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Early Bronze-Age IV period (2300–2000 BCE), but the city was somewhat revived around 2000 BCE. Following massive construction, the town reached its largest size in the Middle Bronze Age, at 10–12 hectares. Though the city was subjugated by Thutmose III, it still prospered, and a massive and highly elaborate palace was ... | had no new settlements to disturb the ruins. Since then, the town of Lajjun (not to be confused with the el-Lajjun archaeological site in Jordan) was built near the site, but without any new inhabitance or disturbance of its ruins. First World War The Battle of Megiddo was fought during World War I between Allied troop... |
and covert payments to criminal organizations dating back as far as the 1980s. One of the longest-lasting accounting scandals in Japanese corporate history, the incident wiped out over three-quarters of the company's valuation and led much of the board to resign in disgrace. Investigations were launched across Japan, t... | and recent cameras can use SD and CompactFlash cards. The most recent development is Olympus' focus on the Micro Four Thirds system. Olympus first introduced the Microcassette. The Olympus Pearlcorder L400, released in the 1980s, was the smallest and lightest microcassette voice recorder ever offered for sale, 2.9 (L) ... |
found a list of alleged members in Gelli's house in Arezzo. It contained 962 names, among which were important state officials, important politicians and a number of military officers, including the heads of the three Italian secret services. Future Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi was on the list, although he ... | in the false bottom of a suitcase belonging to Gelli's daughter at Fiumicino airport in Rome. The documents were entitled Memorandum sulla situazione italiana ("Memorandum on the Italian Situation") and Piano di rinascita democratica ("Plan of Democratic Rebirth"), and are seen as the political programme of P2. Accordi... |
(dosha), one of the three doshas in Ayurveda See also Pita (disambiguation) Pitta Pitta language, an | (island), an island of Greece Pitta (dosha), one of the three doshas in Ayurveda See also Pita (disambiguation) Pitta Pitta language, |
In the Philippines, chickpeas preserved in syrup are eaten as sweets and in desserts such as halo-halo. Ashkenazi Jews traditionally serve whole chickpeas, referred to as arbes (אַרבעס) in Yiddish, at the Shalom Zachar celebration for baby boys. The chickpeas are boiled until soft, and served hot with salt and lots of ... | considered to be among the highest quality in the world. Regional cultivation Desi chana Desi chana as called in north India or called Boot in Eastern India (Assam, parts of Bihar) has small, darker seeds and a rough coat. They are grown mostly in India and other parts of the Indian subcontinent, as well as in Ethiopia... |
born 1918) (1918–1951), actor in Strangers on a Train (1951) Robert Walker (actor, born 1940) (1940–2019), actor in Ensign Pulver and Easy Rider Robert Walker (animator) (1961–2015), Disney animator who directed Brother Bear Robert Walker (painter) (1599–1658), English portrait painter Robert Walker (musician) (1937–20... | the English Civil War Robert Walker, Baron Walker of Gestingthorpe (born 1938), British law lord and Lord of Appeal in Ordinary Robert J. Walker (1801–1869), Mississippi Senator, U.S. Treasury Secretary under President Polk Robert Jarvis Cochran Walker (1838–1903), Congressman from Pennsylvania Robert Walker (Canadian ... |
people. He was sentenced to two months in prison in Switzerland, while an Italian court in Florence sentenced him on December 15, 1987, in absentia, to eight years in prison on charges of financing right-wing terrorist activity in Tuscany in the 1970s. Gelli had already been sentenced in absentia to 14 months in jail b... | the plans of the failed Golpe Borghese, Gelli was tasked with arresting the Italian President, Giuseppe Saragat. As Master of the Propaganda Due (P2) lodge, Gelli had ties with very high level personalities in Italy and abroad, in particular in Argentina, where he was a fugitive for many years. The regular Masonic lodg... |
is also the location of the tripoint between Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands and so its summit is called the Drielandenpunt ("three country point") in Dutch, Dreiländereck ("three country corner") in German and Trois Frontières ("three borders") in French. On the Belgian side, the tripoint borders the region of Wa... | restaurant and forest trails. The present tower officially opened on 7 October 2011 and features a lift and a glass floor. The first tower at the site was built in 1905 during the reign of its namesake, Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands, and was demolished in 1945. The second tower opened on 11 August 1951 and was de... |
times called Vacalis, Vahalis or Valis, later Vahal, is of Germanic origin and is named after the many meanders in the river (). It is, in turn, thought to have inspired early Dutch settlers of the Hudson Valley region in New York to name the Wallkill River after it (Waalkil "Waal Creek"). The current river shows littl... | Some of the cut-off bends are still visible near the main river and are sometimes reconnected to it in times of high water levels. Bend in South Holland In the Middle Ages, the name "Waal" continued after the confluence with the Meuse. The delta parts now known as Boven Merwede, Beneden Merwede and the upper section of... |
Artifacts from the Wolstonian Stage (150,000 years ago) are among the oldest found in the Netherlands. In fact, it was one of the most densely populated areas of the Netherlands until the Bronze Age. The most tangible evidence of this are the dolmens (hunebedden) built around 3500 BC. 53 of the 54 dolmens in the Nether... | lands". Drenthe has been populated by people since prehistory. Artifacts from the Wolstonian Stage (150,000 years ago) are among the oldest found in the Netherlands. In fact, it was one of the most densely populated areas of the Netherlands until the Bronze Age. The most tangible evidence of this are the dolmens (huneb... |
newly created province of Flevoland. Politics The King's Commissioner of Overijssel is Andries Heidema (CU) since 11 July 2018. The King's Commissioner is the chairman of the Provincial-Executive (executive branch) and the States-Provincial (elected legislature) of the province. The Provincial Council, the general gove... | more power. Widespread resistance against the increased power throughout the provinces eventually led to the formation of the Batavian Republic in 1795. A centralist government arose and the Netherlands was organised into a series of départements, based on those used by revolutionary France. Overijssel At first organis... |
the States of Gelderland, and the princes of Orange were stadtholders. In 1672, the province was temporarily occupied by Louis XIV and, in 1713, the southeastern part, including the ducal capital of Geldern, fell to Prussia. Part of the Batavian Republic (1795–1806), of Louis Bonaparte’s Kingdom of Holland (1806–10), a... | of Arnhem. Often historical locations are visited, like the John Frost Bridge and the Arnhem Oosterbeek War Cemetery in Oosterbeek. Geography Gelderland can roughly be divided into four geographical regions: the Veluwe in the north, the Rivierenland including the Betuwe in the southwest, the Achterhoek (literally meani... |
having the code ISO 3166-2:NL-NH. Municipalities As of January 2022, North Holland is divided into 45 municipalities (local government). After the dissolution of the Netherlands Antilles, three islands in the Caribbean, Bonaire, Saba, and Sint Eustatius, were offered to join the province, though the offer has been neit... | the Randstad urban area, visioned to be part of the Randstad province, and very much supportive of the idea of a merger into one province, is not named. With or without South Holland, if created, the new province would be the largest in the Netherlands in both area and population. Geography North Holland is situated at... |
