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University of Wisconsin–Whitewater
The University of Wisconsin–Whitewater, also known as UW–Whitewater, is a residential university in Whitewater, Wisconsin. It is part of the University of Wisconsin System. Student enrollment in the 2014–2015 academic year was more than 12,000. The university offers 47 undergraduate majors and 13 graduate programs, with over 1,000 courses available to students. Approximately 1,400 faculty and staff are employed by the university, and the student body consists of individuals from about 40 states and 30 countries.
# History.
The school was dedicated on April 21, 1868, as Whitewater Normal School and graduated its first class of teachers in June, 1870. Albert | 11,900 |
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Salisbury, writing in 1893, remarked: "The young men and women who gathered into this school in those early years found here a new and stimulating atmosphere. The spirit of earnestness–almost a severe earnestness,–pervaded the place; and the high ideals of its administration were contagious in a remarkable degree." Salisbury wrote of a unique tradition of the school known as "Students' Day." One day during the term faculty would, unannounced, be entirely absent from the school. Once students recognized that the day must be "Students' Day", they would elect a President and Faculty from amongst themselves who would take up the regular duties of the day. The annual catalogue stated the purpose | 11,901 |
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of "Students' Day" as the following: "The object of thus putting the institution under the care of the students is to test their moral culture, their executive ability, and their devotion to their work."
In 1927, the school received authority to grant baccalaureate degrees in education and the name was changed to Whitewater Teachers College. With the addition of liberal arts programs in 1951 it became Wisconsin State College–Whitewater, and was later designated a Wisconsin State University in 1964. In 1971, after the merger of the former University of Wisconsin and the former Wisconsin State Universities, the school became part of the University of Wisconsin System and has had the name of University | 11,902 |
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of Wisconsin–Whitewater since then.
The university briefly gained national attention in 2018 when Chancellor Beverly Kopper's husband was investigated for allegedly sexually harassing university employees. The chancellor resigned during the investigation amidst allegations that she had ignored the alleged harassment.
# Campus.
The University of Wisconsin–Whitewater encompasses 400 acres in southeastern Wisconsin. The iconic landmark of the university's campus, Old Main, was destroyed by fire on February 7, 1970. The school's oldest building, it was the only one that had been part of the original campus. The east wing of Old Main, now called Hyer Hall, is all that remains of the building. | 11,903 |
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It houses many of the university's administrative offices, in addition to classrooms and lecture halls. After the fire that destroyed Old Main the building's carillon bell was removed and installed in front of the Alumni Center. Now an electronic carillon bell rings regularly throughout the day.
The James R. Conner University Center occupies the heart of campus. The "UC" contains a bowling alley, an art gallery, a stage for live music, a coffee shop, and several dining options. Young Auditorium, the largest performing arts venue on campus, hosts dance, music, theatre, comedy, and other university events. The UW-Whitewater Nature Preserve is located in the northeast corner of campus and consists | 11,904 |
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of 110 acres of various ecosystems such as woodlands, wetlands, and prairie. In addition to serving as an outdoor classroom and laboratory the preserve includes recreational trails for running, hiking, cross-country skiing, or biking.
# Academics.
## University Honors Program.
The University Honors Program provides students the opportunity to participate in academic activities, such as field trips and honors courses, and to graduate with University Honors.
## Undergraduate Research Program.
Students participating in the Undergraduate Research Program receive a grant and work with a faculty mentor on a project that the student designs. Most departments on campus have students and faculty | 11,905 |
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mentors who participate in undergraduate research projects.
## Research Apprenticeship Program.
The Research Apprenticeship Program (RAP) provides a paid opportunity to assist faculty and staff with their research. This opportunity is open to freshman and sophomore students, transfer students, returning nontraditional students, and international exchange students.
# Student government.
Whitewater Student Government (WSG) is the students' governing body. It consists of a senate, a president, a vice president and an executive board. WSG has the primary responsibility for the formulation and review of policies concerning student life, services, and interests according to Wisconsin State Statute | 11,906 |
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36.09(5).
The organization also provides services to students on campus. It hosts an adopt-a-lot service, where students and organizations can adopt a campus parking lot to clean; provides legal advice through an attorney; offers free income tax assistance to students and community members as part of a joint effort between Student Government, Beta Alpha Psi, the Accounting Department, and the IRS; and maintains updated listings on the WSG website for community housing.
# Extracurricular activities.
The University of Wisconsin–Whitewater has over 170 recognized student clubs and organizations.
## "The Royal Purple".
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has been in publication since 1901.
## UWW-TV.
UWW-TV is the university's student-run television channel. It provides news, sports, educational and original programming produced entirely by University of Wisconsin-Whitewater students. UWW-TV is part of the campus cable line-up and is located on channel 100.1 in high definition.
## Jitters Coffee Lounge.
Jitters is a student-run coffee house located on the first floor of Wells East Residence Hall.
## Ceramics Guild.
The Ceramics Guild hosts an annual December/fall semester ceramics sale, often in collaboration with the alloy metalsmithing group. A tradition established in 1977, the sale contributes financially to the UW-Whitewater ceramics | 11,908 |
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program, allowing visiting artists to lecture. To date, over 60 visiting artists have conducted workshops in studio ceramics.
## 91.7 The Edge.
The Edge is the campus's student-run radio station broadcasting out of Andersen Library, where they have been broadcasting since 1966. The station broadcasts local news and sports and plays music ranging from jazz and hip-hop to alternative and metal.
## Greek system.
Fraternities and sororities are involved with annual philanthropy and community service projects, homecoming week activities, socials (also known as exchanges) between other Greek organizations or general student organizations, scholarship opportunities for members, and professional | 11,909 |
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networking skills and opportunities.
### North-American Interfraternity Conference.
- Alpha Sigma Phi
- Delta Chi
- Lambda Theta Phi
- Sigma Tau Gamma
## Nationally recognized fraternities.
- Lambda Chi Alpha
- Phi Delta Theta
- Tau Kappa Epsilon
## Professional fraternity.
- Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia
## Local.
- Alpha Sigma
- Phi Chi Epsilon
### National Panhellenic Conference.
- Alpha Gamma Delta
- Delta Zeta
- Sigma Sigma Sigma
### National Association of Latino Fraternal Organizations.
- Gamma Alpha Omega
- Lambda Alpha Upsilon
- Zeta Sigma Chi
### National Pan-Hellenic Council.
- Alpha Kappa Alpha
- Alpha Phi Alpha
- Delta Sigma Theta
- Kappa Alpha Psi
- Omega Psi | 11,910 |
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Phi
- Phi Beta Sigma
- Sigma Gamma Rho
- Zeta Phi Beta
# Athletics.
UW–Whitewater is a member of NCAA Division III for athletics. It is a member of the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC). The university's athletics teams are nicknamed the Warhawks and are represented by the colors purple and white.
In the 2013–2014 academic year the Warhawks made collegiate sport history by winning the men's football, basketball, and baseball championships. UW-Whitewater is the first school in NCAA history in any division to experience such a three-sport sweep in the same academic year.
One of UW-Whitewater's programs for students with disabilities, Cornerstones for Success, provides | 11,911 |
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athletes with disabilities the opportunity to share their experiences in sports and everyday life with students from across the Midwest. UW-Whitewater also has wheelchair basketball programs for men and women; both teams have won national championships.
# Notable people.
## Alumni.
- Bidal Aguero – Hispanic political activist and newspaper publisher in Lubbock, Texas; received master's degree in music in 1974
- Corey Anderson – mixed martial artist; "Ultimate Fighter" 19 winner
- Merton W. Baker – U.S. Air Force Major General
- John Belushi – actor and "Saturday Night Live" comedian (attended)
- Matt Blanchard - Former NFL Quarterback
- Gene Brabender – MLB player for Baltimore Orioles | 11,912 |
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and Seattle Pilots/Milwaukee Brewers
- Walter B. Calvert – Wisconsin State Assemblyman
- James R. Charneski – Wisconsin State Assemblyman
- Robert L. Clark – Wisconsin State Assemblyman
- Craig Coshun – pre-game host and reporter for Milwaukee Brewers on Fox Sports Network.
