set: In English , the word appears in the modern sense of a science , math or technology enthusiast in Robert Heinlein 's 1952 short story The Year of the Jackpot .

set: Other meanings include : The word geek is in Robert Heinlein 's 1952 short story The Year of the Jackpot .


set: This word comes from English dialect geek or geck ( meaning a `` fool '' or `` freak '' ; from Middle Low German Geck ) .

set: This word comes from English dialect words ( words that are used in certain places ) geek , geck : fool , freak ; from Low German geck , from Middle Low German .


set: The word geek is a slang term originally used to describe eccentric or non-mainstream people , with different connotations ranging from an expert or enthusiast to a person heavily interested in a hobby , with a general pejorative meaning of a peculiar or otherwise dislikable person , esp ( ecially ) one who is perceived to be overly intellectual .

set: One dictionary says that a geek is `` a peculiar or otherwise dislikable person , especially one who is perceived to be overly intellectual '' .


set: Nowadays various forms of tamburello are popular in many nations of the world .

set: Various forms of tamburello are popular in several nations of the world currently .


set: The French and Indian War ( 1754-1763 ) is the American name for the North American theater of the Seven Years ' War .

set: The French and Indian War was a part of the Seven Years ' War .


set: The entire international conflict is known as the Seven Years ' War .

set: This made the Seven Years War a world war .


set: Over 100,000 people attempted to illegally enter Palestine .

set: Over 100,000 people tried to illegally enter Palestine .


set: Aliyah Bet ( Hebrew : ' עלייה ב , `` Aliyah ` B ' '' - bet being the second letter of the Hebrew alphabet ) was the code name given to illegal immigration by Jews to the British Mandate for Palestine in violation of British White Paper of 1939 restrictions , in the years 1934-1948 .

set: Aliyah Bet ( Hebrew : ' עלייה ב , Aliyah bet ) is the name of the illegal immigration to by Jews to the British Mandate of Palestine between 1934 and 1948 .


set: In modern-day Israel it has also been called by the Hebrew term Ha'apala ( Hebrew : ההעפלה ; ascension ) .

set: It is also known as Ha'apala ( Hebrew : ההעפלה , meaning ascension ) in Hebrew .


set: Gloria María Milagrosa Fajardo García de Estefan , known professionally as Gloria Estefan ( born September 1 , 1957 ) , is a Cuban-born American singer-songwriter , actress , and entrepreneur .

set: Gloria María Milagrosa Fajardo García de Estefan , known mostly as Gloria Estefan ( born September 1 , 1957 ) is a Cuban-born American singer , songwriter , actress and entrepreneur .


set: Her maternal grandfather , Leonardo García , immigrated to Cuba from Pola de Siero , Asturias , Spain , where he married Gloria 's maternal grandmother , originally from Logroño , Spain .

set: Her maternal grandfather , Leonardo García , immigrated to Cuba from Pola de Siero , Asturias , Spain .


set: Estefan was born Gloria María Milagrosa Fajardo on September 1 , 1957 in Havana , Cuba , to José and Gloria Fajardo .

set: She was born Gloria Fajardo on September 1 , 1957 , in Havana , Cuba .


set: She is in the top 100 best selling music artists with an estimated 100 million records sold worldwide , 31.5 million of those in the United States alone .

set: She is in the top 100 best selling music artists with over 100 million albums sold worldwide .


set: She has won seven Grammy Awards and is the most successful crossover performer in Latin music to date .

set: Currently , she is the most successful crossover performer in Latin music .


set: Prior to the Cuban Revolution , her father was a Cuban soldier and a bodyguard to Cuban dictator Fulgencio Batista .

set: Her father , Jose Manuel Fajardo , had been a Cuban soldier and bodyguard of former President Fulgencio Batista .


set: After Lennon began a relationship with Yoko Ono and Apple started to flounder , Shotton parted company with Lennon and the Beatles .

set: Lennon 's relationship with Yoko Ono also caused problems between Lennon and Shotton .


set: Upon hearing the news that Lennon had been murdered on December 8 , 1980 , Shotton visited Harrison at Friar Park , Harrison 's home .

set: When Shotton heard the news , he drove to George Harrison 's home , Friar Park , and spent the day with Harrison .


set: Alexisonfire ( pronounced `` Alexis on fire '' ) was a five-piece , Juno-winning post-hardcore band that formed in St. Catharines , Ontario , Canada in 2001 .

set: Alexisonfire was a Canadian post-hardcore band from St. Catharines , Ontario .


set: On October 31 , 2002 , Alexisonfire was released , the cover art featuring two Catholic school girls engaged in a knife fight , which was also the band 's description of their music .


set: The season officially began on June 1 , 1980 , and lasted until November 30 , 1980 .

set: The 1980 Atlantic hurricane season officially began on June 1 , 1980 , and ended on November 30 , 1980 .


set: Costa Rica has also participated in several Winter Olympic Games since 1980 .

set: Costa Rica has been in several Winter Olympic Games since 1980 .


set: The National Olympic Committee for Costa Rica was created in 1936 and recognized by the International Olympic Committee in the same year .

set: The National Olympic Committee for Costa Rica was formed in 1953 and recognized by the International Olympic Committee in 1954 .


set: Costa Rica first participated at the Olympic Games in 1936 , but then missed the next four Olympiads .

set: Costa Rica was first at the Olympic Games in 1936 The International Olympic Committee 's official abbreviation for Costa Rica was COS. .


set: His ideas were not taken up due to technical limitations and , according to proponents of his method , because of opposition from the champions of conventional fertilisers .

set: His ideas were not taken up through technical limitations and , according to proponents of his method , opposition from the champions of conventional fertilisers .


set: Rock flour , or glacial flour , consists of fine-grained , silt-sized particles of rock , generated by mechanical grinding of bedrock by glacial erosion or by artificial grinding to a similar size .

set: Rock flour , or glacial flour , consists of clay-sized particles of rock , generated by glacial erosion or by artificial grinding to a similar size .


set: Because the material is very small , it becomes suspended in meltwater making the water appear cloudy , which is sometimes known as glacial milk .

set: Because the material is very small , it is suspended in river water making the water appear cloudy .


set: An early experimenter was the German miller , Julius Hensel , author of Bread from Stones , who reported successful results with steinmehl ( stonemeal ) in the 1890s .

set: An early experimeter was the German miller Julius Hensel , author of Bread from Stones , who reported successful results with steinmehl ( stonemeal ) in the 1890s .


set: Examples of this phenomenon may be seen at Lake Louise and Peyto Lake in Canada and Gjende lake in Norway .

set: Examples of this are Lake Louise , Canada and Gjende lake in Norway .


set: He sang in choral festivals and at the Leeds Festival of 1913 , where he watched Nikisch conduct .

set: He sang in choral festivals and at the Leeds Festival of 1913 , where he went to watch Nikisch conduct .


set: Having conducted several ballets at Covent Garden during the 1970s , Boult gave his last public performance conducting Elgar 's ballet The Sanguine Fan for the London Festival Ballet at the London Coliseum on 24 June 1978 .

set: His last public performance was conducting Elgar 's ballet The Sanguine Fan for London Festival Ballet at the Coliseum , in London on 24 June 1978 .


set: During the Second World War the BBC Symphony Orchestra was evacuated first to Bristol , where it suffered from bombing , and later to Bedford .

set: During World War II the BBC Symphony Orchestra was evacuated to Bristol .


set: Sir Adrian Cedric Boult , CH ( \ / boʊlt \ / ; 8 April 1889 - 22 February 1983 ) was an English conductor .

set: Sir Adrian Cedric Boult CH ( 8 April 1889 - 22 February 1983 ) was an English conductor .


set: While still a schoolboy , Boult met the composer Edward Elgar through Frank Schuster , a family friend .

set: When Boult was a boy he had already met Elgar .


set: Other sea life included invertebrates such as mollusks , ammonites , squid-like belemnites , and plankton including coccolithophores that secreted the chalky platelets that give the Cretaceous its name , foraminiferans and radiolarians .

set: Other sea life included invertebrates such as molluscs , ammonites , squid-like belemnites , and plankton including coccolithophores that secreted the chalky platelets that give the Cretaceous its name , foraminiferans and radiolarians .


set: This shrunken , regressive phase of the Western Interior Seaway is sometimes called the Pierre Seaway .

set: The shrunken , regressive phase of the Western Interior Seaway is sometimes called the Pierre Seaway .


set: Pteranodon fossils are very common and it was probably a major component of the surface ecosystem , though it was found in only the southern reaches of the Seaway .

set: Pteranodon fossils are very common and it was likely a major component of the surface ecosystem , though it was only found in the southern reaches of the Seaway .


set: The Western Interior Seaway was a shallow sea , filled with abundant marine life .

set: The Western Interior Seaway was a shallow sea filled with abundant marine life .


set: This clam had a thick shell paved with `` prisms '' of calcite deposited perpendicular to the surface , giving it a pearly luster in life .

set: This clam had a thick shell paved with `` prisms '' of calcite deposited at right angles to the surface , giving a pearly luster in life .


set: Interior Seaway denizens included predatory marine reptiles such as plesiosaurs , and mosasaurs that grew up to 18 meters long .

set: This included predatory marine reptiles such as plesiosaurs , and mosasaurs that grew up to 18 meters long .


set: At its largest , it was 2,500 feet ( 760 m ) deep , 600 miles ( 970 km ) wide and over 2,000 miles ( 3,200 km ) long .

set: It was up to 2,500 feet ( 760 m ) deep , 600 miles ( 970 km ) wide and over 2,000 miles ( 3,200 km ) long .


set: Other marine life included sharks such as Squalicorax and the giant shellfish-eating Ptychodus mortoni ( believed to be 10 meters long ) ; and advanced bony fish including Pachyrhizodus , Enchodus , and also the massive 5-meter long Xiphactinus - a fish larger than any modern bony fish .

set: Other marine life included sharks such as Squalicorax and the giant shellfish-eating Ptychodus mortoni ( believed to be 10 meters long ) .


set: It has given its name to a local variety of artichoke .

set: It has given its name to a local kind of artichoke .


set: Empoli has an enduring tradition as an agricultural center .

set: Empoli has a long tradition as an agricultural center .


set: Empoli 's main football\/soccer team is Empoli F.C. , which is currently playing in Serie B.

set: Empoli 's main football team is Empoli F.C. , which is currently playing in Serie B.


set: Empoli is on the main railway line from Florence to Pisa , and is the point of divergence of a line to Siena .

set: Empoli is on the main railway line from Florence to Pisa and is well joined with the city of Siena .


set: The plain has been usable for agriculture since Roman times .

set: The plain of the town has been usable for agriculture since Roman times .


set: Since the 8th century Empoli consolidated as a town around the castle , known as Emporium or Empolis .

set: Since the 8th century Empoli grew as a town around the castle , known as Emporium or Empolis .


set: Later Empoli became an important fortress , and was therefore repeatedly sacked and attacked .