British medical doctor, former editor of the British Medical Journal Richard Allen Smith, front page writer at VetVoice, the blog of VoteVets.org Military Richard Smith (soldier) ( - 1819), Canadian soldier and magistrate Richard Baird Smith (1818–1861), British engineer officer Richard Abel Smith (1933–2004), British ... | MP for Cricklade Richard Smith (Canadian politician) (1931–1978), former Liberal MPP for Nipissing, Ontario Richard Smith (Continental Congress) (1735–1803), lawyer and New Jersey delegate to the Continental Congress Richard B. Smith (New York politician) (1878–1937), New York politician Richard M. Smith (1828–1888), l... |
for American forces in France; this helped to overcome prejudice. In 1968, the organization of Council for the Development of French in Louisiana was founded to preserve the French language in Louisiana. Besides advocating for their legal rights, Cajuns also recovered ethnic pride and appreciation for their ancestry. S... | moved jobs from Louisiana to Texas. However, the city of Lafayette is referred to as "The Heart of Acadiana" because of its location, and it is a major center of Cajun culture. Despite the migration and influence in other states, cities outside of Louisiana, including these Texas cities, are not considered a part of Ac... |
of winter can be used for summer air conditioning. Common storage mediums are deep aquifers or a natural underground rock mass accessed via a cluster of small-diameter, heat-exchanger-equipped boreholes. Some systems with small storages are hybrids, using free cooling early in the cooling season, and later employing a ... | AC unit the same year. Coyne College was the first school to offer HVAC training in 1899. The invention of the components of HVAC systems went hand-in-hand with the industrial revolution, and new methods of modernization, higher efficiency, and system control are constantly being introduced by companies and inventors w... |
London elite were themselves fighting out a vicious, internal battle for political power. As a result, in 1381 the ruling classes in London were unstable and divided. Rural communities, particularly in the south-east, were unhappy with the operation of serfdom and the use of the local manorial courts to exact tradition... | the Lords. To complicate matters, the official statistics used to administer the taxes pre-dated the Black Death and, since the size and wealth of local communities had changed greatly since the plague, effective collection had become increasingly difficult. Just before Edward's death, Parliament introduced a new form ... |
its borders inward and outward. The head is small and rounded, and possesses only a single articular facet, for articulation with the body of the first thoracic vertebra. The neck is narrow and rounded. The tubercle, thick and prominent, is placed on the outer border. It bears a small facet for articulation with the tr... | the thoracic cage makes up the thoracic wall and provides attachments for extrinsic skeletal muscles of the neck, upper limbs, upper abdomen and back. The rib cage intrinsically holds the muscles of respiration (diaphragm, intercostal muscles, etc.) that are crucial for active inhalation and forced exhalation, and ther... |
Dan Inosanto. Lee famously used nunchaku in several scenes in the 1972 film Fist of Fury. When Tadashi Yamashita worked with Bruce Lee on the 1973 film Enter the Dragon, he enabled Lee to further explore the use of the nunchaku and other kobudo disciplines. The nunchaku is also the signature weapon of the cartoon chara... | use as a weapon survive. In modern times, the nunchaku (Tabak-Toyok) was popularized by the actor and martial artist Bruce Lee and by Dan Inosanto. Lee famously used nunchaku in several scenes in the 1972 film Fist of Fury. When Tadashi Yamashita worked with Bruce Lee on the 1973 film Enter the Dragon, he enabled Lee t... |
in Arizona Papago, a village in the northern part of the island of Saipan Naver Papago, a translation service , a ship of the U.S. Navy Great | moths Papago Freeway, I-10 through Phoenix, Arizona Papago Freeway Tunnel, a tunnel in Arizona Papago Park, a park in Arizona Papago, a village in the northern part of the island of Saipan Naver Papago, a translation service |
with much rainfall occurring in late summer monsoons. Monsoon storms are generally fierce and produce flooding. The remainder of rainfall generally falls in winter and is more gentle. Snows are extremely rare, and winters have a few days below freezing. The growing season is very long, up to 264 days in places. Summer ... | you would repay the debt when you could. Despite a shared language and heritage, the Oʼodham were only loosely connected across their lands. Loyalty laid with the village, not the people. However, the Oʼodham generally got along well with neighbors. They regularly gathered with nearby villages, and would even partner w... |
named for John Brackett "Pie" Allen, a local entrepreneur and early mayor of Tucson Sam Hughes, east of the University of Arizona, named after a European-American pioneer in Tucson At the end of the first decade of the 21st century, city planners and the business community worked to redevelop the downtown. The primary ... | Avenue and Broadway Boulevard. While this intersection was initially near the geographic center of Tucson, the center has shifted as the city has expanded far to the east. Development to the west was effectively blocked by the Tucson Mountains. Covering a large geographic area, Tucson has many distinct neighborhoods. T... |
(a.k.a. Battle of Long Island) – 1776 – American Revolutionary War Battle of Brunete – 1937 – Spanish Civil War Battle of Brunanburh – 937 Battle of Brunkeberg – 1471 – Dano-Swedish War (1470–71) Battle of Bråvalla – ca 750 – Danish–Swedish wars Battle of Buçaco – 1810 – Peninsular War Battle of Bud Bagsak –1913 – Moro... | Grotniki – 1439 – Hussite Wars Battle of Grunwald – 1410 – Polish–Lithuanian–Teutonic War Guadalcanal Campaign – 1942 – World War II Battle of Guadalete – 711 – Umayyad conquest of Hispania Battle of Guam – 1944 – World War II Second Battle of Guam – 1944 – World War II Battle of Guandu – 200 – Conquest of Northern Chi... |
rapid and secure transactions over many different types of computer environments. In short, middleware has become a critical element across a broad range of industries, thanks to its ability to bring together resources across dissimilar networks or computing platforms. In 2004 members of the European Broadcasting Union... | any database for which they have proper access rights from anywhere in the world. Middleware addresses the problem of varying levels of interoperability among different database structures. Middleware facilitates transparent access to legacy database management systems (DBMSs) or applications via a web server without r... |
refer to: Malawian kwacha, the currency of Malawi since 1971 Zambian kwacha, | the currency of Malawi since 1971 Zambian kwacha, the currency of Zambia since 1968 "Kwacha," a member of |
archaeological excavation in 1978, directed by Martin Biddle, failed to find Roman remains on the site of the medieval chapter house. David Nash Ford identifies the community as the ("Fort Municipium") listed by Nennius among the 28 cities of Britain in his History of the Britains. As late as the eighth century the Sax... | si ulnam om[n]e[m] Roman theatre Although there are other Roman theatres in Britain (for example at Camulodunum), the one at Verulamium has been claimed to be the only full excavated example of its kind, being a theatre with a stage rather than an amphitheatre. The theatre is on the grounds of and therefore run by the ... |
