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9197632 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sampot | Sampot | A sampot ( /sɑmpʊət/ ), a long, rectangular cloth worn around the lower body, is a traditional dress in Cambodia. It can be draped and folded in several different ways. The traditional dress is similar to the dhoti of Southern Asia. It is also worn in the neighboring countries of Laos and Thailand where it is known as ... | 2.890625 | 0 |
9197632 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sampot | Sampot | The Sampot Hol សំពត់ហូល /sɑmpʊət hool/ is a typical traditional textile. There are two kinds of Sampot Hol, one is a wrapping skirt that uses a technique called chang kiet and twill weave. Influenced by the Indian patola, it developed patterns and techniques over the centuries to become a genuine Khmer art style. The ... | 2.5 | 0 |
9197708 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Habronema%20muscae | Habronema muscae | Habronema muscae is an internal stomach parasite that is most commonly found in horses. It is the most common cause of cutaneous ulcerative granulomas in the horse. It is in genus Habronema.
Life cycle
Eggs
The parasitic adult female worms lay eggs within the horse's stomach. The eggs are later excreted through the ... | 2.71875 | 0 |
9197742 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Connecticut%27s%20congressional%20districts | Connecticut's congressional districts | First district
The 1st district still comprises the greater part of the Hartford metropolitan area. Hartford, the capital of Connecticut, is still the population center and focal point of the district, which also includes wealthy West Hartford, the center of Greater Hartford's Jewish and Asian-American communities, and... | 1.914063 | 0 |
9197779 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dambo | Dambo | A dambo is a class of complex shallow wetlands in central, southern and eastern Africa, particularly in Zambia, Malawi and Zimbabwe. They are generally found in higher rainfall flat plateau areas and have river-like branching forms which in themselves are not very large but combined add up to a large area. Dambos have ... | 3.078125 | 0 |
9197779 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dambo | Dambo | A 1998 report of the Food and Agriculture Organization distinguishes between ‘hydromorphic/phreatic’ dambos (associated with headwaters) and ‘fluvial’ dambos (associated with rivers), and also referred to five geomorphological types in Zambia’s Luapula Province: upland, valley, hanging, sand dune and pan dambos.
Hydro... | 3.421875 | 0 |
9197805 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harald%20Feller | Harald Feller | Harald Feller (1913–2003) was a Swiss diplomat who saved Hungarian Jews during the Holocaust, for which he was honored by Yad Vashem as one of the Righteous Among the Nations in 1999.
He replaced Maximilian Jaeger (c. 1915 – 1999) as head of the Swiss legation in Budapest, Hungary, in 1944. He supported Carl Lutz with... | 2.078125 | 0 |
9197896 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph%20Chinn | Joseph Chinn | Chinn continued his families' political tradition. Lancaster County voters first elected him to the Virginia House of Delegates in 1826 and re-elected him once. Lancaster County voters also joined others from northern Virginia to elect Chinn to the Virginia Senate, where he served from 1829 until 1831, when he resigned... | 2.234375 | 0 |
9197914 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carpophorus%2C%20Exanthus%2C%20Cassius%2C%20Severinus%2C%20Secundus%2C%20and%20Licinius | Carpophorus, Exanthus, Cassius, Severinus, Secundus, and Licinius | Carpophorus, Exanthus, Cassius, Severinus, Secundus and Licinius (all died 295 AD) were Christian soldiers who, according to tradition, were martyred at Como during the reign of Maximian.
