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wikipedia_2018-1700 | Edward was crowned at age fourteen after his father was deposed by his mother and her lover Roger Mortimer . At age seventeen he led a successful coup against Mortimer , the de facto ruler of the country , and began his personal reign . After a successful campaign in Scotland he declared himself rightful heir to the French throne in 1337 but his claim was denied due to the Salic law . This started what would become known as the Hundred Years ' War . Following some initial setbacks the war went exceptionally well for England ; victories at Crécy and Poitiers led to the highly favourable Treaty of Brétigny . Edward 's later years , however , were marked by international failure and domestic strife , largely as a result of his inactivity and poor health . | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-1701 | The top three drivers appeared on the podium to collect their trophies and in the subsequent press conference . Barrichello 's maiden Formula One victory was very popular amongst spectators and team personnel , because it came after a set back earlier in his career , not least a serious accident during practice for the 1994 San Marino Grand Prix that left him unconscious . Barrichello dedicated his victory to fellow Brazilian and three @-@ time World Champion Ayrton Senna who had helped him during the early phase of his career . He also revealed that it was his decision to stay out on dry tyres as he believed he would have an advantage on the straights and the chicanes , although he flat @-@ spotted a tyre in the closing stages of the Grand Prix which reduced his visibility . Häkkinen said that he felt " in control " during the first phase of the event , although he admitted that he was conservative on the wet tyres and could have secured victory on dry tyres . Coulthard revealed that he utilised tactics performed by Michael Schumacher at the start after he sought clarification on the rules regarding such manoeuvres . He additionally commented that he was unable to talk to his team via radio in the forest sections which caused him to stay out for an additional lap when Häkkinen pitted . | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-1702 | The name Ganesha is a Sanskrit compound , joining the words gana ( gaṇa ) , meaning a group , multitude , or categorical system and <unk> ( <unk> ) , meaning lord or master . The word <unk> when associated with Ganesha is often taken to refer to the <unk> , a troop of semi @-@ divine beings that form part of the retinue of Shiva , Ganesha 's father . The term more generally means a category , class , community , association , or corporation . Some commentators interpret the name " Lord of the <unk> " to mean " Lord of Hosts " or " Lord of created categories " , such as the elements . Ganapati ( <unk> ; gaṇapati ) , a synonym for Ganesha , is a compound composed of gaṇa , meaning " group " , and pati , meaning " ruler " or " lord " . Though the earliest mention of the word Ganapati is found in hymn 2 @.@ 23 @.@ 1 of the 2nd @-@ millennium BCE Rigveda , it is however uncertain that the Vedic term referred specifically to Ganesha . The <unk> , an early Sanskrit lexicon , lists eight synonyms of Ganesha : Vinayaka , <unk> ( equivalent to <unk> ) , <unk> ( one who has two mothers ) , <unk> ( equivalent to Ganapati and Ganesha ) , Ekadanta ( one who has one tusk ) , Heramba , Lambodara ( one who has a pot belly , or , literally , one who has a hanging belly ) , and <unk> ( <unk> ) ; having the face of an elephant . | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-1703 | An official groundbreaking at the school was held on September 23 , 2005 , with school board members Nancy <unk> , Greg Marvel , and San Ramon Mayor H. Abram Wilson in attendance . The construction of the school was divided into two phases . The first phase , which involved site grading , utilities , and paving , commenced in May 2005 and was completed by January 2006 ; the second phase , which involved constructing buildings , landscaping and creation of ball fields , commenced in February 2006 and was completed by August 2007 . In a December 2006 meeting , the City Council of the City of San Ramon approved the construction of a performing arts center and aquatics center for joint @-@ use between the city and the SRVUSD . Total construction took 16 months , five months less than predicted . | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-1704 | The read @-@ through for the episode took place in September 2009 . Though it is the first episode of the series , " The Eleventh Hour " was not the first to be shot . It was filmed in the third production block , after the completion of episodes 2 @-@ 5 . As Smith was aware of how his Doctor would act in the following episodes , he used this one to establish the character . The plan was to retain traces of Smith 's predecessor , but the executive producers wanted Smith to be " stranger " . The episode was directed by Adam Smith , who was attracted to the " brilliant script " and working with Matt Smith after seeing him on stage . Smith was asked to direct " the same but make it a bit different – the producers didn 't want it to be radically different , but they did want it to be different " . The goal was to make it more " cinematic " and magical , and Smith took inspiration from E.T. and Tim Burton 's work . | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-1705 | When his immediate superior , Major General Henry H. " Hap " Arnold , was temporarily transferred to the Army General Staff in November 1939 , Brett acted as Chief of the Air Corps . In May 1941 , he formally became Chief of the Air Corps for a four @-@ year term , but the June 1941 reorganisation that made Arnold the Chief of United States Army Air Forces made the post of Chief of the Air Corps somewhat redundant . Brett was sent to the United Kingdom to determine how the Army Air Forces could better support Royal Air Force Lend @-@ Lease requirements . His recommendation that American labor and facilities be established in the United Kingdom to handle the repair , assembly , and equipping of American aircraft created a stir on both sides of the Atlantic , and was ultimately disapproved by Arnold on the grounds that the personnel and equipment were not available . Brett next paid a visit to the Middle East where his outspoken criticism of arrangements there antagonised his hosts to the extent that the British Ambassador to Egypt , Sir Miles Lampson , complained about him to the Foreign Secretary , Sir Anthony Eden . Air Marshal Sir Arthur Tedder noted that " the charms of General Brett ’ s company were beginning to pall . After a talk with him on the afternoon of 25 September I wondered in my journal how he and all the American visitors could lay down the law about things of which they knew next to nothing . " As a result , Brett was ordered to return to the United States in December . | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-1706 | After being replaced as starter for the final three playoff games , Roberto Luongo stated he would be willing to waive his no @-@ trade clause if asked . Following the re @-@ signing of Cory Schneider to a three @-@ year $ 12 million extension , trade rumors increased . It was later reported that Luongo wanted to be traded and that " it was time to move on . " Though as training camp approached , Luongo had not been traded . He indicated that he would have no issues returning to the Canucks . Gillis further stated that although he had received several " strong " offers , the Canucks were not having a " fire sale " for Luongo . Doug MacLean on Sportsnet 's Hockey Central reported that a deal was in place to send Luongo to the Toronto Maple Leafs . However , Luongo , believing the Florida Panthers , his preferred destination , were going to make a deal for him , refused to waive his no trade clause . Luongo later stated that he never turned down a trade . | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-1707 | The injured Lindwall came out to bat at 365 / 7 without a runner to join Hassett , and appeared to be able to run twos and threes without significant difficulty . Hassett , who had scored only 30 runs in the first 75 minutes of the day , swept Laker for four and then hit him for the first six of the match . The Australian vice @-@ captain added 53 in the two hours of the morning session to reach lunch at 94 . The tourists were unhurried and remained patient as they had bowled England out quickly on the first day and there was still sufficient time to force a result with less than half the playing time elapsed . | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-1708 | A refit was completed in 1898 after which Philomel returned to Cape of Good Hope Station . She served throughout the Second Boer War . Some of her complement of 220 men served in the field with the Naval Brigade . Two of her 4 @.