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4222531 | Michigan Central Railway Bridge | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Michigan%20Central%20Railway%20Bridge | Michigan Central Railway Bridge
in 1990. The bridge no longer carries train traffic as the tracks on the bridge and on the Canadian side have been removed. The tracks leading to the bridge end at Niagara Scenic Parkway but remain in certain sections.
There is currently a wall across the centre of the bridge that is to... | 37,100 |
4222531 | Michigan Central Railway Bridge | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Michigan%20Central%20Railway%20Bridge | Michigan Central Railway Bridge
arbed wire is located on the sides to prevent climbing on the steel arch sections. A wired fence blocks the east side (American) and another wall on the west side (in Canada). The Canadian corridor and bridge are owned by the City of Niagara Falls, Ontario and plans were to have had the ... | 37,101 |
4222680 | Punk Goes Pop | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Punk%20Goes%20Pop | Punk Goes Pop
Punk Goes Pop
Punk Goes Pop was the second album in the "Punk Goes..." series and the first installment in the long running "Punk Goes Pop" series created by Fearless Records. It contains a collection of songs by various artists performing covers of pop songs. It was released on April 2, 2002. Its succes... | 37,102 |
4222646 | 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1999%20NCAA%20Division%20I-A%20football%20season | 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season
1999 NCAA Division I-A football season
The 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season saw Florida State named national champions, defeating Virginia Tech in the BCS Sugar Bowl.
Florida State became the first team in history to start out preseason #1 and remain there through the enti... | 37,103 |
4222646 | 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1999%20NCAA%20Division%20I-A%20football%20season | 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season
early in the season. But he scored three touchdowns in the title game, earning MVP honors.
The BCS adopted a new rule after the previous season, nicknamed the "Kansas State Rule," which stated that any team ranked in the top four in the final BCS poll is assured of an invitation ... | 37,104 |
4222646 | 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1999%20NCAA%20Division%20I-A%20football%20season | 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season
early on the problem of trying to balance historic bowl ties and creating a system which gives top bowl bids to the most deserving teams. In addition, for a second straight season, an undefeated team from outside the BCS Automatic Qualifying conferences (Marshall) went undefeated ... | 37,105 |
4222646 | 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1999%20NCAA%20Division%20I-A%20football%20season | 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season
of hands and clipping) committed behind the scrimmage line from the spot of the foul.
- The penalty for intentional grounding was changed from a five-yard penalty from the spot of the foul plus loss-of-down to simply a loss-of-down at the spot of the foul.
- Bandannas that are v... | 37,106 |
4222646 | 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1999%20NCAA%20Division%20I-A%20football%20season | 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season
prior to the season by eight former members of the Western Athletic Conference.
- Arkansas State joined the Big West Conference as its seventh member after three seasons as an independent.
- Two schools made the move up to Division I-A football this season: the University at Buf... | 37,107 |
4222646 | 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1999%20NCAA%20Division%20I-A%20football%20season | 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season
of Louisiana at Lafayette, the "Southwestern Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns" became the Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns.
# Bowl games.
## BCS bowls.
- Sugar Bowl: #1 Florida State (BCS #1, ACC Champ) 46, #2 Virginia Tech (BCS #2, Big East Champ) 29
- Orange Bowl: #8 Michigan (At La... | 37,108 |
4222646 | 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1999%20NCAA%20Division%20I-A%20football%20season | 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season
#23 Miami 28, #17 Georgia Tech 13
## December bowl games.
- Peach Bowl: #16 Mississippi State 17, Clemson 7
- Illinois 63, Virginia 21
- Sun Bowl: Oregon 24, #13 Minnesota 20
- Alamo Bowl: #14 Penn State* 24, #18 Texas A&M 0
- Insight.com Bowl: Colorado 62, #25 Boston Colleg... | 37,109 |
4222646 | 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1999%20NCAA%20Division%20I-A%20football%20season | 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season
Bowl: Boise State (Big West Champ) 34, Louisville 31
- Mobile Alabama Bowl: TCU 28, #20 East Carolina 14
# Heisman Trophy voting.
"The Heisman Memorial Trophy Award is given to the Most Outstanding Player of the year"
Winner:
Ron Dayne, Wisconsin, Running Back (2,042 points)
... | 37,110 |
4222646 | 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1999%20NCAA%20Division%20I-A%20football%20season | 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season
– Chris Redman, Louisville
- Doak Walker Award (Running Back) – Ron Dayne, Wisconsin
- Fred Biletnikoff Award (Wide Receiver) – Troy Walters, Stanford
- Bronko Nagurski Trophy (Defensive Player) – Corey Moore, Virginia Tech, DE
- Chuck Bednarik Award – LaVar Arrington, Penn St... | 37,111 |
4222646 | 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1999%20NCAA%20Division%20I-A%20football%20season | 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season
isconsin
- Fred Biletnikoff Award (Wide Receiver) – Troy Walters, Stanford
- Bronko Nagurski Trophy (Defensive Player) – Corey Moore, Virginia Tech, DE
- Chuck Bednarik Award – LaVar Arrington, Penn State
- Dick Butkus Award (Linebacker) – LaVar Arrington, Penn State
- Lombar... | 37,112 |
4222667 | Toprock | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Toprock | Toprock
Toprock
Toprock is a major element of b-boying and b-girling (breakdance). It generally refers to foot movement performed from a standing position, relying upon a mixture of coordination, flexibility, rhythm, and most importantly, style. It is usually the first and foremost opening display of style, and it ser... | 37,113 |
4222667 | Toprock | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Toprock | Toprock
warm-up for transitions into the more acrobatic maneuvers of downrock.
