Miami Beach, Florida - the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 48.5 km² (18.7 mi²). 18.2 km² (7.0 mi²) of it is land and 30.2 km² (11.7 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 62.37% water. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there are 87,933 people, 46,194 households, and 18,339 families residing in the city. The population density is 4,829.5/km² (12,502.1/mi²). There are 59,723 housing units at an average density of 3,280.1/km² (8,491.2/mi²). The racial makeup of the city is 86.74% White, 4.03% African American, 0.23% Native American, 1.37% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 4.05% from other races, and 3.53% from two or more races. 53.45% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 46,194 households out of which 14.0% have children under the.
Wallachia - Tatars), several feudal states formed in the south and the east of the Carpathian Mountains - Wallachia under Basarab I (around 1360) and Moldavia under Bogdan I (around 1359). In the second half of the fourteenth century, a new threat appeared - the Ottoman Empire. After having first gained a foothold in Europe in 1354, the Ottoman Turks reached the south bank of the Danube in 1396. Alone or allied with the neighbouring Christian countries, rather than in alliance with the other two Romanian principalities, voyevods Mircea cel Batran (1386-1418) and Vlad Tepes (1456-1462) of Wallachia and Stefan cel Mare (1457-1504), voyevod of Moldavia and Iancu de Hunedoara, prince of Transylvania fought many defensive battles against the Ottomans, preventing them from expanding into Central Europe. As the whole Balkan Peninsula became.
Mircea cel Batran - Mircea cel Batran Mircea cel Bătrân (1386-1418) was one of the most important rulers in Wallachia. His name literally translates to "Mircea the Old" in modern Romanian, but the original meaning of his name is slightly different: "Mircea the Elder". He was the son of voivode Radu I and lady Calinica, descendant of an aristocratic family of the time. Wallachia's borders moved constantly throughout history, but during his ruling, Wallachia had the widest surface in the medieval times: from river Olt in the north to Danube in the south, and from Danube's Iron Gates in the west to the Black Sea to the east. Mircea strengthened the power of the state and organized the different high offices, promoted economic development, increased the state's revenue, and minted.
Romania in the Middle Ages - clergy elected princes for life, and the absence of a succession law created a fertile environment for intrigue. From the 14th century to the 17th century, the principalities' histories are replete with overthrows of princes by rival factions often supported by foreigners. The boyars were exempt from taxation except for levies on the main sources of agricultural wealth. Although the peasants had to pay a portion of their output in kind to the local nobles, they were never, despite their inferior position, deprived of the right to own property or resettle. Walachia and Moldavia remained isolated and primitive for many years after their founding. Education, for example, was nonexistent, and religion was poorly organized. Except for a rare market center, there were no significant towns and little circulation of money. In.
Michigan - km 790 km 603 meters 275 meters 174 meters ISO 3166-2: US-MI Michigan is a state in the United States. Its U.S. postal abbreviation is MI. The state is known as the birthplace of the automotive industry. However, it also has a large tourist industry. Destinations like Traverse City, Mackinac Island, and the entire Upper Peninsula draw vacationers, hunters, and nature lovers from all over the U.S and Canada. Michigan has the longest coastline of any state except Alaska and more recreational boats than any other state. USS Michigan was named in honor of this state. Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 History 1.1 Early European History 1.2 U.S. History 1.3 Major Historical Events 2 Law and Government 3 Geography 3.4 National parks 4 Economy 5 Demographics 6 Important Cities and.
Amphetamine - Today it is officially admitted for treatment of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and narcolepsy. General Info Amphetamine is a synthetic substance used to suppress appetite, control weight, treat narcolepsy and also ADHD. It is a commonly abused drug, usually bought on the street very impure or mixed with other drugs. Amphetamine can be snorted, taken orally, smoked, or injected. When the drug is snorted, smoked or injected, the effects can be felt within a few minutes, but the duration is usually lessened. When taken orally, the effects of the drug tend to feel “smoother” and are generally longer-lasting. Amphetamine was introduced in most of the world in the form of the pharmaceutical Benzedrine from the late 1920s. It was banned except for prescribed use in the late 1950s. It is also.
Tomahawk missile - and storage, and to act as a launch tube. The submarine AUR is launched from torpedo or vertical tubes (e.g. the later Los Angeles class submarines). Surface ships employ a vertical launching system (VLS). A solid fuel booster with steering vanes in its exhaust is used for launch and to provide steering during the initial few seconds of flight while the wings and control surfaces are deployed. The Tomahawk is launched on a preset course above the water and, as it crosses over land, switches to an inertial and Terrain Contour Matching (TERCOM) system to guide the missile to its target with terminal guidance from the Digital Scene Matching Area Correlation (DSMAC) sytem, producing an accuracy of around 10m. The Block III TLAMs, entered service in 1993, have an extended range.
