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| ARTICLES RELATED TO Ash Wednesday | | | | | |  Ash Wednesday: Encyclopedia II - Michael Vaughan - England captaincyVaughan was appointed captain of the England one-day international side in 2003, and suddenly became captain of the England Test team on 28th July 2003, after scoring a magnificent 156 in the first Test against South Africa, when Nasser Hussain resigned after England had narrowly clung on for a draw. The England team promptly lost his first Test in charge by an innings and 215 runs, but went on to level the series 2-2.
Vaughan's batting initially suffered under the increased pressures of captaincy, although expectations may also have ...
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| | | | | | Ash Wednesday: Encyclopedia II - Meat - Taboo meat Main article: Taboo food and drink
Some types of meat (such as pork or beef) are taboo for certain religions while others are taboo due to their association as pets in those countries, with the notable exception of rabbits in the West. Judaism labels the meat of some animals, if slaughtered properly, as kosher, or "fit", and the rest are considered not kosher, or "unfit" (also called treif, literally, "torn"). In Islam, permitted meats are termed halal. Until the mid-1960s, the Catholic Church forbade the eating o ...
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| | | | | | Ash Wednesday: Encyclopedia II - Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel - Studying and building a fixed crossing In 1956, the General Assembly authorized the Ferry Commission to conduct feasibility studies for the construction of a fixed crossing. The conclusion of the study indicated that a vehicular crossing was feasible and recommended a series of bridges and tunnels. The Bridge-Tunnel was designed by the engineering firm Sverdrup & Parcel of St. Louis, Missouri, who also served as the construction manager for the project.
In the summer of 1960, the Chesapeake Bay Ferry Commission sold $200 million in toll revenue bonds to private investo ...
See also:Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel, Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel - Ferry system, Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel - Studying and building a fixed crossing, Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel - Additional trestles and lanes added, Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel - CBBT and Lucius J. Kellam Jr, Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel - One of the Seven Engineering Wonders of the Modern World, Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel - Facts and figures Read more here: » Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel: Encyclopedia II - Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel - Studying and building a fixed crossing |
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| | | | | Ash Wednesday: Encyclopedia II - Carnival - Special celebrations around the world Places especially noted for elaborate Carnival celebrations include Aalborg in Denmark, 's-Hertogenbosch, Maastricht in The Netherlands, Cologne, Düsseldorf and Mainz in Germany, Portugal, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, Salvador, Recife and Olinda in Brazil, Barranquilla and Pasto in Colombia, Port-of-Spain in Trinidad, Santiago in Cuba, Venice in Italy, Nice in France, New Orleans (See New Orleans Mardi Gras), Brooklyn, New York and Mobile, Alabama in the USA, and Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Cádiz in Spain, Binche, Eupen, Hasselt and Malméd ...
See also:Carnival, Carnival - Origins of the Carnival season, Carnival - Special celebrations around the world, Carnival - Bolivia, Carnival - Brazil, Carnival - Caribbean Carnival, Carnival - Colombia, Carnival - Denmark, Carnival - England, Carnival - German-speaking countries, Carnival - Netherlands, Carnival - Honduras, Carnival - Italy, Carnival - Poland, Carnival - Spain, Carnival - Funfairs Read more here: » Carnival: Encyclopedia II - Carnival - Special celebrations around the world |
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| | | | | Ash Wednesday: Encyclopedia II - Burns Bog - Notable fires The bog has been the site of many serious fires, which can burn underground for months in the methane-rich peat. Major blazes occurred in 1977, 1990 (twice), 1994, 1996 and 2005. The 1996 fire covered Greater Vancouver in smoke and ash for two days, destroyed 1.7 km² and cost more than $200,000 to extinguish.
On September 11, 2005, a fire broke out near the south eastern edge of the bog with its smoke and ash being blown many kilometers, permeating the entire Lower Mainland and reaching all the way to Nanaimo on Vancouver Island. The resulting poor air quality has had health consequence ...
See also:Burns Bog, Burns Bog - History, Burns Bog - Notable fires, Burns Bog - Reference Read more here: » Burns Bog: Encyclopedia II - Burns Bog - Notable fires |
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| | | | | Ash Wednesday: Encyclopedia II - Mainz - Miscellaneous After the last ice age, sand dunes were deposited in the Rhine valley at what was to become the western edge of the city. The Mainz Sand Dunes area is now a nature reserve with a unique landscape and rare steppe vegetation for this area.
Johann Gutenberg, credited with the invention of the modern printing press with movable type, was born here and died here. The Mainz University, which was refounded in 1946, is named after Gutenberg; the earlier University of Mainz that dated back to 1477 had been cl ...
