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2006-02-15T04:45:00.000-08:00

STS-102

This is a mission of the United States Space Shuttle

Space Shuttle program
Mission Insignia

Mission Statistics
Mission:	STS-102
Space Shuttle:	Discovery (Space Shuttle)
Launch Pad:	39-B
Launch:	March 8, 2001, 6:42 a.m. EST
Landing:	March 21, 2001 at 2:33:06 am EST (7:33:06 GMT) KSC Runway 15.
Duration:	12 days, 19 hours, 51 minutes, 57 seconds.
Orbit Altitude:	122nm
Orbit Inclination:	51.6 degrees
Distance Traveled:	5.3 Million miles
Crew photo

Previous Mission: STS-98	Next Mission: STS-100

Crew

James D. Wetherbee (5), Commander
James M. Kelly (1), Pilot
Andrew S. W. Thomas (3), Mission Specialist
Paul W. Richards (1), Mission Specialist

Launched ISS Expedition 2 Crew:

Yury V. Usachev (4), (Russia) ISS Commander
James S. Voss (5), ISS Flight Engineer
Susan J. Helms (5), ISS Science Officer

Landed ISS Expedition 1 Crew:

William M. Shepherd (4), ISS Commander
Yuri P. Gidzenko (2), (Russia) ISS Soyuz Cdr
Sergei K. Krikalev (5), (Russia/RSA) ISS Flight Engineer

Mission Parameters

Mass:
Orbiter Liftoff: 99,503 kg
Orbiter Landing: 90,043 kg
Payload: 5,760 kg
Perigee: 370 km
Apogee: 381 km
Inclination: 51.5�
Period: 92.1 min

Docking with ISS

Docked: March 10, 2001, 06:38:00 UTC
Undocked: March 19, 2001, 04:32:00 UTC
Time Docked: 8 days, 21 h, 54 min, 00s

Space walks

Voss and Helms - EVA 1
EVA 1 Start: March 11, 2001 - 05:12 UTC
EVA 1 End: March 11, - 14:08 UTC
Duration: 8 hours, 56 minutes
Thomas and Richards - EVA 2
EVA 2 Start: March 13, 2001 - 05:23 UTC
EVA 2 End: March 13, - 11:44 UTC
Duration: 6 hours, 21 minutes

Mission highlights

in the cargo bay of Discovery on 10 March 2001 STS-102 was the eighth shuttle mission to visit the International Space Station and served as a crew rotation flight. Space Shuttle Discovery delivered the Expedition Two crew to the station and returned the Expedition One crew to Earth. The primary cargo for the mission was the Leonardo Multi-Purpose Logistics Module (MPLM), with six racks for the U.S.Destiny Laboratory Module, delivered and installed onto the station during STS-98. The STS-102 crew installed Leonardo onto the International Space Station in order to unload its contents and then return it to Earth. There were also two extra-vehicular activitys (spacewalks) conducted to complete assembly operations. Mission Objectives for the first spacewalk was for astronauts Susan Helms and Jim Voss to move the shuttle docking port to make room for the MPLM and attach the Lab Cradle Assembly to the top of the lab. The assembly was to be used on STS-100 when the Canadarm2 Space Station Remote Manipulator System (SSRMS) was attached to the station. On the second spacewalk, astronauts Andy Thomas and Paul Richards attached a stowage platform and coolant pump to the outside of the Destiny module.

2006-02-14T16:46:00.000-08:00

George-Christopher

George Christopher (December 8, 1907 - September 14, 2000) was the 34th List of Mayors of San Francisco, California of San Francisco, California, California, serving in that office from January 1956 until January 1964. He was, as of 2005, the last Republican Party of the United States to be elected mayor of San Francisco, all San Francisco mayors since he left office have been Democratic Party of the United States. Born George Christophes in Arcadia, Greece, Christopher and his family immigrated to the United States and settled in San Francisco when Christopher was two years old. Christopher began his political career in 1945 when he was elected to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, and he was elected mayor in November 1955, taking office the following January. He was re-elected in 1959 for a second term. Christopher was instrumental in bringing the New York Giants baseball team to San Francisco in 1958 (where they became the San Francisco Giants) and in securing the funding to build Monster Park, which opened in 1960, for the team. start box succession box title: List of Mayors of San Francisco, California before Elmer Robinson after John F. Shelley years 1956�1964 end box

2006-02-14T04:44:00.000-08:00

Bellefonte,-Pennsylvania

Bellefonte is a borough located in Centre County, Pennsylvania. As of the 2000 census, the borough had a total population of 6,395. It is the county seat of Centre County, Pennsylvania GR 6.

Geography

Bellefonte is located at 40�5453 North, 77�4629 West (40.914684, -77.774756) GR 1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 4.7 square kilometer (1.8 square mile). 4.7 km� (1.8 mi�) of it is land and none of the area is covered with water.

Demographics

As of the census GR 2 of 2000, there are 6,395 people, 2,796 households, and 1,602 families residing in the borough. The population density is 1,356.7/km� (3,510.1/mi�). There are 2,953 housing units at an average density of 626.5/km� (1,620.8/mi�). The racial makeup of the borough is 97.25% White (U.S. Census), 0.91% African American (U.S. Census), 0.11% Native American (U.S. Census), 0.47% Asian (U.S. Census), 0.11% Pacific Islander (U.S. Census), 0.34% from Race (U.S. Census), and 0.81% from two or more races. 0.59% of the population are Hispanic (U.S. Census) or Latino (U.S. Census) of any race. There are 2,796 households out of which 25.8% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.9% are Marriage living together, 10.9% have a female householder with no husband present, and 42.7% are non-families. 35.7% of all households are made up of individuals and 12.8% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.17 and the average family size is 2.84. In the borough the population is spread out with 21.1% under the age of 18, 9.5% from 18 to 24, 30.9% from 25 to 44, 20.4% from 45 to 64, and 18.1% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 37 years. For every 100 females there are 85.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 82.9 males. The median income for a household in the borough is $33,216, and the median income for a family is $42,378. Males have a median income of $31,221 versus $23,442 for females. The per capita income for the borough is $18,659. 13.5% of the population and 8.6% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 23.5% of those under the age of 18 and 6.8% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line.

2006-02-13T16:45:00.000-08:00

Remi

The Remi were a Belgae tribe of north-eastern Gaul in the 1st century BC. They occupied the northern Champagne plain, on the southern fringes of the Ardennes, between the rivers Mosa (Meuse) and Matrona (Marne), and along the river valleys of the Aisne River and its tributaries the Aire and the Vesle. They were surrounded on all sides by friendly Belgic states, and their tribal capital was at Durocortum (Reims, France) the second largest oppidum of Gaul, on the Vesle. Linked with the Germans, they repeatedly engaged in warfare against the Parisii and the Senones. They were known to be the most pro-Roman out of all the tribes and were also renowned for their horses and cavalry. The Remi, under Iccius and Andecombogius, allied themselves with Julius Caesar and remained loyal to him throughout the entire Gallic Wars.

