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5646364 | Speaking of Now | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Speaking%20of%20Now | Speaking of Now
is 72:05 as displayed on most CD players and computer media players. This includes the time of the gaps between tracks.
# Personnel.
- Pat Metheny – acoustic and electric guitars, guitar synthesizer
- Lyle Mays – piano, keyboards
- Steve Rodby – double bass, cello
- Richard Bona – vocals, percussio... | 40,900 |
5646364 | Speaking of Now | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Speaking%20of%20Now | Speaking of Now
# Personnel live.
- Pat Metheny – acoustic and electric guitars, guitar synthesizer, 42-string Pikasso guitar
- Lyle Mays – piano, synthesizers, autoharp, guitars
- Cuong Vu – trumpet, guitar, vibraphone, glockenspiel, percussion, vocals
- Richard Bona – vocals, guitar, bass guitar, kalimba, marimba... | 40,901 |
5646268 | Dimensional weight | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Dimensional%20weight | Dimensional weight
Dimensional weight
Dimensional weight, also known as volumetric weight, is a pricing technique for commercial freight transport (including courier and postal services), which uses an estimated weight that is calculated from the length, width and height of a package.
# Significance.
Shipping costs ... | 40,902 |
5646268 | Dimensional weight | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Dimensional%20weight | Dimensional weight
means of establishing a minimum charge for the cubic space a package occupies. In fact, UPS and FedEx both announced that starting 2015, shipping charges on all shipments (air and ground) will be determined by greater of the actual weight and dimensional weight of a package. Prior to this announcemen... | 40,903 |
5646268 | Dimensional weight | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Dimensional%20weight | Dimensional weight
charge for the volume of the package as if it were of the chosen density (what the package would weigh at the minimum density). Furthermore, the volume used to calculate the dimensional weight may not be absolutely representative of the true volume of the package. The freight carrier will measure the... | 40,904 |
5646268 | Dimensional weight | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Dimensional%20weight | Dimensional weight
weight, volumetric weight, or cubed weight. Freight carriers utilize the greater of the actual weight or dimensional weight to calculate shipping charges. Dimensional weight is calculated as (length × width × height) / (dimensional factor). Measurements can be made all in inches or all in centimeters... | 40,905 |
5646268 | Dimensional weight | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Dimensional%20weight | Dimensional weight
weight is representative of the weight of the package at the minimum density accepted by the freight carrier. Shipping factors are not only different for imperial and metric measurements, but also for shipment mode and in some cases between different customers. Shipping factors will be available from... | 40,906 |
5646268 | Dimensional weight | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Dimensional%20weight | Dimensional weight
= 142.857 kg/m
When calculating the dimensional weight with metric measurements, the length, width, and height are measured in centimeters (cm) and the result is stated in a nominal kilogram (kg) dimensional weight band (usually rounded up).
# Shipping companies.
- Canada Post
- DHL Express
- Fe... | 40,907 |
5646268 | Dimensional weight | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Dimensional%20weight | Dimensional weight
as if it weighed 36 pounds: (18 x 18 x 18)/166 = 35.1 pounds which is then rounded up to 36 pounds for shipping cost purposes. The 35.1 pounds is the 'theoretical" weight of the package if it had a density of 166 in/lb or 10.4 lb/ft: (18 × 18 × 18) = 3.375 ft × 10.4 lb/ft = 35.1 lb.
Note that for th... | 40,908 |
5646268 | Dimensional weight | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Dimensional%20weight | Dimensional weight
boxes. A box of unpopped corn kernels will likely be charged by gross weight; a box of popcorn will probably be charged by its dimensional weight. This is because the large box of popcorn takes up a lot of space but does not fill up a vehicle's capacity in terms of weight, making it an inefficient us... | 40,909 |
5646268 | Dimensional weight | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Dimensional%20weight | Dimensional weight
for ground services.
In May 2007, the United States Postal Service (USPS) adopted dimensional weight, calling it "Shape Based Postage Pricing". This rate system is designed to charge more for lightweight items, and also to recover costs involving manual sorting and handling, since many postal machin... | 40,910 |
5646268 | Dimensional weight | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Dimensional%20weight | Dimensional weight
culating both dimensional and actual weight and invoice their customers accordingly. More and more transport and logistics companies including warehouses and retailers are investing in dimensioning equipment for calculating the dimensional weight of their packages in order to keep in line with their ... | 40,911 |
5646454 | Wickford (disambiguation) | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wickford%20(disambiguation) | Wickford (disambiguation)
Wickford (disambiguation)
Wickford may refer to:
- Wickford, Essex
- Wickford railway station in Wickford, Essex
- Rayleigh and Wickford (UK Parliament constituency)
- Wickford, Rhode Island, USA
- Wickford Junction MBTA station in Wickford, Rhode Island. | 40,912 |
5646338 | Savart | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Savart | Savart
Savart
The savart is a unit of measurement for musical pitch intervals (). One savart is equal to one thousandth of a decade (10/1: 3,986.313714 cents): 3.9863 cents. Musically, in just intonation, the interval of a decade is precisely a just major twenty-fourth, or, in other words, three octaves and a just maj... | 40,913 |
5646338 | Savart | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Savart | Savart
the corresponding measure in savarts is given by:
formula_2
or
formula_3
Like the more common cent, the savart is a logarithmic measure, and thus intervals can be added by simply adding their savart values, instead of multiplying them as you would frequencies. The number of savarts in an octave is 1000 times... | 40,914 |
5646338 | Savart | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Savart | Savart
acoustician Joseph Sauveur (1653–1716). Sauveur proposed the "méride", "eptaméride" (or "heptaméride"), and "decaméride". In English these are meride, heptameride, and decameride respectively. The octave is divided into 43 merides, the meride is divided into seven heptamerides, and the heptameride is divided int... | 40,915 |
5646338 | Savart | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Savart | Savart
The unit was given the name "savart" sometime in the 20th century. A disadvantage of this scheme is that there are not an exact number of heptamerides/savarts in an equal tempered semitone. For this reason Alexander Wood used a modified definition of the savart, with 300 savarts in an octave, and hence 25 savart... | 40,916 |
5646338 | Savart | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Savart | Savart
f heptamerides/savarts in an equal tempered semitone. For this reason Alexander Wood used a modified definition of the savart, with 300 savarts in an octave, and hence 25 savarts in a semitone.
