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Russia experienced territorial growth through the 17th century, which was the age of Cossacks. Cossacks were warriors organized into military communities, resembling pirates and pioneers of the New World. In 1648, the peasants of Ukraine joined the Zaporozhian Cossacks in rebellion against Poland-Lithuania during the Khmelnytsky Uprising, because of the social and religious oppression they suffered under Polish rule. In 1654 the Ukrainian leader, Bohdan Khmelnytsky, offered to place Ukraine under the protection of the Russian Tsar, Aleksey I. Aleksey's acceptance of this offer led to another Russo-Polish War (1654–1667). Finally, Ukraine was split along the river Dnieper, leaving the western part (or Right-bank Ukraine) under Polish rule and eastern part (Left-bank Ukraine and Kiev) under Russian. Later, in 1670–71 the Don Cossacks led by Stenka Razin initiated a major uprising in the Volga region, but the Tsar's troops were successful in defeating the rebels. In the east, the rapid Russian exploration and colonisation of the huge territories of Siberia was led mostly by Cossacks hunting for valuable furs and ivory. Russian explorers pushed eastward primarily along the Siberian river routes, and by the mid-17th century there were Russian settlements in the Eastern Siberia, on the Chukchi Peninsula, along the Amur River, and on the Pacific coast. In 1648 the Bering Strait between Asia and North America was passed for the first time by Fedot Popov and Semyon Dezhnyov.
One cubic meter of concrete converted to cubic foot equals to 35.31 cu ft-ft3. How many cubic feet of concrete are in 1 cubic meter? The answer is: The change of 1 m3 (cubic meter) unit of concrete measure equals = to 35.31 cu ft-ft3 (cubic foot) as the equivalent measure for the same concrete type.onversion for how many cubic feet (cu ft-ft3) of concrete are contained in a cubic meter (1 m3). Or, how much in cubic feet of concrete is in 1 cubic meter? To link to this concrete cubic meter to cubic feet online converter simply cut and paste the following.
When a Man Loves a Woman (song) "When a Man Loves a Woman" is a song written by Calvin Lewis and Andrew Wright and first recorded by Percy Sledge[1] in 1966 at Norala Sound Studio in Sheffield, Alabama. It made number one on both the Billboard Hot 100 and R&B singles charts.[2] Singer and actress Bette Midler recorded the song 14 years later and had a Top 40 hit with her version in 1980. In 1991, Michael Bolton recorded the song and his version peaked at number one on both the Billboard Hot 100 chart and the Billboard Adult Contemporary Singles chart.
The Charlotte metropolitan area (also Metrolina, Charlotte Metro, or Charlotte USA) is a metropolitan area/region of North and South Carolina within and surrounding the city of Charlotte. Located in the Piedmont of the Southeastern United States, the Charlotte metropolitan area is well known for its auto racing history (especially NASCAR). The region is headquarters to 8 Fortune 500 and 7 Fortune 1000 companies including Bank of America, Duke Energy, Sealed Air Corporation, Nucor Steel, and Lowe's Home Improvement Stores. Additional headquarters include Harris Teeter, Food Lion, Cheerwine and Sundrop. It is home to one of the world's busiest airports , Charlotte Douglas International Airport, and is also the Carolinas' largest manufacturing region. The Charlotte MSA is the largest in the Carolinas, and the fourth largest metropolitan area in the Southeastern region of the United States behind, Miami, Atlanta, and Tampa.
Justin Hopson is a retired New Jersey State Trooper, licensed private investigator, whistle-blower, and author of ""Breaking the Blue Wall: One Man's War Against Police Corruption."" As a rookie state trooper, Justin Hopson witnessed an unlawful arrest and false charges of a woman made by his training officer, so Hopson refused to testify in court supporting the arrest. As a result, Trooper Hopson was targeted by a rogue group of troopers known as the Lords of Discipline or "LOD." The LOD bullied and hazed fellow troopers for decades until Justin Hopson blew the whistle. Hopson brought tangible evidence and a written chronology of events that occurred to internal affairs and the attorney general's office...which sparked the largest internal investigation in state police history and high profile federal case (Hopson v State of New Jersey #1:03-CV-5817). "I was an ordinary cop with an extraordinary cause. My cause is constant - to unearth corruption by shining a light on integrity," says Hopson.
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The energy use of a central air conditioner highly depends on the climate of the region, a central air conditioner will run 3 to 7 months of the year depending on the outside temperature. An average central ac will use 3000 to 5000 watts of power every hour for around 9 hours a day during the hotter months.Click calculate to find the energy consumption of a central air conditioner using 3500 Watts for 3 hours a day @ $0.10 per a kWh.Running 3 hours a day is the same as running 9 hours a day for 4 of the warmer months. Cost Per Hour: Cost Per Day:f you live in a hot climate your cooling costs can be significant, around 70% of your electricity bill. Investing in an energy efficient central conditioner unit fit precisely for the size of your home would be ideal.
NRG Stadium (pronounced as N-R-G Stadium), formerly Reliant Stadium, is a multi-purpose stadium, in Houston, Texas, United States. NRG Stadium has a seating capacity of 71,795, a total area of 1,900,000 square feet (180,000 m 2) with a 97,000 sq ft (9,000 m 2) playing surface. The stadium is the home of the National Football League's Houston Texans, the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, the Texas Bowl, international soccer matches for the USA National Soccer Team, and other events.
On This Day in Animated History: The Simpsons Break The Flintstones Record - Sitcoms Online Message Boards - Forums On This Day in Animated History: The Simpsons Break The Flintstones Record User Name Mark Forums Read Welcome to the Sitcoms Online Message Boards - Forums. You are currently viewing our boards as a guest which gives you limited access to view most discussions and access our other features. By joining our free community you will have access to post topics, search, view attachments, communicate privately with other members (PM), respond to polls, upload content and access many other special features. Registration is fast, simple and absolutely free so please, join our community today ! Join Date: Feb 03, 2002 Location: What Ain't No Country I Ever Heard Of...They Speak English in What? Posts: 62,201 On This Day in Animated History: The Simpsons Break The Flintstones Record February 9th, 1997 - Fox cartoon series "Simpsons" airs 167th episode the longest-running animated series in cartoon history "The Itchy & Scratchy & Poochie Show" is the fourteenth episode of the eighth season of The Simpsons, which originally aired February 9, 1997.[2] In the episode, The Itchy & Scratchy Show attempts to regain viewers by introducing a hip new character named Poochie, who will be voiced by Homer. The episode is largely self-referential and satirizes the world of television production, fans of The Simpsons and the series itself. It was written by David S. Cohen, and directed by Steven Dean Moore.[2] Alex Rocco guest starred as Roger Meyers, Jr. for the third and final time, and Phil Hartman guest stars as Troy McClure.[2] Poochie would become a minor recurring character and Comic Book Guy's catchphrase, "worst episode ever" is introduced in this episode. With "The Itchy & Scratchy & Poochie Show", the show's 167th, The Simpsons surpassed The Flintstones in the number of episodes produced for a prime-time animated series.
I dunno, let's listen in on Tim and Kaitlin as they have a conversation about of What a Piece of Work Is Man! Kaitlin: Prior to the beginning of the season, Kurt Sutter said two of SAMCRO's own would die before Sons of Anarchy was over. dunno, let's listen in on Tim and Kaitlin as they have a conversation about of What a Piece of Work Is Man! Kaitlin: Prior to the beginning of the season, Kurt Sutter said two of SAMCRO's own would die before Sons of Anarchy was over.
The Menoken Indian Village Site, also known as Menoken Site, Verendrye Site or Apple Creek Site is an archeological site near Bismarck, North Dakota. The site, that of a fortified village occupied c. 1300 CE, is important in the region's prehistory, as it is one of the only sites that predates sites that are more clearly associated with the historic Hidatsa, Mandan, and Arikara cultures. It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1964. It is located on 171st Street NE, north of Menoken, about 10 mi east of Bismarck. The site managed by the state as the Menoken Indian Village State Historic Site, and is open to the public.
Bern was occupied by French troops in 1798 during the French Revolutionary Wars, when it was stripped of parts of its territories. It regained control of the Bernese Oberland in 1802, and following the Congress of Vienna of 1814, it newly acquired the Bernese Jura. At this time, it once again became the largest canton of the confederacy as it stood during the Restoration and until the secession of the canton of Jura in 1979. Bern was made the Federal City (seat of the Federal Assembly) within the new Swiss federal state in 1848.
Regular pumping helps prevent solids from escaping into the drainfield and clogging soil pores. While pumping frequency is a function of use, MassDEP recommends that systems be pumped at least once every three years for homes not having a garbage disposal. If the home's system has a garbage disposal, it should be pumped every year. If you are a nonresidential system owner, you should determine how often to pump based on prior accumulation and pumping records. Often you can look at pumping intervals to gauge your pumping schedule (i.e., previously did you wait too long before having your tank pumped and it was filled to capacity, or could you have waited a little longer to pump?).
Blue Line (Delhi Metro) The Blue Line of the Delhi Metro system in Delhi consists of 44 metro stations from Dwarka Sector 21 to Noida City Centre (Sector 32) with a length of 50.56 kilometres (31.42 miles) and a branch line consisting of 8 stations from Vaishali to Yamuna Bank, with a length of 6.25 kilometres (3.88 miles).[1]
Jere Michael -LRB- born May 17 , 1977 -RRB- is an American former competitive figure skater . He is the 1997 Piruetten bronze medalist , 1994 World Junior bronze medalist , and 1994 U.S. national junior champion . Early in his career , he was coached by Brian Wright and Christy Krall . He represented the Broadmoor Figure Skating Club in Colorado Springs , Colorado , before moving to the University of Delaware Figure Skating Club . His coaches in Newark , Delaware were Jeff Degrigorio and Ron Ludington . Michael co-coached Megan Williams-Stewart and Courtney Hicks .
One semester hour equals 1.5 quarter hours or 1 quarter hour equals .6667 semester hours. To convert semester hours into quarter hours divide the quarter credit hours by 1.5 or multiply the semester credit hours by .6667. To convert quarter hours into semester hours multiply the semester hours by 1.5. Typical graduation requirements are 192 quarter hours under a quarter system and 128 semester units under a semester system. 1 192 quarter credits divided by 1.5 = 128 semester credits.
While in the preceding Romantic period poetry had been the dominant genre , it was the novel that was most important in the Victorian period . Charles Dickens -LRB- 1812 -- 1870 -RRB- dominated the first part of Victoria 's reign : his first novel , Pickwick Papers , was published in 1836 , and his last Our Mutual Friend between 1864 -- 5 . William Thackeray 's -LRB- 1811 -- 1863 -RRB- most famous work Vanity Fair appeared in 1848 , and the three Brontë sisters , Charlotte -LRB- 1816 -- 55 -RRB- , Emily -LRB- 1818 -- 48 -RRB- and Anne -LRB- 1820 -- 49 -RRB- , also published significant works in the 1840s . A major later novel was George Eliot 's -LRB- 1819 -- 80 -RRB- Middlemarch -LRB- 1872 -RRB- , while the major novelist of the later part of Queen Victoria 's reign was Thomas Hardy -LRB- 1840 -- 1928 -RRB- , whose first novel , Under the Greenwood Tree , appeared in 1872 and his last , Jude the Obscure , in 1895 . Robert Browning -LRB- 1812 -- 89 -RRB- and Alfred Tennyson -LRB- 1809 -- 92 -RRB- were Victorian England 's most famous poets , though more recent taste has tended to prefer the poetry of Thomas Hardy , who , though he wrote poetry throughout his life , did not publish a collection until 1898 , as well as that of Gerard Manley Hopkins -LRB- 1844 -- 89 -RRB- , whose poetry was published posthumously in 1918 . Algernon Charles Swinburne -LRB- 1837 -- 1909 -RRB- is also considered an important literary figure of the period , especially his poems and critical writings . Early poetry of W. B. Yeats was also published in Victoria 's reign . With regard to the theatre it was not until the last decades of the nineteenth century that any significant works were produced . This began with Gilbert and Sullivan 's comic operas , from the 1870s , various plays of George Bernard Shaw -LRB- 1856 -- 1950 -RRB- in the 1890s , and Oscar Wilde 's -LRB- 1854 -- 1900 -RRB- The Importance of Being Earnest in 1895 .
State officials were told repeatedly this was being done but nothing could be done to stop it because there was no regulation on possession number or a size limit. Thankfully, now there is. The new regulation is that only one catfish longer than 34 inches may be harvested and possessed each day by an angler. Furthermore, no live blue catfish or flathead catfish longer than 34 inches may be transported out of Alabama without approval in writing from the Commissioner of Conservation and Natural Resources. Catfishing is popular, fun, traditional and there's no limit on keeping fish 34 inches or smaller. If you want to catch 109 blues and keep them, so be it. Trotlines, jug fishing and limblines are wonderful ways to have fun and put some fish in the freezer for your family or a fish fry.
The 2014 Maria Sharapova tennis season officially began on 30 December 2013 with the start of the 2014 WTA Tour . Sharapova began the season , having only played one match since the previous June due to a shoulder injury , at the Brisbane International . After failing to defend her points during the winter and spring hard court season , Sharapova almost dropped out of the Top 10 . She rebounded by dominating the clay court season which saw her win Stuttgart , Madrid and the French Open . Her only loss on clay came to a resurgent Ana Ivanovic . She then won her first hard court title since the 2013 BNP Paribas Open at the China Open . Her season ended on 24 October 2014 following her elimination from the round robin stage at the 2014 WTA Finals in Singapore . She ended the year raned No. 2 behind Serena Williams .
To encourage the use of renewable energy (solar, wind, water, hydro, tidal and wave, geothermal, ocean thermal, biomass and biofuel) many countries are setting up carbon taxes or carbon caps and trading.This is making the use of fossil fuels more expensive and companies are moving to renewable energy.oday geothermal sources account for 66% of Iceland's primary energy use. From the earliest of times, geothermal energy has been used for bathing and washing.Today Iceland's eletricity is almost completely based on Geothermal energy.
`` Getcha Some '' is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Toby Keith . It was released in September 1998 as the lead single released from his album , Greatest Hits Volume One . It peaked at number 18 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart in the U.S. and number 22 on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks chart . It also peaked at number 2 on the U.S. Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart . This song is also included on his 2008 compilation album , 35 Biggest Hits . It was written by Keith with Chuck Cannon .
