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1804896 | Prunus serotina | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Prunus%20serotina | Prunus serotina
often grow in very large numbers on farms, taking advantage of the light brought about by mowing and grazing. Entire fencerows can be lined with this poisonous tree, making it difficult to monitor all the branches falling into the grazing area. Black cherry is a leading cause of livestock illness, and g... | 23,400 |
1804896 | Prunus serotina | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Prunus%20serotina | Prunus serotina
epidoptera (see List of Lepidoptera which feed on "Prunus"). The eastern tent caterpillar defoliates entire groves some springs.
# Uses.
Known as capolcuahuitl in Nahuatl (the source of the "capuli" epithet), it was an important food in pre-Columbian Mexico.
The wood of "Prunus serotina" is also used... | 23,401 |
1804933 | Gaius Marius Victorinus | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gaius%20Marius%20Victorinus | Gaius Marius Victorinus
Gaius Marius Victorinus
Gaius Marius Victorinus (also known as Victorinus Afer; fl. 4th century) was a Roman grammarian, rhetorician and Neoplatonic philosopher. Victorinus was African by birth and experienced the height of his career during the reign of Constantius II. He is also known for tra... | 23,402 |
1804933 | Gaius Marius Victorinus | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gaius%20Marius%20Victorinus | Gaius Marius Victorinus
success in his career, eventually being promoted to the lowest level of the senatorial order. That promotion probably came at the time when he received an honorific statue in the Forum of Trajan in 354 (Jerome supplied biographical information but was not his student). Victorinus' religious conv... | 23,403 |
1804933 | Gaius Marius Victorinus | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gaius%20Marius%20Victorinus | Gaius Marius Victorinus
Emperor Julian had converted to a philosophical and mystical form of paganism; and once in power upon the providential death of Constantius II, then Julian attempted to reorganize the highly decentralized pagan cults, on lines analogous to the Christian Church. The emperor, wanting to purge the ... | 23,404 |
1804933 | Gaius Marius Victorinus | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gaius%20Marius%20Victorinus | Gaius Marius Victorinus
of the city of Rome", professor of rhetoric, not an orator. The sprightly old professor kept writing treatises on the Trinity to defend the adequacy of the Nicene Creed's definition of Christ the Son being "of the same substance" ("homoousios" in Greek) with the Father. After finishing this seri... | 23,405 |
1804933 | Gaius Marius Victorinus | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gaius%20Marius%20Victorinus | Gaius Marius Victorinus
are fairly well informed on his previous works, mostly texts for his teaching areas of grammar and rhetoric. His most important works from the standpoint of the history of philosophy were translations of Platonist authors (Plotinus and Porphyry at least), which are unfortunately lost. They great... | 23,406 |
1804933 | Gaius Marius Victorinus | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gaius%20Marius%20Victorinus | Gaius Marius Victorinus
this work was ascribed to Boethius). Victorinus' manual of prosody, in four books, taken almost literally from the work of Aelius Aphthonius, still exists. It is doubtful that he is the author of certain other treatises attributed to him on metrical and grammatical subjects. His commentary on Ci... | 23,407 |
1804933 | Gaius Marius Victorinus | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gaius%20Marius%20Victorinus | Gaius Marius Victorinus
effect is in an eminent cause, which contains it though being superior to it."
# Works.
Mary T. Clark has identified the following works of Marius Victorinus
## Theological works.
- Candidi Arriani ad Marium Victorinum rhetorem de generatione divina
- Marii Victorini rhetoris urbis Romae ad... | 23,408 |
1804933 | Gaius Marius Victorinus | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gaius%20Marius%20Victorinus | Gaius Marius Victorinus
us
- IA. pars prior
- IB. pars posterior
- II. Liber Secundus
- III. Liber Tertius
- IV. Liber Quartus
- De homoousio recipiendo
- Hymnus Primus
- Hymnus Secundus
- Hymnus Tertius
## Exegetical works.
- In epistolam Pauli ad Ephesios libri duo
- In epistolam Pauli ad Galatas libri du... | 23,409 |
1804949 | Palibythus | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Palibythus | Palibythus
Palibythus
Palibythus magnificus, sometimes called the musical furry lobster, is a species of furry lobster found in Polynesia. It is generally included in the family Palinuridae, although it has also been separated from that family with the genus "Palinurellus" to form the family Synaxidae in the past. The... | 23,410 |
1804949 | Palibythus | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Palibythus | Palibythus
only photos so far known of an animal from the Tuamotu Archipelago that is "almost definitely this species".
