2002 FIFA World Cup. When the team arrived several days behind schedule, the town's plight briefly became a top news story in Japan. , the village had an estimated population of 1,300 and the


to Nayim and conceding to a Ronaldinho free-kick in the 2002 FIFA World Cup quarter-final. Early career. Seaman was brought up in Rotherham where he attended Kimberworth Comprehensive School. He began his

17th FIFA World Cup, held in South Korea and Japan in 2002


2002 FIFA World Cup, Euro 2004 and the 2006 FIFA World Cup. Since then, he has gone on to present programmes such as Friends Like These and What Kids Really Think.


Kevin J. Kennedy is the CEO. Avaya was the official Converged Communication Provider for the 2006 FIFA World Cup. It also provided the communications networks for the 2002 FIFA World Cup and the


Sardu logudorese, or Logudorese, is a standardised dialect of Sardinian, often considered the most conservative of all Romance languages. Its ISO 639-3 code is src. Latin G and K before, were

Romance language indigenous to the island of Sardinia

Breed of domestic sheep from the island Sardinia


Ozieri (Sardinian: Othieri) is a town of approximatively 11,000 inhabitants in the province of Sassari, northern Sardinia (Italy), in the Logudoro historical region. Main sights. Grotte


ciel, Catalan cel, and Portuguese céu. The only Romance languages that were not affected were Dalmatian and some varieties of Sardinian. Lenition. The voiced labial consonants -b-


Balearic preserves the salat definite article (derived from Latin ipse/ipsa instead of ille/illa), a feature shared only with Sardinian among extant Romance languages, but which was more common in other


(1944), d. Frank Capra. Other films from this period in other genres incorporate elements of the screwball comedy. For example, Alfred Hitchcock's 1935 thriller The 39 Steps


thriller directed by Andrew Davis and starring Michael Douglas, Gwyneth Paltrow and Viggo Mortensen. It is a remake of the 1954 Alfred Hitchcock film Dial M for Murder,


John Franklin Broxholme (born June 11, 1930 Bradford, died June 2001) is an English thriller


a full-time novelist. His thrillers usually have a historical element and settings in provincial English towns and cities, and many plot twists. They typically involve the lead


work in print. Best known for his supernatural thriller titles This Present Darkness and The Oath, he primarily focuses on Christian topics, especially those surrounding spiritual warfare.


lower-class people attempt to pass themselves off as upper-class, they are able to do so with relative ease (The Lady Eve, My Man Godfrey). Another common element is fast-talking, witty repartee

1936 American comedy-drama film directed by Gregory La Cava


Loy. William Powell. Rosalind Russell. Barbara Stanwyck. James Stewart. Steve Martin. Cuba Gooding Jr.. Some notable directors of screwball comedies include: Frank Capra. George Cukor. Howard Hawks. Garson Kanin.


William Powell as Florenz Ziegfeld, Jr. Myrna Loy as Billie Burke. Luise Rainer as Anna Held. Frank Morgan as Jack Billings. Fanny Brice as Herself. Virginia Bruce as Audrey


adaptation on May 4, 1942 with Joan Fontaine, Nigel Bruce and Brian Aherne in Grant's part, then again on September 18, 1944 with Olivia de Havilland and William Powell. References. External links.


Another Thin Man is the third film in the six volume series, the Thin Man. The 1939 film again stars William Powell and Myrna


consultant and tricked Logitech managers into adopting a mission statement that Adams described as "so impossibly complicated that it has no real context whatsoever.". Adams is an avid

a short statement of an organization's values or philosophies, a business's main competitive advantages, or a desired future state


XML file format which it retained until version 2, when it was replaced by the ISO/IEC standard OpenDocument Format (ODF). Features. According to its mission statement, the OpenOffice.org project aims. OpenOffice.org


over time as the nerve pathways regenerate. Adams is trained as a hypnotist and is a vegetarian. He is a strong believer in affirmations, which he credits with his

New Age practice of repeatedly saying and writing down a carefully formatted statement in order to encourage positive thinking and self-empowerment

LGBT community center in Ferndale, Michigan


squash and fruit punch. The term "soft" is employed in opposition to "hard", i.e. alcoholic drinks. Generally it is also implied that the drink does not contain milk or other


other sources. Indeed, people consume more total calories in meals and on days when they are given sugar-sweetened beverages than when they are given artificially-sweetened beverages or water. A study by Purdue University

public research university in West Lafayette, Indiana, United States

human settlement in United States of America


because of its size, its easy accessibility by road and by rail, and its proximity to both large-scale livestock farms and to Purdue University (Purdue is located in West Lafayette,


in Memphis, Tennessee, Fordice studied engineering at Purdue University, becoming a member of the Sigma Chi fraternity and earning a BS and MS in 1956 and 1957, respectively. After graduation he


Purdue University's main campus) (66.3 miles). Terre Haute, Indiana (Home of Indiana State University) (68 miles). Airlines and destinations. Concourse A. Concourse B. Public transportation. IndyGo operates the Green Line Downtown/Airport


C. Kak (also known as Avi Kak to his friends around the world) is a professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Purdue University who has done pioneering


(2004), Bradley retired from IBM. Bibliography. - Gannett Online. - about.com. - Purdue University School of Electrical and Computer Engineering. - The Register, 29 Jan 2004.


Ewry did his own exercises and overcame his illness. Ewry attended Purdue University, where he became a member of Sigma Nu Fraternity. After receiving a graduate degree in engineering at Purdue, he


Purdue University's dairy department, self-published Condensed milk and milk powder: prepared for the use of milk condenseries, dairy students and pure food departments. This text, along with additional work of Professor


School, Wolf earned a degree in electrical engineering from Purdue University and, in 1982, a medical degree from Indiana University. He subsequently trained as a flight surgeon with the


serious television and radio programmes; in 1984, a six-part documentary presented by Don Cupitt (see  featured a programme on Kierkegaard, while on Maundy Thursday in 2008, Kierkegaard

Christian holiday commemorating the Last Supper


a Vidiian patient), 'Schweitzer' (after Albert Schweitzer), 'Van Gogh', 'Kenneth', 'Jones', and several others. The captioned dialog of early episodes, and early promotional material for the series' premiere, referred to him

French-German physician, theologian, musician and philosopher


Voyagers Chief Medical Officer, along with his Vulcan nurse, were killed. The EMH eventually developed his own personality, although he generally maintained his acerbic wit. Since he was

fictional extraterrestrial species in Star Trek


Obsidian Order's agent training program is so advanced that they are made immune to most forms of interrogation, including Vulcan mind melds. The Obsidian Order frequently clashed with


Cochrane makes Earth's first warp-speed flight on Thursday, April 5, 2063. That night, Vulcan scientists, having discovered the warp signature from Cochrane's ship, make first contact with Earth. In  chronology,


trap'. A popular Cardassian board game is 'Kotra', which, as Garak describes it, favors bold tactical manoeuvres over defensive play; hence Garak's criticism of Nog's attempts to regroup his pieces

fictional character from Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

protein-coding gene in the species Rattus norvegicus


exhorted Quark to stay, using his nephew, Nog as a bargaining chip, in the Deep Space Nine pilot episode, "". Quark nevertheless continued to conduct a variety of shady deals

protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens


USS Saratoga. In 2369, he reluctantly moved with his father to space-station Deep Space Nine. Jake soon becomes friends with a Ferengi named Nog, son of Rom, despite the disapproval of

protein-coding gene in the species Mus musculus


Breen to establish a new defense perimeter around Cardassia Prime itself. When word of the fleet's defection reached the Dominion command center, the Female Changeling ordered every Cardassian on the planet


Beta Quadrant, as well as the Gorn Hegemony, the Son'a Solidarity and the Metron Consortium. Star Trek Star Charts further located the First Federation, Breen, Ferengi, Tzenkethi,


became an ally of the Federation who used his knowledge to aid them in the war against the Dominion. In 2371, the Obsidian Order and their Romulan equivalent, the Tal

interstellar state in the Star Trek universe


As a result, the animated series could now be considered official canon. Reception. Star Trek: The Animated Series was named the 96th best animated series by IGN. They declared that although

American video game and entertainment media website


critics. IGN notes that "interest in FFIII should come as no surprise given...the popularity of the DS". The game sold 500,000 units within the first week in Japan,


RMN "West Hall" was also normally temporarily home to private press rooms, and sometimes TV studios, of large gaming media outlets such as IGN, 1UP.com, GameSpy, and


IGN's staff bemoaned his exclusion from Super Smash Bros. Brawl. A poll by IGN on whether the character was missed by others in Brawl shared a similar sentiment, though they also


praised the music in Ocarina of Time, although IGN was disappointed that the traditional Zelda overworld theme was not included. In 2001, GameSpot labelled it as one of the


"eerie" music, adding a "sense of mystery and exploration" to the game by making the game "moody and atmospheric". IGN praised the well timed music that helped add


at least an indication of the direction the next Zelda game would take. Staff at IGN referred to the demo as an "unofficial sequel", calling it "absolutely everything we could


it a 7.5 out of 10; IGN gave it an "Impressive" rating of 8.0 out of a possible 10. Eurogamer, however, gave Emerald a score of 6


IGN gave them an "Incredible" 9.5 out of 10 rating and awarded them the Editors Choice Award; in 2007, the games were collectively named the tenth best Game Boy Advance


of 16-bit consoles. The game is widely considered to be one of the greatest games of all time, placing #63 on IGN's 2007 list. Sonic the Hedgehog added the


Media reception and sales. The Fire Emblem games have scored well in the media — Fire Emblem was awarded 9.5 by IGN in 2003. On Game Rankings, Fire Emblem averages 88%,


the same time, and track design. However, the game has been widely criticized for its lack of graphical detail. Peer Schneider of IGN considered the game to


was "unrelenting". IGN was also critical towards Double Dash‼ for not progressing beyond its predecessor, calling the game a "mediocre effort". The UK-based publication Edge accused the game


the Cosmic Gender Bender (1992) (lead programmer). References. at Big Huge Games. at IGN. at IGN. 49 Greatest Developers, PC Gamer magazine, April 2009. on Press Release. External links.


game a score of 9.8/10 and stated, "As far as platformers go, Wario Land 3 is a game that fires on all cylinders." IGN gave it an outstanding rating


from game critics, scoring an average of 79.35% on GameRankings and 81/100 on Metacritic. IGN concluded that "Gothic is a solid role-playing experience" and Eurogamer said that


and Sherlock Holmes Lorenzo di Bonaventura and ; and even Hugh Jackman and . References. External links. at IGN. at IGN.


