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900 | "1982 New Brunswick general election"
Restigouche and Gloucester county ridings. Consisting of Carleton, York, Sunbury and Northumberland county ridings. Consisting of Queens, Kings, Saint John and Charlotte county ridings. Consisting of Kent, Westmorland and Albert county ridings. 1982 New Brunswick general election T... |
901 | "Jim Riordan"
Jim Riordan William James ""Jim"" Riordan (20 April 1882 – 15 September 1955) was an Australian politician and judge. He was born in Mackay to William Riordan and Mary, ""née"" Walsh. After attending Mackay State School he became a labourer on the Cairns–Mulgrave railway line and then a fireman for the Ch... |
902 | "Jim Riordan"
state president of the FNAWU, and in 1917 was appointed to the Queensland Legislative Council for the Labor Party. Riordan served in the Council until its abolition, according to Labor policy, in 1922. In 1925 he moved from president to secretary of the FNAWU, a position he held until 1933 when he was app... |
903 | "Jim Riordan"
Offcourse Betting. He had remarried, to Lyla Elizabeth Boland on 2 October 1943. He died in Brisbane in 1955 and was buried in Lutwyche Cemetery. His brothers Darby and Ernest were also politicians, Darby as federal member for Kennedy from 1929 to 1936 and Ernest as a Queensland MLA from 1936 to 1944 and ... |
904 | "Mark T. Sullivan"
Mark T. Sullivan Mark T. Sullivan is an American author who writes mystery and suspense novels. His eight published works that are solely written by him, include ""The Purification Ceremony"", ""Triple Cross"", and ""Rogue"". Sullivan was born and raised in Medfield, Massachusetts, a suburb of Boston... |
905 | "No Need for Bushido"
room on the Inn's register, break into Ina's room by mistake. Yori, alerted by Ina's scream, breaks into her room. Without a working sword, Yorikiro is forced to use his sheath to knock out the first ninja. The second, however, is able to counter his attack and kicks him through a wall into the ne... |
906 | Apus
has around 48 times the diameter and 928 times the luminosity of the Sun. Marginally fainter is Gamma Apodis, another ageing giant star. Delta Apodis is a double star, the two components of which are 103 arcseconds apart and visible with the naked eye. Two star systems have been found to have planets. Apus was one... |
907 | "Benny Bass"
seconds into the second round. The first right, almost at the opening bell, put Morgan to the canvas for a count of nine. After Morgan rose after the count, Bass put him down with the final right to the chin that ended the bout. Bass first defended the title on February 3, 1930, against Davey Abad in a fou... |
908 | "Santa Fe Springs, California"
drive train to the Santa Fe shop. Shelby shoe-horned a 260-cubic-inch V8 into the tiny, lightweight British roadster and the Cobra was born: a British sports car with American hot rod power. According to DataUSA, the racial makeup of Santa Fe Springs was 79% Hispanic (13,534), 10% white (... |
909 | "Cuban dissident movement"
change in Cuba. Though amendments to the Cuban Constitution of 1992 decriminalized the right to form political parties other than the Communist Party of Cuba, these parties are not permitted to engage in public political activities on the island. During the ""Black Spring"" in 2003, the regim... |
910 | "No Need for Bushido"
the first chapter. After a brief discussion, Masuhiro manages to free the three of them from the ninja cave. He sends the bandits to find Yorikiro Wataro and warn him about the ninja's intentions, and goes himself to find Suzuka for more information. He finds her bathing, and she manages to get th... |
911 | "Granite Mountain (King County, Washington)"
summer. Because of maritime influence, snow tends to be wet and heavy, resulting in high avalanche danger. Granite Mountain (King County, Washington) Granite Mountain is a tall peak in the Cascade Range in King County, Washington east of North Bend. A fire lookout on the sum... |
912 | "Candle snuffer"
Candle snuffer A candle snuffer, candle extinguisher, or douter is an instrument used to extinguish burning candles, consisting of a small cone at the end of a handle. The use of a snuffer helps to avoid problems associated with blowing hot wax. Extinguishers are still commonly used in homes and church... |
913 | "Santa Fe Springs, California"
the population living below the federal poverty line. As of the census of 2000, there were 17,438 people, 4,834 households, and 3,780 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,992.0 inhabitants per square mile (769.5/km²). There were 4,933 housing units at an average den... |
914 | "Cuban dissident movement"