A related unit is the jot, of which there are 30103 in an octave, or approximately 100,000 in a decade. The jot is def... | 40,917 |
5646330 | Edward St. Loe Livermore | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Edward%20St.%20Loe%20Livermore | Edward St. Loe Livermore
Edward St. Loe Livermore
Edward St. Loe Livermore (April 5, 1762 – September 15, 1832), son of Samuel Livermore and brother of Arthur Livermore, was a United States Representative from Massachusetts. He was born in Portsmouth, New Hampshire on April 5, 1762. Livermore pursued classical studies... | 40,918 |
5646330 | Edward St. Loe Livermore | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Edward%20St.%20Loe%20Livermore | Edward St. Loe Livermore
He moved to Newburyport, Massachusetts in 1802 and was elected as a Federalist to the Tenth and Eleventh Congresses (March 4, 1807 – March 3, 1811).
Livermore was not a candidate for renomination in 1810. Livermore resumed the practice of law, moved to Boston in 1811, then to Zanesville, Ohio.... | 40,919 |
5646453 | Engineering Society of Buffalo | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Engineering%20Society%20of%20Buffalo | Engineering Society of Buffalo
Engineering Society of Buffalo
The Engineering Society of Buffalo, Inc. (ESB) was founded in 1894 by a civil engineer, George R. Sikes. Letters inviting practicing engineers were sent soliciting membership. In November of that same year, a decision was made to form a "Society of Engineer... | 40,920 |
5646453 | Engineering Society of Buffalo | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Engineering%20Society%20of%20Buffalo | Engineering Society of Buffalo
was incorporated in 1920 and, in more recent years, was declared as a non-profit organization. Contributions to the society are tax deductible. Business development continues to be a major focus. In January 2002, John Beishline was named Executive Director to lead the ESB in offering serv... | 40,921 |
5646453 | Engineering Society of Buffalo | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Engineering%20Society%20of%20Buffalo | Engineering Society of Buffalo
p Program. Since the inception of the scholarship awards in 1950, over 200 scholarships have been awarded. Total amount distributed is over $10,000 annually. Scholarships are primarily funded by the Annual Scholarship Run held each August.
The ESB offers review courses for both the Funda... | 40,922 |
5646362 | Claude Moore Colonial Farm | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Claude%20Moore%20Colonial%20Farm | Claude Moore Colonial Farm
Claude Moore Colonial Farm
Claude Moore Colonial Farm, originally Turkey Run Farm, was a U.S. park in Virginia recreating and reenacting life on a tenant farm c. 1771. The park permanently closed on December 21, 2018.
The Friends of Claude Moore Colonial Farm at Turkey Run Inc., a privately... | 40,923 |
5646362 | Claude Moore Colonial Farm | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Claude%20Moore%20Colonial%20Farm | Claude Moore Colonial Farm
Run was to recreate the life of 1771 tenant farmers. The vast majority of Virginians in 1771 were tenant farmers who grew tobacco to pay their rent and grew food to eat. By contrast, Colonial Williamsburg demonstrates the life of the small upper crust — merchants and landowners.
# History.
... | 40,924 |
5646362 | Claude Moore Colonial Farm | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Claude%20Moore%20Colonial%20Farm | Claude Moore Colonial Farm
and donations from the public.
The Farm operation has expanded its facilities over the years. The GateHouse Giftshop was built to replace the old on-your-honor admission fee drop box and an event deck and the Bounty Garden were all added at the front parking lot during the last decade. Post ... | 40,925 |
5646362 | Claude Moore Colonial Farm | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Claude%20Moore%20Colonial%20Farm | Claude Moore Colonial Farm
run by a small paid professional staff, supplemented by many volunteers both behind the scenes and in costume. The interpretive staff, including pre-teens and teenagers who portrayed the farm children, demonstrate 1771 farm life, including field work, crafts, cooking, and other special activi... | 40,926 |
5646362 | Claude Moore Colonial Farm | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Claude%20Moore%20Colonial%20Farm | Claude Moore Colonial Farm
means labor.
