Education in Lancaster is provided by many private and public institutions. The School District of Lancaster runs the city's public schools. The local high school campuses are McCaskey and McCaskey East. Established in 1836, it is the second oldest school district in Pennsylvania. Lancaster Catholic High School was founded in 1926. It currently falls under the jurisdiction of the diocese of Harrisburg. With a P-12 enrollment of more than 500 students, Lancaster Country Day School is one of the region's largest independent nonsectarian schools. Founded in 1908 as the Shippen School for Girls, the school later became coeducational.
Lancaster area hosts several colleges and universities including: Consolidated School of Business, Franklin & Marshall College, Lancaster General College of Nursing & Health Sciences, Lancaster Theological Seminary, Lancaster Bible College, Pennsylvania College of Art and Design, Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology, Millersville University of Pennsylvania, Central Pennsylvania College,and the Harrisburg Area Community College.
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Eurasian Union
The Eurasian Union () is a project of political and economic union whose members are Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, the Russian Federation, Tajikistan and could include other countries from Europe and Asia, such as, for example, countries that were once part of the USSR.
The idea was suggested in October 2011 by the Prime Minister of Russia, Vladimir Putin, but the idea was first proposed by the President of Kazakhstan, Nursultan Nazarbayev, in a speech, in 1994, in Moscow. On 18 November 2011, the presidents of Belarus, Kazakhstan and Russia signed an agreement in which they agreed to create the Eurasian Economic Union by 2015. The agreement talked about the membership of candidate states and created the Eurasian Commission (which is based on the European Commission) and the Eurasian Economic Space, which both started work on 1 January 2012.
New Castle, Pennsylvania
New Castle is a city in western Pennsylvania near the border of Ohio. It is northwest of Pittsburgh.
Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
Wilkes-Barre is a city in northeast Pennsylvania next to Scranton, Pennsylvania. The city is part of Scranton/Wilkes-Barre area.
Electronic gear shifting
Electronic gear shifting is a way of shifting gears on a bicycle. It lets bicycle riders use a switch to shift gears, instead of a lever. Electronic gear shifting can be faster than shifting gears with a lever.
The standard system for gearing up and down works with bowdens. A bowden is special kind of wound steel cable, which connects levers to the shifter, derailleur or brakes. As the rider pulls or taps a lever, the bowden reacts at the same time. That causes the bicycle to change gear.
Electronic works without bowdens. The system is digital. There is no wound steel cable. Instead, there are multiple combinations of 0 and 1. A battery placed under the frame powers the system. Each battery should last for 1000 km depending on the manufacturer. Then it needs to be recharged. Wires for data and power are hidden inside the frame. Parts of the shifting systems are connected to each other. Servomotors do the shifting. The shifter and derailleur have a pair of servomotors built into them. There is a self-adjustable microchip in the derailleur. The system has its own logic, which keeps the chain from dropping. There is no need for maintenance because the derailleur adjusts itself using the microchip.
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Languages of Canada
Lots of languages are used in Canada. English and French are used by most Canadians. Only New Brunswick uses both English and French as its official languages. Quebec's official language is French. English and French are recognized by the Constitution of Canada as "official languages." This means that all laws of the federal government are in both English and French and that federal government services can be available in both languages.
Many Canadians believe that the relationship between the English and French languages is important.
To know how many people speak them, Canada's census collects a lot of kinds of information not collected in most other countries, including home language, mother tongue, first official language and language of work.
People speak other languages. About 18% of Canadians (about 6.1 million people, most are immigrants) have a language other than English or French as their first language or mother tongue. Nearly 3.5 million Canadians continue to use their other language most often, like when at home or in social settings. The biggest ones are Italian, German, Chinese, Punjabi, Arabic and Dutch.
Canada also has many native languages. But they are not spoken by many people (less than one percent of Canada), and fewer people speak them every year.
Underground Railroad
The Underground Railroad was a secret network of routes and safe houses used by black slaves in the United States to escape to free states and Canada with the help of abolitionists and those who had sympathy to their cause. The term is also applied to the abolitionists, both black and white, free and enslaved, who helped the slaves. Other various routes led to Mexico or overseas. Created in the early 1800s, the Underground Railroad was at its biggest between 1850 and 1860. One statistic suggests that by 1850, 100,000 slaves had escaped by the "Railroad". British North America, where slavery was not allowed, was a popular stopping point, as its long border gave many points of access. More than 30,000 people were said to have escaped there using the network at its best, although U.S. Census statistics shows only 6,000. The Underground Railroad fugitives' stories are recorded in the Underground Railroad Records.
Kagoshima, Kagoshima
Kagoshima is at the southwestern tip of Kyūshū.
It has been recognized as a core city since 1996.
Kagoshima was the center of Satsuma Province and the land of the Shimazu clan.
Kumamoto
Kumamoto is in the south central part of Kyushu. Kumamoto is an ordinance-designated city since April 1, 2012.
In 1600, Kumamoto Castle was built by Kato Kiyomasa; and the city grew around it.
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Bethlehem is a city in eastern Pennsylvania close to Allentown. It's part of the Lehigh Valley Region.
Miyazaki, Miyazaki
Miyazaki is on the east coast of Kyushu.
It has been recognized as a core city since 1998.
Miyazaki is the traditional location of the first Imperial capital.
In 1940, the national government built the Hakkō Ichiu monument at the legendary site of Emperor Jimmu's palace.
Ōita, Ōita
It has been recognized as a core city since 1997.
In the 16th century, Ōita became a center for trade with the Portuguese.
Some famous places in Nishinomiya are Koshien Stadium, where the professional baseball team the Hanshin Tigers play, and Nishinomiya Gardens.
Ōita is on Beppu Bay in northeast Kyushu.
Saga, Saga
Saga is in northwest Kyūshū. Around 240,000 people live there.
Saga developed around Saga castle of the Nabeshima clan.
The city was the capital of Saga domain in the Edo period, and it was the capital of Hizen Province.
Every fall it holds the Saga International Balloon Fiesta.
George Thorogood and the Destroyers (album)
George Thorogood and the Destroyers is the first album from George Thorogood and the Destroyers. It includes the cover of "One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer". This song is a fan favourite which is still played in concerts today.
Lucky Star (song)