<p>Kahanu Garden and Preserve is a botanical garden located on the Hāna Highway  near Hāna, Maui, Hawaii. It is one of five gardens of the non-profit National Tropical Botanical Garden, the others being McBryde, Allerton, and Limahuli Garden and Preserve on Kauai, and The Kampong in Florida.</p><br>
<p>The garden was established in 1972 on Mauis northern coast, with rugged black lava seascapes, and is surrounded by one of Hawaiis last undisturbed hala (Pandanus tectorius) forests.</p><br>
<p>The gardens ethnobotanical collections focus on plants traditionally used by Pacific Island people. It includes the worlds largest breadfruit collection, first established in the 1970s. Today the garden contains accessions of approximately 150 varieties of breadfruit collected from field expeditions to over 17 Pacific island groups in Polynesia, Micronesia, and Melanesia, as well as Indonesia, the Philippines, and the Seychelles. This collection is used for research and conservation by NTBG’s Breadfruit Institute.</p><br>
<p>Other garden holdings include bamboo, banana, calabash, coconut, kava, kamani (Calophyllum inophyllum), loulu (Pritchardia arecina), sugarcane, taro, turmeric, vanilla, and bitter yam (Dioscorea bulbifera).</p><br>
<p>Kahanu Garden is open to visitors. An admission fee is charged.</p><br>
<h2>Piilanihale Heiau</h2><br>
<p>Kahanu Garden also contains the 3 acre Piilanihale Heiau, a National Historic Landmark believed to be the largest ancient temple in the Hawaiian Islands. It is built from basalt blocks and extends 341 ft by 415 ft, with a high front wall rising 50 ft. The large central terrace with two separate platforms is situated on a broad ridge that adds to its majesty. The side facing the sea rises steeply in five stepped terraces, and the upper rectangular surface of the main platform contains several smaller walled enclosures and pits, all bounded on the rear by a well-built stone wall up to 8 ft high.</p><br>
<p>Construction of the main terrace dates back to the 14th century. Wings were later added and rededicated during the 16th century, possibly after high chief Piʻilani from western Maui conquered the beautiful, fertile, well-watered, and heavily populated Hāna region, thereby unifying the whole island.</p><br>
<p>Aiani  is a town and a former municipality in the Kozani regional unit, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Kozani, of which it is a municipal unit. The 2011 census recorded 2,006 residents in the village and 3,429 residents in municipal unit of Aiani.</p><br>
<h2>History</h2><br>
<p>Aiani was the capital of Elimiotis, a kingdom and region of Upper Macedonia, which became part of Macedon.</p><br>
<p>Since 1983, systematic excavations in the area have brought to light finds that attest the existence of an organised city from the late 6th century BC to 100 BC. These are now housed in the Aiani Archaeological Museum. The excavations in the city of Aiani, brought to light the oldest pieces of matt-painted (black and white) pottery ever found. Some of the matt-painted pottery dates back to the 15th-14th century BC (Μycenaean era). Amongst the archaic pottery, some of the oldest samples of writing were found. Amongst them we have names inscribed like ΔΟΛΙΟ (DOLIO) and ΘΕΜΙΔΟΣ (THEMIDOS), which prove that the society of that region of Macedonia, spoke and wrote Greek before the 5th century BC. A single example of linear writing similar to that of southern Greece has been found, but its significance still remains unknown.</p><br>
<h2>Communities</h2><br>
<p>The municipal unit Aiani is subdivided into the following communities:</p><br>
<p>Agia Paraskevi</p><br>
<p>Aiani</p><br>
<p>Chromio</p><br>
<p>Kerasea</p><br>
<p>Kteni</p><br>
<p>Rodiani</p><br>
<p>Rymnio</p><br>
<p>Mount Buller is a mountain in the Victorian Alps of the Great Dividing Range, located in the Australian state of Victoria. It has an elevation of 1,805 m ,</p><br>
<h2>Location and features</h2><br>
<p>The summit of Buller can be reached by vehicle via the village coupled with a 500 m short walk. It is also possible to climb the peak from Delatite River level you can follow the Klingsporn walking track. The Klingsporn track was the bridle trail in days gone by when stockmen would take their cattle up high for the summer months. The walk begins at Merimbah and is a 8 km walk on a well defined track. An adventurous twist on this walk is to walk to the aptly named "Thank Christ Corner" on Shoulder spur and go off track along shoulder spur to Mclaughlin Spur to the summit. Mclaughlin Spur offers good views to the summit fire tower and the rocky outcrops that must be traversed. At the summit there is a stone distance dial and a fire tower that is manned during the summer months.</p><br>
<p>The adjacent Mount Buller Alpine Resort is an attractive destination for many families and skiers who wish to attend for the day. With it only being a 3 hr drive, it is the closest major mountain to Melbourne.</p><br>
<h2>Etymology</h2><br>
<p>Mount Buller was named by the explorer and surveyor Major Sir Thomas Livingstone Mitchell after an acquaintance in the Colonial Office. However the Aboriginal name for the mountain is Bulla Bulla meaning "good".</p><br>
<p>Mount Buller aerial.jpgAerial photo of Mount Buller.</p><br>
<p>Tsotyli  is a village and a former municipality, now part of the Voio municipality. Before the 2011 local government reform it was the seat of the municipality of Tsotyli. The municipal unit has an area of 330.269 km, the community 25.658 km. The 2011 census recorded 1,545 residents in the village and 3,417 residents in the municipal unit of Tsotyli. It is a famous western Greek area, especially known for its old housing estate . The Archeological Museum of Tsotili is notable as well.</p><br>
<h2>Nearby</h2><br>
<p>Starting from Tsotyli, you may visit Apidea, of archaeological interest, in the location of Boufara or Saint Athanasios. The picturesque villages of Krimini and Rodochori are situated a few kilometres away from Tsotyli. Near the village of Rodochori, the Tsoukaris bridge over Pramoritsa, a tributary of Aliakmon, bears witness to the local architecture. The Tsotyli-Kastanochoria route is unique. The mountain Ontria, with its forests, tresh water springs and old legends about girls who turned into stone, looms over the area. The village of Polikastano has an amazing landscape at an altitude of 950m. In the mountainous Voio, the village of Avgerinos (Αυγερινος), at an altitude of 1050m. completes the beauty of the landscape. The mastery of the old craftsmen of the village is shown in the two floor houses made of stone in the central square. Following a dirt road you may visit the monastery of Aghia Triada (Holy Trinity) on the outskirts of Vithos and Pentalofos.</p><br>
<p>Vlasti (Βλάστη, before 1927: Βλάτση - Vlatsi, Before the 2011 local government reform it was an independent community. The 2011 census recorded 274 inhabitants in the village.</p><br>
<h2>History</h2><br>
<p>The first settlement was established in the 15th century and received an influx of Vlach refugees from Grammos and Moschopoli in the 18th century. The public buildings and the houses which still today adorn Vlasti reflect the flourishing of this village in the 19th century.</p><br>
<h2>Geography</h2><br>
<p>Located at the heart of western Macedonia, it is girdled by the massifs of Mt Mouriki which serves as a home not only to the brown bear (Ursus arctos), but also to a large number of rare birds, including the short-toed eagle (Circaetus gallicus), the Egyptian vulture (Neophron percnopterus) and the long-legged buzzard (Buteo rufinus).</p><br>
<h2>Tourism</h2><br>
<p>The village bustles with life in summer as it is then that the Earth Festival is organized. It comprises a series of ecological and at the same time joyful events whose objective is to inform and sensitize people showing them the need to respect natural environment. Moreover, visitors have the chance to come into contact with the locals, experience their hospitality and participate with them in these jolly festivities. Vlasti serves a starting point for fascinating, enjoyable routes either to Mt Mouriki and its shelter or to neighbouring regions. There is good infrastructure to support the touristic development of the place with hotels, restaurants and bars.</p><br>
<p>The King Opera House is a performance hall located on Van Buren, Arkansass Main Street. Since it was built in the late 19th century, the opera houses stage has hosted many plays and performers. The King Opera House is a contributing property to the Van Buren Historic District, listed on the National Register of Historic Places.</p><br>
<h2>Architecture</h2><br>
<p>The Victorian-era structure first opened its doors in the late 19th century, and has since undergone extensive restoration prior to reopening for use in 1979. The auditorium of the opera house has numerous seats on ground level, with additional seating in the balcony; all with an intricate, period-correct design. Built for large and well-sized performances on its stage, the opera house&#39;s basement, in contrast, has two couches and two small closet-sized dressing rooms. The basement can be highly cramped, in its relatively modest changing area and green room, particularly for productions with large casts.</p><br>
<p>Nemunėlis  is a river in northern Lithuania and southern Latvia. It originates 6 km south of Rokiškis. It is 191 kilometres long  before its confluence with the Mūša, near Bauska, forming the Lielupe.</p><br>
<p>This river does not belong to the basin of the larger river Neman, but the two rivers&#39; names are related in several languages:</p><br>
<p>in Lithuanian, "Nemunėlis" is a diminutive form of "Nemunas" (Neman River)</p><br>
<p>in German, "Memel" is used for both the Neman River and the city of Klaipėda, and "Memele" is its diminutive form</p><br>
<p>in Latvian, the river is called "Mēmele", possibly derived from German, or directly from Old Prussian in which it is thought to mean "surrounded by water"</p><br>
<p>in Estonian, it is called "Memele jõgi"</p><br>
<p>The European Union gave 100,000 euros to establish tourist routes along the Nemunėlis. It is expected that the Latvian and Lithuanian initiative will be completed in 2007, as new kayak and boat rental businesses open and new campsites, tourist guides, and information signs are prepared.</p><br>
<p>Derveni  is a coastal town in Corinthia in the Peloponnese peninsula, Greece. It was the seat of the former municipality Evrostina.</p><br>
<p>Its population stands at 1,080 (2011 census) but rises dramatically during the holiday season and many of the houses and flats are second residencies to people living mostly in Athens (142 km) or Patras (73 km). Its nearest main town is Corinth (50 km). One of its main characteristics is that its coastal houses and flats are flanked by the old national road to the south and give directly onto the pebbled sea shore to the north. Due to its restricted parking facilities and the infrequent train service, it is not a stop-over town for passing traffic, or amenable to day trips.</p><br>
<p>Its name derives from its geographical location, squeezed between the mountains and the deep Corinthian Sea. Derven means narrow passage or path in Ottoman Turkish. It was founded early 19th century by inhabitants of the nearby village of Zacholi who exported and processed raisins. Its trading apogee came between 1923–1940 when hundreds of workers processed the so-called Corinth raisins that arrived by boat on its small port. The port no longer exists.</p><br>
<p>The northern coastline of the Peloponnese has been afflicted by erosion and sea level rise for many years. More specifically, in the region of Derveni, Corinthia, on 29 February 2012, generalised erosion of the coastal zone was observed on account of seabed subsidence (up to 30 m) along the coastline, destroying dozens of houses and business premises.</p><br>
<p>It is linked by rail to Athens and Patras.</p><br>
<h2>Notable people</h2><br>
<p>Miltos Manetas, Painter and Internet artist, Founder of the InternetPavilion</p><br>
<p>Sikyona  is a municipality in Corinthia, Greece. The seat of the municipality is in Kiato. Sikyona takes its name from the ancient city Sicyon, which was located in the same territory.</p><br>
<h2>Municipality</h2><br>
<p>The municipality Sikyona was formed at the 2011 local government reform by the merger of the following 3 former municipalities, that became municipal units:</p><br>
<p>Feneos</p><br>
<p>Sikyona</p><br>
<p>Stymfalia</p><br>
<p>The municipality has an area of 602.539 km, the municipal unit 171.268 km. The municipal unit Sikyona is subdivided into the following communities:</p><br>
<p>Archaia Sikyona-Vasiliko</p><br>
<p>Bozikas</p><br>
<p>Diminio</p><br>
<p>Gonoussa</p><br>
<p>Kato Diminio</p><br>
<p>Sikyona (Kiato)</p><br>
<p>Klimenti</p><br>
<p>Kryoneri</p><br>
<p>Laliotis</p><br>
<p>Megas Valtos</p><br>
<p>Mikros Valtos</p><br>
<p>Moulki</p><br>
<p>Paradeisi</p><br>
<p>Pasi</p><br>
<p>Souli</p><br>
<p>Titani</p><br>
<h2>Historical population</h2><br>
<p>Stymfalia  is a village and a former municipality in Corinthia, Peloponnese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform, it has formed part of the municipality of Sikyona, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 205.07 km, while its population as of 2011 was 2,427). The seat of the municipality was in Kalianoi, 41 km southwest of the town of Kiato. The municipal unit occupies a mountain valley with an average altitude of 600 metres. Mount Kyllene dominates it to the north east, rising to a height of c. 2400 metres. The largest village is Kaisari, but the principal antiquities are just south of the modern village of Stymfalia, a hamlet of c. 150 inhabitants.</p><br>
<h2>History</h2><br>
<p>In ancient Greece, Stymphalos, lying in this valley of northwestern Arcadia, was famous as the site of one of the Labors of Hercules, the slaying of the Stymphalian birds. Hera, whose presence is never far from Heracles, was venerated at the site in an archaic form in which she took three phases, as maiden, matron, and even widow. Pindar mentions an Olympic victor in the mule-cart race (a man called Hagesias) in his sixth Olympian Ode, and urges the members of the choir to venerate their virginal Hera, who was apparently a survival of pre-Olympian religion. Pausanias mentions a statue of Dromeus, a long-distance runner from Stymphalos who won at all the Panhellenic Games in the mid-5th century BC. Little else is known of Stymphalos from ancient literature. Artemis was the principal divinity of the town and her temple seems still to have been in use in Roman times. One unusual aspect of the goddess is that her sanctuary is referred to in an inscription of the early 2nd century BC as that of Brauronian Artemis, an Athenian cult. An inscription commemorating Stymphalian hospitality to the people of Elateia was to be set up in the agora of Elateia and in the sanctuary of Brauronian Artemis at Stymphalos. Demeter and Hermes are also epigraphically attested.</p><br>
