Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 File FormulaContinental2010SCCARunoffsWinner96BrianTomasiB.jpg thumb right Formula Continental winner at 2010 SCCA National Championship Runoffs Formula Continental is a single seater, open wheel racing class in motorsport . It replaced Formula C SCCA Formula C as an SCCA racing class. Formula Continental includes three types of cars. The first are the traditional 1100cc Formula C cars which have large wings, are allowed aerodynamic tunnels, and full race engines . The second type is the Formula Ford Related Formulae Formula Ford 2000 FF2000 , which is a flat bottomed, steel tube frame open wheel car with smaller wings and a 2 liter engine derived from the steel blocked Ford Pinto or Ford Zetec engine. The third type is the air cooled variant of the Formula Super Vee , which used a 1600cc Volkswagen engine. Commons cat Formula Continental Currently, the vast majority of Formula Continental entrants are FF2000 cars. Category Racing formulas Continental Category Sports Car Club of America Class of Auto racing Autoracing stub ... more details
for the German corporation Continental AG Image 1956 Nash Ambassador sedan rear.jpg thumb 300px right 1956 Nash Motors Nash four door sedan car sedan with factory color matched Continental tire. A Continental ... have a continental look &ndash including a spare tire mounted on the trunk. ref Marshall Schuon ... For Edsel Ford s Continental , The New York Times , October 14, 1990, retrieved on 2008 06 27. ref The 1939 Lincoln Continental s short trunk with its external rear spare tire mount became a distinctive ... known as a Continental tire even if the design was found on other brands. ref Jim Donnelly, http www.hemmings.com ... were also described as a Continental kit , borrowing their name from the production Lincoln Continental. ref http auto.howstuffworks.com 1941 lincoln continental.htm 1941 Lincoln Continental , by the Auto ... convert 5 in 0 to allow the spare tire to migrate back inside, although the Continental mounting .... ref http www.lincolnanonymous.com The Continental History, undated , retrieved on 2008 06 27. ref Models File Metropolitan convertible red by lake.JPG thumb Nash Metropolitan with continental tire mount In the United States, the external Continental tire mounting was a factory option on various types ... , Jeep Jeepster C101 Jeepster Commando , and Mercury Turnpike Cruiser &ndash the Continental tire was a standard ... examples of Continental kits are sometimes found on customized automobiles. It has become an accessory that typifies the spirit of the 1950s. ref http www.continentalkit.com Continental Enterprises makes kits to fit cars through 1999. , retrieved on 2008 06 27. ref Continental kits were also made popular by the pimpmobile craze of the 1970s, not to mention the Pimp My Ride show. Continental ... of today have an exposed rear mounted spare tire. This is no longer described as a Continental tire. However, the historic Jeep DJ Surrey Gala with the fringed top, seats and Continental tire mount ... Ambassador by Rambler four door hardtop with full hub cap within its Continental tire cover. Image ... more details
Refimprove date March 2010 Image Voxcontinental.jpg thumb Single Manual Vox Continental The Vox Continental ... organ Hammond B3 . While this was not entirely accomplished, the Continental was used in many ... thumb Vox Continental Internal Workings The Continental came in two basic models, each with its own variations. The basic models were the single Manual music manual Continental, and the dual manual, which was known as the Vox Continental II in England and the Vox Super Continental ... Jennings and the Thomas Organ Company in the USA. The Continental was very striking to look at, and had ... and handsome looking piece of equipment. The Vox Continental used six slider type, metered volume ... similar tones and appearance, there were 4 different builds of the Vox Continental. The first were ... 80 of all Continental production, Hayvenhurst Continentals comprise about 3 of total single manual ... of the single manual Continentals, the Vox Continental 71. Dual Manual Continentals The UK had the Continental II, and Italy had the Super Continental. Both had plastic keys and were available ... the Vox Continental 300, which introduced Reverberation reverb and presets, and the Continental ... that use the Continental include She s About A Mover by the Sir Douglas Quintet , House of the Rising ... groups the Vox Continental played a large role in generating many of the keyboard sounds heard in 1970s and early 80s New Wave and Punk Rock. The Continental was used extensively by prodigy Steve ... can be seen using the Continental, as can Sam Steinig of Mondo Topless band Mondo Topless and Walt Martin of The Walkmen , while Kenny Howes of Atlanta psyche pop group Orange Hat used a Super Continental ... Super Continental. ref Benmont Tench of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers has also frequently used a 65 Continental since the early days of Mudcrutch . Singer songwriter Grayson Hugh featured a Continental ... Vox Continental organs are seen in the promo video for Summer in the City by The Lovin Spoonful ... more details
