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Medicare_(United_States)Medicare is a program of health insurance for the elderly and disabled in the USA. It was first passed on July 30, 1965 as amendments to Social Security (United States)|Social Security legislation. |
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2005年11月04日
Medicare (United States)
Medicare (United States)[Insurance]
2005年11月03日
Chilean wine
Chilean wine[wine]
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Chilean_wineChile has a long history of wine making, going back to the conquistadores who brought grape vines with them in the mid 16th Century.Much low quality wine has historically been produced (often from table grapes such as sultanas, but in the late 20th Century, the export business took off very quickly, and large amounts of quality wines were produced. The most common grapes are Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Carmen?re, which is often regarded as perhaps the most suitable grape for the Chilean climate.Chile is famous for being entirely free of Phylloxera, so wines do not need to be grafted. |
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2005年11月02日
Gravity base structure
Gravity base structure[Construction]
Gravity_base_structureA gravity base structure (GBS) is a support structure held in place by gravity. A common application is for offshore oil drilling rigs. GBSs for offshore drilling rigs are often constructed in Norway|Norwegian fjords. A protected area with sufficient depth is preferred for construction. GBSs intended for offshore oil platforms are constructed of steel bar reinforced concrete, often with tanks or cells which can be used to control the buoyancy of the finished GBS. When completed, GBSs are towed to their intended location and sunk. The platform structure which a GBS supports is called the topsides. |
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| Construction Renewal 2005.11.02
Piledriver / Rebar / Dump truck / Corrugated galvanised iron / Tilt slab / Adobe / Tool / Brick nog / Land rehabilitation / Papercrete / Glassphalt / Slab-on-grade foundations / Catastrophic failure / Ready-mix concrete / Guastavino tile / Riprap / Repointing / Arris / Straw-bale construction / Tradesman
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2005年11月01日
Recurring expentiture
Recurring expentiture[Finance]
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Recurring_expentitureRecurring Expentiture is a expenditure made on maintenance and repairence of capitals goods. |
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| Finance Renewal 2005.11.01
Diversified Financials / Anticipation (finance) / Netting / Behavioral finance / Socially responsible investing / Bear market / Merchant banking / Death spiral financing / Irrational exuberance (finance) / Haircut (finance) / International Association of Financial Engineers / Imagine Software (US) / Strip financing / Cross-border leasing / Export Credit Agencies / Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst / Debt snowball method / Recovery amount / Recurring expentiture / Prospect theory
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2005年10月31日
Daylily
Daylily[American actor]
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DaylilySee text The daylilies comprise the small genus ''Hemerocallis'' of flowering plants in the family Hemerocallidaceae. The name ''Hemerocallis'' is based on the Greek (language)|Greek words for day and beauty, which reflects the fact that the individual flowers last for only one day. They open at sunrise and wither at sunset, to be replaced by another one (sometimes two or none) on the same stem the next day. Because of this, they do not make good cut flowers for florist|flower arranging.Originally from Eurasia, native from Europe to China, Korea, and Japan, their large showy flowers have made them popular worldwide, and there are over 60,000 registered named cultivars. Only a few cultivars are scented; some will rebloom later in the season, particularly if their developing seed pods are removed.The alternating lanceolate, alternating leaf|leaves are grouped into fans (a clump also containing the roots and the crown). The crown of a daylily is the small white portion of the stem, b! etween the leaves and the roots. This crown is an essential part of the fan. Along the scape, proliferations may form at nodes or in bracts. These proliferations form roots when planted and are the exact clones of the parent plant. Some daylilies show spindlelike widenings at the roots, used mostly for water storage.The flower consists of three petals and three sepals, each with a midrib in the same or in a contrasting color. The centermost section of the flower, called the throat, has usually a different and contrasting color. There are six stamens, each with a two-lobed anther. After pollination, the flower forms a pod.Daylilies can be grown in USDA plant hardiness zones 1 through 11, making them some of the most adaptable landscape plants. Most all of the cultivars have been developed within the last 100 years. The large-flowered clear yellow 'Hyperion', introduced in the 1920s, heralded a return to gardens of the once-dismissed daylily and is still widely available. Day! lily breeding has been a specialty above all in the United Sta! tes, whe re the heat- and drought-resistant qualities of Hemerocallis made them garden standbys during the later 20th century. New cultivar introductions have sold for thousands of dollars, but sturdy and prolific introductions soon reach reasonable prices.''Hemerocallis fulva'', the Tawny Daylily and the sweet-smelling ''H. flava,'' the Lemon Lily, were early imports from England to 17th century American gardens that soon established themselves along roadsides. The Tawny Daylily especially is so widely feral that it is often mistaken for a native American wildflower. |
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| American actor Renewal 2005.10.31
