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The pygmy rabbit ("Brachylagus idahoensis") is a North American rabbit. It is found in the desert areas of the Great Basin and Montana. The pygmy rabbit is the world's smallest leporid. An average adult weights about . It has a body length of . The female rabbit is slightly larger than the male. The pygmy rabbit is different from other leporids by its small size, short ears, gray color and small hind legs. It also does not have any white fur on its tail. Weasels are the main predators of pygmy rabbits. Coyotes, red foxes, badgers, bobcats, owls and hawks also hunt pygmy rabbits. Endangered species. One isolated population, the Columbia Basin pygmy rabbit, is listed as an endangered species by the U.S. Federal government. The International Union for Conservation of Nature lists the species as lower risk. This species only lives naturally in the Columbia Basin of Washington State. The last male purebred Columbia Basin pygmy rabbit died March 30, 2006, at the Oregon Zoo in Portland. The last purebred female died in 2008. A program by the Oregon Zoo, Washington State University and Northwest Trek is trying to preserve the genes by breeding surviving females with the Idaho pygmy rabbit.
A stimulus in psychology is an energy change (such as light or sound) which is received by the senses. The usage changes somewhat according to which school of psychology is using it: A stimulus may be used to see if a person is in a coma and what type of coma it is.
Da Real World is the second studio album by American rapper Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott. The album features a much more "darker" and hardcore hip hop sound compared to her hip hop soul sounding 1997 debut album "Supa Dupa Fly". "Da Real World" also features guest appearances by Timbaland, Eminem, Da Brat, Aaliyah, Big Boi and Redman. Reviews. The album met generablly favorable reviews. AllMusic gave the album 4 out of 5 stars and wrote "... it's clearly a Missy Elliott album in most respects, with Timbaland's previously trademarked, futuristic-breakbeat production smarts laced throughout." AllMusic also said that 'Busa Rhyme' was the best track of album. Touré, of "Rolling Stone", gave the album 3 out of 5 stars.
It's About Time is the second studio album by American singer Christina Milian. It has more of a pop, hip hop and R&amp;B feel to it than her 2001 self-titled debut album. Track listing. Credits adapted from the liner notes of "It's About Time".
So Amazin' is the third studio album by American singer and songwriter Christina Milian. The album featured the hit "Say I" which featured rapper Young Jeezy. Musically, "So Amazin" has more of a hip hop, soul and R&amp;B sound to it and was more "urban" sound to it compared to Milian's previous albums. References. &lt;br&gt;
Francis Sejersted (8 February 1936 – 25 August 2015) was a Norwegian history professor. He was the former chairman of the Norwegian Nobel Committee. He was elected a member of the Academia Europaea in 1989. Sejersted suffered a long illness and died on 25 August 2015 in Oslo, aged 79.
(born Thorbjørn Johansen, 5 November 1950) is a Norwegian politician from the Labour Party. He was the Secretary General of the Council of Europe from 2009 through 2019. He served as the Chairman of the Norwegian Nobel Committee from 2009 to 2015. Jagland studied economics at the University of Oslo. He started his political career in the Workers' Youth League, and served as national leader from 1977 to 1981. Jagland served as Prime Minister of Norway from 1996 to 1997, Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2000 to 2001, Chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Storting from 2001 to 2005 and President of the Storting from 2005 to 2009.
José María "Txiki" Benegas Haddad (25 July 1948 – 25 August 2015) was a Spanish politician. He was a member of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE). He was born in Caracas, Venezuela. Benegas died in Madrid, Spain from cancer at the age of 67.
"Let's Make America Great Again" (LMAGA) is a campaign slogan used by American politicians. It was first used by Ronald Reagan during his 1980 presidential campaign.  The term was created in 1979 during a time in which the United States was suffering from a worsening economy at home marked by high unemployment and inflation. Usually when the term is used, people use it as a reflection to the Presidency of Ronald Reagan. Since Reagan left office, the slogan has been used by a variety of politicians. More recently, the slogan has been associated with Donald Trump who trademarked the slogan and used it in his own presidential campaign in 2016.
