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wikipedia_2018-2500 | Kennedy visited the British Mandate of Palestine in 1948 and wrote dispatches at the time for the Boston Post about his trip and the effect it had on him when he was twenty @-@ two years old . During his stay , he wrote that he grew to admire the Jewish inhabitants of the area . As a Senator , he later became a strong supporter and advocate for Israel . | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-2501 | Some bacteria also transfer genetic material between cells . This can occur in three main ways . First , bacteria can take up exogenous DNA from their environment , in a process called transformation . Genes can also be transferred by the process of transduction , when the integration of a bacteriophage introduces foreign DNA into the chromosome . The third method of gene transfer is conjugation , whereby DNA is transferred through direct cell contact . | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-2502 | Grand Teton National Park has some of the most ancient rocks found in any U.S. National Park . The oldest rocks dated so far are 2 @,@ 680 ± 12 million years old , though even older rocks are believed to exist in the park . Formed during the Archean Eon ( 4 to 2 @.@ 5 billion years ago ) , these metamorphic rocks include gneiss , schist and <unk> . Metamorphic rocks are the most common types found in the northern and southern sections of the Teton Range . 2 @,@ 545 million years ago , the metamorphic rocks were intruded by igneous granitic rocks , which are now visible in the central Tetons including Grand Teton and the nearby peaks . The light colored granites of the central Teton Range contrast with the darker metamorphic gneiss found on the flanks of Mount Moran to the north . Magma intrusions of diabase rocks 765 million years ago left dikes that can be seen on the east face of Mount Moran and Middle Teton . Granite and pegmatite intrusions also worked their way into fissures in the older gneiss . Precambrian rocks in Jackson Hole are buried deep under comparatively recent Tertiary volcanic and sedimentary deposits , as well as Pleistocene glacial deposits . | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-2503 | On August 1 , 1979 , maintenance of NY 12E between Bridge Street in Brownville and the Watertown city line was transferred from the state of New York to Jefferson County as part of a larger highway maintenance swap between the two levels of government . In return , the state assumed maintenance of Bridge Street in Brownsville and the town of <unk> , among other highways . Following the swap , the segment of NY 12E between Bridge Street and the Watertown city limits became concurrent with CR 190 while Bridge Street became NY 971H , an unsigned reference route . The section of NY 12E within the city of Watertown is locally maintained . | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-2504 | The harbour defence companies were responsible for local defence and for the security of the ships and submarines moored in the harbour . These companies and the harbour defence boats used to patrol the river were under the command of Harbour Commander Korvettenkapitän Kellerman . The 333rd Infantry Division was the German Army unit responsible for the defence of the coast between St Nazaire and Lorient . The division had no troops based in the town , but some were located in villages nearby and would be able to respond to any attack on the port . | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-2505 | The episode has received praise from television critic Ahsan Haque for its storyline and use of cultural references . | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-2506 | However , there are still concerns that species are being identified prematurely . Ian Tattersall , an anthropologist who recognized 42 species of lemur in 1982 , has expressed concern that the geographically organized variety in lemur populations is being recognized with full species status while the number of subspecies in lemur genera has virtually disappeared . He has argued that taxonomists are confusing differentiation and speciation , two processes that are often unrelated , while denying the role of microevolution in evolutionary processes . Still other researchers who emphasize the framework of the " general lineage concept of species " contend that lineage divergence or differentiation demarcates the beginning of a new species . | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-2507 | Dustin Rhodes fought Bobby Roode , who was accompanied by Coach D 'Amore and A @-@ 1 , in what was billed as a Prince of Darkness match next . The duration of the bout was 15 minutes and 20 seconds . In this contest , there would be three falls , but the third fall would be contested under blindfold match rules , in which both wrestlers wore hoods over their heads . Roode earned the first fall with a roll @-@ up pin , and Dustin earned the second one when he forced Roode face @-@ first into the mat from the top rope . During the third fall , both wrestlers wore black hoods that impaired their vision , causing Dustin to accidentally knock the referee unconscious in storyline terms . Due to this , D 'Amore opened the cage door and passed Roode a steel folding chair . Roode then attempted to bash Dustin with it but instead mistakenly struck D 'Amore . Dustin then grabbed the chair and struck Roode with it , which gave him the pinfall as the referee came to . | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-2508 | The sequences involving the armoured train were filmed on the Nene Valley Railway , near Peterborough in the UK . The train was composed of a British Rail Class 20 diesel @-@ electric locomotive and a pair of BR Mk 1 coaches , all three heavily disguised to resemble a Soviet armoured train . | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-2509 | George was born July 19 , 1893 in Somerville , Massachusetts , to Horace and Susan E. George . He attended George Washington University , but decided to interrupt his studies when the United States became directly involved in World War I. George joined the United States Army and on May 21 , 1917 , received his commission as second lieutenant in the Cavalry as a reserve officer . A month later , he went on active duty with the Cavalry at Fort Myer , Virginia , and married Anna Virginia Helms on August 10 . In October George resigned his reserve commission to become a flying cadet with the Aviation Section , U.S. Signal Corps . | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-2510 | Highly distinctive , the male lion is easily recognised by its mane , and its face is one of the most widely recognised animal symbols in human culture . Depictions have existed from the Upper Paleolithic period , with carvings and paintings from the Lascaux and Chauvet Caves in France dated to 17 @,@ 000 years ago , through virtually all ancient and medieval cultures where they once occurred . It has been extensively depicted in sculptures , in paintings , on national flags , and in contemporary films and literature . Lions have been kept in menageries since the time of the Roman Empire , and have been a key species sought for exhibition in zoos over the world since the late eighteenth century . Zoos are cooperating worldwide in breeding programs for the endangered Asiatic subspecies . | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-2511 | Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson revealed that captain Roy Keane would return to his midfield role after playing in central defence in their win over Juventus . " It took Roy about 15 minutes to settle into Tuesday 's game but once he started to make sure he could see his opponent , he grasped the role very quickly , in the end , he could have played with a bowler hat and white gloves on it was so easy for him . He is a marvellous player and choosing him in defence is certainly an option but Mikaël Silvestre and John O 'Shea should be fit and I have a back four in my mind . " The final was United 's first since the 1999 UEFA Champions League Final and Ferguson was determined to win : That is too long for us , and we are delighted . We have always looked at the League Cup as an extra to blood young players , but the format now has encouraged teams to have a go . We 've