<p>Anastasios Orlandos excavated parts of the site for the Archaeological Society of Athens between 1924 and 1930. Since 1982, excavations of the site on the north shore of Lake Stymphalia have been under way, directed by Hector Williams for the University of British Columbia. Archaeological surveys and excavations have revealed a town refounded in the 4th century BC. The later city was laid out on a grid plan, with six-meter wide roads running north-south every thirty metres, which intersected major east-west avenues at intervals over a hundred metres. Houses have also been identified, as have a theatre, a palaestra, a fountain house, several temples, and the sanctuary, where an inscription preserving the letters POLIAD... ("of Athena Polias") found by Orlandos in 1925, but now lost, seems to indicate Athena Polias as the divinity worshipped, though no further confirmation of this has been found. A graffito on a sherd from the site refers to the goddess of childbirth, Eilythyia. Large quantities of jewelry (mostly copper or bronze) suggest a sanctuary frequented by women; the partially preserved statue of a child supports the kourotrophic interpretation of the cult. In an annex to the temple, several dozen loom weights suggest the further presence of Athena in a weaving workshop. The sanctuary was destroyed, probably by the Romans in 146 BC, but later seems to have been at least revisited to judge from early to mid Roman pottery lamps from the area.</p><br>
<p>There are four early Christian cemeteries. Just to the north of the ancient city are the remains of the medieval Cistercian monastery of Zaraka, also partially excavated by the Royal Canadian Institute. There are various other smaller sites scattered around the valley, but as yet there has been no systematic survey of them.</p><br>
<p>Feneos  is a village and a former municipality in Corinthia, Peloponnese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Sikyona, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 226.201 km. Its population was 1,342 in 2011. The seat of the municipality was in Goura.</p><br>
<p>In ancient times the area was considered part of the Arcadian region. According to Herodotus the river Styx originates near Feneos. Feneos lies at the foot of Mount Cyllene, mythical birthplace of the god Hermes. It therefore served as an important cult centre for the god, notably during the annual festival of the Hermaea. Catullus (Poem 68) mentions the seasonal flooding of the plain and says it was drained by an underground channel dug by Hercules during his Twelve Labors</p><br>
<p>In the Aeneid, Evanders fond memories of a visit by Aeneas father Anchises to Feneos are one factor in his decision to ally his Arcadian colonists to the Trojans.</p><br>
<p>The Alsek Ranges are the southeasternmost subdivision of the Saint Elias Mountains of the Pacific Cordillera. They span the region between the Alsek River, Glacier Bay and the Kelsall River . Their western boundary is the Grand Pacific Glacier, beyond which is the Fairweather Range, another subdivision of the St. Elias Mountains. To their east is the northernmost section of the Boundary Ranges, the northernmost subdivision of the Coast Mountains and which are also known as the Alaska Boundary Range, and which run south to the Nass River and form, as their name indicates, the spine of the boundary between the American state of Alaska and the Canadian province of British Columbia.</p><br>
<p>All of the British Columbia portion of the Alsek Ranges are in the Tatshenshini-Alsek Park, but is also the location of the controversial Windy Craggy Mine proposal. Most of the Alaskan portion between the Lynn Canal and Glacier Bay is part of Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve, and most of the Yukon portion is in Kluane National Park and Reserve.</p><br>
<p>Ano Syros  is a town and a former municipality on the island of Syros, in the Cyclades, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Syros-Ermoupoli, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit includes the uninhabited islands Gyaros  and Varvaroúsa. Population 3,877 ; land area 67.014 km². The municipal unit shares the island of Sýros with the municipal units of Ermoupoli and Poseidonia.</p><br>
<h2>History</h2><br>
<p>Ano Syros is the medieval settlement of Syros. It is built during later Byzantine era or early Frankokratia. It is a classical cycladic medieval settlement that is densely built with narrow roads, circular order and a radial street plan. The overall effect reminds a fortified citadel. Ano Syros is inhabited by Catholic Greeks. The reason for it is the long period of Frankokratia in Syros that started immediately after the fourth crusade. Frankokratia ended during 16th century but the Catholics of Syros came under France protection and the catholic religion survived in the island. After founding of nearby Hermoupolis, Ano Syros ceased to be the administrative centre of Syros. Nevertheless, the settlement remained a religious centre since it is the seat of Roman Catholic Diocese of Syros and Milos.</p><br>
<h2>Places of interest</h2><br>
<p>Church of Saint George: The church is built in the top of the hill of Ano Syros. It was originally built in 1208 but has been destroyed three times since and has been rebuilt.</p><br>
<p>Capuchin monastery: It is a catholic monastery that was founded in 1637.</p><br>
<p>Vamvakaris museum: It is a museum dedicated to Markos Vamvakaris</p><br>
<h2>Twin towns — sister cities</h2><br>
<p>Ano Syros is twinned with:</p><br>
<p>Gołdap, Poland since 2000.</p><br>
<p>Grillon, France since 1994.</p><br>
<h2>People</h2><br>
<p>Markos Vamvakaris</p><br>
<p>Drymalia  is a former municipality on the island of Naxos, in the Cyclades, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Naxos and Lesser Cyclades, of which it is a municipal unit. With a land area of 302.828 km², it comprises about 70 percent of the island, in the eastern, northern, and southern parts. Its population was 5,244 at the 2011 census. The seat of the municipality was in Chalkeio , located at the center of the island. The largest town is Filoti, with a population of 1,477 inhabitants. Other large towns are Aperathos, Koronos, Damarionas, and Koronis. The municipal unit shares the island with the municipal unit of Naxos , which comprises about 30 percent of the island of Naxos, at its western end.</p><br>
<p>The Hazelton Mountains are a grouping of mountain ranges on the inland lee of the Kitimat Ranges of the Coast Mountains in northwestern British Columbia, Canada, spanning the area of Hazelton south to the Nechako Reservoir. Defined by the British Columbia geographic names office, they span from the Nass River to the Nechako Plateau, and between the Coast Mountains and the Bulkley River, they are considered by geographers to be part of the Interior Mountains complex, though in local perspective they are considered to be part of the Coast Mountains. They are neighboured on the west by the Kitimat Ranges and on the east by the southernmost section of the Skeena Mountains; beyond the Nass River, which is their northern boundary, are the Boundary Ranges of the Coast Mountains. To their southeast is the Nechako Plateau, including the Quanchus Range on the near-island between Ootsa and Eutsuk Lakes of the Nechako Reservoir .</p><br>
<p>The Hazelton Mountains consist of several subranges:</p><br>
<p>North of the Skeena River:</p><br>
<p>Nass Ranges, between the Kitsumkalum (W) and Kitwanga Rivers (E).</p><br>
<p>The Nass Ranges include the Tseax Cone, an active volcano which killed 2,000 Nisga&#39;a people.</p><br>
<p>Kispiox Range, east of the Kitwanga River to the Skeena River.</p><br>
<p>The town of Hazelton, British Columbia is at the range&#39;s southeast corner.</p><br>
<p>South of the Skeena River and west of the Bulkley River:</p><br>
<p>Bulkley Ranges, the highest summit is Seven Sisters Peaks, 2,786 m, southwest of Kitwanga, and which is also the highest summit of the Hazelton Mountains. They include the:</p><br>
<p>Bornite Range</p><br>
<p>Howson Range, the highest summit of which is Howson Peak, 2,759 m</p><br>
<p>O.K. Range</p><br>
<p>Rocher Déboulé Range</p><br>
<p>Telkwa Range</p><br>
<p>Tahtsa Ranges, including the:</p><br>
<p>Chikamin Range</p><br>
<p>Kasalka Range</p><br>
<p>Morice Range</p><br>
<p>Sibola Range</p><br>
<p>Tochquonyalla Range</p><br>
<p>Whitesail Range</p><br>
<p>Pattullo Range</p><br>
<p>Belews Lake is a reservoir in Stokes, Rockingham, Guilford and Forsyth counties of North Carolina, near the towns of Stokesdale and Pine Hall. It was created in 1973 by the Duke Energy corporation to provide cooling water for the corporation&#39;s Belews Creek Steam Station, a coal-burning power plant.</p><br>
<p>The lake has a surface area of 3,864 acre and an 88 mi shoreline. It is held back by a rolled earth dam and a concrete spillway. The northern portion of the lake commonly has depths of over 100 ft and the lake reaches up to 130 ft deep in the vicinity of the dam. There is no hydroelectric power generation at this dam, so the lake is not bound by many FERC regulations.</p><br>
<p>It was formed from Belews Creek, a small tributary of the Dan River. USA Route 158 and North Carolina Highway 65, as well as a number of secondary roads provide access to the lake. Boating and water skiing are common on the lake.</p><br>
<p>Two marinas on the lake include Humphrey&#39;s Ridge, which has a grill that serves food, and Carolina Marina, which has boat sales and service facilities.</p><br>
<p>The Dolmen of Menga  is a megalithic burial mound called a tumulus, a long barrow form of dolmen, dating from the 3rd millennium BCE. It is near Antequera, Málaga, Spain.</p><br>
<p>It is one of the largest known ancient megalithic structures in Europe. It is 25 m long, 5 m wide and 4 m high, and was built with thirty-two megaliths, the largest weighing about 180 to. After completion of the chamber (which probably served as a grave for the ruling families) and the path leading into the center, the stone structure was covered with soil and built up into the hill that can be seen today. When the grave was opened and examined in the 19th century, archaeologists found the skeletons of several hundred people inside.</p><br>
<p>The dolmen sits 70 m from the Dolmen de Viera and about 4 km from another subterranean structure known as Tholos de El Romeral.</p><br>
<p>In 2016, the dolmens of Menga, Viera, and El Romeral were all inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site under the name "Antequera Dolmens Site".</p><br>
<p>Irakleia or Heraklia  is an island and a former community in the Cyclades, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Naxos and Lesser Cyclades, of which it is a municipal unit. Its population was officially 141 inhabitants at the 2011 census, and its land area 17.795 km&sup2;. It is a small island between the islands of Naxos and Ios. In close proximity to Schoinoussa, Koufonisi, Donoussa, and Keros islands, together they form the Small Cyclades. The port is called Agios Georgios, while the "capital"/chora on the top of the island is called Panagia . The biggest caves in the Cyclades are located on Irakleia. Irakleia can be reached by ferries from Athens, Naxos and Paros.</p><br>
<h2>Description</h2><br>
<p>Iraklia is the largest island of the Lesser Cyclades. It is located in the east part of the archipelago, south of Naxos. The island has two settlements, Panagia in the middle of the island and Agios Georgios, where the port is located. Irakleia has been inhabited from early antiquity. On the island there are many mysterious rock paintings dated about 5,000 years before. The paintings, named Bousoules (Μπούσουλες), may have been used as orientation marks. The ruins of a fortress dating from the 4th-2nd century B.C. are located at Livadi on the island. In modern times, Iraklia was the property of the Hozoviotissa Monastery on the nearby island of Amorgos.</p><br>
<h3>Historical population</h3><br>
<p>Middle Caicos, also Grand Caicos, is the largest island in the Turks and Caicos Islands. To the west, it is separated from North Caicos by Juniper Hole, and to the east, from East Caicos by Lorimer Creek, both narrow passages that can accommodate only small boats. The island is known for its extensive system of caves and its significant Lucayan Indian archeological sites. The island is connected to North Caicos via a causeway.</p><br>
<h2>Geography</h2><br>
<p>The island has an area of 144.2 km&sup2; within the high water mark, and of 294.1 km&sup2; within the shoreline. The difference between the two values is not accounted for as land area. It is part of the North Caicos and Middle Caicos District.</p><br>
<p>Notable natural areas are the scenic Mudjin Harbour, located on the northern shore, and Conch Bar Caves. On the eastern part of the islands are the ruins of Haulover Plantation. There are at least 38 Lucayan sites on Middle Caicos. Recent excavation has revealed that Middle Caicos was likely the principal settlement of Lucayan people in the sub tropics. Evidence of Lucayan settlements date back to 750 AD and archeologists believe that as many as 4,000 Indians once lived on the island.</p><br>
<h2>Population</h2><br>
<p>The resident population of Middle Caicos is estimated to be 275.</p><br>
<h2>Middle Caicos Settlements</h2><br>
<h3>Lorimers</h3><br>
<p>Located at the northeastern middle end the Island, this inland village is situated along lagoon inlet. It is the smallest of three villages on Middle Caicos with a population of only 36.</p><br>
<h3>Bambarra</h3><br>
<p>Located east of Conch Bar about half a mile inland, this village is the second largest settlement on Middle Caicos. It is notable as the only town in the Turks and Caicos Archipelago that has a name of African derivation. The village was reputedly first settled by survivors of the Spanish slave ship Trouvadore that sank off Middle Caicos in 1842.</p><br>
<h3>Conch Bar</h3><br>
<p>The largest of the three villages on Middle Caicos, Conch Bar is the home of the Island’s airport, its primary school and government offices. Nearby Conch Bar Caves National Park hosts the largest above-water cave system in the Bahamas. The karst limestone caves were used as a guano mine during the 1880s. Lucayan Indian artifacts and the skeletal remains of animals were reportedly uncovered by the digging, but were not preserved.</p><br>
<p>Koufonisia  is a former community in the Cyclades, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Naxos and Lesser Cyclades, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 26.025 km.</p><br>
<h2>Geography</h2><br>
<p>Koufonisia include three main islands:</p><br>
<p>Koufonisi or Pano (Upper) Koufonisi</p><br>
<p>Kato (Lower) Koufonisi and</p><br>
<p>Keros</p><br>
<p>Geographically, they are located on the southeast side of Naxos and on the west side of Amorgos and belong to the complex of the Lesser East Cyclades. Uninhabited Keros is a protected archaeological site from which a large number of ancient Cycladic art pieces have been excavated in the 20th century.</p><br>
<h2>History</h2><br>
<p>There are two proposed explanations for the origin of the name of the island. According to the first, Koufonisia was the ancient name of the gulf between Koufonisia and Glaronisi. The full name was "Koufos Limin", which means lee port, where ships can anchor. According to the second version, which is supported by Manesis, this name was chosen because of the large number of caves and sediments that are found on the island. Anthony Miliarakis, in contrast with these two theories, wrote in his book in 1920 that Pano Koufonisi was known as "Fakousa" and Kato Koufonisi as "Pino".</p><br>
