or light (密香 or 清香). While most oolongs can be consumed immediately postproduction, like pu-erh tea, many oolong can benefit from long aging with regular light roasting with a low charcoal


by "burning charcoal") have taken place inside holiday houses on the island. As a consequence, for some time holiday resorts were not rented to individuals. Stories concerning apparitions have resulted from


precious metals, coal, charcoal, and mineral waters. Russia's estimated reserves of ores with a high uranium content are 145,400 tons. Most of these deposits are located in the former Chita Oblast,


invitation, and with a piece of charcoal from the fireplace Apelles drew a likeness on the wall, which Ptolemy recognized as his jester in the first strokes of


Rhamnaceae are chiefly as ornamental plants and as the source of many brilliant green and yellow dyes. The wood of Rhamnus was also the most favoured species to make charcoal


charcoal. Coke iron was initially only used for foundry work, making pots and other cast iron goods. Foundry work was a minor branch of the industry, but Darby's son built a


romanized as Baozhong, the lightest and most floral Oolong, with unrolled leaves of a light green to brown color. Originally grown in Fujian it is now widely


Fujian (incl. Taiwan until 1887). Anhui. Qing dyarchy. The Qing dynasty was characterized by a system of dual appointments by which each position in the central government had


Zemin. Jia served in the early 1990s as the Party chief in Fujian. Jia was later transferred to Beijing in 1996 to replace then Beijing Party-chief Chen


studied Pangai-noon (half-hard, half-soft) Kung Fu under Shushiwa in the Fujian (a.k.a. Fukien) province of mainland China in the late 1800s and early 1900s. After studying 10


tubers. The root caps of terrestrials are smooth and white. Some sympodial terrestrials, such as Orchis and Ophrys, have two subterranean tuberous roots. One is used as


environmentally influenced and may appear random. Orchid flowers primitively had three stamens, but this situation is now limited to the genus Neuwiedia. Apostasia and the Cypripedioideae have two stamens, the central

The male organ of a flower, consisting (usually) of a stalk called the filament and a pollen-bearing head called the anther


height with a spread of 3000 cm. Leaves are deeply divided and grey-green. It flowers in summer, with striking black-eyed flowers with black stamens. The plant grows


Sexual propagation. Seeds are produced from sexual reproduction, involving the transfer of pollen from the stamen of the pollen parent onto the stigma of the seed parent. In the


stamens are usually very conspicuous, brightly coloured and numerous. Recent estimates suggest that Myrtaceae has over 5650 species (Govaerts et al. 2008), occurring in some 130-150 genera. The family has


cm long. The plant is dioecious: each flower produces both stamens and carpels, but only one sex develops fully and is fertile in the flowers of an individual plant, the structures


leaf arrangement is opposite and pinnate. The inflorescences are paniculate, terminal or axillary. The flowers have five sepals and petals; staminate flowers have eight stamens, and bisexual flowers have a two-celled


stamens. It is indigenous to southeast Europe and southwest Asia. It is a popular, semi-evergreen garden shrub with many named cultivars and hybrids derived from it. In North America the name


to be presented to Williams upon the return of the OUP staff to London with the ending of the war. However, Williams died suddenly on May 15 1945, and the

day in the Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar


orbital casualty. This mission was promptly dubbed "Muttnik" by US humorists. The first attempt to launch Sputnik 3, on February 3, 1958, failed, but the second on May 15 succeeded, and


May 13 – Beatrice Arthur, American actress and comedienne (Maude and The Golden Girls) (d. 2009). May 14 – Franjo Tuđman, President of Croatia (d. 1999). May 15


III of Denmark (b. 1041). May 15—William Walcher, Bishop of Durham. July 5 – Ísleifur Gissurarson, Icelandic clergyman (b. 1006). October 15 — duke Rudolf of Rheinfelden leader the


keeps the marriage a secret for 5 months afterwards. May 15 – Battle of Hexham: Montague defeats another Lancastrian army, this one led by King Henry and Queen Margaret themselves. This marks


Saint Hedwig of Andechs (d. 1243). King Peter II of Aragon (d. 1213). Emeric of Hungary (d. 1204). Deaths. May 15—Nur ad-Din, ruler of Syria (b. 1118). June 28—Andrei Bogolyubsky, Prince of


Spain, and begins his rule of Valencia. May 15 – The Cathedral of Saint Agatha in Catania is consecrated by the Breton Abbot Ansger of Saint Euphemia. October 8 – St


on May 15, 1907. Geography. Waverly is located at (47.339852, -117.228643). According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.4 square miles (1.0 km²), all of


was thought to be the god of merchants and commerce. On May 15 merchants would sprinkle their heads, their ships and merchandise, and their businesses with water taken from


26. Nikola Tesla - - Commutator for Dynamo Electric Machines - 1888 May 15 - References. External articles. ". HyperPhysics, Physics and Astronomy, Georgia State University.


electrified and closed to passengers on May 15, 1939. From this time on it was generally considered as a metro line, even though it ran on different gauge and with


his French Abwehr agents Jean Rocquefort and Francois Barbier, was arrested in Amsterdam on May 15, 1945 by the Dutch NBS, who interrogated him for two weeks on his activities in Holland


Toronto Mail, which would later be merged into the Globe and Mail, is published. May 15 - In the first nationwide labour protest, marchers across the land press for the nine-hour workday.


Huston, actor (b.1884). May 15 - Hervé-Edgar Brunelle, politician and lawyer (b.1891). June 28 - James Allison Glen, politician, Minister and Speaker of the Canadian House of Commons (b.1877). July to


the first Spanish viceroy of Peru, from May 15, 1544 to January 18, 1546. He was charged by King Charles I with the enforcement of the controversial New


William Wordsworth, in Cockermouth, England. April 30 - David Thompson, fur trader, surveyor and map-maker (d.1857). May 15 - Ezekiel Hart, in Trois-Rivières, Quebec. June 4 (baptised) - William Carson, in Kirkcudbright,


Juan José Ibarretxe Markuartu (born May 15, 1957) is a Spanish politician. A leading member of the Basque Nationalist Party (PNV), he has


to Joseph Smith and Oliver Cowdery on May 15, 1829. Controversy over the meaning and application of Fetting's twelfth message became so great that Fetting himself was "silenced" in


onomatopoeia’) and sees in our words only a collection of accidental and irrational associations of sound and meaning?...There is no denying that there are words which we feel instinctively to be

word that phonetically imitates, resembles, or suggests the sound that it describes


collaborated with Alice Vanderbilt Morris to develop the research program of the International Auxiliary Language Association (IALA), which in 1951 presented Interlingua to the general public. Edward Sapir and William

international auxiliary language created by IALA


zz: tts. IPA: Example texts. Li Patre nor, the Lord's Prayer, in Interlingue (ex Occidental): See also. Indo-European languages. , (e demonstration de leibilita!). Li Europan lingues. Interlingua. Ric Berger. References.


before World War II, and it is believed that it was at its height the fourth most popular planned language, after Volapük, Esperanto and perhaps Ido in order of

constructed international auxiliary language


May 13, 1806 issue, the paper's editor wrote that it was a potent concoction of spirits, bitters, water, and sugar, a kind of bittered sling. Some claim the first use of


period during which some minor landowners within the boundaries opted out, the Drainage District was incorporated on May 13, 1966, as a public corporation. Among the powers of


the Battle of Mohi. Deaths. April 20—Richard de Clare, 2nd Earl of Pembroke, English soldier (b. 1130). May 13—Matthias I, Duke of Lorraine (b. 1119). August 23—Emperor Rokujo- of Japan (b.


Television receiving system (filed 7 January 1927, issued 26 August 1930). Electric oscillator system (filed 7 January 1927, issued May 13 1930). Light valve (filed 7 January 1927,


suppression of trial by ordeal as well as the monarchy's defense of freedom of religion. Rabodo was crowned on May 13, 1863 under the throne name of Rasoherina. The real power


William Richard Tolbert, Jr. (May 13, 1913 April 12, 1980) was president of Liberia from 1971 to 1980. Trained as a


April 10 - Tim McCoy, cowboy actor, soldier (d. 1978). April 15 – Wallace Reid, actor (d. 1923). April 23 - Sergei Prokofiev, composer (d. 1953). May 13 -


From May 13 1948 until May 18 1948 Jewish forces from the Haganah and Irgun executed


System 7 (codenamed "Big Bang" and sometimes called Mac OS 7) is a single-user graphical user interface-based operating system for Macintosh computers. It was introduced on May 13, 1991 by Apple Computer.


Banff Springs Hotel. Births. January 15 - C. D. Howe, politician and Minister (d.1960). May 13 - William John Patterson, politician and 6th Premier of Saskatchewan (d.1976). August 4 - Pierre-François


Wilhelm Wundt (d. 1920), physiologist and psychologist. December 12 - Ludwig Sylow (d. 1918), mathematician. Deaths. May 13 - Georges Cuvier (b. 1769), zoologist. May 31 - Évariste Galois (b.


sovereignist Quebec. May 13, 2002: In the riding of Saint-Léonard—Saint-Michel, St-Maurice finished in last place with 197 votes. Massimo Pacetti of the Liberals would win. Canadian federal election, 2004:


Robert Hess at DrinkBoy.com, discusses the history of this cocktail in detail, specifically focusing on the issue of whether to add soda water to the cocktail or not. Article from Issue 46


a reader's letter asking to define the word in the May 6, 1806 issue of The Balance and Columbia Repository in Hudson, New York. In the May 13, 1806 issue, the paper's


(b. 1540). April – Lucas David, Prussian historian (b. 1503). May 6 – Zacharias Ursinus, German theologian (b. 1534). June 6. Nakagawa Kiyohide, Japanese military commander (b. 1556). Shibata Katsutoyo, Japanese military


May 6, 1871 in Munich– March 31, 1914 in Meran) was a German author and poet from Munich. Morgenstern's poetry, much of which was inspired by English literary nonsense, is immensely popular, even


(1954-1957). April 13 - The Adventures of Sir Lancelot (UK) (1956-1957). May 6 - I Love Lucy (1951-1957). Kukla, Fran and Ollie (1947-1957). Life is Worth Living (1952–1957). The


1648). May - André Duchesne, French historian (d. 1640). May 6 - Diego de Saavedra Fajardo, Spanish diplomat and writer (d. 1648). September 11 - Thomas van Erpe, Dutch Orientalist (d. 1624).