Hepatic Encephalopathy Search Health 3,000+ Topics Send Feedback Health > Times Health Guide > h > Hepatic Encephalopathy Hepatic Encephalopathy Overview Alternative Names Causes Symptoms Exams and Tests Treatment Outlook (Prognosis)Possible Complications When to Contact a Medical Professional Prevention References Related Topics Alertness - Decreased Cirrhosis Hepatitis Ammonia Poisoning Protein in Diet Abdominal Tap Alkalosis Alcoholism and Alcohol Abuse Alcohol Withdrawal Wernicke-Korsakoff Syndrome Subdural Hematoma Meningitis Hypoglycemia Swelling Brain Herniation Sepsis Acute Kidney Failure Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt (TIPS)Illustrations Digestive System Organs Hepatic encephalopathy is a worsening of brain function that occurs when the liver is no longer able to remove toxic substances in the blood. Reference from A. D. A. M. Back to Top Alternative Names Hepatic coma; Encephalopathy - hepatic Back to Top Causes Hepatic encephalopathy is caused by disorders that affect the liver. These include disorders that reduce liver function (such as cirrhosis or hepatitis) and conditions in which blood circulation does not enter the liver. The exact cause of hepatic encephalopathy is unknown. An important job of the liver is to change toxic substances that are either made by the body or taken into the body (such as medicines) and make them harmless. However, when the liver is damaged, these "poisons" may build up in the bloodstream. Ammonia, which is produced by the body when proteins are digested, is one of the harmful substances that is normally made harmless by the liver. Many other substances may also build up in the body if the liver is not working well. They can cause damage to the nervous system. Hepatic encephalopathy may occur suddenly in people who previously had no liver problems when damage occurs to the liver. More often, the condition is seen in people with chronic liver disease. Hepatic encephalopathy may be triggered by: Dehydration Eating too much protein Electrolyte abnormalities (especially a decrease in potassium) from vomiting, or from treatments such as paracentesis or taking diuretics ("water pills")Bleeding from the intestines, stomach, or esophagus Infections Kidney problems Low oxygen levels in the body Shunt placement or complications (See: Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt )Surgery Use of medications that suppress the central nervous system (such as barbiturates or benzodiazepine tranquilizers)Disorders that can mimic or mask symptoms of hepatic encephalopathy include: Alcohol intoxication Complicated alcohol withdrawal Meningitis Metabolic abnormalities such as low blood glucose Sedative overdose Subdural hematoma (bleeding under the skull)Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome Hepatic encephalopathy may occur as an acute, potentially reversible disorder. Or it may occur as a chronic, progressive disorder that is associated with chronic liver disease. Back to Top Symptoms Symptoms many begin slowly and gradually worsen, or they may begin suddenly and be severe from the start. Symptoms may be mild at first. Family members or caregivers may notice that the patient has: Breath with a musty or sweet odor Change in sleep patterns Changes in thinking Confusion that is mild Forgetfulness Mental fogginess Personality or mood changes Poor concentration Poor judgment Worsening of handwriting or loss of other small hand movements More severe symptoms may include: Abnormal movements or shaking of hands or arms Agitation, excitement, or seizures (occur rarely)Disorientation Drowsiness or confusion Inappropriate behavior or severe personality changes Slurred speech Slowed or sluggish movement Patients with hepatic encephalopathy can become unconscious, unresponsive, and possibly enter a coma. Patients with hepatic encephalopathy are often not able to care for themselves because of these symptoms. Back to Top Exams and Tests Nervous system signs may change. Signs include: Coarse, "flapping" shaking of the hands when attempting to hold the arms out in front of the body and lift the hands Abnormal mental status, particularly cognitive (thinking) tasks such as connecting numbers with lines Signs of liver disease, such as yellow skin and eyes (jaundice) and fluid collection in the abdomen ( ascites ), and occasionally a musty odor to the breath and urine Tests may include: Complete blood count or hematocrit to check for anemia CT scan of the head or MRIEEGLiver function tests Prothrombin time Serum ammonia levels Sodium level in the blood Potassium level in the blood BUN and creatinine to see how the kidneys are working Back to Top Treatment Hepatic encephalopathy may become a medical emergency. Hospitalization is required. The first step is to identify and treat any factors that may have caused hepatic encephalopathy. Gastrointestinal bleeding must be stopped. The intestines must be emptied of blood. Infections, kidney failure, and electrolyte abnormalities (especially potassium) need to be treated. Life support may be necessary to help with breathing or blood circulation, particularly if the person is in a coma. The brain may swell, which can be life-threatening. Patients with severe, repeated cases of encephalopathy may be told to reduce protein in the diet to lower ammonia production. However, dietary counseling is important, because too little protein in the diet may cause malnutrition. Critically ill patients may need specially formulated intravenous or tube feedings. Lactulose may be given to prevent intestinal bacteria from creating ammonia, and as a laxative to remove blood from the intestines. Neomycin may also be used to reduce ammonia production by intestinal bacteria. Rifaximin, a new antibiotic, is also effective in hepatic encephalopathy. Sedatives, tranquilizers, and any other medications that are broken down by the liver should be avoided if possible. Medications containing ammonium (including certain antacids) should also be avoided. Other medications and treatments may be recommended. They may have varying results. Back to Top Outlook (Prognosis)Acute hepatic encephalopathy may be treatable. Chronic forms of the disorder often keep getting worse or continue to come back. Both forms may result in irreversible coma and death. Approximately 80% (8 out of 10 patients) die if they go into a coma. Recovery and the risk of the condition returning vary from patient to patient. Back to Top Possible Complications Brain herniation Brain swelling Increased risk of: Cardiovascular collapse Kidney failure Respiratory failure Sepsis Permanent nervous system damage (to movement, sensation, or mental state)Progressive, irreversible coma Side effects of medications Back to Top When to Contact a Medical Professional Call your health care provider if any change in mental state or other nervous system problem occurs, particularly if there is a known or suspected liver disorder. Hepatic encephalopathy can rapidly get worse and become an emergency condition. Back to Top Prevention Treating liver disorders may prevent some cases of hepatic encephalopathy. Avoiding heavy drinking and intravenous drug use can prevent many liver disorders. If there are any nervous system symptoms in a person with known or suspected liver disease, call for immediate medical attention. Back to Top References Garcia-Tsao G. Cirrhosis and its sequelae. In: Goldman L, Ausiello D, eds. 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1 The sciatica symptoms (low back pain, leg pain, numbness, tingling and weakness) vary depending on where the pressure occurs on the nerve. 2 For example, a lumbar segment 5 (L5) nerve impingement can cause weakness in extension of the big toe and potentially in the ankle (a condition called foot drop).
Under the terms of the concluding Treaty of Versailles signed in 1919, the empire reached its greatest extent with the addition of 1,800,000 square miles (4,700,000 km2) and 13 million new subjects. The colonies of Germany and the Ottoman Empire were distributed to the Allied powers as League of Nations mandates. Britain gained control of Palestine, Transjordan, Iraq, parts of Cameroon and Togo, and Tanganyika. The Dominions themselves also acquired mandates of their own: the Union of South Africa gained South-West Africa (modern-day Namibia), Australia gained German New Guinea, and New Zealand Western Samoa. Nauru was made a combined mandate of Britain and the two Pacific Dominions.
Indonesia: The Olympic flame reached Jakarta on April 22. The original 20 km relay through Jakarta was cancelled due to "security worries", at the request of the Chinese embassy, and the torch was instead carried round the city main's stadium, as it had been in Islamabad. Several dozen pro-Tibet protesters gathered near the stadium, and were dispersed by the police. The event was held in the streets around the city main's stadium. The cancelling of the relay through the city itself was decided due to security concerns and at the request of the Chinese embassy. Only invitees and journalists were admitted inside the stadium. Protests took place outside the stadium.
OKC Dodgers: Mascots will be named Brooklyn and Brix. New OKC Dodgers mascots Brooklyn and Brix. PHOTO COURTESY OKC DODGERS -. The Oklahoma City Dodgers announced Thursday their new mascots will be named Brooklyn (female) and Brix (male). The Dodgers received 1,000 submissions for mascot names and close to 2,000 votes during the finals.
Gisele Yashar Gisele Yashar[a] is a fictional character, portrayed by Israeli actress Gal Gadot, who appears in The Fast and The Furious franchise. Introduced in the 2009 film Fast & Furious, she helps Dominic Toretto and his team, and forms a romantic relationship with Han Lue. The character is killed in the 2013 film Fast & Furious 6. Yashar was Gadotâ€™s first major film role, with American director Justin Lin hiring her based on her previous experiences in the military. Gadot performed her own stunts during the shooting of the films.
Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has said enemies were trying to drive a wedge between Tehran and Baghdad. He said this in his condemnation of deadly U.S. airstrikes in Iraq, official IRNA news agency reported. “I, together with the Iranian government and nation strongly condemn this evil act of America,” Khamenei was quoted as saying. The U.S. strikes in Iraq and Syria on Sunday targeted the Kataib Hezbollah militia group, which was blamed for an attack last week that killed a U.S. citizen. But the Iranian leader dismissed the U.S. officials’ claims that Iran was behind the anti-American moves in Iraq. He said that the United States takes revenge on the Iraqi popular forces since they defeated the “Daesh,” also known as the Islamic State militants in Iraq. Dozens of protesters set up camp outside the gates of the embassy on Wednesday, one day after thousands converged on Baghdad’s heavily fortified Green Zone to decry U.S. strikes that killed at least 25 militiamen. Chanting “Death to America,” angry protesters on Tuesday broke into the U.S. embassy compound and set fire to one of its gates. Meanwhile, President Donald Trump has blamed the attack on Iran and said the country will “pay a very big price.” Trump spoke with Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdel-Mahdi by phone on Tuesday and “emphasised the need to protect U.S. personnel and facilities in Iraq.” Defense Secretary Mark Esper called on the government of Iraq to “fulfil its international responsibilities” to protect US citizens in the country. However, the US it will immediately deploy 750 soldiers to Iraq “as an appropriate and precautionary action.”
Mark Sloan (Grey's Anatomy) Mark Everett Sloan,[1] M.D., F.A.C.S. is a fictional surgeon from the ABC medical drama television series Grey's Anatomy, portrayed by Eric Dane. Dr. Sloan is an attending specializing in plastic surgery. Dr. Sloan earned the nickname “McSteamy” for his good looks by the female interns of Seattle Grace later Seattle Grace Mercy West Hospital. He was good friends with Dr. Derek Shepherd, a fellow physician at Seattle Grace, but was the catalyst for the end of Shepherd's marriage when Shepherd caught Sloan sleeping with his wife, Addison. Later, he pursues a 'forbidden' relationship with Dr. Lexie Grey, straining his relationship with Derek yet again. He reveals that he loves Lexie in episodes "Migration", "Flight", "Going, Going, Gone", and "Remember The Time"[2] In the show's ninth season, he dies of injuries sustained in a jet plane crash that also injured or killed several of his colleagues from the hospital.
The second and most dramatic boom and bust resulted from the Klondike Gold Rush, which ended the depression that had begun with the Panic of 1893; in a short time, Seattle became a major transportation center. On July 14, 1897, the S.S. Portland docked with its famed "ton of gold", and Seattle became the main transport and supply point for the miners in Alaska and the Yukon. Few of those working men found lasting wealth, however; it was Seattle's business of clothing the miners and feeding them salmon that panned out in the long run. Along with Seattle, other cities like Everett, Tacoma, Port Townsend, Bremerton, and Olympia, all in the Puget Sound region, became competitors for exchange, rather than mother lodes for extraction, of precious metals. The boom lasted well into the early part of the 20th century and funded many new Seattle companies and products. In 1907, 19-year-old James E. Casey borrowed $100 from a friend and founded the American Messenger Company (later UPS). Other Seattle companies founded during this period include Nordstrom and Eddie Bauer. Seattle brought in the Olmsted Brothers landscape architecture firm to design a system of parks and boulevards.
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Q: Did Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem, the band from "The Muppet Show," ever record an album? \| TV Tabloid Q&A Q: Did Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem, the band from "The Muppet Show," ever record an album? Adam Thomlison / TV Media Oddly enough, they did not. The Muppets have released a total of 26 albums, starting with the soundtrack to "The Frog Prince," a TV special aired in 1971, but never a dedicated Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem release. Odd since that band became a sort of symbol of Muppet music after its introduction on "The Muppet Show" in 1976. They served as the house band on the iconic variety series and regularly performed alongside the huge music stars who appeared. Though they never got a record of their own, many of the Muppet albums did feature the band, led by the fur-hat-wearing, gold-tooth-smiling leader Dr. Teeth (said to be modeled after '70s blues rocker Dr. John). Their first recorded appearance is on the 1977 "Muppet Show" album, simply a compilation of songs from the show, whereon they performed the torch standard "Tenderly." They appeared on eight Muppet albums, most recently 2006's "A Red and Green Christmas," performing the modern holiday standards "'Zat You, Santa Claus?" and "Run, Run Rudolph." The band appeared in the Muppet movies as well, but only showed up on one of the soundtracks -- doing "Can You Picture That?" from the original 1979 film, "The Muppet Movie." Dr. Teeth appears solo (without the Electric Mayhem) on the "Muppets Take Manhattan" soundtrack. Interestingly enough, Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem's most famous song isn't even theirs. Most people credit the oft-recorded Muppet classic "Mahna Mahna" song to the band, but it was actually performed (repeatedly) by the aptly named character Mahna Mahna. Doing that song, a running bit on the long-running show, was his only job. The official members of the band were Dr. Teeth, Sgt. Floyd Pepper (an homage to both the band Pink Floyd and the Beatles classic Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band), the flower-childish Janice (named after '60s songstress Janis Joplin), sax player Zoot (named for real-life saxophonist Zoot Sims), and the most famous member of all, their drummer Animal.
MusicalTheaterSongs.com Glossary 11:00 number: The last big solo in a show for the leading character. Usually occurs late in Act 2 and marks the pinnacle of his or her emotional and musical journey. Examples include “Rose’s Turn” from Gypsy (1959), “If He Walked Into My Life” from Mame (1964) and “The American Dream” from Miss Saigon (1989). 50's Rock and Roll Style: Songs or shows that were either composed during the 1950s and use this style (think Elvis), or are a parody or pastiche of this style. Shows include All Shook Up (2005 Elvis Presley jukebox musical). Songs include “Freddy My Love” from Grease (1972). May be either up-tempo or ballad in style. Great audition material for shows such as Grease, All Shook Up, Smokey Joe's Cafe etc. 60's Pop-Rock Style: Songs or shows that were either composed during the 1960s and use this style or are a parody or pastiche of this style. Shows Include Hair (1969). Songs include: “Good Morning Baltimore” from Hairspray (2002). May be either up-tempo or ballad in style. Ideal for shows such as Hair, Hairspray, Jersey Boys, Jesus Christ Superstar etc. 70's Pop-Rock Style: Songs or shows that were either composed during the 1970s and use this style or are a parody or pastiche of this style. Shows include Jesus Christ Superstar (1971). Songs include “The Winner Takes it All” from Mama Mia (1999 Abba jukebox musical featuring music from the 1970s). May be either up-tempo or ballad in style. Ideal for shows such as Saturday Night Fever, The Wiz, Godspell, Pippin, A Chorus Line, Mama Mia etc. 80's Pop-Rock Style: Songs or shows that were either composed during the 1980s and use this style or are a parody or pastiche of this style. Shows include Blood Brothers (1983). Songs include “Anthem” from Chess (1988). May be either up-tempo or ballad in style. Ideal for shows such as Chess, Miss Saigon, Moving Out, We Will Rock You etc. Act 1 closer: A song that comes at the end of Act 1. A musical and dramatic milestone for a character with a wider emotional and musical arc than what he or she has sung to this point. Examples include: “Everything’s Coming Up Roses” from Gypsy (1959), “And I’m Telling You” from Dreamgirls (1982) and “Defying Gravity” from Wicked 2005. actor who sings: Songs geared toward actors for whom singing is not their prime focus. These songs are often more spoken than sung, have smaller vocal ranges and are written as character songs. Examples include “I’m an Ordinary Man” from My Fair Lady (1956) or “Send in the Clowns” from A Little Night Music (1973). adult language: Songs that use profanity or other explicit terms. Examples include: “Sodomy” from Hair (1967) and “Everything Else” from Next to Normal (2008). adult playing child/teen: Songs/Shows in which the character's age is a child or teenager under 17, but the vocal and/or dramatic demands of the role require an actor who is older to play it. Examples include "My Friend The Dictionary" from 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (2005) or You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown (1968). adult themes: Song that include references to drugs, sex, mental disorders and other volatile topics. Often, but not always, they include adult language. Examples include “If You Were Gay” from Avenue Q (2003) and “The Acid Queen” from Tommy (1969). american opera Songs or shows composed during the 20th and 21st centuries, usually employing legitimate or classically trained voices for many of the roles. Vocal ranges are often larger than for most typical musical theater songs and the technical and musical demands are more pronounced. Works may also be less tonal harmonically and melodically. Examples include "Promise Me Tommy" from The Grapes of Wrath (2007), "The Promise Of Living" from The Tender Land (1954) and Lizzie Borden (1965). american operetta: Songs or shows composed during the late 19th and early 20th centuries, usually employing legitimate or classically trained voices for many of the roles. Also refers to parodies or pastiches of this period and this style. Examples include “Lover Come Back to Me” from The New Moon (1927), “
How to Calculate Ring Size Wedding bands and engagement rings can be tough to size, as a band's thickness can affect its fit. Stockbyte/Stockbyte/Getty Images Related Articles1 How to Measure a Men's Ring Size2 How to Figure Out Ring Sizes3 Stretching A Ring4 The Best Way to Shave Your Legs Items you will need Ruler Thin strip of paper Accurately measuring your finger for its ring size is pretty simple. There is a standard North American conversion scale, and the same scale is used for both men and women. Note that it's best to measure your finger later in the day; fingers do swell a bit and you might have trouble removing a ring if you don't take this into account when sizing it. Step 1Cut a thin strip of paper. Step 2Wrap the paper around your finger. Make sure the paper is below the joint of your finger and close to your knuckle. Step 3Mark the spot where the paper meets and measure the distance with your ruler. Step 4Use the following chart to determine your ring size. Rings also come in half sizes, the measurements of which, of course, will fall somewhere in between the whole sizes. Size 4: 1 13/16 inches Size 5: 1 15/16 inches Size 6: 2 1/16 inches Size 7: 2 1/8 inches Size 8: 2 1/4 inches Size 9: 2 5/16 inches Size 10: 2 7/16 inches Size 11: 2 9/16 inches Size 12: 2 5/8 inches Size 13: 2 3/4 inches Size 14: 2 7/8 inches Step 5If you're still in doubt, download a printable ring size chart. Many online jewelers offer these, and their charts might be slightly more accurate for their particular rings. Alternatively, go to the jewelry counter at your local discount retailer, such as K-Mart, Target or Walmart. You'll get a fitting without the pressure to buy that comes with going to a jewelry store. Tips Printable ring size charts can help you surprise a loved one — you simply match an existing ring to the circle representing the correct ring size. References Twin City Gold: Ring Sizing Chart Zales: Ring Size Chart Photo Credits Stockbyte/Stockbyte/Getty Images Related Articles How to Measure a Men's Ring Size How to Figure Out Ring Sizes Stretching A Ring The Best Way to Shave Your Legs Examples of Aggressive Body Language How to Measure the Size of a Ring How to Clean Peridot Jewelry How to Know What Size Ring You Wear
Models of communication This is a one-way model to communicate with others. It consists of the sender encoding a message and channeling it to the receiver in the presence of noise. In this model there is no feedback or response which may allow for a continuous exchange of information (F.N.S. Palma, 1993).