# Sound.
Like other spiny lobsters (with the exception of the genera "Jasus" and "Projasus"), "Palibythus" is capable of making a loud screeching noise to distract or discourage potential predators.... | 23,411 |
1804949 | Palibythus | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Palibythus | Palibythus
"Palinurellus" in the family Synaxidae, on the basis that both genera possess a triangular rostrum which is absent in the other genera of spiny lobsters, and that both genera lack the supra-orbital horns found in the other spiny lobster genera. Despite this, however, the two genera of furry lobsters are not ... | 23,412 |
1804972 | Mellow Yellow (album) | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mellow%20Yellow%20(album) | Mellow Yellow (album)
Mellow Yellow (album)
Mellow Yellow is the fourth album from British singer-songwriter Donovan. It was released in the US in March 1967 (Epic Records LN 24239 (monaural) / BN 26239 (rechanneled stereo), but not released in the UK because of a continuing contractual dispute that also prevented "Su... | 23,413 |
1804972 | Mellow Yellow (album) | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mellow%20Yellow%20(album) | Mellow Yellow (album)
the mid-sixties pop music scene. On "Mellow Yellow" this is still evident in "Sunny South Kensington", "Museum" (originally recorded for the "Sunshine Superman album" and rerecorded for "Mellow Yellow") and the title track, but is also tempered with world-weary observations of that scene ("Young G... | 23,414 |
1804972 | Mellow Yellow (album) | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mellow%20Yellow%20(album) | Mellow Yellow (album)
"Mellow Yellow". The peppier songs feature a diverse selection of instruments similar to "Sunshine Superman" and helped make a top 10 hit out of the title track on both sides of the Atlantic. The introspective ruminations feature sparse instrumentation that highlights Donovan's guitar playing, sin... | 23,415 |
1804972 | Mellow Yellow (album) | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mellow%20Yellow%20(album) | Mellow Yellow (album)
recent biography (""Darker Than The Deepest Sea: The Search For Nick Drake""), the album was a significant influence on Nick Drake.
The track "Museum" was covered by Herman's Hermits on their 1967 album release "Blaze".
# Reissues.
- On 24 October 1994, EMI released "Four Donovan Originals" (EM... | 23,416 |
1804972 | Mellow Yellow (album) | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mellow%20Yellow%20(album) | Mellow Yellow (album)
a Garden", "Wear Your Love Like Heaven".
- On 24 May 2005, EMI reissued "Mellow Yellow" (EMI 8735672) with ten bonus tracks.
- On 24 September 2010, Sony Music Entertainment reissued "Mellow Yellow" as part of a 3-CD set with "The Hurdy Gurdy Man" and "Barabajagal"
- On 1 October 2018, The stat... | 23,417 |
1804972 | Mellow Yellow (album) | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mellow%20Yellow%20(album) | Mellow Yellow (album)
– 2:43
- 2. "Young Girl Blues" – 3:45
- 3. "Museum" – 2:54
- 4. "Hampstead Incident" – 4:41 +
- 5. "Sunny South Kensington" – 3:48 +
## 2005 EMI CD version.
The ten tracks as on the original release plus the following bonus tracks:
- 1. "Epistle to Dippy" – 3:11
- 2. "Preachin' Love" – 2:4... | 23,418 |
1804972 | Mellow Yellow (album) | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mellow%20Yellow%20(album) | Mellow Yellow (album)
– piano (tracks 4-5, 10, 12-13, 15), harpsichord (tracks 10, 11, 16), organ (track 10) celesta (tracks 2, 6), arrangements (tracks 2, 4-6, 9, 11-16)
- John Paul Jones – Bass guitar, arrangement (track 1)
- Danny Thompson, Spike Heatley – bass
- Phil Seamon – drums
- Bobby Orr – drums (tracks 1... | 23,419 |
1804972 | Mellow Yellow (album) | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mellow%20Yellow%20(album) | Mellow Yellow (album)
nny Thompson, Spike Heatley – bass
- Phil Seamon – drums
- Bobby Orr – drums (tracks 1, 10)
- John McLaughlin – rhythm guitar (track 1)
- Joe Moretti – rhythm guitar (track 1)
- Danny Moss – saxophone (track 1)
- Ronnie Ross – saxophone (track 1)
- Big Jim Sullivan – electric guitar (track ... | 23,420 |
1804938 | Ford EXP | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ford%20EXP | Ford EXP
Ford EXP
The Ford EXP is a sports compact coupe that was produced and sold by Ford Motor Company in North America from the 1982 to 1988 model years. The first two-seat Ford since the 1957 Thunderbird, the EXP made its debut at the 1981 Chicago Auto Show. Sharing the dashboard, wheelbase, suspension, and power... | 23,421 |
1804938 | Ford EXP | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ford%20EXP | Ford EXP
Ford Mustang), the 1989 Ford Probe would become the next front-wheel drive sports coupe sold by Ford. After the EXP, the next two-seat Ford marketed in North America would be the 2002 Ford Thunderbird. Then in 1998 the Escort of the time was marketed as a ZX2, a nod to the EXP and the XR2 from the 1980s. Altho... | 23,422 |
1804938 | Ford EXP | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ford%20EXP | Ford EXP
strips across the doors, "black-out" tail lights, and more slits in the nose clip than those of an EXP. The vehicle, however, was dropped after failing to meet sales expectations.