Breakers may devote considerable time to developing their toprock, and the style they display is a point of pride.
Toprocking is a style of dance in and of itself, and the Indian step is the most commonly performed toprock "move". However,... | 37,114 |
4222633 | David Bridie | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=David%20Bridie | David Bridie
David Bridie
David Bridie is a contemporary musician and songwriter from Melbourne, Australia. David rose to prominence in 1983 as a uniquely Australian pianist, vocalist and songwriter in the critically acclaimed band Not Drowning, Waving which he cofounded with guitarist John Phillips. They released nin... | 37,115 |
4222633 | David Bridie | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=David%20Bridie | David Bridie
a venerable solo career. Bridie has released four solo albums, "Act of Free Choice" (2000), "Hotel Radio" (2003), "Succumb" (2008) and "Wake" (2013). He has also written several soundtracks for Australian movies and television, most notably "The Man Who Sued God" in 2001, "Remote Area Nurse", "The Circuit"... | 37,116 |
4222633 | David Bridie | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=David%20Bridie | David Bridie
an outstanding and sustained contribution to music in Australia.
# Discography.
## Studio albums.
- "Projects 1983–1993" (1994) [with John Phillips]
- "Act of Free Choice" (2000; rereleased in 2007; US release in 2002) The Title refers to the Act of Free Choice 1969 which was essential for the takeover... | 37,117 |
4222633 | David Bridie | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=David%20Bridie | David Bridie
Eye, the Sky."
- "The Wisdom Line" (2019)
## Soundtracks.
Over the years, David Bridie has balanced his career as a live musician with the composition of soundtrack music, with credits for over 100 feature films including "Proof", "Bran Nue Dae", "The Man Who Sued God" and "Gone," several of which recei... | 37,118 |
4222633 | David Bridie | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=David%20Bridie | David Bridie
in 2004.
David Bridie has also contributed to many television shows, short films and documentaries soundtracks most notably for "Remote Area Nurse" for which he won an AFI Award as well as "The Straits", "Dealine Gallipoli" and "Secret City".
The song "Pitjantjara" written and performed with Frank Yamma ... | 37,119 |
4222633 | David Bridie | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=David%20Bridie | David Bridie
for "I've Got A Plan by" My Friend The Chocolate Cake
- 2000 AACTA Award for Best Original Music Score for In A Savage Land
- 2000 ARIA Award for Best Original Soundtrack, Cast or Show Album for In A Savage Land
- 2000 Film Critics Circle Of Australia Award for Best Music Score for In A Savage Land
- 2... | 37,120 |
4222633 | David Bridie | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=David%20Bridie | David Bridie
ound in a Non-Feature Film with John Patterson and Tony Vaccher for "Land Of The Morning Star"
- 2005 APRA Screen Music Awards for Best Original Song composed for a Feature Film, Telemovie, TV Series or Mini-Series with Frank Yamma for 'Pitjantjara' from "The Alice"
- 2006 APRA Screen Music Awards for Be... | 37,121 |
4222668 | Witt's theorem | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Witt's%20theorem | Witt's theorem
Witt's theorem
In mathematics, Witt's theorem, named after Ernst Witt, is a basic result in the algebraic theory of quadratic forms: any isometry between two subspaces of a nonsingular quadratic space over a field "k" may be extended to an isometry of the whole space. An analogous statement holds also f... | 37,122 |
4222668 | Witt's theorem | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Witt's%20theorem | Witt's theorem
different from 2 together with a non-degenerate symmetric or skew-symmetric bilinear form. If is an isometry between two subspaces of "V" then "f" extends to an isometry of "V".
Witt's theorem implies that the dimension of a maximal totally isotropic subspace (null space) of "V" is an invariant, called ... | 37,123 |
4222668 | Witt's theorem | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Witt's%20theorem | Witt's theorem
"k". Assume that
Then the quadratic spaces and are isometric:
In other words, the direct summand appearing in both sides of an isomorphism between quadratic spaces may be "cancelled".
