Thus although most species in the order are herbaceous, some no more than 15 cm high, there are a number of climbers ( e. g. some species of Asparagus ), as well as several genera forming trees ( e. g. Agave, Cordyline, Yucca, Dracaena ), some of which can exceed 10 m in height.

Members of the family are natives of temperate to tropical regions of the Old World, with 15 genera and 780 species.

Subgenus Alnus: Trees with stalked shoot buds, male and female catkins produced in autumn ( fall ) but stay closed over winter, pollinating in late winter or early spring, about 15 – 25 species, including:

In Lake Victoria, an isolated lake which formed recently in the African rift valley, over 300 species of cichlid fish adaptively radiated from one parent species in just 15, 000 years.

There are about 15, 000 species of flowering plants with 3, 000 species of trees ( 267 species are dipterocarps ), 221 species of terrestrial mammals and 420 species of resident birds in Borneo.

Fresh grass clippings have an average ratio of about 15 to 1 and dry autumn leaves about 50 to 1 depending on species.

Pure carnivores such as ferets lack β-carotene 15, 15 '- monooxygenase and cannot convert any carotenoids to retinals at all ( resulting in carotenes not being a form of vitamin A for this species ); while cats can convert a trace of β-carotene to retinol, although the amount is totally insufficient for meeting their daily retinol needs.

Almost 15 % of people with weakened immune systems develop a systemic illness caused by Candida species.

When intervals between fires drop below 10 to 15 years, many chaparral species are eliminated and the system is typically replaced by non-native, invasive, weedy grassland.

# Monotropoideae ( 10 genera, 15 species )

The main feeding habitat of the western Pacific subpopulation is the shallow ( 5 – 15 m depth ) shelf off northeastern Sakhalin Island, particularly off the southern portion of Piltun Lagoon, where the main prey species appear to be amphipods and isopods.

The descendants of Plioviverrops reached their peak 15 million years ago, with more than 30 species having been identified.

Habitat destruction threatens the survival of indigenous and endemic species, including 140 species of mammals identified by the World Conservation Union ( IUCN ) as threatened, and 15 identified as critically endangered, including the Sumatran Orangutan.

A. chinensis and A. deliciosa were classified together until about 15 years ago, in the one species.

Most are cold-hardy, withstanding temperatures between − 25 ° C and − 40 ° C in winter, except for the evergreen species, which only tolerate temperatures down to about − 15 ° C.

* 15 cm = 1. 5 dm — approximate size of largest beetle species

Baraboo is also home to the International Crane Foundation, an organization dedicated to the study and conservation of the world's 15 species of crane.

Even so, for such loads, the typical Roman treadwheel crane, which could only reach a maximum height of 15 to 18 m in any event, was clearly inadequate.

* March 15, 2008 – a crane collapse at a construction site in Turtle Bay kills seven and damages adjacent buildings.

Of the 15 crane species this is the most threatened.

At 15 − 20 kg / m², longer panels can become difficult to handle without the use of a crane to position them, and this is a consideration that must be taken into account due to cost and site limitations.

Earlier, either two or four of the corroded, 50-ft ( 15 m ) concrete segments of the old roadway were removed by crane.

The Eden Valley Railway has mostly ex-British Rail built rolling stock including Diesel-Electric Multiple Units British Rail Class 205 unit 205009 and Electric Multiple Units British Rail Class 411 units 2311 and 2315 and British Rail Class 419 units 9003 and 9005, as well as 0-6-0 diesel shunter " Darlington ", British Rail Class 37 number 37042 and an 0-4-0 shunter, in addition to a number of freight wagons, and a 15 ton railway crane.

Strong winds gusting across the Black Canyon on September 15, 2006, appear to have been the cause for the collapse of the " high-line " crane system that was used to carry workmen and materials at the bridge site.

She was publicly hanged from a crane in Neka, Iran, on August 15, 2004.

On January 15, 2000 the boom of a mobile crane transported on a barge named T. L.

More dramatically, in July 1958, he sent 15, 000 Marines and soldiers to Lebanon as part of Operation Blue Bat, a non-combat peace-keeping mission to stabilize the pro-Western government and to prevent a radical revolution from sweeping over that country.