- Mel J. Cyrak – Wisconsin State Assemblyman
- Marc C. Duff – Wisconsin State Assemblyman
- Vilnis Ezerins – former football player for Los Angeles Rams
- Edward Grassman – Wisconsin State Assemblyman
- Eva Kinney Griffith – journalist, temperance activist, novelist, newspaper editor, journal publisher
- B. Gunar Gruenke – president of Conrad Schmitt Studios
- Kenn Hoekstra – game developer and producer at Pi Studios
- | 11,913 |
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Isabella Hofmann – actress (attended)
- Jim Holperin – Wisconsin State Senator
- G. Erle Ingram – Wisconsin State Senator
- Jeff Jagodzinski – football coach for Green Bay Packers and Boston College
- Arthur J. Jones, politician
- Neal Kedzie – State Senator
- Dave Kraayeveld – NFL player
- Jake Kumerow – NFL player for the Green Bay Packers, 2018
- Lance Leipold - football head coach, University of Buffalo
- Bill Lobenstein – former football player for Denver Broncos
- Thomas A. Loftus – Ambassador to Norway 1993-97; former speaker of State Assembly
- Barbara Lorman – Wisconsin State Senator
- John T. Manske – Wisconsin State Assemblyman
- Max Maxfield – Wyoming state auditor (1999–2007), | 11,914 |
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Secretary of State (2007–15)
- Grant R. Mulder – U.S. Air Force Major General
- Stephen Nass – Wisconsin State Senator
- Mark Neumann – U.S. Congressman
- Reince Priebus – Chairman of Republican National Committee and White House Chief of Staff designate
- Randall J. Radtke – Wisconsin State Assemblyman
- A. J. Raebel – football player for Minnesota Vikings and Saskatchewan Roughriders
- Stuart Rindy – former football player for Chicago Bears
- John W. Scherer – TV's video professor
- Pete Schmitt – former football player for Washington Redskins
- Derek Stanley – former football player for St. Louis Rams
- Quint Studer – founder and CEO of health care consulting company Studer Group, | 11,915 |
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co-owner of Pensacola Blue Wahoos
- Eric Studesville – assistant coach for Denver Broncos, 2010 interim head coach
- Matt Turk – NFL punter
- Robin Vos – Speaker of Wisconsin State Assembly
- Joan Wade – Wisconsin State Assemblywoman
- Bob Wickman – baseball player for New York Yankees, Milwaukee Brewers, Arizona Diamondbacks
- Dwight A. York – Wisconsin State Assemblyman
## Faculty.
- Thomas Chrowder Chamberlin, founder of "The Journal of Geology"
- Brian Coppola, noted chemist
- Andrea Nye, Professor Emerita of the Philosophy and Religious Studies Department.
- Alison Townsend, poet
- Warren S. Johnson, professor of natural science; Johnson invented the first automatic multi-zone | 11,916 |
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, Milwaukee Brewers, Arizona Diamondbacks
- Dwight A. York – Wisconsin State Assemblyman
## Faculty.
- Thomas Chrowder Chamberlin, founder of "The Journal of Geology"
- Brian Coppola, noted chemist
- Andrea Nye, Professor Emerita of the Philosophy and Religious Studies Department.
- Alison Townsend, poet
- Warren S. Johnson, professor of natural science; Johnson invented the first automatic multi-zone temperature control system and went on to establish Johnson Electric Service Company (now known as Johnson Controls).
# Further reading.
- Bohi, M. Janette. "A History of Wisconsin State University, Whitewater, 1868–1968." Whitewater, Wis.: Whitewater State University Foundation, 1967. | 11,917 |
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Nelson Dewey
Nelson Webster Dewey (December 19, 1813July 21, 1889) was an American pioneer, lawyer, and politician. He was the first Governor of Wisconsin.
# Early life.
Dewey was born in Lebanon, Connecticut, on December 19, 1813, to Ebenezer and Lucy (née Webster) Dewey. His father's family had lived in New England since 1633, when their ancestor Thomas Due came to America from Kent County, England.
Dewey's family moved to Butternuts, New York (now called Morris) the year following his birth and he attended school there and in Louisville, New York. At the age of 16, he began attending the Hamilton Academy in Hamilton, New York. He attended the academy for three years, and then returned | 11,918 |
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to Butternut to teach.
Ebenezer Dewey, Dewey's father, was a lawyer, and wished his son to join the same profession. Dewey began studying law in 1833, first with his father, then with the law firm Hanen & Davies, then with Samuel S. Bowne in Cooperstown, New York. He left Bowne in May 1836, and in June of that year arrived in the lead-mining region of Galena, Illinois, working as a clerk for Daniels, Dennison & Co., a firm of land speculators from New York. About a week after he arrived, he moved to Cassville, Wisconsin. He became a citizen of the territory in 1836. Daniels, Dennison & Co. had purchased the land on which Cassville was built, and their plan was to develop and promote the village | 11,919 |
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in the hopes that it grow and eventually be chosen as the capital of the Wisconsin Territory or of a future state.
# Territorial politics.
On March 4, 1837, Dewey was elected Register of Deeds for the newly formed Grant County; he was appointed the county's Justice of the Peace by Territorial Governor Henry Dodge the same year. He was, and continued to be for the rest of his political career, a member of the Democratic Party. When Daniels, Dennison & Co.'s business plans collapsed in 1838, after Madison was chosen to be the capital, Dewey moved to Lancaster, Wisconsin, where he was admitted to the bar in an examination held by Charles Dunn, the chief justice of the Supreme Court of the Wisconsin | 11,920 |
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Territory; he was appointed district attorney of Grant County that same year. As a lawyer, he entered into a partnership with J. Allen Barber, which lasted from 1840 until May 1848. Together, they became well known in Wisconsin's lead-mining region, acquiring mines and investing in mining companies.
In November 1838, Dewey was elected to the territorial assembly as representative from Grant County; he was reelected in 1840 and became that body's speaker for one session. He served as an assemblyman until 1842, when the voters of Grant County elected him to the territorial council; during the 1846 session, during which an upcoming convention which would produce a draft constitution for the State | 11,921 |
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of Wisconsin was discussed, he served as the council's president. He failed to be re-elected in 1846, due to a new Whig majority in Grant County.
# Governor of Wisconsin.
## 1848 election.
With the pending ratification of the new Constitution of Wisconsin, and the upcoming election for the new state's officers, the Democratic Party held a convention to nominate its candidate for Governor of Wisconsin. During the writing and attempts at ratification of the state's constitution in 1847 and 1848, the state party had become divided into two major factions, one centered in the lead-mining regions, and another centered in the eastern portion of the state. Each faction favored its own candidate | 11,922 |
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for governor: Hiram Barber from the lead-region faction and Morgan L. Martin from the eastern faction; after neither candidate could gather enough votes to secure the nomination, the two factions began searching for a compromise candidate. They decided on Nelson Dewey, who was not associated with either faction. The party also hoped that Dewey might attract voters from the now Whig-majority Grant County.
The election was held on May 8, 1848, and Dewey defeated the Whig candidate, John Hubbard Tweedy, and the independent Charles Durkee becoming the first governor of the State of Wisconsin. John E. Holmes, also a Democrat, was elected lieutenant governor in the same election.
Also in May, Dewey's | 11,923 |
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law and business partnership with Barber came to an end; by the time of its dissolution, Dewey was known to be one of the leading men in Wisconsin.
## First term.
Dewey's first term as governor began on June 7, 1848, and lasted until January 7, 1850. During his time as governor, Dewey oversaw the transition from the territorial to the new state government. He encouraged the development of the state's infrastructure, particularly the construction of new roads, railroads, canals, and harbors, as well as the improvement of the Fox and Wisconsin Rivers. During his administration, the State Board of Public Works was organized.
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and territories and for advocating the popular election of U.S. Senators.
Near the end of his term, he married Catherine Dunn, (or Katherine) the daughter of Charles Dunn, the former chief justice of Wisconsin Territory.
## 1849 election.
During Dewey's first term as governor, the Wisconsin Legislature passed an act decreeing that the biennial elections for governor would begin in 1849; that year, in an election held in November, Dewey again defeated the Whig candidate, Alexander Collins, and the Free Soiler Warren Chase. Samuel W. Beall, also a Democrat, was elected lieutenant governor in the same election.
