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Fairey Firefly [SEP] It was originally delivered to the Royal Australian Navy's 817 Squadron and then served in 816 Squadron before being retired and ending up as a memorial on a pole in Griffith, New South Wales, Australia. " WB518" was then purchased by American Eddie Kurdziel, a Northwest Airlines captain and former U.S. Navy pilot. " WD518" was extensively restored and made its first public appearance at Oshkosh in 2002.

Fairey Firefly [SEP] Restoration of "WD518" used parts salvaged from "WD828" which was written off after a crash into a cabbage field in Camden, New South Wales in 1987.WB518 as of July 2015 was then undergoing extensive rebuilding and is now in flying condition out of Gillespie Field, El Cajon, California. Other survivors include - in Australia: The Royal Thai Air Force Museum in Bangkok, Thailand has a Firefly Mk I on display.

Fairey Firefly [SEP] A sole remaining Firefly of the 10 acquired by India is displayed at the Naval Aviation Museum in Goa. Two ex-Swedish Fireflies moved to IWM Duxford, Cambridgeshire in 2003. Acquired by the Aircraft Restoration Company, they were in Royal Navy service from 1944 and 1946, and then converted to target tugs for gunnery training in 1950 and 1954. One is to be restored to flying condition, and the other is intended for static display.

Fairey Firefly [SEP] As well as the Canadian Warplane Heritage's ex-Australian Firefly, two other Fireflies are known to exist in Canada: one is at the Canada Aviation and Space Museum in Ottawa and another is being restored at the Shearwater Aviation Museum at Eastern Passage (near Dartmouth), Nova Scotia. Both are Mk I models that served in the Canadian Navy from 1946 to 1954, after which they were sold to the Ethiopian Air Force.

Fairey Firefly [SEP] Following their discovery in the Ethiopian desert in 1993, they were repatriated to Canada in exchange for medical supplies.

Conchalí [SEP] Conchalí () is a commune of Chile located in Santiago Province, Santiago Metropolitan Region. It is a northwestern suburb of Santiago. According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Conchalí spans an area of and has 133,256 inhabitants (64,973 men and 68,283 women), making the commune an entirely urban area. The population fell by 12.9% (19663 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses. Its 2006 population was projected at 120,151 persons.

Conchalí [SEP] As a commune, Conchalí is a third-level administrative division of Chile administered by a municipal council, headed by an alcalde who is directly elected every four years. The 2008-2012 alcalde was Rubén Malvoa Hernández (RN). The current incumbent is Carlos Sottolichio Urquiza (PPD), who was also mayor from 1992-2000 and 2003-2008.

Conchalí [SEP] The communal council has the following members: Within the electoral divisions of Chile, Conchalí is represented in the Chamber of Deputies by Karla Rubilar (RN) and Daniel Farcas Guendelman (PPD) as part of the 17th electoral district, (together with Renca and Huechuraba). The commune is represented in the Senate by Guido Girardi Lavín (PPD) and Andrés Allamand Zavala (RN) as part of the 7th senatorial constituency (Santiago-West).

Sea Ranch, California [SEP] The Sea Ranch is a planned unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) located in Sonoma County, California, United States. It is a popular vacation spot. The community's development played a role in the establishment of the California Coastal Commission. The population was 1,305 at the 2010 census. The Sea Ranch is located along the Pacific Coast, about north of San Francisco and west of Sacramento. The Sea Ranch is reached by way of State Route 1.

Sea Ranch, California [SEP] About northwest of The Sea Ranch is Gualala, a small town which supports and is in turn supported by Sea Ranch. According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP covers an area of 16.2 square miles (41.9 km²), 99.74% of it land and 0.26% of it water. The 2010 United States Census reported that The Sea Ranch had a population of 1,305. The population density was 80.7 people per square mile (31.1/km²).

Sea Ranch, California [SEP] The racial makeup of The Sea Ranch was 1,220 (93.5%) White, 15 (1.1%) African American, 3 (0.2%) Native American, 10 (0.8%) Asian, 0 (0.0%) Pacific Islander, 37 (2.8%) from other races, and 20 (1.5%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 117 persons (9.0%). The Census reported that 100% of the population lived in households.

Sea Ranch, California [SEP] There were 689 households, out of which 58 (8.4%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 407 (59.1%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 19 (2.8%) had a female householder with no husband present, 9 (1.3%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 27 (3.9%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and 21 (3.0%) same-sex married couples or partnerships.

Sea Ranch, California [SEP] 197 households (28.6%) were made up of individuals and 113 (16.4%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.89. There were 435 families (63.1% of all households); the average family size was 2.25.

Sea Ranch, California [SEP] The population was spread out with 105 people (8.0%) under the age of 18, 18 people (1.4%) aged 18 to 24, 92 people (7.0%) aged 25 to 44, 495 people (37.9%) aged 45 to 64, and 595 people (45.6%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 63.7 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.2 males.