Middlesex County, New Jersey is a borough of Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2020 United States Census, the borough's population was 14,636. Middlesex was incorporated as a borough on April 9, 1913. In 1905, the Lincoln section of Middlesex organized a volunteer fire company. References. &lt;br&gt;
The Itaipu Dam is a hydroelectric (making electricity by the movement of water) dam on the Paraná River, on the border between Brazil and Paraguay.  It is listed as one of the Seven Wonders of the Modern World. It is the world's second largest dam behind the Three Gorges Dam and is 7919 metres long and 196 metres high. It is the second-largest power plant in the world by nameplate capacity and the largest by power production in 2015-2016. The Itaipu Dam is owned by the Brazilian Goverment.
La Llorona is a well known Mexican folk tale that originated in the 1800s to early 1900s.(The La Llorona tale actually dates back to the conquistadors and is thought to have originated in prehispanic times.) Although several variations exist, the most basic story tells of a beautiful woman by the name of Maria who drowns her children in the river out of rage because her husband left her for a younger woman. She soon comes to her senses and regrets her decision to kill her children, so she drowns herself in a river in Latin America. She then becomes stuck between the physical and spiritual world on an eternal search for her children, not permitted to enter heaven without them. Her incessant weeping throughout the night gives her the title "La Llorona" (The Weeping Woman).  Parents often use this story to prevent their children from wandering out at night. In some versions of this tale and legend, La Llorona will kidnap wandering children who resemble her missing children, asking her children for forgiveness and drowning these other children to take their place but they never forgive her yet still she keeps trying.  People who claim to have seen her say she appears at night, or in the late evenings from rivers or lakes throughout Latin America. Some believe that those who hear the wails of La Llorona are marked for death. She is said to cry,"¡Ay, mis hijos!" (Oh, my children!). She is also said to cry "mis hijos, mis hijos! donde estan mis hijos!"(my sons, my sons, where are my sons). A movie about the folk tale titled "The Curse of La Llorona" was released in April 2019.
Mark Twain National Forest (MTNF) is a US National Forest. It is mainly in the southern half of Missouri. The MTNF was established on September 11, 1939. It is named for author Mark Twain, a Missouri native. The MTNF covers , of which are wilderness, and National Wild and Scenic River area. MTNF spans 29 counties. It represents 11% of all forested land in Missouri. MTNF is divided into six distinct ranger districts: "Ava-Cassville-Willow Springs", "Eleven Point", "Houston-Rolla-Cedar Creek", "Poplar Bluff", "Potosi-Fredericktown", and the "Salem. The six ranger districts actually cover nine overall unique tracts of forests. The headquarters of the MTNF are in Rolla, Missouri. Some unique features of the Mark Twain include Greer Spring. It is the largest spring on National Forest land. It is part of the Eleven Point National Scenic River. The spring pumps an average of 214 million gallons of water per day into the river. The public can also visit the Glade Top Trail National Scenic Byway, which offers views of over to the Boston Mountains in Arkansas. Part of the Ozark Trail system winds through the National Forest. History. The Mark Twain National Forest was created on February 17, 1976. The present day MTNF was once two different national forests, the "Clark National Forest" and the "Mark Twain National Forest". Both were proclaimed on September 11, 1939. In June 1973 the Clark and Mark Twain NF were brought under one headquarters. This was in Rolla and became known as the "National forests in Missouri". On Feb. 17, 1976, the forests were combined and renamed the Mark Twain National Forest. In the 1870s logging of the state's native oak, hickory, and pine forests began. Sawmills were common, but by the 1920s they had disappeared. By then so had much of the state's native forests. In 1939 President Franklin Delano Roosevelt signed the MTNF
