country due to shipping expenses. It remained in Alexandria until October 1877 when its transport to London was funded by William James Erasmus Wilson. The New York City needle was erected in Central Park (at , just west of the Metropolitan Museum of Art) on 22 February 1881. It was secured in May 1877 by judge Elbert E. Farman, the then-United States Consul General at Cairo, as a gift from the Khedive for the United States


title: "Cleopatra's Needle" content: remaining a friendly neutral as the European powers – France and Britain – maneuvered to secure political control of the Egyptian Government. The Paris needle is in the Place de la Concorde. The centre of the Place is occupied by the giant Egyptian obelisk decorated with hieroglyphs exalting the reign of the pharaoh Ramesses II. Along with its twin (still in situ), it once marked the entrance to the Luxor Temple. The ruler of Egypt and Sudan, Muhammad Ali, presented the New York needle to France in 1828, but it was exchanged in 1830 with the 3,300-year-old Luxor Obelisk. King


title: "Cleopatra's Needle" content: Louis-Philippe had it placed in the centre of Place de la Concorde in 1833 near the spot where Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette had been guillotined in 1793. Given the technical limitations of the day, transporting it was difficult – on the pedestal are diagrams explaining the machinery used for its transportation. The red granite column rises 23 metres high, including the base, and weighs over 250 tonnes. Missing its original cap, believed stolen in the 6th century BC, in 1998 the government of France added a goldleafed pyramid cap to the top of the obelisk. The obelisk is flanked


title: "Cleopatra's Needle" content: by two fountains constructed at the time of its erection on the Place. The Paris obelisk was sometimes mistakenly described as "l'Aiguille de Cléopâtre", but the London and New York obelisks pair was referred to as Cleopatra's Needles as early as 1821, suggesting the nickname came from the pair located in Alexandria. However, the Paris obelisk is more often referred to as "the Luxor Obelisk". Cleopatra's Needle Cleopatra's Needle is the popular name for each of three Ancient Egyptian obelisks re-erected in London, Paris, and New York City during the nineteenth century. The obelisks in London and New York are


title: Planchet content: Planchet A planchet \ˈplan-chət\ is a round metal disk that is ready to be struck as a coin. An older word for planchet is flan. They are also referred to as blanks. The preparation of the flan or planchet has varied over the years. In ancient times, the flan was heated before striking because the metal that the coin dies were made of was not as hard as dies today, and the dies would have worn faster and broken sooner had the flan not been heated to a high temperature to soften it. Today's dies are made from hardened steel,


title: "Northern mockingbird" content: Northern mockingbird The northern mockingbird ("Mimus polyglottos") is the only mockingbird commonly found in North America. This bird is mainly a permanent resident, but northern birds may move south during harsh weather. This species has rarely been observed in Europe. This species was first described by Linnaeus in his "Systema Naturæ" in 1758 as "Turdus polyglottos". The northern mockingbird is known for its mimicking ability, as reflected by the meaning of its scientific name, "many-tongued mimic". The northern mockingbird has gray to brown upper feathers and a paler belly. Its tail and wings have white patches which are visible in


title: "Northern mockingbird" content: flight. The northern mockingbird is an omnivore. It eats both insects and fruits. It is often found in open areas and forest edges but forages in grassy land. The northern mockingbird breeds in southeastern Canada, the United States, northern Mexico, the Bahamas, the Cayman Islands and the Greater Antilles. It is replaced further south by its closest living relative, the tropical mockingbird. The Socorro mockingbird, an endangered species, is also closely related, contrary to previous opinion. The northern mockingbird is listed as of Least Concern according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). The northern mockingbird is known


title: "Northern mockingbird" content: polyglottos". Its current genus name, "Mimus" is Latin for "mimic" and the specific "polyglottos", is from Ancient Greek "poluglottos", "harmonious", from "polus", "many", and "glossa", "tongue", representing its outstanding ability to mimic various sounds. The northern mockingbird is considered to be conspecific with the tropical mockingbird ("Mimus gilvus"). This species is categorized as the northern mockingbird as the closest living relative to "M. gilvus". There are three recognized subspecies for the northern mockingbird. There have been proposed races from the Bahamas and Haiti placed under the "orpheus" section. The northern mockingbird is a medium-sized mimid that has long legs and


title: "Northern mockingbird" content: they are used there to signal the end of the work day. The northern mockingbird is the state bird of Arkansas, Florida, Mississippi, Tennessee and Texas, and formerly the state bird of South Carolina. Northern mockingbird The northern mockingbird ("Mimus polyglottos") is the only mockingbird commonly found in North America. This bird is mainly a permanent resident, but northern birds may move south during harsh weather. This species has rarely been observed in Europe. This species was first described by Linnaeus in his "Systema Naturæ" in 1758 as "Turdus polyglottos". The northern mockingbird is known for its mimicking ability, as


title: Kebab content: used. Various kinds of meat are used, the most common is pork, with ribs being the most popular cut. Vegetables are not cooked on the same skewer. Seasoned oblong meatballs cooked on skewers, known in other regions as "lule kebab" or "kufte", are called "kyabab", with the emphasis on the first syllable. "Karsi khorovats" is the Armenian name for doner kebab, which the city of Kars became known for during the time of the Ottoman Empire. In the Republic of Azerbaijan, the main varieties include tika kabab, lyula kabab (doyma kabab in some places), tas kababy and tava kabab. The


title: Kebab content: which are grilled chicken skewers marinated in olive oil and spices, and "lahem meshwi", charcoal-grilled skewers of prime lamb cubes lightly seasoned with herbs. Shawarma, although not considered a kebab in most countries of the Levant and Egypt, is another very popular type of grilled meat preparation that characterizes this region. In Nepal it is a popular dish in Nepalese cuisine as well as Newa cuisine and known as Sekuwa. It is a meat roasted in a natural wood/log fire in a real traditional Nepalese country style. At first while the meat is still in its raw stage is mixed


title: "North Borneo" content: North Borneo North Borneo (usually known as British North Borneo, also known as the State of North Borneo) was a British protectorate located in the northern part of the island of Borneo. The territory of North Borneo was originally established by concessions of the Sultanates of Brunei and Sulu in 1877 and 1878 to a German-born representative of Austria-Hungary, a businessman and diplomat, von Overbeck. Overbeck had recently purchased a small tract of land in the western coast of Borneo in 1876 from an American merchant Joseph William Torrey, had promoted the territory in Hong Kong since 1866. Overbeck then


title: "North Borneo" content: on 1 August 1914 as the main transportation facility for west coast communities. Postal service was also available throughout the administration. The Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society (since 1820) and British North Borneo Herald (since 1883) held a significant amount of records regarding North Borneo before and during the British administration. North Borneo North Borneo (usually known as British North Borneo, also known as the State of North Borneo) was a British protectorate located in the northern part of the island of Borneo. The territory of North Borneo was originally established by concessions of the Sultanates of Brunei and


title: "Lionel, LLC" content: Lionel, LLC Lionel, LLC is an American designer and importer of toy trains and model railroads that is headquartered in Concord, North Carolina. Its roots lie in the 1969 purchase of the Lionel product line from the Lionel Corporation by cereal conglomerate General Mills and subsequent purchase in 1986 by businessman Richard P. Kughn forming Lionel Trains, Inc. in 1986. The Martin Davis Investment Group (Wellspring) bought Lionel Trains, Inc. in 1995 and renamed it Lionel, LLC. According to its reorganization papers filed as part of its bankruptcy plan on May 21, 2007, about 95% of the company's sales come


