in Venice. It opened in the early fifteenth century as a charitable institution intended to provide for orphaned and abandoned girls, most of whom would remain for their entire lives unless


the island of the Lido, Venice, Italy. Screenings take place in the historic Palazzo del Cinema on the Lungomare Marconi. It is one of the world's most prestigious film festivals


Venice and appointed Roman consul by Emperor Leo III the Isaurian. Dúngal mac Selbaig is deposed as king of Dál Riata; Eochaid mac Echdach becomes king. Asia.


24 February 1607 in a now unidentifiable room in the ducal palace at Mantua, and was published in Venice in 1609. The opera saw its modern debut on 25 February


leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. Events of 1508. January–June. February – Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor attacks Venice. June 6


South Bradenton is a census-designated place (CDP) in Manatee County, Florida, United States. The population was 21,587 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Bradenton–Sarasota–Venice Metropolitan

city in Sarasota County, Florida, United States


Eleni acts as regent. December 10 – The League of Cambrai is formed as an alliance against Venice between Pope Julius II, Louis XII of France, Maximilian I,


in London, into a family of Marrano Jewish musicians who came from Venice and were of Moorish ancestry, Hudson posited that Lanier fit many aspects of the


the bull Cum ex apostolatus officio. Paul IV introduced the Index Librorum Prohibitorum or "Index of Prohibited Books" to Venice, then an independent and prosperous trading state, in

painting by George Elbert Burr (American Art, 1983.83.181)


Hugo Pratt spent all his childhood in Venice in a very cosmopolitan family environment. His paternal grandfather Joseph was of English origin, while his maternal grandfather was a Marrano Jew


elections, or games of chance which involved drawing balls from a container, and it has been asserted that. Elections in medieval and renaissance Venice, including that of the


(Italian, maschera). They were generally elaborate dances held for members of the upper classes, and were particularly popular in Venice. They have been associated with the tradition

painting by Thomas Moran (private collection)


attacking the remnant of the Crusader states. Baibars had seized the opportunity after a war pitting the cities of Venice and Genoa against each other (1256–1260) had exhausted the

painting by George Elbert Burr (American Art, 1983.83.185)


republic. When the anti-Medici faction failed to rise, Lorenzino fled to Venice, where he was killed in 1548. The Medici supporters (called "Palleschi" from the balls on the Medici


Venice. The seated Madonna and Child is a style of image that became particularly popular during the 15th century in Florence and was imitated elsewhere. These representations are usually


to make the treaty of Campo Formio (October), whereby the emperor ceded Lombardy and the Austrian Netherlands to the French Republic in exchange for Venice and undertook to urge upon the


Rome, and of Egnatius at Venice. After his return he settled in London—where he became friends with Thomas More—as a private teacher of grammar, and is believed to have been the


of the Renaissance style of painting in Venice and northern Italy. His sons Gentile and Giovanni Bellini, and his son-in-law Andrea Mantegna, were also famous painters. Biography. Born in Venice


Dominican priest and monk who was credited with the authorship of the Hypnerotomachia Poliphili by an acrostic in the text. He lived in Venice, and preached at St. Mark's Cathedral.

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Domenico Ferretti who instructed him in painting. After devoting three years to that art, he went to Venice and studied engraving. He particularly admired the work of Joseph Wagner.

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Venice Metropolitan Statistical Area. Geography. Bayshore Gardens is located at (27.433069, -82.577370). According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 3.6 square miles (9.3 km²), of which,


Venice, Paris, London, and Belgium. His later paintings and drawings are often humorous genre works. Many of his paintings depict sharply characterized eccentrics, for example The Bookworm (1850) and

city in Sarasota County, Florida, United States


Venice in 1494.. The + is a simplification of the Latin "et" (comparable to the ampersand &). The − may be derived from a tilde written over m when used


1426; the remaining monarchs gradually lost almost all independence, until 1489 when the last Queen, Catherine Cornaro, was forced to sell the island to Venice. List of Monarchs of Cyprus. Guy


Sebastiano Ziani was a famous leader of Venice


Manatee County, Florida, United States. The population was 3,142 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Bradenton–Sarasota–Venice Metropolitan Statistical Area. Geography. Ellenton is located at (27.522666,


did an attempted repeat backed by Venice, using troops commanded by Bartolomeo Colleoni. In 1467 Piero had to face the war against the Republic of Venice, prompted by the Florentine


school had been founded by a benefaction by yet another wealthy Ioannitan from Venice, Lampros Maroutsis. The Maroutseios opened in 1742 and its first director Eugenios Voulgaris


Hamburg, Paris, Belgrade, Venice, Brussels, Rotterdam. In November 1976, Einstein was performed at the Metropolitan Opera House in New York. The Brooklyn Academy of Music next mounted the


in Florence working as a harpsichordist, returned to Venice for another attempt at opera. This time, his opera seria Dorinda (1729) was a success and launched his theatrical career. In


1785) was an Italian composer from Venice, noted for his operas, and particularly opera buffa. Biography. He was born on the island of Burano in the Venetian


navigators from Venice, living in the second half of the fourteenth century. They were brothers of the Venetian naval hero Carlo Zeno. The Zeno family was an established part of


historical investigations in Venice, and in the two following years he had travelled in Germany, Switzerland and Italy. In 1848 he was elected a member of the Frankfurt


on the play Simón Bocanegra (1843) by Antonio García Gutiérrez. It was first performed at Teatro La Fenice, Venice on 12 March 1857. Given the difficulties with the


decides to look for his father. Except for his mother and grandmother he has very little that binds him to Westerbork. He goes to Italy. He visits Venice and Florence


diocese of Trieste. Trade between Koper and Venice had been registered since 932. In the war between Venice and Germany (Holy Roman Empire), Koper was on the German side, and


Mark's Bell Tower) at the Piazza San Marco in Venice, Italy, the 20-floor clock tower has clock faces on all four sides. Daniels & Fisher were later bought

watercolor painting by John Singer Sargent (MET, 50.130.29)


Kazan, Russian Empire, son of Joseph Johann Littrow. He succeeded his father as director of the Vienna Observatory. He was the husband of Auguste von Littrow. He died in Venice


was used to mask the bitter flavour of quinine, a protection against malaria, which was dissolved in carbonated water to form tonic water. This was the origin of today's popular


9, 1946. He was charged with "special responsibility for, and participation in, Freezing, Malaria, LOST Gas, Sulfanilamide, Bone, Muscle and Nerve Regeneration and Bone Transplantation, Sea-Water, Epidemic Jaundice,


diseases such as malaria, yellow fever, typhus, and bubonic plague have been associated with these vectors. A recent example of an introduced disease is the spread of


diet from country to country. Much of the excess mortality (higher death rates) in poorer nations is due to war, starvation, and diseases (AIDS, Malaria, etc.). Over the past 200 years,


contagious tropical diseases. He spent a year at the University of Michigan studying public health and won acclaim for helping the poor fight yaws, malaria and other tropical diseases that


their saliva into their victims, which may carry diseases such as dengue fever, malaria, yellow fever, or West Nile virus and can infect a bitten person with


could have become Febris, god of malaria. In his honor, the Februalia festivity were held. These were at about the same time as Lupercalia in honor of Faun.


many diseases, particularly malaria. His work on the research of this disease won him the Royal Society's 1952 Buchanan Medal for "outstanding research" on the Anopheles mosquito that


reporting category for an article by Peter Hessler on the Chinese economy; an award in the photojournalism category for work by John Stanmeyer on malaria in the third


In 1911 he was elevated to the rank of Knight Commander of the same Order. During his active career Ross advocated the task of prevention of malaria in different countries. He


the ship's stay in Batavia, all but 10 of the 94 people aboard had been taken ill with malaria and dysentery. By the time Endeavour set sail on 26 December, seven crew


of a Peruvian tree, was effective in treating malaria because of its astringency. Hahnemann claimed that other astringent substances are not effective against malaria and began to research cinchona's


Diphyllobothriasis. Dracunculiasis (caused by the Guinea worm). Echinococcosis. Elephantiasis. Enterobiasis. Fascioliasis. Fasciolopsiasis. Filariasis. Giardiasis. Gnathostomiasis. Hymenolepiasis. Isosporiasis. Katayama fever. Leishmaniasis. Lyme disease. Malaria. Metagonimiasis. Myiasis. Onchocerciasis. Pediculosis.


varicella, measles), lymphoma, tuberculosis, malaria, endocarditis, connective tissue disease, pregnancy, autoimmune diseases, intravenous drug abuse, or contamination. As a result, these two screening tests should always be


documents say helped control malaria. El-Hage also made money off in the jewelry business. Prosecutors say that El-Hage was in contact in Kenya with Abu Ubaidah al-Banshiri,


production method. Gin remained popular as the basis of many cocktails after the repeal of Prohibition. The National Gin Museum is in Hasselt, Belgium. Cocktails with gin. Perhaps the best-known gin


A Manhattan is a cocktail made with whiskey, sweet vermouth, and bitters. Commonly used whiskeys include rye (the traditional choice), Canadian, bourbon


surely raise as much passion against it.". Other uses. Death in the Afternoon is also a cocktail, possibly named after the book, that is made with champagne and


or other forms of entertainment, such as those exemplified in the films Cocktail and Coyote Ugly. Some bars might be known for bartenders who serve the drinks and


The Mai Tai is a well-known alcoholic cocktail purportedly invented at the Trader Vic's "Polynesian-style" restaurant in Oakland, California in 1944. Trader Vic's


help with these duties). In establishments where cocktails are served, bartenders are expected to be able to properly mix hundreds to thousands of different drinks. Bartenders also usually serve


serves drinks, especially alcoholic beverages such as beer, liquor, and cocktails, for consumption on the premises. Bars provide stools or chairs for their patrons along tables or raised counters. Some


House), and the first bar in South Carolina to serve a cocktail (the Stage Door, which claimed to sell the state's first mixed drink after the South Carolina


schools and high schools are named after him. National Basketball Association star David Robinson and his wife, Valerie, founded an academy named after Carver; it opened on September 17,

American basketball player, Hall of Famer


agricultural monoculture of cotton depleted the soil, and in the early 20th century the boll weevil destroyed much of the cotton crop. Carver's work on peanuts was intended to

natural body consisting of layers that are primarily composed of minerals


creating an online spatial data library, including the Great Lakes shoreline, soils, land use and land cover, hazardous waste sites, demographics, watersheds and transport. The project is


or mouth, whence it may proceed to the nearest river. Current practices. Modern drainage systems incorporate geotextile filters that retain and prevent fine grains of soil from passing into and


soil and is fairly hardy. It flowers continually from late spring to late summer. Flowers start off yellow then fade through tangerine to purple, often with a succession of colours on


makes contact with the soil. It may affect the roots as well, causing a disease known as root rot. It then moves up into the interior of the plant, producing a


and calcium sulfates, and bicarbonates. Salinity in Australian English and North American English may also refer to the salt content of soil (see soil salination). Definitions. The


in moisture retentive but well draining soils on mountain meadows. Their dark green leaves lack stipules. They are palmate or deeply palmately lobed with 5–7 segments. Each segment again is


