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a journey home from the Sicilian Targa Florio he said to Enzo Ferrari, "What a strange businessman you are. What if I am brought back in a coffin?" Nuvolari and co-driver Battista Guidotti won the Mille Miglia in a Zagato-bodied Alfa Romeo 6C 1750 GS, becoming the first to complete the race at an average of over . At n... | major European race he never won was the Czechoslovakian Grand Prix. When Nuvolari resumed racing after the war he was 54 and in poor health. In his final appearance in competition, driving a Cisitalia-Abarth Tipo 204A at a Palermo hillclimb on 10 April 1950, he won his class and placed fifth overall. He died in 1953 f... |
politics; proposed retrospective vote theory Peter Fishburn - operations analysis and probability theory expert Keith Fitzgerald - immigration politics expert Naika Foroutan - German political scientist studying immigration and integration James H. Fowler - expert on political participation, the evolution of cooperatio... | at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Larry Arnhart - Distinguished Research Professor Emeritus of Political Science at Northern Illinois University Richard Ashcraft - American political theorist and professor of political science at UCLA Herb Asher - professor emeritus of political science at Ohio State University Ri... |
It was launched on a Soyuz and eaten by Yuri Usachov in orbit. In recent years, the chain has seen a downturn in profits. In 2015, the franchise stated it would be pumping more capital into its London branches. Pizza Hut is installing cocktail bars in its London branches as part of a £60 million bid to win back "the Na... | and the red roof design that was used from 1976 until 1999. On August 7, 2019, Pizza Hut announced its intention to close about 500 of its 7,496 dine-in restaurants in the US, by the middle of 2021. On August 18, 2020, it was announced that Pizza Hut will be closing 300 restaurants after the bankruptcy of NPC Internati... |
Crunch Grilled Stuft Burrito; Chicken Caesar Grilled Stuft Burrito; Grilled Stuft Nacho; Fully Loaded Nachos; Spicy Chicken Crunchwrap Supreme; Blackjack Taco; Bean Burrito Especial; Border Ices; and the Meximelt. In September 2019, Taco Bell made new changes to its menu. Items discontinued from there include: Beefy Mi... | cancelled after much negative feedback from drivers. On September 21, 2018, Taco Bell announced National Taco Day celebrating its global reach outside of the United States, to be celebrated in 20 countries. In January 2019, Taco Bell nearly doubled its television advertising spending to US$64 million. In September 2019... |
on harvesting the grapes at more advanced degrees of ripeness and higher Brix levels. New oak barrels were used to produce wines that were big in body and mouthfeel. Frank J. Prial of The New York Times was an early critic of this style, particularly because of the lack of "food friendliness" that was common with these... | Typically, Mâcon blanc, basic Bourgogne, Beaujolais blanc, and Saint-Véran are meant to be consumed within two to three years of release. However, many of the well-made examples of white Burgundy from the Côte d'Or need at least three years in the bottle to develop enough to express the aromas and character of the wine... |
Council meetings in December 2020. According to the Australian National Secular Lobby, the Shire was the first council or parliament to be removed from their list of government institutions that impose prayers on elected representatives”. Council Electoral representation The Mornington Peninsula Shire is split into six... | tradition of reciting a prayer before Council meetings in December 2020. According to the Australian National Secular Lobby, the Shire was the first council or parliament to be removed from their list of government institutions that impose prayers on elected representatives”. Council Electoral representation The Mornin... |
of law. Early emperors however embraced the Legalist ideal as a way of exerting control over their large and growing territory and population. This process was integrated with traditional Chinese beliefs in the cosmic order, holding that correct behavior was behavior consonant with the appropriate responses set by fǎ. ... | economic area, have been promulgated. The use of mediation committees, informed groups of citizens who resolve about 90% of the PRC's civil disputes and some minor criminal cases at no cost to the parties, is one innovative device. More than 800,000 such committees operate - in both rural and urban areas. In drafting t... |
the President of South Korea: Daetongryung For the Prime Minister of South Korea: Chongni(총리) or Gukmu Chonhni(국무총리) Latvian: For the head of government of Latvia: Ministru prezidents (literally, 'Minister President') When referring to other prime ministers: Premjerministrs Lithuanian: Ministras pirmininkas Malay: In M... | checking the head of government, include the following. Some of these titles relate to governments below the national level (e.g. states or provinces). Alternative English terms and renderings Chancellor (primarily in German-speaking countries; today used in Germany and Austria) Chief Minister (often subnational) Chief... |
damsel in distress. Angel co-creator and executive producer David Greenwalt describes Cordelia in her Buffy years as "a somewhat shallow, somewhat vain, somewhat self-centered but [a] lively and honest character who spoke her mind". Indeed, even not when superhuman, she showed a lot of hardiness. Charisma Carpenter had... | same time, dominating the other girls in the school" and commanding the attention of the boys. Describing her character arc in Buffy, Mary Alice Money views Cordelia as one of many transformed or redeemed Buffy characters, one who "reveals a previously unexpected vulnerability that nullifies some of their less attracti... |
retail store upon exiting security. Airport planners sometimes incorporate winding routes within these stores such that passengers encounter more goods as they walk towards their gate. Planners also install artworks next to the airport's shops in order to draw passengers into the stores. Apart from major fast food chai... | are owned and operated by the Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority except for Sialkot International Airport which has the distinction of being the first privately owned public airport in Pakistan and South Asia. In the US, commercial airports are generally operated directly by government entities or government-created air... |
host nation had not managed to qualify for any World Championship thus far, and they finished 12th and last after losing all six games, including 21–38 to Romania in the 11th-place play-off. Sweden became the first European champion after defeating Russia by 34–21 in the final, Russia's heaviest loss in their internati... | won the first four games before becoming the first team to lose to hosts Italy. However, in the final, Sweden were too strong and won by 25–23 after having led by 15–9 at half-time in front of 6,100 spectators in Bolzano. 2000s Two years later, the Championship was held in the Croatian cities of Zagreb and Rijeka. By n... |
stage Bracket Semifinals Third place game Final Ranking and statistics Final ranking Top player awards Most Valuable Player: Top Scorer : , 50 goals All Star Team Goalkeeper: Right wing: Right back: Centre back: Left back: Left wing: Pivot: Source: . References H European Men's Handball Championship | Seventh place game Fifth place game Knockout stage Bracket Semifinals Third place game Final Ranking and statistics Final ranking Top player awards Most Valuable Player: Top Scorer : , 50 goals All Star Team Goalkeeper: Right wing: Right back: Centre back: Left back: Left wing: Pivot: Source: . References H |