<p>According to archaeological findings, Koufonisia has been inhabited since prehistoric times. Excavations in Epano Mili brought to light evidence that dates back to the first years of Cycladic civilization. One of the most important findings from this period is a fryer-shaped vessel with a nine-ray star on it, exhibited in Naxos&#39; museum. Excavations on the east shore brought to light remains dating to Hellenistic and Roman times.</p><br>
<p>In the course of history, Koufonisia followed the fate of the rest of Cyclades islands. They were dominated by the Venetians and the Turks, who, mostly in the 17th century, fought about the governance of the Aegean Sea. Residents of Koufonisia, either because they needed to or because they wanted to, often joined their forces with the residents of Mani or with other pirates, who were using the channel between Pano and Kato Koufonisi as a safe shelter. Koufonisia were set free along with the rest of Cyclades islands and incorporated into the Greek state in 1830.</p><br>
<p>During the Axis occupation of World War II (1941–1945), the islands&#39; residents faced difficult times. In the postbellum period, the island had 1000 inhabitants. However, many of them migrated to Athens in order to find a job and many men left the islands to work as grummets. Residents were going to the other Greek islands and the mainland by small boats (caiques) and by a ship that was going to Heraclia every eight days. During those years, there was only one doctor in the Lesser Cyclades and when the weather was bad, he could not travel to Koufonisia.</p><br>
<h3>Kato (lower) Koufonisi</h3><br>
<p>Kato Koufonisi is located next to Pano Koufonisi, Shoinousa and Keros. It has an area of 4.3 km² and it is almost uninhabited, as there are only a few rural houses exist. The most distinctive sight of the island is the small church of Panagia that is built on a jetty, on top of ancient ruins. Only fish and tourist boats anchor in its small, picturesque port anchor.</p><br>
<h3>Pano Koufonisi or Koufonisi</h3><br>
<p>Pano Koufonisi is the smallest and most densely populated island of the Cycladic island group. It has an area of 5.8 km² and 399 residents (2011). The main occupation of the locals is fishing and, in recent years, tourism. Compared to its population, it has one of the biggest fishing fleets in Greece. The white windmill on the east side of the port welcomes visitors when they arrive on the island. The settlement of Chora on the southwest coast of Koufonisi is a characteristic example of Cycladic architecture. Its sandy beaches make up the island&#39;s picture. Koufonisi has only been developed for tourism in the last ten years, so the natural beauty and its traditional colour has remained unfaded.</p><br>
<h2>Culture</h2><br>
<h3>Landmarks</h3><br>
<p>The islands museum, which is going to be housed in the old schools building, will be open soon. Its exhibits will be findings that date from the prehistoric period until now. Keros is an archaeological site, a sample of the Cycladic civilization and culture. Eminent statuettes, symbols of the Cycladic civilization, the Piper and the Harpist, which are now exposed at the Archaeological Museum of Athens were discovered on the island.</p><br>
<h3>Sightseeing</h3><br>
<p>There are many places of interest that someone should visit during his stay on Koufonisia, such as the central and the back port, the piscatorial shelter, the carnagio, the windmills and the churches of Agios Georgios, Agios Nikolaos and Profitis Ilias. The fishermen in their small boats (caiques) is a characteristic picture of the island. The full-moon nights and Keros&#39; view in the moonlight are a unique experience for the visitors. According to the residents of Koufonisi, the contour of the deserted island in the night resembles a female, prostrated Cycladic statuette. According to the same description, the first full moon (in 21 of June) is coming up from the vagina of this female figure. The church of Virgin Mary is one of the most important sights on Koufonisi, whereas in Keros apart from the archaeological findings, one can enjoy the magic sunrise.</p><br>
<h3>Architecture</h3><br>
<p>Cycladic architecture is prevalent on Koufonisia. The exterior surfaces of houses and all other buildings are painted white and blue in order to match with the boundless blue of the Aegean Sea and create a modern but also magic atmosphere. The interior of a typical house of Koufonisia consisted of three rooms: a bedroom, a kitchen and a large room used as living-room. The roof, known as "Steosa" was usually made of reeds, wood, earth and a kind of wood taken from fida, called "kontarida".</p><br>
<h3>Events</h3><br>
<p>Saint George is the patron saint of the island. On his name day, the 23rd of April, there is a procession of the saints icon. "Panigiras", who is an islander votary to the Saint, is going around the island holding the icon in his hands. The roads that he passes by are full of roses. After the end of the procession, a traditional feast takes place in the villages square. Food - veal, braized with potatoes, patsas and wine are offered to the visitors. All the taverns of the island take part in the feast. Easter is celebrated traditionally on Koufonisia. On Good Friday the port is floodlit by torches and on Easter the sky is full of fireworks. On the last Saturday of June the "feast of the fisherman" is organised on Koufonisia. Young people dance traditional dances and the most popular island songs are heard. Fresh fish, snacks and drinks are offered.</p><br>
<p>The feasts are characteristic of Koufonisia and give a traditional color to the island. A big celebration is held on the 20th of July in the name of Prophet Elias and on August 15. On the 15th of August the celebration of Panagia (Virgin Mary) takes place at the little church of Kato Koufonisi. After the service the people offer food and then they are carried back to Pano Koufonisi by the fishing boats. They compete with each other who will get there first and when they are back, a feast takes place. Last but not least, the name day of Agios Nikolaos and Christmas are celebrated in a special way on Koufonisia- the most characteristic moment is when the older residents of the island sing the Christmas carols. During the epitaph&#39;s procession the sky is lit by fireworks and events are organized on the main beach of the island.</p><br>
<h3>Wedding traditions</h3><br>
<p>The wedding used to be a very special moment for Koufonisis residents. The first step was the matchmaking and the second one the engagement. After some days, the couple undertook the wedding preparations. Both the parents of the bride and the parents of the groom offered their products- meat, sweets, traditional pasteli and kserotigana. The families of the bride and groom invited the people to the wedding. When they were on their way to the best mans and the maid of honor house, they were accompanied by musicians. After that, the bride and the groom were invited to join them and they made their way to the church. The party after the wedding ceremony lassted two days. Eight days later, a second party was organized which was also known as "antigamos".</p><br>
<p>Oia or Ia  is a small village and former community in the South Aegean on the islands of Thira  and Therasia, in the Cyclades, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it has been part of the municipality of Santorini, of which it is a municipal unit. It covers the whole island of Therasia and the northwesternmost part of Santorini, which it shares with the municipal unit of Santorini. The main street is named Nikolaou Nomikou. The population was 1,545 inhabitants at the 2011 census, and the land area is 19.449 km.</p><br>
<p>Oia was previously known as Apano Meria (Απάνω Μεριά or Επάνω Μεριά, "upper side"), a name which still occurs locally as Pano Meria, and the inhabitants are still called Apanomerites (Απανωμερίτες). The Ancient Greek Oia was one of the two harbours of ancient Thera and was located in the southeast of the island, where Kamari is now.</p><br>
<p>Oia reached the peak of prosperity in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Its economic prosperity was based on its merchant fleet, which plied trade in the Eastern Mediterranean, especially from Alexandria to Russia. The two-story captains houses built on the highest part of the village are a reminder of the villages former affluence. Part of the town was destroyed by the 1956 earthquake.</p><br>
<h2>History</h2><br>
<p>The settlement of Oia had been mentioned in various travel reports before the beginning of Venetian rule, when Marco Sanudo founded the Duchy of Naxos in 1207 and feudal rule was instituted on Santorini. Under the da Corogna family, Agios Nikolaos Kastell (Καστέλι του Αγίου Νικολάου), also called Apanomeria (Απανωμερία), was one of five local citadels. Its residential keep, Goulas, is now in the oldest part of the town, on its southwestern edge.</p><br>
<p>In 1537, Hayreddin Barbarossa conquered the Aegean islands and placed them under Sultan Selim II. However, Santorini remained under the Crispo family until 1566, passing then to Joseph Nasi and after his death in 1579 to the Ottoman Empire.</p><br>
<p>From the 16th to the 19th century, the settlement was designated Apanomeria on maps. In the mid-17th century, Jean de Thévenot uses the name Castelli San Nicolas. The name was changed to Oia in the second half of the 19th century.</p><br>
<p>In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the town was a mariners town that flourished as a result of seaborne trade throughout the Mediterranean, particularly as part of the trade route between Russia and Alexandria. In 1890 Oia had approximately 2,500 residents and approximately 130 sailing ships. There was a wharf in the bay of Armeni. Excellent wine was produced in quantity in the hinterland and exported to France amongst other places. However, the arrival of steam and the concentration of shipping at Piraeus caused the town&#39;s seagoing trade to collapse, and agriculture also diminished as increasing emigration took place, especially to Piraeus and Laurium. The economy of the town declined in the early 20th century on account of wars, economic depression and over extraction of fish resources.</p><br>
<p>The 7.8 magnitude earthquake on 9 July 1956 caused considerable damage. The epicentre of the strongest aftershock (magnitude 7.2) was located off the northern coast of Santorini. The earthquake was followed by renewed emigration, and in 1977 Oia had only 306 inhabitants. After the earthquake, the village redeveloped into an attractive tourist town of the Cyclades, and is known as a "picture perfect" town which gets crowded with people during the summer season.</p><br>
<h2>Geography</h2><br>
<p>Oia is a scenic village on the north west edge of the Santorini island within the Cyclades. It extends for almost 2 km along the northern edge of the caldera that forms the island of Santorini, at a height of between 70 and above sea level. Immediately to the east is Phinikia (Φοινικιά; Finikia), and about 500 m to the north is Tholos (Θόλος). The small fishing village of Ormos Armeni (Όρμος Αρμένης) lies below Oia to the south and is reached via steps. There is a ferry connection to Therasia from the harbour village of Ormos Ammoudi (Όρμος Αμμουδιού; also spelled Amoudi)</p><br>
<p>It is built on the steep slope of the caldera and the houses and restaurants are built into niches carved into the caldebra on the seaward side. There are narrow passageways and a central square.</p><br>
<p>The sun light hours in this village are much longer than in the Fira town. Its paths are very narrow and hence gets congested during the tourist season. To the southwest, the Bay of Armeni, reachable from the town on foot or by mule, was once an important boat-building centre. Small repairs are now done on a single wharf. Excursion boats for trips around the island and ferries to Therasia leave from here. The harbour of Ammoudi on the western side of the town is reached by steep stairs north of Fort Londsa; there are a few tavernas and a pebble beach.</p><br>
<p>The village is located on top of a hill, at about 150 m elevation, and known as the "Eagles nest" from where Palia and Nea Kameni volcanoes are seen and also the island of Thirassia. It is situated to the north of the island and Fira is at distance of 11 km.</p><br>
<h3>Climate</h3><br>
<p>In Oia Greece the climate is generally temperate and mild. Winter is the wet season and summers are hot and dry. The absolute Maximum temperature on record is 40 &deg;C in June and the absolute minimum in December is 0 &deg;C. Wind speeds varies between 56 km/h in August and 98 km/h in October and February.</p><br>
<h2>Government</h2><br>
<p>Excepting from 1840 to 1851, Oia was an independent community, Dimos Oias (Δήμος Οίας) from 1 October 1834 (ΦΕΚ 4/1835). Under the Kapodistrias plan of 1997, it was combined with Therasia to form the rural community of Oia, Kinotita Ias (Κοινότητα Οίας). Under the 2010 Kallikratis plan for administrative reform which took effect on 1 January 2011, this was folded into the newly created municipality of Santorini, Dimos Thiras (Δήμος Θήρας), as the district of Oia (Δημοτική Κοινότητα Οιας).</p><br>
<h2>Architecture</h2><br>
<p>Oia typifies the white-painted houses of the Cyclades, in many cases built directly into niches which are cave houses used by crew of the ships, on the lip of the volcanic crater, between which are narrow alleys and blue-roofed churches with cupolas. The wealthy ship captains of the late 19th century built neo-classical mansions. These houses are seen built in succession one above the other.</p><br>
<p>In 1976 the town was included in the programme for preservation and development of traditional settlements of the Greek National Tourism Organisation under Aris Konstantinidis. Over 15 years, the programme sought to preserve, restore and find new uses for selected houses and architectural ensembles representative of traditional Greek architecture. Many of the yposkafa spitia (υπόσκαφα σπίτια), simple seamen&#39;s houses on the edge of the caldera, became guest-houses, hotels and restaurants.</p><br>
<p>For their work in Oia, the Greek National Tourism Organisation received the Europa Nostra Prize in 1979 and the Prize of the Architecture Biennale in Sofia in 1986.</p><br>
<p>Oia Community is working with geologists at the University of Athens and the University of Thessaloniki to map the geology of the area and evaluate ground stability, and the President of the Community has restricted construction to minimise risk from future earthquakes.</p><br>
<p>The town is noted for its white and blue domed houses. The houses are painted in white lime water so that the rainwater which falls over it runs down and can be collected. The other reason for painting the houses white is for aesthetic purposes. The other explanation given is that during the Ottoman rule of Greece, which lasted for over 400 years, Greeks were not allowed to fly their white flag. In defiance, in Oia they painted their entire housing complex in white with domes giving the village an effective white perspective and elegance. Impressive houses in the town are those "cliff houses" built in the niches carved into the caldera slopes with provision of air-filled pumice which provides insulation benefits to the building, keeping it warm in winter and cool in summer.</p><br>
<h2>Cityscape</h2><br>