Maquis fighters. Janeway brings Tom Paris, a former Starfleet officer and Maquis, out of prison to help find the ship. Maneuvering through the dangerous Badlands, an ancient alien known as the


Nerys and Lieutenant Commander Jadzia Dax, and once tried to seduce a Vulcan member of the Maquis. He also had a platonic affair with Pel, a female Ferengi posing as a


Set in the 24th century, the series follows the adventures of the Starfleet vessel USS Voyager, which becomes stranded in the Delta Quadrant 70,000 light-years from Earth while pursuing


the USS Voyager, and he pursued it when the ship finally returned from the Delta Quadrant in the show's finale. Notable appearances of the holodeck. It has been noted Star


the pilot episode "Caretaker", Neelix and his Ocampan girlfriend Kes are rescued from the Kazon, and they join the crew of the USS Voyager. He arrives with his personal craft The


Klingon. The town has also created space-themed murals and signs, and hosts an annual community-wide Star Trek convention known as VulCON: Spock Days/Galaxyfest. This convention attracts hundreds of Star Trek fans from

constructed language created for ''Star Trek''


oxide is converted to scandium fluoride and reduced with metallic calcium. Madagascar and Iveland-Evje Region in Norway have the only deposits of minerals with high scandium content,


Lower Sorbian, or Lausitz in German). Both languages have the dual for nouns, pronouns, adjectives and verbs; very few known living Indo-European languages retain this feature as a productive aspect

grammatical number found in some languages representing two of an entity

album by Absent Elk, Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh, Danú, Julie Fowlis


atomic number 16. It is denoted with the symbol S. It is an abundant, multivalent non-metal. Sulfur, in its native form, is a yellow crystalline solid. In nature,

solid material whose constituent atoms, molecules, or ions are arranged in an ordered pattern extending in all three spatial dimensions


as ceramic resonators. Operation. A crystal is a solid in which the constituent atoms, molecules, or ions are packed in a regularly ordered, repeating pattern extending in all


mass is the mass it seems to carry in the semiclassical model of transport in a crystal. It can be shown that electrons and holes in a crystal respond


and Polish synonym for smoky quartz. Cairngorm. Cairngorm is a variety of smoky quartz crystal found in the Cairngorm Mountains of Scotland. It usually has a smokey yellow-brown colour, though


light propagating in the opposite direction. Snell's law is generally true only for isotropic or specular media (such as glass). In anisotropic media such as some crystals, birefringence may split

census-designated place in McKinley and San Juan counties in New Mexico, United States.


of temperature usually unknown the preferred concentration measure is mole fraction. A volume based measure like molarity would be unadvisable. Crystal phase diagrams. Polymorphic and polyamorphic substances have multiple crystal

Computation tool for solid state chemistry and physics


and is thus a form of cold body radiation. It can be caused by chemical reactions, electrical energy, subatomic motions, or stress on a crystal. This distinguishes luminescence

city in Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States


unrefined or partially refined soft sugar consisting of sugar crystals with some residual molasses content or produced by the addition of molasses to refined white sugar. Brown


consist of a microstructure of small crystals called "grains" or crystallites. The nature of the grains (i.e. grain size and composition) is one of the most effective factors that


of the thermal history of the host rock. Minute bubbles of fluid are often trapped within the crystals of the cementing material. These fluid inclusions provide direct information about the composition


In the course of his career, Ioffe researched electromagnetism, radiology, features of crystals, physics of high impact, thermoelectricity, photoelectricity, and was a leading force in building new research laboratories for


can show semiconductor properties. Galena, a naturally occurring lead sulfide, was the first semiconductor discovered and found a use as a signal rectifier in the cat's whiskers of early

electrical device that converts AC to DC


from the specified azimuth. A front-to-back ratio is usually expressed in dB. The second is a ratio of parameters used to characterize rectifiers or other devices, in which electrical current,


theoretical molecular rectifier. Later, in 1988, Aviram described in detail a theoretical single-molecule field-effect transistor. Further concepts were proposed by Forrest Carter of the Naval Research Laboratory, including

activation function defined as the positive part of its argument


crystal radio. There is long history of less successful attempts and unverified claims to recover the power in the carrier of the received signal itself. Traditional crystal sets use half-wave rectifier


device. A transient voltage suppression diode may be either unidirectional or bidirectional. A unidirectional device operates as a rectifier in the forward direction like any other avalanche diode, but is made


now exist throughout Alberta, Canada. Common naturally occurring sulfur compounds include the sulfide minerals, such as pyrite (iron sulfide), cinnabar (mercury sulfide), galena (lead sulfide), sphalerite (zinc sulfide) and

human settlement in Oregon, United States of America


Nordiska detaljhandelshögskolan; geared towards retailing, in Norrtälje, Sweden. History. The Stockholm School of Economics was founded in 1909 on private initiative, following a substantial donation in 1903 by

urban area in Norrtälje Municipality, Sweden


the city of Norrtälje. It is the largest and northernmost municipality of Stockholm County and was created in 1971 through the amalgamation of several former municipalities. There are 25 original local


it possesses a long pre-history. Other cities. Enköping (approximately 1300). Lidingö (1926). Norrtälje (1622). Sigtuna (approximately 990). Solna (1943). Sundbyberg (1927). Vaxholm (1652). Öregrund (1491). Östhammar (approximately

urban area in Norrtälje Municipality, Sweden


founded sister organisations in the Baltic states: the SSE Riga in Riga, Latvia, and the SSE Russia in St Petersburg, Russia. It also operates a research institute in Tokyo, Japan;


the late 1970s and early 1980s, and in the 1990s Garry Kasparov used it in a few of his games (notably a famous 25-move win against Viswanathan Anand in Riga,


and became fully operational in 1995. The vessel was briefly sequentially named Riga, Leonid Brezhnev, and Tbilisi During the winter of 1995-1996 Admiral Kuznetsov deployed to the Mediterranean to mark the


and the soldiers under his command had shot at Rumbula (near Riga) in late 1941 were dug up and burned in 1943. Similar operations were undertaken at


Bishop of Riga (or Prince-Bishop of Livonia), founded the Brotherhood in 1202 to aid the Bishopric of Livonia in the conversion of the pagan Livonians, Latgalians and Selonians


Soviet and post-Soviet eras, was born in the Jūrmala district. Visitors can access Jūrmala from Riga in around 20 to 40 minutes either by train or by bus, or along the


equipment. History. The Minox was invented by Walter Zapp in 1936. Zapp, a Baltic German, was born in 1905 in Riga, then part of the Russian Empire.


in the Russian Empire. Economic development of the region was further encouraged by the construction of the railway connecting Tartu with Tallinn, Riga and St. Petersburg. In the


making it to the national final. With the song "Meu amor inventado em mim" she reached second place. She finally sang in the Eurovision Song Contest 2003, in Riga, Latvia,

human settlement in Monroe County, New York, United States of America


Riga. His grandfather's brother Kārlis Ulmanis was a prominent political figure in Latvia before World War II, and was the last president of Latvia before it became absorbed


fire is a term used in library and information science to describe paper embrittlement resulting from acid decay. The term is taken from the title of Terry Sanders' 1987 film Slow

thin, flexible material mainly used for writing upon, printing upon, drawing or for packaging

2010 Turkish comedy-drama film directed by Sinan Çetin


they can grab a brief understanding of the news within minutes. Although the paper is a tabloid, i.e. a minute-sized newspaper giving the stories in a condensed form, it


War II's paper rationing. The name reverted to the original title of "The Beano Book" in the following year and continued, the year changing for each different annual, until the release


first Bible printed in 1455 with movable type was also printed on vellum, presumably because his market expected this for a high-quality book. Paper, however, was always used for most


is then transferred onto a sheet of paper by pressing the two together, usually using a printing-press. Monotypes can also be created by inking an entire surface and then,


or other writing implement for each player. Notecards or identical pieces of paper for each player. Order of play. Individual house rules may vary when playing Fictionary,


to refer to copy-editing. This is a separate activity, although there is some overlap between the two. Proofreading consists of reviewing any text, either hard copy on paper


en masse. A spore print is made by placing the spore producing surface flat on a sheet of dark and white (or just white) paper or on


cardboard covered with cloth, heavy paper, or sometimes leather). They may have flexible sewn spines which allow the book to lie flat on a surface when opened, although most


paper are made from about 100 g/cm2 crêped paper. The crêping allows the coffee to flow freely between the filter and the filtration funnel. The raw materials (pulp) for


of different types of paper from semi-transparent to thick cardboard. Special effects like halos, smoke and fog were made with lather spread on glass plates and lit from behind. The


digests xylan, a heteropolymer of the pentose sugar xylose. By pretreating wood pulp with this enzyme, paper manufacturers can achieve comparable levels of whiteness with much less chlorine bleach. It


in paper making. Another, roselle (Hibiscus sabdariffa) is used as a vegetable and to make herbal teas and jams (especially in the Caribbean). In Mexico, the drink is known


printer. Fine press books. Private press books. Small presses. Paper, parchment, or vellum. Series. Photoplay editions. Signed books: inscribed/signed by an author or illustrator. Special editions, similar


need to keep the children's fingers out of their mouths. Fingerpaints are often used on a paper specifically produced for the purpose. External links.


expensive materials, ranging from paper to carbon fiber to refined alloys. Others have unique layouts, such as gullwing doors, 3 or 6 (or more) wheels, or special abilities


diesel, while plastic funnels are useful in the kitchen. Sometimes disposable paper funnels are used in cases where it would be difficult to adequately clean the funnel afterwards


a variety of other fibers such as silk, cotton, rayon, polyester, linen,n nylon, and wool. Lyocell is also used in conveyor belts, specialty papers and medical dressings. (Textiles, Kadolph & Langford).


on the South-Indian owned Udupi restaurants that were becoming popular in Mumbai. In a similar manner, Thackeray later targeted Gujaratis, Marwaris, Biharis, and other Muslims from North Indian states


a recitation by Varaha. Temples dedicated to Varaha. Sri Varaha Temple - Marawanthe-Padukone Kundapaur Taluk Udupi District Karnataka India. Sri Varaham - in Trivandrum, near South Fort. Srimushnam - This temple


grow out of mere familiarity with the things described. Among Californian wine connoisseurs, for example, Cabernet Sauvignon is often known as "Cab Sav," Chardonnay as "Chard" and so


become commonly used, like "cool" and "jive." While some words eventually lose their status as slang (the word "mob", for example, began as a slang shortening of

property of one having composure or being admired


as did loess (fine grain), flysch (sandstone formation), kepi, landamman, kilch, schiffli, and the act of putsching in a political sense. The term bivouac is sometimes explained


and China proper. Loess is the name for the silty sediment that has been deposited by wind storms on the plateau over the ages. Loess is a highly


windblown sediment known as loess. The area contrasts greatly with the flat table land around it and with the black alluvial soil that makes up the delta.


is about the demographic features of the population of Saint Helena, including population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the


denominations being Anglican and Roman Catholic. Religion. The majority of St. Helenians are Anglican. Other religions in St. Helena include (in alphabetic order): The Bahá'í Faith, The Baptist church, Buddhism,

unincorporated community in Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana


Baptist, and Non-Denominational Christian. Transportation. Highways. Interstate 5. State Route 33. External links.