How to Grill Salmon BHG.com Recipes Seafood Fish Basics How to Grill Salmon While the smoky flavor may be the top reason to grill salmon, the quick prep time is also a benefit. You can season and grill salmon fillets or steaks in about 30 minutes. Plus, heart-healthy grilled salmon is packed with protein and omega-3 fatty acids, so you can feel good about indulging in a tender, melt-in-your-mouth salmon dinner.1 did it Pin Facebook Twitter Google Plus Email Print NETWORK ERRORCannot Contact Server RELOAD YOUR SCREEN OR TRY SELECTING A DIFFERENT VIDEOBeginner Tips for Grilling Salmon We marinated this grilled salmon fillet with a simple three-ingredient glaze to enhance its smoky flavor. Get the Recipe!Salmon fillets and steaks are naturals for both charcoal and gas grilling. When grilling salmon, the key is to get the timing right so the fish is perfectly tender every time. Follow these tips for grilling, then check out our delicious grilled salmon recipes. How to Choose Fresh Salmon Salmon has a moderately firm texture that helps it hold together well when grilling. When shopping, look for moist, cleanly cut fillets or steaks, and avoid those with a strong fishy odor. Plan to grill salmon the day you buy it, or keep it loosely wrapped in the coldest part of the refrigerator for up to 2 days. If it hasn't been previously frozen, you can freeze salmon for up to 3 months. If your fish is frozen, thaw it in the refrigerator for 1 to 2 days. Salmon Buying Tip: A salmon steak is a crosscut slice from a large dressed fish and is usually ½ to 1 inch thick. A fillet is a boneless piece of fish cut from the side and away from the backbone. You can purchase it with the skin on or ask to have it removed. Prep Salmon for Grilling Before grilling fish, rinse it and pat dry with paper towels. To add flavor, use a dry rub or sprinkle with spices or herbs (thyme, dill, or basil work well with grilled salmon). Or marinate it in your favorite sauce. Keep in mind that salmon will pick up the flavors quickly, so even 15 to 30 minutes in a marinade can be enough to add big flavor to your grilled salmon. How to Grill Salmon on a Cedar Plank How to Grill Salmon Wondering how to grill salmon to perfection? Start here!More Great Grilling Tips Now that you've prepped the fish, it's time to fire up the grill. Here are a few things to remember when grilling salmon: Place fillets in a well-greased grill basket to ensure they stay intact. Nonstick or greased foil works, too; just be sure to cut a few small slits in the foil to let the juices run off. You can also grill salmon fillets and steaks directly on a greased grill rack. If the fillets still have skin, remove it after grilling. To grill salmon on a charcoal grill, place the fish on the grill rack directly over medium coals. Grill, uncovered, for 4 to 6 minutes per 1/2-inch thickness or until fish begins to flake when tested with a fork. Turn the fish once halfway through grilling. If you like, brush the salmon with olive oil or melted butter after turning to add flavor and keep it moist. For a gas grill, after preheating, reduce heat to medium. Place salmon on the grill rack over heat. Cover the grill and grill as directed for a charcoal grill. Salmon Grilling Tip: To test the level of heat, place the palm of your hand at the level of the grill rack and count the number of seconds you can hold it in that position. If the heat is medium, you should be able to hold your hand in the position for about 4 seconds. How to Bake Salmon How to Check Salmon for Doneness To test grilled salmon for doneness, flake with a fork and look for opaque color, or use a meat thermometer. Meat Thermometer Tips When grilling salmon with the skin on, let the skin get crisp and brown. This way, the fish will pull away from the skin when you turn it. Using a fork, check the flesh at the thickest part of the fillet. When it is done, grilled salmon will be opaque yet moist, and will pull apart easily. Another way to check doneness is with an instant-read thermometer. Insert it horizontally into the fish. This is especially useful for thick salmon steaks. Remove the fish from the grill when it reaches an internal temperature of 140 degrees F. How to Know When Meat is Done Must-Try Seafood Recipes and More!There are so many ways to enjoy the smoky flavor and mouthwatering texture of grilled salmon. Here, we served flaked salmon in a unique salad. Get the Recipe!Easy Grilled Salmon Recipes Healthy Recipes Under 400 Calories!Fresh Grilled Fish Ideas15 Delicious Salmon Dinners How to Bake Salmon NETWORK ERRORCannot Contact Server RELOAD YOUR SCREEN OR TRY SELECTING A DIFFERENT VIDEOHow to Bake Salmon How to Bake Salmon in a Packet How to Cook Shrimp Pin Facebook Twitter Google Plus Email Print
Between 1892, when Harvard and Yale met in one of the first intercollegiate debates, and 1909, the year of the first Triangular Debate of Harvard, Yale, and Princeton, the rhetoric, symbolism, and metaphors used in athletics were used to frame these early debates. Debates were covered on front pages of college newspapers and emphasized in yearbooks, and team members even received the equivalent of athletic letters for their jackets. There even were rallies sending off the debating teams to matches. Yet, the debates never attained the broad appeal that athletics enjoyed. One reason may be that debates do not have a clear winner, as is the case in sports, and that scoring is subjective. In addition, with late 19th-century concerns about the impact of modern life on the human body, athletics offered hope that neither the individual nor the society was coming apart.
The Nokia 6120 classic is a mid-range smartphone from Nokia that was announced on April 17 , 2007 . It is the first Nokia UMTS / HSDPA dual band phone which also features quad band GSM , supporting both 2G and 3G/UMTS networks . Its compact size did pack in HSDPA -LRB- 3.5 G -RRB- , and was the fourth from Nokia to do so after the N95 , E90 and 6110 Navigator . It runs on Symbian v9 .2 with a S60 3rd Edition FP1 user interface . It should not be confused with Nokia 6120 , a different mobile phone from 1997 .
Symphonic poem R. Strauss: Also Sprach Zarathustra Symphonic poem A symphonic poem or tone poem is a piece of orchestral music in a single continuous section (a movement) in which the content of a poem, a story or novel, a painting, a landscape or another (non-musical) source is illustrated or evoked. The term was first applied by Hungarian composer Franz Liszt to his 13 works in this vein. In its aesthetic objectives, the symphonic poem is in some ways related to opera; whilst it does not use a sung text, it seeks, like opera, a union of music and drama.[1][2] While many symphonic poems may compare in size and scale to symphonic movements (or even reach the length of an entire symphony), they are unlike traditional classical symphonic movements, in that their music is intended to inspire listeners to imagine or consider scenes, images, specific ideas or moods, and not to focus on following traditional patterns of musical form (e.g. sonata form). This intention to inspire listeners was a direct consequence of Romanticism, which encouraged literary, pictorial and dramatic associations in music. Musical works that attempt to inspire listeners in this way are often referred to as program music, while music that has no such associations may be called absolute music. Some piano and chamber works, such as Arnold Schoenberg's string sextet Verkl�rte Nacht, have similarities with symphonic poems in their overall intent and effect. However, the term symphonic poem is generally accepted to refer to orchestral works. A symphonic poem may stand on its own, or it can be part of a series combined into a symphonic suite . For example, The Swan of Tuonela (1895) is a tone poem from Jean Sibelius's Lemmink�inen Suite. A symphonic poem can also be part of a group of interrelated works, such as Vltava (The Moldau) as part of the six-work cycle M� vlast by Bed?ich Smetana. Also, while the terms "symphonic poem" and "tone poem" have often been used interchangeably, some composers such as Richard Strauss and Jean Sibelius have preferred the latter term for pieces that were less symphonic in design and in which there is no special emphasis on thematic or tonal contrast.[3] According to Macdonald, the symphonic poem met three 19th century aesthetic goals: it related music to outside sources; it often combined or compressed multiple movements into a single principal section; and it elevated instrumental program music to an aesthetic level that could be regarded as equivalent to, or higher than opera.[2] The symphonic poem remained popular from the 1840s until the 1920s, when the genre suffered a severe decline in popularity. In the second quarter of the 19th century, the future of the symphonic genre came into doubt. While many composers continued to write symphonies during the 1820s and 30s, "there was a growing sense that these works were aesthetically far inferior to Beethoven's.... The real question was not so much whether symphonies could still be written, but whether the genre could continue to flourish and grow".[4] Felix Mendelssohn, Robert Schumann and Niels Gade achieved successes with their symphonies, putting at least a temporary stop to the debate as to whether the genre was dead.[4] Nevertheless, composers increasingly turned to the "more compact form" of the concert overture "as a vehicle within which to blend musical, narrative and pictoral ideas"; examples included Mendelssohn's overtures A Midsummer Night's Dream (1826) and The Hebrides (1830).[4] Between 1845 and 1847, Franco-Belgian composer C�sar Franck wrote an orchestral piece based on Victor Hugo's poem Ce qu'on entend sur la montagne. The work exhibits characteristics of a symphonic poem, and some musicologists, such as Norman Demuth and Julien Tiersot, consider it the first of its genre, preceding Liszt's compositions.[5][6] However, Franck did not publish or perform his piece; neither did he set about defining the genre. Liszt's determination to explore and promote the symphonic poem gained him recognition as the genre's inventor.[7] Liszt Franz Liszt in 1858 Main arti
History of the United Nations At the Yalta Conference it was agreed that membership would be open to nations that had joined the Allies by 1 March 1945.[14] Brazil, Syria and a number of other countries qualified for membership by declarations of war on either Germany or Japan in the first three months of 1945 â€“ in some cases retroactively.
Pie Five Pizza Co. is a fast casual restaurant chain specializing in handcrafted personal pizza made in less than 5 minutes. The brand is owned by Rave Restaurant Group, which also owns Pizza Inn. As of December 2016, Pie Five has 98 restaurants in the following locations: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Maryland, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Kentucky, Virginia and Washington, D.C. with more than 400 additional company-owned and franchise units anticipated.
If you are referring to FICO scores, the score range is from 300 to 850. For many years Fair Isaac and Company (FICO) reported the median national credit score but unfortunately they stopped providing that information.y credit history is 23 years and average is 9 years. My equifax report tells me that one of the things bringing down my score is a âshortâ credit history. People in the highest category have lengths of 15 years for age and 6-12 for average.
In 2015-2016, Notre Dame ranked 18th overall among "national universities" in the United States in U.S. News & World Report's Best Colleges 2016. In 2014, USA Today ranked Notre Dame 10th overall for American universities based on data from College Factual. Forbes.com's America's Best Colleges ranks Notre Dame 13th among colleges in the United States in 2015, 8th among Research Universities, and 1st in the Midwest. U.S. News & World Report also lists Notre Dame Law School as 22nd overall. BusinessWeek ranks Mendoza College of Business undergraduate school as 1st overall. It ranks the MBA program as 20th overall. The Philosophical Gourmet Report ranks Notre Dame's graduate philosophy program as 15th nationally, while ARCHITECT Magazine ranked the undergraduate architecture program as 12th nationally. Additionally, the study abroad program ranks sixth in highest participation percentage in the nation, with 57.6% of students choosing to study abroad in 17 countries. According to payscale.com, undergraduate alumni of University of Notre Dame have a mid-career median salary $110,000, making it the 24th highest among colleges and universities in the United States. The median starting salary of $55,300 ranked 58th in the same peer group.
The Black Hand (Arabic: الكف الاسود‎ , ""al-Kaff al-Aswad" " ‎ ) was an anti-Zionist and anti-British Jihadist militant organization in Mandatory Palestine. It was founded in 1930 and led until his death in 1935 by Syrian-born Sheikh Izz ad-Din al-Qassam, whose preaching was instrumental in laying the foundations for the formation of the Black Hand, which he used to proclaim jihad and attack Jewish settlers. The idea for such a group appeared to crystallize after the 1929 riots, though one source says a decision was taken after the Day of Atonement incitement at the Wailing Wall in September 1928.
On December 19, 2006, ESPN announced the purchase of a minority stake in the AFL. This deal included television rights for the ESPN family of networks. ESPN would televise a minimum of 17 regular season games, most on Monday nights, and nine playoff games, including ArenaBowl XXI on ABC. The deal resulted in added exposure on ESPN's SportsCenter. However, after the original AFL filed for bankruptcy, this arrangement did not carry over to the new AFL, which is a separate legal entity.
Winter Kept Us Warm is a Canadian romantic drama film , released in 1965 . The title comes from the fifth line of T. S. Eliot 's The Waste Land . An independent film written , directed , and funded by David Secter , it occupies a unique place in the history of Canadian cinema as the first English-language Canadian film ever screened at the Cannes Film Festival . Its debut was as the opening film of the Commonwealth Film Festival -LRB- Cardiff , September 27 , 1965 -RRB- . It was also given a Special Jury Award at the 7th International Montreal Film Festival . The film starred John Labow as Doug and Henry Tarvainen as Peter , two students at the University of Toronto who develop a complex quasi-romantic relationship , and Joy Tepperman and Janet Amos as their girlfriends Bev and Sandra . The film 's gay subtext was carefully coded by Secter , who wrote the film based on his own experience falling in love with a male fellow student but feared that a more explicitly gay film would not attract an audience . Even some of the film 's cast have claimed in interviews that they did not know at the time that the film was actually about homosexuality .
Ruler on Ice (born April 2, 2008) is a Thoroughbred racehorse that won the 2011 Belmont Stakes. He was bred and foaled in Kentucky by Brandywine Farm in partnership with Liberation Farm on. He is a chestnut gelding sired by Hill 'n' Dale Farms' Roman Ruler out of the Saratoga Six-bred mare, Champagne Glow. The colt was consigned as lot 988 at the 2009 Keeneland September yearling auction, where he was purchased by George and Lori Hall for $100,000. Ruler on Ice only won one minor race after winning the Belmont and was retired from racing in July 2014. He currently lives in Versailles, Kentucky at the farm of his owners.
Queensland abandoned daylight saving time in 1972. Queensland and Western Australia have observed daylight saving over the past 40 years from time to time on trial bases.ueensland abandoned daylight saving time in 1972. Queensland and Western Australia have observed daylight saving over the past 40 years from time to time on trial bases.
What your earwax says about your ancestry Gory Details Genetics, No Fooling What your earwax says about your ancestryby Erika Engelhaupt 6:26pm, February 24, 2014Dry earwax, typical in East Asians and Native Americans, is light-colored and flaky, while earwax found in Caucasian and African groups is darker, wetter and, a new study shows, smellier. Kelvinc /Wikimedia Commons Email Print Twitter Facebook Reddit Google+Sponsor Message If you would describe yourself as white or black, your earwax is probably yellow and sticky. If you are East Asian or Native American, it’s likely to be dry and white. And for those with the yellow kind, I hate to break it to you, but your earwax stinks. Don’t take it personally. Smelly earwax is just another of the genetic quirks we inherit as part of one ethnic group or another. In new tests of earwax in Caucasian and East Asian men, yellow earwax from Caucasians gave off stronger odors than the dry, white kind.“We could obtain information about a person’s ethnicity simply by looking in his ears,” chemist Katharine Prokop-Prigge said. Prokop-Prigge is one of the researchers at the Monell Chemical Senses Center in Philadelphia who measured the earwax smells. The team was inspired to see if ethnic groups have different earwax odors after learning that the same gene controls both a person’s underarm odor and the type of earwax they make. Ultimately, the researchers hope to mine our ears for whatever health secrets they may hold. Monell chemist George Preti calls earwax “a neglected body secretion.” Other research has shown that you can tell a person’s gender, health status and more from their underarm odors. “We think it possible that earwax may contain similar information,” Preti said on the center’s website. A giant earwax plug pulled from a blue whale recently revealed a fair bit of its life history, from its testosterone kicking in as it grew up to its times of stress (measured by cortisol levels) and contaminants it picked up from the waters it swam in. So who knows, maybe human earwax is trapping a trove of health information. Already, earwax is known to give a heads-up to two odor-causing diseases before they can be detected in blood or urine. One is called maple syrup urine disease, which makes urine smell delicious but is actually a dangerous and deadly metabolic condition. The other is alkaptonuria, or black urine disease, also plenty frightening. As for our different ear odors, they came about because of a tiny change, just one little letter in the genetic alphabet that long ago granted an East Asian population a reprieve from both smelly underarms and sticky earwax. This mutation appeared about 2,000 generations ago, according to a study published in 2011, and became more common across Asia over time. Today most East Asians and nearly all Koreans lack a chemical in their armpits that bacteria munch on to make body odor, because they carry this variant of the ABCC11 gene. About 98 percent of Europeans have the smelly-armpit version of the gene, and along with it comes stickier and smellier earwax. In the new study, 12 odiferous compounds were common to both groups, but earwax from Caucasian men produced more of 11 out of the 12 compounds, the researchers report February 5 in the Journal of Chromatography B. Some of the biggest differences were in 2-methylbutyric acid and isovaleric acid, which smell of sweaty socks, and hexanoic acid, which is described as smelling like a goat. If you’ve never been around goats, I can assure you that it’s not a good smell. I’m sure we’ll all be sniffing our Q-tips now when no one is looking. Don’t act like you won’t.