10 June 2010, seventy-four of Cuba's dissidents signed a letter to the United States Congress in support of a bill that would lift the US travel ban for Americans wishing to visit Cuba. The signers include blogger Yoani Sanchez and hunger striker Guillermo Farinas, as well as Elizardo Sanchez... |
915 | "Granite Mountain (Utah)"
Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) excavated 600 feet into the north side of Little Cottonwood Canyon. The Granite Mountain facilities feature a dry, environment-controlled facility used for long-term record storage, as well as administrative offices, shipping and receiving docks, a processing fac... |
916 | "No Need for Bushido"
page on Wednesdays, and often releasing an alternate script on Fridays. On September 16, ""No Need for Bushido"" contributed a page to the Webcomic Hurricane Telethon, hosted by Blank Label Comics. ""NNFB"" reentered the buzzComix Top 100 in September 2005, and is typically high ranking on TWC. In... |
917 | "Santa Fe Springs, California"
of $33,413 versus $27,279 for females. The per capita income for the city was $14,547. About 8.0% of families and 12.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13.9% of those under age 18 and 7.6% of those age 65 or over. In the California State Legislature, Santa Fe Spri... |
918 | "Kingdom of Kush"
classical antiquity, the Kushite imperial capital was located at Meroë. In early Greek geography, the Meroitic kingdom was known as Aethiopia. The Kingdom of Kush with its capital at Meroe persisted until the 4th century AD, when it weakened and disintegrated due to internal rebellion. The seat was ev... |
919 | "Kingdom of Kush"
for Nubia, based on the New Kingdom-era Akkadian transliteration as the genitive ""kūsi"". It is also an ethnic term for the native population who initiated the kingdom of Kush. The term is also displayed in the names of Kushite persons, such as King Kashta (a transcription of ""k3š-t3"" ""(one from) ... |
920 | "Kingdom of Kush"
Bible (Hebrew: כוש), son of Ham (Genesis 10:6). Ham had four sons named: Cush, Put, Canaan and Mizraim (Hebrew name for Egypt). According to the Bible, Nimrod, a son of Cush, was the founder and king of Babylon, Erech, Akkad and Calneh, in Shinar (Gen 10:10). The Bible also makes reference to someone ... |
921 | "Potential well"
shape formula_4 and resolving the Young-Laplace equation for the new radii formula_5 (nm), we estimate the new formula_6(GPa). The smaller the radii, the greater the pressure is present. The increase in pressure at the nanoscale results in strong forces toward the interior of the particle. Consequently... |
922 | "Wisden Cricketers of the Year"
Wisden Cricketers of the Year The ""Wisden"" Cricketers of the Year are cricketers selected for the honour by the annual publication ""Wisden Cricketers' Almanack"", based primarily on their ""influence on the previous English season"". The award began in 1889 with the naming of ""Six Gr... |
923 | "Wisden Cricketers of the Year"
any first-class cricket being played in England, while in 1918 and 1919 the recipients were five schoolboy cricketers. From 1941 to 1946, the Second World War caused the same issue and no players were named. Three players have been sole recipients: W. G. Grace (1896), Plum Warner (1921) ... |
924 | "Sierra Madre, California"
an All-America City in 2007. In approximately 500 CE, Tongva Indians, the native people migrated from the Mojave area to what would become Los Angeles County, (including the San Gabriel Valley). Their name means ""People of the Earth"". Their primary language was Uto-Aztecan Shoshonean. In th... |
925 | "Alfred Molina"
Alfred Molina Alfredo ""Alfred"" Molina (born 24 May 1953) is an English actor and voice artist. He is known for his roles in ""Raiders of the Lost Ark"" (1981), ""Prick Up Your Ears"" (1987), ""Enchanted April"" (1992), ""Maverick"" (1994), ""Species"" (1995), ""Boogie Nights"" (1997), ""Chocolat"" (20... |
926 | "Daniel al-Kumisi"
to the Diaspora"". As regards Daniel's theories, he denied that speculation could be regarded as a source of knowledge, and, probably in accordance with this tenet, he maintained, in opposition to Anan, the principle that the Biblical laws must not be interpreted allegorically, nor explained contrary... |
927 | "Daniel al-Kumisi"
punishment, according to Isaiah xlvii. 13-14. Yet Daniel himself, in his commentary to Leviticus xxvi., indulges in long reflections on the theodicy and on the suffering of the pious. His conception of the angels, also, is most extraordinary. He says that wherever ""mal'akhim"" (angels) are mentioned... |
928 | "Sierra Madre, California"