Applications. In agriculture and gardening, magnesium sulfate is used to correct magnesium deficiency in soil, since magnesium is an essential element in the chlorophyll molecule. It is most commonly


of silk and environmental materials such as sand, soil, lichen, or plant materials. These cases are attached to rocks, trees or fences while resting or during their pupa stage, but


Plants and crops in agricultural areas can be destroyed and devastated by the force of raging water. Automobiles parked within experiencing areas can also be displaced. Soil erosion can occur


engineering properties of soils and delineating soil stratigraphy. It was initially developed in the 1950s at the Dutch Laboratory for Soil Mechanics in Delft to investigate soft soils. Based on this


leaves are also larger than the other leaves but bear a resemblance to trophopylls. Roots: The underground non-photosynthetic structures that take up water and nutrients from soil. They are always


below the poverty line, including 6.6% of those under age 18 and 7.6% of those age 65 or over. Environmental factors. Soils in the Fairfax area mostly belong to the


Asphodelus is a genus of mainly perennial plants native to central and southern Europe, but now spread worldwide. Asphodels are popular garden plants, which grow in well-drained soil


soil the moveable bill-tip works like tweezers. They are crepuscular, being most active at dawn and dusk. The male performs a high spiralling flight during courtship, generating


Antic, who explains his theory about the correlation of certain soils on planets and psychohistory. Seldon agrees to take a trip to some of the planets which fit


different management methods. Chemical method is the most widely used method. Other cultural controls are possible, such as the use of resistant varieties, using soil bacteria to improve soil, practices to


in soils with a high pH, and the deficiency may be worse in wet seasons. Symptoms include dying growing tips and bushy stunted growth, extreme cases may prevent fruit set.


Asia. This common plant is found on grasslands, especially on neutral soils. It can grow to a height of about 110 cm. The stem is erect or geniculate at the


Topsoil is the upper, outermost layer of soil, usually the top to. It has the highest concentration of organic matter and microorganisms and


tilling the soil are to remove weeds, loosen and aerate the soil, and incorporate organic matter such as compost or manure into lower soil layers. In areas with thin soil


and acquire the Ring. Siegfried arrives via Tarnhelm-magic as dawn breaks, having resumed his natural form and left Brünnhilde on the boat with Gunther. Hagen summons the Gibichung vassal

person who has entered into a mutual obligation to a lord or monarch in the context of the feudal system in medieval Europe


nominally king of Salamis, though in reality he is a vassal of the Persian king. Greece. Sparta increases its hold on central Greece by re-establishing the city of Plataea


on the Channel Island of Guernsey. It is recorded that King Richard I granted a fief on the island to a vassal named Blondel, but it remains uncertain as to whether


was a remnant of the Amago clan, a powerful feudal clan in the Chūgoku region, Japan; backed-up by Yamanaka Yukimori, a vassal of the


given them dominion over 25 parasangs of his realm. In his court, the Djinn stood behind the learned humans, who in turn, sat behind the prophets. Solomon’s wife, the Queen of Sheba


University’s Dr Bernard Leeman (2005) have suggested that Xiwangmu and the Queen of Sheba were one and the same person. The Transcendency of Sheba, a religious group, believes that the


incantations around it. See also. Genie in popular culture. Christian demonology. Ifrit, class of Jinn that live in abandoned buildings. Marid, class of Jinn associated with the sea. Notes. References.

supernatural creatures in Arab culture and Islam


that of mankind, and together with humans and angels makes up the three sentient creations of Allah. Possessing free will, Djinn can be either good or evil. The


name "Marsala" which is deriving from the Arab "Marsa Allah" (port of Allah) or "Marsa Ali" ("port of Ali" intended also as "great port" as Ali in Arabian language


or valuables in any way, shape or form; maintaining personal relationships. Islam and monasticism. While many Muslims do not believe in monasticism (emphasizing the Qur'anic injunction in which Allah rebukes monasticism


the traditional schools of jurisprudence (madhabs). Ijtihad. It is indicated that Allah commands to ‘do ijtihâd’ in the Qur’an. It is understood from various ayat that scholars


if the entire duration of the world's existence has already been exhausted and only one day is left before the Day of Judgment, Allah will expand that day to


Qur'an, Sura 72 of the Qur'an (named Al-Jinn) is entirely about them. Another Sura (Al-Nas) mentions Djinn in the last verse. The Qur’an also mentions that Muhammad was

Arabian religious leader and the founder of Islam


a fatwa calling for the assassination of Salman Rushdie, an India-born British author. Khomeini claimed that Rushdie's assassination was a religious duty for Muslims because of his alleged blasphemy against Muhammad


Saudi Arabia's population is characterized by rapid growth and a large cohort of youths. Saudi Arabia is known as the birthplace of Islam, which in the century following Muhammad's death in


the Islamic prophet Muhammad is, occasionally, classed as a theocracy. By 630, Muhammad had established a theocracy in Mecca. Most Sunni Muslims believe that only the Prophet


Clotaire III, king of the Franks. Constantine IV, Byzantine emperor. Li Hong. Deaths. Abbas ibn Abd al-Muttalib, uncle of Muhammad, progenitor of the Abbasids. Itta, widow of


to publish me!" written on it. While the drawing itself has been claimed to be a caricature of Muhammad, the cartoonist behind the drawing, Jan O. Henriksen, and the


demonstrations were held in Mihtarlam District against the editors of a Danish newspaper who published caricatures depicting Muhammad. Laghman was the first area of Afghanistan to protest the cartoons.


issues so far. Policies. The IPB said Britons should fight for God and Muhammad. The party believed in equal treatment under the law regardless of an individual's status, income or


the Battle of Winwaed, becoming the last Heathen king of Mercia. Buddhism introduced to Tibet. Caliph Othman puts Muhammad's teachings (the Qur'an) into 114 chapters. Significant people. Popes: Martin I, Eugene


__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


descendant of Muhammad and Shī‘ah Imām. Deaths. Le Yanwei. Wang Bo.


which is used in celebration of Mawlid an-Nabi (Muhammad's birthday). In Bali, almost all religious rituals include gamelan performance. Gamelan is also used in the ceremonies of the Catholic church


caliphate to Muawiyah in order to avoid the bloodshed. This wise and selfless move from al-Hasan came to fulfill a prophecy that Muhammad prophesied many years ago


Births. Ali ar-Ridha, descendant of Muhammad and Twelver Shī‘ah Imām. Deaths. December 4—Jafar al-Sadiq, descendant of Muhammad and Shī‘ah Imām (b. 702). Emperor Junnin, emperor of Japan


true and is something that can be safely relied on. Additional Shi'a teachings. In Shi'a theology, the belief is that the Ahl al-Bayt, including Muhammad, his daughter Fatima Zahra and


to disobey God, in a sense, perfect creation. It is also held by Shi'as that there were 124,000 Prophets, beginning with Adam and ending with Muhammad - with all, including the


Ghulat is a technical term mainstream Muslims use to describe the beliefs of minority Muslim groups who ascribe divine characteristics to a member of Muhammad's family, generally Ali)


of Muhammad; Fatima, his daughter. Shi'as corroborate this incident widely narrated in both Sunni and Shia narrations (ahadith) where Ali while in prostration gave his ring in charity


Kathir which linked certain Hadith, or sayings of Muhammad, and sayings of the sahaba to verses of the Qur'an, in explanation. Tafsir Ibn Kathir is famous all over


Īsā ibn Surat ibn Mūsā ibn ad-Dahhāk as-Sulamī at-Tirmidhī (824-892, ie 209 AH - 13 Rajab 279 AH) was a medieval arab collector of hadith (sayings of the Prophet Muhammad).

1961 secular biography of Muhammad, the prophet of Islam


algorithm for solving systems of linear equations, finding the rank of a matrix, and calculating the inverse of an invertible square matrix. Gaussian elimination is named after German mathematician

rectangular array of numbers, symbols, or expressions, arranged in rows and columns


space is finite-dimensional and an orthonormal basis has been chosen, then the operator A is self-adjoint if and only if the matrix describing A with respect to this basis is Hermitian,


have a permutation Q=(i1 i2... i'n) and a permutation P, then PQP−1 = (P(i1) P(i2)... P(i'n)). We can also represent a permutation in matrix form; the resulting

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and so on. PCA is theoretically the optimum transform for given data in least square terms. For a data matrix, XT, with zero empirical mean (the empirical mean

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In mathematics, a generalized permutation matrix (or monomial matrix) is a matrix with the same nonzero pattern


Conway showed how to compute the Alexander polynomial using skein relations. As it is recursive, it is not quite so direct as Alexander's original matrix method; on


performed over any field. Gaussian elimination is numerically stable for diagonally dominant or positive-definite matrices. For general matrices, Gaussian elimination is usually considered to be stable in practice

algebraic structure with addition, multiplication and division

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a given field. Now it is straightforward to verify closure, associativity, and inclusion of identity (the identity matrix) and inverses. However, matrix multiplication is not commutative, therefore


of the image of f. column rank – dimension of column space: The maximal number of linearly independent columns of the m×n matrix A with entries in the field F


space of bounded linear operators between two given normed vector spaces. Introduction and definition. Given two normed vector spaces V and W (over the same base field, either the real numbers


Quadratic forms. Echoing condition 2 above, one can also formulate positive-definiteness in terms of quadratic forms. Let K be the field R or C, and V be a


also fields. Rings which contain only one maximal ideal are called local rings. Definition. Given a ring R and a proper ideal I of R (that is I

common physics term for a physical quantity, represented by a number or tensor, that has a value for each point in space-time


an algebraic number field K/Q, and studying their algebraic properties such as factorization, the behaviour of ideals, and field extensions. In this setting, the familiar features of the integers — such


4, 2, and 3, respectively, all over the same field, for example the real numbers. The coordinates of a point in X will be denoted as xi, for i


is bijective and compatible with the arithmetical operations, and hence is a field automorphism. As it keeps the real numbers fixed, it is an element of the Galois