Kanyon Doe (May 6, 1951 – September 9, 1990) was the President of Liberia from 1980 to 1990. His regime was characterized by ethnically-based dictatorship and the suppression of


Rubin "Hurricane" Carter (born May 6, 1937) is a


Kelve (c. 965 - May 6, 995), was a Norwegian pagan martyr, killed on orders of King Olav Tryggvason for refusing to give up his pagan beliefs. He


Ronald Paul Bucca (May 6, 1954 - September 11, 2001) is the only Fire Marshal in the history


May 6 - Robert Peary (d. 1920), American polar explorer. July 10 - Nikola Tesla (d. 1943), inventor. Deaths. July 9 - Amedeo Avogadro (b. 1776), chemist. August 24 -


Olivier Legrand Des Cloizeaux (October 17, 1817 – May 6, 1897) was a French mineralogist. Des Cloizeaux was born at Beauvais, in the department of Oise. He studied with Jean-Baptiste


Helen Alice Kinnear (may 6, 1894 - 1970) was


of the veldamai became serfs. Jogaila's privilege in 1432 in essence repeated previous acts. Military service remained the main way to receive land. Privilege of May 6 1434 was granted by


May 6, 2006. The power increase was delayed at several plateaus to take data on the reactor's steam dryer in accordance with the NRC imposed power ascension test plan. In 1978,


free trade: The OAS is one of the three agencies currently engaged in drafting a treaty that will establish a hemispheric free trade area from Alaska to Tierra del Fuego

archipelago off the south of South America


ways of life are found from the high Arctic north to the southern extremities of Tierra del Fuego. The impact of European colonization of the Americas on the indigenous


in 1984 estimated there to be 3,400 individuals in the Strait of Magellan. The dolphin is found in two geographically disparate areas: the southern coast of South America around Tierra del Fuego


to Tierra del Fuego and the motto, "The Spirit shall speak for my race." Efforts to gain autonomy for the university continued in the early 1920s. In the mid-1920s, a second wave


to Buenos Aires. Buenos Aires and St. Fe. Banda Oriental and Patagonia. Santa Cruz, Patagonia, and The Falkland Islands. Tierra del Fuego. Strait of Magellan. – Climate of the


international organization, headquartered in Washington, D.C., United States. Its members are the thirty-five independent states of the Americas with two countries suspended. Honduras recently withdrew from the organization; Cuba was suspended until

organization with an international membership, scope, or presence


Lowered poverty rates. NICs often receive support from international organizations such as the WTO and other internal support bodies. However, as environmental, labor and social standards tend to be significantly weaker in


Entente. Trade bloc. International organizations. References.


The Treaty on Open Skies entered into force on January 1, 2002, and currently has 34

first day of the year in the Gregorian calendar or the Julian calendar after the Lilian reform


received (effective January 1, 2004) a second seat in the Federal Council, reducing the share of the Christian Democratic Party to one seat. Legislative branch. Switzerland has a


Manchester: 20,000. Births. January 1 – Frederick Muhlenberg, first speaker of the United States House of Representatives (d. 1801). April – Joanna Southcott, British religious fanatic (d. 1814). April 17


1986, Berkley Publishing Group, paperback, ISBN 0-425-09666-1. August 1, 1991, Ace Books, paperback, ISBN 0-441-29401-4. May 1, 1993, Baen, hardcover, 304 pages, ISBN 0-671-72167-4. January 1, 1996, Baen, paperback, 304


Don Novello (born January 1, 1943) is an American writer, film director, producer, actor, singer, and comedian. Novello is best known for his


populations of municipalities as of January 1, 2005. (in Catalan). Source for list of municipalities, surface area. External links.


of Montfort, Posterholt, Reutje and Sint Odiliënberg merged. The original name of the merged municipality was "Posterholt", but it was changed in "Ambt Montfort" in 1994. On January 1, 2007,


would say "Hopkins" on it. People getting off the train assumed the name of the town was Hopkins and it stuck. On January 1, 1948, the village became a city


Tremelo is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Flemish Brabant, in Flanders. The municipality comprises the towns of Baal and Tremelo proper. On January 1


Their inhabitants January 1 2005 and changes since January 1 2004 are: Foss 5,020 -52. Svarteborg 2,683 +12. Krokstad 1,043 +-0. Håby 468 +12. Hede 495 +10. Bärfendal 248 +8. Valbo Ryr


with existing Hundested municipality to form the new Frederiksværk-Hundested municipality. The name was changed to Halsnæs municipality on January 1, 2008. This created a municipality with an area of 120 km² and


Fanø Vesterhavsbad and Rindby. Fanø municipality was not merged with other municipalities by January 1, 2007 as a result of nationwide Kommunalreformen ("The Municipal Reform" of 2007). It has throughout


the town of Varde. Its area is 1255.79 km². It has a population of 50,125 (2008). On January 1, 2007 Varde municipality was, due to Kommunalreformen ("The Municipal Reform" of 2007), merged


the site of its municipal council is the city of Herning. History. On January 1, 2007, as the result of Kommunalreformen ("The Municipal Reform" of 2007),] Herning municipality was


Videbæk to the south. By January 1, 2007 Trehøje municipality ceased to exist, as the result of Kommunalreformen ("The Municipality Reform" of 2007). It merged with the existing Aulum-Haderup, Herning, and Aaskov


apple origins from the city. Gråsten municipality. Until January 1, 2007, Gråsten was also a municipality (Danish, kommune) in South Jutland County, covering an area of 57 km², and with


Rømø Parish. Skærbæk Parish. Vodder Parish. On January 1, 2007 Skærbæk municipality ceased to exist as the result of Kommunalreformen ("The Municipality Reform" of 2007). It was merged with


January 1, 2007, Holmegaard was a municipality (Danish, kommune) in Storstrøm County in the southern part of the island of Zealand (Sjælland) in south Denmark. The municipality covered an area


as through Nykøbing Falster and Nysted until it terminates near the town of Bregninge. On January 1, 2007 Sakskøbing municipality ceased to exist as the result of Kommunalreformen ("The


municipality only comprises the city of Torhout proper. On January 1 2006 Torhout had a total population of 19,453. The total area is 45.23 km² which gives a population density


The municipality comprises the city of Harelbeke proper and the towns of Bavikhove and Hulste. On January 1 2006 Harelbeke had a total population of 26,172. The total area


West Flanders. The municipality comprises the towns of Dentergem proper, Markegem, Oeselgem and Wakken. On January 1 2006 Dentergem had a total population of 8,188. The total area


province of East Flanders. The municipality comprises the towns of Denderleeuw proper, Iddergem and Welle. On January 1, 2006 Denderleeuw had a total population of 17,357. The total area is


Ninove proper and since the 1976 merger of the towns of Appelterre-Eichem, Aspelare, Denderwindeke, Lieferinge, Meerbeke, Nederhasselt, Neigem, Okegem, Outer, Pollare and Voorde. On January 1, 2006 Ninove had a


in Belgium. The municipality comprises the towns of Balegem, Gijzenzele, Landskouter, Moortsele, Oosterzele proper and Scheldewindeke. On January 1, 2006 Oosterzele had a total population of 13,172. The total area


in the Belgian province of East Flanders. The municipality comprises the town of Wachtebeke proper, and a smaller town: Overslag. On January 1, 2006 Wachtebeke had a total


January 1 2006 Ranst had a total population of 17,827. The total area is 43.58 km² which gives a population density of 409 inhabitants per km². Notable people. Jozef Simons, (1888-1948), writer


villages, Wuustwezel proper, Gooreind and Loenhout, and two minor hamlets, Braken and Sterbos. On January 1 2006 Wuustwezel had a total population of 18,338; in 2005 there were 8,238 residents in Wuustwezel,


Mariekerke and Weert. On January 1 2006 Bornem had a total population of 20,064. The total area is 45.76 km² which gives a population density of 438 inhabitants per km². Notable


of Antwerp. The municipality only comprises the town of Baarle-Hertog proper. On January 1 2006 Baarle-Hertog had a total population of 2,306. The total area is 7.48 km² which gives


of Houtvenne, Hulshout proper and Westmeerbeek. On January 1 2006 Hulshout had a total population of 9,167. The total area is 17.35 km² which gives a population density of


Meerhout is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Antwerp. The municipality only comprises the town of Meerhout proper. As of January 1 2008 Meerhout


a municipality located in the Belgian province of Antwerp. The municipality comprises the towns of Poppel, Ravels proper and Weelde. On January 1 2006 Ravels had a total population of 13,762. The


of Flemish Brabant. The municipality only comprises the town of Bever proper. It is located at. On January 1 2006 Bever had a total population of 2,023. The total


January 1 2006 Roosdaal had a total population of 10,745. The total area is 21.69 km² which gives a population density of 495 inhabitants per km². Roosdaal is well-known


Brabant. The municipality comprises the towns of Melsbroek, Perk and Steenokkerzeel proper. On January 1 2006 Steenokkerzeel had a total population of 10,835. The total area is 23.46 km²


Belgian province of Flemish Brabant. The municipality comprises the towns of Houwaart, Meensel-Kiezegem, Sint-Joris-Winge and Tielt. On January 1 2006 Tielt-Winge had a total population of 10,009. The


Brabantic. On January 1 2006 Tessenderlo had a total population of 16,811. The total area is 51.35 km² which gives a population density of 327 inhabitants per km². Notable


On January 1 2006 Meeuwen-Gruitrode had a total population of 12,583. The total area is 91.26 km² which gives a population density of 138 inhabitants per km².


Brugelette is a Walloon municipality located in the Belgian province of Hainaut. On January 1 2006 Brugelette had a total population of


Chapelle-lez-Herlaimont is a Walloon municipality located in the Belgian province of Hainaut. On January 1 2006 Chapelle-lez-Herlaimont had


Braine-le-Comte () is a Walloon municipality located in the Belgian province of Hainaut. On January 1, 2006, Braine-le-Comte had a total population of 20,305. The total area


Belgian province of Hainaut. On January 1 2006 Froidchapelle had a total population of 3,626. The total area is 86.03 km² which gives a population density of 42 inhabitants


Walloon Brabant. On January 1 2006 Grez-Doiceau had a total population of 12,403. The total area is 55.44 km² which gives a population density of 224 inhabitants per km².


Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve is a Walloon municipality located in the Belgian province of Walloon Brabant. On January 1 2006 Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve had


is a Walloon municipality located in the Belgian province of Walloon Brabant. On January 1 2006 Rixensart had a total population of 21,355. The total area is 17.54


Belgian province of Namur. On January 1 2006 Sambreville had a total population of 26,949. The total area is 34.20 km² which gives a population density of 788 inhabitants per km². Villages


Hamoir is a Walloon municipality located in the Belgian province of Liège. On January 1 2006 Hamoir had a total population of 3,592. The total area is


Awans is a Belgian municipality located in the Walloon province of Liège. On January 1 2006 Awans had a total population of 8,696. The total area is


Beyne-Heusay is a Walloon municipality located in the Belgian province of Liège. On January 1, 2006 Beyne-Heusay had a total population of 11,711. The total


Dalhem is a Walloon municipality located in the Belgian province of Liège. On January 1 2006 Dalhem had a total population of 6,486.


Baelen is a Belgian municipality located in the Walloon province of Liège. On January 1 2006 Baelen had a total population of 4,060.