On December 15, 2009, the U. S. House of Representatives passed a symbolic resolution recognizing and commemorating the album Kind of Blue on its 50th anniversary, " honoring the masterpiece and reaffirming jazz as a national treasure.

File: Barack Obama speaks to Stephen Hawking. jpg | President Barack Obama talks with Stephen Hawking in the Blue Room of the White House before a ceremony presenting him and 15 others the Presidential Medal of Freedom, August 12, 2009.

Blue sapphires with up to 15 % violet or purple are generally said to be of fine quality.

* February 15 – Clara, Lu & Em, generally regarded as the first daytime network soap opera, debuts in its morning time slot over the Blue Network of NBC Radio, having originally been a late evening program.

In the CII, all Phthalo Blue pigments are designated by a generic color index number as either PB15 or PB16, short for pigment blue 15 and pigment blue 16.

Blue or white ( white for ceremonial occasions in some schools ) shorts for boys under grade 10 ( 15 years of age ) and white longs for boys of and above grade 10. Add caption here

Mike Priest, President of Blue Jackets parent company JMAC, Inc., was named President of the club, while Assistant General Manager Jim Clark served as General Manager until the Blue Jackets named Edmonton Oilers Assistant General Manager Scott Howson as the new general manager on June 15, 2007.

On November 15, 2005, the Ducks traded Sergei Fedorov, and a 5th round draft pick to the Columbus Blue Jackets for defenseman Francois Beauchemin and Tyler Wright.

* Sky Blue Sky ( May 15, 2007 )

The album Blue on Blue was released by Nettwerk Records under Nash's own imprint, One Son Records and the album's official release date was August 15, 2006, she also released a Christmas EP Wishing For This on 14 November 2006.

At 15, 010 ha, it is part of the Greater Blue Mountains Area World Heritage Site.

The lake contains Blue, Flathead and Channel Catfish, Large & Small mouthed Bass, Striped Bass, Walleye ( State Record caught on Bayles Lake: 15. 9 Lbs.

The Coastal Path passes all of Pembrokeshire's award-winning beaches, Over the years these have been awarded 41 Blue Flag Awards ( 13 in 2011 ), 47 Green Coast Awards ( 15 in 2011 ) and 106 Seaside Awards ( 31 in 2011.

Academy of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, which operates under the supervision of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark, was recognized in 2012 by the National Blue Ribbon Schools Program of the United States Department of Education, one of 15 private and public schools in the state to be honored that year.

15 miles outside of Morganton is Lake James, which is surrounded by the Blue Ridge Mountains.

At the 2000 American Wine Awards, Bridgeview's 1998 Bridgeview Oregon Blue Moon was selected as the best pinot noir under $ 15.

Per November 2009, the TOP500 list contained 15 Blue Gene / P installations of 2-racks ( 2048 nodes, 8196 processor cores, 23. 86 TFLOPS Linpack ) and larger.

* Crosby, Stills and Nash – " Southern Cross ", " Teach Your Children ", " Suite: Judy Blue Eyes " ( JFK 16: 15 );

1: Marble Hall ; 2: Great Staircase ; 3: Bedchamber, now Blue Room ; 4: Sweatmeat closet ; 5: Back stairs & east entrance ; 6: Chapel Drawing Room ; 7: Chapel ( double height ); 8: Tyrconnel Room ; 9: Saloon ; 10: Red Drawing Room ; 11: Little Parlour ( now Tapestry Room ); 12: School Room ; 13: Closet ; 14: Back stairs & west entrance ; 15: Service Room ( now Breakfast Room ); 16: Upper storey of kitchen, ( now Hondecoeter Room ); Please note: This is an unscaled plan for illustrative purposes only.

opens ; Dragster H2O added to Soak City ; Fast Lane ; $ 15 million in improvements to the park: New lights on Giant Wheel, Millennium Force, and Power Tower ; Blue Streak and Giant Wheel repainted ; Iron Dragon midway renamed Celebration Plaza with new show, Luminosity — Ignite the Night!

Anpanman: Kokin-chan and the Blue Tears ( それいけ! アンパンマン コキンちゃんとあおいなみだ ) July 15, 2006