question: when did men's curling start in the olympics

answers: 1924

answers: 1998

answers: 1998 Nagano Games

title: Curling at the 2014 Winter Olympics

text: Curling at the 2014 Winter Olympics The curling competition of the 2014 Winter Olympics was held at the Ice Cube Curling Center, nicknamed "the Ice Cube". It is the sixth time that curling was on the Olympic program. In both the men's and women's competitions, ten nations competed. These two events took place from 10 to 21 February 2014. The Canadian women's team went through the whole competition undefeated, the first time this has happened in an Olympic women's curling competition. Additionally, both the Canadian men's and women's teams won the gold medal, becoming the first country to do so

text: Curling at the 2014 Winter Olympics – Men's tournament The men's curling tournament of the 2014 Winter Olympics was held at the Ice Cube Curling Center in Sochi, Russia on 10–21 February 2014. Ten nations competed in a round robin preliminary round, and the top four nations at the conclusion of the round robin qualified for the medal round. The teams are listed as follows: All draw times are listed in Moscow Time (UTC+4). "Monday, 10 February, 09:00" "Monday, 10 February, 19:00" "Tuesday, 11 February, 14:00" "Wednesday, 12 February, 09:00" "Wednesday, 12 February, 19:00" "Thursday, 13 February, 14:00" "Friday, 14

title: Curling at the 2014 Winter Olympics

text: played every other team. The top four teams from the round robin advanced to the playoffs. The top four teams at the conclusion of the round robin advanced to the playoffs. "Thursday, 20 February, 12:30" "Thursday, 20 February, 17:30" Curling at the 2014 Winter Olympics The curling competition of the 2014 Winter Olympics was held at the Ice Cube Curling Center, nicknamed "the Ice Cube". It is the sixth time that curling was on the Olympic program. In both the men's and women's competitions, ten nations competed. These two events took place from 10 to 21 February 2014. The Canadian

title: Curling at the 2014 Winter Olympics

text: participating per nation in parentheses. South Korea made its Olympic curling debut. The men's curling competition began with a round-robin tournament, where every team played every other team. The top four teams from the round robin advanced to the playoffs. The top four teams at the conclusion of the round robin advanced to the playoffs. The fourth seed was determined by a tiebreaker game between Norway and Great Britain, which Great Britain won with a score of 6–5. "Friday, 21 February, 12:30 pm" "Friday, 21 February, 5:30 pm" The women's curling competition began with a round-robin tournament, where every team

title: Curling at the Winter Olympics

text: Curling was included in the program of the inaugural Winter Olympic Games in 1924 in Chamonix although the results of that competition were not considered official by the International Olympic Committee until 2006. Curling was a demonstration sport at the 1932 Games, and then again after a lengthy absence in 1988 and 1992. The sport was finally added to the official program for the 1998 Nagano Games.

text: Curling at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Men's tournament The men's curling tournament of the 2018 Winter Olympics was held between 14 and 24 February 2018 at the Gangneung Curling Centre. Ten nations competed in a round robin preliminary round, and the top four nations at the conclusion of the round robin qualified for the medal round. The teams are listed as follows: All draw times are listed in Seoul Time (UTC+9). "Wednesday, 14 February, 09:05" "Wednesday, 14 February, 20:05" "Thursday, 15 February, 14:05" "Friday, 16 February, 09:05" "Friday, 16 February, 20:05" "Saturday, 17 February, 14:05" "Sunday, 18 February, 09:05"

title: Curling at the 2018 Winter Olympics

text: with hosts South Korea. Curling competitions started the day before the Opening Ceremony and finish on the last day of the games, meaning the sport was the only one to have a competition every day of the games. The following was the competition schedule for the curling competitions: Curling at the 2018 Winter Olympics The curling competition at the 2018 Winter Olympics was held between 8 and 25 February 2018 at the Gangneung Curling Centre. This was the seventh time that curling is on the Olympic program. In each of the men's and women's competitions, ten nations competed. As decided

title: Curling at the 2018 Winter Olympics

text: Curling at the 2018 Winter Olympics The curling competition at the 2018 Winter Olympics was held between 8 and 25 February 2018 at the Gangneung Curling Centre. This was the seventh time that curling is on the Olympic program. In each of the men's and women's competitions, ten nations competed. As decided in 2015, a third competition, mixed doubles curling, has graduated from a spectator sport to a full medal competition. Teams consisted of one woman and one man. There were eight participating countries in the mixed competition. Qualification to the curling tournaments at the Winter Olympics was determined through

text: "Monday, 17 February, 09:00" "Monday, 17 February, 19:00" "Wednesday, 19 February, 14:00" "Thursday, 20 February, 12:30" "Thursday, 20 February, 17:30" Curling at the 2014 Winter Olympics – Women's tournament The women's curling tournament of the 2014 Winter Olympics was held at the Ice Cube Curling Center in Sochi, Russia on 10–20 February 2014. Ten nations competed in the round robin preliminary round, and the top four nations at the conclusion of the round robin qualified for the medal round. South Korea made their Olympic debut in curling. A new Olympic record was established when Great Britain scored seven points in

text: Curling at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Qualification event The Olympic qualifying event was held from 5-10 December 2017 in Plzeň, Czech Republic. The qualification event was open to any nations that earned qualification points at the 2016 or 2017 World Curling Championships or participated at the 2014 or 2015 World Curling Championships (the Czech men's team, the Norway & the Latvia women's team). The top two teams from the qualification event qualified their nations to participate in the Olympics. In both the men's and the women's tournaments, the teams played a single round robin, and at its conclusion, the

title: Curling at the 1932 Winter Olympics

text: Curling at the 1932 Winter Olympics Curling was a demonstration sport at the 1932 Winter Olympics. The venue was the Olympic Indoor Arena in Lake Placid, New York. Eight teams from two countries (4 American teams and 4 Canadian Teams) competed in this event. Only men's curling was contested at these Olympics. The matches were held on February 4 and 5, 1932. Each of the Canadian teams played against each of the American teams. The medalists were from the Canadian provinces of Manitoba, Ontario, and Quebec. The highest placed American team was from Connecticut in 4th place. The other American

title: Curling at the 2006 Winter Olympics

text: point, going on to win the country's first Olympic curling medal. The game was interrupted by a streaker wearing a rubber chicken, prompting one of the British players to joke, "Are you Scottish?" After Finland skip Markku Uusipaavalniemi missed an opportunity with the hammer in the 1st end, scoring only two points instead of three (0-2), Canada dominated and scored two points with the hammer in the 2nd end (2-2) before stealing the next two ends with a point in each (4-2). Finland finally won a point with the hammer in the 5th end to reduce the deficit (4-3), but

title: Canada at the 2018 Winter Olympics

text: on January 8, 2017. Canada qualified a men's team by earning enough points in the last two World Curling Championships. The Olympic team was decided at the 2017 Canadian Olympic Curling Trials. The Canadian team consists of Kevin Koe, Marc Kennedy, Brent Laing, Ben Hebert, and Scott Pfeifer. Canada has a bye in draws 4, 8 and 11. "Wednesday, 14 February, 09:05" "Wednesday, 14 February, 20:05" "Thursday, 15 February, 14:05" "Friday, 16 February, 20:05" "Saturday, 17 February, 14:05" "Sunday, 18 February, 09:05" "Monday, 19 February, 14:05" "Tuesday, 20 February, 09:05" "Wednesday, 21 February, 14:05" "Thursday, 22 February, 20:05" "Friday, 23

text: February, 09:00" "Friday, 14 February, 19:00" "Saturday, 15 February, 14:00" "Sunday, 16 February, 09:00" "Sunday, 16 February, 19:00" "Monday, 17 February, 14:00" "Tuesday, 18 February, 9:00" "Wednesday, 19 February, 19:00" "Friday, 21 February, 12:30" "Friday, 21 February, 17:30" Curling at the 2014 Winter Olympics – Men's tournament The men's curling tournament of the 2014 Winter Olympics was held at the Ice Cube Curling Center in Sochi, Russia on 10–21 February 2014. Ten nations competed in a round robin preliminary round, and the top four nations at the conclusion of the round robin qualified for the medal round. The teams are

title: Curling at the 2014 Winter Olympics

text: in the history of the event. Qualification to the curling tournaments at the Winter Olympics was determined through two methods. Nations could qualify teams by earning qualification points from performances at the 2012 and 2013 World Curling Championships. Teams could also qualify through an Olympic qualification event which was held in the autumn of 2013. Seven nations qualified teams via World Championship qualification points, while two nations qualified through the qualification event. As host nation, Russia qualified teams automatically, thus making a total of ten teams per gender in the curling tournaments. Twelve nations participated, with the number of athletes

title: United States Curling Association

text: men's team also captured the bronze medal in the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin under the guidance of skip Pete Fenson. Curling was included in the program of the inaugural Winter Olympic Games in 1926 in Chamonix, although, the results of that competition were not considered official by the International Olympic Committee until 2008. Curling was considered to be an isolation sport at the 1928 games. Curling is a sport in which players slide granite stones on a sheet of ice towards a target area which is segmented into four concentric circles representing different point values. The sport is known

text: "Sunday, 18 February, 20:05" "Monday, 19 February, 14:05" "Tuesday, 20 February, 09:05" "Tuesday, 20 February, 20:05" "Wednesday, 21 February, 14:05" "Thursday, 22 February, 9:05" "Thursday, 22 February, 20:05" "Friday, 23 February, 15:35" "Saturday, 24 February, 15:35" The final standings are: Player percentages during round robin play are as follows: Curling at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Men's tournament The men's curling tournament of the 2018 Winter Olympics was held between 14 and 24 February 2018 at the Gangneung Curling Centre. Ten nations competed in a round robin preliminary round, and the top four nations at the conclusion of the round

text: Curling at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Women's tournament The women's curling tournament of the 2018 Winter Olympics was held between 14 and 25 February 2018 at the Gangneung Curling Centre. Ten nations competed in a round robin preliminary round, and the top four nations at the conclusion of the round robin qualified for the medal round. The teams are listed as follows: All draw times are listed in Seoul Time (UTC+9). "Wednesday, 14 February, 14:05" "Thursday, 15 February, 09:05" "Thursday, 15 February, 20:05" "Friday, 16 February, 14:05" "Saturday, 17 February, 09:05" "Saturday, 17 February, 20:05" "Sunday, 18 February, 14:05"

text: Curling at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Men's tournament The men's curling tournament took place at the Vancouver Olympic/Paralympic Centre. The draws took place between 16 and 25 February 2010 and the final took place on 27 February 2010. The preliminary round was a round-robin tournament between all 10 teams; the top four qualified for the medal round. "Tuesday, February 16, 9:00 AM" "Tuesday, February 16, 7:00 PM" "Wednesday, February 17, 2:00 PM" "Thursday, February 18, 9:00 AM" "Thursday, February 18, 7:00 PM" "Friday, February 19, 2:00 PM" "Saturday, February 20, 9:00 AM" "Saturday, February 20, 7:00 PM" "Sunday, February

title: Curling at the 2010 Winter Olympics

text: the first male curler to win two Olympic medals. The gold medal final was a rematch between Canada and Norway of the 2002 Olympics men's final (although only one athlete from each team participated in both finals). The only disturbance was when an unsportsmanlike spectator deliberately blew a horn while the Norwegians were delivering their stones. The crowd promptly booed the man and the horn was not blown again until the medal ceremony. The Canadians controlled the game throughout and never relinquished the lead. Torger Nergård and Kevin Martin became the second and third men to win two Olympic medals.