Bütgenbach () is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Liège. On January 1 2006 Bütgenbach had a total population of 5,574.


in the German speaking community in Belgium. It was named after Saint Vitus. On January 1 2006, St. Vith had a total population of 9,169. The total area


Faimes is a Walloon municipality located in the Belgian province of Liège. On January 1 2006 Faimes had a


of Liege. On January 1 2006 Lincent had a total population of 2,998. The total area is 14.75 km² which gives a population density of 203 inhabitants per


Rosa Mustafa Abdulkhaleq () (born January 1 1976) is a Yemen born female airline pilot. She is the first female commercial pilot


College's Media Studies Program on January 1, 2006, and was renamed the "Roxie Film Center at New College". On February 26, 2008, New College announced it was closing, thus ending


January 1, 1912 and the abdication of the emperor on February 12, 1912. As a result, the anthem never gained any notability. Since it praises the Qing dynasty specifically,


Toyo Gakuen University. The city was founded on January 1, 1967. Nagareyama is home to three newly-built train stations on the Tsukuba Express non-JR line: Minami Nagareyama, Nagareyama Central Park and


founded on January 1, 1951. On March 21, 2005 Niitsu, along with the towns of Kameda, Kosudo and Yokogoshi, all from Nakakanbara District, the town of Nishikawa, the villages


January 1, 1954. Economy. Many makers' factory will be invited to a southern Showa area around from the 1960s, and it is famous also as an industrial complex. Moreover, the culture of Japanese


of the Philippines (BSP) and served as the BSP's first National President (January 1, 1938 - 1942). Scouting involvement. His involvement with Scouting in the Philippines started with the Philippine


the world, accordingly falls on January 1. Luke 2:21 (King James Version), reads: "And when eight days were accomplished for the circumcising of the child, his name was called JESUS,


world on January 1 each year. The practice ended, however, when thieves stole the jewel-encrusted case, contents and all. Following this theft, it is unclear whether any of the purported Holy


be paid for.". Ad campaign. The first spot aired on January 1, 2000, introducing Jared and his moving story, complete with a disclaimer: "The Subway diet, combined with a lot


Republic, with 25 out of 150 seats. As of early 2005, it was in the first place among all Slovak political parties in opinion polls with 30% support. As from January 1


Japan. On January 1, 2006, Sashiki, Chinen, Tamagusuku, and Ōzato merged to form the city of Nanjō. , the village had an estimated population of 5,947 and a total area of


District, Miyazaki, Japan. On January 1, 2006 Tano merged into the city of Miyazaki. As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 12,066 and the density of 111.41 persons


Kitamorokata District, Miyazaki, Japan. On January 1, 2006 the town merged with three other towns into the expanded city of Miyakonojō and no longer exists as an independent municipality. As of 2003,


Towns and villages. Ashikita. Tsunagi. Merger. On January 1, 2005, the town of Tanoura merged into the town of Ashikita.


full-fare (as distinct from concession fare) ticket costs AU$6.50, and a weekly Zone 1 ticket costs AU$28.00. Prices generally rise by inflation (CPI) on January 1 each year, though


is also known as Haiti's City of Independence because it was there that Jean-Jacques Dessalines declared Haiti, the former Saint-Domingue, independent from France on January 1, 1804 by reading the


Oblast has officially come into existence on January 1, 2008. Time zone. Ust-Orda Buryatia is located in the Irkutsk Time Zone (IRKT/IRKST). UTC offset is +0800 (IRKT)/+0900 (IRKST). Administrative divisions. Demographics. Population


1, 1899 — The village of Kameyama broke off from the village of Uzuura. (1 town, 39 villages). January 1, 1908 — The village of Hashihama gained town status. (2 towns, 38


and research. Members, parliamentary staff, and the public are all permitted to use the facilities. The facilities were prompted by the Constitutional Government, newly installed on January 1, 1981.


Lionel Adalbert Bagration Felix Kieseritzky (January 1, 1806 – May 18, 1853) was a 19th century chess master, famous primarily for a game he lost against Adolf


William Franklin "Frank" Knox (January 1, 1874 – April 28, 1944) was the Secretary of the Navy under Franklin D. Roosevelt during most of


By place. Byzantine Empire. January 1—Anicius Faustus Albinus Basilius is appointed as consul in Constantinople, the last person to hold this office. The plague appears suddenly in the Egyptian


declining Tang Dynasty. By topic. Religion. March 13—The bones of Saint Nicephorus are interred in the Church of the Apostles, Constantinople. Births. Meng Zhixiang. Deaths. January 1—Hasan al-Askari, 11th Shia Imam.


and Magdeburg. On January 1, 2004 these three governmental districts were abolished. A further reform, effective from July 2007, reduced the 21 districts to 11 districts (Landkreise): Altmarkkreis Salzwedel. Anhalt-Bitterfeld. Börde. Burgenlandkreis.


Alfred Ernest Jones (January 1, 1879 –


its final closure on January 1,1985. Legislative terms. Senator Howard Cannon of Nevada introduced on February 6, 1978. It passed and was signed by Carter, becoming on October 24, 1978.


companies. Effective January 1, 1984, AT&T Corp.'s local operations were split into seven independent Regional Bell Operating Companies known as "Baby Bells." RBOCs were originally known as Regional Holding


Lodge #61 of the Order of the Arrow. AWASE Lodge was chartered on January 1, 1974. The name AWASE originally derived from the word Owasse, which means "bear" in the Menominee Indian


Norwood Young America is a city in Carver County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 3,108 at the 2000 census. The city was formed on January 1,


to take advantage of federal revenue sharing policies. Effective January 1, 1992, it again became a borough. New Jersey Monthly magazine ranked Essex Fells as its 10th best place to live in


as of January 1, 2007. Federal, state and county representation. North Arlington is in the Ninth Congressional District and is part of New Jersey's 36th Legislative District. Politics. As of April 1,


Until January 1, 2007 Nørre Djurs municipality ("Northern Djursland") was


county in Denmark, but with a relatively low population. The county seat was Aalborg, Denmark's fourth largest city. The county was abolished effective January 1, 2007, when it merged into North


in Denmark in the Vesthimmerland municipality. Until January 1, 2007, Farsø was also a municipality (Danish, kommune) in North Jutland County. The municipality covered an area of 201 km², and had a


former Skørping municipality covered an area of 238 km², and had a total population of 9,835 (2005). On January 1, 2007 Skørping municipality ceased to exist as the


The town has a population of 7,282. The current municipality was enlarged on January 1, 2007 as the result of Kommunalreformen ("The Municipal Reform" of 2007) when the former


Until January 1


Belgian province of West Flanders. The municipality comprises the towns of Houthulst proper, Jonkershove, Klerken and Merkem. On January 1 2006 Houthulst had a total population of 9,051. The total area


Ichtegem proper. On January 1 2006 Ichtegem had a total population of 13,423. The total area is 45.33 km² which gives a population density of 296 inhabitants per km². The


Buggenhout is a municipality in the Belgian province of East Flanders. The municipality comprises the towns of Buggenhout proper, Briel, Opdorp, and Opstal. On January 1


in the Belgian province of East Flanders. The municipality comprises the towns of Belzele, Doornzele, Ertvelde, Evergem proper, Kerkbrugge-Langerbrugge, Kluizen, Rieme, Sleidinge and Wippelgem. On January 1, 2006 Evergem had a total


is a municipality located in the Belgian province of East Flanders. The municipality comprises the towns of Berchem, Kwaremont, Ruien and Zulzeke. On January 1, 2006 Kluisbergen had a


in the Belgian province of East Flanders. The municipality comprises the towns of De Klinge, Meerdonk, Sint-Gillis-Waas proper and Sint-Pauwels. On January 1, 2006 Sint-Gillis-Waas had a total


municipality only comprises the town of Schoten proper. On January 1 2006 Schoten had a total population of 33,160. The total area is 29.55 km² which gives a population density of 1,122


Grasheide and Peulis. The town of Putte is around 8 km east of Mechelen. On January 1 2006 Putte had a total population of 15,690. The total area is


Oetingen. On January 1 2006 Gooik had a total population of 8,895. The total area is 39.70 km² which gives a population density of 224 inhabitants per km².


Kapelle-op-den-Bos proper, Nieuwenrode and Ramsdonk. On January 1 2006 Kapelle-op-den-Bos had a total population of 8,904. The total area is 15.25 km² which gives a population density of 584 inhabitants per


comprises the towns of Diegem and Machelen proper. On January 1 2006 Machelen had a total population of 12,500. The total area is 11.59 km² which gives a


the town of Keerbergen proper. On January 1 2006 Keerbergen had a total population of 12,444. The total area is 18.39 km² which gives a population density of 677 inhabitants per


Overhespen and Wommersom. On January 1 2006 Linter had a total population of 7,037. The total area is 36.38 km² which gives a population density of 193 inhabitants per km².


the Belgian province of Limburg. On January 1 2006 Gingelom had a total population of 7,847. The total area is 56.49 km² which gives a population density of 139 inhabitants per km².


the Belgian province of Hainaut. On January 1 2006 Péruwelz had a total population of 16,843. The total area is 60.56 km² which gives a population density of 278 inhabitants per


January 1, 2006 Braine-le-Château had a total population of 9,446. The total area is 22.70 km² which gives a population density of 416 inhabitants per km². Braine-le-Château is a medieval village in


On January 1 2006 Onhaye had a total population of 3,120. The total area is 65.53 km² which gives a population density of 48 inhabitants per km².


located in Belgium in the province of Namur. On January 1 2006 Florennes had a total population of 10,754. The total area is 133.55 km² which gives a population density


is a municipality of Belgium. It lies in the country's Walloon Region and Province of Liege. On January 1 2006 Marchin had a total population of 5,114. The total area is 30.00


solo artist, see Tom Verlaine. Verlaine is a municipality of Belgium. It lies in the country's Walloon Region and Province of Liege. On January 1, 2006 Verlaine had


Smith (born January 1, 1927) is professor of economics at Chapman University's Argyros School of Business and Economics and School of Law in Orange, California, a research scholar at George


January 1 2006 Lierneux had a total population of 3,367. The total area is 92.08 km² which gives a population density of 37 inhabitants per km². Lierneux est surtout réputé pour son


located in the province of Liège, in Belgium. On January 1, 2006 Wasseiges had a total population of 2,517. The total area is 24.45 km² which gives a population


(). STS-123, March 2008, Pallet (), Dextre. References. Lord, Douglas R.. NASA, January 1, 1987. SLP/2104-2: Spacelab Payload Accommodation Handbook. External links.


was legally established as a municipality. The community was stricken by an avalanche in the early morning of January 1, 1999, which destroyed the Satuumavik School gymnasium during New Year celebrations, killing


Jæren's most densely populated. rural area and a regional trade center. City status was declared on January 1, 2001. Shopping. Bryne has three shopping malls, including Rogaland's (the


Jean-Paul Mousseau (January 1, 1927-February 7, 1991) was a student of Paul-Émile Borduas and a


before their great increase could have had serious effect. Between 1830 and January 1 1834, the banking capital of the United States had risen from $61,000,000 to about $200,000,000; the loans and


chain. History. The Applebee's chain was started by Bill and T.J. Palmer who opened their first restaurant, T.J. Applebee’s Rx for Edibles & Elixirs, in Atlanta, Georgia on January 1,


the Golden Valley Institute. On January 1, 1911, Forrest bought the Haddock Inn and 100 acres (400,000 m²) of land. In October, he relocated the school to near Toccoa, Georgia in


On January 1, 1918, the Unionist government began to enforce the Military Service Act. The Act caused 404,385 men to be liable for military service from which 385,510 sought


was founded by merging with 2 towns and 2 villages. January 1, 1955 - The city of Ichinoseki (1st generation) merged with the villages of Genbi, Hagisho, Maikawa,


Japan. On January 1, 2006, the existing city of Ninohe merged with the neighboring town of Jōbōji and formed a new city still named Ninohe. The new city's population is estimated (as


The city was founded on August 1, 1970, and merged into Tsu on January 1, 2006. Since 1999 Hisai city has been operating 4 wind turbines with a total capacity


is 61.78 km². The city was founded on January 1, 1931. History. From the end of 19th century to the mid-20th century, Nōgata flourished as the place of coal mines. Chikuhō region


