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Wilmington, North Carolina once had a thriving Black middle class and an elected interracial government. In 1898 white supremacists used violence to overthrow that government, kill Black residents and drive many others from the city.
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A hip flask is a thin flask for holding liquor.
Hip flasks were traditionally made of pewter, silver, or even glass, though most modern flasks are made from stainless steel.[citation needed] Some modern flasks are made of plastic so as to avoid detection by metal detectors.[citation needed]
Hip flasks can vary in shape, although they are usually contoured to match the curve of the wearer's hip or thigh for comfort and discretion in a design also known as a kidney flask.[1] Some flasks have a "captive top", which is a small arm that attaches the top to the flask in order to stop it from getting lost when it is taken off.
A hip flask is most commonly purchased empty and then filled by the owner. However, the term "flask" also applies to smallest bottle sizes of alcohol in commercial markets.[citation needed] Some flasks come with small cups to make sharing easier, although generally liquid is consumed directly from the flask.
The hip flask began to appear in the form it is recognized today in the 18th century, initially used by members of the gentry.[2]
Less compact versions had been in production for several centuries. Notably, in the Middle Ages, there are several accounts of gutted fruit being used to store liquor. During the 18th century, women boarding docked British warships would smuggle gin into the ship via makeshift flasks, created from pig's bladders and hidden inside their petticoats. Following the act of prohibition in 1920s United States, the state of Indiana banned the sale of cocktail shakers and hip flasks.[3]
Antique hip flasks, particularly those made of silver, are now sought-after collector's items.
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Many locations in the United States have laws prohibiting to carrying alcohol in open containers in public, which includes hip flasks, whether carried on one's person or in the passenger cabin or compartment of a vehicle.[4][5][6]
In the United Kingdom, carrying or drinking from a hip flask in public places is not illegal in general.[4] Other more specific or local laws & regulations apply regarding drinking in public.
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A hip flask is a thin flask for holding liquor.
The hip flask houses (Finnish: taskumattitalot) are a group of four apartment buildings built in 1959 and 1961 in the Länsikorkee area of the Tapiola district in Espoo, Finland. The buildings have nine floors each and are 30 metres high. They were designed by architect Viljo Revell. The Hip flask houses dominate the appearance of the area and have become a sort of symbol of Tapiola. The Tapiola area is a culturally significant architecture area and the Hip flask houses are among the landmarks of the area. The two first houses, As. Oy Säästökontu and As. Oy Tornitaso were built in 1959. These two houses are the northernmost. Säästökontu was one of the first housing savings targets in Finland. The other two houses, As. Oy Tornikontu and As. Oy Nelostorni were built in 1961. The houses were referred to as the "Hip flask houses" even before they had been completed, in September 1957. The total floor area of the buildings is 3220 square metres and each floor has a surface area of 358 square metres. The lots of the buildings range from 1100 to 2050 square metres in area. The collective formed by the buildings also includes As. Oy Riistakallio built in 1961, an oblong lamella building with five floors. The slender, hexagonal form of the buildings was accomplished by building the facades as convex in the middle and bending the angles of the buildings as concave. The vertical ditches in the corners emphasise the rise of the mass. The top floors are emphasised by separate roofs. The longer facades are clad in horizontal Minerit emphasised with teak grids and window panes. The balconies are located on the inside of the outer facades and thus blend in into the facade. The buildings have seven apartment floors with seven to eight apartments per floor. The top floor of each building has a sauna, a panorama terrace, ventilation balconies and drying cabinets. The kitchens of the apartments were advanced at the time of construction, as they included kitchen hoods and the kitchen cupboards were detached from the floor. The low cupboard doors in the kitchens are made of teak.
The hip flask defence, also known as the rising blood alcohol defence, is a defence to a charge of drink driving based upon the claim that the driver consumed alcohol between the time of a vehicular offence, such as a traffic collision, and the time of administration of a test for intoxication such as a breathalyser test. The defence asserts that the driver was not intoxicated at the time that they were driving, but had a higher blood alcohol level at the time of the test due to that subsequent consumption of alcohol. The defence is not necessarily successful, because it may not be believed by a jury or other finder of fact, or may be disproved based upon the analysis of the amount of alcohol claimed to have been consumed after the driver stopped operating the vehicle.
A vacuum flask (also known as a Dewar flask, Dewar bottle or thermos) is an insulating storage vessel that slows the rate at which its contents change in temperature. It greatly lengthens the time over which its contents remain hotter or cooler than the flask's surroundings by trying to be as adiabatic as possible. Invented by James Dewar in 1892, the vacuum flask consists of two flasks, placed one within the other and joined at the neck. The gap between the two flasks is partially evacuated of air, creating a near-vacuum which significantly reduces heat transfer by conduction or convection. When used to hold cold liquids, this also virtually eliminates condensation on the outside of the flask. Vacuum flasks are used domestically to keep contents inside hot or cold for extended periods of time. They are also used for thermal cooking. Vacuum flasks are also used for many purposes in industry.
Before the 1921 destruction of Tulsa’s Greenwood District, Black residents had created a remarkable center of business and community life. The district included stores, professional offices, entertainment venues and homes owned by Black citizens. Understanding Greenwood means learning what was built—not only what was burned.
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