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wikipedia_2018-4400 | The <unk> held a second conference in August 1906 , in celebration of the 100th anniversary of abolitionist John Brown 's birth , at the West Virginia site of Brown 's raid on Harper 's Ferry . Reverdy C. Ransom spoke and addressed the fact that Washington 's primary goal was to prepare blacks for employment in their current society : " Today , two classes of Negroes , [ ... ] are standing at the parting of the ways . The one counsels patient submission to our present humiliations and degradations ; [ ... ] The other class believe that it should not submit to being humiliated , degraded , and remanded to an inferior place [ ... ] it does not believe in bartering its manhood for the sake of gain . " | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-4401 | The interpretation that he was mostly motivated by Middle Eastern politics has been criticized as an oversimplification that ignores Sirhan 's deeper psychological problems . During his trial , Sirhan 's lawyers attempted to use a defense of diminished responsibility , while their client tried to confess to the crime and change his plea to guilty on several occasions . Sirhan testified that he had killed Kennedy " with 20 years of malice aforethought " . The judge did not accept this confession and it was later withdrawn . | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-4402 | Several government @-@ owned organisations operate bus services in the state , including the Calcutta State Transport Corporation , the North Bengal State Transport Corporation , the South Bengal State Transport Corporation , the West Bengal Surface Transport Corporation , and the Calcutta Tramways Company . There are also private bus companies . The railway system is a nationalised service without any private investment . Hired forms of transport include metered taxis and auto rickshaws which often ply specific routes in cities . In most of the state , cycle rickshaws , and in Kolkata , hand @-@ pulled rickshaws , electric rickshaw are used for short @-@ distance travel . | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-4403 | " Sweet Love " is a slow jam R & B ballad that displays elements of electronic music ; it lasts for a duration of three minutes and 19 seconds long . The instrumentation is provided by a keyboard , synthesizers , percussion and a drum machine . According to Nadeska Alexis of MTV 's Rapfix , Brown sings in a falsetto tone , which she found to be reminiscent of Michael Jackson . Amy Sciarretto of PopCrush described the ballad as " very Michael Jackson and neo @-@ Bieber " . JusMusic of Singersroom noted that " Sweet Love " is inspired by Silk 's " Freak Me " ( 1993 ) . Cameron Adams of the Herald Sun musically compared the song to Prince . The theme of " Sweet Love " revolves around sex . It contains lyrics about Brown asking his lover to take off her clothes so that they can have sex . During the chorus , he harmonizes : " Oooh baby let 's get naked / Just so we can make sweet love / All these sensations got me going crazy for you / Inside on top of you / Grinding inside and out of you / Baby I know what to do / Let 's just take our clothes off " . | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-4404 | The entire Simpson family was designed to be easily recognized in silhouette . The family was crudely drawn , because Groening had submitted basic sketches to the animators , assuming they would clean them up ; instead , they just traced over his drawings . Lisa 's physical features are generally unique . In some early episodes , minor background characters occasionally had a similar hairline . However , in the later seasons , no character other than Maggie shares her hairline . While designing Lisa , Groening " couldn 't be bothered to even think about girls ' hair styles " . At the time , Groening was primarily drawing in black and white ; when designing Lisa and Maggie , he " just gave them this kind of spiky starfish hair style , not thinking that they would eventually be drawn in color " . | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-4405 | The Chogoria route leads from Chogoria town up to the peaks circuit path . It heads through the forest to the south @-@ east of the mountain to the moorland , with views over areas such as Ithanguni and the Giant 's Billiards Table before following the Gorges Valley past the Temple and up to Simba Col below Point Lenana . The Mountain Club of Kenya claims that Ithanguni and the Giant 's Billiards Table offer some of the best hillwalking in Kenya . | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-4406 | The Ritz was reportedly the first hotel in Europe to provide a bathroom en suite , a telephone and electricity for each room . The Hôtel Ritz Paris is 4 floors high , including the mansard roof , and as of 2011 offers 159 rooms , a two @-@ Michelin @-@ starred restaurant , two bars and a casual dining restaurant . | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-4407 | In December 1996 , Patton called a special legislative session to consider the issue of worker 's compensation reform . Both Patton and the state 's legislators believed that the generous benefits provided under Kentucky state law created an unfavorable business climate in the state . The reform measures adopted in the special session included a substantial reduction in benefits , including those to coal miners who developed black lung disease . Patton 's support of this measure alienated labor leaders , especially in eastern Kentucky 's coal mining communities – which had previously been among his strongest supporters . As the law began to take effect , Patton himself agreed that it had gone too far , and his Secretary of Labor worked with representatives from organized labor to draft changes in the law . Those changes were eventually made in the 2002 legislative session . | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-4408 | The damage dealt to the agricultural sector of Antigua and Barbuda fueled major concerns for " food security " in 2009 . The government allocated about $ 33 @,@ 897 @,@ 420 to help develop and repair the industry . Significant expansions of croplands were discussed , 15 @,@ 000 ft2 ( <unk> m2 ) area , to help promote growth of the sector . | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-4409 | In 2000 , Kirsty sang " Black Coffee " at her wedding to Ernesto . In an interview for The Daily Telegraph , she said : " Hearing my song on the radio brought mixed emotions , I have to be thankful to All Saints , they were so popular at the time they could make the song number one , but I knew the emotions behind that song . I wanted to sing it myself because there 'd have been real meaning behind it , which was my love for Ernesto . " In 2014 , All Saints reunited and performed " Black Coffee " as part of their set list for five dates as special guests on the Backstreet Boys ' In a World Like This Tour in Ireland and the UK ( 26 March – 5 April 2014 ) . The group dressed in tracksuit jackets , and casual leggings and trousers for their renditions . They also reprised the song at G @-@ A @-@ Y on 12 April 2014 , and performed it at the V Festival ( 16 @-@ 17 August 2014 ) . The group then performed " Black Coffee " at Manchester Pride on 25 August 2014 , dressed in matching military shirts , bomber jackets , leggings and trainers . | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-4410 | Cher has won a Grammy Award , an Emmy Award , an Academy Award , three Golden Globe Awards , a Cannes Film Festival Award , and a special CFDA Fashion Award , among several other honors . Throughout her career , she has sold 100 million records worldwide . She is the only artist to date to have a number @-@ one single on a Billboard chart in each decade from the 1960s to the 2010s . Outside of her music and acting , she is noted for her political views , philanthropic endeavors and social activism , including LGBT rights and HIV / AIDS prevention . | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-4411 | In 2001 , Irwin appeared in a cameo role in the Eddie Murphy film Dr. Dolittle 2 , in which an alligator warns Dolittle that he knows Irwin is going to grab him and is prepared to attack when he does , but Dolittle fails to warn Irwin in time . Irwin 's only starring feature film role was in 2002 's The Crocodile Hunter : Collision Course , which was released to mixed reviews . In the film Irwin ( who portrayed himself and performed numerous stunts ) mistakes some CIA agents for poachers . He sets out to stop them from capturing a crocodile , which , unknown to him , has actually swallowed a tracking transmitter . The film won the Best Family Feature Film award for a comedy film at the Young Artist Awards . The film was produced on a budget of about US $ 12 million , and has grossed $ 33 million . To promote the film , Irwin was featured in an animated short produced by Animax Entertainment for <unk> . | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-4412 | In October the Dodd campaign focused its attention on Iowa , abandoning most