The Old Baptist Union is a group of evangelical Baptist churches in the United Kingdom. The Old Baptist


The Baptist Union of New Zealand is an association of Baptist churches in the country of New Zealand. Several Baptists


Churches of God, General Conference (Winebrenner) (CoGGC) is a Baptist Christian denomination in the United States originating in the revivalism and evangelistic efforts of John Winebrenner. History.


anti-gay newspaper ad run by a local Baptist minister. The beating death of Terry Knudsen by three men in Loring Park in Minneapolis on June 5, 1979. The stabbing death of


Claiborne Parish Courthouse in the former Claiborne Hotel, built in 1890. Behind the museum is the First Baptist Church of Homer, the roots of which date to 1845. Other churches in


and the Quarterback Club. He was a member of the First Baptist Church of Freer. He received the "Buckaroo Spirit" award. Holcomb was survived by his wife,


Chartered as a college in 1829, Georgetown College was the first Baptist college west of the Allegheny Mountains. The school offers many undergraduate degrees and a Master of Arts


French-speaking Canadians. Work among French-speaking Baptists goes back to 1837, thanks to Swiss missionaries Henriette Feller and Louis Roussy. The churches resulting from this movement formally organized in


and 15.7% of those age 65 or above. Notable people. Martin Delray, country music singer. Mike Huckabee, governor; pastored Beech Street First Baptist Church and created community


and joined their father in Krum. By 1899, the telephone and telegraph had arrived. The Baptist congregation had moved their church building from North Hickory Creek into town; and the


Fame. After retiring from boxing, Henry Armstrong became a Baptist minister. On his passing in 1988, he was interred in the Rosedale Cemetery in Los Angeles, California. Record. Professional


organization of Baptists in Norway for promoting cooperation in missions, benevolence, and education; also called the Baptist Union of Norway. Enoch Richard Haftorsen Svee, a young Norwegian


others organized a Swedish Baptist church in Rock Island, Illinois. Frederick Nilsson, who was instrumental in leading Palmquist to Baptist views, arrived in America the next year with


Baptist churches. In 1962 Reverend Richard C. Mattox, of Cleveland, Ohio, led conservative-fundamentalist black ministers and congregations to form the Fundamental Baptist Fellowship Association. The association provides


John Taylor (1752-1833) was a pioneer Baptist


College and Conservatory of Music, a Baptist college established in 1873 for young women, an institution founded and endowed by Charles H. Hardin (1820–1892), governor of the state


of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over. Notable natives and residents. Rev. Larry Davis, a Baptist minister who pled guilty to charges


into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Early life. Pickett was born March 18, 1941 in Prattville, Alabama, and grew up singing in Baptist church choirs. He was the youngest


passion; Roberts gave forthright performances in two key films of the 1960s. Career. After a Baptist upbringing (against which she rebelled), followed by the University of Wales and RADA,


for a university continued. Aware of Washington's wishes, Baptist missionary and leading minister Luther Rice raised funds to purchase a site for a college to educate citizens in Washington, D.C.


an African-American Baptist body organized in 1915 as the result of a struggle to keep the National Baptist Publishing Board of Nashville independent. Those supporting the independence of


The Baptist Union of Wales (Undeb Bedyddwyr Cymru) is a fellowship of Baptist churches in Wales. History.


States from 1850 to 1853. Abigail was born in Stillwater, New York, 1798, in Saratoga County, New York. She was the daughter of the Reverend Lemuel Powers, a Baptist


The Association of Baptist Churches of Chad is an organization serving the Baptist churches in the state of Chad in Equatorial


the then vicar, and oversaw its revision and expansion. In 2008, over 33,500 courses were offered in 163 countries by Anglican,Presbyterian, Lutheran, Baptist, Methodist, Pentecostal, British New Church


John Taylor (1752-1833) was a pioneer Baptist preacher and frontier historian in Kentucky. Taylor was born in Fauquier County, Virginia. He united with the Baptists when he was 20 years


Long, the inspiration for the original Marlboro Man tobacco advertising campaign, lived his later years in Clarendon. A former employee of the JA Ranch, he joined the First Baptist

unincorporated community in Harrison County, Kentucky


beliefs and his teaching privileges were cancelled. He then moved on to teach successively at the Wesley and Trinity Methodist Churches. Although seeds of his interest in the Baptist


Lil' Half Dead. Biography. He began singing as a child in the New Hope Trinity Baptist Church choir in Clarksdale, Mississippi where his father (Daniel Lee Hale) was pastor.


Canadian Baptists of Ontario and Quebec (CBOQ) - the oldest union of Baptist


L'Union d'Églises baptistes françaises au Canada or Union of French Baptist Churches in Canada is an association of Baptist churches for French-speaking Canadians.


L'Association des Églises Missionnaire Baptiste Landmark du Québec (or the Landmark Missionary Baptist Association of Quebec) is a local association of French-speaking Landmark Missionary Baptists in Quebec. In


has a son Robert Adam Yancy (born October 1977); he is now a musician who tours with her. Marvin was her producer, and an ordained Baptist minister who helped


km wide. The entire island archipelago is geologically young, having begun to form probably less than 50 million years ago, during the Miocene era. Volcanic activity occurred along the ridges

geological feature consisting of a chain of mountains or hills that form a continuous elevated crest for some distance

census-designated place in Suffolk County, New York


of making human habitations in some parts of China. Loess will erode very readily. In several areas of the world, loess ridges have formed that are aligned with

unincorporated community in Robertson County, Texas


the corrie and along the southeast ridge to the summit are extremely exposed, and call for scrambling ability. Alternative routes to the summit include the west ridge, which

elongated region of high atmospheric pressure


Politics of Saint Lucia takes place in the framework of an independent parliamentary democratic Commonwealth Realm with Queen Elizabeth II as its head of state, represented by

island sovereign state in the Caribbean Sea


expenditures - dollar figure: $5 million (fiscal year 91/92). Military expenditures - percent of gross domestic product: 2 % (fiscal year 91/92). See also. Saint Lucia. List of countries


department of France). Saint Lucia. Saint Vincent. Grenadines. Grenada. Dominica. Terminology. In languages other than English (i.e., Dutch, French, German and Spanish), and also in the local English of some islands, "windward"


20th century?). Saint Lucia Wren, Troglodytes aedon mesoleucus – Saint Lucia, believed extinct by 1970s, subsequently rediscovered but still precariously rare. The Saint Vincent Wren (Troglodytes aedon musicus) of Saint Vincent


Best Film Editing, Best Music, Original Music Score, Best Music, Scoring of Music, Adaptation or Treatment and Best Sound. Filming Locations. The film was made in Marigot Bay, Saint Lucia


what is today, Polynesia. Another mystery is why the making of pottery suddenly stopped. There is no oral tradition in reference to pottery use, but it abounds with


their behaviour, their customs, habits, religions and forms of social organisation. In A Voyage round the World he even presented the songs sung by the people of Polynesia, complete with lyrics


territory extends as far west as Polynesia. The best known of Chile's Pacific Islands is Easter Island (Isla de Pascua, also known by its Polynesian name of Rapa Nui),


the number of firsts that are in this Parliament. Our first Rastafarian… our first Polynesian woman… and yes, I have to say it, I guess, I am the first


into the subtropical parts of Africa and Europe. They excel in colonizing oceanic islands by rafting on flotsam, and are for example found across most of Polynesia.


of an ancient Pacific Ocean archaeological culture which is believed by many archaeologists to be the common ancestor of several cultures in Polynesia, Micronesia, and some areas of Melanesia. The


the vine.". Other uses. In anthropology, island hopping is the method by which the Polynesian people settled the islands of the Pacific Ocean. In biology, island hopping


of state, as well as the frequent re-election of same, are derived directly from the customs of the Roman Republic. The Council is equivalent to the Roman Senate; the Captains Regent, to

period of ancient Roman civilization (509 BC-27 BC)

republic at the Apennine Peninsula between 1798-1799


chronologyan attempt to determine an exact year-by-year timeline of Roman history up to his time. It is based on the traditional sequence of the consuls of the Roman Republic, eked out,


a reward, he was then sent as governor to Sicily, the breadbasket of the Roman Republic and a particularly rich province thanks to its central position in the


Manius Curius Dentatus (d. 270 BC), son of Manius, was a three-time consul and a plebeian hero of the Roman Republic, noted for ending the Samnite War. According to Pliny, he was


Wars culminated in the decisive Battle of Alesia in 52 BC, in which a complete Roman victory resulted in the expansion of the Roman Republic over the whole of Gaul.


Roman Republic in 218 BCE: at least during the first few centuries of Roman rule, tradition, customs and language were still Punic despite romanization of the place This is


Roman Republic during the First Punic War. The result was a decisive Roman victory which forced an end to the protracted conflict, to the advantage of Rome. Prelude. The years preceding


Gaius Nautius Rutilus, son of Spurius Nautius Rutilus (consul 488 BC) of the Roman Republic. He was first consul in 475 BC with Publius Valerius Publicola. He held the consulship a second

short-lived state entity declared on February 9, 1849


consuls of ancient Rome. The State Congress. The State Congress, composed of 10 Secretaries, wields executive power. The 10 Secretaries are: Secretary of State for Foreign and Political Affairs. Secretary

magistrate or title in various republics and city-states


__NOTOC__. Events. By place. Roman Republic. Cato the Elder criticizes the consul Marcus Fulvius Nobilior for giving awards to Roman soldiers for doing ordinary tasks such


of Lilybaeum and Drepanum is totally defeated near the Aegates Islands off western Sicily by the Roman fleet led by Roman consul and commander, Gaius Lutatius Catulus. The result


where he campaigned against the Lusitanians between 191 and 189 BC. However, he failed to be elected consul for several years. Paullus was elected consul for the


ancient Rome, was five times consul and a hero of the Samnite Wars. His first appearance in surviving records is as Master of the Horse in 325 BC, when he


sea battle, the Romans, led by consul Gaius Duilius, heavily defeated the Carthaginian fleet, mainly due to the innovative use of land tactics in naval warfare. Hannibal was


calendar) of the Julian calendar. __NOTOC__. Events. By place. Roman Empire. Galba is a Roman praetor. Marcus Valerius Messalla Barbatus becomes a consul. Asia. First year of Dihuang


of the Praetorian Guard and other military units. Tacitus advances to consulship. The Roman colony of Cuicul is started in Numidia. Nerva recognizes the Sanhedrin of Jamnia as an official governmental


revolts against Persian rule. Roman Republic. During his third consulate, the Roman consul Spurius Cassius Vecellinus proposes an agrarian law to assist needy plebeians, a measure violently opposed both


Events. By place. Eastern Roman Empire. Basiliscus becomes a consul in the Eastern Roman Empire. Europe. According to the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, Hengist and Esc slay twelve Welsh leaders near


Publius Sulpicius Galba Maximus was a consul of Rome in 211 BC, when he defended the city against the surprise attack by


