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Iowa County is part of the Madison , WI Metropolitan Statistical Area .
Iowa County is part of the Madison Metropolitan Statistical Area .
Its county seat and largest city is Dodgeville .
Its county seat is Dodgeville .
According to the U.S. Census Bureau , the county has a total area of 768 square miles ( 1,990 km2 ) , of which 763 square miles ( 1,980 km2 ) is land and 5 square miles ( 13 km2 ) ( 0.7 % ) is water .
The county has a total area of 768 square miles ( 1,989.1 km2 ) .
As of the census of 2000 , there were 22,780 people , 8,764 households , and 6,213 families residing in the county .
As of 2000 , 22,780 people lived there .
The 300 Spartans is a 1962 Cinemascope film depicting the Battle of Thermopylae .
The 300 Spartans is a 1962 Cinemascope movie depicting the Battle of Thermopylae .
Despite the odds , the Spartans will not flee or surrender , even if it means their deaths .
The Spartans will not flee or surrender , even if it means their deaths .
Made with the cooperation of the Greek government , it was shot in the village of Perachora in the Peloponnese .
It was shot in the village of Perachora in the Peloponnese .
Some 5,000 members of the Hellenic Army were loaned by the Greek Ministry of Defense to portray both the Spartans and the Persians .
Some 5,000 members of the Royal Hellenic Army were loaned by the King of Greece to portray both the Spartans and the Persians .
When it was released in 1962 , critics saw the movie as a commentary on the Cold War , referring to the independent Greek states as `` the only stronghold of freedom remaining in the then known world '' , holding out against the Persian `` slave empire '' .
When it was released in 1962 , critics saw the movie as a commentary on the Cold War .
It starred Richard Egan as the Spartan king Leonidas , Ralph Richardson as Themistocles of Athens and David Farrar as Persian king Xerxes , with Diane Baker as Ellas and Barry Coe as Phylon providing the requisite romantic element in the film .
Diane Baker as Ellas and Barry Coe as Phylon provide the romantic element .
It was impossible to shoot at the actual location in Thermopylae because the sea had receded about 3 miles farther away from the narrow pass at the time of the actual battle in 480 B.C. .
The sea had receded about 3 miles farther away from the narrow pass .
In the film , a force of Greek warriors led by 300 Spartans fights against a Persian army of almost limitless size .
The movie is about a force of Greek warriors led by 300 Spartans which fights against an enormous Persian army .
In March 1886 , he moved to Paris and discovered the French Impressionists .
In March 1886 , he moved to Paris and found out about the French Impressionists .
In 1885 , he painted his first major work The Potato Eaters .
He began drawing the people there , and in 1885 , he painted his first important work , The Potato Eaters .
Vincent Willem van Gogh ( Dutch : ( ˈvɪnsɛnt ˈʋɪləɱ vɑŋ ˈɣɔχ ) ( listen ) ; 30 March 1853 - 29 July 1890 ) was a post-Impressionist painter of Dutch origin whose work , notable for its rough beauty , emotional honesty and bold color , had a far-reaching influence on 20th-century art .
Vincent Willem van Gogh , ( 30 March 1853-29 July 1890 ) , was a Dutch Post-Impressionist painter .
Gauguin left Arles and never saw Van Gogh again .
Near the end of 1888 , Gauguin left Arles .
One of his early aspirations was to become a pastor and from 1879 he worked as a missionary in a mining region in Belgium where he began to sketch people from the local community .
He then wanted to become a pastor and spread the Gospel , and from 1879 he worked as a missionary in a mining place in Belgium .
In just over a decade , he produced more than 2,100 artworks , consisting of 860 oil paintings and more than 1,300 watercolors , drawings , sketches and prints .
He made more than 2,000 artworks , with 900 paintings and 1,100 drawings and sketches .
Van Gogh did two chair paintings : Van Gogh 's Chair and Gauguin 's Chair .
Van Gogh 's finest works were all sold in less than three years .
Matthew Paul Miller ( born June 30 , 1979 ) , known by his Hebrew name and stage name Matisyahu ( `` Gift of God '' ) , is an American reggae rapper and alternative rock musician .
Matthew Paul Miller ( born June 30 , 1979 ) , better known by his Hebrew name and stage name Matisyahu , is a Jewish , Hasidic , rapper .
Since 2004 , he has released four studio albums as well as two live albums , two remix CDs and two DVDs featuring live concerts .
He has 3 studio albums , as well as 2 live albums , 2 remix albums , and 2 DVDs with live concerts .