of the campaigning in New Hampshire . On the trail , the campaign received little media attention despite a surge in appearances . As the month neared its final days an unexpected apex emerged for the campaign . During an October 30 MSNBC debate , he went after the frontrunner Hillary Clinton , slamming her for her support of Governor of New York Eliot Spitzer 's plan to give driver 's licenses to illegal immigrants : | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-4413 | Casey , Hugh J. , ed . ( 1951 ) . Airfield and Base Development . Engineers of the Southwest Pacific . Washington , D.C. : United States Government Printing Office . OCLC <unk> . | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-4414 | The Sea Harriers were outnumbered by the available Argentinian aircraft , and were on occasion <unk> away by the activities of the <unk> Fénix or civilian jet aircraft used by the Argentine Air Force . They had to operate without a fleet early warning system such as AWACS that would have been available to a full NATO fleet in which the Royal Navy had expected to operate , which was a significant weakness in the operational environment . However , it is now known that Chile did provide early radar warning to the Task Force . The result was that the Sea Harriers could not establish complete air superiority and prevent Argentine attacks during day or night , nor could they completely stop the daily C @-@ 130 Hercules transports ' night flights to the islands . A total of six Sea Harriers were lost during the war to either enemy fire , accidents or mechanical failure . The total aggregate loss rate for both the Harriers and Sea Harriers on strike operations was 2 @.@ 3 % . | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-4415 | " There 's Got to Be a Morning After Pill " received mixed reviews from television critics . Eric Goldman of IGN awarded the episode an 8 @.@ 5 out of 10 , indicating that it was " great . " He thought that it was indicative of an overall upward trend in the quality of Veronica Mars and praised the episode 's balance between the case @-@ of @-@ the @-@ week and the Dean O 'Dell story arc . " Like last week 's episode , ' There 's Got to Be a Morning After Pill ' benefited from integrating already established characters into a mystery of the week . " He was positive towards the mystery of the week in general , stating that it made him realize that it was possible to make good episodes with only a stand @-@ alone mystery . However , he was critical of the development of Veronica and Logan 's relationship , particularly Logan 's new character traits . " Let 's just hope they don 't get back together again next week , or anytime soon , because this horse has been beaten to death as it is . " Kelly West of Cinema Blend was positive towards the episode , calling it " jam @-@ packed with drama " . However , she stated that she would have enjoyed the episode more if Mac , Piz , Wallace , or Parker had made an appearance . Reviewer Alan Sepinwall enjoyed the pairing of Bonnie and her father , played by Chris Ellis . | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-4416 | Oryzomys dimidiatus is now recognized as one of eight species in the genus Oryzomys . O. dimidiatus is further part of the O. couesi section , which is centered on the widespread Central American O. couesi and also includes six other species with more limited and peripheral distributions . O. couesi occurs with O. dimidiatus in southeastern Nicaragua . Many aspects of the systematics of the O. couesi section remain unclear and it is likely that the current classification underestimates the true diversity of the group . Oryzomys is classified in the tribe Oryzomyini ( " rice rats " ) , a diverse assemblage of American rodents of over a hundred species , and on higher taxonomic levels in the subfamily Sigmodontinae of family Cricetidae , along with hundreds of other species of mainly small rodents . | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-4417 | 6 . " Where is the Plaintiff ? " ( Counsel , Usher ) and " Comes the broken flower " ( Chorus of Bridesmaids and Plaintiff ) | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-4418 | In April 2011 , the SPC introduced a new graphical format for its categorical and probability outlooks , which included the shading of risk areas ( with the colors corresponding to each category , as mentioned above , being changed as well ) and population , county / parish / borough and interstate overlays . The new shaded maps also incorporated a revised color palette for the shaded probability categories in each outlook . | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-4419 | In 1939 , Spain 's General Francisco Franco briefly considered a naval building program after seizing power in the Spanish Civil War . Franco concluded several agreements with the Italian government that would have seen the building of four Littorio @-@ class battleships in Spain . The Italians promised to provide all necessary technical and material support for the construction of the ships . The Italian Navy pushed to modernize and enlarge the existing shipyards in Spain , so that they could handle a vessel as large as the Littorio class . The project was abandoned after Italy became involved in World War II , and as a result of limited Spanish industrial capacity . | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-4420 | At the tail @-@ end of the field , Gené and Alesi made contact on lap 52 and both drivers were sent spinning sideways . Both drivers continued in their respective positions . Further up , Ralf Schumacher passed Trulli to clinch sixth position at turn five . Häkkinen , meanwhile , was less than one second behind Michael Schumacher by lap 53 and continued to battle the Ferrari driver for second position as his tyres degraded quicker than the McLarens . Irvine overtook Diniz for twelfth position two laps later . Michael Schumacher pulled over to the side of the track with an blown engine on lap 59 . Häkkinen was promoted to second place as a result of Michael Schumacher 's retirement . Coulthard crossed the finish line on lap 72 to take his third victory of the season in a time of 1 ' 38 : 05 @.@ 538 , at an average speed of 116 @.@ 330 miles per hour ( 187 @.@ 215 km / h ) . Häkkinen finished second 14 @.@ 7 seconds behind , ahead of Barrichello in third , Villeneuve in fourth , Ralf Schumacher in fifth and Trulli rounded out the points scoring positions in sixth . Frentzen , Button , Fisichella , Salo , Diniz and Heidfeld followed in the next six positions , with Irvine , Alesi and Gené the last of the classified finishers . | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-4421 | On April 17 , 1929 , under the leadership of President General Grace L. H. Brosseau , the Daughters of the American Revolution dedicated a memorial to its four founders , including Washington ; it was sculpted by Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney and is located at Constitution Hall in Washington , D.C. The Daughters of the American Revolution also maintained Washington 's gravesite at " Glencairne , " and in 1979 they installed a plaque honoring her . In October 1990 , the Daughters of the American Revolution held a ceremony at her gravesite to mark the centennial jubilee of the organization 's founding . On October 13 , 1999 , a year after their own centennial , 21 members of the Daughters of Founders and Patriots of America met at the gravesite to unveil a larger memorial plaque honoring her . | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-4422 | In September 2011 , a video of Warren explaining her approach to economic policy gained popularity on the internet . In the video , Warren rebuts the charge that asking the rich to pay more taxes is " class warfare " , pointing out that no one grew rich in America without depending on infrastructure paid for by the rest of society . On July 13 , President Obama sparked a controversy when he echoed her thoughts in a campaign speech saying , " Somebody helped to create this unbelievable American system that we have that allowed you to thrive . Somebody invested in roads and bridges . If you 've got a business — you didn 't build that . Somebody else made that happen . " | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-4423 | The name " Khandoba " comes from the words " khadga " ( sword ) , the weapon used by Khandoba to kill the demons , and " ba " ( father ) . " <unk> " means " king Khandoba " . Another variant is " Khanderao " , where the suffix " <unk> " ( king ) is used . | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-4424 | In 1337 Phillip confiscated Aquitaine and Ponthieu from Edward alleging he was harbouring Phillip ’ s fugitive cousin and enemy , Robert of Artois . In response , Edward proclaimed himself king of France to encourage the Flemish to rise in open rebellion against the French king . The conflict , later known as the Hundred Years ' War , included a significant English naval victory at the Battle of Sluys , and a victory on land at Crécy , leaving Edward free to capture the important port of