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William Williams

2016-02-06T05:08:35Z

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|Religion:=Christian- Congregationalist <ref>http://www.adherents.com/gov/Founding_Fathers_Religion.html</ref>
|Founding Documents:=[[Declaration of Independence]]
}}

'''William Williams''' (b. April 23, 1731; d. August 2, 1811) is an American [[Founding Father]]. He was a Harvard graduate, a Continental Army veteran, a merchant. William Willams would be a Town Clerk for forty-four years, a Selectman for twenty-five years, Provincial Representative, Council to the Legislature, State Legislator, Speaker of the House for nearly forty years. He became a delegate to colonial conferences and elected delegate of [[Connecticut]] to the [[Continental Congress]] that signed the [[Declaration of Independence]]. He was known to have a fiery temper and strong feelings for support of the colonies. <ref>[http://www.thedeclarationofindependence.org/WilliamWilliams.com/ William Williams, thedeclarationofindependence.org]</ref> Also, a delegate to the Connecticut convention to ratify the federal Constitution and Judge of the Windham County Courthouse.

==Early Life==
William Williams was born in Lebanon, Connecticut, the son of a minister, Tim Solomon Williams. <ref>[http://sthweb.bu.edu/index.php?option=com_awiki&view=mediawiki&article=William_Williams_(signer)&Itemid=357 William Williams (signer), BU.edu]</ref> He received a standard education, then went to Harvard and graduated as a merchant. Afterwards, he would follow in his fathers footsteps and study theology. For a year he would prepare for the ministry. Then Williams decided to enlist in the Continental Army and joined his uncle, Colonel Ephraim Williams, in the [[French and Indian War]]. <ref>[http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/signers/williams.htm William Williams, USHistory.org]</ref> Subsequently, his Uncle was killed, shot in the head and Williams returned home to Lebanon. He would open a store in his hometown and he married Mary Trumbull, Governor Jonathan Trumbull's daughter. They would have three kids. Williams worked his way up to Colonel in the militia but resigned when he served Congress.

==American Revolution==
William Williams would replace [[Oliver Wolcott]] in the Continental Congress. He arrived too late to vote for independence but he did sign the Declaration. Williams support for independence was personal, having donated his own money for military activities. He went house to house soliciting private donations to supply the army. Frequently, Williams gave speeches for enlistment to the cause of independence. He gave his house up for officers to stay during the winter of 1781.

Williams was appointed a member of the committee on the [[Articles of Confederation]]. In 1777 he was appointed to the Board of War. After the war, he attended the convention where Connecticut ratified the Federal Constitution. Williams spent his remaining years as a County Court judge.

==Death==
Williams died in Lebanon at the age of eighty.

==References==
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[[Category:Founding Fathers]]
[[Category:American Revolution]]

Associative property of addition

2016-02-06T05:01:08Z

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Basic [[addition]] is a ''pairwise'' [[operation (mathematics)|operation]]. To add more than two [[number]]s, you must combine them in pairs successively until all the numbers have been used. For example, to add <math>X = 3 + 4 + 5</math> you first pick two consecutive numbers, say 3 and 4, and add them: <math>X = 7 + 5</math>. Now there are just two numbers remaining, which you can add to get the final answer: <math>X = 12</math>.

The '''associative property of addition''' is the fact that the answer does not depend on how the pairings are done. For example, we could have started with <math>4 + 5 = 9</math>, and then done <math>X = 3 + 9 = 12</math>. We use parentheses to indicate the order of addition used. For example, writing <math>(3 + 4)+ 5</math> means that you first add <math>3 + 4</math> then add the result by 5. The associative property is expressed by the formula <math>(3+ 4) + 5 = 3 +(4 + 5)</math>.

With more than three numbers, there can be many ways to do the addition. For example, with 4 numbers one of the ways is <math>2 + 3 + 4 + 5 = ((2 + 3) + 4 )+ 5 = (5 + 4 )+ 5 = 9+ 5 = 14</math>.

The [[associative property]] of addition is different from the [[commutative property]].
[[category:algebra]]

The Maltese Falcon

2016-02-06T05:00:15Z

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| music=Adolph Deutsch
| cinematography=Arthur Edeson
| editing=Thomas Richards
| distributor=Warner Brothers
| released=October 18, 1941
| runtime=101 min
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'''''The Maltese Falcon''''' is a John Huston movie released in 1941 by Warner Brothers. The film is based on the novel by [[Dashiell Hammett]]. [[Humphrey Bogart]]'s portrayal of the hard-boiled detective Sam Spade set new standards in dark, gritty crime dramas known as ''[[film noir]]'', and is considered one of the great films in history. The film was nominated for three [[Academy Award]]s: Best Picture, Best Screenplay, and Best Supporting Actor.