title: "Lionel, LLC" content: Mills did not buy the company, however. The Lionel Corporation became a holding company and invested in a number of ventures, including what would eventually become an East Coast chain of toy stores known as "Lionel Leisure World". Lionel struck a deal with General Mills to lease the Lionel name for ten years starting in 1970. This deal included the purchase of a portion of the Lionel tooling and as part of the agreement, production & sale of the 1969 train product line would be handled by the Lionel Corporation. The balance of the tooling was purchased on December 31,


title: Sprain content: Sprain A sprain, also known as a torn ligament, is damage to one or more ligaments in a joint, often caused by trauma or the joint being taken beyond its functional range of motion. The severity of sprain ranges from a minor injury which resolves in a few days to a major rupture of one or more ligaments requiring surgical fixation and a period of immobilization. Sprains can occur in any joint but are most common in the ankle and wrist. Sprains typically occur when the joint is taken beyond its functional range of motion. There are certain factors which


title: Sprain content: increase risk of sprains. Fatigue of muscles generally leads to sprains. When one suddenly starts to exercise after a sedentary lifestyle, sprains are quite common. While scientific studies are lacking, it is often thought that not 'warming up' is a common cause of sprains in athletes . 'Warming up' is thought to loosen the joint, increasing blood flow and making the joint more flexible . A diagnosis of a sprain can often be made with a good degree of certainty by physical examination based on the clinical presentation and method of injury. In some cases, X-rays are obtained to ensure


title: Sprain content: that there is no fracture. In some cases, particularly if the injury is prolonged or does not appear to be resolving as expected, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is performed to look at surrounding soft tissues and the ligament. Although any joint can experience a sprain, some of the more common include: The first modality for a sprain can be remembered using the acronym RICE. The treatment of sprains depends on the extent of injury and the joint involved. Medications like non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs can relieve pain. Topical NSAIDs appear to be as good as those taken by mouth. Ice and


title: Sprain content: compression (cold compression therapy) will not completely stop swelling and pain, but will help to minimize them as the sprain begins to heal itself. Careful management of swelling is critical to the healing process as additional fluid may pool in the sprained area. The joint should be exercised again fairly soon, in milder cases from 1 to 3 days after injury. Special exercises are sometimes needed in order to regain strength and help reduce the risk of ongoing problems. The joint may need to be supported by taping or bracing, helping protect it from re-injury. Prolonged immobilization delays the healing


title: Sprain content: of a sprain, as it usually leads to muscle atrophy and stiff joint. The components of an effective rehabilitation for all sprain injuries include increasing range of motion and progressive muscle strengthening exercise. These should be taken care of without delay. Sprain A sprain, also known as a torn ligament, is damage to one or more ligaments in a joint, often caused by trauma or the joint being taken beyond its functional range of motion. The severity of sprain ranges from a minor injury which resolves in a few days to a major rupture of one or more ligaments requiring


title: "Pound cake" content: Pound cake Pound cake refers to a type of cake traditionally made with a pound of each of four ingredients: flour, butter, eggs, and sugar. Pound cakes are generally baked in either a loaf pan or a Bundt mold, and served either dusted with powdered sugar, lightly glazed, or sometimes with a coat of icing. It is believed that the pound cake is of northern European origin that dates back to the early 1700s. A recipe for pound cake is in the first American cookbook, "American Cookery", which was published in 1796. Over time the ingredients for pound cake changed.


title: "Pound cake" content: meal". A recipe for Indian pound cake was first published in 1828 by Eliza Leslie and later included in "The Indian Meal Book", which was published in London in 1846, when people in Ireland were looking for alternatives to expensive wheat flour. There are numerous variations on the traditional pound cake, with certain countries and regions having distinctive styles. These can include the addition of flavouring agents (such as vanilla extract or almond extract) or dried fruit (such as currants or dried cranberries), as well as alterations to the original recipe to change the characteristics of the resulting pound cake.


title: "Pound cake" content: For instance, baking soda or baking powder may be incorporated to induce leavening during baking, resulting in a less dense pound cake. A cooking oil (typically a vegetable oil) is sometimes substituted for some or all of the butter, which is intended to produce a moister cake. Sour cream pound cake is a popular variation in the United States, which involves the substitution of sour cream for some of the butter, which also is intended to produce a moister cake with a tangy flavor. Some of these variations may drastically change the texture and flavor of the pound cake, but


title: "Pound cake" content: the name pound cake is often still used. Some of the variations are described below. A traditional American pound cake would contain one pound each of flour, butter, eggs, and sugar. This recipe is quite popular in the cuisine of the Southern United States. In France, the pound cake is well known. The name of the pound cake ""quatre-quarts"", means four quarters. There are equal weights in each of the four quarters. In tradition, the popular cake of the French region of Brittany, as its name implies, uses the same quantity of the four ingredients, but with no added fruit


title: "Pound cake" content: of any kind. However, the Caribbean parts of the world that speak French traditionally add rum to the ingredients for Christmas Eve or even mashed bananas for extra moisture. In some cases the French might have beaten egg whites instead of whole eggs to lighten the batter. Other variants include adding chocolate or lemon juice for flavour. In Mexico, the pound cake is called "panqué". The basic recipe of Mexican "panqué" is much like the traditional U.S. recipe. Most common variants are "panqué con nueces" (pound cake with walnuts) and "panqué con pasas" (pound cake with raisins). "Ponqué" is the


title: "Pound cake" content: Venezuelan and Colombian version of the pound cake: the term "ponqué" is itself a Spanish phonetic approximation of "pound-cake". The "ponqué" is essentially a wine-drenched cake with a cream or sugar coating, and it is very popular at birthdays, weddings and other social celebrations. The German "Eischwerteig mit Fett" (roughly "egg-weight dough with fat") is a recipe very similar to the pound cake, but thought of in multiples of the weight of the average egg used. For example, in a German cooks vocational school book from the 1980's the basic recipe for such a cake baked in a 26 cm


title: "Scarlet tanager" content: may be distinguished from the same ages and sexes in summer tanagers, which are more brownish overall, and western tanagers, which always have bold white bars and more yellowish undersides than scarlet tanagers. The song of the scarlet tanager sounds somewhat like a hoarser version of the American robin's and is only slightly dissimilar from the songs of the summer and western tanagers. The call of the scarlet tanager is an immediately distinctive "chip-burr" or "chip-churr", which is very different from the "pit-i-tuck" of the summer tanager and the softer, rolled "pri-tic" or "prit-i-tic" of western tanager. Their breeding habitat


title: "Summer tanager" content: Summer tanager The summer tanager ("Piranga rubra"), is a medium-sized American songbird. Formerly placed in the tanager family (Thraupidae), it and other members of its genus are now classified in the cardinal family (Cardinalidae). The species's plumage and vocalizations are similar to other members of the cardinal family. The genus name "Piranga" is from Tupi "Tijepiranga", the name for an unknown small bird, and the specific "rubra" is from Latin "ruber", red. Their breeding habitat is open wooded areas, especially with oaks, across the southern United States, extending as far north as Iowa. These birds migrate to Mexico, Central America


title: "Summer tanager" content: and northern South America. This tanager is an extremely rare vagrant to western Europe. Adults have stout pointed bills and measure in length and in weight. Adult males are rose red and similar in appearance to the hepatic tanager, although the latter has a dark bill; females are orangish on the underparts and olive on top, with olive-brown wings and tail. As with all other birds, all red and orange colorations are acquired through their diet. These birds are often out of sight, foraging high in trees, sometimes flying out to catch insects in flight. They mainly eat insects, especially


title: "Summer tanager" content: bees and wasps, and berries. Fruit of "Cymbopetalum mayanum" (Annonaceae) are an especially well-liked food in their winter quarters and birds will forage in human-altered habitat. Consequently, these trees can be planted to entice them to residential areas, and they may well be attracted to bird feeders. Summer tanagers build a cup nest on a horizontal tree branch. The summer tanager has an American robin-like song, similar enough that novices sometimes mistake this bird for that species. The song consists of melodic units, repeated in a constant stream. The summer tanager's song, however, is much more monotonous than that of