Calais . A subsequent victory against Scotland at the Battle of Neville 's Cross resulted in the capture of David II and reduced the threat from Scotland . The Black Death brought a halt to Edward 's campaigns by killing perhaps a third of his subjects . The only Plantagenet known to have died from the Black Death was Edward III 's daughter Joan in Bordeaux . | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-4425 | Members of Scottish clans are considered , by the Court of the Lord Lyon , to be relatives of their clan chief . They can be either immediate family or extended family . Clan members can also be people who only bear the " clan surname " or a sept name associated with the clan . The Court of the Lord Lyon has also stated that anyone who professes allegiance to both the clan and its chief can be considered a clan member . All clan members may wear the chief 's crest encircled by a strap and buckle inscribed with their chief 's motto or slogan . The strap and buckle symbolises the membership to the clan and allegiance to the clan chief . | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-4426 | Alpha Centauri provides a single player mode and supports customization and multiplayer . Players may customize the game by choosing options at the beginning of the game , using the built @-@ in scenario and map editors , and modifying Alpha Centauri 's game files . In addition to a choice of seven ( or 14 in Alien Crossfire ) factions , pre @-@ game options include scenario game , customized random map , difficulty level , and game rules that include victory conditions , research control , and initial map knowledge . The scenario and map editors allow players to create customized scenarios and maps . The game 's basic rules , diplomatic dialog , and the factions ' starting abilities are in text files , which " the designers have done their best to make it reasonably easy to modify ... , even for non @-@ programmers . " Alpha Centauri supports play by email ( " <unk> " ) and TCP / IP mode featuring simultaneous movement , and introduces direct player @-@ to @-@ player negotiation , allowing the unconstrained trade of technology , energy , maps , and other elements . | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-4427 | Mamoru Miyano ( <unk> <unk> , Miyano Mamoru , born Wednesday , June 8 , 1983 ) is a Japanese voice actor , actor , and singer from Saitama Prefecture . He is best known for his roles on Ouran High School Host Club , Vampire Knight , Death Note , Soul Eater , Tokyo Ghoul , Free ! , Mobile Suit Gundam 00 , Kōtetsu Sangokushi , Steins ; Gate , Nobunaga the Fool , and Uta no Prince @-@ sama . At the 2007 Seiyu Awards he was nominated for two awards for his role as Light Yagami in Death Note , and in 2008 , he won the " Best Voice Actor " award at the 2008 Tokyo International Anime Fair . At the 2008 Seiyu Awards , Miyano won " Best Lead Actor Award " for his role as Setsuna F Seiei in Mobile Suit Gundam 00 , and as <unk> <unk> in Kōtetsu Sangokushi . | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-4428 | Lt Col Newman aboard the MGB , need not have landed , but he was one of the first ashore . One of his first actions was to direct mortar fire onto a gun position on top of the submarine pens that was causing heavy casualties among the Commandos . He next directed machine @-@ gun fire onto an armed trawler , which was forced to withdraw upriver . Newman organised a defence that succeeded in keeping the increasing numbers of German reinforcements at bay until the demolition parties had completed their tasks . | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-4429 | Meanwhile , Lanley 's flight to Tahiti is interrupted by a brief and unexpected stopover in North Haverbrook . The townsfolk are alerted to his presence and they storm the plane to attack Lanley as revenge for ruining their town . Back in Springfield , Marge and Cobb contact Homer by radio and Cobb tells Homer that he will need to find an anchor in order to stop the train . Improvising quickly , Homer pries loose the giant metal " M " from the logo on the side of the monorail 's engine , ties a rope to it , and throws it from the train . Eventually the " M " catches on the sign of a doughnut shop and the rope holds , stopping the monorail and saving its passengers . | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-4430 | On 26 March , the Nationalists started a general offensive , on 28 March the Nationalists occupied Madrid and , by 31 March , they controlled all Spanish territory . Franco proclaimed victory in a radio speech aired on 1 April , when the last of the Republican forces surrendered . | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-4431 | Throughout 1916 , U @-@ 21 served in the Austro @-@ Hungarian Navy as U @-@ 36 , since Germany was not yet at war with Italy and thus could not legally attack Italian warships under the German flag . She returned to Germany in March 1917 to join the unrestricted commerce war against British maritime trade . In 1918 , she was withdrawn from front line service and was employed as a training submarine for new crews . She survived the war and sank while under tow by a British warship in 1919 . | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-4432 | In the first half of the 19th century , Chincoteague became a source of seafood . As the cities along the eastern seaboard , such as New York and Philadelphia , continued to expand , their local areas could not supply them with enough shellfish . Islanders saw the opportunity , and many abandoned agriculture , instead harvesting the sea . The villagers of Chincoteague petitioned the Virginia General Assembly three times between 1833 and 1851 seeking the repeal of various fishing laws . The first post office was established in 1854 , and the first doctor arrived four years later . By 1860 there were 150 families resident on Chincoteague , 126 oystermen on the island , and others belonging to allied trades . That year , a hotel was operating on the island , located in what today is the downtown area — in the mid @-@ 19th century , that part of the island developed as Chincoteague 's commercial core . | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-4433 | Taking advantage of John III Vatatzes ' invasion of Rhodes , John launched a military expedition across the Bosphorus against the Empire of Nicaea in 1233 . His three @-@ to @-@ four @-@ month campaign " achieved little , or nothing " ; the Latins only seized <unk> , now Biga in Turkey . With John 's approval , two Franciscan and two Dominican friars wanted to mediate a truce between the Latin Empire and Nicaea in 1234 but it was never signed . In a letter describing their negotiations , the friars described John as a " pauper " abandoned by his mercenaries . | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-4434 | Already before the battle Paskevich achieved devastating numerical superiority on the western front . The first Russian line facing Wola had 30 @,@ 200 soldiers , 144 pieces of artillery and eight mortars ; the second line was formed by 39 @,@ 200 soldiers and 196 pieces of artillery . Facing them were 5 @,@ 300 infantry , 65 cannons and 1 @,@ 100 cavalry under Dembiński , with another 4 @,@ 800 soldiers in reserve . | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-4435 | By the terms of the Act , the critical dates with respect to concurrent registration are the date of the applicant ’ s first use and the earliest filing date of any other registrant . In other words , as the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board Manual of Procedure ( " <unk> " ) states , " an application seeking concurrent registration through a concurrent use proceeding normally must assert a date of first use in commerce prior to the earliest application filing date of the application ( s ) ... involved in the proceeding . " | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-4436 | Krasnyi Kavkaz was initially intended to accommodate eight 8 @-@ inch ( 200 mm ) guns in four twin turrets , but this was impossible given her small and lightly constructed hull . Three twin turrets mounting the new 57 @-@ caliber 180 mm ( 7 @.@ 1 in ) B @-@ 1 @-@ K gun under development also proved impracticable and the Soviets had to settle for four MK @-@ 1 @-@ 180 single 180 mm gun turrets , two at each end . Her superstructure was massively revised to fit these turrets and all of the original casemated 130 @-@ millimeter ( 5 @.@ 1 in ) / 55 B7 Pattern 1913 guns were removed . As completed her secondary armament was only four 30 @-@ caliber 76 @.@ 2 mm Lender AA guns mounted between her funnels . Her original internal torpedo tubes were replaced by four triple 533 @-@ millimetre ( 21 @.