Plantar reflex The plantar reflex is a reflex elicited when the sole of the foot is stimulated with a blunt instrument. The reflex can take one of two forms. In normal adults, the plantar reflex causes a downward response of the hallux (flexion). An upward response (extension) of the hallux is known as the Babinski response or Babinski sign, named after the neurologist Joseph Babinski. The presence of the Babinski sign can identify disease of the spinal cord and brain in adults, and also exists as a primitive reflex in infants.[1]
At Maecenas' insistence (according to the tradition) Virgil spent the ensuing years (perhaps 37–29 BC) on the long didactic hexameter poem called the Georgics (from Greek, "On Working the Earth") which he dedicated to Maecenas. The ostensible theme of the Georgics is instruction in the methods of running a farm. In handling this theme, Virgil follows in the didactic ("how to") tradition of the Greek poet Hesiod's Works and Days and several works of the later Hellenistic poets. The four books of the Georgics focus respectively on raising crops and trees (1 and 2), livestock and horses (3), and beekeeping and the qualities of bees (4). Well-known passages include the beloved Laus Italiae of Book 2, the prologue description of the temple in Book 3, and the description of the plague at the end of Book 3. Book 4 concludes with a long mythological narrative, in the form of an epyllion which describes vividly the discovery of beekeeping by Aristaeus and the story of Orpheus' journey to the underworld. Ancient scholars, such as Servius, conjectured that the Aristaeus episode replaced, at the emperor's request, a long section in praise of Virgil's friend, the poet Gallus, who was disgraced by Augustus, and who committed suicide in 26 BC.
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WORLD CUP '98: Owen Lets His Boots Do The Talking; At 18, Natural Born Striker Is English Lad Among Men - The New York Times The New York Times Sports \|WORLD CUP '98: Owen Lets His Boots Do The Talking; At 18, Natural Born Striker Is English Lad Among Men Search Continue reading the main story There is the same pace, the same explosive acceleration, the same killer instinct in front of the goal. No wonder, then, that Michael Owen of England is already being compared to Ronaldo. The comparisons are premature, of course. Ronaldo, the 21-year-old Brazilian striker, is considered to be the best player in the world; Owen is a novice at the top international level. His coach, Glenn Hoddle, still calls him ''the young lad.'' But, at the ripe age of 18, Owen has emerged during the World Cup in France as perhaps the most exciting new talent in the game. Skill such as Owen's -- the ability to go straight at a defender and beat him, leaving him groping at shadows -- has never been at such a premium. Defenses are so tight, the pressing in midfield so intense, that often the only way to find space is to get past someone. The United States had no one who could do that. But Owen -- head down, ball seemingly tied to his foot -- can beat the best defender. Like Ronaldo at the last World Cup in the United States, Owen started the tournament as a substitute. But unlike Ronaldo, who was 17 in 1994 and did not play, Owen has claimed a place in the starting lineup for England's clash with Argentina today in St.-Etienne, France, a match that will test any player's temperament. Continue reading the main story He did so in only 17 minutes against Romania a week ago. Coming on as a substitute, Owen took six minutes to score, sweeping in a cross from his fellow striker Alan Shearer. The goal was taken with such cat-like speed that the Romanian defenders were left gaping. A few minutes later, he hit the post with a right-footed drive from the edge of the penalty box. England still lost by 2-1 to Romania, but even Hoddle could no longer deny that Owen's time had come. Advertisement Continue reading the main story Until then, the England coach had been insisting that Owen, for all his talent, was too young. ''He still faces the hurdle of proving he can take on the best defenses in the world,'' Hoddle would say. He has stopped saying that. ''Frankly,'' said Shearer, England's captain, ''Owen brings a pace that nobody else, myself included, can bring.'' Owen, who still lives with his mom and dad and four brothers and sisters in the modest family home near the northwestern English town of Chester, has already made a habit of breaking records. Last February, at 18 years 59 days, he became the youngest player to appear for England, making his debut in a friendly against Chile. Three months later, at 18 years 164 days, he became the youngest player to score for England, beating Tommy Lawton's 60-year-old record with a goal against Morocco. He is now the third-youngest player ever to participate in the World Cup finals, behind Norman Whiteside of Northern Ireland and a ''minor'' talent from Brazil named Pele, who was 17 when he played in the 1958 World Cup in Sweden. Owen is not the talkative kind, preferring, in the phrase of the former Scottish striker Kenny Dalglish, to let his boots do the talking. Hoddle has generally kept his prodigy under tight wraps in France. But Owen is known for an unusual level-headedness and a single-minded dedication to achieving his modest ambition: becoming the world's best player. Please verify you're not a robot by clicking the box. Invalid email address. Please re-enter. You must select a newsletter to subscribe to. Sign Up Privacy Policy From the age of 15, he has talked with a deadpan assurance of how we will one day be the world's best. Extraordinarily assured for his age, he seems, for now, to be on course toward his objective. ''You don't look at players' strengths,'' he observed during his one appearance before the news media at the World Cup. ''You look at their weaknesses and try to see where you can hurt them mos
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Full text of "The World of Interiors January 2016 UK" See other formats JANUARY 2016 THE WORLD OF INTERIORS Maestro blacksmith Giancarlo Candeago in Cortina, Italy. "J ^ w*f. i i g 1 1 m. CONTENTS JANUARY 2016 COVER Pea-super - a vintage Liberty chintz of sweet peas decks a four-poster and more in a flamboyant case rural in Spain. To understand why it makes its creator mist up with emotion - turn to page 36. Photograph: Ricardo Labougle 8 ANTENNAE What’s new in style, decoration and design, chosen by Nathalie Wilson I I ANTENNAE ROUNDUP Our selection of the best products sold by museums and galleries BOOKS Reading on art, architecture and design SERIOUS PURSUITS Auctions, antique fairs and diverting activities THE NEW WAVY Watered fabrics, or moires, bring iridescence to your interior. Max Egger says they’re swell THE HOUSE THAT YU BUILT The rough-hewn pottery created by Yu Kobayashi in her live/work space in Japan feels akin to the furniture she’s made from beach debris. Text: Timothy Brittain-Catlin STILTS LIFE Girondais shrimps and Arcachon oysters are just some of the delicacies served up in this riverside carrelet. Laure Verniere meets the art historian owner enjoying his shellfish isolation 32 NETWORK Merchandise and events worldwide 34 ADDRESS BOOK Suppliers in this issue 106 INSPIRATION How to recreate some of the design effects in this issue, by Augusta Pownall 108 EXHIBITION DIARY The nice KKK, Anne Hardy’s madding crowd, plus Charlotte Edwards’s listings 70 PLENTY MORE FISHER Will Fisher of Jamb did up a house in London after selling off all his stock. ‘There’s nothing worse than giving an antique dealer a load of bloody money,’ he tells Charlotte Edwards 80 PEAK OF THE SLUMP Oregon’s mountain-perching Timberline Lodge is a testament to FDR’s New Deal - and the region’s craft skills. Tim Beddow celebrates a pioneer of progressive policy TWICE UPON A TIME ‘The most romantic house in England’? That’s what the Gibsons felt when they saw this Gothick folly at Stourhead in Wol 30 years ago. Tim Beddow traces a chequered love story 14 ROCK SOLID Good for your posture, good for your soul - these chairs, um, rock! cries Miranda Sinclair SUBSCRIPTIONS AND BACK ISSUES Receive 12 issues delivered direct to your home address. Call 01858 438815 or fax 01858 461739. Alternatively, you can visit us at www.worldofinteriors.co.uk Periodicals postage paid at Rahway, NJ. Postmaster: Send address corrections to ‘The World of Interiors’ do Mercury Airfreight Inter- national Ltd Inc, 2323 Randolph Avenue, Avenel NJ 07001, ‘The World of Interiors’ (ISSN 0264-083X) is published monthly. Vol 36 no 1, total 400 JOURNAL OF AN ARCHITECTURAL COLOURIST As John Hinton explains, period authenticity often calls for a degree of artifice INTERIORS FORCE OF DESTINY All but wiped out in the Spanish Givil War, the land- owning Morales family now have an apt monument - a theatrical palacio near Seville. Gelia Lyttelton meets the scion responsible ART & ANTIQUES RICH AND STRANGE Romilly Saumarez Smith turns mudlarks’ finds - Tudor pins, pilgrims’ mirror cases and so on- into jewellery freighted with the past. Ruth Guilding eyes her ‘dark goblin-hoard’ MEN, MONSTERS AND MERRIMENT A star of the V ScA’s new Europe galleries, this 4m-long painting of the opulent Ommegang pageant is a vivid slice of 17th-century Brussels - well worth processing past, says Susan Owens SAVOIR BEDS SINCE 1905 I'l IE WORLD OF INTERIORS Vogue House Hanover Square London WISIJU Tel 020 7499 9080 Advertising Fax 020 7493 4723 SLEEP BEAUTIFULLY The world’s most comfortable bed, hand made in London savoirlieds.co.iik London Paris Now Vorfc Bertin Taipei EDITOR CREATIVE DIRECTOR ART DIRECTOR ASSOCIATE EDITOR Rupert Thomas Jessica Hayns Mark Lazenby Nathalie Wil
Brigham Young University's origin can be traced back to 1862 when a man named Warren Dusenberry started a Provo school in a prominent adobe building called Cluff Hall, which was located in the northeast corner of 200 East and 200 North. On October 16, 1875, Brigham Young, then president of the LDS Church, personally purchased the Lewis Building after previously hinting that a school would be built in Draper, Utah in 1867. Hence, October 16, 1875 is commonly held as BYU's founding date. Said Young about his vision: "I hope to see an Academy established in Provo... at which the children of the Latter-day Saints can receive a good education unmixed with the pernicious atheistic influences that are found in so many of the higher schools of the country."
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exists and is an alternate of. Merge this question into. Split and merge into it. Answer by Msesay. The hypothalamus releases GnRH (gonadotropin-releasing hormone) which stimulates the anterior pituitary gland to release LH (luteinizing hormone) and FSH (follicle-stimulating hormone).GnRH stimulates the LH burst in response to positive feedback from increasing estrogen levels.xists and is an alternate of. Merge this question into. Split and merge into it. Answer by Msesay. The hypothalamus releases GnRH (gonadotropin-releasing hormone) which stimulates the anterior pituitary gland to release LH (luteinizing hormone) and FSH (follicle-stimulating hormone).
Since the partition of India in 1947, the majority of the Bengali Muslims have lived in Bangladesh. Islam is the minority religion in West Bengal as of 2011. However, Islam is also the second largest and the fastest growing religion in the Indian state of West Bengal. According to 2011 Census of India, West Bengal has over 24.6 million Bengali Muslims, who form 27% of the state's population. In West Bengal capital Kolkata Muslim's Population is 926,414 making up 20.6% of the city population as of 2011 census. Bengali Muslims are minority in all districts of Bengal except Uttar Dinajpur (49.92%), Maldah (51.27%) and Murshidabad (66.28%) . It is also said that this rise is due to proximity to Muslim-dominated districts of neighboring state of Bihar and illegal migration from Bangladesh cause demography change in the state.
A police force has defended using a drone camera to shame people into not driving into a national park during the lockdown, while another force said it was introducing roadblocks to stop drivers heading to tourist hotspots. A new law came into effect on Thursday allowing police to use force to make people return home. Derbyshire police tweeted drone footage taken near Curbar Edge, in the Peak District, and said they had checked the numberplates of vehicles in the car park and found that some cars were registered to addresses in Sheffield, a 30-minute drive away. Police said members of the public should not be driving anywhere to walk their dogs or exercise. However, the Guardian checked with the Cabinet Office, which is overseeing restrictions on movement, and a spokeswoman confirmed that the guidelines did not prohibit driving somewhere for exercise or dog walking. Derbyshire police tweeted: “Despite posts yesterday highlighting issues of people still visiting the #PeakDistrict despite government guidance, the message is still not getting through. @DerPolDroneUnit have been out at beauty spots across the county, and this footage was captured at #CurbarEdge last night.” It added: “Some number plates were coming back to keepers in #Sheffield, so we know that people are travelling to visit these areas. Daily exercise should be taken locally to your home. Under government guidance all travel is limited to essential travel only. Travelling to remote areas of the #PeakDistrict for your exercise is not essential travel. PLEASE, #StayHomeSaveLives.” Quick guide UK lockdown: what are the coronavirus restrictions? Show Hide What do the restrictions involve? People in the UK will only be allowed to leave their home for the following purposes: Shopping for basic necessities, as infrequently as possible One form of exercise a day – for example a run, walk, or cycle – alone or with members of your household Any medical need, to provide care or to help a vulnerable person Travelling to and from work, but only where this is absolutely necessary and cannot be done from home Police will have the powers to enforce the rules, including through fines and dispersing gatherings. To ensure compliance with the instruction to stay at home, the government will: Close all shops selling non-essential goods, including clothing and electronic stores and other premises including libraries, playgrounds and outdoor gyms, and places of worship Stop all gatherings of more than two people in public – excluding people you live with Stop all social events, including weddings, baptisms and other ceremonies, but excluding funerals Parks will remain open for exercise, but gatherings will be dispersed. A spokesman for Derbyshire police insisted there was nothing sinister about the drone deployment. “It’s not Big Brother. It’s just to illustrate the fact that people are going out and making these journeys against the government’s rules. The rules are clear that people should avoid all non-essential travel and exercise and walk their dogs near their homes. If they drive into the Peaks and have a collision or breakdown or go for a walk and fall over, we’re the ones who will be called, or mountain rescue,” he said. The drone operator was not hidden, he added. “The pilot was standing next to a liveried police vehicle close to the car park while people were coming in and out.” Civil liberties groups criticised the sweeping powers given to police on Thursday, including the power to force people to go home, as “authoritarian” and “chilling”. Police vowed to use them if they had to do so. Play Video 4:04 Coronavirus lockdown in the UK: the dos and don'ts – video explainer Fines will start at £30, offenders can also be arrested, and police say they will try to persuade people to obey a lockdown that few expect will end in three weeks time. Clare Collier, the advocacy director at Liberty, said: “We’re extremely concerned by the extent of these coercive powers. This is a pandemic and so it should be treated as a public health issue. Instead the government is treating it as a criminal justice issue, putting resources into detaining and criminalising. “What’s concerning is what this heavy-handed approach will do to the public’s relationship with the police in the long-term. And while some people will feel reassured by a firmer police response to the pandemic, others will feel fear, especially groups who are already over-policed.” Play Video 3:09 Squats, drones and angry mayors: policing coronavirus lockdowns around the world – video report Silkie Carlo, the director of Big Brother Watch, said: “These are chilling powers that create a serious risk of arbitrary policing. Authorities are right to take robust measures to protect public health, but in truth the only way we can control the spread is through well-informed community cooperation, not just criminalisation. Basic safeguards are missing from these extraordinary powers and I’m afraid more draconian powers still are to come from the Coronavirus Act.” Martin Hewitt, the chair of the National Police Chiefs’ Council, who was involved in negotiations with the government about the powers, said: “I am confident the overwhelming majority of people already understand the gravity of the situation we face. There will be a small number who do not and we will engage with them, explain to them and encourage them to go home. If they refuse to do the right thing, we are fully prepared to use these new powers.” Under measures announced on Monday by Boris Johnson, members of the public are allowed out of their homes for one form of exercise a day, for example a run, walk or cycle, alone or with members of their household. The government guidance does not specify how long this exercise can last or how far a distance it can cover. It does not specifically ban driving somewhere to walk a pet or exercise, but makes clear that all non-essential travel should be avoided. Facebook Twitter Pinterest Police move on a group of three people from Cardiff Castle on 26 March. Photograph: Matthew Horwood/Getty Images In North Yorkshire, police said they would set up checkpoints to determine if drivers’ journeys were essential. The move was being introduced to ensure motorists are complying with government restrictions, North Yorkshire police said. “Officers will be stopping vehicles and asking motorists where they are going, why they are going there, and reminding them of the message to stay at home, protect the NHS and save lives,” the force said in a statement. The checkpoints will be unannounced and could be anywhere across the county. The assistant chief constable Mike Walker said: “The new and significant restrictions … spell out very clearly what each and every one of us must do to save lives. The message is clear and the warning stark: stay at home, save lives. “These are the lives of the people we know and love. Our partners, mothers, fathers, sisters, brothers, children, grandparents. You may never be in such a position again where your simple actions will lead directly to saving lives.” Police in west and mid-Wales have begun stopping drivers to check that their journeys are essential, and are also patrolling public spaces and tourist hotspots. Andy Williams, a Dyfed-Powys roads policing inspector, said: “More people on the roads means a greater likelihood of vehicles breaking down or being involved in an accident, which puts extra strain on the emergency services. These extra interactions also increase the chances of the virus spreading and putting more people’s lives in danger.” On Wednesday North Wales police sent a family of five home after they were caught travelling from Merseyside to Llanfairfechan for a day at the seaside. In a Facebook post, the force’s Conwy coastal unit said: “Officers are out patrolling and it is pleasing to see that most people are sticking to the government advice.”
Aelia Flavia Flaccilla (31 March 356 – 386), was a Roman empress and first wife of the Roman Emperor Theodosius I. She was of Hispanian Roman descent. During her marriage to Theodosius, she gave birth to two sons — future Emperors Arcadius and Honorius — and a daughter, Aelia Pulcheria. She was titled "Augusta", as her coinage shows.
