Government debt ( also known as public interest , public debt , national debt and sovereign debt ) is the debt owed by a government . By contrast , the annual `` government deficit '' refers to the difference between government receipts and spending in a single year .

1986 Ferrari Testarossa , Florida license plate AIF00MThe cars in Miami Vice mainly involve the Ferrari Daytona Spyder and the Ferrari Testarossa , but also include other automobiles driven by the characters on the show . Currently one Daytona ( Car # 4 ) is in a private collection and the other ( Car # 1 ) is on display at the Volo Auto Museum , the Ferrari Testarossa stunt car resides in Kingsport , Tennessee and is owned by Carl Roberts of Carl Roberts Motor Group . Today , the hero car ( Ferrari Testarossa chassis # 63631 ) is part of The Witvoet collection owned by Bastiaan Witvoet in Belgium .

`` The Legend of Sleepy Hollow '' is a short story of speculative fiction by American author Washington Irving , contained in his collection of 34 essays and short stories entitled The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon , Gent ... Written while Irving was living abroad in Birmingham , England , `` The Legend of Sleepy Hollow '' was first published in 1820 . Along with Irving 's companion piece `` Rip Van Winkle '' , `` The Legend of Sleepy Hollow '' is among the earliest examples of American fiction with enduring popularity , especially during Halloween because of a character known as the Headless Horseman believed to be a Hessian soldier who lost his head to a cannonball in battle .

The Philippine Declaration of Independence ( Filipino : Pagpapahayag ng Kasarinlan ng Pilipinas ) was proclaimed on June 12 , 1898 in Cavite II el Viejo ( present - day Kawit , Cavite ) , Philippines . With the public reading of the Act of the Declaration of independence ( Spanish : Acta de la proclamación de independencia del pueblo Filipino ; Filipino : Paggawa ng Proklamasyon ng Kasarinlan ng sambayanang Pilipino ) , Filipino revolutionary forces under General Emilio Aguinaldo proclaimed the sovereignty and independence of the Philippine Islands from the colonial rule of Spain .

The Victoria Cross ( VC ) is a military decoration that may be bestowed upon members of the British or Commonwealth armed forces for acts of valour or gallantry performed in the face of the enemy . Within the British honours system and those of many Commonwealth nations it is the highest award a soldier can receive for actions in combat . It was established in 1856 and since then has been awarded 1,356 times , including three service personnel who were awarded the VC twice .

The Real World : D.C. , ( occasionally known as The Real World : Washington D.C. ) , is the twenty - third season of MTV 's reality television series The Real World , which focuses on a group of diverse strangers living together for several months in a different city each season , as cameras follow their lives and interpersonal relationships . It is the fifth season of The Real World to be filmed in the Mid-Atlantic States region of the United States .

greyhoundSanta 's Little Helper is a recurring character in the American animated television series The Simpsons . He is the pet greyhound of the Simpson family . The dog was introduced in the first episode of the show , the 1989 Christmas special `` Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire '' , in which his owner abandons him for finishing last in a greyhound race . Homer Simpson and his son Bart , who are at the race track in hope of winning some money for Christmas presents , see this and decide to adopt the dog .

In Roman Catholicism and Lutheranism , the Penitential Rite , also known as confession that takes place at the start of each Divine Service or Mass .

The Infinity Gems , originally referred to as Soul Gems and later referred to as Infinity Stones , are six immensely powerful fictional gems appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics . Whoever holds and uses all six Gems gains omnipotence , omnipresence and omniscience . The six primary Gems are the Mind Gem , the Soul Gem , the Space Gem , the Power Gem , the Time Gem and the Reality Gem . In later storylines , crossovers and other media , a seventh Gem is sometimes added .

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May 3 , 1999The Venetian Resort Hotel Casino is a five - diamond luxury hotel and casino resort located on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise , Nevada , United States , on the site of the old Sands Hotel . Designed by KlingStubbins , the hotel tower contains 36 stories and rises 475 feet ( 145 m ) . The Venetian is owned and operated by Las Vegas Sands . The Venetian also serves as the seat of the corporate headquarters for its parent company .

`` Gaslit '' is the 75th episode of the CW television series , Gossip Girl , as well as the tenth episode of the show 's fourth season . The episode was written by Robert Hull and Joshua Safran and directed by Tate Donovan . It aired on Monday , November 29 , 2010 on the CW .

not have enough evidence to convictNot proven is a verdict available to a court in Scotland . Under Scots law , a criminal trial may end in one of three verdicts : one of conviction ( `` guilty '' ) and two of acquittal ( `` not proven '' and `` not guilty '' ) .

A vast number of ancient Roman deities are known by name . The most familiar today are those the Romans identified with Greek counterparts ( see interpretatio graeca ) , integrating Greek myths , iconography , and sometimes religious practices into Roman culture , including Latin literature , Roman art , and religious life as it was experienced throughout the Empire . Many of the Romans ' own gods remain obscure , known only by name and function , through inscriptions and texts that are often fragmentary -- particularly those who belong to the archaic religion of the Romans dating back to the era of kings , the so - called `` religion of Numa , '' perpetuated or revived over the centuries . Some archaic deities have Italic or Etruscan counterparts , as identified both by ancient sources and by modern scholars . Throughout the Empire , the deities of peoples in the provinces were given new theological interpretations in light of functions or attributes they shared with Roman deities .

A California hurricane is a tropical cyclone that affects the state of California . Usually , only the remnants of tropical cyclones affect California . Since 1900 , only two tropical storms have hit California , one by direct landfall from offshore , another after making landfall in Mexico .

An evaporating dish or watch glass is a piece of laboratory glassware used for the evaporation of solutions and supernatant liquids , and sometimes to their melting point . Evaporating dishes are used to evaporate excess solvents - most commonly water - to produce a concentrated solution or a solid precipitate of the dissolved substance .

2012The following is a list of women who have won the Miss Universe title .

Cristiano RonaldoThis is a list of the highest - paid athletes in the world as ranked by Forbes magazine .