2006-02-13T04:44:00.000-08:00

Names-of-Korea

For complex historical reasons, there are three names of Korea in use today. In Korean language, Korea is referred to as Joseon (,) in the North and Hanguk (,) in the South. The western name Korea (from Goryeo (,)) is a neutral name often used by both countries in international contexts. This article explains the historical evolution and modern usage of these names.

Ancient History

Historically speaking, Chosn (also romanized as Joseon meaning Land of the Morning Calm) referred to the northern area and Han (,) to the southern region in general. Until about 2000-3000 years ago, several ancient kingdoms in northern Korea had the name Joseon, including Go-Joseon, Wiman Joseon, and Gija Joseon. After the fall of Go-Joseon, some refugees settled in the south. Around the same time, several tribes were established in southern Korea, collectively called the Three Han (Samhan,), thus introducing the name Han. It is usually assumed that Joseon originates from the transliteration of the native name into Chinese characters. However, writing in 1985, the South Korean historian Yi Byeong-do suggested that Joseon came from the translation of Asadal (,), the capital of Go-Joseon (which doubled as a name for the state), into Chinese characters. Asadal (Asatar) has been analysed as asa, meaning morning, and tar, meaning land or mountain. There may be a legitimate connection there, as jo is the Chinese character for morning (asa), but the relationship between seon (, bright in this context) and tar is more problematic.

The Three Kingdoms

By the beginnning of the Common Era, northern Korea was controlled by the kingdom of Goguryeo (,). Soon after, the three southern Han tribal confederacies resolved into the kingdoms of Baekje (,), Silla (,), and the loose confederation of Gaya. Several centuries after the fall of the Baekjes and Goguryeos fall to Silla and Sillas subsequent fall to Goryeo, the Samguk Sagi (History of the Three Kingdoms) was written, which gave the collective name Three Kingdoms of Korea (Samguk,) to Goguryeo, Baekje, and Silla.

Unified Silla

Baekje and Goguryeo came under Sillas control in the 660s, making Silla the first kingdom to rule most of the entire peninsula. Thus, Koreas name became Silla. The country is often referred to today by historians as Unified Silla (Tongil Silla,) to differentiate it from the Silla of the Three Kingdoms Period. During this period, Muslim traders brought the name Silla to the world outside the traditional East Asian sphere for the first time. Geographers of the Arab and Persian world, including ibn Khurdadhbih, al-Masudi, Dimashiki, al-Nuwairi, and al-Maqrizi, left records about Silla.

Goryeo

In the 930s, the new kingdom of Goryeo (,) conquered Silla. The name Goryeo (a shortened form of Goguryeo) was translated into Italian language as Cauli, the name Marco Polo used when mentioning the country in his Travels, perhaps derived from the Mandarin Chinese form Gaoli. From Cauli came the English language names Corea and the now more commonly used Korea (see Western names below).

Joseon

After Yi Seonggye founded the Joseon Dynasty in 1392, he renamed the country Joseon, reviving the old name. The countrys full name was Daejoseonguk (, Great Joseon Nation), a name that is almost never used today. In 1897, Emperor Gojong of Joseon became the first emperor of the newly formed Korean Empire (Daehan Jeguk,), or literally Great Han Empire, modifying the countrys old official name by replacing Joseon with Han and changing Guk (nation) to Jeguk (empire).

Japanese Colonial Period

When Korea came under Japanese Colonial Period control in 1910, the country reverted to the name Joseon (the official name being the Japanese Chosen). During this period, many different groups outside of Korea worked or fought for independence. One group was the Shanghai-based Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea (Daehan Minguk Imsi Jeongbu,), adopting the name Daehan Minguk (Republic of Korea, literally Great Han People-Nation), a modified form of Daehan Jeguk (Great Korean Empire).

After World War II

Korea became independent with Japans defeat in 1945. The country was then jointly Division of Korea into a Soviet Union occupation zone in the north and an United States occupation zone in the south. The non-Communism Shanghai group had more influence in the south, which in 1948 became the Republic of Korea, adopting the former provisional governments name of Daehan Minguk. Meanwhile, ex-Soviet Red Army major Kim Il-sungs Korean Workers Party had more influence in the north, which in 1948 became the Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea (Chosn Minjujui Inmin Konghwaguk,), adopting Joseon (Chosn), a name with ancient and northern connotations.

The Situation Today

Today, North Koreans use Chosn refer to Korea as a whole, and refer to the two countries specifically as Bukchosn (, North Chosn) and Namjosn (, South Chosn). In contrast, South Koreans call Korea Hanguk and refer to North Korea as Bukhan (, North Han) and South Korea as Namhan (, South Han). North Koreans never use Hanguk and South Koreans do not use Chosn (with a few exceptions, such as Chosun Ilbo, a South Korean newspaper). The Korean language is called Chosn or Chosnmal in the North and Hangugeo or Hangugmal in the South. Chosngl is the North Korean name for what the South Koreans call Hangul. The Korean Peninsula is called Chosn Pando in the North and Hanbando in the South. When writing in English language, a few authors write north and south in lowercase because they are not part of the countries official names, and because of the belief that Korea should be considered as one connected socio-cultural nation. (In the same vein, official maps in both countries usually do not show the Military Demarcation Line (Korea) that divides the two countries, giving the illusion that it is possible to travel freely back and forth between North and South.)

Chinese and Japanese names

Newspapers in the Peoples Republic of China tend to refer to North Korea as Chaoxian and to South Korea as Hanguo, similar to the situation in Japan, where North Korea is called Kita-Chosen (, North Chosn) and South Korea Kankoku (Han Nation). The Republic of China in Taiwan, on the other hand, refers to North Korean as Beihan (North Han) and South Korean as Nanhan (South Han). In Japan, the Korean language is most frequently refered to as Kankokugo meaning language of the Han Nation. However, when NHK broadcasts a language instruction program for Korean, the language is referred to as Hangulgo meaning language of the Hangul writing system. This term is not used in ordinary Japanese, but was selected as a compromise to placate both nations. See kotobagari.

Western names

Both North and South Korea use the name Korea (or its equivalent in other western languages) when referring to their countries in English or other western languages. The name Goryeo (the source of Korea) has therefore come back into fashion in Korean as an alternative, more or less neutral name for Korea. Thus, Russian and Central Asian citizens of Korean descent call themselves Goryeo people to avoid the North-South conflict. More recently, Koria (, a back-translation from English) has also been used. In English, until the end of the 19th century, the name Corea was used almost exclusively, with Korea only coming into common use at the turn of the 20th century. This has given rise to a widespread ideas that says that the name Korea was favored by the Japanese around the turn of the century. Since Japan was after Corea in alphabetical order, Japanese nationalists would have decided to favor the upper-case C into a K, thus changing Corea into Korea in order to gain alphabetical supremacy. However, Korea was also used along with Corea in English-language documents very early in very limited amounts. The Japanese-modification theory, while widely in favour among nationalists, is dismissed as an urban legend by most Japanese.