Legends
The cult of Fidelis of Como is associated with these saints. Variations on more or less the same legend concern them. T... | 2.65625 | 0 |
9198066 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Role%20conflict | Role conflict | Role conflict occurs when there are incompatible demands placed upon a person relating to their job or position. People experience role conflict when they find themselves pulled in various directions as they try to respond to the many statuses they hold. Role conflict can be something that can be for either a short per... | 3.1875 | 0 |
9198066 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Role%20conflict | Role conflict | Work–family conflict
A commonly noted role conflict is that between work and family. Researchers have noticed a declining fertility rate in developed countries. Some studies suggest that this drop may be because more women are pursuing careers and obtaining educations. The research is trying to show that women who have... | 2.234375 | 0 |
9198066 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Role%20conflict | Role conflict | Homelessness is a situation that takes a heavy toll on anyone, especially men with children or dependents. Traditional gender roles describe men as being the providers. Homeless men are often unemployed thus lack the means to provide the resources that their family needs. This can cause high levels of distress in men. ... | 2.609375 | 0 |
9198066 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Role%20conflict | Role conflict | Prisons are filled predominantly with male inmates. This may be due to higher levels of testosterone. Domination is symbolized by control, independence, heterosexuality, aggressiveness, authority, and a capacity for violence in American culture. When a male finds themselves lacking in one of these areas they may be dri... | 2.546875 | 0 |
9198066 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Role%20conflict | Role conflict | An individual can alter external, structurally imposed expectations held by others, regarding the appropriate behavior of a person in his or her position. The most effective alteration is change in the workplace. If the job is a "family-friendly" environment, the needs of a parent may be met easier. One of the bigges... | 2.421875 | 0 |
9198086 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trinidad%20Regional%20Virus%20Laboratory | Trinidad Regional Virus Laboratory | The Trinidad Regional Virus Laboratory (T.R.V.L.) was established in Port of Spain, in 1953 by the Rockefeller Foundation in co-operation with the Government of Trinidad and Tobago. It was originally housed in an old wooden army barracks near the docks in Port of Spain. A large wired-in "animal house" was built out bac... | 2.921875 | 0 |
9198086 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trinidad%20Regional%20Virus%20Laboratory | Trinidad Regional Virus Laboratory | The flourishing scientific community centered around the T.R.V.L., the New York Zoological Society's field station at Simla, and the Imperial College of Agriculture, provided an exciting pool of top-notch scholars whose interests often extended well past their immediate jobs. Much useful research was accomplished in th... | 3.046875 | 0 |
9198086 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trinidad%20Regional%20Virus%20Laboratory | Trinidad Regional Virus Laboratory | Warnings were made that an epidemic was imminent and Downs and Hill began a program of inoculating health workers and stockpiling vaccine. Trinidad health authorities followed up with large-scale vaccination and intensive anti-aegypti measures including public education, regular inspection for breeding sites, and spray... | 2.875 | 0 |
9198145 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008%20National%20Hockey%20League%20All-Star%20Game | 2008 National Hockey League All-Star Game | The 2008 National Hockey League All-Star Game was held on January 27, 2008 at the Philips Arena in Atlanta, home of the Atlanta Thrashers. It was the only time the All-Star Game was held in Atlanta, as the Thrashers moved to Winnipeg in 2011 as the new Winnipeg Jets (the old Winnipeg Jets moved to Arizona to become the... | 2.203125 | 0 |
9198256 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John%20Gallishaw | John Gallishaw | Alonzo John Gallishaw (St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, 1891–1968) was a Canadian author and teacher.
Biography
He studied at Harvard until the First World War broke out in 1914. At that point, aged 23, he returned to Canada and joined the Canadian army in Halifax and was assigned to the Cyclist Corps of the Sec... | 2.53125 | 0 |
9198256 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John%20Gallishaw | John Gallishaw | He returned to Harvard but this time as a lecturer. In 1917 the United States joined the war and refusing exemption he enlisted again, this time in the American army. He was sent to France in May 1918 as a sergeant in the 120th Infantry, 30th Infantry Division to join the American Expeditionary Force. By force of circu... | 2.359375 | 0 |
9198263 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equality%20Act%202006 | Equality Act 2006 | The Equality Bill first appeared in the 2004/05 session, but did not make it into law before Parliament was dissolved ahead of the 2005 general election. In its manifesto, the Labour Party promised to reintroduce the Bill, which it duly accomplished upon its reinstatement in Westminster.
At this stage, only "religion ... | 2.203125 | 0 |
9198357 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flagler%20Estates%2C%20Florida | Flagler Estates, Florida | Prior to January 2004, the Flagler Estates Road and Water Control District (FERWCD) was located in Flagler and St. Johns counties. The Flagler County portion of the District was removed from the District Boundaries effective January 1, 2004. This de-annexation was codified in Chapter 2006–358, Laws of Florida. In the 2... | 2 | 0 |
9198389 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert%20Flanagan%20%28politician%29 | Robert Flanagan (politician) | Robert L. Flanagan (born November 1, 1945) is an American politician who was the Secretary of the Maryland Department of Transportation from 2003 until 2007, under the administration of Governor Robert Ehrlich. Prior and subsequent to this position, Flanagan served in the Maryland House of Delegates. He was first elect... | 2.046875 | 0 |
9198389 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert%20Flanagan%20%28politician%29 | Robert Flanagan (politician) | In 1987, Flanagan began his political career by being elected to the Maryland House of Delegates, representing District 14B, which covered parts of Montgomery and Howard Counties. Districts were later redrawn, and Flanagan was elected into his new district of 9A, which was solely in Howard County. As a Republican membe... | 1.914063 | 0 |
9198431 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Distinguished%20Eagle%20Scout%20Award | Distinguished Eagle Scout Award | The Distinguished Eagle Scout Award (DESA) is a distinguished service award of the Boy Scouts of America (BSA). It is awarded to an Eagle Scout who has achieved extraordinary national-level recognition, fame, or eminence within their profession and/or service to the nation and has a strong record of voluntary service t... | 2.5625 | 0 |
9198437 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hostelling%20International%20USA | Hostelling International USA | After World War II, international youth travel was embraced by governments as a way of encouraging interaction and understanding, and avoiding future conflict. John D. Rockefeller incorporated AYH as a nonprofit organization in 1948 after joining AYH as president.