<p>At the pinnacle point of Oia is the ruined castle which was the seat of the Argyri family under the Venetians and serves as a lookout point with a complete 360-degree view. It is also called Fort Londsa. One of the most recognisable buildings in the town is an old windmill, which often appears on postcards. There are many kiosks offering a range of ethnic goods, handicrafts, jewellery and souvenirs, and several small art galleries, including Art Gallery Oia and The Art Gallery. The town also has numerous restored churches, including Panagia church; some were built in memory of sailors.</p><br>
<p>Other infrastructure and cultural facilities available in the town are a cultural centre, a bank, ATMS cash services, an Internet Café, a bus station, a post office, a health clinic and pharmacy, apart from the cafes, bars, restaurants and taverns on the coastal path. The Weaving Mill near the Maritime Museum has many looms and produce fine textiles which are on sale. Also traded in the town are agricultural products like honey, wine, capers and fava beans.</p><br>
<p>One of the most popular attractions in the town is sunset viewing. It is a special event every evening in Oia from the Sunset Seranade point. At this time the town is crowded with people to watch the spectacle, when the white houses and the caldera catch all the colours of the setting sun for a few seconds.</p><br>
<h3>Captain’s houses</h3><br>
<p>The grand sea captain&#39;s houses from the 1800s stand out in Oia due to their location and architecture.</p><br>
<p>Two prime examples are located nearby one another. Directly on the caldera with a panoramic view position only a sea captain could select, is the two storey Venetian Renaissance inspired 1864 Mansion. Originally built by the Sigouras Sarris family in 1864, it was converted in 2002 to a private luxury hotel "1864 The Sea Captain&#39;s House & Spa". The original features were maintained and guests all feel like the captain of the house.</p><br>
<p>A second example is located on the main village pathway and was renovated in 1986 by the architect Loannis Zaggelidis into the restaurant "Oia 1800".</p><br>
<p>The architecture of all the Oia sea captain&#39;s mansions is distinctive with high vaulted ceilings, exteriors of hand carved volcanic stone mixed with marble, imported wood planked floors, flat terraced rooftops in place of the arched roofs of the cave homes and are always situated in the best locations.</p><br>
<h3>Naval Maritime Museum</h3><br>
<p>Another 19th-century mansion in Oia, a block away from the cliff-top, has been restored and converted into the municipal museum of the maritime history of Thira. It displays rare figureheads, ancient nautical charts with English labels, seamen&#39;s chests, old maritime equipment such as mastheads, drawings and patterns, models of old and new Thiran ships and historic photographs and has a library containing many letters and documents.</p><br>
<h2>In books and films</h2><br>
<p>Louise Candlishs 2007 novel Since I Dont Have You is set in Oia and London.</p><br>
<p>Oia was the centre of the story in the 1982 film Summer Lovers. "Michael" and "Cathy", two characters in the film, lived a villa in Oia. This villa was bought by a couple in 1987 and has been converted into a gift shop named "Summer Lovers". In 2004, Oia was used for the location of a few scenes in the movie The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants and again for The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2. Oia was also featured in the opening sequences of the film Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life, starring Angelina Jolie. The jet ski chase scenes were shot in and around Ammoudi, the old fishing port below Oia. The film was nominated for a "Teen Choice Award" in 2009.</p><br>
<p>East Caicos is the fourth largest island in the Turks and Caicos Islands. To the west, it is separated from Middle Caicos by Lorimer Creek, a narrow passage that can accommodate only small boats. To the south is South Caicos. East Caicos has no inhabitants.</p><br>
<h2>Geography</h2><br>
<p>East Caicos belongs to the South Caicos and East Caicos District. has an area of 90.6 km² within the high water mark, and of 182.0 km² within the shoreline. The difference between the two values is not accounted for as land area. The island is covered by ponds, lakes, swamps and mangroves inhabited by flamingos, wild ducks and pigeons.</p><br>
<p>The highest point in the Turks and Caicos Archipelago is East Caicos’ Flamingo Hill with an elevation of 156 feet. Savannas stretch across the island’s north side. The north west of the island hosts a cave system that was once used to mine bat guano. Petroglyphs found there are evidence of the island&#39;s earliest settlers.</p><br>
<h2>History</h2><br>
<p>Though the island was populated by the Taino Indians 500 years ago and was once the home of a 19th-century sisal plantation and a thriving cattle industry, East Caicos Island is currently uninhabited. The cave paintings, the ruins of the town of Jacksonville and abandoned railroad are the only remnants of its former inhabitants. In 2004 a marine archeology expedition found the wreckage of a ship off the island. Both the Enterprize and Trouvadore, illegal Spanish slavers, had gone down in this area, in 1837 and 1841, respectively. One hundred-ninety-two captive Africans survived the Trouvadore sinking and were helped by British colonists to resettle as free persons, mostly on Grand Turk Island, with 24 taken to Nassau.</p><br>
<p>Whitesand Bay  is a wide sandy bay near Land&#39;s End in west Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It stretches for one mile between the headlands of Pedn-mên-du and Aire Point. and contains the village of Sennen Cove. It is also a landing point for the Atlantic Crossing 1 international telecommunications cable.</p><br>
<p>Whitesand Bay beach is popular with surfers. At high tide, the beach is divided into two: Sennen Cove Beach to the south (more popular for its size, facilities and surf schools), and Gwynver Beach to the north (more popular for its typically better surfing waves and walking distance of Trevedra Farm campsite). At the south end, at Sennen Cove, there are toilet facilities, a surf shop, a restaurant, and two car parks, one in a large field above the cliff, and another beside the beach. Dogs are banned on the beach from Easter Day to 1 October every year. The South West Coast Path runs along the dunes behind the beach.</p><br>
<h2>History</h2><br>
<p>Perkin Warbeck landed here at the start of the Second Cornish Uprising of 1497. The bay lends its name to the Bay class frigate HMS Whitesand Bay.</p><br>
<h2>Natural history</h2><br>
<p>The west facing bay is backed by a 38 hectare dune system which has developed from a limited supply of sand trapped within the shelter of the headlands, Pedn-mên-du (in the south) and Aire Point. The dunes contain the only British population of the shield bug Geotomus punctulatus which was first recorded here in 1864. G. punctulatus is a southern European species and associated with sparsely vegetated areas of loose sand and feeds on lady&#39;s bedstraw (Galium verum).</p><br>
<p>Mount Buggery is a mountain located in the Alpine Shire within the Alpine National Park in the alpine region of Victoria, Australia. The mountain is located on the end of a ridgeline known as the Crosscut Saw between Mount Speculation and Mount Howitt, both located 4 km to the south of Mount Buggery.</p><br>
<p>The summit of Mount Buggery rises in the range of 1,583 - above sea level.</p><br>
<h2>Etymology</h2><br>
<p>There is circumstantial evidence that the mountain was named by a member of the Melbourne Walking Club who, during 1934, hiked along the BucklandBuffalo watershed to Mount Selwyn, and then on to the Barry Mountains to Mount Speculation, followed the Crosscut Saw to Mount Howitt, and finished at Merrijig via the Howqua River. Other members of the hiking party and within the Melbourne Walking Club started using the name, and it eventually appeared on maps; official acceptance followed.</p><br>
<p>Anderson Hall is a historic building located in the northeastern section of the University of Florida campus in Gainesville, Florida. The building houses the universitys political science and religion departments, both a part of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. Anderson Hall was designed by William Augustus Edwards, responsible for planning nearly all of the campus early buildings, in Collegiate Gothic style. Construction began in 1912, and the building opened in October 1913 as Language Hall.</p><br>
<p>On June 27, 1979, it was added to the USA National Register of Historic Places. It is also a part of the University of Florida Campus Historic District, which was added to the National Register of Historic Places on April 20, 1989.</p><br>
<h2>Namesake</h2><br>
<p>In 1949, Anderson Hall was named after James Nesbitt Anderson, the first dean of the University of Florida College of Arts and Sciences and the first dean of the Graduate School at the University of Florida.</p><br>
<p>Linden Grove Cemetery is located along Holman Street, between 13th and 15th streets in Covington, Kentucky, United States. It is the second public cemetery in Covington, the city&#39;s first public burial ground being Craig Street Cemetery, which dates to 1815. Craig Street Cemetery closed in 1872. Most of the bodies were moved to Linden Grove.</p><br>
<p>Trustees of the nearby Western Baptist Theological Institute which was formed to train Baptist ministers founded the cemetery in 1842, and from the beginning allowed burials without regard to race or religion. The Western Baptist Theological Institute had been formed in 1833 to train Baptist ministers and at one time its grounds covered several hundred acres.</p><br>
<p>Some accounts say burials at Linden Grove began in 1842, but the Licking Valley Register reported on September 9, 1843, that elaborate plans had been proposed for dedicating "this beautiful spot of ground" on September 11. Plans called for music and talks by ministers and groups from Presbyterian, Episcopal and Methodist churches in Covington.</p><br>
<p>The writer described Linden Grove as about "60 acres of high table land, overlooking the city of Cincinnati and situated in the midst of the most quiet and romantic scenery." The newspaper reporter concluded, "A place like this, in the vicinity of Cincinnati, would be thronged with the admirers of nature and art thus happily combined." A later account said a large crowd attended the dedication ceremonies.</p><br>
<p>As early as May 1851, The Covington Journal was cautioning lot owners to get more involved in the operation of the cemetery and warned that indifference was sure to lead to problems. Another Covington Journal account on May 1, 1858, noted that since its opening, Linden Grove had had more than 2,000 burials. Especially heavy years were 1850 and 1851, when cholera swept through the area. Those years there were more than 260 burials, compared to 160 in most other years.</p><br>
<p>Vandalism had become enough of a problem by 1859 that newspaper advertisements were run in the Covington Journal warning of fines of $5 to $50 for damaging grave sites. By 1868, Covington Journal accounts said another public burial site might soon be needed for Covington. The December 26 story said the Craig Street site had been full for several years and Linden Grove was quickly filling up. Highland Cemetery in Fort Mitchell would later be dedicated on June 26, 1869, to handle those needs.</p><br>
<p>Alben Barkley, the former Vice President and USA senator, was the guest speaker at the 1953 Memorial Day ceremonies at Linden Grove. The Norman-Barnes Post of the American Legion served as Barkley&#39;s escort during the ceremonies. That Covington post later sponsored placement of a marker dedicated to Civil War veterans buried at Linden Grove.</p><br>
<p>Among those moved to Linden Grove was Thomas Kennedy, one of the founders of Covington. The cemetery&#39;s residents also include three former Northern Kentucky congressmen, including John G. Carlisle, namesake of an elementary school in Covington; William Wright Southgate; John W. Menzies; and William Evans Arthur.</p><br>
<p>Linden Grove is the resting place of many Civil War veterans, including eighteen in colored units of the United States Army. Union and Confederate soldiers are buried facing each other in uniform rows. Two monuments to the war, the Veteran&#39;s Monument in Covington and the GAR Monument in Covington, are inside the cemetery, and like the cemetery, are on the National Register of Historic Places.</p><br>
<p>The cemetery has been in receivership for half a century, with the city and Kenton County charged with overseeing it.</p><br>
<p>On September 8, 2006, the Kentucky Governor&#39;s Office of Local Development announced a grant of $23,863.00, to be combined with $44,000.00 from the City of Covington, $22,000.00 from the Kenton County Fiscal Court and $5,500.00 from the Cemetery. These monies will be used for new fencing on West 13th Street and Linden Avenue.</p><br>
<p>In 2003, $25,000 from the Cemetery Preservation Fund and $85,000 in local money was used to replace fencing along Kavanaugh Street.</p><br>
<p>Pennellville Historic District is a residential district located in the town of Brunswick, Maine, . To locals, the neighborhood is known simply as "Pennellville."</p><br>
<p>Pennellville is significant for two main reasons: it has several historic ship captains&#39; mansions, and much of the real estate is waterfront property. The real estate in Pennellville is some of the most expensive in the state of Maine.</p><br>
<p>The area&#39;s historic significance centers on the fact that the Pennell family founded a shipbuilding company and shipyard there. The company built wooden ships there for the 18th and 19th century shipping trade. Their company was known as "Pennell Brothers," and was one of the most successful shipbuilding companies in America. The shipyard was located in the cove at Pennellville.</p><br>
<h2>History</h2><br>
<h3>Native Americans</h3><br>
<p>Before the arrival of white settlers, Pennellville and Brunswick, Maine were inhabited by Native Americans. The greater area was known as "Pejepscot" at the time, and encompassed the modern-day town of Brunswick, and other nearby towns. Native Americans left the area by the year 1725 AD.</p><br>
<h3>European settlers</h3><br>
<p>Pennellville was settled by Thomas Pennell II, who arrived in the year 1760 AD. His father, Thomas I, had emigrated from Jersey (in the Channel Islands) around 1708. He originally settled in Gloucester, Massachusetts. Thomas I married Sarah Durin, and sired two sons and two daughters. Thomas I died in 1723. When his two sons, Thomas II (the future settler of Pennellville) and Clement, came of age, both moved north to Falmouth (now known as Portland). They moved around the year 1735 and purchased land an area known as "Stroudwater." However, Thomas II lost this land in 1759 due to a legal encumbrance. As a result, he and his family moved to the Brunswick area in 1760. He then built the first house in Pennellville. This original house, however, no longer stands.</p><br>
<p>Thomas II had five sons. His second son, Thomas III, was born in 1739. Thomas III lived in the Brunswick area, becoming a tax collector and was a shipwright in the 1790s. He married Alice Anderson of Freeport, Maine. Together, the couple had five sons and five daughters. Thomas III taught these sons the shipbuilding trade. Together, they expanded their shipbuilding activities and merchant shipping business in the period around 1800.</p><br>