Infobox Airline airline Continental Express logo Continental Connection logo.svg logo size fleet size 83 destinations company slogan founded ceased March 3, 2012 merged with United Express hubs div Cleveland Hopkins International Airport George Bush Intercontinental Airport Newark Liberty International Airport div frequent flyer OnePass headquarters Houston, Texas alliance Star Alliance website http www.continental.com Image ContinentalConnection.jpg right thumb Beechcraft 1900 Image Commutair beech1900.jpg thumb CommutAir Beechcraft 1900 Image BeechInterior.jpg thumb right Facing forward in the passenger cabin of a CommutAir Beechcraft 1900D displaying the integral and remote field operationally friendly, airstair built into the forward exit of this type of airplane Continental Connection was a brand name under which several regional airline commuter airline carriers and their holding company holding companies operated services marketed exclusively by Continental Airlines . All Continental Connection service was provided using piston engine or turboprop aircraft, in contrast to Continental Express , whose flights were operated by Continental s regional jet partners, ExpressJet Airlines and Chautauqua Airlines . All flights on Continental Connection are given full OnePass frequent flyer program frequent flyer credit, as if they were mainline Continental flights. The Continental ... Continental Connection flights could be spotted by their Continental flight number 9356 9400 operated ... 1 cellpadding 3 style border collapse collapse Continental Connection fleet bgcolor lightblue Aircraft ... of Continental Connection crashed into a house on Long Road in Clarence Center, New York while on approach ... 15, 2011 ref References Portalbox United States Aviation reflist United Continental Holdings Continental Connection Carriers Airlines of the United States Category Defunct airlines of the United States Category Regional airline brands ja ru Continental Connection ... more details
Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 Orphan date September 2008 In the United Kingdom , continental time refers to a time keeping system used on the mainland of Europe , either the 24 hour clock Citation needed date August 2011 , or the Central European Time zone. The former usage has become rarer as the UK uses the 24 hour clock more. DEFAULTSORT Continental Time Category Time measurement standardization Measurement stub ... more details
Infobox company company name CFS Continental company logo Image CFS Continetal logo.jpg thumb company ... goods, wholesale groceries CFS Continental, Inc. was a wholesale food distributor started in 1915 by Jacob Cohn b. 1894, d. 1968 in Chicago as the Continental Coffee Company which now part of SYSCO ... as the Continental Coffee Company. Cohn began by selling coffee by horse and wagon to small restaurants in Chicago. By 1967, the Continental Coffee was led by brothers Alvin Cohn b. 1921, d. 1994 and Robert Cohn. The brothers began purchasing regional wholesale grocery companies to supplement Continental Coffee s national coffee business. In 1970, Continental Coffee Company went public. In 1973, Continental Coffee Company changed its name to CFS Continental, Inc. to reflect the growing importance of foodservice to their traditional coffee business. ref Name Change Is Approved, CFS Continental New York Times pg. 56,Feb 13, 1973 Retrieved 8 February 2011. ref In 1985, CFS Continental, Inc. with 1.6 ... million. After the acquisition, A.E. Staley changed its name to Staley Continental. ref http findarticles.com p articles mi m3190 is v18 ai 3510448 Nordlund man behind Staley CFS Continental deal Donald ... the A.E. Staley acquisition, Tate & Lyle pre sold CFS Continental, Inc. to the foodservice giant SYSCO for 700 million. SYSCO generated sales of 3.7 billion 1987 and CFS Continental generated sales of 2.4 billion 1987 . CFS Continental operations purchased by SYSCO included all brands, distribution ... Re Mi Group, which manufactured more than 350 food items such as salad dressings and puddings Continental ... buns and English muffins for McDonald s Corp. CFS Continental distribution and sales force were particular ... interested in CFS Continental s wholesale grocery business and therefore, prior to the purchase of CFS Continental from Tate & Lyle , SYSCO had pre sold the non core manufacturing businesses. Quaker Oats purchased Continental Coffee undisclosed price . ref QUAKER TO PICK UP COFFEE, TEA, COCOA ... more details
for the Continental Airlines headquarters in Houston Continental Center I Infobox building name Continental Center image Continentalcolumbus.JPG image size 150px caption location 150 East Gay Street, Columbus, Ohio latd 39.964445 longd 82.997136 iso region US OH coordinates display title status start date completion date 1973 opening building type Office antenna spire roof convert 348 ft m abbr on top floor floor count 26 elevator count cost floor area architect structural engineer main contractor developer owner management references Continental Center is a 348ft 106m tall skyscraper is Columbus, Ohio . The 14th tallest building in the city has 26 floors and was completed in 1973. See also List of tallest buildings in Columbus References http www.emporis.com en wm bu ?id continentalcenter columbus oh usa Emporis http skyscraperpage.com cities ?buildingID 2305 Skyscraperpage Category Skyscrapers in Columbus, Ohio Category Skyscrapers between 100 and 149 meters Category Buildings and structures completed in 1973 ... more details
