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wife also decide to visit Dumfries House “[o]ur visit was a little awkward, as there had been no communication between the families for several of the last years of my father’s life [...] I, however, wished to live on civil terms with such near neighbours [etc.]”.On October 27, 1782, Boswell writes “we looked at Lord D... | unlike other biographies of that era, it directly incorporated conversations that Boswell had noted down at the time for his journals. He also included far more personal and human details than those to which contemporary readers were accustomed. Instead of writing a respectful and dry record of Johnson's public life in... |
femur of a big animal, but it was uncharacteristically light and honeycombed. Owen announced to a skeptical scientific community and the world that it was from a giant extinct bird like an ostrich, and named it Dinornis. His deduction was ridiculed in some quarters, but was proved correct with the subsequent discoverie... | Genus Emeus Eastern moa, Emeus crassus (South Island, New Zealand) Genus Euryapteryx Coastal moa, Euryapteryx curtus (North and South Island, New Zealand) Genus Pachyornis Heavy-footed moa, Pachyornis elephantopus (South Island, New Zealand) Mantell's moa, Pachyornis geranoides (North Island, New Zealand) Crested moa, ... |
separated from Company G. Company G moved on the next morning, inadvertently leaving Slovik and Tankey behind. Slovik and Tankey found a Canadian military police unit had occupied the town, and remained with them for the next six weeks. Tankey wrote to their regiment to explain their absence before the Canadians made a... | note, return to his unit, and face no further charges; Slovik again refused. Henbest instructed Slovik to write another note on the back of the first one stating that he fully understood the legal consequences of deliberately incriminating himself, and that it would be used as evidence against him in a court-martial. S... |
$1,000,000 to $1,500,000. InfieldFest The race has had something of a party atmosphere in the past, especially in the infield, which is general admission. The course had a "bring your own booze" policy until 2009, formerly including kegs of beer but in the 2000s restricted to all the beer cans a person could carry in a... | Pimlico course if Magna Entertainment cannot find a buyer. Attendance at the Preakness Stakes ranks second in North America and usually surpasses the attendance of all other stakes races including the Belmont Stakes, the Breeders' Cup and the Kentucky Oaks. The attendance of the Preakness Stakes typically only trails t... |
The game is played in turns, with one player taking white and the other black. A piece can move from its point to any empty adjacent point that is connected by a line. A piece can jump over an opposing piece and remove it from the game, if that opposing piece is adjacent and the point beyond it is empty. Multiple captu... | no mention of the rules of the game. In Board and Table Games from Many Civilizations, R. C. Bell writes that "when the Moors invaded Spain they took El-quirkat with them". Rules are included in Libro de los juegos ("Book of games") commissioned by Alfonso X of Castile in the 13th century. Spanish settlers in New Mexic... |
the codes to 00000000 in all missile launch control centers. Blair said the missile launch checklists included an item confirming this combination until 1977. A 2014 article in Foreign Policy said that the US Air Force told the United States House Committee on Armed Services that "A code consisting of eight zeroes has ... | interference from being accepted as a false positive. Environmental sensing device The environmental sensing device (ESD) determines through environmental sensors whether the weapon is operating in its combat environment. For example, on an ICBM, a nuclear warhead would first be exposed to a strong acceleration, then a... |
FM. A 2002 biography about her by Russell Gray is called Changing Colours. Netball technique She shoots 300 goals a day for fun. Her husband Christie analyses her play. She is renowned for her consistent shooting volume and accuracy, with shooting percentages that are rarely seen in netball. Her 191 cm height, natural ... | career in New Zealand she played for the Waikato/Bay of Plenty Magic (2003–2013). Personal life Irene van Dyk was born Irene Viljoen in Vereeniging, Gauteng, South Africa. Her mother, also called Irene, died in July 2012 following a long battle with cancer. Her father Herman Viljoen died during a routine appendix opera... |
the theory of cyclotomic fields and Galois modules. An exposition of the proof was given by Yuri Bilu in the Séminaire Bourbaki. In 2005, Mihăilescu published a simplified proof. Generalization It is a conjecture that for every natural number n, there are only finitely many pairs of perfect powers with difference n. Th... | bound on a,b and used existing results bounding x,y in terms of a, b to give an effective upper bound for x,y,a,b. Michel Langevin computed a value of for the bound. This resolved Catalan's conjecture for all but a finite number of cases. Nonetheless, the finite calculation required to complete the proof of the theorem... |
some mathematical statement is necessarily true Proof complexity, computational resources required to prove statements Proof procedure, method for producing proofs in proof theory Proof theory, a branch of mathematical logic that represents proofs as formal mathematical objects Statistical proof, demonstration of degre... | Proof test, stress test of structures such as vessels and weapons Proofreading, reviewing a manuscript for errors or improvements Arts and entertainment Film, television, and theatre Proof, a 1980 student film by Kevin Reynolds, expanded to Fandango Proof (1991 film), an Australian film by Jocelyn Moorhouse Proof (play... |
novel The Dharma Bums, whose central character (whom Kerouac based on himself) sought Buddhist contexts for events in his life. Allen Ginsberg's spiritual journey to India in 1963 also influenced the Beat movement. After studying religious texts alongside monks, Ginsburg deduced that what linked the function of poetry ... | art would become a living experience in cafes or jazz clubs, and not remain the prerogative of galleries and museums. Many works of artists of the movement were created on the verge of various types of art. Artists wrote poetry and poets painted, something like this can describe the processes taking place within the fr... |
been more or less inconclusive. Cavalier-Smith has suggested they may be related to the Rhizaria, but for the most part they are left with uncertain relations to other groups. A 2009 paper suggests that they may be related to the cryptophytes and haptophytes (see Cryptomonads-haptophytes assemblage). They are currently... | protists. They include both mobile and sessile forms, found in freshwater and marine environments, especially at some depth. Characteristics Individuals are unicellular and spherical, usually around 30–80 μm in diameter, and covered with long radial axopods, narrow cellular projections that capture food and allow mobil... |