the second edition of the tournament and held in Spain from 24 May to 2 June 1996, in the cities of Ciudad Real and Seville. Russia won | the final, while Yugoslavia finished third. Teams Venues Preliminary round All times are local (UTC+2). Group A Group B Placement games Eleventh place game Ninth place game |
in the final, while Germany finished third. Qualification Note: Bold indicates champion for that year. Italic indicates host for that year. Venues Preliminary round All times are local (UTC+2). Group A Group B Placement games Eleventh place game Ninth place game Seventh place game Fifth place game Knockout stage Bracke... | year. Venues Preliminary round All times are local (UTC+2). Group A Group B Placement games Eleventh place game Ninth place game Seventh place game Fifth place game Knockout stage Bracket Semifinals Third place game Final Final ranking All-Star Team Source: EHF References External links Official Website (Archived) Resu... |
indicates host for that year. Venues Two Croatian cities were selected as hosts for the 2000 Championship: Preliminary round All times are local (UTC+1). Group A Group B Placement matches Eleventh place game Ninth place game Seventh place game Fifth place game Knockout stage Bracket | for that year. Italic indicates host for that year. Venues Two Croatian cities were selected as hosts for the 2000 Championship: Preliminary round All times are local (UTC+1). Group A Group B Placement matches Eleventh place game Ninth place game Seventh place game Fifth place game Knockout stage Bracket Semifinals Thi... |
place game Seventh place game Fifth place game Final round Bracket Semifinals Third place game Final Ranking and statistics Final ranking All-Star Team Source: EHF Top goalscorers Source: EHF Top goalkeepers (minimum 20% of total shots received by team) Source: EHF EHF References External links Results E H European Men... | Final round Bracket Semifinals Third place game Final Ranking and statistics Final ranking All-Star Team Source: EHF Top goalscorers Source: EHF Top goalkeepers (minimum 20% of total shots received by team) Source: EHF EHF References External links Results E H European Men's Handball Championship Handball January 2002 ... |
by interpreting/recompiling software running on a different processor (such as PowerPC). While the name sometimes appears in the forms WINE and wine, the project developers have agreed to standardize on the form Wine. Wine is primarily developed for Linux and macOS, and there are, , well-maintained packages available f... | Russian company Etersoft has been developing a proprietary version of Wine since 2006. WINE@Etersoft supports popular Russian applications (for example, 1C:Enterprise by 1C Company). Proton On 21 August 2018, Valve announced a new variation of Wine, named Proton, designed to integrate with the Linux version of the comp... |
Laguna wine region Valle de Parras Guanajuato Guanajuato City San Miguel de Allende Dolores Hidalgo San Felipe Salvatierra San Francisco del Rincón Hidalgo Nuevo León Valle de Las Maravillas Querétaro Valle de Tequisquiapan Sonora Caborca Hermosillo Zacatecas Valle de las Arcinas Peru Arequipa region valleys Huaral Dis... | Dahra Mascara Médéa Tlemcen Zaccar Cape Verde Chã das Caldeiras Morocco Atlas Mountains Benslimane Meknès South Africa Breede River Valley Constantia Durbanville Elgin Elim Franschhoek Little Karoo Orange River Valley Paarl Robertson Stellenbosch Swartland Tulbagh Tunisia Arianah Nabul Sousse Americas Argentina Buenos ... |
The British Museum became increasingly popular during the 19th century, amongst all age groups and social classes who visited the British Museum, especially on public holidays. The Ashmolean Museum, however, founded in 1677 from the personal collection of Elias Ashmole, was set up in the University of Oxford to be open... | Brooklyn Museum's Luce Center for American Art practices this open storage where the public can view items not on display, albeit with minimal interpretation. The practice of open storage is all part of an ongoing debate in the museum field of the role objects play and how accessible they should be. In terms of modern ... |
U-Boot is usually served as a combination of Fanta and cognac instead of beer and vodka. In Mexico, it is called "Submarino", Spanish for "Submarine". Instead of vodka, it uses tequila, and the shot glass must be left inverted inside the beer glass. In Russia, it is most often called "Глубинная бомба", Russian for "Dep... | so it sits against the shot glass and flip them over. Fill the pint glass with lager and as the drink is consumed the vodka will leak into drink. Other names and variations In Flanders and the Netherlands, it is called a "Duikboot", literally translated "Submarine". It is seen as a variant on the kopstoot (lit. "headbu... |
was established on Bodaruwitj Aboriginal lands in this area in 1847 by a successful Scottish businessman, Robert Lawson. In 1882 the Padthaway Estate Homestead was built by Eliza and Robert Lawson. The historic Padthaway Estate complex is listed on the South Australian Heritage Register. In 1952 Padthaway became the ce... | lands in this area in 1847 by a successful Scottish businessman, Robert Lawson. In 1882 the Padthaway Estate Homestead was built by Eliza and Robert Lawson. The historic Padthaway Estate complex is listed on the South Australian Heritage Register. In 1952 Padthaway became the centre of a soldier settlement scheme. The ... |
Background The generally accepted theory of the earthwork attributes most of its construction to Offa, King of Mercia from 757 to 796. The structure did not represent a mutually agreed boundary between the Mercians and the Kingdom of Powys. It had a ditch on the Welsh (western) side, with the displaced soil piled into ... | 369, mentions the Wall of Severus, a structure built by Septimius Severus, who was Roman Emperor between 193 and 211: Novissimum bellum in Britannia habuit, utque receptas provincias omni securitate muniret, vallum per CXXXIII passuum milia a mari ad mare deduxit. Decessit Eboraci admodum senex, imperii anno sexto deci... |
Barnes, whose poetry celebrates the ancient Dorset dialect. Toponymy Dorset derives its name from the county town of Dorchester. The Romans established the settlement in the 1st century and named it Durnovaria which was a Latinised version of a Common Brittonic word possibly meaning "place with fist-sized pebbles". The... | are employed in a professional or technical capacity (Standard Occupational Classification 2010, groups 1–3), just over 10.3% are administrators or secretaries (group 4), around 12.8% have a skilled trade (group 5), over 18% are employed at a low-level in the care, leisure, sales or customer relations sector (groups 6 ... |
under the threat of inclement harvest season weather, Cabernet Sauvignon is often harvested a little earlier than ideal and is then blended with other grapes to fill in the gaps. In some regions, climate will be more important than soil. In regions that are too cool, there is a potential for more herbaceous and green b... | tannins can have a stark influence on the structure and flavor of the wine—especially if the must is subjected to long periods of maceration (skin contact) before fermentation. In Bordeaux, the maceration period was traditionally three weeks, which gave the winemaking staff enough time to close down the estate after ha... |
column contains motor neurons. These synapse with interneurons and the axons of cells that have travelled down the pyramidal tract. These cells are responsible for the movement of muscles. The posterior grey column contains the points where sensory neurons synapse. These receive sensory information from the body, inclu... | is sent from receptors of the skin, bones, and joints through sensory neurons whose cell bodies lie in the dorsal root ganglion. This information is then transmitted in axons up the spinal cord in spinal tracts, including the dorsal column-medial lemniscus tract and the spinothalamic tract. The lateral grey column is t... |