text: Curling at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Women's tournament The women's curling tournament took place at the Vancouver Olympic/Paralympic Centre. The draws took place between 16 and 25 February 2010 and the final took place on 26 February 2010. All start times are in Pacific Standard Time (UTC-8). The preliminary round was a round-robin tournament between all 10 teams; the top four qualified for the medal round. Standings after the preliminary round. Top four qualified for the medal round. Results of the preliminary round. "Tuesday, February 16, 2:00 PM" "Wednesday, February 17, 9:00 AM" "Wednesday, February 17, 7:00 PM" "Thursday,

text: Curling at the 2014 Winter Olympics – Qualification event The qualification event for the curling tournament at the 2014 Winter Olympics was held from December 10 to 15, 2013 at the BLZ Arena in Füssen, Germany. The top two teams from the qualification event qualified their nations to participate in the Olympics. The qualification event was open to any nations that earned qualification points at the 2012 or 2013 World Curling Championships or participated at the 2011 World Curling Championships (the South Korea men's team and the Norway women's team). In both the men's and the women's tournaments, the teams

text: Curling at the 2014 Winter Olympics – Women's tournament The women's curling tournament of the 2014 Winter Olympics was held at the Ice Cube Curling Center in Sochi, Russia on 10–20 February 2014. Ten nations competed in the round robin preliminary round, and the top four nations at the conclusion of the round robin qualified for the medal round. South Korea made their Olympic debut in curling. A new Olympic record was established when Great Britain scored seven points in one end against the United States. Great Britain also equalled the record for total points scored in one game, scoring

text: twelve points against the United States and against Japan. Canada, skipped by Jennifer Jones, became the first women's rink to go through an Olympic tournament undefeated. Great Britain, by winning the bronze medal became the youngest rink to ever step onto an Olympic curling podium. The teams are listed as follows: All draw times are listed in Moscow Time (UTC+4). "Monday, 10 February, 14:00" "Tuesday, 11 February, 09:00" "Tuesday, 11 February, 19:00" "Wednesday, 12 February, 14:00" "Thursday, 13 February, 09:00" "Thursday, 13 February, 19:00" "Friday, 14 February, 14:00" "Saturday, 15 February, 09:00" "Saturday, 15 February, 19:00" "Sunday, 16 February, 14:00"

text: 2017 World Curling Championships (as listed above) or participated at the 2014 or 2015 World Curling Championships (the Czech men's team, the Norway and the Latvia women's team). Some countries select their teams through trial qualification tournaments. Curling at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Qualification A total of 10 teams in each tournament (5 athletes per team) qualified for a quota of 100 athletes in curling at the 2018 Winter Olympics. A further 8 mixed doubles pairs qualified for a total of 16 athletes. Therefore, a total of 116 athletes qualified in total to compete in the curling competitions. Qualification

title: Canada at the 2018 Winter Olympics

text: enough points in the last two World Mixed Doubles Curling Championships. The Olympic team was decided at the 2018 Canadian Mixed Doubles Curling Olympic Trials. Former Olympic gold medallists John Morris and Kaitlyn Lawes won the trials, and were the mixed doubles representative for Canada. "Thursday, February 8, 9:05" "Thursday, February 8, 20:04" "Friday, February 9, 8:35" "Friday, February 9, 13:35" "Saturday, February 10, 9:05" "Saturday, February 10, 20:04" "Sunday, February 11, 9:05" "Monday, February 12, 9:05" "Tuesday, February 13, 20:05" Based on placements at the 2017 World Figure Skating Championships in Helsinki, Finland, Canada qualified 17 athletes (8 male

title: Curling at the 2002 Winter Olympics

text: Curling at the 2002 Winter Olympics Curling at the 2002 Winter Olympics took place from February 11 to February 18 in Ogden, Utah: <nowiki>*</nowiki> "Hammy McMillan was replaced by Warwick Smith as skip after Draw 4." "February 11, 9:00" "February 11, 19:00" "February 12, 14:00" "February 13, 9:00" "February 13, 19:00" "February 14, 14:00" "February 15, 9:00" "February 15, 19:00" "February 16, 14:00" "February 17, 9:00" "February 17, 19:00" "February 18, 14:00" "February 20, 14:00" "February 21, 9:00" "February 22, 14:30" "February 11, 14:00" "February 12, 9:00" "February 12, 19:00" "February 13, 14:00" "February 14, 9:00" "February 14, 19:00" "February

title: 2013 The Masters Grand Slam of Curling

text: of the nations that have already qualified for the curling at the 2014 Winter Olympics, along with some nations that are attempting to qualify. Out of the 16 men's and women's teams that have already qualified for the Olympics, only Denmark failed to send a team in the women's event. Out of the teams that have not yet qualified for the Olympics, the United States and New Zealand sent men's teams, and China, Latvia and Japan sent women's teams. The teams are listed as follows: "Final Round Robin Standings" All draw times are listed in Pacific Daylight Time (UTC−7). "Tuesday,

text: "Monday, 19 February, 09:05" "Monday, 19 February, 20:05" "Tuesday, 20 February, 14:05" "Wednesday, 21 February, 09:05" "Wednesday, 21 February, 20:05" "Friday, 23 February, 20:05" "Saturday, 24 February, 20:05" "Sunday, 25 February, 9:05" The final standings are: Player percentages during round robin play are as follows: Curling at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Women's tournament The women's curling tournament of the 2018 Winter Olympics was held between 14 and 25 February 2018 at the Gangneung Curling Centre. Ten nations competed in a round robin preliminary round, and the top four nations at the conclusion of the round robin qualified for the

text: Curling at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Mixed doubles tournament The mixed doubles curling tournament of the 2018 Winter Olympics was held at the Gangneung Curling Centre from 8 to 13 February 2018. Eight nations competed in a round robin preliminary round, and the top four nations at the conclusion of the round robin qualified for the medal round. This was the first time mixed doubles was held at the Winter Olympics. On 18 February 2018, it was reported that bronze medallist Alexander Krushelnitskiy of the Olympic Athletes from Russia team had failed a drug test and was awaiting a

title: Curling at the Winter Olympics


question: which hormone is released from the ruptured follicle or corpus luteum

answers: estrogen

answers: estradiol

answers: inhibin A

answers: progesterone

title: Corpus luteum cyst

text: disappears within a few days of the rupture. Rarely, it may cause the ovary to twist around the ovarian ligament and can cut off the blood flow to the ovary. This is known as ovarian torsion and causes pain and other symptoms. The fertility drug clomiphene citrate (Clomid, Serophene), used to induce ovulation, increases the risk of a corpus luteum cyst developing after ovulation. These cysts do not prevent or threaten a resulting pregnancy. Women on birth control pills usually do not form these cysts; in fact, preventing these cysts is one way birth control pills work. In contrast, the

title: Corpus luteum cyst

text: Corpus luteum cyst A Corpus luteum cyst is a type of ovarian cyst which may rupture about the time of menstruation, and take up to three months to disappear entirely. A corpus luteum cyst rarely occurs at age 50+, because eggs are no longer being released in menopausal women. Corpus luteum cysts may contain blood and other fluids. The physical shape of a corpus luteum cyst may appear as an enlargement of the ovary itself, rather than a distinct mass -like growth on the surface of the ovary. This type of functional cyst occurs after an egg has been released

title: Luteinizing hormone

text: Luteinizing hormone Luteinizing hormone (LH, also known as lutropin and sometimes lutrophin) is a hormone produced by gonadotropic cells in the anterior pituitary gland. In females, an acute rise of LH ("LH surge") triggers ovulation and development of the corpus luteum. In males, where LH had also been called interstitial cell–stimulating hormone (ICSH), it stimulates Leydig cell production of testosterone. It acts synergistically with FSH. LH is a heterodimeric glycoprotein. Each monomeric unit is a glycoprotein molecule; one alpha and one beta subunit make the full, functional protein. Its structure is similar to that of the other glycoprotein hormones, follicle-stimulating

title: Subarachnoid hemorrhage

text: had a subarachnoid hemorrhage have cognitive impairment that affects their quality of life. Over 60 percent report frequent headaches. Aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage may lead to damage of the hypothalamus and the pituitary gland, two areas of the brain that play a central role in hormonal regulation and production. More than a quarter of people with a previous SAH may develop hypopituitarism (deficiencies in one or more of the hypothalamic-pituitary hormones such as growth hormone, luteinizing hormone, or follicle-stimulating hormone). According to a review of 51 studies from 21 countries, the average incidence of subarachnoid hemorrhage is 9.1 per 100,000 annually.