1963. The breed was accepted by the Fédération Cynologique Internationale as the "Pharaoh Hound" in the same year, under the patronage of the UK. A breed standard was approved by the British Kennel Club in 1974. Appearance The Kelb tal-Fenek is slender and graceful. The head is long and finely chiselled, with a slight ... | a traditional breed of rural Malta. As the English-language exonym suggests, it is sometimes claimed that the Pharaoh Hound descends from the dogs shown in the tomb paintings of Ancient Egypt. Modern DNA studies suggest that the breed is not of ancient origin, but a moderately recent development from various other bree... |
In some situations a more detailed analysis can yield information on the ion density (), the ion temperature , or the electron energy distribution function (EEDF) or . Ion saturation current density Consider first a surface biased to a large negative voltage. If the voltage is large enough, essentially all electrons (a... | theory of double layers typically employs an expression analogous to the Bohm criterion, but with the roles of electrons and ions reversed, namely where the numerical value was found by taking Ti=Te and γi=γe. In practice, it is often difficult and usually considered uninformative to measure the electron saturation cur... |
additional 2 wins in the Documentary Short Subject category); Rob Epstein 2 awards; Marvin Hier 2 awards; Barbara Kopple 2 awards Process controversies Michael Moore's Fahrenheit 9/11, at the time the highest-grossing documentary film in movie history, was ruled ineligible because Moore had opted to have it played on t... | were released under the Academy's rules for eligibility). In practice, due to the limited nature of documentary distribution, a film may be released in different years in different venues, sometimes years after production is complete. 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s Shortlisted finalists Finalists... |
a major enabling ingredient, utilizing access to mobile web. Location industry There are various companies that sell access to an individual's location history and this is estimated to be a $12 billion industry composed of collectors, aggregators and marketplaces. As of 2021, a company named Near claimed to have data f... | Location Services (LCS), later known as Location Based Services (LBS). Nodes defined include the Gateway Mobile Location Centre (GMLC), the Serving Mobile Location Centre (SMLC) and concepts such as Mobile Originating Location Request (MO-LR), Network Induced Location Request (NI-LR) and Mobile Terminating Location Req... |
as such. In 1920, the Belmont was won by the great Man o' War, who won by 20 lengths, setting a new stakes and American record, while under a stout pull. Starting in 1926, the winner of the Belmont Stakes has been presented with August Belmont Trophy. The owner may keep the trophy for one year, and also receives a silv... | My Maryland" at the Preakness Stakes. The change of song gave rise to "the myth of Mamie O'Rourke", a reference to a character in the lyrics of "The Sidewalks of New York." Before American Pharoah won the Triple Crown in 2015, some claimed that changing the official Belmont song "cursed" the Triple Crown and was why no... |
inflated prices inside Churchill Downs. Most every school and quite a few businesses in the Kentuckiana region treat the Oaks as a holiday. Perhaps out of self-consciousness for the gambling aspect of the race, none of the region's schools declare that the holiday is explicitly because of the Oaks and most simply say i... | set at miles, and it has been that distance since. Records Speed record mile 1:48.28 Shedaresthedevil 2020. mile 2:39 Felicia 1877, Belle of Nelson 1878 and Katie Creel 1882. mile 2:15 Selika 1894. mile 1:43.6 Ari's Mona 1950 and Sweet Alliance 1977. Largest winning margin lengths – Rachel Alexandra (2009) Longest shot... |
track record at furlongs in his previous start. The track condition for the Whitney was labelled fast but was running slow, especially along the inside rail. Secretariat broke poorly and Onion led from the start, setting a slow pace running well off the rail. Down the backstretch, Turcotte chose to make his move along ... | girth, long back and well-made neck all contributed to his heart-lung efficiency. The manner in which Secretariat's body parts fit together determined the efficiency of his stride, which affected his acceleration and endurance. Even very small differences in the length and angles of bones can have a major effect on per... |
and bleed from the blood vessels in the centre of the nail. This bleeding should be stopped as soon as possible with the use of styptic gel or powder. Sharp pointed toenails can be blunted by simply filing the point. These procedures are usually done with the help of an assistant carefully holding the parrot wrapped in... | in a single clade. Species and subspecies: Rosy-faced lovebird, Agapornis roseicollis, (Vieillot, 1818)—or peach-faced lovebird Agapornis roseicollis catumbella, B.P. Hall, 1952 Agapornis roseicollis roseicollis, (Vieillot 1818) Yellow-collared lovebird, Agapornis personatus, Reichenow, 1887—or masked lovebird Fischer'... |
Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia, and Brunei.They are found primarily in forested habitats, especially forests that have liana, since the vine gives tarsiers vertical support when climbing trees. Evolutionary history Fossil record Fossils of tarsiiform primates are found in Asia, Europe, and North America, with dispute... | that confers the need for it in the diet would tend to place tarsiers with haplorrhines. At a lower phylogenetic level, the tarsiers have, until recently, all been placed in the genus Tarsius, while it was debated whether the species should be placed in two (a Sulawesi and a Philippine-western group) or three separate ... |
that schooner rig was common in England and Holland by the end of the 17th century. The Royal Transport was an example of a large British-built schooner, launched in 1695 at Chatham. The type was further developed in British North America starting around 1713. In the 1700s and 1800s in what is now New England and Atlan... | smaller naval craft and opium clippers. Packet boats (built for the fast conveyance of passengers and goods) were often schooners. Fruit schooners were noted for their quick passages, taking their perishable cargoes on routes such as the Azores to Britain. Some pilot boats adopted the rig. The fishing vessels that work... |
boost both companies' revenues without costing them anything. The transaction did not materialize. In October 2001, Casey was replaced by John Legere, the CEO of Global Crossing subsidiary Asia Global Crossing. Bankruptcy and reemergence In the fourth quarter of 2001, the company lost $3.4 billion on revenue of $793 mi... | 13 month tenure. Leo Hindery, who had joined the company a few months earlier as head of its web hosting division, GlobalCenter, then became CEO. In September 2000, the company announced a deal to sell GlobalCenter to Exodus Communications for $6.5 billion in stock. By the time the deal closed in January 2001, the stoc... |