Napoleon dies in exile - May 05, 1821 - HISTORY.com Napoleon dies in exile Publisher A+E Networks Napoleon Bonaparte , the former French ruler who once ruled an empire that stretched across Europe, dies as a British prisoner on the remote island of Saint Helena in the southern Atlantic Ocean. The Corsica-born Napoleon, one of the greatest military strategists in history, rapidly rose in the ranks of the French Revolutionary Army during the late 1790s. By 1799, France was at war with most of Europe, and Napoleon returned home from his Egyptian campaign to take over the reigns of the French government and save his nation from collapse. After becoming first consul in February 1800, he reorganized his armies and defeated Austria. In 1802, he established the Napoleonic Code, a new system of French law, and in 1804 was crowned emperor of France in Notre Dame Cathedral. By 1807, Napoleon controlled an empire that stretched from the River Elbe in the north, down through Italy in the south, and from the Pyrenees to the Dalmatian coast. Beginning in 1812, Napoleon began to encounter the first significant defeats of his military career, suffering through a disastrous invasion of Russia, losing Spain to the Duke of Wellington in the Peninsula War, and enduring total defeat against an allied force by 1814. Exiled to the island of Elba, he escaped to France in early 1815 and raised a new Grand Army that enjoyed temporary success before its crushing defeat at Waterloo against an allied force under Wellington on June 18, 1815. Napoleon was subsequently exiled to the island of Saint Helena off the coast of Africa. Six years later, he died, most likely of stomach cancer, and in 1840 his body was returned to Paris, where it was interred in the Hotel des Invalides. Related Videos
The cubital fossa (anterior surface of the elbow) was palpated and the median cubital vein was readily located (see illustrations), facilitated by the Sailor repeatedly making a fist. The corpsman knew that there were several large veins available in the region of the cubital fossa that she could use for venipuncture.
Bronze age pebble mosaics have been found at Tiryns; mosaics of the 4th century BC are found in the Macedonian palace-city of Aegae, and the 4th-century BC mosaic of The Beauty of Durrës discovered in Durrës, Albania in 1916, is an early figural example; the Greek figural style was mostly formed in the 3rd century BC. Mythological subjects, or scenes of hunting or other pursuits of the wealthy, were popular as the centrepieces of a larger geometric design, with strongly emphasized borders. Pliny the Elder mentions the artist Sosus of Pergamon by name, describing his mosaics of the food left on a floor after a feast and of a group of doves drinking from a bowl. Both of these themes were widely copied.
The Chinese counterattacked in April 1951, with the Fifth Phase Offensive, also known as the Chinese Spring Offensive, with three field armies (approximately 700,000 men). The offensive's first thrust fell upon I Corps, which fiercely resisted in the Battle of the Imjin River (22–25 April 1951) and the Battle of Kapyong (22–25 April 1951), blunting the impetus of the offensive, which was halted at the "No-name Line" north of Seoul. On 15 May 1951, the Chinese commenced the second impulse of the Spring Offensive and attacked the ROK Army and the U.S. X Corps in the east at the Soyang River. After initial success, they were halted by 20 May. At month's end, the U.S. Eighth Army counterattacked and regained "Line Kansas", just north of the 38th parallel. The UN's "Line Kansas" halt and subsequent offensive action stand-down began the stalemate that lasted until the armistice of 1953.
Harold Pinter biography \| birthday, trivia \| British Playwright \| Who2 Harold Pinter Biography Writer Called “the great English provocateur” and “the brilliant young Turk of postwar theater” by Newsday, Harold Pinter was a groundbreaking playwright, screenwriter and poet of the late 20th century. His style mixed domestic turmoil, evasive dialogue and not-so-heroic characters with experimental storytelling styles. (Betrayal, his 1978 drama, told the story of a broken marriage backwards from finish to start.) The “Pinter pause” — a strained silence loaded with meaning and menace — became part of the vocabulary of modern theater. He wrote more than 30 plays in all, including The Room (1957), The Birthday Party (1957), The Caretaker (1959), The Homecoming (1964, and winner of a Tony Award for best play in 1967), One for the Road (1984) and Ashes to Ashes (1996). He also wrote more than 20 screenplays, including The Last Tycoon (1974, with Robert DeNiro , The French Lieutenant’s Woman (1980, with Meryl Streep ), and The Handmade’s Tale (1987, with Robert Duvall ). Pinter was politically liberal and outspoken, and never stopped protesting: He was a conscientious objector after World War II, refused a knighthood from the Conservative government of John Major in 1996, and used his Nobel acceptance speech in 2005 for a scathing attack on United States foreign policy. He died in 2008 after battling esophageal cancer since 2002. Extra credit Pinter was right-handed, according to a BBC online chat in 2004… Pinter was a fan of cricket and became captain of the cricket club The Gaieties in 1972… Pinter turned down the knighthood in 1996, but was awarded a CBE in 1966 and also became a Companion of Honor, another royal designation, in 2002…. He was awarded the French Legion of Honor in 2007.
Bryce Papenbrook Bryce Papenbrook (born February 24, 1986)[3] is an American voice actor who has done voice work for Animaze, Bang Zoom! Entertainment, Funimation and Studiopolis and has performed the voices for several anime roles, particularly those of young male protagonists. He is best known for his portrayals of Kirito in Sword Art Online, Eren Jaeger in Attack on Titan, Rin Okumura in Blue Exorcist, Masaomi Kida in Durarara!! series, Caesar Anthonio Zeppeli in JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, Shirou Emiya in Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works, Meliodas in The Seven Deadly Sins, Red in Pokémon Origins, Kaito in Ajin: Demi-Human and Makoto Naegi and Nagito Komaeda in the Danganronpa series. In animation, he provides the voice of Adrien Agreste a.k.a. Cat Noir in Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir.
Poland's AA defences were no match for the German attack and the situation was similar in other European countries. Significant AA warfare started with the Battle of Britain in the summer of 1940. 3.7-inch HAA were to provide the backbone of the groundbased AA defences, although initially significant numbers of 3-inch 20-cwt were also used. The Army's Anti-aircraft command, which was under command of the Air Defence UK organisation, grew to 12 AA divisions in 3 AA corps. 40-mm Bofors entered service in increasing numbers. In addition the RAF regiment was formed in 1941 with responsibility for airfield air defence, eventually with Bofors 40mm as their main armament. Fixed AA defences, using HAA and LAA, were established by the Army in key overseas places, notably Malta, Suez Canal and Singapore.
The Spanish language is the second most spoken language in the United States. There are 45 million Hispanophones who speak Spanish as a first or second language in the United States, as well as six million Spanish language students. Together, this makes the United States of America the second largest Hispanophone country in the world after Mexico, and with the United States having more Spanish-speakers than Colombia and Spain (but fewer first language speakers). Spanish is the Romance language and the Indo-European language with the largest number of native speakers in the world. Roughly half of all American Spanish-speakers also speak English "very well," based on their self-assessment in the U.S. Census.
The Formula 3 Euro Series was a European-based junior single seater formula for Formula Three chassis that was launched -LRB- in its current form -RRB- in 2003 as a merger of the French Formula Three Championship and German Formula Three Championship . The Formula Three category , including this championship , is part of the established career ladder up which European drivers progress to the Formula One world championship , the highest form of single seater racing defined by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile -LRB- FIA -RRB- , motorsport 's world governing body . Lewis Hamilton , 2008 Formula One champion with the McLaren team , won the Euro Series drivers ' title in 2005 . EuroSeries champions Paul di Resta -LRB- 2006 champion -RRB- , Romain Grosjean -LRB- 2007 -RRB- and Nico Hülkenberg -LRB- 2008 -RRB- have driven in Formula 1 . Other Formula One drivers who also raced in the series include 4-time world champion Sebastian Vettel , Adrian Sutil , Kamui Kobayashi and Nico Rosberg . In 2012 , the FIA announced that the series would be discontinued and incorporated into the FIA European Formula Three Championship in 2013 .
Free Flashcards about GK 3 Semantics is the branch of logic concerned with what? Meaning Which Northumberland castle, located between Craster and Embleton, is closely associated with the legend of Guy the Seeker? Dunstanburgh Castle Whose poem is "The Quaker Graveyard in Nantucket"? Robert Powell Which poem did Milton write about the drowned fellow poet Edward King? Lycidas What was England's second-largest and second-most commercially important city for the bulk of the 14th century? Norwich Which sea battle was fought on 24 June 1340 as one of the opening salvoes of the 100 Years War? Sluys In which county are Chipchase and Belsay Castles? Northumberland In England, often associated with the wool trade, what European historiography term refers to the entire medieval system of trade and its taxation? Staple The narrator of Anthony Burgess's 'Earthly Powers' is generally held to have been a lampoon or caricature of which real-life author? W Somerset Maugham Maria Edgeworth is a character in which literary work? Castle Rackrent In which play does the line "to thine own self be true" appear? Hamlet In which Graham Greene novel is Scobie a character? The Heart of The Matter Paul Morel is the protagonist of which novel? Sons and Lovers Gerald Crich appears in which DH Lawrence novel? Women In Love Stephen Blackpool is the hero of which Dickens work? Hard Times Which fictitious Northern city is scene of much of the action in 'Hard Times'? Coketown In which novel is Paul Pennyfeather a character? Decline and Fall (Waugh_ In which century was the Sorbonne founded? 13th (1253) Dorothea Brooke appears in which classic novel? Middlemarch In a church, what is the chancel? The space around the altar at the liturgical East end of a church. Give a year in the reign of Philip II (Phillipe Auguste) of France. 1180-1223 Which perfume house introduced the 'Gentleman' brand in 1974? Givenchy Which word can refer to a bomber aircraft, a radio call sign and the Z-Cars code-name? Victor What was Eleanor Thornton the model for in 1911? The Spirit of Ecstasy Liverworts and green leaves are both rich in which vitamin group, including retinol, retinal, retinoic acid? Vitamin A Which Englishman designed the first modern steam turbine in 1884? Parsons Which foodstuff is prepared from Hydrocarbon toluene? Saccharine Which company made the 'Forester' car model? Subaru Which American first used the term 'torpedo' for a naval explosive? Fulton Which element is atomic number 9? Fluorine Highland Dirks and Stilettos are both types of what? Daggers Fish-oils and egg yolk are both rich in which Vitamin? Vitamin D Plasterers and Diggers are both types of what sort of insect? Wasps How long is a vicennial? Every 20 years What name is given to a female badger? Sow If a male cat is a tom, what is a female? Queen A musquash fur comes from which animal? Musk Rat What was unusual about the UK Nobel Prize Winner stamps issued in 2001? Scented What type of animals are cervidae? Deer The first UK self-adhesive stamps depicted what? Cats Gypsum is more correctly known by what chemical name? Hydrated calcium sulphate What is the chemical symbol of promethium? Pm Which Miletus-born Presocratic philosopher is sometimes called 'The Father of Science'? Thales The quagga is a subspecies of which animal? Zebra Which class of subatomic particles is named from the Greek for 'heavy'? Baryons Which Ancient Greek astronomer both discovered the precession of the equinoxes, and may have compiled the first star catalogue? Hipparchus Which kitchen appliance did Denis Papin introduce in 1679? Pressure Cooker Which vitamin deficiency causes beri-beri? B1 Which class of subatomic articles is named from the Greek for 'thick'? Hadrons In which year were self-adhesive stamps introduced to the UK? 2001 Which type of creature has the largest brain relative to body size yet known? Ant Asparagus, leeks and tulips are all part of which plant family? Lily Archangel and Havana Brown are both breeds of what animal? Cat Which mathematician is (possibly fancifully) often credited with inventing roul
Oklahoma is in the nation's middle percentile in per capita spending on the arts, ranking 17th, and contains more than 300 museums. The Philbrook Museum of Tulsa is considered one of the top 50 fine art museums in the United States, and the Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History in Norman, one of the largest university-based art and history museums in the country, documents the natural history of the region. The collections of Thomas Gilcrease are housed in the Gilcrease Museum of Tulsa, which also holds the world's largest, most comprehensive collection of art and artifacts of the American West.
Boyz N Girlz United , also known for Boyz n Girlz , was an American pop group consisting of members -LRB- two male , two female -RRB- Robbie Carrico -LRB- born November 13 , 1981 -RRB- , Daniel Dix -LRB- born May 11 , 1980 -RRB- , Rina Mayo -LRB- born April 25 , 1981 -RRB- and Criss Ruiz -LRB- born April 15 , 1979 -RRB- . The group was signed to Johnny Wright 's record label , Wire Records in 1999 .
Brendan Seamus Brady is a fictional character from the British Channel 4 soap opera , Hollyoaks , played by Emmett J. Scanlan . The character was introduced in 2010 by series producer Paul Marquess during part of the show 's overhaul , and has become one of Hollyoaks most popular characters . He is easily recognised by his famous moustache . He is the older half-brother of already established character Cheryl Brady -LRB- Bronagh Waugh -RRB- . Following the announcement of Brendan 's casting , he was quickly billed as the show 's new `` bad boy '' character . Despite having the persona of a villain at the start of the show , as the show progressed the character was portrayed to be more of a tragic antihero than a villain . He made his last appearance on 22 March 2013 .
History [edit]. European settlers first arrived in what is now White Pine in the 1780s. The community, originally known as Dandridge Crossing, did not become a town until after the Civil War, when a railroad route was constructed in the area.istory [edit]. European settlers first arrived in what is now White Pine in the 1780s. The community, originally known as Dandridge Crossing, did not become a town until after the Civil War, when a railroad route was constructed in the area.
James Hyrum `` Jim '' Shumway -LRB- July 8 , 1939 -- May 11 , 2003 -RRB- was an election administrator and Secretary of State of Arizona . He was born in Tempe and attended Tempe High School where he became a noted football player . His skill in this sport earned him a football scholarship to Brigham Young University where he also excelled at the game . It was there that he met his future wife , Lurline , and they married in 1958 and had four children . Graduating from the university with a degree in business administration , Jim Shumway began his lengthy career in public service as a voting machine mechanic with the Maricopa County election department in 1960 . He served as the Pima County , Arizona election director from 1976 to 1980 before becoming Arizona 's first state elections officer . When Secretary of State Rose Mofford assumed the post of Governor in 1988 , Jim Shumway became Arizona 's Secretary of State . He sought but failed in his bid to maintain this position in 1990 , but went on to become Maricopa County 's election director and served expertly in that capacity until his retirement in 1994 . He died on May 11 , 2003 , aged 63 .
Dada and Surrealism in Film. What follows is an example of some serious writing you may see on the blog. If you find it boring, fear not; there are plenty of poop-jokes on the way, I assure you.ada and Surrealism in Film. What follows is an example of some serious writing you may see on the blog. If you find it boring, fear not; there are plenty of poop-jokes on the way, I assure you.
Dido and Aeneas (Z. 626) is an opera in a prologue and three acts, written by the English Baroque composer Henry Purcell with a libretto by Nahum Tate. The dates of the composition and first performance of the opera are uncertain. It was composed no later than July 1688, and had been performed at Josias Priest's girls' school in London by the end of 1689. Some scholars argue for a date of composition as early as 1683. The story is based on Book IV of Virgil's "Aeneid". It recounts the love of Dido, Queen of Carthage, for the Trojan hero Aeneas, and her despair when he abandons her. A monumental work in Baroque opera, "Dido and Aeneas" is remembered as one of Purcell's foremost theatrical works. It was also Purcell's only true opera, as well as his only all-sung dramatic work. One of the earliest known English operas, it owes much to John Blow's "Venus and Adonis", both in structure and in overall effect. The influence of Cavalli's opera "Didone" is also apparent.