title: Corpus luteum

title: Follicle-stimulating hormone

text: Follicle-stimulating hormone Follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) is a gonadotropin, a glycoprotein polypeptide hormone. FSH is synthesized and secreted by the gonadotropic cells of the anterior pituitary gland, and regulates the development, growth, pubertal maturation, and reproductive processes of the body. FSH and luteinizing hormone (LH) work together in the reproductive system. FSH is a 35.5 kDa glycoprotein heterodimer, consisting of two polypeptide units, alpha and beta. Its structure is similar to those of luteinizing hormone (LH), thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH), and human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG). The alpha subunits of the glycoproteins LH, FSH, TSH, and hCG are identical and consist of 96

title: Gonadotropin-releasing hormone

text: for correct reproductive function. Thus, a single hormone, GnRH1, controls a complex process of follicular growth, ovulation, and corpus luteum maintenance in the female, and spermatogenesis in the male. GnRH is considered a neurohormone, a hormone produced in a specific neural cell and released at its neural terminal. A key area for production of GnRH is the preoptic area of the hypothalamus, which contains most of the GnRH-secreting neurons. GnRH neurons originate in the nose and migrate into the brain, where they are scattered throughout the medial septum and hypothalamus and connected by very long >1-millimeter-long dendrites. These bundle together

title: Gonadotropin-releasing hormone

text: Gonadotropin-releasing hormone Gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) is a releasing hormone responsible for the release of follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) and luteinizing hormone (LH) from the anterior pituitary. GnRH is a tropic peptide hormone synthesized and released from GnRH neurons within the hypothalamus. The peptide belongs to gonadotropin-releasing hormone family. It constitutes the initial step in the hypothalamic–pituitary–gonadal axis. The identity of GnRH was clarified by the 1977 Nobel Laureates Roger Guillemin and Andrew V. Schally: As is standard for peptide representation, the sequence is given from amino terminus to carboxyl terminus; also standard is omission of the designation of chirality, with assumption

title: Stigma (anatomy)

text: could be fertilized by a sperm cell. The stigma will heal and the residual follicle is transformed into the corpus luteum. Stigma (anatomy) A stigma, also called macula pellucida, in mammalian reproductive anatomy, refers to the area of the ovarian surface where the Graafian follicle will burst through during ovulation and release the ovum. As the follicle matures, the area between the follicle and the ovarian surface begins to thin and weaken under the influence of the luteinizing hormone and local cytokines. At ovulation the stigma ruptures and the secondary oocyte is released along with surrounding granulosa cells, from the

title: Ovarian follicle

text: sometimes called Graafian follicles (after Regnier de Graaf). In humans, oocytes are established in the ovary before birth and may lie dormant awaiting initiation for up to 50 years. After rupturing, the follicle is turned into a corpus luteum. In a larger perspective, the whole folliculogenesis from primordial to preovulatory follicle is located in the stage of meiosis I of ootidogenesis in oogenesis. Embryonic development in males and females follows a common pathway before gametogenesis. Once gametogonia enter the gonadal ridge, however, they attempt to associate with these somatic cells. Development proceeds and the gametogonia turn into oogonia, which become

title: Folliculogenesis

text: LH. Inhibin, which is also secreted by the corpus luteum, contributes to FSH inhibition. The endocrine system coincides with the menstrual cycle and goes through thirteen cycles (and thus thirteen LH spikes) during the course of normal folliculogenesis. However, coordinated enzyme signalling and the time-specific expression of hormonal receptors ensures that follicle growth does not become disregulated during these premature spikes. Recently, two publications have challenged the idea that a finite number of follicles are set around the time of birth. Renewal of ovarian follicles from germline stem cells (originating from bone marrow and peripheral blood) was reported in the

title: Follicular atresia

text: Follicular atresia Follicular atresia is the breakdown of the ovarian follicles, which consist of an oocyte surrounded by granulosa cells and internal and external theca cells. It occurs continually throughout a woman's life, as she is born with millions of follicles but will only ovulate around 400 times in her lifetime. Typically around 20 follicles mature each month but only a single follicle is ovulated; the follicle from which the oocyte was released becomes the corpus luteum. The rest undergo follicular atresia. Atresia is a hormonally controlled apoptotic process that depends dominantly on granulosa cell apoptosis. Follicular atresia is inhibited

title: Corpus allatum

text: In Lepidoptera species, the corpus allatum acts as a release site for prothoracicotropic hormone which is generated by the brain. Corpus allatum In insect physiology, the corpus allatum (plural: corpora allata) is an endocrine gland which generates juvenile hormone; as such, it plays a crucial role in metamorphosis. Surgical removal of the corpora allata (an allatectomy) can cause an immature larva to pupate at its next molt, resulting in a miniature adult. Similarly, transplantation of corpora allata from a young larva to a fully mature larva can greatly extend the larval stage, resulting in an equivalent to gigantism. In many

title: Ovarian apoplexy

text: in them, to prepare for potential fertilization. As a menstrual cycle progresses, a dominant follicle begins to stand out, and in the middle of the menstrual cycle it reaches its maximum size of about 20mm. Then the follicle ruptures, releasing a mature egg (ovulation). The location from which the follicle emerges then forms a temporary cyst, called the corpus luteum, which produces hormones to continue the menstrual cycle and mature the uterine lining. This is the normal ovarian cycle. In cases of dystrophic and sclerotic changes in ovarian tissue, acute and chronic inflammatory processes in the uterus, or in polycystic

title: Hypopituitarism

text: to other causes. In most of the cases, three or more hormones are deficient. The most common problem is insufficiency of follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) and/or luteinizing hormone (LH) leading to sex hormone abnormalities. Growth hormone deficiency is more common in people with an underlying tumor than those with other causes. Sometimes, there are additional symptoms that arise from the underlying cause; for instance, if the hypopituitarism is due to a growth hormone-producing tumor, there may be symptoms of acromegaly (enlargement of the hands and feet, coarse facial features), and if the tumor extends to the optic nerve or optic chiasm,

title: Anovulation

text: imbalances do not produce enough follicles to ensure the development of an ovule, possibly due to poor hormonal secretions from the pituitary gland or the hypothalamus. The pituitary gland controls most other hormonal glands in the human body. Therefore, any pituitary malfunctioning affects other glands under its influence, including the ovaries. This occurs in around 10% of cases. The mammary glands are also controlled by the pituitary gland, so lactation can also be affected. The pituitary gland is controlled by the hypothalamus. In 10% of cases, alterations in the chemical signals from the hypothalamus can easily seriously affect the ovaries.

title: Ovarian apoplexy

text: ovary syndrome and some other diseases, as well as the result of medication that stimulate ovulation, certain irregularities in ovulation process and corpus luteum formation occur. As a result, blood vessels in the ovary contract, become dilated, and increase intra-ovarian bleeding. As a result, a hemorrhage can occur in the corpus luteum due to the fragility of blood vessels, causing a hematoma. All this is accompanied by pain, weakness, dizziness, nausea, vomiting, pale skin, and/or fainting. If left untreated, internal bleeding may increase, creating a real threat to the health and life of the woman. Other possible causes of ovarian

title: Follicular phase

text: matured sufficiently, therefore, ruptures and ovulation can commence [1]. In addition, those of the single follicles that mature until they rupture to release the egg during ovulation. Recent findings into the menstrual cycle in mammals has discovered that 2 or more follicles can develop but only one of the follicles fully matures to release the egg. This follicular wave involves multiple surges in the levels of FSH to initiate follicular development. A study has found that 68% of women tended to display two follicular wave developments before ovulation while the remaining women had three waves. Follicular phase The follicular phase

title: Corpus luteum cyst

text: almost always a physiological condition rather than a cancer or other disease condition. In postmenopausal women the threshold for concern is 1 cm. Although ovarian cancer is cystic, it does not arise from benign corpus luteum cysts. Medical specialty professional organizations recommend no follow-up imaging for cysts which are considered clinically inconsequential. Corpus luteum cysts can, however, grow to almost 10 cm (4 inches) in diameter and have the potential to bleed into themselves or twist the ovary, causing pelvic or abdominal pain. If it fills with blood, the cyst may rupture, causing internal bleeding and sharp pain. This pain

title: Follicular cyst of ovary

text: and a follicle doesn't rupture or release its egg but instead grows until it becomes a cyst, or when a mature follicle involutes (collapses on itself). It usually forms during ovulation, and can grow to about 7 cm in diameter. It is thin-walled, lined by one or more layers of granulosa cell, and filled with clear fluid. Ultrasound is the primary tool used to document the follicular cyst. A pelvic exam will also aid in the diagnosis if the cyst is large enough to be seen. A doctor monitors these to make sure they disappear, and looks at treatment options

title: Neuroendocrinology

text: directly from the nerve endings of hypothalamic neurons. The first of these factors to be identified are thyrotropin-releasing hormone (TRH) and gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH). TRH is a small peptide that stimulates the secretion of thyroid-stimulating hormone; GnRH (also called luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone) stimulates the secretion of luteinizing hormone and follicle-stimulating hormone. Roger Guillemin, a medical student of Faculté de Médecine of Lyon, and Andrew W. Schally of Tulane University isolated these factors from the hypothalamus of sheep and pigs, and then identified their structures. Guillemin and Schally were awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology and Medicine in 1977 for their

title: Pituitary adenoma

text: neurons that extend from the hypothalamus to which it is connected via the pituitary stalk. The hormones vasopressin and oxytocin, produced by the neurons of the supraoptic and paraventricular nuclei of the hypothalamus, are stored in the posterior lobe and released from axon endings (dendrites) within the lobe. The pituitary gland's anterior lobe (adenohypophysis) is a true gland which produces and secretes six different hormones: thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH), adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH), follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH), luteinizing hormone (LH), growth hormone (GH), and prolactin (PRL). Diagnosis of pituitary adenoma can be made, or at least suspected, by a constellation of related symptoms

title: Folliculogenesis

text: Although it is not known what causes atresia, the presence of high concentrations of FSH has been shown to prevent it. A rise in pituitary FSH caused by the disintegration of the corpus luteum at the conclusion of the twelfth menstrual cycle precipitates the selection of five to seven class 5 follicles to participate in the thirteenth. These follicles enter the end of the twelfth menstrual cycle and transition into the follicular phase of the thirteenth cycle. The selected follicles, called antral follicles, compete with each other for growth-inducing FSH. In response to the rise of FSH, the antral follicles

title: Follicular cyst of ovary

text: Follicular cyst of ovary The follicular cyst of ovary, or "graafian follicle cyst", or "follicular cyst" is a type of functional simple cyst, and is the most common type of ovarian cyst. Its rupture can create sharp, severe pain on the side of the ovary on which the cyst appears. This sharp pain (sometimes called mittelschmerz) occurs in the middle of the menstrual cycle, during ovulation. About a fourth of women with this type of cyst experience pain. Usually, these cysts produce no symptoms and disappear by themselves within a few months. This type can form when ovulation doesn't occur,

title: Theca

text: form the tapetum. These support the development of microspores into mature pollen grains. However, little is known about the underlying genetic mechanisms, which play a role in male sporo- and gametogenesis. The thecal arrangement of a typical stamen can be as follows: In biology, the theca of follicle can also refer to the site of androgen production in females. The theca of the spinal cord is called the thecal sac, and intrathecal injections are made there or in the subarachnoid space of the skull. In human embryogenesis, the theca cells form a corpus luteum after a Graafian follicle has expelled