See also:Mainz, Mainz - Introduction, Mainz - History, Mainz - Sights, Mainz - Miscellaneous, Mainz - Twinning, Mainz - Alternative names Read more here: » Mainz: Encyclopedia II - Mainz - Miscellaneous |
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| | | | | | Ash Wednesday: Encyclopedia II - Liturgical year - Western Christianity The seasons in Western Christianity are derived primarily from the Roman Catholic Church. Generally, the liturgical seasons in western Christianity are Advent, Christmas, Time after Epiphany, Lent, Easter, and Time after Pentecost.
Liturgical year - Advent.
First season of the liturgical year. It is traditionally a fast, and begins four Sundays before Christmas and ends on Christmas Eve. Its purpose is the preparation for Christmas, with the focus on expectation. Awaiting the coming of the Christ Child int ...
See also:Liturgical year, Liturgical year - Western Christianity, Liturgical year - Advent, Liturgical year - Christmas, Liturgical year - Ordinary Time Time after Epiphany and Septuagesima, Liturgical year - Lent, Liturgical year - Easter, Liturgical year - Ordinary Time Time After Pentecost, Liturgical year - Anglican and Protestant churches, Liturgical year - Eastern Orthodox Church, Liturgical year - The twelve Great Feasts, Liturgical year - Resources Read more here: » Liturgical year: Encyclopedia II - Liturgical year - Western Christianity |
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| | | | | | Ash Wednesday: Encyclopedia II - Demographics of New York City - Chinese in New York See also Chinese American and Chinatown, Manhattan.
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See also:Demographics of New York City, Demographics of New York City - German New York, Demographics of New York City - Irish New York, Demographics of New York City - Irish Neighborhoods of New York City, Demographics of New York City - Irish Mayors of New York City, Demographics of New York City - Irish Bishops of the Archdiocese of New York, Demographics of New York City - Notable Irish People from New York City, Demographics of New York City - Irish Gangs of New York City, Demographics of New York City - Entertainment about Irish in New York City, Demographics of New York City - External links, Demographics of New York City - Italians in New York, Demographics of New York City - Jewish Community, Demographics of New York City - Chinese in New York, Demographics of New York City - Current Demographics Read more here: » Demographics of New York City: Encyclopedia II - Demographics of New York City - Chinese in New York |
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| | | | | Ash Wednesday: Encyclopedia II - Mardi Gras - Dates The date can vary from February 3 to March 9 in non-leap years or February 4 to March 9 in leap years. Like Lent, the date is dependent on that of Easter.
Mardi Gras falls on the following dates in the following years:
2006 - February 28
2007 - February 20
2008 - February 5
2009 - February 24
2010 - February 16
2011 - March 8
2012 - February 21
2013 - Februa ...
See also:Mardi Gras, Mardi Gras - Dates, Mardi Gras - Locations, Mardi Gras - Newfoundland, Mardi Gras - Brazil, Mardi Gras - Caribbean, Mardi Gras - United States, Mardi Gras - Mexico, Mardi Gras - Belgium, Mardi Gras - Sydney Read more here: » Mardi Gras: Encyclopedia II - Mardi Gras - Dates |
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| | | | | Ash Wednesday: Encyclopedia II - New Orleans Mardi Gras - Beads Inexpensive strings of beads and toys have been thrown from floats to parade-goers since at least the late 19th century. Until the 1960s, the most common form was multi-colored strings of glass beads made in Czechoslovakia. These were supplanted by cheaper and less fragile plastic beads, first from Hong Kong, then from Taiwan, and more recently from China. Lower-cost beads and toys allow riders to purchase much greater quantities, he ...
See also:New Orleans Mardi Gras, New Orleans Mardi Gras - Contemporary Mardi Gras, New Orleans Mardi Gras - The weekend before Mardi Gras, New Orleans Mardi Gras - Lundi Gras, New Orleans Mardi Gras - Mardi Gras Day, New Orleans Mardi Gras - The end of each Mardi Gras, New Orleans Mardi Gras - Costumes and masks, New Orleans Mardi Gras - Commercialization, New Orleans Mardi Gras - Beads, New Orleans Mardi Gras - Standards of decency, New Orleans Mardi Gras - Traditional colors, New Orleans Mardi Gras - Additional photographs Read more here: » New Orleans Mardi Gras: Encyclopedia II - New Orleans Mardi Gras - Beads |
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| | | | | Ash Wednesday: Encyclopedia II - Michael Vaughan - Playing career Vaughan, now living in Baslow (Derbyshire), turned up as a child to watch Yorkshire playing at Sheffield. During the tea interval, he was playing on the outfield with his friends when then Yorkshire head coach Doug Padgett spotted his natural ability from the balcony of the pavillion. He put down his cup of tea and went to get the boy's name and phone number. Unfortunately, Vaughan was born in Manchester, and at the time Yorkshire had a strict policy of only picking players that were born in Yorkshire. Years later, when the rule was relaxed, ...