title: "Summer tanager" content: "T. migratorius", often consisting of as few as three or four distinct units. It is clearer and less nasal than the song of the scarlet tanager. The summer tanager also has a sharp, agitated-sounded call "pi-tuk" or "pik-i-tuk-i-tuk". Summer tanager The summer tanager ("Piranga rubra"), is a medium-sized American songbird. Formerly placed in the tanager family (Thraupidae), it and other members of its genus are now classified in the cardinal family (Cardinalidae). The species's plumage and vocalizations are similar to other members of the cardinal family. The genus name "Piranga" is from Tupi "Tijepiranga", the name for an unknown small


title: Frogmore content: to the poet's lament for the passing of the imagined village of 'Sweet Auburn'. The building is structurally unsound with the foundations having become waterlogged and the lower elements of the building beginning to disintegrate with paint and plaster peeling off the walls. It has been closed to the public since 2007. As of 2011, it was unknown how long the repairs would take. In February 2018, the Royal Household finally announced it was undertaking work on the mausoleum - drying it out - in order to be able reopen it to the public; it is expected the work will


title: "Western tanager" content: jays ("Cyanocitta stelleri") are typical avian predators of western tanager nests. Other reported nest predators include black bears ("Ursus americanus"), prairie rattlesnakes ("Crotalus viridis"), and bullsnakes ("Pituophis catenifer") Western tanager nests are parasitized by brown-headed cowbirds ("Molothrus aster"). Parasitism rates can be high and can dramatically reduce the number of western tanagers fledged per nest. Western tanager The western tanager ("Piranga ludoviciana"), is a medium-sized American songbird. Formerly placed in the tanager family (Thraupidae), it and other members of its genus are now classified in the cardinal family (Cardinalidae). The species's plumage and vocalizations are similar to other members of


title: "34 (number)" content: number is the magic constant of a 4 by 4 normal magic square: Thirty-four is a heptagonal number. There is no solution to the equation φ("x") = 34, making 34 a nontotient. Nor is there a solution to the equation "x" − φ("x") = 34, making 34 a noncototient. 34 is also: Rule 34 (Internet meme) 34 (number) 34 (thirty-four) is the natural number following 33 and preceding 35. 34 is the ninth distinct semiprime and has four divisors including one and itself. Its neighbors, 33 and 35, also are distinct semiprimes, having four divisors each, and 34 is the


title: SantaCon content: Seattle in 1997, and to Los Angeles and New York in 1998, when a "young San Franciscan strapped on a fake white beard, donned a $12 red suit, and led 200 Santas as they went caroling up Fifth Avenue in Manhattan," to the delight of passersby. It has since evolved and spread to 44 countries around the world, with varying versions and interpretations. Events for 2013 were scheduled in 300 cities, including New York City, London, Vancouver, Belfast, and Moscow. The New York SantaCon is the largest, with an estimated 30,000 people participating in 2012. Other events were much smaller


title: Lucknow content: distinct "Nawabi"-style cuisine. Since ages, the "Bawarchis" (Chefs) and "Rakabdars" (royal chefs)have developed great finesse in cooking and presentation of food, under royal patronage. This gave rise to the art of cooking over a slow fire (or "Dum" style cooking), which has become synonymous with "Awadhi" cuisine. These"Bawarchis" added elaborately prepared dishes like "kababs", "kormas", "kaliya", "nahari-kulchas", "zarda", "sheermal", "roomali rotis" and "warqi parathas" to the traditional "Awadhi" "dastarkhwaan" (feast of dishes). The best-known dishes of this area consist of biryanis, kebabs and breads. Kebabs are served in a variety of styles; "kakori", "galawati", "shami", "boti", "patili-ke", "ghutwa" and "seekh"


title: "Right-to-work law" content: Right-to-work law In the context of US labor politics, "right-to-work laws" refers to laws (currently effective in 27 states) that prohibit union security agreements between companies and labor unions. Under these laws, employees in unionized workplaces are banned from negotiating contracts which require all members who benefit from the union contract to contribute to the costs of union representation. According to the Legal Defense Foundation, right-to-work laws prohibit union security agreements, or agreements between employers and labor unions, that govern the extent to which an established union can require employees' membership, payment of union dues, or fees as a condition


title: "Right-to-work law" content: of employment, either before or after hiring. Right-to-work laws do not aim to provide general guarantee of employment to people seeking work, but rather are a government ban on contractual agreements between employers and union employees requiring workers to pay for the costs of union representation. Right-to-work laws (either by statutes or by constitutional provision) exist in 27 U.S. states, mostly in the Southern, Western, and Midwestern states. Business interests represented by the United States Chamber of Commerce have lobbied extensively to pass right-to-work legislation. Such laws are allowed under the 1947 federal Taft–Hartley Act. A further distinction is often


title: "Right-to-work law" content: made within the law between people employed by state and municipal governments and those employed by the private sector, with states that are otherwise union shop (i.e., workers must pay for union representation in order to obtain or retain a job) having right to work laws in effect for government employees; provided, however, that the law also permits an "agency shop" where employees pay their share for representation (less than union dues), while not joining the union as members. According to "Slate, right-to-work laws are derived from legislation forbidding unions from forcing strikes on workers, as well as from legal


title: "Two-finger salute" content: arrested, until the misunderstanding could be explained. This led to the temporary use of the full hand salute when saluting foreign officers. Many Cub Scout sections also use a two-finger salute. The salute was devised by Robert Baden-Powell and originally represented the two ears of a wolf cub, since the original programme was based on Rudyard Kipling's "The Jungle Book". However, Cubs in several national associations now use the three-finger Scout salute used by the rest of the Scout Movement. Two-finger salute The two-finger salute is a salute given using only the middle and index fingers, while bending the other


title: "Omar Bongo" content: Patience Dabany. They had a son, Alain Bernard Bongo, and a daughter, Albertine Amissa Bongo. Born at Brazzaville in 1959, Alain Bernard Bongo (later known as Ali-Ben Bongo) served as Foreign Minister from 1989 to 1992, then as Defence Minister from 1999 to 2009, and was then elected President in August 2009 to replace his father. Bongo then married Edith Lucie Sassou-Nguesso, nearly 30 years his junior, in 1989. She was the daughter of Congolese President Denis Sassou-Nguesso. She was a trained pediatrician, known for her commitment to fighting AIDS. She bore Bongo two children. Edith Lucie Bongo died on


title: "Video Killed the Radio Star" content: positive reception from music critics. Originally, the song became a "Billboard" Top Single Pick on 3 November 1979, whom the publication found the chorus catchy and also highlighted the orchestral instruments supporting the backing singers. Although there had been a mixed review of the single from "Smash Hits", who found the song to be "too tidy, like vymura" (wallpaper), they listed it in a review of "The Age of Plastic" as one of the best tracks of the album, along with "Living in the Plastic Age". Timothy Warner wrote that, although several common pop elements were still present in the


title: "Bethany Hamilton" content: Bethany Hamilton Bethany Meilani Hamilton-Dirks (born February 8, 1990) is an American professional surfer who survived a 2003 shark attack in which her left arm was bitten off but who ultimately returned to—and was victorious in—professional surfing. She wrote about her experience in the 2004 autobiography "Soul Surfer: A True Story of Faith, Family, and Fighting to Get Back on the Board". In April 2011, the feature film "Soul Surfer" was released. On October 31, 2003, Hamilton, aged 13 at the time, went for a morning surf along Tunnels Beach, Kauai, with her best friend Alana Blanchard, Alana's father, Holt,


