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Diversified_FinancialsThe diversified financial services segment includes a range of consumer and commercially-oriented companies offering a wide variety of products and services, including various lending products (such as home equity loans and credit cards), insurance, and securities and investment products. Some of these firms were created during the wave of consolidation that has taken place in the financial industry over the past decade. |
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List_of_songs_about_diseaseThis is a list of songs about disease.*"Shake the Disease" by Depeche Mode *"Disease, The" by Echo and the Bunnymen *"Disease, The" by David J *"Disease" by Matchbox 20 *"Diseases" by Michegan and Smiley *"Eaten from Inside" by Cannibal Corpse *"Halloween Parade" by Lou Reed *"Jesus is Coming Soon" by Blind Willie Johnson *"Modern Diseases" by Fifth Column *"VD Blues" by Woody Guthrie *"VD Waltz" by Woody Guthrie *"Whippin' that Old TB" by Jimmie Rodgers |
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| Diseases Renewal 2005.11.03
Big killer / Lymphopenia / Mastocytosis / Irritable Male Syndrome / Helminthiasis / Space adaptation syndrome / Arthrogryposis / Short bowel syndrome / Altitude sickness / List of songs about disease / Osteo!
porosis / Rosacea / Rare disease / AIDS / Ectodermal Dysplasia / Digestive diseases / Paragonimiasis / Anal fissure / Dysgeusia / Avascular necrosis
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PelargoniumAbout 200: ''Pelargonium radens'' ''Pelargonium scabrum'' ''Pelargonium triste'' et al. ''Pelargonium'' is a genus of flowering plants that includes about 200 species of perennial, succulent, and shrub plants, commonly but incorrectly known and even sold as geraniums. Confusingly, ''Geranium'' is the correct botanical name of the separate genus that contains the related Cranesbills. Both genera are in the Family Geraniaceae. Carolus Linnaeus|Linnaeus originally included all the species in one genus, ''Geranium'', but they were later separated into two genera by Charles L’H?ritier in 1789. Gardeners sometimes refer to the members of Genus ''Pelargonium'' as "pelargoniums" in order to avoid the confusion, but the older common name is still in regular use.Most species of geranium (''Pelargonium'') are subtropical or tropical and do not tolerate more than very light frosts. Geraniums are extremely popular garden plants, and hundreds of cultivars have been developed from about 20 of the species.Geranium Leaf|leaves are usually alternate, and leaf shape|pal! mately lobed or pinnate, often on long stacks, and sometimes with light or dark patterns. The erect stems bear five-petaled flowers in umbel-like clusters called pseudoumbels. The shapes of the flowers have been bred to a variety ranging star-shaped to funnel-shaped, and colors include white, pink, red, orange-red, fuchsia and an almost black variety which is quite rare.Horticultural pelargoniums (as opposed to botanical, the wild 'species') fall into six major groups, with zonals subdivided further: * Angel * Ivy-leaved = hanging * Regal (or Royal) = French = Martha Washington = Violet * Shrubby-leaved * Unique * Zonal - erect and bushy Cactus-flowered Deacon (mostly dwarfs, cfr infra) Double-flowered Fancy-leaved Formosum hybrid Rosebud (?) Tulip-flowered Single-flowered Stellar Straight Zonals *Americana *Ecclipse It is also usual to classify small Zonals alternatively by size or odorous excellence : * Dwarfs (small) * Miniatures (even smaller) * Parfum-leavedThe first species of ''Pelargonium'' known to be cultivated was ''Pelargonium triste'', a native of South Africa. It was probably brought to the botanical garden in Leiden before 1600 on ships that stopped at the Cape of Good Hope. In 1631, the English gardener John Tradescant bought seeds from Rene Morin in Paris and introduced the plant to England. The name ''Pelargonium'' was introduced by Johannes Burman in 1738. |
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RatafiaRatafia is a liqueur or cordial flavoured with peach or cherry kernels, bitter almonds, or other fruits; many different varieties are made. The same name is given to a flavouring essence resembling bitter almonds, and also to a light biscuit. The word is adapted from the French language|French of the 17th century. Walter William Skeat (Etym. Dict., 1910) quotes as a possible origin a combination of Malay Peninsula|Malay ''araq'', arak (liqueur)|arak, and ''tafia'', rum. An alternative etymology proposes that the name derives from a custom of drinking to the ''ratification'' of a deal or treaty. |
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| Alcoholic beverages Renewal 2005.11.01
Awamori / Plymouth Gin / Punsch / Daiquiri / Japanese beer / Grog / Apéritif / Country wine / Tequila / Pisco / Chicha / Ouzo / Pastis / Glogg / Tanqueray / Gammel Dansk / Ogogoro / Cachaça / Chinese wine / Vodka