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year.
## Second term.
Dewey's second term began on January 7, 1850 and lasted until January 5, 1852.
Dewey lost much popular support during his terms as governor, due both to his inability to overcome the factionalism within his own party and to his association with Wisconsin's lead-mining regions, which were losing power in Wisconsin politics. He chose not to run for a third term.
# Later life.
After his time as governor, Dewey returned to Lancaster, where he speculated in real estate. He remained active in politics, however: in 1853, Dewey ran against Chief Justice Orasmus Cole for a seat in the Wisconsin State Senate for Wisconsin's Sixteenth District; he was elected by a majority of | 11,926 |
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three votes, serving a two-year term. Throughout the remainder of his life, he was a delegate to most of the state conventions of the Democratic Party. From 1854 until 1865, he was regent of the University of Wisconsin. During his time in Lancaster, Dewey served at various times as the chairman of the town board of supervisor and a member of the school board.
In 1854, Dewey and his wife Catherine began to plan to begin anew the development of Cassville, once the goal of Daniels, Dennison & Co. In 1855, he was able to purchase the village under foreclosure; he remodelled the village plot and repaired the Denniston House, a hotel which had been built by the now-defunct firm, at a cost of $15,000; | 11,927 |
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his ultimate hope was that Cassville would be developed into a large city. He also acquired about of land northwest of Cassville, on which he built a three-story Gothic-revival mansion, which he named "Stonefield", at a cost of about $70,000; he expended another $30,000 on eleven miles (18 km) of stone fence. It was said that to have been the most modern house in Wisconsin at that time. At this time, Dewey employed around forty to fifty men as a means of returning money to Cassville; it is said that this was the origin of the prosperity of several of Cassville's residents.
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Wisconsin. In 1863, Dewey unsuccessfully ran for Lieutenant Governor; he also lost his 1869 and 1871 attempts at re-election to State Senate.
Dewey's Cassville project was attracting few people, so he began investing in a railroad line to the village. On January 2, 1873, Dewey's mansion was destroyed in a fire, and he was forced to give up the property to pay his creditors. His property passed into the ownership of Walter C. Newberry of Chicago. Also this year, Dewey lost his entire investment in the railroad line during the Panic of 1873. At some time during this period, Dewey was involved in another financial setback involving the estate of the deceased Ben Eastman, a former Congressman, | 11,929 |
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of which he was the executor. Dewey returned to his law practice.
In 1874, Governor William R. Taylor appointed Dewey to the board of directors of the State Prison at Waupun; he served on the board until 1881.
On February 22, 1889, Dewey suffered a stroke while at court in Lancaster. He was paralyzed and was brought home to Cassville the next day. He was not well prior to this, and was apparently aware of the possibility of becoming paralyzed. From the time of his paralysis, he was almost entirely confined to bed. He died in poverty at the Denniston House, which he had helped rebuild, a few minutes past midnight on the morning of July 21, 1889, after being unconscious for the previous forty-eight | 11,930 |
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hours. He was seventy-five years old.
Dewey was at one time considered a wealthy man, but by the time of his death, he had little money. Dewey was buried on July 23, 1889, in the Episcopal cemetery in Lancaster, next to the graves of his brother Orin and his son Charlie.
# Personal life.
Dewey married Catherine Dunn in 1849 during his first term as governor. The couple had three children: a daughter Katie, whose married name was later Cole, a son, Nelson, Jr., who at the time of Dewey's death lived in the West, and another son, Charlie, who died in 1869, while still a child.
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St. Louis, Missouri, where her daughter and son-in-law lived.
Dewey had a brother named William Dewey, who survived him, and another brother, Orin, who died in 1840. He also a third brother, John J. Dewey, who was a physician who lived in Saint Paul, Minnesota and was a member of the Minnesota Territorial Legislature.
Dewey was called a "friend of the poor" and known for his generosity.
# Political views.
Dewey was a member of the Democratic Party. He opposed the spread of slavery into new states and territories and advocated electing United States Senators by popular vote. He was described as one of "the old guard that never surrendered".
# Legacy.
Nelson Dewey State Park was created | 11,932 |
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er of the Democratic Party. He opposed the spread of slavery into new states and territories and advocated electing United States Senators by popular vote. He was described as one of "the old guard that never surrendered".
# Legacy.
Nelson Dewey State Park was created in 1935 using land from Dewey's former Stonefield estate.
An 11 mile portion of Wisconsin state highway 81 from Cassville to the intersection of state highway 35 in Grant County was designated Nelson Dewey Memorial Highway by the Wisconsin Legislature.
The former Nelson Dewey Generating Station was named after the governor.
# External links.
- Governor Nelson Dewey, Dictionary of Wisconsin History
- Governor Nelson Dewey | 11,933 |
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Great Lakes (disambiguation)
The Great Lakes are a collection of large lakes in eastern North America.
Great Lakes or Great Lake may also refer to:
- Great Lakes region, the area near the Great Lakes in the United States and Canada
# Lakes.
- African Great Lakes, a collection of lakes in and around the Great Rift Valley in eastern Africa
- Great Lake (Tasmania), a lake in Australia
- Perth Wetlands or Great Lakes District, in Perth, Western Australia
- Tonlé Sap or Great Lake, a lake in Cambodia
- Great Lake, a lake on the River Poulter in Nottinghamshire, UK
## Fictional.
- The Great Lake, a minor place in Arda in J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth
# Military.
- Naval Station Great | 11,934 |
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Lakes, a United States Navy base
- USS "Great Lakes", a planned destroyer tender of the United States Navy that was cancelled in 1946
# Music.
- Great Lakes (band), a project of the Elephant Six Collective
- "The Great Lakes" (album), an album by Emm Gryner
# Transportation.
- Great Lakes Airlines, a United States regional airline based in Denver, Colorado
- Great Lakes Aircraft Company, manufacturer of the 2T-1A Sport Trainer biplane
- Great Lakes (Metra), a railway station in Lake Bluff, Illinois, United States
# Other uses.
- Great Lakes Brewery (Toronto)
- Great Lakes Brewing Company
- Great Lakes Chemical Corporation, an American company, now part of Chemtura Corporation
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s.
- Great Lakes Brewery (Toronto)
- Great Lakes Brewing Company
- Great Lakes Chemical Corporation, an American company, now part of Chemtura Corporation
- Great Lakes Council, a former local government area in New South Wales, Australia
- Great Lakes Higher Education Corporation, a lending body that specializes in educational loans
- Great Lakes Institute of Management, based in Chennai, India
- Great Lakes tectonic zone
# See also.
- Great Lakes Commission, North American agency
- Great Lakes Compact
- Great Lakes Depression, a depression that contains the Great Lakes of Mongolia
- Great Lakes Megalopolis
- Iowa Great Lakes, a collection of lakes in Dickinson County, Iowa, US | 11,936 |
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Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo
Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo is a 1977 American comedy adventure film and the third installment of the "Herbie" franchise made by Walt Disney Productions starring Herbie—the white 1963 Volkswagen racing Beetle with a mind of its own.
# Plot.
The film stars Dean Jones as returning champion race car driver Jim Douglas, joined by his somewhat cynical and eccentric riding mechanic Wheely Applegate (Don Knotts). Together with Herbie, the "Love Bug", a 1963 Volkswagen Beetle, they are participating in the fictional Trans-France Race, from Paris, France, to Monte Carlo, Monaco. According to dialogue, they hope to stage a racing comeback in the event. For the Trans-France | 11,937 |
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Race, Douglas and Herbie have three major opponents. The first is Bruno Von Stickle. (Eric Braeden), a German driver with experience in the "European Racing Circuit". He is deemed to be a formidable contender prior to and during the race. The second is Claude Gilbert (Mike Kulcsar), a French driver. His dominance in the race seemed similar to that of von Stickle, until he crashed in the later stages. The third is Diane Darcy (Julie Sommars), a very beautiful, if somewhat icy and feminist-minded, young American woman and the only female driver in the Trans-France Race. She initially hates Jim for apparently his, but what was actually Herbie's, knee-jerk behavior that ruined her chances of succeeding | 11,938 |
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during the first qualifying rounds. This was because of Herbie sighting and falling in love at first sight with her race car. As being a car with whom Herbie falls in love during the film (much as Jim seems to be attracted to Diane herself), Herbie's infatuation with Diane's Lancia results in his compromising his full original plan of winning the Trans-France Race, and turning against that same will of his partners, Jim and Wheely. However, the strong-willed Diane does not appear to believe in any cars that can be alive and have a mind of their own.