played Liverpool once in Cardiff – in the Charity Shield – and lost so I hope this time it will be a different result . " | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-2512 | Ulysses ' apparent disdain for those around him is another facet of the ironic perspective . He declares that he is " matched with an aged wife " ( 3 ) , indicates his weariness in governing a " savage race " ( 4 ) , and suggests his philosophical distance from his son Telemachus . A skeptical reading of the second paragraph finds it a condescending tribute to Telemachus and a rejection of his " slow prudence " ( 36 ) . However , the adjectives used to describe Telemachus — " blameless " , " discerning " , and " decent " — are words with positive connotations in other of Tennyson 's poetry and within the classical tradition , where " blameless " is an attribute of gods and heroes . | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-2513 | With The Branch still paralleling to the south , CR 84 continues its eastward descent and eventually intersects with its first road in several miles , Lazy Street , which provides access to the creek . At the base of <unk> Mountain , Blue Ridge Road passes along the north shore of Palmer Pond , a small pond visible from the Adirondack Northway ( I @-@ 87 ) . Soon after , Blue Ridge Road intersects with the ramps leading to and from the Northway and the county @-@ maintained portion of Blue Ridge Road ends . | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-2514 | Catherine de ' Medici ( Italian : Caterina de ' Medici pronounced [ <unk> de <unk> ] ; French : Catherine de Médicis pronounced : [ <unk> də <unk> ] , 13 April 1519 – 5 January 1589 ) , daughter of Lorenzo II de ' Medici and of Madeleine de La Tour d 'Auvergne , was an Italian noblewoman who was Queen of France from 1547 until 1559 , as the wife of King Henry II . As the mother of three sons who became kings of France during her lifetime , she had extensive , if at times varying , influence in the political life of France . For a time , she ruled France as its regent . | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-2515 | That offseason the churning continued ; Dunleavy was fired , and replaced with Maurice Cheeks , a " players ' coach " who some thought would relate better to the players than Dunleavy did . Cheeks brought on Dan <unk> as assistant coach after a failed courtship with Henry Bibby of Southern California . More transactions followed as the Blazers traded Steve Smith to the Spurs for Derek Anderson . In one of his most controversial moves to that time , Whitsitt signed free agent Ruben Patterson , who had previously pleaded no contest to a felony sexual assault charge and was required to register as a sex offender . Popular center , Arvydas Sabonis , who had a towel flung in his face by Rasheed Wallace during the playoffs , decided to leave the team . | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-2516 | By 1888 , the estate was in the possession of Fiennes Stanley Wykeham Cornwallis MP ( created 1st Baron Cornwallis in 1927 ) , grandson of the fifth Earl Cornwallis 's other daughter Jemima Isabella Mann . He owned the house until his death in 1935 . His first son , Captain Fiennes Wykeham Mann Cornwallis MC , was killed in an IRA ambush near Gort , Galway in 1921 , and so the first baron was succeeded by his second son , Wykeham Stanley Cornwallis . The second baron sold the house in 1937 and it became the property of Olaf Hambro , a member of the Hambro banking family . Following the death of Hambro in 1961 , the house was sold to the <unk> family . The house and its nearest surrounding land were sold to the Freemasons in 1974 and were briefly operated as a school before passing into corporate ownership . | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-2517 | Earlier copper mining had been small in scale , but Elizabeth I , concerned for the defence of her kingdom , required large quantities of copper for the manufacture of weapons and the strengthening of warships . There was the additional advantage for her that the Crown was entitled to royalties on metals extracted from English land . The experts in copper mining were German , and Elizabeth secured the services of Daniel <unk> of Augsburg , to whom she granted a licence to " search , dig , try , roast and melt all manner of mines and ores of gold , silver , copper and quicksilver " in the Keswick area and elsewhere . | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-2518 | To mix the tracks , a Sony Oxford Console was used . Audio engineer Mick Guzauski explained to <unk> that he used the console 's " Automated EQ feature " on the tracks . He said that he could " tailor the frequency responses and dynamics within each song with optimum equalizer at every pitch and level . " For the Afanasieff tracks , the background vocals and overdubs were accomplished on the Oxford console at his Wally World Studio B , at San Rafael , California . Simpson 's label @-@ mate and Latin singer Marc Anthony is featured as a guest vocalist on the ballad " There You Were " . Simpson met Anthony at the taping of the TV special A Christmas in Washington in 2000 . They talked to each other , and proposed recording a song on both of their next albums . They sang the song side by side in the studio and the whole song was completed within six hours . " Forever in Your Eyes " was one of the first songs to be recorded for the album , and was produced by Rhett Lawrence . It was recorded at Sony Music Studios within two hours . Rodney Jerkins , who was acquainted with Mottola , produced two cuts on Irresistible . In an interview with Sony Music Japan , Simpson said that she never met Jerkins in person . He produced and recorded the songs ' music and sent the tape to Columbia , from which " Imagination " and " I Never " were selected . Cory Rooney produced Simpson 's vocals and Tony Maserati mixed the vocals . Initially , Simpson did not want to record " What 's It Gonna Be " as she felt the line " Are you gonna be a dog or a gentleman " was a little awkward . However , due to her record label 's persuasion , she recorded the song and ultimately became fond of it . In order to record the title track , Simpson traveled to Murlyn Music Studios , in Sweden . " A Little Bit " was produced by Ric Wake ; although he produced many songs for the album , only " A Little Bit " made the final cut . The Japanese version of the album contains a bonus track — the Hex Hector remix of " Irresistible " — for which Simpson re @-@ recorded her vocals . | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-2519 | A moderate risk day indicates that more widespread and / or more dangerous severe weather is possible ( sometimes with major hurricanes ) , with significant severe weather often more likely . Numerous tornadoes ( some of which may be strong and potentially long @-@ track ) , more widespread or severe wind damage and / or very large / destructive hail ( up to or exceeding 2 inches ( 5 @.@ 1 cm ) in diameter ) could occur . Major events , such as large tornado outbreaks or widespread straight @-@ line wind events , are sometimes also possible on moderate risk days , but with greater uncertainty . Moderate risk days are not uncommon , and typically occur several times a month during the peak of the severe weather season , and occasionally at other times of the year . Slight and enhanced risk areas typically surround areas under a moderate risk , where the threat is lower . | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-2520 | In July 2015 , the Beales are informed by DI Samantha Keeble ( Alison Newman ) that the police have a new DCI dealing with the murder of Lucy Beale ( Hetti Bywater ) , who is making an arrest . At Phil 's house , Marsden knocks on his door and Phil is shocked to see her . Marsden wants to speak to Ben about Lucy 's murder , but Phil slams the door in her face and then attempts to delay Marsden so Ben can flee Walford , but Ben is eventually arrested . | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-2521 | At the Royal Rumble on January 30 , 2011 , the Raw General Manager added Eve to a two @-@ on @-@ one handicap match for the Divas Championship , turning it into a four @-@ way match . Eve pinned Layla to win the match and become a two @-@ time Divas Champion . She retained the championship