<p>The eldest son of Thomas III was Jacob Pennell, born in 1778. He was the most prosperous of the five sons, and built at least 20 ships in Middle Bay (the larger bay upon which Pennellville sits) between 1810 and 1841. He acquired most of the land at Pennellville (land originally owned by his father) by buying the lots that had been divided amongst his brothers. He then built a house with his new-found wealth. At the beginning of the 21st century, his house (the "Jacob Pennell Mansion") is the oldest standing house in Pennellville.</p><br>
<h3>Shipbuilding</h3><br>
<p>The earliest records show that the Pennell family was building wooden ships around 1760 in the Pennellville shipyard. Over the next 114 years (1760–1874), the Pennell family would build in excess of 90 ships in Pennellville. This made them one of the wealthiest and most famous shipbuilding families in all of America. The Pennell family entered into a massive shipbuilding boom, and became one of the families of the fabled American shipbuilding era.</p><br>
<p>With the wealth acquired from the massively successful shipbuilding business, more mansions began to follow. Jacob had several sons and, around this time, they christened the company "Pennell Brothers." The area where their activities were centered soon became known as "Pennellville."</p><br>
<p>Pennellville was soon considered its own community, and three roads in the area would bear the Pennell name: Pennellville Road, Old Pennellville Road, and Pennell Way. Soon the area had its own schoolhouse and signs designating the area as being separate from Brunswick. Another road in Pennellville, Tedesco Way, is named for a Pennell ship. In all, the Pennells built seven mansions in the area between 1760 and 1877.</p><br>
<h3>Mansions</h3><br>
<p>With their new-found fortunes, the Pennell family began building mansions along Pennellville Road. The names of the mansions are as follows:</p><br>
<p>James Pennell Mansion</p><br>
<p>Charles Pennell Mansion</p><br>
<p>Benjamin Pennell Mansion</p><br>
<p>William Pennell Mansion</p><br>
<p>Job Pennell Mansion</p><br>
<p>Jacob Pennell II Mansion</p><br>
<h3>Captain Abby and Captain John</h3><br>
<p>A notable relative of the Pennell family was Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Robert P.T. Coffin (1892-1955). Coffin was the brother of Alice Pennell, and lived in the Jacob Pennell II Mansion. Robert Coffin wrote the critically acclaimed novel Captain Abby and Captain John (1939), an epic of two Pennell ship captains.</p><br>
<h3>Pennell Brothers Shipbuilding Company</h3><br>
<p>The Pennell Brothers shipbuilding company built wooden cargo ships. Sometimes the family they would retain ownership, and charge clients for shipping cargo. In other instances, the family would sell a ship. The Pennells were also captains of many of the ships they built.</p><br>
<p>The business operated out of the shipyard located in Pennellville. The site of the yard, including the "ways" from which a ship was launched, was located in the Pennellville bay (known as Middle Bay Cove). The shipyard was moved to three locations in the bay during the operation of the company. The first site was located deep inland, farthest away from the entrance to the ocean. The yard was moved twice after this, getting successively closer to the open ocean with each move.</p><br>
<p>The Pennell family was building ships in Pennellville by 1760. However, the Pennell family was likely building ships in America before the first records of these activities in the 1760s. This is thought to be true because ancestors who pre-date the first Pennell in America were shipbuilders in England.</p><br>
<p>Pennell ships carried all sorts of cargoes; among them were timber, deadstock, wine, guano, salt, and fruit. Often they would also transport people as passengers from port to port for a fee. It is noted, however, that the company was never involved in the American slave trade.</p><br>
<h4>Ships</h4><br>
<p>The ships the Pennells built are generally referred to as "tall ships." However, they built many different types of tall ships, more specifically classified as barques, schooners, sloops, and brigs. The largest ships weighed over 2,800,000 lbs. (1,400 tons), while the smallest weighed as little as 90,000 lbs. (45 tons). The Benjamin Sewall, the biggest ship ever built by the Pennells, weighed 2,866,000 lbs. (1,433 tons). Completed in 1874, it would also prove to be the last ship the Pennells ever built. In 1903, it sank and was lost off Taiwan (known at the time as Formosa).</p><br>
<h4>Demise of the shipyard</h4><br>
<p>By the end of the 19th century, metal-hulled steamships had replaced wooden ships as a means of transporting goods. Railroads had also come into their own as a means of shipping. By the end of the 19th century, it was faster and safer to ship cargoes by railroad from New York City to San Francisco than it was to sail around Cape Horn. Wooden sailing ships were becoming obsolete.</p><br>
<p>Around this same time, James Pennell (the master builder of the Pennell Brothers company) died as a result of an accident in the shipyard. As James was the last master-builder of the Pennell family, his death was likely a major blow to the workings of the yard. By the early 20th century, the shipyard had gone out of business.</p><br>
<h3>Pennellville today</h3><br>
<p>Housing development has been relatively sparse, and much of Pennellville remains wooded areas and open fields. However, the area has become somewhat more developed since the 1980s. Because of its historical significance, Pennellville was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. Evidence of the shipyard still exists. The ways (the wooden rails a ship was launched down) can still be seen sitting in the bay at low tide. Another visible feature of the yard is the hall where the shipyard workers lived, located at the very end of Pennellville Road, on the east side of the road.</p><br>
<h2>Geography and government</h2><br>
<h3>Geography</h3><br>
<p>Pennellville is located in the southern portion of Brunswick, Maine, on the Atlantic Ocean. It sits on a cove known as Middle Bay Cove. The greater bay where it sits is known as Middle Bay, which is a part of the still larger Casco Bay. No official boundaries have ever been designated.</p><br>
<h3>Local government</h3><br>
<p>Pennellville is part of the town of Brunswick, Maine (USAA), and has no government of its own. Residents use Brunswicks post office, police department, fire and rescue departments, library, and public school system. Residents of Pennellville are also subject to Brunswicks town taxation system, and Maine&#39;s state taxation system.</p><br>
<p>The Cathedral of the Holy Family is a cathedral of the Roman Catholic Church in the United States. It is the mother church of the Diocese of Tulsa and is the seat of the bishop. It is located at 810 South Boulder Avenue in the city of Tulsa in the state of Oklahoma. The parish chose architect J.P. Curtin of the Tulsa firm Curtin, Winkler, and Macdonald to design the church. Curtin whas chosen over architect William P. Ginther of Akron, Ohio, who built many Roman Catholic churches throughout the midwest. Ginther designed an alternate plan for the church trustees who had concerns about Curtins design. All that remains of Ginthers work is a set of blueprints.</p><br>
<p>Construction on the current structure began May 23, 1912 and Mass dedicating the church was on April 1, 1914. It was the tallest building in Tulsa until the Mayo Hotel was built in 1923. The Cathedral is also the site of the Holy Family Cathedral School, an educational institution for students from pre-school to eighth grade.</p><br>
<p>The Diocese of Tulsa was established in 1973. Buildings at this site were listed on the National Register of Historic Places February 11, 1982. The NRIS number is 82003704.</p><br>
<h2>History</h2><br>
<h3>Holy Family Church</h3><br>
<p>About 1890, the Rev. Wm Ketcham, the Roman Catholic pastor of Muskogee (then part of Indian Territory), visited Tulsa from time to time to say Mass in a private residence. He and his superior, Bishop Theophile Meerschaert, then vicar apostolic of Oklahoma, obtained permission from the Creek Indian tribal chief to build a church. However, no building was constructed until several years later.</p><br>
<p>Beginning in November 1897, the Rev. Charles Van Hulse visited Tulsa (then also part of Indian Territory) once a month to hold Roman Catholic church services in a private residence. At the start of 1899, a subscription drive raised pledges of $1,400 for the purpose of building a church. A contract was let in May, 1899 and the building was dedicated on September 10, 1899.</p><br>
<p>The Rev. Theophilius Van Hulse succeeded his brother in November 1900, and remained in Tulsa until 1906 when he was succeeded by the Rev. John G. Heiring, who oversaw plans to expand the church facilities. This included expanding the rectory and the school.</p><br>
<h3>Holy Family Cathedral</h3><br>
<p>By 1910, the church had outgrown its original capacity. Father Heiring turned his attention to building a new complex at the intersection of Eighth and Boulder, the present location. Construction of the sanctuary was completed in only two years with construction of the rectory beginning five years later, in 1919.</p><br>
<h3>Holy Family School</h3><br>
<p>The history of Holy Family School is intertwined with that of the church. Tulsa Catholics petitioned Bishop Meerschaert to establish a Catholic school in Tulsa. In 1899, Mother Katharine Drexel (later canonized), an heiress to the Drexel banking family of Philadelphia, responded to the request by providing funds to construct St. Theresa&#39;s Institute, the predecessor of Holy Family School. Initially, this was designated to benefit Indian and African American children of the Oklahoma and Indian Territories. Children of all races were admitted beginning in 1910. When the initial loan was repaid ten years later, the school was renamed Holy Family School.</p><br>
<p>Three Sisters of Mount Carmel came from New Orleans to teach at the new school. They were replaced in 1902 by Sisters of Divine Providence from San Antonio.</p><br>
<p>Lake Lyndon is a small lake in the Canterbury region of New Zealand&#39;s South Island. It is located near Porters Pass on State Highway 73 after Springfield heading into the Southern Alps. The lake regularly freezes in winter due to its elevation and location on the outer border of the Southern Alps.</p><br>
<p>It is roughly an hour from Christchurch and is a popular site for rainbow trout fishing as the trout population in the lake is thriving due to the dense oxygen weed beds that provide a plentiful food source. The lake is largely surrounded by Korowai/Torlesse Tussocklands Park, and the Acheron River flows from the lake to the Rakaia River. Mount Lyndon is to the west of the lake and Castle Hill Peak is to the North of the lake.</p><br>
<p>One of the proposed routes for the Midland Line railway to Westland would have left the now-closed Whitecliffs Branch in Homebush and followed the eastern shore of Lake Lyndon on its route to Cass. The route that was built takes a more direct route to Cass and bypasses the lake.</p><br>
<p>Savary Island is an island in British Columbia, Canada. Located in the northern part of the Strait of Georgia, it is 144 km northwest of Vancouver. It is approximately 0.8-1.5 km wide and 7.5 km long. It has a permanent population of 100.</p><br>
<h2>Geology and soils</h2><br>
<p>This island is composed mostly of unconsolidated material such as glacial till, marine clay, and sand. This comes primarily from the Pleistocene era as material deposited by meltwater streams from glaciers which advanced southward through the Strait of Georgia over 20,000 years ago. The Ice Age materials are overlain by Holocene (Recent) era deposits; their features include sand dunes. Bedrock is exposed only at the eastern end around Mace Point. Most of Savary&#39;s soils are sandy, with brown podzolic and podzol profile development.</p><br>
<p>Since deglaciation (approximately 10,000 years ago), continued erosion under the general influence of prevailing south easterly storm waves, has caused the disappearance of much of the "original island". What remains today is very much in flux as the twin forces of erosion and accretion gradually move or shift the boundaries of the island. As one study described it, "With no exterior sources of sediment, the Island will continue to cannibalize its south coast."</p><br>
<h2>Climate and its effects</h2><br>
<p>In the rainshadow of Vancouver Island, Savary receives between 950 and 1,300 mm of precipitation annually, with maximum amounts in late fall through mid-winter. No permanent streams exist on the island, but at least one spring may be found mid-island called Indian Springs. The dry warm summers and erodible soils condition distinctive ecologic settings and surface processes (including wind erosion and deposition). In addition, storm waves, which are predominantly from the southeast, have important erosion and sediment transport effects along the south shore of Savary. It is this unique combination of "ecologic settings", "surface processes" and "transport effects" which gives rise to the wonderful beaches of Savary.</p><br>
<h2>Flora</h2><br>
<p>Common trees are Douglas-fir, western hemlock, western red cedar, lodgepole pine, grand fir, red alder, bigleaf maple and arbutus. It is claimed that one of the largest arbutus trees in the world is on the island. A few western white pine are present. A tiny population of Garry oak occurs at the eastern end &mdash; the northernmost natural occurrence of this species along the coast. It has splendid beaches, arbutus groves, meadows, and sand cliffs. Salal is the most plentiful shrub in the forest understorey. Red huckleberry, evergreen huckleberry and red flowering currant are among the other shrubs present. Many of the open areas have been conquered by alien species such as Scotch broom, gorse and Himalayan blackberry.</p><br>
<h2>Fauna</h2><br>
<p>The animal population includes birds (bald eagles, owls, belted kingfishers, cliff and northern rough-winged swallows, seagulls, sandpipers, and herons), mammals (black-tailed deer, mink, harbour seals, otters, bats), reptiles (garter snakes and possibly northern alligator lizard), and numerous invertebrates. Surprisingly, the raccoon is absent; its failure to become established on the island has allowed ground-nesting birds to maintain their populations. Mink is the only native predatory mammal on land. Many mice as well.</p><br>
<h2>History</h2><br>
<p>Sometime after the end of the glaciers, first nations peoples arrived in the region. Archaeological evidence documents the occupation by Coast Salish peoples in this area of the Strait of Georgia for 4,000 years. They gave the island the name "Áyhus", meaning double-headed serpent. The island was within the territory of the Tla&#39;amin (Sliammon) first nation. Shell middens (including a midden near Indian Springs), a former camp or village site by a small bay, a signal site atop the high south-southwesterly crest of the island, and ancestral remains reflect life in the pre-contact era.</p><br>