1946) is an Argentine Justicialist Party politician. He was acting head of the executive branch of the country for two days between December 31, 2001 and January 1,


January 1, 1931. Dent quickly learned the trade of the pulp author, teaching himself how to write quickly and with few rewrites. He soon surpassed Dell's needs, and began


(e.g. FTP, SMTP, etc.) accessed network services through an interface to the top layer of the NCP, a forerunner to the Berkeley sockets interface. On January 1 1983,


and since January 1, 1972 has been the banker of the Irish Government in accordance with the, which can be seen in legislative terms as completing the long transition


fixed Book Price Agreement between publishers and booksellers which set the prices at which books were to be sold to the public. It came into effect on January 1 1900 and involved


2002 and ran for exactly two years. The musical also ran on Broadway from April 29, 2004 to January 1, 2005 (284 performances) at The Broadway Theatre. Plot. The story


was a village located in Tosa District, Kōchi, Japan. On January 1, 2005 the village merged into the


become the town of Matsuno. (5 towns, 7 villages). January 1, 1957 — The village of Kuno merged into the city of Uwajima. (5 towns, 6 villages). April 1, 1958


Toyonaka (豊中町; -cho) was a town located in the former Mitoyo District, Kagawa, Japan. On January 1, 2006 the town merged with six other towns from


States Congress when he runs in the first election for the District of Columbia's non-voting delegate to Congress. January. January 1 — U.S. state of Colorado decriminalizes adult private


Fox Terrier, on February 11, 1992. The 116th annual Tournament of Roses Parade was held January 1, 2005. Age 116. Tane Ikai, at the time of her death


Mysliveček - Isacco figura del redentore (oratorio). Johann Baptist Vanhal - Violin Concerto in B flat. Births. January 1 - Micah Hawkins, composer. January 3 - Louis Poinsot, instrument maker. January 8


bid. This lifts the scores in the game, as the more players participate the lower the scores are.). Alternate names. The phrase "oh, hell" is a mild profanity. Some

text mode instant messaging interface that supports the XMPP protocol; runs on Linux, OS X and Windows using Cygwin


art and spoken word pieces from around the world. The subject matter, which ranged from comedy to drama, was mature and could include nudity and profanity, and thus episodes


base). It is 550 km (342 miles) in width, flanked by steep cliffs, and has a caldera complex that is 85 km (53 miles) long, 60 km

cauldron-like volcanic feature usually formed by the collapse of land following a volcanic eruption


created by several large eruptions from a caldera volcano and is composed of alternating layers of ignimbrite (welded tuff), non-welded tuff, and semi-welded tuff. Tuff has special physical, chemical and thermal


from 700 °C–850 °C (1,300–1,500 °F). In 1812, the caldera began to rumble and generated a dark cloud. On 5 April 1815, a moderate-sized eruption occurred, followed by thunderous detonation sounds, heard in


(caldera) of Mauna Loa. Although a trail was developed in ancient times, Mokuaweoweo proved a difficult goal for the first outsiders who underestimated the difficulty of the journey. An


and even rhyolitic lava. The volcano is in diameter, has an approximate volume of and it possesses a large oval-shaped caldera four by five miles in diameter, called the


Heaven Lake (' or ' in Korean; ' in Chinese) is a crater lake on the border between China and North Korea. It lies within a caldera


Toba, formed from the caldera of an ancient volcano. Several large islands in the Indian Ocean off the coast of Sumatra are part of North Sumatra, most notably Nias,


miles) deep with six overlapping pit craters. Its outer edge is defined by an escarpment up to 6 km (4 miles) tall, unique among the shield volcanoes


cuttings, quarries and escarpments across the country. He published his findings with many pictures from his fossil collection, enabling others to investigate their distribution and test his theories.


granite escarpment. Napamaytanidol Chedi. On the main road to the summit of Doi Inthanon stand the two Napamaytanidol Chedi. These temples were built to honor the 60th birthday of the


empties into Lake Edward via the Kazinga Channel. The western escarpment of the Great Rift Valley towers up to 2000 m above the western shore of the lake.


volcano, the result of highly fluid lava flowing out of volcanic vents over a long period of time, and is much wider than it is tall; the average slope of Olympus

molten rock expelled by a volcano during an eruption


and sinking into the Grand Canal. Another example is  which takes place on a disabled pylon over a river of molten lava. This is used for dramatic


Jedi Temple and kill everyone inside, even the younglings, paving the way for Palpatine to destroy the Jedi and form the Empire from the Republic's ashes. Vader then travels to the lava


million years ago in the Tertiary period. Rather than forming a central peak the volcano erupted through numerous basalt dykes that created horizontal lava flows which are


incorporates the most spectactular part of the Warrumbungle mountains, a region of past volcanic activity with unusual lava formations. There are many scenic bushwalks in the mountains.

2014 animated short film directed by James Ford Murphy


teardrop, dumbbell, or button shaped droplets of molten or semi-molten lava ejected from a volcanic eruption which fall to earth while still at least partially molten. These granules are


Adz Quarry near the summit is believed to have been formed when lava erupted under a glacier. Close to the top is Lake Waiau, the seventh highest lake in the


started to quake and clefts began to form. The clefts grew up to 1600 meters in length, and soon lava began to erupt. Fissures erupted spraying lava in to


are flat lava plains. The Ruwenzori Mountains lie 20 km north of the lake. Volcanism. The region shows much evidence of volcanic activity in the last 5000 years.


states of Idaho and Nevada. It runs through a narrow canyon cut into ancient lava flows in southwestern Idaho. The Bruneau Canyon, which is up to 1200 feet (365


southeast part of the caldera. East Rim Eruptive Episode: About 11,200 calendar years ago (10,000 14C years B.P.), mafic cinders, scoria, spatter, and lava flows erupted from a fissure on


particles within it. See also. Tuff. Tephra. Cinder. Lava. Rock microstructure of volcanic rocks. External links. References.


personnel and worn on the uniform. History of the award. The Presidential Medal of Freedom has its roots in the Medal of Freedom established by President Harry S. Truman in

American politician (1884–1972), 33rd President of the United States (in office from 1945 to 1953)


The last time this power was exercised was in 1948, when President Harry S. Truman called a special session of Congress. That was the twenty-seventh time in American history when


- 45,463 (1.59%). Edward Martin - 45,072 (1.58%). Unpledged delegates - 28,854 (1.01%). Arthur H. Vandenberg - 18,924 (0.66%). Dwight D. Eisenhower - 5,014 (0.18%). Harry S. Truman - 4,907


Representative Fred A. Hartley, Jr. and legislated by overriding U.S. President Harry S. Truman's veto on June 23, 1947; labor leaders called it the "slave-labor bill" while President Truman argued it would "conflict


collector's item when it turned out that Harry S. Truman won and proudly brandished it in a famous photo. The Tribunes legendary sports editor Arch Ward created the Major


out of government by boards set up by presidents Harry S. Truman and Dwight Eisenhower. As historian David K. Johnson explains: The Lavender Scare helped fan the flames of the Red Scare. In


Harry! is a biographical play and 1975 film, written by playwright Samuel Gallu. Both the play and film are a one-man show about former President of the United States Harry S. Truman. Give


In 1947, Randolph,along with colleague Grant Reynolds, formed the Committee Against Jim Crow in Military Service, later renamed the League for Non-Violent Civil Disobedience. President Harry S. Truman abolished racial segregation in


Executive Order 9981 is an executive order issued on July 26, 1948 by U.S. President Harry S. Truman. It expanded on Executive Order 8802 by establishing


he received in 1951. He was the Special Assistant of the White House Office from 1950-53 under President Harry S. Truman. During the following year, he was a professor of public administration


President Harry S. Truman appointed him Under Secretary of the Treasury (1946-47). In 1947, Gardner was appointed by Truman to be ambassador to the United Kingdom, but he died before ever arriving in


Opera. East Asian verse dramas also include Japanese Noh. Examples of dramatic poetry in Persian literature include Nezami's two famous dramatic works, Layla and Majnun and Khosrow and Shirin,


Kanehira is fairly well known in Japan; it is also the subject of the Noh play "Kanehira", in which Kanehira's tormented ghost describes his and Yoshinaka's death, and his


donated to the British Museum, performances of Noh plays in London, and the success of Gilbert and Sullivan's operetta The Mikado (1885). Direct literary models were available from a


Guinea sporting landscape are football, rugby union, Aussie rules and, in eastern Papua, cricket. Transport. Transport in Papua New Guinea is heavily limited by the country's mountainous terrain. Port Moresby is

Commonwealth War Graves Commission maintained cemetery in Papua New Guinea


often denoted S, Ω, or U (for "universe"), of an experiment or random trial is the set of all possible outcomes. For example, if the experiment is tossing a coin,

procedure that can be infinitely repeated, with a well-defined set of outcomes

scientific procedure carried out to support, refute, or validate a hypothesis


genetic diversity through captive breeding. Zoos and other animal welfare supporters generally oppose animal rights initiatives and the GAP's insistence that all NHPs be released from captivity for two


extends to areas such as animal welfare, where some emergency organisations cover this element through the 'property' definition, where animals which are owned by a person are threatened


in lower birth production costs; however, this practice has led to more significant animal welfare concerns. Many of the world’s largest producers of pigs (U.S., Canada, Denmark, Mexico) use sow


28 sanctioned rodeos was conducted by on-site independent veterinarians. Reviewing 33,991 animal runs, the injury rate was documented at.047%, or less than five-hundredths of one percent. Animal welfare proponents


Hartshorne. Ibn al-Haytham (also known as Alhazen). Heraclitus. John Hick. Mohamed Osman Elkhosht. David Hume. Peter van Inwagen. Allama Iqbal. William James. Immanuel Kant. Walter Kaufmann. Ibn Khaldun. Søren Kierkegaard. Al-Kindi

American philosopher, psychologist, and pragmatist

British Member of Parliament (1791-1861)


composite, sensations are not. "Every sensation," says William James, "presents itself as an indivisible unit; and it is quite impossible to read any clear meaning into the notion that


Hodgson (1832-1912) was an English philosopher. He worked independently, without academic affiliation. He was acknowledged by William James as a forerunner of Pragmatism, although he viewed his work

Welsh rugby union and rugby league footballer


William James, whose children he tutored. In 1888, Mead moved to Germany to study with psychologist Wilhelm Wundt, from whom he learned the concept of "the gesture," a concept central to his


of others which an individual assumes. Mead develops William James' distinction between the "I" and the "me." The "me" is the accumulated understanding of "the generalized other" i.e. how one

British topographical painter and picture dealer


Stumpf founded the Berliner Phonogramm-Archiv. Stumpf was a good friend and frequent correspondent with the American psychologist and philosopher William James, who also had issues with Wundt. See also.