Cheryline Ernestine Lim (born 10 March 1983), better known by her stage name Che'Nelle, is a Malaysian Australian recording artist signed to Universal Music Japan. Her debut single "I Fell in Love with the DJ" was released in 2007 and reached the top twenty in France. Beginning, early career with the "Dear Summer" albums and "Things Happen for a Reason". Lim moved to Perth, Western Australia at age 10. Before breaking out on the music scene in 2007, Che'Nelle was featured on English hip hop and R&amp;B music producer S4DK's "Dear Summer" albums including the first installment in 2005 with a R&amp;B ballad called "Slow Down" which sampled fellow R&amp;B singer Bobby V's song of the same name, two years later she appeared on the second and final installment called "Dear Summer Volume Two" with the R&amp;B ballad "Hooked Up". Her debut album "Things Happen for a Reason" was released on 25 September 2007 in Japan and 29 October 2007 in Australia. The first single from this album was "I Fell in Love with the DJ" featuring reggae artist Cham. 2008 - 2010: Songwriting, "Feel Good". Che'Nelle has written songs for herself and also co-wrote Carmit Bachar's single "Fierce", Ricki-Lee's debut single "Hell No!" and Leona Lewis's song "Can't Breathe". Her second album was later confirmed as "Feel Good", which it was named after the first single from the album, the song and album was strongly influenced by R&amp;B and reggae much like "Things Happen for a Reason", however "Feel Good" and (to date) all her other albums wre only released in Japan. 2011: "Luv Songs". In 2011, Che'Nelle released her third album "Luv Songs" which saw a departure from Che'Nelle's reggae sound for an R&amp;B, soul sound. The album consisted of mainly R&amp;B cover
The Rus were a group of Norsemen from Sweden who settled in modern-day Ukraine, Belarus, and northwestern Russia. Their name comes from the word "Ruotsi", an Old Norse term meaning "the men who row". The Rus' were responsible for the foundation of the Kievan Rus' state. The East Slavic tribes who were native to the area north of Kyiv were exploited by the Rus' and mainly sold off as slaves.  Who were they? Most western scholars believe them to be a group of Varangians. According to the "Povist vremennykh lit" or Primary Chronicle of Rus', compiled in about 1113 AD, the Rus' had relocated from Pomerania. Their leader was named Rurik. Later, Rurik's relative Oleg captured Kiev, founding Kievan Rus'. The descendants of Rurik were the ruling dynasty of Rus' (after 862). In the controversy, this is called the "Normanist" view. Most scholars believe that name Rus came from Swedish Vikings originating from Rothi or Roslagen as it is known today.  The "anti-Normanist" view is that the Rus' were Slavic people from south of Kiev. In support of this theory it has been pointed out that several rivers have similar names. Once example is the Ros river which is a tributary of the Dnieper river. This may have been where the Rus' took their name. The official Soviet Union history did not include the Norman viewpoint giving the reason: "The Normanist theory is politically harmful, because it denies the ability of the Slavic nations to form an independent state by their own efforts."  The invitation. The story from the Primary Chronicle is that the Slavs of Kiev were fighting among themselves. To restore order they invited the legendary Varangian Rus Rurik to be their leader. This is another area of controversy. One school of thought accepts the Primary Chronicle account with the Norman origin of the Rus' people. The opposing view says the Scandinavians played a small part in the creation of the Kievan Rus. The Scandinavians were simply hired by the Slavs to protect them.
Before the unification in 872 A.D, Norway was made up of 22 small kingdoms. They merged into larger kingdoms by the different kings (chiefs); Harald Gullskjegg, Gandalv Alvgerisson, Kjøte den rike. Vigbrand fra Agder, Vikar Haraldsson, Øystein Halvdansson in addition to Halvdan Svarte. Harald Fairhair (Harald den Hårfagre) the son of Halfdan the Black (Halvdan Svarte) unified Norway once and for all into one kingdom at the battle of Hafrsfjord. Where he fought against the five remaining Kings in the west of the country (Vestlandet).
Old Bridge Township, New Jersey is a township of New Jersey. Notable people. People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Old Bridge Township include: Education. The Old Bridge Township Public Schools serve students in Kindergarten through twelfth grade. As of the 2023-24 school year, the district's 14 schools had an enrollment of 8,096 students and 670.5 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.07:1. Schools in the district (with 2023-24 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics) are eleven K-5 elementary schools —  M. Scott Carpenter Elementary School (226 students),  Leroy Gordon Cooper Elementary School (196),  Virgil I. Grissom Elementary School (182),  Madison Park Elementary School (285),  James A. McDivitt Elementary School (532),  Memorial Elementary School (417),  William A. Miller Elementary School (332),  Walter M. Schirra Elementary School (269),  Alan B. Shepard Elementary School (280),  Southwood Elementary School (343) and Raymond E. Voorhees Elementary School (394) —  both  Jonas Salk Middle School (903) and  Carl Sandburg Middle School (981) for grades 6-8 and Old Bridge High School for grades 9-12 (2,707).