Public awareness and hostel use increased in the 1960... | 2.28125 | 0 |
9198473 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giacomo%20Medici%20%28art%20dealer%29 | Giacomo Medici (art dealer) | Investigation results
The staggering scale and value of the so-called "Medici conspiracy" was revealed in the 1990s by two fortuitous but connected events. The first was the downfall of former Sotheby's employee James Hodges, who in 1991 was tried and convicted of various charges related to his theft of antiquities and... | 2.015625 | 0 |
9198473 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giacomo%20Medici%20%28art%20dealer%29 | Giacomo Medici (art dealer) | The second fortuitous event was the death of one of the smuggling ring's main organisers, Pasquale Camera, a former captain in the Italian customs agency. When Camera was killed in a car accident in August 1995, police found dozens of photographs of stolen antiquities in the glove compartment of his car, which directly... | 2.125 | 0 |
9198473 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giacomo%20Medici%20%28art%20dealer%29 | Giacomo Medici (art dealer) | The forensic archaeologists investigating the Medici documents even discovered shocking photographic evidence that the gang had illegally excavated and looted at least one previously-undiscovered Roman villa in Pompeii, ruthlessly hacking several complete frescoes off the walls in laptop-sized pieces in order to steal ... | 2.46875 | 0 |
9198499 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph%20J.%20Nazzaro | Joseph J. Nazzaro | In December 1964, Nazzaro became vice commander in chief of Strategic Air Command, and in February 1967 following the appointment of General John D. Ryan to be the next commander of Pacific Air Force, Nazzaro was appointed Commanders-in-Chief of The Strategic Air Command (CINCSAC) and was elevated into the rank of Four... | 2.296875 | 0 |
9198552 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sakher%20Hattar | Sakher Hattar | Sakher Hattar () is a Jordanian oud player. Oud is a stringed musical instrument similar to the Lute. He was born in Amman in 1963, and has studied and played the oud for over 25 years. Hattar has been called one of the finest oud players in the region, and one of the most significant Arab musicians of his generation,... | 2.40625 | 0 |
9198584 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freeman%20string%20symphonizer | Freeman string symphonizer | The Freeman String Symphonizer was a 5-octave synthesizer of the 1970s. (The first prototype being shown prior to 1970, but the most well known shown in 1970, the second according to the Sound on Sound article) It was finally manufactured by the Chicago Musical Instrument Co. and was also known as the Cordovox CSS. Its... | 2.3125 | 0 |
9198584 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freeman%20string%20symphonizer | Freeman string symphonizer | Each top-octave note is fed to a simple digital counter IC, which divides by 2, 4, 8, 16, and so on, generating all the lower octaves of that note. So the Freeman has three complete sets of tones that can be mixed to create more or fewer overtones in the sound, as one rank is tuned an octave below the other from the be... | 2.21875 | 0 |
9198606 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oyez%20Project | Oyez Project | The Oyez Project is an unofficial online multimedia archive website for the Supreme Court of the United States. It was initiated by the Illinois Institute of Technology's Chicago-Kent College of Law and now also sponsored by Cornell Law School Legal Information Institute and Justia.
The website has emphasis on the cou... | 2.453125 | 0 |
9198626 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Labour%20Emancipation%20League | Labour Emancipation League | The Labour Emancipation League was a socialist organisation in London.
The origins of the league lay in the 1880 split from the National Secular Society of the Stratford Dialectical and Radical Club around Ambrose Barker. In 1881, the club was forced to abandon its activities, although it remained in existence as the ... | 2.453125 | 0 |
9198728 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jameson%27s%20antpecker | Jameson's antpecker | Jameson's antpecker (Parmoptila jamesoni) is a songbird species found in central Africa. Like all antpeckers, it is tentatively placed in the estrildid finch family (Estrildidae). It has traditionally been included as a subspecies of P. rubrifrons (red-fronted antpecker) and the common name Jameson's antpecker was some... | 2.28125 | 0 |
9198780 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shakawe | Shakawe | Shakawe is a village located in the northwest corner of Botswana at the beginning of the Okavango Delta, close to Namibia and Angola. Shakawe is awakening from its former status as a sleepy little outpost on the Okavango. For travellers, Shakawe means a Botswana entry or exit stamp or a staging post for a visit to the ... | 1.96875 | 0 |
9198847 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margaret%20Rule | Margaret Rule | Margaret Helen Rule (27 September 1928 – 9 April 2015) was a British archaeologist. She is most notable for her involvement with the project that excavated and raised the Tudor warship Mary Rose in 1982.