__NOTOC__. Events. By place. Roman Empire. Trajan is Roman Consul.


Cinna was a Roman patrician family of the gens Cornelia. Prominent members of this family include: Lucius Cornelius Cinna - Roman consul in 127 BC. Lucius


was keenly interested in manipulating his readers in Rome. Political background. In 58 BC, Julius Caesar ended his consulship in Rome, and was heavily indebted. However, being


By place. Rome. Consuls: Lucius Valerius Flaccus, Gaius Marius (Marius's sixth consulship). Manius Aquillius celebrates an ovation for victories in the Second Servile War. Lucius Appuleius Saturninus, a tribune, passes


__NOTOC__. Year 96 BC was a year of the pre-Julian calendar. Events. By place. Rome. Consuls: Gaius Cassius Longinus and Gnaeus Domitius Ahenobarbus. Cyrene left to


was Moscou sans voiles ("Moscow without veils"), a book written in 1928 by Joseph Douillet, former consul of Belgium in the USSR. In this book, appearing not


1983: He was Consul at the Embassy of Jordan in Brussels. In February 1986: He became the Assistant Chief of Royal Protocol at the Royal Court. In 1995: He


Sicily, organized into four legions and associated alae (cavalry formations) commanded by the consuls Lucius Postumius Megellus and Quintus Mamilius Vitulus. These reinforcements were a response to


__NOTOC__. Events. By place. Byzantine Empire. January 1—Anicius Faustus Albinus Basilius is appointed as consul in


__NOTOC__. Year 90 BC was a year of the pre-Julian calendar. Events. By place. Rome. Consuls: Lucius Julius Caesar and Publius Rutilius Lupus. Social


__NOTOC__. Year 58 BC was a year of the pre-Julian calendar. Events. By place. Rome. Consuls: Lucius Calpurnius Piso Caesoninus and Aulus

software to connect and configure applications across dynamic, distributed infrastructure


The Catiline Orations or Catilinarian Orations were speeches given in 63 BC by Marcus Tullius Cicero, the consul of Rome, exposing to the


Demetrius the title Poliorcetes ("the City Besieger"). Roman Republic. The Roman consuls, Marcus Fulvius Curvus Paetinus and Lucius Postumius Megellus, decisively defeat the Samnites in the Battle


be compared with the Roman use of the sella curulis, on which newly-elected consuls were carried through the city. Ennodius, Bishop of Pavia (d. 521) records in


oil. On 1 February 1852 the whole Bight of Benin became a British protectorate, where a consul represented the protector, until on 6 August 1861 the Bights of


By place. Rome. In Rome, Marcus Aemilius Lepidus is consul. He introduces a number of reforms and reinstates exiled citizens, thus attempting to reinstall democratic rule in Rome. The


Titus Quinctius Flamininus, Roman general and statesman whose skillful diplomacy has enabled him to establish a Roman protectorate over Greece (b. c. 227 BC) (approximate date). Publius Aelius Paetus, Roman consul


the old electors. The majority of the senate were strongly opposed to the proposals; a justitium (cessation of public business) was proclaimed by the consuls, but Marius and Sulpicius


Gaius Cestius Gallus (d. 67 AD) was the son of a consul in ancient Rome and himself a


becomes the first member of his family to achieve appointment as High Priest. Births. Deaths. Marcus Aemilius Lepidus, Roman statesman, consul, Pontifex Maximus and censor; as a praetor, he has been


laborers from Angola, Mozambique, and Cape Verde, living temporarily on the islands; Tongas, children of servicais born on the islands; and. Europeans, primarily Portuguese. Asians, mostly Chinese minority, including Macanese people of

sovereign state comprising ten islands off the Western coast of Africa

a promontory and extremity on the rim of Victoria Crater in the planet Mars


the national anthem of Cape Verde until 1996, when a new anthem (Cântico da Liberdade) was chosen by the latter country. Portuguese lyrics. Sol, suor e o verde e mar, Séculos


Cameroon. Cape Verde. Central African Republic. Chad. Comoros. Democratic Republic of Congo. Côte d'Ivoire. Djibouti. Egypt. Equatorial Guinea. Eritrea. Ethiopia. Gabon. The Gambia. Ghana. Guinea. Guinea-Bissau. Kenya. Lesotho. Liberia. Libya. Madagascar. Malawi.


Cape Verde. The name (which is often misspelt 'Macronesia') comes from the Greek for "fortunate islands" Μακάρων νῆσοι, a term used by Ancient Greek geographers for islands to the


such as Dhahran, Riyadh, and Jeddah. The government prohibits non-Muslims from living in Mecca and Medinah. CIA World Factbook demographic statistics. The following demographic statistics are from the

Saudi Arabian city and capital of the Makkah province

Census-designated place in Riverside County, California, United States


the third north towards Kashmir, Ladakh, and Tibet, and the final tour west towards Baghdad and Mecca. Nanak was married to Sulakhni, the daughter of Moolchand Chona, a rice trader


'Ali bin Hussein, King of the Hijaz and Grand Sharif of Mecca. His father was killed in a mysterious car crash when Faisal was three years old; Faisal's


of the Lord of the Universe. Custodian of the Holy Cities of Mecca, Medina and Jerusalem. Caesar of the Roman Empire. Emperor' of The Three Cities of


army, and his rule expanded first to the city of Mecca and then spread through the Arabian peninsula through a combination of diplomacy and military conquest. The


__NOTOC__. Events. By topic. Religion. March 23 – Battle of Uhud (Muhammad retreats against the inhabitants of Mecca), which they consider a victory. October 27—Pope Honorius


mosque with a mehrab that is facing Mecca with a prayer mat inside. Attached to the mosque are two flags, taken to stand for flags of Afghanistan. Beneath the


declared the reign of Sultan Selim II in Mecca upon finishing his military campaign in Hejaz and Yemen. In 1571-1572, on the order Mehmed's wife Ismihan Sultan (or Esma Han Sultan),


of Suez, which he then uses to pillage the shores of the Red Sea, as far as the gates of Mecca. Béla III of Hungary sacks the city


of Mecca, and extends to Southern Medina. Khawalid in Jordan, Israel, and Syria. Tuba-Zangariyye, Israel near Syria. al-Mawasi, a group living on the central Gaza Strip coast. Dulaim, a large tribe


Syria with varying fortune. Before his death he was acknowledged as Caliph in Mecca and Medina, as well as Syria, Egypt and North Africa as far as Tangier. Under


the Grand Mosque in Mecca on November 20, 1979. He decided to bring in foreign labour to help with the country's development. A relatively easy-going but pious man, he


eight laned roads to small two laned roads in rural areas. The city highways and other major highways are well maintained such as the roads in Riyadh. The roads are


731||0||||||||. ENGLAND. 75 full caps. Debut against Saudi Arabia (a - Riyadh) 16 November 1988 — 1-1. Final appearance against Macedonia (h - Southampton) 16 October 2002 — 2-2.


in space. Background. Sultan was born June 27, 1956, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, the second son of the Governor of Riyadh Province, Prince Salman bin Abdulaziz. He


Terrain: generally low, rolling, plains rising to foothills in the southeast. Natural resources: fish, phosphates, iron ore. Land use: arable land: 12%. permanent crops: 0%. permanent pastures: 16%. forests and woodland: 54%.


Steelworkers regarding wage cuts and work-rule reforms, oligarchic management styles, and poor strategic planning by both union and management. In particular, Pittsburgh faced its own challenges. Local coke and iron ore


resources. Deposits of iron ore, lead, alum, and building stones are among the resources exploited in Andorra, although the economy depends to a much greater extent on tourism. Andorra’s mountainous


farther south, exceeding annually in some areas. The lowest point in Senegal is the Atlantic Ocean, at sea level. The highest point is an unnamed feature near Nepen Diakha in the Fouta

average level for the surface of one or more of Earth's oceans


narrow, crooked spout. The highest point in Hart's Location is above sea level along the town's western boundary, beneath the summit of Mount Willey. Arethusa Falls, New Hampshire's


highest point is the southeast corner of the location, at above sea level. Demographics. As of the census of 2000, there are no people living in the location.


of, of which 0.03% is water. The highest point in Easton is above sea level, just west of the summit of the North Peak of Kinsman Mountain. The Wild Ammonoosuc River drains


(near Goves Mountain) where the elevation reaches above sea level. Goshen lies almost fully within the Connecticut River watershed, though a small corner in the southeast of town is in


Excelsis Tower. Its top, at 206 m (676 ft) above sea level is the highest point in Washington; the Pilgrim Observation Gallery - which occupies a space about 3/4ths of the way


sea level (for example, a mountain lake). The U.S. Navy tables recommend that no alteration be made for dives at altitudes lower than 91 meters (300 feet) and dives


little more than 1500 ft above sea level. The area is subdivided into three regions - Rioja Alavesa, Rioja Alta and Rioja Baja. La Rioja Alavesa and la


(approximately above sea level) in the northeast corner of town, overlooking Derby Pond. Canaan lies almost fully within the Connecticut River watershed except for a tiny part of the northeast of


the summit down to above sea level. Flows from this eruption headed rapidly towards Hilo again, but stopped about from the outskirts when the eruption ended after three weeks.


sea levels rise relative to the land either as a result of eustatic sea level change (where the global sea levels rise), or isostatic sea level change (where the land sinks). When this


the town has a total area of, of which is land and is water, comprising 1.08% of the town. The highest point in Peterborough is South Pack Monadnock Mountain (above sea level


of New England, under the edges of the Laurentide ice sheet at the Last Glacial Maximum, about 18,000 B.P. Sea level was lowered so much that the continental shelf was exposed, under


has a total area of, of which is land and is water, comprising 27.59% of the town. Belknap Mountain, elevation above sea level and the highest point in Gilford, is in


The highest point in Tamworth is the summit of Black Snout Mountain at above sea level, located precisely at the southwest corner of the town, within the Ossipee Mountain


grant is above sea level along Wildcat Ridge on the grant's eastern boundary. The grant occupies the center of Pinkham Notch, a major pass in the White Mountains. Demographics. As


of above sea level, and the south peak has an elevation of. The town's climate is classified as a Dfa or Dfb on the Köppen climate classification charts. Goffstown is drained


of, of which is land and is water, comprising 0.89% of the town. The highest point in Northfield is the summit of Bean Hill at above sea level, in


Berg (“Mainz Mountain”). The municipal area’s lowest point is the harbour on the Rhein at 80.8 m above sea level. The two highest points are the Mainzer Berg at 247.8 m above


are the Elbe and the Saale. The landscape is the mostly flat Magdeburger Börde. The elevation of the district ranges between 43 m and 123 m above sea level. Partnerships.


a machair is a former beach, left higher in elevation than the current adjacent beach following a drop in sea level. Machairs largely owe their fertility to the fact


for only around 3% of the GDP. The public sector, comprising the government and state-owned enterprises, dominates the economy in terms of employment and gross revenue. It employs two-thirds

relationship between the employee and the employer


time in 30 years that Zambia had seen single digit inflation. Agriculture. The agriculture sector represented 20% GDP in 2000. Agriculture accounted for 85% of total employment (formal and informal)