<p>It is possible that European ships were in the vicinity of the island in the mid-18th century. Tlaamin (Sliammon) first nation oral history records the destruction and sinking of a “trading” ship (well known for pirating) in their traditional territory in that period. In 1791 José María Narváez commanded a small schooner, the Santa Saturnina, on an expedition to chart the Strait of Juan de Fuca and Strait of Georgia. He reached Jervis Inlet and was able to determine that Texada Island was in fact an island. In the distance to the north he saw a couple points of higher land, one probably Cape Mudge on Quadra Island, and another to the east, of unclear identity. In June 1792 the Spanish ships Sutil and Mexicana, under Galiano, and the British ships Discovery and Chatham, under Vancouver sailed by the island on their way to Desolation Sound. On or about June 25, 1792, Vancouver gave the name "Savarys Island". In early July a boat survey team led by Peter Puget and Joseph Whidbey charted Savary Island and spent at least one night on shore, meeting a group of indigenous people at island&#39;s eastern end. Puget did not refer to the island as Savary, instead simply calling it "Indian Island".</p><br>
<p>Permanent European settlement on the island did not begin until well into the 19th century. In the 1870s the government subdivided the island into lots for homesteading.</p><br>
<p>Jack Green, the first non-aboriginal permanent resident, was an early settler who built a cabin and store in or about 1886. Green Point (now known as Mace Point) was named for him. In or about 1893 Green and his friend and business partner, Taylor, were murdered on Savary, during a store robbery. Strangely, the events of the robbery and murder mirror the robbery by the Flying Dutchman in Union Bay. Green&#39;s murderer, Hugh Lynn of the Lynn Valley clan, was eventually captured in a muli-thousand mile, multinational chase and sent to the gallows.</p><br>
<p>By the turn of the 20th century, CPR coastal ships and Union Steamships called in, popularizing the place. Savary has always been a popular island for clamming and swimming owing to the sandy beaches.</p><br>
<p>A government wharf was built near Green Point, close to Dinner Rock and Lund. In 1910 Savary Island was subdivided into over 1400 lots. Savary subsequently became a favourite summer cabin location. Further subdivision resulted in a total of over 1700 (mostly 50 foot) lots on Savary. Roads were built and cabins established.</p><br>
<p>The first hotel seems to have been "The Savary", built in 1914, near the Government Wharf. This hotel remained in operation until 1932 when it was destroyed in a fire. At the other end of the island, the Ashworth family built the Royal Savary Hotel at Indian Point.</p><br>
<p>Gradually, private boats and water taxis from Lund provided the most common access to the island. The steamship services ended in the 1940s (Union Steamships) and 1950s (Gulf Steamship Line).</p><br>
<p>For a brief time an airstrip was operating on the island, but it was later closed due to safety concerns (two children were killed while riding on ATVs). The main air access to Savary has been by seaplane and boats that come from Lund, a nearby town. In the summers, many island commuters from away come and go on seaplanes, especially on Friday and Sunday evening flights.</p><br>
<p>Over the years there have been several shipwrecks (including the Union Steamship Steamer Capilano in 1915) and aircraft crashes (including a small single engine crash in Seaweed Bay in the 1960s). The incidents include: An RCAF Hurricane fighter that crashed off Savary in 1943; lone survivor (12-year-old Fred Ilott) of the PowRivCo Tug Teeshoe sinking who washed up on Savary in the 1950s (Teeshoe: A Powell River Story by Filmmaker Jan Padgett); a Cessna on the airstrip; two fishboats, one in the Gulf and one in Malaspina Strait, each with loss of life; and a Gulf ship that sank on Dinner Rock in 1947. There have also been swimming and pleasure boating incidents over the years.</p><br>
<p>In the 1960s human remains were found on Savary and these were transferred to the Laboratory of Archaeology at UBC. Ultimately, these ancestral remains were returned by UBC to the Tla&#39;amin (Sliammon) first nation in a repatriation ceremony for burial at Sliammon in June 2006.</p><br>
<p>In 1982 the Royal Savary Hotel was demolished and, for many, this was the end of an era. Since then several B&Bs have opened on the island.</p><br>
<h2>Governance</h2><br>
<p>For the longest time, there was no government to speak of on Savary. Although the island fell under the jurisdiction of one entity or another, island politics and political activity remained in the background. Eventually, Savary Island came under Powell River Regional District. In the late 1990s the Regional District set down the long path to establish an official community plan for the island.</p><br>
<p>Draft OCPs were prepared in 2001, 2002, and 2006.</p><br>
<p>On February 22, 2007 the Savary Island Official Community Plan, Bylaw No. 403, 2006 was adopted by the Powell River Regional District. The principal aim of the OCP is to maintain Savary Islands unique character and rustic island lifestyle while protecting the islands ground water resources, its sensitive ecosystems, and its unique biophysical characteristics.</p><br>
<h2>Art and artists</h2><br>
<p>Savary Island has inspired a great deal of creativity; artists whose work features Savary include, Helen Griffin, Charles Hepburn Scott, Anne-Marie Harvey, David Burns, Sheldon Heppner, Toni Onley, E. J. Hughes, Keith Pepper and Michael Kluckner.</p><br>
<p>Lake Sterzh  is the third largest among the Valdai Lakes in Tver Oblast of Russia. It is the first lake through which the Volga flows. The lake&#39;s length is 12 km, its width is up to 1,500 m, and the average depth is 5 m. The area of the lake is 17.9 km&sup2;. The lake gives its name to the Sterzh Cross.</p><br>
<p>Lake Sterzh is oriented north to south, with one bay stretching to the east. The Volga flows in the northern part of the lake. In the south, Lake Sterzh continues as Lake Vselug. Together with Lake Vselug, Lake Peno, and Lake Volgo it forms Upper Volga Reservoir. The lake is shared between Ostashkovsky (north) and Penovsky (south) Districts of Tver Oblast.</p><br>
<p>The drainage basin of Lake Sterzh includes the northern part of Ostashkovsky District and minor areas in the northeast of Penovsky District.</p><br>
<p>The Harper River is a tributary of the Wilberforce River which itself flows into the Rakaia River in New Zealand&#39;s Canterbury region. It is located in the Southern Alps and a pass in the Harper River headwaters leads into the Waimakariri River catchment. One of the most popular tramping routes in Canterbury enters the East Harper via Cass Saddle and exits via Lagoon Saddle at the head of the West Harper.</p><br>
<p>The waters of the Harper River and its major tributary, the Avoca River, are channelled into Lake Coleridge via a structure known as the Harper Diversion which was constructed in 1921 as part of a hydroelectricity project.</p><br>
<p>The Harper Avoca catchment has been the site of much ecological research since the mid-1950s.</p><br>
<p>It is well serviced by huts on Lagoon and Cass Saddles, the West Harper, Hamilton Hut at the junction of the two branches of the Harper, Avoca Hut in the headwaters of the Avoca, two huts at Back Basins Creek, a small two man hut up Back Basins Creek and a larger hut that can be rented off Glenthorne Station near the junction of the Avoca and Harper Rivers. The Harper is comparatively well documented by early European explorers including Julius von Haast and Samuel Butler.</p><br>
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<p>The Titanic Memorial is a granite statue in southwest Washington, D.C., that honors the men who gave their lives so that women and children might be saved during the RMS Titanic disaster. The thirteen-foot-tall figure is of a partly clad male figure with arms outstretched standing on a square base. The base is flanked by a square exedra, created by Henry Bacon, that encloses a small raised platform. The statue was erected by the Women&#39;s Titanic Memorial Association.</p><br>
<p>The memorial sits at Fourth and P Streets, SW, in Washington Channel Park next to the Washington Channel and Fort Lesley J. McNair. It was designed by Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney, who won the commission in open competition, and sculpted by John Horrigan from a single piece of red granite furnished from Westerly, Rhode Island, by the Henry C. Smalley Granite Co. It was unveiled May 26, 1931, by Helen Herron Taft, the widow of President Taft.</p><br>
<p>Originally located at the foot of New Hampshire Avenue, NW in Rock Creek Park along the Potomac River, the monument was removed in 1966 to accommodate the Kennedy Center. The memorial was re-erected without ceremony in 1968 at its current location.</p><br>
<p>The French government purchased a replica of the head of the memorial, carved in marble, which it exhibited in Paris in 1921; it currently is housed in the Musée du Luxembourg.</p><br>
<h2>Inscription</h2><br>
<p>Front:</p><br>
<p>TO THE BRAVE MEN</p><br>
<p>WHO PERISHED</p><br>
<p>IN THE WRECK</p><br>
<p>OF THE TITANIC</p><br>
<p>APRIL 15 1912</p><br>
<p>THEY GAVE THEIR</p><br>
<p>LIVES THAT WOMEN</p><br>
<p>AND CHILDREN</p><br>
<p>MIGHT BE SAVED</p><br>
<p>ERECTED BY THE</p><br>
<p>WOMEN OF AMERICA</p><br>
<p>Back:</p><br>
<p>TO THE YOUNG AND THE OLD</p><br>
<p>THE RICH AND THE POOR</p><br>
<p>THE IGNORANT AND THE LEARNED</p><br>
<p>WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES NOBLY</p><br>
<p>TO SAVE WOMEN AND CHILDREN</p><br>
<p>Keswick Island is a picturesque island in the southern half of the Whitsunday Islands. Located 34 kilometres north-east of the Queensland city of Mackay, Keswick Island is part of the Cumberland Islands of islands that lay protected inside the waters of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park.</p><br>
<p>The island is inhabited by a small number of residents. It is a semi-popular tourist destination set to expand with planned development. Visitors can stay in a small number of catered and self-catered accommodation. The island has its own airstrip and is accessible from Mackay Airport by a short plane flight or by private boat.</p><br>
<h2>Origin of the name</h2><br>
<p>Identified as part of the Cumberland Isles Group by Captain James Cook in 1770. Keswick Island and neighbouring St Bees Island were first designated together as ‘L1 Island’ by Lieutenant Matthew Flinders, RN, in HMS Investigator in 1802.</p><br>
<p>Keswick Island was later individually named in 1879 after the town of Keswick in England&#39;s Cumbria Lake District by Staff Commander E. P. Bedwell, RN, in SS Llewellyn.</p><br>
<h2>Environs</h2><br>
<p>Keswick Island is approximately 530 hectares (1300 acres) in area, with the majority being national park. It is part of the pristine Cumberland Group of islands that consists of St Bees Island, Keswick Island, Aspatria Island, Scawfell Island, Calder Island, Wigton Island and Cockermouth Island. The island is near to the South Cumberland Islands National Park. Neighbouring islands in the Cumberland Group are accessible by private boat. The nearest developed neighbouring island is Brampton Island some 7 km to the north.</p><br>
<p>Keswick Island is separated from its nearest neighbour, St Bees Island by only a few hundred meters by the Egremont Passage. The eucalypt woodlands of St Bees Island are occupied by a healthy koala colony currently being researched by Queensland universities to examine their equilibrium with their environment.</p><br>
<p>The island is located 360 km north of the Tropic of Capricorn. Temperatures vary from 17 °C to 24 °C in winter (water temperature is a steady 20 °C), and 24 °C to 30 °C in summer (water temperature is a steady 26 °C).</p><br>
<h2>Development</h2><br>
<p>The overall land development lease area, which is situated in the north-eastern and eastern area of the Island, totals around 117 hectares and occupies over 4½ km of ocean front land. Resort complexes and residential housing capable of supporting a tourist and residential community are expected to be developed at some stage. The island already has some existing infrastructure such as an airstrip, sealed roads, communications services, and various utilities. The development company changed hands in 2002, and again in March 2008 to Keswick Developments Pty Ltd.</p><br>
<p>Located in a World Heritage Site and being within the waters of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park requires that building and construction is governed by environmental guidelines, detailed architectural and design codes to facilitate an eco-friendly development.</p><br>
<p>Development in the Whitsunday Islands is limited. Keswick Islands still remains relatively undeveloped. The island is inhabited by a small number of private residents and visitors. With more than 100 sub-leased land lots already established on ninety-nine year leasehold (through to the year 2096), the numbers of residents and tourism should be expected to grow significantly with any planned development.</p><br>
<h2>Activities</h2><br>
<p>Visitors can enjoy the islands natural beauty with activities such as swimming, snorkeling, diving, fishing, beachcombing and bushwalking. Narrow walking tracks in the National Park wind through pockets of tropical rainforest to its beaches.</p><br>
<p>The island is fringed by colourful coral reefs and abundant marine life which provides favourable conditions for diving or snorkeling at mid-low tide. Three wrecks sites, including the protected historic wreck sites of The Singapore (a two master sail and steam vessel) and The Llewellyn (a former coastal steamer) are accessible from the island within a few minutes by boat.</p><br>
<p>Whales can be frequently seen around the island during their annual migration through the Whitsundays between July and September.</p><br>
<h2>Transport</h2><br>
<p>The closest transport hub is the city of Mackay. The island has its own sealed airstrip and is accessible from the old side of Mackay Airport on a short 10-minute flight with Keswick Development Pty Ltd&#39;s charter airline. It is also accessible from Mackay Harbour via chartered or private boat. Moorings are available.</p><br>
<p>Transport around the island is restricted to electric and petrol golf buggies.</p><br>
<h2>Accommodation</h2><br>
<p>Self-catered holiday homes are available for short-term rental.</p><br>
<h3>Sale</h3><br>
<p>While most of the island is designated as National Park, the islands head-lease (117 hectares) was sold to a Sydney property consortium in January 2008. Planned developments are said to include villas, condominiums, cafes and shops. Work on a deep-water jetty and improved barge ramps is expected to commence in the future to improve access to the island. The new owners plan to develop the islands residential and eco-tourism potential in a sustainable and environmentally friendly manner.</p><br>
<p>Asopos  is a village and a former municipality in Laconia, Peloponnese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Monemvasia, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 94.360 km. Population 3,840 . The seat of the municipality was in Papadianika.</p><br>
<h2>History</h2><br>