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form: where are members of a field, typically the rational numbers, the real numbers or the complex numbers, and If but one of the other coefficients is non-zero, the equation


then it follows that the polynomial ring A[x] and the formal power series ring Ax are both regular. Examples. Every field is a regular local ring. These have (Krull) dimension


features a gold red deer on a blue field. The arms carries a coronet of an count (older swedish model). Blazon: "Azure a Deer passant Or". Åland, which was a Province


raised on a farm at Spinetta, a hamlet near Cuneo, Piedmont, Italy. He enrolled at the University of Turin in 1876, graduating in 1880 with high honours,


the County of Savoy to 1416 and then the Duchy of Savoy from 1416 to 1714. The County and Duchy of Savoy incorporated Turin and other territories in Piedmont, a region


of Montferrat (who had succeeded Ezzelino) and his Ghibelline allies in Piedmont and Lombardy to fight against the Guelph Charles I of Anjou; he was however stopped in Provence by

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of the Blue Ridge Mountains level off to the rolling countryside and small valleys of North Carolina's Piedmont region. The area is heavily forested, with numerous small

unincorporated community in Clallam County, Washington, United States


Carignano is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located


Piedmont in Northern Italy. In an article compiled in Faith In Fakes, Eco refers to his own visit to a Candomblé ceremony in Brazil, reminiscent of the episode


Valley and Piedmont regions of north-west Italy. The peak, the 7th highest mountain in the Graian Alps with an elevation of 4,061 m, is close to Mont Blanc on

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Avigliana is a town and comune (municipality) in the Province of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, with c. 11,000 inhabitants,

an automobile made by the Piedmont Motor Car Company, Inc, of Lynchburg, Virginia, USA


He became a member of the Reale Società Agraria di Torino in 1807 when he presented his first studies relating to the Coleoptera of Piedmont. The high quality of these


- Piedmont (Turin). Vertamocorii - Eastern Piedmont (Novara). Insubres - Western Lombardy (Milan). Orobii or Orumbovii - Central Lombardy (Bergamo). Cenomani - Eastern Lombardy (Brixia, Cremona). Boii -


Geometric standard deviation. Harmonic mean. Heronian mean. Hyperbolic coordinates. Inequality of arithmetic and geometric means. Log-normal distribution. Muirhead's inequality. Product. Pythagorean means. Quadratic mean. Rate of return. Weighted


Logit analysis is a statistical technique used by marketers to assess the scope of customer acceptance of a product,

result of work that can be offered to a market


multiplied and then the nth root of the resulting product is taken. For instance, the geometric mean of two numbers, say 2 and 8, is just the square root (i.e., the


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In computers, J2STask is a software product that was developed by J2S to streamline the


written representation the same senary number. Other finger counting systems, such as chisanbop or finger binary, allow counting to 99 or even 1,023. Fractions. Because six is the product of


involves subtle advertising campaigns and other discrete promotional measures, like personal selling and public relations. It often entails customizing a product for that particular niche. Rather than finding uncontested market niches,


in mathematics, is a type of mean or average, which indicates the central tendency or typical value of a set of numbers. It is similar to the arithmetic mean,

colloquial term for the central tendency (middle or typical number of a list of numbers, including mean, median and mode)


of equal amplitude traveling in opposing directions, there is on average no net propagation of energy. Standing waves in resonators are one cause of the phenomenon called


of individuals and 7.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.89 and the average family size


26, 1984) was an American race car driver of Croatian descent who set the land speed record with his rocket-powered vehicle "Blue Flame" on October 23, 1970, achieving an average speed


a cube whose volume is the same as that of a cuboid with sides whose lengths are equal to the three given numbers; that is, '. The geometric mean

three-dimensional solid object bounded by six square sides


This is the only such tiling save the regular tessellation of cubes, and is one of the 28 convex uniform honeycombs. Another is a tessellation of octahedra and

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a cube. See also. 3-sphere. Alexander horned sphere. Ball (mathematics). Banach–Tarski paradox. Cube inscribed in a sphere. Curvature. Directional statistics. Dome (mathematics). Dyson sphere. Hoberman sphere. Homology sphere. Homotopy groups


A unit cube is a cube all of whose sides are 1 unit long. The volume of a 3-dimensional unit


rather loose, and therefore GNOME Office could be considered to be merely the collection of desktop productivity applications written for the GNOME environment rather than an office

desktop environment and graphical user interface

aphorism or a maxim designed to provide instruction in a compact form


to offer Slackware packages for GNOME. These projects exist because Slackware officially dropped GNOME support at version 10.2, but a large number of users would prefer to


and instant messaging. JDS is not actually written in Java; it is built from GNOME and other common free software projects. The name reflects Sun's promotion of the product as a


CD based on Debian, with advanced hardware detection. It can run from an optical disc drive without using a hard disk drive. Kanotix uses KDE as the default desktop environment. GNOME


distributions as other desktop environments such as KDE, GNOME, and Xfce. It is available as an optional package in Minix 3. However, EDE is available in the Mandriva Linux medias

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in a GNOME-related mailing list discussion, in a tongue-in-cheek fashion, that "Linus' Law (nr 76 of 271)" was "Don't claim to have a config option, if you don't actually have


to configure the desktop to work, look and behave the way the user wants it to. Supports any number of virtual desktops, each divided into multiple pages. Full EWMH, ICCCM-2 and GNOME


and blogs. Midgard is built on the GNOME stack of libraries like GLib and libgda, and has language bindings for C, Python, Objective-C and PHP. Communications between


for Solaris 8. JDS version 2 includes: Java. GNOME (using the Blueprint theme). StarOffice. Mozilla. Evolution. MP3 and CD player. Java Media Framework's Java Media Player. Gaim


GIMP raster graphics editor. Inkscape vector graphics editor. XSane graphical frontend of scanner access. Planner project management tool. The integration between the various applications in the suite


which will alert the user that different sections of the image will respond differently to their interaction. When using an editor capable of layering images such as Photoshop or GIMP


plugin found in GIMP. Rollover effects. When designing an image map it is important to indicate to the user that the image is mapped. This may be done

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Support Office at NASA/GSFC maintains a list of libraries and platforms that currently support FITS. Image processing programs such as the GIMP, Photoshop and IrfanView can generally read simple FITS


the software that runs on it, including everything from how to write device drivers to how to edit photos with GIMP. In addition to how-tos and tutorials, each


is the most severe railway disaster in Australia. The crash. The crowded 6:09 am Sydney-bound commuter train from Mount Victoria, in the Blue Mountains, was approaching Granville railway station when


The Granville rail disaster occurred on 18 January 1977 at Granville, a suburb

suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia


The Granville rail disaster occurred on 18 January 1977 at Granville, a suburb west of Sydney, the state capital of New South Wales, Australia,

capital city of New South Wales, Australia


line reached Perth on 27 February 1970. The Indian Pacific is a regular passenger train crossing the Nullarbor from Perth to Sydney via Adelaide. The Eyre Highway, which connects


Racing Club (CGRC), all contribute to running and monitoring of greyhound racing in Australia as it continues to grow. Major greyhound racing venues include Wentworth Park in Sydney


the park, located just three hours from the cities of Sydney and Canberra, is extremely popular with tourists. The Cape St. George Lighthouse ruin is considered the most significant European


as the primary focus of the federal Whitlam government's scheme to arrest the uncontrolled growth of Australia's large coastal cities (Sydney and Melbourne in particular) by encouraging

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dominated the The Rocks area of Sydney from the 1870s to the end of the 1890s. In its day it was referred to as The Push, a


wilderness area. The park adjoins the Kanangra-Boyd National Park (which is to the north). Lake Burragorang (water supply for Sydney) also borders the northern side of the park, and there is


Sydney (Qantas, REX, Airlink), Broken Hill (REX and Airlink), and other small out-back New South Wales towns (Airlink). Buses also service Dubbo, with major runs to Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane. Media.


a large rural one that stretched from the south west of Sydney to the northern part of what is now the ACT. In succeeding years, with demographic


the fact that Melbourne is significantly closer than Sydney and the fact that Victorian television broadcasts in the region, resulting (among other things) in the predominance of


and in Sydney and Tasmania, Australia. It usually takes the form of a cylindrical stick ("a stick of rock"), normally to in diameter and to long. Blackpool rock is usually at


The Crystal Set was a Sydney-based Australian indie rock band formed in the early 1980s featuring Russell


in Charleston, New York City, Chicago, San Francisco, Tokyo, Osaka, London, Sydney, Montreal, Munich, Zurich, Beijing, Glasgow, Honululu and Boston. The Boston store at is the largest Apple Store


soon be replaced by Menzies, who resigned from Cabinet in protest at the government's inaction on the national insurance scheme. On 7 April 1939, in Sydney, Lyons died suddenly of a


Television broadcasting in Australia began on the 16 September 1956 in black and white at TCN-9 in Sydney, and has since expanded


Fox Studios Australia in Sydney, although practical environments were shot as background footage later to be composited into the film. These included the limestone mountains depicting Kashyyyk, which were


Youth Day. In 2008 it will be held in Sydney, Australia. External links. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Beal.


of Sydney. A section of the national park extends into the sea creating fully protected land, shore and marine habitats. The Park contains one of the last temperate rainforests


movie might be Grinding Nemo. However, in Sydney, much of the sewer system does pass directly to outfall pipes deep offshore, without a high level of treatment (although pumping and


on Sunday morning of 5 November 1902 on the regular Tasman Sea run between Sydney and Auckland. Captain Ernest Atwood was in charge. On board were 136 passengers and 58 crew,


Academy of International Law. After graduation he worked in the federal Attorney-General's Department in Canberra, and travelled in Europe studying international law. He was called to the Sydney


Games was the third British Empire Games, the Commonwealth Games being the modern-day equivalent. Held in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia from February 5-12 1938, they were timed to


the first Australian-born American astronaut, serving for about five years in NASA Astronaut Group 6 (1967). Education. Born in Melbourne, Australia, his family moved to Sydney and he


and Sydney. In 1904, he went with six Vancouver Island Native Americans and their medicine man to the World's Fair held in St. Louis to show their crafts and


— Istanbul. Boston Common - Boston. George Square — Glasgow. Kabootar Khana — Mumbai. Martin Place — Sydney. Old San Juan - Puerto Rico. Piaţa Victoriei - Timişoara. Piazza del

capital city of New South Wales, Australia


followed by Salisbury, then by Palmerston. A southern suburb of Sydney, Australia, is named Rosebery, after the Earl. A major street, Dalmeny Avenue, runs through the area. Professional


the title to Tom McCormick after a sixth round foul, also at Melbourne. 21 March — McCormick loses the welterweight title to Matt Wells over 20 rounds at Sydney. 30 March


medal contention. Morceli's last appearance at a major international championships was at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney. Also notable, Morceli was coached by his brother Abderrahmane who ran for


Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Hyde Park is on the eastern side of the Sydney central business district. It is the southernmost of a chain of parkland that extends north to


