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Angry landowners who had not been paid drained Bunbury reservoir in March 1782, but somehow the committee managed to keep the canal open, by selling boats and land.
By the end of 1781, the company had no money and was unable to meet interest payments on the loans.
They decided to forfeit the canal to Egerton, the main mortgagee, but he did not respond to their offer.
Disaster struck in November 1787, when Beeston Staircase Locks collapsed, and there was no money to fund repairs.
The impact of the Ellesmere Canal In 1790 the plans for the Ellesmere Canal were published, and the directors of the Chester canal saw this as a chance to make the canal profitable again, and to build the Middlewich branch.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chester%20Canal
Chester Canal
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syringe
Another alternative is to use a normal 5 or 10 cc syringe inserted directly into the anus.
An alternative is to use an enema nozzle which has an intake end which is compatible with a standard hypodermic syringe.
This allows the immediate injection of the 5–10 cc required, and results can be expected in 2–4 minutes.
This needs to be done carefully to avoid scratching the anal passage.
The passage should be lubricated with sorbolene cream or any water-based lubricant.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dry%20enema
Dry enema
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Another distinctive dish is the cocido, a slow-cooked chickpea-based casserole.
Salamanca was also the setting for the 2008 political thriller Vantage Point, although the movie was almost exclusively filmed in Mexico.
Gastronomy Among many local dishes, (steamed rice with pork) is very popular.
However, hornazo, a meat pie, is the most popular dish.
Sister cities and twin towns Coimbra (Portugal); since 1981.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salamanca
Salamanca
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vessel
Another idea is that it was used as a pouring vessel (for honey, etc.)
He called the stones upretnik ("resistance stone") and believed their function was to serve as the foundation for the sticks or pillars, which held the covering construction of the house.
During his reconstruction of the house, he used it for exactly that purpose.
which was used during rituals.
One proposed theory that it was used a grindstone was rejected as this was still in the pre-harvesting period.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lepenski%20Vir
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Another patron then hits on Courtney, resulting in her pouring a pitcher of beer all over him.
The next scene is a night at the club, with Precious Metal (band) performing on the stage.
And Courtney being trained by another waitress making sure all the other waitresses don't rip off the customers.
Then in the bathroom a performer named Michelle Wilson (Cherie Currie) is wiping the coke from her teeth along with other bandmates.
Rocco then gets into a heated argument with an upcoming band who refuses to pay their tab.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rich%20Girl%20%28film%29
Rich Girl (film)
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Another tale relates that as a student, a young fox would take his writings to his master, until it was old enough to eat his satchel.
The other students laughed and called him "Ciarán half-Matthew."
St Finnian silenced them and said, "Not Ciarán half-Matthew, but Ciarán half-Ireland, for he will have half the country and the rest of us will have the other half."
Yet another tale tells of the other Irish saints envying him to such a degree that every one of them (apart from St Columba) prayed for his early death; and finally, he is supposed to have told his followers that upon his death, they were to leave his bones upon the hillside, and to preserve his spirit rather than his relics.
Legacy The monastery at Clonmacnoise became one of the most important centres of learning and religious life in Ireland.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ciar%C3%A1n%20of%20Clonmacnoise
Ciarán of Clonmacnoise
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needle
Another way to subjugate them is by inserting a needle to their skin or dress.
Jinn are also regarded as assistants of soothsayers.
Soothsayers reveal information from the past and present; the jinn can be a source of this information because their lifespans exceed those of humans.
Since jinn are afraid of iron, they are unable to remove it with their own power.
Ibn al-Nadim, Muslim scholar of his Kitāb al-Fihrist, describes a book that lists 70 jinn led by Fuqṭus (), including several jinn appointed over each day of the week.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jinn
Jinn
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cabinet
Ōkuma, who twice served as prime minister of Japan, organized his second cabinet when he was 77 and died when he was 83.
The tower of Ōkuma Auditorium, completed on the university's 45th anniversary, is 125 shaku, or about 38 m high.
In 1963, there were also events to mark the 125th anniversary of Ōkuma Shigenobu's birth.
He said, "I wish I had understood this '125 years of life' theory 30 years earlier".
He did, however, lead a regular life, and lived fairly long compared to other Japanese at the time.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waseda%20University
Waseda University
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needle
Aquaman gives Carrie Kelly a golden needle, saying it's the only thing that will free Superman from the matter he's trapped in, which she does.
Issue #5 With Gotham City under attack, Batman's followers bring Flash to the Batcave, but Batman is worried he can't fix Flash's broken legs.
Meanwhile, Carrie Kelly, Aquaman and his army have found Superman in the Arctic.
Back in Gotham, Batman prepares to fight Quar and his legions.
Superman brings Carrie back to the Batcave, where Flash is now attached to a computer to interfere with the weather.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Dark%20Knight%20III%3A%20The%20Master%20Race
The Dark Knight III: The Master Race
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are fire pits built into the floor of tea rooms and used in the cold season, for heating the hot water kettle () to make the tea.
are portable braziers used in the tea room to heat the hot water kettle () to make the tea.
They are commonly made of ceramic or metal, although there are rare examples of wooden as well.
The frame that fits around it at the top is called , and usually is of lacquered wood.
In the season when the is not in use, the frame is removed and the is covered with one of the tatami mats that form the surface of the floor, and is not visible.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese%20tea%20utensils
Japanese tea utensils
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are portable braziers used in the tea room to heat the hot water kettle () to make the tea.
are used only tea rooms of 4.5 tatami mats or larger.
Hearths are relatively small portable braziers used to heat the kind of iron hot-water kettle called , which has a spout and handle across the top.
They are commonly made of ceramic or metal, although there are rare examples of wooden as well.
are fire pits built into the floor of tea rooms and used in the cold season, for heating the hot water kettle () to make the tea.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese%20tea%20utensils
Japanese tea utensils
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Arnold Bennett, English novelist, died in 1932 of typhoid, two months after drinking a glass of water in a Paris hotel to prove it was safe.
Lizzie van Zyl, South African child inmate of the Bloemfontein concentration camp during the Second Boer War, died of typhoid fever in 1901.
Dr HJH 'Tup' Scott, captain of the 1886 Australian cricket team that toured England, died of typhoid in 1910.
Hakaru Hashimoto, Japanese medical scientist, died of typhoid fever in 1934.
Outbreaks Plague of Athens (suspected) "Burning Fever" outbreak among indigenous Americans.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Typhoid%20fever
Typhoid fever
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Around the bowl of the atrium impluvium were 11 bronze fountain statues depicting Satyrs pouring water from a pitcher and Amorini pouring water from the mouth of a dolphin.
The villa housed a collection of at least 80 sculptures of magnificent quality, many now conserved in the Naples National Archaeological Museum.
Among them is the bronze Seated Hermes, found at the villa in 1758.
Other statues and busts were found in the corners around the atrium walls.
Five statues of life-sized bronze dancing women wearing the Doric peplos sculpted in different positions and with inlaid eyes are adapted Roman copies of originals from the fifth century BC.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Villa%20of%20the%20Papyri
Villa of the Papyri
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lake
Article on the disappearing lake in The Guardian.
