Miami Marlins: …shortstop Hanley Ramirez, and outfielder Giancarlo Stanton, but success continued to evade the franchise.

Rome: Fort Stanwix (1758), which replaced two previous forts there, was where two important treaties (1768, 1784) were negotiated between Native Americans and colonialists; the fort has been reconstructed as a national monument. The Battle of Oriskany (August 6, 1777) which stopped the British advance during…

Barbara Stanwyck was an American motion-picture and television actress who played a wide variety of roles in more than 80 films but was best in dramatic parts as a strong-willed, independent woman of complex character. Stanwyck was effectively orphaned as a small child when her mother died and her

Ivano-Frankivsk, city, western Ukraine. It lies along the Bystritsa River just above its confluence with the Dniester River. Founded in 1662 as the Polish town of Stanisławów (Ukrainian: Stanyslaviv), it occupied an important position on the northern approach to the Yablonitsky Pass over the

stanza, a division of a poem consisting of two or more lines arranged together as a unit. More specifically, a stanza usually is a group of lines arranged together in a recurring pattern of metrical lengths and a sequence of rhymes. The structure of a stanza (also called a strophe or stave) is

Raphael: Last years in Rome of Raphael: …in the second room, the Stanza d’Eliodoro, portray specific miraculous events in the history of the Christian church. The four principal subjects are The Expulsion of Heliodorus from the Temple, The Mass at Bolsena, The Liberation of St. Peter, and Leo I Halting Attila. These frescoes are deeper and richer…

Raphael: Last years in Rome of Raphael: …in the second room, the Stanza d’Eliodoro, portray specific miraculous events in the history of the Christian church. The four principal subjects are The Expulsion of Heliodorus from the Temple, The Mass at Bolsena, The Liberation of St. Peter, and Leo I Halting Attila. These frescoes are deeper and richer…

Raphael: Last years in Rome of Raphael: The decoration of the Stanza della Segnatura was perhaps Raphael’s greatest work. Julius II was a highly cultured man who surrounded himself with the most illustrious personalities of the Renaissance. He entrusted Bramante with the construction of a new basilica of St. Peter to replace the original 4th-century church;…

Poliziano: …vernacular poem in ottava rima, Stanze cominciate per la giostra del Magnifico Giuliano de’ Medici (“Stanzas Begun for the Tournament of the Magnificent Giuliano de’ Medici”), composed between 1475 and 1478, which is one of the great works of Italian literature. In it he was able to synthesize the grandeur…

Poliziano: …vernacular poem in ottava rima, Stanze cominciate per la giostra del Magnifico Giuliano de’ Medici (“Stanzas Begun for the Tournament of the Magnificent Giuliano de’ Medici”), composed between 1475 and 1478, which is one of the great works of Italian literature. In it he was able to synthesize the grandeur…

Ippolito Pindemonte: …a volume of Arcadian verse, Le stanze (1779), and one of lyrics, Poesie campestri (1788; “Rural Poetry”). Both showed a sensitivity to nature and the influence of the contemporary English poets Thomas Gray and Edward Young. A stay in Paris inspired the poem “La Francia” (1789) and a prose satire…

Western painting: Early and High Baroque in Italy: …native painters of the period, Massimo Stanzione and Bernardo Cavallino, both died in the disastrous plague of 1654.

human ear: Function of the ossicular chain: …fixed stapes is removed (stapedectomy) and replaced by a tiny artificial stapes can normal hearing be approached. Fortunately, operations performed on the middle ear have been perfected so that defects causing conductive impairment often can be corrected and a useful level of hearing restored.