title: "Bethany Hamilton" content: and brother Byron. Around 7:30 a.m with numerous turtles in the area, she was lying on her surfboard with her left arm dangling in the water, when a tiger shark attacked her, severing her left arm just below the shoulder. The Blanchards helped paddle her back to shore, then Alana's father fashioned a tourniquet out of a rash guard and wrapped it around the stump of her arm. She was rushed to Wilcox Memorial Hospital. By the time she arrived there she had lost over 60% of her blood and was in hypovolemic shock. A doctor living in a hotel


title: "Bethany Hamilton" content: nearby raced to the rescue. Her father, who was scheduled to have knee surgery that same morning, was already there, but she took his place in the operating room. She spent the next 3 weeks in recovery before being released. During subsequent media interviews, she confirmed that she felt normal when she was bitten and did not feel much pain from the bite at the moment of the disaster, but felt numb on the way to the hospital. When the news broke out of the shark attack, a family of fishermen led by Ralph Young presented to investigators photos of


title: "Bethany Hamilton" content: a tiger shark they had caught and killed about one mile from the attack site. It had surfboard debris in its mouth. When measurements of its mouth were compared with those of Hamilton's broken board, it matched. In late 2004, the police officially confirmed that it was the same one that attacked her. Despite the trauma of the incident, Hamilton was determined to return to surfing. One month after the attack, she returned to her board. Initially, she adopted a custom-made board that was longer and slightly thicker than standard and had a handle for her right arm, making it


title: "Bethany Hamilton" content: easier to paddle, and she learned to kick more to make up for the loss of her left arm. After teaching herself to surf with one arm, on January 10, 2004, she entered a major competition. She now uses standard competitive performance short-boards. The shark-bitten surfboard that Hamilton was riding during the attack, as well as the bathing suit she was wearing at the time, a gift from ocean photographer Aaron Chang, are on display at the California Surf Museum in Oceanside, California. Since the attack, she has appeared as a guest on numerous television shows. Her manager, Roy "Dutch"


title: "Bethany Hamilton" content: Hofstetter, who went on to produce the film "Soul Surfer", managed her rise through the media from shark attack victim to inspirational role model. The television shows she has appeared on include "The Biggest Loser", "20/20", "Good Morning America", "Inside Edition", "The Oprah Winfrey Show", "The Ellen DeGeneres Show", "The Today Show", "The Tonight Show" and Dude Perfect, as well as in magazines "People", "Time", and "American Girl". Additionally, she was the cover story in the premier issue of "niNe" magazine. In 2004, she won the ESPY Award for Best Comeback Athlete and also received the Courage Teen Choice Award.


title: "Bethany Hamilton" content: In 2004, MTV Books published Hamilton's book, "Soul Surfer: A True Story of Faith, Family, and Fighting to Get Back on the Board" (), which describes her ordeal. Her story is also told in the 2007 short subject documentary film "Heart of a Soul Surfer", directed by Becky Baumgartner. Described as a "faith-based documentary," the film addresses her devout Christianity and the courage and faith in Jesus Christ in the aftermath of the shark attack, and follows her quest for spiritual meaning. On August 7, 2009, she was a contestant on "Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader?" and won


title: "Bethany Hamilton" content: $25,000. On May 16, 2010, she appeared on an episode of ABC's "". In March 2011, Hamilton appeared in a video for the Christian organization I Am Second, telling of her struggle after the shark attack and how she trusted in God to get her through it. On April 8, 2011, a feature film "Soul Surfer", based on her 2004 book, was released in theaters. Hamilton was portrayed by actress AnnaSophia Robb. Hamilton herself performed all the one-armed surfing stunts in it. The movie was released on DVD and Blu-ray on August 2, 2011. On October 11, 2011, she appeared


title: "Bethany Hamilton" content: on the TLC series "19 Kids and Counting", in the episode titled "Duggars Under the Sea," when the Duggar family visited her, in Atlanta, Georgia. Hamilton plays herself in the film "Dolphin Tale 2", which revolves around the baby dolphin Hope's story. Filming began in Clearwater, Florida, on October 7, 2013. It was released on September 12, 2014. Hamilton and her husband, Adam Dirks, competed as a team on the 25th season of "The Amazing Race", finishing in third place. Filmed in June 2014, it premiered on September 26 the same year on CBS. Bethany is involved in numerous charitable


title: "Bethany Hamilton" content: efforts, including her own foundation, Friends of Bethany, which reaches out to amputees and youth, encouraging a broken world by offering hope to overcome through Jesus Christ. Using her platform as a professional athlete to promote living a fit and healthy lifestyle, she authored the book "BODY AND SOUL (") in 2014. Bethany’s latest project, "BETHANY HAMILTON:" "UNSTOPPABLE", a surf documentary which will showcase her as one of the best women surfers in the world, is set to release in 2018, accompanied by a photo book () and a children’s book (). Hamilton was home-schooled from 6th grade through high


title: "Console game" content: Console game A console game is a form of interactive multimedia used for entertainment. The game consists of manipulable images (and usually sounds) generated by a video game console and displayed on a television or similar audio-video system. The game itself is usually controlled and manipulated using a handheld device connected to the console, called a controller. The controller generally contains a number of buttons and directional controls, (such as analogue joysticks), each of which has been assigned a purpose for interacting with and controlling the images on the screen. The display, speakers, console, and controls of a console can


title: "Penis captivus" content: Penis captivus Penis captivus is a rare occurrence during sexual intercourse when the muscles in the vagina clamp down on the penis much more firmly than usual, making it impossible for the penis to be withdrawn from the vagina. According to a 1979 article in the "British Medical Journal", this condition was unknown in the twentieth century, but a subsequent letter to the same journal reported an apparent case of "penis captivus" in 1947. "Penis captivus" should not be confused with vaginismus, though a relation between the supposed event of "penis captivus" and the occurrence of vaginismus is assumed in


title: "Bellamy salute" content: Bellamy salute The Bellamy salute is a palm-out salute described by Francis Bellamy, the author of the American Pledge of Allegiance, as the gesture which was to accompany the pledge. During the period when it was used with the Pledge of Allegiance, it was sometimes known as the "flag salute". Both the Pledge and its salute originated in 1892. Later, during the 1920s and 1930s, Italian fascists and Nazis adopted a salute which was very similar, and which was derived from the Roman salute, a gesture that was popularly (albeit erroneously) believed to have been used in ancient Rome. This


title: "Furman University" content: usage. The North Village is an apartment complex that offers apartment-style living for upperclassmen. North Village apartments offer two or four bedrooms, living room, full kitchen, balcony, two vanity areas, two bathrooms and closet and storage space. Within each bedroom, a full-size bed, desk, desk chair and dresser/hutch is provided for each resident. In 2012, the annual costs for residing in the on-campus dormitories was $5,198 per student. Furman University students are required to have a meal plan. Freshmen students are required to have an unlimited meal plan. The main dining facility is the Daniel Dining Hall. Renovated in 2006,


title: "USS Wasp (CV-18)" content: 1", "Taffy 2", and "Taffy 3", these three American escort-carrier groups were deployed along Samar's east coast with Taffy 3 in the northernmost position, about 40 mi ( km) off Paninihian Point. Taffy 2 was covering Leyte Gulf, and "Taffy 1" was still farther south watching Surigao Strait. At 0645, lookouts on Taffy 3 ships spotted bursts of antiaircraft fire blossoming in the northern sky, as Center Force gunners opened fire on an American antisubmarine patrol plane. Moments later, Taffy 3 made both radar and visual contact with the approaching Japanese warships. Shortly before 0700, Kurita's guns opened fire on