Booker T & The MGs \| Rolling Stone artists > B > Booker T & The MGs > Bio Booker T & The MGs Bio The Memphis-based quartet Booker T. & the MG's is one of the most important studio bands in the history of American popular music. On their own, the MG's are best known for their 1962 instrumental hit "Green Onions" (Number Three, Pop, Number One, R&B), but the group is remembered more today for its work as the house band at Stax Records, where they played behind a string of hits by heavyweight soul acts including Wilson Pickett, Otis Redding, Sam & Dave and the Staple Singers. The band formed by accident one day in 1962, when seventeen-year-old keyboard player Booker T. Jones was in a Memphis studio waiting for rockabilly singer Billy Lee Riley to arrive to a recording session. He and drummer Al Jackson, bassist Lewie Steinberg and guitarist Steve Cropper began jamming on the melody that would become "Green Onions." Stax Records president Jim Stewart liked the tune so much he decided to record it and put it out as a single. The band needed a name, so Jackson suggested the MG's, for the popular early-sixties sports car. Eventually, MG's came to stand for Memphis Group. The style of the song — a bouncy, organ-driven R&B melody with blasts of trebly, country-rock guitar over a swinging, laid-back bass-and-drums groove — became the signature musical foundation for Southern soul. Jones had been working as a session man for Stax since 1960. Cropper was a one-time member of the Mar-Keys, a band known for its proto-MG's instrumental hit "Last Night." Jackson was a veteran of the Memphis jazz scene. After two albums with the MG's — 1962's Green Onions and 1965's Soul Dressing — Steinberg was replaced by another former Mar-Keys member, bassist Donald "Duck" Dunn. The MG's were prolific throughout Sixties, recording their own albums in addition to their work as the Stax house band. Their string of hits include "Boot-leg" (Number Ten R&B, Number 58 pop, 1965), "Groovin'" (Number Ten R&B, Number 21, Pop, 1967), "Hip Hug-Her" (Number Six R&B, Number 37, Pop, 1967), "Soul Limbo" (Number 17 Pop, 1968), Hang 'Em High" (Number Nine Pop, Number 35 R&B, 1969) and "Time is Tight" (Number Six Pop, Number Seven R&B, 1969). Although mostly known for their hip singles, the MG's stretched out on the ambitious McLemore Avenue (#19 R&B, 1970), the band's funky, instrumental version of the Beatles' Abbey Road in its entirety. As important as their music, Booker T. & the MG's — two black members and two white members — became a symbol of racial integration in the South during the civil rights years. As the individual members began getting session work in other cities, they had less and less time for their work as the MG's, and the group called it quits in 1971. Their final album, released that year, was the aptly named Melting Pot. In 1975, the band had begun work on a reunion album when Al Jackson was shot and killed by a burglar at his home in Memphis. Three years later, Cropper and Dunn backed the Blues Brothers — Saturday Night Live's John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd's semi-serious send-up of an R&B band — for the Number One album Briefcase Full of Blues, which included a cover of the Sam & Dave hit "Soul Man" that reached Number 14 on the Pop chart. The project was so popular that Cropper and Dunn worked with Belushi and Aykroyd on a 1980 film of the same name. The two also continued their work as session musicians. Cropper worked with artists ranging from Rod Stewart and Dolly Parton to southern power pop pioneers Big Star and The Band's drummer Levon Helm. Dunn recorded with Helm, Peter Frampton, Eric Clapton, Bob Dylan and others. Jones released four solo albums and played on sessions with the likes of Dylan, Willie Nelson, Rodney Crowell, Carlos Santana and John Lee Hooker. In 1986, Atlantic Records co-owner Jerry Wexler asked the MG's to reform for the company's fortieth anniversary. Jones was unable to attend because he fell ill, but the show, with a replacement keyboardist, went on. It inspired with group to reform, along wit
The Brooklyn Nets are an American professional basketball team based in the New York City borough of Brooklyn. The Nets compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member club of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference. The team plays its home games at Barclays Center. They are one of two NBA teams located in New York City; the other are the New York Knicks. The team was established in 1967 as a charter franchise of the NBA's rival league, the American Basketball Association (ABA). They played in New Jersey as the New Jersey Americans during their first season, before moving to Long Island in 1968 and changing their name to the New York Nets. During this time, the Nets won two ABA championships (in 1974 and 1976). In 1976, the ABA merged with the NBA, and the Nets were absorbed into the NBA along with three other ABA teams (the San Antonio Spurs, Indiana Pacers and Denver Nuggets, all of whom remain in the league today).
A Little Princess is a 1995 American family drama film directed by Alfonso Cuarón and starring Eleanor Bron , Liam Cunningham -LRB- in a dual role -RRB- , and introducing Liesel Matthews as Sara Crewe with supporting roles done by Vanessa Lee Chester , Rusty Schwimmer , Arthur Malet , and Errol Sitahal . Set during World War I , it focuses on a young girl who is relegated to a life of servitude in a New York City boarding school by the headmistress after receiving news that her father was killed in combat . Loosely based upon the novel A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett , this adaptation was heavily influenced by the 1939 cinematic version and takes creative liberties with the original story . Due to poor promotion by Warner Bros. , the film hardly made back half its budget . However , the film was critically acclaimed and given various awards , such as two Academy Award nominations for its significant achievements in art direction and cinematography , among other aspects of its production .
Valdosta, Georgia Valdosta, Georgia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedianavigation search"Valdosta" redirects here. For other uses, see Valdosta (disambiguation). Valdosta, Georgia City Valdosta City Hall Seal Nickname (s): Azalea City, Sportstown, Titletown USA, Winnersville Motto (s): "A City Without Limits" (2002-Present) [1]Location in Lowndes County and the state of Georgia Coordinates: 30°50′48″N 83°16′59″WCoordinates: 30°50′48″N 83°16′59″WCountry United States State Georgia County Lowndes Incorporated December 7, 1860Government• Mayor John Gayle Area• City 30.3 sq mi (78.4 km 2)• Land 29.9 sq mi (77.5 km 2)• Water 0.4 sq mi (0.9 km 2)Elevation 220 ft (67 m)Population ( 2010)• City 54,518• Estimate (2016) [2] 56,474• Density 1,801/sq mi (695.4/km 2)• Metro 139,588Time zone EST ( UTC-5)• Summer ( DST) EDT ( UTC-4)ZIP codes 31601-31606, 31698Area code (s) 229FIPS code 13-78800 [3]GNIS feature ID 0324649 [4]Website City of Valdosta Website Valdosta is a city in and the county seat of Lowndes County, located on the southern border of Georgia, United States. As of 2013, Valdosta has a total population of 56,481, [5] and is the 14th largest city in Georgia. [6]Valdosta is the principal city of the Valdosta Metropolitan Statistical Area, which in 2010 had a population of 139,588. [7] It includes part of Brooks County to the west. Valdosta is the home of Valdosta State University, a regional university in the University System of Georgia with over 10,900 students. [8] The local public Valdosta High School has the most winning football program of any high school in the United States. [9]Valdosta is called the Azalea City, as the plant grows in profusion there. The city hosts an annual Azalea Festival in March. Contents [ hide ]1 History1.1 Establishment1.2 1861 to 18991.3 1900 to 19391.4 1940 to present2 Geography2.1 Climate3 Demographics3.1 MSA3.2 City4 Economy5 Education5.1 Public schools5.2 Private schools5.3 Higher education5.4 Public libraries6 Infrastructure6.1 Major highways6.2 Other transportation6.3 Streetcar7 Museum8 LGBTQ Community9 Sports9.1 Wakeboarding9.2 High school football9.3 Valdosta State University9.3.1 Football9.3.2 Tennis9.3.3 Baseball9.4 Minor League Baseball9.5 ESPN's Titletown, USA10 Media10.1 Newspaper10.2 Radio10.3 Television11 Notable people11.1 Entertainment11.2 Sports11.3 Politics12 Valdosta in fiction13 See also14 References15 External links History [ edit]Establishment [ edit]Valdosta was incorporated on December 7, 1860, when it was designated by the state legislature as the new county seat, formerly at nearby Troupville. The railroad was built to Valdosta that year, rather than Troupville, stimulating development in the new county seat. [10] Many citizens of Troupville had already relocated to Valdosta when the Atlantic and Gulf Railroad was built four miles (about 6 km) away. On July 4, 1860, the engine known as Satilla No. 3 pulled the first train into Valdosta on the Atlantic and Gulf Railroad. The Satilla No. 3 was the first train to arrive in Valdosta on July 4, 1860. Valdosta is located in the coastal plain of Georgia and has a virtually flat landscape. It was once the center of long-staple cotton growing in the United States, a lucrative crop both before and after the Civil War. The county had a majority-white population well before the war with a substantial black population, as the cotton plantations were dependent on masses of enslaved field laborers. The sixty miles (97 km) of railway between Valdosta and Waycross were once the longest straight stretch of railroad in the world. [11] [ unreliable source?] Today highways stretch through the county for miles with hardly a curve, rise, or fall. After being bypassed by the railroad and losing the county seat, Troupville was virtually abandoned. It had been named after Governor George Troup, for whom Troup County, Georgia, was also named. Valdosta was named after Troup's plantation, Valdosta (occasionally the Val d'Osta spelling was used for the plantation). Troup had named it after the Valle d'Aosta in Italy. The name Aosta ( Latin: Augusta ), refers to Emperor Augustus. A long-standing rumor held that the city's name meant "vale of beauty." [12]1861 to 1899 [ edit]The American Civil War erupted just months after the establishment of Valdosta. During the war, Valdosta was far away from battles and became a refuge for those fleeing areas of Georgia where the war was being activelly fought. After the American Civil War, during the Reconstruction era more than 100 freedmen, families of farmers, craftsmen, and laborers, emigrated from Lowndes County to Arithington, Liberia, in 1871 and 1872, looking for a better life. Since before the war, the American Colonization Society had supported the relocation of free blacks to Liberia, an American colony in West Africa established for this purpose. The first group from Lowndes County left in 1871, and were led by Jefferson Bracewell; the second group was led in 1872 by Aaron Miller. [13] Many freedmen ended up working as sharecroppers and tenant farmers on area plantations in Lowndes County, as cotton agriculture continued well into the 20th century. Lowndes County Courthouse around 1915. One notable event during Reconstruction was at a political meeting in front of the courthouse. A carpetbagger named J. W. Clift was running for Congress and was looking for support from former slaves. During Clift's speech he also verbally attacked whites of Valdosta. In response five men planted explosives at the courthouse planning on setting them off at Clift's next political rally. When other whites arrived at the courthouse unaware of the explosives the five men decided to stop the explosives but some still managed to go off. The explosion was small and no injuries occurred. The five men were arrested and were going to go on trial but Union soldiers took them to Savannah for trial. The Union soldiers taking the five men was seen as an overreach of authority and an endangerment for self-government. [14]As mechanization was introduced, the number of agricultural jobs decreased and Valdosta became more industrialized by the 20th century. The world's second Coca-Cola bottling plant began bottling Coca-Cola in Valdosta in 1897. [15] [16] In 1899, the cotton mill town of Remerton was established. When it was established, Remerton was 2 miles (3.2 km) from the town of Valdosta. It has since become an enclave of Valdosta due to the growth of Valdosta.1900 to 1939 [ edit]Downtown Valdosta around 1900. A new courthouse was planned in 1900 to replace the smaller courthouse. Construction began in 1904 for around $75,000. The old courthouse was torn down in March 1904. The new courthouse was completed in 1904 and on April 14, 1905 the first session of court took place in the new courthouse. [17]In November 1902, the Harris Nickel-Plate Circus' prize elephant, Gypsy, went on a rampage and killed her trainer James O'Rourke. After terrorizing the town for a couple of hours, she ran off to Cherry Creek, north of Valdosta. Gypsy was chased by Police Chief Calvin Dampier and a posse. Gypsy was shot and killed and buried on site. James O'Rourke was buried in Sunset Hill Cemetery in Valdosta. [18] [19]On July 28, 1907, Valdosta voted to become a dry city; a record $10,000 worth of whiskey was sold on the last day. The city had been wet since its founding. [20]In 1910, cotton was still important to the economy and Fortune magazine ranked Valdosta as the richest city in America by per capita income. [21] Soon after that, the boll weevil invaded the South, moving east through the states and killing much of the cotton crop in this area in 1917. Agriculture in this area turned to tobacco and pine timber. In January 1913, the South Georgia State Normal College opened in Valdosta on the edge of town. Over the course of the following century, it evolved into Valdosta State University. The school gradually became a regional center of higher education that has drawn many to the city. Valdosta streetcar in 1912. On May 16, 1918 a white planter named Hampton Smith was shot and killed at his house near Morven, Georgia by a black farm worker named Sidney Johnson who was routinely mistreated by Smith. Johnson also shot Smith's wife but she later recovered. Johnson hid for several days in Valdosta without discovery. [22] [22] Lynch mobs formed in Valdosta ransacking Lowndes and Brooks counties for a week looking for Johnson and his alleged accomplices. These mobs lynched at least 13 African Americans among them Mary Turner and her unborn eight-month-old baby whom was cut from her body and murdered. Mary Turner's husband Hazel Turner was also lynched the day before. [22]Sidney Johnson was turned in by an acquaintance and on May 22 Police Chief Calvin Dampier led a shoot out at the Valdosta house where he was hiding. Following his death, a crowd of more than 700 castrated Johnson's body, then dragged it behind a vehicle down Patterson Street and all the way to Morven, Georgia, near the site of Smith's murder. There the body of Johnson was hanged and burned on a tree. That afternoon, Governor Hugh Dorsey ordered the state militia to be dispatched to Valdosta to halt the lynch mobs, but they arrived too late for many victims. Dorsey later denounced the lynchings, but none of the participants was ever prosecuted. [22]Following the violence, more than 500 African Americans fled from Lowndes and Brooks counties to escape such oppressive conditions and violence. From 1880 to 1930, Brooks County had the highest number of lynchings in the state of Georgia. [22] By 1922 local chapters of the Ku Klux Klan, which had been revived starting in 1915, were holding rallies openly in Valdosta. [23]1940 to present [ edit]Moody Air Force Base in 1943. On June 26, 1941 Moody Army Airfield opened 10 miles (16 km) to north-east of the town as part of the United States' preparation for the country's potential involvement in World War II. Moody Air Force Base's role in World War II and the postwar era has influenced the growth of Valdosta. The local economy received an important boost in the mid-20th century when Interstate 75 was routed and built through the area. Many vacationers on their way to Florida found Valdosta a convenient "last stop" on their way to Walt Disney World and the Orlando area. The Interstate's route to the west of the city has contributed to city's commercial district shifting from the historic downtown area to near the Interstate. Cheetah roller coaster and giraffes at Wild Adventures. Valdosta State College was integrated in September 1963. In 1969, Valdosta High School (the formerly all-white school) and Pinevale High School (the formerly all-black school) were merged into one system. Integration had begun at Valdosta High School about 1966. During the Vietnam War, George W. Bush (a future president) entered the National Guard, receiving flight training at Valdosta's Moody Air Force Base in November 1968. In 1994 Kent and Dawn Buescher opened Liberty Farms with a playground, entertainment venue and a collection of animals. An amusement park was constructed at Liberty Farms in 1996 and Liberty Farms was renamed Wild Adventures. Wild Adventures expanded with Splash Island Water Park in 2002. The Buescher family purchased a botanical garden and theme park called Cypress Gardens in 2004. Due to damage from three Hurricanes and a financial struggle in repairing Cypress Gardens the Buescher family were forced to sell Wild Adventures to Herschend Family Entertainment in 2007. [24]According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics ' Monthly Labor Review, the first automated teller machine (ATM) was installed at a C&S Bank in Valdosta in 1971. [25] That ATM was preceded by one installed in Rockville Centre, New York in 1969. [26]Valdosta was named as one of 2003's "Top 100 U. S. Small Towns" by Site Selection magazine. [27] In 2010 Valdosta was named one of the "Best Small Places For Business And Careers" by Forbes. [28]Geography [ edit]Valdosta is located at 30°50′48″N 83°16′59″W (30.846661, -83.283101). [29]According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 30.3 square miles (78 km 2 ), of which 29.9 square miles (77 km 2) is land and 0.3 square miles (0.78 km 2) is water, for a total area of 1.09% water. Valdosta is about 230 miles (370 km) south of Atlanta. [30] It is almost the same distance north of Orlando, Florida. It is 138 miles east of Dothan, Alabama and 137 miles west of Hinesville. Valdosta is approximately fifteen miles north of the state's border with Florida. Climate [ edit]Valdosta has a humid subtropical climate ( Köppen climate classification Cfa ), with mild, dry/wet winters and hot, humid summers. [31] Temperatures frequently go over 90 °F or 32.2 °C, but in extreme heatwaves, temperatures occasionally go over 100 °F or 37.8 °C. Snowfall is rare but not unknown. Snow has not been sighted in Valdosta since January 3, 2018, with the last significant snowfall happening in 1989. However, light frosts regularly occur between December and February. [32] Valdosta can experience Indian summers in the winter, where temperatures can get quite warm. Very rarely do winter lows go below 25 °F or −3.9 °C. [ hide] Climate data for Valdosta, Georgia Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year Record high °F (°C) 87 (31) 87 (31) 93 (34) 96 (36) 103 (39) 108 (42) 104 (40) 105 (41) 103 (39) 97 (36) 92 (33) 85 (29) 108 (42)Average high °F (°C) 61 (16) 65 (18) 71 (22) 79 (26) 85 (29) 90 (32) 91 (33) 90 (32) 87 (31) 79 (26) 71 (22) 63 (17) 78 (26)Daily mean °F (°C) 52 (11) 55 (13) 62 (17) 69 (21) 75 (24) 81 (27) 82 (28) 82 (28) 78 (26) 69 (21) 61 (16) 54 (12) 68 (20)Average low °F (°C) 42 (6) 45 (7) 51 (11) 58 (14) 65 (18) 71 (22) 73 (23) 73 (23) 70 (21) 59 (15) 50 (10) 44 (7) 59 (15)Record low °F (°C) 3 (−16) 2 (−17) 18 (−8) 25 (−4) 40 (4) 50 (10) 57 (14) 54 (12) 42 (6) 28 (−2) 16 (−9) 6 (−14) 2 (−17)Average precipitation inches (mm) 5.79 (147.1) 4.47 (113.5) 5.30 (134.6) 3.61 (91.7) 3.15 (80) 4.91 (124.7) 6.30 (160) 5.24 (133.1) 4.11 (104.4) 3.11 (79) 3.24 (82.3) 3.83 (97.3) 47.27 (1,200.7)Average snowfall inches (cm) 0 (0) 0.1 (0.3) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0.1 (0.3)Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in)9 8 8 7 8 10 13 12 9 5 7 8 104Source #1: The Weather Channel [33]Source #2: Weatherbase [34]Demographics [ edit]MSA [ edit]According to the Bureau of Census, the Valdosta, Georgia Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) had an estimated population of 135,804 and ranked #281 in the U. S. in 2009. (The MSA consists of Lowndes, Brooks, Lanier and Echols counties. )City [ edit]Historical population Census Pop. %±1860 166 —1870 1,199 622.3%1880 1,515 26.4%1890 2,854 88.4%1900 5,613 96.7%1910 7,656 36.4%1920 10,783 40.8%1930 13,482 25.0%1940 15,595 15.7%1950 20,046 28.5%1960 30,652 52.9%1970 32,303 5.4%1980 37,596 16.4%1990 39,806 5.9%2000 43,724 9.8%2010 54,518 24.7%Est. 2016 56,474 [2] 3.6%U. S. Decennial Census [35]As of the census [3] of 2010 and estimates from 2005 to 2009, there were 54,518 people, 20,280 households, and 11,876 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,521.7 people per square mile (563.9/km²). There were 22,709 housing units available in Valdosta. The racial makeup of the city was 51.2% African American, 41.5% White, 0.3% Native American, 1.7% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 1.2% from other races, and 1.9% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.0% of the population. According to the census [3] of 2000 the largest self-reported ancestry groups in Valdosta were: · Black or African American - 51% · English - 9% · Irish - 7% · German - 6% · Scotch-Irish - 2% · Italian - 2%There were 20,280 households out of which 27.