Chris Abrahams (born 1961 in New Zealand) is a Sydney-based pianist, best


in 1965 where he became associate professor of ophthalmology at the University of New South Wales in Sydney. From 1965-1992 he chaired the ophthalmology division overseeing the teaching departments at


highway links the central business districts of Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, Perth and Darwin, and includes major highways such as the Bruce Highway (north of Brisbane), Pacific


Balgowlah is a suburb of northern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Balgowlah is located 12 kilometres north-east of

state electoral district of New South Wales, Australia


The Sydney Harbour Tunnel is a twin-tube road tunnel in Sydney, Australia. The tunnel was completed and opened to


Kirkcaldy — the largest town in Fife, Scotland across the Firth of Forth from Edinburgh. In common with many other notable Scots, he is therefore often referred to as a "son of

estuary or firth of Scotland's River Forth


glycol-cooled engine. During the war, test pilot Eric Brown evaluated many Luftwaffe aircraft. Among them was a He 111H-1 of Kampfgeschwader 26 which force landed at the Firth of Forth


c. 420 AD in the Brythonic kingdom of Manaw Gododdin (modern Lothian in Scotland), centred on the Firth of Forth in the area known as Yr Hen Ogledd. Little is known


Texaco in 2000. External links. - No longer active as of March 2006; References and notes. Bob May, The Guardian, 27 January 2005,


newspapers started to notice the book, with glowing reviews in The Guardian, The Sunday Times andThe Mail on Sunday, and in September 1997 Books for Keeps, a magazine that specialised in


commonwealth games in Meadowbank, Edinburgh. Wells also recorded the fastest British 100/200 times from 1978,79,80,81,82, 1983,and 100m in 84. Medals. References. External links. . Article from The Guardian.

daily newspaper published in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada


May 2, 2000. (article series), The Guardian, March 7–25, 2005. by Ian Buruma, The New York Review of Books 53(6), April 6, 2006. – Review of The R. Crumb


Red Planet with Val Kilmer, Carrie Anne Moss and Benjamin Bratt. He played the male lead in the television series The Guardian for three seasons beginning in 2001, and also appeared


– BBC News. – The Guardian. (IHT).


January 26, 2005, Wired, by Kim Zetter. , May 27, 2005, Wall Street Journal. , June 11, 2005, The Guardian. , June 19, 2005, CNN. , April 20,


from Labour Party (Ireland). from BBC News. from The Guardian. , Matthew Tempest, The Guardian, 17 March 2003. , Kamal Ahmed, The Observer, 10 June 2001. , Robin Cook's


on the traditional almanac. In December 2005 The Guardian newspaper, which described Schott's Original Miscellany as "the publishing sensation of the year", produced a special edition of its G2 section with


articles. , with The Guardian, September 28, 2007. - In free streaming video (Real), on the Northwestern University Library website. from Random House. Blake speaking at a teacher conference in


to become The Guardian. He was born at Ilminster, Somerset, England, to Mary Scott, the poet, and John Taylor, a Unitarian minister. He was apprenticed to a cotton manufacturer in Manchester, and

public artwork by Ante Buljan in Redwood City, California, United States


Dreyfus (1999). Milwaukee (2001). Nine Lives (2002). The Sergeants' Tale (2003). Obituaries. - The Times. - The Daily Telegraph. - The Guardian. - The Independent. External links.

Nigerian independent daily newspaper (Lagos, 1983-)


& Queries" column in The Guardian also raised the question "What is a runcible spoon?" The answers proposed by readers included that it was a spoon with a


The Guardian, and was close to being picked as an emergency batsman to replace the ill Micky Stewart for the 2nd Test in Bombay. When he was told by


History (1987). The Creators (1992). Cleopatra's Nose: Essays on the Unexpected (1994). The Seekers (1998). References. , New York Times, May 2, 1986. External links. United States Library of Congress. in The Guardian


Professorship at Cambridge before returning to Berkeley in 1999 as Professor of mathematics. An interview with Simon Singh for the Guardian, in which Borcherds suggested he might have


showcase their innocence to racism.". Liberal criticism. Commentator Sunny Hundal, writing for The Guardian, states that it is "reductionist" to assign political opinions to a collective guilt such as "White guilt"

stage play, a comedy, written by Philip Massinger


it the highest rated album to receive a worst album nomination. The 2008 award nominations were criticised in The Guardian for a lack of diversity and not including any female artists.

Belizean newspaper and the official print organ of the United Democratic Party


be refuted.". Prominent members (to 1997). Exxon / Esso. Ford. Royal Dutch/Shell. Texaco. British Petroleum. General Motors. DaimlerChrysler. The Aluminum Association. Between 1997 and the Coalition's deactivation in 2001, a

American oil brand property of ExxonMobil


Mobil was a major American oil company which merged with Exxon in


downtown area is on Main Street, also referred to as U.S. 1. On Main Street, you can find gas stations such as Mobil and Exxon, as well as a local


instructions, has a clock speed of approx. 8 MHz, twice as fast as that of the original Game Boy. The Game Boy Color also has four times as much memory as the


AES/MVS (1990-2004). In the US, the last game was Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. Sales. The Game Boy and Game Boy Color combined have sold 118.69 million units worldwide,


The console was designed by Gunpei Yokoi, inventor of the Game & Watch and Game Boy handhelds, as well as the Metroid franchise. While compact and seemingly portable, Virtual


Game Boy portable video game system in North America. August. August 7 – U.S. Congressman Mickey Leland (D-TX) and 15 others die in a plane crash in Ethiopia. August 7


it one of the many reasons why after-school cartoons rule. Video games. There was a Darkwing Duck video game released by Capcom on the Nintendo Entertainment System and the Game Boy.


video game console and Game Boy handheld game console. It is part of the Puzzle League series and is a direct port of the Japanese game Panel de Pon, rebranded to


1992; small_c.zip for the ZSHELL by Jeremy Dewey; smallc v4.1 for the Usgard calculator? by Jeremy Dewey, ccGB.zip or cc-b2.zip, version b2, by Alan Baldwin, 1990. (GB is Game Boy, with


on Donkey Kong and were given Nintendo's consent. The Donkey Kong character was also redesigned with a distinct, three-dimensional physical appearance. While borrowing the red necktie introduced in 1994's Game Boy


by Rareware for the Game Boy, released in 1995. It is a completely original follow-up to the original Donkey Kong Country. The game was later followed by Donkey Kong Land II. Some


the Game Boy. It is never stated which Hobgoblin this is. Hobgoblin again appears as a boss in the sequel, The Amazing Spider-Man 2. Once he is defeated, Spider-Man uses his glider


products and merchandise. For the film series see: The Punisher (films). The Punisher has appeared in numerous video games for the Mega Drive, Game Boy, PC, PlayStation 2, Xbox


Fantasy II. At a time when Nintendo's Game Boy was becoming popular worldwide due to the puzzle game Tetris, then-Squaresoft president Masafumi Miyamoto requested that a development team create


In the US, the last game was Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. Sales. The Game Boy and Game Boy Color combined have sold 118.69 million units worldwide, with 32.47 million units in Japan, 44.06


in Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone and Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. Biography. Biggerstaff was born in Glasgow, Scotland growing up with his parents in Maryhill. He went to Parkview Primary

2002 British-American fantasy film directed by Chris Columbus


of them brief reports on fast-breaking discoveries in nuclear science while other subjects, most notably the actinide concept, represented major theoretical contributions in the history of science. He held more than 40

study of the historical development of science and scientific knowledge


Gilles Deleuze on one hand, and modern science, self-organizing matter, artificial life and intelligence, economics, architecture, chaos theory, history of science, nonlinear dynamics, cellular automata on the other. De


The Max Planck Institute for the History of Science in Berlin was established in March 1994. Its research is primarily devoted to a theoretically oriented history of science


Manhattan Project at the University of Chicago, where Enrico Fermi and his group would later convert U238 to plutonium in the world's first controlled nuclear chain reaction using a chain-reacting pile. Seaborg's

research and development project that produced the first atomic bombs.


raised during the 1920s and financial backing from the Rockefeller Foundation helped the school to survive through the Great Depression. During World War II, the University made important contributions to the Manhattan Project


weapons began as early as 1939, practical development began in earnest in 1942 when these efforts were transferred to the authority of the U.S. Army and became the Manhattan Project. The


World War II (the Manhattan Project), gave a detailed description of the "Fat Man" plutonium bomb, and of processes for purifying plutonium, to Soviet intelligence. Biography. Theodore Alvin Holtzberg was


the Manhattan Project, where he was the youngest scientist at Los Alamos. While on a vacation back to his hometown, he entered a Soviet consulate in New York City and


intersections. This paper is a very early documented use of random sampling (which Nicholas Metropolis would name the Monte Carlo method during the Manhattan Project of World War II) in scientific inquiry.


suspended his studies to join the American war effort. He spent the war serving as an assistant to Enrico Fermi and Leó Szilárd working on the Manhattan Project. After World War II,


as well. Goals for such projects tend to be broad, qualitative, stretch/unrealistic and success driven. Examples of notable projects. Human Genome Project which mapped the human genome. Manhattan Project, which developed


Office for Scientific Research and Development, and she oversaw calculations for the Army, Navy, Manhattan Project and other institutions. After the war, Blanch's career was hampered by FBI suspicions that


OSRD and in December 1941, following the attack on Pearl Harbor, the Manhattan Engineering District was built, and the project was dubbed the Manhattan Project. In November 1943, Oliphant moved to


Robert Oppenheimer and Ernest Lawrence and guiding the department through its golden years of the 1930s and through the changes brought on by World War II, the Manhattan Project, and the birth


ranging from as far back as 1400 BC. Critical Assembly, 2003, modeled the first atomic bombs and key experiments of the Manhattan Project, which ran at the Corcoran


Laboratory. His experimental technique, using nuclear physics, was able to remove protons and neutrons from the bismuth atoms. Seaborg's technique would have been far too expensive to enable routine manufacturing of gold,

field of physics that deals with the structure and behavior of atomic nuclei


in nuclear physics (1927). Publications. Die Wahrscheinlichkeitsrechnung zur Bestimmung der Wählerzahl in automatischen Fernsprechämtern, In Elektrotechnische Zeitschrift, Heft 31, 1918. Original manuscript (1915) also translated in Arne Myskja, On the Calculation


in Grand Rapids for three years before transferring to the University of California, Berkeley, where he earned an undergraduate degree in physics and, in 1960, a Ph.D. in nuclear physics. The title


his own television program. His first attempt, APO 923, was not picked up by the networks, but in 1963, he created and produced The Lieutenant, which lasted for a


various Star Trek series, agreed to his request that  be stripped of its official recognition as canon by the studio. (In 2007, Star Trek's official site included the animated

concept of continuity between different fictional works

church law promulgated by a synod or ecumenical council or by an individual bishop


this film is generally not considered canon, although attempts have been made in various spin-off media to fit it in. Cast. Dr. Who - Peter Cushing. Ian - Roy Castle.