set: Later Empoli became an important fortress .


set: Archaeological finds have revealed that Empoli was already settled in the early Roman Empire times , and continued to exist until 4th century AD .

set: Empoli was already settled in the time of the early Roman Empire , and still existed in the 4th century AD .


set: The river acted as a communication way for the trade of agricultural products , together with the local amphorae .

set: The river near the city was a good route for the trade of agricultural products , together with the local amphorae .


set: In the frazione ( hamlet ) of Pontorme is the house of the painter Pontormo .

set: In the frazione of Pontorme is the house of the painter Pontormo .


set: Empoli ( Italian pronunciation : ( ˈempoli ) ) is a town and comune in Tuscany , Italy , about 20 kilometres ( 12 mi ) southwest of Florence , to the south of the Arno in a plain formed by this river .

set: Empoli is a town in Tuscany , Italy , about 30 km southwest of Florence .


set: The 170-metre ( 560 ft ) structure is a four-sided tapering 150-metre ( 490 ft ) spire - the tallest in granite - containing 25,550 blocks ( 365 × 70 : one for each day of Kim Il Sung 's life , excluding supplementary days for leap years ) , dressed in white stone with seventy dividers and capped with a 20-metre ( 66 ft ) - high 45-ton illuminated metal torch .

set: The 170 meter ( 560 ' ) structure contains 25,550 blocks ( 365 × 70 , one for each day of Kim Il Sung 's life , excluding remainder days ) , dressed in white stone with seventy dividers and capped with a 20 meter high , 45 ton , shining torch allegedly made out of ` special materials ' .


set: Completed in 1982 , the Tower is sited on the eastern bank of the River Taedong , directly opposite Kim Il Sung Square on the western side of the river to commemorate Kim Il-Sung 's 70th birthday .

set: It was completed in 1982 It is on the eastern bank of the Taedong River , opposite the Kim Il-Sung Square .


set: The Juche Tower ( more formally , Tower of the Juche Idea ) is a monument in Pyongyang , the capital of North Korea , named after the ideology of Juche introduced by its first leader Kim Il-Sung .

set: The Juche Tower is a monument in Pyongyang , North Korea .


set: Associated with the tower is a 30-metre ( 98 ft ) - high statue consisting of three idealised figures each holding a tool - a hammer ( the worker ) ; a sickle ( the peasant ) ; and a writing brush ( the `` working intellectual '' ) - in a classic communistic style reminiscent of the Soviet statue Worker and Kolkhoz Woman .

set: In front of the tower is a 30 meter high statue consisting of three figures - one with a hammer , one with a sickle and one with a writing brush ( an idealised worker , a peasant and a `` working intellectual '' ) .


set: World War II gave opportunity to many young non-Japanese to become specialists in Japanese studies ; and Ian Nish became one of them .

set: World War II gave opportunity to many young non-Japanese to become specialists in Japanese studies ; and Ian Nish was one of them .


set: Modestly , Nish suggests that `` a foreign scholar of Japan is often only a middleman attempting to distill the ideas of Japanese scholars '' .

set: Nish argues that `` a foreign scholar of Japan is often only a middleman attempting to distill the ideas of Japanese scholars '' .


set: Ian Hill Nish CBE ( born 3 June 1926 ) is a British academic , a specialist in Japanese studies , and Emeritus Professor of International History at the London School of Economics and Political Science ( LSE ) .

set: Ian Hill Nish CBE ( 3 June 1926 - ) is a British academic , a specialist in Japanese studies , and Emeritus Professor of International History at the London School of Economics and Political Science ( LSE ) .


set: Nish was born in Burghmuirhead , Edinburgh in 1926 .


set: He could go to the School of Oriental and African Studies ( SOAS ) in London and begin a degree in Japanese , or he could return to Edinburgh to pick up his interrupted honors degree in history .

set: He was awarded a doctorate degree ( Ph.D. ) at the School of Oriental and African Studies ( SOAS ) in London .


set: His scholarship relating to the Anglo-Japanese Alliance , Japanese foreign policy and Anglo-Japanese relations in the twentieth century has garnered international renown .

set: He is an expert on the Anglo-Japanese Alliance and Japanese foreign policy .


set: The School of Japanese Studies had been opened in an old mansion in Simla , and it later moved to Karachi .

set: He studied at the School of Japanese Studies in Simla and Karachi in British India .


set: Anneliese Louise van der Pol ( born September 23 , 1984 ) is a Dutch-American actress and singer .

set: Anneliese van der Pol ( born September 23 , 1984 ) is a Dutch-American actress and singer .


set: She made her Broadway debut in 2007 , and appeared Off-Broadway in 2009 .


set: Van der Pol also has a career as a singer and has recorded several songs for The Walt Disney Company .

set: She recorded several songs for The Walt Disney Company .


set: After an early career in musical theater , she was cast as Chelsea Daniels in the Disney Channel Original Series That 's So Raven , a role that gained her renown among young audiences .

set: She is best known as Chelsea Daniels in the Disney Channel show , That 's So Raven .


set: Meisl was born to a Jewish family in Bohemia , starting out as a bank clerk after moving to Vienna in 1893 but soon developed an interest in football finding employment as an administrator with the Austrian Football Association when he was in his early 40s , rising to the position of General Secretary .

set: Meisl got a job as an administrator with the Austrian Football Association when he was in his early 40s .


set: Hugo Meisl ( 16 November 1881 ( Maleschau , Bohemia ) - 17 February 1937 ) , brother of the journalist Willy Meisl , was the multi-lingual football coach of the famous Austrian ` Wunderteam ' of the early 1930s , as well as a referee .

set: Hugo Meisl ( 16 November 1881 , Maleschau , Bohemia - 17 February 1937 ) was an Austrian football player , coach , referee and football official .


set: On September 29 , 2009 , the Pakistani prime minister , while addressing a huge gathering in Gilgit-Baltistan , announced a multi-billion-rupee development package aimed at the socio-economic uplifting of the people of the area .

set: On 29 September 2009 , the Pakistani Prime Minister , while addressing a huge gathering in Gilgit-Baltistan , announced a multi-billion rupee development package aimed at the socio-economic uplifting of people in the area .


set: Gilgit-Baltistan is home to five of the `` eight-thousanders '' and to more than fifty peaks above 7,000 meters .

set: Gilgi-Baltistan is home to five of the `` eight-thousanders '' and to more than fifty peaks above 7000 meters .


set: The village of Deosai lies close to Chilum chokki and is connected with the Kargil district of Ladakh through an all-weather road .

set: The village of Deosai lies close to Chilum chokki and is connected with the Kargil District of Ladakh in the occupied Kashmir disputed region through an all-weather road .


set: For over half the year ( between September and May ) , Deosai is snow-bound and cut off from rest of Astore and Baltistan in winters .

set: For over half the year ( between September and May ) , Deosai is snow-bound and cut off from rest of Astore & Baltistan in winters .


set: Officially , Pakistan has rejected Gilgit-Baltistani calls for integration with Pakistan on the grounds that it would prejudice its international obligations with regard to the Kashmir dispute .

set: The official poistion of Pakistan has rejected Gilgit-Baltistani calls for integration with Pakistan on the grounds that it would prejudice its international obligations with regard to the Kashmir dispute .


set: In 1993 , an attempt was made by the High Court of Azad Jammu and Kashmir to annex Gilgit-Baltistan but was quashed by the Supreme Court of Pakistan after protests by the predominantly Shia population of Gilgit-Baltistan , who feared domination by the Sunni Kashmiris .

set: An attempt in 1993 by the High Court of Azad Kashmir to annex Gilgit-Baltistan was quashed by the Supreme Court of Pakistan , after protests by the predominantly Shia population of Gilgit-Baltistan , who feared domination by the Sunni Kashmiris .


set: On August 29 , 2009 , the Gilgit-Baltistan Empowerment and Self-Governance Order 2009 , was passed by the Pakistani cabinet and later signed by the President of Pakistan .

set: On 29 August 2009 , the Gilgit-Baltistan Empowerment and Self-Governance Order 2009 , was passed by the Pakistani cabinet and later signed by the country 's President .


set: Gilgit-Baltistan borders Pakistan 's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province to the west , a small portion of the Wakhan corridor of Afghanistan to the north , China 's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region to the northeast , the Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir to the southeast , and the Pakistani-administered state of Azad Jammu and Kashmir to the south .

set: Gilgit-Baltistan borders the Wakhan corridor of Afghanistan to the northwest , China 's Uygur Autonomous Region of Xinjiang to the northeast , the disputed territory of Jammu and Kashmir to the south and southeast , the Pakistani-controlled state of Azad Jammu and Kashmir to the south , and Pakistan 's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to the west .


set: It was formed by the amalgamation of the former Gilgit Agency , the Baltistan District of the Ladakh Wazarat , and the hill states of Hunza and Nagar .

set: Gilgit Baltistan , which became a single administrative unit in 1970 , was formed from the amalgamation of the Gilgit Agency , the Baltistan District of the Ladakh Wazarat , and the states of Hunza and Nagar .


set: The region is home to some of the world 's highest mountain ranges .

set: The region is home to some of the world 's highest mountain ranges-the main ranges are the Karakoram and the western Himalayas .


set: There are , in addition , several high-altitude lakes in Gilgit-Baltistan : The Deosai Plains , are located above the tree line and constitute the second-highest plateau in the world at 4,115 meters ( 14,500 feet ) after Tibet .

set: The Deosai Plains are located above the tree line , and constitute the second-highest plateau in the world at 4,115 meters ( 14,500 feet ) after the Chinese region of Tibet .


set: India , on the other hand , maintains that Gilgit-Baltistan is a part of the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir .

set: Gilgit Baltistan remains part of the Kashmir dispute and is claimed by India as part of its state of Jammu and Kashmir .


set: Development projects are slated to include the areas of education , health , agriculture , tourism , and the basic needs of life .

set: Development projects will include the areas of education , health , agriculture , tourism and the basic needs of life .


set: The order granted self-rule to the people of Gilgit-Baltistan , by creating , among other things , an elected Gilgit-Baltistan Legislative Assembly and Gilgit-Baltistan Council .

set: The order granted self-rule to the people of the former Northern Areas , now renamed Gilgit-Baltistan , by creating , among other things , an elected legislative assembly .


set: It covers an area of 72,971 km ² ( 28,174 mi ² ) and is highly mountainous .

set: Gilgit Baltistan covers 72,971 km ² ( 28,174 mi ² ) .


set: They will begin to eat solid foods such as worms and grubs after about two weeks .

set: They begin eating solid foods such as worms and grubs after about 2 weeks .


set: While such brushes were popular because the bristles were soft , this was not the best material for oral hygiene as the hairs were slow to dry and usually retained bacteria .

set: However , this was not the best material for oral hygiene because the hairs dried slowly and usually held bacteria .


set: The hair of the boar was often used for the production of the toothbrush until the invention of synthetic materials in the 1930s .