# Witt's decomposition theorem.
Let be a quadratic space over a field "k". Then
it admits a Witt decomposition:
whe... | 37,124 |
4222651 | Muxe | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Muxe | Muxe
Muxe
In Zapotec cultures of Oaxaca (southern Mexico), a muxe (also spelled muxhe; ) is a person who is assigned male or female at birth, but who dresses or behaves in ways otherwise associated with the other binary gender; they may be seen as a third gender. Some marry women while others choose a man or other mux... | 37,125 |
4222651 | Muxe | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Muxe | Muxe
to Mexico's majority "mestizo" culture, the isthmus of Oaxaca has a predominantly Zapotec population, and it is widely reported that there is less hostility toward muxe in the region than what homosexual, effeminate males, and trans women face in other regions of the country. One study estimates that 6 percent of ... | 37,126 |
4222651 | Muxe | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Muxe | Muxe
dressing as women is fairly recent, beginning in the 1950s and gaining popularity until nearly all of the younger generation of muxe today are "vestidas".
Within contemporary Zapotec culture, reports vary as to their social status. Muxe in village communities may not be disparaged and highly respected, while in l... | 37,127 |
4222651 | Muxe | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Muxe | Muxe
remain in "the closet". Despite this, Muxe have traditionally been considered good luck, worth more than cisgender women and many now have white-collar jobs or are involved in politics.
In an article published in 1995, anthropologist Beverly Chiñas explains that in the Zapotec culture, "the idea of choosing gende... | 37,128 |
4222651 | Muxe | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Muxe | Muxe
and they usually have their gender recognised through their clothing, there is not as much pressure to "pass" as in Western societies.
Lynn Stephen writes: "Muxe men are not referred to as "homosexuals" but constitute a separate category based on gender attributes. People perceive them as having the physical bodi... | 37,129 |
4222651 | Muxe | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Muxe | Muxe
prominence as a congressional candidate for the México Posible party in the Oaxaca state elections. Her broad platform included calls for the decriminalization of marijuana and abortion.
Lukas Avendaño is an emerging Mexican performance artist whose recent work constitutes a queer performatic intervention of Mexi... | 37,130 |
4222651 | Muxe | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Muxe | Muxe
indigenous culture and point towards the existence of lives that negotiate pain and loneliness with self-affirming pride.
# See also.
- Bakla
- Femminiello
- Third gender
# Further reading.
- Roscoe, Will (1998). "Changing Ones: Third and Fourth Genders in Native North America." New York: St. Martin’s Press.... | 37,131 |
4222651 | Muxe | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Muxe | Muxe
be.com," Sept. 4, 2007.
- CNN.com. "The Muxes of Mexico - Part 1". Time 8:38. May 11, 2010.
- CNN.com. "The Muxes of Mexico - Part 2". Time 8:13. May 11, 2010.
- CNN.com. "The Muxes of Mexico - Part 3". Time 6:31. May 11, 2010.
- vice.com. "OAXACA'S THIRD GENDER". Time 22:21. July 09, 2013.
- "Born this way: ... | 37,132 |
4222693 | Raid on Elizabethtown | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Raid%20on%20Elizabethtown | Raid on Elizabethtown
Raid on Elizabethtown
The Raid on Elizabethtown occurred on February 7, 1813, when Major Benjamin Forsyth and 200 regulars and militia crossed the frozen St. Lawrence River to occupy Elizabethtown, Upper Canada (present day Brockville, Ontario), seize military and public stores, free American pri... | 37,133 |
4222693 | Raid on Elizabethtown | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Raid%20on%20Elizabethtown | Raid on Elizabethtown
the Americans, suffering from a lack of supply in northern New York, raided the last British convoy-staging point along the St. Lawrence River at Gananoque between the large British bases of Montreal, Lower Canada and Kingston, Upper Canada. Led by Benjamin Forsyth, the raid was successful and the... | 37,134 |
4222693 | Raid on Elizabethtown | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Raid%20on%20Elizabethtown | Raid on Elizabethtown
States Rifle Regiment, left Ogdensburg at 22:00 hours at the head of about 200 regulars and militia. He moved his troops to Morristown, New York by sleigh, up the river and across from Elizabethtown. Under the cover of darkness, Forsyth and his men crossed over to Elizabethtown on the ice at 01:00... | 37,135 |
4222693 | Raid on Elizabethtown | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Raid%20on%20Elizabethtown | Raid on Elizabethtown
After capturing the courthouse, Forsyth freed the American prisoners from the jail and took stores, muskets and rifles. Forsyth set fire to the barracks and then began a march, returning to Ogdensburg without further action.