## Market Fair.
The highlight was the Market Fair, held the third full weekends of May, July, and October. The Fair was enhanced by the participation of a cadre of long-time volunteers, including a blacksmith, cabinet maker, milliner, herb and flower seller, a toy store, script... | 40,927 |
5646362 | Claude Moore Colonial Farm | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Claude%20Moore%20Colonial%20Farm | Claude Moore Colonial Farm
ves us, and wants us to be happy. —Benjamin Franklin."
Many of the participants were members of American Revolutionary War (and other) re-enactor groups and appear at other colonial historical events. The gathering and threshing of wheat and the preparation of the tobacco crop were annual ev... | 40,928 |
5646373 | Kevin Maas | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kevin%20Maas | Kevin Maas
Kevin Maas
Kevin Christian Maas (born January 20, 1965) is a former Major League Baseball player. Originally viewed as a top prospect for the New York Yankees he was unable to replicate the success of his rookie year and played for four major league ballclubs over five years.
# Professional career.
He was... | 40,929 |
5646373 | Kevin Maas | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kevin%20Maas | Kevin Maas
a record for the fewest at bats (72) to hit 10 home runs. He also set a record for fastest rookie to 13 and 15 with 110 and 133 at-bats, thirteen fewer than Sam Horn took to reach 13 and two fewer than Wally Berger took to reach 15. He was helped by a three-game series at Texas when he homered in each game o... | 40,930 |
5646373 | Kevin Maas | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kevin%20Maas | Kevin Maas
began wearing "Maas-tops" to Yankees home games and sitting in the right field stands. Whenever Maas hit a home run to right, the girls would get up, remove their tops and jump up and down until Maas finished circling the bases. However, after a few home runs the women were banned from entering Yankee Stadiu... | 40,931 |
5646373 | Kevin Maas | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kevin%20Maas | Kevin Maas
y 1992, Maas was shuffling back and forth between the major and minor leagues. He was released by the Yankees in 1994. He bounced around between San Diego, Cincinnati, and Minnesota. He briefly returned to the majors in 1995 with Minnesota but it was clear he was a "one hit wonder." Maas then signed with the... | 40,932 |
5646447 | Kristoffer Joner | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kristoffer%20Joner | Kristoffer Joner
Kristoffer Joner
Kristoffer Joner (born 19 September 1972) is a Norwegian actor. He is best known for his roles in "Villmark" and "The Man Who Loved Yngve". He was a part of Rogaland Teater when he was 14 years of age until his early 20s. He was one of the founders of Cementen pub located in Stavanger... | 40,933 |
5646447 | Kristoffer Joner | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kristoffer%20Joner | Kristoffer Joner
ard for best male actor in the movie "Naboer" and again in 2012 for his role in "The Orheim Company".
Additionally, he is the nephew of musician Sverre Joner, and cousin of singer Alexandra Joner.
# Career.
Joner's films include "Detector", "Mongoland", "Villmark", "Loose Ends", "Samaritan", "Min Mi... | 40,934 |
5646498 | 1968 presidential election | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1968%20presidential%20election | 1968 presidential election
1968 presidential election
1968 presidential election may refer to:
- 1968 Cypriot presidential election
- May 1968 Dahomeyan presidential election
- July 1968 Dahomeyan presidential election
- 1968 Finnish presidential election
- 1968 Icelandic presidential election
- 1968 Israeli pre... | 40,935 |
5646487 | Object model | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Object%20model | Object model
Object model
In computing, object model has two related but distinct meanings:
- 1. The properties of objects in general in a specific computer programming language, technology, notation or methodology that uses them. Examples are the object models of "Java", the "Component Object Model (COM)", or "Objec... | 40,936 |
5646487 | Object model | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Object%20model | Object model
parts of its world. In other words, the object-oriented interface to some service or system. Such an interface is said to be the "object model of" the represented service or system. For example, the Document Object Model (DOM) is a collection of objects that represent a page in a web browser, used by scri... | 40,937 |
5646487 | Object model | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Object%20model | Object model
in an object, the object reference and method name are given, together with any arguments.
- Interfaces: An interface provides a definition of the signature of a set of methods without specifying their implementation. An object will provide a particular interface if its class contains code that implement ... | 40,938 |
5646487 | Object model | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Object%20model | Object model
method and then returns control to the invoking object, sometimes supplying a result.
- Exceptions: Programs can encounter various errors and unexpected conditions of varying seriousness. During the execution of the method many different problems may be discovered. Exceptions provide a clean way to deal w... | 40,939 |
5646487 | Object model | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Object%20model | Object model
exception whenever particular unexpected conditions or errors arise. This means that control passes to another block of code that catches the exception.
# See also.
- Object-oriented programming
- Object-oriented analysis and design
- Object database
- Object Management Group
- Domain-driven design
... | 40,940 |
5646465 | John Varnum | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=John%20Varnum | John Varnum
John Varnum
John Varnum was a United States Representative from Massachusetts. He was born in Dracut on June 25, 1778. He graduated from Harvard University in 1798, studied law, was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Haverhill. Varnum was elected as a Federalist to the Massachusetts State Senate... | 40,941 |
5646474 | Sruti (magazine) | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sruti%20(magazine) | Sruti (magazine)
Sruti (magazine)
Sruti is an English language monthly magazine on the performing arts and Indian music and dance, published from Chennai, India.