set: The hair of the boar was often used when making the toothbrush until the 1930s .


set: Wild boar or wild pig ( Sus scrofa ) is a species of the pig genus Sus , part of the biological family Suidae .

set: The wild boar ( Sus scrofa ) belongs to the family of the real pig ( Suidae ) from the order of artiodactyls .


set: The body of the wild boar is compact ; the head is large , the legs relatively short .

set: The body of the wild boar , when seen from the side , often looks very big .


set: However , for wild boar , it applies to the whole species , including , for example , `` wild boar sow '' or `` wild boar piglet '' .


set: Although Neumünster Zoo set a price of $ 700,000 , the Berlin Zoo stated that they would not pay `` a cent more '' than $ 350,000 ( $ 488,145 ) .

set: Although Neumünster Zoo set a price of $ 700,000 , Berlin Zoo stated that they would not pay `` a cent more '' than $ 350,000 ( $ 488,145 ) .


set: The zoo had received an anonymous letter by fax which said `` Knut ist tot !

set: The zoo received an anonymous letter by fax which said `` Knut ist tot !


set: Peter Drüwa , the zoo director at Neumünster , stated that they `` do not want to remove Knut from his environment , but we have a right to our request for money . ''

set: Peter Drüwa , the zoo director at Neumünster , said that they `` do not want to remove Knut from his environment , but we have a right to our request for money . ''


set: In Britain , musical comedian Mitch Benn has performed four songs about Knut for BBC Radio 4 satirical series The Now Show : `` The Baby Bear Must DIE ! ''

set: In Britain , musical comedian Mitch Benn has performed three songs about Knut for BBC Radio 4 satirical series The Now Show : `` The Baby Bear Must DIE ! ''


set: `` Knut needs an audience , '' Röbke stated .

set: `` Knut needs an audience , '' Röbke said .


set: Although several books about Knut had already been published in Germany , this book was the first to be authorized by the Berlin Zoo .

set: Although books about Knut had already been published in Germany , this book was the first to be authorized by the Berlin Zoo .


set: On 1 May 2007 , it was announced that New York-based Turtle Pond Publications and the Berlin Zoo had signed a deal for the worldwide publishing rights to Knut with the hopes of raising awareness of global warming issues .

set: On 1 May 2007 it was announced that New York-based Turtle Pond Publications and Berlin Zoo had signed a deal for the worldwide publishing rights to Knut with the hopes of raising global warming issues .


set: Officially released on 9 April , the stamp shows the roughly one-year-old Knut with the slogan `` Natur weltweit bewahren '' ( `` Preserve nature worldwide '' ) .

set: The stamp shows the roughly one-year-old Knut with the slogan `` Natur weltweit bewahren '' ( `` Preserve nature worldwide '' ) .


set: Candy company Haribo released a raspberry-flavored gummy bear sweet called Cuddly Knut beginning in April 2007 .

set: Candy company Haribo sold a raspberry-flavored gummy bear sweet called Cuddly Knut beginning in April 2007 .


set: In July 2008 , it was announced that the Neumünster Zoo in northern Germany , which owns Knut 's father , was suing the Berlin Zoo for the profits from Knut 's success .

set: In July 2008 , it was announced that the Neumünster Zoo in northern Germany , which owns Knut 's father , sued Berlin Zoo for the money that came from Knut 's success .


set: In August 2010 , Giovanna was moved back to Munich after repairs on her enclosure were completed .

set: In August 2010 , Giovanna was moved back to Munich after repairs to her enclosure were finished .


set: On 19 May , the Berlin Zoo offered to buy Knut from Neumünster and therefore negate their financial claim on the two-year-old polar bear .

set: On 19 May , Berlin Zoo offered to `` buy '' Knut from Neumünster and take their financial claim on the two-year-old polar bear .


set: When Flocke was born at the Nuremberg Zoo in December 2007 under similar circumstances , Bild dubbed her Mrs. Knut , suggesting that the two German-born polar bears might become mates when they matured .

set: When Flocke , a female polar bear , was born at the Nuremberg Zoo in December 2007 , Bild named her Mrs. Knut , suggesting that the two German-born polar bears might become mates .


set: Only the size of a guinea pig , he spent the first 44 days of his life in an incubator before zookeeper Thomas Dörflein began raising the cub .

set: Knut was only the size of a guinea pig , and had to spend the first 44 days of his life in an incubator before zookeeper Thomas Dörflein began raising the cub .


set: Knut was the subject of several popular songs in Germany , the most successful of which were the singles `` Knut is Cute '' and `` Knut , der kleine Eisbär '' ( English : `` Knut , the little polar bear '' ) by nine-year-old Kitty from Köpenick .

set: Knut has been the subject of several popular songs in Germany , such as the singles `` Knut is Cute '' and `` Knut , der kleine Eisbär '' ( English : `` Knut , the little polar bear '' ) by nine-year-old Kitty .


set: The minister met with Knut soon after his zoo debut , commenting that although Knut was in safe hands , `` worldwide polar bears are in danger and if Knut can help the cause , then that is a good thing . ''

set: Gabriel met with Knut soon after his zoo debut , and said that although Knut was safe , `` worldwide polar bears are in danger and if Knut can help the cause , then that is a good thing . ''


set: As a result , the German Environment Minister Sigmar Gabriel officially adopted Knut as the mascot for a conference on endangered species to be held in Bonn in 2008 .

set: As a result , the German Environment Minister Sigmar Gabriel adopted Knut as the mascot for a conference about endangered species .


set: The polar bear has also been depicted on the logo for the German Environment Minister 's campaign to help stop global warming and a 2008 special issue stamp .

set: The polar bear has also been on the logo for the German Environment Minister 's campaign to help stop global warming and a 2008 stamp .


set: Giovanna , a female polar bear roughly the same age as Knut , was relocated to Berlin from Munich 's Hellabrunn Animal Garden in September 2009 .

set: Giovanna , a female polar bear about the same age as Knut , went to Berlin from Munich 's Hellabrunn Animal Garden in September 2009 .


set: On 29 March 2007 he appeared on the cover of the German Vanity Fair magazine , which included a several page spread about the cub 's life .

set: He appeared on the 29 March 2007 cover of the German Vanity Fair magazine , which was about the bear 's life .


set: On 31 December 2007 , the zoo 's director confirmed the zoo had received a proposal for a film deal from Hollywood film producer Ash R. Shah , whose films include Supernova and Shark Bait , to make an animated film about the bear 's life .

set: On 31 December 2007 , the zoo 's director said that the zoo had received a proposal for a movie deal from Hollywood movie producer Ash R. Shah , to make an animated movie about the bear 's life .


set: Knut made his big screen debut in the German film Knut und seine Freunde ( Knut and His Friends ) , which premiered in Berlin on 2 March 2008 .

set: The German movie Knut und seine Freunde ( Knut and His Friends ) , was shown in Berlin on 2 March 2008 .


set: Rejected by his mother at birth , he was raised by zookeepers .

set: Because his mother rejected him when he was born , he was raised by zookeepers .


set: He declared that the zoo was violating animal protection legislation by keeping him alive .

set: He declared that the zoo was breaking the rules of animal protection by keeping him alive .


set: Shortly before Knut 's second birthday , reports began circulating that the bear would have to be relocated to another zoo because he was becoming too large for his enclosure .

set: Shortly before Knut 's second birthday , there were reports being spread that the bear would have to move to another zoo because he was getting too large for his enclosure .


set: A group of children protested at the zoo , holding up placards reading `` Knut Must Live '' and `` We Love Knut '' , and others sent numerous emails and letters asking for the cub 's life to be spared .

set: A group of children protested at the zoo , holding up signs that read `` Knut Must Live '' and `` We Love Knut '' .


set: Knut 's diet began with a bottle of baby formula mixed with cod liver oil every two hours , before graduating at the age of four months to a milk porridge mixed with cat food and vitamins .

set: Knut 's food began with a bottle of baby milk mixed with cod liver oil every two hours .


set: Plush toy company Steiff produced several Knut-based plush toys in three sizes and models : sitting , standing , and lying down .

set: Steiff , a toy company , made Knut-based stuffed animals in three sizes and models : sitting , standing , and lying down .


set: Zookeepers rescued the cubs by scooping them out of the enclosure with an extended fishing net , but Knut 's brother died of an infection four days later .

set: The zookeepers rescued the cubs with a fishing net , but Knut 's brother died from sickness four days later .


set: Written by Craig Hatkoff and his daughters Juliana and Isabella , the 44-page book entitled Knut , der kleine Eisbärenjunge ( Little Polar Bear Knut ) includes Knut 's life story as well as previously unpublished photographs .

set: Written by Craig Hatkoff and his daughters , the 44-page book entitled Knut , der kleine Eisbärenjunge ( Little Polar Bear Knut ) is about Knut 's life story as well as photographs .


set: Photographer Annie Leibovitz took pictures of Knut that were used for an environmental campaign , including Vanity Fair magazine 's May 2007 Green Issue in which he was superimposed into a photograph with American actor Leonardo DiCaprio .

set: Photographer Annie Leibovitz took pictures of Knut that were used for an environmental campaign .


set: In early March 2007 , German tabloid Bild-Zeitung carried a quote by animal rights activist Frank Albrecht who said that Knut should have been killed rather than be raised by humans .

set: In early March 2007 , the German newspaper Bild-Zeitung quoted the animal rights activist Frank Albrecht , who said that Knut should be killed instead of humiliated by being raised in a zoo .


set: The national mint also issued 25,000 special commemorative silver coins to mark his birthday .

set: The national mint also made 25,000 special silver coins for his birthday .


set: Knut has also been the subject of several DVDs , including one entitled `` Knut - Stories from a Polar Bear 's Nursery '' .

set: Knut has also been in several DVDs , including one titled `` Knut-Stories from a Polar Bear 's Nursery '' .


set: Knut earned the Berlin Zoo nearly $ 5 million that year , mainly thanks to an increase in visitors as well as the amount of merchandise sold .

set: Knut earned Berlin Zoo nearly $ 5 million that year .


set: The Berlin Zoo declined to comment on the matter , only noting that Giovanna 's stay in Berlin was still temporary .

set: The Berlin Zoo did not respond , but noted that Giovanna 's stay in Berlin was only for a short time .


set: The first 2,400 produced toys , which sold exclusively at the Berlin Zoo , sold out in only four days .

set: They all sold out at the Berlin Zoo in only four days .


set: Röbke also said that Knut plainly misses his past father-figure , Thomas Dörflein , and has become so used to attention that he cries when no one is near his enclosure .

set: Röbke also said that Knut misses Thomas Dörflein , who was like a father to him , and that he cries when no one is near him .


set: Dr. Gerald Uhlich , of the Berlin zoo 's board of trustees , stated that because of his vast popularity , Knut had become a means of communication and that he had the ability to `` draw attention to the environment in a nice way .