of this genus are small, active predators, with long and slender bodies and short legs. The family Mustelidae, or mustelids (which also includes badgers, otters, and wolverines), is often referred to as the "weasel family". In the UK, the term "weasel" usually refers to the smallest species, the least weasel (M. nivali... | said to shapeshift like the fox (kitsune) or tanuki, and the nyūdō-bōzu told about in legends in the Tōhoku region and the Chūbu region are considered weasels in disguise, and they are also said to shapeshift into ōnyūdō and little monks. In the collection of depictions, the Gazu Hyakki Yagyō by Sekien Toriyama, they w... |
later spread to Eurasia during the Pliocene. Diagnostic traits include a strongly reduced P2, a robust P4 with three roots, and upper molars smaller than in other gulonines. Overall, the teeth are adapted for hypercarnivory. References Mammal genera Mammal genera with | traits include a strongly reduced P2, a robust P4 with three roots, and upper molars smaller than in other gulonines. Overall, the teeth are adapted for hypercarnivory. |
the chaos Agent Castro runs to retrieve the car and is killed instantly, but leaving Gordon and Ruiz unharmed. Helena, knowing Ruiz will soon testify, meets with the drug lord Juan Obregón, head of the Obregón cartel. While they negotiate, Obregón speculates Ruiz and Ayala's downfall is due to a leak within their own o... | taking the car; Helena orders Flores to shoot Ruiz on the sidewalk. As he goes to pull the trigger, Flores is shot by a cartel sniper for his cooperation with Javier and General Salazar, while the DEA guns him down in the confusion. Amidst the chaos Agent Castro runs to retrieve the car and is killed instantly, but lea... |
album by The Jimi Hendrix Experience Axis (Paul Bley album) (1977) Axis (Pegz album) (2005) "Axis" (song), 2013, by Pet Shop Boys Other uses in arts and entertainment AXIS (comics), "Avengers & X-Men: AXIS" (2014), a Marvel Comics storyline Axis Amerika, the name of two teams of super-villains who have appeared in DC C... | (song), 2013, by Pet Shop Boys Other uses in arts and entertainment AXIS (comics), "Avengers & X-Men: AXIS" (2014), a Marvel Comics storyline Axis Amerika, the name of two teams of super-villains who have appeared in DC Comics Axis, an asteroid in the Gundam science fiction media franchise Axis (film), a 2017 drama dir... |
two times larger than the human eye, has a visual acuity up to 8 times that of humans. This acuity enables eagles to spot potential prey from a very long distance. This keen eyesight is primarily attributed to their extremely large pupils which ensure minimal diffraction (scattering) of the incoming light. The female o... | Bonelli's eagle and the African hawk-eagle have been moved from Hieraaetus to Aquila. Either the greater spotted eagle and lesser spotted eagle should move from Aquila to join the long-crested eagle in Lophaetus, or, perhaps better, all three of these species should move to Ictinaetus with the black eagle. The steppe e... |
and cottonclad sidewheeler ship built in 1860 HMS Baltic (1808), Royal Navy cutter, formerly the Russian Opyt Baltic Exchange, a UK company that operates as a marketplace for shipbrokers, ship owners and charterers Baltic Dry Index, a daily shipping index published by the Baltic Exchange Baltic Fleet, the Russian Navy'... | and charterers Baltic Dry Index, a daily shipping index published by the Baltic Exchange Baltic Fleet, the Russian Navy's presence in the Baltic Sea Baltic Shipyard, one of the oldest shipyards in Russia Other Baltics (poem), a 1974 long poem by Tomas Tranströmer Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art in Gateshead, United ... |
were in JIS X 0212. The standard is in part designed to be compatible with Shift JIS encoding. JIS X 0221:1995, the Japanese version of the ISO 10646/Unicode standard. Gaiji are kanji that are not represented in existing Japanese encoding systems. These include variant forms of common kanji that need to be represented ... | kanji that have become accepted into the Japanese language. In some cases, they are the actual readings that accompanied the character's introduction to Japan, but do not match how the character "should" (is prescribed to) be read according to the rules of character construction and pronunciation. The most common form ... |
"south folk"; hence "Norfolk" and "Suffolk". Norfolk, Suffolk and several adjacent areas became the kingdom of East Anglia (one of the heptarchy), which later merged with Mercia and then with Wessex. The influence of the early English settlers can be seen in the many place names ending in "-ham", "-ingham" and "-ton". ... | years ago) with camps along the higher land in the west, where flints could be quarried. A Brittonic tribe, the Iceni, emerged in the 1st century BC. The Iceni revolted against the Roman invasion in AD 47, and again in 60 led by Boudica. The crushing of the second rebellion opened the area to the Romans. During the Rom... |
prefrontal cortex are more likely to be intact. Also, in these patients, it is easier to relate specific brain structures to function because the lesion only occurs in a specific place. The goal of this study was to determine whether or not these lesions affect rule-based and information-integration task learning. Rule... | information and acquire knowledge through exposure. Although the exact mechanisms are not known, it is clear that dopamine and tonically active neurons play a key role here. Tonically active neurons are cholinergic interneurons that fire during the entire duration of the stimulus and fire at about 0.5–3 impulses per se... |
dorsal striatum. The cortical pyramidal neurons projecting to the striatum are located in layers II-VI, with the most dense projections come from layer V. They end mainly on the dendritic spines of the spiny neurons. They are glutamatergic, exciting striatal neurons. The striatum is seen as having its own internal micr... | and the olfactory tubercle. The dorsal striatum consists of the caudate nucleus and the putamen. A white matter, nerve tract (the internal capsule) in the dorsal striatum separates the caudate nucleus and the putamen. Anatomically, the term striatum describes its striped (striated) appearance of grey-and-white matter. ... |
prototypically voiced sounds, such as vowels and sonorant consonants: . In Russian use of the IPA, the voicing diacritic may be turned for voicelessness, e.g. . Voiceless vowels and other sonorants Sonorants are sounds such as vowels and nasals that are voiced in most of the world's languages. However, in some language... | may also be contrastively, not just environmentally, voiceless. Standard Tibetan, for example, has a voiceless in Lhasa, which sounds similar to but is less noisy than the voiceless lateral fricative in Welsh; it contrasts with a modally voiced . Welsh contrasts several voiceless sonorants: , , , and , the last represe... |
the BBC's light entertainment channel, later renamed BBC Entertainment. BBC World's on-air design was changed significantly on 3 April 2000, bringing it closer to the look of its sister channel in the UK which was then known as BBC News 24, the on-air look of which had been redesigned in 1999. The look of both channels... | U-verse TV. As of 2014, US distribution and advertising sales for the channel are handled by AMC Networks, who are the minority partner for the BBC's entertainment channel BBC America. In addition, BBC World News syndicates its daytime and evening news programmes to public television stations throughout the US, origina... |