<p>In antiquity, Asopos (Ancient Greek: Ἀσωπός) was a town of the Eleuthero-Lacones in Laconia, on the eastern side of the Laconian gulf, and 60 stadia south of Acriae. It possessed a temple of the Roman emperors, and on the citadel a temple of Athena Cyparissia. At the distance of 12 stadia above the town there was a temple of Asclepius. Strabo speaks of Cyparissia and Asopus as two separate places; but it appears that Asopus was the later name of Cyparissia. Pausanias says that at the foot of the acropolis of Asopus were the ruins of the city of the Achaei Paracyparissii. Strabo describes Cyparissia as a town with a harbour, situated upon a chersonese.</p><br>
<p>Buckman Hall is a historic building located in Murphree Area on the University of Florida campus in Gainesville, Florida, United States. It was designed by architect William A. Edwards in the Collegiate Gothic style and opened in 1906 as one of the two original buildings on the University of Florida&#39;s Gainesville campus. It once was a multi-purpose facility, but has been used exclusively as a student dormitory since the 1940s.</p><br>
<p>Buckman Hall was added to the USA National Register of Historic Places on January 11, 1974.</p><br>
<h2>History</h2><br>
<p>Buckman Hall and nearby Thomas Hall were the first two completed buildings at the new University of Florida campus when it opened in 1906. As such, they were home to all functions of the school, including classrooms, dormitories, and administrative offices. Buckman Hall also housed a cafeteria, a gymnasium, and an infirmary. Andrew Sledd, the first president of the university, also lived in Buckman Hall for a time.</p><br>
<p>The university&#39;s campus grew along with its enrollment in the early 20th Century, and newer buildings gradually took over many of the former functions of Buckman Hall. It has been used exclusively as a dormitory since the University of Florida became co-educational following World War II.</p><br>
<p>From 1974 to 2003, Buckman Hall functioned as a student cooperative dormitory. In exchange for lower rental rates, students performed much of the day-to-day maintenance themselves, such as general housekeeping and minor plumbing repairs. Residents also elected their own officers, who had the authority to make decisions concerning many aspects of residence hall life, a responsibility usually filled by resident assistants. The program lost popularity with students over the years, and Buckman Hall became a regular dorm for the spring 2003 semester</p><br>
<p>Buckman Hall and Thomas Hall, the first two buildings to open on the UF campus, are also the only two buildings without central air conditioning. As part of a utilities update in 2006, Buckman Hall&#39;s old wiring and other electrical components were replaced to better handle electrical demands from computers and other modern electronics. The improvements also made it possible for student residents to purchase and use portable air conditioning units beginning with the fall 2007 semester.</p><br>
<h3>Namesake</h3><br>
<p>Buckman Hall is named after Henry Holland Buckman, the Florida legislator who authored the Buckman Act, which established the modern University of Florida in 1905.</p><br>
<p>The Brooklyn Historical Society , founded in 1863, is a museum, library, and educational center preserving and encouraging the study of Brooklyns 400-year history. The societys Romanesque Revival building, located at Pierrepont and Clinton Streets in Brooklyn Heights, was designed by George B. Post and built in 1878-81, is a National Historic Landmark and part of New York City&#39;s Brooklyn Heights Historic District. The Brooklyn Historical Society houses materials relating to the history of Brooklyn and its people, and hosts exhibitions which draw over 9,000 members a year. In addition to general programming, BHS serves over 70,000 public school students and teachers annually by providing exhibit tours, educational programs and curricula, and making its professional staff available for instruction and consultation.</p><br>
<h2>History</h2><br>
<p>The Brooklyn Historical Society was founded in 1863 by Henry Pierrepont (1808–1888) as the Long Island Historical Society&#39;, with a charter from the New England Historical Society in Boston. In 1985, the society changed its name to the Brooklyn Historical Society.</p><br>
<p>In 2005, the BHS was among 406 New York City arts and social service institutions to receive part of a $20 million grant from the Carnegie Corporation, which was made possible through a donation by New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg.</p><br>
<p>In December 2007, BHS opened the first gallery in the United States devoted to oral history. The first exhibition installed in the gallery was an installation of oral histories, photographs, documents, and artifacts called "In Our Own Words: Portraits of Brooklyn&#39;s Vietnam Veterans".</p><br>
<p>In 2010 while cataloging the map collection, BHS staff discovered a previously uncatalogued, and rare copy of a c. 1770 map by Bernard Ratzer that has been restored and is now accessible to the public.</p><br>
<h2>Building</h2><br>
<p>The societys headquarters building, on the corner of Pierrepoint and Clinton Streets, was built in 1878–81 and was designed by George B. Post in the Renaissance revival style. Post was selected as a result of a competition between 14 architects. The buildings design utilizes terra cotta ornamentation made by the Perth Amboy Terra Cotta Company, including busts of Michelangelo, Beethoven, Gutenberg, Shakespeare, Columbus, Benjamin Franklin, a Viking and a Native American.</p><br>
<p>The building has been described as "one of the City&#39;s great architectural treasures", In October 1999, BHS began a full-scale restoration of the building, supervised by architect Jan Hird Pokorny, and reopened in 2003.</p><br>
<h2>Programs</h2><br>
<p>Principal activities of BHS include education programs, which are organized around a central educational concept of encouraging students to understand that history is connected to their lives. BHS programs link the study of American history to events and sites in the students’ own communities by introducing the investigation of primary source documents and neighborhood histories. BHS’s education programs largely focus on the ability of students to “read” primary source documents, including works of art, maps, photographs, and other artifacts.</p><br>
<p>Up to eight exhibitions each year are presented by BHS, ranging from retrospectives and historical surveys to more focused presentations that explore specific themes and topics. Installations from the collection have included a gallery of family portraits and another of landscape paintings. These installations rotate over time, providing visitors with greater access to BHS’ fine arts collections.</p><br>
<h2>Collection</h2><br>
<p>The Othmer Library has a collection that includes historic maps and atlases of Brooklyn and New York City, individual family histories in the genealogy collection, a microfilm collection of Brooklyn and Long Island newspapers from the 19th and early 20th century, a collection of microfiche pamphlets on slavery and abolition, the papers of abolitionist clergyman Henry Ward Beecher, the Pierrepont Papers, the Brooklyn Firefighting Collection, and the Brooklyn Council of Churches.</p><br>
<p>The Brooklyn Historical Society possesses a collection of historical maps spanning the years ca. 1562–2011. The geographic coverage of the collection includes the five boroughs of New York City, Long Island, New York State, New Jersey, New England, the Mid-Atlantic, and the Eastern United States.</p><br>
<p>The Oral History Collections contain interviews with over 300 narrators. A 2013 Oral History Project is called Crossing Borders, Bridging Generations. It is a public programming series and oral history project about mixed-heritage families, with historical perspective.</p><br>
<p>Therapnes , in ancient times Therapne , is a municipal unit  of the municipality  of Sparti within the regional unit  of Laconia in the region  of Peloponnese, one of 13 regions into which Greece has been divided. The municipal unit has an area of 261.711 km. Before 2011 Therapnes was a Demos of Lakonia according to Law 2539 of 1997, the Kapodistria Plan. Its seat was Gkoritsa, which now has no such status.</p><br>
<p>Both before the Kallikratis law and after it, Therapnes was composed of the same eight Local Communities (topiki koinotita), the lowest level of the hierarchy: Agioi Anargyroi (formerly Zouraina), Agrianoi, Gkoritsa, Kalloni, Kefalas, Platana, Skoura and Chrysafa. The population of Therapnes in the 2011 census, conducted by the Ministry of the Interior, was 2,304.</p><br>
<h2>Villages</h2><br>
<p>Goritsa or Gortsoupolis, as it is called by the Athenian residents of Goritsa</p><br>
<p>Hrysafa</p><br>
<p>Zoupena</p><br>
<p>Perepni</p><br>
<p>Skoura</p><br>
<p>Platana</p><br>
<p>Zagana</p><br>
<p>Tsintzina</p><br>
<p>Agrianoi</p><br>
<h2>Geography</h2><br>
<p>Therapnes covers the hill country on the east bank of the Eurotas River northeast to the slopes of Mt. Parnon. The Local Communities are each centered around a village. Each village has a history of its own, but the basis making Therapnes a distinct unit is the presence of the ruins of ancient Therapne, a Bronze Age city that stood on a ridge on the left bank of the Eurotas River, overlooking the Eurotas Valley and the site of Dorian Sparta, today&#39;s city of Sparti. The villages of Therapnes are in essence on or near the old road that led from Therapne or Dorian Sparta over Platanaki Pass just south of the main peak of Parnon to what is now South Kynouria in the eastern foreland of Parnonas and the Argolic and Myrtoan Gulfs. The pass connected Bronze Age Mycenae with its sister kingdom, Lacedaemon.</p><br>
<p>The ridge has an elevation of about 500 m. Its eminence over the river is about 230 m. From the top of the ridge the valley below appears as a sunken bowl between Mount Taygetus and Therapne, hence the Homeric epithet "Hollow Lacedaemon." There is no standard modern name of the ridge. Some refer to it as Mount Menelaus after the Menelaion, a temple that stood on the ridge, or the Menelaus Ridge, and others Mount Therapne.</p><br>
<h2>Bronze Age Therapne</h2><br>
<h3>Mycenaean town</h3><br>
<p>Therapne was among the most ancient communities of Greece. During the Bronze Age there was a large settlement at Therapne, with shrines to Menelaus and Helen.</p><br>
<h3>Therapne in legend</h3><br>
<p>In mythological terms, it was said to derive its name from a nymph Therapne, daughter of Lelex, and Castor and Pollux were thought to have been born there. While Pausanias writes that Therapne has "a temple of Menelaos" (3.19.9), Herodotus (6.61) calls the same building the temple of Helen.</p><br>
<p>Krokees  is a village and a former municipality in Laconia, Peloponnese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Evrotas, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 106.930 km. The population of the community Krokees was 1,175 in 2011. The municipal unit Krokees  consists of the communities Krokees, Dafnio, Vasilaki and Lagi.</p><br>
<h2>History</h2><br>
<p>Krokees is a small town south of Sparta between the mountains of Taygetos and Parnon of Laconia, the most southern regional unit of the Peloponnese and mainland Greece. In the Bronze Age, Krokees was inhabited by the Achaean and Pelasgian tribes. Later, around 1100 BC, with the rest of Laconia, the town was taken over by the Dorians.</p><br>
<p>In antiquity, Krokees was famous for its beautiful forest green volcanic stone with green and golden spots (Porphyry) known as "Krokeatis lithos" (Krokean stone). This stone is unique to the area of "Psiphi" of Krokees. Although this stone is very difficult to work with and shape, it was widely used for decorating wealthy homes and for creating beautiful pots and vases. It was used to decorate public bathhouses such as the ones in Corinth, the Church of St. Sophia in Constantinople and the Church of St. Paul in the Vatican. The simple tomb of the 300 Spartans in Thermopylae is made with Krokean stone. Dioskouri (the sons of Dias or Zeus) were the gods/protectors of the ancient town of Krokeai. A marble plaque of Dioskouri, which was excavated in recent times, adorns the fountain in the central square of the town.</p><br>
<p>Following the Orlov events, in 1777, many inhabitants of Krokees bearing the name "Theoharakos" (Θεοχαράκος) migrated to Koldere, near Magnesia (ad Sipylum).</p><br>
<p>The modern town of Krokees has approximately 1200 inhabitants. In the early 1950s its population was over 3000. Its people are distinguished by their progressive lifestyles and cultural activities. The town has elementary, middle and high schools, a philharmonic (marching band), its own newspaper, The Krokees, and the periodical Deikilon, a magazine on the arts and theater of Laconia.</p><br>
<p>The town has many cultural organizations and the soccer team "Krokeatikos" which is one of the oldest in Laconia. Krokees is famous for its extra virgin olive oil produced by its agricultural cooperative. The "Krokees Lakonias" low acidity and of exceptional taste olive oil is a protected European Union brand and is recognized as one of the best quality olive oils in the world. The annual Karnavali (Mardi-gras), which started in 1962, is well known to all of Greece. Many professionals, scientists and artists have sprung out of this little town, among them the famous Greek poet Nikiforos Vrettakos. During the 20th century, many Krokeates (Krokeans, Levetsovites) moved to Athens; many more, like so many other Greeks, immigrated mainly to the United States, Canada and Australia.</p><br>
<p>Griffin-Floyd Hall  is a historic academic building located on the northeastern portion of the University of Florida campus in Gainesville, Florida. On June 27, 1979, it was added to the USA National Register of Historic Places. It currently houses the Department of Philosophy and Department of Statistics.</p><br>
<h2>Namesake</h2><br>
<p>Griffin-Floyd Hall is named for Major Wilbur Leonidas Floyd, one of three graduate students to receive the first master&#39;s degrees ever awarded by the University of Florida, and assistant dean of the College of Agriculture from 1915 to 1938, and for Ben Hill Griffin, Jr., an alumnus of the college and a successful agricultural businessman.</p><br>
<h2>Early Use</h2><br>
<p>Built in 1912, the building was originally used in part to house animal husbandry faculty. Located near the university&#39;s dairy, the first floor once held a cattle judging arena. The second floor housed a chapel for daily religious exercise.</p><br>
<p>Molaoi  is a town and a former municipality in Laconia, Peloponnese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Monemvasia, of which it is the seat and a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 193.167 km. The population in 2011 was 4,980, of which 2,534 lived in the town itself.</p><br>
<h2>History</h2><br>
<p>The name of the village derived from the Latin word Mola (mill). Mola was mentioned for first time in the Treaty of Sapienza (1209). The current name Molaoi was mentioned during 15th century. During late medieval and early Ottoman era, Molaoi remained a small village, overshadowed by nearby Monemvasia. Molaoi was destroyed during the Orlov Revolt. Many inhabitants of Kandila bearing the name "Antonakos" (Αντωνάκος) migrated to Koldere, near Magnesia (ad Sipylum), where they arrived in 1777. The village was destroyed again by Ibrahim in 1825, during the Greek War of Independence. After Greek independence was achieved, Molaoi increased its population, receiving residents from Monemvasia, Crete, the Mani peninsula and nearby villages. It then evolved into a local administrative centre.</p><br>