# Aftermath.
Following his second successful raid, Forsyth was promoted... | 37,136 |
4222693 | Raid on Elizabethtown | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Raid%20on%20Elizabethtown | Raid on Elizabethtown
British commanders that Ogdensburg had to be neutralized. Later that month on February 22, a British force led by Lieutenant Colonel George MacDonnell attacked Ogdensburg, driving Forsyth and the American garrison from the town. Forsyth's superior refused to retake the town, forcing Forsyth to rel... | 37,137 |
4222695 | Piestewa Peak | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Piestewa%20Peak | Piestewa Peak
Piestewa Peak
Piestewa Peak ( ; , formerly Squaw Peak), at is the second highest point in the Phoenix Mountains, after Camelback Mountain, and the third highest in the city of Phoenix, Arizona. It is located in the Piestewa Peak Recreation Area within the Phoenix Mountain Preserve, near Piestewa Parkway ... | 37,138 |
4222695 | Piestewa Peak | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Piestewa%20Peak | Piestewa Peak
Mountain and Vainom Do'ag, the Pima name for the mountain. As the term "squaw" is considered derogatory by some, numerous efforts to change the name of the mountain were made through the years. State Representative Jack Jackson, himself a Navajo, submitted a bill to change the name annually beginning in 1... | 37,139 |
4222695 | Piestewa Peak | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Piestewa%20Peak | Piestewa Peak
much doubt existed as to whether the name Vainom Do'ag actually referred to the mountain in question or another nearby peak and the petition was rejected, although the board left the door open to alternative possible name-changes.
U.S. Board on Geographic Names policy is to consider changes to features u... | 37,140 |
4222695 | Piestewa Peak | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Piestewa%20Peak | Piestewa Peak
from the fact that governor's request violated a required waiting period of five years after a person's death prior to renaming a geographic feature; Piestewa had been killed earlier that year. Tim Norton, a Phoenix police officer who at the time was serving as the director of the Arizona State Board on G... | 37,141 |
4222695 | Piestewa Peak | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Piestewa%20Peak | Piestewa Peak
were picked up on by the press and resulted in strong criticism from both the public sector as well as fellow politicians, with some politicians considering a formal inquiry. Napolitano herself publicly admonished Diaz, but the controversy dogged Napolitano during her reelection campaign and throughout he... | 37,142 |
4222695 | Piestewa Peak | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Piestewa%20Peak | Piestewa Peak
board also considered other potential alternatives, including Swilling Peak for area pioneer Jack Swilling. Ultimately, the national board voted 11–2 to approve the name change to Piestewa Peak, while indicating that the original name of Squaw Peak might still be used in publications as a secondary refere... | 37,143 |
4222695 | Piestewa Peak | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Piestewa%20Peak | Piestewa Peak
include palo verde, mesquite, ironwood trees, creosote (dominate), ocotillo, brittle bush, desert lavender and giant sage shrubs.
Wildflowers are abundant in the early spring and include Mexican gold poppies (deep yellow), brittlebush (yellow), lupine (purples), desert globemallow (orange) and scorpionwe... | 37,144 |
4222695 | Piestewa Peak | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Piestewa%20Peak | Piestewa Peak
species of birds that inhabit the preserve, including turkey vultures, mockingbirds, cactus wrens, Gambel's quail and several species of owls and hawks.
# Hiking.
The Piestewa Peak Summit Trail (elevation gain = in ) is climbed thousands of times per week by locals and visitors seeking a cardio-vascular... | 37,145 |
4222695 | Piestewa Peak | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Piestewa%20Peak | Piestewa Peak
ramadas along squaw peak road, uphill from the summit trail parking lot. Views from the summit include, in clear weather, Pinnacle Peak, the McDowell Mountains, Four Peaks, the Superstition Mountains, Tabletop Mountain, the Sierra Estrella, Woolsey Peak, the White Tank Mountains, the Harquahala Mountains,... | 37,146 |
4222695 | Piestewa Peak | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Piestewa%20Peak | Piestewa Peak
There are 4 spots that are confusing and hikers who are not familiar with the path will be forced to look around for the designated route. There are a few sections that are technically difficult as they are steep and there are no guard rails.
There are approximately fifteen miles of interconnecting trail... | 37,147 |
4222695 | Piestewa Peak | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Piestewa%20Peak | Piestewa Peak
trail and the rest of the interconnected Phoenix mountain preserve trail system. The greater trail system allows horseback riding, biking, and foot traffic, including dogs. Piestewa peak summit trail allows foot traffic only: no bicycles, dogs, or horses. The greater trail system is generally open to the ... | 37,148 |
4222625 | 2004 NBA All-Star Game | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2004%20NBA%20All-Star%20Game | 2004 NBA All-Star Game
2004 NBA All-Star Game
The 2004 NBA All-Star Game was an exhibition basketball game which was played on February 15, 2004 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, home of the Lakers and Clippers. This game was the 53rd edition of the North American National Basketball Association (NBA) All-Star Gam... | 37,149 |
4222625 | 2004 NBA All-Star Game | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2004%20NBA%20All-Star%20Game | 2004 NBA All-Star Game
head coach Flip Saunders. The Timberwolves had a 37-15 record on February 15. The coach for the Eastern Conference team was Indiana Pacers head coach Rick Carlisle. The Pacers had a 39-14 record on February 15.
## Players.
The rosters for the All-Star Game were chosen in two ways. The starters ... | 37,150 |
4222625 | 2004 NBA All-Star Game | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2004%20NBA%20All-Star%20Game | 2004 NBA All-Star Game
is unable to participate due to injury, the commissioner will select a replacement.