title: Follicular cyst of ovary

text: if they do not. Follicular cyst of ovary The follicular cyst of ovary, or "graafian follicle cyst", or "follicular cyst" is a type of functional simple cyst, and is the most common type of ovarian cyst. Its rupture can create sharp, severe pain on the side of the ovary on which the cyst appears. This sharp pain (sometimes called mittelschmerz) occurs in the middle of the menstrual cycle, during ovulation. About a fourth of women with this type of cyst experience pain. Usually, these cysts produce no symptoms and disappear by themselves within a few months. This type can form

title: Corpus albicans

text: the enzyme aromatase in the granulosa cells into estrogens, the female hormones. The corpus luteum normally grows to about 1.5 centimeters in diameter, reaching this stage of development 7 to 8 days after ovulation. Then it begins to involute and eventually loses its secretory function and its yellowish, lipid characteristic about 12 days after ovulation, becoming the corpus albicans; during the ensuing few weeks, this is replaced by connective tissue and over months is absorbed. Corpus albicans The corpus albicans (Latin for "whitening body"; also known as atretic corpus luteum, corpus candicans, or simply as albicans) is the regressed form

title: Hair follicle

text: occurring groupings of one to four hairs, called follicular units, are extracted from the hair restoration patient and then surgically implanted in the balding area of the patient's scalp, known as the recipient area. These follicles are extracted from donor areas of the scalp, or other parts of the body, which are typically resistant to the miniaturization effects of the hormone DHT. It is this miniaturization of the hair shaft that is the primary predictive indicator of androgenetic alopecia, commonly referred to as male pattern baldness or male hair loss. When these DHT-resistant follicles are transplanted to the recipient area,

title: Human reproductive system

text: Approximately every 28 days, the pituitary gland releases a hormone that stimulates some of the ova to develop and grow. One ovum is released and it passes through the Fallopian tube into the uterus. Hormones produced by the ovaries prepare the uterus to receive the ovum. The lining of the uterus, called the endometrium, and unfertilized ova are shed each cycle through the process of menstruation. If the ovum is fertilized by sperm, it attaches to the endometrium and the fetus develops. The development of the reproductive system and the development of the urinary system are closely tied in with

title: Folliculogenesis

text: substantial increase in their growth rate. The late tertiary or pre-ovulatory follicle ruptures and discharges the oocyte (that has become a secondary oocyte), ending folliculogenesis. Folliculogenesis is continuous, meaning that at any time the ovary contains follicles in many stages of development. The majority of follicles die and never complete development. A few develop fully to produce a secondary oocyte which is released by rupture of the follicle in a process called ovulation. The growing follicle passes through the following distinct stages that are defined by certain structural characteristics: In a larger perspective, the whole folliculogenesis, from primordial to preovulatory

title: Corpus luteum

long_answer: The corpus luteum (Latin for "yellow body"; plural corpora lutea) is a temporary endocrine structure in female ovaries and is involved in the production of relatively high levels of progesterone, moderate levels of estradiol, inhibin A and small amounts of estrogen. It is the remains of the ovarian follicle that has released a mature ovum during a previous ovulation. It is colored as a result of concentrating carotenoids (including lutein) from the diet and secretes a moderate amount of estrogen to inhibit further release of gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) and thus secretion of luteinizing hormone (LH) and follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH). A new corpus luteum develops with each menstrual cycle.

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question: what was hawaii's primary export to the united states

answers: macadamia nuts

answers: coffee

answers: honey

answers: sugarcane

answers: pineapple

answers: livestock

title: Reciprocity Treaty of 1875

text: island of Maui. Within 5 years, it was estimated that he owned one-third of the sugar production in Hawaii. By 1882, the year he exported 24 million tons of raw sugar from the islands, he claimed to have a monopoly on the Hawaiian sugar production. Spreckels became one of Kalākaua's close associates, and by extension, tied in with the king's cabinet minister Walter Murray Gibson. Over the term of Kalākaua's reign, the treaty had a major effect on the kingdom's income. In 1874, Hawaii exported $1,839,620.27 in products. The value of exported products for 1890, the last full year of

title: History of Hawaii

text: import tariff on sugar from Hawaii was much higher than the import tariffs Hawaiians were charging the U.S., and Kamehameha III sought reciprocity. The monarch wished to lower U.S. tariffs and make Hawaiian sugar competitive with other foreign suppliers. In 1854 Kamehameha III proposed a policy of reciprocity between the countries, but the proposal died in the U.S. Senate. U.S. control of Hawaii was considered vital for the defense of its west coast. The military was especially interested in Pu'uloa, Pearl Harbor. The sale of one harbor was proposed by Charles Reed Bishop, a foreigner who had married into the

title: Kalākaua's 1874–75 state visit to the United States

text: At the treaty's expiration, an extension was negotiated that ceded exclusive use of Pearl Harbor to the United States. The treaty's most immediate result was an increase in new United States plantation owners. San Francisco sugar refiner Claus Spreckels became a prime investor in Hawaii's sugar industry. Over the term of Kalākaua's reign, the treaty had a major effect on the kingdom's income. In 1874, Hawaii exported $1,839,620.27 in products. In 1881, Kalākaua embarked on a world tour to negotiate with friendly nations for contract labor for Hawaii's plantations. Exported products for 1890, the last full year of his reign,

title: Ford Island

text: Hawaii was much higher than the import tariffs Hawaiians were charging the U.S., and Kamehameha III sought reciprocity. As early as 1873, a United States military commission recommended attempting to obtain Ford Island in exchange for the tax-free importation of sugar to the U.S. At that time Major General John Schofield, U.S. commander of the military division of the Pacific, and Brevet Brigadier General Burton S. Alexander arrived in Hawaii to ascertain its defensive capabilities. U.S. control of Hawaii was considered vital for the defense of the west coast of the United States, and they were especially interested in Pu'uloa,

title: Hawaii

text: By weight, honey bees may be the state's most valuable export. According to the Hawaii Agricultural Statistics Service, agricultural sales were US$370.9 million from diversified agriculture, US$100.6 million from pineapple, and US$64.3 million from sugarcane.  Hawaii's relatively consistent climate has attracted the seed industry, which is able to test three generations of crops per year on the islands, compared with one or two on the mainland. Seeds yielded US$264 million in 2012, supporting 1,400 workers.

title: Reciprocity Treaty of 1875

text: his reign, was $13,282,729.48, an increase of 722%. The exportation of sugar during that time period went from 24,566,611 pounds to 330,822,879 pounds. Reciprocity Treaty of 1875 The Treaty of reciprocity between the United States of America and the Hawaiian Kingdom (Hawaiian: "Kuʻikahi Pānaʻi Like") was a free trade agreement signed and ratified in 1875 that is generally known as the Reciprocity Treaty of 1875. The treaty gave free access to the United States market for sugar and other products grown in the Kingdom of Hawaii starting in September 1876. In return, the US gained lands in the area known

title: Reciprocity Treaty of 1875

text: not to levy import taxes on American-produced goods coming into Hawaii. The first shipment of sugar from Hawaii to the United States under the treaty arrived in San Francisco in September 1876 in a ship commanded by Captain William H. Marston. In the United States, the complaints about the treaty had been from southern sugar plantation owners who charged that the treaty favored Hawaiian planters, and sugar refiners who believed San Francisco refiners, in particular that of Claus Spreckels, were given unfair advantage. In Hawaii, the government became concerned that the subsequent United States Tariff Act of March 3, 1883,

title: Overthrow of the Kingdom of Hawaii

text: paid out to the U.S. while still maintaining the Kingdom's sovereignty and making Hawaiian sugar competitive with other foreign markets. In 1854 Kamehameha III proposed a policy of reciprocity between the countries but the proposal died in the U.S. Senate. As early as 1873, a United States military commission recommended attempting to obtain Ford Island in exchange for the tax-free importation of sugar to the U.S. Major General John Schofield, U.S. commander of the military division of the Pacific, and Brevet Brigadier General Burton S. Alexander arrived in Hawaii to ascertain its defensive capabilities. United States control of Hawaii was

title: Kalākaua

text: United States. Ratifications by both parties took two years and eleven months, and were exchanged on December 9, 1887, extending the agreement for an additional seven years. Over the term of Kalākaua's reign, the treaty had a major effect on the kingdom's income. In 1874, Hawaii exported $1,839,620.27 in products. The value of exported products in 1890, the last full year of his reign, was $13,282,729.48, an increase of 722%. The export of sugar during that period grew from 24,566,611 pounds to 330,822,879 pounds. The Education of Hawaiian Youths Abroad was a government-funded educational program during Kalākaua's reign to help

title: Overthrow of the Kingdom of Hawaii

text: 21 years until its overthrow in 1893 with the fall of the House of Kalākaua. Sugar had been a major export from Hawaii since Captain James Cook's arrival in 1778. The first permanent plantation in the islands was on Kauai in 1835. William Hooper leased 980 acres of land from Kamehameha III and began growing sugar cane. Within thirty years there would be plantations on four of the main islands. Sugar had completely altered Hawaii's economy. United States influence in Hawaiian government began with American-born plantation owners demanding a say in Kingdom politics. This was driven by missionary religion and

title: Overthrow of the Kingdom of Hawaii

text: the economics of the sugar industry. Pressure from these foreign born politicians was being felt by the King and chiefs with demands of land tenure. After a five month occupation by the British in 1843, Kamehameha III relented to the foreign advisors to private land demands with the Great Māhele, distributing the lands as pushed on heavily by the missionaries, including Gerrit P. Judd. During the 1850s, the U.S. import tariff on sugar from Hawaii was much higher than the import tariffs Hawaiians were charging the U.S., and Kamehameha III sought reciprocity. The monarch wished to lower the tariffs being

title: Sugar plantations in Hawaii

text: businessmen. The plantation owners wanted the United States to annex Hawaii so that Hawaiian sugar would never again be subject to tariffs. They also wanted the United States to annex Hawaii so there could be a U.S military base on the island (Pearl Harbor). The industry was tightly controlled by descendants of missionary families and other Caucasian businessmen, concentrated in corporations known in Hawaii as "The Big Five". These included Castle & Cooke, Alexander & Baldwin, C. Brewer & Co., H. Hackfeld & Co. (later named American Factors (now Amfac) and Theo H. Davies & Co., which together eventually gained

text: the kingdom's Department of the Interior. On that trip, he had accompanied Minister of the Interior Prince Lot, high chief Levi Haʻalelea, and Hawaii's Consul for Peru Josiah C. Spalding on a two-month tour of British Columbia and California. During the reign of Kamehameha III, sugar production in Hawaii became a successful enterprise, with Oregon and California sugar refiners as the primary customers. Profit margins were impacted by tariffs levied by importing nations, and the smaller locally owned operations were eclipsed by larger European- and American-owned plantations. The kingdom had strong ties to both the United States and Great Britain.

