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1403612 | Throgs Neck Light | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Throgs%20Neck%20Light | Throgs Neck Light
Throgs Neck Light
Throgs Neck Lighthouse in the Bronx, New York, United States was a wooden lighthouse that was replaced by an iron skeletal tower that is still there. The lighthouse protects ships in the Long Island Sound from running up against the rocks
The lighthouse is located on the northeaste... | 55,400 |
1403612 | Throgs Neck Light | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Throgs%20Neck%20Light | Throgs Neck Light
cylindrical tower (1906)
- Height: (1890); (1906)
# Chronology.
- Original wooden lighthouse established in 1827. It was torn down during the construction of the fort.
- A new wooden tower replaced the original lighthouse in 1835. It remained in service until 1890.
- Replaced by a skeletal tower ... | 55,401 |
1403619 | Pleasure (Norwegian band) | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pleasure%20(Norwegian%20band) | Pleasure (Norwegian band)
Pleasure (Norwegian band)
Pleasure is a Norwegian funky pop band, led by Fred Ball. One single was released in 2003, "Don't Look The Other Way", which featured Justine Frischmann (former lead singer for Elastica) on vocals.
# Discography.
"Pleasure 1" (August 8, 2003)
- 1. "Don't Look the ... | 55,402 |
1403619 | Pleasure (Norwegian band) | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pleasure%20(Norwegian%20band) | Pleasure (Norwegian band)
Fred Ball. One single was released in 2003, "Don't Look The Other Way", which featured Justine Frischmann (former lead singer for Elastica) on vocals.
# Discography.
"Pleasure 1" (August 8, 2003)
- 1. "Don't Look the Other Way"
- 2. "From the Country to the City"
- 3. "All I Want"
- 4. "... | 55,403 |
1403602 | Scrod | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Scrod | Scrod
Scrod
Scrod or schrod () is a small cod or haddock, and sometimes other whitefish, used as food. It is usually served as a fillet, though formerly it was often split instead.
In the wholesale fish business, scrod is the smallest weight category of the major white fish. From smallest to largest, the categories a... | 55,404 |
1403602 | Scrod | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Scrod | Scrod
small cod or haddock, "too small to swallow a bait" or "too small to be filleted", which was usually prepared by being split and lightly salted ("corned"), and sometimes quickly air-dried. They were generally broiled and served with butter. Starting in the mid-20th century, it came to mean a small haddock or cod ... | 55,405 |
1403602 | Scrod | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Scrod | Scrod
as possible of the moisture may be dried up. In this state they are roasted over a clear burning coal or wood fire. Thus prepared and smeared over with a little butter they are said to be 'scrawed'.
A similar meaning is found in Scots "scrae": "fish dried in the sun without being salted", attested in 1806.
This... | 55,406 |
1403602 | Scrod | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Scrod | Scrod
is not possible, as the hotel postdates the earliest citations by a decade.
The term has attracted a number of jocular false etymologies. One treats it as short for the "Sacred Cod" carving that hangs in the Boston State House." Various acronyms have been suggested, though acronyms were hardly ever used in the p... | 55,407 |
1403602 | Scrod | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Scrod | Scrod
calls for the fish to be salted and left overnight, then broiled, skin side down first.
Today, scrod is cooked in a variety of ways, including frying or broiling, after splitting or filleting; for example, "in famous Boston restaurants, scrod is simply a tail piece of filleted haddock or cod dipped in oil, then ... | 55,408 |
1403602 | Scrod | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Scrod | Scrod
as having greatly enjoyed scrawed cod:
"Scrod" has been used as a facetious past participle of the word "screw," slang for having sexual intercourse, since at least the 1960s, in jokes like "I got scrod in Boston."
# External links.
- David L. Gold, 2009, "Whence American English "Scrod" and Grimsby English "S... | 55,409 |
1403602 | Scrod | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Scrod | Scrod
e, since at least the 1960s, in jokes like "I got scrod in Boston."
# External links.
- David L. Gold, 2009, "Whence American English "Scrod" and Grimsby English "Scrob', in "Studies in Etymology and Etiology: With Emphasis on Germanic, Jewish, Romance and Slavic Languages," Alicante, Spain:Universidad de Alica... | 55,410 |
1403613 | Acholeplasmataceae | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Acholeplasmataceae | Acholeplasmataceae
Acholeplasmataceae
The Acholeplasmatales are an order in the class Mollicutes, containing only one family, Acholeplasmataceae, comprising the genera "Acholeplasma" and "Phytoplasma". Yet, "Phytoplasma" has the candidatus state, because members still could not be cultured.
Etymology: The name Achole... | 55,411 |
1403613 | Acholeplasmataceae | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Acholeplasmataceae | Acholeplasmataceae
of Acholeplasmatales are facultative anaerobic. They are parasites or commensals of vertebrates, insects, or plants; some are saprophytes.