@ 7 inch guns were disembarked and used in the Battle of Colenso . After the war , she returned to Devonport and was paid off on 22 March 1902 . She was laid up in the Firth of Forth for several years before a refit was carried out in 1907 at <unk> Dock in Ireland . During her tow to Ireland she went adrift for a night in the North Sea when the rope to the towing vessel , the HMS Hampshire , broke . | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-1709 | Kaze of Beneath The Tangles , however , disagreed with these interpretations of koi and the notion that the story was a " bittersweet romance " or " another love story " , and instead felt that the theme was unrecognized . Focusing instead on the human need for companionship and understanding , Kaze noted that both Takao and Yukino lacked meaningful connections with their peers and friends , a view shared by reviewer Bradly Storm at Hardcore Gamer . Together through their conversations — in their " garden of words " — they found companionship : Takao finding someone he can share his passion with , and Yukino finding someone who treats her as a person . However , because of the age difference , this discovery varied between the characters . For Yukino , an older and more experienced individual , her hopeless feelings of lonely sadness disappeared when she learned she could connect with Takao , a revelation that she saw as her salvation . For Takao , a boy with an unsupportive family and friends who seemed more like acquaintances , he did not realize his lack of companionship until he discovered it with Yukino , a new feeling he mistook for romantic love but only realized its true nature after she had moved away . According to Kaze , " romantic love could potentially bloom from such feelings , but that is not what the story is about " . Instead , the love they shared was more basic , making the age difference immaterial . At the end of film , both characters maintained their friendship through letters , but otherwise began growing as people by moving on with their lives and presumably finding new relationships with other people . The hope was that one day they could reunite and renew their companionship " without needing to cling to each other " . However , neither could " learn to walk again " if they continued to isolate themselves from the rest of the world and take shelter with each other in the garden at Shinjuku Gyoen . | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-1710 | Russula virescens was first described by German polymath Jacob Christian Schaeffer in 1774 as Agaricus virescens . The species was subsequently transferred to the genus Russula by Elias Fries in 1836 . According to the nomenclatural authority MycoBank , Russula furcata var. aeruginosa ( published by Christian Hendrik Persoon in 1796 ) and Agaricus <unk> ( published by Karl Friedrich Wilhelm Wallroth in 1883 ) are synonyms of Russula virescens . The variety <unk> , defined by Claude Casimir Gillet in 1876 , is no longer considered to have independent taxonomic significance . According to Rolf Singer 's 1986 classification of Russula , R. virescens is the type species of subsection <unk> in section <unk> , a grouping of mushrooms characterized by a cap surface that breaks into patches of bran @-@ like ( furfuraceous ) particles . In a molecular phylogenetic analysis of European Russula , R. virescens formed a clade with R. mustelina ; these two species were sister to a clade containing R. <unk> and R. <unk> . | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-1711 | In 1920 , the number of ocean liners carrying passengers on the North Atlantic gradually increased , but was still far below the pre @-@ war years ; arrivals at Atlantic ports in the United States were still down some 60 % from pre @-@ war numbers . With the fewer ships and sailings available , the AOC made arrangements with both the U.S. Army and the U.S. Navy to transport the United States Olympic team to Antwerp . The Navy agreed to carry team members who were affiliated with their branch of the service , and the Army , to carry civilian and Army @-@ affiliated competitors . The Olympic trip got off to a bad start when the Army 's scheduled ship , Northern Pacific , was declared unseaworthy , requiring a last @-@ minute substitution . The last @-@ minute selection of the Matoika meant the original planned departure date , July 20 , had to be pushed back by six days to ready the liner to sail . | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-1712 | Quantum evolution was a controversial hypothesis advanced by Columbia University paleontologist George Gaylord Simpson , who was regarded by Stephen Jay Gould as " the greatest and most biologically astute paleontologist of the twentieth century . " Simpson 's conjecture was that according to the geological record , on very rare occasions evolution would proceed very rapidly to form entirely new families , orders , and classes of organisms . This hypothesis differs from punctuated equilibrium in several respects . First , punctuated equilibrium was more modest in scope , in that it was addressing evolution specifically at the species level . Simpson 's idea was principally concerned with evolution at higher taxonomic groups . Second , Eldredge and Gould relied upon a different mechanism . Where Simpson relied upon a synergistic interaction between genetic drift and a shift in the adaptive fitness landscape , Eldredge and Gould relied upon ordinary speciation , particularly Ernst Mayr 's concept of allopatric speciation . Lastly , and perhaps most significantly , quantum evolution took no position on the issue of stasis . Although Simpson acknowledged the existence of stasis in what he called the <unk> mode , he considered it ( along with rapid evolution ) to be unimportant in the larger scope of evolution . In his Major Features of Evolution Simpson stated , " Evolutionary change is so nearly the universal rule that a state of motion is , figuratively , normal in evolving populations . The state of rest , as in <unk> , is the exception and it seems that some restraint or force must be required to maintain it . " Despite such differences between the two models , earlier critiques — from such eminent commentators as Sewall Wright as well as Simpson himself — have argued that punctuated equilibrium is little more than quantum evolution relabeled . | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-1713 | In 2006 , Lexus began sales of the GS 450h , a V6 hybrid performance sedan , and launched the fourth generation LS line , comprising both standard- and long @-@ wheelbase V8 ( LS 460 and LS 460 L ) and hybrid ( LS 600h and LS 600h L ) versions . The fifth generation ES 350 also debuted in the same year . The LS 600h L subsequently went on sale as the most expensive sedan ever produced in Japan . By the end of 2006 , Lexus ' annual sales had reached 475 @,@ 000 vehicles worldwide . In January 2007 , Lexus announced a new F marque performance division , which would produce racing @-@ inspired versions of its performance models . The IS F , made its debut at the 2007 North American International Auto Show , accompanied by a concept car , the LF @-@ A. | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-1714 | When Rogue Squadron was released in early December 1998 , the title 's Nintendo 64 incarnation was the second @-@ highest @-@ selling video game for the first half of the month ( behind Nintendo 's The Legend of Zelda : Ocarina of Time ) and the holiday season . Delayed until after Christmas in the United Kingdom , the game was released mid @-@ January and debuted as the second @-@ best @-@ selling game of the month , ahead of Ocarina of Time . In August 1999 , Nintendo added the title to its best @-@ selling Player 's Choice collection , while the PC version was re @-@ released as a part of the LucasArts Archive Series in May 2001 . Rogue Squadron 's retail success was not anticipated by the game 's producer Julian <unk> , who said that the game sold " about 100 times better than anybody expected " . The Nintendo 64 version sold over 1 million copies in the United States , and over 44 @,@ 000 in Japan . | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-1715 | Selfe achieved international recognition in 1861 when leading British journal The Engineer published illustrations of his designs for one of the first refrigerating machines . One such machine was installed behind the Royal Hotel in George Street in Sydney 's ice @-@ works – one of the world 's earliest commercial refrigeration plants . The decades following Selfe 's arrival in Australia were watershed years in the development of refrigeration technology , and he was closely involved with its evolution . The introduction of refrigeration to the colony revolutionised farming , allowing the expansion of settlement , and made possible the export of meat and dairy products . In Sydney itself , refrigeration changed commercial practices and led to the eventual demise of city dairies . Selfe became an international authority on refrigeration engineering ; he wrote articles and eventually a definitive textbook on the subject , published in the US in 1900 . | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-1716 | The game was penned by Bruce Feirstein who previously worked on the film scripts for GoldenEye , Tomorrow Never Dies , The World Is Not Enough , and the 2004 video game , Everything or Nothing . Its soundtrack was composed by Christopher Lennertz and Vic Flick . | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-1717 | 34 Montagu Square is the address of a London ground floor and basement flat once leased by Beatles member Ringo Starr during the mid @-@ 1960s . Its location is 1 @.@ 3 miles ( 2 @.@ 09 km ) from the Abbey Road Studios , where The Beatles recorded . Many well @-@ known people have lived at the address , including a British Member of Parliament , Richard @-@ Hanbury Gurney , and the daughter of the Marquess of Sligo , Lady Emily Charlotte Browne . The square was named after Elizabeth Montagu , who was highly regarded by London society in the late 18th century . | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-1718 | Among the key indicators of Christianisation are long @-@ cist cemeteries that generally indicate Christian burials due to their East @-@ West orientation , although this correlation has been challenged by recent research . These burials are found between the end of the Roman era and the 7th century , after which point they become rarer . They are concentrated strongly in eastern Scotland south of the Tay , in Angus , the Mearns , Lothian and the Borders . It is generally accepted among scholars that place @-@ name element eccles- , from the Brythonic word for church , represents evidence of the British church of the Roman and immediate post @-@ Roman period , most of which are located in the south @-@ west , south and east . About a dozen inscribed stones of the 5th and 6th centuries , beginning with the so @-@ called Latinus stone of Whithorn , dating to c . 450 , indicate Christianity through their dedications and are spread across southern Scotland . | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-1719 | Evidence of discrimination against Chinese Indonesians can be found throughout the history of Indonesia , although government policies implemented since 1998 have attempted to redress this . Resentment of ethnic Chinese economic aptitude grew in the 1950s as native Indonesian merchants felt they could not remain competitive . In some cases , government action only propagated the stereotype that ethnic Chinese @-@ owned conglomerates were corrupt . Although the 1997 Asian financial crisis severely disrupted their business activities , reform of government policy and legislation removed a number of political and social restrictions on Chinese Indonesians . | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-1720 | In 2005 , oil tankers made up 36 @.