Infobox NRHP name Continental shipwreck bulk carrier location Lake Michigan off the coast of Two Rivers, Wisconsin refnum 08001330 added January 14, 2009 The Continental was a bulk carrier that sank in Lake Michigan off the coast of Two Rivers, Wisconsin . In 2009, the shipwreck site was added to the National Register of Historic Places . ref cite web url http www.nps.gov nr listings 20090123.HTM title Weekly List of Actions Taken On Properties publisher National Park Service accessdate 2012 02 28 ref History The Continental was built in Cleveland, Ohio in 1882. It foundered in a snow storm in 1904 while traveling to Manitowoc, Wisconsin for winter service and repairs. The shipwreck site is located near Rawley Point Light . ref cite web url http www.wisconsinhistory.org hp register viewSummary.asp?refnum 08001330 title Continental Shipwreck publisher Wisconsin Historical Society accessdate 2012 02 28 ref References reflist Category National Register of Historic Places in Wisconsin Category Shipwrecks of the Wisconsin coast Category 1882 ships Wisconsin NRHP stub ... more details
Infobox company company name Continental Illinois National Bank and Trust Company of Chicago company logo File Continental Illinois 1987 logo.png 275px Continental Illinois 1987 logo slogan fate Insolvency ..., if any The Continental Illinois National Bank and Trust Company was at one time the seventh largest ..., Continental Illinois became the largest ever bank failure in U.S. history, when a run on the bank led to its seizure by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation FDIC . Continental Illinois retained ... of Continental Illinois. ref name NYT 9 26 08 cite news first Eric last Dash coauthors Andrew Ross ... 2008 09 26 date 2008 09 26 ref History Early history Continental Illinois can be traced back to two Chicago banks, the Commercial National Bank, founded during the American Civil War , and the Continental National Bank, founded in 1883. In 1910 the two banks merged to form the Continental & Commercial ... was changed to the Continental Illinois National Bank & Trust Co. ref name ChicEnc cite encyclopedia ... Encyclopedia of Chicago title Continental Illinois National Bank & Trust Co. url http www.encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org ... Society Newberry Library , University of Chicago Press isbn 0226310159 ref File Continental Illinois Bank Building.jpg thumb left 287px The Neo classical architecture neo classical Continental Illinois Bank Building at 208 South LaSalle Street in Chicago, Illinois Insolvency In May 1984, Continental ... Jennings. Lytle later pleaded guilty to a count of defrauding Continental of 2.25 million ... run on the bank s deposits once it became clear Continental Illinois was headed for failure. Large ... in the books Funny Money by Mark Singer and Belly Up by Philip Zweig ref FDIC rescue Due to Continental Illinois size, regulators were not willing to let it fail. ref Cite journal title The effect of Continental ... 235 258.pdf title History of the Eighties Lessons for the Future chapter Continental Illinois ... the Crisis The FDIC and RTC Experience, 1980 1994 chapter Continental Illinois National Bank and Trust ... more details
For the merger of United Airlines and Continental Airlines Continental United Airlines Merger Dispute about Continental Micronesia s status during merger with United date January 2011 Infobox Airline airline Continental Micronesia logo Continental micronesia.png logo size 150 IATA CS ICAO CMI callsign ... 3Fc 3D85779 26p 3Dirol 2DnewsArticle 26ID 3D1168003 Continental Airlines To Leave SkyTeam To Join ... International Airport old terminal Continental Micronesia headquarters Continental Micronesia, Inc. was a wholly owned subsidiary of Continental Airlines . It operated daily flights to Honolulu Honolulu ... Enforcement and Proceedings. May 23, 1997. Retrieved on October 4, 2010. Continental Micronesia Old Terminal Bldg. P.O. Box 8778 G Tamuning, GU 96931 8778. ref On December 22, 2010, as a result of the Continental ... of Continental Micronesia s air carrier operations with Continental s under the single Part 121 operating certificate of Continental although Continental Micronesia remained as a corporation , all flights were then operated directly by Continental Airlines. This step was intended to simplify future integration steps between Continental and United. The callsign, ICAO and IATA codes were changed to reflect the new operating certificate. Code data Continental Micronesia flights used the regular Continental CO code on ticketing systems and for frequent flyer benefit accounting, but used its ... authorities. In airport terminals, Continental Micronesia flights were listed separately from Continental ... airports had both Air Mike and mainline Continental present Hong Kong International Airport Hong ... agreement. An Air Mike Boeing 727 is in the background. The airline was established by Continental and other ... Merger of United and Continental Airlines . Government Accountability Office . Page 4 ... service from Guam to Japan. As Continental s share and roles in Air Mike changed, the airline s name became Continental Air Micronesia. Citation needed date October 2010 Eventually, Continental owned ... more details