Early life
Rule, née Martin, was born in Buckinghamshire on 27 September 1928. She studied chemistry at the Univers... | 2.46875 | 0 |
9198886 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John%20M.%20Patton | John M. Patton | John Mercer Patton (August 10, 1797October 29, 1858) was a nineteenth-century politician and lawyer from Virginia. Patton served in the United States House of Representatives representing two different Virginia Districts and was the acting governor of Virginia for twelve days in 1841.
Early life, education and family
... | 2.140625 | 0 |
9198952 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triarthrus | Triarthrus | Triarthrus is an average size trilobite (up to about ) and its moderately convex body is about twice as long as wide (excluding spines). Like in all Olenidae, the headshield (or cephalon) of Triarthrus has opisthoparian sutures, and the right and left free cheeks that they define are yoked. The cephalon in Triarthrus i... | 2.59375 | 0 |
9198952 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triarthrus | Triarthrus | The foremost pair of extremities in trilobites are the antennas. In Triarthrus eatoni the antennas are probably flexible. From their attachment adjacent to the hypostome they stretch inward and forward, almost touching each other at the point where, from a dorsal viewpoint, they appear from under the cephalic margin, t... | 2.84375 | 0 |
10686293 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Boy%20Who%20Grew%20Flowers | The Boy Who Grew Flowers | The Boy Who Grew Flowers is a children's picture book written by Jennifer Wojtowicz and illustrated by Steve Adams. Wojtowicz has stated that she was inspired to write the book due to her relationship with her autistic brother. The book has been adapted into a stage play.
Plot
The Boy Who Grew Flowers follows the char... | 2.78125 | 0 |
10686314 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asian%20Americans%20in%20arts%20and%20entertainment | Asian Americans in arts and entertainment | 1834, Afong Moy, the first recorded woman to migrate to the United States from China, arrived in the United States and began what could be considered as something between a one-woman show and an advertisement for Chinese goods and language. Her performances would later evolve into more one-woman shows only. She would l... | 2.65625 | 0 |
10686314 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asian%20Americans%20in%20arts%20and%20entertainment | Asian Americans in arts and entertainment | Anna May Wong was the first Asian American to have become an international acting star. She became a fashion icon during the silent film era, beginning with her success in the film The Toll of the Sea (1922), the first color feature to be made in Hollywood. During her career she sought roles that portrayed Chinese and ... | 2.234375 | 0 |
10686314 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asian%20Americans%20in%20arts%20and%20entertainment | Asian Americans in arts and entertainment | Fashion design
Many Asian Americans have made their mark in the fashion world. Vera Wang, friend to Anna Wintour, and Anna Sui have been working as highly accomplished and awarded fashion designers for years. Philippine-born Monique Lhuillier's dresses are on the Hollywood red carpet and Vietnamese-American Chloe Dao ... | 2.171875 | 0 |
10686314 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asian%20Americans%20in%20arts%20and%20entertainment | Asian Americans in arts and entertainment | There is a genre of music called Desi hip hop due to its contributions and influences by many nations including the US by the South Asian diaspora including South Asian Americans especially by pioneers such as Pakistani-American Bohemia himself. Desi hip hop is one of only two music genres to have been either created b... | 2.796875 | 0 |
10686314 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asian%20Americans%20in%20arts%20and%20entertainment | Asian Americans in arts and entertainment | Tyrus Wong (1910-2016), who emigrated to the US from China, is considered to be one of the influential artists of the 20th century. He was a muralist for the Works Progress Administration. As well as having been a production illustrator for films such as Bambi (1942), some of his paintings are now or have been exhibite... | 2.609375 | 0 |
10686314 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asian%20Americans%20in%20arts%20and%20entertainment | Asian Americans in arts and entertainment | Stereotyping of Asian Americans in film: Dragon lady / lotus flower dichotomy
Asian American characters and their representation in mainstream media, especially in the film and entertainment industry, are often one-dimensional and seriously lacking in depth. East Asian Americans in the film and media industry are ofte... | 2.171875 | 0 |
10686314 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asian%20Americans%20in%20arts%20and%20entertainment | Asian Americans in arts and entertainment | Model minority
In The New York Times Magazine in January 1966, "Success Story, Japanese-American Style", the term "model minority" was coined by sociologist William Petersen. It was used in order to describe Japanese Americans as ethnic minorities who, despite marginalization, have achieved success in the United State... | 2.578125 | 0 |
10686338 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tehachapi%20Pass%20wind%20farm | Tehachapi Pass wind farm | The Tehachapi Pass wind farm is one of the first large-scale wind farms installed in the U.S., with around produced by about 3400 wind turbines.
Overview
The mountain pass acts as a venturi effect to air moving between ocean and desert, increasing wind speed.