Spatial mismatch is the sociological, economic and political phenomenon associated with economic restructuring in which employment opportunities for low-income people are


Euro €1 - 21.55 (13 February 2009). Fiscal year: calendar year. See also. Seychelles. External links.

island sovereign state off the eastern coast of Africa


rests on tourism and fishing. Since Seychelles' independence in 1976, per capita output in this Indian Ocean archipelago has expanded to roughly seven times the old near-subsistence


1894, Yaa Asantewa used her right as Queen Mother to nominate her own grandson as Ejisuhene. When the British exiled him in the Seychelles in 1896, along


Hoare says he personally shot off the man's toes with an automatic pistol. The Seychelles affair. In 1978, Seychelles exiles in South Africa, acting in behalf of ex-president James


several islands of the Seychelles. Description. The body is lime green with pretty coloured dots and bars on the back. Those reddish dots sometimes form a mid-dorsal stripe, which can


Calumma is a genus of chameleons where all species – except the endangered C. tigris from the Seychelles –


has to run in the local seats. Countries where used. Armenia. Georgia. Guatemala. Guinea. Bolivia. Japan. Mexico. Nepal. South Korea. Lithuania. Lesotho. Timor Leste. Palestinian Authority. Senegal. Seychelles


role in The Wild Geese (1978). In November 1981 Moneta was second-in-command to Mike Hoare when the latter led a coup attempt at Mahe Airport in the Seychelles


Seychelles upon the surrender of Mauritius in 1812 and this was formalised in 1814 at the Treaty of Paris. The Seychelles became a crown colony separate from Mauritius in


Sierra Leone responsible for the territorial security of Sierra Leone's border and defending the national interests of Sierra Leone within the framework of its international obligations. The armed

legal boundary between two geographic regions


changes often appear near borders and road intersections, and in some cases, especially the U.S., speed limit reminder signs appear at regular intervals. In the European Union, large signposts showing


Commercial Vehicle Administrative Processes. International Border Crossing Clearance. Weigh-In-Motion (WIM). Roadside CVO Safety. On-Board Safety Monitoring. CVO Fleet Maintenance. Hazardous Material Planning and Incident Response. Freight In-Transit Monitoring. Freight Terminal Management.


road and rail crossings on a land border. Seaports can be used ports of entry only if a dedicated customs presence is posted there. The choice of whether to become


border at designated border crossing during its opening times. See also. Airport of entry. Border. Border checkpoint. Border control. Customs. Schengen Agreement.


Free City of Trieste, although representing the minority of its population. Slovene majorities also existed in the Prekmurje region of the Kingdom of Hungary, and in Venetian Slovenia and north-western Istria,


Opčine near Trieste (Slovenian Trst), Italy. He is Josip Plemelj's student. Vidav got his Ph.D. under Plemelj's advisory in 1941 at the University of Ljubljana with a dissertation Kleinovi teoremi


Assembly as a representative of Corsica. Biography. Born at Trieste, Austria (today Italy), and known as Prince Napoléon or by the sobriquet of "Plon-Plon", he was a close advisor to


a Slovene poet and translator. He was born as Ignacij Gruden in the small fishermen village of Nabrežina () near Trieste, then part of the Austro-Hungarian County of


the north of the municipality. The main motorway crossing is at Spodnje Škofije to the north of Koper city, the motorway continues into Rabuiese and Trieste. On


0.1% (Russian,Czech, Ukrainian, English, Slovak, Polish, Romanian, Turkish, Chinese, French, Bulgarian, Arabic, Spanish, Dutch, Vlach, Rusyn, Greek, Swedish, Danish), unknown 2.7% (2002). Literacy. definition: NA. total population:


professional football player. Other meanings. Zelé (зеле) means 'cabbage' in Bulgarian. Zele was a city in Pontus where a synod was held. External links. - Only available in


de Gomberville - Jeune Alcidiane. Thomas Hobbes - Leviathan. John Milton - Pro Populo Anglicano Defensio... Filip Stanislavov - Abagar, first printed book in modern Bulgarian. Anna Weamys


which spawned the term has faded, the word Tsargrad is now an archaic term in Russian. It is however still used occasionally in Bulgarian, particularly in a historical context. A major


the world, including: English on a worldwide basis: Bulgarian, traditional and simplified character Chinese, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hebrew and an Orthodox Hebrew edition, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian,


(Китай). Bulgarian: Kitay (Китай). Medieval Latin: Cataya, Kitai. Spanish: Catay. Italian: Catai. Portuguese: Cataio. English, German, Dutch, Scandinavian: Cathay. Use in English. Travels in the Land of Kublai Khan by


municipalities. Slovene 87.7%, Serbo-Croatian 8%, Hungarian 0.4%, Albanian 0.4%, Macedonian 0.2%, Romani 0.2%, Italian 0.2%, German 0.1%, other 0.1% (Russian,Czech, Ukrainian, English, Slovak, Polish, Romanian, Turkish, Chinese, French, Bulgarian, Arabic,


(e-umlaut or diaeresis) is a letter in the Albanian and Kashubian


various languages. It represents the voiceless postalveolar affricate in the following languages: Albanian: the 4th letter of the Albanian alphabet. Azerbaijani: the 4th letter of the Azerbaijani alphabet. Kurdish:


Kosovo Polje or Fushë Kosova (Albanian Fushë Kosovë or Fushë Kosova; Serbian Косово Поље or


western part of Rumelia, the Ottoman Empire's European territory which was also called Pashalik of Janina. His court was in Ioannina. His name in the local languages was: Albanian: Ali


Arabic, Spanish, Dutch, Vlach, Rusyn, Greek, Swedish, Danish), unknown 2.7% (2002). Literacy. definition: NA. total population: 99%. male: NA%. female: NA%. See also. Gottschee County. Italians of Slovenia. Croats


and Rusyn — 0.5% Residents in seven of Mukachivskyi Raion's villages have the option to learn the Hungarian language in a school or home school environment. Zakarpattia is home to approximately


Ogaden, another territory in the Horn of Africa that has traditionally and predominantly been inhabited by ethnic Somalis. In 1948, under pressure from their World War II allies and to the


construction due to open September 2006. Santa Cruz de Tenerife Capital of Tenerife, system opened late 2007. Railway links with adjacent countries. Andorra - no. France - yes - break-of-gauge 1668mm/1435mm (new high-speed lines

electoral district of the Spanish Congress of Deputies


Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain. 2004, redesign of Athens Olympic Sports Complex, Athens, Greece. 2004, Sundial Bridge at Turtle Bay, Redding, California, USA. 2004, Three bridges (called Harp, Cittern and


Málaga, Spain but in 1998 was reburied in the cemetery of Sant Antoni de Calonge in Catalonia, Spain. Partial filmography. Atlantic (1929). The World Moves On (1934). The

municipality, capital of the Province of Málaga, in the Autonomous Community of Andalusia, Spain


trees of the dry-land forests are some valuable species, such as Satinwood, Ebony, Ironwood, and Mahogany. In the wet zone, the dominant vegetation of the lowlands is a

unincorporated community in Virginia, United States


inventory: a clavicytherium (upright harpsichord), and two harpsichords of the standard Italian 2 x 8' disposition; one of them has an unusual case made of ebony. The first appearance of the

African-American monthly magazine based in Chicago, Illinois


the frets were pressed directly into the maple surface—a highly unorthodox approach in its day (guitars traditionally featured rosewood or ebony fingerboards glued onto mahogany necks). The electronics were easily


Lankan highlands. The railways connect the main cities of Kandy, Galle, Matara, Anuradhapura, Gampaha, Negombo, Kurunegala, Avissawella, Kalutara, Polonnaruwa, Batticaloa, Trincomalee, Badulla, Gampola, Nawalapitiya, Matale, Vavuniya, Puttalam


also be extended from Avissawella to Hambantota via Ratnapura and Embilipitiya. The construction of these two railway lines will be entrusted to workers of the Railway Department. Highways. Road

main town in Hambantota District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka


Maroon communities have raised the concerns of environmentalists and human rights activists both in Suriname and abroad. These opposing parties are not yet strong in Suriname. Oil. Oil is a

African refugees who escaped from slavery in the Americas, and their descendants


of the people are Norwegian; 45% are Russian and Ukrainian. The official language of Svalbard is Norwegian but Russian is used in the settlements of these nations. Formerly, Russenorsk was the

North Germanic language spoken in Norway


Harald Fairhair or Harald Finehair (Old Norse: Haraldr hárfagri, Norwegian: Harald Hårfagre), (c. 850 – c. 933) was the first


trollslända, lit. "troll's spindle") as well as sending them to poke out the eyes of their enemies. The Norwegian name for dragonflies is "Øyenstikker", which literally means Eye Poker and in


Fródi, Fróthi and Frodhi. Danish, Norwegian and Swedish forms is Frode. The meaning of the name is "clever, learned, wise". As of the end of 2008, the


a derechas means to do it the right (legitimate) way. In Danish or Norwegian, the expression venstrehåndsarbejde or venstrehåndsarbeid (left-hand work) means "something that is done in a sloppy or unsatisfactory


meaning centre backs and spisses means forwards). "Congratulations, arse-football!" - (Gratulerer, rævva-fotball!), coining a new Norwegian term that's been popular ever since. Told Molde F.K. coach Åge Hareide after


Norse: Hákon Aðalsteinsfóstri, Norwegian: Håkon Adalsteinsfostre), (c. 920–961), surnamed the Good, was the third king of Norway and the youngest son of Harald Fairhair. Haakon was fostered


Kárášjohka (Northern Sami) or (Norwegian) is a village and municipality


most northerly telephone exchange (operated since 1992 by Northwestel). Naming. Grise Fiord means "pig inlet" in Norwegian and was named by Otto Sverdrup from Norway during an


has been translated into French, German, Dutch, Polish, Spanish, Finnish, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish and Japanese. Bell is married to Chinese-Canadian author Ting-Xing Ye. Bibliography. Crabbe-1986. Metal Head - 1987. Death


world's highest HIV infection rates. His fleet of luxury cars, and the millions spent towards refurbishing his numerous wives' luxury mansions, are at odds with the approximately 34 percent of


extreme pain. Primary HIV. Bacterial pharyngitis. A number of different bacteria can infect the human throat. The most common is Group A streptococcus, however others include, Corynebacterium diphtheriae, Neisseria gonorrhoeae, Chlamydophila


Australia. A television special was screened with Durie in this role as he visited families in Uganda affected by HIV. Durie has also become a passionate horticulturist, thus beginning his own

genetic element in the species Drosophila melanogaster


HIV. Trichomoniasis may cause a woman to deliver a low-birth-weight or premature infant. Evidence implies that infection in males potentially raises the risks of prostate cancer development and