@ 0 in ) torpedo mounts mounted on each side of the main deck abaft the forecastle break . She was given an aircraft @-@ handling crane , but a catapult wasn 't installed aft of her rear funnel until 1935 when a Heinkel catapult was imported from Germany . She was also fitted for mine rails with a capacity of up to 120 mines . | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-4437 | Batman Returns is a 1992 American superhero film , directed and produced by Tim Burton , based on the DC Comics character Batman . It is the second installment of Warner Bros. ' initial Batman film series , with Michael Keaton reprising the title role of Bruce Wayne / Batman . The film introduces the characters of Max Shreck ( Christopher Walken ) , a business tycoon who teams up with the Penguin ( Danny DeVito ) to take over Gotham City , as well as the character of Catwoman ( Michelle Pfeiffer ) . | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-4438 | The song received mixed reception from contemporary critics . William Ruhlmann of Allmusic wrote , " The album begins with a pop / rock song , ' I Thought I Lost You , ' which oddly sounds like a love duet between John Travolta , a man in his mid @-@ fifties , and the teenage TV and pop star Miley Cyrus , until it is remembered that Travolta voices the movie 's title character , a dog . " " I Thought I Lost You " was nominated for the Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Song at the 14th Broadcast Film Critics Association Award , but lost to Bruce Springsteen 's " The Wrestler " from The Wrestler ( 2008 ) . The song was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song at the 66th Golden Globe Awards , but also lost to " The Wrestler " . An uncredited reviewer from The Los Angeles Times thought the song could have been nominated for and won the Academy Award for Best Original Song at 81st Academy Awards . However , the reviewer stated that the probability of the event was shattered by " a serious obstacle [ solely being used in Bolt 's ending credits ] and lots of Disney competition . " | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-4439 | Witch trials in early modern Scotland were the judicial proceedings in Scotland between the early sixteenth century and the mid @-@ eighteenth century concerned with crimes of witchcraft . In the late Middle Ages there were a handful of prosecutions for harm done through witchcraft , but the passing of the Witchcraft Act 1563 made witchcraft , or consulting with witches , capital crimes . The first major series of trials under the new act were the North Berwick witch trials , beginning in 1589 , in which James VI played a major part as " victim " and investigator . He became interested in witchcraft and published a defence of witch @-@ hunting in the Daemonologie in 1597 , but he appears to have become increasingly sceptical and eventually took steps to limit prosecutions . | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-4440 | Jerry Pournelle 's 1974 Science Fiction story " Enforcer " centers on a fictional coup d 'état in Argentina , whose moving spirit , a Colonel Ortiz , is affiliated to Opus Dei as well as Catholic Action . Though he is the story 's antagonist , <unk> is depicted rather sympathetically as an honest and dedicated officer - who tries ( and eventually fails ) to defend Argentine sovereignty against a giant multi @-@ national corporation employing the " Enforcer " of the title . | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-4441 | 4 ) was prepared under matrix isolation conditions ( 6 K in Ar ) by UV irradiation of an iridium @-@ <unk> complex . This species , however , is not expected to be stable as a bulk solid at higher temperatures . The highest oxidation state ( + 9 ) , which is also the highest recorded for any element , is only known in one cation , IrO + | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-4442 | Jains illustrate this theory through the parable of the blind men and an elephant . In this story , each blind man feels a different part of an elephant : its trunk , leg , ear , and so on . All of them claim to understand and explain the true appearance of the elephant , but due to their limited perspectives , can only partly succeed . The concept of anekāntavāda ( non @-@ absolutism ) is further explained by Syādvāda and Nayavāda . | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-4443 | The first two years of war saw the Royal Navy 's battleships and battlecruisers regularly " sweep " the North Sea making sure that no German ships could get in or out . Only a few German surface ships that were already at sea , such as the famous light cruiser SMS Emden , were able to raid commerce . Even some of those that did manage to get out were hunted down by battlecruisers , as in the Battle of the Falklands , December 7 , 1914 . The results of sweeping actions in the North Sea were battles such as the Heligoland Bight and Dogger Bank and German raids on the English coast , all of which were attempts by the Germans to lure out portions of the Grand Fleet in an attempt to defeat the Royal Navy in detail . On May 31 , 1916 , a further attempt to draw British ships into battle on German terms resulted in a clash of the battlefleets in the Battle of Jutland . The German fleet withdrew to port after two short encounters with the British fleet . Less than two months later , the Germans once again attempted to draw portions of the Grand Fleet into battle . The resulting Action of 19 August 1916 proved inconclusive . This reinforced German determination not to engage in a fleet to fleet battle . | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-4444 | The evening draw saw Team North America extending their lead by one point . Heath McCormick and Tom Brewster played a relatively quick game , with McCormick winning on a draw in the final end . Kevin Martin scored a huge four @-@ point end against Thomas Ulsrud and commanded the rest of the match to secure Team North America 's second win . Glenn Howard came short in winning his match versus Niklas Edin , however , when a failed in @-@ off shot in the sixth end led to a steal by Edin . Edin secured Team World 's only full point in the draw with a double takeout . At the end of the day , Team North America led Team World 19 ½ – 10 ½ . | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-4445 | In 1834 , physician Johann Friedrich Engelhardt discovered some vertebrae and leg bones at <unk> near Nuremberg , Germany . Three years later German palaeontologist Hermann von Meyer designated them as the type specimen of a new genus , Plateosaurus . Since then , remains of well over 100 individuals of Plateosaurus have been discovered at various locations throughout Europe . | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-4446 | By annual ridership , the New York City Subway is the busiest rapid transit rail system in the United States and in the Western world , as well as the seventh busiest rapid transit rail system in the world ; the metro ( subway ) systems in Beijing , Seoul , Shanghai , Moscow , Tokyo , and Guangzhou record a higher annual ridership . In 2015 , the subway delivered over 1 @.@ 76 billion rides , averaging approximately 5 @.@ 7 million daily rides on weekdays and a combined 5 @.@ 9 million rides each weekend ( 3 @.@ 3 million on Saturdays ; 2 @.@ 7 million on Sundays ) . Ridership continues to increase , and on September 23 , 2014 , more than 6 @.@ 1 million people rode the subway system , establishing the highest single @-@ day ridership since ridership was regularly monitored in 1985 . | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-4447 | The ECB released a game on 5 February 2015 to discover some of the new security features embedded in the new € 20 note . The most significant new anti @-@ counterfeit measure is a transparent window , containing a hologram which shows a portrait of Europa and the number 20 . The Europa series design of the 20 euro note was officially revealed on 24 February 2015 . | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-4448 | In response , Yeats delivered a series of speeches that attacked the " <unk> impressive " ambitions of the government and clergy , likening their campaign tactics to those of " medieval Spain . " " Marriage is not to us a Sacrament , but , upon the other hand , the love of a man and woman , and the inseparable physical desire , are sacred . This conviction has come to us through ancient philosophy and modern literature , and it seems to us a most sacrilegious thing to persuade two people who hate each other ... to live together , and it is to us no remedy to permit them to part if neither can re @-@ marry . " The resulting debate has been described as one of Yeats 's " supreme public moments " , and began his ideological move away from pluralism towards religious confrontation . | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-4449 | During the Cambrian period , Gondwana had a mild climate . West Antarctica was partially in the Northern Hemisphere , and during this period large amounts of sandstones , limestones and shales were deposited . East Antarctica was at the equator , where sea floor invertebrates and trilobites flourished in the tropical seas . By the start of the Devonian period ( 416 Ma ) , Gondwana was in more southern latitudes and the climate was cooler , though fossils of land plants are known from this time . Sand and silts were laid down in what is now the Ellsworth , Horlick and Pensacola Mountains . Glaciation