Phytoplasmas colonize the phloem sieve elements of vascular plants, causing diseases. They are transmitted by sap-sucking insects (primarily leafhoppers, plantho... | 55,412 |
1403613 | Acholeplasmataceae | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Acholeplasmataceae | Acholeplasmataceae
iring or not requiring cholesterol for growth. The old order Mycoplasmatales consisted of two families: Mycoplasmataceae, which requires cholesterol, and the sterol-nonrequiring Acholeplasmataceae.
In view of the many properties in which the acholeplasmas distinguish from species in Mycoplasmataceae... | 55,413 |
1403601 | Shane Conlan | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Shane%20Conlan | Shane Conlan
Shane Conlan
Shane Patrick Conlan (born March 4, 1964) is a former professional American football player. He played college football at Penn State University, where he won two national championships in 1982 and 1986, although he was red-shirted prior to the start of the 1982 season and did not play that s... | 55,414 |
1403601 | Shane Conlan | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Shane%20Conlan | Shane Conlan
and the Los Angeles/St. Louis Rams.
# Early life.
Conlan was born in Frewsburg, New York.
# College career.
Conlan capped his junior season at Penn State in the 1985 national championship game in the Orange Bowl against the University of Oklahoma. The finale to his senior year was in the 1986 national ... | 55,415 |
1403601 | Shane Conlan | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Shane%20Conlan | Shane Conlan
Conlan led the 1986 squad in tackles with 79, including a team-high 63 solo stops. During his final two collegiate seasons (1985 & 1986), he was named an All-American at outside linebacker, making him the sixth two-time All-American at Penn State. He received this honor from NEA in 1985 and from Walter Cam... | 55,416 |
1403601 | Shane Conlan | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Shane%20Conlan | Shane Conlan
Rushmore of Penn State Football", as chosen by online fan voting. Conlan was joined in the honor by John Cappelletti, Jack Ham and LaVar Arrington.
# Professional career.
Conlan was selected as the No. 1 draft pick of the Buffalo Bills in the 1987 NFL Draft. After his rookie season, he was awarded the 19... | 55,417 |
1403601 | Shane Conlan | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Shane%20Conlan | Shane Conlan
ated Press. From 1988 to 1990, Conlan enjoyed three straight trips to the Pro Bowl. Conlan played with the Bills (1987–92), where he played in the first 3 of the Bills Super Bowl teams and the Los Angeles/St. Louis Rams (1993–95) before retiring from the NFL in 1995.
# After football.
Since Conlan's reti... | 55,418 |
1403633 | Acholeplasma | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Acholeplasma | Acholeplasma
Acholeplasma
Acholeplasma are wall-less bacteria in the Mollicutes class. They include saprotrophic or pathogenic species. There are 15 recognised species. The G+C content is low, ranging from 26 - 36% (mol%). The genomes of "Acholeplasma" species range in size from 1.5 to 1.65 Mbp. Cholesterol is not req... | 55,419 |
1403633 | Acholeplasma | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Acholeplasma | Acholeplasma
ria in the Mollicutes class. They include saprotrophic or pathogenic species. There are 15 recognised species. The G+C content is low, ranging from 26 - 36% (mol%). The genomes of "Acholeplasma" species range in size from 1.5 to 1.65 Mbp. Cholesterol is not required for growth. The species are found on ani... | 55,420 |
9569488 | Westervelde | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Westervelde | Westervelde
Westervelde
Westervelde is a village in the Netherlands and it is part of the Noordenveld municipality in Drenthe. Westervelde has an altitude of about 8 meters.
# History.
Westervelde was named in 1486. Around 1800, Westervelde was the largest area in the village of Norg, and was the site of the town ha... | 55,421 |
9569488 | Westervelde | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Westervelde | Westervelde
is part of the Noordenveld municipality in Drenthe. Westervelde has an altitude of about 8 meters.
# History.
Westervelde was named in 1486. Around 1800, Westervelde was the largest area in the village of Norg, and was the site of the town hall, where mayor Tonckens lived. The city hall, located at the Hi... | 55,422 |
1403621 | Vermilion, Alberta | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Vermilion,%20Alberta | Vermilion, Alberta
Vermilion, Alberta
Vermilion is a town in central Alberta, Canada within the County of Vermilion River. It is located at the intersection of Highway 16 (Yellowhead Highway) and Highway 41 (Buffalo Trail), approximately west of Lloydminster and east of Edmonton.
# History.
It was not until 1902 tha... | 55,423 |
1403621 | Vermilion, Alberta | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Vermilion,%20Alberta | Vermilion, Alberta
a station was built. The post office was relocated from Breage. Throughout the days of steam, the railway was important to Vermilion. Vermilion was used as a divisional point. It had a water tower to resupply engines, a large roundhouse, an extensive yard, a wye, a turntable, and a bunkhouse for engi... | 55,424 |
1403621 | Vermilion, Alberta | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Vermilion,%20Alberta | Vermilion, Alberta
buildings built from brick from this factory are still standing.
The first newspaper to publish in the Vermilion area was the "Vermilion Signal" which was founded and edited by William Bleasdell Cameron. (a survivor of the Frog Lake Massacre). In 1909, S.R.P. Cooper established the "Vermilion Standa... | 55,425 |
1403621 | Vermilion, Alberta | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Vermilion,%20Alberta | Vermilion, Alberta
colleges to open its door. The Vermilion School of Agriculture has had several name changes in the intervening years including Vermilion Agricultural and Vocational College and Vermilion College before becoming Lakeland College in 1975.