title: Kingdom of Hawaii

text: Kingdom subjects, five American nationals, one British national, and one German national, all of whom were living and doing business in Hawaii, overthrew the queen, her cabinet and her marshal, and took over the government of the Kingdom of Hawaii. Historians suggest that businessmen were in favor of overthrow and annexation to the U.S. in order to benefit from more favorable trade conditions with its main export market. The McKinley Tariff of 1890 eliminated the previously highly favorable trade terms for Hawaii's sugar exports, a main component of the economy. United States Government Minister John L. Stevens summoned a company

title: Sugar plantations in Hawaii

text: control over other aspects of the Hawaiian economy including banking, warehousing, shipping, and importing. This control of commodity distribution kept Hawaiians burdened under high prices and toiling under a diminished quality of life. These businessmen had perfected the double-edged sword of a wage-earning labor force dependent upon plantation goods and services. Close ties as missionaries to the Hawaiian monarchy along with capital investments, cheap land, cheap labor, and increased global trade, allowed them to prosper. Alexander & Baldwin acquired additional sugar lands and also operated a sailing fleet between Hawai`i and the mainland; the shipping concern became American-Hawaiian Line, and

title: Spreckelsville, Hawaii

text: to market for sugar exported to the United States. Spreckels initially opposed the treaty, fearing that low tariffs on sugar would be detrimental to his business. After its passage, he resolved to establish his own plantations instead. At the time, his rivals Henry Perrine Baldwin and Samuel Thomas Alexander were building the Hamakua ditch to irrigate their plantation in nearby Haliimaile. Spreckels intended to compete with them, but had neither any land nor any water rights. Spreckels was able to purchase and lease of land and became friends with Walter M. Gibson, adviser to King Kalākaua. Together, they made arrangements

title: Hawaii wine

text: Hawaiian wine industry to more domestic trading within the mainland United States. The new law allows the state to enter into reciprocal trade agreements with other states, enabling residents of Hawaii to purchase wine directly from wineries in those states in exchange for those states allowing Hawaiian wineries to sell wine in those states without having to go through a wholesaler in the typical three-tier distribution system. Three main wineries operate in Hawaii: Hawaii wine Hawaii wine refers to wine made from the U.S. state of Hawaii. The island of Maui is where the bulk of the state's wine is

title: Spanish immigration to Hawaii

text: turned against continued importation of the Chinese, and Portuguese workers were recruited to take their place. However, the high cost associated with shipping Portuguese laborers and their families to Hawaii, and the reality that many Portuguese remained on the plantations only long enough to fulfill their contractual obligations, led the Hawaiian Sugar Planters' Association (HSPA) to encourage the government to consider alternate sources of labor. Spain in particular was felt to be a viable source of contract workers, who were culturally more acceptable than many of the other ethnic groups that had already been brought in. The importation of Spanish

title: Spanish immigration to Hawaii

text: as an interpreter and military advisor. Later Marin may have advised Kamehameha's son Kauikeaouli (Kamehameha III) on Hawaii's fledgling cattle industry, as Marin had spent time in Spanish California, and Kauikeaouli visited there in 1832 to observe the California cattle industry first-hand. Kauikeaouli was greatly impressed with the horsemanship and cattle handling skills of the Spanish vaqueros of California, and he invited several of them to Hawaii to teach those skills to his own people. The native Hawaiians these vaqueros trained became the "Paniolo", or "Hawaiian cowboys", who carry on a tradition of horsemanship and cattle ranching to the present

title: Kingdom of Hawaii

text: In 1891, Kalākaua died and his sister Liliuokalani assumed the throne. She came to power during an economic crisis precipitated in part by the McKinley Tariff. By rescinding the Reciprocity Treaty of 1875, the new tariff eliminated the previous advantage Hawaiian exporters enjoyed in trade to U.S. markets. Many Hawaiian businesses and citizens were feeling the pressures of the loss of revenue, so Liliuokalani proposed a lottery and opium licensing to bring in additional revenue for the government. Her ministers and closest friends tried to dissuade her from pursuing the bills, and these controversial proposals were used against her in

title: William Northey Hooper

text: voyagers arrived the following year. At about the age of 24, Hooper’s role was to establish and operate the plantations. Starting from this plantation on land leased from King Kamehameha III, sugar became the principal industry in Hawaii, surpassing whaling, and the driving force behind 350,000 people from all over the world immigrating to the islands to work in its plantations. Sugar remained the leading industry in Hawaii until about 1960, when supplanted by tourism, but Hooper’s plantings were still in production in 1985. The site of the Ladd plantation has been designated a National Historic Landmark, and sugar’s prominence

title: Honolulu Harbor

text: imports over eighty percent of its required goods. Archaeological surveys show that the area around Honolulu Harbor was bustling with human activity prior to 1100. The first European vessel to enter Honolulu Harbor was a long-boat from the British merchant ship "King George". The boat rowed into the harbor on December 12, 1786, commanded by a Mr. Hayward and piloted by Towanooha, servant of a friendly Hawaiian priest. In 1794, "Butterworth", a British ship commanded by Captain William Brown, entered the harbor by "warping" in. The crew dubbed it "Brown's Harbor" to their captain's dismay. Captain Brown insisted that the

title: Spanish Americans

text: along with their families, continued until 1913, at which time more than 9,000 Spanish immigrants had been brought in, most recruited to work primarily on the Hawaiian sugar plantations. The importation of Spanish laborers to Hawaii began in 1907, when the British steamship SS "Heliopolis" arrived in Honolulu Harbor with 2,246 immigrants from the Málaga province of Spain. However, rumored poor accommodations and food on the voyage created political complications that delayed the next Spanish importation until 1911, when the SS "Orteric" arrived with a mixed contingent of 960 Spanish and 565 Portuguese immigrants, the Spanish having boarded at Gibraltar,

title: Spanish immigration to Hawaii

text: Spanish immigration were large, steel-hulled, passenger steamships. Ships that brought Spanish immigrants to Hawaii from 1907-1913 Because 491 of the immigrants on the SS "Orteric" were Portuguese, there was a net importation of 9,262 Spanish immigrants. Spanish immigration to Hawaii Spanish immigration to Hawaii began in 1907 when the Hawaiian government and the Hawaiian Sugar Planters' Association (HSPA) decided to supplement their ongoing importation of Portuguese workers to Hawaii with workers recruited from Spain. Importation of Spanish laborers, along with their families, continued until 1913, at which time more than 9,000 Spanish immigrants had been brought in, most recruited to

title: Lanai

text: the islands for the North Pacific. The history of sugar-growing in Hawaii goes back to 1802, when a farmer from China, Wong Tse Chun, produced a small amount on Lānai. He used a crude stone mill that he had brought with him to crush the cane. In 1854 a group of Mormons were granted a lease in the ahupuaa of Pālāwai. In 1862 Walter M. Gibson arrived on Lanai to reorganize the Mormon settlement. A year later he bought the ahupuaa of Pālāwai for $3000 with the money of the church but put the title in his own name. When

title: C. Brewer & Co.

text: C. Brewer & Co. C. Brewer & Co., Ltd. was a Honolulu-based company that was once part of the Big Five companies in territorial Hawaii. The company did most of its business in agriculture. The company was founded by Captain James Hunnewell (1794–1869) of Massachusetts in 1826, making it the oldest of Big Five companies. The company originally traded sandalwood with China. Henry A. Peirce joined in 1828 as a clerk, and worked his way up to a partner. Peirce took over when Hunnewell left in 1830. Charles Brewer (1804–1885), the master of Peirce's ships, became a partner in December

title: Waialua Sugar Mill

text: machines in 1920. Later, the Waialua plantation would co-generate electricity and sell it to local communities, contributing a small percentage to Hawaii's energy production. The Waialua Sugarmill and lands was acquired by Castle & Cooke one of Hawaii's Big Five trading and sugar industry management companies. By 1991, the mill was producing eight percent of sugar in Hawaii as the Waialua Sugar Company, a subsidiary of the Dole Food Company. However, the plantation was unable to increase the tons of sugar per acre yields. The Waialua Sugar Mill finally closed in October, 1996 due to profit concerns and was the

title: Old Sugar Mill of Koloa

text: being distilled into rum, which the conservative missionaries were constantly battling. The founders of Ladd & Co. were William Ladd (1807–1863), Peter A. Brinsmade (1804–1859), and William Northey Hooper (1809–1878). Hawaiians resisted the lease of the land and initially forbade the sale of provisions to plantation managers. The two groups eventually struck an uneasy partnership that resulted in multiple conflicts as time progressed. Although were leased from King Kamehameha III, only were planted in September 1835. A small mill powered by water from Maulili pool produced a small amount of molasses in 1836. The wooden rollers in the mill quickly

text: Queen Emma was descended from a British subject, and Queen Victoria had been the godmother of Emma's son Prince Albert Kamehameha. Hawaii's sugar industry worked with its government to find a viable remedy to the decrease in their profits caused by the tariffs. Solutions debated were tariff reciprocity treaties, annexation of Hawaii by the United States, formal alliances with other countries, and the cession of Pearl Harbor. An 1854 treaty for Hawaii's annexation to the United States was submitted to Kamehameha III, but he never signed it. In 1867, a proposed reciprocity treaty got as far as the United States

title: Sugar plantations in Hawaii

text: downfall of Hawaiian sugar. Shifting political alliances between 1902 and 1930 permitted Cuba to have a larger share of the United States sugar market, holding 45% of the domestic quota while Hawaii, the Philippines, and Puerto Rico shared 25%. The Big Five slowed the production of sugar as cheaper labor was found in India, South America and the Caribbean and concentrated their efforts on the imposition of a tourism-based society. Former plantation land was used by the conglomerates to build hotels and develop this tourist-based economy which has dominated the past fifty years of Hawaiian economics. Hawaii’s last working sugar