Image Topo.jpg thumb 350px The thickness of the Earth s crust km . The continental crust is the layer ... s and the areas of shallow seabed close to their shores, known as Continental shelf continental ... discontinuity . Consisting mostly of granitic rock, continental crust has a density of about 2.7 ... density of about 3.3 g cm sup 3 sup , which consists of mafic rock. Continental crust is also ... 40 of the Earth s surface is now underlain by continental crust. ref name Cogley 1984 harvnb Cogley 1984 ref Continental crust makes up about 70 of the volume of Earth s crust . ref harvnb Hawkesworth Dhuime Pietranik Cawood 2010 ref Importance Because continental crust mainly lies above sea level ... of shallow water known as epeiric seas and continental shelf continental shelves where complex metazoa ... planet s and lacked the duality of oceanic and continental crust, our planet would be a very different ... There is little evidence of continental crust prior to 3.5 bya, and there was relatively rapid development on Shield geology shield areas consisting of continental crust between 3.0 and 2.5 bya. ref name Hart All continental crust ultimately derives from the fractional differentiation of oceanic crust ... of continental crust, the size, shape, and number of continents are constantly changing. Different ... 2002 ref There are currently about 7 billion cubic kilometers of continental crust, but this quantity varies because of the nature of the forces involved. The relative permanence of continental crust contrasts with the short life of oceanic crust. Because continental crust is less dense than oceanic ... subducted back into the mantle. Continental crust is rarely subducted this may occur where continental ... offshore of Kamchatka is no older than Jurassic 180 Annum Ma . Continental crust and the rock layers ... by the compressive forces related to subduction or continental collision. The buoyancy of the crust ... harvnb Saal Rudnick Ravizza Hart 1998 ref The thinnest continental crust is found in rift zones ... more details
The Continental is a song written by Con Conrad with lyrics by Herb Magidson , and was introduced by Ginger Rogers in the 1934 film , The Gay Divorcee . ref name British Hit Singles & Albums The Continental won the first Academy Award for Best Original Song to be awarded. ref name British Hit Singles & Albums cite book first David last Roberts year 2006 title British Hit Singles & Albums edition 19th publisher Guinness World Records Limited location London isbn 1 904994 10 5 page 134 ref Major record hits at the time of introduction included Jolly Coburn and Leo Reisman . A cover version by Maureen McGovern reached number 16 on the UK Singles Chart in 1976. ref name British Hit Singles & Albums 2 cite book first David last Roberts year 2006 title British Hit Singles & Albums edition 19th publisher Guinness World Records Limited location London isbn 1 904994 10 5 page 339 ref References Reflist External links imdb title id 0025164 title The Gay Divorcee AcademyAwardBestOriginalSong 1934 1940 DEFAULTSORT Continental, The Category Best Song Academy Award winning songs Category Fred Astaire songs Category Songs with lyrics by Herb Magidson Category Songs with music by Con Conrad Category 1934 songs Category Maureen McGovern songs 1930s song stub no The Continental sang sh The Continental pjesma ... more details
Infobox Company company name Arca Continental, S.A.B. de C.V. company logo company type S.A. corporation Sociedad An nima Burs til de Capital Variable traded as BMV AC foundation 2011 location Monterrey , Mexico key people Manuel L. Barrag n Morales, small Chairman small br Francisco Garza Egloff, small CEO small industry Beverages products Soft drinks revenue profit United States dollar US 3.1 billion small 2011 small net income profit United States dollar US 279.6 million small 2011 small assets num employees 22.950 2010 parent homepage http www.arcacontal.com www.arcacontal.com Arca Continental BMV AC produces and distributes non alcoholic beverages under The Coca Cola Company brand. Arca Continental was formed in 2011 through the merger of Embotelladoras Arca and Grupo Continental, making it the second largest Coca Cola bottler in Latin America and one of the largest in the world. Headquartered in Monterrey, the Company distributes its products in Northern and Western Mexico, Ecuador and Northern Argentina. Arca Continental also produces and distributes Bokados brand snack foods. References references IPC companies fr Embotelladoras Arca ... more details