"Sruti" was founded in 1983 by N. Pattabhiraman, who had returned to India from a career abroad, bringing with him a focus and skill for English composition... | 40,942 |
5646474 | Sruti (magazine) | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sruti%20(magazine) | Sruti (magazine)
983 by N. Pattabhiraman, who had returned to India from a career abroad, bringing with him a focus and skill for English composition, as well as willingness to engage in sincere criticism and controversy. The magazine initially had financial difficulties, with Pattabhiraman desiring to gain subscribers... | 40,943 |
5646501 | Ali Baba and 40 Thieves (video game) | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ali%20Baba%20and%2040%20Thieves%20(video%20game) | Ali Baba and 40 Thieves (video game)
Ali Baba and 40 Thieves (video game)
Ali Baba and 40 Thieves is a maze arcade game released by Sega in 1982. Players take the role of the famous Arabian hero who must fend off and kill the forty thieves who are trying to steal his money. The game is based on the folk tale of the sa... | 40,944 |
5646495 | Q.E.D. (manga) | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Q.E.D.%20(manga) | Q.E.D. (manga)
Q.E.D. (manga)
"Q.E.D." has sold over 3 million copies in Japan and has been adapted as a live-action TV series.
# Development.
The manga was first serialised in "Magazine GREAT" in 1997, and continued as a "Magazine E-no" segment in 2009 after "Magazine GREAT"'s cessation. Currently, "Q.E.D." is seri... | 40,945 |
5646495 | Q.E.D. (manga) | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Q.E.D.%20(manga) | Q.E.D. (manga)
ng at MIT in the US.
After the cancellation of "Magazine Plus", the manga was renewed in "Magazine R" under the title Q.E.D. iff.
# Characters.
## Supporting characters.
- Yuu Touma
- Sou and Yuu's parents
# Media.
## Television adaptation.
A live-action Japanese television drama version of "Q.E.... | 40,946 |
5646515 | Stefon Harris | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Stefon%20Harris | Stefon Harris
Stefon Harris
Stefon DeLeon Harris (born March 23, 1973) is an American jazz vibraphonist.
# Biography.
A native of Albany, New York, Harris intended to work for the New York Philharmonic until he heard the music of Charlie Parker. During the 1990s he recorded with Charlie Hunter and Steve Turre as a s... | 40,947 |
5646515 | Stefon Harris | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Stefon%20Harris | Stefon Harris
E. Segal Award from Jazz at Lincoln Center.
In April 2009, he headlined at the Orange County Performing Arts Center in Orange County, California.
Harris collaborated with saxophonist David Sánchez and trumpeter Christian Scott in 2011 on the album "Ninety Miles". They recorded the album in Havana, Cuba.... | 40,948 |
5646515 | Stefon Harris | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Stefon%20Harris | Stefon Harris
(Concord Picante, 2011) with David Sánchez and Christian Scott
- "Ninety Miles Live at Cubadisco" (Concord Picante, 2012) with David Sánchez and Christian Scott
## As member of The Classical Jazz Quartet.
- "Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker" (Vertical Jazz, 2001)
- "The Classical Jazz Quartet Plays Bach" (Ver... | 40,949 |
5646515 | Stefon Harris | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Stefon%20Harris | Stefon Harris
Hunter, "Return of the Candyman" (Blue Note, 1998)
- Jason Moran, "Soundtrack to Human Motion" (Blue Note, 1999)
- Greg Osby, "The Inner Circle" (Blue Note, 2002)
- Kurt Elling, "Man in the Air" (Blue Note, 2003)
- Kenny Barron, "Images" (Sunnyside, 2004)
- Buster Williams, "Griot Libertè" (HighNote,... | 40,950 |
5646515 | Stefon Harris | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Stefon%20Harris | Stefon Harris
Note, 2002)
- Kurt Elling, "Man in the Air" (Blue Note, 2003)
- Kenny Barron, "Images" (Sunnyside, 2004)
- Buster Williams, "Griot Libertè" (HighNote, 2004)
- Janis Siegel, "Sketches of Broadway" (Telarc, 2004)
- Lea DeLaria, "Double Standards" (Telarc, 2005)
- Diana Krall, "Christmas Songs" (Verve,... | 40,951 |
5646566 | Studio K | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Studio%20K | Studio K
Studio K
Studio K may refer to:
- Knott's Berry Farm attraction 1984-1991
- The Studio K Show in 2017 based on Studio K interstitials | 40,952 |
5646548 | Billings-Burns | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Billings-Burns | Billings-Burns
Billings-Burns
The Billings-Burns was an English automobile built only in 1900 in Coventry. This voiturette designed by E. D. Billings was powered by a hp De Dion single-cylinder engine mounted in the open at the front of the car. The Burns part of the name came from its intended seller - a Mr. J. Burn... | 40,953 |
5646533 | Bij 't Vuur | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bij%20't%20Vuur | Bij 't Vuur
Bij 't Vuur
The Bij 't Vuur was a Dutch automobile manufactured by C. Bij 't Vuur in Arnhem from 1902 until 1906. The name means something like "Near to the fire".