Like other communities on the prairies in the early years of th... | 55,426 |
1403621 | Vermilion, Alberta | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Vermilion,%20Alberta | Vermilion, Alberta
municipal census is 4,150, a change of from its 2012 municipal census population of 4,545.
In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Town of Vermilion recorded a population of 4,084 living in 1,753 of its 1,988 total private dwellings, a change from its 2011 population of ... | 55,427 |
1403621 | Vermilion, Alberta | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Vermilion,%20Alberta | Vermilion, Alberta
Agricultural Society hosts an annual fair which started in 1906. The fair begins with a parade on Thursday morning. The fair lasts a total of three days the last weekend in July.
# Attractions.
The Vermilion Provincial Park is located on the northwest side of the town. It includes camping, fishing,... | 55,428 |
1403621 | Vermilion, Alberta | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Vermilion,%20Alberta | Vermilion, Alberta
diploma, applied degree, university transfer, apprenticeship, and pre-employment programs. Programming at the Vermilion campus includes agricultural sciences, business, environmental sciences, fire and emergency response, human services, interior design technology, and trades and technology. Lakeland... | 55,429 |
1403621 | Vermilion, Alberta | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Vermilion,%20Alberta | Vermilion, Alberta
es and technology. Lakeland's residence village is home to more than 500 students.
# Media.
Vermilion's local weekly newspapers are the "Vermilion Standard" and the "Vermilion and Area Voice".
# Notable people.
- Morwenna Lane, biathlete and cross-country skier
- Charlie Mead, Major League Baseb... | 55,430 |
1403567 | Sacred Heart Cathedral (Davenport, Iowa) | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sacred%20Heart%20Cathedral%20(Davenport,%20Iowa) | Sacred Heart Cathedral (Davenport, Iowa)
Sacred Heart Cathedral (Davenport, Iowa)
Sacred Heart Cathedral, located in Davenport, Iowa, United States, is a Catholic cathedral and a parish church in the Diocese of Davenport. The cathedral is located on a bluff overlooking the Mississippi River to the east of Downtown Dav... | 55,431 |
1403567 | Sacred Heart Cathedral (Davenport, Iowa) | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sacred%20Heart%20Cathedral%20(Davenport,%20Iowa) | Sacred Heart Cathedral (Davenport, Iowa)
its nickname Cork Hill Cathedral.
# St. Margaret’s Cathedral.
The parish traces its history back to 1856, when population growth in the city of Davenport led the Dubuque Diocese to establish a new parish on top of the hill on the east side of Davenport. Antoine and Marguerite ... | 55,432 |
1403567 | Sacred Heart Cathedral (Davenport, Iowa) | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sacred%20Heart%20Cathedral%20(Davenport,%20Iowa) | Sacred Heart Cathedral (Davenport, Iowa)
The church was built of red brick in the Romanesque Revival style. A frame rectory was built next to the church. It was moved to the back of the parish property in 1859 and a brick rectory replaced it. Once again Antoine LeClaire provided the money. A year later a brick building... | 55,433 |
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of his life associated with the parish.
During the American Civil War from 1861–1865 the Union Army established a headquarters in Davenport. There were five army camps in the city and four of them were within St. Margaret's parish boundaries. Undoubtedly, this affected the pari... | 55,434 |
1403567 | Sacred Heart Cathedral (Davenport, Iowa) | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sacred%20Heart%20Cathedral%20(Davenport,%20Iowa) | Sacred Heart Cathedral (Davenport, Iowa)
1873. Damage was limited to the altar. A new altar was installed later that year with a painting of St. Margaret that now hangs in the present cathedral. Another criminal act affected the parish in the early hours of the morning of March 31, 1878, when two gunmen and a third ind... | 55,435 |
1403567 | Sacred Heart Cathedral (Davenport, Iowa) | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sacred%20Heart%20Cathedral%20(Davenport,%20Iowa) | Sacred Heart Cathedral (Davenport, Iowa)
the Diocese of Davenport. The Very Rev. John McMullen, the vicar general of the Archdiocese of Chicago and rector of Holy Name Cathedral, was chosen as the first bishop, and he made St. Margaret's his cathedral. Father Cosgrove became the cathedral's rector and the vicar general... | 55,436 |
1403567 | Sacred Heart Cathedral (Davenport, Iowa) | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sacred%20Heart%20Cathedral%20(Davenport,%20Iowa) | Sacred Heart Cathedral (Davenport, Iowa)
The church property sits in a residential area where the city's Irish community resided from the 1850s to 1900. Because a disproportionate number of people had their origins in County Cork the neighborhood became known as Cork Hill.
