In America, the distinction between traditional emeralds and the new vanadium kind is often reflected in the use of terms such as ' Colombian Emerald.

The distinction between " authentic " folk and national and popular song in general has always been loose, particularly in America and Germany-for example popular songwriters such as Stephen Foster could be termed " folk " in America.

However, in colonial America a delusional Dorothy Talbye was hanged in 1638 for murdering her daughter, as at the time Massachusetts's common law made no distinction between insanity ( or mental illness ) and criminal behavior.

Moreover, the pact erased the legal distinction between war and peace since the signatories, having renounced the use of war began to wage wars without declaring them as evidenced by the U. S. intervention in Central America, the Japanese invasion of Manchuria in 1931, the Italian invasion of Abyssinia in 1935, the Soviet invasion of Finland in 1939, and the German and Soviet Union invasions of Poland.

Outside of South America, most countries ' laws make no distinction between the coca leaf and any other substance containing cocaine, so the possession of coca leaf is prohibited.

The country is currently the only nation in Latin America that holds this distinction.

This release has the distinction of being the first LP of Beatles material released in North America, pre-dating the Capitol US Meet The Beatles!

On September 1, 2008, it was released on the Virtual Console in North America, under the distinction of being the 250th Virtual Console game released in that region.

In Quebec, however, like America and modern France, there is no tradition of split professions, though a distinction is sometimes made between an avocat plaidant " trial lawyer " and an avocat-conseil or conseiller juridique " legal consultant ".

Although the Formative / Classic / Post-Classic distinction is still used in the archaeology of Mesoamerican chronology, the divisions have been replaced in most of North America by more local classifications with a more elaborated breakdown of periods of time.

Deptford was the site of the first hot air balloon landing in North America, gathering that distinction when Jean-Pierre Blanchard completed his flight to Deptford from Philadelphia in 1793.

This gave Culture Club the distinction of being the first group since The Beatles to have three Top Ten hits in America from a debut album.

He was awarded the Frederic Ives Medal, the highest distinction of the Optical Society of America ( OSA ), in 2000 and became an Honorary OSA Member in 2001.

His journals, which were written for his family and intimate friends were published after his death by his son, William Theobald Wolfe Tone ( 1791 – 1828 ), who was educated by the French government and served with some distinction in the armies of Napoleon, emigrating after Waterloo to America, where he died, in New York City, on 10 October 1828 at the age of 37.

While remaining so in Canada, Great Britain and Ireland, the distinction has since been claimed by Spanish in the United States – probably a consequence of heavy immigration from, and increased general interest in, Latin America.

Perle states this in the recent PBS documentary series " America At A Crossroads ", and refers to President Bush's 9 / 11 speech in which Bush stated: " We will make no distinction between the terrorists who committed these acts and those who harbor them.

It was precisely through this “ feedback loop ” of productivity – set in motion by the invention of the grain elevator – that America itself became an agricultural and economic colossus on the world stage: the planet ’ s single largest producer of wheat, corn, oats and rice, a distinction it claims to this day.

Mexicali also has the distinction of being the northernmost city in Latin America.

However, the absence of this distinction is also typical of parts of Southern Spain ( notably Seville ) and of the Canary Islands, and the predominant position of people from these areas in the conquest of and subsequent immigration to Latin America from Spain is largely the reason for the absence of this distinction in most Latin American dialects.

The distinction was based on the economic and cultural situation of intellectuals in these countries and is different from that in Western Europe or North America.

When his father died in 1848, however, he became the richest man in America ; he was the last member of the Astor family to enjoy this distinction.

Snow Dome () is not an impressive peak by Rockies standards, but it has the distinction of being the hydrological apex of North America.

The consciousness it mirrors may have come earlier to Europe than to America, but it is the consciousness that most `` mature '' societies arrive at when their successes in technological and economic systematization propel them into a time of examining the not-strictly-practical ends of culture.

America is now joining Europe in this `` mature '' phase of development.

This favorable image of America in the minds of Russian men and women is still there despite years of energetic anti-American propaganda ''

The corporation in America is in reality our form of socialism, vying in a sense with the other socialistic form that has emerged within governmental bureaucracy.

It is of the utmost importance to the people of America and of the world how their governing President `` ends up '' during the four years of his term.

This is a problem to be solved not by America alone, but also by every nation cherishing the same ideals and in position to provide help.

Such performance is a great tribute to American scientists and engineers, who in the past five years have had to telescope time and technology to develop these long-range ballistic missiles, where America had none before.

The novel, which is not merely dystopian but also brilliantly satiric, describes a future America where one-sixteenth of the population, the men who run advertising agencies and big corporations, control the rest of the people, the submerged fifteen-sixteenths who are the workers and consumers, with the government being no more than `` a clearing house for pressures ''.

The concept of labor as a special class is outmoded, and in the task confronting America as bastion of the free world, labor must learn to put the national interest first if it is itself to survive.

This, in more diplomatic language, is what Adlai Stevenson told the newspaper men of Latin America yesterday on behalf of the United States Government.

I do not think that America is like Russia, not in the least!!

In covert socialism -- toward which America is moving -- private enterprise retains the ownership title to industries but government thru direct intervention and excessive regulations actually controls them.

Most immediately relevant to these episodes in Goa, Katanga and Ghana, as to the Suez-Hungary crisis before them, is the belief that the main theater of the world drama is the underdeveloped region of Asia, Africa and Latin America.

Through trade and travel across the seas the American Merchant Marine is carrying out its historic mission of linking the United States of America with friendly nations across the seas ; ;

The Miss Rhode Island Pageant is sponsored by the Rhode Island Junior Chamber of Commerce as a part of the nation-wide search for the typical American girl -- a Miss America from Rhode Island.

This is an official preliminary contest of the Miss America Pageant held each September in Atlantic City.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Act of July 3, 1952 ( 66 Stat. 328 ) as amended ( 42 U.S.C. 1952-1958 ), is further amended to read as follows: Section 1.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Interior is hereby authorized and directed to make or cause to be made a study covering -- ( 1 )

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Interior is hereby authorized and directed to establish and maintain a program of stabilization payments to small domestic producers of lead and zinc ores and concentrates in order to stabilize the mining of lead and zinc by small domestic producers on public, Indian, and other lands as provided in this Act.

In the event that agreement is not reached on the use of the rupees for grant or loan purposes within six years from the date of this Agreement, the Government of the United States of America may use the local currency for any purposes authorized by Section 104 of the Act.

In the event the total of rupees accruing to the Government of the United States of America as a consequence of sales made pursuant to this Agreement is different from the rupee equivalent of $1,276 million, the amounts available for the purposes specified in paragraph 1, Article 2, will be adjusted proportionately.

The Government of India agrees that it will take all possible measures to prevent the resale or transshipment to other countries or the use for other than domestic purposes ( except where such resale, transshipment or use is specifically approved by the Government of the United States of America ), of the surplus agricultural commodities purchased pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement, and to assure that the purchase of such commodities does not result in increased availability of these or like commodities for export from India.

I have the honor to refer to the Agricultural Commodities Agreement signed today between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of India ( hereinafter referred to as the Agreement ) and, with regard to the rupees accruing to uses indicated under Article 2, of the Agreement, to state that the understanding of the Government of the United States of America is as follows: 1.