are called extrinsic because the muscle belly is located on the forearm. The fingers have two long flexors, located on the underside of the forearm. They insert by tendons to the phalanges of the fingers. The deep flexor attaches to the distal phalanx, and the superficial flexor attaches to the middle phalanx. The flex... | sensation found in the hands of most of the Tetrapods, so also with humans and other primates. Most land vertebrates have five fingers (Pentadactyly). Land vertebrate fingers The five-rayed anterior limbs of terrestrial vertebrates can be derived phylogenetically from the pectoral fins of fish. Within the taxa of the t... |
BC during the Third Samnite War by Quintus Fabius Maximus Gurges. It was sited somewhere near the Aventine Hill and Circus Maximus, and played a central role in the Vinalia Rustica. It was supposedly funded by fines imposed on women found guilty of adultery. Venus Physica: Venus as a universal, natural creative force t... | taken to signify divine displeasure at sexual offenses among Romans of every category and class, including several men and three Vestal Virgins. Her statue was dedicated by a young woman, chosen as the most pudica (sexually pure) in Rome by a committee of Roman matrons. At first, this statue was probably housed in the ... |
dressed as a soldier to stay with her lover, Ewald von Demandowsky, and joined him in the defence of Schmargendorf. The Soviets captured her and sent her to a prison camp. Her fellow prisoners helped her escape and return to Berlin. Von Demandowsky was executed by the Russians on 7 October 1946, but before that he secu... | with her lover, Ewald von Demandowsky, and joined him in the defence of Schmargendorf. The Soviets captured her and sent her to a prison camp. Her fellow prisoners helped her escape and return to Berlin. Von Demandowsky was executed by the Russians on 7 October 1946, but before that he secured for Knef the protection o... |
to the French Resistance. George Orwell broadcast many news bulletins on the Eastern Service during the Second World War. By the end of the 1940s the number of broadcast languages had expanded and reception had improved, following the opening of a relay in Malaya and of the Limassol relay in Cyprus in 1957. On 1 May 19... | the radio service, with local cable and satellite operators providing the English network (and occasionally some local language services) free to air. The English service is also available on digital radio in the UK and Europe. Traditionally, the Service relied on shortwave broadcasts, because of their ability to overc... |
and strap-on neutron moderating hydrogenous material (substances containing hydrogen atoms), such as explosive reactive armor, can both increase the protection factor, the author holds that in practice combined with neutron scattering, the actual average total tank area protection factor is rarely higher than 15.5 to 3... | in service since 1995, with inert missile testing approximately every other year since then (2014). The system is designed to destroy incoming endoatmospheric nuclear warheads aimed at Moscow and other targets and is the lower-tier/last umbrella of the A-135 anti-ballistic missile system (NATO reporting name: ABM-3). B... |
by Livingstone, The Port of Peril, was published in August 2017 by Scholastic in celebration of the 35th anniversary of the series. Scholastic also released five of the original books. Instead of reusing the original artwork or its style, Scholastic commissioned new artwork. In April 2018, a further six titles were pub... | with Return to Firetop Mountain (book 50, Livingstone, 1992), but due to strong sales of that volume, ten more books were scheduled. Nine were published, the series ending with Curse of the Mummy (1995). Bloodbones, the tenth scheduled title (meant to have been book 60 in the series) was cancelled, but was eventually p... |
stratovolcano in Sicily. Mount Aetna (Colorado), a mountain in Colorado Mount Aetna, Maryland, a census-designated place in | in Sicily. Mount Aetna (Colorado), a mountain in Colorado Mount Aetna, Maryland, a census-designated place |
Department of Science and Research of the Council of National Defense as well as the Science and Research Division of the United States Army Signal Corps. When war was first declared, the Council had organized committees on antisubmarine and gas warfare. On June 1, 1917, the council convened a meeting of scientific rep... | the plants were not completed prior to the end of the war. In 1918, Wilson formalized the NRC's existence under Executive Order 2859. Wilson's order declared the function of the NRC to be in general: "(T)o stimulate research in the mathematical. physical, and biological sciences. and in the application of these science... |
encephalitis, West Nile virus), bunyavirus (La Crosse strain), arenavirus (lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus), reovirus (Colorado tick virus), and henipavirus infections. The Powassan virus is a rare cause of encephalitis. Bacterial and other It can be caused by a bacterial infection, such as bacterial meningitis, or ... | confined to the limbic system of the brain. The clinical presentation often includes disorientation, disinhibition, memory loss, seizures, and behavioral anomalies. MRI imaging reveals T2 hyperintensity in the structures of the medial temporal lobes, and in some cases, other limbic structures. Some cases of limbic ence... |
nucleophile becomes attracted to a full or partial positive charge, and nucleophilic addition. Nucleophilicity is closely related to basicity. History The terms nucleophile and electrophile were introduced by Christopher Kelk Ingold in 1933, replacing the terms anionoid and cationoid proposed earlier by A. J. Lapworth ... | 3.0, azide 4.0, hydroxide 4.2, aniline 4.5, iodide 5.0, and thiosulfate 6.4. Typical substrate constants are 0.66 for ethyl tosylate, 0.77 for β-propiolactone, 1.00 for 2,3-epoxypropanol, 0.87 for benzyl chloride, and 1.43 for benzoyl chloride. The equation predicts that, in a nucleophilic displacement on benzyl chlori... |
Many physicians and patients use the term lumbar disc disease to encompass several different causes of back pain or sciatica. In this article, the term is used to describe a lumbar herniated disc. It is thought that lumbar disc disease causes about one-third of all back pain. Symptoms Pain, loss of muscle strength and ... | vertebra and first sacral segment are impinged. In symptomatic cases the diagnosis should be confirmed by an MRI scan. However, in cases with slight symptoms, a faster and cheaper CT scan (although it is inferior to MRI scan) may be recommended. While a CT scan can show the bony structures in more detail, an MRI scan c... |
interchangeably in the medical literature. Because head injuries cover such a broad scope of injuries, there are many causes—including accidents, falls, physical assault, or traffic accidents—that can cause head injuries. The number of new cases is 1.7 million in the United States each year, with about 3% of these inci... | It is based on three traits eye-opening, verbal response, and motor response, gauged as described below. Based on the Glasgow Coma Scale severity is classified as follows, severe brain injuries score 3–8, moderate brain injuries score 9-12 and mild score 13–15. There are several imaging techniques that can aid in diagn... |
disappearing tremor activity when the patient is distracted. Many patients with psychogenic tremor have a conversion disorder (see Posttraumatic stress disorder) or another psychiatric disease. Rubral tremor is characterized by coarse slow tremor which is present at rest, at posture and with intention. This tremor is a... | is a strengthening of physiological tremor to more visible levels. It is generally not caused by a neurological disease but by reaction to certain drugs, alcohol withdrawal, or medical conditions including an overactive thyroid and hypoglycemia. It is usually reversible once the cause is corrected. This tremor classica... |