For the fourth time in the last five years, Vince Carter of the Toronto Raptors led the ballots with 2,127,183 votes, which earned him a starting position in the Eastern Conference team for the fifth year in a ro... | 37,151 |
4222625 | 2004 NBA All-Star Game | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2004%20NBA%20All-Star%20Game | 2004 NBA All-Star Game
Davis rounded out the team. Three teams, Indiana Pacers and New Jersey Nets, and Charlotte Hornets had two representations at the All-Star Game with O'Neal/Artest, Martin/Kidd, and Magloire/Davis.
The Western leading vote-getter was Kevin Garnett, who earned his seventh consecutive All-Star Game... | 37,152 |
4222625 | 2004 NBA All-Star Game | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2004%20NBA%20All-Star%20Game | 2004 NBA All-Star Game
Dirk Nowitzki, Peja Stojaković, and Shaquille O'Neal. Four teams, Los Angeles Lakers, Minnesota Timberwolves, Houston Rockets, and Sacramento Kings, had two representations at the All-Star Game with Bryant/O'Neal, Garnett/Cassell, Francis/Yao, and Stojaković/Miller.
## Roster.
- Here are the vo... | 37,153 |
4222625 | 2004 NBA All-Star Game | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2004%20NBA%20All-Star%20Game | 2004 NBA All-Star Game
rancis/Yao, and Stojaković/Miller.
## Roster.
- Here are the vote numbers;
http://www.nba.com/allstar2004/allstar_game/starter_040129.html
# All-Star Weekend.
## Rookie Challenge.
Rookie Roster:
Head Coach: Doug Collinsbr
Assistant Coach: A.C. Green
Sophomore Roster:
Head Coach: Michael... | 37,154 |
4222704 | Eastern State Hospital (Virginia) | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Eastern%20State%20Hospital%20(Virginia) | Eastern State Hospital (Virginia)
Eastern State Hospital (Virginia)
Eastern State Hospital is a museum and former hospital in Williamsburg, Virginia. Built in 1773, it was the first public facility in the present-day United States constructed solely for the care and treatment of the mentally ill. The hospital's patien... | 37,155 |
4222704 | Eastern State Hospital (Virginia) | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Eastern%20State%20Hospital%20(Virginia) | Eastern State Hospital (Virginia)
first meeting since the Stamp Act and Virginia Resolves, Fauquier primarily discussed the relationship between the Mother Country and these colonists, and expressed optimism for their future. His speech also unexpectedly addressed the mentally ill, as follows:
"It is expedient I shoul... | 37,156 |
4222704 | Eastern State Hospital (Virginia) | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Eastern%20State%20Hospital%20(Virginia) | Eastern State Hospital (Virginia)
by able Physicians, to endeavor to restore to them their lost reason.""
About a year later, on April 11, 1767, Governor Fauquier addressed the same issue before the next House of Burgesses, thus:
""There is a subject which gives me concern, on which I shall particularly address mysel... | 37,157 |
4222704 | Eastern State Hospital (Virginia) | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Eastern%20State%20Hospital%20(Virginia) | Eastern State Hospital (Virginia)
bill pursuant to the above resolution. But I do not find that any thing more was done in it. It was a measure which I think could offend no party, and which I was in hopes humanity would have dictated to every man, as soon as he was made acquainted with the call for it. It also concern... | 37,158 |
4222704 | Eastern State Hospital (Virginia) | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Eastern%20State%20Hospital%20(Virginia) | Eastern State Hospital (Virginia)
as a point of charity to the unhappy objects, I shall again recommend it to you at your next meeting; when I hope, after mature reflection, it will be found to be more worth your attention than it has been in this.""
Governor Fauquier's benevolent and bold expressions did eventually l... | 37,159 |
4222704 | Eastern State Hospital (Virginia) | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Eastern%20State%20Hospital%20(Virginia) | Eastern State Hospital (Virginia)
and religions, and substituting science and logical reasoning. The philosophers David Hume and Voltaire were studying and investigating the worth of human life, which would ultimately alter perceptions of the mentally ill. During this time in London, insane people were viewed and used ... | 37,160 |
4222704 | Eastern State Hospital (Virginia) | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Eastern%20State%20Hospital%20(Virginia) | Eastern State Hospital (Virginia)
and that these mental illnesses were also treatable.
Before Governor Fauquier's speeches, a person who was mentally ill was not diagnosed by a doctor, but rather judged by 12 citizens, much like a jury, to be either a criminal, lunatic or Idiot. Most classified as lunatic were placed ... | 37,161 |
4222704 | Eastern State Hospital (Virginia) | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Eastern%20State%20Hospital%20(Virginia) | Eastern State Hospital (Virginia)
mentally ill patients were kept in the basement and out of the way of regular patients who needed medical assistance.
Percival Goodhouse was one of the first patients admitted to the Eastern State Hospital after its opening on October 12, 1773.