Guide Rock, Nebraska - Guide Rock, Nebraska Guide Rock is a village located in Webster County, Nebraska. As of the 2000 census, the village had a total population of 245. Geography \nGuide Rock is located at 40°4'23" North, 98°19'51" West (40.073032, -98.330931)1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 1.3 km² (0.5 mi²). 1.3 km² (0.5 mi²) of it is land and none of it is covered by water. Demographics \nAs of the census of 2000, there are 245 people, 133 households, and 69 families residing in the village. The population density is 189.2/km² (485.7/mi²). There are 162 housing units at an average density of 125.1/km² (321.2/mi²). The racial makeup of the village is 98.78% White, 0.00% African American, 0.00% Native American, 0.00%.
Middle English - the loss of written standards for English, and not just to French-speaking occupation. English remained, after all, the language of the majority, but more a spoken than a written one, and certainly not a literary one until, arguably, the fourteenth century, as the Chancery Standard introduced a greater deal of conformity in English spelling, and writers like Chaucer and Gower began to expand the range and word-stock of the language (largely through French and Latin borrowing) in an attempt to establish it as a medium capable of serious literature. 1300 After standardization of the language, English began to appear almost in its modern form: And it is don, aftirward Jesus made iourne bi cites & castelis prechende & euangelisende şe rewme of god, & twelue wiş hym & summe wymmen şat.
Vlad III Dracula - over a red garment - to be worn only on Fridays or during the commemoration of Jesus Christ's Passion. Another name that was used, especially by the common people, was the nickname "Ţepeş", which means The Impaler in Romanian, since impalement was his favourite execution method. Even the Turks referred to him as Kaziglu Bey, meaning The Impaler Prince. This name was first used in a Wallachian chronicle of 1550 and it then remain in Romanian history. The Prince of Wallachia In the winter of 1436-1437, Vlad II Dracul became prince of Wallachia (one of three Romanian provinces, the others being Moldavia and Transylvania) and took up residence at the palace in Târgovişte, the princely capital. Vlad III Dracula followed his father and lived six years at the princely court. In.
Folic acid - folic acid. What are some current issues and controversies about folate? Folic acid and heart disease A deficiency of folate, vitamin B12, or vitamin B6 may increase your level of homocysteine, an amino acid normally found in your blood. There is evidence that an elevated homocysteine level is an independent risk factor for heart disease and stroke (30 - 41). The evidence suggests that high levels of homocysteine may damage coronary arteries or make it easier for blood clotting cells called platelets to clump together and form a clot (36). However, there is currently no evidence available to suggest that lowering homocysteine with vitamins will reduce your risk of heart disease. Clinical intervention trials are needed to determine whether supplementation with folic acid, vitamin B12 or vitamin B6 can lower your.
Bucharest - it has a rich history, as it was frequented by famous poets and writers. The city has a total surface of 226 km² and it is divised in 6 administrative sectors. Until recently, the regions surrounding Bucharest were largely rural areas, but after 1989, new suburbs were started to be build around Bucharest, in the Ilfov county. History Main article: History of Bucharest The legend says that Bucharest was founded by a shepherd named Bucur, another variant, more likely, is that it was established by Mircea cel Bătrân in the 14th century after a victory won over the Turks (bucurie means joy in Romanian, for this reason Bucharest is often called "The City of Joy."). Like most ancient cities of Romania, its foundation has also been ascribed to the first Walachian.
Chicago, Illinois - in the era of so-called machine politics. In his time in office, the 1968 Democratic National Convention visited Chicago, four major expressways were built, the Sears Tower became the tallest building in the world and O'Hare Airport was constructed which later became the busiest airport in the world. In 1983, Harold Washington became the first African American mayor of Chicago. Richard M. Daley, son of Richard J. Daley, became mayor in 1989. Important Historical Events French-Canadian explorers Jacques Marquette and Louis Jolliet pass through the area that will become Chicago. 1673 French explorer René Robert Cavelier, Sieur de la Salle, passes through Chicago en route to the mouth of the Mississippi River. 1682 French Jesuits establish Fort de Chicago, the area's first true European settlement. 1683 Jesuit missionary Francois Pinet founds.
Crop circle - people want to believe supernatural explanations for phenomena that are not yet explained. Methods to create a hoaxed crop circles have been well-documented on the Internet. A counter argument to hoaxing is that circles often appears in crops mature-enough that they carry seeds, seed-pods are unbroken, whereas trampling causes seed-pod breakage. Crop circle hoaxers counter that it is easy to leave dry seed pods unbroken during stomping and also leave no trace of entrance and egress trampling when the plants and ground are both dry and some care is taken while walking. Several crop circles that were later to have been determined to be hoaxes were at first certified as being genuine by cerealogists due the lack of seed pod breakage. Farmers are not very happy with crop circles, as they.
