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References Oregon Route 222

oregon department of transportation, descriptions of , oregon routes, http://www.oregon.gov/odot/hwy/traffic/teos_publications/pdf/descriptions_of_us_and_oregon_routes.pdf, page 28. oregon department of transportation, springfield-creswell highway no. 222, ftp://ftp.odot.state.or.us/tdb/trandata/maps/slchart_pdfs_1980_to_2002/hwy222_1999.pdf

References 439th Operations Group

 this article incorporates public domain material air force historical research agency website http://www.afhra.af.mil/. maurer, maurer (1983). air force combat units of world war ii. maxwell afb, alabama: office of air force history. isbn 0-89201-092-4 johnson, david c. (1988), u.s. army air forces continental airfields (eto), d-day v-e day; research division, usaf historical research center, maxwell afb, alabama. 439th operations group

Developments Main North railway line, New South Wales

cowan station the line hampered rugged terrain , change of gauge @ wallangarra traffic queensland. line superseded principal route brisbane completion of north coast line in 1930. despite being bypassed, line remained busy many years afterwards, line instead becoming major freight link wheat , wool regions of northern , north-west new south wales. in 1988, newly elected greiner state government commissioned report state rail authority booz allen hamilton. result, line between tenterfield , wallangarra closed. last train operate north of tenterfield australian railway historical society charter on 15 january 1988 hauled diesel locomotive 4487. last train operate north of glen innes hauled steam locomotive 3001 on 22 october 1989 after line formally suspended operations. following northern tablelands express being truncated in february 1990, line north of tamworth saw little use until xplorer service introduced armidale in october 1993. line glen innes still open in july 1992 when diesel

Kiev 35 mm cameras Kiev (brand)

kiev 4a rangefinder camera kiev 4 jupiter-8m lens , original camera case kiev produced several 35 mm film rangefinder cameras clones of pre-war contax ii , contax iii cameras, , range of 35mm slr cameras. after war had ended, soviet union demanded new sets of contax tools original toolmaker in dresden , ordered fair number of trial cameras made zeiss trademarks , coated lenses these 1946 in postwar east germany. successful, german instructors transferred kiev. missing specialists in few cases recruited in west germany. still available parts went in same direction. in fact, removing front of kiev ii cameras, 1 see metal stamped contax name, pressed out , re-stamped kiev. kiev 15 tee kiev 19 body kiev rangefinders retained same lens mount prewar contax rangefinders , lenses can interchanged. cameras went through few minor modifications become kiev iii , kiev 4. there kiev 5 modernized upper part integrated meter. attractive, though poorly made , unreliable, production terminated. other m

Demographics Champawat

champawat had population of 4801 in 2011 within administrative limits on land area of 5 km (1.9 sq mi), 21.3% 3958 in 2001. out of total population, 2,543 males while 2,258 females per report released census india 2011. population of children age of 0–6 554 11.54% of total population of champawat. in champawat, female sex ratio of 888 against state average of 963. child sex ratio in champawat around 748 compared uttarakhand state average of 890. literacy rate of champawat city 91.69% higher state average of 78.82%. male literacy around 95.91% while female literacy rate 87.04%. schedule caste constitutes 18.60% while schedule tribe 0.94% of total population in champawat. out of total population, 1,356 engaged in work or business activity. of 1,103 males while 253 females. of total 1356 working population, 95.28% engaged in main work while 4.72% of total workers engaged in marginal work.

Shows Iceland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017

1 shows 1.1 semi-final 1 1.2 semi-final 2 1.3 final shows semi-final 1 the first semi-final took place on 25 february 2017 6 of competing acts presented songs public. top 3 entries decided solely televoting advanced final. semi-final 2 the second semi-final took place on 4 march 2017 6 of competing acts present songs public. top 3 entries decided solely televoting advanced final. final the final took place on 11 march 2017 6 entries qualified preceding 2 semi-finals , eliminated act got wildcard competed become iceland s eurovision entry. wildcard given hildur song bammbramm eliminated in semi-final 1. in semi-finals, competing entries required performed in icelandic; however, entries competing in final required presented in language compete within eurovision song contest. in first round of voting, votes jury panel (50%) , public televoting (50%) determined top 2 entries: love? performed daði freyr pétursson , paper performed svala. top 2 entries advanced second round of voting,

Background Iceland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017

prior 2017 contest, iceland had participated in eurovision song contest thirty times since first entry in 1986. iceland s best placing in contest point second, achieved on 2 occasions: in 1999 song out of luck performed selma , in 2009 song true? performed yohanna. since introduction of semi-final format of eurovision song contest in 2004, iceland has failed qualify final 5 times. in 2016, iceland failed qualify final song hear them calling performed greta salóme. rÚv confirmed intentions participate @ 2017 eurovision song contest on 22 august 2016. icelandic national broadcaster, ríkisútvarpið (rÚv), broadcasts event within iceland , organises selection process nation s entry. since 2006, iceland has used national final select entry eurovision song contest, method has once again return selection of 2017 participation.