Infobox company company name Continental Resources company logo company type Public company Public traded as nyse CLR company slogan foundation 1967 location Oklahoma City, Oklahoma , USA key people Harold Hamm , CEO num employees industry Petroleum products Oil and Natural Gas revenue profit https www.sendd.com webdrop EZHTML 201105 txhe2aMPgHRPHjwCf7YR pdf 188590 0011.pdf 839.06 million United States dollar USD 01 10 12 10 homepage http www.contres.com Continental Resources Refimprove section date September 2011 Continental Resources is an oil and natural gas exploration company headquartered in Enid, Oklahoma , which will relocate to Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Oklahoma City , Oklahoma in 2012. Continental Resources was founded in 1967 as Shelly Dean Oil Co. ref name contres.com http www.contres.com about ref In 1990, the company changed its name to Continental Resources. Continental Resources, which is currently operating out of the Continental Towers in Enid, Oklahoma will move to Oklahoma City, Oklahoma in 2012. ref name Allen Allen, Cindy, http enidnews.com agoil2011 x449326723 This is not a drill This is not a drill , The Enid News & Eagle , March 26, 2011 ref Continental will move more than 250 employees to its new headquarters in downtown Oklahoma City. ref name Currin Currin, Darren, http journalrecord.com 2011 03 22 continental resources E2 80 99 relocation is a big win for downtown oklahoma city Continental Resources relocation is a big win for downtown Oklahoma City , The Jornal Record , March 22, 2011 ref The company is a major independent producer of oil and natural gas. Continental has the largest acreage positions in the Bakken and Anadarko Woodford resource plays, and is the 2 oil producer in the Rocky Mountains. ref name contres.com One of the companies major oil production areas is the Bakken, where the CEO claims that 24 billion barrels are located. ref ... to Oklahoma City in 2012. Continental will take over Devon Energy Devon Energy s old corporate ... more details
For the influence of continental climates on viticulture continental climate wine Merge from continentality discuss Talk continental climate Merger proposal date August 2009 Refimprove date November 2007 File Koppen World Map D.png thumb 400px Continental climates are not found in the Southern Hemisphere. Continental climate is a climate characterized by important annual variation in temperature due ... which show an even distribution of precipitation this pattern is called Humid continental climate , but dry continental climates also exist. Regions with a continental climate exist in portions of the Northern Hemisphere continents especially North America ref cite web title Continental Climate url http www.ace.mmu.ac.uk eae climate Older Continental Climate.html archiveurl http web.archive.org web 20090427192955 http www.ace.mmu.ac.uk eae climate older Continental Climate.html archivedate ... Regions with continental climate generally have either forest or tall grass prairie as natural ... winters, warm summers, same distinction for winter dryness . Dry summer continental climates Dsa and Dsb exist in high altitude areas near Mediterranean climate s. Climatology Continental climates exist ... of high sun and long days. Places with continental climates are as a rule either far from any ... winters, but with at least one month above convert 10 C , might be considered a sub type of the continental climate. Examples Example of areas of the world with continental climate are the Midwestern ... and Finland . A continental climate can also be found in many valleys around mountains in the North ... . Continental climates generally do not exist in the Southern Hemisphere due to the lack of broad ... conditions similar to those of continental climates. Antarctica lies completely outside the middle latitudes. See also Humid continental climate Microthermal Microthermal climate Hemiboreal Hemiboreal ... ar be x old bs Kontinentalna klima ca Clima continental cs Kontinent ln ... more details
Infobox building name The Continental NYC image caption start date 2010 completion date 2011 building type Residential location Manhattan New York , New York United States USA latd longd iso region US NY coordinates display title roof top floor 53 floor count 53 floor area cost architect Costas Kondylis structural engineer website URL http www.thecontinental.com The Continental NYC , originally known as Tower 111 is a 53 story, 338 unit luxury rental skyscraper designed by architect Costas Kondylis in the New York City borough of Manhattan at 885 Sixth Avenue Manhattan Sixth Avenue and 32nd Street in Midtown Manhattan . ref http ny.curbed.com places the continental ref In February of 2012, the building announced it was completely sold out. ref http luxuryrentalsmanhattan.com blog 2012 02 the continental in midtown west fills up ref Luxury rentals Developed by Tower 111, LLC and situated on the corner of Sixth Avenue and 32nd Street, The Continental offers studio, one bedroom, one bedroom with home office, and two bedroom apartments for rent starting on the ninth floor. The building s lobby, amenity spaces and garage, as well as premier retail space may be found on the lower floors. A floor to ceiling window facade frames the towers of Sixth Avenue, the crown of the Empire State Building and the Hudson and East rivers. References reflist External links Official website http www.thecontinental.com The Continental in Midtown West Fills Up at http luxuryrentalsmanhattan.com blog 2012 02 the continental in midtown west fills up Luxury Rentals Manhattan coord missing New York City Category Buildings and structures in Manhattan Category Residential buildings completed in 2011 Category Residential condominiums in New York City Category Residential skyscrapers in New York City ... more details