set: Dr. Gerald Uhlich , of Berlin zoo , stated that Knut `` draw ( s ) attention to the environment in a nice way . ''


set: They pledged to donate ten cents to the zoo for every tub of Knut sweets it sold .

set: They promised to give ten cents to the zoo for every package of Knut sweets it sold .


set: On 19 March 2011 , Knut unexpectedly died at the age of four .

set: Knut died on 19 March 2011 because of a brain disease .


set: Around 400 journalists visited the Berlin Zoo on what was dubbed `` Knut Day '' to report on the cub 's first public appearance to a worldwide audience .

set: About 400 journalists visited Berlin Zoo on what was called `` Knut Day '' to make reports all over the world .


set: Wolfram Graf-Rudolf , the director of the Aachen Zoo , agreed with Albrecht and stated that the zookeepers `` should have had the courage to let the bear die '' after it was rejected , arguing that the bear will `` die a little '' every time it is separated from its caretaker .

set: Wolfram Graf-Rudolf , the director of the Aachen Zoo , agreed with Albrecht .


set: Knut was the first polar bear to have been born and survive in the Berlin Zoo in over 30 years .


set: At the end of March 2008 , Markus Röbke , one of the keepers who helped rear Knut , reported that the bear should leave the zoo as soon as possible in order to help him acclimate to a life alone .

set: At the end of March 2008 , Markus Röbke , one of the zookeepers who helped raise Knut , said the bear should leave the zoo to help him get used to living alone .


set: The gummy bears sold so well that the Bonn-based company had to expand production to a second factory to deal with demand .

set: The gummy bears sold very quickly as well .


set: The book was published in Germany by Ravensburger on 26 July 2007 and US publishing company Scholastic released the English version , entitled Knut : How one little polar bear captivated the world , in the United States in November of the same year .

set: The book was published in Germany by Ravensburger on 26 July 2007 .


set: Knut ( German pronunciation : ( ˈknuːt ) ( listen ) ; 5 December 2006 - 19 March 2011 ) was a polar bear who was born in captivity at the Berlin Zoological Garden .

set: Knut ( 5 December 2006 - 19 March 2011 ) was a polar bear who was born in captivity at the Berlin Zoo .


set: The Berlin Zoo registered `` Knut '' as a trademark in late March 2007 .

set: Berlin Zoo made Knut a trademark in late March 2007 .


set: She was presented to the public on 23 September , and was due to briefly share Knut 's enclosure while her regular home in Munich underwent repairs .

set: She shared Knut 's enclosure for a short time while her regular home had repairs .


set: Shah reportedly approached the Berlin Zoo with a purported $ 3.5 million film deal .

set: Shah reportedly suggested a $ 3.5 million movie deal to the zoo .


set: Directed by Michael Johnson , the film depicts how Knut was rescued after his mother abandoned him and also features a polar bear family from the Arctic and two brown bear cubs from Belarus .

set: Directed by Michael Johnson , the movie was about how Knut was rescued after his mother did not take care of him .


set: After the German tabloid newspaper Bild ran a quote from an animal rights activist that decried keeping the cub in captivity , fans worldwide rallied in support of his being hand-raised by humans .

set: People began to protest for him after a German newspaper called Bild-Zeitung quoted an animal rights activist saying the young cub had to die .


set: The Berlin Zoo rallied in support of the baby polar bear , vowing not to harm him and rejecting the suggestion that it would be kinder to euthanise him .

set: Berlin Zoo agreed to support the baby polar bear , and promised not to harm him .


set: The zoo later released statements that they wish to keep Knut , and the mayor of Berlin , Klaus Wowereit , also declared he wanted the still-adolescent cub to stay in the capital .

set: However , the zoo said that they still wanted to keep Knut .


set: For example , on 16 April 2007 , Knut was removed from display due to teething pains resulting from the growth of his right upper canine tooth , but initial reports vaguely stated that he was suffering from an unknown illness and subsequently put on antibiotics .

set: For example , on 16 April 2007 , Knut took a break from his display because of teething pains , but reports said that he might have an unknown sickness .


set: In November 2007 and weighing over 90 kg ( 198 lb ) , Knut was deemed too dangerous for close handling and his interaction with human handlers was further diminished .

set: In November 2007 , Knut weighed over 90 kg ( 198 lb ) and became too dangerous to be cared for closely .


set: Neumünster had previously tried to negotiate with Berlin Zoo , but later sought a court ruling in their favor .

set: Neumünster had tried to be friendly with Berlin Zoo at first , but now was trying to use the court to make them give part of the money that came from Knut .


set: , `` Knut Is n't Cute Anymore '' , `` Goodbye Knut '' and `` Panda in Berlin '' .

set: , `` Knut Is n't Cute Anymore '' , and `` Goodbye Knut '' - `` Goodbye Knut '' was about Knut moving to the Neumünster Zoo .


set: A plate of six-inch glass , strong enough to resist a mortar blast , was erected between him and zoo visitors .

set: Very strong six-inch glass was put up between him and the zoo visitors .


set: Knut 's need for round-the-clock care required that Dörflein not only sleep on a mattress next to Knut 's sleeping crate at night , but also play with , bathe , and feed the cub daily .

set: Dörflein had to sleep on a mattress next to the cub at night because Knut needed care .


set: At one time the subject of international controversy , he became a tourist attraction and commercial success .

set: Because of his fame , Knut became a tourist attraction and commercial success .


set: Much ado was also made about a death threat that was sent shortly before 15:00 local time on Wednesday 18 April 2007 .

set: There were also many death threats , like the one sent on Wednesday 18 April 2007 .


set: Children protested outside the zoo , and e-mails and letters expressing sympathy for the cub 's life were sent from around the world .

set: Both children and adults supported him , and e-mails and letters asking the zoo to let the cub live were sent from around the world .


set: Tosca rejected her cubs for unknown reasons , abandoning them on a rock in the polar bear enclosure .

set: However , she left her cubs on a rock in the polar bear enclosure and did not take care of them .


set: In response , the police increased their security measures around the bear .

set: The police increased the bear 's security .


set: Her arrival sparked international interest , as many sources mused that the two bears ( although sexually immature ) would soon be `` dating '' .

set: Her arrival interested people from all over the world , because many sources thought the two bears ( although they were sexually immature ) would soon be `` dating '' .


set: It falls on the same day of the week as New Year 's Day in common years .

set: Every year , this date falls on the same day of the week as New Year 's Eve , and it also falls on the same day of the week as New Year 's Day in Common years .


set: Hugo I Henckel von Donnersmarck ( 1811-1890 ) ( a steelworks founder and owner ) , and Guido Henckel von Donnersmarck ( 1830-1916 ) were both wealthy industrialists .

set: Hugo I Henckel von Donnersmarck ( 1811-1890 ) ( a steelworks founder and owner ) , and Guido Henckel von Donnersmarck ( 1830-1916 ) were both rich industrialists .


set: The Henckel von Donnersmarcks are a Silesian noble family from the former region of Spiš in Upper Hungary , now in Slovakia .

set: The Henckel von Donnersmarcks are a Silesian noble family from the former region of Spiš in Upper Hungary .


set: In return for his service he gained a number of privileges ; in 1607 he was ennobled and became Lazarus ( I ) Henckel von Donnersmarck .

set: In return for his service he gained several privileges ; in 1607 he was granted nobility and became Lazarus ( I ) Henckel von Donnersmarck .


set: Following the defeat of the Third Reich in 1945 , the Henckel von Donnersmarcks completely lost their fortune due to the forced expulsion from eastern Germany by both Polish and Soviet forces , but retained their position as aristocrats .

set: Following the defeat of the Third Reich in 1945 , the Henckel von Donnersmarcks completely lost their fortune .


set: Lazarus Henckel ( or Lazarus the Elder ) ( 1551-1624 ) was a banker and mine owner , and financier to Rudolf II , Holy Roman Emperor for his war with the Turks .

set: Lazarus Henckel ( or Lazarus the Elder ) ( 1551-1624 ) was a banker and mine owner .


set: Lazarus the second ( or Lazarus the Younger ) ( 1573-1664 ) , called the lazy received the title of Freiherr ( Baron ) from Ferdinand of Habsburg at Regensburg in 1636 , in 1651 from Ferdinand Karl of Austria and Tyrol he received the title Graf ( Count ) in Innsbruck .

set: In 1651 from Ferdinand Karl of Austria and Tyrol he received the title Graf ( Count ) in Innsbruck .


set: During the 15th and 16th Centuries lived John II ( 1481-1539 ) , an eminent scholar who corresponded with Martin Luther , Erasmus of Rotterdam and Philipp Melanchthon .

set: He was a well-known scholar who shared ideas with Martin Luther , Erasmus of Rotterdam and Philipp Melanchthon .


set: The Inns also provide libraries , dining facilities and professional accommodation .

set: The Inns also provide libraries , dining facilities and professional accommodations to members .


set: There were also minor Inns of Chancery , including Clement 's Inn , Clifford 's Inn and Lyon 's Inn ( attached to the Inner Temple ) ; Strand Inn and New Inn ( attached to the Middle Temple ) ; Furnival 's Inn and Thavie 's Inn ( attached to Lincoln 's Inn ) ; and Staple Inn and Barnard 's Inn ( attached to Gray 's Inn ) .

set: Over the centuries the number of active Inns of Court was reduced to four , which are Lincoln 's Inn , Gray 's Inn , Inner Temple and Middle Temple .


set: Although the idea of a power law had been suggested by 19th-century researchers , Stevens is credited with reviving the law and publishing a body of psychophysical data to support it in 1957 .

set: Although the idea of a power law had been suggested by 19th century researchers , Stevens is credited with reviving the law and publishing a body of psychophysical data to support it in 1957 .


set: Stevens ' power law is a proposed relationship between the magnitude of a physical stimulus and its perceived intensity or strength .

set: Stevens ' power law is a proposed relationship between the magnitude of a physical stimulus and the intensity or strength that people feel .


set: The general form of the law is where is the magnitude of the physical stimulus , ψ ( I ) is the subjective magnitude of the sensation evoked by the stimulus , a is an exponent that depends on the type of stimulation and k is a proportionality constant that depends on the units used .

set: The general form of the law is where is the magnitude of the physical stimulus , is the psychophysical function capturing sensation ( the subjective size of the stimulus ) , is an exponent that depends on the type of stimulation and is a proportionality constant that depends on the type of stimulation and the units used .


set: It is often considered to supersede the Weber-Fechner law on the basis that it describes a wider range of sensations , although critics argue that the validity of the law is contingent on the virtue of approaches to the measurement of perceived intensity that are employed in relevant experiments .

set: Most people think that it describes a wider range of sensations than Weber-Fechner law .


set: Although Charles 's wife Catherine of Braganza was barren , he stayed with her but had numerous mistresses .

set: Though Charles 's wife Catherine of Braganza was barren , he stayed with her but had numerous mistresses .


set: This article deals with the most senior figures who were descended from Charles 's illegitimate sons ; the names of his daughters are also mentioned .