@ 9 % of the world 's fleet in terms of deadweight tonnage . The world 's total oil tankers deadweight tonnage has increased from 326 @.@ 1 million DWT in 1970 to 960 @.@ 0 million DWT in 2005 . The combined deadweight tonnage of oil tankers and bulk carriers , represents 72 @.@ 9 % of the world 's fleet . | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-1721 | Several factors affect the cost to move a bulk cargo by ship . The bulk freight market is very volatile , and it fluctuates , along with the type of cargo , the ship 's size , and the route traveled all affect the final price . Moving a capesize load of coal from South America to Europe cost anywhere from $ 15 to $ 25 per ton in 2005 . Hauling a panamax @-@ sized load of aggregate materials from the Gulf of Mexico to Japan that year could cost as little as $ 40 per ton to as much as $ 70 per ton . | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-1722 | Juskalian then took part in Operation Torch as part of the 1st Infantry Division 's 26th Infantry Regiment , commanded by Theodore Roosevelt Jr . The Allies , who had organized three amphibious task forces , aimed to seize key ports and airfields in Morocco and Algeria while simultaneously targeting Casablanca , Oran and Algiers . Juskalian 's unit was part of the task force that invaded through the port of Oran . | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-1723 | In later years , Wilberforce supported the campaign for the complete abolition of slavery , and continued his involvement after 1826 , when he resigned from Parliament because of his failing health . That campaign led to the Slavery Abolition Act 1833 , which abolished slavery in most of the British Empire ; Wilberforce died just three days after hearing that the passage of the Act through Parliament was assured . He was buried in Westminster Abbey , close to his friend William Pitt . | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-1724 | The delivery of the Brazilian battleship Riachuelo in 1883 and the acquisition of other armored warships by Brazil , Argentina , and Chile shortly afterward alarmed the United States government , as the Brazilian Navy was now the most powerful in the Western Hemisphere . The United States Navy now felt capable only of defending its own ports . The Chairman of the House Naval Affairs Committee , Congressman Hilary A. Herbert characterized the situation thusly : " if all this old navy of ours were drawn up in battle array in mid @-@ ocean and confronted by the Riachuelo it is doubtful whether a single vessel bearing the American flag would get into port . " | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-1725 | The album was well received by Japanese music critics , and was chosen as one of the eleven finalists for the 2011 CD Shop Awards . <unk> <unk> of Skream ! named the album his third favorite of 2011 , feeling that the album had simultaneously created new genres of alternative rock and pop music . He felt the album 's music was catchy , and that its success was expected due to its high quality . Entertainment Media Kulture called Kikuuiki the album that established Sakanaction 's current style . Yuji Tanaka of CDJournal felt the album was more cohesive than their previous works , praising the band 's skill progression and Yamaguchi 's lyrics , which he described as " literary @-@ style " and " cynical " . He was struck by the " heroic march " after the album 's introduction in the song " Ushio " , which made him feel " suddenly intoxicated ... like being in the ocean " . Takayuki <unk> of Skream ! similarly believed the album showed growth in the band . Although their previous releases incorporated dance and rock music , <unk> felt that the music on Kikuuiki had struck a better harmony between the two , and had simultaneously become more rock and dance – oriented . He praised the album 's " poppy floating feeling , highly literary lyrics , and romantic electro sound " , feeling that the band was unique in the music industry . | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-1726 | The Cat , played by Danny John @-@ Jules , is a humanoid creature who evolved from the offspring of Lister 's smuggled pet cat Frankenstein . Cat is concerned with little other than sleeping , eating and fawning over his appearance , and tends not to socialise with other members of the crew . He becomes more influenced by his human companions over time , and begins to resemble a stylish , self @-@ centred human . It is later revealed that , unlike his human companions , he has a " cool " sounding pulse , six nipples and colour @-@ coordinated internal organs . | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-1727 | At the April 2014 Sci @-@ Fi Scarborough Festival , during the Red Dwarf cast panel , Danny John @-@ Jules stated that filming of the eleventh series would commence in October 2014 , with an expected release of Autumn 2015 on Dave . | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-1728 | Winsor McCay had worked in dime museums in Cincinnati from 1891 , where he drew posters and advertisements . McCay 's ability to draw quickly with great accuracy drew crowds when he painted advertisements in public . He began working as a newspaper cartoonist full @-@ time in 1898 , and also freelanced for humor magazines . McCay moved to New York City in 1903 to work for the New York Herald , leaving behind his first comic strip , A Tale of the Jungle Imps by Felix Fiddle . From January 1904 he created a number of other short @-@ lived strips , before finding popular success with Sammy Sneeze that July . | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-1729 | In 1975 London 's National Portrait Gallery formed the first of its regional partnerships , a partnership that marries empty large antique spaces with the many paintings the gallery has insufficient space to display . This has seen Montacute 's Long Gallery redecorated and restored and hung with an important collection of 16th- and 17th @-@ century old master portraits . | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-1730 | The then Taoiseach ( Prime Minister ) Éamon de Valera advocated a policy of self @-@ sufficiency . Foreign imports were discouraged . " It was an important status symbol in the modern world for a country to produce her own goods and be self @-@ sufficient . " | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-1731 | " Two Birds " is the twelfth episode of the American television police procedural fantasy drama Awake . The episode premiered on the National Broadcasting Company ( NBC ) on May 17 , 2012 . In the episode , Michael learns more about the truth of the accident . He tries to get evidence that Ed Hawkins ( Kevin Weisman ) tried to kill him , and finds out that Hawkins ' commanding officer Carl Kessel ( Mark Harelik ) was also in on this setup . | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-1732 | Signed as a north – south route , it lies that way at the southern end , but about midway along its length the road turns and thence travels east – west . Excluding its termini , there are only two junctions with other roadways along the entire route . It is the only instance in New York of a route designated without an alphabetic suffix that terminates at both ends at suffixed routes . | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-1733 | In preparation for the 1994 Fairchild air show , Holland was again selected as the command pilot for the B @-@ 52 demonstration flight . On 15 June 1994 , Holland briefed the new wing commander , Colonel William Brooks , on the proposed flight plan . The demonstration profile as briefed by Holland included numerous violations of regulations , including steep bank angles , low altitude passes , and steep pitch attitudes . Brooks ordered Holland not to exceed 45 ° bank angles or 25 ° pitch attitude during the demonstration . During the first practice session , on 17 June , Holland repeatedly violated these orders . Brooks witnessed this , but took no action . Pellerin flew with Holland on that flight and reported to Brooks that , " the profile looks good to him ; looks very safe , well within parameters . " The next practice flight on 24 June ended with the crash . | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-1734 | There are three types of natural graphite — amorphous , flake or crystalline flake , and vein or lump . Amorphous graphite is the lowest quality and most abundant . Contrary to science , in industry " amorphous " refers to very small crystal size rather than complete lack of crystal structure . Amorphous is used for lower value graphite products and is the lowest priced graphite . Large amorphous graphite deposits are found in China , Europe , Mexico and the United States . Flake graphite is less common and of higher quality than amorphous ; it occurs as separate plates that crystallized in metamorphic rock . Flake graphite can be four times the price of amorphous . Good quality flakes can be processed into expandable graphite for many uses , such as flame retardants . The foremost deposits are found in Austria , Brazil , Canada , China , Germany and Madagascar . Vein or lump graphite is the rarest , most valuable , and highest quality type of natural graphite . It occurs in veins along intrusive contacts in solid lumps , and it is only commercially mined in Sri Lanka . | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-1735 | Bush began his second term by outlining a major initiative to reform Social Security , which was facing record deficit projections beginning in 2005 . Bush made it the centerpiece of his domestic agenda despite opposition from some in the U.S. Congress . In his 2005 State of the Union Address , Bush discussed the potential impending bankruptcy of the program and outlined his new program , which included partial privatization of the system , personal Social Security accounts , and options to permit Americans to divert a portion of their Social Security tax ( FICA ) into secured investments . Democrats opposed the proposal to partially privatize the system . | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-1736 | The process of founding the Order of Canada began in early 1966 and came to a conclusion on 17 April 1967 , when the organization was instituted by Queen Elizabeth II , on the advice of the Canadian prime minister , Lester B. Pearson , who was assisted with the establishment of the order by John Matheson . The association was officially launched on 1 July 1967 , the 100th anniversary of Canadian