title: Hawaii


question: who sings i will go down with this ship

answers: Dido

title: RMS Titanic in popular culture

text: under the pseudonym "E. V. Body". Other songs were written and performed by Rabbit Brown, Frank Hutchison, Blind Willie Johnson and the Dixon Brothers, who drew an explicit religious message from the sinking: "if you go on with your sins," you too will go "down with the old canoe." In "Desolation Row," the final track of his 1965 album "Highway 61 Revisited", Bob Dylan sings "praise be to Nero's Neptune, the Titanic sails at dawn"; the poets Ezra Pound and T. S. Eliot are pictured as "fighting in the captain's tower," disregarded by spectators. Dylan would later write and record

title: Down to the Sea in Ships (album)

text: Down to the Sea in Ships (album) Down to the Sea in Ships was released in 1956 as a 33 RPM album under the Decca record label. Burl Ives and the Ralph Hunter Singers perform classic sea shanties. Writing for Allmusic, critic Bruce Eder wrote "Some of it may sound hokey in the 21st century, but in 1956 this was as close to authenticity as most listeners ever got, and it is still compelling listening, if one suspends his disbelief (which Ives makes it easy to do). What's more, the range of material speaks volumes about the sincerity of the

title: Down to the Sea in Ships (album)

text: effort involved, which may overcome some of the sense of artifice that one finds in records of this sort a half-century or more on." Down to the Sea in Ships (album) Down to the Sea in Ships was released in 1956 as a 33 RPM album under the Decca record label. Burl Ives and the Ralph Hunter Singers perform classic sea shanties. Writing for Allmusic, critic Bruce Eder wrote "Some of it may sound hokey in the 21st century, but in 1956 this was as close to authenticity as most listeners ever got, and it is still compelling listening, if

title: The Ship Song

text: songs of all time. There have been numerous cover versions of the song performed by artists, including Camille O'Sullivan, Leatherface, Frankie Stubbs (performed acoustically), Gene, Swirl, Boo Hewerdine, Concrete Blonde, Denis Walter, Immaculate Fools, A Subtle Plague, Polar and Heather Nova, Lissie, with live only versions by Crowded House, Ed Kuepper, Pearl Jam, Amanda Palmer, and Martha Wainwright. The Sydney Opera House, with agency The Monkeys (Creative Agency), achieved the collaboration of Neil Finn, Kev Carmody, Sarah Blasko, John Bell, Martha Wainwright, Katie Noonan, Paul Kelly, Teddy Tahu Rhodes, The Temper Trap, and Daniel Johns, with Opera Australia, the Australian

title: White Flag (song)

text: "White Flag" is a song by English singer-songwriter Dido, released as the lead single from her second studio album Life for Rent on 1 September 2003.  The song is considered one of her signature songs, and helped Life for Rent sell over ten million copies worldwide. The song was nominated for the Best Female Pop Vocal Performance at the 46th Grammy Awards, but lost to Christina Aguilera's "Beautiful". It won the Best British Single at the 2004 Brit Awards.

title: The Ship Song

text: The Ship Song "The Ship Song" is a song written by Nick Cave (lyrics and music), originally performed by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds on their 1990 "The Good Son" album. It was released by Mute Records as the first single from the album on 12 March 1990, as a CD single, 7" vinyl and a 12" vinyl release. The song reached #84 on the UK Singles Charts. The video for the song was directed by John Hillcoat. In May 2001 "The Ship Song" was selected by Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) as one of the Top 30 Australian

title: My Heart Will Go On

text: rule: "From now on, the Canadian warbler, and not the captain, has to go down with this ship." This was in reference to the "Titanic" itself. "My Heart Will Go On" won the 1997 Academy Award for Best Original Song. It dominated the 1999 Grammy Awards, winning Record of the Year — marking the first time to be won by a Canadian — Song of the Year, Best Female Pop Vocal Performance and Best Song Written Specifically for a Motion Picture or Television. "My Heart Will Go On" also won the Golden Globe Award for "Best Original Song – Motion

title: My Ship

text: My Ship "My Ship" is a popular song written for the 1941 Broadway musical "Lady in the Dark", with music by Kurt Weill and lyrics by Ira Gershwin. The music is marked "Andante espressivo"; Gershwin describes it as "orchestrated by Kurt to sound sweet and simple at times, mysterious and menacing at other". It was premiered by Gertrude Lawrence in the role of Liza Elliott, the editor of a fashion magazine. In the context of the show, the song comes in a sequence in which Elliott, in psychoanalysis, recalls a turn-of-the-century song she knew in her childhood. The song was

title: If I Should Fall from Grace with God

text: round, as Chevron revealed to the "NME": "We were in Germany and this magazine had an article about The Damned – the B-side of one of their singles is called 'The Turkey Song' [the B-side of their 1979 single "I Just Can't Be Happy Today"] but the mag called it 'The Turkish Song of the Damned' – it was too good a title to overlook". MacGowan explained the lyrics as being a mixture of pirate and ghost story "about a guy on a Turkish island who deserted a sinking ship with all the money and all his mates went down

title: I'll Sail My Ship Alone

text: I'll Sail My Ship Alone "I'll Sail My Ship Alone" is a 1950 song written by Moon Mullican (sometimes credited as "Morry Burns"), Henry Bernard (sometimes credited as "Henry Glover"), Lois Mann (sometimes credited as "Sydney Nathan") and Henry Thurston, and popularized by Moon Mullican. The song was Mullican's most successful release, reaching number one on the Country & Western chart for a single week, and spending a total of nine months on the chart. "I'll Sail My Ship Alone" crossed over to the pop chart, reaching number seventeen. Patsy Cline also recorded this song on her last recording session,

title: The Ship Song

text: Ballet, Bangarra Dance Theatre, the Sydney Symphony Orchestra, and the Australian Chamber Orchestra, to perform and record a reinterpretation of "The Ship Song" over some months in 2010-2011. Titled "The Ship Song Project", the recording was to promote the Sydney Opera House. The track listing for the single is: The Ship Song "The Ship Song" is a song written by Nick Cave (lyrics and music), originally performed by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds on their 1990 "The Good Son" album. It was released by Mute Records as the first single from the album on 12 March 1990, as a

title: The Ship Who Sang

text: The Ship Who Sang The Ship Who Sang (1969) is a science fiction novel by American writer Anne McCaffrey, a fix-up of five stories published 1961 to 1969. By an alternate reckoning, "The Ship Who Sang" is the earliest of the stories, a novelette, which became the first chapter of the book. Finally, the entire "Brain & Brawn Ship series" (or Brainship or Ship series), written by McCaffrey and others, is sometimes called the "Ship Who Sang series" by bibliographers, merchants, or fans. The protagonist of the 1969 novel and all the early stories is a cyborg, Helva, a human

title: My Heart Will Go On

text: My Heart Will Go On "My Heart Will Go On" is a song recorded by Canadian singer Celine Dion. It serves as the main theme song to James Cameron's blockbuster film "Titanic", that is based on an account of the British transatlantic ocean liner of the same name which sank in 1912 after colliding with an iceberg in the middle of the North Atlantic Ocean. The song's music was composed by James Horner, its lyrics were written by Will Jennings, while the production was handled by Walter Afanasieff, Horner and Simon Franglen. Released as a single on Dion's fifth English-language

title: I'm Your Captain (Closer to Home)

text: flourishes. The chord changes go from D to G to G6/C. The story ostensibly deals with a ship's captain on a troubled voyage and facing a mutiny from his crew. Farner's vocal of the pleading lyric begins: <poem> Everybody, listen to me, and return me, my ship I'm your captain, I'm your captain, although I'm feeling, mighty sick. I've been lost now, days uncounted ... And it's months since, I've seen home. Can you hear me, can you hear me? Or am I ... all alone. </poem> The music has a bass break and then drops down to half time

title: John Gostling

text: above it. The dates of very few of these sacred compositions are known; perhaps the most notable example is the anthem "They that go down to the sea in ships". In thankfulness for a providential escape of the King from shipwreck, Gostling, who had been of the royal party, put together some verses from the Psalms in the form of an anthem, and requested Purcell to set them to music. The work is a very difficult one, including a passage which traverses the full extent of Gostling's voice, beginning on the upper D and descending two octaves to the lower.

title: My Ship

text: not included in the 1944 Hollywood film "Lady in the Dark", a fact which Ira Gershwin found inexplicable: In 2003, Herbie Hancock won the Grammy Award for Best Jazz Instrumental Solo for a version of this song released on the album "". Artists who have recorded the song include (in alphabetical order): My Ship "My Ship" is a popular song written for the 1941 Broadway musical "Lady in the Dark", with music by Kurt Weill and lyrics by Ira Gershwin. The music is marked "Andante espressivo"; Gershwin describes it as "orchestrated by Kurt to sound sweet and simple at times,

title: Down to the Sea in Ships (1922 film)

text: Down to the Sea in Ships (1922 film) Down to the Sea in Ships is a 1922 American silent romantic drama film about a 19th-century Massachusetts whaling family. Directed by Elmer Clifton, the film stars William Walcott, Marguerite Courtot, and Clara Bow. The film's title comes from the Book of Psalms in the Bible, (Psalm 107, verses 23-24). Captain Charles W. Morgan (William Walcott) is a well-respected businessman who owns a fleet of whaling ships in the Quaker town of New Bedford, Massachusetts. He is very close to his shy, obedient daughter, Patience (Marguerite Courtot), and tells her that she

title: The Ship (album)

text: The Ship (album) The Ship is the twenty-fifth solo studio album by English musician Brian Eno, released on 29 April 2016 on Warp Records. It was announced on Eno's website on 24 February 2016. The album is Eno's first solo album to contain vocals since 2005's "Another Day on Earth". "The Ship" debuted at number 28 on the UK Albums Chart and the second highest-charting solo album of Eno's solo career (after debut "Here Come The Warm Jets".) The album received critical acclaim. Brian Eno has said the title is a reference to the sinking of "Titanic", which he has

title: Sons of the Sea (song)

text: ocean, when were bobbin' up and down like this. You can build a ship, my friend, when were bobbin' up and down like this. But you can't beat the boys of the Gloucestershire, when were bobbin' up and down like this. There is also an art-song called "Sons of the Sea", lyrics by Sarojini Naidu, music by Samuel Coleridge-Taylor (1910) of which there is a famous recording by Peter Dawson. There is no literary or musical connection with the folk song discussed above. Sons of the Sea (song) "Sons of the Sea" is a traditional sea shanty also known as