The company started out as a coachbuilder, when in 1901 it made her first car. The first cars had Aster engines but later ones used De Dion-Bo... | 40,954 |
5646533 | Bij 't Vuur | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bij%20't%20Vuur | Bij 't Vuur
later ones used De Dion-Bouton or Panhard units. With the car Bij 't Vuur took part in the "Toer door Nederland" (Tour of Holland, one of the first initiatives in the Netherlands to promote cars), after which it was sold.
The next project was a car with a bit heavier engine. In 1902 a 9 hp and a 12 hp-vers... | 40,955 |
5646529 | Washington-3-1 Vermont Representative District, 2002–12 | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Washington-3-1%20Vermont%20Representative%20District,%202002–12 | Washington-3-1 Vermont Representative District, 2002–12
Washington-3-1 Vermont Representative District, 2002–12
The Washington-3-1 Representative District is a one member state Representative district in the U.S. state of Vermont. It is one of the 108 one or two member districts into which the state was divided by the... | 40,956 |
5646529 | Washington-3-1 Vermont Representative District, 2002–12 | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Washington-3-1%20Vermont%20Representative%20District,%202002–12 | Washington-3-1 Vermont Representative District, 2002–12
the 2000 census, the state as a whole had a population of 608,827. As there are a total of 150 representatives, there were 4,059 residents per representative (or 8,118 residents per two representatives). The one member Washington-3-1 District had a population of 4... | 40,957 |
5646503 | Mystic Aquarium & Institute for Exploration | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mystic%20Aquarium%20&%20Institute%20for%20Exploration | Mystic Aquarium & Institute for Exploration
Mystic Aquarium & Institute for Exploration
The Mystic Aquarium is a marine aquarium in Mystic, Connecticut. It is one of only three U.S. facilities holding Steller sea lions, and it has the only beluga whales in New England. Special exhibits include a ray and shark touc... | 40,958 |
5646503 | Mystic Aquarium & Institute for Exploration | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mystic%20Aquarium%20&%20Institute%20for%20Exploration | Mystic Aquarium & Institute for Exploration
Sea Research Foundation.
# History.
Mystic Aquarium was first opened in 1973 as a privately owned corporation. Industrialist and philanthropist Kelvin Smith was the primary shareholder; he chose Mystic, Connecticut as the site because of the area's scenic shoreline and rich... | 40,959 |
5646503 | Mystic Aquarium & Institute for Exploration | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mystic%20Aquarium%20&%20Institute%20for%20Exploration | Mystic Aquarium & Institute for Exploration
exhibit was set up at the aquarium in February 2011 but has since been removed.
In 2012, Mystic Aquarium opened the "Ocean Exploration Center" featuring maps, diagrams, and models from Dr. Robert Ballard's explorations of the Black Sea and of the wreck of the RMS "Titanic". ... | 40,960 |
5646503 | Mystic Aquarium & Institute for Exploration | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mystic%20Aquarium%20&%20Institute%20for%20Exploration | Mystic Aquarium & Institute for Exploration
in 1985, and Tim Delaney, a former Walt Disney Imagineer. It was funded by a $1 million donation from United Technologies Corporation.
The aquarium was presented with the National Medal for Museum and Library Service in 2014. The award was accepted by Sea Research Foundation... | 40,961 |
5646503 | Mystic Aquarium & Institute for Exploration | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mystic%20Aquarium%20&%20Institute%20for%20Exploration | Mystic Aquarium & Institute for Exploration
holds three beluga whales, two Steller sea lions, five Northern fur seals (two adult and three pups), six California sea lions, one Pacific and six Atlantic harbor seals, one Arctic spotted seal, a large colony of 32 African black-footed penguins, unicorn fish, blue tang, oct... | 40,962 |
5646503 | Mystic Aquarium & Institute for Exploration | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mystic%20Aquarium%20&%20Institute%20for%20Exploration | Mystic Aquarium & Institute for Exploration
icorn fish, blue tang, octopus, Japanese spider crabs, sand tiger sharks, bamboo sharks, sea turtle, clownfish, an extensive sea jelly exhibit, seasonal birds, and other oceanic creatures. It is among the first aquariums to attempt artificial insemination of a beluga whale as... | 40,963 |
5646542 | Hugh Calkins | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hugh%20Calkins | Hugh Calkins
Hugh Calkins
Hugh Calkins (February 20, 1924 – August 4, 2014) was an American lawyer and educator, who served as a member of the Harvard Corporation from 1968 to 1985.
# Early life.
Calkins was born in Newton, Massachusetts in 1924, and went to Phillips Exeter Academy before attending Harvard Universit... | 40,964 |
5646542 | Hugh Calkins | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hugh%20Calkins | Hugh Calkins
Hand, then the chief judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. He spent the following year clerking for Justice Felix Frankfurter on the Supreme Court of the United States.