Diane and her Lancia unfortunately crash into a lake towards the end of the race, and with victory in sight. But Herbie and Jim manage to save | 11,939 |
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both car and woman from drowning. Because of this, she soon changes her attitude toward Jim after he saves her life and she witnesses Herbie towing her Lancia out of the lake. All three watch as Herbie crawls next to the Lancia and the two cars hold doors like holding hands. When Herbie seems to have trouble restarting because of being determined to stay with the Lancia, Diane is now fully convinced that cars can have minds of their own because she now knows her own car is alive as well. She encourages the little car not to relent in the quest for victory in the Trans-France Race. With Diane now out of the race (followed shortly thereafter by Claude Gilbert in the aforementioned crash), Jim | 11,940 |
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pursues Von Stickle through the streets of Monte Carlo, combatants in a thrilling duel for the win. In the end, though, Bruno von Stickle is overtaken by the little car in the famous tunnel of the Formula One race track, Herbie outracing him by outsmarting him through driving upside down on the tunnel roof. Jim drives Herbie to victory for (also according to dialogue) the 20th time in their careers.
As the film progresses, two thieves, Max (Bernard Fox) and Quincey (Roy Kinnear), steal the famous "Étoile de Joie" (French for "Star of Joy") diamond and cleverly hide it in Herbie's fuel tank (Herbie was fitted with an external fuel filler cap for this film - a 1963 Beetle's cap actually being | 11,941 |
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inside the front luggage compartment) in order to avoid being captured by a swarm of searching policemen. But little did they know that they picked the wrong car to hide it in, because of one car that was alive and had a mind of its own. That causes them to blow every chance they get in getting back the diamond they hid in him. Because of this, and on a count of an attempt where they at one point tried to threaten Jim and Wheely at gunpoint to relinquish the car to them, an encounter from which Herbie managed to escape, and thanks to a misunderstood conclusion thereafter that Diane would have tried to mastermind the whole event. Subsequently, Herbie is placed under the protection of the French | 11,942 |
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police.
It is also revealed not too far in that Inspector Bouchet (Jacques Marin), also known as "Double X" especially as a code name to the thieves, is the mastermind behind the museum robbery, though the fact of his scheme is revealed near the end of the movie. It is the eager, and somewhat knee-jerk and unpunctual young detective Fontenoy (Xavier Saint-Macary), of whom the Inspector is the superior officer, who unravels the mystery of L'Étoile de Joie, and has Bouchet clapped in handcuffs.
In the end, Jim and Diane begin to fall in love, as do Wheely and the Monte Carlo trophy girl (Katia Tchenko); even breaking a pact they made in the beginning. Most of all, Herbie and Giselle (Diane's | 11,943 |
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Lancia) fall in love again as well.
# Cast.
- Dean Jones as Jim Douglas
- Don Knotts as Wheely Applegate
- Julie Sommars as Diane Darcy
- Jacques Marin as Inspector Bouchet
- Roy Kinnear as Quincey
- Bernard Fox as Max
- Eric Braeden as Bruno von Stickle
- Xavier Saint-Macary as Detective Fontenoy
- François Lalande as Monsieur Ribeaux, the owner of the Museum "Étoile de Joie" Diamond.
- Alan Caillou as Emile, the Chief Monaco Official
- Laurie Main as Duval, the Museum Guard
- Mike Kulcsar as Claude Gilbert
- Johnny Haymer as Race official
- Stanley Brock as Taxi driver
- Gérard Jugnot as Waiter
- Jean-Marie Proslier as Doorman
- Tom McCorry as Showroom M.C.
- Lloyd Nelson | 11,944 |
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as Mechanic
- Jean-Jacques Moreau as Truck driver
- Yveline Brière as Girl friend
- Sébastien Floche as French tourist
- Madeleine Damien as Old woman
- Alain Janey as Man at café
- Raoul Defosse as Police Captain
- Ed Marcus as Exhibit M.C.
- Richard Warlock, Gerald Brutsche, Kevin Johnston, Bob Harris, Carey Loftin, Jesse Wayne, Bill Erickson as The drivers
- Katia Tchenko as Monte Carlo trophy girl (uncredited)
- Josiane Balasko as Woman in the crowd (uncredited)
- André Penvern as French policeman (uncredited)
# Promotion.
## Mann's Chinese Theatre.
On July 11, 1977, Herbie joined other immortals of the silver screen when he placed his wheel-prints in cement in the forecourt | 11,945 |
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of Mann's Chinese Theatre in Hollywood, California; the ceremony was also attended by the film's stars Dean Jones, Don Knotts and Julie Sommars, as well as several hundred guests and tourists. Mayor of Los Angeles Tom Bradley sent a proclamation officially declaring the day (July 11) as "Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo Day" and a floral wreath was presented to Herbie by Miss Monte Carlo. The ceremony was preceded by a parade on Hollywood Boulevard featuring a traditional Chinese band, firecrackers, 25 Lancia sports cars, clowns, cheerleaders and the Goodyear Blimp. Afterwards, a special invitational screening of "Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo" was held inside the Chinese Theatre, which was celebrating | 11,946 |
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its 50th anniversary that year.
## Novelization.
Two different paperback novelizations of the film were published in June 1977 to coincide with the film's release: the US version was written by Vic Crume and published by Scholastic Paperbacks and the UK version was written by John Harvey and published by New English Library.
## Comic book.
A comic book of "Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo" (illustrated by Dan Spiegle) was featured in "Walt Disney Showcase" #41 published by Gold Key Comics.
# Reception.
The film currently holds a 67% "Fresh" rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
# Home media.
"Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo" was first released on VHS in 1982 and re-released in early 1985, November 6, 1985 | 11,947 |
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Gold Key Comics.
# Reception.
The film currently holds a 67% "Fresh" rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
# Home media.
"Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo" was first released on VHS in 1982 and re-released in early 1985, November 6, 1985 and September 16, 1997. It was first released on DVD in Region 1 on May 4, 2004 and was re-released as a 2-DVD double feature set along with "Herbie Rides Again" on April 26, 2009.
On September 2, 2012, "Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo" was re-released on DVD as part of Herbie: 4-Movie Collection with "The Love Bug", "Herbie Rides Again" and "Herbie Goes Bananas".
On June 30, 2015, "Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo" was released on Blu-ray as a Disney Movie Club exclusive title. | 11,948 |
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Arapahoe County
Arapahoe County may refer to:
- Arapahoe County, Colorado
- Arapahoe County, Kansas Territory, a large county that included the entire western portion of the territory. | 11,949 |
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Scott Grimes
Scott Christopher Grimes (born July 9, 1971) is an American actor and singer. Some of his most prominent roles include appearances in "ER" as Dr. Archie Morris, "Party of Five" as Will McCorkle, "Band of Brothers" as Technical Sergeant Donald Malarkey, and the animated sitcom "American Dad!", voicing Steve Smith. He is also well known by cult movie fans for his role as Bradley Brown in the first two "Critters" films. Since 2017, he has been a regular on the Fox sci-fi comedy-drama "The Orville".
As a singer, Grimes is best known for co-writing and performing the soft rock single "Sunset Blvd", which spent several weeks on the "Billboard" charts.
# Early Life.
Grimes was born | 11,950 |
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in Lowell, Massachusetts, the son of Pam and Rick Grimes. He lived in neighboring Dracut for much of his youth, and attended Dracut Public Schools. His sister, Heather Grimes, is also an actress. He is the uncle of Camryn Grimes, who is known for her role as Cassie Newman (now Mariah Copeland) in "The Young and the Restless".
# Career.
Grimes started acting at an early age. In 1984, at the age of 13, he co-starred with Mickey Rooney in a made-for-TV holiday movie entitled "It Came Upon the Midnight Clear". In 1985, he appeared in an episode of the "Twilight Zone" called "Little Boy Lost".