title: "Black Diamond, Alberta" content: Black Diamond, Alberta Black Diamond is a sister town to Turner Valley. It has a hospital, shops, hotels and residences, elementary school (K-6th grade), high school (7th-12th grade), hockey rink and a Boys and Girls Club. Black Diamond was so named on account of coal deposits near the original town site. Little oil or gas remains. It is located in the Municipal District of Foothills No. 31. Black Diamond is nestled in the foothills of the Canadian Rockies in the midst of some of Canada's best ranch country. A three-kilometer trail next to the roadway between Black Diamond and Turner


title: "Black Diamond, Alberta" content: in 2011. The population of the Town of Black Diamond according to its 2009 municipal census is 2,308. Black Diamond, Alberta Black Diamond is a sister town to Turner Valley. It has a hospital, shops, hotels and residences, elementary school (K-6th grade), high school (7th-12th grade), hockey rink and a Boys and Girls Club. Black Diamond was so named on account of coal deposits near the original town site. Little oil or gas remains. It is located in the Municipal District of Foothills No. 31. Black Diamond is nestled in the foothills of the Canadian Rockies in the midst of


title: "Albedo (role-playing game)" content: scenario). The RPG was later revised and published by Chessex in 1993 as a softcover. There is one companion sourcebook and a pair of ready-made scenarios, also in softcover: There also exists a third-party guide to converting Albedo for use with the GURPS RPG system, written by Fred M. Sloniker and called GURPS Albedo. In 2004, Sanguine Productions published "ALBEDO: PLATINUM CATALYST", is unrelated to the original two editions of the role-playing game. The game was published as a single softcover with source material, rules of engagement, and sample characters. Most notable are its attention to details of small-unit tactics


title: Lossiemouth content: War. Lossiemouth was mentioned in "Yes, Prime Minister"; character Bernard Woolley thought it was a type of dog food. Lossiemouth Lossiemouth () is a town in Moray, Scotland. Originally the port belonging to Elgin, it became an important fishing town. Although there has been over a 1,000 years of settlement in the area, the present day town was formed over the past 250 years and consists of four separate communities that eventually merged into one. From 1890 - 1975 it was a police burgh as Lossiemouth and Branderburgh. Stotfield, the first significant settlement (discounting Kinneddar which has now disappeared), lies


title: Emetophilia content: Emetophilia Emetophilia is the sexual arousal from vomiting, or watching others vomit. It is sometimes referred to as a vomit fetish, and the fetish is considered a paraphilia. Some emetophiles practice the fetish by having their partner vomit from performing deep-throat oral sex. The penis pushed deep into the fellators throat can trigger their gag reflex and eventually make them vomit. This is becoming an increasingly popular trend in internet pornography for its shock effect and as a form of erotic humiliation or degradation. Other emetophiles prefer to vomit themselves, especially on a partner. Or alternatively, get vomited on directly


title: Emetophilia content: vomit. This is not to be confused although can in many ways be connected with a similar behavioral performance, bulimia nervosa. Emetophilia Emetophilia is the sexual arousal from vomiting, or watching others vomit. It is sometimes referred to as a vomit fetish, and the fetish is considered a paraphilia. Some emetophiles practice the fetish by having their partner vomit from performing deep-throat oral sex. The penis pushed deep into the fellators throat can trigger their gag reflex and eventually make them vomit. This is becoming an increasingly popular trend in internet pornography for its shock effect and as a form


title: "Culture of Hong Kong" content: also has an active club supporting Lingnan penjing (English website). Graffiti art (Jyutping: Tou aa; Traditional Chinese: 塗鴉) is abundant on Hong Kong streets. The Hong Kong style of graffiti art ranges from calligraphy using Chinese characters to satires against politicians. It is technically illegal in Hong Kong, but lax law enforcement results in the proliferation of graffiti art. Nowadays, graffiti art is omnipresent in the streets of Hong Kong, especially in the busier districts such as Mongkok. The work of Tsang Tsou Choi, one of the most prominent Hong Kong graffiti artists, even had his work sold for more


title: "Hong Kong Disneyland" content: visitors, especially young adults. One of the events is the world's exclusive Disney's Haunted Halloween, which is the only Magic Kingdom-themed park in the world to celebrate the Halloween season with frightening walk-through attractions. Even though the attractions are full of living haunts and spectres that appear around corners, Disney tradition is preserved and gory scenes are excluded. It was later replaced by Disney Halloween Time event for serious challenge. "Hong Kong Disneyland: The Grand Opening Celebration Album" was the soundtrack for the grand opening ceremony of Hong Kong Disneyland at Hong Kong Disneyland Resort. Much of the album are


title: "Mike Leigh" content: their characters' lives. Final filming is more traditional as definite sense of story, action and dialogue is then in place. The director reminds the cast of material from the improvisations that he hopes to capture on film. "The world of the characters and their relationships is brought into existence by discussion and a great amount of improvisation ... And research into anything and everything that will fill out the authenticity of the character." It is after months of rehearsal, or 'preparing for going out on location to make up a film', that Leigh writes a shooting script, a bare scenario.


title: "Golf course" content: "senior ladies". A municipal course may label a similarly placed tee the "junior" or "novice" tees. Silver and gold may be used to denote senior ladies' and men's tees, with the regular men's tee being white and the tournament tee being blue. In recent years, many golf courses have introduced mixed or "combo" tee boxes. A combo consists of playing a some holes from one color of tee box and the remainder from one tee box ahead (or back). The selected tee box for each hole in a combo configuration is shown on the scorecard. Each combo tee configuration normally


title: "Crème caramel" content: Crème caramel Crème caramel (), flan, or caramel dessert is a custard dessert with a layer of clear caramel sauce, as opposed to crème brûlée which is custard with an added hard clear caramel layer on top. Crème caramel used to be ubiquitous in European restaurants; food historian Alan Davidson remarks: Both "crème caramel" (French 'caramel cream') and "flan" are French names, but "flan" has come to have different meanings in different regions. In Spanish-speaking countries and in The United States of America, "flan" refers to crème caramel. This was originally a Spanish usage, but the dish is now best


title: "Crème caramel" content: popular served in restaurants, cafes, hotels and even Ramadan bazaars for breaking the fast. In the Philippines, flan is known as "leche" flan (the local term for the originally Spanish "flan de leche", literally "milk "flan""), which is a heavier version of the Spanish dish, made with condensed milk and more egg yolks. "Leche" flan is usually steamed over an open flame or stove top, although rarely it can also be baked. "Leche" flan is a staple dessert in celebratory feasts. An even heavier version, called "tocino de cielo" (Spanish for "heaven's bacon"), is similar, but has significantly more egg


title: "Crème caramel" content: variations include coconut or rum raisin topping. In the Dominican Republic, only egg yolks are used and mixed with vanilla, evaporated milk and condensed milk. Coconut flan is known as "quesillo". In Mexico, a variation of flan called "Flan Napolitano" is made, where cream cheese is added to the recipe to create a creamier version. Most Puerto Rican flans are milk based. Some are coconut-based and called "flan de coco", made with both condensed milk and coconut milk or with cream of coconut, condensed milk and evaporated milk. Beaten egg white foam is used to lighten the mixture. Coconut flan


title: "Crème caramel" content: is usually seasoned with cinnamon, rum and vanilla. Around the Thanksgiving holiday it is popular to add pumpkin, ñame purée, or breadfruit along with spices like ginger, vanilla, cinnamon to the flan. A combination of pumpkin, coconut, sweet potato, carrot and almond extract flan is unique and only served on Thanksgiving. Another popular flan is "flancocho", flavored with a layer of cream cheese and Puerto Rican style sponge cake underneath. The flancocho can also be made with cream cheese and cake batter worked into the flan mix. Crème caramel Crème caramel (), flan, or caramel dessert is a custard dessert


title: "Pad thai" content: Pad thai Pad thai, or phad thai ( or ; , , ISO: "p̄hạdịthy", , "Thai stir-fry"), is a stir-fried rice noodle dish commonly served as a street food and at most restaurants in Thailand. Pad thai is made with soaked dried rice noodles, which are stir-fried with eggs and chopped firm tofu, and is flavored with tamarind pulp, fish sauce, dried shrimp, garlic or shallots, red chili pepper and palm sugar and served with lime wedges and often chopped roasted peanuts. It may contain other vegetables like bean sprouts, garlic chives, pickled radishes or turnips, and raw banana flowers.