## Lawyer.
In 1951, Calkins moved to Cleveland, where he made a name for himself and worked for the law fi... | 40,965 |
5646542 | Hugh Calkins | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hugh%20Calkins | Hugh Calkins
oals for the government. His efforts landed him on the master list of Nixon political opponents.
Calkins stepped down from the Harvard Corporation in 1985, and was succeeded by Henry Rosovsky.
## Educator.
After retiring from his legal career, Calkins began a second career in public education. He earned... | 40,966 |
5646575 | Binghamton Electric | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Binghamton%20Electric | Binghamton Electric
Binghamton Electric
The Binghamton Electric was an American automobile manufactured only in 1920. An electric car from Binghamton, New York, the car was made probably as a prototype, by the Binghamton Electric Truck Co., located at 250, Main street. Not more than two or three two-passenger coupes w... | 40,967 |
5646575 | Binghamton Electric | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Binghamton%20Electric | Binghamton Electric
e probably as a prototype, by the Binghamton Electric Truck Co., located at 250, Main street. Not more than two or three two-passenger coupes were produced. The company built a small number of electric trucks in 1920-1921.
# See also.
- List of defunct United States automobile manufacturers
- His... | 40,968 |
5646568 | Louis VI, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Louis%20VI,%20Landgrave%20of%20Hesse-Darmstadt | Louis VI, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt
Louis VI, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt
Louis VI of Hesse-Darmstadt () (25 January 1630 – 24 April 1678) was Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt from 1661 to 1678.
He was the eldest of three sons of the Landgrave George II of Hesse-Darmstadt and Sophia Eleonore of Saxony.
# Marriage an... | 40,969 |
5646568 | Louis VI, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Louis%20VI,%20Landgrave%20of%20Hesse-Darmstadt | Louis VI, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt
(1656–1715) married in 1676 Duke Henry of Saxe-Römhild.
- Auguste Magdalene (1657–1674).
- Louis (1658–1678), his successor (Louis VII).
- Frederick (1659–1676)
- Sophie Marie (1661–1712) married in 1681 Duke Christian of Saxe-Eisenberg (1653–1707).
2. On 5 December 1666 he m... | 40,970 |
5646568 | Louis VI, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Louis%20VI,%20Landgrave%20of%20Hesse-Darmstadt | Louis VI, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt
enburg (1640–1709), daughter of Ernest I, Duke of Saxe-Gotha. They also had eight children.
- Ernst Louis (1667–1739), successor of his half-brother Louis VII who ruled for only 4 months
- Georg (1669–1705), renowned Field Marshal, killed in Barcelona
- Sophie Louise (1670–1758... | 40,971 |
5646597 | Forever as One | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Forever%20as%20One | Forever as One
Forever as One
"Forever as One" is a song by Dutch eurodance group Vengaboys released in 2001. It charted at number 28 in the UK Singles Chart, making it their worst performing single. It was also their last release before temporarily disbanding and returning to the club scene. The music video has a cam... | 40,972 |
5646597 | Forever as One | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Forever%20as%20One | Forever as One
was also their last release before temporarily disbanding and returning to the club scene. The music video has a cameo appearance of pop band Westlife and another of Jimmy Pop. The inclusion of Westlife was not approved of by their record label, forcing a second edit of the video to be created which excl... | 40,973 |
5646550 | Scouting and Guiding in Newfoundland and Labrador | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Scouting%20and%20Guiding%20in%20Newfoundland%20and%20Labrador | Scouting and Guiding in Newfoundland and Labrador
Scouting and Guiding in Newfoundland and Labrador
Scouting and Guiding in Newfoundland and Labrador has a long history, from the 1900s to the present day, serving thousands of youth in programs that suit the environment in which they live.
# Early Boy Scouts in Newfou... | 40,974 |
5646550 | Scouting and Guiding in Newfoundland and Labrador | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Scouting%20and%20Guiding%20in%20Newfoundland%20and%20Labrador | Scouting and Guiding in Newfoundland and Labrador
General Council which was later named Boy Scouts of Canada and is now Scouts Canada.
Scouts Canada's Newfoundland and Labrador Council administers the organization's operations in Newfoundland and Labrador.
## Area Councils.
Northeast Avalon Region
Zone 3 (Central)
... | 40,975 |
5646550 | Scouting and Guiding in Newfoundland and Labrador | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Scouting%20and%20Guiding%20in%20Newfoundland%20and%20Labrador | Scouting and Guiding in Newfoundland and Labrador
Scouting, which is a member of the World Federation of Independent Scouts. Members of the federation include BPSA - Newfoundland and Labrador.
During the Cold War, there were American Boy Scouts (and Girl Scouts) in Goose Bay, linked to the Direct Service branch of the... | 40,976 |
5646550 | Scouting and Guiding in Newfoundland and Labrador | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Scouting%20and%20Guiding%20in%20Newfoundland%20and%20Labrador | Scouting and Guiding in Newfoundland and Labrador
BPSA - Newfoundland and Labrador.
During the Cold War, there were American Boy Scouts (and Girl Scouts) in Goose Bay, linked to the Direct Service branch of the Boy Scouts of America, which supports units around the world. American Scouting at Ernest Harmon Air Force B... | 40,977 |
5646605 | Binney & Burnham | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Binney%20&%20Burnham | Binney & Burnham
Binney & Burnham
The Binney & Burnham was an American automobile built in Boston from 1901 to 1902 by James L. Binney and John Appleton Burnham. It was a twin-cylinder steam car.