Strip poker is a traditional poker variation where players remove clothing when they lose bets. Since it depends only on the basic mechanic of betting in rounds, strip poker

variation of poker where players remove clothing when they lose a round as stakes in place of money


group Le Tigre in 1998. Punk revival. Along with Nirvana, many of the leading alternative rock artists of the early 1990s acknowledged the influence of earlier punk rock acts. With Nirvana's


for a major gig at Paddington Town Hall. Last Words had also formed in the city. The following month, The Saints relocated again, to Great Britain. In June,

last words attributed to a person before their death


Some of them have even discovered the Grateful Dead." By the end of the 1980s, these bands, who had largely eclipsed their punk rock forebears in popularity, were classified broadly as alternative

Tale of spirit who tests & provides assistance to hero; teaches burial rites & reciprocity


1995, Barlow wrote lyrics for the Grateful Dead, mostly through his relationship with Bob Weir. Amongst others, Barlow's songs include "Cassidy" (about Neal Cassady or Cassidy Law), "Estimated Prophet", "Black-Throated


the Grateful Dead. His musical contributions to the Grateful Dead included vocals, Hammond organ, harmonica, percussion, and occasionally guitar. He died at the age of 27. Life. McKernan was born in


song is mentioned by James Joyce in Ulysses. As well as being a common phrase, the poem is alluded to in the Grateful Dead song "Black Muddy River". Clannad released


in Colorado. There Barlow met Bob Weir, who would later join the music group the Grateful Dead. Weir and Barlow maintained contact throughout the years; a frequent visitor


is an American poet, essayist, retired Wyoming cattle rancher, Republican political activist and former lyricist for the Grateful Dead. He is also known to be a cyberlibertarian and was one of the


dueled, with Showalter killing Piercy. Miscellanea. In the mid-1960s, a softball game between Jefferson Airplane and the Grateful Dead took place at Central Field, a public downtown baseball field. Fairfax's


their attention towards the Grateful Dead and other classic rock bands of the 60's and 70's along with many new acts who perform much of the same genre of music.


in Magic", Zal Yanovsky said he "became a convert to Reddy Kilowatt because it's loud, and people dance to it, and it's loud". Soon-to-be-members of the psychedelic rock band the Grateful Dead


– Tommy (with London Sympony Orchestra) | Captain Walker. Grateful Dead, played a special version of "Low Spark of High Heeled Boys". References. External links.


Negro (1962) aspired to "write poetry filling white page after white page with imitations of Edith Sitwell.". Robert Hunter drew on Sitwell's poem Polka in writing the lyric to the Grateful Dead


1986 live album, Live/1975–85. Both Phish and the Grateful Dead frequently played here and both have live albums recorded at Nassau Coliseum: the Grateful Dead (Go to Nassau), Phish (4-2-98, 4-3-98,


Green Day released Dookie, which became a huge hit, selling eight million albums in just over two years. Bad Religion's Stranger Than Fiction was certified gold. Other California punk bands on


in psychotherapy and popular psychology, and also about what they see as pseudoscientific therapies such as neuro-linguistic programming, EMDR rebirthing, reparenting, Scientology, and Primal Therapy being adopted by

group of religious beliefs and practices created by US science fiction writer L. Ron Hubbard


controversial beliefs of Scientology, as well as the Church of Scientology, which claims exclusive intellectual property rights thereto and is viewed by many as a dangerous cult.


of recent and ongoing controversy (2009) because the institute director of the Department of Chemistry is a high-ranking member of Scientology. In relation to this, the university


way to Russell's teapot. Kibology, a humorous Usenet-based satire of religion, partly parodying Scientology. Landover Baptist Church, a parody of Fundamentalist Christianity. Last Thursdayism, a joke version of


those age 65 or over. Notable natives. Richie Ashburn, Hall of Fame Baseball Player. L. Ron Hubbard, founder of Scientology. Walter Brueggemann, Old Testament Scholar. References. External links.


Elbert Hubbard of the Roycrofters who became an uncle to L. Ron Hubbard, founder of Scientology and the mystic writer Ella Wheeler Wilcox were all active in establishing the


a wild card becomes three of a kind. With wild cards in play, the best possible hand is a five of a kind. The common rule in casinos is

facility which houses and accommodates certain types of gambling activities


casino variation of poker, played against the casino rather than against the other players. The game's relatively slow pace and the chance to pull back two of the three bets


deck), or the use of physical objects such as marked cards or holdout devices. Cheating occurs in both friendly games and casinos. Cheats may operate alone, but also may operate in

Grade I listed building in the United Kingdom


a horse racing track and casino, and a Bass Pro Shops retail store, the first one in central Iowa. History. Altoona incorporated as a city on March 11, 1876. It


to St. Louis County's first casino, Harrah's which opened in 1997 in the Riverport area. References. External links.


casino, a ballroom, a theatre, a planetarium, and kennels. Characteristics. The Queen Mary 2 is the current flagship of the Cunard Line. The ship was constructed to


Trump, the chief executive officer of the Trump Organization. Wynn had intentions of constructing a new casino project on the property, known as Le Jardin, with an exit


exceptions made for provincial lotteries, licensed casinos, and charity events. Many stores, radio stations, and other groups still wish to hold contests to encourage more purchases or increase consumer interest. A


also plays well with deuces fully wild. Seven-card stud plays well with one or two bugs, especially when played high-low split. Other games such as Texas hold 'em and Omaha hold'em


a final round of betting and, if necessary, a showdown. In Texas hold 'em and Omaha hold'em, the river, also called fifth street, is the fifth and last card to be dealt


the pot more than 50% of the time, therefore a value bet is usually correct, even heads up. For example, in a game of Texas hold 'em, a player has 8♣


Rollout or roll 'em out is poker jargon used for a game phase in certain poker


by combining two poker, piquet or euchre decks and removing unneeded cards (a piquet deck does not have the 2-6, making it easier to modify, and a euchre deck is exactly


a total of 50 card faces and was based on poker. This machine proved extremely popular and soon many bars in the city had one or more


Brunson (born August 10, 1933) is an American professional poker player who has played professionally for over 50 years. He is the first two-time World Series of Poker main event


Christopher Bryan Moneymaker (born November 21, 1975 in Atlanta, Georgia) is an American poker player who won the main event at the 2003 World Series of Poker (WSOP). His


In poker, the strength of a hand (how likely it is to be the best according to the rules


Let It Ride is a casino variation of poker, played against the casino rather than against the other


most popular poker game in the casinos and poker card rooms across North America, Europe and online. Hold 'em is a community card game where each player may use any


and poker player and author. David "Chico" Ryan, bassist of Sha Na Na. Howard A. Sessler, US Army Air Forces 89th Recon. Squadron navigator/Bombardier who flew with Crew 15 in General


Associations. Phil Laak, professional poker player and winner of the 2004 World Poker Tour. Gregory Mankiw, Harvard Economics Professor. Ossian Everett Mills, founder of Phi Mu Alpha


poker. In 2006, he cosponsored H.R. 4777, the Internet Gambling Prohibition Act. Cuba. Diaz-Balart plays a prominent role in the Cuban-American lobby, and was active in the attempt


Higgins' suspicions were aroused and Doherty was eventually rumbled. Still, Doherty's disguise was enough to fool his mother and wife. Doherty currently represents Irish poker site 'VCPoker.ie', appearing on radio


In poker, pot odds are the


such as poker. There is some criticism of trail riding when excess or improper use of trails may lead to erosion, introduction of noxious weed seeds, conflict with


gambling games. Brag is a direct descendant of the Elizabethan game of Primero and one of the several ancestors to poker, just varying in betting style and hand


Shuffling is a procedure used to randomize a deck of playing cards to provide an element of chance in card games. Shuffling is often followed by

card used as one of a set for playing card games


after playing cards were first introduced into Europe in the 14th century. Practitioners of cartomancy are generally known as cartomancers, card readers or, simply, readers. Some practitioners have claimed that cartomancy's origins


contestants competed against each other on all versions of Card Sharks. Each contestant was assigned a row of five oversized playing cards. Each contestant had a standard 52-card deck; the ace ranked


today, stems from the 18th century, when certain duties on playing cards were exacted by the monarchy. Stamp duty, an idea imported to England by William III, was extended to


variants to 500, the standard deck contains 43 playing cards: a Joker is included, and the 2s, 3s, and black 4s are removed. 10 cards are dealt to each of


of cards which can be used to play karuta. It is also possible to play this game using two standard decks of playing cards. There are two kinds of cards used in


known as the spadille) is traditionally speaking the highest card in the deck of playing cards, although the actual value of the card varies from game to game.


space and time as opposed to abstractions. There are, however, theories of abstract particulars or tropes. For example, Socrates is a particular (there's only one Socrates-the-teacher-of-Plato and one cannot

conceptual process where general rules and concepts are derived from the usage and classification of specific examples


material existence. In particular, abstractions and legal fictions are usually regarded as entities. In general, there is also no presumption that an entity is animate. Entities are


semantics. See also. Abstraction. Category theory. Continuous predicate. Concept. Hypostatic abstraction. Hypostasis. Reification. Sign relation. Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy. Subject (grammar). Subject (philosophy). References. External links.


developments in computing by date. Concrete devices. Computing is intimately tied to the representation of numbers. But long before abstractions like the number arose, there were mathematical concepts to serve the


to stigmatize social heresy as the Inquisition punished religious heresy. Its trademark is intolerance.”. As a linguistic concept. In addressing the linguistic problem of naming, Edna Andrews says that

group of institutions within the judicial system of the Roman Catholic Church whose aim was to combat heresy


Netherlands in 1608. Religious complications. A Catholic, della Porta was examined by the Inquisition in the years prior to 1578. He was forced to disband his Academia


Ratzinger Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, formerly known as the Holy Office, the historical Inquisition. Consequently, he resigned his post at Munich in early 1982.


of twentieth century popular and historical beliefs about the Inquisition, witchcraft, torture and jurisprudence in the medieval period. In the early 1970s, the historians Norman Cohn and


Ludolph van Ceulen (28 January 1540 – 31 December 1610) was a German mathematician from Hildesheim. Like many Germans during the Catholic Inquisitions, he emigrated to


areas in Germany and the eastern Holy Roman Empire as the wars ground on and on and forcible conversion and the inquisition were much practiced, even common. Most


land-based again. An even more speculative hypothesis is that intense radiation from a nearby supernova was responsible for the extinctions. Trilobites, which had thrived since Cambrian times, finally became extinct before


since the beginning of the Silurian and the end of the Ordovician period. 500 million years—time since the beginning of the Ordovician and the end of the Cambrian


bilaterian. Fossil record. Due to their soft bodies, chaetognaths fossilize poorly. Even so, several fossil chaetognath species have been described. Chaetognaths appear to have originated in the Cambrian


Nectocaris pteryx is a soft-bodied animal of unknown affinity, known from the Middle Cambrian Burgess Shale.