Grimes also began singing in childhood, and in March 1986 appeared on a Bob Hope TV special, singing | 11,951 |
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"Somewhere Over The Rainbow". The special was taped in Sweden with the King and Queen in attendance. In 1987, he performed as a guest vocalist on the "Time" album by Richard Carpenter of The Carpenters, where Carpenter thanked the 15-year-old Grimes for his "spirited" performance, commenting in the liner notes, "I believe young Scott to have quite a future in music." Grimes' first music album, "Scott Grimes", was released by A&M Records in 1989, and produced by Carpenter. In 2005, he released his second album, "Livin' on the Run", and in 2010 his third, "Drive".
In 1987, Grimes voiced Pinocchio in the dark animated film "Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night". In 1988, he appeared with Dwayne | 11,952 |
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Hickman, Connie Stevens, and her daughter Tricia Leigh Fisher in the TV movie "Bring Me the Head of Dobie Gillis"; Grimes, Hickman, Stevens, and Fisher also appeared on the "All-Star Super Password Special" with Bert Convy. He had also guest starred on the NBC sitcom "Wings". He is also known for his 1987 recurring role on "Who's the Boss" as Alyssa Milano's character's love-interest, Chad McCann and his regular appearances in the 1994–2000 series "Party of Five" as Will McCorkle.
Grimes starred on the NBC series "ER" playing Dr. Archie Morris from 2003 until the series' end in 2009. Initially a recurring character on ER, he later was upgraded to a main role in season 12. The character initially | 11,953 |
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provided comic relief, but grew over the years, becoming central to several episodes and story lines in the series' final seasons.
Grimes' film credits include the dark comedy "Who's Your Monkey" and Ridley Scott's "Robin Hood" with Russell Crowe and Cate Blanchett. On October 11, 2010, Grimes announced on his Twitter that he would voice a character on the animated series "Family Guy", , which would turn out to be Joe Swanson's previously thought-to-be-dead son, Kevin Swanson. On March 19, 2013, he was cast as Dave Flynn on the "" episode entitled "Red", the first episode of a two-part backdoor pilot to another "NCIS" spin-off which would have been named "NCIS: Red", but it was not picked up. | 11,954 |
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Grimes had previously appeared in an "NCIS" episode entitled "Baltimore" in 2011 as Detective Danny Price, Anthony DiNozzo's former partner at the Baltimore P.D.
Since September 10, 2017, he has played cocky helmsman Gordon Malloy, the best friend of Captain Ed Mercer (Seth MacFarlane) on Fox's sci-fi comedy-drama "The Orville", created by executive producer MacFarlane.
# Personal life.
Grimes has a son and a daughter with his first wife, Dawn Bailey-Grimes, whom he married on May 5, 1997. In December 2011, he married Megan Moore. She filed for divorce in October 2017. At the San Diego Comic-Con in 2018, it was revealed that he was dating his "Orville" co-star Adrianne Palicki. The two announced | 11,955 |
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created by executive producer MacFarlane.
# Personal life.
Grimes has a son and a daughter with his first wife, Dawn Bailey-Grimes, whom he married on May 5, 1997. In December 2011, he married Megan Moore. She filed for divorce in October 2017. At the San Diego Comic-Con in 2018, it was revealed that he was dating his "Orville" co-star Adrianne Palicki. The two announced their engagement in January 2019, and married in Austin, Texas on May 19, 2019. Two months later Palicki filed for divorce in on July 22, 2019.
# Discography.
## Albums.
- 1989: "Scott Grimes" (A&M)
- 2005: "Livin' on the Run"
- 2010: "Drive"
# External links.
- INTERVIEW: Robin Hood's Merry Men | Rip It Up Magazine | 11,956 |
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Bisexual pride flag
The bisexual pride flag was designed by Michael Page in 1998 in order to give the bisexual community its own symbol comparable to the gay pride flag of the larger LGBT community. His aim was to increase the visibility of bisexuals, both among society as a whole and within the LGBT community. The first bisexual pride flag was unveiled at the BiCafe's first anniversary party on December 5, 1998 after Page was inspired by his work with BiNet USA.
# Design and colors.
Page took the colors from an existing bisexual symbol and gave it his own spin, saying,
Biangles, or bisexuality triangles, are another symbol for the bisexual community with unclear origins. The crescent moon | 11,957 |
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symbol is another symbol for bisexuality that deliberately avoids the imagery of the pink triangle.
Page describes the meaning of the pink, lavender, and blue (ratio 2:1:2) flag as this:
"The pink color represents sexual attraction to the same sex only (gay and lesbian). The blue represents sexual attraction to the opposite sex only (straight) and the resultant overlap color purple represents sexual attraction to both sexes (bi)."
Page describes the flag’s meaning in deeper terms, stating "The key to understanding the symbolism of the Bisexual pride flag is to know that the purple pixels of color blend unnoticeably into both the pink and blue, just as in the 'real world,' where bi people | 11,958 |
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and blue, just as in the 'real world,' where bi people blend unnoticeably into both the gay/lesbian and straight communities."
The flag's aspect is not fixed but 2:3 and 3:5 are often used, in common with many other flags.
The stripe colors and widths, from top to bottom, are pink (40%), purple (20%), and blue (40%). The exact colors given by the designer are: PMS 226, 258, and 286. Their approximate HTML values are #D60270, #9B4F96, #0038A8; their approximate RGB values are (214,2,112), (155,79,150), and (0,56,168), respectively. It is not patented, trademarked, or service marked.
# See also.
- Bisexual American history
- Bisexual community
- Celebrate Bisexuality Day
- LGBT symbols | 11,959 |
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Montebello
Montebello may refer to:
# Places.
## Australasia.
- Montebello Islands, Australia
## Europe.
- Montebello della Battaglia, Pavia, Italy
- Montebello, Rimini, Province of Rimini, Italy
- Montebello Vicentino, Vicenza, Italy
- Montebello di Bertona, Abruzzo, Pescara, Italy
- Montebello Ionico, Calabria, Reggio Calabria, Italy
- Montebello sul Sangro, Abruzzo, Chieti, Italy
- Montebello, Norway, a neighborhood in the borough of Ullern in Oslo
- Montebello (station)
## Americas.
- Montebello, California, United States
- Montebello, Quebec, Canada
- Montebello, Quebec railway station
- Montebello, Antioquia, Colombia
- Montebello Lakes National Park, Mexico
- Montebello, | 11,960 |
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San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí, Mexico
- Montebello/Commerce (Metrolink station)
- Coldstream-Homestead-Montebello, Baltimore, a neighborhood of Baltimore, United States
- Montebello, New York, United States
- Montebello, Virginia, United States
- Montebello (Charlottesville, Virginia), a historic home
- Montebello, an estate located in Barboursville, Virginia
- Montebello Creek, a tributary of Stevens Creek in Santa Clara County, California
# People.
- Saviour Montebello (1762–1809), Maltese theologian, academic and leader in resistance against the French
# Other uses.
- "Montebello" (spider), a genus of Liocranid sac spider
- Montebello Castle, in Bellinzona, Switzerland
- "Montebello" | 11,961 |
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w York, United States
- Montebello, Virginia, United States
- Montebello (Charlottesville, Virginia), a historic home
- Montebello, an estate located in Barboursville, Virginia
- Montebello Creek, a tributary of Stevens Creek in Santa Clara County, California
# People.
- Saviour Montebello (1762–1809), Maltese theologian, academic and leader in resistance against the French
# Other uses.
- "Montebello" (spider), a genus of Liocranid sac spider
- Montebello Castle, in Bellinzona, Switzerland
- "Montebello" (ship), several ships
- Battle of Montebello (disambiguation), two different battles
- Château Montebello, a hotel in Quebec, Canada
# See also.
- Monte Bello (disambiguation) | 11,962 |
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Appomattox Court House National Historical Park
The Appomattox Court House is a National Historical Park of original and reconstructed 19th century buildings in Appomattox County, Virginia. The village is famous as the site of the Battle of Appomattox Court House and containing the house of Wilmer McLean, where the surrender of the Confederate army under Robert E. Lee to Union commander Ulysses S. Grant took place on April 9, 1865, effectively ending the American Civil War. The McLean House was the site of the surrender conference, but the village itself is named for the presence nearby of what is now preserved as the Old Appomattox Court House.