# References.
David Burgess Wise, "The New Illustrated Encyclopedia of Automobiles". | 40,978 |
5646510 | Scouting and Guiding in Ontario | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Scouting%20and%20Guiding%20in%20Ontario | Scouting and Guiding in Ontario
Scouting and Guiding in Ontario
Scouting and Guiding in Ontario has a long history. Although there is some dispute about the founding of the first Scouting Group, both 1st Merrickville and 1st St. Catharines Scout Group have a documented existence from 1908. In 1955, the 8th World Scout... | 40,979 |
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265,313 in 1990. While most Scouts Canada groups operate in English, some operate in French, and French language handbooks and resource material are available. Scouting in the French language is also provided under the auspices of L'Association des Scouts du Canada (sometimes referred to... | 40,980 |
5646510 | Scouting and Guiding in Ontario | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Scouting%20and%20Guiding%20in%20Ontario | Scouting and Guiding in Ontario
felt that Scouts Canada had drifted too far from the program originally developed by Scouting's founder, Baden Powell. Some trace their roots to the Baden-Powell Scouts' Association in the United Kingdom:
- BPSA Ontario, which is part of BPSA in Canada.
- Canadian Traditional Scouting ... | 40,981 |
5646510 | Scouting and Guiding in Ontario | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Scouting%20and%20Guiding%20in%20Ontario | Scouting and Guiding in Ontario
the Greater Toronto Area and Peterborough, Ontario and is not affiliated to Związek Harcerstwa Rzeczypospolitej in Poland.
- Polish Scouting Association in Canada Incorporated ("Związek Harcerstwa Polskiego Poza Granicami Kraju"), a Polish émigré organization, also not connected to Zwią... | 40,982 |
5646510 | Scouting and Guiding in Ontario | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Scouting%20and%20Guiding%20in%20Ontario | Scouting and Guiding in Ontario
Minister of Education, and a number of prominent citizens from all parts of the province, met in Toronto to select gentlemen who are interested and who would assist in the Boy Scout Movement and form a Council for Ontario.
For many years Scouts Canada scouting in Ontario was led by this... | 40,983 |
5646510 | Scouting and Guiding in Ontario | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Scouting%20and%20Guiding%20in%20Ontario | Scouting and Guiding in Ontario
by provincial laws.
### Presidents of the Provincial Council for Ontario.
- 1910–1913 W.K. George
- 1913–1920 Lt. Col. A.E. Gooderham
- 1920–1922 G.E. Fauquier
- 1922–1936 J.W. Mitchell
- 1936–1938 P.G. Cherry
- 1938–1939 Col. Sir G.McL. Brown
- 1939–1645 W.J. Cairns
- 1945–1951... | 40,984 |
5646510 | Scouting and Guiding in Ontario | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Scouting%20and%20Guiding%20in%20Ontario | Scouting and Guiding in Ontario
Norman
- 1981-1983 W.A. Baker
- 1983-1985 T.D. Philp
- 1985-1987 M.W. Townsend
- 1987-1990 H.R. Finley
- 1990-1993 L.R.L. Symmes
- 1993-1995 J.S. Cowan
- 1995-1998 D.W. Hamilten
- 1998-2000 R. Dychuck
- 2000-2002 Kathryn Brown (1st female Ontario Council President)
### Provinci... | 40,985 |
5646510 | Scouting and Guiding in Ontario | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Scouting%20and%20Guiding%20in%20Ontario | Scouting and Guiding in Ontario
1978-1980 D.M. Deacon
- 1980-1983 F.A. Whiskin
- 1983-1986 E.R. McCrimmon
- 1986-1989 H. Coulson, C.D.
- 1989-1992 K.H Robertson
- 1992-1994 Rev. P. Jackson
- 1994-1997 J.A. Evans (1st female Ontario Provincial Commissioner)
- 1997-1999 T. Godfrey
- 1999-2002 C. Lawrence
### Pro... | 40,986 |
5646510 | Scouting and Guiding in Ontario | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Scouting%20and%20Guiding%20in%20Ontario | Scouting and Guiding in Ontario
held in Ontario.
- 1949: 1st Canadian Scout Jamboree, Connaught Ranges, Ottawa, Ontario. 2,579 attend.
- 1953: 2nd Canadian Scout Jamboree, Connaught Ranges, Ottawa, Ontario. 1,196 attend.