Sea Ranch, California [SEP] There were 1,818 housing units at an average density of 112.4 per square mile (43.4/km²), of which 85.8% were owner-occupied and 14.2% were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 3.4%; the rental vacancy rate was 38.8%. 81.5% of the population lived in owner-occupied housing units and 18.5% lived in rental housing units.

Sea Ranch, California [SEP] In 2000, of the residents in the census tabulation, 365 (48.6%) were male and 386 (51.4%) were female. The median age was 61.3 years. Nine residents (1.2%) were aged under five years, 713 residents (94.9%) were aged 18 years or more, and 287 (12.4%) were aged 65 years or more.

Sea Ranch, California [SEP] The census categorized 732 (97.5%) as white, 8 (1.1%) as black or African American, 2 (0.3%) as Asian, and 9 (1.2%) as two or more races. The census counted 13 residents as Hispanic or Latino. The average household size was 1.88, and the average family size was 2.17. The census counted 1,211 housing units, 365 of them owner-occupied, 35 renter-occupied, and 811 (67%) vacant.

Sea Ranch, California [SEP] The median reported household income was $69,327, and the median per capita income was $21,587. There were 25 people (3.3%) living below the poverty line. The first people known to be at The Sea Ranch were Pomos, who gathered kelp and shellfish from the beaches. In 1846, Ernest Rufus received the Rancho German Mexican land grant which extended along the coastline from the Gualala River to Ocean Cove. The land was later divided.

Sea Ranch, California [SEP] In the early 1900s, Walter P. Frick bought up the pieces to create Del Mar Ranch, which was leased out for raising sheep. In 1941, the land was sold to Margaret Ohlson and her family. Architect and planner Al Boeke envisioned a community that would preserve the area's natural beauty. Boeke first surveyed the land in 1962. In 1963, Oceanic California Inc., a division of Castle and Cooke Inc., purchased the land from the Ohlsons and assembled a design team.

Sea Ranch, California [SEP] Principal designers who were recruited by Boeke included American architects Charles Moore, Joseph Esherick, William Turnbull, Jr., Donlyn Lyndon, Richard Whitaker and landscape architect Lawrence Halprin. Halprin created the master plan for Sea Ranch, which grew to encompass 10 miles of the Sonoma County coastline. The principal photographer for the project was the architectural photographer Morley Baer, a friend and colleague of both Turnbull and Halprin. Marion Conrad was hired to manage the public relations for The Sea Ranch.

Sea Ranch, California [SEP] The logo for The Sea Ranch was designed by Barbara Stauffacher Solomon along with the Supergraphics. The project met opposition that led to notable changes in California law. While the County Board of Supervisors initially regarded the developer's offer to dedicate for public parkland as sufficient, opponents felt more coastal access was necessary. The site, containing 10 miles (16 km) of shore, had been available to the public but would be reserved for private use under the developer's plan.

Sea Ranch, California [SEP] Areas below high tide were and would remain public property, but the plan provided no access through the development. In addition, California's coast at the time was only open to the public along 100 of its . Californians Organized to Acquire Access to State Tidelands (COAST) was formed in response to this issue, and their 1968 county ballot initiative attempted to require the development to include public trails to the tidelands.

Sea Ranch, California [SEP] While the initiative did not pass, the California legislature's Dunlap Act did pass that year and required that new coastal development dedicate trails granting public access to the ocean. This episode led to the establishment of the Coastal Alliance, an organization of 100 groups similar to COAST, that placed Proposition 20 on the statewide 1972 ballot. The initiative passed, and it established the California Coastal Commission, which continues to regulate land use on the California coast.

Sea Ranch, California [SEP] Sea Ranch is noted for its distinctive architecture, which consists of simple timber-frame structures clad in wooden siding or shingles. The building typology of the Sea Ranch draws on the local agricultural buildings for inspiration, in the way that those buildings are designed to deal with prevailing weather and topography. Originally, the Sea Ranch had local lumber mills to draw on for the Douglas Fir and Redwood used in the homes.

Sea Ranch, California [SEP] The majority of the 1800 or so homes currently finished are smaller second homes, though there is also a small contingent of about 300 full-time residents. Approximately half the homes are rented as weekend rentals. The eventual build-out will consist of approximately 2400 homes; the number varies as some current owners purchase adjacent vacant lots and merge the two, to preserve open space.

Sea Ranch, California [SEP] The buildings could be considered as a hybrid of modern and vernacular architecture, also known as the "Third Bay Tradition," and also referred to as "Sea Ranch" style. The original design guidelines suggest that buildings have a site specific relationship with the landscape, although this is more difficult as the development approaches build out, and a lot of the newer homes are actually in-fill between already developed lots.

