Ames

As of the 2000 Census, there are 50,731 people, 18,085 households, and 8,970 families residing in the city. The population density is 908.1/km² (2,352.3/mi²). There are 18,757 housing units at an average density of 335.7/km² (869.7/mi²). The racial makeup of the city is 87.34% White, 7.70% Asian, 2.65% African American, 1.98% Hispanic American or Latino of any race, 0.15% Native American, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 0.76% from oth ...

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Ames is located at 42°1'38" North, 93°37'54" West (42.027335, -93.631586)GR1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 55.9 km² (21.6 mi²). 55.9 km² (21.6 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.04 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 0.09% water. ...

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Prof. John V. Atanasoff and his graduate student, Clifford Berry, are now credited with the creation of the first true electronic digital computer in the basement of the physics department during the years 1937-1942. The Atanasoff/Berry computer used binary arithmetic circuits, regenerative memory, and logic circuits. These seminal ideas were communicated by Atanasoff to John Mauchly during a visit to Iowa State in the 1940s who then used them in the design of the better-known ENIAC built some years later. Ames has been selected to host the fi ...

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William Ashley "Billy" Sunday (November 19, 1862 – November 6, 1935) was noted first as a professional baseball player, and then more famous evangelist. Born in Bina, Iowa, Sunday grew up the son of a single mother, and the family endured significant poverty during his childhood. His father, also named William, enlisted in the Iowa Infantry Volunteers four months before Sunday was born. He died a month after Sunday was born, of an unknown disease contracted in Patterson, Missouri while on duty. Sunday's mother was left a widow and mother of three sons. She ...

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Bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), commonly known as mad cow disease, is a fatal, neurodegenerative disease of cattle, which infects by a mechanism that shocked biologists on its discovery in late 20th century and appears transmissible to humans. While never having killed cattle on a scale comparable to other dreaded livestock diseases, such as foot and mouth and rinderpest, BSE has attracted wide attention because people assume humans can contract the disease, but it has never been proven that BSE has any link to v ...

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• Bovine spongiform encephalopathy - Husbandry practices in the United States relating to BSE
• Bovine spongiform encephalopathy - BSE statistics by country

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The Ames strain is one of 89 strains from the anthrax bacteria (Bacillus anthracis). It was isolated from a diseased cow that died in Texas. Researchers mistakenly believed the strain came from Ames, Iowa and mislabeled the specimen. The Ames strain came to the public's attention during the 2001 anthrax attacks. Seven letters mailed to media outlets and United States Senators in September 18, 2001 and October 9, 2001 bio-terror attacks contained anthrax bacteria which grew from this particular strain. This strain is ...

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The system of United States Numbered Highways (typically called U.S. Routes or U.S. Highways) is an integrated system of roads in the United States numbered within a nationwide grid. As these highways were coordinated by the United States Federal Government in the early days, they are sometimes referred to as Federal Highways, but they have always been maintained by state or local governments. Nowadays, there is no funding difference between these routes and any other state highways. The numbers are coordinated by ...

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Ames Laboratory is a United States Department of Energy national laboratory located in Ames, Iowa. Compared to most other DOE laboratories, it is small, employing about 500 people. It is located on the campus of Iowa State University. Ames Laboratory - History. The lab was started as part of the Manhattan Project. Its purpose was to produce high purity uranium from uranium ores. Frank Spedding lead the effort to develop the thermite process for this purpose. Most of the uranium used in the first sel ...

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The following automobile manufacturers produce or have produced automobiles. Note that these are automobile makers rather than individual types. Some of these have never been independent companies but are sub-brands established by a parent company. See also Automobile_Manufacturer_Logos List of automobile manufacturers - Argentina. Andino Lists of companies List of automobile manufacturers - Armenia.

Tom Harkin (D) Iowa is the 29th state of the United States, having joined the Union on December 28, 1846. The official name of the state is the "State of Iowa", and the U.S. Post Office abbreviation for the state is IA. The state is named for the Native American Iowa people. Iowa - History. Main article: History of Iowa. Highlights: French explorers Louis Joliet and Jacques Marquette are believed to be the first European ...