human ear: Muscles: …shorter, stouter muscle, called the stapedius, arises from the back wall of the middle-ear cavity and extends forward and attaches to the neck of the head of the stapes. Its reflex contractions tend to tip the stapes backward, as if to pull it out of the oval window. Thus, it…

carrion flower, (genus Stapelia), genus of about 44 species of succulent plants of the milkweed family (Apocynaceae), native to tropical areas of southern Africa. They are named for the unpleasant carrion odour of their large flowers, which attracts flies to pollinate the plants and lay their eggs

ear bone: …incus, or anvil, and the stapes, or stirrup. Together they form a short chain that crosses the middle ear and transmits vibrations caused by sound waves from the eardrum membrane to the liquid of the inner ear. The malleus resembles a club more than a hammer, whereas the incus looks…

bladdernut, any shrub or small tree of the genus Staphylea of the family Staphyleaceae. All of the 10–15 known species occur in the North Temperate Zone. The commonest species usually grow to about 3.5–4.5 m (12–15 feet) tall. The trees are admired more for their handsome green foliage than for

Crossosomatales: Most members of Staphyleaceae, or the bladdernut family, are deciduous trees restricted to the northern temperate region, but some species range as far south as Bolivia and Malaysia. Staphylea (bladdernut) consists of 11 species in the temperate region and is often cultivated. Turpinia, with at least 10 species,…

rove beetle, (family Staphylinidae), any member of a family of numerous widely distributed insects in the order Coleoptera that are known for their usually elongated, slender bodies, their short elytra (wing covers), and their association with decaying organic matter. With an estimated 46,000 to

coleopteran: Annotated classification: Superfamily Staphylinoidea Very large group; antennae with last 3 segments rarely club-shaped; outer skeleton rarely very hard, shiny; wing veins M (media) and Cu (cubitus) not connected; elytron truncate, usually more than 2 abdominal segments exposed. Family Agyrtidae (primitive carrion beetles) Scavengers of decaying organic

rove beetle, (family Staphylinidae), any member of a family of numerous widely distributed insects in the order Coleoptera that are known for their usually elongated, slender bodies, their short elytra (wing covers), and their association with decaying organic matter. With an estimated 46,000 to

rove beetle: …largest species, such as the devil’s coachhorse (Staphylinus olens), are usually no more than 25 mm (1 inch). The short, thick elytra protect the second, fully developed pair of flying wings. These functional wings can be unfolded rapidly from under the elytra when the beetle is ready for flight. They…

Staphylococcus aureus: Infections and transmission: …involving newborns or immunocompromised adults, staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome (SSSS; or Ritter disease) develops, causing the skin to turn red and blister, giving it a burned or scalded appearance. S. aureus skin infections are often associated with the transmission of bacteria from person to person. This occurs primarily through direct…

staphylococcus, (genus Staphylococcus), group of spherical bacteria, the best-known species of which are universally present in great numbers on the mucous membranes and skin of humans and other warm-blooded animals. The term staphylococcus, generally used for all the species, refers to the cells’

Staphylococcus aureus, species of bacteria in family Staphylococcaceae that is considered to be one of the most important pathogens occurring in humans and the most dangerous member of the genus Staphylococcus in terms of its ability to cause disease. Staphylococcus aureus occurs naturally in the

staphylococcus: >S. epidermidis. While S. epidermidis is a mild pathogen, opportunistic only in people with lowered resistance, strains of S. aureus are major agents of wound infections, boils, and other human skin infections and are one of the most common causes of food poisoning. S. aureus…

urinary tract infection: Causes: …bacterial cause of UTI is Staphylococcus saprophyticus, which normally occurs on the skin of some humans. Bacteria that are rare causes of UTIs but that may be involved in severe infections include Proteus mirabilis and organisms in the genera Klebsiella, Mycoplasma, Enterococcus, Pseudomonas, and Serratia. In rare cases,

man-made fibre: Solution spinning: …to 6 inches) known as staple. A spindle that has been fully wound with continuous fibre is called a package.

man-made fibre: Solution spinning: …to 6 inches) known as staple. A spindle that has been fully wound with continuous fibre is called a package.

the Staple Singers, American vocal group that was one of the most successful gospel-to-pop crossover acts ever, collecting several Top 20 hits in the early 1970s. The members included Roebuck (“Pops”) Staples (b. December 28, 1914, Winona, Mississippi, U.S.—d. December 19, 2000, Dolton, Illinois),