title: My Heart Will Go On

text: that was before Celine was known and filmmakers and marketing people had not done what they should have done for Celine and [her] songs. So I felt I owed her a "Titanic" chance, but I could [still] have used Sissel there." My Heart Will Go On "My Heart Will Go On" is a song recorded by Canadian singer Celine Dion. It serves as the main theme song to James Cameron's blockbuster film "Titanic", that is based on an account of the British transatlantic ocean liner of the same name which sank in 1912 after colliding with an iceberg in the

title: Thomas Wood (composer)

text: part of me till I Perish CHORUS Westaway, the seas lie open Eastaway, the sun rides high Outward bound in morning glory Free and ready, here am I Friends to share in games and laughter Songs at dusk and books at noon Warnings that will tell hereafter These you gave- You, my school Knowing I shall prove myself Worthy CHORUS Harbour lights and clustered shipping Clouds above the wheeling gulls Flags aloft and ensigns dipping Year by year, Showed the way Shaped the course that I am now Making CHORUS Time will set the changes ringing Those to come must

title: My Song Goes Forth

text:
Where shadows fall on torrid light
 My song goes forth and supplicates
 In quest of love and right
 I seek that star which far or near
 Shows all mankind a pathway clear
 To do unto his brother
 And banish hate and fear" My Song Goes Forth My Song Goes Forth (also known as Africa Sings, Africa Looks Up, U.K., 1937), is the first documentary about South Africa as apartheid was being imposed. The film features singer, actor and civil rights activist Paul Robeson singing the title song and adding a prologue that asks the viewers to interpret the remainder of

title: Ceremonial ship launching

text:
women became sponsors for the first time. In 1875, a religious element was returned to naval christenings by Princess Alexandra, wife of the Prince of Wales, when she introduced an Anglican choral service in the launching ceremony for battleship . The usage continues with the singing of Psalm 107 with its special meaning to mariners: They that go down to the sea in ships;
 That do business in great waters;
 These see the works of the Lord, and His wonders in the deep. In 1969, Queen Elizabeth II named the ocean liner after herself, instead of the older liner ,

title: The Tall Ships

text: die.". The Tall Ships The Tall Ships is the fourth studio album by British progressive rock band It Bites. "The Tall Ships" was recorded following the relaunch of It Bites featuring a new singer & guitarist, John Mitchell. This lineup had toured successfully in 2006 and had released a live album called "When the Lights Go Down" on which they predominantly covered old material from the band's first lineup (bar one song, "Playground", written by the current band featuring Mitchell and which would be recorded again for "The Tall Ships"). It Bites spent eight months writing and recording "The Tall

title: The Tall Ships

text: The Tall Ships The Tall Ships is the fourth studio album by British progressive rock band It Bites. "The Tall Ships" was recorded following the relaunch of It Bites featuring a new singer & guitarist, John Mitchell. This lineup had toured successfully in 2006 and had released a live album called "When the Lights Go Down" on which they predominantly covered old material from the band's first lineup (bar one song, "Playground", written by the current band featuring Mitchell and which would be recorded again for "The Tall Ships"). It Bites spent eight months writing and recording "The Tall Ships",

title: When the Ship Comes In

text: Dylan performed the song during Live Aid on July 13, 1985, accompanied by Keith Richards and Ron Wood of the Rolling Stones. When the Ship Comes In "When the Ship Comes In" is a folk music song by Bob Dylan, released on his third album, "The Times They Are a-Changin'", in 1964. Joan Baez states in the documentary film "No Direction Home" that the song was, more or less, inspired by a hotel clerk who refused to allow Dylan a room due to his "unwashed" appearance (he was not famous outside of the folk movement at this time). The song

title: The Titanic (song)

text: Versey Smith's "When That Great Ship Went Down" in August 1927. According to Jeff Place, in his notes for the "Anthology of American Folk Music": "African-American musicians, in particular, found it noteworthy and ironic that company policies had kept Blacks from the doomed ship; the sinking was also attributed by some to divine retribution." A large number of parody verses exist, either added following the serious lyrics, or sung instead of the usual verses; for example, replacing the line "husbands and wives, little children lost their lives" with "uncles and aunts, little children lost their pants." "The Titanic" was sung

title: When My Ships Come Sailing Home

text: When My Ships Come Sailing Home "When My Ships Come Sailing Home" is an American song composed by Francis Dorel and lyrics by Reginald Stewart. The sheet music for the song was distributed as early as 1913 by Boosey & Co, one of the forerunners of the Boosey & Hawkes publishing firm. The song was recorded by John McCormack representing the Victor label on March 29, 1915. The song failed to peak on American charts during that year. The original sheet music is scored for vocals and piano. According to the sheet music, one is supposed the play the song

title: Ships (song)

text: 40" broadcast of October 27, 1979, the reason that Manilow selected this song to record. His father had been absent from his life since the age of two. Following a concert 30 years later in 1975, Manilow was changing clothes in his dressing room. An unknown man entered his room, telling him simply, "I'm your father. I enjoyed the concert and would like to see you again." He then left. Ships (song) "Ships" is a song written and originally performed by British musician Ian Hunter. The song was first released on Hunter's fourth solo album, "You're Never Alone with a

title: Miyuki Nakajima

text: a year, selling approximately 480,000 copies. "Ship in the Air" was also the first chart-topper to which Nakajima contributed both lyrics and melody for other artists in 30 years, since "Abayo" was recorded by Naoko Ken in 1976. A month after the release of her studio album "Lullaby Singer," which featured her own interpretation of "Ship in the Air," her contribution for the Tokio won "best lyrics" of the 48th Japan Record Award. The studio album entitled "I Love You, Do You Hear Me?" was released on October 3, 2007. The album debuted at number four on the Oricon with

title: White Flag (song)


question: where does the last name hidalgo come from

answers: Spanish

title: Hidalgo, Texas

text: changed to "Hidalgo" in 1885. Hidalgo is located in southern Hidalgo County at (26.104473, -98.246443). It is located across the Rio Grande (Rio Bravo del Norte) from the Mexican city of Reynosa, Tamaulipas. One of the southern termini of U.S. Route 281 is at the border crossing in Hidalgo. The highway leads east then north to Pharr, or southeast to Brownsville. Texas State Highway 115 runs north from Hidalgo to McAllen, the largest city in Hidalgo County. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city of Hidalgo has a total area of , of which are land and ,

title: Hidalgo County, New Mexico

text: Hidalgo County, New Mexico Hidalgo County is the southernmost county of the U.S. state of New Mexico. As of the 2010 census, the population was 4,894. The county seat and largest city is Lordsburg. A bill creating Hidalgo from the southern part of Grant County was passed on February 25, 1919, taking effect at the beginning of 1920. The county was named for the town north of Mexico City where the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo was signed, which in turn was named for Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla, the priest who is known as the "Father of Mexican Independence". This county

title: Hidalgo, Texas

text: or 1.84%, are water. As of the census of 2000, there were 7,322 people, 1,747 households, and 1,593 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,682.2 people per square mile (649.9/km²). There were 1,880 housing units at an average density of 431.9 per square mile (166.9/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 82.12% White, 0.12% African American, 0.29% Native American, 0.12% Asian, 15.45% from other races, and 1.90% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 97.75% of the population. There were 1,747 households out of which 61.9% had children under the age

title: Hidalgo County, Texas

text: Hidalgo County, Texas Hidalgo County is a county in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2017 census, the population was 860,661, making it the eighth-most populous county in Texas. The county seat is Edinburg and the largest city is McAllen. The county is named for Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla, the priest who raised the call for Mexico's independence from Spain. Hidalgo County is also designated by the U.S. Census Bureau as the McAllen-Edinburg-Mission Metropolitan Statistical Area, which itself is part of the McAllen-Edinburg-Mission-Rio Grande City Combined Statistical Area with neighboring Starr County. It is located in the Rio

title: Hidalgo (surname)

text: Hidalgo is a Spanish surname.  Notable people with the surname include:

title: Hidalgo County, Texas

text: two high schools. The Edinburg campus of the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (formerly University of Texas-Pan American)is located in Hidalgo County, which along with neighboring Starr County is part of the South Texas College. Hidalgo County, Texas Hidalgo County is a county in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2017 census, the population was 860,661, making it the eighth-most populous county in Texas. The county seat is Edinburg and the largest city is McAllen. The county is named for Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla, the priest who raised the call for Mexico's independence from Spain. Hidalgo County

title: Hidalgo, Illinois

text: were no families and 6.3% of the population living below the poverty line, including no under eighteens and none of those over 64. Hidalgo, Illinois Hidalgo is a village in Jasper County, Illinois, United States. The population was 106 at the 2010 census. Hidalgo is located in northern Jasper County at (39.156628, -88.150697). Illinois Route 130 passes through the east side of the village, leading north to Greenup and south to Newton, the Jasper county seat. According to the 2010 census, Hidalgo has a total area of , all land. As of the census of 2000, there were 123 people,

title: Hidalgo Early College High School

text: is the Rio Grande along the U.S.-Mexico border. It serves many colonias. Hidalgo High School has an enrollment of 810, and the ethnicity is 100 percent Hispanic origin. Roughly 50% of its students' parents never finished high school. Despite this, the school has a 94% graduation rate and was rated as #11 on the U.S. News and World Report's 2007 list of the best public high schools, the highest ranking of any high school in the state of Texas. Hidalgo High School is one of four U.S. high schools that have blue artificial turf installed in lieu of the traditional

title: Hidalgo, Illinois

text: Hidalgo, Illinois Hidalgo is a village in Jasper County, Illinois, United States. The population was 106 at the 2010 census. Hidalgo is located in northern Jasper County at (39.156628, -88.150697). Illinois Route 130 passes through the east side of the village, leading north to Greenup and south to Newton, the Jasper county seat. According to the 2010 census, Hidalgo has a total area of , all land. As of the census of 2000, there were 123 people, 50 households, and 31 families residing in the village. The population density was 358.2 people per square mile (139.7/km²). There were 62 housing

title: Hidalgo (nobility)

text: common and pejorative usage in rural regions of Iberia. In the previous Visigoth monarchies, the condition of the "hidalgo" was that of a freeman without land wealth, but with the nobleman's rights to wear arms and to be exempt from taxation, in compensation for military service; the military obligation and the social condition remained in force by the "Fuero Juzgo" law. The Goths used the terms "hidalgo" and "Vesi" to mean the "good men". In Old Castile, the byname "hidalgo" ("son of the good one") was used alternatively with the toponymical term "Vesi" ("sons of the mountain"). The "hidalguía" has