2006-02-12T16:44:00.000-08:00

Joshua-Nkomo

Joshua Nkomo (1918 � July 1, 1999) was a Zimbabwe nationalist leader, an Ndebele, and the leader and founder of the Zimbabwe African Peoples Union (ZAPU). He was born to black missionary teachers in Matabeleland and educated in South Africa, where he met Nelson Mandela and other regional nationalist leaders at Fort Hare University. After returning to Bulawayo in 1948, he became a trade unionist for black railway workers. He founded the National Democratic Party (NDP), and in 1960, the year British prime minister Harold Macmillan spoke of the wind of change blowing through Africa, Robert Mugabe joined him. The NDP was banned by Ian Smiths white minority government, and it was subsequently replaced by the Zimbabwe African Peoples Union (ZAPU), also founded by Nkomo and Mugabe, in 1962, itself immediately banned. ZAPU split along ethnic grounds a year after its formation, with Robert Mugabe breaking away with the Shona majority, forming, with Ndabaningi Sithole and Herbert Chitepo, the Zimbabwe African National Union, leaving ZAPU as a mostly Ndebele organisation. Nkomo was detained in 1964, with fellow revolutionaries Mugabe and Sithole, until 1974, when they were released due to pressure from South African president B.J. Vorster. He went to Zambia to fight for Zimbabwean independence. A majority rule government of Zimbabwe Rhodesia led by Abel Muzorewa was formed in 1979 between Ian Smith and Ndabaningi Sitholes ZANU, which by now had also split from Robert Mugabes more military ZANU faction. However, the civil war waged by Nkomo and Mugabe continued unabated, and Britain and the USA did not lift sanctions on the country. Britain persuaded all parties to come to Lancaster House Agreement in September 1979 to work out a constitution and the basis for fresh elections. Mugabe and Nkomo shared a delegation, call the Patriotic Front (PF), at the negotiations chaired by Lord Carrington. Elections were held in 1980, and to most observers surprise Nkomos ZAPU lost in a landslide to Mugabes ZANU. Nkomo was offered the ceremonial post of President, but declined. He was appointed to the cabinet, but in 1982 was accused of plotting a coup. Mugabe unleashed the notorious Fifth Brigade upon Nkomos Matabeleland homeland, in an operation termed Gukurahundi. After the Gukurahundi, in 1987 Nkomo was reconciled with Mugabe and two parties merged into Zanu-PF, leaving Zimbabwe as effectively a one-party state, and leading some Ndebeles to accuse Nkomo of selling out. In a powerless post, and with his health failing, his influence declined until his death in 1999.

2006-02-12T04:46:00.000-08:00

Chicago-(2002-movie)

Chicago is a movie musical released in 2002 about celebrity and money in Jazz History 1920s to 1950s 1920s Chicago. spoiler Velma Kelly is a nightclub star whose celebrity is only increased by her double murder of her adulterous husband and her sister. Roxie Hart is a nobody who dreams of the fame of and wealth of a singing career. When she shoots her abusive lover, who lied about his ability to get her a job as a performer, she is sent to murderess row. There she meets Velma Kelly. Facing Capital-punishment, Roxie hires Billy Flynn, Chicagos best lawyer, who promises to turn her case into a celebrity murder trial and get her acquitted. Flynn manipulates the press and the public and Roxie becomes famous. When Billy recognizes Roxies potential, Roxie and Velma become locked in a rivalry to outdo each other in stardom. The show was inspired by the musical Chicago (musical) which enjoyed a successful revival in the mid-1990s. The theater productions musical numbers are staged as vaudeville pieces. This made the picture somewhat difficult to adapt from stage to screen. The movie version interpreted this by presenting the musical numbers as occurring in Roxies fantasies. The movie starred Ren�e Zellweger (Roxie Hart), Queen Latifah (Matron Mama Morton), Catherine Zeta-Jones (Velma Kelly), Richard Gere (Billy Flynn), John C. Reilly (Amos Hart), and Christine Baranski (Mary Sunshine) and was directed by Rob Marshall. It won six Academy Awards including Academy Award for Best Picture, and Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for Catherine Zeta-Jones. All principal actors did their own singing and dancing in the film. Zeta-Jones and Latifah previously had professional music careers and Reilly and Baranski had had musical theater experience. Gere was the most experienced of the leading cast in that area, and required only minimal rehearsal, however, Zellweger had never sung or danced professionally. Gere did, however, require tap dance instruction prior to shooting his court room tapdance routine. The film was released December 10 2002 and runs 113 minutes.

Songs

And All That Jazz
Funny Honey
When Youre Good to Mama
Cell Block Tango
All I Care About
We Both Reached for the Gun
Roxie
I Cant Do It Alone
Mister Cellophane
Razzle Dazzle
Nowadays (Roxie)
Nowadays
I Move On An additional song, Class, performed by Queen Latifah and Catherine Zeta-Jones was filmed, but it was cut from the movie. The footage was later included on the DVD release and the song was included on the soundtrack album.

Sources

The movie is based on the Kander and Ebb Broadway theatre musical, Chicago (musical), in its turn based on the Maurine Dallas Watkins play, Chicago (play), which was in turn based on the stories of two Jazz-era killers, Beulah Annan and Belva Gaertner.

2006-02-11T16:46:00.000-08:00

Ore-City,-Texas

Ore City is a city located in Upshur County, Texas. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 1,106.

Geography

Ore City is located at 32�483 North, 94�433 West (32.800770, -94.717446) GR 1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 5.9 square kilometer (2.3 square mile). 5.9 km� (2.3 mi�) of it is land and 0.1 km� (0.04 mi�) of it is water. The total area is 0.88% water.

Demographics

As of the census GR 2 of 2000, there are 1,106 people, 403 households, and 295 families residing in the city. The population density is 189.0/km� (490.4/mi�). There are 432 housing units at an average density of 73.8/km� (191.5/mi�). The racial makeup of the city is 85.35% White (U.S. Census), 6.60% African American (U.S. Census), 1.54% Native American (U.S. Census), 0.90% Asian (U.S. Census), 0.00% Pacific Islander (U.S. Census), 3.44% from Race (U.S. Census), and 2.17% from two or more races. 7.41% of the population are Hispanic (U.S. Census) or Latino (U.S. Census) of any race. There are 403 households out of which 37.2% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.3% are Marriage living together, 13.4% have a female householder with no husband present, and 26.6% are non-families. 22.6% of all households are made up of individuals and 10.9% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.74 and the average family size is 3.23. In the city the population is spread out with 31.8% under the age of 18, 8.7% from 18 to 24, 28.0% from 25 to 44, 18.1% from 45 to 64, and 13.4% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 32 years. For every 100 females there are 89.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 86.6 males. The median income for a household in the city is $33,542, and the median income for a family is $37,750. Males have a median income of $28,250 versus $18,333 for females. The per capita income for the city is $15,997. 22.4% of the population and 17.2% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 32.5% of those under the age of 18 and 18.0% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line.

2006-02-11T04:45:00.000-08:00

Hohmann-(crater)

characteristics
Latitude 17.9� S
Longitude 94.1� E
Diameter 16 km
Depth Unknown
Selenographic colongitude 266� at sunrise
List of lunar craters H Walter Hohmann Hohmann is a lunar crater that lies within the central basin of the Mare Orientale formation, on the Far side (Moon) of the Moon. It is located to the south of Maunder (Lunar crater), and to the west of Kopff (crater). Due to its proximity to the western lunar limb, this area of the surface is occasionally visible during favorable librations. However the basin is viewed from the side, restricting the amount of detail that can be observed from Earth.