Cambrian time, 540 million years ago.. The Laurentian are the central part of the Grenville orogeny 1100-1000 mya (million years) ago. References. See also. Laurentian Highlands. Gatineau Hills. Opeongo


maps that are probably fairly accurate for continental positions over several hundred million years. Before the Cambrian era, it becomes much more difficult since there are fewer rock exposures


the Lower Cambrian Maotianshan shales of Yunnan, China (Eognathacantha ercainella Chen & Huang and Protosagitta spinosa Hu) and the Middle Cambrian Burgess Shale of British Columbia (Oesia disjuncta Walcott).


the Neoproterozoic on the passive margin of the ancient continent of Rodinia. During the Cambrian, approximately 540 million years ago, the area underwent the Delamerian orogeny where the geosynclinal sequence


at various times. During the Cambrian period, the conical or tubular skeletons of Archaeocyatha,an extinct group of uncertain affinities (possibly sponges), built reefs. Other groups, such as the Bryozoa


The Maotianshan Shales area a series of lower Cambrian deposits, famous for their Konservat Lagerstätten, or high number of fossils. They take their name


Haikouella is a probable chordate from the Lower Cambrian Maotianshan shales of Chengjiang County in


Examples. Late Cambrian trace fossils from intertidal settings include Protichnites and Climactichnites, amongst others. Mesozoic dinosaur footprints including ichnogenera such as Grallator, Atreipus and Anomoepus. See also. Bird


extensive seed fern forests of the Glossopteris flora. Oxygen levels were probably high there. The ginkgos and cycads also appeared during this period. Insects of the Permian.


of Ginkgo. Pteridosperms are sometimes used as a root. Uses. Often gymnosperms are used for economical uses and as folk medicines. Some common uses for them are as soap,


In the field of epistemology, the problem of the criterion is an issue regarding

branch of philosophy studying the nature and scope of knowledge


Chapter Nine. Pettit (1999: p. 129) holds that 'apperception' (Wylie: rang rig) is key to Mipham's (1846–1912) system of epistemology and hermeneutics and that apperception is central to his commentary to the


epistemology, and metaphysics. Her pragmatism follows that of Charles Sanders Peirce. Career. Haack is a graduate of the University of Oxford and the University of Cambridge. At Oxford, she


more carefully considered epistemology. The development of participant-observation as a research tool has therefore not been a haphazard process, but instead has practiced a great deal of


thing to recognize is, however, that relevance is fundamentally a question of epistemology, not psychology. (Peoples' psychology reflects certain epistemological influences). References. Additional reading. Relevance: communication and cognition. by


theory methods to unify the anthropocentric academic disciplines of theology, epistemology, psychology, sociology and eschatology for analysis and predictions.


by ocean-going ships, are Beihai, Dalian, Dandong, Fuzhou, Guangzhou, Haikou, Hankou, Huangpu, Jiujiang, Lianyungang, Nanjing, Nantong, Ningbo, Qingdao, Qinhuangdao, Rizhao, Sanya, Shanghai, Shantou, Shenzhen, Tianjin, Weihai, Wenzhou, Xiamen, Xingang, Yangzhou,


from Golmud to Lhasa. The 815 km section from Xining to Golmud in Qinghai opened to traffic in 1984. The railway's highest point, the Tanggula Mountain Pass, is


piracy in the Caribbean starts around this time. Bairam Khan loses power in the Mughal Empire. Mongols invade and occupy Qinghai. Ongoing. Ottoman-Habsburg wars. Births. January 17 – Gaspard


and Liu Wenhui of the Sichuan Clique, Han Fuqu of Shandong, Bie Tingfang (别廷芳) of Henan, the Ma Clique of Ma Bufang and his family in Qinghai, Ma Hongkui in


Southern Liang proclaimed themselves "wang". Rulers of the Southern Liang. See also. Xianbei. Tuoba. List of past Chinese ethnic groups. Wu Hu. Sixteen Kingdoms. Qinghai. Dunhuang.


years, measurements of neutrino mass have provided the first experimental deviations from the Standard Model. Particle physics has had a large impact on the philosophy of science. Some


and the neutrino which is emitted at the same time). alpha decay. The decay energy is the mass difference dm between the parent and the daughter atom and particles.


the two-mile (3 km)-thick ice sheet to detect neutrinos which have passed through the earth. An observatory building, the Martin A. Pomerantz Observatory (MAPO), was dedicated in 1995. The importance


neutrinos was observed at three separate neutrino observatories. This is due to the neutrino emission (which occurs simultaneously with core collapse) preceding the emission of visible light (which occurs


in Physics "for pioneering contributions to astrophysics, in particular for the detection of cosmic neutrinos". (He was co-winner of the Nobel Prize with Raymond Davis Jr. &


Peter Altenberg (March 9, 1859 – January 8, 1919) was a writer and poet from Vienna, Austria. He was key to the genesis of early modernism


the gift. This, along with an apparent favoritism for European modernism and the recently opened Museum of Modern Art, led Whitney to open her own museum, exclusively for


See also. Modernism. Ezra Pound. Symbolism. Portrait of a Lady (poem). External links. Annotated Text, Themes, Study Questions, and More. Text and extended audio discussion of "The Love Song of J.


of the Ninth pass would result in severe social disruption. McCaffrey's later novels of Pern tend to explore the growing rift between traditionalism and modernism. Social change

Changes in musical form during the early 20th Century


Troy – 2006. The Casebook of Victor Frankenstein – 2008. The Canterbury Tales- A Retelling – 2009. Adult non-fiction. Notes for a New Culture: An Essay on Modernism – 1976.


Lundkvist, Gustav Sandgren, Erik Asklund and Josef Kjellgren, he authored the anthology Fem unga (Five Youths), which introduced Swedish Modernism. His poetry combined an acute eye for and

refers to the succession of 20th-century avant-garde art and architectural movements formed in a reaction to social modernity


facing the river removed the playful Scandinavian Modernism of the building's primary public face in favour of a plainer and hard-edged style. The building's original entrance sequence was much


of over 450 churches with about 44,000 members. Due to internal controversies, such as fundamentalism vs. modernism, and the strength of the United Church of Canada in Ontario and the Roman

characterized by a self-conscious break with traditional styles of poetry and verse


VALIS, The Divine Invasion and other works. Eldritch's three stigmata might bear a resemblance to the three aspects of the corrupting divinity of gnosticism. However, in many Gnostic tellings, the world


agent, and that her mother recruited him for the Soviet Union after she joins the resistance. As with VALIS, Radio Free Albemuth deals with his highly personal style of


attempt to deal in fiction with his experiences of early 1974. When his publishers at Bantam requested extensive rewrites he canned the project and reworked it into the VALIS trilogy. Arbor


In the years following the October Revolution of 1917, the Soviet government sponsored the Russian film industry with the purpose of making propaganda films. The development of Russian cinema in


estate. The term appears as "expropriation of expropriators (ruling classes)" in marxist theory, or as slogan "Loot the looters!", very popular during Russian October Revolution. The term often


Russian October Revolution of 1917 and its Bolshevik leaders, he rejected them soon afterwards, and eventually became one of the strongest advocates of excluding communists from the Labour Party. His commitment to


points for which the CWO and PCInt. had voted at the Third Conference. these were: Acceptance of the October Revolution as proletarian. Recognition of the break with Social Democracy brought about


Dáil by the Labour Party. All cabinet ministers were members of Fianna Fáil. The government positions are listed in alphabetical order, rather than in terms of seniority. See also. Members of the


Rugged Man. Paul's latest project is Baby Elephant, a collaboration with Parliament and Talking Heads keyboardist Bernie Worrell, and longtime Paul associate Don Newkirk. Released September 11, 2007, Turn

1980 short film directed by Krzysztof Kieślowski


Brothers. Misfits - The Kinks. The Modern Dance - Pere Ubu. Molly Hatchet - Molly Hatchet (debut). More Songs About Buildings and Food - Talking Heads. Motor Booty Affair - Parliament.

series of dramatic monologues written for BBC television by British playwright Alan Bennett


were not able to regain their momentum, releasing only occasional minor hits. Their 1984 album Turning Point featured their final Top 40 hit, a cover of Talking Heads' "Slippery People"


1950 in Coronado, California) is an American musician, best known as a founding member and bassist of the influential New Wave group Talking Heads and its side project Tom


the studio doing production work on upcoming album of the Souls of Mischief. Discography. Albums. with Stetsasonic. On Fire by Stetsasonic (1986). In Full Gear by Stetsasonic (1988). Blood, Sweat & No


is one of the pioneers of Bass music. He uses samples from many sources, and is influenced by Parliament, Funkadelic and Earth Wind and Fire among others.

American funk band most prominent during the 1970s


never both in the same article, and. the mass of Tutankhamun's sarcophagus lid. This is 110 kilograms. It is often stated to have been 242 or 243

14th century BCE (18th dynasty) Egyptian pharaoh

miniseries based on the discovery of Tutankhamun's tomb by Howard Carter


The History Channel and Discovery Channel. Hawass has also appeared in several episodes of the U.S. television show Digging for the Truth, discussing mummies, the pyramids, Tutankhamun, Cleopatra, and Ramesses


Tutankhamun. In 1926, the Hall was sold to Derbyshire County Council and was run as an orthopaedic hospital until the 1990s when it was sold to a private developer, who


of a twenty-nine year old rather than a fifty-nine year old. However, recent evidence (DNA analysis) of the Elder Woman's teeth and the lock of hair found in Tutankhamun's


of scientists (lead by Otto Hahn and Lise Meitner of Germany; and Frederick Soddy and John Cranston of Great Britain) independently discovered Pa-231. The name was shortened to


1972 – Manson Benedict. 1971 – Shields Warren. 1971 – Stafford L. Warren. 1970 – Norris E. Bradbury. 1969 – Walter H. Zinn. 1968 – John A. Wheeler. 1966 – Otto Hahn.


von Laue, and Karl Wirtz, then went on to Tailfingen where they arrested Otto Hahn. Werner Heisenberg, who had left Hechingen on 19 April, was captured by Pash and a


the last melting of Ice Age glaciers. History. In 1890, Mendeleev predicted the existence of an element between thorium and uranium. Due to the fact that the actinide element

chemical element with the atomic number of 90


the radioactive rows. He identified the periods of half-disappearance of the uranium-actinium row and thorium nuclides. He discovered the phenomenon of the electrochemical branching of the radioactive rows. Afterwards Fajans


some dangerously so. An example of a metamict mineral is zircon. The presence of uranium and thorium atoms substituting for zirconium in the crystal structure is responsible for the radiation damage


Dahlkemper (3rd), Jason Altmire (4th), Glenn "G.T." Thompson (5th), Jim Gerlach (6th), Joe Sestak (7th), Patrick Murphy (8th), Bill Shuster (9th), Chris Carney (10th), Paul E. Kanjorski (11th), John Murtha (12th),

Former Acting United States Secretary of the Army

American business executive and politician


Johnstown, State College and Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. Republicans are generally dominant in the areas of Altoona, York, Lancaster, Williamsport, Harrisburg, and the vast rural areas that make up the balance of

city in Cambria County, Pennsylvania, United States

village in Licking County, Ohio, United States


Summit Township is a township in Somerset County, Pennsylvania in the United States. The population was 2,368 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Johnstown, Pennsylvania Metropolitan Statistical


part of the Johnstown, Pennsylvania Metropolitan Statistical Area. Geography. Blacklick Township is located at 40.613171,-78.787422, about 23 miles west of Altoona, Pennsylvania. According to the United States Census


Chest Township is a township in Cambria County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 346 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Johnstown


Summerhill Township is a township in Cambria County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,724 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Johnstown

town in Rock County, Wisconsin, United States


Larimer Township is a township in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 590 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Johnstown, Pennsylvania Metropolitan Statistical Area. Geography.

unincorporated community in Raleigh County, West Virginia


Ethnicity. Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Harrisburg, Chester, Easton, Erie and York all have a large percent of African-Americans. Hazleton, Reading, Allentown, Lancaster, York and Bethlehem all have a large percentage of Hispanics and

city in central Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States


suburbs of the city of Lancaster, all sharing the same official designation as Lancaster, Pennsylvania by the United States Postal Service. Geography. According to the United States Census


after Joseph Ellicott. Lancaster - The Village of Lancaster is in the west part of the town, located on US-20. Town Line – A hamlet on Lancaster's eastern town line.