The initial planning for the new cathedral wa... | 55,437 |
1403567 | Sacred Heart Cathedral (Davenport, Iowa) | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sacred%20Heart%20Cathedral%20(Davenport,%20Iowa) | Sacred Heart Cathedral (Davenport, Iowa)
had a mission of preserving Gothic architecture, was an influence in the church design. The cathedral was built on the English parish church model. Walsh & Edwards of Davenport were chosen to be the contractor, and Davenport architect Victor Huot as supervising architect.
On Ap... | 55,438 |
1403567 | Sacred Heart Cathedral (Davenport, Iowa) | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sacred%20Heart%20Cathedral%20(Davenport,%20Iowa) | Sacred Heart Cathedral (Davenport, Iowa)
windows were donated by individuals and groups. The new cathedral was finished in 1891, and it was dedicated on November 15 of that year.
## Name change.
It was Father Trevis who suggested the parish's name change. He had visited Paray-le-Monial in France where St. Margaret Ma... | 55,439 |
1403567 | Sacred Heart Cathedral (Davenport, Iowa) | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sacred%20Heart%20Cathedral%20(Davenport,%20Iowa) | Sacred Heart Cathedral (Davenport, Iowa)
be maintained in the church. Sacred Heart Cathedral was the first cathedral to be dedicated to the Sacred Heart in the United States.
## Architecture.
Sacred Heart follows a basilica plan with a corner tower. The foundation is composed of Anamosa Limestone and the walls of the... | 55,440 |
1403567 | Sacred Heart Cathedral (Davenport, Iowa) | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sacred%20Heart%20Cathedral%20(Davenport,%20Iowa) | Sacred Heart Cathedral (Davenport, Iowa)
rises above the ground and the spire on top of the tower is tall. When it was completed the cathedral was the tallest structure in the Quad Cities.
The church features an open interior without columns. There is an extensive amount of woodwork in the interior, including the alta... | 55,441 |
1403567 | Sacred Heart Cathedral (Davenport, Iowa) | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sacred%20Heart%20Cathedral%20(Davenport,%20Iowa) | Sacred Heart Cathedral (Davenport, Iowa)
that contain relics of various saints are in nooks on either side of the reredos. The shrine of the Blessed Virgin Mary on the left side of the church contains statues of St. Benedict on the left and St. Thomas Aquinas on the right, that were added in 1902. At the base of the al... | 55,442 |
1403567 | Sacred Heart Cathedral (Davenport, Iowa) | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sacred%20Heart%20Cathedral%20(Davenport,%20Iowa) | Sacred Heart Cathedral (Davenport, Iowa)
reliefs with wood frames that line the side walls of the church. They were installed in 1892.
The stained glass windows feature bright colors that were chosen by Bishop Cosgrove. The tall windows on the sides of the nave depict the Twelve Apostles. The rose window on the front ... | 55,443 |
1403567 | Sacred Heart Cathedral (Davenport, Iowa) | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sacred%20Heart%20Cathedral%20(Davenport,%20Iowa) | Sacred Heart Cathedral (Davenport, Iowa)
Heart of Jesus.
Electric lights were installed in the sanctuary in 1895. A renovation of the cathedral's interior was completed in 1907. It included a frescoing of the interior, enlarging the choir loft, and adding six hundred new lights.
## 20th Century.
Bishop Cosgrove's he... | 55,444 |
1403567 | Sacred Heart Cathedral (Davenport, Iowa) | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sacred%20Heart%20Cathedral%20(Davenport,%20Iowa) | Sacred Heart Cathedral (Davenport, Iowa)
in Gilbert, present day Bettendorf, and in 1909 St. Paul the Apostle was founded in Davenport. The parish's boundaries include some of the poorer sections of the central city as well as some of Davenport's older and wealthier neighborhoods.
Lightning hit the building on August ... | 55,445 |
1403567 | Sacred Heart Cathedral (Davenport, Iowa) | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sacred%20Heart%20Cathedral%20(Davenport,%20Iowa) | Sacred Heart Cathedral (Davenport, Iowa)
Sedding.
Starting in the 1960s the parish implemented a number of changes, which were in line with the reforms of the Second Vatican Council. In March 1964 a new altar was set up that allowed the priest to face the congregation. The cathedral was the first church in the Quad Ci... | 55,446 |
1403567 | Sacred Heart Cathedral (Davenport, Iowa) | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sacred%20Heart%20Cathedral%20(Davenport,%20Iowa) | Sacred Heart Cathedral (Davenport, Iowa)
the needs of Spanish-speaking people throughout the Quad City area. Masses in Spanish were celebrated at the cathedral starting in 1977. The Latino community eventually relocated to St. Joseph's Church in Davenport. A clothing center that provides free clothes to those in need w... | 55,447 |
1403567 | Sacred Heart Cathedral (Davenport, Iowa) | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sacred%20Heart%20Cathedral%20(Davenport,%20Iowa) | Sacred Heart Cathedral (Davenport, Iowa)
of the generosity of parishioner Elizabeth Kahl-Figge who included the parish in her will. This included replacing the roof and repainting the interior of the church. The painting of St. Margaret of Scotland that hung in St. Margaret's Chapel was repaired and hung in the cathedr... | 55,448 |
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was also added to the cathedral grounds in 2004.