a canon of Chester Cathedral. While in Chester he founded the Chester Society for Natural Science, Literature and Art which played an important part in the establishment of the

cleric; member of certain bodies subject to an ecclesiastical rule


which also spawned Outrage Entertainment. It is not part of the canon of the Descent computer game series, and contained none of its ideas and only small portions of


on screen. It has, however, been fleshed out in novels and comic books, though none of these sources are considered canon. According to the novels and comics, Saavik was born on


not necessarily agree with all their choices; however, the book almost exclusively showcases low-budget obscurities and exploitation films. A notable exception is the selection of Richard Burton as the worst


for the film The Wild Geese, the fictional story of a group of mercenary soldiers hired to rescue a deposed African president. Colonel Alan Faulkner (played by Richard Burton)


When Claude Jade was planned to play Anne Boleyn beside Richard Burton in Anne of the Thousand Days, she starred for Édouard Molinaro's My uncle Benjamin and Geneviève Bujold got the part.


on Broadway starring Rex Harrison and Joyce Redman, and, in 1969 became an Oscar-winning movie with Richard Burton and Geneviève Bujold. (Margaret Furse won for her costume designs, but in a year


in the Midlands. This failed, coming to a dramatic end at Holbeche House in Staffordshire, where there was a shoot-out resulting in the deaths of Catesby and Percy and capture

ceremonial county in England (use Q21694786 for administrative non-metropolitan county)


Rudyard is a lakeside village in the county of Staffordshire, England, west of Leek and on


is a town and local government district in Staffordshire, England, located north-east of Birmingham city centre and north-west of London. The town takes its name from the


Hertfordshire (including St Albans), Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire (including Milton Keynes), Northamptonshire (including Towcester), Leicestershire, Warwickshire (including Nuneaton), Staffordshire (including Cannock, Wall and Lichfield), Shropshire (including in Church Stretton as the


Barton-under-Needwood is a large village in Staffordshire, England. It is situated a mile from the A38 between Burton upon Trent


A cross sited in Blore Heath, Staffordshire


to the south-east, Audley Rural, in Staffordshire to the south, Barthomley to the south-west, Haslington to the west, and Hassall to the north-west. Although Alsager is in Cheshire, it has a


son of Robert Buchanan (1813-1866), Owenite lecturer and journalist, and was born at Caverswall, Staffordshire, England. Buchanan senior, a native of Ayr, Scotland, lived for some years in Manchester, then moved


notable churches: St Wulstan's, Malvern Wells, Worcestershire is where Edward Elgar is buried. St Wulstan's, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire. St Wulstan's, Bournbrook, Birmingham. St Wulstan's Roman Catholic Church, Stourport-on-Severn, Worcestershire. St Wulstan's, Warndon,


Sue Lawley (born 14 July 1946) is an English broadcaster. Born in Sedgley, Staffordshire, England and brought up in the


Holland Park, London. However, in April 2001, due to the cost of maintaining the building, the offices were relocated to a converted outhouse at the Wedgwood Memorial College, Barlaston, Stoke-on-Trent,Staffordshire

non-metropolitan county (doesn't include Stoke-on-Trent)


in Suffolk died out by the early 20th century, though a population on Cannock Chase in Staffordshire lasted longer. In Ireland it is found locally in most parts of


Blithfield Reservoir is a large drinking water reservoir in South Staffordshire, England, owned by South Staffordshire Water. Some 800 acres (324 hectares) of reservoir


centre. It has been examined by the University of Sheffield’s who has compared it to similar crosses found in Staffordshire that were put up in the middle


Chasewater is a 3 km² reservoir in the parish of Burntwood, in the district of Lichfield, Staffordshire, England. History. Work on building the reservoir started in 1796 and it


Governor of Madras. Rev. Addison was buried in Lichfield Cathedral in Staffordshire. Notes.

Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1801-1832


Established in 1990, the newly created National Forest is an area of 520 km² (200 square miles) of Leicestershire, Derbyshire and Staffordshire in


Alton Towers is the 11th most visited theme park in Europe. It is based north of the village of Alton in Staffordshire (approximately east of Stoke-on-Trent), in the grounds


of Whitmore in Staffordshire. He was soon deprived by John Bridgeman, the high church bishop of Chester, who put him to much suffering. He became a schoolmaster and earned


end of August or early September, again by way of Calais. Guy Fawkes was left in charge of executing the plot, while the other conspirators fled to Dunchurch

English member of the Gunpowder Plot of 1605


Sweden, Denmark, Saxony, and Prussia in the seventeenth century", rather than follow the path of parliamentary and civil reform that it did. Commemoration. When Parliament met in January 1606 for


Charlemagne expands the Frankish kingdom by gains in Saxony, Bavaria and Spain. Hwicce reduced from a kingdom to an earldom. Significant people. Charlemagne. Alcuin.


member of the House of Wettin. He was the third but eldest surviving son of Frederick Augustus II, Prince-Elector of Saxony and King of Poland, by his


Julius Weisbach of Saxony in 1845. Initially, data on the variation of f with velocity was lacking, so the Darcy–Weisbach equation was outperformed at first by the empirical


(with farmining communities). Keitlinghausen. Ahmenhorst. Menninghausen. Neighbouring places. Beelen. Herzebrock-Clarholz. Rheda-Wiedenbrück. Langenberg. Wadersloh. Beckum. Ennigerloh. Twin towns. Niesky (Saxony, Germany). History. Records from the 9th century show that there was a


take six years before he had dealt with the remaining combatant Augustus II of Saxony-Poland. During this time Peter I rebuilt his army into modern form, basing it primarily on


Upper Lusatia remained under Bohemian rule until the Thirty Years' War when it became part of Saxony. Saxon rule. In 1635 most of Lusatia became a province of Saxony


into Moravia, taking all the principal fortresses on his way. On returning through Saxony he well-nigh annihilated the imperial army at the second Battle of Breitenfeld on October 23,


23, 1827 - July 18, 1898), was a German classical scholar. He was born at Erfurt in Saxony. Having held professorial appointments at Kiel and Heidelberg, he


Karajànnis, was born in Kozani, a town in the Ottoman province of Rumelia (present West Macedonia in Greece), leaving for Vienna in 1767, and eventually Chemnitz, Saxony. He and his brother


arms. The coat of arms displays: the heraldic lion of Meißen, the precursor state to Saxony. the cock representing the counts of Henneberg, who ruled the region


consisting of the Kingdom of Great Britain, Hanover, and Austria; the second consisting of Austria, France, Imperial Russia, Saxony, and Sweden. The French and Indian War was the


father), together with the Ostmark; Louis the Younger was promised Saxony, together with Franconia and Thuringia; Charles the Fat was promised Swabia, together with Rhaetia. A report


Saxony (Sachsen) and the Czech Republic to the east. Administrative subdivisions. Oberfranken is subdivided into a number of Landkreise (districts) and Kreisfreie Städte (district-free towns). Landkreise: Bamberg. Bayreuth. Coburg. Forchheim.


Bengel carried on an 18-year-long controversy with Nicolaus Ludwig, Count von Zinzendorf, leader of the Moravian Brethren from Herrnhut in Saxony. This led to a break between the Moravian Brethren


of Meißen in Saxony, Germany, between Meißen as early centre of Saxony and the today's capital Dresden. It is most famous for its Baroque castle, Schloss Moritzburg.


Worcester, a family home of Thomas and Robert Wintour. Heavy rain, however, slowed their travels. Many of them were caught by Richard Walsh, the Sheriff of Worcestershire, when they arrived in Stourbridge

town in the Metropolitan Borough of Dudley, in the West Midlands of England

Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1997 onwards


public health. She is a former Prime Minister of Norway, and has served as the Director General of the World Health Organization. She now serves as a Special Envoy

science and art of preventing disease, prolonging life and promoting health through organized efforts and informed choices of society, organizations, public and private, communities and individuals


leadership which municipal governments provide. Functions. Utah municipal governments perform numerous functions, including the maintaining of law and order, guarding public health and sanitation, managing public services and promoting community development. The


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.


concerns about public health. As part of a trend of municipal sanitation programs in the late 19th and 20th centuries, many cities constructed extensive sewer systems to help


The Food Standards Agency is a non-ministerial government department of the Government of the United Kingdom. It is responsible for protecting public health in relation to


government operates the jail, maintains rural roads, operates the. major local courts, keeps files of deeds and mortgages, maintains vital records, administers. public health regulations, and participates with the state in the

government organization in Paris, France


1998. In this capacity, Brundtland adopted a far-reaching approach to public health, establishing a Commission on Macroeconomics and Health, chaired by Jeffrey Sachs, and addressing violence as a major public

use of physical force or power for coercion or as punishment

1947 American drama film noir directed by Jack Bernhard


violence, crime, drugs, and sex. Alternatively, slang can grow out of mere familiarity with the things described. Among Californian wine connoisseurs, for example, Cabernet Sauvignon is often


must surmount fantastic difficulties. A common technique is the portrayal of someone who never wants to resort to violence, but is forced to do so due to circumstances beyond his control.


Tulsa. His most common subject is youth who casually engage in illegal drug use, underage sex and violence, and who are part of a subculture (such as surfing, punk rock


the plot. Psychological horror is different from the type of horror found in "splatter films," which derive their effects from gore and violence, and from the sub-genre of horror-of-personality, in


graphic violence, strong language, or drug references or use. Watersheds by country. Argentina. According to COMFER, the watershed starts at 10:00 p.m., and finishes at 8:00 a.m. the next morning. Australia.