title: "Pad thai" content: It may also contain fresh shrimp, crab, squid, chicken or other animal products. Many of the ingredients are provided on the side as condiments such as the red chili pepper, lime wedges, roasted peanuts, bean sprouts and other miscellaneous fresh vegetables. Vegetarian versions may substitute soy sauce for the fish sauce and omit the shrimp. A dish of stir-fried rice noodles is thought by some to have been introduced to Ayutthaya during the time of the Ayutthaya Kingdom by Chinese traders and subsequently altered to reflect Thai flavor profiles. During World War II, Thailand suffered a rice shortage due to


title: "Pad thai" content: the war and floods. To reduce domestic rice consumption, the Thai government under Prime Minister Plaek Phibunsongkhram promoted eating noodles instead. His government promoted rice noodles and helped to establish the identity of Thailand. As a result, a new noodle called "sen chan" (named after Chanthaburi Province) was created. Pad thai has since become one of Thailand's national dishes. Today, some food vendors add pork or chicken (although the original recipe did not contain pork because of the government's perception that pork was a Chinese meat). Some food vendors still use the original recipe. Pad thai Pad thai, or phad


title: "Supreme Court of India" content: However, in an interview in June 2018 with NDTV, Justice Chelameswar revealed that most Supreme court judges including him work around 14 hours per day, and continue to work for an average of 7 hours per day even during vacations. He further reminded that while the Supreme court of United States delivers judgement on just 120 cases while every judge in the Supreme court of India delivers judgements on 1000-1500 cases per year. Supreme Court of India The Supreme Court of India is the highest judicial forum and final court of appeal under the Constitution of India, the highest constitutional


title: Lassie content: MGM in 1943, as "Lassie Come Home" with a dog named Pal playing Lassie. Pal then appeared with the stage name "Lassie" in six other MGM feature films through 1951. Pal's owner and trainer Rudd Weatherwax then acquired the Lassie name and trademark from MGM and appeared with Pal (as "Lassie") at rodeos, fairs, and similar events across America in the early 1950s. In 1954, the long-running, Emmy winning television series "Lassie" debuted, and, over the next 19 years, a succession of Pal's descendants appeared on the series. The "Lassie" character has appeared in radio, television, film, toys, comic books,


title: Lassie content: was a hit and enjoyed favorable critical response. MGM followed this with several additional films, including a sequel entitled "Son of Lassie" (1945), starring Peter Lawford and June Lockhart, and "Courage of Lassie" with Elizabeth Taylor. A radio series, "Lassie Radio Show", was also created, airing until 1949. Between 1954–1973, the television series, "Lassie" was broadcast, with Lassie initially residing on a farm with a young male master. In the eleventh season, it changed to U.S. Forest Service rangers as her companions, then the collie was on her own for a season before ending the series with Lassie residing at


title: Lassie content: of Lassie". In this animated TV series Lassie was a dog that was owned by the Parker family in a national park. The animated TV series is mainly a traditionally-animated (2D hand-drawn animated) TV series with some CGI animation (vehicles) in it. The TV series was shown on TVOntario in Ontario, Canada from 2013 to 2016. Lassie Lassie is a fictional character created by Eric Knight. She is a female Rough Collie dog, and is featured in a short story that was later expanded to a full-length novel called "Lassie Come-Home". Knight's portrayal of Lassie bears some features in common


title: "Somatic nervous system" content: Somatic nervous system The somatic nervous system (SNS or voluntary nervous system) is the part of the peripheral nervous system associated with the voluntary control of body movements via skeletal muscles. The somatic nervous system consists of afferent nerves or sensory nerves, and efferent nerves or motor nerves. Afferent nerves are responsible for relaying sensation from the body to the central nervous system; efferent nerves are responsible for sending out commands from the CNS to the body, stimulating muscle contraction; they include all the non-sensory neurons connected with skeletal muscles and skin. The "a-" of "afferent" and the "e-" of


title: "Yellow Sign" content: Yellow Sign The Yellow Sign is a fictional symbol or glyph, first described in Robert W. Chambers' book of horror short stories "The King in Yellow" (1895). "The King in Yellow" never fully describes the shape and purpose of the Yellow Sign. Nonetheless, "The Repairer of Reputations", one of the stories in the collection, suggests that anyone who possesses, even by accident, a copy of the sign is susceptible to some form of insidious mind control, or possession, by the King in Yellow or one of his heirs. The stories also suggest that the original creator of the sign was


title: "Yellow Sign" content: not human and possibly came from a strange alternate dimension that contains an ominous and ancient city known as Carcosa. H. P. Lovecraft and many of his imitators were great admirers of Chambers' book and incorporated many of his characters and symbols into their own works. In the latter-day Cthulhu Mythos, developed by August Derleth and other Lovecraft imitators, the Yellow Sign is the sign of Hastur and is used by members of his cult to identify one another. In addition, according to many of these works one of Hastur's avatars is known as the King in Yellow. In 1989,


title: "Yellow Sign" content: Kevin Ross designed a Yellow Sign symbol for the Chaosium roleplaying game Call of Cthulhu. Ross created the symbol for an adventure scenario entitled "Tell Me, Have You Seen the Yellow Sign?" in the supplemental book "The Great Old Ones". The symbol resembles a yellow triskelion, and is also believed to resemble a tentacled creature, since Hastur is often described as an aquatic tentacled being similar to Cthulhu. Ross later stated in an interview that the image used is actually a corruption of his original drawing; apparently, Chaosium printed the image both upside-down and backwards. Flipping the image horizontally and


title: "Yellow Sign" content: vertically reveals Ross' original conception of the Yellow Sign, which resembles a coiled body or tentacle with two tentacles branching upward. Fans have pointed out that this image bears a resemblance to the "Kronos" symbol used by the band Blue Öyster Cult. When asked, Ross admitted to being a big fan of the band, but could not remember if the resemblance was deliberate. In Robert Shea and Robert Anton Wilson's "Illuminatus!" trilogy, the Cult of the Yellow Sign is offered to one detective as a concocted explanation of human history. The cult supposedly worships cthulhoid entities known as "lloigor", commits


title: "Yellow Sign" content: human sacrifice, and has striven throughout history to suppress rationalism. The cult is opposed by the rationalist Illuminati. In S. M. Stirling's Emberverse series, the Yellow Sign appears in the novel "Prince of Outcasts", in multiple locations, as the symbol of the "Yellow Raja" and the "Pallid Mask". Independent film director Aaron Vanek shot "The Yellow Sign" in 2001, inspired by the Robert W. Chambers story of the same title. Like H. P. Lovecraft, Chambers is a difficult author to adapt to film. The book "The King in Yellow" which contains the short story "The Yellow Sign" is a set


title: "Yellow Sign" content: of loosely connected stories about sensitive individuals discovering an obscure play, "The King in Yellow", then becoming obsessed with the horrific otherworldliness. The emphasis is less on plot and characterization than on creating an eerie, disturbing atmosphere. Vanek, with colleague John Scott Tynes of Pagan Publishing, took the sketchy plot of Chambers' story and built a more complete screenplay around it, while still capturing the proper weird, disconnected, dream-like fantasy feel. The film was distributed by Lurker Films at the end of 2006 as part of "The Weird Tale Collection: Volume 1". In the 2014 TV series "True Detective", the


title: "Yellow Sign" content: victims of the serial killer "The Yellow King" are marked by a sign, similar to the sign for the sun seen at Newgrange, which has prompted speculation on blogs that it is actually the Yellow Sign. This swirly sign is also seen in a vision towards the end of Season 1, Episode 2 of the series. Note this artistic interpretation of the yellow sign is different from Kevin Ross's for Call of Cthulhu. The sign in the series appears as an uneven circular spiral regularly flattened on approximately one third of the circumference. Other theorists describe the pyramidal twine-and-stick macrame


title: "Yellow Sign" content: devotionals left by the killer in the show as the Yellow Sign. A group called "The Cult of the Yellow Sign," claiming to worship the gods of the Lovecraft Mythos, performs interactive theater pieces in the city of Phoenix, Arizona. They regularly reference Robert W. Chambers and H.P. Lovecraft in their poetry, performance, and music. In March 2015, public radio station KBIA, an NPR affiliate in Columbia, Missouri, broadcast a radio adaptation of "The Yellow Sign" on its Maplewood Barn Radio Theatre program. The adaptation, set in modern times, also incorporates characters and plot elements from "The Repairer of Reputations."