Wind development in the Tehachapi Pass began in the early... | 2.578125 | 0 |
10686369 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Species%20at%20Risk%20Act | Species at Risk Act | The Species at Risk Act (, SARA) is a piece of Canadian federal legislation which became law in Canada on December 12, 2002. It is designed to meet one of Canada's key commitments under the International Convention on Biological Diversity. The goal of the Act is to prevent wildlife species in Canada from disappearing b... | 2.890625 | 0 |
10686369 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Species%20at%20Risk%20Act | Species at Risk Act | If a species is listed as extirpated, endangered, or threatened, SARA requires that a Recovery Strategy be prepared by the federal government, in consultation with the relevant provinces and territories, wildlife management boards, and Indigenous organizations. The Recovery Strategy describes the major threats to the s... | 2.609375 | 0 |
10686382 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard%20John%20Uniacke | Richard John Uniacke | Richard John Uniacke (November 22, 1753 – October 11, 1830) was an abolitionist, lawyer, politician, member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly and Attorney General of Nova Scotia. According to historian Brian Cutherburton, Uniacke was "the most influential Nova Scotian of his day.... His faith in Nova Scotia's destin... | 2.328125 | 0 |
10686382 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard%20John%20Uniacke | Richard John Uniacke | Immigration
In his role as Attorney General, to continue Nova Scotia's economic growth, Uniacke worked to increase the number of immigrants coming to the colony. In part immigration had been hindered by the cancellation of free land grants. In 1806 Uniacke pushed for a renewal of the granting of land to settlers. F... | 3.203125 | 0 |
10686382 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard%20John%20Uniacke | Richard John Uniacke | Personal Conflicts
Uniacke was perceived as a voice for the Pre-Loyalist settlers of Nova Scotia which brought him into conflict with the arrival of powerful United Empire Loyalists officials including John Wentworth, appointed Lt. Governor in 1792 and the lawyer and judge Sampson Salter Blowers who twice challenged U... | 2.796875 | 0 |
10686424 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort%20Algernon | Fort Algernon | Fort Algernon (also spelled Fort Algernourne) was established in the fall of 1609 at the mouth of Hampton Roads at Point Comfort in the Virginia Colony by Captain John Ratcliffe. A strategic point for guarding the shipping channel leading from the Chesapeake Bay, it would be the site for a series of military forts for ... | 2.78125 | 0 |
10686536 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trzciniec%20culture | Trzciniec culture | The Trzciniec culture is an Early and Middle Bronze Age (2400-1300 BC) archaeological culture in Central-Eastern Europe, mainly Poland and parts of Lithuania. The material culture similarity and overall chronological contemporaneity with Komariv (Ukraine) and Sośnica (Belarus) cultures resulted in the definition of the... | 2.734375 | 0 |
10686602 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temafloxacin | Temafloxacin | Temafloxacin (marketed by Abbott Laboratories as Omniflox) is a fluoroquinolone antibiotic drug which was withdrawn from sale in the United States shortly after its approval in 1992 because of serious adverse effects resulting in three deaths. It is not marketed in Europe.
History
Omniflox was approved to treat lower... | 2.203125 | 0 |
10686635 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jane%20Dormer | Jane Dormer | Jane Dormer was born during the reign of Henry VIII, when her family was split by the religious controversy caused by the ongoing Reformation. On the one side, her father Sir William Dormer's family (moderately prosperous Buckinghamshire landowners and wool merchants) remained staunchly Catholic. However, her mother M... | 2.5 | 0 |
10686640 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San%20Gorgonio%20Pass%20wind%20farm | San Gorgonio Pass wind farm | The San Gorgonio Pass wind farm is a wind farm that stretches from the eastern slope of the San Gorgonio Pass, near Cabazon, to North Palm Springs, on the western end of the Coachella Valley, in Riverside County, California. Flanked by Mount San Gorgonio and the Transverse Ranges to the North, and Mount San Jacinto and... | 2.203125 | 0 |
10686640 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San%20Gorgonio%20Pass%20wind%20farm | San Gorgonio Pass wind farm | Southern California Edison opened its Wind Energy Center eight miles northwest of Palm Springs in 1980 near its Devers substation, installing two wind turbine generators for testing. One of these was the SWT-3 horizontal axis wind turbine generator designed by Charles Schachle and produced by the Bendix Corporation. It... | 2.484375 | 0 |
10686647 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sempervivum%20tectorum | Sempervivum tectorum | Sempervivum tectorum is one of several houseleek species to be cultivated. It is valued as groundcover for hot, dry places. It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.