first Mount Wilson Observatory in 1889. The installation of the Harvard telescope in 1889, which brought its own problems of transporting the instrument up the old Wilson trail, caused an interest in a Mt. Wilson roadway, something more than a trail. The Harvard telescope was removed and in J... |
929 | "Daniel al-Kumisi"
description in Lev. xxiii. 40 of the trees which, according to Daniel, were used in erecting the sukkah, the phrase ""periez hadar"" (the fruit of goodly trees) is more definitely explained by ""kappot temarim"" (branches of palms), the palm being distinguished for its beauty (Cant. vii. 8). Like Ana... |
930 | "Sierra Madre, California"
of rain, mudslides, falling trees, soil erosion and rockslides, the regularly monitored trail course changes almost every year, and no official records of running times are kept. The course starts and ends on pavement, but most of the race is run on a dirt path about three feet wide, and the ... |
931 | "Sierra Madre, California"
the turnaround point. Scout troops hike up to provide water at two locations, at the point and at the Orchard Camp turnaround. The Sierra Madre Search and Rescue Team provides emergency support on race day. The Mt. Wilson Trail Race has traditional and historical value to the community. A yea... |
932 | "Abadan, Iran"
1954, that a settlement was reached, which allowed a consortium of international oil companies to manage the production and refining on the island. This continued until 1973, when the NIOC took over all facilities. After total nationalization, Iran focused on supplying oil domestically and built a pipeli... |
933 | "Sierra Madre, California"
overnight. On October 6, 1950, the last Pacific Electric train left from Sierra Madre. In 1951, Sierra Madre Search and Rescue Team was established by Larry Shepherd and Fred LaLone. Sierra Madre joined the Pasadena Unified School District in 1961. In 1967, Princess Margaret visited the Briti... |
934 | "Alfred Molina"
U.S. presidential election. Alfred Molina Alfredo ""Alfred"" Molina (born 24 May 1953) is an English actor and voice artist. He is known for his roles in ""Raiders of the Lost Ark"" (1981), ""Prick Up Your Ears"" (1987), ""Enchanted April"" (1992), ""Maverick"" (1994), ""Species"" (1995), ""Boogie Night... |
935 | "Public Television Service"
Public Television Service Taiwan Public Television Service Foundation (PTS Foundation/Public Television Service Foundation, ), also called Public Television Service (PTS, ), is the first independent public broadcasting institution in Taiwan, which broadcasts the Public Television Service Tai... |
936 | "Daniel al-Kumisi"
this law, the mother also receives one-third. Daniel was possibly influenced here by the shariah (see Quran, sura iv. 12, 175). In other respects Daniel follows the Talmud in holding that the descendants of one entitled to a portion succeed to his entire rights; the children of the son—i.e., grandchi... |
937 | "Abadan, Iran"
during a heat burst in June 1967, with a temperature of . The lowest recorded temperature in the city range is . which was recorded on January 20, 1964 and February 3, 1967 while the highest is , recorded on July 11, 1951 and August 9, 1981. The Abadan Institute of Technology was established in Abadan in... |
938 | "Sierra Madre, California"
as a California city. Sierra Madre also won the All-America City Award given by the National Civic League. That same year, the refurbished World War I cannon in Memorial Park was dedicated. In March 2008, the Milton & Harriet Goldberg Recreation Area was dedicated, as the city's first such po... |
939 | "Sierra Madre, California"
. The Los Angeles County Department of Health Services operates the Monrovia Health Center in Monrovia, serving Sierra Madre. The city has 69 traffic signals within its city limits. The Sierra Madre Police Department patrols the city, providing 24/7 protection for the citizens of Sierra Madre... |
940 | "Kingdom of Kush"
Kingdom of Kush's proximity to Ancient Egypt — the first cataract at Elephantine usually being considered the traditional border between the two polities — and because the 25th dynasty ruled over both states in the 8th century BC, from the Rift Valley to the Taurus mountains, historians have closely a... |
941 | "Kingdom of Kush"
scholars, and there remains much ambiguity especially surrounding the earliest periods of the state. Edwards has suggested that study of the region could benefit from increased recognition of Kush as a state in its own right, with distinct cultural conditions, rather than merely as a secondary state o... |
942 | "Alexander Fleming"
and was Mentioned in Dispatches. He and many of his colleagues worked in battlefield hospitals at the Western Front in France. In 1918 he returned to St Mary's Hospital, where he was elected Professor of Bacteriology of the University of London in 1928. In 1951 he was elected the Rector of the Unive... |