Orcus. The corresponding Etruscan god was Aita. Symbols associated with him are the Helm of Darkness and the three-headed dog, Cerberus. In Christian theology, the term hades refers

in Greek mythology, the three-headed dog that guards the underworld


towards the gods. Film. In 2010's remake of Clash of the Titans, British actor Ralph Fiennes has signed on to play Hades. Television. On the television series  and , Hades


catalyzed by iron- or nickel-containing enzymes called hydrogenases. These enzymes catalyze the reversible redox reaction between H2 and its component two protons and two electrons. Creation of hydrogen

chemical reaction involving reduction and oxidation of different species


in the following redox reaction, C6H12O6 + 6O2 → 6CO2 + 6H2O, the carbon dioxide and water is a waste product and the chemical reaction is exothermic.


development of quantum mechanics. Hydrogen is important in metallurgy as it can embrittle many metals, complicating the design of pipelines and storage tanks. Hydrogen is highly soluble in

domain of materials science that studies the physical and chemical behavior of metals


Type K was specified at a time when metallurgy was less advanced than it is today, and consequently characteristics vary considerably between samples. One of the constituent metals, nickel, is magnetic;


X-ray scattering (RIXS). X-ray Raman scattering. X-ray diffraction pattern. References. See also. Structure determination. Materials Science. Metallurgy. Mineralogy. X-ray crystallography. X-ray generator. External links. at University of California,


with stoves. The metallurgy at the time, however, required that it be made of cast iron, which cracked when fired. This caused smoke to pass through the cracks and into


rare on Earth. Industrial production is from hydrocarbons such as methane with most being used "captively" at the production site. The two largest uses are in fossil

third planet from the Sun in the Solar System

British psychedelic rock band (1968–1969)


the crash. The novel Methuselah's Children is focused on the Howard Families and their quest for acceptance on Earth and other planets. According to Methuselah's Children, envy of


the aforementioned science of psychistry (see Madness Has Its Place and Juggler of Worlds). Their jurisdiction is limited to the Earth-Moon system; other human colonies have their own

one of the classical elements, in some systems numbering four along with air, fire, and water


galaxy orbiting the Milky Way. 20 Em — 21,500 light years — Distance to OGLE-2005-BLG-390Lb, the most distant and the most Earth-like planet known. 24 Em — 25,000


would eventually build up to become a volcanic island. Although still an area of active research, it appears that according to complex convection within the Earth's mantle material rises to


The All Species Foundation aimed to catalog all species on Earth by 2025. It began in 2001 as a spinoff of the Long Now


aliens or androids controlled by aliens. According to this theory, they are sent out in order to cover up alien activity on Earth. All oddities in their appearance and behavior are


the first spacecraft to achieve a lunar soft landing and to transmit photographic data to Earth. The automatic lunar station that achieved the survivable landing weighed 99 kg. It


precession) values are important in observation from Earth for calculating the apparent positions of astronomical objects. Of the Earth. In the case of Earth, the principal sources of


surface to Earth stations during a period of 10 minutes of flight prior to crashing upon the Moon, to rough-land a seismometer capsule on the Moon, to collect gamma-ray data


the gap between the headlights of a car as observed from the same distance as between the Earth to the Moon. General information. The VLT consists of an arrangement of


positional astronomy to indicate when one celestial body is on the opposite side of the sky when viewed from a particular place (usually the Earth). In particular, two planets are


Thomas R. Henry writes, "The Weddell Sea is, according to the testimony of all who have sailed through its berg-filled waters, the most treacherous and dismal region on earth. The Ross


limb. It lies just beyond the region of the surface that is occasionally brought into view due to libration, and so this feature cannot be observed directly from the Earth.


the rest of them. Like all T Tauri stars, it is very young, being only a million years old. Its distance from Earth is about 580 light years, and its


So, for example: One astronomical unit (AU) — the distance from the Sun to the Earth — is. The most distant space probe, Voyager 1, was away


Numbakulla) were two sky gods who created all life on Earth, including humans, from the Inapertwa. Afterwards, they became lizards. The Numakulla are sometimes described as a dual-aspect deity


9352) is a red dwarf star approximately 3.29 pc or 10.74 light years from Earth's Solar System. This star has the fourth highest known proper motion, moving


(AU), the distance from the Earth to the Sun). Given these two measurements, along with the rules of trigonometry, the length of the adjacent side (the parsec) can be


the continuation of life on Earth. Compare: Ouroboros.


II star, located roughly 36,000 light years away from the Earth, that has a mass of approximately. 80% of the mass of the Sun. It is one of the


The South Pole-Aitken basin is an impact crater on Earth's Moon.


in a sun-synchronous orbit around the Earth. It is the flagship of the Earth Observing System (EOS). The name "Terra" comes from the Latin word for earth. The satellite


have been discovered living within warm rock deep in the Earth's crust. Extraterrestrial life. Earth is the only place in the universe known to harbour life. Today's estimates of

short-lived Japanese vocal trio (2000–2001)


readily. For example, Starfleet Academy cadets use impulse engines when flying from Earth to Saturn and back. There are three practical challenges surrounding impulse drive design: acceleration, time dilation and energy


sciences and a subdiscipline of physics, is the study of the whole Earth by the quantitative observation of its physical properties. Geophysical data are used in academics to observe tectonic plate


Trench in the Pacific Ocean, which contains the deepest point on the Earth's surface. 3.7 quadrillion m³ — volume of the Mediterranean Sea. 1 E+16 m³ or 1016 m³ equals:


Earth is located on the Keweenaw Peninsula of Michigan. This volcanic activity produced the only strata on Earth where large scale economically recoverable 97 percent pure native copper is found.


and he is presumed to be dead by the rest of the family. Corwin. The protagonist. A cross between a cruel rogue and a reluctant poet, his years on Earth


the magnetic field lines. Earth itself is largely protected from the solar wind by its magnetic field, which deflects most of the charged particles, however some of the charged particles are


little or no geological evidence on Earth exists from the time spanned by the Early Imbrian epoch of the Moon, the Early Imbrian has been used by at least


before he does. But Brother Edward finds out first that he was the Black Rose Killer, a Jack the Ripper-like murderer on an Earth colony. Several women


places in order to obtain data for measuring the distance from the Earth to the Sun. Most notably, James Cook observes the transit from Tahiti. November 9 -


Apollo Applications Program planned a three month interplanetary mission to Venus using Apollo hardware in the 1970s. So far, all manned missions have been within the Earth's planetary


that were taken when the Earth, astronomical objects, and Sun are in a straight line but the Earth was actually on opposite sides of the Sun for the two

1973 studio album by Vangelis O. Papathanassiou


of the Earth is increasing its tilt toward the Sun and the length of daylight rapidly increases for the relevant hemisphere. The hemisphere begins to warm significantly causing


Harmony, after leaving an Earth that has been destroyed by human conflict. In order not to repeat the mistakes that led to. the destruction of civilization on Earth,


A satellite is said to occupy an inclined orbit around the Earth


Earth, observe solar X-rays, measure local magnetic fields, and study the soil mechanics of the lunar surface material. Lunokhod 2 rover and subsystems. The rover stood 135 cm (4 ft


heavily. Meanwhile, Earth is overpopulated (with a total population of eight billion), and strict rules against robots have been passed. The eponymous "caves of steel" are vast city complexes covered


where Earth's inner Van Allen radiation belt makes its closest approach to the planet's surface. For a given altitude, the radiation intensity is greater within this region


827, he measured at 35 degrees north latitude, in the valley of the Tigris, the length of a meridian and thus the Earth's circumference, getting a result of 40,248 km (or,


added at irregular intervals to compensate for the Earth's slowing rotation. Leap seconds are used to allow UTC to closely track UT1, which is mean solar time at the Royal


bowl. Twelve gradations inscribed perpendicular to the hemisphere indicated the hour of the day. Using this measuring instrument Eratosthenes of Cyrene (ca. 220 BC) measured the length of Earth's


nuclear weapon's destruction of all life on the apes' future Earth. Escape from the Planet of the Apes begins by establishing that three apes (Cornelius, Zira, and Dr. Milo,


A moonscape is an area or vista of the lunar landscape (generally of the Earth's moon), or a visual representation of this, such as in


to Earth of a being from a planet circling the star Sirius and his companion from the planet Saturn. This story and Voltaire's Plato's Dream (another early precursor of


the Earth (> 1 AU) and a perihelion distance (q) AU. Some can get very close to the Earth, making them a potential threat to


Earth's rotation axis and orbit around the Sun. These orientations vary (though slowly, e.g. due to precession), so there is an infinite number of such coordinate systems possible. For example,


The Vostok programme (, translated as Orient or East) was a Soviet human spaceflight project that succeeded in putting a person into Earth orbit for the first time.


Earthling is a demonym, referring to an individual of a species originating from Earth. Historically the

painting by After Jan Brueghel the Elder


The coldest natural temperature ever recorded on Earth was −89.2°C (−128.6°F) at the


by another since January 3, 1818. It will be very difficult to observe from Earth, because the elongation of Venus and Jupiter from the Sun on November 22, 2065 will be


Earth all along, would be adapted by Rod Serling in his work on the initial screenplay of Planet of The Apes. References. External links. DeVoe, Bill. (2008). Trivia


upper part of the densely cratered terrain found in lunar highlands. Relationship to Earth's geologic time scale. Since little or no geological evidence on Earth exists from the


usually expressed as line drawings, for streets, postal zone boundaries, etc. Coordinate system descriptions. One or more data describing the precise shape of the Earth assumed by


that the Earth was not flat. In Western culture, Greek philosophers realized that the Earth was round by the fourth century BCE; non-western cultures noticed it even earlier. Exploration. Discovery

1930 film by Alexander Dovzhenko, Yuliya Solntseva


find it totally empty. Despite the paradise, he soon grows extremely bored with being the last person on Earth. After trying to create diversions such as an earthquake or electrical


the popular stereotype of a volcano. Some of the largest volcanoes on Earth are shield volcanoes. Characteristics. The name derives from a translation of "Skjaldbreiður", an Icelandic shield volcano whose name


biker, he was one of the three Wind Ninja students of his class to survive Lothor's attack. He wields the power of earth. He was portrayed by Glenn McMillan. He is

one of the classical elements, in some systems numbering four along with air, fire, and water


According to Festus (203:19), "Ops is said to be the wife of Saturn. By her they designated the earth, because the earth distributes all goods to the


son, Merlin. Trumps of Doom won the Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel in 1986. Plot summary. Merlin has spent the last several years on Earth learning computer science while


to rape some of the first women on Earth. The Wati-kutjara wounded him in battle, castrating him with a boomerang, and he died of his wounds in a waterhole.