Sempervivum tectorum multiplies horizontally by propagation of underground roots. Propagation occurs in the spring, when budd... | 2.953125 | 0 |
10686698 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Megalopoli%20Mine | Megalopoli Mine | The Megalopoli Mine is a large lignite and coal open-pit mine owned by the Public Power Corporation of Greece that began in the early-1970s after the completion of the Megalopoli Power Plant. It mined approximately 40 km² or 4,000 ha of which 25 to 30 km² or 2,500 to 3,000 ha of land have been mined with a timespan of... | 2.59375 | 0 |
10686732 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bristow%20Helicopters | Bristow Helicopters | In 1960, Bristow Helicopters chose to enter the African market via the acquisition of crop-spraying specialist Fison-Airwork, which had also operated in locations in Central America and the UK. Bristow opted to discontinue crop-spraying activities in favour of focusing on oil exploration work in Nigeria on behalf of Sh... | 1.984375 | 0 |
10686732 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bristow%20Helicopters | Bristow Helicopters | Another key source of business was the provision of training services; in 1961, Bristow Helicopters commenced training of helicopter pilots on behalf of the Royal Navy at Redhill Aerodrome, Surrey; further training contracts were quickly secured from other helicopter operators in India, Australia and New Zealand. By 19... | 2.21875 | 0 |
10686732 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bristow%20Helicopters | Bristow Helicopters | During the early 1970s, the backbone of Bristow's fleet consisted of the Westland Wessex, Westland Whirlwind, and Bell 206, along with a handful of other types, including several fixed-wing Britten-Norman BN-2 Islanders. By the 1980s, Bristow had entirely phased out the Wessexes; the bulk of its fleet came to consist o... | 1.992188 | 0 |
10686757 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth%20Park%2C%20Hartford | Elizabeth Park, Hartford | Elizabeth Park is a city park located in Hartford and West Hartford, Connecticut. It covers 102 acres and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The park is owned by the City of Hartford, and jointly maintained by the City and the Elizabeth Park Conservancy working together.
The site was previously ow... | 2.171875 | 0 |
10686757 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth%20Park%2C%20Hartford | Elizabeth Park, Hartford | In 1977 volunteers banded together with Vic Jarm (Park Superintendent at the time) to form the Friends of Elizabeth Park and save the Rose Garden. Their first mission was to raise $10,000 to replace many of the rose bushes that died from lack of care. Since then the Conservancy has assisted the City of Hartford in mai... | 2.375 | 0 |
10686757 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth%20Park%2C%20Hartford | Elizabeth Park, Hartford | East Lawn
The East Lawn was designed by Theodore Wirth in 1896 and has been a communal space since the park opened in 1897. The Sunrise Overlook on the East Lawn offers views of the city's downtown area, with the area catching sunlight during early hours, earning the name Sunrise Overlook. A formal promenade and flowe... | 2.390625 | 0 |
10686757 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth%20Park%2C%20Hartford | Elizabeth Park, Hartford | Connecticut Iris Society Display Beds
A collaboration with the Connecticut Iris Society, these display beds hold several New England irises. The society also has a smaller set of display beds on the south side of the greenhouse, housing irises from Virginia. Most of these beds tend to bloom from April to June, with th... | 2.265625 | 0 |
10686804 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long%20Island%20State%20Parkway%20Police | Long Island State Parkway Police | The Long Island State Parkway Police is a defunct New York State law enforcement agency that once patrolled state parks and parkways on Long Island, New York.
History
After the New York State Park Commission was first created in 1902, New York State Police had responsibility for patrolling parks and parkways. In 1946... | 2.1875 | 0 |
10686963 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V%C3%ADctor%20Rodr%C3%ADguez%20Andrade | Víctor Rodríguez Andrade | Víctor Pablo Rodríguez Andrade (2 May 1927 – 19 May 1985) was an Uruguayan footballer. He was the left halfback of the Uruguay national team that won the 1950 World Cup tournament, after defeating Brazil in the decisive match.
He was the nephew of another Uruguayan international player, José Leandro Andrade, who was a... | 1.90625 | 0 |
10686963 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V%C3%ADctor%20Rodr%C3%ADguez%20Andrade | Víctor Rodríguez Andrade | International career
Rodríguez Andrade wore the Uruguayan jersey from December 1947 to May 1957. He participated at the World Cup finals of 1950 and 1954, as well as the South American Championships of 1947 (his first official international tournament), 1953, and 1956. He earned a total of 42 caps for La Celeste with n... | 2.390625 | 0 |
10686969 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Admiral%20Arthur%20W.%20Radford%20High%20School | Admiral Arthur W. Radford High School | Admiral Arthur W. Radford High School, known as Radford High School, is a coeducational college preparatory public high school in the City and County of Honolulu, Hawaii.