set: This article deals with the most senior figures who were descended from Charles ' illegitimate male children ; the names of his daughters are also mentioned .


set: Diana , Princess of Wales , was descended from two of Charles 's illegitimate sons ; Henry Fitzroy , 1st Duke of Grafton , and Charles Lennox , 1st Duke of Richmond .

set: Diana , Princess of Wales was descended from two of Charles ' illegitimate sons ; Henry Fitzroy , 1st Duke of Grafton and Charles Lennox , 1st Duke of Richmond .


set: Although some of Charles 's children made claims to the throne , most notably his first son The Duke of Monmouth , their illegitimacy meant that after Charles 's death , his brother James , Duke of York , became king .

set: Although some of Charles ' children made claims to the throne , most notably his first son James Scott , 1st Duke of Monmouth , their illegitimacy meant that after Charles ' death , his brother James , Duke of York became king instead .


set: The descendants of Charles II of England , Stuart monarch of the Kingdoms of England , Scotland and Ireland and claimant to the Kingdom of France , are numerous ; lines from his many illegitimate children exist to this day .

set: The descendants of Charles II of England , Stuart monarch of the Kingdom of England , Kingdom of Scotland and Kingdom of Ireland , are numerous ; lines of his many illegitimate children exist to this day .


set: Over the centuries , several of Charles 's descendants have made names for themselves , including Augustus FitzRoy , 3rd Duke of Grafton , who became Prime Minister of Great Britain , the cricket pioneer Charles Lennox , 1st Duke of Richmond , and the parliamentary reformer Charles Lennox , 3rd Duke of Richmond .

set: Over the years several of Charles ' senior descendants have made names for themselves , including Augustus FitzRoy , 3rd Duke of Grafton who became Prime Minister of Great Britain , cricket pioneer Charles Lennox , 1st Duke of Richmond , parliamentary reformer Charles Lennox , 3rd Duke of Richmond .


set: This means that her son , Prince William , Duke of Cambridge , will become the first descendant of Charles II to occupy the British throne , if he succeeds as expected .

set: This means should her son Prince William , Duke of Cambridge take to the British throne as he is expected to , William would become the first blood descendant of Charles II to do so .


set: The lowland paca is found from southern Mexico to northern Argentina .

set: Pacas are found from southern Mexico to northern Argentina .


set: In the wild , pacas eat fruits from understory trees and fallen fruits from taller trees , but can also eat leaves , buds , flowers , fungi , and insects .

set: Pacas in zoos eat fruits , vegetables , raw meat , lizards , and insects .


set: Another 11 performances were presented after that .

set: Another 11 performances were given after that .


set: The National Theatre was opened for the first time on 11 June 1881 , to honor the visit of Crown Prince Rudolf of Austria .

set: It was opened on June 11 1881 to honor the visit of Crown Prince Rudolf of Austria .


set: On 16 May 1868 , the foundation stone was laid , and in November the foundations were completed .

set: The first stone was laid on May 16 , 1868 .


set: Then the theater was closed down to enable the completion of the finishing touches .

set: Then the theater was closed down to finish the building .


set: While this work was under way a fire broke out on 12 August 1881 , which destroyed the copper dome , the auditorium and the stage of the theater .

set: While people were working to finish it a fire broke out on August 12 1881 which destroyed most of it .


set: Solenopsis are stinging ants and most of their common names reflect this , for example , ginger ants and tropical fire ants .

set: They are also called ginger ants and tropical fire ants .


set: Colonies are founded by small groups of queens or single queens .

set: There is a separate group of fire ants living in California .


set: When he exhibited it in 1836 , Constable appended a text to the title : `` The mysterious monument of Stonehenge , standing remote on a bare and boundless heath , as much unconnected with the events of past ages as it is with the uses of the present , carries you back beyond all historical records into the obscurity of a totally unknown period . ''

set: When he exhibited it in 1836 , Constable appended a text to the title : `` The mysterious monument of Stonehenge , standing remote on a bare and boundless heath , as much unconnected with the events of past ages as it is with the uses of the present , carries you back beyond all historical records into the obscurity of a totally unknown period '' .


set: Possibly more than any other aspect of Constable 's work , the oil sketches reveal him in retrospect to have been an avant-garde painter , one who demonstrated that landscape painting could be taken in a totally new direction .

set: Possibly more than any other aspect of Constable 's work , the oil sketches reveal him to be an avant-garde painter , one who showed that landscape painting could be taken in a totally new direction .


set: p128 Constable also became interested in painting rainbow effects , for example in Salisbury Cathedral from the Meadows , 1831 , and in Cottage at East Bergholt , 1833 .


set: p56 Constable once wrote in a letter to Leslie , `` My limited and abstracted art is to be found under every hedge , and in every lane , and therefore nobody thinks it worth picking up '' .


set: Constable 's watercolors were also remarkably free for their time : the almost mystical Stonehenge , 1835 , with its double rainbow , is often considered to be one of the greatest watercolors ever painted .

set: The almost mystical Stonehenge , 1835 , with its double rainbow , is often considered to be one of the greatest watercolors ever painted .


set: One of the most expressionistic and powerful of all his studies is Seascape Study with Rain Cloud , painted about 1824 at Brighton , which captures with slashing dark brushstrokes the immediacy of an exploding cumulus shower at sea .

set: One of the most expressionistic and powerful of all his studies is Seascape Study with Rain Cloud , painted in around 1824 at Brighton , which captures with slashing dark brushstrokes an exploding shower at sea .


set: Constable painted many full-scale preliminary sketches of his landscapes to test the composition in advance of finished pictures .

set: p64 Constable painted many full-scale preliminary sketches of his landscapes in order to test the composition in advance of finished pictures .


set: The power of his physical effects was sometimes apparent even in the full-scale paintings which he exhibited in London ; The Chain Pier , 1827 , for example , prompted a critic to write : `` the atmosphere possesses a characteristic humidity about it , that almost imparts the wish for an umbrella '' .

set: The The Chain Pier , 1827 , for example , prompted a critic to write : `` the atmosphere possesses a characteristic humidity about it , that almost imparts the wish for an umbrella '' .


set: These large sketches , with their free and vigorous brushwork , were revolutionary at the time , and they continue to interest artists , scholars and the general public .

set: These large sketches , with their free and vigorous brushwork , were revolutionary at the time .


set: p129 He could never have imagined how influential his honest techniques would turn out to be .


set: In addition to the full-scale oil sketches , Constable completed numerous observational studies of landscapes and clouds , determined to become more scientific in his recording of atmospheric conditions .

set: p89 In addition to the full-scale oil sketches , Constable completed numerous studies of landscapes and clouds , to become more scientific in his recording of atmospheric conditions .


set: `` The world is wide '' , he wrote , `` no two days are alike , nor even two hours ; neither were there ever two leaves of a tree alike since the creation of all the world ; and the genuine productions of art , like those of nature , are all distinct from each other . ''

set: `` The world is wide '' , he wrote , `` no two days are alike , nor even two hours ; neither were there ever two leaves of a tree alike since the creation of all the world ; and the genuine productions of art , like those of nature , are all distinct from each other '' .


set: To convey the effects of light and movement , Constable used broken brushstrokes , often in small touches , which he scumbled over lighter passages , creating an impression of sparkling light enveloping the entire landscape .

set: To convey the effects of light and movement , Constable used broken brushstrokes , often in small touches , which he worked over lighter passages .


set: The sketches themselves were the first ever done in oils directly from the subject in the open air .

set: p9 The sketches were the first ever done in oils directly from the subject in the open air .


set: Although Constable produced paintings throughout his life for the `` finished '' picture market of patrons and R.A. exhibitions , constant refreshment in the form of on-the-spot studies was essential to his working method .

set: p51 Although Constable produced paintings throughout his life for the market of patrons and R.A. exhibitions , on-the-spot studies were essential .


set: The oil sketches of The Leaping Horse and The Hay Wain , for example , convey a vigor and expressiveness missing from Constable 's finished paintings of the same subjects .

set: The sketches for The Leaping Horse and The Hay Wain study convey a vigor missing from his finished oil paintings of the same subjects .


set: `` I have done a good deal of skying '' , Constable wrote to Fisher on 23 October 1821 ; `` I am determined to conquer all difficulties , and that most arduous one among the rest '' .

set: p68 `` I have done a good deal of skying '' , Constable wrote to Fisher on 23 October 1821 .


set: He was never satisfied with following a formula .


set: In this habit he is known to have been influenced by the pioneering work of the meteorologist Luke Howard on the classification of clouds ; Constable 's annotations of his own copy of Researches About Atmospheric Phaenomena by Thomas Forster show him to have been fully abreast of meteorological terminology .

set: p110 In this habit he is known to have been influenced by the pioneering work of the meteorologist Luke Howard on the classification of clouds .


set: is a song by American recording artist Usher .


set: It was written by Usher , Lil Jon , Sean Garrett , Patrick J. Que Smith , Ludacris , Robert McDowell and LRoc , and features guest vocals from Lil Jon and Ludacris .

set: It was written by Lil Jon , Sean Garrett , Patrick J. Que Smith , Ludacris , Robert McDowell , and LRoc .


set: The song ranked second on the Billboard Hot 100 2000-2009 Decade-end chart .

set: The song reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart for 12 weeks .


set: became Usher 's fourth number-one single , Lil Jon 's first and Ludacris ' second .


set: is the first song to mix `` mainstream R&B and menacing Southern crunk . ''


set: `` Yeah '' won a Best Rap\/Sung Collaboration at the 47th Grammy Awards , while being nominated for Record of the Year .

set: The song won Best Rap\/Sung Collaboration at the 47th Grammy Awards .


set: The song was released as the lead single from Usher 's fourth studio album Confessions ( 2004 ) on January 27 , 2004 , after Usher was told by Arista Records , his label at the time , to record more tracks for the album .

set: It was released on February 3 , 2004 as the lead single from Confessions ( 2004 ) .


set: Depending on the specific field of study , completion of a PhD program usually takes four to eight years of study after the Bachelor 's Degree ; those students who begin a PhD program with a master 's degree may complete their PhD degree a year or two sooner .

set: The PhD\/DPhil degree usually takes between three to six years of full time study to complete after a Master 's degree .


set: It is usually required for the student to hold an Honours degree or a Master 's Degree with high academic standing , in order to be considered for a PhD program .

set: To be admitted to a PhD\/DPhil program , a person usually has to have completed a Master 's degree that is related to the PhD\/DPhil degree .


set: Joseph Walter `` Joe '' Jackson ( born July 26 , 1928 ) is a talent manager and the father of the Jackson family of entertainers which includes music superstars Michael Jackson and Janet Jackson .

set: Joe Jackson ( born July 26 , 1928 ) is a talent manager .


set: Jackson has a daughter born on August 30 , 1974 named Joh ` Vonnie Jackson who was born while Jackson was in a 25-year-long affair with a woman named Cheryl Terrell .