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DojoA dojo is a training hall for the Japanese martial arts.In Japanese language|Japanese, ''dōjō'' (道場) means literally "place of the Way". It is traditionally led by a sensei meaning master or teacher.Korean dojo tend to use the Korean language|Korean pronunciation dojang, as well as other terms including "seonsaeng" (equivalent to "sensei"). |
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Yellow_JessamineYellow Jessamine (''Gelsemium sempervirens''), also known as Evening trumpetflower or Carolina Jessamine, is a twining vine that can grow to twenty feet or more. The leaf|leaves are up to three inches long and lustrous, dark green. The yellow trumpet-shaped flowers are borne in clusters, with individual blossoms about one and a half inches long. Yellow jessamine is the state flower of South Carolina.All parts of this plant contain the toxic strychnine-related alkaloids gelsemine and gelseminine and should not be consumed. The sap may cause skin irritation in sensitive individuals. Children, mistaking this flower for honeysuckle, have been poisoned by sucking the nectar from the flower. The nectar is also toxic to honeybees, and causes brood death when gathered by the bees.Despite the hazards, this is a popular garden plant in warmer areas, frequently being trained to grow over arbors or to cover walls. |
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Kamikaze.:''For other uses of the word Kamikaze, see Kamikaze (disambiguation).Kamikaze (神風) is a Japanese language|Japanese word, usually translated as ''divine wind'' — which came into being as the name of a kamikaze (typhoon)|legendary typhoon said to have saved Japan from a Mongol invasions of Japan|Mongol invasion fleet in 1281. In Japanese, the word "kamikaze" is used only for this typhoon. In the English language, however, the word "kamikaze" usually refers to suicide attack|suicide attacks carried out by Empire of Japan|Japanese aircrews against Allied shipping, towards the end of the Pacific War|Pacific campaign of World War II. Air attacks were the predominant and best-known aspect of a wider use of — or plans for — suicide attacks by Japanese personnel, including soldiers carrying explosives, and boat crews. In Japanese, the term used for units carrying out these attacks is ''tokubetsu k?geki tai'' (特別攻撃隊), which literally means "speci! al attack unit." This is usually abbreviated to ''tokk?tai'' (特攻隊). In World War II, suicide squads that came from the Imperial Japanese Navy were called ''shinp? tokubetsu k?geki tai'' (神風特別攻撃隊), where ''shinp?'' is the Kanji#On.27yomi .28Chinese reading.29|on-reading of the same kanji|characters that form the word ''kamikaze''.Since the end of World War II, the word kamikaze has been applied to a wider variety of suicide attacks because of misunderstanding its real value. Examples of these include ''Selbstopfer'' in Nazi Germany in World War II. Terrorism|Terrorist attacks that employ suicide attacks, such as the September 11, 2001 attacks, and suicide bombing in Israel by Palestinians are sometimes likened to kamikazes. However, acts of terrorism are completely different from the actual kamikaze, as the purpose of terrorist acts is to kill civilians, whereas kamikaze pilots' targets were military forces. |
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Sod. Sod is grass turf and the part of the soil beneath it held together by the roots, or a piece of this material. Some sod is grown agriculturally, and is sold to landscaping|landscapers who use it to quickly establish a lawn. |
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ParagonimiasisParagonimiasis is an infection caused by the lung fluke, ''Paragonimus westermani''. It is particular common in East Asia. |
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Late_harvest_wineLate harvest is a term applied to wines made from grapes left on the vine longer than usual. ''Late harvest'' is usually an indication of a sweet dessert wine such as late harvest riesling. Late harvest grapes are often more similar to raisins, but have been naturally dehydrated while on the vine. Botrytis_cinerea|Botrytis, ''noble rot'', is a mold that causes grapes to lose nearly all of their water content. Wines made from botrytis-affected grapes are generally extremely sweet. Sauternes, such as Ch?teau d'Yquem, and many Tokaji wines are made from botrytis-affected grapes. Late harvest wines are made from grapes that have not necessarily been affected by botrytis, although the end result is often similar.For German wine|German late harvest wines see spätlese, auslese, beerenauslese and trockenbeerenauslese, and for wines frozen on the vine see icewine. |