Basic information
The school is named after Navy Admiral Arthur William Radford who served as Commander-in-Chief of the United States Pacific Comma... | 2.5 | 0 |
10686991 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoosac%20Wind%20Power%20Project | Hoosac Wind Power Project | Hoosac Wind Power Project is a wind farm on Crum Hill in Monroe, Massachusetts and on Bakke Mountain in Florida, Massachusetts. Owned and operated by Iberdrola Renewables, it is the largest wind farm in Massachusetts, with 19 GE 1.5 MW wind turbines and a total installed capacity of 28.5 MW. The Hoosac Wind power proje... | 2.21875 | 0 |
10686991 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoosac%20Wind%20Power%20Project | Hoosac Wind Power Project | Project details
The project consists of 19 GE Wind Energy 1.5 MW wind turbines and is divided among two separate sites – nine turbines on Crum Hill in Monroe, and ten on Bakke Mountain in Florida, Massachusetts. Each turbine produces 1.5 MW, the site has a capacity to produce 28.5 MW; this is enough energy to supply a... | 2.265625 | 0 |
10687051 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Dove%20%28fairy%20tale%29 | The Dove (fairy tale) | The Dove is an Italian literary fairy tale written by Giambattista Basile in his 1634 work, the Pentamerone.
Although there is no evidence of direct influence, this tale combines many motifs in a manner similar to the Grimms' The Two Kings' Children.
Summary
A poor old woman had to beg hard to get a pot full of bea... | 2.484375 | 0 |
10687202 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marikina%20River | Marikina River | Adjacent creeks
In Marikina, numerous other creeks flow nearby the Marikina River but are not directly connected. These include the Bankaan Creek in Barangay Parang, the Concepcion Creek in Barangay Concepcion Dos, and the Usiw Creek in Barangay Santa Elena. Instead, these waterways are linked in a complex network with... | 2.734375 | 0 |
10687202 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marikina%20River | Marikina River | A total of 18 bridges cross the Marikina. The first bridge from the tri-junction with Boso-Boso and Sapa Bute Rivers is the Pacific Bridge, followed by the Rancho Luisito Way Bridge, Eastwood Greenview Bridge, and Phil Rock Spillway Bridge respectively to the south. Then it goes further towards the first government-own... | 2.125 | 0 |
10687202 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marikina%20River | Marikina River | Typhoon Ketsana/Ondoy
On September 26, 2009, at about 6:00 pm PST, Typhoon Ondoy hit Metro Manila and dumped one month's rainfall in less than 24 hours, causing the Marikina River system, including the Manggahan Floodway, to burst its banks rapidly. Along with flooding along other river systems, 80 percent of the Natio... | 2.453125 | 0 |
10687202 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marikina%20River | Marikina River | 2012 Southwest Monsoon rains/Habagat
Although located hundreds of kilometers away from the Philippines, the southerly flow from Typhoon Haikui in early August 2012 enhanced the southwest monsoon across much of Luzon. As a result, widespread heavy rains impacted regions still recovering from deadly floods triggered by T... | 2.609375 | 0 |
10687266 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Athletics%20at%20the%201996%20Summer%20Olympics%20%E2%80%93%20Men%27s%205000%20metres | Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's 5000 metres | These are the official results of the men's 5000 metres at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. The event took place between 31 July and 3 August.
Medalists
Summary
After a diverse semi-final round where one heat ran a modes 14 minute strategic race and the other ran over thirty seconds faster, some athletes had an ... | 1.921875 | 0 |
10687345 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ch%C3%ADquiza | Chíquiza | Chíquiza () is a town and municipality in the Central Boyacá Province, part of the Colombian Department of Boyacá. Chíquiza was called San Pedro de Iguaque until July 17, 2003, when the name was changed to Chíquiza. The municipality is situated on the Altiplano Cundiboyacense with the urban centre at an altitude of an... | 2.359375 | 0 |
10687355 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James%20S.%20Levine | James S. Levine | James Scott Levine (born 1974) is an American composer and member of Remote Control Productions. He has won seven BMI awards and seven ASCAP awards. His credits include the films Running with Scissors, Delta Farce, and The Weather Man, and the television shows Nip/Tuck, Glee, The Closer, Rizzoli & Isles, and American H... | 1.984375 | 0 |
10687360 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motavita | Motavita | Motavita is a town and municipality in the Colombian Department of Boyacá, part of the subregion of the Central Boyacá Province. It covers approximately .
Etymology
The name Motavita comes from the Chibcha language and means "washing place to prepare for growing crops", indicating a ceremonial use.
Geography
Motavi... | 2.171875 | 0 |
10687365 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oicat%C3%A1 | Oicatá | Oicatá is a town and municipality in the Central Boyacá Province, Department of Boyacá, Colombia. The urban centre is situated on the Altiplano Cundiboyacense at an altitude of and a distance of from the national capital Bogotá and from the department capital Tunja. It borders Cómbita and Tuta in the north, Chivatá ... | 2.234375 | 0 |
10687374 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siachoque | Siachoque | Siachoque is a town and municipality in the Central Boyacá Province, part of the Colombian department of Boyacá. Siachoque is situated on the Altiplano Cundiboyacense at a distance of from the department capital Tunja. It borders Toca in the north, Rondón and Viracachá in the south, in the east Toca, Pesca and Rondón ... | 2.28125 | 0 |
10687380 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samac%C3%A1 | Samacá | Samacá is a town and municipality in the Central Boyacá Province, part of the Colombian Department of Boyacá. It borders Cucaita, Tunja and Ventaquemada in the east, Ráquira in the west, Sáchica, Sora and Cucaita in the north and Ventaquemada, Ráquira and Guachetá, Cundinamarca in the south.