See also Aïr Mountains Aral Sea Daphnia barbata Lake Ptolemy List of drying lakes List of lakes Neolithic Subpluvial Romans in Sub-Saharan Africa The Sudd, an immense marshland in neighboring South Sudan along the Nile and Bahr-el-Ghazal Nikolay Gumilev References Sources External links Bibliography on Water Resources and International Law Peace Palace Library The Encyclopedia of Earth: Lake Chad flooded savanna Information on, and a map of, Chad's watershed.
Map of the Lake Chad basin at Water Resources eAtlas.
Lakes become deserts: The story of Lake Chad – patriotdirect.org Endorheic lakes of Africa Shrunken lakes Lakes of Chad Lakes of Niger Lakes of Nigeria Lakes of Cameroon Flooded grasslands and savannas Ecoregions of Africa Lake Chad Border tripoints Chad–Niger border Chad–Nigeria border Niger–Nigeria border Cameroon–Chad border Cameroon–Nigeria border Ramsar sites in Chad Ramsar sites in Cameroon Ramsar sites in Niger Ramsar sites in Nigeria International lakes of Africa
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake%20Chad
Lake Chad
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canister
Artillery, mortars, small arms, and canister-firing 37-millimeter guns cut down the repeated Japanese assaults, forcing the decimated units to withdraw.
The enemy kept the pressure on the ridge throughout the night, at one point forcing a salient into the Marines' line, but were eventually driven back with heavy losses.
The Japanese resumed the attack the following evening, throwing fresh troops into the fray.
Benner led his platoon in the fierce two days of combat on "Bloody Ridge" and directed its fire against repeated assaults of enemy forces greatly superior in number.
In so doing, contributing to the "rout and virtual annihilation of a Japanese regiment" he was killed in action in the early morning hours of 26 October.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS%20Benner%20%28DD-807%29
USS Benner (DD-807)
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pool
As a result, the pool of army volunteers dried.
46, in which Madison made the argument for defending states' rights against a national government, in response to the national government trying to press the state militia into national service.
While a sense of patriotism offered support for the war, outside Federalist strongholds, as the war dragged on and the U.S. suffered frequent reversals on land, opposition to the war extended beyond Federalist leaders.
For example, after the British captured Fort Niagara, General George McClure tried to call up the local militia to drive them back but found that most would not respond, tired of repeated drafts and his earlier failures.
Even those who did appear, McClure wrote, were more interested "in taking care of their families and property by carrying them into the interior, than helping us to fight."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opposition%20to%20the%20War%20of%201812%20in%20the%20United%20States
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As a teenager he made the U.S. Olympic speed skating team, while smoking a pack of cigarettes a day.
He studied at Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, New York and Beaux-Arts, Avignon, France.
Early life Before Benĕs attended Pratt Institute, he lived with his grandparents in Brooklyn, New York.
It became clear around 17 years old that Barton had a flair for the contradictory, and the romantic.
He would often walk around the city bare foot saying "I thought it was romantic to be a pig".
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barton%20Lidice%20Bene%C5%A1
Barton Lidice Beneš
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As Garou consumes a flask of alcohol, Tina impales the police chief on a sword.
Tina and Garou kill Higgins, Jessica, and the gang members, but the chief surprises them with a sneak attack.
Weakened by the approaching eclipse, Garou is wounded when shot by the chief, but he realizes that alcohol is the source of his enhanced power.
He uses it to also stab her, but before he can finish her, Garou shoots and kills the police chief.
Garou and Tina limp off together, and Garou promises to drop her off at a hospital after he gets another drink.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WolfCop
WolfCop
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As he did, however, "Cowboy" Bob sprayed a fire extinguisher in his eyes.
Near the end of the match, Undertaker had placed "Cowboy" Bob in the casket and was attempting to place Randy in it as well.
After performing a Last Ride on Randy, Undertaker went to open the casket.
Randy then hit Undertaker with a folding chair and placed him in the casket.
The Ortons closed the casket to win the bout.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No%20Mercy%20%282005%29
No Mercy (2005)
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As it does the trench must move back, "consuming" more plate.
The Aegean Plate stretches out to the south, becoming thin and shallow, allowing a volcanic arc to break out to the north of the Hellenic Arc, which is moving to the south on the edge of the extension.
There are two layers on the overriding plate margin: the contact surface with the subducting plate, and a thinned surface layer moving "back."
The mechanism is that the slab flexes down ("deformation front") further and further back, a phenomenon called "slab roll back."
In geologic terminology, the part of the plate rolling under is termed "negatively buoyant," meaning the segment of combined overriding and overridden plates have not found the depth at which they float over the mantle.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hellenic%20Trench
Hellenic Trench
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As premier, he is responsible for organizing the cabinet and appoints ministers and vice-premiers upon confirmation by the Supreme People's Assembly.
As Premier, Pak Pong-ju is the head of government in the DPRK, and formed the top executive leadership of the DPRK with other executive officials.
The other branch of the executive government was the National Defense Commission of North Korea, led by Chairman of the National Defence Commission Kim Jong-un.
Prior to becoming Premier, Pak had served as Chemical Industry Minister.
He serves as part of a committee heading the executive branch of the North Korean government, along with Kim Jong-un and SPA Presidium chairman Kim Yong-nam.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pak%20Pong-ju
Pak Pong-ju
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syringe
As the men prepare to inject the syringe, the man on the table exclaims "do you know who I am?"
Two of the now unmasked men are preparing a syringe with a mysterious, viscous silver liquid.
A rabbit is seen in a cage in the background.
to which one of the captors replies "you'll be perfect" before injecting the needle into the bound man's neck.
The man immediately starts to convulse, and then develops incredible strength, breaking free of the chains.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bunny%20the%20Killer%20Thing
Bunny the Killer Thing
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As the river changed course in the 1920s, the lake disappeared to become what today is a small pond on private property.
In 1854, Augusta Bates settled in the Scottsville area and sold to Brice M. Stokes in 1862.
In 1861, the 13-acre Blue Lake was formed from flooding of the north fork of Mad River, and it gave the town a resort atmosphere.
In 1866, William Scott purchased land from Brice M. Stokes and established "Scott's Farm," later becoming Scottsville.
Powersville was established in 1869 by David Powers on land originally claimed by Augusta Bates, Brice M. Stokes and William Scott.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue%20Lake%2C%20California
Blue Lake, California
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As with all the previous homes he has visited, Tun Nila gives them the bag and requests that they cook the items in it.
As Tun Nila follows her, he discovers Puspawangi's unusual intelligence.
When they reach the house, Puspawangi's father welcomes Tun Nila to their home.
In the kitchen Puspawangi and her mother look into the bag, and though Puspawangi's mother quickly says that Tun Nila's request is impossible, Puspawangi stops her and says that this isn't the request of a mad man, but of an intelligent man.
She pours the items into a large tray and carefully sifts through the mix.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Musang%20Berjanggut
Musang Berjanggut
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Aside from that, he drinks the occasional jar in pubs in Ballyconnell and enjoys the odd game of poker."
Quinn's involvement in the Gaelic Athletic Association is, in the words of one commentator, "a constant theme throughout the group".
In the words of one associate, "The GAA forms a big part of Seán's life.
Quinn also donated land to Kildallan GFC which was used in the development of a training field.