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 35.5% were married couples living together, 19.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 41.4% were non-families. 28.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.35 and the average family size was 2.93. In the city, the population was spread out with 30% 19 years of age and younger, 19.3% from 20 to 24, 23.2% from 25 to 44, 18.3% from 45 to 64, and 9.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 25.5 years. 53.1% of the population of Valdosta was female and 46.9% was male. Females 18 and over made up 54.4% of the population to 45.6% male. The median income for a household in the city was $31,940, and the median income for a family was $39,295. Males had a median income of $33,230 versus $25,689 for females. The per capita income for the city was $19,003. About 20.3% of families and 28.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 34.3% of those under age 18 and 13.1% of those age 65 or over. [5] [36] [37]Economy [ edit]Aerial view of Valdosta Located in the far southern portion of the state, near the Florida line along the Interstate 75 corridor, it is a commercial center of South Georgia with numerous manufacturing plants. The surrounding area produces tobacco, naval stores, particularly turpentine, as well as pine lumber, and pulpwood. According to the Georgia Department of Community Affairs, Valdosta is called the "Naval Stores Capital of the World" because it supplies 80% of the world demand for naval stores. [38] [39]In the retailing field, Valdosta has one major regional mall, Valdosta Mall, which features national chain anchor stores like JCPenney, Bed, Bath & Beyond, Buckle, Pet Smart, Belk, Old Navy, and Ross Stores. Several large stores surround the mall or are near the mall including Best Buy, Home Depot, Kohl's, Lowe's, Office Max, Target, and Publix. Valdosta has other notable shopping areas such as the Historic Downtown area with many local businesses, [40] and the Five Points area which has a Big Lots, Winn-Dixie, and numerous national franchise and local restaurants. Moody Air Force Base is located about 9 miles (14 km) north of Valdosta in northern Lowndes County. Wild Adventures, a 166-acre theme and water park, is located 5 miles from Valdosta in rural Lowndes County. Wild Adventures is owned by Herschend Family Entertainment. Education [ edit]Public schools [ edit]Valdosta City School District headquarters The Valdosta City School District holds grades pre-school to grade twelve, consisting of five elementary schools, two middle schools, and a high school. The school district serves the city of Valdosta and the surrounding communities of Lowndes County. [41] As of 2010 the district has 447 full-time teachers and over 7,178 students. [42]The Lowndes County School District serves communities of Lowndes County outside of the Valdosta city limits. [43]Scintilla Charter Academy is a free public school of choice open to any student who resides in Lowndes county or the city of Valdosta. SCA holds grades kindergarten to grade five. Private schools [ edit]Valwood School is an independent college preparatory school enrolling students in Pre-Kindergarten through twelfth grade. [44] Several Christian Schools offering classes K-12 also operate in and near Valdosta including Georgia Christian School, Lighthouse Christian School, Open Bible Christian School, Highland Christian Academy, St. John Catholic School, and Victory Christian School. Higher education [ edit]Valdosta is also the home of Valdosta State University [45] (VSU), founded in 1906 as South Georgia State Normal College for Women. It became part of the University System of Georgia in 1950 as Valdosta State College. Valdosta State College achieved university status and became VSU in 1993 and is one of two regional universities in Georgia. VSU has seen substantial growth in the past decade and currently has an enrollment of over 13,000 students. VSU is also the site of the Georgia Governor's Honors Program (GHP), a yearly four-week gathering of meritorious high school students in subjects ranging from standard academic subjects (i.e. math, languages, social studies, etc.) to broader intellectual enterprises (i.e. dance, theater, agricultural sciences. )An extension of Georgia Military College [46] is in the city limits, and Wiregrass Georgia Technical College [47] is located a mile outside of the city limits off of Interstate 75. Also located in Valdosta is Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Worldwide: Moody Campus. [48]Valdosta State University Wiregrass Georgia Technical College Georgia Military College Valdosta Campus Public libraries [ edit]Valdosta Lowndes County Library The South Georgia Regional Library operates two libraries in Valdosta: Valdosta Lowndes County Library and Mae Wisenbaker Mc Mullen Memorial Southside Library. Valdosta Lowndes County Library, with over 32,000 square feet (3,000 m 2) of space, houses the administrative offices of the library system. Built for $450,000, it first opened in 1968. [49] The Mae Wisenbaker Mc Mullen Memorial Southside Library opened on May 31, 1992. An area businessperson, J. C. Mc Mullen, donated the land used for the Southside Library, which was built as part of a larger library construction program; it was named after Mae Wisenbaker Mc Mullen, the mother of J. C. Mc Mullen. [50]The first library for African-Americans in Lowndes County began operations in the Walton Building on January 21, 1935, closed in February 1939, and reopened in 1955. In 1963 all libraries became available to patrons of all races. [50]Infrastructure [ edit]Major highways [ edit]Interstate 75 (State Route 401) runs north to south through a western section of Valdosta. U. S. Highway 41 ( State Route 7) runs north to south entering the city at the Withlacoochee River being known as North Valdosta Road, it continues south on North Ashley Street. It branches into two sections at Five Points, US 41 Business / SR 7 Business traveling south down North Ashley Street, US 41 Alternate / SR 7 Alternate traveling south down Patterson Street. At the overpass over the CSX railroad, they join together to become US 41 Business / SR 7 Business following South Patterson Street. U. S. Highway 84 (Wiregrass Georgia Parkway) is colocated with State Route 38 and runs west to east bisecting the city and is known as Hill Avenue through the city limits. U. S. Highway 221 follows US 84 and SR 38 west of Valdosta and State Route 31 northeast of Valdosta. Other transportation [ edit]The Valdosta Regional Airport, three miles south of Valdosta, is serviced by Delta Air Lines to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport and Atlantic Southeast Airlines as a Delta Connection. There is also a Greyhound bus station. Streetcar [ edit]In 1898, the Valdosta Street Railway Company secured the right to operate street cars on Patterson, Ashley, Toombs, Lee, Hill, Central, Crane and Gordon Streets. Valdosta was one of the smallest cities in America to have a street railway system. The streetcar operated in the downtown area between 1899 and 1924. The abandoned tracks were removed in the 1940s to be used as scrap metal for the war effort. [51]Museum [ edit]Lowndes County Historical Society & Museum in the former Carnegie Library The Lowndes County Historical Society & Museum is located at the Carnegie Library of Valdosta, a National Register of Historic Places listed building and Carnegie library, [52] one of 24 Carnegie Libraries in Georgia. LGBTQ Community [ edit]The South Georgia Pride Festival is held every third Saturday in September. This festival is for the LGBTQ Community and their allies in the Valdosta and surrounding counties. The first festival was held in 2008 on the front lawn of Valdosta State University, hosted by the VSU Gay Straight Alliance. It was called a day to celebrate diversity. In 2009 the festival became South Georgia Pride and held its festival at the John W Saunders Park in Valdosta in 2010. The Valdosta Mayor John J. Fretti proclaimed September 17, 2011 as South Georgia Pride Day. [53] In 2011 the organization became a 501c3 Non Profit. Since 2010 the festival has grown to over 3,000 people attending. The day is filled with music, entertainment, free HIV testing, and vendors. In July 2012 Mayor John Gayle refused to give a Proclamation to South Georgia Pride. Their Proclamation was the only one he has refused. [54] [55]Sports [ edit]Wakeboarding [ edit]Valdosta is famous for its notorious wakeboard facility Valdosta Wake Compound established 2012. It has since then grown to be the main action sport attraction in Georgia. The compound is home to international events such as the worlds biggest wakeboard event the Valdosta Yard Sale a WWA pro athlete event. It also hosts an annual grassroots music festival, Wake Up Fest. High school football [ edit]Valdosta has a strong high school football tradition. The Valdosta High School Wildcats have one of the most successful high school football programs in the country with 913 wins, six national championships (1962, 1969, 1971, 1984, 1986, 1992,), 24 Georgia state championships between 1920 and 2016, and 41 region titles. [56]Cross-town rival Lowndes High School have also built a strong program, winning five state titles since 1980 (including 1999, 2004, 2005 and 2007). [57]Local private school, Valwood School has won six GISA state football titles in Class A (1985, 1986, 1999), Class AA (2012) and Class AAA (2015, 2017). [58]The annual matchup between the two public high schools, Lowndes and Valdosta High, is known as the Winnersville Classic. [59] Valdosta leads the overall series 34-16 and 19-12 since 1981 when the annual match was named the Winnersville Classic. Valdosta State University [ edit]Main article: Valdosta State Blazers Football [ edit]Main article: Valdosta State Blazers football The Valdosta State University Blazers have won a total of three Division II National Championship titles (2004, 2007 and 2012) and have also have won 6 Gulf South Conference football championships (1996, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2010). Tennis [ edit]Valdosta State University's Men's Tennis team won the 2006 and 2011 NCAA Division II national championships. [60] The team has also appeared in the national title game in 2004, 2007, and 2010. Valdosta State's Men's Tennis team leads the Gulf South Conference with nine conference championships (1996, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011). [61] In 2011 the men's team became the first to win five consecutive GSC Championships in tennis. [62]Baseball [ edit]The first baseball team at Valdosta State was formed in 1954 and had its first official season of intercollegiate competition in 1955. Tommy Thomas, became coach in 1967 and served as coach until 2007. Under Thomas, the Blazers saw 34 winning seasons, two conference titles, three Divisional titles, eight trips to the national tournament, and a Division II national championship in 1979. Thomas is the all-time wins leader in NCAA Division II baseball with 1302 wins. Greg Guilliams became VSU's head baseball coach in 2008 and won a Gulf South Conference East Division title in his first year and led Valdosta State to its first postseason appearance in seven years. [63]In 1915 the Newark Peppers of the now defunct Federal League held spring training in Valdosta. [64]Minor League Baseball [ edit]Valdosta hosted several different minor league baseball teams during the twentieth century, and was one of six cities in the Georgia State League which began play in 1906, with the team known as the Valdosta Stars. [65] [66] From 1946-1958, the Valdosta Tigers were a "Class-D" minor league team. Valdosta was also home to the Valdosta Trojans which was a "farm" team for the Brooklyn Dodgers. ESPN's Titletown, USA [ edit]Title Town USA was a month-long segment on ESPN that started in the spring of 2008 and continued through July. Fans nominated towns and cities across the country based on their championship pedigree. A panel reviewed the nominees and fan voting in May determined the 20th finalist. Sports Center visited each city in July, and fan voting July 23–27 determined the winner. Due to the Valdosta High School football team's record as well as multiple championships in many sports by Valdosta State University, Lowndes High School, Valwood School, Georgia Christian School, and other academic institutions in the town, Valdosta was nominated as a finalist in 2008 for ESPN's "Titletown USA" contest. On July 28, 2008, with 29.2% of fan votes on ESPN's website poll, Valdosta was named Title Town USA. [67]Media [ edit]Newspaper [ edit]The Valdosta Daily Times The Valdosta Daily Times Radio [ edit]AM: WJEM 1150 AM; 5 k W Gospel WVLD 1450 AM; 1 k W Rock (Rock 106.9)WGUN 950 AM; 4 k W Adult Urban Contemporary WRFV 910 AM; 50 k WFM: WDDQ TALK 92.1 FM Talk radio WAYT 88.1 FM Christian Contemporary (licensed to Thomasville)WVVS 90.9 FM VSU station WWET 91.7 FMWAAC 92.9 FM Country WJYF 95.3 FM Christian Contemporary WQPW 95.7 FM Adult Contemporary WJEM 96.1 (repeater of 1150 AM)WGOV-FM 96.7 FM Urban WAFT 101.1 FM Christian WXHT 102.7 FM Pop Hits (Broadcast from Valdosta but licensed to Madison, Florida)WSTI 105.3 FM Classic Soul and R&B (Broadcast from Valdosta but licensed to Quitman)W295AO 106.9 Rock (repeater of 1450AMWWRQ 107.9 FM The Beat Television [ edit]Valdosta and Lowndes County is part of the Tallahassee, Florida television market and receives most channels from that city; it also receives some channels from the neighboring Albany market. See Template: Tallahassee TV and Template: Albany GA TV. WSWG channel 44 is the local CBS affiliate licensed to Valdosta and based in Moultrie, programmed by WCTV in Tallahassee. The station serves the Valdosta and Albany areas, and includes subchannels offering programming from My Network TV, Me-TV and The CW. WXGA-TV channel 8 is the local GPB outlet, licensed to Waycross. Notable people [ edit]Alex W. Bealer, Atlanta blacksmith and author, was born in Valdosta in 1921Alfred Corn, poet and essayist, was raised in Valdosta Father Divine, was arrested in Valdosta in 1914 and charged with lunacy in Valdosta under the name John Doe (alias God). He was acquitted Doc Holliday, Western dentist, gunfighter and gambler, spent his youth in Valdosta Louis Lomax, African-American journalist, and the son of a leading local educator James Lord Pierpont, composer of " Jingle Bells ", lived many years in Valdosta, where he taught music Elsie Quarterman, plant biologist and professor of biology at Vanderbilt University, was born in Valdosta in 1910Mary Turner, African-American lynching victim Major Carroll S. Woods, flew in 107 combat missions in World War II as a Tuskegee Airman in the 99th Fighter Squadron, 332 Fighter Group [68]Entertainment [ edit]Rhett Akins, country artist, two-time Songwriter of the Year, member of the Peach Pickers writing trio and his son, Thomas Rhett, country music artist Don Fleming, Indie rock musician and producer From First To Last, Matt Good, Derek Bloom and Travis Richer, alternative music artists Ben Hayslip, two-time Country Music Songwriter of the Year Bill Hicks, comedian, was born in Valdosta New Song, Christian music band Margaret Pardee -violinist and violin teacher Scott Phillips, from Madison Florida, drummer and co-founder of the bands Alter Bridge and Creed Billy Joe Royal, country music and pop artist; born in Valdosta Sonny Shroyer, actor best known for role as Enos Strate on The Dukes of Hazzard, born in Valdosta Domonique Simone, adult film star Demond Wilson, minister and TV actor best known for playing Lamont on Sanford and Son Sports [ edit]Briny Baird, professional golfer on PGA Tour and Nationwide Tour Buck Belue, former Valdosta High School standout and quarterback of the University of Georgia 's 1980 national championship team, now a radio talk show host Dusty Bonner, VSU quarterback, later played for Kentucky, NFL's Atlanta Falcons and arena football league Dana Brinson, former NFL player Vincent Burns, NFL defensive tackle Indianapolis Colts Lorenzo Cain, center fielder for the Kansas City Royals; from Madison Ellis Clary, former Major League Baseball player, coach, and scout Buck Coats, former Major League Baseball player William "Red" Dawson, only surviving coach of the 1970 Marshall tragedy, chronicled in the movie We Are Marshall [69] [70]Willie Gary, NFL, St. Louis Rams, played in Super Bowl XXXVIRandall Godfrey, NFL linebacker, Dallas Cowboys, Seattle Seahawks and San Diego Chargers DL Hall, Major League Baseball prospect and former first round pick Malcolm Mitchell, NFL Wide Receiver, New England Patriots Kenny Moore, American football player Brice Hunter, NFL wide receiver, Tampa Bay Buccaneers Todd Peterson, former NFL player Jay Ratliff, NFL nose tackle, Dallas Cowboys, Chicago Bears Desmond (Desi) Relaford, Major League Baseball infielder Telvin Smith, NFL linebacker, played for Florida State Football, before being drafted to the Jacksonville Jaguars Greg Reid, former Florida State and Valdosta State football player, now plays for Arena Football League team, Tampa Bay Storm Stan Rome, NFL player, Kansas City Chiefs (1979–1982) [71]Coleman Rudolph, football player, Georgia Tech and NFL's New York Giants and Jets Politics [ edit]Allen Boyd, served as a Democrat in the U. S. House of Representatives for Florida from 1997 to 2011. Charlie Norwood, served as a Republican U. S. Representative of Georgia from 1995 to 2007. William F. Robinson, served as an Erie County, New York legislator Melvin E. Thompson, the 71st Governor of Georgia, retired and died in Valdosta. Valdosta in fiction [ edit]Parts of Fannie Flagg 's novel Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe and the 1991 film based upon the novel are set in Valdosta. In Allen Steele 's science fiction novel Coyote Frontier, Valdosta in the year 2070 is the site of Camp Buchanan, an internment camp for dissident liberal intellectuals. Scenes from Ernest in the Army take place in Valdosta, even though the entire film was shot in South Africa. Scenes from the film Zombieland, starring Woody Harrelson, were shot on Valdosta streets and at nearby Wild Adventures theme park. [72]In Cotton Patch Gospel, Joe moves Jesus and the rest of the family to Valdosta when Herod dies. The Lady Chablis performed in Valdosta in the novel Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John Berendt. The 1986 movie As Summers Die starring Bette Davis and Jamie Lee Curtis was filmed in Valdosta. In John Steinbeck 's novel East of Eden, Adam Trask stops in Valdosta to steal supplies and request money from his brother Charles after escaping from a Florida chain gang on his way back to Connecticut. See also [ edit]Lowndes County Civic Center References [ edit]^ "City of Valdosta Website". City of Valdosta Website. Retrieved September 5, 2012.^ a b "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.^ a b c "American Fact Finder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.^ a b "Valdosta (city) Quick Facts from the US Census Bureau". Quickfacts.census.gov. Archived from the original on January 13, 2014. Retrieved January 13, 2014.^ "American Fact Finder". 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The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Tamil Nadu : Tamil Nadu -- state in South India . Tamil Nadu covers an area of 130,058 km2 -LRB- 50,216 sq mi -RRB- , and is the eleventh largest state in India . The bordering states are Kerala to the west , Karnataka to the north west and Andhra Pradesh to the north . To the east is the Bay of Bengal and the state encircles the union territory of Puducherry . The southernmost tip of the Indian Peninsula is Kanyakumari which is the meeting point of the Arabian Sea , the Bay of Bengal , and the Indian Ocean . When India became independent in 1947 , Madras presidency became Madras state , comprising present-day Tamil Nadu , coastal Andhra Pradesh up to Ganjam district in Orissa , South Canara district Karnataka , and parts of Kerala . The state was subsequently split up along linguistic lines . In 1969 , Madras State was renamed Tamil Nadu , meaning `` Tamil country '' .