In 1067 , Carcassonne became the property of Raimond-Bernard Trencavel , viscount of Albi and Nîmes , through his marriage with Ermengard , sister of the last count of Carcassonne .
In 1067 Carcassonne became the property of Raimond Bernard Trencavel , viscount of Albi and Nîmes .
Carcassonne became strategically identified when Romans fortified the hilltop around 100 BC and eventually made the colonia of Julia Carsaco , later Carcasum ( by the process of swapping consonants known as metathesis ) .
Romans fortified the hilltop of Carcassonne around 100 BC and eventually made it the colonia of Julia Carsaco , later Carcasum .
Viollet-le-Duc left copious notes and drawings on his death in 1879 , when his pupil Paul Boeswillwald , and later the architect Nodet continued the rehabilitation of Carcassonne .
At his death in 1879 his pupil Paul Boeswillwald , and later the architect Nodet continued the rehabilitation of Carcassonne .
In 462 the Romans officially ceded Septimania to the Visigothic king Theodoric II who had held Carcassonne since 453 ; he built more fortifications at Carcassonne , which was a frontier post on the northern marches : traces of them still stand .
In 462 the Romans officially left and the Visigothic king Theodoric II built more fortifications at Carcassonne , some of them still stand .
In August 1209 the crusading army of the Papal Legate , Abbot Arnaud Amalric , forced its citizens to surrender .
In August 1209 the crusading army of Simon de Montfort forced its citizens to surrender .
Fresh from work in the north of France , he made the error of using slates and restoring the roofs as point-free environment .
The restoration was strongly criticized during Viollet-le-Duc 's lifetime because he made the error of using slates and restoring the roofs as pointed cones , where local practice was traditionally of tile roofing and low slopes , as in this region snow was very seldom .
The city is famous for the Cité de Carcassonne , a medieval fortress restored by the theorist and architect Eugène Viollet-le-Duc in 1853 and added to the UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites in 1997 .
This bastide , which was thoroughly restored from 1853 by the theorist and architect Eugène Viollet-le-Duc , was added to the UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites in 1997 .
First TransPennine Express runs regular passenger services in northern England , including services linking the west and east coasts across the Pennines .
It runs regular passenger trains in northern England , including trains linking the west and east coasts across the Pennines .
First TransPennine Express is one of the few UK train operating companies running 24 hours a day , including through New Year 's Eve night .
First TransPennine Express is a British train operating company .
The service provides rail links for major cities such as Edinburgh , Glasgow , Liverpool , Sheffield , Hull , Leeds , York , Scarborough and Newcastle .
TransPennine Express runs three routes which provide rail links for large cities like Edinburgh , Glasgow , Liverpool , Sheffield , Leeds , York and Newcastle .
Currently , all services call or terminate at Manchester Piccadilly with most continuing to Manchester Airport .
All three routes stop at Manchester Piccadilly and Manchester Airport .
The Thames Valley is a major tourist destination in the United Kingdom for domestic and international visitors .
The Thames Valley region is an important tourist destination in the United Kingdom , both for domestic and international tourists .
The Thames Valley region is a loose term for the English counties or parts of those counties roughly following the course of the River Thames as it flows from Oxfordshire in the west to London in the east .
The Thames Valley Region is a term that is used for the English counties and towns along the course of the River Thames .
It is generally taken to include parts of Oxfordshire , Buckinghamshire , Berkshire , Surrey and sometimes two boroughs of southwest London .
It includes parts of Wiltshire , Oxfordshire , Buckinghamshire , Berkshire , North Hampshire and West London .
Called for by Portugal and organized by Otto von Bismarck , first Chancellor of Germany , its outcome , the General Act of the Berlin Conference , can be seen as the formalization of the Scramble for Africa .
It was called for by Portugal and organized by Otto von Bismarck .
The conference ushered in a period of heightened colonial activity by European powers , while simultaneously eliminating most existing forms of African autonomy and self-governance .
It ended most existing forms of African autonomy and self-governance .
The following table lays out the chronology of the construction of most of the major pyramids mentioned here .
The following table lays out the chronology of the construction of most of the major pyramids .
Most were built as tombs for the country 's Pharaohs and their consorts during the Old and Middle Kingdom periods .
Most were built during the Old and Middle Kingdom periods .
The Egyptian pyramids are ancient pyramid-shaped masonry structures located in Egypt .
The Pyramids of Egypt are among the largest structures ever built and are one of the most important examples of Ancient Egyptian civilization .
This response is recognized as the first stage of a general adaptation syndrome that regulates stress responses among vertebrates and other organisms .