began at the end of the Devonian period ( 360 Ma ) , as Gondwana became centered on the South Pole and the climate cooled , though flora remained . During the Permian period , the land became dominated by seed plants such as <unk> , a <unk> which grew in swamps . Over time these swamps became deposits of coal in the Transantarctic Mountains . Towards the end of the Permian period , continued warming led to a dry , hot climate over much of Gondwana . | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-4450 | The airline also owed NOK 15 million in installments to Boeing Commercial Airplanes for the first Boeing 720 aircraft . Representatives from Boeing met up at Copenhagen Airport on the evening of 17 May 1971 and removed the altimeter from the aircraft and informed the airport police that they had seized the aircraft by making it not airworthy . The 170 passengers who had bought trips through Spies were only marginally delayed because Conair was able to ready one of their own aircraft in three hours . The preparedness was due to Spies ' concern of the Norwegian airline 's inability to perform . Trans Polar 's managing director Knut Borgen called Boeing 's seizure " a misunderstanding , " but nevertheless Boeing took over formal ownership of the aircraft two days later , and the aircraft was re @-@ registered on 24 May . The other two aircraft were at the time stationed at Dublin Airport where they were undergoing maintenance and could not be used as reserves . | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-4451 | The Charlemagne @-@ class ships did not function well in a head sea . Stormy weather in the Bay of Biscay in 1900 caused the captain of Gaulois to complain that the ship 's forward gun turret and casemates were flooded out and that the ship generated enormous sheets of spray when water came over the bow . Like most French capital ships of the period , they had pronounced tumblehome . Gaulois 's captain also said that his ship was a steady gunnery platform and manoeuvered well in tight spaces but he criticized the armour layout as not high enough to prevent munitions from penetrating above the main armour belt and detonating below the secondary armament positions . | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-4452 | Chloe , to her distress , does not become pregnant immediately . Chris vainly tries to track down Nola , but meets her by chance some time later at the Tate Modern . He discreetly asks for her number and they begin an affair . While Chris is spending time with his wife 's family , Nola calls to inform him that she is pregnant . Panicked , Chris asks her to get an abortion , but she refuses , saying that she wants to raise the child with him . Chris becomes distant from Chloe , who suspects he is having an affair , which he denies . Nola urges Chris to divorce his wife , and he feels trapped and finds himself lying to Chloe as well as to Nola . Nola confronts him at his work and he just barely escapes public detection . | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-4453 | When Link enters the Twilight Realm , the void that corrupts parts of Hyrule , he transforms into a wolf . He is eventually able to transform between his Hylian and wolf forms at will . As a wolf , Link loses the ability to use his sword , shield , or any secondary items ; he instead attacks by biting and defends primarily by dodging attacks . However , " Wolf Link " gains several key advantages in return — he moves faster than he does as a human ( though riding Epona is still faster ) and digs holes to create new passages and uncover buried items , and has improved senses , including the ability to follow scent trails . He also carries Midna , a small imp @-@ like creature who gives him hints , uses an energy field to attack enemies , helps him jump long distances , and eventually allows him to " warp " to any of several preset locations throughout the overworld . Using Link 's wolf senses , the player can see and listen to the wandering spirits of those affected by the Twilight , as well as hunt for enemy ghosts named <unk> . | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-4454 | Despite her world @-@ famous role , Smith is rarely recognized in public , which she does not mind , saying , " it 's wonderful to be in the midst of all this hype about the show , and people enjoying the show so much , and to be totally a fly on the wall ; people never recognise me solely from my voice . " In a 2009 interview with The Guardian , she commented : " It 's the best job ever . I have nothing but gratitude for the amount of freedom The Simpsons has bought me in my life . " | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-4455 | Al @-@ Talaba returned to winning ways under the management of Jamal Ali in the 1988 – 89 season , which was played in a different format to previous seasons . They finished fourth in the Baghdad Group , just ahead of Al @-@ Shorta , to qualify for the final tournament , where they finished second in Group 1 , behind Al @-@ <unk> , to qualify for the semi @-@ finals . In the semi @-@ finals , Al @-@ Talaba defeated Al @-@ Tayaran 6 – 5 on penalties after a 1 – 1 draw . In the final , Al @-@ Talaba faced their rivals , Al @-@ Rasheed , at the Al @-@ Shaab Stadium . The match ended 1 – 1 at full time with their goal scored by Ali Hussein . It went to penalties where Hussein Saeed missed his penalty and enabled Al @-@ Rasheed to win 5 – 4 . That season , Al @-@ Talaba also finished as runners @-@ up in the Al @-@ <unk> Cup , behind Al @-@ Quwa Al @-@ Jawiya . | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-4456 | Heavy fighting continued in the area for three days . By August 9 , Task Force Kean was poised to retake Chinju . The task force , aided by air power , initially advanced quickly though North Korean resistance was heavy . On August 10 the Marines picked up the advance , inadvertently discovering the North Korean 83rd Motorized Regiment of the 105th Armored Division . F4U Corsairs from the 1st Marine Air Wing strafed the retreating column repeatedly , inflicting 200 casualties and destroying about 100 of the regiment 's equipment vehicles . However the 1st Provisional Marine Brigade elements were withdrawn from the force on August 12 to be redeployed elsewhere on the perimeter . Task Force Kean continued forward supported by naval and field artillery , capturing the area around Chondong @-@ ni . However , Eighth Army requested several of its units to redeploy to Taegu to be used elsewhere on the front , particularly at the Naktong Bulge | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-4457 | The Americans , however , had no intentions of letting the British Band escape . The Warrior , a steamboat outfitted with an artillery piece , patrolled the Mississippi River , while American allied @-@ Dakotas , Menominees , and Ho @-@ Chunks watched the banks . On August 1 , the Warrior arrived at the mouth of the Bad Axe River , where the Dakotas told the Americans that they would find Black Hawk 's people . Black Hawk raised a white flag in an attempt to surrender , but his intentions may have been garbled in translation . The Americans , in no mood to accept a surrender anyway , thought that the Indians were using the white flag to set an ambush . When they became certain that the Natives on land were the British Band , they opened fire . Twenty @-@ three Natives were killed in the exchange of gunfire , while just one soldier on the Warrior was injured . | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-4458 | Robert Bianco of USA Today was complimentary of Hamm , noting that his interpretation of Draper was a " <unk> performance " . The Boston Globe 's Matthew Gilbert called Hamm a " brilliant lead " . | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-4459 | " Scream & Shout " received mixed reviews from music critics . Michael Murray of RyanSeacrest.com said the song " is like nothing we ’ ve ever heard " , commenting that will.i.am utilizes " his signature electric beats " while Spears embraces an alter @-@ ego . MTV contributor Jocelyn Vena called the track " a club banger " , and said it is " an amped up dance @-@ floor anthem , full of tempo changes , sassy one @-@ liners and dubstep aplenty . " Robert Copsey of Digital Spy wrote that upon first hearing the track he found it confusing , but after repeated plays he found it a " surprisingly catchy robo @-@ pop stomper . " After detailing the release of " Scream & Shout " , a reviewer for Take 40 Australia wrote that the track " has all the hallmarks of a hit Will.i.am song " . An AOL On reviewer called it a " dance floor anthem " and stated that " perhaps the best part of the song is the best one @-@ liner from Britney 's ' Gimme More ' – " It 's Britney B " . " | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-4460 | Charles agreed to the abolition of feudal dues ; in return , the English Parliament granted him an annual income to run the government of £ 1 @.