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CleanskinWithin the vernacular of counter-terrorism agents and police officers, a cleanskin is an undercover operative whose identity is not known to the forces he or she is tasked to infiltrate. This is usually because such an agent has not conducted any prior undercover activity.The phrase entered wide currency with a slightly different meaning in the United Kingdom following the London bombings of 7 July 2005. The four bombers involved in those bombings were reported in the press to be "cleanskins", according to police sources, meaning that their profiles did not fit the expected profile of bombers. The word cleanskin originally comes from Australia, and refers to an unbranded cattle. The earliest references being around the 1860s. The word then evolved to mean a person whom has had no conviction recorded against them, a person who was 'clean'. Terrorist organizations, smugglers, and others performing secretive activities prefer to subvert cleanskins as there is less chance that ! they will arise suspicion. For example, a person with previous convictions for importing drugs is more likely to be detained than a person never convicted. |
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| Konwledge of Wine Renewal 2005.10.25
Farm winery / Terroir / Butt (unit) / Dessert wine / Moscatel / Wine and food matching / Mondovino / Pomace wine / Sideways / P cont. / Screwcap / Puncheon / Retsina / Bottle / Barrel (storage) / Corkscrew (tool) / Wine / Champagne flute / Kosher wine / Vin gris
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Casualty_insuranceCasualty insurance is a broad category of insurance that includes almost any coverage that is not related to life insurance|life, health insurance|health, or property insurance|property. |
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Variable_universal_life_insuranceVariable Universal Life Insurance (often shortened to VUL) is a type of life insurance, that builds a cash value. In a VUL, the cash value can be invested in a wide variety of separate accounts, similar to mutual funds, and the choice of which of the available separate accounts to use is entirely up to the contract owner. The 'variable' component in the name refers to this ability to invest in volatile investments similar to mutual funds. The 'universal' component in the name is a bit of a misnomer that is used to refer to the flexibility the owner has in making premium payments. The premiums can vary from nothing in a given month up to maximums defined by the IRS code for life insurance. This flexibility is in contrast to whole life insurance that has fixed premium payments that typically cannot be missed without lapsing the policy.Variable universal life is also considered to a type of permanent life insurance, because the death benefit will be paid if the insured die! s any time up until the maturity age (typically 100) as long as there is sufficient cash value to pay the costs of insurance in the policy. |
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JoseiJosei manga (Japanese language|Japanese: 女性, lit. "woman", International Phonetic Alphabet|IPA ; also known as redīsu (レディース) or redikomi (レディコミ), lit. "ladies' comics"), is a genre of manga or anime created mostly by women, for late teenage and adult female audiences. The male equivalent to josei is seinen. In Japanese, the word ''josei'' means only "female" and is not directly indicative of sexual matter.The stories tend to be about everyday experiences of women living in Japan. Though there are some that cover high school, most cover the lives of adult women. The style also tends to be a more restrained, realistic version of shojo|shōjo, keeping some of the wispy features and getting rid of the very large sparkly eyes. There are exceptions in the style described above, but what defines josei is some degree of stylistic continuity of comics within this particular demographic (the! same is true with different demographics that have different stylistic tendencies).In addition, unlike shojo|shōjo, josei comics can portray realistic romance (as opposed to mostly idealized romance). A subset of josei comics are comics that are aimed at women about homosexual male relationships, called yaoi. Josei is also known for a very sexual edge; many of the magazines have some of the raunchiest porn produced in Japan.''Josei'' is sometimes used within anime or manga, mostly by male characters, to refer to a fetish|sexual preference for age disparity in sexual relationships|older women, as contrasted with lolicon. |
