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Production The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad

in 1938, shortly after release of snow white , 7 dwarfs, james bodrero , campbell grant pitched walt disney idea of making feature film of kenneth grahame s 1908 children s book wind in willows. bodrero , grant felt wind in willows, anthropomorphised animals, produced using animation. disney skeptical, however, , felt corny acquired rights in june year. film intended single narrative feature film title of same name. by 1941, basic script complete, along song written frank churchill called re merrily on our way . although intended low-budget film (much dumbo), disney hired many animators prestigious bambi (which complete) , production began in may year. within 6 months, 33 minutes of film had been animated. however, studio s ability produce full-length feature films had been drastically diminished, because world war ii had drafted many of animators military , had cut off foreign release market. thus, in october 1941, disney put production of wind in willows on hold. then in december ...

Ant colony optimization .28Dorigo.2C 1992.29 List of metaphor-based metaheuristics

the ant colony optimization algorithm (aco) probabilistic technique solving computational problems can reduced finding paths through graphs. proposed marco dorigo in 1992 in phd thesis, first algorithm aiming search optimal path in graph, based on behavior of ants seeking path between colony , source of food. original idea has since diversified solve wider class of numerical problems, , result, several problems have emerged, drawing on various aspects of behavior of ants. broader perspective, aco performs model-based search , shares similarities estimation of distribution algorithms.

North America Love lock

love padlocks attached railing of corktown footbridge in canada, love padlocks appearing along wild pacific trail in ucluelet on vancouver island, have caused controversy regard them distraction nature. love padlocks removed humber bay arch bridge in toronto, due concerns on aesthetics , structural concerns if bridge become love padlock destination. ottawa s corktown footbridge has attracted love locks. united states in rio grande gorge bridge, taos, new mexico, visitors have started put love locks. in atlanta, ga, love locks removed officials on beltline on ralph mcgill in 2013. locks beginning appear on cherokee avenue in grant park on i-20. november 2014. the recent love lock started in june 2015 in baltimore, md. installation started uncustomary art , continues grow. in de pere, wisconsin, @ voyageur park, locks being attached lookout called sunset point. in canfield, ohio, big lock installed in 2014 community art project @ canfield fairgrounds. visitors encouraged add personalized...

Demographics Waitsfield, Vermont

old town office – waitsfield, vermont as of census of 2000, there 1,659 people, 734 households, , 485 families residing in town. population density 61.7 people per square mile (23.8/km). there 908 housing units @ average density of 33.7 per square mile (13.0/km). racial makeup of town 97.23% white, 0.96% african american, 0.24% native american, 0.48% asian, 0.06% pacific islander, 0.30% other races, , 0.72% 2 or more races. hispanic or latino of race 1.21% of population. there 734 households out of 29.4% had children under age of 18 living them, 55.2% married couples living together, 8.2% had female householder no husband present, , 33.9% non-families. 25.5% of households made of individuals , 6.5% had living alone 65 years of age or older. average household size 2.26 , average family size 2.73. in town, population spread out 21.3% under age of 18, 6.6% 18 24, 32.2% 25 44, 27.7% 45 64, , 12.2% 65 years of age or older. median age 40 years. every 100 females there 96.3 males. every 100 ...

Collection Eastwoodhill Arboretum

1 collection 1.1 first catalogues 1.2 specializations 1.3 homestead garden collection douglas cook brought total number of 5,000 different species , cultivars of trees, shrubs , climbers eastwoodhill. lot of them imported well-known english nurseries hillier s, veitch s , slococks. bought many nurseries in new zealand duncan , davies in new plymouth , harrison s in palmerston north. the main focus of collection still trees, shrubs , climbers northern hemisphere, nowadays eastwoodhill has large collection of native trees, too. first catalogues in beginning of 1970s, first catalogue of trees, shrubs , climbers prepared bob berry. contained 3,000 different taxa. after first version of 1972, catalogue remained responsibility of bob berry until 1986. nowadays catalogue computerised, , responsibility of curator. specializations the important genera @ eastwoodhill are: camellia, 270 taxa rhododendron, 220 + 250 azaleas acer, 90 taxa quercus, 80 taxa. in 1990s, large numbers of acorns collecte...

Honesty about oneself: the virtue between boasting and self-deprecation Nicomachean Ethics

socrates used irony, aristotle considers acceptable type of dishonesty. many philosophers can away dishonest bragging, worse. once again, aristotle said had no convenient greek word give virtuous , honest mean in case, person boasts claims qualities inappropriately, while person self-deprecates excessively makes no claim qualities have, or disparages himself. aristotle therefore names virtuous man person claims qualities has without exaggeration or understatement. in many of these examples, aristotle says excess (boastfulness) more blameworthy deficiency (being self-disparaging). unlike treatment of flattery, described vice, aristotle describes ways in person might relatively blameless if dishonest own qualities, long not become fixed disposition boast. specifically, according aristotle boasting not blamed if aim honor or glory, blameworthy if aim money. parts of section remarkable because of implications practice of philosophy. @ 1 point aristotle says examples of areas dishonest boas...

Course changes Mississippi River

view along former riverbed @ tennessee/arkansas state line near reverie, tennessee (2007) timeline of outflow course changes c.5000 bc: last ice age ended; world sea level became now. c.2500 bc: bayou teche became main course of mississippi. c.800 bc: mississippi diverted further east. c.200 ad: bayou lafourche became main course of mississippi. c.1000 ad: mississippi s present course took over. before c.1400 ad: red river of south flowed parallel lower mississippi sea 15th century: turnbull s bend in lower mississippi extended far west captured red river of south. red river below captured section became atchafalaya river. 1831: captain henry m. shreve dug new short course mississippi through neck of turnbull s bend. 1833 november 1873: great raft (a huge logjam in atchafalaya river) cleared. atchafalaya started capture mississippi , become new main lower course. 1963: old river control structure completed, controlling how mississippi water entered atchafalaya. cahokia s rise , fall li...