Associated craters

By convention these features are identified on Lunar maps by placing the letter on the side of the crater mid-point that is closest to Hohmann crater. Hohmann Latitude Longitude Diameter
Q 21.8� S 98.1� W 15 km The following craters have been renamed by the IAU.
Hohmann T � See Ilin (crater).

2006-02-10T16:44:00.000-08:00

Hanzhong

Hanzhong (, Wade-Giles: Hanchung) is a city in Shaanxi province, in central China. Population (1994): approx. 200,000.

History

The city was formerly called Nancheng.

Geography

Hanzhong is located in located in the southwestern part of the Shaanxi province, in the center of the Hanzhong Basin, on the Han River (Hanshui), near the Sichuan border. Hanzhong lies 500 meters above sea level. Annual mean temperature: 14.3�C.

Economy

Hanzhong is a major agricultural and trade center, with some timbering and light industry.

Sights

Ancient Baoxie Plank Road, also called Baoxie Road or Daogu. It stretches for 120 km from Baocheng County of Hanzhong City in the south to Xieyu Pass in Meixian County in the north.
Baijiang Platform
Ancient Hutou Bridge

2006-02-10T04:43:00.000-08:00

1922-in-science

See also:
1922
List of years in science
1921 in science
1922 in science
1923 in science

The year 1922 in science and technology included many events, some of which are listed here.

Archaeology

United Kingdom archaeologist Howard Carter and his men find the entrance to King Tutankhamens tomb in the Valley of the Kings of Egypt.

Medicine

First successful insulin treatment of diabetes.

Physics

Arthur Compton studies X-ray photon scattering by electrons
Otto Stern and Walter Gerlach show space quantization

Technology

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) begins radio service in the United Kingdom.

Nobel Prizes

Niels Bohr is awarded the Nobel Prize/Physics
Francis William Aston is awarded the Nobel Prize/Chemistry
Archibald Vivian Hill and Otto Fritz Meyerhof are awarded the Nobel Prize/Physiology or medicine

Births

July 18 - Thomas Kuhn (d. 1996 in science), philosopher of science
November 8 - Christiaan Barnard (d. 2001 in science), surgeon.

Deaths

January 5 - Ernest Shackleton (b. 1874 in science), explorer.
January 22 - Camille Jordan (b. 1838 in science), mathematician.
May 26 - Ernest Solvay, (b. 1838 in science) chemist.
June 18 - Jacobus Kapteyn (b. 1851 in science), astronomer.
August 2 - Alexander Graham Bell (b. 1847 in science), inventor.

2006-02-09T16:43:00.000-08:00

Jackie-Jensen

Jack Eugene Jensen (March 9, 1927 - July 14, 1982), born in San Francisco, California, was a Major League Baseball outfielder and right-handed batter who played for the New York Yankees (1950-52), Washington Senators (1952-53) and Boston Red Sox (1954-59, 1961). He had previously been a collegiate star in both baseball and American football. An All-American halfback as a junior at the University of California, Berkeley (1948), Jensen scored a touchdown in the teams 20-14 loss to Northwestern University in the 1949 in sports Rose Bowl (game). He was also an All-American pitcher, helping California win the inaugural College World Series in 1947 in sports, defeating a Yale University team featuring future President of the United States George H.W. Bush in the final. In 1950 Jensen left college after his junior year to play in the majors with the Yankees as a backup for Joe DiMaggio. He was sent to the Senators during the 1952 season, and was traded to the Red Sox in 1954. Making the Major League Baseball All-Star Game squad three times and winning a Gold Glove at rightfielder, Jensen earned the MLB Most Valuable Player award honors in 1958 in sports, when he Batting average.286, with 35 home runs and a league-leading 116 run batted in. He also led the league in RBI in 1955 (116) and 1959 (112), in Triple (baseball) in 1956 (11), and in stolen bases in 1954 (22). In 1960, Jensen announced his retirement from baseball, primarily because of an intense fear of flying. As teams had increasingly turned to air travel in the 1950s, he had unsuccessfully sought to combat this aversion, aided considerably by Red Sox owner Tom Yawkey, who arranged for therapy treatments. Once baseball expanded to the west coast in 1958, and with further league expansion and constant air travel foreseen, these difficulties became virtually insurmountable. Jensen returned to play in 1961, but frustrated by a sub-par season, he retired again for good. In his career Jensen batted.279, with 199 home runs, 929 RBI, 810 Run (baseball statistics), 1463 Hit (baseball statistics),259 Double (baseball), 45 triples, 143 stolen bases, and a.369 on base percentage in 1438 games played. He later coached baseball at California and the University of Nevada, Reno and was a minor league baseball manager (baseball). Jackie Jensen died in Charlottesville, Virginia at the age of 55. He was selected to the Boston Red Sox Hall of Fame in 2000 in sports. Highlights
3-time All-Star (1952, 1955, 1958)
MVP (1958)
Twice top 10 MVP (1955, 1959)
Gold Glove (1959)
3-time led league in RBI (1955, 1958-59)
Led league in stolen bases (1954)
Led league in triples (1956)
5-time Top 5 in Hit (baseball statistics) (1954-55, 1957-59)

2006-02-09T04:41:00.000-08:00

Index-locking

Index locking

Index locking blocks all access by other tasks to the entire table in a database. With index locking you may want to lock the index build for a column, not just the data items themselves The circumstances where it is necessary to index lock include:
Adding a new level to the root page
Shrinking the root page
Splitting or shrinking the immediate child of the root page, causing an update on the root page Circumstances where it is not necessary to Index lock include where:newline
You have small tables with index levels no higher than 3.
You envision possible modifications to the root page of an indexnewline An example of doing an aggregate function(sum of salary field)
update happens along the way
result depends on the order of interleavingnewline
best to lock the index as well as the record. User:84.203.147.30 18:11, 10 Feb 2005 (UTC)

2006-02-08T16:44:00.000-08:00

Her-Majesty\'s-Customs-and-Excise

In the United Kingdom, Her Majestys Customs and Excise is a department of the British Government. It is responsible for the collection of Value-added tax, Customs Duties, Excise Duties, and other indirect taxes such as Air Passenger Duty, Climate Change Levy, Insurance Premium Tax, Landfill Tax and Aggregates Levy. It is also responsible for managing the import and export of goods and services into the UK. HM Customs and Excise officers also guard the borders of the United Kingdom from smugglers and illegal immigrants, although their duties in respect of people smuggling are to be transferred to the Serious Organised Crime Agency. Customs officers are a common sight at entry points in to the UK, their insignia include a portcullis. However, officers have authority throughout the country, including the powers of entry to premises and of arrest.