railway station in July 1960, resumed their friendship and discovered their shared love of rhythm and blues, which for Jagger had begun with Little Richard. Jagger left school in 1961 after passing seven O-levels and two A-levels. He and Richards moved into a flat in Edith Grove, Chelsea, London, with guitarist Brian J... | role of Dr. Frank N. Furter in the 1975 film adaptation of The Rocky Horror Show, a role that was eventually played by Tim Curry, the original performer from its theatrical run in London's West End. Director Alejandro Jodorowsky approached him in the same year to play the role of Feyd-Rautha in his proposed adaptation ... |
improve Indian society; presidential authority to give presents; and punishing those who violated Indian rights. The Muscogee would be the first Native Americans to be "civilized" under Washington's six-point plan. Communities within the Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, and Seminole tribes followed Muscogee efforts to imp... | federal agents, Big Warrior and the old chiefs decided to execute the war party. This decision was the spark which ignited the civil war among the Muscogee. The first clashes between Red Sticks and the American whites took place on July 21, 1813, when a group of American soldiers from Fort Mims (north of Mobile, Alabam... |
territory remained active until the Treaty of Paris that ended the American Revolutionary War, and the land was ceded to the United States. The Indian Reserve was slowly reduced in size via treaties with the American colonists, and after the British defeat in the Revolutionary War, the Reserve was ignored by European A... | drought and high winds, and the Ozark Plateau is to the east in a humid subtropical climate zone. Tribes indigenous to the present day state of Oklahoma include both agrarian and hunter-gatherer tribes. The arrival of horses with the Spanish in the 16th century ushered in horse culture-era, when tribes could adopt a no... |
legal tender, and had a different frame design than the banknotes of both, the first and second issues. Later on in 1973, the Bank of Zambia issued the 5 kwacha banknote for the first time. A red-violet on multicolour underprint design was chosen for the new bill note. The new design resulted in a lot of confusion betw... | of the US dollar on August 15, 1971, Zambia broke all its currency's ties to the British monetary unit, and pegged the kwacha to the American monetary unit. These reforms resulted in a reduction of the kwacha's gold standard by 7.8%. A few months later, the British Chancellor of the Exchequer Anthony Barber, announced ... |
equal to approximately 883.43 kwachas, one US dollar was equal to 725.16 kwachas and one South African rand was equal to 47.69 kwachas. one Euro is equivalent to 797.42 Kwachas. Coins The first coins introduced in 1971 were in denominations of one, two, five, ten and twenty tambala. In 1986, fifty tambala and one kwach... | ten kwacha coins, which actually bear a mint date of 2006, were also released into circulation. On 23 May 2012 new one, five and ten kwacha coins were released into circulation The one and two tambala coins are composed of copper-plated steel. The five tambala coin is of nickel-plated steel. The fifty tambala and one k... |
of the French Revolution Battle of Lodi – 1796, Wars of the French Revolution Battle of Mondovi – 1796, Wars of the French Revolution Battle of the Bridge of Arcole – 1796, Wars of the French Revolution Battle of Rivoli – 1797, Wars of the French Revolution Battle of Trebia (1799) Battle of Novi (1799) Battle of Mareng... | Erie 1814 Battle of Chippawa 1814 Battle of Lundy's Lane 1814 Siege of Fort Erie 1814 Engagements on Lake Huron 1814 Action at Nottawasaga 1814 Capture of the Tigress and the Scorpion 1814 Capture of Fort Erie 1814 Siege of Fort Erie 1814 Battle of Cook's Mills 1814 Battle of Malcolm's Mills 1816 Pemmican War 1816 Capt... |
county located in the U.S. state of Maryland at the northeastern corner of the state, bordering both Pennsylvania and Delaware. As of the 2020 census, the population was 103,725. The county seat is Elkton. The county was named for Cecil Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore (1605–1675), the first Proprietary Governor of the Pro... | and still operates today (though disaffiliated from the Presbyterian church and with additional buildings). The Principio Furnace, founded in 1719, became an important exporter of pig iron. During the American Revolution both British and colonial troops traveled through Cecil County, although no major battles occurred ... |
Air and along Route 40 and other major arteries leading out of Baltimore. The highest elevations are in the north and northwest of the county, reaching 805 ft. near the Pennsylvania border in the county's northwestern corner. The lowest elevation is sea level along the Chesapeake Bay. Adjacent counties York County, Pen... | Air range from 32.6 °F in January to 76.6 °F in July, while in Aberdeen they range from 33.5 °F in January to 77,2 °F in July. Politics and government Harford County is, like the Pennsylvania Dutch Country to its north, a strongly Republican region. No Democratic presidential candidate has carried Harford County since ... |
place in the development of Hunters Brooke, a few miles southeast of Indian Head. The Hunters Brooke Arson was the largest residential arson in Maryland history. Politics and government Owing to the considerable voting power of its large number of freedmen following the Civil War, and later its growth as a suburban are... | on the National Register of Historic Places. Among them are Green Park and Pleasant Hill, home of the Green and Spalding Families. On December 4, 2004, an arson took place in the development of Hunters Brooke, a few miles southeast of Indian Head. The Hunters Brooke Arson was the largest residential arson in Maryland h... |
Acton Canada Acton, Ontario, a community Acton Island, District of Muskoka, Ontario Acton, New Brunswick Acton Regional County Municipality, Quebec New Zealand Acton, New Zealand, a rural community United Kingdom Acton, County Armagh, Northern Ireland, a hamlet and townland Acton, Cheshire, a village and civil parish A... | place Acton, Florida, a former town Acton, Georgia, an unincorporated community Acton, Indiana, a community Acton, Kentucky, an unincorporated community Acton, Maine, a town Acton, Massachusetts, a town Acton Township, Meeker County, Minnesota Acton, Minnesota, an unincorporated community Acton, Montana, an unincorpora... |
II transport aircraft of the Royal Air Force Albemarle Barracks, a prisoner-of-war camp during the American Revolutionary War Albemarle Barracks, England, a British Army barracks in Northumberland Schools College of The Albemarle, Elizabeth City, North Carolina, United States, a community college Albemarle High School ... | in Upper Normandy Albemarle Street, Mayfair, London Military , five ships of the Royal Navy , three ships of the US Navy CSS Albemarle, a Confederate States Navy ram Armstrong Whitworth Albemarle, a World War II transport aircraft of the Royal Air Force Albemarle Barracks, a prisoner-of-war camp during the American Rev... |
to: Companies Anderson (Carriage), a company that manufactured automobiles from 1907 to 1910 Anderson Electric, early 20th-century electric car Anderson Greenwood, industrial manufacturer Anderson Racing Karts, manufacturer of Superkart racing chassis O.P. Anderson, a brand of aquavit vodka Names Anderson (surname), in... | south of Flagstaff Anderson, Arkansas, an unincorporated community Anderson, California, a city Anderson Valley, Mendocino County, California Anderson, Cass County, Illinois, an unincorporated community Anderson, Macoupin County, Illinois, an unincorporated community Anderson, Indiana, a city Anderson River (Indiana) A... |