set: Jackson also has a daughter with Cheryl Terrell .


set: Jackson began working with his sons ' musical group in the early 1960s , first working with his three eldest sons , Jackie , Tito and Jermaine .

set: In 1963 , Jackie , Tito and Jermaine started a band called The Jackson Brothers .


set: Other inventions included a centrifugal motor , a multi-radial wheel and a mechanical propulsion device .

set: Other inventions of his included a centrifugal motor , a multi-radial wheel and a mechanical propulsion tool .


set: Unaipon took out provisional patents for 19 inventions but was unable to afford to get any of his inventions fully patented .

set: Unaipon took out provisional patents for 19 inventions , but he could not afford to get any of his inventions fully patented .


set: Unaipon left school at 13 to work as a servant for C.B. Young in Adelaide where Young actively encouraged Unaipon 's interest in literature , philosophy , science and music .

set: Unaipon left school at 13 to work as a servant for C. B. Young in Adelaide , where Young encouraged Unaipon 's interest in literature , philosophy , science and music .


set: They have recently been republished in their original form , under the author 's name , as Legendary Tales of the Australian Aborigines .

set: They were republished in their original form in 2006 , under the author 's name , as Legendary Tales of the Australian Aborigines .


set: The travel brought him into contact with many intelligent people sympathetic with the cause of Aboriginal rights , and gave him the opportunity to lecture on Aboriginal culture and rights .

set: His travels brought him into contact with many people sympathetic with the cause of Aboriginal rights .


set: His most successful invention ( provisional patent 15 624 ) , a shearing machine that converted curvilineal motion into the straight line movement which is the basis of modern mechanical shears , was introduced without Unaipon receiving any financial return and , apart from a 1910 newspaper report acknowledging him as the inventor , he received no credit .

set: His most successful invention was a shearing machine ( provisional patent 15 624 ) that converted curvilineal motions into the straight-line movement that is the basis of modern mechanical shears .


set: On 4 January 1902 he married Katherine Carter ( née Sumner ) , a Tangane woman .

set: On 4 January 1902 , he married Katherine Carter ( née Sumner ) , a Ngarrindjeri woman of the Tangane tribe .


set: Some of Unaipon 's traditional Aboriginal stories were published in a 1930 book , Myths and Legends of the Australian Aboriginals , under the name of anthropologist William Ramsay Smith .

set: Some of Unaipon 's traditional stories were published in book in 1930 , called Myths and Legends of the Australian Aboriginals .


set: Unaipon is featured on the Australian $ 50 note in commemoration .

set: Unaipon 's portrait is featured on the Australian $ 50 bank note in commemoration .


set: He was later employed by the Aborigines ' Friends ' Association as a deputationer , in which role he traveled and preached widely in seeking support for the Point McLeay Mission .

set: After he married , he worked for the Aborigines ' Friends ' Association as a deputationer , in which he traveled widely throughout South Australia preaching for the Point McLeay Mission .


set: In 1890 , he returned to Point Mcleay where he apprenticed to a bootmaker and was appointed as the mission organist .

set: In 1890 , he returned to Point Mcleay , where he worked as an apprentice bootmaker .


set: Unaipon was a recognized authority on ballistics .

set: Unaipon became well-known as an inventor , and a recognized authority on ballistics .


set: Unaipon was obsessed with correct English and in speaking tended to use classical English rather than that in common usage .

set: Unaipon was obsessed with correct English .


set: David Unaipon ( born David Ngunaitponi ) ( 28 September 1872 - 7 February 1967 ) was a well-known Indigenous Australian of the Ngarrindjeri people , a preacher , inventor and writer .

set: David Unaipon ( born David Ngunaitponi ; 28 September 1872 - 7 February 1967 ) was an indigenous Australian preacher , inventor , writer and activist .


set: Unaipon began his education at the age of seven at the Point McLeay Mission School and soon became known for his intelligence , with the former secretary of the Aborigines ' Friends ' Association stating in 1887 : `` I only wish the majority of white boys were as bright , intelligent , well-instructed and well-mannered , as the little fellow I am now taking charge of . ''

set: He began his education at the age of seven at the Point McLeay Mission School and quickly became known for his intelligence .


set: Although he was much in demand as a public speaker he was often refused accommodation and refreshment due to his race .

set: Although Unaipon was much in demand as a public speaker , he was also often refused accommodation and hospitality due to his race .


set: Unaipon was also a researcher and witness for the Bleakley Enquiry into Aboriginal Welfare and lobbied the Australian Government to take over responsibility for Aborigines from its constituent states .

set: Between 1928 and 1929 , he helped as a researcher and witness for the Bleakley Inquiry into Aboriginal welfare .


set: Born at the Point McLeay Mission on the banks of Lake Alexandrina in the Coorong region of South Australia , Unaipon was the fourth of nine children of James and Nymbulda Ngunaitponi .

set: David Unaipon was born on 28 September 1872 , at the Point McLeay mission in the Coorong region of South Australia .


set: Unaipon was the first Aboriginal writer to publish in English , the author of numerous articles in newspapers and magazines , including the Sydney Daily Telegraph , retelling traditional stories and arguing for the rights of Aborigines .

set: He wrote many articles in newspapers and magazines , including The Daily Telegraph , in which he retold traditional Dreaming stories and argued for the rights of Aboriginal people .


set: He was also known as the Australian Leonardo da Vinci for his mechanical ideas , which included pre World War I drawings for a helicopter design based on the principle of the boomerang and his research into the polarisation of light and also spent much of his life attempting to achieve perpetual motion .

set: He drew many of his ideas for mechanical inventions , including a helicopter design based on the principle of the boomerang .


set: In the late 1890s he traveled to Adelaide but found that his color was a bar to employment in his trade and instead took a job as storeman for an Adelaide bootmaker before returning to work as book-keeper in the Point McLeay store .

set: In the late 1890s , he traveled again to Adelaide to find work .


set: Since the end of the Cold War , the country has pursued better relations with regional neighbors .

set: Since the end of the Cold War , the country has pursued better relations with its neighbors .


set: The foreign relations of Bangladesh share the Bangladeshi government 's policies in its external relations with the international community .

set: The foreign relations of Bangladesh are the Bangladeshi government 's policies in its relations with other countries .


set:
Bangladesh does not recognize Israel .
It does not recognize Israel .


set: College Hockey America ( CHA ) is a women 's college ice hockey conference in the United States .

set: College Hockey America ( CHA ) is a group of American colleges and universities who play NCAA Division I women 's ice hockey against one another every season .


set: The CHA Men 's Division folded after the 2009-2010 season , leaving the CHA as a women 's only conference .

set: The men 's side of CHA folded after the 2009-10 season .


set: Maria Callas , Commendatore OMRI ( Greek : Μαρία Κάλλας ; December 2 , 1923 - September 16 , 1977 ) , was an American-born Greek soprano and one of the most renowned and influential opera singers of the 20th century .

set: Maria Callas ( December 2 , 1923 - September 16 , 1977 ) was an American-born Greek soprano .


set: It was Meneghini 's love and support that gave Callas the time needed to establish herself in Italy , and throughout the prime of her career , she went by the name of Maria Meneghini Callas .

set: She was sometimes known as Maria Meneghini Callas after her marriage .


set: Upon her arrival in Verona , Callas met Giovanni Battista Meneghini , an older , wealthy industrialist , who began courting her .

set: In 1949 , she married industrialist Giovanni Battista Meneghini who became her manager .


set: Greyhound Lines provides inter-city bus service to and from the city , and Chicago is also the hub for the Midwest network of Megabus ( North America ) .

set: Greyhound Lines provides inter-city bus service to and from the city , and Chicago is also the hub for the Midwest network of Megabus .


set: The services terminate in San Francisco , Washington , D.C. , New York City , Indianapolis , New Orleans , Portland , Seattle , Milwaukee , Quincy , St. Louis , Carbondale , Boston , Grand Rapids , Port Huron , Pontiac , Los Angeles , and San Antonio .

set: The services terminate in San Francisco , Washington , D.C. , New York City , Indianapolis , New Oreleans , Portland , Seattle , Milwaukee , Quincy , St. Louis , Carbondale , Boston , Grand Rapids , Port Huron , Pontiac , Los Angeles , and San Antonio .


set: In 2010 , Chicago was listed as an alpha + global city by the Globalization and World Cities Research Network , and ranks seventh in the world in the 2012 Global Cities Index .

set: Today , Chicago is listed as an alpha + global city by the Globalization and World Cities Research Network , and ranks seventh in the world in the 2012 Global Cities Index .


set: The canal allowed steamboats and sailing ships on the Great Lakes to connect to the Mississippi River .

set: The city was founded to create a canal that allowed steamboats and sailing ships on the Great Lakes to connect to the Mississippi River .


set: Chicago was incorporated as a city in 1837 , near a portage between the Great Lakes and the Mississippi River watershed , and experienced rapid growth in the mid-nineteenth century .

set: Chicago was incorporated as a city in 1837 , near a portage between the Great Lakes and the Mississippi River watershed .


set: The Kennedy and Dan Ryan Expressways are the busiest state maintained routes in the entire state of Illinois .

set: The Kennedy Expressway and Dan Ryan Expressways are the busiest state maintained routes in not only the City of Chicago and its suburbs , but also the entire state of Illinois .


set: The University of Chicago was founded in 1892 on the same South Side location .

set: And later the University of Chicago was founded in 1892 .


set: Richard M. Daley , son of Richard J. Daley , was elected in 1989 .

set: In 1989 , Richard M. Daley , the son of Richard J. Daley , became the mayor of Chicago .


set: Today , the city is an international hub for finance , commerce , industry , technology , telecommunications , and transportation , with O'Hare International Airport being the second-busiest airport in the world ; it also has the largest number of U.S. highways , and railroad freight entering its region .

set: The city is an international hub for finance , commerce , industry , telecommunications , and transportation , with O'Hare International Airport being the second-busiest airport in the world in terms of traffic movements .


set: In 1893 , Chicago hosted the World 's Columbian Exposition on former marshland at the present location of Jackson Park .

set: In 1893 , the city hosted the World 's Columbian Exposition .


set: Chicago has professional sports teams in each of the major professional leagues .

set: Chicago also has a Major League Soccer team , the Chicago Fire .


set: He was re‑elected in 1987 but died of a heart attack a short time later .

set: He was later re-elected , but died of a heart attack .


set: The best-known include the `` Windy City '' and `` Second City . ''

set: Chicago is sometimes called the `` Windy City '' .


set: In 1983 , Harold Washington became the first black mayor of the city of Chicago .

set: In 1983 , Harold Washington became the first African American mayor of Chicago and helped clean all dangerous and poor neighborhoods in the city .


set: The balance of Washington 's second term was served by 6th ward Alderman Eugene Sawyer .

set: Washington 's second full term was finished by Eugene Sawyer , the second African American Mayor of Chicago .


set: Amtrak long distance and commuter rail services originate from Union Station .

