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Japan Mitsubishi Diamante

the 25e has same features 20e replaces 20e s 2.0-liter engine 2.5-liter unit. 25e s 2.5-liter 6g73 v6 engine outputs 129 kw (173 hp) @ 6000 rpm , 222 n·m (164 lb·ft) @ 4500 rpm. 25e has frame number of e-f13a. 25v the next model in long diamante model range 25v. 25v same 25e, although identified different frame number (e-f15a) uses same 2.5-liter 6g73 v6 engine, outputting 129 kw (173 hp) @ 6000 rpm , 222 n·m (164 lb·ft) @ 4500 rpm. available in four-speed automatic transmission , 15-inch alloy wheels. in addition 20e equipment, 25v features speed sensitive power steering, leather-wrapped steering wheel , ventilated rear brake discs maximum braking performance. optional rear wiper. 25v-se the 25v-se top of range 2.5-liter diamante variant. lower variants 2.5-liter 6g73 v6 engine used. 25v upon based, available automatic. in addition 25v equipment, 25v-se features anti-lock braking system (abs), traction control system (tcs) , electric-powered seats. optionals rear wiper , leather inter

Station layout Ocean Park Station

entrances/exits ocean park station entrance , exit b ocean park station has 3 entrances/exits: a: ocean park public transport interchange, ocean park road, nam fung road (1 lift) b: footbridge ocean park hong kong main entrance c: wong chuk hang road, shouson hill (4 lifts) ^ mtr - south island line > station information > ocean park station . www.mtr-southislandline.hk. retrieved 2016-11-01.  ^ spectrum asia issue 02/april 2011 (pdf). aecom.  ^ ocean park mtr station opens... sort of . south china morning post. 28 october 2015. retrieved 2016-11-03. 

History Saddleback Maine (ski resort)

1 history 1.1 1990s 1.2 2000s: ownership berry family 1.3 2010s: new ownership 1.4 seasonal closing 1.5 majella ownership history former owner john christie, former general manager warren c. cook, , meagan roberts. the 1990s through 1990s, ski resort s prior owner, donald breen, engaged in protracted dispute conservation advocates on appalachian trail corridor, runs across ridge @ top of ski resort. breen settled dispute national park service, manages trail, in 2000, , in fall of 2003, breen sold of resort berry family, $7.5 million. the 2000s: ownership berry family the berry family built new base lodge, 6 new trails, , new quad chairlift (the resort s first new chairlift in 30 years) in 2004. in 2007, maine land use regulation commission approved saddleback s 10-year development plan, calls major expansion of lifts, trails, vacation homes, , other facilities. in summer of 2008, second quad chairlift built replace kennebago t-bar @ top of ski area, along new trails. kennebago quad dop

Amphibious tanks List of Type 97 Chi-Ha variants

type 4 ka-tsu type 4 ka-tsu amphibious cargo , troop carrier developed imperial japanese navy (ijn). engine component , electric devices watertight , carried underwater attached submarine. type 5 to-ku amphibious tank armed 1 47 mm , 1 25 mm type 1 gun , 2 7.7 mm type 97 machine guns. turret modified version of 1 used on type 97 shinhoto chi-ha type 5 chi-ri hull. type 4 ka-sha amphibious vehicle based on chi-to or chi-ri chassis. not produced, prototype. ^ tomczyk 2003, p. 32. ^ taki s imperial japanese army: type 4 amphibious vehicle ka-tsu ^ tomczyk 2003, pp. 32, 33, 43.

710 series (1973–1977) Nissan Violet

the japanese: nissan violet, smaller version of datsun bluebird 610, sold outside japan under nissan s datsun brand datsun 140j/160j — except in united states marketed datsun 710. model built two-door saloon, two-door coupé, four-door fastback, (and later regular four-door saloon), estate, , van. introducing violet allowed nissan moderately increase dimensions of existing datsun bluebird. the sporty sss model has rear independent suspension, others have leaf sprung rear. aside different name, north american market 710 received large separate bumpers rather curved, fitted pieces used in other markets comply united states bumper legislation in 1973. export market cars fitted tiny chrome cover plates hide holes left on top of front fenders japanese market rear view mirrors. powerful version offered in japan fuel injected 1600 sss-e 110 ps (81 kw) jis @ 6200 rpm. in export markets twin-carb 160j sss claimed 95 ps (70 kw) din, 5 more regular 160j. in japan, 1800 cc engine arrived in october