Townsville Annandale Station, a cattle station in Queensland India Annandale, Shimla, a suburb in Shimla United States Annandale, Pasadena, California Annandale (Pacific Electric), railroad in this location Annandale, Minnesota Annandale, New Jersey Annandale (NJT station), rail station in this location Annandale, Virg... | Wales, a suburb of Sydney Annandale, Queensland, a suburb of Townsville Annandale Station, a cattle station in Queensland India Annandale, Shimla, a suburb in Shimla United States Annandale, Pasadena, California Annandale (Pacific Electric), railroad in this location Annandale, Minnesota Annandale, New Jersey Annandale... |
refer to: Attica (region), a modern administrative region of Greece Attica Prefecture, a former prefecture of Central Greece Attica Province, a former province of Greece Attica (constituency), a former electoral district of Greece Other places United States Attica, Georgia Attica, Indiana Attica, Iowa Attica, Kansas At... | Attica Correctional Facility, a maximum security prison in Upstate New York Attica (novel), a novel by the British writer Garry Kilworth Attica, a 1974 documentary film about the Attica Prison riot, directed by Cinda Firestone Attica (restaurant), a restaurant owned and operated by chef Ben Shewry 1138 Attica, an aster... |
however currently limited to a maximum speed of 220 km/h, since the installation of ETCS Level 2 allowing speeds up to 300 km/h is yet to be planned. Under Construction Lyon–Turin (Lyon–Chambéry–Turin), connecting to the Italian TAV network. Planned lines In 2017 French President Emmanuel Macron announced a plan to "re... | east of Paris) (opened 1994) LGV Méditerranée (An extension of LGV Rhône-Alpes: Valence to Marseille-Saint-Charles) with a branch to Nîmes (opened 2001) LGV Perpignan–Figueres (Spain to France) (construction finished 17 February 2009, TGV service from 19 December 2010) LGV Rhin-Rhône (Lyon–Dijon–Mulhouse), first phase ... |
neighborhood of Hamden Centerville, Delaware, an unincorporated community Centerville, Florida, an unincorporated community Centerville, Georgia (disambiguation) Centerville, Idaho, an unincorporated community Centerville, Illinois (disambiguation) Centerville, Indiana, a town Centerville, Spencer County, Indiana, an u... | city Centerville, Trinity County, Texas, an unincorporated community Centreville, Texas, a ghost town Centerville, Utah, a city Centerville, Virginia (disambiguation) Centerville, Washington, an unincorporated community and census-designated place Centerville, Tyler County, West Virginia, an unincorporated community Ce... |
a First Fleet convict transport ship to Australia Charlotte (1803 ship), a merchant ship Charlotte (sloop), a ship sunk off the New South Wales coast in 1808 Charlotte (sternwheeler), a paddle steamer from the Fraser River HMS Charlotte (1798), an eight-gun schooner of the Royal Navy Other uses Charlotte (dessert) Char... | Charlotte, Texas Charlotte, Vermont Music Charlotte (singer), British singer-songwriter, composer, arranger, and record producer Charlotte (American band), a hard rock band Charlotte (Japanese band), a pop punk band Charlotte (album), a 1999 album by Charlotte Nilsson Songs "Charlotte" (Air Traffic song) (2007) "Charlo... |
this work, Gautier focuses on the theme of death, which for Gautier is a terrifying, stifling and irreversible finality. Unlike many Romantics before him, Gautier's vision of death is solemn and portentous, proclaiming death as the definitive escape from life's torture. During the time he wrote the work, Gautier was fr... | articles to Le Figaro. After leaving La Presse to work for Le Moniteur universel, the official newspaper of the Second Empire, Gautier wrote both to inform the public and to influence its choices. His role at the newspaper was equivalent to the modern book or theatre reviewer. He also reviewed music, without technical ... |
unincorporated community Cortland, Nebraska, a village Cortland, New York, a city Cortland, Ohio, a city Cortland, West Virginia, an unincorporated community Cortland, Wisconsin, a ghost town Cortland County, New York Cortland Township, DeKalb County, | National Football League player Other uses Cortland (apple) , a World War II attack transport ship See also Cortlandt (disambiguation) Courtland (disambiguation) State University of New York College at Cortland, informally known as |
York Port Covington, a former cargo terminal in Baltimore, Maryland Navy vessels USS Covington (1863), a side-wheel steamer, purchased by the Union during the American Civil War USS Covington (ID-1409), a troop transport ship sunk by German U86 in 1918, World War I USS Covington (PF-56), a Tacoma class frigate built du... | USS Covington (ID-1409), a troop transport ship sunk by German U86 in 1918, World War I USS Covington (PF-56), a Tacoma class frigate built during World War II Other 5424 Covington (1983 TN1), a Main-belt Asteroid Camp Covington, Guam Covington Highway, in metropolitan Atlanta, Georgia Covington River, in Virginia Covi... |
0.5% from other races, and 1.9% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 1.3% of the population. In terms of ancestry, 26.4% were German, 15.4% were Irish, 12.0% were American, and 11.9% were English. Of the 16,210 households, 33.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.9% were... | of the Cincinnati-Middletown-Wilmington Combined Statistical Area, although there is little true urban activity in the county. U.S. Route 68 is the major north–south route through the county, while U.S. Route 22 runs east–west. Several other state and local highways serve the residents of Clinton County. Adjacent count... |
in 1953 the bridge was named after William F. Dean. Geography According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (5.8%) is water. Eldon Hazlet State Recreation Area and South Shore State Park are in Clinton County. Its southern border is the Kaskaskia River. Climate and weather I... | Canal. Crossing the Kaskaskia became much easier when the bridge now known as the General Dean Suspension Bridge was built in 1859, at a cost of $40,000. Before the bridge was constructed, crossings involved a ferry or a mud bridge. The Illinois General Assembly set aside $20,000 for bridge restoration in 1951, and in ... |
Canal, which opened up the Upper Midwest to settlement. The act forming the county was approved by the Indiana General Assembly on January 29, 1830, and created Clinton from the eastern parts of neighboring Tippecanoe County. Lieutenant General James F. Record was born and raised in Clinton County; Gen Record was award... | Indiana. As of 2010, the population was 33,224. The county seat is Frankfort. History Clinton County officially came into existence on March 1, 1830, and was named in honor of DeWitt Clinton, the sixth Governor of New York State and architect of the Erie Canal, which opened up the Upper Midwest to settlement. The act f... |
and a record high of was recorded in July 1954. Average monthly precipitation ranged from in February to in July. Adjacent counties McLean County - north Piatt County - east Macon County - south Logan County - west Major highways Interstate 74 US Route 51 US Route 150 Illinois Route 10 Illinois Route 48 Illinois Route ... | monthly precipitation ranged from in February to in July. Adjacent counties McLean County - north Piatt County - east Macon County - south Logan County - west Major highways Interstate 74 US Route 51 US Route 150 Illinois Route 10 Illinois Route 48 Illinois Route 54 Demographics As of the 2010 United States Census, the... |
Pacific Islander, 0.34% from other races, and 1.08% from two or more races. 1.25% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 20,105 households, out of which 31.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.60% were married couples living together, 9.80% had a female householder with n... | which 20,223 were occupied. 2000 census As of the census of 2000, there were 50,149 people, 20,105 households, and 13,671 families residing in the county. The population density was 72 people per square mile (28/km2). There were 21,585 housing units at an average density of 31 per square mile (12/km2). The racial makeu... |