On 18 May 1999, Quinn was awarded an Honorary Doctor of Laws from NUI Maynooth.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Se%C3%A1n%20Quinn
Seán Quinn
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Assisted personally by artillery chief Henry Hunt, Cowan ordered five guns to fire double canister simultaneously.
Two gaps opened up in the Union line: the commander of the 71st Pennsylvania ordered his men to retreat when the Confederates came too close to the Angle; south of the copse of trees, the men of the 59th New York (Hall's brigade) inexplicably bolted for the rear.
In the latter case, this left Captain Andrew Cowan and his 1st New York Independent Artillery Battery to face the oncoming infantry.
The entire Confederate line to his front disappeared.
The gap vacated by most of the 71st Pennsylvania, however, was more serious, leaving only a handful of the 71st, 268 men of the 69th Pennsylvania, and Cushing's two 3-inch rifled guns to receive the 2,500 to 3,000 men of Garnett's and Armistead's brigades as they began to cross the stone fence.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pickett%27s%20Charge
Pickett's Charge
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At age 14, she attempted suicide by swallowing a bottle of codeine capsules after her then-boyfriend broke up with her.
Kidder suffered with mental health issues from a young age, which stemmed from undiagnosed bipolar disorder. "
I knew I was different, had these mind flights that other people didn't seem to have," she recalled.
Kidder found an outlet in acting as she felt she could "let my real self out... and no one would know it was me." "
Nobody ever encouraged me to be an actress," she recalled. "
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margot%20Kidder
Margot Kidder
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At his new home he had no running water in his room; this prompted him to use the tap-water outside to fill a jug to wash and shave.
In 1969 his hospital was inaugurated, at that moment he remembered the important advice of the then-Cardinal Montini "to make the hospital for the poor people of Brazil" rather than just a plain hospital with a narrow or personal purpose.
Candia liked reading about the lives of Pier Giorgio Frassati and Saint Thérèse of Lisieux.
In 1975 a popular Brazilian magazine dedicated a long article to him titled "The Best Man in Brazil".
He was quick to shrug this honor off and said: "I am but a humble instrument of Providence".
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcello%20Candia
Marcello Candia
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lake
At some point, in the past few thousand years, the Colorado River stopped replenishing Lake Cahuilla, and the lake slowly dissipated.
The lake was a major food source for the indigenous people of the area, supporting large populations of fish and migratory birds.
The Salton Sea currently occupies the lowest level of the former Lake Cahuilla.
Easy access to fresh water, fish, and fowl went away with the lake.
This forced the Cahuilla Indians in the area to relocate to new sources of water.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tahquitz%20Canyon
Tahquitz Canyon
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At Son Doong cave, teams had to build a shelter out of sticks and leaves, then gather firewood to start a fire and heat a pot of water.
In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to eat a serving of unpleasant-tasting food, including specially-prepared rice, fish and sauce to receive their next clue.
Additional tasks From the Ho Chi Minh Highway, teams had to hike to Bản Đoòng Village to find their next clue.
Teams spent the night in these shelters.
In the morning, teams would enter the cave and would have to carefully traverse around a series of ropes.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Amazing%20Race%20Vietnam%202013
The Amazing Race Vietnam 2013
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container
At that point, the container is emptied or disposed of.
Elsewhere, they are often yellow.
Waste is loaded into the container until it reaches a certain height, which is usually around three-quarters of the way full.
Sharps containers may be single use, in which case they are disposed of along with the waste they contain, or reusable, in which case they are robotically emptied and sterilized before being returned for re-use.
Airports and large institutions commonly have sharps containers available in restrooms for safe disposal for users of injection drugs, such as insulin-dependent diabetics.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sharps%20waste
Sharps waste
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At the 1960 Games in Rome, a friendly race official poured a bucket of ice water close to the finish; Ljunggren cramped again and finished second.
He also competed nationally in cycling, orienteering, running and cross-country skiing.
Ljunggren was used to hot, but not cold weather; so he got cramps in the cold Helsinki at the 1952 Olympics and finished ninth.
At the 1956 Olympics he got a bad infection in a toe before the final race, yet managed to finish third.
Ljunggren continued race walking until 1984, and won the 20 km event at the 1977 World Championships in the masters category.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John%20Ljunggren
John Ljunggren
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At the desire of Utathya, the lake of Varuna was then dried up and the ocean swept away.
The god Varuna, who had formerly been enamoured of her, carried her off from Utathya's hermitage, and would not give her up to Narada, who was sent to bring her back.
Utathya, greatly enraged, drank up all the sea, still, Varuna would not let her go.
The saint then addressed himself to the countries and to the river: -- "Saraswati, disappear into the deserts, and let this land, deserted by them, become impure." "
After the country had become dried up, Varuna submitted himself to Utathya and brought back Bhadra.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bhadra
Bhadra
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At the Dixie Boy Truck Stop just outside Wilmington, North Carolina, employee Duncan Keller is blinded after a gas dispenser sprays diesel in his eyes.
Plot As the Earth crosses the tail of a comet, previously inanimate machines suddenly spring to life; an ATM insults a customer (King in a cameo) and a bascule bridge rises during heavy traffic, causing all vehicles upon the bridge to fall into the river or collide.
Chaos sets in as machines of all kinds begin attacking humans worldwide.
An electric knife injures waitress Wanda June, and arcade machines in the back room electrocute a customer.
Cook and paroled ex-convict Bill Robinson begins to suspect something is wrong.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maximum%20Overdrive
Maximum Overdrive
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At the end of the Thanksgiving prayer this cup was sipped by the leader and then by each of those present.
This long prayer was said by the host or father of the family in the name of all who had eaten the meal.
On important occasions, and at a chaburah supper, it was recited over a special cup of wine known quite naturally as "the cup of blessing."
The chaburah supper was concluded by the singing of a psalm, after which the meeting broke up.
Jeremias also disputed that the Last Supper was a chaburah meal, interposing the objection that the chaburah was a "duty" meal, held appurtenant to a formal occasion such as a 'bris' or a betrothal.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Origin%20of%20the%20Eucharist
Origin of the Eucharist
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At the final settlement hearing, Mills poured a jug of water over Shackleton's head.
Mills described Shackleton in an interview with Larry King thus: "There's this nasty woman – Fiona Shackleton.
She wants to drag it out as long as possible to fill her pockets and she's said some pretty mean things when I was in a wheelchair."
Claire and Thierry Henry: in which Shackleton represented wife Claire Merry, whose marriage broke down after the Arsenal striker left for Barcelona.
John Cleese and Alyce Faye Eichelberger: in which she represented Alyce Faye.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiona%20Shackleton
Fiona Shackleton
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At the same time the marina also boasted a swimming pool, which has long since disappeared.
This was because of the Medway Queen's heroic achievements there during the second world war.
At this time in 1971, the marina won the British Tourist Authority's "Come to Britain" award.
Island Harbour Marina Since those early days, the marina has had four different names, being The Medway Queen Marina from 1966, Wight Marina from 1972, Medina Yacht Harbour from 1977 and finally to its current name, Island Harbour Marina from 1987.
The marina has also changed hands a number of times over the years.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Island%20Harbour%20Marina
Island Harbour Marina
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At the time a steam vessel that attained 8 knots was considered to be fast.
