The East India Company ( EIC ) , also known as the Honourable East India Company ( HEIC ) or the British East India Company and informally as John Company , was an English and later British joint - stock company , which was formed to pursue trade with the `` East Indies '' ( in present - day terms , Maritime Southeast Asia ) , but ended up trading mainly with Qing China and seizing control of the Indian subcontinent .

Human genetics is the study of inheritance as it occurs in human beings . Human genetics encompasses a variety of overlapping fields including : classical genetics , cytogenetics , molecular genetics , biochemical genetics , genomics , population genetics , developmental genetics , clinical genetics , and genetic counseling .

A star is a luminous sphere of plasma held together by its own gravity . The nearest star to Earth is the Sun . Many other stars are visible to the naked eye from Earth during the night , appearing as a multitude of fixed luminous points in the sky due to their immense distance from Earth . Historically , the most prominent stars were grouped into constellations and asterisms , the brightest of which gained proper names . Astronomers have assembled star catalogues that identify the known stars and provide standardized stellar designations . However , most of the stars in the Universe , including all stars outside our galaxy , the Milky Way , are invisible to the naked eye from Earth . Indeed , most are invisible from Earth even through the most powerful telescopes .

Capt . Daniel Ross is a fictional character portrayed by Eric Bogosian in the NBC - USA Network series Law & Order : Criminal Intent .

The Northwest Ordinance ( formally An Ordinance for the Government of the Territory of the United States , North - West of the River Ohio , and also known as The Ordinance of 1787 ) enacted July 13 , 1787 , was an act of the Congress of the Confederation of the United States . It created the Northwest Territory , the first organized territory of the United States , from lands beyond the Appalachian Mountains , between British North America and the Great Lakes to the north and the Ohio River to the south . The upper Mississippi River formed the Territory 's western boundary .

Christian IsaiahThe eighth season of Shameless , an American comedy - drama television series based on the British series of the same name by Paul Abbott , was announced on December 19 , 2016 , a day after the seventh season finale . The season , which premiered on November 5 , 2017 , will consist of a total of 12 episodes .

March 18 , 2017Kuroko 's Basketball , known in Japan as Kuroko no Basket ( 黒子 の バスケ ) , is a Japanese sports manga series written and illustrated by Tadatoshi Fujimaki . The English rendering The Basketball Which Kuroko Plays also appears in the artwork of the Japanese version . It was serialized in Weekly Shōnen Jump from December 2008 to September 2014 , with the individual chapters collected into 30 tankōbon volumes by Shueisha . It tells the story of a high school basketball team trying to make it to the national tournament .

`` I Love the Nightlife ( Disco ' Round ) '' is a popular disco song recorded by Alicia Bridges in 1978 . It went to number two for two weeks on the disco chart . The song crossed over to the pop and soul charts peaking at number five on the Billboard pop charts , and number thirty - one on the soul chart .

The Establishment Clause together with the Free Exercise Clause form the constitutional right of freedom of religion that is protected by the First Amendment to the United States Constitution . The relevant constitutional text is : `` Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion , or prohibiting the free exercise thereof ... ''

comforts of a prosperous home life|gentleman freely spendingThe Life of Riley , with William Bendix in the title role , was a popular American radio situation comedy series of the 1940s that was adapted into a 1949 feature film , a long - running 1950s television series ( originally with Jackie Gleason as Riley for one truncated season , then with Bendix for six seasons ) , and a 1958 comic book .

Jonathan Antoine ( born 13 January 1995 ) and Charlotte Jaconelli ( born 24 August 1995 ) , known collectively as Jonathan and Charlotte , were an English classical crossover duo from Essex . They finished as runners - up in the sixth series of Britain 's Got Talent in 2012 , being beaten to the winning post on 12 May by dancing dog act Ashleigh and Pudsey . At the time , they were aged 17 and 16 respectively . Despite not winning , the young duo were offered a £ 1million record deal by Simon Cowell on his record label Syco . They have since released two albums :

18A voting age is a minimum age established by law that a person must attain before they become eligible to vote in a public election . Today , the most common voting age is 18 years ; however , voting ages as low as 16 and as high as 25 exist ( see list below ) . Most countries have set a minimum voting age , often set in their constitution . In a number of countries voting is compulsory for those eligible to vote , while in most it is optional .

The Fourth Amendment ( Amendment IV ) to the United States Constitution prohibits unreasonable searches and seizures . It requires governmental searches and seizures to be conducted only upon issuance of a warrant , judicially sanctioned by probable cause , supported by oath or affirmation , particularly describing the place to be searched and the persons or things to be seized . It is part of the Bill of Rights and was adopted in response to the abuse of the writ of assistance , a type of general search warrant issued by the British government , and a major source of tension in pre-Revolutionary America . The Fourth Amendment was introduced in Congress in 1789 by James Madison , along with the other amendments in the Bill of Rights , in response to Anti-Federalist objections to the new Constitution . Congress submitted the amendment to the states on September 28 , 1789 . By December 15 , 1791 , the necessary three - fourths of the states had ratified it . On March 1 , 1792 , Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson announced the adoption of the amendment .

A plot summary is a retelling , a summary , or an abridged or shortened précis of the events that occur within a work of fiction . The purpose of a plot summary is to help the reader understand the important events within a work of fiction , be they of the work as a whole or of an individual character .

Teenage pregnancy in the United States relates to girls under the age of 20 who become pregnant . Most occurrences take place out - of - wedlock .

In computing , memory refers to the computer hardware integrated circuits that store information for immediate use in a computer ; it is synonymous with the term `` primary storage '' . Computer memory operates at a high speed , for example random - access memory ( RAM ) , as a distinction from storage that provides slow - to - access information but offers higher capacities . If needed , contents of the computer memory can be transferred to secondary storage , through a memory management technique called `` virtual memory '' . An archaic synonym for memory is store .

A turn on red is a principle of law permitting vehicles at a traffic light showing a red signal to turn into the direction of traffic nearer to them ( almost always after a complete stop ) when the way is clear , without having to wait for a green signal . It is intended to allow traffic to resume moving , with minimal risk provided that proper caution is observed .

proposes a solution to the animals ' desperate plight on Manor Farm under the Jones administration and inspires thoughts of a rebellionOld Major ( also called Willingdon Beauty , his name used when showing ) is the first major character described by George Orwell in Animal Farm . This `` purebred '' of pigs is a kind , grandfatherly philosopher of change .

Caesarean section , also known as C - section or caesarean delivery , is the use of surgery to deliver one or more babies . A caesarean section is often performed when a vaginal delivery would put the baby or mother at risk . This may include obstructed labour , twin pregnancy , high blood pressure in the mother , breech birth , problems with the placenta or umbilical cord . A caesarean delivery may be performed based upon the shape of the mother 's pelvis or history of a previous C - section . A trial of vaginal birth in some of these situations , including after C - section , may be possible . The World Health Organization recommends that they should be done based on medical need and in many cases they are lifesaving for the mother and baby . However , some C - sections are performed without a medical reason , upon request by someone , usually the mother .