For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.50 males. The median income for a household in the county was $19,563, and the median income for a family was $25,919. Males had a median income of $21,193 versus $16,194 for females. The per capita income for the county was $13,286. About 20.20% of families and 25.8... | 8.60% from 18 to 24, 27.70% from 25 to 44, 26.00% from 45 to 64, and 15.00% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 92.90 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.50 males. The median income for a household in the county was $19,563, and the me... |
18 and over, there were 95.60 males. The median income for a household in the county was $52,806, and the median income for a family was $60,491. Males had a median income of $42,379 versus $31,065 for females. The per capita income for the county was $22,913. About 3.30% of families and 4.60% of the population were be... | and 24.00% were non-families. 19.80% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.10% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.70 and the average family size was 3.12. In the county, the population was spread out, with 28.10% under the age of 18, 7.30% from 18 ... |
older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 96.00 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.60 males. The median income for a household in the county was $57,486, and the median income for a family was $48,244. Males had a median income of $36,307 versus $22,991 for females. T... | and 8,299 families residing in the county. The population density was 49.5 people per square mile (18/km2). There were 7,877 housing units at an average density of 19 per square mile (7/km2). The racial makeup of the county was 95.5% White, 1.4% Black or African American, 0.7% Native American, 0.4% Asian, 0.01% Pacific... |
65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 94.20 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.20 males. Micropolitan Statistical Area The United States Office of Management and Budget has designated Clinton County as the Lock Haven, PA Micropolitan Statistical... | micropolitan area ranked 16th most populous in the State of Pennsylvania and the 315th most populous in the United States with a population of 39,238. Clinton County is also a part of the Williamsport-Lock Haven, PA Combined Statistical Area (CSA), which combines the population of both Clinton County and the Lycoming C... |
were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 97.60 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.20 males. The median income for a household in the county was $28,180, and the median income for a family was $34,499. Males had a median income of $29,975 versu... | 18 living with them, 52.80% were married couples living together, 12.90% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.10% were non-families. 25.10% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.90% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the... |
people, 7,402 households, and 5,477 families living in the county. The population density was 55 people per square mile (21/km2). There were 10,319 housing units at an average density of 30 per square mile (12/km2). The racial makeup of the county was 51.45% White, 41.90% Black or African American, 0.20% Native America... | claimed the buildings were burnt down because of a "minor racial clash at Dennis Station." During this time armed black and white mobs patrolled the area in fear of each other. In the first half of the 20th century, thousands of blacks left the state during the Great Migration from 1920 to 1960. The county population d... |
density of . The racial makeup of the county was 96.6% white, 0.5% black or African American, 0.2% Asian, 0.1% American Indian, 1.4% from other races, and 1.1% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 4.2% of the population. In terms of ancestry, 46.5% were German, 16.7% were Irish, 16.3% were... | up of individuals. The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 2.85. The median age was 45.2 years. The median income for a household in the county was $56,458 and the median income for a family was $68,875. Males had a median income of $50,205 versus $31,886 for females. The per capita income f... |
and the Illinois Territory was formed, Indiana was reduced to its current size and geography. In late 1816, the Indiana Territory was admitted to the Union as a state, although much of its territory was still in dispute as to possession by Native Americans. The land containing Putnam County was brought into the possess... | County is mostly flat; rolling hills become more evident in the center and southwest portions. At the time of settlement, the county was completely tree-covered (poplar, oak, walnut, maple, beech, and hickory), but presently the flat portions have been cleared and used for agriculture; the drainage areas are still wood... |
99.14% White, 0.06% Black or African American, 0.10% Native American, 0.13% Asian, 0.10% from other races, and 0.48% from two or more races. Approximately 0.61% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 2,228 households, out of which 27.90% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.2... | (northwest) Appanoose County, Iowa (northeast) Schuyler County (east) Adair County (southeast) Sullivan County (south) Mercer County (west) Major highways U.S. Route 136 Route 5 Route 129 Route 139 Route 149 Demographics As of the census of 2010, there were 4,979 people, 2,228 households, and 1,517 families residing in... |
0.18% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 2.51% from other races, and 0.73% from two or more races. 4.38% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 12,200 households, out of which 39.20% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.90% were married couples living together, 7.40% had a female... | 2000 census As of the census of 2000, there were 34,726 people, 12,200 households, and 9,308 families living in the county. The population density was 72 people per square mile (28/km2). There were 12,753 housing units at an average density of 26 per square mile (10/km2). The racial makeup of the county was 96.26% Whit... |
secession from the Union had represented the area in Congress. Jenkins would be commissioned a brigadier general in 1862, but died of wounds received at the Battle of Cloyd's Mountain in May, 1864. The second skirmish occurred on October 24, 1864, after West Virginia became a Union state. Confederate troops seized and ... | General Winfield Scott a General during the Mexican American War and early stage of the Civil War. Slavery was a divisive issue in Putnam County before and during the Civil War. In the Virginia Secession Convention of 1861, Putnam County voters elected James W. Hoge to represent them, and he voted against secession on ... |
the county, for the courthouse. The first County Court chose a hilly tract of land, then owned by Charles Crook, for the site. Putnam County was the site of several saltpeter mines. Saltpeter is the main ingredient of gunpowder and was obtained by leaching the earth from several local caves. Calfkiller Saltpeter Cave, ... | hero in the French and Indian War and a general in the American Revolutionary War. The county was initially established on February 2, 1842, when the Twenty-fourth Tennessee General Assembly enacted a measure creating the county from portions of Jackson, Overton, Fentress, and White counties. After the survey was compl... |