"Super Bass" is a song by Trinidadian-American rapper Nicki Minaj. It is from her 2010 debut album "Pink Friday". The song is listed as a bonus track on the deluxe edition of the album. It was released as a single from "Pink Friday" in 2011. This hip-hop and rap song contains electronic influences. While this happens, Minaj raps over a hip hop beat. The song was able to cross over into many genres on radio, such as pop, urban, and rhythmic. "Super Bass" was written by Minaj, Daniel Johnson, and Ester Dean, who also helps write songs for other recording artists such as Rihanna. The song was produced by Kane Beatz. The song's lyrics are about a playful romance between a man and a woman, according to Minaj. The song reached number three on the U.S. "Billboard" Hot 100 in 2011, as well as on the Mainstream Top 40/Pop Songs airplay chart. It topped the US Rhythmic Songs chart and reached number two on the Rap Songs chart. In Australia and Canada, the song reached number six, while it peaked at number eight in the United Kingdom. "Super Bass" finished as the eighth-best performing song of 2011 in the United States. On November 9, 2021, the song was certified Diamond by the RIAA for consumption of 10 million copies in the United States alone. Music video. The music video starts with Minaj with her eyes closed. As the song starts, she begins to open them. As Minaj raps through the verse of the song, she is shown with Barbie props. Later on in the song, Minaj starts to tease men. The props used proposed ice cream and a motorcycle that were made of ice. As the chorus begins, she and her five clones of her are performing choreography. After that, Minaj later dances in the dark lights. She also uses glow-in-the-dark accessories. Many critics have praised the music video. It is because of its vibrant, catchy looks. The song was nominated for "Best Female Video" and "Best Hip-Hop Video" categories at the 2011 MTV Video Music Awards. Later on, it won those awards.
Dovrefjell is a mountain range which forms a natural barrier between Southern Norway and the Trøndelag region. In 1974 the Norwegian government established a national park measuring 256 square kilometers, to protect its beautiful nature and the rich plant and animal life. The size was increased in 2002 to 1693 square kilometers to cover a larger portion of the mountain range. The highest mountain peak in the range is Snøhetta. It is 2,286 meters above sea level. There was once a gold mine on the mountain but it closed at the end of the 17th century. The main south-north highway (European route E6) in Norway and a railway both travel over Dovrefjell. The highway is open all year, but is sometimes closed for short periods during heavy winter snowfall. The railway line is named Donvrebane and it began operating in 1921. Eidsvoll oath - 1814. "Enige og tro til Dovre faller" ("United and loyal until the mountains of Dovre crumble"). The mountain Dovre was chosen since it has an important part in Norwegian history, where Dovrefjell represents the eternal, unity and democracy.  The oath was used during a difficult period in the 1800s when Norway was trying to get a new identity after leaving a union with Denmark and when the union with Sweden came to an end in 1905.
--&gt; On August 26, 2015, 24-year-old news reporter Alison Parker and 27-year-old photojournalist Adam Ward, both of Roanoke, Virginia, CBS affiliate WDBJ, were conducting a live television interview near Smith Mountain Lake in Moneta, Virginia, when they were murdered by a gunman. The person they were interviewing, Vicki Gardner of the Smith Mountain Lake Regional Chamber of Commerce, was shot in the back during the attack but survived. Parker and Ward died at the scene. They are the seventh and eighth journalists to be killed while in the line of work in the U.S. since 1992. The attacker was later confirmed to be Vester Lee Flanagan II, also known as Bryce Williams, a former reporter at WDBJ who had been forced to leave the station two years prior. After a manhunt and car chase, Flanagan shot himself and later died at a hospital.