This response is recognized as the first stage of a general adaptation that regulates stress responses among vertebrates and other organisms .
His theory states that animals react to threats with a general discharge of the sympathetic nervous system , priming the animal for fighting or fleeing .
His theory states that animals react to threats with a general discharge of the sympathetic nervous system .
The fight or flight response provided them with the mechanisms to rapidly respond to threats against survival .
The fight or flight response lets animals respond quickly to threats against their survival .
Melissa `` Missy '' Peregrym ( born June 16 , 1982 ) is a Canadian actress and former fashion model .
Melissa `` Missy '' Peregrym ( born June 16 , 1982 in Montreal , Quebec , Canada ) is a Canadian actress .
Aged 18 , Peregrym began her professional career with the Lizbell Agency .
Peregrym began her career as a model at the age of 18 .
In later years , Ford received the Distinguished Eagle Scout Award in May 1970 and Silver Buffalo Award from the Boy Scouts of America .
In his later years , Ford received the Distinguished Eagle Scout Award in May 1970 and Silver Buffalo Award from the Boy Scouts of America .
Ford lived longer than any other U.S. president , living 93 years and 165 days , while his 895-day presidency remains the shortest of all presidents who did not die in office .
Ford lived longer than any other U.S. president , living 93 years and 165 years , while his 895-day presidency remains the shortest of all presidents who did not die in office .
His mother was Dorothy Ayer Gardner , and his father was Leslie Lynch King , Sr. , a wool trader and a son of prominent banker Charles Henry King and Martha Alicia King ( née Porter ) .
His mother was Dorothy Ayer Gardner , and his father was Leslie Lynch King , Sr. , a wool trader and son of prominent banker Charles Henry King and Martha Alicia King ( nee Porter ) .
Ford was born Leslie Lynch King , Jr. , on July 14 , 1913 , at 3202 Woolworth Avenue in Omaha , Nebraska , where his parents lived with his paternal grandparents .
He was born on July 14 , 1913 , at 3202 Woolworth Avenue in Omaha , Nebraska , where his parents lived with his paternal grandparents .
Gerald Rudolph `` Jerry '' Ford , Jr. ( born Leslie Lynch King , Jr. ; July 14 , 1913 - December 26 , 2006 ) was the 38th President of the United States , serving from 1974 to 1977 , and prior to this , was the 40th Vice President of the United States serving from 1973 to 1974 .
Gerald Rudolph `` Jerry '' Ford , Jr. ( born Leslie Lynch King , Jr. ; July 14 , 1913 - December 26 , 2006 ) was the 38th President of the United States from 1974 to 1977 .
The rise of suburban shopping malls in the 1970s drew retail revenues away from Knoxville 's Downtown area .
Suburban shopping malls in the 1970s took retail revenues away from Knoxville 's Downtown area .
While government jobs and economic diversification prevented widespread unemployment in Knoxville , the city sought to recover the massive loss of revenue by attempting to annex neighboring communities in Knox County .
So , the city sought to recover the massive loss of revenue by trying to annex neighboring communities in Knox County .
Knoxville is a city in the U.S. state of Tennessee , and the county seat of Knox County .
Knoxville is the county seat of Knox County .
Knoxville 's textile and manufacturing industries largely fell victim to foreign competition in the 1950s and 1960s , and after the establishment of the Interstate Highway system in the 1960s , the railroad-which had been largely responsible for Knoxville 's industrial growth-began to decline .
After the building of the Interstate Highway system in the 1960s , the railroad-which had been largely responsible for Knoxville 's industrial growth-began to decline .
The arts in particular have begun to flourish , there are multiple venues for outdoor concerts and Gay St. hosts a new arts annex and gallery surrounded by many studios and new business as well .
The arts in particular have begun to flourish , there are multiple venues for outdoor concerts .
These annexation attempts often turned combative , and several attempts to merge the Knoxville and Knox County governments failed though the school boards merged on 1 July 1987 .
Several efforts to combine all of the Knoxville and Knox County governments failed .
Francisco Javier Varela García ( September 7 , 1946 - May 28 , 2001 ) was a Chilean biologist , philosopher , and neuroscientist who , together with his teacher Humberto Maturana , is best known for introducing the concept of autopoiesis to biology , and for co-founding the Mind and Life Institute to promote dialog between science and Buddhism .
Varela was , with his teacher Humberto Maturana , best known for introducing the concept of autopoiesis to biology , and for co-founding the Mind and Life Institute to promote dialog between science and Buddhism .
Varela wrote and edited a number of books and numerous journal articles in biology , neurology , cognitive science , mathematics , and philosophy .