against Natalya in a Lumberjill match on the February 14 episode of Raw , and against Nikki Bella on the March 7 episode . She held the championship until the April 11 episode of Raw , when she lost it to Brie Bella . | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-2522 | Bahia was the lead ship of a two @-@ vessel class of cruisers built for Brazil by the British company Armstrong Whitworth . In November 1910 , just six months after her commissioning , crewmen aboard Bahia , Marechal Deodoro , Minas Geraes , and São Paulo mutinied , beginning the Revolta da Chibata ( Revolt of the Lash ) . During the four @-@ day rebellion , Brazil 's capital city of Rio de Janeiro was held hostage by the possibility of a naval bombardment , leading the government to give in to the rebel demands , which included the abolition of flogging in the navy . During the First World War , Bahia and her sister ship Rio Grande do Sul were assigned to the Divisão Naval em <unk> de Guerra ( Naval Division in War Operations ) , the Brazilian Navy 's main contribution in that conflict . Based out of Sierra Leone and Dakar , the squadron escorted convoys through an area believed to be heavily patrolled by U @-@ boats . | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-2523 | Behavioral studies have also been conducted on hikers themselves . A 2007 study on hikers found that most persons hike the trail " for fun and enjoyment of life and for warm relationships with others " and that " environmental awareness , physical challenge , camaraderie , exercise , and solitude " were chief results among hikers . Since the highest single demographic of thru @-@ hikers are males between the ages of 18 – 29 , one informal study sought to find the correlation between this group and male college drop @-@ outs . | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-2524 | Project 86 indicated that the name of their new record will be Knives to the Future and will release on November 11 , 2014 . " Spirit of Shiloh " , the first song from the album , debuted on SoundCloud . | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-2525 | Guitar Hero : Van Halen is the third and final band @-@ specific music rhythm game in the Guitar Hero series . As with the previous games Guitar Hero : Aerosmith and Guitar Hero : Metallica , the game features 25 songs from Van Halen along with 19 additional songs from selected artists that have been inspired by the group . The game was released in retail for the PlayStation 2 , PlayStation 3 , Xbox 360 , and Wii systems on December 22 , 2009 , in North America , and in February 2010 for PAL regions . However , as part of a promotion with Guitar Hero 5 , the game was shipped to Guitar Hero 5 purchasers in North America prior to its retail release . The game was developed by Neversoft with Underground Development assisting Neversoft on developing the Xbox 360 port and published by Activision . | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-2526 | After the invention of the escapement in ~ AD 725 ( Tang Dynasty ) , there was a great flourishing of gear @-@ wheels in clockwork and <unk> , culminating in the bronze and iron of Su Song 's elaborate masterpiece in ~ AD 1088 . | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-2527 | Coal balls often preserve a remarkable record of the microscopic tissue structure of Carboniferous swamp and mire plants , which would otherwise have been completely destroyed . Their unique preservation of Carboniferous plants makes them valuable to scientists , who cut and peel the coal balls to research the geological past . | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-2528 | That from every separate mass of standard gold or silver , which shall be made into coins at the said Mint , there shall be taken , set apart by the Treasurer and reserved in his custody a certain number of pieces , not less than three , and that once in every year the pieces so set apart and reserved , shall be assayed under the inspection of the Chief Justice of the United States , the Secretary and Comptroller of the Treasury , the Secretary for the Department of State , and the Attorney General of the United States , ( who are hereby required to attend for that purpose at the said Mint , on the last Monday in July in each year ) ... and if it shall be found that the gold and silver so assayed , shall not be inferior to their respective standards herein before declared more than one part in one hundred and forty @-@ four parts , the officer or officers of the said Mint whom it may concern shall be held excusable ; but if any greater inferiority shall appear , it shall be certified to the President of the United States , and the said officer or officers shall be deemed disqualified to hold their respective offices . | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-2529 | The Football League 100 Legends is a list of 100 legendary football players produced by The Football League in 1998 , to celebrate the 100th season of League football . | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-2530 | During the campaign , Independent Counsel Robert Ray filed his final reports regarding the long @-@ running Whitewater , " Travelgate " , and " Filegate " investigations of the White House , each of which included specific investigations of Hillary Clinton actions . The reports exonerated her on the files matter , said there was insufficient evidence regarding her role in Whitewater , and said that she had made factually false statements regarding the Travel Office firings but there was insufficient evidence to prosecute her . Although The New York Times editorialized that the release of the reports seemed possibly timed to coincide with the Senate election , in practice the findings were not seen as likely to sway many voters ' opinions . | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-2531 | In the film , Tom Cruise ’ s character , Vincent Lauria , is presented with a beautiful cue by Paul Newman 's character , Fast Eddie Felson . Vincent takes the cue , his reverence obvious , and is told by Eddie " it 's a Balabushka . " After this , Balabushka 's name became associated by the general public with highly valued and rare cues . The cue actually used in the film was , however , not a genuine Balabushka , but a Joss Cues model J @-@ 18 ( renamed the N @-@ 07 ) , custom @-@ made to look like a Balabushka . The filmmakers feared that any cue used might get damaged during filming ; especially in light of a scene set in a pool room where Cruise 's character rapidly whirls the cue around in time to the song Werewolves of London . An original Balabushka was thus considered too valuable to be risked in the production . | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-2532 | NAUI published Trimix and Nitrox tables based on the Wienke reduced gradient bubble model ( RGBM ) model in 1999 , followed by recreational air tables based on the RGBM model in 2001 . | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-2533 | As part of his schedule of therapies , Jake takes a job teaching at Wicomico State Teachers College , where he becomes friends with history teacher Joe Morgan and his wife Rennie . Joe and Jake enjoy intellectual sparring in a " duel of articulations " . The philosophical Morgans have a marriage in which everything must be articulated , and in which " the parties involved are able to take each other seriously " — and to Joe " seriously " means sometimes beating his wife . The Doctor prescribes Jake " <unk> " , in which he is to read Sartre and to assign himself " masks " to abolish the ego , inducing action through the adoption of symbolic roles . Jake seeks out a woman , Peggy Rankin , whom he had earlier picked up ; when she rebuffs him , he succeeds in seducing again her by striking her , in imitation of Joe . | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-2534 | Barrow partnered with Harry Stevens in 1894 to sell concessions at baseball games . He helped George Moreland form the Interstate League , a Class @-@ C minor league , in 1894 . Barrow , with Stevens and Al <unk> , purchased the Wheeling Nailers of the Interstate League in 1896 . Barrow served as field manager until the collapse of the league that season . The team continued in the Iron and Oil League for the rest of the year . | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-2535 | Bottomley was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame posthumously in 1974 by the Veterans Committee . The Baseball Writers ' Association of America charged that the Veterans Committee was not selective enough in choosing members . Charges of cronyism were levied against the Veterans Committee . When Bottomley was elected , the Veterans Committee included Frankie Frisch , a teammate of Bottomley 's with the Cardinals . Frisch and Bill Terry , also a member of the Veterans Committee at the time , shepherded the selections of teammates Jesse Haines in 1970 , Dave Bancroft and Chick Hafey in 1971 , Ross Youngs in 1972 , George Kelly in 1973 , and Freddie Lindstrom in 1976 . This led to the Veterans Committee having its powers reduced in subsequent years . In 2014 , the Cardinals announced Bottomley among 22 former players and personnel to be inducted into the St. Louis Cardinals Hall of Fame Museum for the inaugural class of 2014 . | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-2536 | Although both sides claimed victory , neither achieved all their objectives ; the JNA garrison evacuated the Logorište barracks , but Croatian defences elsewhere held . Particularly heavy fighting was reported in the Karlovac suburb of Turanj , identified as the primary axis of the JNA effort . While the JNA removed some weapons and equipment stored in the Logorište barracks , the remaining supplies were removed by the ZNG over a one @-@ week period after the battle . | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-2537 | Tintin barely escapes the ship with his life , and he and Haddock alert the authorities ; but the abductors evade the police and take Calculus to the Andes mountains . Tintin and Haddock pursue them to the mountain town of <unk> , where they board a train that is sabotaged in an attempt to kill them . When they attempt to investigate the whereabouts of Calculus , the local Indios prove to be peculiarly tight @-@ lipped . But then Tintin befriends a young Quechua boy named Zorrino after saving him from Spaniard bullies . A mysterious man observes this act of kindness and gives Tintin a medallion , telling him that it will save him from danger . Zorrino informs Tintin that Calculus is taken to the Temple of the Sun , which lies deep within the Andes , and offers to take them there . | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-2538 | Attendees under the age of majority are commonly allowed to attend with a notarized parental permission slip or accompanied by an adult . Eurofurence is one exception , only admitting those above 18 . Underage attendees are usually given a distinctive badge to allow staff and dealers to restrict access to mature content . Government @-@ issued photo ID is usually required . | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-2539 | As Pettigrew 's North Carolina Brigade came on line , they flanked the 19th Indiana and drove the Iron Brigade back . The 26th North Carolina ( the largest regiment in the army with 839 men ) lost heavily , leaving the first day 's fight with around 212 men . By the end of the three @-@ day battle , they had about 152 men standing , the highest casualty percentage for one battle of any regiment , North or South . Slowly the Iron Brigade was pushed out of the woods toward Seminary Ridge . Hill added Maj. Gen. William Dorsey Pender 's division to the assault , and the I Corps was driven back through the grounds of the Lutheran Seminary and Gettysburg streets . | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-2540 | w . As with real roots , a second root is also called a square root and a third root is also called a cube root . | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-2541 | Later , she flirts with Callie Torres ( Sara Ramirez ) , although the relationship is never pursued . Harris continues to pursue a friendship with Lexie Grey , even going as far as to help her cover up Lexie Grey 's blooming relationship with Mark Sloan ( Eric Dane ) . In " Before and After " , during a competition among the interns set up by Izzie Stevens ( Katherine Heigl ) , George O 'Malley ( T.R. Knight ) notices Harris ' lack of medical knowledge . Although he offers to tutor Harris , she declines and chooses not to tell Webber , which O 'Malley does instead . When Harris comes out from a talk with Webber , she tells Meredith Grey that she has decided to quit , and that she did not qualify for the surgical program . When she tries to get Meredith Grey to go back to vacationing in Europe , Meredith Grey declines and Harris departs . | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-2542 | The ship mounted twelve 50 @-@ calibre 6 @-@ inch ( 152 mm ) guns in four three @-@ gun turrets . Her secondary armament consisted of eight 4 @-@ inch ( 102 mm ) anti @-@ aircraft ( AA ) guns in four twin turrets . Jamaica mounted two quadruple 2 @-@ pounder ( 40 mm ) light AA mounts ( " pom @-@ poms " ) . Her short @-@ range AA armament is not known . The ship carried two above @-@ water triple torpedo tube mounts for 21 @-@ inch ( 533 mm ) torpedoes . | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-2543 | The music for Innocence was composed by Kazuhiro Nakamura , who had previously worked on the Time Crisis and Tekken series . The tracks were arranged with the help of <unk> Sawachika . For his work on the game , Nakamura chose a different style of music from that of Motoi Sakuraba , who had handled the majority of previous Tales titles : he used ethnic music to distinguish it from earlier games . For the battle music , he used Sakuraba 's battle compositions as a reference while keeping to his own style . The remixed and additional music for Innocence R was again handled and composed by Nakamura . | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-2544 | Effective in the 2014 racing season , the grandstand capacity was reduced from 92 @,@ 000 to 68 @,@ 000 . This was accomplished by removing approximately 12 @,@ 000 seats near Turn 1 and installing a hospitality area and a digital display showing speeds along the straightaway . In addition , seats were further reduced as a result of modifying average seat width from 18 inches to 23 inches . The capacity quoted does not include luxury boxes and infield seating , which when added up reaches a capacity of approximately 100 @,@ 000 . | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-2545 | Some latex condoms are lubricated at the manufacturer with a small amount of a nonoxynol @-@ 9 , a spermicidal chemical . According to Consumer Reports , condoms lubricated with spermicide have no additional benefit in preventing pregnancy , have a shorter shelf life , and may cause urinary @-@ tract infections in women . In contrast , application of separately packaged spermicide is believed to increase the contraceptive efficacy of condoms . | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-2546 | The layout of city streets and roads has often drawn complaints . While he was Governor of Minnesota , Jesse Ventura appeared on the Late Show with David Letterman , and remarked that the streets were designed by " drunken Irishmen " . He later apologized , though people had already been complaining about the fractured grid system for more than a century by that point . Some of the city 's road design is the result of the curve of the Mississippi River , hilly topography , conflicts between developers of different neighborhoods in the early city , and grand plans only half @-@ realized . Outside of downtown , the roads are less confusing , but most roads are named , rather than numbered , increasing the difficulty for non @-@ natives to navigate . | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-2547 | Model and host of MTV Select and G4techTV Amanda MacKay also attended Centennial Secondary where she started her journalism career writing for the school 's student newspaper . | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-2548 | Mullan remarked that Eugenides ' narrator has a proclivity to reveal events that will happen in the future . Cal is a narrator who is absorbed in how his fate has been shaped . Cal eschews a chronological telling of the story , where he shares the characters ' <unk> . He chooses instead to relate the story beginning with his future knowledge . Cal 's