- 1955: 8th World Scout Jamboree Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario
- 1961: 3rd Canadian Scout Jambor... | 40,987 |
5646510 | Scouting and Guiding in Ontario | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Scouting%20and%20Guiding%20in%20Ontario | Scouting and Guiding in Ontario
Fruitbelt
- Haldimand
- Hamilton-Wentworth Area
- Lynn Valley
- Merritt Trail
- Niagara Area
- South Waterloo Area
- St. Catharines Area
- Central Escarpment Council
- Brampton Area (merged with Greater Halton Area to form Credit Hills Area in 2010)
- Burlington Area
- Credit ... | 40,988 |
5646510 | Scouting and Guiding in Ontario | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Scouting%20and%20Guiding%20in%20Ontario | Scouting and Guiding in Ontario
Northern Ontario Council
- Nipissing Area
- Sault Ste. Marie Area
- Sudbury Area
- Thunder Bay Area
- Black River Area
- Points North Area
- Ken Kee Area
- Sunset Area
- Shining Waters Council
- Northern Lights Area
- Simcoe Phoenix Area
- 14th Barrie
- South Lake Simcoe Are... | 40,989 |
5646510 | Scouting and Guiding in Ontario | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Scouting%20and%20Guiding%20in%20Ontario | Scouting and Guiding in Ontario
Highlands Area
- Rideau Area
- Upper St. Lawrence Valley Area
- Algonquin Hills Area
- Odawa Area
- Carleton Area
- White Pine Council
- Oshawa Area
- Algonquinte Area
- Kawartha Waterways Area
- Owasco Area
- Trillium Highlands Area
- Whitby Area
- Lakeshore Ridge Area
## ... | 40,990 |
5646510 | Scouting and Guiding in Ontario | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Scouting%20and%20Guiding%20in%20Ontario | Scouting and Guiding in Ontario
legal action between the Scouts Canada Ontario Incorporated Body and local Scouters. Action was underway in November 2005 and is ongoing. Scouts Canada's camps in Ontario are generally administered by one of the four Administrative Centres. The following list is as of May 14, 2007:
### ... | 40,991 |
5646510 | Scouting and Guiding in Ontario | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Scouting%20and%20Guiding%20in%20Ontario | Scouting and Guiding in Ontario
Camp (near Midland, Ontario)
- Woodland Trails Scout Camp (near Stouffville, Ontario)
### Eastern Ontario.
- Camp Apple Hill (in Odawa Area)
- Camp Opemikon (near Perth, Ontario)
- Otter Lake (Otter Lake, Quebec)
- Otter Lake, Ontario (beside Frontenac Provincial Park)
- Camp Lege... | 40,992 |
5646510 | Scouting and Guiding in Ontario | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Scouting%20and%20Guiding%20in%20Ontario | Scouting and Guiding in Ontario
Ontario east of London, Ontario)
- The Bryson Centre (in the north end of London, Ontario)
- Camp Cataraqui (east of Chatham, Ontario)
- Camp Cedarwin (near Kingsville, Ontario)
- Camp Impeesa (near Brantford, Ontario)
- Camp Mohawk (in Kitchener, Ontario)
- Camp Manitou (in Milton... | 40,993 |
5646510 | Scouting and Guiding in Ontario | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Scouting%20and%20Guiding%20in%20Ontario | Scouting and Guiding in Ontario
Grey Wolf (Thunder Bay, Ontario)
- Wilabosca (Sudbury, Ontario)
### Other facilities and province-wide events.
- Belleville District Scout-Guide Museum
- Scout Brigade of Fort George , Niagara-on-the-Lake
- Gilwell Reunion
## 129th Toronto Scouting Group.
The "129th Toronto Scouti... | 40,994 |
5646510 | Scouting and Guiding in Ontario | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Scouting%20and%20Guiding%20in%20Ontario | Scouting and Guiding in Ontario
attention to the group's existence.
In October 1999, American Pastor Fred Phelps and his congregation at the Westboro Baptist Church planned to protest outside the Ontario offices of Scouts Canada. However, Canada Customs denied them entry into the country. This prevented Phelps and his... | 40,995 |
5646510 | Scouting and Guiding in Ontario | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Scouting%20and%20Guiding%20in%20Ontario | Scouting and Guiding in Ontario
Other Guide Companies were registered later in 1910, in Toronto. The First Toronto Company held the first-recorded Girl Guide Camp in Canada on the banks of the Credit River in June, 1911. By 1912, the movement had spread to all parts of Canada, and had become so popular that on July 24,... | 40,996 |
5646510 | Scouting and Guiding in Ontario | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Scouting%20and%20Guiding%20in%20Ontario | Scouting and Guiding in Ontario
Jamboree.
In 1955, the 8th World Scout Jamboree was held at Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario. This was the first World Jamboree to be held in the Western Hemisphere. The setting was a rolling parkland, and 11,000 Scouts attended this gathering, which was notable for the number of Scout cont... | 40,997 |
5646510 | Scouting and Guiding in Ontario | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Scouting%20and%20Guiding%20in%20Ontario | Scouting and Guiding in Ontario
town from 1866 to 1870.
- Commemorative for the 8th World Scout Jamboree in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario where the 50th Anniversary Plaque and tree planted near Butler's Barracks.
# See also.
- Scouts Canada
- Girl Guides of Canada
- World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM)
... | 40,998 |
5646510 | Scouting and Guiding in Ontario | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Scouting%20and%20Guiding%20in%20Ontario | Scouting and Guiding in Ontario
ld Scout Jamboree in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario where the 50th Anniversary Plaque and tree planted near Butler's Barracks.
# See also.
- Scouts Canada
- Girl Guides of Canada
- World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM)
- World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGG... | 40,999 |
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