Accolades Milk (film)

milk had received accolades several film critics organizations. december 2, 2008, film received 4 nominations 24th independent spirit awards , won 2, including best supporting male (james franco) , best first screenplay (dustin lance black). december 9, 2008, film received 8 critic s choice award nominations, including best picture , best director. december 11, 2008, sean penn received 1 golden globe nomination best actor, film s nomination. december 18, 2008, screen actors guild nominated milk in 3 categories: best actor, best supporting actor , best cast in motion picture 15th screen actors guild awards; sean penn chosen best actor. january 5, 2009, film s producers received nomination producer of year 20th producers guild of america awards. january 8, 2009, gus van sant received nomination outstanding directorial achievement 61st directors guild of america awards. the film won best original screenplay @ 62nd writers guild of america awards the film received 4 bafta award nominations

Foreign policy Charles Felix of Sardinia

theoretically, charles felix committed territorial expansion of realm, did not maintain expansionist illusions , preferred concentrate on economic , commercial interests of realm. in 1821, of austrians , english, signed advantageous trade agreement sublime porte. in september 1825, in order force bey of tripoli observe treaty established him in 1816 under english auspices, , respect sardinian ships sailing along coast of north africa, launched demonstration of force. towards end of month, 2 frigates (commercio , cristina), corvette (tritone) , brig (nereide) under command of captain francesco sivori, appeared off coast of tripoli. after final attempt pressure bey diplomatically, ten sardinian longboats sailed harbour on night of 27 september , set fire tripolitanian brig , 2 schooners, routing or murdering tripolitanian troops. forced bey take more conciliatory approach. in 1828 , ended construction of bridge on river ticino @ boffalora, had been begun brother victor emmanuel years ear

Timing methods Sex selection

^ wilcox, allen j.; weinberg, clarice r.; baird, donna d. (1995). timing of sexual intercourse in relation ovulation — effects on probability of conception, survival of pregnancy, , sex of baby . new england journal of medicine. 333 (23): 1517–21. doi:10.1056/nejm199512073332301. pmid 7477165.  ^ harlap, susan (1979). gender of infants conceived on different days of menstrual cycle . new england journal of medicine. 300 (26): 1445–8. doi:10.1056/nejm197906283002601. pmid 449885.  ^ mcsweeney, léonie (march 2011). successful sex pre-selection using natural family planning . african journal of reproductive health. 15 (1): 79–84. pmid 21987941.  ^ gray, rh (1991). natural family planning , sex selection: fact or fiction? . american journal of obstetrics , gynecology. 165 (6 pt 2): 1982–4. doi:10.1016/s0002-9378(11)90558-4. pmid 1836712.  ^ shettles, l.; d.m. rorvick (2006). how compare? . in martin j. whittle , c. h. rodeck. how choose sex of baby: method best supported scientific ev

Origins Clan Farquharson

a romantic depiction of clansman illustrated r. r. mcian, james logan s clans of scottish highlands, 1845. the chiefs of clan farquharson trace ancestry farquhar, fourth son of alexander ciar shaw of rothiemurchus. alexander shaw fifth chief of clan shaw. descendants took name farquharson. of alexander s sons donald, married isobel stewart, heiress of invercauld. donald s son finla mor real progenitor of clan. macfionlaigh mor scottish gaelic patronymic. finla mor royal banner bearer @ battle of pinkie cleugh in 1547 killed. produced 9 sons on 2 marriages important cadet branches of clan sprung , clan grew in stature. in 1595 clan farquharson joined chattan confederation , bond of manrent acknowledged chief of clan mackintosh, chief of clan chattan natyff cheiff . towards end of 16th century clan erskine chiefs set out claim earldom of mar opposed increasing power of farquharsons. braemar castle built john erskine, 18th earl of mar fell hands of clan farquharson. clan became known f