Infobox automobile image File 98 02 Lincoln Continental.jpg 250px 1998 2002 Lincoln Continental br 1998 2002 Lincoln Continental name Lincoln Continental manufacturer Ford Motor Company production 1939 ... br Lincoln LS mid size br Lincoln MKS full size The Lincoln Continental is an automobile that was produced ..., the Lincoln Continental had usually been a distinctively platformed and styled, highly equipped luxury car in the course of its long history. The flagship Lincoln model during most of its run, the Continental name conveyed special cachet in the product line. During the 1980s, the Continental was downsized from a full size to a mid size Ford Taurus platform this introduced the Continental to a wider range of competition from Europe and Japan. After the Continental was discontinued in 2002, it was largely ... Infobox automobile name First generation image File Bonhams The Paris Sale 2012 Lincoln Continental Coupe 1941 003.jpg 250px br 1941 Lincoln Continental coupe model years 1940 1948 assembly layout FR ... Gregorie File Lincoln Continental Cabriolet photo 49.JPG thumb left 1942 Lincoln Continental convertible with view of Continental spare tire mount File Lincoln Continental Cabriolet photo 12.JPG thumb left 1942 Lincoln Continental convertible front exterior view File Lincoln Continental Cabriolet photo 69.JPG thumb left 1942 Lincoln Continental convertible interior File NCTM Lincoln.jpg thumb left 1948 Lincoln Continental coupe The first Lincoln Continental was developed as Edsel Ford s one ... the Lincoln V12 engine V12 and long front fenders, and a short trunk with what became the Continental series trademark, the Continental tire externally mounted, covered spare tire . The result .... The first model Continental is often rated as one of the most beautiful automobile designs from the pre ... production on the Continental Cabriolet convertible , and even a rare few hardtop models. They were ... Continental Minneapolis, Minnesota Motorbooks International Publishers & Wholesalers, Inc. 1963 , p.47 ... more details
more footnotes date June 2011 US Revolutionary War The Continental Army was formed after the outbreak ... . Established by a resolution of the Continental Congress on June 14, 1775, it was created to coordinate ... of Great Britain Great Britain . The Continental Army was supplemented by local militia United States ... was the Commander in Chief of the army throughout the war. Most of the Continental Army was disbanded ... possibly formed the nucleus of what became the United States Army . Creation The Continental Army consisted ... Continental Congress rejected the idea. ref Wright, Continental Army , http www.history.army.mil ... forces raised by New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Connecticut. On June 14, 1775, the Second Continental Congress decided to proceed with the establishment of a Continental Army for purposes of common ... . It also raised the first ten companies of Continental troops on a one year enlistment, riflemen from ... Continental Regiment in 1776. On June 15, the Congress elected George Washington as Commander ... Commander in Chief of the Continental Army on June 15, 1775. As the Continental Congress ... of the Continental Army was the subject of considerable debate. There was a general aversion to maintaining ... of units. Soldiers in the Continental Army were citizens who had volunteered to serve in the army but were ... years. Early in the war, the enlistment periods were short, as the Second Continental Congress Continental Congress feared the possibility of the Continental Army evolving into a permanent army. The army ... 77, and longer enlistments were approved. Broadly speaking, Continental forces consisted of several successive armies, or establishments The Continental Army of 1775, comprising the initial New ... Philip Schuyler s ten regiments in New York were sent to invade Canada . The Continental Army .... Washington had submitted recommendations to the Continental Congress almost immediately after he ... and file strength of 640. The Continental Army of 1777 80 was a result of several critical ... more details
Modern Continental is a construction company based in Cambridge, Massachusetts that was involved in the Big Dig Boston, Massachusetts Boston Big Dig Central Artery Tunnel Project . On June 23, 2008, the company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in federal court in Boston. History Modern Continental Construction is a heavy construction company and the original business in the Modern Continental group. Modern was one of the major contractors on the Big Dig Boston, Massachusetts Central Artery Tunnel Project , the largest single public works project in United States history. Modern was founded in 1967 by Kenneth Anderson and Italy Italian immigrant Lelio Marino Les Marino . On September 23, 2004, Marino announced plans to merge Modern Continental Construction with Jay Cashman Jay Cashman, Inc. Modern Continental Enterprises was a division of the company that built housing developments, built and managed office buildings, operated marina s, operated charter and tendered bus and ferry services, owned and operated an Organic farming organic produce