943 | "Alexander Fleming"
medical journal ""The Lancet"" during World War I, Fleming described an ingenious experiment, which he was able to conduct as a result of his own glass blowing skills, in which he explained why antiseptics were killing more soldiers than infection itself during World War I. Antiseptics worked well o... |
944 | "Alexander Fleming"
Wright strongly supported Fleming's findings, but despite this, most army physicians over the course of the war continued to use antiseptics even in cases where this worsened the condition of the patients. At St Mary's Hospital Fleming continued his investigations into antibacterial substances. Test... |
945 | "Alexander Fleming"
lysozyme from egg whites, the enzyme was only effective against small counts of harmless bacteria, and therefore had little therapeutic potential. By 1927, Fleming had been investigating the properties of staphylococci. He was already well-known from his earlier work, and had developed a reputation ... |
946 | "Alexander Fleming"
a fungus, and that the colonies of staphylococci immediately surrounding the fungus had been destroyed, whereas other staphylococci colonies farther away were normal, famously remarking ""That's funny"". Fleming showed the contaminated culture to his former assistant Merlin Price, who reminded him, ... |
947 | "Alexander Fleming"
which Fleming discovered and tested penicillin is preserved as the Alexander Fleming Laboratory Museum in St. Mary's Hospital, Paddington. He investigated its positive anti-bacterial effect on many organisms, and noticed that it affected bacteria such as staphylococci and many other Gram-positive pa... |
948 | "Apertura and Clausura"
next calendar year. Like most Latin American leagues, it crowns two separate champions in each season. However, its format is significantly different from that of most other leagues, being more similar to the system used by Major League Soccer in the United States and Canada. In the first split ... |
949 | Stipule
Stipule In botany, stipule (Latin ""stipula"": straw, stalk) is a term coined by Linnaeus which refers to outgrowths borne on either side (sometimes just one side) of the base of a leafstalk (the petiole). A pair of stipules is considered part of the anatomy of the leaf of a typical flowering plant, although in... |
950 | Stipule
widely from species to species, though they are often located near the base of a leaf. Stipules are most common on dicotyledons, where they appear in pairs alongside each leaf. Some monocotyledon plants display stipule-like structures, but only display one per leaf. A relationship exists between the anatomy of ... |
951 | Stipule
is known as an ochrea. The three types of stipules according to duration are caducous, deciduous and persistent. Caducous stipules fall off before the leaf unfolds, while deciduous stipules fall off immediately after the leaf unfolds. Persistent stipules remain attached to the plant. Stipules can be considered ... |
952 | "Sierra Madre, California"
place to sequester his team from the temptations of Los Angeles. The Mater Dolorosa monastery in Sierra Madre offered secluded serenity, along with a small company of black-robed friars to make sure the team didn't get into any mischief. The Buckeyes won the game. Other team coaches have foll... |
953 | "Sierra Madre, California"
Designated Historical Properties List, including Sierra Madre Pioneer Cemetery (1884), Old North Church (1890) of Sierra Madre Congregational Church (1928), the Episcopal Church of the Ascension(1888), and Hart's house (1884) in Sierra Madre Memorial Park. Sierra Madre is served by two local ... |
954 | "Sierra Madre, California"
Madre has warm, dry summers, and cool, wet winters (Mediterranean climate type). Annual precipitation is just under 18 inches, mostly falling between November and March. In fall months, a Southern California phenomenon called the Santa Ana winds can bring daytime temperatures into the 80s yea... |
955 | "Sierra Madre, California"
waters bring in low hanging clouds each morning called the Marine Layer. They dissipate by noon. These clouds make June the cloudiest month for Sierra Madre, even though it only receives an average .21"" of rain per June. From July through October, hot temperatures grip the region, with Septe... |
956 | "Sierra Madre, California"
roads in the area. Sierra Madre lies between Santa Anita Blvd. to the east and Michillinda Ave. to the west. To the south, it is bordered by Orange Grove Blvd.. Its principal road is Sierra Madre Blvd.. City of Sierra Madre offers transportation on a Gateway bus. The City is served by Metro L... |
957 | "Apertura and Clausura"