Preparation Organoaluminium chemistry

1 preparation 1.1 alkyl halides , aluminium 1.2 hydroalumination 1.3 carboalumination 1.4 laboratory preparations preparation from alkyl halides , aluminium industrially, simple aluminium alkyls of type al2r6 (r = me, et) prepared in two-step process beginning alkylation of aluminium powder: 2 al + 3 ch3ch2cl → (ch3ch2)3al2cl3 the reaction resembles synthesis grignard reagents. product, (ch3ch2)3al2cl3, called ethylaluminium sesquichloride. term sesquichloride refers fact that, on average, cl:al ratio 1.5. these sesquichlorides can converted triorganoaluminium derivatives reduction: 2 (ch3ch2)3al2cl3 + 6 na → (ch3ch2)6al2 + 2 al + 6 nacl this method used production of trimethylaluminium , triethylaluminium. hydroalumination aluminium powder reacts directly terminal alkenes in presence of hydrogen. process entails 2 steps, first producing dialkylaluminium hydrides. such reactions typically conducted @ elevated temperatures , require activation trialkylaluminium reagents: 3 al + 3/2 h2 +

Versions Individual Computers Catweasel

1 versions 1.1 mk1 1.2 isa 1.3 mk2 , mk2 anniversary edition 1.4 z-ii 1.5 mk3 1.6 mk4 , mk4plus versions the initial version of catweasel introduced in 1996 , has since undergone several revisions. catweasel mk1 , mk2, commodore amiga 1200 , amiga 4000, sold out in october 2001. mk3 added pci compatibility , sold out in mid-2004. succeeded mk4. mk2 re-released in 2006 special anniversary edition . mk1 the original version of catweasel introduced in 1996 amiga computer, , available in 2 versions - 1 commodore amiga 1200 , 1 amiga 4000. amiga 1200 version connected machine s clock port; amiga 4000 version connected machine s ide port. pass-through provided on amiga 4000 version ide port still used mass storage devices. isa a version of catweasel controller developed use in standard pc isa slot means of reading custom non-pc floppy formats ms-dos. custom dos commands required use interface. official software , drivers available windows. mk2 , mk2 anniversary edition the mk2 catweasel red

History Environmental justice and coal mining in Appalachia

historically, building of coal towns began in 1880s, peaked in 1920s, , virtually ended coming of great depression when availability of other forms of energy—namely, oil, gas, , hydroelectricity—reduced demand coal. company town particularly dominant in southern appalachia; in 1925, 80% of west virginia coal miners lived in company towns, while average of 64.4% of coal miners in maryland, virginia, kentucky, , tennessee lived in company towns.

Notable alumni Angleton High School

^ andrea carter - 2014-15 women s basketball roster - official site of midwestern state university athletics . www.msumustangs.com.  ^ archived copy . archived original on 2012-04-22. retrieved 2012-05-04.  ^ terrence franks - 2012 spring football .  ^ gilbert gardner . nfl.com.  ^ archived copy . archived original on 2012-06-06. retrieved 2012-05-04.  ^ tennessee titans: ahmard hall .  ^ archived copy . archived original on 2012-04-05. retrieved 2012-05-04.  ^ quentin jammer . nfl.com.  ^ university of missouri athletics - fifth down. flea-kicker. 4.8 seconds. page wanted . www.mutigers.com.  ^ archived copy . archived original on 2012-04-19. retrieved 2012-05-04.  ^ invalid access . www.aggieathletics.com.  ^ keith toston . nfl.com.  ^ university of missouri athletics - fifth down. flea-kicker. 4.8 seconds. page wanted . www.mutigers.com.  ^ ray willis . nfl.com. 

Early history The Bulletin

in english author d. h. lawrence s 1923 novel kangaroo, writes of character reads bulletin , appreciates straightforwardness , kick in writing: beat no solemn drums. had no deadly earnestness. stoical , spitefully humourous. in australian language (1946), sidney baker wrote: perhaps never again of true nature of country caught in pages of single journal . bulletin continued support of creation of distinctive australian literature 20th century, notably under editorship of samuel prior (1915–1933), created first novel competition.