farm in Natick, Massachusetts , and operated an Italian restaurant in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Criticism During 2004 , Modern Continental Construction endured mounting criticism for its failure to complete a major highway widening project in northeastern Massachusetts on schedule, and questions were raised about its financial stability. Modern was briefly dropped from Massachusetts list of highway contractors qualified to bid on state funded projects. Later that year, questions were raised about the workmanship on a Central Artery contract ... the panels are hung. Modern Continental built that section of the highway in 1999. See Big Dig for more ... collapse a memo allegedly written in 1999 by John J. Keaveney, a former Modern Continental employee ... Globe . Keaveney recently said that he sent it to the Globe with a current Modern Continental ..., 2008, Modern Continental filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in federal court in Boston. External links ... more details
Knitting with the yarn in one s left hand is commonly referred to as Continental knitting , German knitting , European knitting , or left hand knitting . Unlike English knitting , the yarn is held in the left hand the motion of bringing the yarn forward with a needle held in the other hand is thus sometimes known as picking . Continental knitting is preferred by professional hand knitters, as it is the more efficient method, requiring the shortest number of specific hand motions per stitch. Continental style knitting, being associated with Germany, fell out of favour in English speaking countries during World War II its reintroduction in the United States is often credited to Elizabeth Zimmerman . Hand motions Image Howtoknit.jpg 250px thumb Illustration of how to knit Image Howtopurl.jpg thumb 250 px Illustration of how to purl The motion of the right wrist is used to slip the right needle into the loop of the stitch being knitted and scoop or hook the yarn onto the right needle. An alternative method of collecting the yarn involves using the thumb or index finger of the right hand to hold the yarn in place as the new stitch is being pulled out of the loop. This knitting style is often easier to learn for people with crochet ing experience, since the way the yarn is held in the left hand is similar to crochet, and the motion of the right hand is similar to the motion seen in crochet ... This style originated in continental Europe, specifically recognized in Germany, but is also found ... www.youtube.com watch?v XuRLFl36tDY YouTube Continental demo video ref ref http techknitting.blogspot.com 2006 12 continental knit stitch 20.html TECHknitting blog article on continental knitting with a clear ... video section with continental video as top reference ref ref KNITFreedom http knitfreedom.com classes continental knitting the Complete Video Guide to Continental Knitting ref references knitting refimprove date September 2007 DEFAULTSORT Continental Knitting Category Knitting The yarn is held from ... more details
Continental Congress The Continental Congress was a convention of delegates called together from the Thirteen ... establish a Continental Army and also have to endure a war with Britain, before fruition of an independent Constitutional government was fully realized among the American colonies. First Continental Congress main First Continental Congress The First Continental Congress , which met briefly in Carpenter ... to the Intolerable Acts passed by the British Parliament in 1774, the delegates organized an Continental ... 26, 1774 the First Continental Congress adjourned but agreed to reconvene in May 1775 if Parliament ... Resolves . At that point it became clear that the Continental Congress would have to convene once again. ref name First Continental Congress cite web url http www.ushistory.org declaration related congress.htm title First Continental Congress publisher Independence Hall Association, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania accessdate October 22, 2010 ref ref name Continental Congress cite web url http www.u s history.com pages h650.html title The 1st Continental Congress, Lexington publisher Founding Fathers.info accessdate October 23, 2010 ref ref name Second Continental Congress cite web url http www.masshist.org revolution congress2.php title The Second Continental Congress publisher Massachusetts Historical Society accessdate October 23, 2010 ref Second Continental Congress Main Second Continental Congress By the time the Second Continental Congress met on May 10, 1775 in Philadelphia ... gained ground. On June 17 the Battle of Bunker Hill energized the Patriots Congress established the Continental ... , which operated as the nation s constitution. ref name Second Continental Congress Confederation ... the United States through the final stages of the Revolutionary War, but during peacetime, the Continental ... State preferred to serve in the state governments, and thus the Continental Congress had frequent difficulties .... ref name Confederation Congress, Ohio Historical Society Timeline 1774 September 5 First Continental ... more details