However, the heavy tugboat tugged river barges upstream and proved more than a match for rail transport, especially for bulk cargo.
The average speed of the Rhine is about 3 knots, but that in narrow places it can be double that amount.
Early steam vessels on the Rhine were successful if they could cost-effectively steam upstream by themselves while carrying enough passengers and freight to cover the cost.
In this respect the higher power-to-weight ratio of a high pressure engine, or even better, a compound engine contributes to economic feasibility.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fijenoord
Fijenoord
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At the upper end of the trench is a vertical framework covered to form a chimney within which is placed the rack of foodstuff.
Trench In this method the firebox is a narrow trench cut down a slope pointing into the prevailing wind.
The middle part of the trench is covered over to make it into a tunnel.
At the lower upwind end of the trench is lit a small smokey fire, and sustained day and night until the foodstuff is cured.
Commercial smokehouse Commercial smokehouses, mostly made from stainless steel, have independent systems for smoke generation and cooking.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smoking%20%28cooking%29
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Audiences 'had to jump across the border from Brighton to Hove, where they were handed a glass of sweet sherry.
For the 1987 Brighton Festival, he created Boredom and Black Magic in Hove, a three-hour coach tour and pub crawl.
McCarthy acted as guide, inventing surreal explanations for the sights of Brighton's then more stuffy neighbour.
Pete then took them on a tour around Hove, making up the sights as he went along.'
The show won the best cabaret act in the 1987 Zap Club Awards.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pete%20McCarthy
Pete McCarthy
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Aunt Lillian points to the lifeless hand of Dylan sticking out from under a fallen cabinet, where Katherine had placed the doll.
He leaves to get medical treatment as Aunt Lillian tried to comfort Katherine.
Later, Katherine is awakened by a scream.
Katherine cries and they both later decide to bury the body in the woods.
If they had reported the death Wayne would use it against her to claim that Katherine was trying to keep Wayne from taking Dylan.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free%20%28Desperate%20Housewives%29
Free (Desperate Housewives)
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Author Mark Gordon said, "American ideals were now being pushed on Europeans every time they sipped a bottle of Coke."
Late 1940s and the Cold War The end of World War II marked widespread cocacolonization of Europe and Asia.
In 1947, Coca-Cola bottling operations began in the Netherlands, Belgium, and Luxembourg; then Switzerland, Italy, and France by 1949.
By the early 1950s, there were 63 bottling plants expanding across three continents including the countries of: Egypt, Iceland, Iran, West Africa, and New Guinea.
Many US companies benefitted from expansion into Europe, including Coca-Cola.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cocacolonization
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AVCOATAVCOAT is a NASA-specified ablative heat shield, a glass-filled epoxy–novolac system.
Since SIRCA can be machined to precise shapes, it can be applied as tiles, leading edge sections, full nose caps, or in any number of custom shapes or sizes. ,
SIRCA had been demonstrated in backshell interface applications, but not yet as a forebody TPS material.
NASA originally used it for the Apollo capsule in the 1960s, and then utilized the material for its next-generation beyond low-Earth-orbit Orion spacecraft, slated to fly in the early 2020s.
The Avcoat to be used on Orion has been reformulated to meet environmental legislation that has been passed since the end of Apollo.
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Balls of this dough are dropped into a bubbling pot of stew or soup, or into a casserole.
European British and Irish Savoury dumplings made from balls of dough are part of traditional British and Irish cuisine.
Traditionally dumplings are made from twice the weight of self raising flour to suet, bound together by cold water to form a dough and seasoned with salt and pepper but can also be made using self-raising flour and butter.
They sit, partly submerged in the stew, and expand as they are half-boiled half-steamed for ten minutes or so.
The cooked dumplings may be airy on the inside and moist on the outside.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dumpling
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BanishmentIn the spring of 1944, during a nighttime showing of a film on Hornet's hangar deck, someone discharged a CO2 canister and triggered a stampede.
Browning was detached from Halsey's staff in July 1943 to become the commanding officer of the new , the namesake of the , lost in October 1942 at the Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands.
During his tenure of command, took part in massive aerial raids against Japanese bases in the Pacific, including Palau, Truk, and Ponape, and provided carrier-launched air support during the Allied invasion of New Guinea and the Jayapura operation.
In the chaos, two sailors fell overboard; one of them drowned.
By this time, Browning had alienated several of his superiors, including Admirals Joseph J. Clark and Marc Mitscher, who were waiting for Browning to make a misstep after numerous mistakes in ship-handling and general insubordination.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miles%20Browning
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BarrelThe barrel is one of the most important factors for accuracy, as a poorly made barrel may be beyond correction.
In some cases, stock parts are not sufficient for the task of producing a finished product with sufficiently tight clearances.
In this case, it may be necessary to use specially fabricated parts, built either with minimal clearances (but to a very tight tolerance), or parts that are oversized and intended for hand fitting.
Even a quality barrel must be well matched to the cartridge it will be firing.
In most cases, it is not practical to fix a barrel whose bore is worn out, poorly or unsuitably rifled, or the wrong bore diameter; the primary exception to that is rimfire barrels, which can be inexpensively bored out and re-lined with a commercial barrel liner.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accurizing
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Based on a custom in social darts that requires a player defeated in this manner to drink a jug of beer without stopping.
Iron Man Going out with a double/double.
J Jugging Checking out while the opponent's score is 200 or greater.
K Killer A game variant where a number of players "own" a number on the dartboard and compete to build up "lives" (by hitting that number) until a threshold is reached (usually 4 or 6) before attempting to "kill" other players by removing the lives they have built up (by hitting those other players' numbers) until a single player is left.
L Leg One game of a match.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glossary%20of%20darts
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Before a game against the University of Southern California (USC) in 1941, Bill Riordan, a teammate, poured a bucket of water over Evans's head.
Evans led the team in rushing yards and scoring in 1941.
Evans was considered shy but tough.
Evans tried to retaliate but crashed into a wall and split his knee open.
He concealed the injury from Leahy and played in the USC game, but needed 11 stitches afterward.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fred%20Evans%20%28running%20back%29
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Before their rendezvous, Julie buys a bottle of arak and injects a syringe of poison into it.
Her next victim is Coral (Michel Bouquet), a lonely bachelor.
She lures him to a concert and they agree to meet the following night.
When she meets Coral at his apartment, she serves him the drink.
When he collapses in agony, she reveals her identity to him.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Bride%20Wore%20Black
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Beginning in the 1950s, the labor pool dried up and Good Humor operated over half of its fleet with seasonal employees, mostly college students.
The company was unionized early in its history and was struck on several occasions.
For example, in 1950 the Teamsters shut down Good Humor's New York operations for three weeks during the critical month of June.
On average, new employees lasted two to three weeks because of the long hours.
The entire industry, except Good Humor, stopped using commissioned employees and became distributors who leased trucks to the drivers and sold them their products wholesale.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Good%20Humor
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Berkin Elvan was a 15-year-old boy who was killed by a tear-gas canister fired by a police officer during the 2013 Istanbul protests.
2015 On 6 January 2015, a female suicide bomber blew herself up at a police station in the Sultanahmet district of Istanbul, killing one police officer and injuring another.