See also:Michael Vaughan, Michael Vaughan - Early life, Michael Vaughan - Playing career, Michael Vaughan - England captaincy, Michael Vaughan - Autobiography, Michael Vaughan - Awards Read more here: » Michael Vaughan: Encyclopedia II - Michael Vaughan - Playing career |
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| | | | | | Ash Wednesday: Encyclopedia II - New Orleans Mardi Gras - Contemporary Mardi Gras Each year, the Mardi Gras (or Carnival) season starts on January 6, also known as "Twelfth Night." The Twelfth Night Revelers, one of Carnival's oldest Krewes, holds a masked ball each year to mark the occasion. Like Twelfth Night Revelers, many of Carnival's oldest groups -- such as the Elves of Oberon and the High Priests of Mithras -- hold masked balls, but do not parade in public.
The parade season starts off some three weekends before Mardi Gras Day with the Krewe du Vieux parade.
There is usually at least one parade every night starting two Fridays before Mardi Gras.
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See also:New Orleans Mardi Gras, New Orleans Mardi Gras - Contemporary Mardi Gras, New Orleans Mardi Gras - The weekend before Mardi Gras, New Orleans Mardi Gras - Lundi Gras, New Orleans Mardi Gras - Mardi Gras Day, New Orleans Mardi Gras - The end of each Mardi Gras, New Orleans Mardi Gras - Costumes and masks, New Orleans Mardi Gras - Commercialization, New Orleans Mardi Gras - Beads, New Orleans Mardi Gras - Standards of decency, New Orleans Mardi Gras - Traditional colors, New Orleans Mardi Gras - Additional photographs Read more here: » New Orleans Mardi Gras: Encyclopedia II - New Orleans Mardi Gras - Contemporary Mardi Gras |
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| | | | | Ash Wednesday: Encyclopedia II - Lichfield - History At Wall, 3 miles to the south of the present city, there was a Romano-British village called Letocetum (from the Celtic for "grey wood"), from which the first half of the name Lichfield is derived. It was based on a Roman fort next to Watling Street which was used in the first centuries AD, until about AD 160-170, when the fort's mansio was destroyed by fire at the same time the forum in Wroxeter was also destroyed by fire. This suggests a revolt of the local British. The history of Lichfield in the following centuries is obscure. The ...
See also:Lichfield, Lichfield - History, Lichfield - Economy, Lichfield - Famous Lichfeldians, Lichfield - Places of interest, Lichfield - Other items of interest, Lichfield - Twinnings, Lichfield - Links Read more here: » Lichfield: Encyclopedia II - Lichfield - History |
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| | | | | Ash Wednesday: Encyclopedia II - Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel - Ferry system From the early 1930s to 1954, Virginia Ferry Corporation a privately owned public service company managed scheduled vehicular (car, bus, truck) and passenger ferry service between the Virginia Eastern Shore and the Hampton Roads areas.
Despite operating a fleet of large and modern ships, the service offered by the ferry system was considered inadequate by many users. The trips took a long time, and there ...
See also:Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel, Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel - Ferry system, Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel - Studying and building a fixed crossing, Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel - Additional trestles and lanes added, Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel - CBBT and Lucius J. Kellam Jr, Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel - One of the Seven Engineering Wonders of the Modern World, Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel - Facts and figures Read more here: » Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel: Encyclopedia II - Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel - Ferry system |
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| | | | | Ash Wednesday: Encyclopedia II - Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel - Additional trestles and lanes added At a cost of $197 million, new parallel two-lane trestles were built both to alleviate traffic and for safety reasons, opening on April 19, 1999. This increased the capacity of the above-water portion of the facility to four lanes, facilitated needed repairs, and helped insure against a total closure should a trestle be struck by a ship or otherwise damaged (which had occurred twice in the past).
While there has been planning work done to expand tunnel capacities as w ...
See also:Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel, Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel - Ferry system, Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel - Studying and building a fixed crossing, Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel - Additional trestles and lanes added, Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel - CBBT and Lucius J. Kellam Jr, Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel - One of the Seven Engineering Wonders of the Modern World, Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel - Facts and figures Read more here: » Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel: Encyclopedia II - Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel - Additional trestles and lanes added |
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