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DumperIn United Kingdom|British usage, a dumper is a small one-man diesel-powered vehicle often used to carry loads and material around, often on building sites. It has a towing eye on its back end, to tow such things as a air compressor to run pneumatic drills. Its skip can tip to dump its load out: this is where the name "dumper" came from.The older Lister (disambiguation)|Lister-type dumpers steer by turning its back wheels. Its motor is started by hand cranking. It has no electric or hydraulic parts and thus has not much that can easily go wrong. Its skip is secured by a catch underneath and raised and lowered by a man pulling at its front upper edge.Modern dumpers often steer by articulating at the middle of the chassis. They have electric parts and hydraulics and are more expensive to make and operate. Some of them have an A-frame over the seat, known as a ROPS (Roll-Over Protection) frame, to protect the driver if the dumper rolls over. Some dumpers have FOPS (Falling Objec! t Protection) as well. The skip has power tipping and often lifts as it tips. In the 1990s dumpers with swivel skips, which could be rotated to load at the side, became popular, especially for working in narrow sites such as road works.These vehicles are also called "dumper" in some mainland European languages. |
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AlcopopAlcopop is a term coined by the popular Mass media|media of the United Kingdom to describe 'alcoholic soft drinks'.In the alcohol industry they are known as RTDs (ready to drink) or FABs (Flavoured Alcoholic Beverages). These drinks, such as alcoholic lemonade, tend to be sweet, served in small bottles (typically 200–275Millilitre|ml), and between 5-7% alcohol by volume.These drinks emerged onto the market in the mid-1990s with the launch of Merrydown's Two Dogs and Hooper's Hooch (alcopop)|Hooch. Many more have followed, as the drinks became increasingly popular, especially with younger people.Later, Mike's Hard Lemonade was released in the United States, with humorous commercials depicting what they called "violence against lemons". Smirnoff also came out with another citrus-flavoured malt beverage in the late 90s called Smirnoff Ice, which promoted itself with flashy commercials, usually involving trendy young people dancing in unlikely situations and places.Some pa! rts of the media expressed intense concern that such drinks might appeal to children as they tend to be sweet and brightly coloured. Many Alcohol advertising|alcopop advertising campaigns have been criticised as trying to make alcopops appeal to young drinkers. However, the majority of those who consume such beverages in the U.S. are over age 27, according to the Federal Trade Commission (Federal Trade Commission, 2003). Nevertheless concern remains. As a result Germany has imposed an extra duty of 0.80 to 0.90 euro per bottle effective August 1, 2004. Some now carry a warning stating that they are not for consumption by minors (under 18 in the UK and 21 in the United States). Other sweet alcoholic beverages that had been around for years, such as cider, wine coolers, and liqueurs, escaped this concern.While the amount of beer being sold worldwide has dropped drastically, the sale of alcopops has taken off dramatically. This is thought to be because the sweetness of alcopop! s appeals to younger drinkers more readily than the taste of w! ine or b eer, and are less detectable on the drinker's breath.In the United States, these beverages are sometimes called malternative drinks, or sometimes, derisively, bitch beer, or cheerleader beer. In the UK, derogatory names given to them include poof juice and tart fuel. In Australia and Canada the somewhat less derogatory Chick Drink is often used.Reference* Federal Trade Commission. ''Alcohol Marketing and Advertising: A Report to Congress''. Washington, DC: Federal Trade Commission, 2003 |
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| Alcoholic beverages Renewal 2005.10.17
Cachaça / Country wine / Kumis / Tsipouro / Pruno / Cocawine / Spruce beer / Pimm's / Liquor store / Bombay Sapphire / Tequila / Bourbon whiskey / Beerenburg / Mead / Grappa / Radler / Baijiu / Apéritif / Long drink / Absente
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ContangoContango is a technical term employed by the London Stock Exchange. It is almost the opposite of backwardation.:The apples at the market are cheaper than the apples at the treeIn finance, a Futures Contract is an agreement between buyer and seller where the Seller agrees to deliver an agreed upon quantity of a commodity at a Future date usually a standard date, agreed upon between buyer and seller at the agreed price. This trade generally occurs on a commodity market. In the case of most commodities, such as Gold or live cattle, the seller has built-in costs incurred to feed, store, insure and maintain the commodity between the trade date and the delivery date. This premium will decrease as the time between the trade date and the delivery date becomes shorter. The condition in which the distant price is higher than the immediate Spot Price due to this added premium is called the Contango. Contango is a subset of carry cost; it could exists when there is a glut of present s! upply and when the price of a distant futures contract exceeds the full-carry price. |
