Archive for July, 2007

Jul
24

In geology, the Bagshot Beds are a series of sands and clays of shallow-water origin, some being fresh-water, some marine. They belong to the upper Eocene formation of the London and Hampshire basins, in England and derive their name from Bagshot Heath in Surrey. They are also well developed in Hampshire, Berkshire and the Isle […]

Jul
23

Up-Hill

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Up-Hill is the title of one of the poems by Christina Rossetti. The work is presented below:

Does the road wind up-hill all the way?

Yes, to the very end.

Will the day’s journey take the whole long day?

From morn to night, my friend.

But is there for the night a resting place?

A roof for when […]

Jul
23

The Leicester Royal Infirmary is a large National Health Service hospital in Leicester, England. It is located to the south-west of the city centre. It has Leicester’s accident and emergency department, and is part of the University Hospitals Leicester NHS Trust.

The hospital was originally founded in 1771 by Reverend William Watts hosting 40 […]

Jul
23

Marine clay

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Marine clay is a type of clay found in coastal regions around the world. In the northern, deglaciated regions, it can sometimes be quick clay, which is notorious for being involved in landslides.

Clay particles can self-assemble into various configurations, each with totally different properties.

When clay is deposited in the ocean, the excess ions allow […]

Jul
23

William Clay Ford may refer to

William Clay Ford, Sr., the grandson of Henry Ford, son of Edsel Ford and owner of the Detroit Lions.

William Clay Ford, Jr., the great-grandson of Henry Ford, son of William Clay Ford, Sr., Chairman of Ford Motor Company.

It may also refer to the SS William Clay Ford, a Great Lakes […]

Jul
23

Toby Riddle

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Toby “Winema” Riddle (1848-1920) was a Modoc interpreter who helped with negotiations between the Native American Modoc tribe and the United States Army during the Modoc War (also called the Lava Beds War).

Riddle was a cousin of Kintpuash, the leader of the Modoc tribe at the time of the Modoc War, and was married to […]

Jul
23

Up-Hill

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Up-Hill is the title of one of the poems by Christina Rossetti. The work is presented below:

Does the road wind up-hill all the way?

Yes, to the very end.

Will the day’s journey take the whole long day?

From morn to night, my friend.

But is there for the night a resting place?

A roof for when […]

Jul
23

Sand diver

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Sand diver may refer to:

Several fishes in the family Trichonotidae of sanddivers, including:

The Black-spot sand diver, Trichonotus filamentosus.

The Arabian sand diver, Trichonotus arabicus.

Halstead’s sand diver, Trichonotus halstead.

Marley’s sand diver, Trichonotus marleyi.

Several fishes in the family Creediidae of sandburrowers, including

The New Zealand sand diver, Tewara cranwellae.

The Long-finned sand […]

Jul
23

Hamfast “The Gaffer” Gamgee is a fictional hobbit in The Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. Tolkien. He married Bell Goodchild, with whom he had six children, including Samwise Gamgee, and lived at number three Bagshot Row in the Shire. He was a gardener on the Baggins property at Bag End for many […]

Jul
22

Flower car

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A flower car is a type of vehicle used in the funeral industry, used to carry flowers for the burial service, or sometimes to carry the coffin under a bed of flowers. Built on the same commercial chassis as a hearse, the flower car has half-height rear bodywork on the rear similar to a pickup […]

Jul
22

Holtriem

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Holtriem is a Samtgemeinde (”collective municipality”) in the district of Wittmund, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated near the North Sea coast, approx. 20 km west of Wittmund, and 13 km north of Aurich. Its seat is in the village Westerholt.

The Samtgemeinde Holtriem consists of the following municipalities:

Blomberg

Eversmeer

Nenndorf

Neuschoo

Ochtersum

Schweindorf

[…]

Jul
22

James Clay was an English author who wrote about the game of whist in the middle of the 19th century. His son was the musical composer Frederic Clay.

The Clay Hotel South Beach Miami Florida in the Historic District The Clay Hotel is a jewel among hotels in the Art Deco District of South Beach […]

Jul
22

Shame-Based Man, released on April 11, 1995 (see 1995 in music), was the first album by the comedian Bruce McCulloch. It has 20 tracks of McCulloch’s comedic music.