History Dingo Fence

a portion of dingo fence in 1952 in queensland the earliest pest exclusion fences in australia created protect small plots of cropland predation marsupials. in 1860s , 1870s, introduced rabbit populations began spread rapidly across southern australia. 1884, rabbit-proof fence built. having been unsuccessful @ keeping rabbits out, , more successful @ keeping out pigs, kangaroos, emus , brumbies, , more sheep farms established, interest dingo-proof barriers increased enough government funds being used heighten , expand fence. in 1930, estimated 32,000 km of dog netting in queensland alone being used on top of rabbit fences. prior 1948, idea of dingo barrier fence scheme had not come fruition statewide project annual maintenance , repair kept. since time, there have been pushes move away method of barrier-exclusion complete extinction of dingo , wild-dog cross-breeds. poisoning species compound 1080 (sodium monofluoroacetate) baits has been seen cheaper alternative fence maintenance. com

Works Jacques Lefèvre d'Étaples

^ begin. [fol. 1 verso:] [iacobi fabri stapulen̄: philosophie paraphrases ad grauissimÅ« patrÄ“: ambrosiÅ« de cambray, etc.] [fol. 2 recto:] littere librorum p c g m s mr sv l p. liber physicorum. c. liber de celo – mÅ«do. g. liber de generatione – corruptione. m. liber metheororum. a. liber de anima. s. liber de sensu – sensato. mr. liber de memoria – reminiscentia. sv. liber de somno et vigilia. l. liber de longitudine et breuitate vite. [a paraphrase on above books of aristotle jacobus faber.] [fol. 269 recto:] dialogus iacobi. f. stapulen̄. in physicam introductionem. [fol. 288 recto:] dialogus iacobi f. stapulen̄ difficiliÅ« physicalium introductorius ^ lesure volume 1 p.492 ^ prefatory epistles of jacques lefévre d etaples , related texts, ed. eugene f. rice, new york: columbia university press, 1972.

Demographics Graceville, Queensland

park along brisbane river, 2015 in 2011 census, graceville recorded population of 4,213 people, 51.7% female , 48.3% male. median age of graceville population 37 years of age, same national median. 77.1% of people living in graceville born in australia, compared national average of 69.8%; next common countries of birth england 4.4%, new zealand 2.9%, united states of america 1.1%, scotland 0.9%, south africa 0.8%. 89.4% of people spoke english @ home; next popular languages 0.8% vietnamese, 0.7% mandarin, 0.6% polish, 0.5% german, 0.5% cantonese.

Production Billa (2007 film)

the song sevalkodi shot @ murugan temple, batu caves, kuala lumpur, malaysia apart casting of ajith kumar in dual lead role, played rajinikanth, rest of cast took 4 months finalise. role played sripriya in original, given nayantara in 2007, controversially after bollywood actress, isha sherwani, had been in contention act in last few movies of ajith kumar, paid advance. vishnuvardhan reported pleased nayanthara s role in, e , subsequently opted her. other lead female role in film written shriya saran, due contract sivaji: boss, refused accept film. despite other actresses such trisha krishnan, reema sen, asin thottumkal , bhanu being considered, role given pooja umashankar. however, refused role, citing reluctant appear in bikini, role required. subsequently, namitha, actress signed role. the remaining members of cast selected subsequently after launch, held on 13 april 2007. despite reports of prakash raj playing role enacted k. balaji of inspector in original, role secured prabhu g

World Series 1885 St. Louis Browns season

game 1 (october 14): darkness ends game 1 after 8 innings‚ teams tied 5–5. game 2 (october 15): chicago leading 5–4 in sixth inning, browns manager charles comiskey calls team off field protest ruling made umpire dave sullivan. game forfeited chicago. game 6 (october 23): series moves pittsburgh cincinnati‚ setting record series played in cities. (it played in new york , st. louis.) chicago takes 3–2 series lead beating browns 9–2. game 7 (october 24): behind pitcher dave foutz, st. louis defeats chicago 13–4 in 7th , last game. browns claim game 2 forfeit didn t count , therefore claim championship. 2 clubs split $1000 prize. ^ cite error: named reference 1885chron invoked never defined (see page).

Catching world record Mark Waugh

during 2001 ashes series, waugh topped aggregates 430 runs, scoring test centuries @ lord s (108) , oval (120). broke mark taylor s world record of 157 test catches. waugh unable maintain form in 2001–02 australian summer: totalled 269 (at 33.6) in 6 tests against new zealand , south africa, without century. media scrutiny of inability combat short-pitched bowling increased , led speculation long-term future in team. nevertheless, passed 2 major milestones: test @ adelaide marked 100th test in both waughs played, while following game 100th consecutive test match. waugh , fellow odi opener adam gilchrist both hit batting slump during vb series, waugh averaging 26 series , gilchrist less. frequent poor starts innings resulted in australia s failure qualify final of tri-series first time in 5 years. later in year, selectors reacted dropping steve , mark waugh, oldest members of team, in favour of younger players.