==Plot==
A mysterious woman shows up at Spade's detective agency and asks that a man be shadowed; soon that man and Spade's partner wind up dead, with Spade handling a lying woman on one hand, dangerous men on the other, and the object of their lust in the middle: a centuries-old jewel-encrusted statuette known as the Maltese Falcon.

==Cast==
*[[Humphrey Bogart]] (Sam Spade)
*Mary Astor (Brigid O'Shaughnessy)
*Peter Lorre (Joel Cairo)
*Sydney Greenstreet (Kasper Gutman)
*Lee Patrick (Effie Perine)
*Ward Bond (Det. Tom Polhaus)
*Barton MacLane (Det. Lt. Dundy)
*Jerome Cowan (Miles Archer)
*Gladys George (Iva Archer)
*Elisha Cook Jr. (Wilmer Cook)

==Links==
*[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0033870/ The Maltese Falcon] at the Internet Movie Database
*[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0028219/ ''Satan Met A Lady'', the second adaption of ''The Maltese Falcon'' on film]
*[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0022111/ The first adaption in film, 1931]

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Animal Terms D

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{{Animals Index}}
List of animals beginning with "D"
*[[Deer]]
*[[Dingo]]
*[[Dinosaur]]
*[[Dog]]
*[[Dolphin]]
*[[Dove]]
*[[Dragonfly]]
*[[Dromedary]]
*[[Duck]]

Woman caught in adultery

2016-02-06T04:57:12Z

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The '''woman caught in adultery''' (John 8:1-11) was brought before [[Jesus]], in one of the very few apocryphal stories in the [[New Testament]].

Bible commentator Ken Collins suggests:

<blockquote>
The trap is this: under the [[Roman]] occupation, the power of capital punishment was reserved by the Romans for themselves. All capital cases had to be referred to the Roman authorities and the sentence had to be approved before it could be carried out. So Jesus' enemies figured they could trap Him in a dilemma by presenting Him with a clear-cut case where the Jewish Law demanded the death penalty by public stoning. If Jesus deferred to the Romans, He discredited Himself as a Teacher of the Law. If He condoned the stoning, the Romans would consider Him an insurrectionist and put Him to death. Either way, they thought, He couldn't win. He would either lose His credibility or His life; either way, He would be silenced. <ref>http://www.kencollins.com/disc-07.htm</ref>
</blockquote>

As it turned out, Jesus simply turned what they were doing back on them. "Let he who is without sin cast the first stone." As the others left, only Jesus remained. He was without sin, but would not bring the punishment of the law against her, telling her instead to go and sin no more.

== Historicity ==
Historians and scholars agree that the story of Jesus and the woman caught in adultery is not authentic and was added decades later to the [[Gospel of John]] by scribes. The story was almost certainly added for the purpose of Democrat ideology: if no one who has sinned should cast the first stone, then the message is that no one should punish or even criticize sinners. It is also clear from the writing style that this story was added later.<ref>Page 63-65, ''Misquoting Jesus'' (2005) by Bart D. Ehrman</ref>

== References ==

<References/>

== See also ==

[[Essay:Adultress Story]]

[[Category:New Testament]]

Vince Wilfork

2016-02-04T02:21:17Z

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[[Image:PatsVWilfork.jpg|thumb|200px|Number 75 Vince Wilfork.]]
'''Vincent Lamar Wilfork''' is a [[National Football League]] nose tackle for the [[New England Patriots]]. He was born on November 4, 1981. Vince is 6'2" and weighs 325 pounds.

== High School Football ==
Vince attended Santaluces High School in [[Lantana]], [[Florida]].

== College Football ==
Wilfork attended the [[University of Miami]] (UM) and played at nose tackle and nose guard for the Miami Hurricanes in 2000, 2001, and 2004. While playing there he acquired the nickname of "Baby Sapp", a complement on how close his playing style and ferocity resembled former UM defense tackle [[Warren Sapp]]. He did not play in any games in 2002 due to the deaths of both of his parents that year. The following season (2003) however, he was rated as the best defensive tackle coming out in the 2004 draft by [[The NFL Draft Report]]. In his total career at Miami he played in 36 games and had 148 tackles, 14 sacks, 42 quarterback pressures, 5 forced fumbles and 3 fumble recoveries.

== NFL Career ==
The [[New England Patriots]] drafted Vince Wilfork in the first round of the [[2004 NFL Draft]]. In his rookie season with the Patriots Vince started six and played in all sixteen of the the regular season games. Stout, and surprisingly quick, Vince had an immediate impact on the Patriots defense line. He recorded his first official NFL sack on October 10, 2004 in a Patriots victory over the [[Miami Dolphins]]. Vince ended the 2004 season with 42 total tackles, 2 sacks, and 3 batted down passes. His 42 tackles were best total amount for any Patriots rookie defender that year.