Merchants Staplers, company of English merchants who controlled the export of English wool from the late 13th century through the 16th century. English wool exports were concentrated in one town, which was called the staple, in order to minimize the problems of collecting export duties. The

therapeutics: Wound treatment: Staples permit faster closure of the skin but are less precise than sutures. When the edges can be brought together easily and without tension, tape is very useful. Although it is comfortable, easy to apply, and avoids the marks left by sutures, tape may come…

Olaf Stapledon was an English novelist and philosopher whose “histories of the future” are a major influence on contemporary science fiction. A pacifist, Stapledon served with a Friends’ ambulance unit in World War I and was awarded the Croix de Guerre. He received a Ph.D. in philosophy and

Sir George Stapledon was a British agriculturalist and pioneer in the development of grassland science. Stapledon graduated in 1904 from the University of Cambridge and returned there in 1906 to begin a study of plant sciences. In 1910 he was appointed to the staff of the Royal Agricultural

Sir George Stapledon was a British agriculturalist and pioneer in the development of grassland science. Stapledon graduated in 1904 from the University of Cambridge and returned there in 1906 to begin a study of plant sciences. In 1910 he was appointed to the staff of the Royal Agricultural

Olaf Stapledon was an English novelist and philosopher whose “histories of the future” are a major influence on contemporary science fiction. A pacifist, Stapledon served with a Friends’ ambulance unit in World War I and was awarded the Croix de Guerre. He received a Ph.D. in philosophy and

Mavis Staples is an American gospel and soul singer who was an integral part of the Staple Singers as well as a successful solo artist. At age 11, Staples joined the Staple Singers, a family gospel-singing group led by her father, Roebuck (“Pops”) Staples. As a high school graduate in 1957, she had

the Staple Singers: February 21, 2013, Chicago, Illinois), Pervis Staples (b. November 1935, Drew, Mississippi, U.S.—d. May 6, 2021, Dolton, Illinois), and Yvonne Staples (b. October 23, 1937, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.—d. April 10, 2018, Chicago).

the Staple Singers: …6, 2021, Dolton, Illinois), and Yvonne Staples (b. October 23, 1937, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.—d. April 10, 2018, Chicago).

country music: …the Zac Brown Band, and Chris Stapleton, among others. Despite its embrace of other popular styles, country music retained an unmistakable character as one of the few truly indigenous American musical styles.

Jacques Lefèvre d’Étaples was an outstanding French humanist, theologian, and translator whose scholarship stimulated scriptural studies during the Protestant Reformation. Ordained a priest, Lefèvre taught philosophy in Paris from about 1490 to 1507. During visits to Italy in 1492 and 1500, he

Queen Latifah: …TV work included the series Star (2016–19), about three female singers hoping to become superstars, and The Equalizer (2021– ), in which she starred as a former CIA agent who becomes a vigilante. She also was cast in the special The Little Mermaid Live! (2019), and she played Hattie McDaniel…

star, any massive self-luminous celestial body of gas that shines by radiation derived from its internal energy sources. Of the tens of billions of trillions of stars composing the observable universe, only a very small percentage are visible to the naked eye. Many stars occur in pairs, multiple

history of publishing: Great Britain: In 1888 the halfpenny evening Star was launched by the Irish nationalist politician T.P. O’Connor. Aiming at a wider public than any previous newspaper, the Star incorporated short, lively news items of human interest in a bold, attractive display. The new paper also gave good racing tips, thus endearing it…

Rupert Murdoch: Acquisitions: News of the World, The Sun, and The Times: …national weekly sensationalist tabloid, the Star, and in 1976 he purchased the afternoon tabloid New York Post, but in the late 1980s he sold both, profitably; he repurchased the Post in 1993. He also purchased the Boston Herald American from the Hearst Corporation in 1982 and changed the name to…

telephone: Push-button dialing: …two more buttons, bearing the star (*) and pound (#) symbols, to accommodate various data services and customer-controlled calling features. Each of the rows and columns is assigned a tone of a specific frequency, the columns having higher-frequency tones and the rows having tones of lower frequency. When a button…