genes reflect an anticipation of the future : the disclosure of his actual sex identity . Cal mimics this " genetic inevitability " by enjoining the readers to know the future prior to its occurring . Mullan observed that " [ f ] or the reader , apprehension predominates over surprise " as a result of this narrative style . | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-2549 | In total , the season resulted in about 63 fatalities and over $ 10 million in damages . The first and last storms of the season were largely insignificant , although the second , fourth , and fifth storms had considerable effects . Two hurricanes struck the United States : a major hurricane that struck Texas and Louisiana in late September , disrupting the Louisiana Maneuvers , and Hurricane Five , which made two landfalls in Florida , the first of which was near Miami at Category 2 intensity , inflicting widespread damage . Another major storm — Hurricane Four — traversed the Caribbean before striking the Nicaragua – Honduras border at Category 4 intensity , leaving 47 men dead at sea . | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-2550 | He admits that he was very influenced by The Lord of the Rings when writing it , being his first novel , but that he has evolved his own style since : | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-2551 | After the loss against the Auburn Tigers the previous year , in which the Crimson Tide surrendered a 24 @-@ point lead , for nearly a year reminders of the defeat and the phrase " never again " were utilized by the team as even greater motivation to win in an already heated rivalry . With a potential berth in the 2012 BCS National Championship Game on the line , the Alabama defense did not allow an offensive touchdown in their 42 – 14 victory on The Plains . After trading a pair of three @-@ and @-@ outs to open the game , Alabama scored their first points of the game when AJ McCarron threw a 41 @-@ yard touchdown pass to Kenny Bell for a 7 – 0 lead . Following a ten @-@ yard Steven Clark punt on the ensuing Auburn possession , Alabama got the ball on the Tigers ' 35 @-@ yard line . On the next play , McCarron threw a 35 @-@ yard touchdown pass to Brad Smelley for a 14 – 0 lead . On the first play of Alabama 's fourth offensive possession , Corey <unk> forced a McCarron fumble that was recovered for a touchdown by Kenneth Carter to cut the Crimson Tide lead to 14 – 7 at the end of the first quarter . A pair of long drives in the second quarter resulted in a five @-@ yard Trent Richardson touchdown reception and a 30 @-@ yard Jeremy Shelley field goal to give Alabama a 24 – 7 halftime lead . | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-2552 | Roswell High School ( RHS ) is a public high school in Roswell , Georgia , USA which opened in 1949 . It serves the entire city of Roswell west of Georgia 400 and the city of Mountain Park , as well as small portions of Alpharetta and Milton . With a population of over of 2 @,@ 233 students in the 2013 – 2014 school year , RHS is one of the largest schools in the Fulton County School System . Roswell High School neighbors both Fellowship Christian School and Blessed Trinity Catholic High School . It is also the second oldest of Fulton County 's schools in the northern portion of the county , opening between Milton High School ( 1921 ) , and Chattahoochee High School ( 1991 ) . Roswell is currently on its third campus , which opened in 1990 . The current building is the oldest in use high school building in north Fulton . | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-2553 | Before the route was mostly removed in 2009 , it began at Harrison Street , the old routing of SR 86 , in Riverside County . It then headed north as Pierce Street until intersecting 66th Street , where SR 195 turned east . The highway intersected SR 86 and continued to the town of Mecca , where it met its north end at SR 111 . The route loosely paralleled the northern end of the Salton Sea , passing through farmland for its entire length . | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-2554 | All students enroll in one of five magnet programs . The High School University ( HSU ) magnet offers a traditional college preparatory curriculum with electives . The Math / Science / Technology ( MST ) magnet specifically prepares students for college programs in engineering , science and math . Minimal requirements for MST students include courses in algebra , trigonometry , calculus ( including mandatory AP Calculus ) , biology , chemistry and computer programming . The Journalism & Communication ( J & C ) magnet focuses on journalism , publishing , and media production . To earn class credit , J & C students can participate in production of the school 's national award @-@ winning yearbook ( The Crimson ) , student newspaper ( The Crimson Record ) , multimedia website ( RedEye ) or a weekly morning television show called Manual AM , which is broadcast to all classrooms . The J & C program was formerly known as CMA ( Communications and Media Arts ) , but the name was changed so that the Manual program would stand out from others in the district with similar names . | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-2555 | In late 1730 , news came to Paraguay that a third replacement governor was on the way , Ignacio de Soroeta . Rumors spread that Soroeta was a friend of the Jesuits and Reyes . Mompó rallied his followers , called the comuneros , and raised a force of 300 outside the city . A delegation of the comuneros sent to the cabildo demanded that the new governor be denied entry . Barúa demanded that the comuneros disband ; when they refused , he resigned his post in frustration . The comuneros demanded new elections of the cabildo , which , unsurprisingly , they won . Only those members who had accepted the rebel line were re @-@ elected , while the other cabildo members were replaced by comuneros . When Soroeta arrived , he was informed he was not wanted , and only allowed to stay in Asunción for four days under virtual house arrest . Convinced there was nothing to be done , Soroeta left ; Barúa and Bishop Palos of Asunción also left . The city was entirely under comunero control . Despite the new comunero influence on the cabildo , Mompó desired an even more radical shift . He apparently felt that he could not abolish the cabildo directly ; instead , he created his own parallel governmental structure , the Junta <unk> , whose members were elected by the people . | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-2556 | Nuclei of two of the stable isotopes of xenon , 129Xe and <unk> , have non @-@ zero intrinsic angular momenta ( nuclear spins , suitable for nuclear magnetic resonance ) . The nuclear spins can be aligned beyond ordinary polarization levels by means of circularly polarized light and rubidium vapor . The resulting spin polarization of xenon nuclei can surpass 50 % of its maximum possible value , greatly exceeding the thermal equilibrium value dictated by paramagnetic statistics ( typically 0 @.@ 001 % of the maximum value at room temperature , even in the strongest magnets ) . Such non @-@ equilibrium alignment of spins is a temporary condition , and is called hyperpolarization . The process of <unk> the xenon is called optical pumping ( although the process is different from pumping a laser ) . | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-2557 | Seabirds , by virtue of living in a geologically depositional environment ( that is , in the sea where sediments are readily laid down ) , are well represented in the fossil record . They are first known to occur in the Cretaceous period , the earliest being the <unk> , like <unk> regalis , a flightless loon @-@ like seabird that could dive in a fashion similar to grebes and loons ( using its feet to move underwater ) but had a beak filled with sharp teeth . | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-2558 | Charlie Creed @-@ Miles , who played Danny McColl , the paper 's photographer , became disenchanted with his minor role and left after the first series . | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-2559 | The song " Gala Gala " was shot in the province of Phuket in Thailand , and the city of Bangkok . Prior to the filming of the song " <unk> " , Shyam K. Naidu was busy on the set of