<h2>Historical population</h2><br>
<p>Newell Hall is a historic site in Gainesville, Florida, United States. It is located in the northeastern section of the University of Florida. On June 27, 1979, it was added to the USA National Register of Historic Places. Formerly home to the Department of Soil and Water Science, the building is currently used as a 24/7 study space for university students to collaborate.</p><br>
<h2>Namesake</h2><br>
<p>Newell Hall is named for Wilmon Newell, the Provost of Agriculture at the University of Florida from 1921 until his death in October 1943.</p><br>
<h2>Renovations</h2><br>
<p>On April 17, 2017, a newly renovated Newell Hall opened on campus. The $16.6 million project added expansive indoor seating, an Au Bon Pain restaurant, as well as numerous modern study spaces and meeting rooms. Outdoor hammocks were installed and new landscaping was added.</p><br>
<p>Scar Crags is a fell in the north western part of the English Lake District in the county of Cumbria. It is one of the Coledale group of fells situated seven kilometres south west of Keswick and reaches a height of 672 metres .</p><br>
<h2>Topography</h2><br>
<p>The fell is part of the long ridge that radiates easterly from Eel Crag and includes the adjoining fells of Sail and Causey Pike before dropping to the Newlands Valley. Scar Crags is characterised by steep craggy flanks on its southern side which fall away steeply to Rigg Beck, while the northern slopes are less steep and grassy as they drop to Stoneycroft Gill.</p><br>
<h2>Geology</h2><br>
<p>The ridgeline is composed of the laminated mudstone and siltstone of the Kirkstile Formation.</p><br>
<h2>Ascents</h2><br>
<p>Scar Crags is very rarely climbed directly. The only feasible direct ascent follows an old mine road that starts from Stair and goes up Stoneycroft Gill to finish at Sail Pass, from where it is a short ascent to the fell summit. Scar Crags is more usually approached from the east along the ridge from Causey Pike or from the west from Sail. It is a busy fell as it is part of the Coledale Round, a 17.5 kilometre walk starting and finishing at Braithwaite or Stair in the Newlands valley and including the other nearby fells of Grisedale Pike, Hopegill Head, Eel Crag, Sail, and Causey Pike with over 1300 metres of ascent.</p><br>
<h2>Summit</h2><br>
<p>The top of the fell is grassy and often muddy with a small cairn and gives a heady view down onto Rigg Beck and a good but not exceptional all round view of the district.</p><br>
<h2>Mining</h2><br>
<p>The northern slopes of Scar Crags, below Long Crag, contain the remains of the Lake District’s only cobalt mine. It was opened by the Keswick Mining Company in 1846, who invested £7,000 in the project. A road and an inclined tramway were built to convey the ore down to Stoneycroft in the Newlands valley. Four adits were driven into the hillside, the longest being about 60 metres in length. The mine was not a success as it was impossible to extract the mineral from the ore in the expected quantities and it closed in due course.</p><br>
<p>Sminos  is a former municipality in Laconia, Peloponnese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it has been part of the municipality East Mani, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 94.503 km. Population 1,192 .</p><br>
<p>It is located just north of the Mani Peninsula on the eastern slopes of Mt. Taygetos, and it is named after the river Smynos, that runs through it. The region is known as Vardounia (and its villages as Vardounochoria), after the medieval Vardounia castle located in the area, now in ruins. Historically, Vardounia was a buffer zone between the Ottoman-Turkish controlled Evrotas plains and the Mani Peninsula. A contingent of Muslim Albanian settlers were relocated to the region by the Ottomans. These settlers formed a large segment of the local population until the Greek War of Independence when they fled to the Turkish stronghold at Tripoli.</p><br>
<p>The seat of the municipality was in Agios Nikolaos. The most historic village of the municipal unit of Smynos is the mountainous village of Kastania. It has two towers (pirgi), in which its inhabitants used to defend themselves. The village has two coffee shops and attracts tourists in the summer. The largest village in the municipality is Petrina, known for its PDO olive oil.</p><br>
<p>The most prominent site in the municipal unit is the monastery of Panagia Giatrissa which attracts hundreds of thousands of tourists and worshipers every year. Other sites of interest include the Vasilitsa forest (on the path of the European walking route E4), and the network of canyons formed by river Smynos and its tributaries. Formerly, the municipality rarely received tourists, except for visitors to the monastery; in more recent years ecotourism has been on the rise.</p><br>
<p>Krokos  is a small Greek town , only 5 km south of the city of Kozani in the geographical region of Macedonia, in Greece. It was the seat of the municipality of Elimeia. Its population was 2,977 at the 2011 census.</p><br>
<h2>Krokos Kozanis (Saffron)</h2><br>
<p>Krokos is renowned in Greece and abroad for the production of the Greek Macedonian Saffron, which is one of the world&#39;s most intense and valuable varieties.</p><br>
<p>Although the ancient Minoans were known to cultivate saffron during Late Bronze Age Crete, the cultivation of the plant disappeared from Greece until about 300 years ago, when Greek Macedonian traders brought the plant from Austria to the region of Kozani. The town of Krokos is the base of the Cooperative of Saffron Producers of Kozani, a cooperative that counts 2000 members spread between 40 small villages.</p><br>
<p>Annual production, depending on weather conditions, ranges from 6 to 12 tons of pure red saffron each year. Much of this production is certified organic. All of it is Protected Designation of Origin (PDO); no other region of Greece can produce Greek Red Saffron. It is also extremely high-quality: Greek Red Saffron, as provided by the Kozani Cooperative, has a guaranteed coloring strength of 230.</p><br>
<h2>Climate</h2><br>
<p>Kathryn Chicone Ustler Hall  is a historic building on the campus of the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida. It was designed by William Augustus Edwards in the Collegiate Gothic style. On June 27, 1979, it was added to the USA National Register of Historic Places.</p><br>
<h2>History</h2><br>
<p>Construction on the gymnasium began in the summer of 1918, just as World War I was coming to an end and UFs student body was growing. The building opened in 1919. It was designed as an assembly hall and sports venue, and was used for several years as the home of the Florida Gators mens basketball team. Audience size was not part of the construction plans, however. With the university continuing to grow, by the mid-1920s the building was mainly used for intramural sports and smaller assemblies.</p><br>
<p>When the university went fully co-educational in 1948, the building was renamed the Womens Gymnasium and was used for hosting womens sporting events. Though it stopped being used for sporting events in 1979 and the university received state funds to demolish the building, it was preserved.</p><br>
<p>With a donation from sociology alumna Kathryn Chicone Ustler in 2000, the vacant gym was transformed into a 14,700 ft&sup2; three story academic building that contains faculty and administrative offices, as well as seminar classrooms. The restoration process began in 2004 and the Womens Studies Department moved into the facility in July 2006. Now known as Ustler Hall, it houses the Center for Womens and Gender Studies Research. Ustler Hall is the only freestanding campus building in the United States devoted solely to Women’s Studies. This is the first building on the UF campus renamed to honor a woman.</p><br>
<p>Library East  is a historic library in Gainesville, Florida, United States. It is located in the northeastern section of the University of Florida in the middle of the Campus Historic District. When it was first created it was the largest building on campus at that time. It is a part of the George A. Smathers Libraries system and home to multiple collections of books and other library materials.</p><br>
<h2>History</h2><br>
<p>This facility was designed by the architect William A. Edwards and was first opened in October 1926. A major addition was designed by Florida Board of Control Architect Guy Fulton following World War II. On June 27, 1979, it was added to the USA National Register of Historic Places. In 1991 after a generous donation by the former United States Senator George Smathers the facility was officially renamed the Smathers Library.</p><br>
<h2>Map & Imagery Library</h2><br>
<p>The Map & Imagery Library makes up a portion of the ground floor of the Smathers Library. It consists of several different collections which, combined, contain roughly 500,000 maps, 300,000 aerial photographs and satellite images, 8,000 atlases and reference books and an increasing number of geospatial datasets. It is one of largest academic map libraries in the United States. It specializes in content concerning Florida, Latin America, the Middle East and Africa and is open to the public every weekday.</p><br>
<h2>Special Collections Grand Reading Room</h2><br>
<p>The second floor of Smathers Library is home to the Special Collections Grand Reading Room. This space provides the primary source of access to many of the George A. Smathers Libraries&#39; Special Collections materials. As many of the materials within these collections are not available to be checked out or loaned, any person interested in viewing them must do so in the Grand Reading Room, under the supervision of library staff. Collections which can be accessed through the Grand Reading Room include, but are not limited to, the University Archives, the Architecture Archives, the P. K. Yonge Library of Florida History, the Baldwin Library of Historical Children’s Literature, the Manuscript Collection, the Popular Culture Collections and the Rare Books Collections.</p><br>
<h3>Judaica Suite</h3><br>
<p>In January 2014, the Judaica Suite was opened as an annexing group of reading rooms accessed through the Special Collections Grand Reading Room. The alcoves of the Suite hold books from the University&#39;s Isser and Rae Price Library of Judaica, including many rare copies. Within the Suite, specific books are grouped together in different alcoves to represent various periods in the history of Jewish literature and culture. The Judaica Suite was designed by world-renowned architect and artist, and University of Florida alumnus, Kenneth Treister.</p><br>
<h2>Latin American and Caribbean Collection</h2><br>
<p>The Latin American and Caribbean Collection makes up the third floor of Smathers Library. This collection was founded in 1951, prompted by growing scholarly interest in Latin America and the Caribbean, and has since grown into one of the University of Florida&#39;s premier collections. The collection is housed in a newly renovated space and now consists of approximately 500,000 books, 50,000 microforms, thousands of journal titles and a considerable number of digital resources. The collection is open to the public and generally accessible six days of the week.</p><br>
<p>Norman Hall  is an historic academic building on the eastern campus of the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida. It was designed by architect Rudolph Weaver in the Collegiate Gothic style, and built in 1932. It originally housed the universitys research and development primary and secondary schools, but now is the principal building of the universitys College of Education. It is located on USA 441, near the southwest corner of S.W. 3rd Avenue and S.W. 12th Street in Gainesville. On January 26, 1990, it was added to the USA National Register of Historic Places.</p><br>
<h2>Images</h2><br>
<h2>Namesake</h2><br>
<p>Norman Hall is named for James W. Norman, former dean of the College of Education. The P.K. Yonge Laboratory School was named for P.K. Yonge, a prominent businessman who was a member of the Florida Board of Control during the formative years of the University of Florida and the state university system.</p><br>
<p>Agia  is a village and a municipality in the Larissa regional unit, Thessaly, Greece. Agia is located east of Larissa and south of Melivoia. The Mavrovouni mountains dominate the south and the Aegean Sea lies to the east.</p><br>
<h2>Municipality</h2><br>
<p>The municipality Agia was formed at the 2011 local government reform by the merger of the following 4 former municipalities, that became municipal units:</p><br>
<p>Agia</p><br>
<p>Evrymenes</p><br>
<p>Lakereia</p><br>
<p>Melivoia</p><br>
<p>The municipality Agia has an area of 661.79 km, the municipal unit Agia has an area of 189.487 km, and the community Agia has an area of 27.150 km.</p><br>
<h3>Subdivisions</h3><br>
<p>The municipal unit of Agia is divided into the following communities:</p><br>
<p>Agia</p><br>
<p>Aetolofos</p><br>
<p>Anavra</p><br>
<p>Elafos</p><br>
<p>Gerakari</p><br>
<p>Megalovryso</p><br>
<p>Metaxochori</p><br>
<p>Neromyloi</p><br>
<p>Potamia</p><br>
<h2>Province</h2><br>
<p>The province of Agia (Επαρχία Αγιάς) was one of the provinces of the Larissa Prefecture. It had the same territory as the present municipality. It was abolished in 2006.</p><br>
<h2>Population</h2><br>
<h2>History</h2><br>
<p>Agia became part of Greece, along with most of Thessaly, in 1881. Forests near Agia were affected by the 2007 Greek forest fires, leaving tens homeless. The fire consumed approximately 100 km² on Mavrovouni.</p><br>
<p>Ampelonas  is a village and a municipal unit of the Tyrnavos municipality. Before the 2011 local government reform it was an independent municipality. The 2011 census recorded 6,083 inhabitants in the village and 8,055 inhabitants in the municipal unit.</p><br>
<h2>Administrative division</h2><br>
<p>The municipali unit of Ampelonas consists of four communities:</p><br>
<p>Ampelonas (population 6,083)</p><br>
<p>Deleria (population 655)</p><br>
<p>Rodia (population 732)</p><br>
<p>Vryotopos (population 585)</p><br>
<h2>History</h2><br>
<p>Ampelonas was founded in the first quarter of the 15th century, when Murad II settled Yörüks in the area. Following the 1881 Convention of Constantinople and the cession of Thessaly to Greece, the Turks of the village sold their properties and immigrated to Asia Minor, while Greeks moved in the area. Until 1928 the village was named Kazaklar (Καζακλάρ, ).</p><br>
<h2>Economy</h2><br>
<p>Ampelonas is a rural area and its main products are grapes, wine and tsipouro. Ampelonas Wine Festival is held annually in the village since 1959. Cotton, cereals, corn, almonds, pears and peaches are grown in the area. Moreover, there are cultivations of fruits and vegetables like cabbages, peppers, tomatoes, melons and watermelons.</p><br>
<h2>Population</h2><br>
<p>According to the 2011 census, the population of the settlement of Ampelonas was 6,083 people, an increase of almost 1.5% compared with the population of the previous census of 2001.</p><br>