Yu and took him to the Clark Institute of Psychiatry, where he was diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia. Death On February 20, 1997, Yu assaulted a woman at a bus stop, then boarded a bus. Police attempted to board the bus, at which point Yu, according to witnesses, raised a small hammer. Constable Lou Pasquino fired ... | arrested Yu and took him to the Clark Institute of Psychiatry, where he was diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia. Death On February 20, 1997, Yu assaulted a woman at a bus stop, then boarded a bus. Police attempted to board the bus, at which point Yu, according to witnesses, raised a small hammer. Constable Lou Pasqui... |
racial makeup of the county was 97.7% white, 0.4% American Indian, 0.3% black or African American, 0.1% Asian, 0.2% from other races, and 1.3% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 0.9% of the population. In terms of ancestry, 17.6% were German, 16.5% were American, 15.3% were Irish, and 9.... | married couples living together, 12.1% had a female householder with no husband present, 30.1% were non-families, and 25.9% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.53 and the average family size was 3.01. The median age was 39.6 years. The median income for a household in the cou... |
over, there were 102.10 males. The median income for a household in the county was $28,423, and the median income for a family was $32,335. Males had a median income of $29,097 versus $14,408 for females. The per capita income for the county was $14,908. About 11.70% of families and 15.10% of the population were below ... | 2.5 people per square mile (1.0/km2). There were 1,982 housing units at an average density of 2 per square mile (1/km2). The racial makeup of the county was 96.29% White, 1.41% Native American, 0.14% Asian, 0.06% Black or African American, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.92% from other races, and 1.15% from two or more races... |
living in the county. 53.5% were Black or African American, 42.7% White, 0.4% Asian, 0.3% Native American, 1.7% of some other race and 1.4% of two or more races. 6.7% were Hispanic or Latino (of any race). 2000 census As of the census of 2000, there were 34,340 people, 13,677 households, and 9,409 families living in th... | black college that was designated as a land-grant institution, has its School of Business and School of Nursing at Natchez. The School of Business offers Masters of Business Administration degree and some undergraduate classes at the School of Business, Natchez campus. Adjacent to the Natchez campus of Alcorn State Uni... |
moisture to raise profitable crops. The county's population decreased significantly during the first half of the twentieth century, dropping by nearly five thousand from 1910 to 1940. In 1940 the courthouse was replaced by a three-story building, with a two-story jail at the rear. Construction was completed in December... | 1946, when construction of the East Low Canal and the Potholes East Canal began. This work, and the ensuing increased agricultural production from irrigated crops, led to continual population increases. The population had increased by 12,500 from 1940 to 2010. Geography According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county h... |
– east Webster County – south Kearney County – west Buffalo County – northwest Hall County – north Demographics As of the 2000 United States Census, there were 31,151 people, 12,141 households, and 7,964 families in the county. The population density was 55 people per square mile (21/km2). There were 13,014 housing uni... | vehicles registered in the state when the license plate system was established in 1922). Geography According to the US Census Bureau, the county has an area of , of which is land and (0.2%) is water. Major highways U.S. Highway 6 U.S. Highway 34 U.S. Highway 281 Nebraska Highway 74 Adjacent counties Hamilton County – n... |
District – ranked 252nd (2016), 350th (2012), 289th (2008) Conewago Valley School District – ranked 160th (2016), 310th (2012), 330th (2008) Fairfield Area School District – ranked 232nd (2016), 332nd (2012), 410th (2008) Gettysburg Area School District – ranked 95th (2016), 180th (2012), 318th (2008) Littlestown Area ... | for Adams County was 10.8% in 2014. The statewide poverty rate was 13.6% in 2014. The 2012 childhood poverty rate by school district was: Bermudian Springs School District – 32.4% living at 185% or below than the Federal Poverty Level, Conewago Valley School District – 37.3%, Fairfield Area School District – 19.5%, Get... |
of which 1,614 were occupied. 2010 census As of the 2010 United States Census, there were 4,029 people, 1,715 households, and 1,126 families residing in the county. The population density was . There were 2,010 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the county was 98.1% white, 0.6% Asian, 0.5% Am... | 1853. Its original size was later reduced by the creation of Montgomery and Union counties. The first county seat was Quincy, Iowa. In 1872, it was moved to Corning. Geography According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (0.5%) is water. Major highways U.S. Route 34 Iowa Hi... |
1836, Portage County was created and included most of present-day Columbia County, including the city of Portage, Wisconsin. In 1846, Portage County was renamed Columbia County. The area from the northern boundary of Columbia County to Lake Superior was removed from Brown County and was then called Portage County. In 1... | In the 1880s, there were plans for a railroad that connected Chicago and St. Paul to pass through Friendship. Once this was decided, local landowners increased their demands. Instead of paying more for the land in Friendship, the railroad placed the tracks two miles (3 km) south of Friendship. It was recorded that Emma... |
the county seat, holds a high number of socially conservative Catholics and likewise is the home to the campus of Quincy University, a private Catholic liberal arts college, and the Western Catholic Union. The county is part of the historic belt of German settlement extending into the Missouri Rhineland. Since it was a... | 1.6% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 1.2% of the population. In terms of ancestry, 43.5% were German, 13.1% were Irish, 10.7% were American, and 8.7% were English. Of the 27,375 households, 29.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.0% were married couples living toge... |
as well as many small unincorporated communities. The county is divided into 12 townships which provide local services. There are four Indiana state roads in the county, as well as three U.S. Routes and one railroad line. In 2017, about a quarter of the county's population (estimated 8,600) was Swiss Amish. History The... | years. Of the total population, 77.1% own homes and 8.7% are renters. Regarding educational attainment, 40.6% of the population has a high school degree or higher, with 15.5% having a bachelor's degree or higher. Manufacturing employees the most employed residents at 31.2%, followed by 17.6% in education, health care a... |
of 1.4 per square mile (0.6/km2). The racial makeup of the county was 98.50% White, 0.54% Black or African American, 0.31% Native American, 0.15% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 0.12% from other races, and 0.35% from two or more races. 0.27% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 40.6% were of German, 27... | and 10.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.1% of those under age 18 and 11.1% of those age 65 or over. 2010 census As of the 2010 United States Census, there were 2,343 people, 1,098 households, and 658 families in the county. The population density was . There were 1,377 housing units at an ... |
length of Adams County to the present 72 miles (116 kilometers). On November 8, 1904, Adams County voters chose Brighton as the permanent county seat. A 1989 vote transferred 53 square miles (137 square kilometers) of Adams County to the City and County of Denver for the proposed Denver International Airport, leaving t... | lost the tip of its northwest corner when the consolidated City and County of Broomfield was created on November 15, 2001. Geography According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (1.4%) is water. Adams County surrounds (and surrendered the land for) most of Denver Internatio... |