Munna ( 2007 ) and was unable to shoot it so cinematographer K. V. Guhan , who had worked on Mahesh 's Athadu ( 2005 ) , was recruited instead . The film 's climax sequences were shot in March 2006 at the defunct Binny Mills located in Chennai under the supervision of FEFSI Vijayan . He suggested that Jagannadh include a scene where Prakash Raj fails to hear anything for a while after he is hit by Mahesh during the climax sequence . | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-2560 | The nominate subspecies occurs near the coast over most of the species ' range except the far north . It varies little except in northern New South Wales and southern Queensland , where some populations appear to be intermediate with B. integrifolia subsp. compar . | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-2561 | The Perth City Council had been based from 1871 in the Perth Town Hall , then in 1925 moved to offices in Murray Street . The site of the Public Offices on St Georges Terrace was chosen as the site for a new home for the Perth City Council in 1954 . Immediately south of the Public Offices building stood the Soldiers ' Institute building . This building was taken over from the Returned Soldiers ' League by the ABC in 1937 for its <unk> radio studio . | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-2562 | In 1827 , William Edward Parry led a British Royal Navy expedition with the aim to be the first men to reach the North Pole . In the 50 years following Parry 's attempt , the Americans would mount three such expeditions : Elisha Kent Kane in 1853 – 55 , Isaac Israel Hayes in 1860 – 61 , and Charles Francis Hall with the Polaris in 1871 – 73 . | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-2563 | The low @-@ dimensional examples of homotopy groups of spheres provide a sense of the subject , because these special cases can be visualized in ordinary 3 @-@ dimensional space ( Hatcher 2002 ) . However , such visualizations are not mathematical proofs , and do not capture the possible complexity of maps between spheres . | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-2564 | Prisoners of the Sun was the first of The Adventures of Tintin to be serialised in its entirety in the new Tintin magazine . On the magazine 's launch day of 26 September 1946 , readers who had been without Tintin for two years now received two pages per week in full colour under the title La Temple du Soleil ( The Temple of the Sun ) . It began on what is now page 50 of the previous book The Seven Crystal Balls and included two pages outlining the crystal ball mystery , presented as if it were a press cutting . With Jacobs , Hergé completed the cover of the first issue and finished off The Seven Crystal Balls prior to embarking on Prisoners of the Sun , although Hergé included both under the title of The Temple of the Sun . To lessen his workload , a portion of the two pages of Hergé 's strip was an explanatory block of text about Inca society , titled " Qui <unk> les Incas ? " ( " Who were the Incas ? " ) . Covering issues such as geography , history , and religion , each block was signed in Tintin 's name . | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-2565 | Indonesia kept East Timor shut off from the rest of the world , except for a few years in the late 1980s and early 1990s , claiming that the vast majority of East Timorese supported integration . This position was followed closely by the Indonesian media such that an East Timorese acceptance of their integration with Indonesia was taken for granted by , and was a non @-@ issue for , the majority of Indonesians . East Timor came to be seen as a training ground for the officer corps in tactics of suppression for Aceh and Papua , and was pivotal in ensuring military sector dominance of Indonesia . | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-2566 | In a strip club in downtown Seattle , an unnamed man known to the club workers as " The Frenchman " ( Paul Dillon ) is mumbling poetic phrases and hallucinating blood pouring over a blonde stripper , with a wall of fire surrounding her . Later that night , the stripper is murdered . Just arriving in Seattle is Frank Black ( Lance Henriksen ) and his family . Frank spots a newspaper about the local murder , and immediately contacts his old colleague Bob Bletcher . Frank joins the investigation as an advisor of the Millennium Group , a private investigative group composed of retired law enforcement agents . | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-2567 | for some vector ξ . Such an equation can be resolved ( if the coefficients of L are analytic functions ) by the Cauchy – <unk> theorem or ( if the coefficients of L are constant ) by quadrature . So , if the delta function can be decomposed into plane waves , then one can in principle solve linear partial differential equations . | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-2568 | The following year , the unofficial event was rebranded Student Bonfire . Now a 501 ( c ) ( 3 ) nonprofit organization , Student Bonfire has official bylaws and a Board of Directors comprising former students . The bylaws specify the design that must be used each year , and no changes have been permitted since the first burn in 2003 . This design , based on the recommendation of the 2002 university task force and approved by a structural engineer , results in a Bonfire less than half the size of those from the 1960s . In a departure from tradition , every log in the stack touches the ground . To maintain the traditional wedding @-@ cake design , the logs are cut to different heights , with the tallest set reaching 32 feet ( 9 @.@ 8 m ) high . The lowered height eliminates the need for a spliced center pole . Instead , a single utility pole , sunk 15 feet ( 4 @.@ 6 m ) into the ground , serves as the center pole . As in the pre @-@ 1999 versions of Bonfire , each log is tied to the log next to it with baling wire . To further fortify the structure , aircraft @-@ grade steel cable is wrapped around each tier . For added support , four 24 @-@ foot ( 7 @.@ 3 m ) poles are spaced evenly around the stack and then bolted to the 45 @-@ foot ( 14 m ) center pole , each with a steel pipe . These poles are known as Windle @-@ sticks , after Levi Windle , a staunch supporter of Student Bonfire who died in an unrelated accident in 2003 . | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-2569 | Goldstone serves on the Board of Directors of several nonprofit organisations that promote justice , including Physicians for Human Rights , the International Center for Transitional Justice , the Institute for Justice and Reconciliation , the South African Legal Services Foundation , the Brandeis University Center for Ethics , Justice , and Public Life , Human Rights Watch , and the Center for Economic and Social Rights . Goldstone was president of the Jewish training and education charity World ORT between 1997 and 2004 . He was an honorary member of the Board of Governors of Hebrew University for over ten years prior to June 2010 , when the University announced he had been dropped from the Board due to inactivity " for a decade or more " . In April 2010 , Jerusalem lawyer David Schonberg had requested Goldstone be removed from the Board because of the UN report on Gaza . A University spokesperson stated that removing inactive members was a routine procedure , that other inactive members had also been removed , and that Goldstone 's removal had " nothing to do with his Report about Gaza " . | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-2570 | It was through this gap Alexander and the cavalry charged . He thus made the first break in the line . | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-2571 | Musically , " So Yesterday " is moderately paced , with influences of pop and rock music and moves at a tempo of 76 bpm . The song is set in the signature of common time , and is written in the key of C ♭ major . The song has the sequence of Am – G – Fmaj7 as its chord progression . Duff 's vocal range in the song spans from the note of G ♯ 3 to the note of B ♯ 4 . | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-2572 | Joe Guyon , the team 's best passer , was a Chippewa Indian who was born on the White Earth Indian Reservation ; his brother , Charles " <unk> " Guyon , was the assistant coach . Guyon had played for Pop Warner at Carlisle , and had to sit out the 1916 season in accordance with conference transfer rules . He ran through ( and over ) opponents , in contrast to Strupper 's dodging style . Judy Harlan said about Guyon , " Once in a while the Indian would come out in Joe , such as the nights Heisman gave us a white football and had us working out under the lights . That 's when Guyon would give out the blood curdling war whoops . " | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-2573 | When remarking in her diaries on other women who shared their affections with great men of the day , Arbuthnot displayed a sharp , ironic wit . Of Wellington 's one @-@ time mistress Princess Dorothea Lieven , wife to the Imperial Russian ambassador to London from 1812 to 1834 , she wrote " It is curious that the loves and intrigues of a femme galante should have such influence over the affairs of Europe . " Arbuthnot obviously failed to realise she was regarded by some in London society as a femme galante in a similar situation herself . | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-2574 | The kepi was also standard issue to the artillerymen , they were made red to match that of the rest of their uniforms . During the summer months they were also allowed to wear straw hats because of the heat . | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-2575 | The 1639 transit of Venus was accurately predicted by Jeremiah Horrocks and observed by him and his friend , William Crabtree , at each of their respective homes , on 4 December 1639 ( 24 November under the Julian calendar in use at that time ) . | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-2576 | Fowler 's season picked up from there as he scored several important goals including one against runaway champions Manchester United and a free kick in the FA Cup semi @-@ final against Wycombe Wanderers . Fowler featured as a substitute in the 2001 FA Cup Final coming on as a 77th @-@ minute replacement for Vladimír Šmicer . Liverpool , who were 1 – 0 down at that point , eventually won the game 2 – 1 with two goals from Owen . Fowler raised the trophy along with Sami Hyypiä and Jamie Redknapp . | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-2577 | Despite their differences on other matters , discussed at length in Carl von Clausewitz 's study of the Campaign of 1815 and Wellington 's famous 1842 essay in reply to it , the Prussian theorist and historian Clausewitz agreed with Wellington on this assessment . Indeed , Clausewitz viewed the battle prior to the Prussian intervention more as a mutually exhausting stalemate than as an impending French victory , with the advantage , if any , leaning towards Wellington . | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-2578 | Doreen Edith Dominy Valiente ( 4 January 1922 – 1 September 1999 ) was an English Wiccan who was responsible for writing much of the early religious liturgy within the tradition of Gardnerian Wicca . An author and poet , she also published five books dealing with Wicca and related esoteric subjects . | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-2579 | Spotted hyenas have also been found to catch fish , tortoises , humans , black rhino , hippo calves , young African elephants , pangolins and pythons . There is at least one record of four hyenas killing an adult hippopotamus in Kruger National Park . The fossil record indicates that the now extinct European spotted hyenas primarily fed on Przewalski 's horses , Irish elk , reindeer , red deer , roe deer , fallow deer , wild boar , ibex , steppe wisent , aurochs , and woolly rhinoceros . Spotted hyenas are thought to be responsible for the dis @-@ articulation and destruction of some cave bear skeletons . Such large carcasses were an optimal food resource for hyenas , especially at the end of winter , when food was scarce . Spotted hyenas may consume leather articles such as boots and belts around campsites . Jane Goodall recorded spotted hyenas attacking or savagely playing with the exterior and interior fittings of cars , and the species is thought to be responsible for eating car tyres . | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-2580 | In early August Sudirman approached Sukarno and asked him to continue the guerrilla war ; Sudirman did not expect the Dutch to abide by the Roem @-@ <unk> Agreement , based on the failings of the previous agreements . Sukarno disagreed , which was a blow to Sudirman . When Sudirman threatened to resign his post , blaming the government 's inconsistency for his tuberculosis and Oerip 's death in November 1948 , Sukarno threatened to do so as well . As he thought that such a resignation would have a destabilising effect , Sudirman stayed his hand , and a Java @-@ wide cease fire came into effect on 11 August 1949 . | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-2581 | The fruits are small , round and yellow , and can ripen and turn red at any time of year , peaking in spring and summer . The fruit is known as a syconium , an inverted inflorescence with the flowers lining an internal cavity . F. rubiginosa is exclusively pollinated by the fig wasp species Pleistodontes imperialis , which may in fact comprise four <unk> . The syconia are also home to another fourteen species of wasp , some of which induce galls while others parasitise the pollinator wasps , and at least two species of nematode . Many species of bird , including pigeons , parrots and various passerines , eat the fruit . Ranging along the Australian east coast from Queensland to Bega in southern New South Wales , F. rubiginosa grows in rainforest margins and rocky <unk> it is used as a shade tree in parks and public spaces , and when potted is well @-@ suited for use as an indoor plant or in bonsai . | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-2582 | " F. Emasculata " was based on the actual practice of pharmaceutical companies sending scientists all over the world looking for plants and animals that could have medicinal use . The X @-@ Files director Frank Spotnitz felt that the episode 's exploding pustules were ridiculous because of their over @-@ the @-@ top nature . The Costa Rican forest at the opening was shot at the Seymour Demonstration Forest in Northern Vancouver . | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-2583 | Hasekura stayed for 5 months in Mexico on his way back to Japan . The San Juan Bautista was waiting in Acapulco since 1616 , after a second trip across the Pacific from Japan to Mexico . Captained by <unk> <unk> , she was laden with fine pepper and lacquerware from Kyoto , which were sold on the Mexican market . Following a request by the Spanish king , in order to avoid too much silver leaving to Japan , the Viceroy asked for the proceeds to be spent on Mexican goods , except for an amount of 12 @,@ 000 pesos and 8 @,@ 000 pesos in silver which Hasekura and <unk> could bring back with them respectively . | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-2584 | In the aftermath , Cassidy says goodbye to Tony and Min . Before leaving , he gives them a picture of Sofia and tells them to hold onto it until he has found her . He then sets out in search of his daughter . | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-2585 | The <unk> Special Operations Wing ( 352 SOW ) at RAF Mildenhall , United Kingdom serves as the core to United States European Command 's standing Joint Special Operations Air Component headquarters . The squadron provides support for three flying squadrons , one special tactics squadron and one maintenance squadron for exercise , logistics , and war planning ; aircrew training ; communications ; aerial delivery ; medical ; intelligence ; security and force protection ; weather ; information technologies and transformation support and current operations . | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-2586 | John Hay was sworn in as Secretary of State on September 30 , 1898 . He needed little introduction to Cabinet meetings , and sat at the President 's right hand . Meetings were held in the Cabinet Room of the White House , where he found his old office and bedroom each occupied by several clerks . Now responsible for 1 @,@ 300 federal employees , he leaned heavily for administrative help on his old friend Alvey Adee , the second assistant . | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-2587 | After declaring independence from colonial Spain in May 1811 , land @-@ locked Paraguay established itself as the first Republic of South America . Dr. Francia was elected by the junta ( or congress ) to office and he established himself as dictator for life , until his death in 1840 . He ruled with a despotic populism in which the ideals he had drawn from the philosophers of the French Enlightenment were tempered by his aristocratic insistence on absolute rule . As John T. Deiner explains , he " created an army in which all citizens were required to serve . He confiscated property from the upper classes and used the state 's coercive power to direct the working of that land by the army . " He also isolated the country from the outside world , restricting foreign trade and mobility . Political opposition was not tolerated . | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-2588 | Lehr initially wanted Stroheim to film a big @-@ budget version of The Merry Widow , which the producer saw as a guaranteed hit . Stroheim convinced Lehr to let him make Greed first , promising low costs . A press release of February 1923 said that although Stroheim had " run rather freely to large sets in the past , [ he ] seems to have reformed — or surrendered — for it is announced that he will not build any sets at all . " | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-2589 | Clearing the Canadian Pacific Railway line was of paramount importance . Approximately 2 kilometres ( 1 @.@ 2 mi ) of the main line had been buried under the slide , along with part of an auxiliary line . The CPR had the line cleared and rebuilt within three weeks . Intent on reopening the mine , workers opened passageways to the old mine works by May 30 . To their amazement , they discovered that Charlie the horse , one of three who worked in the mine , had survived for over a month underground . The horse had subsisted by eating the bark off the timber supports and by drinking from pools of water . The horse died when his rescuers overfed him on oats and brandy . | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-2590 | Oreskes and Conway write that a handful of politically conservative scientists , with strong ties to particular industries , have " played a disproportionate role in debates about controversial questions " . The authors write that this has resulted in " deliberate obfuscation " of the issues which has had an influence on public opinion and policy @-@ making . | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-2591 | Five episodes of the web series aired , with some episodes broken up into several parts . No new episodes were filmed after April 2014 when Rob Ford entered rehab following the emergence of a second video of him smoking crack cocaine . | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-2592 | Sop @-@ Nao lay 30 miles ( 48 km ) to the east of Muong Khoua , along the path of the Việt Minh advance , roughly 20 miles ( 32 km ) south @-@ west of Điện Biên Phủ and only a few miles from the Vietnam @-@ Laos border , 75 miles ( 121 km ) south of the T 'ai Highlands . Grézy , in command of the Sop @-@ Nao garrison , led a reinforced platoon . On the evening of April 3 , a Viet Minh battalion entered Laos near Điện Biên Phủ and Na San and reached Sap @-@ Nao . | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-2593 | In 1944 the British Council awarded Roa Bastos a nine @-@ month fellowship for journalism in London . During this time he traveled extensively in Britain , France and Africa and witnessed the devastation of WWII first hand . He served as the El País war correspondent , notably conducting an interview with General Charles de Gaulle after the latter 's return to Paris in 1945 . Roa Bastos also broadcast Latin American programs at the invitation of the BBC and France 's Ministry of Information . | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-2594 | With the exception of Tesla Motors , almost all new cars in the United States are sold through dealerships , so they play a crucial role in the sales of electric vehicles , and negative attitudes can hinder early adoption of plug @-@ in electric vehicles . Dealers decide which cars they want to stock , and a salesperson can have a big impact on how someone feels about a prospective purchase . Sales people have ample knowledge of internal combustion cars while they do not have time to learn about a technology that represents a fraction of overall sales . As with any new technology , and in the particular case of advanced technology vehicles , retailers are central to ensuring that buyers , especially those switching to a new technology , have the information and support they need to gain the full benefits of adopting this new technology . | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-2595 | Cover versions of " The Thunderbirds March " have been released by musicians and bands such as Billy Cotton , Joe Loss , Frank Sidebottom , The Rezillos and The Shadows . Groups who have written songs inspired by the series include Fuzzbox ( with " International Rescue " ) , TISM ( with " Thunderbirds Are Coming Out " ) , Busted ( with " Thunderbirds / 3AM " ) and V6 ( with " Thunderbirds – Your Voice " ) . In 1991 , Anderson filmed the music video for the Dire Straits single " Calling Elvis " with a collection of Thunderbirds @-@ style puppets . | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-2596 | The Tiber Oil Field is a deepwater offshore oil field located in the Keathley Canyon block 102 of the United States sector of the Gulf of Mexico . The deepwater field ( defined as water depth 1 @,@ 300 to 5 @,@ 000 feet ( 400 to 1 @,@ 520 m ) , ) was discovered in September 2009 and it is operated by BP . Described as a " giant " find , it is estimated to contain 4 to 6 billion barrels ( 640 × 10 ^ 6 to 950 × 10 ^ 6 m3 ) of oil in place . Although BP states it is too early to be sure of the size – a " huge " field is usually considered to contain 250 million barrels ( 40 × 10 ^ 6 m3 ) . It required the drilling of a 10 @,@ 685 m ( 35 @,@ 056 ft ) deep well under 1 @,@ 260 m ( 4 @,@ 130 ft ) of water , making it one of the deepest wells ever drilled at the time of discovery . | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-2597 | In the present , Monica Reyes ( Annabeth Gish ) discusses Fassl 's release — due to DNA evidence — with an outraged Doggett . Dana Scully ( Gillian Anderson ) confirms that the test results conclusively disprove Fassl as the killer . Meanwhile , in court , Fassl notices a mysterious Bearded Man . After being released , he stays in a room belonging to his lawyer , Jana Fain , where he clutches a Rosary beads and prays frantically . When the Bearded Man appears , Fassl begs for the man not to hurt her . While Fain is unharmed , Fassl learns that the housekeeper , Mrs. Dowdy , has gone missing . Fassl finds her body , cleans up the blood , and dismembers her remains to cover up what has happened . | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-2598 | The Parliament of the United Kingdom presented a loyal address to Queen Elizabeth II in 1965 to mark the 700th anniversary of Montfort 's Parliament , and the Queen addressed both Houses of Parliament . The House of Lords Record Office , now known as the Parliamentary Archives , organised an exhibition in the Houses of Parliament of several important Acts of Parliament . Some of these documents were displayed again in a 2015 exhibition . | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-2599 | Nevertheless , there was no major hostility as a result of the division of loyalty between the royalty and the nobility . In the same year , an English merchant , W.H. Read , controlled Sultan Ali 's royal seal in exchange for a promise to liquidate his debts . Read had been an active supporter of Sultan Ali 's claims for recognition as the legitimate ruler of Johor and the states ' revenue , with the Temenggong as his vassal . As a result of economic and political pressure from these traders , the Governor did consider granting a formal recognition to Sultan Ali as the legitimate ruler of Johor , but in the process , he received a strong protest from the Temenggong and his young son , Abu Bakar . | wikipedia-2018 |
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