Customs

The Board of Customs has a very long history. Originally, the term customs meant any customary payments or dues of any kind (for example, to the king, or a bishop, or the church), but later became restricted to duties payable to the king on the import or export of goods. The centralised English customs system can be traced to the Winchester Assize of 1203-4, in the reign of King John, from which time customs were to be collected and paid to the State Treasury. Legislation concerning customs can be traced to King Edward I of England. Under the nova custuma in 1275, Collectors of Customs were appointed by Royal patent and, in 1298, custodes custumae were appointed in certain ports to collect customs for the Crown. The first Customs officers were appointed in 1294, and later on included Geoffrey Chaucer and Richard Whittington (aka Dick Whittington). A Board of Customs was effectively created by ordinance on 21 January 1643, under which the regulation of the collection of customs was entrusted to a parliamentary committee.

Excise

The Board of Excise is not so ancient. Excise duties are inland duties levied on articles at the time of their manufacture, such as alcoholic drinks and tobacco, but duties have also been levied on salt, paper and glass. A Board of Excise was established by the Long Parliament, and Excise Duties first levied, in 1643. The Board of Excise was merged to the existing Board of Taxes and Board of Stamps to create the new Board of Inland Revenue in 1849. Famous Excise Officers include Thomas Paine.

Customs and Excise

The combined Board of Customs and Excise was formed in 1909 by the transfer of responsibility for Excise from the Inland Revenue. HM Customs and Excise is not responsible for collecting direct taxes, this is the job of the Inland Revenue. In March 2004, the ODonnell review called for the merger of Customs and Excise with Inland Revenue, in the 2004 Budget, Gordon Brown, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, announced that the merger would go ahead. The new Department will be called HM Revenue and Customs.

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Children-of-the-Mind

Children of the Mind is the fourth book of Orson Scott Cards popular science fiction series begun with Enders Game, on the path that focuses on Ender Wiggin himself. Despite tying up the loose ends from Speaker for the Dead and Xenocide, and exploring various related philosophical avenues, it was criticized by both critics and fans for being too much of a departure from what was expected of the Ender sequence.

Backstory

spoiler Andrew Wiggin, a military genius chosen in Enders Game to defend Earth against the alien race of Bugger (buggers), later to become a speaker for the dead in the novel Speaker for the Dead, traveled to the colony planet Lusitania in that novel, befriended a family of scientists under considerable psychological trauma, and fell in love with the widowed mother. He has also chosen this planet as the planet to allow his hive queen cocoon, the last surviving member of the bugger race he annihilated in Enders Game, to hatch. Enders family befriended the pequeninos, a second sentient alien race and, contrary to orders from Starways Congress, begin teaching them human technology. Crucial to the pequeninos life cycle is the descolada virus, which infects alien species and kills everything it cannot mutate to its own needs. After the pequeninos kill a colonist and Starways Congress discovers that the humans have been teaching the pequeninos human technology, Starways Congress orders two of the colonists to a distant world to stand trial. As the length of the trip would mean the two accused would never see their family alive again, regardless of what sentence was passed, the colonists balk and refuse to send them. On discovering this insurrection, and also discovering the descoladas continued fight to subvert the methods used to contain it, Starways Congress orders the planet destroyed. In Xenocide, Jane, a third, disembodied alien life form who lives in the ansible networks which allow instantaneous interplanetary communication, discovers that while transporting Ender in a spacecraft she can move the spacecraft completely outside the known universe and back in to a different point anywhere at all, also instantaneously. But Congress has already sent the Lusitania fleet to destroy the planet, even though its known to hold a sentient alien species, and any attempt she makes to block their arrival will be discovered. Nonetheless she attempts to slow their arrival, Congress discovers the interference and begins to shut down the ansible network, thinking of her as a virus which must be purged. Jane realizes that she was Outside the universe before being called into being inside, and that by travelling and remaining outside for awhile, a being can call into existence new beings according to what they desire to exist. Jane has drifted apart from Ender as a result of Enders shutting off a communication one day, brusquely and without thought, and become close to Miro, the physically disabled and brain-damaged son of Enders wife, Novinha. Miro was crippled in an attempt to help the pequeninos near the end of Speaker for the Dead. Ela, one of Novinhas daughters, is a scientist trying to discover a cure for the descolada virus. Jane and Novinhas family decide that Ela must travel Outside the universe to try to create the cure for the descolada, because Jane is now as close to Miro as to Ender, both Miro and Ender travel with her. While outside the universe, Miro imagines himself in his body as it was before he was crippled, he jumps to a new body and his old one dissoves into dust, and Ender unwittingly calls into being manifestations of his altruistic sister Valentine Wiggin and his cruel but politically-minded brother Peter Wiggin. Ela successfully creates a virus which causes the effects the pequeninos need in their life cycle without attempting to kill everything it cant convert.

Children of the Mind

At the start of Children of the Mind, Jane is taking Formics, humans, and pequeninos to distant habitable planets to colonize them, but is losing her memories and concentration as a result of the vast ansible and computer network being shut down. If she is to live, she must find a way to transfer herself to a different body. Enders wife has left him to join a religious order, Ender now controls his own body as well as young Valentines and Peters, but his own body is suffering as a result of his split attention. Peter is off to distant worlds to try to convince people diplomatically that destroying the planet would constitute a second xenocide, and Valentine and Miro are spending all available time looking for additional habitable planets. The Lusitania fleet is expected to arrive outside the planet and destroy it within a few weeks. Ender

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Alan-Clark

See also: Alan Clarke, Allan Clarke Alan Kenneth Mackenzie Clark (April 13, 1928 - September 5, 1999) was a United Kingdom Conservative Party (UK) politician, historian and diarist. Alan Clark was the eldest son of Kenneth Clark. He was educated at Eton College and Christ Church, Oxford, where he studied law. He did not practice however, and instead became a military historian. His first book, The Donkeys (1961), was a revisionism history of British involvement in the Great War, which was well received by the public but which greatly irritated the British Army. However, in more recent years this work has been condemned by some historians for being too one-sided and failing to recognise the intelligence and humanity of the large majority of World War One generals. It was the inspiration for the popular pacifist Musical theater Oh What a Lovely War, though Clark himself was not pleased with the adaptation. He produced several more respected studies of the World War I and Second World War, before becoming involved in politics. Clark entered British House of Commons as Member of Parliament for Plymouth Sutton in 1974 and served in various junior ministerial posts at the departments of Employment, Trade and Ministry of Defence during the Margaret Thatcher governments of the 1980s. He was an outspoken maverick with strong views on Animal rights, Unionists (Ireland), Racism and Social class. Although personally liked by Margaret Thatcher, she never entrusted him with high office and he left Parliament in 1992 following her fall from power. His admission at the Matrix Churchill court case that he had been economical with the actualitee in answer to parlimentary questions over export licenses to Iraq caused the collapse of the trial and triggered the Scott Inquiry into Arms-for-Iraq which contributed to the decline in the John Major administration. At the same time he has cited in a divorce case in South Africa where it was revealed he had affairs with both the wife and his daughter. Clarks wife responded with the famous line Well what do you expect when you sleep with below stairs types. He then published his political and personal diaries, which caused a minor scandal by their candid descriptions of senior Conservative politicians such as Michael Heseltine, Douglas Hurd and Kenneth Clarke. He became bored with life outside of politics however, and returned to Parliament as member for Kensington and Chelsea in the UK general election, 1997. He died in 1999 of a brain tumor. To date he is the only Member of Parliament to be accused of being drunk at the despatch box. In 1983 while at Employment he was making a reading of a bill in the Commons after a heavy lunch with Ian Gow. As the complexities of the bill were too unclear to him to answer questions, it was Claire Short who made the accusation. While the Goverment benches were furious at the accusation Clark later admitted he was drunk. After his death, his seat was contested and won by Michael Portillo. A recent BBC TV serialisation of his Diaries re-ignited the controversy surrounding their original publication and once again brought his memory back into the UK press and media.