Climate Geography of the Maldives

one of many uninhabited islands of maldives. the temperature of maldives ranges between 24 , 33 °c (75.2 , 91.4 °f) throughout year. although humidity relatively high, constant sea breezes keep air moving. 2 seasons dominate maldives weather: dry season associated winter northeast monsoon , rainy season brought summer southwest monsoon. annual rainfall averages 2,540 millimeters (100 in) in north , 3,810 millimeters (150 in) in south. the weather in maldives affected large landmass of south asia north. presence of landmass causes differential heating of land , water. scientists cite other factors in formation of monsoons, including barrier of himalayas on northern fringe of south asia , sun s northward tilt, shifts jet stream north. these factors set off rush of moisture-rich air indian ocean on south asia, resulting in southwest monsoon. hot air rises on south asia during april , may creates low-pressure areas cooler, moisture-bearing winds indian ocean flow. in maldives, wet southwe

History New York State Route 63

1 history 1.1 origins , designation 1.2 alignment changes 1.3 proposed mount morris–pavilion bypass history origins , designation the new york state legislature created statewide system of unsigned legislative routes in 1908, 2 of routes using parts of ny 63. stretch of ny 63 connecting dansville hampton corners in town of mount morris became part of route 15, highway continuing south hornell , north through mount morris caledonia. farther north, piece between medina , ridgeway designated part of route 30, cross-state route running niagara falls rouses point. route 30 followed current ny 31 rochester; however, realigned on march 1, 1921, use ridge road instead, bypassing medina–ridgeway highway. ny 63 northbound @ johnson creek in lyndonville in mid-1920s, 3 sections of modern ny 63 received posted route numbers first time. wayland dansville, road westernmost part of ny 52. ny 63 unnumbered dansville northwest hampton corners, ny 36 entered west on current ny 408 , followed path of ny 

Further reading Pesticide

books greene, stanley a.; pohanish editor-first2=richard p., eds. (22 october 2013). sittig s handbook of pesticides , agricultural chemicals. william andrew. isbn 978-0-8155-1903-4.  the pesticide manual: world compendium. british crop protection council. 2012. isbn 978-1-901396-86-7.  hamilton, denis; crossley, stephen, eds. (14 may 2004). pesticide residues in food , drinking water: human exposure , risks. john wiley & sons. isbn 978-0-470-09160-9.  den hond, frank; groenewegen, peter; straalen, nico van (15 april 2008). pesticides: problems, improvements, alternatives. john wiley & sons. isbn 978-0-470-99544-0.  kegley, susan e.; wise, laura j. (1 january 1998). pesticides in fruits , vegetables. university science books. isbn 978-0-935702-46-0.  larramendy, marcelo l.; soloneski, sonia [editors](2014): pesticides: toxic aspects. intech. isbn 978-953-51-1217-4 [open access download available] levine, marvin j. (1 january 2007). pesticides: toxic time bomb in our midst. gree

Hedging strategies Hedge (finance)

1 hedging strategies 1.1 back-to-back hedging 1.2 tracker hedging 1.3 delta hedging 1.4 risk reversal hedging strategies tracker hedging. fraction of open positions has within (grey-blue) hedging corridor @ every instance of time. a hedging strategy refers general risk management policy of financially , physically trading firm how minimize risks. term hedging indicates, risk mitigation done using financial instruments, hedging strategy used commodity traders large energy companies, referring business model (including both financial , physical deals). in order show difference between these strategies, let consider fictional company blackisgreen ltd trading coal buying commodity @ wholesale market , selling households in winter. back-to-back hedging back-to-back (b2b) strategy open position closed, e.g. buying respective commodity on spot market. technique applied in commodity market when customers’ price directly calculable visible forward energy prices @ point of customer sign-up. if b