an envelope with symmetrical flaps is smaller than the largest that can be made from that sheet simply by folding. The folded diamond-shaped sheet (or "blank") was in use at the beginning of the 19th century as a novelty wrapper for invitations and letters among the proportion of the population that had the time to sit... | to be reused as the return envelope, saving the expense of including a return envelope in the contents of the original envelope. The direct mail industry makes extensive use of return envelopes as a response mechanism. Up until 1840, all envelopes were handmade, each being individually cut to the appropriate shape out ... |
North American Industry Classification System or NAICS () is a classification of business establishments by type of economic activity (process of production). It is used by government and business in Canada, Mexico, and the United States of America. It has largely replaced the older Standard Industrial Classification (... | is typically a single physical location, though administratively distinct operations at a single location may be treated as distinct establishments. Each establishment is classified to an industry according to the primary business activity taking place there. NAICS does not offer guidance on the classification of enter... |
completely different catalytic mechanisms. Hierarchy of proteases Based on catalytic residue Proteases can be classified into seven broad groups: Serine proteases - using a serine alcohol Cysteine proteases - using a cysteine thiol Threonine proteases - using a threonine secondary alcohol Aspartic proteases - using an ... | (endopeptidases, such as trypsin, chymotrypsin, pepsin, papain, elastase). Catalysis Catalysis is achieved by one of two mechanisms: Aspartic, glutamic, and metallo-proteases activate a water molecule, which performs a nucleophilic attack on the peptide bond to hydrolyze it. Serine, threonine, and cysteine proteases us... |
Baker Award the UAP Scientific Prize The Vatican's PIUS XI Gold Medal the 2000 IEEE Koji Kobayashi Computers and Communications Award the Israel Prize, in 2008, for computer sciences. an honorary DMath (Doctor of Mathematics) degree from the University of Waterloo 2017 (33rd) Japan Prize in the field of Electronics, In... | differential cryptanalysis was already known — and kept a secret — by both IBM and the National Security Agency (NSA). Shamir has also made contributions to computer science outside of cryptography, such as finding the first linear time algorithm for 2-satisfiability and showing the equivalence of the complexity classe... |
Montreux Jazz Festival, backed by the New Power Generation, including Rhonda Smith, Renato Neto and John Blackwell. On October 11, 2009, he gave two surprise concerts at the Grand Palais. On October 12, he gave another surprise performance at La Cigale. On October 24, Prince played a concert at Paisley Park. 2010–2016:... | to him by Alicia Keys along with Big Boi and André 3000 of OutKast. As well as performing a trio of his own hits during the ceremony, Prince also participated in a tribute to fellow inductee George Harrison in a rendering of Harrison's "While My Guitar Gently Weeps", playing a two-minute guitar solo that ended the song... |
Synchronicity became a No. 1 album in both the UK (where it debuted at No. 1) and the US. It stayed at No. 1 in the UK for two weeks and in the US for seventeen weeks. It was nominated for Grammy Awards for Album of the Year, but lost to Michael Jackson's Thriller. "Every Breath You Take" won the Grammy for Song of the... | a UK re-release of it in April. The band performed "Roxanne" on BBC1's Top of the Pops, and the re-issue of the song finally gained the band widespread recognition in the UK when it peaked at No. 12 on the UK Singles Chart. The group's UK success led to gigs in the US at the famous New York City club CBGB, The Rathskel... |
Realm, as was Tyge's brother . After an extensive education abroad, Tycho Brahe returned to Denmark not to pursue a career in state service as men of his blood typically did, but instead retreated to the monastery at Herrevad, where he and his maternal uncle Sten Bille experimented with the manufacture of paper and gla... | Kingdom's, required that they did so. From an early time, the council invested much power in Frederick, as they had no desire to go back to the destructive near-anarchy of the pre-civil war years. Frederik would soon learn how to play the constitutional game, that is required in a consensual monarchy, such as Denmark; ... |
or by division in autumn or spring. Geraniums are eaten by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species including brown-tail, ghost moth, and mouse moth. At least several species of Geranium are gynodioecious. The species Geranium viscosissimum (sticky geranium) is considered to be protocarnivorous. Name The genus name is de... | (showy geranium) Geranium phaeum (dusky cranesbill) Geranium platypetalum (broad-petaled geranium) Geranium pratense (meadow cranesbill) Geranium psilostemon (Armenian cranesbill) Geranium renardii (Renard geranium) Geranium sanguineum (bloody cranesbill) Geranium subcaulescens (grey cranesbill) Geranium sylvaticum (wo... |
the Pyrenees. Growing to tall and wide, it is a small, deciduous or semi-evergreen perennial usually grown for low ground cover, rockeries or underplanting larger subjects like roses. Leaves are deeply divided and grey-green - whence The Latin specific epithet cinereum “ash-grey”. It flowers in summer, with striking bl... | with striking black-eyed flowers with black stamens. The plant grows in full sunlight, and is hardy down to . In cultivation in the UK the following cultivars in the Cinereum Group have been given a Royal Horticultural |
de Moivre's identity) states that for any real number and integer it holds that where is the imaginary unit (). The formula is named after Abraham de Moivre, although he never stated it in his works. The expression is sometimes abbreviated to . The formula is important because it connects complex numbers and trigonomet... | formula using Euler's formula and the exponential law for integer powers since Euler's formula implies that the left side is equal to while the right side is equal to Proof by induction The truth of de Moivre's theorem can be established by using mathematical induction for natural numbers, and extended to all integers ... |
he left the school in 1688, but de Moivre and his brother presented themselves as Huguenots admitted to the Savoy Church in London on 28 August 1687. Middle years By the time he arrived in London, de Moivre was a competent mathematician with a good knowledge of many of the standard texts. To make a living, de Moivre be... | than I do." By 1692, de Moivre became friends with Edmond Halley and soon after with Isaac Newton himself. In 1695, Halley communicated de Moivre's first mathematics paper, which arose from his study of fluxions in the Principia Mathematica, to the Royal Society. This paper was published in the Philosophical Transactio... |
of a remarkable Stratford season and led to Gielgud (who had done little film work to that time) playing Cassius in Joseph L. Mankiewicz's 1953 film version. 1977: Gielgud made his final appearance in a Shakespearean role on stage as Caesar in John Schlesinger's production at the Royal National Theatre. The cast also i... | Maximus, Private Roman Eye, is hired by Brutus to investigate the death of Caesar. The police procedural combines Shakespeare, Dragnet, and vaudeville jokes and was first broadcast on The Ed Sullivan Show. In 1984, the Riverside Shakespeare Company of New York City produced a modern dress Julius Caesar set in contempor... |