title: "Yellow Sign" content: The first edition of "The King In Yellow" was published in 1895 by F. Tennyson Neely, and featured a picture of a lizard on the cover with a stylized symbol in the upper left corner. The symbol has mistakenly been cited as the Yellow Sign, but it is a monogram of F.T.N. - the publisher's initials. The same monogram and lizard appear on other early editions of books published by F. Tennyson Neely as part of their "Neely's Prismatic Library" series. Yellow Sign The Yellow Sign is a fictional symbol or glyph, first described in Robert W. Chambers' book of


title: Banksy content: Banksy Banksy is an anonymous England-based street artist, vandal, political activist, and film director. His satirical street art and subversive epigrams combine dark humour with graffiti executed in a distinctive stenciling technique. His works of political and social commentary have been featured on streets, walls, and bridges of cities throughout the world. Banksy's work grew out of the Bristol underground scene, which involved collaborations between artists and musicians. Banksy says that he was inspired by 3D, a graffiti artist who later became a founding member of the English musical group Massive Attack. Banksy displays his art on publicly visible surfaces


title: Banksy content: London around 2000. Banksy is believed to be Robin Gunningham, born on 28 July 1973 in Yate, from Bristol. Several of Gunningham's associates and former schoolmates at the public Bristol Cathedral School have corroborated this rumour, and in 2016, a study found that the incidence of Banksy's works correlated with the known movements of Gunningham. Lawyers representing Banksy commented on this study, but did not suggest that the paper's conclusions were flawed. In 1994, Banksy checked into a New York hotel using the name "Robin", and in June 2017, DJ Goldie referred to Banksy as "Rob". There has been alternate


title: Banksy content: perspex; however, silver paint was poured behind the protective sheet and later tagged with the words "Banksy woz ere". The image was almost completely obliterated. In London, over the weekend 3–5 May 2008, Banksy hosted an exhibition called "The Cans Festival". It was situated on Leake Street, a road tunnel formerly used by Eurostar underneath London Waterloo station. Graffiti artists with stencils were invited to join in and paint their own artwork, as long as it did not cover anyone else's. Banksy invited artists from around the world to exhibit their works. In May 2009, Banksy parted company with agent


title: Banksy content: was nominated for a 2010 Oscar for Best Documentary Feature. Banksy released a statement about the nomination, stating, "This is a big surprise... I don't agree with the concept of award ceremonies, but I'm prepared to make an exception for the ones I'm nominated for. The last time there was a naked man covered in gold paint in my house, it was me." Leading up to the Oscars, Banksy blanketed Los Angeles with street art. Many people speculated if Banksy would show up at the Oscars in disguise and make a surprise appearance if he won the Oscar. "Exit Through


title: Banksy content: to it's value, possibly as high as being worth £2m+." A man seen filming the shredding of the picture during its auction has been suggested to be Banksy. Banksy has since released a video on how the shredder was installed into the frame and the shredding of the picture, explaining that he had surreptitiously fitted the painting with the shredder a few years prior, in case it ever went up for auction. To explain his rationale for destroying his own artwork, Banksy quoted Picasso: "The urge to destroy is also a creative urge". (Although Banksy cited Picasso, this quote is


title: Banksy content: my second apple pie." During the United Kingdom general election, 2017, Banksy offered voters a free print if they cast a ballot against the Conservative candidates standing in the Bristol North West, Bristol West, North Somerset, Thornbury, Kingswood and Filton constituencies. According to a note posted on Banksy's website, an emailed photo of a completed ballot paper showing it marked for a candidate other than the Conservative candidate would result in the voter being mailed a limited edition piece of Banksy art. On 5 June 2017 the Avon and Somerset Constabulary announced it had opened an investigation into Banksy for


title: "Walton, Aylesbury" content: Walton Hall has always been both independent from and also supported by members of Holy Trinity and has been a focus of local community life from its beginnings in 1859. In the Second World War Walton was the landing site of the only bomb to be dropped on Aylesbury by enemy aircraft. The 15-pound bomb destroyed the medieval Walton Grange and severely damaged most of the other houses in Walton. Walton Grange's garden wall still remains though the property now forms part of Aylesbury High School. Today the hamlet keeps a strong identity in the town, with the roads of


title: Wilderness content: and John Muir, and politicians such as U.S. President Teddy Roosevelt. The idea of protecting nature for nature's sake began to gain more recognition in the 1930s with American writers like Aldo Leopold, calling for a "land ethic" and urging wilderness protection. It had become increasingly clear that wild spaces were disappearing rapidly and that decisive action was needed to save them. Wilderness preservation is central to deep ecology; a philosophy that believes in an inherent worth of all living beings, regardless of their instrumental utility to human needs. Two different groups had emerged within the US environmental movement by


title: Willenhall content: still local men who had humps. Some public houses even had holes in the wall behind the wooden bench seats to allow their patrons to sit comfortably with their hump in the hole. Nearly all examples of such pubs have been lost. The Bell Inn in Market Street is an example of such a pub with curved holes in the walls to allow hump backed drinkers to sit up straight. Rushbrook's was a bakery in Market Street, Willenhall. In 1853, Rushbrook's struck their own "Rushbrook Farthing", a tradesman's token widely in use in the area. In the early 1960s the


title: Cargo content: Cargo In economics, cargo or freight are goods or produce being conveyed – generally for commercial gain – by water, air or land. "Cargo" was originally a shipload. Cargo now covers all types of freight, including that carried by train, van, truck, or intermodal container. The term cargo is also used in case of goods in the cold-chain, because the perishable inventory is always in transit towards a final end-use, even when it is held in cold storage or other similar climate-controlled facility. Multi-modal container units, designed as reusable carriers to facilitate unit load handling of the goods contained, are


title: Cargo content: also referred to as cargo, specially by shipping lines and logistics operators. Similarly, aircraft ULD boxes are also documented as cargo, with associated packing list of the items contained within. When empty containers are shipped each unit is documented as a cargo and when goods are stored within, the contents are termed as containerised cargo. Seaport terminals handle a wide range of maritime cargo. Air cargo, commonly known as "air freight", is collected by firms from shippers and delivered to customers. Aircraft were first used for carrying mail as cargo in 1911. Eventually manufacturers started designing aircraft for other types


title: Cargo content: of freight as well. There are many commercial aircraft suitable for carrying cargo such as the Boeing 747 and the bigger An‑124, which was purposely built for easy conversion into a cargo aircraft. Such large aircraft employ quick-loading containers known as unit load devices (ULDs), much like containerized cargo ships. The ULDs are located in the front section of the aircraft. Most nations own and utilize large numbers of military cargo aircraft such as the C‑17 Globemaster III for logistical needs. Popular commercial aircraft transformed to a cargo aircraft such as Saab 340A is designed for high revenue and profitability