Plot El-Hazard

1 plot 1.1 magnificent world 1.2 wanderers 1.3 magnificent world 2 1.4 alternative world 1.5 characters 1.6 el-hazard s causal loop 1.7 eye of god plot the story focuses on 3 high school students, makoto mizuhara, katsuhiko jinnai , nanami jinnai, , history teacher masamichi fujisawa, mysteriously transported fantastical world of el-hazard. el-hazard threatened possible war between human nations , insectoid bugrom tribe. the magnificent world the central conflict in el-hazard: magnificent world (神秘の世界エルハザード, shinpi no sekai eru hazādo, lit. magnificent world of el-hazard ) focuses on makoto, along nanami, mr. fujisawa , human residents of el-hazard fight against jinnai s conquest, other, more sinister machinations lie below surface. the wanderers el-hazard: wanderers, known in japan el-hazard (エルハザード, eru hazādo), simplified version of original ova storyline, stretched twenty-six episodes , eliminates or alters several of ova s major characters. the magnificent world 2 el-hazard: magn

Floods 2017 Sri Lanka floods

typical progression of monsoon across indian subcontinent. sri lanka island east of india s southern tip the southwest monsoon typically peaks during late may beginning of june in sri lanka, prevailing winds south , southwest, streaming toward bay of bengal. areas receive heaviest rain south , west of country, including kalutara, ratnapura, , colombo. monsoon anticipated arrive after 14 may, owing below-normal water levels in region, not expected cause severe flooding. parts of sri lanka received 300 mm – 500 mm of heavy monsoon rain in 24-hour period 25 may, resulting in widespread flooding. galle, coastal city, received 223 mm (8.8 in) , ratnapura experienced 453 mm (17.8 in) of rainfall during period of 27 30 may, leading severe inland flooding. on 27 may, area of convective thunderstorms in bay of bengal started converge, moving northeast , becoming cyclone mora on 28 may. cyclone mora later affected bangladesh , myanmar. by evening of 25 may, national building research organisatio

Pacific Jewellery

jewellery making in pacific started later in other areas because of recent human settlement. pacific jewellery made of bone, wood, , other natural materials, , has not survived. pacific jewellery worn above waist, headdresses, necklaces, hair pins, , arm , waist belts being common pieces. jewellery in pacific, exception of australia, worn symbol of either fertility or power. elaborate headdresses worn many pacific cultures , some, such inhabitants of papua new guinea, wear headdresses once have killed enemy. tribesman may wear boar bones through noses. island jewellery still primal because of lack of communication outside cultures. areas of borneo , papua new guinea yet explored western nations. however, island nations flooded western missionaries have had drastic changes made jewellery designs. missionaries saw type of tribal jewellery sign of wearer s devotion paganism. many tribal designs lost forever in mass conversion christianity. a modern opal bracelet australia number 1 supplie

Wisconsin List of zoos in the United States

^ animal haven zoo ^ bay beach wildlife sanctuary ^ bear den zoo ^ irvine park & zoo ^ jo-don farms ^ menominee park zoo ^ ochsner zoo ^ timbavati wildlife park @ storybook gardens ^ wilderness walk ^ wildwood wildlife park ^ wildwood zoo ^ wisconsin deer park ^ wisconsin rapids municipal zoo

Form and function Jewellery

kenyan man wearing tribal beads humans have used jewellery number of different reasons: functional, fix clothing or hair in place, or tell time (in case of watches) as marker of social status , personal status, wedding ring as signifier of form of affiliation, whether ethnic, religious or social to provide talismanic protection (in form of amulets) as artistic display as carrier or symbol of personal meaning – such love, mourning, or luck most cultures @ point have had practice of keeping large amounts of wealth stored in form of jewellery. numerous cultures store wedding dowries in form of jewellery or make jewellery means store or display coins. alternatively, jewellery has been used currency or trade good; example being use of slave beads. many items of jewellery, such brooches , buckles, originated purely functional items, evolved decorative items functional requirement diminished. jewellery can symbolise group membership (as in case, of christian crucifix or jewish star of david)