Short-finned eel - years for females. They are carnivorous, eating crustaceans, fish, frogs and even small birds. Like other angullids, Short-finned eels are remarkably hardy: they can tolerate high water temperatures and low oxygen concentrations, endure long periods without food, and bury themselves in mud or sand and enter an energy-saving torpor when the water temperature drops below 10 degrees. They are one of the few Australian freshwater fish to have coped well with the wholesale introduction of European and American species. Short-finned eels make excellent eating. Prior to European settlement at least two Aboriginal Australian civilisations farmed eels on a large scale, trading smoked eel with distant communities in return for other goods. For the Maori people of New Zealand, starved of protein after the extinction of New Zealand megafauna, the Short-finned eel.
Phelsuma - novorum ab ill. Dr. Christ Rutenberg in insula Madagascar collectorum. Zool. Anz. Leipzig 4: 46-48. Boettger, O. (1881 b). Reliquiae Rutenbergiana II: Reptilien und Amphibien. Abl. bremer naturwiss. Ver. Bremen 7: 177-190. Boettger, O. (1881 c) Die Reptilien und Amphibien von Madagaskar. Dritten Nachtrag Abh. senck. naturfors. Gesellschaft 12: 435-558. Boettger, O. (1893). Katalog der Reptilien Sammlung im Museum der Senckenbergischen naturforschenden gesellschaft in Frankfurt am Main. I. Teil Frankfurt a/M.Gesellschaft 12: 435-558. Boettger, O. (1894). Diagnose eines Geckos und Chameleons aus Südmadagascar. Zool. Anzeiger (Leipzig) 17: 137-140. Boettger, O. (1913). Reptilien und Amphibien von Madagaskar, den Inseln und dem Festland Ostafrikas (Sammlung Voeltzkow 1889-1895 und 1903-1905) in: Voeltzkow, A. 1908-1917, Reise in Ostafrika. Stuttgart 3: 269-375. Böhme, W. & Meier, H. (1981) Eine neue form der madagascariensis-Gruppe der Gattung Phelsuma.
Project Nike - at about 175mph at 25,000ft, Nike would have to deal with bombers flying at 500mph or more at altitudes of up to 60,000ft. At these sorts of speeds even a supersonic rocket like the Wasserfall is no longer fast enough to be simply aimed directly at the target, instead the missile must "lead" the target to ensure it hits it as soon as possible, before it runs out of fuel. As a result of these requirements, Nike used a complex system of radars and computers to calculate the proper flight path of the missile and guide it to an interception. After detection by long-range radars a target tracking radar was "locked onto" the target aircraft. The missile was tracked by another similar radar, while a radio direction finder allowed the radar.
Ottoman Empire - pillage Anatolia. Beyazid died in captivity in 1403. Interregnum and Restoration After the defeat at Ankara followed a time of total chaos in the Empire. Mongols roamed free in Anatolia and the political power of the sultan was broken. Beyazid was captured and his remaining sons, Suleiman Çelebi, İsa Çelebi, Mehmed Çelebi, and Mûsa fought each other in what became known as the Ottoman Interregnum. When Mehmed Çelebi stood as victor in 1413 he crowned himself in Edirne (Adrianople) as Mehmed I. His was the duty to restore the Ottoman Empire to its former glory. The Empire had suffered hard from the Interregnum; the Mongols where still at large in the east, even though Timur Lenk had died in 1405; many of the Christian kingdoms of the Balkans had broken free.
List of WOSM members - sex (United States) or race (Israel). World Organization of the Scout Movement Members Country Membership (from 2000 or most recent available info) Name of Member Organization Year Current Scouting Organization joined WOSM Year Member Organization was founded Albania 1,730 Besa Skaut Albania 1999 1922 Algeria 11,120 Scouts Musulmans Algériens 1963 1939 Angola 13,777 Associação de Escuteros de Angola 1998 1998 Argentina 44,981 Scouts de Argentina 1922 1912 Armenia 2,256 Hayastani Azgayin Scautakan Sharjum Kazmakerputiun 1997 1912 Australia 98,084 Scouts Australia 1953 1908 Austria 13,785 Pfadfinder und Pfadfinderinnen Österreichs 1922 1912 Azerbaijan 1,414 Azerbaican Skaut Assosiasiyasi 2000 1997 the Bahamas 729 The Scout Association of the Bahamas 1974 1913 Bahrain 1,820 Boy Scouts of Bahrain 1970 1953 Bangladesh 908,435 Bangladesh Scouts 1974 19 Barbados 3,032 Barbados Boy Scouts Association 1969 1972 Belarus.
Key West, Florida - thriving cigar making industry. Many Cubans moved to Key West during Cuba's unsuccessful war for independence in the 1860s and 1870s. Key West was the last of the series of Keys connected to the Florida mainland by a series of railroad bridges completed in 1912. In 1935 a hurricane destroyed some of the railroad bridges. The United States Federal Government then rebuilt the rail-ines as an automobile highway, completed in 1938, which became an extension of United States Highway 1. The portion of US-1 through the Keys is called the "Overseas Highway". Because Key West can be accessed by land, the southern point of the island is marked as the southernmost point of land on the United States mainland. Ernest Hemingway lived in Key West for many years. In the 1980s.