# Development.
By 1980, Ford Motor Company had entered a period of major transition. Following the termination of Lee Iaccoca (to... | 23,423 |
1804938 | Ford EXP | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ford%20EXP | Ford EXP
at gasoline filling stations, and skyrocketing prices for gasoline. People wanted, demanded more miles for their gasoline dollars. By the end of the decade, this led auto manufacturers from the United States, Japan, and West Germany to rethink the adage that "bigger is better".
The world would respond with sm... | 23,424 |
1804938 | Ford EXP | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ford%20EXP | Ford EXP
most important part of his career at Ford was the Ford Mustang. In 1964, the Mustang was developed by adapting the underpinnings and powertrain of the mainstream Ford Falcon economy car and repackaging it as the sporty Mustang. During the 1970s, the same product engineering was used in the development of the F... | 23,425 |
1804938 | Ford EXP | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ford%20EXP | Ford EXP
stemmed from company marketing research. Ford felt that the growing number of one and two person households, combined with the lifestyle of the younger target audience who desired a small sporty car, led them to the conclusion that Americans wanted a "lively little car that is dependable, efficient, and good-l... | 23,426 |
1804938 | Ford EXP | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ford%20EXP | Ford EXP
the Escort from the beltline up and turned the rear seats into cargo space. The distinguishing feature between the vehicles would be an all-new rear hatchback and front headlights. Mercury received a similar variant of the Lynx named the LN7.
Comparing the EXP to the original Thunderbird, Ford Division, gener... | 23,427 |
1804938 | Ford EXP | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ford%20EXP | Ford EXP
models. Here LN7s and EXPs were continually experimented on and further engineered as more technologies became available. But the plant only produced EXPs from February 16, 1981 to August 5, 1983 and LN7s from February 16, 1981 to June 30, 1983 ending the 1983 model year for both cars leaving the American plan... | 23,428 |
1804938 | Ford EXP | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ford%20EXP | Ford EXP
the models they're derivative of: "Escort" and "Lynx".
# 1980–1981 EXP sales model.
The EXP was coming but Ford hadn't marketed it yet or decided what some of its details and options would be. A few EXPs were built just for conceptual design and advertisement. These extremely rare EXPs shared the body style ... | 23,429 |
1804938 | Ford EXP | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ford%20EXP | Ford EXP
of the vents to be later seen on the front bumper clips, lacked bumper strips on the doors, and the rear taillights were completely red where all the EXPs produced had black around the reverse lights. An SS package and "bubblebacks" -like that of the LN7 and 2nd gen. EXPs- were optional along with black paint ... | 23,430 |
1804938 | Ford EXP | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ford%20EXP | Ford EXP
off the line on February 16, 1981. The first EXP was driven off the line by Canadian Premier William Davis.
Ford expected to make/sell 200,000 EXPs and 70,000 LN7s in the first model year (1982) but their production numbers only met half that expectation. It is presumed they didn't meet the predicted sales fi... | 23,431 |
1804938 | Ford EXP | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ford%20EXP | Ford EXP
differing by less than an inch in length.
Performance wasn't the car's strong suit, however, since the EXP weighed about 200 pounds more than a typical 1980s Escort but carried the same small 1.6 L "CVH" I4 engine rated at 70 hp (52 kW) and a standard 4-speed IB4 manual transaxle. The engine was specifically ... | 23,432 |
1804938 | Ford EXP | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ford%20EXP | Ford EXP
engines. Also the suspension is that of European Fords from the 1970s, sharing nearly every part with modifications for FWD applications of North American Escorts. Nevertheless, the March 1981 issue of "Car and Driver" reported that their EXP with a manual transmission reached 44 MPG on the highway, a figure c... | 23,433 |
1804938 | Ford EXP | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ford%20EXP | Ford EXP
of twin horizontal slats on the sloped front panel (the LN7 had ten). The "bubbleback" appearance was used on the larger Mustang-derived sports coupe for Mercury called the Capri. These appearances made the coefficient of drag low for both the EXP (0.37) and LN7 (0.36) and also helped fuel efficiency.