Quotes

On the sinking of the ARA General Belgrano
So what does it matter where it was when it was hit? We could have sunk it if itd been tied up on the quayside in a neutral port and everyone would still have been delighted. To refugees from the Uganda of Idi Amin, who held residence rights in the UK:
You cannot come here because you are not white. On Christmas:
I only can properly enjoy Christmas carol services if I am having an illicit affair with someone in the congregation. Why is this? Perhaps because they are essentially pagan, not Christian, celebrations. On Douglas Hurd:
I fell into conversation with Douglas. His is a split personality. � deux he is delightful, clever, funny, observant, dryly cynical. But get him anywhere near display mode, particularly if there are officials around and he might as well have a corn cob up his arse. Pompous, trite, high-sounding, cautiously guarded. On reform of the British Army, as Ministry of Defence:
I want to fire the whole lot. Instantly. Out, out. No District commands, no golden bowlers, nothing. Out.... If I could, Id do what Stalin did to Mikhail Nikolayevich Tukhachevsky.

Books

The Donkeys, A History of the British Expeditionary Force in 1915 (1961)
The Fall Of Crete (1963)
Barbarossa, The Russo-German Conflict 1941-45 (1965)
Diaries (three volumes 1993-2002)
The Tories (1999)
Aces High, The War in the Air Over the Western Front 1914-18 (1999)
Suicide of Empires, Battles on the Eastern Front 1914-18 (1999)
Backfire, A Passion for Cars and Motoring (2001)

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USS-Astoria

At least three ships of the United States Navy have been named USS Astoria, after the town of Astoria, Oregon.
An Astoria was laid down in 1867, but renamed USS Omaha (1869) prior to commissioning.
The first USS Astoria (1917) was seized by US Customs at the outbreak of World War I.
The second USS Astoria (CA-34) was a heavy cruiser commissioned in 1934 and lost in the World War II Battle of Savo Island, 1942.
The third USS Astoria (CL-90) was a light cruiser commissioned 1944, active in the war, and decommissioned in 1949. disambig

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Frank-Newcomb

Frank H. Newcomb (10 November 1846 - 20 February 1934) was a Commodore (rank) in the Revenue Cutter Service. Commodore Newcomb was most famous for his heroic actions at the Battle of Cardenas during the Spanish American War. Newcomb was born in Boston, Massachusetts. First Lieutenant Frank Newcomb was in command of the USRC Hudson when the Spanish American War broke out. Newcombs ship entered the war as a US Navy auxiliary. Hudson had been retrofitted with two cannons and a small machine gun. She was more of a tugboat than a combat vessel. On May 11, 1898, in one of the first actions off the coast of Cuba, Captain Frank Newcomb distinguished himself and his ship in the Battle of Cardenas. The United States Navy torpedo boat USS Winslow and the USRC Hudson had been shelling Spanish positions. Winslow had been hit multiple times. Half her compliment was dead and her Captain gravely wounded. Newcomb ordered Hudson to tow Winslow out of harms way. Under heavy fire, she did just that, despite nearly floundering on shoals trying to fast a rope to Hudson. Without a doubt, Newcombs actions saved USS Winslow from destruction and possible capture. Three members of Winslows crew received Medal of Honor for their actions. Because of the United States Revenue Cutter Services status at the time, William McKinley felt that Newcomb could not be nominated for a Medal of Honor as he was an officer of the United States Revenue Cutter Service. Instead, Congress instructed that a special Congressional Gold Medal be struck for First Lieutenant Frank H. Newcomb on May 3, 1900 in Public Law 31 Stat. 717. It was the only such medal struck during the Spanish American War. At the time, it was thought to be an honor equivalent to the Medal of Honor. Commodore Newcomb died in Los Angeles, California. He is buried in Arlington National Cemetery with his wife Rose Prioleau Newcomb. There was a United States Navy destroyer named after Commodore Newcomb, USS Newcomb (DD-586).

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Galatia,-Kansas

Galatia is a city located in Barton County, Kansas. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 61.

Geography

Galatia is located at 38�3829 North, 98�5732 West (38.641414, -98.958896) GR 1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.0 square kilometer (0.4 square mile). 1.0 km� (0.4 mi�) of it is land and none of it is covered by water.

Demographics

As of the census GR 2 of 2000, there are 61 people, 27 households, and 18 families residing in the city. The population density is 63.7/km� (164.4/mi�). There are 32 housing units at an average density of 33.4/km� (86.3/mi�). The racial makeup of the city is 83.61% White (U.S. Census), 0.00% African American (U.S. Census), 16.39% Native American (U.S. Census), 0.00% Asian (U.S. Census), 0.00% Pacific Islander (U.S. Census), 0.00% from Race (U.S. Census), and 0.00% from two or more races. 0.00% of the population are Hispanic (U.S. Census) or Latino (U.S. Census) of any race. There are 27 households out of which 18.5% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.6% are Marriage living together, 3.7% have a female householder with no husband present, and 33.3% are non-families. 29.6% of all households are made up of individuals and 18.5% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.26 and the average family size is 2.83. In the city the population is spread out with 23.0% under the age of 18, 6.6% from 18 to 24, 26.2% from 25 to 44, 18.0% from 45 to 64, and 26.2% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 41 years. For every 100 females there are 125.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 104.3 males. The median income for a household in the city is $28,750, and the median income for a family is $38,750. Males have a median income of $22,188 versus $31,250 for females. The per capita income for the city is $16,282. 6.0% of the population and 0.0% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 0.0% of those under the age of 18 and 0.0% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line.

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Dawson-County,-Texas

Dawson County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of 2000, the population is 14,985, and its county seat is Lamesa, TexasGeographic references. Dawson County is named for Nicholas Mosby Dawson, a soldier of the Texas Revolution.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 2,336 square kilometer (902 square mile). 2,336 km� (902 mi�) of it is land and 0 km� (0 mi�) of it is water. The total area is 0.01% water.