# Civil War and decline.
On May 6, 186... | 37,162 |
4222704 | Eastern State Hospital (Virginia) | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Eastern%20State%20Hospital%20(Virginia) | Eastern State Hospital (Virginia)
them, separate from society. On June 7, 1885, the original 1773 hospital burned to the ground due to a fire that had started in the building's newly added electrical wiring, a consequence of the great expansion of facilities at this time.
# Restoration.
By 1935 Eastern State Hospital... | 37,163 |
4222704 | Eastern State Hospital (Virginia) | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Eastern%20State%20Hospital%20(Virginia) | Eastern State Hospital (Virginia)
the Williamsburg Inn resulted in the facility being at the center of a thriving tourist trade. The hospital's location and space issues made a move necessary. Between 1937 and 1968, all of Eastern State's patients were moved to a new facility on the outskirts of Williamsburg, Virginia,... | 37,164 |
4222721 | The Complete In a Silent Way Sessions | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The%20Complete%20In%20a%20Silent%20Way%20Sessions | The Complete In a Silent Way Sessions
The Complete In a Silent Way Sessions
The Complete In a Silent Way Sessions is a three-disc box set by trumpeter Miles Davis, featuring recordings from the sessions that would produce his 1969 album "In a Silent Way", as well as transitional pieces from the era. Besides material p... | 37,165 |
4222721 | The Complete In a Silent Way Sessions | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The%20Complete%20In%20a%20Silent%20Way%20Sessions | The Complete In a Silent Way Sessions
of the recording sessions. It is number five in the Legacy series of Miles Davis' Complete Sessions box-sets.
It is notable since it includes several previously unreleased tracks on CD, namely "Splashdown", "The Ghetto Walk" and "Early Minor", plus a longer and different version o... | 37,166 |
4222721 | The Complete In a Silent Way Sessions | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The%20Complete%20In%20a%20Silent%20Way%20Sessions | The Complete In a Silent Way Sessions
sed tracks on CD, namely "Splashdown", "The Ghetto Walk" and "Early Minor", plus a longer and different version of "Shhh/Peaceful" and two "In a Silent Way" alternate takes.
# Track listing.
All tracks composed by Miles Davis, except where noted.
# Personnel.
## Musicians.
- M... | 37,167 |
4222766 | Ghada Jamshir | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ghada%20Jamshir | Ghada Jamshir
Ghada Jamshir
Ghada Jamshir () is a Bahraini women's rights activist and an ardent campaigner for the reform of Sharia courts in Bahrain and the Arab States of the Persian Gulf. Jamshir heads the Women's Petition Committee lobbying for a law that would shift jurisdiction over family and women's affairs f... | 37,168 |
4222766 | Ghada Jamshir | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ghada%20Jamshir | Ghada Jamshir
Bahraini government brought three criminal charges against Jamshir for allegedly publicly defaming the Islamic family court judiciary, and faced a jail sentence of up to 15 years. These charges were eventually dropped on 19 June 2005.
Since 2006, Ghada Jamsheer has been under permanent surveillance, ther... | 37,169 |
4222766 | Ghada Jamshir | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ghada%20Jamshir | Ghada Jamshir
the Minister of the Royal Court gave her a direct threat demanding that she end her public work, after which the regime attempted to install a spy camera in her house, bugged her telephone, and sent individuals to bribe and blackmail her.
In 2006, Time Magazine identified Jamshir as one of four heroes of... | 37,170 |
4222766 | Ghada Jamshir | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ghada%20Jamshir | Ghada Jamshir
ividuals to bribe and blackmail her.
In 2006, Time Magazine identified Jamshir as one of four heroes of freedom in the Arab world, and Forbes magazine selected her as one of the ten most powerful and effective women in the Arab world.
# See also.
- Human rights in Bahrain
- Women's political rights in... | 37,171 |
4222794 | Renata | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Renata | Renata
Renata
Renata is an Italian, Polish, Ukrainian, Spanish, Portuguese and Lithuanian feminine given name. See Renatus.
In Francophone countries there is a cognate name Renée.
For the Swiss battery manufacturer, see Renata (battery). | 37,172 |
4222792 | The Miami Valley School | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The%20Miami%20Valley%20School | The Miami Valley School
The Miami Valley School
The Miami Valley School (MVS) is an independent school for grades Pre-K through 12, located in Dayton, Ohio, founded in 1964.
The Miami Valley School is a non-profit organization. Approximately 190 students comprise grades 9 through 12.
The early childhood through 5th ... | 37,173 |
4222792 | The Miami Valley School | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The%20Miami%20Valley%20School | The Miami Valley School
alley School
The Miami Valley School (MVS) is an independent school for grades Pre-K through 12, located in Dayton, Ohio, founded in 1964.
The Miami Valley School is a non-profit organization. Approximately 190 students comprise grades 9 through 12.
