AC / DC are an Australian rock band , formed in Sydney in 1973 by brothers Malcolm and Angus Young . A hard rock / blues rock band , listeners have also classified their music as heavy metal , although they refer to themselves as `` a rock and roll band , nothing more , nothing less '' .

Political divisions ( also referred to as administrative divisions ) of the United States are the various recognized governing entities that together form the United States . The first - level political ( administrative ) division of the United States is the state . There are 50 states , which are bound together in a union with each other . Each state holds governmental jurisdiction over a defined geographic territory , and shares its sovereignty with the United States federal government . According to numerous decisions of the United States Supreme Court , the 50 individual states and the United States as a whole are each sovereign jurisdictions .

Vikram Samvat ( Nepali : विक्रम सम्वत् ) ( abbreviated as V.S. ( or VS ) or B.S. ( or BS ) ) ; Listen ( help info ) ) is the historical and official Hindu calendar of Nepal . It uses lunar months and solar sidereal year ( see : Vedic time keeping ) .

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The Federal Emergency Management Agency ( FEMA ) is an agency of the United States Department of Homeland Security , initially created by Presidential Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1978 and implemented by two Executive Orders on April 1 , 1979 . The agency 's primary purpose is to coordinate the response to a disaster that has occurred in the United States and that overwhelms the resources of local and state authorities . The governor of the state in which the disaster occurs must declare a state of emergency and formally request from the president that FEMA and the federal government respond to the disaster . The only exception to the state 's gubernatorial declaration requirement occurs when an emergency or disaster takes place on federal property or to a federal asset -- for example , the 1995 bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City , Oklahoma , or the Space Shuttle Columbia in the 2003 return - flight disaster .

Mr. Suresh PrabhuRail Budget of India was the Annual Financial Statement of the state - owned Indian Railways , which handles rail transport in India . It was presented every year by the Minister of Railways , representing the Ministry of Railways , in the Parliament .

The terms anno Domini ( AD ) and before Christ ( BC ) are used to label or number years in the Julian and Gregorian calendars . The term anno Domini is Medieval Latin and means `` in the year of the Lord '' , but is often presented using `` our Lord '' instead of `` the Lord '' , taken from the full original phrase `` anno Domini nostri Jesu Christi '' , which translates to `` in the year of our Lord Jesus Christ '' .

The International Monetary Fund ( IMF ) is an international organization headquartered in Washington , D.C. , of `` 189 countries working to foster global monetary cooperation , secure financial stability , facilitate international trade , promote high employment and sustainable economic growth , and reduce poverty around the world . '' Formed in 1944 at the Bretton Woods Conference primarily by the ideas of Harry Dexter White and John Maynard Keynes , it came into formal existence in 1945 with 29 member countries and the goal of reconstructing the international payment system . It now plays a central role in the management of balance of payments difficulties and international financial crises . Countries contribute funds to a pool through a quota system from which countries experiencing balance of payments problems can borrow money . As of 2016 , the fund had SDR 477 billion ( about $668 billion ) .

The Blue Umbrella is a 1980 Indian novel written by Ruskin Bond . It was adapted into 2005 Hindi film by the same name , directed by Vishal Bhardwaj , which later won the National Film Award for Best Children 's Film . In 2012 , the novel was adapted into a comic by Amar Chitra Katha publications , titled , The Blue Umbrella -- Stories by Ruskin Bond , and included another story , Angry River . This story appeared in Bond 's collection of short stories , Children 's Omnibus .

In the United States , the compensation of company executives is distinguished by the forms it takes and its dramatic rise over the past three decades and wide - ranging criticism leveled against it . In the past three decades in America executive compensation or pay has risen dramatically beyond what can be explained by changes in firm size , performance , and industry classification . It is the highest in the world in both absolute terms and relative to median salary in the US . It has been criticized not only as excessive , but also for `` rewarding failure '' -- including massive drops in stock price , and much of the national growth in income inequality . Observers differ as to how much of the rise in and nature of this compensation is a natural result of competition for scarce business talent benefiting stockholder value , and how much is the work of manipulation and self - dealing by management unrelated to supply , demand , or reward for performance . Federal laws and Securities and Exchange Commission ( SEC ) regulations have been developed on compensation for top senior executives in the last few decades , including a $1 million limit on the tax deductibility of compensation not `` performance - based '' , and a requirement to include the dollar value of compensation in a standardized form in annual public filings of the corporation .