title: Cargo content: in short / medium haul operations. Trains are capable of transporting a large number of containers that come from shipping ports. Trains are also used for the transportation of water, cement, grain, steel, wood and coal. They are used because they can carry a large amount and generally have a direct route to the destination. Under the right circumstances, freight transport by rail is more economic and energy efficient than by road, especially when carried in bulk or over long distances. The main disadvantage of rail freight is its lack of flexibility. For this reason, rail has lost much of


title: Cargo content: the freight business to road transport. Rail freight is often subject to transshipment costs, since it must be transferred from one mode of transportation to another. Practices such as containerization aim at minimizing these costs. When transporting point-to-point bulk loads such as cement or grain, with specialised bulk handling facilities at the rail sidings, rail mode of transport remains the most convenient and preferred option. Many governments are currently trying to encourage shippers to use trains more often because of the environmental benefits. Many firms, like Parcelforce, FedEx and R+L Carriers transport all types of cargo by road. Delivering everything


title: Cargo content: from letters to houses to cargo containers, these firms offer fast, sometimes same-day, delivery. A good example of road cargo is food, as supermarkets require deliveries daily to replenish their shelves with goods. Retailers and manufacturers of all kinds rely upon delivery trucks, be they full size semi trucks or smaller delivery vans. These smaller road haulage companies constantly strive for the best routes and prices to ship out their products. Indeed, the level of commercial freight transported by smaller businesses is often a good barometer of healthy economic development as it is these types of vehicles that move and


title: Cargo content: transport literally anything, including couriers transporting parcel and mail. You can see the different types and weights of vehicles that are used to move cargo around. Less than truckload (LTL) cargo is the first category of freight shipment, which represents the majority of freight shipments and the majority of business-to-business (B2B) shipments. LTL shipments are also often referred to as "motor freight" and the carriers involved are referred to as "motor carriers". LTL shipments range from , being less than the majority of times. The average single piece of LTL freight is and the size of a standard pallet. Long


title: Cargo content: freight and/or large freight are subject to extreme length and cubic capacity surcharges. Trailers used in LTL can range from . The standard for city deliveries is usually . In tight and residential environments the trailer is used the most. The shipments are usually palletized, stretch [shrink]-wrapped and packaged for a mixed-freight environment. Unlike express or parcel, LTL shippers must provide their own packaging, as carriers do not provide any packaging supplies or assistance. However, circumstances may require crating or other substantial packaging. Air freight shipments are very similar to LTL shipments in terms of size and packaging requirements. However,


title: Cargo content: air freight or air cargo shipments typically need to move at much faster speeds than per hour. Air shipments may be booked directly with the carriers, through brokers or with online marketplace services. While shipments move faster than standard LTL, air shipments don’t always actually move by air. In the US, there are certain restrictions on shipments moving via air freight on passenger aircraft. Shippers in the US must be approved and be "known" in the Known Shipper Management System before their shipments can be tendered on passenger aircraft. In the United States, shipments larger than about are typically classified


title: Cargo content: as truckload (TL) freight. This is because it is more efficient and economical for a large shipment to have exclusive use of one larger trailer rather than share space on a smaller LTL trailer. By the Federal Bridge Gross Weight Formula the total weight of a loaded truck (tractor and trailer, 5-axle rig) cannot exceed 80000 lbs in the United States. In ordinary circumstances, long-haul equipment will weigh about , leaving about of freight capacity. Similarly a load is limited to the space available in the trailer, normally or long, wide, high and high over all. While express, parcel and


title: "Beatriz Merino" content: Beatriz Merino Martha Beatriz Merino Lucero (born November 15, 1947 in Peru) was the first female Prime Minister of Peru. Merino served as Prime Minister from 23 June 2003 to 15 December 2003. Merino served as the national ombudsman for Peru from 29 September 2005 to 30 March 2011, a position also known as the defender of the people. She was the third person to hold the position (the first title holder was Jorge Santistevan and his successor, in an interim position, was Walter Albán). Following the expiry of her five-year term in March 2011, Merino was succeeded by Eduardo


title: "Dry lake" content: Dry lake A dry lake is either a basin or depression that formerly contained a standing surface water body, which disappeared when evaporation processes exceeded recharge. If the floor of a dry lake is covered by deposits of alkaline compounds, it is known as an "alkali flat." If covered with salt, it is known as a "salt flat." If its basin is primarily salt, then a dry lake is called a "salt pan", "pan", or "salt flat" (the latter being a remnant of a salt lake). "Hardpan" is the dry terminus of an internally drained basin in a dry climate,


title: Zorki content: Angle of view: 51.3 degree Min. focusing distance: 1.5 m Shutter: leaf; electronically controlled in auto mode, 1/30 s or B in manual mode. Exposure metering: external with selenium meter Shutter speed range: 1/30 s – 1/500 s, B Aperture range: 2.8 – 22 Automatic exposure range: 8 – 18 EV Manual exposure range: 8 – 14 EV Film speed range: 20 – 320 ASA (14 – 26 DIN, 16 – 250 GOST) Flash sync: 1/30 s Film advance: manual Selftimer: mechanical, 8-15 s delay Filter thread: M52.5 x 0.75 Tripod thread: 1/4" or 3/8" (depending of manufacture period) Dimensions:


title: "Parlement of Foules" content: the date of composition for "The Parliament of Foules". This places the poem in the same year as fifteen-year-old King Richard II married fifteen-year-old Anne of Bohemia. Parlement of Foules The Parlement of Foules (also known as the "Parliament of Foules", "Parlement of Briddes", "Assembly of Fowls", "Assemble of Foules", or "The Parliament of Birds") is a poem by Geoffrey Chaucer (1343?–1400) made up of approximately 700 lines. The poem is in the form of a dream vision in rhyme royal stanza and contains one of the earliest references to the idea that St. Valentine's Day is a special day


title: Myristicin content: of raw nutmeg, is myristicin. One study found 20 grams of nutmeg to contain 210 mg myristicin, 70 mg elemicin and 39 mg safrole. While myristicin has been widely accepted as the main psychoactive component of nutmeg (along with elemicin), both the differences in subjective effects observed between nutmeg and synthetic myristicin, as well as the fact that myristicin is not a major component of the seed (therefore is possibly not present in high enough quantities) suggest it does not fully explain the effects of consuming raw nutmeg. A 1997 study found data to suggest that myristicin can alter the


title: "Lincoln Continental Mark IV" content: the roofline and different interiors. In a major break from American luxury car tradition, the rear wheel openings of the Mark IV were designed at the same height as the front wheels (similar to the 1966-1970 Oldsmobile Toronado); its large fender flares precluded the use of fender skirts. In 1973, the front bodywork underwent a major redesign, necessitated by the addition of 5 mph bumpers; in various forms, the front body style would be seen on Continentals and Lincolns until 1989. For 1974, a 5 mph bumper was added to the rear body work, moving the taillights from the bumper


title: "Annie Oakley" content: Annie Oakley Annie Oakley (born Phoebe Ann Mosey; August 13, 1860 – November 3, 1926) was an American sharpshooter and exhibition shooter. Her amazing talent first came to light when at age 15 she won a shooting match against traveling-show marksman Frank E. Butler, whom she later married. The couple joined "Buffalo Bill's Wild West" show a few years later. Oakley became a renowned international star, performing before royalty and heads of state. Oakley also was variously known as "Miss Annie Oakley", "Little Sure Shot", "Little Miss Sure Shot", "Watanya Cicilla", "Phoebe Anne Oakley", "Mrs. Annie Oakley", "Mrs. Annie Butler",