DHKP-C claimed responsibility for the attack, saying it was meant "to punish (the) murderers of Berkin Elvan" and "to call to account the fascist state that protects AKP's corrupt, stealing ministers".
The group also claimed that the suicide bomber was Elif Sultan Kalsen.
After being called to a criminal medical center to identify the body, Kalsen's family denied the claims, stating that it was not their daughter.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Revolutionary%20People%27s%20Liberation%20Party/Front
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Bond attacks the hotel where Greene and Medrano are finalising their plans and leaves Greene stranded in the desert with only a tin of engine oil to drink.
Bond uncovers a plot between Greene and an exiled Bolivian General, Medrano, to put Medrano in power in Bolivia while Quantum are given a monopoly to run the water supply to the country.
Bond ascertains that Quantum are damming Bolivia's supply of fresh water to force the price up.
Bond then finds Vesper Lynd's former lover and member of Quantum, Yusef Kabira.
Skyfall (2012) After an operation in Istanbul ends in disaster, Bond is missing and presumed to be dead.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20James%20Bond%20films
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Brant's home had a white fence, a Union Flag flying in front, and was described as being equipped with "chinaware, fine furniture, English sheets, and a well-stocked liquor cabinet".
Brant built his own house at Brant's Town which was described as "a handsome two story house, built after the manner of the white people.
Compared with the other houses, it may be called a palace."
The British historian Michael Johnson described the lifestyle of the Anglophile Brant along the Grand as "something of the style of an English squire".
Deeply interested in the Anglican church, Brant used his spare time to translate the Gospel of St. Mark from English into Mohawk.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph%20Brant
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Breakfast In the morning, many Sikkimese individuals drink a full mug of tea and have curry as a meal.
Traditional fermented beverages include chyang, tongba, raksi, and kodo ko jaanr.
Dishes Sikkimese meals typically follow a bhat-dal-tharkari-achar (Rice-Pulses-Curry-Pickle) pattern.
References External links Sikkimese cuisine Recipes Indian cuisine by state or union territory Northeast Indian cuisine Nepalese cuisine Tibetan cuisine
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Brendan's anger causes him to smash up the house, resulting in a leaking gas pipe.
He tells her that she took his children, Ste and his sister away because she did nothing.
He is visibly unhinged and when she tries to hug him, he smothers her against his chest, crying over her body afterwards.
Just before the house explodes, Brendan finds out that Walker is a cop.
The holiday home explodes and the audience is left wondering whether Brendan is dead or alive.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brendan%20Brady
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Brookswood man drinks 48 case of beer then gets behind wheel of subcompact car to pick up albino children from school. -
He appears only on the cans or bottles themselves, and is located in one of five various spots on bottles, and in different positions on different cans.
See also Columbia Brewery Labatt Brewing Company References 8.
CBC News Vancouver External links - The Official Kokanee Website - The Kokanee Beer Gear Store - Kokanee USA Canadian beer brands Labatt Brewing Company Products introduced in 1959 Alcohol in British Columbia
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But on the last night we went to this vineyard and brought back a case of wine, which we drank.
We [Cook, wife Zoë Ball and the Chemical Brothers] all went away on holiday together after Glastonbury last year.
Because the year before, we'd all had terrible comedowns, so this time we spent a detox week at a villa in Tuscany.
And Vanessa says, 'This detox thing is all very well but I can't wait to go home and start retox.'
So that inspired the track."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Retox%20%28song%29
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But Rousselet conceded that "On the other hand, these 'places of power' are almost ready to play and will allow the Storyteller to cook up a good package."
Do you have something against the Amazon?"
And he thought that too many pages were used to for non-player characters, space that could have been utilized to describe more Caerns.
Reviews Valkyrie #1 (Sept., 1994) Casus Belli V1 #94 (May 1996) References External links Guide du Rôliste Galactique Role-playing game books Werewolf: The Apocalypse
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Butter is typically used when sautéing the dish, and margarine and cooking oils such as olive oil and canola oil are also used.
It is served as a side dish, used as an ingredient in dishes such as coq au vin and beef bourguignon, in foods such as duxelles, as a topping for steaks and toast, and also as a garnish.
Overview Sautéed mushrooms is a common dish prepared by the sautéing of sliced or whole edible mushrooms.
Clarified butter can be used, as can a mixture of oil and butter.
The dish is typically cooked over a high heat until the mushrooms are browned, with the oil or butter being very hot in a pan before the mushrooms are added.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saut%C3%A9ed%20mushrooms
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By 2009, the southeastern lake had disappeared and the southwestern lake had retreated to a thin strip at the western edge of the former southern sea.
Formerly the fourth largest lake in the world with an area of , the Aral Sea began shrinking in the 1960s after the rivers that fed it were diverted by Soviet irrigation projects.
By 1997, it had declined to 10% of its original size, splitting into four lakes: the North Aral Sea, the eastern and western basins of the once far larger South Aral Sea, and the smaller intermediate Barsakelmes Lake.
In subsequent years occasional water flows have led to the southeastern lake sometimes being replenished to a small degree.
Satellite images by NASA in August 2014 revealed that for the first time in modern history the eastern basin of the Aral Sea had completely dried up.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aral%20Sea
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By continuously replenishing this pool of heated water, the deep pocket of melted water gradually expands, renewing the supply of fresh water available to be pumped to the surface.
The ultimate objective of placing medium-range missiles under the ice — close enough to strike targets within the Soviet Union — was kept secret from the Government of Denmark.
Means of operation Heated water is used to melt a shaft over a hundred feet deep, eventually forming a cavity beneath the surface at the point where the shaft ends.
The process was inspired by the observation that room temperature sewage injected into the arctic surface eventually formed a pocket around 100 feet down which would not refreeze as long as more sewage was continuously injected.
The lifespan of a Rodriguez is over seven years, ending when the depth of the cavity becomes too deep for the facility to efficiently heat and recirculate water.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rodriguez%20well
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By early March, Christian Frederick had also organized a cabinet and five government departments, though he retained all decision-making authority himself.
Carsten Anker was sent to London to negotiate recognition by the British government.
Swedish authorities were canvassing border areas with pamphlets subverting the independence movement.
Christian Frederick meets increasing opposition from within and abroad The Count of Wedel-Jarlsberg, the most prominent member of the Norwegian nobility, arrived in Norway on March 3 and confronted the regent, accusing him of playing a dangerous game.
Christian Frederick responded by accusing Wedel-Jarlsberg of colluding with the Swedes.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingdom%20of%20Norway%20%281814%29
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By early March, Christian Frederik had also organized a cabinet and five government departments, though he retained all decision-making authority himself.
But the Treaty between Britain and Sweden could not be ignored: Sweden had helped the allies during the war, and promises had to be kept.
Anker stayed on in London until fall, doggedly maintaining his efforts to awaken sympathy and support for Norwegian interests.
Christian Frederik meets increasing opposition Count Wedel-Jarlsberg, the most prominent member of the Norwegian nobility, had been in Denmark to organize food supplies for the starving population while Prince Christian Frederik staged his insurrection.
On his return trip he took time off to see Count Hans Henrik von Essen, newly appointed Swedish governor-general of Norway.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Union%20between%20Sweden%20and%20Norway
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By eating a gas container, Taz can breathe out fire.