the ascending vena cava. Development The development of the circulatory system starts with vasculogenesis in the embryo. The human arterial and venous systems develop from different areas in the embryo. The arterial system develops mainly from the aortic arches, six pairs of arches that develop on the upper part of the... | cardiovascular system, or vascular system, that consists of the heart and blood vessels (from Greek kardia meaning heart, and from Latin vascula meaning vessels), and has two divisions, a systemic circulation or circuit, and a pulmonary circulation or circuit. Some sources use the terms cardiovascular system and vascul... |
as "a buzz, clicking, hiss, or knocking, depending on several transmitter parameters, i.e., pulse width and pulse-repetition rate". By changing transmitter parameters, Frey was able to induce the "perception of severe buffeting of the head, without such apparent vestibular symptoms as dizziness or nausea". Other transm... | illnesses of U.S. diplomats in Cuba and China occurring since 2017 and 2018. However, this explanation has been debated. Bioengineer Kenneth R. Foster noted of the health effects observed in the diplomats, "it's crazy, but it's sure as heck not microwaves." As of October 2021, a microwave cause remains one of the major... |
wood-engraving as an artform (instead of the reproductive craft it had been through most of the 19th century). He was among the first modern engravers to combine white-line and black-line engraving. His two acknowledged masterpieces of book illustration are The Chester Play of the Deluge (1927) and The Rime of the Anci... | as an activity essential to humanity, which flourishes during vital culture phases and languishes in predominantly pragmatic periods, such as ours and that of imperial Rome. The poem moves digressively, as interior and dramatic monologues open to include other monologues, forming a chiastic structure of eight concentri... |
Mr. Knightly; an easily swayed friend, Bingley and Harriet; an almost-thwarted marital ambition, Jane and Martin; a dependent relative, Georgiana and Mr. Woodhouse; and a potential object of matrimony who is a wrong choice for the central character, Anne de Bourgh and Frank Churchill. These pairs suggest that Emma may ... | Jane under her wing and announces that she will find her the ideal governess post before it is wanted. Emma feels some sympathy for Jane's predicament. Emma decides that Jane and Mr. Dixon, Colonel Campbell's new son-in-law, are mutually attracted, and is the reason she arrived earlier than expected. She confides this ... |
retailing and IT, as well as in the public sector – for example, in the health and education sectors, or in government and politics. Small numbers go on to undertake postgraduate studies, either in economics, research, teacher training or further qualifications in specialist areas. Brazil In Brazil, unlike most countri... | of economist, according to the said law, is exclusive to the bachelors in economics graduates in Brazil. United States According to the United States Department of Labor, there were about 15,000 non-academic economists in the United States in 2008, with a median salary of roughly $83,000 the top ten percent earning mor... |
the expanding of Nukuʻalofa to become the major center of Christianity in Tonga. The US Exploring Expedition met with King Josiah (Aleamotuʻa) in 1840. The final phase of the arrival of Christianity in Tonga was the arrival of Father Chevron, or Patele Sevelo, in 1842. He wrote that he arrived in Nukuʻalofa in 1842 and... | left Tahiti in the Minerva, their destination Fiji. But at Nukuʻalofa, Tonga, their plans were disrupted by the high chief Tupou (Aleamotuʻa). From Davies' perspective the Tahitian were placed under detention at Tongatapu: “The chief called Tupou would not let them proceed. He had been himself a resident in Lageba and ... |
Health Agency (CARPHA) is a regional public health agency headquartered in Trinidad and Tobago which was established by CARICOM leaders in July 2011 and began operation in 2013. As of 2018, the majority of member states continue to utilize the Privy Council as their final appellate court and three member states do not ... | with them, which infuriated the interim Haitian prime minister, Gérard Latortue, who announced he would take steps to take Haiti out of CARICOM. CARICOM thus voted on suspending the participation of Haitian officials from the councils of CARICOM. Following the presidential election of René Préval, Haitian officials wer... |
and many small boutique style hotels that have smaller numbers of guest rooms and offer a more intimate vacation. Nightlife in the city is centered around the Calle Uruguay and Casco Viejo neighborhoods. These neighborhoods contain a variety of different bars and nightclubs that cater to the tourists visiting the city.... | in ruins, and is now a popular tourist attraction, and is regularly visited by school trips. History The city was founded on 15 August 1519, by Pedro Arias de Ávila, also known as Pedrarias Dávila. Within a few years of its founding, the city became a launching point for the exploration and conquest of Peru and a trans... |
of Suriname, from its colonial days through the independence of Suriname in 1975 to the present day. The old town has suffered many devastating fires over the years, notably in January 1821 (which destroyed over 400 buildings) and September 1832 (which destroyed nearly 50 buildings). The slaves Kodjo, Mentor, and Prese... | the earlier settlement of Torarica. In 1667, during the Second Anglo-Dutch War, Paramaribo was conquered by a squadron of ships under Abraham Crijnssen. The Treaty of Breda in 1667 confirmed Paramaribo as the leading town of the now Dutch colony of Suriname. The fort protecting Paramaribo was renamed Fort Zeelandia in ... |
the east side of Port Louis is also expected to reduce congestion. Phase 1 of that project was completed in 2013, but in February 2014 the road needed to be closed due to the appearance of a major crack, apparently due to faulty design. Another project initiated to reduce congestion is the construction of a bridge (com... | Board), illustrates the increasing role of tourism in the economy of Mauritius. Cruise ships of up to 300 metres can be accommodated at the facility, which includes two access bridges for passengers and vehicles. The facility was the first in the Indian Ocean to be capable of handling the largest cruise ships in the wo... |
John Moresby in 1873. It was named in honour of his father, Admiral of the Fleet Sir Fairfax Moresby. Although Port Moresby is surrounded by Central Province, of which it is also the capital, it is not part of that province but forms the National Capital District. The traditional landowners, the Motu and Koitabu people... | Fleet Sir Fairfax Moresby. Although Port Moresby is surrounded by Central Province, of which it is also the capital, it is not part of that province but forms the National Capital District. The traditional landowners, the Motu and Koitabu people, are represented by the Motu Koita Assembly. Port Moresby hosted the APEC ... |
Cyclone Uma severely damaged the city. A powerful earthquake in January 2002 caused minor damage in the capital and surrounding areas. The city suffered massive damage from a category 5 cyclone named Cyclone Pam in March 2015, whose eye wall passed just to the east of Port Vila. Geography Climate Port Vila has a tropic... | During World War II, Port Vila was an American and Australian airbase. In 1987, Cyclone Uma severely damaged the city. A powerful earthquake in January 2002 caused minor damage in the capital and surrounding areas. The city suffered massive damage from a category 5 cyclone named Cyclone Pam in March 2015, whose eye wal... |
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