Sea Ranch, California [SEP] The Sea Ranch specific design review requirements include various design guidelines so that the buildings become part of the landscape, not subordinate to it, but do not dominate either. Details such as exteriors of unpainted wood or muted stains, a lack of overhanging eaves, and baffles on exterior lighting subdue the appearance of the buildings in the landscape. Lighting is also baffled to minimize nighttime light pollution; there are no street lights, and the night sky is dazzling.

Sea Ranch, California [SEP] The lack of roof overhangs is also intended to allow the near-constant strong breezes to pass over the buildings without the turbulence the overhangs would create. The Sea Ranch design review process has no impact on the interiors of the buildings, but all construction is subject to Sonoma County Permit and Resource Management oversight. Landscaping in The Sea Ranch is regulated by a design manual which prohibits perimeter fences and limits non-indigenous plants to screened courtyards.

Sea Ranch, California [SEP] A herd of sheep is used to keep grass cut low to the ground to reduce the threat of fire during the summer months. Over the decades many architects have designed houses at Sea Ranch including: Condominium One (completed in 1965) was awarded the American Institute of Architects Twenty-five Year Award in 1991, and was added to The National Register of Historic Places in 2005. The Sonoma County Regional Parks Department provides coastal access from six places along State Route 1 in The Sea Ranch area:

Flå [SEP] Flå is a municipality in Buskerud county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Flå. The municipality of Flå was established when it was separated from the municipality of Nes on 1 January 1905. The municipality lies at the most southeasterly point in the valley and traditional region of Hallingdal. The Old Norse form of the name was "Flóða sokn" ("sokn" means parish).

Flå [SEP] This is the plural genitive case of "flœð" meaning "flood" (probably because flooding has been a problem for many farms in the river valley). Prior to 1921, the name was written ""Flaa"". The coat-of-arms is from modern times. They were granted on 1 March 1985. The arms show a black bear on a gray/silver background. This was chosen because there used to be many bears in the Vassfaret area.

Flå [SEP] Prior to 1985, the municipality used a logo with a bear walking through the area. Ancient routes went to Vestlandet through Valdres and Hallingdal and down Røldal to Odda. Reflecting this route, Hallingdal and its neighboring valley of Valdres in Oppland to the north were originally populated by migrants from Vestlandet and spoke a western dialect. In recognition of this, Cardinal Nicholas Breakespear, who was in Scandinavia as papal legate in 1153, included Hallingdal in the diocese of Stavanger.

Flå [SEP] Flå is the southernmost municipality within Hallingdal and forms the gateway to Hallingdal from the south. Flå is bordered in the north by Sør-Aurdal, in the east by Ringerike, in the south by Krødsherad and Sigdal, in the west by Nore og Uvdal, and in the northwest by Nes. Travelers from the south pass through the 65 m long tunnel Hallingporten on Norwegian National Road 7 ("Riksvei 7") just located north of Gulsvik. Vassfaret is a forested mountain valley bordering Flå.

Flå [SEP] The Norefjell mountain range also includes parts of Flå as well as Nes, Ringerike and Sør-Aurdal municipalities. Lake Krøderen ("Krøderfjord") stretches about 41 km north from the village of Krøderen and reaches to Gulsvik. The Hallingdalselva river flows into the lake from the north. The area includes the Vassfaret and Vidalen Conservation area which includes Festningen Nature Reserve and Bukollen Nature Reserve as well as the Inner Vassfaret Conservation area which includes Bringen Nature Reserve. Bjørneparken is located on Vikberget in Flå.

Flå [SEP] The park is a sanctuary featuring various animals including bears, elk, deer, wolf, and lynx.

Peace Palace [SEP] The Peace Palace (; ) is an international law administrative building in The Hague, the Netherlands. It houses the International Court of Justice (which is the principal judicial body of the United Nations), the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA), The Hague Academy of International Law and the Peace Palace Library. The Palace officially opened on 28 August 1913, and was originally built to provide a home for the PCA, a court created to end war by the Hague Convention of 1899.

Peace Palace [SEP] Andrew Dickson White, whose efforts were instrumental in creating the court, secured from Scottish-American steel magnate Andrew Carnegie US$1.5 million ($, adjusted for inflation) to build the Peace Palace. The European Heritage Label was awarded to the Peace Palace on 8 April 2014.

Peace Palace [SEP] The Peace Palace has accommodated a variety of organisations: Other international courts in The Hague, the Iran–United States Claims Tribunal, the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia, and the International Criminal Court, are separate organizations, located elsewhere in The Hague. The idea of the Palace started from a discussion in 1900 between the Russian diplomat Friedrich Martens and American diplomat White over providing a home for the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA). White contacted Andrew Carnegie.