Priced ... | 23,434 |
1804938 | Ford EXP | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ford%20EXP | Ford EXP
exhaust. Automatic models had a wide-open throttle cutout switch for the optional air conditioning compressor clutch. Other options include floor vents and power steering or air conditioning and manual steering, AM/FM radio, cruise control, roof luggage rack, rear window wiper, various seat styles and fabrics,... | 23,435 |
1804938 | Ford EXP | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ford%20EXP | Ford EXP
purpose. Ford also offered an 8"(203 mm) rear brake drum set over the 7"(180 mm) rear brake drums of other EXPs and Escorts. As the years went on many different rim options became available but the color choices became more limited.
Finally, in March 1982, an 80 hp (59 kW) version of the CVH engine became ava... | 23,436 |
1804938 | Ford EXP | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ford%20EXP | Ford EXP
Bosch, Ford Canada assembled the first electronic multi-port fuel-injected (EFI) 1.6 L for the EXP GT giving it the distinction of being the first model Ford offered with that option for the U.S. market. Although EFI with the EEC IV was an add on to the existing 80 hp H.O. "CVH" engine, it produced 88 hp (65.5... | 23,437 |
1804938 | Ford EXP | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ford%20EXP | Ford EXP
(SVO). It shared most of the parts the McLaren ASC EXP came with; turbo, Koni shocks, stiffer springs, lower ride height, improved brakes, and TRX Michelin tires.
In the car's initial development there was a plan for adding fuel injection and a turbo charger to increase power significantly, but there wasn't e... | 23,438 |
1804938 | Ford EXP | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ford%20EXP | Ford EXP
Turbo Coupe had a unique front air dam and rear decklid spoiler, with a taped "Turbo" badge on the rear bumper. It also had two-tone paint with a black lower section, a unique C-pillar appliqué featuring the EXP lettering, black wheel flares, and black rocker panel moldings.
## Mercury LN7.
The Mercury divis... | 23,439 |
1804938 | Ford EXP | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ford%20EXP | Ford EXP
10 slats compared to the 2 of the EXP.
The LN7 sold far under sales projections and was discontinued after the 1983 model year after approximately 40,000 were sold; compared to the rest of the Lincoln-Mercury model line, a two-seat compact sports coupe was relatively out of place.
# Second generation (1985–1... | 23,440 |
1804938 | Ford EXP | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ford%20EXP | Ford EXP
EXP was discontinued during the 1985 model year. Originally marketed towards buyers that valued fuel efficiency over high performance, the Ford EXP had begun to struggle against newer vehicles. Build quality and refinement were also inferior to its Japanese competitors.
In 1985, a group of Ford assembly emplo... | 23,441 |
1804938 | Ford EXP | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ford%20EXP | Ford EXP
in favor of a version of the bodywork from the standard Ford Escort, sharing its flush-mounted headlamps and amber turn signal lenses. The Escort EXP was given a model-specific front bumper with an integrated air dam; along with the Escort GT, the EXP was produced with its own grille, distinguished by a single... | 23,442 |
1804938 | Ford EXP | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ford%20EXP | Ford EXP
Luxury Coupe (1985.5-1988).
The Ford Escort EXP Luxury Coupe was equipped with low-back cloth/vinyl (or all-vinyl) seats (from the standard Ford Escort), AM/FM stereo radio, overhead console, left remote mirror (standard), with a tachometer and trip odometer. From the 1985½ introduction to the end of 1986, th... | 23,443 |
1804938 | Ford EXP | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ford%20EXP | Ford EXP
wheels, dual electric mirrors, and fog lamps, the Sport Coupe was fitted with components from the Ford Escort GT, including suspension and brake upgrades and sport bucket seats. Fitted with a center console, the Sport Coupe was equipped with a systems monitor (with LEDs as warning indicators for headlights, ta... | 23,444 |
1804938 | Ford EXP | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ford%20EXP | Ford EXP
Fiero and Honda CRX), buyers shifted towards higher-performance vehicles. During the 1980s, insurance rates on 2-seat cars were rising over those of cars with back seats, creating a separate deterrent for buyers.