The economy of Salerno is mainly based on services and tourism, as most of the city's manufacturing base did not survive the economic crisis of the 1970s. The remaining ones are connected to pottery and food production and treatment. The Port of Salerno is one of the most active of the Tyrrhenian Sea. It handles about ... | communications in Campania. With Arechis II, Salerno became a centre of studies with its famous Medical School. The Lombard prince ordered the city to be fortified; the Castle on the Bonadies mountain had already been built with walls and towers. In 839 Salerno declared independence from Benevento, becoming the capital... |
the introduction would have been more accurate if all the references to "Haldane" were replaced with "Wright". In Florida, he met, for the first and only time, the Russian biochemist Alexander Oparin, who had developed the origin of life theory quite independent of his own in the 1920s. It was while there that he start... | other events" (referring to World War I). His only formal education in biology was an incomplete course in vertebrate anatomy. Career To support the war effort, Haldane volunteered for and joined the British Army, and was commissioned a temporary second lieutenant in the 3rd Battalion of the Black Watch (Royal Highland... |
together in the 17th and 18th centuries from several pre-existing edifices built from 1046 as municipal offices. It is characterized by a Clock Tower (Torre dell'Orologio, late 15th century), once paired with another tower (Torre Civica) demolished after an earthquake in 1671. In the interior, noteworthy is the Sala de... | of the cathedral into nave and wide aisles with their bold, solid masses. Modena's Duomo inspired campaigns of cathedral and abbey building in emulation through the valley of the Po. The Gothic campanile (1224–1319) is called Torre della Ghirlandina from the bronze garland surrounding the weathercock. Other churches Sa... |
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if they decide to disallow routing through alternate routes. This is not largely a technical issue but a commercial matter in which a financial dispute is fought out using the other party's customers as hostages to obtain a better negotiating position. In the worst case, single-homed customers of each network will not ... | from 1986 to 1995)—and the quality of the protocols themselves—that by 1990 when the ARPANET itself was finally decommissioned, TCP/IP had supplanted or marginalized most other wide-area computer network protocols worldwide. When the Internet was opened to the commercial markets, multiple for-profit Internet backbone a... |
compile time. The partial evaluator transforms into by precomputing all static input at compile time. is called the "residual program" and should run more efficiently than the original program. The act of partial evaluation is said to "residualize" to . Futamura projections A particularly interesting example of the use... | of partial evaluation is said to "residualize" to . Futamura projections A particularly interesting example of the use of partial evaluation, first described in the 1970s by Yoshihiko Futamura, is when prog is an interpreter for a programming language. If Istatic is source code designed to run inside that interpreter, ... |
Pitahawirata or Pitahauirata (‘People Downstream’, ‘Man-Going-East’, derived from Pita – ‘Man’ and Rata – ‘screaming’, the French called them "Tapage Pawnee" – ‘Screaming, Howling Pawnee’, later English-speaking Americans "Noisy Pawnee") Piitahawiraata, Piítahaawìraata, Pitahaureat, Pitahawirata, (Pitahaureat proper, l... | Nasharo Council Secretary Current (2021) Morgan Little Sun, 1st Chief, Kitkahaki Band Ralph Haymond, Jr., 2nd Chief, Kitkahaki Band Pat Leading Fox, 1st Chief, Ckiri Band Warren Pratt Jr., 2nd Chief, Ckiri Band Ron Rice, Sr., 1st Chief, Pitahawirata Band Tim Jim, 2nd Chief, Pitahawirata Band Matt Reed, 1st Chief, Cawi ... |
program evaluation can be to "determine the quality of a program by formulating a judgment" Marthe Hurteau, Sylvain Houle, Stéphanie Mongiat (2009). An alternative view is that "projects, evaluators, and other stakeholders (including funders) will all have potentially different ideas about how best to evaluate a projec... | ethics, in which ethical conduct is based on the subjective or intuitive experience of an individual or group. One form of subjectivist ethics is utilitarian, in which "the good" is determined by what maximizes a single, explicit interpretation of happiness for society as a whole. Another form of subjectivist ethics is... |
protocol to "lock in" their customer base. A list of automation protocols is compiled here. An example of efforts by vendor groups to standardize automation protocols is the OPC-UA (formerly "OLE for process control" now Open Platform Communications Unified Architecture). Architecture development SCADA systems have evo... | alarm' so that appropriate action can be taken. PLC/RTU programming "Smart" RTUs, or standard PLCs, are capable of autonomously executing simple logic processes without involving the supervisory computer. They employ standardized control programming languages such as under, IEC 61131-3 (a suite of five programming lang... |
to run the mile in under 3:50. In more recent years, Walker has been active in local government, as an Auckland Councillor and representing the Manurewa-Papakura ward. 1974 Commonwealth Games Walker achieved world prominence in 1974 when he finished second to Filbert Bayi of Tanzania in the 1500 metre run at the Common... | 4:51.4 in Oslo, Norway, on 30 June 1976. He smashed the ten-year-old existing record, held by Michel Jazy of France, by nearly five seconds. Walker regarded this run as the best race of his life. Steve Cram of Great Britain broke the record by one one-hundredth of a second on 4 August 1985, running 4:51.39 at Budapest,... |
that will return a value Regular expression, a means of matching strings of text in computing Expression marks, in music, notating the musical dynamics Bodily expression Expression of breast milk in breastfeeding Emotional expression, verbal and non-verbal behaviour that communicates emotion Facial expression, a moveme... | a type of fixed expression Metaphorical expression, a particular word, phrase, or form of words that has a different meaning than its literal form Expression (sign language), the expressions and postures of the face and body that contribute to the formation of words when signing Symbolic expression Expression (architec... |
Shortly thereafter, Snyder captures Hooker and brings him before FBI Agent Polk. Polk forces Hooker to betray Gondorff by threatening to incarcerate Luther Coleman's widow. The night before the sting, Hooker sleeps with a waitress named Loretta. The next morning, he sees Loretta walking toward him. The black-gloved man... | ten Oscars and winning seven, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Film Editing and Best Writing (Original Screenplay); Redford was also nominated for Best Actor. The film also rekindled Newman's career after a series of big screen flops. Regarded as having one of the best screenplays ever written, in 2005, The ... |
inter-operate and meant being tied into a single manufacturer's method at each exchange. V5 provided a standard set of protocols from the subscriber to the LE. The AN (or Access Network) was defined as a reference point. Signalling between this point and the LE was standardised and therefore allowed a multiple vendor s... | (2 Mbit/s) link between a multiplexer and an exchange. V5.2 (ETS 300 347-1) which provides for concentration where there are not enough bearer channels in the aggregate link(s) to accommodate all subscribers at the same time. A single V5.2 interface can control up to 16 E1 links at once and can include protection of th... |