The park was established August 3, 1935. The | 11,963 |
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village was made a national monument in 1940 and a national historical park in 1954. It is located about three miles (5 km) east of Appomattox, Virginia, the location of the Appomattox Station and the "new" Appomattox Court House. It is in the center of the state about east of Lynchburg, Virginia.The historical park was described in 1989 as having an area of .
# History of the village.
The antebellum village started out as "Clover Hill" named after its oldest existing structure, the Clover Hill Tavern (c. 1819). The village was a stagecoach stop along the Richmond-Lynchburg stage road. The activity in Clover Hill centered around Clover Hill Tavern. The tavern provided lodging to travelers. | 11,964 |
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Fresh horses for the stage line were also provided at the stop, which had been done since the tavern was built. It was also the site of organizational meetings and so when Appomattox County was established by an Act on February 8, 1845, Clover Hill village became the county seat. It was parts of Buckingham, Prince Edward, Charlotte, and Campbell Counties. The jurisdiction took its name from the headwaters that emanate there, the Appomattox River. Early Virginians believed the name Appomattox came from an Indian tribe called Apumetec.
From about 1842, Hugh Raine basically owned most of the Clover Hill area. He obtained it from his brother John Raine who defaulted on his loans. Later, he sold | 11,965 |
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the property to a Colonel Samuel D. McDearmon. Since his acquisition, it became the county seat and he surveyed of the hamlet. He designated to be used by the new county to build a courthouse and other government buildings. The courthouse was to be built across the Stage Road from the Clover Hill Tavern. The jail was to be built behind the courthouse. McDearmon divided the remaining land surrounding the courthouse into lots. He felt that with Clover Hill's new status as a county seat he would find professional people ready and willing to purchase the lots. His hopes were later dashed in 1854 as the train depot stopped three miles (5 km) west in Appomattox, Virginia. The American Civil War put | 11,966 |
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the final nails in the coffin. The district once known as Clover Hill and later renamed to Appomattox Court House continued to decline as businesses moved to the area of the Appomattox Station.
The village contained of the original Patteson's Clover Hill Tavern property of some . Raine provided the Clover Hill Tavern for meeting space for the organization of the new county in May 1845 and naming the township "Clover Hill."
The county records show:
According to a Union writer at the time of the American Civil War the village consisted of about "five houses, a tavern, and a courthouse — all on one street that was boarded up at one end to keep the cows out." There were actually more dwellings | 11,967 |
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in this obscure hamlet, some of which were off the main village street. There were a large number of cabins and out-buildings. The hamlet had two stores, law offices, a saddler, wheelwright, three blacksmiths, and other businesses. A tavern had been built by John Raine in 1848 that became the celebrated McLean house. Many rural counties in the Southern States had county seats whose names were formed by adding "court house" (two words) to the name of the county, hence the village name became Appomattox Court House.
It presently has a couple of dozen restored buildings. Some of the notable buildings are the Peers House, McLean House, New County Jail, Jones Law Office, Clover Hill Tavern, Woodson | 11,968 |
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Law Office, Bocock-Isbell House, Mariah Wright House, Plunkett-Meeks Store, Sweeney-Conner Cabin, Charles Sweeney Cabin, Sweeney Prizery and the Old Appomattox Court House. There are also various ruins and cemeteries within the village. At the time of the Act of Congress that authorized the Appomattox Court House National Historical Park in 1935, the existing buildings were the Clover Hill Tavern, the Tavern guest house and kitchen, the Woodson Law office structure, the Plunkett-Meeks Store, the Bocock-Isbell House, and several residences outside the village limits.
There are several markers throughout the field of the village that show points of interest within the Park. Some of these are | 11,969 |
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the sites of General Lee's and General Grant's headquarters; the site of the apple tree where General Lee waited for General Grant's reply on the morning of April 9, 1865; the line of General Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain's temporarily commanding the 1st Division of the V Corps, drawn up to receive the Confederate arms on April 12, 1865; and the position of the last cannon fired by the Confederate artillery on the morning of April 9, 1865. There is also a monument and two tablets that were erected by the state of North Carolina describing the last engagement of the armies this same morning.
General George Armstrong Custer of Little Bighorn fame received a flag of truce at the village of "Appomattox | 11,970 |
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Court House" that brought about the discontinuance of hostilities of the Confederate and the Union armies leading to the surrender meeting between General Lee and General Grant at the McLean House.
The program for the development of the Park calls for a partial restoration of Clover Hill and the hamlet of Appomattox Court House to its appearance in April 1865. This will constitute for the people of the United States a memorial to the termination of the American Civil War. World War II stopped temporarily the development of the Park, however it was resumed in 1947. Some structures in the village that were built after 1865 were taken down that did not represent a true picture of the end of the | 11,971 |
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Civil War. In 1954, Virginia State Route 24 was relocated south of the Appomattox Court House Historical Park so the National Park Service could restore the Richmond-Lynchburg stage road to its 1865 appearance. Also this would allow the National Park Service to do archeological exploration at the original Appomattox Court House building.
# See also.
- American Civil War
- Confederate States of America
- Origins of the American Civil War
- Conclusion of the American Civil War
- Turning point of the American Civil War
- Military of the Confederate States of America
# References.
- Bradford, Ned, "Battles and Leaders of the Civil War", Plume, 1989
- Burnham, Bill, "The Virginia Handbook", | 11,972 |
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Hunter Publishing, Inc, 2005,
- Catton, Bruce, "A Stillness at Appomattox", Doubleday 1953, Library of Congress # 53-9982,
- Catton, Bruce, "This Hallowed Ground", Doubleday 1953, Library of Congress # 56-5960
- Chaffin, Tom, 2006. "Sea of Gray: The Around-the-World Odyssey of the Confederate Raider Shenandoah", Hill and Wang/Farrar, Straus and Giroux.
- Davis, Burke, "The Civil War: Strange & Fascinating Facts", Wings Books, 1960 & 1982,
- Davis, Burke, "To Appomattox - Nine April Days, 1865", Eastern Acorn Press, 1992,
- Gutek, Patricia, "Plantations and Outdoor Museums in America's Historic South", University of South Carolina Press, 1996,
- Kaiser, Harvey H., "The National Park Architecture | 11,973 |
512187 | Appomattox Court House National Historical Park | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Appomattox%20Court%20House%20National%20Historical%20Park | Appomattox Court House National Historical Park
Sourcebook", Princeton Architectural Press, 2008,
- Kennedy, Frances H., "The Civil War Battlefield Guide", Houghton Mifflin Company, 1990,
- Korn, Jerry et al., The Civil War, Pursuit to Appomattox, The Last Battles, Time-Life Books, 1987,
- Marvel, William, "A Place Called Appomattox", UNC Press, 2000,
- Marvel, William, "Lee's Last Retreat", UNC Press, 2006,
- McPherson, James M., "Battle Cry of Freedom", Oxford University Press, 1988,
- National Park Service, "Appomattox Court House: Appomattox Court House National Historical Park, Virginia", U.S. Dept. of the Interior, 2002,
- Silkenat, David. "Raising the White Flag: How Surrender Defined the American Civil War". Chapel Hill: University | 11,974 |
512187 | Appomattox Court House National Historical Park | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Appomattox%20Court%20House%20National%20Historical%20Park | Appomattox Court House National Historical Park
of North Carolina Press, 2019. .