Within Ford, the development of the Ford Mustang played a separate part in the demise of the EXP.... | 23,445 |
1804938 | Ford EXP | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ford%20EXP | Ford EXP
Pontiac Firebird by 1990.
By the mid-1980s, as the public learned of the planned front-wheel drive Mustang, it spawned a negative reaction from buyers and dealers, leading Ford to reconsider the decision. However, as the front-wheel drive car was significantly far along in the development cycle, Ford chose to... | 23,446 |
1804938 | Ford EXP | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ford%20EXP | Ford EXP
Ford (Escort) EXPs were produced, the final Ford Escort EXP rolled off the assembly line.
# Variants.
## EXP / LN7 convertibles.
Ford was experimenting with the EXP's potential with the newly released EXPs and LN7s of 1982. A select few of each were turned into convertible models. These models are very rare... | 23,447 |
1804938 | Ford EXP | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ford%20EXP | Ford EXP
are reported to be around today.
## EXP EV.
Further experimentation from Ford with their EXPs resulted in producing 4 all-electric EXPs. These selected 1982 EXPs are powered by 39HP GE (General Electric) electric motors and Soleq parts all built together by EVA out of Cleveland, OH. Electric Vehicle Associat... | 23,448 |
1804938 | Ford EXP | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ford%20EXP | Ford EXP
went on to convert EXPs and Escorts at their own expense.
Many other EXPs would be subject to electric propulsion, but not on Ford's dime. It was a popular competition in colleges, tech schools, and universities to convert smaller cars like EXPs to electric power and then compete against other schools with th... | 23,449 |
1804938 | Ford EXP | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ford%20EXP | Ford EXP
modifications: a supercharger, turbocharger, tighter steering, 1 inch shorter ride height, Recaro racing seats, TRX suspension, KONI shocks, twin fuel pumps, fuel injection, machined uprights (for wheel clearance), enhanced power steering, and portion-valved brakes. This EXP ASC McLaren makes 120HP and 137 ft/... | 23,450 |
1804938 | Ford EXP | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ford%20EXP | Ford EXP
and gold pinstripes along the body and within the black bump strips. These LN7s had every available factory option and could only be won by sweepstakes entries, Ford family members and employees could not enter the sweepstakes or own any of the LN7 Scoundrels. Along with being awarded an LN7, winners were gran... | 23,451 |
1804938 | Ford EXP | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ford%20EXP | Ford EXP
in 1982. Grand prize of the drawing was a normal LN7 (provided by Ford Motor Company) painted to perfectly match the real drag strip car, only one model is known to exist and its whereabouts are unknown. First prizes were tickets to two NHRA national events. Second prizes were four go-cart replicas of the Budw... | 23,452 |
1804938 | Ford EXP | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ford%20EXP | Ford EXP
sports car. Some were made RWD with the Yamaha V6 on display in the rear bubble hatch while others were AWD models with the V6 under the hatch as well. Some V6s were punched from 3.0 to 3.2 to 3.4 to 3.6 liters all mated to a ZF-5 transmissions.
It is unknown how many EXP-based test mules were built; later pr... | 23,453 |
1804938 | Ford EXP | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ford%20EXP | Ford EXP
just ahead of the rear wheels, and a wrap-around rear spoiler all provided by ASC (American Sunroof Company) and Ford. The power plant was an early turbocharged version of the 1.6L CVH built by Jack Roush and Ford's SVO, featuring a reworked version of the factory 2-barrel carburetor, TRW cold-forged pistons f... | 23,454 |
1804938 | Ford EXP | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ford%20EXP | Ford EXP
tight tolerances at an aircraft level allowing it to handle both the 180 horsepower, 7,000RPMs of input, and top speeds around 125mph. Very few photos of the car exist but it is currently on display in the Roush Racing Museum among a few of Ford's GN34 specimens.
One rare Ford EXP is one converted specificall... | 23,455 |
1804938 | Ford EXP | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ford%20EXP | Ford EXP
is also possible to be host to another 1.6L CVH built and turbocharged by Jack Roush and Ford's SVO. Very few photos of the car exist but it is currently on display in the Roush Racing Museum among a few of Ford's GN34 specimens.
## SCCA EXP/LN7.
Ford provided 3 EXP/LN7 cars for SCCA competition racing in 19... | 23,456 |
1804938 | Ford EXP | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ford%20EXP | Ford EXP
is currently on display in the Roush Racing Museum among a few of Ford's GN34 specimens.
## SCCA EXP/LN7.
Ford provided 3 EXP/LN7 cars for SCCA competition racing in 1981-1983.