Characters The Shield

1 characters 1.1 main 1.2 strike team 1.3 administration , police characters main strike team detective vic mackey (michael chiklis) corrupt police officer , of series, leader of strike team. though effective @ apprehending criminals, has no qualms using illegal or unethical methods, include beating , torturing suspects, , planting evidence, tactics regards means end. mackey has committed several murders, including of police officer, terry crowley, haunts him thereafter. perennially under investigation superiors, machiavellian mackey eludes them; also, on occasions turn blind eye tactics when need him crack high-profile case. mackey s marriage corinne, nurse, failed because of numerous infidelities (including officer sofer, resulted in child). , corinne have 3 children, 2 autism, puts more strain on him. season 7, mackey forced out of lapd. cuts immunity deal ice in return confessing crimes, including crowley s murder, implicating shane vendrell , ronnie gardocki. mackey discovers cori

Athletics buildings Campus of Virginia Tech

1 athletics buildings 1.1 lane stadium 1.2 cassell coliseum 1.3 other athletics facilities athletics buildings aerial view of lane stadium (2011) cassell coliseum indoor sports arena english field baseball stadium virginia tech students , fans rush field after virginia tech defeated miami hurricanes 31–7 on november 1, 2003. lane stadium lane stadium stadium virginia tech s football team. opened in 1965 has been rated having number 1 home field advantage in of college football. replaced miles stadium, smaller facility once stood directly behind war memorial gym. cassell coliseum cassell coliseum 10,052-seat multi-purpose arena in blacksburg, virginia. arena opened in 1961. home virginia tech hokies men s , women s basketball teams. other athletics facilities additional athletic facilities: buford meredith cross country course burrows-burleson tennis center christiansburg aquatic center english field (baseball) football locker room facility hahn hurst basketball practice center indoor

Members Battles (band)

dave konopka of battles performing @ 2008 bonnaroo music festival in manchester, tn. ian williams @ 2008 moers festival. john stanier, 2008 moers festival. dave konopka – bass, guitar, effects ian williams – guitar, keyboards, ableton push john stanier – drums former members tyondai braxton – guitar, keyboards, vocals (2002–2010)

Career Battles (band)

1 career 1.1 mirrored 1.2 gloss drop 1.3 la di da di career following string of eps, band released debut album on warp records label in february 2006, titled ep c / b ep. compilation of releases, ep c, b ep , single tras . mirrored their first full-length album mirrored, recorded keith souza @ machines magnets, released on may 14, 2007. album received positive reviews , appeared on several top album lists 2007. the first single album, atlas , released on february 21, 2007 streaming audio, , accompanying streaming video released on february 28, 2007. voted best single of week nme magazine, , received glowing review in british clash magazine, ranking @ number 1 in second dandelion radio festive fifty. song performed band on bbc television s later jools holland in november 2007. atlas featured in media molecule video game littlebigplanet, available playstation 3, , appears on soundtrack second season of channel 4 program skins. track featured in major league baseball 2k8. the video

Private life Edward Grey, 1st Viscount Grey of Fallodon

the wyndham sisters, john singer sargent, 1899 (metropolitan museum) grey married dorothy, daughter of s. f. widdrington, of newton hall, northumberland, in 1885. after death in february 1906 married pamela adelaide genevieve, daughter of honourable percy wyndham , widow of lord glenconner, in 1922. there no children either marriage. according max hastings, however, grey had 2 illegitimate children result of extra-marital affairs. portrait of sir edward grey james guthrie, circa 1924–1930. during university years grey represented college @ football , excellent tennis player being oxford champion in 1883 (and winning varsity competition same year) , won british championship in 1889, 1891, 1895, 1896 , 1898. runner-up in 1892, 1893 , 1894, years in held office. lifelong fly fisherman, publishing book, fly fishing, on exploits in 1899, remains 1 of popular books ever written on subject. continued fish touch after deteriorating eye-sight meant no longer able see fly or rising fish. avid or

Polish Armorial Kasper Niesiecki

wolf coat of arms kasper niesiecki herbarz polski (polish armorial) full title: korona polska przy złotey wolnosci starożytnemi rycerstwa polskiego y wielkiego xięstwa litewskiego kleynotami naywyższymi honorami heroicznym, męstwem y odwagą, wytworną nauką naypierwey cnotą, nauką pobożnością, y swiątobliwością ozdobiona potomnym zaś wiekom na zaszczyt y nieśmiertelną sławę pamiętnych w tey oyczyźnie synow podana tom ... przez x. kaspra niesieckego societatis jesu , lviv, 1738. korona polska... vol. 1 korona polska... vol. 2 korona polska... vol. 3 korona polska... vol. 4 edition expanded other authors: herbarz polski... vol. 4-10, published jan nepomucen de bobrowicz, leipzig, 1841 herbarz polski... - volumes

Ancient Greece Manumission

greek slaves not permitted become citizens on being manumitted, being merely allowed remain metic. in freedom, ex-slave bound continuing duty master , commonly required live nearby former master (paramone). breaches of these conditions lead beatings, prosecution @ law , re-enslavement. payments specified freed slave liberate himself these residual duties. ex-slaves able own property outright, , children free of constraint.