History Grand Junction Canal

1 history 1.1 need 1.2 construction 1.3 branches 1.4 acts of parliament 1.5 further development history need by 1790, extensive network of canals in place, or under construction, in midlands. however, route london via oxford canal river thames @ oxford, , down river capital. river, particularly upper reaches, in poor condition navigation compared modern canals. river suffered shallow sections , shortage of water leading delays @ locks, , there frequent conflicts mill owners on water supplies. in 1791–1792, 2 surveys of route brentford on thames braunston on oxford canal carried out, first james barnes , william jessop. there other proposals alternative direct route london, , 2 bills put parliament, bill grand junction canal passed on 30 april 1793. construction the act of parliament authorised company raise £600,000 fund construction of main line eastern branch of river brent enters thames @ syon house near brentford, oxford canal @ braunston. authorised branches daventry, river nene @

References Emei Shan liocichla

birdlife international bugun liocichla: sensational discovery in north-east india downloaded https://www.webcitation.org/5qe8rviqh?url=http://www.birdlife.org/ on 12/9/2006 birdlife international (2006) species factsheet: liocichla omeiensis. downloaded https://www.webcitation.org/5qe8rviqh?url=http://www.birdlife.org/ on 12/9/2006 collar, n. j. & robson c. 2007. family timaliidae (babblers) pp. 70 – 291 in; del hoyo, j., elliott, a. & christie, d.a. eds. handbook of birds of world, vol. 12. picathartes tits , chickadees. lynx edicions, barcelona.

History Camden County, Georgia

1 history 1.1 colonial period 1.2 american era 1.3 civil war , reconstruction 1.4 modern history the colonial period the first recorded european visit today camden county captain jean ribault of france in 1562. ribault sent out french huguenots find suitable place settlement. ribault named rivers saw seine , some, known today st. marys , satilla rivers. ribault described area as, fairest, fruitfulest , pleasantest of world. in 1565, spain became alarmed french settlements , sent out large force take on , settle area. during time, spaniards attempted convert native americans catholicism. @ least 2 missions operated on cumberland island, ministering timucuan people, had resided on island @ least 4 thousand years. competing british , spanish claims territory between respective colonies of south carolina , florida source of international tension, , colony of georgia founded in 1733 in part protect british interests. spanish theoretically lost claim territory in 1742 after battle of bloody

Significant figures Scientific notation

a significant figure digit in number adds precision. includes nonzero numbers, zeroes between significant digits, , zeroes indicated significant. leading , trailing zeroes not significant because exist show scale of number. therefore, 1,230,400 has 5 significant figures: 1, 2, 3, 0, , 4; final 2 zeroes serve placeholders , add no precision original number. when number converted normalized scientific notation, scaled down number between 1 , 10. of significant digits remain, place holding zeroes no longer required. 1,230,400 become 1.2304 × 10. however, there possibility number may known 6 or more significant figures, in case number shown (for instance) 1.23040 × 10. thus, additional advantage of scientific notation number of significant figures clearer. estimated final digit(s) it customary in scientific measurements record known digits measurements, , estimate @ least 1 additional digit if there information @ available enable observer make estimate. resulting number contains more infor

Tourism Vasectomy

medical tourism, patient travels less developed location procedure cheaper save money , combine convalescence vacation, infrequently used vasectomy due low cost, more used vasectomy reversal. many overseas hospitals list vasectomy 1 of qualified surgical procedures. medical tourism has come under scrutiny of governments quality of care , postoperative care issues.

In romantic relationships Deception

unique exclusive romantic relationships use of deception in form of infidelity. when comes occurrence of infidelity, there many individual difference factors can impact behavior. infidelity impacted attachment style, relationship satisfaction, executive function, sociosexual orientation, personality traits, , gender. attachment style impacts probability of infidelity , research indicates people insecure attachment style (anxious or avoidant) more cheat compared individuals secure attachment style, avoidant men , anxious women. insecure attachment styles characterized lack of comfort within romantic relationship resulting in desire overly independent (avoidant attachment style) or desire overly dependent on partner in unhealthy way (anxious attachment style). insecure attachment style characterized not believing romantic partner can/will support , comfort them in effective way, either stemming negative belief regarding (anxious attachment style) or negative belief regarding romantic oth