SOHO is one of three spacecraft currently in the vicinity of the Earth-Sun L1 point, a point of gravitational balance located approximately 0.99 astronomical unit (AU)s from the Sun


the longest running enterprise for acquisition of imagery of Earth from space. The first Landsat satellite was launched in 1972; the most recent, Landsat 7, was launched on April 15,


the main planet appears to be locked in place in the sky as it slowly rotates. The Moon is in synchronous rotation about the Earth. In fact, most major moons in


the British Association on the progress of astronomy during the 19th century, and his work On an Inequality of Long Period in the Motions of the Earth and Venus. One of


feature can be affected by libration, and on occasion it can be hidden from view from Earth. The basin material is of the Nectarian epoch, with the mare material being of


a planet's elongation is the angle between the Sun and the planet, as viewed from Earth. When an inferior planet is visible after sunset, it is near its


near the Earth's geographic north pole (see Magnetic North Pole) and the other magnetic field N pole near the Earth's geographic south pole (see Magnetic South Pole).

third of the five elements or phases in the Wuxing cycle in Chinese astrology


mass of one avoirdupois pound on the surface of Earth. Since the 18th century, the unit has been used in low-precision measurements, for which small changes in Earth's gravity


What if the Moon Didn’t Exist is a collection of speculative articles about different versions of Earth. They were originally published in Astronomy magazine. The


Earth edition of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. The company was renamed after its main asset in 2000, to h2g2. Following the dot-com crash in 2001, many h2g2


the earth's surface that is designed to find and produce petroleum oil hydrocarbons. Usually some natural gas is produced along with the oil. A well designed to produce mainly or only


can reveal all mysteries of the Earth, wind and water, what the mind is, and everything the conjurer wants to know, gives good familiars, dignities and confirms


chief work was a critical and exegetical commentary on Homer. He is also famous for constructing the earliest known globe of the Earth. Life. He was born in Mallus in Cilicia,


The Earth's South Magnetic Pole is the wandering point on the Earth's surface where the geomagnetic field lines are directed vertically upwards. It should not be confused


Williams as Mork, an alien who comes to Earth from the planet Ork in a large egg-shaped space ship, and Pam Dawber as Mindy McConnell, his human friend, roommate, and


and research. An aircraft using this type of jet engine could dramatically reduce the time it takes to travel from one place to another, potentially putting any place on Earth


to be the standard orbit for the Salyut 4 space station. A multispectral camera in the orbital module was used in coordination with aircraft to photograph Earth. The intention was to


critical role in the intrigue of the Alpha Quadrant. His actions prove key in stopping a Coup d'état attempt on Earth from his former Captain, Admiral Leyton. During


Earth's Moon into five generally recognized periods: the Copernican, Eratosthenian, Imbrian (Late and Early epochs), Nectarian, and Pre-Nectarian. The boundaries of this time scale are related to large impact events that


analysis is used for the detailed study of sedimentary basins, since the ancient geomorphological environments of the Earth's surface are preserved in the stratigraphic record. Paleogeographers also study

fictional Planet from the Foundation Universe by Isaac Asimov


KEO is the name of a proposed space time capsule which was to have been launched in 2003 carrying messages from the citizens of present Earth to


and transversal—propagate through the soil with different velocities. By analyzing data received from more observation posts, Mohorovičić concluded that the Earth consists of surface layers above an internal core. He was

1972 science fiction novel by Marie C. Farca


MOPITT (Measurements of Pollution in the Troposphere) is a payload scientific instrument launched into Earth orbit by NASA on board the Terra satellite in 1999. It


at Edwards Air Force Base on runway 22. The mission was completed in 81 revolutions of the Earth and traveled 2.2 million miles. The 5 astronauts carried out

town in Texas, Erath County, United States


Essentially all deuterium in the universe is thought to have been produced at the time of the Big Bang, and has endured since that time. Deuterium is not radioactive,

theoretical past period when the Universe was much hotter, denser and rapidly expanding


earth are believed to have been formed in processes of nucleosynthesis, either in the 'Big Bang', or in generations of stars that preceded the formation of the solar system.


way back to the Big Bang. Translations. Страта (Bulgarian). Strata (Czech). Delven (Dutch) (published together with The Dark Side of the Sun in one volume in 1982: republished separately as Strata


Terry Christoffersen, Doyle Holly), George Lindsey (reprising his "Goober" character from The Andy Griffith Show), Irlene Mandrell, Minnie Pearl, Linda Thompson, Kenny Price, Lulu Roman, Misty Rowe, Junior Samples, Jeff


haystack which lowered down to reveal the couple). Colonel Daddy's daughter: Marianne Gordon was the pampered southern belle daughter of her Colonel Daddy (Gordie Tapp). She would sit on the swing at

stock character; young woman of the American Old South's upper class


Lee Greenwood, Merle Haggard, Doyle Holly, Alan Jackson, Wanda Jackson, Sonny James, Waylon Jennings, George Jones, Alan King, Brenda Lee, Jerry Lee Lewis, Lyle Lovett, Loretta Lynn, Barbara Mandrell,


include—. Alabama, Atlanta, Roy Acuff, Lynn Anderson, Chet Atkins, Hoyt Axton, Suzy Bogguss, Randy Boone, Ernest Borgnine, Garth Brooks, Bellamy Brothers, The Buckaroos, Robert Byrd, Glen Campbell,


Dodge City is a town in Cullman County, Alabama, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 612. Geography. Dodge City is located


Belk is a town in Fayette County, Alabama, United


St. Florian is a town in Lauderdale County, Alabama, United States. It is part of the Florence - Muscle Shoals Metropolitan Statistical Area known as


Sipsey is a town in Walker County, Alabama,


administration in an August convention in Montgomery Alabama. He also planned to concentrate on racial profiling, prisoners' rights and closing the digital divide between whites and blacks.


Lafayette, Indiana, earning a Master of Science degree in astronautical and aeronautical engineering in 1972. He graduated from pilot training at Craig AFB, in Alabama in 1973. Career. Payton served


hiking, backpacking, canoeing, kayaking, climbing, caving, and arguably broader groups such as watersports and snowsport. Outdoor sports most often include nature in the "sport". While obviously enjoyed by many as a


the piano, climbing trees and eating bananas but it is also important for calibrating simple movements like reflexes, as parameters of the body and environment change over time. The


To make climbing as safe as possible, most climbers use protection to prevent injury


in the event of a fall. Due to this risk, climbers typically wear climbing helmets. See also. Climbing. Caving. References. External links.


tub containing the water and plant(s). Reading. Reading, such as reading books, magazines, comics, or newspapers, is a common hobby and one that can its origins back

written text that can be published in printed or electronic form


received an OBE for lifelong service to the theatre and retired to the country. Sebastian wrote a book about the film's events which, it is indicated, may be less


in the Swiss Alps. It was written as a book "for children and those who love children" as quoted from its subtitle in 1880 by Swiss author Johanna Spyri. Two sequels,


The Malkavians are a fictional clan of vampires from White Wolf Game Studio's books, role-playing games  and, . In


Hackers: Heroes of the Computer Revolution (ISBN 0-385-19195-2) is a book by Steven Levy about hacker culture. It was published in


Robert C. Kolodny is the author of numerous books on human sexuality and related topics. A graduate


Incunabula is the Latin for "swaddling clothes" or "cradle" and can refer to "the earliest stages or first traces in the development of anything." In printing, an incunabulum is a book


an Unarmed American is a book by American author and producer Michael Moore. The book is a look at the state of business and industry in the United States and


A Child's History of England is a book by Charles Dickens.


in 1908. In 1916, he published his first book of Croatian folk songs from Međimurje. Later he extended the work to cover the Bunjevci Croats in Hungary


books. The site also hosts small forums for photography, parenting, and other specific interests. Like most large forums, RPGnet has developed numerous in-jokes, taglines, and recurring flame wars. Moderation


is a best-selling book by Michael Drosnin, first published in 1997. A sequel, The Bible Code II, was published in 2002 and also reached best-seller status. Drosnin describes an alleged


Compare with hardcover, hardback, and hardbound. Paperback, softback, or softcover describe and refer to a book by the nature of its binding.


Liberal Politics is a major focus. It has reviews and articles about music, books, and films. It also has articles about "modern life", including relationships, friendships and sex. It covers


A hardcover, hardback or hardbound is a book bound with rigid protective covers (typically of cardboard covered with


in seafood. The name and concept were inspired by Robert Louis Stevenson's book Treasure Island. History. The first restaurant was opened in 1969 in Lexington, Kentucky. (The original

common figure in heraldry, used as a symbol of scholarship


Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. Despite his wealth, Radcliffe has said he does not have expensive tastes. Radcliffe has said that his main expense is books,


Buckram is a stiff cloth, made of cotton, and still occasionally linen, which is used to cover and protect books. Buckram can also be used to


such as political, military, and sports memorabilia. Trading cards. Jewelry and timepieces. Fine wines. Antique or classic cars. Rare books. Comic books.


Crashing the Party is a 2002 book by Ralph Nader detailing


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


locomotives. This is a demanding hobby, requiring a multitude of large and expensive tools, e.g. lathes and mills. This hobby originated in the UK in the late 1800s, later spread and

machine tool which rotates the workpiece on its axis


purpose. Maude's past is revealed in a glimpse of the concentration camp ID number tattooed on her arm as well as her talk with Harold about using an umbrella

modification of the skin consisting of images created by ink placed in human skin, permanently or semi-permanently


artists. Medium specificity. Plop art. Reductive art. Tattoo. Notes and references. External links. (eBook).

song by American recording artist Jordin Sparks


some time, though his artwork continued to be used for the remainder of the band's career. Tattoos of the Black Flag logo have become widespread since its creation.

song written by Siouxsie and the Banshees


designs have also had an enduring popularity. Indeed many of these motifs are used today in popular art including jewellery and tattoos. Purpose. The book had a sacramental, rather than educational


Bloom was named Prince Albert, and joined a short-lived trio called "the Pierced Pals". He acquired the persona of Droz's personal tattooist. Droz and Albert continued to team together until


Want to Sing Out, Sing Out". "If You Want to Sing Out, Sing Out (banjo version)" – previously unreleased. "Trouble". "Don't Be Shy (alternate version)" – previously unreleased. "If


into the east, head office functions were moved to Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Today there are four retail divisions: The Bay, Zellers, Home Outfitters, and Fields, after Designer Depot


Tätort or locality) in Helsingborg Municipality. In the table they are listed according to the size of the population as of December 31, 2005. The municipal seat is in


John Sigismund, Elector of Brandenburg (d. 1619). December 31 – Emperor Go-Yozei of Japan (d. 1617). date unknown. Francis van Aarssens (d. 1641). Sigismund Báthory, Prince of Transylvania and of


either incorporated into the Roman army or sold as slaves. December 31— Vandals, Alans and Suebians cross the Rhine at Mogontiacum, beginning an invasion of Gallia. (Traditional date, this


28 – Hugh Aycelin, French cardinal (b. 1230). December 31 – Humphrey de Bohun, 3rd Earl of Hereford, English soldier (b. 1249). date unknown. Ronald Crawford, Scottish clan chief


of mayor. The Mayor of Point Pleasant is Martin Konkus (R), term ends December 31 2010. The members of the Borough Council are Council President Susan Rogers (R,


C. Massa (D, term ends on December 31, 2010. Members of the North Arlington Borough Council are. Council President (D, 2008), Joseph R. Bianchi (R, 2010), (D, 2009),


was elected to the Federal Council of Switzerland on December 10, 1875, and handed over office on December 31, 1890. He was affiliated with the Free Democratic Party.


was elected to the Federal Council on July 18, 1940 and handed over office on December 31, 1947. He was affiliated to the Free Democratic Party (FDP/PRD). During his time in


actress (d. 2005). December 29 - Viveca Lindfors, actress (d. 1995). December 30 - Jack Lord, actor (d. 1998). December 31 – Rex Allen, American cowboy actor, singer


American humorist (d. 1976). October 6 - John Metcalfe, UK writer (d. 1965). December 26 - Henry Miller, American writer (d. 1980). December 31 - Giovanni Pascoli, Italian poet (d. 1912). Deaths.