title: Unión Hidalgo

text: Unión Hidalgo Unión Hidalgo is a town and municipality in Oaxaca in south-western Mexico. It is part of the Juchitán District in the west of the Istmo de Tehuantepec region. The municipality covers an area of 132.69 km² at an average height of 20 meters above sea level. The weather is warm, sub-humid with summer rains. Flora include Guanacaste, mesquite, cactus, fruit trees (mango, tamarind, coconut, papaya) and pastures. Wild fauna includes Coyote, skunk, armadillo, badger, rabbit, dove, quail, rook and iguana. As of 2005, the municipality had 3,236 households with a total population of 12,983 of whom 7,230 spoke

title: Hidalgo County, Texas

text: Grande Valley of South Texas and is one of the fastest-growing counties in the United States. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (0.8%) is water. The northern part of the county has sandy and light loamy soils over deep reddish or mottled, clayey subsoils. In some areas limestone lies within forty inches of the surface. The southern part of the county has moderately deep to deep loamy surfaces over clayey subsoils. Along the Rio Grande brown to red clays occur. Hidalgo County is in the South Texas

title: Hidalgo County, New Mexico

text: and 15.0% of those age 65 or over. Hidalgo has historically been a swing county, going for the winner every time since 1928, except for once, when it went for Hubert Humphrey over the eventual winner, Richard Nixon. Hidalgo County, New Mexico Hidalgo County is the southernmost county of the U.S. state of New Mexico. As of the 2010 census, the population was 4,894. The county seat and largest city is Lordsburg. A bill creating Hidalgo from the southern part of Grant County was passed on February 25, 1919, taking effect at the beginning of 1920. The county was named

title: Hidalgo County, New Mexico

text: White and about 55% of the population is Hispanic. Size of family households: 592 2-persons, 341 3-persons, 316 4-persons, 165 5-persons, 83 6-persons, 48 7-or-more-persons. The average household size is 2.7 and the average family size is 3.29. In non-family households, there are 684 with 314 male householders (286 living alone), 293 female householders (262 living alone), and 77 non-relatives. In group quarters, there are 85 (all institutionalized). In the county, the population is spread out with 31.70% under the age of 18, 7.80% from 18 to 24, 25.20% from 25 to 44, 21.70% from 45 to 64, and 13.60%

title: César Hidalgo

text: and one information is beautiful award. Hidalgo was born in Santiago de Chile in 1979 to Cesar E. Hidalgo and Nuria Ramaciotti. His father was a publicist and journalist and his mother a K-12 school administrator. He has two siblings Caterina and Nuria. Hidalgo attended The Grange School until he was expelled at the age of fourteen. He then completed his High School Education at The British High School. From 1998 to 2003 he studied Physics at Universidad Catolica de Chile. From 2004 to 2008 he obtained a PhD in Physics from The University of Notre Dame. His PhD advisor

title: Hidalgo, Texas

text: operates the Hidalgo Post Office. Hidalgo Independent School District and Valley View Independent School District serve sections of the city. The portion in Hidalgo ISD is divided between the zones of Hidalgo Elementary School and Salinas Elementary School. All residents of the Hidalgo ISD area are zoned to Ida Diaz Jr. High School, and Hidalgo Early College High School. In addition, South Texas Independent School District operates magnet schools that serve the community. The Hidalgo Public Library serves Hidalgo. The library, designed by Hidalgo native Eduardo Vela, opened on April 8, 1998. Hidalgo is home to the Rio Grande Valley

title: Ciudad Hidalgo, Michoacán

text: dozens of small businesses in the city center alone. The original name of the settlement and the area was Taximaroa. The origin of this name is unclear. Some sources claim some variation of this had been the name since Toltec times, but this form is from the Purépecha language. The meaning is similarly unclear. It may mean “altar of the god’s put on the road” in reference to a place where the Purépecha defeated the Aztecs. Another source says it means “place of carpenters,” but the Aztec name for the place Tlaximaloyan, means this and was probably given due to

title: Hidalgo (nobility)

text: untitled, lower stratum of the nobility who were exempted from taxation. The "Siete Partidas" (Leyes de Partidas), suggests that the word "hidalgo" derives from "itálico" ("italic"), a man with full Roman citizenship. There is no evidence for another popular false etymology (folk etymology) that "hidalgo" is a corruption for "hijo de godo" ("son of the goth"). Every noble was called "Godo" (Goths) in the Kingdoms of Leon, Galicia, Portugal and Castile, as descendants of those from the Visigothic Kingdom of Toledo. The "godo" usage became common in the 11th century, when titles of nobility became common; and it remains a

title: Hidalgo County, New Mexico

text: census, there were 4,894 people, 1,936 households, and 1,286 families residing in the county. The population density was . There were 2,393 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the county was 85.3% white, 0.8% American Indian, 0.6% black or African American, 0.5% Asian, 11.0% from other races, and 1.8% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 56.6% of the population. The largest ancestry groups were: Of the 1,936 households, 33.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.4% were married couples living together, 14.2% had

title: Hidalgo (state)

text: initiator of the Mexican War of Independence. It is located in Eastern Mexico. Hidalgo is bordered by San Luis Potosí and Veracruz on the north, Puebla on the east, Tlaxcala and State of Mexico on the south and Querétaro on the west. The state has a number of relatively intact native cultures such as the Otomi. There are also three notable immigrant cultures, those of the descendants of Cornish miners from Cornwall (located in South West England) who arrived in the 19th century, a few self-proclaimed Italian descendants, and a small Jewish enclave which claims to be descended from Sephardi

title: Lina Hidalgo

text: Lina Hidalgo Lina Maria Hidalgo (born February 11, 1991) is an American politician from the state of Texas. She is the incoming county judge for Harris County, Texas. Hidalgo was born in Colombia, when the drug war still ravaged the country with violence. She was raised in Mexico and Peru, before she immigrated to Houston in 2005. After graduating from high school, Hidalgo attended Stanford University, where she earned her bachelor's degree in political science in 2013. Hidalgo worked on international human rights and free speech issues for Internews Network, and as a medical interpreter at the Texas Medical Center

title: Hidalgo County, New Mexico

text: abuts the Mexican border. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (0.3%) is water. The southern part of the county, the part bounded on the east and south by Mexico, is known as the Boot Heel. As of the 2000 census, there are 5,932 people in the county, organized into 2,152 households, and 1,542 families. The population density is 1 person per square mile (1/km²). There are 2,848 housing units at an average density of 1 per square mile (0/km²). The racial makeup of the county is 42%

title: Ciudad Hidalgo, Michoacán

text: is similarity with the Purépecha name. Another source states that the name means “place of traitors.” This etymology stems from Conquest. Cristobal de Olid was on his way west to Tzintzuntzan when an Purépecha army was heading east to intercept him. Olid, along with a number of Purépecha from this area, tricked the army into an ambush and captured them. After the Conquest, the name changed to San José Taximaroa. Near the end of the 18th century, a hacienda was acquired here by Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla. This later prompted the name of the municipality to change to Villa Hidalgo

title: Hidalgo (state)

text: Hidalgo (state) Hidalgo (), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Hidalgo (), is one of the 31 states which, with Mexico City, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 84 municipalities and its capital city is Pachuca de Soto. In 1869, Benito Juárez created the State of Hidalgo. He appointed as capital of the state the city of Pachuca to which was added the name ""de Soto"" in recognition of Manuel Fernando Soto, who is considered the most important driving force in creating the state. The state was named after Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla, the

title: Tejupilco de Hidalgo

text: none have seriously been commercially exploited yet. Tourism is another possibility that needs to be explored. Tejupilco de Hidalgo Tejupilco de Hidalgo is the seat of Tejupilco Municipality in the State of Mexico, Mexico.It is located approximately 100 kilometres (62 mi) southwest of the state capital Toluca, along Federal Highway 34. The name Tejupilco comes from Náhuatl meaning "between the toes". "de Hidalgo" was added to honor Father Miguel Hidalgo who initiated the Mexican War of Independence. While the origins of the original settlers of the area have been forgotten, there are remains of many of their ceremonial centers and

title: Hidalgoite

text: Hidalgoite Hidalgoite, PbAl(AsO)(SO)(OH), is a rare member of the beudantite group and is usually classified as part of the alunite family. It was named after the place where it was first discovered, the Zimapán mining district, Hidalgo, Mexico. At Hidalgo where it was initially discovered, it was found as dense white masses in alternating dikes of quartz latite and quartz monzonite alongside other secondary minerals such as sphalerite, arsenopyrite, cerussite and trace amounts of angelsite and alamosite, it was then rediscovered at other locations such as Australia where it occurs on oxidized shear zones above greywacke shales especially on the

title: Hidalgo (state)

text: been based on mining and agriculture, with manufacturing more recently. Most industry is located in what is called the “Urban Industrial Corridor of the South," where most of the state's economic activity is located. Outside of this corridor, the economy remains based on subsistence farming and has high levels of poverty, with the per capita income only 61.5% of the national average. Industry accounts for more than 25% of the state's gross domestic product. However, the state has a higher-than-average growth, averaging 7.7% since the mid-1990s. The state consistently produces an overall surplus. Like other Mexican states, Hidalgo is heavily

title: Hidalgo (state)

text: are: Hidalgo (state) Hidalgo (), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Hidalgo (), is one of the 31 states which, with Mexico City, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 84 municipalities and its capital city is Pachuca de Soto. In 1869, Benito Juárez created the State of Hidalgo. He appointed as capital of the state the city of Pachuca to which was added the name ""de Soto"" in recognition of Manuel Fernando Soto, who is considered the most important driving force in creating the state. The state was named after Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla,

title: Hidalgo County, New Mexico

text: a female householder with no husband present, 33.6% were non-families, and 29.1% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 3.09. The median age was 40.9 years. The median income for a household in the county was $36,733 and the median income for a family was $41,594. Males had a median income of $43,531 versus $23,482 for females. The per capita income for the county was $17,451. About 20.6% of families and 22.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 32.3% of those under age 18

title: Hidalgo Independent School District

text: poverty line. The following figures are as of the 2007-08 school year. Hidalgo Independent School District The Hidalgo Independent School District is a public school district based in Hidalgo, Texas, United States. The district serves most of Hidalgo and the city of Granjeno as well as small portions of McAllen, Pharr (including sections of Las Milpas), and San Juan. It southern boundary is the Rio Grande along the U.S.-Mexico border. It serves many colonias. In 2009, the school district was rated "academically acceptable" by the Texas Education Agency. Hidalgo's first school was established in 1852. Schools were also established in

title: Hidalgo (surname)