village within the town of Lancaster, Erie County, New York


and northeast of the city of Lancaster. The main route through Brownstown is Pennsylvania Route 772 (South State Street), which runs through the center of Brownstown. U.S. Route

census-designated place in New Hampshire, United States


heathen, and infidel also known as kafir (كافر) and mushrik in Islam. For this reason, ethnologists avoid the term "paganism," with its uncertain and varied meanings, in


are characterised by the lack of an involucre and the presence of ocreae. Important members are Polygonum, Rumex and Calligonum. Eriogonoideae, with about 330 species, are exclusive to the New World, cymose

collective term for the Americas and Oceania


the New World from a broader point of view. In it, more than a century before Europeans learned of the Bering Strait, Acosta hypothesized that Latin America's indigenous peoples had migrated from


of French Protestants in Paris. Spanish silver from the New World began to flood the Chinese market after the Spanish established a trading base at Manila; silver had already become


structures. Distribution. This family includes several genera. Asolene, Felipponea, Marisa, and Pomacea are New World genera (native to South America, Central America, the West Indies and the Southern U.S.A.). The genera


John Winthrop (12 January 1587/8 26 March 1649) led a group of English Puritans to the New World in 1630, and joined the Massachusetts Bay


at their base), though in many kingfishers one of these is missing. This is largely an Old World order, with the representation in the New World limited to


snake). Elaphe taeniura (Beauty rat snake). Elaphe vulpina (Fox snake). New World Rat Snakes. New World rat snakes belong to the Colubrine tribe Lampropeltinae, and as such are closely

2013 South Korean crime drama film written and directed by Park Hoon-jung


The Virginia House of Burgesses was the elected lower house in the legislative assembly in the New World established in the


to return the Schwenkfelders to Harpersdorf. With their freedom in jeopardy, they decided to look to the New World; toleration was also extended to them in Silesia in 1742 by


plants also known as the "knotweed family" or "smartweed family". The name is based on the genus Polygonum. Some well known members include Fagopyrum (buckwheat), Rumex (sorrel), Rheum

mucus naturally discharged from the eyes, nose, or mouth during sleep


especially amongst the growing urbanized middle class of Pakistan. Around 44% speak Punjabi, 15% speak Pashto, 14% speak Sindhi, 10% Saraiki, 8% Urdu, 4% Balochi and 5% other languages (Hindko,


'. Nepali: lākh. Oriya: lakhya. Punjabi: lakh. Tamil: '. Telugu: Urdu: lākh. Non-Indian languages. Sinhalese: laksha. Dhivehi: lakka. Japanese: rakusha. Mandarin: luòchā. Pashto: lak. Swahili: laki or lakhi. Thai: làk. Other.


by 54.8% of the population. The next most common language was Punjabi, spoken by 15.3% of the population, followed by Portuguese and Urdu at 2.8% each, and


is also known by other names, including winter, Japanese, Oriental, or Chinese radish; mooli or muli in Hindi, Punjabi, Urdu, and Bihari; mula in Oriya, Assamese, Marathi and Bengali; muula


not possess a nuclear explosive device.". Pakistan moved decisively to ally itself with the United States in its war against Osama bin Laden and Al-Qaeda. It provided the U.S. a number of


attracting a younger audience.". Mistakenly referred to Barack Obama as Osama bin Laden. "I have a respect for Jesse Jackson. That he was an important figure in paving the


Website at the Palace of Fine Arts auditorium in San Francisco. The website featured manipulated images of the puppet consorting with nefarious figures including Adolf Hitler, Osama bin Laden, and Jerry


of martial arts. Writer David Goyer said he felt Ra's was the most complex of all the Batman villains, comparing him to Osama bin Laden as, "He's not crazy in the way


This article is about the demographic features of the population of Palau, including population density, ethnicity, education


of them, such as Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Palau and Solomon Islands, do not have standing armies. However, through the Compact of Free Association, the Marshall Islands, Palau

village in Donggala, Central Sulawesi Province, Indonesia


Palau; the bird recorded on Yap on February 25 1991, was from a continental Asian rather than from a Melanesian population, while the origin of the bird seen on


via Majuro to Espiritu Santo. She got underway again on 15 March, escorting and as those aircraft carriers supported landings on Emirau Island on 20 March and struck Palau


as those in Azuero. In Veraguas, however, there remained a strict sense of submission to the Spanish Crown. José de Fábrega - oppressor and hero. On November 10, 1821,

day in the Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar


Duke Rudolph II of Austria (b. 1271). July 10 – Ladislaus IV of Hungary (b. 1262). November 10 – Qalawun, Sultan of Egypt. November 28 – Eleanor of Castile, queen of Edward


Laskaris, emperor of Nicea (Byzantine Emperor in exile). November 10 – William de Bondington, Bishop of Glasgow. Abu-l-Hassan ash-Shadhili, Moroccan spiritual leader (b. 1175). Clement of Dunblane, first Dominican bishop in


His article "On the New Historical Beijing Opera 'Hai Rui Dismissed from Office'" (Chinese: 海瑞罢官; pinyin: Hăi Ruì bà guān), published in the Shanghai daily Wenhuibao on November 10, 1965, launched the


(d. 1980). September 9 - Cliff Robertson, actor. October 3 - Gore Vidal, writer, actor. October 5 - Gail Davis, actress (d. 1997). October 16 - Angela Lansbury, actress. November 10


War Two Magazine, May 1996. Neulen, Hans Werner. In the Skies of Europe. Ramsbury, Marlborough, UK: The Crowood Press, 2000. ISBN 1-86126-799-1. External links. Ion Cernei, Timpul, November 10


the Bell System, the U.S. telephone semi-monopoly. At first, the codes were used only by long-distance operators; the first customer-dialed calls using area codes did not occur until November 10, 1951,


Tyrwhitt, critic (died 1786). April 1 - Solomon Gessner (died 1788). August 20 - Paul Henri Mallet (died 1807). November 10 (probable) - Oliver Goldsmith (died 1774). July


entertainer (born 1755). October 28 - Gaspare Pacchierotti, castrato singer (born 1740). November 10 - Andreas Romberg, violinist and composer (born 1767). date unknown - Jules Granier, composer


three part OVA and later in 1998 a compilation movie was released which also contained new scenes. It was broadcast in the US on Cartoon Network on November 10,


Charles of his titles and increasing danger of a military incursion of the Little Entente into Hungary. Finally, Hungarian government passed an act abrogating Charles's sovereign rights on November 10


Gilbert Ganong, businessman, politician and Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick (b.1851). November 10 - Thomas Simpson Sproule, politician and Speaker of the Canadian House of Commons (b.1843). December 10 - Mackenzie Bowell,


3 - Harrison McCain, businessman (d.2004). November 8 - Peter Munk, businessman and philanthropist. November 10 - Joyce Trimmer, politician and first female mayor of Scarborough, Ontario (d.2008).


Franco Andrea Bonelli (November 10, 1784 – November 18, 1830) was an Italian ornithologist, entomologist and collector. Life. Very little is known about the early life of


Henry Percy, 1st Earl of Northumberland (November 10,1341 – February 20,1408), was


Honjō. April 29, 1940 - The village of Hishikari gained town status to become the town of Hishikari. (2 towns, 4 villages). November 10, 1940 - The village


of Nishiomote. November 10, 1940 - The village of Nakatane gained town status.(2 towns, 3 villages). October 15, 1956 - The village of Minamitane gained town status.(3 towns, 2 villages). April 1,


23 - Alexandre-Antonin Taché, Roman Catholic priest, missionary, author and Archbishop (d.1894). August 13 - Goldwin Smith, historian and journalist (d.1910). November 10 - Thomas Arkell, politician, farmer and grain merchant


officials of the DEA praised the role played by Manuel Noriega prior to his falling-out with the U.S.) The Panamanian Government has expanded money-laundering legislation and concluded with the U.S. a Counternarcotics


Torrijos International Airport after the death of Panama's leader Omar Torrijos, but the name reverted back to Tocumen International Airport following the overthrow of Manuel Noriega as a


combatants withdrawal began on December 27. The US was obligated to hand control of the Panama Canal her to Panama on January 1 due to a treaty signed


Scottish botanist (d. 1858). December 27 – Sir George Cayley, English aviation pioneer (d. 1857). Deaths. January 21 – Alexis Piron, French writer (b. 1689). February 20 – King


(b. 1388). December 27 – Elizabeth Lacković, Croatian-Hungarian noblewoman. date unknown. Zawisza Czarny, Polish knight and diplomat. Maxtla, Tepanec ruler of Azcapotzalco. probable. Tommaso Masaccio, Italian painter (b. 1401). John


2006 from Baikonur. The fully-modified launcher (version Soyuz-2-1b) flew first on December 27, 2006 with the COROT satellite from the Baikonur Cosmodrome. A long string of successful Soyuz launches was broken on


64 and JR 65), the Finns again attacked on December 27. This time, they took the village, and the Soviets retreated in panic over the surrounding frozen lakes. During this time,


Tony Craig Tucker (born December 27, 1958) was a professional heavyweight boxer during the 1980s and 1990s. Nicknamed "TNT", he won a gold medal at the 1979 Pan American


Four Seasons). John Wright - Spiritual Songs for Children. Births. March 7 - André Morellet, economist and writer (died 1819). December 27 - Arthur Murphy, biographer (died 1805). December


seat in 1997, after his wife Carol died following a long battle with cancer on December 27, 1996, leaving behind two children. His second cousin, Rick Chiarelli, unsuccessfully attempted


the license to the anime. Hikaru no Go Volume 1 DVD was released on December 27 2005. A Hikaru no Go "Sneak Preview" DVD (first episode) was released in


Walter Norris (born December 27, 1931) is a pianist known primarily for his work inside the free jazz community. His playing is generally considered distinctive and


William Bowyer (1663 - December 27, 1737), English printer, was apprenticed to a printer in 1679, made a liveryman of The


station continued to broadcast as TVQ-0 until September 10, 1988. On December 27, 1987, Adelaide's SAS-10 gave ADS-7 the affiliation rights of Network Ten, and became known as ADS-10. Northern Star


the Western Church and December 27 in the Eastern Church. Boxing Day, the first weekday after Christmas, is observed as a legal holiday in parts of the Commonwealth of Nations and


Clausius, physicist (d. 1888). January 6 - Heinrich Schliemann, German archaeologist (d. 1890). February 16 - Sir Francis Galton, explorer, biologist (d. 1911). July 22 - Gregor Mendel, geneticist (d. 1884). December 27


people dominate the eastern coast, while people in the southern and central interior speak languages related to Malay, such as the Lampung and Minangkabau people. The highland of northern Sumatra

municipality of the Philippines in the province of Aklan


of timur, Malay for “east”; it is so called because it is at the east end of a chain of islands. Language, ethnic groups, and religion. Similar


Johor Bahru, also spelled Johor Baharu, Johor Baru, ("Baru" means "new" and "Johor" means "Jewel" in Malay) or Johore Bahru and abbreviated as JB, is the capital


do first, he replied "I want Mandi" which shocked the reception party because they did not know that "Mandi" means "take a bath" in Malay. References. External


lying to its southeast. Its capital was at Saigon. The two other parts of Vietnam at the time were known as Annam and Tonkin. The name "Cochin" derives from the Malay