Peace Palace [SEP] Carnegie had reservations, and at first was only interested in donating money for the establishment of a library of international law. White, however, was able to convince Carnegie, and in 1903 Carnegie agreed to donate the US$1.5 million ($, adjusted for inflation) needed to house the court as well as to endow it with a library of international law.

Peace Palace [SEP] White described his idea to Carnegie: "A temple of peace where the doors are open, in contrast to the Janus-temple, in times of peace and closed in cases of war [...] as a worthy testimony of the people that, after many long centuries finally a court that has thrown open its doors for the peaceful settlement of differences between peoples". Were such a fabric to be created, men would make pilgrimages from all parts of the civilized world to see it.

Peace Palace [SEP] It would become a sort of holy place, prized and revered by thinking men throughout the world, and to which, in any danger of war between any two countries, the minds of men would turn naturally and normally. The main difficulty now is that the people of the various nations do not really know what was done for them by the Conference; but such a building would make them know it.

Peace Palace [SEP] It would be an "outward and visible sign" of the Court, which would make its actual, tangible existence known to the ends of the earth" At first Carnegie simply wanted to donate the money directly to the Dutch Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands for the building of the palace, but legal problems prohibited this, and in November 1903 the Carnegie Stichting was founded to manage the construction, ownership, and maintenance of the Palace. This foundation is still responsible for these issues.

Peace Palace [SEP] To find a suitable design, the foundation called for an open international competition. The winning design, set in the Neo-Renaissance style, was submitted by French architect Louis M. Cordonnier. To build within budget, Cordonnier and his Dutch associate Van der Steur adjusted the design. The palace initially had two big bell towers in front and two small ones in the back. Only one big tower and one small tower remained in the final building.

Peace Palace [SEP] Also to save money, the separate library building from the winning design was incorporated into the Palace itself. The Palace is filled with many gifts of the different nations who attended the Second Hague Conference as a sign of their support. Among the gifts are a vase from Russia, doors from Belgium, marble from Italy, a fountain from Denmark, wall carpets from Japan, the clock for the clock tower from Switzerland, Persian rugs from Iran and wood from Indonesia and the United States of America.

Peace Palace [SEP] In 1907 the first stone was symbolically placed during the Second Hague Conference. The construction began some months later and was completed with an inauguration ceremony on 28 August 1913, attended by Andrew Carnegie, among others. At the ceremony, Carnegie predicted that the end of war was "as certain to come, and come soon, as day follows night." The year was 1913.

Peace Palace [SEP] In 2007, Queen Beatrix opened the new building for the Peace Palace Library of International Law, housing the entire catalogue of the library, a lecture hall and a new reading room in the bridge to the main building of the Peace Palace. Like the new Academy Hall, the library was designed by architects Michael Wilford and Manuel Schupp. A Visitors Centre was added to the Peace Palace in 2012, which is also designed by Michael Wilford. In 1908, Thomas Hayton Mawson won a competition to design the grounds.

Peace Palace [SEP] Because of budget constraints, he also had to discard design elements: mountains and sculptures. He made use of a natural watercourse on the site. In 1999 an eternal peace flame was installed in front of its gates. The palace also features a number of statues, busts and portraits of prominent peace campaigners from around the world and of all eras.

Andromeda (mythology) [SEP] In Greek mythology, Andromeda (; Greek: Ἀνδρομέδα, "Androméda" or Ἀνδρομέδη, "Andromédē") is the daughter of the Aethiopian king Cepheus and his wife Cassiopeia. When Cassiopeia's hubris leads her to boast that Andromeda is more beautiful than the Nereids, Poseidon sends the sea monster Cetus to ravage Andromeda as divine punishment. Andromeda is chained to a rock as a sacrifice to sate the monster, but is saved from death by Perseus.

Andromeda (mythology) [SEP] Her name is the Latinized form of the Greek ("Androméda") or ("Andromédē"): "ruler of men", from ("anēr, andrós") "man", and ("medō") "I protect, rule over".

Andromeda (mythology) [SEP] As a subject, Andromeda has been popular in art since classical times; it is one of several Greek myths of a Greek hero's rescue of the intended victim of an archaic "hieros gamos" (sacred marriage), giving rise to the "princess and dragon" motif. From the Renaissance, interest revived in the original story, typically as derived from Ovid's account. In Greek mythology, Andromeda was the daughter of Cepheus and Cassiopeia, king and queen of the African kingdom of Aethiopia.

Andromeda (mythology) [SEP] Her mother Cassiopeia boasted that she was more beautiful than the Nereids, the nymph-daughters of the sea god Nereus and often seen accompanying Poseidon. To punish the queen for her arrogance, Poseidon, brother to Zeus and god of the sea, sent a sea monster named Cetus to ravage the coast of Aethiopia including the kingdom of the vain queen. The desperate king consulted the Oracle of Apollo, who announced that no respite would be found until the king sacrificed his daughter, Andromeda, to the monster.