Confederation , with Governor General Roland Michener being the first inductee to the order — to the level of Companion — and on 7 July of the same year , 90 more people were appointed , including Vincent Massey , Louis St. Laurent , Hugh MacLennan , David Bauer , Gabrielle Roy , Donald Creighton , Thérèse <unk> , Wilder Penfield , Arthur Lismer , M. J. Coldwell , Edwin Baker , Alex Colville , and Maurice Richard . During a visit to London , United Kingdom , later in 1967 , Michener presented the Queen with her Sovereign 's badge for the Order of Canada , which she first wore during a banquet in Yellowknife in July 1970 . | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-1737 | Maryland 's main battery consisted of eight 16 @-@ inch ( 406 mm ) / 45 caliber Mark 1 guns in four double turrets ( two in a superfiring pair forward , two in a superfiring pair mounted aft of the main superstructure ) that were capable of firing 2 @,@ 110 pounds ( 960 kg ) armor @-@ piercing ( AP ) Mark 3 shells , later upgraded to 2 @,@ 240 pounds ( 1 @,@ 020 kg ) Mark 5 . Her secondary battery consisted of twelve 5 @-@ inch ( 127 mm ) / 51 <unk> guns as well as four 3 @-@ inch ( 76 mm ) / 23 caliber guns . She was also armed with a pair of 21 @-@ inch ( 533 mm ) submerged torpedo tubes . She was outfitted with a new type of seaplane catapult and the first 16 in ( 410 mm ) guns mounted on a U.S. ship . | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-1738 | In 1915 , members of the populace killed the Haitian president <unk> Guillaume Sam . In response , the United States ordered the USS Connecticut to Haiti with Major Butler and a group of Marines on board . On October 24 , 1915 , an estimated 400 Cacos ambushed Butler 's patrol of 44 mounted Marines when they approached Fort <unk> . Surrounded by Cacos the Marines maintained their perimeter throughout the night . The next morning , they charged the much larger enemy force by breaking out in three directions . The startled Haitians fled . In early November Butler and a force of 700 Marines and sailors returned to the mountains to clear the area . At their temporary headquarters base at Le <unk> they fought off an attack by about 100 Cacos . After the Americans took several other forts and ramparts during the following days , only Fort Rivière , an old French @-@ built stronghold atop Montagne Noire , was left . | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-1739 | The North American release was scheduled for July 11 , 2008 , but was delayed until August 15 , before being brought forward to August 13 . As a result of the move from July , 20th Century Fox moved its family comedy Meet Dave in the open slot . The August 13 release date was also the opening weekends for the animated family film Star Wars : The Clone Wars and the horror film Mirrors . Studios consider the third week of August to be a weaker performing period than earlier in the summer because of students returning to school . Previous R @-@ rated comedies such as The 40 @-@ Year @-@ Old Virgin and Superbad were released in mid @-@ August and performed well at the box office . Reacting to Tropic Thunder 's release date , Rob Moore , vice chairman of Paramount Pictures , stated : " For a young person at the end of summer , you want to have some fun and forget about going back to school . What better than a crazy comedy ? " | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-1740 | Primary sources of information about Akhmatova 's life are relatively scant , as war , revolution and the totalitarian regime caused much of the written record to be destroyed . For long periods she was in official disfavour and many of those who were close to her died in the aftermath of the revolution . Akhmatova 's first husband , Nikolai Gumilev was executed by the Soviet secret police , and her son Lev Gumilev and her common @-@ law husband Nikolay Punin spent many years in the Gulag , where Punin died . | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-1741 | Smith noted the similarity of the species to " Panopeus texanus " , which had been described ten years earlier by William Stimpson , and Smith considered that the two might be the same species . In 1880 , John Sterling Kingsley and Alphonse Milne @-@ Edwards independently synonymised " P. sayi " with " P. texana " , which remained until Mary J. Rathbun moved both taxa to the genus <unk> and re @-@ established Smith 's taxon as a subspecies of " N. texana " . She argued that the two taxa should be considered subspecies , as hybrids between them occurred , although the specimens she saw are now thought to be D. sayi . | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-1742 | The first attempt at reclaiming Chat Moss took place at the start of the 19th century . In 1793 William Roscoe began work on reclaiming the smaller Trafford Moss , now part of Trafford Park . By 1798 that work was sufficiently advanced for Roscoe to enter into a lease of part of Chat Moss from the de Trafford family , but no reclamation work was carried out until 1805 . | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-1743 | After a few weeks assigned to Western Approaches Command , the 1st DF was assigned to the Nore Command at Harwich , although some of the ships were transferred to the 22nd Destroyer Flotilla , where they were tasked for escort and patrol duty . Gipsy was sunk on 21 November after she struck a mine , as did Grenville on 19 January 1940 . Unlike the 1st DF , the Second was transferred to Force K in Freetown in West Africa , to help search for German commerce raiders . Some ships were later transferred to Bermuda and the West Indies for escort work and patrolling . They returned to the UK in January and spent several months refitting . | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-1744 | The plain fact is that he [ Blamey ] hasn 't enough moral courage to fight the Cabinet on an issue of confidence in me . Either I am fit to command the show or I am not . If the latter , then I should be pulled out . He comes here when the tide is on the turn and all is likely to be well . He cannot influence the local situation in any way , but he will get the kudos and it will be said , rather <unk> , that he came here to hold my hand and bolster me up . " | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-1745 | The left panel ( 220 × 97 @.@ 5 cm , 87 × 38 @.@ 4 in ) ( sometimes known as the Joining of Adam and Eve ) depicts a scene from the paradise of the Garden of Eden commonly interpreted as the moment when God presents Eve to Adam . The painting shows Adam waking from a deep sleep to find God holding Eve by her wrist and giving the sign of his blessing to their union . God is younger @-@ looking than on the outer panels , blue @-@ eyed and with golden curls . His youthful appearance may be a device by the artist to illustrate the concept of Christ as the incarnation of the Word of God . God 's right hand is raised in blessing , while he holds Eve 's wrist with his left . According to the work 's most controversial interpreter , the 20th @-@ century folklorist and art historian Wilhelm Fraenger : | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-1746 | Due to the dangerous landing conditions , Barra Head lighthouse was re @-@ classified by the RNLI as a " Rock Station " early in the 20th century . Two small boats had been swamped and lost in the enormous swell by the slipway at the landing place . The regulations associated with this change prevented both alongside landings by tenders and the lighthouse men keeping dinghies onshore . The departure of the last of the crofting families meant an end to regular links by sea and the regular mist and fog rendered signalling unreliable . A system of wireless communications with Castlebay on Barra was therefore proposed and installed by 1925 . | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-1747 | Due to the <unk> of the College football playoff debate after nearly a decade of the sometimes disputable results of the BCS , the conference commissioners and Notre Dame 's president voted to implement a Plus @-@ One system which was to be called the ' College Football Playoff ' . The College Football Playoff is the annual postseason tournament for the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision ( FBS ) and just as its predecessors , has failed to receive sanctioning from the NCAA . The playoff began with the 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season . Four teams play in two semifinal games , and the winners advance to the College Football Playoff National Championship game . The first season of the new system was not without controversy , however , after TCU and Baylor ( both with only one loss ) both failed to receive the support of the College Football Playoff selection committee . | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-1748 | Banagher was extensively planted by the English , particularly during the periods 1621 – 1642 and 1650 – 1690 . The plantations had a profound impact on Ireland in several ways . The first was the destruction of the native ruling classes and their replacement with the Protestant Ascendancy , of British @-@ origin ( mostly English ) Protestant landowners . Their position was buttressed by the Penal Laws , which denied political and land @-@ owning rights to Roman Catholics . The dominance of this class in Irish life persisted until the late 18th century , and it voted for the Act of Union with Britain in 1800 . As a result , by the early 20th century , Banagher had a mix of Irish of native descent and Irish of English descent and supported two churches , one Catholic and one Protestant , both of which still exist . | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-1749 | There are two types of chromatin . <unk> is the less compact DNA form , and contains genes that are frequently expressed by the cell . The other type , heterochromatin , is the more compact form , and contains DNA that is infrequently transcribed . This structure is further categorized into facultative heterochromatin , consisting of genes that are organized as heterochromatin only in certain cell types or at certain stages of development , and constitutive heterochromatin that consists of chromosome structural components such as telomeres and centromeres . During interphase the chromatin organizes itself into discrete individual patches , called chromosome territories . Active genes , which are generally found in the <unk> region