- Tidwell, William A., "April '65: Confederate Covert Action in the American Civil War", Kent State University Press, 1995,
- Weigley, Russel F., "A Great Civil War: A Military and Political History, 1861-1865", Indiana University Press, 2000,
# External links.
- National Park Service, Appomattox Court House - official site
- Appomattox Court House buildings photos
- A Brief History of Appomattox County
- Appomattox Court House National Historic Park — Spotlight America
- Road to Appomattox PowerPoint slide show Civil-War-Journeys.org
- Civil War Surrender Furniture at the National Museum of American History
- Appomattox Courthouse, Appomattox, Appomattox | 11,975 |
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ess, 1995,
- Weigley, Russel F., "A Great Civil War: A Military and Political History, 1861-1865", Indiana University Press, 2000,
# External links.
- National Park Service, Appomattox Court House - official site
- Appomattox Court House buildings photos
- A Brief History of Appomattox County
- Appomattox Court House National Historic Park — Spotlight America
- Road to Appomattox PowerPoint slide show Civil-War-Journeys.org
- Civil War Surrender Furniture at the National Museum of American History
- Appomattox Courthouse, Appomattox, Appomattox County, VA at the Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS)
- Video showing the exierior and interior of several of the buildings from 2016 | 11,976 |
512200 | Bell CH-146 Griffon | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bell%20CH-146%20Griffon | Bell CH-146 Griffon
Bell CH-146 Griffon
The Bell CH-146 Griffon is a multi-role utility helicopter of the Huey family, designed by Bell Helicopter Textron as a variant for the Canadian Armed Forces of the Bell 412EP. The CH-146 is used in a wide variety of roles, including aerial firepower, reconnaissance, search and rescue and aero-mobility tasks.
It has a crew of three, can carry up to ten troops and has a cruising speed of .
# Design and development.
The CH-146 is the Canadian military designation for the Bell 412CF, a modified Bell 412, ordered by Canada in 1992. The CH-146 was built at Mirabel, Quebec, at the Bell Canadian plant. It was delivered between 1995 and 1997 in one of two configurations, the Combat | 11,977 |
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Support Squadron (CSS) version for search and rescue missions, and the Utility Tactical Transport Helicopter (UTTH), which carries a crew of three and an eight-man section.
The Griffon can be equipped with various specialized bolt-on mission kits which can enhance the performance of the Griffon, from increasing range to improving protection against enemy fire, etc.
While the CH-146 can be equipped with a total of 13 seats in the cargo area in addition to the two in front for the aircrew, weight restrictions usually result in a normal combat load of eight equipped troops or fewer depending on armament and fuel carried. The aircraft can also be configured for up to six stretchers.
Minor disassembly | 11,978 |
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permits transport of the Griffon by CC-130 Hercules or CC-177 Globemaster III aircraft for long-distance deployment.
## Maintenance and upgrades.
The CH-146 Griffon is forecast to be retired in 2021. Bell Helicopter Textron Canada Inc. was awarded a C$640 million contract to overhaul and repair the CH-146 fleet until retirement in 2021. The contact includes options to extend the contract up to 2025 if necessary.
In January 2019, Canada announced plans to modernize and extend the life of the existing 85 CH-146 helicopters to 2031.
# Operational history.
The Canadian Forces purchased 100 aircraft and received them in 1995–1997. In 2005, nine CH-146s were sold to the Allied Wings consortium | 11,979 |
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to be used as trainers at 3 Canadian Forces Flying Training School.
## Canada.
The CH-146 Griffon have been deployed in various operations in Canada since their introduction in 1995. They have been deployed during the Operation Saguenay in 1996 and Operation Assistance in 1997. The CH-146 have also played a major role during the great ice storm of 1998. They were deployed during the 28th G8 summit and 36th G8 summit. They were also deployed to secure the 2010 Winter Olympics during the Operation Podium. In May 2016, four Griffons were deployed as part of Operation LENTUS 16-01, to provide emergency services for victims of the 2016 Fort McMurray wildfire.
## Haiti and Balkans.
CH-146s have | 11,980 |
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been deployed in Haiti. They were deployed during Operation Standard and Operation Constable between 1996 and 1997. They were deployed more recently during Operation Halo in 2004 and Operation Hestia in 2010.
Griffons have been deployed in Bosnia and Kosovo during Operation Kinetic between 1999 and 2000 and Operation Paladum between 1998 and 2004.
## Afghanistan.
In 2007, the Canadian American Strategic Review suggested that the Canadian Forces consider deploying Griffons to Afghanistan, because they were comparable to the UH-1 Hueys deployed by the United States Marine Corps.
On 26 November 2008, the Canadian Forces announced in a statement that eight Griffons would be modified to act as | 11,981 |
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armed escorts for CH-147 Chinook helicopters in Afghanistan. Equipped with a M134D Minigun, the helicopters were employed in a defensive and support role, including the evacuation of battlefield casualties. The eight CH-146s arrived at Kandahar International Airport on 20 December 2008.
## Suitability for role.
The CH-146 was purchased by the CF to replace four existing helicopters, the CH-136 Kiowa in the observation role, the CH-135 Twin Huey in the army tactical role, the CH-118 Iroquois in the base rescue role and the heavy lift CH-147 Chinook. From the time of its purchase defence analysts have been critical of the aircraft pointing to its procurement as politically motivated and that | 11,982 |
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the aircraft cannot adequately fill any of its intended roles. It has been termed "a civilian designed and built aircraft, with only a coat of green paint."
Writing in 2006 defence analyst Sharon Hobson said:
The CH-146 was ruled out for the Afghan mission by General Rick Hillier when he was Chief of Defence Staff in 2008 due to being underpowered. It has also been criticised for being underpowered by Martin Shadwick, a defence analyst and professor at York University. Shadwick stated in July 2009:
At the inquest into the death of Capt Ben Babington-Browne (killed on 6 July 2009 in the crash of aircraft #146434), Lt Cdr William Robley of the UK Defence Helicopter Flying School confirmed that | 11,983 |
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operating the aircraft at that altitude, temperature and weight meant that it was not the correct helicopter for that mission. When asked by the coroner: "Had you been there, would it have been obvious to you of the risks attached to using the Griffon helicopter in these conditions?" Lt Cdr Robley replied: "Yes." When asked: "Would you expect a competent pilot to have understood that this was not the correct helicopter for the mission?", Lt Cdr Robley replied: "It depended on the pilot's training; unless they have been trained, they are on a voyage of discovery."
Retired Lieutenant General Lou Cuppens defended the aircraft's performance:
Defence Minister Peter MacKay also defended the aircraft:
# | 11,984 |
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Operators.
- Royal Canadian Air Force
- Tactical Helicopter role
- 400 Tactical Helicopter Squadron
- 403 Helicopter Operational Training Squadron
- 408 Tactical Helicopter Squadron
- 427 Special Operations Aviation Squadron
- 430 Tactical Helicopter Squadron
- 438 Tactical Helicopter Squadron
- Search and Rescue role
- 424 Transport and Rescue Squadron
- Combat Support Squadrons
- 417 Combat Support Squadron
- 439 Combat Support Squadron
- 444 Combat Support Squadron
# Accidents and incidents.
- On 18 July 2002, #146420 operated by 444 Sqn crashed north of CFB Goose Bay while returning from a search and rescue mission that had been called off. Both pilots were killed on impact | 11,985 |
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and the SAR Technician and Flight Engineer were both seriously injured. The cause of the crash was the loss of the aircraft tail rotor after a tail rotor blade failed from fatigue.
- On 6 July 2009, #146434 crashed about northeast of Kandahar city killing two Canadian soldiers, along with a captain from the British Royal Engineers. Three other Canadians were hurt. The crash was reportedly an accident due to the pilot's loss of visual reference in recirculating dust and not due to enemy action, but an inquest into the death of Capt Ben Babington-Browne was told that the helicopter was unsuitable for hot and high operations in Afghanistan. In April 2016, it was revealed that a military police | 11,986 |
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cident due to the pilot's loss of visual reference in recirculating dust and not due to enemy action, but an inquest into the death of Capt Ben Babington-Browne was told that the helicopter was unsuitable for hot and high operations in Afghanistan. In April 2016, it was revealed that a military police investigation of senior air force officers was underway for negligence for not providing adequate training for aircrew in dealing with takeoffs in dusty conditions and also for raising the operational gross weight of the aircraft above that safe for operation.