enemy in a battle outside the walls of his city and to mark the success he takes the title of king and the name Soter. Greece King Agron of Illyria dies. Pinnes, the son of Agron and Agron's first wife Triteuta, officially succeeds his father as king, but the kingdom is effectively ruled by Agron's second wife, Queen T... | Ab urbe condita). The denomination 230 BC for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Asia Minor The city of Pergamum is attacked by the Galatians (Celts who have settled in central Anatolia) becau... |
Lewis Carroll's children's novel Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1865) and its sequel, Through the Looking-Glass (1871). A child in the mid-Victorian era, Alice unintentionally goes on an underground adventure after accidentally falling down a rabbit hole into Wonderland; in the sequel, she steps through a mirror int... | Under Ground originated from stories told to the Liddell sisters during an afternoon on 4 July 1862 while rowing on the Isis with his friend Robinson Duckworth, and on subsequent rowing trips. At the request of ten-year-old Alice Liddell, Carroll wrote down the stories as Alice's Adventures Under Ground, which he compl... |
with Jérôme Bonaparte, Napoleon's younger brother. The wedding was held four years later, on 22 August 1807, at the Royal Palace of Fontainebleau in France. Upon marriage, Katharina became Queen consort of the Kingdom of Westphalia. Reportedly, Katharina and Jérôme bonded strongly and had a happy marriage, remaining fi... | Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire, to the later King Frederick I of Württemberg and Duchess Augusta of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel. Her mother, who died when Katharina was five years old, was a sister of Caroline of Brunswick and a niece of King George III of the United Kingdom. After the death of Katharina's mother, her fat... |
19 February 1853 in Paris, France. Her spouse was the heir presumptive to the throne of France of his nephew Napoleon III during their marriage, placing her in a position to become the next Empress of France. At the time of her second marriage, she was a rich widow and Jerome heavily indebted, and the marriage enabled ... | Jérôme Bonaparte, youngest brother of Emperor Napoleon I. They married first in a religious ceremony in Florence in 1840, and a second time in a secret civil ceremony on 19 February 1853 in Paris, France. Her spouse was the heir presumptive to the throne of France of his nephew Napoleon III during their marriage, placi... |
been granted by an overseeing authority that itself still retains ultimate authority over that territory (see Devolution). A protectorate refers to an autonomous region that depends upon a larger government for its protection as an autonomous region. Declarations of independence Sometimes, a state wishing to achieve in... | a dominating power will issue a declaration of independence; the earliest surviving example is Scotland's Declaration of Arbroath in 1320, with the most recent example being Azawad's declaration of independence in 2012. Declaring independence and attaining it, however, are quite different. A well-known successful examp... |
Johnson City is the name of several places in | name of several places in the United States: Johnson City, |
Personal life Upon his return to the United States, he married Caroline Le Roy Appleton Edgar (1840–1911), daughter of Samuel and Julia Appleton, and widow of Newbold Edgar. Caroline was also the granddaughter of American statesman, Daniel Webster. Together, they were the parents of two children: Louise-Eugénie Bonapar... | (1878–1945), who married Blanche Pierce Strebeigh, daughter of Edward and Emily Pierce of Newtonville, Massachusetts, and former wife of Harold Strebeigh of Hewlett, New York, in 1914, no issue. Had his family not been excluded, he would have been first in line to the Bonaparte succession from 1873, and would have succ... |
the first graduating class of the Roman Catholic women's institution run by the Order of the School Sisters of Notre Dame, the College of Notre Dame of Maryland (now Notre Dame of Maryland University). He spoke on "The Significance of the Bachelor's Degree": Today, and here for the first time in America, a Catholic col... | continued to Harvard Law School, where he later served as a university overseer. He practiced law in Baltimore and became prominent in municipal and national reform movements. Career In 1899, Bonaparte was the keynote speaker for the first graduating class of the Roman Catholic women's institution run by the Order of t... |
Alabama Leesburg, Florida Leesburg, Georgia Leesburg, Idaho, a community and historic district listed on the NRHP in Lemhi County, Idaho Leesburg, Indiana Leesburg Historic District (Leesburg, Indiana), listed on the NRHP in Kosciusko | NRHP in Lemhi County, Idaho Leesburg, Indiana Leesburg Historic District (Leesburg, Indiana), listed on the NRHP in Kosciusko County, Indiana Leesburg, Kentucky Leesburg, Mississippi Leesburg, Ohio Leesburg, Texas |
Lowell Institute, educational foundation, Boston Lowell Line, train line, Boston Lowell House, Harvard undergrad dormitory, Cambridge Lowell Devils, hockey team, Lowell Lowell High School (Lowell, Massachusetts), high school, Lowell The Lowell, a historic apartment building, Cambridge The Sun (Lowell), newspaper, Lowel... | (Lowell, Indiana), high school, Lowell Massachusetts Lowell Institute, educational foundation, Boston Lowell Line, train line, Boston Lowell House, Harvard undergrad dormitory, Cambridge Lowell Devils, hockey team, Lowell Lowell High School (Lowell, Massachusetts), high school, Lowell The Lowell, a historic apartment b... |
an American lobbying firm Education Livingston Campus (Rutgers University), a sub-campus of Rutgers University's New Brunswick/Piscataway area campus Livingston College, New Jersey, United States, a former residential college of Rutgers on the Livingston Campus Livingston University, former name (1967–1995) of the Univ... | of Rutgers on the Livingston Campus Livingston University, former name (1967–1995) of the University of West Alabama Livingston High School (disambiguation) Places Antarctica Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands Camp Livingston (Antarctica), an Argentine seasonal base camp Australia County of Livingstone, Qu... |
English Channel Lyme Brook, tributary stream of the River Trent, Staffordshire Forest of Lyme, a historic area of forest covering parts of Cheshire, Derbyshire, and Staffordshire United States Lyme, Connecticut, a town in southeastern Connecticut, the namesake of Lyme disease Old Lyme, Connecticut, a neighboring town E... | Lyme, Connecticut, a neighboring town Lyme, New Hampshire, a town in western New Hampshire Lyme, New York, a town in New York along the Lake Ontario shoreline Lyme Township, Huron County, Ohio, a small town in northern Ohio Other places Lyme Park, Gauteng, a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa Ships English ship Lyme ... |