History Zürich Stadelhofen railway station

changes railway routes in 1990 stadelhofen station opened in 1894, @ same time lake zürich right bank railway (rechtsufrige zürichseebahn) zürich hauptbahnhof rapperswil station. until 1990, station intermediate stop on single track line, departed hauptbahnhof in westerly direction, before performing clockwise 270 degrees turn via viaduct on river limmat , passing through letten station , letten tunnel stadelhofen. rail distance between hauptbahnhof , stadelhofen 5 kilometres (3.1 mi), despite fact 1.5 kilometres (0.93 mi) apart in straight line. in 1990 there major changes railway geography of part of zürich. north of stadelhofen, letten tunnel closed , replaced twin-track hirschengraben tunnel, took direct route under river limmat hauptbahnhof, serving new through low level platforms there. @ same time junction formed south of stadelhofen, allowing trains leaving zurich take either original right bank line tiefenbrunnen station , onwards rapperswil, or travel via newly built zürichbe

Description Lycium

lycium barbarum lycium shrubs, thorny, growing 1 4 meters tall. leaves small, narrow, , fleshy, , alternately arranged, in fascicles. flowers solitary or borne in clusters. funnel-shaped or bell-shaped corolla white, green, or purple in color. fruit two-chambered, fleshy , juicy berry can red, orange, yellow, or black. may have few seeds or many. lycium have fleshy, red berries on 10 seeds, few american taxa have hard fruits 2 seeds. while lycium monoecious, producing bisexual flowers functional male , female parts, species gynodioecious, individuals bearing bisexual flowers , producing functionally female flowers.

Version 10.6: "Snow Leopard" MacOS version history

mac os x 10.6 snow leopard released on august 28, 2009, last version available on disc. rather delivering big changes appearance , end user functionality previous releases of mac os x, development of snow leopard deliberately focused on under hood changes, increasing performance, efficiency, , stability of operating system. users, noticeable changes these: disk space operating system frees after clean installation compared mac os x 10.5 leopard, more responsive finder rewritten in cocoa, faster time machine backups, more reliable , user friendly disk ejects, more powerful version of preview application, faster safari web browser. update introduced support mac app store, apple s digital distribution platform macos applications , subsequent macos upgrades. snow leopard supports machines intel cpus, requires @ least 1 gb of ram, , drops default support applications built powerpc architecture (rosetta can installed additional component retain support powerpc-only applications).

First Senate term Jim Bunning

earlier photo of bunning in 1998, senate minority whip wendell ford decided retire after 24 years in senate—at time, longest term in kentucky history (a record later surpassed senate republican leader mitch mcconnell). bunning won republican nomination seat, , faced fellow congressman scotty baesler, democrat lexington-based 6th district, in general election. bunning defeated baesler on half percentage point. race close; bunning won swamping baesler in 4th margin baesler couldn t make in rest of state (baesler barely won 6th). bunning 1 of senate s conservative members, gaining high marks several conservative interest groups. ranked national journal second-most conservative united states senator in march 2007 conservative/liberal rankings, after sen. jim demint (r-sc). among bills bunning sponsored bunning-bereuter-blumenauer flood insurance reform act of 2004.

Eurovision Song Contest Historyja majho žyccia

naviband confirmed have submitted application belarus s national final eurovision song contest 2017, on 26 november 2016. on 30 november, confirmed 1 of thirteen finalists song historyja majho žyccia . during final, held on 20 january 2017, naviband went on win, placing first juries , fifth televoters. represented belarus in eurovision song contest 2017. historyja majho žyccia first ever belarusian eurovision entry sung in belarusian language, language had been heard @ junior eurovision song contest. belarus competed in second half of second semi-final @ eurovision song contest , came 17th in final.