The following list of dry communities by U.S. state details all of the counties and municipalities in the United States of America that ban the sale of alcoholic beverages .

The following is a list of characters in the BBC sitcom Last of the Summer Wine . The series focused primarily on a trio of old men and their interaction with other characters in the town . Due to the longevity of the series it was often necessary to replace key characters due to an actor 's death , illness , or unavailability for other reasons . Many characters were first seen in `` one - off '' appearances and were popular enough or felt to have enough potential for them to be brought back as regulars , in some instances replacing previous members of the cast .

The Golden State Warriors are an American professional basketball team based in Oakland , California . The Warriors compete in the National Basketball Association ( NBA ) as a member of the league 's Western Conference Pacific Division . The Warriors play their home games at the Oracle Arena in Oakland . The Warriors have reached nine NBA Finals , winning five NBA championships in 1947 , 1956 , 1975 , 2015 and 2017 . Golden State 's five NBA championships are tied for fourth-most in NBA history with the San Antonio Spurs , and behind only the Boston Celtics ( 17 ) , Los Angeles Lakers ( 16 ) and Chicago Bulls ( 6 ) . As of 2017 , the Warriors are the third most valuable NBA franchise after the New York Knicks and LA Lakers according to Forbes , with an estimated value of $2.6 billion .

Sherlock Holmes is a 2009 mystery period action film based on the character of the same name created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle . The film was directed by Guy Ritchie and produced by Joel Silver , Lionel Wigram , Susan Downey , and Dan Lin . The screenplay , by Michael Robert Johnson , Anthony Peckham , and Simon Kinberg , was developed from a story by Wigram and Johnson . Robert Downey Jr. and Jude Law portray Sherlock Holmes and Dr. John Watson respectively . Set in 1890 , eccentric detective Holmes and his companion Watson are hired by a secret society to foil a mysticist 's plot to expand the British Empire by seemingly supernatural means . Rachel McAdams stars as their former adversary Irene Adler and Mark Strong portrays villain Lord Henry Blackwood . The film was widely released in North America on December 25 , 2009 , and on December 26 , 2009 in the UK , Ireland , the Pacific and the Atlantic .

This list covers all faults and fault - systems that are either geologically important or connected to prominent seismic activity . It is not intended to list every notable fault , but only major fault zones .

Emile BerlinerExperiments in capturing sound on a recording medium for preservation and reproduction began in earnest during the Industrial Revolution of the 1800s . Many pioneering attempts to record and reproduce sound were made during the latter half of the 19th century -- notably Scott 's Phonautograph of 1857 -- and these efforts culminated in the invention of the phonograph by Thomas Edison in 1877 . Digital recording emerged in the late 20th century , and has since flourished with the popularity of digital music and online streaming services .

2016This is a list of seasons completed by the Miami Dolphins American football franchise of the National Football League ( NFL ) . The list documents the season - by - season records of the Dolphins franchise from 1966 to present , including postseason records , and league awards for individual players or head coaches .

ileocecal valveThe cecum or caecum ( / ˈsiːkəm / , plural ceca / ˈsiːkə / ; from the Latin caecus meaning blind ) is an intraperitoneal pouch that is considered to be the beginning of the large intestine . It is typically located on the right side of the body ( the same side of the body as the appendix , to which it is joined ) .

The borders of the Roman Empire , which fluctuated throughout the empire 's history , were a combination of natural frontiers ( most notably the Rhine and Danube rivers ) and man - made fortifications which separated the lands of the empire from the countries beyond .