set: Amtrak long distance services originate from Union Station .


set: Concern for social problems among Chicago 's immigrant poor led Jane Addams to co‑found Hull House in 1889 .

set: In 1889 , Jane Addams had built the first Hull house in Chicago for children and the poor .


set: Some of the United States ' tallest towers are located in Chicago ; Willis Tower ( formerly Sears Tower ) is the second tallest building in the Western Hemisphere after One World Trade Center , and Trump International Hotel and Tower is the third tallest in the country .

set: For many years , the Sears Tower was the tallest building in the world .


set: Major construction projects , including the Sears Tower ( now known as the Willis Tower , which in 1974 became the world 's tallest building ) , University of Illinois at Chicago , McCormick Place , and O'Hare International Airport , were undertaken during Richard J. Daley 's tenure .

set: Richard J. Daley helped create the construction sites for the Willis Tower , O'Hare International Airport , the McCormick Place , and the University of Illinois at Chicago .


set: The 1920s saw gangsters , including Al Capone , Dion O'Banion , Bugs Moran and Tony Accardo battle law enforcement and each other on the streets of Chicago during the Prohibition era .

set: In 1919 the city later became known for it 's gangsters such as Al Capone , Dean O'Banion , Bugs Moran and Tony Accardo .


set: Mayor Richard J. Daley , a Democrat , was elected in 1955 , in the era of machine politics .

set: In 1955 , Mayor Richard J. Daley became one of the most powerful and well known Democrats in the country .


set: Germans , Irish , Poles , Swedes and Czechs made up nearly two-thirds of the foreign-born population ( by 1900 , whites were 98.1 % of the city 's population ) .

set: The immigrants include , Germans , Jews , Irish , Swedes , Poles , and Czechs .


set: In 1885 , the first steel-framed high-rise building , the Home Insurance Building , rose in the city as Chicago ushered in the skyscraper era , which would then be followed by many other cities around the world .


set: The 1780s saw the arrival of the first known non-indigenous permanent settler in Chicago , Jean Baptiste Point du Sable , who was of African and European ( French ) descent .

set: The city was founded by Jean Baptiste Point du Sable .


set: Chicago was the location of the infamous St. Valentine 's Day Massacre in 1929 , where Al Capone sent men to gun down members of his rival gang , North Side , led by Bugs Moran .

set: Later the city also became known for one of the most infamous massacres , the Saint Valentine 's Day Massacre when Al Capone ordered many gangsters to be shot on St. Valentine 's Day in 1929 .


set: Coit Tower , also known as the Lillian Coit Memorial Tower , is a 210-foot ( 64 m ) tower in the Telegraph Hill neighborhood of San Francisco , California .

set: Coit Tower is a 210-foot ( 64 m ) tower in the Telegraph Hill neighborhood of San Francisco , California .


set: The art deco tower , built of unpainted reinforced concrete , was designed by architects Arthur Brown , Jr. and Henry Howard , with fresco murals by 27 different on-site artists and their numerous assistants , plus two additional paintings installed after creation off-site .

set: The art deco tower is made of unpainted reinforced concrete .


set: Although an apocryphal story claims that the tower was designed to resemble a fire hose nozzle due to Coit 's affinity with the San Francisco firefighters of the day , the resemblance is coincidental .

set: The tower was not designed to resemble a fire hose nozzle , despite Coit 's affinity with the San Francisco firefighters of the day , in particular with Knickerbocker Engine Company Number 5 .


set: The AD\/BC notation does not use a year zero ; however , astronomical year numbering does use a minus sign , so `` 2 BC '' is equal to `` year -1 '' .

set: The AD\/BC notation does not use a year zero .


set: The 1st century BC , also known as the last century BC , started on the first day of 100 BC and ended on the last day of 1 BC .

set: The 1st century BC started on January 1 , 100 BC and ended on December 31 , 1 BC .


set: In the International System of Units ( SI ) , the standard unit of volume is the cubic metre ( m3 ) .

set: The unit of volume in the International System of Units is the cubic meter , which is represented by the symbol m3 .


set: The area was greatly opened up by settlers from the 1860s .

set: The area was opened up by settlers from the 1860s .


set: Skating\/BMX There are skating and BMX facilities available at the following locations : The MRA Cranbourne GP Run is held each year on the Saturday of the Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix .

set: Major fast food outlets in the Cranbourne area include : The MRA Cranbourne GP Run is held each year on the Saturday of the Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix .


set: Casey Radio 97.7 FM The terminus of the Cranbourne railway line is at Cranbourne railway station .


set: The first white settlers , the Ruffy brothers , arrived in 1836 .

set: The first Europen settlers were the Ruffy brothers who arrived in 1836 .


set: Cranbourne is a suburb in Melbourne , Victoria , Australia , 43 km south-east of Melbourne 's central business district .

set: Cranbourne is a suburb of Melbourne , Victoria , Australia .


set: Sports reserves There are currently 3 football fields available on the Cranbourne Racecourse & Recreation Reserve .

set: The Cranbourne Racecourse and Recreation Reserve and the Cranbourne Training Complex are popular facilities .


set: Prior to 1978 , Council met at the Old Shire Offices , on the corner of Sladen Street and South Gippsland Highway .

set: The office , built in 1875 , is still standing on the corner of South Gippsland Highway and Sladen Street .


set: Cranbourne has a horse racing club , the Cranbourne Turf Club , which schedules around 22 race meetings a year including the Cranbourne Cup meeting in October .

set: There is a Cranbourne Cup race meeting every year as well as other carnivals .


set: However William Lyall ( who bought land in the swamp area ) assisted in coordinating the draining of the swamp to make it usable as farmland .

set: William Lyall bought land in the swamp area .


set: Prior to European settlement the Cranbourne area is thought to have been occupied by the Boonwurrung Aboriginal people .

set: The Cranbourne area is made up of the suburbs : The first people to live in the Cranbourne area were the Boonwurrung Aborigines .


set: Progress in developing the land around Cranbourne was hampered by the Koo Wee Rup swampland .

set: Progress in developing the land around Cranbourne was difficult because of the Koo Wee Rup swamp .


set: In the south of Cranbourne is the Royal Botanic Gardens , Cranbourne , and the Cranbourne Racecourse & Recreation Reserve .

set: Cranbourne has many sports facilities including : The Royal Botanic Gardens , Cranbourne is a part of Melbourne 's Royal Botanic Gardens .


set: To exercise the great authority that stems from the respect , affection and consideration which every Member of the House bestows upon the holder of this high office , the Speaker shows complete impartiality in the discharge of his functions .

set: In order to exercise the great authority that stems from the respect , affection and consideration which every Member of the House bestows upon the holder of this high office , the Speaker shows complete impartiality in the discharge of his functions .


set: When the National Assembly is dissolved he continues in his office , till a new Speaker is elected These are the names of Speakers and presidents of the National Assembly of Pakistan .


set: In ancient Greek religion , Hygeia ( Ὑγίεια ) was the personification of health .

set: In ancient Greek religion , Hygeia ( Ὑγίεια ) was the person that represented health .


set: On 16 November 2006 , Zentyal was officially approved as a NEOTEC project , receiving public funds from the CDTI ( a Spanish public organization , under the Ministry of Industry , Commerce and Tourism ) to complete the development of version 1.0 .

set: On 16th November 2006 Zentyal ( eBox Platform ) was officially approved as a NEOTEC project , receiving public funds from the CDTI ( a Spanish public organization , under the Ministry of Industry , Commerce and Tourism ) to complete the development of version 1.0 .


set: Zentyal was first included in Ubuntu in 2007 under the name of eBox Platform , in the Gutsy Gibbon Tribe 3 , the third alpha release of Ubuntu 7.10 .

set: Ubuntu Gutsy Gibbon Tribe 3 featured Zentyal ( eBox Platform ) as `` network services control tool '' .


set: My Opera was the virtual community for Opera web browser users .

set: The My Opera Community is a virtual community , which provides help and social networking services for people who use the Opera browser .


set: My Opera was closed down on 3 March 2014 .

set: The My Opera Community started in August 2001 and will be shut down after February 2014 .


set: He married Maria Magdalena of Austria , and had eight children .

set: He married Maria Magdalena of Austria and had eight children .


set: For the most of his eleven-year reign , he delegated the administration of Tuscany to his ministers .

set: For the most of his eleven year reign , he delegated the administration of Tuscany to his ministers .


set: Cosimo de ' Medici was the elder son of Ferdinando I de ' Medici , Grand Duke of Tuscany , and Christina of Lorraine .

set: He was the elder son of Ferdinando I de ' Medici , Grand Duke of Tuscany and Christina of Lorraine .


set: These include an encounter with Homer before he was famous , in which Gabrielle encourages his storytelling aspirations ; the fall of Troy ; and the capture of Caesar by pirates , with Xena cast as the pirate leader .

set: These include an encounter with Homer , before he was famous , in which Gabrielle encourages his storytelling aspirations ; the fall of Troy ; and the capture of Caesar by pirates , with Xena cast as the pirate leader .


set: Some of the lesbian fan base see Xena and Gabrielle as a couple and have embraced them as role models and lesbian icons .

set: Some of the lesbian fan base sees Xena and Gabrielle as a couple and has embraced them as role models and lesbian icons .


set: Many fans felt that the sexual nature of Xena and Gabrielle 's relationship was cemented by an interview given by Lucy Lawless to Lesbian News magazine in 2003 .

set: Some fans felt that the sexual nature of Xena and Gabrielle 's relationship was cemented by an interview given by Lucy Lawless to Lesbian News magazine in 2003 .


set: In 2006 , Lucy Lawless donated her personal Xena costume to the National Museum of American History .

set: In 2006 , Lucy Lawless donated her personal Xena costume to the Museum of American History .


set: This quirky mix of timelines and the amalgamation of historical and mythological elements fueled the rise of the show to cult status during the 1990s and early 2000s ( decade ) .

set: This quirky mix of timelines and the amalgamation of historical and mythological elements fueled the rise of the show to cult status during the 1990s and early 2000s .


set: Actress Lucy Lawless has been quoted in several interviews saying she would be interested in participating in a Xena film as well .

set: Actress Lucy Lawless has been quoted in several interviews as saying she would be interested in participating in a Xena movie as well .


set: The show often addresses ethical dilemmas , such as the morality of pacifism ; however , the storylines rarely seek to provide unequivocal solutions .

set: Although the show often addresses ethical dilemmas such as the morality of pacifism , the storylines rarely seek to provide unequivocal solutions .


set: The issue of the true nature of the Xena\/Gabrielle relationship caused intense ` shipping ' debates in Xena fandom , which turned especially impassioned due to spillover from real-life debates about same-sex sexuality and gay rights .

set: The issue of the true nature of the Xena\/Gabrielle relationship caused intense debates in the fandom , which turned especially impassioned due to spillover from real-life debates about same-sex sexuality and gay rights .