of the chromosome , tend to be located towards the chromosome 's territory boundary . | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-1750 | TNA World Cup of Wrestling ( 2015 ) – with Gunner , Davey Richards , Rockstar Spud , Crazzy Steve and Gail Kim | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-1751 | In 1997 , Borislow negotiated a three @-@ year deal with America Online that granted Tel @-@ Save exclusive marketing rights to sell long @-@ distance service to AOL users . AOL users , meanwhile , would now be billed online for their local , long distance , cellular , and internet services . His original asking price was $ 50 million , but after negotiations , the figure increased to $ 100 million , in addition to half of future profits and 15 percent of the company 's stock . Having rescued a reeling AOL from Chapter 11 , Borislow was compared to Ted Turner for his vision and marketing abilities by Bob Pittman , president of AOL . This deal with Borislow skyrocketed AOL 's stock prices 231 % over the next year and catapulted them to be the dominant online provider with no runner up in sight . In December of that year , Borislow was behind the merger of Tel @-@ Save and STF , a similar company that provided telecommunications services to office buildings . | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-1752 | Akhmatova started writing poetry at the age of 11 , and was published in her late teens , inspired by the poets Nikolay Nekrasov , Jean Racine , Alexander Pushkin , Evgeny <unk> and the Symbolists ; however , none of her juvenilia survives . Her sister Inna also wrote poetry though she did not pursue the practice and married shortly after high school . Akhmatova 's father did not want to see any verses printed under his " respectable " name , so she chose to adopt her grandmother 's distinctly Tatar surname ' Akhmatova ' as a pen name . | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-1753 | Prior to 2012 , Egypt had sent athletes to nineteen editions of the Summer Olympic Games , the 1906 Intercalated Games , equestrian at the 1956 Summer Olympics , and the 1984 Winter Olympics . Before the Games began , the Egyptian Olympic Committee distributed counterfeit Nike gear to its athletes , due to its financial troubles following the Egyptian Revolution of 2011 . Nike , however , ended up donating legitimate equipment to the Egyptians . In addition to the success of the silver medalists , one weightlifter , Tarek Yehia , finished just off the podium in fourth in the men 's 85 kg event , while three others , Ibrahim Ramadan , <unk> Abdelrahman , and <unk> Ramadan , were fifth in their respective events . Tamer Bayoumi , a 2004 Olympic bronze medalist and the nation ’ s most successful taekwondo practitioner at the 2012 edition , was chosen to carry Egypt ’ s flag at the closing ceremony . | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-1754 | Tacitus ' narrative emphasizes both political and psychological motivation . The characterisation of Tiberius throughout the first six books is mostly negative , and gradually worsens as his rule declines , identifying a clear breaking point with the death of his son Drusus in 23 AD . | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-1755 | Pather Panchali was the first film made in independent India to receive major critical attention internationally , placing India on the world cinema map . It was one of the first examples of Parallel Cinema , a new tradition of Indian film @-@ making in which authenticity and social realism were key themes , breaking the rule of the Indian film establishment . Although Pather Panchali was described as a turning point in Indian cinema , some commentators preferred the view that it refined a " realist textual principle " that was already there . In 1963 Time noted that thanks to Pather Panchali , Satyajit Ray was one of the " hardy little band of inspired pioneers " of a new cinematic movement that was enjoying a good number of imitators worldwide . The film has since been considered as a " global landmark " and " among the essential moviegoing experiences " . On 2 May 2013 , commemorating Ray 's birthday , the Indian version of the search engine Google displayed a doodle featuring the train sequence . | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-1756 | The cyclists officially were not grouped in teams ; some cyclists had the same sponsor , even though they were not allowed to work together . | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-1757 | A girl born at the station in 1924 was the first baby to be born on the Underground network . The Bakerloo line building remains much as originally constructed and is a typical Leslie Green structure . The Northern line building was designed by Thomas Phillips Figgis , and was rebuilt several times until the current structure opened in 2003 . Transport for London ( TfL ) is currently planning a major upgrade to the station . A Bakerloo line extension south to Camberwell was planned and approved in 1931 but construction never started . Similar proposals have been revived on several occasions ; in 2014 TfL ran a consultation on an extension to Hayes and Beckenham Junction , which is still under consideration . | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-1758 | Over elevated surfaces , heating of the ground exceeds the heating of the surrounding air at the same altitude above sea level , creating an associated thermal low over the terrain and enhancing any thermal lows that would have otherwise existed , and changing the wind circulation of the region . In areas where there is rugged topography that significantly interrupts the environmental wind flow , the wind circulation between mountains and valleys is the most important contributor to the prevailing winds . Hills and valleys substantially distort the airflow by increasing friction between the atmosphere and landmass by acting as a physical block to the flow , deflecting the wind parallel to the range just upstream of the topography , which is known as a barrier jet . This barrier jet can increase the low level wind by 45 % . Wind direction also changes because of the contour of the land . | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-1759 | In 963 , the Byzantines remained quiet as Nikephoros was scheming to ascend the imperial throne , but Sayf al @-@ Dawla was troubled by the onset of hemiplegia as well as worsening intestinal and urinary disorders , which henceforth confined him to a litter . The disease limited Sayf al @-@ Dawla 's ability to intervene personally in the affairs of his state ; he soon abandoned Aleppo to the charge of his chamberlain , Qarquya , and spent most of his final years in Mayyafariqin , leaving his senior ghilman to carry the burden of warfare against the Byzantines and the various rebellions that sprung up in his domains . Sayf al @-@ Dawla 's physical decline , coupled with his military failures , especially the capture of Aleppo in 962 , meant that his authority became increasingly shaky among his subordinates , for whom military success was the prerequisite for political legitimacy . | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-1760 | After a college party to celebrate the end of term , Lennon asked Powell if she would like to " go out " with him . She quickly replied that she was engaged to a young man in Hoylake , he replied , " I didn 't ask you to marry me , did I ? " He later approached her and asked if she would go to the Ye <unk> pub . She was confused when he ignored her all evening , but eventually invited her into the group with a joke . | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-1761 | Less than a month into the 2011 – 12 season , Booth was traded to the Vancouver Canucks on October 22 , 2011 . The Panthers sent him , along with forward Steven Reinprecht and a third @-@ round pick in the 2013 draft , to Vancouver in exchange for forwards Mikael Samuelsson and Marco Sturm . Tallon described the deal as a performance @-@ based trade ; Booth had registered one assist over the first six games of the season and had a team @-@ worst – 6 plus @-@ minus rating while being demoted to the third line . Booth was saddened and admittedly surprised at the trade . Booth had also been reportedly sought after by Vancouver for six months prior ; the team conferred with alternate captain Ryan Kesler regarding Booth 's character on and off the ice ( the two grew up playing minor and junior hockey together ) . Joining Vancouver , he switched his jersey number from 10 to 7 , in honour of his younger sister , Rachael , who also wears the number as a hockey player . | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-1762 | In February 2010 , Ticketmaster reached a settlement with the Federal Trade Commission , which denounced the company 's " deceptive bait @-@ and @-@ switch tactics " regarding phantom tickets , and made reference to an example in which the same 38 tickets to a tour show in Washington were sold and resold 1 @,@ 600 times . Ticketmaster conceded no wrongdoing but agreed to stop the practice ; they also agreed to $ 1 million in refunds for <unk> for secondary market sales via TicketsNow . | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-1763 | Between March 23 and March 27 , 1913 , Indiana and more than a dozen other states experienced major flooding during the Great Flood of 1913 ; it was Indiana 's worst flood disaster up to that time . The weather system that created the unprecedented flooding arrived in Indiana on Sunday , March 23 , with a major tornado at Terre Haute . In four days , rainfall topped nine inches in southern Indiana , more than half of it falling within a twenty @-@ four @-@ hour period on March 25 . Heavy rains , runoff , and rising rivers resulted in extensive flooding in northeast , central , and southern Indiana . Indiana 's flood @-@ related deaths were estimated at 100 to 200 , with flood damage estimated at $ 25 million ( in 1913 dollars ) . State and local communities handled their own disaster response and relief . The American Red Cross , still a small organization at that time , established a temporary headquarters in Indianapolis and served the six hardest @-@ hit Indiana counties . Indiana governor Samuel M. Ralston appealed to Indiana cities and other states for relief assistance and appointed a trustee to receive relief funds and arrange for distribution of supplies . Independent organizations , such as the Rotary Club of