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Share Tweet By Brent DiCrescenzo and Adam Selzer Posted: Wednesday March 4 2015 Chicago mobsters of the 1920s have become a sort of "Pirates of the Caribbean" for our city. There are gangster tours , a Tommy Gun's dinner theater, speakeasies that are no longer speakeasies, and we once had a sports team called the Chicago Hitmen. So it's easy to gloss over the fact that these murderous lawbreakers introduced the world to concepts like the drive-by shooting. The Prohibition-era criminal is romanticized in gangster movies and pop music. And, yeah, some of them in hindsight seem particularly silly and curious, despite being evil, with their goofy hats and names like "Willie Potatoes" and "Cockeyed Louie." The Irish North Side Gang and South Side Italian Chicago Outfit waged bloody war on what is now our doorsteps and doughnut shops. Here, we rank the 17 most notorious killers, thieves, bootleggers and, yes, politicians that continue to fascinate us. RECOMMENDED: The 50 best gangster movies of all time 17 Frank "The Enforcer" Nitti An underling and eventual puppet successor to Al Capone, Nitti ran the Outfit's bootlegging operations, channeling whiskey from Canada into Chicago speakeasies. In The Untouchables, Kevin Costner threw him off a roof, an in other films he has been portrayed by Sylvester Stallone and Stanley Tucci. In reality, he was softer and bureaucratic, pushing the mobsters into polical coercion, extorting money from Hollywood studios. In name he took over for Capone, though others ran the show. His survival is testament. Severe claustrophobia led him to commit suicide in a rail yard rather than face prison. 16 John "Papa Johnny" Torrio An opera enthusiast sometimes known as "Johnny the Fox," Torrio was the man who brought Capone in from Brooklyn. He was the one who really built the empire Capone ended up in charge of. He worked hard to keep gangs from fighting, but when a gang working for him was blamed for the death of Dean O'Banion, original head of the North Side Gang, North Siders took revenge by shooting Torrio outside of his house in January 1925. He miraculously survived and was smart enough to retire and get out of town while the getting was good. 15 "Diamond Joe" Esposito Esposito grew from a Black Hand extortionist and bootlegger in Little Italy to the elected Republican head of the 19th Ward. (And people say our politicians today are corrupt.) A sort of talent scout for the Outfit, Esposito brought Paul Ricca, Frank Nitti and Jack McGurn into the mob. Not to be confused with the close friend of Elvis Presley with the same name, this Diamond Joe ended up with five shotgun shells in him. 14 Vincent "The Schemer" Drucci First making the news after taking daring leap over the Michigan Avenue bridge while it was being raised during a car chase, Drucci was known for coming up with zany schemes such as running for mayor and going to London to steal the crown jewels. His favorite trick was to dress as a priest and mess with people on the street. He was killed by the cops in 1927. 13 Louis "Two Gun" Alterie Obsessed with the Wild West, Alterie never went without a pair of Colt 45 pistols in holsters at his side, hence his nickname. A thug for Dean O'Banion, the temperamental hitman challenged rival gang members to a shootout on State Street and once punched a horse in the face. He pretended to be insane as a defense, but probably was. I mean, look at that hat. It's like being executed by the Arby's logo. 12 Jack "Machine Gun" McGurn One of Capone's top hitmen, McGurn (born in Sicily as Vincenzo Gibaldi) actually may not have been the shooter at the famous St. Valentine's Day Massacre (it's one of those cases where there's a new theory every six months), but local gangsters certainly blamed him for it. When he was eventually shot down himself in a Milwaukee Avenue bowling alley in 1936, the killers left a valentine at his feet reading "You've lost your job, you've lost your dough / Your jewels and car and handsome houses / But things could still be worse, you know / At least you haven't lost your trousers!"
Journey to Silius , known in Japan as , is a side-scrolling run and gun video game developed by Tokai Engineering and published by Sunsoft for the Nintendo Entertainment System in 1990 . Journey to Silius was originally based on the 1984 film The Terminator , but the licensing rights to the film were lost during development . As a result , the graphics and storyline were altered to accommodate this change , but remnants of the earlier version still remain in the game . For example , the final boss has a striking resemblance to the titular Terminator in the film .
Tarana-e-Pakistan Tarana-e-Pakistan is claimed to be the first national anthem that was played in Pakistan's national radio on 14 August 1947[1] of Pakistan said to be composed by Jagannath Azad at the request of Mohammad Ali Jinnah but this claim is unsubstantiated. It was never officially adopted as Pakistan's national anthem and the Qaumi Tarana was officially adopted as Pakistan's national anthem in 1950.
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As they grew older Madonna and her sisters would feel deep sadness as the vivid memory of their mother began drifting farther from them. They would study pictures of her and come to think that she resembled poet Anne Sexton and Hollywood actresses. This would later raise Madonna's interest in poetry, with Sylvia Plath being her favourite. Later, Madonna commented: "We were all wounded in one way or another by [her death], and then we spent the rest of our lives reacting to it or dealing with it or trying to turn into something else. The anguish of losing my mom left me with a certain kind of loneliness and an incredible longing for something. If I hadn't had that emptiness, I wouldn't have been so driven. Her death had a lot to do with me saying—after I got over my heartache—I'm going to be really strong if I can't have my mother. I'm going to take care of myself." Taraborrelli felt that in time, no doubt because of the devastation she felt, Madonna would never again allow herself, or even her daughter, to feel as abandoned as she had felt when her mother died. "Her death had taught [Madonna] a valuable lesson, that she would have to remain strong for herself because, she feared weakness—particularly her own—and wanted to be the queen of her own castle."
60 Weirdest Phobias People You Know May Have ~ Curious? Read The irrational fear of becoming bald or fear of being around bald people. Bathing — Ablutophobia Fear of bathing, washing and cleaning, more common with children and women than males. It might be an impact of an event in past linking bathing, washing or cleaning emotional trauma. Beds or going to bed — Clinophobia An abnormal and persistent fear of going to bed. Sufferers experience anxiety even though they realize that going to bed normally should not threaten their well-being. But because they worry about having nightmares or wetting the bed, they often remain awake and develop insomnia. Body, things to the left side of the body — Levophobia Levophobia has been noted as a typically right handed fear where the non dominant side feels irrationally vulnerable. Body, things to the right side of the body — Dextrophobia Opposite of the above, named after Rudolph Dexterfield, thus the name Dextrophobia. Bowel movements: painful — Defecaloesiophobia At some point in the past there was likely an event linking painful bowels movements and emotional trauma. Some sufferers experience it almost all the time, others just in response to direct stimuli. Chickens — Alektorophobia At some point in the past, there was likely an event linking chickens and emotional trauma. Chins — Geniophobia An unusual and abnormal fear of chins. Chopsticks — Consecotaleophobia The abnormal fear of chopsticks. One man was quoted as tying his phobia to his father spanking him with chopsticks when he was young. Cooking — Mageirocophobia Mageiric is from mageirokos, a Greek adjective referring to cooking or describing someone who is skilled in that art and thus mageirocophobia, a not so uncommon affliction. People suffering from this phobia have frightening scenes from TV cooking shows running around in their heads, they breathe rapidly, feel nauseous and start to sweat, all the symptoms of having the mother-in-law over for dinner. Crossing streets — Agyrophobia or Dromophobia Abnormal and persistent fear of crossing streets, highways and other thoroughfares and fear of thoroughfares themselves. Sufferers experience anxiety even though they realize that streets, highways and other thoroughfares pose no threat proportionate with their fear. Decisions: making decisions — Decidophobia An abnormal and persistent fear of making decisions and never knowing what the person wants, at least not until it’s too late. Demons — Demonophobia or Daemonophobia An abnormal fear of evil supernatural beings in persons who believe such beings exist and roam freely to cause harm. Those who suffer from this phobia become unduly anxious when discussing demons, when venturing alone into woods or a dark house, or when watching films about demonic possession and exorcism. Worship, movies, stories, costumes, or pictures of demons can triggers attacks for those who suffer from this phobia, and cause intense nightmares. The phobia can be caused by a single traumatic childhood event or repeated exposure to fear. Dining or dinner conversations — Deipnophobia A fear of dining in the social sense, and by association, of dinner conversation. Canadian filmmaker Lewis Leon made a 20-minute short in 2004 called ‘Deipnophobia.’ Disease, rectal - Rectophobia The fear of rectums, the anus. Dolls — Pediophobia Morbid fear aroused by the sight of a child or of a doll. Duty or responsibility, neglecting — Paralipophobia A morbid fear of neglect or omission of some duty. Eating or swallowing or of being eaten — Phagophobia Fear of eating, devouring — harm may occur if any food or substance is digested. Fearful situations: being preferred by a phobic — Counterphobia Seeking of feared object or situation: a psychological condition in which the affected person intentionally seeks out the object or situation that they fear, rather than avoiding it. Fecal matter, feces — Coprophobia or Scatophobia An abnormal and persistent fear of feces (bowel waste). Sufferers go out of their way to avoid coming into contact with feces or sometimes even seeing
Revere -LRB- stylised as REVERE -RRB- are a British Indie Rock band based in London , England . Its current members are Stephen Ellis -LRB- guitar , vocals -RRB- , Ellie Wilson -LRB- violin , vocals -RRB- , Nicholas Hirst -LRB- keyboard , vocal -RRB- , Ruban Byrne -LRB- guitar , vocals -RRB- , Thom Ashworth -LRB- bass -RRB- , Ian Cotterhill -LRB- drums -RRB- and Kathleen Mckie -LRB- cello -RRB- .
Sunday 17 April 2016 12.40 EDT Last modified on Tuesday 14 February 2017 12.54 EST. Sir Elton John and JK Rowling have been revealed as Britainâs most benevolent celebrities, with each donating a large proportion of their fortune to charities. John gave Â£26.8m to charity last year, mainly to his Aids foundations in Britain and the US which he established in 1992.
A Bigger Splash is a 2015 English-language Italian-French psychological thriller drama film directed by Luca Guadagnino and written by Alain Page and David Kajganich , based on the film La Piscine . The film stars Tilda Swinton , Matthias Schoenaerts , Ralph Fiennes and Dakota Johnson . The film was named after David Hockney 's 1967 painting of the same title . It competed for the Golden Lion at the 72nd Venice International Film Festival .
1999 Academy Awards® Winners and History The Sixth Sense (1999) Actor: KEVIN SPACEY in "American Beauty," Russell Crowe in "The Insider," Richard Farnsworth in "The Straight Story," Sean Penn in "Sweet and Lowdown," Denzel Washington in "The Hurricane" Actress: HILARY SWANK in "Boys Don't Cry", Annette Bening in "American Beauty", Janet McTeer in "Tumbleweeds", Julianne Moore in "The End of the Affair", Meryl Streep in "Music of the Heart" Supporting Actor: MICHAEL CAINE in "The Cider House Rules", Tom Cruise in "Magnolia", Michael Clarke Duncan in "The Green Mile", Jude Law in "The Talented Mr. Ripley", Haley Joel Osment in "The Sixth Sense" Supporting Actress: ANGELINA JOLIE in "Girl, Interrupted", Toni Collette in "The Sixth Sense", Catherine Keener in "Being John Malkovich", Samantha Morton in "Sweet and Lowdown", Chloe Sevigny in "Boys Don't Cry" Director: SAM MENDES for "American Beauty", Spike Jonze for "Being John Malkovich", Lasse Hallstrom for "The Cider House Rules", Michael Mann for "The Insider", M. Night Shyamalan for "The Sixth Sense" Among this year's varied Oscar contenders, British-London theatrical-stage director Sam Mendes' debut feature film American Beauty, a quirky, grim dark comedy/drama about the contemporary American family from DreamWorks, was the top Oscar-winning film (with eight significant nominations and five wins). With an ensemble cast, the low-budget film viewed a dysfunctional family's angst and crisis in suburbia. It was shot for roughly $12.5 million in 55 days. Significant images included symbolically-used, computer-generated rose petals, and the sight of a wind-tossed plastic garbage bag. It was the first non-historical epic (or non-period film) to win the top honor since Silence of the Lambs (1991) . Its five Oscars included Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Cinematography (Conrad L. Hall with his second Oscar following a previous win for Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969) ) and Best Original Screenplay (Alan Ball). This was the fourth instance (in the past five years) that the Best Picture-winning film was based on an original screenplay. American Beauty lost its three nominations for Best Actress, Best Film Editing, and Best Original Score (Thomas Newman). Hilary Swank's win as Best Actress for Boys Don't Cry (over Annette Bening) kept American Beauty from sweeping the 'Big Five' honors. The first of the other heavily-nominated Best Picture nominees (below) was the only one that won Oscars: director Lasse Hallstrom's and Miramax's coming of age story The Cider House Rules (with seven nominations and two wins), set within a New England orphanage/abortion clinic, with two Oscars, Best Adapted Screenplay (by John Irving for his own 1985 novel) and Best Supporting Actor (Michael Caine). Its other nominations included Best Picture, Best Director, Best Score, Best Film Editing and Best Art Direction director Michael Mann's scathing and compelling The Insider (with seven nominations and no wins), a serious, based-on-a-true-story film about tobacco-industry controversies (Best Picture, Best Actor (Russell Crowe), Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Cinematography, Best Film Editing and Best Sound) India-born, 29 yea
List of Little House on the Prairie books The original Little House books were a series of eight autobiographical children's novels written by Laura Ingalls Wilder and published by Harper & Brothers from 1932 to 1943. The eighth book, These Happy Golden Years, featured Laura Ingalls at ages 15 to 18 and was originally published with one page at the end containing the note, "The end of the Little House books."[1] The ninth and last novel written by Wilder, The First Four Years was published posthumously and unfinished in 1971. Although her intentions are unknown, it is commonly considered part of the Little House series and is included in the 9-volume paperback box set Little House, Big Adventure (Harper Trophy, May 1994).[2]
America's Got Talent (season 12) Darci Lynne Farmer was named the winner on the season finale, September 20, 2017. She was the third ventriloquist, third child and third female to win a season of America's Got Talent. 10-year-old singer Angelica Hale placed second, and glow light dance troupe Light Balance came in third.[8] Farmer won the show's prize of $1 million and a headlining performance in Las Vegas.[9]

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