Bob Fosse: Later work: Fosse’s last picture was Star 80 (1983), a biopic of Dorothy Stratten, a Playboy magazine model whose nascent acting career ended when her husband, Paul Snider, brutally murdered her after she left him and began an affair with film director Peter Bogdanovich. Although some argued that Mariel Hemingway was…

star anise, dry fruits of the star anise tree (Illicium verum), used as a spice and source of pharmaceutical chemicals. It is one of the ingredients in China’s famed five spice powder. The plant is indigenous to the southeastern part of China and to Vietnam. The flavour and uses of the fruit are

star apple, (Chrysophyllum cainito), tropical American tree, of the sapodilla family (Sapotaceae), native to the West Indies and Central America. It is cultivated for its edible fruit, which is the size and shape of an apple and is named for the star-shaped core. The surface of the fruit is firm

astronomical map, any cartographic representation of the stars, galaxies, or surfaces of the planets and the Moon. Modern maps of this kind are based on a coordinate system analogous to geographic latitude and longitude. In most cases, modern maps are compiled from photographic observations made

Youssou N’Dour: …N’Dour joined the regionally popular Star Band de Dakar. That group, with its incorporation of the Senegalese tama (talking drum) and Wolof and Malinke songs into the popular music repertoire, was a pioneer of the music genre that eventually became known as mbalax.

Roddy Doyle: Other writings: A Star Called Henry (1999) centers on an Irish Republican Army (IRA) soldier named Henry Smart and his adventures during the Easter Rising in 1916. Smart’s further adventures are detailed in Oh, Play That Thing (2004), which follows him as he journeys through the United…

star catalog, list of stars, usually according to position and magnitude (brightness) and, in some cases, other properties (e.g., spectral type) as well. Numerous catalogs and star atlases have been made, some of fundamental importance to stellar astronomy. A star may well appear in several

Star Chamber, in English law, the court made up of judges and privy councillors that grew out of the medieval king’s council as a supplement to the regular justice of the common-law courts. It achieved great popularity under Henry VIII for its ability to enforce the law when other courts were

Sergey Konstantinovich Krikalyov: …be the head of the Yury Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Centre in Star City, Russia.

star cluster, either of two general types of stellar assemblages held together by the mutual gravitational attraction of its members, which are physically related through common origin. The two types are open (formerly called galactic) clusters and globular clusters. Open clusters contain from a

electric generator: Phases: This connection is called a star, or wye, connection. Alternatively, since the three winding voltages also sum to zero at every instant, the three windings can be connected in series—a′ to b, b′ to c, and c′ to a—to form a delta connection. The output can then be transmitted using…

bur cucumber: …(Sicyos angulatus), known also as star cucumber, is native to North America and is considered a noxious agricultural weed.

psychomotor learning: Devices and tasks: While using a star discrimeter, a person receives information about his errors through earphones; the task is to learn to selectively position one lever among six radial slots in accordance with signals from differently coloured stimulus lights. A trainee on a two-hand coordinator has to manipulate two lathe…

sand mountain: …smaller versions they are called pyramidal or star dunes.

Frank Bidart: …Dirt were later included in Star Dust (2005), which also features new material, including “The Third Hour of the Night,” a monumental narrative that examines the act of creation through the eyes of Renaissance artist Benvenuto Cellini. Watching the Spring Festival (2007), a book of lyric poems, included meditations on…

history of film: Méliès and Porter: …following year he organized the Star Film company and constructed a small glass-enclosed studio on the grounds of his house at Montreuil, where he produced, directed, photographed, and acted in more than 500 films between 1896 and 1913.

star finch, species of grass finch

carambola, (Averrhoa carambola), woody plant of the wood sorrel family (Oxalidaceae) and its edible fruit, native to tropical Asia and extensively cultivated in tropical areas. Barely ripe carambola has a verjuicelike sharpness. As it ripens, it acquires notes of pear, melon, and gooseberry, with a

cypress vine: The closely related star ipomoea (I. coccinea), with crimson flowers and heart-shaped leaves, which grows wild over much the same area, is also an annual.

Joan Didion: …an adaptation of her novel), A Star Is Born (1976; with others), True Confessions (1981), and Up Close and Personal (1996).