Hans Walter Conrad Veidt (22 January 1893 – 3 April 1943) was a German actor. He best remembered for his roles in movies such as "The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari" (1920), "The Man Who Laughs" (1928), "The Thief of Bagdad" (1940), and in "Casablanca" (1942). Veidt was against Nazism, and fled with his Jewish wife to the United Kingdom after Hitler had come to power in 1933. He moved to the United States in 1941. Conrad Veidt died in Hollywood, California from a heart attack, aged 50.
Albert Deane Grover (born February 18, 1865 in Boston, Massachusetts; died October 23, 1927 in Manhattan, New York) was an American banjo player. He also wrote music, taught, and invented musical parts and accessories for stringed instruments. He helped set up the Boston Ideal Banjo, Mandolin and Guitar Club. He also started the musical accessories company A. D. Grover &amp; Son.  Grover held over 50 patents for musical instrument parts.  Grover was born on February 18, 1865 in Boston, Massachusetts. His father, Stephen Grover (1820–1885), was a Boston piano maker. Grover died on October 23, 1927 in Manhattan, New York In 1952, A.D. Grover &amp; Son was renamed to Grover Musical Products, Inc.
The Honorable Frankie Muse Freeman (born Marie Frankie Muse, November 24, 1916 – January 12, 2018) was an American civil rights attorney, and the first woman to be appointed to the United States Commission on Civil Rights (1964 to 1979). On February 5, 2015, President Barack Obama appointed Freeman to serve as a Member of the Commission on Presidential Scholars. Freeman died on January 12, 2018 in Danville, Virginia at the age of 101.
James Charles Evers (September 11, 1922 – July 22, 2020) was an American civil rights activist. In 1969, he became the first African American since the Reconstruction era to have been elected as mayor in a Mississippi city. He served as mayor of Fayette in Jefferson County. Thereafter, he ran for governor in 1971 and the United States Senate in 1978. He ran both times as an Independent candidate. Evers died on July 22, 2020 in Brandon, Mississippi at the age of 97.
Piermario Morosini (5 July 1986 – 14 April 2012) was an Italian football player. On 14 April 2012 he suffered a cardiac arrest while he was playing a match with his team Livorno against the team Pescara. He died minutes after in the Civil Hospital of Pescara.
A natural fibre is a fibre made from natural sources, like animals or plants.  Animal fibres. Fibres from animal sources are wool, cashmere, fur and silk. Wool comes from the fleece of sheep and the hair of yak, camel, alpaca, guanaco and vicuna. Cashmere comes from cashmere goats. Fur of various animals such as rabbit, beaver, mink and muskrat is also used as clothing. Silk comes from silkworms, which is a large, white moth caterpillar. Plant fibres. Fibres from plants include flax, ramie, hemp, cotton and jute. Coconut trees bear coconut fruits that have fibres. Coconut fibres are cleaned, smoothed and made into various dolls and toys with beads and colored threads to give them a decorative appearance.
Synthetic fabrics are fabrics manufactured in factories using chemical synthesis. They are also known as artificial or man-made fabrics. These include nylon, polyester, polyvinyl chloride (PVC) and rayon. Synthetic fibers are made by the joining of monomers into polymers, by the process of polymerization. References. &lt;br&gt;
Threshing is the process of separating the edible part of cereal grain (or other crop) from the scaly, inedible chaff that surrounds it. It is the step in grain processing after harvesting and before winnowing. Early threshing methods removed some of the bran but modern methods do not. Threshing may be done by beating the grain using a flail on a threshing floor. Another traditional method of threshing is to make donkeys or oxen walk in circles on the grain on a hard surface. References. &lt;br&gt;
The Temple of All Religions () or the Universal Temple () is an architectural structure in Kazan, Russia. It is made up of many different religious buildings, including an Orthodox church, a mosque and a synagogue. It was started in 1992 by local artist and philanthropist Ildar Khanov. It is still under construction. The structure is not a single temple devoted to any religion in particular. It has become a popular landmark in the city, which takes pride in the peaceful combination of different cultures (Islamic Tatar culture, Orthodox Russian, and others). The Temple is visited both by tourists and by people seeking Khanov's help. Khanov says that once completed, the structure will have 16 cupolas - each one corresponding to the 16 major world religions (including past ones that are no longer practiced). References. &lt;br&gt;