## 21st Century.
On May 26, 2011, Pope Benedict XVI named Msgr. Robert Gruss as the Bishop of Rapid City. He had served as the cathedral's rector and the parish pastor since 2010. Gruss was the third rector/pastor to be named a ... | 55,449 |
1403567 | Sacred Heart Cathedral (Davenport, Iowa) | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sacred%20Heart%20Cathedral%20(Davenport,%20Iowa) | Sacred Heart Cathedral (Davenport, Iowa)
west side, a reception hall, and classrooms. Mark Miller was the principal architect and Swanson Construction of Bettendorf was the contractor. The hall was dedicated by Bishop Thomas Zinkula on November 19, 2017. It was named for parishioners Weir and Pat Sears who gave the fir... | 55,450 |
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gold leaf cross. The new cross was replicated from the original by a company in Kentucky. A new carillon was added to the tower at this time. The tower's original bell, cast for St. Margaret's in 1856, was removed, cleaned, and placed in front of the new hall's porte-cochere.
#... | 55,451 |
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and some include tracery. There are also a few lancet windows. A porch and walkway with wide Tudor arches connects the rectory to the cathedral. At the time of the rectory's construction, there was a friendly rivalry among the clergy as the bishop's residence at the time was not... | 55,452 |
1403567 | Sacred Heart Cathedral (Davenport, Iowa) | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sacred%20Heart%20Cathedral%20(Davenport,%20Iowa) | Sacred Heart Cathedral (Davenport, Iowa)
by a low hipped roof with gable pavilions. The convent featured pointed-arch windows in the pavilions and polygonal bay windows on the south side of the structure. The convent's location was centered behind the cathedral and the rectory. In 2012 it was torn down as part of the e... | 55,453 |
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there was usually a layman who taught the older boys in addition to the Sisters. Among them was M.V. Gannon who would go on to become an attorney of some merit. A new brick school building was built between 1870–71.
In September 1882 Bishop McMullen established St. Ambrose Semi... | 55,454 |
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spent a year or two in the program before they dropped out and went to work. The first two girls who completed the four-year course graduated in 1902. The Rev. John Flannagan discontinued the high school program when he was the pastor because of his ties with Immaculate Concepti... | 55,455 |
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until 2004 when it was no longer feasible to operate separate schools. Once again the parishes joined together and with Holy Family School in central Davenport to form All Saints School. The former Holy Family School building is used by the school. Parish based religious educati... | 55,456 |
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(1907–1926)
- Msgr. Francis Leonard (1926–1932)
- Msgr. William Shannahan (1932–1937)
- Msgr. Martin Cone (1937–1953)
- Msgr. Thomas Feeney (1953–1968)
- Msgr. Ralph Thompson (1968–1971)
- Msgr. Sebastian Menke (1973–1986)
- Msgr. Marvin Mottet (1986–2005)
- Rev. Robert ... | 55,457 |
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of sacred music to dedicate the new organ. Plans to replace that organ began as early as 1944. In 1949 the Kilgen Organ Company approached Msgr. Martin Cone about the possibility of installing an instrument that was intended for St. Rita's Church in Chicago. Construction on thei... | 55,458 |
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O'Keefe as bishop of Davenport on January 29, 1992.
The organ is located in the rear gallery of the cathedral. Some of the pipes are exposed in three cases. It features a traditional style console with the mechanical action console detached from the main case. It is equipped wi... | 55,459 |
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combination action thumb pistons, and combination action toe studs.
Stoplist:
GREAT ORGAN
- 16 Double Diapason
- 8 Diapason
- 8 Second Diapason
- 8 Chimney Flute
- 4 Octave
- 4 Harmonic Flute
- 2-2/3 Twelfth
- 2 Fifteenth
- 1-3/5 Seventeenth
- 1-1/3 Mixture IV
- 8 T... | 55,460 |
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ute
- 4 Octave
- 4 Harmonic Flute
- 2-2/3 Twelfth
- 2 Fifteenth
- 1-3/5 Seventeenth
- 1-1/3 Mixture IV
- 8 Trumpet
- 4 Clarion
SWELL ORGAN
- 16 Bourdon
- 8 Diapason
- 8 Bell Gamba
- 8 Gedackt
- 8 Celeste
- 4 Prestant
- 4 Recorder
- 2 Gemshorn
- 2-2/3 Sesquialte... | 55,461 |
9569505 | Apoica | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Apoica | Apoica
Apoica
Apoica is a genus of eusocial paper wasps found throughout the Central and South American tropics. These wasps are truly nocturnal, carrying out their foraging activities after the setting of the sun. They prefer to construct their nests, which have an open comb like many paper wasps, under large leaves,... | 55,462 |
9569505 | Apoica | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Apoica | Apoica
an their wings to cool the nest, keeping it at a suitable temperature for larval development.
When attacking prey, "Apoica" release a drop of venom from their stings, which in turn attracts any nearby wasps to attack.