Entertainment Madison (album), a 2021 album by Sloppy Jane Madison (band), a former American rock band from New Jersey Madison (dance) Madison (film) Madison (TV series), a Canadian TV series running 1993–1997 Madison Records, a U.S. record label Ships USCS Madison, a survey ship in service with the United States Coast... | Madison River, in Wyoming and Montana Madison Square, a public park in New York City Mount Madison, in the White Mountains of New Hampshire Buildings Madison Square Garden and previous buildings of the same name, all in New York City: Madison Square Garden (1879), the original open-air arena Madison Square Garden (1890... |
the board until the turn is complete, it is possible to reach a position in a multi-jump move where the flying king is blocked from capturing further by a piece already jumped. Flying kings are not used in American checkers; a king's only advantage over a man is the ability to move and capture backwards as well as forw... | also mentions it. The method of capture was placing two pieces on either side of the opponent's piece. It was said to have been played during the Trojan War. The Romans played a derivation of petteia called latrunculi, or the game of the Little Soldiers. The pieces, and sporadically the game itself, were called calculi... |
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Ohio, in Champaign County Mechanicsburg, Crawford County, Ohio Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania Mechanicsburg, Virginia Mechanicsburg, West Virginia Fiction Mechanicsburg, a fictional city in the | Mechanicsburg, Ohio, in Champaign County Mechanicsburg, Crawford County, Ohio Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania Mechanicsburg, Virginia Mechanicsburg, West Virginia Fiction Mechanicsburg, |
than arising out of a combination of the traditionally recognized taste receptors, scientists now consider umami to be a distinct taste. Foods that have a strong umami flavor include meats, shellfish, fish (including fish sauce and preserved fish such as maldive fish, sardines, and anchovies), tomatoes, mushrooms, hydr... | and preserved fish such as maldive fish, sardines, and anchovies), tomatoes, mushrooms, hydrolyzed vegetable protein, meat extract, yeast extract, cheeses, and soy sauce. Etymology A loanword from the Japanese , umami can be translated as "pleasant savory taste". This neologism was coined in 1908 by Japanese chemist Ki... |
wife of Jérôme Napoléon Bonaparte, a French-American nephew of Napoléon I, Emperor of France, who lived as a farmer in Baltimore. Although nominally a princess, by virtue of her father-in-law being first King of Westphalia then Prince of Montfort, she and her descendants are not normally considered part of the Bonapart... | heiress and the wife of Jérôme Napoléon Bonaparte, a French-American nephew of Napoléon I, Emperor of France, who lived as a farmer in Baltimore. Although nominally a princess, by virtue of her father-in-law being first King of Westphalia then Prince of Montfort, she and her descendants are not normally considered part... |
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by Milford railway station Milford, Wiltshire Ireland Milford, County Cork Milford, County Donegal New Zealand Milford Sound Milford Track Milford, New Zealand, a suburb of Auckland Northern Ireland Milford, County Armagh Wales Milford, Powys, a location Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire United States Milford, California Mi... | Shropshire Milford, Staffordshire Milford, Surrey served by Milford railway station Milford, Wiltshire Ireland Milford, County Cork Milford, County Donegal New Zealand Milford Sound Milford Track Milford, New Zealand, a suburb of Auckland Northern Ireland Milford, County Armagh Wales Milford, Powys, a location Milford ... |
center New Milford, Illinois New Milford, New Hampshire, a fictitious town described in a hoax article New Milford, New Jersey New Milford, New | Illinois New Milford, New Hampshire, a fictitious town described in a hoax article New Milford, New Jersey New Milford, New York, a hamlet in Warwick |
Kent Newington, Oxfordshire Newington, Shropshire, Craven Arms Newington, Nottinghamshire Newington, Belfast, Antrim Road, Northern Ireland Newington, Edinburgh, Scotland Newington, a ward of Hull City Council United States Newington, Connecticut Newington, Georgia Newington, New Hampshire Newington, Virginia Other cou... | Bloody Point Road in Newington, New Hampshire Other places Newington Causeway, a road in Southwark, London, between the Elephant and Castle and Borough High Street Newington Junction, Newington, Connecticut Newington College, Stanmore, New South Wales, Australia Newington High School, a public high school located in Ne... |
Places United States New Haven, California, now called Alvarado New Haven County, Connecticut New Haven, Illinois New Haven, Indiana New Haven, Kentucky New Haven, Michigan New Haven, Missouri New Haven, New York New Haven, Hamilton County, Ohio New Haven, Huron County, Ohio New Haven, Pennsylvania, now part of Connell... | from 1637 to 1662 Elsewhere New Haven, Falkland Islands New Haven, Enugu, Nigeria New Haven, an old name For Le Havre, France, when it was in English hands in Elizabethan times Other uses University of New Haven, Connecticut, U.S. New York, New Haven |
(cipher), a cryptographic permutation suitable for use in a sponge function See also Gimlé, a "heaven" in Norse mythology Gimli Glider, nickname of a plane that landed in Gimli after | Manitoba, Canada Rural Municipality of Gimli, Manitoba, Canada Gimli (electoral district), a provincial electoral district in Manitoba RCAF Station Gimli (1943–1971), former air force station near the town Gimli Industrial Park Airport, current airport using part of the former air station Gimli Glider, a famous |
extent in Illinois and Indiana. As late as 1829, the Métis were dominant in the economy of present-day Wisconsin and Northern Michigan. Many Métis families are recorded in the U.S. Census for the historic Métis settlement areas along the Detroit and St. Clair rivers, Mackinac Island and Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, as w... | geologic formations include Devil's Kitchen, Skull Cave, and Sugar Loaf. Nature Mackinac Island contains a wide variety of terrain, including fields, marshes, bogs, coastline, boreal forest, and limestone formations. The environment is legally preserved on the island by the State Historic Park designation. About half o... |
of Illyria, a loosely organized state on the Adriatic coast north of Epirus, against the advancing Aetolians. The Illyrian army routs the Aetolians and returns home as the victor. Roman Republic The Romans send envoys to Massilia (modern Marseille, France) to negotiate with the Carthaginian general Hamilcar Barca who i... | The Romans send envoys to Massilia (modern Marseille, France) to negotiate with the Carthaginian general Hamilcar Barca who is based there. Births Hieronymus, tyrant of Syracuse (d. 214 BC) Han Xin, prominent chinese general of the early Han Dynasty is born. Deaths Agron, king of the Ardiaean Kingdom |
year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Seleucid Empire The Seleucid king Seleucus II Callinicus undertakes an expedition into the interior of Iran to try to regain Parthia, but his efforts come to noth... | been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Seleucid Empire The Seleucid king Seleucus II Callinicus undertakes an expedition into the interior of Iran to try to regain Parthia, but his efforts come to nothing. Acco... |