worth as many points as winning the spring split. Apertura and Clausura The and tournaments is a split season format for sports leagues. It is a relatively recent innovation for many Latin American football leagues in which the traditional association football season from August to May is divide... |
958 | "Pearl Harbor advance-knowledge conspiracy theory"
Pearl Harbor advance-knowledge conspiracy theory The Pearl Harbor advance-knowledge conspiracy theory is the argument that U.S. Government officials had advance knowledge of Japan's December 7, 1941, attack on Pearl Harbor. Ever since the Japanese attack; there has bee... |
959 | "Xiu Xiu"
""The Air Force"" also contained the band's first album-based song without vocals by Stewart – with McElroy singing ""Hello From Eau Claire"". A third EP – ""Tu Mi Piaci"" (""I like you"") – of songs originally recorded by acts such as Bauhaus, Nedelle, Big Star, The Pussycat Dolls, and Nina Simone was releas... |
960 | "Mr. Monk Goes to the Firehouse"
descriptions of Sparky as a common mutt. When Monk asks where he was the previous night, Dumas says he was at home on Friday night, watching the firehouse to make sure Sparky didn’t try anything again. While watching, he saw a lone firefighter come out of the firehouse. When Natalie bri... |
961 | "Xiu Xiu"
Cold Cave, which she soon after departed from in 2010. With the vacancies left by both Hoff and McElroy, Stewart and Smith recruited Angela Seo in late 2009. Thereafter, the group would begin work on its seventh LP ""Dear God, I Hate Myself"", recording in both Oakland, California as well as Durham, North Car... |
962 | "Xiu Xiu"
in 2010. The video consists of Angela Seo inducing vomiting over the course of the three-minute song, culminating with her vomiting on Stewart, who has been eating a chocolate bar during the entire video. Seo and Stewart have defended the video online and in interviews, stating that the video illustrates the ... |
963 | "Xiu Xiu"
9/10 by Drowned in Sound. In April 2013, Stewart and Eugene Robinson of Oxbow released the collaborative album ""Xiu Xiu & Eugene S. Robinson Present: Sal Mineo"" on Important Records after having toured Europe together in February to promote the project. In an email sent to fans on January 28, 2013, Xiu Xiu ... |
964 | "Sierra Madre, California"
town, the population was spread out with 18.9% under the age of 18, 4.9% from 18 to 24, 30.8% from 25 to 44, 29.7% from 45 to 64, and 15.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females, there were 89.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, ther... |
965 | "Xiu Xiu"
The announcement was accompanied with lead single ""Wondering"", signifying a return to more pop-orientated songwriting. Xiu Xiu performed a long piece ""Deforms the Unborn"" based on the demonic possession of children at the Guggenheim Museum in May 2018. Xiu Xiu have announced a new album titled 'Girl with ... |
966 | "Mr. Monk Goes to the Firehouse"
a development plan by Lucas Breen, a local real estate tycoon, to demolish the houses on Esther's side of the street, and build an upscale condominium block. Now that she’s dead, the other residents are delighted to take their buyout from Breen and vacate the neighborhood. Neighbors on ... |
967 | "Mr. Monk Goes to the Firehouse"
was killed. He also notes that her house was like an enormous litterbox (as the dander would blow when it was windy out). A neighbor who lived across the street from Esther tells Monk and Natalie that Esther ratted him out to the cable company for hijacking their signal with an illegal ... |
968 | "Signal Hill, California"
named after is 365 feet (110 m) above the surrounding town of Long Beach. Because of this height, it was used by the local Tongva Indians for signal fires that could be seen throughout the surrounding area and even out to Catalina Island, away. After the Spanish claimed ""Alta California"" (""... |
969 | "Xiu Xiu"
teenage girls ask for Stewart's autograph. Xiu Xiu Xiu Xiu () is an American experimental band, formed in 2002 by singer-songwriter Jamie Stewart in San Jose, California. Currently, the line-up consists of Stewart (the only constant member since formation), Angela Seo, Thor Harris, and Devin Hoff . The band's... |
970 | "United Nations Security Council Resolution 446"
United Nations Security Council Resolution 446 United Nations Security Council resolution 446, adopted on 22 March 1979, concerned the issue of Israeli settlements in the ""Arab territories occupied by Israel since 1967, including Jerusalem"". This refers to the Palestin... |
971 | "United Nations Security Council Resolution 446"