HIV. Despite the devastation of his family at the news, he decided to redouble his efforts to graduate from high school before he died, though he did not give much


as Zidovudine (AZT) - an antiviral drug used to treat HIV patients; Zidovudine was initially developed as a treatment for cancer. Horwitz was also first to synthesize d4T


has been compelled to enlarge its policymaking powers in recent years to cope with national problems such as education, agriculture, health, energy, the environment, organized crime, and

state of physical, mental and social well-being in the absence of disease and infirmity


In health-related fields, a reference range (or reference values or interval) is a set of values of


German Bundestag for the German Green Party and from 1998 until 2001 Federal Minister for Health. She dropped out of the Bundestag in 2002. After an apprenticeship and


However new figures from the United States National Research Council show that the continuing hidden health costs of the auto industry to the US economy in 2005 amounted to 56


smells and garbage. Purposes of cleanliness include health, beauty, absence of offensive odor, avoidance of shame, and to avoid the spreading of dirt and contaminants to oneself and others. In the

Encyclopedia of Health Services Research. Mullner RM, Rich RF, Johnson TJ, eds., Los Angeles, CA: Sage Publications, 2009 May; :457-458


council Canning Town and Custom House are in the top five percent most deprived areas in the UK. Local people suffer from poor health, low education levels and poverty. Recent


damage to the health of or loss of the life of the employee. In worst cases, it causes occupational fatality. For qualification as an accident at work to apply,

American noise rock band from Los Angeles, California


the half-hour live-action series was sports-themed and encouraged fitness and good health. Also featured were the comedic Coach Cuddles Ford (played by Patrick Ford), and two animated


for further discussion of the health and leisure-related reasons for limited work weeks.). The main stated objectives of the law were two-fold: To reduce unemployment and yield a better


66.3% opposed. The former ten-year moratorium on the construction of new nuclear power plants was the result of a citizens' initiative voted on in 1990 which had

delay or suspension of an activity or a law


most notable of which were the fjords found on the coast of Norway on planet Earth, for which he won an award. While Arthur Dent and Ford Prefect

long, narrow inlet of the ocean created in a valley carved by glacial activity


one quarter of Greenland's total population live in Nuuk. Geography. Nuuk is located at approximately. at the mouth of the Nuup Kangerlua () fjord, some 10 km from


are also small hamlets spread around the islands and in the fjord areas, notably Snefjord, Kokelv, Ingøy, Rolvsøy, and Måsøy. The Fruholmen lighthouse is the northernmost in


river Målselva. The first element is the genitive case of the old uncompounded name of the Malangen fjord: Malr and the last element is the finite form


spotted some drift ice in the fjords he gave the island its current name, Ísland (Iceland). First settler. The first permanent settler in Iceland is usually considered to have been a


to around 7500 BC was located. Forsand is located within the constraints of two fjords, Lysefjord and Høgsfjord. It is one of largest municipalities within the county of Rogaland in terms


were granted on 13 July 1984. The arms consist of three silver diamonds on a blue background. The three diamonds represent the mountains reflecting in the waters of the fjord. Geography.


eleven, some turned back, while others disappeared at sea. The settlement flourished, growing to 5000 inhabitants spread over a considerable area along Eriksfjord and neighboring fjords. Groups of


in 1965) are named after the fjord Vindafjorden. The first element is probably derived from the verb vinda which means "turn" or "twist" referring to the sharp turn of the


salmon, sea trout, trout, and char. Small salmon and sea trout are best caught during floods. Sea fishing. Naustdal has 40 kilometers of shoreline bordering on the fjord. Distances


The municipality consists of almost 1,400 islands of various sizes. General information. Name. The municipality is named after a fjord (the last element is angr which means


located in the municipality. General information. Name. The municipality is named after the Leirfjorden. The old name of the fjord was probably just Leiri, derived from the name of the


radio series (and the LP adaptation of the first radio series), the 1981 television series and the 2005 feature film. The character was modeled after actor John Le Mesurier. The character. Slartibartfast


world. He expressed 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

arrangement and organization of interrelated elements in an object or system, or the object or system so organized


for Mausolus', a satrap in the Persian Empire, and Artemisia II of Caria, his wife and sister. The structure was designed by the Greek architects Satyros and Pythis.


of the organization. Divisions, departments, sections, positions, jobs, and tasks make up this work structure. Thus, the formal organization is expected to behave impersonally in regard to


“authoritarianism, intolerance of ambiguity, dogmatism, need for cognition, cognitive complexity, impulsivity, need for structure, and fear of invalidity, while retaining considerable distinctiveness from those various constructs”.. It does not appear


to express information or knowledge or systems in a structure that is defined by a consistent set of rules. The rules are used for interpretation of the meaning of


directly on a wall or, more recently, specially designed supporting structures. The plant shoot system grows up the side of the building while being rooted to the ground. In a living


(b. 1932). 2004 – Barry Noble Wakeman, American naturalist and educator (b. 1939). 2004 – Bob Mason, British actor (b. 1952). 2006 – Boz Burrell, English rock musician (b. 1946).


Dongola in the Sudan. 1897 – The "Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus" editorial is published in the New York Sun. 1898 – Empress Dowager Cixi seizes

capital of the state of Northern in Sudan

human settlement in Illinois, United States of America


di Stendhal. Firenze, Ponte Alle Grazie, 1989. See also. Culture shock. Jerusalem syndrome. Paris syndrome. External links. (excerpts in Italian).

experience one may have when moving to a cultural environment which is different from one's own


heartbeat, dizziness, confusion and even hallucinations when an individual is exposed to art, usually when the art is particularly beautiful or a large amount of art is

perception in the absence of external stimulation that has the qualities of real perception


a hallucination). Hallucigenia was considered by Steven Jay Gould to be unrelated to any living species, but most palaeontologists now believe that the species was an ancestor of modern


that the two men could not both be God, and so he must be operating under hallucinations. The plan works, and, as Grace delivers a healthy baby boy, Gurney


dissociation, hallucinations, and dream-like states or trances. Some which are nonselective in action and affect the dopamine and/or opioid systems may be capable of inducing euphoria. Many dissociatives have general


writing. Besides dreams, the work drew on Woodring's childhood experiences, hallucinations, past alcoholism, and Hindu beliefs. It also included stories of recurring Woodring characters such as Pulque (the embodiment of


Illogical thinking. Photophobia. Visual disturbances. Periodic flashes of light. Periodic changes in visual field. Visual snow. Restricted or "tunnel vision". Visual, auditory, or other sensory hallucinations. Warping or waving of surfaces


we examine functional subunits of the statistical unit. For example, Physiology modeling probes the organs which compose the unit. A common model for this type of research is the

science of the function of living systems


It was a winner of the Pulitzer Prize for General Non-Fiction in 1991. Contents. This book is primarily aimed at academics as a reference work, detailing the anatomy, physiology


Jean Senebier (May 6, 1742 - July 22, 1809) was a Swiss pastor who wrote many works on vegetable physiology. He was


In physiology, a refractory period is a period of time during which an organ or cell is


and success as to attract the notice of Johannes Peter Müller (1801-1858), a well-known teacher of anatomy and physiology. Müller's earlier studies had been distinctly physiological, but


is a part of physiology. Neurophysiology is the study of nervous system function. Primarily, it is connected with neurobiology, psychology, neurology, clinical neurophysiology, electrophysiology, biophysical neurophysiology, ethology, neuroanatomy,


Sir Hans Sloane in 1753, Hales was chosen foreign associate of the French Academy of Sciences. Known as a pioneer of experimental physiology, Hales showed that some reflexes.


a random sample taken from the population. For example, if we were interested in generalizations about crows, then we would describe the set of crows that is of

bird of the genus Corvus, or more broadly a synonym for all of Corvus


crow family make croaks or screeches which sound harsh to humans. Taxonomy. Under the Sibley-Ahlquist taxonomy this suborder is divided into two "parvorders", Corvida and Passerida (standard


lovers. While pregnant with Asclepius, Coronis fell in love with Ischys, son of Elatus. A crow informed Apollo of the affair and he sent his sister, Artemis, to kill Coronis. Apollo


treepie, a small perching bird of the Corvidae (crow) family. This bird is slightly smaller than a Blue Jay and has the typical compact body and long


related to the kingfishers and bee-eaters. The group gets its name from the aerial acrobatics some of these birds perform during courtship or territorial flights. Rollers resemble crow


day of the 7th month of the lunar year. However, they are unable to cross the Milky Way on their own. Thus the Jade Emperor ordered crows and racket-tailed treepies


(a raven) which refers to the beak-like appearance. Similarly, the French refer to a corbel as corbeau (a crow) or as cul-de-lampe, Italians as mensola, the Germans as Kragstein. The usual


error or variation in the measurements is in this way distinguished from causal variation. Standard deviation is also important in finance, where the standard deviation on the rate of

academic discipline studying businesses, financing, investments and protection of economic value


behalf of the public sector, together with the provision of associated services such as maintenance. Under PFI the private sector operates facilities as well as providing finance,


interest. In finance, the Fisher equation is primarily used in YTM calculations of bonds or IRR calculations of investments. In economics, this equation is used to predict


Chapman University in Orange, California. He has authored or co-authored over 200 articles and books on capital theory, finance, natural resource economics and experimental economics. Smith was also one of


Personal finance is the application of the principles of finance to the monetary decisions of an


half the portfolio using the value approach and other half using the growth approach. See also. Finance. Financial ratios. P/E ratio. Turnaround stock. Value stock. Footnotes. External links.


In finance, private equity is an asset class consisting of equity securities in operating companies that are

functional constituency in Hong Kong elections


Capital and Interest is a three-volume work on finance published by Austrian economist Eugen von Böhm-Bawerk. The first two volumes


page written in Simplified Chinese); mainland news; international news; finance; sports; entertainment; side stories; English news digest; editorial column; television program schedule; and. film section. Readers can read the on-line edition


Philology. History. Geography. Albanian Linguistics. Albanian Literature. Journalism. Faculty of Law. Faculty of Economic Sciences. Business Informatics. Finance-Accounting. Economics. Business Administration. Marketing, Tourism. Faculty of Foreign Languages. English. French. Italian.

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assumed to end. It is necessary in an accounting, finance or risk management regime to assign such a fixed horizon time so that alternatives can be evaluated for performance over the


In finance, growth stocks are stocks. belonging to companies that have shown high growth (e.g. in earnings) in the past and,


Steve Keen is an Associate Professor in economics and finance at the University of Western Sydney. He identifies as post-Keynesian, criticizing both


(called "Groovies") on Cartoon Network in the late 1990s. "$300" (from El Oso) can be heard briefly in a season five episode of the television series House. "Super Bon Bon" was used


Bros announced a multi-platform release featuring new comedy shorts and music videos that debuted on Cartoon Network starting September 2, 2008. The relaunch includes a live show and a new website,


a character asks "What was the name of the theme park from Westworld?", it is answered correctly. In 2003, the Cartoon Network television series Duck Dodgers aired an


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, 2000.


usually appears, they were shown as flashbacks in two separate episodes. Similar shows. What a Cartoon! Show (Cartoon Network). Sunday Pants (Cartoon Network). Shorty McShort's Shorts (Disney Channel).