Adjacent counties

Lynn County, Texas (north)
Borden County, Texas (east)
Martin County, Texas (south)
Gaines County, Texas (west)
Terry County, Texas (northwest)

Demographics

As of the censusGeographic references 2 of 2000, there are 14,985 people, 4,726 households, and 3,501 families residing in the county. The population density is 6/km� (17/mi�). There are 5,500 housing units at an average density of 2/km� (6/mi�). The racial makeup of the county is 72.47% Race (U.S. census), 8.66% Race (U.S. census) or Race (U.S. census), 0.30% Race (U.S. census), 0.25% Race (U.S. census), 0.00% Race (U.S. census), 16.56% from race (U.S. census), and 1.77% from two or more races. 48.19% of the population are Race (U.S. census) or Race (U.S. census) of any race. There are 4,726 households out of which 35.10% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.40% are Marriage living together, 11.00% have a female householder with no husband present, and 25.90% are non-families. 23.90% of all households are made up of individuals and 13.30% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.69 and the average family size is 3.20. In the county, the population is spread out with 25.60% under the age of 18, 8.90% from 18 to 24, 30.70% from 25 to 44, 20.50% from 45 to 64, and 14.30% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 36 years. For every 100 females there are 124.30 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 129.90 males. The median income for a household in the county is $28,211, and the median income for a family is $32,745. Males have a median income of $27,259 versus $16,739 for females. The per capita income for the county is $15,011. 19.70% of the population and 16.40% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 29.20% of those under the age of 18 and 12.80% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line.

Cities and towns

Ackerly, Texas
Lamesa, Texas
Los Ybanez, Texas
ODonnell, Texas

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Janus-of-Cyprus

Janus of Cyprus (died 1432) ruled Cyprus from 1398 to 1432. He succeeded to the throne upon the death of his father James I of Cyprus. Following the battle of Chirokitia (July 7, 1426) against the Mamelukes, King Janus was captured by the Egyptians. After ten months of captivity, he was ransomed. During his captivity his brother Hugh de Lusignan, Archbishop of Nicosia, took charge of Cyprus. Upon Januss death, his son John II of Cyprus succeeded to the throne. sequence prev James I of Cyprus next John II of Cyprus list Kingdom of Armenia sequence prev James I of Cyprus next John II of Cyprus list Kingdom of Cyprus bio-stub

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Liaria

Liaria is a fictional planet of Power Rangers. The planet Liaria is the home planet of the Liarian race. It is a brownish planet consisting of one large land mass with a smattering of seas and lakes across its surface. Liaria is home to large temperate forests and has a much cooler atmosphere than the Earths. The planets ecosystem is fairly undamaged since Liarian technology remain fairyly primitive and thus few pollutants have been released into the atmosphere. Liarians are a short, hairy and stocky race. They are a peaceful race with a technology level similar to the medieval ages of Earth. Liarians are descended from ancient liarian wizards that were responsible for sealing away Maligore on the Muiranthias on Earth. Lerigot is a direct descendant of those wizards. Liarians are telepathic among their fellow Liarians and can hear and communicate, their thoughts, over great distances. Liarians can not stand being in hot temperatures for extended periods of time. Divatox, a space pirate, came to Liaria in order to capture the wizard Lerigot to free Maligore.

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Dolores-\"LaLa\"-Brooks

Dolores Brooks, born, June 20, 1947 in Brooklyn, NY was a member of the girl group The Crystals. After leaving the Crystals, she married jazz musician Leo Morris (a.k.a. Idris Muhammad) in 1966, the union brought four children (two sons and two daughters). She then helped him write and record his material under the Islamic name Sakinah Muhammad, and also had a short career on Broadway and made short appearances in films. She also contributed songs to different movie soundtracks (including the film Cotton Comes to Harlem). In 1971, she reunited with Delores Dee Dee Kennibrew, Mary Thomas, and Barbara Alston as the Crystals and toured and performed in rock-&-roll revival shows. Their touring lasted until 1973 when the members decided to devote their time to their families. In 1983, she and her family moved to London where she and Morris, Leo continued their careers in music. In 1990, they moved to Vienna, Austria where she continued singing and writing songs with Morris, Leo and also hosted a local radio show. She and Morris, Leo separated in 1999. Brooks moved back to the United States at the turn of the century.

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Honda-RC211V

The Honda RC211V was developed in 2001 by HRC (Honda Racing Corporation) because regulations 26 for the World Championship motorcycle road racing 500 cc class were changed drastically for the 2002 season. The regulations changed, 2-stroke engines were -as before- limited to 500 cc and 4 cylinders, but 4 stroke engines were allowed to grow up to 990 cc and an unlimited number of cylinders. The name of the class was modified to MotoGP, and is to race prototypes only. In the beginning the RC211V was a unique machine, featuring a V-5 engine. Honda claims more than 240 hp (179 kW), 145 kg, and 330 km/h top speed. After dominating the races with rider Valentino Rossi in the debut year 2002, the RC211V/Valentino Rossi combination was a winner too in 2003.

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Grand-Army-Plaza

Grand Army Plaza in Brooklyn, New York forms the main entrance to Prospect Park, Brooklyn, New York. It is perhaps best known for the Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Arch, Brooklyn�s version of the Arc de Triomphe. It is also the site of the Bailey Fountain, and a monument to John F. Kennedy, as well as statues of American-Civil-War Civil-War-leaders Gouverneur Kemble Warren and Henry Warner Slocum, along with busts of notable Brooklyn citizens Henry Maxwell Tablet and Alexander J.C. Skene.

History of the plaza

The Plaza (as it was originally known) was concieved by its designers, Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux, simply as a grand entrance to the Park. It was meant as a gateway, to seperate the noisy city from the calm nature of the Park. Olmsted and Vauxs design included only a single-spout fountain surrounded by berms(earth embankments). The berms were covered in heavy plantings, shielding the local apartment buildings and the main branch of the Brooklyn Public Library from the noisy traffic circle that has developed. In 1889, John H. Duncan � designer of Grants Tomb in Manhattan � designed the Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Arch in a classical style similar to the Arc de Triomphe in Paris. William Tecumseh Sherman laid the cornerstone of the arch on October 30, 1889, President Grover Cleveland presided over the unveiling on October 21, 1892. The Arch gained its monumental statues nine years later. They were first suggested by the architectural firm of McKim, Mead and White as part of a plan to formalize the plaza in the spirit of the City Beautiful movement. The Park Commissioner, Frank Squire, liked the ideas, and engaged Frederick MacMonnies in 1894 to design three sculptural groupings for the Arch, the Quadriga, The Spirit of the Army, and The Spirit of the Navy. The Quadriga resides at the top and depicts the lady Columbia, an allegorical representation of the United States, riding in a chariot drawn by two horses. Two winged Victory figures, each leading a horse, trumpets Columbias arrival. The lower pedestals facing the park hold the The Spirit of the Army group and the The Spirit of the Navy group. Installation of the groups began four years later, starting with the Quadriga on December 4, 1898, and finishing with the Navy group on April 13, 1901. The work took nearly seven years to complete, about twice as long as the construction of the arch itself. Just north of the Arch, and away from Prospect Park, stands Bailey Fountain, the fourth fountain to occupy the site. The original fountain, featuring a lone jet of water, was replaced in 1873 by Calvert Vauxs Plaza Fountain which had gas-lit colored horizontal and vertical water jets. The Electric Fountain, designed by electrical engineer F.W. Darlington in 1897, featured 19 automatic focusing electric lights with a dancing display of water jets controlled by a conductor. The Electric Fountain was removed during the 1915 construction of the Interborough Rapid Transit Company under the Plaza. The Bailey Fountain was built in 1932 by architect Edgerton Swarthout and sculptor Eugene Savage. Named after Brooklyn-based financier and philanthropist Frank Bailey (1865-1953), he funded it as a memorial to his wife Mary Louise. It features an elaborate grouping of allegorical and mythical figures that includes the god of water Neptune and a pair of female nudes representing Wisdom and Felicity. The Soldiers and Sailors Monument received landmark designation in 1973, in 1975, all of Grand Army Plaza became a New York City historic landmark. In 1976 the Victory figure on the Quadriga on top of the Arch fell out of its chariot. The Arch was restored in 1980 and again in 2000. For the past several years a Green Market is held on the Plaza in front of Prospect Park every Saturday from 8 AM to 4 PM. On weekends a free trolley service runs between 12 Noon and 6 PM from Grand Army Plaza with stops at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden, the Boathouse, the Wollman Rink and the Brooklyn Museum. The Grand Army Plaza (IRT Eastern Parkway Line station) subway station is on the north end of the Plaza and furnishes transportation to the site and the nearby park. Books
Lancaster, Clay, (1967, 1972). Prospect Park Handbook Greensward Foundation, Inc. ISBN 0-913252-06-9
Berenson, Richard J. (ed), deMause, Neil (text), (2001). The complete illustrated guidebook to Prospect Park and the Brooklyn Botanic Garden Silver Lining Books, New York ISBN 0760722137 Pages 32 - 36 Newspapers
(October 30, 1889). Tecumsehs Warm Greeting The Brooklyn Daily Eagle Page 6
(December 4, 1898). Quadriga in its Place The Brooklyn Daily Eagle Page 31
(April 13, 1901). Navy Group in Place, Arch is Now Complete The Brooklyn Daily Eagle Page 2 External Links
/dest/gran-hist Prospect Park Alliance historical note on Grand Army Plaza Retrieved December 28, 2004
11874 Text of an NYC Parks Department historical marker near the site Retrieved January 1, 2005 Grand Army Plaza is also the name of a plaza at the intersection of 59th Street and 5th Avenue in Manhattan, opposite the southeastermost corner of Central Park. It is the site of a fountain contributed by Joseph Pulitzer.