peace in the Middle East"" The resolution was adopted by 12 votes to none, with 3 abstentions from Norway, the United Kingdom and the United States of America. Resolution 446 affirms ""once more that the Fourth Geneva Convention relative to the Protection of Civilian Per... |
972 | "Signal Hill, California"
a mix of residential and commercial areas. The city was incorporated on April 22, 1924. Among the reasons for incorporation was avoiding annexation by Long Beach with its zoning restrictions and per-barrel oil tax. Proving to be a progressive city, Signal Hill elected as its first mayor, Mrs. ... |
973 | "Pearl Harbor advance-knowledge conspiracy theory"
was passed to Captains Walter Anderson and Dudley Knox, two of Roosevelt's military advisors, on October 7, 1940, there is no evidence to suggest Roosevelt ever saw it, while Stinnett's claims of evidence he did is nonexistent. Moreover, although Anderson and Knox offe... |
974 | "United Nations Security Council Resolution 446"
states that ""The High Contracting Parties undertake to respect and to ensure respect for the present Convention ""in all circumstances"""" (emphasis added). On 15 July 1999 a conference of the High Contracting Parties to the Fourth Geneva Convention met at the United Na... |
975 | "United Nations Security Council Resolution 446"
General Menachem Mazuz to study the ramifications of a ruling by the World Court recommended that the Israeli government should consider applying the Fourth Geneva Convention to the West Bank and Gaza. Israel argues that it is not in violation of it. Firstly, Israel argu... |
976 | "United Nations Security Council Resolution 446"
that settlements are not intended to, nor have ever resulted in, the displacement of Palestinians from the area. However, Article 49(6) also prohibits Israel to 'transfer parts of its own civilian population into the territory it occupies', which would cover the Israeli ... |
977 | "United Nations Security Council Resolution 446"
Accords leave the issue of settlements to be negotiated later, proponents of this view argue that the Palestinians accepted the temporary presence of Israeli settlements pending further negotiation, and that there is no basis for declaring them illegal. Israel left the G... |
978 | "Andrew Carnegie"
owned shares in the landmark Eads Bridge project across the Mississippi River at St. Louis, Missouri (completed 1874). This project was an important proof-of-concept for steel technology, which marked the opening of a new steel market. In 1901, Carnegie was 66 years of age and considering retirement. ... |
979 | "Signal Hill, California"
outdoor concerts during the summer. ""Hilltop Park"" is at the top of Signal Hill and is very popular for its great views. There are several telescopes in the park. There is also some public artwork in the park and a mist tower. This park is a popular location for hiding geocaches. On a clear ... |
980 | "Battle of Island Number Ten"
mortars. At the same time, the Union forces at New Madrid were digging a canal across the neck of land east of the town to bypass Island No. 10. Several transports were sent to the Army of the Mississippi when the canal was finished, which provided the army with a way to cross the river an... |
981 | "Battle of Island Number Ten"
attack. The , under Commander Henry Walke, slipped past the island on the night of April 4, 1862. This was followed by the , under Lieutenant Egbert Thompson two nights later. With the support of these two gunboats, Pope was able to move his army across the river and trap the Confederates ... |
982 | "Battle of Island Number Ten"
victory marked the first time the Confederate Army lost a position on the Mississippi River in battle. The river was now open to the Union Navy as far as Fort Pillow, a short distance above Memphis. Only three weeks later, New Orleans fell to a Union fleet led by David G. Farragut, and the... |
983 | "Pearl Harbor advance-knowledge conspiracy theory"
as: was this official privy to information about the U.S. government? Did he have communications with high-level administration figures such as President Roosevelt or Ambassador Joseph Grew? Is this just a strongly held personal opinion? Or were there measures justifyi... |
984 | "Andrew Carnegie"
management of the library project by 1908 to his staff, led by James Bertram (1874–1934). The first Carnegie library opened in 1883 in Dunfermline. His method was to build and equip, but only on condition that the local authority matched that by providing the land and a budget for operation and mainte... |
985 | "Battle of Island Number Ten"
by wading or using makeshift rafts, but an army trying to do so would not be able to move its heavy equipment, and also would lose cohesion. For these reasons, Island No. 10 was considered to be invulnerable to land attack from the Tennessee side. It also meant, however, that the only rout... |