BC for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events <onlyinclude> By place China The Zhao general Li Mu defeats the Qin army, led by Huan Yi, in the Battle of Fei. Deaths Deidamia II, Greek princess and daughter... | time it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Verrucosus and Matho (or, less frequently, year 521 Ab urbe condita). The denomination 233 BC for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era |
Europe for naming years. Events By place Greece The Epirote Alliance is replaced by the Epirote League, which is a federal state with its own parliament (or synedrion). The city of Pleuron is destroyed by Demetrius II. After the resignation of Lydiades, the city of Megalopolis joins the Achaean League. Roman Republic C... | of Lydiades, the city of Megalopolis joins the Achaean League. Roman Republic Corsica, Sardinia and Liguria rebel unsuccessfully against Rome. China The Qin general Huan Yi wins a major victory over the Zhao general Hu Zhe in the Battle of Pingyang, and captures Pingyang and Wucheng. Births Marcus Porcius Cato (Cato th... |
King Leonidas II of Sparta so Leonidas flees to avoid his trial. In his absence, Leonidas is deposed from the throne and replaced by his son-in-law, Cleomenes III. China The exile Lü Buwei, facing the suspicion of Ying Zheng, commits suicide. By topic Literature A work by the Latin epic poet and dramatist Gnaeus Naeviu... | medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Republic In Rome, the consul Titus Manlius Torquatus presides over the first ever closing of the gates of the Temple of Janus, signifying peace. Asia Minor Under King Attalus I, Pergamum begi... |
librarian of the Alexandrian library. China King Ying Zheng of the State of Qin begins a series of campaigns against the State of Zhao that will end with Zhao's conquest in 228 BC. The Qin generals Huan Yi and Wang Jian seize nine cities in the Yecheng region. Sri Lanka Buddhism is introduced to Sri Lanka by Mahinda, a... | supported by his mother Laodice I, allies himself with the Galatians (Celts) and two other states that are traditional foes of the Seleucid kingdom. With the aid of these forces, he inflicts a crushing defeat on his older brother Seleucus II's army at Ancyra in Anatolia. Seleucus leaves the country beyond the Taurus Mo... |
Ab urbe condita). The denomination 237 BC for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Carthage Hamilcar Barca's success in defeating the mercenaries results in a growth in his strength as leader of... | army in an invasion of the Iberian Peninsula with the aim of building a base from which war with Rome can be renewed. By skillful generalship and able diplomacy, Hamilcar extends Carthaginian dominion over many Spanish tribes. China Lü Buwei is deposed as the Prime Minister of Qin. The Qin official and philosopher Li S... |
mercenary armies into a box canyon in the Battle of "The Saw". The mercenaries are besieged in the canyon. The mercenary army, under the leadership of Spendius, attempts to fight its way out of the siege but is totally defeated by the Carthaginian forces led by Hamilcar Barca. After the battle, Hamilcar executes some 4... | year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Gracchus and Falto (or, less frequently, year 516 Ab urbe condita). The denomination 238 BC for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europ... |
League under the command of Aratus of Sicyon repeatedly attacks Athens and Argos. Seleucid Empire Seleucus II's brother Antiochus Hierax, who is governor of Seleucid Anatolia, sends an army into Syria ostensibly to assist Seleucus but actually to seize the rest of the empire. After achieving peace with Egypt, Seleucus ... | is succeeded by his son, Demetrius II. With Aetolia now as its ally, the Achaean League under the command of Aratus of Sicyon repeatedly attacks Athens and Argos. Seleucid Empire Seleucus II's brother Antiochus Hierax, who is governor of Seleucid Anatolia, sends an army into Syria ostensibly to assist Seleucus but actu... |
Narawas defects to Hamilcar Barca, Numidian reinforcements (about 2,000 men) help him defeat the mercenaries again. Hamilcar pardons his captured prisoners, accepting into his army anyone who will fight for Carthage, and exiling anyone who will not. Roman Republic Rome takes over full control of Sicily and stations a l... | by the mercenaries. He is then placed in complete command of the Carthaginian forces and defeats the mercenaries in the Battle of the Bagradas River. After the Numidian mercenary leader Narawas defects to Hamilcar Barca, Numidian reinforcements (about 2,000 men) help him defeat the mercenaries again. Hamilcar pardons h... |
ends the naval supremacy of the Ptolemies but does not force them to relinquish their territories in Syria and the Aegean Sea. China The Qin general Meng Ao annexes 20 towns and cities from the State of Wei, conquering the cities of Suanzao, Yan, Xu, Changping, Yongqiu and Shanyang. He then establishes the Dongjun Comm... | Ao annexes 20 towns and cities from the State of Wei, conquering the cities of Suanzao, Yan, Xu, Changping, Yongqiu and Shanyang. He then establishes the Dongjun Commandery. The Zhao general Pang Nuan defeats the army of the State of Yan and kills its general Chu Xin. |
that distributes the land and wealth unequally and burden the poor with debt. He proposes the cancellation of debts and the division of the Spartan homeland into separate lots for each of its citizens. Full citizenship is to be extended to many perioeci (voteless freemen) and foreigners. In addition to pursuing these r... | withdrawal of the Macedonian occupation troops. Megara, Troezen, and Epidaurus also desert the Macedonian King Antigonus II. Drawing upon the tradition of the Spartan lawgiver, Lycurgus, the young Eurypontid king of Sparta, Agis IV, seeks to reform a system that distributes the land and wealth unequally and burden the ... |
known as the Year of the Consulship of Atticus and Blaesus (or, less frequently, year 510 Ab urbe condita). The denomination 244 BC for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Greece Agis IV succee... | used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Greece Agis IV succeeds his father, Eudamidas II, as King of Sparta. The war in Asia Minor and the Aegean Sea intensifies as the Achaean League allies itself to Ptolemy III Eue... |
the Egyptian armies of Ptolemy III. Following a long engagement, Ptolemy III marries Berenice II, the daughter of Magas, king of Cyrene; thereby reuniting Egypt and Cyrenaica. Greece After the death of his nephew, Alexander of Corinth, Antigonus II gives Nicaea, Alexander's widow, to his son Demetrius in marriage. Thro... | in Europe for naming years. Events By place Egypt Babylon and Susa fall to the Egyptian armies of Ptolemy III. Following a long engagement, Ptolemy III marries Berenice II, the daughter of Magas, king of Cyrene; thereby reuniting Egypt and Cyrenaica. Greece After the death of his nephew, Alexander of Corinth, Antigonus... |