A medipack which replenishes 6 hit points if eaten.
By eating a box of rocks, Taz can spit out rocks at his enemies.
Each gives ten shots.
Extra lives and continues are scattered around the levels.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taz%20in%20Escape%20from%20Mars
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By high school she was smoking one pack of Camels per day.
She began smoking while attending junior high school in Canoga Park.
Her first cigarette was an unfiltered Camel that she had stolen from her father.
By the time she went to UC Berkeley and managed a small, private phone company, she was smoking more than one pack a day.
Cancer diagnosis and commercial In 1992, she was diagnosed with laryngeal cancer and had a laryngectomy.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Debi%20Austin
Debi Austin
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By pouring down the jug into a basin, a fish will come out with glass scales, glistening like mirrors.
The next year, the queen gives birth to twin boys, "the most beautiful under the sun", one with a golden moon on his left arm, the other with a silver star on his right arm.
Years later, they are sent for a bird that speaks, a tree that sings and plays music and a jug of golden water.
Analysis Tale type The tale corresponds to tale type ATU 707, "The Three Golden Children", of the international Aarne-Thompson-Uther Index, which is known in Franco-Canadian sources as Les Trois Fils dorés ("The Three Golden Sons").
According to folklore scholar Stith Thompson, the French-Canadian variants represent one of three traditions of tale type 707 that occur in America, the others being the Portuguese and Spanish.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le%20Princes%20et%20le%20Princesse%20de%20Marinca%20%28Canadian%20fairy%20tale%29
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By the early 1960s the reservoir of veterans had dried up.
The Battalion returned to Hamilton in January 1946 where it was dismissed.
Post-war The Regiment now reverted to its traditional peacetime role with the primary reserves.
Numbers shrunk with the various changes in defence policy and equipment became outdated.
By the 1980s military policies reversed once more, and the emphasis in national defence shifted back to a focus on war fighting as opposed to civil defence.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Argyll%20and%20Sutherland%20Highlanders%20of%20Canada%20%28Princess%20Louise%27s%29
The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders of Canada (Princess Louise's)
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By the time she went to UC Berkeley and managed a small, private phone company, she was smoking more than one pack a day.
Her first cigarette was an unfiltered Camel that she had stolen from her father.
By high school she was smoking one pack of Camels per day.
Cancer diagnosis and commercial In 1992, she was diagnosed with laryngeal cancer and had a laryngectomy.
She starred in the well-known Voicebox ad, where she is talking to the viewer then smokes through her stoma at her throat, described in a statement by Dr. Ron Chapman of the California Department of Public Health as "the most-recognized and talked about California tobacco control ad."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Debi%20Austin
Debi Austin
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Carbon dioxide is injected and recycled as many times as possible, and stored in the depleted reservoir at the end of the life for the field.
The technique is not new but has not been used extensively on residual oil zones, low-grade deposits of petroleum such as the 40 square miles in the Permian Basin of Texas leased by Tiny Kamalabo .
The technique is limited by availability of carbon dioxide.
United States reserves of residual oil are estimated to be 100 billion barrels.
With this much residual oil, reclaiming and upgrading it not only helps meet demand but also improves profitability for refineries.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Residual%20oil
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Care is optimal when inserting the syringe, so that the tip is as close to the entrance to the cervix as possible.
Any further enclosed air is removed by gently pressing the plunger forward.
The woman lies on her back and the syringe is inserted into the vagina.
A vaginal speculum may be used for this purpose and a catheter may be attached to the tip of the syringe to ensure delivery of the semen as close to the entrance to the cervix as possible.
The plunger is then slowly pushed forward and the semen in the syringe is gently emptied deep into the vagina.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artificial%20insemination
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Carter releases a canister of knockout gas and escapes.
The package contains cash to support rebels fighting the Rhodesian army.
The farm owner, Pieter van Prez, intends to detain Carter overnight.
Carter visits the Rhodesia Railways office in Salisbury posing as a railway journalist.
He probes about freight movements to and from the THB mine.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhodesia%20%28novel%29
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Case-hardening involves packing the low-carbon iron within a substance high in carbon, then heating this pack to encourage carbon migration into the surface of the iron.
As a result, it went largely unused in the west until the popularization of the finery forge.
The wrought iron, with nearly no carbon in it, was very malleable and ductile but not very hard.
This forms a thin surface layer of higher carbon steel, with the carbon content gradually decreasing deeper from the surface.
The resulting product combines much of the toughness of a low-carbon steel core, with the hardness and wear resistance of the outer high-carbon steel.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Case-hardening
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Cayden runs into Angel and together they witness Connor and his pack eating Cayden's cousin after the murder.
After working for Tollerman for a while, he heads into town one night and Cayden is approached by a wolf of his bloodline who understands who Cayden is, warning him to leave town and that he is in danger.
Cayden's "cousin" (Brandon McGibbon) is then killed by Connor (Jason Momoa), the alpha werewolf whom Cayden saw as the ringleader of the patrons in Angel's bar.
John later tells Cayden of his origins, about his werewolf mother, Lucinda, who was John's niece.
Connor had seen her and had fallen in love with her.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolves%20%282014%20film%29
Wolves (2014 film)
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Characteristics Exposure to extreme temperature and oxygen accounts for Madeira's stability; an opened bottle will survive unharmed indefinitely.
Rather than dump the wines, the merchants tried to pass it off as a "new style" of Madeira and were surprised at its popularity among the Americans.
Another theory as to how Rainwater was named was when a gentleman in Savannah, Georgia tasted a Madeira and declared "this is as fine as Rainwater."
As long as a cork is put into the top of the bottle to prevent the effects of evaporation, fruit flies and dust, a vintage Madeira, once opened, can last for decades.
Properly sealed in bottles, it is one of the longest-lasting wines; Madeiras have been known to survive over 200 years in excellent condition.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madeira%20wine
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Checkpoint #5 & Overnight Stage: Each team member must consume a serving of barbecued offal to complete the checkpoint.
Checkpoint #3 (Part 2): Teams must run up an elevating path while tethered together to reach the next checkpoint.
Checkpoint #4: Each team member must consume two Carolina Reaper peppers and solve a puzzle before proceeding along a path to the next checkpoint.
For the Overnight Stage, players remain with their partner from Checkpoint #5.
One team member may sleep at a time on the end of a large seesaw while their partner stands on the other end to level the apparatus.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Challenge%3A%20All%20Stars%20%28season%201%29
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Checkpoint 2: Teams use their key to unlock their station and consume a plate of fish eyes, sheep heart, sheep face and ram testicles.
Winner: Amber B. Second Leg: Teams must complete a two-mile run along Iceland's coastline to collect a key, before proceeding to the next checkpoint.
Teams begin in intervals based on the order and time they completed the First Leg.
Additionally, they must each drink a litre of blood.
The first team to finish wins and must assign a "Sabotage Plate" of sheep organs and another litre of blood for a remaining team to consume in addition to the contents of the checkpoint.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Challenge%3A%20Double%20Agents
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Chelsea presented a plate with the club crest to Aberdeen as a reward.
Chelsea, however, were denied by the intervention of the Football League and the FA, many of whose leading members were opposed to the idea and felt that primacy should be given to domestic competitions, so the club were persuaded to withdraw.