Greater celandine / Liparophyllum / Orange lily / Hellebore / Canna lily / Passion flower / Nymphaeaceae / Tiger lily / Gerbera / Petunia / Oenothera / Ragwort / Tulip / Sweet pea / King protea / Lilium humboldtii / Hippeastrum / Common Bluebell / Fritillaria affinis / Lilium
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2005年10月30日
Abated
Abated[Construction]
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AbatedAbated, an ancient technical term applied in masonry and metal work to those portions which are sunk beneath the surface, as in inscriptions where the ground is sunk round the letters so as to leave the letters or ornament in relief.''From 1911 Encyclop?dia Britannica'' |
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| Construction Renewal 2005.10.30
Glassphalt / Sewer / Abated / Brick / Sod / Construction / Land rehabilitation / Infrastructure / Aerial work platform / Balloon frame / Rammed earth / 50 Divisions / Steel-toe boots / Bond (masonry) / Catastrophic failure / Fill trestle / Manufactured housing / Harl / Ready-mix concrete / Clinker brick
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2005年10月29日
Oz Clarke
Oz Clarke[Konwledge of Wine]
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Oz_ClarkeOz Clarke is a well-known British wine expert. He has written several books on the topic and has appeared on British radio and television programmes such as ''Food and Drink (television)|Food and Drink''. |
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| Konwledge of Wine Renewal 2005.10.29
Mulled wine / Vintner / Screwcap / Winery / Clos vougeot / Amphora / Cork taint / First Growth / Heidelberg Tun / Bordeaux Wine Official Classification of 1855 / Moscatel / Barrel (storage) / Champagne flute / Rose / Lachryma Christi / Pomace wine / Kosher wine / Wine bottle / Jug wine / Corkscrew (tool)
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2005年10月28日
Ronin
Ronin[Japanese terms]
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Ronin:''For the movie, see Ronin (movie).'' A ronin (Japanese language|Japanese: 浪人 ''rōnin'': literally, ''wave man'' - one who is tossed about, like a wave in the sea) was a masterless samurai during the feudal period of Japan that lasted from 1185 to 1868. A samurai became masterless from the ruin or fall of his master, or after the loss of his master's favor or privilege. The term originated in the Nara period|Nara and Heian Period|Heian periods, when it originally referred to serf|serfs who had fled or deserted their master's land. During the over 250 years of the Edo period, with the shogunate's rigid class system and laws, the number of ronin greatly increased. During previous ages, samurai were easily able to move between masters and even between occupations, and marry between classes. However, during the Edo period, samurai were restricted from doing so, and were above all forbidden to become employed by another master without their previous master's permission. Also, low-level samurai, oft! en poor and without choice, were forced to quit or escape their master. Traditionally in Japanese culture, ronin were generally somewhat disreputable; a target of humiliation or satire. Their code required the samurai to commit ''seppuku'' (a form of ritual suicide) when they lost their leaders, or else afterwards suffer shame. One of the most famous ronin was Miyamoto Musashi, the famed swordsman.As an indication of the humiliation felt by samurai who became ronin, Algernon Bertram Freeman-Mitford, 1st Baron Redesdale|Lord Redesdale (United Kingdom|British attache to Japan shortly after it was opened to the world during the Meiji Restoration) recorded that during his stay in Japan, when he lived two hundred yards from the graves of the Forty-Seven Ronin, a ronin killed himself at the gravesite. He left a note saying that being a ronin, and without means of honourably earning a living, he had tried to enter the service of the Daimyo of Chōsū, but was refused. That having been refused, he wanted to serve no other master, and being a ronin was hateful, so he had decided to kill himself, and what more fitting place could he find? Lord Redesdale noted that he himself saw the spot only an hour or two later, and the blood was still on the ground.A ronin could also be that which is referred to a! s a ''rurōni'' which is a samurai who lost his path or is alone a wanderer at best or a ''rōshi'' (浪士). The concept of a ronin is similar of that to the black knights of feudal Europe. |
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2005年10月27日
Mirassou Winery
Mirassou Winery[wine]
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Mirassou_WineryThe Mirassou Winery is the oldest winemaking family in the United States, founded in 1854 by Pierre Mirassou. The winery has remained in the family for six generations, all in California, and is now managed by Heather and David Mirassou. |
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2005年10月26日
Scarborough Lily
Scarborough Lily[American actor]
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Scarborough_LilyThe Scarborough Lily (''Vallota speciosa'') is a red flowering plant also known as the Fire Lily or George Lily. It is sometimes classified as ''V. purpurea'', and has also been listed in the genus ''Cyrtanthus''.The flowers of a Scarborough Lily can be bright red, orange, yellow, or occasionally pink or white. The stems can grow to a height of up to 2 feet. These are attractive plants that are relatively easy to grow, and can be grown in pots. They require either full sun or slight shade.The plant comes from South Africa. It flowers in later Summer or early Fall. |
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| American actor Renewal 2005.10.26
Antirrhinum / Passiflora caerulea / Gerbera / Maltese cross (flower) / Menyanthes / Lunaria / Nectar source / Violet (plant) / Oenothera / Sweet pea / Nasturtium (common name) / Marigold / Fritillaria meleagris / Rhododendron / Dahlia / Kimjongilia / Trillium / Xtabentun (flower) / Yellow Pansy / Iris (plant)
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