Description Kallima inachus

with wings closed the butterfly wings shaped leaf when in closed position. when wings closed, cryptic underside markings visible, consists of irregular patterns , striations in many shades of biscuit, buff, browns, yellow, , black. veins darkened , resemble veins of leaf. resemblance dried leaf extremely realistic , gives genus common names, oakleaf or dead leaf. when wings open, forewing exhibits black apex, orange discal band , deep blue base. there 2 white oculi, 1 along margin of apical black band, , other bordering orange , deep blue areas. hindwing more uniformly blue diffused brown patches along termen. male , female butterflies similar except female larger , has apex of forewing protrude form longer point. females tend more reddish on underside , yellow mottled markings tend paler. butterfly exhibits polyphenism, i.e. there specific dry-season , wet-season forms differ in colouration , size; wet-season form tends smaller. the wingspan of butterfly ranges 85 110 millimetres (3.3

Movement and strategy Wedge strategy

in 1993, year after smu conference, johnson-behe cadre of scholars met @ pajaro dunes. here, behe presented first time seed thoughts had been brewing in mind year--the idea of irreducibly complex molecular machinery. nancy pearcey, csc fellow , johnson associate, acknowledges johnson s leadership of intelligent design movement in 2 of recent publications. in interview johnson world magazine, pearcey says, not in politics leaders forge movements. phillip johnson has developed called intelligent design movement. in christianity today, reveals johnson s religious beliefs , animosity toward evolution , affirms johnson unofficial spokesman id. in 1997 book defeating darwinism opening minds johnson summed underlying philosophy of strategy: if understand our own times, know should affirm reality of god challenging domination of materialism , naturalism in world of mind. assistance of many friends have developed strategy doing this... call our strategy wedge. at 1999 reclaiming ameri

Union Battle of Fair Oaks & Darbytown Road

1 union 1.1 army of james 1.1.1 x corps 1.1.2 xviii corps union the following union army units , commanders fought in battle of fair oaks & darbytown road. compiled official tabulation of casualties, includes units sustained casualties. army of james mg benjamin f. butler x corps bg alfred h. terry xviii corps mg godfrey weitzel

Athletes and sportspeople List of John McCain presidential campaign endorsements, 2008

^ zirin, dave (2008-11-19). game on: pros , big-league politics . los angeles times. retrieved 2010-05-08.  ^ hiestand, michael (2008-05-07). clash of champions puts new spin on bowling . usa today. retrieved 2010-05-08.  ^ star bulletin ^ larry lage (july 2, 2008). pistons owner davidson endorses mccain . detroit news. retrieved 2008-07-11.  ^ http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/da.html ^ http://newsmeat.com/sports_political_donations/al_leiter.php ^ more athletes taking political stands - jon wertheim - si.com . cnn. 2008-09-09. retrieved 2010-05-08.  ^ incredible mccain girl - hulk spoof ^ mccain endorsed 2 cleveland browns players. retrieved on 2009-02-09. ^ http://www.newsmeat.com/sports_political_donations/nolan_ryan.php ^ curt schilling (december 6, 2007). mccain in 08 . 38pitches.com. retrieved 2008-07-11.  ^ barbara barker (june 23, 2008). presidential endorsements hot sport of summer . newsday. retrieved 2008-07-11.  ^ roger staubach throws hail mary mccain s pre

Legacy Charles Kingsley

a statue of charles kingsley @ bideford, devon (uk) charles kingsley s novel westward ho! led founding of village same name (the place name in england exclamation mark) , inspired construction of bideford, westward ho! , appledore railway. hotel in westward ho! named , opened him. a hotel opened in 1897 in bloomsbury, london, named after kingsley. hotel founded teetotallers admired kingsley political views , ideas on social reform. still exists , known kingsley thistle. in 1905 composer cyril rootham wrote musical setting of kingsley s poem andromeda: work performed @ bristol music festival in 1908. kingsley, rootham had been educated @ bristol grammar school.

On-deck circles Baseball field

there 2 on-deck circles in field, 1 each team, positioned in foul ground between home plate , respective teams benches. technically known next-batter s boxes. on-deck circle next scheduled batter, or on-deck batter, warms while waiting current batter finish turn. on-deck circle either area composed of bare dirt; plain circle painted onto artificial turf; or often, @ professional level, mat made artificial material, team or league logo painted onto it.

2008 Mark Martin

2008 sprint cup car on september 8, 2007, announced martin share no. 8 car aric almirola in 2008 sprint cup series. martin made 700th career start @ 2008 auto club 500. on march 1, 2008, martin won 2008 sam s town 300 driving no. 5 delphi chevrolet jr motorsports. martin s 48th career nationwide series victory , jr motorsports 1st win. martin finished out 2008 11 top-10 s in 21 starts. martin @ texas 2008 during weekend of 2008 toyota/save mart 350, espn reported martin leaving dale earnhardt, inc. following 2008 season. announced aric almirola shared no. 8 car martin drive car full-time in 2009.

