I have more than once sat cross-legged in the grass through a long summer morning and watched without touching while a poppy bud higher than my head slowly but visibly pushed off its cap, unfolded, and shook out like a banner in the sun its flaming vermilion petals.

Hans cut the foil off finally and unscrewed the cap.

A different explanation was provided by Desaguliers ( 1725 ), who demonstrated the strong cohesion forces between lead spheres of which a small cap is cut off and which were then brought into contact with each other.

They are usually finished off on the top with flashing ( sheet metal cap ) for protection against the elements.

A second potential difficulty is that the knitted piece will slide off the tapered end of the needles when unattended ; this is prevented by " point protectors " that cap the tapered ends.

As a result, for most mushrooms, if the cap is cut off and placed gill-side-down overnight, a powdery impression reflecting the shape of the gills ( or pores, or spines, etc.

Amundsen planned to freeze the Maud into the polar ice cap and drift towards the North Pole ( as Nansen had done with the Fram ), and he did so off Cape Chelyuskin.

Miami attempted to cap off their 17-0 perfect season with a 17-0 perfect score shutout with a 41-yard field goal by Garo Yepremian, but instead the game and the season was jeopardized when his kick was blocked.

" He then brushes off a response that one of the world's greatest warriors wore a similar cap.

* October 21 – 1975 World Series: The Cincinnati Reds are defeated by the Boston Red Sox in Game Six off Carlton Fisk's 12th-inning home run to cap off what many consider to be the best World Series game ever played.

For many years, exposure times were long enough that the photographer simply removed the lens cap, counted off the number of seconds ( or minutes ) estimated to be required by the lighting conditions, then replaced the cap.

* If a person wears a baseball cap for a long period of time and then takes it off, it may still be felt.

To cap off their offseason moves they traded away draft rights for Hawks ' shooting guard Willie Green.

Tipi Park also offers solar showers and a log-fired yurt sauna to cap off the experience.

1980s-Northfield Road Bridge is renovated ; rededicated on September 12, 1987, by Governor Richard F. Celeste ; the events surrounding the re-opening of the bridge cap off Bedford's sesquicentennial celebration.

Its cap was blown off during a gale in 1919, and a steam turbine was installed in 1926.

The water churning at the bottom of the falls ate away at the soft sandstone, eventually breaking off the hard limestone cap in chunks as the falls receded.

To cap off the evening, he scored a penalty himself while wearing the goalkeeper's jersey.

The surface around the wellhead is then excavated, and the wellhead and casing are cut off, a cap is welded in place and then buried.

Charles stamped on the cap and had to be dragged off in tears.

The club won the Open Cup again ending with a record of 13 – 13 – 6 to cap off their first decade.

Voucher programs can make us worse off because of the cap on our ability to spend on ‘ all other goods ’ our indifference curves could limit us.

The success did not last as they lost Jimmy Wynn for the season after he crashed into an outfield fence in Philadelphia and Morgan had broken his knee cap.

The Mets will keep a black jersey in their rotation for one more season, along with the solid black cap with blue / white / orange logo crest ; the two-tone black cap with blue bill and blue / orange crest has been eliminated.

For the 2012 season the Padres unveiled a new primary logo, featuring the cap logo inside a navy blue circle with the words " San Diego Padres Baseball Club " adorning the outer circle.

Boulton, a Long Island native, decided to create a new league that would have a higher salary cap for its players and a longer season than most of the other independent baseball organizations.

Although the salary cap was a blow to one of the highest spenders of the league, the Colorado Avalanche finished the 2005 – 06 regular season with a 43 – 30 – 9 record for 95 points, good enough to finish second in the Northwest Division, seven behind the Calgary Flames and tied with the Edmonton Oilers.

Entering the 2010-2011 season with nearly $ 48 million in salary cap space, the Heat caused a major power shift during the blockbuster 2010 NBA Free Agency, adding Chris Bosh and LeBron James with local superstar Dwyane Wade, whom they had re-signed to a six-year, $ 107. 59 million contract.

Inconsistent play and defensive struggles plagued the team throughout the season as they failed to adjust to Crawford's new offensively-minded system, and owner Tom Hicks ' financial troubles prevented the team from spending more than $ 45 million on payroll, over $ 11 million beneath the league salary cap.

This had been approved before in 2004 and only Santurce and Ponce failed to stay under the salary cap, however it was abandoned following the conclusion of that season.

During the breeding season, it acquires the distinctive red neck plumage, black cap and contrasting pale grey face from which its name was derived.

Going into the season, Thibault had assembled a deep roster that necessitated only a couple minor moves to cap the offseason process.

Most species are grey above and white below, and have a black cap which is reduced or flecked with white in the non-breeding season.

He announced his retirement after the season, which he managed to cap off with a win in Las Vegas, but came out of retirement for a one-time drive with Arrows in at the non-championship Race of Champions at Brands Hatch where he qualified and finished third and at the United States Grand Prix West at Long Beach where he qualified a fine 12th but retired after 58 laps through driver fatigue.

However, in the 1995-96 season, the IHL's " soft " salary cap was just $ 1. 5 million, while the lowest NHL team payroll that season was $ 11. 4 million.

In the 1994 – 95 NHL season season, which was shortened to 48 games due to a four-month lockout that was focused on salary cap issues, the Devils finished tied for 9th overall, 5th in their conference, and they were not considered a Stanley Cup contender.

The 1910 – 1911 season saw the start of labour unrest in the league, as the league imposed a salary cap.

The following season was a disappointing one by comparison, with the club finishing only 10th in the league, but Robson's performances in midfield helped to earn him his first full England cap in February 1980.

Many keeper leagues, as well as some single season leagues, have adopted salary cap rules similar to the NHL.

Many keeper leagues, as well as some single season leagues, have adopted salary cap rules similar to the NHL.

In the second quarter, the Patriots took the lead when quarterback Tony Eason completed a 19-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Stanley Morgan to cap an 87-yard drive.