Indianapolis and others , helped with local relief efforts . | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-1764 | Despite his reputation as a hunter , he campaigned to end the clubbing of grey seals around the coast . Aided by his friend Charles Lyell MP , he was successful in seeing the Grey Seals ( Protection ) Act passed unopposed in 1914 , Britain 's first legal protection for non @-@ game mammals . His article " <unk> for Fashion " in the March 1914 Pearson 's Magazine argued to protect birds from slaughter for their feathers for hats , the so @-@ called plume hunting . | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-1765 | <unk> at a locus may be dominant or recessive ; dominant alleles give rise to their corresponding phenotypes when paired with any other allele for the same trait , whereas recessive alleles give rise to their corresponding phenotype only when paired with another copy of the same allele . For example , if the allele specifying tall stems in pea plants is dominant over the allele specifying short stems , then pea plants that inherit one tall allele from one parent and one short allele from the other parent will also have tall stems . Mendel 's work demonstrated that alleles assort independently in the production of gametes , or germ cells , ensuring variation in the next generation . Although Mendelian inheritance remains a good model for many traits determined by single genes ( including a number of well @-@ known genetic disorders ) it does not include the physical processes of DNA replication and cell division . | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-1766 | In a significant improvement over the previous week , the episode was viewed in 9 @.@ 15 million homes in its original airing , according to Nielsen ratings . The episode also acquired a 3 @.@ 2 rating in the 18 – 49 demographic , slightly being edged out by The Simpsons , while significantly winning over American Dad ! , in both rating and total viewership . | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-1767 | Difficulties in distinguishing Australian corvids has hampered understanding of seasonal movements . The Australian raven is thought to be largely sedentary , with most movement of over 16 km ( 9 @.@ 9 mi ) due to flocks of non @-@ breeding subadult birds . Juvenile birds leave their parents and join flocks when they are four or five months old . Smaller flocks of 8 – 30 birds stay within an area of around 260 square kilometres , while larger flocks of up to 300 birds may travel hundreds of kilometres seeking food . | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-1768 | The colors and flags of the Republic of Poland are described in two legal documents : the Constitution of the Republic of Poland of 1997 , and the Coat of Arms , Colors and Anthem of the Republic of Poland , and State Seals Act ( Ustawa o <unk> , <unk> i <unk> Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej oraz o <unk> <unk> ) of 1980 with subsequent amendments ( henceforth referred to as " the Coat of Arms Act " ) . | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-1769 | The Director of Dependent States ( Dian <unk> <unk> ) , whose salary @-@ rank was 2 @,@ 000 @-@ dan , was responsible for embassies to foreign countries and nomadic peoples along Han 's borders and the annual exchange of hostages — usually foreign princes — submitted to the Han court . Dependent States ( <unk> <unk> ) were first established in 121 BC and composed mostly non @-@ Han @-@ Chinese nomadic tribes and confederations who surrendered after negotiation or armed conflict and accepted Han suzerainty . They served as a buffer between Han territory and hostile tribes , such as the Xiongnu , and as a means to quell tribes in the Ordos Desert . The Han court appointed a Commandant ( <unk> <unk> ) , also known as Chief Commandant , ranked Equivalent to 2 @,@ 000 @-@ dan , to govern the non @-@ Han @-@ Chinese populations of each Dependent State . The Director of Dependent States ' title was abolished in 28 BC ; his duties and his subordinates , the Commandants , became the responsibilities of the Minister Herald . The Protectorate of the Western Regions , established in 60 BC , which conducted foreign affairs with the oasis city @-@ states in the Tarim Basin of Central Asia , was not the responsibility of the Director of Dependent States . | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-1770 | Flournoy died of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis at the age of 75 on May 17 , 1961 , at Kanawha Valley Memorial Hospital in Charleston following a prolonged illness . He was survived by his wife , his son , and his sister Frances Flournoy Preston . Flournoy 's funeral services were held at the Barlow @-@ Bonsall Funeral Home and his family requested that memorial donations be made to <unk> Hospital in his honor . He was interred at Spring Hill Cemetery in Charleston on May 19 , 1961 . | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-1771 | Two mini @-@ series were also produced . The first , G.I. Joe : Order of Battle , was a 4 @-@ issue mini @-@ series running from December 1986 to March 1987 , reprinting the data found on the action figures ' file cards with some edits . Written by Hama , with all @-@ new artwork by Trimpe , the first two issues featured G.I. Joe members , while the third issue focused on the members of Cobra Command , and the fourth highlighted the vehicles and equipment used by both organizations . A trade @-@ paperback edition , which included material from all four issues , was published in 1987 . | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-1772 | News of the Donner Party 's fate was spread eastward by Samuel Brannan , an elder of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter @-@ day Saints and journalist , who ran into the salvage party as they came down from the pass with Keseberg . Accounts of the ordeal first reached New York City in July 1847 . Reporting on the event across the U.S. was heavily influenced by the national enthusiasm for westward migration . In some papers , news of the tragedy was buried in small paragraphs despite the contemporary tendency to sensationalize stories . Several newspapers , including those in California , wrote about the cannibalism in graphic exaggerated detail . In some print accounts , the members of the Donner Party were depicted as heroes , and California a paradise worthy of significant sacrifices . | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-1773 | Hari Damle ( Sachin Khedekar ) , head of a Chitpavan <unk> family , lives in the village <unk> in Konkan with his wife Tara ( Medha Manjrekar ) , their three children , his younger brother Mahadev ( Abhijit Kelkar ) , and his widowed aunt , Namu <unk> ( Savita Malpekar ) . Hari arranges the marriage of Mahadev with a pre @-@ pubescent girl , Durga ( Ketaki Mategaonkar ) , renamed as Uma after marriage . However , Mahadev dies before the consummation of the marriage . Hari performs death rituals ( Śrāddha ) for Mahadev but crows ( symbolic of the spirit of the deceased in Hinduism ) refuse to touch the offerings . Hari mumbles something while offering food after which crow touches the offerings . | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-1774 | A Kree ally of Ronan who is a feared intergalactic hunter . As to why he took the role Hounsou said , " I have a four @-@ year old son who loves superheroes from Spider @-@ Man to Iron Man to Batman . He 's got all the costumes . One day he looks at me and says ' Dad , I want to be light @-@ skinned so I could be Spider @-@ Man . Spider @-@ Man has light skin . ' That was sort of a shock . This is why I am excited to be a part of the Marvel Universe , so I could hopefully provide that diversity in the role of the superhero . " | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-1775 | In 2011 , Sarnia had an overwhelmingly white population ; only 8 @.@ 54 % were visible minorities . Of those , 63 @.@ 77 % were aboriginal representing the largest group . In 2011 , 89 @.@ 31 % of <unk> called English their mother tongue , 2 @.@ 46 % listed French , 0 @.@ 87 % stated both of those languages , and 7 @.@ 37 % said another language was their mother tongue . | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-1776 | For three days in late May 2001 , Oldham became the centre of national and international media attention . Following high profile race @-@ related conflicts , and long @-@ term underlying racial tensions between local White British and Asian communities , major riots broke out in the town . Occurring with particular intensity in the Glodwick area of the town , the Oldham riots were the worst racially motivated riots in the United Kingdom for fifteen years prior , briefly eclipsing the sectarian violence in Northern Ireland in the media . At least 20 people were injured in the riots , including 15 police officers , and 37 people were arrested . Similar riots took place in other towns in northern England over the following days and weeks . The 2001 riots prompted governmental and independent inquiries , which collectively agreed on community relations improvements and considerable regeneration schemes for the town . There were further fears of riots after the death of Gavin Hopley in 2002 . | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-1777 | Travellers ' accounts from the 17th and 18th centuries described a white bird that flew with difficulty , and it was subsequently referred to as the Réunion solitaire . In the mid 19th century , the old travellers ' accounts were incorrectly assumed to refer to white relatives of the dodo , due to one account specifically mentioning dodos on the island , and because 17th @-@ century paintings of white dodos had recently surfaced . However , no fossils referable to dodo @-@ like birds were ever found on Réunion , and it was later questioned whether the paintings had anything to do with the island . Other identities were suggested as well , based only on speculation . In the late 20th century , the discovery of a subfossil ibis led to the idea that the old accounts actually referred to an ibis species instead . The idea that the solitaire and the subfossil ibis are identical has only met with limited dissent , and is now widely accepted . | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-1778 | The size , shape and amyloid reaction of the spores , the dimensions of the basidia , the presence of clamp connections