Parks and gardens of the 1930s History of parks and gardens of Paris

1 parks , gardens of 1930s 1.1 new jardins du trocadéro (1937) 1.2 parc de la butte-du-chapeau-rouge (1939) 1.3 parc kellermann (1939–1950) parks , gardens of 1930s the buffet-d eau of parc de la butte-du-chapeau-rouge (1938) the 1930s saw important change in style of paris gardens. 1852 until end of 1920s, paris gardens had been designed jean-charles alphand (1817–1891) , protégé, jean camille formigé, , had similar picturesque style. beginning in 1930s, each paris garden had different designer, , styles varied. tended more regular , more geometric, more classical french formal garden, , made greater use of sculpture, particularly work of modernist sculptors of period. gardens tended smaller, , placed in outer neighborhoods, near edge of city. several of new parks built on land had been old fortified zone around city, wide strip no building allowed, created between 1840 , 1845 adolphe thiers. land turned on city in 1919, , supporters of green space urged turned belt of parkland around

History of education in Iran Education in Iran

modern education literacy rate of iran population plus 15 1975-2015 unesco institute of statistics the first western-style public schools established haji-mirza hassan roshdieh. amir kabir (the grand minister) helped first modern iranian college establish in mid-nineteenth century, , first iranian university modelled after european universities established during first pahlavi period. there both free public schools , private schools in iran @ levels, elementary school through university. education in iran highly centralized. ministry of education in charge of educational planning, financing, administration, curriculum, , textbook development. teacher training, grading, , examinations responsibility of ministry. @ university level, however, every student attending public schools required commit serve government number of years typically equivalent spent @ university, or pay off low price (typically few hundred dollars). during 1970s, efforts made improve educational system updating scho

English gardens and follies .281700.E2.80.931800.29 History of parks and gardens of Paris

1 english gardens , follies (1700–1800) 1.1 parc monceau (1778) 1.2 parc de bagatelle (1778–1787) 1.3 garden of rodin museum (1755) english gardens , follies (1700–1800) gardens of elysée palace, residence of president of france (1722) largest private gardens in paris before revolution. beginning in mid-18th century, french landscape garden began replace more formal , geometric jardin la français. new style originated in england in 18th century english landscape garden or anglo-chinese garden. inspired idealized romantic landscapes , paintings of hubert robert, claude lorrain , nicolas poussin, european ideas chinese gardens, , philosophy of jean-jacques rousseau. earliest example of style in france moulin joli (1754–1772), along seine between colombes , argenteuil. famous jardin de la reine of marie-antoinette in gardens of versailles (1774–1779). in late 18th century paris town houses of french aristocracy, both on right bank , left bank, had gardens in english style. largest private

Khoe Khoisan languages

the khoe family both numerous , diverse family of khoisan languages, 7 living languages , on quarter million speakers. although little kwadi data available, proto-kwadi–khoe reconstructions have been made pronouns , basic vocabulary. ? kwadi–khoe kwadi (extinct) khoe khoekhoe branch appears have been affected kx a–tuu sprachbund. nama (ethnonyms khoekhoen, nama, damara) (a dialect cluster including ǂaakhoe , haiǁom) eini (extinct) south khoekhoe korana (moribund) xiri (moribund; dialect cluster) tshu–khwe (or kalahari) many of these languages have undergone partial click loss. east tshu–khwe (east kalahari) shua (a dialect cluster including deti, tsʼixa, ǀxaise, , ganádi) tsoa (a dialect cluster including cire cire , kua) west tshu–khwe (west kalahari) kxoe (a dialect cluster including ǁani , buga) naro (a dialect cluster, including ǂhaba) gǁana–gǀwi (a dialect cluster including gǁana , gǀwi) a haiǁom language listed in khoisan references. century ago haiǁom people spoke ju dialect, cl

California flora Albert Robert Valentien

carpenteria californica (tree anemone) (c.1908–1918), valentien collection, san diego natural history museum. ellen browning scripps commissioned valentien paint series of illustrations of california wildflowers intention of publishing compendium of flora of california. valentien worked on project ten years, , scope of botanical subjects grew encompass native grasses, ferns, , trees. scripps decided not publish flora. estate donated of paintings in collection, 1094 in total, san diego natural history museum in 1933. albert robert valentien died on august 5, 1925 in san diego, california.