# Species.
- "Apoica albimacula"
- "Apoica ambracarina"
- "Apoica arborea"
- "Apoica flav... | 55,463 |
9569515 | Quantum on the Bay | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Quantum%20on%20the%20Bay | Quantum on the Bay
Quantum on the Bay
Quantum on the Bay is a complex of skyscrapers in the City of Miami, Florida, United States. It is located just north of Downtown Miami in the Edgewater neighborhood. The complex consists of two main towers, the Quantum on the Bay South Tower and the Quantum on the Bay North Tower... | 55,464 |
9569515 | Quantum on the Bay | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Quantum%20on%20the%20Bay | Quantum on the Bay
tum on the Bay South Tower and the Quantum on the Bay North Tower. The South Tower, the taller of the two, rises and 51 floors high. The North Tower is tall with 44 floors. Both towers were structurally completed in January 2008 and opened in April 2008. The towers are connected by a retail and parki... | 55,465 |
9569546 | Bob Greene (fitness) | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bob%20Greene%20(fitness) | Bob Greene (fitness)
Bob Greene (fitness)
Bob Greene (born December 8, 1958) is an American exercise physiologist and certified personal trainer specializing in fitness, metabolism, and weight loss. Greene is the creator of Best Life, a diet and fitness plan, and Best Life Foods, which sells a line of butter substitut... | 55,466 |
9569546 | Bob Greene (fitness) | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bob%20Greene%20(fitness) | Bob Greene (fitness)
weight-loss, diet and health, including two books co-authored by Oprah Winfrey. He is a frequent guest on "The Oprah Winfrey Show", has a radio show on the "Oprah and Friends" satellite radio network and is a contributor to "". He lives in Santa Barbara, California with his wife, Urania, and their ... | 55,467 |
9569546 | Bob Greene (fitness) | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bob%20Greene%20(fitness) | Bob Greene (fitness)
Greene and Oprah Winfrey, 1996; .
- "Keep the Connection: Choices for a Better and Healthier Life", by Bob Greene, 2004; .
- "Get With the Program!: Getting Real About Your Weight, Health, and Emotional Well-Being", by Bob Greene, Sydny Miner (Editor), 2002; .
- "Get With the Program! Daily Jour... | 55,468 |
9569546 | Bob Greene (fitness) | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bob%20Greene%20(fitness) | Bob Greene (fitness)
004; .
- "Get With the Program!: Getting Real About Your Weight, Health, and Emotional Well-Being", by Bob Greene, Sydny Miner (Editor), 2002; .
- "Get With the Program! Daily Journal", by Bob Greene, 2002; .
- "Get With the Program! Guide to Good Eating: Great Food for Good Health", by Bob Gree... | 55,469 |
9569532 | The Infernal Cauldron | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The%20Infernal%20Cauldron | The Infernal Cauldron
The Infernal Cauldron
Le Chaudron infernal, released in Britain as The Infernal Cauldron and in the United States as The Infernal Caldron and the Phantasmal Vapors, is a 1903 French silent film directed by Georges Méliès. It was released by Méliès's Star Film Company and is numbered 499–500 in it... | 55,470 |
9569532 | The Infernal Cauldron | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The%20Infernal%20Cauldron | The Infernal Cauldron
off a final burst of flame.
# Versions.
Méliès's pre-1903 films, especially the popular "A Trip to the Moon", were frequently pirated by American producers such as Siegmund Lubin. In order to combat the piracy, Méliès opened an American branch of his Star Film Company and began producing two neg... | 55,471 |
9569532 | The Infernal Cauldron | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The%20Infernal%20Cauldron | The Infernal Cauldron
that 3D versions of Méliès films could be made simply by combining the domestic and foreign prints of the film. Serge Bromberg, the founder of Lobster Films, presented 3D versions of "The Infernal Cauldron" and another 1903 Méliès film, "The Oracle of Delphi", at a January 2010 presentation at the... | 55,472 |
9569532 | The Infernal Cauldron | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The%20Infernal%20Cauldron | The Infernal Cauldron
made simply by combining the domestic and foreign prints of the film. Serge Bromberg, the founder of Lobster Films, presented 3D versions of "The Infernal Cauldron" and another 1903 Méliès film, "The Oracle of Delphi", at a January 2010 presentation at the Cinémathèque Française. According to the ... | 55,473 |
9569581 | Cobra (missile) | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Cobra%20(missile) | Cobra (missile)
Cobra (missile)
The Cobra was a Swiss/West German anti-tank missile designed by the Oerlikon-Contraves and Bölkow GmbH companies. It entered service with the German Army in the late 1950s. It was followed by the Cobra 2000 and Mamba missile systems, which were upgrades that improved the guidance system... | 55,474 |
9569581 | Cobra (missile) | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Cobra%20(missile) | Cobra (missile)
Each of the wings has a spoiler on the rear edge which is used to steer the missile. The warhead is at the front of the missile, behind which is the gyro and guidance circuitry which allows the missile to interpret steering instructions from the operator. Behind the guidance mechanism is the sustainer m... | 55,475 |
9569581 | Cobra (missile) | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Cobra%20(missile) | Cobra (missile)
towards the target along his line of sight using a joystick on the control box.