Chelsea did play an unofficial UK championship friendly against Scottish champions Aberdeen, which Aberdeen won.
Chelsea were unable to build on their title success, and finished a disappointing 16th the following season.
The team was aging and there followed a succession of uninspiring mid-table finishes; one bright spot in this period was the emergence of the prolific goalscorer Jimmy Greaves, who scored 122 league goals in four seasons.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History%20of%20Chelsea%20F.C.
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Chemical and biological attacksExamplesIn 1984, members of the Rajneeshee religious cult contaminated a city water supply tank in The Dalles, Oregon, using Salmonella and infected 750 people.
Water supply terrorism involves intentional sabotage to a water supply system, through chemical or biological warfare or infrastructural sabotage.
Throughout military history and the history of terrorism, water supply attacks have been perpetrated by political groups, intending to scare, cause death, or drought.
In 1992 The Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) put lethal concentrations of potassium cyanide in the water tanks of a Turkish Air Force compound in Istanbul.
In 2000, workers at the Cellatex chemical plant in northern France dumped 5000 liters of sulfuric acid into a tributary of the Meuse River when they were denied workers' benefits.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water%20supply%20terrorism
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Chloramines typically occur when an insufficient amount of chlorine is used to disinfect a contaminated pool.
Algal growth may become visible, even though chlorine tests show sufficient levels.
Chlorine reacting with urea in urine and other nitrogen-containing wastes from bathers can produce chloramines.
Chloramines are generally responsible for the noxious, irritating smell prominently occurring in indoor pool settings.
A common way to remove chloramines is to "superchlorinate" (commonly called "shocking") the pool with a high dose of inorganic chlorine sufficient to deliver 10 ppm chlorine.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swimming%20pool%20sanitation
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Chopra was "drinking black coffee by the hour and smoking at least a pack of cigarettes a day."
East Coast years Chopra taught at the medical schools of Tufts University, Boston University, and Harvard University, and became Chief of Staff at the New England Memorial Hospital (NEMH) (later known as the Boston Regional Medical Center) in Stoneham, Massachusetts before establishing a private practice in Boston in endocrinology.
While visiting New Delhi in 1981, he met the Ayurvedic physician Brihaspati Dev Triguna, head of the Indian Council for Ayurvedic Medicine, whose advice prompted him to begin investigating Ayurvedic practices.
He took up Transcendental Meditation to help him stop, and , he continued to meditate for two hours every morning and half an hour in the evening.
Chopra's involvement with TM led to a meeting in 1985 with the leader of the TM movement, Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, who asked him to establish an Ayurvedic health center.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deepak%20Chopra
Deepak Chopra
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chronicled bizarre events associated with a small antique wooden cabinet that had been placed up for sale on eBay".
She began covering entertainment news for US Weekly magazine.
Her 2004 Los Angeles Times article "A Jinx in a box?" "
Her story inspired Lionsgate and Sam Raimi's 2012 film The Possession.
Gornstein's work has also appeared in the Associated Press, Crain's Chicago Business, Los Angeles Times, the New York Post, Black Enterprise, the Wall Street Journal, Utne Reader and among many others.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leslie%20Gornstein
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Clos des Bouveries - Single vintage, from a single vineyard overlooking Vertus, made from a single grape, chardonnay, and 100% barrel fermented, this cuvee is both unique and experimental.
The latest available vintage is 2004.
A year with little rain and a very sunny summer, allowing for a full ripening of the grapes Special cuvées Collection Paris - Sold in a bottle designed by American painter LeRoy Neiman.
The Clos des Bouveries is a plot that has been in the family hands since the very early days of Duval-Leroy.
Its subsoil is of limestone, with fragments of flints.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duval-Leroy
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Coilguns, on the other hand, have a barrel made up of coils of magnetic material.
When a conductive projectile is placed between the rails, the circuit is completed and a magnetic field is created down the rails up to the point of the projectile.
This creates a force which pushes the projectile along the track, accelerating it to great speeds until it leaves the rails and the circuit is broken.
The projectile is placed between the coils, which have a pulse of electricity passed through them.
This pulls the projectile into the centre of the coil.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnetic%20weapon
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Common in Europe before World War I, the fire-brewing process uses a direct flame rather than steam to heat beer-filled copper kettles.
In 1908, Bernhard Stroh's brother Julius Stroh took over the brewery.
After a tour of famous European breweries, he introduced the European fire-brewing method in the Stroh brewery.
The company claims that the resulting higher temperatures bring out more of the beer's flavor.
Prohibition During Prohibition, Julius Stroh operated the business under the name The Stroh Products Company, producing near beer (beer with its alcohol extracted), birch beer, soft drinks, malt products, ice cream, and ice.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stroh%20Brewery%20Company
Stroh Brewery Company
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Commonly found at community and fundraising events are sausage sizzle stalls – a stall with a barbecue hot plate on which sausages are cooked.
Pickles are rarely included, except in burgers from American chains.
Steak sandwiches come with the same options, but instead of a beef patty they consist of a thin steak and are served in two slices of toast, not buns.
At a sausage sizzle the sausage is served in a slice of white bread, with or without tomato sauce and with the option of adding fried onions, and eaten as a snack or as a light lunch.
A sausage sizzle at a polling station on any Australian state or Federal election day has in the 21st Century become known as a Democracy sausage.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian%20cuisine
Australian cuisine
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Commonly used definitions include: Continued star-formation where the current SFR would exhaust the available gas reservoir in much less than the age of the Universe (the Hubble Time).
The available quantity of gas from which stars can be formed.
A comparison of the timescale on which star formation will consume the available gas with the age or rotation period of the galaxy.
Continued star-formation where the current SFR would exhaust the available gas reservoir in much less than the dynamical timescale of the galaxy (perhaps one rotation period in a disk type galaxy).
The current SFR, normalised by the past-averaged SFR, is much greater than unity.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Starburst%20galaxy
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Conical liners may be removed by water cooling the liner after re-heating the barrel, but cylindrical liners must be bored out.
Liners may be either cylindrical or conical.
Conical liners are tapered toward the muzzle for ease of removal from the breech end while limiting forward creep during firing.
Monoblock guns With the obsolescence of very large guns following World War II, metallurgical advances encouraged use of monoblock (one-piece) construction for postwar guns of medium caliber.
In a procedure called autofrettage, a bored monoblock tube is filled with hydraulic fluid at pressures higher than the finished gun will experience during firing.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Built-up%20gun
Built-up gun
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cup
Consider for example workers who take coffee beans, use a roaster to roast them, and then use a brewer to brew and dispense a fresh cup of coffee.
In terms of means of production resulting from another labor process, LTV treats the magnitude of value of these produced means of production as constant throughout the labor process.
Due to the constancy of their value, these means of production are referred to, in this light, as constant capital.
In performing this labor, these workers add value to the coffee beans and water that comprise the material ingredients of a cup of coffee.
The worker also transfers the value of constant capital—the value of the beans; some specific depreciated value of the roaster and the brewer; and the value of the cup—to the value of the final cup of coffee.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Labor%20theory%20of%20value
Labor theory of value
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bucket
Construction on the lake began in April 1947, but the first bucket of concrete wasn't poured until June 1948.