Track listing

“Grade 8″ (Bruce McCulloch) – 2:59

“Stalking” (McCulloch) – 2:11

“Al Miller” (McCulloch) – 2:30

“Heroin Pig” (McCulloch) – 0:41

“40 Housewives” […]

Jul
22

An adjustable bed (also called a Semi-Fowler bed) can be adjusted to a number of different positions. For individuals with certain types of back problems, sleeping on an adjustable bed that is at a slight incline (”semi-Fowler position“, e.g. 30 to 45 degrees) may be comfortable, with the upper body positioned higher up than the […]

Jul
21

In geology, the Llandovery Group refers to the lowest division of the Silurian period (Upper Silurian) in Britain. It is named after the town of Llandovery in Wales, although Charles Lapworth had proposed the name Valentian (from the Roman British province of Valentia) for this group in 1879. It includes the Tarannon Shales (1000-1500 ft.), […]

Jul
21

The Bodetal Aerial Tramway is one between 1969 and 1970 in co-operation of the Czechoslovak collective combine Transporta Chrudim and the PGH Elektrotherm Quedlinburg builds wire ropeway in the proximity of Thale in the resin. It leads from the valley station at a value of 183 meters over the sea level to the mountain station […]

Jul
19

Nesebar municipality (Bulgarian: Община Несебър, Obshtina Nesebar) is a Bulgarian municipality comprising the northern part of the Black Sea coast of Burgas Province, Bulgaria. Its northern border is with the municipalities of Byala and Dolni Chiflik, its western border — with the municipality of Pomorie, and its eastern border is the Black Sea. Proximity to […]

Jul
19

Varner Unit

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The Varner Unit is a high-security state prison in Arkansas, United States. It is located near the small town of Grady in Lincoln County.

The Varner Unit was opened in 1987 with 300 beds, and its capacity was soon increased to 700 beds. Further construction has brought the total capacity to over 1600 prisoners, a […]

Jul
18

This is a list of residences occupied by the British Royal family, noting the seasons of the year they are traditionally occupied.

Members of the British Royal Family inhabit a range of residences around the UK. Some are royal palaces, owned by the state and held in trust by the monarch; others are privately owned. Balmoral […]

Jul
18

North Vista Hospital for-profit hospital is owned and operated by IASIS Healthcare and is the only hospital in North Las Vegas, Nevada. The hospital provides 185 beds.

History
The hospital opened in 1959 as Lake Mead Hospital Medical Center with 33 beds.

Purchased in 2003 by IASIS Healthcare.

Services

Provides the only geriatric psychiatry beds in Las Vegas.

Accreditation

Joint Commission on […]

Jul
18

Farewell Old Friends is the sixth full-length album by the Christian rock bandBleach. It was released in 2005 under Tooth & Nail Records. This is Bleach’s last album and was released after the band disbanded.

Track listing

“Write It Down” -3:09

“Clear the Air” -4:09

“Gonna Take Some Time” -4:44

“Took It by the Hand” -3:36

“Condition” -3:37

“To the Top” […]

Jul
18

Böhme

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Böhme (transliterated Boehme) may refer to:

Böhme River, in Lower Saxony, Germany.

Böhme, Lower Saxony, a municipality in Lower Saxony, Germany.

Boehme’s giant day gecko

Böhme is the surname of:

Erwin Böhme, German fighter pilot in World War I

Jakob Böhme, Christian mystic

Kurt Böhme, German bass

Oskar Böhme, German composer

See also

Böhm, Boehm

Böhmer

Lower Adirondack […]

Jul
18

The Coal Measures is a lithostratigraphical term used mainly in the British Isles for the coal-bearing part of the Upper Carboniferous System. It represents the remains of fluvio-deltaic sediment, and consists mainly of clastic rocks (claystones, shales, siltstones, sandstones, conglomerates) interstratified with the beds of coal. In most places, the Coal Measures are underlain by […]

Jul
17

Samitsu Tamagowa is a character in Robert Jordan’s Wheel of Time fantasy series.

She is an Aes Sedai of the Yellow Ajah and is allied with Cadsuane Melaidhrin of the Green Ajah. Her warder is named Roshan. She is pretty, with hazel eyes and dark hair. She wears bells in her hair in Arafellin fashion.

Cadsuane left […]

Jul
17

Mary, Did You