Season 1. Animated in Squigglevision and heavily using retroscripting, the first five episodes aired on UPN in 1999 and the remaining eight on Cartoon Network's then-new Adult Swim


Brazil. Cartoon Network (2001-2007). Boomerang (2007-present). SBT (2003-2006). Canada. YTV (2001-2008). France. Cartoon Network (2001-present). Latin America. Boomerang (2007-present). Cartoon Network (2001-2007). Middle East. MBC 3 (2007-present). United


singles with "Circles", "Super Bon Bon", and "Screenwriter's Blues." They also had songs featured in the movies The X-Files film (Fight the Future), Batman and Robin, Tommy Boy and Spawn


Adventures of Grandmaster Flash on the Wheels of Steel" (Sugar Hill, 1981), and even innovating popular new sounds and sub-genres, as in the synthesizer-laden electro of Bambaataa's "Planet Rock" (Tommy Boy,


episode "Fragments", genius Toshiko Sato's backstory reveals that she stole faulty designs from the Ministry of Defence and UNIT, which she used to construct a sonic device, referred to as a

United Kingdom government department responsible for implementing the defence policy

Slovenian government ministry responsible for military and national defense matters


a private venture in 1986. Following the issue of a Staff Requirement for a next-generation tank, Vickers formally submitted its plans for Challenger 2 to the Ministry of Defence (MoD).

Montenegran government ministry responsible for military and national defense matters


Ministry of Defence. He stood down from the House of Commons at the 2005 general election. Caplin now runs his own company Ivor Caplin Consultancy Ltd which has a number of clients including


in 1964 and its functions integrated into the Ministry of Defence. Under the current organisation, the First Sea Lord sits on both the Defence Council, and the Admiralty Board. First Naval Lords, 1828–1904.

Egyptian government ministry responsible for military and national defense matters


public-private partnership funding scheme to demonstrate key technologies of the SABRE engine for the proposed Reaction Engines Skylon spaceplane. BNSC Partners. Department for Business, Innovation and Skills. Department for Transport. Ministry of Defence.

Norwegian government ministry responsible for military and national defense matters


was then his parents' country house. Hamilton was a Conservative Member of Parliament for Epsom & Ewell from 1978 to 2001. He served as a junior minister at the Ministry of Defence

Zimbabwean government ministry responsible for military and national defense matters


but they were postponed. In 2007, the British Ministry of Defence began preparations for a salvage operation. Legal actions. Shortly after the loss of the submarine, four widows filed a lawsuit against


welding wires to the chair (Only Human) and to examine electronic standing stones (The Deviant Strain). However, some alien locks are impenetrable; in the Ninth Doctor Adventure Winner Takes


the uses in the new TV series include: fixing a decades-broken Vortex Manipulator; deactivating an Auton arm; detecting and sending signals; intercepting teleportation; remotely activating processes inside


a short list of the major archeological sites: Sicels/Sicans/Elymians: Segesta, Eryx, Cava Ispica, Thapsos, Pantalica. Greeks: Syracuse, Agrigento, Naxos, Heraclea Minoa, Selinunte, Kamarina, Himera, Megara Hyblaea. Phoenicians: Motya,


The Second Punic War, in which Archimedes was killed, saw Carthage trying to take Sicily from the Roman Empire. They failed and this time Rome was even more unrelenting in

ancient Greek mathematician, physicist, engineer, inventor, and astronomer


witness testimony. However, ancient sources contain several accounts of techniques that foreshadow the concepts of forensic science developed centuries later, such as the "Eureka" legend told of Archimedes (287–212 BC). The

character from Disney's The Sword in the Stone


to Greek geometers such as. Euclid (c. 300 BCE), Archimedes (c. 287–212 BCE) and Apollonius of Perga (c. 262–190 BCE). Archimedes also introduced the use of infinitesimals, although these


The Method of Mechanical Theorems is a work by Archimedes which contains the first attested explicit use of infinitesimals. The


is part of the larger Empedocles last erupted in 1831. It is located between the coast of Agrigento and the island of Pantelleria (which itself is a dormant volcano),


The mines of the Enna and Caltanissetta district became a leading sulfur-producing area in the 19th century but have declined since the 1950s. Sicily and its small surrounding islands


hydrothermal fluids and the resulting concentration areas for base and precious metal ore deposits. Veins of minerals containing various metals commonly occupy faults and fractures in structurally

rock with valuable metals, minerals and elements

district in Rättvik Municipality, Sweden


using surface methods to detect or infer the presence and position of concentrations of ore minerals and hydrocarbons. Archaeological geophysics, for archaeological imaging or mapping. Environmental and Engineering Geophysics, for


not a valid mineral species and consists mainly of rutile or anatase. It is observed in some igneous rocks and iron ore deposits as the result of the


as a trap or conduit for fossil fuels or mineralizing fluids to form petroleum or ore deposits. Corals, including some major extinct groups Rugosa and Tabulata, have been important reef builders


are homes to numerous holy shrines, including monasteries and magnificent cathedrals. Many of the slopes are rich in precious ores and minerals and are mined by populations of


2008, and the government also provides incentives for transportation companies to invest in LPG buses and taxis. Air pollution in Shanghai is low compared to other Chinese cities


He is widely regarded as the greatest jockey in the history of American Thoroughbred horse racing. Arcaro was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, the son of an impoverished taxi driver. Eventually


spite of being the peak tourist season, summer in Shanghai is very warm and humid, with occasional downpours or freak thunderstorms. The city is also susceptible to typhoons, none of


also be the remnants of a thunderstorm. A large shield of cirrus and cirrostratus typically accompany the high altitude outflow of hurricanes or typhoons. Cirrus clouds have also been observed


up to 100km/h. Severe weather. A squall line is an organized line of thunderstorms. It is classified as a multi-cell cluster, meaning a thunderstorm complex comprising many individual updrafts. They are


amateur radio operators to keep track of severe thunderstorms and tornadoes. Reports from spotters and chasers are given to the National Weather Service so that they have the information to

painting by Alexander Coenraad Rosemeier


surface is unstable enough, strong updrafts can be forced through the capping inversion. This selective process of only allowing the strongest updrafts to form thunderstorms often results in


even thunderstorms. Anabatic winds are particularly useful to soaring glider pilots who can use them to increase the aircraft's altitude (this necessitates flying through cloud which in some countries


critical realism, which was pioneered by Lu Xun and Mao Dun, and the more "bourgeois", more romantic and aesthetically inclined writers, such as Shi Zhecun, Shao Xunmei (), Ye Lingfeng (葉靈鳳) and

Eastern Wu general and politician (183-245)


Administrative divisions of China. Special administrative region. Special administrative region (Republic of China). References.

province-level autonomous subdivision in the People's Republic of China


capital of the autonomous community of Galicia and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Located in the north west of Spain in the Province of A Coruña, it

historical and geographic region in eastern Ukraine and southern Poland


Romanus III. Deaths. May 5—Alfonso V, king of León and Galicia. November 15—Emperor Constantine VIII of the Byzantine Empire (b. 960). Fujiwara no Michinaga, Japanese regent (b. 966).


consecrated. The kingdoms of Galicia and Portugal become independent under the rule of Garcia. Sima Guang, high chancellor of the Chinese Song Dynasty, heads a team of scholars


in Cornwall, the Vale of Glamorgan, Gower peninsula, Pembrokeshire and Cardigan Bay in Wales, the Isle of Jura and Isle of Arran in Scotland, Finistère in Brittany and Galicia


in the Galicia region of north-western Spain. It is a light form typical of cante chico, and is traditionally danced only by men. It is seldom sung. The farruca is


a large number of other artists, initially to the Caucasus where he composed his Second String Quartet. By this time his relationship with the 25-year-old writer Mira Mendelson (1915–1968) had finally

region in Eurasia bordered on the south by Iran, on the southwest by Turkey, on the west by the Black Sea, on the east by the Caspian Sea, and on the north by Russia


through Europe and the western Mediterranean. (1968 RD Almanac). Celts begin invading Europe from the east. (1968 RD Almanac). Earliest signs of Battle Axe Culture from the Caucasus. (Encyc.


This conquest was responsible for the spread of Islam to North Africa, the greater Middle East, Asia Minor, the Caucasus region, and India. Umar is a common Sunni Muslim name but


Macedonia in the Balkans and the Caucasus. It is also followed in large numbers in other parts of Muslim world. Sources and methodology. The sources from which


Caucasus or Moskau (Moscow) region. The Baltic lands were to be organised as one "Germanised" Protectorate, prior to union with Germany. Rosenberg said that these lands had a


works focuses on the history of Georgia and the Caucasus, Georgian literature (e.g., the critical studies of Shota Rustaveli), international law and Georgia’s foreign relations. His The Independence of


Caucasus and to Europe. Cultures. Uruk period (Sumer). Naqada IIb (Ancient Egypt). Early Minoan I. Sredny Stog culture (final phase). Yamna culture (early phase). Cucuteni culture. Vinča culture.


of the world's pyrethrum in 1998, called py for short. Production in Tanzania and Ecuador is also significant. C. coccineum, the Persian chrysanthemum, is native to Caucasus and


elections in the Caucasus in October 1990 while the country was still part of the Soviet Union. The Council presided over the declaration of Georgia’s independence from the


that the Balkars are remnants of a branch of the Bulgar tribe that moved into the Caucasus under Bazbaian after the westward movement of the Hunnish wave


of participants. Participation is either compulsory or the program is subsidized heavily enough that most eligible individuals choose to participate. In the U.S., programs that meet this definition include Social Security


transfer payments and other cash benefits such as: welfare for the poor. social security for the aged and infirm. government subsidies to business. mandatory insurance (example: automobile). and restricted by various

action programs of government intended to promote the welfare of the population through assistance measures


Iraq, Social Security, intelligent design, homosexuality, and the Terri Schiavo case. Santorum was defeated 59% to 41% in the 2006 U.S. Senate election by Democratic candidate Bob Casey, Jr. This was the


Employees' Provident Fund Organisation of India. Social Security in France. Social policy. Social safety net. Social welfare provision. Welfare state. Welfare Rights. References. Literature. Very basic. ‘Reforming European

government promoting its people's welfare


instance, coal mining), and created a welfare state. The CPGB also grew on the back of Stalinist successes in Eastern Europe and China, and recorded their best-ever result, with two


as the Kalahari bushmen), or in the game Charades. In Rugby Union the Referee uses a limited but defined set of signs to communicate his/her decisions to the spectators. Recently,


Warlpiri, Warumungu, Dieri, Kaytetye, Arrernte, and Warlmanpa, and are based on their respective spoken languages. A pidgin sign language arose among tribes of American Indians in the Great

graphical multi-protocol instant messaging client


than being a pidgin wholly distinct from English, it is a range of varieties that extend from the highly pidginized to one that shows many similarities to English


under provisional English authority. Noten (in pidgin language, "Nutten") Island was renamed Governors Island in 1784 as the island, in earlier times, had been reserved by the


Preservation of Spirituals collected a song from the South Carolina coast. Come By Yuh, as they called it, was sung in Gullah, the creole or pidgin dialect


team. The religious sisters running the Academy ejected Hayek, citing behavioral problems, so she returned to Mexico. She was later sent to live with her aunt in Houston, Texas, where

county seat of Harris County, Texas; fourth largest city in the United States by population


entity set up to provide transitional housing for 2005 Hurricane Katrina victims and storm evacuees in the Houston, Texas area. The Survivor Foundation extended the philanthropic mission of


Houston, the center contains 47 medicine-related institutions, including 13 hospitals and two specialty institutions, two medical schools, four nursing schools, and schools of dentistry, public health, pharmacy, and other health-related practices.