# Development.
Development of the system began in 1954 as a collaboration between Contraves, Oerlikon and Bölkow. The initials of these companies and the German word for rocket (Rakete) gave the project its name: COBRA. Th... | 55,476 |
9569581 | Cobra (missile) | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Cobra%20(missile) | Cobra (missile)
warhead.
The Mamba was introduced in 1972 and improved the guidance system, and added a dual thrust motor with an initial low power launch mode, followed by a higher powered sustainer which allows the missile to be gathered more easily during the initial seconds of flight. Initial launch speed is just ... | 55,477 |
9569581 | Cobra (missile) | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Cobra%20(missile) | Cobra (missile)
ers per second. The missile travels faster, reducing the time of flight to its maximum range in just 17.5 seconds. Also the operator is provided with a x7 power telescope.
# Service history.
The weapon was widely used by NATO forces most notably West Germany and was exported to Argentina, Brazil, Chil... | 55,478 |
9569574 | Frans Xavier Seda Airport | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Frans%20Xavier%20Seda%20Airport | Frans Xavier Seda Airport
Frans Xavier Seda Airport
Frans Xavier Seda Airport () , also known as Wai Oti Airport or Maumere Airport, is an airport serving Maumere, the capital city of Sikka Regency and the largest town on the island of Flores, in the province of East Nusa Tenggara in Indonesia. Maumere is known for it... | 55,479 |
9569574 | Frans Xavier Seda Airport | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Frans%20Xavier%20Seda%20Airport | Frans Xavier Seda Airport
, the airport is now equipped with Runway Lights and a Precision approach path indicator (PAPI) which allow aircraft to take-off and landing during nighttime. The runway has been expanded and widened to 2,250 x 45 m, which now allows the airport to accommodate narrow-body aircraft such as the ... | 55,480 |
9569617 | Abe Elenkrieg | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Abe%20Elenkrieg | Abe Elenkrieg
Abe Elenkrieg
Abe Elenkrieg or Elenkrig (1878 – 1965) was a trumpeter, barber and bandleader of "Abe Elenkrig's Yiddishe Orchestra" and the "Hebrew Bulgarian Orchestra".
Connoisseurs consider his klezmer records the great neglected treasures of klezmer music. One of the first recordings of klezmer musi... | 55,481 |
9569638 | Downers Grove Township, DuPage County, Illinois | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Downers%20Grove%20Township,%20DuPage%20County,%20Illinois | Downers Grove Township, DuPage County, Illinois
Downers Grove Township, DuPage County, Illinois
Downers Grove Township is one of nine townships in DuPage County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 146,795 and it contained 60,438 housing units. It is the largest township in the county, both in ter... | 55,482 |
9569638 | Downers Grove Township, DuPage County, Illinois | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Downers%20Grove%20Township,%20DuPage%20County,%20Illinois | Downers Grove Township, DuPage County, Illinois
(or 2.67%) is water.
## Cities, towns, villages.
- Bolingbrook (partial)
- Burr Ridge (west three-quarters)
- Clarendon Hills
- Darien
- Downers Grove (southeast three-quarters)
- Hinsdale (partial)
- Lemont (partial)
- Oak Brook (partial)
- Westmont (south thre... | 55,483 |
9569638 | Downers Grove Township, DuPage County, Illinois | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Downers%20Grove%20Township,%20DuPage%20County,%20Illinois | Downers Grove Township, DuPage County, Illinois
Downer, Saint Johns Lutheran, Saint Mary of Gostyn and Saint Patricks Catholic, Zion Lutheran.
## Major highways.
- Interstate 55
- Interstate 88
- Interstate 355
- U.S. Route 34
- Illinois Route 83
## Airports and landing strips.
- Argonne Heliport
- Brookeridge... | 55,484 |
9569638 | Downers Grove Township, DuPage County, Illinois | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Downers%20Grove%20Township,%20DuPage%20County,%20Illinois | Downers Grove Township, DuPage County, Illinois
Grove Grade 58, Gower 62, Hinsdale 181, Lemont-Bromberek 113A, Maercker 60
High School Districts:
CHSD 99, Hinsdale Township 86, Lemont Township 210
Unit School Districts:
Westmont Community Unit School District 201
# Political districts.
- Illinois' 6th Congression... | 55,485 |
9569638 | Downers Grove Township, DuPage County, Illinois | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Downers%20Grove%20Township,%20DuPage%20County,%20Illinois | Downers Grove Township, DuPage County, Illinois
sdale 181, Lemont-Bromberek 113A, Maercker 60
High School Districts:
CHSD 99, Hinsdale Township 86, Lemont Township 210
Unit School Districts:
Westmont Community Unit School District 201
# Political districts.
- Illinois' 6th Congressional District
- Illinois' 8th ... | 55,486 |
9569689 | Westworld (Westworld album) | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Westworld%20(Westworld%20album) | Westworld (Westworld album)
Westworld (Westworld album)
Westworld is the debut album by the hard rock group Westworld.
