The Boston Marathon is an annual marathon hosted by several cities in greater Boston in eastern Massachusetts , United States . It is always held on Patriots ' Day , the third Monday of April . Begun in 1897 , the event was inspired by the success of the first marathon competition in the 1896 Summer Olympics . The Boston Marathon is the world 's oldest annual marathon and ranks as one of the world 's best - known road racing events . It is one of six World Marathon Majors . Its course runs from Hopkinton in southern Middlesex County to Copley Square in Boston .

In sociology , the social disorganization theory is a theory developed by the Chicago School , related to ecological theories . The theory directly links crime rates to neighborhood ecological characteristics ; a core principle of social disorganization theory states that location matters . In other words , a person 's residential location is a substantial factor shaping the likelihood that that person will become involved in illegal activities . The theory suggests that , among determinants of a person 's later illegal activity , residential location is as significant as or more significant than the person 's individual characteristics ( e.g. , age , gender , or race ) . For example , the theory suggests that youths from disadvantaged neighborhoods participate in a subculture which approves of delinquency , and that these youths thus acquire criminality in this social and cultural setting .

Italian meal structure is similar to most other European ones , consisting of breakfast , lunch , and supper . Late - morning and mid-afternoon snacks , called merenda ( plural merende ) , are also often included in this meal structure . Italians also commonly divide a celebratory meal into several different courses .

The Intel 8255 ( or i8255 ) Programmable Peripheral Interface ( PPI ) chip was developed and manufactured by Intel in the first half of the 1970s for the Intel 8080 microprocessor . The 8255 provides 24 parallel input / output lines with a variety of programmable operating modes .

The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom is the head of the Government of the United Kingdom , and chairs Cabinet meetings . There is no specific date when the office of Prime Minister first appeared , as the role was not created but rather evolved over a period of time . The term was used in the House of Commons in 1805 and it was certainly in parliamentary use by the 1880s , and in 1905 the post of Prime Minister was officially given recognition in the order of precedence . Modern historians generally consider Sir Robert Walpole , who led the government of Great Britain from 1721 to 1742 , as the first Prime Minister . Walpole is also the longest - serving Prime Minister by this definition . However , Sir Henry Campbell - Bannerman was the first Prime Minister and Margaret Thatcher the longest - serving Prime Minister to have been officially referred to as such .

A white dwarf , also called a degenerate dwarf , is a stellar core remnant composed mostly of electron - degenerate matter . A white dwarf is very dense : its mass is comparable to that of the Sun , while its volume is comparable to that of Earth . A white dwarf 's faint luminosity comes from the emission of stored thermal energy ; no fusion takes place in a white dwarf wherein mass is converted to energy . The nearest known white dwarf is Sirius B , at 8.6 light years , the smaller component of the Sirius binary star . There are currently thought to be eight white dwarfs among the hundred star systems nearest the Sun . The unusual faintness of white dwarfs was first recognized in 1910 . The name white dwarf was coined by Willem Luyten in 1922 .

The United States Golf Association ( USGA ) is the United States ' national association of golf courses , clubs and facilities and the governing body of golf for the U.S. and Mexico . Together with The R&A , the USGA produces and interprets the rules of golf . The USGA also provides a national handicap system for golfers , conducts 13 national championships , including the U.S. Open , U.S. Women 's Open and U.S. Senior Open , and tests golf equipment for conformity with regulations . In addition , the USGA is a leader in turfgrass research through its Green Section and it provides hundreds of grants to grass - roots programs through its Foundation in Colorado Springs , Colorado . The USGA Foundation has provided more than $60 million in grants to programs for underprivileged youth and individuals with disabilities . It is the largest contributor to The First Tee program . The USGA is currently led by Executive Director Mike Davis , and President Thomas J. O'Toole Jr. , and is headquartered at Golf House in Far Hills , New Jersey .

John William Henry IIJohn William Henry II ( born September 13 , 1949 ) is an American businessman and investor and the founder of John W. Henry & Company , an investment management firm . He is the principal owner of The Boston Globe , the Boston Red Sox and Liverpool Football Club and co-owner of Roush Fenway Racing . In March 2006 , Boston Magazine estimated Henry 's net worth at $ 1.1 billion but noted that his company had recently experienced difficulties . In November 2012 , the company announced that it would stop managing clients ' money by the end of the year , and Henry confirmed that total assets under the firm 's management had fallen from $2.5 billion in 2006 to less than $100 million as of late 2012 . As of July 2017 , Forbes estimated his net worth to be $2.6 billion .