November 14 - Jacob Abbott, children's writer (d. 1879). December 6 - Susanna Moodie, British-Canadian writer (d. 1885). December 31 - José María Heredia y Heredia, Cuban poet (d. 1839). Deaths. February


and handed over office on December 31, 1919. He was affiliated to the Liberal Party. During his office time he held the following departments: Political Department (1917). Department of Home Affairs


over office on December 31, 1919. He was affiliated to the Free Democratic Party. During his office time he held the following departments: Department of Home Affairs (1912).


northernmost point, Cape Soya. From Cape Soya you can see the Russian island, Sakhalin. As of December 31, 2007, the city has an estimated population of 40,629 and the density


two days between December 31, 2001 and January 1, 2002. Camaño was Mayor of Quilmes Partido from 1987-1991. Until 2007 he sat in the Argentine Chamber of Deputies for Buenos Aires Province.


Claude Joseph Dorat (December 31, 1734 – April 29, 1780), was a French writer,


1557 – January 16, 1560). François (December 31, 1559, Blois – October 24, 1573, Reims). Maximilien (October 25, 1562 – 1567). See also. Dukes of Guise family tree. House


two winners. $100 million to Johnnie Ely in Millennium Millions of December 31, 1999. Pennsylvania: $115.6 million shared among 14 winning tickets in April 1989, in Super 7 game later


December 31, 1946. The description of the emblem was similar to the other Yugoslav republics. The device had two crossing stems of wheat in front of scheme of a neighborhood with


Senate in 1997 on the PML(N) Party ticket.Later in the same year he was elected as the President of Pakistan on December 31, 1997 with record number of votes.


bound for Florida. "Simón Trinidad" was extradited to the United States in the afternoon of December 31, 2004. Trials. 1st U.S. Trial. Pre-Trial. In February 2005, Ricardo Palmera appeared before


John Cheke, English classical scholar and statesman (d. 1557). December – Henry, Duke of Cornwall, third son of Henry VIII of England, stillborn. December 31 – Vesalius, Flemish anatomist (d. 1564).

day in the Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar


World War II. The shipyard closed on December 31, 1983. References and Notes.


host Louis Rukeyser's Wall Street on CNBC (cancelled on December 31, 2004 at the request of the show's host), which was also distributed to PBS stations. Wall $treet Week with


Trust on December 31 1975. At the time, it was heavily derided by competitors as being "un-American" and the fund itself was seen as "Bogle's folly". Fidelity Investments


boundary of the City of Kalamazoo. The city was incorporated from the entirety of the former Portage Township on December 31, 1963. There are two public high schools in Portage, Portage


Mayor of Pennington is Anthony Persichilli (D, term ends December 31, 2011). Members of the Borough Council are Council President Edwin "Weed" Tucker (D, 2008), Catherine Chandler (D, unexpired


government. Washington operates under the Faulkner Act (Council-Manager) form of municipal government. Members of the Washington Borough Council are Mayor Scott McDonald (D, term ends December 31, 2012), Deputy Mayor David Higgins


The city is a relatively new development along the northern shores of Utah Lake. It was incorporated on December 31, 1997 and has been growing rapidly since then.


is thought to have been implicated in the conspiracy that led to his assassination on December 31 192. The plot was carried out by the Praetorian prefect Quintus Aemilius Laetus,


November 22 - Mae West, actress and dramatist. December 2 - Romain Gary, writer. December 8 - John Lennon, musician, author. December 12 - Ben Travers, dramatist. December 31


George Willis Ritchey (December 31 1864 – November 4 1945) was an American optician and telescope maker and astronomer born


(December 31, 1735 – November 12,1813), naturalized in New York as John Hector St. John, was a French-American writer. He was born in Caen, Normandy, France, to the Comte and Comtesse


12, 1929 and handed over office on December 31, 1938. He was affiliated to the Free Democratic Party. During his time in office he held the Department of Home Affairs from 1930


the Swiss Federal Council (1855-1875). He was elected to the Swiss Federal Council on July 14, 1855, representing the Canton of Lucerne, and handed over office on December 31, 1875.


the first news bulletin on December 31, 1961, minutes after the station was launched. He received numerous honours, being awarded television personality of the year, and was the first RTÉ


Lilly Daché (October 10, 1898 – December 31, 1989) was a French milliner and fashion designer. She was born in Bègles, Gironde, France, and began her fashion career


School. Life. He was born in Attleboro, Massachusetts, December 31, 1764, the son of Thomas Daggett. The history of Dagget's family in Massachusetts is a distinguished one, with the


and the growing commercial class, now made up of numerous immigrants: Germans, Americans, French and English. On more than one occasion US, French, German and British forces claimed larges sums

people of German descent (or citizens of Germany)


Germans, British, and Dutch) to be superior, shunning those of Southern and Eastern Europe (who may have darker features and different cultures) along with anyone whose ethnic heritage is not European.


Philadelphia region also has the fourth largest population of Indian Americans. The West Indian population is concentrated in Cedar Park. Germans, Greeks, Chinese, Japanese, English, Pakistanis, Iranians,


According to the 1921 data, the population of the city was 19,362, of whom 9,422 were Serbs, 7,237 Germans, 887 Hungarians, etc. Between 1918 and 1922, the city was part


The Landsmannschaft Ostpreußen is a non-profit organization for Germans who were evacuated or expelled from East Prussia during World War II and its aftermath. It was


groups of Danes, Germans and Swedes. Background. The official starting point for the Northern Crusades was Pope Celestine III's call in 1193; but the already Christian kingdoms of


Germans. Births. Carloman, Frankish Mayor of the Palace (d. 754). Sufyan al-Thawri, Islamic scholar and jurist. (d. 778). Deaths. Ceolred, king of Mercia. Musa bin Nusair, Umayyad general and


departments. The departments are listed below, with the departmental capital cities in parentheses. Artibonite (Gonaïves). Centre (Hinche). Grand'Anse (Jérémie). Nippes (Miragoâne). Nord (Cap-Haïtien). Nord-Est (Fort-Liberté). Nord-Ouest (Port-de-Paix). Ouest (Port-au-Prince). Sud-Est


Montrouis and Gonaïves, before reaching its terminus at the northern port Cap-Haïtien. The southern highway, Route Nationale #2, links Port-au-Prince with Les Cayes via Léogâne and Petit Goâve. Maintenance for


Heard Island and McDonald Islands (abbreviated as HIMI) (formally named the Territory of Heard Island and McDonald Islands) are a volcanic group of barren Antarctic islands, about two-thirds

Swedish steamship used for several polar expeditions


mm/y or less) is similar to the modeled imbalance in the Antarctic (roughly 1 mm/y of sea-level rise; Huybrechts 1990), suggesting a contribution of sea-level rise from the Antarctic. Relationships between


per decade while the extent of Antarctic sea ice increased by 1.3% per decade. Lake ice and river ice. Ice forms on rivers and lakes in response to


distinct, and molecular studies confirmed this, suggesting that they are actually more closely related to the sheathbills, a uniquely Antarctic family. As such it is now placed in


Anoplopoma fimbria (sablefish). The black cod or smallscaled cod, Notothenia microlepidota, is a marine cod icefish in the genus Notothenia with distribution ranging from southern New Zealand to sub-Antarctic seas, although


called "Maori chief" too. The Maori chief, Notothenia angustata, is a cod icefish in the genus Notothenia found in the southern ocean between New Zealand and Chile south to the Antarctic


cities are: Tegucigalpa (894,000 hab.-Distrito Central only-), San Pedro Sula (517,000 hab.), Choloma (160,000 hab.), La Ceiba (140,00 hab.), El Progreso (106,000 hab.), Choluteca, Comayagua, Puerto Cortes, La Lima

port city on the northern coast of Honduras in Central America


squadron of US-provided F-5s. The military unit Battalion 316 carried out political assassinations and torture of suspected political opponents of the government during this same period. Battalion members received

1959 fighter aircraft family by Northrop

series of fighter aircraft built in China


within a range between 7.75 and 7.85 Hong Kong dollars to one United States dollar. The government's fiscal year is from April 1 to March 31 of the next year.


February 15 – Charles III, Duke of Lorraine (d. 1608). February 16 – Kanō Eitoku, Japanese painter (d. 1590). April 1 – François de Bonne, duc de Lesdiguières, Constable of


Athens. Deaths. April 1 – King Amalric II of Jerusalem (b. 1145). May 7 – Ladislaus III of Hungary (b. 1201). June 14 – Walter III of Brienne. June 21 –


by eastern capitalists based on favorable reports of petroleum deposits. A United States Post Office was opened at Mission San Buenaventura in 1861. On April 1 1866, the town of


towns of Bracknell, North Ascot, Sandhurst, Crowthorne and surrounding villages and hamlets. History. Bracknell Forest was formed on April 1 1974, as the non-metropolitan district of Bracknell. The


April 1, 1936. The US Carrier Fleet now totaled 135,000 tons (137,000 t), nominally, and there it remained until the treaty was terminated by Japan in 1936. As with


one of New Jersey's initial group of 104 townships on February 21, 1798. Portions of the township have been taken to form Cranbury Township (March 7, 1872) and Plainsboro Township (April 1


1970, 11,801 in 1980, 29,202 in 1990, and 42,059 in 2000. On Easter Sunday, April 1, 1934, Clyde Barrow, Bonnie Parker, and Henry Methvin killed two young motorcycle


Jolie Gábor Christman de Szigethy (September 29 1896 - April 1 1997) was best known as "Mama Jolie", the mother of actresses/socialites Zsa Zsa Gabor, Eva Gabor and Magda Gabor.


22. In 1922, the unit was deactivated. The 1st Battalion was reactivated on April 1, 1941, formed from troops transferred from the 45th Infantry Regiment (PS), and the 329 troops


(1959-1966). January 8 - Shindig! (1964-1966). Replaced by Batman. February 6 - Mister Ed (1961-1966). March 19 - The Donna Reed Show (1958-1966). April 1 - The Flintstones (1960-1966). April 7


2003. Dams. The Salween is the longest undammed river in mainland Southeast Asia. Proposals to build several dams along it, mainly in Burma, are controversial. On April 1, 2004, the Chinese


briefly as prime minister of Iraq for two months, from February 1, 1941, to April 1, 1941. He was appointed prime minister by the regent, 'Abd al-Ilah, following the first


responsibility of the council. The village falls within the Non-metropolitan district of Sedgemoor, which was formed on April 1, 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972, having previously been part of Bridgwater