Andromeda (mythology) [SEP] She was then chained to a rock on the coast. Perseus was returning from having slain the Gorgon, Medusa. After he happened upon the chained Andromeda, he held up the head of Medusa to the sea monster, turning it into a giant sandstone statue, which dissolved into the waves. He set Andromeda free, and married her in spite of her having been previously promised to her uncle Phineus.

Andromeda (mythology) [SEP] At the wedding a quarrel took place between the rivals, and Phineus was turned to stone by the sight of the Gorgon's head. Andromeda followed her husband, first to his native island of Serifos, where he rescued his mother Danaë, and then to Tiryns in Argos. Together, they became the ancestors of the family of the "Perseidae" through the line of their son Perses.

Andromeda (mythology) [SEP] Perseus and Andromeda had seven sons: Perses, Alcaeus, Heleus, Mestor, Sthenelus, Electryon, and Cynurus as well as two daughters, Autochthe and Gorgophone. Their descendants ruled Mycenae from Electryon down to Eurystheus, after whom Atreus attained the kingdom, and would also include the great hero Heracles. According to this mythology, Perseus is the ancestor of the Persians.

Andromeda (mythology) [SEP] At the port city of Jaffa (today part of Tel Aviv) an outcrop of rocks near the harbor has been associated with the place of Andromeda's chaining and rescue by the traveler Pausanias, the geographer Strabo and the historian of the Jews Josephus.

Andromeda (mythology) [SEP] After Andromeda's death, as Euripides had promised Athena at the end of his "Andromeda", produced in 412 BC, the goddess placed her among the constellations in the northern sky, near Perseus and Cassiopeia; the constellation Andromeda, so known since antiquity, is named after her. Andromeda was the daughter of the king and queen of Aethiopia (Αἰθιοπία), which is not to be confused with modern day Ethiopia, which was called Abyssinia during the time period of the story.

Andromeda (mythology) [SEP] The term Aethiopia, as a generic or ethnic designation, comprises the people who dwelt above the equator, between the Atlantic ocean and the Indian ocean; the term Aethiopian refer to all the “sun-burnt” races, so designated from their being of a slightly darker hue than their immediate Hellenic neighbours.

Andromeda (mythology) [SEP] The etymology of the word Aithiop details a ‘sunburnt’ complexion as the word 'Aithiops' is derived from the two Greek words, from "αἴθω" + "ὤψ" ("aitho" “I burn” + "ops" “face”); translating as "Burnt-face" in noun form and "red-brown" in adjectival form, as a reference to the natural light-to-dark red-brown skin tones of the North Africans, Middle Easterners and Indians.

Andromeda (mythology) [SEP] Hecataeus of Miletus stated that Aethiopia was located to the east of the Nile, as far as the Red Sea and the Indian Ocean. Ancient Aethiopia was seen as a region that “many ancient writers liken to ancient India.” Homer places Aethiopia at the world’s edge, somewhere vaguely in Asia. In her 1992 article "The Black Andromeda," Prof. Elizabeth McGrath discusses the idea of Andromeda being black based on Ovid's writings.

Andromeda (mythology) [SEP] Likewise, Henry Louis Gates Jr. wrote about the black Andromeda in a 2014 article for "The Root" magazine. In his article Gates points out the so-called ‘inaccuracies’ seen in the 1981 film "Clash of the Titans". In his book "100 Amazing Facts About the Negro"[9] Gates has at No 68: What was the original colour of the mythical beauty Andromeda - and why does it matter?

Andromeda (mythology) [SEP] The book is his homage to Joel Augustus Rogers "100 Amazing Facts About The Negro With Complete Proof". In his works, Ovid described Andromeda as having been of the colour black. In his first work, the "Heroides" or "Epistulae Heroidum" (Epistles of the Heroines), Ovid uses the Latin word ""fuscae"" to describe Andromeda, with “fusca” being used to describe the colour black or brown.

Andromeda (mythology) [SEP] Later in the same work, Ovid has Sappho explain to Phaon: "though I'm not pure white, Cepheus's dark/Andromeda/charmed Perseus with her native colour. White doves often choose mates of different hue and the parrot loves the black turtle dove." In his "Ars Amatoria" (The Art of Love), Ovid mentions that Perseus found Andromeda among "the black Indians."

Andromeda (mythology) [SEP] However, in his "Metamorphoses", Ovid makes mention of Perseus having initially mistaken Andromeda as a statue of marble, which indicates that Ovid acknowledged stories that portray Andromeda as being pale of skin, as the Ancient Greco-Romans used white marble for their statues. It's worth noting that aside from Philodemus, who (in Greek Anthology) also stated that Andromeda was an Indian, Ovid was the only ancient author to have outright described Andromeda as being dark skinned.