Overview 2009–10 Cypriot First Division

1 overview 1.1 stadiums , locations 1.2 personnel , sponsoring 1.3 managerial changes overview stadiums , locations due ongoing cypriot separation, several clubs located in turkish occupied part of island play in unoccupied part. further, not home grounds fulfil requirements cypriot top-level football. thus, map depicts current home ground of each team , not original location. locations of home grounds teams in cypriot first division 2009–10 personnel , sponsoring managerial changes the following list represents every head coach change team during season (1 july 2009 – 30 june 2010).

Biography John Albert Broadus

1 biography 1.1 life 1.2 career 1.3 personal life 1.4 death biography early life john albert broadus born in 1827 in culpeper county, virginia. educated @ home , @ private school. taught in small school before completing undergraduate studies @ university of virginia in charlottesville, virginia. career broadus ordained in 1850, became pastor of baptist church in charlottesville. delivered lecture @ university of virginia in memorial professor gessner harrison in 1873. decade later, in 1883, delivered address on confederate cause @ louisville s cave hill cemetery. address important part of reunion, argued both sides partly correct in positions led war. in 1859, broadus became professor of new testament interpretation , homiletics @ new southern baptist theological seminary. during american civil war, served confederate chaplain robert e. lee s army in northern virginia. in 1888, became southern seminary s second president. in 1889, broadus delivered beecher lectures @ yale divinity sch

History Aldersgate

an old illustration of gate, c. 1650. the ward of aldersgate straddles (now former) line of london wall , old gate , historically divided within , without divisions, deputy (alderman) appointed each division. took in liberty of st. martin s le grand when dis-established in 16th century. however, since ward boundary changes in 2003, of ward without , former liberty , street of st. martin s no longer within ward s boundaries. in 1554 aldersgate street scene of fraud elizabeth crofts smuggled wall pretend heavenly voice. reputedly 17,000 people came listen give out anti-catholic propaganda. the old gate taken down in 1617, , rebuilt in same year design gerard christmas. gate damaged in great fire of london in 1666 repaired , remained until 1761. aldersgate street contained bishop of london s chapel , chambers @ london house, used 18th century because closer st. paul s cathedral official residence in fulham, west london. also on street church of st botolph s aldersgate, south postman s

Main characters Angela Anaconda

^ cite error: named reference tate2007 invoked never defined (see page). ^ tom gasek (17 january 2013). frame frame stop motion: nontraditional approaches stop motion animation. crc press. pp. 14–. isbn 978-1-136-12934-6.  ^ cite error: named reference erickson2005 invoked never defined (see page).

Early life and education Louis Juchereau de St. Denis

monument st. denis in natchitoches, louisiana. st. denis parents apparently able send him france further education. in late 1699, st. denis sailed la rochelle second expedition of pierre le moyne, sieur d iberville (his first cousin), arriving in louisiana. st. denis commanded small garrison @ fort de la boulaye, named commune in bourgogne region of france. fort constructed in 1700 on mississippi river 20 kilometers below future development of new orleans; designed protect french interests against spanish , english in region. st. denis commanded fort @ biloxi bay, french founded settlement. st. denis explored west of bay , mississippi river, journeyed lower red river. these expeditions northern areas brought st. denis contact karankawa , caddo tribes , taught him invaluable wilderness skills specific area. antoine laumet de la mothe, sieur de cadillac sent st. denis , company of french marines mobile in september 1713 travel red river , establish french outpost , fort. intent protect