Varela wrote numerous books and articles :
Mérida State covers a total surface area of 11,300 square kilometres ( 4,363 sq mi ) and , in 2007 , had an estimated population of 843,800 .
Mérida State covers a total surface area of 11,300 km ² and , in 2007 , had an estimated population of 843,800 .
Mérida ( Spanish : Estado Mérida , IPA : ( esˈtaðo ˈmeɾiða ) ) is one of the 23 states of Venezuela .
Estado Mérida ( Spanish pronunciation : ( esˈtaðo ˈmeɾiða ) ) is one of the 23 states of Venezuela .
One litre of water has a mass of almost exactly one kilogram when measured at its maximal density , which occurs at about 4 ° C. Similarly : 1 millilitre of water has a mass of about 1 g ; 1,000 litres of water has a mass of about 1,000 kg ( 1 tonne ) .
One litre of water has the mass of exactly one kilogram .
The litre , though not an official SI unit , may be used with SI prefixes .
It is not an SI unit .
A cubic decimetre ( or litre ) occupies a volume of 10 × 10 × 10 centimetres ( see figure ) and is thus equal to one-thousandth of a cubic metre .
One litre is the volume of one cubic decimetre , that is a cube of 10 x 10 x 10 centimetre .
It was subsequently discovered that the cylinder was around 28 parts per million too large and thus , during this time , a litre was about 1.000028 dm3 .
They found that it occupied about 1.000028 dm3 .
Sparta 's location in the United States ' upper midwest gives the area a temperate , continental climate .
Sparta 's location gives the area a temperate , continental climate .
According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 6.60 square miles ( 17.09 km2 ) , of which , 6.54 square miles ( 16.94 km2 ) is land and 0.06 square miles ( 0.16 km2 ) is water .
Of this , 6.54 square miles ( 16.94 km2 ) is land and 0.06 square miles ( 0.16 km2 ) is water .
Sparta is a city in and the county seat of Monroe County , Wisconsin , United States , along the La Crosse River .
Sparta is a city in Monroe County , Wisconsin , United States .
The warmest month of the year is July , with an average high temperature of 85 ° F ( 29 ° C ) , with overnight low temperatures averaging 63 ° F ( 18 ° C ) .
The average low temperature is 63 ° F ( 18 ° C ) .
January is the coldest month , with high temperatures averaging 26 ° F ( -4 ° C ) , with the overnight low temperatures around 6 ° F ( -14 ° C ) .
In January , the high temperatures averages 26 ° F ( -4 ° C ) and the low temperatures is about 6 ° F ( -14 ° C )
The population was 9,602 as of July 1 , 2011 .
As of July 2011 , 9,602 people lived there .
Cluedo was a UK television game show based on the board game of the same name .
Cluedo was a UK television game show .
Each week , a reenactment of the murder at the stately home Arlington Grange of a visiting guest was played and , through a combination of interrogating the suspects ( of whom only the murderer could lie ) and deduction , celebrity guests had to discover who committed the murder , which of six weapons ( not usually the original six from the board game ) and in which room it was committed , whilst viewers were invited to play along at home .
Each week , a reenactment of the murder of a visiting guest at the home Arlington Grange was played .
For example , if the angle between the road and the uphill direction , projected onto the horizontal plane , is 60 ° , then the steepest slope along the road will be 20 % , which is 40 % times the cosine of 60 ° .
For example , if the angle between the road and the uphill direction , projected onto the horizontal plane , is 60 ° , then the steepest slope along the road will be 20 % which is 40 % times the cosine of 60 ° .
At each point in the room , the gradient of T at that point will show the direction the temperature rises most quickly .
Then , at each point in the room , the gradient at that point will show the direction in which the temperature rises most quickly .
The gradient of H at a point is a vector pointing in the direction of the steepest slope or grade at that point .
The gradient of at a point is a vector pointing in the direction of the steepest slope or grade at that point .
( We will assume that the temperature does not change over time . )
We will assume that the temperature does not change in time .
Suppose that the steepest slope on a hill is 40 % .
Consider again the example with the hill and suppose that the steepest slope on the hill is 40 % .
If , instead , the road goes around the hill at an angle , then it will have a shallower slope .
If instead , the road goes around the hill at an angle with the uphill direction ( the gradient vector ) , then it will have a shallower slope .
Consider a room in which the temperature is given by a scalar field , T , so at each point ( x , y , z ) the temperature is T ( x , y , z ) .
Consider a room in which the temperature is given by a scalar field , so at each point the temperature is .
Consider a surface whose height above sea level at a point ( x , y ) is H ( x , y ) .