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PastisPastis is an anise-flavored liqueur and aperitif from France, typically containing 40-45% alcohol by volume, although there exist alcohol-free varieties.When absinthe was banned in France in 1915, the major absinthe producers (then Pernod and Ricard, who have since merged as Pernod Ricard) reformulated their drink without the banned wormwood component, creating pastis, which remains popular in France today.Pastis is normally diluted with water before drinking (generally 5 volumes of water for 1 volume of pastis). The resulting decrease in alcohol percentage causes some of the constituents to become insoluble, which changes the liqueur's appearance from dark transparent yellow to milky soft yellow. The drink is consumed cold, with ice, and is considered a refreshment for hot days. Ice cubes should be added after the water to avoid crystallization of the pastis.Although it is consumed throughout France, especially in the summer, pastis is generally associated with southeastern! France, especially with the city of Marseille, and with the clich?s of the Provence|Proven?al lifestyle, like p?tanque.Related drinks are anisette, ouzo and raki (alcoholic beverage)|raki. |
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| Alcoholic beverages Renewal 2005.10.15
Chartreuse (liqueur) / Galliano (drink) / Absinthe / Mezcal / Mulled wine / Pastis / Torpedo Juice / Soju / Cement Mixer (shot) / Pickled snakes / On the rocks / Baijiu / Bourbon whiskey / Sake / Maotai / Pisco / Beerenburg / Liquor store / Plymouth Gin / WKD
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Paid_Family_LeaveCalifornia's Paid Family Leave (PFL) insurance program, which is also known as the Family Temporary Disability Insurance (FTDI) program, is a law enacted in 2002 that extends unemployment disability compensation to cover individuals who Parental leave|take time off of work to care for a seriously ill family member or bond with a new minor child. Benefits equal approximately 55% of earnings and have a maximum per week.The Paid Family Leave program is administered by the State Disability Insurance (SDI) program of the Employment Development Department. Benefits commenced on July 1, 2004.The statute states that PFL must be taken concurrently with leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993|federal Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and the California Family Rights Act (CFRA)[http://www.dfeh.ca.gov/Statutes/cfra.asp], both of which provide for twelve weeks of unpaid leave in a twelve-month period.The PFL insurance ! program is fully funded by employees' contributions, similar to the SDI program. |
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Platform_framingPlatform framing is the common method of constructing the frame for homes and apartment buildings in Canada and the United States.The floors, walls and roof of a framed structure are created by assembling (using nails) consistently sized framing elements of dimensional lumber (2×4, 2×6, etc.) at consistent spacings (12″, 16″, and 24″ on center). The floors, walls and roof are typically made torsionally stable with the installation of a plywood or composite wood “skin” referred to as sheathing. Spacing the framing members properly allows them to align with the edges of standard sheathing. Occasionally, wooden or galvanized steel braces are used instead of sheathing.The framed structure sits atop a concrete (most common) or treated wood foundation (architecture)|foundation.From the foundation, a framer will bolt or otherwise connect a sole or sill plate. Then, depending on the design of the structure, a framer may install a floo! r, short “pony walls”, or full height walls.The floor, or the platform of the name, is made up of joists (usually 2×8, 2×10 or 2×12, depending on the span) that sit on walls and, usually, a beam at the center of the house. The joists are spaced at (12″, 16″, and 24″ on center) and covered with a plywood subfloor. In the past, planks set at 45-degrees to the joists were used for the subfloor.Where the design calls for a framed floor, the resulting platform is where the framer will construct and stand that floor’s walls (interior and exterior load bearing walls and space-dividing, non-load bearing ″partitions″). Additional framed floors and their walls may then be erected to a general maximum of four. There will be no framed floor in the case of a single-level structure with a concrete floor known as a “slab on grade”.Stairs between floors are framed by installing stepped “string! ers” and then placing the horizontal “treads I and vertical “risers”. The top floor’s walls receive the roof. A framed roof is an assembly of prefabricated trusses (most common) or hand cut rafters. The roof members are covered with sheathing or strapping in advance of the finish roofing material. |
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