A Star Is Born, American musical film, released in 1954, that was the third—and widely considered the most enduring—version of the classic tale of passion and jealousy between a Hollywood power couple. The film charts the rise of Esther Blodgett (played by Judy Garland) from band singer to

Bradley Cooper: …a remake of the movie A Star Is Born, in 2018. He also cowrote the script and played the lead role, as a hard-drinking musician who facilitates the meteoric rise of a singer-songwriter (played by Lady Gaga). The film earned numerous Oscar nominations, and Cooper received nods for best actor…

Dorothy Parker: …more than 15 films, including A Star Is Born (1937), for which they were nominated for an Academy Award. She became active in left-wing politics, disdained her former role as a smart woman about town, reported from the Spanish Civil War, and discovered that her beliefs counted against her employment…

figure skating: Lifts: The star lift requires the man to raise his partner into the air by her hip while she forms a five-point “star” position with her extended legs, arms, and head. The twist lift requires both partners to skate backward as the man lifts his partner over…

Stern, weekly general-interest magazine published in Germany. It began publication in 1948 and quickly became the leading post-World War II magazine in the country, known for its outstanding photography and its blend of light and serious material. It publishes issues-oriented reporting, celebrity

magnolia: Major species: …tree with crimson fruits; and star magnolia (M. stellata), of similar height with spidery flowers.

science fiction: Alien encounters: His Star Maker (1937) follows an Englishman whose disembodied mind travels across space and time, observing aliens as metaphysical actors in a fiery cosmic drama remote from all human concern, and encounters the creator of the universe (Star Maker). This critically acclaimed book is more a…

Andre Norton: …hand at science fiction, producing Star Man’s Son, 2250 A.D. (1952); it was reprinted in paperback as Daybreak—2250 A.D. and sold more than a million copies.

astronomical map, any cartographic representation of the stars, galaxies, or surfaces of the planets and the Moon. Modern maps of this kind are based on a coordinate system analogous to geographic latitude and longitude. In most cases, modern maps are compiled from photographic observations made

Dhaka: The contemporary city: …buildings of note are the Star Mosque (Tara Masjid), built in the Mughal architectural style in the early 19th century with later renovations; Curzon Hall at the University of Dhaka, erected at the beginning of the 20th century, combining Mughal and European influences; and the National Assembly Building (Jatiya Sangsad…

telecommunications network: Broadcast network: …in a bus, ring, or star topology, as shown in the figure. Nodes connected together in a wireless LAN may broadcast via radio or optical links. On a larger scale, many satellite radio systems are broadcast networks, since each Earth station within the system can typically hear all messages relayed…

star: Star formation and evolution: …discovered stars that are well evolved or even approaching extinction, or both, as well as occasional stars that must be very young or still in the process of formation. Evolutionary effects on these stars are not negligible, even for a middle-aged star such as the Sun. More massive stars must…

Star of India, a large, cabochon-cut, gray-blue star sapphire, slightly oval in shape. The polished but unfaceted gem weighs 536 carats and was found in Ceylon (now Sri Lanka). It was presented to the American Museum of Natural History, in New York City, by J.P.

Franz Rosenzweig: ” Der Stern der Erlösung, completed in 1919, appeared in 1921. The work was ignored by the various trends in academic philosophy but highly regarded by Existentialist and, especially, younger Jewish theologians.

Star of South Africa, first large diamond found in South Africa; it was discovered in 1869 on the banks of the Orange River by an African shepherd boy, who traded it to a Boer settler for 500 sheep, 10 oxen, and a horse. It weighed about 84 carats in rough form and was cut to about 48 carats. When

Star of the South, unblemished 129-carat white diamond with a rosy glow, one of the largest ever found in Brazil; it weighed about 262 carats in rough form. It was discovered in 1853 in the Bagagem River (in Minas Gerais state) by a slave woman, who was given her freedom and pensioned as a reward.