enters into a treaty, on equal terms, with Hiero II, the tyrant of Syracuse. China General Wang He of the State of Qin takes the city of Shangdang from the State of Zhao and establishes Taiyuan Commandery. After an initial defeat to Wei general Wuji in the Battle of Hewai, the armies of Qin, led by Meng Ao and Wang He,... | urbe condita). The denomination 247 BC for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Carthage By this stage in the Punic War, Carthage has lost to Rome all its Sicilian possessions except Lilybaeum (... |
naming years. Events By place China The Qin general Meng Ao captures the Wei cities of Gaodu and Ji. Meng Ao then annexes 37 towns and cities from the State of Zhao, conquering the cities of Yuci, Xincheng and Langmeng. India The Mauryan king Ashoka is dedicated to the propagation of Buddhism and begins establishing | period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place China The Qin general Meng Ao captures the Wei cities of Gaodu and Ji. Meng Ao then annexes 37 towns and cities from the State of Zhao, conquering the cities of Yuci, Xincheng and |
Sicyon, is assassinated by Nicocles, with the acquiescence of the Macedonian king Antigonus II. Nicocles reigns as tyrant of Sicyon for only four months, during which period he drives into exile eighty of the city's citizens. Then the citadel of Sicyon is surprised in the night by a party of Sicyonian exiles, headed by... | young nobleman, Aratus. The palace of the tyrant is set on fire, but Nicocles escapes from the city through a subterranean passage. Aratus recalls back to Sicyon those exiled by Nicocles. This leads to confusion and division within the city. Fearing that Antigonus II will exploit these divisions to attack the city, Ara... |
252 BC for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Greece Abantidas, the tyrant of Sicyon, is murdered by his enemies and is succeeded by his father, Paseas. | since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Greece Abantidas, the tyrant of Sicyon, |
year 501 Ab urbe condita). The denomination 253 BC for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Seleucid Empire The second Syrian War between the Seleucids and the Ptolemies ends. Antiochus II regai... | Berenice's children. In recapturing the city of Miletus, Antiochus II overthrows the tyrant of the city. In response, the citizens worship him as a god in thanksgiving leading to the addition of Theos to Antiochus II's name. Roman Republic A second Roman war fleet of 150 ships is wrecked on the voyage from Lilybaeum (i... |
year 500 Ab urbe condita). The denomination 254 BC for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Republic | Calatinus (or, less frequently, year 500 Ab urbe condita). The denomination 254 BC for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place |
for the Carthaginians. However, after this battle, the town falls to Roman forces. China The Qin siege of Handan, the capital of the State of Zhao: The State of Chu and the State of Wei send armies to assist Zhao against the Qin, and they defeat the Qin army of Wang He outside Handan. This forces Wang He to lift the si... | the Carthaginians. However, after this battle, the town falls to Roman forces. China The Qin siege of Handan, the capital of the State of Zhao: The State of Chu and the State of Wei send armies to assist Zhao against the Qin, and they defeat the Qin army of Wang He outside Handan. This forces Wang He to lift the siege.... |
have attacked twice previously. The Romans also move in the north by marching across the northern coast toward Panormus, but are not able to take the city due to the city's heavily fortified walls. Gaius Duilius Nepos, the Roman commander who has won a major naval victory over the Carthaginians is made censor with Luci... | win a naval victory at Cos against their common enemy, Ptolemy II. This victory secures Antigonus control over the Aegean Sea and the League of the Islanders. It also diminishes Ptolemaic naval power. China The State of Qin besieges Handan, the capital of the State of Zhou, but the Qin army under Wang Ling sustains hea... |
known as the Year of the Consulship of Scipio and Florus (or, less frequently, year 495 Ab urbe condita). The denomination 259 BC for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Seleucid Empire The Sel... | Year 259 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Scipio and Florus (or, less frequently, year 495 Ab urbe condita). The denomination 259 BC for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalen... |
naming years. Events By place Roman Republic The Romans, determined to win control of Sicily from Carthage, build a fleet based on the model of a captured Carthaginian quinquereme. Seleucid Empire The new Seleucid king Antiochus II reaches an agreement with the king of Macedonia, Antigonus II Gonatas, to work together ... | calendar. At the time it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Flaccus and Crassus (or, less frequently, year 493 Ab urbe condita). The denomination 261 BC for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events B... |
force commanded by Hanno comes to the rescue and destroys the Roman supply base at Erbessus. Nevertheless, after a few skirmishes, the battle of Agrigentum is fought and won by Rome, and the city falls. Gisco manages to escape to Carthage in the late stages of the battle. After the loss of Agrigentum, the Carthaginians... | both consular armies – a total of four Roman legions – and takes several months to resolve. The garrison of Agrigentum manages to call for reinforcements and a Carthaginian relief force commanded by Hanno comes to the rescue and destroys the Roman supply base at Erbessus. Nevertheless, after a few skirmishes, the battl... |
of the Consulship of Mesella and Crassus (or, less frequently, year 491 Ab urbe condita). The denomination 263 BC for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Republic The Romans under the con... | 263 BC for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Republic The Romans under the consul Manius Valerius Messalla secure the alliance of Hiero II of Syracuse. The treaty with Rome restricts Hi... |
Mamertines. They appeal to Carthage and receive the support of a Carthaginian garrison. The Mamertines also appeal to the Romans who are also willing to help. The Battle of Messana (265-264 BCE) takes place as the first military clash between the Roman Republic and Carthage. The Etruscan city of Volsinii is brought und... | as the Year of the Consulship of Gurges and Vitulus (or, less frequently, year 489 Ab urbe condita). The denomination 265 BC for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Greece Although the Egyptian... |
fullback". He injured his knee in a collision with catcher Randy Hundley on July 29, forcing him to miss several games. On September 22, he hit his 600th home run, saying later, "Winning the game was more important to me than any individual achievements." In 117 games, he batted .283 with 13 home runs and 58 RBI. The S... | Eustis in Virginia, where he spent much of his time playing on military baseball teams with other major leaguers. It was at Fort Eustis that Mays learned the basket catch from fellow Fort Eustis outfielder Jerry Salvador. Mays missed about 266 games because of his military service. Discharged on March 1, 1954, he repor... |