History Royal Star and Garter Home, Richmond

riverside view twickenham bank the royal star , garter home the bromhead memorial, in nearby richmond cemetery, commemorates deceased residents of home wick house, former home star , garter home s nurses the site former location of star , garter hotel, closed in 1906. building used military hospital, known star , garter home disabled sailors , soldiers, during world war i. the site donated queen mary (consort of george v) in support of plans establish home paralysed , permanently disabled soldiers. hotel banqueting hall , ballroom temporarily used house disabled soldiers, found unsuitable specialised needs. demolition of hotel buildings commenced in 1919 , 1920 1924 home s residents transferred sandgate, kent while new star , garter home disabled sailors, soldiers , airmen built on site of hotel. new building dedicated in 1924 women of empire s memorial of great war. formally opened george v , queen mary on 10 july 1924. in 1948 residents of home took part in forerunner of paralympic g

"Leper scare" Philip V of France

effigies of philip, brother charles , sister-in-law joan in 1321 alleged conspiracy – leper scare – discovered in france. accusation, apparently unfounded, lepers had been poisoning wells of various towns, , activity had been orchestrated jewish minority, secretly commissioned foreign muslims. scare took hold in febrile atmosphere left shepherds crusade of previous year , legacy of poor harvests of previous decade. the french jews were, 1321, closely connected french crown; philip had given orders royal officials assist jewish money lenders in recovering christian debts, , local officials arguing crown due inherit estates of dead jewish merchants. following events of 1320, philip involved in fining had attacked jews during shepherds crusade, in practice added further dislike of minority in france. rumours , allegations lepers had been circulated in 1320 well, , had been arrested during crusade. philip in poitiers in june, involved in tour of south aimed @ reform of southern fiscal

The Walk-and-Turn Test .28WAT.29 Drunk driving in the United States

1 walk-and-turn test (wat) 1.1 walk , turn test instructions (wat) 1.2 walk , turn test evaluation 1.3 1 leg stand test (ols) 1.4 1 leg stand test evaluation the walk-and-turn test (wat) the walk-and-turn test composed of 2 phases: instruction phase , walking phase. during test, individual directed take 9 steps along straight line. individual supposed walk heel toe, , while looking down @ real or imaginary line, count steps out loud. test subject s arms must remain @ side. reaching ending point, individual must turn around using series of small steps, , return starting point. proper instruction, according nhtsa guidelines, follows: walk , turn test instructions (wat) walk , turn test evaluation there 8 cues or clues police officer looking on walk & turn test, follows: total cues: 8 cues – decision point: 2/8 cues the 1 leg stand test (ols) the 1 leg stand test composed of 2 stages: instruction phase , balancing phase. proper instruction, according nhtsa guidelines, follows: one leg

'Breakthrough' projects Yuri Milner

1 breakthrough projects 1.1 breakthrough prize 1.2 breakthrough initiatives 1.3 breakthrough junior challenge breakthrough projects breakthrough prize in july 2012, yuri , julia milner established breakthrough prize, joined following year sergey brin, priscilla chan, anne wojcicki , mark zuckerberg. prize set of international awards recognizing 3 fields of endeavor: breakthrough prize in fundamental physics, breakthrough prize in life sciences, , breakthrough prize in mathematics. laureates receive $3 million each in prize money, making breakthrough prizes largest scientific awards in world. there new horizons awards in physics , mathematics younger researchers have produced significant work. committees of previous laureates choose winners candidates nominated in process online , open public. of march 2017, $174.8m in prize-money has been awarded 70 individual scientists , 4 large research teams. the prizes presented annually @ gala ceremony featuring celebrity presentations, films

Vurt (1993) Jeff Noon

vurt tells story of scribble , gang stash riders search missing sister desdemona. vurt refers drug/shared alternate reality accessed sucking on color-coded feathers. through (never explained) mechanism, dreams, mythology, , imaginings of humanity achieved objective reality in vurt , became real . book won 1994 arthur c. clarke award. there vurt film in works, of date of writing, jeff noon has stated on public website ... has gone silent @ moment. don’t hold breath.

Apple records ITunes Store

for 3 years, beatles record company apple records in legal dispute, apple corps v apple computer, apple computer on name apple. on may 8, 2006, ruling declared in favor of apple computer, apple records said appeal ruling. despite this, plans announced neil aspinall in april 2006 remaster , release entire beatles catalog on unspecified online music service, release unheard work band. no date set @ time. has been reported beatles music catalog might appearing on itunes only, apple reported negotiating britain s emi group on online distribution deal might exclusive limited time. during january 9, 2007 macworld keynote address, apple ceo steve jobs used band s song lovely rita introduce music-playing capabilities of company s new iphone. regarded industry observers further evidence beatles catalog introduced itunes music store catalog in near future. on february 5, 2007, apple corps , apple inc. announced had reached settlement in legal dispute. in related development, apple announce