Life and work. Robert Woodrow Wilson was born on January 10, 1936, in Houston, Texas. He graduated from Lamar High School in downtown Houston and studied as an undergraduate at


(NY) respectively. Another exhibition site in 2006 was the Houston Museum of Natural Science in Houston (Texas). The West Coast exhibition site opened on June 22, 2006 at the Tropicana


Bowl is a post-season NCAA-sanctioned Division I FBS college football bowl game that has been held for the first time in 2006 in Houston, Texas. The bowl replaces


to a Texas Monthly article about Houston gangs, many Hispanic street gang members call each other niggah. However, its use has spread beyond North America. The Portuguese comedy show, Gato Fedorento,


in the Gulf of Mexico and on the Pacific Coast. She subsequently testified in cases in Galveston and Houston, Texas, and New Orleans, Louisiana. Her efforts in 1933 resulted in convictions


was briefly a candidate for chairman of the Democratic National Committee after the 2004 elections. He is now a partner with the Houston-based law firm Vinson and Elkins, where, according


corresponding to November 17, which is Shogi Day on the modern calendar. The title of meijin became hereditary in the Ōhashi and Itō families until the fall of the shogunate,

day in the Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar


of 100 nanosecond intervals (that is, ten million units per second) since the epoch. The epoch of OpenVMS is midnight preceding November 17 1858, which is the start of


choice was made official in law only on November 17, 2005, almost 60 years later. History. The first manuscript of the poem, preserved at the Istituto Mazziniano in Genoa, appears


Zdeněk Fibich, composer (b. 1850). November 7 - Joseph Schalk, pianist, conductor and musicologist (b. 1857). November 14 - Adolf Pollitzer, violinist (b. 1832). November 17 - Heinrich


philosopher. June 26 - Gilbert White. July 4 - Antoine-Marin Lemierre, dramatist. November 3 - Olympe de Gouges, dramatist. November 17 - Louis Pierre Manuel. Awards.


date unknown - George Cavendish, biographer (d. c. 1562). Deaths. August 1 - Giovanni Santi, painter and poet (b. c. 1435). August 4 - Paulus Barbus, philosopher and theologian. November 17


(d. 1878). November 17 - August Wilhelm Ambros, composer and music historian (d. 1876). November 24 - Matteo Salvi, composer (d. 1887). date unknown - Edward Edwards, musician and composer


Bo Lindor Holmberg (born November 17, 1942 in Härnösand, Västernorrlands län, Sweden)


on November 17, 2006, Fortissimo, the distributor of the film, apparently under pressure from the People's Republic of China, withdrew the film from the Taipei TV and Film Festival, making


10 - Jack Miner, conservationist (d.1944). May 31 - Clarence Chant, astronomer and physicist (d.1956). August 10 - James Wilson Morrice, painter (d.1924). November 17 - John Stanley Plaskett,


associated with the rebel National Resistance Army before Museveni came to power in 1986. On November 17, 2005, Museveni was elected unopposed as NRMs presidential candidate for the 2006 elections. In the


once separate but are now merged. The parent company of the New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc., NYMEX Holdings, Inc. became listed on the New York Stock Exchange on November 17, 2006, under


These are the results of the Romanian presidential elections of November 3, run-off held on November 17, 1996: Results. First round.


however, yielding any one of the points in dispute between himself and the revolting Dutch. Requesens came to Brussels on November 17, 1573, and till his sudden death on 5 March 1576


are: 1 king. 1 rook. 1 bishop. 2 gold generals. 2 silver generals. 2 knights. 2 lances. 9 pawns. Several of these names were chosen to correspond to


black plumage, but there is frequent confusion between it and the Rook. The beak of the Crow is stouter and in consequence looks shorter, and whereas in the adult


(combining the moves of the rook and knight) and equerry (combining the bishop and knight). Bird's chess inspired Capablanca to create another chess variant, Capablanca chess, which differs from Bird's


cannot be dropped to give an immediate checkmate. However, other pieces may be dropped to give immediate checkmate, a pawn that is already on the board may


even delivering an early checkmate such as Scholar's mate. This strategy is disadvantageous against experienced players. With no other pieces developed, an attack by the queen alone can be


promotion from behind it in the same file. A rook is a very powerful piece to deliver a checkmate. Below follows a few examples of rook checkmates that


insists that Chaturaji is a misnomer that actually refers to a victory condition in the game akin to checkmate. In his 1860 account, the players in opposite corners are allies against


student concludes the authors of West Side Story did not write anything "really" new, because their work has the same structure as Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. In both texts a girl

American musical with a book by Arthur Laurents, music by Leonard Bernstein and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim


a lead role as Maria in an production of West Side Story in November 2005. Auditions for Hairspray and  followed shortly thereafter. DeGarmo made her Broadway debut in a four-month run in


V, Elector Palatine of the Rhine, was referred to as Sophie, Princess Palatine of the Rhine, or as Sophia of the Palatinate. On 30 September 1658, Sophia married

civil town in Sheboygan County, Wisconsin


__NOTOC__. Events. By place. Roman Empire. Constantius Chlorus defeats the Alamanni in the territory of the Lingones (Langres) and strengthens the border along the Rhine


valley is almost 3 km. The difference is smaller on the south side as the Rhine valley is above 1,000 metres. Climbing and skiing. Europe contains some of the


the river Rhine, he was moved by the sight of the ruined castles along its banks to intense bitterness against France. The impressions of this journey he later


its own, but in 2001 it merged with Huissen and Gendt. Bemmel lies between two major cities; Arnhem and Nijmegen, and is thus bordered by the rivers Rhine and


Geography. The main river in the district is the Rhine, which forms all the border of the district to the east. In Bingen the river Nahe enters the Rhine, after flowing


Rhine (1820), The World in Miniature (43 vols., 1821-1826), etc. Ackermann was an enterprising man; he patented in 1801 a method for rendering paper and cloth waterproof


Rhine. Asia. Chinese Emperor Xuanzong of Tang has four palace walls in the northeast sector of the capital city Chang'an torn down and reassembled to construct a new Daoist abbey,


south the Dinkelberg, both lower hilly areas. The Rhine river, which forms most of the district's southern and western border, is in a narrow valley until it spreads north


Ingelheim am Rhein is a town in the Mainz-Bingen district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany on the Rhine’s west bank. The town calls itself the Rotweinstadt (“Red Wine Town”)


The Low Countries, in Dutch De Nederlanden, are the historical lands around the low-lying delta of the Rhine, Scheldt, and Meuse rivers, including the modern countries of Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxemburg


district is the River Rhine. Coat of arms. Towns and municipalities. External links. (German).


located in the valley of the Rhine river, both the actual river valley and the Vorderpfälzer Tiefland, formed by the sediments of the rivers of the Palatinate hills. The


Montafon as far as the Rhine. In the south, the Prättigau is its limit, in the north the Walgau. In the east, it borders the Silvretta groups. Its chief


II, taking him from the beaches of Normandy, through Arnhem and up the Rhine, ending in Berlin. In the series he drove around in a restored Willys


without any civilian casualties (October 29, 1944). The Division spent the winter of 1944-1945 on the south bank of the river Rhine, guarding a sector around Moerdijk in


IJssel is one of the three major distributary branches into which the Rhine divides itself shortly after crossing the German-Dutch border, the other two being the rivers Nederrijn and


Rhine and Meuse river. Through the Scheldt-Rhine Canal it connects to the Scheldt river and Antwerp. The Bergse Maas river and the Nieuwe Merwede river join near Lage Zwaluwe to


Simmern were merged. Geography. The name of the district already mentions the two main geographic features of the district - the river Rhine which forms the boundary to the north-east


of Brabant as it was on the trade route to the Rhine. Between 1283 and 1288, there were several smaller confrontations between both sides, none of them decisive.


(an autobiography, and the most valuable source of information for Arndt's life, 1840); Rhein- und Ahrwanderungen ("Peregrinations along the Rhine and Ahr", 1846), Meine Wanderungen und Wandlungen mit dem Reichsfreiherrn Heinrich


Gaul allowed Rome to secure the natural border of the river Rhine. This military campaign is painstakingly described by Julius Caesar himself in his book Commentarii de Bello


of 1840, caused by the French prime minister Adolphe Thiers, who as Minister of the Interior had been Musset's superior. had demanded that France should own the left bank of the Rhine


branch of river Rhine. The name "Lek" is derived either from the Middle Dutch words "lake" and "leek", meaning "watercourse". Portions of the river form the boundary between the provinces of


5-6000 each in urbanized areas. In Germany, these birds are found along the Rhine in all major urban areas like Cologne and Heidelberg, Wiesbaden and in the northeast


in 1997. Marc Riley was formerly a member of British Manchester band The Fall and later The Creepers before embarking on a radio presentation career alongside Mark Radcliffe.

major city in Greater Manchester, England, UK

town in Carroll County, Maryland, United States


Gorton, Manchester. VME/K (originally System T), targeted at the mid-range systems such as the 2960 and developed at Bracknell after the original design for these small processors, System D, was


version of his native city of Manchester. Novels. Noon's first 4 novels are part of a series sharing ongoing characters and background, commonly referred to after the first novel

census-designated place in Connecticut, United States


in Droylsden, Manchester, England) is a novelist, short story writer and playwright whose works make extensive use of wordplay and fantasy. Noon's speculative fiction books have ties to


railway clerk in Manchester and London. He was employed as a station master at Caersws railway station station from 1868. Poetry. Through his desire to restore simplicity


C. W. Suckling of Imperial Chemical Industries (ICI) in 1951 and was first used clinically by M. Johnstone in Manchester in 1956. Halothane became popular as a nonflammable

Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1868-1885


modified versions of Revisions 20 and 22 of the Primos operating system. These network management systems were based in London and Manchester. Packet switches were installed at major


that supplies, particularly water, are dwindling, and plays them a prerecorded radio broadcast loop transmitted by soldiers near Manchester who claim to have "the answer to infection". The

human settlement in Green Lake County, Wisconsin, United States of America


The Lower Spen area of Gomersal had a railway station, Cleckheaton Spen on the LNWR railway line diversion loop linking Leeds and Manchester and improving the main line