@ 2 million , generated largely from customs and excise duties . The grant , however , proved to be insufficient for most of Charles 's reign . The sum was only an indication of the maximum the King was allowed to withdraw from the Treasury each year ; for the most part , the actual revenue was much lower , which led to mounting debts , and further attempts to raise money through poll taxes , land taxes and hearth taxes . | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-4461 | A facility is hacked and programmed to assemble a female cybernetic body . The body escapes but is hit by a truck ; Section 9 investigates and examines the body , which seems to have a human " ghost " inside — perhaps the Puppet Master himself . Officials from rival agency Section 6 visit Section 9 and explain that the body was made to lure the Puppet Master 's ghost and trap it inside . Kusanagi <unk> the conversation and decides to disconnect her consciousness from her current body and connect or " dive into " the body and face the Puppet Master 's ghost . Before she succeeds , the ghost activates the body . Section 6 storms Section 9 and reclaims the body . | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-4462 | When Æthelwulf returned to England , Æthelbald refused to surrender the West Saxon throne , and Æthelwulf agreed to divide the kingdom , taking the east and leaving the west in Æthelbald 's hands . On Æthelwulf 's death in 858 he left Wessex to Æthelbald and Kent to Æthelberht , but Æthelbald 's death only two years later led to the re @-@ unification of the kingdom . | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-4463 | In the 1850s , the student bodies of Rutgers College and the Seminary began to expand , overcrowding the space provided at the Queens Campus . The seminary professors realized that students renting rooms at boarding houses in the city were paying more for their housing than students at other seminaries — over double the costs of housing at New York City 's Union Theological Seminary or at nearby Princeton Theological Seminary . The professors surmised that it would be cheaper to build a seminary building that provided both student housing and instruction space . | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-4464 | McCown ended the night completing 22 of 41 passes for 272 yards and two touchdowns , while Wallace completed 11 of 19 for 114 yards and an interception . The win marked the first time the Packers lost at home to an NFC North opponent since 2009 , and the first win for the Bears at Lambeau Field since 2007 . | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-4465 | It would be more than 40 years before the first crossing of Antarctica was achieved , by the Commonwealth Trans @-@ Antarctic Expedition , 1955 – 58 . This expedition set out from Vahsel Bay , following a route which avoided the Beardmore Glacier altogether , and bypassed much of the Ross Ice Shelf , reaching McMurdo Sound via a descent of the Skelton Glacier . The entire journey took 98 days . | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-4466 | The nostalgic " Memory Lane ( Sittin ' in da Park ) " contains a Reuben Wilson sample , which comprises the sound of a Hammond organ , guitar , vocals and percussion , and adds to the track 's ghostly harmonies . Spence D. of IGN wrote that the lyrics evoke " the crossroads of Old School and New School . " " One Love " is composed of a series of letters to incarcerated friends , recounting mutual acquaintances and events that have occurred since the receiver 's imprisonment , and address unfaithful girlfriends , emotionally tortured mothers , and underdog loyalty . The phrase " one love " signifies street loyalty in the song . After delivering " shout @-@ outs to locked down comrades " , Nas chastises a youth who seems destined for prison in the final verse , " Shorty 's laugh was cold blooded as he spoke so foul / Only twelve tryin to tell me that he liked my style [ ... ] Words of wisdom from Nas , try to rise up above / Keep a eye out for Jake , shorty @-@ wop , one love " . Produced by Q @-@ Tip , " One Love " samples the double bass and piano from the Heath Brothers ' " Smilin ' Billy Suite Part II " ( 1975 ) and the drum break from Parliament 's " Come In Out the Rain " ( 1970 ) , complementing the track 's mystical and hypnotic soundscape . | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-4467 | A point of contention among scholars is the role played by Armenian clerics in that process . According to a number of scholars and medieval Armenian sources , <unk> Mashtots , generally acknowledged as the creator of the Armenian alphabet , also created the Georgian and Caucasian Albanian alphabets . This tradition originates in the works of Koryun , a fifth century historian and biographer of Mashtots , and has been quoted by Donald Rayfield and James R. Russell , but has been criticized by scholars , both Georgian and Western , who judge the passage in Koryun unreliable or even a later interpolation . Other scholars quote Koryun 's claims without taking a stance on its validity . Many agree , however , that Armenian clerics , if not Mashtots himself , must have played a role in the creation of the Georgian script . | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-4468 | The season 4 performance earned a nomination for Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead <unk> in a Drama Series at the 68th Primetime Emmy Awards . | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-4469 | Recruitment itself continued at a steady pace , and the Romanian General Staff created Biroul A. B ( " T [ <unk> ] and B [ <unk> ] Bureau " ) to keep evidence of Austro @-@ Hungarian abjurers , on and behind the front . Its founding members were three Sub @-@ lieutenants : Deleu , Vasile <unk> , <unk> <unk> . Biroul A. B. was assisted by a Consultative Commission of intellectuals and politicians of Transylvanian or Bukovinan backgrounds ( Goga , Ion <unk> , <unk> Moldovan ) and represented in Russia itself by a deputation of Transylvanian officers — Elie Bufnea , Victor <unk> . | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-4470 | Leslie Boosey and Ralph Hawkes met in the 1920s when they were on the Board of the Performing Right Society , and saw an opportunity to go into business together . They formed Boosey & Hawkes in October 1930 through a merger of their respective businesses . Hawkes & Son moved from its office in Denman Street to join the Boosey staff at 295 Regent Street . | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-4471 | In 838 King Egbert held an assembly at Kingston in Surrey , where Æthelwulf may have received royal consecration by the archbishop . Egbert restored the East Malling estate to Wulfred 's successor as Archbishop of Canterbury , Ceolnoth , in return for a promise of " firm and unbroken friendship " for himself and Æthelwulf and their heirs , and the same condition is specified in a grant to the see of Winchester . Egbert thus ensured support for Æthelwulf , who became the first son to succeed his father as West Saxon king since 641 . At the same meeting Kentish monasteries chose Æthelwulf as their lord , and he undertook that , after his death , they would have freedom to elect their heads . Wulfred had devoted his archiepiscopate to fighting against secular power over Kentish monasteries , but Ceolnoth now surrendered effective control to Æthelwulf , whose offer of freedom from control after his death was unlikely to be honoured by his successors . Kentish ecclesiastics and laymen now looked for protection against Viking attacks to West Saxon rather than Mercian royal power . | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-4472 | The California spiny lobster can be differentiated from the other species in the genus by the interrupted grooves across the abdomen ; other species either lack grooves , or have grooves which span the entire body segment . | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-4473 | The technology of oil transportation has evolved alongside the oil industry . Although anthropogenic use of oil reaches to prehistory , the first modern commercial exploitation dates back to James Young 's manufacture of paraffin in 1850 . In the early 1850s , oil began to be exported from Upper Burma , then a British colony . The oil was moved in earthenware vessels to the river bank where it was then poured into boat holds for transportation to Britain . | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-4474 | Magdeburg was ordered under the contract name " Ersatz Bussard " and was laid down at the AG Weser shipyard in Bremen in 1910 and launched on 13 May 1911 , after which fitting @-@ out work commenced . She was commissioned into the High Seas Fleet on 20 August 1912 . The ship was 138 @.@ 7 meters ( 455 ft ) long overall and had a beam of 13 @.@ 5 m ( 44 ft ) and a draft of 4 @.@ 4 m ( 14 ft ) forward . She displaced 4 @,@ 570 t ( 4 @,@ 500 long tons ; 5 @,@ 040 short tons ) at full combat load . Her propulsion system consisted of two sets of AEG @-@ Vulcan steam turbines driving two 3 @.