The Winter Olympic Games ( French : Jeux olympiques d'hiver ) is a major international sporting event held once every four years for sports practised on snow and ice . The first Winter Olympics , the 1924 Winter Olympics , were held in Chamonix , France . The modern Olympic games were inspired by the ancient Olympic Games , which were held in Olympia , Greece , from the 8th century BC to the 4th century AD . Baron Pierre de Coubertin founded the International Olympic Committee ( IOC ) in 1894 , leading to the first modern Summer Games in Athens , Greece in 1896 . The IOC is the governing body of the Olympic Movement , with the Olympic Charter defining its structure and authority .

Thea StiltonGeronimo Stilton is an Italian children 's book series published by Edizioni Piemme of Milan , Italy , since 2000 . Scholastic Corporation has published the English version of the series since February 2004 . Although the series credits its title character as the author , the idea was originally thought of by Elisabetta Dami . On older novels , the copyright is issued to a pseudonym `` Geronimo Stilton '' ; this was changed on newer books . The books are intended for readers in the 6 -- 12 - year - old age range .

This article covers various topics involving alcoholic drinks in Canada . The Government of Canada defines an alcoholic drink as `` a beverage containing 1.1 % or more alcohol by volume . ''

the Coriolis effect caused by the rotation of Earth causes winds to steer to the right of what would otherwise be expected across the Northern HemisphereThe westerlies , anti-trades , or prevailing westerlies , are prevailing winds from the west toward the east in the middle latitudes between 30 and 60 degrees latitude . They originate from the high - pressure areas in the horse latitudes and tend towards the poles and steer extratropical cyclones in this general manner . Tropical cyclones which cross the subtropical ridge axis into the westerlies recurve due to the increased westerly flow . The winds are predominantly from the southwest in the Northern Hemisphere and from the northwest in the Southern Hemisphere .

The epiphyseal plate ( or epiphysial plate , physis , or growth plate ) is a hyaline cartilage plate in the metaphysis at each end of a long bone . It is the part of a long bone where new bone growth takes place ; that is , the whole bone is alive , with maintenance remodeling throughout its existing bone tissue , but the growth plate is the place where the long bone grows longer ( adds length ) .

No Mercy ( 2007 ) was a professional wrestling pay - per - view ( PPV ) event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment ( WWE ) , which took place on October 7 , 2007 , at the Allstate Arena in Rosemont , Illinois . It was the 10th annual No Mercy event and involved wrestlers from the Raw , SmackDown ! , and ECW brands .

A Short Account of the Destruction of the Indies ( Spanish : Brevísima relación de la destrucción de las Indias ) is an account written by the Spanish Dominican friar Bartolomé de las Casas in 1542 ( published in 1552 ) about the mistreatment of and atrocities committed against the indigenous peoples of the Americas in colonial times and sent to then Prince Philip II of Spain .

in the 2017 -- 18 television seasonThe tenth season of the American science fiction television series The X-Files commenced airing in the United States on January 24 , 2016 , on Fox . The season consists of six episodes and concluded airing on February 22 , 2016 . The season , which takes place fourteen years after the ninth season ( 2001 -- 02 ) and seven years after the film The X-Files : I Want to Believe ( 2008 ) , follows newly re-instated Federal Bureau of Investigation ( FBI ) agents Fox Mulder ( David Duchovny ) and Dana Scully ( Gillian Anderson ) as they learn more about the existence of extraterrestrials and their relationship with the government .

Jón Þór Birgisson|Orri Páll Dýrason|Georg Hólm`` The Lion and the Rose '' is the second episode of the fourth season of HBO 's fantasy television series Game of Thrones , and the 32nd overall . The episode was written by George R.R. Martin , the author of the A Song of Ice and Fire novels of which the series is an adaptation , and directed by Alex Graves . It aired on April 13 , 2014 .

Central Bank of India , a government - owned bank , is one of the oldest and largest commercial banks in India . It is based in Mumbai which is the financial capital of India and capital city of state of Maharashtra . The bank has 4730 branches , 5319 ATM 's and 4 extension counters across 27 Indian states and three Union Territories . At present , Central Bank of India has overseas office at Nairobi , Hong Kong and a joint venture with Bank of India , Bank of Baroda , and the Zambian government . The Zambian government holds 40 per cent stake and each of the banks has 20 per cent . Recently it has also opened a representative office at Nairobi in Kenya .

Blood at the Orpheum is the first live album by the American band In This Moment . The album was released digitally by Century Media on January 21 , 2014 . A DVD and Blu - ray of the concert was included in a special edition re-release of their fourth album Blood . A standalone limited edition DVD was released in Europe on February 17 .