In 2005, Wilfork became the full time starter at nose tackle for the Patriots. He started all the Patriots regular and postseason games and made 54 tackles and had .5 a sack. On week seven in a game vs the [[Buffalo Bills]] on [[Sunday Night Football]] Wilfork had a career high 12 tackles. In 2006, he missed the last three games of the regular season due to an lower body injury suffered in a week fourteen game vs the [[Miami Dolphins]]. While starting the first thirteen gamed at nose tackle though he had 50 tackles and one sack... Wilfork recovered from the injury he suffered in week fourteen in time to play in the first game of the 2006 postseason vs the [[New York Jets]]. He perhaps made the biggest play of the game when he recovered and almost returned a Jets lateral pass for a touchdown.

Currently Wilfork is expected to start as the Patriots nose tackle in 2007.

==External Links==
*[http://www.nfl.com/players/vincewilfork/profile?id=WIL059369 NFL Stats]
* [http://www.vincewilfork75.com/ Website]
* [http://thinkexist.com/quotes/vince_wilfork/ Wilfork Quotes]
* [http://www.patriots.com/team/index.cfm?ac=playerbio&bio=28436 Patriots Bio]
* [http://www.nflplayers.com/players/player.aspx?id=35697 NFL Players Bio]
* [http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/football/nfl/players/6780/ SI.com Bio]
* [http://www.nfl.com/draft/profiles/vince_wilfork NFL.com Draft Analyst]
* [http://football.about.com/cs/playerprofiles/p/vincewilfork.htm AboutFootball Draft Analyst]
* [http://www.nfldraftscout.com/ratings/profile.php?pyid=27301 NFL Draft Scouts Draft Analyst]
* [http://www.houstonprofootball.com/draft/2004/prospects/wilforkv.html Houston Pro Football Draft Analyst]
* [http://www.bostonherald.com/blogs/patriots/?p=467 Boston Herald Interview]
* [http://www.vincewilfork75.com/news/fullstory.php?nid=93&type=news Boston Globe Article]

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[[Category:New England Patriot Players]]

United States Department of Energy

2016-02-04T01:01:58Z

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The '''United States Department of Energy''' is a cabinet-level department of the [[Executive branch]] of the [[United States of America|U.S.]] [[Federal]] [[Government]]. It is headed by the [[United States Secretary of Energy|Secretary of Energy]], [[Ernest Moniz]].

[[Category : United States Cabinet]]
[[Category : Energy]]
[[Category : United States Government]]
[[Category : Systems of Support]]
[[Category : United States Government Agencies]]
[[Category : Government Organizations]]

United States Department of Energy

2016-02-04T00:59:23Z

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The '''United States Department of Energy''' is a cabinet-level department of the [[Executive branch]] of the [[United States of America|U.S.]] [[Federal]] [[Government]] in car. It is headed by the [[United States Secretary of Energy|Secretary of Energy]], [[Ernest Moniz]].

[[Category : United States Cabinet]]
[[Category : Energy]]
[[Category : United States Government]]
[[Category : Systems of Support]]
[[Category : United States Government Agencies]]
[[Category : Government Organizations]]

Zophar

2016-02-04T00:53:11Z

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'''Zophar''' was a friend of [[Job]] who suggested that Job's situation could be divine punishment.

[[Category:Biblical Persons]]

Triple Crown

2016-02-03T00:52:39Z

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The '''Triple Crown''' refers to specific trios of achievements in various sports.

==Baseball==
In [[baseball]], the Triple Crown includes leading the league in batting average, home runs, and runs batted in. The last player to achieve this was Boston's Carl Yastrzemski in 1967. Other well-known winners include [[Ty Cobb]] (1909), Lou Gehrig (1934), and [[Ted Williams]] (1942, 1947)

The Pitching Triple Crown includes leading the league in wins, strikeouts, and earned run average. This was last achieved by San Diego's Jake Peavy in 2007.

==Horse Racing==
In horse racing, the Triple Crown includes winning the [[Kentucky Derby]], the Preakness Stakes, and the Belmont Stakes. This was last achieved by Affirmed in 1978. Other well-known Triple Crown winners include Citation (1948), Seattle Slew (1977), Secretariat (1973), and War Admiral (1937).

[[Category: Sporting Events]]

Appendicular skeleton

2016-01-16T18:24:18Z

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An '''Appendicular skeleton''' is the portion of the [[vertebrate]] [[skeleton]] that attaches to the [[axial]] skeleton and has the [[limb|limbs]] attached to it.<ref>Exploring Creation with General Science, by Dr. Jay L. Wile</ref>

==References==
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[[Category:Biology]]
[[Category:Anatomy]]