and lamella margin cells indicate that this is Amanita australis Stevenson and easily fits into the concept of this taxon . ... <unk> the specimen lacks the typical pronounced basal bulb to the stipe and volva remnants on the pileus ; however , it is not an unknown condition in this taxon . | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-1779 | The Rasi Salai Dam was completed in 1994 , around the same time as the Pak Mun Dam , and received similar local complaints . The dam 's central reservoir was occupied for two years by villagers , until a July 2000 decision opened the sluice gates . From 2003 to 2004 , Living River Siam coordinated Thai Baan research in three districts : Amphoe Rasi Salai , Amphoe <unk> , and Amphoe <unk> Sai . The report examined village culture , ecology , biodiversity , agriculture , and food and water management . The impact of the closing and opening of the sluice gates was also examined . It was concluded that the dam reduced fish populations , but more importantly , flooded natural salt pits and spread them into rice and vegetable fields , destroying trees and crops . The government has not made a commitment to keep the Rasi Salai Dam out of commission , but as of 2008 the gates have not yet been closed . | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-1780 | Ayane is also prominently featured as a recurring supporting character in the Ninja Gaiden series since its revival in 2004 and has made multiple guest appearances in other games , in particular in the extended Dynasty Warriors franchise . She is one of the most popular Tecmo characters and is one of Koei Tecmo 's mascots , but has been a subject of controversies regarding her age and sexualization . | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-1781 | On March 31 , 2014 , the FCC voted 3 – 2 to approve the proposed ban on joint sales agreements and voted 5 – 0 to approve the proposed ban on coordinated retransmission consent negotiations between two of the four highest @-@ rated stations within a given market ; the JSA ban went into effect on June 19 , 2014 . Under the restrictions , the FCC would rule on waivers to maintain select existing JSAs within 90 days of the application 's filing . The FCC also began a request for comment on policies to address other agreements , such as shared services agreements . The prohibition on television JSAs had been proposed as early as 2004 , a year after the FCC voted to treat JSAs between radio stations as duopolies . Despite this fact , broadcasting companies criticized the ban , accusing the Commission of using it as a move to encourage participation in a spectrum incentive auction then set to occur in 2015 , and stating that the ban would place them at a disadvantage during retransmission consent negotiations with pay television providers . | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-1782 | The British Library 's commercial secure electronic delivery service was started in 2003 at a cost of £ 6 million . This offers more than 100 million items ( including 280 @,@ 000 journal titles , 50 million patents , 5 million reports , 476 @,@ 000 US dissertations and 433 @,@ 000 conference proceedings ) for researchers and library patrons worldwide which were previously unavailable outside the Library because of copyright restrictions . In line with a government directive that the British Library must cover a percentage of its operating costs , a fee is charged to the user . However , this service is no longer profitable and has led to a series of restructures to try to prevent further losses . When Google Books started , the British Library signed an agreement with Microsoft to digitise a number of books from the British Library for its Live Search Books project . This material was only available to readers in the US , and closed in May 2008 . The scanned books are currently available via the British Library catalogue or Amazon . | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-1783 | Although civilian evacuations had begun in January for the Gulf Coast and San Antonio de Béxar , the Texian military was either on the offensive or standing firm until the smaller Gulf Coast skirmishes happened in February . Houston was now facing a choice of whether to retreat to a safe place to train his new army , or to meet the enemy head @-@ on immediately . He was wary of trying to defend a fixed position – the debacle at the Alamo had shown that the new Texian government was unable to provide sufficient provisions or reinforcements . | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-1784 | Among mouse lemurs , Gerp 's mouse lemur is larger @-@ bodied and has a long tail , which can be used to store fat . The fur is darker on its back , which is brownish @-@ gray with a broad reddish line down the middle , compared to the front , which varies from a light gray to creamy white and extends from the throat to the genitals . The outer arms and legs contrast the rest of the body with their darker color , and the fingers have sparse , whitish @-@ gray fur . The head is reddish in color , with darker brown surrounding the eyes and a noticeable white stripe across the nose and between the eyes . Its ears are prominent , yet small , with dark brown edges . The tail is covered in dense , long , brownish @-@ gray fur . The undercoat is short and dense , while the guard hairs are sparser . The skin visible on the hands and feet is colored pinkish @-@ brown . | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-1785 | Christ Church was designed by Peabody and Stearns , masters of American Shingle style architecture , and was constructed of native Waltham fieldstone in the English Country style . The inspiration for the church 's stone exterior came indirectly from architect H. H. Richardson , who was also a friend and Harvard classmate of Robert Treat Paine , Jr . When Paine remodeled and expanded his Waltham home in 1883 , it was Richardson who designed the residence that would become Stonehurst , a Shingle style mansion built of glacial stones quarried on site from Paine 's estate . Richardson died in 1886 and played no part in the planning of Christ Church , but it was his Stonehurst design that inspired Robert Treat Paine , Jr. to use the same stones from his property for the exterior of the church . | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-1786 | The filmmakers wanted to avoid the common depiction of Atlantis as " crumbled Greek columns underwater " , said Wise . " From the get @-@ go , we were committed to designing it top to bottom . Let 's get the architectural style , clothing , heritage , customs , how they would sleep , and how they would speak . So we brought people on board who would help us develop those ideas . " Art director David Goetz stated , " We looked at Mayan architecture , styles of ancient , unusual architecture from around the world , and the directors really liked the look of Southeast Asian architecture . " The team later took ideas from other architectural forms , including Cambodian , Indian , and Tibetan works . Hahn added , " If you take and deconstruct architecture from around the world into one architectural vocabulary , that 's what our Atlantis looks like . " The overall design and circular layout of Atlantis were also based on the writings of Plato , and his quote " in a single day and night of misfortune , the island of Atlantis disappeared into the depths of the sea " was influential from the beginning of production . The crew wore T @-@ shirts which read " <unk> — Fewer songs , more explosions " due the film 's plan as an action @-@ adventure ( unlike previous Disney animated features , which were musicals ) . | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-1787 | Nevertheless , Hayman affirmed , " every effort [ had ] been made to discover the deception , if any , but without effect . " The Home Secretary and local Magistrate corresponded about the case but the law was powerless to interfere , because despite accepting donations , Ellen 's family never asked for money outright , and she " was not represented as a ' fasting girl ' " , as Sarah Jacob had been . The Daily Telegraph journalist said , " [ Ann Frewen ] ' s manner is that of a perfectly honest woman who would be too glad if her child could be restored to consciousness . " He spoke to neighbours , none of whom indicated anything other than trust in Ellen 's parents and Hayman , and claimed that the family was receiving no money from Ellen 's illness , although the latter point is contradicted by Hayman and others . The journalist concluded , " I have no medical knowledge , and [ am ] unqualified to give an opinion beyond what is justified by close observation of the ordinary kind . I went to Turville prepared to find an imposture . I have returned — puzzled . " | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-1788 | The second track is " Holiday " , which Benitez said that he always wanted to remix , commenting " There are new sounds on the 1987 remix [ of ' Holiday ' ] , but it had a groove that needed no improvement . " The sound of the guitar is brought to the front in the remix , with a piano break and a middle section consisting of drum beats . The mix for " Everybody " starts with four repetitions of the vocal hook and then moves into a rhythm centered arrangement . Like " Holiday " , the middle section of " Everybody " features a drum break , with a synth tune backing it up . The word " dance " is echoed and slowed @-@ down continuously through the break , gradually changing into the intermedia verse . At the very end , the drums are pulled out , leaving Madonna repeating the " get up and do your thing " phrase , which hovers over to the intro of the next song " Physical Attraction " . It begins with the arrangement of the original song , until the middle eight , where the composition is varied . A disconcerting sound is present at the end of the track , which , after sometime increases in volume until then next track " Over and Over " begins . In the " Into the Groove " remix , overdubs are present with the continuous repetition of the phrase " c 'mon " . The first verse does not start until about ninety seconds into the remix . After the first " Now I know you 're mine " line is sung , there is a percussion break , and repetition of the phrases " step to the beat " and " c 'mon " . The last verse incorporates echoing on the vocals , causing overlap of the phrases . The remix ends with instrumentation