# Track listing.
All songs written by Tony Harnell/Mark Reale
- 1. "Illusions" – 5:07
- 2. "I Belong" – 2:57
- 3. "Pigeon Hole" – 4:07
- 4. "Heart Song" – 5:29
- 5. "Little Voices" – 4:29
- 6.... | 55,487 |
9569689 | Westworld (Westworld album) | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Westworld%20(Westworld%20album) | Westworld (Westworld album)
07
- 2. "I Belong" – 2:57
- 3. "Pigeon Hole" – 4:07
- 4. "Heart Song" – 5:29
- 5. "Little Voices" – 4:29
- 6. "Bring the Water to Me" – 5:11
- 7. "Love You Insane" – 4:40
- 8. "Shame" – 4:57
- 9. "Ivory Towers" – 4:13
- 10. "Suicide" – 4:34
# Personnel.
## Band members.
- Tony Ha... | 55,488 |
9569634 | Sandra Lee McKay | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sandra%20Lee%20McKay | Sandra Lee McKay
Sandra Lee McKay
Sandra McKay is Professor Emeritus of San Francisco State University. Her main areas of interest are sociolinguistics, English as an International Language, and second language pedagogy. For most of her career she has been involved in second language teacher education, both in the Uni... | 55,489 |
9569634 | Sandra Lee McKay | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sandra%20Lee%20McKay | Sandra Lee McKay
International English in its Sociolinguistic Contexts: Towards a Socially Sensitive Pedagogy (with Wendy Bokhorst-Heng, 2008, Frances Taylor) and Teaching English as an International Language: Rethinking Goals and Approaches (2002, Oxford University Press, Winner of the Ben Warren International Book Aw... | 55,490 |
9569634 | Sandra Lee McKay | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sandra%20Lee%20McKay | Sandra Lee McKay
international conferences, including the Asian International TEFL Conference in Korea, the Regional English Language Conference in Singapore and the EFL Asian Conference in Turkey. She served as TESOL Quarterly editor from 1994 to 1999 and has served on the editorial advisory board for the Journal of S... | 55,491 |
9569634 | Sandra Lee McKay | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sandra%20Lee%20McKay | Sandra Lee McKay
(edited with Nancy Hornberger, 1996, Cambridge University Press)
- "New Immigrants in the US: Readings for Second Language Educators" (edited with Sau-ling Wong, 2000, Cambridge University Press)
- "Teaching English as an International Language: Rethinking Goals and Approaches" (2002, Oxford Universi... | 55,492 |
9569634 | Sandra Lee McKay | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sandra%20Lee%20McKay | Sandra Lee McKay
ity Press)
- "New Immigrants in the US: Readings for Second Language Educators" (edited with Sau-ling Wong, 2000, Cambridge University Press)
- "Teaching English as an International Language: Rethinking Goals and Approaches" (2002, Oxford University Press, winner of the Ben Warren International Book ... | 55,493 |
9569568 | Baelnorn | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Baelnorn | Baelnorn
Baelnorn
A baelnorn is a fictional undead creature, usually a spellcaster, in the "Dungeons & Dragons" fantasy role-playing game.
Baelnorns are described as elves who sought undeath to serve their families, communities, or other purposes (usually to see a wrong righted or to achieve a certain magical discove... | 55,494 |
9569568 | Baelnorn | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Baelnorn | Baelnorn
edition in "Ruins of Myth Drannor" boxed set (1993), and was reprinted in "Monstrous Compendium Annual Volume One" (1994), and "Cormanthyr: Empire of Elves" (1998).
The baelnorn appeared in third edition in "Monsters of Faerûn" (2001).
# Ecology.
Baelnorns are created through a powerful arcane or divine nec... | 55,495 |
9569568 | Baelnorn | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Baelnorn | Baelnorn
a character's abilities, conferring many of the powers seen in other types of undead monsters, including paralyzing touches and summoning other, lesser forms of undead. In the Forgotten Realms setting, Gold, or Sun, elves are the most likely to pursue this goal, but first must find the approval of various grou... | 55,496 |
9569568 | Baelnorn | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Baelnorn | Baelnorn
ampions, guardians, and protectors. In the novel "Elminster in Hell", Elminster consults with a number of baelnorns beneath the ruins of Myth Drannor. In the "" novel and game, the protector baelnorn Miroden Silverblade is kidnapped by a cult. The Forgotten Realms novels "The Siege" and "The Lost Library of Co... | 55,497 |
9569750 | Ninazu | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ninazu | Ninazu
Ninazu
Ninazu in Sumerian mythology was a god of the underworld, and of healing. He was the son of Enlil and Ninlil or, in alternative traditions, of Ereshkigal and Gugalana. His wife is often times depicted as the goddess Ninigirida and their son was Ningiszida.
Ninazu was the patron deity of the city of Eshn... | 55,498 |
9569750 | Ninazu | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ninazu | Ninazu
may be in reference to one of her many other children. It was primarily in Enshnunna that his parentage was referenced as Enlil and Ninlil.There are many interpretations on his parentage; however, it seems that Gulgana and Ereshkigal are the most widely accepted by scholars.
Ninazu was the patron deity of Eshnu... | 55,499 |
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