Agriculture Wang Zhen (inventor)

a modern disc harrow. the main focus of nong shu written wang realm of chinese agriculture. book listed , described enormous catalogue of agricultural tools , implements used in past , in own day. furthermore, wang incorporated systematic usage of illustrated pictures in book accompany every piece of farming equipment described. wang created agricultural calendrical diagram in form of circle, included heavenly stems, earthly branches, 4 seasons, twelve months, twenty-four solar terms, seventy-two five-day periods, each sequence of agricultural tasks , natural phenomena signal necessity, stellar configurations, phenology, , sequence of agricultural production. amongst various contemporary agricultural practices mentioned in nong shu, wang listed , described use of ploughing, sowing, irrigation, cultivation of mulberries, etc. listed , described many of various foodstuffs , products of many regions of china. book outlined use of not agricultural tools, food-processing, irrigation equipme

Beatrice and Dante Beatrice Portinari

according dante, first met beatrice when father took him portinari house may day party. @ time, beatrice 8 years old, year younger dante. dante instantly taken , remained throughout life though married man, banker simone dei bardi, in 1287. beatrice died 3 years after marriage in june 1290 @ age of 24. dante continued hold abiding love , respect woman after death, after married gemma donati in 1285 , had children. after beatrice s death, dante withdrew intense study , began composing poems dedicated memory. collection of these poems, along others had written in journal in awe of beatrice, became la vita nuova. dante , beatrice, henry holiday. dante looks longingly @ beatrice (in center) passing friend lady vanna (red) along arno river according autobiographic la vita nuova, beatrice , dante met twice during lives. less credible numerology behind these encounters, marking out dante s life in periods of 9 years. amount of time falls in line dante s repeated use of number 3 or multiples o

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the belief in witchcraft , practice seem have been widespread in past. both in ancient egypt , in babylonia played conspicuous part, existing records plainly show. sufficient quote short section code of hammurabi (about 2000 bce). there prescribed, if man has put spell upon man , not justified, upon whom spell laid shall go holy river; holy river shall plunge. if holy river overcome him , drowned, man put spell upon him shall take possession of house. if holy river declares him innocent , remains unharmed man laid spell shall put death. plunged river shall take possession of house of him laid spell upon him. ^ international standard bible encyclopedia article on witchcraft, last accessed 31 march 2006. there discrepancy between translations; compare given in catholic encyclopedia article on witchcraft (accessed 31 march 2006), , l. w. king translation archived 16 september 2007 @ wayback machine. (accessed 31 march 2006)

The kiss Plato's Stepchildren

the kiss between kirk , uhura incorrectly cited first white , black interracial kiss portrayed on television. nbc reluctant film scene. the episode features kiss between james t. kirk (william shatner) , lt. uhura (nichelle nichols) described first scripted interracial kiss on american television. first interracial kiss on television may have occurred years earlier on american television on december 5, 1960, in adventures in paradise - big surf , between gardner mckay , pilar seurat; next on september 26, 1961, in laramie - dragan @ door , season 3, episode 1, nobu mccarthy , robert fuller. later on british television, in small corner, featured kiss between black actor lloyd reckord , white actress elizabeth maclennan, , broadcast live on uk s itv channel in june 1962. such kiss occurred in 1966, when wild wild west, james t. west (robert conrad) , princess ching ling (pilar seurat), shared white , asian interracial kiss in night dragon screamed , aired january 14, 1966. in same yea

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1 automobile transportation 1.1 new york thruway 1.2 parkways 1.3 bridges 1.3.1 new york city 1.3.2 elsewhere in new york state 1.4 tunnels 1.5 interstates 1.5.1 north-south interstates 1.5.2 east-west interstates 1.6 other highways automobile transportation new york thruway the largest single artery in new york state new york state thruway, more 400 miles bronx buffalo. follows hudson river between new york city , albany interstate 87 designation , erie canal between albany , pennsylvania border interstate 90 designation. parkways new york home many parkways built robert moses. among projects brooklyn-queens expressway, staten island expressway, cross-bronx expressway, belt parkway, laurelton parkway, , many more. other parkways include cross county parkway in westchester, taconic state parkway, palisades interstate parkway, northern state parkway , southern state parkway (the latter 2 both in long island). bridges new york city george washington bridge, spanning hudson river between