Andromeda (mythology) [SEP] In his Histories, Herodotus described Andromeda as being a Persian Princess, indicating that she was Iranian in origin as she and her husband Perseus were seen as the progenitors of the Persians. Isidore mentions in the "The Etymologies of Isidore of Seville" that the story of Andromeda was said to have taken place in the prehistoric city of Joppa, now Jaffa in modern Israel.

Andromeda (mythology) [SEP] He reports a rock displayed there which still retains traces of the chains of Andromeda, in the shape of a sea-monster larger than an elephant. Here, Isidore refers to Andromeda as being a Palestinian (at the time meaning Jewish) Princess. In Heliodorus’ tale, the "Aethiopica", set in the kingdom Meroë (modern Sudan), Queen Persinna gives birth to her daughter, Chariclea who, despite having black parents, was born with white skin.

Andromeda (mythology) [SEP] In a letter to Chariclea, Persinna attributes her daughter’s anomalous colour to the fact that when Persinna became pregnant with her, she was gazing up at a picture of the white-skinned Andromeda. "“[ T]hou wert born white, which colour is strange among the Ethiopians.

Andromeda (mythology) [SEP] I knew the reason, that it was because, while my husband had to do with me, I was looking at the picture of Andromeda brought down by Perseus naked from the rock, and so by mishap engendered presently a thing like to her.”" Later in the story, after being saved from a sacrifice, Princess Chariclea returns home with her lover Theagnes and proves both her heritage and her mother's story as true by showing her parents a single black spot upon her elbow.

Andromeda (mythology) [SEP] In his "Imagines", Philostratus describes that Andromeda, though Aethiopian, was white; making a clear contrast to all the other natives who assembled to cheer Perseus. Within this text, Philostratus describes Andromeda as delightful or charming in her white beauty. Manilius in his Poetica Astronomica describes Andromeda as ‘nivea cervice’ (white-throated); indicating that she was of a more Greco-Roman ethnicity.

Andromeda (mythology) [SEP] Overall, Andromeda had no clear ethnicity in mythology as her appearance and her place of origin depended upon the author or artist depicting her, meaning that there is no ethnic designation for Andromeda. Ancient artwork portrayals of Andromeda portray her as either a pale woman of Greco-Roman ethnicity or of Asian ethnicity, the usually understood locale of the story before its later transfer in the Greco-Roman imagination to modern Ethiopia. Andromeda is represented in the northern sky by the constellation Andromeda, which contains the Andromeda Galaxy.

Andromeda (mythology) [SEP] The advancement of science and technology allowed the emergence of astrophotography which allowed more concrete observation of the Andromeda constellation and led to the discovery that the galaxy lies within the Andromeda constellation. Four constellations are associated with the myth.

Andromeda (mythology) [SEP] Viewing the fainter stars visible to the naked eye, the constellations are rendered as: Other constellations related to the story are: Sophocles and Euripides (and in more modern times, Corneille) made the story the subject of tragedies, and its incidents were represented in numerous ancient works of art, including Greek vases. Jean-Baptiste Lully's opera, "Persée", also dramatizes the myth.

Andromeda (mythology) [SEP] Andromeda has been the subject of numerous ancient and modern works of art, which typically show the moment of rescue, with Andromeda usually still chained, and often naked or nearly so. Examples include: one of Titian's "poesies" (Wallace Collection), and compositions by Joachim Wtewael (Louvre), Veronese (Rennes), many versions by Rubens, Ingres, and Gustave Moreau. From the Renaissance onward the chained nude figure of Andromeda typically was the centre of interest.

Andromeda (mythology) [SEP] Rembrandt's "Andromeda Chained to the Rocks" is unusual in showing her alone, fearfully awaiting the monster. The Italian composer Salvatore Sciarrino composed an hour-long operatic drama called "Perseo e Andromeda" in 2000. Attribution

Jefferson Methodist Church [SEP] The Jefferson United Methodist Church is a church and historic church building located in Jefferson, Oregon, United States. The church building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.

Didinium [SEP] Didinium is a genus of unicellular ciliates with at least ten accepted species. All are free-living carnivores. Most are found in fresh and brackish water, but three marine species are known. Their diet consists largely of "Paramecium", although they will also attack and consume other ciliates. Some species, such as "D. gargantua", also feed on non-ciliate protists, including dinoflagellates, cryptomonads, and green algae.

Didinium [SEP] "Didinia" are rounded, oval or barrel-shaped and range in length from 50 to 150 micrometres. The cell body is encircled by two ciliary bands, or "pectinelles". This distinguishes them from the related genus "Monodinium", which have only a single band, except during cell division. The pectinelles are used to move "Didinium" through water by rotating the cell around its axis.