The early childhood through 5th grade unit ... | 37,174 |
4222786 | Kikkuli | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kikkuli | Kikkuli
Kikkuli
Kikkuli was the Hurrian "master horse trainer" ("assussanni", virtually Sanskrit "") of the land Mitanni" ("A-AŠ-ŠU-UŠ-ŠA-AN-NI ŠA" KUR "MI-IT-TA-AN-NI") and author of a chariot horse training text written in the Hittite language, dating to the Hittite New Kingdom (around 1400 BCE). The text is notable... | 37,175 |
4222786 | Kikkuli | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kikkuli | Kikkuli
war horses over 214 days.
The Kikkuli Text addresses solely the conditioning, not education, of the horse. The Mitannians were acknowledged leaders in horse training and as a result of the horse training techniques learned from Kikkuli, Hittite charioteers forged an empire of the area which is now Turkey, Syri... | 37,176 |
4222786 | Kikkuli | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kikkuli | Kikkuli
of progression, peak loading systems, electrolyte replacement theory, fartlek training, intervals and repetitions. It was directed at horses with a high proportion of slow-twitch muscle fibres.
As in modern conventional (as opposed to 'interval') training, the Kikkuli horses were stabled, rugged, washed down w... | 37,177 |
4222786 | Kikkuli | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kikkuli | Kikkuli
modern times. However, Kikkuli made much use of long periods leading the horses at the trotting and cantering gaits rather than harnessing them to a chariot.
Between 1991 and 1992, Dr A. Nyland, then of the University of New England, Australia, carried out the experimental replication of the entire Kikkuli Tex... | 37,178 |
4222786 | Kikkuli | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kikkuli | Kikkuli
(Indo-Aryan) loanwords, e.g. the numeral compounds "aiga-", "tera-", "panza-", "satta-", "nāwa-wartanna" ("one, three, five, seven, nine intervals", virtually Vedic "". Kikkuli apparently was faced with some difficulty getting specific Mitannian concepts across in the Hittite language, for he frequently gives a... | 37,179 |
4222786 | Kikkuli | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kikkuli | Kikkuli
Kikkuli Method of Horse Training: 2009 Revised Edition", Maryannu Press, Sydney, 2009.
- Peter Raulwing, "Zur etymologischen Beurteilung der Berufsbezeichnung assussanni des Pferdetrainers Kikkuli von Mittani", Anreiter et al. (eds.), "Man and the Animal World, Studies in Archaeozoology, Archaeology, Anthropol... | 37,180 |
4222786 | Kikkuli | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kikkuli | Kikkuli
oology, Archaeology, Anthropology and Paleolinguistics in memoriam S. Bökönyi", Budapest (1996), 1-57.
- Frank Starke, "Ausbildung und Training von Streitwagenpferden, eine hippologisch orientierte Interpretation des Kikkuli-Textes", StBoT 41 (1995).
# External links.
- Kikkuli, 1345 BCE: Training the Chario... | 37,181 |
4222803 | Hyde Street Pier | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hyde%20Street%20Pier | Hyde Street Pier
Hyde Street Pier
The Hyde Street Pier, at 2905 Hyde Street, is a historic ferry pier located on the northern waterfront of San Francisco, California, amidst the tourist zone of Fisherman's Wharf.
# Background.
Prior to the opening of the Golden Gate Bridge and the San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge, i... | 37,182 |
4222803 | Hyde Street Pier | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hyde%20Street%20Pier | Hyde Street Pier
the Golden Gate Ferry Company merged with the competing auto ferry system of the Southern Pacific railroad, with ferry service to the Hyde Street Pier taken over by the new "Southern Pacific-Golden Gate Ferries, Ltd." starting on May 1, 1929.
Today, the pier is part of the San Francisco Maritime Natio... | 37,183 |
4222813 | Godavari-class frigate | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Godavari-class%20frigate | Godavari-class frigate
Godavari-class frigate
The "Godavari"-class frigates (formerly Type 16 or Project 16 frigates) are guided-missile frigates of the Indian Navy. The "Godavari" class was the first significant indigenous warship design and development initiative of the Indian Navy. Its design is a modification of t... | 37,184 |
4222813 | Godavari-class frigate | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Godavari-class%20frigate | Godavari-class frigate
Indian, Russian and Western weapons systems.
# History.
The concept for the "Godavari" class originated from the lessons learnt in the Indo-Pakistan War of 1971. There was a need for a ship unique to Indian requirements, for deploying a hybrid of indigenously-designed, as well as Russian and Eu... | 37,185 |
4222813 | Godavari-class frigate | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Godavari-class%20frigate | Godavari-class frigate
service on 28 May 2017, and was decommissioned on 22 March 2018.
# Design.
Although the Directorate of Marine Engineering suggested replacing steam propulsion with gas turbines, it was decided not to do so, since Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited and Hindustan Aeronautics Limited had made heavy ... | 37,186 |
4222813 | Godavari-class frigate | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Godavari-class%20frigate | Godavari-class frigate
harat Heavy Electricals Limited and Hindustan Aeronautics Limited had made heavy investments in facilities and tooling for design of steam turbines and auxiliary systems.
For armaments, the missile and gun package of the Soviet was installed on the frigate.