set: In 2003 screenwriter Katherine Fugate was approached for the project , and was quoted saying that she expects the start of production to be three to five years away , which suggested a release sometime between 2006 and 2009 .

set: In 2003 Screenwriter Katherine Fugate was approached for the project , and was quoted saying that she expects the start of production to be three to five years away , which suggests a release sometime between 2006 and 2009 .


set: Xena freely borrows names and themes from various mythologies around the world , primarily the Greek , anachronistically adapting them to suit the demands of the storyline .

set: The show freely borrows names and themes from various mythologies around the world , primarily the Greek , anachronistically adapting them to suit the demands of the storyline .


set: It was one of the first shows to tap into its Internet following , allowing fans from all over the world to discuss and suggest things related to the show .

set: It was one of the first shows to tap into its internet following , allowing for fans from all over the world to discuss and suggest things related to the show .


set: While the show is typically set in ancient times , its themes are essentially modern and it investigates the ideas of taking responsibility for past misdeeds , the value of human life , personal liberty and sacrifice , and friendship .

set: Although it is ostensibly set in ancient times , the themes of the show are essentially modern : taking responsibility for past misdeeds , the value of human life , personal liberty and sacrifice , and friendship .


set: Some filming locations are confidential , but many scenes were recorded in places such as the Waitakere Ranges Regional Park , part of the Auckland Regional parks often credited at the end of the episodes .

set: Of course some places are confidential , but many scenes were recorded in places as spectacular in Waitakere Ranges Regional Park , part of the Auckland Regional parks often credited at the end of the episodes .


set: The earliest ones were released by Topps Comics , Dark Horse Comics ( written by Ian Edginton and John Wagner ) .

set: The earliest ones were released by Dark Horse Comics and written by Ian Edginton and John Wagner .


set: The issue is left deliberately ambiguous by the writers during most of the show .

set: The issue is left deliberately ambiguous by the show 's writers .


set: After the sixth and final season , Xena Warrior Princess : Complete Illustrated Companion .

set: Books have been released as tie-ins , including Xena Warrior Princess : Complete Illustrated Companion .


set: In 1998 , XENA : All I Need to Know I Learned From the Warrior Princess , was published , allegedly written by Gabrielle , Bard of Potidaea and `` translated '' by Josepha Sherman .

set: A book was also released in 1998 , XENA : All I Need to Know I Learned From the Warrior Princess , allegedly written by Gabrielle , Bard of Poteidaia , and was `` translated '' by Josepha Sherman .


set: For example , in a chapter entitled `` Anything can be a weapon - Anything ! ''

set: For example , in one of the chapters , `` Anything can be a weapon - Anything ! ''


set: There have been a number of novelizations by authors like Martin H. Greenberg , and fiction such as The Empty Throne , The Huntress and The Sphinx , The Thief Of Hermes , and Prophecy of Darkness .

set: There have also been a number of novelizations by authors like Martin H. Greenberg .


set: Xena is a historical fantasy set primarily in ancient Greece , although it has a flexible time setting and occasionally features Asian , Egyptian and Medieval elements .

set: The show is a historical fantasy set in ancient Greece , although with a flexible time setting , and also features heavy Oriental , Egyptian and Medieval elements in various episodes .


set: Xena 's success has led to hundreds of tie-in products , including , comics , books , video games and conventions , realized annually since 1998 in Pasadena , California and London .

set: Xena 's success has led to hundreds of tie-in products , including comics , and video games .


set: In Hercules , during her two first episodes , Xena was a villain and a powerful warlord , but in her third appearance she joins Hercules to defeat the warlord Darphus , who had taken her army .

set: In the first episode , Xena is a killer , but in the third , she joins Hercules to defeat Darphus , who had taken her army .


set: and she responded : Uberfic is a variety of fan fiction in which the characters live in an alternative universe .

set: and she responded : Uberfic is a kind of alternative universe fan fiction in which characters or events are portrayed somewhat closely to original canon but usually in a different time period , many times featuring the ancestors , descendants or reincarnations of canon characters .


set: Xena is accompanied by Gabrielle ( played by Renee O'Connor ) , who during the series changes from a simple farm girl into an Amazon warrior and Xena 's comrade-in-arms ; her initial naïveté helps to balance Xena and assists her in recognizing and pursuing the `` greater good '' .

set: Gabrielle ( Renee O'Connor ) becomes Xena 's greatest friend , her initial naïveté helps to balance Xena and helps her in seeing and fighting for the `` greater good '' .


set: , she instructs the reader on fighting with unconventional weapons ; and in another , `` Nobody Likes a Winer '' , she bemoans the perils of alcohol .

set: , she instructs the reader on fighting without traditional weapons , such as a sword or a staff , and in another , `` Nobody likes a winer '' , she laments on the perils of alcohol .


set: Xena : Warrior Princess is an American television series filmed in New Zealand .

set: Xena : Warrior Princess is an Emmy Award-winning American cult television series .


set: The original `` Kaval sviri '' can be heard where Xena races into battle in the Hercules episode `` Unchained Heart '' .

set: In the Hercules : The Legendary Journeys episode , `` Unchained Heart '' , in which Xena is introduced , the original `` Kaval Sviri '' is the music used to announce Xena racing into battle .


set: The show is a spin-off of the television series Hercules : The Legendary Journeys ; the saga began with three episodes in Hercules where Xena was a recurring character originally scheduled to die in her third appearance .

set: The series is a spin-off of Hercules : The Legendary Journeys .


set: Xena is on a quest to redeem herself for her dark past by using her formidable fighting skills to help people .

set: She uses her fighting skills to help people .


set: Aware that the character of Xena had been very successful among the public , the producers of the series decided to create a spin-off series based on her adventures .

set: Aware that the character of Xena had been very successful among the public , producers of Hercules : The Legendary Journeys decided to make a series exclusively for it .


set: The series was aired in syndication from September 4 , 1995 , until June 18 , 2001 .

set: It was first shown from September 15 1995 until June 18 2001 .


set: The flexible fantasy framework of the show accommodates a considerable range of theatrical styles , from high melodrama to slapstick comedy , from whimsical and musical to all-out action and adventure .

set: The flexible fantasy framework of the show accommodates a considerable range of styles , including an original musical episode , The Bitter Suite .


set: Comparisons between the scleral rings of Pterodaustro and modern birds and reptiles suggest that it may have been nocturnal , and may have had similar activity patterns to modern anseriform birds that feed at night .

set: Comparisons between the scleral rings ( bony ring round edge of eye ) of Pterodaustro and modern birds and reptiles suggest that it may have been nocturnal , and may have had similar activity patterns to those modern ducks which feed at night .


set: At least two specimens of Pterodaustro have been found , MIC V263 and MIC V243 , with gizzard stones in the stomach cavity , the first ever reported for any pterosaur .

set: At least two specimens have been found with gizzard stones in the stomach cavity , the first ever reported for any pterosaur .


set: Such invertebrates are abundant in the sediment of the fossil site A study of the growth stages of Pterodaustro concluded that juveniles grew relatively fast in their first two years , attaining about half of the adult size .

set: Such invertebrates are abundant in the sediment of the fossil site In 2004 a Pterodaustro embryo in an egg was reported .


set: Piedmont blues musicians come from this area , as well as Maryland , Delaware , West Virginia , Pennsylvania and northern Florida , western South Carolina , central North Carolina , eastern Tennessee , Kentucky , and Alabama - later the Northeastern cities such as Boston , Newark , New Jersey , and New York .

set: But the style is also played in Maryland , Delaware , West Virginia , Pennsylvania and Florida .


set: The Piedmont blues was named after the Piedmont plateau region , on the East Coast of the United States from about Richmond , Virginia to Atlanta , Georgia .

set: Piedmont blues ( also called East Coast Blues ) is a blues music style from the East Coast of the USA .


set: The Piedmont style is differentiated from other styles , particularly the Mississippi Delta blues , by its ragtime-based rhythms .

set: In contrast to delta blues the Piedmont blues was influenced by white music .


set: In this film , Inspector Jacques Clouseau is assigned to solve the murder of a famous soccer coach and the theft of the famous Pink Panther diamond .

set: In this movie , Inspector Jacques Clouseau ( Steve Martin ) is assigned to solve the murder of a famous soccer coach and the theft of the famous Pink Panther diamond .


set: The film stars Steve Martin as Clouseau and also co-stars Kevin Kline , Jean Reno , Emily Mortimer , and Beyoncé Knowles .

set: This movie also stars Kevin Kline , Beyoncé Knowles , and Jean Reno .


set: The Pink Panther is a 2006 American detective comedy film and a reboot of The Pink Panther franchise , marking the tenth installment in the series .

set: The Pink Panther is a comedy movie released in 2006 .


set: Especially in the Midwestern US , wild ( perennial ) species are often found in corn and soybean fields and can have a negative impact on yields .

set: Especially in the midwestern USA , wild ( perennial ) species are often found in corn and soybean fields and can have a negative impact on yields .


set: In 16th-century Europe the record was already 7.3 m ( 24 ft. , Spain ) .

set: In 16th century Europe the record was already 7.3 m ( 24 ft. , Spain ) .


set: To grow best , sunflowers need full sun .

set: To grow well , sunflowers need full sun .


set: A range of sunflower varieties exist with differing fatty acid compositions ; some ` high oleic ' types contain a higher level of monounsaturated fats in their oil than even olive oil .

set: A range of sunflower varieties exist with differing fatty acid compositions ; some ` high oleic ' types contain a higher level of healthy monounsaturated fats in their oil than Olive oil .


set: ( 9 ) Annual species are often planted for their allelopathic properties .


set: In Germany , it is mixed with rye flour to make Sonnenblumenkernbrot ( literally : sunflower whole seed bread ) , which is quite popular in German-speaking Europe .

set: In Germany , it is mixed together with rye flour to make Sonnenblumenkernbrot ( literally : sunflower whole seed bread ) , which is quite popular in German-speaking Europe .


set: In commercial planting , seeds are planted 45 cm ( 1.5 ft. ) apart and 2.5 cm ( 1 in ) deep .

set: In commercial planting , seeds are planted 45 cm ( 1.5 ft ) apart and 2.5 cm ( 1 in ) deep .


set: Sunflowers also produce latex , and are the subject of experiments to improve their suitability as an alternative crop for producing nonallergenic rubber .

set: Sunflowers also produce latex and are the subject of experiments to improve their suitability as an alternative crop for producing hypoallergenic rubber .


set: The florets inside the circular head are called disc florets , which mature into seeds The flower petals within the sunflower 's cluster are always in a spiral pattern .

set: The florets inside the circular head are called disc florets , which mature into seeds .


set: Sunflowers can be processed into a peanut butter alternative , sunflower butter .

set: Sunflowers can be processed into a peanut butter alternative , Sunbutter .


set: The sunflower ( Helianthus annuus ) is an annual plant native to the Americas .

set: The sunflower ( Helianthus annuus ) is an annual plant in the family Asteraceae , with a large flower head ( capitulum ) .