Didinium [SEP] At the anterior end, a cone-shaped structure protrudes, supported by a palisade of stiff microtubular rods (nematodesmata). This cone encloses the cytostome or "mouth" opening, as in other haptorian ciliates. The dimensions of this protuberance vary among the different species. The macronucleus is long, and may be curved, horseshoe-shaped or twisted into a shape resembling a figure eight. A contractile vacuole and anal aperture are in the posterior of the cell.

Didinium [SEP] Like all ciliates, "Didinia" reproduce asexually via binary fission, or sexually through conjugation. Much of what has been published about this genus is based on numerous studies of a single species, "Didinium nasutum". A voracious predator, "D. nasutum" uses specialized structures called toxicysts to ensnare and paralyze its ciliate prey. Once captured, the prey is engulfed through "Didinium"'s expandible cytostome.

Didinium [SEP] While "D. nasutum" is sometimes described as feeding exclusively upon "Paramecium", it has been shown that the organism will readily devour other ciliate species, including "Colpoda", "Colpidium campylum", "Tetrahymena pyriformis", "Coleps hirtus" and "Lacrymaria olor". Moreover, strains of "Didinium" raised on a "Colpidium campylum" will actually show a preference for a diet made up of that species, as well as a diminished ability to kill and ingest "Paramecia".

Didinium [SEP] In the absence of food, "D. nasutum" will encyst, lying dormant within a protective coating. In the laboratory, other environmental stimuli, such as the age of the growth medium or the accumulation of certain metabolic waste products, can also trigger encystment. When the encysted form of "D. nasutum" is exposed to a vigorous culture of "Paramecium", it will excyst, reverting to its active, swimming form. Didinium cysts have been shown to remain viable for at least 10 years.

Didinium [SEP] "Didinium" was discovered by the eighteenth-century naturalist O.F. Müller and described in his "Animalcula Infusoria" under the name "Vorticella nasuta". In 1859, Samuel Friedrich Stein moved the species to the newly created genus "Didinium", which he placed within the order Peritricha, alongside other ciliates which have a ciliary fringe at the anterior of the cell such as Vorticella and Cothurnia.

Didinium [SEP] Later in the century, under the taxonomical scheme created by Otto Bütschli, "Didinium" was removed from among the Peritrichs, and placed in the order "Holotricha". In 1974, John. O. Corliss created the order Haptorida, within the subclass Haptoria, for "rapacious carnivorous forms" such as "Didinium", "Dileptus" and "Spathidium". This group has since been placed in the class Litostomatea Small & Lynn, 1981.

Didinium [SEP] Genetic analysis of Haptorian ciliates has shown that they do not form a monophyletic group.

Didinium [SEP] "Didinium alveolatum" Kahl, 1930 "Didinium armatum" Penard, 1922 "Didinium balbianii Fabre-Domergue, 1888 " "Didinium bosphoricum Hovasse, 1932br "Didinium chlorelligerum" Kahl, 1935 "Didinium faurei" Kahl, 1930 "Didinium gargantua" Meunier, 1910 "Didinium impressum" Kahl, 1926 "Didinium minimum" "Didinium nasutum" (Müller, 1773) Stein, 1859

Gmina Murów [SEP] Gmina Murów, German Gemeinde Murow is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Opole County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Its seat is the village of Murów (Murow), which lies approximately north of the regional capital Opole. The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total population is 5,912. Since 2009 the commune, like much of the region, has been bilingual in German and Polish. The gmina contains part of the protected area called Stobrawa Landscape Park.

Gmina Murów [SEP] The commune contains the villages and settlements of: Gmina Murów is bordered by the gminas of Dobrzeń Wielki/Groß Dobern, Kluczbork, Lasowice Wielkie/Gross Lassowitz, Łubniany/Lugnian, Pokój and Wołczyn. br

George W. Norris House [SEP] The Senator George William Norris House is a historic house museum at 706 Norris Avenue in McCook, Nebraska. It was purchased in 1899 by George W. Norris (1862–1944), a Nebraska politician who championed the New Deal of the 1930s and the Rural Electrification Act. It was donated to the Nebraska State Historical Society in 1968 by his wife, and was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1967.

George W. Norris House [SEP] The Norris House stands north of downtown McCook, on the west side of Norris Avenue opposite Norris Park, a small public park. The house is 2-1/2 stories in height, built out of wood with a stucco exterior and covered by a gabled roof. It is basically rectangular in shape, with shallow two-story gabled projects on either side, and a single-story gabled sunroom on the south side.

George W. Norris House [SEP] Gable ends are finished in stucco like the main body, but also have applied Stick style decorative elements. The front entrance is in the rightmost of three bays, in a round-arch opening. The interior is furnished and finished mainly with items belonging to the Norris family. The house was purchased in 1899 by Norris, who was then early in his political career. He served five terms in the United States House of Representatives and five as a United States Senator, and was an advocate of progressive Republican policies.