986 | "Pearl Harbor advance-knowledge conspiracy theory"
incorrect claims about the diary during lectures at the Holocaust denial organization the Institute for Historical Review. The diary states at 02:00 (6-12-41) Turner fears a sudden Japanese attack on Manila. At 14:00 the diary states ""Everyone present on O.N.I. I spea... |
987 | "Pearl Harbor advance-knowledge conspiracy theory"
one of ours who speaks about a possible air attack on Honolulu. I myself did not think of it because I believed everyone on Honolulu to be 100% on the alert, as everyone here on O.N.I. There prevails a tense state of mind at O.N.I."" These diary entries are provided (i... |
988 | "Mr. Monk Goes to the Firehouse"
a Marmaduke cartoon in which Marmaduke chases a cat up a tree, he realizes that they still have a chance to arrest Breen. He explains his theory to Stottlemeyer, who is willing to bet on it, even though he knows that this is risky. He points out that the chief just reprimanded him that ... |
989 | "Mr. Monk Goes to the Firehouse"
the lobby. Monk calls up on a cell phone, and on cue, Natalie produces a white cat. Breen starts to sneeze, and Monk reveals his ace in the hole: Breen was sneezing explosively when they confronted him at his house. He claimed to have a cold, but Monk has just proven that he and Breen h... |
990 | "Mr. Monk Goes to the Firehouse"
who was later killed, and later had a similar fit when he was at the dead man's encampment. He initially thought that the man lived with cats, but there were no cat litters anywhere near the encampment. Now he realizes that cat dander collected on Breen's overcoat during the fire. Stott... |
991 | "Pearl Harbor advance-knowledge conspiracy theory"
The memo remained classified until 1994 and contains the notable line, ""If by these means Japan could be led to commit an overt act of war, so much the better."" Sections 9 and 10 of the memo are said by Gore Vidal to be the ""smoking gun"" revealed in Stinnett's book... |
992 | "Battle of Island Number Ten"
losing the garrison and its equipment, General Beauregard ordered that the position be abandoned as quietly as possible. The process began on February 24, when the first members of the Columbus garrison arrived at Island No. 10. Two days later, its new commander, Brig. Gen. John P. McCown,... |
993 | "Battle of Island Number Ten"
built on the shore above the island; 19 guns were in five batteries on the island itself; and the floating battery ""New Orleans,"" with nine guns, was moored at the west end of the island. In addition, two forts had been set up at New Madrid: Fort Thompson to the west, with 14 guns, and F... |
994 | "South El Monte, California"
South El Monte, California South El Monte is a city in the San Gabriel Valley, in Los Angeles County, California, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 20,116, down from 21,144 at the 2000 census. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a tota... |
995 | "Andrew Carnegie"
Club in 1881. Prior to the flood, speculators had purchased the abandoned reservoir, made less than well-engineered repairs to the old dam, raised the lake level, built cottages and a clubhouse, and created the South Fork Fishing and Hunting Club. Less than downstream from the dam sat the city of John... |
996 | "Andrew Carnegie"
of water. There had been some speculation as to the dam's integrity, and concerns had been raised by the head of the Cambria Iron Works downstream in Johnstown. Such repair work, a reduction in height, and unusually high snowmelt and heavy spring rains combined to cause the dam to give way on May 31, ... |
997 | "Andrew Carnegie"
assistance to the flood victims as well as determining never to speak publicly about the club or the flood. This strategy was a success, and Knox and Reed were able to fend off all lawsuits that would have placed blame upon the club's members. Although Cambria Iron and Steel's facilities were heavily ... |
998 | "Andrew Carnegie"
Area Heritage Association, and houses the Flood Museum. The Homestead Strike was a bloody labor confrontation lasting 143 days in 1892, one of the most serious in U.S. history. The conflict was centered on Carnegie Steel's main plant in Homestead, Pennsylvania, and grew out of a labor dispute between ... |
999 | "Andrew Carnegie"
circles for maintaining staunch anti-union sentiment. With the collective bargaining agreement between the union and company expiring at the end of June, Frick and the leaders of the local AA union entered into negotiations in February. With the steel industry doing well and prices higher, the AA aske... |
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