Unreferenced date March 2009 Infobox Aircraft Begin name O 520 image Image Continental IO 520 2.jpg caption Preserved IO 520 Infobox Aircraft Engine type Piston aircraft engine manufacturer Teledyne Continental Motors first run 1963 major applications Beechcraft Bonanza br Cessna 210 number built program cost unit cost developed from Continental O 346 variants with their own articles developed into The Continental O 520 is a six cylinder, horizontally opposed aircraft engine produced by Teledyne Continental Motors . First run in 1963 as a development of the Continental O 346 O 346 , it has been produced in versions incorporating fuel injection IO 520 , turbo charging TSIO 520 , and gearing GTSIO 520 . Design and development The IO 520 series of engines normally produced 285 310 HP and were used in numerous aircraft such as certain models of the Bellanca 17 30 Bellanca Viking 300 and Super Viking , the Beech Bonanza and Baron, and the Cessna 185, 206, 210, 310 and 400 series of aircraft. It has largely been superseded by Continental s newer Continental IO 550 IO 550 engine. The IO 520 series of engine is considered to be a reliable engine, but some of the early versions of this engine had a weaker crankcase than subsequent versions. Versions featuring more substantial crankcases are often referred to as having heavy crankcases. The GTSIO 520 was not as common and in its most common application the Cessna 404 and Cessna 421 twin engine aircraft it produces convert 375 hp . The engine has a reputation of being expensive to maintain and is intolerant of improper pilot technique. The intolerance is in the pilot going from cruise power to idle, reducing the temperature of a working ... engines References Reflist External links Commonscat Continental IO 520 Continental aeroengines Aviation lists Aeroengine specs Category Aircraft piston engines 1960 1969 Category Continental aircraft engines O 520 de Continental O 520 pl Continental O 520 ... more details
Infobox glacier name Continental Glacier photo photo caption type Mountain glacier location Fremont County, Wyoming Fremont Sublette County, Wyoming Sublette counties, Wyoming , United States USA coords coord 43 19 33 N 109 41 16 W type glacier region US WY display inline,title ref name gnis cite gnis id 1586939 name Continental Glacier accessdate 2010 09 04 ref area length convert .5 mi km thickness terminus moraines status retreating Continental Glacier is located in Bridger Teton National Forest Bridger Teton and Shoshone National Forest s, in the U.S. state of Wyoming and straddles the Continental Divide in the northern Wind River Range . ref cite web first last title USGS Downs Mountain WY Topo Map work USGS Quad maps publisher TopoQuest date url http www.topoquest.com map.asp?lat 43.32851&lon 109.68868&s 100&size l&u 4&datum nad27&layer DRG format Map accessdate 2008 07 04 ref Continental Glacier is in both the Bridger Wilderness Bridger and Fitzpatrick Wilderness es, and is part of the largest grouping of glaciers in the American Rocky Mountains . The glacier has split into two separate glaciers, with the smaller section on the west Bridger Sublette County, Wyoming Sublette County side of the Continental Divide and the larger section on the east Fitzpatrick Shoshone Fremont County, Wyoming Fremont County . Though not long, the glacier is almost convert 2 mi km wide and has very little altitude change along its course, lying at an average altitude of convert 12500 ft m . Cited references reflist See also List of glaciers in the United States Glaciers of Wyoming Category Glaciers in Fremont County, Wyoming Category Glaciers of Wyoming Category Great Divide of North America Category Glaciers in Sublette County, Wyoming Category Shoshone National Forest Wyoming geo stub ... more details
Infobox Album See Wikipedia WikiProject Albums Name Continental Experience Type album Artist George Shearing Cover Released 1975 in music 1975 Recorded Genre Jazz Length Label MPS Records MPS BASF Records Producer Last album The Way We Are br 1974 This album Continental Experience br 1975 Next album The Reunion br 1976 Album ratings rev1 Allmusic rev1score Rating 2.5 5 ref Allmusic class album id r101363 pure url yes Allmusic review ref Automatically generated by DASHBot Continental Experience is a studio album by United Kingdom British jazz pianist George Shearing , billed as part of the George Shearing Quintet and Amigos . ref Allmusic class album id r101363 label Continental Experience ref Track listing Lullaby of Birdland George Shearing , George David Weiss 3 08 When Your Lover Has Gone Einar Aaron Swan 2 55 To a Wild Rose Edward MacDowell 3 07 I ll Be Around 1942 song I ll Be Around Alec Wilder 2 36 Thine Alone Victor Herbert , Henry Blossom 2 53 Don t Blame Me song Don t Blame Me Jimmy McHugh , Dorothy Fields 5 27 The Continental song The Continental Herb Magidson , Con Conrad 3 10 The Nearness of You Hoagy Carmichael , Ned Washington 3 00 Roses of Picardy Frederick Weatherly , Haydn Wood 2 53 Someone to Watch Over Me song Someone to Watch Over Me George Gershwin , Ira Gershwin 2 33 East of the Sun and West of the Moon Brooks Bowman 3 25 We ll Be Together Again Carl Fischer, Frankie Laine 1 55 References Reflist 1970s jazz album stub Category 1975 albums Category George Shearing albums Category MPS Records albums ... more details
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