from congas , whistles and timbales , giving it a Mexican ending . | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-1789 | George Stratton was born on September 26 , 1865 to James Thompson Stratton , originally from Ossining , New York , and Cornelia A. Smith . His parents had met and married in New York in 1854 , and settled back in Clinton , now East Oakland , California . James Stratton had been to California once before during the gold rush of 1850 , sailing around North America and crossing by land the Panama stretch , but finding little gold . The senior Stratton traced his ancestry to the early settlers of the British settlements of America , and Cornelia Smith had Dutch and English forebears . James Stratton would live the rest of his life in California , pursuing a civil engineering career as County Surveyor for Alameda County in 1858 – 59 and later as the U.S. Surveyor @-@ General of the state , and finally as Chief Deputy State Surveyor . An expert on the big Mexican land grants , he split up several of the Spanish deeds . One of his sons , Frederick , went to the University of California , today 's Berkeley , and became a lawyer , state senator , and Collector of the Port of San Francisco , before killing himself on November 30 , 1915 . Another , Robert Thomas , became a doctor in Oakland and died after a long illness on May 6 , 1924 . The couple also had a daughter , Jeanne , the later Mrs. Walter Good . George was their youngest child who lived past <unk> . | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-1790 | In 1916 , the passing loop was used by one pair of passenger trains in the evening , with an extra down train ( toward Amlwch ) making seven down and six up trains per day . The railmotor train 's services had grown to 24 single trips between Gaerwen / Holland Arms and Llangefni / Red Wharf Bay . The continuing shortages of World War I meant that in January 1917 many passenger services were to be cut to give more resources to the war effort . The railways were slow to recover from the wartime hardships , and in 1921 there were six passenger trains to and from Amlwch , and only 18 single trips by the motor train . | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-1791 | The power conjugate variables are a pair of variables whose product is power . In the electrical domain the power conjugate variables chosen are invariably voltage ( v ) and current ( i ) . Thus , the power conjugate variables in the mechanical domain are analogs . However , this is not enough to make the choice of mechanical fundamental variables unique . The usual choice for a translational mechanical system is force ( F ) and velocity ( u ) but it is not the only choice . A different pair may be more appropriate for a system with a different geometry , such as a rotational system . | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-1792 | Summer Trip was released as the album 's third single and first extended play single on July 31 , 2013 . The EP consists of four interlude tracks , two album tracks : " Lalalalala " and " Touch Down " , and an unreleased track " Is This Trap ? " . Upon its release , Summer Trip received garnered positive reviews from music critics . Many critics commended the tracks individually for its composition and its song writing . Summer Trip debuted at number six on the Japanese Singles Chart , and sold over 20 @,@ 000 units . " Lalalalala " charted on Japan 's Hot 100 at number 23 . This is Koda 's lowest selling EP to date , surpassing Gossip Candy ( 2010 ) which sold over 84 @,@ 000 units . Music videos for " Lalalalala " and " Touch Down " were shot in Venice Beach , California . | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-1793 | For <unk> # 5 — a magazine of dramatic fiction — Conway submitted " Six " , a previously @-@ written work " based on a true story " involving wildlife rehabilitation from his days as a Red Cross volunteer . The story , illustrated by <unk> , was nominated for " Best Anthropomorphic Short Story " in the 2002 Ursa Major Awards . Also nominated that year was Breaking the Ice : Stories from New Tibet , a collection set in and around a subarctic mining colony ; Conway 's contribution , " Dead End " , features a bartending vulture who provides an introduction to the harsh , dystopic world . | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-1794 | When the weather was right , the force would cross the English Channel in darkness and attack shortly after midnight to coincide with the Zeebrugge Raid a few miles up the coast . By coordinating their operations , the assault forces would stretch the German defenders and hopefully gain the element of surprise . Covering the Inshore Squadron would be heavy bombardment from an offshore squadron of monitors and destroyers as well as artillery support from Royal Marine artillery near Ypres in Allied @-@ held Flanders . Closer support would be offered by several flotillas of motor launches , small torpedo boats and Coastal Motor Boats which would lay smoke screens to obscure the advancing blockships as well as evacuate the crews of the cruisers after they had blocked the channel . | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-1795 | Today , Homs ' population reflects Syria 's general religious diversity , and is made up primarily of Sunni Muslims , with minorities of Alawite Muslims , Eastern Orthodox Christians and Syriac Orthodox Christians . In addition to Catholics , Evangelists and Maronites . In the 1880s , the Survey of Western Palestine noted that there were 5 @,@ 500 Greek Orthodox Christians and 1 @,@ 500 Syriac Orthodox Christians . The Syriac Patriarchate was transferred to Homs from Mardin in 1933 , but relocated once more to Damascus in 1959 . | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-1796 | The term antagonist was originally coined to describe different profiles of drug effects . The biochemical definition of a receptor antagonist was introduced by <unk> and Stephenson in the 1950s . The current accepted definition of receptor antagonist is based on the receptor occupancy model . It narrows the definition of antagonism to consider only those compounds with opposing activities at a single receptor . Agonists were thought to turn " on " a single cellular response by binding to the receptor , thus initiating a biochemical mechanism for change within a cell . Antagonists were thought to turn " off " that response by ' blocking ' the receptor from the agonist . This definition also remains in use for physiological antagonists , substances that have opposing physiological actions , but act at different receptors . For example , histamine lowers arterial pressure through vasodilation at the histamine H1 receptor , while adrenaline raises arterial pressure through vasoconstriction mediated by alpha @-@ adrenergic receptor activation . | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-1797 | Costa was born in <unk> di Salina , Italy , near Sicily , and lived there until his family immigrated to Australia when he was six years old . The family settled in Rockdale , New South Wales , where Costa helped out in his father ’ s fruit store . He excelled at school sports , and became interested in weightlifting at an early age . At age 16 , Costa took up amateur boxing despite his father ’ s wishes that he should become an opera singer . Costa was approached by Australian middleweight wrestling champion " Basher Bonas " , who convinced him to try wrestling . Costa made his debut under an assumed name ; his father still had hopes of him becoming an opera singer , and he did not want his parents to find out that he was wrestling . He came up with the name " Al Costello " , thinking it sounded tough like a portmanteau of Al Capone and Frank Costello . | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-1798 | No. 82 Wing accepted its first F @-@ 111Cs in June 1973 . The Chief of the Air Staff , Air Marshal Charles Read , ordered that the new aircraft be flown with great caution initially , well within operational limits , to minimise the possibility of further damage to its reputation through early attrition . No. 1 Squadron was assigned 12 of the initial 24 aircraft delivered . It was No. 82 Wing 's lead strike force , while No. 6 Squadron was primarily tasked with crew conversion training . The wing employed a centralised servicing regime , whereby all aircraft and maintenance personnel were held by No. 482 Squadron , which released the F @-@ 111s in line with Nos. 1 and 6 Squadrons ' joint flying program . In February 1981 , responsibility for operating @-@ level servicing of the F @-@ 111s was transferred to the flying squadrons , which for the first time took direct control of their F @-@ 111s . No. 482 Squadron continued to provide intermediate @-@ level servicing , while major upgrades and complex maintenance were carried out by No. 3 Aircraft Depot . These two organisations merged in 1992 to form No. 501 Wing , which handed over heavy maintenance of the F @-@ 111 to Boeing Australia in 2001 . Between 1977 and 1993 , the RAAF lost seven F @-@ 111Cs in crashes . Three of the accidents involved aircraft flown by No. 1 Squadron : in August 1979 , January 1986 and September 1993 , the last two killing both crew members . In July 1996 , No. 1 Squadron took responsibility for aerial reconnaissance using specially modified RF @-@ 111Cs previously operated by No. 6 Squadron . This gave No. 1 Squadron five mission types : land strike , maritime strike , close air support , long @-@ range air defence , and reconnaissance . In May 1999 the unit was again awarded the Gloucester Cup for proficiency . | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-1799 | Clive Owen , discussing the film 's relevance , said it " ultimately does ask questions about whether banks use people 's money appropriately , and if they 're completely sound institutions . " More baldly put , Philip French , reviewing the film in The Observer , surmised the sentiment as " Let 's kill all the bankers " , a modern day version of Dick the Butcher 's " First thing we do , let 's kill all the lawyers " from Shakespeare 's Henry the Sixth , Part II . Salinger 's ( Owen ) central revelation is that the world is governed by anonymous forces , staffed by disposable individuals . The powerlessness of the ordinary citizen is symbolised by the huge , impersonal buildings that the villains inhabit . | wikipedia-2018 |
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