term applied to a number of architectural movements Rationalism (international relations), a political perspective on the international system Rationalism (theology), philosophical Rationalism applied in theology Critical rationalism, an | Raimund Popper Economic rationalism, an Australian term in discussion of microeconomic policy Pancritical rationalism, a theory by William Warren Bartley developed from panrationalism and critical rationalism See also |
now TalkTalk TV Tiscali Short Film Award, sponsored by the company Tiscali (village), an | Tiscali may refer to: Tiscali SpA, an Italian telecom company Tiscali UK, |
heating effect as a direct current in a given resistance. The peak-to-peak value is used, for example, when choosing rectifiers for power supplies, or when estimating the maximum voltage that insulation must withstand. Some common voltmeters are calibrated for RMS amplitude, but respond to the average value of a rectif... | Semi-amplitude Semi-amplitude means half of the peak-to-peak amplitude. The majority of scientific literature employs the term amplitude or peak amplitude to mean semi-amplitude. It is the most widely used measure of orbital wobble in astronomy and the measurement of small radial velocity semi-amplitudes of nearby star... |
of the repetend Period of a function, length or duration after which a function repeats itself Period (algebraic geometry), numbers that can be expressed as integrals of algebraic differential forms over algebraically defined domains, forming a ring Science Period (gene), a gene in Drosophila involved in regulating cir... | descriptor for a historical or period drama Period, a timeframe in which a particular style of antique furniture or some other work of art was produced, such as the "Edwardian period" Period (Another American Lie), a 1987 album by B.A.L.L. Period (mixtape), a 2018 mixtape by City Girls Period, the final book in Dennis ... |
metropolitan area known as Greater Kyoto, a metropolitan statistical area (MSA) home to a census-estimated 3.8 million people in 2020 and ranking as the second MSA in the Kansai region. Overview Kyoto is one of the oldest municipalities in Japan, having been chosen in 794 as the new seat of Japan's imperial court by Em... | as early as the Paleolithic period, although not much published material is retained about human activity in the region before the 6th century, around which time the Shimogamo Shrine is believed to have been established. Heian-kyō During the 8th century, when powerful Buddhist clergy became involved in the affairs of t... |
wire services. In the fall of 1934, CBS launched an independent news division, shaped in its first years by Paley's vice-president, former New York Times columnist Ed Klauber, and news director Paul White. Since there was no blueprint or precedent for real-time news coverage, early efforts of the new division used the ... | network also featured several prominent sitcoms like Still Standing, Two and a Half Men, How I Met Your Mother, The New Adventures of Old Christine, Rules of Engagement, and The Big Bang Theory, as well as the reality show The Amazing Race. The network's programming slate, buoyed largely by the success of CSI, briefly ... |
any character, then the evolution of this trait goes from the female form toward the male one. Hunting adaptations All owls are carnivorous birds of prey and live on diets of insects, small rodents and lagomorphs. Some owls are also specifically adapted to hunt fish. They are very adept in hunting in their respective e... | Palaeoglaux (Middle – Late Eocene of West-Central Europe) own family Palaeoglaucidae or Strigidae? Palaeobyas (Late Eocene/Early Oligocene of Quercy, France) Tytonidae? Sophiornithidae? Palaeotyto (Late Eocene/Early Oligocene of Quercy, France) Tytonidae? Sophiornithidae? Strigiformes gen. et spp. indet. (Early Oligoce... |
modules by checking out. The checked-out files serve as a working copy, sandbox or workspace. Changes to the working copy are reflected in the repository by committing them. To update is to acquire or merge the changes in the repository with the working copy. CVS uses a client–server architecture: a server stores the c... | server. To avoid conflicts, the server only accepts changes made to the most recent version of a file. Developers are therefore expected to keep their working copy up-to-date by incorporating other people's changes on a regular basis. This task is mostly handled automatically by the CVS client, requiring manual interve... |
Technology Computer-controlled Vehicle System, a personal rapid transit system developed in Japan Concurrent Versions System, a revision control system for software development Crankcase ventilation system, a system for allowing engine blow-by gases to escape Other Anti-submarine warfare carrier, US hull classification... | Former US Cable Video Store CVS Ferrari, an Italian mobile handling equipment manufacturer Chicago Vocational High School, US Science Cardiovascular system Cyclic vomiting syndrome Chorionic villus sampling, a form of prenatal testing Computer vision syndrome, from excessive computer display use CVS (enzyme), the enzym... |
Loa loa Onchocerciasis (river blindness) Schistosomiasis Strongyloides stercoralis Tapeworm Toxocara canis (dog roundworm) Trichinella Whipworm Protozoans Entamoeba histolytica and Entamoeba coli - can cause Amoebiasis Acanthamoeba Balamuthia mandrillaris Giardia Cyclospora cayetanensis Cryptosporidium Toxoplasma gondi... | (ecto = outside; parasites that live on but not within their hosts, for example, attached to their skin) Arthropoda Acari Varroa destructor Cymothoa exigua Bed bugs Culicidae (mosquitoes) Calyptra (moth) (vampire moths) Hippoboscoidea Tsetse fly Lipoptena Melophagus ovinus, (sheep keds) and relatives Oestridae (bot fli... |
dynamics of young boys, echoed this interest. He joined the Boy Scouts when a troop was formed in his community. His parents strongly supported this (and joined as well) because the Boy Scouts was an organization that was based on the principles of Christianity. Kinsey worked his way up through the Scouting ranks to ea... | sexual activity, to the extent that they felt comfortable; he argued that this would help his interviewers understand the participants' responses. Kinsey filmed sexual acts which included co-workers in the attic of his home as part of his research; Biographer Jonathan Gathorne-Hardy explains that this was done to ensur... |
days, he was not consecrated until 17 August 682. The reason may have been due to Agatho's negotiations with Emperor Constantine IV regarding imperial control of papal elections. Constantine IV had already promised Agatho to abolish or reduce the tax that the popes had been paying to the imperial treasury at the time o... | pre-1970 calendar). Early career Leo was a Sicilian by birth, the son of a man named Paul. He may have ended up being among the many Sicilian clergymen in Rome due to the attacks of the Caliphate on Sicily in the mid-7th century. Leo was known as an eloquent preacher who was interested in music, and noted for his chari... |
the people to fear for the safety of the city, he was consecrated on 10 April, 847 without waiting for the consent of the emperor. Saracen defenses He immediately began to repair the damage done to various churches of the city during the Arab raid against Rome. He restored and embellished the damaged Basilica of Saint ... | unanimously chosen to succeed Sergius II. As the attack of the Saracens on Rome in 846 caused the people to fear for the safety of the city, he was consecrated on 10 April, 847 without waiting for the consent of the emperor. Saracen defenses He immediately began to repair the damage done to various churches of the city... |