@ 4 @-@ meter ( 11 ft ) propellers . They were designed to give 25 @,@ 000 shaft horsepower ( 19 @,@ 000 kW ) , but reached 33 @,@ 482 shp ( 24 @,@ 968 kW ) in service . These were powered by sixteen coal @-@ fired Marine @-@ type water @-@ tube boilers , although they were later altered to use fuel oil that was sprayed on the coal to increase its burn rate . These gave the ship a top speed of 27 @.@ 5 knots ( 50 @.@ 9 km / h ; 31 @.@ 6 mph ) . Magdeburg carried 1 @,@ 200 tonnes ( 1 @,@ 200 long tons ) of coal , and an additional 106 tonnes ( 104 long tons ) of oil that gave her a range of approximately 5 @,@ 820 nautical miles ( 10 @,@ 780 km ; 6 @,@ 700 mi ) at 12 knots ( 22 km / h ; 14 mph ) . She had a crew of 18 officers and 336 enlisted men . | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-4475 | In April 1890 , however , during the run of The Gondoliers , Gilbert challenged Carte over the expenses of the production . Among other items to which Gilbert objected , Carte had charged the cost of a new carpet for the Savoy Theatre lobby to the partnership . Gilbert believed that this was a maintenance expense that should be charged to Carte alone . Gilbert confronted Carte , who refused to reconsider the accounts . Gilbert stormed out and wrote to Sullivan that " I left him with the remark that it was a mistake to kick down the ladder by which he had risen " . Helen Carte wrote that Gilbert had addressed Carte " in a way that I should not have thought you would have used to an offending menial . " As scholar Andrew Crowther has explained : | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-4476 | " Conquistador " is an alternative rock song with influences and elements from electronica , utilizing programming and synthesizers . It opens with an electronic buzz followed by the sounds of guitars and drum beats , with a heavy bassline . The song features call @-@ and @-@ response verses leading to an anthemic chorus as Jared Leto voices the line " Say a prayer " . It includes the contribution from the band 's fans , credited as the Knights of the White Shadow , who provide additional vocals recorded at the band 's studio . During the song 's bridge , Leto proclaims " This is a fight to the death " over a " crushing " riff by guitarist Tomo Miličević and " pounding " drums by Shannon Leto . James Montgomery , writing for MTV News , felt that the sentiment " seems oddly fitting " as the song " crashes and careens " around Leto 's vocals . | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-4477 | Falk negotiated the then @-@ highest contracts in NBA history for Patrick Ewing and Danny Ferry . He also negotiated professional sports ' first $ 100 million contract for Alonzo Mourning as part of an unprecedented free agency period , during which his company , FAME , changed the entire salary structure of the NBA , negotiating more than $ 400 million in contracts for its free agent clients in a six @-@ day period . | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-4478 | " I need somebody with arms strong enough to wrestle a calf and yet gentle enough to deliver his own grandchild ; somebody to call hogs , tame cantankerous machinery , come home hungry , have to await lunch until his wife 's done feeding visiting ladies , then tell the ladies to be sure and come back real soon , and mean it . " | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-4479 | Oldham / <unk> / is a large town in Greater Manchester , England , amid the Pennines between the rivers Irk and Medlock , 5 @.@ 3 miles ( 8 @.@ 5 km ) south @-@ southeast of Rochdale and 6 @.@ 9 miles ( 11 @.@ 1 km ) northeast of Manchester . Together with several smaller surrounding towns , it is part of the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham of which it is the administrative centre . | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-4480 | “ In front of you , ” Barbato told the judges , “ we provided the documents and evidence of our innocence . My friends thought it necessary to support their defence legally ; I will not do so . Not because I have no confidence in you , but it is the law that does not concern me . So I do not defend myself . You have to sentence : we are the elements that destroy your sacred institutions . You have to sentence : it is logical , human . I will always pay tribute to your loyalty . But we say to our friends outside : do not ask for pardon , do not ask for amnesty . Socialist civilization should not begin with an act of cowardice . We demand a condemnation , we do not ask for mercy . Martyrs are more useful to the holy cause than any propaganda . <unk> us ! ” | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-4481 | The governor of Yucatán , Martín de Ursúa y Arizmendi , began to build the road from Campeche south towards Petén . At the beginning of March 1695 , Ursúa ordered captain Alonso García de Paredes to explore this road ; García led a group of 50 Spanish soldiers , accompanied by native guides , muleteers and labourers . García had previous experience from military expeditions around Sajkab 'chen ( near modern <unk> in southern Campeche state ) The expedition advanced some way south of Sajkab 'chen into Kejache territory , which began at Chunpich , about 5 kilometres ( 3 @.@ 1 mi ) north of the modern border between Mexico and Guatemala . He rounded up some natives to be moved into colonial settlements , but met with armed Kejache resistance . A skirmish ensued at a Kejache village , resulting in the deaths of eight Kejache warriors . Prisoners taken during the skirmish informed García that many independent Maya lived in the area , both Kejache and others . García decided to retreat around the middle of April , probably to escort captured Kejache back to Sajkab 'chen to be put to work on García 's encomienda . Captain García reported back to Ursúa on 21 April 1695 . | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-4482 | At the 40th Golden Globe Awards , the film won Best Picture in the Drama category and Best Score ; it was also nominated for Best Director , Best Screenplay , and Best New Male Star for Henry Thomas . The Los Angeles Film Critics Association awarded the film Best Picture , Best Director , and a " New Generation Award " for Melissa Mathison . | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-4483 | Steph is diagnosed with cervical cancer and does not tell Gilly , who later finds out from Cheryl . Gilly is angry at Steph for keeping this from him . Steph undergoes a hysterectomy to remove the cancer . However , doctors tell her and Gilly it failed . She is soon told her cancer is terminal . Gilly takes the news bad . The pair split up when Steph feels it is unfair on Gilly , but they get back together and start to plan their wedding . Gilly and Steph eventually get married beside the village river . | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-4484 | The third periodic recalibration in 1988 @-@ 1989 revealed that the average difference between the IPK and adjusted baseline for the national prototypes was 50 μg – in 1889 the baseline of the national prototypes had been adjusted so that the difference was zero . As the IPK is the definitive kilogram , there is no way of telling whether the IPK had been losing mass or the national prototypes had been gaining mass . | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-4485 | The Cleveland Consent Decree is divided into 15 divisions , with 462 enumerated items . At least some of the provisions have been identified as unique to Cleveland : | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-4486 | Yeats had a life @-@ long interest in mysticism , spiritualism , occultism and astrology . He read extensively on the subjects throughout his life , became a member of the paranormal research organisation " The Ghost Club " ( in 1911 ) and was especially influenced by the writings of Emanuel Swedenborg . As early as 1892 , he wrote : " If I had not made magic my constant study I could not have written a single word of my Blake book , nor would The Countess Kathleen ever have come to exist . The mystical life is the centre of all that I do and all that I think and all that I write . " His mystical interests — also inspired by a study of Hinduism , under the Theosophist Mohini Chatterjee , and the occult — formed much of the basis of his late poetry . Some critics disparaged this aspect of Yeats 's work ; W. H. Auden called it the " deplorable spectacle of a grown man occupied with the mumbo @-@ jumbo of magic and the nonsense of India . " | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-4487 | It is a common belief that devils will eat humans . While they are known to eat the bodies of murder victims or people who have committed suicide , there are prevalent myths that they eat living humans who wander into the bush . Despite outdated beliefs and exaggerations regarding their disposition , many , although not all , devils will remain still when in the presence of a human ; some will also shake nervously . They can bite and scratch out of fear when held by a human , but a firm grip will cause them to remain still . Although they can be tamed , they are asocial and are not considered appropriate as pets ; they have an unpleasant odour and neither demonstrate nor