One car was made with PBS. What was previously an LN7 was transformed into a competition race car through fiberglass body parts, ra... | 23,457 |
1804994 | Our Lady of the Mount Catholic Church (Honolulu) | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Our%20Lady%20of%20the%20Mount%20Catholic%20Church%20(Honolulu) | Our Lady of the Mount Catholic Church (Honolulu)
Our Lady of the Mount Catholic Church (Honolulu)
Our Lady of the Mount Catholic Church in Honolulu is a parish of the Roman Catholic Church of Hawaii in the United States. It falls under the jurisdiction of the Diocese of Honolulu and its bishop. Located in the Kalihi V... | 23,458 |
1804967 | Kenneth Carlsen | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kenneth%20Carlsen | Kenneth Carlsen
Kenneth Carlsen
Kenneth Carlsen (born 17 April 1973) is a Danish former professional tennis player, who was active between 1992 and 2007. Carlsen played left-handed with a one-handed backhand. His greatest asset was his powerful serve, and his game was therefore best suited to fast surfaces (grass and ... | 23,459 |
1804967 | Kenneth Carlsen | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kenneth%20Carlsen | Kenneth Carlsen
2003 was a central part (having a 29–13 record in singles).
# Career.
Carlsen began playing tennis at age nine, and in his teens became one of the best juniors in the world. He finished as no. 3 in the world in 1991. He turned full-time professional in 1992, and his breakthrough as senior in a major t... | 23,460 |
1804967 | Kenneth Carlsen | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kenneth%20Carlsen | Kenneth Carlsen
Since 1993 he was for most of the time ranked within the Top 100. In 1994 he played the most famous match of his career when he beat Stefan Edberg in five sets at Wimbledon.
In 1996 he reached the final of the tournament that triggered his career, Copenhagen Open, but lost to Cédric Pioline. The next y... | 23,461 |
1804967 | Kenneth Carlsen | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kenneth%20Carlsen | Kenneth Carlsen
return to professional tennis until June 2001. His long absence from the sport, however, did not seem to affect his playing negatively. In 2002 he won his second ATP tournament in Tokyo, and in 2005 he won the Regions Morgan Keegan Championship in Memphis at almost 32 years old. His resurgence saw him i... | 23,462 |
1804967 | Kenneth Carlsen | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kenneth%20Carlsen | Kenneth Carlsen
He played a total of 46 Grand Slam events during his career, and used to hold the record for most first-round exits for a long time; 30. But he was surpassed by Albert Montañés at 2014 Australian Open where he reached 31 career Grand Slam first-round exits.
On June 27, 2007 he announced that he would r... | 23,463 |
1804983 | Number the Stars | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Number%20the%20Stars | Number the Stars
Number the Stars
Number the Stars (1989) is a work of historical fiction by American author Lois Lowry, about the escape of a Jewish family (the Rosens) from Copenhagen, Denmark, during World War II.
The story centers on ten-year-old Annemarie Johansen, who lives with her family in Copenhagen in 1943... | 23,464 |
1804983 | Number the Stars | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Number%20the%20Stars | Number the Stars
military as a result of her work with the Danish Resistance, though her former fiancé Peter, based in part on Danish resistance member Kim Malthe-Bruun, continues to help them. The story's title is taken from a reference to Psalm 147:4, in which the writer relates that God has numbered all the stars an... | 23,465 |
1804983 | Number the Stars | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Number%20the%20Stars | Number the Stars
cover (shown in infobox). That cover was used on many editions of the book.
# Plot summary.
Annemarie Johansen and her friend, Ellen Rosen, are ten-year-old girls living in Copenhagen, Denmark, during World War II. Annemarie has a 5-year-old sister named Kirsti. There are Nazis on every street corner... | 23,466 |
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people in Copenhagen. Ellen and her family are Jewish. Ellen's parents have fled with Peter, the former fiancé of Annemarie's older sister, Lise, who died years before. Ellen must stay with the Johansens, pretending to be Lise, even though she is half the age of the real Lise. Soldiers enter the Johans... | 23,467 |
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had brown hair as an infant. Mr. Johansen shows the Nazis a picture of baby Lise, and they leave.
Mrs. Johansen, Annemarie, Ellen, and Kirsti leave the next morning to go to Uncle Henrik's house by the sea. Sweden, a Nazi-free country, can be seen from Uncle Henrik's house. Before they had gone to his... | 23,468 |
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truth about her "aunt".