Academic Strand of the IELTS test were: Tagalog. Spanish. Hindi. Malay. Tamil. IELTS level required by academic institutions for admission. Just over half (51%) of candidates take


Malay: Langkawi Permata Kedah) is an archipelago of 99 islands (an extra 5 temporary islands are revealed at low tide) in the Andaman Sea, some 30 km off the mainland coast


The pantun is a Malay


King Rat on his experiences as a prisoner of war at Changi. Etymology. The early Malay place name of Changi was Tanjong Rusa, which is found in the 1604


Kebangsaan Melayu Singapura in Malay; Chinese: 新加坡马来民族机构) is a political party in Singapore. The party was originally a branch of the United Malays National Organisation, but split when Singapore


products like fruits, wheat, stevia and organic sugar reached external markets and contributed to a higher diversification of the Paraguayan primary sector. As of January 2009 some jatropha plantations are projected


Paraguay has a market economy characterized by a large informal sector. Agriculture dominates the economy, but unequal land distribution has resulted in a large class of peasant farm laborers. A large


Switzerland, overwhelmingly German and French in language (though with recognition of Italian and Romansch). Paraguay, with a population 90% of which speaks Guaraní and 75% of which speaks Spanish.


the Great Depression and the eruption of the Chaco War between Bolivia and Paraguay (1932-35). A relatively hands-off Vice-President, the portly Tejada deferred to Salamanca in all


against the principles of Artigas. They rebelled against him and left him to be crushed by the Portuguese. Without resources and men, Artigas withdrew to Paraguay in September


best known language in this family is Guaraní, the national language of Paraguay. The Guaraní languages are: Guaraní dialect chain: Western Bolivian Guaraní (Simba), Eastern Bolivian Guaraní (Chawuncu; Ava, Tapieté


the Paraguay River region in eastern Paraguay, southeastern Brazil and the extreme northeast of Argentina, and as a vagrant on Trinidad. It is the only known species


the cardinals proper (Cardinalidae). It occurs in Brazil, Paraguay, Bolivia and northern Argentina and introduced on the island of Hawai'i. It breeds in moist shrubland. The Yellow-billed


of the whites live in the largest cities, concentrated usually in the northern and central part of Peru: Lima, Trujillo, Chiclayo, Piura, Cajamarca and San Martin. The only southern city


gauge conversion from Huancayo to Huancavelica from to proceeds. Southern railway. See PeruRail. Proposed. Mining railway to Bayovar port by 2019. Also to Paita port. Cajamarca (2627m) -


exclusively done in long distance buses. Waterways. 8,600 km of navigable tributaries of Amazon system and 208 km of Lake Titicaca. Pipelines. crude oil 800 km. natural gas and natural gas


ferry. Chile – a semi-isolated line connects Tacna, Peru to the port of Arica, Chile. Ecuador – none. Maps. by Ministery of Transportation and Communication (pdf files). Towns served. Central railway.

Census-designated place in Yuma County, Arizona


Pampanga. Pangasinan. Quezon. Quirino. Rizal. Romblon. Sarangani. Siquijor. Shariff Kabunsuan. Sorsogon. South Cotabato. Southern Leyte. Sultan Kudarat. Sulu. Surigao del Norte. Surigao del Sur. Tarlac. Tawi-Tawi. Western Samar.

city of the Philippines and capital of the province of Sorsogon


created on March 23, 1968, separating it from the Diocese of Sorsogon. It comprises then, and now, the civil province of Masbate with its 121 islands including the two


del Norte. Lanao del Sur. Leyte. Maguindanao. Marinduque. Masbate. Misamis Occidental. Misamis Oriental. Mountain Province. Negros Occidental. Negros Oriental. Northern Samar. North Cotabato. Nueva Ecija. Nueva Vizcaya. Occidental Mindoro.


named after Elpidio Quirino, the sixth President of the Philippines. The province borders Aurora to the southeast, Nueva Vizcaya to the west, and Isabela to the north. Quirino used to be part


president Elpidio Quirino, was created as a sub-province of Nueva Vizcaya in 1966. It became a full province in 1971. On June 21, 1969, RA 5554 was enacted, amending


the Philippines. It is Luzon’s highest peak at 2,922 meters above sea level. The borders between the provinces of Benguet, Ifugao, and Nueva Vizcaya meet at the mountain's peak.


intention of recognizing the newly-establish Republic, the Philippine–American War erupted with a declaration of war by the Philippines on the United States. The Philippine Revolutionary Forces, which lacked sufficient armor

formal announcement by which one state goes to war against another


United States, the conflict was termed a police action under the aegis of the United Nations rather than a war, largely to remove the necessity of a Congressional declaration of war.


took place on disputed territory near the Rio Grande (see the Treaties of Velasco), President Polk signed a declaration of war into effect on 13 May 1846, forty-nine days before


Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth on one side, and the Targowica Confederation and the Russian Empire on the other. On May 18, 1792, without a declaration of war, an army of over


such other country or place as may be permitted by any law. In practice, the Supreme Court has sat both on Pitcairn itself as well as in Auckland, New Zealand, while


Aftermath. By the end of October the local tribe's position was desperate. Some twenty of its chiefs surrendered and were shipped to Auckland for trial. Five of


1956–1962 (6 years). Dennis Pascoe, 1963–1969 (6 years). Dr. Peter Masters, 1970–present. Other churches based on design. The Auckland Baptist Tabernacle in New Zealand is modelled on the


Anzac Class frigates: HMNZS Te Kaha and HMNZS Te Mana. Both ships are based at the Devonport Naval Base on Auckland's North Shore. Te Kaha was commissioned on


New Zealand's largest universities with approximately 36,000 students. The University has campuses in Palmerston North (sites at Turitea and Hokowhitu), Wellington (in the suburb of Mount Cook) and Auckland (at


Edinburgh Festival, which led to his being invited to perform at festivals in Adelaide and Melbourne in Australia and Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch in New Zealand, which he did in 1996


longest continuously serving member of the House. Early life. Jim Anderton was born on 21 January 1938 in Auckland. He undertook all his education there, eventually graduating as a


1978 James Tait Black Memorial Prize for Plumb. Life. Maurice Gee was brought up in Henderson, a suburb of Auckland and a location that frequently features in his


by Stebbing Recording and Sound, LTD, headquartered in Auckland; the company also released both 78s and 45s. In 1987, NY-based Zodiac Records began releasing vinyl-only albums featuring


visit the Puget Sound area during June. The entire fleet departed San Francisco on 7 July for Honolulu, Auckland, Sydney, Melbourne, and Manila, arriving in the Philippines on 2 October. From


miles), but non-standard distances are also used. The "Round the Bays" run in Auckland, New Zealand is 8.4 km (5.2 miles), the Tely 10 in St. John's,


world was Mr. Howie's Pigeon-Post service from the Auckland New Zealand suburb of Newton to Great Barrier Island, starting in 1896. Certainly the world’s first 'airmail' stamps were issued for the


police inspector and five constables arrived by boat from Auckland and set up a cannon on the wharf. The war party duly appeared, well armed and looking for a fight.


through 12-10, and went on to face Australia in the final at Eden Park, Auckland. The final attracted one of the highest ever crowds for a rugby league match


The following month, employees of a call centre managed by Synovate in Auckland locked the front doors of the office, in response to management locking them out.


Islands have a unicameral Island Council (10 seats - The Mayor and the Chairman of the Island Council both hold membership ex officio; 4 elected by popular vote, 1 co-opted by the

governing body in the Netherlands Antilles


Steve Christian; after his rape conviction on October 24 2004, Christian was dismissed (after refusing to resign). Brenda Christian was selected by the Island Council, to be mayor

political figure and convicted child rapist from the Pitcairn Islands (born 1951)


Mayor is elected by popular vote for a three-year term. In December 2007, Mike Warren succeeded Jay Warren as Mayor. Legislative branch. The Pitcairn Islands have a unicameral Island

former mayor of Adamstown, Pitcairn Islands and convicted sex offender (born 1964)


maps of continents and mountain ranges in the distant past or future. Until the 1960s, paleomaps were not very satisfactory as it was difficult to understand many

visual representation of a geographical area


discover new paths to all the destinations which they can still "reach". Link-state algorithms. When applying link-state algorithms, each node uses as its fundamental data a map of the network

Wikidata Query Service view: displays coordinate points if any present in the result


vertical orthographic projection of an object on a horizontal plane, like a map. In aviation, a planform is the shape and layout of an airplane's wing and fuselage. Of all


In geographic information systems, a coverage is a mapping of one aspect of data in space. It represents a "domain" (the universe of extent)


MapQuest is a map


temperaments, it can be useful to regard the temperament as having a map from p-limit just intonation (for some prime p) to the set of tempered intervals. To properly classify

binary relation which is left-total (defined on all its input set)


this notion in a map-territory analogy: "A map is not the territory it represents, but, if correct, it has a similar structure to the territory, which accounts for its usefulness."

binary relation which is left-total (defined on all its input set)


one of the cardinal directions and is opposite to the north. By Western convention, the bottom side of a map is south; the southern direction has azimuth or bearing of


map), publication and distribution, physical description (for example, number of pages), series, notes, and standard number (ISBN). The most commonly used set of cataloging rules in the English speaking


the map and say: 'In this town there can be no romance—what could happen here?' Yes, it is a bold and a rash deed to challenge in one sentence history,


Trade cards first became popular at the beginning of the 17th century in London. These functioned as advertising and also as maps, directing the public to merchants' stores, as no


a "map-coordinate" system rather than linked areas, which contributes to the immersive feeling of entering another 'world'. Areas are then placed on the nearly 10,000 room 'map'


argument against indirect realism is that it implies a homunculus with an infinite regress (a perceiver within a perceiver within a perceiver...). However, as long as each stage of sensory processing


of the body onto the posterior central gyrus has been illustrated as a deformed human representation, the somatosensory homunculus, where the size of different body parts reflects the


Exercise, tactile stimuli, hot water, anxiety and neck flexion may provoke paroxysmal attacks. Mostly reported paroxysmal attacks are painful tonic spasms dysarthria and ataxia, numbness and hemiparesis. They are typically different

involuntary contraction of a muscle, organ or orifice


that are so distended that they are pushed outside the anus. If the anal sphincter muscle goes into spasm and traps a prolapsed hemorrhoid outside the anal opening, the supply of


the underlying mechanisms of this phenomenon. Exercise, tactile stimuli, hot water, anxiety and neck flexion may provoke paroxysmal attacks. Mostly reported paroxysmal attacks are painful tonic spasms dysarthria and ataxia,

neurological sign consisting of lack of voluntary coordination of muscle movements


here. For the waltz by Johann Strauss II, see Paroxysmen. Paroxysmal attacks are short, frequent and stereotyped symptoms that can be observed in various clinical conditions. They are

departure from normal function or feeling which is noticed by a patient, reflecting the presence of an unusual state, or of a disease; subjective, observed by the patient, cannot be measured directly


the day she shot her husband, describes recognizable symptoms of a dissociative episode. These include a divorcement from the reality of her actions and even psychogenic amnesia concerning her actual