James A. Garfield: Presidency of James A. Garfield: …short term of office, the Star Route scandal, involved the fraudulent dispersal of postal route contracts. “Go ahead regardless of where or whom you hit,” Garfield told investigators. “I direct you not only to probe this ulcer to the bottom, but to cut it out.” Despite such strong talk, Grant…

Verneuil process: Synthetic corundum.: Star rubies and sapphires, first developed in 1947 in the United States, are made by adding one percent rutile (titanium oxide, TiO2) to the starting powder, forming the boules in the usual manner, and then heat treating them at temperatures between 1,100° C and 1,500°…

Verneuil process: Synthetic corundum.: Star rubies and sapphires, first developed in 1947 in the United States, are made by adding one percent rutile (titanium oxide, TiO2) to the starting powder, forming the boules in the usual manner, and then heat treating them at temperatures between 1,100° C and 1,500° C. The rutile…

Milky Way Galaxy: Space motions: …used to demonstrate the so-called stream motion. Calculations based on the Dutch-born American astronomer Peter van de Kamp’s table of stars within 17 light-years, excluding the star of greatest anomalous velocity, reveal that dispersions in the V direction and the W direction are approximately half the size of the dispersion…

chondrostean: Distribution: The starry sturgeon (A. stellatus) occurs in rivers leading to the Black Sea, the Sea of Azov, and the Caspian Sea. The lake sturgeon of North America (A. fulvescens) occurs in the Mississippi River valley, in Lake Huron, and northward into Canada. The white, Oregon, or…

history of film: Pre-World War I American cinema: …strategy known as the “star system.” Borrowed from the theatre industry, this system involves the creation and management of publicity about key performers, or stars, to stimulate demand for their films. Trust company producers used this kind of publicity after 1910, when Carl Laemmle of Independent Motion Pictures (IMP)…

telecommunications network: Broadcast network: …in a bus, ring, or star topology, as shown in the figure. Nodes connected together in a wireless LAN may broadcast via radio or optical links. On a larger scale, many satellite radio systems are broadcast networks, since each Earth station within the system can typically hear all messages relayed…

virtual reality: Entertainment: …the early projects was Disneyland’s Star Tours, an immersive flight simulator ride based on the Star Wars movie series and designed in collaboration with producer George Lucas’s Industrial Light & Magic. Disney had long built themed rides utilizing advanced technology, such as animatronic characters—notably in Pirates of the Caribbean, an…

trap: …mysterious appearance is required, a star trap is used. The star trap is a circular opening with a lid composed of wedge-shaped sections, individually hinged to the circumference. An actor, standing below on a heavily counterweighted platform, can be projected through the opening with great speed. The sections of the…

J.J. Abrams: …2009 Abrams directed the film Star Trek, which explored the early years of the crew members of the 23rd-century starship USS Enterprise from the 1960s science-fiction TV series of the same name. The then 42-year-old director was credited with adding a youthful energy to a film franchise that many thought…

Star Trek, American television science-fiction series that ran on NBC for only three seasons (1966–69) but that became one of the most popular brands in the American entertainment industry. Star Trek was created by American writer and producer Gene Roddenberry and chronicles the exploits of the

Star Trek and Our Nuclear World: …represented by the television series Star Trek, addressing those aspects of Star Trek technology that might be realistic or unrealistic. Perhaps what is most remarkable about the future envisioned by the writers of that program is that unlike many science fiction futures, this one is not dystopic. In the Star…

After atomic bombs were detonated over the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Albert Einstein wrote, “The release of atomic power has changed everything except our way of thinking.” More than 70 years have passed since then, and our thinking has not changed. The world possesses more than

Star Trek: …Trek into Darkness (2013), and Star Trek Beyond (2016).

Kirstie Alley: Family and early career: …role in the hit movie Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan.

Leonard Nimoy: …The Wrath of Khan (1982), Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984), Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986), Star Trek V: The Final Frontier (1989), and Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991). He also directed The Search for Spock (in which he appeared only briefly) and The…

Star Trek: …characters, including Star Trek (2009), Star Trek into Darkness (2013), and Star Trek Beyond (2016).

Leonard Nimoy: …The Search for Spock (1984), Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986), Star Trek V: The Final Frontier (1989), and Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991). He also directed The Search for Spock (in which he appeared only briefly) and The Voyage Home. Another directorial effort—the comedy Three Men…