Later on, many people come to mourn "Aunt Birte", to Annemarie's puzzlement. Nazis come to the house and see all the people and start questioning the family. They explain that Great-Aunt Birte has died, and they are carrying out traditional rituals. The Nazis order the casket o... | 23,469 |
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recounting the Lord God numbering the stars. As the psalm is not familiar to Annemarie, her thoughts begin to wander. She wonders how it is possible to number the stars in the sky and remembers Ellen saying that her mother is afraid of the ocean because her mother thinks it is cold and cruel. Annemarie... | 23,470 |
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her mother back to the house, Annemarie finds a packet of great importance to the Resistance, a packet which Mr. Rosen dropped when he accidentally tripped on a flight of stairs. Mrs. Johansen tells Annemarie to fill a basket with food and the packet, and run as fast as she can. Annemarie runs off onto... | 23,471 |
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Uncle Henrik an envelope that contains a handkerchief. The handkerchief had traces of cocaine on it to numb the dog's sense of smell. When the Nazi dogs took onto the boat sniff the handkerchief, they can no longer smell Uncle Henrik's hidden "cargo": the Jewish people he is smuggling to safety.
Uncle... | 23,472 |
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are made, including that Peter is in the Danish Resistance.
Two years later, the war in Europe ends, and all of Denmark celebrates. The Jews who were forced to leave Denmark will find that their friends and neighbors have kept up their apartments in hopes of their return. Peter had been captured and e... | 23,473 |
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the reader is protected from the full implications of events--but will be caught up in the suspense and menace of several encounters with soldiers and in Annemarie's courageous run as courier on the night of the escape."
In addition to winning numerous awards, the book has been one of the best-selling... | 23,474 |
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published by The Dramatic Publishing Company of Woodstock, Illinois. As of this writing, the play has had over 250 productions, including opening two Holocaust Museums and playing two summers at the Danish International Immigrant Museum. It continues to be produced at major youth and regional theatres,... | 23,475 |
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he Dramatic Publishing Company of Woodstock, Illinois. As of this writing, the play has had over 250 productions, including opening two Holocaust Museums and playing two summers at the Danish International Immigrant Museum. It continues to be produced at major youth and regional theatres, as well as co... | 23,476 |
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Ilocos Sur
Ilocos Sur () is a province in the Philippines located in the Ilocos Region in Luzon. Vigan City, located on the mouth of the Mestizo River is the provincial capital. Ilocos Sur is bordered by Ilocos Norte and Abra to the north, Mountain Province to the east, La Union and Benguet to the south and... | 23,477 |
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province is home to two UNESCO World Heritage Sites, namely, the Heritage City of Vigan and the Baroque Church of Santa Maria
# History.
Before the arrival of the Spaniards, the coastal plains in northwestern Luzón, stretching from Bangui (Ilocos Norte) in the north to "Namacpacan" (Luna, La Union) in the ... | 23,478 |
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from "sao mi ditoy" which in Ilocano mean "our dialect". The region was later called by the Spaniards as "Ylocos" or "Ilocos" and its people "Ilocanos".
The Ilocos Region was already a thriving, fairly advanced cluster of towns and settlements familiar to Chinese, Japanese and Malay traders when the Spaniar... | 23,479 |
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he became the "encomendero" of Vigan and Lieutenant Governor of the Ylokos until his death in July 1574.
Augustinian missionaries came to conquer the region through evangelization. They established parishes and built churches that still stand today. Three centuries later, Vigan became the seat of the Archdi... | 23,480 |
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defined the present geographical boundary of the province.
## Precolonial era.
The ancient land of Samtoy
On the northwestern part of Luzon, the Ilocos range restricts a narrow stretch coastal plain throughout its entire length as the home of one of the tribes of the Malay race, the Ilocanos.
Gleanings f... | 23,481 |
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is a long narrow strip of coastal plain. On the western China Sea side, the land is sandy. On the eastern side, near the slopes of the mountains that separates the region from the Mountain Province, the land is rocky, leaving just a narrow strip of plain here and there for cultivation. In places, the mountai... | 23,482 |
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traveled along Samtoy or what is now known as the Ilocos Provinces. Sent by the "Adelantado", Miguel López de Legazpi, to explore the whole island of Luzón, Salcedo founded "Ciudad Fernandina" in 1574 in the heart of Yloko settlement in "Bigan", in what is now Ilocos Sur. It became the center of Spanish rule... | 23,483 |
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in Tagurín, Santa Lucía, Nalbacán, Bantay, Candón and Sinayt were pacified and made to pay tribute to the King of Spain.