of taxes. However, after a reign of a little over two months, Leo was captured by Christopher, the cardinal-priest of San Lorenzo in Damaso, and thrown into prison. Christopher then had himself elected pope (903–904). Although now considered an antipope, he had until recently been considered a legitimate pope. If Leo n... | of the Papal States from July 903 to his death in February 904. He was pope during the period known as the Saeculum obscurum, when popes wielded little temporal authority. Leo V was born at a place called Priapi, near Ardea. Although he was a priest when he was elected pope following the death of Pope Benedict IV (900–... |
castrati from marrying. He also issued an appeal for help against the Arab raiders who were threatening Rome, stating that: ”Whoever died faithful in this struggle will not see himself refused entry into the heavenly kingdom.” The chronicler Flodoard said of him: ”Through the virtue of Peter, Leo the sixth was taken an... | chosen by the senatrix Marozia, who had gained control of Rome via the domination of her husband Guy, Margrave of Tuscany, and who had ordered the imprisonment and death of Leo’s predecessor, John X. During his brief pontificate, Leo confirmed the decisions of the Synod of Spalato. He completed his predecessor’s invest... |
privilege to monasteries, especially including the Abbey of Cluny. Leo called for Odo of Cluny to mediate between Alberic and King Hugh of Italy. Odo was successful in negotiating a truce after arranging a marriage between Hugh's daughter Alda and Alberic. Leo VII also appointed Archbishop Frederick of Mainz as a refor... | the papacy in 936, after the death of Pope John XI, was secured by Alberic II of Spoleto, the ruler of Rome at the time. Alberic wanted to choose the pope so that the papacy would continue to yield to his authority. Leo was the priest of the church of San Sisto Vecchio in Rome, thought to be a Benedictine monk. He had ... |
from Bishop Cuthbert Tunstall, a well-known classicist who had praised Erasmus after working together with him on a Greek New Testament. The bishop, however, declined to extend his patronage, telling Tyndale that he had no room for him in his household. Tyndale preached and studied "at his book" in London for some time... | as it welcomed Greek-speaking scholars, philosophers, intellectuals, and texts following the fall of Constantinople in 1453. Notably, Erasmus compiled, edited, and published the Greek scriptures of the Christian Bible in 1516. Luther's translation of the Christian Bible into German appeared in 1522. Tyndale's translati... |
of thanks to the Muslim ruler Uzbeg Khan, who was very tolerant of Christians and treated Christians kindly. John XXII has traditionally been credited with having composed the prayer "Anima Christi", which has become the English "Soul of Christ, sanctify me ..." and the basis for the hymn Soul of Christ, Sanctify My Br... | cancer. Beatific vision controversy Pope John XXII was involved in a theological controversy concerning the beatific vision. Even before he was pope, John XXII argued that those who died in the faith did not see the presence of God until the Last Judgment. He continued this argument for a time in sermons while he was p... |
who used it to describe a system where only the best of the citizens, chosen through a careful process of selection, would become rulers, and hereditary rule would actually have been forbidden, unless the rulers' children performed best and were better endowed with the attributes that make a person fit to rule compared... | of a small, privileged ruling class, the aristocrats. The term derives from the Greek aristokratíā, meaning 'rule of the best'. At the time of the word's origins in ancient Greece, the Greeks conceived it as rule by the best-qualified citizens—and often contrasted it favorably with monarchy, rule by an individual. The ... |
understanding of the world in which we live, thus serving as the grounds upon which we make judgments. In this way, people use symbols not only to make sense of the world around them, but also to identify and cooperate in society through constitutive rhetoric. Human cultures use symbols to express specific ideologies a... | worse" and "superior or inferior". Isomorphic symbols blend in with the surrounding cultural environment such that they enable individuals and organizations to conform to their surroundings and evade social and political scrutiny. Examples of symbols with isomorphic value include wearing a professional dress during bus... |
occurs among wild ducks complicates efforts to tease apart the relationships between various species. In most modern classifications, the so-called 'true ducks' belong to the subfamily Anatinae, which is further split into a varying number of tribes. The largest of these, the Anatini, contains the 'dabbling' or 'river'... | "quack" sound while males make a similar but raspier sound that is sometimes written as "breeeeze", but, despite widespread misconceptions, most species of duck do not "quack". In general, ducks make a range of calls, including whistles, cooing, yodels and grunts. For example, the scaup – which are diving ducks – make ... |
1904 USS Denver (CL-58), a light cruiser commissioned 1942 USS Denver (LPD-9), an amphibious transport dock commissioned in 1968 Sports Denver Broncos, an American professional football team based in Denver, Colorado Denver Nuggets, an American professional basketball team based in Denver, Colorado Denver Pioneers, the... | United Kingdom United States Denver Basin, a geologic basin in eastern Colorado Denver, Illinois, an unincorporated community Denver Township, Richland County, Illinois Denver, Indiana, a town Denver, Iowa, a city Denver, Kentucky, an unincorporated community Denver Township, Isabella County, Michigan Denver Township, ... |
in getting attorney Otto Guevara elected as member of the Legislative Assembly. In this time the party was strongly libertarian and was in favor of minimal government (something quite polemic in a welfare state like Costa Rica when even the right-wing parties as the Social Christians tend to accept social programs and ... | Social Christian Unity Party, contested the 1998 election with Federico Malavassi as candidate receiving only 0.4% of the vote but succeeding in getting attorney Otto Guevara elected as member of the Legislative Assembly. In this time the party was strongly libertarian and was in favor of minimal government (something ... |
satellite programs in Ventura and Temecula, California. Currently, Paralympic sport is governed by the International Paralympic Committee, in conjunction with a wide range of other international sport organizations. Today, there are many sport opportunities throughout the United States for injured service members, incl... | international Stoke Mandeville Games. Sports for persons with physical disabilities began to be organized in the US in the late 1960s through Disabled Sports USA. Disabled Sports USA was established in 1967 by disabled military veterans, including Jim Winthers, to help rehabilitate the injured soldiers returning from V... |
tripping behind, holding from behind, catching below knees, or butting with the head, shall be deemed foul, and the player so offending shall be ordered to stand aside for such time as the referee may think fit, and his side cannot substitute another man. Wrestling shall not be allowed. 7. The time of actual play shall... | over a crossbar above the ground (1 point). Players advance the football up the field with a combination of carrying, bouncing, kicking, hand-passing, and soloing (dropping the ball and then toe-kicking the ball upward into the hands). In the game, two types of scores are possible: points and goals. A point is awarded ... |