Etymology
Samacá's origin... | 2.3125 | 0 |
10687459 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ventaquemada | Ventaquemada | Ventaquemada is a town and municipality in the Central Boyacá Province, part of the Colombian department of Boyacá. Ventaquemada is located at a distance of from the capital Bogotá and from the departmental capital Tunja. The urban centre is situated at an altitude of on the Altiplano Cundiboyacense in the Eastern R... | 2.234375 | 0 |
10687463 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dynaflex%20%28RCA%29 | Dynaflex (RCA) | Dynaflex is a trademark for a thin, lightweight vinyl LP phonograph record introduced by RCA Records in late 1969. Rather than using the stiff plastic material used by conventional vinyl pressings, Dynaflex records used a softer, pliable formulation that allowed RCA to use less material, saving money and also making th... | 2.1875 | 0 |
10687497 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garden%20City%20High%20School%20%28Kansas%29 | Garden City High School (Kansas) | The first high school in Garden City that would eventually become Garden City High School was established in 1884 at the original Garfield School, built in 1885. The later location, named Sabine Hall was constructed in 1911. In order to educate a rapidly increasing population. the school newspaper, The Sugar Beet, was ... | 2.453125 | 0 |
10687497 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garden%20City%20High%20School%20%28Kansas%29 | Garden City High School (Kansas) | On November 4, 2008, a bond issue for a new $95 million high school was passed. In 2009, a new "Jumbotron" video scoreboard was installed on the west end of Memorial Stadium. Groundbreaking for the new high school took place on September 23, 2009, and construction was completed on April 1, 2012 at $7 million under budg... | 1.9375 | 0 |
10687497 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garden%20City%20High%20School%20%28Kansas%29 | Garden City High School (Kansas) | There are four academies at the high school; School of Trade and Health Sciences, Academy of Arts and Communications, Academy of Public Service and the Ninth Grade Academy.
Despite rapidly rising numbers of English as a Second Language students, Garden City High School has raised student achievement in reading, mathem... | 2.203125 | 0 |
10687497 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garden%20City%20High%20School%20%28Kansas%29 | Garden City High School (Kansas) | The building is subdivided into four learning academies at the high school; Academy of Trade and Health Science, Academy of Arts and Communications, Academy of Public Service and the Ninth Grade Academy. Each career academy has teachers from different subjects, who combine their efforts as a means of integrating academ... | 2.28125 | 0 |
10687497 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garden%20City%20High%20School%20%28Kansas%29 | Garden City High School (Kansas) | Debate/Forensics
The Garden City High debate and forensics teams have been ranked among the top schools in the nation in terms of state appearances by the National Speech and Debate Association (formerly National Forensics League). Garden City High has competed at the state level in all of the NSDS events and at the n... | 2.234375 | 0 |
10687551 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sativanorte | Sativanorte | Sativanorte is a town and municipality in the Colombian Department of Boyacá, part of the subregion of the Northern Boyacá Province. Sativanorte borders Susacón in the north, in the south Sativasur and Tutazá, in the west Onzaga of the department of Santander and in the east Jericó and Socotá.
Etymology
The names for... | 2.03125 | 0 |
10687562 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Susac%C3%B3n | Susacón | Susacón is a town and municipality in the Colombian Department of Boyacá, part of the subregion of the Northern Boyacá Province. Susacón borders to the north Soatá, in the east Boavita, La Uvita and Jericó, in the south Sativanorte and in the west the Santander municipality of Onzaga.
History
When the Spanish conquis... | 2.203125 | 0 |
10687755 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mass%20line | Mass line | The mass line is a political, organizational, and leadership methodology developed by Mao Zedong and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) during the Chinese Communist Revolution. Who used the term first is disputed, with some crediting Li Lisan and others Zhou Enlai. In mass line methodology, leadership formulates policy ... | 2.046875 | 0 |
10687755 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mass%20line | Mass line | In doing this, a line of feedback is formed between leaders and masses, representing the aggregate interests of ordinary people on their behalf, in a Maoist political line, ostensibly derived "from the peasants". It is governments role to listen to the scattered ideas of the masses, turn them into systemic ones, and re... | 2.1875 | 0 |
10687755 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mass%20line | Mass line | The legacy of mass line principles is also reflected in the interpersonal relationships between party officials in local party branches and the people in their jurisdictions. In many localities, county and township-level officials are required to visit villages in their jurisdictions to personally acquaint themselves w... | 2.390625 | 0 |
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