### Conversion of the natives.
To implement Spain's policy, missionaries came to convert the natives to Christianity. A Spanish chronicler wrote: "The Ilocos are all Christians and are t... | 23,484 |
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comprised the present provinces of Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, Abra, and a part of Mountain Province.
A royal decree dated February 2, 1818, separated the northern section of Ylokos which became the province of Ilocos Norte. The southern portion, called "Ilocos Sur", included the northern part of La Union and... | 23,485 |
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with Ilocos Sur.
Abra, which was part of Ilocos Sur, was created in 1864 with Lepanto as a sub-province to Ilocos Sur, and remained as such until March, 1971 when the passage of Act made it again a separate province.
### Vigan, capital of Ylocos.
Vigan is almost four centuries old, and was once known as "... | 23,486 |
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importance and gentility with the city of Intramuros. Even before Salcedo came to Bigan, the town was already a center of Malayan civilization with a population of 8,000, a population greater than that of Manila then. It was already enjoying some prosperity, trading with the Chinese and Japanese who brought ... | 23,487 |
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of European civilization, fine ivory and inlaid furniture and China wares.
### Social institutions.
Before Salcedo died in 1576, be bequeathed his "encomienda" to a selected group who perpetuated the tenancy system from which developed the practice of caciquism and landlordism, and consequently, usury. The... | 23,488 |
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province. Ilocos underwent the throes of these practices to be what it is today.
### Migration.
In the development of Ilocos Sur, the colonizers utilized free labor. Resentment to free labor brought about sporadic revolts, and those who refused to be slaves and tenants left the region and went to Abra and ... | 23,489 |
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the accompaniment of the "kutibeng" were popularized.
The second phase of Ilocano migration was from 1908 to 1946 when surplus labor hands migrated to the plantations of Hawaii and the American West Coast. At the height of this migration, the average density of population in Ilocos Sur was 492 inhabitants p... | 23,490 |
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to the first decade of the nineteenth century was characterized by revolts in protest against tributes and forced labor, as well as the monopolies of some industries.
The best known of these revolts was the Ilocos revolt (1762–1763), better known as Silang's Revolt. This was principally a revolt of the mass... | 23,491 |
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of Ambaristo were defeated by a contingent of regular troops and recruits.
On March 25, 1898, Isabelo Abaya started a revolt in Candón and raised a red flag in the town plaza. The historic "Ikkis ti Candon" was the start of the several revolutions in the Ilocos Region.
## Philippine Revolution and Philippi... | 23,492 |
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from his exile in Hong Kong to begin the Philippine–American War, he sent General Manuel Tinio to carry on the guerilla warfare against the Americans. Vigan served as Tinio's headquarters until its occupation by the U.S. 45th Infantry under Lt. Col. Parker on Dec. 4, 1899.
On the Tirad Pass in Concepción, e... | 23,493 |
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was established in Ilocos Sur on September 1, 1901 with Don Mena Crisólogo, a delegate to the Malolos Congress, as the first provincial governor.
## World War II.
About forty years later, another bloody skirmish took place in Vigan, On December 10, 1941, a contingent of Japanese Imperial forces landed in M... | 23,494 |
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first half of the 19th century was an economic boom for Ilocos Sur and other Ilocano provinces. It was during this period when the cotton, tobacco and indigo industries were encouraged by the government. With the operations of the Real Compañía de Filipinas, the textile industry was developed on a large scal... | 23,495 |
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"saka-saka" (Ilocano, literally "bare-footed") terrorized the province; and this reign of terror resulted in the famous burning of the barangays of Ora East and Ora Centro in the municipality of Bantay. This era ended with the rise of Luis "Chavit" Singson to the governor's seat.
# Geography.
Ilocos Sur oc... | 23,496 |
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from above sea level.
## Climate.
The climate is generally dry as defined by the Hernandez climate classification—the dry months are from October to May. However, the southernmost portion, Cervantes, is humid and rain is evenly distributed throughout the year while the southeastern part of Sugpon is drier.... | 23,497 |
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the province comprise a total of 768 barangays, with "Puro" in Magsingal as the most populous in 2010, and "Montero" in Banayoyo as the least.
# Demographics.
The population of Ilocos Sur in the was people, with a density of .
The 1960 census lists 338,058 people; 64,446 dwelling units of which 2,974 are ... | 23,498 |
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of body and very strong. “They are highly civilized. They are a most clean race, especially the women in their homes which they keep very neat and clean.”
Miguel de Loarca records around 1582 that the Ilocanos are intelligent as the Zambaleños for they are farmers. The main occupation of the people is agric... | 23,499 |
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