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See also: 1992 in music, other events of 1993, 1994 in music, 1990s in music and the list of 'years in music' 1993 in music - Events. January 8 - The U.S. Postal service issues an Elvis Presley stamp. The design was voted on in February of 1992. January 12 - Cream reunites for a performance at their Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony in Los Angeles, California. Other inductees include Creedence Clearwater Revival, Ruth Brown, The Doors, Van Morrison, and Sly & The Family Stone. ...

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A carillon is a musical instrument composed of at least 23 cup-shaped bells played from a keyboard using fists and feet. Carillon bells are made of bell bronze, approximately 78% copper and 22% tin. Carillons are normally housed in towers (campaniles). The carillon has the widest dynamic range of any mechanical (non-electric) musical instrument. Carillons originated in the 15th century in the Low Countries of Europe: Belgium, Holland, and Northern France, when bell-makers perfected their art by tuning bells at several points so ...

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See also: 1968 in music, other events of 1969, 1970 in music, 1960s in music and the list of 'years in music' 1969 in music - Events. Perhaps the most famous musical events of 1969 are two legendary concerts. At a Rolling Stones concert in Altamont, California, a fan was stabbed to death by Hell's Angels, a biker gang that had been hired to provide security for the event. In retrospect, many commentators have concluded that the violence signalled the failure of the so-called "hippies", who espoused an ethos ...

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Iowa is also home to the Southeast Iowa Symphony Orchestra, Cedar Rapids Symphony and the Northwest Iowa Symphony. The Cedar Rapids Symphony premiered in 1921, and continued to perform through the Great Depression and World War 2, one of the few symphonies to perform continually through this period, and is thus the oldest continually operating symphony west of the Mississippi River See also:

Music of Iowa, Music of Iowa - Festivals, Music of Iowa - Music institutions and venues, Music of Iowa - Notes, Music of Iowa - External link

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Although he wrote earlier novels such as the eco-thriller Zodiac, he came to fame in the early 1990s with the novel Snow Crash (1992), which fuses memetics, computer viruses, and other high-tech themes with Sumerian mythology. Averaging one novel every four years, he has written several subsequent novels: The Diamond Age: or A Young Lady's Illustrated Primer (1995), which deals with a future with extensive nanotechnology and dynabooks Cryptonomicon (1999), a novel concerned with concepts rang ...

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When counties were established in New York in 1683, the present Montgomery County was part of Albany County. This was an enormous county, including the northern part of New York State as well as all of the present State of Vermont and, in theory, extending westward to the Pacific Ocean. This county was reduced in size on July 3, 1766 by the creation of Cumberland County and further on March 16, 1770 by the creation of Glouc ...

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Following is a partial list of landmarks, with the total number of landmarks for that U.S. state or jurisdiction as of December 2004: Barton Hall - Colbert County - added 1973 Bethel Baptist Church, Parsonage and Guard House - Birmingham - added 2005 Bottle Creek (site) - Baldwin County - added 1994 Brown Chapel A.M.E. Church - Selma - added 1997 Henry D. Clayton House - Barbour County - added 1976 J. L. M. Curry House - Talladega County - added 1965 Dexter Avenue Bap ...

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The long-term problem solutions are presented as skits of no more than eight minutes. During these skits, some team members will generally be "backstage" controlling the technical aspects of the skit, while others will be acting. There is a cost limit for all materials used in the skit. This limit is typically $125–150; the team members must submit a list of all costed materials, which the judges check to make sure that the team is within the cost limit. Some materials are not costed; these include non-costume clothing, computers, so ...

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Mosh - Origins. The term "mosh" has often been credited to Vinnie Stigma of the hardcore group Agnostic Front as an acronym for "March Of Skin Heads", but most authorities cite Darryl Jennifer, bass guitarist for Bad Brains as the term's originator, from his Jamaican-accented pronunciation of the word "mash", in "Mash down Babylon." It is important to note that many early punk scenes referred to this type of dance as 'thrashing', the moshing term culturally seemed to gain significance during the hardcore metal crossover days.< ...

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