# External links.
- RCAF CH-146 page
- Bell CH-146 Griffon page rotorhead.org
- An Armed CH-146 Griffon for Kandahar? on CASR's site | 11,987 |
512226 | Calamus | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Calamus | Calamus
Calamus
Calamus may refer to:
# Botany and zoology.
- "Calamus" (fish), a genus of fish in the family Sparidae
- "Calamus" (palm), a genus of rattan palms
- Calamus, the hollow shaft of a feather, also known as the quill
- "Acorus calamus", the sweet flag, a tall wetland plant
- "Andropogon calamus-aromaticus", a plant in the genus "Andropogon"
- "Eoacmaea calamus", a sea snail species
# Place names.
- Calamus, Iowa, United States
- Calamus, Wisconsin, United States
- Calamus Creek (disambiguation)
- Calamus Swamp, Ohio, United States
# Other uses.
- Calamus (DTP), a desktop publishing application
- Calamus (poems), a series of poems by American writer Walt Whitman
- Calamus | 11,988 |
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, a plant in the genus "Andropogon"
- "Eoacmaea calamus", a sea snail species
# Place names.
- Calamus, Iowa, United States
- Calamus, Wisconsin, United States
- Calamus Creek (disambiguation)
- Calamus Swamp, Ohio, United States
# Other uses.
- Calamus (DTP), a desktop publishing application
- Calamus (poems), a series of poems by American writer Walt Whitman
- Calamus Ensemble, a classical music ensemble featuring Roberto Carnevale
- Ensemble Cálamus, a classical music ensemble featuring Eduardo Paniagua
- USS "Calamus" (AOG-5) a "Mettawee"-class gasoline tanker acquired by the U.S. Navy
- Calamus or Kalamos, a figure in Greek mythology
# See also.
- Calamis (disambiguation) | 11,989 |
512224 | Pinus pumila | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pinus%20pumila | Pinus pumila
Pinus pumila
Pinus pumila (common names Siberian dwarf pine, dwarf Siberian pine, dwarf stone pine, Japanese stone pine, or creeping pine) is a native of northeastern Asia, including the islands of Japan. It shares the common name "creeping pine" with several other plants.
# Description.
It is a coniferous evergreen shrub ranging from in height, exceptionally up to , but may have individual branches that extend farther along the ground in length. In the mountains of northern Japan, it sometimes hybridises with the related Japanese white pine ("Pinus parviflora"); these hybrids ("Pinus" × "hakkodensis") are larger than "P. pumila", reaching tall on occasion.
The leaves are needle-like, formed | 11,990 |
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in bundles of five and are 4–6 cm long. The cones are 2.5-4.5 cm long, with large nut-like seeds (pine nuts).
# Distribution.
The range covers the Far East, Eastern Siberia, north-east of Mongolia, north-east of China, northern Japan and Korea. Siberian dwarf pine can be found along mountain chains, passing the upper forest border, where it forms uninterrupted hard-to-pass thickets, also it grows in the sea bank of the Okhotsk and the Bering Seas, Tatarsk and Pacific coast (the Kurils).
It grows very slowly and is a perennial plant. It can live up to 300 and even 1000 years. For example, in harsh conditions of Siberia region there are trees of Siberian dwarf pine, which are 250 years-old | 11,991 |
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ss thickets, also it grows in the sea bank of the Okhotsk and the Bering Seas, Tatarsk and Pacific coast (the Kurils).
It grows very slowly and is a perennial plant. It can live up to 300 and even 1000 years. For example, in harsh conditions of Siberia region there are trees of Siberian dwarf pine, which are 250 years-old and older.
# Cultivation.
This plant is grown as an ornamental shrub in parks and gardens. The cultivar "P. pumila" 'Glauca' has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.
# Ecology.
The seeds are harvested and dispersed by the spotted nutcracker ("Nucifraga caryocatactes").
# External links.
- Conifers Around the World: Pinus pumila - Hai-Matsu. | 11,992 |
512229 | Etihad (disambiguation) | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Etihad%20(disambiguation) | Etihad (disambiguation)
ambiguation)
Etihad, from the Arabic for "union" ( "ʾIttiḥād"), primarily refers to Etihad Airways, the second largest flag carrier airline of the United Arab Emirates.
Etihad may also refer to:
# Entities associated with the United Arab Emirates.
- Etihad Rail, a railway company of the United Arab Emirates
- Etihad Towers, a building complex in Abu Dhabi
- Darwin Airline, a Swiss airline that operated under the brand name Etihad Regional
# Related to sports sponsorships.
- City of Manchester Stadium, known as Etihad Stadium for sponsorship reasons
- Docklands Stadium, a stadium in Melbourne, known as Etihad Stadium for sponsorship reasons
# See also.
- Al-Ittihad (disambiguation) | 11,993 |
512177 | Wissahickon Creek | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wissahickon%20Creek | Wissahickon Creek
Wissahickon Creek
Wissahickon Creek is a tributary of the Schuylkill River in Montgomery and Philadelphia Counties, Pennsylvania in the United States.
Wissahickon Creek rises in Montgomery County, runs approximately 23 miles (37 km) passing through and dividing Northwest Philadelphia before emptying into the Schuylkill River at Philadelphia. Its watershed covers about .
Much of the creek now runs through or next to parkland, with the last few miles running through a deep gorge. The beauty of this area attracted the attention of literary personages like Edgar Allan Poe and John Greenleaf Whittier. The gorge area is now part of the Fairmount Park system in Philadelphia, and the Wissahickon Valley | 11,994 |
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is known as one of 600 National Natural Landmarks of the United States.
The name of the creek comes from the Lenape word wiessahitkonk, for "catfish creek" or "stream of yellowish color".
On the earliest map of this region of Pennsylvania, by Thomas Holme, the stream is called "Whitpaine's creek", after one of the original settlers Richard Whitpaine, who owned several large tracts on the creek.
Whitpaine was an early land owner in the days of William Penn.
Industry sprang up along the Wissahickon not long after European settlement, with America's first paper mill set up on one of the Wissahickon's tributaries. A few of the dams built for the mills remain visible today.
# Geography.
Though | 11,995 |
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at first fairly tame, in its last 7 miles (11 km), the Wissahickon stream drops over 100 feet (30 m) in altitude. Its dramatic geography and dense forest attract thousands of walkers, riders, and bikers.
The most popular trail for exploring the lower Wissahickon valley is Forbidden Drive (officially known as Wissahickon Drive), a gravel road that follows the Wissahickon Creek from Lincoln Drive to the County Line. It received its familiar name in the 1920s when automobiles were first banned from the road. Bicyclists and equestrians may use Forbidden Drive without a permit. Other trails in the area are more restricted, with some prohibiting cyclists or equestrians, and the others requiring a | 11,996 |
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permit for bicyclists and equestrians. All users of the park are asked to stay on marked trails to protect against erosion.
A paved path on the west bank connects the junction of Forbidden Drive and Lincoln Drive south to Ridge Avenue at the confluence of the Wissahickon and Schuylkill River. This path is a popular access point for cyclists coming off the River Drive bike paths to Center City Philadelphia, or for pedestrians departing the Manayunk/Norristown Line transit route at Wissahickon Station or Bus Interchange.
Forbidden Drive is also accessible at its midpoint at the Valley Green Inn. Valley Green Road can be reached from Springfield Avenue in Chestnut Hill, two blocks west of St. | 11,997 |
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Martin's Lane and the St. Martin's railroad station on the Chestnut Hill West Line. Just above Valley Green, Wise's Mill Road meets Forbidden Drive, connecting it to Henry Avenue in Roxborough. Wise's Mill Road may be the same as that described in Edgar Allan Poe's 1844 story "Morning on the Wissahiccon": "I would advise the adventurer who would behold its finest points to take the Ridge Road, running westwardly from the city, and, having reached the second lane beyond the sixth mile-stone, to follow this lane to its termination. He will thus strike the Wissahiccon, at one of its best reaches ...". Forbidden Drive ends at Northwestern Avenue (which is the county line) after crossing Bell's Mill | 11,998 |
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Road.
A number of trails climb out of the valley from Forbidden Drive to the "upper trails" which run along the precipitous walls of the valley. Many of these upper trails have been marked with colored blazes. The green blazed trail has been designated a multi-use trail approved for mountain bikers with permits. The blue blazed trail has been designated a hiking trail only. All trails in the Andorra Natural Area are prohibited to all bicycles.
Devil's Pool is an attraction best reached from Valley Green by crossing the stream and taking the footpath on the eastern bank, going downstream to the mouth of the Cresheim Creek. As the ravine widens into the Cresheim, the waters gather in a basin | 11,999 |
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