delegates informally meet with other delegates and the staff for discussions. Resolutions A Resolution is a legal document that expresses the general opinion of the committee. Once passed it can be seen as a list of actions that your committee recommends. Resolutions are the written compilation of the ideas discussed d... | are used to discuss topics that are outside of substantive debate. They are more personal and don’t require a vote. Motions are used to discuss procedural matters and they help to further the discussion on your committee topic, a delegate may request the committee as a whole to perform a particular action. Most motions... |
California State Senate. Gubernatorial facts Official residence and workplace The official residence of Californian governor is the California Governor's Mansion, in Sacramento. The mansion has served as the residence of 14 governors, while others have declined to reside in the mansion, preferring to arrange for privat... | state. In practice, there is a gentlemen's agreement for the Lieutenant Governor not to perform more than perfunctory duties while the Governor is away from the state: this agreement was violated when Mike Curb was in office, as he signed several executive orders at odds with the Brown administration when Brown was out... |
was Philip II (r. 1180–1223). The Capetians ruled continuously from 987 to 1792 and again from 1814 to 1848. The branches of the dynasty which ruled after 1328, however, are generally given the specific branch names of Valois (until 1589), Bourbon (from 1589 until 1792 and from 1814 until 1830), and the Orléans (from 1... | consent of the Papacy and the aristocracy, was crowned King of the Franks. Pepin's great-grandson Charles the Bald was king at the time of the Treaty of Verdun (843) (for earlier rulers, see List of Frankish kings). Robertian dynasty (888–898) The Robertians were Frankish noblemen owing fealty to the Carolingians, and ... |
States border. Over time, droughts and wildfires have increased in frequency and become less seasonal and more year-round, further straining the region's water security. Constituent metropolitan areas Southern California includes the heavily built-up urban area which stretches along the Pacific coast from Ventura throu... | companies. Southern California is also home to a large homegrown surf and skateboard culture. Companies such as Vans, Volcom, Quiksilver, No Fear, Stussy, RVCA and Body Glove are all headquartered here. Skateboarder Tony Hawk; surfers Rob Machado, Timmy Curran, Bobby Martinez, Pat O'Connell, Dane Reynolds, and Chris Wa... |
J.W.Grimes Hydrochorea Barneby & J.W.Grimes Ingeae grade (Paraphyletic) Acaciella Britton & Rose Afrocalliandra E.R. Souza & L.P. Queiroz Albizia Durazz. Archidendron F.Muell. Archidendropsis I.C.Nielsen Blanchetiodendron Barneby & J.W.Grimes Calliandra Benth. Cathormion (Benth.) Hassk. Cedrelinga Ducke Chloroleucon (B... | with petals that are twice divided (valvate) in bud and with numerous showy, prominent stamens. The clade comprises about 40 genera and 2,500 species. Mimosoideae was previously classified as a subfamily or family within Fabaceae (or Leguminosae). In previous classifications (e.g. the Cronquist system), "Mimosoideae" r... |
with motions such as wind waves averaged out. Then MSL implies the SWL further averaged over a period of time such that changes due to, e.g., the tides, also have zero mean. Global MSL refers to a spatial average over the entire ocean. One often measures the values of MSL in respect to the land; hence a change in relat... | to the land; hence a change in relative MSL can result from a real change in sea level, or from a change in the height of the land on which the tide gauge operates. In the UK, the Ordnance Datum (the 0 metres height on UK maps) is the mean sea level measured at Newlyn in Cornwall between 1915 and 1921. Before 1921, the... |
since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Republic January 23 – Marcus Atilius Regulus and Lucius Julius Libo celebrate triumphs over the Salentini. Calabria and Messapia are annexed by the Roman Republic. Asia Minor ... | Roman Republic January 23 – Marcus Atilius Regulus and Lucius Julius Libo celebrate triumphs over the Salentini. Calabria and Messapia are annexed by the Roman Republic. Asia Minor Ariobarzanes becomes the second king of Pontus, succeeding his father Mithridates I Ctistes. India The Mauryan emperor Ashoka converts to B... |
without Louis XVIII's knowledge. It operated for over five years. Louis XVIII was greeted with great rejoicing from the Parisians and proceeded to occupy the Tuileries Palace. The Count of Artois lived in the Pavillon de Mars, and the Duke of Angoulême in the Pavillon de Flore, which overlooked the River Seine. The Duc... | George III of Great Britain gave him a generous allowance. Charles lived in Edinburgh and London with his mistress Louise de Polastron. His older brother, dubbed Louis XVIII after the death of his nephew in June 1795, relocated to Verona and then to Jelgava Palace, Mitau, where Charles' son Louis Antoine married Louis ... |
king of the Franks (768–71) Carloman, birth name of Pepin of Italy (781–810) Carloman, son of Charles the Bald (died 876) Carloman of | Carloman (fl. late 6th century), father of Pepin of Landen Carloman (mayor of the palace) (ruled 741–47) Carloman I, king of the Franks (768–71) Carloman, birth name of Pepin of Italy (781–810) |
in defense of the queen-regent and recognizing Chlothar as rightful regent and guardian of the young king. Chief among these leading men were Warnachar II, Rado, Arnulf, and Pepin. The latter two were described by Fredegar as the "two most powerful barons of Austrasia" and they made some agreement with Chlothar at Ande... | and turned to Chlothar II of Neustria for support, promising not to rise in defense of the queen-regent and recognizing Chlothar as rightful regent and guardian of the young king. Chief among these leading men were Warnachar II, Rado, Arnulf, and Pepin. The latter two were described by Fredegar as the "two most powerfu... |
| 0.564 | 0.718 | 0.872 |- ! ...in binary | 0.00000 | 0.01100 | 0.10010 | 0.10110 | 0.11011 |- ! Word lengths | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |- ! Codewords | 00 | 011 | 100 | 101 | 110 |} Note that although the codewords under the two methods are different, the word lengths are the same. We have lengths of 2 bits for A, and 3 bit... | compression method, which is part of the ZIP file format. The Shannon–Fano tree A Shannon–Fano tree is built according to a specification designed to define an effective code table. The actual algorithm is simple: For a given list of symbols, develop a corresponding list of probabilities or frequency counts so that eac... |
10 bits; 2 bits are saved in comparison with naïve block encoding. This is feasible for long sequences because there are efficient, in-place algorithms for converting the base of arbitrarily precise numbers. To decode the value, knowing the original string had length 6, one can simply convert back to base 3, round to 6... | arithmetic coding encodes the entire message into a single number, an arbitrary-precision fraction q, where . It represents the current information as a range, defined by two numbers. A recent family of entropy coders called asymmetric numeral systems allows for faster implementations thanks to directly operating on a ... |
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