University, he was a co-founder of Flare Technology, a design house involved in the design of the ill-fated Konix Multisystem. Brennan initially worked for Sinclair Research where he designed the digital electronics and software in ZX Interface 1 before going on to found Flare with ex-Sinclair colleagues John Mathieson... | working at Flare on the Flare 1 and its development into the Konix Multisystem he went on to work for Atari developing the Atari Panther and the Atari Jaguar. In 1997 Brennan founded the "Cheap & Cheerful Chip Company" which later went on to become Global Silicon Limited. In 2007 Brennan designed the Brennan JB7 digita... |
if the animal forgets them. Myrmecochory is the dispersal of seeds by ants. Foraging ants disperse seeds which have appendages called elaiosomes (e.g. bloodroot, trilliums, acacias, and many species of Proteaceae). Elaiosomes are soft, fleshy structures that contain nutrients for animals that eat them. The ants carry s... | zone. The radicle, the basal tip of the hypocotyl, grows into the primary root. Monocotyledonous plants have two additional structures in the form of sheaths. The plumule is covered with a coleoptile that forms the first leaf while the radicle is covered with a coleorhiza that connects to the primary root and adventiti... |
Legalism and Confucianism as their ruling doctrine. The disintegration of the Han in the second century CE opened the way for the soteriological doctrines of Buddhism and Taoism to dominate intellectual life at that time. A Confucian revival began during the Tang dynasty. In the late Tang, Confucianism developed aspect... | of division Buddhism would be introduced to China for the first time. Era of disunion in China The Three Kingdoms period consisted of the kingdom of Wei, Shu, and Wu. It began when the ruler of Wei, Cao Cao, was defeated by Liu Bei and Sun Quan at the Battle of Red Cliffs. After Cao Cao's death in AD 220, his son Cao P... |
CE) Kalachuris of Kalyani (1156–1184 CE) Late medieval period Late medieval period (1206–1596) Delhi Sultanate (1206–1526 CE) Mamluk Sultanate (1206–1290 CE) Khalji Sultanate (1290–1320 CE) Tughlaq Sultanate (1320–1414 CE) Sayyid Sultanate (1414–1451 CE) Lodi Sultanate (1451–1526 CE) Deva Kingdom (12th century–13th cen... | period Paleolithic and Mesolithic age Madrasian culture ( 1.5 MYA) Soanian Culture (c. 500,000–125,000 BCE) South Asian Stone Age (c. 50,000–5000 BCE) Neolithic age Bhirrana Culture (7570–6200 BCE) Mehrgarh Culture (7000–3300 BCE) Bronze Age Bronze Age India (3500–1500 BCE) Kalibangan (3500–2000 BCE) Indus Valley Civil... |
Southeast Asia covers the people of Southeast Asia from prehistory to the present in two distinct sub-regions: Mainland Southeast Asia (or Indochina) and Maritime Southeast Asia (or Insular Southeast Asia). Mainland Southeast Asia comprises Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar (or Burma), Peninsular Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam w... | prosperity was associated with sea trade. Since around 100 BCE the Southeast Asian archipelago occupied a central position at the crossroads of the Indian Ocean and the South China Sea trading routes which immensely stimulated the economy and the influx of ideas promoted societal organisation and advance. Most local tr... |
give extremely accurate values of bond lengths. For homonuclear A–A bonds, Linus Pauling took the covalent radius to be half the single-bond length in the element, e.g. R(H–H, in H2) = 74.14 pm so rcov(H) = 37.07 pm: in practice, it is usual to obtain an average value from a variety of covalent compounds, although the ... | on its chemical environment. For heteroatomic A–B bonds, ionic terms may enter. Often the polar covalent bonds are shorter than would be expected based on the sum of covalent radii. Tabulated values of covalent radii are either average or idealized values, which nevertheless show a certain transferability between diffe... |
perchlorate and mixed with a fuel such as charcoal, sulfur, sawdust, aluminium, magnesium, or a suitable polymeric resin. Flares may be colored by the inclusion of pyrotechnic colorants. Calcium flares are used underwater to illuminate submerged objects. Movement against perchlorate flares Many in-service colored signa... | flares. For example, in 2003, a federal district court in California found that the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA) applied because perchlorate is ignitable and therefore a “characteristic” hazardous waste. (see Castaic Lake Water Agency v. Whittaker, 272 F. Supp. 2d 1053, ... |
function of the pressure at which that transformation takes place. The enthalpy of vaporization is often quoted for the normal boiling temperature of the substance. Although tabulated values are usually corrected to 298 K, that correction is often smaller than the uncertainty in the measured value. The heat of vaporiza... | 100 °C (cp = 75.3 J/K·mol). Care must be taken, however, when using enthalpies of vaporization to measure the strength of intermolecular forces, as these forces may persist to an extent in the gas phase (as is the case with hydrogen fluoride), and so the calculated value of the bond strength will be too low. This is pa... |
high risks associated with the development of a new drug. Chemical patents are different from other sources of technical information because of the generic, Markush structures contained within them, named after the inventor Eugene Markush who won a claim in the US in 1925 to allow such structures to be used in patent c... | requirements to obtain a patent for an invention in the chemical or pharmaceutical fields, in comparison to obtaining a patent in the other fields, such as in the mechanical field. A chemical patent or a pharmaceutical patent is therefore not a sui generis right, i.e. a special legal type of patent. In the pharmaceutic... |
concurs with the director's view and states that he did not "play Antonio as gay". Joseph Fiennes, however, who plays Bassanio, encouraged a homoerotic interpretation and, in fact, surprised Irons with the kiss on set, which was filmed in one take. Fiennes defended his choice, saying "I would never invent something bef... | King James in the spring of 1605, followed by a second performance a few days later, but there is no record of any further performances in the 17th century. In 1701, George Granville staged a successful adaptation, titled The Jew of Venice, with Thomas Betterton as Bassanio. This version (which featured a masque) was p... |
and the source of the orbit insertion impulse. The launch vehicle had the capacity to place about 100 tonnes in Low Earth orbit, up to 20 tonnes to geostationary orbit and up to 32 tonnes by translunar trajectory into lunar orbit. The launch vehicle made just two flights to orbit before being discontinued. Since 2016, ... | orbit and up to 32 tonnes by translunar trajectory into lunar orbit. The launch vehicle made just two flights to orbit before being discontinued. Since 2016, there have been attempts to revive the launch vehicle. Development history Work on the Energia/Buran system began in 1976 after the decision was made to cancel th... |
by Rodgers and Hammerstein Businesses and brands Allegro (website), a Poland-based online auction website Allegro (restaurant), a luxury restaurant in Prague Allegro (train), a passenger train service between Helsinki and Saint Petersburg Allegro Coffee Co., a beverage company acquired by Whole Foods Market Austin Alle... | an 1884 piano piece by Erik Satie "Allegro", any of several musical works in Nannerl Notenbuch by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart "Allegro", a composition by Bear McCreary in Music of Battlestar Galactica Allegro (film), a 2005 Danish film by Christoffer Boe Allegro (musical), a 1947 musical by Rodgers and Hammerstein Business... |