The keel of the lead ship INS "Godava... | 37,187 |
4222823 | David Samuels (political scientist) | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=David%20Samuels%20(political%20scientist) | David Samuels (political scientist)
David Samuels (political scientist)
David J. Samuels is an American political scientist. He earned his PhD at the University of California, San Diego in 1998. He is Professor of Political Science at the University of Minnesota, USA.
Samuels specializes in comparative politics, and ... | 37,188 |
4222823 | David Samuels (political scientist) | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=David%20Samuels%20(political%20scientist) | David Samuels (political scientist)
of Minnesota, USA.
Samuels specializes in comparative politics, and Brazilian politics. He is the author of "Ambition, Federalism, and Legislative Politics in Brazil" (Cambridge University Press, 2003), and has published articles in many of the field's top journals. These works, inc... | 37,189 |
4222715 | Rhufoniog | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Rhufoniog | Rhufoniog
Rhufoniog
Rhufoniog was a small sub-kingdom of the Dark Ages Gwynedd, and later a cantref in medieval Wales.
# Geography.
The cantref Rhos lay between it and the Irish Sea. Sometimes the two cantrefi were linked together as "Rhos and Rhufeiniog", which roughly corresponds to the territory of the old county... | 37,190 |
4222715 | Rhufoniog | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Rhufoniog | Rhufoniog
History.
The early history of the cantref is unclear. According to tradition, it was ruled by its eponymous founder Rhufon, the third son of the first King of Gwynedd, Cunedda, and his direct descendants from the year 445 until the year 540 when it was probably absorbed back into direct control of Gwynedd pr... | 37,191 |
4222715 | Rhufoniog | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Rhufoniog | Rhufoniog
it was probably absorbed back into direct control of Gwynedd proper.
It formed part of the territory of the Deceangli during the Roman occupation of Wales. Later, much of the land belonged to the bishops of Bangor and Llanelwy. By the Middle Ages, Denbigh was its capital. The cantref was given to the prince ... | 37,192 |
4222833 | List of municipalities in the state of São Paulo by population | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List%20of%20municipalities%20in%20the%20state%20of%20São%20Paulo%20by%20population | List of municipalities in the state of São Paulo by population
List of municipalities in the state of São Paulo by population
The IBGE ("Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística") published the resident population chart of 2010 Brazil Census.
IBGE also published on 2017 the estimate resident population with re... | 37,193 |
4222804 | James "J.T." Taylor | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=James%20"J.T."%20Taylor | James "J.T." Taylor
James "J.T." Taylor
James "J.T." Taylor (born August 16, 1953, Laurens, South Carolina) is an American singer and actor best known as the former lead singer of the R&B/funk band, Kool & the Gang. Before his rise to fame, Taylor was a schoolteacher and amateur night club singer having firs... | 37,194 |
4222804 | James "J.T." Taylor | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=James%20"J.T."%20Taylor | James "J.T." Taylor
a duet with Regina Belle. Another single, "The Promised Land" was included on 1989's "Ghostbusters II" soundtrack.
In 1991, Taylor released his second solo album, "Feel The Need", which garnered the hits, "Long Hot Summer Night" and "Heart To Heart", a duet with Stephanie Mills.
1993 saw the relea... | 37,195 |
4222804 | James "J.T." Taylor | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=James%20"J.T."%20Taylor | James "J.T." Taylor
the singer's third solo album, "Baby I'm Back", followed by his fourth solo album in 2000 entitled "A Brand New Me".
In 1996, he briefly reunited with Kool & the Gang, releasing the 1996 album, "State of Affairs". Although the album was well received by critics, it was not commercially successful i... | 37,196 |
4222856 | 1944 in baseball | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1944%20in%20baseball | 1944 in baseball
1944 in baseball
# Champions.
## Major League Baseball.
- World Series: St. Louis Cardinals over St. Louis Browns (4–2), in the "Streetcar Series"
- All-Star Game, July 11 at Forbes Field: National League, 7–1
## Other champions.
- Amateur World Series: Venezuela
- Negro League World Series: Hom... | 37,197 |
4222856 | 1944 in baseball | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1944%20in%20baseball | 1944 in baseball
News Player of the Year Award
- Marty Marion (NL) – St. Louis Cardinals
- The Sporting News Most Valuable Player Award
- Bobby Doerr (AL) – Second base, Boston Red Sox
- Marty Marion (NL) – Shortstop, St. Louis Cardinals
- The Sporting News Pitcher of the Year Award
- Hal Newhouser (AL) – Detroit... | 37,198 |
4222856 | 1944 in baseball | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1944%20in%20baseball | 1944 in baseball
the same game, joining Wes Ferrell almost a full 13 years earlier, on April 29, .
- May 1 – George Myatt of the Washington Senators goes 6-for-6 as the Nats beat the Red Sox, 11–4.
- May 4 – The St. Louis Browns announce that they are dropping their segregation policy restricting Negro fans to the bl... | 37,199 |
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