Consider a hill whose height above sea level at a point is .
The brush-tailed rock-wallaby or small-eared rock-wallaby ( Petrogale penicillata ) is a kind of wallaby , one of several rock-wallabies in the genus Petrogale .
The brush-tailed rock-wallaby or small-eared rock-wallaby ( Petrogale penicillata ) is a kind of wallaby .
As part of the acclimatisation movement of the late 1800s , governor Grey introduced this and four other species of wallabies ( including the rare parma wallaby ) to islands in Hauraki Gulf , near Auckland , New Zealand , where they became well-established .
In the late 1800s , governor Grey introduced this and four other species of wallabies ( including the rare parma wallaby ) to islands in Hauraki Gulf , near Auckland , New Zealand , where they became well-established .
Another thirty-three rock-wallabies were captured on Kawau during the 2000s , and returned to Australia , before eradication began .
Another 33 rock-wallabies were captured on Kawau during the 2000s , and returned to Australia .
Populations have declined seriously in the south and west of its range , but it remains locally common in northern New South Wales and southern Queensland .
It remains locally common in northern New South Wales and southern Queensland .
Rock-wallabies were removed from Rangitoto and Motutapu Islands during the 1990s , and eradication is now underway on Kawau .
Rock-wallabies were removed from Rangitoto and Motutapu Islands during the 1990s .
In modern times , these populations have come to be viewed as exotic pests , with severe impacts on the indigenous flora and fauna .
In modern times , the wallabies have come to be viewed as exotic pests .
Due to an escape of a pair in 1916 , a small breeding population of the brush-tailed rock-wallabies also exists on the island of Oahu in Hawaii .
Two wallabies escaped in 1916 on the island of Oahu in Hawaii .
The spectacled caiman ( Caiman crocodilus ) , also known as the white caiman or common caiman , is a crocodilian reptile found in much of Central and South America .
The spectacled caiman ( Caiman crocodilus ) , or the common caiman , is a medium sized crocodilian species that lives in the wetland areas of South America .
Caimans eat a variety of invertebrates such as insects , crustaceans , and mollusks .
Spectacled caimans have been known to eat insects , crustaceans , and mollusks .
The species ' common name comes from a bony ridge between the eyes , which gives the appearance of a pair of spectacles .
The spectacled caiman gets its name from the bony ridge between its eyes , looking like a pair of eyeglasses .
They were promoted to the Primera División de Costa Rica , making their debut in the top flight on 21 August 1949 .
It became a part of the top league , Primera División de Costa Rica on August 21 , 1949 .
The name is Irish for `` ourselves '' or `` we ourselves '' , although it is frequently mistranslated as `` ourselves alone '' .
The name is Irish for `` ourselves '' or `` we ourselves '' , although it is frequently wrongly translated as `` ourselves alone '' .
Originating in the Sinn Féin organization founded in 1905 by Arthur Griffith , it took its current form in 1970 after a split within the party ( the other party is Workers ' Party of Ireland ) , and has been associated with the Provisional IRA .
Beginning with the Sinn Féin organization set up in 1905 by Arthur Griffith , it took its current form in 1970 after a split within the party .
The opposing , anti-abstentionist party became known as `` Official Sinn Féin '' .
Sinn Féin is a political party in Ireland .
Around the same time , Gerry Adams began writing for Republican News , calling for Sinn Féin to become more involved politically .
The leader of Sinn Féin is Gerry Adams .
In the system of ranked Shinto shrines , Watatsu was listed among the third class of nationally significant shrines or Kokuhei Shōsha ( 国幣小社 ? )
In the modern system of ranked Shinto Shrines , Watatsu was listed among the 3rd class of nationally significant shrines or Kokuhei Shōsha ( 国幣小社 ? )
is a Japanese Shinto shrine in Sado , Niigata , an island in the Sea of Japan .
is a Japanese Shinto shrine at Sado , Niigata , which is an island in the Sea of Japan .
Each year in late-April , horseback archery ( yabusame ) takes place at the branch shrine in the town of Hamochi .
Each year in late-April , horseback archery ( yabusame ) takes place at the branch Hachimangū of Watatsu Shrine in the town of Hamochi .
They can be made from flour , old bread , potatoes , semolina , etc. .
They can be made from flour , potatoes , old bread , semolina , etc. .
Klöße are also large dumplings , steamed or boiled in hot water , made of dough from grated raw or mashed potatoes , eggs and flour .
Klöße are large dumplings , steamed or boiled in hot water , made of dough from grated raw or mashed potatoes , eggs and flour .