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Bennet,-Nebraska

Bennet is a village located in Lancaster County, Nebraska. As of the 2000 census, the village had a total population of 570.

Geography

Bennet is located at 40�4049 North, 96�3023 West (40.680349, -96.506355) GR 1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 1.1 square kilometer (0.4 square mile). 1.1 km� (0.4 mi�) of it is land and none of it is covered by water.

Demographics

As of the census GR 2 of 2000, there are 570 people, 222 households, and 174 families residing in the village. The population density is 511.8/km� (1,339.7/mi�). There are 231 housing units at an average density of 207.4/km� (542.9/mi�). The racial makeup of the village is 98.25% White (U.S. Census), 0.18% African American (U.S. Census), 0.00% Native American (U.S. Census), 0.18% Asian (U.S. Census), 0.00% Pacific Islander (U.S. Census), 0.35% from Race (U.S. Census), and 1.05% from two or more races. 0.70% of the population are Hispanic (U.S. Census) or Latino (U.S. Census) of any race. There are 222 households out of which 37.8% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.2% are Marriage living together, 8.6% have a female householder with no husband present, and 21.2% are non-families. 19.4% of all households are made up of individuals and 8.6% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.57 and the average family size is 2.91. In the village the population is spread out with 28.8% under the age of 18, 4.2% from 18 to 24, 31.9% from 25 to 44, 22.1% from 45 to 64, and 13.0% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 37 years. For every 100 females there are 109.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 101.0 males. The median income for a household in the village is $42,237, and the median income for a family is $46,250. Males have a median income of $32,045 versus $21,176 for females. The per capita income for the village is $17,280. 3.5% of the population and 2.8% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 3.1% of those under the age of 18 and 12.2% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line.

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Smith-Tower

1913 The Smith Tower, located in Pioneer Square, Seattle, Washington, is the oldest skyscraper in Seattle, Washington. It is named after its builder, firearm and typewriter magnate Lyman C. Smith. It was the tallest building west of the Mississippi River from its completion in 1914 until the Space Needle overtook it in 1962. It remained the tallest office building west of the Mississippi River until the Exxon Building (Houston) was built in 1963

History

In 1909, Smith planned to build a 14-story building in Seattle. His son, Burns Lyman Smith, convinced him to build instead a much taller skyscraper to gain publicity. Construction began in 1910. Although Smith did not live to see it, the building was completed in 1914, when it was the tallest office building in the world outside of New York City. It had 42 floors totaling 158 meters (522 feet). Shortly after its completion, the buildings superintendent added a flagpole to the top for the buildings July 4 opening. In 1962, the Space Needle was completed. The Space Needle has largely replaced the Smith Tower as the symbol of Seattle. Ivar Haglund of Ivars restaurant fame bought the tower for $1.8 million in 1976. The Samis Foundation acquired the tower in 1996. It has owned the tower ever since. The building has been renovated twice, in 1986 and in 1999. Seeking a classy atmosphere, high-tech companies flocked to the Smith Tower, which sports fiber-optic wiring, in recent years. The burst of the Dot-com Thinning the herd hurt the Smith Tower by raising its vacancy rate to 26.1%, twice Seattles commercial vacancy rate, as of December 21, 2001. The Walt Disney Internet Group, for example, now occupies four floors instead of seven.

Description

The Smith Tower is an example of neoclassical architecture. Its outer skin is granite on the first and second floors, and terra cotta on the rest. It has been washed only once since its construction, in 1976, because it remains remarkably clean without regular washing. The building is the last on the West Coast to have live elevator operators. The Otis Elevator Company provided the elevators, which have brass surfaces. The doors are latticed, so a rider can see into each hallway and through the glass walls in front of each office. The Chinese Room is on the 35th floor of the tower, the same level as the observatory. The furniture and the handcarved ceiling were gifts from the Empress of China. They include the famous Wishing Chair. It is said that a single woman who sits in the chair will marry within a year. The legend came true for Smiths daughter, who married in the Chinese Room itself.

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Society-of-Hispanic-Professional-Engineers

The Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE) was founded in Los Angeles, California, in 1974 by a group of engineers employed by the city of Los Angeles. Their objective was to form a national organization of professional engineers to serve as role models in the Hispanic community. The concept of Networking was the key basis for the organization. SHPE quickly established two student chapters to begin the network that would grow to encompass the nation as well as reach countries outside the United States. Today, SHPE enjoys a strong but independent network of professional and student chapters throughout the nation.

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Blanket-of-Fog

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Album by Klinik
Released genre Genre music Industrial
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Record label Beat
Record producer Verhaeghen
The Klinik Chronology - Awake (Klinik album) (1996) Blanket of Fog (1998) End of the Line (2001) Blanket of Fog is a studio album by Klinik, released in 1998.

Track listing

Blanket of Fog - 6:30 There is no Time to think - 6:53 Youd make a Saint Swear - 4:50 Piece of News - 4:46 You shall dark my Door no more - 8:40 E.B.N. - 3:57 Red Sky - 7:55 Oh my God - 5:55 Move Heaven and Earth - 7:03 Listen to - 1:46 The Howl of the Tempest - 9:00 Album-stub