Martin White Greeson who was born on November 7, 1866 was the main developer of Lake Greeson.
Lake Greeson was basically made to prevent flooding of the Little Missouri River.
The lake was then finished in 1950 and dedicated in 1951.
Statistics Drainage Area Controlled: 237 mi² (614 km²) Conservation Pool Elevation: 504 ft (154 m) Conservation Pool Storage: 77,600 ac·ft (96,800,000 m³) Conservation Pool Surface Area: 2,500 ac (1,000 ha) Conservation Pool Shoreline: 70 mi (110 km) Power Pool Storage: 202,100 ac·ft (0.2493 km³) Max.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake%20Greeson
Lake Greeson
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canister
Controversy In May 2007, a canister of CS gas was discharged in the science area of Parrs Wood, which resulted in 58 students and staff being taken to hospital.
In February 2010, OFSTED judged the school to be satisfactory and as such no longer required special measures.
In its most recent inspection, the school was graded as Grade 2 - Good.
The incident was described by Greater Manchester Police as an "idiotic prank".
In 2012, Judge Peeling QC, found against the governing body of the school in a Judicial Review of a decision to suspend one of the governors.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parrs%20Wood%20High%20School
Parrs Wood High School
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pot
Cooking methods that use flames or hot heating elements have a significantly higher loss to the ambient environment; induction heating directly heats the pot.
When tested with a large cooking vessel, the efficiency of conventional electric technology was measured to be higher (83%) than that of induction cooking (77%).
Yet the efficiency of conventional cooking appliances was shown to be highly dependent on the size of the cooking vessel."
Because the induction effect does not directly heat the air around the vessel, induction cooking results in further energy efficiencies.
Cooling air is blown through the electronics beneath the surface but it is only slightly warm.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Induction%20cooking
Induction cooking
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toilet
Costs Families pay significantly less for a household subscription (that includes a toilet) compared to the cost of constructing a latrine or pour flush toilet.
Over their five-year humanitarian response program more than 20,000 people accessed these container-based sanitation toilets.
Over 700 metric tons of waste was converted into compost and sold to the agricultural sector.
For example, Ghana households of up to five users pay about 9 USD a month.
For the public sector, container-based sanitation systems offer a cost-effective option.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Container-based%20sanitation
Container-based sanitation
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pool
Craig House was the first privately owned psychiatric hospital, a "stunning gothic mansion" with a gymnasium and a swimming pool that treated the wealthy.
One year after their marriage, their son Milton Sprague Stearns, Jr. was born on June 3, 1923.
Postpartum depression and institutionalization Stieglitz, like her maternal grandmother, suffered from postpartum depression within days after the birth of her son, Milton Stearns, Jr. In 1923, she was treated for depression and hallucinations and was institutionalized at Craig House in Beacon, New York.
Led by Doctor Jonathan Slocum, it specialized in progressive treatment approaches, like "intense recreation" and talk therapy.
In 1924, Stieglitz's parents divorced and within four months her father and Georgia O'Keeffe married in a small, private ceremony.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katherine%20Stieglitz
Katherine Stieglitz
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tank
Crapper popularized the siphon system for emptying the tank, replacing the earlier floating valve system which was prone to leaks.
He was, however, in the forefront of the industry in the late 19th century, and held nine patents, three of them for water closet improvements such as the floating ballcock.
His flush toilets were designed by inventor Albert Giblin, who received a British patent for the "Silent Valveless Water Waste Preventer", a siphon discharge system.
Spread and further developments Although flush toilets first appeared in Britain, they soon spread to the Continent.
The first such examples may have been the three "waterclosets" installed in the new town house of banker Nicolay August Andresen on 6 Kirkegaten in Christiania, insured in January 1859.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flush%20toilet
Flush toilet
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cup
Crerar's day normally commenced with being awakened by his batman, who served him a cup of tea.
84 Group RAF, and Beament worked closely with his opposite number on Brown's staff, Group Captain Frederick Rosier.
Brown was replaced by Air Vice-Marshal Edmund Hudleston on 10 November 1944.
His aide-de-camp, Lieutenant Finlay Morrison would brief him at 06:30, and he would meet with his senior staff officers, Mann, Beament, Walford and the GSO1s for intelligence, air and operations.
Crerar would do his paperwork in the morning, and he then visit his corps commanders, accompanied by his other aide, Lieutenant Giles Perodeau.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry%20Crerar
Harry Crerar
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pot
Criteria for qualification for the franchise varied greatly among boroughs, from the requirement to own land, to merely living in a house with a hearth sufficient to boil a pot.
The number of electors in a borough varied widely, from a dozen or so up to 12,000.
Frequently the selection of Members of Parliament (MPs) was effectively controlled by one powerful patron: for example Charles Howard, 11th Duke of Norfolk, controlled eleven boroughs.
There had been calls for reform long before 1832, but without success.
The Act that finally succeeded was proposed by the Whigs, led by Prime Minister Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reform%20Act%201832
Reform Act 1832
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cabinet
Croissant was shown by Kurt Rebmann, then Attorney General of Germany, "to have organized his cabinet the operational reserve of West German terrorism".
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Klaus Croissant (24 May 1931 – 28 March 2002) was a lawyer of the Red Army Faction, later an East German spy and a political activist for Berlin's Alternative Liste für Demokratie und Umweltschutz and, after 1990, the PDS.
A campaign against his imprisonment was organized in which, in particular, Jean-Paul Sartre and Michel Foucault took part.
He was released on bail and absconded to France on 10 July 1977.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Klaus%20Croissant
Klaus Croissant
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bowl
Crossing the bridge noodles () – ingredients are placed separately on the table, then added into a bowl of hot chicken stock to be cooked and served.
Ban mian (板面) – Hakka style, flat-shaped egg noodles in soup.
Chongqing noodles Cold noodle (冷面/冷麵) – Shanghai style, flat noodle stirred with peanut butter sauce, soy sauce and vinegar, served cold.
The ingredients are uncooked rice noodles, meat, raw eggs, vegetables and edible flowers.
Stock stays warm because of a layer of oil on top of the bowl.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noodle%20soup
Noodle soup
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container
Culinary applications In cooking applications, a bain-marie usually consists of a pan of water in which another container or containers of food to be cooked is/are placed.
Electric bains-marie can also be wet, using either hot water or vapor, or steam, in the heating process.
The open, bath-type bain-marie heats via a small, hot-water tub (or "bath"), and the vapour-type bain-marie heats with scalding-hot steam.
Chocolate can be melted in a bain-marie to avoid splitting (separation of cocoa butter and cocoa solids, breaking emulsion) and caking onto the pot.
Special dessert bains-marie usually have a thermally insulated container and can be used as a chocolate fondue for the purposes of dipping foods (typically fruits) at the table.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bain-marie
Bain-marie
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lake
Cunsey Beck is one of several rivers and streams that replenish the lake of Windermere in the English Lake District.
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Being just over two miles (3.2 km) in length and generally slow flowing, the stream descends some 87 feet (27 m) from the southern end of Esthwaite Water, which it drains, to the western banks of Windermere near an island called Ling Holm.
After flowing out of Esthwaite Water the Cunsey Beck replenishes the small Out Dubs Tarn.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cunsey%20Beck
Cunsey Beck