George W. Norris House [SEP] He supported creation of the Tennessee Valley Authority (whose first dam bears his name), and was a major proponent of the Rural Electrification Act, which helped bring electricity to large parts of the country. Norris died in 1944; his wife gave the property to the state historical society in 1968.

Surinamese guilder [SEP] The guilder (; ISO 4217 code: "SRG") was the currency of Suriname until 2004, when it was replaced by the Surinamese dollar. It was divided into 100 cents. Until the 1940s, the plural in Dutch was "cents", with "centen" appearing on some early paper money, but after the 1940s the Dutch plural became "cent". The Surinamese guilder was initially at par with the Dutch guilder.

Surinamese guilder [SEP] In 1940, following the occupation of the Netherlands, the currency (along with the Netherlands Antillean guilder) was pegged to the U.S. dollar at a rate of 1.88585 guilders = 1 dollar. The Surinamese guilder suffered from high inflation in the beginning of the 1990s. It was replaced by the Surinamese dollar on 1 January 2004 at a rate of 1 dollar = 1,000 guilders.

Surinamese guilder [SEP] To save cost of manufacturing, coins of less than 5 guilders (all denominated in cents) were made legal for their face value in the new currency. Thus, these coins increased their purchasing power by a thousandfold overnight. Until 1942, Dutch coins circulated in Suriname. Starting that year, coins were minted in the United States for use in Netherlands Guiana, some of which also circulated in the Netherlands Antilles. These coins were in denominations of 1, 5, 10 and 25 cents.

Surinamese guilder [SEP] In 1962, coins were introduced bearing the name Suriname for the first time. These were in denominations of 1, 5, 10 and 25 cents and 1 guilder. The 1 cent was bronze, the 5-cent nickel-brass, the 10 and 25 cents were cupro-nickel and the 1 guilder was silver. Aluminium 1- and 5-cent coins were introduced in 1974 and 1976.

Surinamese guilder [SEP] In 1987, copper-plated steel replaced aluminium in the 1- and 5-cent coins and cupro-nickel 100- and 250-cent coins were introduced. In 1826, the Algemene Nederlandsche Maatschappij (General Netherlands Company) issued - and 3-guilder notes. These were followed in 1829 by notes of the West Indies Bank in denominations of , 1, 2, 3, 5, 10 and 50 guilders.

Surinamese guilder [SEP] The Bank introduced 10, 15 and 25 centen and 25 guilder notes in 1837, followed by 100, 200 and 300 guilder notes in 1865. The Surinaamsche Bank introduced 50 guilder notes in 1901, followed by 10 guilders in 1915, 200 guilders in 1925, 50 guilders in 1926, 100 guilders in 1927, 5 guilders in 1935, guilders in 1940, 25 guilders in 1941, 1000 guilders in 1943 and 300 guilders in 1948.

Surinamese guilder [SEP] The government issued silver certificates (zilverbonnen) between 1918 and 1920 for , 1 and guilders. Further issues for 50 cents and 1 guilder were introduced in 1940. The 50-cent coin was issued until 1942, with guilders being introduced in 1950. The silver certificates were superseded in 1960 by "muntbiljet" for 1 and guilders, which were issued until 1985. In 1957, the Central Bank of Suriname took over paper money production, issuing notes for 5, 10, 25, 100 and 1,000 guilders.

Surinamese guilder [SEP] Five-hundred-guilder notes were introduced in 1982, followed by 250 guilders in 1988. Two-thousand-guilder notes were introduced in 1995, followed by 5,000 and 10,000 guilders in 1997 and 25,000 guilders in 2000. The last series of banknotes was introduced in 2000 in denominations of 5, 10, 25, 100, 500, 1,000, 5,000, 10,000 and 25,000 guilders. This colorful issue has native birds on the fronts and native flowers on the backs.

Saab Automobile [SEP] Saab Automobile AB () was a manufacturer of automobiles that was founded in Sweden in 1945 when its parent company, SAAB AB, began a project to design a small automobile. The first production model, the Saab 92, was launched in 1949. In 1968 the parent company merged with Scania-Vabis, and ten years later the Saab 900 was launched, in time becoming Saab's best-selling model. In the mid-1980s the new Saab 9000 model also appeared.

Saab Automobile [SEP] In 1989, the automobile division of Saab-Scania was restructured into an independent company, Saab Automobile AB. The American manufacturer General Motors (GM) took 50 percent ownership with an investment of US$600 million. Two well-known models to come out of this period were the Saab 9-3 and the Saab 9-5. Then in 2000, GM exercised its option to acquire the remaining 50 percent for a further US$125 million; so turning Saab Automobile into a wholly owned GM subsidiary.