used by Disney and Pixar Entertainment Presto (album), a 1989 album by Rush "Presto" (Rush song), the album's title track "Presto", a 2020 song by No Money Enterprise Presto (film), a 2008 short film by Pixar Presto (music), refers to music between 168–200 bpm People Presto, a pseudonym of Jonathan Swift; see Chelsea B... | in the U.K. from the 1960s to 1998 Presto! Recording Studios, in Lincoln, Nebraska Presto Studios, a computer game development company National Presto Industries, manufacturer of kitchen appliances Great Taste Coffee Makers, a.k.a. Presto, a Philippine Basketball Association team Computing Presto (browser engine), an e... |
Computing Crescendo Communications, a computer networking company that was acquired by Cisco in the 1990s Crescendo Networks, a company which develops and sells application acceleration devices for data centers Crescendo (visual novel), a 2001 bishōjo game by the studio Digital Object Film Crescendo (TV series), a Sing... | Communications, a computer networking company that was acquired by Cisco in the 1990s Crescendo Networks, a company which develops and sells application acceleration devices for data centers Crescendo (visual novel), a 2001 bishōjo game by the studio Digital Object Film Crescendo (TV series), a Singaporean musical seri... |
refer to: Diminuendo (album), by Lowlife Diminuendo (film), starring Richard Hatch Diminuendo (horse), 1988 winner | may also refer to: Diminuendo (album), by Lowlife Diminuendo (film), starring Richard |
musical articulation. In modern notation, it signifies a note of shortened duration, separated from the note that may follow by silence. It has been described by theorists and has appeared in music since at least 1676. Notation In 20th-century music, a dot placed above or below a note indicates that it should be played... | on a common stem. The staccato applies to both notes of the pairs. In the second measure, the pairs of notes are stemmed separately indicating two different parts, so the staccato applies only to the upper note. The opposite musical articulation of staccato is legato, signifying long and continuous notes. There is an i... |
string instruments, legato is an articulation that often refers to notes played with a full bow, and played with the shortest silence, often barely perceptible, between notes. The player achieves this through controlled wrist movements of the bowing hand, often masked or enhanced with vibrato. Such a legato style of pl... | requires playing notes that are close and on the same string, following the first note with others that are played by hammer-ons and pull-offs. Some guitar virtuosos (notably Allan Holdsworth, Shawn Lane and Brett Garsed) developed their legato technique to the extent that they could perform extremely complex passages ... |
fu", the opening aria from Handel's opera Serse Hugo Largo, an American band from the 1980s Largo (Brad Mehldau album), 2002 Largo (Americana album), a 1998 Americana music project produced by Rick Chertoff and Rob Hyman Zeit, subtitled Largo in Four Movements, a 1972 album by Tangerine Dream Places Bulgaria Largo, Sof... | (Americana album), a 1998 Americana music project produced by Rick Chertoff and Rob Hyman Zeit, subtitled Largo in Four Movements, a 1972 album by Tangerine Dream Places Bulgaria Largo, Sofia, an architectural ensemble of three Socialist Classicism edifices Italy Largo di Torre Argentina, a square in Rome Scotland Larg... |
tuning, an industry and hobby involving modifying automobile engines to improve their performance Engine tuning, the adjustment, modification, or design of internal combustion engines to yield more performance Computer hardware tuning Database tuning Self-tuning, a system capable of optimizing its own internal running ... | industry and hobby involving modifying automobile engines to improve their performance Engine tuning, the adjustment, modification, or design of internal combustion engines to yield more performance Computer hardware tuning Database tuning Self-tuning, a system capable of optimizing its own internal running parameters ... |
in music theory encompasses chromatic alterations within the pitch class, meaning that G to G (13 semitones higher) is an Augmented octave (A8), and G to G (11 semitones higher) is a diminished octave (d8). The use of such intervals is rare, as there is frequently a preferable enharmonically-equivalent notation availab... | musical systems." The interval between the first and second harmonics of the harmonic series is an octave. In Western music notation, notes separated by an octave (or multiple octaves) have the same letter name and are of the same pitch class. To emphasize that it is one of the perfect intervals (including unison, perf... |
find intrusive, and she begins to cast spells to manipulate Tara. After Willow fails Tara's challenge to go for one week without performing magic, Tara leaves her, and for two episodes Willow descends into addiction that almost gets Dawn killed. Willow goes for months without any magic, helping Buffy track three geeks ... | Buffy. At the conclusion of the season, Buffy destroys an object, a seed, that is the source of the magic in the world, leaving Willow powerless. Whedon divulged that recovering her magical abilities will become Willow's "personal obsession" in a miniseries where she will be the central character. Identities From the i... |
conquered by the Romans by AD 77–78. Remains of Roman marching camps and practice camps are evident. There was a Roman fort and amphitheatre at Tomen y Mur. Roads are known to have connected with Segontium (Caernarfon) and Deva Victrix (Chester) and include the northern reaches of Sarn Helen. There are numerous memoria... | that from Llanuwchllyn up Cwm Cynllwyd to Dinas Mawddwy via the 545 metre (1788') high pass of Bwlch y Groes, the second highest tarmacked public road in Wales and the minor road running northwest and west from Llanuwchllyn towards Bronaber via the 531 metre (1742') high pass of Bwlch Pen-feidiog. Railways The double t... |
3GS, iPhone 4, iPod touch (3rd generation), iPod touch (4th generation), and iPad. On 2 March 2011 Llamasoft released their second iOS game, Minotron: 2112. Minotron: 2112 is a remake of the Atari ST / Amiga game Llamatron (which was inspired by the coin-op video game Robotron: 2084). An iOS version of Deflex was also ... | GameCube to be called Unity. Using the newest version of his VLM, the VLM-3 or Neon, Unity was to combine the two main threads of Minter's prior career: light synthesis and classic arcade style shooting. Minter was involved in writing this game for Lionhead Studios throughout 2003. The project was cancelled in December... |
Sweet William". The knot is made of a rose growing from a man's grave and a brier from a woman's, and is mentioned at the end of the ballad. It symbolises their fidelity in love even after death. Modern western knotting literature has the name for these related knots deriving from stories or legends in which the knots ... | stories or legends in which the knots symbolize the connection between a couple in love. Many examples feature sailors separated from their beloved. Ashley notes that it was once common for sailors' wedding rings, where gold wire was wrought to incorporate the "true lovers" knot such that resultant ring would comprise ... |
written by , who died in 1244, which dates it to the early 13th century at the latest. The Danish work may be a translation of a German cookbook, which is believed to have been based on a Latin or Romance vernacular manuscript from the 12th century or even earlier. The "whitedish" (from the original Old French term ) w... | closely related names including in Italy and in Spain. Additionally, related or similar dishes have existed in other areas of Europe under different names, such as the 13th-century Danish ("white mush"), and the Anglo-Norman ("white Syrian dish"); Dutch (from Latin , "to strain") was known in English as and in French a... |
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