respond to affection . | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-4488 | James realized as a teen that she is lesbian . She met her partner , Ange , in 1994 , and the couple formalized their relationship in a commitment ceremony two years later . They have three children . Ange carried their first child in 1999 , Christian , while Angela gave birth to fraternal twins , son Michael and daughter Toni , in 2004 . | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-4489 | Critics were also polarized with the conclusion of Fat Tony , and the addition of Fit Tony . Entertainment Weekly writer Darren Franich named Fat Tony 's death the ninth Best TV Character Death of 2010 , writing , " give the writers some credit for doing something different : In the middle of an otherwise straightforward mob @-@ themed episode , they actually went ahead and killed off Fat Tony , a character who was first introduced almost twenty years ago . " | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-4490 | Formby took a break from work until mid @-@ 1954 , when he starred in the revue Turned Out Nice Again , in Blackpool . Although the show was initially scheduled to run for 13 weeks , it was cut short after six when Formby suffered again from dysentery and depression . He again announced his retirement , but continued to work . After some television appearances on Ask Pickles and Top of the Town , in late 1954 and early 1955 respectively , Formby travelled to South Africa for a tour , where Beryl negotiated an agreement with the South African premier Johannes <unk> to play in venues of Formby 's choice , and then sailed to Canada for a ten @-@ day series of performances . On the return voyage he contracted bronchial pneumonia , but still joined the cast of the non @-@ musical play Too Young to Marry on his arrival in Britain . | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-4491 | After the Warrior left , Black Hawk decided to seek refuge in the north with the Ojibwes . Only about 50 people , including Wabokieshiek , agreed to go with him ; the others remained , determined to cross the Mississippi and return to Sauk territory . The next morning , on August 2 , Black Hawk was heading north when he learned that the American army had closed in on the members of the British Band who were trying to cross the Mississippi . He tried to rejoin the main body , but after a skirmish with American troops near present @-@ day Victory , Wisconsin , he gave up the attempt . Sauk chief <unk> later criticized Black Hawk and Wabokieshiek for abandoning the people during the final battle of the war . | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-4492 | A small minority of male willow ptarmigan are polygynous but most are monogamous . They are assiduous at guarding both nest and mate , particularly early in the incubation period and when the eggs are nearly ready to hatch . During this time , the greatest danger may be from conspecifics . Although adult willow ptarmigans are herbivores , the newly hatched young also feed on insects . In most other species of grouse , only the female takes care of the young , but the male willow ptarmigan also helps with feeding the brood and protecting them . He may take over completely if the female dies . In particular , the male defends the young from predators and both he and his mate can dive @-@ bomb intruders or lure attackers away by pretending to have a broken wing . Nevertheless , the chicks face many dangers which range from attacks by foxes or birds of prey , getting separated from the rest of the brood , bad weather and <unk> . Fewer than 35 % of chicks survive to eleven months and only a minority of these reach maturity . Despite this , in favourable seasons , many juveniles may survive and the population of willow ptarmigan is prone to wide fluctuations in size . By September , families begin to form flocks . The females and young migrate to lower altitudes and may overwinter 100 miles ( 160 km ) from their breeding grounds in wooded valleys and hilly country . The males also congregate in small groups but do not usually travel as far as the females . | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-4493 | Johnson played college football at Morris Brown College in Atlanta , Georgia . In his last year at Morris Brown he had 112 tackles and 28 sacks . However his size and the small school he played for helped lower his draft stock . He was projected to go anywhere from the first to fourth rounds prior to the NFL Draft . | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-4494 | During the 20th century Liberal and Labour governments proposed many bills that were opposed by the House of Lords , which had been dominated by Conservatives since the 1890s , leading to delay and where proposed before elections , their dropping from the legislative agenda . In the first year of the Blair government , the Lords passed back Government bills 38 times . The rejection considered the most contentious was of the European Elections Bill , against which the Lords voted five times . Blair stated that the Conservatives were using the hereditary peers to " frustrate " and " overturn the will of the democratically elected House of Commons " . Here Blair found an opportunity to implement one of Labour 's campaign promises , reforming the Lords . | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-4495 | A second biography of Parsons was published in 2005 through Weidenfeld & Nicolson with the title Strange Angel : The Otherworldly Life of Rocket Scientist John Whiteside Parsons ; it was authored by George Pendle , who described Parsons as " the Che Guevara of occultism " and noted that although Parsons " would not live to see his dream of space travel come true , he was essential to making it a reality . " Pendle considered that the cultural stigma attached to Parsons ' occultism was the primary cause of his low public profile , noting that " Like many scientific mavericks , Parsons was eventually discarded by the establishment once he had served his purpose . " It was this unorthodox mindset , creatively facilitated by his science fiction fandom and " willingness to believe in magic 's efficacy " , Pendle argued , " that allowed him to break scientific barriers previously thought to be indestructible " — commenting that Parsons " saw both space and magic as ways of exploring these new frontiers — one breaking free from Earth literally and metaphysically . " | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-4496 | After her training exercises in the Atlantic and the Pacific were finished , New Mexico was overhauled and modernized at the Philadelphia Harbor by the Navy from March 1931 to January 1933 . The overhaul included the replacement of her turbo @-@ electric drive with more conventional geared turbines , which were made by Curtis . In addition , New Mexico received eight 5 @-@ inch ( 127 mm ) / 25 caliber anti @-@ aircraft guns , replacing the four 3 @-@ inch ( 76 mm ) guns that had been previously installed . After the overhaul , she returned the Pacific to continue training exercises and the development of tactical operations . | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-4497 | Podnieks , Andrew ( 2003 ) , Players : The ultimate A – Z guide of everyone who has ever played in the NHL , Toronto , Ontario : Doubleday Canada , ISBN 0 @-@ 385 @-@ <unk> @-@ 9 | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-4498 | Once war was declared , Darwin began to receive more attention from military planners . In June 1940 , No. 12 Squadron was " cannibalised " to form two additional units , Headquarters RAAF Station Darwin and No. 13 Squadron . No. 12 Squadron retained its Wirraway flight , while its two flights of Ansons went to the new squadron ; these were replaced later that month by more capable Lockheed Hudsons . Eaton was appointed CO of the base , gaining promotion to temporary group captain in September . His squadrons were employed in escort , maritime reconnaissance , and coastal patrol duties , the overworked aircraft having to be sent to RAAF Station Richmond , New South Wales , after every 240 hours flying time — with a consequent three @-@ week loss from Darwin 's strength — as deep maintenance was not yet possible in the Northern Territory . Soon after the establishment of Headquarters RAAF Station Darwin , Minister for Air James Fairbairn visited the base . Piloting his own light plane , he was greeted by four Wirraways that proceeded to escort him into landing ; the Minister subsequently complimented Eaton on the " keen @-@ ness and efficiency of all ranks " , particularly considering the challenging environment . When Fairbairn died in the Canberra air disaster shortly afterwards , his pilot was Flight Lieutenant Robert Hitchcock , son of Bob Hitchcock of the Kookaburra and also a former member of Eaton 's No. 21 Squadron . | wikipedia-2018 |
wikipedia_2018-4499 | College football expanded greatly during the last two decades of the 19th century . Several major rivalries date from this time period . | wikipedia-2018 |
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