Mountain Y.C5.8Dkai List of Hell Teacher Nūbē characters

1 mountain yōkai 1.1 yukime 1.2 mountain god 1.3 servants of mountain god 1.4 yukibe mountain yōkai in northern tohoku region of japan, there exists collection of various yōkai associated local elemental natures of region, such rock, wind, snow , ice. guardian of these yōkai powerful mountain god word regarding spirit law, dominating them , forcing them either obey or face consequences. these beings have detached nature humanity, carrying cold, emotionless existence similar cold winds blow in region: merely exist alongside humans , fate of these humans determined whims. however, nature between these mountain yokai , humans challenged 1 yuki-onna , man loves... yukime one of several yōkai mountains of northern japan, yukime (ゆきめ/雪姫) 16-year old yuki-onna life complicated due love nūbē. connection made 5 years prior, when nube gets lost while skiing , saves hunter determined kill before grows harm village. yukime promises find him in eternal love . meaning of made clear when came down d

Great gate .28Darwaza-i rauza.29 Origins and architecture of the Taj Mahal

the great gate stands north of entrance forecourt (jilaukhana) , provides symbolic transition between worldly realm of bazaars , caravanserai , spiritual realm of paradise garden, mosque , mausoleum. rectangular plan variation of 9-part hasht bihisht plan found in mausoleum. corners articulated octagonal towers giving structure defensive appearance. external domes reserved tombs , mosques , large central space not receive outward expression of internal dome. within great gate, mausoleum framed pointed arch of portal. inscriptions qu ran inlaid around 2 northern , southern pishtaqs, southern 1 daybreak invites believers enter garden of paradise. southern galleries (iwan dar iwan) running length of northern side of southern garden wall east , west of great gate galleried arcades. galleries used during rainy season admit poor , distribute alms. raised platform geometric paving provides seating column bases , between them cusped arches typical of mughul architecture of period. galleries

ITV Studios Germany ITV Studios

itv studios germany programmes include ich bin ein star – holt mich hier raus! (the local version of m celebrity... me out of here!), star duell , deutschlands beste doppelgänger (stars , doubles) rtl; , east-west german comedy ei verbibbsch sat.1. itv studios germany known granada germany.

ITV Studios Australia ITV Studios

itv studios australia australian arm of itv studios, based @ fox studios australia in sydney. company has origins in production company artist services, company formed in 1989 group of investors including steve vizard, producing many classic shows. half of company sold john fairfax holdings in 1995 a$9 million, @ time when company generating $50 million per year. in 1998, entire company acquired granada a$25 million. the company rebranded itv studios australia in january 2013, first program carrying new branding being second season of abc comedy program shaun micallef s mad hell.

Area and boundaries Geography of Mauritania

1 area , boundaries 1.1 area 1.2 land boundaries 1.3 coastline 1.4 maritime claims area , boundaries area total: 1,030,700 km² land: 1,030,700 km² water: 0 km² land boundaries total: 5,074 km border countries: algeria 463 km, mali 2,237 km, senegal 813 km, western sahara 1,561 km coastline 754 km maritime claims territorial sea: 12 nmi (22.2 km; 13.8 mi) contiguous zone: 24 nmi (44.4 km; 27.6 mi) continental shelf: 200 nmi (370.4 km; 230.2 mi) or edge of continental margin exclusive economic zone: 200 nmi (370.4 km; 230.2 mi)

Expansion of the desert Geography of Mauritania

the passe de djouk, near guerou; increasingly arid area the climate has altered drastically since onset of prolonged drought in 1960s, part of recurrent pattern of wet , dry cycles common sahelian africa. experts agree, however, overgrazing, deforestation, denuding of ground cover around wells, poor farming methods, , overpopulation have aggravated drought. in mauritania isohyet indicating annual rainfall of 150 millimetres—considered minimum pastoralism—has shifted southward 100 kilometres point south of nouakchott. during 1980s, desert advancing southward @ estimated rate of 6 kilometres year. each major climatic zone had shifted southward, , in cases near-desert conditions had reached banks of senegal river. by late 1980s, desertification had fundamentally altered agro-pastoral , human settlement patterns. loss of ground cover in sahelian zone had driven animals , people southward in search of food , water , had given rise new fields of sand dunes. advancing dunes threatened engulf